Charity numkr.. 212989
Brairttrte Bo¢king Public G*rdenJ
UNAliDITED ACCOUN'I'S
bOR THE YEAR ENDKD 3111212025
Pr¢pllrcd By..
M H A¢countan¢y
The Crott
Windsor Grcen
Co¢kfield
Bury 51 Edmunds
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BNintrce gnd Borking Publit G4rden$
FINANCIAL STATEMFNTS
FOR THEYEAR ENDLD311I212025
TRUSTEES
Al8n Paync
St¢ph¢n B¢ckett
VHn¢558 Santomauro
Linda Campbell Flunl
Tony Prilchard
Susan P¢Tlwee
DT Vincc Eadc
REGIS'I'ERED OFFIC.E
43 Rocksng End
Blsi￿1ree
CM7 9AE
CHARITY NUMBER
212989
ACCOVNTAprrs
M H A￿OUntanCY
Th¢ Croft
windsorC￿en
Coekf*ld
Bury St Edmunds
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,ICCOIIYTS
FOR THE I'Tr:AR LNDF.D 3111212025
CONTF.NTS
P4g¢
Re￿rt of thc TTUStee8
Independent Exllminerfs staten￿nI
StsiementofFinanci81 Activities
Bai4ncc Sh¢et
Notss 10 the Aceounts
Detailed Sialemenl of FinanciRI A¢tivili¢5
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BrAintrte Boeking Publie Gard¢ns
FOR THE YEAR EYDED 31112ll025
TRVSTEES, REPORT
The trustees present their re￿rt and ￿COunts for thc ycaT cndcd 3111212025
PRINCIPAL AcfiviTIES
Thc principal acliviiy ofihe chariiy in ihe year under Teview wlls lo PTovi& gardcns forthe benefii ofihe 10¢41 cumtnunity and is therefoTe deemcd
to be acting forihe public ￿ner11.
STRucfuRE GOVF.RNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Th¢ Ch2rity w85 ¢518blish¢d by a trusl deed datrd 16 NOVem￿r 1888. This WB5 later amendcd on the 4 Ocioixr 2005. 1 June 2006, 3 August 2010.
7 June 2011 Rnd 7 February 2012.
APPOINTMENT AND TRAININf. OF TRIISTFF
Whencvcr the necd io appoint s neiv Irusiee arises. we cimsid¢r $uiiabl¢ candid0￿$ from Tecornmendations and rKTsonal knowlcdgc and make
selection. We advise the inwming TrU$￿t ofihe re8ponsibililie5 snd legal obligaiions of￿1￿8 A Trustee.
FINANCIAL POSITION AND RF.SF.RVF.S
The overall profil generaied by the Cknrily forthe year w&s £44.67812024- £29.2491. This in1¢￿Ie$ the Hccounting &dju5tmenl for d¢pr¢ciation on
th¢ Improvements lo Property and the Telurn on invcsimenis forih¢ yearof£14.117 comparcd to a return on invesimenis in 2024 of £6.392.
The ChÈrity has svailable Te5erves &1 the SJK¢t da￿ of£257.64212024 £212.9641.
11sc TrustC¢5 ar¢ of ihe opinion thai lh¢ TruM hLS a se¢uTe finBncial tx)511ion Rnd ewugh rcs¢rves to meet isopernting ￿tivitie
RISK MANAGEMENT
Thc Trusl¢c5 can confim that thcy bavc eonsi(lered major risk5 which tnRy gris¢ and in Ih¢iT opinion, no si8nificani Tisks are foTeseen at th2 thte of
this report.
INDEPENDANT EXAMINER
'rhe IhdewLd8ni Exsminer 1$ Mr5 Martha R Ilardy MAAT, a partn¢T ofm H A¢¢ounian¢y.
Th¢ T¢Wrt wa5 pr¢par¢d in aCCOTdance wilh the 5￿claI provi510115 wiihin Part 15 ofihc Companics Act 2006.
Thi5 rE]MTrrt wa5 approved by Ihc Bogrd of Trustrcs 2210412026
Alan Pllyne
Tnjslee
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INDEPF.NDF.NT FXAMINER'8 %YATEMLNr
bOR'I'HE YEAR ENDED 31112n025
INDEPENDEwf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE'I'RIISI"EES OF BRAINTREE AND BOCKING PUBLIC GARDENS
I report on Ik account5 ofihe (yjmpany for lh¢ y¢&r ¢nd¢d 3111212025.
RFSPEcfivE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRIISTEES AND EXAMJNFR
Thc trus1￿8 (who are also the directors ofihe Lompan). for th¢ pu￿Se5 01-cotnpAny laiv) arl, roSt￿n51b1¢ for th¢ prcparnlion ofihe ll¢ctrurtts. I'he
trust¢¢5 wn5Ld¢r ihal lln Hudil is nol r¢quired for thi5 YCHT under S￿11￿N 144121 orth¢ Chwitics Act 2011 (th2 2011 Aeii and Ihat an ind¢p¢nd¢nl
examination is nccdcd.
Th¢ dwity's gT055 incom¢ did not ¢xceed £2SO.000 Hnd I xm qualified 10 underthkc th¢ exllminlllion by being ll qualified memberof AAT.
Having saiisfjcd mysclf ihai the charity is noi subj¢¢l lo an Budit undcr ¢ompany law and 15 cli8ibl¢ for independ2ni exsminaiion. Ll is my
r¢sroo5ibilit) lo-
- the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 A¢i'.
rollow the pr(KeduTe5 lllid down in the gerteT#I Directions given by th¢ Charity Commi55ion under ￿(10￿ 14515Xb}ofihe 2011 A¢l- and
siaic whciher particular mattcrs havc ¢om¢ w my allcnlion.
BASJS OF INDEPE1%DE￿T EXAMINLRS STATEMLN'T
My cx4llninaiion iYL8 ¢Rrried out in ac¢ordancc wilh gcncrnl DiT¢Ctions given by ihe Chirity Commission. An cx8mination includes a review of the
acwuniing r¢￿rdS k¢pi by Ihc chorit). and a compari50n ofihc aLxounis prL'sL'nicd wilh those rccords. 11 lllso includL¥ consideration ofwjy unusual
itcmsor disclosurs in the and Seeking explanaiions from you US iTuslees conceming any such tnall¢lS.
Th¢ proc¢dur¢s und¢rtak¢n do noi provide 811 the evidence ihal ivould ￿ requir¢d in lludiL and consequently rto opinion is giv¢n 4s to whether
lh¢ arcounls present a.true and fair vieiv" ond the re￿1￿ is limii¢d 10 ihose mlliieTS sel oul in the siaiemeni bclow.
INDEPENDE￿r EXAMINERS STATEMENT
In wnn¢ctiOD Wkih my ¢xoJninHtion, no rnaiier ha5 come 10 my aitention..
111 which giwes mc Ye￿￿1b1¢ ¢8uge 10 kli¢v¢ Ihui in un) mRterilll rcspe¢i th¢ r¢qlli¥¥'m¢nts'.
- ￿ keLp awounling r¢cord4 in aCCOTdanc¢ with s¢¢lion 386 of ihc Companics Act 2006:
lo prcpgre accounts which accord wilh the lltcourtling retord& comply wilh th¢ aCCOUttling re4uiremethis of section 396 of the Compantes Act
2006 and wilh lh¢ mcthod% and principl¢s ofih¢ Slatrrnent ofKecommcnded Prnci$￿'. A￿OUntIng and ReportinB by Chariiies
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INDEPEliDE￿f EXAMIYER'S STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR EYIDKD J1112a025
noi been mel or
121 to which. in my opinioJL all¢ntion should bo drawn in orderto enable a prop¢r understsnding ofihe Rccounts kn b¢ rcached
Date..
M Fl Accounlan¢y
The CToft
Wind50r Green
Cockfield
Bury Si Edmunds
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01284827054
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Statement ofFi￿1￿ClaI Activiti¢s
for Ib¢ y¢ir onded 3111212025
2025
2024
Unrestricted Rtsirieted
fylld5
Totsl
Toial
Income from 8enord*d funds
Don8lions and l¢8acies
Income from Invcsimenls
79.079
10.656
79,079
10.656
89,735
68,451
16,Q85
B4.530
Total Income elldowmtnts
Expense5
Costs ofg¢n¢raling f￿ndS
Ex[￿ndIturL. ort Churiiable a¢iiviiies
I'0i*l EAPthsts
N¢1 %aiDg OD illvestments
Nei Income
45,057
45,057
45,057
55.287
55.287
44,678
44,678
29,249
G•Ill￿(lo￿5eS1 oll rtvaluAtion of fiied asse5ts
Net Tnovement ID funds-
N¢l in¢ornt for th£ yoar
Total funds broughi forward
Net fund5 carried fonyird
44,678
212.964
44.678
29.249
212.964 183.715
2S7,642 212.964
This ￿tement of finart¢ial adiviiies includcs all 8aLns ond Sosses r￿o￿nised in th2 year. All inLX)tne and expenditure dcrivc from
toniiLuin8 8¢1iviiies
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BAL4NCE SHEEf AT 31112r202q
2025
2024
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangibl¢
13.120
15.7112
C[1RRF￿r ASSETS
Inveslments
172.270
74.369
246.639
158. 153
41.356
199,509
2.247
Cash a¢ bank and in hand
CREDITORS- Atnounts falling vithin one year
NET CURRENI. ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CIIRREf4T LIABJLITIES
244.522
257,642
197.262
212.964
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Unr¢stricted funds
G¢n¢rdl fund
257.642
257.642
212.964
212.964
For th¢ yearending 3111212025 ihe cotnplln) W85 ¢nlillcd w cxempiion under Section 477 ofihc Companie5 Aci 2006 relating lo small companies.
The Jnembers hav¢ nol f¢qUiT¢d the companv 10 obknin lln a￿di1 in accordance iviih 5CCtion 476 ofihe com￿￿$¢$ Act 2006.
The directors a¢knowl¢dge their restx)nsibiliiies for complying iviih the rcquir¢mcnts of the Act wilh resrw to accountin8 reeords and the
p￿pH￿tion ofaccounts.
These accottnts hAve be¢n pr¢parcd in accordancc with the provi4ioJs4 applicable lo compan1¢5 subj¢ct lo the small comparties regime.
Approved by the bollrd of trust¢e$ OD 2210412026 ond Jigncd on their btTrLalf
by
Alan Payne
Tru5t¢¢
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NOTES TO THE ACC.OIINTS
FOR THF YF.AR ENDED Jlll2r2025
J. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
l*. B*si4 Of A¢eountillg
'The acwunis have becn prcparcd und¢T th¢ hi51oriclll CO￿ conveniion.
The accounts hav¢ bE¢Tr prcpared in llccordancc Niih FRS102- The Finllncittl ReFx)rtin8 SthndaTd applicable in the UK and Rcpublic of IrelaDd and
th¢ Companies Act 2006 and the ￿quITementS ofthc Slaicmenl of Rv£ommLndcd Pra¢lic¢, A￿OUntIng llnd Keportrn8 by Ch8ri1i¢s.
I￿ Ihetsming Resources
All incoming resources inLluded on ihc Slal¢m¢nt of Fin#n¢ial Activili¢s wh¢n the chllrity is Icgally eniiilcd w the incotne and the omouni can
be quantified wilh r¢a50nable accuracy.
IL Re%ource5 bxpcnded
Exp¢ndi¢ure i5 aCCOUrtlcd for on accruals basis and ha5 been c[￿lfied und¢T hcadings that 14gTegalt ill wsi rclaied io the clllegory. Where
51s cann￿ be di]e¢ily aiiribuied 10 psrticular heading5 Ihey hllve been allocai¢d lo activities on & ba5l5 consiststhl wilh th¢ use Orresour￿8.
Id. AlloutiOD And ApporliDnmtnt Of Costs
All costs relofr 10 th¢ singlc activity oftk ¢h8ritsb12 cOM￿nI and are T¢CO8nised accordin81y.
14 Vund Accountih8
Urtrtsirictrd funds can be used in accordHncc with th¢ chariwble obj¢ctivessLt the dis¢r¢iion of thc trust¢¢&
Resirici¢d funds can only be used for partiLular rtsiricicd pur￿￿$ withirt the objccls ofih¢ ch8r2ty. Re51ri¢iiotL8 ariye when 5p¢¢ifiEd by the donor
orwhen funds ate Taised forparticular wsiricled puqN)%5.
D¢5ignsted funds Ère funds sci &sid¢ by lh¢ trusie¢s out of unTestri¢ied 8encral funds for the specific fuiurc purposcs or projects.
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Bralntrtt l￿d Bo¢kiDg Publlt G*rdcns
2. DIREcfoRS AND EMPLOYEES
ParticulaTsofemployees lin¢ludin8 dI￿¢t￿r5) arc shown klow..
Cmploy¢c ¢osts durin8 the y¢ar amounted to..
2025
21J24
Wages #nd 5lllaries
7.248
7.248
7.000
The ttvern8e wrekly numbers of employees during th¢ year wcrc as folloM%:
2025
2Q24
ManHgement and adminimrdiiort
3. LMPLOYEKS
2025
2n24
Aver88e numkrofetnploy¢¢5
4. TANCJBLE FIXED ASSETS
Ptsnt ¥nd
Ma¢hlntry
Total
Cost
AI 0110112025
Al 31112r2025
46.190
46.190
46.190
46,190
Dtprcciation
Ai oiioir2023
Forthe year
At 3111212025
30,488
2.582
33,070
30.488
2.582
33,070
Book Amounts
At 3111212025
13,120
At 31112r2024
15,702
15.702
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5. CuRRE￿r ASSET INVESTMENTS
2025
2024
Li*¢d inv¢stmetLt$- UK
172,27
172,270
158. li3
158.153
6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLIP4G DVE WITIIIN ONE YEAR
2025
2Q24
Trade creditors
T8x4tion llnd social security
Oth¢r cr¢dilors
J40
117
1.990
2.247
122
1.995
2,117
7. UNRESTRICI'kD FUNDS
Brought ID¢Omi￿8 OutKoln8 Tr#nsftrs
fornxrd re$our¢e4 resou￿¢1
forw*rd
G¢n¢rnl fund
212.964
89.734
145.0561
145.0561
257.642
257,642
212.964
89.734
. RESTRICTED FUNDS
Brought Incoming Oultoittg Ttxnsftrs
fonvlrd resources re$our¢¢5
forwird
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9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Th¢re w¢ff r¢lat¢d party Irdn%&ciion% in the year.
No TnJst¢c reccived and ￿Muner2¢10n during the ycar in th¢ir Tole purely as a trustee.
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BrAintrtt Bo¢kin¢ Public GArdtns
IntotDing Resources
for the ye*r 31112n025
2025
2Q24
IDtomin% resources
ltttorning resourcts from g¢ntrnted fundj
ltttom
Fricnds of the public 8Ardens
Otherdonalions
Dona¢ions- S¢umpy Trust
Gyants
Gift aid
Cortx)rRle SPDll50r5
Events- little legs festÈval
Christm&s r&ffl¢
Ivenls- re￿1VIl in the 8llrdEn
Events- classic cllr show
Tenrt15 Courts
Miscell8ncou5
Donlltion5 [￿l
Events- Chri5tsnos m4rk
6.467
9.380
29,99(1
6.850
1.500
24.99Q
1.51JQ
J,610
1.8QrP
4.JlJO
2.520
7,IlnO
7.431
4.558
1.290
396
2,500
1.338
5,000
3,0(10
1.294
8,0(10
6.210
4.236
970
473
2.721
79.079
68.451
79.079
66,451
lllvtstment Income
Coffee Shop Tenknl income
10,656
16.085
10.656
16,085
10.656
16.IP85
89.735
84.536
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Br*itttree Botking Public G&rden
Exp¢Trs¢s
ror the year cDded 31112n025
2025
2024
Exp¢n5es
Costs of gener4tiDg fullds
Charitxblc ActivitiC5
Exp¢nsL'S a1iribu￿d 10 fund Taising cv¢nts
3.037
3.950
4.025
1.552
4,446
27.470
1.54
9.685
3.831
761
7.377
24.339
Insuranc¢
PTorKr(y- scrvice5
PrO￿rtY- m2intenanc¢ and ￿pai￿
Garden. 5¢TViC¢S
F 11
Gardcn- mainien$n¢e and wair
Warden saJBry
Accounisn¢y fees
l￿dependellt cxamitlalion
Websilc ¢OSIS
MiS￿lIaneOUS
Deprc¢ialion
Profil on oihei invesimethls
633
7,248
425
660
2.462
633
7.ono
60n
06n
2.208
465
2.582
(0.392)
55.287
2.582
45.057
45,057
55.287
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