CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR £NGLAND ANO WA Recei Fwth¢ pprlod ts and payments accounts CC16a Section A Receipts and payments UnRslTi¢fed lund5 Restrfct•d Eod•wThent fund& T¢tsl fvfjds Ltholyollr t•1lre tothpNMr••l£ t•th• n•BtÉ Al Recoipts io CoTrWtyJirffj$frrlVLtfjn Lndry* 2Y 6$6 IE 259 ID4 Sub tt+t&l(Gro36 Ine for AR) A2Ats•t•r In¥•sim•ntsal•8, Iseg ioblel. 29.715 19,7AS 7fj$ 741 730 741 1.Str7 SLrb total St•2 21292 A900 lydrR4118 LMeAt& Ptrwer JGI 120 DAahsrdnce 70374 Ivucenth itso 254 2,814 JJ12 27M5 Sub to A4Msot#n4J inveMm•nl uKhtse¥. see tsbl¥ Sub to 23AQO N•£orr{PayM¢ntsJ AS TranslerJ belweenfunds Cash Jastyaar Cash funds thISr9nd 7,892 TTB 31,088 4ÈJSO 39, 39,0 CCXX Rl A{$$)
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestr]cted ILEnds ReBtrlctwl funds EnduwmBnt B1 Cash funds 2ti.0$1 1415 rotalcash 46.9 Um8trtot•d fundg tsntsMXi£ R•strl¢tod Endornnt fund¥ lu[> OEttslls Detsiis m&GuawMA%SetFThd 8kCbufAroUKBthJ FundA B3 In¥gStmont a•15 LEr4ro¥lrfrted 11,6FI VnNlrf4lAd 32M75 FundtowlJlEh Dotails B4A550ts rptalned for the charitys own u¥• ¥4l1 11 ruRdlowh outtldu• DEt311$ B5 LlabllÉfi¢s gnBd byNe orlwDtru5tOaSf behalfBfathofre$ PrhtNam$ Dale of SvJrolure rDYal GILLIAA V40LEI c R2attthnts{&si 2WQ9Q025
The Strnnge and Amory Almhouse Charity- Charlty Number: 204538 Trustees Report for the year ended 31 Marth 2025 The trustees present their report and financlal statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees who served durlng the year. up to date are as follow5." Trustees P Evans G Violet Mrc Leather MrSJ sherry E Scott J Violet Structure, govemance and mana8eme•t The charity is constituted by a Trust Deed dated 1646 as implemented by a further deed dated 91h March 1981, whl¢h was fLSrther updated by an amendment dated 13th January 2003. The trustees are appointed/removed by democratic pro55. The chairperson for the year was John Vlolet Objective and a£tivities The charity is a parorhial charity whose main objective Is to relieve poverty in the Parish of Bideford by providing Aln)shou5es as cheap housing facilities for poor elderly people {except in special circumstances to be approved by the Commisslonersl, The management eommittee aim to provide housin8 facilitles for a Falr weekly maintenance fee and employ a clerk to the Lntee5 to oversee the runnlng of the charty. In planning their activttles for the year, the trustees have kept In mind the Charity Commis5iOIIS 8uidènce on public benefiL Achievements and Perfomian¢e All flats were hjlly oryuplod throughout theyear with a5 much malntÈnance and improvements carrled out as finance5 allowed. The obllgatory maintenance is fully up to date. decoration is of a good standard which allowed for the improvement of a further bathroom. Pago I
The Strange and Amory Almhouse Charity- Charity Number. 204538 Trustees Report for thg year ended 31 March Z025 Flnan¢ial Revyew During the year, all the srA flats were fully occupied. The malntenance charge 15 £92.50 per week collected every 4 weeks, The ststutory EIRC electrical test Wa5 tarried out, and no faults were found. Further significant Improvement has been made with the bathroom made into a shower room for flat 5. Having contlnuAI problems with the intercom this wa5 replaced for both st3lrways Improving 5eGurity forthe residents. Cash resource5 at the end of the year irbcreased by £7,892 on the previous year. The Investments have remained in the same fvnds as the previous years namely. M&G Charity Multi A55et fvnd {preMously known as Natlonal Association of Almshouses Common Investment Fund). The shareholdlng at the year end was £11,572. Blackrock Charities UK Bond Fund A Accumulation Ipreviously known as Chaml¢o Common Investment Fund IAccumulatlon Sharesll, The shareholdlng at the year end was £32,073. Risk and Reser¥es Tho charity holds reserves forthe purposes of repairworkthBt may be required on the property from time to time, The current holding of reseNes and investments is deemed adequate to protect the charity from any risk It mayface. Specific Restrictions Imposed by Char"rt¢s Govemin8 Doeument The ¢harfty must only provide accommodation for those people deemed to be poor elderly persons within the ancient parish of Bideford and a fairweekly malntenance fee must be charged, exceptwith the specific permls5ion of the Commissloners. Investment Powers, Polity and Performan¢e The tnF5tees must use all funds firstly for day tts day management expenses and then a cumulative maintenance fund is permitted. An exEf30rdinary repairs reserve is a further mandatory Investment. All investments are held in the name of the clerk. Page 2
The Strange and AmoryAlmhouse Charlty- Charlty Number: 204538 Trustees Report for the year ended 31 March 2025 stytement Of Trustees, Respanslbilities The trustees are responsible for preparlng the Trustees, Annual Report and the accounts in accordance with appllcablè law and Vntted ngdoM Accounting Standards Iunited Kin8dom Generally Accèpted Accountlng Practlcel. Law appllcable to charitie5 in England and Wales require5 the trustees to preparefinancial statementsfor each finandal year, whichgive a truè and fèirview of charity and of the Incoming resourcesand appllcation of resources of the Gharity, forthatyear. In ppaT1ndthese finandal statements the trustees are required select suitable accountlng policles andthen apply them consistently: observe the methods and prinuples in the Charities SORP: make judgements and e5Umates that are reasonable and pdent. state whether appli¢3ble UK Accounting Standard5 have been followed. subjert to any material departures disclosed and explained in the finantial Statements; and prepar& the financial statements on the Eoing cr)nrn basi5 unless it is inapproprl3te to presume that the charity wlll contlnue in rjperatlon. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper aecoundng records whlch dlsclose with re¥sgnable a£curacy at any tlme the financial posltlon of the char4ty and enable them to ensure that the financlal statements compl¥with the Charities Att 2011 and the Charify (Accounts 3nd Reports) Regulaitons 2008. They are also responsible forsafe8uardin8 the assets of the Crfty and hencefortèking reasonable steps for the prevent¢on and detection of fraud and other Irregularities. On behalf of thÈ board G Violet Trustee Date., ai Page 3
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Indepgndent ExamT#er's Report Report to tho trustoesl members of The Strange 8nd Amory Almshouse ChariLy On accounts forthe year ended 31 Marth 2025 Charity no (If any) 204538 Set out on poges Accounts Pages 1- 2 Trusle8s Report Pages 1- 3 I report lo Ihe tNstees on my 8xaminalion ofthe accounts ofthe above ¢harfty (Tr Trusfi forthe year ended 31J03r2025. Raspon$ibilities and As the charity Irusteos of the Trusl, you are responslble for Ihe preparatlon basls of report of the arxounts in accordan with the requlrements oflho ChariliB5 Aci 2011 cthe Acl"l. I report in res¢t of my examination of the Trusl's acrUnts carrled out undor section 145 of the 2011 Act and in catrylng out my examSnation. I hava followed the applicable Directions glven by the Charity Commission under section 14515){bl of the Act. I have completed my examinaticsn. I canfjrm that no materlal motter$ have coma to my attention {other than that disclosed below.) In conneotion the examination whth gNes me ¢au8e to believ8 that in, any materÉal respecL accounting records were not kept in accoTdanc& with s¢¢1ion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wlth lh8 accoUnn9 r8c¢rds I hove no concems and have come arsS no other matteTS in connection with the exarnlnation to which attention should bo drawn in orderlo anab a proper ur)derstanding ofthe acclnIS to be reached. ' Pleasg delet8 Ihg words in the brnckets if they do not apply. IKlii Iz025 Indepéndent examlnevs statement Slgn¢d: Dats: Name: Gillian Hemiman Relevant professional quallficatlon(s) or body lif any): FCCA. CIOT Address: Lower Litchardon Fami, Newton TraGQyI Bamstaple, Devon. EX313QE IER October 2018
sècti( 8 Disclosure Onty ¢omplete if the èxamlner needy to htghlight matters of ¢on¢em {see CC32, Independent examtnalion of charity a¢¢ounts: dire¢bons and guldgnce for examiners). Give here brief detalls Df any Items that the examlner wlshes to dl$¢loso. IER O¢tober 2018