ELIZABETH HOUSE enditure for the ear ended 31 March 2026- for AGM Income & ex 2026 2025 Income Gift aid Donations and legacies Grants Fundraising Membership subscriptions Lunches Rent received Theatre an¢J sundry Income Total income 2,585 17,873 6.528 15,682 7,350 38,318 28,188 730 117,254 3,626 16,829 5,000 5,386 4,563 36,505 19,742 3,403 95,054 Expenditure Employment Catering Activities Insurance, maintenance & cleaning Telephone, stationery & IT costs Gas, electricity. water & waste disposal Courses & training Legal & professional fees Theatre and sundry expenditure Depreciation Total expenditure 64,081 11,555 6,899 17.617 6.021 9,154 1,193 62.891 8,218 8,515 16,202 7,880 9,906 804 129 5,720 16,885 137,150 4,276 21,534 142.330 Operdting Ideflcltl 125,076) 142,0961 Snterest received Movement in investments 1.211 2,576 3,787 1.430 1,222 2,652 Net (deficit) 121,289} 139,4441
ElIZABH HOUSE Balance sheet as at 31 March 2026-forAGM 2026 2025 Flxed assets Leasehold premises Extension Lift, furniture & equipment Total flxed assets 51,696 93,125 73,769 52,675 95,125 90,423 Z18.590 238.223 Current assets Bank accounts Investments Debtors Stock 100,746 9,887 82,249 1,473 500 2,252 5(Kl 103,498 322.088 94.109 332,332 Totsl assets Current liabilities Creditors 12.6n 1,628 12,672 1,628 Net assets 309A15 330,704 Funds Unrestricted funds Brought forward at 01104125 IDeficitl for year Carried forward at 31103126 330,71)4 121,2891 370,148 139,4441 309.415 330,704
Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Month Ye•r April 2025 Period end date Frorn 01 To 31 2026 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Elizabeth House Cookham Registered charity number (if any) 1188342 Charity's principal address Station Hill Cookham Maidenhead. Berks SL6 98S Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Offic• lif any) Date5 acted rf not forwhole oar Trustse name Bill Bennett Chair Jenny Ellon Manpartap Singh Suzanne Shellabear Secretary Treasurer wi chair From 141h July 2025 Paul Webb Sarah Renton Sally James Sheridan Hayter From 14th July 2025 10 Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members ' President- Mandy Brar
Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts The charity's governing 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 Charitable Incorporated Organisation and was registered with the Charty Commission on 4 March 2020, charity number 1188342. Amended 17 October 2025 Trustee seleotion methods Trustee selection The charity recruits trustees as needed. typically when a skills gap is identified or when a IWSt retires. A potential candKlate 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 position would be fonnally offered or confirmed. Additional governance issues Induction and training of new trustees Vvhen a trustee is appointed. they are required to read 'The Essential Trustee.. guidan published by the Charty Commission, and make themselves familiar wth our policieslpfocedures. If they have any quests'ons, they are encouraged to ask the Chair or other trustees. Consideration of major risks The trustees have examined the major strategic. business and operational risks which the charity fas, hence our series of policieslprocedures. The most signrficant risk is associated wth the charity's safeguarding and welfare of ils member5. The charity takes every step to ensure that rt provides a safe environment for tts members, visitors. volunteers and staff. The trustees are content that other systems are in pla to mrtwJate general business and OFeralional risk. The trustees review policieslprocedures on a rotational basis or when a signfficant change occurs.
Section C ectives and activities The objects of the CIO are to promote the welfare of the aged in any manner which now is or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable and in particular. to cater for those aged over 60. mainly Itving in Cookham and district. in need of day centre care, that is particularly the lonely, the frail and the eldedy: and to F)rovide Spa for their needs and companionship. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document In setting our objecttves and planning our adivrfties, we have considered the Charity Commission's guidan on public LEneltt. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefft in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that truslees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charfty Commission on public benefit) Elizabeth House provides its members with companionship as well as access to a wide range of facilities, together with the aim of promoting wider community involvement and integration. The charity achieves this by providing the test possible care and support lo its members and by makn'ng full use of its facilities and the passion of its staff and volunteers.
Additional details of obje¢tives and aclivities Elizabeth House Day Centre could not operate without the dedication and input of volunteers who give their time and skills lo the members arKI staff. The volunteers carry out several roles including driving members to and from the Centre,. preparing and serving lunches and hot drinks.. helping the members to have an enjoyable and stimulating ts'me while at the Centre.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the ¢lwrity during the year Elizabeth House is continuing to thrive as a Day Centre and deliver on its misston of providing support and companionship to independent senior dtizens in the local community. By the nature of our charity. which serves older people, we have had a turnover of our members over the year but we have levera8ed our contacts with social providers within The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. our local GPS and pharmacies and raisin8 our profile with the Voluntary Sector in our Borough to ensure that they (an dirert the elderly to us if it is seen that they would benefit from what we offer. This has helped to maintain our membership level at around 170 at the end of the financial year 2026. Our new cook, who joined us in October 2024, ha5 produced a variety of nutritious cooked lunches which are very well liked a5 well as being good for you,. We have attivtties in the mornin8 and afternoon of every weekday and whilst some are standard on some days of the week, notably our exercise classes, we have introduced new people to come and entertain ~ musical acts, different quizzers, different talks. - and we are continuing with new forms of exercise, activtties and outin85 into this current financial year. Our chiropodist and hairdresser still provide their seNices to members on our premises. Our programme contributes to the wellbeing of our members, both mentally and physically, in an enjoyable way. We have our army of 80 volunteers. The volunteers cover driving members to and from Elizabeth House. serving tealcoffee and bi5CUit5 in the morning, helping the cook prepare lunch, laying tables and servin lunch. clearin8 away and washing up. and running activities or chatting to our members. They help with our fundraising activities and assist with supporting members on outings. We are extremely grateful to all of them for what they do and how well they do tt. And our volunteers do tell us how much they personally get back. We were proud to give out our long service awards at our volunteers thank you, party in March and these awards are testament to the commitment of our volunteers. We had I certificate for 40 year51 other recipients have been with us for between 10 to 25 years. We are also part of the Room to Reward scheme which alSows us to nominate volunteers who have consistently gone over nd above their normal volunteering dutie5 to support the running of the Day Centre and tts members. We had 3 nominations accepted in 2025. The Day Centre could not run without the expertise of our manager, our cook and bookkeeper/administrator who do an excellent job of lookin8 after our member5 and volL2nteers. Our staff are much loved and appreciated. The running of the Day Centre is in large part funded by membership subscriptions and a daily fee. plus money from room rentals. These costs were increased as of September 2025 in order to improve our sustainability from self-generated income. We had a very successful
Section D Achievements and performance year of fundraising and all these combined accounted for 76% of our income in year ending March 2026. an upward shift from 70% the year befo. It is expected that this percenta8e will increase in this current financial yearwhen we have a full 12 months of the price increases. There were 2 significant fundraising events added to our calendar in 2025 our President, Mandy Brar, who at the time was mayor ofThe Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, put on an Indian themed evening which raised £3.750. and one of our very lon8Standing members, Geraint Lewis. sponsored The London Welsh Male Voice Choir for a concert at Holy Trinity Church. Cookham, which raised £4.100 for us. We are very grateful indeed for these special achievements. Our regular fLtndraisers which we run each year were more successful even than previous years and we appreciate very much the help from our staff, volunteers and trustees who made all this happen. On top ofthese income streams we do rely on donations and grants to meet our expendtture. Again we were delighted to receive an increase of 6% in donation5llegacies and 30% in 8rants compared to the previous year and so our overall financial performance forthe year was significantly better. We 3re extremely grateful to all the organisations who help fund our activities, running costs and project5 which allow us to maintain the service that we provide to our members. As ever, our most important achievement is creating a comfortable place where members enjoy their day. The staff and volunteers do tremendous job supporting and engaging with our members. Everyone at Elizabeth House can be proud to be involved with such a successful charTty.
Section E Financial review It is the policy of Elizabeth House to maintain unrestrictéd funds which are the free reserves held by the Charty at a level sufficient to meet the annual running costs. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The trustees are commbtted to review this policy annually to ensure there are sufficient free reserves to provide financial flexibilrty over the coming years. Detalls of any funds materially in deficit None Section F Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the tru5tees' report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature Full name Bill Bennett Sally James Position Chair Trustee Date ¥1 1818 2&
Independent Examlner's Report to thè Trust•89 of Ellz8beth Hou$9 Cookham I report to the trustees on my examlnatlon ol the 8ccounts ol the above charity forth8 year ended 31" March 2026. Responsibilities and basi¥ of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible lor the preparation of the account$ in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examinailon of the ch8rity's accounts carried out under se¢tion 145 01 thé 2011 Act and in carrying out my exgmination I have followed 8llthè 8ppIic8blg directions gNen by the Charity commission under section 145151 Ibl of the Aci. Independent examiners statement I have completed myexamin£tion. I confirm that no material matters have cometo my attention in connection th the examination giving me causeto believe that in any materi81 respeet.. accounting recordswère not kept in respeci of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act- or 2. the accounts did not accord with Ihose records,. or 3. the 8ccounts diiy noi complywith the 8ppIic8ble requirements concerning the toim and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 otherthan anyrequirèmentthat the ac¢ounts give a'true and fairview'which is not 8 matter considered as p8ft of an independent examination. I have no concems 8nd have come 8cr08s no Oiher matters in eonnection with the ex8mination io which attention should be drawn in this report in orderto enable 8 proper understandivg of the accounts to be reached. &gned.. Name.. Address.. £firiELD SetrwSI&L) LAW& weST £LI L)fy Date: