2023-04-05-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 06 April 2022 Period start date To 05 April 2023 Period end date

Charity name: The Inns Almshouse Trust

Charity registration number: 1195768

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The provision and maintenance of Almshouses for the benefit of elderly and poor persons within the Stevenage and Aston areas and to make grant and allowances to the same.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	No activity recorded during period
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	We confirm this.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers

Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference No activity recorded during period Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity held no funds during the period
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Ditto
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Ditto
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Ditto
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Ditto
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	At the time of the report, the assets from the old charities (John Inns Charity 213087 and Jeremiah Inns Charity 213088) had not yet been transferred to the new charity, hence no activity

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	As per CIO clause 9.2 – Natural person over the age of 18 who is not disqualified from acting as a charity Trustee by virtue of sections 178-180 of Charities Act 2011

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Inns Almshouse Trust
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1195768
Charity’s principal address	Longmores Solicitors LLP 24 Castle Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1HP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Nicholas Stephen Collingridge	Trustee
	Richard Michael Horwood	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets Not Applicable held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Solicitor	Longmores Solicitors LLP	24 Castle Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1HP
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Alastair Peter John Liddiard
	Clerk
	30.09.2024
	30.09.2024

Trust for Inns Almshouse Trust

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 5th April 2023

INCOME ACCOUNT Represented by: CAPITAL ACCOUNT Represented by:	£ 0.00	£ 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00

Trust for Inns Almshouse Trust

CAPITAL ACCOUNT for the year to 5th April 2023

£ Balance carried forward Balance brought forward Less:	£ 0.00 0.00

Trust for Inns Almshouse Trust

INCOME ACCOUNT for the year to 5th April 2023

0.00 Less: Balance carried forward	£	£ 0.00