The Worshipful Company of Bowyers. Bowyers Charitable Trust Charlty Registratlon number 270702 Report of the Trustees Receipts and Payments Accounts and Statement of Assets and Liabilitles 31st December 2023
The Worshlpfvl Company of Bowyers. Bowyers Charitable Trust Registered Number 270702 R¢port of th• Trust••s forth• year •nd•d 31st D•carnber2023 Objactlves and AVleS The overall object of the charlty Is to rais8 funds from the members of the Bowyers, Company by way of donations. grft aid. legaues and grfts for the purFxise of donating furhjs lo charitable couses n 8cc(Yd8nce with the COmpanS clwritsble giving strategy. as approved by tho Trustees from Urne to time. The Twstees, current strategic focus is on donations that make a signrficanl positive dTfference of outcome in these four maln areas.. {al for the ben8fft of educatsonal opportunty, {bl for the constructivo benefit of disadvantaged pwn$. preferably young and London-conn8Cted 8nd ideally wth some archery element to Ihe bera¢ll0n. Ic) for thg benefit of the CompanS military affiliations. benevolence.. and (dl for the benèffl of the relev8nt ch8ritsble causes ol the Lord Maytr and ottlor City of London civic bodies. At the discretierf of the Trusteas, the charity may also donats funds to other seleded charitsblè causgs of some relevance lo thè 8owy8TS' Company vth8r¢ a S)can( posrtlve drflerence of outcome can be foreseen. A Special promsion Is agreed by the Trustee810 donate £1.000 in totsl over M8slerfg tWtsy8ar period of Maslership in ttle n8me of the Company lo a eh#ritsble c8u$e causes cl the Masterf8 ovm choosing. The Trust99s hav8 had due regard to the Charity Comml88lon's public tonefft guldan¢• en exerc1ng any poweryJ or dub.es to whlch the guidance ts relevant. Achl•v•m•nt• and P•rforni•nc• The Recelpts and Pawnènts 8¢cwnl for the general and pital fund for tho year ended 31st oocembor 2023 are shown crt pages 4 to 6 attached and the Statement of Assets and Liabilibes at 31st December 2023 is shown on page 7 a note on pag& 8. Flnlndal R•vl•w Th• capkal fund set up 1999 now stsnds at £116,407. The purpose of the capital fund Is to provide for the accumulation of capital. the income from vthith 1$ to b8 used for ch8fFt8bl8 donation purposes. The T91ft81 initsnbon was to build a fund of 8t least £100.000. The Iruslees agreed, In 2017. that lIe any surrdus ch8fhAbl8 income would continue to be reinvested in the eaptsl fund. there was no longer a specrfic requlrement lo grow the fund above the level of £100.OC#J and th8t the investment Income from the fund 8s from J8nuary 2017 could be used lo increase our chantable gimng. In 2022 the tNsteè$ agreed that net realSs8d gains for the prevv)us year could be used to incre8s& charitabS8 gmng. No Ir8nsler was made In 2023 from the Capital Fund lo the General Fund. The Trust8es a minded ftr the thre that consideration ¢oukl addltkjnally be given to making oxc8ptional éisbursements from some of the Ca81 In &xeé$s of the level of £100,000. athough suth consideralion is being given.
The Worshipful Company of Bowyers. Bowyers Charltable Trust Reglstered Number 270702 R•port of thè Trn•t••s for the yaar •nded 31st Decambor 2023 Struetyrn. Gov•rn•n¢o and Management The Charitable Trust ¢8 an unlneLYrtyyated associati govemad by a Trust Deed dated 16 July 1986. Th8 power of 8pw'nting Trus and of remowng Trustees so appDinted 15 vested in The Society of The mist of Bowyers of the Cty of London { The Company). There sh1 not be fewer than thre6 and not more than six Trusl8es of WIrn, Ihrna shall be tho porsons from time lo time hc4ding the office of Mastèr and Wardens of The Comp8ny and shall retsre on (aslng lo 8ny of suth offices. R•fernnc• and Admlnl¥tr•tl¥• d•tsll• Tho Truslees ofThe BO8 Charitable Trust ar8 th8 hdders of the office of M8stsr. Upper Warden and Renter Warden at any one Ilme. The currenl Trustees are:_ Magtsr Upper Warden Renter Wardon Mr Nyel H8llpem Ajdornan &r Dav Wcotton Mark Elliott IJM Mlgel Hellpèm - Mtstèr Slgned Sign&J Ald•rma Slr Davld Wootton . Upyr Warden Elllott- Renter Warden Spring Cotl8ge 31 HMJh Strget SLrtton Veny Warminster BA127AW Dat8 20th March 2024
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Th8 Worshipful Company of Bowyers. Bowyers Charllable Trust Charlty Number 270702 I report to the twstees on my 8XBminabon of the accounts of I above charity llhe Trusf} for the year ended 31st D8ceffthr 2023 . 89 set out ¢Jn pages 4 -8. Rèsponsibilitl¢• •nd basss of report As the charity trustees of the Trusl,you are reswnsible for the preparakn'on of th8 8c¢ounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Ac 2011 (' the Ad, l. I report in respect ol my examinatson of the Trust's accounts carried out under strction 145 of th8 2011 Act and in carrng out my 8X8min8tion I have folk)vd all the applicatle Direc"ons given by the Charty Comm15sion urKler seCn 14515 Ilbl of Act. Indèp•nd•nt •xmln•V8 St•tsment l aave completed my examlnalon. I confim that no m8teri81 matters have o)me to my attenuon In connectlon wth tha examination grving me causè to believe that in any material res¢1 .' 1. accountlng r8cord8 not kept in attorOanc• secli¢)n 130 of the Act or 2. th6 8(xounts do not accord WTth the aoxunbng Tecor(Is. I have no cnncems and have come across no other matters in conn8Ctk*n wth the examinab'on to vhieh attentlon should be dra in this Trport In order lo en8bl8 8 pfDPW und8r8tanding of th8 aGGounts lo be reached. Slgnod Nam•: Quallllc•tlon: Addrèss.. Denlse 881th A.C.A. 15 Towcesler Rd Old Stratfor¢l Mition Keynes MK19 6AN Dat•: 24th Sept8mbar 2024
The Worshipful Company of Bowyers. Bowyers Charitable Trust Recelpts and Paymenls Account (General Fund) Year ended 31st D•cember 2023 2023 2022 Recelpts Donattons to Fund Personal Bowyers Company Freemen Legacy Charty Banquet proceeds Deposrt aceount interest Income tax repoyThent 23,853 23.621 100 1.450 1,000 11.455 43 5.903 1,350 13,260 446 5.890 44.899 43,572 P•ym•nts Donatio1$86 list attachèd on page 61 Charfty Banqu•l eosts 8Ènk Charg8S Indepand¢nt Examlnels FO 32.650 12,440 62 600 35,365 10.944 45,752 46,373 O•ficlt ft)r lh• y•ar 1853) 12.801) Transfer from Capilal FuTrJ 8,900 Ban¢• broughl foThvard 41.030 34,931 Balance cÈrrl•d forward 40.177
The Worshlpful Company of Bowyers. Bowyers Charitable Trust Receipts and Payments Account (Capltal Fund) Year ended 31st December 2023 2023 2022 RKeipts Incom• Banks Inveslments Proportion of Company Surplus 18 2.161 Tolal R•c•lpts 2,816 Exp•ndttur• Investment management ch8rg88 1.2 1,193 3urplu• 1.623 Galn on currency G¥ln on dl¥pos•l of Inve•tmMts 325 341 4,909 6.536 Tr•nsf•r to G•nernl Fund 18,9)0) 341 12.364) B•lan¢• brought fonv•rd 116.066 118.430 8•I•m ¢•nl•d fonvard 116.066
The Worshlpful Company of Bowyers. Bowyers Charitable Trust Donations Year onded 31st DeCeMr 2023 2023 2022 338 Squadron RAFAC Brenfvlood Sea Cadets Brllish Blind Sports Archery Central Foundaknon Girts. S¢hty)I City Special Event l$llnglon F¢)od Bank Kings College, London Livery Food Inilialiv• Lord Mayorfs Appeal Mer¢k4n Regl. 88nevolont Fund Sherrfffs, & Recordefs. Fund Sick Children's Trust Suited & Booted Centre The Lord Mayo¢sABF Big Curry Lunch Treloar Trust United Guilds SeThicè West London Mi88w)n 2,500 500 2,000 1,500 200 2,SOO 4,000 2,750 1,500 190 8,000 2,500 1,500 6,000 250 3,000 3,¢)00 1,000 2,000 175 1,SOO 35,385 8,000 250 2,000 3,000 1,000 200 32.6S0
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