THE LILE HOUGHTON CHARITY Little Houghton in the County of West Northamptonshire FINANCIAL STATEMEiirrs for the year ended 31 December 2025 Charity No 243452 LH Charity 2025
THE LIME HOUGFffoN CHARITY financi01 Statementstorthe yearended aiDe¢¥b202S Legal and Administratlve detsils Charity Registrion number Address 48 Bedford Road Northampton NN7 IAB Trn5tses co Edward Stanton MauriceJ(thn Ford Bankers Natwest Bank pk 41 Drapery NNI 2EY One Jthgel lane London EC4R 3AB Investment Advisers RBC Brewin Dolphin 16 St Helerfs PlacÈ London EC3A 6DE Solicitor5 hcrlaw Etgin Hou Billing Road Northampton NN15AU Independent Examiner GMBM( Badby Daventry Northamptonshlre NNII 3AN UE¢hMyiwlZQ25
7HEUtTLE HOUGItTON CHARITY WJnan¢ialStatementSfortheyear3IDeEemIWZo2S Report Df the trustee5 Thetsu5tees presenttheirreportwrth firkirxial 5ktemerrtsforthe yearended310ecember2025. 5trurture¥ governan and management The Lttdè Holghton charity 1.the ChariWI vrd5 ethb]ished hr dwitth puryws by a kljeme dated 4 May 20D4 to govern charities wiousty known as {11 Lrtue Houghtrjn Town Eslts CF¢rity (2) Llttle Houghton Charfty and131 ijtde Houghton Chvrth Land and Litde Houghton Churth Cotta Trustees The prt%entrnembershipof theE0VÈrni body issetouton PHBE L ThetrusteEs are app)inted underttEkhwEaryJ gJt¥ecitospeOftethitrUsles aWEapinted for rts. Rlsk assessment The trustees have assessed any rfsk5 to which th? thaiity w be and condudethat they are ol minirnal, rf any, si1r1caftCe. No Risk polry hastherefore beenwrillen. Objectlves and aclivities accordance wlth the scher the Charl$ prirKipal ol¥ecbve isto hoW a55ets and rrmme therefrom forthe purposes Df the Charity narnety for the provssron of hiDE accownrdaIio for the relief of person5 resident in the area of benefit who are In need. hardshsp or distress. andfor the pair aEKI MaIntenar of the Church of st Marythe Ifirgin In the parish of Litt Houghton in the County of West NortFHmptorJ5hire and the Dti)ce of PetertK)fL)ugh, together with its goods and omaments and churchyard. The role of trustee5 is to hold the knnd5 ofthe (haTity and to appty NKome ttrefrom forth2 maIntenae of thÈ Charitvs assets, the benefftof indi41dandwpport0f the parish church. Achievements and performance The trustees maintsin their potscy of provrthng aC£omnmtJOll for eNRie per forthe help of tlk)se in need. and for the purp05e5 ofthe ChurdL ofst wryt WJrBirn Litde Ho¢. Assets Yhe freehold property prtTrfes%onalty revatued on 31 December2019. Thevahjation forthe land has been esttrned 3ta fiEure refJEcknng recertt saletransact?nsfDr5mall parte]s of aViLiJ1ral land in Northarnptonshire. Investment policy and bSnancial review The trustees contlnued to ensure that a reasonalAe thl of Is achieved order to malrrtain propethe5 in 3 good Slate of repairand to fltrtherthe olJie£ts of the Charity. Reserves poficy All ofthe Funds of thecharity are Icted andtlrefore thereare no Yyee. resu4 Public benefit In accordance with its consttion the Charity pmvide5 knxsing accom[dat and funds for the assr5tance of those ln need, andforthe rna1ntÈnanQf the parith chur Tee< respoN%ibilities and finantial stateMts Thetrustees are reSpIble lor malntainir¥ prQperaccourthe£Ords-loT preparlngannual financial siat2ments; frjr safeguarding the assets of the Charltyandfortsknllg reasonabtestepsfrirthe wevention and detecbon otfvaud or other irre8ularities. ON BEHALF Dated 11 day of n 2ff26 LHawltyReport201S
THE urriE HOuG}oN CHARTrY financia15tatementsfortheyear ÈndEd31 Derernbtr2S PRINOPALPOUOES FINANCIALSTATEMEiifs ANDAccouriTs Basis of preparation Thefinancial 5tatefftents have been prepared foljowingthp recommendatiDrts knthe Staternent of RQTrnended Pract*e.' accountingand Rep)n by Charities ISORPI 2015. The accrual bas of accounting 15 used forprepardtton of theaaYJu. Secuittie53restated at marketvaJu4 and land and pYopÈrtY i5vakEeil as in&Kated in the Reportof the trustee Intome Incomei5 recognlsedwhÈn recovab Dividends and lnterestOASharehotigS All Income is r¥ested. Expenditure Expen(rrture recoSed on an accruafs basi Fund accounting The ificome fund is re5trirted and is used forthe$ifiC purpwas laid down in the awÈtySchem& Expenthturofrjr those purposes15 chargedtothe fund. INVESTMENTS Thiee ofthe fourcottsge5 are reeulady Insperted by marwwngagentsthe f(NJrth thetrUSiees. All dlsclosed orreported fauks or repairs receive promptattention. The InvestsnèrtAdvers PFovide 3 DiKretiDnarySeThke Adetsued Rtr4iewwith the trustee5 15 undertakenannually. LHaJorJtyPolicte52025
THE UTfLE HOUGHTON CHAR17Y FIn3ncial StatementsfortltÈyearended 31 DeceTnber2025 REPORT of th- ldePendent knminertothe trustees I report on the financial Statements of the Lrtde Houghton Charity forthe year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages 5. 6 and 7. My report is made in accordance with the regulations made by the Charttte5 Act201L Underthat A¢ the tnEStee5 are of the opinion that a fijll audÉt is wt.wuired. Basis of Independent Examinefs Report My examination was carried out in accordafice with the general direttions 8Nen by the Charity Comrnission. That examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with th0 records. The procedures undert2ken did not provide all the evidence *hati.Uld be requirEd in an audit aftd consequently I give no opinion as to whetrierthe financial 5tdtements present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters setout in the staternent below. Independent Examinerfs statement In connection Lvith nry examinatio no matter has come to my attentton: which gives me reasonable to believe that in any material respett the requirements to keep accounting records in accordan with the said Att and to prepare statements which accord wtth the ècccunttng CordS an6 compl¥ with the accounting requiremenis of the Act have not been me¢ or to which, in my opinion. attention should be drathm in order to enable a proper under51anding of the financial statements LO be reached. GMBM05erKA Independent Examiner Badby. Daventry Northamptonshire 5 May 2026
THE UTtLE HOuG1tT CHARIIY Balance Sheet at 31 December 2025 ffxed A55ets land and property 784,000 CurrentAssets Natwest Bankcurrentaccount CCiA Fund Deposit 8rewin Dolphin Securitie5 44.76 unts CCiAAccumuktion unrts Paytnents advan. InsurarKe Debtor 37329 2521 170W9 11,437 594 2N17 15&936 IL665 L887 22Q183 193.499 £226.L83 193.499 DedLtcicrÈditors Totsl Net CurrentA5sets at al Derember2025 TOTALNET ASSETS at 31 DeMbLy2025 010 18a £977 REPRESEiwfED BY: Endowment Funds Income Funds: Re5thcted Funds 784.(KJO 193.499 £ 977 499 The firtan¢i¥l statements were appr<wed bytt*Tru5tees on 2026 C E Stdnton Trustee MJFord T The a(componyingpdoesondnotesfvm Integmlportof thuefinuwrylstotenlents LH(trMB52o25
THE LftrLE HOUGHTON CHARftY Financial Ststcmentsfortheyear ended 31 December2025 Statement of nanCial Acbvitle£ GENERAL INCOME & EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT 024 28330 land COIF deposit Interest Brewin Dolphin dwidEnds 28,830 720 118 3.740 103 3.761 Totsl income £3 Ex enditure General repairs and renewa15 Property insurhKe Man3gemenVre-lett£nEfees= Greener Retrtals Managernentfees.. Bwin Dolph Sociallpastoral work Re.roofing cottages Repair5 to boundary wall Grdnt: for Church board Woodbumerfrlr Rectory Office costs 3,554 1971 1934 1,512 477 45.174 355 518 557 Total Expendrture 57.501 Net income lexpenditurel for the year FUNDS Restritted - Income Balance brought forward Net expenditure for the year/net income Unrealized Gain on Investments 193,499 23.034 9,605 202.062 -24.093 15530 Balan carrled fon¥ard P193.499 Endowttlent Balan bioughtforward: Property Land 730,C 730,th)J Totsl Fund5 at 31 December 2025 All income and eypenditure deCJvesfrom cortinuingactyvioes The uccompanwnopdioesondnotesfvrmon integr01rt0IthesenaO1Sthternts LH 0rIE2025
rln3ncrd1statenforteveHrEded 311)e(wl025 Notes tothe finandal statements l Fixed Assets: Land and property TfiXed assets compFtse: 111 7.9.11 and IS MeadowLane. (ittleHrAEhiDn. trethwithgardertsther2to 121 8288 acresorthereabwtof agricultural knd s¥iuatedoff the Bedford Road. Little Hou2hton. and comrnonty known as SandV5alb)trrnY. Bastsfof Valuations: 111 The properties- woFesnal vakRtknn on31 DEcembw2019 at Frpeholdw4th Vac3rt Possessvjn: £730X)00 121 The land-bythe tn% based on average cvrrentS71epricosfursTrtall parcds in Northamptonshl at £5500 peracr& £54.OCML Vakjesao Ped1[allY reVvdand comparedwith land prlces. 2 Endowrnent Funds The Endovm)ent Fund comww hr5toric Lpquests a1 assety the earlEst of whlch datesfrorn 1653, which zre IEld to provide incorne ITr perpetuityforthefurtherartoftheTru5V5 objectives. ResEritted Funds ]NCOME EXPEM)mJRE au2.2025 Endowrnent 784.C Incorne and Investwts/GaM 42 226.138 Caplial cornmitments There were no eapital o)rnmitinentszt31 Dm]E¢r202512024 NIU Creditors and contingent liabiltties There We nocreditorsor contiEWt lirrtEeSat 31 Decsnber202512024 NIL)