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2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 09 2024 To 31 08 2025

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

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**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
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Kevin Jefferies Full Board
Sylvia Prestwich Full Board
Diane Newbold Full Board
Charles Wilcox Full Board
Maxine Bosworth 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
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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

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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)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Listed building consent and discharge of planning conditions was finally obtained in January 2025 to replace the staircase at 33 as this was identified as a H&S risk, by the Trust Board. Works to replace the staircase at 33 were completed in February 2025 together with other associated works to prepare the property ready for occupancy Spring 2025.

Stonework project to re-point the external front face of 35-41 was completed in 24/25

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 always remain in a satisfactory condition for the benefit of the occupiers. The Trustees next project will be to look at the windows and doors to all cottages to ascertain their economic life span, and decide if a whole window and door replacement project should take place, this will be subject to the usual LBC from the Local Authority. To address recommendations for the recent EPC checks carried out and determine if recommendations are feasible taking into account the Grade II listing of the 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

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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 14 October 2025

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TRUSTEES OF PICKERING BYRDS CHARITY

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

Receipts 2025 2024 Payments 2025 2024
Rent £35,892.74 £33,660.84 Administration £355.00 £277.00
Transfer
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Rathbones		 £93,000.00 Maintenance £13,946.35 £34,496.24
Water charges £835.32 £745.52
Insurance £1,499.32 £1,416.90
Grass cutting £840.00 £920.00
Transfer to Rathbones - -
Membership £353.00 £343.00
Gas charges £4,710.72 £5,152.82
Council tax £1,815.10 £2,713.58
Clerk salary & HMRC
costs		 £4,345.00 £3,669.40
Electricity charges £233.03 £301.85
Stonework project &
Associated costs		 £89,955.00 £1,110.00
Refurbishment
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Islington		 £1,2269.64 £4,936.74
Total receipts £128,892.74 £33,660.84 £131,157.48 £56,083.05

Independent Exarnlner's Report to the Trustees of H¢kerfng Byrds Trnst I report on the accounts for the year ended 31£t August 2025. whlch are set out on the attached pages. Respectlve responslbllltses of the Trustees and Indtpefident Examlner As trustee5 of the charity. the members of Plckering Byrds Trust are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not requlred for thls year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination Is needed. It Is my responslblllty to examlne the accounts urnler section 145 of the 2011 Art; • follow the procedures laid down in the General Dlrectlons Elven by the Charlty Commlssloners sertlon 145{5llb) of the 2011 Act; and • state whether partlcular matters have Come to my attentK>n. Basls ol Independent Examlnerfs Statement My examination v￿5 carried out in accorthnce wlth the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparlson of the accounts p￿sented wtth those records. It also includes consideratlon of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanotions from the management committee conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required In a fvll audit, and consequentty I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Indep¢ndent Examlnees Stat•mort In connectlon wfth my examlnatton, no matters have come to my attentlon l. whKh gNe me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements . to keep accounting records in accordance wlth s.130 of the 2011 Act; or . to prepare accounts whlch accord wlth these accounting records have not been met: or 2. to whlch, In my oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Certified by: X R¢wI Hannah Rawllngs Nene Valley Accountancy Seryices Ltd 17 September 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tru8teesl members of Truste65 of Pickering Byrds Charity On accounts for the year endod 3110812025 Charity no (if any) 202223 Set out on pag I report to the trustees on my examination of th8 accounts of the above tharity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for th8 preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad 2011 ￿h@ ACV). I ￿port in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sedion 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carying OLrt my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b} of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me Cause to believe that in, any material resp8cL accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Acl or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs ststement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should te drawn in order to 8nable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: Relevant profassional qualification(81 or body (if any): Address: 3L &)SS 3-r￿ Wllfr LklH IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glvo here brief details of any itsms that the examlnèr wishos to disclose. OF . IER October 2018