The Trnstees of the Almshouses of EIRzabeth. Count5 De La Warr ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2023 CoNTE[S Annual Report Receipts and Paymenis Accouni SMementofAssets and Liabilities ChairniaL- Se£rclary. Hon Treasurer: Independent EMminer. Mrs Anne Barker. HjifsidK Lye Green. croWbwth .Ea5t SussexTN6 IUU Mr R H JacksorL IWrothtye5 Cottage. Upper Hartfield. Easl Su55w TN7 4DY Weatherbys Private BanL Sandets RoadWellinoiTh)ugK Northant& NN8 4BX Re8iStcrtd Cbarity h'o. 234115
REPORT OF THE TRUSFEES OF ELIZABETH. COUNTEESS DE LA WARR ALMSHOUSLS For Ihe year ended 31 December 2023 TTUStee5 Ihe follo1 havc hekl OATKC during th¢yw. conI5s Dc La Ivarr. CTrainnun Thc R. Conon J Campbejl Mrs Gillian Halao Mr Mark Il'ta• Hon'frca4JF¢r. MF51knnc Batkcr sts¢eDtf Trustees. Re5PDttsibilllie5 Ch!rtt). luiv ttquire5 ille TruMec5 10 prcp4rre financial 5th1cmenis forcach financial )rdr ii.hith8ive u tEueond fair vi¢w of itle slaic ofaftair) ofEli13betlL Cowikss Dc La iVwrAlm$l The I"ruslLYS are rcSFK)nsible formainidining an adequale SYeM oliniernal ¢oniml and k'ecping proper accounting re¢oTds i¥hich dilose iiiill Tr50nabl¢ accw' auy I11h¢ fu1(1a1 1$]110 of EliiabCl Cowiss Ik La VarrAlrrLthoL]sts and lo ublcibcm lo cu&we fmancial 1th the a41ities Acl& Thc). re s0 rc&pon5iblc forsaf¢guarding th¢a55Cts ofEItth. Counlus Dc ljh IVarrAlmshOtt5L. P¥itycrp>tlArtivltt Eli•4bet CountC55 De La WaEr AlIttshoy l)as up to rThrydC&£thnmloTh fortbe wpeople of good L4Jaraaer%itho u¢ Tldrts in thc ciiql oflWithilk• Review oftheye*r Th¢ accoum% havc bcr]] PTepaTrJ on a t¢1p1snd pa)•JetLls Rectlpls of £ 35.558 QXC¢¢fJcd during thc)rarof£ a1098iiryttg rise loa sutplus forthcy&vof £7.449. Thq¢ n0maioritrnoreI3oIn 1¢ durikn82023. To IrdnsferN ts> thv Cs'rlical Krpatr and Matnknall Fund w#5 by thc TrnstetsdurRt)EthesrAr. The ¢rumvtatca baLTr#ir ofthis rcmatns ar£19.660. On b¢hulf nf th¢ TnLSttts rcknuaryl 2n24 a &914
ReceSpts Contributions Invesbnent Income Sale of Investments Donations and Sundrylncome 21775 4.783 23.IXM) 1.162 Tolal Recelpts 35558 39J62 Paymonls Servios Electricity Gas Water/Sewage 2A30 11332 1.237 2.615 Gardening 562 17.638 8.922 Administration anagement Expenses Nat As5 of Almshouses Other SubxFiptions 205 187 343 744 187 Maintenance & Improv Maintenan Improvements SundTies Finance Audit Insuran Cydic31 Mtce -"NAACIFShares 3.471 2565 2278 2,470 210 8314 5265 1,413 1.341 L413 Totsl Payments 28.109 1&815 Net {Deficit)/Surplus foryear 7.449 23J47 Broughtfonyard 117.652 94.305 Carried fonvard 12&101 117.652
The Trustees of the AIms1u$0$ of alzabeth.Counte¥¥ De La Warr Deslgnaled Funds Cythc Repair & Exlra 0Inary Repalr Fund Total Designated Funds Fund fteipts Transferfrom Generdl Fund Total Receipts Repair5 Total Payments NetslUSI(l0sSj foryear Balance brought forward 19,660 Balance carried fonvard 19.660 19.660 19.660
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The Independent Examiner's Report The Independent exydminer's report to the TTu5tees of the ElrLabeth, Countess de la W2rr AInoUSe$ I report on the accounls for the year ended 31 December 2023. Respective respon5ibKliti¢s of the Tru5teos and the examiner As Trustees you are resporLsible for the PTepaTation of the accouDts" you cDnsid¢r that ihe audil Tequirements of section 144 of th¢ Charities Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Acl) do not apply. It is my rc5ponsibili(y to- Examinc the accounts under seclion 145 of the 2011 ACL To lollow the procedures laid down in the general directions of the Charity Commission under s¢ction 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act- and To slate ivh¢iher particular nMtt¢rs have come to my attcntion. Basis of this report My examination ivas catried out in accordance ivith th¢ ceTaI DiTCCtions givcn by the Charity Commission That examination includes a rcvieiv of the accounting recoTds kept by thc Truste¢s and a comparison of ihe accounts those COrdS. It also includes CofLsid¢ring any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as truslees concerning anj, such matt5 .The procedures undertaken do not provide all Ihe eiiid¢nce Ihat ivould be required in an audtL consequently no opinion.is given as to ivhether the accounts psent a 'true and fair view. and the report is limifrd to those matt¢TS sel out in the statejnenl below. Independcnt exJminer'5 Statement In conn¢¢lion with my examination. no matler has corne lo my attention: which gives rne rcasonable cause to believe ihat 7n any matuial respect the requiremcnts To L¢cp accounting records in accordance iviih section 130 of the 2011 Act" and To prqmre accounts which accord wilh ihe accounling nyords and cornply ivilh the requiffments of the Acl and Regulalions have not bccn met. or 2. to which .in my Opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Robert H Jackson FCA I Wrothtyes Cottsgepper HartfIel East Sussex TN7 4DY Date 28 Febnw 2024
Elizabeth count De La Warr Almshouses Annual Report for 2023 Induding Audited Accounts l. Occupancy Full untiljuly, when Maria Bell went into a Care Home. Flat two remained empty for the rest of the year, when it was decorated and newly carpeted. We were 8iven a six-month Council Tax relief. but we paid for electricity used in the flat forthe rest of the year. We have a prospective tenant. 2. Income We Increased the contributions mid-year by £5 per month. this has not prevlou51y changed since COVID. The cost of electrlcity has doubled and the gas almost trebled $0 we may have to increase the contributions in 202412025 3. Financial Report Audited by Mr Robert Jackson and passed by Trustees Dated 2 September 2024