CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Iyr co￿&4￿￿11T
On accounts for the year
ended
314k knAAcH 2c)2
Charlty no
(if any)
271 Lk27
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {"the Trust") for the year ended
Rèsponslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act"}.
I report in respect of my examination of the Twst's accounts ¢arried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515}Ibl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confim) that no material matters have
come to my attention
') in connection with
the examination whith gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with se¢tion 130 of
the Act or
the ac￿untS do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delète the words in the bftckets rf they do not apply.
Signed:
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Name:
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Relovant professional
qualification(s} or body
(If any):
FkfjAAT. Pil (4
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October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only cnmplete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32.
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glve here brief detsils of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018

40, Mendip Drive
FROME
Somerset
BA112HU
14th August, 2024
Dear Sirs,
Trowbrid e Guild of Communi
Service
Inde
endent Examination of Accounts
Year Ended 3113124
Istered Chari
Number: 271427
Re
I have completed my examination of the above accounts and I do not wish to bring
any points to the attention of the Trustees.
l attached the Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts as suggested by the
Charity Commission.
My fee for this service is £100 (one hundred pounds) and will be pleased to receive
this sum in due course. My fee will remain the same for the accounts ending 3113125
if you wish me to remain as Examiner.
Yours faithfully.
John Horsey FMAAT. PIIA.
Trowbridge Guild of Community Service,
64. Green Lane.
TROWBRIDGE
Wiltshire
BA14 7DF

of Communi
merbtsAccount
see
Donaiions
Wright Fund
BlairCh¥ity
Mi5C
Trowbrid8etown trust
Collection boxes
StJame5Trust
*ote
4.000.00
soo.oo
85.00
i.000.00
o.io
5,585.00
o.io
Grants
Trowbrid8eTownTrust
BusServicEOperator5Grant
Interest
LloydsCB090 refund & interest
Sthon Buildingsoc CharltyTr&k
1,083.94
1,083.94
2,532.44
2.532.44
Sde ofMinib¥sWXISAYE
Relund from Knees
Llrtk-hlrlnKfee5
Mlnlbus- hiringfee5
Relund from Gallo8hers
e otL4ptop
17,000.00
17,000.00
1,754.20
120.00
4,846.11
757.08
120.00
120.00
7,477.39
769.63
75.00
769.63
75.00
14,146.33
Total Recelpts
20,497.17
MlnlbuslJpÈratinB Co5t5
Driverssalaries & sundries
Covid- 8loves, masks, gell
Vehicleservicin& repairs& MOT
Fuel for vehitles
Motor Insurance
Administrators salary
4,241.23
2,913.73
899.65
2,111.08
2,811.20
1,589.11
1.363.55
12,976.89
2.952.66
Admlnlstr*tl¢m Co$15
Royal Mail post rfrdirection
OfficeEquip purchase/l¢ws
P05tages. Stationeryetc
Office Rent
Telephone
Office Insurance
385.20
36.55
70.18
2,358.DO
280.80
344.48
348.90
114.30
3.475.21
463.20
Genera Cost$
5affton char8È5
S Brockenbury Laptoplphone
Subscriptions
Sundries
MedicallDBS/Bluebadge5nrainiThE
Firesafety
Auditor5fe
33.90
496.35
25.00
112.00
211.00
52.80
loo.00
25.DO
1.031.05
loo.00
125.00
17.483.15
Tota P4ymeDIs
3.540.86
3.336.81
Exc¢¥ Incoffle IProfltlloryeir
16.956.31

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rvice
GCS - Minibu
1st March 2
24
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onriliations
LloydsTSB-CurrentA¢tount
Opening balancepw statement- 1st April 2023
Add- Bank Recaptsforyear- Miaibu5Account
5,187.93
17,974.90
23.162.83
20 540 sfi
2,621.97
Less- Bank Paymentsfor year- Minibus Account
Closingbalanct per 5tatement-31st M¥¢h 2024
Pèttycash Account
Opening balance- 1st April 2023
Add- R&eiptsforyear
10.17
o.io
10.27
10.27
Less- Paymentsforyear
Closlngbalonce -31st M¥¢h 2024
ntof
In
nt5
Opening balancesat 1st April 2023
LloydsTSB Bank- MinibusAccount
Pettycash kcount
Saffron Bld Soc CharltyTracker
5,187.93
10.17
45.366.39
50.564.49
16,956,31
67,520.80
Add-profitfDryear
ClosSngbalaftce5al 31st Mwch 2024
presèwrted by:.
LloydsTS8 8ank- Minibus CUrr￿t Account
PettyCa5h Account
Saffron Bld Soc Charity Trackerkct 65140711
2,621.97
64,898.83
@ 05101124
67,520.80

TROWBRIDGE GUILD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
Chairman's Re
ort - 202312024
This AGM is the 50th
meeting of the Guild. This report. for the yèar 1st April 2023 to 31" March 2024, will
also constitute the Charity Commission report. The 4V AGM was held on 9th October 2023.
First the minibuses. In my last report I had to describe the saga with Mercedes Benz in trying to get a
new ECU for bu5 1. That saga finally ended in November 2023, over 12 months after the vandalism
occurred. Nothing more was heard from the poli￿, but our Insuran￿ did cover the cost of the repairs.
This left the way open to sell the minibus. In November we agreed the price of £17000 with M4 Van &
Minibus Sales in Swindon. This money was duly invested and the interest was used to make donations
to worthwhile Charities in the future.
As far as the minibus 2 is concemed, it is still under the nominal rental scheme viith the Trowbridge Link,
as it has been for the last two years. This means that there is one year Feft to run as from October 2024,
and we need to know from the Link by June 1st 2025, exactly vthal they want to do with the bus, the
options being to retum it to the Guild on the required date, or to continue using it at an agreed hire rate
and period.
On to staff changes, we have lost Robert Greerlwood who resigned in 2023, and would take this
opportunity of thanking him for his ServI￿S over the last seven or so years. His place on the commrttee
has been taken by John Hurel, who joined us at the Gommrttee meeting on 10th June this year. Some of
you may recognize his name because he was one of the bus drivers until we decided to sell them, so he
knows the Guild quite well.
At this point I would like to thank all members of the Guild's Executive Committee for pl￿ing in all their
hard work over the last year.
Finally last year the Guihj was abFe to make donations totalling £5500. This amount went to Studley Day
Centre, Honey Pots, Maple Grove, Mondaylwednesday Club, PHAB, Group 5, Trowbridge Lions, Upper
Studley Baptist Church. and the Trowbridge Hub. Donations for this year have still to be decided, but will
be along a similar vein.
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TROWBRIDGE GUILD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
TREASURER'S REPORT- 202312024
MINIBUS ACCOUNT
The Link continues to rent bus 2 for £120.00 per year but we need to know what their intentions
are in the next year.
We made a profit of £16956.31 for the year to 3110312024. due to the sale of the minibus. We
have a healthy bank balance of £67520.80.
WRIGHT FUND
Mrs Wright's trust remains invested and donations to local charities will be made from the interest
earned.
Our accounts for the year have been checked and verIf￿d by an indepeThJent examiner, but we
need his formal confimiation bef¢Jre submission to the Charity Commission.
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