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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1183248

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

FOR

THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Statutory Auditor 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY

THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 4
Report of the Independent Auditors 5 to 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Statement of Financial Position 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 17

THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

On 1 April 2020, the charitable incorporated organisation took over the activities, including all assets and liabilities of The Davidge Usher Trust, charity number 1073939.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The objects of the Charity are:

  1. To further such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine in the Parish of Little Houghton in the county of Northampton.

  2. The furtherance of the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the county of Northampton.

  3. The advancement of education for the public benefit in the county of Northampton and the University of Oxford.

  4. The relief of sickness and protection of good health among people who are sick, convalescing and disabled in the county of Northampton.

  5. To further such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusive charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine in the county of Northampton.

Public benefit

The main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit show that the Trustees have made grants of £ 35,259 to institutions during the course of the year. The details of the grants are set out in the notes of the financial statements. The Trustees in making these grants have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Charity's financial position at the end of the period decreased by £206,894. A profit prior to gains/losses of £143,983 was made, which was then reduced by the decrease in valuation of the investments in the year by £350,877.

Investment policy and objectives

The Trustees have set a policy that the capital funds should be invested so as to maximise the total return (capital growth plus income) with a medium level of risk.

Reserves policy

The policy for holding reserves is to utilise the property income in the maintaining, up keeping and upgrading of the property portfolio, and the investment portfolio utilised for the purposes of making grants to institutions and individuals during the course of the year. The total value of the funds as at the 5th April 2023 all of which are unrestricted is £30,928,114.

FUTURE PLANS

The Trustees intend to continue providing grants in a similar way to the recent past and retaining flexibility as to the timing and scale of grant making.

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THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

The Charity was originally formed by a Trust Deed and is now constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

The Trust was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 3 May 2019. The company number of the CIO registered with Companies House is: CE017387.

There are no specific restrictions imposed by the governing document concerning the way in which the Trust can operate. The Trust Deed authorises its Trustees to invest it resources without restriction and to apply its income and capital for the benefit of such charitable institution or institutions as they see fit.

The method of appointment of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is a self-appointing board and no body is entitled to appoint Trustees. New Trustees are nominated by members of the Board of Trustees and appointed by mutual agreement. When new Trustees are appointed they are given an introduction to the work of the Trust and provided with the information they need to fulfil their roles.

Management of the charity

The Trustees meet quarterly to consider what grants they will make and to review any feedback that they have received. Nominations for grants are handled by Messrs HCR Hewitsons Solicitors.

Day to day running and management of the charity and properties is provided by Fisher German LLP, the Land Agents.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

The main risks that the Trust faces relate to the property and investment portfolios. These risks are reduced by engaging professional agents to manage the property portfolio and holding a diversified portfolio of investments and taking advice from appointed stockbrokers.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number

1183248

Principal address

c/o Fisher German LLP Innovation House Welland Business Park, Valley Way Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7PS

Trustees

D J Smith M S Arrowsmith R Arrowsmith Mrs M P R James Mrs C U Usher R G Allinson (appointed 17/4/23) B M Berridge (appointed 17/4/23)

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THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Auditors

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Statutory Auditor 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY

Solicitors

HCR Hewitsons Lancaster House Nunn Mills Road Northampton NN1 5GE

Bankers

CCLA 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET

Land Agents Fisher German LLP Innovation House Welland Business Park Valley Way Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7PS

Stockbrokers

RBC Brewin Dolphin Ltd 12 Smithfield Street London EC1A 9LA

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

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THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Davidge Usher Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 5 April 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Statement of Financial Position and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the charity operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Charities Act 2011, United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and relevant Taxation legislation.

We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be the override of controls by management and the understatement of revenue. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing meeting minutes, regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission and professional fees, detailed substantive testing on the completeness of income, and reviewing accounting estimates for biases.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

These inherent limitations are particularly significant in the case of misstatement resulting from fraud as this may involve sophisticated schemes designed to avoid detection, including deliberate failure to record transactions, collusion or the provision of intentional misrepresentations.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Statutory Auditor 264 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7DY

Date: 22 February 2024

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THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
3
Investment income
4
Other income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
5
Charitable activities
Grant making activities
Total
Net gains/(losses) on investments
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
2023
2022
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
-
300
439,980
420,115
26,865
11,097
466,845
431,512
222,869
252,103
99,993
46,061
322,862
298,164
(350,877)
2,202,842
(206,894)
2,336,190
31,135,008
28,798,818
30,928,114
31,135,008

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 5 APRIL 2023

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
Investments
11
Investment property
12
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
13
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
14
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
15
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2023
2022
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
2,884,438
3,068,334
27,826,128
27,908,430
30,710,566
30,976,764
86,936
75,833
700,341
698,296
787,277
774,129
(569,729)
(615,885)
217,548
158,244
30,928,114
31,135,008
30,928,114
31,135,008
30,928,114
31,135,008
30,928,114
31,135,008

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Davidge Usher Trust is a charitable incorporated organisation, registered in England and Wales. The CIO's registered number and registered office can be found in the Report of the Trustees.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

The presentation currency for the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the company accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed within the individual accounting policies below.

Income

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.

Donated facilities and donated professional services are recognised in income at their fair value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity. For example, the amount the charity would be willing to pay in the open market for such facilities and services. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure.

No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP. Further detail is given in the Trustees' Annual Report.

Fixed asset gifts in kind are recognised when receivable and are included at fair value. They are not deferred over the life of the asset.

For legacies, entitlement is the earlier of the charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received. At this point income is recognised. On occasion legacies will be notified to the charity however it is not possible to measure the amount expected to be distributed. On these occasions, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Income

Investment income is earned through holding assets for investment purposes such as shares and property. It includes dividends, interest and rent. Where it is not practicable to identify investment management costs incurred within a scheme with reasonable accuracy the investment income is reported net of these costs. It is included when the amount can be measured reliably. Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method and dividend and rent income is recognised as the charity's right to receive payment is established.

Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.

Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the charity.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Investment property

Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Listed investments

Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value with changes recognised in 'net gains/(losses) on investments' in the SoFA if the shares are publicly traded on their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably.

Unlisted investments

Unlisted investments are held at cost less impairment, being the probate value from 2014.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Fund accounting

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

Financial instruments

Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet comprise cash at banks and in hand and short term deposits with an original maturity date of three months or less.

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the SOFA under administrative expenses.

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all of its financial liabilities.

Where the contractual obligations of financial instruments are equivalent to a similar debt instrument, those financial instruments are classed as financial liabilities. Financial liabilities are presented as such in the balance sheet. Finance costs and gains or losses relating to financial liabilities are included in the profit and loss account. Finance costs are calculated so as to produce a constant rate of return on the outstanding liability.

3. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
4.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Rental income
Dividends received
Deposit account interest
2023
£
-
2023
£
373,587
66,105
288
439,980
2022
£
300
2022
£
366,519
53,586
10
420,115

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

5. RAISING FUNDS

Investment management costs
Portfolio management
Management charges
Direct rental expenses
Solar PV payments
6.
GRANTS PAYABLE
Grant making activities
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:
Holdenby House Enterprises
Spencer Contact
Manna House Trust
Daventry Contact
St Johns Ambulance
Lennox Childrens Cancer Fund
Brainwave
Little Houghton CE Primary School
MNDA
Northampton Health Charity
Other grants
Sense
British Polio
KidsOut
Souster Youth Trust
Warts and All Theatre
PCC of the Church of St Mary
2023
£
17,938
45,603
156,211
3,117
222,869
2023
£
35,259
2023
£
10,000
10,000
5,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
259
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,259
2022
£
19,849
58,857
154,491
18,906
252,103
2022
£
18,500
2022
£
-
-
5,000
2,000
2,000
-
500
2,500
-
-
-
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
500
18,500

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THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

7. SUPPORT COSTS

Grant making activities
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
Bank charges
Trustees' Expenses
Auditors' remuneration
Auditors' remuneration for non audit
work
Legal and professional fees
Governance
Finance
costs
£
£
95
64,639
2023
Grant
making
activities
£
95
808
4,664
2,055
57,112
64,734
Totals
£
64,734
2022
Total
activities
£
135
480
7,400
1,700
17,846
27,561

Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:

8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 5 April 2023 nor for the year ended 5 April 2022.

Trustees' expenses

Trustees' expenses 2023
£
808
2022
£
480

Expenses were reimbursed to 1 trustee during the year (2022: 1).

9. STAFF COSTS

The total number of employees during the year was nil (2022: nil).

10. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

All comparative information within the Statement of Financial Activities is included in unrestricted funds.

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THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
MARKET VALUE
At 6 April 2022
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
At 5 April 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 5 April 2023
At 5 April 2022
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
The historical cost of the listed investments is £2,810,853
Listed
investments
£
3,004,334
450,095
(365,416)
(268,575)
2,820,438
2,820,438
Unlisted
investments
£
64,000
-
-
-
64,000
64,000
Totals
£
3,068,334
450,095
(365,416)
(268,575)
2,884,438
2,884,438
3,068,334
3,004,334
64,000
(2022: £2,664,765).
12.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
FAIR VALUE
At 6 April 2022
Revaluation
At 5 April 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 5 April 2023
At 5 April 2022
Fair value at 5 April 2023 is represented by:
Valuation in 2020
Valuation in 2021
Valuation in 2022
Valuation in 2023
Cost
£
27,908,430
(82,302)
27,826,128
27,826,128
27,908,430
£
(678,663)
1,353,153
2,131,045
(82,302)
25,102,895
27,826,128

The properties were revalued to open market value at 5 April 2023 by Fisher German LLP.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
14.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE
Trade creditors
VAT
Other creditors
Grants awarded
Accruals
Rent received in advance
Rental contributions received in advance
15.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
YEAR
At 6/4/22
£
31,135,008
31,135,008
2023
£
61,404
2,100
23,432
86,936
2023
£
9,352
9,689
25
411,759
25,935
36,798
76,171
569,729
Net
movement
in funds
£
(206,894)
(206,894)
2022
£
38,326
8,882
28,625
75,833
2022
£
36,616
17,160
-
408,500
42,985
31,210
79,414
615,885

At

5/4/23
£
30,928,114
30,928,114

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
466,845
466,845
Resources
expended
£
(322,862)
(322,862)
Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
(350,877)
(206,894)
(350,877)
(206,894)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023

15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 6/4/21
£
28,798,818
28,798,818
Net
movement

in funds
£
2,336,190
2,336,190

At

5/4/22
£
31,135,008
31,135,008

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
431,512
431,512

Resources

expended
£
(298,164)
(298,164)

Gains and

losses
£
2,202,842
2,202,842

Movement
in funds
£
2,336,190
2,336,190

16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Transactions involving trustees during the year were as follows:-

Rental receivable on certain properties - all charged at commercial rates and terms: - Mr M S Arrowsmith £31,542

Solar PV payments on certain properties - payable under normal commercial payment terms - Mr M S Arrowsmith £3,117

External Repairs recharged to Davidge Usher - payable under normal commercial payment terms - Mr R Arrowsmith £1,089

Electricity costs recharged to Davidge Usher - payable under normal commercial payment terms - Mr R Arrowsmith £180

Debtors at 5 April 2023 - all receivable under normal commercial payment terms: - Mr M S Arrowsmith £24,841

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