Re
ort of trustees of She
ard's Almshouse Trust
Ch Commission no 207257
Year end 28 February 2023
Date of Report l July 2023
l. The Sheppard's Almshouse Trustees present this report to the Charity Commission for the
first time this year. This is as a result of the income of the Sheppard's Almshouse Trust
irbcreasing in the last financial year to a sum over £25,000. The primary reason for this is
that, although the Trust's normal activities continue. the Trustees consider that
refurbishment of the Almshouses is now necessary, in order to make the Almshouses fit for
the modern world and for the future. The trustees have therefore incurred expenditure
which is not normal for this Trust.
2. The Trust currently ha5 six Almshouses, of which five are currently occupied. The Almshouse
Trust is now over 200 years old. and occupies a Listed Building by the school in Amport, near
Andover, Hants. The resident of the sixth Almshouse recently passed away. The Trustees are
in discussion with an interested party to take occupation. The residents of four of the six
cottages have been long term residents for over 20 year5.
3. Each Almshouse. or cottage, ha5 a single main room downstairs. with an adjoining bathroom
and kitchen, with metal crittal windows at the rear. Upstairs is a main bedroom with, in all
cases but one, an adjoining toilet / washbasin. The bathrooms and kltchen area in particular.
as well as the rear windows and walls. require refurbishment.
4. The proposal of the Trustees, for which planning permission and listed building consent have
been obtained from the local planning authority, is that a dormer window should be
constructed upstair5 at the rear of each cottage, and the existing crittal windows at the rear
should be replaced with modern wooden windows. The main bathroom can then be moved
upstairs, enabling the existing small kitchen to be enlarged into the existing bathroom space.
A modern and efficient heating system will be instslled and the walls treated to address
damp problems, thereby making the Almshou5e5 fit for modern living. An architect has been
advising on the refurbishment proce5S.
5. The cost of the refurbishment is approximately £65.000 per cottage including VAT, as
tendered by reputsble local builders. The Trust currently has assets, in the form of cash and
investments, of £180,000 at this time, and will need to find external funds from varioLts
sources to finalise the refurbishment. To date to that end, the Trust has raised £21,000 from
local donors, which boosted the Trusvs income in the last financial year. The Trust also
prop05e5 to obtain a grant and a loan of £IOO,CK)O from other sources, which will be
sufficient along with existing assets of the Trust. to refurbish four cottages in 2024 lin the
next financial yearl- Further funds will need to be raised to enable all cottages to be
completely refurbished.

6. The trustees recognise that they will need to fund the storage of furniture and the cost of
alternative accommodation where needed for the period of the building works.
7. The trustees have had the Tru5t'5 accounts approved by an independent examiner for the
year ending 28 February 2023.
8. This report by the Trustee5 will accompany the Annual Return to the Charity Commi55i0n for
2023.
Signed and approved by the Trustees l July 2023
Christopher Harris (Chairl
Diana Stephenson .......-.-..............-........................................
Nicholas Walcot ........................................................................................-.

|Gould<br>Chester<br>Constable<br>Giford<br>Baker<br>Pollin|Gould<br>Chester<br>Constable<br>Giford<br>Baker<br>Pollin|Gould<br>Chester<br>Constable<br>Giford<br>Baker<br>Pollin|Gould<br>Chester<br>Constable<br>Giford<br>Baker<br>Pollin|Gould<br>Chester<br>Constable<br>Giford<br>Baker<br>Pollin|Gould<br>Chester<br>Constable<br>Giford<br>Baker<br>Pollin|Gould<br>Chester<br>Constable<br>Giford<br>Baker<br>Pollin|Black Rock<br>M&G<br>COIF<br>Treasury<br>Interest|Black Rock<br>M&G<br>COIF<br>Treasury<br>Interest|Black Rock<br>M&G<br>COIF<br>Treasury<br>Interest|Black Rock<br>M&G<br>COIF<br>Treasury<br>Interest|Deposit Int|Refurb<br>Interest|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|March|240|240|240|240|240|465|||||0.14||
|April|240|240|240|240|240|240|48.12||||0.16||
|May|240|240|240|240|240|240||406.87|340.93||0.14||
|June|240|240|240|240|240|240|||||0.15||
|July|240|240|240|240|240|240|48.12||||0.16||
|August|240|240|240|240|240|240||346.27|340.93||0.6||
|September|240|240|240|240|240|240|||||0.77||
|October|240|240|240|240|240|240|48.12||||0.77||
|November|240|240|240|240|240|240|||345.72||1.94|0.01|
|December|240|240|240|240|240|240||467.47|||4.15|3.9|
|January|240|240|240|240|240|240|48.12||||7.76|8.98|
|February|240|240|240|240|240|240||225.08|346.22||9.26|10.71|
||||||||||||||
|Total|2880|2880|2880|2880|2880|3105|192.48|1445.69|1373.8|0|26|23.6|



#Classification: Public 



Wayleave
9.47
9.47
Classifi'cation.. Public

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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|March||||||||||
|April||||||||||
|May||768||||||||
|June||||||||||
|July||||||||||
|August||1982.4||||||||
|September||439.2||||||||
|October||4071.6||||||||
|November||||||||||
|December||||||||||
|January||||||||||
|February||414||||||||
|||||||||||
|Total<br>7675.2<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0||||||||||
|Total Refurb<br>7675.2||||||||||



#Classification: Public 



|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Refurbproject<br>Peter Cooper<br>Elec SSE<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Gary Ben<br>/electrics<br>Country<br>Services<br>Chimney<br>Sweep<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc|Other Maintenance|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|March|||||89.5|||||55|
|April||365|135|63.62|89.5||||||
|May|768||171|26.08|89.5||||||
|June|||||89.5||182|||364.8|
|July|||90||89.5|||||135|
|August|1982.4|||35.54|89.5||||||
|September|439.2||||-22.26|||||64.95|
|October|4071.6||||86.49|||||55|
|November||||106.57|86.49|||||250|
|December||||-70.42|86.49|||196|781.35||
|January||85|||86.49|||||180|
|February|414|||113.22|86.49||||||
||||||||||||
|Total<br>7675.2<br>450<br>396<br>274.61<br>947.19<br>0<br>182<br>196<br>781.35<br>1104.75|||||||||||



#Classification: Public 



Classifi'cation.. Public

|2021<br>2020<br>£1,575.82<br>£1,656.85<br>£5,263.99<br>£5,403.56|2021<br>2020<br>£1,575.82<br>£1,656.85<br>£5,263.99<br>£5,403.56|2019<br>2018<br>2017<br>2016<br>2015<br>2014<br>£<br>£1,586.80<br>£1,624.78<br>£1,687.24<br>£1,625.62<br>£1,655.16<br>£1,547.97<br>£5,622.18<br>£5,769.50<br>£5,755.21<br>£5,126.64<br>£5,638.63<br>£5,486.96|2019<br>2018<br>2017<br>2016<br>2015<br>2014<br>£<br>£1,586.80<br>£1,624.78<br>£1,687.24<br>£1,625.62<br>£1,655.16<br>£1,547.97<br>£5,622.18<br>£5,769.50<br>£5,755.21<br>£5,126.64<br>£5,638.63<br>£5,486.96|2019<br>2018<br>2017<br>2016<br>2015<br>2014<br>£<br>£1,586.80<br>£1,624.78<br>£1,687.24<br>£1,625.62<br>£1,655.16<br>£1,547.97<br>£5,622.18<br>£5,769.50<br>£5,755.21<br>£5,126.64<br>£5,638.63<br>£5,486.96|2019<br>2018<br>2017<br>2016<br>2015<br>2014<br>£<br>£1,586.80<br>£1,624.78<br>£1,687.24<br>£1,625.62<br>£1,655.16<br>£1,547.97<br>£5,622.18<br>£5,769.50<br>£5,755.21<br>£5,126.64<br>£5,638.63<br>£5,486.96|2019<br>2018<br>2017<br>2016<br>2015<br>2014<br>£<br>£1,586.80<br>£1,624.78<br>£1,687.24<br>£1,625.62<br>£1,655.16<br>£1,547.97<br>£5,622.18<br>£5,769.50<br>£5,755.21<br>£5,126.64<br>£5,638.63<br>£5,486.96|2019<br>2018<br>2017<br>2016<br>2015<br>2014<br>£<br>£1,586.80<br>£1,624.78<br>£1,687.24<br>£1,625.62<br>£1,655.16<br>£1,547.97<br>£5,622.18<br>£5,769.50<br>£5,755.21<br>£5,126.64<br>£5,638.63<br>£5,486.96|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|£6,839.81|£7,060.41|£7,208.98<br>£7,394.27<br>£7,442.45<br>£6,752.26<br>£7,293.79<br>£7,034.93||||||
|£2,684.63<br>£2,641.19||£2,554.97<br>£2,436.66<br>£2,282.01<br>£1,978.94<br>£1,788.66<br>£1,888.43||||||
|£9,524.44|£9,701.60|£9,763.95|£9,830.93|£9,724.46|£8,731.20|£9,082.45|£8,923.36|
|98%|99%|99%<br>101%<br>111%<br>96%<br>102%<br>#REF!||||||



#Classification: Public 



**SHEPPARD'S ALMSHOUSES Charity Number 207257** 

**Receipts and Payments for the year ended 28 Feb 2023** 

|Opening Cash Balance<br>**Receipts**<br>Maintenance Received<br>Investment Income<br>Bank Interest<br>Wayleave<br>Donaton<br>**Payments**<br>Property Maintenance<br>Almshouse Assoc<br>Electricity & Water<br>Insurance|£<br>17505.00<br>3011.97<br>49.60<br>9.47<br>21000.00<br>9807.95<br>196.00<br>1221.80<br>781.35|£<br>43376.52|
|---|---|---|
|||41576.04|
|||84952.56|
|||12007.10|
|||**72945.46**|



|**Bank Balances**<br>Treasurers Account<br>Deposit Account<br>Building Fund|33748.54<br>18173.32<br>21023.60|
|---|---|
||**72945.46**|



#Classification: Public 



|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|Opening Balance<br>2624.57<br>Black Rock<br>M&G<br>Ex Grata|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Mar||||||||||
|Apr|||||12.66|||||
|May||||||87.42||||
|Jun||||||||||
|Jul|||||12.66|||||
|Aug||||||74.4||||
|Sep||||||||||
|Oct|||||12.66|||||
|Nov||||||||||
|Dec||||||100.44||||
|Jan|||||12.66|||||
|Feb||||||48.36||||
|||||||||||
|||||||||||
|Totals|0|0|0|0|50.64|310.62|0|0|0|
|Investment Income<br>361.26<br>Ex Grata<br>0<br>361.26<br>Bibles<br>261.8<br>Closing Balance<br>2724.03<br>April OK||||||||||



#Classification: Public 



2436.66
Classifi'cation.. Public

Bibles
261.8
261.8
Classifi'cation.. Public

SIIF.PPARD'S ALMSHOUSES
Independent F.xaminer's Report to the Tru5tecs of Shcppard's Almshouses
I report lo the charity trustees on tlly cxatllinaiion of the accounts of thc chariiy for the year endcd 28,
Fcbruary ?023.
Responsibilities and basis of rcport
As tl)e cliarity's trustCC5 you al'c rcspoiisible for the preparation of Ihc accounts in accordance with the
requiremenls ofthe ChariliLS Aci 2011 ('Ihe Act'}.
I repoit in respect of Iny cxaininalion of ihe charity's accounls cai'ried out undcr SCLtion 145 of the
Acl and in carr)'iiig out tny examii)ation I have follow¢d all Ilie applicable Dirccliuns givei) by tlic
Charily Commission undcr scclion 145(5)(b) of the Aet.
Independcnt examincr'5 Statement
I hav¢ complctcd my Lxaminalion. I confitin (liai no material mattcrs havc come lo my alt¢i)tion in
conncction ivith Ilic examination giving mc ¢ause to bclievc ihal in any malerial rcsp¢ct'.
ac¢ounling rccurd5 wcl'c noi k¢pt in IEspect of the charity as rcquir¢d by section 130 of the Acl;
or
tlie accounts do nul accord ii'itl) thosc rc¢ords.
I liave i)0 conccrns and havc coiiic across no other Inaltcr% ii) connectiuii Ivith the exaiiiii)alioi) lo
whicli dltLnlion 5hoiild be drawii iii this report in ordcr to ¢iiable a propcr understandiii¥ of the
a¢couiits to bc rcaclicd.
Rosemary Latter
'I'hc Old 14arn
Sarsoii
Amport
Aiidover
Haiiipshirc, SP I18AE
Dale: 14 1£ IL3