Independent Examiner's Report
The Samuel Franklin Fund Elsworth
Annual Report and Aeeounts for the year ended
31 December 2021
Indcpcndcnt Examination of The Samuel Franklin Fund Elsworth (Charity 228775)
for thc Finat]cial Y¢ar ct]dit]g 3 1 Dec¢mbcr 2021
Responsibility & Basis of Examination
The Samu¢l Franklin Flind i8 a registcr¢d charity (No. 228775) and is ¢on8titut¢d by
a Scheme approl'cd and ¢8tablished by The Charity Commi88ioncrs for England and
Walcs on 7 Jun¢ 1967 las amcndcd on 18 March 19931.
It is th¢ responsibility of th¢ charity trustees to maintain and pr¢parc th¢ accounts.
The Charity docs not hav¢ 8iifficient incom¢ or a8s¢t8 to requir¢ an aiidit undcr
scctii)n 144 1)f thc CharitlC8 Act 21111 Ithc L haritic8 Actl. Thc Charity ha8
rcqiiestcd an indcpcndcnt examination iindcr section 145 of the Charitics Act.
Trustees
The charity triistccs at 3 1 Dcccmbcr 2021 werc..
Mr% A Howcll
Mr l Maddison
Mr D Popc
Rev N di Ca8tiglionc
Mr% J Millns
Thi8 cxaminalion has bccn carried out in accordancc with the direction8 and
guidancc providcd hy the C harily Coinmi.sqion. I have CX¢?Inincd thc 9¢ ccounting
records and Ihc undcrlyingi rccords providcd by thc Lh?¢ rity. a check aLidit ir¢iil ha8
bccn carricd out on a random %aniplL Ot rccord%. Thc cxainin¢ilion chcck% do not
prftvidc all IhL LvidcncL ihiil wi)Lild bc rcquircd for an audit, and ihcrLlor no ()pinion
can bc giivcn il.% l() wlicihcr Ihc acc()unis prc.%cnl u 'lruc lind fair. view and thi.4 rcport
is limited to the %iatemcni bclow.
Two of the Iru41cc8 arc appointed by the Pari%h Loiincil lo act tor four year% (Mr D
Popc wa% ¢ippointcd on I X JLily 2lll X and Mr l M¢iddi%on rc¢ippoinlcd on 17 March
211211. l)t ihc rciiiiiiningi Ihrcc Iru%lLC% Mrs A Howell wa% rcdpp()inlLd on 23 March
2112111() act lor five ycari, TIIL Rcv N di ('asligilionc was app()IlllLd a tru.4tcc ex
()ftiLi(¥ (¥11 21 IILI()hcr 21115 lind Mr.% J Millns Wil% &lPIX)inlcd ()n 12 1)cti)bLr 211211 for
Statement
Iru%lLL%. The lund paid a prcmiLim in the year 01. £5fi1 lor irLi%iCC indcinnity
insurai)Lc.
Durinb) the cxaininaiion, no Inmtcr coinc to my attcntion..
Purp05Q
ThL bTcnLral PLirpo%e IN to n)akc bTrani% 10 Ilio%c in Ilic Pari%h of El%worth who are
wliich syivc% me rea%onablc cau%c 10 belicvc that in Any material rc%pcct Ihc
rcquircinciit
To kccp accoiiniing rccord.% in accordancc with %CClion 130 of thc
Charitic.4 Act; aiid
To prcparc accounts which accord with thc accouiiting rccord
and coinply willi tlic accounting rcquircmcnts of thc Charitics Act
liavc not bccn mct., or
additioii d(?natioii.4 Inay bc Inadc to individual% aiid in%titLilion% Ilial providc liclp or
-%crviccs for thc %ick or cldcrly of thc willa¥c.
Review of the ye#r
Diiriiig Ihc ycar grant.% wcrc Inadc lo 22 bciicficiaric% and donations to.. thc
Papworili Day Ccntrc, tlic Jiibilcc Cliib, and Ll%worili School.
to which, in my opinion, attcntion should bc drawn in ordcr to cnablc a
propcr iindcr.%tanding of the account% to bc rcaclicd.
Thc trustccs arc p[Ca￿Cd to rcport that all fivc Castlc Acrc iinit% that arc owncd and
rcntcd oiit by the Fund wcrc occupicd ovcr the entire ycar. The rcntal incomc a
shown in thc account5 15 up bccau5c of thc timing of rcccipt5.
Bcn Stochr
LGS Scrviccs
29 March 2022
lan Maddison, Chair
29 March 2022

**The Samuel Franklin Fund Elsworth** 

**The Samuel Franklin Fund Elsworth** 

## **Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2021** 

|**Income receipts**<br>From assets<br>Rent of Castle Acre Estate<br>Rent of Castle Acre Fields<br>Recharge of site maintenance etc<br>Bank interest<br>COIF interest<br>COIF dividends<br>**Total receipts**<br>**Payments**<br>Charitable expenditure<br>Distributions:<br>Trinity<br>Winter fuel<br>Christmas<br>Grants for services to the Parish<br>Grants to help households<br>Donations to :<br>Jubilee Club<br>Papworth Day Centre<br>Elsworth School<br>Shop car park<br>Elsworth WI<br>Papworth Team Ministry event<br>Costs of property including management<br>Building works and repairs<br>Grass and hedge cutting and tree work etc<br>Agents fees (including advertising for tenants)<br>Legal charges and other professional fees<br>Insurance<br>Utilities<br>Bank charges<br>Costs of office management and administration<br>Clerk's Honoraria<br>Trustee indemnity insurance<br>Sundry expenses (including Examiners fee)<br>**Total payments**<br>**Net receipts / (payments) for the year**<br>Purchase of investment in COIF Ethical Fund<br>**Net movement in cash funds**<br>Cash funds less liabilities  at 31 December 2020<br>**Cash funds less liabilities at 31 December 2021**|**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**28,970**<br>**500**<br>**2,890**<br>**462**<br>**8**<br>**581**<br>**33,411**<br>**6,200**<br>**-**<br>**7,250**<br>**500**<br>**1,283**<br>**-**<br>**1,200**<br>**1,500**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**250**<br>**18,183**<br>**-**<br>**310**<br>**409**<br>**1,303**<br>**3,256**<br>**274**<br>**67**<br>**5,619**<br>**2,400**<br>**561**<br>**175**<br>**3,136**<br>**26,938**<br>**6,473**<br>**(25,000)**<br>**(18,527)**<br>**117,503**<br>**98,976**|2020<br>£<br>19,460<br>250<br>1,639<br>738<br>170<br>566|
|---|---|---|
|||22,823<br>4,900<br>-<br>5,650<br>528<br>746<br>1,500<br>1,200<br>2,650<br>1,000<br>106<br>-|
|||18,280<br>1,500<br>554<br>13<br>-<br>3,133<br>440<br>67|
|||5,707<br>2,400<br>561<br>303|
|||3,264|
|||27,251|
|||(4,428)<br>-|
|||(4,428)|
|||121,931|
|||117,503|



## **Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 December 2021** 

|**Unrestricted assets**<br>**Cash funds**<br>Bank balances<br>National Westminster<br>United Trust Bank<br>Santander<br>COIF account<br>Rent deposit accounts<br>**Liabilities**<br>VAT payable<br>Repayable rent deposits<br>**Cash funds less liabilities**<br>**Investment assets**<br>Units in COIF Ethical Fund<br>**Total unrestricted assets**|**2021**<br>**£**<br>**14,997**<br>**45,834**<br>**85**<br>**39,667**<br>**8,009**<br>**(1,607)**<br>**(8,009)**<br>**98,976**<br>**25,016**<br>**123,992**|2020<br>£<br>8,355<br>45,373<br>84<br>64,659<br>8,013<br>(968)<br>(8,013)|
|---|---|---|
|||117,503<br>-|
|||117,503|



## **Permanent endowment** 

In addition to the above the Fund has the following assets as its permanent endowment: 

(a) a holding of 6,898.63 units in COIF's Ethical Fund with a market value of £21,556 (2020 - 6898.63 units in COIF Ethical Fund with a value of £19,028) 

(b) Freehold property comprising: five commercial units known as Castle Acre Estate (with an insuered value of £485,000) and 12.5 acres of agricultural land known as Castle Acre which are let for grazing. 

On behalf of the trustees 

Ian Maddison, Chair 29 March 2022 

……………………………………………………………………………………….….. 

All correspondence should be addressed to Mrs S Wyer, The Clerk to the Trustees, 7 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU. 

The charity’s banker, solicitor, land agent and surveyors are as follows: 

Bankers: Solicitors: Land Agents: Surveyors: National Westminster Hewitsons Jolliffe Pleasance, Hookham & Nix 23 Market Street Shakespeare House 25 Broadway 1 Northampton Street Cambridge 42 Newmarket Road Peterborough Cambridge CB2 3PA Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AD CB5 8EP PE7 1SQ 

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Independent Examiner's Report
The Samuel Franklin Fund Elsworth
Annual Report and Aeeounts for the year ended
31 December 2021
Indcpcndcnt Examination of The Samuel Franklin Fund Elsworth (Charity 228775)
for thc Finat]cial Y¢ar ct]dit]g 3 1 Dec¢mbcr 2021
Responsibility & Basis of Examination
The Samu¢l Franklin Flind i8 a registcr¢d charity (No. 228775) and is ¢on8titut¢d by
a Scheme approl'cd and ¢8tablished by The Charity Commi88ioncrs for England and
Walcs on 7 Jun¢ 1967 las amcndcd on 18 March 19931.
It is th¢ responsibility of th¢ charity trustees to maintain and pr¢parc th¢ accounts.
The Charity docs not hav¢ 8iifficient incom¢ or a8s¢t8 to requir¢ an aiidit undcr
scctii)n 144 1)f thc CharitlC8 Act 21111 Ithc L haritic8 Actl. Thc Charity ha8
rcqiiestcd an indcpcndcnt examination iindcr section 145 of the Charitics Act.
Trustees
The charity triistccs at 3 1 Dcccmbcr 2021 werc..
Mr% A Howcll
Mr l Maddison
Mr D Popc
Rev N di Ca8tiglionc
Mr% J Millns
Thi8 cxaminalion has bccn carried out in accordancc with the direction8 and
guidancc providcd hy the C harily Coinmi.sqion. I have CX¢?Inincd thc 9¢ ccounting
records and Ihc undcrlyingi rccords providcd by thc Lh?¢ rity. a check aLidit ir¢iil ha8
bccn carricd out on a random %aniplL Ot rccord%. Thc cxainin¢ilion chcck% do not
prftvidc all IhL LvidcncL ihiil wi)Lild bc rcquircd for an audit, and ihcrLlor no ()pinion
can bc giivcn il.% l() wlicihcr Ihc acc()unis prc.%cnl u 'lruc lind fair. view and thi.4 rcport
is limited to the %iatemcni bclow.
Two of the Iru41cc8 arc appointed by the Pari%h Loiincil lo act tor four year% (Mr D
Popc wa% ¢ippointcd on I X JLily 2lll X and Mr l M¢iddi%on rc¢ippoinlcd on 17 March
211211. l)t ihc rciiiiiiningi Ihrcc Iru%lLC% Mrs A Howell wa% rcdpp()inlLd on 23 March
2112111() act lor five ycari, TIIL Rcv N di ('asligilionc was app()IlllLd a tru.4tcc ex
()ftiLi(¥ (¥11 21 IILI()hcr 21115 lind Mr.% J Millns Wil% &lPIX)inlcd ()n 12 1)cti)bLr 211211 for
Statement
Iru%lLL%. The lund paid a prcmiLim in the year 01. £5fi1 lor irLi%iCC indcinnity
insurai)Lc.
Durinb) the cxaininaiion, no Inmtcr coinc to my attcntion..
Purp05Q
ThL bTcnLral PLirpo%e IN to n)akc bTrani% 10 Ilio%c in Ilic Pari%h of El%worth who are
wliich syivc% me rea%onablc cau%c 10 belicvc that in Any material rc%pcct Ihc
rcquircinciit
To kccp accoiiniing rccord.% in accordancc with %CClion 130 of thc
Charitic.4 Act; aiid
To prcparc accounts which accord with thc accouiiting rccord
and coinply willi tlic accounting rcquircmcnts of thc Charitics Act
liavc not bccn mct., or
additioii d(?natioii.4 Inay bc Inadc to individual% aiid in%titLilion% Ilial providc liclp or
-%crviccs for thc %ick or cldcrly of thc willa¥c.
Review of the ye#r
Diiriiig Ihc ycar grant.% wcrc Inadc lo 22 bciicficiaric% and donations to.. thc
Papworili Day Ccntrc, tlic Jiibilcc Cliib, and Ll%worili School.
to which, in my opinion, attcntion should bc drawn in ordcr to cnablc a
propcr iindcr.%tanding of the account% to bc rcaclicd.
Thc trustccs arc p[Ca￿Cd to rcport that all fivc Castlc Acrc iinit% that arc owncd and
rcntcd oiit by the Fund wcrc occupicd ovcr the entire ycar. The rcntal incomc a
shown in thc account5 15 up bccau5c of thc timing of rcccipt5.
Bcn Stochr
LGS Scrviccs
29 March 2022
lan Maddison, Chair
29 March 2022