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Charity registration number 1068948

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Mr J H Townson Mr D J Weston Mr A G Martin Mr C E J Jerram Charity number 1068948 Auditor Warner Wilde Limited 4 Marigold Drive Bisley Surrey United Kingdom GU24 9SF Land Agents Carter Jonas Quad 4000 Blackbrook Park Ave Taunton Somerset TA1 2PX Solicitors Mercers 50 New Street Henley-on-Thames RG9 2BX Investment advisors Evelyn Partners Investment Services Limited (Formerly known as Smith & Williamson) 45 Gresham Street London EC2V 7BG

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees' report 1 - 2
Statement of trustees' responsibilities 3
Independent auditor's report 4 - 7
Statement of financial activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Statement of cash flows 10
Notes to the financial statements 11 - 21

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2023.

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 "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

The charity's objects are to support the charitable purpose the trustees deem appropriate. The policy adopted in furtherance of these objects is to make grants to other charitable institutions. There has been no change in this activity during the year.

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

Achievements and performance

The trust continues with its schedule of refurbishment to maintain the property portfolio at an appropriate standard for maximizing rental income. Careful management of the charity's investment assets and the property portfolio has enabled it to continue to make grants in support of its charitable objectives ( N ote 8 ).

Financial review

The trustees regard the investment assets and property portfolio as continuing to perform satisfactorily and in doing so provide an appropriate level of income from which the trust's charitable objectives can be met.

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least three to six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.

The Trustees have engaged Evelyn Partners Investment Services Limited to manage the charity’s investment portfolio, on a discretionary management basis. The core objective established by the Trustees is to achieve a balance between income and capital growth. The risk mandate is that the Trustees are willing to accept a medium degree of risk to try to increase the value of the portfolio over the longer term. Evelyn Partners report to the Trustees on a quarterly basis.

The property portfolio is managed by a leading firm of Chartered Surveyors whose instructions are to the effect that the properties are to be managed in accordance with the accepted norms of good Estate Management and with a view to achieving a consistent and reliable income stream to support and enable the charitable activities and a stream capable of growth in accordance with usual market forces.

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. The main risks identified are the performance of the share portfolio and the risk inherent with managing a portfolio of property. Professional investment managers have been appointed to mitigate the risk of holding investments, similarly a professional property management firm has been engaged to monitor the condition of property, oversee repairs, work with the Board to oversee renovation projects and to manage the letting of the properties.

Plans for future periods

The trustees intend to continue to manage their assets as at present and to make grants towards their charitable objectives as they do at present.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

Structure, governance and management

The charity was established by a charitable trust deed on 13 March 1998.

The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: Mr J H Townson

Mr D J Weston Mr A G Martin Mr C E J Jerram

Trustees are recruited by personal approach and then formally appointed after interview by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees will provide training as and when needs are identified which might be for example on appointment of a new trustee, or due to other changes such as within the legislatory environment in which the Trust operates. Training can be both peer to peer, utilising skills within the existing Board, or externally sourced where relevant.

The organisation has a simple structure, trustees delegate the day to day management of different aspects of the trust to various professionals such as Carter Jonas for property management and Smith and Williamson Investment Management for portfolio management.

The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

.............................. Mr D J Weston Trustee Date: .............................................

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the 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:

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.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Dickinson Family Charitable Trust (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 5 April 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, 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 Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

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 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 a 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.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

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:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the s tatement of trustees' r esponsibilities, 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 auditor 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 our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below .

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

.A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

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:

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;

we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the charity through discussions with trustees and other management, and from our knowledge and experience of the charity sector;

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, the Charities Act 2011, taxation legislation, data protection, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;

we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management; and

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 c harity ’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;

considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

testing controls with walk through procedures and substantive transaction testing;

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining any accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias;

investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions; and

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims;

reviewing correspondence with HMRC and relevant regulators such as the Charity Commisson

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 directors 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.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST Your attention Is drawn to the fact that the tharity ha8 prepared finanaal statem8nts In accordance wlth 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicablo to cheribes preparing Ih8ir accounts in accordance th the Financ481 Reporting Starbdard applkablè in the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 102). (as amended) in preference to thg Accounting a￿1 Roporting by Charitigs: Slalgment of Recommended Practice issued on 1 Aprfl 2005 whlch Is referred to In tha extsnt regulations but has now bean withdrawn. This has been done in order for the financial statements to provKle a true and fair view in accordance with current Generdly Accepted AccountlNJ Practice. Thls report is made sol8ty lo the charivs ITuslees, as a body. in 8￿rdance wtth pgrt 4 of the Chariues (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audlt work has been undèrtak8n so that we mlght 8tste lo the tru51ge$ those matters we are requlrwj to state lo them In an auditors, r8port and for Tr) other purpose. To the fullest extent pemiitted by law, do not accept or assume responslbllity to anyone other than thè chadty and th8 charity'5 truste￿ as a boo*, for our audlt work. for thls roport, or for the oplnlons we havg fomgd. frsk-f CL . F J Wlld• FCCA DChA IS•nlor Statutory Audltor) for and on behalf of Warner Wllde Umlted statutory Audltor Lpj L4 4 Mariwld Drfvo Blsley Surrgy Unllod Klngdom GU24 9SF Wamer Wllde Llmlted18 ellglblg for appolntmgnt as audStor of the charfty by of ellglblllty for appolntment a8 audltor of a company undor 8O¢tth 1212 of the Comp8n186 Acl 2006.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

Unrestricted Endowment
funds
funds
2023
2023
Notes
£
£
Income from:
Sale of timber
3
10,045
-
Investments
4
394,780
-
Total income
404,825
-
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
5
147,263
10,391
Charitable activities
Other Charitable
Purposes
6
17,410
-
Advancement of
Religion
6
116,254
-
The Relief of Those in
Need
6
71,161
-
Total charitable expenditure
204,825
-
Total expenditure
352,088
10,391
Net gains/(losses) on
investments
10
-
(54,245)
Net movement in funds
52,737
(64,636)
Fund balances at 6 April 2022
389,315 24,426,100
Fund balances at 5 April
2023
442,052 24,361,464		 Total Unrestricted Endowment
funds
funds
2023
2022
2022
£
£
£
10,045
16,104
-
394,780
367,799
-
404,825
383,903
-
157,654
153,591
11,288
17,410
17,987
-
116,254
112,764
-
71,161
76,791
-
204,825
207,542
-
362,479
361,133
11,288
(54,245)
-
4,110,150
(11,899)
22,770
4,098,862
24,815,415
366,545 20,327,238
24,803,516
389,315 24,426,100		 Total
2022
£
16,104
367,799
383,903
164,879
17,987
112,764
76,791
207,542
372,421
4,110,150
4,121,632
20,693,783
24,815,415

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 5 APRIL 2023

Notes
Fixed assets
Investment properties
11
Investments
12
Current assets
Debtors
13
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
14
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Capital funds
Endowment funds-general
General endowment funds
Revaluation reserve
Expendable endowment
15
Income funds
Unrestricted funds
The accounts were approved by the Trustees on ..........		 2023
£
£
21,550,000
3,054,241
24,604,241
60,539
196,620
257,159
(57,884)
199,275
24,803,516
12,173,145
12,188,319
24,361,464
24,361,464
24,361,464
442,052
24,803,516
...............		 2022
£
£
21,400,000
3,272,167
24,672,167
55,755
134,327
190,082
(46,834)
143,248
24,815,415
12,010,356
12,415,744
24,426,100
24,426,100
24,426,100
389,315
24,815,415		 2022
£
£
21,400,000
3,272,167
24,672,167
55,755
134,327
190,082
(46,834)
143,248
24,815,415
12,010,356
12,415,744
24,426,100
24,426,100
24,426,100
389,315
24,815,415
24,672,167
143,248
257,159
(57,884)		 190,082
(46,834)
12,173,145
12,188,319		 12,010,356
12,415,744
24,815,415
24,426,100
389,315
24,361,464 24,426,100
24,361,464 24,426,100
...............
24,815,415

.............................. Mr D J Weston Trustee

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash absorbed by operations
18
Investing activities
Purchase of investment property
Purchase of other investments
Proceeds on disposal of other investments
Investment income received
Net cash generated from investing
activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 2023
2022
£
£
£
£
(346,168)
(445,103)
(2,660)
-
(75,817)
(326,241)
92,158
327,725
394,780
367,799
408,461
369,283
-
-
62,293
(75,820)
134,327
210,147
196,620
134,327

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

The Dickinson Family Charitable Trust is an unincorporated association.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, 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 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling , which is the functional currency of the charity . Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have considered 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.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity. The endowment funds held by the charity comprise expendable endowments, in that there is a right but not an obligation to expend the funds.

1.4 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 when there is reasonable certainty that the amount will be received and it can be measured with reasonable accuracy.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.5 Expenditure

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 p aymen ts 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.

Overheads are apportioned to activities on the basis of grants made to each activity.

1.6 Investment properties

Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. The surplus or deficit on revaluation is recognised in profit or loss.

1.7 Fixed asset investments

Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year . Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

1.8 Cash and cash equivalents

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, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.9 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.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

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 p aymen ts 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.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity ’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.10 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

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.

3 Sale of timber

2023 2022
£ £
Sale of timber 10,045 16,104

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

4 Investments

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2023 2022
£ £
Rental income 302,171 284,038
Income from listed investments 91,542 83,740
Interest receivable 1,067 21
394,780 367,799

5 Raising funds

Unrestricted Endowment
funds
funds
general
2023
2023
£
£
Property running and
maintenance costs
Property costs
137,158
-
Trading costs
Forestry costs
10,105
-
Investment management
-
10,391
147,263
10,391		 TotalUnrestricted Endowment
funds
funds
general
2023
2022
2022
£
£
£
137,158
139,970
-
10,105
13,621
-
10,391
-
11,288
157,654
153,591
11,288		 Total
2022
£
139,970
13,621
11,288
164,879

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

6 Charitable activities

Other
Charitable
Purposes
Advanceme
nt of
Religion
The Relief
of Those in
Need
2023
2023
2023
£
£
£
Grant funding of activities (see note 7)
14,000
82,500
50,500
Share of support costs (see note 8)
2,931
30,930
18,933
Share of governance costs (see note 8)
479
2,824
1,728
17,410
116,254
71,161		 Total
2023
Other
Charitable
Purposes
Advanceme
nt of
Religion
The Relief
of Those in
Need
2022
2022
2022
£
£
£
£
147,000
13,000
81,500
55,500
52,794
4,595
28,808
19,618
5,031
392
2,456
1,673
204,825
17,987
112,764
76,791		 Total
2022
£
150,000
53,021
4,521
207,542

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

7 Grants payable

Other
Charitable
Purposes
Advancement
of Religion
The Relief of
Those in
Need
£
£
£
Grants to institutions:
Prostate Cancer UK
-
-
2,000
Parkinson's UK
-
-
2,000
The Holfords of Westonbirt Trust
-
-
1,000
Dorothy House
-
-
5,000
Somerset Community Foundation
7,500
-
-
Wells Cathedral
-
75,000
-
Keinton Mandeville, Kingweston and
other PCC's in the Benefice
-
6,500
-
South West Heritage Trust
-
-
-
The Royal British Legion
-
-
6,000
Plum Layton Charitable Trust
-
-
6,000
Royal Star & Garter Homes
-
-
6,000
Not Forgotten
-
-
1,000
British Red Cross Society
-
-
7,500
St Monica Trust
-
-
4,000
Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust
-
1,000
-
St Margaret's Somerset Hospice
-
-
5,000
MacMillan Cancer Support
-
-
2,000
South West Heritage Trust
1,000
-
-
Listening Books
-
-
-
The Prince's Countryside Fund
3,000
-
-
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
-
-
3,000
Farming Community Network
1,000
-
-
Farmlink Education
1,500
-
-
14,000
82,500
50,500		 Total
2022
£
£
2,000
2,500
2,000
3,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
6,000
7,500
7,500
75,000 75,000
6,500
6,500
-
1,000
6,000
7,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
7,000
1,000
-
7,500
7,500
4,000
5,000
1,000
-
5,000
5,000
2,000
3,000
1,000
-
-
1,000
3,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
-
1,500
-
147,000 150,000

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

8 Support costs

Mercer's Solicitors fees
Carter Jonas
Management Fees
Audit fees
Legal and professional
Travel costs
Analysed between
Charitable activities		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
9,277
-
43,517
-
-
4,800
-
-
-
231
52,794
5,031
52,794
5,031		 2023
£
9,277
43,517
4,800
-
231
57,825
57,825		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
14,407
-
38,614
-
-
4,020
-
168
-
333
53,021
4,521
53,021
4,521		 2022
£
14,407
38,614
4,020
168
333
57,542
57,542

Depreciation relates to property held in connection with the relief of those in need.

Governance costs includes provision for auditor's fees of £ 4 , 800 (including VAT) (2022- £ 4 , 020 ) .

9 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration during the year, but two (2022: two) of them were reimbursed a total of £231 (2022: £222) travelling and other expenses.

10 Net gains/(losses) on investments

Endowment Endowment
funds funds
general general
2023 2022
£ £
Revaluation of investments (196,188)
182,628
Gain/(loss) on sale of investments (5,397)
6,415
Revaluation of investment properties 147,340 3,921,107
(54,245)
4,110,150

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

11 Investment property

Fair value
At 6 April 2022
Additions through external acquisition
Net gains or losses through fair value adjustments
At 5 April 2023		 2023
£
21,400,000
2,660
147,340
21,550,000

Investment property comprises The Kingweston Estate, Somerton, Somerset. The fair value of the investment property brought forward was arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out by Mr T Ireland MSc MRICS of Carter Jonas LLP Chartered Surveyors at 5 April 2022 The valuation was made on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.

The investment properties are reviewed for impairment annually with a formal revaluation every 5 years. The next formal revaluation will be 5 April 2027.

The trustees carried out an impairment review at 5 April 2023 and considered that there was a small reduction in property values and an increase in bare land values, resulting in a modest increase in the overall valuation.

If investment properties were stated on an historical cost basis rather than a fair value basis, the amounts would have been included as follows:

Cost
Accumulated depreciation
Carrying amount		 2023
£
10,032,677
(1,198,360)
8,834,317		 2022
£
10,030,017
(1,098,033)
8,931,984

12 Fixed asset investments

Listed
investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 6 April 2022 3,272,167
Additions 75,817
Valuation changes (201,585)
Disposals (92,158)
At 5 April 2023 3,054,241
Carrying amount
At 05 April 2023 3,054,241
At 05 April 2022 3,272,167

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

12 Fixed asset investments

(Continued)

Fixed asset investments revalued

Investments are included at market value, the historic cost as at 5 April 2023 is £2,406,629 (2022: £2,383,245).

13
Debtors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors
Other debtors
14
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Notes
Other taxation and social security
Deferred income
Trade creditors
Accruals		 2023
£
35,048
25,491
60,539
2023
£
8,510
17,163
2,794
29,417
57,884		 2022
£
30,879
24,876
55,755
2022
£
5,270
12,586
2,649
26,329
46,834

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

15 Endowment funds

Endowment funds are non-income funds which are not expected to be expended in the accounting period . Income arising on the endowment funds can be used in accordance with the objects of the charity and is included as unrestricted income. Any capital gains or losses arising on the assets form part of the fund.

Balance at
6 April 2021
£
Expendable endowments
Mrs E J Burden
Est. and Mrs E J
Burden 1949
S'ment
20,327,238
20,327,238		 Incoming
resources
£
-
-		 Movement in funds
Resources
expended
Transfers
£
£
(11,288)
-
(11,288)
-		 Investments
gains/losses
£
4,110,150
4,110,150		 Balance at
6 April 2022
£
24,426,100
24,426,100		 Incoming
resources
£
-
-		 Movement in funds
Resources
expended
Transfers
£
£
(10,391)
-
(10,391)
-		 Investments
gains/losses
£
(54,245)
(54,245)		 Balance at
5 April 2023
£
24,361,464
24,361,464

The estate of Mrs E J Burden and the assets comprised in the Mrs E J Burden 1949 Settlement were transferred into the trust in accordance with her will to provide in perpetuity for such charitable purposes as the trustees see fit. The fund is expendible in that although Mrs Burden's intention was to provide in perpetuity, there is no actual restriction placed on the expenditure of the endowment.

THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

16 Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted
funds
Endowment
funds
2023
2023
£
£
Fund balances at 5
April 2023 are
represented by:
Investment properties
- 21,550,000
Investments
242,777
2,811,464
Current assets/
(liabilities)
199,275
-
442,052 24,361,464		 TotalUnrestricted
funds
Endowment
funds
2023
2022
2022
£
£
£
21,550,000
- 21,400,000
3,054,241
246,067
3,026,100
199,275
143,248
-
24,803,516
389,315 24,426,100		 Total
2022
£
21,400,000
3,272,167
143,248
24,815,415

17 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2022 - none) .

18 Cash generated from operations

Cash generated from operations
(Deficit)/surpus for the year
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
Loss/(gain) on disposal of investments
Fair value gains and losses on investment properties
Fair value gains and losses on investments
Movements in working capital:
(Increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Increase in deferred income
Cash absorbed by operations		 2023
£
(11,899)
(394,780)
5,397
(147,340)
196,188
(4,784)
6,473
4,577
(346,168)		 2022
£
4,121,632
(367,799)
(6,415)
(3,921,107)
(182,628)
(15,315)
(73,739)
268
(445,103)

19 Analysis of changes in net funds

The charity had no debt during the year.