Hill House Foundation Trust, Registered Charity 1113706 Trustees, Report for the year ended 31 August 2024 Charitvs principal address: 22 Vicarage Drive, East Sheen, London SW14 8RX Structure. governance and management. The Trust was established by a charitable trust deed dated 23 December 2005, The Trustees who served during the year were: Richard Macleod Robinson, Patricia Anne Stoughton and Neil Ritchle Sullivan If a vacancy occurs the Trustees must note the fatt in the minutes of their next meeting. Any eligible Trustee may be re-appointed. So long as there are fewer than three trustees, none of the powers or discretions conferred by the trust deed or by law on the trustees shall be exercisable by the remaining trustees except the power to appoint new trustees. Every trustee must be appointed or discharged by resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting called in accordance with the Trust Deed. In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the Trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity. The Trustees must make available to each new Trustee, on his or her first appointment: a) A copy of the Trust Deed and any amendments made to it; bl A copy of the charitys latest report and staternent of accounts. All meetings, decisions must be made by a majority of the trustees present and voting on the question. The person chairing the meeting shall have a casting vote whether or not he or she has voted previously on the same question but no trustee in any other circumstances shall have more than one vote. Risk Management. 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. HILL HOUSE FOUNDATION TRUST Trustees, Report for the year ended 31 August 2024 (continued) Objectives and activities The principal objects of the charity are: Bursaries for children of Hill House School, contributions to prize funds for children of Hill House School and general charitable purposes Monies are distributed regularly in accordance with these objectives In considerin8 their activities the Trustees have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and in deciding what activities the Charity should undertake. Achievements and performance The Trustees are pleased with the investment income achieved. Flnancial Revlew Income from investments, interest received from UK bank and donations amounted to £53290 with charitable gifts amounting to £85,610. All investments were managed by CCLA in their COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units. Reserves Policy The Trustees, policy on reserves is to retain sufficient unrestricted cash reserves to enable them to continue to maintain, so far as possible, their established level of charitable giving. The Trustees are confident that the level of reserves held are such that future investment income generated will enable the charity to meet its objectives. Plans for the future The Hill House Foundation Trust will continue to make donations to further the objects of the Trust. On behalf of the board of Trustees Ff) t)So*) Trustee ,dated l June 2025 ## **HILL HOUSE FOUNDATION TRUST** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024** |Represented by
Coutts & Co - (Current account)
Coutts & Co - (Special Reserve account)
Skipton Building Society Account
Hampshire Trust Bank
Other debtors/ creditors
Amounts owed to Hill House School
CCLA Investment portfolio
CCLA Deposit
Less: Balance as at 1 September 2023 brought forward
Prior year adjustment (value of shares to fair value)||£
**2024**
-
20,571
1,173
-
22,950
6,188
-
725,981
70,591
835,079
818,117
-
16,962|£
**2023**
20,000
86,600
913
41,554
4,520
7,388
-
671,918
-
818,117
804,362
-
13,755| |---|---|---|---| **HILL HOUSE FOUNDATION TRUST** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024** |Receipts
Donations received
Interest received from UK bank
Dividends received
Gain on market value of shares
Payments
Bank Charges
Payments in accordance with
clause 3 of the Trust Deed
Accountancy and Legal
Insurance
Loss on market value of shares
Net Receipts||616
85,610
3,360
806
-|£
**2024**
29,856
3,885
19,549
54,063
107,353
90,391
16,962|497
23,068
3,360
732
12,352|£
**2023**
32,577
1,789
19,399
-
53,765
40,010
13,755| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees** Charity Name Hill House Foundation Trust **On accounts for the year** 31 August 2024 **Charity no** 1113706 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2022. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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 accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ |**Signed:**||**Date:**|30/5/2025
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~~[~~| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Name:**|James Tillotson|||| |||||| |**Relevant professional**|F.C.A. - 9289197|||| |**qualification(s) or body**||||| |**(if any):**||||| |||||| |**Address:**|Wellers|||| 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** 1 Vincent Square SW1P 2PN ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . No specific matters to raise. 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**