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2023-11-30-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1103150

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

FOR

THE TRESANTON TRUST

Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY

THE TRESANTON TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 November 2023

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 4
Report of the Independent Auditor 5 to 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10 to 11
Cash Flow Statement 12
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 13
Notes to the Financial Statements 14 to 20
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 21

THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

for the year ended 30 November 2023

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 November 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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

Objectives and aims

The objects of the Trust as specified in the Trust Deed, are a) the making of donations to charitable institutions and b) otherwise supporting such charitable purposes as the Trustees or Founder shall see fit.

Significant activities

The principal charitable activities during the period were the making of grants to relevant beneficiaries.

Grantmaking

During the period the grantmaking activities of the charity were focussed on the following areas : Medical Research, Children's Welfare, Wildlife & the Environment, and Social Justice & Issues impacting the poor. The trustees have taken the view that it is helpful to many of the projects they support to provide grant funding over extended periods. For this reason they have specifically adopted a strategy of providing multi year funding to selected beneficiaries. The total of grants awarded in the period was £541,037 (2022 - £298,727) and this amount has been reflected as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities. £459,341 (2022 - £436,470) was actually paid out to beneficiaries during the period, with the difference reflecting the commitments of grants for future prior periods and accrued as liabilities at 30 November 2023. New commitments arising in the year for future grant payments have been included within grant expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities and are recognised as liabilities at the balance sheet date in line with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice and the accounting policy set out in note 1.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

During the period the Trust carried out its charitable activities through the making of grants to institutions.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Trust holds a part interest in freehold land, with an estimated value of around £9m. The trustees plan to hold this asset for income generation. At the balance sheet date the Trust had total undistributed funds of £8,964,671 (2022 - £9,083,926). In line with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice and the accounting policy in note 1, qualifying grants payable in future periods have been reflected as a liability at the balance sheet date. In the normal course of events such grants will be met out of future annual income, which the trustees expect will remain stable. Should the charity suffer any interruption to its anticipated income level, the trust held sufficient cash balances at 30 November 2023 to meet more than 12 months of its future grant commitments.

Principal funding sources

The principal source of funding in the period was investment income from the charity's interest in freehold property held via the Hatton Garden Trust.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

for the year ended 30 November 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

All of the charity's funds are unrestricted. At present the running costs of the charity are minimal and therefore the trustees do not consider it necessary to hold general reserve funds of any significant amount. It is the general policy of the trustees to distribute all surplus funds once suitable projects have been identified.

FUTURE PLANS

The Trustees anticipate that the Trust will continue to seek to identify projects and beneficiaries for grant support, within its stated principal areas of focus.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The Trustees do not anticipate a high level of turnover amongst the trustee body. New trustees will be recruited where a need is identified and suitable training and induction provided to enable them to fulfil their role.

Organisational structure

Day to day management of the Trust is carried out by Mr J and Mrs S Lawson. The Trustees meet as a body, either in person or remotely as required, in order to discuss and approve general strategy, and significant grant expenditure.

Key management remuneration

The total remuneration for trustees and its key management personnel in the year was £Nil (2022 - £Nil)

There were no employees during the current or previous accounting periods and therefore none with remuneration in excess of £60,000.

Risk management

The major risks to which the charity is exposed as identified by the trustees have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1103150

Principal address

Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

for the year ended 30 November 2023

Trustees

J S Lawson Mrs S C Lawson C Orton S Meixner

Auditor

Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY

AUDITORS

With effect from 1st September 2023 the role of Auditor has been transferred from HPCA Ltd to Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd, a company within the same group.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements 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, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements 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, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements 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.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 30 November 2023

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 20 May 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

J S Lawson - Trustee

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Tresanton Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 30 November 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and 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 (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 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.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditor thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which 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 liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Our 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 a Report of the Independent Auditor 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.

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:

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 commercial knowledge and experience of the sector;

-we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; 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 charity'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; and

-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:

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

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

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.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditor.

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 auditor's 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.

Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY 20 May 2024

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 30 November 2023

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Investment income
2
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
3
Charitable Grantmaking
Net gains/(losses) on investments
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
2023
2022
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
426,576
430,433
545,831
303,660
-
(2,147)
(119,255)
124,626
9,083,926
8,959,300
8,964,671
9,083,926

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

BALANCE SHEET

30 November 2023

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
Investments
8
Investment property
9
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
10
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year
11
NET ASSETS
2023
2022
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
8,788
8,788
9,100,000
9,100,000
9,108,788
9,108,788
449,454
483,676
(328,408)
(323,538)
121,046
160,138
9,229,834
9,268,926
(265,163)
(185,000)
8,964,671
9,083,926

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

BALANCE SHEET - continued

30 November 2023

FUNDS
12
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
8,964,671
8,964,671
9,083,926
9,083,926

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 20 May 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

J S Lawson - Trustee

S C Lawson - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

for the year ended 30 November 2023

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends received
Net cash provided by investing activities
Change in cash and cash
equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the reporting period
2023
£
(34,668)
(34,668)
446
446
(34,222)
483,676
449,454
2022
£
(15,648)
(15,648)
442
442
(15,206)
498,882
483,676

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 30 November 2023

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net (expenditure)/income for the reporting period (as per
the Statement of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
Losses on investments
Dividends received
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash used in operations
2023
£
(119,255)
-
(446)
85,033
(34,668)
2022
£
124,626
2,147
(442)
(141,979)
(15,648)

2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.12.22 Cash flow At 30.11.23
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 483,676 (34,222) 449,454
483,676 (34,222) 449,454
Total 483,676 (34,222) 449,454

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 November 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Net rental income arising from the charity's interest in investment property is recognised according to the period to which the rental income relates.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants payable after the balance sheet date are recognised as liabilities in the financial statements where, in the opinion of the trustees, they meet the criteria for recognition as constructive obligations.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Investment property

The charity is a joint beneficial owner of freehold property currently being held for income generation. The property is legally held by professional trustees who also administer the collection and distribution of the net rental income. The charity's interest in the property is shown in the financial statements under the heading "Investment Property" and is reflected on the balance sheet at the trustees' estimate of market value, being an amount determined based on rental yields. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in the valuation is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities under the heading "Net gains / (losses) on investments".

Taxation

The charity is exempt from Corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Investments

Investments are included in the financial statements at their market value at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on disposals and on revaluation at the balance sheet date are included in the Statement of Financial Activities. Realised gains and losses are calculated based on the difference between the proceeds and the carrying value on the first day of the year under review.

2. INVESTMENT INCOME

Share of property income
Investment income
2023
£
426,130
446
426,576
2022
£
429,991
442
430,433

3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Grant
funding of
activities Support
(see note costs (see
4) note 5) Totals
£ £ £
Charitable Grantmaking 541,019 4,812 545,831

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

4. GRANTS PAYABLE

GRANTS PAYABLE
Charitable Grantmaking 2023
£
541,019
2022
£
298,727
Analysis of grants by activity type 2023 2022
£ £
Social justice & poverty 151,110 22,200
Wildlife & environmental 172,000 50,000
Medical 112,487 -
Children & youth welfare 75,000 170,000

Subtotal - see detail below
510,597 242,200
Other (not exceeding £10,000 individually) 30,422 56,527
541,019 298,727
Principal beneficiaries included above (all institutions)

Durrell Wildlife
112,000 30,000
Plan International (25,000) 50,000
The Felix Project 120,000 32,200
Action Medical Research 102,487 -
The Honeypot Children's Charity 100,000 -
Prince's Trust - 75,000
Tools For Self Reliance - 10,000
The Big Leaf - -
Sebastian's Action Trust - 45,000
International Tree Foundation 60,000 20,000
FareShare South West 20,000
The Hiari Project 11,110
Woodwork to Wellness 10,000
Advocacy in Barnet - (20,000
)

Total
510,597 242,200

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

5. SUPPORT COSTS

Governance
Finance
costs
£
£
Charitable Grantmaking
120
4,692
Included within Governance costs above are the following amounts:
Audit fees £2,740 (2022 : £2,740)
Accountancy £2,120 (2022 : £2,120)
Totals
£
4,812

6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 November 2023 nor for the year ended 30 November 2022.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 November 2023 nor for the year ended 30 November 2022.

7. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Investment income
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Charitable Grantmaking
Net gains/(losses) on investments
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
Unrestricted
fund
£
430,433
303,660
(2,147)
124,626
8,959,300
9,083,926

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
MARKET VALUE
At 1 December 2022 and
30 November 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 November 2023
At 30 November 2022
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
9.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
FAIR VALUE
At 1 December 2022
and 30 November 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 November 2023
At 30 November 2022
10.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023
£
Other creditors
328,408
Listed
investments
£
8,788
8,788
8,788
£
9,100,000
9,100,000
9,100,000
2022
£
323,538

Included in "Other creditors" above is an amount of £287,162 (2022 : £284,629) in respect of grant commitments relating to future periods.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£ £
Other creditors 265,163 185,000

Included in "Other creditors" above is an amount of £265,163 (2022 : £185,000) in respect of grant commitments relating to future periods.

12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At
1.12.22
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
9,083,926
TOTAL FUNDS
9,083,926
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
426,576
TOTAL FUNDS
426,576
Comparatives for movement in funds
At
1.12.21
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
8,959,300
TOTAL FUNDS
8,959,300
Net
movement
in funds
£
(119,255)
(119,255)
Resources
expended
£
(545,831)
(545,831)
Net
movement
in funds
£
124,626
124,626
At
30.11.23
£
8,964,671
8,964,671
Movement
in funds
£
(119,255)
(119,255)
At
30.11.22
£
9,083,926
9,083,926

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
430,433
430,433
Resources
expended
£
(303,660)
(303,660)
Gains and
losses
£
(2,147)
(2,147)
Movement
in funds
£
124,626
124,626

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 November 2023.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 30 November 2023

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Investment income
Share of property income
Investment income
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Grants to institutions
Support costs
Finance
Sundries
Bank charges
Governance costs
Auditors' remuneration
Total resources expended
Net (expenditure)/income
2023
£
426,130
446
426,576
426,576
541,019
102
18
120
4,692
545,831
(119,255)
2022
£
429,991
442
430,433
430,433
298,727
37
36
73
4,860
303,660
126,773

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1103150

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

FOR

THE TRESANTON TRUST

Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY

THE TRESANTON TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 November 2023

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 4
Report of the Independent Auditor 5 to 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10 to 11
Cash Flow Statement 12
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 13
Notes to the Financial Statements 14 to 20
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 21

THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

for the year ended 30 November 2023

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 November 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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

Objectives and aims

The objects of the Trust as specified in the Trust Deed, are a) the making of donations to charitable institutions and b) otherwise supporting such charitable purposes as the Trustees or Founder shall see fit.

Significant activities

The principal charitable activities during the period were the making of grants to relevant beneficiaries.

Grantmaking

During the period the grantmaking activities of the charity were focussed on the following areas : Medical Research, Children's Welfare, Wildlife & the Environment, and Social Justice & Issues impacting the poor. The trustees have taken the view that it is helpful to many of the projects they support to provide grant funding over extended periods. For this reason they have specifically adopted a strategy of providing multi year funding to selected beneficiaries. The total of grants awarded in the period was £541,037 (2022 - £298,727) and this amount has been reflected as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities. £459,341 (2022 - £436,470) was actually paid out to beneficiaries during the period, with the difference reflecting the commitments of grants for future prior periods and accrued as liabilities at 30 November 2023. New commitments arising in the year for future grant payments have been included within grant expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities and are recognised as liabilities at the balance sheet date in line with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice and the accounting policy set out in note 1.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

During the period the Trust carried out its charitable activities through the making of grants to institutions.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Trust holds a part interest in freehold land, with an estimated value of around £9m. The trustees plan to hold this asset for income generation. At the balance sheet date the Trust had total undistributed funds of £8,964,671 (2022 - £9,083,926). In line with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice and the accounting policy in note 1, qualifying grants payable in future periods have been reflected as a liability at the balance sheet date. In the normal course of events such grants will be met out of future annual income, which the trustees expect will remain stable. Should the charity suffer any interruption to its anticipated income level, the trust held sufficient cash balances at 30 November 2023 to meet more than 12 months of its future grant commitments.

Principal funding sources

The principal source of funding in the period was investment income from the charity's interest in freehold property held via the Hatton Garden Trust.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

for the year ended 30 November 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

All of the charity's funds are unrestricted. At present the running costs of the charity are minimal and therefore the trustees do not consider it necessary to hold general reserve funds of any significant amount. It is the general policy of the trustees to distribute all surplus funds once suitable projects have been identified.

FUTURE PLANS

The Trustees anticipate that the Trust will continue to seek to identify projects and beneficiaries for grant support, within its stated principal areas of focus.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The Trustees do not anticipate a high level of turnover amongst the trustee body. New trustees will be recruited where a need is identified and suitable training and induction provided to enable them to fulfil their role.

Organisational structure

Day to day management of the Trust is carried out by Mr J and Mrs S Lawson. The Trustees meet as a body, either in person or remotely as required, in order to discuss and approve general strategy, and significant grant expenditure.

Key management remuneration

The total remuneration for trustees and its key management personnel in the year was £Nil (2022 - £Nil)

There were no employees during the current or previous accounting periods and therefore none with remuneration in excess of £60,000.

Risk management

The major risks to which the charity is exposed as identified by the trustees have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1103150

Principal address

Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

for the year ended 30 November 2023

Trustees

J S Lawson Mrs S C Lawson C Orton S Meixner

Auditor

Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY

AUDITORS

With effect from 1st September 2023 the role of Auditor has been transferred from HPCA Ltd to Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd, a company within the same group.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements 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, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements 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, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements 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.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 30 November 2023

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 20 May 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

J S Lawson - Trustee

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Tresanton Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 30 November 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and 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 (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 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.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditor thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which 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 liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Our 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 a Report of the Independent Auditor 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.

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:

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 commercial knowledge and experience of the sector;

-we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; 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 charity'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; and

-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:

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

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

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.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditor.

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 auditor's 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.

Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY 20 May 2024

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 30 November 2023

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Investment income
2
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
3
Charitable Grantmaking
Net gains/(losses) on investments
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
2023
2022
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
426,576
430,433
545,831
303,660
-
(2,147)
(119,255)
124,626
9,083,926
8,959,300
8,964,671
9,083,926

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

BALANCE SHEET

30 November 2023

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
Investments
8
Investment property
9
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
10
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year
11
NET ASSETS
2023
2022
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
8,788
8,788
9,100,000
9,100,000
9,108,788
9,108,788
449,454
483,676
(328,408)
(323,538)
121,046
160,138
9,229,834
9,268,926
(265,163)
(185,000)
8,964,671
9,083,926

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET - continued

30 November 2023

FUNDS
12
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
8,964,671
8,964,671
9,083,926
9,083,926

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 20 May 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

J S Lawson - Trustee

S C Lawson - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

for the year ended 30 November 2023

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends received
Net cash provided by investing activities
Change in cash and cash
equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the reporting period
2023
£
(34,668)
(34,668)
446
446
(34,222)
483,676
449,454
2022
£
(15,648)
(15,648)
442
442
(15,206)
498,882
483,676

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 30 November 2023

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net (expenditure)/income for the reporting period (as per
the Statement of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
Losses on investments
Dividends received
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash used in operations
2023
£
(119,255)
-
(446)
85,033
(34,668)
2022
£
124,626
2,147
(442)
(141,979)
(15,648)

2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.12.22 Cash flow At 30.11.23
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 483,676 (34,222) 449,454
483,676 (34,222) 449,454
Total 483,676 (34,222) 449,454

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 November 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Net rental income arising from the charity's interest in investment property is recognised according to the period to which the rental income relates.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants payable after the balance sheet date are recognised as liabilities in the financial statements where, in the opinion of the trustees, they meet the criteria for recognition as constructive obligations.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Investment property

The charity is a joint beneficial owner of freehold property currently being held for income generation. The property is legally held by professional trustees who also administer the collection and distribution of the net rental income. The charity's interest in the property is shown in the financial statements under the heading "Investment Property" and is reflected on the balance sheet at the trustees' estimate of market value, being an amount determined based on rental yields. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in the valuation is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities under the heading "Net gains / (losses) on investments".

Taxation

The charity is exempt from Corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Investments

Investments are included in the financial statements at their market value at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on disposals and on revaluation at the balance sheet date are included in the Statement of Financial Activities. Realised gains and losses are calculated based on the difference between the proceeds and the carrying value on the first day of the year under review.

2. INVESTMENT INCOME

Share of property income
Investment income
2023
£
426,130
446
426,576
2022
£
429,991
442
430,433

3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Grant
funding of
activities Support
(see note costs (see
4) note 5) Totals
£ £ £
Charitable Grantmaking 541,019 4,812 545,831

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

4. GRANTS PAYABLE

GRANTS PAYABLE
Charitable Grantmaking 2023
£
541,019
2022
£
298,727
Analysis of grants by activity type 2023 2022
£ £
Social justice & poverty 151,110 22,200
Wildlife & environmental 172,000 50,000
Medical 112,487 -
Children & youth welfare 75,000 170,000

Subtotal - see detail below
510,597 242,200
Other (not exceeding £10,000 individually) 30,422 56,527
541,019 298,727
Principal beneficiaries included above (all institutions)

Durrell Wildlife
112,000 30,000
Plan International (25,000) 50,000
The Felix Project 120,000 32,200
Action Medical Research 102,487 -
The Honeypot Children's Charity 100,000 -
Prince's Trust - 75,000
Tools For Self Reliance - 10,000
The Big Leaf - -
Sebastian's Action Trust - 45,000
International Tree Foundation 60,000 20,000
FareShare South West 20,000
The Hiari Project 11,110
Woodwork to Wellness 10,000
Advocacy in Barnet - (20,000
)

Total
510,597 242,200

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

5. SUPPORT COSTS

Governance
Finance
costs
£
£
Charitable Grantmaking
120
4,692
Included within Governance costs above are the following amounts:
Audit fees £2,740 (2022 : £2,740)
Accountancy £2,120 (2022 : £2,120)
Totals
£
4,812

6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 November 2023 nor for the year ended 30 November 2022.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 November 2023 nor for the year ended 30 November 2022.

7. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Investment income
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Charitable Grantmaking
Net gains/(losses) on investments
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
Unrestricted
fund
£
430,433
303,660
(2,147)
124,626
8,959,300
9,083,926

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
MARKET VALUE
At 1 December 2022 and
30 November 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 November 2023
At 30 November 2022
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
9.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
FAIR VALUE
At 1 December 2022
and 30 November 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 November 2023
At 30 November 2022
10.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023
£
Other creditors
328,408
Listed
investments
£
8,788
8,788
8,788
£
9,100,000
9,100,000
9,100,000
2022
£
323,538

Included in "Other creditors" above is an amount of £287,162 (2022 : £284,629) in respect of grant commitments relating to future periods.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£ £
Other creditors 265,163 185,000

Included in "Other creditors" above is an amount of £265,163 (2022 : £185,000) in respect of grant commitments relating to future periods.

12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At
1.12.22
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
9,083,926
TOTAL FUNDS
9,083,926
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
426,576
TOTAL FUNDS
426,576
Comparatives for movement in funds
At
1.12.21
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
8,959,300
TOTAL FUNDS
8,959,300
Net
movement
in funds
£
(119,255)
(119,255)
Resources
expended
£
(545,831)
(545,831)
Net
movement
in funds
£
124,626
124,626
At
30.11.23
£
8,964,671
8,964,671
Movement
in funds
£
(119,255)
(119,255)
At
30.11.22
£
9,083,926
9,083,926

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2023

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
430,433
430,433
Resources
expended
£
(303,660)
(303,660)
Gains and
losses
£
(2,147)
(2,147)
Movement
in funds
£
124,626
124,626

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 November 2023.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 30 November 2023

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Investment income
Share of property income
Investment income
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Grants to institutions
Support costs
Finance
Sundries
Bank charges
Governance costs
Auditors' remuneration
Total resources expended
Net (expenditure)/income
2023
£
426,130
446
426,576
426,576
541,019
102
18
120
4,692
545,831
(119,255)
2022
£
429,991
442
430,433
430,433
298,727
37
36
73
4,860
303,660
126,773

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CM/AWH/T101B The Trustees Tresanton Trust Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham GU20 6BN

20[th] May 2024

Dear Board of Trustees,

We are obliged by International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) to issue a formal report to the management of the charity of any significant weaknesses in the internal controls which came to our attention during the course of our audit for the period ended 30[th] November 2023.

Our work during the audit was involved in the examination of a sample of the charity’s transactions and procedures with a view to expressing an opinion on the accounts for the year. This work was not directed primarily towards discovering weaknesses (other than those which would affect our audit opinion), or towards the detection of fraud.

a) Qualitative aspects of the company’s accounting practices and financial reporting

We have no concerns concerning the qualitative aspects of the charity’s accounting practices and financial reporting.

As mentioned in previous years, we would just draw your attention to the significance of the nature and content of communications with beneficiaries in relation to grants staged over more than one year, so that the wordings chosen either do or do not make a clear commitment to future payments. Where such commitments are given the trustees should be aware that unpaid amounts will then be accrued as liabilities at the balance sheet date.

b) Letter of representation

A draft of our proposed letter of representation is attached. We would draw your attention to paragraphs 19 - 20 which are specific to Tresanton Trust. In other respects the representations requested are standard in nature as required by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

c) Adjustments to the accounts

Following our audit there were no adjustments to the accounts.

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited 264 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7DY

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T: 01865 292200 F: 01865 292201

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited is registered in England and Wales No . 12875094

www.shawgibbs.com

d) Expected modifications to the auditor’s report

There are no expected modifications to the auditor’s report.

e) Accounting and internal control systems

As you are aware from our letter of engagement, our audit procedures were directed towards testing the accounting systems in operation upon which we have based our assessment of the accounts.

During our audit procedures in the current year we did not identify any weaknesses in the accounting and internal control systems which we believe to be ‘material’.

f) Other matters required by Auditing standards to be communicated

There are no other matters that we are required by auditing standards to communicate to you.

g) Other relevant matters of governance interest

There are no other matters of governance interest which we wish to draw to your attention.

We would like to take this opportunity of expressing our thanks to Shelley Lawson for her assistance during the course of our audit.

Yours faithfully,

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited

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