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|Description<br>ofthe charity's trusts|||||||||
|Type ofgoverning<br>document|||L1(R)210.585.Alt<br>Scheme including<br>appointment<br>ofTrustees and vesting|||in Official|||
||||Custodian<br>for Charities||||||
|How the charity is constituted|||||||||
|Trustee selection methods|||Ex-Officio Trustee (1)The Vicar ofEcclesiastical Parish <br>Cardington||||ofSt.Maiy,||
||||Nominative<br>Trustees||||||
||||Bedford Borough Council (1)||||||
||||Cardington<br>Parish Council (2)||||||
||||Cople Parish Council (2)||||||
||||Eastcotts Pa~ish Council (2)||||||
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||||Co-optative Trustees —persons<br>residing|or carrying|on|business||in or|
||||near the area ofbenefit (2) Charles Whitbread<br>First Co-o tative Trustee shall be entitled to hold office|||for life|||
|Additional<br>governance<br>issues|||(Optional<br>information)||||||
|You may choose to include|||The Charity<br>is a member ofthe Almshouse|Association|||||
|additional<br>information,<br>where|||||||||
|relevant, about:|||||||||
|~|policies and procedures||||||||
||adopted forthe induction|and|||||||
||training<br>oftrustees;||||||||
||the chantY s organisationai<br>stmcture and anY w'der<br>network with which the charitY<br>works;||Trustees are recruited through<br>local Parish Councils, Cardington,<br>Cotton End and Shortstown.<br>Trustee meetings<br>are held quarterly<br>virtual meeting<br>during the pandemic.|||||Cople,<br>via|
||relationship<br>with any related||Member ofthe Almshouse<br>Association||||||
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|~|trustees'<br>consideration<br>of<br>major risks and the system<br>and procedures<br>to manage<br>them.||Annual<br>property<br>inspections<br>take place by Trustees and Clerk<br>5year electrical inspections<br>are carried out by commercial<br>electricians.<br>Annual<br>inspection ofsmoke alarms<br>by one nominated<br>Trustee and Clerk.<br>Replacements<br>are installed as and when necessary||||||





||Cardington<br>Cople 8 Eastcotts Charity is the Official|Custodian<br>of8|Custodian<br>of8|
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|Summary ofthe objects ofthe<br>charity set out in its|Charities as listed<br>in the Charity's<br>Constitution.<br>The eight charities relate<br>to the 8Almshouses<br>situated<br>in the Parish ofCardington,<br>Bedfordshire.|||
|governing<br>document||||
|Summary ofthe main<br>activities undertaken<br>forthe<br>public benefit in relation to|The qualification<br>ofalmspeople<br>-The almspeople<br>shall be poor persons<br>who (except in special cases to be approved<br>by the Commissioners)<br>are<br>resident<br>in the area of benefrt atthe time ofappointment.|||
|these objects (include within<br>this section the statutory<br>declaration<br>that trustees<br>have<br>had regard tothe guidance|Applicants<br>are requested<br>to complete an application<br>form and attend an<br>informal<br>interview.<br>They are also required to sign and abide by the<br>Conditions<br>ofResidency.|||
|issued by the Charity<br>Commission<br>on public<br>benefit)|Residents are required to pay a weekly maintenance<br>contribution<br>(WMC).<br>This contribution<br>goes towards the maintenance,<br>upkeep,<br>and<br>mana<br>ement ofthe 8<br>ro erties. The WMC is reviewed<br>every 3 ears|||
|Additional<br>details ofobjectives|and activities (Optional<br>information)|||
|You may choose to include||||
|further statements,<br>where||||
|relevant,<br>about:||||
|~<br>policy on grantmaking;||||
|~<br>policy programme<br>related||||
|investment;||||
|~<br>contribution<br>made by||||
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|Summary ofthe main<br>achievements<br>ofthe charity|5year Electrical Inspection<br>carried out in all properties<br>and out-buildinos.|
|during the year|Replacement<br>shower cubicle at No 2 TG|
||Replacement<br>lounge storage heater at No 2SR|
||Commissioning<br>an Architect to design major changes to No 1 8 No 2|
||Southill Road, Cardington<br>to seek planning<br>approval<br>to increase bedroom<br>size from a small one bedroom to three-bedroom<br>properties.<br>With a view|
||to accommodate:families<br>in need.|
|Briefstatement<br>ofthe<br>charity's<br>policy on reserves|The Charity holds reserves as follows:-<br>Emergency<br>Repair Fund (ERM) Investments<br>relating to the charities<br>listed<br>in the constitution|
||Cyclical Maintenance<br>Fund (CMF) in Virgin Savings Account<br>Routine Maintenance<br>Fund (RMF) 85K held<br>in Bank Account|
|Oe1 iIsofan funds m 1en 8<br>in deFtcit|AImshouse Loan—repaYmentsare madetw icea year, baIance<br>outstanding<br>atyear end 31 March 2021 F19,687.50|
|Further financial<br>review details|(Optional<br>information)|
|You may choose to include||
|additional<br>information,<br>where||
|relevant about:||
|~<br>the charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds (including<br>any fundraising);<br>~<br>how expenditure<br>has|Weekly maintenance<br>contribution<br>(WMC) forthe 8 properties. The WMC<br>are reviewed<br>every 3years using the services ofthe VOA to establish<br>equivalent<br>fair rent. Unfortunately<br>due to the pandemic<br>this has been<br>delayed<br>until the summer<br>of2021.|
|A th<br>I<br>~ ~<br>hio<br>our hv&reu<br>«&e key vujr vuVas<br>ofthe charity,|Key objectives maintenance<br>ofthe 8Almshouses|
|~<br>investment<br>policy and<br>objectives including<br>any<br>ethical investment<br>policy<br>adopted.|As from January 2020 Trustees agreed to invest in MSG investments<br>7named<br>investments<br>as stated<br>in the Charity Schedule on a monthly<br>basis ofF50 per Charity and F150per month to the Emergency<br>Repair<br>Fund.|










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|2020|Year ended March 2021<br>Income and Expenditure||
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|5,095.92<br>5,095.92<br>5,823.96<br>5,936.00<br>5,407.92<br>5,407.92<br>5,043.96<br>5,043.96<br>164.50|WMC 1 The Green<br>WMC<br>2The Green<br>WMC<br>3The Green<br>WMC<br>4The Green<br>WWC<br>No 1 Jubilee Cottages<br>WWC<br>No 2Jubilee Cottages<br>WMC<br>No 1 Southill Road<br>WMC<br>No 2 Southill Road<br>Interest Virgin|5,251.92<br>5,251.92<br>6,005.97<br>6,006.00<br>5,576.94<br>5,578.26<br>1,871.16<br>5,199.96<br>178.27|
|7.50<br>43,027.56|TV Licence payment<br>received from No 4 TG|7.50<br>40,9'.90|
||Expenditure||
|2,625.00<br>189.00|AA Loan repayments<br>June and December<br>Almshouse<br>Assoc Membership|2,625.00<br>192.00|
|120.00|Independent<br>Examiner|120.00|
|1,206.44<br>4,547.34<br>396.00|Insurance<br>Clerk's Salary and PAYE<br>Clerk's Mileage/Postage/Expenses|1,142.90<br>4,846.32<br>288.10|
|280.00<br>3,931.67|Annual Benevolence<br>Repairs and Maintenance<br>No 1 The Green|320.00<br>366.00|
|3,266.00|Repairs and Maintenance<br>No 2The Green|906.00|
|162.80<br>7,656.43<br>380.00<br>1,683.00<br>940.60<br>1,688.40<br>200.40<br>1,500.00<br>72.00|Repairs and Maintenance<br>No 3The Green<br>Repairs and Maintenance<br>No 4The Green<br>External Work at No 1-4The Green<br>Repairs and Maintenance<br>No 1 Jubilee<br>Repairs and Maintenance<br>No 2Jubilee<br>Repairs and Maintenance<br>No 1 Southill Road<br>Repairs and Maintenance<br>No 2 Southill Road<br>Funds<br>to MBG Investments<br>External<br>Payroll Services|222.00<br>545.20<br>0.00<br>192.00<br>192.00<br>2,604.18<br>1,691.46<br>6,000.00<br>72.00|
|7.50|TV Licence paid on behalf ofNo 4 TG|7.50|
|30,852.58||22,332.66|
|12,174.98|Income less expenditure|18,635.24|





|||STATEMENT OFASSETS&LIABILITIES|STATEMENT OFASSETS&LIABILITIES|STATEMENT OFASSETS&LIABILITIES|STATEMENT OFASSETS&LIABILITIES|STATEMENT OFASSETS&LIABILITIES||
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|Robinson|&|||||Sum insured from|Sum insured from|
|Hall||||||June 2019|June2020|
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|April 2017||||||||
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|163,000.00||1 The Green||||175,792.00|182,648.00|
|161,000.00||2The Green||||173,635.00|180,406.00|
|166,000.QQ||3The Green||||179,028.00|186,010.00|
|177,000.00||4The Green||||190,891.00|198,336.00|
|102,000.00||1 Jubilee Cottages||||110,005.00|114,295.00|
|102,000.00||2Jubilee Cottages||||110,005.00|114,295.00|
|94,000.00||1 Southill Road||||101,377.00|105,331.00|
|94,000.00||2 Southill Road||||101,377.00|105,331.00|
|||Land adjoining||||||
|||1-2Jubilee Cottages||||||
|1,059,001.00|||||Totals|1,142,111.00|1,186,653.00|
|||Non-current<br>Assets:-||||||
|||M&G Investments<br>as|at|||31-Mar-20|31-Mar-21|
|||National 4ssociati on Almshouses|||Common|investment<br>Fund||
|||Shares<br>- Valueasat31||March. .....||2020|2021|
|||Thomas Forster Elder||||262.01|1,005.50|
|||Humphery<br>Harleston||||320.25|1,080.35|
|||Widows Charity||||272.61|1,019.13|
|||Rev Maurice Farrel||||197.57|922.69|
|||Thomas Forster the Younger||||247.00|986.22|
|||Samuel Whitbread||||932.59|1,867.27|
|||Whitemans<br>Charity||||222.28|954.46|
|||Emergency<br>Repair Fund (Accumulation)||||9,370.14|14,046.91|
|||||||11,824.45|21,882.53|
|||Current assets:-||||||
|||Bank Current Account||||5,432.24|8,849.21|
|||Cyclical Maintenance|Fund (Virgin||a/c)|36,707.04|51,885.31|
|||Current Liabilities||||||
|||Almshouse<br>Assoc Repayments||||-2,625.00|-2,625.00|
|||Non-Current<br>Liabilities||||||
|||Almshouse<br>Assoc outstanding||loan||-22,312.50|-19,687.50|
|||TOTAL ASSET VALUE minus<br>Liabilities||||1,171,138.23|1,246,957.55|





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|28-Aug-20<br>18-Dec-20|Int819<br>int841|Electrical Inspection<br>Gutters flushed||192.00<br>30.00|
|9-Dec-20|Int838|Replaced timer on towel rail||144.00|
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|Green|||||
|28-Aug-20<br>18-Dec-20|Int819<br>Int841|Electrical Inspection<br>Gutters flushed||192.00<br>30.00|
|31-Mar-21|Int859|Replaced shower unit +<br>WC seat||684.00|
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|Green|||||
|28-Aug-20<br>18-Dec-20|Int819<br>Int841|Electrical Inspection<br>Gutters flushed||192.00<br>30.00|
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|Green|||||
|28-Aug-20|Int819|Electrical Inspection||192.00|
|||Fit handrail<br>at rear of|||
|1-Sep-20<br>18-Dec-20|Int820<br>Int841|property<br>Gutters flushed||130.00<br>30.00|
|31-Mar-21|Int858|Replaced<br>kitchen sink <br>and toilet seat|taps|193.20|
|No 1Jubilee|Cottages||||
|28-Aug-20|Int819|Electricai Inspection||192.00|
|No2Jubilee|Cottages||||
|28-Aug-20|Int819|Electrical Inspection||192.00|
|No 1 Southill|Road||||
|26-Aug-20|Int818|EPC||65.00|
|30-Sep-20<br>2-Oct-20|Int823<br>Int825|Electrical Inspection<br>Electricity invoice||192.00<br>8.78|
|16-Nov-20|Int830|Electricity invoice||16.14|
|16-Nov-20|Int831|Smoke Alarm||12.90|
|17-Nov-20|Int832|Electricity invoice||48.18|
|17-Nov-20|Int836|Tidy garden<br>and hedges||105.00|
|16-Dec-20|Int843|Electricity invoice||74.81|
|13-Jan-21|Int845|Architect Fee||285.00|
|5-Mar-21|Int849|Bedford BC Council Tax||183.99|
|1-Mar-21|Int852|Ace security<br>Alarm||4.81|
|15-Mar-21|Int853|Architect fee drawings<br>planning|and|1,432.00|
|24Msr-21|Int856|Electricity invoice||105.57|
|17-Aug-20|Chq<br>571|SHillyard<br>Alarm donation||70.00|





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|9-Jul-20|IntB11|2Smoke alarms|27.46|||
|17-Aug-20|IntB15|Trees trimmed|200.00|||
|30-Sep-20|IntB23|Elect ical Inspection|192.00|||
|29-Dec-20|IntB44|Replaced heater<br>in lounge|924.00|||
|31-Mar-21|IntB57|Replaced WC Seat|90.00|||
|20-Nov-20|IntB33|Timer to towel rail/relocate<br>water heater timer on stairs|258.00|||
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