I have pleasure in presenting my report and accounts of the Central Fund for the year ended 31st December 2017.
This year has seen an increase in income, resulting largely from the decision in 2015 to reduce the amount per subscription payable to the Bell Restoration Fund from £4 to £2, and allocating more to the Central Fund. Income from the districts is shown in the table below:
| 2017 | 2016 | |
| Alton & Petersfield | 695.45 | 547.75 |
| Andover | 555.10 | 418.60 |
| Basingstoke | 814.45 | 574.70 |
| Channel Islands | 224.75 | 250.25 |
| Christchurch & Southampton | 861.35 | 592.55 |
| Isle of Wight | 584.00 | 395.85 |
| Portsmouth | 817.25 | 619.50 |
| Winchester | 1,166.55 | 907.55 |
| £5,718.90 | £4,306.75 | |
Total financial assets held by the Guild are as follows.
| 2017 | 2016 | |||
| Central Fund: | ||||
| General Fund | 3,508.91 | 2,153.00 | ||
| Training and Development Fund | 898.62 | 692.32 | ||
| Central Reserve Fund | 5,013.76 | 9,421.29 | 5,012.07 | 7,857.39 |
| Districts | 20,875.90 | 18,382.54 | ||
| Sub-Committees | 1,133.57 | 1,072.67 | ||
| £31,430.76 | £27,312.60 | |||
R Brandwood
1st March 2018