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|Settlor:||Sir Percy Malcolm Stewart, Baronet,|Sir Percy Malcolm Stewart, Baronet,|OBE|||||||
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|Name of|the||||||||||
|Charity:||Sir Malcolm Stewart Bart. General|Charitable||Trust||||||
|||The principal<br>governing<br>document|is a deed poll dated 10July 1945.The||||||||
|||settlement<br>is a private charitable<br>trust controlled||||by its Trustees.|||||
|Trustees:||David John Szymanski<br>(Chairman)|||||||||
|||Malcolm Doggett Savory|||||||||
|||Miss Debra Jayne Hassall|||||||||
|||Peter John Faulkner|||||||||
|||Duncan<br>Edwards|||||||||
|||Mrs Hannah<br>Lawes|||||||||
|||Keith Stewart|||||||||
|||When new or additional<br>trustees are||appointed||by the existing trustees|||they|will|
|||be encouraged<br>to receive appropriate||training|depending||on their qualifications||||
|||and experience|||||||||
|Principal|Office||||||||||
|Address:||Mercer & Hole Trustees<br>Limited|||||||||
|||72 London Road, StAlbans,<br>Herts|AL1 1NS||||||||
|Solicitors:||Birketts LLP, Kingfisher<br>House,|||||||||
|||1 Gilders Way, Norwich,<br>Norfolk,<br>NR3 1UB|||||||||
|Reporting|||||||||||
|Accountants:||Mercer & Hole Trustees<br>Limited|||||||||
|||72 London Road, StAlbans,<br>Herts|AL1 1NS||||||||
|Independent|||||||||||
|Examiners:||Steve Robinson|||||||||
|||Mercer & Hole LLP|||||||||
|||72 London Road, StAlbans,<br>Herts|AL1 1NS||||||||
|Bankers:||Barclays Bank pic, Chancery<br>Lane|&Goslings||||||||
|||147Holbom,<br>London<br>EC1N 2NU|||||||||
|Bursar:||Miss Debra J Hassall|||||||||
|Investment|||||||||||
|Managers:||Rathbones,<br>8 Finsbury<br>Circus, London<br>EC2M|||7AZ||||||
|||The Trustees have wide powers of|investment.||||||||
|||On 31 October 2000 the Trustees||obtained|an order||under|section|26|of the|
|||Charities<br>Act 1993 to appoint<br>an||Investment||Manager|and|to delegate||their|
|||investment<br>powers to such manager||(including||power to appoint||a corporate||body|
|||as nominee to hold the investments|ofthe Charity).||||||||
|||In accordance<br>with this power Rathbones<br>have||||been acting throughout|||the|period|
|||covered<br>by these accounts.|||||||||





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|forthe year e|nded 30|September 2022 (continued)|
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|||The principal<br>aims and activities for the trustees<br>is the upkeep of the homes and|
|||gardens<br>at Stewartby<br>and to provide<br>a safe and<br>friendly<br>environment<br>for the|
|||people who occupy the homes.<br>In order to achieve their objectives, the trustees|
|||use the trust funds to maintain<br>the homes and gardens<br>and the general<br>running|
|||costs of the estate. The homes are gradually<br>being<br>modernised<br>as appropriate|
|||planning<br>permissions<br>are obtained<br>and as funds permit.|
|Objectives of|the||
|Charity:||The objects ofthe trust (see above) are clearly ofpublic benefit both directly and|
|||indirectly. The Trustees have complied<br>with the duty<br>in part 1,chapter 1, section|
|||4ofthe Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance|
|||published<br>by the Charity.|
|||The Trustees have the power to spend income and capital.|
|Achievements|and||
|performance:||The Charity's<br>main activities and who<br>it tries to help are described above. All of its|
|||charitable<br>activities are focussed on achieving<br>its objectives and are undertaking|
|||a<br>modernisation<br>programme,<br>subject<br>to<br>planning<br>permissions<br>and<br>funds|
|||available,<br>ofthe homes and pathways<br>to further<br>its work towards the benefit of its|
|||beneficiaries.|
|||The Trustees<br>met three times this year to review the running<br>of the Sir Malcolm|
|||Stewart homes,<br>the investment<br>of the trust funds,<br>the financial<br>situation<br>and any|
|||other<br>matters<br>adising.<br>They received<br>reports<br>from the bursar<br>who liaises on a|
|||regular basis with the other trustees.|
|||The day to day running<br>of the homes<br>is in the hands<br>ofthe wardens<br>who<br>live on|
|||site and<br>report<br>to the<br>bursar.<br>The<br>bursar<br>is responsible<br>for supervising<br>the|
|||maintenance<br>ofthe estate.|
|||The investment<br>objectives/performance<br>are stated below.|
|Investment|||
|Policy:||The investment<br>policy agreed<br>with<br>Rathbones,<br>the Investment<br>Manager,<br>is to|
|||generate<br>optimum<br>income for the maintenance<br>of the homes<br>whilst at the same|
|||time seeking<br>long term capital<br>growth.<br>For the year ended 30 September 2022,|
|||the<br>overall<br>return<br>decreased<br>by 15.018/0 (2021 23.499%). Given<br>the volatile|
|||stock market conditions,<br>the trustees accept the performance<br>over the year.|
|Risk Management:||Apart from the risks associated<br>with property<br>and the running<br>ofthe homes which|
|||are covered<br>by comprehensive<br>insurance,<br>the Trustees<br>do not consider that the|
|||Chadity<br>is exposed<br>to any<br>major<br>risk, other than<br>market<br>risks<br>in relation<br>to its|
|||share<br>porffolio.<br>The Trustees<br>have delegated<br>management<br>of the portfolio<br>to|
|||professional<br>managers,<br>though<br>they review their performance<br>regularly.|
|Reserves:||The total reserves<br>of the Charity<br>have increased<br>by f284,136 during<br>the year|
|||ended<br>30 September<br>2022. Total<br>unrestricted<br>reserves<br>now<br>held<br>amount<br>to|
|||213,117,882 and are held<br>for the maintenance<br>and<br>upkeep<br>of the homes<br>at|
|||Stewartby.<br>The<br>value<br>of<br>the<br>investments<br>has<br>decreased<br>resulting<br>in<br>a|
|||depreciation<br>of F31,801 during<br>the year.<br>As<br>indicated<br>under<br>the<br>Review<br>of|
|||Financial Transactions<br>(see below) the trustees are taking steps to bring income|
|||and expenditure<br>into balance.|





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|for the year end|ed 30Se|ptember 2022 (continued)||||
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|Trustees'||||||
|Responsibilities|lcont):|The trustees<br>are responsible<br>for|keeping<br>accounting|records<br>that disclose<br>with||
|||reasonable<br>accuracy at any time|the financial<br>position|ofthe charity and|enable|
|||them to ensure that the financial|statements<br>comply<br>with the Charities<br>Act 2011,|||
|||the Charity<br>(Accounts<br>and Reports)<br>Regulations<br>2008||and the provisions|of the|
|||trust deed. They are also responsible<br>for safeguarding||the assets of the|charity|
|||and hence for taking reasonable|steps for the prevention<br>and detection||of fraud|
|||and other irregularities.||||
|Confirmation:||The Trustees<br>confirm<br>that<br>the|accounts<br>comply<br>with|the<br>requirement|of the|
|||Charity's<br>governing<br>document<br>and the requirements<br>of||SORP 2019applicable<br>to||
|||charities<br>preparing<br>their accounts|in accordance<br>with FRS 102.|||



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|Income and endowments|from|||||||
|Income from charitable<br>activities||||||||
|Service charges receivable||from tenants||||78,118|61,736|
|Investment<br>Income||||||||
|Dividends||||||51,547|43,337|
|Interest from investment|managers||(gross)|||467||
|Other income||||||||
|(Loss)/Gain<br>on sale ofprogramme|||related|investment|||5,232|
|||||||130,152|99,841|
|Expenditure<br>on||||||||
|Costs ofcharitable<br>activities|||||2|306,098|290,143|
|Cost ofgenerating<br>funds-||||||||
|Investment<br>manager's<br>fees||||||11,128|10,079|
|Total expenditure||||||317,226|300,222|
|Net incoming(outgoing)<br>resources <br>and investment<br>asset disposals|||before|revaluations||~187074|~200,3,01|
|Net gains/(losses)<br>on||||||||
|Investments|||||5|(412,008)|415,451|
|Property - sales||||||37,347||
|Property - revaluation<br>at|30|September 2022|||4|845,871||
|||||||471,210|415,451|
|Net income/(expenditure)||||||284,136|215,070|
|Total funds brought<br>forward||||||12,833,746|12,618,676|
|Total funds carried forward||||||1311?,882|12,033,740|





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|Fixed Assets|||||||
|Freehold Property at|market||value:||||
|Sir Malcolm Stewart|Homes||and Community||||
|Hall and land at Stewartby,|||at market value||10,353,450|9,894,780|
|Works ofArt|||||10,488|10,488|
|Tangible assets|||||7,756|10,194|
|Investments|||||2,365,154|2,396,955|
|Total Fixed Assets|||||12,736,848|12,312,417|
|Current Assets|||||||
|Debtors and prepayments|||||24,761|26,773|
|Balance with investment||managers|||81,311|136,225|
|Cash at bank|||||313,179|421,794|
|Cash in hand|||||873|873|
|Liabilities: amounts|falling||due within one year||420,124<br>~30,000|587,665<br>~66,336|
|Net Current Assets|||||381,034|521,329|
|Total Net Assets of|Trust||||13,117,882|12,833,746|
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|Service charges receiveable from tenants|||||||
|Service charge received from tenants|||||77,039|60,378|
|Service charge due from tenants|||||1,080|1,358|
||||||~78 118|61,736|
|Costs ofcharitable<br>activities|||||||
|Costs ofcharitable<br>activities|||||306,098|290,143|
|The breakdown<br>ofcosts|ofcharitable|||activities is as follows-|||
|Upkeep ofhomes at Stewartby|||||||
|Maintenance<br>expenditure|||||62,779|53,222|
|(including<br>Maintenance<br>assistant's|||salary)||||
|Salaries|||||||
|Bursar|||||38,995|42,315|
|Wardens|||||33,644|33,500|
|Groundsman|||||37,900|38,351|
|Community<br>Hall cleaner|(inc supplies)||||5,694|5,924|
|Groundsman's<br>supplies|||||7,696|3,979|
|Other garden<br>expenditure|||||7,864|4,322|
|Water charges|||||824|1,157|
|Street/Porch<br>lights|||||4,160|3,377|
|Common<br>Room Heating/lighting|||||2,606|3,478|
|Sundry Expenses|||||467|457|
|Vacant Home charges|||||19,075|30,563|
|Electricity for garage block|||||2,918|3,081|
|Properties<br>insurance|||||22,730|21,359|
|Trustees<br>indemnity<br>insurance|||||1,264|970|
|Minibus expenses|||||1,473|3,297|
|Benefits to tenants|||||2,542|431|
|Contribution<br>to Church expenses|||||1,200|900|
||||||191,052|197,481|
||||||253,831|250,703|
|Expenditure|||||||
|Accountants'<br>charges|||||||
|Trust accounts|||||15,600|10,800|
|Independent<br>examination|||||2,400|1,800|
|Auditor's<br>charges (not previously||provided)|||4,560||
|Depreciation|||||2,438|3,235|
|Trustees' expenses|||||2,585||
|Administration<br>costs|||||24,684|23,605|
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|Total costs ofcharitable|activities||||306,098|290,143|





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||||||Land and|of||2022|2021|
||||||Buildings|Art||Total|Total|
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|Book values||||||||||
|Opening|balance||||9,894,780|10,488||9,905,268|10,038,163|
|Less: Sale ofhomes||during the|year||(419,080)|||(419,080)|(330,000)|
|Upgrading|windows|expenditure|||31,879|||31,879|197,105|
|Revaluation|||||845 871|||845 871||
|Closing balance|||||10,353,450|10,488||10,363,938|9,905,268|
|Tangible|assets|||||||||
||||Furniture|||||||
||||fittings|and|Tractors|||2022|2021|
||||equipment||8 Mowers|Minibus||Total|Total|
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|Cost||||||||||
|Opening|balance||4,899||29,828|15,764||50,491|50,491|
|Additions||||||||||
|Disposals||||||||||
|Closing balance|||4|899|29828|15|764|50,491|50,491|
|Depreciation||||||||||
|Opening|balance||4,163||23,176|12,958||40,297|37,062|
|Charge for year||||74|1,663||701|2,438|3235|
|Closing balance|||4,237||24,839|13,659||42,735|40,297|
|Net book|values|||||||||
|Closing balance||||662|4,989|2,|1D5|7756|10.194|





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|to the accounts<br>eptember 2022<br>ued)|to the accounts<br>eptember 2022<br>ued)||||
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|Fixed Asset Investments|||||
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|Quoted Investments|||||
|Market value 30September 2021|||2,396,955|1,952,351|
|Additions|||1,216,406|455,744|
|Disposals|||(835,199)|(426,591)|
|Net realised<br>investment|gains/(losses)||(175,428)|25,341|
|Net unrealised<br>investment||gains/(losses)|~236,626|390,110|
|Market value 30September||2022|2,365,154|2,395,955|
|Debtors and prepayments|||2022f|2021f|
|Service charge due from|tenants||1,079|7,092|
|Income tax recoverable|||1,728|1,728|
|Dividend<br>receivable|||659|512|
|Property vacant home charges reimbursements|||1,638||
|Insurance<br>prepayment|||19,657|17,441|
||||24,761|26773|
|Liabilities: amounts<br>falling due within one year|||2022f|2021f|
|Maintenance<br>expenditure|||966|2,473|
|Salaries|||||
|Bursar|||3,008|3,688|
|Wardens||||7,459|
|Groundsman||||9,355|
|Community<br>Hall cleaner|(inc supplies)|||1,346|
|Groundsman's<br>supplies|||1,143|384|
|Street/Porch<br>lights|||1,176|572|
|Sundry Expenses||||20|
|Electricity for garage block|||681|501|
|Vacant home charges|||579|194|
|Replacement<br>windows||||9,784|
|Benefits to residents|||247|18|
|Accountants'<br>charges|||21,600|16,800|
|Independent<br>examiner's|charges||6,000|3,600|
|Auditor's charges||||4,561|
|Investment<br>managers<br>charges|||2,881|2,548|
|Administration<br>costs|||1,009|2,933|
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|The unrestricted<br>funds are represented||by:|2022|2021|
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|Accumulated|Surplus||9,479,411|10,041,145|
|Revaluation|Reserve||3,838,471|2 702,600|
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