## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 01 2025 31 12 2025 **From To** ## **Section A Reference and administration details** **Charity name** The William Buckwell Memorial Almshouses **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 215570 **Charity's principal address** Burstow Lodge Cottage Rookery Hill Outwood, Surrey **Postcode** RH1 5QZ ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year** **Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Cath Hearnden 2 Jackie Addison 3 Joy Segun 4 Stuart Hellier 5 Graham Howard 01/06/2025 until 31/03/2026 6 7 8 9 10 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** |Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)|
The charity was established under the Will of William Buckwell and was
first regulated by a Scheme of the High Court of Justice (Chancery
Division) of 19 December 1905 as amended by an Order of the said Court
of 7 December 1907, and a further Order of the Charity Commissioners
dated 7 September 2006, and as varied or affected by further schemes of
the Charity Commissioners of 16 December 1921, 9 April 1963, 28 April
1971, 2 June 1971, 11 April 1983, 18 December 1984, 3 April 1996 and 6
October 2007.| |---|---| How the charity is constituted The charity is an unincorporated association. - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods The body of trustees should comprise a maximum of 8 trustees, 4 of (eg. appointed by, elected by) whom should be persons resident or carrying on business in or near Lingfield and the other 4 should be persons residing or carrying on business in or near the London Borough of Lewisham. Were there to be a need for new trustees these would be identified and appointed by the remaining trustees. The Chairman of the trustees, assisted by the Clerk, would be responsible for the induction of any new trustee which would involve awareness of the trustee's responsibilities, the governing documents, administrative procedures, the history and the philosophical approach of the charity. Any new trustee would receive a copy of the previous year's annual report and accounts and a copy of the Charity Commission leaflet: "The essential trustee: What you need to know". ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks. - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. March **2012** **TAR** 2 **Section C Objectives and activities** The main object of the charity is the provision of accommodation for the benefit of elderly people of limited means. There were no changes to these objects during the year, and these objects represent the charity's plans for the future. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing** The only activity undertaken during the year in relation to the charity's **document** objects was the maintenance and upkeep of the Almshouses and their grounds, as well as taking note of, and where appropriate, responding to particular requests from residents. After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial **Summary of the main activities** statements. **undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** ## **Review of Activities** Overall, the main income (from residents’ maintenance contributions) and direct costs, excluding Improvements, were similar to those in 2024. Improvements were made by installing a new kitchen at no. 6 and also a new landing ceiling at no. 6, where the old was cracked. The top floor flat C was all completely redecorated for the arrival of a new resident. Further drawings and surveys were carried with regards to the proposed car park plans. In June the Trustees held their annual Residents Luncheon at the The Star in Lingfield, to which residents, guests and people involved in the upkeep of the Almshouses were invited. In December, the Trustees held Christmas drinks and a buffet lunch at The Star for the residents. Those that attended the summer Luncheon were all invited. We recruited a new trustee, Graham Howard in June 2025. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** It is the policy of the trustees to maintain a level of free reserves sufficient **Brief statement of the** to cover 9 months' expenditure. At the year end the free reserves were at **charity’s policy on reserves** a level which exceeds the target range. It is also the policy of the trustees to review, on an annual basis, the nature and level of the funds set aside, and to ensure that strategies are in place to enable such funds to be able to meet their purpose on an ongoing basis. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Laura Jackson **Position** Clerk to the Trustees **(eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 07/07/2025 March **2012** **TAR** 5 I1*IIKIANDA￿wlA&s 21SSIO Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a Forlh•pH 01101rn)25 Section A Receipts 1nd P1¢ nionls Vnmtrlclry luhd* Endowrninl lund• Total funds R•ilrlGl•d lund• La>tyear AIR 11.¥TZ 74tyJ 75.950 xircl 41 Ejillb, 444 (Me *abt•l 2&m SJ2•1 Tm 12.743 74m 7{479 66JO• Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categor Delail$ thJrA• B1 CuhfurKhb C￿x R1 acWJnts￿s1 Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,. 74.4n Unmlrtel•d R••lrfal•d lund• Endowmwbt lund• lund• Details Tm Zb ILXX RZ a(Y*yJnl8FSI Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The William Burknell Memorial Almshouses On accounts for the year gnded 31 December 2025 Charity no (If any) 215570 Sat out on pages report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above ch￿lty (Ihe Twsf) for th8 year ended 31 Docember 2026. Responsibilities and bJ¥i¥ of rnport As the charrtls trustees, you are responsib￿ for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 <°the Act.) I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out urKler section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have follob*d all the apklicable Directions given by the Charity Comrni88ion under section 145{5){b) of the Act. Independent I have cc*npleted my examination. I ccrfirni that no material matters have examin8Vs ststement come to my attention in o)nnection with the examination (gthep dw19￿.) which gives me Cause to believe that in, any material respect." the accountirvj records vme nol kept in accordance with section 130 of the Chanties Ad., or the accounts not accord with the xcounting records" or the accounts did not comply ￿th the applicable requirements concerning the forni and content cf accounts s8t out in the Charities (Accounls and Reports) Regulat￿nS 2008 ￿har than any requirement that the accounts give a knje and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no conGerns have (x)me a(¥oss no other rnatters in CA)nnection with the examination to ￿thIch attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . PJe8s8 d81et8 th8 Kjrds in the brackeis rfth8y do not apply. Signed: Date: 17 nna Uns**)rth Relevant professional qualification(8) or body (If any): FCCA Address: 39 Stockwell Road 11ER Oct 2018 East Grin8tead West Sussex, RH19 4BD Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of COn￿M (see CC32, Independent examination of charity acwunts: direc*ions and guidanGe for examiners). Glve here brlef details of any Items that the examiner wlshes to dlsclo8e. 21ER Oct 2018