THE GUEST HOUSE, LINGFIELD
Charity Number: 207424
Trustee Report
Year Ended 31 March 2025

THE GUEST HOUSL LINGFIELD
Trustee Report for the yar eDded 31 March 21125
The pf¢scDts its report with the Receipts and Payments rep)rt of the charity for th¢
year ended 31 March 2025. Thc trustee has detemiined that it would be approprAate to usc
the R¢c¢ipts and Payments option when preparin8 the aLYounts of the trLL8L
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAll
Registered cl)arity number: 207424
The registered office and principal addrcss of the ch8rity is:
The Guest House
Vicarage Road
LiDgfield, Surrcy
RH7 6HA
Other financial adviser5 are:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London
EC2N 2DL
Independent Examiner
Darren Harding ACA FCCA DChA
Richard Place Dobson Services Limited
1-7 Station Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RHIO IH'r
TRUSTEE
On 31 May 2018 the Charity C4Jmmission ￿t￿ed the scheme for the charity to confinn
Lingfield Guest Hous¢ Trustee LAmited as the newtrwyttt and to confirni that Surrey County
Council wa5 discharg¢d from its trusteeship of the charity.

THE GUEST HOUSE, LINGFIELD
Trusttt Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
{continued)
The dircclors of the trustec company holding office duTing the year were:
Ian Jones- Chairn
Joanna Unsworth- Treasurer
Martin Cundey
Rita Russell - Secretary
Stephen Watson
Sally Martin
William Stcvenson
0￿CTIVEs AND ACTIVITIES
Objectfivej and Aimi
The charity is governcd by thc t¢rms of the Will dated I l Junc 1945 of Arthur B￿aW1n
Hayward who died on 21 January 1954 and l¢ft th¢ Gued House and residuc, after legacies,
of hi5 real and person￿ esLqte to Surrey County Council up)n trusL
The tru5tec, Lingfield Guest House Trusttt Limite4 is reS￿nSIble for the management of
tbe Guest House and trust &ssets. The trustee company's tcrn]s of reference ar¢:
'To rnana8e th¢ Lingfield Guest Howe and the tr￿St IKoperty 8cnerally, and morc
specifically the following issues:
the maintenance and repair requirem￿ts of the Gu¢51 House and its gardens (especially
if buch repairs require alterations or additions to the cstate) and how sucb works are to
bc financed.
the sale of items of firniture and other contents of the house, irKluded in the trust
proW, to incre￿¢ revenuc whicb will be credited to the In￿t fimd" and
th¢ organisation of special functions in the local community and other fundraising
Schemes to raise additional monies to help fund the Lingfield Guest House Tn￿t."
ObJectlve4 Oryantsallon and Activity
The ckmrity is cstsblishcd to maintsin the Lingfield Gu¢st House, which is uscd as a public
library and ￿￿￿UM. Mr Hayward endowed the building by directing that the income from
his eslate should be applied towards the maintenance and repair of the house and garden.
The building, which dates fiY)m the 15th centl￿ and is listcd Grade ll•. is divided in two.
Thc local public library is housed in part of ￿ building and the ren)ainder is a self-
contained maisonette which is 0￿UpIed by a lenanL The contribution made by botb
occupier5 goes towards thc running costs. general upkeep and rnaintenance of the building.

THE GUEST HOUSL LINGFIELD
Truslee Report for the year ended 31 Mweh 2025
(continued)
Statement of Public Benefjl
The tru5t¢e h&8 paid due regard to the guidance on public benefit produced by the Charit1¢5
Commission and is confident that the work of thc charity rn¢ets all the cri1eTia for public
benefiL
Review of progress and aehlevements durkng the year
The directors of the trustee company meet dwing the year to ¢onsid¢r v￿louS matters
latin8 to the upkecp and r¢storation of the building, and the incornc and expcnditure of
the trnst.
Durin8 thc year cyclical maiDt¢nance and repair work was carried out ai the Guest House
and a detsiled inventory of the physical assets hcld by th¢ trust been maintsined.
Contracts for security. maintenance of thc 88rdens and cleaning the building conlinue in
place. A contract Is in place with Surrey County Council for the use of part of the building
for the Lin8field Community Librdry. The maDag¢meDt contract for the maisonette has also
been review¢d.
Throughout the year, rcpairs and raailltCZWlCC Continued in respect of the buildin8
nccessary and th¢ gardens continued to k well ￿￿ID(810¢d. Also, the clocks were repaired
alld arc now workin8 well,
InveBtmMt Polley
The investsnent policy of th¢ trustee h&8 been to invest its funds to rnaintain their capital
growth and io generale incorne to fund the running costs of th¢ building. As a small ¢harity
the most cost-effective way of doing this is to invest in pooled funds.
Th¢ majority oftrust &8sets wrnprisc invcstmcnts with BlackR¢xk Fund Managers and fimds
held in thc bank. The di[￿torS of the tn￿ company have reviewed the investhients and
taken the view they remain appropriate for tbe trust ¢onservativ¢ly managed funds
providing an incom¢ and capital growth. Iley are also ¢onsid¢ring diversifying the
investsnent portfolio in th¢ future to ensure the best spread of risk and reward.
Reserves Polley
The dir¢ctOTS ofthe trustee company are working to ensure the bank aLtountholds abalancc
of at l¢ast £50,000 to allow for the opcration of thc trust for at least six months in the event
of the loss of income. However, where it is held to be imFnKl¢nt lo trdnsfer funds to the
investments, the dircctOTS will allow a bigber of funds to be relained in the bank account
until it is deemed appropriate for an investment to be made.

THE GUEST HOUSE, LINGFIELD
Trustse Report for Ibe ye*r ended 31 March 2025
(continued)
Risk Poliey
The directors of the trustee company have revicwcd the risks facing the t￿￿. Those risks
identified are.. potential Ioss of income due to reliance on limited users and darnage to the
building by fir¢. They are content that the risks are well understood and that appropTiat¢
action to mitigate risks wherever possibl¢ has been taken. A fire risk assessment w
commissioned and cornpleted aftcr thc ¢nd of the year and appropriate insurance poli¢i¢s
have been put in plac¢ and policies will be reviewed annually.
Financ
ltsese financia] statements show thc current financial slate of thc tru8t which is considered
to be sound.
ResponsSbllltles of tbe Trustee
The Charities Act requires the trustee to prepare financial 5tstcmcnts for each finan¢ia] year
which give a true and fair view of thc state of affairs of the charity at the end of the year and of
the incoming and outgoin¥ resuurces for thc year then ended.
In preparing those financial stst¢ments, the trustee is required to sclect suitable accountin8
policies and then apply them consistently* making judgement5 and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent. Th¢ trustee rnust a150 prepare the financial ststements on the Boing concern basis,
unles5 It is inappropriate to presume that the Lharity will continue ils activitics.
The tNstec is r¢spvnsible for keepin8 proper accounting records which disclose reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial pusition of the charity and to enabl¢ it to ensure that the
financial ststements comply with the Charities Act 2011, The trustee is also responsiblc for
safe¥uarding the assets of the chaTity and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irregularilies.
The board k¢¢ps its membership under review and Seeks to ensure that it reflects the skills 8JMI
experience needed to discharge ils r¢sponsibilities. Its approach to recruitment reflects the
circumstances of a small. local charity that experiences low turnover. The board will make use
of advertisement or other approaches to recruitment as appropriate.
This report was approved by the trustees on 21 August 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
lan Jones
Chairnian and director of Lingfield 13uest Hous¢ Trustee Limited

CHAttlTY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WAIES
207424
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
Forth• p•nod
from
01104r2024
3110312025
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Untestricte
fund•
Restncted
fund•
Endowmertt
nd•
Tot•1 tund•
t￿r
Al Rocel ts
Réntal Inrtsne frrffi IilyBry 1
Rentsl Income frorn m8150nette
Initrnsl Inc¥yne troffl investrnen
Dividond sncome Inv¥trnenl•
17
13.198
1S,600
20.879
Sub total fGro8s incom8 for
AR)
5¢133
01,1J)
49,474
A2 A•••t and InvMlJn•nt ••l••,
l••• tsbl• .
Su) ¢Ot•l
0,133
.1
49,474
m•nts
main￿￿0n¢¢0l buil¢Jiry •nd
111.13J
8.1•J
10.871
7,3J2
2.J19
ffjo
Govern•rK*cu
ndry
2.S•9
2SO
Sub tot•1
,671
A4 A•••t and In￿*1m•nI
purch•sM, IM• t•bl•l
Buy-ln of sharqi- ERF
Sub lOt•l
I9.￿5
,87•
96.429
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A5 Trnn•ftrrn botw¢¢n fund•
A6 C••h lund8 last y•ar •nd
C•sh funds thls y••r •nd
48.9
47.519
73.9n
47,819
73,977
93,474
47.510
CCXX R1 acc4unts ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unmtrld•d
Regtrlctsd
fundg
fuThd*
to n••r••tE
to Ii•aMIi E
Endowrnant
fund•
•rn•t E
Cate9ories
Detalls
B1 Ca8h fvnds
B￿k act￿nt in the n•mofthè
Tru$le¢￿￿￿y- Unglda GL*&t Hou
7a.977
Tot•1 ce8h funds
73,977
Unr•8trlctod
fvnds
Rwtrfct•d
fund•
rMr•Btt
Endowm•nt
lund•
D•t•ll•
82 Qth•r mon•t•ry a•••t•
Ilund to whlch
I•￿t b•loTr
thcted
Curr•nt
Dn•
Co•t lopt**Th•ll
B3 Inv••lm•nt •M•l• (nat• 21
Eyty•4rd1n￿ Ryir FUTr#
196.93
e¥wHrdln•ry
Ir Fund
Unrttthctedfvn
135.434
Cw'tsl Fwfvs
E￿￿1￿1
446.198
& R•p*r Fu
137,042
TOTAL
391.B27
117,60•
FurNI to whlth
I￿On
ndowrentfvnd•
Co•1 l•ptlgn•ri
3,800
Curr•ntv•lu•
OMI
1,000,000
Dotall8
rttlol¢J wop•ty In￿0 31
4 AM•ts r•t•ln•d forth•
¢harlty'• own
n%*ntary 2D071081 InDt•41
216,250
whlGh
Amount du•
Wh•n du•
D•t•ll•
B5 Llabllltl••
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI

Section C Notes to the accounts
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CCXX R3 ¥ciwnts ISSI

## **Independent examiner's report to the Trustee of Lingfield Guest House Trust** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Lingfield Guest House Trust for the year ended 31 March 2025. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


## **Darren Harding ACA FCCA DChA** 

Richard Place Dobson Services Limited 1-7 Station Road Crawley West Sussex RH10 1HT Dated: 26/09/2025