REGISTERED CllARrtY NUMBER: 1178J17
REPORT OV THE TRL.STEES AND
UNALDITED FINANCIAL sfATEMEhTS
FOR THF. YF.AR Ei%DED 31 MARCH 2024
FOR
QLEENBOROLGH FISHERY TRusr
MGC•be Ford WilJiaT
(Jwtered
Charl￿n Housc
Dow Stteet
Kenl
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QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUST
cor(rEhTS OF ThE FPiLYCIAL STATEMEras
OR THE YEAR EPIDED 31 MARCH 2024
P*ge
Ref¢rMc¢ •nd Adth15tr•tlv¢ Det•lls
Report ofthe Trust
IndepeRdtnt Ex*mllleVJ Rq>ort
Statement of Flnaneial Activities
B*l*nce Shttt
Notes to the Knanciil Ststements
Ikt#lled St#teDXDt of FiD*oci*I Actmlles
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QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUST
REFERESCE AND ADTrltyisrRATIVE DEfAtLS
FOR THE YbAR LNDbD31 MARCH 21124
TRusfEES
Dr F. J Wilcox
M Gales
tr5LVi
MTS S Sijnpsory
Ms J Consthble
Mrs A Ryback
D Ikwar-WbaU¢y
N Field
PRINCIPAL ADD
15-17 Pres￿ll Stre
Ken¢
Mbl3 8NZ
Rb(yltsl'LKLD CHARITY
NVMBF.R
l 178117
¥DKPLNDENT F.xA￿l]%ER
MGCib¢ Ford Willi8tt1
Chartcred Acwuntants
Ch2Tlton Ik)us¢
TX)ur Stye¢t
DOVER
Kcnt
CT16 1111.
SOLICJTORS
Bth LLP
SoM￿ficId Ho
59 Ix)ndon Road
Mwidthne
Keol
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QUEEf4BOROUGH FISHERY TRusr
REPORT OF TRLTsfELS
FOR THE YEAR EI4DED 31 MARCH 2•24
The tn]stees present ther reyjrt with the fmaDcial of the ckniry for th¢ yw ellded 31 March 2024. The
Iruslee5 hav< adopted the pruvi5iutss of AccouThtills aDd Rtrknitstsg by CJJaritses'. Sthtement of Recommended Practice
applicabl¢ to chariti¢s preparing their acwullts Én accordAnGG with FiDanci81 Rwrtiog Stsjjdard applicabl¢ in the
UK and R¢public of Irtlgnd (FBS 102) {cffcctive l January 2019).
OBJECTThIS AND AcrtVlTJFS
Obje¢tives #nd priMtlp*l i¢tlvltlt$ of lh¢ Qu¢etyboMu2h Flshery Tnut {QFr)
The objectives of the charity art..
) The pr¢v¢ntion OT r¢licf oftfftrty and sick]￿sS iti the 8rea of bellefit {ittC1￿]n8 in parricular th¢ 4r¢4 of th¢ foTmer
Borough of QueentOr0￿ghI by providing gTrnts, iterrk4 ond servi¢¢s w individuats in ned an￿or chaTiti¢s or other
or8onis*ions WOTkn'tyg to pr¢venl or ￿li¢ve w)vttty or sickness.
b) The provision and sUPPOrt of fxilities for th¢ Tccrration other leisuTe•iithe occupation ITh the interejt of social
welflltt gtsd with the object of improving the coDdiiion ofiife of the inhabitsnts of th¢ ar¢o vf benefiL
c) To advance the education in the areaofbeneffit by providing and a55i51ing in the provisioll of facilitie5 foreducation.
dl To ￿rther Such other purpo￿5 thioh may bc chATitAble ac¢orOing to the lawof s￿1 Wales 15 th¢ tNst¢es se¢
rit from limt Its time to the benefit of the iDhabitsnts of ihe areaof benefiL
Provid¢d always thal $u¢h purposes sh￿[ not extsnd purposes for whi¢h provisioti 18 made out of rate5. t&xos or
other publi¢ fund ¢x¢¢pt in ¢x¢otion41 ¢ir¢umstances in theopinion of the trn51￿5 justify $uth further provision.
Th¢ ¢harity'5 #T¢1 ofbemfjt includeg the Isle of Sheppcy. the towns ofFaver5hwn 0￿j Sittingboum¢ and thc pari$he5 of
Dapchild., Llobbin& Bordcn,. Bou8htOnwundeT Bl¢an,' Bwdgar Ihddith8tw' Dunkirk.. fAStling' Gravcncy atld
Goodnosttsne,. Itsrtlip, Tlemhill,. Jwade: l￿Wer Hajsknw. Lud¢knh#ffl,' Lyn$tcd aDd Kin8sdow Milstead: Newington.,
Norton. Eluckland and Stunv. (hre,. l)YPTing¢,. Onenkn; RodmL'rsham,' Selling,. Sheldwrych: Bad1￿MerC Itavcland.,
Sialtsfi¢ld; T¢ynh#m', Throwley., Ton8e.' Tuns¢all' Bnd Upthurrh, ￿1 in the County of Kent and All as al I Seplember
2017.
Pthbllt b¢tt¢llt
Tlie charity a¢knowlcdg¢s ils r¢quir¢m¢ni ty de[[￿TL￿trate clearly that it musi Iwe charl￿b]e purFx)g¢s or'aims. Ar¢
for th¢ public b¢rtefii. Details of how thc trusi has achicvcd thi$ •ft provided in this ffwrt. The t￿￿$ Confimi they
have paid duc rcgard to th¢ Charity Comrnission 8uidance on public benefit before de¢iding what a¢tiviti¢5 th¢ ¢h4rity
should undcrtake.
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QUEEhTOROLGH FISHERY TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRLTStEES
FOR THE YEAR E%I>ED 31 MARCH ￿24
ACHIEVEMINT AND PERFOR￿￿ATrICK
Cb*rit8ble #etlviti*s
Thc chgxitys income continued to from the issuing of licencts r¢ntsi of ptoputy during the year, toEether
with inves￿¢￿t itKome.
During the y¢ar. th¢ cbarity agjin rettiyed A sul>stantial nurnber of kpplitat10￿ forgranrs and thc tn￿ •pproved 45
awards12022123- 28}. These grants are detai]ed itt the wtcs to the on pag¢5 12 to 14.
All 8raMS b2ve been issued to Organizations or individuNls to fiuther the C￿l￿S cJh•rilable putyoses for public b¢n¢fft
by ¥nsurin¥ the applications Me￿ at le&8t onc of the objectives lilled uJ￿¢r tJ* htadiTrE Objectives and Activit1¢5 on
pag¢ 2. As in past years. a nurnber of8r1￿ 3pplic*iiJns were de¢]itt¢d by tht tsV51eegon the grounds did noi fumher
the charity's charitable purposes.
George Webb Finn (GWFI, Clwl¢Td Swvcyon, of Sltlill8knw￿ ¢ontiDued a5 the tru5¢$ lthd agent uiryin8 Out
related duties attd supporting tswstecs, agreed policy of optimiziD8 iuwm¢ frorn theAr range ofiand knldings. Kcnt-ba%d
M¢CAbe FoTd Williarns. Chartered AccouLtants. cotitinued ty provide accountaw %rvirw tu the ￿￿treS.. the Oculus
Wealth Marnagemcni GTOUP provid¢d inves¢m¢nT Ind fffj•n¢ial savi¢es to th¢ RobBrt5 Cliffor4 th¢ trus¢'$ previous
provider, having bem absorbed within thai group.
A fvll ran8e of r¢l¢vaTrt insurance cowages retllAincd in pl￿ throughout the periol arranged th¢ Wat¢rho
GTVUP iTh¥uranc¢ br0ken8e. of Rochesler. Brachers. Solicitors. ofmaidstone. ¢ontinue4 to prowde le8al setViCC5 to the
truste￿ foljowing theirappoinlrn¢nt in M*y 2022.
Al noted in the 2022r23 Tew)rt, trus1¢￿ sold at a stre*h of tidal wwenThy by SiaDl¢y Av¢nu¢, (b¢en￿rOush,
h8vin8 r¢¢0￿1Z¢d owiership of it did not fiwthcrthc objects of th¢ ¢kn•rily And eoyld not [•￿$¢£1b1Y do so. Proceeds of
thc 5alc W¢T¢ rcG¢iw¢d durinB the 2023124 period and wcre retained (or inve￿￿¢￿1.
NtBOii#¢ioN hiving be¢n w￿lUded ID 2022f£3 with Swale Borough Couttcil ISBC) rt8•rdin8 purclwe of a srrip of
SBC land contl8uous QFT property off SI ￿¢bac1'S Ro*J, Sittith8bourne. the pvrch&se wa5 complet*] in 2023Q4.
Subsequently. trustees A¢¢epted att off¢r for fv ￿r¢hI* of dl ofthe QFfs Si Michael's RO￿ prtpery. The sal¢ w&$
¢nmpleied during 2n2.1124.
Trust¢c$ had in 202￿5 p¢rmi¢tcd both .8outhern Cftas Nehvorks {SGN) and Southern A¢CeS$ to trwst propety
clwe to the Kin8sfeny Brid8c for r¢n¢wal of 8J5 and w•￿T m•ins r¢$pectiv¢]y knween the Isle of Sheppcy and th¢
m8iniand. SGN COnLrn¢nwi woth site durittK the period, with an Ent￿&1 fe¢ pwd ¢0 the 1Th5t atsd a fuTther fee due on
completiort. It was ithdcrstood the two agencie5 would $eq￿nI•S11y, wilh Sollthern W&er onsite aftcr complction L)f
SGN works.
Trustees COJhtinued lo ￿¢8￿late with the ￿￿en￿&T0￿%b Hart￿ur Tntyt IQFrr) regArding inclusion of Queenborough
Hard in the QHfs lease of QFt for¢thr¢ and scabed for the operaiton of moorings and associated SeN1￿5. Th¢ QHT
propo$Ed a packtt8e of 8ssociated mcasures. IDcluding the e$¢ablishment of a'SLnkin8 r￿d, for repair and maintctlnn￿ of
thc structur¢. Tbc QFT board agrted thDse prowls with some sugguted wnw1￿.. thi5 oommunicated to the
QHI. attd a reply and further <b5c￿lOD with the Qltfiva5 await¢d.
The tnJ8t continued to keep abreasl of the activitse5 of some jet-skiers using the w7teTS in and amuttd Queellborougb
IIatbour proble[￿5 for Tesidents through appare￿lY irresponsible b¢hawx)w b)th on the water and on land (such
as inconsiderate parking). Rcsolution of the problems instatted o)nlinued to IK with the ￿rbOUr authoriti¢s, SBC And
Kent polÈG¢, the Council fomiitiE a multi-ageDcy W￿[ki[1g group that GWF att¢tthd ou behalf of the Injst.
In xccordsnce with the stattdin8 cycle of ￿]rements from office {see STRucfuRE GOVERNANCE AND
mANAoEfv￿N[). an open SEl¢dion proGrs3 conductcd by th¢ with MargarL* Hrett, IAick Gstes, Geny
Lewin ttnd Ann¢ Kyba¢k being ap￿]nted as trnslees. Th¢ board also fftccepted Ihe rtomination by Queenborough Tow
Coullcil {QTC) of Jackie Cons¢abl¢ as one of its two rcpr¢sYnlalive In￿¢¢¢5. All appointm¢tLts to Tun to 315t January
2028. ThE Ix>Hrd ronlinued to have a fvll Éwl¢ii*nL
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QL.ERNBOROLGH FISHERY TR17ST
RLPOKT OF ThE'I'RL'SIlFS
FOR THE YEAR LYDED31 MARCH 2Q24
FINANCLIL REVIEW
Financial w$itio
QFT incorne cothtittued at the enha￿￿ levels thttt have applied since the 2011112 finwKiai year. GortiDued to
r￿08￿11¢ thaL whil¢ work to div¢rsify itLwm¢ 15 in harO. th¢ majority of QFf income COntiD￿ to be from j￿t
one lease. To address this. Tn￿tee$ contiDued with thetr long4en￿ ￿lICieS a￿{ atthRt time at￿ revisited w&odically,
as described below.
lllvertmellt poli
'I'DJst¢¢s had Ttcggnisgd that in 201 1112 WMI onw4Tds 98% of QFT derivoj from one cotLtr8ct
on one property holdin& It was wrL8idettd having just one. time Iltnit￿. major income stre4m constibjted a risk.
TrLL¥¢ew' adhwoce lo the a￿ed fjnallcial 5trd*8ies had by the tiJDe of seuLll8 the 2023124 budgct, red￿ed to ¢.75% of
tots] wiu81 inc¢)me the Tevenu¢ frotD that siDgie le•se.
Trusl¢¢s a8ain ¢oThtinu¢d to work kn opimize in¢ome fivm their over*]I rao8e of lalld Fw)Idiw pritDHriJy via the exp¢ri
independent land agenLy and leg￿ serviGcs providcd by GWF and B￿hrys. Al the same timc. trustees recogni7.ed that
reaiizaiion of the capital value of certain prOt￿rtIc$ may bc of greater uulty w the tntyi than th¢ Cwffni rent&ls they
With thut in mind. trus*¢s agr¢ed to place the proceeds of sale of land at Sl Michacl'5 Road, SiUin8i¥Jurne, ttnd 8t
Stanl¢y Av¢nu¢, Qu¢¢nborouth inlo th¢ InV￿1n]ent p)rtfolio. This furthered t7￿ces. aim of safeguarding and
diversifying the orrs overall income ser￿TatIOn by se¢kin8 kn xhicve frJtur¢ iDwm¢ from J)on-[￿d in¢om¢ streams. 11
T¢Gognittd it rnight b¢ PTUd¢￿t 10 Sthrt to t•k¢ l￿d¢st locom¢ from th¢ wnfolio in coming yelts to offset reducing
rental incomes.
To assist with achievement of that Dim trus￿¢$ mointsined their PK>li¢y of bllilditt8 * dive¥sifiel investsnent portfolio,
with holdins$ in ¥4UltiLs, bonds. eic. Workin8 Wlth Oculus Wcalth ManagemmL th6 tNsis fJnwi¢isl advi￿, InJsl¢¢s
rccognizcd that foThin8 a lar8¢r portfolio would make the trust eli8ible for access to a wider range ofepporturuties. It
&8reed lo explore those opportunilics with Ca7inove, • charily Invests￿ m￿￿erth81 works with mor¢ th#n 1,700
¢IL4rit4ble tTU$t5.
'I'ruste¢s agr¢ed Ln-PTin¢ipl¢ to fomi sth ¢XP4Dd¢d tknrtfolio ￿1n8 caL£r￿ve,5 txpcrtiK and lat¢r ¢ndorsod & d¢tsiled
proposal from Oculus and Cazenovc to 5¢t that up. traThsf¢rrin% the exisiikA ￿)rtfoliO into the new vehicle. Toocther with
sale proceeds. givin8 a total value ofmore than £]￿￿1]]￿n. Work $tsrt¢d on that set tsp prior ￿ the end of the period.
It continued to be trDStecs' intention thaL D3 w¢ll 15 adin8 L8 ￿rk1Th8 reserw these iftvestsnents W￿ll1d build (he
fin•tt¢1￿ 4¥s¢ts of th¢ ¢twity in order lo provide s￿￿￿ble and trvJre dTveTae illc4)rne over the lo￿ ￿MI.
Retllrns to date for the choritys investments continued ty be considered by ffiistres ty be ¢on5Isr￿￿lY sNtisf4rtory.
ReJtrvts polky
Reserve$ are mHinlaiiJcd by the Gharity for Wntinge￿ie1 c&sh fiow rnarwent and for protsctson of its 4bility to
Continue lo undErtake its activities in the lon8er-tenn.
It is recogniscd by trustees thatthe investtncnls TefeThtd to ID Invest￿ Poli¢y th)v¢, 81$0 ¢x)Dstiiut¢ a r¢s¢rve that
he ￿￿ed for ptrrA)ses idetttified. Itwestn%Dts held irL fo￿￿* that rncan tIKy atc ru]iubl< Ivithin timesrn1¢s
appropllate to ¢h05e pwposes.
QFT cash flow LS managed Viv4 a bank aurrnt 3wunL itsiJJ8 balances th81 are llo( eam)8thd for k)n£er4em) invesknt
or otheT purposes. Re<ognitin8 the trust holdin& 8L1¢8st trmw>rnrily, substantial ¢osh SUTn$ ￿sIng from propety
sales. trnstC¢5 to opEn ary inteTe5L-bcxTin8 35-day account *NatWesL tooperate aloJJ8side the ￿r[entaC￿Ullt.
Results
The Ch￿Ity's income from tontmwn8 operatiotL8 forth? yearvrn5 £193.951 {2022r23- £193,988).
Direct choritable expettdittue relating to this iDcomc wa5 £130.913 (202￿3 - £120.256). Otkn ewnditsJre totsiled
£45.113 {2022r23- £38,553).
Totsl funds were valued at 31st MaTth 2024 at £3.848J5812022123 - £3.574JO8). held or at band at 31st March
2024 £6S9,97412022123 - £232.936).
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QIJEENBOROLGH FISHERY TRUS[
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES
FOR THE YEAR EryDED 31 MARCH 2•24
STRUCTURE, GOVERP4ANCE ￿￿D MANAGE
Coverning documellt
The ¢h&ity is colltrollcd by its governirbg doc￿￿ a deed of trus¢ th¢ ttu%t is & (hritable Incorporatsd (hganisation
{cIo}.
R¢Crultty¢￿t Appol￿tMent of Dew tn￿teel
Trustees are appoinitd for four-year tertns ocoffitt. trll￿ are nominatd by {￿eet11￿)r(yjgb Tovm Coun¢il attd
ei8ht are rectuited fromthc charitys aT￿of b¢n¢fi¢ through an op¢fj r¢uuiimeDt
Ownisationalstrncture
Th¢ ¢harity is ¢otttrolled at the le￿1 by irs In￿¢$. the overall 8trthgy and diredion of the charity.
The day-to-day manag¢tn¢nt is delega￿j 10 Laurettc4 Jo. Samantha ond I'racey wTrK) manage th¢ adminisir&tiv¢,
fitWlCi81 and otherongoi￿g dutics in th¢ ¢lwrity opty8ti￿S. Nom of th¢x art OTh the b)ard oftsijsm.
Risk minAgemtnt
The trusites ttetively revi¢w. on a regular basi4 the rnajorTisk5 whidh the charity f￿¢S 4nd b¢li¢v¢ thtti bthildin8 rcscrves
to agreed levets. combin¢d with att antjual rcvicw of the controls over key fitt8n¢iaJ systrms, will provide suffieiettt
r¢$oyrc¢$ itt the event of adverse ￿ndItiOns. Th¢ tr￿$te¢S have 21so examined other op¢r*ional and bUsi￿sS risks faced
by th¢ ¢harily and confm they bave estsblished sy5terrbS to mitiga* the $i8nirJc￿1 risk.
Th¢ tn¥teu hav¢ identifled that the m&jor Tisk kn thr cbarity is Ihe reliance of the i￿0￿¢ fronh P￿[ Port8. vAJich makes
up a 5igllificant thouttt of the tota] ittcome. As such the ¢haTity 1$ in procM of diversifying incom¢ str¢wJ)s
miti84¢¢ th¢ risk.
Hl$tory
'I'he QTr-I' WBS cstabli8bod und¢r ￿ ind¢ntyre d￿ed l9th March 1859. A new %heme for the charity esMblish¢d on
27th August 1937 placing the &dminiytrAtiort of the ctwity with the Borou8h of Qu¢ethborou8h. The charity wa5
regislored with th¢ Charity Commission on 215t Tr¢bruary 1968.
Foll(Iwing lo¢a] gov¢rtuneni nor88nizatioTh itl 1974, SBC sssumed responsibility for th¢ rharity. A r¢vi¢w pf the
charirys actlVLtiC5 W75 und¢rtBken in 199D and the Charity ConEmi55iOn aPPTt)ved a schcme on 26th 1 ebTuary 1991.
Thp w.hr.mp WA4 *th*nde.d hy rpviliitinn IHih l.'ehnthry 2015. wheth SBC ctaKd th¢ ¢owrrf>rat¢ trN$i¢e.
On lyt April 2015 thc SwJl¢ Recrtalion Trust ISRT) became a IiEth¢d thaTity QFf. &t ￿l¢b time SBC ¢eas¢d to b¢
its C*Tpor&te trnstee. The SRT effxtively op¢rat¢d )5 part of thc Qlry wryih wivities #nd *sseLS $ubsumed within the
trust until the QPT s¢t up &$ 8 CIO. W￿.le the SRT then ￿llY fibsothd within the CIO, trust¢¢s r¢¢ogftiyoJ the
SKI'S active object could continu¢ to k fulfilled via the QFfs obj￿ts.
The SRT had ils origin5 in thc Sittingboume SwimmiTh8 Bath5 and GYMtt￿Iw￿ ¢rw¢d in 1896 in St Michael'5 Road,
sitti[￿1￿￿11rn¢. The buildin85 attd land WEre lafrr ihal yur 8iv¢n to Sittin8bDume and Milton UTbgn Di%trict c.ouncil to
be kept in trut for r¢crca¢ional putyos¢s. Followin8 demoliiion of th¢ swimmirtg baths grtd gymnasium in 1989 the SRT
Fia5 5Ct up to en$ure rental income from the laThd wa5 for recreational purp)ses. The SRT wa5 ¢stsb115h￿ on 25th
January 1994 by the Clwity Commission.
The active object of th¢ SRT w￿. to SuP￿rt through gran¢ 8ivin8: -pmisk)ti of (aciliti¢5 for recr¢Rtion and othe
l¢isiJr¢ lime o¢¢upatioll in thc intcr¢5t of SOCI￿ welfare the objrct of the condition of life of the
ilthabitants of th¢ Boroueh of Swale (including in partiwlar the 8rea of thc form¢r Sittingbourne and Milton Urbatt
Districtcouncill as the Irustees think fiL"
CbArtt*ble IntortMbr*ted Organi5a¢ion
A ncw charity, QuEen￿rOU8h FL8hery Trust Cb8Titable lrt&)rJx)rated Organisauo￿ knty Durnb¢r 1178117, was
regtstered al the Charity Commission on 26th Aptil 2018. The cbarity set up to wutillue the charitabl¢ activiti¢8 of
Queenborough Fi5h<ry TFU5¢ chuty numbcr 255136.
The ￿SEts and liabilities of ￿eenborough FLSILery charity nutnber 255136, were trallSfe￿td to QlleenlM)rough
Fishery Trust ao. charity number 1178117, oll 29th Apnj 2019. the rharitsble xtivities of QueelllM)rough
Fishcry Tn￿t, chttrity number 255136. cea8

QUEEliBOROUGH FISIIERY TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES
VOKTHE YLIR EfiDED 31 ,MARCH 2024
EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR
Infonnatloll Trlding to events 5inc¢ th¢ rnd of the year ￿ giVCD inthc notrs to thefLu•ttial statem¥]rt&
11112r2024
Approved by order ofthe board of tsu¥kes ott............. .... ..
.. and siEned OD Lrs b¢hal(by.'
DrE J Wilcox- Trustee
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INDEPEfqDENt E￿IllNER's REPORT TO ThE TRLSfEES OF
QUEENBOROUGH FISHE"RY TRUS
tndependen¢ e5arnineT'I report to the tn￿<*$ of QueeDI)OTough Fsshtry TR%9¢
I report to the charity trustees on my ¢xatninwion of the act(￿1￿ of Queenknrough Fisbuy Tn￿ (the TnL%t) forthe yEaT
¢nd¢d 31 2024.
Re4bDnsibilitie5 #nd basis of report
the Charity trustees of the Tnjst you are r&yDsibl¢ for the IMV8Tation of th accouots in acc4)Tdattce w3th thc
requiremetlts of the Charities 2011 Cthe Ati).
I report in respect of my ¢xaM￿atioll of thc Tn￿5 wii¢d under Stdion 145 of the Art and in wryitig out
my ¢x4)miJxation I have followEd All 4)plicable Dirtrtions given by thr Cb*ity CoTnmiuion under SectioTh J45{5)Ib) of
the Act.
Indtpendent éXXnhllltVs stAternent
I have completed niy wnjination. I confjrm material malleTS have c4)me kn ￿Y atteniion in ¢OTLnection with t
¢XAminaiion givin8 me cau5¢ to belitve that atty material respect
accounting records w¢rt not kew i)) respert ofthE Trust L8 required by Scdiott 130 of the or
the Accounts do not aGwrd with those records. or
the accounts do noi comply th¢ applitAble requiremen￿ cotKernin8 the fon￿ and cont¢nt lif accoutlts set out
in the Chariti¢s IAw)Lthts and Reports) Regul￿10￿5 2008 other IhaTh any ftquir¢tneDt th¢ ac£ounis give
tru¢ and fair view which is noi * mthtt¢r ¢orLsidered a5 Put Of￿ ind¢peathni examin￿10￿.
I hAve hts Conten￿ and have Mm¢ ACTOSS no other mattcTS in ¢onn¢¢bob with the ¢xamiD&Ii4)n to which llttention should
be in this r0K)rt in orderto enable & prop¢T unde￿In$ of the a￿￿n￿t0 be ruclwd.
Mr lokn Sh¢ather Bsc FCA
M¢C3be Ford Williams
Chartcrcd Accountants
C.h8rltoTh House
Dour Siroot
D()Vb.R
Kent
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QUEENBOROUGH nsHERY TRUST
STATEMEYfoF Ff4LYCIAL ActI￿lEs
FOR THE YEAR EYDED 31 MARCH 2024
31.3.24
31.3.23
Tota]
U]UEStrictrd
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENtS FROM
Ittvesttneni ittcome
193.951
193,988
EXPENDITURE ON
Ch8ritsble aetiTritieJ
Graols
130.913
120.256
45.lJ3
38.553
Totsl
176,026
158,809
Net gainslllos8e3) on inv¢sttn
282.125
(399,810)
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
300,050
(364,631)
RECONCtLIATION OF FUNDS
Tot￿ lundg brought fotM*rd
3,574.308
3.938.939
TOTAL Tr UNDS CARRIED FORWARD
3.874.358
3.574,301
The ￿t¢S forrn pfirt of these fithHllcl315tst￿￿ts
Page 8

QblEfqBOROLGH FISHERY TRusr
B￿L￿￿CK SHEET
31 MARCH 2024
31.3.24
31.3.23
Total
Unrestri¢t¢d
fiujds
FIXED ASSETS
Investment prop¢rfy
2.711.735
2,940,QI)O
CURRENT A￿ETs
D¢btur
10
16240
531.004
659.974
11,713
460.646
232,936
C&sh at
1.207,218
705.295
CREDITORS
Amounlg r￿ling du¢ ￿thin ODe year
12
{44.595}
(70.987)
NET CURRKNT ASSETS
1,162.623
634.308
I'OTAI. A￿SETs I,F.&S C.URRENT
I,IABILII'ILS
3,874.358
3,574,301
NET ASSETS
3.874,358
3.574.308
VUlqDS
Unrestricted fi]nds
14
3,874.358
3,574308
TOTAL FUNDS
3,874.351
3,574,303
24
srAl¢menls appTov¢d by the Bo•rd of Trustr¢S rtttth￿ for issy¢ on
. and were signed on its beha]fby:
E J Wiloox-Trnsie¢
The tLOtes fonn pArt of these flljancl￿ ststemtThts
Pagc 9

QiIEENBOROUGH FISllKRY TRUSf
NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEYIS
FOR TIIE YEARENDED 31 MARCH 2024
STATtrroRY LYFOKMATION
Queenborough Fishery TnLSI is a Charitable InGorw>raLed Or#aDisation regi5ter¢d in ELgian& The chariWs
registered numb¢r. prinGipal address alld JJ8lure of opu*ion4 ran ￿ fouDd ID th¢ Referett¢e and AdminislTative
D¢tsils page and the Report of the TTU5t￿.
Thr pr￿￿￿tatIo0 CU￿ of th¢ fiuan¢ial Statem￿ is the Pou￿] Ster]iD8 (£1.
ACCOITNTING POI.IClkS
Bgsij of PTeparillg the fth•Dd*l $t*lemtDts
Th¢ finOnL]￿ siatemcnts o(tht chatity. ￿til¢￿ is a public bcn¢fit entity under FRS 102, have been prepfftd in
accordance with the Charitie8 Sl)RP (TrIiS 102) 'Actounung aDd R¢wttn8 by ehaJiti¢s.' Statement of
Reconmiended Pra¢iiGe 4ppJicable ￿ charitiC5 prepariD£ their accounts in accordance wth the Fitwicial
Krporting Stalldard applicabl¢ iu th¢ UK attd Republic of Ircland (FRS 102) (effcrtive l January 2019),.
Financial KcponiD8 Standard 102 The Finan¢￿) Rewrting sts￿Jard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ir¢l8nd' at￿ the chariti￿ A¢t 2011. The fuwKial statllnrnts have prtyAred the histori¢￿ ¢ost
onv¢nlio
The truglees cowider th¢r¢ ￿ no nmteriaj ￿CertAInli¢S the charit)fj ability to ¢ontinlle lls a 8Oin8
FiDaDciII repDrtlng xtAttdard 102- rtdurtd dlstloiure exemptio
Th¥ ¢hurity has taken adv￿ts8¢ of the following disGlosw¢ exemption in preparing th¢sL flth8nc1￿ statements, AS
penniita by l."RS 102 I".inanGia] Rwrtin8 Standard appliG&bl¢ ill the UK and X¢publi¢ of Ir¢land':
th4 requir¢merLts of Sc4lion 7 St*m¢tht of C85h Flows.
lllcome
All income 1$ r¢¢o8Dig¢d in the Statement of Fir￿]11 Athivities once th¢ ¢￿ity has enihtjement to th¢ fwid4 it
1$ proboble that the income will b¢ rtt¢tved atd the amoun¢ ¢•n b¢ me&￿ed reliably.
Eyptndlturfr
Liabiliti¢5 are re¢ogthised as expeodi¢ure as soon ts thcrc is a l¢gg1 rx constructive obligation committing th¢
¢harity to that cxp¢llditure, it is probable thal H tratL8fer Or￿nOmIC b¢n¢fJts will be rcquirtd in 9ettl¢m¢nl and
thc wnount of the obliBalion b¢ me&8ured reliably. ExpendiDtre is Accnwhtcd for on In A¢¢n￿lS basis and has
been classified und¢r headings th￿ ag8rcgatr ¥elated to th¢ cth80ry. Where cosis ¢atJnot be directly
attTibut¢d to particul￿ headings they have Ixen aJlo¢At¢d ￿ xdtvities oll a basi$ ¢onsis*th with the USE Df
rewurnes.
Grants payable Are payments made to ihird parties in thc further8n¢e of ciwitablc obJ￿ts of the charilits.
GTrnt¥ payablc are includ¢d Én thE Ststemcnl of Financial Aaivities whm th¢ Charities have approv¢d the
exp￿￿¢. Grnits ¢ancelld. for any are rever8ed itk the p¢rKMI thatthcy are no long¢r piy&ble.
InvestmtD¢ prop¢rty
Inveslment prop¢rty is shown at most rec¢ni valuation. Any agg¥¢g4te svrplu$ or deficit arisiD8 from Changes in
rair valu¢ is ree08th￿ed in thc stsiem¢ntof Fikw]cial Activities.
QFT ow1$ an area of land ATound the Swaje. with som¢ owship datwg h¢k to the 19th C￿tUry. Pla￿# have
had lo b¢ r¢constru¢t¢d from incompl¢* Tecords from the ttliddk of last ceDthry.
The title to the land w45 registered fornjatly with ￿{￿ Land R¢gistry ID 2009110. In addition, QFT land at
St Mich8¢1'$ Rvad, which a150 WAS registered fonDally with HM IAnd Ke￿ty ￿ 2009,'10. Part of this land h&$
been disposed of dwiD8 the year Und￿ r¢vi¢w.
The land owi¢d by the QFf has been fotm31ty val￿a by th¢ir land a8ent in 2023. thi5 is thc value that has been
pr¢sFnted within the accounts.
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QUEEf4TOROUGH FISHERY TRusr
NOTES TO THL VITrL)CIALsfATEMEYtS- eoxtinned
FOR THE YEAR ENDEDJI IL*RCH 2•24
ACCOUNTING POIICIES. eODtinue¢l
Inv¢51tlleDt property
Due to the above Circ￿￿¥18￿ces it is rK)i praGtiGal to ¢AJtain the tirigu￿ costs of &98ets. wFLi¢h have been
for a signifjcant length of tiTn¢, and $0 their valuation has been tr¢at¢d as deeD￿d rA>st. Subsequent
%sets purchases have been iDclwJc4 ￿ ￿¥L
T•x#llott
The ¢tLarity is frott) tax on its charitabk adivi¢t¢S.
Fnnd Accoutttinz
Utirestricted funds Gan b¢ w¢d tll accordanc£ with th¢ ¢haTit•bl¢ Objecllv￿ at the discretion of the ttUSt¢es.
RestriGied fiulds ¢w only be wed for pthi¢ul8r r¢stricted putPDY¢5 within th¢ objccts of the tharitycknity.
Restriction5 aris¢ wh#n spe¢ified by the dO￿)r or wh¢D are raised for pirticulftrrestsicted purws¢3.
Furth￿ ¢xpl*nation of the nstUTC and purFw of ea¢h fvrd is i￿luded in the DOteBto the finwwi41 statement5.
lllvestm¢uts
Inv￿(mentS are stated at market value a5 at the b￿￿¢¢ sh¢ei da*. The Sthtem¢ttiof Fin8ncial Actxvitirs in¢lude$
th¢ n¢¢ gains athd losses arisingon rtvaluaiion and dispos•l throughout ye4r.
Re•llsed and unreAltstd zains •nd kn5e5
All gAitL8 and Ios5cs are tak¢rt 10 the %lat¢m¢nt of Fimn¢1￿ A¢tiviues asth¢y ￿lSe. Re4]Lsed gains And los$es on
inv•tsn¢nts ar¢ LalLLdated as th¢ diffeience bety¥een sd¢$ proceeth and opening mwkct value Ic05t if th¢
purchaso date 15 lat¢r}. UT￿￿LSed gains and lows arc calculated a5 th¢ ditT¢r¢nce b¢iween th¢ markd vilue at
th¢ y¢ar end and opening m•rktt v8lue {cost ifthe pwGbw is la￿}. ReAli%d •ttd unreaiised gains are not
Separated in th¢ Si£ltmellt of FinarK]￿ A¢tivili#.
IhTrTSTMEYf INCOMW.
31.3.24
31.3.23
Rents rcceivwbll
Other fees & licenrts
Dividend in¢om¢
Interest reccivabl¢
156,451
27.747
4,262
5.491
155.722
32,896
4.261
1,109
193.951
193,988
CHARrrABLE ACTIVTllES cosrs
Gtant
fundin8 of
actiwties
{see note
D￿ecI
51
Totsls
Grants
128,009
130.913
Pagell
continued...

QIJEENBOKOiiGH FISHERY TRusr
N(yfKsTO THE ￿.￿cIAL sfATEMEY15. contints¢d
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2&24
GRANTS PAYABtE
31.3.24
31.3.23
I28.009
117.928
Pagr I2
contÉllucd...

QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRusr
NOTES TO THE Fifi.4P4CRAJ. SI.4T￿mF.￿ryS. emtknued
FOR THE YLIR EliDED 31 MARCH 2•24
GRANTS PAYABLE- totttknntd
2024
2023
Grants approved to InstitutiODS:
7th FavtTsham Scoul tiroup
Aspire SclMJoI
Bord¢n Sporls As50ciatio
Breakthrough Community AJloDb¢ni
Creek cre￿ive
Crossroads Cat¢ K•t
Curlys Legacy
Eastern Sheppey CoJJMnuDity Hub
EAst Ke￿ MENCAP
F&ver5ham AssiswKe c￿tre
Fav¢rsham Build]088 Preveniion Trnst
Fllvcr5hani Lip R¢adin8
F2vetsh2m Municipal Chariiics 2010
Faver$hatn Potsls
Faversham Row Club
FPI￿¢r$haM Str￿¢ Force FrMTrtball Club
Faver5ham %wimming Pool M4na8wnent Commiiiee
Fa￿'r5haM Umbrella Centre
Fv4ver5ham Youth An¥
Friends Faces of Kent CIC
Gpm 72
Qore Court Hockey Club
Grnv¢ney and Gwdne$tone Village Hail Charity
Hartlip Villagc I[￿1
HaTmVlly Thtr4)y Tr￿t
Historical R¢5carGh Group of Si¢tit)eb)urnE
tmago Cornmunity
Iwade at the Bam I'n]st
J￿¢tte Hal¢s Sanla's Grotto Reindeer
Li8ht I louse Demetia Sllpport
Miliun Creek Coutltry P•rk
Milli)n Rews Society
New Lcaf Support
Newnhom Porish Council N¢wth8m Church
Oarr (wd¢n End Allotment Society
Outdoor S￿di0￿ CIC
Quetnborough Harbour TnL8t
Queenknrougli Prittwy Ind Nwsery
Qu¢¢nborgu8h Town Community Ccntr¢
Que¢nborough Ygcht Club
1,000
6.864
500
500
Isoo
5.000
500
500
1.824
7,500
5¢)0
io,ooo
6,000
S￿)
959
s.ooo
5.000
500
2,000
1,000
3.000
500
2.770
500
1250
10.000
5,01)0
1,136
1800
(1.625)
1,500
(L.125}
1,625
4,000
5.IAIO
5rN)
Shesrness DotkyardPrrfeMi1￿ Tn￿1
Sheppey Crickd Club
Sheppey Ent¢rtai¢¥n¢nt AsKKi8tiOD
Sheppey Hall Tjvst
Sh¢ppy Li&ht Railway Greenway Group
Sheppey Rugby F<Kitball Club
Sknppey Sailing Club
Sheppey Scout Hut
Sheppey Wfir Metnorial Tnjst
Shcppcy Wa]Tior Walking F￿tb￿l
Sittirtgbounje Hetitage Museum
Sittingbourne Judo Club
10,000
6.018
5,000
2,912
500
4,420
io.000
1.400
8,OIM)
5,0(10
399
1,073
500
Pag¢ 13
continued.-.

QUEENBOROUCH FtSHERY TRusr
N(YTES TO FL4iLNCIAL sfATEMEYIS. t￿li￿Ve￿
FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31.MARCH 2024
GRATrUS PAYABLK. tolltinued
Sittingbtsurne Otybeus Cl¥Jrnt
Sittingbotwn¢ kouts
Song Sigttittg Academy
St John.knbulattce
Slnde Patt FouDdwtio
Swxie Action to End DomEStiG Abust
Swak C:itiz¢ns Advice
Svdle Community Cart Proje£*
Swal¢ MEdia Arts Ccntrc
TS Elazard
The Head Hcalth c.lub CIC
Up¢hur¢h Patish COU￿11
Upchurch Short Mat Bowls Club
Yvulh Resilience UK CIC
(Irants ¢0 Individu8Js
i.(M)o
3.000
6.000
10,000
500
2.970
10.000
500
{3.3001
10,0(
3,300
4,000
7.350
17
128.009
117.928
Balar￿cS with a D¢88t¢v¢ bal￿¢ rtyrese￿ 8rants revtrsed due lo the prnjects no lon8¢r 80in8 Hhead.
SUPPORT cosrs
¢osts
Cxher re8our¢es ekynded
45,1 13
Support ros￿ in¢luded in ¢he aboyo. aro 48 follow¥:
Govern*ttce cojts
31.3.24
31.3.23
rewurces
cxpcndcd
Totsl
activitieg
Printin& posts8e and st*tior&ry
Accountan￿ and independent cxatijiT￿S
445
248
1,51
3.960
33,749
1.017
4,442
1.380
3,600
27,564
987
4,774
Bookkeepin8
Legal and proft55iond fees
IDsuraDG
Other
45.113
38,553
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continu¢d...

QUEE)TOROLGH FISHERY TRusr
NUTESTO THE FPl￿NC.1Al. sfATEMEJIS-to*tilloed
FOR THE YEAR E)TPED 31 IIARCH 2024
TRiJsfEFS' REMUYERATION Ahl) BENEFnS
There wcre llo trust¢cs' re4[LUnera￿ or othcr benefits for the year ended 3 l March 2024 nor for the year cJJded
31 March 2023.
Trwtee8' expense5
There were no trust¢¢S' ¢XP¢JkK5 for the yurended 31 M8r¢h 2024norforth¢y¢ar ¢ndEd 31 2023.
NET GAINSI(LOSSES) ON INVFsfMENTS
Net gains ¢)n inY¢stiwits for the year wert mode up of gain5 T¢latsDg ￿ (be ssle of investsnent propty hnd hir
value gains aTisingon li5t¢d invcstm¢Dts. ThE totx] 8aiti for Ihe yeor is Jn*Je up ￿ folkiws..
Gail) on the disp)sa] of u]vestment prowry- £248.852
Gain on the fair v81ue movement of li51d inv¢strnents- £33273
INVF,STMENT PROPERTY
FAIR VALUE
At l April 2023
Additions
Dispos￿5
2,940,(
41,735
{270,0001
At 31 March 2024
2.711,735
NF.T BOOK VALITE
Al JI MJrch 2024
2,711,735
A¢ 31 m￿Ch 2￿23
2,940,000
The investtn¢nl property has been includcd at its fornLAI valuAtion at 31 Marth 2023, whi¢h WAS rarri¢41 by an
indepeiident valucr. Th¢ trust¢es believe there have been no SI￿1f￿¥￿t ¢hang¢$ in thi8 valuation ai at the
year4nd 31 March 2024.
io.
DF.BTORS: Amouyfs FALLING DLE WITIUN of*E YEAR
31.3.24
31.3.23
Other d¢btoys and pr¢p4yments
16240
CURRETr4ry A&SET INVL%fMF.NTS
313.24
31.3.23
List¢d investments
531,IN)4
460,646
Pa8e 15
continued...

QUEEPIBOROUGH FISHERY TRusr
Norn TO THE FIYLNCIAL STATE.MEhTS. eontiDued
FOR THF. YF.AR F.NDED 31 MARCH 2024
12.
CRED￿oRS. AMOUPITS FALLING DLE WtnUN ONE YL4R
31.3.24
31.3.23
Trad¢ CTeditOT5
Other ttedstors
39,097
5.498
31,221
39,766
44 J95
70,987
13.
LEASING AGREEmE￿￿s
Minimwn le￿• amowts rcG¢ivabl¢ undw noTrwKel￿b1¢ Opaxiing lew hu due a5 folk)K:
2024
2023
Within othe year
Betweeii on and fLV¢ y￿5
Ill more thatt five years
155200
620,800
12,491.543
155,200
620,800
12,647,577
13,207J43
13,423,577
A si8llifi¢arti Amow)L of the above operating lease Mmmilments i5 du¢ frfrm th¢ l¢&v of L4tvel Banl thi5 1¢
15 duo to expire in NoYomb¢r 2114.
14, MOITMF,NT IN FUNDS
Nct
mov¢ment
in fimds
At
31.3.24
At 1.4.23
Unrestricted
Gcn¢ral fund
Quc¢nborough H8rd mAInten8r￿ and
Repair Fund
3505295
302,954
3.808.249
69.013
I2.￿4}
66,109
3.574J08
300,050
3,874,358
TO'I'AL TrUNDS
3.574JO8
300,050
3,874,358
N¢t movemertt in fun&% included in the I￿¥¢ #ft ￿ foliov4'.
GaiDS and
losses
Movemeni
fllnds
¢x
UnrestTltted funds
General fund
Que¢nborough Hard M3inten*tste 8nd
Repair Fund
193.951
(l71.l22)
282.125
302,954
(2,W41
193951
{176,0261
282,125
300,050
TOTAL FIFNDS
193,951
(176,0261
282,125
3¢)0,050
Page 16
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QUEENBOROLGH FISHERY TRUST
Tr40TES TO THK FJi%AYJ CIALStATEMEJTS- urntinutd
FOR THE YEAR ENT)ED 31 MARCH 2024
14.
MOVEME)YIN FUNDS- CODtinued
ComwarAtivts for movt4Dent in fuDd$
et
At
3 1.3.23
At 1.4.22
in fwJd5
UDrtstriettd fullds
G¢n¢ral fund
Queenborough }l￿d Mailltenllnc¢ artd
Repair Fund
3.87OJ02
{362303}
3.508,199
68,437
{2,328}
66.109
3.938939
{364.631}
3,$74,3O8
TOTAL FUNDS
3.931.939
(364.631)
3,574,308
Comparative net movement in fund% inGtuded in the ab)ve Art as ftsllow..
lttcomiD8
Ciain5
loss¢$
Mov¢m¢tbl
in funds
UDrestrici￿ fuo*Jy
Gcneral fund
Qu¢¢nboroW Hard Mainter￿l¢e and
Rcw'r b'und
193.988
(156.4811
{399.810)
{362,303}
113281
(2,328)
193,988
1151.809)
{399,810}
{364,631)
70TAI, FVNtA8
193.988
(158,809)
1399.810)
1364,631)
Is,
CAPITAI, COMMITMENTS
The ¢hArity has approved donations lo Faversham TO￿ Council in rwl to th¢ T.S HaTJrd proje¢4 totalling
£10,000 per annum for fiv¢ y¢ars, wtnmcnGiD8 in 2023. The year under review represents year IMY> ofthe to
fjve year p¢iiod.
16.
RF.I.ATF.D PARTY DISCIA)SURES
Du¢ to th¢ nornre of the charity'5 activilie4 there are coDDeGtsons som¢ of the trustees 8nd some of the
granls aPPTo¥ed. Thai sail th¢ WnnediO￿ do 001 influe]Jce control over ertberthc charity OT thc in5tilutions th¢
8ra1115 are awarded to. Where a conn¢ctiotL is id¢ntifKd the trustee involvtd decl8res this and h&8 ne iThtluence
over the award of grallL For these re￿￿5, the trustees do ￿t consider it ne¢e55ary (o de¢#il out thes¢
connectioJJs.
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QIJEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRusr
NOTFS TO THF. FI).IP4f.IAI. sfATEMETrUS- contiooed
FOR THE YEAR ENIIED 31 MARCH 2024
17. posr BALAF4CE sHErr EVENts
At the year.cnd th¢ charity in the PTI)Ct&g of s¢lliDE lond ¥ th¢ Coalw&sh¢r for £500.0(Ml. the Sale
expected ￿ formaity complek in the 24r25 year-end.
Page 18

QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRusr
DETAILED STATEME)7 OF FPiLNCL4L ACTivfiiFS
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED JI MARCH 2024
31.3.24
31.3.23
INCOMK AND EI¥DOWMENTS
IDvestm¢nt infom¢
Rents receivable
Othtr fees & licenees
Divid¢nd incom¢
Interest reeetvable
156,451
27,747
4262
5,491
155,722
32,896
4,261
1,109
193951
193,988
Totsl incoming re¥our
193,951
193.988
EXPENDITURE
Charltable actlvltieJ
Queenborough Ilard maintenance
(iranls to institutions
2.904
128.009
2,328
117.921
130,913
120.256
Support¢ostS
GDvern•u¢e ¢tt$¢$
Printing, p05ta8e and stationtry
A¢¢ountAtb¢y aod indL'petwJent examinerfs loes
Bookkeeping
Le8&1 ortd professional feej
InSUTanoe
445
1.500
3.960
33.749
1,017
4.442
248
1.380
3,600
27,564
987
4,774
45,113
38.553
Totsl resoujres ¢xp¢rtded
176,026
158.809
Net ltttome
17,925
35.L79
This page do￿ not form pthofthe finwial stat¢ments
Pag¢ 19