The Trnstees of the
Almshouses of
EIRzabeth. Count￿5 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 follo￿1￿￿ havc hekl OATKC during th¢yw.
co￿nI￿5s Dc La Ivarr. CTrainnun
Thc R￿. Conon J Campbejl
Mrs Gillian Halao
Mr Mark Il'ta•
Hon'frca4JF¢r. MF51knnc Batkcr
sts¢eD￿￿t￿f 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$l￿
The I"ruslLYS are rcSFK)nsible formainidining an adequale SY￿eM oliniernal ¢oniml and k'ecping proper accounting
re¢oTds i¥hich di*lose iiiill Tr50nabl¢ accw'* auy I1￿1h¢ fu￿1(1a1 ￿1$]110￿ of EliiabCl￿ Cowi*ss Ik La
VarrAlrrLthoL]sts and lo u*blcibcm 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&£thnm￿loTh fortbe wpeople of
good L4Jaraaer%itho u¢ T￿ldr￿ts in thc ciiql oflWithilk•
Review oftheye*r
Th¢ accoum% havc bcr]] PTepaTrJ on a t¢￿1p1s￿nd pa)•JetLls
Rectlpls of £ 35.558 QXC¢¢fJcd during thc)rarof£ a1098iiryttg rise loa sutplus forthcy&vof
£7.449. Thq¢ n0maioritrn￿oreI￿3o￿In￿ ￿￿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 AIms1￿u$0$ of alzabeth.Counte¥¥ De La Warr
Deslgnaled Funds
Cythc
Repair &
Exlra 0￿Inary
Repalr
Fund
Total Designated
Funds
Fund
fte￿ipts
Transferfrom Generdl Fund
Total Receipts
Repair5
Total Payments
Nets￿￿lUSI(l0sSj foryear
Balance brought forward
19,660
Balance carried fonvard
19.660
19.660
19.660

TLdalDeJbur¥l£d
RAW&
Housrwpropertylatrostl
108203
19J3(Ql
16243
243
3.444 ￿lts120221- 3.4441
915
945
125613122 - 13311
11648
13593
W93
13593
COIF Deposit
Weathowl
88592
19.e60
I￿252
10&252
5.1
IIEE
19.GEO
£ 144.761
£ 137312
Nde5
l Tr mwketvalueofihe rn4Eslmeots•t3X Derernber2fft3*0s E143WI2021£143527)

The Independent Examiner's Report
The Independent exydminer's report to the TTu5tees of the ElrLabeth, Countess de la W2rr AIn￿￿oUSe$
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¢ c￿eTaI 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 matt￿5 .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 p￿sent 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