BUTLIN AND ELBOROW HOUSING TRUST
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation
REGISTERED CHARITY No 1174921
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
INDEX
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Trustees Annual Report
Independent Examiner'5 Report
Profit and loss and cash flow statements
Balance Sheet and movement in reserves
Notes to the Financial Statements
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" MARCH 2024
Trustees in the year
Mr Roger Evans (Chairman)
Rev Edmund Newey
Mr Paul Smith
Mr Adrian Thacker
Mrs Ruth Wagstaffe
Objects
The objects of the charity are to provide housing accommodation for poor persons who reside in the Borough of
Rugby. Such charitable activity and objectives are commonly referred to as the supply of Almshouses
Governing Instruments
The Charity is governed by a constitution dated 2nd October 2017, last amended on 4, April 2018 and is registered
as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Revlew of the Period
The Trustees have maintained 95.5% occupancy rate dLtring the year which is within the minimum allowance of 5%
for voids recommended by the Almshouse Association and has maintained a reasonable surplus of income bv
increasing the weekly maintenance payments to the maximum allowed. The arrears of maintenance payments have
risen during the year. This is something the Trustees will try to remedy although it is difficult when dealing with
vulnerable people. The Trustees got the Council Property Tax liability reduced to a manageable level thanks to
sympathetic Borough CoLsncil.
Financial Review
The trustees believe the accoiJnt5 presented herein fairly reflect the functioning of the charity over the last year. At
the current property occupancy rate. the trust is financially viable. successfully fulfilling the trust objectives of
providing a residence to poor member¢ of the Rugby community at a significant discount to market rates.
Roger Evan5
Chairman
19, June 2024
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8UTLIN AND ELBOROW HOUSING TRUST
A Charltable Incorporated Or8an15ation
REGISTERED CHARITY No 1174921
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of the Butlln and Elborow Housing Trust
I report to the tharity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024
which are set out on pages I to 4
ResPQn51bllities and ba$15 01 report
As the charl￿5 trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the
requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
I report in respect of my examination of the charivs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Art and in
carrying out my examination I hove ft)Ilowed all the applicable D1￿ctIonS given by the Charity Commission under
sertion 14515llbl of the Act.
Independent examlner's ststement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with
the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
accounting records were kept in respect of the charity as reqUI￿d by secdon 130 of the A¢. or
2. the attounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the ap￿ICable requirements cOn￿rnIngthe fomi and conterrt of accounts set out
in the Charities IAccounts and Reportsl Regulations 2¢XJ8 otherthan any requirement thatthe accounts gNe a'true
and fairviesrf which 15 not a matter considered as Part of an inde￿ndent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examination to which attention
should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
lain Richard Smith FCCA.
38 Sandford Way. Dunchurch. Rugby. CV22 6NB
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BUTLIN & ELBOROW HOUSING TRUST
PROFIT ON ORDINARY CONTINUING OPERATIONS IN THE YEAR 31 March 2024
2024
63,814
2023
59,573
Maintenance charges collected on properties occupied in the year
Overpayments received to be refunded
Current residents, maintenance charges under paid this year
Current residents, prior years, under payments recovered
Maintenance charges due on properties let in the year
Top Farm Long Itchington annual rentcharge
COIF Deposit Account Interest Received
Total Income for the year
561
-148
64,183
io
2,531
66,725
1,776
61,349
io
378
61,738
Expenses in the year
Utilities
Bank Charges
Insurance
Regulatory fees & subscriptions
Council Property Tax
Repairs
Charity Bank Loan Interest
Total expenses
369
178
753
iio
1,362
2,445
233
1,303
1,328
1,000
11,300
12,762
12.440
18,681
35,707
Net profit on ordinary continuing operations in the year
31,018
33,182
CASH FLOW IN THE YEAR 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Net profit on ordinary continuing operations in the year
Change in debtors- underpaid maintenance charges and renttharge
Property refurbishment and legary unpaid council tax loan repayments
(capital not interest)
Charity Bank Ltd - 25 years 3.5% above base interest
Almshouse Association - 10 years interest free
Council tax during vacant periods to 2022 being repaid at £s￿lMOnth
Total capital loan value repayments
31,018
33,182
13291
11,8261
6.282
6,300
7,989
11,025
115,5821
119,0141
Net cash flows from ordinary continulng operations in the year
15.107
12.341
Cash & bank balances at the start of the year
Lloyds current account
COIF deposit account
Emergency maintenance petty cash balance
Total cash balances at the start of the year
Cash & bank balances at the end of the year
Lloyds current account
COIF deposit account
Emergency maintenance petty cash balance
Total cash & bank balances at the end of the year
18.543
46,351
150
58,693
46,351
8,707
65,OC
92
73,81XJ
18,543
40,000
150
58,693
Net movement in cash & bank balances in the year
15,107
12.341
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BUTLIN & ELBOROW HOUSING TRUST
BALANCE SHEET 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Fixed A55ets
Freehold Property at 2022 market value
Less Homes England grants repayable if properties are sold
Total realisable value
Note
1,800,1)C
1243,4231
1,556,577
1,800,000
1243,4231
1,556,577
Current Assets
Debtors-current residents, maintenance fees overdue this year
Debtors-current residents, maintenance fees overdue prior years
Debtors-Top Fami Long Itchington annual rentcharge
Emergency maintenance petty cash balance
COIF Deposit Account
Lloyd5 Bank Current Account
Total
517
1,628
io
92
65,(K
8.707
75,955
1,776
50
150
40,000
18,543
60,519
Long term liabilities- property refurbishment loans & deferred rates settlement
Charity Bank Ltd - 25 years 3.5% above base interest
Almshouse Association - 10 years interest free
Council tax during vacant periods to 2022 repaid at £500/month
Total
217,337
29,925
14,108
261,371
223,620
36,225
63,524
323,369
Reported Net Assets
1,371,161
1,293,727
MOVERMENT ON RESERVES IN THE YEAR
Net Assets as at l April 2023
Profit on ordinary continuing operations in the year
Council tax during vacant periods to 2022 waived by Rugby Council
Net Assets as at 31 March 2024
1,293,727
31,018
46.416
1,371.161
1,260,545
33,182
1,293,727
Approved by the trustees on 19, June 2024
Chairman
NOTES TO THE ACC
UNTS TO 31 March 2024
l. The accounts have been drawn up under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or accrued
transaction value. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities:
Statemer)t of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 issued 2019 and the Charities Act
2011
2. To fairly report the ongoing solventy and viability of this charity, the freehold almshouses properties are stated at
their estimated market value as at 31 March 2022. The trust has received various grants from Homes England going
back as far as 1970 totalling £243.423. These are repayable to Homes England in the event that the trust properties
are sold.
3. An unpaid liability to council tax during periods that properties were unoccupied up to 2022 of £63,524 had
accrued. In the year Rugby Borough Council agreed to write off £46,416 of thi5. In return the Charity started to repav
the balance at the rate of £5(X) per month from October 2023. The £3IXIO of this legacy debt repaid in this year
leaves the balance of £14,108 at the balance sheet date. Current tax charges are now being paid when they occur.
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