CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Rotary Club of Banbury Trust Account On accounts for the year ended 30 June 2024 Charity no (if any) 274108 Set out on pages 1-10 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3010612024. Respon$lbiliti88 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 {Ihe Acr). I report in respeGI of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried 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 145(5){bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below "l in connection wilh the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were nol kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 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 a proper understanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Independent examlner's ststement Slgned: Dale: XIO812L>14 Name: Magda Reitmajer Relevant professlonal quallflcation{s) or body (if any): hcHA, C6MA Address: Westminster Group plc Westminster House, Blacklocks Hill Banbury, OX17 2BS IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of conrn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounls- directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any Items Ihat the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018
Trustees, Annual Report for the period ', Period start dale j Period end dale From oi July j 2023 To 30 .Jur 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty namg The Rotary Club of Banbury Trust Fund Other names charity Is known by Reglstered charity number lif any) 274108 Charity's prfnclpal address Freemasons Hall Martborough Road Banbury Postcode OX16 5DB Nam•s of the charity trustees who manage the charlty Trustsé namè Office Ilf any) Dates act•d If not for whole y•ar Name of person lor body) entitled to appolnt trustle If an John Groves President President Elect Secretary Secretary Treasurer Charles Hughes Roger Worrall David Sullivan Nigel Randall 1 Ju123-310ct23 1Nov23-30Jun24 Names and addresses of advlsors (Optional infomiatlonl Type of Advlsor Name Address Independent Accounts Examiner Magda Reitmajer Westminster Group plc, Westminster House, Blacklocks Hill, Banbury. OX17 2BS Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the charlty's trusts Trust Deed dated 4 June 1971 with codicil 10 December 1993 Type of governing document How the charity is constituted log. trust. The RIBI constitution and by-laws and the standard RIBI Club constitution and by-laws Trustee selection melhods log. appoinled bi. olo(+ee. I,'v:' Trustees shall be officers of the Club, namely the President. the Presidenl Elect for the coming year, the Secretary and the Treasurer and their successors for the lime being in office appointed annually at the AGM by vote TAR March 2012
Addltlonal governance Issues {Optlonal Informatlon) Training is given where necessary and attendance at District and National events is encouraged lo gain experience of the workings of Rotary at national and international level. You may choose lo include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisationa 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 Ob"ectives and activities The charities objectives as set out in our governing document (The Trust Deed) are.. "The relief of the poor and needy and for such other charitable purposes, institution, society or objective as the Club shall in a properly constituted meeting from time lo time direct.. Summary of the oblects of the charlty set out In Its governlng documènt Our membership numbers have declined from around the 60-mark before COVID to the Current level of some 45, and our average age continues lo rise. We have therefore been slightly less active as a Club but continue to SLÈccessfully raise funds amongst ourselves and the local community through: 1. Member donations. 2. Street organ and supemiarkel Christmas Collections. 3. Various choral concerts. 4. Christmas Parcel Appeal amongsl local businesses and charity groups. 5. Banbury Town Council payments for our stewarding of community events such as Armed Forces Day. 6. Individual member presentations to extemal groups raising funds for Alan's Africa. 7. Pilates instruction by a member via Zoom raising funds for Kenyan Kids. Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public b•n¢flt In relation to these objects {In¢lude within this section tho statutory declaration that trustees havfr had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on publlc b•neflt} TAR March 2012
Additional delails of objectives and activities (Optional information) Funds are distributed only after vetting applications or in response lo appeals which come within the Trust's objectives and are approved in accordance with the Trust Deed. You may choose lo include further slalements. where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking- policy programme related investment., contribulion made by volunteers. The Club does not hold long-temi investments which could be subject to loss of capital, and all short-lerm investments (which have not attracted any significant interest in recent years) have now been cashed in and Consolidated into 8 single bank a¢¢ounl. All members of the Rotary Club are volunteers, and the charity could not function without their tremendous individual and collective efforts. Section D Achievements and performance Receipts of £47.927 were raised from donations. fundraising, sponsorship and Gift Aid lax refunds during Ihe 12-month perlod. Summary ofthe main a¢hlevements of th¢ charlty durlng the year A total of £49,872 was donated to a range of organisations, charities and Ihe needy as agreed at Club meetings for this purpose. Amongst those supported were.. Alan's Africa- £27,110 Christmas Parcels - £5,000 Rl Foundation Trust (including Polio Now) - £4,100 Kenyan Kids- £2,810 Kalharine House Hospice- £1.300 Calvert TrusVRYLA- £1,100 My Vision Oxfordshire - £930 Banbury foodbanks- £1,000 RVS Dementia, Banbury- £930 Misc small donations - £5,592 Cash reserves at the end of the period stood at £16,566 which is below that of previous years and indicates a greater call for charitable giving during the year than our fundraising achieved. However, a healthy reserve remains. Section E Financial review Trustees hold £3.000 as a continency reserve fund. Brifjf ststgment of the ¢harlty's policy on reserves Detalls of any funds materially In dellclt None Further financlal revl•w d•tall$ (Optional information) TAR March 2012
You may choose lo 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 Irustees declare that they have approved the trustee$, report above. Slgned on behalf of thg charlly's trustees Slgnature(s) Full namels} Posnion leg Secrotsry, Chair, etcl Nigel Randall TaSurer Date 8Aug24 TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMM15510 FOR ENGLAND AND WALE Rotarv Club of Banburv Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 01-JU23 30-Jun-24 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to the n•aTr8t Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to thtr neaMst£ totho nearest£ to th¥ ng•rnSt£ to the noaroBt£ A1 Recei ember E)on8bon$ Online Fun¢rai4ing Fundraisin Rotary Di%lriEI GTanl 4,274 497 36.063 4,274 497 7,861 703 45,202 2.710 Grft Awj tsx refunds 2.J83 2.3B3 6.491 Su tota ss income or AR) 2,710 48,217 47.927 09247 A2 Asset and investment saF•s, (see tsblgl. Sub total Total rncelpts 2.710 45,217 47.027 59247 A3P• Donations 2.130 47.741 4#m2 Sub total 1130 47.741 4•,172 04.770 A4 Atsset and investment ur¢hases. (see tsblal Sub total 2,130 47.741 49,872 64.770 Net of tpcelpts/(paym•ntsJ AS Tran$fÈTr betwegn fund$ A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 580 2.524 5J23 18,511 1S,98e 18.511 16.566 24,033 18.510 580 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted fund$ to noarest E Rèstricted funds to n*arn¥t £ Endowm&nt funds Categories Details to rnarost£ B1 Cash funds Lbyds Bank 7,750 8.817 CCXX R7 accounts ISSI
Total cash funds 7,750 8,B17 Unrnstrlctsd funds to Marest £ Restrictsd funds to n•arn¥t £ Endowm•nt funds Detalls 82 Other monetary a88ets Fund to whlch a3Bei belon Cuwrent value Oetall¥ Ct loptlonall Fund to whkh atsbet belon oit loptk+nall Currnnt valuo t>etails B4 Assots rotained for the charlty's own use Fund to whl¢h re18 thountdu• onal When du• k+nal Details 85 Llabllltle8 Signed by one or h¥0 trustees on behaff of all the trustees Signalurg Print Name Date of roval el Randall 8Au 24 CCXX R8 accounts ISSI
Tnjst Fund Receipt & Payments RY23.'24 RY 234 Arn[ i All)UnI RECEIPTS 4W) RÉV04Ui8 £497.07 £4.274.W' t136 £2.05& to10.. E4.536 11 £2.?8306 t5,490.5 £2.383Q8 £40,7n75 L45,202. t1,Q60. L950.. 20. ti,242. E7.505.54 ts.639. t23.1.87 £o.w I M7.927.4B £59247.04 |VAMEKrs .£29.99.. .Qg.99 -£49.841.54' -£1.522.41 -E27.110. i7K4KKKm .riÈw.75 i -V.499.48 1 -£1,849 4 -£2,OOD.I -£782.31 EO. ".7ti0toW4•Jd.Aw Box -t41.[?. .£3.190.21 '. .rs.152JO ,,71ISfm CSFC4tyN .£550.IXI .15,0m. 7119fm Ukrnln•fvw -£64,76&52., -£1,943.65 -L5 54Q.48 E1&510.60 r24.033.0 £16X6.95 | £16*1116tr
G•neral Funds Receipts anEI Pt¢yment3 RY23..24 •Jl Fund IIECEIPT8 4W) INCOME £4S.872.40 1 t7.766.lY) £1.348. .Ol¢TOI r•e•lpts £25. £4,89S. £3,997. £0. 40. to m¢. Rects £1,555. È1.Y63. 2. £110. £35,297.40 t45.872AO £7,766.W, -rJ9,906.87 -£3.¢J37.3L) | 7WI M•alCos16 -£1.679. -e461.m .£180 70J7 & Meth1¥ -r157.12 -£222.43 .3.64 7DI0&9n wrf -£631.80 ' 7o121nwrw• -t148.10 -E14U.1 -£75.(X) , 7015So¢L*l E¥•ni¥ -£74S. .82. .£2M. -£150.CX) -E35.689.78 -£eD. -£25.CI) -£5,410.24 -£4,285.51 -r385.SQ £0. .t20.( ,Tr16JT -£79.911 £0. -E3.924.67 -t3,521.92 .EY60. .£846. vo.w I -C36.38 -£108. -t108.1 TOTALPAYME14T8 -£45.317.11 -E7.322.811 '.•URPLWPEFicm FOR PEFWD £555.29., [443.19,. 4.931.32 £14.488.13'. e14486.61 t14,12 10