Charlty Reglstratlon No. 1130450
THE TROWBRIDGE ALMSHOUSES TRUST
Trustees Report and Accounts
For the year ended 30 June 2024
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THE TROWBRIDGE ALMSHOUSES TRUST
Contents
Page
Trustees Report
Independent Examinerfs Report
Balan￿ Sheet
Movement of Funds Summary
Recelpts and Payments
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THE TROWBRIDGE ALMSHOUSES TRUST
Annual Trustees Report
l July 2023- 30June 2024
Trustees
Mr Glyn 8rld8es
Mr Nicholas Blakemore
Dr Bethanie Afton
Mr Darcy Pace
Mr Brent Hodges
Mr Paul Vin8oe
Charlty Number
1130450
Clerk
Mrs Zoe Pace
Prlndpal Addre55
The Toll House
41 Islington
Trowbrldge
Wiltshire
BA14 8QL
Independent Examlner
Katy Tovey-Bowes
Mor8an Tovey Ltd
5 Martins Lane
Keevll
Wiltshlre
BA14 6NB
Bankers
8arclays Bank
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THE TROWBRIDGE ALMSHOUSES TRUST
Annual Trustees Report
l July 2023- 30 June 2024
The tharlty Is constrtuted and 8overned by • Chaflty Comrntsslon Scheme dated 14 J•nuary 2011 when there
was a merger of Lidy Browfts Cotta8e Hom4 Union Street Almshouses and the Palmer (harlty now known as
The Trowbrld8e Almshouses TrusL
The Tfustees Indude two Tnjstees. nomlNted by Trowbrl4J8e Town Coundl and four Trnslees appolnted by
the Body of Trustees:
Mr G J W Brld8es ltha1rn￿ft).
Or Bethanle Afton
Mi N Blakemore.
Mi B Hod8es
Mr D Pace
Mr P Vln8oe
Oblertlves and Actmtles
The objert of the tharlty Is to relleve elderty people resldent In Trowbrld8e and Hilperton whr) afe In need by
PrO￿ding spedally deslened or adapted hou￿￿ Items, servlces w laulitles. Donatlons are also made lo lo¢al
tharitles to relleve the homeless and support eWerfy peoplg day<entres and du
The Charfty Commlsslon requlies all Almshouse tharfties to make provlsk)n for rneetln8 the cost of malntalnln8
the propertles by the estsblishment of three funds uJverln8 Exts•ordiMry Repalr. Cydlul Malntenance and
Routlne Mainten4Th¢& k a resutt the propertles are malntalned In a good stste of repalr and Improvemenl for
the comfort ¥nd arnenlty of the resldeftt beneficlarle5.
The Trust re¢elved a resl8natlon from Xenneth Willlams as a Trustee due to DK Resldential dosln8 down. His
knowledge and experSen¢e will be 8reatty mlssed. The Trust dld welcorne two new Twstees," air Denlse Bates.
the deputy miyor and Ernily Windsor. J iepresentallve from Gou8hs Sollutors. Unfortunatety. Ernlly Windsor
s subsequentty left Goughs. $0 Is now no longer a Trustee. Gou8h's will loGite a replacement Trustee wrthln
thelr or8ants•ilon.
Wlth a v•¢ant property at Polebarn. after the passln8 of Mrs Heslop, thls partlcular property was In complete
dlsrepalf (due to the pre￿0￿$ iesldent not wantin8 any malntenance carrled out due to her age). The whole
property was Overt￿Uled to Indude a gas central heatln8 Instsllation.
Mrs Slratton, a local resldent to TrovA>rld8e. was ￿1firrned as benefid•ry In l>ec 23. She moved Into the
property In Januiry 2024.
The Tru5¢ dld not make any donatlons In thls fiMnd•l year due to the hl£h costs Involved In renovatlng the
empty cottage and no Income fvorn thls property. A focus on the forthcomlng year wlll be to contlnue wlth
donatlon5 and ieplenlsh the LTrdlcal Malntenance Fund.
The Charitrfs finandjl posiuon Is very sound with 1n¥tstM￿ts In COIF and NAAaF shares. No Inuease was
made to the WMC In thls finandal year. The Cydlcal Malntenance Fund was used to contrlbute towards the
leno￿tiOnS at Polthrn. Once occupled the Cydical Fund wlll be ieplenlshed over the forthcomln8year.
Dated:..
11.-LL.. L_*_............
Chalmian (on behalf of the Trust Body)
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINE*S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
R•ptrt lo the trust••sl
30. June 2024
li%￿50
IK any)
6109
I report to the trustees ￿ rny examkutk)n of the ac¢ounts of the •bo¥e charlty ("the
Tn￿) for the yw ended 30° June 2024.
Ra￿￿bIHIl•S •nd basls al As the tharKy tntstees ol the TrusL rn •re ftsponsth for the preparatson ol the
•cwiiits kn acc￿dance wlth the of the Charltle5 Act 2011 (-the A¢ri.
I rewt In respect af my examlmtlon of the Trusvs acc(￿nts carrled ¢xrt under secllon
14S of the 2011 Act In carrylry Out my exwni1￿1lm. I hrn followed the applluble
Dkectkns the (hrtty C(ffin￿ under sedh)n 14515Mb) of the Act.
Indepetht I have completed my e￿mInItI<)n. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my
ststement
attention kn COThr￿ wlth the examlnatlon which glves me cause to belleve that In,
any materfal respect:
the •ccounts not wlth the appuca￿e requtrements concwnkff the
forni and content of accounts set out in the Charltles {Accounts and Reports)
Re8ulatlons 21x18 other than any requlrement that the accounts 8we a 'irue and
falrf vlew wNth Is not a matter considefed as part of an Independent
mlnatk)n to whith attentlon She￿Id be dr•wn In order to enable a proper
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ThE
SHO
SESTr
A Propertles are stated at valuallons m•de In
2022
8 Othes pemianenl endowrn￿t funds afe Investhients t•ken over fforn
and cornpilse endowfflents In the names of:
F J Plckard
F M Hllllker
TR•v
564 shares
ITr) shares
170 shares
The followln8 abbrfevlatlons afe used In the 8alaTh￿ Sheet and other parts of thls Report."
LBCH
Lady Brown's Cotta8e Homes
USA
Unloft Street Almshouses
NAACIF
Natlonal Assoclatlon of Almshouses Charit*5 In¥e5tment Fund
The thlrltles Office Investment
Fund
L￿1￿1 Malntenance Fund
Extra-ordlnary Repalr Fund
COIF
ERF
PROVA
These Accounts were conldered and duly approved by the Trustees at thelr meetln8
on Al: !1:.Alt.
. (Chalrman)
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THE TROW8RIDGE ALMSHOUSES TRUST
No. 1130450
ESHE
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Efidty￿d Funds
SIX cotta8es In Polebarn Road, Trowbrtdge
Four Almshouses In Unlon Strrt Trowbrldge
Yerbury StreeL Trovknld8e
1.350,LMXI
1,350,C
840,0
215.L
215.(
14,317 NAAaF Income 5hJres
26,536 NAAOF Income Shares
2.095 COIF Income Shares
15,483 COIF Flxed Income Interest Shares
6CU NAAOF A￿m￿latIon Shares
834 NMOF Income Shafes
13,33S
24.715
42,617
12,S19
23,203
39.356
18.148
61.676
729
USA
Pllmer Charlty
72,127
Other Charft
1577,659
2563,631
Non*Endowed Funds
In
1,158 NAAaF Accumulatlon Share5
654 NA40F Accumulation Shares
922 NAAaF A¢cumulatlon Shares
5.342 NAAaF In￿ffle Shares
137.286
77,S31
109,353
4,976
123,103
69.522
98.056
4.671
USA
Avril Tadd
Other (Gentral)
Monet•ry Funds
8arclay$ 8ank:
. Charities Office Deposlts:
Current Account
US4
Palmer Fund
Cyclical Malntenance Fund
Yerbury
8302
3,541
345
3.617
3.299
2,918,991
2,868,201
Permanent Endowfflent Fund
Cycllcal Malntenance Fund
Extra-ofdinary Repalfs Fund
Palmer
Yefbury
A Tadd
Other
General Fund
2,471.482
813
214.768
107.247
2.457,454
3,767
192.576
107,323
109.353
1,428
98.056
L123
7.901
2.868,201
2,918,991
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ITY No. 11304
MMAR
Perm.
Endow.
2.457.454
CMF
ERF
Palnw
Yerbury
Openln8 balan¢e5
3,767
192,576
107323
Interest fecelved
Interest transferred
Interest re4n¥ested
4574
-IA81
-1693 ,.
47
8,020
47
4.020
Funds transferred
.1.8
operty revaluatlon
Other bank recelpts
Ixher bank payments
Investments- ￿41￿e
increase
14.028
22.192
1,724
71M82
113
214,7fA
107247
General
Fund
Other
A Tadd
Total
Openin8 balance5
1.123
98,056
7,901
2,868,201
Interest recelved
Interest transferred
4￿3
,025
4.083
-16,143
Funds tfansleffed
Property revolualh)n
Other bank recelpts
Othef bank paYTh￿ts
48.316
49.998
48316
49.998
Investn￿1ts- value
Inuease
11.297
50.592
1fi28
109353
2,918,991
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