## **The Woodclyffe Almshouses Trust** 

**C** harity Commission No: 204467 

## **Annual Report of the Trustees for the Year ended 31[st] December 2024** 

## Trustees/Constitution/Organisation 

1. At 31[st] December 2024, the Trustees were as follows: 

Chairman Will Rowson - Property Survey Dr Mark Puddy – Medical Adviser Sean Sutcliffe - Hon. Treasurer Colin Lewington - Building Maintenance Jane Batting - Social/Welfare Lis Butler – Hon. Secretary 

2. Graham Adlington returned to his Wardenship after a period of ill health on 13th August 2024 . 

## Meetings 

3 The trustees’ meetings were held on 20th March, 26th June, , 25th September and 11th December. 

4 The Residents Liaison was held on 11th December 2023.  There were no issues 

## Residency Matters 

5. Weekly maintenance and heating charges were increased on 1[st] April 2024 to £136 for Flat 6 (single occupancy), £143 for double occupancy for three flats and £129 for single occupancy for the other four flats. 

## Health, Safety and Fire 

6. Fire precautions.  Fire instructions are well displayed in the Almshouses. 

## Building Works and Maintenance 

7. The trustees continue to invest in a programme of upgrading both the individual flats and the common parts and exterior of the building.  The quinquennial survey continues to guide work that is undertaken to maintain the building. 



**- 2 -** 

## Finance 

9. Income for the year was £61,592 and expenditure £54,673 

10. Paul Worthington was re-appointed as Independent Examiner to the Trust 

Lis Butler Honorary Secretary 

10th July 2025 



Charity number 204467
The Woodclyffe Almshouses
Trustees, Report and Unaudited Accounts
31 De￿mber 2024

The Wo¢xlctyffe Almshouses
Trustees, Report and Unaudited Accounts
Contents
Page
Independent ExaMine￿S ReFKJrt
Staternent of Financial Activ((Es
Balance Sheet

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Woodctyffe Almhouse Trust, Wargrave.
Charity No: 21M467.
I report on the accounts of the Tr￿st for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are attached
ective res
onsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are res￿nsIble for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees
consider that an audit is not required for this year under seciion 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the
Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examin¢ the accounts under s¢ction 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Cornmission under seclion 145{5Xb) of the Charities Act. and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attentio
Basis of inde
endent examiner's re
ort
My examination was carrid oul in accordan￿ with th¢ general Directions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accouDting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any
unusual itellts or disclosures in the 2¢counts and seeking explanations from you as tn￿teeS
concerning any such matters. The procedures undcrtaken do not provid¢ all the eviden¢¢ that would
be required in ￿ audit and consequ¢ntl)' no opinion is given as to whether the accounts Present a
'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the stafrment below.
Inde
endent examiner's stat¢ment
In GOT￿e¢￿Oll with my exami[￿knO￿ no tnattcr h&8 come to my attention:
(l) which giv¢s me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not b¢¢n meL' or
(2) to whicty in my opinion, attention should be drasvn in order to enable a proper understsnding of
the accounts to be r¢ached.
Signed
Name: Paul Andrew Worthington
Add￿$$. The Orchard. Backsideans Wargrave. Berkshire RGI 0 8JP
Date.. 4 April 2025

WOODCLYFFE ALMSHOUSES TRUST, WARGRAVE
RECEIPTSAND PAY￿E￿r$ ACCCYJNT FOR TrE PERIOO ENt)ED 318t 0￿ber 2024
Compwrison 2023
2024
RECEIPTS
17W In¥estmenl Inr*Jme CMFICOEIF
2.175 Cenlrdl 8oad of fft)arKt IFICEOIF tyic(ffi
SO,￿ Weekty Ma1)￿ar￿ Charge Healw
313 Refunds
2,058
2.208
57,326
S(673
61.592
PAYMENTS
4,oeo Waitr Rates
3,28Q Insuran(
Repaws. CMF iterns
Less CMF Dr￿1
2.697
23,212
120.0001
3,212
4.076 ROUb￿ M•'rfenan
2,4* Garden M8intenarKe
Trartsferto FutKI ICMF)
LESS wthJr￿I frtxn FuTrJ ICMF)
6.012
2.225
18.￿0
17.123
31,369
7B
1,881 Ekthiiity
24,123
1,W1 Te*ph(W￿ IF(Mest￿e}
1.100 Hornranwn- Warden
Subscftplk)Tr NAA
185 Wirth C￿an￿
24.125
494
824
1.220
28,733
29.322
45.857
6Q691
8,817
&JrF4us Idefi(ietyI o1Rtt￿Fts ov
501
Santander BaL4nc• at 8an* 1stJan 2024
CurrentAtcount
dltkdud SUryAL*{D8￿e￿l ofRecAF48 over
Less.. IrcLKne Teixipied to￿l¢OElF fijnd
6.849
8.817
11.7901
13,875
901
12.0581
13,875
Santsndor Ba￿nG• * Bank 31st DOG 2024
12,718

WOODCLYFFE ALMSHOUSES TRUST. WARGRAVE
Year End￿ 31st De￿rnber 2D24
ComparlBon 2023
2024
CYCLICAL MAINTENANCE FUND ICMF)
{Invested in COEIF Chants"es Deposrt Fund)
BaLan￿ at beginning ofyeat
Incorne R￿Ned
LESS repairs th8rged against PLUS deposrt made
BalaTh% 8t end ol year
&fj,525
1,790
120,0001
38.316
38,316
2,058
18.000
58.374
ASSETS OF THE TRUSTat31sttwembw2024."_
LAND AND BUILDINGS
Land and Buildings (consisting of 8 dwellings) vested in tr
narne of the Othrd Board of Finan
Fixiures and Frtb"ngs
3.368.144
Pres￿rt Insured V8buè
3.435.507
INVESTMENTS AND CASH RESERVES
Investrnents"..
Mart(etValue
Inveslment Fund of Ihe Centr81 Board
of Finan(x ol Churth of Engts￿l
OpeniTrJ Balan
Transfers In I (Outi
Unrealised ProfftllLoss} in Yeaf
Tg.548 3519 sharès
23.1227
72,708
79.548
1,821
81,369
Emergen¢y R￿11 FLmd- Nabonal Assoaation
ofAJmshouses C(xnmon Inve5trnent Furnl
Opening BaL8r
Transfers In I (Out}
Unrealised ProfrUILossl In Year
190.895 1.703.162 ac￿mUla￿On shares
179,736
19),895
11.159
15.3C
12,107.14
2C6,204
CycJi(81 Maintenance Fund- invested in
38.316 COIF chanb.es Dep. AJC
58,374
308.759
345,947
Current Acxxxjnl
Santarthr Bank Ba
13,875
12.718
322.634
TOTAL INVESThIENT AND CASH RESERVES
358,665

Charity number 204467
The Woodclyffe Almshouses
Trustees, Report and Unaudited Accounts
31 De￿mber 2024

The Wo¢xlctyffe Almshouses
Trustees, Report and Unaudited Accounts
Contents
Page
Independent ExaMine￿S ReFKJrt
Staternent of Financial Activ((Es
Balance Sheet

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Woodctyffe Almhouse Trust, Wargrave.
Charity No: 21M467.
I report on the accounts of the Tr￿st for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are attached
ective res
onsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are res￿nsIble for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees
consider that an audit is not required for this year under seciion 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the
Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examin¢ the accounts under s¢ction 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Cornmission under seclion 145{5Xb) of the Charities Act. and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attentio
Basis of inde
endent examiner's re
ort
My examination was carrid oul in accordan￿ with th¢ general Directions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accouDting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any
unusual itellts or disclosures in the 2¢counts and seeking explanations from you as tn￿teeS
concerning any such matters. The procedures undcrtaken do not provid¢ all the eviden¢¢ that would
be required in ￿ audit and consequ¢ntl)' no opinion is given as to whether the accounts Present a
'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the stafrment below.
Inde
endent examiner's stat¢ment
In GOT￿e¢￿Oll with my exami[￿knO￿ no tnattcr h&8 come to my attention:
(l) which giv¢s me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not b¢¢n meL' or
(2) to whicty in my opinion, attention should be drasvn in order to enable a proper understsnding of
the accounts to be r¢ached.
Signed
Name: Paul Andrew Worthington
Add￿$$. The Orchard. Backsideans Wargrave. Berkshire RGI 0 8JP
Date.. 4 April 2025

WOODCLYFFE ALMSHOUSES TRUST, WARGRAVE
RECEIPTSAND PAY￿E￿r$ ACCCYJNT FOR TrE PERIOO ENt)ED 318t 0￿ber 2024
Compwrison 2023
2024
RECEIPTS
17W In¥estmenl Inr*Jme CMFICOEIF
2.175 Cenlrdl 8oad of fft)arKt IFICEOIF tyic(ffi
SO,￿ Weekty Ma1)￿ar￿ Charge Healw
313 Refunds
2,058
2.208
57,326
S(673
61.592
PAYMENTS
4,oeo Waitr Rates
3,28Q Insuran(
Repaws. CMF iterns
Less CMF Dr￿1
2.697
23,212
120.0001
3,212
4.076 ROUb￿ M•'rfenan
2,4* Garden M8intenarKe
Trartsferto FutKI ICMF)
LESS wthJr￿I frtxn FuTrJ ICMF)
6.012
2.225
18.￿0
17.123
31,369
7B
1,881 Ekthiiity
24,123
1,W1 Te*ph(W￿ IF(Mest￿e}
1.100 Hornranwn- Warden
Subscftplk)Tr NAA
185 Wirth C￿an￿
24.125
494
824
1.220
28,733
29.322
45.857
6Q691
8,817
&JrF4us Idefi(ietyI o1Rtt￿Fts ov
501
Santander BaL4nc• at 8an* 1stJan 2024
CurrentAtcount
dltkdud SUryAL*{D8￿e￿l ofRecAF48 over
Less.. IrcLKne Teixipied to￿l¢OElF fijnd
6.849
8.817
11.7901
13,875
901
12.0581
13,875
Santsndor Ba￿nG• * Bank 31st DOG 2024
12,718

WOODCLYFFE ALMSHOUSES TRUST. WARGRAVE
Year End￿ 31st De￿rnber 2D24
ComparlBon 2023
2024
CYCLICAL MAINTENANCE FUND ICMF)
{Invested in COEIF Chants"es Deposrt Fund)
BaLan￿ at beginning ofyeat
Incorne R￿Ned
LESS repairs th8rged against PLUS deposrt made
BalaTh% 8t end ol year
&fj,525
1,790
120,0001
38.316
38,316
2,058
18.000
58.374
ASSETS OF THE TRUSTat31sttwembw2024."_
LAND AND BUILDINGS
Land and Buildings (consisting of 8 dwellings) vested in tr
narne of the Othrd Board of Finan
Fixiures and Frtb"ngs
3.368.144
Pres￿rt Insured V8buè
3.435.507
INVESTMENTS AND CASH RESERVES
Investrnents"..
Mart(etValue
Inveslment Fund of Ihe Centr81 Board
of Finan(x ol Churth of Engts￿l
OpeniTrJ Balan
Transfers In I (Outi
Unrealised ProfftllLoss} in Yeaf
Tg.548 3519 sharès
23.1227
72,708
79.548
1,821
81,369
Emergen¢y R￿11 FLmd- Nabonal Assoaation
ofAJmshouses C(xnmon Inve5trnent Furnl
Opening BaL8r
Transfers In I (Out}
Unrealised ProfrUILossl In Year
190.895 1.703.162 ac￿mUla￿On shares
179,736
19),895
11.159
15.3C
12,107.14
2C6,204
CycJi(81 Maintenance Fund- invested in
38.316 COIF chanb.es Dep. AJC
58,374
308.759
345,947
Current Acxxxjnl
Santarthr Bank Ba
13,875
12.718
322.634
TOTAL INVESThIENT AND CASH RESERVES
358,665