## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 1 1 2023 12 12 2023 **T From o**
## Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~
**Charity name** Bury Athenaeum ~~a~~ **Other names charity is known by** ~~ee~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 521057 ~~|~~ **Charity's principal address** Moss Street
Bury Lancashire **Postcode BL9 0DF**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) whole year** Kathleen Bray President 1 2 Robert Sloss Vice- President 3[Suzanne Kendall][ Hon. Secretary ] 4 Janet Gander Hon. Treasurer 5 Andrew Gill 6[Pauline Stand-] bridge
**Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** Elected annually by the body of the membership as a whole
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- 7 David Thomas “
- 8 Kathleen Tonks “
- 9 Stuart Mahon
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> 10 Tom Wilson
- 11 Ruth Leaver
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- Chair of the Hold-
- 12[Neville Edmond-] son ing Trustees
Elected by the Holding Trustees
- 13 Ray Squire
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14 Joan Abbott “
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
Neville Edmondson - Holding Trustee Susan Woods - Holding Trustee Susan Clayton - Holding Trustee
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Trust Deed supplemented by a Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Unincorporated Charitable Trust How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected annually by the membership Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The charity’s objective is the diffusion of knowledge for the moral , intellectual and cultural benefit of the residents of Bury and its vicinity.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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To meet these objectives, the charity facilitates a wide range of different activities. These currently include bridge , diverse board games, embroidery, philosophy, creative writing , canasta, mahjong ,conversational French, French and German lessons, art, Scrabble, music appreciation and a widows association. The charity actively seeks to expand the number of available activities.
Each year ( dependent on the deemed level of any surplus income ) the Trustees also make available funds for grants to other local charities who broadly meet its own charitable objectives. Over the years , a large number of different local charities have from these grants. During each year, specific charity events are also organised where the proceeds go to nominated local charities.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
During the course of the year, one or more of the activities described above were taking place every weekday at the charity’s premises , thereby providing a valuable outlet for Bury residents.. Over 450 residents took part in these activities. Grants totalling £ 3740 were made to seven different local charities including Big Fandango Mental Health Support Group ,Friends of Bury Music, Ukulele Band of Bury, Jigsaw, D-Caff Dementia Group, Stand Incredible Edibles and Walmer Tennis Club..
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## **Section E Financial review**
Via its Holding Trustees, the charity has ownership of a Grade 2 listed **Brief statement of the charity’s** building which dates back to the mid 19th century. Maintenance costs for **policy on reserves** such a building are potentially very high and accordingly the charity holds significant reserves to ensure that all potential future contingencies can be met in full. For example, in recent times asbestos has had to be removed from a cellar area, outdated toilet facilities revamped and an old fire alarm system overhauled. The total cost from just these items alone was over £26,000.Possible significant ( and costly ) work on both the roof of the building and replacement of original wooden sash windows is foreseen in coming years.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)**
The charity’s principal sources of income are annual membership fees toYou **may choose** to include adgether with additional fees associated with participation in individual activditional information, where releities. vant about:
At their discretion, the Trustees can waive fees for young people and those experiencing hardship.
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
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**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Kathleen Mary Squire **Position (eg Secretary,** President **Chair, etc) Date**
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**BURY ATHENAEUM**
## **BURY ATHENAEUM INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
|**INCOME**
**2023**
Subscriptions
5,815.00
Activity
43,454.89
Charity events
Trustees Cup
Bury Hospice
594.00
Other Charities
1,967.00
Children in Need
185.00
LCBA Teams of 8
0.00
Catering
167.16
Tuition
4,076.00
Room hire
4,895.00
Interest received
241.58
Other income
88.41
TOTAL INCOME
61,484.04
**EXPENDITURE**
Insurance
4,868.58
LCBA subs
Administration
481.06
Software subscription
349.20
Consumables
572.00
EBU Club Affiliation Fee
28.00
EBU P2P
6,645.32
EBU Director training
216.00
EBUTA Subs
45.00
Simultaneous pairs
0.00
LCBA teams of 8
0.00
Catering expenses
2,420.01
Xmas/NY/Cor events
1,039.58
Tuition
3,626.12
Repairs and renewals
1,044.61
Travel expenses
0.00
Cleaning
704.88
Premises expenses
22,080.30
IT
168.15
Cleaning service
8,930.67
Services
Waste dis
141.70
Water
652.55
Gas
2,887.35
Electricity
3,468.18
Postage
Internet c
339.29
7,489.07
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
60,708.55
SURPLUS
775.49
Donations
Trustees
2,000.00
Bury Hospice
Children in Need
185.00
Samaritans
2,000.00
Total
4,185.00
**NET PROFIT/LOSS FOR**
**-3,409.51**|**INCOME**
**2022**
Subscriptions
4,945.00
Activity
36,156.72
Charity events
Trustees Cup
Bury Hospice
1,158.70
Samaritans
732.00
Children in Need
190.00
LCBA Teams of 8
0.00
Catering
187.37
Tuition
3,135.50
Room hire
3,655.00
Interest received
200.32
Other income
315.45
TOTAL INCOME
50,676.06
**EXPENDITURE**
Insurance
3,591.51
LCBA subs
Administration
500.72
Software subscription
355.55
Consumables
770.18
EBU Club Affiliation Fee
27.00
EBU P2P
4,500.88
EBU Director training
0.00
EBUTA Subs
45.00
Simultaneous pairs
0.00
LCBA teams of 8
48.00
Catering expenses
1,707.27
Christmas events
70.35
Tuition
3,379.50
Repairs and renewals
628.66
Travel expenses
46.30
Cleaning
145.92
Premises expenses
2,321.47
IT
217.65
Cleaning service
6,729.35
Services
Waste dis
141.70
Water
699.98
Gas
2,382.11
Electricity
2,677.93
Postage
Internet c
324.69
6,226.41
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
31,311.72
SURPLUS
19,364.34
Donations
Trustees
4,000.00
Bury Hospice
1,200.00
Children in Need
430.00
Samaritans
1,000.00
Total
6,630.00
**NET PROFIT/LOSS FO**
**12,734.34**|4,945.00
36,156.72
1,158.70
732.00
190.00
0.00
187.37
3,135.50
3,655.00
200.32
315.45|
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|||50,676.06|
## **BURY ATHENAEUM INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **BURY ATHENAEUM**
## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
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2023 2022
Skipton 2 Year Bon 29,073.70 Skipton 2 Year Bon 28,900.30
Skipton 1 Year Bon 11,431.91 Skipton 1 Year Bon 11,363.73
Lloyds TSB 24,703.17 Lloyds TSB 28,248.20
Cash in Hand 56.70 Cash in Hand 162.76
65,265.48 68,674.99
Profit and Loss Rese 68,674.99 Profit and Loss Rese 55,940.65
Profit / Loss for Yea -3,409.51 Profit / Loss for Yea 12,734.34
65,265.48 68,674.99
Hon Treasurer____J Gander________________________ Hon Treasurer____J Gander________________________
Auditor_______A Horrocks___________________________ Auditor_______A Horrocks___________________________
Trustees Yorkshire £1,020.71 Trustees Yorkshire £2,572.74
Figures supplied by N. Edmondson Figures supplied by N. Edmondson
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Our Constitution does not require us to have an examiner’s/auditor’s report. Our accounts are prepared using SAGE. They are checked by a retired Bank Manager. His comments were that the accounts were very well prepared ,easy to check and all in order