The Sybil Charitable Trust Charity Registration Number: 1111764 Trustees' report and unaudited financial information For the year ended 5 April 2024 ## The Sybil Charitable Trust ## Legal and administrative information |Trustees|The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO| |---|---| ||Glenn Charles Hurtsfeld (resigned 21 October 2024)| ||The Marchioness of Cholmondeley| ||Robert Miller (appointed 16 January 2025)| |Charity number|1111764| |Principal address|Estate Ofce| ||Bircham Road| ||Houghton| ||Kings Lynn| ||Norfolk| ||PE31 6UE| |Accountants|Evelyn Partners LLP| ||Accountants| ||Old Library Chambers| ||21 Chipper Lane| ||Salisbury| ||Wiltshire| ||SP1 1BG| |Solicitors|Keystone Law| ||48 Chancery Lane| ||London| ||WC2A 1JF| |Independent examiner|Julie Mutton FCA| ||CLA Evelyn Partners Limited| ||Chartered Accountants| ||Old Library Chambers| ||21 Chipper Lane| ||Salisbury| ||Wiltshire| ||SP1 1BG| ## The Sybil Charitable Trust ## Contents ||Page| |---|---| |Trustees' report|1 - 2| |Independent examiner's report|3| |Receipts and payments account|4| |Statement of assets and liabilities|5| ## The Sybil Charitable Trust ## Trustees' report for the year ended 5 April 2024 The trustees present their report and financial information for the year ended 5 April 2024. The financial information has been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and complies with the charity's governing document and the Charities Act 2011. ## Structure, governance and management The charity is an unincorporated trust constituted by a charitable trust deed dated 13 July 2005 as amended by Deed of Variation dated 27 September 2005 and is a registered charity, number 1111764. The address is Estate Office, Bircham Road, Houghton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 6UE. The trustees who served during the year were: The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO Glenn Charles Hurstfield (resigned 21 October 2024) The Marchioness of Cholmondeley There must be appointed at least three trustees at all times. The trustees have reviewed the risks to the assets of the charity and they consider that adequate controls are in place to mitigate those risks. ## Objects and activities The charity's objects are to relieve poverty and advance the education of the public (in particular, children of school age) in the counties of Norfolk, Cheshire and North Shropshire. The charity operates a minibus service for the purpose of providing local people with transport for trips out and local service. The policies adopted in furtherance of these objects are to make grants to or for such charitable purposes as the trustees shall determine. There has been no change in these policies during the year. The trustees have considered the guidance provided by the Charity Commission with regard to meeting the public benefit objective. As all donations are made to registered charities and educational and religious institutions, the trustees believe that The Sybil Charitable Trust is acting for the benefit of the public. ## Achievements and performance During the year, the charity received £2,556 (2023: £2,482) in investment income and £63,341 (2023: £41,700) in donations. It paid out £52,350 (2023: £25,692) in grants and donations and £15,692 (2023: £15,852) in minibus and other expenses. All of these are in furtherance of the charity's objects. ## Financial review The trustees will pursue a policy of distributing the income by way of grants within the scope of the net resources of the charity, with any surplus being added to reserves for distribution in a subsequent year. All reserves are unrestricted. - 1 - ## The Sybil Charitable Trust ## Trustees' report for the year ended 5 April 2024 ## Trustees' responsibilities The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report, the receipts and payments account and the statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial information for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare a receipts and payments account and a statement of assets and liabilities. The trustees must not approve the financial information unless they are satisfied that they properly present the receipts and payments for the year and the assets and liabilities of the charity. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets and liabilities of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial information can be properly drawn up in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, 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. On behalf of the board of trustees ## The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO .................................................................. ## The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO ## Trustee Dated: ................................................ 31 January 2025 - 2 - ## The Sybil Charitable Trust ## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Sybil Charitable Trust I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial information of The Sybil Charitable Trust for the year ended 5 April 2024 which comprises the receipts and payments account and the statement of assets and liabilities. ## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner and basis of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial information in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial information carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the financial information does not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial information to be reached. ## Julie Mutton ................................................................... ## Julie Mutton FCA CLA Evelyn Partners Limited Chartered Accountants Old Library Chambers 21 Chipper Lane Salisbury Wiltshire SP1 1BG Date: .................................................... 31 January 2025 - 3 - ## The Sybil Charitable Trust ## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 5 April 2024 |Page
Income
Receipts
Investment income
Donations
_Total receipts - income_
Payments
Grants to institutions
Light and heat
Other donations - insurance
Minibus expenses
Accountancy fees
Subscriptions
Bank charges and interest
_Total payments - income_
_Net movement on income_
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
5|2024
£
£
2,556
63,341
65,897
50,540
846
1,810
12,842
1,800
200
4
(68,042)
(2,145)
3,626
1,481|£
2,482
41,700
20,692
194
5,000
12,719
2,820
114
5|2023
£
44,182
(41,544)| |---|---|---|---| ||||2,638
988| ||||3,626| - 4 - ## The Sybil Charitable Trust ## Statement of assets and liabilities as at 5 April 2024 |Page
Cash funds
Barclays Business Current Account
4
Fixed assets
Cost
Estimated value
Investment assets
Cost
Market value
Debtors
Gift Aid claims outstanding
Liabilities
Trade creditors
Independent examination fees
Accountancy fees|2024
£
1,481
39,915
2,589
29,267
43,363
44,598
2,061
2,520
3,000
7,581|2023
£
3,626| |---|---|---| |||39,915| |||3,452| |||29,267| |||44,242| |||28,800| |||-
2,310
1,800| |||4,110| ## Trustees' approval In accordance with the engagement letter dated 4 October 2007, we approve the financial information for the year ended 5 April 2024 which comprises the receipts and payments account and the statement of assets and liabilities. We acknowledge our responsibility for the financial information, including the appropriateness of the accounting basis and for providing Evelyn Partners LLP with all the information and explanations necessary for its compilation. Signed on behalf of the Trustees on ..................................................... 31 January 2025 ## The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO .......................................................... ## The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO ## Trustee - 5 -