Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
arlty Registration number. 214805
Crowborough
Almshouses Charity
Mrs de Lannoy • Haven Homes • Swift House
Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
Trustees. Report and Flnancial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
Reference and Administrative Detalls
Chartty Name
Mrs de Lanr¥)y and Haven Homes Almshwse Charity
Charity registratbjn numiEr
214805
Principal office
Trinity Hall
Mill Crescent
Crowborou8h
East Sussex
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Trustees
Mr R D Baiky, Chair
Mrs J Begbie {ap[￿intell 29 February 2024)
Mrs R Clark
Mr R Cole, Treasurer {appJlntsJ 28 JurE 2023, reslgn&J a5
Trustee 9 April 2024 to clerk)
Mrs G C*an (reslgned 22 January 2025)
Mrs J Gcthe, WI￿ Chalr
Mr R Livett
Mrs S McKenzie
Mr N Piper {app)inbJ 17 April 2024)
Mr M J ILiddenbury, Treasurer (￿Ignal 22 Marth 2023 and left
In March 2024)
Mr J Stevens (appKArted 22 January 2025)
Mr A Yc4Jlton (ap￿Inted 5 June 2024)
ProFerty manager
Mr J Etherfdge
Se¢Jetsry
Mrs G Morrts
Bankers
Bardays 8ank PLC
73- 75 Calvedey Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TNI 2UZ
Independent Examir
Redshiekl Business ￿￿th)n5 Ltd
Suite 3, 1- 3 Warren Court
Park Road
Crowix)rough
East Sussex
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Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
Trustees. Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
The Trustees present rewrt aThJ fina￿la1 StateM￿ts for the year erKled 31 D￿erntEr 2024.
Objects and Actlvltles
The obiKts of the Charity are the r￿￿f of FK)verty by the provision of housing accommodatKJn for
pwple over the age of flfty and In flnandal n*d, such tharitable actNities as the Trustee5 dedde
for the L*nefft of the rtridents.
The Trustees have regard to the Charfty Ccffnmiss￿'s general guidan￿ on public benefit and confirm
that they have complth with such guidarce In secttsn 4 of the Charitres Att 2011 publlshed by the
Charity Commlssion for England and Waks.
1SOih Annlversary Celebrntlons
Mrs de Lannoy started her philanthrop￿ almshouse undertaknng in 1874 and, 150 years later, the
Trust￿ a￿ pleased to be able to report that the CF¥arfty Is in satisfactory operat￿nal and financlal
condition, ar#J Ss k))￿ng to expand Its xtivltÈs when appmprlate opwrtunity arises.
Thls worthy venture by Mrs de Lanrv)y was duly ￿let￿ated on 14 June 2024, w5th an upllfting church
Servi￿ foll¢)wed by aftemcon tea, all of whth was wonderfully sup[￿rted by resKlents, Almshouse
Association representstives and a gc£d numtEr of other dlgnitsries and guests. The Trustees thank the
many volunteers, friends and asscoates of the Charity, made thls such a meTh)rable event.
Resldents
All ￿dents have been In-sltu through(xrt the year and contlnue to benefft from the accommcéatlon
that the Charity is able to provide.
Property MalntenanL* and IMproveM￿ts
Durlng the year, rna1ntenan￿ has Lwb carrEd out at the pro[￿ In order to malntaln a satlsfactory
stsndard of upk￿p for the tenefft of the ￿idents. ThroLh3hout all the properties the gas bollers have
en regularly serviced and gas checks carr￿d and 5 year electrical suryeys G3rried out where
reqylrgj.
Wlth the advent of the Charlvs 150th AnnNersary, the Trusttts renewed trE glazlng and carried out
slgnificant ￿n0vatIon of the veranda at de LanTh)y cottage5, which is well used by the ￿SIdentS. At
Haven Homes, a further tothrcom upgr&le was undertaken to resofve a water pressure issue. At Swift
House, the signlficant improVem￿ts made In 2023 have meant that no significant expenditure was
required during the year.
All the gardens have teen wdl maintained and enjoyed by our resldents. A significant Clearan￿ was
undertaken at de Lannoy cowes, invcdviTrJ tree arKI shrub cut-backs whith have opened up the garden
ni￿ly.
The Trustees, approach will continue to te plann&Y, preventathe MaIntenan￿ work for 2025, including
some works carried fO￿ard from 2024 which We￿ delayed by weather. In ajdition, Sorr￿ further
upgrade work will be Consider￿ to ensure that our residents C￿ttInUe to enjoy the be￿ts of their
indek*ndent living.

Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
Trustees. Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 (cont)
Flnance
The Rerelpts and Payments accourt is atta￿1 to this repjrt for the year ended 31 Decemter 2024.
The year ylelded approxlmately £29,000 in surplus Inccrfne over ex￿ndIture. In addition, and in
accordan￿ with the Trustees, decision tsken at the end of 2023 to simplify Charlty's Investment
lio, the investment assets hekl with M&G and COIF were sold In February 2024 and the proceeds
of approximatety £352,000 were re-lnvestefl Sn the COIF Ctharities DepM)sit Fund at a market rate of
Interest. For liquldlty pur[￿, all cash is held in immediate access accounts.
The 2024 result was viev￿1 as a satisfactory outcome ty the TnJstee5 a￿1 enables the Tharity to
consider undertaking some upgradlng of the propertks duriro 2025. In addition, the cash surplus
generated during the year has enabkd the Trust￿ to charge all expenses to the general fund and
thus not using the reserves as noted below.
Flnancial assets held by the Charlty as at 31 December 2024 were as follows:
InsbtubonaldeAisltaLrount
COIF Charltfes Detrfjslt Fund
432,978
Bank accounts
Barclays Current accourt
Barclays DeFM)slt account
10,232
10,229
Total
453,439
The cash deposits are held to provkye interest Income for the oroolng 0￿ra￿On of the Charfty's
proFertles, and as cash reserves for toth cydical rna1ntenan￿ requirements and extraordinary or
unforeseen material exFendlture. DurirKJ 2024, the Charity's cash has all been categjrlsed as available
for expenses arising. Within thls available reserve and for budget and man4ement purposes, the
Trustees have allccated cash resour￿ to a General ReseNe (GR) category for day-to-day costs, to a
Cyclical maintenan￿ ReseNe (CMR) category for regular and periodK rna1ntenan￿ costs of the
properties, and to an Extraordinary Repairs ReseNe (ERR) category fv any major, unforewn
expenditu￿ required. These alkxatK)ns of cash resour￿ are rell￿d by the Trustee5 annualty.
The 2024 financial year outcome has alh)wed the Trustees to retaln the CMR and ERR at the same level
as at the stsrt of the year, with the GR also Increased from £50,WO to £75,000. On this basis, for
management purp05e5 only, as at 31 De￿rn￿ 2024, the fdlwng an￿￿nts are allcoted to these
reserve categories, which represent prudent asseSsm￿ts of the fvnding that would k required to
maintain the prorerties and the accommc#Jation fw the ￿Kdents in reasor￿b1e worst case scenarv)s
and to protect the Charity fr(m financial distress:
GR
£75,000
CMR £75,000
ERR
£200,0
As at 31 tk¢em￿r 2024, the bala￿e of the Charitfs furKls is held as general cash resour￿.

Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
Trustees. Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 (cont)
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing document and constitution
The Charity 5s currently govemed by a Scheme do￿￿ent approved by the Charity Commisslon on 26
June 2017.
Trustees and Commlttee Members
The Scheme provides for 8 nominated Trust￿ and 2 ex officio Tn￿ being the vTrcars of St John
the Evangelist, CrowtMJrough, arvj Ail Saints, Cr￿￿￿)rowh who have de￿at￿￿ their re5t*xsibilitses.
As at the date of thls report, t￿￿e are 7 nomlnated Trustees apFointed under the Scheme and 2
delegates of the ex-offickj Trustees. One further ￿¥￿inated Tru5tee15 belng sought.
In order to asslst wlth the admlnistrauon of the ljwrity aNI the intended charse of Str￿t￿re to a ao,
the Trustees appJinteJJ a derk in April 2024.
Meetlngs
In accordan￿ with the *heme, fvll of tre Trust￿ (unkn stated otherwise) have been held
on:
24 January 2024
20 March 2024 (Stsndlng C(xnmltt&)
17 April 2024
5 June 2024
17 July 2024
17 September 2024 {StsndlrYJ CommItt￿)
16 October 2024
10 De￿mber 2024 {StsndirvJ Committee)
Thls rewrt was approv&J by the ￿rd of Trustees on 30 April 2025
Robert D Bailey, chalm￿Tr

-JIEDSHIELD
CIIAR TER YII A CCOUIIT AJIYS
Charity 214805
Independent Examinerfs Report
to the Trustees of Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charlty
I rewrt to theTntstees on my examlnatton of the accounts of Mrs de LanTr)y and Haven Homes Al￿ShOU5e
Charity (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2024, whKh are set out on pages 6 to 8.
Responslbllltles and ba$1$ of report
As the Charlty Trustees of the Trust you are respor&ble for tre preParat￿n of the accounts In accordan￿ wlth
the requirements of the Charities Act 2011￿ ACY).
I reFQrt in respect of my examirotion of the Trustees. accounts canled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act
and In carrySNJ out my examlnation I have folloKryl all the applkable DIrect￿S glven by the Ctharlty Commlsslon
under section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examlnerfs statement
I have ccmpleted my examlnath)n. I confirni no materfal matters have come to my attent6on In connectlon
with the examinatlon giving me Giuse to tellele that In any materfal res￿.
(l) accountlng records were not kept In ￿cOrdar￿ with section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the accounts do not accord with tl¥)se record5.
I have no COn￿rn5 and have across no other matters In COn￿tIon with the eXaMinat￿n to which attention
should ￿ drawn In thls report In order to enab￿ a pr￿r undersLandiNJ of the accounts to be reached.
Jenry Dinnage FCA
Chartered Accountant
ICAEW
Suite 3, 1- 3 WaThen Court
Park Road
Crowborough
East Sussej
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Date-
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Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 December 2024
Unrestricted Restrirted Endowment Total
funds
fvnds
funds
fund5
Last year
Contributions from ￿Sidents
Bank interest re￿fved
Dtvidends & interest on irNe5tments
Dwidends on investments reinvest8J
Contnbutions to Tnjstees. dinrer
Residenvs loan re
ments
Sub total
Asset and investment sales
Sale of investments
159
159
571
571
570
135
rotalrncelpts
445
74
445
74
Pa
ments
SuNeyor
Sutveyor- quinquennral
Repairs & dec¢xaty'ng
Veranda glazing & wirKlow replacement
Bathroom upgrade
Water charge5
Councll tsx
Propety Insurance
Equipment servicing
Maintenance of Carellne system
Equipment purchases
Repairs and malntenan
Major repairs
Garden maintenance
Ga5 & electricity
Subscnptions
Sundry expenses
Gifts to residents & volunteers
Gift5 to Trustees
Cost of Trustee rr￿etingS
Trustees, dinner
Almshouse AsscKlatr"on ￿mInalS
Web51te & Th support
15(yh Anniversary events
Charity incorporation expenses
Charity derk and office costs
Trustee liabilty Insuran
Independent Examir*rfs fee
Sub total
821
821
431
201
435
711
505
15
150
727
285
936
201
435
711
$05
15
150
T27
285
936
270
427
530
329
135
180
690
559
246
728
728
660
660

Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes Almshouse Charity
Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 December 2024 {¢ont)
Unrestiirted Restri¢￿ Endowment Total
funds
funds
funds
Last year
Asset and Investment urrhases
Purchase of investments
Reinvested dwidends
Sub total
Trtalpaynwnts
Net Ofrac￿Pts/payrnenes
Transfers between funds
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds th￿YeJrend
453
453 439
Notwith5tsnding the exttnditure notsd atove as relating to cycltsl rnaintenan￿ and extraordlnary repalrs, In vlew of
the net Income surplus arising during the year, the Trustees have n¢X charged ￿ expenses to the allocated reserves
and conslder It approprlate to alkxate these exFenses to the general exF*nses. AccordirwJly, the reserves as at 31
Ckcember 2024 remaln unchanged from the balar￿e5 as at 31 December 2023 eX￿pt for the Incmse in the General
Reserve as noted abjve.

Mrs de Lannoy and Haven Homes AlmslK•use Chaiity
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 December 2024
funds
funds
Cash funds
Barcki
srt ￿CC￿jnt
COIF tharthes De
rf( Fund
Totalcash funds
453
In aCCordar￿ the Trusteg declsh)n tsken at the end of 2023 to simplfy the Charlty's
investment wrtfolb), the investsr*nt a55ets held at 31 Decemter 2023 were sold in
February 2024 and the rKoceeds rtrlnvest8J in the COIF awdtles Depos￿ Fund at a market
rate of inter
Fund to whkh
Markot
valu•
Assets retslned for the
Charity's own u
Eight de Lanrrf)y Ccttsges wop2rties,
1320 000
730 000
Foul Swift Hojse properYe5,
730 000
3 620 000
Trtal
Fund to whlth
Amount
due
When due
Llabllltle8
dent eyamlnerfs f
Unre#xicted
720
< 12 months
There are no guarantees gNen or debts outstrndlng whlch a￿ secured by any charge on
assets of the Charty. Trust￿ aThJ rebted par￿e$ a￿ relmbursed for expenses tlw
Incur for purchases that they make CK) behaff of the Charity or seryices they provide to
the Chaiity. DuriThJ the year, nine Trust&s arKJ rekited parties were relmbursed a total of
£3,447 for pjpenditure IrKurred on tehaw of the Charlty. Contrlbutsons to the Trustees,
dinner were all reTrved from the TnJSt￿s.
Slgned on behalf ol the Trustees:
Mr Robert Bailey
30 April 2025
Mrs Judith GocKle
30 April 2025