## Lady Charles Bruce’s Tooting Charity Charity Number: 238033 ## 2023 Annual Report of the Trustees The Bruce Trust continued to maintain and run the operations of the Parish Centre. There are five Trustees – The Vicar plus four volunteers. The Trust has one paid employee which is the Caretaker. Our regular classes have increased during the year, and we have a nice mix of activities. One-off bookings have become more popular with many people recommending us to their friends. We are hoping this trend will be maintained or even increase in 2025. Reverend Mae Christie Trustee N09 MONTANA ROAD Lady Charles Bruce's Tooting Charity Charity Number 238033 Balwice Slieet as at 31 st Decemb¢r 2023 2023 2022 ASSETS Lloyds Baiik Account 5238.89 2144.57 HSBC Account 5389.88 5446.12 10628.77 7590.69 10628.77 7590.69 CAPITAL ACCOUNT Opeiiing balance 7590.69 9703.00 Surplus for th¢ y¢ar (Deficit 2022) 3038.08 [3 873] Closing balance 10628.77 7590.69 Signed and Approved by Dated Iro(+D5￿ M &<-L* 01 f)d Reverend Mae Mouk Joai) Wiite Truste¢s Lady Charles Bru¢e's Tooting Charity Charity NLimber 238033 Ineom¢ and Expenditure Acwunt for ihe year ¢iided 31 st Deceinber 2023 2023 2022 INCOME Rentals liiterest 30075.47 3.76 23664.50 2.60 30079.23 23667.10 SWL Trust W B Council All Saints 0.00 160.00 50.00 0.00 3744.50 3794.50 3768.76 3928.76 0.00 33873.73 27595.86 EXPENDITURE Caretakers Salary Tax&NI Pension costs All Saiiils utilities Cleaiiing contractors Insurance All Saints Roof Maintenaiice Stationary & Admin Pliotocopying Accountai)ts Wandsworth B C Bin N C B (broadband) J Wiite expeiises Bank Charges Refiiiids 14257.92 897.60 382.20 0.00 391S.00 1778.37 1200.00 1462.70 2071.28 2753 93 0.00 548.10 994.33 304.92 60.00 210.00 13056.80 729.13 725.39 1521.68 3868.50 1591.68 1000.00 499.52 2060.42 2473.07 576.00 496.00 777.63 0.00 60.00 300.00 Total Expeiidillire 301135.65 29735.82 Overall SurplLlS {2022 deficit) for the year 3038.08 2140.26 Independenl Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Lady Charles Brnce's Tooting Charity for the year ended 31 December 2023 Charity Number 238033 I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31°, December 2023. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities A¢1 2011 I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission. ndependent Examiner's StAtement I have completed my examination. and confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe thal in any maierial respect.. Accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Act The accounts do nol accord with the accountin8 T￿ordS. I have no concerns and have come a¢ross no other matters in connethion with the examinalion to which allention should be drawn io enable a proper understanding of the accwnts to be reached. M J Ha]sey Date 15 November 2024 Little Paddock. Guildford Road, Leaiherhead KT22 9DY