## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **01 01 2024 31 12 2024** **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 240581 THE CAPEL ALMSHOUSES **Charity's principal address** 101 The Street, Capel Surrey **Postcode RH5 5JX** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Benjamin Ashwood|Chair||| ||Selwyn Collins|Treasurer||| ||TimothyJohnson||Joined June 20th|| ||Carole Melody||Joined June 20th|| ||Kathryn Ware||Joined June 20th|| ||Wes Attridge||Resigned May31st|| ||Tamara Pearce||Resigned May31st|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document TRUST DEED - (eg. trust deed, constitution) TRUST How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) APPOINTED BY TRUSTEES Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THOSE IN NEED, WHO HAVE A CONNECTION TO THE VILLAGE OF CAPEL. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** March **2012** **TAR** 2 **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** THE TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FANTASTIC WORK AND TIME THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE GIVEN US THIS YEAR. WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** IN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH OUR LONG TERM PLAN TO RENOVATE ALL 6 OF OUR PROPERTIES. WE NOW HAVE 3 PROPERTIES FULLY RENOVATED AND A FURTHER 1 RESTORED TO A VERY COMFORTABLE LEVEL. IN 2025 WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE FULLY RESTORED ANOTHER March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** WE HOLD AN INVESTMENT FUND THAT IS OUR ERF **Brief statement of the** (EXTRAODINARY REPAIR FUND) THAT ALSO PROVIDES AN **charity’s policy on reserves** INCOME TO THE TRUST. WE ALSO HAVE A DEPOSIT ACCOUNT THAT IS RING FENCED FOR MAINTAINANCE AS REQUIRED **Details of any funds materially** NONE **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** THE TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE ACTIVE IN RAISING You **may choose** to include AWARENESS OF THE CAPEL ALMSHOUSES AS A CHARITY AND IN additional information, where LOCAL FUNDRAISING relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| |||| ||SELWYN GARY COLLINS|BENJAMIN JOHN ASHWOOD| ||
TREASURER|CHAIR| ||28THOCTOBER 2025|| ||28THOCTOBER 2025|| March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## THE CAPEL ALMSHOUSES ## FINANCIAL REPORT ## END OF YEAR ACCOUNTS TO DECEMBER 2024 - Prepared by Selwyn Collins Treasurer 26th October 2025 ## THE CAPEL ALMSHOUSES ## END OF YEAR ACCOUNTS TO DECEMBER 31st 2024 INCOME & EXPENDITURE |**INCOME**
FROM RESIDENTS
DONATIONS
CAF BANK INTEREST
CAF BANK GOLD INTEREST
CAFF INVESTMENT RETURNS
**EXPENDITURE**
STONE WORKS
WINDOWS
BUILDING MAINTENANCE
133 RESTORATION
141 RESTORATION
137 RESTORATION
LOFT INSULATION
TV LICENCE
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BANK FEES
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(40,909.01)| |---|---|---| |||| ## THE CAPEL ALMSHOUSES ## END OF YEAR ACCOUNTS TO ## DECEMBER 31st 2024 ## BALANCE SHEET 2024 2024 2023 2023 £ £ £ £ **BALANCE AT BANKS** CAF GOLD A/C £ 5,768.46 £ 546 70 CAF CASH A/C £ 23,331.23 £ 48 182 47 £ 29,099.69 £ 48 729 17 **CCLA INVESTMENT BALANCES** 775077001D - ERF SCHEME £ 3,000.00 £ 3,000.00 CAPITAL 776293001S £ 20,330.17 £ 19,875.26 CAPITAL 776293002S £ 9,129.30 £ 8,925.02 £ 32,459.47 £ 31,800.28 **LOANS** Almshouse Association £ (22,375.00) £ (25,000.00) TOTALS 39,184.16 55,529.45 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The Capel Almshouses** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Capel Almshouses for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of The Capel Almshouses 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 Capel Almshouses accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the 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 accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Signed: Name: Lisa Carter Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies: FFA FIPA, FCCA Address: Peter Lawson & Co Limited, 225 London Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9QU Date: 24/10/2025