Company Registralion Number- 00￿)18 The Charity Registration Number is :_ 254248 The Thomas Hardy Society Report and Accounts 31 December 2023 The Thomas Hardy Society Report and accounts for the year ended 31 Decem￿r 2023 Contents Chorlty Informatlon Trustee8' Annual R•port Stat•m¢nt ¢f dlr¢ctorn' r•spon•lbllltl•• Inde￿ndent Accountant's R•port Funds Stat•m•nts.'. statement of FSnanclal ActiMbe8 Stat8m8nl of Financial Actiwtie8- Prior Y8af Stat8ment Movements in fund8 10 Revenue Funds Income and Expendlture account Summary offunds 12 12 Balanc• sh••t 13 15 Not•s to th• •¢¢ount• The Thomas Hardy Society Compary RegiStrat#)n Number- C￿￿116 Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 The Trustees p￿ent their R8FX)rt a￿1 Ac(x)unts for the year encled 31 D￿Ml￿r 2023, which als() comprises ￿'reCtors. Rewrt requi￿ by the CoMpan￿S Act 2CMJ6. R6f6r6nce and admlnlstratlve d¢tslls Th• charlty n•m•. Th8 ltyal nam8 ol tha chawty is:. The H• Soc•. The charity is regislw•Y in ErolaThJ & wa￿ wth Its Charity Crynmi88&Jn in Er¥JlaThJ & Wpjes ICCEWI ￿th charity number 254248. Th8 charfty 6)08 rot operate in any OVerBe￿ hw*dth)ns. L•g•l ￿tr￿fvr• olth• ¢hwlty The charity is cO￿btU1è3 as ¥ compary lirnrted ty gu8ranlee. wislef&J thè Cornp8Th•s Acis . Thg govèmirrfJ dc*urnent ol the charity ￿ the MermrarK1im 8ThJ ofAssw#tb* wtatrAishiry the ￿rnpany under ¢ornpany legislation. Tho govemiry thxun￿nt IB dat•J 9 Jun8 1967 was bst upjalgj 1 Juty 2021. The M6mof8ThJum 8TrJ Articlgs of Ihat the Soci8ty 18 to t* manw by ts Coun¢il of Mana9arnent being of a nurnb8r b8Nve8n 10 25 membars may wAlhin that nurnter, represenlalives from each ￿ CkJrchesi8r cou￿11. Wesl Cxjrset Cistrict Council Cwsel County Councll aThJ a Stud•nt CourKil Memw. By operatbn ol l&¥ all. tnts18￿ ￿yer￿e lknni88 Ad 2C(48 al dir¥tors 4r9 tr￿le¢S undtr Choritw b9islatK)n aTrd have res[(￿sibilit￿￿S, as SLth, urbjer ￿th ￿rnpany aThJ charity JeglslatKJn. trust¢¢¥ are ?11 lThJ￿IdUel8. Tho Thomas Hardy Society )mpany R*JistratK)n Nurnter. ￿9￿$18 Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 The prlnclpal oporatlng address, telophon• numbor. omaS1 ald web addr•ss•s of the charfty ar•:. KirYJ5ton MauThvarrl Agricuttural Coll Kirs¥lon MauNrnrd. C%)rchester Dorset. DT2 8PY Telephone 07867 666737 Emall Address Info@hardy￿•ty.01g Web &JJress w•M.htyociety.org The regislered office of the tharity for Companie5 Act purposes is the same as the Opera￿n9 address shown above. Th• Tru•t••* In offlc• on th• d•t• th• r•port apyoN*d ￿rn:. Mr M Chutter IChalrp8rson Ms F Bumet Imerntwship Secretary1 Mrs D J ToNrè8 IPut4ic8th)ns Olf￿1) Miss R Shipp Dr A C Fincham Mrs S J CLqrk• MsEMEVawe MrA T Aworth Th• followlng p•rnon• *•rv•d M TrtAtw• durfnp th• ￿ •nd•d 31 DK•mb•r 2023:. The Injslees wfw) seNed as 8 tnAle8 In tha perté. ?￿J. I￿rde186 of appJ1ntrn￿I or r$sBnation during tha yt8r wtrn'.- N•m• IAr M Chutt•r Df TL Hayes Mr5P￿t Mrs D J Tolfree Miss R sI￿pp DrA C FirKh8m Mrs S J Clwke Mrs H Lgnge rm NLYth IAS E M E Vause ArA TA Worth MrAHLè8h r R Fr•nhlln rs M Leah sLCMBrow A J O'Bfrien fWTf2023 IYOT/2023 I￿23 0611LK023 24AW2023 3fh)Ir2023 3110112023 tYrfIW2023 IiY2023 The Thomas Hardy So¢lety Cornpany RgJi$tra¢ion Numbw. (WM)18 Trustees. Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 Al the Annual General Meeting some truslees musl reb're. The Memoran¢Jum & Articles provide that the President, Vice-Presidenl and Honorary Treasurer must relire but can be reolected and th81 one third of the above managers must retire loldest serving firsll and can be re-elecled. Also that if the retiring managers. places are nol filled then these can be deemed as reelected. The secretary has no fixed tem. The council may appoint any member of the Society lo fill a vacancy of the Council of Managemenl during the year bul any member so appointed remains in office only unlll the next annu81 general meeting. All the trustees are also members of the chadty. Objocts and adlvlllos of tho chaflty The purposes of the ¢harfty as Sot out In Its governlng document. The SocSety was estsblished lo adv¥n¢e, for the benefit of the public. education in the works of Thomas Hardy by promotirvJ. in every parl of the worfd. appreciation and St￿lY of these works. The maln •¢tlvltles undortakon In rnlatlon to thos• purposes durlnq the year. The Society is pleased thal, during 2023. il was able lo hold several slu¢Jy days and lectures relating lo T. E. Lawrence and Hardy and The Relum of the Native among othets. In January. all members were Invlled lo mark Ihe annual rem8mbrance ol the death of Thomas Hardy Weslminsler Abbey. The seryicas includes wreath4aying and poetry reading. In June the Soclety held Il's annual Vict0ri8n Fair to celebrate Thomas Hard￿5 birlhday weekend. Acllvilies held during this evenl included a parade Ihrough D￿CheSter vAth wrealh4ayin9 al Thomas Hardy$ $lalue and al Wllliam Bames. slalue, traditional craft displays, morris dancing, a pop-up ceilidh and storytelling. Thère were also talks and tours held at the Keep Military Museum In Dorchester allowing visitors lo view the stunning Victorian archileclure. In December, the Society held if5 annual I￿l￿re in Londcffl. The maln a¢tlvlths undertaken durfnq the year to fvrther the charty's purpose ffor the publlc benellt. As detailed in the above paragraph, the trust continued lo provide siu¢Jy d8ys and workshops for students as well as other events throughout the year. The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements ol section 17 of Ihe Charities Ac¢ 2011 to have due regard to the publi¢ benefit guidance publlshed by the Chanty Commission for Er*JIar￿ and Wales. The contrlbutlon of Voluntee￿ durlng the year. The day lo day running and management of the Thomas Hardy Society deperKls almost entirely on the voluntary contribulions of members of the Council and other members ol the Society. The average number of volunteers. Induding Irustees. dufing Ihe year was 16. The Thomas Hardy Society Company RVJIStrat￿ Number. CXJg)9018 Trustees. Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 The rnaln achlevements and porfomianc• of Ihe charity during the year. The Sixiety is pleased that it held several events throughout they as well as hosting stsge le¢lures and study days increasing awareness of the life and works of Thomas Hardy. The dIffere￿o the Charlty s perfomiance durlng the year has made to the beneflclarfos ol th ¢harfty. We are an educational tharity and have cathed out the events listed in our programmè to th6 benefil of our members and lo ihe wider public, whert they have attended. The degrne to whlch the a¢hlevwnonts and perfonnance durlng the year have beneflted wlder soclety. We have acted as a source of InfomaUon for genèral wquiries about Thomas Hardy and as spearhead lo promote his works and lo prolecl his landscape and hls herlt898. Structur•. governanc• and managoment of th• charlty The metIM￿S used to rncrnlt and ap￿In¢ n•w clmrfty trustees. Recruitm6nt lo the Councbl of managen￿nI Is from within cmjr membership. Bankars Barelays Bar* *, 10 South Street. Lkjrchesler. C*rsel. DTI 1BT 8usiness arnl Personal AcKy)untsnts. Amiitaoe House, Wictor Jackson Avenue. PouThJbury. ctlrch￿tar. [k)rs￿. DT1 3GY Accountants Flnan¢lal revlow The charlty S flnan¢lal posltlon af th end of the year ended 31 December 2023 The Ilnandal poslllon of the charity al 31 December 2023 and comparatives ts the prfor p8dod. os more fully detailed in Ihe accounts. can be summarised as follows'.- 2023 2022 N•t Incom• 17.0621 115.8651 UnrestrictèJ Rev*nuè avail*Ae ts the gèn8r81 ofthe charity 13,e84 Endowmenl Revenue FuTrJ$ rotal Endowment lunds 11.761 11.761 11,761 11.761 T¢)tal Fund8 18.383 25,445 The Thomas Hardy So¢lety Company R￿￿tratiOn Numbw. (KlTh)18 Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 DeCem￿r 2023 Flnanclal revlew of the position at the reporting date. 31 December 2023 . he trustees consider Ihe finar￿la1 perfomwnce by the tharity during the year lo have been satisfactory. There have been no signif￿aTrI changes in fixed assets during the year." Pollcles on reseNe$. The funds ietalned by the Soc68ty were originally sel up lo cope vthh Ihe gradual drain on resources caused by the conbnuing cosl of life members. However, life members no longer receive free copies of the Society Joumals and hènce are no longer a signifcanl drain on resources. The Society continues to hold these reswves but the currenl policy is to allow Ihese reserves lo dimlnish. primarily through the fundlrKJ of educational Incentives in secondary sch￿15. Golng Con¢•m The trustees are conftdenl that the charity has surriryenl reserves ￿ fund fyyo years of aclivllies. Avallablllty and ad•qu4¢y of assets of each of the funds The board of Iruslees is satisfied thal the Charity's assels in each fund are ovallable and adequate lo fulfil its obllgations in rfjspe￿ of each fund. Detalls of Tho Indopondonl Examln•r D M Hodg•s ACCA Member of Mernt*r of Chartered Certifi&J Accoth Purplè Busines8 Parson￿ Acwuntants Armilage House Victor Jackson Aver#Je PtsuNgbury, Cb)rchest¢r DT13GY Stat•ment of the Dlrectors Trustees, R•sponslbllltles The chariws twstees aro responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the lemis of the Companies Act 2¢X>6, the Charities Act 2011 and Ihe Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. NO￿lth$tandIng the explicll requirement in the extant stalulory regulations,Ihe Charib'es (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2CW18. to prepare the financial slalemenls in accoT(Jance with Ihe SORP 2CK15. in wew of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees delemiined lo interp￿1 this ￿SponsIbl11ty as requiring them lo follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statemenl of Recommended Placti￿ for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015. las amended by the Bulletin issued in Cklober 2018 and applicable lo all accounting periods beginning on or after 1 sl January 2019), (The SORP). . In particular, the Companies Act 2c￿6 and charity law require the Board of Trnslees to prepare financjal statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the stsle of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of Ihe surplus or defiat of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to =_ The Thomas Hardy Society Company RrfistratK)n Number- ri)￿)18 Trustees. Annual Report for the yèar ended 31 December 2023 - to prepare the accounts in acccKdance United Kingdom Gener811y Accepted Accounting Practice Iuniled Kingdom Accounting Stsndards and applicable lawl. - select sultable accounting policles and apply Ihem consisienlly.. - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unlass il is Inappropdale lo presume that the charity will continue in bu5iness- stale whether applicable accountiro $taTrJards arKI statements of recommended pradice have been followed, subjed to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financbal stslemenis: The law requires thal Ihe Iruslees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that Ihey give a true and falr view of the stal8 of affaits of ihe charlty and of the surplus or deficll of the charity for the year. The Trustees are also responsible for maintainlng adequate accounung records whlch dlsclose th reasonable accuracy al any time the financial position of the chority and which are suffident lo show and explain the charivs Iransactlons and enable them lo ensure ihal the financial Statements comply with the Companies Act 2￿6 ond comply with regulations made under the Charitses Act. They are also responsible lor safeguarding Ihe assets ol the charity and hence for 18king reasonable steps foi the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irregularities. The Trustees are 8180 responsible for the contents of the Trust88s' report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees. ieport is limited lo examlnlng the report and ensuring th81 , on the face ol the report. there are no malerfal Inconsiste￿leS with the figures disclosed in the financial stslements. Mothod of proparatlon of account8 - Small o)mpany provl8lons The financial statements are set QLrt on pages g to 30. The financial slalemenls have been prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP Istslemenl of Recommended Pra¢bce for A￿￿ntIr￿a and ReportiThJ by Charities) 2015, las amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable lo all accwnting pericrfls beglnning on or after 1 sl January 20191. (The SORPI. arKI in accordarKe with Ihè Financial Reportino Standard 102. These financial slalemenls have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2C¥)6. applicable lo ￿MpanIeS subject lo Ihe small companies regime. This rnport was approved by the board oftnAtees on....... M Chuttef, Chaiman DIr￿tOr aThJ TnAslee The Thomas Hardy Society Report of the Independent Examiner to the TTust••s of th• ch•rltabl¢ company on tha accounts for th¢ ￿ar •ndod 31 D￿M￿r 2023 I rerth to the Truslees on my examin8lKJn of the fin8rrfxal statements of thé L**itablè company on pages 9 to 30 for the y8ar ended 31 Decernber 2023 vknich have been p￿pa￿d in acwrdanc* vhth the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and wth the Financial RewrtiThJ Slandard 102. {effectiV8 1st Janv8ry 20161 as rTh)drfiwJ by FRS 102 SORP IS¢aternent ol Rea)mm8n(Jed Practi(x lor AcLY)untirvJ and ReportiThJ by Charities) 2015. las amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicab￿ to all aw)untirg peTh)d$ bg3innirvJ on or 8ft8r 1st January 20191, (The SORPI, published by the Charity Cornrni5sK)n in England & Waks ICCEWI . and under the historical WB¢ LYJnvant￿n and th8 acayJnts"ng pcdths set out on p￿e 15. R••p•ctfv• r•sponslblllllM of th• Tru•t••• •nd tho Indopgndoni Examlnor and th• bal￿ of th• r•port A8 d95cribed on page 5, you, the charilable ￿mpan￿S Tnjstees. vhKJ are also the Directors ol the Company for thg Pufposes ol Company law. a￿ reswnsible lor Ihe preparaiKJn of the flnanri815tate￿nl5 in 8ccor(JancA with tho Companies Ad 2006, the Ch8rities Act 2011 and all othor èpplitable law and wth United Kingdom Generally A¢￿pIed Aecounting Praclu. applubkn to Smal￿ entrtw. and lor sal￿1￿3 that tho finanoal stsièmants give a true and fair view. Th¥ Tru$lw wisi¢Jor that Ihè audit wvirém8nt of 14q11 of ihe Charities Acl 2011 {the Actl ¢Joos not apply. and that there is no requiremenl in Ihe merrorandurn and 8rtidg5 ol tharity for thè conducting of an audlt, and that the accoltnls do Mt raquir• an audil in accrKdanco wth Part 16 of Ihe Companies Act 21x16 and that no member or mernbers have reouesled an audil pursuanl lo SectK)n 476 of the Comp8nies Act 2006. As a 0neequer￿, the Tr￿1￿ hovg elgded Ihol thè finaMAd stal8m8nls bo subJ8cI io ind8peThlent examinat￿n. Havlng sa￿81b8d mysetr thet the f￿￿￿81 statements are required 10 ￿ ¥udiW und* 8ny18gal PfovS8th. or 0thgr¥w¥¢, and •ltgibl• for l￿dent •X8nwn8t￿n. it is my r8sponsib41rty to:. a} examino ¢h¢ lin•nu•l st*¢mwts of Iho und8r S8dion 145 of Ihb Ad.. bl foll￿ the 8pplic8bl8 procedureB In Ihe Dir93￿ by thè Charity CommissK)n under 8•ctlon 145(5Xbl of th& A¢t. B￿1$ of Ind•p•nd•nt EX•n￿n•￿$ St•t•m•nt •nd Kop• of work und•rt•k•n I rgptsrt in Tespeet ol my •xaminalK*n of th• c*8rrWs fin8no81 ststeff*nts carrled out under $145 of the Act. In carryiro out my examinatN)n. I have loltr•thY all the appli¢8lle Directions given by Ihe Ch8nty Commission under n 14515Xbl ol the ALI setting oui th8 ￿￿185 of an ind•peThJent exarninef in rdation to the ￿ndUcting of an Independent examlnatbn. An Independenl examin8lKJn indudes a rgvivw of the acc4Mtnting rseords kepl by th6 h8rit8ble company an¢J of ¢he aC￿Unti￿j systtsffts •rnpkJywJ by the charitable c4)mpany and a ￿mparisOn of the Ilnanaal ststemenls presented wth those records. It also indude8 ¢x)n$ideration of any unusual rtèms or ¢Jisdosures in the finanru81 slaternents, an¢J seekn'ThJ eWanatK>ns Irom ￿. as Truslees. C￿n¢eM1ng such matters. The purpose ol the eXamina￿.0n is to establish as lar as possible thal thwe have been breaches of tharity IwJislats'on and that, on 8 tesl basi$ of evidence relev8nl to Ihe armunts arml disdosur•s made. the fina￿al Sts1en￿nts ￿mplY wth the SORP. The procedures undertaken do not provlde al the evidence Ihat I￿)UkI be required in an audit, and information Supplied by the Trustees in the rx)ur5e ol the examinatK)n is Th)t subj￿￿ed to audrt tests or enouiries and does not cover all the matters that an audrtor in arrivirg al an opinK)n. The plannir¥J and LX)nduct of an audit 90es beyond the limited 85suran(x that 8n independent examinatth (an provide Con5equentty, I do not èxpress an audit opinth on the view gNen by Ihe finanoal statem￿ts, and in p8rbcu18r, I express Th) opinion as to %thelher the finanoal statements giv8 a true and fair vith¥of the affairs ol the charity. and my r8POrt is lirnrted ￿ the matter5 Set oui in the statement below. The Thomas Hardy Society I planned anij perf0m￿￿ my examinaiKJn so 8$ to satisfy m￿tha1 the obpth.ves of the independen¢ ex8rninati¢)n are athieved and before fin81i5ing th8 I8￿rt l Ob￿"n&j vnfften assurances Irom the Tnrtees of all material matters. Indopgndent ExamSnorfs Statern•n( R•port and Oplnlon Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my W￿rk as det•.1￿ at•)ve. I have my •XamInat￿.. and can nfim) that:. Th• acthunts of this th8ntab￿ company are not rg]uirtd to bè audit*l undw Part 16 of the Cornpanies Act 2ri)6,' Thks Is a r8POrt Sn r•spect ol an eXwn1na￿n ¢arwl out under 145 of lh8 Act and in ac(xJrd8nce with Dire#ions given by the Chanty ComrnissK)n under sect￿Th 145(SKbl of the A(a %%thich May be 8pplicabl8,' and that no material m8tter5 hava corn• to my attentw in Cl￿n￿l￿ the exarninalxsn giving me caus8 to bdievo that in any material ￿peCI..- o)untiro records ￿re not kept in r85P8Ct ol the chanty as wuired by SecaK)n 386 01 th¢ Companth Aet 2006 an(J S•ctK)n 130 01 The Charrties Act 2011,. the financi81 statements do not xcord wth I1￿* r8cerds.' or Ihe finanty81 $t8i•mÉnts IS) Mt ctjmply vhth the 8ppIKable requirern￿ts oywnirrfJ thè fom) and content of accounts set out in seclion 396 of the Companies Act 2C*J6 oth8r than any requirement that the ac£¢urtts glvg • 'Irue and fairf vivw, which is a mattef ￿tsIdered as wt ol an indepgndenl exarnination.. h8v8 not b8en pmparod In xc4)ry18nce ￿lIh th8 mglW¥ and printsp￿ sèt out Sn th8 FRS 102 SORP Islaternenl of Recornrnended Practice for AccounbrKJ and Reportir4J by Chwitiesl 2015.las am•nd•d by th• Bullatin ISSU￿ in Octobw 2018 8nd appluble lo all ￿(?￿nI￿ t*Jiftning on or after 181 January 20191, IThe SORPI. I hav• no wncems and have con* across ￿ ¢)th¢r matt•rs *) C4)nn￿l*sn W*ilh the ex8min8tr)n to whith 0ttonts.on 8hould be dr¥wn in Ihi$ r•p)rt in ord•r to ￿able a wopw under8tandiThJ of Ihe financi•l $t8t•n•nts to be reached. 819r￿:. D M Hodges ACCA- Independent Exwnin Mèmbar ol Ch8rt•r8d certrf￿d A¢￿untsnts Purpl8 Business and Personal Account Armi￿8 Hou8e VSctor Jackson Avenue Poundbury. Dorehest8r DT13GY This report Was svJned ijn..... The Thomas Hardy Soclety- Statement of Financlal Acllvltles for th• year onded 31 De¢embor 2023 Statement of Financial Activities (Includlng the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2023, as required by the Companles Act 2006) SORP Ref CuFr•nt y••r Totsl Prfor Y•or T•tal Fun Fun Fund# 2•23 2023 2023 2022 In¢om? & Endo*Thnl• Irom: Donations & Legac￿$ Charrtab18 actsvilies Investments Al 442 495 39.286 231 4S2 Tot•1 Incom• 30,402 30.854 40.012 Expondltur• on: Rai8ir4J funds Ch8rbtabl$ •ctivities B1 62 16.540 21.378 16.540 21.376 30,127 25,7SO Totsl •xp•ndl¢ur• 37,916 37,918 55,877 N•t Incom• for th• ￿•r 17.514) 17,0821 11S.8651 Tran81•rn b•I￿n fund• 452 14521 Not Incom• aft•r tr￿*1•￿ 17.0621 17.0621 115.8851 N•t m4)v•m•nt In fund• 17.0621 17,0621 115.8851 R•eonellla¢lon of lund•:. Total fvrth brought forward 13.684 11.761 25A45 41,310 Tol•l lunds ¢ath•d for*ard 11,761 18.383 25,445 The'SORP W indieatsd atthè is the classrfic*K)n ol irwme set out in the formal SORP documanis. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP. the brought lo￿ard aTrJ carri￿ Ic¥w8rd fuTrJ5 atove have ￿ agr￿ lo the Balance Shge¢. A soparate Statgrnenl ofTotsl RWLWJ Galrts Loss•s is Mt wNr•J as this StatThnt I￿￿YeS all recognlsed gains and losse5. All activities derive from conJnulng opefati(ms Tho notes attached on pages 15 to 30 form an Int•gral part of th•se accounts. The Thomas Hardy Soclety- Slatomont of Flnanclal Aclivlties for the year ended 31 December 2023 The Thomas Hardy So¢lety- Analysis of prior year total funds, as requlrod by paragraph 4.2 of the SORP Prfor Ythr PrIorY￿r $ORP PrlorY•Jr Funds 2022 2022 2022 I￿orn• & EDdownwnt• from: Donatlons & Legaclas Ch8rit8ble 8clivilies Other IradlNJ 8Cti%riti¢s InveBlments Other Al 495 39.286 495 39,286 A3 231 Tot•1 Incom• 39,781 231 40,012 e¥pondlturn on.. RalslrrtJ fuThJ8 81 Charllatje 8Ctlv+tles 82 Othèr B3 Tax on surplus on ofdlnary 8clMti 83 othw t•tstion B3 30.127 25.750 30.127 25,780 Total •xpendllurn 35.877 55.877 9oift8 on Investr￿nts Ngt Incorn• for th• ￿•r 116,cp36) 231 115.8651 Tran•f•rn b•t*wn fund• N•t Incom• thft•r tr4n•f•r• 116.0961 231 115.8651 Ngt mo¥wn•nt In lund8 110.0961 231 115,863} R•concIlla￿On of fund•:. Total fund• brought forward 29,549 11,761 41,310 Totsl fund• forward 13.453 11.992 25,445 All act1v1t1￿ derive from cO￿lnUing operntlons A separate Statement of Total RetLwJni58d Goi￿ arnl Lc6ses is r￿t requir&J as this statèmant includ85 811 recognised gains and Ioss0S.' Tha noto$ attached on pages 15 to 30 forni an Integral part of th￿ a¢¢ounts. 10 The Thomas Hardy Soclety- Stst•rnent of Financial Actlvltles for the year endod 31 De¢emb¢r 2023 Tho Thomas Hardy Society- Resour¢e$ appllod In the year ended 31 December 2023 towards fixed ass¢ts for Charlty uso:. 2023 2022 Furhds ge￿rat￿l in the year 8B detaiw in the SOFA {7.0621 115.8651 N•t ro•our¢o• avallabl• to lund charhabl• actlvhl•s 7.062 15,865 The resourc•s aWioJ on fixgj as$ets lor tharity u8e rewes￿ts th6 Cost ol &Jditions18ss sxoeo*$ of any dis￿$81$. Th• not•8 attach•d on pag•s 15 to 30 lorni an Iiilegral of thM• accounts. Movements In r•vonufj and capltal funds for the year ondod 31 Decembor 2023 RO￿nU0 •ccumulat•d funds Tot*1 t y••r Toi81 Fundl Fuh 2023 Funth 2023 2023 2023 2022 Accumulat8d funds trrto￿ht forwwd 13.884 11.761 25,445 41.310 Recognised 9alnB aThJ k>sses belore transfers 17,514 452 17.0621 115.8651 8.170 12213 18,383 25.445 (Ffomyfo uwtrict•# rsvefi￿ fuTrJ8 14521 Clo*lnu ro¥•nu• fund• 6.022 11.761 18.383 25,445 Summary of lunds To¢•1 Fun Lmt Yur Totsl Fund• Fund• 2023 2D23 2023 2022 Revenue wxumulai&J fuTrJs 11,761 18.383 25,445 Tho not8$ attached on p•ges 15 to 30 form an Integral part of th•s• a¢¢ounts. The Thomas Hardy So¢ioty- Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023 The Thomas Hardy Society Income and Expenditure Account for tho year ended 31 DeCeM￿r 2023 as requlred by tho Companlos Act 2006 2023 2022 Income Irwme from operatkjns 39,781 Investment incoma Interest recwva￿e 452 231 Gro•• Incom• In th• bgfor• •x￿PIll)nII It•m• 40,012 Gro•• In¢om• In th• y••r Includlb)g •xe•pllonal St•rn• 30,854 40.012 Exp•ndllurw Ch¥rilable expendttur•. •xelLhliThJ dwwelknn FuThJraising eo¥ts Realis￿& losses on diss>Jsals of BlYi￿ inw8tm8nls whi¢h are w(gramme relat•J 21,376 16.S40 25,750 30,127 Totsl oxp•ndltur• In th• year 37.916 $5,877 N•t Incom• bofor• In fln￿￿*1 y4¥ 17.0621 115.8651 Tax on suWus on ordinary a¢tivil N•t Incom• •ft•r tsx In Ilnancl•l y••r 17.0621 {15,8851 R•t4ln•d surplus for tho financl•l y•ar 7,062 15,865 All ath'vllies derfve from continuing operaJons In ￿co￿lar￿ with provisk)r6 01 the Comp8nig¥ 2Cth, ts he&Jlros 8ThJ sut*gadlryB us&J in th8 lrtoma and Expenditurè acwunt have been adapt￿ to rdect the nature of the ch8riVs actmties. T￿ not•s attach•d on pag•$ 15 to 30 forni •n Integral of th•se •¢¢ounl•. 12 Th• Thomas Hardy Society- Balance Sheet as at 31 Dewnber 2023 SORP Note R•f 2023 2022 Flxed ass•ts Heritage assets Curr•nt •¥¥•ts Slocks B1 6.9)9 316 31,756 D&blors Cash at bank and in hand 10 82 175 11.820 Total curr•nt •$••t* 18. 38.981 cr￿ltorS. amounts falllng du• wlthln on• ￿•r 16,4211 119.4361 N•t curr•nt as8•ts 12.483 19,545 Th• totsl n•t ￿*01• ofth• chwlty 18.383 25,445 Th• total n•t ••Mts of the charfty ar• lund•d byth• fvnd• of th• ch•rfty, •8 follow•'.- Endowm•nt fundi Endowment Revenue Fund8 18 D1 11.761 11,761 11,761 11,761 R•$trl¢t•d fund• Unrn•trlet•d Fund• Unrestricted Revenu8 Fund8 18 D3 6.622 13,684 6.622 13,684 Do•lgnat•d Funds Tot•1 ¢h4rltylund• 18,383 25,445 The 'SORP Ref indicated above Is th9 dassrfic8tion of BalarKe Sheet items as sot fmrt in the forrn81 SORP ￿￿uMentS. As reqLtrired by par8gr8ph 4.60 ofthe SORP. the broLgM forwartl 8nd carried for￿0rd fijnds abov8 have been agreed lo the SOFA.. The dlrectors a￿ Satisf￿￿ that the company 1$ gnliU8d to exernpti￿ from the requiremènt lo obtsin an 8udil under 8ection 477 of the Compani9$ Act 2006. The membefs have not requireil the company to obtain an Jjdrt In ￿)￿lance wth ￿tion 476 ofthe Act. The directols 8¢knovAedge Iheif responsibililies forC(mn￿￿r￿ wth the requirements ofthe Companigs Act 2006 with respect to accountir¥J recorils and the preparation of accounts. 13 The Thomas Hardy Socioty- Balan￿ Sheet as at 31 DKember 2023 The chanty is subject to In(IwrKlent Examinabon under charity legislation. and the feport of th8 Independent Examinèr 1$ on page 8. The financial ststements have b8en prepared in accordancè the provisions in Part 15 ofthe Companies Act 2006. applieablg to cornpanies subject to thè Small companies regime. M Chutter, Chalrnian Trustee Approved by th• board ol trustees on .*1104.1. Th• not•8 atta¢h•d on p*ge• 15 to 30 fomi •n Int•grn1 part of th•8• aceJt the charftvs at41ty to conts'nu? as a golro concam. Rl*k• and fvtur• a••uMp￿4)r The charlty ￿ 8 puWi¢ enllty. Pollcles rnladng to ¢•toqorte$ ollnGom• andlncom• r•cognlUon. Natur• of Inci¥n• lrtomg represents the in¥othd Val￿ of m*nberB' subscri￿. Irf• M8mb*Shi￿ sub¥criplK)r@, sale5 of put4ic#tions, conference receipts. ovènt receipts a￿1 F)um81 &Jv&lisirwJ. arKJ ts incILK￿l in the Slatemenl of Financi81 Activities on an accnjals basis. Voluntary Income is by way ol don0￿r￿ grfts arK1 is IndUd￿ in Statement ol Flnancial Actrwtigs when rwAivable. Catsgorles of Incom• Income is categori5ed as incvrre from exch8NJè tr8rtsadK)r￿ {1x￿ttract Ir￿￿) 8TrJ In￿rna fTom Th)n-exchaTrJe tra￿aCtIOnS19rfIsl. investment i￿ome Ollw irwrre. Income from •xchang• tr*nsactlonB is recw&Y by the charity forgc(#J$ or ser￿￿ sWi&J uThJ•r (x)ntract or where ents't18rnent is subl￿t to fuffillirKJ porfonnarKe rel8led cl1￿￿￿￿)n$. The irthmè Ihe tharity recwves Is apPr0￿Mat￿Y equal in value to the goods or saTrices supr11￿1 ty the charrty to thè wrcha89r. Incom• from a nor￿exchan￿ tr•nucllon is whar4 th8 charity recwves value from thè thyK)rwiltrJut [￿￿dIng equal value in excharw, aTrJ inclLhles don81#)ns of DJ)ney. gcwyjs aThJ 5wvices gwt giwNJ equal v8lu8 in exchangtr. The Thomas Hardy Society Notes to the Accounts for the year onded 31 December 2023 lrtorne ￿QgnItIon Irthrn8, whether from excharKJe cw •xch8ry transactiorns. ts rwyjni￿l in the statement of financi818Ctiwties ISOFAI on a receivab￿ basis. when 8 transaction or olher event resuhs in an increase In the charity's assets or a reductK)n in ils liatM'lilJ9s arnl cty dwity has lyl eThtrt1w￿. probat￿8 and can ba rneasured DivKlend$ ar• when the sharehokws i*JM to recei¥e payment ks establi5hgd. Income subject to tam￿ wrnlitK)ns vthich mLL8t t* met charty is entrt￿ to th? resources is not recognlsed until the corkyilioro hbve been mat. l incLJme L8 accounlèa lor grc•¥. Wore tsjuctiw any rel*￿1 1885 ￿ Q)sts. Mgmbor•hlp •ub•crfptlon• incorn aThJ any assouatgd Grfl AKI or other lax r8luThJ from o nvntershlp S￿UlptKyn rètw￿1 by the charity in the natur• of a grft, Is lor on the sam• basis as a Qknnatk￿. Thg Irwrne from a m•mb8rship sutocriplKJn by t￿ ¢harity th8 purdw$es the dgm to 6wvlces or t•nefits aB I￿4￿￿8 Imm ¢horilat4e 8th1t￿. Pollchs rnlallng to exp•ndltur• on goods •nd s•Thlc•$ provldod ft) the ¢h•rfty. R•copnltbon of Il*b5lltl￿ and •xp•ndlturn A liats'lity, and tha related expeTrJiture. is recogni$￿ a l&Jal or constructiv• 0￿￿Jat￿)n exists as a r8suII of a past 8v$nt, vthen it is more likdy than th818 Iran5fer of acor￿￿1¢ t*￿rits wll be requlr&J In settlam$nl, and wh8n th• 3munt of the 0b1vJat￿ eart bo rnga$Ur￿ or reliably 8slimai&J.. Ll8bSlMSes arising Irorn fU1u￿ fuTrYir*J cornmitnwnts oTrJ constnKfve obllgatKKS, 1rd￿dIr0 perfomi8nc8 ralat8d grants, whara the tirnire or the 8rtKJunt ol tha lulure gyTrJilvre requir&J to $8ttk8 the 01￿￿￿Jn are uncartain, give rise to a prowsion In Ihe accounts, vthich at the acctyJntiNJ ygar The promsion is incrè85&J lo ￿ect any increases in liats'lilits. and is (je￿8$8￿ by ulilisatK)n of any prowsK*n wthin FerK4, and reversed rf any prowsion s m kjngèr Wu1￿$. These ar• ¢hwwl or cr•JthJ to th8 rsapoctNe acUviti8s to which the provisKJn relates. Volunts•r¥ In accordance wfth tha SORP. in of drffbjlties in ￿adThJ a rTh)nbtsry v8lyg m the contrfbU￿0n frorn volunteèrs, the contritrtrtion of volunteers Is rKA vAthin the income ol Ihe ch•. Howèver, the trustees value the sKJThficant Contri￿n￿)n m•Je to the ￿11¥11￿& ol ￿ rjwity ty unpaK1 voluntoers and thls is describthl rr￿re lully in Nota5. Pollcles rnlallng to thss•ts. Ilabllhles andprovlslons and other malters. T•nglble flx¢d •$Mts TaNJitAe fixEd 8ssets are measu￿￿ ai th8ir original cx)st value. or suLwuent revaluation. or rf th)natod. 88 described atK)ve. Cost value Ir￿￿JeS all costs expernl&J in bn"rKJiNJ a558t into its Inte￿1￿ v*Th*iNJ co￿￿On. Depreciation h8s been provijed at th8 lolkNriThJ rates ID ortsrto wffite off th8 assets lo thw"r antiapat￿ r8sidu81 value over their e51ima¢ed useful live5. The Th￿e IAarys paintirvd Office equipment F￿luTeS & rrtUrKJs No dep￿181￿)n 25 % siravJht line 20 % slwhl lir 16 The Thomas Hardy Soclety Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 D¢¢ember 2023 A r8gu18r annual reviw of the likelihocxj ol assèt iyrmgnt is U￿lert8ken. countlng for ¢apllal grant• fix•d aM•t fund¥. Grfts of tangible fiwj assets or grants of 8 capilal natu￿. gwen for the wr￿￿85 of acquiring SFecrfic assets to bè ful ulilised in th8 furth8r8nce of the objects ol ￿ chanty. are cr8drt￿I to fix￿1 3s$e¢ fu￿ after Ihe donat*J 8S58t has been r8ceived or surrffj have been wperfy on ts restrict￿ wrF#)se. Where the lerms of the grft require th• ehaiity to ￿k1 the asset on an oryolrrtJ basks for a specrfic purtose, then the fixed ass81 luThJ so created is eat8gorised as a restrict&J fix￿ asset fund. 8ThJ re18V8nt restrictions are tx)t8d In tho fixad asset ntsta 8. Where tho terrns of the grfl are mel onc* the asset is acquir&J. so alknb7rvJ the charity to ￿58 the asset on an unrestricted basis. i￿ludire Ihe rvjhl lo receive Ihe K*oca*ls of any future sale of the 85set on an ￿n￿StriCted basis, then the fixed asset fund 80 creat•d is as a (Ie5vJr￿t9y fiwj asset fLThJ. Wmn as$èt5 ar8 acquired for the further￿ of the charivs obi8cts, utilisir¥J th8 charilys own unrestric1￿ fund$. transfer 18 made from unfestrict•J fuThJ$ to a de5vanat￿l fi￿1 asset fund. Whether acquired wlh unreslrict8d or r8strictgJ fubjs. the asset 8cxJulr&J L8 Inmlalty SI￿•M In the balarth 8h88t at the full cost ol acqulsitbn or 5ub¥Oq￿nI rev8luatKJn. As th• r8lal8d assets arg dekwlat￿, in wlh th8 w)Iy,in order to reft￿t lh8 dimunitknn in Ihtr 8SS8t,a Iran3fer is rnade from the relevant fix&J ass￿ fuTrJs to unre8tnct&J or rn8trlct•d r8v8nuo fuTrJs, BS 8pprowi8le to the lem)s of the original grft, rf any. The effe¢l of this Follcy Is t￿t th• wJgw8t• ol •ll fiw3 ￿et furnts sh811 equale to th8 nat tt•)k value of fixed Bs6et6. In th8 flrst lh* Ihi8 FdKy was adoptaj. a translw to fix•J •$8¢t fvTrJ¥ was m&Ye &Jufvalent to tha b>)k value of the 8s8el8. Any re3idual liabilty to the donor orfslro from, for$xamF4e, ts 888efs future $818. L8 dL8c4os&J as 8 ctyrtingent liablllty unle5S the event Ihat WOU￿ trigg•r rtpayrnenl of Ihe grant b￿)rneS Probab￿ in whth case a li8tj.lity lor repayment Is recoonis8d. Insofar as Ihls pollcy r•lat8s to Govern￿nI grants aThJ to Ihe extent that ll may té a doparture Irom Ihe FRS 102 SORP IStat8m8nt of Practice lof Acctyjnting RepJrtiTrJ by Charibesl 2015.18s ameThJed by the Bulletin i¥SUgd in Oclober 2018 aTrJ 8Wubl• to 8118eeounbr9 FWKKIS bgainniro on or after 1st January 20191, (The SORPI, such departure Is justifi8d on th8 basis Ihat it i8 in order to comtty wlh th8 SCftP. All heritage assets are reFQrted at cost. Stoek• #nd W￿rk In progYM• Sltsck is valL￿d at the ltxer ol o)st 8ThJ net r8alisat49 val￿. D•btorn D8btgr3 are measur8J al retr)v8rnb￿ arTrJunts at ts b8lwKe date. Flnanclal Inltruments Indudlng cah and bank balanc•• Cash held by the charity is ind￿Je￿ at the anwJJnt actually he*J arKJ (x)unted al the year eTrY. Bank balanc85, wh8ther in crsdit or overdrawn. are sh)wn at the arTx)unts prO￿Y re￿r￿￿ to the bank siatements. 17 The Thomas Hardy Society Notes to tho A¢¢ounts for the year ended 31 Do¢8m￿r 2023 Fund Accounting Unreslrictod fu￿ are 8vatlatrAg for w al the discrekn of the lrtL4t885 in furflwarrA of th8 g￿ra1 Obj.￿￿¥85 of th8 charity. Deslgnated fu￿lS 8r8 unrestricted earmarknj by th& Tfttste•s for pwIl￿19T wrkD86S. Reslncled fuThJs art SLtbi8Ct8J io roslrictKTh ￿ thw"r the dO￿TOr Ihrough th6 tamis ol an ap￿al or as 1rnrA￿ ty law. Endowment ftjnds are fu￿$ donated to thè charity, where the fuTrY$ shall be invest&J the charity shall eni)y th8 benefil of the Income from thè Catmtal lurnl, but th restrictN)ns a￿ ￿acad on the use of Ihe Capital. 2 Llablllty to taxatlon Th8 Trusiees consider lh* the tharity satisfies tho t•sts 881 in F¥r•JraFth 1 SchgJul8 6 of th8 Financè A¢1 2010 for UK corFK)ralion tax purposes. Ac¢ordiNJly. the Charity 1$ Fotential￿ exempt from taxalv)n in rèsF*t of income or capitsl gains receNed wrthln categoriès Chapter 3 part 11 01 the CorF*JfatK)n Tax Acl 2010 or Secllon 256 of tha Taxation ol Charg$8￿8 Ga*ns Act 1992. to the exlent Ihat s￿h ir*orne or gairo are awiecj exclusi￿lY On th8 Spgcific charitable obj'ects of the charity aThJ for Th) otr*r purp)s¥. Value Add&J Tax Is reco￿raL￿o by the charity, and is therefore i￿ud￿ in th6 rdèvant eosts in the Slalement ol Finaroal Actiwtiès. 3 WSndlng up or dltywlutlon of tho ¢h•rlty If uFon ￿￿ling up or dlssolullon of the charfty ihefè ram81r￿ •ty assels. after Ihe s8tisl&tv)n of all debts and li8tllitI86. the assets represented by It￿ aceurnulatgj l¥ryJ sh811 be tr8r6ferr&J lo some other charitable tM)dy or tNJdies having slmlL9r obl8cls to ehailty. 4 Slgnffl¢•nu of financlal In•trum•nts to th• ¢harWs P￿1110n Thefe are rK> SKdThfi¢#nl IM￿￿&t￿)r* to the charltY8 1#)8Rk)n rdatirYJ to ￿ finarrial I￿trUments. 6 Th• contrlbutlon of ¥olunt••rn The charity dap8nds on Ihe SUPFQrt of ft's Kjlunleers, is nwh appw81￿l. The charty had 16 voluntggrs % dtsnated 8ppro¥imately 1.300 ￿ThurS of Ih*'r time. arra￿e￿nIS vith volunteers ar• ¢Jrffitull to value preclsely In rnonelary temis aThJ ha￿ rK)t b88n rwnis￿l in the Statement of Financial Actiwb'es. The volunteers and the charity acupt arKI 4r•è thai ro contrect ol WnpknY￿t is Cr￿1￿￿ ty thsw Wr*ryer￿ts. No empby88s racefvad wTh)lumenls (excl￿d1￿j Ferts¥)n costs) in •xew of £60,CW per 8nnum. 6 Remuneratlon and payrn•nls lo Trust••s and p•rnon8 conn•ct•d wlth thom No trustees or Ferwns crmnect•J wlh lh￿ recwv•J any frryn Ihe tharty. or any rd8t*l gntity. 18 The Thomas Hardy Society Notes to Iho Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 7 Horltag• assèts includ•d in tho accounts Tatal al Tot•1 ol At￿l￿al￿On v•lu￿on and valua￿oll and ¢o•t 2022 2023 2023 2023 At 1 January 2023 At 31 D•c•mb•r 2023 5,900 5,900 At 31 D•c•mb•r 2023 N•t book ¥•lu• 5.900 5.900 The Three ma￿ painllThJ r6was•ts a ￿ril￿e a688t as rt has 8 14storicg1 ¢w81ty held and malnt•ingJ wncipally for ils contribution lo kI￿￿edge ￿ ¢urture. The painting was o¢K6 (Y*mad ty Th)mas was 8cquif•J in 2CrfJ8 at a ¢))Bl of£S.C(¥J afttr a lu￿1 (The TIKJrna8 Hardy PSclura FuThJl Was set up lo enatl6 rts aCquisrt￿n. The painuro Is on psrmwnt to Max Gale, 8 of Ttsxnas Harty. on th8 outskirt8 of Dorchester, fkns81. 8 Tanglbl• fix•d as••ts Cuff•nt Y••r and FIXiu￿ & Bulldlng• Ilttlng* •qulrAn•n¢ Total Co•t At 1 January 21r23 4,027 4,672 At 31 D￿mber 2023 4.027 4672 Depreclotlon At 1 January 2023 4.027 4,672 At 31 D•c•M￿r 2023 4.027 4,672 N•t book valu• At 31 D•comb•r 2023 19 The Thomas Hardy Society Notos to the Accounts for tho yoar onded 31 December 2023 Prlor Y Land and BvSldlng• Flxlures & fittfjng• •quipmgnt Tot*1 Co•t 01 January 2022 4,027 4.672 31 Dec•mbgr 2022 4.027 4.672 Dgprnclatlon 01 January 2022 4.027 4.672 31 D•c•mbor 2022 645 4027 4,672 4,027 4,672 Not book v•lu• 31 D•c•mb•r 2022 31 O•C•m￿r 2021 9 8¢ocks & Work In Proor•#• 2023 2022 Sto¢k¥ Wore write ¢Sy• 6,909 An•ty¥l¥ olth• cwrylng ￿lu• olstocks •nd wor* Inwowvss ty •thlll•s Wo1* In Prowe$¥ 2023 2022 Stock8 2023 2022 Actlvlty PromotlrvJ Ihe lrfe 8ThJ *tJrks of ThJmo5 Har 10 Dobtors 2023 2022 Tr&Je dèbtor5 27 316 Other debtors 142 175 316 The Thomas Hardy Soclety Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 Docombor 2023 11 Credltors: am¢unts falling duo wlthln on• year 2023 2022 Trade Cr￿itOrS Acrnjab 3.496 2.925 5,747 13.689 6.421 19,436 12 Loans to trust•es Includ•d In d•btors There are rK) bans lo truste88 IndLKlad in dotsorB. 13 Guarant••8 m•de by th• charlty on b•haff of trusts No guarantees have b88n made ty the dwty bew oftrust¢OS. 14 Income •nd Expondltur• •¢count summary 2023 2022 At 1 Januory 2023 SurptU8 after tax for the year 25.445 I7,￿) 41.310 115,8851 At 31 D•c•mb•r 2023 18.383 25,445 15 Po•t b•l4n¢• #h••t events Th•r• ww¢ p)Bt tsalar￿ sh8•t av8nl8. 10 No rolat•d wrty transacllons Y￿ra wore ro traroactb￿ vAth rdatthj in ts year. 17 Partlculars of how partl¢ular fvndi ar• r•presenl•d by a•s•ts and Ilabllltl•s At 31 D•c•mb•r 2023 Totsl nd• fvn Fynd• Heritage Assels Ctsrrent Assets Cur￿Trt Liabilitiès 5.900 18,904 18,4211 7,143 16.4211 11,761 722 17.661 18.383 21 The Thomas Hardy Society Notes to the kcounts for the yoar ended 31 December 2023 At 1 January 2023 Tcé•l Fut) fvnd¥ fund• fund4 Heritage Ass8ts Current Assets Cwrent Li8lylil 5,900 38.981 119,4361 27.220 119.4381 11.761 17,661 25,445 18 Chan9• In total funds ov•r the y•ar a• shown In Not• 17 . analy8•d by Indlvklual funds Funds Ilo¥•m•rt Ir+ fundB In 2023 b•lvn•n •d In 2023 lorward to 2024 2022 S•• N*X• 19 S•• N4*• 20 Unr•¥lrlcl•d•ndd••lgn•f•dlunds.'. UnrestrSct8d R•v8nu• FuThJ$ 13.884 17,5141 452 6,622 Totsl unr••lrlctgd •nd dg•1gnae•d fvnd• 7.514 6,622 Endowmont fund*.'. Endcmrnent Flxed ASS￿ FuThJs IHwty ￿cture Furvjl Endwmenl Revenue FvThJ (WSTrknv W FuThJ} 8,761 14521 6,761 Tot•1 •ndo¥mi•nt lund• 11.761 452 ￿ 11.761 Total eharlty fund• 18,383 19 AnalysSs of mov•m•nts In fund• owr th• y•ar a8 SI￿¥n In Not• 18 Other In fvnd• 2023 2023 Unrestrkted •ndd•slgnat•dfunds.". UnrastrK¢ed Re¥enue Furnts 137,9161 {7.5141 Endowment funds... E[￿Ow1￿ Revenve FuTrJ IWiThJcyw 4pal FurKII 452 37.916 7.062 The Thomas Hardy Society Not•s to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 20 Detalls of tran$f•rn b•tween funds Th• transfws shown In not• 1J •bov• •rn.". 2023 Tollfrornl un￿tricted Rever4Je FuThJs in accorthnce with tLe£•Unti￿ pJly'Ac(x*untirwJ for Ca￿la1 grants and fixwj asset luThJs'. Tollfroml Erthwment R6venu8 452 14521 Not tr•n•f•r• 21 Th• purposes for whlch th• fund¥ Unmtrl¢l•d•nd d•slgn•t•d lund8.'. These fuThgs ara hèhl lor Ihè m08brvJ the obiedves of the chartty. ancj to Dvth rese￿9$ for future acltwts'es. and . subject to charity14i51ation, are free frryn all reslrtct￿s on th￿1 u8•. unr•sI￿ted R￿n￿* Fu R•¥trkt•d lunds... En¢lowm￿t funds... Endowment Revenue FuTrJ IWiThJtrAf App881 FuThJl furnj reweswrts the rnstriC￿j SUlF4L* rol•tir¥J to end¢ywrneDt funds on th8 r•volu8tKsn ol a88ets. 22 Ultlmate contr¢lllng party The Charty Is under the c4)ntrd of Ks knJal mwnb8rs. Every member of the charbty Is oblw to Contri￿￿• s￿h 8$ may È¢ wuired rol exc￿1r9 £1 to the assats of the company in thè 8v8nt ol its b•'TrJ up th'lg or th is a [￿ber, or wmhin on8 year aftar h8 or sho ¢WgB 19 b8 8 m8rnter. 23 The Thomas Hardy Society Detailed analysis of income and expendlture for the ended 31 Decem￿r 2023 as required by the SORP 2015 This anatysis is ¢l•ssslfi•d by conventlonal nominal descripti<>ns and not by •￿IVIty. 23 Donatlons, Grants and Legacie¥ Curr•nt yew Curr•nt y•w Currnnt Currnnt y•ar Prlor Yoar ilnr•strk¢•d R•*rtct•d Endowm•nt Tot•l Fvnts Totsi Fund• Fun Fund• 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 M•mb•rnhlp 8ub¥crlptlon• donatlons 442 442 49S Total Donatlons, Grants and Legacl•s Total Donatlons. Grants and L•gaclo¥ A1 442 495 24 Income from charltabl• adSvltl•s- Tradlng P*llvltl•s Curr•nt y•ar CuTh•nt CuN•nt )wr Curr•n¢ y••r Curr•nt y•ar Unr••tdct•d R••tflct•d Endowm•rf Total Fund* Fund• 2023 Prfor Y••r Total fund• 2023 2023 2022 Prlmary Purpo￿ and •n¢lll•ry tr•dlng Sale ol gcxjds promotiThJ the works of Thomas Hardy Lecture and 8veni r￿ipts Confef¢n¢o fees and Ucket sal8S 3,265 8.939 8.939 13.599 3,221 Subscriptbns 19,512 19,512 19,201 Total Prlmary purpo8• and an¢lll•ry trJdlng 29,960 39.288 25 Totsl Ineom• from ¢h•rlt•bl• actl¥lll•• Cuff•nl y•w Curr•nt yw Cuvr•nt Currgnl y••r Unr•8trlcW R•*trfthd Endrywrn•rt Tot*1 FundA Fund¥ Pund• Fund8 2023 Prfor Y•ar Curr•nty••r Total Fundl 2023 2023 2022 Total Incomè from ¢haritsbb tradiThJ 29.960 39,286 Total from charltalJl• actfvrtl•s 29,960 39,286 24 The Thomas Hardy Soclety Detailed analysis of income and exp•nditur• for the year ended 31 Docember 2023 as roqulrèd by the SORP 2015 26 Investmont Incomo Current ￿ Curr*n¢ C¥Fr•nl yw Curr•nt yoar Prlor Y•ar Unrn•trf¢ted R•8trtei•d Endowm•rt Tot•1 Fund• Total Fund• Funds Fund• FuDds 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 Bank Interest ReceSvable 452 452 231 Totsl In¥•$tmont In¢om• 452 452 231 AJI th8 ineomè in Ihe prior year was unfestricthj. Inw8tm•nt Incon*- Prlor Y•ar an•1￿# Fundl Fund# Ttx•I Ful￿* Prlor Y•ar 231 231 27 Support cost8 for charStsbl• #ctl¥ltlg8 Curr•nt CurT•nt ￿•1 Currnnt ymr Curr•nt y•ar Prfor Unrn•trl¢t•d R••trlct•d Endowm•nt Tol•l Fund¥ Total Fund• Fund• Fund8 CurrMt Year 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 Voluntmr costs Travel and $ubsi$ton¢•- volunteers 2.134 2,134 2,728 Pr•mlses Expenses Rènt payable under operalinglgases 4.250 4.250 4,250 Admlnlstr•tlv• ov•rhuds Postage Slalionery and printing Information and publica11¢￿$ Subscriptions lo periodicals So￿are licences and expenses Advertising and marketing Liabilty and contents insurance Sundry expenses Bursary Equipment,repairs.expenses and maintenance Evenlbrite fees Prizes Charitsble donations Bank charges Bank charges - erroneous fe& refund 500 477 566 907 70 35 4.671 552 633 477 4,511 1,147 4.511 1.147 654 248 300 1,086 2,300 458 735 735 30 350 398 (6171 400 309 25 The Thomas Hardy Soclety Detalled analysis of income and OXPefKlitur• for tho year onded 31 Decèmber 2023 as required by tho SORP 2015 Professional fa•$ p•id to the Audltor orlndependent Examiner In addition to audlt and 8xaminalion lees As detailed in Note 28 5,651 5,651 7.335 Support colts beforo reallocatlon 21,376 21.376 25,750 Total support costs- Currenl Y•ar 21.370 21,376 25.750 The basis of alkxallon ol o)sts bètsvoen athrtiBS IS de5cribwJ under acxountirvJ poli&8s I the expendilvre in lh8 prior yyar was ¢JnrestrKt8d. Pmfesslonal fees pald to the Audltor or Independent Examlnwln addltlon to •udl¢ •nd •xamlnatlon The basis of allocalon of o)sts b8tsvoen 8thirtw Is desmbed under aLxountirvJ pOI￿aS 28 O¢h•r Exp•ndltur• - Governance costs Prol•$slon•l yld to th• Audltor orlndewnéent Ex•mlnwln *ddlUon to •udlt •nd ex•mlnatlon l••s ¢uTh•nt >•w cwrnrtt￿ Curr•nt y••r Curr•nt y4•r PrforY•ar T(Aal Fund• Tot•1 Fund• F¥nd• 2023 Fur 2023 Fund• 2023 2023 2022 Fees pald to the examln8fs ffimi 5,651 S,851 7,335 Total addltlonal fo•• 5nelud•d In support costs at Not• 27 5.651 5.651 7,335 AJI the 8xp8nditLtrè In prh?r year was unrestricaed. 29 Total Charltablo •xp•ndltur• Cury•nt y•ar Currnnt y•ar Cumnt )*ar ¢urr•nt Pdor Y•ar Unr•81rkt•d R••trici•d Endo*Thnt Tot•1 Fund* Tol•l Fund• Fund¥ Fund8 Fund* 2023 2023 Curr•nt Ye•r Z023 2022 Total 8UPPOrt costs 82d 21.376 21.37fj 25.750 Total charltabk •xp•ndllur• 21.376 21,376 25.750 AJI the expenditure in the pi*)r yoarwas unrestric￿. 26 The Thomas Hardy Soclety Oetsilgd analysls of income and expenditure for the ￿ar ended 31 December 2023 as required by the SORP 2015 prtor Y••r Pvlor Y•w Prlor Yvr Prbor Yg•r Unrnstrfict•d Endowrn•nt Tlxal Funds Fund• Fund Funds Prior Yur 2022 2022 Tot81 support costs B2d 25.7 25.750 Totsl charltsbl• •xpondltur• 25.750 25,750 30 ExpendSturo on ral8lng lund8 and costs of Inv•stmènt management Curnnt y•ar Cury•nt Currnnt y•ar Curr•nt y•ar Prtor Y•ar Unrn•irbct•d R••irl¢t•d Endowm•nt T**1 Fund• Tot•1 Fund• Fund• Fund• 2023 2023 Curr•nt Year 2023 2023 2022 Joumal expenses Events - catering Events - entertainment Costs of charity shop selling good9 Events- lecture fees Events- travel and mileage Events- v8nu6 hlre Events- other 11.223 11,223 2,448 850 287 550 12,959 4,997 1,910 1.653 287 550 2.415 1,720 809 757 425 757 425 Tt)t•l fundrJl•lng co•1• 16.540 16,540 30,127 I the expenditure in thts prKJr w¥s unrostri¢t•J. 27 The Thomas Hardy Soclety Activty analysis of Incom• and expondlluro for for the ended 31 December 2023 Thls analysis Is Glasssifiedby actlvity and not by wivondonal nomlnal des¢rfpdon$. 31 Analys1• of Incom• by actlvlty SOFA r•1 2023 2022 Ib)com• from ¢h*Ital￿• aetl¥lll•• ProtrK)tSrKJ t￿1+16 8*JJ woths olThJm¥ H 29.960 39.286 Summary of Total Incom•, Includlng th• It•ms •bo Char￿able aCt￿tleS DonatK)ns & Legacies Investment Incom• 29,980 442 452 39,286 49S 231 A1 Ine¢Nng a• ¥h(Mn In th• SOFA 30,854 40.012 Income Irc4m excharye tr8rffjxtthB 30,854 40,012 32 Analy¥l• ot charltabl• •xp•ndhur• by •¢tlvlty Actlvlty DlrKt costs Support ¢￿ts Grant fvndlng of *ctlvltl•s 2023 Total 2023 2023 2023 2022 Adrnlnistrative overhea(Js 5,796 Dlr•¢t Support Grant nd5n9 of actlvltles 2023 To¢al Total 2023 2023 2023 2022 £￿t￿re and ev•nth Adrninistrative overhea¢Js 735 735 28 The Thomas Hardy Soclety Activty anatysis of Income and exp•nditur8 for Ihe for th¢ yoar •nd¢d 31 De¢•mb•r 2023 Direct Support Grant costs costs funding of actlvltle$ To Total 2023 2023 2023 2022 ConfW￿ f••$ •ndlk*•t s•le• Adrninistrativg ovgrhg8ds Dlr•cl Support costs Grant funding of activilios 2023 Totsl Total 2023 2023 2023 2022 Olh•r eh•rftsbl• *etI￿tI*& Administrative ovetheads ProleBswal le 709 5.651 131 7,335 5.651 Total Oth•r eharbt*blg Xtlvbtl•• summary of charlt•bl• C￿11 by •cllvlty DSrKI Support sts Grant lundlng of •¢tlv5tlos 2023 Tolal Totsl 2023 2023 2023 2022 Tolal Membership lees Tolal Lecture arKJ event fees Total Conf$rwc$ fees and tir*et ¥ Total Olher ¢harft8￿e aCt￿lti88 15.984 735 735 7,466 Total ch*rltabl• •xpondltur• 13.191 13,191 25,750 Th? b•¥is gf alkx8tK)n rj costs actthbes is desuibed urM1w acctsjntirg Wicias The trxeakdown of Ihis exFeThlMure by tyFe ol sp&*lirYJ li8 rth7)in81 d8SSrf￿btinI is d8tailwJ in rote 29 Tho Thomas Hardy Society Activity analysis of Income and •xpendtturo lor tho for tho y•ar •nd8d 31 December 2023 Gov•man Flnanco Human Oth•r Resourc￿ Ovorheads Total Actlvbty Membership fees Lgctura ev8nt fa8S Conference lees and ticket sales Cxtter charita￿9 actiwtses 2.134 3.662 735 300 709 5,796 735 300 6.360 5,651 Grand Tot 2,134 5.406 7.540 33 Analysls of non charltabk èxp•ndftur• by actlvlty A¢tlvSty Fundr•l#lnp4¢ti￿￿•8 Ftsndr•l8lng Fundral8lng vltle cilvltle• 2023 2022 Dlr•ct fvndr91￿rwa cw¢• 16.540 30,127 Indlr•ct lundral•lng ¢0•ts:. Volunteer costs Prerni$ès 8xp8nsas At1mlnS8trotlve oveth8ad8 2,134 4,250 1,801 Totsl ¢o•ts of FUndraI￿n9 aetlTAth• 24,725 30,127 Tot•1 non ¢h•rlt•bl• expendtturn 2023 2022 Total costs of FuThJr818lro ￿ltIeS 24,725 30,127 Totsl n4)n cha￿tabl• •xp•ndllurn 24,725 30,127 The brethdown ol this exFeTrJituw ol SFth1irvJ Ile ty r￿in&l das6ific8iK)n eTrJ by is dthI1￿ in rwjte O 34 Carrylng value of work In progr•ss •nalys•d b•tW￿Th 4dlvhl 2023 PrOn￿tIl¥d th8 lrfè ¥¥J ￿rkS ofTh)mas Harty