CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From I" May 2024 Period start date To 30th April 2025 Period end date Charlty name: The Weedon's Almshouses Charity registration number: 208610 Objectives and Activities SORP referen Summary ol the purposes of the charity as sel out in its goveming document Para 1.17 To provide housing for the poor and needy of Chesham, Buckinghamshire. This includes providing housing lo Chesham residents who have moved away and now wish to retum to the area forfamil su Provision of Almshouse for those in need. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit. in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the ac(x)unts. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to Ihe guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.17 and 1.19 Par8 1.18 In providing housing for the poor and needy of Chesham, Buckinghamshire. the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance. Additional information {optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP referent Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 ContrFbution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance SORP referen Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circutnstsnces of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to swiety as a whole. Para 1.20 Provision of housing for 400 years in the town of Chesham. The charity has 8 dwellings of which 6 are occupied, 2 are cu￿entlY empty and awaiting refurbishment. Agreement wFth the Master Wardens and Commonalty of the Mislery of Cordwainers of the City of London enabled the charity to re￿1ve a grant of £800,650 which is designated to be used for major projects to the properties (both Alms Cottages and Alms Flats) and the perimeter wa15 to the site over the nexl several years. The Alms Cottages were originally built in the 1620's and are grade 11 listed. The Charity appointed a local firm of Chartered Building Sutveyors to assist in the overall management of these future projects including submittirFg planning applications, listed building applicats'ons and building regulations drawings & applications. In addition they will provide contract administration from the initial preparation of a specTficalion detailing any works to agreement of final account with the contractors. Additional infonnation {optional) You ma choose to include further statements where r81evant about: Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment perfomiance againsl objectives P*a 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at Ihe end of Ihe period Pata 1_21 The accounts have been prepared on an acc¥uals basis as last year in compliance with FRS102. Cash on hand, together with short term savings totalled £851.9K Net current assets were £601.5k Recognised revenue £59.7k to expenditure from deferred income inline with agreement with cordwainers. The other main source of income is the contributions received from the Almshouses residents which totalled £36.7k We have unrestricted funding of £1,321.Ok statement explainirrg the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any ￿n￿rtaInbeS about the charity continuing as a going concern Pard 1.22 Pafa 1.22 £1.321.Ok NIA Para 1.22 Para 1.24 None Para 1.23 None Additional information {optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and obj'ectives including any social investment policy adopted Pard 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's Irusts: Type of governing docufflent Para 1.25 Constitution How is the charity constituted? Para 1.25 Charitable organisation Trustee selection Meth￿dS including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body errtitled to appoint one or tnore tnjstees Para 1.25 Trustees selected by whole trust￿ board. Additional information (optional) You ma hoose lo include further statements where relevant about: Policies and prO￿dureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees Par8 1.51 The Charity's organisational structure and any wider nelwork with which the charity works Pard 1.51 Relationship with any related parties P&R 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the chari uses istered chari number Charity's principal address The Weedon's Almshouses The Weedons Trust 208610 76 Deansway. Chesham, Bucks. HP5 2PF Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted If not for who èar T￿￿tee name Office {rf any} Name ol person lor boty} entitled toa int trustse ifan John Graves Chaiman David Ma￿eet Bridget Powell John Mann Treasurer Diane Brackley Steven Smith Thomas Pirouet Alan Williams April 2024 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name ortwasa roved Name of trust￿ holding tiue to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted If Ybot whole ar Diane Brackle Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the harity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects None Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets None Additional infomiation (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Inforniation) Type of Name Address advlser Name of chlef executive or names of senior staff member5 (Optional infomiatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional information Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved thè trustees, report al)ovè. Signed on ￿half of the charity's trustees Signature(sl Full name(s) Position leg Secretary, Chair, etc Avib MwLELf J(*ihJ GftIwEf CHAifzMrtIJ OF TfuST&S Date Print annual return | Charity Commission 14/08/2025, 15:02 BETA Having problems on this page? Your feedback will help us to improve it. ||**You will**|**be logged out after 30**|Messages(/group/guest/notifcations)|Account(/group/guest/my-details)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**minutes of inactivity.**|||Sign out(/c/portal/logout)| ||Home|||Print| ||Cancel|Print||| ## **Charity Commission Annual Return 2025** WEEDON'S ALMSHOUSES Charity registration number: 208610 **Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.** **This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2025.** ## **PART A - Charity information** ## **Financial period** **Financial period start date** 01/05/2024 **Financial period end date** 30/04/2025 ## **Income and spending** ## **Income £** £ 98,447 ## **Spending £** £ 100,000 ## **Number of contracts from government** **How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?** 0 ## **Number of grants from government** **How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?** 0 https://my-charity-account.charitycommission.gov.uk/group/annual-return-2025/print Page 1 of 6 Print annual return | Charity Commission 14/08/2025, 15:02 ## **Income breakdown** ## **Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)** £ 0 ## **Charitable activities** £ 96,409 ## **Other trading activities** £ 0 ## **Investments** £ 2,038 ## **Other** £ 0 ## **Grantmaking** ## **Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?** No ## **Recipients of grants** ## **Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals** £ 0 ## **Other charities** £ 0 ## **Other organisations that are not charities** £ 0 ## **Trustee payments** **Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?** ⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid ## **Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?** No ## **Income from outside the UK** ## **Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?** No ## **Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom** **Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?** https://my-charity-account.charitycommission.gov.uk/group/annual-return-2025/print Page 2 of 6 Print annual return | Charity Commission 14/08/2025, 15:02 No **Spending outside of the United Kingdom** **Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?** No ## **Total Spending outside of the United Kingdom** £ **Trading subsidiaries** **Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?** No **Property** **Were any of your charity's properties held by holding or custodian trustees on behalf of your charity (excluding the Official Custodian) during the financial period for this return?** No **Employment contract types** ## **People were permanently employed by your charity** 0 **People were on fxed-terms contracts with your charity** 0 ## **Self-employed people were working for your charity** 0 **Governance policies** ## **Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures** Yes **Safeguarding policy and procedures** Yes **Financial reserves policy and procedures** Yes ## **Complaints policy and procedures** Yes **Serious incident reporting policy and procedures** No **Internal risk management policy and procedures** https://my-charity-account.charitycommission.gov.uk/group/annual-return-2025/print Page 3 of 6 Print annual return | Charity Commission 14/08/2025, 15:02 ## No **Trustee expenses policy and procedures** No **Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures** Yes **Investing charity funds policy and procedures** Yes **Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures** Not applicable **Bullying and harassment policy and procedures** Yes **Social media policy and procedures** Yes ## **Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures** Not applicable ## **Safeguarding** **Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return?** No ## **Serious Incidents** **Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return?** There were no incidents to report ## **External risk and impact** ## **Donations** Positive **Other income - grants** Not applicable **Other income - contracts** Not applicable **Other income - investment** Positive **Expenditure on charitable activities** Positive **Expenditure on overheads** Unknown https://my-charity-account.charitycommission.gov.uk/group/annual-return-2025/print Page 4 of 6 Print annual return | Charity Commission 14/08/2025, 15:02 ## **Number of volunteers** Positive ## **Number of employees** Not applicable **Number of trustees** Positive ## **Fundraising activities** Not applicable ## **Capacity to deliver services** Positive **Total service demand** Positive **Volunteers** **Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?** 8 **Privacy statement** **Any information you give us will be held securely and processed only in accordance with the rule on data protection. 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I rewrt in resK*tt of my examthaiioEJ ofthe Trust's acccKJ*ts carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in canyit18 nty examtnation. I have followed 8]1 the applic4ble Directions gÈvcn by th¢ ChaTily Cotnmission UExier seciion 145(5Xb} of th¢ ACL Independent examiner's statement I have completed my <¥amiiiaiion. I confirm that no material maiiets have come to my attention in conneeiion with thc cxamiTration which gives me causc to bcliev¢ ihat ill. ony material respect.. the accout)tirt8 records were k¢pl in accord*)ce with section 130 ofthe CJwiti¢s A¢t' Ihe accounrs did not accord iyiih the accouniino record5.' or the accounts did not comply with the applicable Tequiremcnts con¢emiog the forni and coftic*i of accounts 5¢t out the Charities (Accounts and R￿OrtS) Rcgulaiions 2008 other than zt)y reqU￿nCrEt thai the Èccourtts tsive a'mje and fair. view ivhich is noi a marter ¢onsidtied as p8rt of an independent ¢xaminatian. I have no cujcerns and have come across no other ma(Icrs in COnn￿tion wilh thc cxamination to %Yhich ait¢niion should b¢ drnwr> th%s ￿port in ordLY io enable a proper understanding of the a¢¢ounts to be reach Date: J110712025 Signed: Ngme: Jattbir Sirtgh Sahd Releyxnt proftssitsn#l qUAllfltitlott(s) or body (if An).).. CPA Address.. Brandon House, 2M Floor 90 The BrOa￿aY. Che5ham. Buckinghamshire, HP5 1EG