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 T￿￿t 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 Tn￿teeS and carries out secretatial, administrative
and fu￿claI tasks, attends the Tn￿ees, 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 Tn￿teeS 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 T￿￿teeS declare that they have approved the Trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the Tn￿teeS
MI Andrew Snowd0￿ Chairnian
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Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Report to the trusteesl
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On accounts for the year
ended
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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 SeCt￿n 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*gisd0s￿￿te￿ ") 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:
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October 2018