CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Seclion A Independent Examiner's Report Raport to the trusteesl members of Mabel Gale Bequest On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity no (if any) 200857 Set out on pages 1 to 5 inclusive I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") for the year ended 3110312024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requiretnents 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)(bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. l Confimi that no material matters have come to my attention ) in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in a￿OrdanCe with sedion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no COn￿rn$ 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 1910912024 Name: av yeo Relevant professlonal qualification(sl or body (if any): Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (Licence No. 6061 Address: Donovan Atyeo Unit 4 Hounsell Building, North Mills Trading Estate, Bridport DT6 3BE IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidanGe for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018 ¢% c) C>CCOOO1D￿oo ¢JJo￿ry * Tr llil!Il 1511511 5 Illiliiilil MABEL GALE TRUST CApwfAL ASSETS AS AT 31 ST MARCH 2024 2023 2024 2170 M&G Charifund Income 35,892.71 35,237.14 Charities Deposit Fund 73.81 73.81 Kitson & Trotman Client Account Balance 15.519.79 14,730.94 MABEL GALE TRUST PROVISIONAL BUDGET 202412025 202212023 202212023 202312024 202312024 20241202S Estimatè Actual Estimate Actual Estimate EXPENDITURE Electricity Gardener Insurance Water Rates National Assooation of Almshouses Costs and fees Maintenance General" Mabnlenance Refurbishment Maintenance Capltal Exterior Works" Carellne Exceptional Work- nw roof Exceptional Work- Plaque 10,000.00 8,400.00 10.000.00 4,810.00 2,500.00 3,500.00 3.000.00 3,100.00 1,000.00 1,100.00 1.100.00 1,160.00 2,100.00 2,200.00 2.200.00 2,430.00 225.00 233.00 235 00 407.00 3,600.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 3,000.00 3,300.00 3.500.00 3,185.00 5,000.00 1.090.00 5.000.00 8,040.00 3,000.00 6.000 00 3,000,00 3,734.00 2.500.00 2.000.00 2,300.00 1,600.00 1.600.00 1,600.00 900.00 3,650.00 700.00 32 025.00 34.723.00 36,435.00 39.216.00 5,000.00 3,200.00 1,200.00 2,500.00 420.00 4.800.00 3,500.00 10.000.00 3.000.00 2.000.00 900.00 36,520.00 £5,485.00 per accounts Maintenance contribution at new rale Void- possible unoccupan¢y @ 50 Dividends expe¢ted INCOME 40,092.00 -2.005.00 2.000.00 40,087.00 35.000.00 39 370.00 39 440.00 38 163.00 Actual Ex ndlture & In The estimated costs W&￿ understated overall by £2,800 compared to the actual costs. The electri￿tY costs were less than hall of the estimate which was due to an accumulation of payments being made on account which pul all ol the accounts into credit once ihe melers were read. We have ju51 been nots'fied by EDF that the energy prices arè comin9 down from April 2024. The reroofing ol the north side of 4 Victoria Grove cost £3,650 and the refurbishment of the Mabel Gale plaque in Victoria Grove cost £700 these were C0815 that were unforseen as was the cost of a new communial airiel in Perryhayes al a cost £740 which is included in Ihe capital expenditure heading. The refurbishment of 3 Perryhayes was completed and we have a new benefieAary. The relurbishmenl of 1 Perryhayes is a work in progrèss and we have a new beneficiary wailing lo move in. ca￿line costs have been reduced as we now only pay for monbtoring. The income was over estimated by £1,300 this w8s due to the unexpected vaccancies al No's 1 & 3 Perryhayes. The estimated income ftsr 24125 is based on almost full occupancy at £62 per week plus the dividends for the year of approx £2k from M & G Eslimated income now amended due to the increase from £62 per week lo £65 and the deduction of a void at 5°