Lavenham Charities For the Poor
Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Year Ended
31 December 2024
Lavenham Charities for the Poor
Contents of the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2024
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| Independant Examiners' Report | 1 |
| Trustees' Report | 2 |
| Receipts and Payments Account | 3 |
Lavenham Charities for the Poor
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
| Independent examiner's statement Professional qualification: Name: Signed: Responsibilities and basis of report Address: Set out on pages On accounts for the year ended Report to the trustees |
4 to 5 Date: CO10 7SS 234510 Charity No. 07/10/2025 Julian Donovan Stiff Sudbury Suffolk 8 Long Pastures Glemsford FMAAT I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2024. Lavenham Charities for the Poor 31-Dec-24 |
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Lavenham Charities for the Poor
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From
Period start date Period end date 01/01/2024 31/12/2024
To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Registered charity number Charity's principal address
Lavenham Charities for the Poor 234510 18 Peek Close Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9FR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee (if
for whole year
any)
Reverend S J Pitcher
Mr S Faiers Resigned
Mr A Fayers
Ms J Gosling
Mr J Heeks
Mr R Norman
Mr T Rhodes
Mr J Robinson Chairman
Mr P Robson
Mrs D Twitchett
Mrs M Wilding
Mrs Y Robinson
Section B Structure, governance and management
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Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document Charity Commission Scheme 24/04/1963, varied 07/10/1993. Trustee selection methods Existing Trustees by rotation and re-election, new Trustees by invitation and election.
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Lavenham Charities for the Poor
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Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the
To provide Almshouse accommodation and support
charity set out in its governing
to the needy of the village.
document
Summary of the main activities 1. 8 Almshouses are provided in the village.
undertaken for the public benefit 2. Grants to the needy are usually distributed twice a
in relation to these objects year.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main The Charity continue to provide Almshouse
achievements of the charity accommodation and support to the needy of the
during the year village, as it has done for about 400 years.
Section E Financial review
The reserves are maintained to provide income to
Brief statement of the charity’s
distribute as grants to the needy of the village and for
policy on reserves
improvements to the Almshouses as required.
Section F Declaration
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
| Date Chairman Position 02/04/2025 Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) J Robinson Jeremy Robinson |
Vice Chairman 02/04/2025 J Gosling Jane Gosling |
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Lavenham Charities for the Poor
234510
Receipts and Payments Accounts
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For the period
01/01/2024 To 31/12/2024
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
"Old Town Lands" Dividends - 990 - 990 976
Maintenanace Contributons - Almspersons [ - ] 23,439 - 23,439 30,314
Interest & Dividends - 825 - 825 544
Other Income - - - - 83
Land Rental & Wayleaves 2,984 - - 2,984 9,010
Intertest & Dividend 1,421 - - 1,421 1,236
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 4,405 ] 25,254 - 29,659 42,163
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 4,405 25,254 - 29,659 42,163
A3 Payments
Maintenance/Improveemnts to
Almshouses - 57,026 - 57,026 7,469
Telephone Rental - - - - 100
Vacant House Costs - 4,580 - 4,580 2,347
Administration - 9,144 - 9,144 5,385
Insurance - 1,056 - 1,056 1,089
Subscriptions - 493 - 493 196
Landlord Safety - 666 - 666 -
Grants to the Needy 8,080 - - 8,080 7,710
Land Agents Fees - - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 8,080 ] 72,965 - 81,045 24,296
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 8,080 72,965 - 81,045 24,296
Net of receipts/(payments) - 3,675 - 47,711 - - 51,386 17,867
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 11,496 69,845 25,000 106,341 88,475
Cash funds this year end 7,821 22,134 25,000 54,955 106,342
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Lavenham Charities for the Poor
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details COIF - 415230001T "Old Town Lands" COIF - 415230001R "Ext Repair Fund M & G NAA Fund COIF - 822600001T "Charitable Fund" COIF - 9628400001B Details 45 Acres Arable Farmland 8 No. Almhouses Details Total cash funds Lloyds Bank - Treasurers Account - 454140 Cyclical Maintenance fund Details Accountancy Fees Details COIF - Deposit Account CCLA Endowmwent Fund Lloyds Bank - Instant Access - 01194312 Lloyds Bank - Treasurers Account - 129754 J Gosling Signature J Robinson |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - 19,829 - - - 2,305 7,321 - 500 - - - - - 7,821 22,134 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Restricted 35,564 Restricted 64 Restricted 5,549 Un-restricted 4,258 Un-restricted 1,010 Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Un-restricted - Restricted - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 372 - - - - - - Print Name Jeremy Robinson Jane Gosling |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - 25,000 - |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) 36,368 68 5,735 1,041 4,354 Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - When due (optional) - - - - Date of approval 02/04/2025 02/04/2025 |
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