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2024-09-30-accounts

Company registration number: 06924825 Charitable company registration number: 1132249

Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

(A company limited by guarantee) Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Edmund Carr LLP Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor 146 New London Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 0AW

Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Contents

Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Report 2 to 5
Independent Auditor's Report 6 to 9
Statement of Financial Activities 10
Balance Sheet 11
Statement of Cash Flows 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13 to 26

Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees P J Tolhurst, (Chairman)
N S Charrington DL
R C L Furlonger
L E Bettley
Secretary P J Tolhurst
Principal Office Third Floor
Marlborough House
Victoria Road South
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1LN
The charitable company is incorporated in England and Wales.
Charity Registration Number 1132249
Company Registration Number 06924825
Solicitors: Tolhurst Fisher LLP
8-10 Nelson Street
Southend on Sea
Essex
SS1 1EF
Bankers Lloyds Bank Plc
77-81 High Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1LN
Auditor Edmund Carr LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
146 New London Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0AW

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Trustees' Report

The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements and auditors' report of the charitable company for the year ended 30 September 2024.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16 July 2014.

Objectives and activities

Objects and aims

The object of the charity is to further general charitable causes, particularly in Essex. There have been no changes in the charity’s objects or policies during the period. The main object and activity of the Trust is to make grants to groups and projects identified by the trustees and trust administrator.

The Trust achieves these objectives by making grants, the majority of which made in the financial period were to support projects and groups in Essex either directly or through National Charities with specific Essex based projects. The largest group of grants have gone to projects supporting young people, covering a wide diversity of projects and groups within Essex.

The Trust also strongly supports projects involving community projects as well as significant capital projects. The Trust also directly supports a small number of projects overseas.

The Charity does not carry out fundraising.

Public benefit

The activities undertaken to further public benefit are as stated in the Objects and aims section above. The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Grant making policies

In making Grants the Trust aims to be both very accessible and flexible, and continually looks for groups or projects that can make a significant difference to their locality or particular area of activity. We deliberately have no fixed criteria and do not follow a prescriptive or box ticking assessment of applications. Any group wishing to make a difference, do good in society, or help those in particular need may apply even if they are only small or are just starting up. Conversely the Trust also recognises the need of local charities for help with capital projects, and in addition to making grants or other financial assistance, will help successful recipients to source funds from other trusts.

Achievements and performance

Consistent with the Trust's objectives, during 2023-24 the Trust has continued supporting a number of projects and groups, in particular those involving Community, Medical and Youth projects. Several capital projects which the Trust had agreed to support have now progressed. Capital grants awarded are are classified as contingent liabilities (Note 14) where there is significant uncertainty as to whether the project will proceed.

Further details of the grants awarded are set out in Note 8 to the accounts.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Trustees' Report

Investment performance

The Trust has, in its investment strategy, continued to both generate substantial income yield, while at the same time looking to maintain capital value, in accordance with the Trustees' Investment Criteria.

Rental income in the year continued to recover. One property was sold in the year. The valuations of all properties were reviewed at the year end resulting in a net downwards revaluation adjustment of £980,000 for the property portfolio.

In 2022 the Trust made a bridging loan to the Off The Streets Charity to enable it to buy premises to convert to provide accommodation for homeless people. The Loan is secured and interest bearing and the new facility is expected to open shortly.

Financial review

Policy on reserves

It has been the trustees’ policy to hold sufficient cash reserves so that at any time it can pay all of the grants it anticipates making during the following eight months. At 30 September 2024 cash reserves held by the charity were £464,510. The charity anticipates grants to be made in the 6 months to 31 March 2025 will amount to £206,000.

Investment policy and objectives

The policy of the trustees is to hold the majority of the Trust’s capital assets in commercial freehold investments. During the current financial period the Trust has also held a cash deposit in reserves. In making acquisitions or disposals the trustees take advice from appropriate firms of Chartered Surveyors specialising in commercial investments but the final decision is a matter for the Board of Trustees.

Securing long-term income from reliable and substantial tenants is the prime criteria for judging investments. This is matched against the need to achieve an optimum income yield. The Trust's assets are let to a mix of Publicly Quoted Companies and substantial Private Companies and Professional Firms, and reflect a balance of both Prime and Best Secondary Properties.

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

Fowler Smith & Jones Trust is a registered charity and is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. The charity’s objects and regulations are regulated by Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 4th June 2009 being the date of incorporation.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

Trustees continue to serve until they retire by rotation. The trustees may appoint new trustees pursuant to the Articles. Any induction process for a new trustee shall comprise an initial meeting with the Chairman of the trustees followed by a series of meetings with the other trustees, including a briefing on the history of the Trust, Governing Deed and the Charity Commission’s Guidance “The Essential Trustee: What you Need To Know”.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Trustees' Report

Organisational structure

At trustees’ meetings the trustees agree the strategy for the Trust including grant making, investment and reserves. The day to day administration of grants and the processing and handling of applications prior to consideration by the trustees is delegated to a trust administrator under the supervision of the Chairman. The Trust administrator makes a thorough evaluation of grant applications and then makes recommendations to the trustees for their final decision. Trustee meetings are held three times a year.

Major risks and management of those risks

Loss of income from investments

The charity trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed, have reviewed those risks and established systems and procedures to manage those risks. The trustees consider a substantial loss of income from the investments of the charity’s endowment to constitute the charity’s major risk. The trustees review their investments as necessary.

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors of Fowler Smith & Jones Trust for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

• the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.

Small companies provision statement

This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Trustees' Report

Compliance with prevailing laws and regulations

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16 July 2014.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charitable company on 24 July 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

......................................... P J Tolhurst Trustee

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Fowler Smith & Jones Trust (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 30 September 2024, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees' report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the Trustees' report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' responsibilities set out on page 5, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows;

•The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

•We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations for the company, including the Companies Act 2006, Charities Act 2011, tax and employment legislation.

•We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management.

We assessed the susceptibility of the charitable company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur by;

•Making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud.

•Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate the risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we;

•Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships.

•Tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions.

•Assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias.

•Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

•Agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation.

•Reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

•Enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

...................................... Edmund Carr LLP Statutory Auditor

146 New London Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 0AW

29 July 2025

Edmund Carr LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 (Including Income and Expenditure Account)

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
3
Investment income
4
Total Income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
5
Charitable activities
6
Total Expenditure
(Deficit)/surplus on
investment asset valuations
11
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
15		 Unrestricted
funds
£
52,873
789,631
842,504
102,008
656,550
758,558
-
83,946
603,924
687,870		 Endowment
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
(980,000)
(980,000)
10,131,916
9,151,916		 Total
2024
£
52,873
789,631
842,504
102,008
656,550
758,558
(980,000)
(896,054)
10,735,840
9,839,786		 Total
2023
£
21,774
718,477
740,251
72,712
573,583
646,295
(85,000)
8,956
10,726,884
10,735,840

All of the charitable company's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

(Registration number: 06924825) Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 11 9,100,000 10,420,000
Current assets
Debtors 12 523,800 435,233
Cash at bank and in hand 464,510 175,377
988,310 610,610
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 13 (248,524) (294,770)
Net current assets 739,786 315,840
Net assets 9,839,786 10,735,840
Funds of the charitable company:
Endowment funds 9,151,916 10,131,916
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds 687,870 603,924
Total funds 15 9,839,786 10,735,840

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

For the financial year ending 30 September 2024 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The financial statements on pages 10 to 26 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 24 July 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

......................................... P J Tolhurst Trustee

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net movement in funds per SOFA
Adjustments
Investment income
4
Interest payable
5
Revaluation of investment properties
11
Working capital adjustments
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
12
Decrease in creditors
13
(Decrease)/increase in deferred income
Net cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable and similar income
4
Income from rents
Sale of investment properties
Net cash flows from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Interest payable and similar charges
5
Repayment of loans and borrowings
13
Net cash flows from financing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 October
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 September		 2024
£
(896,054)
(789,631)
-
980,000
(705,685)
(88,567)
(9,242)
(37,004)
(840,498)
35,800
753,831
340,000
1,129,631
-
-
-
289,133
175,377
464,510		 2023
£
8,956
(718,477)
11,891
85,000
(612,630)
404,571
(21,223)
61
(229,221)
34,819
683,658
-
718,477
(11,891)
(941,056)
(952,947)
(463,691)
639,068
175,377

All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

1 Charitable company status

The charitable company is a charity limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital. The charity is incorporated in England and its registered office is Third Floor, Marlborough House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1LN. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the assets of the charitable company in the event of liquidation.

2 Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

Fowler Smith & Jones Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charitable company.

Income and endowments

All income is recognised once the charitable company has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received and the monetary value of income can be measured with sufficient reliability. The nature of the charity's income is as follows:

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charitable company has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Investment income

Interest received is accounted for on a receivable basis.

Rents and service charges receivable, including insurance, service charges and dilapidation costs receivable, is recognised on an accruals basis. The charitable company has appointed managing agents to collect all income and handle all aspects of the day to day management of its investment properties.

Deferred income

Deferred income represents amounts received for future periods and is released to income in the period for which, it has been received.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category.

Raising funds

These are costs incurred in the management of investment properties.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charitable company in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Grant expenditure

Grants payable represent the amounts paid to third parties at the direction of the Trustees in accordance with the Trust Deed of the charity. Single or multi-year grants are accounted for when either the recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant and the Trustees have agreed to pay the grant without condition, or the recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant and any condition attaching to the grant is outside of the control of the charitable company.

Grant provisions

Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty about either the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable.

Support costs

Overhead and support costs have been allocated firstly between charitable activities and governance. Overhead and support costs relating to charitable activities have been apportioned based on staff time spent on each activity.

Governance costs

Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charitable company and its compliance with regulation and good practice. These costs include costs related to statutory audit and legal fees together with an apportionment of overhead and support costs.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Taxation

The Trust is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Trust is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Investment properties

Investment properties are held by the charitable company for the purpose of producing income for the charity. Investment properties are capitalised in the Balance Sheet at their fair value at the Balance Sheet date. The fair value of the properties has been calculated having regard to the rental yield and valuation of similar properties.

The statement of financial activities includes any unrealised gains or losses arising on the revaluation and disposals throughout the year.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from tenants for rent and service charges from investment properties.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the Trust will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and deposits.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charitable company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Fund structure

Unrestricted funds comprises those funds which the Trustees are free to use for any purpose in the furtherance of the charitable objects. Unrestricted funds include designated funds where the Trustees, at their discretion, have created a fund for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds comprise an expendable endowment fund used by the Trust to generate income for future charitable expenditure.

Pensions and other post retirement obligations

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the charitable company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Financial instruments

Classification

The charitable company only holds basic financial instruments as defined in FRS 102. The financial assets and financial liabilities of the charitable company and their measurement basis are as follows:

Financial assets - trade and other debtors are basic financial instruments and are debt instruments measured at amortised cost. Prepayments are not financial instruments.

Cash at bank - is classified as a basic financial instrument and is measured at face value.

Financial liabilities - trade creditors, accruals and other creditors are financial instruments, and are measured at amortised cost. Taxation and social security are not included in the financial instruments disclosure definition. Deferred income is not deemed to be a financial liability, as the cash settlement has already taken place and there is an obligation to deliver services rather than cash or another financial instrument.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Grants receivable Unrestricted
funds
£
52,873
52,873		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-		 Total
2024
£
52,873
52,873		 Total
2023
£
21,774
21,774

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

4 Investment income

4
Investment income
Loan interest receivable
Income from rents		 Unrestricted
funds
£
35,800
753,831
789,631		 Total
2024
£
35,800
753,831
789,631		 Total
2023
£
34,819
683,658
718,477

5 Expenditure on raising funds

Investment management costs

Investment management costs
Interest payable;
Interest payable on bank loans
Managing agent's commission
Insurance
Repair and maintenance of investment property
Professional fees
Rates, electricity and other charges
Bank charges		 Unrestricted
funds
£
-
34,185
451
8,479
41,091
16,521
1,281
102,008		 Total
2024
£
-
34,185
451
8,479
41,091
16,521
1,281
102,008		 Total
2023
£
11,891
32,920
2,212
8,744
3,241
11,773
1,931
72,712

6 Expenditure on charitable activities

Note
Grant funding of
activities
8
Staff costs
7
Allocated support
costs
7
Governance costs
7		 Unrestricted
funds
£
567,624
40,492
36,364
12,070
656,550		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
2024
£
567,624
40,492
36,364
12,070
656,550		 Total
2023
£
498,025
29,516
34,462
11,580
573,583

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

7 Analysis of governance and support costs

Support costs allocated to charitable activities
Governance
costs
£
Staff costs
£
Administration
costs
£
Salaries and
wages
-
40,492
-
Office expenses
-
-
4,246
Service charges
-
-
7,988
Professional fees
-
-
17,700
Office rental
-
-
6,430
Audit fees
12,070
-
-
12,070
40,492
36,364		 Total
2024
£
40,492
4,246
7,988
17,700
6,430
12,070
88,926		 Total
2023
£
29,516
3,734
4,868
16,000
9,860
11,580
75,558

Governance costs

Audit fees
Audit of the financial statements
Other fees paid to auditors		 Unrestricted
funds
£
7,845
4,225
12,070		 Total
2024
£
7,845
4,225
12,070		 Total
2023
£
7,170
4,410
11,580

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

8 Grant-making

Analysis of grants

Analysis of grants
Analysis
Arts
Capital
Churches
Community
Medical/Health
Miscellaneous and top up
Overseas
Youth		 Grants to institutions
2024
£
2023
£
16,500
9,675
64,460
50,000
29,500
25,500
116,206
119,500
105,753
80,795
87,107
99,660
5,000
-
143,098
112,895
567,624
498,025
498,025

Below are details of material grants made to institutions by the Trust.

2024 2023
Name of institution Activity supported £ £
Towards demolition of existing space and
CHESS building of additional housing units to house 30,000 -
the homeless
Rayleigh Baptist Church Towards refurbishment of hall and meeting
room to allow expansion of church activities		 20,000 -
Trinity Family Centre Towards refurbishment of premises for use
by the charity		 14,460 -
St Peter's Colchester Towards adaptation of building to create
capacity for a larger variety of groups		 - 50,000
Off The Streets Towards a shelter for the homeless in
Southend		 35,800 31,500
Other grants Various charitable activities. 467,364 416,525
567,624 498,025

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

9 Trustees' remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charitable company during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

10 Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries
Pension costs		 2024
£
39,751
741
40,492		 2023
£
29,047
469
29,516

The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charitable company during the year expressed by head count was as follows:

2024 2023
No No
Administration 2 2

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

11 Fixed asset investments

11 Fixed asset investments
Investment properties
Investment properties
Cost or Valuation
At 1 October 2023
Revaluation
Disposals
At 30 September 2024
Net book value
At 30 September 2024
At 30 September 2023		 2024
£
9,100,000		 2023
£
10,420,000
Investment
properties
£
10,420,000
(980,000)
(340,000)
9,100,000
9,100,000
10,420,000

The historical cost of the investment properties as at the year end is £7,286,375 (2023: £7,373,903). The property values are reviewed by the trustees and their advisors at the end of each year.

12 Debtors

12 Debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Other debtors - loans receivable		 2024
£
80,579
43,221
400,000
523,800		 2023
£
18,653
16,580
400,000
435,233

Included in Other debtors - loans receivable is £400,000 that is due after more than one year (2023 - £400,000).

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Accruals for grants payable
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals
Deferred income
Deferred income at 1 October 2023
Resources deferred in the period
Amounts released from previous periods
Deferred income at year end		 2024
£
10,854
65,335
11,644
23,785
11,600
125,306
248,524
2024
£
162,310
125,306
(162,310)
125,306		 2023
£
11,124
52,460
38,189
19,657
11,030
162,310
294,770
2023
£
162,249
162,310
(162,249)
162,310

Deferred income consists of rental income from investment properties relating to post year end periods.

14 Contingent liabilities

At 30 September 2024 capital grants of £25,000 had been awarded for which conditions for recognition as expenditure in the year had not been met. (2023: £50,000)

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

15 Funds

Balance at 1
October
2023
£
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General reserves
601,725
789,631
Designated funds
Norman Garon Fund
1,725
52,873
Carnegie Trust
474
-
2,199
52,873
Total Unrestricted
603,924
842,504
Endowment
Expendable
Expendable endowment
fund
10,131,916
-
10,131,916
-
Total funds
10,735,840
842,504
Balance at
1 October
2022
£
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds
509,968
740,251
Endowment funds
Expendable
10,216,916
-
Total funds
10,726,884
740,251		 Balance at 1
October
2023
£
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General reserves
601,725
789,631
Designated funds
Norman Garon Fund
1,725
52,873
Carnegie Trust
474
-
2,199
52,873
Total Unrestricted
603,924
842,504
Endowment
Expendable
Expendable endowment
fund
10,131,916
-
10,131,916
-
Total funds
10,735,840
842,504
Balance at
1 October
2022
£
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds
509,968
740,251
Endowment funds
Expendable
10,216,916
-
Total funds
10,726,884
740,251		 Resources
expended
£
Other
recognised
gains/(losses)
£
(707,615)
-
(50,943)
-
-
-
(50,943)
-
(758,558)
-
-
(980,000)
-
(980,000)
(758,558)
(980,000)
Resources
expended
£
Other
recognised
gains/(losses)
£
(646,295)
-
-
(85,000)
(646,295)
(85,000)		 Balance at
30
September
2024
£
683,741
3,655
474
4,129
687,870
9,151,916
9,151,916
9,839,786
Balance at
30
September
2023
£
603,924
10,131,916
10,735,840
740,251

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Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:

The Norman Garon Fund - funds received from the Norman Garon Trust to support projects and groups involving young people in Essex.

The Carnegie Trust Fund - funds received from the Carnegie Trust have been designated for Youth projects.

The expendable endowment fund represents the original trust fund capital from 1969, as amended by the incorporation of Fowler Smith & Jones Trust, adjusted for capital movements and transfers permitted under the terms of the deed.

The original trust fund capital is retained by the trustees to generate income for future charitable expenditure. Included in the expendable endowments is an unrealised fair value reserve of £1,813,625 (2023: £3,046,097), which represents the value of investment properties above their original cost.

16 Analysis of net assets between funds

Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 Unrestricted
funds
£
-
936,394
(248,524)
687,870
Unrestricted
funds
£
288,084
610,610
(294,770)
603,924		 Expendable
endowment
funds
£
9,100,000
51,916
-
9,151,916
Expendable
endowment
funds
£
10,131,916
-
-
10,131,916		 Total funds
at 30
September
2024
£
9,100,000
988,310
(248,524)
9,839,786
Total funds
at 30
September
2023
£
10,420,000
610,610
(294,770)
10,735,840

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Fowler Smith & Jones Trust

17 Related party transactions

During the year the charitable company made the following related party transactions:

Marlborough House Partners LLP

(Mr P J Tolhurst is a partner of Marlborough House Partners LLP) During the year a total of £48,719 (2023: £48,897) was paid to Marlborough House Partners LLP for accounting services, portfolio management and property agent collection fees. At the balance sheet date the amount due to Marlborough House Partners LLP was £3,182 (2023 - £3,683).

Marlborough House (Chelmsford) Limited

(Mr P J Tolhurst is a director of Marlborough House (Chelmsford) Limited)

During the year a total of £16,072 (2023: £14,020) was paid to Marlborough House (Chelmsford) Limited for insurance, rent and services charges for the Marlborough House office. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from to Marlborough House (Chelmsford) Limited was £Nil (2023 - £1,100).

18 Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

The total value of future minimum licence payments in respect of office accommodation was as follows:

Within one year
In two to five years		 2024
£
14,800
33,300
48,100		 2023
£
4,000
-
4,000

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

19 Prior year Statement of Financial Activities

Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Investment income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Other recognised gains and losses
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
£
21,774
718,477
740,251
72,712
573,583
646,295
-
93,956
93,956
509,968
603,924		 Endowment
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
(85,000)
(85,000)
(85,000)
10,216,916
10,131,916		 Total
2023
£
21,774
718,477
740,251
72,712
573,583
646,295
(85,000)
8,956
8,956
10,726,884
10,735,840

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