BASILDON HosprrAL & COMMUNITY LE.4GUE OF FRIENDS REPORT AND FIN￿NcIAL STATEMEKrs YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Charity 283614 BASILDON HOSPITAL & COMMi:.NITh' LE.4GUE OF FRtENDS REPORT AND FIYAVCIAL StATEMEWTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Charity No. 283624 coNrEWTS Page No Legal and administratiN'e inforn)ats'on Re￿rt of the Tn￿(¢¢5 Inde￿￿lent Examiner'5 Re￿rt Ststement of Financial Actsvitics Balance Sheet Notes forniing part of the financial statements Page I BASILDON HosprrAL & COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS LEGAL AIYD ADMINISTIL4TIVE tNFORIVdA TION Tn￿teeS D BTO%WI P Cleverley J Flint AH￿¢ E Knlghi K Humphries D Scarfe A Ursell J Urscll Y Bleed M Greenhow G Hoii,lelt K Leer Charity address 14 Fourth Avenue Wickford SSII 8RQ Independeni Examiner Alan Brading FCA Sygma Chartercd Accounlants I Sopwith Crescent Wickford Essex Ssl 18YU Bank"eTS TSB Bank" PIC Henry Duncan House 120 George Strcct Edinburgh EH2 4LH Page 2 BASILDON HosP￿AL & COMML.h'lTY LEAGIIE OF FRIENDS TRIISTEES, REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The trustees present their re￿rt along ivith the financial staiements for the )ear ended ) I March 2024. The financial statcmcnts have been pr¢pared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Accounting Practicc '"Accounts"ng and Re￿I￿"ng by Chartties" and the "Financial and Reporting Slandard FRS102 applicable to the UK and the Rcpublic of Ireland" C70I'erning Documenl and C".ons¢itutbOn The Charity is con5tiwted by Trust Deed The Charity is registered with The Charity Commission with a registered number of 2836?4. The principal office of th¢ Charity is: 14 Fourth Avenue Wickford Essex SSI 18RQ The In￿tee5 who scrvcd throughout the year are shown on page l of these financial statements. Any new Tn￿teeS are recTUited by recommendation from existing trusices and are appointed by way of a unanimous vote of the existing trustees. The Trustees appoint from their number a Chainnan, Secietary and Tie&gurcr to deal with the day-t(Fday administrdlion of the Charity. All decisions relating to the day to dav running of the charity are made b} a majority dccision of the trustees. Pgge 3 BASILDON HospIfAL & COMMUNI￿ LEAGITE OF FRIENDS TRUSTEES, REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Purpo8eJ of ehe Charity The Charity is established to mak¢ grants for the provision of equipmcrt ￿ Ba5ildon Hospilal both at its main site in B&sildon and satellite sltes in the Di5tricL It is the ￿lIcY of the Charity to make grants onty after a full casc for the need of the eqUi[￿ent has bccn made by thc Hospital. The Charity achiev￿ its pu[W￿e by the oimtlon of refreshment facilities in the parts of the hospital which are acce&8ible to the publio aDd by the receirn of donations. The Chatity docs not foresee any change to Tts otmtions. The Charity is a public benefii charity. and its 0￿ratiOnS provide a public benefit to the ommunity. The Trustres confm that they have had regard to the Charity Comtnission's guidance on pubh'c benefiL Review of the Results for the year This is our first full year since reoEthing in 2022 folloiving the covid epidemic. Our voluntttr b&sc has remained throughout the year with some volunteers leaving but we were able io recruit new members to Teplace them. During thls year we have been able to donate to the h05Pital. equipment for the mother and baby unit and for the surgical *am. We donated Christmas pr&sents to all patients who were in hospithl on Cl￿'StmaS Day and funded a children's entertainer visited the children's wards monthly. Risks and UneertAinties We have had a visit from Hygien¢ InS￿tOr. and we are pleased to say that we retained our 5-star rating. Volunteer support Voluntccr numbers are not as go(Kl as ￿ would likc thcm to bc. and we are always looking to Incre￿ our number5. Reserves Reserves at 31" March 2024 totalled ￿2.931. K HUM￿)ries- ChaiTperson A Ursell - Treasurer Page 4 INDEPENDENT EK4MINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF BASILDON HOSPTTAL & COMMUN[￿ LEAGUE OF FRIENDS I report to the charity truslees on my ¢xaminats"OD of the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2024 which are set out on ￿eS 5 to 9. Respec¢ive reJponsibilities of trusttts aud examiner As the charity's trUSte£s you are r&spJnsible for the preparatson of the accounts in acLX)rdance with the requirerncnts of the ChaTities Act 201 I ('kne Act"). l report in respect of my examination of the clwity's acu)unts carried out under sects'on 145 of the Act and in carrying out my exami￿tiOn I have followed all the applicablc Directions given by thc Charitv Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I havc compleicd m) examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to mv attention ID connection with the &xamination wving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting rccoids were not kcpt in reS￿L of the clwity as required by section 130 of the ACL or 2. th¢ accounts do not accord with those Tecords. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should b¢ drawn in this report in order to Cnable a prop understanding of the accounts to bc reached. A J ￿1￿8 FCA Sy8ma Chartrxed Acclxmtants I Sopwith Crtscent Wickford Esscx SS I18YU Chartered Account￿t Date.. J￿Y 2024 Page 5 BASILDON HOSPITAL & COMMUNfTh' LEAGIE OF FRIENDS STA TEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACtivrrtES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 [IDrestricted Funds Notes 2024 2023 Incoming ReqourcÉs Donations Activities for generating funds Investment income 94 92.989 198 858 121158 98 Total income 93.281 122.114 Cost of generating funds 71.579 78,068 Charitable activities 26.312 ,000 Management and athninistration Total expenditure 99.982 81.i95 Net movement in funds for the year (6.701) 40,719 Total funds brought fonvard 59 632 Total funds carried forward £ 52.9Jl £ 59.632 There were no recognised gains or losses for ?0?3 or 2024 other than those included in the Siai¢m¢nt of Financial Actsvitjes. Page 6 B.4SILDON HosprrAL & COThtMbThrrY LEAGLTE OF FRIENDS BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARC.H 2024 Note5 2024 2023 Current assets Stock- C&sh at bank and in hand 1,909 2,240 53.331 61.011 Creditors: amounis falling thie Within one year 400 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities £52.931 Funds Unrestricted funds £52 931 £59,632 Approved by the trustees on i * May 2024 and signed on theii behalf. K Humphn'es A Ursell Chairperson Treasurer Pgge 7 BASILDOli HOSPITAL & COMMUNTTr I￿AGIlE OF FRIENDS NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR EWDED 31 MARCH 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES 1.1 Bas￿ of preparation of aeeouTJts The financial statcmcnts are PTepaTed under the historical cost conN'ents'on. The financial stalements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommendcd Accountsng Practsce FRS102 "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" and with the "Financial and Re￿rtIng Stsndard FRS102 applicable to the UK and the Republic of Ireland" 1.2 Income Voluntary income and donations are accounted for as rcceivcd by the Charity. The income from fundraising ventures is showm gross. with the &ssociated costs illcluded in fundraising costs. No twmanenl endowments have been received in the period. 1.3 Value added tai Value added tax 15 not recoverable bi, the Charity, and as such is included in tlie relevant cosls in the Statemcnt of Financial Activilies. 1.4 Stocks Stock is valued ai the I0￿.er of cost or rcalisable value. 1.5 Cost of fundraising Fundraising expenditure comprises costs incurred in nmning the snack bars in the hospithl. 1.6 Grants GTants are accounied for when approved by the trustee5. 1.7 Management and administrxtiOD eIpenditurt ExpenditUTe on managem¢nl and admintstrauon of the Charity iiicludes all cxpendiiure not directly relaied to the chan"thble acttvity. Page 8 B.4SILDOli llOSP￿AL & COMMUNrrY LEAGIE OF FlitENDS NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2 DONATIONS 2024 2023 All sources £ 94 £858 3 ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FtINDS Gross income from snack bars £ 92.989 £121,158 4 COSTS OF GENERATING FUNDS Purch&ses, etc. for snack bars £ 71.579 £ 78,068 S DTRECT Cll.4RITABLE EXPEYDITURE Grants made to the hospitsl and pats.ents £ 26.312 £ 1,000 6 MANAGEMENT.4ND AD￿ll￿1STK4TtoN Business rates Subscriptsons and Insurance Independcnt cxaminer's fee Pos(ag¢. stationery, etc. Sundry ¢xpens¢s 251 690 4(X) 75 675 404 645 750 86 442 £ 2,091 Page 9 BASILDON HosprrAL & COMNfUNTfi' LEAGIIE OF FRIENDS NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 7 CREDrroRS: amounts fallin¥ due wthin one vear 2024 2023 ACC￿alS £ 400 £ 1,379 8 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Balance as at I, April 2023 59.632 18.913 (D¢ficilYSurplus for the year Balance at 31. March 2024 £52.931 £59.632