CHARITY NUMBER: 201425 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Fouth 1897 Charity R8Jistration Numter . 201425 (hair of Eijard: Mr C R Knctt FFU(S Chair of Pthrd . Mrs A sd)rd FCIIA Mr5 H Austwi. [ D MB ITrIB, Mr A p Mrs H tknling. Mr R Fairdujgh FPJQS, Mrs J (knn. Mr S Haniss, Mr C R Kmtt FRI(S, Mrs A )fidd FCM Mr P Styan CNIOSH. MCIOB The of Rewjate and Banad Wh ctKil The Vior of St Marfs. Regate Mr A P ti93ies FCJIA Mr PTumer (to rch 2024) Mr J &kt(k (from May 2024) 10 RUthvKth Roaj. R•Jate. RH2 IXE Mr J Bgee 1st Flc(f, 78- H¥Jh SW RH2 9AP DEPENDENT EXAMINER G Hunt BA FC4 Kre5ton Re LLP. gmingw Fkyjse. Swr¥Jfield Roaj. Hor5ham. West S(LSS4 RH12 2RG Lbyds Bank FtG 1.5 The . CYav*. Vle5t s RHIO Icil
THE VICT ou ES ANNUAL RE RT AND NAUDThED ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DE EMBE 20 Independent Ex3minerfs Rewrt Statement of Finanaal ArtThiities Balan Sheet Notes to the Accounts tktailed StatenEnt of Finanaal ActMtie5 15
HO GOVERNORS. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED BER 2024 Two of our GOVernc Suzannah Latham and Jean Naish retired atthe March Board Meettng. Mrs Natsh wès suffering from111 heah. Latham dded that after 34 years as a Governor, most of which she had rved as Chair, now was an appropriate time to retire. The &)ard expressed thelr appreciation and thanks for all their efforts on behalf of the charity and our residents. The Mayor presented a certifite of Appreaatvjn to Mr5 Latham in recognition c her significant contributi(¥) to the charity and the wider alnshou5e movemenL Angela khofiekl was eknted as VI Chair in S)n to Mrs Latham. At our tMr Board Meeting Mrs (knkin anrnd that after 24 years as a (knernor she Yuld tE rtiring in Marth. The (knemors thank the Mayor through whose g¢J)d OffisWe were aLle tD hdd our rd Meetings at the Re(gate Town Hall. We o)ntinued to 5uprnt The Amshouse AsxKiab"on that proVi(S valuatAe thtce to the Governo. The Board tsinS a balanTr of prof&onal eXrtIse and pastoral 4alls. All Governors and our ae Mr. Tumer (retired March 2024) and Mr Silcod( who took over the role, gNe their time unstintingly to the administration of the tharity and to ensure the comfort and well1ng of our residents. The (r)ntrion of Govemors is invaluable tth in temis of cost sawngs, attentin to Idents and asststanTr with any proNems aristng. ic Benefft The Governors (frustees) have had due regard to the tharty Commisson guidance on puNic benefft when setknng the objects and *tvitie5 of the tharty. tÈtsils of how the chari5 actNitEs pde pub.¢ are set out eartier in this rep()rt. and Traini ThrowJhout the year the Board sought to (knors alLt with limited succes£ TrTwst tked makes provt5ion for up to 16 Governo. These effotts are o)ntinuing with the help of Voluntary Acbot) Retgate & Banstead (VAR8). On apkL)intment to the Board, Governors re a g0Veman information file induding'.- A copy of the ChariVsTrust tÈed arKI accompanwng Regulat#)ns A copy of the latest RetN)rt and A£rounts (harity Commission on-line puUication - The Ewrttal Trnstee.. what you need to know. what you need tr) do,. st of Governor5, contaLt detsils and Particular res[SIbilitieS st of residents itxludiro basic infom)ation on next of k'n, dcmlor etc. A copy of the-Rdents. HandiyJ)k" G0vemS eledion produre Standard lettw5 for Inv(n9 and pr(tesn9 appli(Htions for rIde The Altnshouse Ass(tiab"on online thice to tandardS of Managemen Managerfs dub.es and re5PKinsbilitie5 Ap[intment and duties of the Ctffk to the &)vwnoTS DutEs and responsibilities of the Hon. Treagj Policy on speThling limits Risk AssenEnt and Health & Safety Policy (revi annually) Policy on safeguardirrfJ vulnerabk adults Policy on c{dentialitY of informati)n (GDPR} Terms of refere[ ofthe Welfare Commtt Temis of refereKe ofthe Fabric & Finan Qynmittee Page 2
THE YEAR ENDED 31 DE MBER 2024 The Inc from MaintsnarKe conthlon5 inLyeas&l to £186.548 up from £181.345 in 2023. Invts)rtht income was £30,020 up from £27,130 in 2023. unresth.cted othw irKJ)nr tots11 £616 (£T35 in 2023). tkjnated restricted no)me was £2.799 (£1.742 in 2023). E¥[endrtu for year at £lfA.482 wa5 an irfft on la yearfs leveLE of £155,526 and refiect our ¢J)going prcyJTrmme of reln a1 repairs. Ex[lIre for year IJS £2,P99 (£1,742 in 2023) in respect of the re5trirta1 donated in(x)me. net resutt for the year, exdudirKJ the lfi the redUati in4]Y, was a 9JrrlLts of £55,1. compared with the yjrplus of £55.426 in 2023. H(rer, irxlLwJing the unrealiwl gairb on (wr investswits of £24,602 the surJus for the year was £80,103 as COnwad to a rPluS of £68,180 in 2023. At the year erKI the Wdlue of the chanvs asts at £679.144 hekl in the M&G (tsity Multi Ast Fltnd having 0)Mnnced the year at £628,722. This year has Se volab.lty in the vaue (A fNestnnts mainfy a result rfj the effect rf the eronLvn and 1[b"Cal Unr1nty Int We (ThttrNJe to nltOr the investnn The Rerves is todeygnate irt ofthe r5t0 fy1 10 year rolliThJ MaIntanCe programme whid) is reme ead) year at tCllEr P(wd ntr"rJ. This rts¥e Is defin&1 as the Extwrdinary Repair Fund (ERF) and is held as aUrnU1atK unrt5 in the M&G arity MUAI Asset Fund. The est"nJ3ted cc6t Of nkiinta)ar(e 2024 to 2033 at exCets the value offvnds inve5ts1 whth, as at 31 2024. tlrtallal E679.144 up fr(¥M £628.722 as at 31 2023. The edullg of the rrwyx %w)rks within 10 year TMII te UPK the futttre wfomw of fiftanckil rrorket& Folk)wng the adoptwm of FRS102 In 2015 ttE rfftMc a wm of £112,567 in a ¢Jeygnated fijnd in res of the gxj.al Hw9ng Grant of £194.335 rec1 b)%4rd5 the cost of cDnstruction of tJ)e flats at Reigate. This retwnted appYnN7tdy 58% of the pOtial of [Hrj the grant At the rent the Q)vernors cannot envi&ige orcut1thnS whereby this grant troMe repayable whilst the charity in its At the emIr 2024 ntir¢j. the Eoard the rxdimirbary Lthjet for 2025 bas8J on a 3.5% increase in maintenan Contribuborts 1st INxil 2025. quid funds are required to the yrKX)th effioert tjay to day running of the chanty and are held in accounts wrth Lloyds Bank rk and a COIF (hfity FurKJs dew TheTrustee5 believe that it is prlent to hrAd at least 50% of the tXKjg* annual elibJre as a {apyoyinwtdy £l(10.LKJO). Thbs Is remewed annualty as part of the Rsk AsswW tY( HaviTrJ rewewEd the (harivs InCcKr arxl exrthfjittjre, taknr¥J infr) CCderatiOn its esbng available cash re9)ur, the Govwrrt)rs con%ts it rBis)nable to prqh3re the finanaal stetS on a going clCeM basi& The Governors and redents are indeLtsJ to ojr Ms Trw Wrfen. She has linlts with bcal suprKxt awaes and helwj our redents rn var[5 11[J intbatives. g)e Cb"nUeS to S>[k 5dflty for of the almshouses. Page 3
THE VI FOR THE YEAR ENDED EM Residents (fver the a)urse of the year we lost four of our regdents. Mrs Quinnell and Mr Burgess died. Mr Burrage moved • into a care home but subsequendy died and Mr psard away. We were delighted to wdcome new resdents: Mrs Dawe5 and Mrs Knigh Housln The (harity has been a loro #anding of Ihe Housing (knbudsman see that Seeks to rexjlve disputes been landlords a¢KI thelr resldents. Dufing year the Houng Ombudsman VI updat&l it5 Conwaint HandlirrfJ Qxje and is making it mandatory for meMrS of the scheme to undertake annual sdf assessnnts. This year there was a angle fomial complalnt that Involved anti Sal hamour on the part of one of our redents. Fimi action was taken and the stuation was tIsd0nlY 1ved. The Ombudsnwn continues to highlight the woNem of damp and nKwld and alg) noted the ri9ng numter of cornplaints conMIng noise. The Govemors take the issues seriously and k to (kal with the issues if and when they ari. However, in sOe cases of rlSe transmisgon between adjoining properties the is limited remedial actton that the (kjvems can take. Re%dents are reminded to LE mindfvl of their neigh1$ esttoally at night or early fYKxning. Our Manager and Gjvemors 5ed( to Jjdress issues a5 they arise. We keep undw review our response to issues that may lead to a complaint. As and when any i)f our prosHtie5 bOnE vacant we (Dnb"nue our pnJramme of renovats.on and upj11j as necessary. During the year a pair of our smallest units laMe vacant. We commissioned an architect tr) consider altemative options including a rtdevelopment to provide a two storey building with two flats and an Offi ft)r our manager. ans were prepared and a pre [annIng application submission was made to the Hanning Authority. At the year end we have deferred submtiting the planning arplication as we wrsued alternate furKling OPFOrtunities. The iNythr(x)m of one of our alr[Ou suffered from excessive condensation suth thatwe consider8J demlishir and rebuilding that part of the tIlding contsining the bathroom. Hanning peTmiwon wa5 obtsined but in the meantime we instslled a Heat Exchange unit that res)Ived the immediate problem of condensatr'on. We have insialled ancher Heat Eychange unit in a 0nd almshouse and where appropriate will be fitbng mre of these units, txjring the year we COMpeted the rederDratim a1 refurbishment of three units when they knme vacant. We a19) refurbished a kntchen and a bathrwm in two of our (Éwpi8J units. Other lmproveffnts induded the provision of a store fcf residents, nthility xooter repkcement of trKJilers and new loft 5$ hatche& A Fre Risk Assessment was commissioned which highlighted further works Sin the prevK)us assessment in 2020. The prK)rity works had tsn comrjeted by the year end with ftjrttw WkS tAanned for 2025. Thank5 to the generosty of the Bwdn & June Amos FoLsndation we were aL4e to promde new garden fUrnire at Redhill. With the Pror1$ for the phang wt of gas fired talers we continue to ewore aftemative orknns for our residents. P¥4
THE VI THE I retKJrt on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 tMter 2024 whith are set out on pages 7 to 14. si isof the charity'stnjss you are reSnsIble forthe prepaTrtion ofthe accounts In alx0rdan wh the r8]uIremts of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe ACV). I retr)rt in restErt of my eKdmination of the charivs acrounts carried out undw section 145 of the Act and in (Arrwng out my examination I have fd10v all the applicate Directions given by the (harity C(Anmission unde* section 14515)Ibl of the Act. ndent examiner's I have completed my MInation. I confirni that no material matters have o)nE to my attention in connection with the erdmInatn gwing me cause to believe that in any material reSpt '. l. Actounting records were not kept in respkxt of the tharty as wuired by section 130 of the Act; or 2. The accounts do not accord with those (d5. or 3. The accounts do not comply with the appliztAe rwuirements conmIng the forni and cor¢tent of accounts set t in the Charitreg {Aunts and RepN)rtsl Regulations 28 other than any wuirement that the accounts give a and fair which is not a matter consdered as part of an independart examination. I have no conM5 and have come across no other Matte in Connecti( with the examinats.on to which attention should drawn in this reFort in order to enable a propEr understanding of the accounts to te reached. ILL G. Hunt BA F.C.A. KrestDn Reeves LLP Springfield House Springfield Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 2RG Date., 17th Marth 2025 Page 6
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MBER 2024 Total Charitable 1vItIeS 18&548 30.020 616 186,548 30,020 181,345 27,130 Totsl Intome 210 952 EXPENDmiRE ON.. Charltsle vItIeS D8y4trday mainteNHrKe Seffts Totsl E•ertdltu 56.107 56,107 65,027 155 526 Total Incom• Iqs5 total S5,1 55,501 55,426 NÉt galns on In¥ertments li 24,602 12,754 N•t In¢om• 80.103 80.103 68,180 Net mov•eTrt In funds 80.103 80,103 68.180 Reconclllatlon of fvnds: Tota fvftds brought fDrw¥d {uTrMthct•d fvnds) 935,Cfj3 935,(B3 866,903 Totsl fvnds carrled fohvRnl funds) 1 015 186 935 083 The ViLtoria Ajmshwses has rv)t uIr& or dithirNJed ffj ftThlaTl activits (hJriTrJ the ab)ve two finanoal year& The Qrity has rK rwnisad gains kJsse5 othw than Ind in the akne Statwt cl Finanaal ActMtie5. Therefore, no separate statement of totsl r(jiSed gain5 and11Tr5 nethl. The notes pages 9 to 14 f(m part cl the COUnt&
THE vIcfoRIA ALMSHOUSES EET T 31 DECEMBER 24 Fixed assets Tangib ksets En¥Estments io li 154,208 679,144 149,596 628,722 833,352 778,318 Current xsets Detto Cash at bank [51t aLuwnts 12 6.488 38,802 140,242 185.532 8,423 45,259 I[.797 160.4 Cralitors Amounts falling due within one year 13 (3,698) (3.714) 181.834 156.765 Net assets 1,015,186 935,083 Funds UnrestTlcted ndS General fijnds Extraordinary pair fu1 CE10pMert fund Sooal hougng gTrnt fuThY 14 15 15 15 93,986 679.144 129.489 112,567 82.604 628.722 111.190 112,567 Restrictsl Use fund 16 Total funds 1,015,186 935,083 These cnts atvov8Y ty the Pthird of cn ITr M&th 2025 on its L*half Mr C.ILKnott Mr AP.Diggles The rkn)tes on wjes 9 to 14 irt of ttve Kcryml&
l. Prlndpal accountlng polk?8S The finanaal statements have pyeparal in rKe with aFflKable knountirKJ StsrKlards in the Lknit ngdom. A summary ( the ne li)wt accrAJnlirwJ FdKies is set ojt lth. a) GeneRI Inforntkn and basls of weparntlon Viciorra AJmshouse5 is a charity register1 in the United trSrvJdom. The rsabjre of the thaTtty'5 opErations and inapal actNities are listed in the (&)vemorg RepK¥t. The congitLFte5 a public benefit errtity a5 defined by FRS 102. The financial ststennts are prepared under the historical co& c(¥)vention and in aC0)rdan wrth the Statennt of Rmma)ded Practi.. N£counting and RqxKtiTWJ ty a)a¥[t prepariThJ thar )Unts Sn aCfDrdan with the Finanaal Rerx)rbng Stsndard in the UK and RqJutrAK of ErdarKJ (FRS 102) [Sd rylition - lkn)Lw 2019), the Financial Ren9 StaThlard awAlCab in the Rb11rdand IFRS 102) and the (hribe5 Art 2011. The financial statements are prekkired on a coeM bags unr the histon"c31 cost convents"on, mc<Jified to Indude certain rtems at fair value. Tr financial #ata7Ents are in steding which is the functrmal currency of the tharty and to the nearest £. The sgnifio3nt acayjnting pKIiLies in the KKeparatvM of fina Slatets are set telow. The liaes have LEen to al ryes1 stataj. b) Houslng properti85 c) Depreciation tW"ation is r([j to lte (k the cost to esb.nBfj mlisable value in al instalnEnts at a Trte of 2% Fer annum. WTrre aprxc4)riate, and pratttrAble. indmdual comJx)nents have teen Klentified and over 4v)rter Lthl INts. typ¥LtIty Ltheen 10 &)d 15 year5. d) Extraordlnary repalr ftind This revenue resryve is das%ftal as a deswJn*d re[yets alrts * a9de to cover le11r$ on housing e) DeVelowrt fvnd This revenue re5eNe is da59fi&I as a (kEtrJnated fijnd and rePrts anmiunts set a9de towards the fijture f) Social hous11 grant fund This revenue reserve is da59fied as a des9t fund arKI rEpresents fuThJs set asde for the %K3al hwsiThJ grant whth cOd tOnE repayatle under certain arcumstanO wunarily fc41ch¥iThJ the sale of a wcwty. g) Restricted Funds Restricted Funds are thc6e or f1 fcr in a partKLAar area or are for wific purtKJses. the use of whKh s restrtcted to that area iy purp e9
HE UNTS E YEAR ENDED 24 I Prlnclpal accounting policlts- continued h) Investments Investments are stated at fair value. Fair value ateS to market value. year the revaluation 5ufF4us or defiat is tsnrfeed to the appropriate fvnd. l) Inc(mie All income is rec(yJnised On thetharity ha5ertitlntto the incL¥r, it is pr0lAibthat the inccthe VAII be and the amount of Income reIvae can be measured liably. i) Expendlture alx1'eS are rerognId as expenditure as as there is a18Jal or constnjthve obligation commitknng the charty to that expenditure, it is probable that setdetTEnt Trhill be Uired and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expEnditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has bn classified under hvddings that aggregate all costs related to the te1)Ory. Eypenditure on eSting properties is written off in the Statemlt of Financial Actiwties ft)r the year in which it Ss incurred expt for improvements resulting in increased mainfrna o)ntributions. Expenditure on new permanent structures is catxtalis&d as a tsngible flxed asset. k) AllocJtion of supm and governaft costs Support o)sts are govemance cos. Governan costs compri all costs invofving the public accountsbility c the tharity and its coffW1an with regulab.on and gcxjd practs. All governan costs are allocated to services exFenditure. l} Debtors and CTeditors receiyablelpayable wlthin one year Debtor5 aTrJ rxeditlX5 with no stated interest rate and r1vae or payable within one year are recLYded at transaction pri. Any bsses arising from Impalmnt are recognlwj in expenditure. m) Employee benefits en emplo$ have render8J Se to the charty. short-terni employee ttnefits to whld) the emFloyees are entitled are recnIsed at the undixounted amount eXted to paid in exchange for that seNce. n) Pension The charity Operat a defined contribution plan for the benef of its ertployee% Qjntributions are exnSed as they beC0e payatrje. 2 Ststemert of financlal activ1b compgtive Inforniation by fund l income and expndithre indud&Y in the statement of finanoal activths for the year ended 31 [Mtr 2023 was indud8J in unrestrictal fijnds, other than a (*$nat aThK)unt of £1,742 which was induded in other income and re5triLted expErKliture resrEctNdy. The charity ad no restritt funds at 31 DeMLr 2023. Page 10
FOR THE Y ENDED 31 BER Govnor5. emolumwts (knenmy receked TehnbUed ts3%el eYpere5 in the pr of £420 (2023: £4081 i[wrdn amounted to £484 {2023'. £4841 The (knerrrfM5 dKI WK)t any reMurat the ttrv. Tl nurnLr of (knmors at the sear eThJ wa%- io io Employee inforniation The a¥erage weefvty nLvnber empbsed duriThJ the ar was: _ Manager and aearer Stsff rJ)sts Wages salaries Homrarfum Pension contstxth 27,765 3.517 820 26,353 2.100 762 29,215 32.102 No emphjw were pahy in exes5 IA E,[(0 annum. Inbpstment income e1¥Ie Bank 4,21J) 25,820 30,020 3,132 23,998 27,130 DaBtr(L4y maUrtenae 56,107 104,111 160.218 56,107 108.375 65,027 90,499 155,526 4,264 4,264 164,482 Pdge 11
FOR THE IDEC ER 2024 Independent ern1rrfs fee 3,360 9(H 2,520 911 4,264 3,431 Ind#pdelt ex3min•ts f$ (induding VAT) IndepeThnt eyamlnatbjn Taxation The AmslK)uses i5 a w&ered tharty ar*J its irKome fa within dkiritsbk ey2rnktic. io. Cost: At treginniry of lear 473,784 930 474,714 15.823 e1 of sear 483,427 Depre0at)rn. At beginning of ar (hrge for the >ear At e1 of sear 325.071 10.716 335.787 47 495 325,118 11,211 336,329 542 Net l>ook lut teginniThJ of lear At eN1 of ar 148,713 PaJe 12
ii. Flxed ass . Ilstwl Invmffjts at far ue t beginning of year thith)rs. irNestment iKryne Net tmesbnent gain 628,722 25,820 24,602 591,970 23,998 12,754 At of yegr 679,144 628,722 ExtTakrd1nY repair fvnd: Inst at fair value M&G (hartty Mukn" Ast FuThJ 5,609.453 kcumubb.on Units 5,609.453 kcurnulytion SharES 679.144 628,722 In%5tmffjts at cost beginning of lear tions during the Itar At end of yt7r 459,389 25,820 435,391 23,998 485.2C8 459,389 Cost at end of E>irnordinary repair fw 485,2C8 459,389 Gain on inve5tm• Net instment gai) 12. Dd>tors: anounts falling due within ye 8,423 8,423 13. Cralitofs: wnourts falling dyt wlthin ont ye¥ 3,698 3,698 3,714 3,714 Unrestrlrt•l funds Deslgnknl funds Totsl 2024 funds 2023 beginniwj of lear 82.fA)4 852.479 935.083 866,903 Net moments in fts ,103 BO.103 68,180 Trdrtsfers {68,721) 68.721 e1 of ar 93,986 921,21KI 1,015,IB6 935,083 Page 13
vi ALM E Accourirs R THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 15. Deslgnated fvnds Extraordln•y Darelopment Soclal repaii fund housing grant fund fund Total 2024 Totsl 2023 beginnirg of year 628,722 111,190 112,567 852,479 797,592 TTrnsfeJ5 50,422 18.299 68,721 54.887 At end of ar 679,144 129,489 112,567 921,200 852,479 The Fxtraordinary repair fund is a designated fUd in%ested in the M&G Charity mul Asset Fund. DurirKJ the ar £50,422 wa5 traerred into the fund so that at the et¥J of the ar the fund presents the value of fuEKts inlpsted in M&G Chaifty Mv At Fund Units. The Development ld a desKJnated fund and reprpsents arnounts set askle towards the future deI0ent of the hJ5[r#j prop2rtres. DuritYJ the lear £18,299 was transferred to the De¥elopYnent fund which represents the agreed proF¥)thn of Maintenan contribukn.ons in the lear which ho been set aside towards futu deI0[AnenL The Sodal housiThJ grant fund Ls a desKJnated fund and reprents funds set aside for the wial h(&rj grant whkh ccvjkj o)me Trpayable under rtain ar0jmsian5, prfmarty folk)wing the sale of a propetty. 16. Re5tr1rtal fvnds The Restrftted fuThJ represents a (k)naUon of £2,799 recet¥ed from t knios Found3th)n for the sole Lse of purd garde fumiture for the Redhlll te. The purdwse price for the fUmth eqLolled the value of the donation and there was a zero balan at year end. 17. Related party trnnsactions There ha beeTr rK) related party tsnsactK)ns In the ar. Page 14