2023-12-31-accounts

			Benenden	Almshouse	Charities
			Contents (continued)
Reference and Administrative		Details
Trustees' Report							2to4
Statement ofTrustees'	Responsibilities
Independent Auditors'	Report					' ,	6to 8
Statement ofFinancial	Activities
Balance Sheet							10
Notes to the Financial	Statements					11	to 19

		Benenden	Almshouse	Charities	Charities
		Reference and Administrative			Details
Chairman		Robin Dalton	Holmes
Trustees who served	in 2023	Robin Dalton	Holmes
		Janet Beattie
		John Burbage
		The Revd. David Commander
		Mary Cruse
		Blair Gulland
		Colin Hayman
		Arianwen Neve
		Colin Willis (resigned 08/05/23)
Other Officers		Deborah Jenkins, Clerk
Charity Registration	Number	232743
Registered office		The Rectory
		The Green
		Benenden
		Cran brook
		Kent
		TN174DL
Bankers		Lloyds Bank pic
		PO Box 1000
		CSU Charlton	Place
		Charlton Road
		Andover
		Hampshire
		SP10 IRE
Auditor		Manningtons
		39High Street
		Battle
		East Sussex
		TN33 OEE

Statement	ofFinancial A	ctivities for th	e Year Ended	31December 2	023
			Unrestricted	Total	Total
		Note	fundsf	2023	2022f
Income and Endowments	from:
Charitable activities			51,936	51,936
Investment income Total Income			380 52,316	380 52,316	10 ~5,973
Expenditure on: Charitable activities Governance costs Total Expenditure Gains/losses on investment	assets	4 5	(16,615) ~2,563 ~19,178 9,385	(I6,615) ~2563 ~19,178 9,385	~499) (2 ~I (23,384) 16
Net moveinent in funds			42,523	42,523	15,090
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought forward			378,598	378 598	363508
Total funds carried forward		17	421 121	421,121	378,598

				2023	2022
			Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets			ll	284,609	276,6]6
Investments			12	97,404	88,019
				382,013	364,635
Current assets
Debtors			13	1,653	1,515
Cash at bank	and in hand		14	49,989	24,562
				51,642	,077
Creditors: Amounts		falling due within one year	15	1,500	,080
Net current	assets			50,142	24,997
Total assets	less current liabilities			432,155	389,632
Provisions			16	11,034	11,034
Net assets				421,121	378,598
Funds ofthe	charity:
Unrestricted	income	funds
Unrestricted	funds			421,121	378,598
Total funds			17	421,121	378,598

							Tota
							2023
						Unrestricted
						funds	Tots
						General	fund
Rent receivable						51,936	5,936
Total for 2023						51,936	5,936
Total for 2022						44 865		,865
3 Investment income
					Unrestricted
					funds	Total	Total
					General	2023	2022
Interest receivable	and similar			income;
Interest receivable		on bank deposits			271	271		7
Other income from		fixed asset		investments	109	109	10	101
					380	380	10	108
4 Expenditure	on	charitable		activities
					Unrestricted
					funds
						Total	Total
					General	2023	2022
Operation ofAlmshouses
Employment costs					3,005	3,005		355
Other direct costs	including		legal and professional		4,659	4,659		734
Establishment costs					5,654	5,654		635
Repairs and maintenance					1,211	1,211		629
Depreciation oftangible fixed				assets	2,086	2,086		097
					16,615	16,615	21	450

11 Tangible fixed assets
	Land and
	buildings	Total
Cost
At I January 2023	321,949	321,		49
Additions	10,079	10,0		79
At 31 December 2023	332,028	332,
Depreciation
At I January 2023	45,333	45,	33
Charge for the year	2,086	2,	86
At 31 December 2023	47,419	47,)		19
Net book value
At 31December 2023	284,609	284,
At 31 December 2022	276,616	276,		16

12 Fixed asset investments
	2023	202
Other listed investments	97,404		,019
Other investments
	Listed
	investments	Total
Cost or Valuation
At 1 January 2023	88,019	88,	019
Revaluation	9385	385 9,
At 31 December 2023	97,404	97,
Net book value
At 31December 2023	97,404	97,4
At 31December 2022	88,019	88,019
The historical cost oflisted investments	at 31 December 2023 was f28,674(2022 - X28,674).

13 Debtors
		2023	2022
Trade debtors		287	262
Prepayments		1,366	1,253
		1,653	1,515
14 Cash and cash equivalents
		2023	2022'
Cash at bank		49,989	24,562
15 Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year
		2023f	2022 f,
Accruals		1,500	1.,080

Other
provision	Totalf
11,034	11,034

17 Funds
						eat Balanc
		Balance at			Other	3)
		1January	incoming	Resources	recognised	mber Dece
		2023	resources f	expended	gains/(losses) f	3 202
Unrestricted	funds
General
General Funds Designated fund		389,632 ~11,034	52,316	(19,178)	9,385	43 ,155 11,034
		378,598	52 316	~19,178	9,385	421,121

							Balance at
		Balance at				Other	31
		1January	Incoming	Resources		recognised	Decep ber
		2022	resources f,	expended	Transfers f	gains/(losses)	202 2
Unrestricted	funds
General
General Funds Designated fund		380,649 ~11,0343	54,973	(23,384)	(6,107)	(16,499)	389,632 ~11,034
		369,615	54,973	(23,384)	(6,107)	(16,499)	37,598
Restricted
Re-development		6,107			6,107
Total funds		363,508	54 973	~23,384		~16499	378,598

				Total funds at
	Unrestricted	funds		31December
	General	Designated		2023,
Tangible fixed assets	284,609			284,609
Fixed asset investments	97,404			97,404
Current assets	51,642			51,642
Current liabilities	(1,500)			(1,500)
Provisions		11,034		11034
Total net assets	432,155	11,034)		421 121
				Total fun
	Unrestricted	funds		31Decem ber
	General	Designated		2022
Tangible fixed assets	276,616			276 616
Fixed asset investments	88,019			88 019
Current assets	26,077			26 077
Current liabilities	(1,080)			(I 080)
Provisions		(11,034		ll 034
Total net assets	389,632	11,034		378598
19 Analysis ofnet funds
				At31
	At 1January	Financiug	cash	December
	2023	flows		2023
Cash at bank and in hand	24,562	25,427		49,989
Net debt	24,562	25,427		49,989