BROOK
MEADOW CONSERVATION GROUP
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING 3rd October, 2007
TREASURER'S
REPORT
Treasurer's report
for the financial year
2006-2007
INCOME
Income from
subscriptions totalled £1026 in this financial
year.
Donations totalled
£1182.50 which included a very generous sum of
£420 given by members of the Young family in
memory of Eric Young who died last
December.
The only other income
this year came from the sale of I.D. cards at various
events.
Grants
Although no grants
were received in the current year, we are due to
receive a refund in respect of our public liability
insurance costs shortly from HBC.
EXPENDITURE
Expenditure was
relatively low this year as there was no May Day event
and the Northern Parade school visit was cancelled due
to bad weather. Most training costs have been paid for
by the Havant Conservation Action Project thereby
reducing our expenditure. They also paid for a new
banner which was used for the first time at the
Emsworth Show.
Frances Jannaway and
David Search attended a training day at Sticky Wicket
in Dorset on making wildflower meadows. A book
published by the creator is available for
viewing.
As in previous years,
insurance costs formed a substantial part of the
group's expenditure. The insurance and BTCV membership
subscription shown in the income and expenditure
statement of the financial year under review was
actually paid in the previous financial year. And
since this amount for next year has already been paid,
it has been included in the balance sheet on the asset
side as a prepayment item, with a total value of
£311.54
General expenditure:
The highest single
outlay is for printing and stationery which includes
the cost of producing the regular
newsletters.
The public relations
figure includes a contribution towards the cost of the
photos in the signcases, new signcase windows and
extra Web-space.
The power scythe
service and new waders are in the cost of tools and
equipment.
The cost of the
memorial seat was paid for from the Young family
donations.
A dog bag dispenser
was installed by Havant Borough Council during the
year and they normally supply the bags but at the end
of their financial year, they ran out of funds so we
purchased one box of bags to keep us going until
April.
Income less
expenditure resulted in a surplus of £483.79
which is carried forward to the Balance Sheet. The
Bonus Saver account has accrued interest of
£120.42 in the year.
THE FUTURE
A Power scythe
attachment is on order which incorporates a scrub
cutter. This will be more effective in some areas of
the meadow and is kinder to wildlife.
It is also intended to
purchase survey equipment such as bat detector boxes.
Money may also be
acquired to deal with an area of "No-mans land" which
contains problem trees overhanging the
river.
I have examined the Income and Expenditure Account and
Balance Sheet of the Brook Meadow Conservation Group
for the year ended 31st August 2007 and, in the light
of the records and explanations given to me by the
Treasurer, conclude that they provide a true and fair
view of the Group's finances during the
year.
Christopher
Rye,
6 Frobisher
Gardens,
Emsworth.
21st September
2007.
