## Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements ## YEAR ENDING 9TH JULY 2025 ## for ## R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST ## **R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST** ## **YEAR ENDING 9TH JULY 2025** ## **Contents** ||PAGE| |---|---| |General Information|1| |Trustees' Annual Report|2| |Independent Examiners' Report|3| |Income Account|4| |Balance Sheet|5| ## **R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST** ## **YEAR ENDING 9TH JULY 2025** CHARITY: R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST CORRESPONDENT: Mrs P M Nicolai Hennerton Holt Hennerton Wargrave Reading RG10 8PD ACCOUNTANTS: PSF ACCOUNTING LTD 13 St Mary's Street Stamford Lincolnshire PE9 2DE 1 ## **R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST** ## **YEAR ENDING 9TH JULY 2025** ## **Trustees' Annual Report** The R S Brownless Charitable Trust is constituted by Deed of Trust dated 10 July 1990. This trust is a registered charity, number 1000320. The following continued to act as Trustees during the year: Mrs Philippa Mary Nicolai Mrs Frances Anne Plummer The object of the charity is to provide funding for the general charitable purposes which the trustees decide to support as a charitable donation. The trustees are particularly interested in areas of disability,deprivation and long term and terminal illness. Most, but not all, donations are given to UK based charities During the year charitable donations of £ 51,500 have been made for various charitable purposes. Investments are held by the trustees to produce investment income to enable the payment of donations on an ongoing basis. We have prepared the financial statements on a receipts and payments basis under section 133 of The Charities Act 2011. This report was approved by the Trustees on 5th December 2025 Mrs F A Plummer - Trustee 2 2 ## **R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST** ## **YEAR ENDING 9TH JULY 2025** ## **Independent Examiners' Report to the Trustees** We report on the accounts of the trust for the year ended 9 July 2025 which are set out on pages 4 to 5. ## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiners** As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of accounts; you consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act and to state whether particular matters have come to our attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiners' Report** Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **Independent Examiners' Statement** In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention: 1. which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act. have not been met; or 2. to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## P.S.F. ACCOUNTING LTD 13 St Mary's Street Stamford Lincolnshire PE9 2DE Co. Reg: 3944554 5th December 2025 3 ## **R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST** ## **YEAR ENDING 9TH JULY 2025** ## **Income and Expenditure Account** |**RECEIPTS**
**Income from Assets**
UK Equities & Overseas Securities:
Dividends Received Net
Foreign Income Dividends
UK Fixed Interest Stocks
Other Income
Foreign Income Interest
**Gross Receipts for the Year**
**PAYMENTS**
Charitable Donations
Professional Fees
Postage
Administration
**Total Payments for the Year**
Net (Payments)/ Receipts
Income Account brought forward
**Income Account carried forward**|**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
24,213
5,076
9,288
1,894
3,784
44,255
51,500
744
0
2,052
(54,296)
(10,041)
(52,827)
(62,868)
**General Purpose Fund**|**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
24,388
4,597
9,949
1,329
2,612
42,875
52,437
744
0
2,087
(55,268)
(12,393)
(40,434)
(52,827)
**General Purpose Fund**| |---|---|---| 4 ## **R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST** ## **YEAR ENDING 9TH JULY 2025** ## **Balance Sheet** |Investments Held - At Valuation
Current Assets
Cash Held by Brokers
Cash at Hand
Cash at Bank
Income Account
Capital Account|**2025**
**£**
11,718
100
6,430|**2025**
**0**
**£**
1,381,666
18,248
1,399,914
(62,868 )
1,462,782
1,399,914|**2024**
**£**
38,450
100
6,726|**2024**
**£**
1,354,560
45,276
1,399,836
(62,868 )
1,462,704
1,399,836| |---|---|---|---|---| Approved by the Trustees on: 5th December 2025 Mrs F A Plummer - Trustee 5