## **Trustees’ brief report- year ended 31 December 2022** During this year the Charity and its Trustees have continued to enhance the use of technology to work in a hybrid way ensuring delivery of the business of the Charity including: - continuing to deal with various aspects of the Charity’s land estate: - the continued registration of land holdings to protect the Charity land assets for the future - maximising opportunities to attract and invest income, granting easements over Charity land, acquiring and disposing of land in accordance with its Charitable scheme dated 27 June 1990 and Charity Commission guidance, further enhancing the Charity’s land portfolio for the future benefit of the Charity and its beneficiaries - planned and ad hoc maintenance required to Charity land, particularly manorial droves and verges including instances of maintenance for landholders as a gesture of good will to the local community - continuing to seek advice as appropriate from the Charity’s professional land agents and solicitors for all land transactions and land management advice - once again being able to make grants during the year of £43559.92 to applicants within our area of benefit. This has been particularly important as the local community in the Charity’s area of benefit continues to recover from the lasting economic effects of the recent pandemic. - continuing the Trustees’ review of current and proposed future ways of working, pushing forward with the agreed programme of continuous improvement for the Charity to ensure resilience and appropriate ways of working for the benefit of the Charity and its future Trustees. During this year the current Trustees have: - invested further in IT to provide appropriate equipment to support current ways of working - continued to develop the use of sub-committees for land management (including the management of the Town Hall), finance, IT, and governance & compliance - begun the development of a Charity website with associated online forms and information - continued to attract new Trustees as vacancies arise and to further develop the knowledge and skills of the current Trustees with information events and meetings. - The Charity has focussed on recruiting Trustees with specific professional skillsets to enhance decisions in its key areas of land management and grant making and to further strengthen the Charity’s forward focus on finance, governance and compliance. - considered professional advice from specialist Charity Accountants and Solicitors before unanimously agreeing to move the Charity to CIO status. The Charity continues to review and update its policies and procedures in readiness for this change to its status and the Charity’s appointed Solicitors continue to liaise with the Charity Commissioners ahead of submission – a draft CIO constitution will be sent to the Charity Commission as part of the application to register the CIO to ensure that the Commission is satisfied that the CIO is being established for purposes recognised as charitable in law and that those purposes continue to benefit the public. The Charity continues to be satisfied that the Trustees have carried out their responsibilities and obligations to the wide cross section of people and organisations within its area of benefit. The Whittlesey Charity Statement of Accounts For the Year Ended 311¢ Deeember 2022 CJDyke&Co Charte￿d Accountants The WhIttl￿¢Y Charity Statement of Accounts For the Year Ended 31rt December 2022 ONTENTS Independent Examiner's Re￿rt Capital AS￿ as at 31° December 2022 Income and Exp¢nditure Account Accumulated Fund Division of Fth Ststement Summary of Grants Manorial Fund The whAttI￿eY Charity la. Independent ExAminer's Report to the Trustees of The Whittlesey Charity I report on the accounts of the Tru￿ for the year ended 31¥t Dec¢mber 2022, which are set out on pages 2 to 6. Re8peetiv¢ respoDsibiliti¢J of tn￿te¢S And examiners The Cl)arity's Tnthees are responsible for the pryardtion of the accounts. The Charity's Tn￿teeS consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Acl 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is n¢eded. It is our responsibility trj". examine the accounts under section 145 of th¢ Charilies ACL to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions giv¢n by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Cl]ariti¢s Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to n]y attention. Bajis of independent exAminer's statement My examination was carried out in ac¢ordanc¢ with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records k¢pt by the charity and a comparison of the accounts p￿Seated with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The Procedures underlaken do not provide all the evidence would be required in an audiL aod conscqu¢ntly no opinion IJ given ￿ lu whether the accounts present 'a true and fair. view and the report is limited to those matt¢Th set out in the slalem¢nt below. The Whittleley Th817ty Ib. Independent Examiner'8 Report to the Tru8tee8 of The Whittlesey Charity Illd4￿ •thkn¢•t (l) which gives me rtssonable Cause to bclicve that in any Materi￿ Iw the • to keep &countin8 rffords in &wrdanee with xtion 130 of th¢ Chariti¢s Act. to preFw¢ wunts whieh v*cord with the accounting re￿dS and comply with the accouw TequiTrmth of the CJwriti¢s Ad have not been met; or (2) lo in my opini(#4 attethiLm sIM)nld ￿ drnwn in (rder to enable a proper CJDyk¢&Co Ch*rt¢red Aecountsnts The Old Pollte Stathbn Prlory Ro*d St Ivo• Cw PE27 5BB L J•ty2 The Whittlesey Charity Capital Assets as at 31rt December 2022 At Valuation 2021 264.158 acres of Agricultural Land @ £1 O.(K)O per acre 2,641,580 (as per Trustc¢s iL%tructions) 2,641WO.00 400,0(X) TON￿ Hall (as p¢r Tnth5 instructions) 219.181 26.755 a¢res TurfDrov< Turv¢s 4￿,[￿.00 219.181.60 Ch iei#l Investment Fund 126,762 12456 tncome Units 226J97.82 225,0(M) Barclays Bank 74.19 £3.612,523 £3¥2.733.61 The whittl￿eY Charity Income and Eipenditure Account St For the Year Ended 31 December 2022 Inc Chari I IDve8tment Fu Dividends 6760.22 Rent Charity Land Rents 58292.10 s82￿.10 Wayleave 212.04 Payment from Jones land 24152.42 82656.56 enditu 89416.78 Ga5 and Electricity Rates Insurance Repairs and Ren¢waIs Postage, Stationcry and Copying Cleaning Clerk's Salary New Clerk's Salary Telephone Audit Fee Professional Fees Bank Charges Drainage Work Sundry Expenses Computer Equipment Wash Willow Pruning's removal 2680.89 665.60 2328.64 1196.20 212.02 1085.80 5000.00 625.00 409.09 .00 19448.60 121.69 16361.22 1759.89 1889.94 57324.58 Excess of Ineome ov diture £3209220 The Whlttlesey Charity Aceumulated Fund For the Year Ended 31 December 2022 Balanee brou ht forward at IA Janua Repaid balance of Manorial Fund 207934.87 J1673.40 ortiODed for Dis No l Relief in Need 8502.18 No 2 Education 8502.18 No 3 Public Purp)ses 8502.18 No 4 chU￿h 6585.66 32092.20 Grants made during the Year (43,559.92) alan un earri forw&rd £208,140.55 r¢sent¢d an Community Account 188202.27 Cash in Hand 61.45 Loan to Manorial Fund 19876.83 £208,140JS The Whittlesey Charity Division of Funds Statement For the Year Endd 31" December 2022 Braneh No I Reli Balance brought forward Share of Income Grants f In Need 109.247.61 8502.18 (3,804.98) Balance caThied forward £113.944ts1 Branch No 2 Education Batance brought forward Share of Income Grants Transfer to Public Purposes 93,988.99 8502.18 (4.600.00) (10,000.00) Balance carried forward £87J91.17 Balance brought foTrvard Share of Income Granis Transfer from Education Repaid balance on Manorial Fund 372.00 8502.18 (28,415.(Ki) 10,000.00 11.673.40 Balance c8Tried forward £2132.58 Chureb Balance brought forward Share of Income Grants 4326.27 6585.66 {6739.94) Balance carried foTrYard £ 4,171.99 TotAI £208.140.55 The Wbittlesey Charity Summary of Grnnts for the Year Ended 31" Deeember 2022 M Mortin Coates Sliver Lining Jack Hill E Sayer J Malinowski C Woosley D Canham S Hutchin50n. M Van Beers DHall G Jenson C Hardy 325.00 500.00 500.(M) 500. 195.(K) 339.99 370. 349.99 125.00 2(KJ.00 2￿).00 200.IX) 3804.98 Straw Bear Readers Cambridgeshire ACF Corps of Drnms Whittl¢sey & District Guides Phoenix Youth Provision World Scouts Jamboree 1,100.00 S00.IXI 1,000.00 I,000.(M) I,0￿.￿) 4.600 Whittlesey Christmas Lights Whittlesey Extravaganza Whittlesey Museum Trust Coates F¢te on the Gre¢n Whittl¢Ky Bloom HT Coates Windows Thursday Lun¢h Club Queen's Platinum Tree Whittlesey Cricket St Andrew's Church Friends of St Mary's Church Friend$ of Holy Trinity Church 2,0(X).00 2.iJ)O.00 1,500.00 1.200.00 2.000.00 500.00 750.00 50.00 415.00 6.000.00 6.000.00 6,OCK).00 28.415.(K) St. Mary's PCC St. Andrew's PCC 47. 2,695.98 2,695.98 6,739.94 otal Dts f YeAr £43J59.92 The Whittlesey Charity MaDorial Fund for the Year Ended 31° December 2022 Balance of fund brought forward Whittlesey Wildfowlers RSPB Jones Lane 573,561.70 888.14 iO.(K) 6178.00 7076.14 tnterest on Dep)sit 115.33 £580753.17 tsas embtr 202 30.89 a￿¢8 Half Acre Drove, Jones Lane. EastsEa L8nd Black Bush 260,630.00 340000.00 Loan frorn General Fund -19876.83 £580,753.17 The Whittlesey Charity Statement of Accounts For the Year Ended 311¢ Deeember 2022 CJDyke&Co Charte￿d Accountants The WhIttl￿¢Y Charity Statement of Accounts For the Year Ended 31rt December 2022 ONTENTS Independent Examiner's Re￿rt Capital AS￿ as at 31° December 2022 Income and Exp¢nditure Account Accumulated Fund Division of Fth Ststement Summary of Grants Manorial Fund The whAttI￿eY Charity la. Independent ExAminer's Report to the Trustees of The Whittlesey Charity I report on the accounts of the Tru￿ for the year ended 31¥t Dec¢mber 2022, which are set out on pages 2 to 6. Re8peetiv¢ respoDsibiliti¢J of tn￿te¢S And examiners The Cl)arity's Tnthees are responsible for the pryardtion of the accounts. The Charity's Tn￿teeS consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Acl 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is n¢eded. It is our responsibility trj". examine the accounts under section 145 of th¢ Charilies ACL to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions giv¢n by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Cl]ariti¢s Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to n]y attention. Bajis of independent exAminer's statement My examination was carried out in ac¢ordanc¢ with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records k¢pt by the charity and a comparison of the accounts p￿Seated with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The Procedures underlaken do not provide all the evidence would be required in an audiL aod conscqu¢ntly no opinion IJ given ￿ lu whether the accounts present 'a true and fair. view and the report is limited to those matt¢Th set out in the slalem¢nt below. The Whittleley Th817ty Ib. Independent Examiner'8 Report to the Tru8tee8 of The Whittlesey Charity Illd4￿ •thkn¢•t (l) which gives me rtssonable Cause to bclicve that in any Materi￿ Iw the • to keep &countin8 rffords in &wrdanee with xtion 130 of th¢ Chariti¢s Act. to preFw¢ wunts whieh v*cord with the accounting re￿dS and comply with the accouw TequiTrmth of the CJwriti¢s Ad have not been met; or (2) lo in my opini(#4 attethiLm sIM)nld ￿ drnwn in (rder to enable a proper CJDyk¢&Co Ch*rt¢red Aecountsnts The Old Pollte Stathbn Prlory Ro*d St Ivo• Cw PE27 5BB L J•ty2 The Whittlesey Charity Capital Assets as at 31rt December 2022 At Valuation 2021 264.158 acres of Agricultural Land @ £1 O.(K)O per acre 2,641,580 (as per Trustc¢s iL%tructions) 2,641WO.00 400,0(X) TON￿ Hall (as p¢r Tnth5 instructions) 219.181 26.755 a¢res TurfDrov< Turv¢s 4￿,[￿.00 219.181.60 Ch iei#l Investment Fund 126,762 12456 tncome Units 226J97.82 225,0(M) Barclays Bank 74.19 £3.612,523 £3¥2.733.61 The whittl￿eY Charity Income and Eipenditure Account St For the Year Ended 31 December 2022 Inc Chari I IDve8tment Fu Dividends 6760.22 Rent Charity Land Rents 58292.10 s82￿.10 Wayleave 212.04 Payment from Jones land 24152.42 82656.56 enditu 89416.78 Ga5 and Electricity Rates Insurance Repairs and Ren¢waIs Postage, Stationcry and Copying Cleaning Clerk's Salary New Clerk's Salary Telephone Audit Fee Professional Fees Bank Charges Drainage Work Sundry Expenses Computer Equipment Wash Willow Pruning's removal 2680.89 665.60 2328.64 1196.20 212.02 1085.80 5000.00 625.00 409.09 .00 19448.60 121.69 16361.22 1759.89 1889.94 57324.58 Excess of Ineome ov diture £3209220 The Whlttlesey Charity Aceumulated Fund For the Year Ended 31 December 2022 Balanee brou ht forward at IA Janua Repaid balance of Manorial Fund 207934.87 J1673.40 ortiODed for Dis No l Relief in Need 8502.18 No 2 Education 8502.18 No 3 Public Purp)ses 8502.18 No 4 chU￿h 6585.66 32092.20 Grants made during the Year (43,559.92) alan un earri forw&rd £208,140.55 r¢sent¢d an Community Account 188202.27 Cash in Hand 61.45 Loan to Manorial Fund 19876.83 £208,140JS The Whittlesey Charity Division of Funds Statement For the Year Endd 31" December 2022 Braneh No I Reli Balance brought forward Share of Income Grants f In Need 109.247.61 8502.18 (3,804.98) Balance caThied forward £113.944ts1 Branch No 2 Education Batance brought forward Share of Income Grants Transfer to Public Purposes 93,988.99 8502.18 (4.600.00) (10,000.00) Balance carried forward £87J91.17 Balance brought foTrvard Share of Income Granis Transfer from Education Repaid balance on Manorial Fund 372.00 8502.18 (28,415.(Ki) 10,000.00 11.673.40 Balance c8Tried forward £2132.58 Chureb Balance brought forward Share of Income Grants 4326.27 6585.66 {6739.94) Balance carried foTrYard £ 4,171.99 TotAI £208.140.55 The Wbittlesey Charity Summary of Grnnts for the Year Ended 31" Deeember 2022 M Mortin Coates Sliver Lining Jack Hill E Sayer J Malinowski C Woosley D Canham S Hutchin50n. M Van Beers DHall G Jenson C Hardy 325.00 500.00 500.(M) 500. 195.(K) 339.99 370. 349.99 125.00 2(KJ.00 2￿).00 200.IX) 3804.98 Straw Bear Readers Cambridgeshire ACF Corps of Drnms Whittl¢sey & District Guides Phoenix Youth Provision World Scouts Jamboree 1,100.00 S00.IXI 1,000.00 I,000.(M) I,0￿.￿) 4.600 Whittlesey Christmas Lights Whittlesey Extravaganza Whittlesey Museum Trust Coates F¢te on the Gre¢n Whittl¢Ky Bloom HT Coates Windows Thursday Lun¢h Club Queen's Platinum Tree Whittlesey Cricket St Andrew's Church Friends of St Mary's Church Friend$ of Holy Trinity Church 2,0(X).00 2.iJ)O.00 1,500.00 1.200.00 2.000.00 500.00 750.00 50.00 415.00 6.000.00 6.000.00 6,OCK).00 28.415.(K) St. Mary's PCC St. Andrew's PCC 47. 2,695.98 2,695.98 6,739.94 otal Dts f YeAr £43J59.92 The Whittlesey Charity MaDorial Fund for the Year Ended 31° December 2022 Balance of fund brought forward Whittlesey Wildfowlers RSPB Jones Lane 573,561.70 888.14 iO.(K) 6178.00 7076.14 tnterest on Dep)sit 115.33 £580753.17 tsas embtr 202 30.89 a￿¢8 Half Acre Drove, Jones Lane. EastsEa L8nd Black Bush 260,630.00 340000.00 Loan frorn General Fund -19876.83 £580,753.17