Kington St Michael United Charities (REGISTRATION NUMBER 201283) ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2025
Klngton St Mlchael Unlted Charltie3 Charlty No 201283 Trustees, Annual Report for the perlod 1¥1 January to 311t December 2025 1) Prlncl al Offlc Laundry Collage 848 Kington Sl Michael Chippenham Willshire SN14 6JA 21 Trustees The names of the Trustees servlng when this report was approved are as follows: Mr Gery Gamble (Chairman) Mrs Jane Burns Mr$ Lind8 Reynolds Mr Michael Lees Mr Adam Allen 31 Governance The charity Is cuffently unincorpor81èd. A trust deed was s8a18d by the order of the Board of the Charlty Commlssi¢Jn on 1st October 1957. Kington St Micha81 Unrf(ed Charities is required to have one Trustee from the following bodies and tsvo CoThopled Trustees. Kington Sl Michael Parish Council (Mr Gerry Gamble) Kington St Michael Parochial Church Council (Mrs Barbar8 Fenner) Kinglon Langley Parish Council {Mrs Linda Reynoldsl Kingion Langley Parochial Church Council (Vacantl Co-opted Trustee (Mr Atlam Allen) C04)pted Trustee (Mr Michael Léès) Mrs Barbara Fenner resigned in Apnl 2026 Mrs Jane Burns was appointed as a Trustee in April 2026
41 Ob"ectives and actlvltle The purpose of the Charlty Is to provide housing for the elderly and needy from within the county of Wiltshire. The Charity currently has eight almshouses. The main activity of the Charity is to maSntain the almshouses to a high standard. The Charity also offers allotments to members of the publlc In the vlllage 8nd also from the surrounding area. No. 20121 Kington Sl. Michael, a previous almshouse, had been let out at a commercial rent since November 2022. In November 2025, the residents gave a month's notice and it was decided to put the property on the market.11 is currently for sale. If the property Is sold, th8 prtsx8ds wlll be used to pay off the Charity Bank Loan and the remainder will be invested lo provide income for the Chartty, and for Ihe benefll of the remainlng almshouses. irs and maintenan Rouline mainlenance contlnues to be carried out In all lh8 Almshouses. Edu The Charlty has In the past offered èducational grants but no grants were awarded In 2025. ublic ben The Trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guldance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefll. S) Financlal Revlew The charity was in a reasonably healthy financial position as at 31 December 2025 as, al this dale, £70,799 was held in cash funds. Whilst there is no wrillen reserves policy. the charity must always have funds available for significant repairs to its properttas. The majority of the propérties were built in the 1600s and are therefore expensive to maintain. The charivs main source of income is a maintenance charge paKI by the residents. In 2025 the charity received £46,800 from this soue.(2Q24 - £47,240). which was 77.6% of total income (2024 - 73.20kn). As noted in sectron 4, 20121 Kinglon St Michael was let at a commercial rent for 10 months in 2025. In 2025. rental income of£12.510 was recelved (2024- £15,461). Other income is derived from allotment rental £690 (2024 - £694> and dividends and Interest £277 {2024 - £2691.
In 2020 the Charity Bank provlded a loan facility to pay for w0S on 20121 Kington St Micha81, works on other properties and to repay the previous loan from Lloyds Bank. As a result, a legal charge was placed on 20121 Kington St Michael in favour of Ihe Charity Bank. Tho balance on the loan account as at 31 DeceTnber 2025 was £258,689. The propety is currently being marketed for £600.000. As the accounts are prepared on a rec8lpis and payments basis. a formal assessment of going concern is not required. However, the trustees are satisfied that the charity will continue lo operate as normal for the foreseeable future wilh forecast income and existing balancS being suificient to cover known lTrabililies. Declarations The Trustees declare that they have approved the Annual Report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustee8. Signature Full name Posltlon Date 5/ S/2èZ
(Charity number 201283) On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 as set out on pages 5-6 Responsibilities and basls of report I reporl to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trust") for the year ended 31 December 2025. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of Ihe Charities Act 2011 Iyhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under secllon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Dir8clions glven by th8 Charity Commlsslon under section 145{5)(bl of ihe Act. Independenl examlnefs ststement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wlth 8ectlon 130 of the Charftle8 the acunt$ dld not accord wlth those records. I confimi that therè ar8 no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to 8nablé a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date IJ Kevin Henderson 7 Kynelon Way Kington Sl Michael Willshire SN14 6RF
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ETr+GiANO ANO WALES Klngton St Mlchael Unlted Charltles 201283 R8celpts and paymerrts accounts For tho rlod from 014an-25 31-Dec-25 Section A Receipts and payments Unro$irtctod funds Rosirlciod lund8 Endtswmoni Total I{d5 Lasiy•r i•th• r1£ r•r•si¢ A1 A1 00 212 212 RoNfw20 KSM 12oto 876 Sub lot•l(Gro8s incpmg forARJ 77 2 Asset and tnwstmont •ee t4bl8. N1w1 ¢ty Tot•ir•ewpt8 3YT É4.Y1 nt• Jo 19.79S IM2 11.0SS 27,4J8 27A38 J79 179 R0durtsthywrti& olrt I,J01 sub fotai A4 A8sEt Inv*8tmEni urchas•¥ i•olab Sub lo181 9,BOS Si797 N•torrn¢plrfpayrnetsJ . A5 Transler¥ bthcon fynd¥ ¢i•h knd# IA#ty•#r•nd C•$h fvnds lth$ yeorend 77.319 70.799 .¥t9 70.799 70.380 .319
Section B Statement of assets and liabilitie5 at the end of the period UntQStri¢tÈd funds Reslricted funds to nqThE£ ETrdowmont fund5 lo rx•sl£ CieSQf1s 81 Cash funds COIF Tot•1 Cash lunds 7Q.79 UnrtstrlGt•d fund8 RutslGt•d lund8 endowm•n¢ lund FunoiowhKh tb•k) LYw•ntv4ts om COIF Llill kl&G ItIMClFlli•iGLfv M&G IIiMCIFITWNi i¢J 84 Asts retsined for ¢he OM e5 Ll*blllltès nBlure Print Name Date of rov GprJrd Malxk Garnble