WILTSHIRE AND DORSET DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHURCHES TRUST
(Rgglstered Charlty Nunknr 11517091
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
AND
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
ONTEMTS
Pa
Tru5te85' Rep¢
Stskment of Financial Activitses and Balar￿8 Sheet
Notes lo the Acojunts
Independent Examinerfs Rgport

WILTSHIRE AND DORSET DEAF AND PIARD OF HEARING CHURCHES TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEhlBER 2023
LEGAL STATUS
Th8 Trust 15 8 registered charlty. numb&r 1151709, and Is govemed by its Constitution. dated 9 November 2012. It
merged ￿th thg Salisbury Diocesan Doaf Asso(xation, Iregislered charity number 2006071, which was ￿MoVed from
register ol chat1￿￿$ on 20 December 2013.11$ property having b98n transferred to the now charity on 2 December 2013.
HON PRESIDENT
The Blshop of Salisbury lex-offldol
TRUSTEES
The following. collectivoly referred to 8$ the Commrttfje ol Managwnenl, serv&J as th* Trusfs trustees during the year
and to d8te'.
Th8 Rl Rev K Gyham
Mrs K L6ad8r
The Bi%hc4) of Sherbome. nominated Chalmwn
{C￿OPted, Wittshirel
Isallsbury D8F He8d of Financè. &x-Off￿10 trustee>
Isallsbury D8F Hèad of Flnancg. &X-officio trustee)
IC¢>optsd)
ICowOPted, Dors•tl
Mr N Jenner
The Ven A M8cRow-Wood
Mr P MusSe￿hrte
Mrs S Futcher
from Sep 2022 to Jan 2023
from Fob 2023
from May 2023
The trustees cL¥nprb5e 8 nomlnated Chaiman appointed by the Prgsldent of the Trust . on& other nominated trust88.
four ¢Tropted tr￿Stee$ and or* 8x-offloo tW8lee.
The Sallsbury Diocesan Board of Flnance is custodlan trusteo of the Charlty.
CLERK TO THE TRUSTEES
Mi55 C John5cn, Emmaus House, The Avenue. Wllton. SP2 OFG
ADVISERS
In¢Jep8ndent Exanlner
Sgll¢itors.'
Investment ManAggr8.'
Mr8 N A Halls FCA, Fletcher & Partners, Bridge Stre8t. Salistwry SP12LZ
Wllsons, Alexandra House. St Johns Street, Salisbury SP12SB
CCLA Investment Managemènt Ltd. One Ang81 Lanè, Londcm, EC4R 3AB
M&G Invostrnont ManwJement Ltd. Victorla Road. Chelmsford CM1 1FB
OBJECTS AND ACTivrriES
The obp¢ls of the Trust are to assist in every way possiblg spiritu81, moral, 8ducatkJnal an¢J physul needs of deaf
and hard of haarlng people within th¥ Dio¢e5e of Salisbury and the Daanery of Swindon in the Dlocesg of 8Aslol and to
prornote greater awareness of deafness and hearing impairment. The Trust pvrsu8s ts objects by policles Df fundkng..
Siw laTrJuag8 interpreted church servkes for thf pW:
Deaf Chaplalns. lo care for tha splrf(tJal, Th￿ra1, educational and physical needs of deaf and hgrd of hearfng
people..
Sallsbury Llpreade
The Trust is managed by the Commbttee of Management which Is abo the trustso btsjy. Although il Incurs s(Yne limited
direct ¢harftsblg expendfture itsèlf. the Trust essentially fvIfiL8 its charflable purpos8 by orant aiding organisatK)ns whlth
support deaf and hard of hgaring pwlè or otherwisa buwng in services for thls purp)se. Tho Trust's financi81 recA)rds
ar8 maints1n￿I by the staff of the Salisbury D￿e$an Offic8.
Th6 tru8tees have compli8d wlth their duty to have due regar¢J to the guidanee on publk ts9￿fil wblished by the Char
Comm6s*tsn In $x8r¢ising th8ir powers or dub'es.

WILTSHIRE AND DORSET DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHURCHES TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
{contSnuodl
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
In 2020 the Tnjst purchased a prop8ty In Salisbury fc* use of the Deaf Chaplaln. In 2023 the Twst Incurred £2,665
expenditure on repairs to this propety (2022.. £8801.
A grant of £8.￿)0 (2022- £7.0￿) syas giv8n to the Diocese of Brlstol for deaf cha￿aIn¢Y work In the Deanery of S￿n(￿)n and
£42,43212022- £41,154} lo the Diocese of Salisbury for the ex￿nSeS IncUTh￿ in supportlng a D$af Chaplain in Ihe Diocese.
Deaf Angltans Together £50012022.. £5001. BSL B*)18 tr8nsl81ion proj8Ct £1.00012022.. £1,000}.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Trust's incLJme totalled £74,321 12022- £68,919). This is primarily invèstrnent income.
Charitable expendlture totslled £57,11212022- £54,790}. There is therèfor8 A surplus of £17.20912022- surplus of £14.1291.
Invesbnenls recovered some of 1h8 wevious year losses- there was an unrealis8d galn of £133.515 I2022- unrealised Ic6s of
£241.7401. At the year end the Trust's funds totallod £2.449,936 {2022= £2.299.2121.
RESERVES POLICY
The TnJ5fs policy is to maintsin its asseis 81 the present18vel so as to generate an in¢(￿e In fu￿re years to support lis
obj￿. The free re$8rves at the year erKI were £2.127,485.
INVESTMENT POUCY
The Trust's policy is to invest its èvailablo funds, indudirg monl8s on deFthit, through CCLA Inv881ment ManagBTr￿t Lld's
CBF Church of England Funds and M&G Investrnenl Management's Charwund. These are both commn Investmgnt funds
speaficslly &sta￿lshod and regulabJ to [￿0VIde inv$stm8nt vehicles for charitable funds.
RISKS REVIEW
The Irusle85 cow￿lder that Ihe Trust5 onty $lgnificant risk is a total ¢ollapse of stoc* markets, whth they have mitigatay by
pleclng a proportion ofthe Charlty'3 inve#tments in a property fund and a global ¥quitie8 fund.
TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The trustees ere re8pM)nsible for preparing the Tnjstees. Annual Rewrt and the finarrial ststemenls in aGGordan¢e vllh
appllcable law and Unrted Kingdom Accoun￿ng Sland8rd$ (United ￿ngdoM Gonerally Ar￿pIed Accounthng Prad¢g1. Th
law applicabk to charlties In England arKI Wales wuiros thtr Charity trustees to prepartr financ4al Stat￿n8ftts for each year
whlch glvg a true and falr vlew of the stste of affairn of the Charity ané of the incoming resources and applicatM)n r)f resources.
Of the Charlty for that perlod. In pr8parlr¥J the financial statements. the TNstees are required to:
select suitable accoUn￿ng policles and then apply them consSstenUy',
observe th8 mgthods and prI￿lpleS In the Charities SORP-
mak&lu(Igernenls and estimates that arè reasonable and prudent.,
state whether applicable ac¢ounting standards have been followed, subject to any rnat8rk81
departures that musl be disdosed and gxplained in the flnanaol statements-
prepare the financial statemen15 on ts gokng concem basis unless11 is Inappropriate lo
presums that the Charity V￿11 ¢Mtinue in business.
Trustees are responsiblè for keeping prop8r acwunting records that dlsdose with reasonable accuwy at any Ime the
financial poshion ofthe charity and ènable them to ensur8 that the financial statgmgnts comply with the Chartues Act 2011, the
applicable char￿e8 (Acwunts and Reports} Regulations. and the provisK•ns of th8 Charitls schemes. Thgy are also
restK)nsible for safegu8r(ling tha assets of the ¢h8rfjty and taking reasonablè steps for the pre￿nI1¢￿ and deteclion of fraud
and other irr8gularitle&
Th8 trus¢ees aro responsible for th& m8intenanc8 and integrfty of the ¢h8rity and finanaal Information includgd on the chariV5
website in a¢oydan(* wlh *Islath￿ In the Unlted lfjngdom governlng the preparation 8nd dlsseminatKJn of finan(yal
ststgments.
Signed on behalf of the Trusts9$
Rt Rav K Gorham
Approved by the Tr￿tea$
24.10.L

WILTSHIRE AND OORSET DEAFAND HARO OF HEARING CHURCHES TRUST
(Registered Charlty No. 11517091
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Totsl
Unr851ricted
Unrestricted
2023
2022
INCOME FROM:
Donat￿)nS and IwJa&es
Donations
75
75
125
125
Investments
Dmdends
Interest on ￿$h deposlts
67.888
6.358
74.246
67,166
68.794
YOTAL INCOME
74.321
68,919
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activ￿85
Grants poyab18
Repairn b) ChapL4in'$ House
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
54,447
2,665
53,910
57,112
54.7
NET INCOMEEXPENDITURE BEFORE
NET G￿NSI(LO$SES} ON INVESTMENTS
17209
14.129
Net gainsllk)s6esl on investments
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
133.515
1241.7401
{ 227,6111
150,724
RECONCILIATION IN FUNDS:
Total funds trjroughl fomard
Tolal funds tarnred I0￿rd
2,299,211
2.526.822
£ 2,449,936
£ 2.299.211
BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
Unrestricted
Fun
Unfvstrict8d
Funds
22
Note
FIXED A%%ETS:
Tawible Assets
Investments
Listed Invesknent5
322.451
322.451
1.985,062
2,307,513
1,851,548
2,173,997
CURRENT A88ETS:
C8$h at bank and in h8nd
C8F Deposit Fun
Cash held by Salisbury DBF
155.646
8.824
f64.470
132.377
138.109
Dèbtors
AccNed Inco￿
1,972
166,442
138,109
u￿lLITEs.
cred110￿.. anTh)unts fallro w6thin
one ￿ar
124,019
112,8951
NET CURRENT ASSETS OR LLA8ILITIE$
TOT￿ NET ASSETS OR UABILITIES
142,423
125.214
£ 2,449 936
£ 2.299 211
THE FUNDS OF THE cH￿ilTy..
Unfostricted funds
£ 2,449 936
£ 2299211
The88 financi81 statements were *ppT¢)ved by the Trustees on
8KJn* on th•ir behalf by..
and
. Twstee
TheRtRovK
rham
Thg noles on pages 4 to 6 form part of Ihese aCc(K￿ts

wILL￿1ftE AND DORSET DEAF AMD HARD OF HÉARING CHURCHES TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
A¢¢ountlng Polkl
a) Aeeounlin rA)nventK)n
The accounts lfin8nu81 $¢atgmentsl aro prapsred under the hi8t￿ra1 cost convenlion wlth items roeogni8ed at cosl or
transadk*n value ¢Jnless otherws8 8tsted in the relevant notes to these aco)unts. Thè financial statements hav8 bee
prepared Tn accord8n¢e with the Ststemfrnl of Rewmm&nded Practke.. Aeeountlng and Repor￿r￿) by Charities yeparing
thelr Aethunts in ￿COrdanCE wrth th• Finarri81 Reportln9 Standard applic8We in the UK and Republic of Irekqnd IFRS 1021
gffgdive 1￿M 1 January 2019. the Fina￿la1 Reporting star￿ard applicab￿ in the Unftad Klngdom and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 10218nd the Charfties Ael 2011.
Charity wnstitutes a public b9nefft enlty as defined by FRS I￿2.
iw5tee3 conskler that there are no rnatsrial uncertainues about thg Chartys abilty to C￿nt(Thue 8$ a fjo￿g corrtem. T
most signrficant area ol judgem8nt that 8ffetts ittims in the a￿￿￿nts Ss to do with estirnating the reshlual valuè of thg
I[eeh￿d propewty Is88 rKtrte 1hl. Wfth respect to the next reporting pemd. thè ￿ar ènded 31 December 2024, the most
Signiknnt are8s of Un￿rtaInty that affeLI catyng valuè of assets held by the Chaiity ar• the lèvèl of investmeTrt retum
8nd the perfomancè ol investment markets.
bl Cash llow
The 8¢)x¥Jnts do ￿t indude a cash now stat8rn•nt b￿￿￿$9 the Charity, as B small rgporting 8ntty, 16 èxempt Irom the
iequtr8ment to prepare sud) a stat&menl.
cl FuThJ acc(wJntin
Unrestricted funds are avall8ble for use 81 the of th& truste95 in hjrtherance of th& gengral obleclives of tha
charity and have Mt beon desvJnatod for othar purpc)58S.
dl Inwne roco
Itbn
All inwrne is r8COgntsed once the thartty has 8ntrtlem8nt to the Income, there Is Sufficlent certalnty of re￿I￿t so it is
probab￿ that the incom8 wil be rece￿. aNI the amunt of inrAyne recelvabla can be measurgd reliabty.
In￿rne from investments k¥ induded in the year In which it is receivable.
ilL￿e ￿c0 nitSon
Liabilitles arè rathgntsed as expe￿rture as soon as there is a legal or eonstructiV8 obligation the charity to the
expenditur8. it is probabl8 that sethement wlll be ￿Uired and thè amount of Ihe oblbation can bs reliably. Al
expeThJiture Is aecounted for on 8n accruals basis.
Gr8nls payable a￿ d)Èrged when the offer is ty)nveyed to the recpient, excépt in Ihose ca¥gs tho offor Os
condib"onal, Sn whth c88e the grant would b6 rocwisgd 88 txpendilure when thè conditv)n$ attachi￿ are bJffilkd.
fj charttat￿e activit18S
Comprise grant$ madg to 0rg￿i8atk1nS plus suppcrt costs, arKI rnodast diract charitabk InIt￿lVes.
ort
SupFOrt costs have boen dtff8r8ntiated betrfftn governants eost8 and other support rthts. Govemance costs compn"s• of
all cc6ts invoMrvJ th8 publ1¢ aCCo￿ta)S11ty of tho ¢harity and its wmpli8rt0 with r8gukqtion and gwd practiee. The *otsl
SUPFQrt costs are allcKated eoualFy between th8 grant recipients for th$ year.
ible fixed assèts
Freeho
Fre8h0￿ property is carr￿￿ at eost. No depreciat#)n is provKJad Ès the estimated resldual valua ol th¢ property is ludg8d to
be not L8SS than its carrying v81ue and the remÈlnlrtg usefvl life of the asset cJJrrentty exceeds 50 years. Th• prop8rty '
malntainad in sK)rAI conditbn by Cffitinual wLwJramrne ol repairs and malntenancg. tharoed to the SOFA.
11 F￿ 8&8et inve*rnents
Llslgd imiestfflenls ar8 Statsd at markel value as at ts balan¢8 Bhe8t date. The Statemgnt of Financkil Actmtiès includes
thè n8t gains 8nd losw arising on rwvalLWtK)n WKI disposals throu9lw)ut tho ￿Or.
11 Realisgd
ains and k)sses
All gains arKI 105585 are tsken to the Ststemant of Finandal ActwI¢￿S 8$ they Arlse. R8alised gains and lo￿$ on
Investments Ère c8lcul8ted as the drff•r*nce b8hveen saks pr(teed5 and opening Market value Ipurch8se dat9 rf later).
Unrea118ed gains and k)sses are calculated as the d￿le￿nCe between the m3rk8t value at the y&ar snd and openino maiket
value lor pur¢ha* date if later). Realls￿ and unrealisod gains 8r¢ not separated In the Statèrn8nt of Finaroal ACtI￿t￿S.
kl Cash at bank and in hand
Cash 8t bank aThY in hand Indudès tssh on derm)￿t a¥alatA8 on d8maTrJ and cash held by Salisbury DicKesan Board of
FInan￿.
reditors
Creditors arg r¢¢ognLsed bvhere th• ch81ity h¥$ a Present obllgatlon resumlry from a past event that wlll probabty resu￿ in
the transfer of funds to a thlrd party and the amount due Io 58tt18 obligation can be measured raliabty. Credltors aro
nom)alty recogntsed at thar settlement amount.

WILTSHIRE AND DORSET DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHURCHES TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
ml Financial Instruments
Flxed asset investments are a fonn of basic financSal in$trurnenl and are inthally 18ciyJnised at their transactlon o)sl
and subsequenlty measured at fotr value at the BalanrE sheet date. Investment gains and kJss8s, wh8ther realised
or Un￿alISed, ar8 ¢￿7b[neIl and slwn in the heading 'Net 98lnslllo55es) on investments, In thè Ststement of
FinancSal A￿1￿11￿￿.
C￿t of thaiitabl• actlvlt
Grants
(Note 31
Gronts to organi88tions
Salisbury Diocese- for deaf Cha￿01￿¢Y
Bilstol DI0(￿ - for deaf Cha￿8￿
Sali3bury Lipreaders
BSL Bible Translation proje¢t
Deaf Anglicans To9ether
42,432
629
43.061
8.629
41,705
7,551
2,051
1,551
1,051
53,910
1.QIX)
629
500
629
51,932 £ 2.515 £
SuFVOrt cx)sts are 8110¢8ted 6yually behveen the grant r￿p[ents the year.
1,629
1,129
54,447
Support Costs
costs
C18rk's salary ¢osts
DBF chargès for servicay office a￿)mM￿JaI￿On
and financial manAyemenl
Trustees, and Clerk'g expense8
Admin Slaff & Speaker$ 8xp6nses
lThJeFendent examinerf$ fe8S
628
817
628
817
606
899
22
193
1,070
TANGraLE ASSETS
Freehold
Pro
Cost or valuaiion
At 1 January 2023
At 31 Decemb￿ 2023
322.451
322,451
322.451
Net Bc¥Jk Valu8
At 31 De¢ember 2023
322,451
322,451
At 31 L)ecember 2022
322,451
322,451
One PrO￿rty in Salisbury was pur￿l￿Sed in June 2020 for 8ttommodation of a Deaf Ch8plaii.

IVILTSHIRE ANO OORSET DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHURCHES TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DecEPA8ER2023
Fix¢d 8•¥et inV•8lm8nts- Li•ted Inv•Jtment•. UnrestrrGt•d fwids
MortetV8lu8at l J8nUary
Galn Ilkissl in the
Market vahje at 31 Dec￿ter
1.e51.547
133,515
£ 1985L￿2
2,D93286
241.740
£ 1851547
HLsb)ri¢al thst * 31 De¢￿ber
£ 969616
Unwloed at 31 L*8mLw20rJ
£ 1015446
£ 881931
l the Trusts inv8slm8rts herd in c>Jmmcfi inveslmant lunds managBd by CCLA Inv85tw¢nt monog0m￿l Ltd ￿ M&G
In￿tMents.
The rnain rl$k tts t￿ Ch8rftyfrom fmanaal i[th￿ents 18s In Ihe ¢ombinatian of ￿rKert￿n IThv8sbmÈ￿ rTr*kets and vclaOIIty In
ekj.
ThoTw6fs investm￿th0)dIrffjs. with v8bJ8S. 81 the baLryll￿ sheetdate were a8 f￿￿￿..
20
37,961.74 C8F Inve5trr*rt FuTrl shwes
12022- 37,￿1.74 Shares)
214.920.02 C8F Prc*w F￿d 8h8re8
12022- 214,¥20.￿ $horF8}
199,404.29 CBF Glcbef Eqiity lfvxme Fu￿1 $h8r
12022- 199,404.291
18,134.408 M&G Charrfund ¥lYres
12W22- 18,134.4081
858.137
42.3%
783,754
13)%
263,2
14S%
276,172
30.4%
3.397
26.4%
525.131
13.1¥
260.229
14.4%
2fA3.489
1ty).0%
1.851546
¢￿h held by Sa118bury Dfoceun 8oord of Flnanc•
The Charity does not hold a bank account ￿ hs namg. Bank￿g facilknes operated 1hro￿h a ￿gnthd Trusts
ttx)unt hdd In the name of SalisbLry &oc8S8n B08ftJ of FiMrKe 8 C8F DeFosM Fund.
Cr•dltv•.' arnounts falllng due wlthln ono year
Trath credftor8
Accruals ftygrants p8yat4e
8Is 8n¢ ¢efened inwme
1,070
11,C68
757
20.292
3.727
Movefflent In fl￿dI￿ ¢ommitment8 for grabtt& the year
ant cornm￿￿1$ recognised as 811 January
Naw grant (tsvmitments charged to th? SOFA In year (see Note 21
Grants paid during the year
¢>ant corNthnts reccgnts8d as at 31 Oecerrthr21Y231888 Note 71
2022
11.068
51.932
42.707
12,4
51,154
Relatsd party tron$•dlon¥, tru8ts88' 0xp9￿m and remun8ratlon and key manag¢m¢nt Per￿nnel
The ¢On*de￿ its key m8nèJemwt t*rsonn81 cc*npise the trustees arKJ the derk. No trustee5 receiv￿j
r8lmbursemenl for e)wses ￿ring Ihe year 12022- £nill.Th8 c18rk r8colv4d a sabry ol £V2812022- £6061. Th& ¢hanty h
no othÈrr¢lalod party tr4n6acbNs duriry the year12022- nill
10. Flnan¢lal InsiFumen¢B
No
FIn￿d81 a888ts m8wroO atfak vahje profil arK1106S:
Inve51rn8nts held 8tf8iry81ue
£ 1985062
£ 1851547
Incc#ne. ewise. w'rA orbs88s, irK*Jthng th8we5 in fair ¥akn8, rer¥Jgnls&J on..
GansllLossesl on FinancaBI as98ls rneawred 8t f8ir v4ue
Interasl on (*8h depD5itS
I￿oM8 li%ted inv8simwts
133.515
6,358
67,888
£207 761
1241.7401
1.628

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114DEPENDEpif WNEif6 REPORTTO ThE TRiISTEE8
FOR THE YEAR EIIDEO 31 WEIIBER JJR3
I wort lo lh• tr￿11•¥ on my exTmkngtkn 011k Actowrte oftr* WUl8hlr• DaT8Qt Degl pl
cA)ur0￿ Tr￿1 Tru￿) for trtsyoar •nded 31 Doc•mb8r>J23. whkh Ar• 8•t outvn paw8 8 toe.
Rwn*ibNltl•J ond b*•l• ofreport
A8 d)aity buste85 oythe fn*t yau pr• fortho pkDpttMtlor orwurts th•
rqqulr•ments Of￿ Chgrfl*BAd 2011 Ilh• Act).
I r•kMxt h rnw8Ot rf.rny •¥•mlth d th• Ttw#¢a •(wmts eaff11￿ out 145 of the 2011 A¢1 al￿ In
rTykv4 out My oxAmlnAtkn I hJyD fth•S au tho 8ppiknWg ghn by Ih Chwly undor
8(Iton 145¢5llb) of the A(*
l g)nW8ted my ox&rfn•lh)n. l eonTrm n¢ mat•rtd tr4vo to my att•r￿ In 4x>nrnrtkn wlth
tr* rne thal kn jny metorfal w•8
l. r•LJxdB oe roqutrod by*JlLn 130 oflh0A¢ cf
l .the ac>)unts rth wfth r•¢¢r¢k', or
tho 0￿U￿￿ fk> not oc•Mpty V41th Iho appW¢*W rnquhm•nts cor#xrning fc*m rontsnt 8Otwt In
Ih#Ch8fttss and Reports) Pooulthng ￿08 otherihkn any V*tth8 ge1>x￿189￿•
uhj b¢ In thf8 r•ptrt kn ordor to unth¥landlng L4 tho tsg M•Jhod.
NA Halt8 Fa4
F￿1¢h￿r &
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