Hurst Consolidated Charity Annual Report 2022 -2023
Registration Number 1177503
The Charity operates under the Charity Commission Scheme dated: 12[th] May 2018
The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustees 2022 – 2023
Chairman Mr. E J Edwards Vice Chairman Mr. R J Fort Treasurer/Trustee Mr. J H Penney Mr. G Harper – rep Winnersh Parish Council Mr. W Osborne – co-opted Mr. W Smith – rep Hurst Parish Council Mrs P Wickenden – co-opted
1
## Introduction
The Charity’s main purpose is the provision and maintenance of fifteen single and five double units of Almshouse accommodation situated across Hurst (three sites) and Twyford (one site) in the county of Berkshire.
## Residents
The Charity currently houses twenty-one residents aged between 27 and 89 years. A long-term resident of 23 years moved to a care home since she was no longer able to live independently.
The Charity provided housing for two new residents.
Richard Harrison Almshouses, London Road, Twyford, built 1660 The communal tv ariel developed a fault causing the loss of tv stations for the residents. A local company was contacted, quickly identifying the fault and repairing to leave the system in operation. The oak paneling in the covered way was treated with linseed oil and the walls limewashed.
William Barker Almshouses, Church Hill, Hurst, built 1664 and 1980 The buttresses have been repointed with lime mortar and bricks replaced as necessary.
Lodge Close Almshouses, Hinton Road, Hurst, built 1960
The main sewer pipe was renewed following several blockages resulting from the existing pipe collapsing. The large oak tree in the grounds showed signs of distress during the extreme heat in the summer months, this was attended to by a local tree surgeon. Following a resident moving to a care home the property underwent complete redecoration with a new kitchen and the bathroom converted into a wet room.
Richard Bigg Almshouses, Hinton Road, Hurst, built 2019
The Charity received the Excellence and Inspiration Award from the Almshouse Association in recognition of an outstanding almshouse project.
2
## Administration
The Charity’s quarterly meetings which were suspended due to the pandemic, resumed in July 2022.
The weekly maintenance charge was not increased in order to help residents with the ongoing increase in the cost of living.
To celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee the almshouses were decorated with bunting.
Twenty Year 6 school leavers from St Nicholas School, Hurst were presented with bibles as indicated in the will of the late Dame Dorothy Harrison 1664.
All gas boilers were serviced by British Gas and Landlords Safety Certificates issued.
The solar panels at Lodge Close generated a total of 11MWhrs for the year, an all-time record.
## Trustees
Mr. Edwards was proposed and elected to serve as Chairman for the coming year 2022-2023
Summary
The Charity continues to provide high quality, affordable housing for local people.
The buildings benefit from regular upgrading and improvement works, along with the day-to-day internal and external maintenance carried out as required.
Grounds are regularly mowed and tended by the Charity’s gardener, with residents being encouraged to care for the own flowerbeds.
3
Clerk to the Trustees Mrs. L M Gladdish Bridleway Farm Islandstone Lane, Hurst Reading, Berkshire RG10 0RJ Bankers Unity Trust Bank plc PO Box 7193 Planetary Road Willenhall WV1 9DG Solicitors Field, Seymour, Parkes The Old Coroners Court 1 London Road Reading, Berkshire RG1 4QW Auditor Elsbury’s Ltd Suite 2 1 Kings Ride Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7BF Architects TP Architects 33a St Lukes Road Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DN
*******
4
##
||Page|
|---|---|
|GeneralInformation|1.|
|Statementof Trustees' Responsibilities andCurrent Activities|2.|
|AccountantsReport|3.|
|IncomeandExpenditure Account|4"|
|BalanceSheet|5.|
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
|FortheYea|rto|3LstMarch|2|023|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Actual||Mar-22|
|INCOME
MaintenanceIncome||f.
101,423||t
97,208|
|LaundryIncome
DividendIncome
SolarPanellncome||978
6,151
5,751||881
6,327
4,257|
|Interest Income
TotalIncome||f1L4,304||tl08,673|
|E)(PENDITT]RE
LoanIr$erest
WaterRates
Electicity
GasService&SuPPIY
Gardening
Maintenance
NarmMaintenance
NAASub
Srmdries
Admin
Post&Stat
Telephone
GenAdmin
lnsurance
AccourtancY
Donations
kgal/Professioral
ApplianceRental
PropertYDePreciation
OfficeEquiPmentDeP'n
SolarPanelDeP'n
BankCharges
TotalE>cPenditure||11,718
3,423
1,160
8,602
6,310
25,499
1,580
733
240
17,569
111
0
298
3,685
840
268
0
1,,944
16,000
291
0
191
99,962||9,916
3,110
697
6,533
4,980
t0,174
1,388
222
370
16,428
70
0
405
3,412
840
273
150
7,944
16,000
388
3,050
t44
80,494|
|SurplusforPeriod|f,|14,342|f,|28,179|
|||||€8,058|
|SaleofLNestrnents|||||
|TotalSurPlus||EL4.,34Z||936,237|
##
|BalanceSheet-|31s|tMarc|h2|A23|A23|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||Mar-22||
|FDGDASSETS|f.||f||f.|
|Freehold Properties|734,145||||I34,145|
|Property Irrprovemerfis
ChwchHillExtension|188,582
68,952||||I88,582
68,952|
|TwyfordRenovation
RichardBiggAlmshouses|252,399
569.316
1,213,394||||252,399
s69,316
1,2Ii,394|
|kss:Depreciation|(1|-' ,.'|1,083,575||(t13,818)
1,099,575|
|l,ess:Social HousingGrar$|||||(389,|
||||694,527||710,527|
|Equipment||41,898|||41,898|
|kss:Depreciation|(|4{,{}3{}}||||
|||||867|1,158|
|lnvestnents(Re-valuedat 31stMarch 2023)|||239,884||247,076|
|Total FixedAssets|||93s.279||
958,761|
|CURRENTASSETS||||||
|Unity Bank|||12,346||25,2L7|
|TotalCr:rrent Assets|||72,346||25,277|
|CURRENTLIABILMIES||||||
|Accruals||3,089|||1,229|
|HousingLoansrepayablewithin1year
TotalCr.rrentLiabilities||14,276||t7.366|16,047
17,276|
|NetCrxrentAssets|||||7
1|
|TOTALNETASSETS:|||f.930,259 {||966,703|
|Creditors -OverOneYear&Provisions||||||
|Housinglnans-Over1Year
AlmshorseAss.Loan||||27,709
50,000|21,944
60,000|
|CharityBankMortgage|||152,523||i 85,882|
|CAPMAL&RESERVES||||||
|AlmshousesCapitalFund||239,884|||247,076|
|ReservesB/F||451,800|||415,563|
|Surplus/(Ioss)for Year||1|||7|
|TotalCapital&Reserves|||706,026
f.930,259 f,||966,703
966,703|
##
||Page|
|---|---|
|GeneralInformation|1.|
|Statementof Trustees' Responsibilities andCurrent Activities|2.|
|AccountantsReport|3.|
|IncomeandExpenditure Account|4"|
|BalanceSheet|5.|
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
|FortheYea|rto|3LstMarch|2|023|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Actual||Mar-22|
|INCOME
MaintenanceIncome||f.
101,423||t
97,208|
|LaundryIncome
DividendIncome
SolarPanellncome||978
6,151
5,751||881
6,327
4,257|
|Interest Income
TotalIncome||f1L4,304||tl08,673|
|E)(PENDITT]RE
LoanIr$erest
WaterRates
Electicity
GasService&SuPPIY
Gardening
Maintenance
NarmMaintenance
NAASub
Srmdries
Admin
Post&Stat
Telephone
GenAdmin
lnsurance
AccourtancY
Donations
kgal/Professioral
ApplianceRental
PropertYDePreciation
OfficeEquiPmentDeP'n
SolarPanelDeP'n
BankCharges
TotalE>cPenditure||11,718
3,423
1,160
8,602
6,310
25,499
1,580
733
240
17,569
111
0
298
3,685
840
268
0
1,,944
16,000
291
0
191
99,962||9,916
3,110
697
6,533
4,980
t0,174
1,388
222
370
16,428
70
0
405
3,412
840
273
150
7,944
16,000
388
3,050
t44
80,494|
|SurplusforPeriod|f,|14,342|f,|28,179|
|||||€8,058|
|SaleofLNestrnents|||||
|TotalSurPlus||EL4.,34Z||936,237|
##
|BalanceSheet-|31s|tMarc|h2|A23|A23|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||Mar-22||
|FDGDASSETS|f.||f||f.|
|Freehold Properties|734,145||||I34,145|
|Property Irrprovemerfis
ChwchHillExtension|188,582
68,952||||I88,582
68,952|
|TwyfordRenovation
RichardBiggAlmshouses|252,399
569.316
1,213,394||||252,399
s69,316
1,2Ii,394|
|kss:Depreciation|(1|-' ,.'|1,083,575||(t13,818)
1,099,575|
|l,ess:Social HousingGrar$|||||(389,|
||||694,527||710,527|
|Equipment||41,898|||41,898|
|kss:Depreciation|(|4{,{}3{}}||||
|||||867|1,158|
|lnvestnents(Re-valuedat 31stMarch 2023)|||239,884||247,076|
|Total FixedAssets|||93s.279||
958,761|
|CURRENTASSETS||||||
|Unity Bank|||12,346||25,2L7|
|TotalCr:rrent Assets|||72,346||25,277|
|CURRENTLIABILMIES||||||
|Accruals||3,089|||1,229|
|HousingLoansrepayablewithin1year
TotalCr.rrentLiabilities||14,276||t7.366|16,047
17,276|
|NetCrxrentAssets|||||7
1|
|TOTALNETASSETS:|||f.930,259 {||966,703|
|Creditors -OverOneYear&Provisions||||||
|Housinglnans-Over1Year
AlmshorseAss.Loan||||27,709
50,000|21,944
60,000|
|CharityBankMortgage|||152,523||i 85,882|
|CAPMAL&RESERVES||||||
|AlmshousesCapitalFund||239,884|||247,076|
|ReservesB/F||451,800|||415,563|
|Surplus/(Ioss)for Year||1|||7|
|TotalCapital&Reserves|||706,026
f.930,259 f,||966,703
966,703|