Winifred Bamford Hesketh Almshouses
(Registered Number: 241908)
Unaudited ADDual Report
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF
IWANIFRED BAMFORD HESKEfH ALMSHOUSES
I report io the trustees on my examiTratlon of the attounts of Winrfred Bamford Hesketh Almshouses forthe year ended
31 December 2023, which are Set out on pages 4 to 5.
Respon￿bIlItIeS and bas15 of report
As the trustees of the thartty you are reswisible for the preparation of the accounts in actordance with the requ5￿mentS
of the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l. You consider that an audil is not required for this year under sectlon 144121 of the
Charities Att 2011 (the 2011 Actl and that an indeDendent examination is needed.
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounis carriÈd out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act and in
carry5n8 Out my exarninatSon I have followed all the applicable Directions 8iven by the Charity Commission under section
14515llbl of the Aci. The prLKedures underraken do not provide all the evidence that would be requlred in an audit and
consequently no opinion Is 8lven as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fair view, and the report is Ilmited to
those matters set out In the statement below.
Independent e￿mIner'S statement
I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no material mattefs tome to My attentlon In connectlon wlth the
examSnatlon 8iving me cause to believe that in any material respect..
111 accountln8 record5 were not kept In respert of the Charity as requlred by sectlon 130 of the Act,. or
111 the occounts do not acciyd wjth those record5
I have no concerns and have ¢ome acros5 no other marters In connection with the exarnination to which attentlon should
be drawn in thi5 report in orderto enable a proptr undtr5tandln8 of the accounts io be reached.
G Glenls Hickerton Bsc, FCA
Asion Hughes & Co
Chanered Accountants
Selby Towers
29 Princes Drive
Colwyn Bay
LL29 8BE
08 Au8USt 2024

WINIFRED BAMFORD HESKEfH ALMSHOUSES
31 DECEMBER 2023
Registered Charfty No:
241908
Tiustees
Mrs J E Parry
Mr G Jones
MrADWOwen
Lt Col D P Roberts
MrJGJones
Dr M Baker
Mrs T Brennan
Rev l E Nice
(Chairperson- reslgned 26101120231
Resigned 311812023
Apointed temporary Chalrperson 711112023
Appointed 71712023
Appointed 111012023
Appointed Chairperson 2610112023
ReS￿ned 711112023
PrSnclpal Address:
wInrf￿d Bamford Hesketh Almshouses
clo No.10 Bamford Hesketh Almshouses Groes Lwyd
Aber8ele
Conv#v
LL22 7ST
Bankers:
Barclays Bank PIC
Aber8ele
Acciwntants:
Aston Hughes & Co
Selby Towers
29 Princes Drive
Colwyn Bay
Conwy
LL29 8PE

WINIFRED 8AMFORD HESKEfH ALMSHOU
Annual R
eyear En
contlnued
GOVERNING DOCUMEpir
Chadty Name.. Winrfred 8amlord Hesknh ￿M$hoUSe5. ￿led d￿￿rnent dated 20thJanu•ry 1995, approved and established
as the schemeforthe re£ulation of the Charity. The (haroty Is an uninccffporated charlty.
Change5.' Two amendments toihe GovernIn8d￿rnent￿re Submitted to thE Charity Commi55ion, as proposed at a special
meèting of the Trustees on 8 June 2018, ￿1¢h I￿lU￿ed revised wording toenable the Exofficio Trustee to nominate •
representative to act ITh hislher place. and irueased the number of Cwpted Trustees to fNe. The Charity Commission confirmed
that the changes were acteptable. 1￿CharIty Commissi¢Mts rt¢ord5*ve updated, and thethon8e5 reflected on the public re8iSter
on 15 August 2018.
STRLICTURE. fjOVERt4ANCE AND MANAGEMENr
The Charlty Is m•n•Aed bythetrustees. the body of ￿TIustee$ con51stsol:
• Ex ¢)fflclo. Shall be elther the IrKumbertt der1¢ forthewrne belng of the West￿ bentflce of St Mlchael's Church, Aber8el•.
Aled Mlssion Area or, In consultaiion the Cwpted Trustees, a representative nornlnated by the Incurnbent clerfc who shall
be a member of the Church In Wales. The positlon is not cvrrentty held by anyme.
• Cfropted Trustees, The Cfropted Trnstees Ire pers￿5 who are rnembers of the Churth In Wales orthe Churth of Én8l•nd •fid
re appolnted f¢x • term of Il¥eyears. A new re￿I¢¢Ment Trustee may be cwpted bythe remalnlngTru5tees.
The Charfty Is managed by the trustees throv8h quarterty meetlTr8s a￿￿. on • d•yto dty ￿$1$ by the Treasurer, a Secretary •nd •n
on-slte W•rden. who Is provlded wtth a dedlcated bunRalow.
PU8UC BENEFIT
The trustees conflrrn that they h•ve relerred to the guld0r￿ coThtalned in the Charitycommlsslon's ¥eneral guldance on publlc
beneflt, •nd the Charltjes Att 2011. when reviewn8 the tharity's alms and ¢bje¢twes•nd In plannln6 the futrjre actlvltles.
OBJECTIVES OFTHE CHARITY
The oblectlve olihe Ch•rfty15 to prrr41de alm$h￿Se$lty poty or •ged perscns of tharatterand. whenever possibl•, •re
mèmbers ofthe Chur¢h ofW•lesorthe Church ol En￿Ortd.
ACTivmES AND AcMievEMENTS
The Charlty malnt•lns and Insures th? almshtyjses ènd appllesthe IrKfjme for the bertht of the resldents ol ihe almshouses. Th•
propertles have been subject tOUJnsiderable rylr and refurbishmertt durI￿the prloryear.
The Charlty contlnues to be extremety ￿11 5UPPOrted by the cfi-stie Warden whose prtrne duty15to malntaln a dlscrete and carfng
Ove￿ieW of the re￿dents. Individual fieeds. while at the 5arne tlrne fosterift8 a general spirit of nei8hbourly Bood wlll. The Warden
also￿rkS closely &￿th the Trusteesand conwttsthtm on any matterthaishe hersewcannot resdw.
INVEsfMEpifs ANCI FINANaAL REVIEW
Investrnents held are shaTts and deposits in the Naiional Assodatson of Almshouses Common Investment
Fund INAACIFI and the CCLA COIF Charities Depos￿* Fund. The rtason for selectin&these fvnds are
that they are safe and pr￿Ide reasonable r•te5 of interest. Value of the shares held in these fvnd5 a5 at 31 Decemberwa5.'
. M&G Charlty Mutll AsSetknuMu￿10n Shares IExiraordlnary Re￿ir FU￿1)
• NAACIF Income Share5 IRe5eNe- Cyclfjcal Malntenante Fundl
• CCLA CIOF ChaTltie5 Deposit Fund
£277.879
11.031
£10.674

RESERVES
The GoveminB Document requIre5theTr￿Stees to estsblish an extraordlnary ￿paIrfUnd and malntaln thi5 Outof the Income of the
CharSty bytTaTr5fer of such sums. sufficient forthe Purp(￿ olthe fund, unkssthecommissloners di￿rt ￿he￿Ilse. The Charity aim5
to keep its reserve5 at a level such that kryjwn repair requirernents and other expected costs may be thvered. Atthe year end the
Charfty had cash reserves of E19.24812022 .. £19.3401 the remaiThJec of thÈ reserves are held as Investments as described on page 2.
Gwif MAKING POUCY
Indlvlduals to benefft frcffi the Charity are generally selerted frorn appllcations submitted in response to l¢x•l advertisements
notifyingavailable vacancies. Usualty these are membersol the Churth In Wales orthÈ Churth of En8land and a￿ generally aged
and poorer member5 of society.
RELITED PARTY TRAfrISAcnoN
Atotal of £2,04812022 £1,689) wa5 paid in respert of trh)norarium to Mrs D RobErts IEI,3481. l￿fe of Lt Col D P Roberts (Trustee &
Treasurer) #nd MrsT Wlnsrone1£7QJl.
Approved
Trustees •nd $18ned ¢M theSr behaWby'.
MrJohnJone5 1Temw•ryChalrpersonl

WINI
FC¥ID HESKEt
INCOME AND ￿pENDIT￿lIE ACCOUNT
31 OECEMBER
Uhre51rKted Funds
Unrestrlcted Funds
2022
INCOME
Malntenance con￿bUt6)n$
CIF dividends
Sale of Event Wine
Grant
TV Money
Sale of M & G Shares
Increase In value of bonds
C O l F Deposlt lund interest recel¥ed
26.419
467
4>)
22
250
iico)
16,594
L431
55.928
33,125
EXpEN￿TURE
Wardens Honorarlum
Clerks Honorarlum
Wardens Stand In Duty
Wardens Councll Tax
WardensTeleph¢)ne
Tra¥el costs
A H A subscrlptlon
arellne
Post & ststlonery
Water rates
Insurance
Electrlclty & Gas
Inforniatk*n technol
Telephone
Repalrs, malnteMTh¢e. 84rden expefists
and sundries
Hlre of meetin8 room5
Events
Ban* ¢harBes
TV Llcen¢es and rtpalrs
Accountsncy
Sundry (81fts & dofiatlonsl
7.251
6AIO
1.689
467
1527
420
1.407
55
233
2A02
187
1,565
1026
74
L596
I,X$3
672
io
223
20,442
17.254
75
45
670
13
1,2
279
192
13.3291
Value of M&G share550hJ
IMtltVEx¢ess reCeIpts￿er payments
450J
18,3291
Accurnul•tel fund br4J8ht forward
>)1656
311.985
Atum¥l•t•d fvnd arrled fonnrd
303,656
ReP￿sented by..
N A H A Funds..
Accumuhtion Units
277379
273,470
IrKorne Unlts
IIX131
10,845
8ardays Bank cyr￿ntAt¢0vn1
C O l F Deposit account
8575
10.674
9.115
10,226
303,656

WINIFRED BAMFORD HESKEfH ALMSH
(￿ARITy NO.. 241
ATEMEMT
31 DECEMBER2
UA8ILrnES
Flx*d Ass¢i5:
11 Almshouses
676.tXY)
676,1XJJ
M&G.. The Natlonal Assocl•fjofi of ￿M5￿￿5e$Comm￿ Invesbnent Fur¥J IPIAAOFI
(Extri Ordinary RepaSr Fund)
Unlls
2.591.374
Unl
2.642.fA)4
151.2301
BIFwd 2,591.3775h•res @ £102.75S2
Disposal of 51.230 Sh•￿5 @ 97.5991
015P0531 of 64.240 Shares @ 108.%58
Oisposal of 47.￿1 Shares @ 104.38
273,470
276.690
15,CbJl
164.2401
47.9)1
17,(ts)I
15,m)
261,470
16,4(8
277,879
27L690
1.780
273.470
Inerease In Marketvaltsè
CIFwd 2.479.233 Shares @ Ell2.￿16
1479.233
591.3?4
81Fwd 12,281 Shares @ £0.8831
Increaselloecreasel It) Market Valut
CIFwd 12,281 Shales @ £0.8982
12,281
10.845
12.281
11,194
349
10,845
12.281
11,031
Cash Fur*.'
Barclay$ Bank
C¢JF deposlt •¢count
}(Ge￿ra1 expenses and
} rout4ne malntenarKe fvndl
8.575
10.674
19.249
9,115
10,226
Prepaid rent
Accruèls l•c¢ountsncyl
313
1.2Tr)
1,513
Appr￿￿ by the 8o•rd and ￿8ft¢d on Its behaKby.
MrJohnJon
mporarychairperyxjnl