## **ASHTON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY Charity Reg. No. 200349**
## **Trustees Annual Report for the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023**
## **Charity Address:**
Association of Dunstable Charities Grove House, 76 High Street North, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. LU6 1NF
## **Trustees for the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023**
## **Ex Officio:**
Rector of Dunstable - Rev’d Rachel Phillips
## **Representative Governors Dunstable Town**
## **Council:**
Cllr Mr Peter Hollick
Cllr Mr Alan Corkhill
## **Co-optative Governors:**
Mrs Elizabeth Bentley Mrs Cynthia Gresham Miss Ann Sparrow Mrs Jana Veyres
## **Chairman:**
Mrs Cynthia Gresham
## **Clerk to the Governors:**
Mrs Julie Tipler
## **Charity Structure, Governance and Management:**
**Governing document:** Trust Foundation under scheme framed by will date 30[th] March 1885, and Charities Act 1960. Amended and updated by Trustees in 2012.
## **Trustee Selection Methods:**
**One ex officio** – Incumbent of the benefice of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dunstable
**Two Nominative Trustees** – Appointed by Dunstable Town Council
**Four Co-optative Trustees** – Appointed by resolution of the Trustees.
## **Objectives and Activities**
Maintenance and upkeep of the Frances Ashton Almshouse and the gardens and help towards energy and other costs for residents. Concern for the welfare of the six residents.
## **Achievements and Performance in the past year**
Trustees inspect all the flats in the Almshouse and grounds annually. Residents are contacted regularly, and the Chairman/Clerk make regular visits throughout the year. The gardens continue to be well maintained and all residents are very happy adding their own personal touches to the garden and enjoying socialising together in the garden. They have asked for a garden table and chairs, and this will be bought in the next financial year.
Maintenance of the gardens and building is all up to date. Two new energy efficient boilers were fitted replacing the ancient old one so it is hoped the energy bills will reflect this. A building condition report is due, and this will be undertaken in 2024.
One of the flats is currently empty and a new resident is being actively sourced.
## **Finances**
Buildings and grounds are the main asset. Money is invested and only the interest is used for grants, day to day running costs, administration, and refurbishments. Other income is obtained from the rent from residents **.**
**Mrs Julie Tipler Clerk to the Charity 9[th] January 2024**
## **ASHTON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY**
## **Statement of Accounts as at 31st March 2023**
|**RECEIPTS**
Maintenance Charges
Council Tax Rebate
Other (Jane Cart Grant -£9995)
Affinity Water
**Income from Investments:**
C.O.I.F
Higher Interest a/c
National Savings
**Total receipts**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Administration of Almshouse**
Gas
Water
Careline
Insurance
Electricity
T.V. Licence
Donation to Guide dogs
Fire Protection Service
Council Tax
Building Survey
**Maintenance of Almshouse**
Window/internal cleaning
Garden Maintenance
General white goods/carpets
PBC renovations
Signage
Electrics
Heating
Keys/locks
Sundries Voile/blocked drain)
Other
**Administration of Charity:**
Rent & Admin
Clerk's Salary
COIF goes out then returned
Almshouse Assoc
**Total Expenditure**|**Apr 2022 - March 2023**
**£**
**£**|**Apr 2022 - March 2023**
**£**
**£**|**Apr 2021 - Mar 2022**
**£**|**Apr 2021 - Mar 2022**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||3,085.01
29.66
23.66|31,250.22
9,995.00
3,138.33|2,978.34
1.36
2.54|38,690.14
0.00
2,982.24
41,672.38|
||4,870.00
538.76
271.00
1,255.32
2,115.46
0.00
155.58
207.78
576.75
1,861.14
1,150.00
0.00
1,193.98
588.93
14,331.60
21.42
43.40
377.23|**£**
**44,383.55**|||
||||||
|||||**7,120.53**
**10,094.91**
**6,566.72**|
||||827.75
1,342.68
19.84
5,535.00
0.00
281.40
1,641.60
446.64
0.00||
||1,484.84
6,038.85
169.40
216.00||1,484.08
4,755.64
120.00
207.00||
||||||
|||**37,467.44**||**23,782.16**|
||||||
|**NET RECEIPTS / (EXPENDITURE)**
**Balances as at 31st March 2023**
Total of Investments
National Savings Account
Total of bank balances
**Total assets brought forward**
Add Net Receipts/(Expenditure)
Add movement in investments
**Balances as at 31st March 2023**
Total of Investments
National Savings Account
Total of bank balances
**Total assets carried forward**|189,684.26
25,420.52
41,872.39|**6,916.11**||**17,890.22**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**256,977.17**
**6,916.11**
**(4,631.43)**|172,434.90
25,417.98
23,984.71|**221,837.59**
**17,890.22**
**17,249.36**
**256,977.17**|
||185,052.83
25,444.18
48,764.84||189,684.26
25,420.52
41,872.39||
|||**259,261.85**|||
|||0.00|||
|||||**£0.00**|
## **Check**
0
## **ASHTON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY Charity Reg. No. 200349**
## **Trustees Annual Report for the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023**
## **Charity Address:**
Association of Dunstable Charities Grove House, 76 High Street North, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. LU6 1NF
## **Trustees for the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023**
## **Ex Officio:**
Rector of Dunstable - Rev’d Rachel Phillips
## **Representative Governors Dunstable Town**
## **Council:**
Cllr Mr Peter Hollick
Cllr Mr Alan Corkhill
## **Co-optative Governors:**
Mrs Elizabeth Bentley Mrs Cynthia Gresham Miss Ann Sparrow Mrs Jana Veyres
## **Chairman:**
Mrs Cynthia Gresham
## **Clerk to the Governors:**
Mrs Julie Tipler
## **Charity Structure, Governance and Management:**
**Governing document:** Trust Foundation under scheme framed by will date 30[th] March 1885, and Charities Act 1960. Amended and updated by Trustees in 2012.
## **Trustee Selection Methods:**
**One ex officio** – Incumbent of the benefice of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dunstable
**Two Nominative Trustees** – Appointed by Dunstable Town Council
**Four Co-optative Trustees** – Appointed by resolution of the Trustees.
## **Objectives and Activities**
Maintenance and upkeep of the Frances Ashton Almshouse and the gardens and help towards energy and other costs for residents. Concern for the welfare of the six residents.
## **Achievements and Performance in the past year**
Trustees inspect all the flats in the Almshouse and grounds annually. Residents are contacted regularly, and the Chairman/Clerk make regular visits throughout the year. The gardens continue to be well maintained and all residents are very happy adding their own personal touches to the garden and enjoying socialising together in the garden. They have asked for a garden table and chairs, and this will be bought in the next financial year.
Maintenance of the gardens and building is all up to date. Two new energy efficient boilers were fitted replacing the ancient old one so it is hoped the energy bills will reflect this. A building condition report is due, and this will be undertaken in 2024.
One of the flats is currently empty and a new resident is being actively sourced.
## **Finances**
Buildings and grounds are the main asset. Money is invested and only the interest is used for grants, day to day running costs, administration, and refurbishments. Other income is obtained from the rent from residents **.**
**Mrs Julie Tipler Clerk to the Charity 9[th] January 2024**