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 2025 Provincial Office Freemasons, Hall, Soane Street Ipswich, IP4 2BG
i.ll i Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity Registered Charity No.296688 Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2025 IYJ4 Constltution The charity is an unincorporated association based in Suffolk. It Is administered by a Management Commlttee who are the Charlty Trustees and is governed by a constitution adopted on and updated on the Ilth May 2024 Trustees The trustees durln8 the year were as follows: Timothy Mccormick President John Leslie Pitcher Keith George Cook Kelvin John Larcombe - Secretary John Scott Laverock- Treasurer David John Wilson - Charity Steward Ralph John Robert50n - Chair David John Boswell Peter Whiley The President and Charlty Steward are ex-officio members, the remainin8 members are subject to annual election. Objects and public beneflt The charity's objects 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 benef it and relief of individuals. In 2025 the charity's gross annual income of "unrestricted funds" was £3909 and expenditure amounted to £550 which was distributed to two non ma50nlc charlties. The restricted funds received £28929 and distributed £16824 to a number of charities, the majorlty 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. Day 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, whlch is unrestricted. 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 31, December 2023 there were no operational Designated Funds. Reserves The Charity has no ongoing costs. as all work and facilities are provided voluntarily by the Mana8ement Committee and supporters. The ManaBement Committee undertakes to ensure that sufficient monetary funds are available to satisfy withdrawal requirements of the Restricted and any Designated Fund5 and aims to maintain a sufficient sum available on demand to meet any reasonably foreseeable liability which might arise in future. Acknowled8ments The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for the produrtion of accounts, but in doing so also 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 by: J.S.Laverock K. Larcombe Date.. Date.. q.& 20
iJ¥r Suffolk Provlnclal Grand Chapter Charlty Rggftst•r•d Charity No. 296688 Receipts and Payments A¢o)unts for the year ended 31 $1 Dectrmber 2025 Unrestricted Fund$ Restricted Funds Previous Year Totsl Funds R•¢•lpts Alms Provinclal Grand Chapter Officers. Donations on Appoinlm¢nl Othef t)onaffons Bank Inttrresl Gift Atd 2,505 173 778 453 2505 2Q321 4957 50S4 2070 19810 5315 20149 4,179 4601 Total Rée•lpt8 Paymenls Charitable Giving Ac5ministra110n and Governance Unused ¢hequè5 from previous years 550 16924 17474 19423 -100 -100 Total Payments Net Re¢elPt8 Payments tran$ler Between funds 3.359 12105 14464 11802 Sub Totsl Cash Funds 1st. January Cash Funds 31st December 3,359 23101 12105 96663 10876B 15,4 119764 35228 10796 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st ol December 2025 Unre51ricted Funds ReStrted Funds Total 88nk Deptssits Un¢a$hed chequès 9716 -soo Available deposits 9216 9216 COIF Chariknes Investment Twst 17244 108768 128012 Total Cash Funds 26460 108768 135228 Th¥ Chorty ha$ no tsther asset$ and no liabiliti?$ at the year end. Slgned Name SpJne Name stees on behalf of all the ruslees
Suffrjlk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity Registered Charity No. 296688 Independent +x3mtnefS' report to the trustet5 of Suffolk Piovintial Grand Chapter Charity. We POrt tn trustees on our examinatron of the accounts of the Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapto.r Charity (the Trust) lo¥ the year ellded 31st Defflber 2025. to whi¢h tfv"s report Is appended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees ol thÈ fiust are responsible lor the Preparation otthe accounts in accordan with the requirernents of the charle$ Act 2011 Ilhe Art'l. We report In respect of OUF examinahors rjf the Trust'5 accounts carrSed out under seEtlon 145 ()f the Act and In rgrryiRg out eKaffHnatitsn we have lollowed all the applicable Dlreciions given by Cliarlty Comniis$ion under sKtron 14515llbl of ihe Act. Independent ÈxaminÈr5' Statoment We have completed (re1amina)ll. Wo Cf)nfirm that no material matters have tome to our attentl(In in connectron with the exdminatson gin% us cause to believe that in any material resp@ci'. accountSn8 records were nL)t kept in respect of the Trv5t as required by sectlon 130 of the Att- or the account5 do rsot accord those recrjrds. We have iio conceins and have come kcro$s no other matters In connection with our exam¢nantsn to whch attention should be di•wn in thrs report tft ordÈr to enable a proper under%tdn..ry ot the accounts to be reached. Date: Si8ned'. Date.. U q IIE(o[I