## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **CONTENTS**
||**CONTENTS**|
|---|---|
|Page||
|1.|Trustees, Officers and Advisers|
|2. - 4.|Trustees' Report|
|5. - 7.|Report of the Auditors|
|8.|Statement of Financial Activities|
|9.|Balance Sheet|
|10. - 18.|Notes to the Accounts|
||_For management information only_|
|19.|Detailed Income and Expenditure Account|
## **CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS**
**SALISBURY**
**FLETCHER & PARTNERS**
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**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
The Trustees present their annual report and accounts for the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 7 to 9 and comply with the Charity's schemes and applicable law.
|**TRUSTEES:**|EX OFFICIO||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||By the Bishop||The Master: The Rev D A Gardiner|(appointed 28.10.24)|
||||The Master: The Ven C J Baston|(appointed 04.05.21)|
|||||(retired 28.10.24)|
||NOMINATED||||
||By the Bishop||Mr D A Bartlett|(re-appointed 26.4.24)|
|||||(retired 23.1.25)|
||By the Master||Mrs R A P Stiven|(re-appointed 25.04.24)|
||CO-OPTATIVE||Rev Canon D K Callard|(re-appointed 25.06.19)|
|||||(retired 24.6.2024)|
||||Rev Canon A J B Monds|(appointed 23.11.23)|
|||||Chairman from 25.01.24|
||||Mrs E F Hopkinson|(appointed 26.1.23)|
||||Mrs C E Romano|(re-appointed 28.10.21)|
||||Mr R D Trahair|(re-appointed 27.07.23)|
||||Mr N W C Wood-Roe|(appointed 25.4.2024)|
|||||(retired 24.7.25)|
|**PRINCIPAL**|||||
|**OFFICER:**|Mr S Smith, Clerk to the|Trustees||(appointed 23.09.24)|
||Mr C L Gutteridge, Clerk|to the Trustees||(appointed 01.03.20)|
|||||(retired 30.09.24)|
|**CHARITY**|||||
|**ADDRESS:**|The Clerk's Office, St Nicholas' Hospital, St Nicholas Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2SW||||
|**ADVISERS:**|Bankers|-|CAF Bank||
||||cafbank@cafonline.org||
|||-|National Westminster Bank Plc||
||||48 Blue Boar Row, Salisbury SP1 1DF||
|||-|CCLA Investment Management Limited||
||||One Angel Lane||
||||London, EC4R 3AB||
||Solicitors|-|Parker Bullen||
||||45 Castle Street, Salisbury SP1 3SS||
||Auditors|-|Mrs N A Halls FCA, Fletcher & Partners||
||||Crown Chambers, Bridge Street, Salisbury SP1 2LZ||
||Surveyors|-|Symonds & Sampson||
||||89 Crane Street, Salisbury, SP1 2PU||
|||-|Simpson Hilder Associates Ltd||
||||67a High Street, Lyndhurst, SO43 7BE||
|||-|Philip Hughes Associates||
||||Old Manor Stables, Tout Hill, Wincanton, BA9 9DL||
||Investment Managers|-|CCLA Investment Management Limited||
||||One Angel Lane||
||||London, EC4R 3AB||
||Custodian Trustee|-|The Official Custodian for Charities||
|**REGISTERED**|||||
|**CHARITY NUMBER:**|214916|in England and Wales|||
**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **LEGAL STATUS**
The Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales with the registered number 214916. It was refounded by letters patent of the 3 April 1608 James I, and its governing document is the Hospital of St Nicholas (Salisbury) Charity Scheme Confirmation Act 1959, the Charity Commission Scheme dated 7 March 1961 as amended on 15 January 2009 and the Charity Commission Scheme dated 26 April 2016 as amended on 31 January 2019 and 21 January 2021. The Scheme was again amended on 26 January 2023 to increase the number of Trustees from seven to eight.
## **OBJECTS**
The objects of the charity were updated in April 2016, and are now: (a) the relief of poverty by the provision of accommodation for persons of good character who are in need of assistance;
(b) such charitable purposes for the benefit of residents and former residents as the trustees decide, including the provision of financial assistance to former residents who are in need.
## **POLICIES**
During the year the Hospital provided 24 units of accommodation to residents. The residents contribute a set monthly sum towards the maintenance of the Hospital. Other land and buildings are let to provide additional income for the Charity. Other endowments are invested to provide income to cover the running and management costs of the Charity. Surplus income may be applied for the benefit of the residents.
In 1993 and 1994 the Trustees used part of the endowment capital to build a new annexe to the Hospital to provide 6 additional units of accommodation. The Trustees are bound by the Trustee Act 2000. During the year the trustees reviewed their policies and procedures.
## **RESERVES POLICY**
The Trustees of the Charity are able to use the surplus accumulated income over expenditure on future projects, to improve the facilities and the operation of the Hospital. The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves which will allow the charity to operate for at least six months without income from the Monthly Maintenance Contributions. At the year end the free reserves were £102,879, and the Extraordinary Repairs Reserve was £88,406 making a total of £191,285.
## **RISK MANAGEMENT**
The Trustees have reviewed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and ensured that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the risks identified. The principal risks lie in the performance of investments and operational risks from owning property. Variability of investment returns on the permanent endowment constitute the charity's major financial risk, and this is mitigated by retaining expert investment managers and having a diversified investment portfolio.
## **ORGANISATION**
The Charity is managed by between five and eight Trustees who meet not less than four times a year. The Trustees appoint a Clerk to act on their behalf. The day to day administration of the Charity is dealt with by the Master and the Clerk, as appropriate, on behalf of the Trustees. The nominated Trustees were originally appointed for terms of three years and Co-optative Trustees appointed by resolution of the Trustees for terms of five years. To simplify the Charity's administration, the Charity Commission agreed during 2019 that all Trustees' terms of appointment could be five years. New trustees are inducted and trained by the Master, the Chairman and the Clerk. New trustees are recruited and appointed after receiving a personal recommendation from the existing trustee body. The Charity's land and buildings are held in trust by The Official Custodian for Charities.
## **TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF ACCOUNTS**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Trustees' Report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. Under the law applicable to charities, the trustees have elected to prepare accruals accounts which must show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking
**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **INVESTMENT POLICY**
In accordance with the Trustee Act 2000 which came into force on 1 February 2001, the Trustees have the power to invest any sums of cash not required for immediate working purposes. The investment objective of the Trustees is to produce the best financial return within an acceptable level of risk.
The Endowment Fund objective is to protect the value of the permanent endowment in the long term against inflation whilst producing a good level of income.
The Recoupment Fund objective is to maximise capital growth including re-investment of income until £585,176, the sum required to be transferred back to the Endowment Fund under the 1993 recoupment scheme has been reached. The aim of the Extraordinary Repair Fund Investment is to maximise capital growth including re-investment of income until it is required for use in major future expenditure.
The General Reserve Fund objective is to maximise capital growth including re-investment of income until it is required to be used for unforeseen expenditure.
Income is required to help meet the costs of the Charity. The investments are reviewed regularly by the Trustees and are generally held for the long term whole not compromising the trustees' ability to meet future planned expenditure by holding long term investments rather than short term investments..
## **PUBLIC BENEFIT**
The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties.
The charity meets its public benefit remit by providing subsidised housing for people in need of assistance.
## **REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS**
The year 2024 has been one of considerable change at the Hospital.
We lost three residents during the year: a new chapter in their life presented itself to one and two were no longer able to live independently and so moved to be closer to family. As a result we had vacancies in three flats, all of which were quickly filled. Prior to occupation, the flats were re-painted, re-carpeted and showers installed instead of baths, where required.
As and when further vacancies arise, we anticipate being able to fill them but continue to welcome applications from interested parties. Although the trustees do have a waiting list, they consider all applications before them when a vacancy arises and offer the flat to whichever suitable person is in the greatest need at that time who may not necessarily be the person who has been on the waiting list the longest.
In addition to residents departing, the year also saw the replacement of all three of our employees.
The Master, The Ven Caroline Baston, our first female Master since our foundation over 800 years ago retired in October and was succeeded seamlessly without any period of vacancy by The Rev David Gardiner. Caroline served the Charity with distinction and we were sad to see her leave a little earlier than anticipated but for good personal reasons. We wish her well in her retirement.
Our Clerk, Clive Gutteridge, also retired having served for a number of years during which his prior experience in similar organisations proved very valuable. Simon Smith succeeded him in September, again seamlessly.
Fiona Milton joined in March as the Master’s Pastoral Assistant, primarily to cover periods when the Master is absent. Fiona succeeded Lucy Edwards who had retired in February but still continues to be associated with the Hospital. Lucy was the first person to serve in this post.
David Bartlett had been our Chair for a decade and had been instrumental in safely guiding the charity through some difficult times, not least during the Covid pandemic. He stood down as Chair at the end of 2023 and was succeeded by Canon Tony Monds. We miss his wisdom and charm.
Another long standing trustee, The Rev Canon David Callard, also retired after a quarter of a century as a trustee. He has been a wonderful presence in the Hospital and his ability to recall what happened in the past has been of enormous help to the current more recently appointed trustees. We are pleased that he is still available to preside in the chapel from time to time.
Despite all these comings and goings which can upset the dynamic of a community, the Hospital has continued to be a very happy place in 2024.
Worship in chapel continues to be an essential part of daily life and a distinctive feature of the community. We have two part time organists and several retired clergy who preside at the eucharist. The residents themselves continue to lead Morning Prayer. The liturgies continue to evolve slowly and a legacy from a former resident who had a particular interest in music in the chapel has been used to acquire an electric piano. The community continues to support a number of charities through collections at services and directly through regular contributions to the local food bank, New Forest for Ukraine and soup for the homeless. A number of residents serve as volunteers in other local settings. Groups met for study during Lent and Advent.
Garden House has continued to welcome fellow members of the community to coffee mornings on a monthly basis as well as a party to celebrate the 30[th] anniversary of its opening. Residents have gathered for other social
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## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL TRUSTEES' REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **REVIEW OF TRANSACTIONS AND FINANCIAL POSITION**
The Charity's total income for the year was £312,851 including investment income of £156,586 from dividends and interest plus £15,542 from let properties. The expenditure for the year was £279,360 of which £263,873 was on direct charitable activities. The net incoming resources for the year were £33,491 before sales and revaluation of investments. The sale of one investment property (7 St Nicholas Road) was completed on the 3 May 2024 and the net proceeds of sale amounting to £589,164 were invested in the COIF Charities Deposit Fund. The other investment properties were revalued upwards by £30,400 at the year end.
The investments managed by CCLA are common investment funds for charities, held to provide a mix of long- term total returns and a good level of distributions and long-term protection from inflation. The fund follows an ethical investment policy. The value of the charity's investments increased by £11,117 (2023: increased by £344,889). The COIF Charities Investment Fund reported a total return, including income, of 5.08% over the year, compared to its benchmark of 7.57% and comparator return of 15.31%. During the year, £2 million of the investments were transferred to the COIF Property Fund which reported a total return of 6.11% in the year, compared to its comparator benchmark of 5.39%.
Over the year, therefore, the Charity's resources increased by a total of £47,079.
Depreciation of £17,408 was charged on the almshouse properties as required by the accounting policy, and allocated to the fund which provided the finance for the relevant property.
The twenty-sixth recoupment payment of £10,000, due under the 1993 recoupment scheme, was made in 2024 and invested in COIF Charities Investment Fund income units.
The Charity had net assets of £6,650,115 at the end of the year, including investments worth £4,714,999 and investment properties worth £1,580,400 but excluding the original cost of the Hospital. The buildings used by the charity are insured for approximately £11.2 million. The Charity's unrestricted reserves at the year end were a total of £191,285 comprising the balance on the General Fund (£120,029) less Housing, land and buildings (£14,651) and other tangible assets (£2,499), together with the Extraordinary Repair Fund (£88,406).
The format of the accounts complies with the charity's governing documents, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities SORP (FRS 102). Following the Charity's deregistration from the Housing Corporation in November 1998 the accounts no longer have to comply with the Housing Act 1996.
The Trustees consider the financial position of the Charity to be satisfactory, and the assets of each fund to be adequate to fulfil the obligations of the Charity.
6th October 2025 Approved by the Trustees on ..............................................2025 and signed on their behalf by:
## Canon A Monds
............................................................... Trustee
**INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
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## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **Opinion**
We have audited the financial statements of St Nicholas' Hospital (the “Charity”) for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of financial activities, Balance Sheet and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
## In our opinion, the financial statements:
- (i) give a true and fair view of the state of the Charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;
- (ii) have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;
- (iii) have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis for opinion**
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard , and the provisions available for small entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
## **Conclusions relating to going concern**
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
## **Other information**
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees' Annual Report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **Other information (continued)**
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception**
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- (i) the information given in the trustees report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements;
- (ii) sufficient accounting records have not been kept;
- (iii) the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or (iv) we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
## **Responsibilities of the trustees**
As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 2, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
## **Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements**
Fletcher & Partners is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below:
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements (continued)**
We ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence and capabilities to recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
We identified the laws applicable to the charity through discussions with trustees and management, and from our knowledge and experience of the charity and the sector; and
We ensured that the laws and regulations which we identified were communicated to the engagement team and that they remained alert to instances of non- compliance throughout the audit.
We assessed the susceptibility of the charity's financial statements to material mis-statement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
- making enquiries of management as to their assessment of the risk of fraud and their knowledge of actual or or alleged fraud; and
- considering the effectiveness of internal controls to mitigate the risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
We addressed the risk of fraud through management bias and the over-ride of controls by assessing whether judgements and assumptions made by management were indicative of potential bias and by investigating the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. In order to address the risk of irregularities we carried out procedures which included agreeing the financial statements to underlying documentation and enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and instances of non-compliance.
There are however inherent limitations in these audit procedures. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would be aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the procedures required to identify non-compliance to enquiry of management and inspection of relevant correspondence. Furthermore misstatements due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
## **Use of our report**
This report is made solely to the Charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and the regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Fletcher & Partners (Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor) Crown Chambers Bridge Street Salisbury SP1 2LZ
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## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|Note
**INCOME FROM:**
Donations and legacies
2
Investments
3
Charitable activities
Provision of accommodation
Other
4
TOTAL INCOME
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
Repairs and maintenance of let properties
7
Charitable activities
Donations to charities
8
Provision of accommodation
8
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Excess income over expenditure
**NET GAINS/(LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS**
Realised gains/(losses) on investment assets
Realised loss on investment properties
10a
Unrealised gains on investment property
Unrealised gains on investments
10b
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE TRANSFERS
**TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**
16
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
**OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR**
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
17|Unrestricted
Funds
13,337
172,128
111,065
6,316|Unrestricted
Funds
13,337
172,128
111,065
6,316|Restricted
Funds
10,005
-
-
-|Restricted
Funds
10,005
-
-
-|Recoupment
& Endowment
Funds
-
-
-|Recoupment
& Endowment
Funds
-
-
-|Total
2024
23,342
172,128
111,065
6,316|_Restated_
Total
2023
10,898
127,941
98,963
1,948|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||302,846||10,005||-|312,851|239,750|
|||5,617
-
247,845||-
9,870
2,626||-
-
13,402|5,617
9,870
263,873|10,680
9,028
246,506|
|||253,462||12,496||13,402|279,360|266,214|
|||49,384
(27)
-
2,345||(2,491)
-
-
-||(13,402)
57,934
(85,836)
30,400
8,772|33,491
57,907
(85,836)
30,400
11,117|(26,464)
-
-
-
344,889|
|||51,702
(10,084)||(2,491)
-||(2,132)
10,084|47,079
-|318,425
-|
|||41,618
-||(2,491)
-||7,952
-|47,079
-|318,425
-|
|||41,618
166,817||(2,491)
15,122|7,952
6,421,097||47,079
6,603,036|318,425
6,284,611|
||£208,435|||£12,631|£6,429,049||£6,650,115|£6,603,036|
The notes on pages 7 to 15 form part of these accounts
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## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|Note
**INCOME FROM:**
Donations and legacies
_2_
Investments
_3_
Charitable activities
Provision of accommodation
Other
_4_
TOTAL INCOME
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
Repairs and maintenance of let properties
_7_
Charitable activities
Donations to charities
_8_
Provision of accommodation
_8_
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Excess expenditure over income
**NET GAINS/(LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS**
Realised gains/(losses) on investment assets
Unrealised gains on investment property
_10a_
Unrealised gains/(losses) on investment assets _10b_
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE TRANSFERS
**TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**
_16_
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
**OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR**
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
_17_|Unrestricted
Funds
2,233
127,941
98,963
1,948|Unrestricted
Funds
2,233
127,941
98,963
1,948|Restricted
Funds
8,665
-
-
-|Restricted
Funds
8,665
-
-
-|_Comparative figures only_
Recoupment
& Endowment
Total
Funds
2023
_(Restated)_
-
10,898
-
127,941
-
98,963
-
1,948
-
239,750
-
10,680
-
9,028
13,401
246,506
13,401
266,214
(13,401)
(26,464)
-
-
-
-
334,845
344,889
321,444
318,425
10,000
-
331,444
318,425
-
-
331,444
318,425
6,089,653
6,284,611
£6,421,097
£6,603,036|_Comparative figures only_
Recoupment
& Endowment
Total
Funds
2023
_(Restated)_
-
10,898
-
127,941
-
98,963
-
1,948
-
239,750
-
10,680
-
9,028
13,401
246,506
13,401
266,214
(13,401)
(26,464)
-
-
-
-
334,845
344,889
321,444
318,425
10,000
-
331,444
318,425
-
-
331,444
318,425
6,089,653
6,284,611
£6,421,097
£6,603,036|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||231,085||8,665||239,750|
|||10,680
-
230,479||-
9,028
2,626||10,680
9,028
246,506|
|||241,159||11,654||266,214|
|||(10,074)
-
-
10,044||(2,989)
-
-
-||(26,464)
-
-
344,889|
|||(30)
(10,000)||(2,989)
-||318,425
-|
|||(10,030)
-||(2,989)
-||318,425
-|
|||(10,030)
176,847||(2,989)
18,111||318,425
6,284,611|
||£166,817|||£15,122||£6,603,036|
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**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible Assets
Housing land and buildings
Other tangible assets
Investments
Investment properties
Common Investment Funds
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
**LIABILITIES**
NET CURRENT ASSETS
**TOTAL NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS
UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS
Creditors - Amounts falling due within one year|Notes
9a
280,308
9b
2,499
282,807
10a
1,580,400
10b
4,714,999
6,295,399
6,578,206
11
53,060
12
35,985
89,045
13
(17,136)
71,909
17
£6,650,115
14
6,429,049
15
12,631
16
208,435
£6,650,115
2024|297,716
2,999
300,715
2,225,000
4,046,727
6,271,727
6,572,442
38,800
21,474
60,274
(29,680)
30,594
£6,603,036
6,421,097
15,122
166,817
£6,603,036
2023
_Restated_|297,716
2,999
300,715
2,225,000
4,046,727
6,271,727
6,572,442
38,800
21,474
60,274
(29,680)
30,594
£6,603,036
6,421,097
15,122
166,817
£6,603,036
2023
_Restated_|
|---|---|---|---|
||9a
9b
10a
10b
11
12
13
17
14
15
16|||
||||6,572,442
30,594|
||||£6,603,036|
||||6,421,097
15,122
166,817|
||||£6,603,036|
6th October 2025
These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on …................................................. 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
## Canon A Monds
Trustee
## Rev D Gardiner
Trustee
The notes on pages 7 to 15 form part of these accounts
**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
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## **1. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
The financial statements of the Charity are prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective from 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. These financial statements are drawn up on the historical cost accounting basis except that investment assets are carried at market value. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. A summary of the more important accounting policies is set out below.
## Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis
The trustees have reviewed the anticipated performance for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements which demonstrate that there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due, and continue as a going concern. On this basis, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
## Key judgements and uncertainties
The most significant areas of judgement and key assumptions that affect items in the accounts are to do with rates of depreciation of fixed assets and a decision not to apply component accounting for replacement of fixed assets within the Hospital and its housing properties. With respect to the next reporting period, the year ended 31 December 2025, the most significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the Charity include the revaluation of investment property, the level of investment return and the performance of investment markets, occupancy rates and property repairs.
## **a) Basis of Accounting**
The Financial Statements are prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts.
## **b) Fund accounting**
General Funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the objects of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated Funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the accounts.
Restricted Funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor or trust deed. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the accounts. Transfers between funds are made in accordance with the requirements of the Charity Commission Schemes. The Permanent Endowment Fund represents those assets which must be held permanently by the Charity. Income arising on the Endowment Fund can be used in accordance with the objects of the Charity and is included as unrestricted income. Any realised or unrealised capital gains or losses arising on the investments form part of the fund.
## **c) Income**
All income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount receivable can be measured reliably. Where income has related expenditure these items are reported gross in the SOFA. Legacies are recognised as income when they are notified to the Charity and can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Income from the provision of accommodation represents the residents' maintenance contributions receivable for the year, less voids.
Investment income is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and it can be measured reliably. Rental income for let properties represents the rentals receivable for the year from land and investment properties.
Income from endowed investments is unrestricted. Interest on the Chapel Fund bank accounts is restricted.
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## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **d) Expenditure**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure on raising funds includes those costs associated with the generation of income from the Charity's various investments. Expenditure on charitable activities are those costs associated with the objects of the Charity and therefore include the costs necessary to maintain the Hospital for the residents as well as support costs and governance costs.
Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the Charity and include some office costs and a proportion of salaries. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the Charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements. They include costs of preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and any legal advice to trustees on governance matters.
Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources. Salaries and pension costs of the Master and the Clerk are apportioned 50:50 b d
## **e) Cyclical Repairs and Maintenance**
St Nicholas' Hospital has a regular programme of cyclical repairs and maintenance. Costs are charged to the SOFA in the year in which they are incurred.
## **f) Extraordinary Repairs**
Costs of Extraordinary Repairs, unless representing improvements to the properties, are charged to the SOFA in the year in which they are incurred.
## **g) Housing Properties and Depreciation**
St Nicholas' Hospital was constructed in the 13th century. There is no record of the original cost or development before 1964 so a nil value has been capitalised. The original buildings are historic and form part of the endowment which means that they cannot be sold. The users of the accounts are principally the Trustees who consider the cost of carrying out a professional valuation to include these assets at a value in the accounts to be considerable compared to the limited additional benefit derived by the users of the accounts. The cost of the developments since 1964 have been capitalised and depreciated since 2000 on a straight line basis over their remaining useful economic lives (assumed to be 50 years) as follows: Pelly House (1966) 16 years McInnes House (1979) 29 years Flat conversion (1983) 33 years Garden House (1994) 44 years
The developments have been funded partly by Housing Corporation Grants and partly from the Charity's own resources.
## **h) Housing Association Grant**
Housing Association Grant (HAG) was paid by the Housing Corporation to reduce the cost of a development and is no longer set off against the cost of the asset. Instead such grants are recognised as income when receivable and credited to restricted reserves. HAG is repayable under certain circumstances, primarily following the sale of the relevant almshouse property but will normally be restricted to net proceeds of sale.
## **i) Investment Properties and Investments**
Land and buildings (other than housing properties) are stated at market value. The valuation is formally reviewed every 5 years by external valuers and annually assessed by the trustees. There is no record of the original cost of these properties which form part of the Endowment Fund. Any disposal proceeds will be reinvested in Endowment Funds upon disposal of any of the assets. Stock market investments are stated at fair value at the Balance Sheet date using bid prices of common investment funds. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the net realised and unrealised gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year. Monies from the sale of one of the endowed properties was invested in the COIF Deposit Fund account to earn a higher rate of interest and is included at cost.
## **j) Other Tangible Assets**
Office, housing and garden equipment are capitalised and depreciated to write off the cost evenly over 3 years. A Stairlift is being written off over 10 years. Assets costing less than £2,500 are written off immediately.
## **k) Impairment Reviews**
The Trustees consider that the value in use of Tangible Fixed Assets exceeds the net book value disclosed in the accounts so an impairment review is not necessary.
## **l) Pension Costs**
The charity contributes to the Church of England Funded Clergy Pensions Scheme, a defined benefit, multi-employer scheme, for eligible employees. The charity also contributes to a defined contribution pension scheme for other employees. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the Charity. Pension costs charged in the Statement of Financial Activities represent the contributions payable by the charity in the year.
**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **l) Value Added Tax**
In these accounts, where applicable, expenditure is shown inclusive of VAT.
## **m) Cash Flow Statement**
Under the Financial Reporting Standard FRS102 the Charity is not required to produce a Cash Flow Statement as it is a small entity.
## **n) Taxation**
St Nicholas’ Hospital is a registered Charity, and is therefore exempt from liability to taxation on its Income and Capital Gains.
## **o) Debtors**
Debtors are measured at the amounts the charity anticipates it will receive from a debt or the amount it has paid in advance for goods or services.
## **p) Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and cash on deposit.
## **q) Liabilities**
Liabilities are measured at the amounts the charity anticipates it will pay to settle a debt or the amount it has received as an advance payment for goods or services it must provide.
## **r) Financial Instruments**
The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. They are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value, except for investments, see note (i).
## **2. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
|Unrestricted Funds
Donations
Legacy
Restricted Funds
Chapel and other collections
Total
**3.**
**INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS**
Unrestricted Funds
**Rental Income**
Master's House Contributions
Rents from let agricultural land
Rents from let properties
**Way leaves**
**Investment Income**
UK Bank Deposit Interest
COIF Deposit Fund interest
UK Dividends
Total Unrestricted funds
Total income from investments
**4.**
**OTHER INCOME**
Unrestricted Funds
Sundry income
Common room donations and Guest room income||2024
3,259
10,078
10,005
£23,342
2024
2,620
3,081
9,720
15,421
121
121
17,628
138,837
156,586
172,128
£172,128
2024
3,449
2,867
£6,316||2023
2,233
-
8,665|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||£10,898|
|||||2023
3,300
2,346
10,870|
|||||16,516|
|||||121|
|||||56
-
111,248|
|||||111,304|
|||||127,941|
||||||
|||||£127,941|
|||||2023
105
1,843|
|||||£1,948|
## **5. TRUSTEES' EMOLUMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
Except for the Master, none of the Trustees received any emoluments or benefits or reimbursement for expenses for acting as Trustees in 2024 or 2023. The Master, who is also ex-officio a Trustee, is entitled under the Charity Commission Scheme 1961 to receive a salary paid out of the income of the charity and also to reside at the Master's House at the Hospital, free of rent, rates and taxes. The charity also pays the heating costs. The emoluments of the Ven C J Baston were £26,648 salary plus £7,066 for Clergy pension contributions. There were no other related party transactions. The Ven C J Baston retired on 28 October 2024. The Rev D Gardiner was appointed as Master from that date and received emoluments of £5,384 salary plus the Charity made payments of £119 to the Nest pension fund.
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## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **6. EMPLOYEE INFORMATION**
The average headcount of persons employed during the year was 3 (2023: 3). No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 p.a. in 2024 or 2023. The Charity considers key management personnel comprise the trustees and the Clerk. The total employment benefits of the key management personnel were £58,454 (2023: £58,566).
|Staff Costs
Wages and salaries
Social Security costs
Pension costs
**7.**
**EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS**
Unrestricted Funds
Repairs and Management of Let Properties
Surveyor's fees
Legal and professional fees
General maintenance and major works
Council tax and utilities for vacant property
Insurance||2024
60,364
-
7,788
£68,152
2024
-
1,656
676
2,649
636
£5,617||2023
59,198
586
9,365|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||£69,149|
|||||2023
-
5,954
1,635
2,315
776|
|||||£10,680|
## **8. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
|**2024**
Housing and community services
Charitable donations
Support costs
Governance costs
Depreciation
**2023**
Housing and community services
Charitable donations
Support costs
Governance costs
Depreciation
Support costs comprise:
Master's salary and pension (½)
Clerk's salary and pension (½)
Pastoral Assistant salary
Subscriptions and courses
Governance costs comprise:
Accountants' remuneration
For Accountancy services
For Audit/Independent Examination
Master's salary and pension (½)
Clerk's salary and pension (½)
Bank charges
Recruitment and removal costs
Trustee insurance
Stationery, copier, IT and postage
Telephone and internet
Legal & professional fees
Repairs, maintenance and improvements
Repairs, maintenance and improvements|Unrestricted
Funds
103,620
-
39,597
56,177
46,571
1,880|Unrestricted
Funds
103,620
-
39,597
56,177
46,571
1,880|Restricted
Funds
-
9,870
-
-
-
2,626|Restricted
Funds
-
9,870
-
-
-
2,626|Recoupment
& Endowment
Funds
-
-
-
-
-
13,402
£13,402
Recoupment
& Endowment
Funds
-
-
-
-
-
13,401
£13,401
2024
19,680
9,457
9,878
582
£39,597
2024
3,720
3,300
19,680
9,457
75
5,382
484
2,663
1,810
-
£46,571||Total
2024
103,620
9,870
39,597
56,177
46,571
17,908|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£247,845||£12,496|||£273,743|
||Unrestricted
Funds
101,414
-
40,199
41,257
45,413
2,196||Restricted
Funds
-
9,028
-
-
-
2,626||||Total
2023
101,414
9,028
40,199
41,257
45,413
18,223|
|||£230,479||£11,654|||£255,534|
||||||||2023
20,196
9,087
10,583
333|
||||||||£40,199|
||||||||2023
3,424
2,000
20,196
9,087
60
-
484
3,090
2,842
4,230|
||||||||£45,413|
**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
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**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|(a) Housing Land and Buildings (Freehold)
Pelly
House
COST
As at 1 January 2024 and
at 31 December 2024
20,288
DEPRECIATION
As at 1 January 2024
20,288
Charge for the year
-
As at 31 December 2024
20,288
NET BOOK VALUE
As at 1 January 2024
-
As at 31 December 2024
-|||McInnes
House
75,572|||Flat
Conversion
34,185|Garden
House
605,781|||Total
735,826|
|
COST
As at 1 January 2024 and
at 31 December 2024
DEPRECIATION
As at 1 January 2024
Charge for the year
As at 31 December 2024
NET BOOK VALUE
As at 1 January 2024
As at 31 December 2024|||||||||||
|||20,288
-||62,542
2,605||24,862
1,036||330,418
13,767||438,110
17,408|
|||20,288||65,147||25,898||344,185||455,518|
|||-||13,030||9,323||275,363||297,716|
|||-||10,425||8,287||261,596||280,308|
Freehold land and buildings represent the cost of developments since 1964 part funded by Housing Association Grants (HAG) of £77,832. There is no record of the original cost of the Hospital and developments before 1964, so a nil value has been used in these accounts. The original almshouse is a 13th Century, Grade II listed building and this, together with the more modern buildings on the Hospital's site are insured for approximately £11.2 million. Of the net book value of £280,308, £14,652 was provided from the Hospital's General Fund, £253,515 from its endowment capital and the rest by HAG. The £585,176 spent on the Garden House from Endowment funds is to be recouped over 59 years from 1999 to the year 2057. The twenty-sixth instalment was made in 2024, see Note 16.
|**10.**|(b) Other Tangible Assets
COST
As at 1 January 2024
Additions
Disposals
As at 31 December 2024
DEPRECIATION
As at 1 January 2024
Charge for the year
As at 31 December 2024
NET BOOK VALUE
As at 1 January 2024
As at 31 December 2024
**FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
(a) Investment Properties
Valuation at 1 January 2024
Disposal in year
Unrealised gains on revaluation
Valuation at 31 December 2024|Stairlift
4,999
-
-||Office
Equipment
2,372
-
-|Garden
Shed
4,432
-
-|Garden
Shed
4,432
-
-||Lawn
Mower
5,193
-
-||Total
16,996
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||4,999||2,372||4,432||5,193||16,996|
|||2,000
500||2,372
-||4,432
-||5,193
-||13,997
500|
|||2,500||2,372||4,432||5,193||14,497|
|||£2,999||£-||£-||£-||£2,999|
|||£2,499||£-||£-||£-||£2,499|
|||||||||2024
2,225,000
(675,000)
30,400|2023
2,225,000
-
-||
||||||||£1,580,400||£2,225,000||
There is no record of the original cost of the investment properties.
Properties were revalued at 31 December 2024 by the trustees using the valuation performed by external valuers, Messrs Myddelton & Major, Chartered Surveyors and Symonds & Sampson, Chartered Surveyors, as at December 2022 and taking into account available market statistics. All investment properties are permanent endowments of the Charity.
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## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **10. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS (continued)**
|(b) Common investment funds
Endowment
Recoupment
Fund
Fund
Market value at 1 January 2024
3,661,083
268,093
Additions at cost
2,589,164
10,084
Disposals at opening value
(1,942,066)
-
Transferred to/from
-
-
Unrealised investment gains/(losses
2,674
6,098
Market value at 31 Dec 2024
4,310,855
284,275
Historical Cost at 31 Dec 2024
2,905,545
253,084
Endowment funds|Extraordinary
General
Repair Fund
Fund
86,783
30,768
10,000
-
(10,027)
-
1,650
695
Unrestricted funds|Extraordinary
General
Repair Fund
Fund
86,783
30,768
10,000
-
(10,027)
-
1,650
695
Unrestricted funds|Extraordinary
General
Repair Fund
Fund
86,783
30,768
10,000
-
(10,027)
-
1,650
695
Unrestricted funds|Extraordinary
General
Repair Fund
Fund
86,783
30,768
10,000
-
(10,027)
-
1,650
695
Unrestricted funds|Total
4,046,727
2,609,248
(1,952,093)
-
11,117|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||88,406||31,463|4,714,999|
|||72,884||26,536|3,258,049|
All investments are CCLA common investment funds and valued by reference to bid prices at the date of valuation, apart from £587,064 held in the COIF Deposit Fund. All investments are carried at fair value apart from the monies held in the COIF Deposit Fund. Asset sales and purchases are recognised at the date of trade at cost (that is their transaction value).
## **11. DEBTORS**
|Other debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
**12.**
**CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**
Restricted Funds
Chapel Fund
Unrestricted Funds
CAF Gold account
Other bank accounts
Total cash at bank and in hand|2024
-
2,999
50,061|2024
-
2,999
50,061|2023
505
9,905
28,390|2023
505
9,905
28,390|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£53,060||£38,800||
|||2024
490||2023
355|
||21,661
13,834||1
21,118||
||35,495||21,119||
||£35,985||£21,474||
## **13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Trade creditors
Pension scheme
Accrued accountancy and audit
Other accruals
Other creditors
Deferred income|2024
3,000
369
6,624
4,603
1,600
940|2023
2,160
1,473
5,160
7,971
11,721
1,195|
|---|---|---|
||£17,136|£29,680|
Deferred income relates to rental income received in the year, relating to 2025. At the start of the year £1,195 was released and at the end of the year £940 was carried over.
## **14. ENDOWMENT FUNDS**
|**At 31 December 2024**
Balance at 1 January 2024
Expenditure - depreciation on buildings
Transfers - capital recouped
Realised loss on sale of investment properties
Unrealised gains on investment property
Unrealised investment gains/(losses)
Realised investment gains/(losses)
Balance at 31 December 2024
**At 31 December 2023**
Balance at 1 January 2023
Expenditure - depreciation on buildings
Transfers - capital recouped (2 years)
Unrealised investment gains/(losses)
Realised investment gains/(losses)
Balance at 31 December 2023|Endowment
Fund
6,153,005
(13,402)
-
(85,836)
30,400
2,674
57,934|Recoupment
Fund
268,092
-
10,084
6,098
-||Total
6,421,097
(13,402)
10,084
(85,836)
30,400
8,772
57,934|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£6,144,775|£284,274|£6,429,049||
||Endowment
Fund
5,853,577
(13,401)
-
312,829
-|Recoupment
Fund
236,076
-
10,000
22,016
-||Total
6,089,653
(13,401)
10,000
334,845
-|
||£6,153,005|£268,092|£6,421,097||
The Endowment Fund is reduced by the depreciation charges on buildings which have been allocated to each fund in proportion to how the buildings were funded. Investment gains and losses are charged against the funds in which they occur.
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## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **14. ENDOWMENT FUNDS (continued)**
## Recoupment Fund:
By an Order of the Charity Commission dated 10 June 1993 the Trustees of St Nicholas' Hospital are to recoup capital of up to £585,176 spent on the new annexe (Garden House) in 1993 and 1994. Recoupment payments are to be made out of the Charity's income for 64 years from 1994 as follows:
1994 - 1998 Nil 1999 - 2056 £10,000 per year 2057 £5,176
The income from these sums may be used as unrestricted income of the Charity.
## **15. RESTRICTED FUNDS**
|**At 31 December 2024**
Balance at 1 January 2024
Income
Expenditure
Balance at 31 December 2024
**At 31 December 2023**
Balance at 1 January 2023
Income
Expenditure
Balance at 31 December 2023|Housing
Association Grant
£14,768
-
(2,626)
£12,142
Housing
Association Grant
17,394
-
(2,626)
£14,768|Housing
Association Grant
£14,768
-
(2,626)
£12,142
Housing
Association Grant
17,394
-
(2,626)
£14,768|Chapel
Fund
355
10,005
(9,870)|Chapel
Fund
355
10,005
(9,870)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£12,142||£490|
||||Chapel
Fund
718
8,665
(9,028)||
||||||
|||£14,768||£355|
The Housing Association Grant (HAG) is repayable under certain circumstances, primarily following the sale of the relevant almshouse property but will normally be restricted to net proceeds of sale.
The Chapel Fund represents amounts set aside for specific costs associated with St Nicholas' Hospital's chapel. It also receives and disburses the chapel's offertory collections.
## **16. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**
|**At 31 December 2024**
Balance at 1 January 2024
Income
Expenditure
Transfer from Extraordinary Repair Fund
Transfer to Recoupment Fund
Realised gains/(losses) on investments
Unrealised gains/(losses) on investments
Balance at 31 December 2024
**At 31 December 2023**
Balance at 1 January 2023
Income
Expenditure
Transfer from Extraordinary Repair Fund
Transfer to Recoupment Fund
Realised gains/(losses) on investments
Unrealised gains/(losses) on investments
Balance at 31 December 2023||Extraordinary
Repair
Fund
86,783
-
-
-
-
(27)
1,650|General
Fund
80,034
302,846
(253,462)
-
(10,084)
-
695|Total
166,817
302,846
(253,462)
-
(10,084)
(27)
2,345|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£88,406|£120,029|£208,435|
|||Extraordinary
Repair
Fund
79,368
-
-
-
-
-
7,415|General
Fund
97,479
231,085
(241,159)
-
(10,000)
-
2,629|Total
176,847
231,085
(241,159)
-
(10,000)
-
10,044|
|||£86,783|£80,034|£166,817|
The Extraordinary Repairs Fund represents amounts set aside to carry out major repairs, improvements or rebuilding of the Hospital buildings and other property belonging to the Charity. Investment gains and losses are charged against the funds in which they occur.
The General Fund represents the free funds of the Charity which are not designated for particular purposes.
**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)**
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**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL**
## **17. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**
|**At 31 December 2024**
Housing Land and Buildings
1964-66 Pelly House
Garages
1978-79 McInnes House
1981-83 Flat Conversion & Extension
1993-94 Garden House
Other Tangible Assets
Investment Properties
Common Investment Funds
COIF Deposit account
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors|Recoupment
& Endowment
Capital Fund
-
-
-
823
252,693|Recoupment
& Endowment
Capital Fund
-
-
-
823
252,693|Social
Housing
Chapel
Grant
Fund
-
-
-
-
8,876
-
3,265
-
-
-
12,141
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
490
-
-
£12,141
£490
Restricted funds|Social
Housing
Chapel
Grant
Fund
-
-
-
-
8,876
-
3,265
-
-
-
12,141
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
490
-
-
£12,141
£490
Restricted funds|Social
Housing
Chapel
Grant
Fund
-
-
-
-
8,876
-
3,265
-
-
-
12,141
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
490
-
-
£12,141
£490
Restricted funds||Extraordinary
Repair
General
Fund
Fund
-
-
-
-
-
1,548
-
4,200
-
8,903
Unrestricted funds|Extraordinary
Repair
General
Fund
Fund
-
-
-
-
-
1,548
-
4,200
-
8,903
Unrestricted funds|Total
-
-
10,424
8,288
261,596|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||253,516
-
1,580,400
4,595,133
-
-
-
-||12,141
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
490
-||-
-
-
88,406
-
-
-
-|14,651
2,499
-
31,460
-
53,060
35,495
(17,136)|280,308
2,499
1,580,400
4,714,999
-
53,060
35,985
(17,136)|
|||£6,429,049||£12,141|£490||£88,406|£120,029|£6,650,115|
In the Trustees' opinion sufficient resources are held in an appropriate form to enable each fund to be applied in accordance with the restrictions imposed. The General Fund has available free reserves of £102,879 as well as the Extraordinary Repair Fund £88,406.
|**At 31 December 2023**
Housing Land and Buildings
1964-66 Pelly House
Garages
1978-79 McInnes House
1981-83 Flat Conversion & Extension
1993-94 Garden House
Other Tangible Assets
Investment Properties
Common Investment Funds
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors|Recoupment
& Endowment
Capital Fund
-
-
-
926
265,991|Recoupment
& Endowment
Capital Fund
-
-
-
926
265,991|Social
Chapel
Housing Grant
Fund
-
-
-
-
11,095
-
3,672
-
-
-
14,767
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
355
-
-
£14,767
£355
Restricted funds|Social
Chapel
Housing Grant
Fund
-
-
-
-
11,095
-
3,672
-
-
-
14,767
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
355
-
-
£14,767
£355
Restricted funds||Extraordinary
Repair
General
Fund
Fund
-
-
-
-
-
1,935
-
4,725
-
9,372
Unrestricted funds|Extraordinary
Repair
General
Fund
Fund
-
-
-
-
-
1,935
-
4,725
-
9,372
Unrestricted funds|Total
-
-
13,030
9,323
275,363|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||
-
-
11,095
3,672
-||||||
|||266,917
-
2,225,000
3,929,180
-
-
-|14,767
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
355
-||-
-
-
86,783
-
-
-|16,032
2,999
-
30,764
38,800
21,119
(29,680)|297,716
2,999
2,225,000
4,046,727
38,800
21,474
(29,680)|
|||£6,421,097|£14,767|£355||£86,783|£80,034|£6,603,036|
## **18. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES**
|**CAPITAL COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Capital Expenditure that has been authorised but has not been provided
for in the Financial Statements
**Operating Leases**
The total of future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases is as follows:
Less than one year
Between one to five years||2024
£-||2023
£-|
|||2024
£960
£3,120||2023
£1,011
£1,444|
||||||
The lease payments treated as expenditure in these accounts was £960 (2023: £1,011).
## **Contingent Liabilities**
The Housing Corporation Grant (HAG) of £77,832 is repayable under certain circumstances, primarily following the sale of the relevant almshouse property but will normally be restricted to net proceeds of sale.
## **19. PENSION COMMITMENTS**
Since May 2021, St Nicholas Hospital, Salisbury has participated as a Responsible Body in the Church of England Funded Pensions Scheme for stipendiary clergy, a defined benefit pension scheme. This scheme is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the scheme separately from those of the Responsible Bodies.
Each participating Responsible Body in the Church of England Funded Pensions Scheme pays contributions at a common contribution rate applied to pensionable stipends.
The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. It is not possible to attribute the Scheme’s assets and liabilities to each specific Responsible Body, and this means contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that year (2024 **:** £7,066, 2023: £8,814), plus the figures in relation to the Scheme's deficit being recognised in the SoFA (2024:£nil, 2023 £nil), giving a total charge of £7,066 for 2024 (2023: £8,814). The Master at the start of the year retired in October 2024 and payments to this scheme stopped. The new Master has joined the NEST pension scheme.
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**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **19. PENSION COMMITMENTS (cont.)**
A valuation of the Scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent Scheme valuation completed was carried out at as 31 December 2021. The 2021 valuation revealed a surplus of £560m, based on assets of £2,720m and a funding target of £2,160m, assessed using the following assumptions:
- An average discount rate of 2.7% p.a.;
- ● RPI inflation of 3.6% p.a. (and pension increases consistent with this);
- CPIH inflation in line with RPI less 0.8% pre 2030 moving to RPI with no adjustment from 2030 onwards:
- Increase in pensionable stipends in line with CPIH;
● Mortality in accordance with 90% of the S3NA tables, with allowance for improvements in mortality rates from 2013 in line with the CMI2020 extended model with a long term annual rate of improvement of 1.5%, a smoothing parameter of 7 and an initial addition to mortality improvements of 0.5% pa and an allowance for 2020 data of 0% (i.e. w2020= 0%).
Following finalisation of the 31 December 2021 valuation, deficit contributions ceased with effect from 1 January 2023, since the scheme was fully funded. The deficit recovery contributions under the recovery plan in force at each 31 December were as follows:
|as follows:|||
|---|---|---|
||**January 2024 to**|**January 2023 to December**|
|**% of pensionable stipends**|**December 2024**|**2023**|
|Deficit repair contributions|0.0%|0.0%|
An interim reduction to deficit contributions to 3.2% of pensionable stipends was made with effect from April 2022, and remained in place until December 2022.
For senior office holders, pensionable stipends are adjusted in the calculations by a multiple, as set out in the Scheme's rules.
Section 28.11A of FRS 102 requires agreed deficit recovery payments to be recognised as a liability. However, as there are no agreed deficit recovery payments from 1 January 2023 onwards, the balance sheet liability as at 31 December 2024 is nil. The movement in the balance sheet liability over 2024 and over 2023 is set out in the table below.
|Balance sheet liability at 1 January
Deficit contribution paid
Interest cost (recognised in SoFA)
Remaining change to the balance sheet liability* (recognised in SoFA)
Bl ht libilit t 31 Db|**2024**
**2023**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||-
-|
Balance sheet liability at 31 December
*Comprises change in agreed deficit recovery plan, and change in discount rate and assumptions between year-ends.
The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another Responsible Body fails, St Nicholas Hospital Salisbury could become responsible for paying a share of that Responsible Body's pension liabilities.
## **20. RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR YEAR RESERVES**
|**RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR YEAR RESERVES**||
|---|---|
|Net funds as previously stated
Decrease for depreciation on social housing grant (HAG)
Increase for accrued dividends receivable
Net Funds restated|As at 1
January 2023
6,317,122
60,439
-
27,928|
||6,284,611|
The financial statements have been restated by a charge for depreciation on the capital grant element of the cost of fixed assets and an increase in accrued income for dividends declared but not received at the year end.
**ST NICHOLAS' HOSPITAL DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
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|INCOME FROM:
Potential Contributions from residents
Less: Voids
Net residents' contributions
Master's House Voluntary Contributions
Way leaves
Rental income from investment properties
Petersfinger
East Harnham
Britford Meadows & Lower Four Acres & Pt Gorges Mead
Grazing Licence
West Harnham
Close Meadows 3.4 acres grazing
Land 18.77 acres
7 St Nicholas' Road (St John's Isle)
16/18 St Nicholas' Road
Investment income
Guest accommodation, common room and other donations
Sundry income
Legacy
Other donations
EXPENDITURE ON:
DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Housing & Community Services & Support costs
Insurance
7,505
Electricity
19,789
Less: Recoveries
(7,095)
Gas
26,657
Water charges
9,523
Council tax
5,221
Gardening
32,522
Cleaning
3,987
Masters' salaries ½
16,008
Master's pension ½ (CofE Funded Pensions Scheme)
3,672
Clerk's salary and pension (½)
9,457
Pastoral Assistant's salary and pension
9,878
Chapel expenses
3,133
Community and Pastoral care
2,378
Almshouses Assocn Subscriptions and courses
582
143,217
Upkeep of Hospital - Repairs, maintenance and improvement
General maintenance
53,177
Surveyor's fees
3,000
56,177
Depreciation on buildings
1,380
Depreciation on equipment
500
1,880
OTHER EXPENDITURE
Management of let properties
Willow project maintenance
-
Insurance
636
Legal and professional fees
1,656
Council tax (7 St Nicholas Rd)
1,399
Water (7 St Nicholas Rd)
-
Gas (7 St Nicholas Rd)
1,117
Electric (7 St Nicholas Rd)
133
General maintenance
676
5,617
Other management costs - Governance costs
Accountancy and Independent Examination
7,020
Masters' salaries ½
16,008
Master's pension ½ (CofE Funded Pensions Scheme)
3,672
Clerk's salary and pension (½)
9,457
Recruitment and removal costs - change of Master
5,382
Bank charges
75
Web design
247
General insurance - trustees' liability
484
Stationery, copier, IT and postage
2,376
Telephone and internet
1,810
Legal & professional fees
-
Sundry expenses
40
46,571
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) ON UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
BEFORE TRANSFERS FOR THE YEAR (page 5)
2024|114,790
(3,725)
111,065
2,620
121
50
1,506
400
100
1,025
-
9,720
156,586
2,867
3,449
10,078
3,259
302,846
253,462
£49,384||7,427
13,441
(4,542)
27,842
9,617
5,654
33,097
4,021
15,789
4,407
9,087
10,583
3,591
1,266
333
141,613
39,703
1,554
41,257
1,380
816
2,196
-
776
5,954
1,155
106
167
887
1,635
10,680
5,424
15,789
4,407
9,087
-
60
-
484
3,050
2,842
4,230
40
45,413
2023|7,427
13,441
(4,542)
27,842
9,617
5,654
33,097
4,021
15,789
4,407
9,087
10,583
3,591
1,266
333
141,613
39,703
1,554
41,257
1,380
816
2,196
-
776
5,954
1,155
106
167
887
1,635
10,680
5,424
15,789
4,407
9,087
-
60
-
484
3,050
2,842
4,230
40
45,413
2023|103,088
(4,125)
98,963
3,300
121
-
546
400
200
1,200
1,270
9,600
111,304
1,843
105
-
2,233
231,085
241,159
(10,074)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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