Charlty Reglstratlon Number. SC002787 Watton and District P4ri$h Hall Committs8 Trustees. Report and St#tom•nt of R•c8ipt$ and Paymonts for thg y&ar ondqd 16 October 2023
WATTEN AMD DISTRICT PARISH HALL COMMITTEE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Charlty Name: Watlen and Dlstrict Pariqh Hall Committee CharSty Règlstratlon Number: SC 002787 Principal Offie•'. Tru8t•g9: Indep&ndont Examlner., Victor T Fr95er & Co Limited 3-4 Market Place WICK Cailhness KW14LP Page 1
WATTEN AMD DISTRICT PARISH HALL COMMITTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 15 0CTO8ER 2023 Crèation And Objeots ol the Charlty Wallen and Dlstrict Parlsh H811 Committs8 has operated under Its present constitution since 1971. Its objects are to provlde a Communty faeilily for the benefit of those living in the Parish of Watten and District. Structure. Governance and Managem•nt The charity 18 run by a management cornmitt88 all Df whom are trug12E8. Tru8te88 gre appoint8d from Ihè communlty of the Parl¥h of Watten and D181rict. A¢tlvltl•6 Functions, including ChildTenB and Senior Citizen8 partie8 and 50th CglebrglM?ns, wère run for the b&neht ol communily whlch w8r& well altended and 8njoyed by Ihtsse taking part. Rental charges for use of the hall have increased. Donatlons Includ8 £903 which were transferred from Wallen Lunch Club. Achlevements and PerformanGe Tho hall maSnlen¢n¢e progromme ha8 ¢onlinuod 8$ planned Includlng replaclng the healing syslem and oll lonk et¢ 818 total c08t of £46,805 Ilncluding £12,471 whlch is unpaid at thè yèar endl. Grants lolalling £31,898 were received during the year from Foundation Scotland towards this expenditure. R•s•rves Pollcy Thè m8nagèm8nl committee has examined Ihe ch8rlty's requlrement for ieserves Gonsidering thè main fisks lo the organisalion. The unreslriGted reserves are necessary lo cover approximately 6 months operating expenditure in accordance with good practice. The charity continues in a sound linanoial manner with close control of expendllure belng m8inlained. Th¢ trust•os dè¢larè that they have approved the •bove report. Slgnod on boh411 of tha ¢harlty's trusta•s on S Fgbruary 2024. Page 2
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WATTEN AND DISTRICT PARISH HALL COMMITTEE I report on the accounts for th8 year ended 15 October 2023 $01 out on pagés four and flve. Respectlve responslbllltles of trustee5 and Examlner The Gharily's tru51ee5 are responsible for the preparation 4Trf the accounls in acGr)rdanG? with the terms of the Charit5 8nd Truste¥ Inv8$lment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006 la5 amended). The charity'5 trustees eonsider that the audil requirement of Regulation 10{1){al lo Ic} of the Accoun18 Regulations doe8 not apply. It is my responsibility to examine Ihg sGcounty as requlrèd under Section 4411 Ilc) of th8 Act and lo ¥tate whether parli¢ular matters have comè io my att&ntion. Bal18 of tho Indepgndgnt 8xamlngr'• roport My exlmlnalion was carried out In accordance wllh Ragulalion 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scolland) Regulations 2006 las amended). An examinatlon include5 B revlew of the accour)ting records kept by the chartly and a comparlson of Ihe accounts presented wllh those records. 11 ?589 In¢ludos Gonslderatlon of any unusual kems or disclosurtrs in the accounts and seèkin9 explar)allons frcm you as Iru51ees concerning any such malters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eVence that would be required in an audit, and consequenlly I do nol expre88 Sn audil oplnion on Ihe view given by the accounts. Independent gxaminer'8 Statement In the cours8 of my axamination, no matter has com8 to my 8118fblion.. {1} which giv88 me rea8on*bl6 cau8e to bolieve that, in any matorial raspe¢l. the requtromen18 to keep accounting records in accordance with Sectn 44(1}lal of the 2CKJ5 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 AGGoun18 Regulal(on8,' and lo prepare accounts whh aGGord wilh tho aGGDunling words and lo comply with Rggulalion 8 of the 2006 Accounts Re9ulalion6 have not been met.. or (21 lo which, In my opinion. attention ghould bè drawn In order lo enable g prop8r understsnding of th• accoLtnls lo be reaehed. Victor T Fraser & Co Limited 34 Market Place Wlck KWI 4LP Date: Poglt Page 3
WATTEN AND DISTRICT PARISH HALL COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 16 OCTOBER 2023 Unrostrlcted Rastrlctad Funds Funds 2023 2022 Government Funding Donalk)ns Receipts from fundraising activitie8 Rècoiply fom) eharltable acllvrtits 31,898 31.898 1,133 286 13,882 1.133 6,000 13,882 9,608 £15,301 £31,898 £47.199 £14,606 Cost ol fundrai8ing activiti88 ost of chsrltabl6 actlvltles Governance costs 120 17,722 180 120 49,620 180 168 13,604 188 31,898 £18,022 £31,898 £49.920 £13,940 (Def1t)16vlp1u8 for year £12,721 J £(2,7211 £ 668 Funds at 15 Oclobfjr 2022 £ 24,803 £24,B03 £24,137 Funds at 1 S Ocloter 2023 £ 22,082 £22,082 £24,803 Signed on behall ol the charlty'j trustees on 5 Febru4ry 2024. Page 4
WAThEN AND DISTRICT PARISH HALL COMMIThEE STATEMENT OF BALANCES AT 15 OCTOBER 2023 2023 2022 Cash at Bank Urreslri¢ted Funds S5gned on bohalf of the charlty'8 tru$te•$ on S F•bruary 2024. Page 5