Reglstered Charlty Number: 1159)83
The Sheffield Firth Almshouses
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDrrED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2021

The Sheffield Flrth Almshouses
Contents
Corrtents
P•8•
Legal and admln15trèt(ve Inlomiatlon
Trustees, annual report
Independent examlner's report
Statementof flnanclal actl¥ldes
Balance sheet
Notes to the attounts
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The Sheffield Flrth Almshouses
Legal and admln55tradve Inforn&itlon
forthe year ended 31 December 2021
Full name
Thè Sheffield Flrth ￿m$hOUse$
Other name5 by whlch the thorlty Is known
The F￿rth Almshouses
Firth's Homes
Chortty number
1159083
Trustees
John Gaunt
Loulse Shleld
Alan Card
Bernard Webster
Rlchard Lomas
Patricla Nolleni Inee Whlthaml
ar8aret Stoddard
8•rbara Doyle
Jane Holmes
Catherlne Ballév
thalrn)an & f70vernance Group
Governance Group
Govemance Group
Estate Group
Estate Group
Housln8 Allwatlon Gr￿￿P
Housin8 Allocation Group
Health. Safety and WelFare Group
Healrh. Safety and Welfare Group
24 February 2022
Prlnclpal •ddr•
No l Flrth Homes
Nether8reen Road
Sheffleld
SII 7EG
Indep•ndent Examlnor
Susan Cochrane. FCA
Employee of..
VAS Community Accountanc¥
The Circle
33 Rockin8ham Laftè
Sheffield
514FW

The Sheffield Firth Almshouses
Trustees, annual report
For the year ended 31 December 2021
The trustees svbmit thelrannual report and the financial ststemer¢tsforthe year ended 31 Decernber 2021. The
flnancial statements comply with the thartt￿$ Att 201. thegowernin8 document and the charities Statement ol
Recornrnended Practice (applicab￿ to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applscable In the UK and RepublK of Ireland- FRS 1021 issued In October 2019.
Strurture Go¥erna*Ke & MaM8eTh*nt
The organisation was registered as a Chafitsble Incorporated Organisation ICIOI wSth the alaréty Commlsslon
on 5 November 2014 with charrty Thumbtr 1159083. It iS8overned by its Constitution.
The charity wa5 originally founded in July 1869. Previously the organisation was 8ovemed under a Trust Deed
dated 9 July 1869 as amended by the Chari¢y Commtsslon Scheme dated 27 Novembèr 2OJ7, charfly number
219116.
The full 8oard of Trustees meets quartertyto plan and r￿sewthe functlon of the charlty. Trustees revlew and
modify as necessèry the controls and strurturt of the organisation. whKh indudes four operational 5ub-8roups
IGovernante Grtsup. Estate Group, Housln8Allocat6on Group and Health. Safety and Weware Group). The
Chaiman is elerted every January In a¢¢ordan¢e with the constitution. The Trust employ5 a Salaried Clerk and
a Resldent Warden throu8h competltlve recrullment and thdr wage Is r￿eWed at the Annual Bud8ei Plannlng
meetlng. Th* Governance comrnittet tt*ntinue to miewand update the Firth Homes. policles and procedures
to ensure the effertlve runnln8 of the charTty- All Tru￿ee and G¢)vernance meetlngs In 2021 were held
remotely due to the ￿￿d-19 pander￿( and 4$s￿lated restrirtions on gatherin¢&
ObJt¢i% Ind •ttlbftles of tho ¢harlty
The charitable objects are..
al To provlde housln8 accommodatk)n for men and women, r￿dertt In Sheffield who are O￿T 60 years and
are In need, hardshlp or dISt￿$s. and
bl such other charf(able Pufposesforthe benefft of the resldents asthe trustees decide.
This charity owns an estatt of sheltèred actommodation for elderty peopbe who a￿ able to Ilve Independently.
The Almshouse Trnst was founded in 1869. In 1970 the homes wert rebuilt wth twenty elght and lour
bun8èlows. TheTrusta1rn5to prowdeits reshlentswith a secure. comfortable and happyenvitonmenL Facilities
on the e5taie Include a laundry and community hall. The morale of residents Is also Imporrant to the Trustees
and therefore a range of socill athitles are organi5ed and encourwd. Firth Homes 15 popular and ha5 a good
reputatlon.
Publlc Benefft
The Trustees confirm that they have tomplied wr(h setuon 4 of the Charities Act 2￿6 by havln8 regard to the
guidance and to the exercise of their duty to public benpfft under the obtrects of this charity. The Priority for
Truxees is to manage available resources to achieve its charitable objectives in the ￿￿$t C05t efficient mar>nef
whilst ensurin6 that there may be SUff￿ent provision to meet future challenges.

The Sheffield Firth Alm$h￿Se$
Trustees, annual report Itontinued)
For the year ended 31 Decembor 2021
Summary ofth• maln a¢il¥liles and athle¥ern￿ year
2021 has a4aSn pro¥eTr to be challeiiglng dutto the hnpa¢t of the global ￿d-19 pandemlL A]1 netessary
Pfecautions have been carried out at Firth Hornes to help protect the residents, thls has ItKluded the closure
of communal areas for the majorlty of the year and the implementation of additional cleanin8 measures. Due
to the closure of the Community Hall (from March 202￿ October 20211 the ieydents have not been able to
participate in the usual ran8e of s¢xial attivitles that would have ordinarlly been Organ￿ed by the Warden and
the resident-run soclal commfrttee. Regular contatt has been malntsiThed wlth the residents however,
particularly during per￿sof lockdown and the approprklte communications have been sent io iesldents1Tr
Ilne wlth the k8iest 8ovemment njlesand 8uldellne& The current resldents ai Firth Homes have adhered to the
8uldellne5 and as a tonsequence, to date, Flrth Homes has remained free from Covld-19. The¥e has h¢)wever
been a confirmed case of Covid-19 In February 2022. The resldent In questloTh has followed the Go¥ernment
guidelines on Isolation and the other resldents have been infonned and advised to follow the Govemment
8uldellnes If they have had ￿cent t1￿ tonta¢L
The Re5Ident Warden lson site to respond immediatetyto all the security, malntenance and health ¢5sues that
arise. The Warden Is notlfied of all emer8encles Ih•alth alerts and fire •￿mIs) many of whlch are outslde
normal workln8 hour5.
There were a total of nlne weeks durlnB 2021 Whe￿ • home wa5 ufiottupled and awattlnRa new resldent,. the
overall oc¢upancy rate for the year was 99%. One home became empty in 2021 lollowing a move from the
resident into rèsldential tare due io Intyeased Irallty and the Inabilltyto continue to Ilve Independentfy. ThSs
vacant home has under8one refurbishment and ￿11 be avallable for a nèw resldent ln 2022. At the year-tnd
thIrty￿rte homes were cKcupled by thlrty-three re51dents Ithère are two couples). There are currendy 24
female and 9 male residents, the mean average age of residents rèmains at 78 years.
The tlrne and c05t of supportln8 re$6dentsto lfjve Independendy In the context of InLYeaslD8 re8ulation is a
¢hallen8e as 5UPPOrt redtstss du* to ausierity within the local authority and communlty. The Trustee5
acknowledge the Jsslstance provlded by the Natlonal Almshouse Ass￿1•110n throu8h guldance and tralnlng at
a local level and with lobbyln8 at a natSonal level aimed at sustsinin8 the fvtUTe of the charitable almshouse
rnovement.
The mzlority of intomt COM￿ from thè maintenance charge pald by re5ident5 on a monthfy basi5, all Incorne Is
held in a cash account wlth a bank approved by Trustets and Ruaranteed by ihe Financial Services
CompensatloAS Scheme. Trustees decided not to increase the malntenance contrlbution ftsr 2022 wtth the
understandln8 that the residènts ha¥e experienced anothei dIffiW￿Year due to the Co¥id-19 pandemtc and
the aM¢xiated resErlctions.
To payforihe ongoing maintenance and upgrade of the estate. Incorne Is dedved from the investments In
funds desi8ned for rnernber5 of the National Alm5hou5e kso¢Éation. Reg￿laT rnOnth￿ investments of £l(MJ)
contlnue to be made Intothe In%*stment& Through carefvl management all expenditure in 2021 was met
without dr3win£ on reserves. The investments remain adequate and overall pertorm to the Trustee5
satisfactlon. The Trustees continue to rnonitor the finanLial SI￿allOn dosely and con5idef The Sheffield Firth
Alrnshouse5 to be fiThancially resilient due to the adequate investmeTrts held in reserve and the surplus income
which continuesto be generated from the Weekly maintenan￿ payments from the residents.

The Sheffleld Flrth Almshouses
Trustees. annual report Icontlnued)
For the year ended 31 December 2021
Surnmaryofth* maln aclMil•s and •chknents dUrf￿the y*ar Icontlnuedl
lrnprovements to the estate have induded the final cornpletion of the refrJrbi5hmentof the Community Hall
and adjoining kitchen and laundrette and the upgrade of one Vacant home. A MechanKal VentIlat￿n wstem
has been installed in one of the resideThYs hornes to over(ome issues ¥Mh conderssatirJTh and mould. Due to
the Success of thi5 ￿ was also installed In the vacant flat and It has been decided thatthe systems will be
Incorpofated into all future refurbishments. A landlord electricity suppty has also been Instslled In the halls io
Ive the OPiSons of havtn8 a more advanced d￿r entry system In the future. These work5 were considered on
a practical and Ilnancial basis with the overall mainlenaTh￿ and impro¥ementof thè estate in mind. The
amount Invested the upgrdde oltht e5tste In 2021 £28,552.
Serlo
s Incldents
In accord4nte wlth the 8uldance on the sublect,Trusteesdedare that dudngthe year there have been no
"Serious incidents- or other mattersthat must be notified to the Charity Commlsslon.
vr
Relevant Insurances art malntalnod whlch Indude the property- trustee lfjabblity; employer's Indernnlty and
publlc Ilablllty. The e510te wa5 revalued lo December 2019 ha¥ln8 been prevfjou5ty re¥alued In 2012 10 ensure
the insured values are afttsrate. Insured sums are re-valued each year by the Insurer.
Fknancknl revlew and re5er¥e5 poIILV
Free reserves lunre5tricted re5erve5 not held as tangible fixed assets. associated mort8a8e or ffixed asset
Investments) at 31 tkcember 2021 were £84.82912020.. £48.9231
Investments held were valued at £1,049.196 at theyearryend12020.. £915.8201.
The reservès èrè rèvlewed qlbartedy and mainialned In attordance wtth the 8uidelines and Investments
commended by the Natlonal Almshouse Associatlon. The sums held are considered proportional to the
prolected cost of maintalnlng and developln8 the estate In the foreseeable future.
Trustee5 seek to bulld a level of re5erbw that15 not cffily adequate to meet foreseeab￿ exptndltUTè but to also
provlde a margin proportlonate to the risk that is in￿e￿nt In any investment. Up8radin8 each home when it
becomesempty has cost about £13,CW however material and labour costs have increased significanily in recent
tirnes and it has been decided to inclvdethe install of a mechanical ventilation system to future upgrades $0 the
future c05t is estimated to be approximately £17.C(Q per flat. Abwt 16 homes have stlll to be up8raded
1£272,1J)01. and this is unlikely to be completed before 2026. does not incl¢Jde the kn'icher*5 which are
Current￿ satisfartory. E5timate5 5u8ge5t that rNooffinB within the next years could cosi £4CK).COJ at current
prices. It is 20 years slnce the kf(chens were refvrblshed and these may need to be refitted from about
2029. Reserves are 3150 Used to fUr￿,￿On4CcornmC￿a1Iofi support. to our residents sych as the provision of a
Community Hall and Guest Room.. the laundry.. the pendant alamis wLwn by each resident etG
Since the charity holds a hvdh level ol fixed asset inVest￿nts, which may be freely spent on Ihe above
5mproveMen￿ the Trustees do not consider r( necessary to spe(ify a minirnum level of reser¥es required. The
Trustees will set suth a tsreet as and when the majority of thefixed asset investments have been spenL

The Sheffield Flrth Almshouses
Tyustses. annual rewt Icontlnued)
For the year ended 31 DKember 2011
An•nd•l revlew and resoms p¢ll¢y l¢orrtlnu•dl
These costs would be funded fromthe foll¢)win8 5ryI￿e$, in thk5 Order. as required:
Net a35tts exrluding investments
2. The sale of additional fixed a55et investmentsff requlred
84.829
1.049.196
Total as at 31 December 2021
1.134.025
Further addltlonal fvndlng be secured as 3 loan against thè property, If wulred.
The trustees declare that thry approved the twstees. report
behalf of the trustees by..
and $18ned On
J Gaunt
Chalrman

Independent Examlnerfsreporttothetrusteesof Thesheffield Flrth AIms1￿￿Se$ I￿￿*£harth￿l
I report to the trustees on my elaminat￿n of the accounts of The Sheffield Firth Alm$hou5e5 Ithe Charity) for
the y2ar ended 31 December 2021.
RgspoDSlbHltte5 and basl$of f•port
As the charliy trustees of the Trust you are responslble for tho preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with
the requirements of rhe Charltles Act 20111'the A￿tr.
I reporr In fftspert ol my examlnatlon of the Charlty's accounts carrfed out undor sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act
and ir carryingout my ex8mination I have followed all thehppllcable Dlrectlons 8iven by th*Chariiy Comm5sslon
und@r sÉ¢ilon 14515llbl of the Act.
I have completed my exarnination. I confirm that no mÈterio1 matter5 come to my attention in ¢onne¢tion
¥￿th the examlnation 8ivin8 me ¢au5e to belle¥e that in any materlal respect..
accountlng recc)rds were not kept in iespe¢t of th• Charlty as rEqulred by sectlon 130 of the Act,.
the 8¢¢OUnts do not accord wilh those records,. or
the accounts do not comply wlth the èppllcable requlremenis concernln8 the form and Content ol
ac¢ount5 set ovt In the Charitie5 IAc¢ount5 Jnd Rcportsl Re8ulaflons 2008 otherthan ony requlrement
thatthe accounts 8lv9 • Yru• and falrf vlew whlch Is not a matter consldered is Portof in Independenr
examlnation.
I havo no eoncerns ind htve Came 4¢r05s no other matter5 In connectl¢n wifh the exarnlnatlon to whlch
attentlon should be drawn In thls rèport In order to enablE a proper understandins of the ￿￿O￿ttts to be
leached.
Slqned
Suson Cochrane FCA
Employe¢ of
Voluntary Actlon Sheffiold
Communlty AccO￿ntonLY Servlc¢
The Clrcle
33, Rockln8ham Lane
5hefiield
SI 4FW
Oate..
zg ltsi£¢
VASCommUDNy ACCo￿￿￿£Y

The Sheffleld Firth Almshouses
ststernent of Hnanc5al Actlvltles
Forthe yearto 31 December 2021
Total
Total
2010
fvr
fvrK
Incomefrom:
Charltable actfvitles
Investments
155,341
155341
30J73
150.673
36.557
30373
Totsl IKom•
155J41
30,373
185.714
187,2XI
Expendlturq on:
Chorltoble acti¥ltles
78.197
30.373
108,570
121.224
Tot4 ¢xpendlture
7&197
IA73
108J70
121,224
N•t Incomellexpendtturel
boforn n•t plnsllh755uI on
66.006
Net BalnsllkiM•sl on In¥estments
91.Ll)3
91.LW)3
165,0121
N•t Incom•ll•¥p•nthw•l
168.147
168.147
994
Tran5fer5 belween fvnds
N•t mo¥•m•rt In funds
168.147
164147
rotal lunds broulhi foTh¥ard
1,021,486
1,021,486
1.020.492
T￿•1 lunds urrf•d lorw•ryl
1.189.633
L189,633
I,OZi,486
VASCommuThity ACC￿￿tantY

The Sheffleld Hrth Almshouses
Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 1021
2021
2020
xed A55ets
Tangible Assets
Investhients
55.6C
1.049,196
1.104.804
56.743
915,820
972,563
Curfent a55ets
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
T¢)tsl ￿rr*nt ass•ts
io
1,595
86,057
87,652
2.925
47,096
50.021
Credltor5'. amounts tslllnB due wfthlA othe ye¥r
li
12.823
11,0981
N•t ¢uritni •ii•ts
84.829
48,923
Totsl •ss•fs ltsscurr•rtll•bl¥thes
lJ89.633
L02L486
Totsl net •S5ets
L189,633
1,021A86
FufidJ of the Charlty
Unrestrlcted funds
Deslgnated Funds
1,189,633
1,021.486
1,189.635
IP21A86
ThtTrustèés dtdafe thai theyhaye approved the ￿ounts Ibm on
5i8ned behalf of the Chartys tru5tees'.
Name..
l Gaunt
Namt..
Alan Card
PosiUon- Chalmian
TrLStee

The Sheffield Flrth Almshou%es
Not¢st¢ the Am)unts
Forthe yearto 31 Oe¢*mber 2021
l Acfountln8 Polldes
The Sheffield Firth AITrshouses is a Charhablo ifiwrptsratsd Oraanisatloft1001 re8i5tered in Em8land and wa￿$. The prinupal
3ddre55 ￿ No l Fith Homes, Nether8r￿ Road. Shelfiel¢ $117EG.
lal Ba515 of preparatlon
The fiTrancial ststements have been prepared in o¢¢fjldar￿ With knuntin8 and Reporting by Charltks.. Statement of
Recotnmended Prxtlce applicable to tharrties preparÉrvx their a¢cwnts in accordance ￿th the Finanual Reportin8 Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 i55ued on 16 Juhf 20141 as updated through u￿￿e Bulletln8 I publSshed
on 2 February 20161,the Financial ReportiTrB Stsnd•rd applicable in the VK and Republic of IrelaAd IFRS 1021. the c￿ritIeS Art
2011 and UK Gerberalfy ￿￿pted Ac(ount6n8 Practice. The organ1s￿0Th has adopted Charltles SORP IFRS10218ulletln l and
taken the eY£rnpt￿n to Prepa￿ a cashllow staternenL
rhe charity mee15 the definition of a public benefft entity tsnder FRS 102. Assets and Ilabllltles are Irtltlally reco8n15ed at hlstori¢al
(051 or transaction value unless otheTh¥lse stated in the reie*dnt accountln8 pol* notes.
The flnandal Statements are presented In sterfln8 whkh Is th¢ luKtknTral vJrrtr¢y of the tharlty. Monet•ry amunts in these
flnzn¢l•l statements are rounded to the ne•rest £.
Ibl Goln8 concern
The ftnancial staternents have been pre￿red on a goi￿ concern b•sis asthetrustees belle¥ethat no matertal uncertalntles exlst.
The trustees have considered the level ol lur￿5 he￿ and the expected level ol income and expendlturo lor 12 months frorn
authorlslnB these ¥ccounis. The bud8eted income and expendriyrt Is Sul￿ent with Ihe level of re5eryes for the chorlty to be
able to <ontlnue asa ¢oh¢em.
Icl Income
Income Is ￿0￿rI15ed when the charlty has entIt￿ment to the funds, irty performance condltions attKhed to the Iternl$l of
Income have been rn￿, It ￿ probabk that the Income Tr*lll ￿ rece￿ed and the amount be measured rell•bly.
R•sldents contrlbutlon$ are accounted for durln8th•yt•rln whkh theYW•￿ owd.
Interest on funds held on depDsIt is Intluded when recefv•ble and the amount ¢•n be measured relbbly by the charity,. thls Is
normalty upon notificatlon of Ihe intere# paid or payable ty the bank. Dfvldtrtds are rec￿nISed once the dlwdend has been
declared and notification h•8 been re(el%*d ol the dl¥klend due. Th15 bs norm¥lty upon no￿ti￿¢￿ by tyjr Investment advisor of
the di*Adend yield of the kn¥estmeni portldio.
Idl Exp¢ndlture and Ilablmd
ExpendSturÈ is reco8nlsed Onc• there Is a legal or coThstrudi¥* obll8aUon to mke a payment to a thlrd ￿rty, h t5 prts￿bIe th3t
selllemeot wlll be regulred and the ¥moumt of the obligaiksTh can be measured rellabhf. Irrecoverable VAT 1$ chor8ed as a ¢o$t
agiinstthe attivltylor whith the eXpend￿urewa5 Incurred.
Cyclical repairs and routine maintenance= the charity has establlshed a regular programme of tyclkal repairs and malntenance.
Cosis are ch4r8ed to the StstemeTht of Fln4n¥al Actmues In the year in which ihey are inturred.
lel Tan8W)It ftxed assets
Housing propertie5'. Flrth's AlMsh￿jSe$were con5try¢red in the L￿eT partof the nkneteenth (entury¥nd there is no rfford of the
original Cost and no value Is attributed thÈrÈto. The housln8 propErtie5 Cost relates to the wn5tructlon In 1970 of replacement
unlts. ThSs was funded by o Houslng Assoclatscffj 8rnnL a rrK)rt83ge loan from Sheffield ¢Jty Council and from Flrth's Homes, own
resour￿.
Oepreclation is provided to write dovm the cost of h<w5in8 prnpertles In equal Irtsralments over thelr Èxpetted usefvl life of IC¥J
year&
VASCoMm￿rt¥kco￿Trts

The Shefflèld Arth AlM$h￿Se$
Notes to the Attounts Icfmtinuedl
For the year to 31 Dqcember 2021
I AccoLbiYry Poll¢les (Con￿N￿dI
lfj Flxed asset In¥¢stments
Investments are a form of baslc flnanclal In#rumÈnt and are Initialty recoBntsed at their transaction valve and subsequently
￿￿3$ured 3t their fair Value as at the balan£e sheet dait using the closin8 quoted market price. The statement of financial
activitles Include5 the net galnsand bjsses arising￿ revaluatlon and di5P05a15 throu8houttheye¥.
181 Rea115ed Kaln5 afKI105ses
All 8ains and 10s5es are tsken to the Statement of FlnaThclal Actibfties •$ thty arise. Reallsed 8alThs and losse$ ON Investrnents are
calculated as the dlfferen¢e between sales woceeds and thtyr openln8 carrying v•lue or their purchase value If acqulfed
Subsequent to the first day of the fiThandal year. Ufiieallsed gains and 1055e5 are calculated as the differerKe between the falr
value at the year end and their Car￿n& Value. Realised and unTealised inve5tmeTht gains aNd hsses Jre (ombined in the
Ststement of Flnancial Acimtles.
Ihl Cash 4nd ush equl¥aknts
C•sh #nd ush qquivaknts compri50 cash on ha￿ and call d¢posfts, and other short.term hl8hhf Ilould Irwestments thgt Dre
readi￿ convertlble to a known arnount ol cash and lie subhert to In Insl8nlficant change In value.
111 Trade Detstors
Trède debtors •re recoln￿ed infjlialty at the trarssèttlon ylo. They art subsequentty meawred al •mortlsed tost usln8 the
effectlve interest method. less p￿s￿n lor Impalrment. A pro¥ts¥Jn lor the Impalmieftt of trade debtor5 Is estsbllshed when
there ts Objec￿¥t evidenct that the company will not be ab￿ to coUe¢¢ all •mounts due ac(ordln8 to the efiRJnal tern15 of the
recelvables.
Ul Tr•d• ¢r•dll¢>r5
Trade ereditor5 are obl1ga￿0Ths to pay for goods or seryKes that have been •C4uired in the ordlnary course of b￿sinesS Irorn
suppllers. Accounts payable are dassthed ?$ Current Il•blllil•s If tht tharity dces not have a• unconditional right. It the end of
the reportln8 perlod, to defer 5etNemeTrt of the (redttor for at IEast twelve rrnnths after the reporting date. If there Is an
uneondllonal rfght to defer settkneN for at twehE ￿nthS after the reponin8 date, they are wesented as nonrfurrent
Trade credltors are reco8nlsed InlU•lly tt the irnnsxiion prfcè and 5ubsequenily measured at omortlsed c05t uslni the effertivt
Interest method.
Ik) Fund •cCwn￿1
Unrestritted funds are dOn￿lOn$ and othu income retefvable or genemed for the oblKts of the or8an1$a￿0ffi wAthout further
$Fec￿led purpose and art available as Beneral fund&
Re5trirted funds areto be used for sp•tifi¢ wrpose5 as lakl down tythe*Jonor. De5*nated funds are set •slde bythe charfty's
trustee5 for a 5pocific purpose.
111 L•as•s
Rentals payable under operatlnK leases are charged to Or￿￿e w • straizht I1￿bas￿O￿ th* term of the lease.
Iml Pensk¥
The rharity operate5 a defined contdbution PEn5iDn pLin for fs e￿￿loyee& Contributions io th¢ stheme are reco8n15ed when
Ehey ale payable.
In) c11tl￿1 accountlrq ¢S￿m￿e$ and I￿erne￿5
In the applic4tyoTh of the charity's arcoufitln8 polldes. Ihe In￿ee5 are requlred io make ludgements. estimatss and a55urnplions
about the carryinB amount of assets and Ibabilibes that are not readily apparent from other sourtrs. The e5tirnates and
ndertyln8 assumptions ar2 based on hlstorKal experlerKe and Oth￿ factors that are considered to be relevant Actual results
may differ from these È#imates. The estimate5 and urbdedwr8 a%sumption5 are re¥iewed on an ongI￿nE ￿51s. Revi5Ions to
accountln8 estlmates are ret08n1s￿ in the peri¢xl in which the estimate is r*￿Sed when the re￿510n affects onty that period, or
in the period of re*ision and fvture perknds wherethe redts¥Jn affects both curreThi and future pertods.
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## **The Sheffield Firth Almshouses** 

## **Notes to the Accounts (continued)** 

## **For the year to 31 December 2021** 

## **2 Income from Charitable Activities** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>Residents contributions<br>153,837<br>Ground rents receivable<br>49<br>Solar energy receipts<br>1,455<br>**155,341**<br>2020 - fund split<br>150,673<br> **Income from investments**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>M&G Charity Multi Asset accumulation shares income accumulated<br>-<br>-<br>2020 - fund split<br>-|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>153,837<br>49<br>1,455|**Designated**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**153,837**<br>**49**<br>**1,455**<br>**155,341**<br>**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>30,373<br>30,373|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>148,157<br>39<br>2,477|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**155,341**|**-**||150,673|
||150,673|-||150,673|
|||**Designated**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>30,373||Total<br>2020<br>£<br>36,557|
||-|30,373||36,557|
||-|36,557||36,557|



## **3 Income from investments** 

## **4 Expenditure on charitable activities** 

|Premises Costs<br>Staff costs - see note 7<br>Administrative Costs<br>Depreciation<br>Maintenance Costs<br>Other Costs<br>Support costs - see note 5<br>2020 - fund split<br> **Support costs**<br>Independent examination fee|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>26,830<br>42,207<br>1,587<br>1,135<br>3,752<br>1,696<br>990|**Designated**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>30,373<br>-<br>-|**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>26,830<br>42,207<br>1,587<br>1,135<br>34,125<br>1,696<br>990<br>**108,570**<br>**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>990<br>**990**|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>26,904<br>41,468<br>1,519<br>1,135<br>46,834<br>2,374<br>990|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**78,197**|**30,373**||121,224|
||84,667|36,557||121,224|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>990|**Designated**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-||Total<br>2020<br>£<br>990|
||**990**|**-**||990|



## **5 Support costs** 

In addition to the independent examination fees, £277 (2020: £276) was paid to Voluntary Action Sheffield for payroll service which are  included within administrative costs, note 4. 

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11 



The Sheffleld Flrth AIMshous*s
Notes to the Accounts IcoTrtlnuedl
Forthe ye)rto 31 December 2021
Trustees recei¥￿￿ no remuneration ￿ this pericKI. There We￿ noexpen*s reimbursed totrustee5 duringthe year.
7 St¥ff Cost5 Numbers
Toial
Total
2020
41,165
3,478
13,4781
1,042
42207
40.583
3,193
13,1531
Employer's Nadonal Insuran
Ernployrnent allowance
Employv's Penslon ￿￿trIbUtIOn
41,468
No empl¢)yte received emolumentsol more than É60.1)J). Th?a¥era8e numberol empl¢}yeesduA￿ the y•ar wis 212020.. 21
8 T•n8lbl• Flx•d As*•ts
wop•rtl
CfjrtorV•l¥•¥on
As at l January 2021
As •t al D•cemb•r 1021
113,485
113
86
04pr8clatlon
A5 It l January 2021
Char8e thls pèrfod
As at 31 De¢tmber2021
56.743
1,135
57.878
Nei Book V•ly•
As at 51 D•¢•mb•r 2021
As at 31 O•ctmber 2020
Flrth's Alm5houst5 were constructed in the latter part gf the nlneteenth century and there15 no record of the orl81Th•l cost ind no
value is attributed thereto. The housing properties com relates ttsthe c0Th5tructlon in 1970 of replacement units comprlsln8 0133
flats and bungalows. This was fvfided by a HousiTh8 A550csation 8rant of E15,(K(I, a mortga8e loan from Sheffield City Courtcll
which ha5 now been repaid, and from Frrth's Homes. owrb resour¢es.
9 •ss•t Inwrtments
2021
2020
Movèment In fixed a55et155ted Invests
Market Value blfwd It l J¥nuary 20ZI
Add..
Addltksns
Relnvested dlvidends
Add/lle5sI= net 8ainllloss1 on revaluatlon
Market value a5 at 31 December 2021
915,820
932,275
I2.(￿)
30,373
91,￿3
9,196
12.(M)O
36,557
915,820
The invettments¢ompristthe following atvaluknon..
10.02112020-9.8991 M&G Charity Multi AwtAccumulation shares
1.049.196
1,049,196
915,820
915,820
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The Sheffleld Ftrth Atmshouses
Note5to th¢ Accounts Icontlnuedl
For the yèarto 31 December 2021
10 Debtors
2021
2020
PrepaymeTrts
1.595
1.595
2,925
2,925
11 Cr•dltots.' •m¢untsf•llln8 due wlthtnone y•w
2011
2020
Accruals
2.B23
2,B23
1,098
12 De￿￿&t•d funth
B*l•nc• •t
B￿￿￿te•t
31.Detr21
Extraordlnary ftepalr5 Fund
30.373
30,373
30,373
30.373
prtor yetjr
qlonce ut
Extroordlnory Repolrs Fund
36.557
Extraordlnary Rewlfs Fund$-th be used for the extraordlnary rep•lr. IMpro¥￿ntor1ebU1Id￿ngol ihe almshouses.
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The Sheffield Firth Almshouses
Notes to the Accourrts Imntlnuedl
For the year to 31 December 2021
14 Net asstts byfw
nd5
nds
2021
Tèngible a55ets
Investments
Net current assets
55,608
1,049,196
84,829
1,189,633
1.049.196
84,829
1189.633
Unrestrrted Designoted
fvnds
fvnds
2020
Prioryeor
Taft¢lble 055ets
Investments
Netcurrent ossets
56.743
915,820
44923
56,743
915,820
48,923
1021486
IS Op•r*ln8 kns• ¢ommthents
At 31 Deternber 2021 the charty had outst¥ndlw rommltmeTrts for fu￿re mlnln¥Jm le•se p•ym¢nts under non*•n¢ellablt
operatlng le•ses whith foll due 8$ fdknws..
2020
wlthin c*ne year
929
929
16 Relat￿ Partytr•hM¢IIo
There were no related partyiraTrsaLlfjons during theyearended 31 C*t*mber 2021 or 31 Dttember 2020.
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The Sheffleld Flrth Alms1￿
Not•s to th•Accouftts (contlnu￿)
Fortheyearto 31 Dewiber 2021
17 Ststement Ol￿n•￿Ill Adi¥kn. Crnrnt
fvn¢ts
ChtsrftableArtfvttles
Investments
15Q.673
150,673
36.557
36.557
rotulln(ornt
154673
557
187.230
EXpendI￿re M..
ChorftobleActl￿tI
84.667
36.557
121224
Totolexpendtturn
84,667
34557
12LZZ4
Iletlttcom¢/(¢*pendltur•J
Ner qt71ns/{lossesl on Investments
(65,012)
165,012J
Nrt1nrty￿(è￿pe￿dhWtj
rronsftrs bet**enAu*
Netmov¢nwntknfvn4ts
994
Totttlfunds bmughtfvnwrd
1020,492
1020,492
Tot#lfvndJ ¢orrf¢dfvnth7nl
024486
021,486