GH HALSTOW REL
EF IN NEED CHAR
NUAL REPORT
Y&4R ENDED
BÉR
REFERENCE NUMBER
ACCSYS ACCOUNTANTS IMEDWAY} UMITED
D ACCOUNTAKrs
F39 INNOVATK)N CENTRE MEDWAY
CHATHAM
KENT
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GH HALSTOW RELIEF IN NEED C
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
CHAIRMAN
Rev. S. G¥￿tt
TRUSTEES
MrJ. Myatt
rs C. Paek
Mr S. Bailèy
Urs J. Collins
Mrs N. Turrwr
tr8 L.
PR
PAL ADDRESS
9 Methway AvenL*
Hbh Halstow
Roc￿8￿[
Kent
ME3 8TL
NTANT
tsy3 ACCO￿tsnts Imodwayl Ltd
Chartered kn>)vntsnts
F39 knnovakn Centre Medway
Chatham
Kent
ME5 9FO
&4NKER
Nati£￿81 We8trthstw Bgnk PIC
Stephens & Son
Rc*))& House
41 Raikyay Street
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4RP
COMMISSION REFERENC

HIGH HALSTOW RELIEF IN NEED CHARrrY
us
The Truste8s present thèir reprxt and accojnls for yearended 31st O(thT 2023 whKh ry)rnpAywith current
sAatut(Hy Tequir8nwts. Ihg Rgvtsed Stat￿￿ of RecoMm&￿1&d and the GovemiThJ Document of the
Ch8Tty.
Th8 Hlgh Halstryw Relief in Ne&Y Charity is an unin(xJrrKJrat8d ¢h8rty gov8rn8d by 8 sd*mè dat8d 3rd August
1981, as amended by a fiJrlher scheme dated 27th September 1989, I￿r[othng the charities of John Cromp.
R6vgr8rKI Robtrrt BurL RKh8rd Whrte and Emmalinè Pya for Blankets for th8 Poor.
The Charity was estabEisherl to relEve, eittier generally or indivvJ¥JaMy. Fersons resident ￿ the parish of High
Halsiow who ara in conditions of need. hardship w disiress by makn'ng grants of or providing iterns.
or faclittes calculated to reduce the need. In applw.ng the ￿￿Ome of Ihe Chwty. wefwerr* is given to
W￿oWS who qualfy 8$ beirwJ in condthns of need. har(Jship or dtstress.
The Trustees are ftjther emp(N￿Ted to grant rebef to elpible persons in other vilw of the Psnin$ula in
the vicinity of the Parish of HKJh Halstow rf the Chanty's income ts not fijty ewdgj for the purposes of relief in
need and for broadar ¢haritablg pur[￿eS withH) the parth of Hoh HalstCMT.
Stslemenl of Tnjs
nslb1lit￿S
Law appllcable t¢• chthgs in ErvJlarKI & W81gs r￿1r￿S thè trust￿ to pr8p8rg fin8ndal statamgnts for •8eh
finanaal y8arvthtch give 8 true and lairview ofthe Chaiity's financial actfvitstss dwing the year and of its financi81
IM)silion al Ihg end ofthe year lunkn8 lh8 (*8nty B entljwl to prnparo on 8ttem8tivg roceipts and
payments basis).
In prepar￿g finanaal slatThrts grrfirwJ 8 fair lip*. the Twst868 8hLMJkl fckn be81 Wact￿e ￿d..
Sdect sUttab￿ a￿oun￿r￿j pc4kl8s and thon appty them ¢onylstentry.
Makejudgements and eslThatsg thet are reasonabb and prudenl.
ststa wh8th8r applvb19 accounting slandards aTrl Slat￿n￿ts of r8comm8nd8d PT8Ctic• hav•
fc41owed, subiedto any departures dis<S)sed and oxpl8in¢d in th¢ fin8ntsal statemonts.
prepare Ihe fjnarKi81 statements on ￿ grlng cown bag's ￿￿eSS it IB inappropnaie to assume that the
Charity wil continue n oper8kn.
bl
dl
Tho Trust898 arg respcfflslblg far kagping acojunlirvj rg(xwd$ thsr*)s8 wsth roasonabio a(%uracy lh8
flnancial position of th& Charity, 8ThJ whith w8bl8 Ihem to erwre Ihal If* fin¥n¢i81 *alon￿lts ￿mpty with the
twst deed. They are also reS￿nsItIe for safeguarding assets of Ihe ChaFity and hence for tsking reasonable
sleps fcf the prevenlkn and dat8ct￿n of fraud and olher rr•3ulwibas.
Review of Activit5èB
During thé y&8r undér rewèw d4Stributions, am¢)unting to £53,830 wer• madè to 64 individuals. compared
wlth dlstrlbuliong of £48,147 to 60 Indlvk1uals In pi*viou$ year. In addftion. don8tlons 8mountlng io
£6,965 12022.. £1,478) were made to organ￿￿tiOnS wilhin and around the village of High H8lslow. The
Trustees conslder each and every grant requesl on its merits having due regard to the Charlty's Govemirbg
Document.
The Trustees have contknued to pr￿le the actrlilies of the Charity and Ils achievements wilh a to
identifying further resi(knts wilhin the Foiish need ￿ 4¥*￿ are suffering f￿￿r￿la1 hard5lip.
Th8 Charity's Trust80s ¢onfrm Ihat they havè ￿1r duty lo havg (kn to Guid8n(* on
Public Benefit published by the Chaiity Commi55Th in exerrigng their pc4Kies.
The Charty has rewrted a deficit ol irKome ove¥ exwiditure of £19.804 for the year ended 315t October 2023
¢ompared with a deficit amountrvj lo £8,773 in Ihe prevK)us year. As disch)sed on page 5 of the accxjunts, the
value of investments held as fixed assets decreased in Va￿ by £5.431 OYnpar￿ wth their 31st Odober 2022
market Va￿e. This Unre￿Ised profil has Th)t been recoJni5ed in the finanrAal slalements for the year.

GH
OW RELIEF IN NEED CHARrrY
Th8 Tntstoes seNed during th8 ￿al, aThJ the nabjre 0fth￿r appryntman( were as follvw3.'
Ex-ONtio Trnstees Rector ofthe Par&h
Church Warden
Church Warden
Rev. &
Mr. J. Myatt
J. Cdlir
Nominai've TnJste89 Apw)intod by Ihe Parth
Mr S. Bailey
Mrs C. Peek
&>OpOve Trustees Appx)inted through R8%dence,
N. Twnsr
occu￿￿On or srw.al Kno¥￿d￿ Mrs T. Stowe
Each Trustsg is gnthb8d to ono vote arvj •v8ry matter is d818rmin&J by a maJ￿ty of tha vot•8 of the Trus1885
pr858nt. A meeting fequygs a qLK￿rn oftlwg9 Truslees and in Ihe (￿e of equ• of¥otos the Chairrnan ofthe
m8eUng has thè castmg vote.
During the y8ar urKler revlew nD r•muMratkJn was ￿ and M axpen899 wgre reknburs•J to tho Trustess ol
Charfty.
Reserves P
It is th6 TrusleBs view that (( prudgnt to artsure that tsre are sufficignt fw roser¥es to provid8 linancial
fl8xlb+lty and to enable Ihe Charty to mèèt its comm6tm￿ts as they fau due. Al 31st Oebb8r 2023 the Charity
hebd unreslncted r•sorves * histoiic cost of £109.CW12022. £133.396).
R*k Man
nl
Th8 Trusto9s have ass95s￿ tho m81.or risks to th• Chaiity 18 OXF#XOd gnd ara 8atBfO*J that $y8t•ms ar•
in pl9¢9 to mliwte ow exposuro lo major rffjks.
enl
Thg Trustgas monitcrf the p8rf(ffman¢e of th& Ch8rlty'$ rA)TUolo and exwnln? thg finarKid markets
for oth8r potentlal inveslments.
Th1$ report was approv8d by the Boarf olTrL*1889 Ap￿ 2024 and ￿n￿l on Its bèhA W.
. Rev. S. Gwilt
Mrs C. Peek
9 Medway Avenue
High Halstow
Rochestsr
Kent
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HIGH HALSTOW RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
RE
EIF
AND PAYMENTS ACCOUN
THE YEAR ENDED
1ST (￿oBER
STR
CTED F
NDS
2022
RECEIPTS
INCOME RECEIPTS
Rents.. Red Dog
Stoney Dowr
Dfvld8nds
Bank D&posrt Int&r8st
EDF Energy W8ylèavgS
GROSS INCOME
24,999.96
11JO.I))
17.316.53
227.56
68.57
24.750.49
100.IJJ
16,274.33
27.06
6799
42.712.62
41.219.87
OTHER REcEiwrs
I￿Ur8nCe- Red Dog Inn
Licenco - Red Do9 Inn
Sal& of Inv8strnonts
2.349.47
180.00
2,036.19
180 00
247.37
TOTAL RECEIPTS
45.242.09
43.683.43
PAYMENT
CHARITABLE ACTivrrY DIRECT EXPENDtruRE
Dlstrlbutlons for Reltef In Need..
To IndivNlu*
Church Gravgyard Cloaning
High Halslow ￿lM8ry sel￿)￿
High Halstow PCC
53,830.03
1.565.35
5.(4JO.C4)
400.C
48.146.72
1.257.54
220.CK)
4).795.38
49,624.28
OTHER EXPENDITURE
Salary of Clerk and Treasurer
LIC￿¢• - RÈd Dog Inn
In8uranc&- Re(1 Dog Inn
Legal and Professional Fèes
Ind&pènd8nt Ex8mln6¢s F8
Postage and StatK)nery
Computer Equlpment and &)ftware
2.140.
180.00
2.349 47
2,920.00
2.100.IXI
180.1)0
2,036.19
2.500.
912.00
113.49
26.36
9.260.72
7.841.66
TOTAL PAYMENTS
170.056.101
5,010.1))
157,465.941
5,010.00
LOAN REPAYMENTS FROkl HIGH HALSTOW RECREATIONAL FiALL
NET BANK REcEiwfs {PAYMEKfsi FOR THE YEAR
CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND AT 31ST OCTOBER 2022
(19.804.01)
32.203.84
{8.772.511
40.976.35
CASH AT &INK AND IN HAND AT 31ST OCTOBER 2023
12.399.83
32203.84

STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABI
2023
ED
Computer Ewipmerrt- Cost
Less.. Depreciation
626.36
(156.59}
TOTAL FIXED ASSErs
oN￿ARy ASSETS
Bank Currant Acctyjnt
Bank Dep￿r¢ Account
6.235.77
6,164.06
9.277.34
22.926.50
TOTAL CASH
12.399.83
32.203.84
DEBT
Loan to Halstow R6(xagth￿l Hal
2.82250
7.832.$0
TOTAL DEBTORS
2.822.50
7.832.50
NVE
The Charity owns tha folowry freatM)Id proparb'a8 wIMch b#q￿atrod by John cr￿fip by Wim d8tsd 8th Avril
1718.
Land and building knoym a8 Tho ￿ Dog
Land contsining two aL¥e8 as Stm D(ym8
Both fraèhdds 8re m81nla6ned In wl ¢ffiditlM an(J are held as Investw*nt propertles to prcduce Income for the
aCti¥￿'e3 of the Cttaniy. A r8valuation of the wopwb'es to Cu￿nt mark8t values for accthjnting purposas has
not been carried out as the Trustees are ofthe opTrnion that the cosl %w)uld oulweigh any be￿ffl to the Charity. The
Va￿0 of Th8 R¥(1 Dog Inn tr Irtsvrnnr￿ ￿rr￿￿ ￿ 31st Othr 2￿23 was £l.C#XI,IJW.
The Charity hclds long term Nwtiytmen￿ Th8 historul cosl the inves1m￿ts and th￿r mwkel value on 31st
October 2023 was as folhjws..
2022
Vau
alu
M&G ChwlLmd Unls
8LK Ch8rilie3 UK BorKI Furyj
M&G cP￿rIt(￿￿ Unit3
67.044.98
26,99324
)5.53
259.32&
31,625.60
375.24
67.044.98
26,993.24
305.53
263,156.88
33.218.26
382.32
94.343.75
291.326.74
94.343.75
.757.46

HIGH HALSTOW RELIEF IN NE
D CHARITY
NT OF ASSETS AND L￿lL￿1
T 31ST OCTOBER 2023
LIABILITIES
2023
2022
Indtspen(Jent Examinerfs Fee
1,032.lY)
984.00
1.032.IXJ
984.00
Approved by th8 Board of Tru8tg88 Cxb 8th Atrfll 2024 ￿￿1 slgngd on Its ￿hall ty..
. Gwilt
TRUSTEES
esoÈiL )
Mrs C. Peek
The not8s on page 7 fo￿ part cl tFw8 accwbts.

HIGH
TOW RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR TH
END
ST OCTOBER 2023
ACCOUMtING POLICIES
These accounls combine the accounts of all funds which govemod by Ihe tern￿ of the
Pn'ncipal Trust 088d dated 3rd ￿guSt 1981. together wilh the accounts of th8 tharty fDrnIgrfy
known as Emmejine Pye for Blankets the Pow.
bl
These accounts have been prepared on a rfj¢e¥)ts and paYrn￿ts bosr8 and indude inc4)me and
expendilure as cash L8 recelved or ￿￿J.
Th8sè accounts h8Vo b8en Fwared In a￿ordanCe wrth the char￿&S Act ar￿ the Rewsed
Statemertt of Recommentsd Practice 2008 ACC￿nting & Rekth"ng by Ch8rib"es.
ST
DNldends are cr8dtt•d to tr*• r8c*ipts and paYrn￿ts awjunt when trw arn r•¢•fv•d.
D￿lder￿1 Income receNed durir4J the year ￿￿S as fDI¢yw5:
2023
M&G Charfftjnd Unms
BLK Charitie$ UK Bond FuThJ
M&G Char6bond Un
15.938.84
1.365.12
12.57
14,￿1.41
1,365.12
17.316S3
18.274.33

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF
WREL
N NEED
I to the TTUStee3 on rny examination d the aoxurts of HbJh Hastow Relef in Need Charity for the ye
ewxled 31st Octthr 2023 set out on pag8s 4 to 7.
ibilitY3 Basis of R
As th• Chorlty Truste95 you are re$w￿lbkn for the PTepwatKffl of the acLOLmts in accc¥dance wlth th&
rgqulromonts of the ch8r11￿ Act 2011 Arf).
I report in resp8Ct of my examinalK)n (rfthe Trustees. accounts (*ni8d out urMl8r S8Ctx)n 145 of tha 2011 Act and
In carrying out my èxaminati￿ I havo fc41thwJ all thè ap￿1￿&10 Dir9cl￿ gNen by tho Charity Commission
und8r Sodion 14515llbl of ts 2011 Acl.
Inde
ndent Examlnerfs Statsment
I have completed my ¢xaminalh)n. I Cc￿fi￿ Ihal ￿ m8len81 matters h8¥e com8 to my 8tt8nticffi in oJnneGtion
with tho 8xamlnatlon gM"rwJ me cause to belbeve thal In any matenal IwacL
8cownting records WW8 rnt kept in res￿ of th& Charfty as Tequwed by Sth 130 ofthe Act,. or
{21
the accounts do rK*t accord wllh tkne r￿. or
13)
lh¢ a¢¢ounls do not conwy wlh th8 applicabl8 requwgm8nts concèming th$ lorm and Ix)nlenl ofaccounts
sot out In the Charrties (AcC￿Jnts and Rep￿) R8gulatknn8 2(M)8 oth8r than any Nulremgnt that th8
accwnts gwe a 'tru8 and fair V￿￿, whth 1$ not a mailer ¢onsid¥od as part of an indep8nd8nl
oxaminatDn.
I have no concems and have rLJme across no other mattws In ¢(Mn&Ctb￿ ￿th the examinaiion to whKh attontion
shujld drawn in this report in order to anabk a w)Por w)derslanding of the accounts lo b8 reac￿.
W. WOCKI BA FCA
Aecsys Accountanb IMe(kvay) Lttl
Chartgrgd Accountsnts
F39 Innova1￿ Centre M
Chatham
K8nt
ME5 9FD
8th Aprfl 2024