## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024** ## **Charity name: Hospital of St John the Baptist CIO** ## **Charity registration number: 1200364** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the Charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Charity provides almshouses to poor
persons who are not less than 60 years of
age and who at the time of appointment are
resident in the area of benefit comprising
the ancient parishes of Westham and
Pevensey and the Ancient Liberty of
Pevensey in the parish of Hailsham..| |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|The Charity’s main activity is the provision
and management of its eight almshouses.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees of Hospital of St. John the
Baptist CIO confirm that they have had
regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit when
reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives
and in planning future activities. This
adherence ensures that all activities are
conducted in line with the public benefit
requirements as set out by the Charity
Commission.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Charity has a policy enabling it to
make grants to residents. No grants were
awarded in the year in question| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Charity does not engage volunteers
and is reliant on its trustees to conduct the
work of the Charity.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
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.|Para 1.20|The Charity’s main activity is the provision
and management of its eight almshouses.
In 2024, three of the Almshouse residents
died. When a resident dies, the Charity
has traditionally redecorated and done
essential repair work before advertising for
new residents. On proper inspection of two
of the houses, it became apparent that
major refurbishment work was required,
including full rewiring and replumbing, and
in line with current policy, new kitchens and
wet rooms were installed to make the
houses safe and easy to use for
increasingly ageing residents. The third
house had had a new kitchen installed, but
in its refurbishment, a wet room was
installed and access improved.
Work was also undertaken to the rear of
four of the houses to improve drainage and
rebuild patios, as some had been built in
such a way as to block airbricks and collect
water to the back of the houses, creating
the conditions for damp in the houses. By
undertaking this work, it has improved
access to the properties.
In addition, the works highlighted by the
Quinquennial Report produced in October
2023 were completed last year. The
Trustees can feel confident all the
properties are in sound condition.
All this work has meant the Charity has had
to use up most of its reserves, including
borrowing from its endowment fund. This
was not a decision taken lightly, and the
Treasurer built a 5 year cash flow forecast,
showing that, with the increased weekly
maintenance charges it can raise, it will be
able to repay the loan from the Endowment
Fund over 12 years and rebuild its other
reserves.| Two of the refurbishments were completed in January 2025, the last one completed in June 2025, the delay being caused by the need to obtain Charity Commission consent to borrow from the Endowment Fund. Four new residents (one couple and two individuals) were appointed during the course of the Autumn 2024, and all moved into their new almshouses during the course of 2025. Notwithstanding all the other activity, the Charity has been attentive to the needs of its residents, the Trustees personally conducting at least annual checks on the state of the Almshouses in addition to ensuring the necessary statutory checks are completed – annual gas safety checks in 2024. These activities lead to the Charity providing safe accommodation to its beneficiaries (residents) in which they can live in most cases for the rest of their lives. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The objective last year after three of the
residents died was to refurbish the empty
houses to a high standard to provide a safe
environment for elderly people to live and
to carry out the works set out in the
Quinquennial Report. This was completed
in 2025.
In addition, the Trustees were looking to
find new beneficiaries to occupy the
Almshouses and who would appreciate the
new homes provided. This recruitment
process was successfully completed by
November 2024
The Trustees wish to ensure all existing
beneficiaries are able to live safely in their
existing Almshouses, and the trustees are
responsive to the residents’ needs.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The Charity does not fundraise externally.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|The Charity has had to draw down on its
reserves to fund the extensive work it has
carried out in 2024.| |Other||The Charity is dependent on the voluntary
services provided by the Trustees, and
there has been an increased workload in
2024.| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the Charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Expenditure on the refurbishment projects
has again exceeded the income from the
Weekly Maintenance Charges collected.
These were reviewed and increases
implemented in April. The Weekly
Maintenance Charges for the newly
refurbished properties have been set at a
higher, more realistic rate. As the majority
of the residents receive housing benefit,
these increases are mostly covered by an
increase in the housing benefit received by
the residents.
The Trustees have used the reserves built
up to completely refurbish three of the
properties, improve drainage and access to
other properties and complete the works
required by the Quinquennial Survey.
The Trustees have developed a five-year
cashflow and financial plan prior to seeking
consent from the Charity Commission to
borrow from Endowment Funds. With the
increased Weekly Maintenance Charges
and anticipated savings in maintenance,
the Trustees were able to satisfy
themselves that the Charity will be able to
rebuild its reserves over time. The
Trustees consider all spending projects
carefully to ensure they represent value for
money and increase the value of the
estate.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Non-cash reserves are invested in M&G
Charity Multi Asset funds. The balance
between cash and investments is reviewed
annually.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|As at 31stDecember 2024, £85,128 in M&G
main fund, £2,543 in M&G Ex-repair fund,
£2,542 in M&G Recoup fund. £51,485 in
Natwest bank account. 8 Almshouses held
in the charities name.| |---|---|---| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/a.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|There are no funds in deficit.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
Charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|No uncertainties.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The Charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The Charity does not undertake external
fundraising, but relies on income and
capital returns from its investments and a
weekly maintenance contribution from its
residents.
The Charity has invested a large amount of
money in refurbishing three of its
Almshouses and additional drainage and
other works, all seen as enhancing the
value of the properties and making them
more suitable for the residents of the
Almshouses as they get older.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the Charity|Para 1.46|The biggest risk perceived to the Charity is
if major and expensive repair work was
needed urgently as reserves are currently
low. Looking forward, this will be mitigated
by strong income from weekly maintenance
charges.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of Charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation| |How is the Charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Up to ten trustees
Three ex-officio trustees, being the vicars
of the ecclesiastical parishes of St Mary,
Westham, of St Nicholas, Pevensey and of
St. Luke, Stone Cross with North Langney.
Four trustees nominated by the parish
councils of Westham (2) and Pevensey (2)
Three appointed trustees, but if there is a
vacancy by the non-appointment of an ex-
officio or nominated trustee for a period of
three months or more, then that vacancy
can be filled by an appointed trustee.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|The Charity consists of a board of
Trustees, who generally meet 6 times a
year. Safety of residents, repair and
maintenance issues and review of the
finances of the Charity are standing items
discussed at each meeting of the Trustees.| |The Charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
Charity works|Para 1.51|The board of Trustees is currently
comprised of a Chairman, a Treasurer and
5 trustees.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Hospital of St. John the Baptist CIO| |---|---| |Other name the Charity uses|Hospital of St. John the Baptist| |Registered Charity number|1200364| |Charity’s principal address|The Dog House
Hankham Street
Pevensey
BN24 5AY| ||| ## **Names of the Charity trustees who manage the Charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||John Quibell|Chairman||Appointed| ||Andrew Pond|Treasurer||Appointed| ||Rev David Gillard|||Ex Officio| ||Victoria Murray-Brewster|||Appointed| ||Rev. Andrew Guy Partridge||Appointed 9th
November 2023|Appointed| ||Roy Jeive||Appointed 8th
August 2024|Nominated by
Pevensey Parish
Council| ||Kieron Quinn||Appointed 8th
August 2024|Nominated by
Pevensey Parish
Council| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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**||| |Solicitors
(Charity
law)|H3 Solicitors|1 Oak Place, Rosier Business Park, Coneyhurst Road,
Billingshurst, RH14 9DE| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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**||| |---|---|---| ||John Boyd Quibell|| ||
Chairman|| ||30/10/2025|| ||30/10/2025|| ||**Charity Name**
**Hospital of St. John the Baptist Trust CIO**|**Charity Name**
**Hospital of St. John the Baptist Trust CIO**|**Charity Name**
**Hospital of St. John the Baptist Trust CIO**|**No (if any)**
**1200364**|**No (if any)**
**1200364**|**No (if any)**
**1200364**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||| ||**For the period**
**from**|**Period start date**
**01-Jan-24**|**To**||**Period end date**
**31-Dec-24**||| ||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**31,465**
**1,569**
**8,750**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**41,784**
**170,224**
**170,224**
**212,008**
**15,508**
**1,454**
**1,282**
**1,903**
**-**
**-**
**1,766**
**-**
**21,913**
**1,158**
**188,904**
**190,062**
**211,975**
**33**
**4,901**
**46,551**
**51,485**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**1,145**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,145**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,145**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,145**
**-**
**1,145**
**1,145**
**-**
**-**
**- **
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**4,901**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,901**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,901**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,901**
**- 4,901**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**31,465**
**7,615**
**-**
**-**
**8,750**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**47,830**
**-**
**170,224**
**170,224**
**218,054**
**15,508**
**1,454**
**1,282**
**1,903**
**-**
**-**
**1,766**
**-**
**-**
**21,913**
**2,303**
**188,904**
**191,207**
**213,120**
**4,934**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |**Weekly maintenance charges**|**31,465**||||||**32,828**| |**Investment income**|**1,569**||||||**10,047**| ||||||||**-**| |**Other**|||||||**-**| |**Land rental**|**8,750**||||||**-**| |**Transfer from Hospital of St John the**
**Baptist(Charity 213573)**|**-**||||||**77,140**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~~~_(Gross income for_~~
_AR)_|
**41,784**||||||**120,015**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||||||||| |**M&G funds**|**170,224**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**170,224**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**120,015**| ||||||||| |
**Repairs and Renewals**|**15,508**||||||**32,268**| |**Health & Safety (incl. Lifeline)**|**1,454**||||||**2,728**| |**Insurance**|**1,282**||||||**1,258**| |**Administration**|**1,903**||||||**1,696**| |**Quiquennial Inspections**|**-**||||||**3,360**| |**Legal fees re C.I.O.**|**-**||||||**1,017**| |**Empty property costs**|**1,766**||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**21,913**||||||**42,327**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||| |
**Investment into other monetary assets**|**1,158**||||||**5,278**| |**Almshouse refurbishment**|**188,904**||||||**25,859**| |**_Sub total_ **|**190,062**||||||**31,137**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||||||||**73,464**| ||||||||| ||**33**|**-**|**4,901**||**4,934**||**46,551**| ||**4,901**|**-**|**- 4,901**||**-**||**-**| ||**46,551**|**-**|**-**||**46,551**||**-**| ||**51,485**|**-**|**-**||**51,485**||**46,551**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 30/10/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**Signed by one or two trustees on**
**behalf of all the**
**trustees**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Agricultural land**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**National Savings**
**M&G Main Fund**
**NatWest bank**
**M&G ex-Repair Fund**
**Details**
**M&G Recoup Fund**
Total
**Details**
**7 almshouses at valuation**
**1 almshouse at cost**
**3 almshouses refurbishment at cost**
**Details**
**Signature**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**51,485**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**51,485**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,542**
**2,543**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Endowment**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Endowment**
**-**
**Endowment**
**331,742**
**Endowment**
**256,835**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Print Name**
**John Boyd Quibell**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**85,128**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**21,850**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**1,700,000**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||**Date of**
**approval**| |||**John Boyd Quibell**|30/10/2025| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 30/10/2025 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Hospital of St John the Baptist CIO **On accounts for the year** 31 December 2024 **Charity no** 1200364 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** CC16A pages 1 - 2 TAR pages 1 - 9 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) - I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 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. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** 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 - • the accounts did 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 order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Date:** 30.10.2025 **Signed: Name:**[George Dylan Message ] **Relevant professional** FCA **qualification(s) or body** CTA **(if any): Address:** 30-32 Gildredge Road Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4SH 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**