Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 1 June 2012 31 May 2023
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Ashburton & Buckfastleigh Cottage Hospital League of Friends
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 900416
Charity's principal address Tor View, Old Hill
Bickington Devon Postcode TQ12
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Heather Arthurs
2 Stewart Adams
3 Joan Darby
4 Elaine Baker
5 Janet Jones
6 John Nutley
7 Sheila Rzepka
8 Pete Webb
9 Darren Laker
10 Huw Cox
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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
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Association
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Whenever a vacancy in the committee of trustees occurs, the continuing Trustee selection methods trustees appoint a replacement person of good standing within the local (eg. appointed by, elected by) community.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The objects of the charity are to relieve patients and former patients of the hospital, and other persons in the community who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm, and generally support the work of the hospital and the health and wellbeing of the wider community.
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The objectives of the charity are outlined above. All activities undertaken by the Charity seek to further these objectives. The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives in planning future activities.
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)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
The achievements and performance are related to the contents of the Summary of the main previous AGM in that the charity met the financial requirements of its achievements of the charity major beneficiaries throughout the year, thus satisfying the charity’s during the year donor base. The trustees of the charity achieved the charity’s goal in raising its profile throughout the local community generally through many ways of interaction and communication.
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Section E Financial review
With on-going changes within the NHS, our main beneficiary will have to Brief statement of the undergo radical changes in their service base provided at present. charity’s policy on reserves Therefore the trustees envisage major alterations could be required in the building fabric of the local hospital to accommodate these changes. We therefore feel that there is a great possibility that a substantial need for a good proportion of the charity’s reserves will be called upon at short notice.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Darren Laker John Nutley Full name(s) Darren Laker John Nutley Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer Chair etc) Date 13.03.2024
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A8hburton & Bu¢kts$V¢lgli League of Frfends Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 01108120221 31trOX12023 Section A Recejpts anit payments Unrestricted funds Re$tri¢ted fund¥ Endowment funds To•al fund¥ Last year toth• n4are5t to the Aearpst £ to the neat£ iotho neafost £ the ntr8rost £ A1 Receipts BeovesLS Interest [e1j from funiys investsd in CDF ColleLtion Lx)x 25.267 2£,267 98.303 3,154 3,154 105 41 41 Sub total(Gross incom6 for AR) 98,408 A2 Asset and Inve¥tment ¥al¥s, l¥¢e table). Sub total 28,482 28,462 98,408 A3 Payments Flower b88kets Tuwn rowneil 500 1.424 2D S.OOD 20 212 5,553 5,553 8ungaliJw Youth Proje Sub8cnp¥on- Devon County Lea DCALOFHF C0mUnIty Grants WreaLI DonÈbo*s Stationery u& 20 214 13.332 25 50 22 20 214 13,332 22 Sub tot&1 19.7B 19,78Q 1.176 A4 Asset and Inv88tment pyrchas88.1880 table Sub total 4•.YBO 19.780 7.178 Net of receipt81(paym8nts) AS Transfers b&een funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls y•ar end Pl,152 180,2951 188.977 t89.29S 188.977 89,0631 180,295 CnJX' R1 aryounts ISSI 061C812023
Section B Statement of sets ' d of.the perio,d Ui-,.:5tric&ed funds to i¥arost £ P.estricteL lund5 t¢ nearest£ Endowr,ont funds to llearest£ Categorles Det8i1g B1 Cash funds Lloy¢s Tieasu,'e,'s Accou41t 12,322 COIF Charitses DepositAcwullt 176,655 rgtal cash turds 18B,977 l¥gree bakn¢eswith ietteipts rJayrnei&5 Quniisii Uirestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds to nearest£ ETrdowment funds to nearest £ Dctails Fund lo which a88tt belon Cost ioptionall Currènt value trnal 83 Investm•nt assets Detti15 rund to which 8$sel belon current value ¢ost lopDonall 84 Assgts r•tainod for the charity's own us¢ Details Fund whlch Amount due enal Whèn du• B5 Liabilities Signed by one Dr trustees on bebalf of all the tmslee5 ture Print Nam6 Dale of roval Johp. Nuiie Elaine Baker CCXX fee) 0610fj12023
Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Ashburwn and &Jckfastl¢lgh League of Frlends On accounts for the year ended 31 May 2023 Charity no (if any) 900416 Set out on pages 1to2 Rèspective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the acGounts. responsibilities of The charity s Irustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility lo.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the prOdureS laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 14515)Ibl of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordan with general Directions given examiner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of Ihe accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual item5 or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence thal would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come lo my attention examinerfs statement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect. the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. and to prepare accoLints which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met., or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention shoijld be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Pleas8 delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: ZDI Name: Hania Lee Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (if any>: Association of Chartered Certrfied Accountants IER March 2012
Address: Section B Disclosure IER March 2012