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

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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

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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 Feb￿ary 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 transfe￿ed ond merged wth the Choriloble Incoyiroted Organlsalion Sil Robert Chrislopherfs Alsmhovses Ch(￿lY
(Chority number 11709541. the Charitoble Incorporoted Organisation hovSrvJ been reg￿tered 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. sp￿￿elev 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$enl Almshouse property. erected in 1870. was 5ubj&ct lo o scheme ol repair and altgiotion. converting the
premi5e5 lo four propertl95 in or oboul 1970. A mojoi Scheme of extension und renovation. carri8d out in 2011115 w05
sub51ontioly completed in Juty 2015.
6. Thè TtU5tees consider that th& Chority's rgserves continve to be odequole lo deol with..
lal Ihe servicing ol the long tèrm loans laken up in relat￿￿ to the 201111 S Tennovotion scheme and
Ibl the ongoing odminisliolion ol the Charity and the maintenance and repair ol the Al￿%hOUSe yoperties.
Wood- chairm￿ on behafi of lh• T￿￿+•$

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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

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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
2￿23
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 Ch￿ltY 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: