The John Simonds Trust "Making a difference in children's Ilves" Trustees Report for the year ending December 31 2022 John Simonds died as a ntneteen-yearryold in 1983. and the TTUSt ivas set up in his memoTh". Initialli" a dream arisin8 Out of tragic circuM￿anCeS, th¢ Trust 15 noiv iv¢ll established at Rushall Farni and r¢rxJ8nised nationally for its service$ to education in the countn'side. This has not been Ivithout the unsw'¢Tvin8 support of William Cumber, and a number of local charitable trusts includitt8 Englefield, Eling and the Ernest Cook Trust. Over th¢ past fffli, l'ears, the Tru* has invested sub8tantiail)' in the Rushall Manor site to improve th¢ 5af¢ty' and ii'elfare of ch&ldren. visitor5 and staff. Our main objective this year ivag to g¢t up and n￿nIng after tw'o ven. difficult years. This has iruli. happened. with both staff eag¢r to do their job and schwls rea]ly pleased to be here. This is a tru51 w'hich is investin8 in the lives of ¢hildr¢n. All the research shoivs the enornlous benefits to h¢8]th of b¢ing out in the countryside and ov¢r the )'ears li'e hai'e learnt to do this well. Lii¥es are changed by spending time * Rushail Fami. Whether that is takin8 measurem¢nts at a series of sites on th¢ RiveT Pang, leamins aE*Jut soils, land use, and where l'our f(x)d comes from. Or ma)'be arriving heff to camp, having ivalked Iok as part of sour DOE, or campin8 here H'ith your school. or ¢omin8 on a M'¢ekl)' b&8iS to groiv in th¢ eonfidcnce of ivho }DU arc. We could not do this ivork ivithout the generositv of man!. individuals and or8ani$*ions and the $uppon and goodis'ill of th¢ local cc4nmunity', for ivhich ￿.¢ arc gratcful. John Bishop Chaimian of Truste¢s Achlevemefttj oier the li¥t 12 monthy Organi* fi￿￿1￿8 for the ttthatcb]'ng of the bam in 2023 contin￿ to d•'elop ex¢¢llent e¥F¢riences fOr¢￿'1dle￿ in the country'wd¢ 81 Rushall Fami Complete move lo CIO. re￿)1. tl* ii'ebsite. Get up and DJnnin8 M'illi school visiis aNI camps to some th8ree of nonnalitr). in 2022 after covid shutdoivn PI*DJ for the next 12 months Raise £￿k lov'ards the reth*¢hin¥ of tlK banL Hold anev¢nt io raise profik of the Thtst and donations. Be llble io d¢inoN*rate with dats the benefits of tlk GTriving forGood wo Recruit a￿] trdin 3 new membets of the k&hing t￿M The John Simonds Trust "Education in the Countryside Trustet5 Report for the year ending December 31 2022 Govern84n¢e Charity Trnstees: Lord Benyon E.A. Bishop E.L. Bishop J.D. Bishop OBE H. Fullerton OBE R. Grtffiihs DL Dr. L. Hutchins J. Miller DL T. Ruane D.J. Simonds DL S. Milner-simonds D,Wraight Palrons: Sian the Lady Crisp, All the truste¢5 listed above have been aotive in the twsl. The trustees meet fs)ur times year formally and are closely involved in all areas of the charily. The day to day running is carried out by a Committed team of statT led by the managin8 Trustee. John Bishop Prlnelple addresi Rushall Fann. Scratchface Lane. Bradfield. Berkshire, RG7 6DL ww.ru5hallf rm. .uk. 01189744547 Examiner Olivia Evans ACC& Gorin8e Accountants, Moulden Way, Sulhampstead, RG7 4GB Bankers.. CAF Bank Ltd, Kin8$ Hill, West Malltn& Kent, ME19 4JQ Solicitors Blandy & Blandy l Friar StreeL Reading RGI IDA Charity Commission R¢￿StratiOn Number.. 294363 The John Simonds Trust IEducAtion in the Countryside" Trustees Report for the year endRng Deeember 31 2022 The forniat and content of the report and financial statements comply with ihe Charity Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charilies preparin8 their a¢counts in accordance wilh the FRSSE. Structure, Governance And Management The John Simonds Trust was S￿ up by Deolaraiion of Trnst dated 29 April 1986 for the advancement of education and th¢ provision of facilities in the inierests of Social welfare. Charitable Objects Encoura8in8 qualities of le&dership, selfrfonfidence and mutual respect in youn8 people Promoting a love and understandin8 of the ￿untrysIde Enablin8 people to learn aboul the countyside and agriculture Developing c￿oPeratIon between ihe 88riculturai Community and the public Governlng Body The number of truslees musl not be less than four or greater than twelve. Retruitment and Trvdlning of Trusteej The Charity's Trustees are appointed at P4 meetin8 of the Trustees on the basis of nomination5 made by current Truslees with reS￿d to personal competence, the necessary ran8e of professional and specialist skills and availability. New Trusiees are inducted into the workin8s of ihe Charity, including the Charity's policy and procedures, at an induclion organtsed and led by the chairnian. On appointment new Trustee5 receive full inforn)ation about the Charity and a pack ouilinin8 their responsibilities. they also go through child Disclosure and Barring screening. Organi$AtionAI Management Responsibility for the overall management and wntrol of the Trust lies with the Trustees who meet four times per year and ai other times as required by the Trust's business. The day to day runnin8 of the Trust is delegated to the Managing Trustee. The John Simonds Trust Ri$k Management The Charity's Trustees are responsible for the management of the risks faced by the Charity. Financial plannin& budget control and spending levels are Carried out and are fully reviewed at each Trustees meeting. Health and Safety perfonnance and issues arisin8 are discussed at each Trustees meetin8. The key controls used by the Charity include.. . Forn]al agendas and minutes for all Trustee and management meetin8S Annual appraisal and monitoring of the staff . Comprehensive strat¢8ic plannin& budgetin8 and management accounting Established or8anisationat structure and lines of reportin8 . Clear auihorisation and approval levels Vetttng procedure as required by law for protection of the vulnerable Appropriate use of professional advice and relevant studies from independent consultAnts Publle Benefit There has been an increasing amouni of the or8anised use of the servirxs provided by the Trust which are nom)ally available to schools and the surroundinB community. In the expectation of b¢tter limes the resources offered are listed below. Scknols actii'ities AtouNI 10.IMKI xhool children ¢am¢ on day iisiis and campg. All i'islts Irre are subsidised and Inore ihAn 500 children ￿le Trceived ftee i'isits, FuNling wys mJde ￿'allab]e for frtt or subsith's¢d visiis. klp iviih iransport aNI actii'ities forcamps for schools siru￿ling to pav. 10 post sixte¢n child￿n froin Tlr Ca5tl¢ Spec￿1 School ¢om¢ w¢¢klY Oak]ands w'as iised th. childTrn from five sKondary and sei'eral pritnary *lKsol$ forour G[oM'i￿ for G)od COU￿$. A lotsl of 110 children giteThJed ihe 12ive¢k ¢ourye. 8 diff¢t¢ni sc]¥)ols (mainly from R¢adin81 ¢njo)'ed loii. ¢osi camps Assistsnce was ￿Vell ¢0 Englefield Estate Nnning iheiri'ery popular Schools Da)'s A rii"¢r studies pn)gramme ¢ai¢rs lor a large numberof ¢kn'lthn iviih t1￿ cooperntion of Brddfield College and riparian oH'ners Bar￿ gi* and cwnps Tr M8nor Fann site ha5 been ￿tlY restored w'ith thaiched barffj bunkl¥)use, kI(elY￿ ¢oitets and sly)N'ers. PathM"m's for the di&gbled ha￿ b¢¢n laid and I￿re is a snwll th'sF¢rsal ¢arwk picnic are4 and coa¢h Walk5 and Iioodiand t￿115 have been oF¢￿d ￿ Miih ￿millIed pAths. Tre¢ ￿[¢￿. y'olk been cJni¢d out on ii'o¢)d]aTKI 4￿j inaRas of wood with op¢n acces5 The MaN)T farni has been us¢db)' over3,000 campers from xlk)ol& D of E unifomKd and church organisatiorn4. LeJd¢rshtP trdining forvoung wlple also tskes pl&e through wiifonrKd orgarrisatsons. DOE camps, command tssks and i'olurne¢r groups Access to Ilr Trust w'as gii.en ￿ g.0(K) Feople ti￿ollgh H'ork camps. d8)'s. volun(e¢r dai's. chllKh c8mp weeker¥Js. Hedding Jrc¢]Xion& famih, wie& organts¢d ii'alks and 0￿r actsvitie5. The John Simonds Trust "Making a difference In ¢hildren'$ lives" Trusttts Report for the year ending December 31 2022 Fin•nciA] Review and Results of Year SummAry of Resvlts The John Simonds Trust had a net outflow of fvnds of £1,605 for the year ended 31. December 2022 (2021.. inflow £20.056) Income The total income was £207,226 (2021.. £206,244). Schools 8eneraied an income of £120,539 (2021.. £62,035). In¢ome from camps and fvnclions was £40,460 (2021.. £32,672) Donations were £37.530. 2021 £69.012 and Governrnent grant was no longer happenin8 2021 £35,699. Inveslrnents income was £6.913'. 2021 £6,826. Expenditure Expenditure was £208,831 on charitable activities, (2021- £186,188) and there were no major capital improvements to site. Reserves Policy The Trustres rcviem. the reserves polic!. annualli.. Reserves ar¢ held to cover ani. polentiat comn)itments in the event of the charih. Ivindiiig up. and to cover large know'n costs aSS(Kial¢d w'ith current oper￿Lon3, The trustees envisage any w'inding UP to b¢ predi¢t¢d 'ell in advance of the event, so that financial commitments M'ill relate solel}. to stsff redundancies and oiher ex gratia payments. Thes¢ are estimated at £80k. Costs associated 'ith current operaiions total £135k. Total res¢rv¢s therefore are required to be a minimum of £21.Sk Ai December 2022 the Tnist had £237,545, 811 in liquid investmenls, The Trnstc¢s wnsider this p￿ItIon 5aiisfactory. Provision of information lo the examiner So far as each of the trustees 1$ aware at the time the r¢port is approved there is no relevant audit informatton of which the charity's examiner is unaware. The above report wa5 approved by Ihe Trustees on.. And signed on their behalf,... The John Simonds Trust "Education in the Countryside" Trustees Report for the year ending December 31 2022 ststement of Trustee$, Responsibilities for the Year Ended 3 1st December 2022 The Trustees are responsible for preparin8 the Trustees, Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable18w and United Kingdom Generally Acwied Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounlin8 Standards). In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently, • observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; • make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudeni. state whether applicable UK accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disc105ed and explained in the ftnancial statements. And prepare the financiAI statements on the 8oin8 concern basis unles5 it 15 tnappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in bustness, The Trustees are also responsible for safeBuardin8 the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preveniion and detection of fraud and oiher irreBularities. The John Simonds Trust "Educalion in the Coyntryside" Independent Examiners Report for the y￿r ending Deeember 31rf 2022 The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the ac￿unts. The Charity's trustees consider that the audit is not required for this year under sethion 144 of the Charitie8 Act 2011 ("the Charities Act") and that an iftde￿ndent examin&tion is needed. ReS￿nSibilitieS and basis of report.. I report in resp¢¢t of my examination of ihe Twst's accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examinalion, I have followed the applicabl¢ Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which ￿V¢S me cause to believe that in. any matwial respect.. a¢￿Unting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do noi accord with the ac¢ounting records and do not comply with the accounting r￿UirementS of the Charities Act. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in ¢onne¢iion with the ¢xaminaiion to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reRched. Emily Crowson (FCCA) 23 March 2023 Goringe Accountants 5 Theale Lake Moulden Way. Sulhamstea(L Reading RG7 4GB Statement ot Flnanclal Artlvlttes foryear endlng 3tst DKember 2022 Noto 2022 Total 2021 Total In￿me and Eftdowment from: Donatlons and Legacles Charltable Activities Investments Totjl: 37,530 162,783 6,913 207,226 102,957 96,461 6,826 206,244 2b Expedlture on: Charitable Activltles Improvements to slt• Depeclatlon Total: 208,831 186,188 208,831 186,188 Galnslllossesl on Investment assets -24,682 27,265 Net Incom￿<•xPéndh￿1I} -1,605 47,321 Transfer Btheen Funds Oth•r Te¢o8nlsed gilfis IllossKI: Galnslllossesl on revaluatlon of flxed a55ets 518 Net moyoménl of fvnds -25,769 47,321 R•¢on¢lll*tlon ol funds Total Funds brou8ht forward Movement In Funds Transfers Total Funds fobwaTd 263,315 -25,770 215,994 47,321 237,545 263,315 Balance sheet as at 31st December 2022 Note Total Funds 2022 Totsl Funds 2021 Flxed assets Tanglble assets Investments Tot•1 flxed assets Currant Ass•ts: stock5 Debtors Investments Cash at bank and In hand 208,099 25,470 233,569 232,781 31,052 263,833 Llabllltl•s Credltors.. amounts wlthln one year 3,976 -518 Tot•1 assets l•ss current Ilabllltles 237,545 263,315 Credltors.. amounts after more than one year Total nel assèti 237,545 263,315 Th¢ Funds of the ¢hJrlty Unrestricted Restricted Total charlty lunds 237,545 263,315 237,545 263,315 Check L. Hutchlns Trustee I mm ti fri ffri Z5 N C• ## **The John Simonds Trust** ## **“Education in the Countryside”** ## **Independent Examiners Report for the year ending December 31[st] 2022** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that the audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. Responsibilities and basis of report: I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’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 Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - • the accounts do not accord with the accounting records and do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Emily Crowson (FCCA) 23[rd] March 2023 Goringe Accountants 5 Theale Lake Moulden Way, Sulhamstead, Reading RG7 4GB