**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 239298** ## **Report of the Trustees and** **Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023** ## **for** **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** Tayabali Tomlin Chartered Accountants Kenton House Oxford Street Moreton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0LA **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** **Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023** ||**Page**| |---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**|1 to 3| |**Independent Examiner's Report**|4| |**Statement of Financial Activities**|5| |**Balance Sheet**|6| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|7 to 12| |**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|13| **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and public benefit** The objects for which the charity is established are to relieve, either generally or individually, persons resident in the parish of Moreton-in-Marsh and the neighbourhood thereof who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship and distress of such persons. In planning the charity's activities for the year, the trustees keep in mind the charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. ## **Activities and achievements for the year** The Moreton-in-Marsh Charity provided significant charitable assistance to various individuals and organisations in 2023. A total sum of £6,471 (2022 - £31,235) was given to individuals, community groups and organisations whose applications met the charity's criteria, with awards being distributed as follows: Education-related needs and projects were supported with grants totalling £300 (2022 - £5,486), with individual students receiving assistance with university and education expenses totalling £2,515 (2022 - £2,400). Sports and community projects were supported with £406 (2022 - £19,145). Support of £3,250 (2022 - £4,204) was provided to individuals and families in particular financial difficulty. Very few applications were refused. Those that were not approved were from outside the area covered by the Charity or did not fall within the Charity's objectives. Under the terms of the Charity's constitution, applications from people resident outside the Parish of Moreton-in-Marsh cannot be considered. Additionally, the Moreton-in-Marsh Charity's constitution does not permit it to give to other registered charities. Wherever possible, however, such applicants were given advice about other charities and potential funding opportunities. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Investment policy and objectives** The Trustees' Act 2000 now confers the charity's investment powers. The charity aims to gain the best interest rates and does not invest in any risk funds. ## **Reserves policy** The charity has no significant source of income other than investment income. The trustees will endeavour to maintain reserves at a level that provides recurring income for the trustees to distribute in accordance with the scheme. Page 1 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** ## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023** ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governance** The charity is governed by a scheme dated 9 October 1986. ## **Risk management** The trustees actively review the major risks faced by the charity on a regular basis, and having examined operational and business risks confronting it, can confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 239298 ## **Principal address** 7 Stockwells Moreton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0HQ ## **Trustees** R P Hooper (resigned 30/11/2023) A M Whitworth (Vice Chair) P Allen (resigned 31/1/2024) J Sullivan (Chair) J M Berry B M Hardy J H Curran T D Maull J Walker (appointed 13/3/2024) J Ledbetter (appointed 13/3/2024) The trustees who acted for the charity during the year are as stated above. Under the scheme the body of trustees shall consist when complete of nine persons being; two ex-officio trustees, three nominative trustees and four co-optative trustees. The ex-officio trustees shall be The Lord of the Manor of Bourton and Moreton and The Rector of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St David, Moreton-in-Marsh. Nominative trustees shall be appointed by Moreton-in-Marsh Parish Council for a term of four years at a meeting held in the ordinary practice of the council. Co-optative trustees shall be appointed for a term of five years by a resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting of which no less than 21 days notice has been given. Page 2 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** ## **Report of the Trustees** ## **for the year ended 31 December 2023** ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Independent Examiner** Asad Noorani Tayabali Tomlin Chartered Accountants Kenton House Oxford Street Moreton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0LA ## **Solicitors** Peter Snodgrass Shakespeares Bridgeway House Bridgeway Stratford-Upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 6YX ## **Bankers** Lloyds Bank Plc High Street Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AY ## **Investment advisers** Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd 2 Gresham Street London EC2V 7QP Approved by order of the board of trustees on 25 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by: J Sullivan - Trustee Page 3 **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** ## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 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 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Asad Noorani The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Tayabali Tomlin Chartered Accountants Kenton House Oxford Street Moreton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0LA 25 October 2024 Page 4 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** ## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023** |Notes
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations & investment income
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
2
Other
**Total**
Net gains/(losses) on investments
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**2023**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**£**
**26,552**
**9,976**
**9,310**
**19,286**
**43,542**
**50,808**
**1,010,860**
**1,061,668**|2022
Total
funds
£
25,967
9,867
32,960
42,827
(104,726)
(121,586)
1,132,446
1,010,860| |---|---|---| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5 ## **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** ## **Balance Sheet** ## **31 December 2023** |Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
5
Investments
6
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
7
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**2023**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**£**
**1,103**
**1,016,147**
**1,017,250**
**44,418**
**44,418**
**1,061,668**
**1,061,668**
**1,061,668**
**1,061,668**|2022
Total
funds
£
-
950,540| |---|---|---| |||950,540
60,320| |||60,320| |||1,010,860| |||1,010,860| |||1,010,860| |||1,010,860| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 25 October 2024 and were signed on its behalf by: J Sullivan - Trustee A M Whitworth - Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 6 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Tangible fixed assets** Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. continued... Page 7 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 December 2023** |**2.**|**RAISING FUNDS**||| |---|---|---|---| ||**Investment management costs**||| |||**2023**|2022| |||**£**|£| ||Support costs|**9,976**|9,867| ## **3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2022. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2022. ## **4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations & investment income
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
Other
**Total**
Net gains/(losses) on investments
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward|Unrestricted
fund
£
25,967
9,867
32,960
42,827
(104,726)
(121,586)
1,132,446| |---|---| continued... Page 8 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 December 2023** |**4.**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**|| |---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|| ||||fund| ||||£| ||**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||1,010,860| |**5.**|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||| ||||Fixtures| ||||and| ||||fittings| ||||£| ||**COST**||| ||Additions||**1,471**| ||**DEPRECIATION**||| ||Charge for year||**368**| ||**NET BOOK VALUE**||| ||At 31 December 2023||**1,103**| ||At 31 December 2022||-| |**6.**|**FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**||| ||||Listed| |||investments|| ||||£| ||**MARKET VALUE**||| ||At 1 January 2023||**950,540**| ||Additions||**115,143**| ||Disposals||**(93,078)**| ||Revaluations||**43,542**| ||At 31 December 2023|**1,016,147**|| ||**NET BOOK VALUE**||| ||At 31 December 2023|**1,016,147**|| ||At 31 December 2022||950,540| ||There were no investment assets outside the UK.||| continued... Page 9 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 December 2023** ## **6. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued** Cost or valuation at 31 December 2023 is represented by: |||**Listed**| |---|---|---| |||**investments**| |||**£**| |Valuation in|2023|**1,016,147**| ## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**26,552**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**26,552**|At 1/1/23
£
**1,010,860**
**1,010,860**

Resources
expended
£
**(19,286)**
**(19,286)**|Net
movement
in funds
£
**50,808**
**50,808**
Gains and
losses
£
**43,542**
**43,542**|At
31/12/23
£
**1,061,668**
**1,061,668**
Movement
in funds
£
**50,808**
**50,808**| |---|---|---|---| continued... Page 10 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 December 2023** ## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** ## **Comparatives for movement in funds** |At 1/1/22
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
1,132,446
**TOTAL FUNDS**
1,132,446
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
Resources
resources
expended
£
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
25,967
(42,827)
**TOTAL FUNDS**
25,967
(42,827)||Net
movement
in funds
£
(121,586)
(121,586)
Gains and
losses
£
(104,726)
(104,726)|At
31/12/22
£
1,010,860
1,010,860
Movement
in funds
£
(121,586)
(121,586)| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1/1/22
£
1,132,446
1,132,446|Net
movement
in funds
£
(70,778)
(70,778)|At
31/12/23
£
1,061,668| |---|---|---|---| ||||1,061,668| continued... Page 11 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 December 2023** ## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: ||Incoming|Resources|Gains and|Movement| |---|---|---|---|---| ||resources|expended|losses|in funds| ||£|£|£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**||||| |General fund|52,519|(62,113)|(61,184)|(70,778)| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|52,519|(62,113)|(61,184)|(70,778)| ## **8. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2023. Page 12 **The Moreton-In-Marsh Charity** ## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023** ||2023|2022| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**||| |**Donations & investment income**||| |Investment income|**25,052**|25,967| |Donations|**1,500**|-| ||**26,552**|25,967| |**Total incoming resources**|**26,552**|25,967| |**EXPENDITURE**||| |**Support costs**||| |**Management**||| |Accountancy|**1,296**|1,134| |Investment management fees|**9,608**|9,867| |Secretarial fees|**1,200**|803| |Relief and assistance grants|**6,471**|31,235| ||**18,575**|43,039| |**Finance**||| |Currency losses / (gains)|**343**|(212)| |**Other**||| |Fixtures and fittings|**368**|-| |Total resources expended|**19,286**|42,827| |**Net income/(expenditure) before gains and**||| |**losses**|**7,266**|(16,860)| |**Revaluation gain/(loss)**||| |Increase/(decrease) in value of investments|**43,542**|(104,726)| |**Net income/(expenditure)**|**50,808**|(121,586)| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 13