2023-12-31-accounts - The Simpson Mccreath Trust

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

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Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ The Simpson McCreath Trust members of On accounts for the year 31 December 2023 Charity no 1126805 ended (if any) Set out on pages 2 to 8

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2023 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 4[th] November 2024 Name: Anne Hallowell Relevant professional FCA DChA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: UNW LLP Citygate St James’ Boulevard Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JE

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 January 2023 31 December 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Simpson McCreath Trust

Other names charity is known by

n/a

Registered charity number (if any)

1126805

Charity's principal address c/o Simpsons Malt Limited, Tweed Valley Maltings,

Tweedside Trading Estate, Ord Road, Berwick-upon-Tweed Postcode TD15 2UZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
RE Simpson	None		n/a
TR McCreath	None		n/a
E Simpson	None	From 22 Jan 2024	n/a
A McCreath	None	From 22 Jan 2024	n/a
S B Simpson	None	To 19 Dec 2023	n/a
DR McCreath	None	To 12 Oct 2023	n/a

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	As above

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
Accountant		UNW LLP	Citygate, St James’ Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JE

	Lawyer	Muckle LLP	Time Central, 32 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BF

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Trust Deed

Trust

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by Trustees

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

None

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

The Trustees must apply the income of the Charity in furthering the following objects ("the Objects") which shall be furthered in particular but not exclusively in the area of benefit as described:(a) The advancement of education (b) The promotion of good health (c) The relief of financial hardship Summary of the objects of the (d) The promotion of the arts for the public benefit charity set out in its (e) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of governing document social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of

such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances, or the public at large, with the object of improving their conditions of life. (f) The promotion of such other charitable purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time determine

The Simpson McCreath Trust supports a wide variety of organisations within the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with small donations to adhere to specific objectives. Grants normally range in size between 500 and 5,000. Most grants are made under the general headings of Sports, The Arts, Health & Social Welfare, Education, Community Facilities and the Environment.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

None

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

During 2023 8 grants were made ranging from £571 to £5000. Grants Summary of the main totalling £10580 benefitted people with disabilites, £1782 supported a achievements of the charity community cinema in a remote village helping to bring people together, during the year £4000 went to improving educational provision in schools, £5000 under the heading of sport and recreation, £3000 for improvements to a care home for the elderly and the remaining £3000 to support a feasibility study for a museum in the local community.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Charity has no policy and aims to ensure income donations are matched by donation payments after payment of any other costs. Cash assets arise where matched donations occur in different reporting periods

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

None

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

None

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Richard E Simpson Timothy R McCreath Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 4 November 2024

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The Simpson McCreath Trust 1126805 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01-Jan-23 31-Dec-23 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
	-	-	-	-	-
Donations	27,362	-	-	27,362	17,150
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	27,362	-	-	27,362	17,150

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
None	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-

**Total receipts **	27,362	-	-	27,362	17,150

A3 Payments
	-	-	-	-	-
Donations	36,353	-	-	36,353	9,651
Bank charges	6	-	-	6	3
	-	-	-	-	-
**Sub total **	36,359	-	-	36,359	9,654

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
None	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
**Sub total **	-	-	-	-	-

**Totalpayments **	36,359	-	-	36,359	9,654

*Net of receipts/(payments)*	- 8,997	-	-	- 8,997	7,496
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds lastyear end	13,013	-	-	13,013	5,517
*Cash funds thisyear end*	4,016	-	-	4,016	13,013

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories	Details	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Bank account	4,016	-	-
		-	-	-
	*Total cash funds*	4,016	-	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK	OK	OK
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	None	-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	None		-	-
			-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	None		-	-
			-	-

	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities	None		-
			-

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
		RE Simpson		04-Nov-24
		TR McCreath		04-Nov-24
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