2023-03-31-accounts

			THE WILLIAM BROWN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY	THE WILLIAM BROWN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY	THE WILLIAM BROWN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY
			LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE		INFORMATION
			FOR THK YEAR ENDED 31STMARCH 2023
Charity name:			The William Brown Almshouses		Charity
Charity registration		number:	211759
Charity address:			William Brown Almshouse
			C/0 Susan Watkinson
			10Whitehurst Avenue
			Hitchin
			SG5 1SR
Trustees:			Mr Edmund Wright - Chairman
			Mr John Hayes (Resigned	17-Jan-23)
			Mrs Hannah Constantinidi
			Mrs Stella Farr
			Mrs Susan Watkinson
			Mr Peter Carmody (Resigned 23-May-23)
			Mr Robert Chal lans (Appointed		30-May-23)
Clerk to the	trustees:		M.W. Seaman-Hill (Ceased 07-Nov-23)
			(Provided by John Shilcock Ltd)
Independent	examiner:		Philip Dean FCA
			Hicks and Company
			Chartered Accountants
			First Floor, 99Bancroft
			Hitchin
			SG5 INQ
Bankers:			Barclays Bank PLC
			5/6 High Street
			Hitchin
			SG5 JBJ

				Unrestricted	Restricted	2023	2022
			Note	fund	fund	Total	Total
Income
Income from charitable	activities:
Occupational charge from	residents			38,811		38,811	37,861
lnvestmeat income:
Interest received
Total income				38,811		38,811	37,861
Expenditure
Cost ofraising funds:
Costs ofcollecting residents		contributions		4,657		4,657	4,627
Expenditure on charitable		activities:
Charitable activities				25,714		25,714	16,072
Total expenditure				30,371		30,371	20,699
Net income before transfers				8,440		8,440	17,162
Transfers between funds
Net income before gains	and losses			8,440		8,440	17,162
Other recognised gsias/(losses)
Unrealised gain/(loss) on	investments
Net movement in funds				8,440		8,440	17,162
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought forward				53,657		53,657	36,495
Total funds carried forward			lb.	62,097		62,097	53,657

				Unrestricted
			Note	Funds f	2023	2022f
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Total fixed assets
Curreat assets
Debtors				478	478	432
Cash at bank				65,185	65,185	54,902
Total current assets				65,663	65,663	55,334
Current Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts	falling due within	one year		3,566	3,566	1,677
Net current assets				62,097	62,097	53,657
Net assets				62,097	62,097	53,657
The funds ofthe charity:
Unrestricted funds			10.	62,097	62,097	53,657

Anal sis ofEx enditu	re
										2023		2022
										5		f.
Costs ofraising funds:
Cost ofcollecting occupational				charges							4,657	4,627
Expenditure on charitable			activities:
Water rates											4,282	4,279
Light and heat											207	69
Council tax											519
Property insurance											1,299	1,176
Garden maintenance											4,043	4,268
NHDC Careline											1,096	1,296
Property repairs and maintenance										10,820		2,824
Subscription -Almshouses			Association								189	46
Sundry expenses											1,171	962
Clerk's expenses											480	480
Legal and professional	fees										300
Accountancy and independent				examiner's		fee					1308	672
										25,714		16,072
Total expenditure										30,371		20,699
Trustees' Remuneration		and		Benefits
There was no trustees'	remuneration				or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023				nor for the year		ended
31 March 2022.
Com aratives for the	Statement ofFinancial						Activities
								Unrestricted		Restricted		2022
							Note	fund		fund		Total
Income
Income from charitable		activities:
Occupational charge from		residents						37,861				37,861
Investment income:
Interest received
Total income								37,861				37,861
Expenditure
Cost ofraising funds:
Costs ofcollecting residents			contributions						4,627			4,627
Expenditure on charitable			activities:
Charitable activities								16,072				16,072
Total expenditure								20,699				20,699
Net income before transfers								17,162				17,162
Transfers between fuads

Com arativ	es for the Statement ofFinan	cial Activities - continu	ed
			Unrestricted	Restricted	2022
		Note	fund	fund	Total
				f.	I
Net income	before gaias and losses		17,162		17,162
Other recogaised gains/(losses)
Unrealised	gain/(loss) on investments
Net movemeat ia funds			17,162		17,162
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds	brought forward		36,495		36,495
Total funds	carried forward	10.	53,657		53,657

8.	Debtors
					2023	2022
						f
	Prepayments				478	432
					478	432
9.	Creditors: Amounts		Fallin	Due Within One Year
					2023	2022
						I
	Rent received	in advance			213	214
	Rent collection	fees			814	791
	Late purchase	invoices			1,831
	Accruals				708	672
					3,566	1,677

			Balances				Balances
			1st April			Interest	31st March
			2022f	Incoming f	Expenditure	received f	2023
Unrestricted		Funds:
General			53,657	38,811	(30,371)		62,097
			53,657	38,811	(30,371)		62,097
			Balances				Balances
			1st April			Interest	31st March
			2021	Incoming	Expenditure	received	2022
			f.	f	f	f
Unrestricted		Funds:
General			36,495	37,861	20,699)		53,657
			36,495	37,861	(20,699)		53,657
Anal	sis of	Assets and Liabilities to Funds
							Net assets
			Fixed assets:		Current	Current	31stMarch
			Properties	Bank	assets	liabilities	2023
			f	f	f
Unrestricted		Funds:
General				65,185	478	(3,566)	62,097
				65,185	478	(3,566	62,097
							Net assets
			Fixed assets:		Current	Current	31stMarch
			Properties	Bank	assets	liabilities	2022
			f		f.	f
Unrestricted		Funds:
General				54,902	432	(1,677)	53,657
				54,902	432	1,677	53,657