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2024-03-31-accounts

Charity Registration No. 219876

HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 MARCH 2024

HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

CONTENTS

Page
Legal and administrative information 1
Report of the trustees 2
Report of the Independent Auditors 7
Statement of financial activities 9
Comparative statement of financial activities 10
Balance sheet 11
Notes to the accounts 12

HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Governing Instrument Charity Commission Scheme dated 27 May 1904, as varied
by Scheme 3 May 1957
Trustees Rev’d A Gordon (Chair)
Ms M Cannon (Vice Chair)
Councillor C Kennedy
Ms N Baboneau
Mr A Hilton
Mr I Malik (resigned 28 November 2024)
Councillor R Chapman
Councillor S Patrick
Ms J Driver
Rev’d N Maxwell
Ms D Brown (resigned 26 June 2023)
Mr Z Lloyd (appointed 22 November 2023)
Charity registered number 219876
Clerk to the Trustees The Trust Partnership
6 Trull Farm Buildings
Tetbury
Gloucestershire
GL8 8SQ
Principal office Celia Fiennes House
8 – 20 Well Street
Hackney
E8 7PX
Independent Auditor Dunkley’s
Woodlands Grange
Woodlands Lane
Bradley Stoke
Bristol
BS32 4YJ
Bankers CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
Investment Managers
Sarasin & Partners LLP
Juxon House
100 St Paul’s Churchyard
London
EC4M 8BU

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

History, objectives and activities of the charities

The Hackney Parochial Charities were constituted under a trust deed dated 27 May 1904 as varied by a Scheme dated 3 May 1957.

The charities are constituted to receive from Hackney Joint Estates Charity (HJEC) 50% of its funds available for distribution. During the year no distribution was received from HJEC (2023: £150,000).

On 1 April 1994, following agreement with HJEC and the other constituent charities, it was agreed the charities should assume custody and control of their proportion of the investments representing the proceeds of the sale by HJEC of a proportion of its property portfolio. The transfer of investments was £3,605,775. These investments are being held as capital as instructed by the Trustees. This treatment was ratified by the Charity Commission.

The objective of the charities is relief of poverty in the former ecclesiastical parish of St John at Hackney, as per the scheme dated 1957. The Trustees currently have a policy of supporting individuals and organisations within the area of benefit.

On 16 October 2008 the Trustees took over the Hackney District Nursing Association and replaced the previous Board. It was agreed with the Charity Commission that the Hackney Parochial Charities would administer the affairs of the Hackney District Nursing Association. The Trustees act in accordance with the terms set out in the constitution of the Hackney District Nursing Association revised on 22 October 1980.

The objectives of the Hackney District Nursing Association are the training, education and support of nurses and midwives, the provision of equipment and services to support them, and to relieve the poverty of persons resident within the London Borough of Hackney. During 2009 and 2010 all assets and liabilities of the Hackney District Nursing Association were transferred to the Hackney Parochial Charities and are administered as a restricted fund.

In May 2019 the charity received a donation from the Eliza Shepherd Charitable Trust (ES) which is restricted to fund the relief of poverty in children and young people.

Management and governance arrangements

The Trust Deed provides for eleven Trustees; three ex-officio Trustees, three representative Trustees and five co-opted Trustees. The ex-officio Trustees are the Rector and Church Wardens of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney. The representative Trustees are appointed by the London Borough of Hackney and the co-opted Trustees are persons living or working in or near the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney. Hackney District Nursing Association has scope to provide grants to the whole of the London Borough of Hackney area and such grants are not restricted to the above constraints.

Were there a requirement for new co-opted Trustees, these would be identified and appointed by the remaining Trustees. The Chair of Trustees and the Clerk of the Trustees are responsible for the induction of any new Trustees which involves awareness of a Trustee’s responsibilities, the governing document, administrative procedures, the history and philosophical approach of the charities. A number of Trustees have held office for over ten years. All Trustees provide their services free of charge.

The Hackney Parochial Charities are empowered to appoint up to six directors to the Board of Hackney Endowed Trustee Limited, trustee of HJEC.

The Trustees regularly review the risks that the charities face. To date these have mainly related to investment management and these have been ameliorated by diversified portfolio management.

In looking to the future, the Trustees will continue to monitor the risks associated with the trust’s investments and continue to be vigilant as to other risks that might be associated to a grant making charity.

Key management personnel

The charities consider the Trustees comprise the key management personnel of the charity, in charge of directing, controlling, running and operating the charities.

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (continued)

Procedure and policy for grant making

The Trustees normally meet two times a year to consider what grants they will make and to review any feedback they have received. The Trustees consider formal written applications for grants and funding for projects which are usually directed to the Clerk’s office. The Trustees expect the applicant to say how the funds will be used and what would be achieved. The Trustees have a policy that they make only one off grants with no guarantee of future funding.

The Trustees always seek feedback on the actual use of the grants given and the achievements (where relevant) made, including those given to individuals. The explanations and feedback received are sufficient for monitoring the quality of the grants made. The Trustees make visits to organisations to which grants are made and to organisations being considered for payment of grants.

The Clerk to the Trustees handles the correspondence relating to grants. In the case of individuals, personal identification is checked before grants are paid. The Clerk’s office looks after the financial affairs of the charities on a day to day basis.

The Trustees consider applications at their regular meetings, when they also decide whether to allocate successful applications to their own funds or those of the Hackney District Nursing Association. Individual applications are dealt with in-between meetings, by email.

Ministers’ Discretionary Grants

The Trustees also make regular small grants to the local ministers’ discretionary sick and needy funds to enable the local Clergy of Church of England parochial church councils to assist poor local people, who are in urgent need, without having to make a formal application for a grant each time. These grants are dependent upon annual reports written to the satisfaction of the Trustees.

Achievements and performance of the charities

During the year the Charities have been able to make grants of £341,034 (2023: £347,540) , the majority being £4,000 each, or less, to a diverse range of projects to assist the local community and individuals in hardship.

Two Trustee meetings are held each year to consider grants from organisations. Hardship grants for individuals will be considered by Trustees by email, on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. In 2024 the Charities made 46 hardship grants with a total value of £27,278 (2023: 83 grants totalling £46,488).

When grants are made to individuals they are mainly to assist in the purchase of clothing and essential household equipment. During 2024 the Trustees made grants of £5,000 out of the Hackney District Nursing Association’s funds (2023: £5,228).

The Hackney Parochial Charities, South Hackney Parochial Charity, West Hackney Parochial Charity and the Hackney Joint Estate Charity launched a joint website in early 2014, which draws together all three of the Hackney Parochial grant making charities in one place. The joint website will make it easier for applicants to access information on the charities, assess their eligibility and apply for a grant.

The Trustees held a strategy day in March 2015 and agreed that they will prioritise projects supporting advice and support organisations, young people, families with no recourse to public funds and the isolated elderly.

Financial review, investment policy and reserves

The Trustees have set a policy that the endowment funds should be invested so as to maximise the total return (capital growth plus income) with a medium level of risk. The income from investments for the year was £225,501 (2023: £222,420).

The endowment funds have been diversified between equities, bonds, cash and property funds. This has been designed to give protection to the portfolio.

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (continued)

Financial review, investment policy and reserves (continued)

At 31 March 2024 the investment portfolio showed an increase on the prior year of 8% (2023: decrease of 6%).

The Trust employs Sarasin & Partners LLP as investment advisers and managers. They charge a fee based on the value of the portfolio under their management.

Total income for the year was £225,501 (2023: £372,420). The net outgoing resources, after grants and operation expenses of £372,445 (2023: £382,252) for the year was £146,944 (2023: outgoing resources £9,832). At the end of the financial year unrestricted reserves were £126,054 (2023: £295,842), around 4 months (2023: 10 months) of grant expenditure (based on average of previous two years). It is the Trustees intention to distribute net incoming resources on an annual basis.

The Trustees consider that the level of reserves is sufficient to cover this downturn.

Reserves Policy

Trustees are confident that sufficient funds are held to cover current commitments.

The adequacy of the reserves policy is reviewed annually. In addition, the Trustees have also agreed upon an ethical investment policy.

Safeguarding statement

The Charity has no requirement for any direct contact with its individual beneficiaries. All applications are considered via email or online and all applicants are required to submit an application through a third-party organisation.

The Charity does occasionally visit organisations that it has supported through project or strategic applications and, when on site, Trustees always adhere to the safeguarding policy in place at that particular organisation.

The Charity, when reviewing applications from organisations, as part of the project or strategic application process, always requests that organisations provide details of their safeguarding policies which are then filed together with the application on Salesforce. It is the organisation’s responsibility to ensure that their policy is up to date and in compliance with the relevant regulations .

Public benefit

As stated above, the objectives of the charity are the relief of poverty in the former ecclesiastical parish of St John at Hackney. The provisions of grants by the trustees to relieve poverty and the provision of grants to larger organisations allows those organisations to undertake further charitable work to the community, which would otherwise not be available.

Future plans

The Trustees intend to continue providing grants in a similar way to the recent past continuing the emphasis on smaller grants to local organisations and individuals in hardship.

In May 2019 the charity received £110,732 from the Eliza Shepherd Charitable Trust. This donation is ringfenced to be used for the relief of poverty in children and young people.

The Trustees will continue to monitor the redevelopment programme being undertaken by HJEC and its effects on the distributable funds available to the constituent charities. The Trustees are represented on the board of directors of Hackney Endowed Trustees Limited (trustee of HJEC) by five of the nine directors.

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (continued)

Area of benefit

The map below illustrates the Hackney Parochial Charities area of benefit.

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (continued)

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charities and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Charities for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charities and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2022, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2019 and the provisions of the charities’ constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf

Rev’d Alexander Gordon

………………………………… Chair

January 2025

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Hackney Parochial Charities (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

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 Auditors' 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 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 twelve 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 Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors 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.

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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees 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.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

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 a Report of the Independent Auditors 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.

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES (continued)

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

We identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and then design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:

o Identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance;

o Detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;

o The internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations;

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the areas of management override of controls, going concern, revenue recognition, and the appropriateness of expenditure.

We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the organisation operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.

Audit response to risks identified

Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:

We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members, and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.

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 Report of the Independent Auditors.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. 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 and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Dunkley's Statutory Auditors Chartered Accountants Woodlands Grange Woodlands Lane Bradley Stoke Bristol BS32 4JY Date: .............................................

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Unrestricted Restricted
Notes
Funds
Funds
£
£
Income from:
Distribution from connected
Charity
-
-
Investment income
3
197,249
9,660
Total Income
197,249
9,660
Expenditure on
Charitable activities:
Grants and support
costs
4
367,037
5,408
Total Expenditure
367,037
5,408
Net gains / (losses) on
investments
-
38,604
Net (expenditure) /
income and net movement
in funds for the year
6
(169,788)
42,856
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought
Forward
Transfer between funds
295,842
-
121,017
375,437
Total funds carried
Forward
126,054
539,310		 Endowment
Funds
£
-
18,592
18,592
-
-
548,838
567,430
7,298,595
(375,437)
7,490,588		 Total Funds
2024
£
-
225,501
225,501
372,445
372,445
587,442
440,498
7,715,454
-
8,155,952		 Total Funds
2023
£
150,000
222,420
372,420
382,252
382,252
(513,305)
(523,137)
8,238,591
-
7,715,454

The notes on pages 12 to 20 form part of these accounts.

All of the charities’ activities derived from continuing activities during the above two financial periods.

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Unrestricted Restricted
Notes
Funds
Funds
£
£
Income from:
Distribution from connected
Charity
150,000
-
Investment income
194,247
9,010
Total Income
344,247
9,010
Expenditure
Charitable activities:
Grants and support
costs
376,573
5,679
Total Expenditure
376,573
5,679
Net losses on investments
-
(7,681)
Net expenditure and net
movement in funds for
the year
(32,326)
(4,350)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought
Forward
328,168
123,367
Total funds carried
Forward
295,842
121,017		 Endowment
Funds
£
-
19,163
19,163
-
-
(505,624)
(486,461)
7,785,056
7,298,595		 Total Funds
2023
£
150,000
222,420
372,420
382,252
382,252
(513,305)
(523,137)
8,238,591
7,715,454

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

Notes
Fixed assets
Investments
7
Current assets
Debtors
8
Bank balances
Creditors: Amounts falling
due within one year
9
Net current assets
Net assets
Represented by:
Unrestricted funds
10
Restricted funds
HDNA
Eliza Shepherd
10
Endowment funds
10
£
5,077
82,793
87,870
10,652		 2024
£
8,078,734
8,078,734
77,218
8,155,952
126,054
408,359
130,951
7,490,588
8,155,952
£
4,786
260,092
264,878
21,578		 2023
£
7,472,154
7,472,154
243,300
7,715,454
295,842
2,198
118,819
7,298,595
7,715,454

Approved by the board of Trustees on 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Rev’d Alexander Gordon ) Trustees Mary Cannon )

The notes on pages 12 to 20 form part of these accounts.

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are laid out below.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared for the year to 31 March 2024.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policies below or the notes to these financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and comply with the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2019 and the Charities Act 2022.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are presented in sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

No significant accounting estimates or judgements were required to prepare the financial statements.

Assessment of going concern

The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these accounts. The trustees have made this assessment in respect to a period of one year from the date of the approval of these accounts. The trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. Given the additional challenges of Coronavirus and Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021, the Trustees are of the opinion that the Charity will still have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Income

Income comprises investment income and a distribution equivalent to half of the net annual income from Hackney Joint Estates. Income is recorded when receivable.

Expenditure

Expenditure is included in the accounts on an accruals basis. Irrecoverable VAT is charged to the statement of financial activities as incurred.

Expenditure on grants is recorded once the charities have made an unconditional commitment to pay the grant and this is communicated to the beneficiary or the grant has been paid, whichever is earlier. The charities have not made any grant commitments of more than one year. The cost of managing investments is charged against investment capital, reflecting the total return approach to investment management. Any costs associated with the sale or purchase of investments are accounted for as part of the sale or purchase price of the investments.

Investments

Quoted investments have been valued at market value at the balance sheet date. Unrealised and realised investment gains and losses are shown net in the statement of financial activities.

Fund accounting

Details of the nature and purpose of each fund is set out in note 10.

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Debtors

Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for non-recoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

Cash at bank

Cash at bank and in had represents such accounts and instruments that are available on demand or have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition.

Creditors

Creditors are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Creditors are recognised at the amount the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt.

Statement of cash flows

The financial statements do not include a statement of cash flows because the charity is considered a small charity and is therefore exempt from the requirement to prepare such a statement under the Charities SORP FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1.

2 Taxation

The Charities are registered charities and accordingly are exempt from taxation on its income and gains where they are applied for charitable purposes.

3 Investment income

Source of
investment
income
Listed
investments
Fee rebates
Cash		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
193,848
-
3,401
197,249		 Restricted
Funds
£
8,723
836
101
9,660		 Endowment
Funds
£
-
18,592
-
18,592		 2024 Total
£
202,571
19,428
3,502
225,501		 2023 Total
£
201,530
19,454
1,436
222,420

4 Charitable activities

Grants paid
Professional fees
Auditors remuneration
Incidental expenses		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
336,034
24,993
2,369
3,641
367,037		 Restricted
Funds
£
5,000
329
31
48
5,408		 2024
Total
£
341,034
25,322
2,400
3,689
372,445		 2023
Total
£
347,540
29,966
1,860
2,886
382,252

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

4 Charitable activities (continued)

Legal, professional and clerk fees include professional services provided to the Charities in respect of legal, accountancy, bookkeeping, financial advisory, trust administration, clerk fees and general advisory services.

The charities consider their key management personnel comprise the Trustees. The Trustees received no remuneration for their services during the year nor were they reimbursed any out-of-pocket expenditure (2023 - £nil).

5 Analysis of grants made

The charities did not undertake any activity directly but met its charitable purposes by making grants.

The Trustees agreed to continue the practise of making quarterly discretionary grants to the local Ministers in the area of benefit for their use in making small hardship grants to individuals in need.

During the year grants were made to the PCC’s of St Mark’s Church Dalston, St Matthews Church Upper Clapton, St Barnabas Church PCC, St Bartholomew’s Church on Stamford Hill, St James Church Clapton, St Michael and All Angels Church London Fields, All Souls Church Hackney Marsh, St Thomas Church Upper Clapton, St John at Hackney Church, Holy Trinity Dalston Church, St Mary of Eton Church, St Michael’s Church Stoke Newington, Christchurch on the Mead Church, and St Luke’s Church.

African Community School
Alexandra Rose Charity
Bags of Taste Limited
Clapton Common Boys Club
Clapton Commons Community Organisation
Crohn's and Colitis Relief
East End Citizens Advice Bureau
East London Cares
Ezra Umarpeh
Frampton Baptist Church
Hackney Church
Hackney City Farm
Hackney Community Law Centre
Hackney Doorways
Hackney Migrant Centre
Hackney Playbus
Hackney Quest
Hackney School of Food
Hackney Shed
Total carried forward		 2024
HPC
£
10,000
10,000
5,000
4,200
5,000
-
25,000
7,000
-
10,500
30,000
-
-
30,000
10,000
10,603
25,000
-
4,904
187,207		 2024
HDNA
£
-
-
-
-
3,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,000		 2024
2023
Total
Total
£
£
10,000
5,000
10,000
-
5,000
5,000
4,200
-
5,000
5,000
3,000
-
25,000
25,000
7,000
-
-
5,518
10,500
10,000
30,000
-
-
5,000
-
25,000
30,000
30,000
10,000
10,000
10,603
5,000
25,000
25,000
-
4,460
4,904
-
190,207
159,978

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HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

5 Analysis of grants made (continued)

Total brought forward
Huddleston Centre - Access Project
Immediate Theatre - Summer Youth Theatre Programme
Made in Hackney
MARS Org Limited
North London Action for the Homeless
North London Bikur Cholim
North London Muslim Community Centre
PCC of St Johns Hackney
Redthread Youth
Round Chapel (Clapton Park URC)
St Joseph's Hospice
Step by Step
Thames Reach Charity
The Crib
The ZSV Trust
Womans Trust
ZSV Trust
Other grants under £2,500		 2024
HPC
£
187,207
8,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
-
10,000
5,000
12,000
10,000
-
3,000
4,930
-
7,539
-
10,000
6,380
59,978
336,034		 2024
HDNA
£
3,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,000
5,000		 2024
2023
Total
Total
£
£
190,207
159,978
8,000
-
3,500
-
4,000
-
4,500
-
-
15,974
10,000
-
5,000
9,500
12,000
33,000
10,000
10,000
-
7,500
3,000
-
4,930
-
-
5,000
7,539
-
-
5,000
10,000
15,000
6,380
-
61,978
86,588
341,034
347,540

The Trustees aim to match grants and distributions payments with the income after governance costs on an annual basis.

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6 Analysis of the net movement in funds

Details are provided of the movement on the individual funds during the year and the balance of funds available to finance future charitable expenditure.


Incoming resources
Distributions HJEC
Investment income receivable
Resources expended
Grants made

Support costs
Net incoming resources

Unrealised gains / (losses) on investment assets
Net movement in funds		 Unrestricted
Funds
HPC

£
-
197,249
197,249
336,034
31,003
(169,788)
-
(169,788)

Restricted Funds
HDNA
ES
£
£

-
-
6,333
3,327
6,333
3,327
5,000
-
408
-
925
3,327
29,800
8,804
30,725 12,131		 Endowment
Funds
2024
Total
HPC
Funds
£
£

-
-
18,592
225,551
18,592
225,501
-
341,034
-
31,411
18,592 (146,944)
548,838
587,442

567,430
440,498
 Endowment
Funds
2024
Total
HPC
Funds
£
£

-
-
18,592
225,551
18,592
225,501
-
341,034
-
31,411
18,592 (146,944)
548,838
587,442

567,430
440,498
 Endowment
Funds
2024
Total
HPC
Funds
£
£

-
-
18,592
225,551
18,592
225,501
-
341,034
-
31,411
18,592 (146,944)
548,838
587,442

567,430
440,498
 Endowment
Funds
2024
Total
HPC
Funds
£
£

-
-
18,592
225,551
18,592
225,501
-
341,034
-
31,411
18,592 (146,944)
548,838
587,442

567,430
440,498
 2023
Total
Funds
£
150,000
222,420

372,420
347,540
34,712
(9,832)
(513,305)





440,498

(523,137)

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7 Investments

Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
HPC
ES
HDNA
£
£
£
Investments held
Stocks and shares
- 88,812 300,608
Bonds
- 15,078 51,034
Property funds
- 4,279 14,483
Alternative investments
- 7,694 26,041
- - -
- 115,863 392,166
Cash
66,547 4,218 14,278
66,547 120,081 406,444
Movements in investments were:
Market value at 1 April 2023
Add: Additions to investments at cost
Transfer from cash
Unrealised loss on revaluation
Market value at 31 March 2024
Cost of listed investments at 31 March 2024		 Endowmen
Funds
HPC
£
5,536,435
939,918
266,732
479,619
-
7,222,704
262,958
7,485,662		 t
2024
2023
Total
Funds
Total
Funds
£
£
5,925,855
4,927,896
1,006,030
1,121,402
285,494
307,287
513,354
906,496
-
7,730,733
7,263,081
348,001
209,073
8,078,734
7,472,154
7,472,154
28,796
(9,658)
587,442
8,078,734
6,632,191		 2023
Total
Funds
£
4,927,896
1,121,402
307,287
906,496

7,263,081
209,073
7,472,154

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8 Debtors
Other debtors
9 Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Other creditors		 31 March
2024
£
5,077
31 March
2024
£
10,652		 31 March
2023
£
4,786


31 March
2023
£
21,578

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

10 Analysis of fund assets and liabilities

Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities		 Unrestricted Funds
Endowment Funds
2024
2023
HPC
HDNA
ES
HPC
Total Funds
Total Funds
£
£
£
£
£
£
66,547
406,444
120,081
7,485,662
8,078,734
7,472,154
70,159
1,915
10,870
4,926
87,870
264,878
(10,652)
-
-
-
(10,652)
(21,578)
Restricted Funds
126,054
408,359
130,951
7,490,588
8,155,952
7,715,454

Unrestricted funds - general

Unrestricted funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use in accordance with the charitable objectives.

Restricted funds

By 31 March 2012 Hackney Parochial Charities (HPC) had ceased to administer grants for Goldsmiths and the remaining balance of funds as at 31[st] March 2013 was used to fund eligible grant applications during the year.

Restricted funds include amounts received from the Hackney District Nursing Association (HDNA) which the Hackney Parochial Charities continue to administer in line with the objectives of Hackney District Nursing Association.

Endowment funds

The endowment fund represents those assets which must be held permanently by the Charities, principally investments. Income arising on the endowment fund can be used in accordance with the objects of the charity and is included as unrestricted income. All realised and unrealised gains or losses and investment management charges have been attributed to the endowment fund.

The Trustee of Hackney Joint Estates Charity (HJEC) together with the Trustees of the Hackney Parochial Charities, decided that the Hackney Parochial Charities should assume custody and control of their proportion of the investment representing the proceeds of the sale by HJEC of the former residential properties. The first transfer was £45,264, which is being held as capital as instructed by the Trustees. The remaining transfers were amalgamated and took place on 1 April 1994. The proceeds from these transfers of £3,605,775 are being held as capital as instructed by the Trustees. This treatment was ratified by the Charity Commission.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

11 Connected charities

Hackney Joint Estates Charity and Hackney District Nursing Association are connected to Hackney Parochial Charities. The registered address for both Charities is The Trust Partnership, 6 Trull Farm Buildings, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8SQ.

No distribution from Hackney Joint Estates Charity was received during the year (2023: £150,000).

12 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the year.

The Ministers discretionary grants are now paid directly to the Parochial Church Councils.

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