Chairpersons report - April 2023 by Councillor Neil Gwynne, The Town Mayor of Romsey This is the annual report as submitted by the outgoing Chair following his year of office as both Town Mayor of Romsey and Chairperson of Bartlett's Almshouses, one of Romsey's Municipal Charities. Since I took over the role of Chair in May of last year, much has happened. We have all enjoyed the wonderful spectacle of the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and the local celebrations that took place. Romsey was a special place to be on this occasion, and as I have said a number of times since, I was particularly pleased and honoured to be Mayor of this Town during the amazing street paty and other celebrations that took place. Regrettably, a few weeks later we lost Her Majesty, and after a reign of 70 years it was difficult to consider how the future would be. However, we now have a King to crown, and it is pleasing to know that I shall still be The Town Mayor when his Coronation is held on Saturday 6th May 2023. Turning to matters closer to home, our lady residents mainly seem to be in reasonably good health, and it is very pleasing to be able to report that we have all the same residents as when I took over the Chair some 12 months ago. On the financial side, we are continuing to experience huge problems caused by the current energy crisis, which resulted as a direct consequence of the war in Ukraine. How long these problems will continue is unknown, although they are having a significant effect on our outgoings for energy supply to keep our residents warm and comfy in their homes. And there is also no doubt that with some of our buildings being of an age, maintenance costs will always periodically be significant. A few difficult decisions will, I fear, still need to be made concerning future funding. Despite these extremely heavy ongoing expenses, the Charity remains in good hands and continues to have a strong financial base, and for this l am grateful to the elected officers and in particular to the enthusiasm of The Board of Trustees. Having looked for funding at some of the grant schemes operated by local councils, we do fall foul of some of the qualifying criteria, but I would urge that the Trustees do periodically look to council grants for help - specifically from Romsey Town Council as a whole; individual Borough councillors from the Romsey Wards of Abbey, Tadburn and Cupernham; and the two County Councillors of Romsey Town and Romsey Rural divisions. At the next meeting of Romsey Town Council I shall be handing over the Chair of this important local charity to the Town Mayor elect (which, provided he is successful at the Town Council elections on May 4th, will be Councillor John Ray) and I would like to wish him every success in this role, which I have enjoyed so much over the past twelve months. Neil Gwynne. Town Mayor and Chair 202212023.
Barletts Almshouses 1046074 Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01/04/2022 31/03/2023 To from
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Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 59,847 - 481 550 - - - - 60,878 - - - 60,878 17,253 22,088 1,576 196 - 5,555 - - 2,451 49,119 - - - 49,119 11,759 - 92,295 104,054 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 59,847 - 481 550 - - - - 60,878 - - - 60,878 17,253 22,088 1,576 196 - 5,555 - - 2,451 49,119 - - - 49,119 11,759 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 59,847 - 481 550 - - - - 60,878 - - - 60,878 17,253 22,088 1,576 196 - 5,555 - - 2,451 49,119 - - - 49,119 11,759 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Weeklymaintenance charge | 59,847 | - - - - - - - - - |
59,847 | 49,807 | ||
| Housingbenefit | - | - | - | |||
| Interest | 481 | 481 | 32 | |||
| Donations | 550 | 550 | - | |||
| Council Tax refunds | - | - | - | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
60,878 | 60,878 | 49,839 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 60,878 | 49,839 | ||||
| Utilities | 17,253 | - - - - - - - - - - |
17,253 | 13,025 | ||
| Repairs and maintenance | 22,088 | 22,088 | 24,400 | |||
| Insurance | 1,576 | 1,576 | 1,473 | |||
| Almshouses Association | 196 | 196 | 187 | |||
| Propertyrefurbishment | - | - | 2,224 | |||
| Secretaryand Treasurer | 5,555 | 5,555 | 4,419 | |||
| Residents' lunch | - | - | - | |||
| Roof repairs | - | - | - | |||
| Miscellaneous | 2,451 | 2,451 | 1,848 | |||
| **Sub total ** | 49,119 | 49,119 | 47,576 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 49,119 | 47,576 | ||||
| 11,759 | - | - | 11,759 |
2,263 | ||
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| 92,295 | - | 92,295 | 90,032 | |||
| 104,054 | - | - | 104,054 | 92,295 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
29/08/2023
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Supplier payments Details TSB accounts CAF Bank accounts Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Buildings |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 38,948 - 65,106 - - - 104,054 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted - - - - - Print Name John Ray |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| John Ray | 20/09/2023 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
29/08/2023
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Bartletts Almshouses members of On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2023 Charity no 1046074 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 & 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] March 2023.
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Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 21[St] September Signed:[Timothy M Rogerson ] 2023 Name: Timothy M Rogerson Relevant professional FCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 18 Saxon Way Romsey SO51 5PT
October 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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