INDEPENDEMf EXAMIN￿ REPORTTOTHETRUSTEES OF Fish rd Ufitt No. 142 of the Sea Cadet Co CHARITY NO. 524432 I rewrt on the accounts of Fishguard Untt No. 142 of the Sea Cadetcorps for the yearermled 31° Marth 2022. Res Re5 sibillties of Trustees and Examin The Charity's Trustees are reswnsible for.. The p￿paration ofacwunts The Trustees consider that an audit is not ￿U[re￿ forthis yEar undersettion 144of the (tsrille5 Act 2011 and that an IrKlependent Examination r5 needed. tt my ￿sPonsibl11fy to-. Examine theAccounts underSectNJn 145 ofthe Charitles Art TDfollt)w pro￿dUreS13Id down in the Gener31 Directions 8Nenby the Charity Commi5510ners Iundef 5ectiotri 1451$) of the Charitie5 Artl. and To 5tstes whether parU¢ular matters have come to myattention sis of Inde ndent Examinerfs Ste Myexamination included a rÈview of the accounting records kept by the Chartty and a comparison of the accounts presented withln these record& It also includes consideFation of any unvsual items ordisclosures in the accounts and s@ekingexp1anatio￿frtsrn the trustees con£ernln8&ny yjch matterk The procedures l undertake do not prowde all the eviden￿ that would be ￿quire{l in an audit, arsd consequently no opinron is given as to whether the accounts present a'true and tsirf wew and the report lirnited to those matters set out in the statement below. Indep@E￿ent Examiners Statements In connection with my exomination. no matterha5come to myattention. 111 Whrch gi¥es me reasonable cause to believe that Fn any material a4)ect the requiremetits.. To keep proper accouftting record5 in accordance with section 130 of the CharTrtiesAct To prepa￿ accounts which atcord with the accounting records and comply wrth the aca￿nting requirements of the Charities Act ha¥e *)ot been met.. or 121 To whKh. In my opinion. atteniion should be drawn in orderto ena￿e a p￿per understandln8 of the finanaal 5t3tementsto be reached. Ltsa 5hLKeAAtQB Date- 26.10.2023 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE C NTtY FOR THE YEAR ENDING Y Mr ChaSmian, Commlttee MembeFS. Commandlng Officer and Guests. l am here to give you the Annual Financtal Report for the Community Mana8ementAccount forthe year I022 to 2023. The unexpected passjng of ourCommandin8 Officer Chris Peake early on thlsyÈar brou8ht many difficulties to the Unit. with thanging at¢ount holders, with incomplete accounts and the inability getting into Chrls's system easify so it is with great thanks to Peter, Steve and tharlie thatthis has now been mostly achleved. The page of my rem ctwers all the unlt accounts held by differert people, and again it Is thanks to Pthr. sto￿ and CharlTe for sorting out the Cadet Account and Sterfe for tsklng it on. Page 2 is the Communlty Management Account wtth an openln8 balance of £30,992.79. an income of £26578.30. wendtture of £36.330.EA) anda cklslng balance of E21240A9. This ac(x)unt covers all things appertainin8 to the buildin& repair5. utilities. heating etL and also deals with 8rants for the purchase. repatrs and requirements of our boats. Page 3 covers the Parents Committee and SupporL8 Account Wtth an openin8 balance of £8￿32.(m). intorne of £4.2(EOO, èxpendlture of £725.93 and a dosing balance of £11315.00. They also have a petty cash account tyrrently holdlng £100.￿. The main akn of the Parents Commlttee Is fundraising and paying for all the runningexpense of the Unit m+nibus. Page 4 Is the Cadet AccountvAth an openin8 balance of £IO,fm.30. an Income of £18.543.fAI and a expendlture of £18.918.16. leaving a d05in8 balance of £10225.74. This account was administered bythe late CO Chri5 Peake, and because of his sudden passing there was no handover. so l am extremely8lad of the help I received gettin8thi5 accou ¢ompleted. Page 5 Is the Cadet Reser¥e Account whlth wa5 also hdd by Chrls Peake and thiswas easler to deal wrth dueto it just being a savlng account. This account had an openlng b31ance of £1,977.99 added to which was interest of £8.67 making a ¢Fosing balance of £lJ8&6& FinaltyTS Sklnnish*rhad a totsS openingbalance of £5149108. and a c105ing balance of £45￿65￿9. down on last year by £6.627.19. 1 Feaves me now to thank everybodyo the Committee forthelr hard work and devotion to Flshguard Sea Cadets. and If l (In mention once a8ain, Peter Smith. Steve Hughes and our new CO tharhe Mustoe lor all thelr hard work getting us back on the road again. Thankyou everyone. VALERIE CALiAGHAN Treasurer Fishguard Sea Cadets Chairnian s Report 2023 l.-an't possibly S+￿rt my report without mentioning the massive loss to the unit in May when sadly our Commailding Officer Chris Peake sadly passe& Chris did so much for the nit and a wealth of knowledge was lostwith his passing. But l am so proud of all the staffwho have really stepped up to the mark. so a big thankyou'must go out to them for eeping the unit running successfully over this period and indeed all the year. A special mention must go to Steve Hughes who took on the role of OIC at such a difficult time. Thanks to Charlie Mustoe for all he has done over the last few months. and Lokngratiilations Cnarlie in your new role as OIC we all wish you success in your new .-ule. kn,d a bi8" Ihank y(>u to all the staff whether urkiformed or civilian for all the time ar.a effortyou put into this unit throughout the year. without you none ofthis would be ossible. I believe the unit is in a good place now to going forward afterthe last few years of big IlaIJefiges. We have had many successes at Distrlcr and Area Level again this year. and a .8. yiell dorie to all wno iiave achieved variou5 promotions and qualifications during the .2JL year. You all do our unit proud. 'r,le oliii achieved a Burgee in which is a fantastic result and hope to achieve another Iliis ye2r. 'rb.anks, must also go to the Parents and Supporters Committee for their continued sunport in covering the costs of rnnning the minibus and so much more. They have had notsier busy yeai- funiTr Aalsing with many very well attended events. culminating in the .riammoth walk Kay and Rachael UDderrook alonR the costal path- which I'm sure Kay ill cover ner reporL l i¥'.)UJd also liire to tli£ink the members of our Unit Management Team for all their LitTJfts agaiii Lllis siedr. It will be important for all of us to get more involved with the uiiit to ease the load for the staff. Also new Fundraising ideas are needed o.u to all the staff whether urkiformed or civilian for all the time ar.a effortyou put into this unit throughout the year. without you none ofthis would be ossible. I believe the unit is in a good place now to going forward afterthe last few years of big IlaIJefiges. We have had many successes at Distrlcr and Area Level again this year. and a .8. yiell dorie to all wno iiave achieved variou5 promotions and qualifications during the .2JL year. You all do our unit proud. 'r,le oliii achieved a Burgee in which is a fantastic result and hope to achieve another Iliis ye2r. 'rb.anks, must also go to the Parents and Supporters Committee for their continued sunport in covering the costs of rnnning the minibus and so much more. They have had notsier busy yeai- funiTr Aalsing with many very well attended events. culminating in the .riammoth walk Kay and Rachael UDderrook alonR the costal path- which I'm sure Kay ill cover ner reporL l i¥'.)UJd also liire to tli£ink the members of our Unit Management Team for all their LitTJfts agaiii Lllis siedr. It will be important for all of us to get more involved with the uiiit to ease the load for the staff. Also new Fundraising ideas are needed o.