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THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Registration Number: 1067491
AUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
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1-10 Trustees' Annual Report 11-13 Independent Auditor's Report 14 Statement of Financial Activities 15 Balance Sheet 16-26 Notes to the Accounts (including Accounting Policies)
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Trustees' Annual Report
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and the accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (second edition - October 2019 - effective 1 January 2019).
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
Trustees who served during Mr A T Morris - Chair the year and on the date Mrs C F E Addison - Resigned 2 April 2025 the Report was approved: Mr D Bailey Mr A W N Forsyth - Resigned 24 March 2026 Ms K A Jones Mr B Kenny Mr R A Morris Principal Office: Shoestone Cottage, Garnett Bridge, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 9AZ Charity Registration Number: 1067491 Administrator to the Trust: Ms S Berriman Assistant to the Administrator: Mrs V Hewitt Accountancy: Rathbones Trust Company Limited, Port of Liverpool Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1NW Auditor: Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Ltd, Suites C, D, & E, 14th Floor, The Plaza, 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 1QJ Bankers: Rathbones Investment Management Ltd, Port of Liverpool Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1NW Investment Managers: Rathbones Investment Management Ltd, Port of Liverpool Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1NW
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Trustees' Annual Report
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Hadfield Charitable Trust is an unincorporated grant-making trust, a registered charity constituted under a trust deed dated 1 September 1997. The Trust was established through the generosity of the late Mrs Kathleen Hadfield Bibby. The Trustees hold the capital and income of the Trust as Unrestricted Funds to be applied as they in their discretion think fit. The Trust's sole activity is grant making.
By deed dated 1 August 2010 the Trustees varied the original deed to extend the total number of Trustees at no time to exceed eight. At the end of the financial year under review the Trust had six Trustees, each chosen for their particular skills which they bring to its governance. It is considered that the Trustees between them have the appropriate experience and skills to fulfil the Trust’s objectives. Two of these Trustees live and work in Cumbria. Further Trustees are being considered.
The Trustees recorded their thanks to Caroline Addison in the accounts for the year ending 31 August 2024. The Trustees wish to record their grateful thanks to Andrew Forsyth for all his hard work over the past 20 years. Andrew joined the Advisory Panel in 2006 and was appointed a Trustee in 2010. Between 2017 and 2022 Andrew chaired the Advisory Panel. His knowledge, contributions and deliberations will be much missed.
The Trustees held three meetings during the financial year under review. This gave the Trustees the opportunity to discuss each grant application as well as to discuss strategy and governance matters. The Trust's Investment Manager attended all three meetings. At its March meeting, the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts were presented for consideration and approved by the Trustees before being signed by the Chair in good time to meet its statutory obligations.
The Trustees have delegated the day to day management of the Charity to the Administrator of the Trust.
At each Trustees' meeting the Trustees decide what awards should be made in response to grant applications received for consideration. The Trustees are guided in their deliberations by an Advisory Panel. Panel members who all live in Cumbria, are appointed by the Trustees and are chosen for their knowledge of the county and its charitable sector. There are currently eight members on the Advisory Panel. The Panel is chaired by a Trustee, Ms Karen Jones. There are three Panel meetings each year, held approximately four weeks prior to each Trustee Meeting. These are held in person, in Cumbria, at a time to suit the Panel Members. Three Trustees attended the Advisory Panel meeting in July 2024 to show their appreciation of the Panel member's work and to better understand how they reach their recommendations.
Recruitment, appointment and induction of new Trustees
Prospective Trustees are nominated by a Trustee for the specific skills they possess, and which will be of particular benefit to the Trust. Typically, candidates are asked to submit a letter of application detailing their skills and experience and then invited for a discussion with the Chairman and the Administrator on the work of the charity and its history. Candidates are then invited to attend a Trustees’ meeting and if possible, an Advisory Panel meeting.
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Trustees' Annual Report
A new Trustee must be elected by a majority of the Trustees and is provided with an induction pack containing relevant information including a copy of the Trust Deed, minutes of past Trustees’ and Advisory Panel meetings and the latest Annual Report and Accounts. New Trustees are asked to read the Charity Commission guidance on the role, responsibilities and conduct of Trustees (CC3: The Essential Trustee) and to visit the Charity Commission website.
Principal Risks and Uncertainties
The Trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed, together with the system which have been established to mitigate those risks. A risk management document is in place and is reviewed each year at the November meeting of the Trustees with a view to identifying any new risks and ensuring that the systems aimed at mitigating those risks remain appropriate.
The Trustees consider that the greatest risk affecting its ability to carry out its objectives would arise from a serious shortfall in its annual income caused by, for example, a collapse of share value as a result of a major international financial crisis. In order to mitigate this risk (and in accordance with s15 Trustee Act 2000) the Trustees have established a policy statement for the investment of funds for the guidance of the discretionary fund manager, which is reviewed annually in line with investment performance.
The Trustees do not feel that it is necessary to establish reserves to enable them to smooth fluctuations in income.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The Settlor had family roots in Cumbria and a deep affection for the county. In reflecting her wishes the Trustees determined that the Hadfield Charitable Trust should primarily provide assistance to community organisations with charitable objectives in Cumbria, particularly those whose work addresses the following priorities: social needs, youth and employment, older people, the arts, and the environment. However, from time to time, it has, and may in the future, make grants to charities operating outside the county. Concentrating on Cumbria was first reported to and agreed by the Trustees at its inaugural meeting in October 1997. For the year under review, the Trustees agreed to continue to support causes in Cumbria.
How the Trust delivers public benefit through its activities:
The Trust primarily delivers public benefit through the distribution of income generated from its capital funds by making grants to suitable community projects. In line with the wishes of the Settlor the awards were principally made for the benefit of communities in Cumbria. The application process is designed to be straightforward and accessible. All applicants are encouraged to discuss projects before applying as the Trust is keen to build a rapport with organisations to help develop an effective and resilient charitable sector.
The Trust actively seeks good community projects to fund and aims to do this in various ways principally through attending the 5 annual charity funding fairs held throughout the county and through its website which was redeveloped working with design students at the University of Cumbria Institute of Arts. The Trust also sends funding plaques for display to organisations, thereby raising public awareness of its work.
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Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Trustees' Annual Report
The Trustees continue to receive requests for multi-year grants. The Trustees have approved these as and where appropriate.
To ensure that public benefit is delivered widely and fairly, the Trustees apply a ‘two-year rule’ i.e. a minimum two-year gap between the payment of awards.
The Trustees consider applications from national charities if there is evidence of the public benefit to the Cumbrian community from their work. Examples of such awards were to the Huntington's Disease Association and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
All applicants are asked to provide a Cumbria-based referee who can vouch for that organisation’s work in the county.
From time to time the Trustees decide to hold back the grant until certain conditions and criteria are met. The applicant then has two years (unless advised otherwise) from the date of agreement to provide evidence that all conditions and criteria have been met. At that point the pledged award is paid.
Working with third parties to maximise delivery of public benefit
The Trustees are always willing to support organisations which work county wide with numerous community groups. The Trustees were once again happy to support the Cumbria Community Foundation's Winter Warmth Appeal, who worked with several AGE UK offices and Copeland Age and Advice Service to distribute funds. Another example is the grant paid to the North West Girlguiding Association.
Performance-related awards
Grants are applied towards one-off projects; however, the Trustees recognise how critical it is to ensure the sustainability of effective organisations. When considered necessary, key projects may receive multi-year grants which are always performance related; subsequent payments being wholly dependent upon the receipt of satisfactory reporting to the Trustees. Examples in the 2024/2025 multi-year grants include awards to Kent Estuary Youth, Carlisle Key and Maryport Rescue.
The Trustees also pledge awards where an additional condition needs to be fulfilled, particularly in the case of large capital schemes when remaining funds often need to be secured. These pledged awards frequently help organisations to lever additional funding.
The Trustees have complied with the duty in s17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's Public Benefit guidance when exercising any relevant powers or duties.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Since the Trust started to make grants in March 1998 over £7 million has been donated to over 3,100 charitable causes, mostly in Cumbria, by 31 August 2025.
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Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Trustees' Annual Report
Donations made
During the year, donations totalling £336,653 (£352,755 in 2024) were paid by the Trust. Grants ranging from £453 to £5,000 were awarded to 115 (123 in ye 31 August 2024) charitable causes. The total value and proportion of grants awarded by priority type from Unrestricted Funds were as follows:
| Social Needs Youth and Employment Help for the Elderly The Arts The Environment |
£ 152,500 72,347 29,142 50,164 32,500 336,653 |
% 45 21 9 15 11 100 |
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In dividing projects by priority there is always a degree of overlap, particularly under the ‘Social Needs’ priority, so projects can deliver benefit to several categories such as the elderly and disabled. A full list of all the donations made in the year is shown within the notes to these accounts.
Rapid Response Activity
The Trust is always willing to meet community need in times of adversity. Examples of this in the past are during the Foot and Mouth Disease crises of 2001/2002 and again in January 2016 following Storm Desmond and the flooding this caused. To support the area during COVID the Trustees continued with its three funding rounds, accepting applications for both COVID and non COVID-related needs.
IMPACT OF DONATIONS
Social Need
Extracts from the Evaluation Forms returned to the Trustees from successful applicants
"The grant has helped contribute towards providing families in need with a significant package of food for Christmas period."
"The Hall looks cleaner and brighter and now has a "wow" impact on entering the building."
"Our network of Trampers allow people with disabilities and restricted mobility to get out in nature with their family and friends combating isolation and giving access to the mental and physical health benefits of being in the outdoors."
"The new kitchen units and appliances have given a new lease of life to the kitchen."
This is the criteria which in past years has received the largest number of applications and grant awards, and the year under review is no exception. The Trustees are pleased to continue their long time support for community facilities such as village halls and community centres, sports clubs, and hospices.
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Youth and Employment Activities
"We had 30 plus children each with some who had never been to our activity days. This made a huge impact on individuals' confidence and as staff we could see the change in some individuals as the 3 days progressed."
"The grant has supported six students and they are now studying English Literature and Classics, Pharmacy, Zoology with Ornithology, Medicine, Japanese Studies and Archaeology at Durham, Bangor, Lancashire, Sunderland, Newcastle and Edinburgh Universities. Feedback included "I was genuinely so relieved that I had the help and support of the Scholarship. This gave me a "safety net" of sorts, something that I've never really had"."
Applications during the year under review ranged from support for youth groups, to the refurbishment of play areas, to sponsoring a student taking part in the Arkwright Engineering Scholarship scheme. The Hadfield Trust was also pleased to contribute towards the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust's apprenticeship scheme with a focus on creating career opportunities in Cumbria through 3 apprentices based at Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
Hadfield Trust Creative Travel Award 2024-25
This is a travel award given to students to enhance their studies in creative arts. The award is managed by the University of Cumbria with a Trustee and a small number of the Advisory Panel members taking part in the decision. Each applicant gives a presentation which has to include a breakdown of costs and the reason they wish to travel. For the 2024/25 a total grant of £4,320 was awarded.
Successful applicants were:
Kara Ashurst | MA Creative Practice awarded £600
Research and Development Visit to Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, London | May 2025
Lyndall Camm | BA (Hons) Fine Art L5 awarded £1,000
Personal and Professional Development (Cultural enrichment) visit to Florence, Italy | May-June 2025
Paul O'Donohoe | BA (Hons) Fine Art L6 awarded £1,000
Personal and Professional Development (Cultural enrichment) visit to Berlin | July 2025
Victoria Ward, Jack Murden, Toby Sydenham and Lloyd Prime | BA (Hons) Wildlife Media L5
Isle of Mull | March/April 2025 awarded £500
Layla Wren | BA (Hons) Fine Art L5 awarded £720
Personal and Professional Development (Cultural enrichment) visit to Paris, France | June 2025
Ryan Simmons | MA Creative Practice awarded £500
A self-initiated residency at the Kielder Forest Observatory | June 2025
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Trustees' Annual Report
Help For The Elderly
Extracts from the Evaluation Forms returned to the Trustees from successful applicants
"This had a tremendous impact on the Club members. Many of our members live alone and the Club gives them the opportunity to interact with others in a safe and happy setting."
"The difference a winter warmth grant makes: "It is very helpful, It takes a lot of worry off you...""
Although there are very few grants allocated to this important criteria this demographic does benefit from grants awarded under the Social Needs, Arts and Environment category.
Arts
Extracts from the Evaluation Forms returned to the Trustees from successful applicants
"I really sincerely meant it when I said that I thought your performance was out of the ordinary - the whole thing was so wonderfully done." (Local Choir)
"John's portrayal as Henry VIII captivated the children and their teachers… the children really enjoyed the experience and learnt so much about the King."
The Trustees are great supporters of the Arts and were keen to award grants to ensure sustainability and longevity. Increasingly the awards for ticketed events are only paid after a deficit can be evidenced following, say a concert.
The Environment
Extracts from the Evaluation Forms returned to the Trustees from successful applicants
"The donated money has been used to increase the capacity of our Amphibian Conservation Officer in the region - led to greater local support... led to consistent monitoring data."
"The grant has also enabled us to run a habitat improvement session with the Outward-Bound Trust with students… This allowed young adults… to directly be involved with wildlife conservation in Cumbria."
The Trustees are always happy to receive applications under this criteria and noted a number applying for grants for solar panels or equipment to reduce heating bills in community buildings.
Plans for the future
The Trustees will continue to target their priority categories to maximise public benefit and actively promote the work of the Trust to attract appropriate applications and effectively meet community need. It is anticipated that requests for revenue funding to cover annual running costs and salaries along with requests for multi-year awards will continue. There are no plans to change the application process.
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The Trust will continue to monitor achievement by measuring impact through analysis of the evaluation reporting of every successful applicant. The Trustees decided that former applicants can only reapply if they have evaluated previously funded projects. Analysis of application by priority and location will continue to help identify gaps in uptake.
Some awards in the Arts category can only be claimed if the event has made a deficit and the Trustees are
continuing to measure the impact of this approach.
The Trust will continue to develop its working with key organisations to maximise the delivery of public benefit.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Income generated by investments during the year totalled £374,471 (£335,199 in 2024) and £35,547 (£35,794 in 2024) was spent to raise funds. The amount applied directly towards charitable purposes during the year totalled £398,908 (£406,011 in 2024) of which £62,255 was spent on support and governance costs (£53,256 in 2024).
The SoFA includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year. In the year ended 31 August 2025, net investment gains totalled £201,473 (gains of £557,435 in 2024).
The net increase in funds during the year ended 31 August 2025 was £141,489.
The Trustees held £9,868,290 of Unrestricted Funds as at 31 August 2025, compared with £9,726,801 held as at 31 August 2024. All Funds held at the financial year-end were Unrestricted in nature.
Reserves
The Trustees do not consider the underlying capital to be reserves since they provide the sole source of income for the Trust. The Trustees aim to expend each year’s income, net of administration expenses, through the donation of grants with any under or over expenditure being balanced by over or under expenditure in subsequent years. Given the above, coupled with the low annual administrative expenditure, the Trustees do not consider it necessary to maintain designated free reserves. As explained under the section of “Rapid Response Activity", the Trustees from time to time respond to a particular crisis or opportunity by agreeing to donate an appropriate sum possibly outside of the 3 funding rounds to meet that need, although no such event occurred during 2024/2025.
Investments
The Trust's capital is invested in marketable investments or cash. There are no specific restrictions under the terms of the governing document. The Trustees have full discretion over the investments. The Trustees have delegated to Rathbones full discretionary day-to-day control of the investments. Assets have been acquired and disposed of in accordance with the powers available to the Trustees.
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Investment Objectives and Performance
The Trustees have agreed with the Investment Managers the objectives to secure a reasonable growth in income, consistent with the long term preservation of capital in real terms. Investment decisions should be made based on the views of a prudent person in accordance with the standard of investment criteria relating to suitability and diversification. These objectives are reviewed at least once a year at a Trustee meeting.
The Trustees wish to ensure that the objectives outlined above are achieved with an acceptable risk. This implies the need for diversification of investment by the Trust to include a range of assets including fixed interest stocks, UK and overseas shares.
Investments comprise holdings in the UK, larger overseas listed companies, unit and investment trusts including those investing in major international markets and also fixed interest securities. The portfolio can therefore include a proportion of medium-sized, or smaller, UK companies and have exposure to international markets. The performance of the fund is monitored and the Trustees review each individual asset class against its appropriate benchmark.
The Investment Managers are required to operate within the constraints applying to trusts governed by the Trustee Act 2000.
The Investment Manager provides regular reports to the Trustees who review the performance of the portfolio and of the Investment Manager at least three times a year. They consider that their performance during the period under review was satisfactory.
The Trustees are aware that significant enhancements have been and continue to be made to the investment process at Rathbones which will allow a deeper understanding of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects of the investments and identify any risks associated with these. This development is welcomed and the Trustees will keep their position on this reviewed and the Policy Statement will be updated accordingly.
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TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILTIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report Accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year.
In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting polices and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK accounting standards (FRS102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
As approved and signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees:
19 May 2026 | 1:33 AM PDT
A T Morris (Chairman) Date
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Trustees of The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Hadfield Charitable Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise of the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and the notes to the accounts, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31 August 2025 and of its incoming resources and
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application of resources, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant
sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises of the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise, appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the Trustees' Report; or
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sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
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the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
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we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the charity through discussions with trustees and other management;
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we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the charity, including taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment and health and safety legislation;
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we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
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identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
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making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
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considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
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performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
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tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
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assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and
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investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included but were not limited to:
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agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
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reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; and
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enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Other matters
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with "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)" (as amended) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
This has been done in order for the financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with current Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
Accountants
Statutory Auditor Suites C, D, E, 14th Floor, The Plaza, 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 1QJ
26 May 2026 | 3:09 AM PDT
Dated
Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Statement of financial activities
| Notes Income from: Investments 3 Other Interest 4 Total Expenditure on: Raising funds 5 Charitable activities 6 Total Net gains/(losses) on investments 12 Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Balance as at 1 September 2024 Balance as at 31 August 2025 |
Unrestricted Funds 2025 £ 372,283 2,188 374,471 35,547 398,908 434,455 201,473 141,489 9,726,801 9,868,290 |
Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ 332,110 3,089 335,199 35,794 406,011 441,805 557,435 450,829 9,275,972 9,726,801 |
|---|---|---|
There are no acquisitions or discontinued operations in the year.
The notes on pages 16 to 26 form part of these accounts.
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Balance Sheet
|Notes
Fixed Assets
Investments
12
Total Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Debtors
13
Cash at bank
Total Current Assets
Liabilities:
Creditors: Amounts falling due
within one year
14
Net Current Assets
Total Net Assets as at 31 August 2025
Funds of the Charity
Total Funds as at 31 August 2025|Unrestricted
Total
Funds
Funds
2025
2025
£
£
9,764,665
9,764,665
9,764,665
9,764,665
49,638
49,638
67,724
67,724
117,362
117,362
13,737
13,737
103,625
103,625
9,868,290
9,868,290
9,868,290
9,868,290
19 May 2026 | 1:33 AM PDT|Total
Funds
2024
£
9,672,067
9,672,067
60,842
14,834
75,676
20,942
54,734
9,726,801
9,726,801|
|---|---|---|
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf on______
A T Morris (Chairman)
The notes on pages 16 to 26 form part of these accounts.
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
1 Accounting Policies
The Hadfield Charitable Trust is a Public Benefit Entity governed by a Settlement Deed dated 1 September 1997 and registered in England and Wales. The principal address is Shoestone Cottage, Garnett Bridge, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9AZ.
Accounting Convention
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charity's Constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and "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 from 1 January 2019).
The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The accounts have been prepared on the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of investments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for Charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
Going Concern
At the time of approving the accounts the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the ‘going concern’ basis of accounting in preparing the accounts
Charitable Funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the charity in furtherance of their charitable objectives unless the funds have been designated for other purposes.
Income
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income Tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
All dividend income is recorded net and includes tax deducted only when it is repayable to the charity.
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised when paid or when there is a legal or constructive obligation for which it is more likely than not that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement and the amount can be reliably measured as at the reporting date. A constructive obligation exists where the charity has communicated the commitment to provide particular goods, services or funding to the recipient by the reporting date and there are no conditions attached to its payment falling due after the reporting date.
Provisions for liabilities must be recognised when either the timing or the amount of future expenditure required to settle the obligation is uncertain. These are distinguished separately on the balance sheet. If a transfer of resources is no longer required, provisions are reversed and charged to the SoFA.
Support Costs and Employee Benefits
All support costs and employee benefits are paid from Unrestricted Funds.
The employees of the charity do not accrue holiday entitlement. Any termination benefits awarded are recognised immediately as an expense.
Retirement Benefits
The charity is required to provide a pension scheme for one employee; the Administrator, only. A Defined Contribution scheme commenced 1 August 2016.
Investments
Investments held in the fund are included at their market value as follows:
(a) Listed securities are valued at the mid market value ruling at the Balance Sheet date.
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(b) Listed securities held in foreign currencies have been valued at the mid market value and translated into their sterling equivalents at the rates ruling at the Balance Sheet date.
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(c) Gilts are valued at the mid market value ruling at the Balance Sheet date and include interest that has accrued up to that date.
Investments are classified as a fixed asset except when classified as a current asset where the intention of the Trustees is to dispose of the asset and not reinvest the proceeds.
Other recognised Gains and Losses
Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and their market value at the start of the year, or their subsequent cost and are charged or credited to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year of disposal.
Unrealised gains and losses represent the movement in market values during the year and are credited or charged to the Statement of Financial Activities resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the Balance Sheet date.
Taxation
The Charity is not liable to income tax or capital gains tax on its charitable activities. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the asset cost or the expense to which it relates.
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand is held to meet short-term cash commitments as they fall due rather than for investment purposes. Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Financial Instruments
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity’s balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Cancellation of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. There are no critical accounting estimates or judgements included in these accounts.
| 3 Income from Investments Net of non reclaimable tax deducted at source: Overseas UK Fixed Interest UK Unit Trust Income UK Equities and Income Other Income Non reclaimable tax 4 Other Income Bank Interest 5 Raising funds Rathbones Investment Management fees |
2025 £ 80,053 8,712 40,945 246,614 6,978 (11,019) 372,283 2025 £ 2,188 2,188 2025 £ 35,547 35,547 |
2024 £ 76,801 8,394 42,066 207,149 8,358 (10,658) 332,110 2024 £ 3,089 3,089 2024 £ 35,794 35,794 |
|---|---|---|
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
6 Charitable activities
| Grant making: Donations made (note 7) Salaries (note 9) Office costs Governance costs (note 10) |
Total Funds Total Funds Direct Support Activities Costs 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 336,653 0 336,653 352,755 0 32,763 32,763 31,463 0 4,695 4,695 3,469 0 24,797 24,797 18,324 336,653 62,255 398,908 406,011 Unrestricted Funds |
|---|---|
7 Donations made
An analysis of donations made from Unrestricted Funds by type is summarised as follows:
| Social Needs Youth and Employment The Elderly The Arts The Environment Total unrestricted donations |
£ % 152,500 45 72,347 21 29,142 9 50,164 15 32,500 11 336,653 100 |
|---|---|
A full list of donations made to institutions from Unrestricted Funds and analysed by type for the year:
| £ | £ | |
|---|---|---|
| Social Needs: | ||
| Appleby Football & Squash Club | 5,000 | |
| Arnside Tennis Club Ltd | 2,500 | |
| Arnside WI Hall | 3,000 | |
| Barbon Village Hall | 1,500 | |
| Blackwell Sailing | 3,500 | |
| Cancercare (N Lancashire and S Cumbria) | 3,500 | |
| Carlisle Sight Support | 453 | |
| Citizens Advice Allerdale | 3,850 | |
| CCF Kirkby Lonsdale Fire Disaster Recovery Appeal | 2,000 | |
| Currock Community Association | 2,640 | |
| Dentdale Community Gym | 2,000 | |
| Fellrunner Village Bus | 5,000 | |
| Field Broughton Parish Rooms | 2,000 | |
| Fire Fighters Charity | 5,000 | |
| Foundation for Common Land | 4,950 | |
| Grange Methodist Church | 1,500 | |
| Grasmere Village Hall | 2,000 | |
| Great North Air Ambulance Service | 5,000 | |
| Hunsonby Swimming Pool | 3,500 |
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Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
| Huntington Disease | 3,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Keekle Community Park | 5,000 | |
| Kendal Unitarian Chapel Trust | 500 | |
| Keswick Community Rugby Trust | 2,500 | |
| Lakeland Canoe Club | 1,000 | |
| Lazonby & Dist Swimming Pool | 2,500 | |
| Longsleddale Community Hall | 5,000 | |
| Manna House | 4,284 | |
| Maryport Rescue | 5,000 | |
| Mirehouse Community Centre | 2,427 | |
| Motor Neurone Disease Assocn | 5,000 | |
| Newbiggin Temple Sowerby Recreation | 1,000 | |
| Outdoor Mobility | 2,500 | |
| Parish Council of Lowther | 3,000 | |
| Plumbland Village Hall | 1,500 | |
| Rosemere Cancer Foundation | 4,000 | |
| Springfield Domestic Abuse | 5,000 | |
| St Johns Hospice | 5,000 | |
| St Thomas Crosscrake Comm Hub | 2,750 | |
| The Bendrigg Trust | 4,903 | |
| Tigerlilly Trust | 2,988 | |
| Time to Change (Calderwood House) | 2,755 | |
| Ulverston Cricket Club | 5,000 | |
| Ulverston Ford Park Community | 2,000 | |
| West Cumbria Domestic Violence | 5,000 | |
| Women's Community Matters | 5,000 | |
| Workington Reponse Group | 5,000 | |
| 152,500 | ||
| Youth & Employment: | £ | |
| Always Another Way | 2,500 | |
| Anthorn Community Asscn Play Area | 2,940 | |
| Arnside Playground | 2,500 | |
| Carlisle Key | 5,000 | |
| Carlisle Youth Zone | 4,977 | |
| Children with Cystic Fibrosis Dream Holidays | 3,400 | |
| Cowran Care Ltd | 4,900 | |
| Crosby Ravensworth Parish Council Playground | 2,000 | |
| Euphoric Circus | 2,000 | |
| Friends of St Pius X School | 1,750 | |
| Hadfield Trust Creative Travel Award | 4,320 | |
| Howgill Family Centre | 5,000 | |
| Kendal Lads & Girls Club | 1,500 | |
| Kent Estuary Youth | 3,000 | |
| Pategill Tenants & Residents Association | 2,500 | |
| Slag Bank Play Area Associatio | 1,500 |
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
| Smallpeice Trust - Student A | 2,785 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smallpeice Trust - Student B | 2,925 | |
| The Guide Association - NW England | 2,000 | |
| The Reading List Foundation | 1,650 | |
| Wigton Youth Station | 1,200 | |
| Workington Town Community Trust | 1,500 | |
| Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust | 5,000 | |
| Young Minds Trust | 2,000 | |
| Youth Engagement Service | 3,500 | |
| 72,347 | ||
| The Elderly: | £ | |
| Age UK North Cumbria | 5,000 | |
| Alston Social Day Unit | 3,000 | |
| Copeland Age & Advice Service | 5,000 | |
| CCF Winter Warmth Fund | 5,000 | |
| Heron Corn Mill | 2,500 | |
| Methodist Homes | 2,000 | |
| Moor Row Jubilee Club | 3,000 | |
| St Thomas' Community Connections | 642 | |
| Upperby Elderly Activities Group | 3,000 | |
| 29,142 | ||
| The Arts: | £ | |
| Ambleside & District Choral | 1,500 | |
| Armitt Library & Museum | 1,016 | |
| Bluejam Arts CIC | 2,500 | |
| CanDoFM Community Radio | 3,339 | |
| Cockermouth Live! | 2,429 | |
| Cockermouth Mechanics Band | 800 | |
| Cockermouth Music Society | 1,000 | |
| Cosmic Studio CIC | 2,000 | |
| Cumbria Opera Group | 2,500 | |
| Dentdale Choir | 1,000 | |
| Handpicked Productions CIC | 3,000 | |
| Horizon Studios (NW) CIC | 2,000 | |
| Moore Arts Millom | 3,500 | |
| Music in Hospitals & Care | 3,000 | |
| Sedbergh Town Band | 2,000 | |
| Signal Film & Media Ltd | 5,000 | |
| South Cumbria Music Festival | 2,000 | |
| Stealing Thunder | 900 | |
| Theatre Factory | 3,000 | |
| The Heron Theatre | 680 | |
| Westmorland Youth Orchestra | 5,000 | |
| Whitehaven Heritage Group | 500 | |
| Writer in Wellies | 1,500 | |
| 50,164 |
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
| The Environment: | £ | |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian And Reptile Conservation Trust | 2,000 | |
| Bransty Community Group | 2,000 | |
| Distington Community Trust | 1,000 | |
| Dufton Village Hall | 2,500 | |
| Eden Rivers Trust | 2,000 | |
| First Cockermouth Scout Group | 4,000 | |
| JSCF Society | 2,000 | |
| Lowick Green Management Group | 2,000 | |
| Marsh St Arches & Garden Community | 2,500 | |
| Skelsmergh Community Hall | 5,000 | |
| Waste into Wellbeing | 2,500 | |
| Watchtree Nature Reserve | 5,000 | |
| 32,500 | ||
| Total Unrestricted Donations made | 336,653 | |
| Returned donations and retracted pledges | 0 | |
| Net Total Unrestricted Donations made | 336,653 |
8 Trustee and Key Management Personnel Remuneration and benefits
Clause 7.8 of the deed bestows power on the Trustees to employ any person, firm or company to manage or assist in managing the day to day running of the Trust Fund upon such reasonable terms as the Trustees think fit and to pay, enter into agreements and fix such reasonable salary as the Trustees deem proper and to make all necessary provisions for the payment of pensions on behalf of employees.
| 9 Paid employees Gross wages Employer's contribution to defined contribution pension scheme |
2025 £ 32,100 663 32,763 |
2024 £ 30,833 630 31,463 |
|---|---|---|
The charity is required to provide a pension scheme for one employee; the Administrator, only.
Employment Allowance reduced Employer's NIC contributions for the year to nil.
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 (none in 2024).
| Average number of part-time employees in the year: | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable activities - administration and support | 2 | 2 |
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
| 10 Governance Costs Accountancy and compliance fees Accountancy and compliance fees - prior year Tax and Pension Administration fees Audit fees Audit fees - Prior year Insurance Legal fee Panel expenses and meeting room hire Trustee expenses - travel |
2025 £ 8,430 4,200 1,589 6,900 780 1,196 804 170 728 24,797 |
2024 £ 4,200 4,080 1,525 5,220 0 1,147 1,500 245 407 18,324 |
|---|---|---|
11 Details of certain expenditure
Trustee Remuneration and benefits
None of the Trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits during the year ended 31 August 2025 or the previous financial year.
Trustee expenses
£728 was reimbursed to two Trustee for travel expenses incurred during the year ended 31 August 2025, with £407 being incurred during the previous financial year.
| **12 ** | Investments Listed: Overseas UK Fixed Interest & Income UK Equity & Income REITs and Property Funds |
Value at Purchases Sales 01/09/24 at cost proceeds £ £ £ 3,323,576 0 0 481,855 677,778 (780,735) 5,734,441 57,554 (63,472) 132,195 0 0 |
Realised Gains/(Losses) £ 0 (43,188) 172 0 |
Unrealised Gains/(Losses) £ 154,604 5,427 100,313 (15,855) |
Value at 31/08/25 £ 3,478,180 341,137 5,829,008 116,340 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,672,067 735,332 (844,207) |
(43,016) | 244,489 | 9,764,665 | ||
| **13 ** | Current assets Debtor Dividend income receivable Unsettled dividends |
2025 £ 46,187 3,451 |
2024 £ 60,842 0 |
||
| 49,638 | 60,842 |
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
| 14 Liabilities: Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year Accrual for grants Rathbones Trust Company Ltd Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited HM Revenue & Customs |
2025 £ 0 4,800 6,900 2,037 13,737 |
2024 £ 10,000 4,675 5,220 1,047 20,942 |
|---|---|---|
15 Contingent Liabilities
At the year end, the Charity had approved a number of grant pledges that are subject to conditions which must be met by beneficiary organisations before payment becomes due. As these conditions mean no present obligation exists at the balance sheet date, the pledges are not recognised as liabilities. They are instead disclosed as contingent liabilities, as set out below.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Alliance Football Club | 2,000 |
| Askham & District | 3,750 |
| Carlisle Key (2/3) | 5,000 |
| Carlisle Key (3/3) | 5,000 |
| Chofhs Youth Group | 5,000 |
| Cumbria Community Foundation (2/3) | 5,000 |
| Cumbria Community Foundation (3/3) | 5,000 |
| Dacre Institute | 3,000 |
| Furness Bach Choir | 2,000 |
| Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social | 2,000 |
| Langwathby P.L.A.Y | 3,000 |
| Lindale Village Hall Committee Fund | 1,500 |
| Long Marton Village Institute | 3,000 |
| Kirkgate Arts & Heritage | 1,500 |
| Maryport Rescue (2/3) | 5,000 |
| Maryport Rescue (3/3) | 5,000 |
| On the Wire Productions CIC | 3,000 |
| Sands Methodist Church | 2,000 |
| Skelton Toppin Memorial Hall | 2,500 |
| Strive College CIC | 2,500 |
| Swarthmoor Reading Room CIO | 2,500 |
| The Telling | 1,500 |
| Westmorland Youth Orchestra (2/3) | 5,000 |
| Westmorland Youth Orchestra (3/3) | 5,000 |
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The Hadfield Charitable Trust
Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes to the Accounts
| 16 Financial Instruments Carrying amount of financial assets Debt instruments receivable within one year - Debtor - Cash Carrying amount of financial liabilities Payable within one year - Creditors Instruments measured at fair value through SOFA Investments at value |
2025 £ 49,638 67,724 117,362 11,700 9,764,665 |
2024 £ 60,842 14,834 75,676 19,895 9,764,665 |
|---|---|---|
17 Related Party Transactions
Other charitable organisations of which the Trustees of this charity have an interest in are always properly declared and acknowledged during determination of applications. If such a situation arises, the Trustee with the related party interest does not participate in the decision other than to clarify facts.
Amounts paid from the Hadfield Charitable Trust to any such charitable organisations are disclosed in note 7.
As at 31 August 2025 the Trustees had no interest in any charitable organisation affected by the above.
No other disclosures are required for the reporting period.
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