CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 200110 William Barringer Charity Unaudited Financial Statements 31 December 2024 William Barringer Charity Flnanclal Statom•nts Year ondgd 31 D•c•mb•r 2024 Trustees. annu81 report Independent examiner8 rep￿ to thg trusts8$ Recelpts and paymonts aGcount Statement of as¥ets and1oblitlo8 Notes to the financial stalemor Willlam Barringer Charlty Trusto•0' Annual R•port Year ended 31 Decembpr 2024 The trustees present their report 8nd the unaudited finan￿81 st8tsments of the charity for the year erKled 31 De￿mber 2024. R•for•nc• and admlnl•trntlv• detall• Roglsterod charlty nam• William Barringor Charity Charlty rnglstrallon numlmr 200110 Prln¢lp•l ¢)ffi Meeling Farm, West End, Stovington, Bedford, MK43 7QU Ttt• tru•t••• Mr K Parkinson Mrs H Pfenuce Mr5 H Eadi Mrs J Day Mr R Adom¥ Mr D Norton {App)Intad 1 Aprll 20241 (Resigned 31 March 20241 (Rowgnad 31 March 2024) Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r Ther68a-Anne Warnn FCA 8 The Old Yar Lc¥Jge Farm 8us6n888 Centr8 Wofverton Road Casuelhorpe Milton Koyn08 MK19 7ES 8tructur•i gov•manc• and m•n4•m•nt 8rl•f Hl•tory The Amshouses were ryealed from the 1632 Will of William B8rriThJer. He was bom in Stavington and had land In Ihg villwje. He left the Tesidue of hls estate for Ihe building ond m8kin9 of.... almshouses lor poor mon.. Thay ware flrsl built In 1634. The first recor(1Sng of Ihg ch8rJty Itsolf wa8 In 1641, whan th8 Vlcar of Stevington and others sought to ensur8 that the almshouses woro run 85 intended by Willkqm 88rTinger arKI not for profft of the ex8cutorn of hls wll. The deferKlants were 0￿er6d lo hand over the house and £41)) to the claimants. who in 1651 then u8ed the monoy to buy land al CmvAands in Pavenham to supw1 the almshouses and the poor people in them. Both thè almshouges and the18nd contlnue to be b8n8flcially ownad by the chartty and administered as orfjginal￿ Intended. In 1836 the then Vicar of Slevington and othws ¢reat8d a more legal footing arKI durfng the 19th century varlous deeds and agreements werè created to adMin￿ter the tharity. culminatsng In th8 1911 Deed still in gxistence today. In 1841 tho alm8hou88s were rebuilt. on their original foundations. keeplng the (Klginal stone windthv mullion8 and the domier wndows, using the oxlsling malerlals wher8 ever po$slblg. Gr8dually dur5ng the latter half of Ihg 20th c8nlury the almshouses have had kntrth8n8 and bathrooms added behind the old hous88, and central healing to Improve the qualty of lrfe for the benefficial residents. G￿rnIng documont The unlncorporated chadty, wlih charfty reference number 200110, Is govemed by the latest Twst Dged ¢Jalod 24 Januory 1911 ond reglslered wlth the Charfty Commlsslon on 19 January 1970. It Is odminbstered by the Trustées in •ccordan¢e vlth Admlnlstr8llon Rules. as updabj in 2015. William Barringer Charity TnwtO0s' Ann￿1 R•port Year ondod 31 thcemb•r 2024 Trustees In accordance with th8 Administralion Rules, the board of Irustses shall ￿nSiSt of 6 members. 8$ fdlows.. One Ex.Offiryo Trustee. lo be the Vlcar of St Marfs, SteVing￿l {posttK)n cuff&nty v8cant) One Nominated Trusleg. to b¢ appointed by the Stevington Parish Council Four c￿pIe￿ Trustees With exckption of th8 Ex4)fficio Trustee positK>n. the trustees sham remaNI in Offi￿ for a tenn of 3 years. New trustaes are provided with copies of the goveming docJJm8nt and rules of the charity, together wth most recenty completed accounts and the Residents Regulations. They are directed to the Ch8rity Comm18sion guidance available online in regatd to tt)elr Obligath￿ and duties as Truste86. ObJ•ctlvè% and actMIIo5 The purpose of the Charity is to provide Ajmshouses for those in need who have 8 dlrect connection with Slevington. The Charity owns five freehold ¢)Jttages in Park Road, Stevington. t(vJether with 26 acres of land at Pavenham which at present forms part of the P8venh8m GrAf CiJur5e. Pmpertios are kept in good repair and rouline management is dealt with by the trustees. The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance. published by The Charity Commission Ispeclfically P82). on public benefft in exercising their powers or duts'es. AGhhvem•nts and porlorni•n During 2024 there have been no ch8nge5 to our 8eneficiari8s, we a￿ delighted that all have remained with us. The previous Chairman, Richard Adam. retired in March 2024 when he mov&1 to Dubai. Amd at the same tlm8 Dan Norton also retired, as he was leavSrKJ the village. We WOU￿ like trj thank them tM)th very much for theirwort and commitment to th8 Charity. We are very pleased to have welcomed Janel Day as a new trustee in April 2024, as the representative of Stsvinglon Parish Council. Weekty contributions were nol increased in 2024. However. the Tnjstees dld Increase contributlons effecl from 1$1 January 2025, up from £60 per week to £65 par week. having not incr8aset1 them 8irKe the Autumn of 2017. The w*èkly contribution¥ wlll eL)ntinu8 to be ravlÈwed annually. Durlng 2024 we undertook major renovation of the drains and path ways. together wtth building a pedestrian rnmp lo Ihe left-hand sNJe of th8 front garden, from th8 ijutside pavemant up to the fflshou￿. There were also ongoing repair8 to all premise5. We recommenced our Elgctronic Document Storage prvject Tri July 2024, with assistance an IT 8peciallsL vtho has volunteered lo help us. with Fdannlng, settlng up and Im￿eMentIng the new systerrL William Barrlnger Charity Trusto0¥' Annual R•port Year ended 31 Decgmber 2024 Flnanclal revlew During th8 year the charity recEived total incx)me of £56.12412023: £25.4411. This induded a £30.orx) drawdow￿ frcffi the M&G investment portfdio {2023.. £Nill to support maior renovation works. The remainder inLY)me is principally derived from reswjent contiibultons and ￿nt from land held at Pavanham. Exp8n(Jr(ure for the year. before transfers to the investrnent lurKI a¢r￿Un[ totalled £60,549 12023: £10.0321 The charity fvrther transferred £10.375 (2023: £375) to its investment fvnd account. Net decrease to bank and cash balances held was £14,800 {2023.' Increase £15,03SI lo leave dosing ash balancE5 of £8.10612023: £22.906) The value ofthe invested in M&G Charity Multi Asset Fund ICMAF) ènded the year in a buoyant position aThl stood at £339.07912023: £331,792) Plans for futurn porlods The tfustees had a very p05ilive meetir#J with the Beneficiaries during the autumn to discuss fubjre plans for the building upkeep and th8 grounds. This is very much a pos6tive tW(￿waY fh)w of inforrnation. Ml&qs and QJncern& The Irusteos, annual retA)rt was approved on . and signed on behalf of the board of Mrs J Dey Trustee Mrs H Prenlice TFUStee William Barringer Charity Ind¢pgndonl Examinorfs Report to tho Trust•o¥ of Wllllam B•Trfng•r Charlty Year endad 31 December 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial stslements of William Barringer Charity <￿e (thariW) for the year ended 31 December 2024. Rèsponslblllilos and basls of rnport s the trustees of the charity you are responsibl& for the preparation of th8 financial statem8nls in accordar￿ wth the requlrements ofthe Charilies Act 2011 {'the Act'l. I r8Wrt in respoct of my examination of the cbarills financial statemerts ￿rrIed out under section 14S of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion I have followed all the applicable Directknns gNen by tho Chaiity CommFssion under secbon 145I5llbl of the ACL Indopondont oxamlnorf$ Statement I have completed my examinatlon. I conffirni Ihal no materi81 matters have ￿me to my attenlion in connection with the examination giving m6 cause to believe that in any materlal resm.. accounting records were not k8pt in respect of the charity as required by sedon 130 of the th¢ financial sL*8ments do not accI￿d with Ihose records; or I h8va no conc8ms and have com$ 8¢ross no other mattewB in ¢onnoCtion with Ihe examinatlon to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the aC￿unts lo be reached. ne Warren FCA Independant Examinor 8 The Old Yard Lodge Farm Business Centre Wolverton Road Casuethorpe Milton Koynes MK19 7ES William Barringer Charity Roceipts and Payments Account Year ended 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Total funds Total funds (Unrèstrfcted) (Unrestrided) RECEIPTS Charitsble activitles Dividend income Proceeds on Sale of investsnents 26,113 25.431 10 Total income 56.124 25.441 PAYMENTS Expenditure on Charitab￿ aCtiV￿e$ Other expenditure Totsl 0x￿nd￿￿rfj 60.549 10,375 10,032 375 70,924 10.407 Net lncomellex￿nd1turn) (14,800) 15.034 Rtr¢on¢lllallon of bank and Gash balan￿8 Bank and cash balance brought fwmrd Bank and ￿$h balan¢0 catrfed forward 22.906 8.106 7,872 The Statemenl of finanL¥al activities ind￿10$ all galns and kJss8s rerxgnisèd In the year. l income and experKlilure delive from continuing activibes. Tho not•¥ on pages 7 to 8 forni part of these flnanclal statement¥. William Barringer Charlty Statemgnt of Assots and Llabllitlos 31 De¢•mber 2024 2024 2023 Flxod ass•ts Tangl￿e fixed assets Investmenls 98.796 98,796 95,986 95.986 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 8,1C N•t curr•nl ass•ts 8,106 106.902 22,906 118,892 Total assets los¥ Current Ilabllltlos Funds of the chaTIty Unrestricted funds 106,W2 106,902 118.892 Totsl ¢h•rlty funds 118,892 efina al statements wefy approvthl by the board of twstee5 and authorised for i&suo on . and are signed on behalf of the board by.. Mrs J Day Trustee rs H Prentice Trustoe The notss on pays 7 to 8 form part of thes* flnan¢lal ststoments. William Barringer Charity Notss to tho Financial Ststsmonl8 Year Onded 31 D￿•rn￿r 2024 G•n•rnl Informatlon The charlty bs a publlc benefft entity and a regi$tgred tharity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of ts princlp81 office bs Meeting FaThn. West End. Stavlngton, Bedfordshire, MK43 7QU. Ch4rltsbl• actlvttj Total Funds Total FUr￿S 2024 2023 All Unr••trfCt￿ Fund8 Contribullons from R8sJdonl￿1 Bgnofidartes In¢om8 from Ront of Land 14,080 12,033 13,080 12.351 28,113 25,431 exp•ndllur• on charltabl• •ctl¥ttl Total Fund• Total FurKIs 2024 2023 All Unr••trlct•d Fund• 1,724 1,817 2,331 1,922 1,233 4,003 Utilitles Premls88 and garden upkeep Buildlng repairs arbd malnlènanca.. Regular expendllure Malor Work8 Natlonal A880clatlon for Alm5hou Administration aThl SUr￿ry co818 Course8 s￿retarIa1 servlc88 2,872 50,148 277 271 210 1.787 163 30S 240 379 60.549 10,032 Oth•r •xp•ndltur• Total Fund• Total Funds 2024 2023 All Unr••trlct•d Fund• Addition to CMAF inve81m8nt fund 10,375 375 William Barringer Charlty Notss lo the Flnanclal Statemonts (¢oTrtbJwd) Y•ar ended 31 December 2024 Tanglblè fix•d a88•ts As ouyined on page 1 of the Trustees report, the ch8rity owns 5 almshouses at Stevinglon and 26 acres of land at Pavenham. which were created and bequeathed to the charity under the terms of th8 will of William Bathnger in 1632. Th8 properties are consequanty carrted at nil cost and no foftnal valuation of thè assets has been carried out. InvoStm•nts L18tsd inmim*nts Cost or valuatlon At 1 January 2024 Addibons Disposals At 31 D•￿mber 2024 95,986 10.375 {7,5651 98.796 Carrylng #mount At 31 Docamber 2024 98,796 At 31 D8￿mb￿r 2023 98,796 The above tnvestments are all held in the M&G Charity Multi Asset Fund and are shown at cost. As al 31 Docember 2024 the investments had a market value of £339.07912023: £331.792>.