## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 09 2020 **To** 31 08 2021
## Section A Reference and administration details
HOSPITAL OR ALMSHOUSES OF DOROTHY ELIZABETH **Charity name** PICKERING AND FRANCES BYRD
**Other names charity is known by** Trustees of Pickering Byrds Charity
**Registered charity number (if any)** 202223 **Charity's principal address** 19 Nene View Islip Kettering Northants **Postcode NN14 3LD** ~~ee~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Michael Alderman 2 Kevin Jefferies 3 Sylvia Prestwich 4 Diane Newbold 5 Charles Wilcox 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~=== ===~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** Brian Withington
**TAR**
March **2012**
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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
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**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Trust deed
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR SPINSTERS OR WIDOWS WHO WERE BORN IN THE PARISH OF TITCHMARSH OR ARE RESIDENT IN THE SAID PARISH AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. FAILING THAT, APPLICATIONS FROM ALDWINCLE, CLOPTON, PILTON, STOKE DOYLE, ACHURCH, THORPE AND WADENHOE MAY BE CONSIDERED.
**TAR**
March **2012**
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Provision of accommodation as set out in the Governing instrument. Trustees ensure all properties are well maintained and offer quality accommodation, and are subject to routine maintenance throughout the year.
All trustees have been issued with and have noted the Trustees guidance on public benefit as issued by the Charity Commission.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
**TAR**
March **2012**
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
A programme of work has been completed to encompass alterations to one property to provide expanded living accommodation to the first floor and new kitchen to assist the occupier. The occupier moved back in to her newly refurbished home January 2021
Successful appointment of a new occupier to a vacant cottage March 2021, appointed fully in line with criterion 1 of the scheme of delegation. Provision of accommodation within the village as set out in the Governing instrument criteria
PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION TO NEEDY SPINISTERS AND WIDOWS WITHIN THE PARISH
Ongoing review of condition of properties to ensure they remain at all times in a satisfactory condition for the benefit of the occupiers. The Trustees plan for 2022 to undertake a replacement kitchen installation at 2 properties in lien with this vision.
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
A reserve policy is not in place; however, the Trust Board have access to a minimum sum of £50K cash at any given time, the sum available can frequently be in excess of this amount. If major expenses are anticipated the Trust Board receive an investment income of approximately £24K per annum with an annual rental income of approximately £35K per annum
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
n/a
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Emma Michelle Morehen **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc)**
**Date** 25 October 2021
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **TRUSTEES OF PICKERING BYRDS CHARITY**
## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021**
|**Receipts**|**2021**|**2020**|**Payments**|**2021**|**2020**|
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|Rent|£37,360.15|£31,409.85|Administration|£260.00|£180.00|
|HMRC refund|£54.39|71.43|Repairs|£1767.20|£3,878.00|
|Council tax refund|£102.44|-|Water charges|£555.49|£557.52|
||||Expenses|£115.76|£325.00|
||||Insurance|£1094.30|£1,065.48|
||||Grass cutting|£630.00|£455.00|
||||Transfer to Rathbones|-|-|
||||Membership|£182.00|£179.00|
||||Gas charges|£3292.58|£3020.36|
||||Council tax|£605.00|£1,327.20|
||||Clerk salary & HMRC costs|£3425.49|£2,561.30|
||||Electricity charges|£214.15|£103.46|
||||Refurbishment
costs
associated with 41 Islington|£38852.69|£514.16|
|**Total receipts**|**£37,516.98**|**£31,481.28**||**£50,994.66**|**£14,166.48**|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
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I report to the trustèes on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity I'the Trust'l for the year ended 3 1 ol 20
Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the TruBt, you are responsible for the preparation
ba$1$ of roport of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {°the Act").
I report in respect of my examinallon of the Trust's accounts carrled out
undèr section 145 of th8 2011 Act and In Carrying out my ex8mination. I
have followed the applicable Directions glven by the Charity Commlsslon
undèr section 145151{b) of the Ad.
I have completed my examination. I confirm Ihal no material matters have
come to my attention lolher than that dlsclosed below'l In connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any materlal
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accounting records were not kept in a¢¢ordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting record8
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I have no concerns and have come across no other mattérs in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delets the wonys in the bTrGkets if they do not apply.
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Name:
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IER
October 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only complele rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charty aOUnt3.. direGtions and guidance for
examiners).
GFve here brlef detalls of
any items that the
examinerwishos to
disclose.
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IER
October 2018