OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2021-03-31-accounts

Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
269535
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period from
01-Apr-20
To
31-M		 Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve 269535 CC16a
For the period from 01-Apr-20 To 31-M ar-21
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
A1 Receipts
Donations & Legacies
95,538
Membership Subscriptions
24,774
Trading Receipts
469
Events
-
Rental Income
1,000
Sundry Income
1,457
Interest Received
1,804
-		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest
£
3,694
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest
£
99,232
24,774
469
-
1,000
1,457
1,804
-		 Last year
to the nearest
£
Donations & Legacies 95,538 3,694 - 99,232 68,174
Membership Subscriptions 24,774 - - 24,774 25,693
Trading Receipts 469 - - 469 18,657
Events - - - - 991
Rental Income 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000
Sundry Income 1,457 - - 1,457 551
Interest Received 1,804 - - 1,804 4,787
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 125,042 3,694 - 128,736 119,853
-
-		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total
-		 - - - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
125,042 3,694 - 128,736 119,853
11,590
100,000
31,000
-
-
-
2,218
1,946
1,260
343		 -
6,194
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 11,590
106,194
31,000
-
-
-
2,218
1,946
1,260
343
Reserve Projects 11,590 - - 11,590 4,750
Discovery Centre Project 100,000 6,194 - 106,194 316,974
Warden Salary Contribution 31,000 - - 31,000 31,000
Warden Accomodation Contribution - - - - 2,750
Cost of Traded Goods - - - - 6,474
Cost of Events - - - - 711
Newsletter Costs 2,218 - - 2,218 2,414
Insurances 1,946 - - 1,946 -
Legal & Professional 1,260 - - 1,260 3,026
Sundry Expenses 343 - - 343 1,178
Sub total 148,357 6,194 - 154,551 369,277

-
-		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-
A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total
-		 - - - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
**Cash funds this year end **
148,357 6,194 - 154,551 369,277
-
23,315		 -
2,500		 - -
25,815		 -
249,424
-
-
- - -
231,041 7,500 - 238,541 487,965
207,726 5,000 - 212,726 238,541

Page 1

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details
B1 Cash funds
Bank Current Account
Paypal & Cash
Deposit Accounts
Total cash funds
Details
B2 Other monetary assets
Trading Stock
Prepayments
Details
B3 Investment assets
Details
Details
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Freehold Property
B5 Liabilities
Accruals
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
19,464
525
187,737		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
5,000
-		 funds
to nearest £
Endowment
19,464 5,000 -
525 - -
187,737 -
207,726 5,000 -
OK
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
4,555
327
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Unrestricted
Fund to which
liability relates
Unrestricted
Print Name		 OK
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Amount due
(optional)
1,090
-
-
-
-
ell
an		 OK
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
500,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
< 1 year
Date of
approval
Michael John Russ ell 24/01/2022
Clifford Hugh De an 24/01/2022

Page 2

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date Period end date
From 01 04 2020 To 31 03 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 269535

Charity's principal address School House, Coastguard Lane School House, Coastguard Lane
Fairlight
East Sussex
Postcode TN35 4AB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)
Mr C H Dean Chairman
Mr A J L Barnes Vice Chairman
Mr J E Trowell Secretary
Mr M J Russell Treasurer
Mr J Willsher
Mr P F Bonham
Ms S Morgan
Mrs C Emmitt
Mr P E Jones
Mr J Baker
Mrs L M Wren 20/8/2020 to 31/3/2021

March 2012

TAR

Page 3

15 16 17 18 19 20

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust Deed, referred to as a constitution Type of governing document

Unincorporated association How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing Board of Trustees, appointments ratified and Trustee selection methods reappointments confirmed by The Charity’s members at the Annual (eg. appointed by, elected by) General Meeting

March 2012

TAR

Page 4

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C

Section C Objectives and activities The objects of The Charity shall be to further the charitable purposes of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, including assisting the management of The Summary of the objects of the Reserve through voluntary work and contributions, fundraising by way of charity set out in its governing subscription and activities, organising local publicity for The Reserve, document recruiting members to support The Reserve, co-operating with relevant local bodies and authorities and taking any other measures considered to be in the interests of The Reserve.

March 2012

TAR

Page 5

The activities organised by the Charity and the facilities introduced or improved as a result of financial or other assistance provided by the Charity enhance the public’s appreciation and enjoyment of the nature reserve in particular and wildlife and wild places in general.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit

In line with the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, The Charity regularly reviews its objectives and achievements in order to ensure that the guidelines are complied with.

in relation to these objects (include within this section the

statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

March 2012

TAR

Page 6

Section D Achievements and performance

Construction work on the new Rye Harbour Discovery Centre, which Summary of the main began in March 2019, continued throughout the year and the building achievements of the charity was essentially complete by the year-end. However ongoing Covid-19 during the year related restrictions prevented its opening to the public until May 2021. Previously-unforeseen expenditure on a new services trench increased the project cost significantly during the year and in the light of this The Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve made a further contribution towards the project of £100,000 during the year. Whilst the Discovery Centre is a Sussex Wildlife Trust project in the first instance, the Friends have been major donors and remain closely involved in the development and the future operation of the Centre. The Friends made a contribution of £31,000 towards the salaries of nature reserve staff in line with previous years, and contributed a further £11,590 to fund the replacement of one of the Reserve’s vehicles. Due to Covid-19 lockdown measures and other related restrictions, no visitor facilities were provided on the Reserve during the year. As a result The Friends were in receipt of no income from retail activities during the year. This has however had no material effect on the Charity’s income, its cash reserves or its ability to continue to fulfil its objectives.

March 2012

TAR

Page 7

Section E

Financial review

The charity will endeavour to maintain reserves for the following Brief statement of the charity’s purposes and in the following sums: policy on reserves (a) As a provision against falling regular income an amount equating to six months’ regular outgoings, currently assessed at: £20,000 (b) As a provision for future unknown and unspecified capital projects around Rye Harbour Nature Reserve: £80,000 and in addition to this: (c) Any amounts of restricted income currently not expended on its specified purpose. (d) In terms of expenditure, the charity will always endeavour to ensure that its regular outgoings are restricted to an amount covered by regular income. Nature Reserve projects will be funded from reserves from time to time as approved by the trustees on a case-by-case basis. Details of any funds materially in None deficit

March 2012

TAR

Page 8

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F

Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Michael John Russell Full name(s)[Clifford Hugh Dean ] Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman Treasurer etc)

Date 24 January 2022

March 2012

TAR

Page 9

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of

Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

For the Accounts Year Ended 31 March 2021

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011(‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trustee’s accounts (which comprise the receipts and payments accounts and statement of assets and liabilities) carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

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

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

S.R. Sampson BFP FCA FCIE DChA

For and on behalf of Ashdown Hurrey Auditors Limited

20 Havelock Road

Hastings

East Sussex TN34 1BP

Date: 26 January 2022

Page 10