
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

# **From 1/1/21      Period start date   To    31/12/2021          Period end date** 

**Charity name: Cottenham Charities** 

**Charity registration number: 200586** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To manage the Almshouses and Land<br>belonging to the Charities.<br>To support the Almspeople.<br>Relief in need to individual persons and<br>apprentices residing in the Parish of<br>Cottenham|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Maintenance and provision of the<br>Almshouses for accommodation.<br>Grants to inhabitants of the Parish on low<br>income by means of Christmas Vouchers.<br>Other grants as needed for Apprentices<br>and Relief in Need.<br>Benefit from the Charity is available to<br>anyone in the Parish, or connected with the<br>Parish, who can demonstrate they are<br>necessitous according to the Charity<br>Scheme approved by the Charity<br>Commission.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The application of income is restricted as<br>stated to the Governing Document sealed<br>11'"February 1970.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference|||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20||A total of £7,978 was gifted or loaned by<br>the Charities to those in need who live in<br>the Parish.<br>_John Moreton Almshouse Charity_<br>Small charitable gifts were given to<br>residents of the Parish as needed.<br>The WMC was increased by inflation this<br>year.<br>£14,000 was added to the Emergency<br>Repair Fund invested in a COIF<br>Charities Accumulation Fund<br>The Debt to the John Moreton<br>Endowment fund was reduced to<br>£96,000.<br>_Cottenham United Charity_<br>Cash grants were made to 80<br>parishioners on low income at<br>Christmas. This was in conjunction with<br>the Fitzwilliam Charity who contributed to<br>the awards.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|The Charity does not need to raise funds by<br>donation due to endowments and other<br>income.|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The financial position of the charity is stable.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The cash reserves will be held at a level to<br>cover debt repayments and necessary<br>repairs and expenses for one year should<br>there be no income from weekly<br>maintenance contributions. A sum of money<br>is transferred annually into an Emergency<br>Repair Fund invested with a COIF Charities<br>Investment Fund.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Cash balance at year end was £47,566|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|The debt in the John Moreton Endowment<br>Fund is as agreed with the Charity<br>Commission, presently £96,000|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|None|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The Charities incomes are derived from the<br>investments in the endowment funds, weekly<br>maintenance contributions from the<br>Almshouses and rental income from the<br>Allotments.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|The Charities investment funds are placed in<br>a COIF Charity Investment and Deposit<br>account.|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Severe damage to the Almshouses<br>preventing occupation|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Charity|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Nine Trustees composed of the Rector of<br>Cottenham All Saints’ Church, three<br>nominated by the Parish Council and five co-<br>optative by resolution of the Trustees.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity is a member of the Almshouse<br>Association. The Charity is a member of the<br>Cambridge & South Cambs Charities<br>Network chaired by the Cambridge Housing<br>Association which meets monthly.|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Cottenham Charities|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|John Moreton Almshouse Charity<br>Cottenham United Charity|
|Registered charity number|200586|
|Charity’s principal address|21A Corbett Street<br>Cottenham<br>CAMBRIDGE<br>CB24 8QX|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Robert Clarke|Chairman||Parish Council|
||Malcolm Dee|Secretary||Trustee Resolution|
||Sue Hooks|Treasurer||Trustee Resolution|
||Jennifer Macbeth|Trustee||Trustee Resolution|
||Robert Turner|Trustee||Trustee Resolution|
||David Munns|Trustee||Trustee Resolution|
||Christine Ward|Trustee|Appointed 15 June 2021|Parish Council|
||Reverend Lynda<br>Davies|Ex- Officio||Charity Scheme appointee|
||David Mudd|Trustee|Resigned 15 December<br>2021|Parish Council|
||Lynda Harford|Trustee|Resigned 15 June 2021|Parish Council|
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– 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 None 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)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**|**Signature(s)**|Malcolm Dee|Robert Turner|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Full name(s)**|Malcolm Dee|Robert Turner|
|||<br> <br>Chairman|Secretary|
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|**Date**||20 September 2022|20 September 2022|






|**Cottenham Charities**|**Cottenham Charities**|**Cottenham Charities**|**200586**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||
|**For the period**<br>**from**|01/01/2021|**To**|31/12/2021|



**CC16a** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**1,191**<br>**39,358**<br>**3,352**<br>**1,380**<br>**-**<br> <br> **45,281**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **45,281**<br>**1,912**<br>**10,898**<br>**7,978**<br>**533**<br> **21,320**<br>**6,000**<br>**14,000**<br> **20,000**<br>**41,320**<br>**3,961**<br>**-**<br>**43,006**<br>**46,966**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**240**<br>**-**<br>**240**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**240**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,500**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,500**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,500**<br>**-                  2,260**<br>**-**<br>**2,860**<br>**600**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**1,431**<br>**39,358**<br>**3,352**<br>**-**<br>**1,380**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**45,521**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**1,431**<br>**39,358**<br>**3,352**<br>**-**<br>**1,380**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**45,521**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Allotment Rents|**1,191**|||||**1,571**|
|WeeklyMaintenance Charge|**39,358**|||||**38,401**|
|Investment Income|**3,352**|||||**3,114**|
|Bank Interest||||||**31**|
|Donations|**1,380**|||||**2,500**|
|Loan repayments||||||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> **45,281**|||||**45,617**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||**45,521**||**45,617**|
|||||**1,912**<br>**-**<br>**10,898**<br>**-**<br>**10,478**<br>**533**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,820**<br>**6,000**<br>**14,000**<br>**20,000**<br>**43,820**<br>**1,701**|||
|<br>Expenses and Fees|**1,912**|||||**3,775**|
|Renovations||||||**985**|
|Repair and Maintenance|**10,898**|||||**3,512**|
|Bank Charges and Interest||||||**-**|
|Charitable Gifts|**7,978**|||||**9,107**|
|Utilities|**533**|||||**116**|
|||||||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**21,320**|||||**17,495**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
|<br>Capital Loan Repayments|**6,000**|||||**6,000**|
|Investment into ER Fund|**14,000**|||||**20,000**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**20,000**|||||**26,000**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**43,495**|
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||**3,961**|**-                  2,260**|**-**|**1,701**||**2,122**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**43,006**|**2,860**|**-**|**45,866**||**43,744**|
||**46,966**|**600**|**-**|**47,566**||**45,866**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

31/10/2022 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|Robert Turner<br>Signature<br>Malcolm Dee<br>**Details**<br>JM Endowment<br>**Details**<br>JM Almshouses & Land<br>~~tt~~<br>~~h d~~<br>UC 4 acres allotment land<br>John Moreton Current<br>John Moreton CCLA Deposit<br>United Charity Current<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>CCLA COIF Income Fund<br>CCLA COIF Income Fund<br>CCLA COIF Accumulation Fund<br>2|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**27,963**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**14,982**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,021**<br>**600**<br>**-**<br>**46,966**<br>**600**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>JM Endowment<br>**-**<br>72,217<br>UC Endowment<br>**-**<br>59,745<br>ER Fund<br>**-**<br>169,189<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>John Moreton<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>United Charity<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>JM Endowment<br>96,000<br>**01 January 2038**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>20/09/2022<br>20/09/2022<br>Print Name<br>Malcolm Dee<br>Robert Turner<br>31/10/2022|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**-**|
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||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||72,217|
||||59,745|
||||169,189|
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||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
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||||**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**01 January 2038**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
||||20/09/2022|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Report to tho tnisloesl
members of
Cottenham Chayftles
On accounts for the year
ended
31 December 2021
Charlty no
(If any)
200586
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my eXaMinat￿n of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trusfi for the year ended 31 Il W(J
Responslbilities and basis As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of Ihe
of report
accounts in accx)rdance the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
{Ihe Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Comrnissi
under secaion 145(5)Ib) of the ACL
Independent examlnerfs I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have
statement come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives Me
(xuse to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in acrx)rdance with secti￿ 130
of the Charities Ac( or
the accounts did not accord wih Ihe accounting records" or
the acLounts did not comkly wth the applicable requirements
conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charitie5 .
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts gNe a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent exaMinatic￿.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connecti
wtth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this rewi in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Signed:
Dats:
Name:
Emma 8odsworth
Relevant professlonal
quallficatlon(s) or body (if
any):
BA FCA
Address:
5 Hart Close
Longstsnton
CAMBRIDGE C824 3EX
IER
Oct 2018