Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2024** Charity registration number: 249349 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD |**Contents**|| |---|---| ||**Page**| |Charity Reference and Administrative Details|1| |Trustees’ Annual Report|2 - 9| |Independent Auditor’s Report|10 - 12| |Statement of Financial Activities|13| |Balance Sheet|14| |Statement of Cash Flows|15| |Notes to the Financial Statements|16 - 30| Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Charity Reference and Administrative Details** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** |**Charity registration number**|249349| |---|---| |**Address**|White Farm| ||Talbot Village| ||Bournemouth| ||BH10 4JA| |**Trustees**|Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, The 12thEarl of Shaftesbury, Chairman| ||Sir Christopher James Lees Bart| ||Cecilia Mary Bufton| ||James Randolf Gibson Fleming Esq (Resigned November 2024)| ||Mary Elizabeth Riall| ||Sir George William Owen Tapps Gervis Meyrick Bart| ||Richard Anthony Cutler| |**Auditor**|Daniel Tout FCA| ||PKF Francis Clark| ||Towngate House| ||2 – 8 Parkstone Road| ||Poole| ||BH15 2PW| |**Chief Executive**|Ian Cheung (Appointed 31 March 2025)| ||Caroline Cooban (Resigned 30 March 2025)| |**Solicitor**|Lester Aldridge LLP| ||Russell House| ||Oxford Road| ||Bournemouth| ||BH8 8EX| |**Bankers**|Handelsbanken| ||Suite 2A, First Floor| ||Ocean 80,| ||80 Holdenhurst Rd| ||Bournemouth| ||BH8 8AQ| |**Investment managers**|Rathbone Investment Management Ltd| ||1 Curzon Street| ||London| ||W1J 5FB| |**Other Advisors**|Fowler Fortescue| ||Old Dairy Buildings| ||Fonthill Bishop| ||Salisbury SP3 5SH| |**Website**|www.talbotvillagetrust.org.uk| 1 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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 two sisters inherited their father’s estate in 1850, and they used their wealth to create Talbot Village, as a place where people could support themselves and live better, independent lives. The village they built included almshouses, cottages, St Mark’s School, St Mark’s Church,woodland and farms creating employment. The Trust also owns 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 donating funds to charities and organisations of equivalent status located within our area of benefit, and by using the Trust’s land assets to provide opportunities for wider public benefit. 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, 72 organisations were awarded £1,087,581. This ensured that the Trust helped to address a range of local needs. Many frontline organisations have had to tailor their services to support the most vulnerable amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. The Trust also operates a programme of annual giving to support St Mark’s Church and St Mark’s School in the historic Talbot Village, together with the University Chaplaincy service. The University Chaplaincy operates across the local universities and supports students and staff of all faiths or none. In August 2024, the Trust made a strategic purchase of Grange Farm near Wimborne in Dorset. This is a 173 acre farm which is intended to provide future amenity to local communities in terms of outdoor space in nature, education, skills development, well-being and community-based activities. Talbot Village Trust would like to grow its charitable giving to support local communities, and has produced a new strategy, which is intended to focus and guide its activities over the next ten years. Progressive stewardship of the land, property and investment assets will be managed with the aim of improving our grant giving, whilst simultaneously ensuring we take care of environmental and community matters. ## **Objectives and activities** The Trust’s powers are set out in a Scheme approved by the Charity Commissioners on 14th November 1995 and has an incorporated trustee body, as amended on 11[th ] November 2021. The Charity is grant making with awards being made to suitable organisations in accordance with the Trust's objectives. Funds are distributed to charitable bodies, schools, faith-based organisations 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, which covers the historic Boroughs of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and the Districts of East Dorset and Purbeck. The Trustees concluded a five-year rolling plan in 2024 and focused on the development of a new strategy. Trustees also reviewed their constitutional and administrative structures and responsibilities including four subcommittees to support the Board. 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, and the University Chaplaincy. The Trust will continue to meet its obligations around permanent endowment, to ensure that land and properties are properly maintained and being correctly used, that residents and others coming into contact with the charity are protected from harm, and that risks are properly managed. The Trust has been involved in the Talbot Project, an initiative to develop the land assets around the Talbot campuses of Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth to provide a significant positive impact locally and regionally. The proposed Talbot Project offers the potential to deliver long term economic and 2 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** employment benefits for the region, enhanced connectivity for the area 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. The Trustees prepare an annual Risk Assessment and they, and the Trust’s advisers, are monitoring closely the impact of 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. During 2025, the Trust recruited a new Chief Executive Officer. This appointment recognises the increase in Trust activities, and in particular the Talbot Quarter development. ## _Grant making_ The Trust considers applications for funding of projects and appeals from charitable bodies registered with the UK Charity Commission or bodies with equivalent status. Applicants are asked to provide a summary of the project providing evidence of need together with costings and details of fundraising activities. Applicants are asked to submit their most recent accounts and safeguarding policy where activities involve children, young people or vulnerable adults. All applications are initially reviewed by staff, and shortlisted applications are agreed by the Trust’s Philanthropy Committee. Those shortlisted are subject to further review often including a site visit, with assessments being submitted to the Philanthropy Committee. Recommendations from the Philanthropy Committee are presented to the Board of Trustees in Spring and Autumn each year, where final decisions are made. All awards are carefully monitored in relation to impact and financial draw down. The Trust requests reports on the progress of each project which it supports. The Trustees have carried forward a pilot programme under three Strategic Priorities: Mental Health support; Climate Action; and tackling Educational Exclusion. The programme was initiated in 2021 and we will review the impact of the work with beneficiary organisations and lessons learned from this multi-year trial which will conclude in 2025. No grants are made to individuals. ## _Community and Engagement_ The Trust has strengthened its focus as a community connector as part of meeting public benefit. The Trust carried on its support of a conservation volunteering scheme during 2024 focusing on the woodlands situated at the heart of the Trust’s estate. The Trust also ran a number of community-based events as well as opening up the woods to nature connection and wellbeing practitioners to offer various workshops and activities designed for staff and students at the local universities, as well as school-age children and residents from the wider community. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. ## **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 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 universities’ Talbot campuses in addition to the conservation area of the historic Talbot Village. Planning consent was granted in July 2024 3 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 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. The case studies below show the breadth of charitable ventures which the Trust supports: ## **Bowra Foundation** The Bowra Foundation is a Dorset based charity that empowers people living with neurological conditions to regain purpose and confidence through adventure, resilience, and community. Founded by former Special Forces officer Mark Bowra MBE following his own stroke, the Foundation delivers bespoke activity programmes - Bowra Buddies - tailored to individuals’ capabilities. These activities promote recovery, build mental strength, and foster lasting peer support networks. The Foundation works closely with veterans, families, and healthcare professionals to inspire positive change and independence. The Charity was awarded by Talbot Village Trust £7,310 towards running a programme of their activities from Hamworthy Park for 12 months. ## **Home-Start Wessex** Home-Start Wessex provides emotional and practical support to families with young children across Dorset and surrounding areas. Through volunteer-led home visits and group sessions, they help parents build confidence, strengthen family relationships, and improve their wellbeing. The charity works in close partnership with health and social care professionals to offer tailored, early intervention support to those facing isolation, mental health challenges, or financial hardship. Talbot Village Trust’s donation of £7,075 is helping to make the ‘Kinson Haven Family Group’ a reality - providing a vital support network for parents and young children in the Kinson area. _Figure 1 Home-Start Wessex_ ## **I Am Confident** I Am Confident is a local charity focused on empowering teenagers and women by building confidence, resilience, and self-belief through facilitated sessions and mentoring. Their programmes provide a safe, encouraging environment where participants can explore their potential, challenge self-limiting beliefs, and develop life skills. 4 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** With a grant of £10,000, Talbot Village Trust is proud to support I Am Confident in delivering life-changing sessions over 12 months that help teenagers and women develop the self-belief and confidence they need to thrive. ## **Safe & Sound Dorset** Safe & Sound Dorset is a grassroots charity supporting vulnerable and homeless women through practical help, a listening ear, and inclusive community activities. Their services create a safe space for women to rebuild their lives, develop resilience, and connect with others in a welcoming environment. Thanks to a £31,000 contribution from Talbot Village Trust, Safe & Sound Dorset can continue offering a safe refuge for vulnerable women by covering essential costs, including rent and half the salary of a Volunteer Manager over the next year. ## **Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust** Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust works to strengthen community life by supporting a variety of local initiatives across health, education, recreation, and social inclusion. The Trust collaborates with residents and partners to develop and manage sustainable, community-led facilities and programmes. Talbot Village Trust awarded £15,000 to kickstart Phase 1 of the Swanage skatepark upgrade - funding new ramps and equipment that will revitalise the space and benefit young people in the area. ## **Artsreach** Artsreach is Dorset’s rural touring arts organisation, committed to bringing high-quality theatre, music, dance, and visual arts to communities across the county. By partnering with local volunteers and venues, Artsreach ensures that rural residents have access to vibrant cultural experiences close to home. A grant of £3,250 from Talbot Village Trust will enable Artsreach to bring live music to rural communities through their ‘Cake Concert’ series, celebrating culture and connection in village halls across Dorset. ## **The Friends of Dolphin** The Friends of Dolphin is a charitable group supporting the operation of MV Dolphin, a fully accessible motorboat providing free recreational trips around Poole Harbour for disabled and elderly people. The boat offers a unique opportunity for social interaction, enjoyment of nature, and inclusion on the water. With the support of a £5,000 donation from Talbot Village Trust, The Friends of Dolphin can move forward with plans to replace their accessible boat, ensuring that inclusive harbour trips continue for years to come. _Figure 2 Friends of Dolphin_ 5 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **South East Dorset Community Accessible Transport (SEDcat)** SEDcat provides community transport services that help people with mobility challenges access healthcare, shops, and social activities. Their ‘Hospital Hop’ service offers vital, affordable transport to medical appointments, helping to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing for those without other travel options. Talbot Village Trust awarded £20,000 to support the continued operation of SEDcat’s vital ‘Hospital Hop’ service, helping residents with limited mobility attend medical appointments safely and reliably. _Figure 3 SedCat_ ## **PramaLife** PramaLife is a charity dedicated to reducing loneliness and social isolation among older people and vulnerable adults across Dorset. Through a wide range of community-based activities, peer support groups, dementiafriendly events, and volunteer-led befriending, PramaLife empowers individuals to live well, stay connected, and remain active in their local communities. The charity works closely with local churches, organisations, and volunteers to create inclusive, supportive spaces where people feel valued and involved. Talbot Village Trust awarded PramaLife £11,600 towards the recruitment of a part-time project coordinator to recruit and manage volunteers supporting carers for 12 months and to develop a new peer support group in Christchurch. ## **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 James Randolf Gibson Fleming– Resigned 21[st] November 2024 Mary Elizabeth Riall Sir George William Owen Tapps Gervis Meyrick Bart Richard Anthony Cutler 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 6 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 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 2024. 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 2024 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 Trustees. The capital value of the Trust’s invested securities increased from £54,420,492 to £57,339,729 to which reflects changes in the economy and world stock markets. Total income for the year was £2,954,029 (2023: £3,592,573). Of the total income, £1,040,106 (2023: £1,779,698 ) was generated from the Trust’s invested funds. Within the remaining balance of £1,934,923 (2023: £1,589,237) the sum of £1,842,251 (2023: £1,569,685) 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). 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 £9,123,934 at the year-end which the Trustees consider is more than sufficient. Designated funds as detailed in note 16 were £11,338,859 at the year end and the permanent endowment fund which is linked to a specific investment portfolio was £51,933,342 Total funds at the year-end were £72,396,135 (2023: £67,833,389). 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 management and administration undertaken by the Executive and which is directed by the Trustees. 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 2024 to strengthen governance and reporting. This included: (i) reviewing the Committees reporting to the Board and implementing a new four-fold structure of Philanthropy, Estates, Finance, and Development Committees which meet six-monthly, or as needed: (ii) Undertook a strategic review leading to a new 10 year plan which will be launched in 2025. The purpose is to increase the Trust’s impact by strengthening partnership work with stakeholders (iii) appointed a new managing agent for the land and properties owned by the Trust (iv) undertook a major recruitment campaign to appoint new trustees and a new Chief Executive. 7 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** Trustees undertake a bi-annual review of the major risks to which the Trust is exposed and the controls currently in place to mitigate these. The management of these and any other risks is kept under Committee and Board review. The Trustees have a strategy which comprises: - Regular review of the principal risks and uncertainty that the charity faces; - The establishment of policies, systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the annual review; and - The implementation of procedures designed to minimise or manage any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialise. 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 the estates as part of their induction. The Trustees are kept up to date of their responsibilities by the solicitor and 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: - - - - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP (FRS 102); - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. 8 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 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 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Independent Auditor’s Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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 2024 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: - give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its results for the year then ended; - have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and - have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. ## **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. 10 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Independent Auditor’s Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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: - adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or - the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or - certain disclosures of Trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. ## **Responsibilities of Trustees** As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities set out on page 8 and 9, 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 and employment law. 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. Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved the following: - Enquiries of management and trustees regarding their knowledge of any non-compliance with laws and regulations that could affect the financial statements. As part of these enquiries we also discussed with management whether there have been any known instances, allegations or suspicions of fraud. 11 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Independent Auditor’s Report** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** - Reviewed filings with the Charity Commission and whether there were any serious incident reports made during the year. - Reviewed legal and professional costs to identify any possible non-compliance or legal costs in respect of non-compliance. - Reviewed Board minutes. - Audited the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness. - Audited the risk of fraud in revenue recognition (completeness of rental and investment income) using analytical and substantive procedures. - Reviewed estimates and judgements made in the accounts for any indication of bias. Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate omissions, collusion, forgery, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are also less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. 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_ 10 June 2025 _Date:_ _PKF Francis Clark is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006._ 12 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Statement of Financial Activities** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** |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
16
**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
2024
Total
2023
Total
£
£
£
£
2,895,029
-
2,895,029
3,368,935
50,000
-
50,000
223,638| |---|---| ||2,945,029
2,945,029
3,592,573
3,323,515
-
3,323,515
3,288,880| ||3,323,515
-
3,323,515
3,288,880
(933,988)
5,875,220
4,941,232
932,838| ||(1,312,474)
5,875,220
4,562,746
1,236,531
(157,042)
157,042
-
-| ||(1,469,516)
6,032,262
4,562,746
1,236,531
21,932,309
45,901,080
67,833,389
66,596,858| ||20,462,793
51,933,342
72,396,135
67,833,389| All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The notes on pages 16 to 30 form part of these financial statements. 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Balance Sheet** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** |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|2024
£
14,250,914
57,339,729
71,590,643
1,249,500
277,577
1,166,276
2,693,353
1,887,861
805,492
72,396,135
51,933,342
9,123,934
11,338,859
72,396,135|2023
£
12,234,440
54,420,492| |---|---|---| |||66,654,932
1,249,500
148,375
2,122,767| |||3,520,642
2,342,185| |||1,178,457| |||67,833,389| |||45,901,080
11,740,760
10,191,549| |||67,833,389| 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 03 June 2025 Date: The notes on pages 16 to 30 form part of these financial statements. 14 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Statement of Cash Flows** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** |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 16 to 30 form part of these financial statements.|2024
£
5,973,497
(6,737,485)
(763,988)
-
(192,500)
(192,500)
(956,488)
2,122,764
1,166,276
1,009,545
156,731
1,166,276|2023
£
2,935,001| |---|---|---| |||(3,216,232)| |||(281,231)| |||-
-| |||-| |||(281,231)
2,403,995| |||2,122,764| |||1,038,028
1,084,736| |||2,122,764| |||| 15 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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 charity 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. 16 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **(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: - Expenditure on charitable activities includes investment managers fees, governance costs, grants payable and support costs. 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. 17 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **(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 Computer Equipment 25% 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. 18 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **(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|2024
£
1,040,106
12,672
1,842,251
2,895,029|2023
£
1,779,698
19,552
1,569,685| |---|---|---| |||3,368,935| Income from investments was £2,748,714 (2023 - £3,368,935) all of which was attributable to unrestricted funds. ## **3 Other income** |Other income|2024
£
50,000
50,000|2023
£
223,638| |---|---|---| |||39,072| Other income was £50,000 (2023 - £223,638) all of which was attributable to unrestricted funds. 19 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **4 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** |Charitable activities|Activities
undertaken
directly
Grant
funding of
activities
Support
costs
Total
2024
Total
2023
£
£
£
£
£
2,177,844
1,087,581
58,090
3,323,515
3,288,880| |---|---| ||2,177,844
1,087,581
58,090
3,323,515
3,346,836| - £3,323,515 (2023 - £3,288,880) 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
Insurance
100%
Accountancy fees
100%
Total
Activities undertaken directly
Office expenses
Wages and NI
Pension Costs
Portfolio management costs
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
2024
Total
2023
£
£
20,712
21,470
22,470
20,337
14,908
15,550| |---|---| ||58,090
57,357| ||Total
2024
Total
2023
£
£
44,436
6,733
228,719
221,473
9,892
8,163
281,269
257,854
38,393
42,443
42,980
30,600
318,012
232,671
35,980
29,526
-
27,712
16,038
5,000

63,545
89,048
434,813
962,433
204,789
263,541
268,681
55,672
187,252
135
3,045
400
2,177,844
2,233,404| 20 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** **Year Ended 31 December 2024** |**6**
**Governance costs**
Auditor’s remuneration – audit
Professional indemnity insurance
Auditor’s remuneration – other
Cost of Trustee meetings|2024
£
16,826
2,604
300
982
20,712|2023
£
13,100
3,945
-
4,425
21,470| |---|---|---| ## **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
The total staff costs were as follows:
Salaries and NIC
Pension||2024
No.
6|2023
No.
6| |---|---|---|---| |||6|6| |||2024
£
228,719
9,892
238,611|2023
£
221,473
8,163| ||||229,636| The number of employees who received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs of more than £60,000) is as follows: |£70,001 - £80,000|2024
Number
1
1|2023
Number
1| |---|---|---| |||1| The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the Charity were £81,900 (2023 - £78,750). 21 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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 £9,892 (2023 - £8,163). Contributions totalling £1,730 (2023 - £1,537) 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
2024
Total
2023
£
£
£
1,087,581
1,087,581
998,119| |---|---| ||1,087,581
1,087,581
998,119| ## **Recipients of grants to institutions:** |**ecipients of grants to institutions:**|| |---|---| ||Total| ||£| |**rants authorised and unpaid**|| |Allocation for TVT Community Engagement|
1,448| |Artsreach|3,250| |Authentic Education Group|15,000| |Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra|15,000| |BOWRA Foundation|7,310| |Christchurch Community Partnership|28,600| |Christchurch District Scouts|500| |Common Roots Bournemouth CIC|4,000| |Coombe Keynes Trust|7,000| |Diverse Abilities|13,150| |Diverse City|40,000| |Dorset Disabled Canoe unit|3,150| |Dorset Mental Health Forum / Trust|40,000| |Dorset Women CIC|10,000| |Home-Start Wessex|7,075| |I Am Confident (Gateway Church Poole)|10,000| |Mosaic-Supporting bereaved children|18,969| |National Trust – Brownsea Island|20,000| |Poole Arts Trust Limited (Lighthouse)|15,000| |Poole Communities Trust|15,000| |PramaLife|11,600| |Safe & Sound Dorset|31,000| |South East Dorset Community Transport|20,000| |St Philips Church|3,750| |Stable Family Home Trust|20,000| |STARS DORSET|25,780| |Stormbreak|12,000| |Sturts Community Trust|25,000| ## **Grants authorised and unpaid** 22 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** **Year Ended 31 December 2024 8 Analysis of grants continued** Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust 15,000 The Friends of Dolphin 5,000 The Good Gym 2,500 Untapped (UK) CIO 5,400 Wareham United Reformed Church (URC) 13,000 West Howe Community Enterprises 6,000 Winfrith Newburgh and East Knighton Council 3,000 YMCA Bournemouth 5,000 Access Dorset 20,000 Lytchett Matravers Primary School 5,000 Courthill Infant School 10,000 Activate Performing Arts 7,288 New Life Community Church 7,500 Pavilion Dance South West 8,200 The Wave Project 10,000 The Sheiling Special Education Trust 20,000 The Power House (Poole) 20,306 Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust 15,000 Special Boat Service 40,000 Coda Music and Arts Trust 20,000 St James Church, Pokesdown 2,500 Citizens Advice East Dorset and Purbeck 50,000 Bournemouth Above And Beyond Trust 3,000 Help & Care 10,000 Essential Drug & Alcohol Services (EDAS) 6,000 Dorset Race Equality Council (DREC) 20,890 Age UK North, South & West Dorset 4,600 Total grants authorised and unpaid 758,766 **Grants authorised and paid** Michaels Limited /Michaels House 10,421 Creative Kids 23,485 Development Education in Dorset 15,000 Space Youth Project 20,000 Wild and Free Therapy CIC 2,000 Action for Children - Dorset 17,000 Livability 35,000 Bournemouth Spear Trust 25,000 Diverse Abilities 10,000 Autism Unlimited 15,000 Poverty Truth 10,000 Faithworks - Hope into Action 14,700 Christ the King 4,000 Hope Community Church 10,000 St Michael School 3,850 Pavilion Dance South West 8,200 Poole Waste Not Want Not 10,000 Bournemouth Foodbank 8,480 23 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **8 Analysis of grants continued** |PEDALL, New Forest Inclusive Cycling
Access Dorset
Special Boat Service
St James' First School
CoCreate Dorset CIC
Refugee Support Europe
University Hospitals Dorset
Total grants authorised and paid
**Net grants awarded for 2024**|2,250
20,000
20,000
1,200
12,500
16,000
15,000| |---|---| ||297,548| ||| ||**1,087,851**| Net grants awarded for 2023 998,119 ## **9 Auditor’s remuneration** The auditor’s remuneration amounts to an audit fee of £16,826 (2023 - £13,100) and other services of £nil (2023 - £nil). ## **10 Trustees' and key management personnel remuneration and expenses** The Trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during the year (2023: £Nil). The Trustees did not have any expenses reimbursed during the year (2023: £Nil). During the year the trust had 6 employees 1 who was deemed as key management personnel (2023: 6). ## **11 Tangible fixed assets** |Cost or valuation:
At 1 January 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2024
Depreciation
At 1 January 2024
Charge for year
At 31 December 2024
Net book value:
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023|Freehold
land and
buildings
Cabin
(donated
asset)
Computer
Equipment
£
£
12,233,240
2,000
2,008,538
-
10,981
-
-|Total
£
12,235,240
2,019,519
-| |---|---|---| ||14,241,778
2,000
10,981|14,254,759| ||800
-
200
2,845|800
3,045| ||-
1,000
2,845|3,845| ||14,241,778
1,000
8,136|14,250,914| ||12,233,240
1,200|12,234,440| 24 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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. ## **12 Fixed asset investments** |Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024
Additions
Disposals
Revaluation
At 31 December 2024
Impairment
At 1 January 2024
Written off
Written back
Eliminated on disposals
At 31 December 2024
Carrying amount:
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
Investments at fair value compromise:
Equities|Listed
investments
£
54,420,492
35,699,670
(37,512,931)
4,732,498
57,339,729
-
-
-
-
-
57,339,729
54,420,492|2024
£
57,339,729
57.339,729|2023
£
54,420,492| |---|---|---|---| ||||54,420,492| 25 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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
Lewis Manning
**Total loans committed and paid**|2024
£
60,000
55,000
115,000
32,000
70,000
30,000
100,000
150,000
100,000
200,000
50,000
192,500
1,154,500
1,154,500|2023
£
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| 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**
Hope Housing
Lewis Manning
Connie Rothman Trust
**Total loans**|2024
£
45,000
-
50,000
95,000
1,249,500|2023
£
45,000
192,500
50,000| |---|---|---| |||287,500| |||| |||1,249,500| 26 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **14 Debtors** |Dividend income accrued
Prepayments
Rent receivable
Ability Housing Association
Hanover Housing Association
Debtors include £nil (2023 - £nil) falling due after one year.|2024
£
45,256
20,911
131,030
64,614
15,766
277,577|2023
£
61,221
14,419
18,084
54,651
-| |---|---|---| |||148,375| |||| ## **15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** |Donations committed unpaid
Loans committed unpaid (see note 13)
Accruals and deferred income
Other
VAT
Hanover Housing|2024
£
1,480,599
95,000
147,675
167,206
(2,619)
-
1,887,861|2023
£
1,541,328
287,500
186,525
184,369
1,927
140,535| |---|---|---| |||2,342,184| 27 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **16 Fund reconciliation** ## **Unrestricted funds** |Unrestricted
Designated|Balance at
1 January
2024
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Gains /
(losses)
Balance at
31
December
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
11,740,760
2,798,714
(3,317,815)
(157,042)
(2,081,298)
9,123,934
10,191,549
-
-
1,147,310
11,338,859| |---|---| ||21,932,309
2,798,714
(3,317,815)
(157,042)
(933,988)
20,462,793| ## **Endowment funds** |Permanent
endowment|Balance at
1 January
2024
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Gains /
(losses)
Balance at
31
December
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
45,901,080
-
-
157,042
5,875,220
51,933,342| |---|---| ||45,901,080
-
-
157,042
5,875,220
51,933,342| ## **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|2024
£
20,926
47,174
27,275
61,667
157,042|2023
£
52,998
131,004
27,275
61,667| |---|---|---| |||272,944| 28 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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** |**Analysis of net assets between funds**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Unrestricted|Designated|Endowment||Total| ||funds|funds|funds||2024| ||£|£|£|£|| |Investments|8,859,436|11,320,065|37,160,228||57,339,729| |Fixed assets|3,912,134|-|10,338,780||14,250,914| |Cash|24,051|18,794|1,123,431||1,166,276| |Other current assets/(liabilities)|(3,671,687)|-|3,310,903||(360,784)| |Total|9,123,934|11,338,859|51,933,342||72,396,135| ## **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|2024
£
1,472,131
3,045
4,941,232
(51,339)
(391,572)
5,973,497|2023
£
1,236,531
400
932,838
43,864
721,368| |---|---|---| |||2,935,001| 29 Docusign Envelope ID: 8E40DF88-0D14-4580-A792-9D71970B6DCD ## **Talbot Village Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** **Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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. At the year-end an amount of £7,735 (2023: £7,735) was due to the Talbot Village Almshouses Trust from Talbot Village Trust in respect of transfers of Almshouses occupational charges. 30