2022-03-31-accounts - Friends Of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

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	Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve	Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve	Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve	269535		CC16a
	Receipts and payments accounts
	For the period from	01-Apr-21	To	31-M	ar-22

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 40,661 27,638 8,125 2,036 1,000 615 1,205 -	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 1,070 - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - -		Total funds to the nearest £ 41,731 27,638 8,125 2,036 1,000 615 1,205 -	Last year to the nearest £
Donations & Legacies	40,661	1,070	-		41,731	99,232
Membership Subscriptions	27,638	-	-		27,638	24,774
Trading Receipts	8,125	-	-		8,125	469
Events	2,036	-	-		2,036	-
Rental Income	1,000	-	-		1,000	1,000
Sundry Income	615	-	-		615	1,457
Interest Received	1,205	-	-		1,205	1,804
	-	-	-		-	-
Sub total(Gross income for A	R) 81,280	1,070	-		82,350	128,736
	- -	- -	- -		- -
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-	-	-		-
	-	-	-		-	-
Sub total	-	-	-		-	-
Total receipt A3 Payments
	s 81,280	1,070	-		82,350	128,736
	12,848 - 51,000 1,207 6,780 255 2,404 2,060 1,260 334	- 6,070 - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - -		12,848 6,070 51,000 1,207 6,780 255 2,404 2,060 1,260 334
Reserve Projects	12,848	-	-		12,848	11,590
Discovery Centre Project	-	6,070	-		6,070	106,194
Salary Contribution	51,000	-	-		51,000	31,000
Promotional Expenses	1,207	-	-		1,207	-
Cost of Traded Goods	6,780	-	-		6,780	-
Cost of Events	255	-	-		255	-
Newsletter Costs	2,404	-	-		2,404	2,218
Insurances	2,060	-	-		2,060	1,946
Legal & Professional	1,260	-	-		1,260	1,260
Sundry Expenses	334	-	-		334	343
Sub total	78,148	6,070	-		84,218	154,551
	- -	- -	- -		- -
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 en
	78,148	6,070	-		84,218	154,551

	) 3,132	- 5,000	-		- 1,868	- 25,815
	-	-	-		-	-
	207,726	5,000	-		212,726	238,541
	d 210,858	-	-		210,858	212,726

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 22,389 231 188,238	Restricted funds to nearest £ - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
22,389	-	-
231	-	-
188,238		-
210,858	-	-
OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 2,388 252 - - - - 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) 1,100 - - - - ell an	OK
		Endowment funds to nearest £
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		Current value (optional)
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		Current value (optional)
		750,000
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		When due (optional)
		< 1 year





		Date of approval
Michael John Russ	ell	04/11/2022
Clifford Hugh De	an	04/11/2022

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
From	01	04	2021	To	31	03	2022

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	School House
	Coastguard Lane
	Fairlight, East Sussex
	Postcode	TN35 4AB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Mr C H Dean	Chairman
Mr A J L Barnes	Vice Chairman
Mr J Baker	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 E Trowell
Mrs L M Wren
Mr J Tomlinson		20/09/21 to 31/03/22

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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 (eg. trust deed, constitution) 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

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Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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.

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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:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Following the lifting of most Covid-19 related restrictions the new Summary of the main Discovery Centre on the reserve finally opened to the public in May 2021. achievements of the charity during the year In terms of visitor numbers and revenues generated the Centre has exceeded expectations, and has led to an increase in Friends membership to above pre-pandemic levels. Additionally, the Friends have been able to resume trading in branded goods through the Discovery Centre and other local outlets. The Discovery Centre now provides a home for the Friends’ indoor activities, including a new programme of monthly Friends Days, and serves as a base for a programme of outdoor guided walks. The Friends made a contribution of £31,000 towards the salaries of nature reserve staff in line with previous years, and an additional one-off contribution of £20,000 towards a fill-in post for a member of administrative staff who has moved into an educational role. Additionally The Friends contributed £12,848 towards various projects around the reserve during the year, including £6,000 towards fencing for the protection of nesting birds.

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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: £25,000 (b) As a provision for future unknown and unspecified capital projects around Rye Harbour Nature Reserve: £75,000 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

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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 4 November 2022

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of

Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

For the Accounts Year Ended 31 March 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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:

(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those records.

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: 10 November 2022

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