The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes
Accounts
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Charity Number 201395
## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
Legal and Administrative Details
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes is a registered charity (no. 201395). It was established to administer the properties known as Mrs Marshall's Memorial Cottages and the Browne Memorial Almshouses under a governing document dated 8th June 1978.
The principal address of the charity is 46 Chaucer Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9AJ.
Main agents:
## **Independent Examiner**
Louise Bridgett FCA Francis Clark LLP Unit 18, 23 Melville Building East Royal William Yard Plymouth Devon PL1 3GW
## **Bankers**
TSB Bank Plc Bedford Square TAVISTOCK Devon PL19 0AG
## **Investment Advisor**
Brewin Dolphin Vantage Point Woodwater Park Pynes Hill EXETER EX2 5FD
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
Trustees' Report
Year Ended 31 December 2024
The Trustees present their report and the Receipts and Payments Accounts of the charity for the year 31 December 2024.
The charity Trustees who acted during the year were as follows:-
W S Lake (Chair) Mrs J Tremaine F Lawrence (Vice-Chair) Mrs A Dawe Mrs J Williams (retired 22 May 2025) Mr J G Talbot Mr D Carr Mr R Godfrey Mr J Olver Mr R Jones Mrs A Gould Mr O Moore (appointed 8 July 2024)
New Trustees are elected by the Board of Trustees and serve until retirement.
## **Aims and organisation**
The object of the charity is to maintain and run the properties known as Mrs Marshall's Memorial Cottages and the Browne Memorial Almshouses. The homes shall be appropriated and used for the accommodation of residents, being persons who through misfortune have become reduced from better circumstances, and are resident in the area and are not less than 60 years of age.
The charity has complied with the duty in section 4 of the 2011 Charities Act to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission when reviewing the Trust's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.
The charity employs two wardens who oversee the residents.
## **Review of progress and achievements**
The charity has continued the renovation and repair of the bungalows during this year, with particular emphasis on health and safety regulations.
## **Reserves policy**
Any surplus funds generated by the charity are accumulated until there are sufficient funds on hand to provide further accommodation to fulfil the charity's objective and to cover necessary expenditure under health and safety regulations.
## **Investments selection policy**
Brewin Dolphin manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary basis. The Trustees have specified to Brewin Dolphin that they require a certain level of income from the capital of the charity each year and this is to be discussed annually between the Trustees and Brewin Dolphin. Decisions regarding investment selection are made by Brewin Dolphin on a day to day basis in order to capitalise on investment opportunities. The Trustees set out an Investment policy statement to Brewin Dolphin in accordance with the Trustee Act 2000. This statement outlines that the Trustees have selected a balanced investment objective with medium risk, the long term aim being to increase the value of the charity's assets.
Approved by the Trustees on 22 May 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
## _**W LAKE**_
For and on behalf of the Board of Trustees
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that they will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees on 22 May 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
## _**W LAKE**_
For and on behalf of the Board of Trustees
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records
I have no concerns 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.
## _**L Bridgett FCA**_
Francis Clark LLP Chartered Accountants Unit 18, 23 Melville Building East Royal William Yard Plymouth Devon PL1 3GW 23 May 2025
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
Receipts and Payments Account
General Fund including Cyclical Maintenance and Extraordinary Repair Funds
Year Ended 31 December 2024
|**Receipts**
Income Receipts
From Assets
Investment income
Deposit interest
Other Income
Maintenance contribution
Other income
**Total Receipts for the year**
**Payments**
**Charitable Activities**
Services
Repairs
Gardens
Sundries
Other Expenditure
**Total Payments for the year**
Net of (Payments)/Receipts
Balance at 1 January 2024
Balance at 31 December 2024|**£**
**£**
61,931.97
989.64
62,921.61
45,730.60
212.95
108,865.16
51,552.49
31,555.16
9,444.46
584.00
93,136.11
18,695.36
111,831.47
(2,966.31)
67,002.57
64,036.26
**2024**|**£**
**£**
58,595.07
676.62
59,271.69
44,513.68
3,616.67
107,402.04
45,656.90
26,609.52
6,972.27
648.00
79,886.69
28,153.32
108,040.01
(637.97)
67,640.54
67,002.57
**2023**|**£**
**£**
58,595.07
676.62
59,271.69
44,513.68
3,616.67
107,402.04
45,656.90
26,609.52
6,972.27
648.00
79,886.69
28,153.32
108,040.01
(637.97)
67,640.54
67,002.57
**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|
||51,552.49
31,555.16
9,444.46
584.00|45,656.90
26,609.52
6,972.27
648.00||
||||107,402.04|
||||79,886.69
28,153.32|
|||||
||||108,040.01|
||||(637.97)
67,640.54|
||||67,002.57|
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
Receipts and Payments Account
## Capital Fund
Year Ended 31 December 2024
|**Investments**
Gross sale proceeds from the sale of investments
Payments for investment assets
Stockbroker fees and commission on purchases
Stockbroker fees and commission on sales
Investment Management fee
Total Payments
Net of Receipts/(Payments)
Balance at 1 January 2024
Balance at 31 December 2024|**£**
**£**
356,912.43
336,707.46
30.44
34.51
15,002.22
15,067.17
351,774.63
5,137.80
36,444.04
41,581.84
**2024**|**£**
**£**
653,056.52
662,821.67
40.00
-
14,381.82
14,421.82
677,243.49
(24,186.97)
60,631.01
36,444.04
**2023**|**£**
**£**
653,056.52
662,821.67
40.00
-
14,381.82
14,421.82
677,243.49
(24,186.97)
60,631.01
36,444.04
**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||||677,243.49|
||||(24,186.97)
60,631.01|
||||36,444.04|
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Year Ended 31 December 2024
|**Monetary Assets**
**General**
**Capital**
**2024**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**Total**
**Cash Fund at 31 December**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Current account
14,016.25
-
14,016.25
Deposit accounts
46,458.90
-
46,458.90
Stockbroker accounts
Note 5
3,561.11
41,581.84
45,142.95
**Total Monetary Assets**
64,036.26
41,581.84
105,618.10
**Liabilities**
Brewin Dolphin Management Fees
3,890.00
**Non-Monetary Assets**
**Permanent Endowment**
**2024**
- Held for investment purposes
**Market**
**Cost**
**Value**
Capital Fund (Note 6)
**£**
**£**
Government Stocks & Debenture Loan Stock
219,935
213,919
Other Quoted Securities
1,280,698
1,900,935
1,500,633
2,114,854
Land Sale Fund
Government Stocks & Debenture Loan Stock
35,366
33,480
Other Quoted Securities
228,423
302,630
263,789
336,110
Land and buildings used by the charity:
Mrs Marshall’s Memorial Cottages and Browne Almshouses (vested in the Official Custodian for Charities)
**2024**
**Market**
**Other Assets (non-endowed)**
**Cost**
**Value**
Extraordinary Repair Fund (Note 6)
**£**
**£**
Other Quoted Securities
12,322
186,291
12,322
186,291|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
10,848.53
53,109.72
39,488.36|
|---|---|
||103,446.61|
||3,650.00|
||**2023**
**Market**
**Value**
**£**
150,923
1,875,004|
||2,025,927|
||35,868
299,240|
||335,108|
||**2023**
**Market**
**Value**
**£**
177,273|
||177,273|
Approved by the Trustees on 22 May 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
CHAIRMAN - _**W LAKE**_
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
Notes to the Accounts
Year Ended 31 December 2024
## **Accounting Policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis which complies with section 133 of the Charities Act 2011.
## **2 Trustees' Remuneration and Expenses**
No remuneration nor reimbursement of expenses were paid to any Trustee during the year or the previous year.
## **3 Independent Examiner's Remuneration**
|**Independent Examiner's Remuneration**
Independent Examiner's remuneration|**2024**
**£**
1,548|**2023**
**£**
1,470|
|---|---|---|
## **4 Staff Costs**
Two wardens were employed during the year. No employee earned more than £60,000 per annum.
- **5 Related Party Transactions**
Payments totalling £2,675 were made to Moore Builders, a business owned by O Moore, Trustee, for general building and maintenance services provided during the year.
- **6 Reconciliation of investments held**
|**Reconciliation of investments held**
Brewin Dolphin portfolio Fund 1 General Fund
Less cash at bank
General Fund COIF Investments
Radcliffe Poor Fund COIF investments
Brewin Dolphin portfolio Fund 2 Land Proceeds Fund
Less cash at bank
Extraordinary Repair Fund COIF investments
Stockbroker cash balances above
Brewin Dolphin portfolio Fund 1 General Fund
Brewin Dolphin portfolio Fund 2 Land Proceeds Fund
Dividends pending included in market value
To be transferred to general fund
Dividends not paid into general fund
Charges to be paid by general fund
Overpayment of sales proceeds to investment account
Stockbroker cash|**Cost**
**£**
1,506,643
(6,028)
18
-
1,500,633
291,314
(27,525)
263,789
12,322
12,322
1,776,744|**Market**
**Value**
**2024**
**£**
2,023,396
(6,028)
97,486
-
2,114,854
363,635
(27,525)
336,110
186,291
186,291
2,637,255
6,028
27,525
33,553
(2,356)
(17,596)
32,358
(816)
45,143|**Market**
**Value**
**2023**
**£**
1,945,115
(14,503)
92,854
2,461|
|---|---|---|---|
||||2,025,927
346,116
(11,008)|
||||335,108
177,273|
||||177,273|
||||2,538,308|
||||14,503
11,008|
||||25,511
(3,034)
(17,596)
35,423
(816)|
||||39,488|
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
## **Management Information Schedule A**
General Fund
Schedule of Receipts and Payments
Year Ended 31 December 2024
|**RECEIPTS**
Investment income
Bank Interest
**Other Income**
Wayleaves
Heating allowances
Transfer from Cyclical Maintenance Fund to cover Wardens' wages and Gardening
**Total Income**
**PAYMENTS**
**Charitable Activities**
**Services**
Wardens' wages
Alarm system
Insurance
Gas
EDF boiler
Water rates
Transfer to Extraordinary repair fund
**Gardens**
Gardening
Balance carried forward|**2024**
**£**
61,931.97
989.64
62,921.61
12.95
200.00
26,422.70
26,635.65
89,557.26
16,978.24
3,012.04
2,789.00
21,310.61
1,600.59
5,862.01
12,247.26
63,799.75
9,444.46
9,444.46
73,244.21|**2023**
**£**
58,595.07
676.62|
|---|---|---|
|||59,271.69
16.67
3,600.00
24,129.15|
|||27,745.82|
|||87,017.51|
|||17,156.88
5,606.18
2,737.50
13,522.51
1,429.81
5,204.02
6,224.99|
|||51,881.89|
|||6,972.27|
|||6,972.27|
|||58,854.16|
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**Management Information Schedule A**
## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
|General Fund
Schedule of Receipts and Payments
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Balance brought forward
**Sundries**
Gratuities
Vouchers
**Other expenditure**
Telephone, postage & printing
Secretarial
Accountancy fees
Subscriptions
Sundry expenses
Advertising
Professional fees
Building project
**Total Payments**
Net of Payments
Opening balance
Closing balance
**Total General Fund Balance**
General Fund
Cyclical Maintenance Fund (Management Schedule B)
Extraordinary Repair Fund (Management Schedule B)|**2024**
**£**
73,244.21
184.00
400.00
584.00
1,131.56
6,500.00
1,548.00
120.00
10.80
-
427.00
8,958.00
18,695.36
92,523.57
(2,966.31)
67,002.57
64,036.26
64,036.26
-
-
64,036.26|**2023**
**£**
58,854.16
168.00
480.00|
|---|---|---|
|||648.00|
|||1,111.68
5,500.00
1,470.00
253.00
54.72
-
-
19,763.92|
|||28,153.32|
||||
|||87,655.48|
|||(637.97)
67,640.54|
|||67,002.57|
|||67,002.57
-
-|
|||67,002.57|
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## **The Marshall and Browne Memorial Homes**
## **Management Information Schedule B**
|Year Ended 31 December 2024
Maintenance and Repair Funds
**Cyclical Maintenance Fund**
**RECEIPTS**
Maintenance contribution
**PAYMENTS**
Plumbing & heating
General repairs
Electrical checks and repairs
**Total Payments**
Net of Receipts
Transfer to Extraordinary Repair Fund
Transfer to General Fund 2022
Net of Receipts after transfers
Opening balance
Closing balance
**Extraordinary Repair Fund**
**RECEIPTS**
Transfer from Cyclical Maintenance Fund
Transfer from General Fund
Interest Received
**PAYMENTS**
Flat roof works
External decoration
New boilers
**Total Payments**
Net of Receipts/(Payments)|**2024**
**£**
45,730.60
45,730.60
9,606.76
4,411.46
2,669.85
16,688.07
29,042.53
(2,619.83)
(26,422.70)
-
-
-
**2024**
**£**
2,619.83
12,247.26
-
14,867.09
6,000.00
-
8,867.09
14,867.09
-|**2023**
**£**
44,513.68|
|---|---|---|
|||44,513.68|
|||5,730.56
1,719.66
1,239.30|
|||8,689.52|
|||35,824.16
(11,695.01)
(24,129.15)|
|||-
-|
|||-|
|||**2023**
**£**
11,695.01
6,224.99
-|
|||17,920.00|
|||-
15,172.00
2,748.00|
|||17,920.00|
|||-|
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