Independent Examlner's Report to the Tntstees of EITzabeth Trfouse Cwkham I report to the trustees on my examlnation of thÈ accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. Respoftsibilltkes and basts ol report As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preporatbon otthe accounis In accordance with the requirements of the Chartties Act 20111.the Art'l. I report In respect of my examlnation of the charlvs accourtts carried out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act and in G)rrylftg out my examination I have followed all the 3pplic3ble Direttions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Art. Independent examiner's ststement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no matedal matters have come to my attent￿In in connection with the exarnination 8iVin8 me cause to belteve that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity os required by section 130 of the Act; or the accounts dld not accofd with those rLYords' or the accounts did not cornp￿ wrth the applicable requ1￿MentS concemin8 the form and content of accounts set out ift the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gr￿e a true and falr viev/ vthith is not a matter considered as part of an independerrt examlnatio I have no concerns and have come acfOSS rn? other matters in connettM)n wlth the examination to which attention should be drawn In this report in orderto enab￿ a proper under51andin8 of the actourtts to be reached. S￿￿ed- Name: Address: SFIF-4fLQul) SfL LAp4L Date: Elknabeth H￿$* Cookham Annual accounts for the period oV¢M/z024 To l10d•r￿dth 3VOy2025 No Section A Statement of financial activities Unrestritted Re¥tricLe¢J Incom•fvnd5 Erydowmpnl funds Prior year fund5 Tot41 fwids IncorTrtr* r•M>urc•5 {NOt¢ 3) 25,455 64,213 5,386 1.430 25.455 64.213 5386 1.430 50.253 59,374 7,459 2.297 Olhw tr•thn8a(tp Total 96.484 96884 119,383 RL)sources Èxpended {Note 4) Eywndlt¥r•on.' Ch4th•ble ètti&il 137.150 .150 136.224 137.150 137.IXI 136.214 Net incomellex￿nd1tUrtj belore Invesfmert galnsllk>ssesl 16.841 1.222 6,354 10.487 Net In￿Me/{￿xpendlturn1 Other reco8nE5ed plnslllossesl: G￿￿5•fid NrtM0￿mcftt infvnds 10.487, Reconciliotlon ojfvnds." TOT￿￿￿￿*r)lo￿tht fofW•Fd 37U,14g 330,7¢ 380,635 370.148 Totollun4ts coKiiedfvn¥ord 330,704 Section B Balance sheet UnrostFlcted fte5tri(ted Efidown￿t fimd5 incorne fund% funds Totslthknyw Tot•1 l•si y Fixed assets Tanglble a55ets INotÈ 61 238223 168.553 TotaE fi¥ed assets 168.553 Current assets st￿ks (Note 71 DtbtOTS (Nots 81 In¥estments INote 9) Cash at bank and in haF Total cunent assets SOD soo 1.473 82.249 IN73 81.026 16,/05 204,635 Credltors: amounts fallln8 due within one vear (Note 101 1.628 Net tyryeni asse¥sllllabllbtbe51 201.595 Totsl atsets less ¢urrefit liablliti¢S 370.148 Creditor5: wnount5 fJifillg du¢ afttt one year ProTAslonsft¥r liabllltbES Totsl rt a$5ets or liabU¥ti Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Tot¥1 funds 330.7C 33Q.704 370,148 330,704 330,704 370,148 370,1411 8ned ￿ two injstèos on behllolallrhtr InJ5t•4S ikni¢ ttf apptov ddlrnrnlv S*n•turE Prlnt Name 8111 Bennett Martin Sheeh¥ FCA FCCA DChA 0slr)6 CC17a IEKc•ll Sertion C Notes to the accounts Note l Basis of preparation 1.18asls of accounting These accounts have been prepared under the hlstortcal c05t convention with items recognised ai cost or tran5actlon value unless otherwise rtated in the relevant note5 to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared In accordance wilh: the Statement of Recommended Prattice: Accountin8 and Reportln8 by Charities preparin8 their accounts In accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffectlve l January 20191 and wlth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of I￿land IFRS 1021 and wlth the Charltles Att 201L The charity constltute5 a public benefft entity as defined by FRS 102. 1.2 Golng concern The accounts have been prepared on a going concem basis and the Tnjsiees believe ihat no Tnaterial uncertainties exist. The Tnthees have consklered the level of funds held and the expected Income and expenditure for the next 12 months. CC17a (Excell 2PJ0512025 Scclion C otes to the accountfi Note 2 2.1 INCOME IhErnonoUry ¥Mh suTrhthontr*h•tylrty. pirm*ttd tylht FH5 102 50RPc* FASIOL GrJtrtsaAd soFAwh•nthiy￿1 •krffleT IS_50105_IJFR5J07 L•w*sArE lrttludod ￿￿t￿sOFA￿h￿ [or￿ttl￿n￿ orthpr*sthmthettlnlfal orth￿ thiFrt¥or b￿br￿t. hqbp try%tevY ￿n￿lIr￿P￿L M&￿ul¢d relthbty. 12 EXPENDtruRE AND LIABILtriES bllutj￿ (￿￿miTt￿li*(￿1rtylI1￿* Ou¢ i¢¥JIM￿￿1￿thtobiw1￿￿tse rnè45ured ¥Afbrt•VJn4ble iert•thty. CMdIt￿5 FASJ02 SOIP. 11.IItO IL 19. F￿102 SIMP 13 ASSET5 •¥*•*Ets1ty4W ftyrnweitytyirwyew. r05t*kntU50 Ets*miltiiertl¥•slhryl•ll due. rhyw¢¥*￿Jjt IAU ¥*yee¥qpTVJhreip•qu4tth ¥sts•*hiinO￿1niIr¥rnent 5eciion C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 3 Anaty45 Ot Income Irrf(￿rUnI5 lunds An•lysls Donattons4nd Donationsand ifts 6rfE Aid 16,829 3,676 I6￿29 3,626 21061 2,73a 9,121 Generalgrènis pmided by8pvernrnent/fxhtr (￿rI1$e$ Otl*r 17J37 Tol•l 25.455 25ASS SQ253 frrternlJer5hp subscriptM?n5 4.563 36,505 19.742 350 3.OS3 4563 36,505 19,742 350 3.051 4.068 38,561 13.889 Lunches Re Sund ThEatre 2.628 Tot•1 64213 64213 5%374 Othertr•dln8 •(ti¥tties: Fundr￿S+r4 5386 7.459 htr 5386 Ino)me from Inttrest Incth7be Iyvidend inc(hne 8ent41 and leA5in Other IA30 L4XI 2,297 Total IA30 44Y> TrL. Tat* YOTNLINCOME 96A84 96A84 119,383 CC17• (EX￿} 2WOY2025 5ectson C Notes to Ihe accounts Icontl Noto 4 Analysis of expend¢ture Thi51*•r R*strkt•d Anatysis EKpendltyreon raisln$ funds= StJRing lundraising events Irrfurrtlyr Tvtilknd¥ fub¥Js Twlfvr 343 343 611 611 Totsl expenditurt on r4sinKlunds 343 611 6Jl EXPenthtU￿ un tharft3ble artivltl EmplDymvni 62.891 62,891 62.037 62.037 CJtenn8 Contract caterin£ 7.582 7.582 6.489 6,489 636 636 1,235 1.235 Ingjrance 1.694 5.110 1.533 5.280 1.533 5,280 Maintenance 5.110 Cleaning 9.398 2.092 3.833 1,844 3.833 1.844 Tektpk￿nÈ IT sèr￿c*S 2.092 5,104 L.426 2,C￿0 S.104 1.426 2,351 1,210 2.351 Waste dJspDsal Retrt 1.210 Gas, elottri¢iiY& wat*r 6.480 10,038 1,218 10,038 1.218 coul￿ & iraining 804 8.515 3.242 8.sls 3.242 6.378 2.497 979 6.378 IheaLre 5rètM)nery LIcen￿$ 979 159 159 Lrfal & wofessiorwl fees Uankch3r8es Sundry sa￿ OffiK￿ assets 129 129 9212 9,212 715 715 60 1.252 1252 2.072 2,072 43 21 21 Leasehold premise5 amOrtisat￿n Extension OrnDfD5atio 2,￿0 2.000 FurnlturE Ond EquipmtntdepreclatloTh Lrft depfe¢wtv)n 10,687 10.687 10.973 10,973 3.261 3,261 3,261 3,261 Totsl expenditurEQnrh•ri￿b1C¥ui¥1tres 136A07 J36.807 135.613 135ffl3 TOTAL EXPENOITURE J37.350 137,150 136.224 136.224 CC17• (&c 28A)Y2025 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Pald ornpl0￿$ 5.15t•fl Costs Thisy stswr Salarles ahN4waKes Pemlon crJ5t5 Ideflned contrfbutlon stheme) Otherefflployee benefi 61￿91 62.037 61￿•1 Q37 fortht It￿>rtin& &*rfodof fiwjre than£￿.{>)0 Th1$ year Number Lart year NumbEr 5a A¥*rny Fk**d t¢￿AtInth*y￿I The ￿rtS ofthe thaiTty in Twhiththe emplo￿e$ work Fundraisin CTharlubl• Adl¥ltl¢s 60￿MInCe Ot￿r Tot•1 N<>ts 6 Tan9tbl• fixed assots &1 Co•t or valu•tlon Flxturrs. Ilttlngs •nd kItc￿￿ •qulpm•nt Totsl At the teginniTrJ of h yaar Adth"twJns 216.177 26.0 121,536 86,715 86.715 D￿pOsal3 Al erwJ ofthe year 22.351 e•• SL SL Ovi 8 y¢Hrs SL Over 5 ye4r5 At beginning ol tht year Oi$pDsals Depre￿ilon Imparment Al end of th6 year 65.398 22.828 107,024 22,235 10,687 195 250 2.980 3.262 16,929 476 6.2 bwk value Net book vajue 81 Ihe beglnnlrvJ of the year Net v￿ue at the end ol the y 150.TT9 14,512 90.424 168,553 238.223 147.799 CC17a S&ction C Notos to the accounts l¢onti Note 7 Stocks stock Food and Con$umable¥ Charrtable activitses: op￿ing 500 AfA¥•dlrtp•rlod EXp•ns•dlnp￿"Qd 500 rotal th18 ***r Tol•lpr•vAous yoBr 5QO Not• 8 Debtors and prepayments Analysis of d•btors Thls y•ar L•st ￿at Trade debti)rs Prnpaymonts and aecn*d locom• Other debtors Totsl 1.473 Nots9 Inveslment assets Analy51s of current ￿Set Investments ThIB y•ar L•styMr Cash or cash •quivalenis Llsied investments Investment properties Social inwstments Oth•r Inv•slm•nts Totsl 82.249 81.026 Not• 10 cr￿l¢Or$ and accrnals Amtysis of cr•ditorn unts falling duo withln one y*ar Amourtts falling du• after more than one year Thi¥ year This y￿r Last year Accruals for gnnts payable B•nk loans and overdrafts Trdde creditor4 Payments received on account for Contracts or performance-related grjnts Accru413 and deferred income Taxation and social Security 732 S21 375 1.801 Tr)tsl CC17a IEx(a) Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start dato ltsnth Year April 2024 Period end date Month ¥¥rrh From 01 To 31 202$ Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Elizabeth House Cookham Registered charity number lif any) 1188342 Charity's principal address Station Hill Cookham Maidenhead. Berks SL6 9BS Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Office [If ary) Dates acted if not for vthole gar Jill Cruse Suzanne Shellabear Bill Bennett Chair Jenny Elton Martin Sheehy Sarah Renton Secretary Treasurer Sally James Paul Webb 10 Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members President.. Lady Aurelia Young Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts The charity's goveming document is that of a CIO Association Constitution. dated 4 March 2020. Type of goveming document How the charity is constituted The charity is a Charttable Incorporated Organisation and was registeréd wrth the Charty Commission on 4 March 2020. charity number 1188342. Trustee seledion methods I | The charty recrurts trustees as needed. typically when a skn'lls gap is identified or when a trustee retires. Trustee selection A potential candidate is selected by using a network of contacts. The role is discussed with the candidate who would then meet with other trustees and observe a trustees, meeting before the posttion would be fomally offered or confinned. Additional governance issues Induction and training of new trustees When a tnjstee is appointed. they are required to read The Essenlial Trustee,, guidan￿ published by the Charity Commission. If they have any questions, they are encouraged to ask the Chair or other trustees. Consideration of major risks The trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational nsks which the charity faces_ The most significant risk 15 associated wth the chanty's care of its members and other stakeholders. The Charity takes every step lo ensure that it provides a safe and legal environment for rts members. visitors, volunteers and staff. The trustees are content thal other systems are in place to mitigate general bu5ine5s and operational risk. The trustees do not believe that there are any other areas of significant risk. Section C Ob'ectives and activities To promote the weEfare of the aged in any manner which is now is or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable within the county of Berkshire and in particular, to cater for those over 60 mainly living in Cookham and district, that is particularly the lonely. the frail and the elderly and to provide space for their n￿d5 and companionship. Summary of the objects of the harity set out in its governing document In setting our objectives and planning our activities, we have Considered the Chanty Commission's guidan￿ on public benefit. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the slatutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefiti Elrzabeth House provides its members with Companionship as well as access lo a wide range of facilities, together wrth the aim of promoting wider communty involvement and integration. The charity achieves this by providing the best possible care and support to -rts memters and by making full use of its facilities and the passion of l its slaff and volunteers. Additional details of objectives and activities Elrzabeth House Day Centre could not operate wtthout the dedication and input of volunteers who give their time and skills to the members arKJ staff. The volunteers carry out several roles induding driving members to and from the Centre.. preparing and serving lunche5 and hot drinks- he5ping the members to have an enjoyable and stimulating time while at the Centre. Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year Elizabeth House continues to thrive and deliver on Ils mission of providing support and companionship to independent senior citizens in the local community. Our membership has a degree of turnover due to the age profile but we continuously recruTt new members. We have also been very Suc￿sSful in keeping the membership level high and it currenlly stands at just over 180. During the past financial year we have recruited a new cook who is providing varied and nulrttious meals. Each day the cook prepares a tw( course meal that contributes to the health and welkbeing of our members and which our members tell us they really enjoy. In last year's report we set out that we were planning to replace our kitchen, which was in severe need of updating. In re￿nt yeats we had been very fortunate to have received legacies which were given to the charty in the hope that they would be used to fund a capital project. We have therefo￿ used these legacies to fund our new professionally designed kitchen which is not only a more efficient workspace Ihan previously but is also fitted out with modem Gatering equipmenL We continue to be joined by a number of new volunteers who step into the shoes of those who retire or move away. Thanks to these individuals, the number of volunteers is at its highest ever level. currently exceeding 80 people. The trustees continue to show their app￿ciatIOn to the volunteers by holding 'thank you, parties and to contsnue to give the Volunteer Recognition Award. which is used to reward those volunteers who go above and beyond. This award comprises a free hotel break for Iwo nights for Ihe volunteer who wjns the award together wtth one person they would like to share tt with. Two awarrls were made in 2024 and in 2025. The volunteers regularly express their love for their role at the charrty and this is testament to the welcoming environment and good management Ihat exists here. Our volunteers also tell us that Ihey find their involvement with Elizabeth House is valuable for their own well being and has also resulted in thern maknng new friends among the community. The Day Centre runs activities every weekday. These activities are both physically and mentally stimulating and we introduce new things, alongside the old favouriles to keep them fresh. Not all the activtties are provided for free and we have been fortunate in applying for and re￿Iving granls to help fund some of these activities. One such example being an annual boat trip along the River Thames. which has been funded by a local charity called The Cherrypickers of Cookham Dean, who are one of the many local organisations who support us. We are extremely grateful to all the organisations who help fund our activities: wnning costs and projects which allow us to maintsin the se[v[￿ that we provide to our members. Section D Achievements and performance Our most Important achievement is creating a comfortable place where members enjoy their day. The staff and volunteers do a tremendous job supporbng and engaging with our member5. Everyone involved with Elizabeth House can be proud to be involved wlh such a successful chanty. Section E Financial review It is the policy of Elizabeth House to maintain unrestricted funds which are the free reserves held by the charity at a level SLrficierrt lo meet the annual running costs. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The trustees are committed to revEw this policy annually to ensure there are sufficient free reserves to provide financial flexibility over the coming years. Details of any funds materially j None in deficit Section F Declaration Th¢ trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature Full name, Bill Bennett Martin Sheehy FCA FCCA DChA Position Chair Treasurer Date