SUFFOLK PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER CHARITY Registered Charity No. 296688 Trustees, Annual Report Receipts and Payments Accounts Independent examiners, report to the trustees of Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity for the year ended 31st December 2024 Provincial Off ice Freemason5' Hall, Soane Street Ipswich, IP4 2BG
Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity Registered Chaf Ity No.296688 Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31" December 2024 Constltutlon The charity is an unincorporated association based in Suffolk. It is administered by a Management Committee who are the Charity Trustees and is governed by a constitution adopted on and updated on the Il, May 2024 Trustees The trvstees during the year were as follows: Timothy McCormick- President Rayrnond Keith Pascoe - Chair Resigned 02112124 John Leslie Pitcher Keith George Cook Kelvin John Larcombe Secretary from June 2024 John Scott Laverock - Treasurer David John Wilson Charity Steward Ralph John Robertson John Kirk David John Boswell Robert Heavisides Secretary resigned June 2024 Peter Whiley The President, and Charity Steward. are ex-officio members, the remaining members are subject to annual elertion. Objerts and publlc benefit The charity's object5 are to raise funds and to make donations and grants to other registered charities or to organisation5 With charitable purposes. or otherwise to apply funds for the benefit and relief of individuals. In 2024 the charlty's gross annual income of "unrestricted funds" was £4744 and expenditure amounted to £2800 which was distributed to five non masonic charities. The restricted funds received £26481 and distributed a further £16623 to a number of charities, the majority non masonic. The Management Committee meets formally once a year to review progress, assess risk, review investment policy, and to decide strategic objectives for the forthcoming year. Dav to day management devolves on the Treasurer and Charity Steward who liaise with the Chair. Special meetings of the whole Management Committee are called as necessary.
Funds In addition to the General Operating Fund, which is unrestrlcted. The trust also receives donations from the charity collections and benevolent funds of individual Private Chapters and other masonic bodies in Suffolk. These are available to the originator on demand, subject only to satisfying the requirement that any withdrawal is for a purpose consistent with the objects of the Charity. In the accounts these are described as 'Restricted Funds" in addition, the trust may hold Designated Funds, where the Management Committee earmarks unrestricted funds for a specific purpose. At 31st December 2024 there were no operational Designated Funds. Reserves The Charity has no ongoing costs, as all work and facilities are provided voluntarily by the Management Committee and supporters. The Management Committee undertakes to ensure that sufficient monetary funds are available to satisfy withdrawal requirements of the Restricted and any Designated Funds and aims to maintain a sufficient sum available on demand to meet any reasonably foreseeable liability which might arise in future. AcknowledgrnentS The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for the production of accounts, but in doing so a150 formally record their thanks to the Treasurer and independent Accounts Examiners for their hard work and care in discharging their duties to the Charity. Signed on behalf of all the trustees bv: Cf LfvQcowL6e Date: Date: k. 02 . 7z?7_5 fvl.,Iz
Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity Registered Charity No. 296688 Receipts arKI Payments Accounts for the year ended 31st. December 2024 Unrestrlcted Restrided Funds Funds Previous Year Total Funds Recelpts m5 Provincial Grarnj Chapter Officers. Donati¢xts on Apptyntrnerrt Other Donations Bank Interest Gift Aid 945 2.070 170 945 2.070 19.B10 5,315 3,085 1.234 2,025 17.295 4,137 4,311 19.640 4.447 2.394 691 Total Récèipts 4,744 26.481 31.225 29,002 Payments Charitable Giving Administratson and GovemarKe Unused Cheques from prewous years 16,623 19.423 11.992 -500 Total Paym•nts 16.623 19.423 11,492 Net Receipts Payments transfer Betsyeen fijnds 9,858 11,802 17,510 Sub Totsl Cash Funds ISL January 9.858 86.805 11.802 107.962 17,510 1,452 21,157 Cash Fund$ 31st 08cernber 23,101 96.663 119.764 107,962 Statgmenl of Assets arxl knablitses at 31sl of December 2024 Funds Funds Total Bank Deposits Uncashed theques Total Avail8te Bank Deposlts -1,100 8.709 8.709 COIF Charities Investrnenl Trust 14.392 96.663 111.055 Totsl Cash Funds 23.101 119.764 The Chanty has r Oth assets and no liabilities at thg year 8nd. Signed Nome Signed Trustees behalf ol all the Trustees
Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity Registered Charity No. 296688 Independent exafniners. report to the trustees of Suffolk Provlncial Grand Chapter Charity. We report to the trustees on our examination of the at¢ounts of the Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity (the Trust) for the year ended 31st December 2024, to which thi5 report IS appended. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the occounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Att 20111'the Acv). We report in respect of our examination of the Trust's accounts carried out undef 5ertlon 145 of the Act and in carrying Out our examlnation we have followed all the applicable Direthons given by the Charity Commission under sectlon 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examiners. statement We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that In any materlal respect: actounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with those record5. We have DO concerns ènd have come acfOSS no other mattefs in connection with our examination to which attentr.on should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Hdl Oate: 22.05.2025 oz Signe Date: