## **THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INSPECTORS TRUST**
**FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **RAWLENCE & BROWNE UDY LIMITED**
**T/A POTTER AND POLLARD SUITE 7, WESSEX HOUSE ST LEONARDS ROAD BOURNEMOUTH**
**BH8 8QS**
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**THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INSPECTORS TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **ADDRESS**
The principal address of the charity is:-
54 Trerise Road Camborne Cornwall TR14 7HB
## **TRUSTEES**
The Trustees who served during the year were as follows:-
|Trustees|Office|Dates acted if not for|
|---|---|---|
|Name|(if any)|whole year|
|Angus Lowden|Treasurer||
|Darren Pickering|Treasurer||
|Dave Ogden|||
|Ian Robinson|||
|David Clapham|||
|Peter Watson|Chairman||
|Stephen Holden|||
|Jeremy Thomas|||
The power of appointing new Trustees is vested in the surviving or continuing Trustees (excluding any retiring Trustees) and whenever the number of Trustees is less than four then one or more Trustees shall be appointed to bring the number of Trustees up to at least four. New Trustees should if practical be a serving officer of The Association of Meat Inspectors (GB) Limited and no more than two Trustees at any one time shall not be members of The Association of Meat Inspectors (GB) Limited.
## **DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARITY'S TRUST**
The Trust is governed by a Trust Deed dated 17th October 1979. Its principal object is to advance education in the knowledge of meat hygiene and inspection for the benefit of the public, to promote research therein, to publish the useful results of such research and to promote high standards of meat inspection.
The Charity number is 279465.
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**THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INSPECTORS TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 CONTINUED**
## **ADVISERS**
The Independent Examiners to the Trust are:-
Rawlence & Browne UDY Limited T/A Potter and Pollard Suite 7, Wessex House St Leonards Road Bournemouth BH8 8QS
## **The Bankers to the Trust are:-**
HSBC Bank plc National Savings Bank Britannia Building Society 17 North Street Glasgow PO Box 20 Taunton G58 1SB Newton House Somerset Leek TA1 1NA Staffordshire ST13 5RG
## **CHARITY'S ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR IN RELATION TO ITS OBJECTS**
During the year, the Trust has again organised exhibitions, to promote education in meat hygiene and inspection. It produces the magazine "Meat Hygienist" which is made available free of charge to all members of the Association of Meat Inspectors and members of the European Food Inspectors Association and other interested parties. The Trust continues to promote education in meat hygiene and continuing professional development amongst meat hygiene inspectors.
## **DESCRIPTION OF DECISION MAKING**
The trustees meet on average four times a year and decisions are made by majority voting of the trustees. Other people may be co-opted by the trustees for specific reasons but only trustees are allowed to vote at Trustee meetings.
## **POLICIES**
Reserves Policy - The trustees aim to keep at least sufficient reserves to be able to maintain its core activities of the production its income had ceased. Currently the trust has sufficient reserves to meet this aim.
Investment policies - The investment policy of the trustees is to keep its reserves on a low risk, readily available basis at the best fixed interest rates it can reasonably achieve.
Grant making policy - The trustees will consider any request for grant aid in line with its principal objectives set out above.
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## **THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INSPECTORS TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 CONTINUED**
## **EDUCATIONAL BURSARY AWARDS**
No educational bursary award was made during the year.
## **MAJOR RISKS**
The major risk to the trust is if employers refuse to sponsor or allow members to attend its exhibitions and seminars or if The Association of Meat Inspectors (GB) Limited has insufficient reserves to donate to the Trust. For these reasons the trustees aim to keep reserves sufficient to allow its activities to continue for at least two years as set out above.
## **RESEARCH**
No projects have been completed during the year.
## **ROBIN IRISH AWARD**
The Robin Irish Award for services to meat inspection was awarded to Jeremy Thomas.
The Trustees have approved the Trustees report on 4 April 2025
………………………………….. DARREN PICKERING
TREASURER
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INSPECTORS TRUST**
We have examined the financial statements set out on pages 5 to 8 which have been prepared under the historical cost convention on a receipts and payments basis.
## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is our responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to our attention.
## **BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT**
In connection with our examination, of the financial statements of the Trust for the year ended 31st December 2024, no matter has come to our attention:
- (1) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
have not been met; or
- (2) to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Rawlence & Browne UDY Limited T/A Potter and Pollard Suite 7, Wessex House St Leonards Road Bournemouth BH8 8QS Date: 4 April 2025
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## **THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INSPECTORS TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
|**Note**
**CASH FUNDS**
Bank account
Bank - Exchequer accounts
NSB
Britannia Building Society - Tweed Prize Fund
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Due from AMI (GB) Ltd
Debtors
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Creditors
**NET CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**|**£**
**£**
2,125
2,165
63,044
-
67,334
19,242
3,000
22,242
870
21,372
88,706
**2024**|**£**
**£**
8,340
2,125
62,418
1,707
74,590
4,550
5,850
10,400
2,820
7,580
82,170
**2023**|
|---|---|---|
The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts.
Date 4 April 2025
…………………………………… …………………………………… TRUSTEE TRUSTEE
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## **THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INSPECTORS TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
- (a) Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
- (b) The Trust has to purchase office equipment occasionally for use of the Trustees. The policy is to write this off 100% in the year of purchase. No office equipment was purchased in 2024.
## **2 TRUST DEED**
The trust is governed by a Trust Deed dated 17th October 1979.
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## **THE ASSOCIATION OF MEAT INSPECTORS TRUST**
|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
**£**
**£**
**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**
**RECEIPTS FROM DONATIONS**
Association of Meat Inspectors (GB) Limited
20,000
**RECEIPTS FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Exhibition and seminar
11,796
Meat Hygienist magazine
89
11,885
**RECEIPTS EARNED FROM ASSETS**
Bank account interest
667
667
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
32,552
**PAYMENTS**
**DIRECT CHARITABLE PAYMENTS**
Exhibitions and seminar expenses
20,291
Meat Hygienist Magazine
3,198
23,489
**PAYMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION**
Travel and subsistence
141
Independent examiners fee
870
Bank charges
62
Sundry
1,453
2,526
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
26,015
**NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS) CARRIED FORWARD TO PAGE 8**
6,537
**2024**|**£**
**£**
15,000
10,830
92
10,922
506
506
26,428
16,549
3,640
20,189
170
828
65
215
1,278
21,467
4,961
**2023**|
|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
|RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT|
|FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 CONTINUED|
|2024|2023|
|£|£|£|£|
|NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS) BROUGHT FORWARD FROM PAGE 7|6,537|4,961|
|Transfer from restricted fund|1,704|-|
|CASH FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD|80,465|75,504|
|CASH FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|88,706|80,465|
|RESTRICTED FUNDS|
|TWEED PRIZE FUND|
|RECEIPTS EARNED FROM ASSETS|
|Tweed Prize Fund Interest|-|-|
|TOTAL RECEIPTS|-|-|
|PAYMENTS|
|Monies transferred to Treasurer Account|1,704|-|
|TOTAL PAYMENTS|1,704|-|
|NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS)|(1,704)|-|
|CASH FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD|1,704|1,704|
|CASH FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|-|1,704|
|TOTAL CASH FUNDS|88,706|82,169|
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