**Charity number: 1194270**
## **THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **UNAUDITED**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **CONTENTS**
||Page|
|---|---|
|**Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers**|1|
|**Trustees' report**|2 - 4|
|**Independent examiner's report**|5|
|**Statement of financial activities**|6|
|**Balance sheet**|7|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|8 - 20|
**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|**Trustees**|Mr J Morgan, Co-opted 1 October 2019|
|---|---|
||Cllr F Boland (appointed 6 July 2023)|
||Cllr N Matthews, Parish Council, nominated 13 May 2019 (resigned 8 April 2023)|
||Miss S J Carey, Chairman|
||Ms S Kenward|
||Ms R Weisz|
||Rev B Knott, Ex-officio 2 July 2020|
||Cllr R Love, KCC nominee from 1 October 2021|
||Mr M Carter, Parish Council nominee from 15 January 2021 (resigned 15 January
2024)|
||Mr G Topping|
||Mrs A Swonnell (appointed 5 April 2024)|
|**Charity registered**
**number**
1194270
**Principal office**
Henwood House
Henwood
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8DH
**Accountants**
Magee Gammon Corporate Limited
Chartered Accountants
Henwood House
Henwood
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8DH
**Bankers**
CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
**Investment Manager**
M&G Charities
PO Box 9038
Chelmsford
CM99 2XF||
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## **THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the year from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
The CIO was formed on 28 April 2021 and the activities, assets and liabilities of the unincorporated charity of the same name (number 209220) were transferred to the CIO on 31 December 2021.
The original Charity was created in 1899 to build a village hall and 8 almshouses with money bequeathed by Robert Thompson. The Trustees are responsible for managing these properties and for enabling the hall to be used for a variety of purposes, at their discretion, within the community.
The Trustees have continued to manage the Saltwood Almshouses, Saltwood Village Hall and the fallow land. The Trustees meet quarterly to plan work and manage the Charity.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Summary objective as per governing document**
To benefit the residents of Saltwood and the surrounding areas to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. The prevention or relief of poverty by providing social housing in the form of almshouse accommodation for persons who have resided in the district of Folkestone, Hythe and Saltwood for not less than 10 years preceding their application for residence and who from age, ill-health or accident are unable to maintain themselves by their own exertions.
The trustees have the power to maintain and manage the Saltwood Village Hall for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objectives and for the public benefit of the community.
## **Achievements and performance**
## **Almshouses**
The charity continued to invest time and money to improve living conditions at the Almshouses and to reduce the environmental impact of the charity’s activities. Two back boilers in the almshouses were replaced with more energy-efficient combi gas boilers. Fireproofing partitions were installed in the attics of 1-4 Rectory Lane. Double glazing was replaced in all properties on Grange Road to improve the insulation. Various maintenance issues were identified and dealt with in a timely manner, including some one-off projects such as replacing patio doors at 2 Rectory Lane and double glazing window installation at 7 Grange Road. External decoration work on Grange Road properties began in September.
One resident gave notice and left a one bedroom almshouse which was subsequently renovated. A new resident was welcomed in November 2023.
Grounds maintenance around the village hall and almshouses included work to trees and hedges to prevent obstruction of public spaces and damage to the buildings. One tree was partially brought down by a storm before planned work could take place.
## **The Village Hall**
The trustees’ policy was to attract more regular hall hirers as they provide a reliable income and keep the hall in good condition compared with occasional users. This has led to a change in balance between regular and occasional users with more regular users and fewer occasional users.
All of the lower wooden windows of the hall were renovated and painted externally. A persistent leak from the roof over the Grange Road room was repaired and the opportunity taken to investigate the condition of the whole roof. Professional advice is that it would be advisable to replace/renovate the whole roof and a panel of trustees is planning the work and looking at how best to fund this major work.
Options to renovate the wall on the Grange Road side of the village hall are also being evaluated.
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**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **Achievements and performance (continued)**
## **Governance**
Cllr Frank Boland became a trustee of the charity following the resignation of Cllr Neil Matthews in April 2023. The policies and procedures that direct the charity continue to be regularly reviewed and updated.
The trustees confirm they have run the charity with due regard to benefiting both people in need and the public in general.
## **Plans for 2023**
The works needed for the village hall roof will be a major focus for the charity in the year ahead and a new quinquennial report is due to be commissioned for the village hall and almshouses.
## **Going concern**
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.
## **Reserves policy**
Consistent with Almshouse Association advice the Charity holds two allocated Extraordinary repair and Cyclical maintenance funds: one for cyclical maintenance to meet the costs of ordinary repair and maintenance items that occur at infrequent but relatively regular intervals; and one for extraordinary repairs such the installation of a new heating system, whole renovations of the almshouses, roof maintenance or other exceptional items. The trustees’ aim is that these two funds should not exceed the total held in cash and pooled investment funds. In addition, the charity holds general reserves which largely constitute the book value of the property and its contents. The Trustees are mindful that both the Village Hall and the Almshouses need equal attention and financial consideration for ongoing maintenance to cover both.
## **Financial Review**
The extensive work at the Almshouses, the Village Hall and the gardens in 2023 led to an increase in the charity’s expenses. The charity will continue to renovate the almshouses during voids and complete the recommendations of the quinquennial report on the condition of our buildings. As a result, the charity suffered a deficit of £20,451 for the year compared to a surplus of £2,814 in 2022. Total reserves stand at £1,951,023 (2022 - £1,971,474), of which £17,248 (2022 - £36,662) is considered to be "free" reserves with no restriction or designated purpose.
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**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Constitution**
The Robert Thompson Charities at Saltwood Kent is a registered charity, number 1194270, and is constituted under a CIO Foundation.
## **Methods of appointment or election of Trustees**
The management of the Charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the CIO Foundation.
## **Financial risk management**
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Charity, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
## **Statement of Trustees' responsibilities**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report 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 & Wales 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 its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and 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 CIO Foundation. 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.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees on 11 July 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
**Miss S J Carey** Chairman
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**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of The Robert Thompson Charities at Saltwood Kent ('the Charity')**
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with 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) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.
Signed:
Dated: 11 July 2024
Andrew John Childs FCA
Magee Gammon Corporate Limited, Henwood House, Henwood, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8DH
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**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|**Note**
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
5
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
6
**Total expenditure**
**Net income/(expenditure) before net**
**gains/(losses) on investments**
Net gains/(losses) on investments
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
**Total funds carried forward**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**200**
**-**
**-**
**200**
**-**
**-**
**200**
**-**
**200**
**-**
**200**
**200**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**100**
**65,737**
**2,713**
**68,550**
**93,171**
**93,171**
**(24,621)**
**3,970**
**(20,651)**
**1,971,474**
**(20,651)**
**1,950,823**|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**300**
**65,737**
**2,713**
**68,750**
**93,171**
**93,171**
**(24,421)**
**3,970**
**(20,451)**
**1,971,474**
**(20,451)**
**1,951,023**|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_-_
_59,478_
_1,422_
_60,900_
_57,266_
_57,266_
_3,634_
_(820)_
_2,814_
_1,968,660_
_2,814_
_1,971,474_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 8 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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## **THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
10
Investments
11
**Current assets**
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
13
**Net current assets**
**Total net assets**
**Charity funds**
Restricted funds
15
Unrestricted funds
15
**Total funds**|**8,093**
**68,089**
**76,182**
**(5,444)**|**2023**
**£**
**1,768,575**
**111,710**
**1,880,285**
**70,738**
**1,951,023**
**200**
**1,950,823**
**1,951,023**|_4,912_
_94,231_
_99,143_
_(5,221)_|_2022_
_£_
_1,769,812_
_107,740_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_1,877,552_
_93,922_|
||||||
|||||_1,971,474_|
|||||_-_
_1,971,474_|
||||||
|||||_1,971,474_|
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 11 July 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
## **Miss S J Carey** Chairman
The notes on pages 8 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **1. General information**
The Robert Thompson Charities at Saltwood Kent is a charity registered in England and Wales under charity number 1194270. The registered office of the charity is Henwood House, Henwood, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8DH.
## **2. Accounting policies**
## **2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements 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), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair' view. This departure has involved following the Charities SORP (FRS 102) published in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The Robert Thompson Charities at Saltwood Kent meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
## **2.2 Income**
All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
Where the donated good is a fixed asset, it is measured at fair value, unless it is impractical to measure this reliably, in which case the cost of the item to the donor should be used. The gain is recognised as income from donations and a corresponding amount is included in the appropriate fixed asset class and depreciated over the useful economic life in accordance with the Charity's accounting policies.
On receipt, donated professional services and facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the Charity which is the amount it would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.
Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable.
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**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **2. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **2.3 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
## **2.4 Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.
## **2.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets costing £500 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.
Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the most appropriate basis..
Depreciation is provided on the following bases:
- Freehold property Not depreciated Freehold property improvements- 10% straight line - Fixtures and fittings 25% reducing balance
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date. The freehold property is considered to have a residual value at least equal to cost and hence no depreciation is provided.
## **2.6 Investments**
Fixed asset investments are a form of financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction cost and subsequently measured at fair value at the Balance sheet date, unless the value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment. Investment gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised, are combined and presented as ‘Gains/(Losses) on investments’ in the Statement of financial activities.
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**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **2. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **2.7 Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
## **2.8 Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## **2.9 Liabilities and provisions**
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.
## **2.10 Financial instruments**
The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **2.11 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.
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## **THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **3. Income from donations and legacies**
|Donations
Grants|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
-
100
200
-
200
100|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**100**
**200**
**300**|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_-_
_-_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_-_|
## **4. Income from charitable activities**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
Almshouses
44,480
Village hall
21,257
65,737
_Total 2022_
_59,478_|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**44,480**
**21,257**
**65,737**
_59,478_|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_43,712_
_15,766_|
|---|---|---|
|||_59,478_|
||||
## **5. Investment income**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
Listed investments income
1,112
Bank interest received
1,601
2,713
_Total 2022_
_1,422_|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**1,112**
**1,601**
**2,713**
_1,422_|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_1,056_
_366_|
|---|---|---|
|||_1,422_|
||||
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**THE ROBERT THOMPSON CHARITIES AT SALTWOOD KENT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **6. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**
## **Summary by fund type**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
Almshouses
54,350
Village hall
38,821
93,171
_Total 2022_
_57,266_|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**54,350**
**38,821**
**93,171**
_57,266_|_Total_
_2022_
_£_
_31,489_
_25,777_|
|---|---|---|
|||_57,266_|
||||
## **7. Analysis of expenditure by activities**
|Almshouses
Village hall
_Total 2022_|**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**2023**
**£**
48,246
32,717
80,963
_46,629_|**Support**
**costs**
**2023**
**£**
6,104
6,104
12,208
_10,637_|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**54,350**
**38,821**
**93,171**
_57,266_|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_31,489_
_25,777_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_57,266_|
||||||
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **7. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)**
## **Analysis of direct costs**
|**Almshouses**
**2023**
**£**
Depreciation and loss on disposal of assets
9,387
Utilities
180
Insurance
1,632
Repairs and maintenance
31,691
Caretaking
-
Gardening
4,916
Window cleaning
-
Legal and professional fees
-
Hall administration
-
Telephone and broadband
-
Subscriptions
440
48,246
_Total 2022_
_26,171_
**Analysis of support costs**
**Almshouses**
**2023**
**£**
Clerk services
4,476
Independent Examiner's fees
922
Trustees insurance
160
Office costs
546
6,104
_Total 2022_
_5,318_|**Village hall**
**2023**
**£**
564
2,147
2,625
13,540
5,265
3,131
170
-
4,233
409
633
32,717
_20,458_
**Village hall**
**2023**
**£**
4,477
922
160
545
6,104
_5,319_|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**9,951**
**2,327**
**4,257**
**45,231**
**5,265**
**8,047**
**170**
**-**
**4,233**
**409**
**1,073**
**80,963**
_46,629_
**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**8,953**
**1,844**
**320**
**1,091**
**12,208**
_10,637_|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_7,973_
_2,085_
_3,279_
_15,557_
_4,241_
_8,167_
_230_
_300_
_3,235_
_477_
_1,085_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_46,629_|
||||_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_7,888_
_2,094_
_321_
_334_|
||||_10,637_|
|||||
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **8. Independent examiner's remuneration**
The independent examiner's remuneration amounts to an independent examiner fee of £1,844 _(2022 - £2,094)_ .
## **9. Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits _(2022 - £NIL)_ .
During the year ended 31 December 2023, no Trustee expenses have been incurred _(2022 - £NIL)_ .
## **10. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost or valuation**
At 1 January 2023
Additions
At 31 December 2023
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2023
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2023
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2023
_At 31 December 2022_|**Freehold**
**property**
**£**
**1,760,985**
**-**
**1,760,985**
**4,603**
**5,052**
**9,655**
**1,751,330**
_1,756,382_|**Fixtures and**
**fittings**
**£**
**15,709**
**8,714**
**24,423**
**2,279**
**4,899**
**7,178**
**17,245**
_13,430_|**Total**
**£**
**1,776,694**
**8,714**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**1,785,408**|
||||**6,882**
**9,951**|
||||**16,833**|
||||**1,768,575**|
||||_1,769,812_|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **11. Fixed asset investments**
|**Cost or valuation**
At 1 January 2023
Revaluations
At 31 December 2023
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2023
_At 31 December 2022_|**Listed**
**investments**
**£**
**107,740**
**3,970**|
|---|---|
||**111,710**|
||**111,710**|
||_107,740_|
## **12. Debtors**
|**Due within one year**
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income|**2023**
**£**
**5,045**
**3,048**
**8,093**|_2022_
_£_
_1,738_
_3,174_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_4,912_|
**13. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
|Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|**2023**
**£**
**1,000**
**4,444**
**5,444**|_2022_
_£_
_850_
_4,371_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_5,221_|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **14. Financial instruments**
||**2023**|_2022_|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|_£_|
|**Financial assets**|||
|Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure|**68,089**|_94,231_|
Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure comprise bank and cash balances.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **15. Statement of funds**
**Statement of funds - current year**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Designated**
**funds**
Extraordinary
Repair Fund
Cyclical
Maintenance
Fund
**General funds**
General Fund
Fixed Asset
Fund
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
Folkestone &
Hythe District
Council
**Total of funds**|**Balance at 1**
**January**
**2023**
**£**
**130,000**
**35,000**
**165,000**
**36,662**
**1,769,812**
**1,806,474**
**1,971,474**
**-**
**1,971,474**|**Income**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**68,550**
**-**
**68,550**
**68,550**
**200**
**68,750**|**Expenditure**
**£**
**-**
**(17,429)**
**(17,429)**
**(75,742)**
**-**
**(75,742)**
**(93,171)**
**-**
**(93,171)**|**Transfers**
**in/out**
**£**
**-**
**17,429**
**17,429**
**(16,192)**
**(1,237)**
**(17,429)**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Gains/**
**(Losses)**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,970**
**-**
**3,970**
**3,970**
**-**
**3,970**|**Balance at**
**31**
**December**
**2023**
**£**
**130,000**
**35,000**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**165,000**|
|||||||**17,248**
**1,768,575**|
|||||||**1,785,823**|
|||||||**1,950,823**|
|||||||**200**|
|||||||**1,951,023**|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **15. Statement of funds (continued)**
The general fund represents the free funds of the charity which are not designated for particular purpose.
The cyclical maintenance fund has been designated by the trustees to meet the cost or ordinary items of repair and maintenance which recur at infrequent but regular intervals, such as internal and external redecoration.
The extraordinary repair fund has been designated by the trustees to cover major repairs and improvements, such as re-roofing or the installation of a new heating system.
The Fixed Asset Fund represents the carrying value of fixed assets which cannot be readily converted into cash. This includes the freehold properties.
The Folkestone & Hythe District Council fund represents a grant received towards the cost of mending the fencing wall on the Grange Road side of the village hall.
## **Statement of funds - prior year**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Designated**
**funds**
Extraordinary
Repair Fund
Cyclical
Maintenance
Fund
**General funds**
General Fund
Fixed Asset
Fund
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|_Balance at_
_1 January_
_2022_
_£_
_124,200_
_18,000_
_142,200_
_1,826,460_
_-_
_1,826,460_
_1,968,660_|_Income_
_£_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_60,900_
_-_
_60,900_
_60,900_|_Expenditure_
_£_
_-_
_(2,374)_
_(2,374)_
_(54,892)_
_-_
_(54,892)_
_(57,266)_|_Transfers_
_in/out_
_£_
_5,800_
_19,374_
_25,174_
_(1,794,986)_
_1,769,812_
_(25,174)_
_-_|_Gains/_
_(Losses)_
_£_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_(820)_
_-_
_(820)_
_(820)_|_Balance at_
_31_
_December_
_2022_
_£_
_130,000_
_35,000_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||_165,000_|
|||||||_36,662_
_1,769,812_|
|||||||_1,806,474_|
|||||||_1,971,474_|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **16. Summary of funds**
## **Summary of funds - current year**
|
Designated
funds
General funds
Restricted funds|**Balance at 1**
**January**
**2023**
**£**
**165,000**
**1,806,474**
**-**
**1,971,474**|**Income**
**£**
**-**
**68,550**
**200**
**68,750**
_Income_
_£_
_-_
_60,900_
_60,900_|**Expenditure**
**£**
**(17,429)**
**(75,742)**
**-**
**(93,171)**
_Expenditure_
_£_
_(2,374)_
_(54,892)_
_(57,266)_|**Transfers**
**in/out**
**£**
**17,429**
**(17,429)**
**-**
**-**
_Transfers_
_in/out_
_£_
_25,174_
_(25,174)_
_-_|**Gains/**
**(Losses)**
**£**
**-**
**3,970**
**-**
**3,970**
_Gains/_
_(Losses)_
_£_
_-_
_(820)_
_(820)_|**Balance at**
**31**
**December**
**2023**
**£**
**165,000**
**1,785,823**
**200**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**1,951,023**|
|||||||_Balance at_
_31_
_December_
_2022_
_£_
_165,000_
_1,806,474_|
|**Summary of funds - prior year**|||||||
|Designated
funds
General funds|_Balance at_
_1 January_
_2022_
_£_
_142,200_
_1,826,460_
_1,968,660_||||||
|||||||_1,971,474_|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **17. Analysis of net assets between funds**
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - current year**
|Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**Total**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
-
1,768,575
-
111,710
200
75,982
-
(5,444)
200
1,950,823|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
**1,768,575**
**111,710**
**76,182**
**(5,444)**
**1,951,023**|
|---|---|---|
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year**
|Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**Total**|_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_1,769,812_
_107,740_
_99,143_
_(5,221)_
_1,971,474_|_Total_
_funds_
_2022_
_£_
_1,769,812_
_107,740_
_99,143_
_(5,221)_
_1,971,474_|
|---|---|---|
## **18. Related party transactions**
The charity has not entered into any related party transaction during the year. In the previous year, the charity received a donation of the activities and net assets of an unincorporated charity of the same name. There are no outstanding balances owing between related parties and the charity at 31 December 2023 _(2022 - £NIL)_ .
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