Doddington Hall Trust Annual Report Accounts Year Ended 5 April 2024 Regis18red Charity Number 1086024 Doddington Hall Trust Contents Page Lega AdT,In151ralion lftforma'.ion Tru5.ees ReDOrt 2:03 InJependent Examin8ers Report Sla,emenl 04 Financial Acl.vilies Balance Sheet Notes form5ng part of the financial statements 7t08 Doddington Hall Trust Legal and Adminislralive Inlornial,, Accounts Year EndeLI 5 April 2024 Trustees Lady Co'.in Campbell Timothy John Cook Registorod Ch8rity Number 1086024 Prlncipal Address 1st Floor Sackville House 143- 149 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 6BL Accountants Wilder Coe Limil8d 1st Floor Sackville House 143 - 149 Fenchurch Slrael London EC3M 6BL Soll¢ltor Farr8r & Co LLP ee Lincoln's Inn Field Lon¢Jon WC2A 3LH BankerB CoLIt8 & Co 440 Strand London WC2FI OQS Page 1 Doddington Hall Trust Trustees Report Accounts Year Ended 5 April 2024 Th.e Trustee5 Submit Ipeir aIn￿81 repon. ag8 fiDarciai sla&erYeYls ol I he DodQingloY Ha,1 Trbs,, 'or Ihe Year E-ded 5 Ap'- 112 J24 Ino TrJstee5 co-.firT',hal',le annual report (Jinancial slaiemeYts o,. :he chari'.y coT.ply w.ln cdr'enl stalulory requireme-..Is. "e reQUire￿e￿is of.he ciarily's govern'ng ao¢umenl the provi510ns of the Sla,.e￿enI of Recommetded Practice ISORPI"Accountipg anc Retror.iYg by Charitie5 ISORP 20051 Structuro, Governance and Mana9ement The ch8rily Is con$liluled tsnder a Trusl Deeo dated 30 March 2001 and is a registered charity numbef 1086024. The trustees named on page 1 have served Ihrougloul the yeai. Appoin&went of Iruslees is govemed by the Irusl deed of tle charity. The power lo appoint new trustees vesis so ely Wit￿ Ihe selllor during her lifetime There nas lo be a minimum of Ih,ee 8nd a maximdm o! five Iruslees. Oblettlves and Actlvities The Objects of the Charity include such char.'lable purposes or charitable Inslilul:.ons 85 the TrJslees see fit from 41TYe lo time 10 5UPPOrt Specifically lo restore repair maintain and co-.serve for the benefit ol the oublic +he hall wing and 5:able block of the property rfiown as Docldingion Hall near Nanlwich Cheshire and such oiher buildings associated wilb DoOdir.gton H811 as may be considered lo De of ou151anding 8rchiteclur81 or historic Inlerèsl. Achlevements and P8rformance Thè Trustees have been informed by Lady Delves 6rod9hlon th81 the first ph83e of the reslora:ion project Is al lasi completed. following snagging issues with the builders. The next ph888 01 the re8loralion will commence as soon as variou5 permissions have been oranted. The Iiuslaes will Iheri commence fund raisin9 Flnanclal Revlgw The Trust Deed authori895 th8 Iruslees lo make and Yol(J Inve51ry8nls u51ng the gengral funds of Ihe charity. As 915 April 2024 the charity held £209.218 in its bank account. The Charity recorded a surplus lor Ihe year amouyting lo £178,311 12023 £11.5721 The ch8rity does not holrl any fund8 a8 8 cuslooSian Iruslee Rl$k Management The Irusl8es activaly review the rnaior risk which the char'.ly laces on a regular basis and believe Ih81 maintainin9 feserves ai curienl leve15, combined with an annual review of Ihe controls over k(ay financial systems. will provide sullicient resouice5 In the evenl o, adverse conditions. The trustees have a150 examined olhgr operational and business risks faced by the Charity and confirm that they have established sy5t8ms lo miligale the significant risks. Reserv08 Pollcy 11 15 Ile policy of th8 ch,arily lo rnaintain Jnresl.. Icled fur05 818 lev&1 whicb eou818;D approxiyalely 12 months unr851riclec5 &xperdi4u'. This provides sbfficieni lund5 to cover rnanagement and 8¢Jminis*r81!on and support cost5. Unreslricled fu4d$ are maintained al leasL Ihis level Trlroughoul the y&ar Futu￿ Developments Th8 Truslegs are looking forwmrd lo participa;;ng in the second phase of the restoration of Doddinglon Hall in du8 course. Page 2 Doddington Hall Trust Trustees Report Accounts Year Ended 5 April 2024 Trusteos, responsibilities The Iruslees are responsible for prepar.ng lye Afir.ba Repor. lye financial sialemenls In accordsnce wilb appl caJie13w a-.G g￿latIonS The law applicable ID charities Ip. England & Wales reqbires the 1*￿Stee5 lo proDare financial siaiemery'.5 for eac￿ Iinancia, yoar In accordance with United Kingaom Gen,e'aliy Accepted ACCo￿￿.t1-.9 Practice IUni&ed Kiygaom Accou.- Ling Slaftda.'05 ano apDLicaole 8wI The ',ru51ees mJsl not approve the f!naYcia1 S:ate￿en:S dnies8',hey are satisfied I￿.a1 Iney give a Itue and fair view of the sia'.0 o, a¥!81.'s of Ibe chariiy and of the incoming resources ano 8ppli¢aliop of iesources. Including the Income and expendi[￿re. of +he tnari'.y for'.hal Deriocl In preparing these financial slalemenls. t*e trustees are reqiired 10. al select suitable accounting policies and apply them consislenlly-. bl observe the methods and principles In the Charities SORP, cl make judgments and accounting eslimales Ihal are reasonable and prudent, dl stale whether applicabla UK Accounling Standard5 h8ve be&n followed. subiecl lo any mat&rial departures disclosed and explained in the f1narycial 5talem8nls. el prepare the financi81 s18lemenls on the going conc6fn basis unless Il is inappropriale lo presume that the charity will continue lo operate. The Iruslees are responsible for keeping sufficienl accouniing r&cord5 that c5i$close with reasonable 8ccuracy 81 any lime the financial position of Ihe charity and enable them lo ensuie Ihal Ihe financial statemen15 cofflply with th8 Charities Act 2011, the Chariiy IAccou*ls gnd Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They 8re also responsible for safeguarding th& assets of the chaiily and hencg for taking reasonable sleps for the prevention snd deleclion of fraud and Oiher Irregu18ritie8. The Trusi885 ar¢ responsible fof keeping accounting records which disc105e wlh reasonable accuracy al any Iirne the financial Poshlion of the charity and enablè Ihèrn lo ensure that Ihe finap.cial 51alemenl8 comply with the Charities Act 1993 They are also respon51ble for safeguarding the ass818 of Ihe charity and hence for;ekino reasonable steps for the prevention and dglection ol fraud anoj oth.er Flxed As8Ots The TrJsl has the beneficial inleresl in 8 property rfnown 88 School House. Holmshaw Lgntr. 08khanger CREWE CW1 SXE In July 2019 HM Revenue & Customs 4eci¢ed thai the value of Ihe proeprty when feceived wa5 £31 5,000 not £350.000 as oiigin811y valued. Prospg¢t8 The truslegs look forward to future progress. Approve¢ by the Charity Truslees on Q5 February..2025 Lady Colin Carnpbe15 Timothy John Cook 7(sr¢ 6 Tru51e85 Page 3 Doddington Hall Trust Independent Examiners Reoprt Accounts Year Ended 5 April 2024 Independent Examiner's Roport lo the Trustoes of Ooddinqton Hall Trust I report lo Ine t"UStee5 on w,y exaffj.'Yaiion of the '.ra?Cia. slalements ol Dodainglon Hall Trust I'lhe charily I for th8 year enaec S A0￿11 2024 which. comprise the S4atetyenl of Finar.cial Ac'.'vi','es, e Balance Sheet and 'elaled Yoles This *port 15 made solely lo the charity 5 t'ustees a8 a body, in ac¢ordanTr with section 145 of the Charities Aci 201 1 My Wofk has been unéertaKen so that l ￿.19h1 st31e •o'.b.e cha" ly s Irus'.ee5 those rya'.lers l am required lo state lo them -.n this report and for go oiner purpose. To the full&s1 extent Defmillea Dy law I do no: accept or a$$J￿.e respoYsibiii'.y to anyone Other than Ihe charity and Ine ¢harity s Iruslees as a body, fot my work, for this .'epo.: or fo" the opinion5 1 have forrneo. Responsibilltles and basis ol report As the trust&es of the Charity you are responsible for he preparaliDn of the financial 5talemenls in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1'lh& Acl'l I report in respect of my examination. of the charily's financial 51aletnent5 carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my exawinalion I have follow&d all the 8pplicaDle Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission un(Jer section 14SlSllbl of the Act An Indep8ndeni exarninalion does not Involve gathering all the evidence th81 would be fequir8d in an audit 8nd con5equ&nlly does not cover all the m8tlers that an auditor considers in g5ving their opinion on the financial slatemep.ls The planning and conduct ol an audit goes beyond Ihe limileil assurance that an Independen: examination can provide Gonsequenlly l express no opinion as lo whether the financial slsiaments present a'lrue and fair. viw and my report 18 limited to thos8 spgcific maltgrs set out in Ihg indgpendgnl &xaminer's slatement Independent oxamln8rf8 8tat8ment Since the Irusl'8 gross incorne exceeded £250,QOO your ex8min8r musl be 8 member of 8 body listed in sec:ion 145 of the 2011. 1 confirm that l am qualified lo undertake the examinaliofj because l am a member of1CAEW. which 1s one of the Iisled bodies I have comp18ted my 8X8minalion. I confirm th81 no maierial matlers have come lo my attention in connection with the exarYin81ion giving me cause lo believe th81 in any materi81 respect. O aceounling record8 were not kept in re8pec* of the charity os r8quir&d by Section 130 of the Act., or 0 the financial $1818menls ¢0 not accord with those records.. or O the financial staièmenls oo not comply with the 8pplicable fequirement5 concerning Ihe form 8nd conlenl of acco￿nIS 8&t out In the Ch8rili8s IAecoun15 and Reports) Regul81ion$ 2008 other than any requiremenl thaTr the accounts give a 'lrue and fair vi8w which is not a maitef considertrd as part ol an Indapendtrni examination. I have no eoneern# and have come across no olfv.er mallers in connection with the examin8tion to which attention should be dr8wn in this reoort in order lo enable a proper ufjdersianding ts'11? financial statements 10 be reBched. Signed. 6A4tthfr¢ Dated. S Februaly 2025 Charloll& Willrnore BFP ACA Wilder Coe Lirni18d 1. Floor Sackville House 143-149 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 6BL Page 4 Doddington Hall Trust Statement of Financial Activ,Iies Accounts Year Ended 5 April 2024 2024 2023 Incoming resour¢es Donations Reoeived Ch3rilie5 Aid Founoalion Dona:ions 254.000 1.000 GAYE Gifts of Property Value Rental Incom8 Tax re¢ove