Registered Charity No: 243599 DOVERCOURT CHURCH AND POORLANDS CHARITY Trustees, Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2024
DOVERCOURT CHURCH AND POORLANDS CONTENTS l. Charity Information 2. Report of the Trustees 3. Receipts and Payments Account 4. Statement of Assets and Liabilities 5. Report of the Independent Examiner
DOVERCOURT CHURCH AND POORLANDS CHARITY INFORMATION TRUSTEES Reverend I Smith P D Finnigan S E Sutcliffe J Hurst J Greenwood TREASURER S A Abbott 99 Dockfield Avenue Dovercourt Harwich Essex C012 4LF REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 243599 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Douglas Cooper BANKERS TSB Bank PIC PO Box 453 Mitcheldean GL14 9LR
DOVERCOURT CHURCH AND POORLANDS TRUSTEES. REPORT The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024. Structure, governance and management The charity is an unincorporated entity constituted under a Deed of Trust and is registered with the Charity Commission (Registered no. 2435991. Trustees are selected from members of the community considered by the existing board to have suitable qualities and experience. They are formerly appointed at the quarterly meetings of the Trustees and Management committee. The Trustees Served throughout the year and up to the date of these accounts, except as detailed below: Dr J Shaw (to October 20241 P D Finnigan S E Sutcliffe J Hurst M Mayo (to May 20241 E McLeod Ito May 20241 J Greenwood (from May 20241 Reverend I Smith (from Decernber 20241 The Management committee consists of the above Trustees. Objertives and activities The charity's principal objective is to malntaln the fabric of the building of All Salnts, Church, Dovercourt. This is achleved by org3ni5in8 and helping to fund an ongoin8 maintenance pro8ramme for the church building. Achlevements and performance The charity raises funds throu8h Its Investments, intludlng the management of a small number of properties which are rented out. There were no significant works on either the Church or cottages in 2024. The retention for the works to 503 Main Road to incorporate the shop into the cottage was released in April. The Church Architects have been engaged to oversee the repairs to the south wall of the Church and for the relocation and display of the cruciform wooden grave marker bequeathed to All Saints by the family of Captain Fryatt whose memorial is situated in the churchyard. Only l of the tenancies out of the 6 changed during 2024. Priory Estates continues to manage all of the properties on behalf of the Trustees. Priory Estates was appointed by the Trustees to mana8e the rental properties on their behalf in 2020. Reserves pollcy The Trustees consider that an appropriate level of reserves would be the sum equlvalent to cover the standard ongoing maintenance costs of the church for a period of one year, so that the charity could be able to operate in the event that the cottages, from which it derives the majority of its income, were empty for a protracted length of time due to major repair works being undertaken. In addition. due to the age of these cottages, it is anticipated that a sum in the region of £120,000 could be required in the future to carry out major remedial works in the event of an adverse structural survey. Accordingly, it is considered that there should be sufficient reserves to cover the cost of this in addition to the standard ongoing maintenance regarding the church. Approved by the Board of Trustees on 18 March 2025: Ileverend lan Smith - Trustee
DOVERCOURT CHURCH AND POORLANDS RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2024 2024 Total Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 Receipts Investment income Charities Official Investment Fund TSB Bank PIC Interest 8,595 451 8,595 451 8,477 297 Cottage rents 41,040 41,040 34,050 Other 90 Total Recelpts 50,086 50,086 42,914 Payments Church and Churchyards Repairs, maintenance & refurblshment Contributions to upkeep 8,415 8,415 5,297 8,415 8,415 5,297 Cottages Repairs and maintenance Insurance Estate managers fees Small repairs and incidental payments taken from rent Property Valuations 3,371 2,819 4,186 4,677 3,371 2,819 4,186 4,677 10,845 810 3,219 7,020 720 720 Change of use {Shop to residentiall - 503 Donatlon All Saints Church of England VA School 144 144 76,592 500 500 16,417 16,417 98,486 Governance costs Independent examinerfs fees Trustee Insurance 150 218 368 150 218 368 150 218 368 Total Payments 25,2CX) 25,200 104,151 Net (payments)Ireceipts 24,886 Cash balances at l January 2024 44,364 44,364 105,601 Cash balances at 31 December 2024 69,250 69,250 44,364
DOVERCOURT CHURCH AND POORLANDS STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 310ECEMBER 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2024 2024 Totsl Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 Cash funds TSB Bank Current Accounts TSB Bank Instant Access Account 38,727 30,523 38,727 30,523 14,292 30,072 Total cash funds 69,250 69,250 44,364 Investment assets- at bid market value Charities Official Investment Fund Income unit5- 15,559.96 units 315,763 315,763 308,787 315,763 317,763 308,787 Debtors and Liabllltles One cheque outstanding for 2024 as of 31st December 2024 of £408.00 payable to Inkpen Downie Architecture and Design limited in respect of invoice ID24-160. These costs will be met from the charity's existing reserves. Other assets Funds to which asset belongs Land & buildings let for the benefit of the charity 503 Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex 505 Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex 507 Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex 509 Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex 511 Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex 511A Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Notes th Approved by the Board of Trustees on 18 March 2025 and signed on their behalf by Reverend I Smith- Trustee
DOVERCOURT CHURCH AND POORLANDS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Dovercourt Church and Poorlands Charity I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Dovercourt Church and Poorlands Charity for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out in pages 3 and 4. Responsibilitles 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'l. I report in respect of my examination of the charit¢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 14515)(bl of the Act. Independent examinerfs ststement 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: accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 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 understanding of the accounts to be reached. Douglas Cooper Date: