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2022-12-31-accounts

Talbot Village Trust Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2022

Charity registration number: 249349

Talbot Village Trust

Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Contents
Page
Charity Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees’ Annual Report 2 - 6
Independent Auditor’s Report 7 - 9
Statement of Financial Activities 10
Balance Sheet 11
Statement of Cash Flows 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13 - 27

Talbot Village Trust

Charity Reference and Administrative Details

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Charity registration number 249349
Trustees Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, The 12thEarl of Shaftesbury
Sir Christopher James Lees Bart, Chair
Cecilia Mary Bufton (appointed 6 March 2022)
James Randolf Gibson Fleming Esq
Mary Elizabeth Riall
Russell Lucas Rowe Esq (resigned 26 February 2022)
Sir George William Owen Tapps Gervis Meyrick Bart
Richard Anthony Cutler (appointed 13 May 2022)
Auditor Daniel Tout FCA
PKF Francis Clark
Towngate House
2 – 8 Parkstone Road
Poole
BH15 2PW
Clerk Ms L Watson-Cook
Lester Aldridge LLP
Russell House
Oxford Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8EX
Chief Executive Caroline Cooban (appointed 21 March 2022)
Solicitor Lester Aldridge
Russell House
Oxford Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8EX
Bankers Barclays Bank Plc
Lloyds Bank Plc
Investment managers Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
1 Curzon Street
London
W1J 5FB
Other Advisors Savills (UK) Limited
Website www.talbotvillagetrust.org.uk

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Talbot Village Trust

Trustees’ Annual Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Chair’s Statement

Talbot Village Trust is the legacy of two sisters – Misses Georgina Charlotte and Mary Anne Talbot and today is a major benefactor in south-east Dorset. The Talbot sisters’ legacy originated with the creation of Talbot Village in the nineteenth century. The village consists of a set of almshouses, cottages, St Mark’s School, St Mark’s Church and woodland. The Trust also owns surrounding land and part of Talbot Heath which is protected and maintained for the public to enjoy.

The Trustees are committed to supporting communities in South-East Dorset to live well. We do this by providing funding for charities and not-for-profit organisations located within our area of benefit, and by using the Trust’s land assets to provide opportunities for wider public benefit.

The Trust also operates a programme of annual giving to support St Mark’s Church and St Mark’s School in Talbot Village, together with the University Chaplaincy service. The University Chaplaincy operates across the local universities and supports people of all faiths or none.

The Trust achieved its aim of awarding over £1m towards charitable causes during the year under the headings of community, education, faith and youth. In total, 63 organisations were granted over £1.059m helping to address a range of local needs. Many frontline organisations have had to tailor their services to support the most vulnerable with the economic downturn and cost of living crisis.

The Trustees have carried forward their plans to consolidate their strategy for charitable giving including a pilot programme under three main Strategic Priorities: Mental Health support; Climate Action and Educational Exclusion. A major multi-year grant was awarded to MyTime Young Carers to strengthen its work with young carers as part of the Trust’s strategic initiative to tackle a particular form of educational exclusion.

Objectives and activities

The Trust’s powers are set out in a Scheme approved by the Charity Commissioners on 14th November 1995. The Charity is grant making with grants being made to suitable organisations in accordance with the Trust's objectives. Funds are distributed to other charitable bodies, schools and related groups for projects which support youth, the elderly and the disadvantaged. The Trust’s objects restrict giving to a specific area of benefit, what is now the historic Boroughs of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and the Districts of East Dorset and Purbeck.

The Trustees have prepared a five-year rolling plan which is annually reviewed, through which they keep under review their constitutional and administrative structures and responsibilities. The main elements of this plan are the Charity's ongoing objective to maintain a consistent level of giving, taking into account their annual income and other financial commitments. The current aim is to make grants amounting to an average of £1,000,000 per annum in addition to the regular charitable support of St. Mark's Church, St. Mark's School, the University Chaplaincy and others.

The Trust will continue to explore ways in which its assets can be used to expand its charitable activities including active participation in the Talbot Project, an initiative to develop the land assets south of the Talbot campuses of Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth to provide a significant positive impact. The proposed Talbot Project offers the potential to deliver long term economic and employment benefits for the region as well as protecting the Talbot heathland.

All of the Trust’s donations are financed from income reserves.

The Trustees are mindful of the need to adopt a prudent approach to both investment policy and grant making to ensure the charity prospers in the longer term and seeks to achieve a balance of appropriate reserves and impactful giving. The Trust has significant restricted funds which the Trustees will deploy on suitable projects when these can be identified.

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Talbot Village Trust

Trustees’ Annual Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

The Trustees prepare an annual Risk Assessment and they, and the Trust’s advisers, are monitoring closely the impact of ongoing market uncertainty on the Trust’s income, both rental and dividend income. Presently the Trustees believe the short to medium term impact on liquidity will not affect the ability of the Trust to fulfil its aims and commitments.

Achievements and performance

The Trust continues to own and manage land and cottages at Talbot Village, Bournemouth which was part of the original endowment. It is the Trust’s policy to maintain and preserve the Village to a good standard. The cottages are allocated to those on a waiting list on a ‘needs based’ approach. The Trust’s policy is to let the cottages at 80% of market rental.

The rollout of a Planned Preventative Maintenance programme ensures that properties receive appropriate levels of maintenance and are kept in good repair.

The Trust owns a significant acreage of development land south of the Wallisdown Road in addition to the conservation area of the historic Talbot Village. In consultation with local stakeholders the Trustees have participated in the submission of a planning application for a new Talbot Innovation Quarter , which will provide a new Nuffield Hospital and form the basis of future planning and development.

Apart from planning and development matters the focus of the Trust’s deliberations continues to be the work it undertakes as one of the principal grant giving charities in South-East Dorset.

During the course of 2022 the Trustees donated £1,059,134 (2021: £1,254,733), there were lapsed donations and prior year amendments of £nil (2021: £277,649) to local charitable causes in accordance with their objectives and policies, referred to in Trust Objectives and activities on pages 2-3.

The case studies below show the breadth of charitable ventures which the Trust supports:

Christchurch Men Shed

With 33 current members, Christchurch Men Shed (CMS) was established in 2016, using premises in the basement of a local Community Centre.

The Men Shed initiative is driven by the need to combat male isolation in later life; providing a safe workshop area for members to work on home and community creative projects.

Being quite small and inaccessible for physically impaired members, CMS began looking for an alternative premises more than four years ago, with a seven-year lease recently secured on a new location in Highcliffe Community Hub.

Talbot Village Trust’s grant funding of more than £3,400 enabled renovation works, including a new kitchenette area and electrical work for additional workshop benches.

Dorset Community Radio

Dorset Community Radio is a constant community radio service using around 94 volunteers drawn from university students and young people, some of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Broadcasting across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole conurbation areas, the station applied to Ofcom for an FM improvement to their service in 2022, hoping to expand reach among their target demographic of 18–45-year-olds in the local area.

Though the technical change enhances FM coverage across the area, it also required the installation of a new transmitter, alongside with the relocation of other transmitters in Poole. Talbot Village Trust was able to award a grant of £24,000 to support the station in these alterations.

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Talbot Village Trust

Trustees’ Annual Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

SAMEE Project

The SAMEE Project is a charity committed to helping disabled people start new business ventures and make the first steps towards self-employment.

A new innovative roll-on/roll-off 12-month project planned by the charity seeks to help and guide around 50 disabled adults through 23 hours of flexible self-employment support, with a mentoring scheme pairing jobseekers and entrepreneurs.

Talbot Village Trust was able to offer funding of £13,000 to the project to help with the employment of support staff, together with office and admin costs.

Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust

The Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust is a charity in South-east Dorset set up to meet the needs of the local youth community, following a withdrawal of Youth Club funding across the region.

Operating out of Herston Cross House in Swanage, the charity provides an invaluable resource as a community centre and performance space, together with wraparound care services for local children.

The Charity was awarded £25,000 to completely replace the venue’s poor-quality flooring and to build an additional bathroom on the ground floor.

Parent Carer Foundation

Based at Littledown Leisure Centre in Bournemouth, the Parent Carer Foundation was set up in 2010 as an independent, inclusive, and diverse charity for parents and carers.

The Foundation, which receives no statutory funding, provides a collective voice for around 1,300 parents and carers, reaching out to organisations shaping and delivering local services for disabled children and adults, and those with special educational needs.

Parent Carer Foundation reached out to Talbot Village Trust for £4,500 to fund a new project to deliver online and in-person workshops to parents and carers across the conurbation area. Each session helps around 25 people to become less isolated and to network, share experiences and learn new skills.

Vita Nova

Boscombe-based arts organisation Vita Nova supports people with drug and alcohol recovery issues, as well as delivering preventative education in local schools and colleges.

Based at the centre of the local community, Vita Nova has its own theatre space, offering groups and workshops in Creative Writing, Theatre, Photography and Music.

The charity has seen an increased demand on its services and was awarded £22,000 grant funding for to help fund its Next Steps project. The project aims to build an arts curriculum, taught by experienced local arts facilitators, and improve financial sustainability through the appointment of a part-time Arts Development Manager.

Streetlight Project

Streetlight is a faith-based charity that runs a community centre and soft play area, skate park and café, in the Wimborne area of Southwest Dorset.

Set up in 2014, the centre provides a skate park, and a soft play area for children up to the age of three. However, in recent years, the closure of other soft play areas in the town has led to increased demand, including from parents with older children up to age six.

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Talbot Village Trust

Trustees’ Annual Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Streetlight was awarded £6,700 by the Trust to expand this important local asset further and grow its soft play facility for the benefit of a wider range of children.

Trustees of the charity

The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, The 12[th] Earl of Shaftesbury, Chairman Sir Christopher James Lees Bart Cecilia Mary Bufton (appointed 6 March 2022) James Randolf Gibson Fleming Esq Mary Elizabeth Riall Russell Lucas Rowe Esq (resigned 26 February 2022) Sir George William Owen Tapps Gervis Meyrick Bart Richard Anthony Cutler (appointed 13 May 2022)

The Trustees act in an entirely voluntary capacity and their roles are unpaid. The Trustees of the charity are also Trustees of The Talbot Village Almshouses Trust.

Public benefit statement

The Trustees have had due regard to public benefit when planning the charity's activities, in accordance with the Charity Commission's Guidance on Public Benefit.

The paragraphs above set out the Trust’s activities, achievements and performance during the year, which are directly related to the objects and purposes for which the charity exists. The charity achieves its principal objects and purposes through the making of grants to appropriate charities and institutions, and by the provision of housing for the elderly, disabled and needy, including students. These benefits are directly related to the aims of the charity and are fully compliant with the Charity Commission Principles on Public Benefit.

Financial review (including reserves policy)

The Trustees present their report and the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

During 2022 the Trust’s financial advisers continued to actively manage the Trust's invested funds in accordance with the Trust’s policy of trying to achieve a fair balance between capital growth and income.

Day to day management of the investments is delegated by the Trustees to the Trust's brokers, Rathbone Investment Management Limited, and their performance is monitored by the Investment Committee noted below.

The capital value of the Trust’s invested securities decreased from £60,951,854 to £52,621,641 which reflects the challenges faced by the economy and world stock markets.

Total income for the year was £3,122,611 (2021: £2,819,181). Of the total income, £1,338,375 (2021: £1,088,534) was generated from the Trust’s invested funds.

Within the remaining balance of £1,784,236 (2021: £1,730,647) the sum of £1,745,164 (2021: £1,727,602) is attributable to rental income from, in particular, schemes which the Trust has jointly undertaken with Bournemouth University, Anchor Hanover Housing Association and Ability Housing (in each case, in furtherance of the Trust’s charitable objects).

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Talbot Village Trust

Trustees’ Annual Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

The Trust's investments have achieved an average yield of 2.31% in 2022 (2021: 1.90%) which is consistent with the policy adopted by the Trustees at their meeting in May 2005 and updated annually at the May Trustees’ meeting.

The Trustees' policy is to regard their accumulated income fund as a reserve to finance any infrastructure it might decide to install on the land in its possession, and to act as a cushion for any fluctuations in income to maintain a consistent level of giving and to meet any exceptional requests for charitable assistance. Unrestricted undesignated reserves were £11,291,215 at the year-end which the Trustees consider is more than sufficient.

Designated funds as detailed in note 16 were £10,027,828 at the year end and the permanent endowment fund which is linked to a specific investment portfolio was £45,277,815. Total funds at the year-end were £66,596,858 (2021: £74,721,954).

The Trustees are satisfied that the charity’s assets attributable to each of its individual funds are adequate and available to fulfil its obligations.

Structure, governance and management

The Chairman is responsible for overseeing the day to day management and administration undertaken by the Executive.

There are two general meetings of the Trust each year. Special meetings are arranged when appropriate.

As part of an ongoing review process, the Trustees undertook several key actions during 2022 to strengthen governance and reporting. This included: (i) implementing a broader Committee structure comprising four committees which meet quarterly: Philanthropy, Communications, Estates & Finance, and Development (ii) Appointed a new full-time post of Head of Philanthropy in March 2022 to work in closer partnership with stakeholders to maximise the impact of grants for beneficiaries. (iii) Approved plans to recruit a new staff team in 2023 to increase the Trust’s ability to achieve greater impact with its grant giving by strengthening the Trust’s work with local charities and not-for-profit organisations across the area.

Trustees undertake an annual review of the major risks to which the Trust is exposed and the procedures currently in place to mitigate these. The management of these and any other risks will be kept under annual review.

The Trustees have a strategy which comprises:

This work has identified financial, management and compliance as areas of risk however due to the Trustees’ conservative investment policy and use of specialist external advisors it is felt that these risks can be effectively managed.

The Talbot Village Almshouses Trust and the Talbot Village Educational Foundation are connected charities by virtue of the fact that they are supported by Talbot Village Trust. The Trustees of Talbot Village Trust are also Trustees of the Talbot Village Almshouses Trust and the Talbot Village Educational Foundation (unregistered charity).

The Trustees keep under review any gaps in the range of skill sets present on the Board and recruit for specific areas of experience and expertise keeping in mind the need to meet diversity in all its forms. All new Trustees are provided with the Trustees Handbook, which includes the Charity Commission Schemes and policy documents, together with other important documents including the Charity Commission publication "The Essential Trustee". New trustees are also invited to tour Talbot village and its environs as part of their induction.

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Talbot Village Trust

Trustees’ Annual Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

The Trustees are kept up to date of their responsibilities by the Clerk to the Trust and other professional advisers as appropriate.

Pay Policy

The Trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration and details of any Trustees’ expenses are disclosed in the notes to the accounts.

Staff pay is reviewed annually at the Trustees’ discretion and is based on factors such as inflation and comparable pay levels within the marketplace.

Investment powers

The Trust is subject to the provisions of the Trustee Act 2000.

Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

On behalf of the board

The 12[th] Earl of Shaftesbury, Chairman

Date: 18 May 2023

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Talbot Village Trust

Independent Auditor’s Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of Talbot Village Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Talbot Village Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including FRS 102 ‘‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’’.

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the 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 responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Talbot Village Trust

Independent Auditor’s Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the financial statements.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities set out on page 6, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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 report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

As part of our audit planning we obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that is applicable to the Charity. We gained an understanding of the Charity and the sector in which the Charity operates as part of this assessment to identify the key laws and regulations affecting the Charity. As part of this, we reviewed the Charity’s website for an indication of any regulations in place and discussed these with the relevant individuals responsible for compliance. The key regulations we identified were Charity legislation, health and safety regulations and breaches of The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Charities Act 2011 and Charities SORP - FRS 102.

We discussed with management how the compliance with these laws and regulations is monitored and discussed policies and procedures in place. We also identified the individuals who have responsibility for ensuring that the Charity complies with laws and regulations and deals with reporting any issues if they arise. As part of our planning procedures, we assessed the risk of any non-compliance with laws and regulations on the Charity’s ability to continue trading and the risk of material misstatement to the accounts.

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Talbot Village Trust

Independent Auditor’s Report

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved the following:

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity Trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Trustees those matters we are required to state to Trustees in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its Trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

PKF Francis Clark, Statutory Auditor Towngate House 2 – 8 Parkstone Road Poole BH15 2PW

Date: 30 May 2023

PKF Francis Clark is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Statement of Financial Activities

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Note
Income and endowments from:
Investments
2
Other
3
Total income and endowments
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Net gains / (losses) on
investments
12
Net income / (expenditure)
Transfers between funds
16
Net movement in funds
16
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
16
Total funds carried forward
16
Unrestricted
funds
Endowment
funds
2022
Total
2021
Total
£
£
£
£
3,083,539
-
3,083,539
2,816,139
39,072
-
39,072
3,042
3,122,611
3,122,611
2,819,181
3,346,836
-
3,346,836
2,793,508
3,346,836
-
3,346,836
2,793,508
(3,273,484)
(4,627,387)
(7,900,871)
7,236,263
(3,497,709)
(4,627,387)
(8,125,096)
7,261,936
(280,122)
280,122
-
-
(3,777,831)
(4,347,265)
(8,125,096)
7,261,936
25,096,874
49,625,080
74,721,954
67,460,018
21,319,043
45,277,815
66,596,858
74,721,954

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 13 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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Talbot Village Trust

Balance Sheet

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
Investments
12
Current assets
Concessionary loans
13
Debtors
14
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
15
Net current assets
Net assets
Charity Funds
Permanent endowment fund
16
Unrestricted general fund
16
Unrestricted designated fund
16
Total charity funds
16
2022
£
12,234,840
52,621,641
64,856,481
1,007,000
192,239
2,403,955
3,603,194
1,862,817
1,740,377
66,596,858
45,277,815
11,291,215
10,027,828
66,596,858
2021
£
12,235,240
60,951,854
73,187,094
1,022,000
140,085
2,205,692
3,367,777
1,832,917
1,534,860
74,721,954
49,625,080
14,018,814
11,078,060
74,721,954

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board.

Signed on behalf of the board of Trustees

The 12[th] Earl of Shaftesbury, Chairman

Date: 18 May 2023

The notes on pages 13 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Note
Cash flow from operating activities
18
Cash flow from investing activities
Net (payments to acquire)/ receipts from sales of investments
Net cash flow from investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities
Receipts from repayment of concessionary loans
Payment of concessionary loans
Net cash flow from financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
Cash and cash equivalents consists of:
Cash at bank and in hand
Short term deposits
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
The notes on pages 13 to 27 form part of these financial statements.
2022
£
103,921
144,342
144,342
-
(50,000)
(50,000)
198,263
2,205,692
2,403,955
1,073,222
1,330,733
2,403,955
2021
£
260,897
(109,636)
(109,636)
110,000
-
110,000
261,261
1,944,431
2,205,692
1,594,576
611,116
2,205,692

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

1 Summary of significant accounting policies

(a) General information and basis of preparation

Talbot Village Trust is a registered charity, registration number 249349, registered in the United Kingdom. The address of the clerk is given in the charity information on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are described in the Trustees annual report.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

(b) Funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds represent those assets which must be held permanently by the charity, principally fixed assets, tangible and investments. Income arising on the endowment funds can be used in accordance with the objects of the charity and is included as unrestricted income. Any capital gains or losses arising on the investments form part of the fund. Investment management charges and legal advice relating to the fund are charged against the fund.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

(c) Income recognition

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

Investment income is earned through holding assets for investment purposes such as shares and property. It includes dividends, interest and rent.

Dividend income comprises dividends declared during the accounting period. Income from short term deposits is accounted for by reference to the amount receivable, calculated on a daily basis. Rental income is accounted for on the basis of the amount receivable for the financial year on an accruals basis. Rental income from Charitable Housing is received after any deductions for authorised management and maintenance expenses incurred by Hanover Housing Association and Ability. Rental income from student letting is based on the assured rental as detailed in the lease.

Where it is not practicable to identify investment management costs incurred within a scheme with reasonable accuracy the investment income is reported net of these costs. It is included when the amount can be measured reliably. Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method and dividend and rent income is recognised as the charity’s right to receive payment is established.

Other income includes the conversion of endowment funds into income which arises when capital funds are released to an income fund from expendable endowments or when a charity has authority to adopt a total return approach to its permanent endowment fund. It also includes other income such as gains on disposals of tangible fixed assets.

(d) Expenditure recognition

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.

Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the charity.

(e) Support costs allocation

Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs and administrative costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management carried out by advisors. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

The analysis of these costs is included in note 5.

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

(f) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

Freehold land and buildings were originally donated to the Trust on its creation including the Talbot Village Alms Houses which relate to the connected charity (see the Trustees report) and are included in these financial statements at existing use value as determined at 31 December 2000. This valuation has been treated as deemed cost at the transition date. The Trust’s policy is not to revalue its tangible fixed assets. No depreciation is provided on freehold buildings as it is the Trust’s policy to maintain its assets in a continual state of sound repair. The useful economic lives of these assets are thus so long and residual values so high that any depreciation would not be material. Any permanent diminution in value is provided for in the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class Depreciation method and rate Cabin 10% straight line

(g) Investments

Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value with changes recognised in ‘net gains / (losses) on investments’ in the SoFA if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably.

Current asset investments are short term highly liquid investments and are held at fair value. These include cash on deposit and cash equivalents with a maturity of less than one year.

The fair value of listed investments is determined by reference to the quoted price for identical assets in an active market at the balance sheet date.

(h) Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

(i) Concessionary loans

Concessionary loans include those receivable from third parties which are interest free or below market interest rates and are made to advance charitable purposes. All loans are measured at cost, less impairment as permitted by section 34 of FRS 102.

(j) Impairment

Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indication that the asset may be impaired at each balance sheet date. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, or the asset’s cash generating unit, is estimated and compared to the carrying amount. Where the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss unless the asset is carried at a revalued amount where the impairment loss is a revaluation decrease.

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

(k) Tax

The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.

(l) Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

(m) Pensions and other post retirement obligations

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged in the statement of financial activities as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.

2 Income from investments

Dividends – equities
Interest – deposits
Rental income - 56786747
2022
£
1,313,748
24,627
1,745,164
3,083,539
2021
£
1,088,362
172
1,727,602
2,816,139

Income from investments was £3,083,539 (2021 - £2,816,139) all of which was attributable to unrestricted funds.

3 Other income

Grants
Other income
2022
£
3,030
36,042
39,072
2021
£
3,042
-
3,042

Other income was £39,072 (2021 - £3,042) all of which was attributable to unrestricted funds.

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

4 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Charitable activities Activities
undertaken
directly
Grant
funding of
activities
Support
costs
Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
£
£
£
2,214,938
1,059,134
72,764
3,346,836
2,793,508
2,214,938
1,059,134
72,764
3,346,836
2,793,508

£3,346,836 (2021 - £2,793,508) of the above costs were attributable to unrestricted funds.

5 Allocation of support costs and activities undertaken directly

Support cost
Basis of allocation
Governance
Per note 6
Project resourcing
100%
Insurance
100%
Accountancy fees
100%
Total
Activities undertaken directly
Office expenses
Wages and NI
Pension Costs
Directors expenses
Portfolio management costs
Bad debts
College chaplain
St Mark’s church expenses
Repairs, maintenance and contractors fees
St Mark’s School (Educational Foundation)
Almshouses Trust transfers
Almshouses Trust donations
Solicitors and clerks fees
Planning fees
Property agents
Other professional
Irrecoverable VAT
Depreciation
Total
Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
35,665
37,116
6,416
2,760
18,722
9,938
11,961
17,131
72,764
66,945
Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
3,355
2,603
102,886
115,307
2,767
5,634
4,804
4,053
241,080
246,775
2
3
53,871
35,748
29,950
27,192
402,403
482,374
30,600
11,350
27,712
27,712
-
36,000
193,775
50,916
790,397
458,538
248,737
162,438
57,106
56,229
25,093
26,607
400
-
2,214,938
1,749,479

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

6
Governance costs
Preparation of financial statements
Auditor’s remuneration – audit
Professional indemnity insurance
Auditor’s remuneration – other
Cost of Trustee meetings
2022
£
4,800
10,475
5,306
11,361
3,723
35,665
2021
£
4,620
11,430
3,601
14,980
2,485
37,116

7 Staff costs and employee benefits

The average number of persons employed by the charity during the year, analysed by category, was as follows:

Administration
he total staff costs were as follows:
Salaries and NIC
Pension
Directors expenses
2022
No.
2
2021
No.
1
2 1
2022
£
102,886
2,767
4,804
110,457
2021
£
115,307
5,634
4,053
124,994

The total staff costs were as follows:

The number of employees who received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs of more than £60,000) is as follows:

£60,001 - £70,000
£70,001 - £80,000
2022
Number
1
-
1
2021
Number
-
1
1

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the Charity were £94,507 (2021 - £111,407).

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to £2,767 (2021 - £5,634). Contributions totalling £563 (2021 - £nil) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

8 Analysis of grants

Charitable activities Grants to
institutions
Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
£
1,059,134
1,059,134
977,084
1,059,134
1,059,134
977,084

Recipients of grants to institutions:

ecipients of grants to institutions:
Total
£
Grants authorised and unpaid
1st Ferndown Scout Group 10,000
Autism Unlimited 10,000
Bearwood Primary & Nursery School 5,000
Bournemouth Football Club 22,000
Bournemouth Symohony Orchestra 15,000
Christchurch Infant School 4,000
Church of the Good Shepherd 50,000
Connie Rothman Learning Trust 50,000
Creative Kids 6,032
Diverse Abilities 10,500
Dorpip 2,497
Dorset Community Action 20,000
EDAS 10,000
Forestholme Hospice Charity 25,000
Health Bus 30,000
High Mead Farm 2,120
Homestart SE Dorset 6,876
Lilliput Infant School 10,000
Lovechurch 15,000
Lytchett Matravers Parsh Church 20,000
MyTime Carers 150,000
PACE 30
Parent Carer Foundation 4,500
Parks Foundation 20,000
Pinehurst Community Church 40,000
Poole Communities Trust 10,000
Poole District Scout Group 4,000
Poole Methodists 21,000

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

8
Analysis of grants continued
Total
£
Poole Sailability 1,260
Prama Life 17,500
Priory Primary School, Christchurch 9,600
Purbeck Youth & Community Foundation 5,000
RNIB 3,000
Sacred Heart Catholic Church 25,000
Somerford Primary School 10,900
Sports Forum - Knoticat 5,000
St Michael's Middle School, Colehill 45,000
St Nicholas' Church, Southbourne 10,000
Streetscene Addiction Recovery 7,500
Swanage School 5,600
Talbot Primary School 10,000
The Big Issue Foundation 20,000
University Hospitals Dorset 30,000
Upton Methodist Church 10,000
Vita Nova 22,000
Wessex Flood & Rescue 10,000
Your Planet Doctors 15,000
Total grants authorised and unpaid 835,915
Grants authorised and paid
Bishop Aldhelm's Primary School 1,486
Christchurch Men's Shed 3,439
Dentaid 4,500
Dorset Communty Radio 24,000
Fernheath Play 6,000
Friends of Uddens & Cannon Hill Woodlands 3,730
In Jolly Good Company 2,350
International Care Network 18,580
Lewis-Manning (Shop Fitting) 20,000
PACE 1,470
Planet Purbeck 35,000
SAMEE Project 13,000
Somerford Youth Community Centre 50,000
St James, the Greater, Pokesdown 7,964
Streetlight Project 6,700
Swanage & Purbeck Development Trust 25,000
Total grants authorised and paid 223,219
Lapsed grants, prior year and other grant amendments
No lapsed, prior year or other amendments in 2022 -
Net grants awarded for 2022 1,059,134
Net grants awarded for 2021 977,084

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

9 Auditor’s remuneration

The auditor’s remuneration amounts to an audit fee of £10,475 (2021 - £11,430) and other services of £16,161 (2021 - £14,980).

10 Trustees' and key management personnel remuneration and expenses

The Trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during the year (2021: £Nil).

The Trustees did not have any expenses reimbursed during the year (2021: £Nil).

During the year the trust had two employees who was deemed as key management personnel (2021: one).

11 Tangible fixed assets

Cost or valuation:
At 1 January 2022
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2022
Depreciation
At 1 January 2022
Charge for year
At 31 December 2022
Net book value:
At 31 December 2022
At 31 December 2021
Freehold
land and
buildings
Cabin
(donated
asset)
Total
£
£
£
12,233,240
2,000
12,235,240
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,233,240
2,000
12,235,240
-
400
400
-
400
400
12,233,240
1,600
12,234,840
12,233,240
2,000
12,235,240

Inalienable assets

The Trust owns assets which are described as inalienable assets, such that they form part of the original permanent endowment, and are held for continuing use and not for disposal. These consist of Talbot Village and estate cottages and Projects 1, 3, 7 and 11 relating to charitable housing and the University. These assets are included in these financial statements at existing use value as determined at 31 December 2000. This valuation has been treated as deemed cost at the FRS102 SORP transition date. The Trust’s policy is not to revalue its tangible fixed assets. No depreciation is provided on freehold buildings as it is the Trust’s policy to maintain its assets in a continual state of sound repair. The useful economic lives of these assets are thus so long and residual values so high that any depreciation would not be material. Any permanent diminution in value is provided for in the statement of financial activities.

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

12 Fixed asset investments

Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2022
Additions
Disposals
Revaluation
At 31 December 2022
Impairment
At 1 January 2022
Written off
Written back
Eliminated on disposals
At 31 December 2022
Carrying amount:
At 31 December 2022
At 31 December 2021
Investments at fair value compromise:
Equities
Listed
investments
£
60,951,854
19,402,124
(24,819,056)
(2,913,281)
52,621,641
-
-
-
-
-
52,621,641
60,951,854
2022
£
52,621,641
52,621,641
2021
£
60,951,854
60,951,854

Realised profit/(loss)

The realised gain/(loss) on sales of investments during the year compared to market value at 31 December 2022 was £(4,987,590) (2021: £651,463). The unrealised gain/(loss) on revaluation of investments in the year was £(2,913,281) (2021: £6,584,800).

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

13 Concessionary loans

Loans committed and paid:

Borrower
Repayment date/ security
Amounts due after more than one year
Diverse Abilities Plus
Charge on 119 Upper Road
Hope Housing Training & Support
Ltd
Sale of premises/ end of charitable use
Salisbury
Diocesan
Board
of
Finance
Sale of premises, see note below
Westcliff Baptist Church (House)
Minister ceasing to occupy property
St Philip’s Church
Sale of premises or end of use
St Philip’s Church
2098
Autism Wessex
Sale of premises
Routes to Roots
Sale of premises
Lewis Manning
Sale of premises
Sturts Community Trust
Sale of premises
Fernheath
Community
Sports
Association
Sale of premises
Total loans committed and paid
2022
£
60,000
55,000
115,000
32,000
70,000
30,000
100,000
150,000
100,000
200,000
50,000
962,000
962,000
2021
£
60,000
55,000
115,000
32,000
70,000
30,000
100,000
150,000
100,000
200,000
-
912,000
912,000

Security held over the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Finance loan is in respect of Oakley Gardens for £90,000, Bearwood for £10,000 and Hillside for £15,000.

Loans committed and unpaid

Borrower
Lovechurch
Hope Housing
Fernheath Community Sports Association
Total loans
2022
£
-
45,000
-
45,000
1,007,000
2021
£
15,000
45,000
50,000
110,000
1,022,000

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

14 Debtors

Dividend income accrued
Prepayments
VAT
Rent receivable
Project 11
Cottage rents (net of provision)
Ability Housing Association
Hanover Housing Association
Debtors include £nil (2021 - £nil) falling due after one year.
15
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Donations committed unpaid
Loans committed unpaid (see note 13)
Accruals and deferred income
Other
2022
£
55,228
19,755
2,234
16,208
6,685
92,129
192,239
2022
£
1,514,797
45,000
217,018
86,002
1,862,817
2021
£
53,428
11,490
4,271
9,885
25,515
35,496
140,085
2021
£
1,284,302
110,000
161,256
277,359
1,832,917

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

16 Fund reconciliation

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted
Designated
Balance at
1 January
2022
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Gains /
(losses)
Balance at
31
December
2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
14,018,814
3,122,611
(3,346,836)
(446,748)
(2,056,626)
11,291,215
11,078,060
-
-
166,626
(1,216,858)
10,027,828
25,096,874
3,122,611
(3,346,836)
(280,122)
(3,273,484)
21,319,043

Endowment funds

Permanent
endowment
Balance at
1 January
2022
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Gains /
(losses)
Balance at
31
December
2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
49,625,080
-
-
280,122
(4,627,387)
45,277,815
49,625,080
-
-
280,122
(4,627,387)
45,277,815

Transfers

The capital recoupment relates to past expenditure on various projects from capital funds, which is now being recovered from income and is made up of the following:

Charity Commission order 12 October 1987 for project 1 charitable housing. Charity Commission order April 1990 for project 3 student accommodation.

Charity Commission order 6 November 1992 for project 5b and 7 mixed scheme of social housing.

The capital recoupment is split between the projects as follows:

Project 1
Project 3
Project 5b
Project 7
2022
£
64,199
126,981
27,275
61,667
280,122
2021
£
63,383
104,069
27,275
61,667
256,394

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

16 Fund reconciliation continued

Fund descriptions

a) Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds are for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

b) Designated unrestricted funds

Designated fund set up in 2015 represents compensation claim monies received and ringfenced. Designated funds are held in the 'capital unrestricted investment fund' and the closing balance is equal to the closing valuation plus/ less any debtors or creditors.

c) Endowment funds

Endowment funds represent fixed assets held permanently by the charity, freehold property and investments. Income arising on the endowment funds is used in accordance with the objects of the charity.

17 Analysis of net assets between funds

Investments
Fixed assets
Cash
Other current assets/(liabilities)
Total
Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Endowment
funds
Total
2022
£
£
£
£
10,014,160
9,863,742
32,743,739
52.621.641
1,896,060
-
10,338,780
12,234,840
41,363
164,086
2,198,506
2,403,955
(660,368)
-
(3,210)
(663,578)
11,291,215
10,027,828
45,277,815
66,596,858

18 Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income for year
Depreciation – non cash expense
(Gains) / losses on investments
(Increase) / decrease in debtors
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
Net cash flow from operating activities
2022
£
(8,125,096)
400
7,900,871
(52,154)
379,900
103,921
2021
£
7,261,936
-
(7,236,263)
185,700
49,524
260,897

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Talbot Village Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2022

19 Related party transactions

Talbot Village Trust supports its connected charities (see the Trustees report), The Talbot Village Almshouses Trust by way of a grant and donations and the Talbot Village Educational Foundation by way of a grant. The grants and donations for the year amounted to £27,712 and £nil respectively (2021: £63,712 and £11,350).

At the year-end an amount of £7,735 (2021: £10,180) was due to the Talbot Village Almshouses Trust from Talbot Village Trust in respect of transfers of Almshouses occupational charges.

20 Capital Commitments

At the year end, the Talbot Village Trust had £181,727 (2021: £62,361) of outstanding expenditure committed regarding planned works at a number of properties including Georgina Talbot House and 2 residential sites.

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