2024-03-31-accounts - The Boston Unitarian Meeting House

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MATILDA STAINBANK BEQUEST

TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

MATILDA STAINBANK BEQUEST

CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Trustees: Adrian Isaac East Midlands Unitarians Address: 22 Spayne Road Boston Lincolnshire PE21 6JP Charity Number: 246817 Independent examiner: Mrs Nicola Lenton FCCA Dexter and Sharpe Chartered Certified Accountants The Old Vicarage Church Close Boston Lincs PE21 6NA

MATILDA STAINBANK BEQUEST

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Objectives of the Charity

To provide maintenance of a burial ground, provide financial assistance to sick or poor members of the congregation of Spayne Road Congregational Chapel, carry out repairs to the Chapel building and put any residue towards the support of public worship in the Chapel.

Activities and Achievements this Year

We have held our services at 5pm on the first and third Sundays of each month with the exception, as always, of our shared Carol Service at the Lincoln Chapel in mid December. We continue to let our Hall and Meeting House every week to a variety of local groups, providing a useful service to the town and allowing us to keep our properties in good repair. We also commenced a comprehensive updating and insulating of our house at 24 Tunnard Street.

Financial Position and Reserves

The Receipts and Payments account shows an excess for the year 31 March 2024 of £6,297 (2023 deficit (£2,178) ) and our cash reserves stand at £13,935 in total, of which £3,935 are unrestricted (2023 (£7,638)) and £10,000 are restricted (2023 £NIL).

Figures for	2024:	Total receipts	56,507
		Total payments	50,210
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		Increase in funds	6,297
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		Total Reserves	13,935
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The charity also held restricted investments as at 31[st] March 2024 £12,304 (2023 - £6,290).

The trustees consider that the reserves are adequate to continue the charity's current level of activity.

Risk Management

The trustees have undertaken a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and systems to mitigate those risks have been considered and are adequate.

Trustees

Trustees at this year ending are: Adrian Bennett Isaac East Midlands Unitarians

Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees are required under the Charities Act 2011 to prepare financial statements for each year, selecting an appropriate consistent basis for preparation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable law and regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Trustees are nominated and seconded by committee members at the AGM.

The report was approved by the trustees on the 10 April 2025 and signed on their behalf.

MR A B ISAAC Trustee

MATILDA STAINBANK BEQUEST

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF MATILDA STAINBANK BEQUEST

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 3 to 4.

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 Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with such records
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

MRS NICOLA LENTON FCCA Independent Examiner Dexter & Sharpe Chartered Certified Accountants The Old Vicarage Church Close Boston Lincolnshire PE21 6NA

10 April 2025

2 MATILDA STAINBANK BEQUEST

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Receipts Grants and Donations: Donations and Collections East Midlands Unitarian Church Other Income: Rent Dividends Gift Aid Other Total Receipts Direct Charitable Expenditure: Council Tax and Water Rates Electricity & Gas Repairs, Renewals and Waste Collection Ministers Insurance Telephone Subscriptions and Donations Bank Charges Quota Payment Caretaker and Cleaning Website Total Payments NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR Cash funds brought forward Cash funds carried forward	Restricted £ - 10,000 _ 10,000 ══════ - - - - _ - ══════ 10,000 ══════ - - - - - - - - - - - _ - ══════ 10,000 - _ 10,000 ══════	Unrestricted 2024 2023 £ Total Total £ £ 9,150 9,150 2,880 11,950 21,950 - _ _ _ 21,100 31,100 2,880 ══════ ══════ ══════ 21,332 21,332 19,260 338 338338 3,737 3,73730 - - 126 _ _ _ 25,407 25,407 19,754 ══════ ══════ ══════ 46,507 56,507 22,634 ══════ ══════ ══════ 294 294 237 8,110 8,110 2,987 29,489 29,489 10,259 8,400 8,400 7,725 1,758 1,7581,570 770 770 683 318 3181,287 62 6264 700 700 - 174 174 - 135 135- _ _ _ 50,210 50,210 24,812 ══════ ══════ ══════ (3,703) 6,297 (2,178) 7,638 7,638 9,816 _ _ _ 3,935 13,935 7,638 ══════ ══════ ══════

MATILDA STAINBANK BEQUEST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

Fixed Assets Freehold property Property improvements Fixtures and fittings- Investments Cash Funds Current Account Total Assets Debtors Due Within One Year SSE Energy Supply- Refund Gift Aid Creditors Due Within One Year Accountancy fees Total Liabilities	Restricted £ - - - 12,304 _ 12,304 _ 10,000 _ 10,000 _ _ 22,304 ══════ - - _ - ══════ - __ - ══════	Unrestricted 2024 2023 £ Total Total £ £ 315,000 315,000 315,000 23,385 23,385 23,385 5,272 5,272 5,272 - 12,304 6,290 _ _ _ 343,657 355,961 349,947 _ _ _ 3,935 13,935 7,638 _ _ _ 3,935 13,935 7,638 _ _ _ _ _ _ 347,592 369,896 357,585 ══════ ══════ ══════ 6,000 6,000 - - - 3,750 _ _ _ 6,000 6,000 3,750 ══════ ══════ ══════ 480 480 - _ _ __ 480 480 - ══════ ══════ ══════	2023
			Total

Approved for and on behalf of the charity on 10 April 2025

MR A B ISAAC Trustee