IIARWELL PAROCHIAL CHAJiJTIES which ineludes the FRANCES GEERING ALMSHOUSE CHARrrY Charity Registration llo: 204399 Trustees, Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025 Trustees: Mr Andrew Snowdon (Chairman) Mrs Stephanie Haywood Mrs Lesley Hughes Dr William Jackson Mr Andrew Laing Miss Kathleen Luker Mr Adrian Simcox Contsct: Mrs Clare Wagner (Clerk) Contact address: 2 Hengest Gate Harwell Didcot, Oxon OXII OHH Telephone: 07811007736 Bank: C{0Perative Bank PO Box 250, Delf Hou¥ Southway Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
Trustees, Report of the year ended 31 March 2025 Governance: The Charity has been in existence since 1723. It is governed by a Tt Deed (Scheme) dated I l May 1992, and amended 4 June 2011. Objects: The main object is to provide housing accommodation for women in financial need, who have lived for a number of years in the Parish of Hanvell or the district surrounding the parish. The Almshouse was built in 1734, and is a grade ll* listed building. The Trustees are responsible for maintaining the building and upgrading the facilities within IL a8 appropriate to current standards of living. The Trustees: There are up to 8 Trustees. Trustees are appointed for a 4 J ear terni, at which time they can be re-appointed for a further terni. The Chairnian of the Trustees is elected at th¢ AGM. New Trustees are appointed bv the existing Trustees and will be asked to sign that they are eligible to act as a Trustee, as stated by Charity Commission guidanc¢. The Clerk is appointed by the TnteeS and carries out secretatial, administrative and fuclaI tasks, attends the Tnees, meetings and writes the MÉnutes. It is an unpaid post. Meetings: There are usually 4 meetings a year, with the AGM held in June. Business can be carried out via email between the Clerk and the TnteeS between meetings if necessary.
Summary of what has happened in 202¥2025: Mr Andrew Snowdon returned &s a Tn and w&s appointed Chainnan. Mrs Stephanie Haywo(Kl retired. Three new Trustees were appointed: Mr Adrian Simcox, Mrs Fiona Pryor and Mr Justin Fanstone. There was no change to the residents. The major building renovation work to reduce the damp problems, started in March 2024, continued througbout the year. consisting of a completely new drainage system for foul and storni water, double glazed windows and the replastering of internal and external walls with lime based materials. This will be completed in May 2025. The work was financed from reserves, a £50K loan from The Almshouse Association and general fundraising. The fmal cost was £145K. A new cle has been recruited to follow the retirement of Mrs Clare Wagner, who has held this post for 15 years. All policies of the charity have been reviewed. A review of TTUStees roles and succession planning has been carrled out. Finances for 202&2025: The fmances remain healthy. The lotal income for the year was £84,524. The total expenditure for the year was £131,041. Thc opcrational deficit was -£46.i17. The current investments in the M&G Charity Multi Asset Funds are reduced to £24K by spending on the renovation work. The Almshouse Association granted a £50k loan for the building work, to be repaid over l O years Each resident received a special payment of £l(K) during the year to h¢lp off-set the continuing high energy prices The accounts have been examined by an Independent Examiner and are shown below. DECLARATION: The TteeS declare that they have approved the Trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the TnteeS MI Andrew Snowd0 Chairnian Date: 27 Zozr
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Report to the trusteesl ttAtIL4i&kn PA tlcLtkiAL IL £ On accounts for the year ended Charity no {if any} Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty (Ihe Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees ofthe Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr)- I report in resFeCt of my examination of the Tnjst's accounts rxrried o under SeCtn 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Direth"ons given by the Charity Commission under sectK)n 14515}Ib) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attentton lotytlJarLll3*gisd0ste ") in connection with the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not wtth the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters connection wtth the examination lo which atterrtion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned." Date: Name". Relevant professional qualification(sl or body (ff any): Address: IER October 2018