(W(X)DLEY SANDFORD & cHARv￿ cH￿￿AB￿ TrUSD
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNts
FOR THE YEAR TO 31st DECEMBER 2024

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST DECEM14ER 2024
The Trustees:
Mrs Sbelagh Flower (Chairman - 4 year terni of office to
31# May 2028)- Wo(MJley Town Council
Mr4 P4ulin¢ Allen Ivice-chairnian . 5 year terni of
oITice to ioth Juty 2026) - Cotyed
Mr Rodnry Huggins {5 year terni of offiLY to ioth
January 2025)- CO￿pted
Mr Michael Mitchell {5 year tcmi of olyice to 25th
Febnwy 2029)- Cowopted
Mr8 Sooia Boyks (5 year terni of office to 7th September
2027)_ Cwted
Mrs Jane B*lts (5 year temi of office to 26th February
2029)- co￿pted
Mrs ￿￿rett Mecann {4 year terni of office to 8th May
2026) - Charvil Parish Council
Mrs Kay Gikler (4 year term of office to 5th June 2026)-
Woodley Town Council
Mr8 Mary Holmes (16th May 2023 to 5th June 2026)-
Woodley Town Council
Mrj Ja•¢ Ainslie (4 year temi to 17th May 2028)-
Council
Mrs E M Fidler
Clerk to the Trustees:
Office Address:
4 Tiverton Close
Woodley
RG5 3BE
Lloyds Bank PIC
Bracknell
Berkshire
Field Seymour Parkes LLP
I tnndon Street
Bankers:
Solicitors:
RGI 4PN
Christo
her Ta
Edwin Smith
32 Queens Road
Architect:
Auditor and Accounting & Tax Advisers:
RIBA
Berksbire
242574
Charity Commission registration number:
Regulator of Social Housing Tegistration number.
ESA2366

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31- DECEMBER 2024
Bae
In its ajrrent form The Poor's Land Charity (W(xxll¢y. Sandford and cha￿11 Charitable
Twst) was estsblished on the i ith July, 1972 and previousty was known as the Fuel
Allotment Charity. In 1990 the Clwity Commissioners approved a scheme for the
regulation of the Charity.
Allotment land belonging to the Ckmrity in Woodley was used for providing fi￿1 which
was allocated to those in need who were resident in the parishes of Woodley. Sandford
and Charvil. In the 19705 the allotsnent land was sold and the Pr(￿ttds used to purchase
and develop a parcel of land and provide residential protKrties in Woodley. This site was
Iled Cedar Place and situated in L￿Idon Bridge Rorf W(M)dley. Fourteen flats and four
bungalows were constructed from 1979 to 1993 to provide Almshouses for the poor. An
adjacent bungalow was purchased in 2000 to facilitate the firture development of Cedar
Place.
Th¢ governing scheme empowered the to relieve hardship by:"
(a)
Housing persons in need in purp)se built accommodation (Almshouses).
The occupiers were drawn from within the parishes of Woodley. Sandford and
Charvil.
(b) Making donations in kind to residents of W(x)dl¢y, Sandford and Charyil and
adjacent parishes as -Relief in N¢ed-.
(¢)
Applying income foT the general bcncfit of Tcsidents of WoLxlley. Sandford and
Charvil and adjacent parishes.
nisAtion
The Poor's Land Charity was served by ten Trustees during the year. of whom five were
COaOPted and five were nornit￿ted apw)inlments.
At a meeting held on 31 January 2024 Mt5 Pauline Allen was re-appointed as Chairman
and Mr. Rodney Huggins stTh)d down as Vice ChaIrn￿ with Mrs Shelagh Flower being
appointed as Vice Chairnwi. On 27 Ju]y 2024 Mrs Shelagh Flower apwinted
Chairn)an with Mrs Pauline Allen appointed to the role of Vice Chairnw. Mr David
Fidler stood down as Treasurer on 31S1 March 2024 and Mr C O'connell became
Treasurer on 151 April 2024.
At 315t December 2024 there was one nominated Trustee va&incy.
The Trustees met on ten occasions in 2024 to discuss and agre¢ the management of the
Charity. Minutes of each meeting were signed by the Chairman and retained for future
reference.
The Charity Commission register of Trustees w&$ maintained during the year.

THE P(J)RS' LAND CHAIUTY
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST DECEMBER 2024
Policies & Proeedllres
Access to the charity via a website was introduced to allow public enquirles in
respect of vacant flats￿Ungalows and support for people in need.
Tn￿e¢ training has been introduced with the help of th¢ Almshouse Association.
Delive
of Publie Benefit
Housin
Wokingham District Council provided funding for the consttuction of ten flats and hold
the nomination rights for five of these flats for a period of 60 years from 13th October.
1978. This proviso w&8 documented in the morwge deed (the mortgage loan was repaid
in 2(X)4). Planning p￿]￿￿10n relating to the four flats and four bungalows built in 1993
included a clause to the effect that applicants had to be over 60 years of age. Whilst there
was no age restriction for the ten Ilats buih in 1979. they were buih with the elderly tn
mind.
In total there a￿ eighteeo Almshouse uniE LX)nsi￿lng of fourteffl tlats and four
bungalows administered by the Charity. All ￿5]dents had originally been appointed by
the Trustees from the parishes of W(M)dley, Sandford and Charvil or had been nominated
by Wokingham Borougb Council as appropriate. There were no vacant units at 3 ISI
December 2024.
Maintenance Charges were incteased from 1st March 2024 in line with ststutory
requirements applicable to registered housing providers. Utility charges were unchanged.
table Su
In addition to rnanaging the Almshouse units the Tnjstees considered applications for
Relief in Need. Eight requests were received by the Tntstees in 2024 and a total of
£4,000 was paid out for relief in need to six applicants. Typically requests to help young
families were for school trips 'whitc' gr￿d4 l￿dIng and tlwri

ANNUAL REPORT FOR IHE YEAR TO 31" DECEMBER 2024
Develo
ment Artivities
Activities in 2024 included the following :_
An application for a concessionary TV licence for all qualifying resAd¢nts was
approved by TV Licensing atid effective from I" January 2024.
Energy FKrfornLqnce certificates (EPCS) were renewed to meet the new regulatory
requirements.
Two kitchens were completety refillb1sl￿ at a cost of £18J55 and one bathroom
for £4,610.
The annual inspection of gas cooker4 fre extinguishers and alami system had
taken place.
Coffee mornings for residents continued to be well supw)rted during the year.
Development of a website continued wtth ¢onfmation of the domain name
(www.p(x)rslandwoodley.org) and e-mail addresses for the Clert Treasurer and
A new provider foT heating and hot wa*r rna1ntenan￿ was chosen.
LED lighting with censors was installed in all the common area5 and emergency
lighting tested.
Water quality testin8 showed no concerns re L￿lonell*
ltiitial discussions were held on the future of the 223 IA)ddon Bridge Road site.
A fwe retardant ceiliDg w&$ I[￿alled in the Ix)iier r(WA to wovide greatrr wotection
for residents in adjoining flats.
Residents, soclal activities itichmled a Fish and Chip a Xmas party and hmch
at Sonning Golf Club.
Financial Reserv￿ Po
The Trustees were aware that the Charity mu# balance the need to build sufficient reserves
to maintain fmancia] stabilty with meding the costs of delivering its charitable objectives.
The tsrget was to retsin suificient liquid funds to meet three months, revenue expenditure.
which the TnLStees believed would enable the ChaTity to continue to op￿te should there be
any unexpected intemiptlons to regular fiu)diDg. At 310 Decernber 2024, net cu￿ent &ssets
were £39,823 (2023: £40J42) wbicb would m¢¢t four months, rnue eXpenditi￿e.
Finaneial Review
The fmancial results for the year showed a Housing surplus of £813 and an overall
revenue surplus of £56,073. In the year 2024 ttlanaged investhi¢nt funds incr¢&sed in valu¢
by £78.654 and total reserves increased by £l(K).497 to Q758263.
SHELAGH FLOWER
Chairman of the Trusttts
Dated: ...

THE POOR'S LAND CHARITY
rNDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHAIUTY
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Poor's Land Charity (the 'charity') for the year
ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities. the Balance Sheet
and the related notes. The financial rew)rting framework that has been applied in th¢ir preparation
is applicable law and United Klngdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting
Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of freland
(util￿d Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pr￿tiCe}.
In our opinion. the financial statemenlS=
give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 DecemEEr 2024. and of
its incoming resour￿5 and application of ￿sOurCes. for the year then ended.
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generdlly Accepted
Accounting Practice. and
have been prepared in accordance wilh the requirements of the Choriiies Aci 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Stsndards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK))
and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are fiwtber described in the
Auditor's re5ponsibililies for the audit of the fmancial 5talemenls section of our report. We are
independent of ihe charity in accordance wilh Ihe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit
of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled
our other ethical rcsponsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriatc lo providc a basis for our opinion.
Conelusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Irustees. use of ihe going concern
basis of accounling in the preparation of the fitwicial statements is apwopriate.
Based on the work we have perfoTmed. we have not identified any material uncertainties relating
lo events or conditions that. individually or colleclively, may cast stgnificant doubt on the group
and parent charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of al least 12 months from
when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with res￿¢1 to going concern are
described in the relevant sections of this rew>rt.
Other information
The other inforniation comprises the inforn)ation included in the annual retK)rt, oiher than the
financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other
inforniation. Our opinion on the financial sialements does nol cover the other infomlalion and we
do noi express any fortn of assurance conclusion thereon. In conneciion with our audit of the
financial statetncnts, our responsibility is io read the other infomiaiion and, in doing so, consider
whether the other inforrnation is materially inconsistent with ihc fiDatkcial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially mi5Staled. If we identify
such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are rquired io determine
whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of

THE POOR'S LAND CHAIUTY
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY
the other information. If, based on the work we have perfonned. we conclude that there is a
material misstatement of this other inf0nnati0￿ we are required io rewrt that fact.
We have nothing to report in ihis regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by eIctption
We have nothing to report in reS￿t of the following matters where the Charilies (Accowits and
Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us lo report to you if, in our opinion:
the inforniation given in the financial statements 15 incon51Stent in any material resp￿1
with th¢ tn]stees' report.
sufficient accounting records have noi been kept:
the financial statements are not in agreernent with the accounting records and returns. or
we have not received all the infonnation and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Trustees. Res￿nSibIlItieS Statement, the trustees are responsible for
the Preparation of financial ststements which give a trne and fair view. and for such internal
control as the lrnsl¢¢s d¢tennin¢ is necessary to enable the prepardtion of financial stalernents that
are free from malerial misstatemenL whether due lo fraud or eTror.
In preparing the financial staternents. the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability
to continue as a going concern. disclosing. as applirJble. matters related to going concern and
using ihe going concem basis of accounting unless the t￿￿tee5 either intend to b'quidate the
company or lo cease operations. or have no realistic alternative but lo do so.
Auditor's r¢spon8lbllltles for the audlt of the finaneial statements
Wc have been appointed as auditor under the Charilies Aci 2011, s. 144 and report in a￿ordance
with regulatiot]s made under thc Act and relevant rcgulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurdnce about whether the financial statements as a
whole are free from material misslatcmcnl, whcther duc to fraud or error, aTJd lo issue an auditor's
report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurdnce is a high level of assurance, but is not
guarantee that an audit conducted in ac￿rdance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material
misststement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered
material if, individually or in the aggregate. they could reasonably be expecled to influence the
economic decisions of users tsken on the basi5 of these financial stalements.
Thc extcnl to which our procedures are capable of detecting iNegularilies, including fraud is
detailed below..

THE POOR'S LAND CHARITY
INDEPENDENf AUDrroR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY
Explangtion as to what extent the audlt was eonsldered eapable of detecting irregularitie5,
iDcluding fraud
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a
whole are free from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an auditor's
retK)rt that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level olassurance. but is not a
guarantee that an audit conducied in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material
misslat¢m¢nt when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or Crror and are considered
maleTial if, individually or in the awegate. they Could reasonably be expected to illfiuence the
economic decisions of usus taken on the basis of th¢se fitwicial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAS (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatemeot of the financial statements. whether due
to fraud or error, design and perfomi audit procedures responsive lo those risks. and obtain
audit evidence that is sufficienl and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of
not detecting a material mi55tatemcnt resulting frorn fraud is higher than for one resulting from
error, as fraud nmy illvolve collusion. forgery, intentional omissions. misrepresentation5, or the
override of inlml control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the ¢ircumsiances. but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the group's internal control.
Evaluate the a￿rOpriatelless of accowitillg policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates atLd rdated disclosures made by the directors.
Evaluate the overall presentstion. structure and content of the financial statements. including
the dis¢losures, and whether the fu￿ncial statements represent the underlying transactions and
evcnts ID a man￿[ thal achieves fair pres¢lltaiion.
We communicate with those chargcd with govcTnaDCC regarding, among other matters, the planned
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit r￿dIngS. incEuding ally significallt deficiencies
in internal control that we identify during our audit.
A furthcr description of our r¢s￿nSIbIlItieS for the audit of the fmancial statements is located on
thc Financial Reporting Coun¢il's website at.. www.frc.org.uklauditorsr&5ponsibilities. This
description forn]5 part of our auditor'5 report.
Edwin Smith
Chartercd Accountants and Ststutory Auditor
32 Queens Road
Reading
Berkshire
RGI 4AU
Date 2 May 2025
Edwin Smith is eligible to ¥t as an auditor in of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2￿6.

2023
2024
88,970
1,341
87,629
17.989
Less: Voids
2.831
94.615
19.481
345
Utilxty cbaT8es reeeiv¥bl¢
Stornge unit rents reeeived
105.898
114.441
OPERAIING COS]3
37.207
10.182
47.7￿)
45.gm
15.194
51530
95,179
113,628
10.719
OPERATtNG SURPLUS (DEFicm
813
47.186
17,302
Profivlkns) on Yevaluation of illvesttn￿ {D)te 2(i)i )
37J86
41.958
95291
60.073
Taxation on ordiw ￿1V]￿e5 (wte 12)
GROSS SURPLUS (DEFICtr)FOR THE YEAR
95291
60.073
{5.568)
RELIEF IN NEED GRANts & tK)NATIONS
(4.(KK>)
89.723
SURPLUS (DEFICTD FOR TIIE YEAR
56.073
MOVEM￿ ON RESERVFS
1.926.386
1.999273
t Auplus (deficit) forthe year
Net transfern frolld(kn):
Building Fund
(15.IKKI)
1.928
2.038,418
16.836
1.999.273
xl signed on their by:
- s.4.qknJ
Tnlstee. S Boyle5

2023
2024
FLYED ASSErs
1.126.198
Freeknld 1KNj￿Dg (note 2)
1.126.198
166.841
1,333243
1626282
186.851
1,411.897
Investm￿ (no* 3)
2,n4.946
DeFrtots [￿)fr 4)
3.778
45.458
49236
56.132
(15.7￿)
40.342
Crtditors. an￿￿tsts falliDgth* withill one Y￿r{￿le 5)
NET CURRENf ASSEtS
{9.413)
39.823
(8.858)
PROVISIONS FOR LIABItIT1FS (T￿6)
(6.506)
2.657.766
2,758.263
CAP￿AL AND RESERVFS
658,493
1.999.273
2.657.766
DESIGNATED RESER￿ (rnx¢ 7)
REVENUE RESERVES 8)
719,845
2,038,418
2,758.263
sipl on their bebaEf by:

ACCOUNTING POUCIES
16 July 2014 aod ch￿ltieS Act 2011
A swnmary of the mote ]m[￿an1 ￿e0￿ting ￿lie1￿$ is set out Itlow.
50 years aTh] a Illgb residual value t1￿ is I￿11¢Y of * maiDl¢na
FtXED ASSETS
Freehold knin8 pn)fvies ¢(wise:.
(i) Cedar Place.. 18 gxial ho￿]ng uDits {14 11¥ts az¥J 4 imjngalows) with 10 • UDi
£701,198 and w&s fiuthl in part by grants of £150.398 from Woki08bam Council.
(li) 223 kn)ddon Brid8e R(wl: An ￿J￿ent Wow was purch&sed in 2(XKI at a cost of
£111,764 and is kt at a c*)nIn￿ls1 rentsl (s¢¢ 10 fiydrtaiisl Tr
ofessionalty val￿￿ at £425.(KM) at 12 Jattuary 2022.
From 2015 the clwity xwately identifies expmlitute on imryoVe￿ to tl* nwior
line basis from the month following completiOD at the following ar￿￿al rntes:.
5%
Boilers
6.67%
KitclKns
i¢r/•
Roofing
2.5%
Inthe year 2024 exF￿[￿re on ilDprO￿￿ 8n)Ou0￿ to £36.947 Q023 £17.074) which resultoj itt
depreciation cbarBe of £16.937(2023 £16.036) ￿]sID8 from the (Jjmuiative eXp￿lture to 31 Decemkn 2024.
Vb5'1MEN'I
Cost
2024
valu¢
2023
2024
147.419
480.164
149J47
520ffj35
vestsn¢th Fund- 43(Kl.232 Accumuknion sl)atrs•
Clwities Official Ethical FuDd
166.853.69 t￿rne Units
488J23
502230
488J23
515,012
107,144
134.871
107.144
139J91
COIF ChaEitie5 Detx)sit xcount
37.649
37.649
37.649
37.649
Ittvesttt￿ Fund. 214596.827 Ir￿me shaK8 •*
151.8(h5
178J29
166.8(h5
932
33
l ￿43 949469 1411897
*•
10-

NOTES TO THE ACCOiTNtS FOR THE YEAR TO 31sr DECEMBER 2024
DEBTORS. fallin8d￿ within one year
Debts)rs include £666 (2023. £587) in w of arrears of resid¢￿ts
CreditOTS fallitig within one year IrKI￿ £184 (2023 . £624) in of
PROVISIONS FOR LiABILfiiES
2fJ23
2024
Unbilled gas charges by SSE Fwy IAd
8,858
DESIGNATED RESERVES
Batance at kginning of year
Transfer fronJl(to) Revenue Reser
Building FuDd
610.769
658.493
15,(
16.836
vrottv1L￿5Sj on mvestments Yevaiiiatson
Building Furw
5.881
38.543
27,8
Balance clfwd at 3 1st Lkcemitr
tttPTising Building Futbj
178.329
480.164
199210
520.635
11

NOTFSTOThE ACCOiJNfs VOR THE YEAR T031sf DECEhlBER 2W
21r13
2024
1.926J86
1.9W273
73
Surplus It￿} foryear
Tr¥nsfert&ftom fk8ip*I R¢s¢w￿5
Ba]ante at ¢￿1 of y¢
(16,836)
1gYg273
2038418
remuner*￿ forts year to31# 2023 wu£13245.
10 lTrllEIIEST RECEIVABLEAND UIIIER tNCOME
Net 11K￿e frrAnT23 tKJJÈkn Bridge RLwl{see li}
9526
31.(Ill
1.430
41.958
29235
37J86
INCOME FROM PROPERTY. 223 Brid&e R(*L WLKthy
11615
{4286)
(IJ
6.963
13.243
(1283)
(1.434)
9.526
Decoratin8 & reF•￿5
12
TAXATION
-12-

MANAGEMENT DETAIL OF INCOME AND EXPENDrriiRE ACCOiiNT
2023
2024
SERVtCES
8.830
2555
4.061
131
2.793
4.937
138
Water charges
15,577
10.(
2,n9
16.768
17.068
3.429
3.120
3236
1283
45.904
Electiicity
Cleatkin8
2,553
3.379
37,207
4.415
3fA)
403
2.650
2.354
10.182
4.450
550
1.053
5.495
P05fagq slaliow a￿] cl¢tVs exF￿Lse5
Sundries
15.194
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(W(X)DLEY SANDFORD & cHARv￿ cH￿￿AB￿ TrUSD
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNts
FOR THE YEAR TO 31st DECEMBER 2024

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST DECEM14ER 2024
The Trustees:
Mrs Sbelagh Flower (Chairman - 4 year terni of office to
31# May 2028)- Wo(MJley Town Council
Mr4 P4ulin¢ Allen Ivice-chairnian . 5 year terni of
oITice to ioth Juty 2026) - Cotyed
Mr Rodnry Huggins {5 year terni of offiLY to ioth
January 2025)- CO￿pted
Mr Michael Mitchell {5 year tcmi of olyice to 25th
Febnwy 2029)- Cowopted
Mr8 Sooia Boyks (5 year terni of office to 7th September
2027)_ Cwted
Mrs Jane B*lts (5 year temi of office to 26th February
2029)- co￿pted
Mrs ￿￿rett Mecann {4 year terni of office to 8th May
2026) - Charvil Parish Council
Mrs Kay Gikler (4 year term of office to 5th June 2026)-
Woodley Town Council
Mr8 Mary Holmes (16th May 2023 to 5th June 2026)-
Woodley Town Council
Mrj Ja•¢ Ainslie (4 year temi to 17th May 2028)-
Council
Mrs E M Fidler
Clerk to the Trustees:
Office Address:
4 Tiverton Close
Woodley
RG5 3BE
Lloyds Bank PIC
Bracknell
Berkshire
Field Seymour Parkes LLP
I tnndon Street
Bankers:
Solicitors:
RGI 4PN
Christo
her Ta
Edwin Smith
32 Queens Road
Architect:
Auditor and Accounting & Tax Advisers:
RIBA
Berksbire
242574
Charity Commission registration number:
Regulator of Social Housing Tegistration number.
ESA2366

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31- DECEMBER 2024
Bae
In its ajrrent form The Poor's Land Charity (W(xxll¢y. Sandford and cha￿11 Charitable
Twst) was estsblished on the i ith July, 1972 and previousty was known as the Fuel
Allotment Charity. In 1990 the Clwity Commissioners approved a scheme for the
regulation of the Charity.
Allotment land belonging to the Ckmrity in Woodley was used for providing fi￿1 which
was allocated to those in need who were resident in the parishes of Woodley. Sandford
and Charvil. In the 19705 the allotsnent land was sold and the Pr(￿ttds used to purchase
and develop a parcel of land and provide residential protKrties in Woodley. This site was
Iled Cedar Place and situated in L￿Idon Bridge Rorf W(M)dley. Fourteen flats and four
bungalows were constructed from 1979 to 1993 to provide Almshouses for the poor. An
adjacent bungalow was purchased in 2000 to facilitate the firture development of Cedar
Place.
Th¢ governing scheme empowered the to relieve hardship by:"
(a)
Housing persons in need in purp)se built accommodation (Almshouses).
The occupiers were drawn from within the parishes of Woodley. Sandford and
Charvil.
(b) Making donations in kind to residents of W(x)dl¢y, Sandford and Charyil and
adjacent parishes as -Relief in N¢ed-.
(¢)
Applying income foT the general bcncfit of Tcsidents of WoLxlley. Sandford and
Charvil and adjacent parishes.
nisAtion
The Poor's Land Charity was served by ten Trustees during the year. of whom five were
COaOPted and five were nornit￿ted apw)inlments.
At a meeting held on 31 January 2024 Mt5 Pauline Allen was re-appointed as Chairman
and Mr. Rodney Huggins stTh)d down as Vice ChaIrn￿ with Mrs Shelagh Flower being
appointed as Vice Chairnwi. On 27 Ju]y 2024 Mrs Shelagh Flower apwinted
Chairn)an with Mrs Pauline Allen appointed to the role of Vice Chairnw. Mr David
Fidler stood down as Treasurer on 31S1 March 2024 and Mr C O'connell became
Treasurer on 151 April 2024.
At 315t December 2024 there was one nominated Trustee va&incy.
The Trustees met on ten occasions in 2024 to discuss and agre¢ the management of the
Charity. Minutes of each meeting were signed by the Chairman and retained for future
reference.
The Charity Commission register of Trustees w&$ maintained during the year.

THE P(J)RS' LAND CHAIUTY
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST DECEMBER 2024
Policies & Proeedllres
Access to the charity via a website was introduced to allow public enquirles in
respect of vacant flats￿Ungalows and support for people in need.
Tn￿e¢ training has been introduced with the help of th¢ Almshouse Association.
Delive
of Publie Benefit
Housin
Wokingham District Council provided funding for the consttuction of ten flats and hold
the nomination rights for five of these flats for a period of 60 years from 13th October.
1978. This proviso w&8 documented in the morwge deed (the mortgage loan was repaid
in 2(X)4). Planning p￿]￿￿10n relating to the four flats and four bungalows built in 1993
included a clause to the effect that applicants had to be over 60 years of age. Whilst there
was no age restriction for the ten Ilats buih in 1979. they were buih with the elderly tn
mind.
In total there a￿ eighteeo Almshouse uniE LX)nsi￿lng of fourteffl tlats and four
bungalows administered by the Charity. All ￿5]dents had originally been appointed by
the Trustees from the parishes of W(M)dley, Sandford and Charvil or had been nominated
by Wokingham Borougb Council as appropriate. There were no vacant units at 3 ISI
December 2024.
Maintenance Charges were incteased from 1st March 2024 in line with ststutory
requirements applicable to registered housing providers. Utility charges were unchanged.
table Su
In addition to rnanaging the Almshouse units the Tnjstees considered applications for
Relief in Need. Eight requests were received by the Tntstees in 2024 and a total of
£4,000 was paid out for relief in need to six applicants. Typically requests to help young
families were for school trips 'whitc' gr￿d4 l￿dIng and tlwri

ANNUAL REPORT FOR IHE YEAR TO 31" DECEMBER 2024
Develo
ment Artivities
Activities in 2024 included the following :_
An application for a concessionary TV licence for all qualifying resAd¢nts was
approved by TV Licensing atid effective from I" January 2024.
Energy FKrfornLqnce certificates (EPCS) were renewed to meet the new regulatory
requirements.
Two kitchens were completety refillb1sl￿ at a cost of £18J55 and one bathroom
for £4,610.
The annual inspection of gas cooker4 fre extinguishers and alami system had
taken place.
Coffee mornings for residents continued to be well supw)rted during the year.
Development of a website continued wtth ¢onfmation of the domain name
(www.p(x)rslandwoodley.org) and e-mail addresses for the Clert Treasurer and
A new provider foT heating and hot wa*r rna1ntenan￿ was chosen.
LED lighting with censors was installed in all the common area5 and emergency
lighting tested.
Water quality testin8 showed no concerns re L￿lonell*
ltiitial discussions were held on the future of the 223 IA)ddon Bridge Road site.
A fwe retardant ceiliDg w&$ I[￿alled in the Ix)iier r(WA to wovide greatrr wotection
for residents in adjoining flats.
Residents, soclal activities itichmled a Fish and Chip a Xmas party and hmch
at Sonning Golf Club.
Financial Reserv￿ Po
The Trustees were aware that the Charity mu# balance the need to build sufficient reserves
to maintain fmancia] stabilty with meding the costs of delivering its charitable objectives.
The tsrget was to retsin suificient liquid funds to meet three months, revenue expenditure.
which the TnLStees believed would enable the ChaTity to continue to op￿te should there be
any unexpected intemiptlons to regular fiu)diDg. At 310 Decernber 2024, net cu￿ent &ssets
were £39,823 (2023: £40J42) wbicb would m¢¢t four months, rnue eXpenditi￿e.
Finaneial Review
The fmancial results for the year showed a Housing surplus of £813 and an overall
revenue surplus of £56,073. In the year 2024 ttlanaged investhi¢nt funds incr¢&sed in valu¢
by £78.654 and total reserves increased by £l(K).497 to Q758263.
SHELAGH FLOWER
Chairman of the Trusttts
Dated: ...

THE POOR'S LAND CHARITY
rNDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHAIUTY
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Poor's Land Charity (the 'charity') for the year
ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities. the Balance Sheet
and the related notes. The financial rew)rting framework that has been applied in th¢ir preparation
is applicable law and United Klngdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting
Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of freland
(util￿d Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pr￿tiCe}.
In our opinion. the financial statemenlS=
give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 DecemEEr 2024. and of
its incoming resour￿5 and application of ￿sOurCes. for the year then ended.
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generdlly Accepted
Accounting Practice. and
have been prepared in accordance wilh the requirements of the Choriiies Aci 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Stsndards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK))
and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are fiwtber described in the
Auditor's re5ponsibililies for the audit of the fmancial 5talemenls section of our report. We are
independent of ihe charity in accordance wilh Ihe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit
of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled
our other ethical rcsponsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriatc lo providc a basis for our opinion.
Conelusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Irustees. use of ihe going concern
basis of accounling in the preparation of the fitwicial statements is apwopriate.
Based on the work we have perfoTmed. we have not identified any material uncertainties relating
lo events or conditions that. individually or colleclively, may cast stgnificant doubt on the group
and parent charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of al least 12 months from
when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with res￿¢1 to going concern are
described in the relevant sections of this rew>rt.
Other information
The other inforniation comprises the inforn)ation included in the annual retK)rt, oiher than the
financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other
inforniation. Our opinion on the financial sialements does nol cover the other infomlalion and we
do noi express any fortn of assurance conclusion thereon. In conneciion with our audit of the
financial statetncnts, our responsibility is io read the other infomiaiion and, in doing so, consider
whether the other inforrnation is materially inconsistent with ihc fiDatkcial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially mi5Staled. If we identify
such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are rquired io determine
whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of

THE POOR'S LAND CHAIUTY
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY
the other information. If, based on the work we have perfonned. we conclude that there is a
material misstatement of this other inf0nnati0￿ we are required io rewrt that fact.
We have nothing to report in ihis regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by eIctption
We have nothing to report in reS￿t of the following matters where the Charilies (Accowits and
Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us lo report to you if, in our opinion:
the inforniation given in the financial statements 15 incon51Stent in any material resp￿1
with th¢ tn]stees' report.
sufficient accounting records have noi been kept:
the financial statements are not in agreernent with the accounting records and returns. or
we have not received all the infonnation and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Trustees. Res￿nSibIlItieS Statement, the trustees are responsible for
the Preparation of financial ststements which give a trne and fair view. and for such internal
control as the lrnsl¢¢s d¢tennin¢ is necessary to enable the prepardtion of financial stalernents that
are free from malerial misstatemenL whether due lo fraud or eTror.
In preparing the financial staternents. the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability
to continue as a going concern. disclosing. as applirJble. matters related to going concern and
using ihe going concem basis of accounting unless the t￿￿tee5 either intend to b'quidate the
company or lo cease operations. or have no realistic alternative but lo do so.
Auditor's r¢spon8lbllltles for the audlt of the finaneial statements
Wc have been appointed as auditor under the Charilies Aci 2011, s. 144 and report in a￿ordance
with regulatiot]s made under thc Act and relevant rcgulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurdnce about whether the financial statements as a
whole are free from material misslatcmcnl, whcther duc to fraud or error, aTJd lo issue an auditor's
report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurdnce is a high level of assurance, but is not
guarantee that an audit conducted in ac￿rdance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material
misststement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered
material if, individually or in the aggregate. they could reasonably be expecled to influence the
economic decisions of users tsken on the basi5 of these financial stalements.
Thc extcnl to which our procedures are capable of detecting iNegularilies, including fraud is
detailed below..

THE POOR'S LAND CHARITY
INDEPENDENf AUDrroR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY
Explangtion as to what extent the audlt was eonsldered eapable of detecting irregularitie5,
iDcluding fraud
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a
whole are free from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an auditor's
retK)rt that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level olassurance. but is not a
guarantee that an audit conducied in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material
misslat¢m¢nt when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or Crror and are considered
maleTial if, individually or in the awegate. they Could reasonably be expected to illfiuence the
economic decisions of usus taken on the basis of th¢se fitwicial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAS (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatemeot of the financial statements. whether due
to fraud or error, design and perfomi audit procedures responsive lo those risks. and obtain
audit evidence that is sufficienl and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of
not detecting a material mi55tatemcnt resulting frorn fraud is higher than for one resulting from
error, as fraud nmy illvolve collusion. forgery, intentional omissions. misrepresentation5, or the
override of inlml control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the ¢ircumsiances. but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the group's internal control.
Evaluate the a￿rOpriatelless of accowitillg policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates atLd rdated disclosures made by the directors.
Evaluate the overall presentstion. structure and content of the financial statements. including
the dis¢losures, and whether the fu￿ncial statements represent the underlying transactions and
evcnts ID a man￿[ thal achieves fair pres¢lltaiion.
We communicate with those chargcd with govcTnaDCC regarding, among other matters, the planned
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit r￿dIngS. incEuding ally significallt deficiencies
in internal control that we identify during our audit.
A furthcr description of our r¢s￿nSIbIlItieS for the audit of the fmancial statements is located on
thc Financial Reporting Coun¢il's website at.. www.frc.org.uklauditorsr&5ponsibilities. This
description forn]5 part of our auditor'5 report.
Edwin Smith
Chartercd Accountants and Ststutory Auditor
32 Queens Road
Reading
Berkshire
RGI 4AU
Date 2 May 2025
Edwin Smith is eligible to ¥t as an auditor in of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2￿6.

2023
2024
88,970
1,341
87,629
17.989
Less: Voids
2.831
94.615
19.481
345
Utilxty cbaT8es reeeiv¥bl¢
Stornge unit rents reeeived
105.898
114.441
OPERAIING COS]3
37.207
10.182
47.7￿)
45.gm
15.194
51530
95,179
113,628
10.719
OPERATtNG SURPLUS (DEFicm
813
47.186
17,302
Profivlkns) on Yevaluation of illvesttn￿ {D)te 2(i)i )
37J86
41.958
95291
60.073
Taxation on ordiw ￿1V]￿e5 (wte 12)
GROSS SURPLUS (DEFICtr)FOR THE YEAR
95291
60.073
{5.568)
RELIEF IN NEED GRANts & tK)NATIONS
(4.(KK>)
89.723
SURPLUS (DEFICTD FOR TIIE YEAR
56.073
MOVEM￿ ON RESERVFS
1.926.386
1.999273
t Auplus (deficit) forthe year
Net transfern frolld(kn):
Building Fund
(15.IKKI)
1.928
2.038,418
16.836
1.999.273
xl signed on their by:
- s.4.qknJ
Tnlstee. S Boyle5

2023
2024
FLYED ASSErs
1.126.198
Freeknld 1KNj￿Dg (note 2)
1.126.198
166.841
1,333243
1626282
186.851
1,411.897
Investm￿ (no* 3)
2,n4.946
DeFrtots [￿)fr 4)
3.778
45.458
49236
56.132
(15.7￿)
40.342
Crtditors. an￿￿tsts falliDgth* withill one Y￿r{￿le 5)
NET CURRENf ASSEtS
{9.413)
39.823
(8.858)
PROVISIONS FOR LIABItIT1FS (T￿6)
(6.506)
2.657.766
2,758.263
CAP￿AL AND RESERVFS
658,493
1.999.273
2.657.766
DESIGNATED RESER￿ (rnx¢ 7)
REVENUE RESERVES 8)
719,845
2,038,418
2,758.263
sipl on their bebaEf by:

ACCOUNTING POUCIES
16 July 2014 aod ch￿ltieS Act 2011
A swnmary of the mote ]m[￿an1 ￿e0￿ting ￿lie1￿$ is set out Itlow.
50 years aTh] a Illgb residual value t1￿ is I￿11¢Y of * maiDl¢na
FtXED ASSETS
Freehold knin8 pn)fvies ¢(wise:.
(i) Cedar Place.. 18 gxial ho￿]ng uDits {14 11¥ts az¥J 4 imjngalows) with 10 • UDi
£701,198 and w&s fiuthl in part by grants of £150.398 from Woki08bam Council.
(li) 223 kn)ddon Brid8e R(wl: An ￿J￿ent Wow was purch&sed in 2(XKI at a cost of
£111,764 and is kt at a c*)nIn￿ls1 rentsl (s¢¢ 10 fiydrtaiisl Tr
ofessionalty val￿￿ at £425.(KM) at 12 Jattuary 2022.
From 2015 the clwity xwately identifies expmlitute on imryoVe￿ to tl* nwior
line basis from the month following completiOD at the following ar￿￿al rntes:.
5%
Boilers
6.67%
KitclKns
i¢r/•
Roofing
2.5%
Inthe year 2024 exF￿[￿re on ilDprO￿￿ 8n)Ou0￿ to £36.947 Q023 £17.074) which resultoj itt
depreciation cbarBe of £16.937(2023 £16.036) ￿]sID8 from the (Jjmuiative eXp￿lture to 31 Decemkn 2024.
Vb5'1MEN'I
Cost
2024
valu¢
2023
2024
147.419
480.164
149J47
520ffj35
vestsn¢th Fund- 43(Kl.232 Accumuknion sl)atrs•
Clwities Official Ethical FuDd
166.853.69 t￿rne Units
488J23
502230
488J23
515,012
107,144
134.871
107.144
139J91
COIF ChaEitie5 Detx)sit xcount
37.649
37.649
37.649
37.649
Ittvesttt￿ Fund. 214596.827 Ir￿me shaK8 •*
151.8(h5
178J29
166.8(h5
932
33
l ￿43 949469 1411897
*•
10-

NOTES TO THE ACCOiTNtS FOR THE YEAR TO 31sr DECEMBER 2024
DEBTORS. fallin8d￿ within one year
Debts)rs include £666 (2023. £587) in w of arrears of resid¢￿ts
CreditOTS fallitig within one year IrKI￿ £184 (2023 . £624) in of
PROVISIONS FOR LiABILfiiES
2fJ23
2024
Unbilled gas charges by SSE Fwy IAd
8,858
DESIGNATED RESERVES
Batance at kginning of year
Transfer fronJl(to) Revenue Reser
Building FuDd
610.769
658.493
15,(
16.836
vrottv1L￿5Sj on mvestments Yevaiiiatson
Building Furw
5.881
38.543
27,8
Balance clfwd at 3 1st Lkcemitr
tttPTising Building Futbj
178.329
480.164
199210
520.635
11

NOTFSTOThE ACCOiJNfs VOR THE YEAR T031sf DECEhlBER 2W
21r13
2024
1.926J86
1.9W273
73
Surplus It￿} foryear
Tr¥nsfert&ftom fk8ip*I R¢s¢w￿5
Ba]ante at ¢￿1 of y¢
(16,836)
1gYg273
2038418
remuner*￿ forts year to31# 2023 wu£13245.
10 lTrllEIIEST RECEIVABLEAND UIIIER tNCOME
Net 11K￿e frrAnT23 tKJJÈkn Bridge RLwl{see li}
9526
31.(Ill
1.430
41.958
29235
37J86
INCOME FROM PROPERTY. 223 Brid&e R(*L WLKthy
11615
{4286)
(IJ
6.963
13.243
(1283)
(1.434)
9.526
Decoratin8 & reF•￿5
12
TAXATION
-12-

MANAGEMENT DETAIL OF INCOME AND EXPENDrriiRE ACCOiiNT
2023
2024
SERVtCES
8.830
2555
4.061
131
2.793
4.937
138
Water charges
15,577
10.(
2,n9
16.768
17.068
3.429
3.120
3236
1283
45.904
Electiicity
Cleatkin8
2,553
3.379
37,207
4.415
3fA)
403
2.650
2.354
10.182
4.450
550
1.053
5.495
P05fagq slaliow a￿] cl¢tVs exF￿Lse5
Sundries
15.194
13-

EDWIN
ES
SMITH
N958PN
The Trustees,
The Poorfs Land Charity.
Chestnut House,
4 Tiverton Close,
Woodley, Reading
RG5 38E
2 May 2025
Dear Sirs.
The Poor's Land Chari
We have completed the audit of the above Charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 and have
considered whether there were any comrnents or recommendations that we wish to make to you as
a result of our audit. There are no suth comments or recommendations that we wish to make this
year.
You will appreciate that the main purpose of our audit is to form an opinion on the accounts as a
whole and we cannot guarantee, therefore, that our audit has brought to light all the weaknesses
that there may be in the Charity's accounting procedures that 3 specific investigation might have
uncovered.
Yours faithfully.
Edwin Smith
Chartered Accounta￿ David 8a[￿ FCA Philip N￿on FCA
32 Quewhs RO￿1. Readuig. RGI 4AU
Email". infoQeth4insmith.co.uk TeleplM)ne: 0118 958 1956 Fax. 0118 950 9602 wvM.thnsmith.co.vk