Charity Registration No: 214478
The Walmer Charity
Trustees Annual Report 2024
The Walmer Charity
4-6 Park Street
DEAL
Kent
CT14 6AQ
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The Walmer Charity - Trustees, Annual report 2024
The Walmer Charity
Registration Number: 214478
Principal and Registered Office.. 4_7 Park Street. Deal, Kent. CT14 6AQ
Trustee names: J Pond (Chairnian). Rev S Cooper- S Cox. M Field & C Colterell
The Trustees 511bmit their Annual Report and ihe Financial Statements of the Walmer Charity
(the Charity} for the year ending 31 December 2024. The Trustees confirm that the Annual
Report and Financial Statements of ihe Charity comply ivith current statutory requirements of the
Charity's governing document and the provisions ofihe Sialement of Recomrnended Practice
(SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities, i55ued in March 2005.
Charitable Ob ects
The objects of the Charily are the provision ofAlmshouses for needy persons of not less than 60
years of agJe ivho (except in special circumstances lo be approved by the Charity Commissioners)
are inhabilanls of the former Parish of Walmer and those parts ofthe Parishes of Ripple and
Ringwould ivhich lie iviihin the Ecclesiastical Parish of Walmer.
ointnicnt of Trustees
There shall nornially be five Trustees. one of ivhom shall be the vicar of the Ecclesiastical Parish
of Walmer. Tivo Irustees shall be residents An the area of Ihe fonner Parish of Walmer and are
appointed by the Charter Trustees of the loivn of Deal, the appointment being for five years. Two
fiirther Trustees shall be co-opted through residence, occupation. employment, or otherwise and
have a Special knoivledge of the objects of ihe charity.
Anisational Structure of the Chari
The clerk is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Charity and reports lo the
Trustees on a regiilar basis. The Trustees Tneel as required to ensure that the Charity is properly
administered and to make policy decisions.

Risks
The assets of the Charity being Almshouses. the only risks likely to be incurred by the Charity
are those relating lo buildings and to their occupants. The buildings are covered by insurance
and all ivan15 of repairs are reported by the occupants to the Charity. Repairs are not carried out
by the OCCLipanls themselves.
Revieiv of the Chari
The Charity provides SAX Almshou5e5 on one site in the parish of Walmer, Kent and during the
year has continued to meet its obligations in this regard. This year the demise of our eldest and
longest occupant provided an opportunily for tivo of the oihers to relocate ivithin the site. A deep
Clean of all of the properties involved in the rearrangements ivas carried out. A neiv beneficiary
vas identified for the empty property. The usual annual rouline maintenance of the properties
has also been carried out.
The g2rden and fences have been ivell maintained and the over-vigorous growth of some of the
shrubs has been attended to. In the large, shared rear garden ea¢li beneficiary has now been
provided with a small shed and a rotary ivashing line.
A social afternoon iviih music and a French ihemed lea and Olympic quiz was held in the
summer. A card and small gift ivas delivered to each Almshouse during the Christmas week.
Financial Review
The Charity has a total a net surplus deficit for the year of £5.036.73 ofivhich relates to ihe
Unrestricted funds and a net surplus of £15.786.93 ivhich relates to Restricted fuT]ds.
Reserves
The reserves of the Charity are maintained at a level that tlie Trustees consider ivill ineet future
maintenance c05ts, Ivhether planned or nol. They are iised as and ivhen necessary to repair and
improve ils buildings. During ihe year the Charity continued to maintain payinents to its
Restricted and Designated funds.

Internal Financial Control
All financial matters are dealt ivith through the elerk's independent O￿lce and the clerk is
responsible for the same to the Trustees. There are no serious incidents that need to be rewrted
to the Charity Commission.
Plany for Future Periods
To mark the beginning of a Neiv Year. arrangements are ivell in hand for another social evenl.
Approved by the Tnistees on
and signed on their behalf by,
Mr Jonathan Pond as Chairman.
Mr J Pond
Chairman & Tnistee of The Walmer Charily

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