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2025-04-05-accounts

THE BRENDON HILLS CHARITY

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

Page
Reference and Administrative Details
1
Report of the Trustees 2
to
3
Independent Examiner's Report 4
Statement of Financial Activities 5
Balance Sheet 6
Notes to the Financial Statements 7
to
11
DetailedStatement of FinancialActivities
12

THE BRENDON HILLS CHARITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5th April 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The objectives of the charity is to support other charities for the disabled, mostly in the Somerset area.

Public benefit

The trustees have considered their duty set out in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission, and in their opinion the foregoing report on the achievements and performance demonstrates that they have complied therewith.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

Total incoming resources were £29,115 (£22,421 in 2024), split between donations (£11,659) and investment income (£17,456). The costs of generating the investment income amounted to £9,645.

Commitments to charitable donations totalled £15,000 (£18,000 in 2024) with £2,836 being paid in respect of governance and management costs (£1,853 in 2024).

The net deficit in the year on investments was £11,942, compared to a surplus in 2024 of £24,934. This resulted in net expenditure of £10,308 which reduced the total funds carried forward at the year end to £502,235.

Investment policy and objectives

The Trustees have a wide power of investment under the terms of the Deed of Variation. Investments are managed for them by Charles Stanley & Co Limited on a discretionary management basis having regard to the Trustees’ Investment policy of maintaining an even balance between income and capital growth with medium- ~~r~~ isk profile.

The Trustees review the portfolio on a regular basis.

Reserves policy

The trustees consider their investments as expendable endowments, providing a relatively secure and predictable stream of income from which to make grants. The trustees aim to distribute a large percentage of the income, net of expenses, in each financial year and therefore do not maintain income reserves as such; however, income levels are continually reviewed by the trustees to ensure that they have sufficient funds to meet with their objectives.

Going concern

The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

FUTURE PLANS

The Trustees are satisfied that their current policies are sufficient to meet their objectives and do not feel that these will be amended in the foreseeable future. They will continue to review the position.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, the will of Mrs M P Story dated 11 June 1976, amended by deed of variation dated 11 February 1992 and the deed of amendment dated 10 March 2018.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The power of appointing new or additional trustees is vested in the trustees, who prior to appointment would be introduced to the workings of the Trust and advised of their joint and several responsibilities.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRENDON HILLS CHARITY

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Brendon Hills Charity I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Brendon Hills Charity (the Trust) for the year ended 5th April 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

David Ashby FCCA ACA

Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP Chartered Accountants 20 Eversley Road Bexhill-o ~~n-~~ Sea East Sussex TN40 1HE

20th November 2025

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THE BRENDON HILLS CHARITY

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

  1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Financial reporting standard 102 ~~-~~ reduced disclosure exemptions The charity has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’:

« the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

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THE BRENDON HILLS CHARITY

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ~~-~~ continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

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|||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2.|INVESTMENT|INCOME| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Dividends|9,898|11,318| |Interest|7,558|5,680| |17,456|16,998| |3.|RAISING|FUNDS| |Investment|management|costs| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Portfolio|management|6,809|2,767| |Support|costs|2,836|1,853| |9,645|4,620| |4.|CHARITABLE|ACTIVITIES|COSTS| |Grant| |funding|of| |activities|Support| |Direct|(see|note|costs|(see| |Costs|5)|note|6)|Totals| |£|£|£|£| |Grants|in|furtherance|of|the| |charity's|objects|-|15,000|-|15,000| |Grant|related|support|costs|2,413|-|423|2,836| |2,413|15,000|423|17,836| |5.|GRANTS|PAYABLE| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Grants|in|furtherance|of|the|charity's|objects|15,000|18,000| |The|total|grants|paid|to|institutions|during|the|year|was|as| |follows:| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Conquest|Equestrian|Centre|4,000|3,750| |Selworthy|School|4,000|3,750| |Brainwave|2,000|5,750| |Canine|Partners|4,000|3,750| |Calvert|Trust,|Exmoor|1,000|1,000| |15,000|18,000|

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THE BRENDON HILLS CHARITY

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ~~-~~ continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

6. SUPPORT COSTS

Governance
Management
costs
Totals
Investment management costs £
£
2,836
~~-~~
£
2,836
Grant related support costs ~~-~~
423
423
2,836
423
3,259
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
Management 2025
Investment
2024
management Total
costs activities
£ £
Professional fees 2,413 1,446
Accountancy 423 402
2,836 1,848
Governance costs 2025
Grant
2024
related
support Total
costs activities
£ £
Independent examiner's fees 423 402
Bank charges ~~-~~ 10
423 412
  1. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

I.A. Burman Esq. and Mrs S. Garcha are partners in Laytons ETL Global, the Trust's Solicitors, and benefit from the fees paid to that firm for legal and other duties. The total fees payable during the year were £4,826. At the year end there was a balance owing to Laytons ETL Global of £1,906.

Trustees’ expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 5th April 2025 nor for the year ended 5th April 2024.

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THE BRENDON HILLS CHARITY

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ~~-~~ continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Listed
investments
MARKET VALUE £
At 6th April 2024 497,232
Additions
Disposals
83,493
(81,007)
Revaluations (11,943)
At 5th April 2025 487,775
NET BOOK VALUE
At 5th April 2025 487,775
At 5th April 2024 497,232
Thehistoricalcostoftheinvestmentsat5April2025was£456,0905
9.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
9.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
9.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
9.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
9.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
9.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
£
2024
£
Other creditors 2,745 2,733
10.
MOVEMENT
IN FUNDS Net
movement
At
At 6/4/24 in funds 5/4/25
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
Income fund ~~-~~ 2,046 2,046
Capital fund 512,543 (12,354) 500,189
512,543 (10,308) 502,235
TOTALFUNDS 512,543 (10,308) 502,235

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Incoming Resources
Gains and
Movement
resources expended
losses
in funds
£ £
£
£
Unrestricted funds
Income fund 19,882 (17,836)
~~-~~
2,046
Capital fund 9,233 (9,645)
(11,942)
(12,354)
29,115 (27,481)
(11,942)
(10,308)
TOTALFUNDS 29,115 (27,481)
(11,942)
(10,308)

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THE BRENDON HILLS CHARITY

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2024| |£|£| |INCOME|AND|ENDOWMENTS| |Donations|and|legacies| |Gifts|11,659|5,423| |Investment|income| |Dividends|9,898|11,318| |Interest|7,558|5,680| |17,456|16,998| |Total|incoming|resources|29,115|22,421| |EXPENDITURE| |Investment|management|costs| |Portfolio|management|6,809|2,767| |Charitable|activities| |Professional|fees|2,413|1,446| |Grants|to|institutions|15,000|18,000| |17,413|19,446| |Support|costs| |Management| |Professional|fees|2,413|1,446| |Accountancy|423|402| |2,836|1,848| |Governance|costs| |Independent|examiner's|fees|423|402| |Bank|charges|-|10| |423|412| |Total|resources|expended|27,481|24,473| |Net|income/|(expenditure)|before| |gains|and|losses|1,634|(2,052)| |Realised|recognised|gains|and|losses| |Realised|gains/(losses)|on|fixed|asset| |investments|3,311|4,463| |Net|income|4,945|2,411|

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Market Value at 05.04.2025 6,859.80 11,568.47 11,204.78 10,468.61 11,348.89 6,358.33 11,524.44 3,808.44 8,349.55 4,124.60 7,076.28 9,692.94 4,643.62 8,147.83 4,845.75 5,896.80 4,549.16 244.00 7,184.28 15,147.23 10,731.95 6,983.93 11,832.91 7,718.12 7,363.98 6,596.12 9,089.25 14,880.41 6,579.15 7,739.46 5,180.24 11,029.13 258,768.45
Revaluation in the Year (677.10) - 786.34 286.15 116.69 802.39 (227.95) (191.56) (1,835.35) (1,716.88) (316.10) 1,085.55 (402.73) 28.34 (1,499.88) (881.92) (725.84) (916.53) (1,009.47) (617.85) (264.40) 18.53 (420.42) (322.64) (436.02) (901.25) 216.75 (465.49) (1,207.50) (85.12) (675.80) 43.72 (12,413.34)
Profit/(Loss) on Disposal 400.91 249.04 171.42 1,180.26 169.02 2,170.65
Disposals in the Year (15,858.51) (1,508.74) (2,600.00) (15,836.52) (7,756.54) (43,560.31)
Additions in the Year 4,000.00 10,996.35 7,800.00 7,497.37 7,786.65 38,080.37
Adjustment Market Value (14,656.26) 14,656.26 -
Market Value at 06.04.24 7,536.90 11,568.47 10,418.44 15,457.60 10,182.46 11,232.20 6,815.64 14,180.97 10,184.90 5,841.48 7,392.38 8,607.39 5,046.35 8,119.49 6,345.63 6,778.72 5,275.00 1,160.53 8,193.75 14,656.26 15,765.08 6,965.40 12,253.33 8,040.76 7,587.52 8,872.50 15,345.90 7,824.58 5,856.04 10,985.41 274,491.08
555
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
12,604.56
Artemis Funds (LUX) Sht Dated Hig Yield Bond
7,871.290
Artemis Global Income Fund I Dis
Artemis Strategic Bond Mi Dis (Sold 30,143.529 06.09.2024) 4,942.220
Aviva Investors Select Fund ICVC - US Equity Inc II 5
11,668.611
Axa Fixed Interest Stg Cred Sht
419
BAE Systems
(Sold 95 25.03.2025) 6,134.762
Blackrock Continental European Income D
(Sold 1,267.72 25.03.2025) 1,410.412
Blackrock European Income Dynamic Funds
(Bought 1,410.412 06.09.2024) 5,170
CC Japan Income & Growth Trust
205
Diageo Ord £0.28
218
Experian Ord USD0.10
5,460.502
First Sentier Gbl Lstd Infra B H GBP Di
6,102
Foresight Solar Fund Ltd Ord NPV
6,748.2455
Gemcap Investment Funds Ireland - AHFM Definds Ret
4,615
Greencoat UK Wind Ord £0.01
416
GSK Ord £0.25
4,220
HICL Infrastructure Plc Ord GBP0.0001
3,050
Home REIT Ord £0.01
6,555
International Public Partnership Ord £0.0001
Invesco Global Equity Income UK Y Dis (Transfer to Invesco Global Eq Inc UK Z Dis 08.05.2024) Invesco Global Equity Income UK Z Dis (Transfer from Invesco Global Eq Inc UK Y Dis 08.05.2024)) (Sold 1,176.31 06.09.2024) (Sold 1,799.88 22.11.2024) 45
Invesco Markets III Eqqq Nasdaq 100
1,364
Ishares Core FTSE100
(Bought 1,364 26.11.2024) 1,425
Ishares II Usd Tips 0-5 Ucits
1,911
Ishares IV Msci World Esg Enhanced Ucits
157
Ishares IV Edge MSCI Wld Qlty Fac
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust (Sold 7,240 24.03.2025) 6,055.9006
Lazard Investment Fund Emerging Market S
(Bought 6,055.901 25.03.2025) 515
L&G Clean Water ETF
(Bought 515 22.11.2024) 18,214.936
L&G Global Inflation Linked Bond Inx C
30,827.446
L&G Multi Asset Target Return C Dis
460
L&G Robo Global Rob&Auto Go UCITS ETF
76
Lyxor Int. Asset Mgmt Lyxor Core UK Gvt Bond
2,810
M&G Ord £0.05
12,143.94
Ninety One Fund Managers Diversified Income J 2 Inc
Carried Forward
Market Value at 05.04.2025 258,768.45 10,798.02 5,957.82 8,432.00 6,770.40 8,284.14 6,098.40 7,479.36 5,044.41 12,355.89 6,227.59 6,898.57 8,226.45 17,270.00 14,353.64 15,272.45 15,013.19 9,792.88 8,315.31 23,136.16 18,880.58 14,399.65 487,775.36 -
Revaluation in the Year (12,413.34) 473.22 (185.13) (1,152.00) 706.80 (23.56) 968.40 976.08 (875.25) (604.74) (772.41) (829.83) (493.87) (409.77) 74.39 303.82 176.07 (93.68) - (678.50) (653.46) (36.41) 289.96 (15,253.21)
Profit/(Loss) on Disposal 2,170.65 54.87 69.56 39.76 965.24 10.47 3,310.55
Disposals in the Year (43,560.31) (1,002.05) (6,658.19) (5,756.00) (18,530.44) (5,500.00) (81,006.99)
Additions in the Year 38,080.37 7,000.00 14,968.63 4,967.69 18,500.00 83,516.69
Adjustment to Cost or M/V - (23.37) (23.37)
Market Value at 06.04.24 274,491.08 10,324.80 7,090.13 9,584.00 6,063.60 8,307.70 5,130.00 6,503.28 5,919.66 12,960.63 7,728.40 8,720.32 17,679.77 6,588.63 5,716.24 14,279.25 14,837.12 4,918.87 17,565.20 8,993.81 23,789.62 5,906.52 14,133.06 497,231.69
Brought Forward 2,151
Personal Assets Trust £0.125
1,122
Phoenix Group Holdings Ord £0.10
(Sold 173 25.03.2025) 3,200
Polar Capital Technology Trust
(Subdivision 0.25 shares into 0.025 shares 13.09.2024) 3,720
Polar Capital Global Financials Tr Ord £0.05
9,424.50
Rathbone Ethical Bond I Dis
120
Reckitt Benckiser Group Ord £0.10
196
Relx Ord £0.1444
119
Rio Tinto Ord £0.10
17,180.05
Schroder Asian Income L Dis
4,388.72
Schroder Unit Trust US Mid Cap L Dis
(Bought 4,388.72 25.03.2025) 278
Shell Plc Ord EUR0.07
181
SSGA SPDR Etfs Europe ii Msci World Healthcare Uts
314
SSGA SPDR Etfs E I Spdr S&P US Div Aristocrats
Unicorn UK Income B Dis (Sold 2,789.121 25.11.2024) 1,490
United Kingdom (Govt of) Idx Link Snr Bds 17/07/2024
(Redemption 17.07.2024) 14,305
United Kingdom (Govt of) 4.125% Bonds 29/01/2027
15,360
United Kingdom (Govt of) 0.625% Bonds 07/06/2025
(Bought 15,360 11.09.2024) 15,075
United Kingdom (Govt of) 3.5% Bonds 22/10/2025
10,495
United Kingdom (Govt of) 3.25% Bonds 31/01/2033
(Bought 5,285 07.10.2024) Vanguard Funds FTSE All Wld High Div Yld Ucits (Sold 128 22.11.2024) (Sold 210 24.03.2025) 295
Vanguard Funds FTSE 250 Ucits Etf Dis
305
Vanguard Funds S&P500 Ucits Etf Dis
180.95
Vanguard Investment Series PLC Global Cr BD Investor
(Bought 37.61 06.09.2024) (Bought 138.18 26.11.2024) (Sold 52.51 25.03.2025) 136.67
Vanguard Investment Series US Gvt Bnd Index Dis
(Equalisation 11.04.2024)