THORNHAM UNITED CHARITIES RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2024
| Receipts | 2023 | 2024 | Payments | 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Rent from land at Ringstead | £1,375 | £1,375 | Titchwell Charities | £458 | £458 | |||
| Grants | £19,837 | £35,543 | Subscriptions | £50 | £50 | |||
| Donations | £44,321 | £5,415 | Legal & Professional Fees | £3,402 | £140 | |||
| Rent from Jubilee Meadow | £500 | £0 | NFU Insurances | £969 | £934 | |||
| Gift Aid | £4,759 | £1,438 | IT & Website | £1,018 | £0 | |||
| King's Lynn Almshouse | £1 | £1 | Advertising& Sales Promotion | £524 | £42 | |||
| Interest from COIF Investments | £227 | £369 | Hedging,Fencing& Gates | £8,945 | £0 | |||
| Interest from Barclays | £70 | £566 | Land Preparation | £1,074 | £0 | |||
| Interest from United Trust | £0 | £0 | Seeds | £7,970 | £0 | |||
| Nest & Owl Boxes | £874 | £0 | ||||||
| Trees & Plaques | £7,007 | £15,176 | ||||||
| Benches & Boards | £14,436 | £8,440 | ||||||
| COIF CharityFund Investment | £0 | £10,000 | ||||||
| Maintenance | £0 | £4,258 | ||||||
| Surplus/deficit for the Year | £24,363 | £5,209 | ||||||
| Total | £71,090 | £44,707 | £71,090 | £44,707 | ||||
| Balance Sheet as at 31st December | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||
| Balance at 1st January | £9,778 | £34,141 | Barclays Current Account | £571 | £564 | |||
| Surplus for the Year | £24,363 | £5,209 | Barclays Deposit Account | £33,570 | £28,786 | |||
| United Trust Account | £0 | £10,000 | ||||||
| Total | £34,141 | £39,350 | £34,141 | £39,350 | ||||
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The Charity owns 12.75 acres of land on Ringstead Road which is leased to Mr Nic Pull.
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The Charity owns 916.69 Units of COIF Charities Investment Fund - Income Units. These are made up of 162 Units originally purchased with funds from the George Hogge bequest, with an additional 254.78 Units purchased in 2020 and a further 499.91 added in 2024. These shares are not included in the accounts, but the value at 31[st] December 2024 was £18,602.67 (£8271.00 at 31[st] December 2023).
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The Charity owns 17.50 acres of land at West Bottom Field (Old Fuel Allotment) which has been renamed Jubilee Meadow. The Trustees have converted the field into a wildflower meadow, orchard and memorial tree area.
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The stated objective of the Charity is to provide for the benefit of the village and villagers of Thornham. In line with the Walterson Charity objectives, £458 was donated to Titchwell for onward donation.
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Thornham United Charities consists of Walter Walterson’s Charity (Reg. No. 207453), Fuel Allotment Charity (Reg. No. 207452), Hogge’s Charity (reg. No. 212884), and a codicil to the will of Edward Robinson. Full details of the Charities and their officers and objectives can be accessed via the website, www.charitycommission.co.uk
Ian Barrett
Treasurer/Trustee
January 2025