Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 July 2024 To 30 June 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Rotary Club of Banbury Trust Fund
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 274108
Charity's principal address The Pavillion
Whitepost Road, Bodicote Banbury Postcode OX51 4BN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Charles Hughes | President | |||
| Nigel Randall | President Elect | |||
| Mark Recchia | Secretary | |||
| Martin Phillips | Treasurer | |||
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of Advisor | Name Address |
Name Address |
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| Independent Accounts Examiner |
Magda Reitmajer | Westminster Group plc, Westminster House, Blacklocks Hill, Banbury, OX17 2BS |
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Trust Deed dated 4 June 1971 with codicil 10 December 1993 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) The RIBI constitution and by-laws and the standard RIBI Club constitution How the charity is constituted and by-laws (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees shall be officers of the Club, namely the President, the President Trustee selection methods Elect for the coming year, the Secretary and the Treasurer and their (eg. appointed by, elected by) successors for the time being in office appointed annually at the AGM by vote
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
Training is given where necessary and attendance at District and National events is encouraged to gain experience of the workings of Rotary at national and international level.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
The charities objectives as set out in our governing document (The Trust Summary of the objects of the Deed) are: “The relief of the poor and needy and for such other charitable charity set out in its purposes, institution, society or objective as the Club shall in a properly governing document constituted meeting from time to time direct.”
Our membership has stabilised at the post-COVID level of some 45, and our average age is 73. We continue to raise funds amongst ourselves and the local community through:
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Member donations.
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Street organ and supermarket Christmas Collections.
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Various choral concerts.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit 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)
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Christmas Parcel Appeal amongst local businesses and charity groups.
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Banbury Town Council payments for our stewarding of community events such as Armed Forces Day.
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Individual member presentations to external groups raising funds for Alan’s Africa.
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Pilates instruction by a member via Zoom raising funds for Kenyan Kids.
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Funds are distributed only after vetting applications or in response to appeals which come within the Trust’s objectives and are approved in accordance with the Trust Deed.
The Club does not hold long-term investments which could be subject to loss of capital, and all short-term investments (which have not attracted any significant interest in recent years) have now been cashed in and consolidated into a single bank account.
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
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Receipts of £87,203 were raised from donations, fundraising, sponsorship and Gift Aid tax refunds during the 12-month period. There were two major income streams during the year: Alans Africa raised over £26,457 and Club was generously bequeathed £20,000 from the estate of the late Rotarian Helen Morris.
A total of £59,136 was donated to a range of organisations, charities and the needy as agreed at Club meetings for this purpose. Amongst those supported were:
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Alan’s Africa - £28,800
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Christmas Parcels - £6,000
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RI Foundation Trust (including Polio Now) - £3,874
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Kenyan Kids - £2,700
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• Local Foodbanks - £1,437 • Dogs for Good - £1300 • Calvert Trust/RYLA - £1,124 • Children Seen & Heard - £1,300
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Shelterbox - £1,000
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Katharine House Hospice - £830
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Social Eyes Oxfordshire - £830
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Misc small local donations - £1,852
Cash reserves at the end of the period stood at £44,634 which is above that of previous years thanks to the bequest.
Section E Financial review
Trustees hold £3,000 as a continency reserve fund. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Full name(s) Nigel Randall Position (eg Secretary, President & Assistant Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 10 Jul 25
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| Charity Name | No (if any) | ||
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| ROTARY CLUB OF BANBURY TRUST FUND | |||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||
| 01-Jul-24 Period start date For the period from |
30-Jun-25 Period end date To |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 270 1 140 87 3 138 - - - - 4 635 - - - 4 635 - 2 292 - - - - - - - 2 292 - - - 2 292 2 343 - 191 5 618 7 770 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 20 790 7 097 5 851 48 830 - - - - 82 568 - - - 82 568 - 56 844 - - - - - - - 56 844 - - - 56 844 25 724 - 10 949 36 673 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 21 060 8 237 5 938 51 968 - - - - 87 203 - - - 87 203 - 59 136 - - - - - - - 59 136 - - - 59 136 28 067 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Misc Revenues | 270 | 497 | ||||
| Member Contributions | 1 140 | 4 274 | ||||
| Gift Aid | 87 | 2 383 | ||||
| FundraisingIncome | 3 138 | 40 774 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
4 635 | 47 928 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 47 928 | ||||||
| Misc Payments | - | 30 | ||||
| Payments | 2 292 | 49 842 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 2 292 | 49 872 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 49 872 | ||||||
| 2 343 | 25 724 | - | 28 067 | - 1 944 | ||
| - 191 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5 618 | 10 949 | - | 16 567 | 18 511 | ||
| 7 770 | 36 673 | - | 44 634 | 16 567 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds CCXX R1 accounts (SS) |
Details | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | - | - | ||
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| Total cash funds | - | - | - | ||||
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| account(s)) | Agreement Error | Agreement Error | OK | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | |||||
| funds | funds | funds | |||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||
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Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the | - | - | |||||
| charity’s own use | - | - | |||||
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | |||||
| Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | ||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | Date of approval |
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| NIGEL RANDALL | 10-Jul-25 | ||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Statement of Assets & Liabilities Report
Rotary Club of Banbury - Trust Fund
| Period Ending 30-JUN-2025 Rotary Club of Banbury - Trust Fund |
Period Ending 30-JUN-2025 Rotary Club of Banbury - Trust Fund |
Period Ending 30-JUN-2025 Rotary Club of Banbury - Trust Fund |
Period Ending 30-JUN-2025 Rotary Club of Banbury - Trust Fund |
Period Ending 30-JUN-2025 Rotary Club of Banbury - Trust Fund |
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| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Current Yr | Prior Yr | |
| Fixed Assets | ||||
| Total Fixed Assets | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Savings & Investments | ||||
| Total Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current Assets | ||||
| General Trust Fund | 7,769.43 | 36,864.24 | 44,633.67 | 16,566.95 |
| Total Current Assets | 7,769.43 | 36,864.24 | 44,633.67 | 16,566.95 |
| Current Liabilities falling due in 1 Year | ||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Current Assets | 7,769.43 | 36,864.24 | 44,633.67 | 16,566.95 |
| Liabilities - payable after 1 year | ||||
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Assets @ 30-JUN-2025 | 7,769.43 | 36,864.24 | 44,633.67 | 16,566.95 |
| Represented by Funds | ||||
| Unrestricted Funds | ||||
| Contingency Fund | 3,000.00 | 0.00 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 |
| Immediate Response Fund | 1,000.00 | 0.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Unallocated Funds | 5,901.63 | 0.00 | 5,901.63 | 3,750.06 |
| Restricted Funds | ||||
| Alans Africa | 0.00 | 1,502.08 | 1,502.08 | 280.00 |
| Autumn Concert 2025 | 0.00 | 1,130.00 | 1,130.00 | 0.00 |
| CSFC 25 | 0.00 | 2,390.00 | 2,390.00 | 0.00 |
| Christmas Parcels Appeal | 0.00 | 3,745.03 | 3,745.03 | 3,609.17 |
| Foundation Fund | 0.00 | 1,470.39 | 1,470.39 | 55.00 |
| Helen Morris Bequest | 0.00 | 20,000.00 | 20,000.00 | 0.00 |
| Kenyan Kids | 0.00 | 1,757.71 | 1,757.71 | 2,363.64 |
| Restricted Children Fund | 0.00 | 1,203.27 | 1,203.27 | 0.00 |
| Young Chef 25 | 0.00 | 51.55 | 51.55 | 0.00 |
| Young Musician | 0.00 | 1,482.01 | 1,482.01 | 1,915.26 |
| Czecs Donation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 268.82 |
| Shelterbox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 125.00 |
| Six of the Best 24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200.00 |
| Endowment Funds | ||||
| Funds Balance @ 30-JUN-2025 | 9,901.63 | 34,732.04 | 44,633.67 | 16,566.95 |
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| Income & Expenditure Report | Income & Expenditure Report | Income & Expenditure Report | Income & Expenditure Report | Income & Expenditure Report |
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| Rotary Club of Banbury - General | 01-JUL-2024 - 30-JUN-2025 | |||
| Current Yr | Current Yr | Prior Yr | Prior Yr | |
| INCOME | ||||
| 4000 INCOME | 23,206.64 | 45,872.40 | ||
| 4001 Member meal receipts | 1,586.00 | 1,348.00 | ||
| 4003 Guest meal receipts | 2,593.00 | 25.00 | ||
| 4006 Annual Subscriptions | 3,970.00 | 4,895.00 | ||
| 4009 Subs paid early or unused in previous RY | 3,094.00 | 2,660.00 | ||
| 4010 Misc. Receipts | 4,683.64 | 1,555.00 | ||
| 4011 Foundation donation | 0.00 | 92.00 | ||
| 4020 Contact Exchange | 7,280.00 | 35,297.40 | ||
| TOTAL INCOME | 23,206.64 | 45,872.40 | ||
| EXPENDITURE | ||||
| 7000 EXPENDITURE | -15,532.62 | -39,606.87 | ||
| 7001 Meal Costs | -4,288.88 | -1,679.00 | ||
| 7002 Sundry Meeting Costs | -1,069.12 | -160.00 | ||
| 7007 Regalia & Medals | -126.24 | -157.12 | ||
| 7008 Banners & Tabards | -79.70 | -222.43 | ||
| 7009 Badges | 0.00 | -23.64 | ||
| 7010 Sign Writing | 0.00 | -631.80 | ||
| 7012 Insurance | -152.54 | -148.10 | ||
| 7014 Contingency Misc | -1,044.20 | -75.00 | ||
| 7015 Social Events | -256.00 | -745.00 | ||
| 7017 Staff Gratuities | 0.00 | -200.00 | ||
| 7018 Members Subs Adjustments | -436.00 | -150.00 | ||
| 7020 Contact Exchange | -7,180.00 | -35,389.78 | ||
| 7030 Transfer from Contactless or Online Payment | -899.94 | -25.00 | ||
| 7200 OVERHEADS | -5,390.96 | -5,410.24 | ||
| 7201 Postage | 0.00 | -37.00 | ||
| 7204 Printing & Stationary | 0.00 | -345.20 | ||
| 7216 IT | -738.32 | -79.99 | ||
| 7223 RIBI Capitation fees | -3,770.64 | -3,924.67 | ||
| 7224 Payments to Foundation by members | 0.00 | -34.00 | ||
| 7225 District Capitation fees | -774.00 | -846.00 | ||
| 7227 Rotary Website Template use | 0.00 | -35.38 | ||
| 7228 ClubTreasurer Software Fees | -108.00 | -108.00 | ||
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | -20,923.58 | -45,017.11 | ||
| SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR PERIOD | 2,283.06 | 855.29 |
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