2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 09 2022 To 31 08 2023

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

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Kevin Jefferies			Full Board
	Sylvia Prestwich			Full Board
	Diane Newbold			Full Board
	Charles Wilcox			Full Board
	Maxine Bosworth		Appointed from 17 April 2023	Full Board

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Trust deed

Trust

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Trustees

• (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.

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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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Outbuilding roofs was completely replaced in July 2022, this is Collyweston slate and was replaced like for like this will preserve the life o the roof for many years to come. A listed building application has been submitted for stonework repairs to all cottages and a decision remains pending for the Local Authority regarding this application

33 Islington remains or the time being until such times the plan of work as detailed below in 2023/24 is carried out.

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 to appeal against the Listed Building Officers decision to refuse the application to replace the stairs at 33 to carry out alterations to the internal staircase on the grounds of H & S. Subject to the application being approved for the stonework repairs this is the next large project planned for Spring 2024, where all cottages will have stonework repairs to the front face of all cottages

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Section E Financial review

A reserve policy is not in place; however, the Trust Board have access to Brief statement of the a minimum sum of £50K cash at any given time, the sum available can charity’s policy on reserves 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 £33K 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 23 October 2023

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TRUSTEES OF PICKERING BYRDS CHARITY

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

Receipts	2023	2022	Payments	2023	2022
Rent	£33,101.13	£36,966.70	Administration	£192.00	£305.00
HMRC refund		-	Maintenance	£85,651.60	£16,614.31
Council tax refund		-	Water charges	£643.92	£583.41
Transfer from Rathbones	£40,000.00	£55,000.00	Expenses	£34.69	-
			Insurance	£1365.77	£1,100.51
			Grass cutting	£480.00	£495.00
			Transfer to Rathbones	-	£15,000.00
			Membership	£196.00	£187.00
			Gas charges	£6005.85	£3,561.54
			Council tax	£2062.15	£468.66
			Clerk salary & HMRC costs	£3499.20	£3,440.80
			Electricity charges	-	-
			Refurbishment costs associated with 41 Islington	-	£546.85
			Refurbishment costs associated with 33 Islington	£2856.00	£7,200.00
Total receipts	£73,101.13	£91,966.70		£102,987.18	£49,503.08

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGL4ND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended i. E. IcfLTr. Charity no (if any 20221S Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended S i 0£ 2G £.2 As the thartys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in acc￿lanCe the requiraments of the Chartties Act 2011 (Ihe Acr) I report in respect of my examination of the Tnjsfs accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrwng out my examination, I have fdlowed all the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission under seCt￿n 145(5Xb) of the A&. Responsibilities and basls of report Independent tThe chariws gross incLxne exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examinerfs ststement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed bodyll. Delete [ ] rfnot applicable. I have completed rny eXamw￿l10n. I wrffimi that no material matters have o)me to my attention in connection viith the examination (other than that disclosed below") *fiich gives me ￿use to believe that in. any materlal respert the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act: or the accounts did not accord V￿th the a¢xx)unting records; or the accounts did not comply V￿th the applicable requirements con￿mIng the fomi and rA)ntent of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and ReFKNts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the aC￿Unts give a Irue and fairf view whith is not a maller considered as part crf an independent examinakn"on. I have no corKxms and have come aLYOSS no other matters in connection with the examinats.on to which attentK•n shoukj be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the ac¢x)unts to be reached. . Please delete the woffts in the b￿CketS rfthey do r￿t apply. Relevant professional qualification(s) or body IER OGt 2018

(rf any): Addross: IA(sq rf£￿1 SrJ i D o£•- Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of Concern {see CC32. Ind6p8ndent examination of charlty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve hero brlef dotslls of any Itoms that the examlngr wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018