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2023-08-31-accounts

Trust registration number: 1195105

The Debney Endowment Trust

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023

The Debney Endowment Trust

Contents

Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Report 2 to 6
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 7
Independent Examiner's Report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10
Cash Flow Statement 11
Notes to the Financial Statements 12 to 21

The Debney Endowment Trust

Reference and Administrative Details

Chairman

Trustees

Trust Registration Number Principal Office

Independent Examiner

Investment Manager

Bankers

Richard Hubble

Rebecca Crean, ex-officio as Head Teacher of Tonbridge Grammar School

Richard Hubble Geraldine Hughes Michael Joyner Nigel Stratton, Nominated 1195105 Tonbridge Grammar School Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JR Redshield Business Solutions Limited Chartered Accountant Suite 3, 1 - 3 Warren Court Park Road Crowborough East Sussex TN6 2QX Brewin Dolphin 12 Smithfield Street London EClA 9LA Unity Trust Bank pie Four Brindleyplace Birmingham Bl 2JB Close Brothers 4th Floor 10 Crown Place London EC2A 4FT

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Trustees' Report

The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the Trust for the year ended 31 August 2023.

Objectives and activities

Objects and aims

The advancement of education by support of Tonbridge Grammar School, (the School), or students, former students and potential students of the School, in particular, but not exclusively by: a. Promotion of social inclusion;

b. Provision of bursaries and prizes;

c. Provision of items, services and facilities.

Objectives, strategies and activities

In the period under review a small number of bursaries have been given to current students.

Public benefit

In the period under review the Trust carried out its object by uniquely funding bursaries to current students, thereby advancing social mobility and inclusion and widening access to a grammar school education. In future years the Trust also intends to support initiatives which engage with primary school students to encourage them to consider applying to Tonbridge Grammar School. The Trust will support initiatives to support social inclusion and the wellbeing of students.

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Grant making policies

All applications for funding either from the School or individual students are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Use of volunteers

All trustees give their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid in the period. Apart from the trustees, the Trust has no other volunteers.

Achievements and performance

Grants awarded in the year under review were modest in value. The trustees anticipate that grant requests will grow as information about the Trust becomes more widely known in the school community. The Trust is exploring more ways to support initiatives which widen student access to the School and initiatives which enable all students to flourish.

The Trust has not taken part in any fundraising during the period.

Income earned on the capital funds of the Trust were sufficient to meet the required grants awarded from the Trust.

Financial review

During the year the Trust funds were held in interest and non-interest-bearing bank accounts and investments, the investments having been made at the end of the last financial year. Therefore, there was no material change in the financial position of the Trust during the year.

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Trustees' Report ( continued)

Policy on reserves

The objective is to maintain the real capital value of the fund while at the same time using the income generated for student bursaries and other objects of the Trust.

Principal funding sources

The Trust was established with two initial payments from Tonbridge Grammar School. One payment was as a lasting tribute to the Coen family who gave a substantial gift to help support the School's work to widen access to a Tonbridge Grammar School education. The other payment was as a lasting tribute to Miss Joy Debney, teacher of history and school archivist, who was associated with Tonbridge Grammar School for many years and who named the School as the sole beneficiary of her estate when she died in 2017.

Investment policy and objectives

The majority of the Trust's funds are placed with an Investment Manager. The policy is to maintain the capital value of the fund in real terms and to use the income to support the objects of the Trust. If the demand for bursaries exceeds the income consideration will be given to topping up from capital.

The Trust follows as far as possible the ethical investment policy, supported by the School.

Plans for future periods

Aims and key objectives for future periods

The trustees of The Debney Endowment Trust seek to support Tonbridge Grammar School in advancing the School's commitment to widening access and social mobility by promoting admissions to the School for financially disadvantaged children, and through the provision of bursary and other grants to ensure that no child already at the School is excluded from any aspect of the education and activities due to personal financial constraints.

The trustees are keen to accept donations to the Trust to grow the capital base and generate income to meet expected growth in demand for bursary support.

Going concern

The trustees do not believe there are any uncertainties about the continuation of the Trust as a going concern.

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The Debney Endowment Trust Trustees' Report ( continued)

Trustees and officers

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Trustees:

Rebecca Crean, ex-officio as Head Teacher of Tonbridge Grammar School (appointed 1 September 2022) Richard Hubble Geraldine Hughes Michael Joyner Nigel Stratton, Nominated

Chairman: Richard Hubble

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

The Trust is constituted as a CIO. The governing document is the Constitution dated 8 July 2021.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

The majority of the trustees are to be appointed by the trustees. There is to be at least one, and no more than two, trustees nominated by Tonbridge Grammar School. The Head Teacher is to be an ex-officio trustee, provided that they are happy to accept the office.

Organisational structure

The trust is managed by the trustees. At quarterly trustees' meetings the trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of activity for the Trust, including consideration of grant making, investment, risk management policies and performance. The administration of grants and the processing and handling of applications prior to consideration by the trustees, is delegated to the strategic lead for bursaries at the School.

The School's bursary committee meets regularly throughout the academic year, to consider new applications fulfilling the relevant criteria and make recommendations for funding. The committee monitors information regarding trends in applications and forecasts for future funding needs and makes recommendations to the trustees.

The financial records are maintained by the School's finance team.

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Trustees' Report ( continued)

Relationships with related parties

Tonbridge Grammar School

The Trust was created to receive donations and legacies left to Tonbridge Grammar School and to use those funds for the advancement of education by support of the School. The School nominates a trustee and the Head Teacher is an ex-officio trustee.

Major risks and management of those risks

The trustees have considered the major risks to which the Trust is exposed and have reviewed those risks and have established procedures to manage those risks.

The trustees consider variability of investment returns on the permanent endowment to constitute the Trust's major financial risk. The extreme volatility in world stock markets has demonstrated this risk. The trustees take account of the performance and outlook for investment returns and keep the level of awards under careful review.

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The Trust's activities expose it to a number of financial risks including credit risk, cash flow risk and liquidity risk. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the Trust's policies approved by the board of trustees, which provide written principles on the use of financial derivatives to manage these risks. The Trust does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Cash flow risk

Interest bearing assets are held in short notice deposit accounts to ensure certainty of cash flows on changes to variable interest rates.

Credit risk

The Trust's principal financial assets are bank balances and investments. An allowance for impairment is made where there is an identified loss event which, based on previous experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability of the cash flows.

The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. The Trust has no significant concentration of credit risk, with exposure spread over a large number of counterparties and customers.

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Trustees' Report ( continued)

Liquidity risk

In order to maintain liquidity to ensure that sufficient funds are available for ongoing operations and future developments, the charity uses a mixture of long-term and short-term finance.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the Trust on and signed on its �t.{i.J:?.-:-Y behalf by:

Richard Hubble Chairman and trustee

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

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

The law applicable to charities 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 Trust and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Trust for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approved by the trustees of the Trust on ... ��.l.'1.}�'f ........... and signed on its behalf by:

Richard Hubble Chairman and Trustee

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Debney Endowment Trust

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Debney Endowment Trust for the year ended 31 August 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of The Debney Endowment Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the The Debney Endowment Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material 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 Debney Endowment Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting 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.

Jenny Dinnage Chartered Accountant ICAEW Redshield Business Solutions Limited Suite 3, 1 - 3 Warren Court Park Road Crowborough East Sussex TN6 2QX

Date: 20 May 2024

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2023

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Investment income
3
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Gains/losses on investment assets
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
14
Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Investment income
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds carried forward
14
Unrestricted
£
11,979
(6,216)
{,272}
{7,488}
{12,189}
(7,698)
601,187
593,489
Unrestricted
£
600,512
1,929
602,441
{1,254}
{1,254}
601,187
601~~1~~187
Restricted
£
1,331
(691)
{564}
{1,255}
{1,355}
(1,279)
68,911
671632
Restricted
£
69,488
224
69,712
{801}
{801}
68,911
68,911
Total
31 August
2023
£
13,310
(6,907)
{1,836}
{8?43}
{13,544}
(8,977)
670,098
661,121
Total
31 August
2022
£
670,000
2,153
672,153
{2,055}
{2,055}
670~~1~~098
670,098

All of the Trust's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2022 is shown in note 14.

The notes on pages 12 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9

The Debney Endowment Trust

{Registration number: 1195105) Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2023

2023
Fixed assets
Investments
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
Net current asset
Net assets
Funds of the Trust:
Restriced income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestriced income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
Note
11
12
13
14
£
631,317
31,570
(1,766)
29,804
661,121
67,632
593,489
661,121
2022
£
672,099
(2,001)
670,098
2022
£
672,099
(2,001)
670,098
670,098
68,911
601,187
670,098

T�Ti financial statements on pages 9 to 21 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 2:l ... 9tJ.�Y. and signed on their behalf by: ------ i)� Trustee

The notes on pages 12 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 10

The Debney Endowment Trust

Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 August 2023

Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (expenditure)/income
Adjustment to cash fows from non-cash items
Investment income
Revaluation of investments
Working capital adjustments
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
Net cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable and similar income
Purchase of investments
Sale of investments
Net cash flows from investing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 September
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 August
Note
3
13
3
11
2023
£
(8,977)
(13,310)
15,340
(6,947)
(235)
(7,182)
13,310
(859,552)
212,895
(633,347)
(640,529)
672,099
31,570
2022
£
670,098
(2,153)
667,945
2,001
669,946
2,153
2,153
672,099
672,099

All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.

The notes on pages 12 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 11

The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023

1 Accounting policies

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation

The Debney Endowment Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income and endowments

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the Trust has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Investment income

Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Raising funds

These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the Trust in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 ( continued)

1 Accounting policies ( continued)

Grant expenditure

Grants payable are payments made to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objectives. Where the Trust gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the recipient of the grant has provided the specific service or output.

Grants payable without performance conditions are recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and communicated to the recipient, and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the Trust.

Grant provisions

Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty about either the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable.

Support costs

Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the Trust's compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including independent examination, strategic management and trustees' meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Taxation

The Trust is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Trust is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Fixed asset investments

Fixed asset investments, other than programme related investments, are included at market value at the balance sheet date. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and their market value at the start of the year, or their subsequent cost, and are charged or credited to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period of disposal.

Unrealised gains and losses represent the movement in market values during the year and are credited or charged to the Statement of Financial Activities based on the market value at the year end.

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 ( continued)

1 Accounting policies (continued)

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the Trust.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

Financial instruments

Classification

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Trust becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

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 Trust after deducting all of its liabilities.

Recognition and measurement

All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the statement of financial position when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Trust intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Financial assets are derecognised when and only when a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, b) the Trust transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or c) the Trust, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.

Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 ( continued)

1 Accounting policies ( continued)

nt Fair value measurem

The best evidence of fair value is a quoted price for an identical asset in an active market. When quoted prices are unavailable, the price of a recent transaction for an identical asset provides evidence of fair value as long as there has not been a significant change in economic circumstances or a significant lapse of time since the transaction took place. If the market is not active and recent transactions of an identical asset on their own are not a good estimate of fair value, the fair value is estimated by using a valuation technique.

2 Income from donations and legacies

Total for period ended 31 August 2023
Total for period ended 31 August 2022
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
600,512
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
£
£
69,488
670,000

3 Investment income

Other income from fixed asset investments
Total for period ended 31 August 2023
Total for period ended 31 August 2022
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
11,979
11,979
1,929
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
£
£
1,331
13,310
1,331
13,310
224
2,153

4 Expenditure on raising funds

a) Investment management costs

Unrestricted
funds Restricted Total
General funds 2023
£ £ £
Other investment management costs;
Other portfolio management costs 6,216 691 6 907
6,216 691 6 907
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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)

s Expenditure on charitable activities

Unrestricted
funds Restricted Total
General funds 2023
Note £ £ £
Grant funding of activities 564 564
Allocated suppor costs 72 72
Governance costs 1,200 1,200
6 1,272 564 1,836
Unrestriced
funds
Restriced Total
General funds 2022
Note £ £ £
Grant funding of activities 801 801
Allocated support costs 54 54
Governance costs 1,200 1,200
6 1,254 801 2,055

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 ( continued)

6 Analysis of governance and support costs

Suppor costs allocated to charitable activities
Student support
Total for period ended 31 August 2023
Total for period ended 31 August 2022
Governance cost
Independent examiner fees
Examination of the financial statements
Total for period ended 31 August 2023
Total fr period ended 31 August 2022
Governance
costs
£
1,200
1,200
1,200
Finance
cost
£
72
72
54
Unrestriced
funds
General
£
1,200
1,200
1,200
Total
funds
£
1,272
11272
1,254
Total
funds
£
1,200
1,200
1,200

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)

7 Grant-making

Analysis of grants

Analysis of grants
Grant to individuals
2023 2022
£ £
Analysis
Bursaries to school students 565 801

Analysis

The support costs associated with grant-making are £Nil (31 August 2022 - £Nil).

8 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the Trust during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the Trust during the year.

9 Independent examiner's remuneration

Examination of the financial statements

2023 2022
£ £
1,200 1,200

10Taxation

The Trust is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 ( continued)

11 Fixed asset investments

Other investments

Other investments
Listed
investment Total
£ £
Cost or Valuation
Additions 859,552 859,552
Disposals (212,895) (212,895)
Revaluation (15,340) (15,340)
At 31 August 2023 631,317 631,317
Net book value
At 31 August 2023 631,317 631,317
12 Cash and cash equivalents
2023 2022
£ £
Cash at bank 31,570 672,099
13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
£ £
Other creditors 1
Accruals 1 765 2,001
1,766 2,001

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 ( continued)

14Funds
Balance at 1 Balance at
September Incoming Resources 31 August
2022 resources expended 2023
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General
General 601,187 11,979 (19,677) 593,489
Restricted funds
Bursary fund 68,911 1,331 (2,610) 67,632
Total funds 6701098 131310 (22,287) 661,121
Balance at
Incoming Resources 31 August
resources expended 2022
£ £ £
Unrestriced funds
General
General 602,441 (1,254) 601,187
Restricted funds
Bursary fund 69,712 (801) 68,911
Total funds 6721153 (2!055) 6701098

The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:

Restricted funds can only be used for bursaries to current school students.

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The Debney Endowment Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 ( continued)

15 Analysis of net assets between funds

15 Analysis of net assets beteen funds
Unrestricted Total funds
funds Restriced at 31 August
General funds 2023
£ £ £
Fixed asset investments 568,184 63,133 631,317
Current assets 26,505 5,065 31,570
Current liabilities (1,201} (565} {1?66}
Total net assets 593,488 671633 6611121
Unrestricted Total funds
funds Restricted at 31 August
General funds 2022
£ £ £
Current assets 602,387 69,712 672,099
Current liabilities (1,200} {801} (2,001}
Total net assets 6011187 681911 670,098

16 Related party transactions

During the year the Trust made the following related party transactions:

Tonbridge Grammar School

The objective of the charity is to support past, present and future students of Tonbridge Grammar School. The Head Teacher of the School is an ex-officio trustee and the School may appoint up to two nominated trustees, subject to the majority of trustees being appointed by the trustees.

Tonbridge Grammar School is the sole donor of funds during the year. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Tonbridge Grammar School was £565 (2022 - £801).

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