LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
CONTENTS
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| Trustees | 1 |
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| Trustees Report | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| General Receipts and Expenditure Account | 4-7 |
| Endowment Receipts and Investments Account | 8 |
| List of Assets | 9 |
MOORE GREEN Chartered Accountants
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL TRUSTEES
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Dr. M E W Chambers Wigfield House Laurel Drive Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9ER
Mrs M Clubb 76 Swanfield Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9EX
Mrs J Blackler (Chair) Brook House Hall Street Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9JQ
Mrs C Morgan Flat 7 Holy Trinty Hospital Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9DJ
Ms D Blake Somerset Cottage Hall Street Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9JK
Mr R Michette 7 Clopton Drive Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9LJ
Mr J Nunn 4 The Limes Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9SX
Mr J Budd 30 Southgate Gardens Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9HB
Rev. M C O Lawson The Rectory The Green Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9DT
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL PAGE 2 TRUSTEES REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Long Melford Hospital Charity whose correspondence address is 20 Church Walk, Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9DJ, is registered with The Charity Commissioners (No. 242946) and constituted by The Charities (Long Melford Hospital) Order 1967 as amended.
A body of ten Trustees and their Clerk usually administers the Charity. Three of the ten Trustees are ex officio Trustees, two of whom are appointed by reason of their offices as Churchwardens at The Holy Trinity Church, and one of whom are appointed by reason of office as Rector of The Holy Trinity Church. As at 31[st] December 2023 there are two vacancies, the Clerk and one Trustee. The names and addresses of The Trustees are set out in the schedule of these accounts.
The object of the Charity is to provide almshouse accommodation for “poor aged persons of good character who were born or reside in the ancient parishes of Long Melford, Glemsford, Stansted, Shimpling, Alpheton, Lavenham, Acton, Chilton, or Sudbury.”
Free accommodation together with heating and hot water are provided for the Almspersons. In addition, each flat is connected to a community alarm system to ensure 24 hour assistance is available if required. The Trustees have been investigating the introduction of a Weekly Maintenance Contribution (WMC) under advice from The Almshouse Association.
Mrs Alison Brame continues to live in as part-time Warden, assisted by a Relief Warden, Mrs Catherine Elsey, who provides cover for the Warden’s holidays and sickness.
Ongoing decoration and maintenance was carried out to keep the Hospital premises in good order. Two of the flats were also refurbished to make them more conducive to modern living standards. Some residents continue to work in the gardens.
The Charity’s architects continue to design and oversee the minor structural repairs that are required to the two farm cottages. The project is now reaching its conclusion.
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
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I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 4 to 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Charity's Trustees 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of The Association of Chartered Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.
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:
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(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 pf the act: or
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(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 undertaking of the accounts to be reached.
Mr Nicholas Farr, Moore Green Chartered Accountants 22, Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk. CO10 2AA Date: ...30/10/2024.................
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL PAGE 4 GENERAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
| PAYMENTS £ Balance Brought Forward from Previous Year's Accounts RECEIPTS Property Rents K L & R K C Rush (Hall Farm, Shimpling) 50,000.00 Hyde Parker Farms (Highlanders Farmland) __ Investment Income 2,562.66 COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Shares 1,396.13 2,751.00 M & G Charifund Income Units 2,352.11 Miscellaneous Electricity Wayleaves Income from Rush for Seamans/Cordell Cottages Barbergh Gen Payments ACM Donations from residents Landline Telephones Refund Concessionary TV Licence Fee – Resident’s contributions Lloyds Bank Gross Interest Carried Forward Nil Inter account transfer from Suffolk Building Society Inter account transfer from Aviva Inter account transfer from COIF Extraordinary Repairs Fund Units Carried Forward Nil |
RECEIPTS £ 30,532.36 50,000.00 3,748.24 1,490.16 35,968.61 67.00 200.00 5.51 15.00 1.66 122,028.54 47,198.61 30,000.00 40,000.00 239227.15 |
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239,227.15
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL PAGE 5 GENERAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 CONTINUED
| Brought Forward EXPENDITURE Salaries and Remuneration Mrs A Brame (Warden) Annual salary 10,513.71 Miss C Elsey (Relief Warden) Duties @ £35-40 per day Phone cover and call outs @ £20 2,020.00 Clerk's Remuneration Year to 31.12.23 11,289.51 Inland Revenue - PAYE, Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions Property Outgoings Gas Supply – SEFE (formerly Gazprom) Electricity supply – Eon Hospital and Flat 5 Anglian Water – water and sewerage charges British Telecom charges Daisy Comms Babergh District Council Council Tax Flat 1 whilst empty Council Tax Flat 13 whilst empty Insurances Robins Row Ltd Farm buildings & public liability Insurance premium Hospital, farm house and cottages and Charity Protection insurance premium Carried Forward |
PAYMENTS £ Nil 10,513.71 2,020.00 11,289.51 23,823.22 243.00 7,582.19 2,492.57 3,021.59 994.68 241.87 1,604.97 137.59 1,742.56 4,558.14 13,359.09 17,917.23 58,058.91 |
RECEIPTS |
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| £ 239,227.15 239,227.15 |
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL GENERAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 CONTINUED
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| Brought Forward Repairs, Renewals and Maintenance T & P Fire & Security Quarterly services to fire alarm and Emergency lighting systems; annual Service of fire extinguishers: Tunstall Response Emergency Alarm Monitoring Charges Tunstall Healthcare Maintenance Contract – Emergency Alarm H J E Pest Control Service Rodent and wasp control Mersea Carpets Flat 10 refurb carpets Mr M Johnson Moving contents for Flat 10 N C Spooner Sundry Maintenance work Philip Waller Cons Cordell Cottages repairs Cubitt Theobald Roof leaks BB Plumbing & Heating Plumbing Repairs A L H Gridley & Son Electrical repairs Flat 9 refurbishment M Hasler Window Cleaning Morrish & Partners Cordell Cottages repairs |
PAYMENTS £ 58,058.91 4,747.57 764.50 1,348.08 640.00 815.47 400.00 800.00 678.00 338.26 165.00 735.57 3,217.36 160.00 522.00 |
RECEIPTS |
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| £ 239,227.15 |
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL GENERAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 CONTINUED
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| Robert Harman Flooring for Flat 13 David Froud Maintenance – locks & bath panel C H Lindsey & Son Various plumbing repairs Installation of isolation valves C Strohm Grass Cutting Carried Forward General Expenses and Payments Moore Green, Chartered Accountants – Preparation of Accounts to Year Ended 31/12/22 Concessionary TV Licence fees TA Accounts Payroll for warden and clerk Sudbury office supplies Stationery Expenses re Personnel Lloyds Bank Safe custody fee storage Petty Cash held by Warden The Almshouse Association Membership fee & annual subscription Carried Forward |
374.81 175.00 8,300.69 4,183.1012,483.79 144.00 86,568.32 199,589.87 780.00 45.00 592.80 99.69 1,110.13 69.42 200.00 640.00 90,105.36 239,227.15 |
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LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL GENERAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 CONTINUED
Extraordinary Expenses and Payments
| Seamans Building Cordell Cottages repairs Lacy Scott & Knight Land Agent – Shimpling Farm Purcell Architecture Ltd Architectural services - Cordell Cottages Edward Francis – Legal Fees Cubitt Theobald Flat 9 & 10 refurbishment Inter account transfer to Ipswich Building Society Balance Carried Forward Lloyds Treasurers Account 35,829.84 Lloyds Savings Account220.65 Balance Brought Forward from Previous Year’s Accounts Gross Interest Transferred from Lloyds Treasure Account Transferred to Lloyds Treasure Account Balance carried forward Balance carried forward: Ipswich Building Society £40,934.98 Lloyds Current Account0.00 £40,934.98 |
35,968.61 4,636.60 7,787.72 2,250.00 42,428.42 20,000.00 36,050.44 239,227.15 PAYMENTS £ 47,198.61 40,934.98 88,133.59 |
239,227.15 RECEIPTS £ 67,198.61 934.98 20,000.00 88,133.59 |
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LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL LIST OF ASSETS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
| 1. | Investments | ||
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| 2,562.66 | COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units | ||
| £50,855.99 | |||
| 2,751.00 | M and G Charifund Income Units | £39,476.57 | |
| Ipswich Building Society | £40,934.98 | ||
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| Sub-total | £131,267.54 | ||
| 1,079.51 | COIF Charities Investment Fund Accumulation | ||
| Extraordinary Repairs Fund Units | £267,718.80 | ||
| Aviva Wrap UK Ltd (as at 5/12/23) | £43,767.59 | ||
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| Total | £442,753.93 |
2. Land & Buildings
The Hospital premises at Long Melford, comprising 12 self-contained flats for alms people, Warden’s flat, communal room, Boardroom and cellars with yards and gardens.
Hall Farm, Shimpling comprising 735.93 acres let to K.L. and R.K.C. Rush with modern farmhouse, grainstore and various farm buildings, and 2 modern farm cottages (Numbers 1 & 2 Cordell Cottages). Rent £50,000 p.a., with effect from Michaelmas 2016.
14 acres of land at Rookwoods, Acton let to Hyde Parker Farms. Rent (last reviewed with effect from October 2010) £1,400.00 p.a.