ANNUAL REPORT AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2025
CHARITY NUMBER. 242946

LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
TRUSTEES
Mrs Jennifer Blackler, Brook House, Hall Street, Long Melford, C010 9JQ (Chair}
Lady Amy Hyde-Parker, Melford Hall, Long Melford, C010 9AA (Deputy Chair)
Mr5 Anne Keatley-clarke, 25 Harefield, Long Melford, C010 9DE
Ms CeceliÉ Blake, Somersett House, Hall Street, Long Melford, C010 9JT
Mr Stephen Dudden, 23 Meeting Field, Long Melford. C010 9JZ
Ms Anne Hinds, 39 Blunden Close, Long Melford, C010 9LL
Mrs Melonie Clubb, 76 Swanfield, Long Melford, C010 9EX
Dr Mark Chambers, Wigfield House, Laurel Drive, Long Melford, C010 9ER
Rev. Matthew Lawson, The Rectory, The Green, Long Melford, C010 9DT
Mrs Linda Goodban, The Brambles, ReopersLan, Long Melford, C010 9HQ
Mrs Helen Brabner, 22 Chadburn Road, Long Melford, C010 9EE

LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
CONTENTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO 31 DECEMBER 2025
Truste6s Report
Page 1
Independent Examine￿$ Report
Page 2
Receipt and Payments Accounts
Page 3
Statement of Assets and Liabilits'es
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LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Long Melford Hospital Charity whose correspondence address is 20 Chureh Walk. Long Melford.
Sudbury. Suffolk, C010 9DJ, is registered with The Charity Commissioners (No. 242946) and
constiluled by The Charities (Long Melfoid Hospital) Order 1967 as amended.
A body of len Trustees and their Clerk usually administers the Charity. Three of the ten trustees are
ex officio TrLJStees, two of whom are appointed by reason ol their offices as Churchwardens al The
Holy Trinity Church, and one of whom are appointed by reason of office as Rector of The Holy Trinity
Church, As al 31 st December 2025. there are no vancancies for Trustees. The names and addresses
of The Trustees are sel 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 bom or reside in the ancient parishes of Long Melford, Glemslofd, Stansted,
Shimpling, Alphelon, Lavenham, Aclon, Chillon or Sudbury..
A Weekly Maintenance Contribution IWMCI is paid by the residents Ilhis is standard practice in all
Almshouses}. This is either paid by the residents or covered in fulllpartially by Local Authority Housing
Benefit. WMC conlibules lo, bul does not Cover, the running of Long Melfoid Hospital.
Each flat is provided with heating and hot water. In addition, each flat is connected to a community
alami system lo ensure 24 hour assistance is available if required.
Mrs Alison Brame continues lo live in as part-lime Warden, assisted by a Relief Warden. Mrs Catherine
Elsey, who provides Cover for the Warden's holiday and sickness.
Ongolng decoration and maintenance is carried out lo keep the Hospital premises in good order.
Some of the residents. where able, continue lo maintsin the gardens.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Lady Hyde Parker
Acting Chair of Trustees
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are sel on pages 3
104.
Res
onsibilities and basis of re
ort
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.
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 dI￿¢t10nS given by the Charity Commission
under section 145115}(bl of the act.
Inde
endent Examiner's Statement
I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l 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 lo my attention in connection
with the examination giving me cause to believo that in any material respect:
{11 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the act.. or
12) the aecounts do not accord with those records.
13} the accounts did not comply wlh the applicable requirements conceming the form and conlenl of
accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any ￿qUirement
that the accounts give a'true and falr, view which is not a maller considered as part of an independent
examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper undertaking of the accounts to be
reached.
Mr Nicholas Farr FCA
Independent Examiner
Moore Green
Chartered Accountants
22, Friars Street,
Sudbury,
Suffolk.
C010 2AA
Date..
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LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
INCOME FROM:
2025
2024
WMC
Cordell Collages
Investment Intere51
Shimpling Hall Farm
HP Land Rental
Wayleave
Refunds
Lloyds Bank Interest
Donations & legacies
Capital receipts
Land sale (plot on Hall Fami. Shimplingi
32.630.00
9,425.00
17,635.66
3,891.52
50,000.00
2,800.00
1,314.02
959.38
2.62
4,113.72
50,000.00
601.00
2.20
2,277.00
10,000.00
90,000.00
TOTAL INCOME
189.623.92
86.028.20
EXPENDITURE ON:
Subconlraclors
Subscriptions
Training
Officelstsllonery
Repairslmainlenance
Telephone
22,451.58
433.00
20,361.53
419.00
256.12
100 19
32.796.59
3.253.90
18,199.83
2.350.13
8,138.60
12,338.47
58,247.95
2,771.94
4,765.85
959.38
334.53
21,006.86
960.29
20,084.41
628.43
14.989.30
12,973.95
Council Tax
Professional Fees
Insurance
Cordell Cottages Repairs
Cordell Cottages Fees
Shimpling Farm InsUrar￿e
Refund
Tenant cornpensalion on sale of land
General expenses
5,410.24
544.00
195.87
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
100.010.46
164,959.48
NET INCOME IEXPENDITUREI
89,613.46
78,931.28
FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD:
Al 1$1 January 2025
423,544.15
495.952.00
N&t IncomellExpenditure for year}
89.613.46
78,931.28
IncreasellDecrease} in investment value in year
1,970.53
6,523.43
Inter account transfer from Aviva
10,000.00
Al 31 st December 2025
505,128.14
423,544.15
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LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
YEAR ENDED AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
FIXED ASSETS
Investments..
COIF Charities Investment Fund
COIF Charities Investment Fund Accumulation
M&G Charifund Income Units
Aviva Wrap UK Ltd
275.852.05
49,515.46
47,524.63
27,420.80
400.312.94
281,337.15
52,004.83
40.505.75
34,494.68
408,342.41
CURRENT ASSETS
Bank and cash..
Lloyds Treasurers Account
Lloyds Savings Account
Suffolk Building Society
73,446.98
225.47
31.142.75
104,815.20
13,895.94
223.27
1,082.53
15.201.74
NET ASSETS
505,128.14
423,544.15
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
505,128.14
423,544.15
Land & Buildin
The Hospital prernises at Long Melford. comprises 12 self-contained flats for aims people, a
Warden's flat, communal room. Boardroom and cellars wilh yards and gardens
Hall Farm, Shimpling comprises 735.93 acres of land le* to K.L. and R.K.C. Rush with a
modern farmhouse. Rent is charged at £50,000 p.a. with effect from Michaelmas 2016.
A parcel of this land amounting to 0.75 acres was sold in the year, reducing the acres owed
and rented to 735.18.
Rookswoods, Acton comprises 14 acres of land let to Hyde Parker Famis. Rent is charged
at £1,400 p.a. wtth effect from October 2010. No rent shows as being re￿iVed in the current
year due to having 2 years worth of rent receipts in the previous year.
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