REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: Oi)931434 IEngl•nd and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 2S5901 and 30 mit L•Jhfy¥ater Acccwjntanls Limited 2 Quarry Bank Lhjhtsvaler Surrey GU185PE Folk Cam Contents of for Ihe Peri Financk81 S ments tember 2023 to 30 Se Report ofthe TIl￿ee9 1 to 4 Independent Ex8mlr*s Rep)rt Statement of Financial ActNil statement of Financk81 P08rt*)n Notes lo FlnancL41 Stat8mnts 9 to 14 Detslled St8lem8nl of Flnan¢ial A£tpiit 1S to 16 F Ikcam Soc mited rt of the T lees for the Period I mber 2 30 ter 20 The trustees who are akn dir￿tOrS of the charity f(* the purwses ￿ the Companie5 Act 2006, present their report wilh the financi4 stste￿￿nts of the chanty for the period 1 September 2023 to 30 September 2024. The tTUStees have adopted the provisKJn8 of knounting and Rewrting by Charities.. Slatenwt of Recommended Praclice aFWic8ble to charities preparing their ￿UnIS in aC￿danCe with the Financial Repofb'ng Stsndard epplicabie in the UK and Repu￿1¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffeclive 1 January 20191. The trustees have wth their duty sedKJn 4 01 the 20C6 Charilbe8 A(# to have due regard to guidarKg publthed ty the Chanty CommwK)n. OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTIE8 Objectlvos and aim• The object of the Socknty i8 to pffjsthve for Ihe benefit of the English folk dar￿S and songs and other folk mus￿, dance and song (including wrying gam881. to make them known and lo encourage the practice of them in their tradition81 fomts. Slgnlfi¢•nt odlvltl The onty significant activtty of the Scoety18 to organi80 Fo* Camps thr￿ghout the year based objectives 8fKI awns. Volunleern All Trustees and camp staff are volunte￿$ and I4￿￿e no ￿￿n•la￿ for thoir activRl8s on ￿hall of the Scciety. How our adlvltlos d•llv•r publlc benefit All our charitable &tivltTh focus on promling Folk C8mps and are undertaken to further our chaTltable purpose for th8 wblic benefit. Memws attending Folk Camp5 have opportunf(ies to leam. improve and Share Ih8ir knthYkd90 and 8kill$ in folk rn￿￿. dance and song. both wr¢hin and subsequently OU￿.de of Folk Camps with the ￿￿￿91 pu￿1C. ACHIEVEhlENT AND PERFORMNCE Charltable activitles The So• PTovides 8 suffiaont number ol F(￿k Camps lo npet current demand and 18 worklng lo increa88 Ihe number of campers in order to lurthw ils 8bms and objectives. The Society strives to 8ncourage and train new volurrteer 818ff in ordw to secure its actlvitiès In the fvlure. E&h year a numter of vdunteer staff undergo extemal Irainirtg funded by the Sc¢iety. The Sc¢lety also trains new staff intemalty. vo Ihe staff apprentK* rwwirr*. Intsrnal and extemal fa¢tor3 Inlgrnal factors - The Truslees recognise Ihat ts 8ue¢e8s of all camps 15 depend￿tt ￿ its Choir￿ of venues and facilities. rt5 effi¢r4ncy in dealing with rts n￿rnb￿s and the •biltty of its O4vn voluntary staff. Extemal factors - Camps are dependent on the g(M)￿lI1 of all Ih05e who provido facOllli8s for the Soc*tl8 vse. and on conditions prevailing I￿lty aThJ no￿nalty 8t the kn'm& of camp8. Page 1 Fol Soc Limited Re ortof he Trustee5 for th Period 1 Se tembeT 2 to30 emtH 20 AcHIEVEmETr￿ AND PERFORMANCE Post Covld The Trustees ￿re able to run ¢￿￿pS for the third season fOlk￿Ing ces5alion during the pandem￿. Cornpared to 2023. weekend camw nymbets y￿re dthvn, but the $umThr number of campers increased sllghtty. We were atAe to wn 4 weeks of summer camps. In vithv of the depleted re5erve$, the Trustees have continuetl to tsk& adions to reduce o¥efh&ad wsl$. FINANCIAL REVIEW Chang• of End Date of Flnanclal Year The financial year is extèrNJed by ￿e mnth lfrrmm 31 August lo 30 Sept 20241 to 8implty administrath)n. These ￿)Unts are a 1&mnth pericKI. However. few trans*t￿nS lake • in September, so the compa[￿nS wtth th8 previc4Js year are generalty valwj. Prlnclpal fundlng soure The main source of income ofthe S(￿ty18 from rts ￿tr￿lty oforganrsing Folk Camp$. Inv••tm•nt polScy and oble¢tlv•8 The Society's reserves are invested lo providè incC￿E arKI av(yd long-tem) depreciation of capital in ordef lo provide a contingency against unplann&J and unexpected costs. We expect $hort temi vol8tlllty in som8 of the investrnents, but long tem stability, h8ve ￿lIneSsed Ihat over the ksl few yèar8. Réserv￿ pollcy A8 a charrtabb company, thè Scthty alms lo ¢o¥er its wknlni$trative cost8 and paY￿￿nIS maintslnin9 an even lev81 of resaves al a ￿Ve1 lo re8sonabty fores￿b￿ ¢onb'ngencie5 in the long term. Should an exce$8 surplus awue. the coundl of mwyagement may using tho axces$ to invest lo further rr￿et the obieclwes of the sccw. FUTURE PLANS The Trustees intend to reverse the bng temi decline in camp8rs through Improved markellrrfJ to further the obJ'eclNe$ of Folk Camps within the limit of its financi81 restraints. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKr Goveming documènt The charty Ss controlw by its governing docurrth, the nwmorandum and art￿leS of assoclation, and constitutes a limited coffoany, limrted by guarantee. as definecl by the Companies Act 2006. Ro¢rultm•nt and appobntment of new trust• Trustees 8re elected by the Goveming Membership from Iheir cr•m number. Org•nisatlonal strudure Folk Camps Society Limited is a charitab￿ Company and as such its TnJst8es are DirectQf5 of the Company. A Chairman and a Company Secretary are appointed by the Trustees from anKsng5t their own number. Page 2 Folk Cam Sori ort of thè Trustaes f r the Period 1 Se tember 20 30 mber 024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNAIKE AND MANAGEMENT Induction and tralning ol new truste New Trustees are supplied with the infom)ation producaj by the Charity CommlssDn r81ating to TnJ8t8e ReSp￿SIbil￿"e$. Wider ngtworf( Fglk Camps Society Limited does not haNY a w￿or nots¥th of branch8S. Related partlos Folk Camps Society Llmited thos not have any related partles. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Regi$tsr•d Company number 00931434 (England and Wales) RggiSt•rnd Ch•Ylty numb•r 255901 R8gl¥t•r•d offlc• 2 Quarry Bank L vJhtwgtar Surrey GU185PE Trustsgs P So11 A Keen ImsJgnod 25.11.231 Ms C Mycock Ms E H Coopor O E Rob*rts Ms A Colrnon (Mlgned 25.11231 M$ S Savage B J Pollard Ms H Hill (appolntod 22.1.24} MS J Hopwr lappointsd 22.1.241 8 Stokgs lappoint8d 25.11.23. reshJnod 28.9.241 Ms J Wheol•r lapFointgd 28.09.24} Indepnd•nt Examin•r Kalharin8 Sarah Har Lighfvlater A¢countants Llmited 2 Quary Bank LIgh￿ater Surey GU185PE Pa￿3 Fdk Cam Llmited Re rtoftheTT f T the Period 1 lees leM￿r 2023 to eM￿r This report has been prepared in accudance with the srrtal pro¥￿IDn$ of Part 15 of the Conynies Act 2006 relating to smau compan￿. Appr¢)ved ty OTtJer of the board of trustees on .. ....... . and s￿ned on Its behaff P Self- Trustee Page 4 Inde endenl Examinerfs Re Folk Cam s Socie Limrted rttolhe Independent èxamln•f8 rei>ort to the trustees of Folk CArnP Soclety Limited IYl* Compan￿> I report to the ch8rity Iwslees on ry exarThn8t¥)n of acc￿1￿ of the Company fcf the period I September 2023 to 30 Seplemèer 2￿4. Responsibiliti05 and tsasl8 of rgport As the challtys trustees of the Company land also rts the purpjses of c¢Jnpany I￿} you are reswnsible for the preparat￿ of the accwnts in acc￿181￿ wth the requir8nEnts of the Companie8 Act 2006 Ilhe 2006 kt.). Having 88lisfies8es in funds Unrestrlcted fund• Accumulated Fund 131,342 1131.718) {3,3851 13,739) TOTAL FUNOS 3,7391 Page 13 continued... kcam Llmited Notes lo the Financi for Period 1 terrEnts- ntinL mter 2023 to 30 Se emtw 20 12. RELATED PARTY DISCLQSURES There were no relale(I paity transactions for the perNJJ wvjed 30 September 2024. Page 14 Folk Cam s Sc¢ie iled Stslernent of Financial Activrties he Peri(xl 1 Se emtrEr 202 030 2024 Period Ended Year Ended 30.9.24 31.8.23 INCOME AND ENDOWPIEP￿S Donation8 andlggacles DonalK)ns Subscriptiong 24 292 330 330 316 othor tradlng a¢Ovltl•• Other incom8 Merchandise sa188 117 542 329 53 859 382 Inv•stment Incom• Deposit a¢counl interest Inves1￿nI Account Incon 1,130 4,497 3,646 Charltsblo aGtlvltl•• Camp8 In Unrted lthngdom Total Inc¢mlng resour¢ 133.786 131,342 EXPENDITURE Othor tradlng •¢tlvltle• Purchase5 Char5t¥bl• actlvltle• Camp expenses Insuronce EquIpTh￿nt maintenance Printing, postsge ond statK)nery Website costs Carried forward 78,848 2,073 1.673 600 285 83.479 80,262 1,187 H8 85,532 This page does notf(Km part ofthe statutory finanual statemen15 Page 15 ie Lim Detailed Statement of F. rthePe ial Activitvs 202 to3 2024 Pericd Year ErKlod 30.9.24 31.8.23 Charitabl& actlvltl Brought forward AdminislratK)n fees- officé Contr*or fees 83,479 6,073 85,532 1,402 128,058 125,772 Support Go8ts Managem•nt Travel aNJ meetings 5.132 3,487 oth•r Plant and m￿hinery de￿7 1,761 1,956 Goyornart￿ co•ts Ac￿ntanCY and legal fees soo 500 T*)tsl r88ources expend•J 133459 131716 Nèt Inc¢mo11oxp•ndltur•) 327 This page does not fom pwl ofthe statutory f￿a￿cHI statements Pag8 16