Reglstered Chudty No. 1170954 Compuny No. CE009517 SIR RODERT CHRISIOPHER'S ALM5NOUSE5 CHARITY FINANCIAI STATEMENTS K>R TrtE YEAR ENDED JIST DECEMBER 21r23
SIR ROBERT CHRISTOPHER'5 ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENoeD 31ST DECEMBER 2023 CONTENTS PAGE Members of the 8oord ond profegiional advise Twslees, Annuol Report Recelpts and poyment5 accovnt stotement ol assets and liobililies
Poge I SIR ROBERT CHRISIOPHER'S ALMSHOUSES CHARITY AIEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS R•9lst•r•d chailty n(*n• Sir Robert ChristopheVs Alm5hovse5 Charity Chowly Thjmber 1170954 Con4>any ThJmb•T CEW9517 Pthclpul ¢)tlk• 6 High Street Alford Lincolnshire LN139DX Trujlees MrCDWood Mr5 S Spencelev Mr5 S J Tee5dale Mr N A Colvert Bankery Yorkshire Buildin9 Society 5 High Street Alford n¢olnshire LN139DX Uoyds TSB 24 Mercer Row Louth Lincolnshire LNI 19JH Clerks to Ihe Tinn Criddle Hdl LLP O High street Alford ncolnshire LN139DX
Page 2 R ROBERT CHR15TOPHER'5 ALMSHOUSES CIIARITY ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YE4R ENDED 31ST DECEM8ER 2tr23 I Ihe Charity known as Sir Robèrt Chrislopherfs Almshou5e5 was founded by his will dated Isl Febary 1668 and. lalerty mlil 2017, Ihe Charity wos odrY¥nistered subject to and in conformity with a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners lor Englond & Wale$ 58aled on the 10th November 1953 lamanded on the 281h April 197DI. 2. th effect frorn 1st J(snuary 2018 the ossets ol the chorty Sir Robert Chrislophe¢s Almshou5è5 (Chority number 2143761 were transfeed ond merged wth the Choriloble Incoyiroted Organlsalion Sil Robert Chrislopherfs Alsmhovses Ch(lY (Chority number 11709541. the Charitoble Incorporoted Organisation hovSrvJ been regtered 3rd January 2017, ond the formercharily w05 removed from the register. 3. Trustee5 The Scheme provides lor a boLly of tru51ees of flve, comprising Jwo Represenlalive Ttuslee5 and Ihr8è c(Opl011ve Twslees. The Represenlotlve IDJslees a oppolnted by Allud Town Council las succe550r5 to the Urban Dislrict Covncil of Atfordl. An appolntment of one Represenlotive Iruslee is mode ev&ry two year5 and eoch oppointmenl i% m(Kle lor lovr years. Co-optotive Trvslees ure appolnted by the Represenlolives Twstees and hdd office lor fNe years. 0131 December 2023 the iepresentalive Truslees were C. D. Wood 41th effecl Irom 3rd January 20211 ond Mrs S Teesdale Iwith effect from 291h Janvory 20221. As ot 31 December 2023 the Co-optative Trustees wer6 Mts S. spelev I*h effect from 3 Jonuory 20221 and Mr N.A. Calvert Iwith effect from 29 Janvory 20231. 4. The objec15 01 th8 Charity ore lo malnlain the Aknshouse properties in West Street, Alford Iwhich compri%e the pem)onent endowment of the Charityl lor the OCCUF)Otion of poor people. 5. Ihe pre$enl Almshouse property. erected in 1870. was 5ubj&ct lo o scheme ol repair and altgiotion. converting the premi5e5 lo four propertl95 in or oboul 1970. A mojoi Scheme of extension und renovation. carri8d out in 2011115 w05 sub51ontioly completed in Juty 2015. 6. Thè TtU5tees consider that th& Chority's rgserves continve to be odequole lo deol with.. lal Ihe servicing ol the long tèrm loans laken up in relat to the 201111 S Tennovotion scheme and Ibl the ongoing odminisliolion ol the Charity and the maintenance and repair ol the Al%hOUSe yoperties. Wood- chairm on behafi of lh• T+•$
Paga 3 SIR ROBERT CHRISTOPHER'S ALMSHOUSES CHARITY RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAIE DED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUND 2023 21Y22 RECEIPTS Rent Chorge Residents Moint8nonce Contribulions Inteiest received 10 17.72S 284 10 19281 18.019 19.477 PAYMH41S Woter Rote5 Property In5vrance Loan Interest Accountancy Fe85 Greenwaste Bin Rgn8wol Ropoits and matntenanc8 Eleclric and gos paym8nls cornmunal SUPP Indow cleoning A98nts manogements fees Honorarium V(xd Council Tox Almshouses A5socialion 5vbsCriPtion 66 I.OS1 1,016 738 865 630 50 11,094 628 294 1.623 300 50D 146 4.015 Os 1.702 1.212 153 {11.2771 116.8681 6.742 Repayment ofAlmhov5es A550clolion klon Repoyment of Privot8 loan {6.3(K*) {2,$00) 16,3001 12.5001 EXCESS OF IPAYMENTSIIRECEIPTS [2.0581 16.1921
Poge 4 SIR ROBERT CHRISTOPHER'S ALMSHOUSES RECEPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT CHARITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 21Y23 Aisèts BU[ ond Bulldkn9 Soclely Balanc•s 2023 2CQ2 Yowkshire Building Society Yoikshire Building Society Lk>yds ISB Uoyds TSB 8.683 8,537 8.348 2.110 5,854 2,120 3517 21806 24.849 Fr••hold prop• The lovr Almshouse Uni1514043 Wesl Street. AWordl have not been volued a5 Ihe Twslees ore not al liberty lo dispose of Ihem. I•5tMerrt 955¢ts 1.49 unit5 ore held in the Choritie5 Official Investment Fund whlch were volued at £335 On 31 December 2023. U¢*)llllles 223 2022 Accounlancy fee T1nn Criddle Htsll LLP 030 94 94 739 724 11 l The Charity received an inleresl free loon of£60.000 Ito which a 5% fee was added. £3.0) from the Notlonal Alm5hwse Associotion in connection with the 2011115 renovolion. Dvring the yeurfvrther loon repayments were mode lololling £6.300. Tre boknce OLrtstanding ot 31st December 2023 including the fee was £6.3LK),' Pl The ChltY has a privole loon of £50.000 in conneclion wilh the 2011115 renovalion. During the yeor loon repayments were tyode totoifiro £2,5W. The balonce ov15tonding at 315t December 2023 w05 £32,500.. The Trustees conlirn, In occordtsnce wilh the Charitable Incorporoled Orgonlsolions IGenerull Regukntion$ 2012, Ihot ot the yeoi end the Choritobje Incorporaled Orgontsolion ICIOI did not have any outstanding guaTontees lo Ihird porties nor any debts secured on 0s5et5 01 the CIO. rCD - Chalrman On behal ol Ihe Truslees Dole: