## **– GOWARD & EVANS CHARITIES Registered Number 253727** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2023** 1. The Trustees met on 2 occasions during the year. ## 2. Allocation of Income ## – S.24(2) Relief in Need In accordance with the Trust Deed, Soham United Charities received one-eighth of the income from the Goward Charity in the sum of £4,758.95 together with a copy of the Statement of Accounts. 17 grants totalling £5,855.17 were made to a individuals/families in need from Lakenheath. ## S.24(3)(a) Schools Grants totalling £8,763 were awarded to Lakenheath Primary School in order to fund special ‘mini’ projects - including trips and visitors to school. Also - the SEND ‘Lakenheath Explorers’ project, Gifted & Talented Workshops, and various other additional resources. £250 was awarded to Mildenhall College Academy to support transport of Year 5 students from Lakenheath visiting the school for the first time/transition days. ## S.24(3)(b) Sunday Schools A grant of £1,000 was awarded to support activities at the Parish Church. ## – S.24(3)(di&ii) Education Grants totalling £10,600 were made to a total of 11 Further/Higher Education students. Grants totalling £4,000 were made to 8 students aged 16-18 years old. 4 other grants totalling £650 were awarded to 4 young people under this sub-section. 2 grants totalling £4,000 were made to a long-standing local group in the parish. _Laura Williams, Clerk to the Trustees – Goward & Evans Charities_ ## **GOWARD & EVANS CHARITIES** ## **YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023** |**INCOME**
Income from Investments
Income from Bank Interest
Rent of Land
**TOTAL ASSETS**|**£**
£47,622.67
£828.69
£950.00
£49,401.36|**EXPENDITURE**
Relief in Need
_Unbanked cheques x 3 = £107.98_
Education
_Unbanked cheques x 2 = £1650_
Administration|**£**
£8,181.50
£28,189.00
£2,006.25
£38,376.75
**£2,134,206.47**| |---|---|---|---| IliDEPENDEI%T AUDITOR'S REPORT TOTHE TR EVANS CHAIUT TEE F THE GOWARD AND We have audited the Financial S￿eMents of Goward and Evdns Charity foT the year ended 31. December 2023. which comprise of the tncome and Expenditure Account and the Balance Sheet and related notes. These Financial Statements have b¢¢n prepared in a¢¢ordapce wtth the accounting wlicies scl oul therein [and ihe requirements of the Financial R¢wrtin8 Standard for Smaller Entities (Effective 2(K18)J. This report is made solely to the Charity's Tntstees. as a ik￿. in accoTdance with section 145 of the c1￿1'11CS Aci 201 l and the regulations under section 145 of thai Aet. Our audit work h&% been undertaken so that we might 5tste to Ihe charity's tTuslces th0￿ matters we ar¢ required to statc to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To thc fullest exlent peTrnilted by law. we do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than the charity and its trustee5 L8 a b(xly. for our audit work. for this r¢wrt. or for the opinions we have formed. Respective respowibiiities of trustees Ind *uditorJ The res￿nsibIlitIeS of th¢ trustees for prepanng the Annual Report and the financial stal¢ments in accordance with applicable law And United Kingdom Acwunting Sthndards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounling Practice) are set oul in the Stalemenl of Trustccs. Rcsponsibiliii¢s. We have been apwinlcd as auditOTS under section 145 of th¢ Charities Act 2011 ond report in accordan¢e with regulaiions made under section 14515) (b) of the Act. Our responsibility is to audit the financial staiements in accordance wiib relevant legal and re¥ulatory r¢quir¢inents and Inl¢rnats"onal Standards on Auditin8 (UK and Ircland). We report to you our opinion as io whether the financial statements give a true and fair view and are properly prepared in accordance lo the s.130 of the Charities Act 201 l. We also report lo you if, in our opinion. Ihe Trustees annual Report is not consisteni with Ihe flnanrial S￿l¢m￿nIS. ifth¢ ih¥rity I￿1 k¢pL pAuy¢I a￿v￿li1￿8 ie¥vid5. 01 irw¢ not received all the mro￿allon and cxplallation5 we requir¢ for our audit. Iwe read other information coniained in Ihe Annual Report and Consider whether il is consistenl with the aLMJiled financial slatements. The other infornlalion comprises only [ list all documenis published with the financial ￿tementS such T￿￿[ec5 Annual Report. Chairnlan's Statement etc.l. We consider th¢ implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements OT matcrial inconsistcncics with the financial slatements.] Iwe read the Tn￿lees. Annual Repon and consider the Impli￿ROn5 for our report if we become aware of any missfat¢]nents within At.J Basi5 of *udit opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with InteTnational Standards on Audiiing (UK and Ireland) issued by th¢ Awiiting Practice Boerd. An audit includes examifiat1o￿ on a test hRsi%. nf evidence relevant tn the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. It also inclLtdes an assessment of the 5ignifi¢allt estimates and judgements made by the truslces4n the preparation of the financial stsiemenls and of whether the acci)unting policies are appropriaie io the chariry's circuM￿anCes. consisfrnily applied and adequately disclosed. We planned and PerfO￿¢d our audit so as 10 obtsin all the inforniation and explanations which we considered necessary in Order lo provide us with sutTicient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financwl statements are free from maienal missiaiemeni, whether caused by fraud or other irr¢gulaTity or etror. In formiD8 our opinion we also evaliiAted the overall Ade41￿ry nf the prewitAtsnn nf infnrmjition in the finAneiAI statements. [ We have undeTtaken the audil in a¢¢ordan¢e wilh the requiremenis of APB Ethical Siandards in¢luding APB Ethical Standard Provisions Aydilablc for Small Entities. in the Circumstances Set out in the financial stalemenls.I OpinioD In our opinion the financial statements: give a tn￿ and fair view. in a￿￿dance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pra¢ti¢e. of the slate of the charity's affairs as al 31. December 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure. for the year then ended. and hav¢ E*en properly prcparcd in ￿)rdance with s 130 of the Charilies ￿1 2011 J.D.H A¢¢0 rvices Ltd 35 Eri5w¢II Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9AF J.D.H ACCQLNTLNCY SERIICES LTD 5ulfo&. IP77W