GREAT BARTON THANKSGIVING FUND
(Registered Charity No. 304885)
Trustees Re
rt and Accounts
For the Year Endin
31st October 2021
Contents
Page 1- Trustees Annual Report
Page 2 - Statement of Financial Activities
Page 3 - Balance Sheet
Page 4 and 5- Notes to the Accounts
Page 6- Independent Examinerfs Report

Great Barton Thanksgiving Fund
(Registered Clwity No. 304885)
Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31st October 2021
The Trust and its Pvrp05e
The Trust w&s fornied in 1948 following a transfer of land by the W¢st Suffolk County Council to
the Great Barton Parish Coua¢il (as c￿StodIall Tn￿). The PTOWty to be held for the purpose of
a recreation ground and playing field for the I￿efit of the inhabitants of Gr¢at Barton and its
iromediate vicinity and to erect such buildings &s may assist in the educational. social, moral and
physical well-being of the inhabitants without distinctlon to political opillion or religio￿$ faith.
The general managemenL control and development of the TnLSt P￿ll￿SeS and their ￿$¢ is
undertaken by a Management Committee of volunteers (the de facto trustees) CODSiSting of four
members elected at Annual General Meelings and one member appointed by each of the Village
Organisations and two MemE￿IS app)inted by the Great Barton P&ish Council. The Committee
ay in addAtion co-opt not more than two members to represent intettsts not represented by any
Organisation.
The year's Activities
In canying out thcir role the Management Commkttee have had regard to the guidance of the
Charity Conllnission on public benefiL
No extensions have been made to the pr¢mises d￿ing the year but the existing facilities have been
well maintained.
The Y￿age hall had been well ￿ up to the 20 March 2020 when folloThing Government
covid19 guidelines, the premises was closed and r¢nJained closed until May 2021. A covidl 9 grant
of £18,709 was received which paid for nEnning costs until hall l¢ttings resumed. The activities for
the year resulted in a financial surplus of £2,669 from an income of £25,691. As a resull the fAmds
caTEied fonvard to the following year amounted to £92,650 including the restricted Fuel Allotment
Fund of £1.493. leaving Unrestricted fimds caTried forward of £91,157. The trustees bav¢
earnwked £20,000 a5 a Contingency Reserve against possible future major repairs. Whilst the
t￿￿te¢S have no immediate plans for an extension to the Hall, they have earniarked £55,000 to a
Building Fund and to make further impmvements in due course.
Voluntsry Work Much of the routKne work in the runni￿ of facilities is completed by the Trustees
attd otber volunteers. This includes much of the routine maintenance. providing and Th￿￿1ng of the
Bar, Caretaking, hall security. fund raising eventy non-routine cleaning and all Administratio
Without this comtnitment the Charity would stTr￿e to exisL
Truste¢ Changes in the period - st(x)d down Mr. Philip Reeve. Mr Jobn FordhaDL new TnLStee4
Mr Ian morga￿ Revd Benjan)in Edwar(Ls.
Current Management ¢ommittee members:
Mr. Peter Fisk (HOL Chairnian), Mr Grabam Tee (HO￿ Treasurer), Mrs J¢an Campbell
Mr. W￿la￿ charnaU￿ Miss. Amber Bilverstone. Mr. lan Morg￿4 Revd Benjamin Edwards
Mrs. Maggie Dunn (Hon Vicechair), Mr. Gordon Bide￿ Mrs. Maggie Redshaw.
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Signed on behalf of the Committee
Graham Tee 15th December 2021

GREAT BARTON THANKSGIVING FUND
(Registered Charity No: 304885)
Statement of Financial Activities for Year Ending 31st October 2021
2019120
2020121
Income
Charyes for use of facllltles
Hall Hire
Catering
Electricty Recharged
Service Charge
other
Total
Grants
Fund Rai&rKd
Donations
Trading aCtsvrt￿5. Bar Sales
Miscellanwus Income
Deposit alc Intefest
Total Incorne
9,843
390
764
17
30
11.044
10,000
325
4.220
58
4.278
18.709
540
963
2.027
137
488
Expendituro
Fa¢illtles Operating C
Cleaning
Heating, lightsng & water
3,965
3.211
1,543
4.2tJO
1,401
4,200
1.360
2,596
1,470
603
io
Insurance
Building Maintenan
Improvements to tsulitses
mi￿1￿aneOuS
Catsrin9
Plawng Fbeld Maintenance
other
4.138
740
17,437
22,916
Fundraising Costs
Bar. Cosl of Sa
4.2
8,221
Surplus for the year
2.669
81.760
Total Funds brought forward
89,981
Funds Carrled Forward
Hon. Treasurer
Chairman
15th D￿Ml)er 2021
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GREAT BARTON THANKSGIVING FUND
(Reglster¢d Charity No: 304885)
Balance Sheet at 31st October 2021
2019120
2020121
Assets
2.4.1
106
Debtors
1.463
90.165
Cash at Bank and in hand
91,477
90,271
Totsl Assets
92,940
Less Current Liabilitses
290
Due I￿1h1n one year
290
89.981
Net Assets
92.650
Re
Funds
1.493
Fuel Ajlotrnent Fund
1.493
13.488
General Fund
Contingency Reservo
Bu￿dIng Fund
16.157
20,000
55,000
89.981
Total Funds
92,650
fetèrFMk
15th December 2021
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Great Barton Thanksgiving Fund (Registered Charity No:304885)
Notes to the Accounts for the year ending 31st October 2021
1 Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at
Cost or transaction value
2 Accounting Policies
2.1 Income
2.1.1 Recognitton of income - These are induded in the Statement of Financial Activities
(SOFA) when the charity becomes entided to the resources, it is more likely than not that
the trust*s will receive the resources, and the monetary Val￿ can be measured with
sufficient reliability.
2.1.2 Offsetting - There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities. or income and
expenses.
2.1.3 Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the general income
recognition criteria are meL
2.1.4 Bank interest is included In the accounts when receNed.
2.1.5 Voluntser Help - the value of volunteer help r￿￿ed is not induded in the accounts
but is described in the Trustees report
2.2 Expenditure and liabilities
2.2.1 Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal
or Constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the
amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable ￿rtaInty
2.3 Assets
2.4.1 Tangible fixed assets comprise the Village Hall land and buildings and out
buildings, their fixtures and intemal ffttings and together WTth the reCreat￿n ground, playing
field, car parking and access areas. (Great Barton Parish Council is the Custodian Trustee
of the land). The onginal costs are not known. No value has b&n placed on these assets
and improvements and additions are written off against the general fund as incurred.
2.4.2 Debtors are measured at the value expected to be receNed.
2.4.3 Stock is measured at the lower of cost and net fealisable value.
3 Income
3.1 Trading Activities comprise Bar sales totalling £0. After taking into account the cost
of sales (£106) the bar showed a net Loss of £106 (2020 profft of £543).
3.2 Miscellaneous Income £2,027 (2020 £2.258) indudes £1,877 received for electricity
generated and fed into the national grid
4 Expenditure
4.1 Other Costs indudes £286 PTofessional Fees
4.2 Fund Raising Costs comprise the Cost of staging fundraising activities.
5 Service Costs
Payments in the year to the Bookings Clerf( and Minutes Clerk amounted to £4.200.
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6 Stock represents unsold bar Purcha￿ at cost £0 (2020 £106)
7 Debtor5 - The debtors £1.463 (2020 £0) represent unpaid lettings.
8 Creditors is advan￿ booking deposits £290 (2020 £290).
9 Cash at Bank and in Hand
Charity Deposit Accounts
CurrentAccount balan
Cash in Hand
Total
£71,735 (2020 £71.735>
£19.737 (2020 £18.330)
£5 (2020 £100)
£91,477 (2020 £90,165)
10 Trustees- None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or other benefits in
their role as trustee
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Independent examiner's report to the trnstees of
Great Barton Thankwving Fund
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Great Barton
Thanksgiving Fund (the Trust) for the year ending 31° October 2021.
Responsibilities and basiq of reporL
As the cEwity of the TTUSt you are responsible for th¢ prepardtion of
the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Cbarities Act 2011
('tbe Act.).
I repKJrt in respect of my ¢xaminthon of the TnLSt's accounts carried out und¢r
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinatson I have
followed all the applicable directiODS given by tbe Charity Conllnission under
section 145(5)(b) of the ACL
Independent examin¢r'$ statsment
I have completed my exami￿0￿ I confirni that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to
Li¢v¢ that in any material respect:
l. accounting records were not kept in res￿ of the TnLSt required
by section 130 of the Act" or
2. the accounts do llot accord wAth those recor(Ls.
I have no concerns and hav¢ come across no other mattets in connection Thith
the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to
enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be ￿Ched.
Signed
Mrs T.A Merry - FCCA
6 Downing Drive
Great Barton
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP312RP
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