REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" JULY 2025 FOR THE TAPPEITr4DEN CHARITY (A Chxritxble Company Limited by Guarantee) Company Number . 05892698 Registered Charity Number . 1129037 Hcntons Stag Ilouse Old Loiidon Road Hcrtford Hcrts SG13 7LA THE TAI)I)ENDEI N CHARITY A Cliaritable Ci)ni Limitcd b Ciiarfintee Niimbei.: 05892698 CONTfi NTS ofi THE FINANCIAL S'I'A'I'LI MLN'rs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st JULY 2025 Page Company lllformalioii Report of the Trustees Report of the Independent Examiner Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Statemen15 THE T APPCI NDfi,N CHARITY (A Chai'itable CoiiipaTly lJlTnitc(I by CTiiarfintee) COIVII'ANY INb'OIIMAI'JON FOR THE YEAII ENDEI D 31st JULY 2025 DIRfcTORSITRUSTEI ES: A C Hayllai. D C Osborii R M Horwood SECREI TARY: R S Gamblcs REI GISTERED OFFICE: The M21tings 63 I-ligh Slreet WaiE Hertfoi'dshire SG12 9AD RECISTEREID NUMBER: 05892698 (England and Wales) CHARITY NiIMBER: 1129037 INDEPENDENT EXAMINCI R: S W Iludson ACA Hentons Chartered A¢¢ountants & Statutory Auditors Stag House Old I,oiidon Road Hertford Hertfordshire. S013 7LA REGISTERED AUDITORS Page I THE TAPPEI NDEN CHARITY (A Cliarilable Ci)Inpany LiniitL.d by Guarantee) (Conipaiiy Nuiiiber: 05892698) (Registered Office: The Maltings, 63 High Street, Ware, Hertfordsh5r¢, SG12 9AD) TRIISTEI Li S, Rf.PORT FOR THF. YLI AR LI NDED JI" JULY 2025 OSCS of Sccli(In 8 (Trf thL C.IIAritlL4S Aet 2011 ￿nd Direetoi's, Re Scction 417 of the C(>m anies Aet 2006 For the ort foi. the ur oses or The Ti'usteeg have pleasure in subinilling theii. Annual Report aiid Fii)ai)cial Slaleinents for tlie year ended 31 sl Jiily 2025. The financial statemei)ts coinply witli Ilie Cliai'ilies Act 2011, Ilie Cuinpaiiies Act 2006, tl)e Cliarity's Mcinoiandiiin ai)d Article8 of Assaciation and the Chai'ities Statemeiit of Recominci)dcd Pra¢ti¢e (applicable to chai'itics prcpai'ing tlieir accoiiiits iii accordance with the Financial RepoTtiiig Slai)dard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland; FRS 102) issued in October 2019. TRUSTEES The Trustees, who are also Dii'ectors of the Company, and acted thi'oughout the pei'iod aTe'. A C Hayllar D C Osborn R M 1401.wood CONSTITUTION Ti)e Tappenden ChaTIIyi CoTnpany niimber 05892698, is a Company limited by the giiarantees of th¢ meinbei's to a maxiiniiin of £10 each and was ii)coi'porated on ISI Aiigust 2006. The Company 15 a I'cgistered chai'ity, nuinber 1129037 aiid gained cliaritable status on 7, Api'il 2010. INVESTMENT POWIRS Under the Meinoranduin and Articles of Association, the Charity the powcr lo Inake any investinents, in the saine maiiner as the Trustees of a trust are permitted to do so by the Ti'uslee Act 2000. COMPANY OBJECTIVFS The objects of the Company as stated in the Memoranduin and Articles of Association are.. l) In this ¢lause"Charity' means any purpose whicli is exclusively eharitable accoi'ding lo the law of Eiigland and W21es and any institiition whether coi'poi'ate oi. not (including trust oi. undertaking) which is established for purposes which arc cxclu5ively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and 'Charities" has a Coi'lEsponding Ineaning. 2) The Charity Trustees shall pay income of the charitable fund lo siich charity or charities and if more than one li) such share or shares and in such Inannei. gen¢i'ally as th¢ Cliarity Trustees shall in their absolute discretion Ihii)k fit pr(Ivided that until tlie expii'ation of the period of twenty one yeai% the Cliarily Trustecs shall have power to accumulate the whole oi. any pai't of such incotnc by investing the same and the resulting in¢ome thereof in any manner hei'eby authorised so that any accumulation so made shall fomi an acci'etion to the Capital from which such income arose for all pui'poses. 3) Notwidistanding tlie foi'egoing trust of incoine the Charity Trustees shall have power at anytiine or time5 to pay transfer or apply the whole or any parl or parts of the capital of the Cliaritable Fund to or foi. the benefit of siich charity oi. charities in such shares if more than one and in such Inannei. generally as the Charity Triistees shall in theii. absolutc discrction think fit. Page 2 THEI TAPPENDF.N CIIARITY (A Charilable C'onipaiiy Liiiiited by Gu#i'#iilcc) (Comp#ny Numhcr.. 05892698} TRUSTfi fi.8, REI P()RT- Coiitiniied FOR THE YEI AII EI NDCI D 31.41 JUI.Y 2025 ACHIEVEllq£I NT AND PERFORMANCE Dui'iiig tl)e yeai. undci. rcview tl)e Cliai'itable Coinpany continiiod ils pmgramme of maintenance and refui'bishinent of ils fieeliold inv¢51ineiil pi'opei'ties. Dui'ing the year the Charity made donations tolalling £6,000 to community establislimenls. The Charity lias i'efei'i'cd lo tlie guidance contained in the Chai'ily Coiiimission's general guidance on piiblic benefit when reviewing its aiins ai)d objectives and planning its fulurc activities. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE The boaiKI of Tru51ees Ineels regiilarly to adinini5ter tli¢ Chai'ity and Triistees are appointed in accordanee with the Compaiiy's Memorandum and Aiticles of Association. Tlie niiinber of I'1'ustee5 sliall not be less than three but (unless otherwise delerniined by ordinary re501ution) shall not be siibject to a iiiaximuin. N¢w Triislees will be provided witli the Mcmorandum aiid Articles of Association, the Inost recent financial stalen)enls and the Ininutes of PTevious Ti'itslees nieeliiigs. In additioii, ncw Triistees will be asked to fainiliariso thems¢lves on the diities and the I'espoiislbillt￿es of Ti'ustees as provided in guidance notes issued by the charity commission. FINANCIAL REVIEW Total income for the year amounted to £194,472 (2024 £198,347) including £175,827 (2024 £173.909) from reiital income on its investTncnl propcrties. Aftei. allowing for total cxp¢nditui'e of £152,656 (2024 £129,607), the Charity achieved a sui'plus foi. the year after revaluation of investment properties of £149.766 (2024.. £199.924). PLANS FOR THE FUTURE The Trustees plans for tlie futUTe are lo achieve a position where th¢ property portfolio is fully let> providing an increased level of investment incoine lo the eharily enabling a highei. levcl of charitable support to CoJnTniinily, Educational and Medical I'esearch caiises. RISK MANAGfi MENT The Trustees have considei'ed and continue to considei. the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and are satisfied that systeTns are in place to mitigate those risks. RESERVES POLICY The Trustees will seek to biiild sustainable unreslri¢led reserves to a level 5uffi¢ienl lo provide financial stability and Incel ai)y exceptional expenditure. Page 3 THf. TAPPF.NDlI N CHARITY (A Charitable Cumpany LimitLd by CJuarAntec) (CoTnpany Nuillher.. 05892C?98) I'RUS'I'EI fi.s, Rfi.PORT- c.ontiiiiied FOII THL YEAII NDED 31" JULY 2025 TIIUSI'EKSJ RII SPONSIBILITIES Tlie Trustees (wl)o are also directoi's of Tlie Tai)pendeii Chai'ity fui. Ihe piii'poses of coinpaiiy law) are I'espoiisiblc foi. pi'oi?ai'illg the Ttustees, Anniial Ilepoi't and the finaiicial slalcm¢nls in accordance with applicable law and Unilcd ICingdoTn Accoiinting Standai'ds (United Kingdoin Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepaiE fiiian¢ial slalements for each financial year which give a true and faii. vicw of tlie state of affairs of the Chai'itable Coinpany and of th¢ ineoming I'esources and applicatio of 1esouir￿, includiiig tlie income and expeiiditure, of tlie Charitablc Coinpany for that pei'iod. In piEpai'ing these fiiiancial stalenieiils, the Trustees are I'equii'ed io.. select suitable accounting poli¢ies and theii apply thein consisteiitly* observe the metliods and pi'inciplcs ii) the Chayilies SORP. ITJake judginenls and aecoiinting estimates that arc irasonable 21)d prudent- > slate wheihei. applicable UK Accouiiting slandai.ds have beeii followed, subject to any matei'ial dcpartures disc105ed ai)d explained in the financial stateinents,. and > prepaiE the financial slalements on the going concern basis unless il is inappi'opriate to presume that the Charitable Company will continue in biisiness. The Trustees are I'espoi)sible for ke¢ping adequate accounting recoi'ds that disc105C With I'easoi)able 2ccul.acy at any time the financial position of the Charitable Company and enable them to eiisLlI'e t]iat tlie fiiiaiicial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also I'esponsible for safeguarding Ilie assets ofthe Charitable Company and hence for taking reasonable st¢ps for the pirvention and detection of fi'aud and othei. ITregularitiCS. This repoii has been prepared in a¢¢ordan¢e with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act I'elating to sinall coinpanics SIGNF,D ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES R S Gambles- Secretary . Dated K.l.-. 01.-..%.ox6 Page 4 INDL4 PLNI)Li N'l, LXAMINLI Il's Illi,I'OII1' TO I'iifi I'RIISI-CI 11.S ()F"-I'III,:'I'APl>li Nl)LN CIIARITY (A Charitablc Comp#tLy lJlttiiteil l)y CillilVSltitee) I reporl tL¥ the Trustees (who are also Directors for tlie PUTpose of coinpany lawl on my exaiiiination of the fjnancial 5tal¢iMent5 of Tlie Tapp¢nd¢n Cliarily I'tlie cliaritable coinpaiiy,) foi. (lie year elided 31, July 2025 wliicli comprise Ilie Sialeinent of fiiiancial Activitie5. 111¢ Balaiice Sheet aiid related iioles. Tliis rei)ort is iiiade solely to Ilie cliarity's'l'iiislees, as a body. in attoTdance with Scctton 145 of the Charities Act 2011 My work lias l)een iiiidertakeii so tli8t T iiiiglit slate lo tlie charity's l Tuslces those malters l am required to statc to thetn in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullcst cxtcllt pci'mitted by law. I do not ac¢epl or assume iespoiisibilily lo anyone ot5ici' tliaii tl)c cliai'ity an(1 tlie cliarily's Truslees as a body, for tny woj'k, for this IEpoII, or for the opinions T liave formed. Re5pun$ibilities J)#$is of repoJ* As Ilie Trustces of a charitable comiiany you arc iespotisible for the PlEparation of the finaiicial statements in aceordance willi Ilie ieqiiireinents of the Cojllpaiiies Act 20061'the 2006 A¢t'l. Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charitable ¢ompany are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Act and are eligible for independent examinatson. l Tepoll in respect of my ex2mination of the cliaritable conipaiiy's fiiiancial 51ateiMeiits caix-ied out undei. sectioii 145 of the Cljai'ities Act 2011 {'tlie 2011 Acl,) and iti cari'yiiig out my exajnination I have followed all the appli¢able Directions given by the Charity Coinnii5sion under se¢titsii 14515llb} of the 2011 Act. Ali indepeiident exaiiiiDation does not involvc gaiheriiig all the evidence that would be required in an audit and C0115equently does llot cover all th¢ mattels that an audiloi. cot]sideis in giving their opinion on the financial staterncnts. Thc planiiing and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurallcc that an iiidependent examination can provide. Cottsequently I express no Opillioll a5 to whether the finan¢ial siatemeiits preseiit a 'lJ'ue a&id fair, vie1¥ aiid rny Tepori is lii)iiled to those specific Jiialters set out iii tlie indepeiident exaiiiinei-'s siaieiiieiil. Indepeiideiit exaiiiinÈi"$ $t#leiiieiJt I have cotnpleled iiiy exainiiiation. l Confii'm that no matcrial matters have come to my attention in ¢onne¢tion with the examination giving mc causc to believe that in any niateTial respect.. accounting records were not kcpt Iti respect of the charitable company as required by section 386 of the 2006 > the financial statements do not a¢cord with those record5. or > the fjnaiicial 5tatement5 do not cornply wilh the accounting reqiiireiments of section 396 of the 2006 A¢t other tljaii atiy I'eqiiiirii)ent that tlie fiiiaiicial statemeiiis give a 'lrue and fail. view wliicli is not a niatter Consideird as part of an indcpcndent exaillination. OT > the finan¢ial statements have not been prepared in accoTdan¢e wilh the methods and principles of the Siatement of Recommended Praeti¢e for accounting and IEPOrtiiig by chai'ities applicable to ¢liJrilies preparing their accounts in accordance with the Finantyial Reporting Standard applicable in tlie UK and RepubliG of Ireland {FRS 1021. I have no concei￿5 and have come across no other matter5 in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report ill order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements tr> be reached. S. W. Hudson ACA Hentons Cliartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Stag House Old London Road Hei'iford Herls. SG13 7LA Page 5 'I'HE TAPPENDEN CHARITY (A Cliai'ilablc Comi)any Liiiiited by Giiarantee) (Conipxny Numbcr.. 05892698) STATfi,Mfi,NT or r