## **The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and** 

**Cattle Trough Association** 

**162nd Annual Report** 

**for the Year Ended** 

**31st December 2023** 

Registered under the Charities Act 2006 no 207743 

www.drinkingfountains.org 



**The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association** 

## **Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2023** 

## **Contents** 

|**Contents**||
|---|---|
|Trustees' Annual Report|3-9|
|Statement of Trustee's Responsibilities|10|
|Independent examiners report to the Trustees of The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association|11|
|Statement of Financial Activities|12|
|Balance Sheet|13|
|Notes to Financial Statements|14-18|





The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
and Cattle Trough Association
Report and Financial Statement
Year Ended 31 December 2023
(Regl¥lered under ihe Charities Aci 2006-No. 207743)
Vlce PTe5ident
A Buxton
Chairman
'rre*surtr
Sttretfiry
Jb. Milly
A King
RP Baber
EKt¢utlv¢ Commltte¢
'I'h¢ mcrnbcrs of thc b.xcculivc Commiircc al 31 D¢¢imb¢r 2023 Ind their rcspcclivc dale5 of appointment were..
IF. Mi119
RP Rab¥r
A Kin¥
MW r,Iliott
IT M B¢&r
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121K)21
Mr¥ L Criih
MT4 s fullcr
M Slatcr
P O'connell
(2(M)31
121XMI
12n121
120131
Indep¢ndent Ex&mlner
Mr JR l.'i4her
24 W¢&ld¢n Drive
Chi¥heqt
yoi8osr
B•nk¢r$
BllrLlay¥ Bank Pl.C
1Su5ineli% Cenlre
6 Mttrkel Plac¢
Bexlcyhcath
Kent DA5 7DY
Inv•itment MAna%er
M&G SeEurlti¢% Lirnittsj
PO Flvx Y(134)
Chclmsford
CM99 2x1
ubscripiions donation% %hould bc payablc to'"Ihc J)rinkin8 fountain A$socia¢ion" and $¢thi tu thc S¢irthry lll
()Aklund.% S Qu¢¢nburuugh Gdr(kns, Chiylehur¥t. Kent IIR7 6NP.

The Metropolitan Drinkillg Fountain
and Cattle Trough Association
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2023
Trustees Annual Report
ThE ComThiLlrc have pleasure in submitting Ih¢iT onc hundr¢d 8nd 8ixly-sccond annual rcport for thcycllr endcd 31
l)¢¢cmbcT 2023.
Legal Sitruc¢ur¢
Th¢ Association is govcrncd by a con¥tiluiion. which w&8 last amendcd in September 2012 is man&ged by u Committee.
PriDeip&l Offiee
The prin¢ipMI of the Associaliun is OHklands, 5 Qu￿nbr}roU8h liardens. Chiylehursl. KenL 6NP.
A950Ciatlon'8 Records
I'hc bulk of lh¢ AssiK'iuiiun'$ historiL rcLurds arc now hcld I,ondan M¢iropolii#n ANhiv¥y. 40 Northampton RoAd.
l.ondoD b.CIK OAB. Telcphonc.. 020 7332 3820.'1'h¢ %¢br¢iary m4iniain8 u computer dalab&￿ ofdll thi As5viiHlion's
drinking fountilllls. Llliilc Irou¥hs und dog trou8h8. A dula basc ol'thc ￿¥50￿1&110nJ TrKords con b¢ found iiy w¢bsile
www.drinkingfuunluins.org
Committee M¢mbers
Thi management of ihe A¥50¢i&lion li VLyi¢d in ihe LrJmmitte¢ which shllll con8is1 of not Ic55 thun six nor mor¢ Ih#n fifteen
mcmbL'rs ofihc associuliun who thn apwinlm¥mi will the iryponsibililics ol I ru￿tt within th¢ mcftnin¥ of Ihc
ChoriiiC¥ Aci 2006.
Pulcnlial C.ommillcc M¢mbErs ar¢ intervicwcd by thc Committec ynd if approved arc appOin￿d onlo ihc CommiLILX. New
candtdales rclirc al Ihc n¢xl Annual CTcner&l Me￿Ing and otlcr them%clvcJ fur r¢-¢l¢ctiDn by the memb¢rs. A third of IhL
Commi¢iC¢ fLlirL'¥ 01 lh¢ Annu¥l O¥n¢ral Mccling. All ncW'l'ru￿Cr8 OT¥ prvvid¢d with an induction palk which includ&¥ thL
con8tilulion ofthc AS￿￿1811()n dnd xuidclincs un how Io PLrfonn thcir duti¢% 4'1'rusi¥¢. F'urth¢r irainin¥ is given by the
.1 rc￿llrcr and Ihc at CommiltL'c rnccling5 a5 and whLn n¢¢¢s%ary. The dlly to duy njnning orlhc A¥sucialion Is
delcgllid io th¢ oftiG¢ of lh¢ Sc¢rciary who administCT% the vxpcn¥¢¥ and p8ymtni% lif ￿rAnt¥ in Lunjunclion wilh thc
Trc&YuTCr.
All membcr¥ olih¢ Commiiiee scrvin8 at 31 st DeccTDi*r 2023 are noted on pttge two
Administration and Related Parties
Admini51ration coq¥ vf £S,30012022.. £5.5001 arc in respect of 5ccrclari&l and admini%lratlV¢ 5Ervi¢¢s which arc
PTovidLd by a company wbi¥h RP Baber. a member ol'ih¢ Lotntnill¥¢ has an in￿re$L in.

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and Cattle Trough Association
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2023
Trustees Annual Report (continued)
Objectives
Thc objcclives of the A%9￿1&110n ar¢ 10 pmmotc Ihc provision of drinking water for pcoplc and i)nim&ls in th¢ lJnited
Kingdom and UVLfs¢&%, and thc prcsLrYalion of Iht A%so¢iaiion'y Hr¢hiv¥ tnal¥riJl¥, 4rt¢factE, drinking lounlains. caiile
Irou8hs and other installaiions.
Revlew of Activities and Future Plans
Subscription dnd donation% rernain¢d ¥tablc al £27512022.. £2751 and inv¢slmclli inLurne rose io £46,03112022..
£44.685} l.ikL in thL pr¢¥iou& CicowliliLal iension and inflaiion impa¥tcd ihL invvsltn¢nl p(?rtfolio that has imp2ctcd our
inVe￿m¢nI purt(uliv which Icll by.2.35•h12D22..-5.57Ytsl in lapiial l¥rrns with d year.¢nd value of £772,56712022..
£791,157). ]kspi￿ thcse challen8Q8, Ihr A¥wciation mainlaincd an OPCT4Llin8 surplus of £13,58512022,, £22,327).
'I'h¢ Assviiutivn wclcomc5 Appli￿tiOnS for 8roniy 10 hilp fund pmje¢i% tho1 fall wiihin lis obj¢Llives. In 2023 the
A%wcialion's grtsni.% ti)i#lled £26,35412022.. £16.3921. A dclailLyl bre*kdown ofdll granls m￿¢ Ldn br fuund p￿¢ IS.
In principlc. the A%%ociaLion 8114)iaie¥ aboui onc.Ihird vfil& n¢t inL()mc to ovcriC8S projcc15. For LO81 effectiveneys, Ihcs¢
don￿lon$ arL' Lhdnncllcd ihrf>u8h oiher dppropriaic chariwbl¢ ￿￿￿1￿lIv￿5. on Ihc mcrit5 of8Tunt upplicationli Ihe
Commiiii¢ mMk¢% a m*n¢iary award ran8in8 from L5U lo £4,ODD. A further ihird is allo¢aird ¢LI ￿5t￿T￿tIon wurk. Wilh ihc
final third bLin8 ullocaicd lo lh¢ prvvisii)n ofNovu$ drinking fountsin4 tu %Lhuol.%. ()vcr th¢ y¢8r3 th¥ Ay¥￿¢￿tiOn hay
r¢¢o8nisLd IL need ti>T supplying louniain8 to $¢hwl% Ihrvu¥houl the Ilnilcd Kingdom. Ihc A55(>Lialion ryPiL4LIIy 8ift¥ a
Novus drinking fountain If> a 8¢hool on the condiiion Ihai th¢ s¢hov*l p4y¥ £JO 10 ji)in th¢ AsbO¢ia¢ion.
Find a Fountain
'I'he orgttnisaiion founded lo mak¢ Ihe public awar¢ ol'lhc wasti vfusin¥ bvttl¢d Wiilcr whcn therc is a plentiful Supply
ol'cthsily Jccc%scd W41¥r, 'I'h# publii Can lo¥ vn und luok al Ihc map Lo find IhLir nLurL51 clean water %oux¢ ai
www.fJndafounl&in.oryd.
School Fountains
Thc CommittCL has awarded 4 founiuin5 this year.

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and Cattle Trough Association
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2023
Trustees Annual Report {continued)
Noof
Tr'ouniains
Establishment
The Lim¢5 LLill¢g¢
Sutton West Centrc
Robin I lood l.82)¢
MI 2SD
Harris Acadrmy
Wid¢ Way
Mii¢ham
Surrty
CR4 IBP

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and Cattle Trough Association
Report and Financial Statements
Yevdr Ended 31 December 2023
Trustees Anttual Report (continued)
'I'hc PTe5ent totals of fountains. wc115, purNp% and ITQll8hs suppli¢d froTn th¢ foundaiion of the A580L'iation arc as follows..
M•troptsllt*n Art4
Provinces And Abro•d
TDtal
Drlnklng fountwini
1325
480S
466
929
Caitle troughi
Dol trough
3.045
676
3.721
W•ter w¢ll$
193
193
Ekphint pump
Dams
Water TAnk
ij
13
Witer FlltrAtlon Syitemi
16
16
Grant5 provided
WAttr H#rv•st
A i)f 12,000 w&1 88rc¢d lo tT4in 22 wom¢n io Ir¢al the ¢onlaminal¢d wnd and io s¢ll on ¥oTn¢ uf the walcr lo
btnefii thc villages ofi)umbHi und Kra¢hi in Ghana.
KaTh•AMo JTh¢¢r#¢tlve Comm￿OIty
A grani of £2,0￿ wa5 a8rccd ts) support IhL' cun¥truction of7,(NKIL rainwalcr harvesting tanks in Mbarara Ugonda thu% Irccing up
¢hc old wells lor livest(Kk.
Teso
A grant of £3.0(M) agr¢¢d ￿ fund wells at Akwabi and Qluka in th¢ Kasaka sub Couniy in thc'l'cso rcgion ofuganda.
ALAR
A grnnl of £1.0￿ w&% agrced Lo provide water¢onnccliun. plumbin8 and yanitttlion work ott lh¢ n¢wly con5¢ru¢ied knilei bl(Kk at
Ihe Chilowa $¢h￿l and emergency repair Work ih¢ bore hold ￿ Ki5&8a Primary School.T8n7Ania,

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and Cattle Trougb Association
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2023
Trustees Annual Report (continued)
Mokhad Tt¥$¢
A ¥ranl of £4.0(K) w&8 a8reed lo rcstOTe 4 drinking wells in South Sindi EBypi.
The School Club Z4mblg
A gratsl of £1.250 was agreed to fund dTllllng o(a bor¢hole Al Matombo Primary School in 8inazongwe Zwnbia.
Kartn Hilltrlb•¥
A 8ranl ¢)f £1.250 agr¢¢d lo fund a xraviiy fed wat¢T System in Mae Ilong %on Pwv¢nc¢ in Northem I'hailand.
Frank Water
A granl of£i,250 was Agreed io r¥'viv¢ a water %pring in Uitthklwid in Ihe Indian Ilirnalayai.
Attlve In Redbou
A grant of £2.0￿ agreed for Iwo water fuunlains for vl*ltPT.4 and sporting ¢ommuniiy al Iwu %itC8, onc in the Hi¥h
sireel 8nd unt Ihc Cricket Pitvillion. 'I'bi% grdnt W&8 originally agTerd in July 2U21 di lh¢ Lommil¢¢¥ M¢ciin8.
Restoration work
Market CrMI Charlty
A 8rani ot'£2.OLXJ was agrccd lo Nsior¢ a fountain al Ihc Cro*8 Markd in Central I,ondon.
IIArtford Clvl¢ Soclely
A gruni or£JtX) 4¥rccd lo rc%torc W￿¢r io J fountain #t thc junction ofchoster ar￿ Elradbum% Lan¢.
Ironbddge Ind Co&lbrookdAle Civlc Soei¢ty
A grdnl uf£2,000 was agre¢d towards lh¢ cosi of moving John Ilartl¢ll fnuniain bark ¢0 Ironbridgc.
NiturAI History Mujeym
'I'hE Natural History Mu.8cum in I￿ndOn had d¢cid¢d ihat thc fountain gifted by Ihc A55wiation should b¢ r¢turntd AS the
Muscum was cxpdnding thc arca houying the fountdin. Follvwing an inspection by the artisl Mark Coreth it was thoi¢d Ihal thc
fvunlain n￿d￿d lo be rcstorcd.'I'h¢ Cornmiltcc paid d grant of £2,376 to Mark Corclh to movc Ihc fountain to his S¢udio t
cornmcnce rc51Dr#iion work. No provision has b¢en mAde in the ui¢'¢)unts for Ihe resloration work. OTKe ihe fountain is ￿Stored il
is the illleniioTh of the Lotnmitt¢¢ io sell ii.

The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
and Cattle Trough AssociatRon
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2023
Trustees Annual Report (continued)
Future development of the As50Ciation
The A580ciation'8 aim for the future Is to provide drinking waicr lor humans and animals and lu prc8crvc It8 archiv¢
maicri815. drinking fountoin%. ¢oitlr Iroughs and oihcr in518llaiions. I'h¢ Cumtnilie¢ con52d¢r& ih¢ need for lunding prujecis
b&8¢d on ih¢ iunounl of inLome th3L ils capital investrTh¢nts' generale and alluLaie these accordin¥ly. lrt bxL¢ptionaJ
circumslanL%S the Commiltee m8y use capital to fund ity objcclivc5. 1.he Commtttcc ¢nd¢&vouT.4 io alloeaic A Ihird of iL%
income lo funding prtijeets Dvcr5ca5
Risks facing the Charity
'IhL Lommitie¢ hav¢ asscsscd ih¥ rnajur ri%k$ 10 whiih th¢ AskK'i&liun i% expo%cd. in partiLul8r those r¢laicd 10 ihL
uperution% and fin￿¢C$ ofihe AswciaLiDn and we $alisfi¢d (hal ¥y¥tem8 arc in plucc to miii8ate Ihc Associaiivn'8 expfisurc
io mujvr Ti¥k%.

**The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association** 

## **Report and Financial Statements** 

**Year ended 31[st ] December 2023** 

## **Statement of Public Benefit** 

The Committee confirms that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in determining the activities undertaken by the Association. 

## **Financial Review** 

The Committee set out the financial statements on page 12 to page 18. The net incoming resources for the year were £46,306 (2022: £ 44,490), and £32,721 expended (2022: £22,633). Unrealised loss on investments amounted to £18,590 (2022 loss: £46,667). The deficit for the year transferred to the reserves was £5,005 (2022 deficit: £24,340). 

## **Investments** 

The Association's investments are held in Charifund, which is managed by M &G Securities. Charifund made an unrealised loss of£18,590 (2022 loss: £46,667). 

The Trustees have taken a prudent approach to investing the Association's funds. They wish to maintain as a strong capital base as possible whilst providing sufficient annual income to meet the needs of the Association. This is achieved through investment in the above fund. No social, environmental or ethical considerations are taken into account by the investment managers used by the Association. 

## **Reserves** 

It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain reserves in the Association at a level to enable it to be administered efficiently, to meet its short-term expenditure requirements, and to have adequate resources to fund its charitable objectives. In establishing this policy, the Trustees have considered the disposition of its incoming resources which are mainly derived from itsinvestments. The level of reserves is subject to periodic review when considering changes to the charity's activities and requirements. 

In the opinion of the Trustees the reserves of the Association, currently amounting to £833,864 (2022: £838,869) are needed to generate funds on an ongoing basis. The Trustees confirm that the Association's assets are readily available and in the opinion of the Trustees adequate to fulfil the obligations of the Trust. 

## **Pensions** 

The Association has no pension commitments. 

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The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
and Cattle Trough Association
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2023
Statemen¢ of tru5tecs' reypon8ibilitie8
'lTh¢ trusicc5 are respon8iblc fos prcparing thc'l Thslccs. R¢port and tht financial %lat¢mcnis in arcordfjn¢¢ with applicJblc
law and ljniled Kingdom A¢¢ouniing Sidndards Iljniled Kingdom CJ¢nerally Acc¢pled Accounting PraLtiLel.
'lknc law applicablc t(> charttics in F.'n8land & Wules re4uires the tyuqic¢s lo prtpar¢ finan¢i21 $t¥l¢m¢nls fur carh fin￿nCIlI
year which ¥ive a irne and fwr vicw of Ihl s￿1¢ ofuffairs uf the Lharily and ol'ihe incorning resources and appliLaiion or
resources ofthe Ch￿IlY for thai kKriryJ. ID prL'pHTing th¢Y findncial 5t81cmcn￿ Ihc InJstc£s arc rcquircd to..
l¢¢i ¥uilabl¢ Hcc•untin8 policic4 and thcn apply ihem con¥istently,'
obscrvc thc mcthads and principlc5 In thl LThuTilies Sl)RP.,
mdk¢ judgcfflcDI5 and LslimdiL's Ihal are rea%onable and prudenl..
3wie whether Appli¢&blc #¢wurtiin8 ¥i&ndardb huvt b¢en followcd. subjcct lo any matcrial departurcs disclo8ed and
cxplaincd in the financial 8thicmcn¢s',
PTep8rc ihe financid %iaicm¢ni$ on lh¢ goin8 ¢tsn¢errJ ba%is unleii It 1.8 ittappropriaie io prc5umc thai ihcLharity
will Loniinu¢ in bu$in¢s$.
The Iru.5iCCs llrc rc5pon4ible for keepin8 pmpcr 3ccounting re¢orLI.% ihui diyil(?4¥ wilh reK%i)nahlc accuracy &t any timc Ihc
linAnLial wsilion trf the Lharily and cn&blc Ihcrn to cnsurL Ihai the finanLial $iaiemeni8 romply with the Chorili¢s A¥1 1993,
as arn¢nd¥d by Ihr Charilir¥ Ai¢ 2(K)6, Ihc Lh8Tily (Accounls and RLPUrt51 Regul4Liiuns 2￿8 and the provision$ ofthc'l'wsl
dccd. 'lThcy arc ¥l.%o respon8ihlt li)r ￿l¢SuardIng Ihb ofihc chllrity hcnce IOT lllking rcu￿nab]C slcp5 for Ihc
pr¢vcnlion and dLICLlion uf frdud and ulher irrc8ulariti¢s,
'I'hc InJstee.4 ¥re re8rknn8ihl¢ for th¢ m&inl¥nunii and inlcgrity of Ihc charily's wcbsilc. l.cBi51aLivn in lh¢ Unil¢d KIn￿d0M
80vernin¥ Ihc prLp&raiion disseminlllion (>f finan¢ial.%iai¢m¢nts MAY dirrLr frvrn l¢¥i¥laliLTrn in ￿h¢T juritsdictiun% lunly
r¢4uirrd if th¢ account5 uc includcd on ilLL website)
A Klni
TreAiur•r
10

'rhe ￿letroVo11tan Drinking Fountain
and C.'altle Trough Association
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S RE￿)RT TOTHE TRU.STEE% OF'fHE METROPOLITAN DRINKINC FOUNTAIN
Ar4D I'A'TTLE TROUGH ASSOC'IA'fioN

The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
and Cattle Trough Association
Slatement of FinanciAI Activities
Year Ended 31 December 2023
Unr¢s¢rl¢¢¢d
2023
Iyotts
2022
Infomlng resources from generated fundi
Voluntary income
Subs¢ripiions r¢Lcivcd
275
275
Invesimcnl In¢vmc
46.031
44.685
Tot4J ineominq r¢$our¢es
46.3U6
44.490
Ruour¢¢$ ¢xpthd¢d
Lhlriiable AciiVitie5
31,854
21.R92
(iovernan¢¢ ws¢$
867
741
Totsl ruour¢49 eipertded
12,721
22,633
Ncl incoming r¢lou￿¢S
13,585
22.327
I1￿5￿) on invc$irn¢nl a59¢ts
118,5901
{46,6671
movcmcnt in furtd$
iJ,ooJi
124,34U}
Total fundy broughi forward
838,869
863,209
'rotal funds carried forw&rd
833.664
838.869
All recognis¢d gainb and1055es have bttn deali with in the Stui¥m¢nl uf Financial Artivilies.
All income and ¢xpellditure ￿1&1¢ io continuing opcration$.
The notes on pwg¢s 14-18 fomh part of thesc financial statcmcnts.
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The Metropolitan Drinkillg Fountain
and Cattle Trougb Association
Statement of Financial Aclivilic5
Balance Sheet at 31 December 2023
Note¥
2023
2022
Fixtd asiels
Invcstmcnts
772.567
791,157
Webyiie
772.567
791.157
Current osstts
Lush ￿ lh¢ b&nk
64.707
48.312
Current IIAbllltle$
Creditor¥'. umoun15 fHllin8 due wiihin one yew
3.410
600
Net current
61.2¢P7
47.712
Net golets
833.864
838.869
Wundj
Unrcslrirted fund¥
83J.M64
838,116f4
Approv￿ by tht Bo•rd of Tru$t•u on 09 Aprll
21124 and ¥i8rt¢d oh Itg b•hAlf by
R Ilaber
Secretary
A King
Treasur¢r
The notts. on pa8e8 1410 i¥ form pfirt of ihc5c financiol $tsiemenL%.
13

The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
and Cattle Trough Association
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Statement of accounting policies
Accountin8 eonventlon
The fin4m¢ial s(utements havc been pr¢parcd On th¢ hi8toric ￿)st convenlion with the ¢¥cq)lion that invcsimenis are V￿Ued ai
marktl valu¢. Thc 4ccounls ure in 8LLurdarttt wilh iippIiLdble accounlinK gtandard& AMuunling Hnd Rcporting by Chari(i&q'.
Sialemenl of ReLommcnd￿l PrnL'ticc applicable io CharitlC% PTcpaTing their aecounis in a¢¢ordin¢¢ with ihc financial
R¢pot1ing 5landard lor Smuller I'.nlilics Ithc F'RSSb.) IcffeLiiV¢ l January 20151 and comply with th¢ Charili¥¥ IAILoun15
RLport81 R¢gula110n% 2008 and the Charili¢¥ Acl 2011.
IAvutments
Inve8tm¢ni¥ arc.4tulcd al market vfyluc &1 the balaJ)cc 5hcct datc. Unr¢4listyl Maing110ss¢s rcllccl the clreci ufLhanges in
mllrkel valucy ofinv¢%im¢nis.
lffjveitm¢nt iDcome
Investmerbl in¢¢)m¢ 1$ a¢¢rucd tu thc dalc uf thc balan¢¢ she41. All invesimcnl incomc is ¢r¢di¢wJ io lh¢ SL%temcnt ur
Web$l¢e
'I'hc l.'ind a l.'ouniain web.lilc is fully depr¢￿ill1¢d hthving b¢¢n writlrn otfovcr 3 y¢4r$.
Donotlons and Interest
Donations and interc￿ are a¢¢OUttlcd for on a ￿¢¢iVed b￿1¥.
CrAlIt•
Granis mad¢ towardq the cust ofncw strutlur¢s ar¢ ¢har8¢d lo thc Stalrm¢nt ufi.-inAn¢l￿ Al'tiviiles whcn 4ppruved and
r¢ripicnl8 arc nL)iificd.
GovErnanc¢ ¢oit•
(?OVCTnanee Arr th¢ rp*S of Bovemancc arran8emeni% whi£h rL'IHtc lo thc 8LDLral running of ih¢ Lharity ineluding buih
dirccl and relalLd SUPPL>rt w515. Cusis are acwunt¢d ftsr a pwd basis unless a matcrial Lreditor is oulslanding.
C4$h tlow Itatement
I'hc ch￿lty ho5 taken advanlagc of thc cxcmptÉon from prcparitjg a wh llow statcmenl conferred by Finan¢ial R¢portitsg
Startdard No l.
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The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
and Cattle Trough Association
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (Continued)
Ch4rit4bl¢ Aetivities
A518rgnls werc madc lo in8lllutions. J)uring thc year thc following grwnis wore made..
2023
2022
Jen%on Fountyin
2.000
Ealing Purk Fvund&ion
Mark Lorw¢th Art INaluTal Ilists)ry Mus¥um Fountain)
2,376
Suytsinablc Cilob&l (iarden8
1,230
Frartk W8￿r
1,250
1.000
2.IX)O
3,0
1.500
M&khad'l'ru3l
1.300
The %chool Club 7.ambia
1,25Q
Walcr Ilarvr51
2.00
Kanaomm Ini¢r4clive Lomrnunity
2,QUO
Karen I lilliribe
1.25
Dumi Int¢rnalivnal Aid
wsup
2.DrM>
Imnbrid8L and C.oalbrookdal¢ c.ivic Sucicty
2,VOO
Market Lrosq Choriiy
2.otxi
A¥tiv¢ in R¢dlM)Urn
2.0
()¢hcr ￿attt% 10 school8 and rcsiorltion wwk not
cxcttding £l,O(M)
Grant8 Payablc
2.228
26,354
16,392
S¢LYciarial and admi￿lI1ratlW£ %rYiW8
5,500
5,500
Tutrdl chaTilablc ¥¢iiviii¢s
31.854
21,892
-I'h¢ ￿rr￿arIal and adminislrative scrvi¢¢8 are providcd by a cotnpwy which R P BMb¢r. a memtr*r ofthe Commit¢¢¢, has an
intcresl in.
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The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
and Cattle Trough Association
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (eonlinued)
Governanee ¢0sts
2023
2022
Ind¢p¢ndent examinati(Jn ofa¢¢ouni8
Othcr
660
207
0￿)
140
740
No (ru￿¢¢￿ rcceived any paym¢th￿. fw]n Ihe ch8rity during the yeaT £Nil12022', nill.
GainJl(losses) on lllvestment wssetg
2023
21122
Ilnrcalis¥'d10SS
118.59))
146.667}
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The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
Ydnd Cattle Trough Association
Notes lo the Finv4ncial StAtements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
Fixod ￿ets
Investments
The LqUit1￿ InvestmeTrt
Fund for ChArities
I'chirifund'l
M*rket v4ly¢ l JAnuxry 2023
791.157
Addiiion In Ihc y¢ar
Net unTeili¥¢d inveslmcni los
{18.591)1
Market vAlue 31 D•comb¢r 2013
772.567
Hlitt*rl¢•l eoit A¢ ill J*nu*ry 2023
246,739
Addiiion
H￿torIcal ¢0gt At 31 D¢¢tmber 2023
246.739
All invcb¢m¢nt¥ arc in ￿lleCt1VC inv¢itm¥nt fund4 and arc UK inve3tmcDts.
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The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain
and Cattle Trough Association
Notes to the Financial Statemenls
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
Website
Cog1
Cost 4t l JAn￿ArY 202J
15.(
Cost it 31 December 2023
15.000
Depreciatlon
BAlJn¢t xt l Januiry 2023
15,(XX)
Charge for the year
Bil•no• At 31 De¢ember 2023
Is,000
Net Book V*lue #t 31 Dettmbor 202J and 2022
Contingent liabilitiu and contractllAI eommltment
Ai 311)¢¢cmbcr 2023 th¢re we￿. rio IlTants appruved whi¢h wer¢ d¢p¢nd¢nl on matchcd fundin812Q22..Nill.
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