Chairpersons report - April 2025
by Councillor John Parker, 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.
Having lived in the local area for a number of years, I have been very proud to serve the Town of Romsey once again as it’s Mayor, and also to Chair the Board of Trustees of one of the Town’s principal municipal charities which provides accommodation for single ladies.
Thankfully our lady residents 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 from my predecessor, Councillor John Ray.
The financial side of running any charity has, this past year, been extremely difficult as we are still experiencing problems caused by the ongoing energy crisis, uncertain levels of inflation, and the continuing cost of living crisis which has made things difficult for both The Board of Trustees and our lady residents.
Hopefully, some of these pressures now appear to be easing, and hopefully will continue to do so in the forthcoming months. A few difficult decisions may though, I fear, still need to be made concerning future funding for The Almshouses and the provision of these much needed homes to our residents. The costs for maintaining these ten homes are substantial, and we have to ensure they are well maintained both for the present occupiers and also for future generations of occupants.
I am pleased therefore to be able to report that the charity remains in good hands and continues to have a strong financial base, and for this I am particularly grateful to the elected officers, our Clerk to The Board of Trustees, our Treasurer, and to The Board of Trustees, all of whom are responsible for the good management of this important local housing charity. Their input is invaluable and the charity would not operate so well without their experience and enthusiasm.
At the next meeting of Romsey Town Council I shall be handing over the Chair of the Board of Trustees to the Town Mayor elect, Councillor Russell Theron, and I would wish him every success in this role, which I have enjoyed so much over the past twelve months.
Councillor John Parker Town Mayor and Chair 2024/2025.
Barletts Almshouses 1046074 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 To from ~~ee ee ee~~
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Restricted | Endowment funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||
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| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||||
| Weeklymaintenance charge | 89,468 | - | - | - | - | 89,468 | 77,947 | ||||||
| Housingbenefit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Interest | 2,156 | - | - | - | - | 2,156 | 1,602 | ||||||
| Donations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Council Tax refunds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
(Gross income for AR) |
91,624 | - | - | - | - | 91,624 | 79,549 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 91,624 - - 91,624 79,549 ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||||||
| Utilities | 16,806 | - | - | - | - | 16,806 | 26,910 | ||||||
| Repairs and maintenance | 70,711 | - | - | - | - | 70,711 | 35,093 | ||||||
| Insurance | 1,773 | - | - | - | - | 1,773 | 1,712 | ||||||
| Almshouses Association | 353 | - | - | - | - | 353 | 343 | ||||||
| Propertyrefurbishment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Secretaryand Treasurer | 9,683 | - | - | - | - | 9,683 | 8,377 | ||||||
| Residents' lunch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Roof repairs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 1,604 | - | - | - | - | 1,604 | 2,589 | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 100,930 | - | - | - | - | 100,930 | 75,024 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 100,930 - - 100,930 75,024 ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) - 9,306 - - - 9,306 4,525 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 108,579 - - 108,579 104,054 Cash funds this year end 99,273 - - 99,273 108,579 ~~===>>~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
14/09/2025
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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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Buildings Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details TSB accounts CAF Bank accounts Details Signature Supplier payments |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 31,254 - 68,019 - - - 99,273 - 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 779 - - - - Print Name Russell Theron |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Russell Theron | 17/09/2025 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
14/09/2025
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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 2025 Charity no 1046074 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 & 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.
- 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: | 14thSeptember 2025 |
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Date: 14 September Signed:[Timothy M Rogerson ] 2025 Name: Timothy M Rogerson ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional FCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 18 Saxon Way Romsey SO51 5PT
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October 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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October 2018
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