BERWICK ALMSHOLSES CHARITY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL IiEPORT FOR THE YEAR EliDINC 30 JUNE 2025
RMATION
l. Nam¢
The BeTh&ick Almshouses Charity
2. CFLari
Nu]nber
214070A13
3. Princi
Clo New WllLdsor House, Oxon Business Park,
Shrewsbury SY5 9HJ
4. Chari
's Governin
Documen . Trust Deed dated 1968
5. TDJst
ear
who
ed durin
T M Evans
David Vasrner
Cl]r Pam Moseley
Kevin Pardy
Garry Burchett
K&8sidy Angell-James
Chairn]an
Mayor of SIvewsbury
STC Nominated
STC Nominated
Shmpshire CC
Co-opted
6. Officern and A ents
a) Clerk and land agent:
Alex Jackso￿ Balfours LLP New Windsor House Oxon
Business ParL Shrewsbury SY3 5HJ
b) Bankers:
Lloyds Sbrewsbury
c) Independent Examtner of
the Accounts:
TCA Accountants: 21 St Mary's Street (third floor)
Shrewsbwy SYI IED
Atms AND ORGANISATION
The object of the Charity is lo provide accommodalion for people of modest means from the
Parish of St Mary, Sbrewsbury OT from a wider area rfno local applications are received.
The Charity is controlled by aBoard ofTrustees who meets once or twice a year. The Trustees
have a Clerk and employ a Land Agent and Surveyor wbo charges for bis servic¢s. His otyice
keeps th¢ books of th¢ Charity and th¢ accounts are ind¢pendently ¢x"amin¢d by a firm of
Chartered Acwuntants. There is one paid employee of the Charity the warden for the
Almshouses who oc¢upi¢s one of th¢ hous¢s known as the Pricst Howe.
of Charitable Activities undertaken durin
the Year
All of the Almshouses hav¢ been oc¢upi¢d during the p&st year. Th¢ Sbrewsbury Town
Council has the llght of nomination for some of the vacancies following a substantial grant
towards the modernisation of the AIn￿￿OU￿8. (A list of residents is attached at Appcndix A)

REVIEW OF FINA
CIAL ACTtVITIBS AND
Most of the Almshouses have been o¢cupied throughout the year resulting in Charity inwm¢
of £57,127.58 frotn maintenance charges. In additio￿ £2,310.50 was received from residents
for services. Bank int¢T¢St and dividends amounted to £1,313.26.
The Tn￿teeS have made a contribution of £2,520.00 to an #xtraordinary repair
fimd which is shown in the accounts at the original investment cost of £71,130,00. The total
The cunent value held in the M & G Investment Account is £224,032.02,
The Trustees carry Dut nonllal routine nuintenallce eaclL year. with the refiwbishment and
redecoration of a prowrtion of the tlats. This year we have invested in two new shower rooms
and updating the Sayphone Systems.
Cash reserves as at 30 June 2025 amounted to £35,807.51 Running exp¢nses for the Charity
for the v¢ar have been £50,165.56 for n￿]ntenance and £46,466.50 for overheads.
The ¢l]arity has a policy on reserves. It sets aside b¢tween 7.50/0 and IO% of its gross incotne
for an Extraordinary Repairs Fund (ERF) which is invested with NAACIF. In addition it
aims to hold cash amounting ￿ about haIf a vear's income to allow for ernerg¢n¢y repairs or
for a sudden reduction in income thie to unexpe¢t¢d vacancies. After that the charity will
build up a fund for a special project to improve the wel£￿e of residents of the Almshouses.
As this is a List¢d Building there is a need to keep a good ¢urr¢nt balance for routine repairs
And a substantial and incrcasing value in th¢ ERF for major structural ￿pairS? renewal of
services and overall refurbisllln¢nt.
Th¢ annual account for the Charity is attached at Appendix B,
On behalf of the Trustees

TRUSTEES OF BERWICK ALMSHOUSES CHARITY
CHARITY REFERENCE NUMBER 214070.
STATEMENT OF AccouKrs
FOR THE YEAR
1st JULY 2024 TO 30th JUNE 2025
Declarat
on
The accounts sel out for this financkql year. and ihe
Slalemenl of Assets arKt ￿8b[ImIets, are as approved
by the Trustees.
SIGNED -
Trustee authsf¥ed
sun on behall of au Ttustees
DATE -
BALFOURS
1-2 KING STREEr
LUDLOW
SHROPSHIRE
SY8 1AQ

Trustees of The Benvick Almshouses
Balance Sheot
Frorn- 181 July J124
To- 30th JLJne 2025
202312024
FSXED AsS￿s
Ft¢ehold Property
Property Improvements
N8w Equipm&Dt
Plant & Machinery
630.500.00
61,SS5.01
630.500.CQ
56,661.e2
5.2QO.00
22,449.53
714,811.15
719.704.54
cURRE￿AsSETs
Lloyd8 TSB- T¥8asurer5 ￿(rUnt
Debtors Control
Nationwidè Puildlng knetyArtThJnl
PeLty C￿h
NAACIF- ERF Inv&stm8nt- at I￿st
£ 35,807.51
7LN).03
£ 53,369.65
709.
£ 44,958.09
V2.46
£ 71.130.(N)
£ 107,7LIO.00
£ 6B.810_Ift
£ 167.701.81
CURRENT LIABJLITIES
Cr8ditors Control
£ 22.584.16
£ 22.$8&16
3,356.46
Current A53ets1os¥ Current Liabiliti95
104A43.54
145.117.65
824 048.08
B59,928.80
FUNDS HELD- UNRESTRICTED
Capital Account
Capit81 Account rnov￿￿ent ￿ kne year
Revenue A￿oUnt
Rev8nu& Account mvement In lh8 y
708,459.13
2,520.00
148.949.67
35.880.72
705,939.13
2,520.OD
150,593.53
8T6.14
824.048.08
85Y 926.80

Trustees of The Berwick Almshouses
Revenue A¢￿ul)ts
From - 1st July 2024
To- 30th June 2025
202412025
Unrestri¢ted
2023 12024
Unrostrlctgd
INCOME
Maintenance Contributions
Washing Machine
Tumble Dryer
Guest Room Hlr8
TV ￿cenCe Contribubon
Bank and BLsilding Society Interest
oth8r Income
£ 57.127.58
1.051.00
I,(M)2.00
220.00
37.50
1.313.26
57,924.00
1,003.00
989.
155.00
52.50
1,529.42
60.751.34
61.652.92
MANTENANCE
F5at Repairs and Maintenance
General Maintenanc@ Misc
Garden Maintenan
£ 49,329.19
526.48
309.89
£ 23,511.94
613.43
344.29
50,16&56
24,469.66
10.58&T8
37.183.26
OVERHEADS
Electricity
Sewage maintenance
Insurance
Water
Council Tax
TV Licencing
Warden's Wages
Managem9nt Fees ar￿ C09ts
Profossional Fe&s and Costs
Subscriptions
Adv?rtising
Miscellaneous
Grants lo Residents
3.720.26
484.60
3.128.08
1.246.47
1.787.14
1,348.60
3,028.60
133.48
45.00
£ 13.546.59
7,792.31
13.921.89
475.00
52.50
£ 13.666.63
7,533.95
2.643.88
407.00
1.736.80
369.50
3.185.34
46.466.50
33.787.12
REVENUE DeficitlSurplu8
35.880.72
3,396.14
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
+ Sale of Ba￿lay$ Shares
NAACIF - ERF Investment
. Sewage Tr8almenl Project
- Almshous@ Association- loan repayTnent
- Workshop Shed
2.520.00
2,520.00
2,520.00
2,520.00
EXCESS DBficiUSurplus
38,400.72
876.14

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examlnerfs
report Dn the acco.unts
Sèction A
Independent Examiner's Report
Reportlothè tr4*teesl
., 6£k￿le￿ ILMIICIEes CIIOPII TY
On a¢couiJts f•r the year
ended
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ttufvje 2025
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Slt out on pages
I report lo Ihe trvSt*s on my examinallon of tli8 ac4wtr of lh& ab¢J¥¢
rty ftho Tru￿fjor the year pnded &) /bl 2025
pon8lbllki?¥ and As th8 charitytrLwkn of tho T￿￿, you 8Tr'responsib]e lorthe pr6p8ration
basls of roport olthe a￿uThts ￿ a¢Mrde￿ wrth the r￿l￿rements of Ihe Ctharits&s Act
2011 fthe A¢n.
I réport In re3peL% ￿ my eMI￿a￿on of the TrJJst's acBiauTrts carried out
under section 445 of the 2011 ACE and in o(rt my gxaminetion, I
li2V8 followed thé aPF￿1Cab1e Trreoikns glywn by lh¢ GharAy Conimissiun
undpr section f45{5)(b) ol the ACL
I have GompIEted my examin8tion_ l ¢0nfjn*t1￿t AO matedal mattèrs have
rne to my attention ¢
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the examin¥tiort wlHth glves me to believe that 111, any nf*krlpl
lfidependent
frxamlngr's statethant
a¢crxffttl￿ rncord8 vlerg not kept h accordantM¥Aifft sedioft 130 of
the Act or
+ tr* 8COWDtSthi hol Èc¢ortt with tho aÈ¢Ourrfing r¢corrts"
I I￿ve r￿ concems and h8¥e ctsm&. ai¥oss no other mattths In"aunnertion
with th[* exaffinalion to whldy attontton Bhoulo kÈ drawn in ordetlo
proper undprstanding ￿ the ac¢ounlB tD b6 réac￿.
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October 2018

Section B"
Disclosure
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Independent exaFrthatK)n ef th&7ty ac&3unts: 8rffl quldane61
aive hète brlgf detai￿ Of
any Item$ th?t the
aminer¥Ail8hes to
Isclose.
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October 2018