Charity registralion number 11575701England and Walesl
THE DAWS HALL TRUST
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
CONTENTS
Page
Trustees, report
statement of trustees. resw)rsibltbes
Independent examinevs report
Statement of financk21 activ¥lies
Balan￿ sheet
Notes lo the financial statements
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THE DAWS HALL TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The trustees present their annual report and financiat statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
The finanual statements have been Pfepared in accordance wrth the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the
financial slatements and compty wrth the trusvs goveming document the Charrt￿S Act 2011 and "Accountr"ng and
Reporting by Charities. Statement of Recommended Prattti￿ applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordance wtth the Financial Reporbng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS
1021" leffethve 1 January 2019).
Objectives and activities
The Charity was established under a Trust Deed dated 6 September 1988 with the following obj'ectives..
To conserve and protect for the benefft of the public and the environrrEnt as a whole, the land and waters
around Daws Hall.
To establish a nature reserve and fiekl study centre to house natural history specimens. with a view to
advancing the education of the public, and school children In parb"cular, in the sludy of wildlrfe nature
conservation.
Following a review by the Trustees and thwr legal advisors, it was decided that the Trust should convert its
legal structure into a CIO at the ertd of 2015. The CIO is (3lled Daws Hall Trust and its registered number is
1157570. These are therefore the second accounts for the Daws Hall Trust CIO.
Achievements and perfomiance
Significant activities and achievements against obieGtNes
The Daws Hall Centre for Environmental educatron, together wtlh our 25 aue Naknre Reserve, continues to offer
excellent faulrb.es to school groups. adutt groups and Open Days and re￿iVeS regular praise from those thal visit.
The facilities in our ￿ntre and on the reserve have been further improved this year. The primary aim of all the
trustees is to make sure as many young peopte from Earty Years Foundats"on Stage als the way to graduate5. have
the opportunity to experience the many wonders of the reserye. to support their education and to enrich their
appreciation of nature and the environment. During the year, 31 classes and approximately 820 children visrted the
reserve.
We remain indebted to the kn'nd indrvhfjuals and Grant Grving Trusts who support us and who are too numefOUS to
name. Without their support we woukj be Unab￿ to provide the unique level of educats.onal expenence that we do
here at Daws Hall.
Sadly. in September 2023. lain Grahame. our founder and t*nefa(knr passed alway.
Financial review
The Trustees have consrdered the most appropriate policy for invests.ng fvnds and have found that specialist
common investment funds, dewgned for the Chanty sector, meet the requirements to generate bolh income and
capital growth. The Trustees are satisfied with the perfomiance of the inveslrnents given current market value.
The TnJstees have adopted a pO￿"¢Y on feserves, as follows."
The annual investment income is a valuable contributton to the Trusvs expenses but does not cover total oulgoing5
and so funds still need to be raised on an annual bas￿. The Ttustees, obJ"ecb've is to maintsin ￿serveS sufficient to
cover 12 months expenses going forward. Following the grant of planning pem)ission in December 2022 lor a new
Educatson Cenlre, wrth its own a¢￿sS and parking, the Twstees a￿ working to fvlfil the vanous ccndib"oTrs so
comMen￿Ment can be made within the requistte timescale. and subject to the n￿ssary finance being raised.
Shoukl they be needed, the balan￿ of the reserves is available to enable the building works for the New Education
Centre Project to commence. pending further funding from grant applic2tions and donations. Our reserves at 31
March 2024 were £294,421.50.
Structure, govemanee and managemgnt

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The trustees who sewj during the year and up to the date of s￿natUre of the financial statements were..
TPRCame
A W D Garthwaite
AG Marsde
JBAmos
DC Guest IChainnan}
KS Holder
l Gibbs
{Resigned 29 Febntsry 2024)
(Appointed 26April 2023)
Recruitment and appoinlment of t￿Ste&S
Trustees. responsibilities
The tnjstees are responsible for preparing the TnBtees' Report and the finanual ststements in accordan￿ with
applicable law and Unrted K]"rtgdom Accounts"ng Standards (United Kingdom Generalty A￿pted Accounting
Practice).
The law applicable to tharib'es in England and requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each
financial year which give a true and fair vtew of the stale of affairs of the trust and of the incoming resources and
application of resources of the trust for that year.
In preparing these financial statements. the trust￿ are required to..
seled suilable accouMing policEs and then appty them cx>nsistenUy.'
observe the methods and principles in the Charrtres SORP."
make judgements and estsmates that are reasonable and pnKlent
state whether applicable accounting standards have teen follow&J. subject to any material departu￿$
disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and
prepare the financial statements on the going conom basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charty will continue in operation.
The trustees are responstbie for keeping sufficient accounting recofds that disclose wrth reasonable accuracy at any
time the financtal position of the tfust and enabEe them to ensure that the financtal statements comply with the
Charities Act 2011. the ChaTty (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They
ale also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trusl and hen￿ for laking reasonable steps for the
prevention and deteCt￿n of fraud and other irregulatities.
The Injstees. report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
qL,
KS Hotder
Trustee
Date..

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The trustees are responsrt)le for prepartng the Trustees, Report and the financial Statements in accordan￿ with
applicable law and United KÉngdom Accounb"ng Standards (United ￿'ngdoM Generally A￿pted Accounting
Practi￿1.
The law applicabfe to chaiities in England and Vkles requiFes the trustees to prepare fin8ncial statements for each
financial year which give a tfue and fair vÉew of the state of affa¢rs of the trust and of the incoming resources and
application of resour￿ of the trust for that year.
In preparing these financial statements. the trustees are required to."
- select suitable accounting policres arKI then apply them conststenty:
- ObSe￿e the methods and pnncrples in the Charrt￿S SORP:
- make judgemenls and ests"mates that are reasonable and prudent"
- state whether applicabEe accounting standards have been foHowed, subject to any mateiial departures disclosed
and explained in the financial statsmerits" and
- prepare the financial statetnents on the going (j)n￿M bask8 unless it ts inappropriate to presunE that the charity
will continue in operats"on.
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounts.ng records that disclose wilh reasonable accuracy at any
time the finanaal posth.on of the trust and enable them ta ensure that finanual statements conply wrth the
Charites Aet 2011. the Chanty (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provLsions of trust deed. They
are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust arvj hence for tsking reasonable steps for the
preventioll and detection of fraud ar]d other lrregularrt￿5.

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DAWS HALL TRUST
I report to the tnjstees on my exarniTratxrE of Ihe financd Sta￿r￿ents of The Daws Hall Tnst (the tTUSt) for the year
ended 31 March 2024.
Responsthililies and basis of report
As the t￿￿lee5 of Ihe charity you are reS￿)nS￿l le for the preparation of the fjnanrAal slatewEnts in accordan￿ wrth
the requireTnents of the CharÉlies Ad 2011 {Ihe 2011 Act).
I feFrf)rt ID respect of my examina1m￿ of the Iwusfs financol statements carrfed ovt under section 145 01 the Charitres
Act 2011. In carying out my examinalion I have f01h￿￿ the Directions gpden by the Charity Commtsson under
section 145{SXb) of the Charities Act 2011.
Independent examineV5 Statement
Your attention is drawn to the fract Uwt the charity has prepared Ihe financial slatements in accotdance with the
relevant version of the Ststement of Recommended Pffacaice applicable to charit￿5 prepating their financial
statements in accordance wtth the Financial Repo￿n9 Slandarii appficable ￿ the UK and Repubfsc of Ireland {FRS
102) in preferen￿ trj the Accounting and Reporting by Chatities". Statemenl of Recommended Pra(Jice15sued on 1
April 2005 whith is referred to in ihe extant regulalions bul has now been wthdrawn. l understand that Ihss ha5
been done in order for the financFal statemenls to provmje a and fair View in accoTdartce with UK Generally
A¢￿pted Amnting Practice.
I have rnmpleted my exarniTtalion. l (j)nfi￿ that no matters the come io my attenlion in connection with the
exafnination gtving me cause to believe thal in any materi81 respecl
accounlkng records were not kepl in respect of the twst as required by seL*on 130 of Ihe Chafilies Act 2011.
the financial st2tements do not arxord with those re￿rI15. or
the financial statements do not 0￿PIY with the applicable requirements conceming the fom arld contenl ol
financial statements set out in the Charitss Wwjunts and Reports) ReguEations 2008 Dther than any
requirement that the finanryal statemerrts give a true and fair view. which is not a matter considered as part of
an independent examinatton.
I have no ccwjcems and have come across no other rnatte￿ in cor]nection wilh the examInat￿n to which attention
should be drawn in thi5 Tewrt in oriler to enable a PFr)per understandiro of the ffinancial statemenls to be reached.
IAoore Green
22 Friars Street
Sudbury
C010 2A4
Date..

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDrruREACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
2024
2023
Income from:
Donabons and legacies
Charitable actiV¥t￿S
Other trading activil*s
58,320
17.389
19.755
48,668
17,364
18,477
Total income
95.464
84,509
Expenditure on-
Charitable activities
88,307
105.386
Totsl expenditure
88.307
105,386
Net gainsl{losse5) on investments
(5.534)
(20,1241
Net Incomel(expendilure) and movement in funds
1,623
(41,001)
Reconciliation of funts:
Fund balan￿S at 1 April 2023
334.219
375,220
Fund balanees at 31 March 2024
335.842
334,219
The statewEnt of financtal a¢thtti"es Jndudes all gwns and losses recogniwl in ￿ year. AIE im)me and expenditure
delive from continuing activit￿$.

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Investments
11
12
6.212
294,509
6,733
300,044
300,721
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
13
1,135
28.108
38.074
38.916
Cred￿Or5. amounts falling due within
one year
29.243
15
(3.795)
11.8011
Net current assets
35.121
27,442
Total assets less current liabilities
335.842
334.219
The funds of the trust
Unrestricted funds
16
335,842
334.219
335.842
334.219
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on .....
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KS Holder
Tntstee

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Accounting polictes
Charity inf0m￿titsn
The charity is a public benefft enbty 2nd a registered chanty in England and Wales and is incorporated. The
address of the princ￿al Offi￿ is Daws Hall. Henny Road. Larnat5h. Bures, C08 SEX.
1.1 Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ with the Chartt¢es Act 2011, FRS 102 °The
Financial Repothng Standard applicab5e in the UK and Republic of Ireland" I"FRS 102°) and the Charitses
SORP -Accounting and Reporb"ng by ChaTtti"e5". Statement of Recommended Practi￿ applicable to charities
preparing their accounts in accordance with the Finanoal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021- {effects"ve 1 January 20191. The chanty is a Public Benefit Enkn"ty as defined by
FRS 102.
The charrty has tsken advantage ol the provisions in the SORP for chaiities not to prepare a Statwnent of
Cash Flows.
The financial ststements have departed from the Chartbes {Accounts and Reports) Regulalsons 2008 only to
the extent required to Ptovtde a true and fair view. This departure has involved folbwing the Statement of
Recommended practi￿ for charth.es apptying FRS 102 rather than the vefsion of the Staiement of
Recommended practi￿ which ts referred to in the Regulab"ons but which has ￿nce been wrthdrawn.
The financpl statements are prepared in sterting, which ts the fundiona currency of the trust. Monetary
amounts in Ihese finanual statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial ststements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, Imodified to include the
revaluation of freehokl properties and to include investsnent properbes and ￿rtain financial instnMents at fair
valuel. The pnncipal accounting polictes adopted are set out below.
1.2 Going ¢oncem
At the t.me of approving the financial statements. the trustees have a reasonable expectkn'on that the trust
has adequate resou￿$ to contr.nue in operational existen￿ for the foreseeable future. Thus the tnBtees
continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting In preparing the finanual statements.
1.3 Charitsble funds
Unrestricled funds are available for use at the discretion of the tyUs￿ in ffiJrtheran￿ of their charitable
objectsves.
Restrided funds are subject to spectfic condth'ons by donors or grantor5 as to how they may be used. The
purposes and uses of the restn.cted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Endowment funds are subj.ect to speCrf￿ conditions by donors that the capital must be mairrtained by the trust.
1.4 Income
Income FS recognised when the trust is ￿galty entided to rt aft@r any perf0miar1￿ condrf]"ons have been met.
the amounts can be n￿aSured reliabty. arKI rt bs probable that income will be r￿￿ed.
Cash donations are recognised on receirt Other donab.ons are recognised once the trust has been notified of
the donats"on. unless perfomiance Cond￿"0n8 require deferral of the amounL Income tax recoverable in relation
to donab.ons Teceived under Grf1￿"d or deeds ol covenant is recognised at the ts'me of the donab'on.
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise rf the trusl has been nob.fied of an impending distrft)ution, the
amount is known, and receipt Is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy i% treated as a contsngent
asset.

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Accounting policies
{Continued)
1.5 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised On￿ there is a legal or constructive obltgal￿n tts transfer economic benefit to a
third party, it is probaNe that a transfer of economic beneffts wdl be required in setllement, and the amount of
the obluation can be measured reliabty.
Expenditure is classthed by aclivty. The costs of eadi activity are made up of the total of di￿ costs and
shar8d costs, Ind￿1$n9 support costs involved in undertaking each actyviiy. Direct costs attn"butatAe to a single
ac*"vity are allocated directly to that ac*vrty. Shared costs whith contn'bute to more than one actt.vity and
support costs whrch are not attn"butable to a sir￿￿ ath.wty are apportioned between those actvrtEs on a basis
consislenl wrth the use of reSoUr￿s. Central staff costs are alkKated on the basis of time spent, and
depreciation tharges are allocated on the portion of the asseys use.
1.6 Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initi.alty measured at and subsequenty measured at cost or valu8t1¢￿, nèt of
depreciation and any 5mpaimient losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their resÉdual values over their
useful lives on the following bases..
Plant and equipment
25% reducing balan
The gain or loss arFSing on the disposal of an asset is deterninwj as the differents betsyeen the sale proceeds
and the carrying value of the asse( and is ie¢ogntsed in the statement of financial acbvthes.
1.7 Fix9d asset investments
F5xed asset investrnents are inFtialty measured at transath.on Pri￿ exdlxling transacb.on costs, and are
subsequentty measured at fair value at eath reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net
in￿me/(eXpendttUre) for the year. Transadion costs are expensed as incurred.
1.8 Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting end date. the Irt￿t revtews the carying amounts of its tangth assets to determine whether
there is any indication that those assets have suffered an nrrf)aimient loss. If any such indication exists, the
recoverable amount of ihe asset is estimated in orderto determine the extent of the impaimient loss {rf any}.
1.9 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and ￿sh equivalents indude Ggsh in hand. depostis hehj at call with banks. other short-term liquid
investsnents with orHJinal maturrtBs of three monts or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowings in current liabl1￿'es.
1.10 Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitsment 15 recTr3nk%ed in the perFod in whith the employee's ServI￿S are
rwEived.
Teminalion benefits are rec4)gnised inediatety as an exren* when the tnjst is demonstrabty committed to
tenninate the ernployment of an employee or to provth terminakn benefits.

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Income from donations and legacres
Unrestricted Unrestricted
fvnds
funds
2024
2023
Donations and gifts
Grants
47,095
11.225
10,519
38.149
58,320
48,668
Income from charitablg activities
Unrestri¢ted Unrestricted
funds
funds
2024
2023
Ch?rtsble rental income
17.389
17,364
Income from other trading activiti95
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
2024
2023
Fundraising events
Income received in provKling educatron
5,975
13,780
8.347
10,130
Other trading actiw"b"es
19.755
18,477

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Expenditure on charitsble activibes
H9ading
#ac982
2024
Heading
#ac982
2023
Diroct costs
Wages and salar
Employerfs NIC
Employerfs Fension costs
Bank charges
School house consumables
Water, I￿h* and heat
Machinery repaits and servicing
Property insuran
General expenses
Propety maintenan
Fuel and oil
Bookkeeping and aix(iuntsncy fees
Subscriptions
offi￿ expenses
Depreciation
Other charrtable expenditure
75.499
410
1,471
208
8,405
942
1.222
159
1,370
1,787
143
2,479
2.311
222
7,343
401
2,894
254
2.482
2,244
300
2.686
5.399
265
2,071
950
88,307
105,386
Anatysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
88,307
105,386
Net rnovement in funds
2024
2023
The net movement in fvNls is stated after Chargin￿{Crediting)".
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
2.071
2,244
None of the tnjstees {or any peFsons connected wth them} received any remuneration or beneffts from the
trust during the year.
Employees
The average mnthly number of employees during the year was..
2024
Number
2023
Number
10-

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Employees
{Continued}
There were no employees whose annual remunerab.on was more than £60,000.
Gains and losses on Investments
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
2024
2023
Gainsl(lossesl arising on..
Revaluation of investrnents
15.534)
120,124)
10 Taxation
The charity is exempt from taxation on ts activrtEs because all its Incon￿ is applied for charitable purposes.
11 Tangible fixed assets
Plant and
equlpment
Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additions
60,842
1,550
At 31 March 2024
62,392
Depreciation and impainne
At 1 April 2023
Depreciab"on charged in the year
54,109
2,071
A131 March 2024
56,180
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
6,212
At 31 March 2023
6,733
11

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
12 Fixed asset investments
Listed
investments
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2023
Addrtions
300,044
(5,535)
At 31 March 2024
294,509
Carrying arnount
At 31 March 2024
294,509
At 31 March 2023
300,044
13 Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due wtthin one year.
Prepayments arbd ac¢n￿d income
1,135
14 Loans and overdrafts
2024
2023
Bank overdrafts
43
Payable wthin one year
15 Creditors: amounts falling due wtthln one year
2024
2023
Notes
Bank overdrafts
Other taxation arml soual securty
Trade credrtors
Accruals and deferred in(x)me
14
43
43
1,338
870
1,836
420
3,795
1,801

THE DAWS HALL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
16 Unrgstrictsd funds
The unrestricted funds of the chanty comprise the unexperKled balances of donations and grants which are
not sub5ect to specffic condthons by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These indude
designated fU[￿S which have been set aside out of unresthded funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
At 1 April
2023
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Gains and At 31 March
losses
2024
General funds
334.219
(88.3071
(5,534)
335,842
Previous year:
At 1 April
2022
Incoming
resource8
Resources
expended
Gains and At 31 March
2023
General funds
375.220
(105,386)
(20.1241
334.219
17 Related party transactions
There were no disclos8b￿ related party transactKtrns during the year {2023- 2023).
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