Company Reg*tration Number- 00909018 The Charity Registrat￿ Number is :_ 254248 The Thomas Hardy Society Report and Accounts 31 December 2024 The Thom￿ Hardy Socl•ty Report and accounts for Ihe year end•d 31 O•¢ember 2024 Cont•nts P•g• Ch•rfty Infomiatlon Tru*iw•' Annual R•port 8tst•m•nt ol dlrnclor¥' r••pon•lbllFtI•• Ind•p•nd•nt A¢count•nt'• ft•port Funds St•t•m•nts.". Ststern•nl ol Financial Stalemont ol Finan¢F•I AdMb8s- Prior Year ststem*rt Movern8nts in fvnd8 Revenug Fund$ Income and EyThJrturg account Sumrnary of 10 11 12 12 8alan¢• •h••t Not•• to lh• •¢¢ounts 13 15 Tho Th¢)mas Hardy Society Company RegistratK)n Numter. C￿￿16 Trustees. Annual Report lor the year ended 31 December 2024 The Fwnl thwr Rwrt aNI AccoLnts for Ihe >ear 31 D8C8rth 2024, which also comprfs8S th8 Threctors. Rewrt requirtrj by the Cany •rnl charity1&3islatS0n. Th8 truslees arn ￿1 irnjfvl￿tikn. The Thomas Hardy Soclety Company RegistrBlion Nunknr- (0909018 Trustees. Annual R•port for the year ended 31 D•combor 2024 KiThJ$lon Mawwd Cd rylon mauNfa￿. t>xch8518r £ltyseL DT2 8PY T•tephone 07934 2S3 Email NAdrn88 Info@harty•ocW.or9 W•b w￿.har0￿$0C￿ty.ory The registered office ol the ¢harrty for Compani85 A(a purposos kq thg same 88 the operatlng address shown above. Ttr• Tru•t•M In offie• on th• dat•th• Y•pry¢ •pwo¥•d w•rn:. Mr M D Chutter (Ch￿[per￿n) Ms M Woodgat• IS•cr•iaryl M$ J A Skelton ITr•Murnrl Mi F J 8urnel (l•kn￿r*h￿ S•tt•laryl Mr6 S J Clarke Iml'rwles Secrntaryl Mr D C Bum•t M￿6 R Shipp MsLCMBrwi MrA J 0'8rien MrA T Aworfh Th• Idlty•Any •wv•d a• Trwt•M dwlng lh• y•w •nd•d 31 O•¢*nb•r 2024 :. Th• Iru$tse8 who a$ A Iwslo• In lh• p•r￿. iThl. rf th•trd•tg1 of •pWnbi)Mt or te•ign•Uon durlng lh• y•ar **rn:. N•m• Mrm Chuller MS M Woc**te MsEMEV8use MrA TA Wcvth DrA C Fln¢ham MsLCm8rU￿ D C 8um6t M8 F JBun*t MrA J O'8nen Ms JA Skettc Ms L Kj'ss S J Clark• Mi"s$ R SIJ Mrs D J Tollre• 2wiir2tr24 oin￿2024 OIWd024 OfAW2024 Tho Thomas Hardy Socl•ty Ccffipany Regi8tr4th"on Numb8r- CthCW16 Trustoe$' Annual Report for the year endod 31 December 2024 Al th6 Annual General Meeting $ome trust8es mu$1 retir•. The Memorandum & Artldes provide that the Preshjent. Vi¢&Pre$idenl and Hmorary Treasurer must retire bul can be re-elecled and that one third of the above managers musl retire {old•sl semng firstl and ¢an b8 re•ele¢ted. Also that rf the retiring managw8' pla¢es are nol fjlled then these can be de￿ed as r&glected. Th secretary has no fix8d lem). The ¢ouncil may appoint any member of th• Souety lo fill a vacancy of the Councrl of Managgmenl tluring Ihe yeai t¥Jt any membgr so appointed remains in office only until next annual 9enero1 m8•tsng. JI the triistees are also rngnknTS of the charty. ObJKt* and actJvltl•s of th• charlty Th• PUkPOSeS of th• charlty as s•t In Its governlng do¢um•nL Th¥ Society was establi8hod lo thance. for the benefit ofthe public, edu¢alion in th& work$ of Thom88 Hardy by promoling. in overy part of Ihe worfd. appreciation and sludy ol Iho$6 works. The m•ln a¢tlvths undert•ken In rel•don to thosepury)os•$ durtng th• year. Sw•ty 1$ pleased that, during 2024. it wa8 lo hold sev•fal study days and lecture• relallng lo Willlam 8ames and Haity and The Dyna8t$ among others. In January. all n*fflbors wfjre inwted to Ma￿ lh• annual romerthnce of the d•ath of Thoma$ Hardy in Westminster Abbey. The wrtalh-law.￿ and poelry reading. In JLtrne the Society held it's annu￿ event to cdebrale Thoma$ H8rdYs birthday weekend. Actlwties held ¢Juring this ev&nl Indud8118 parade thro￿1 Dtrth•$ler wtih wr*8th4a￿ng al T￿M*S Hortys sta￿0 and al W￿liaM Bamès, statue. In July, the Soclety hgld it's blennial Intemalional Conference 8nd Festiwal. includlng acad&mk ledur•s, walks. tours and •divibes, with some bursaries gwen lo parli¢ipating students. In De¢emb•r, the Society held Ifs annual le¢luT• In Loth and 4 pnvate tour of Athelhampton House with its ￿nneCtIOnS lo Hwty. The maln attlvltles undertaken durfng the ywr to fvrth•r the charfty s purpos• for th• public benefft. A5 detailed In the al)ove paragraph, the trust conb.nued lo prow¢Je sludy days and workshops for student$ as well as other events Ihrou9hout the year. The Injstees confirm that Ihey have complied wilh the requiiements of section 17 of Ihe Charities A￿ 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the ChwFty CommissTh for England ar¥J VVale8. The ¢ontn"bU￿0n ol volunteers durlng th• year. The day lo day running and ManageW￿nI of the Thoma$ Harty Soady dapends almosl entirely on the voluntary contributions of members olihè Couwl and other n￿M￿r5 of the Society. The average number of ￿￿Unteers. In￿￿1￿j trustees. d￿Ing the yearwas 16. The Thomas Hardy Society Corryany Registraltm NUr￿- C￿]9¢￿18 Trustees. Annual Report for tho year ended 31 December 2024 The maln ￿h1evem•nts andperfomiance olth• charlty durfng the year. The Society is pleased th81 rt hekl several ei&*n15 Ihrou9hout the yoar as well as hosting Stage leclur8s an¢J stLtdy days inwasing awareness ol Ihe life and w(¥ks of Thornas Hardy. The dlffer•nce the charity s perfomi•nce durfng the y•arhas made to th• beneficlahes ol th• charlty. We ara an educationaj charity and have carnied oul the events lisled in our pTogramme lo the benefit ol OLtr members and to Ihe wider public, when they have attended. Th• d•gr•• to whlch the achl•vem•nts andp•rfonnanc• durlng th• year h•v• b•n•llted wlder socl•ty. We have actetj as a $ourcè ol information for general enquiries a￿ul Thomas H4rdy and a8 spearhead to promole his works and lo protecl his landscape and his heritage. Strnetur•, gov•rn*n¢• and manag•m•nt ol th• ¢harfty The mothods u$•d to r•¢rvlt and •ppolnt n•w charty truste•8. Recru￿1 to the Council of Manag•menl 1$ from within our ff*mbershlp. B•rcJays pk. 10 Styjth Stre•L DrKthe8ter. DoT¥et. DT1 1BT Purpl• 8v81r￿ a￿1 P•rtonal fvutyJnt4nts. Houm. VKtor J•ck8on AN*nue. Poundbjry. 0￿¢￿ter. Drysel. OT13GY Accountant8 Flnanclal r•vhw The ch•rttys Ilnanclalposftlon at the end olthe y••r end•d 31 Dec•mbgr 2024 Th8 financial po$Mion of th• d￿￿ty a131 December 2024 and comparatives for the prior poriod. aB more fulty detailed in the accounts. can be suffffiarised as folbws.'- 2024 2023 16.197) 17,C621 Unrestnctsd R•v8nue Fund5 a¥a4th lortr general puwes of the charity Endowment RI￿n￿? Fur 11,761 11.761 The Thomas Hardy Socl Ccffip4ny Registrab"on Nunkn- OCOX9018 Trustees. Annual Report for tho year •nded 31 Doc•mber 2024 Tot￿ Fu 12.186 18,383 Flnancl•l r•view of tho position at the reportlng date. 31 Dec•mber 2024 . The liustees consider Ihts financial p8rfomwce by th¢ thaiity d￿Ing the year to ho￿ bèen satisfactory. Thère hav8 been no significant chang•$ in r￿fjd assets duri￿ year." Pollcles on r•serv The funds retained by Ihe Soci&ty oriwnalty set up to CO￿ wth the gradual drain on resource$ ¢aused by the continuing ¢osl of lrfe membets. Huwever, Ilfe ￿eMberS no longer re￿l¥e free copies of tha So¢*ty Joumals and hence ar¥ no knnger a si9nrl¢anl drain on resour¢es. The Society conlinuès lo hoFd these rgseryes but ihe currenl policy 1$ lo allow Ih8s• reserves lo diminish, primarily through Ihe funding of educational In￿nIty•S in secondary hool8. Golng Conc•m The trusl••s ar• confidenl that the charty has $uffiu"enl reserv•$ to fund two years of activities. Av4ll•blllty •nd adequacy of ass•ts of ••ch of th• fun(ts Tho board of irust8•$ 18 Satisf￿0 Ihal the chanty's 0880t8 in eath fvnd are avallable and adequate lo fulfil ils obligations in respect of each lund. Dotall$ of The Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mln•r O M Hedw ACCA M¢rnber ol Member ol Ch•rt•red c¢￿ *uwntsnts Purple Busirw P•rnonal kc4untMts knits9fr Hou8e Victor J4¢kson Ab•r Poundbury. Dvd*iter DT1 3GY Stat•monl of th• Dlr•ctor• Trust•M' RMpon•lbllltl•• The charit￿$ liuslees arg responsible f¢¥ the preparation of the accounis in accwdanc8 wilh the temis of ihe Companies Act 2LK6. the Chanlies Act 2011 and the charit￿$ IA¢¢ounls and Reports) Regulatsons 2008. No￿rth$10ndJng the expliixt requirement in the exlant slalulory r•gvlalions,the Charities (Accounts and R8PQrtsl Regulations 2(K)8. to prepare the financial slatemén15 in accordance wilh the SORP 2(K)5. in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 ha5 be withdrawn, thè Twslees dètermined to wilerprel this responsibility as requiring them to follow cuffenl best practice and prepa￿ Ihe accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP Islalemenl ol Recommended Practice for Accounting and Repoiting by Chariiies) 2015. las amended by the Bulletin issued in Oclober 2018 and applicat4¢ lo all accounting periods b89inning on or afier 1 $1 January 20191, (rhe SORPI. - Th• Thomas Hardy Soci•ty Company RegistratKJn Nurrè¥- CQ9M118 Trustees. Annual Report for tho year ondad 31 December 2024 In particular, tho Companies Act 20[￿ and ¢harity18w req￿re the Board of TTU$tee$ lo prop8 financial slalemonls for each financial year which gr￿ a tru& and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as al the end of the finawal year and of the SLtrplus or defi¢il of the charity. In preparing thow financial statements the Board is i¢quirgd lo :. . lo prepare the 8¢¢wnl$ in accwdance with Unrted ￿n9th)m G¢rw81ty Accepted Accountsng Practice Iunrted ￿'n9￿Orn A¢￿VnI￿g Slandards and applicable law). - ¥ele¢t suitable accounb'ng poI￿leS and apply them ¢onsi51enty', - make judgements and esiimalfjs that are rea$￿able and prudent., - prepare the financtal statèmonts on th8 going concwn basis unl•s$ it is inappropriatè to presume th•1 the ¢harty ￿11 continue in busine$$; 61ale wh•ther applicable ar£ounting slandafds and statements of recommended practice have been followéd. Sub￿ lo any material deparlures disclosed and explained In the finanrAal statements,. The law requir¢s that the tnjstees must nol appiw the accounts unless they are satisfied that they givo a true and laif waw of thg stole of affairs of Ihe tharty and ol the surplus or deficit of the charity for th• year. The Trustees are also r•$pM$lbl• lor mwntaining ad8qUat• ar￿untIng rocord8 vthlch dl¥clos• with r•asonable accuracy at any tim¥ the finonual position ol ihe chanty and which are Suffiaent lo show and explain th& ¢harrt￿& transactions and anable Ihgm lo ensu￿ that the financial slat•m*nls comply with the Compani&s A¢t 2CKJ6 and comply wrfti r&gulation$ made undèr tha Charities Act. They are also responsible for sala9uarding Ihe assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps for the preventson and detection of fraud and othw irwularits•$. The Trustees are also responsible lor the contents of th• Twslee5' report. and the siatutory responsibility of the Independenl Examiner in relalion lo the Tnjstees. report is limil•tJ lo examining th8 report 8nd ensuring thal , on the la￿ of th¢ report. the￿ awe no material inconsistencies with th$ fwJur8s disc1tis￿ in the f￿ar￿1a1 slaloments. Method ol pr•p•rntlon of accounts - Small ¢omp•ny provlslons The finanrAal stat•monls affj sel Out on pages 9 to 30. The financial stat&m&nls have been prepared imple￿n11r￿j the FRS 102 SORP {Stalemenl of R￿0m￿￿￿e￿ Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Chaiib'es) 2015, las amended by Ihe Bulletin i55ued in OCto￿r 2018 and applicable lo all accounting pon"o¢Js beginning on or aftef 1st Januarv 20191. IThe SORPI. and in accordance wth the FinarKial ReDOrtino Standard 102. These finanaal $18lemenls have been Pfepared in ac¢ordarKe wth the provisions in Part 15 of the Companiès Aci 20C6. appli¢able lo ￿mpanieS subieci to the small companies regime. This reF*JrttW8s aPwo￿l by th? board ofkno*es on M Chutter, Chaimwn Director and TN$tt• Th• Thomas Hardy Society Report of the Independent Examin•r lo th• Tntyt••s of tho ¢harfl•bl• ¢tynp•ny on the accounts for the year and•d 31 D•¢•mber 2024 I roport lo the Tntstee5 on my examinats.on of Ihe finanual $tat6ff*nts of Ihe tharilable company on pages g to 30 for Ihe year ended 31 Decem￿r 2024 which have been prepared in ac£ordance with the Chant￿S Act 2011 Ilh• Act) and th• Finant4al Reportry Standard 102. leffeclNe 151 Janu¥ry 20161 a$ modffwd by FRS 102 SORP (Stotement of R¢¢(MM*fithd PradKO forAccounting and RepoitirvJ by Charitssl 2015.185 amended by the BUI￿lIn i56ued ￿ Odobgr 2018 and 8pplKable to all •¢Lounb"ry Feriods btyinning on or alter 151 January 20191, ITh8 SORPI, publ$8hed ty Ihe Charity Commosw ui En9L*nd & Walos ICCEWI , and undor tho historical cojl ¢onv•nttorn and Ihe accounlmg polKies s¢t p•ge 15. R••pKlS¥• rn•pon•lblllll•• of th• T￿￿t•￿ and th• knd•p•nd•nl Ex•mSn•f and th• of th• r•port A5 described or% paga S. you, the tharrtable Trust••s, ar• also th• Dir•¢to￿ ol th• Cornpany for lh8 purpo￿$ of Company law. 8r• wpOTr8Ib￿ for the pr•yr•tson of fin•nts•l ststements In •c¢ord•nce *Ylh th Cornpani•s Aci 2006, the charit￿5 Acl 2011 and all other apPhcab￿ Lqw ond ￿th Uniled Kingdom G•ner•lly A¢￿p￿d A¢counbng Prnc¢K•. applKabkn lo ￿•11?1 enlths. and for boing sat*fKfjd that the hnanwl $l¥t¥rMnts give a true •nd f•ir vw. The Twst¢•s con$khr th•t IM •udrt r•quw•N*nt ol S•c*on 144111 of C￿￿t￿ Acl 2011 lthè Act) clG*• Thot appty, and that ther• 18 no r•quirwnenl in t￿? m•mty•ndum •r¥J I￿.&1 of th• th•rity lor th• ￿ndUding of on audit, ond th•¢ tho ac¢oun¢s do not rnquir• 8n audit in 8ccord8nc• wilh P8rt 16 of th¢ Corty•nw Aca 20Cfj ond that no m?mbef or m•mb•rn h•v• rnqU•iled an audrt pur&￿￿1 to Sectlon 476 of the cOrnpan￿5 Acl 20C6. As ¥ consoquenc*. th? Twsle•s h•v• ekncted th• fin8fic41 stat•rnefits b• iubpd to independent ex8minal*)n. H•¥ing 88ts"sfi•d mymif thll Ihe fin4ncial 8latement8 are not r•quirwJ lo be auditgd undgr any l•g•l Pfovlsion. or othemse, and arn •lYdrt*k• for ifyY•F•ndent examinatsJn. it 15 my rewnJl>ilty to.'_ 4> 0￿mIn• th• fin•ncwl stst•m•nts ol th• charity ur*J•r SeclK•n 145 of tho Art bl Ihg •pplc•bkn woc•duM in th• Dnction• gN•Th by th• Ch•iity CMM￿l0￿ urthr wtK•n 145(Sllbl of th• Aci Bi•l• of Ind•p•nd•nt Ex*rnIn￿l St•t•ffl•nt •nd •cop• •fw•vk und•rt•k•n I report in respect ol my ex8minat•)n ofthg fin8w•l stst•m•nts out und•r $145 01 th• Act In rrymg out my •ximinat￿Tr. I have lo1￿j%￿d all Ihe appkab￿ ￿le￿￿)n¥ g￿n by th¢ Ch•rity Commtysion und•r $8cIK)n 1451Sllbl olth• Ad oul the du￿5 of an independent examtTh8r in relat￿n to the conducting of an independent ex•min•t￿)n. Indewnd•nt •xqmination Indudes a revw of the 8ccountirva records kept by th• charitable company and of Ihg accounting $y8lems eftwwl by th•rithblo c*)mpany and A eornp9ri50n of thg finantsal stalermnts p¥•Mnted ￿ those r¢uJrd&. It atso ￿dude$ Mn$thr•tion of any unu•u•l rtems or disdosures In the finantial stst•mtnts. and See￿[￿a ewanaliorth from you. 8$ TnBteg6. ￿nC¥m1￿j $uth matlor8. The purpo•• ol the eK•min8tsM ts lo •$labltsh •$ f#r a$ possble that tt*re have been no breaches ol charity *islalion and Ih•t. on 4 te81 basis of ?vthnc4 relgvant to the •mounts and d￿￿40$U￿1 mado. the fin#ncMI statemnts cornply wilh thg SORP. The Procedu￿$ ynd¢rtak•fi do nol prO¥K￿ 311 the evhlence Ihal wouhj be required in an audit. and ir¥fomats'on Suppl￿ by the Tw6te¢$ m Iho course of the •x&ninab"on i% sutyecied lo audrt te51$ oronquirios Bnd does not cover all the matters Ihal an audrtor wtsld con$vJer in arrwin9 al an ¢)pinNy). Tr• P￿￿ThIng and conduet of an audit go6$ btyond Ihe limrted assur8r￿ that an indepeThJent exammatsn prov Consequenty. I do rK)t express an 8udrt e•inw)n on giwen by Ihe frMncial 51alerr*Thts. and in porbrJJLqr, I expre55 no opinion as to whether Ihe fmancial statem?Trts gNe a Inw and f*r vmv of Iho affalrs of the ¢harty. and my report is Ivnrte(I to the set out in the staleff*nl bekw. The Thomas Hardy Socloty I pk8r*r*l and perfonned my exaM￿¥bOn ￿ as lo sabsfy that Ihe ctyctNes of the iftdèpèndent 8xamina*"on afg a¢hievod and before final￿Thj th• report l obtsined wttten as8uranceJ frorn Ihe Tru$tees of all rnalerial matters. Indep•nd•nt examln•rf• St•tsrnen( Report anrf Oplnlon Subject lo 1imilats.ons upon Ihe scope ol my work as detsikd above. I have c￿nP1?10d my eXaMi￿￿on' •nd ¢An confirm Ihat..- Th• of Ihis thantabl• company ar¢ r￿t rwuirnd to b• è￿jrt•d ur¥Jer Psrt 16 of tho Compank•s Ad 2006.. This 16 a report irb r•w¢¢t of *n •xamina1￿ carned out under 14$ of Ihe Ad in accordanc• vAth Dir•¢ty¢n$ gNen by Ihe Charty cor￿￿8¥•n under u¢tson 14515Mbl ofthe Ad which may be ¥pplicabl•." 8nd that no mBtenal mattsrs have to my •tt•ntK>n in connection *ilh th• •x￿lA•bo￿ mo cauae to b8l*ve that in any mal•rial rnspecl'.- •ccounb"Tha records **re Aol kept in respect ofthe thority u requw•d ty S•dkni 386 of the cornpon￿l Ad 20C6 •nd Soth'on 130 01 The Chant*$ Ad 2011". thg I￿￿n¢￿•1 stsl•m•nts do not acc4r¢ wilh thow r•cordi." th• financial 5t81ements do nol compty*th th• applKabl• requiremgnls Con￿mIng lh• fonn and contanl rjl a¢￿untI Mt oul in section 396 of the Co1￿1n￿l Acl 20C6 other than any r•quir•ment that th• accounts giv• 'tru9 and fa*rf ¥*w. which 15 nol a m•tt•r Co￿￿1•￿￿ •s part of an ￿dePe1￿JeTrt exomin8tion', h•v• r*ot b••n pr•par•d in ¥¢c4rdw*c• th• m•lhoJs aThl prnr*• W out in IM FRS 102 SORP Istst¢m•nt ol R•¢cffj￿nd8d Practr• for A¢counbnp and R•pwts'ng by Charit*sl 2015.1•8 an￿ndId by the Bulletin wuad In C*lob•r 2018 and aF?1￿ble lo all Kc4unb"n9 penoO8 t•9inning on or after 1$t Janu¥ry 20191, ITh• SORP). I have no ¢onc•ms •nd ￿¥0 across no 0￿r m•tt•rn irt C&)nn•dion wlh Ihe ex8min8lKJn to whith 8tt•nb'on lhould b• drawn in report In ordèr to •nabh a prwr understanding 01 th• fmancial 51aieffrfnts to be r¢•th•d. Jlgn•d... D M Hodg￿ ACCA. Independent Examirnr M•mb•r of Charterad C¢rtifwd Ac¢ounl•nts Purpb 8u$in•68 and P•rs0Th￿ A£￿￿n￿nIS Amitt8g• Housa Victor Jac&•on Avefiu• Poundbury, Dorc*e$t•r DT1 3GY Thi$ rw sigr*d on .............. The Thomas Hardy Socloty- Stat•m•Dt ol Flnanclal Actlvltles for th• year endod 31 Dgcember 2024 Statement of Flnttntlal Adivities (Includlng th• Income and Expendftur• A¢¢ount for the year ended 31 Dgcember 2024. as r•qulr•d by the Companies Act 2006) Cun•rt y••r CwTrnty•w Cww•Tht yw LlrK•¥¢d¢t•d RHlwict•d Endo*Th•nl Pun Fun ¢urr•nt y•ar Ttx•I FundB Prf•rY••¥ Total Fund• 2924 2024 2024 2024 2Q2J Inc¢)m• & End0￿￿Ont• frorn.. Ocnaliona & Legac￿5 Charitable acts.wl In¥tttrn•ni# Al 282 39.388 352 442 29,960 452 39.388 Tol*l IrK 39.670 352 40,022 30,854 ExpoThJStur• orn R•islry fundi Charitabb o¢¥vttS01 B1 22.171 24,048 22.171 24,048 16,540 21,376 Totsl •xp•nthur• 46.219 37,916 N•t Incom• lor th• ymr {6.6491 16,197) 17.0621 Tr•Mf•rn b•l*wi fvnd• 14521 N•t InEOrnO •ft•r tr•rthrn I6.￿TI 11001 16,19TI 17,0621 N•1 mo¥•m•rt In lundJ {8,0gn 16.1971 17.0821 R•eonclllatlon 01 fund•:. Total lun0• brought lovw•ryl 11.761 18.313 25,445 T<>tal fvnd• rArrf•d foYw•rd 525 12,186 Tl*'SORP Ref indicated 8bo4t Ss Ihe d8$1ifK31Kffl of ¥K(¥ne set (XA in th• fomial SORP documentB. As required by paragraph 4.fjo of th• SORP. thè tXOLWt torwwd and lon￿[d lurKls abova haw t*•n Io Ihe BaLqnce Sheet. A separate S¢at¢mont of T¢tal R•cogrMs•J •TrJ Lo•Ms li r#X aB Ihw $tstwnent al rec(¥Jnig¢d galns los￿. l acll¥ittes deth frcm wrtinU￿￿ oper*ioni Th• notos •tt*¢hed on p•gM 15 to 30 lomi an integrnl part of th08• a¢¢oynts. The Thomas Hardy Socl•ty- Statsmènt Of Financial Actlvltles for the year end¢d 31 December 2024 Th¢ Thomas H•rdy Socigty - Anatysis of prlor year total funds. as requlred by paragraph 4.2 ofthe SORP PrlDrY•ar SORP Prfor Y•ar Prfor Y•ar Yol•l Futyd• Unrnstyi¢t•d AMI￿¢1•d Ethdty4vThwnt Fun 202) 2023 20 202J DonatK>ns & Leg8¢ ChanthbK• acli¥At Othor tradlng •cts Invg$tm¢nts Olher Al 442 29.9eo 442 231 452 Tctsl In¢•for• t•x In I1￿￿¢￿*1 16.19n (7.0621 T&x on iurphm on ordln•ry N•t In¢rffi• •lt•r tax In th• y•ar 11.1971 17,0621 R•t•ln•d jurpl￿ for th• fiNn¢l*l y••r 6,19 7.062 All ¥¢t1￿lieS derive from continuing OpWat￿n$ In Bccordance wrth th¢ Pro￿$1¢￿$ of trk• Ccryanin Ad 2￿fj. Winp and #ubh•adirrfJ$ u*1 in tho Irv￿ •nd E¥pendttur• •¢¢ounl ha¥e È•en adapt¢d to leflect th• $p•cial of the chanty6 aclth. Th• not•• attaeh•d p•g•¥ 15 to 30 lomi •n Intsgv*l p*rt of the•• *ccounts. 12 The ThomaG Hardy Society- Balanc• Shoot as at 31 t)ec•mber 2024 SORP Not8 R•1 2024 2023 Flx•d a•••ts Heritage ass•ts 5.900 Curr•nt ￿#•ts Stocks Debtor5 Cash at bank arKI in hand B1 10 B2 3,2CK) 175 11,820 8,146 Totsl eurr•nt ••••ts 11,352 18,904 Cr•dltor•'. amounts l*lllng du• T*lthln on• y••r 11 Cl 15.cthl {6,4211 N•t ¢urr•nt a•••l• 6,286 12.483 Th• total n•t of th• ch•rtty 12,1 18.383 Th• tot•1 n•t i•••ts ofth• ¢h•rlty •r• fund•d by th• fund* ol th• ¢hirtty. M foll￿:. Endowm•nt fund• EndowTnent Rev•nw Fun 18 01 11.761 11,761 RMtrlct•d lund• Unrn•irf¢t•d Fund• Unrestrict•d RMnu• Fund• 18 03 8.622 6.586 6,622 D•8lgnat•d Fund• Tolal ¢harSty fun 12.186 18.383 The'SORP Raf IndScat8d abovè 1$ thtr cl8ssifiCati￿ of Balance Sl*tst rtem8 88 S•t out in the ItsTm¥l SORP d¢Kurnents. As required by paragf8ph 4.80 SORP. the tsro￿ht lo￿4[d aThJ carried lo￿ard funds abgve hav• Agr88d to ￿ SOFA.. The dirnctors arn satsf￿￿ thattho r)Yn￿nY ￿ entitied to exemp1k￿ frcfft (￿￿1ramant to obtsin an audit under ¥ection 477 ofthe Ct¥npan*s Act2006. Th• m•mbèrs habp not rg4uired the cfjmpany to obtw"n an audrt in accordan￿ ￿1th xbgn 478 of th8 ACL The directors th*ir ￿￿OnSibIl￿$ for 0)Mp￿'r￿j V+ith the rnquir8mants oftho Cornpanw Act 2(J)6 fè5pect to accounbThJ records and the proparabon olaccounts. 13 The Thomas Hardy Soclety- Balance Sheèt as al 31 Deomb•r 2024 Th& thanty is subj'gct to Ind•Fendent Examina1￿ ￿￿er charity *islabon, •rbJ the rnport of the lTrj•￿ndent Examin•r is ￿ Pa9• 8. The finaftoal slatem•nt¥ hast been Prepa￿ in accordance thè pro¥i5ions in Part 15 01 Ccmpani&s Act 2006. applicabb to com￿1b￿ SUt¥ect to Ihe smal companies regim•. M Chutt•r. Ch•lmi*n Trusteè 4)prov¢d by the boaryl of trust••s Th• n•t•• att•¢h•d on paom 16 to 30 forn) in Int•gr•l ofthM• •c¢¢Ntnts. 14 The Thomas Hardy Society Noto8 to the Accounts for the year ended 31 D•cOm￿l 2024 1 A¢¢ounllng poll¢l•• Polkh$ relatlng to theprothKllon off the aeeounts. B•sl• of prnpar•tlon and ¥¢ourtlno Con￿ Th¢ ￿oU￿￿ ha¥• b•¢Th prepw•J on the bxis. th• h￿toriL￿ ¢ow •ccordgn¢e with tho Financial ReporbryJ Standard 102, leffethw 1$1 January 20161 ath1'FRS 102 SORP IStatom8nl of Re¢ommended Pr8¢ltr￿ hrAccountiw and Repothn9 by Charitl8812015. la5 amen￿1 ty Iho Bulk8ts"n issued In October 2018 and aP￿1¢a￿￿ to all xcountrn9 poriods beginning on or after 1st J•nuary 20191. (The SORPI. publisw ty th8 Charity Comrnis810n in ENJl•Trl & W8k% ICCEWI. effecti%e J•nuary 2016. . aTrJ in accordanca with •ll apF4icoble law in th chanty'$ jurisdiction of re9i$lration. eM¢opI that the chanty ha$ prepared Ihe finaA¢wI 5tstemenls In accordancg with th• FRS 102 SORP Istalemenl of Re¢omm•ThJed Pra¢tK• f0rACc￿nb.r8 Reporbw by Chari118812015, las amendgd by the BUl￿tin issued In Octoter 2018 and awicable to all 4¢¢wntirvJ p•nods beginning on or ¥ft•r 1st January 20191. (The SORPI, In preltrence to Ihe yo￿Ou5 SORP. SORP 2C¥)5. whth ha5 been wthdr8wn. notsvith$tsndiry Ihe fact that th¢ ex￿nt Stalulory r•9ulaiions. th¢ Ch•thh75 (A¢￿TI￿ and Repjrtsl Re9LIatiO￿ 2C#)8 rnfer eWicth¥ lo the SORP 2005. Th1$ t••n dor* to •c¢tyd wilh currwt b•st waclk•. Golng Conc•rn The ¢hirrt8bh actr¥ilw ¥r• en￿￿8￿ d•p•ndonl on contrL4r4 OthBcn"￿ft• •nd donwbjns. A4 • consequen￿. th• gdng eorKem bail• 1$ dependent on th• fvlure c* uncertoin fufidirg stre8m$. Th• TruBt8e¥ are $8ti8fied thal, at t lkne ol approving th* financtal 8tat¢monts. rt ￿ appropnat• to •SJpl ￿ gtyng concern bo$ts in preparing Ihe fin•r￿la1 itstem•nts. Th• TN•t•M •r• rK)i ￿•r? ol •ny matslial th• chuwi ablty lo conUnu• aj • Wng nc•rn. Rl¥k¥ •nd futw• *Bg4xnMlon• The charity *$ • Plth t•Mfft •ntity. Pollcl•s r•l•tln9 to c•l•9orl•s of Incom• Ind1n￿m• ff•¢ogniflon. Natw• of Inctyn• ncorne reprnsenls the In￿¢4{1 valuo of rmmters, $thcnP1￿)nj, lrfe mombwJhips subs¢t*)tions, Jakns of publicallon•. ¢onfertne• receipts, evènt recepts And ityjrnal ath?1￿$&nO. or#J ￿ IrKI￿ In th• Statemen¢ of Fin•nclalA¢tyMtss an *¢cnJals b￿1•. VoluThtsry incom• A ty way Old￿0b.¢￿ aThJ grf¢J and ty indud•d in tho Sl•t•m•nl of Fin•ndal ktMtifr8 recevalyl8. ¢•1•gort￿ ol In¢om• Income 1$ ¢ategorised as In¢om• from excharge traniactionw Iconlrncl irtung) Inc*n• from notbexth4nge tr¥nsaciiorA Igfftsl, inwsknent irKryne aThJ othw In¢om• from •x¢hany• tr￿￿110￿ ra by tr• ch•ity lorg)fyts Of s*¥1￿ urthr contract or where ents1￿ment is sut*¢t to fulfilling P8rfomianc• retated cortlilN)ns. The irwne th• ch8rty is appr0￿mate￿ oqual in value lo Ihe goods or seM¢e5 Suppl￿￿ by th• chty to Ihe wrchaw. IncLNrn from • noMx¢h•rigo trarMa¢tlon 15 where th¢ ¢h•rty ihe donor wthout womdiry ¢qual value In ￿Char￿, ond *Kknles d￿l￿an$ of rn¢Thy. gwjs •￿1 Mw¥ices fr88ty gwl ￿1h￿t gmng equal v81ue In *xchange. 15 The Thomas Hardy Socioty Notes lo the Accounts for th• yèar end•d 31 D•¢ember 2024 In¢om• r•¢Ogr￿tJOn Income. whether frcth excharee of non •xch•w• trnnsactsons. * reccgnised in th? $￿t￿ni of financial a¢livits'es ISOFAI on a re¢*￿Ie basK5. when a transxtKJn or 0th8res*nt resuts in an incr•8$e in the charity's a$SOls or 8 ucth'on in its Itaty"1t￿ onty W￿•Th the charity ￿ *gal enb"Ilernent. the incomo is prthble and can be rnoasured reliabiv. Dwthn¢Js 8r• *c￿￿d whgn shwthokW$ rYJM lo I•¢￿ pl￿ment r4 •SlablY4h*l. Incorne subJ•ct lo t•m15 and Cond￿.0￿￿ mult b• rrnl the enbthd to the ra0our￿ & noi rewnth•d unbl tho coThart￿¥ns how) been m•t l income 1$ acco￿ tsr9ross. bots• any r•l*ad l•e* or ¢￿ts. Ih•mb•r•hlp sub•¢rfp¢lon• The Income orbj any as•ociaW Grfl Ald rKother tsx refvnd m*rknhlp by th8 th•rfty in th• n•lurn ofi gift, h #coun1￿ fe¢ on basrd 0$ • donab"on. The incom• frwn • mernb•rnhip r8c•wJ by th• tharty *h•rn subwptkn pur¢huu th• Wt to Pollcl•4 r•lathg to •xp•ndttw• on goods •nds•Thk•s provld•d tt4 lh• eh•rfty. R•cognltlon 01 Ilablll¢l•• and •xp•rtdtturn A Il¥blNty. lh• rel•l•d •yrdlure. h rneogn*4•d a legol ¢1 (d4•￿'0n ¢x*ls a$ • r•8utt of 4 past •wnt, and when il is mor• Iikety th•n r￿t th•t a Iran$f•r of KOr*jm￿ t￿•fill wip bo requtr•d ITr wtd•ment. and whon th• Amount of t￿ oblvJalioft can bo me•sur•d or r•lwL* •sbmated.. Llabilhkn •tsing Irom flrturn fur*liw con¥Tritm8nts Cl￿truc1￿ Ob￿8￿¢￿. p*fomi•nct rglated #r¥nl•, re ihe Iirning or It• *nounl of fvlure ¢yndrtwe required to settlg th• oblgats'on aro unc•rt¥in, give rii• lo pmvisth In the occtytsnts. which 1$ r•wewed al Ihg a¢COUrnirg year end. The PrO￿$10n Is Incr•a$frd lo refi8￿ any Increa￿5 in Iwbilib'el. •thd Is de¢rea6od by ub115ation of any prowsion wthin Ihe wrk*J, and rever8ad if any proM$lon i no lor¢9•r raqulred. Thes• mowrnenls ar• ch•r9•d ￿ u•thithJ lo th• f•BpK￿ fvndl •tyJ •thti•• to whlch tt provhknn Volunt•or• In ac¢ordanc¢ wrth the SORP, •￿1 in of the drfficU￿.eS m plvcw • mow valw on th• contrfbutson from volunteers. the contn.￿lIon of vc4rnt••rn o r￿t wthin the incfym• of the ¢harity. Htrwever, th• tr￿￿•$ value the synifjconl ¢onth"trxthfi m*3• to the OCD¥ilio8 chanty by urwll ￿ntI•l ond this 18 d￿cri￿d Nohs. Polkl•s r•hthg to •U•ts. IlablllU•s *ndpmvlskns and olh•rmatt•rn. ftx•d•&wts TarvJi4le fixed •$$ots or• measur•d at ltsir ￿￿j￿1 cost trtI￿. or r•valuabon. or rfdonated, as descrtsd above. ¢ost vslue in￿deS •ll costs •)pethJ MryirvJ the al￿ into rf5 iThtwOud worklng coThYttK)n. Depreciation ha$ been yovided at the r•ltrs in orO•rl0 wrrt• off th• assots to anh¢p8te(l rnsbJLtal val ov•r their•$ts'mated u5efvl lives. The Thr•• Marys paintsNJ Offirè equiwerrt Fixtwes & fittINJs No depreu8tM prwKled 25 % $tr3ty3hl Ibn• 20 % straNJht line 16 The Thomas Hardy Society Notes to the Accounts for the year end￿ 31 D•c•mbgr 2024 A regul•ronnual r•￿ oftht likelihotyj ofaM& inpa4merf * ur#lertgk Accounllr#J lor c•pltal grants and a8S8t fwml Gifts of laryibl8 fixed •5sets or grants ola captsi ThabJ￿. gNen lor Ihe purp)ses of acquiring $Frfifi¢ a$sels to ba fuly utilisad in the furthefan¢¢ of th¢ ot4ects of th& chanty. ara cratht•J lo fixed asset fijnds after th8 donated ass•1 has b6&n or have baeTh property on the roSt￿d pwpose. Where the t•rmi Oft￿ gfft r•quire Il* thanty to hdd as8•t on •n onWr¥J b¥1$ lor a 8F•chlc pu￿0, then the fixed asset fvnd 60 created is c*egoiiBed as a re8tricl8d fix•J asset fund. and r•levwl rtttrictsoni are noied In ihe fixed #saet note 8. Wher• the term$ ol the grtt •f• met Mce Ihe i• a¢guirod. 80 almrvd the ¢harity to use t￿ asset on Hn unr••tri¢t•d basis, incI￿11ng Ihe rvJht to rec￿ the Pr(￿ed5 of any futwe Sa￿ of th• •$s•t on •n unr•slri¢ted b•$i$, tw Iho fi￿d a88•t bJThJ so ernaithj ra e•t•gon8•d # • d•$w￿l1•d fved 4s¢•t fvnd. When a85•ts are acquired for Ihe furthbranc• of the ¢h8nty'l oiyth. tsllrdry lh• ¢h•rt•L Stocks and work In proor••• Stock 1$ val￿d •t th• I(1￿ ol cost Mt r•4*•t49 O•b¢w• Flnonclal Instnwnents IncludlThJ cash and bBnk b•l•nE•s Cash hekl by the charty is included al Ihv ar￿U￿1 artuaHy ¢owt¢d at the yeof eno. balance8. whelher in credlt or mrorawn, are sh￿n at amounts property reCc￿C*d to Ihe bank ststernents. 17 Tho Thomas Hardy s￿Iety Notes to the Accounts for the year end￿ 31 December 2024 Fund A¢countlng Unr88lrictsd bjthds ar• avalable tor w at thg d￿C￿l￿)n ofth? tnJ5ts8s in oflhe ger*rnl c4'e¢tive5 oft charity. D88*naled furth are ￿n￿trICted lund6 oamwthj bytr• Trustw8 lor pwithar PLt•. R•%trict•d lunds are sit*d¢d lo wtricts0￿ ￿ thoir •1p￿￿lUN Imposod by domr or IhroLvJh lh• t•nns of In 8pw•l Or •• Impl￿ by kn¥. Endowm•nt fur¥Js are fuThJ$ don8t8d to the thafity. wher• th• Sh￿ tye In¥*sted and the charity $h•N •njoy th• benefrt Of the Incorn¢ from Ihe capital fund. bul wkne plJ¢ad on th8 of thè ¢apltal. 2 Ll•blllty to taxatFon The Trustees cons*Jer that s•b'if•s IM out in Par•Jrsph 1 Sch•dul• 6 01 Ihg Flnonco Ad 2010 f UK corporation I•x SWfPOM$. A¢¢ordingty. tho Charity p)*nli•lty exefiw Irm) ￿￿ts"0n ir5 resFrtI of income er ￿pItal gain$ wthin categori08 covered by d)apt•r 3 p•rt 11 01 Ihg corpor8ts.on Tax kl 2010 or Sectyon 256 of Ih¢ T8xalion of Chargeatl• G•ifis Act 1992. lo •xt•nt Ihal Such incoffle or 0•1￿ •r• •Fvlwd •xduJi¥ely on th8 sp•eThl¢ cb•niab* objects ol the chanty 8nd lor no othor wrm. not recowrabl& ty th• ¢h•rty. and li r¢lor• includèd In th? reknvanl costs *i lh• St•l•mnl ol Acimbts. 3 Wlndlng up or dluoluoon of th• ¢h•r5ty W upw wlndlfw up or ol tN• thw• fwn•lr• au•t•. ts Ih sthl•¢tkn ol 41 dgbts •nd labilit￿. lh• #i•ii repre4•nW by tr* K¢wnul•tad fwmt #h￿ ￿ tr•nil•rrnd to othw th8rrtAbl• body or ￿dIe• IlmlLqr c*•Jects ¢0 Ihe chanty. 4 Slgnlflc•n¢• ol Iln*n¢l*l In¥trum•nts tr* th• chaW• po•lUo Th•r• •r• no •vJnfflwt to th• charlty• pc4WI f•l•fy"ry lo ts frnrKlal intruiiwts. 6 Th• Contrlbutlon of volunt•• The ¢h•rlty depeth on th• 8USPXt of if• b*knnt••rn. whb* * much wpr•cthS. Tt* charlty hAd 16 vdunt¢ers who donated 8pproximot•ly 1.3W hours of t￿1r b"me. The aThaTyments wth W)￿nteerS •rn dlfficull to valw prec￿elY in meneiary tem)$ aNt hgY* not I￿n in th• St4t•mtrit ol Finanual Athl*•. The ¥olunl8•rn and the cMrlty ¢gpt and agree Ihal no contr#ci ol •mptyiwnl v4 ¢rnated by thea• arrary•m•nts. No eMp￿yee& rec•W •mc•rnts l•x¢hJdhi9 Nst•l exc8M of Ev￿.(￿0 pw annum. 6 Remunèratlon 4nd p•ym•nts to TnMt•H and p•rnon• ¢onn•el•d wlth thoffl No trustees or ¢onrA¢t•d wlth t￿M rece1￿d arry remW￿tiOn frcm ch•Tty. or any related entty. 18 Thg Thomas Hardy Socl•ty Notes to the Accotsnts for th• ye•r ended 311)•cemb•r 2024 7 H•iitag• a•s•ts Includ¢d In th• accotsnts Totsi ol Tot•1 ol Al tmluatlon valwuon and ￿l￿￿tIon and Atco 2024 2024 2023 Cost At 1 JOn￿ry 2024 At 31 D•¢•ml>•r 2024 s.loo At 31 0•￿mb*1 2024 14•t book ¥•￿￿ 5.900 Thrne Maw paintirvJ Mpre￿A￿ • he￿1•1• •M•t ts rt hu • hmlwl qu•lty Is h•hJ and malntain•* wlncipalty lor 11$ ¢ontribution to ￿ure. The painting wai orKo tyy Thom•s ￿rdY •r*J w•• •¢gu￿j kn 21#X •t • eo•t ￿ £S.C*)0 4ft•r • fvr•3 ITh• T1th4• Hwdy Plclw• Fund) via5 up lo •r*abkn hs •cqur4btton. Th• p•lffl*rvJ * on wrnMn•nt loan to Max G•ty, • ftymgr hmi ￿ Tlw)m•• H•rfy. on th& oulsklrtB ofDorethl•r. Dor••t. Th¢ Thorna$ Hara¥ ktt•i lo S* Clrflonl Abutt r•pr•unts • l• •M•t M It h•• hyat￿11 walty h*1 and malnloin•é prin¢lpalty for ￿ conlr1bu￿0n to kTry**dg• 8ThJ ¢uttufe. Th81olter aouired fty £1.800. which HArdy Soci?ty ¢•ntr￿l•d £￿￿.. Ih k•tt•r w*# wulr•dldnty by • Thomm Hwdy So¢*ty •nd Dornel Histtry ¢•nlr•. Th hff•r h di6pl•y•d al Th• DorMt Hyalory C•ntrg. T#nglbl• Ilx•d *•••ts Cwr•nt Y• Land 4nd Bulldlngs FI￿u￿ & Offi¢• flt¢Ong5 •qulwn•rt Yot*l Al 1 Janu•ry 2024 645 4,027 4,672 At 31 O•c•mb•r 2024 4,027 4,672 O•precl•tlon At 1 Janu•ry 2024 4,027 4.672 At 31 D•¢•mbor 2024 4,027 4,672 Net book valu• At 31 December 2024 19 The Thomas Hardy S•xioty Notes to th• Accounts for the year •nd•d 31 Drtember 2024 Prlor Y L•nd and Fixtur•s & ffttin oinc• •qulwn• T¢knl 01 Jonvary 2023 4,027 4.872 01 2024 4.027 4.672 D•pr•cl*Tr 01 January 2023 645 4.027 4.872 01 U•nu￿ 2024 645 4.027 4,172 4,027 4.872 Nat l)ook v4u• 01 JIn￿ry 2024 01 JIn￿ry 2023 Stoch & W4rk In Progr• 2024 2023 Slo¢ki b•for• writ¢ dcry¥n¥ 3,2fy) 2024 2023 2024 2023 A¢tlvty Promob'ng Ihè IK• *Kt dThom8B Hardy 3,2C#J 1Q D•btoM 2024 2023 Trade debtors Pfopayments and ac¢rwl inc Other*Y¢bto 27 T42 20 The Thomas Hardy Soclety NotOS to th• Accounts for the y•ar onded 31 December 2024 176 11 Crndltors: amounts f•lllng du• wlthln om y•ar 2024 2023 Trade creditcrf8 Accruè15 2,137 2.918 3,496 2.925 4066 0.421 12 Lo•n• lo tru•ts•¥ Includ•d In d•btorn Tmre •re no l)gn• to Iw$l•M inc4LhlthJ in dobknl. 13 Guar•nt••• fflad• by th• Charlty on b•h•ll of lJu•t• No 9U¥r•n￿ haw bo•n m•d• ty thg ¢Mrity on b•hdfoftnMtsu. 14 Incom• •nd Exp•ndStttr• a¢¢ount •umm•ry 2023 At l January 2024 after l•x for th• y Al 31 D•cwnb•r 2021 18.383 18.1971 25,445 17,C621 12,118 18,383 15 Po•t b•lanc• •h••t •v•nts 16 No v•l•t•d party tr4nM¢tloM Ther• w•re no trnnBoc¥oM wth r•l•ted p•rbeJ In ywr. 17 P•rtlcul•rn of how partl¢uknrfvnd• •rn r•pffH•nt•d by a•8•ts and Il•bllltl•• At 31 O•¢•mbor 2024 Fun H•rit8geAssets Cwront Assets Current Liabll 10.752 {S.L￿) 11,362 15.0681 12.186 21 The Thomas Hardy Soci•ty Notes to the Accounts for the year end•d 31 D•cembor 2024 At 1 J*nwry 2024 Totsl Fun lundB Herttage As￿ts CurrentA55ets Currenl Ulblrt 5.900 18.904 16.4211 7.143 16.4211 11.761 722 17.061 18,383 18 Chang• In total fund• 0￿r th• y•ar •• •hown In Ilot• 17 . *n•ly••d by Indlvldual funds IAov•m•rfi Trnn•f•M Fynd• ¢*rrl•O lorn•rd to 202$ In 20 S•• Ilot• 11 8•• Not• af* vnr•st￿t•d Revartw Fu 16,5491 0,513 6.886 T*)t•l unrn•ldGt•d and dMlwiat•d hjn 8.549 6,513 6,586 End0￿7n•￿t funds... Endowm•nl Fixod Asset (Hardy Furbjl Endowment Revenu• FurK1 Iwrth Fund) 6,761 18.5131 800 0.513 Tot•1 ¢h•rlty fur¥l• 12.188 19 An￿￿1* of mov•m•nts In fund• ov•r th• y•*r •• shown In 140ts 18 Other IrKom• Exp•￿￿¥* G•ln• 14 Lo• ktr••m•nt In fundl 2914 X+24 Unr•strScted Rewiuè FuThls 140.219 16.5491 End0￿•M fvnd8.'. EIth•m￿t RewèNe Fund Furwj) 3S2 46,219 6.19 The Thomas Hardy Society Notès to th• Accounts lor the yèar end￿ 31 December 2024 20 D•t*iJs of tr#nsf•rs b•twwn fund• Th• tr4nslws not• i••bov• w•... 2024 T￿11T￿nI Unr•5trictsd Reb*nue Furth kn accordarth ¥thh fv accounting for capttal grants and fix¢LI a6$01 furKts'. Tollfrcffjl End￿￿ThI R•wnue FuryJB 6,513 18,5131 N•t 1rd￿f￿$ 21 Th• purpowa for whlch th• fund• •s UnrgilrS¢t•d Fu Tkn #re hehJ lor the wbng th8 obJ¢¢bves ol tho charlty, and to wovth res¢r4•s for fu¢ur• •cliwties. •Thl. sw w ¢hurty bgi$thiK*n, ar• fr•• from ￿ wtrlctic¥M on thth"f um. Endo￿￿￿1 fund•.'. Endowm•nl Re￿n￿l Iwinth P￿41 Fund) Th* luntt nprrtents th• r•strictod lur￿$ rewng to •ndthwrnnl lundB •rnir#J ￿ thg r•¥•￿ation oftr* e*ariV• 22 Ultlmal• ¢ontrolllng p•rty Tr• eh4nty li unthr th• contrd (4 *• rnwrthrn. Every Mom￿1 of tharity 1$ oblw to ¢ontritrArte 8LKh •nLyJni a• may b• requir•d not exc•eding £110 the •$iot5 of lh• t￿￿nY Sn the ewnt ol rts beir*J wouTrJ LV whikn ho or $h• Is a Thwnbor. or wrthin on• year after h• or She coaS•A to a rnember. 23 Tha Thomas Hardy Society O•tsll•d an•ly8is of in¢¢Jme and exp•ndllur• for th• y•ar •nded 31 Decemb•r 2024 as requlrnd by tho SORP Z015 Thls analysls Is ¢1•3ssMledby eonvention•l nomlnal d•scrlpdons ￿Tnot by aefvlty. 23 Donatl¢)ns. Grants and L•gacl•¥ Cun•nt CwY•nty**r ¢urrnht)••r Ctsrr•nt y••i PrfwY••r ￿n[•￿Ikt•￿ R•*trkt•d Endowm•nt Tot*1 F¥nd• Totsi Fun Fun Fund• 2024 2024 2023 M•mb•rnhlp •uh¢rfpllon• rton•¢lon• 282 282 442 Total DonatSon$, Grants and Lègaci Total Donations. Grants and L•g•cl A1 a12 2112 442 24 Incom• from ch•rltsbl• •¢llvlt6•9- Tr•dlng A¢tMtI•• Curr•nty••r y•w C¥vv•nt y•ir ¢uffMt >••r Cuff•nt ymr Llnmtvktsd R••tr*t•d endo￿￿￿1 T•i*l Fund¥ F￿rt• Fun Fur*d• X24 Pvl•r Y•*r Totsl lund• X24 2024 2023 Prlm•ry purpo•• •nd an¢lll*ry tradlng Sakn of 9o¢>J5 pi¢moiing the work8 of Thorn•$ H#rdy Leclure •nd ewenl r•cepts Confor•nc• f¢•$ and b¢k•t 1,083 1.083 1,509 3.548 8,939 14.470 14A70 Suhcriptpon• 20.289 19,512 Totsl Prlfflary pur￿• and •tsclll•ry tr¥dlng 39.381 39.388 29,960 26 Total In¢orn• from ¢h¥rtt•bl• icllvlth• Cw¥•M￿*T Curntymr Unrn•trl¢tsd R•8itht•d Endo*Tn•nt rothi Fund• Fund¥ Fun 2024 Pdor Y•ar Cun¥ntye•r Totsi 24 2024 a024 2023 Totsl in¢om• from ¢hari*able hding 39.388 29,960 T•l•l from ¢harltablo a¢tM 39J88 39.388 29,960 24 The Thomas Hardy Society D•talled analyJl* of in¢om• and oxp•ndttr• for th• yur end•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2024 a$ rnqulrod by th• SORP 2015 26 Invostm•nt incom• Cwv•nt y••1 y•w CuTh•nt y••r Uhr•Btr*t•d R•ll￿(•d End•wm•ht Totsl Fund* Fyn Funth PFlor YM Tol•l Fund 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 Bank Interg81 Rec8ivabl• 352 352 452 Tolal I￿￿¥tr￿•￿t Ineo 362 362 452 All the incTh in the prior ye•rwa5 unr•8trKted. Inv••tm•nt Sn¢om•- Pthr Y••r an•fy•l• Fund• T¢t•l Fund# Prbor Y••r 221 231 462 27 Support cNt• for ch•thabl• a¢lO¥lll•• C•Jrmnt yur Cuvr•nt >Y•r Cun•ot Cyrr•r+t Prf•iY•ir Unrn•lrfthd R••tfkt•d Toi•l PuThdB Totsl Fund• Fundi Fundi Cumt Ymr 2Q24 2024 2023 Volunto•r costs Travel and $ubsistence- volunteers 1,193 1.193 2,1 Prnmls•$ Exp•ns•s Rent payable under operating leases 4,250 4.280 Admlntstsxtfv• ov•rh••ds Postage Slationery and prlnts'n9 Information and publications Subs¢riplions to perm￿￿18 Websit• fees Advertising and marketing Liabilly and contents insurance Sundry expenses Bursary Eqyipment,rgpalrs.expenses and maintenan Eventbrile fees Prizes Charitable donab'ons Bank charge8 Bank charges- efroneous fee refLmd 477 S83 lo￿77 351 10.577 351 1.C85 I,obJ 420 300 730 360 478 478 309 25 The Thoma8 Hardy Society Dètailod analysis of incom• and •xp•ndltur• for th• year Wmled 31 tl•cemb•r 2024 as rnqulr•d by th• SORP 201S Pmf•sslon•l f•e$ paidto the Audtor OrIn￿pen￿ E¥•mlnerin •dthtion to audit andexamlnatlon fees As detailed in Note 28 3,825 3,825 6,601 Support costs b•for• rnalltxatlon 21,378 Totsl Support costs - Curr•nl Ymr 24,048 21.376 T￿ b•ih ol allxabon ol co•ls t￿t*￿ •¢tiv(ll8S N 4J•atrl>8d urthi accounlry p)kig1 AU the gxp•r*Jrtur• in th• prior ye•rw88 unrestrthd. Prof•$3lonal 1••3 pald to lh• Au(Otor or In*•nd•nt Examln•rln ad(*tlon to audltand•x•mlnatlon T￿ b8sYd of•llo¢•th?n t•ts••n aL*1vi￿• N desuthd under •t¢ouniww pok 28 Oth•r Exp•ndltur•. G0￿mInU c￿1¥ Pmlosslon•l f••J p•ld to th• Au(*lOrorln(tsp•nd•￿ E¥•mln•rln •ddtlon to au(It and •x•mln•don Cun•nt >•*r y••r Cwr•Thly•w Cyry•nt y4at prtor Y••r Toi•l Tol•l Fund• Fun Fund• a• Fund¥ 2024 ?oiJ F￿$ PaKI to th• •Mm1￿￿1 fimi 3.825 3,1126 $,661 Totsi •ddltlonal f••• In¢lud•d In •upport ¢o•t• *t Not• 27 3,•25 JA26 6,661 Al th• •xpgndKur• ￿ the prior ywr ￿re•ll￿11 29 Total Ch•rltsbh •xp•ndltur• Mni ￿•1 Cuft•rty••r CwTrDty•ar CuN•nt y•ar Prt4r Y••r Unr••lrf¢tsd Rmtthtsd Endo*ifi•rf Totsl Fundl Totsl Fur Fthi Fur Cuff•nt Y••r 2024 2024 2024 2023 Total 8UPPOrt costs 82d 24.048 21.376 Total ¢hafftable •xp•ndl￿l• 24.048 21.376 All the expenditur• in the pryjr y•arwas unrnstrided. The Thomas Hardy Soclety D•t*iled an•fyJis of Incom• and •XP•fbdltur• for th• •nded 31 DK•mb•r 2024 as rnqulr•d by th• SORP 2015 Pvknr Yur prtorY• prt+r Y￿r Ptlor Ymr Ufimtrl¢t•d Il••ivkt•d Total Fund¥ Funth FundB Fund• Prlor Yur 2023 2023 2123 2023 Total Support costs B2d 21.376 21,376 Totsl ch•rft*bh •xP•ndI￿r* 21.376 21,370 30 Exp•ndltur• on r*lslng lundB and ¢¢)•ts of In¥Mlm•n¢ m•Mg•m•nt Currnfit yur Cwr•ntywr Cyff•nt y••r Prt+r Y•ar Unr•Alrtct•d R••ttht•d Eodo¥w#•n¢ Totsi Tow Fynd• Fund• Fur*d# 24 Curr•nl Ymr 24 2024 202J Journal •xpenus Events - catering Evenl8- entertainment Costs of charity ghop sellin9 goods Events - leclure fees Event$- travel and mileage Events - venue hire Events- other 5.125 Ll,12S 4,220 1.762 4,084 892 3.610 2,409 173 11.223 1,7S2 287 850 892 3.510 2,409 173 767 42S Tot&1 fvndr•hlng ¢o•ts 22.171 22,171 16,040 l th¢ •xponditur• in th• prior ￿r w unrnstrthd. 27 Th• Thomas Hardy Soclety Activity •n•lyJis of In¢om• and exp•ftdllure for th• for the >*•r ended 31 IY•c•mb•r 2024 Th1$ anafysls ts cl•sssHlvdby a¢efvlty andnotby eonvenlionalnominal d*$cripllons. 31 An4tysls of incom• by actlvlty SOFA r•1 2024 2023 Act1¥￿Y In¢tyn• from ¢h•rttatA• a¢tMtI•A Promoiir¥J th¢ aTrJ works ofThcffiw Har 39.286 Summ•ry ol Tot•1 Incom•, lrtludlng lh• It•ms •bov• Charfiable 8¢tNth•8 Donations & Leg8￿$ Inv•strn8nl ift¢¢¥ne 29,960 442 4S2 A1 282 352 T4)tal In¢om• M *h¢p*n In th• SOFA 30,164 c•wi0rf￿ ofln¢om• Incom? frc¥n exchar4• tr•rvJ•cts"o 40,022 30,854 32 An•fyTl• ol ¢harltabl• •xp•ndltyrn by •ctl¥lty Acthilty Dlrnct co81• Support ¢o$ts Gr•nt fyndlng of •¢tlvltl•• 2024 Total 2024 2024 2024 2023 IA•mb•rthlp l• Adrnlnk8irAti¥e owrh•&JB 12.485 114•5 r•¢t ¢o¥ts Support 04ts Grnnl fuftdlng of Trt Toi*l 2024 2024 2024 2023 Loctur• *nd•vent f Administrnti￿ o¥efh&ads 735 28 The Thomas Hardy Soclèty AC￿¥￿ty analysis of Incom• and •Xp•Thdl￿rO for th• for the y￿r •nd•d 31 D•e•mber 2024 Olr•ct Support Grant ¢osts fi￿ding of •ctivltl•s 2024 Total 2024 2024 2024 2023 Contsren¢• fees •ndllck•t#*s Admini8tralive overh6ads 420 420 Dlrnct Support costs Gr•nt funding of aetlvitl•• 2024 Totsl 2024 2024 2024 2023 Administrati￿ ov•thead8 Pr¢l•ssl0￿l Iw6 1.875 3.825 1,076 3.82S 2.510 5.651 Tol•l Oth•r ch•rtl•bf• •ctlvl¢l•• 5.71KI 5,700 8,161 8umm•ry ol ¢I￿r￿all1• co•t• ty Ktmty DlY•¢t ¢o•ts Support costs Grant fundlng ol a¢llvltl•• 2024 Trf T(*•l 2024 2024 2024 2023 Tol•l M•m￿rI￿p f• Tot81 L•dur• 8fKI ¢¥*nt 1••8 Taial Conl•r•n¢• lees •nd l*k•t iafg1 Total Other charitabkn •¢tsvlt*s 12,485 12,485 735 420 5.7(Kl 420 5.71>) 8,181 Tot•[ ehaYlt•bl• •XPWKI¢w• 18,eOS 18.805 14.992 The bash of dI¢>Ca￿On Ol￿ts bets*en fj• d•Bcribed •cc4xmOTrJ F¢4id•B •*dMI ot Ihls •xwTrJrtLn by ￿ of$wr*Jty li? rwtml claBsth•Uonl is In not• 29 Th• Thom•s Hardy Soclety Acllvlty ana￿￿ of In¢omo •nd •XpendI￿re for the for th• onded 31 D•c•mber 2024 Analys18 of 8upF￿ and gov•manc• ¢￿ts ty ch•rft•lAg •th11195 Gov•rnanc• FIMn Hum•n Resourc￿ Overh•ad* Totsl Actlvlty Memternhip fe85 L•clure and e￿nI leqs Confor•ne• and licAet Safes Other ¢hant8ble 1.193 11.292 12,485 420 1.875 420 5.7CQ 3.825 1.193 13,587 18,605 33 Analy•l• of non ¢h*rltabl• •xp•ndltur• by acllvlty A¢thi FWI*￿19ln9￿edvIlI•8 Fub)*•l•lng Fundr•lilnp actjvltl *¢VvltJ 2024 2023 Olr•¢t lundrnhlny ¢0*• 22,171 16.540 Indlrnct fuThlrnlslTrJ ¢NI•:. Voluni••f COBts Pr•mliei •xp•wi 1,193 4,250 18,605 2,134 4,250 14.992 Total costs of Fundr•hlng xU¥lll•• 46,219 37.918 2024 2023 Tol•l ofFundr•hlng •¢M*• 46,219 37,916 Tot•1 r*on ¢h•rft•bl• •¥p•ndtw• 40.219 37.916 34 C•rrylng valu• olwork In pvogrnm an*ly•ed beiwwn •ctlvltl•• 2024 2023 Pr¢moting lh• lrfti w£￿8 dThomab Haroy 6.909