REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 702924
Report of the TruBtaas and
Flnancial Statements
forthe Yaar Ended 318t March 2024
for
The Bowland Willagg Trust
Towefs + Gomall Ltd
Chartered Certified A￿untants
Rlver V18W
96 Hlgh Street
G8r8tang
Preston
L8ncashlre
PR3 IWZ

The Bowland Village Trust
Contents of the Financlal Statements
for the Year Ended 31 st March 2024
Page
Report of the Trngtses
1 to 2
Indepèndent ExamIn0￿8 Report
statement of Flnancial Activltles
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financlal 8tatemonts
Detslled Ststement of Financlal Actlvltle8
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The Bowland Village Trust
Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
The (ruslees present their report wth thè Itnanual statements of *he chatity for the year end8d 31 st Marth 2024. The
trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reportlng by Charitle$: Slalement ol Re￿mmended PracU&8
applicabla to charities prep8ring Ihelr acGounts in accordance with the Flnandal Fieportlng Standard applicable in Ihe
UK and Republlc of Ire13nd <FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
ObJe¢tives and alms
The objectlves af Ihe charity sel out In the Trusl Deed are:
To advanc2 the educatlon and skllls, 2nd to pmmole the welfare of people who have leamlng disabhlllies In Garstang
and Ihe surrounding area, by tha provislon of a sultable home environment and acc8SS to skllls and educalional
development with supervision and support. {Support is also providad for 8CGornpanwng physical disabllitles which are
ofien present].
To enable them lo develop mentally, physically and splrltually. to roa￿88 Ihelr fijll potentlal as Individuals 80 that Ih8y
may be seen and acc8Pted as valued m8mbers wilhin and by sociaty and so that their condilions of life may be
Improved.
The Trust fulfils these oblecllves by helplng to provlde answars to the needs of Ioc81 peopl8 with leamlng and
accompanwng physical dlfficullies. Today Ihls is mainly through the provision of suilable houslng and a180 through the
provtslon of educatlon 2nd skills trainlng, IcKally. where eppropriat8
In additlon, the Trust 8UPPOrts peopSe wlth leamlng dl$ablSlties by fundlng socAal activltles and holidays and by
helplng people wlth furnishlng and redecorallng thelr home$ and by provldlng 8peclali6t equipmenl, Many disabled
people do not have the funds or family to provlde gUPPOrt above thal provlded by their beneflts. The help that the Trust
can provlde Is oflen the only way that thelr ar￿MmOdation can be brought up to 8 siand8rd that Twst members fe81 is
acceptsbla.
The Trust has no employees and Is not directly responslble for Ihe car8 that our ben8fleiaries re￿5Ved. However
following the Grenfell fire the Trust as a responsible landlord has contracted a company to over8ee the Heatth and
Safely as w811 as the m8lntellan¢e of their propertie$ 8nd receives quarterly reports and is nolifled immedlately of arislng
Issues.
Slgnlflcant activltles
Major refurbishment costs induded the completion of a new kltchen at 10 Joe Lane along wth a new boiler, 8nd a naw
bathroom al 21 Gregory Meadow.
Publlc beneflt
The Trust has ref8rred lo the Chatity Comrnlssion's guldance on public benefit and has complied wlih the duty In s.4 of
the CharStl8s Ad 2006.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charltsble actlvlties
Each year, the Trusl glfts a food vouther to each person under our care al Chrfglmas time. Th15 finanual year, this
amounted to £1,280..
Fundra16ing actlvltie6
Currently all Ihe Trust funds are derlved from the rents collected from our Tenants.
HNANCIAL REVIEW
Revlew of Financlal AGtlvlties
In the opinlon of the Trustees. the charity has performed t() a sallsfaclory level.
Income for the year totalled £137.407 <2023., £112,237).
Total expenditure vffts £96.86412023,' £78.017J, the largesi rKJrtlon of Ihls wag related to Ihe rental payments on our
renled properties, and property managenienl fee8.
Mortgage intere61 pald Ihls year was £10,712 (2023: £6,455).
The surplu8 on unreslricted funds for the year was £40.543 (2023 .£34,220). At the y6ar-end cash at bank was
£296,524 {2023: £244,982) and our lolal nel as88ts were £859,748 <2023: £819.205).
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The Bowland Village Trust
Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng doGument
The tharity is controlled by Ils goveming document. a deed of Irusl 3nd constitutes an unlnGorpDrated d￿ritY.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered Charity number
702924
Prlnclpal address
clo Mr A18n Pearson
Momlngslde
30 Bonds Lane, Bonds
Garst8ng
Lan￿shIre
PR3 1ZB
Trustees
Mr A Pearson
Mrs E N Pearson
Mrs S A Goldsplnk
Mr D Gerrard
Mr B P Whlttaker
Mr J l Gerrard Trustée
Independent Examiner
Towers + Gom811 Ltd
Ch8rtered Certified Accrmjnlanls
River View
96 High Street
Garst8ng
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1WZ
Approved by order of the board cf InBt88s on .,.... ............
and signed on Ils b8half by:
ilr A Pearson- Trustee
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Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of
The Bowland Vlllage Trust
Independent examlneW8 report to the trustsés of The Bowland Vlllage Trust
I report to the charity Iwstees on my examination of the accounts of The Btw18nd Ifillage Twst (Ihe Trust) for the year
ended 31st March 2024.
Responslbilltles and basis of report
As the charlty truslees of the Trust you ar8 responslble for the preparatlon of ihe accounts In accordance with Ihe
requirements of the Charrtles Act 2011 {'the Ad?.
I report in respect of my examinatlon oflhe Trust% accounts carrled oul under Sedion 145 of the Act and In carrying oul
my examination I have followed 811 appllcable DireciiLMS given by the Charity Gommisslon under SeGtion 145(5)(b) of
the Act.
Independènt examinèf8 Btatement
I have cOm￿eled rny examlnalion. I confirm that no material malters have cx)me to my attentlon In ¢onnecllon wlth the
examlnatlon glving me cause to beliwe that In any malerfal respecL'
aceounllng records V￿re not kept In re8pecl oflha Tru8l as réqulred by Seclion 130 of Ihe Ad,. or
the accounts do not accord whth those records. or
the 8c&ounls do r￿t comply ￿th the appllcabie requirement8 ¢onceming Ihe fomi and ￿nIent ol accounls sel
out in Ihe Charflles (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requlrement that the acwunts gwe
a and falrvÉew whleh Is nol a maller consEdered 88 part of an independenl examlnatlon.
I have no Goncerns 8nd have come acloss no othet matters in conneclion the axamlnallon lo thich attenllon should
ba drawn in thls réport In ordèr10 8nable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reaGhed.
MicJKel Gornall
Towers + Gornall Ltd
Charlered Cerlified ACCoun￿lS
River View
86 High Street
Garstang
Preston
Lanca8hlre
PR3 1WZ
D8te: .....
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The Bowland Village Trust
Statement of Financlal Activitles
for the Year Ended 31st Mar¢h 2024
2024
Unrestrlcted
fund
2023
Tolal
funds
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donalions and legacl8s
Inveslmenl income
132.407
112,237
Total
137,407
112,237
EXPENDITURE ON
Raislng funds
27,884
29,550
Olher
68,980
48,467
Totsl
96,864
78,017
NET INCOME
40,543
34,220
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tolal funds broughl forward
819,205
784.985
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
859,748
819,205
The notes lom) part of these finandal statements
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The Bowland Village Trust
Balance Sheet
31st March 2024
2024
Unrestrlcted
nd
2023
Total
funds
Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tanglble assets
916,163
916,476
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
296,524
244,962
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due wthin one year
{214,050)
{192,301)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
82,474
52,681
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
998,637
g69,157
CREDITORS
Amounts lalling due after more than one year
{138.889)
(149,952)
NET ASSETS
859,748
819,205
FUNDS
Unrestricted fund8
859,748
819,205
TOTAL FUNDS
859.748
819,205
Th& financlal statements were approved by the 808rd of TN8tees and authorlsed for Issue on
and wer8 signed on its behalf by,.
rus
The notes form part of these financial statements
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The Bowland Village Trust
Notes to the Financlal Stst8ments
for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Ba8is of preparing Ihe financlal statements
The financial statements of the charity, whlth Is 8 public benefit entity under FRS 102, have b8en p￿pared in
accordance with the Charili8s SORP IFRS 102) 'Accountrng arKf Repotling by Charilies: Slalement of
Recommended Practice appllcable to charities preparing Iheir aC￿unts in accordance with the Flnancsal
Reporting Standard appliGablo in the UK and Republic of Irelanij IFRS 102) (effeGlive l January 2019),.
Financial Reportlng Standard 102 The Financtal Reporting Standard appllcable in the UK and Republlc of
IrelarKI' and the Chartties Act 2011. The financial slatoments have been prepared under the ht8torical cosl
Conv￿tion.
Income
Ali Inc￿M618 recognised in the Slatement of Financlal Activltles One￿ the charity h88 entlllemont to the funds. It
Is probable that the income ￿￿11 be recaved and the amount can be n￿asured reliably.
Expendlturn
Llabililies are recognl$od as expendilure as soon as there Is a legal or construcllve obligation committing the
ch8rlty lo that éxpenditur8, It is probable Ihat a tr8nsfer of eoonomlc benefiis wlll ￿ requlred In settlement and
the amount of Ihe obligation can be measured reliably. Expenrfilur8 18 accounted for on an ac¢wals ba$1$ and
has been dasslfied under headings that aggregate all co81 related lo the category. Where costs Cannot be
dlrtclly atlribut8d to partiujlar he8dlngs they hav6 been alloc8ted to activiuès on a basis t￿sIstent with Ihe use
of re$ource8.
Tanglble fixed asset8
D8preciatlon is provlded at Ihe following annual rates In order to bwlle off each assel over its eslimated useful
Ilfe.
Flxtures and frtlngs
150A on r6duclng balance
Taxatlon
The chadly is axempt from lax on it8 charllable activitles.
Fund accounllng
Unreslricled funds can be used in accordance wlth the Ghalitable objectivas at Ihe discrelEon of the tntstees.
Restiicled funds can only be u8ed for parlicular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restriclions
arlse vthen spBdfled by the don<Y or vhjen funds are ratsed for particular restrided purposes.
Further explanatlon of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to Ihe finanGial slatements.
INVESTNIEKf INCOME
2024
2023
R￿lS recelved
Deposil aCC￿nI internst
132.317
go
112,237
132,407
112,237
TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no Intstees, remunerallon other benefits for the year ended 31sf March 2024 nor for the year
end￿ 31 st March 2023.
Trust￿$, oxpens
There no Irustees, expenses paid lor the year ended 3181 March 2024 nor for Ihe year ended
31 st March 2023.
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The Bowland Village Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements . continued
for the Yeai Ended 31st March 2024
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Flxtures
and
flttlngs
Freehold
property
Tolals
COST
Al 1st Aprll 2023 and 318t Mard) 2024
914,549
39,157
953,706
DEPRECIATION
At 1 st Aprll 2023
Charge for year
37,230
313
37,230
313
At 31st March 2024
37.543
37,543
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 st Mardi 2024
914,549
1.614
916,183
At 3181 Mgreh 2023
914,549
1,927
916,476
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trad8 credltOTS
other credllers
212,640
1.410
191,851
450
214,050
192,301
CREDITORS., AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Other cxedilors
138,889
149,952
LOANS
An analysls of the maturity of loan8 is glven b810w'.
2024
2023
Amoun18 falling due in m(Ye Ihan Ilve years:
Repay8ble by instalments..
Other loans more syrs Inslal
138.889
149,952
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
In funds
At 114123
3113124
Unrestricted funds
General fund
819.205
40,543
859,748
TOTAL FUNDS
819,205
40,543
859,748
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The Bowland Village Trust
Notes to the Flnancial Statements - continu
for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnued
Net movement In funds. Included In the above are as follows:
Incomtng
resources
Resources
expended
Movemenl
In funds
Unrestricted funds
Géneral fvnd
137,407
(96.884)
40,543
TOTAL FUNDS
137,407
<96,864)
40,543
Comparatives for movement in funds
Nel
movement
in funds
At 114122
3113123
Unre$trlcted funds
General fund
784,986
34.220
819,205
TOTAL FUNDS
784,985
34.220
819,205
Comparatt¥e net movement In funds, included In th8 above are as follows:
Incomlng
re80urces
Resources
expended
Movemenl
In funds
Unrostrlcted funds
General fund
112.237
(78.017)
34.220
TOTAL FUNDS
112,237
(78,0171
34220
A current year12 months and prior year12 monlhs combined p08ilion is 8s follows:
Net
movement
In funds
At
3113r24
Ai 114r22
Unrestrlcted fund$
Genersl fund
784,986
74,763
859,748
TOTAL FUNDS
784,985
74.763
859,748
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' The Bowland Village Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements - contlnued
for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - conllnued
A current year12 month8 and prior year 12 monlhs comblned net movement In funds. IncFuded In the above ar8
as follows:
Incomlng
resources
Rasources
expended
hAovement
In funds
Unrestrlcted fund8
General fund
249.644
(174,881)
74,763
TOTAL FUNDS
249,644
(174,881)
74,763
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There ware no related party transactlons for Ihe year ended 31st March 2024.
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The Bowland Vlllage Trust
Detailed Statement of Financial Activitles
for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
2024
2023
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legaGle8
Donalions
5,000
InveBlment Income
Ren18 recelved
Deposll 8ccounl interest
132,317
go
112,237
132.407
112,237
Total incoming re8ourc88
137.407
112,237
EXPENDITURE
Inv08tmènt management costs
Porifolio managemenl
24,960
24,960
Other
Expendllure for beneficiari88
Rent for beneficiaries
Mortgage
Bank tharges
27.344
30.305
10,712
619
16.893
24,545
6.455
574
88,980
48,467
Support C￿ts
Flnance
Dqjreciation of tangible fixed assels
314
340
Gov6man¢o costs
Insurance
Accountsncy and legal fees
1.958
652
1.2q8
3.032
2,810
4,250
Tolal resources expended
96,864
78.017
N&t Income
40,543
34,220
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