## **St Bartholomew’s Gatehouse Trust** **Registered with the Charity Commission number 211859** ## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2025** The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, as set out in the Charities Act 2011 (as amended) and the charity’s governing document ## 1. **Objects of the charity** The charity was formed by an Indenture dated 18 January 1910 and a Scheme of 1 March 1935, as amended on 15 April 2021. Its principal objects are to finance the cost of repairing, maintaining and insuring the historic Gatehouse and the gateway beneath it and to cover the costs of management and administration, any surplus rents and profits to be expended as the Rector and Churchwardens of the parish of Great St Bartholomew shall direct. ## **2. Organisation** A maximum of eight trustees normally administers the charity. In 2025 the following trustees held office: The Revd Mark Alexander Walker (Rector,ex officio) Charles Richard Spanton (Churchwarden, ex officio) Harry Alan Cowd (Churchwarden, ex officio) Roy Keith Sully (Chairman) Peter Bovill Michael Charles Jones Margery Diana Roberts Dr David Harrison The trustees met in April, August and November, with good attendance at all meetings. ## **3. Investment powers** The trustees have power to invest the trust funds in any way permitted by law. ## **4. Public benefit** The trustees are aware of the Charity Commission’s current advice on public benefit. The application of the funds conserves and maintains an historic, listed, dwellinghouse and ancient gateway in the City of London and supports the work of the parish of Great St Bartholomew in the advancement of religion and its charitable outreach to the local community and beyond, together with the care of its church buildings, which are major historic attractions, which are open to the public free of charge. ## **5. Data protection and conflicts of interest** 1 Personal data is handled confidentially and not shared with other organisations without prior consent. Potential conflicts of interest, particularly in respect of the Rector and Churchwardens, who are ex officio trustees, are managed carefully. ## **6. Review of the charity’s activities in 2025** The trustee body remained unchanged in 2025, all trustees contributing valuable and relevant expertise and knowledge. It was noted in the Annual Report for 2024 that the trustees hoped to clean and conserve the historic gateway, in accordance with the objects and powers of their governing document. This work took place during 2025 under the careful supervision of Shenstone and Partners, the work being carried out by Fullers, at a total cost of £20,852.00. The improvement in the gateway’s appearance and condition was remarkable and complemented the recent conservation work to the exterior of the Gatehouse. The trustees record their thanks to the architect and surveyor at Shenstone’s and to the contractors, Fullers, for a successful project carried out at relatively modest cost. In addition, and thanks to the assistance of Dr David Harrison, some internal timbers in the house were examined using dendrochronology. They were dated to 1594/95, making the Gatehouse the oldest inhabited house in the City of London. Application was made to the Rent officer for a rent review, with the result that an increased rent would take effect from the beginning of 2026. Thanks are due to Michael Jones for his work in securing the increase in the rent. A good relationship with the tenant has been maintained. The trustees were able to make a contribution to the parish of £25,000 towards the cost of major works to the church of St Bartholomew the Great. In addition, they continued to support the work of the parish by financing the assistant priest’s housing needs. The trustees record their gratitude to Roy Sully for chairing the trustee body with characteristic competence and good humour. ## **7. The financial statements** The statement of assets and liabilities at 31 December 2025 as well as the charity’s receipts and payments in the period to that date are set out in the attached statements. 2 ## **8. Legal and administrative information** ## Bankers CAFcash Charities Aid Foundation 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4TA Investment Managers CCLA Investment Management Ltd One Angel Lane, London EC4R 3AB Independent Examiner Patricia Frankland MA., ACA 27 Warenne Way Reigate Surrey RH2 2HR 3 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 512artholgrna.:I's G•l&vilQll3E Tr1131 211859 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a FOT the perlod from 01-.19Tr-25 31.D*-25 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds tothe nearest ReBtrioted funds Endowment funds Total lun(ts Last year tothe nearest E to the nearest£ toth• n¢ar05t£ tDthO A1 R8c&lpts Re Bank Cuttentalc iThtsre51 CAF Gold Int2r2sl CCLA Inteiesl ty 01 GrBnl 20.082 T5 20.082 75 e4 20,082 81 80 45,49B 24,000 37,626 Sub total{Gross incorn& for AR) $7,B47 57.447 E$,721 A2 Asset and Investment S21e5, Isee table). Sub totsl 57,847 57.847 89,721 A3 Payments Insur8nce CharyE¥ SLnw&a Fe Fabric Re￿IrS Den￿r￿h￿OwY Gr&iit b PCC forAsst Pri&5tHou$e Grant lo Pccfor 1,U6 66 1,344 19,508 879 31,800 25,000 1.648 56 1,344 15,5D8 879 31.800 25,000 1,586 65 l184 77,465 36.800 Sub totdl J,143 SQ.?43 119.1011 A4 Asset and investment purchases, see table) Sub totsl 80,243 80,243 18.100 Net of r•eèlpts/(payments) A5 Transfers bethmeen funds A6 Cash funds last year end ash funds thAS year end 22.396 22,396 2e,379 880.S01 858.205 880.601 868,205 Y08,98 880.601 CCXX R1 acrounts ISSI 22103r2026 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UNre5trieted furLds Lo fr￿a￿￿tÉ Restricted Endowment funds to nèAN*t£ tggorl85 D?talls Bl Cash funds Bank ¢urrenlNaxxJnt 11603 Bank DepwtAcoJunt 3,371 CCLA Depo￿*S 838,231 Total cash funds 858.205 rbcoipt5 PRyM¢rts a(￿u￿¥S>1 Unr8Stricted fund$ to nearest£ Re$trl¢tod funds to nodr8st£ Endowment funds Detsils to rJèai95t£ B2 Other monetary assets Fund tavjhich a55Èt belon CurMntvaluè I¥onal Det8ils Gatehouse allnsuiancevalue Gost iopJonaD B3 Investfflent assets 696,3bO Fund to whlch a55et belon Details Cost loptlona Curfthil ¥alug tional B4 Assets rgtained for the harity'$ own use Fund to w￿Ch telates Arnount duÈ lonal due onal Detrsis B5 Liabilities Si9ned by cne ortwo trustees on behaff c>f all the trusteE5 Prirrt Name Date ol roval SignaturÈ CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2210312028 St Bartholomew's Gatehouse Trust Accountant's Report The attached income and expenditure accounts for the year ended 31 December2025 and the statements of accumulated funds at that date have been prepared from the books and records of the charity. I confirm the accounts are in agreement with the books and records. Pat Frankland MA ACA 27 April 2026 27 Warrenne Way Reigate RH2 9HR St Bartholomew's Gatehouse Trust Independent Examlner's Report on the Accounts Report to the Trustees of St Bartholomew's Gatehouse Trust on the accounts fnr the 12 months ended 31 December 2025. The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the Act), Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 43(7)(b) of the Act), and State whether any particular matters have come to my attention. My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements ofthe Act have not been met: or 2. To which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Pat Frankland MA ACA 27 April 2026 27 Warrenne Way Reigate RH2 9HR