2024-03-31-accounts

31St MARCH 2024
INCOME	2024	2023
Land rental	2130.00	2130.00
Interest	78.58	26.10
PCC donation	130.00	130.00
Grapevine donation		500.00
	£2338.58	£2776.10
EXPENDITURE
Vouchers for distribution	2280.00	2390.00
Land management fee	191.72	191.72
	£2471.72	£2581.72
Excess of expenditure over income for the year
	133.14
Excess of income over Expenditure		194.38
Funds at 1s1April	4574.07	4379.69
Funds at 31 March	4460.93	4574.07
REPRESENTED BY
Cash at bank — deposit account	4460.93	4574.07

At 3l	March 2024 the following assets were held:	March 2024 the following assets were held:
Asset		Valuation basis	Value
Long Clawson Land		Est. market value	80641.001
		31 March 2024	80641.00

			SORP reference
	Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its		Para 1−17	"Bread for widows, aged poor and such as have large families"
	governing document
	Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the		Para 1.17 and 1.19 i	The purpose of this charity is to provide a little extra for those residents in the parish of VVhissendine who are in need; by awarding vouchers redeemable in the local
	activities, projects or			shop against food and other consumables.
	services identified in the
	accounts.
	Statement confirming		Para 1.18	Eligibility criteria apply:
	whether the trustees have			Pensioner(s) in receipt of no income other
	had regard to the guidance			than the state pension (those eligible for
•	issued by the Charity			pension credit)
	Commission on public			A widow/widower whose partner has died
	benefit			in the last 12 months
				A person who has ceased employment this yeardue to ill−health A parent of 3 or more children in receipt of
				"working tax credits"
	Additional information (optional
				Gifts are awarded each December, on
			Para 1.38	receipt of application by those eligible.
	Policy on grant making			Applications for gifts are invited in
		.•		November each year, by publication in the parish magazine, The Grapevine'. (The
				Grapevine is delivered free of charge to	•
			,	every home in the village). [590 in 2023−4]
	Policy on social investment			N/A
	including program related		Pam 1.38
	investment
				N/A, Other than administration: design of
			Para 1.38	the advert, assessment of need, production
	Contribution made by			and delivery of vouchers and admin for
	volunteers			reimbursement of shop for vouchers
				accepted, and associated record keeping
				and reporting.

Achievements an	d Pe	r	formance
			SORP reference
.
				24 requests for support received Nov/Dec
				2023; 23 accepted as valid within the terms
				of eligibility. Each recipient gifted vouchers
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the		•	Para 1. 20 '	to a value of £100. Total awards for the year£2300. Total Claimed:. £2280
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any benefits to society as	wider a
whole.
	•
			.
−
			.

ou may choose to include fur	ther statemen	ts where relevant about:
		N/A
Achievements against	Para 1.41
objectives set
		N/A
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives	Para 1.41
set		−
,		Land value c£80,641 est. (Savills report
		Mar 2023−Poor grazing Rental £2130
Investment performance	Para 1.41	(gross) rate of return on land 2.64%.
against objectives		(£1938.28 net of management cost + VAT)
		Rental at market rate.
Other
		−

Structure Governance	Structure Governance	and Manag	ement
Description of charity's			Land trust
trusts:
Type of governing document		Para 1.25	Trust
(trust deed, royal charter)
How is the charity		Para 1.25
constituted? •
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)	−
Trustee selection methods		Para 1.25	VVhissendine Parish Council acts as
including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of			trustee. Those accepting the role of Councillor in Whissendine Parish Council automatically become trustees. UK
any person orbody entitled to appoint one or more			Electoral law governs eligibility for role of Councillor including residence/land
trustees			ownership in the Parish. There are a
			maximum of 9 councillors (trustees) at any
			onetime.
**Additional information **	(optional)
**You may choose to include further statements **			where relevant about:
Policies and procedures			N/A .
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
		Para 1.51
The charity's organisational			Stand−alone organisation, trustees meet 3
structure and any wider		Para 1.51	times a year, including the annual report of
network with which the			activities to a public meeting: the Village
charity works			Meeting.
			Trust accepts occasional donations from St
			Andrew's PCC: Bishop's Fund. [The
Relationship with any related parties		Para 1.51	Bishop's fund has compatible objectives to support poor families within the village but
			their resources have dwindled so that
			independent allocation of funds would not
			be effective.
			Trust provides vouchers that can be used in
Other			the village shop. The shop, a general store,
			accepts vouchers against any product they
			sell; at full face value. The trust reimburses
			the shop in February for those vouchers
			accepted in December/January. The
			operators of the shop make no charge for
			handling the vouchers or to cover the delay
			in receiving payment.

inancial Review
Review of the charity's	Para 1.21
financial position at the end
of the period
Statement explaining the	Para 1.22	Reserve held to provide funds in those
policy for holding reserves		yearswhere the cost of meeting
stating why they are held Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	applications exceeds income for the year. £4460.93 (31 Mar 2024)
Reasons for holding zero	Para 1.22	N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially in	Para 1.24	N/A
deficit
Explanation of any	Para 1.23	N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
dditional information (optional
		Rental income from 16.048 acres of poor
		pasture in Long Clawson, Leicestershire.
The charity's principal sources of funds (including	Para 1.47	(The land originally gifted for the purpose of generating income to be distributed to the
anyfundraising)		poor in VVhissendine; gifted in 1910)
		N/A
Investment policy and objectives including any	Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
		That the market rate for land rental
A description of the principal		generates significantly less money than
risks facing the charity	Pam 1.46	that demanded to meet the need.
		That Ash−die back becomes severe and
		requires expensive control.

Reference and Admini	strative details
Charity name	Poor's Land (Long Clawson)
Other name the charity uses	Long Clawson Land Charity
Registered charity number	217551 (Deregistered 2017: de minimus)
Charity's principal address	The Charity has no offices the postal address is care of the
	home address of the Clerk to the Parish Council.
	d o 33 Ashwell Road, Whissendine, Rutland. LE15 7EN

me	s of the charity tru	stees who manage th	e charity
	Trustee name	Offi (if any) ce	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1	William Farr	Parish Councillor
2	Jane Buckley	Parish Councillor
3	David Hatton	Parish Councillor	Until 7 May 2023
4	Linda Arnold	Parish Councillor
5	Carole East	Parish Councillor
6	Cynthia Moss	Parish Councillor		•
7	Paul Greenlay	Parish Councillor
8	Kevin Thomas	Parish Councillor
9	Gillian Wilkins	Parish Councillor
10	Tim Collins	Parish Councillor	Since 5 June 2023	.

ame of trustees holding title t	o property belonging to the ch
Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Whissendine Parish Council

Type of	Name	Address
adviser