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x CHARITY COMMISSION! — Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts

Section A

Independent Examiner’s Report

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Report to the trustees/ | °°" “e« ;
members of | Hospital of St John the Baptist
On accounts for the year | 31 December 2022 Charity no | 213573
: ended (if any)
Set out on pages | CC16A pages 1-2 .
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022.
' Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (“the Act’).
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| report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission , under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: -

e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

. | have no concerns and have come across no other maitters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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Name: George Dylan Message
Relevant professional |ACA
qualification(s) or body | CTA
(if any):
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Address: | 30-32 Gildredge Road

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Eastbourne, East Sussex

BN21 4SH

IER

October 2018

Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.

IER

October 2018

EY Charity Name No (if any) a3} CoeToateOey [Hospital ofSt. John the Baptist Trust 213573 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period | Period start date To Period end date from 01-Jan-22 31-Dec-22 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ Ai Receipts re[8203 ee [25,409| | [4,235 C—O jother | PCOS Oe eee} PC[OCCOCCCOCOCOCidS] | ee PO ee Po ee Pe a eT Sub total (Gross income for AR) p23 P4238| L33,165| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). a men [wa] po Sub total] 59,427 | A3 Payments Healthinsurance& Safety (incl. Lifeline) | 8.284] es| 8,284| |AdministrationLegal08fees reDocuments |ao TS| PO 10854,289|| |Legalfeesrepossibleoverage| ef |[TTC] Po CT EC*Cd ee 8368] Sub SS) ee total] 34804] PE A4 Asset and investment purchases, : (see table) [investment into other monetary assets | 1,589 ]#{_ 3,213 | Pe - Sub totalL__ 48.978} [3,213 Net of receipts/(payments) 8062] / = +L 4,235] 12,297 12,844 AS Transfers between funds [4as5] [ass| S—SSdiCSC—S A6 Cash funds last year end a ae 64,843 | |[51,999] Cash funds this year end 7140][ | 77,140 64,843

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

27/10/2023

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Section A_

Reference and administration details

~ Charity name) Hospital of St John the Baptist

Registered charity number (if any)| 213573

Charity's principal address | The Dog House

Hankham Street

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

6[RevDavidGilard | 7 Victoria MurrayBrewster a ne (

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) :——— Dates acted if not for whole:

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type ofadviser	Name	Address
Solicitors (Charity law)		H3 Solicitors
		Billingshurst, RH14 9DE
Solicitors (Property)	Mayo Wynne Baxter
Chartered Surveyor	Leo Hickish	Batcheller Monkhouse, No1 London Road, Tunbridge
		Wells,Kent,TN11DH

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management |
Description of the charity’s trusts How the charity is constituted Scheme regulated by the Charity Commission : Up to ten trustees
. Trustee selection methods Two ex-officio, being the vicar of St Mary’s Westham and the vicar of St Five nominated trustees from the parish councils of Westham (2), Pevensey (2) and Hailsham (1) Three co-opted trustees
Additional governance issues (Optional information) Feya mu emo ose te .ne Theyear. Charity cSafety o nsistsf residents,of a boardrepair andof Trustees,maintenance who generallyissues and meet review 6 times a of t bout the finances of the Charity are standing items discussed at each meeting
relevant, a of the Trustees. ° doptedolicies andfor ieproceduresinduction and | The Trustees pursued plans relating to the forecourt in front of the six; training of trustees; Almshouses in Rattle Road, Westham, with a view to improving the — access, particularly for wheelchair and mobility scooter users and improve
e the charity’s organisational the safety of the area, whilst also improving its aesthetic look. Whilst structure and any wider = =—_—| planning consent has been obtained, the cost of such improvements has works;nemvork with which the charity | proved to be prohibitively expensive.
- relationship with any related One of our properties, which was vacated in July 2021, was refurbished as parties: part of the process of continuous improvement. A new resident was appointed and moved in during July 2022. The appointment of a new
- trustees’ consideration of resident, the first for over six years, allowed the Trustees to update their major risks and the system policies on recruitment of new Almshouse residents. and procedures to manage them. In 2020 the Trustees took the decision in principle to incorporate the charitable trust into a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. This was completed on 31 December 2022 and beneficial ownership of the business and assets of the Charity were transferred to Hospital of St. John the Baptist CIO (CIO) from that date. There is one asset which is personal to the trustees of the Charity and could not be transferred to the CIO, namely overage rights over land previously owned by the Trustees. The Charity has agreed to hold such rights in trust for the CIO and will
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therefore continue as a dormant entity until either a payment is received in relation to such rights or the overage rights expire.

Section C Objectives and activities The charity provides almshouses to poor persons of good character who Summary of the objects of the | are not less than 60 years of age and who are resident in the area charity set out in its comprising the ancient parishes of Westham and Pevensey and the governing document Ancient Liberty of Pevensey in the parish of Hailsham.

The Charity’s main activity is the provision and management of its eight almshouses.

The Charity is a comparatively small charity and relies on the voluntary work of the Trustees to ensure the almshouses are maintained to a high standard and the residents are safe and comfortable. Tradesmen used for the maintenance and repair of the almshouses are either long term , suppliers to the Charity or are vetted prior to appointment, and their work Summary of the main and approach to the residents constantly monitored. There was a major activities undertaken for the step-up in maintenance activity. In addition to a complete refurbishment public benefit in relation to of the Almshouse which was vacated in 2021, many of the Almshouses these objects (include within required replacement doors, windows and kitchens. The amount spent on this section the statutory repairs and renewals in the year under review was £20,788 as against declaration that trustees have | the previous year’s spending of £5,208. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity The Charity has been attentive to the needs of its residents, the Trustees Commission on public personally conducting at least annual checks on the state of the benefit) Almshouses in addition to ensuring the necessary statutory checks are completed.

The Trustees consider that all the properties are in good condition and fit for purpose.

The Trustees declare that they have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and consider the funds spent and actions taken have met the objects of the Charity and meet the public benefit criteria.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The Charity is dependent on the voluntary services provided by the You may choose to include Trustees. The Trustees have identified that the board would be further statements, where strengthened by recruiting trustees with expertise in benefits and relevant, about: occupational therapy.

e policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment,
e contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D

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Achievements and performance
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	Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity	Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity	. From July 2022, all 8Almshouseswere occupied.
	during th uring tieyear		, . The Trustees stepped upthe maintenance oftheAlmshouses, with a
			constant view to making the houses more accessible for elderly residents
			with increasing mobility issues. In addition, the insulation in the lofts of all
			the Almshouses was upgraded in an attempt to help residents use less
			fuel to keep their houses warm in the face of increasing fuel costs.
			The Trustees consider that they are being more responsive to the needs
			oftheir residents and, with properties showing signs of age, are more
			willing to replace items such as windows and doors which are coming to
			the end of their useful life.
	Section E		Financial review
			The Trustees have been using cash reserves built up to implement
	Briefstatement ofthe		improvements to the properties.
	charity’s policy on	reserves	Reserves are invested in M&G Charity Multi Asset funds. The balance
			between cash and investments are reviewed annually.
	Detailsofanyfunds materially in deficit		There are nofunds in deficit.
	Further financial review details		(Optional information)
	Y h to includ sditionsl i ‘ormatio inchere adalonal in orma on, W relevant about:		The Charitydoes not undertake external fundraising but relies on income and capital returnsfrom its investments and aweekly maintenance contribution from its residents.
	* the charity’s principal Spending on repairs and maintenance are seen as necessary to protect sources offunds (including	the well-being ofthe residents and to maintain the value ofthe any fundraising); almshouses, which is the Charity’s main asset and the core of its
	* howexpenditure	has	charitable objects.
	supported the key nfthe charity:	objectives ¥en)	; Plans forfuturemajorworkson oraroundtheAlmshouses will be considered in the light ofthe benefit to the residents and the protection of
	e investment policy and		the value ofthe properties.
	objectives including any
	ethical investment policy adopted.		Whilst maintenance issues, such as the replacement ofdoors and windows and refurbishment ofkitchens and bathrooms has to date been
			dealt with on a reactive basis, the Trustees are planning to look at future
			spending on major items on a more pro-active basis, planning to upgrade
			all the Almshouses to a schedule over a period of time.
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Section F

Other optional information

Section G

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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2022-12-31-accounts

x CHARITY COMMISSION! — Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts

Section A

Independent Examiner’s Report

Disclosure

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Section A_

Reference and administration details

Charity's principal address | The Dog House

Hankham Street

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

TAR

Section G

Declaration