Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

Members received a report of the Chamberlain relative to the Annual Reports and Financial Statements for the Sundry Trust Funds for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The Committee agreed to send a formal note of thanks to the Audit Review Panel, as this was the final year it would be operating.

RESOLVED, that - Members:

1. Note that the external auditor BDO LLP intends to give an unqualified audit opinion on each set of charity financial statements;
2. Consider the contents of the audit management report issued by BDO LLP; and
3. Recommend approval of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 to the Finance Committee for those charities where the Corporation is Trustee; to the Aldermen for the Emmanuel Hospital charity where the Corporation acting by the Court of Aldermen is the named corporate trustee; and to the trustees of the Sir William Coxen Trust Fund; the Samuel Wilson Loan Charity and the Vickers Dunfee Memorial Benevolent Fund (see appendix 1 for charity registration numbers).

Deputy Chairman Hilary Daniels (External) took the Chair from this item onwards.