2023-06-30-accounts

The Newman Trust (Registered Charity Number: 251158)

Financial Statements

for the year ended 30th June 2023

Wenn Townsend

Chartered Accountants

Oxford

The Newman Trust

Contents

Trust Information	1
Trustees’ Report	2 - 5
Independent Auditor’s Report	6 - 7
Statement of Financial Activities	8
Balance Sheet	9
Notes to the Accounts	10 - 18

The Newman Trust

Trust Information for the year ended 30th June 2023

TRUSTEES:	Rt Revd N Hudson	(ex Officio)
	Rt Revd W Kenney	(ex Officio)
	Miss H Merrington-Rust	(ex Officio)
	Fra’ J S Eidinow	(Lay Trustee)
	Dr G Kantor	(Lay Trustee)
	Mrs J Kerkhecker	(Lay Trustee)
	Dr M McMenamin	(Lay Trustee)
CHARITY NUMBER:	251158
ADDRESS:	The Old Palace
	Rose Place
	St Aldates
	Oxford
	OX1 1RD
AUDITORS:	Wenn Townsend
	Chartered Accountants
	30 St Giles
	Oxford
	OX1 3LE
BANK:	The Co-operative Bank
	PO Box 250
	Skelmersdale
	WN8 6WT
SOLICITORS:	Blake Morgan
	Seacourt Tower
	West Way
	Oxford
	Oxfordshire
	OX2 0FB

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The Newman Trust

Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30th June 2023

The Trustees submit their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30th June 2023. The financial statements comply with 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1st January 2019).

The Trust is constituted under an indenture made on the 24th September 1914. Its charity registration number is 251158.

The objectives of the Newman Trust are:

• i. to support the Catholic Chaplain to the University of Oxford,

• ii. to repair and maintain the buildings that house the Catholic Chaplaincy,

• iii. to promote and support the Roman Catholic religion in the University.

The Chaplains live in the Old Palace, a sixteenth century building, and its annexe. The new building of 1972 comprises:

• i. a Chapel;

• ii. a large multipurpose public space, the Newman Room, which is used for Mass on Sundays during University term and is also let (with its substantial foyer and the recently created Polygon Room) for various purposes at other times;

• iii. a student library on the first floor, as well as a meeting room and offices; and

• iv. student accommodation, which is let to undergraduates and graduates, and contributes a significant part of the income of the Trust.

The ground floor of the Old Palace is leased as a coffee shop.

Apart from these buildings, the Trust owns three nearby properties, 85 St Aldates, which is rented out as student rooms, 83 St Aldates, which is let to a shopkeeper selling tourist items, and 82 St Aldates, of which the ground floor is let to a bookseller, and the first and the top floor has a research institute as a tenant.

Review of the Year and Future Developments

The Statement of Financial Activities for the year is set out on page 8 of the financial statements.

The Trust’s income which to a large extent depends on the hiring out of rooms and the conference/ summer school business in the Easter and summer vacations has been slowly recovering since summer 2021 ~~.~~ The Trust is grateful to the Chaplaincy Manager for looking after this side of the income stream and is hopeful that business may be better in future financial years.

The Trust continued its regular maintenance of the buildings as usual.

For the future, the Trust is looking to build on this basis and to continue to increase (albeit in small steps) the support available for the chaplains and the chaplaincy.

The Trust is very grateful to all its supporters.

Otherwise, this was a year of normal operation for the Trust and the activities which it supports.

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The Newman Trust

Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30th June 2023

Note: The Trustees note that this set of accounts has been produced and filed with a delay. The delay was not caused by any lack of action from the Trustees.

Public Benefit

The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aim and objectives and in planning our future activities

The main area of benefit is to the Catholic Chaplaincy of the University of Oxford. The Trust exists specifically to support the Roman Catholic faith in the University community, including its undergraduate and graduate members, but also its academic and other staff. This purpose is predicated on the belief that supporting the Roman Catholic faith brings numerous benefits to the community (for instance in the field of pastoral welfare). The Charity therefore shares in the mission of other national or local Charities for Roman Catholic purposes in the United Kingdom, and of other charitable provisions for religious and pastoral purposes in universities and colleges, including Oxford.

The buildings in which the Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy are housed, and especially the Old Palace, as well as the other properties owned by the Trust in St Aldate’s are of architectural and historical importance to the Oxford townscape.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees aim to maintain a general cash reserve equivalent to three months average expenditure. This amounts to approximately £89,000 (2022: £89,000). At the year-end the Trust’s net current unrestricted assets amounted to £214,514 (2022: £110,521). Total resources held at the year-end were £13,210,584 (2022: £12,266,270). The trustees are actively investigating ways to increase income in order to increase reserves to the optimum level.

The Trust has investment properties and other investments which are held in order to provide the majority of the Trust’s regular income.

Governance

The management of the Trust is in the hands of the five lay Trustees, who must be Members of Congregation of the University, and practising members of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Trust also has three ex officio trustees who represent the Oxford and Cambridge Catholic Education Board, the Archbishop of Birmingham and the University of Oxford Catholic Chaplaincy Management Committee.

The Trust’s policy in respect of appointing new trustees is to seek volunteers from the community of qualified Members of Congregation, and, in case of contest, to hold an election among such qualified Members.

The Trust has a policy to alert Trustees of their responsibilities to the Trust and of any factors which may affect the Trust.

The Trustees are also the Key Management Personnel of the charity and all give of their time freely.

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The Newman Trust

Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30th June 2023

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Trustees monitor all ongoing risks to the Trust and have adopted policies which aim to minimise the impact of such risks.

The principal risks, together with the strategies undertaken by the charity to manage the risks, are detailed below:

• Variation of income generated – managed by specialist advice.

• Unexpected maintenance costs in historic buildings – managed by regular maintenance and specialist advice.

Investment policy

The Trustees have given their investment managers discretion to manage the Trust’s portfolio. The principal investment fund is specifically targeted at charities. The Trustees regularly review the performance of the Trust’s investments.

_______ Mrs J Kerkhecker

On behalf of the Board of Trustees

August 29 2024

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The Newman Trust

Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30th June 2023

Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement

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.

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.

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of the Newman Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of the Newman Trust (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 30th June 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 30th June 2023;

• 2, and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• • comply with regulation 8 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.

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

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

• the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or

• the trustees have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charity’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the trustees’ 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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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of the Newman Trust (continued)

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees’ report; or

• sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or

• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 5, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which 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

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.

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 specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

• Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims;

• Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

• Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

• Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for 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 or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of the Newman Trust (continued)

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with regulations made under Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s 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 the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Wenn Townsend Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditor 30 St Giles Oxford

August 29 2024

Wenn Townsend is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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The Newman Trust

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 30th June 2023

Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Designated	Total	Unrestricted	Designated	Total
		Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
		2023	2023	2023	2022	2022	2022
Note		£	£	£	£	£	£
Income
Donations and legacies	2	10,648	-	10,648	43,498	-	43,498
Investments	3	74,159	-	74,159	72,932	-	72,932
Other:
Rent receivable	4	372,037	-	372,037	263,948	-	263,948
		____________
Total Income		456,844	-	456,844	380,378	-	380,378
Expenditure
Charitable activities:
Grants	5	72,000	-	72,000	78,409	-	78,409
Buildings maintenance	6	3,074	2,901	5,975	-	1,679	1,679
Other Chaplaincy costs	7	276,457	-	276,457	275,521	-	275,521
		____________
Total Expenditure		351,531	2,901	354,432	353,930	1,679	355,609
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Net gains/(losses) on
investment properties	9	-	148,901	148,901	-	255,357	255,357
Net gains/(losses) on investments	11	-	(70,048)	(70,048)	-	(36,572)	(36,572)
		____________
Net Income/(Expenditure)		105,313	75,952	181,265	26,448	217,106	243,554
Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets
Gains/(losses) on land and buildings	8	-	763,049	763,049	-	1,308,586	1,308,586
		____________
Net movement in funds
before transfers		105,313	839,001	944,314	26,448	1,525,692	1,552,139
Transfers
Fixed asset additions		(1,320)	1,320	-	(1,000)	1,000	-
		____________
Net movement in funds		103,993	840,321	944,314	25,448	1,526,692	1,552,140
Reconciliation of Funds
Fund Balances as at 1st July 2022		110,521	12,155,749	12,266,270	85,073	10,629,057 10,714,130
		____________
Fund Balances as at 30th June 2023		214,514	12,996,070	13,210,584	110,521	12,155,749 12,266,270
		═════════════════════════════════════════════

None of the Trust’s activities was acquired or discontinued during 2022 and 2023.

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The Newman Trust

Balance Sheet at 30th June 2023

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Designated	Total	Unrestricted	Designated	Total
		Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
		2023	2023	2023	2022	2022	2022
	Note	£	£	£	£	£	£
Fixed Assets
Land and Buildings	8	-	9,635,717	9,635,717	-	8,872,668	8,872,668
Investment Properties	9	-	1,880,306	1,880,306	-	1,731,405	1,731,405
Other Fixed Assets	10	-	-	-	-	1,581	1,581
Investments	11	-	1,480,047	1,480,047	-	1,550,095	1,550,095
		____________
		-	12,996,070	12,996,070	-	12,155,749	12,155,749
Current Assets
Debtors	12	42,243	-	42,243	29,850	-	29,850
Cash at Bank and In Hand		224,835	-	224,835	135,082	-	135,082
		____________
		267,078	-	267,078	164,932	-	164,932
Creditors: Amounts falling due	13	(52,564)	-	(52,564)	(54,411)	-	(54,411)
		____________
Net Current Assets		214,514	-	214,514	110,521	-	110,521
		____________
Net Assets		214,514	12,996,070	13,210,584	110,521	12,155,749	12,266,270
		═════════════════════════════════════════════════
Capital & Reserves
Unrestricted Funds:
General Fund	14	214,514	-	214,514	110,521	-	110,521
Designated Funds	15	-	12,996,070	12,996,070	-	12,155,749	12,155,749
		____________
		214,514	12,996,070	13,210,584	110,521	12,155,749	12,266,270
		═════════════════════════════════════════════════

Approved by the Board of Trustees on August 29, 2024 and signed on its behalf by

Mrs J Kerkhecker Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these accounts

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The Newman Trust

Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

1 Accounting Policies

a) Basis of preparation

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. These accounts have been prepared on an accruals basis and include income and expenditure as they are earned or incurred, rather than as cash is received or paid. 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 issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

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, including a revision of expectations for the potential impact of COVID-19 on the charity. They have concluded that the budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves held for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

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

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in the 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 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 funds. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

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.

For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.

No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP (FRS 102). Further detail is given in the Trustees’ Annual Report.

For legacies, entitlement is the earlier of the charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received. At this point income is recognised. On occasion legacies will be notified to the charity where it is not possible to measure the amount expected to be distributed. On these occasions, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed.

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

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The Newman Trust

Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

1 Accounting Policies (continued)

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.

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. Grants are paid on a monthly basis in accordance with the Trust’s governing document.

e) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:

Furniture and fixtures 25% straight line Office equipment 25% straight line Plant and machinery 25% straight line

Freehold Property is shown at the latest available valuation. No depreciation has been charged on the value of the buildings, as, in the opinion of the Trustees, the regular valuation of such properties, coupled with the continuing programme of renewal and renovation would render such a charge to be immaterial. For this reason, the Trustees carry out an annual assessment of the properties. The SOFA includes the net movement in the value of the freehold property in the year.

f) Investment Properties

Investment properties for which fair value can be measured reliably without undue cost or effort are measured at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value recognised in ‘net gains / (losses) on investments’ in the SOFA. Specialist properties are valued at insurance reinstatement value.

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.

h)

Gifted Assets

Assets donated to the trust in the past have not been capitalised, such gifts are now treated in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice.

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The Newman Trust

Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

1 Accounting Policies (continued)

i) 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.

j) 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.

k) 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.

2 Donations and legacies

2	Donations and legacies
		2023	2022
		£	£
	Donations - General Fund	10,648	43,498
	Tax reclaim	-	-
		─────	─────
		10,648	43,498
		═════	═════
3	Income from investments
		2023	2022
		£	£
	Interest receivable	162	9
	Dividends receivable	73,997	72,923
		─────	─────
		74,159	72,932
		═════	═════
4	Rent receivable
		2023	2022
		£	£
	Leases	125,826	133,708
	Newman Rooms	129,333	56,918
	Student accommodation	116,878	73,322
		─────	─────
		372,037	263,948
		═════	═════

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The Newman Trust

Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

5 Grants payable

ants payable
	2023	2022
	£	£
Allowances to Catholic Chaplaincy	72,000	78,409
	─────	─────
	72,000	78,409
	═════	═════

Grants are paid to the Catholic Chaplaincy of the University of Oxford in accordance with the Trust’s governing document to support the day to day operation of the Chaplaincy and to maintain its buildings.

6 Buildings maintenance

6	Buildings maintenance
		2023	2022
		£	£
	Maintenance	3,075	-
	Depreciation	2,900	1,679
		─────	─────
		5,975	1,679
		═════	═════
	Depreciation costs are charged to the designated fund, all other costs are unrestricted.
7	Other chaplaincy costs
		2023	2022
		£	£
	Wages and salaries	147,318	201,050
	Sub contractors	44,381	-
	Bad debts	-	-
	Bank charges	91	412
	Professional fees	19,045	9,050
	Rates	17,605	20,686
	IT	2,945	-
	Insurance	32,779	33,423
	Auditors Remuneration – audit	3,600	5,506
	Auditors Remuneration – accounts	3,600	5,634
	Other	5,094	(240)
		─────	─────
		276,458	275,521
		═════	═════

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The Newman Trust

Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

8 Land and Buildings

nd and Buildings
	Chaplaincy
	Buildings
	£
Valuation
At 1st July 2022	8,872,668
Revaluation	763,049
	───────
At 30th June 2023	9,635,717
	═══════
Freehold property at cost	2,075,388
	═══════

The land and buildings were valued by the Trustees, having taken professional advice, at their insurance reinstatement value on 30th June 2023 with reference to the BCIS House Rebuilding Cost Index.

9 Investment Properties

vestment Properties
	82/83
	St Aldates
Valuation	£
At 1st July 2022	1,731,405
Revaluation	148,901
	───────
At 30th June 2023	1,880,306
	═══════
Investment properties at cost	330,000
	═══════

The Investment Properties were valued by the Trustees, having taken professional advice, at their insurance reinstatement value on 30th June 2023 with reference to the BCIS House Rebuilding Cost Index.

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The Newman Trust

Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

10 Other Fixed Assets

Furniture Office Plant and and Fixtures Equipment Machinery £ £ £ Cost At 1st July 2022 21,314 3,188 8,184 Additions 1,320 - - At 31st June 2023 22,634 3,188 8,184 Depreciation At 1st July 2021 19,733 3,188 8,184 Charge 2,901 - - At 30th June 2022 22,634 3,188 8,184 Net Book Amount 30th June 2022 1,581 - - 30th June 2023 - - - Fixed Asset Investments M&G HSBC Charles Stanley £ £ £ Market value at 1st July 2022 1,550,095 - - Revaluation gains / (losses) (70,048) - - Market value at 30th June 2023 1,480,047 - -	Furniture Office Plant and and Fixtures Equipment Machinery £ £ £ Cost At 1st July 2022 21,314 3,188 8,184 Additions 1,320 - - At 31st June 2023 22,634 3,188 8,184 Depreciation At 1st July 2021 19,733 3,188 8,184 Charge 2,901 - - At 30th June 2022 22,634 3,188 8,184 Net Book Amount 30th June 2022 1,581 - - 30th June 2023 - - - Fixed Asset Investments M&G HSBC Charles Stanley £ £ £ Market value at 1st July 2022 1,550,095 - - Revaluation gains / (losses) (70,048) - - Market value at 30th June 2023 1,480,047 - -	Furniture Office Plant and and Fixtures Equipment Machinery £ £ £ Cost At 1st July 2022 21,314 3,188 8,184 Additions 1,320 - - At 31st June 2023 22,634 3,188 8,184 Depreciation At 1st July 2021 19,733 3,188 8,184 Charge 2,901 - - At 30th June 2022 22,634 3,188 8,184 Net Book Amount 30th June 2022 1,581 - - 30th June 2023 - - - Fixed Asset Investments M&G HSBC Charles Stanley £ £ £ Market value at 1st July 2022 1,550,095 - - Revaluation gains / (losses) (70,048) - - Market value at 30th June 2023 1,480,047 - -	Total £ 32,686 1,320 34,006 31,105 2,901 34,006 1,581 - Total Unit Trusts £ 1,550,095 (70,048)
	22,634	3,188 8,184
	19,733 2,901	3,188 8,184 - -
	22,634	3,188 8,184
	1,581	- -
	-	- -
	M&G £ 1,550,095 (70,048)	HSBC Charles Stanley £ £ - - - -
	1,480,047	- -	1,480,047

11 Fixed Asset Investments

12 Debtors

btors
	2023	2022
	£	£
Trade debtors	5,291	1,156
Prepayments	36,952	28,694
	───────	───────
	42,243	29,850
	═══════	═══════

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Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

13	Creditors
		2023	2022
		£	£
	Deferred Income	-	6,995
	Accruals	7,020	7,020
	Social security and other taxes	2,463	5,571
	Pensions payable	576	835
	Other creditors	42,505	33,990
		─────	─────
		52,564	54,411
		═════	═════
	Deferred income consists of rent and hire income billed prior to the year end but		relating to future
	accounting periods and is analysed as follows:-
		2023	2022
		£	£
	Brought forward	6,995	16,894
	Released in year	(6,995)	(16,894)
	Deferred in year	-	6,995
		─────	─────
	Carried forward	-	6,995
		═════	═════
14	General Fund
		2023	2022
		£	£
	Cash at Bank	224,834	135,082
	Debtors	42,243	29,850
	Creditors	(52,564)	(54,411)
		─────	─────
		214,514	110,521
		═════	═════
	Balance at 1st July 2022	110,521	85,073
	Surplus for the year	105,313	26,448
	Transfers	(1,320)	(1,000)
		─────	─────
	Balance at 30th June 2023	214,514	110,521
		═════	═════

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The Newman Trust

Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

15 Designated Funds

Year Ended 30th June 2023 Land and Buildings Investment Properties Investments Other Fixed Assets Balance at 1st July 2022 Surplus for year Transfers Balance at 30th June 2023 Year Ended 30th June 2022 Land and Buildings Investment Properties Investments Other Fixed Assets Balance at 1st July 2021 Surplus for year Transfers Balance at 30th June 2022	Land and buildings Investment properties Investments Other fixed assets Total £ £ £ £ £ 9,635,717 - - - 9,635,717 - 1,880,306 - - 1,880,306 - - 1,480,047 - 1,480,047 - - - - -
	9,635,717 1,880,306 1,480,047 - 12,996,070
	8,872,668 1,731,405 1,550,095 1,581 12,155,749 763,049 148,901 (70,048) (2,901) 839,001 - - - 1,320 1,320
	9,635,717 1,880,306 1,480,047 - 12,996,070
	Land and buildings Investment properties Investments Other fixed assets Total £ £ £ £ £ 8,872,668 - - - 8,872,668 - 1,731,405 - - 1,731,405 - - 1,550,095 - 1,550,095 - - - 1,581 1,581
	8,872,668 1,731,405 1,550,095 1,581 12,155,749
	7,564,082 1,476,048 1,586,667 2,260 10,629,057 1,308,586 255,357 (36,572) (1,679) 1,525,692 - - - 1,000 1,000
	8,872,668 1,731,405 1,550,095 1,581 12,155,749

Funds have been designated to represent the fixed assets which they hold. This allows the charity to readily track free reserves throughout the year. All assets have been purchased from unrestricted funds and any proceeds from the sale of these assets can be transferred to free reserves at the discretion of the trustees.

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The Newman Trust

Notes on Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023

16 Trustees and Key Management Personnel Remuneration

No remuneration was paid to the Trustees (who are the Key Management Personnel) during the year under review and no expenses were reimbursed to the Trustees.

17 Staff Costs

The Trust incurred staff costs as follows:

	2023	2022
	£	£
Salaries	128,927	175,162
Social security costs	11,479	16,658
Pension costs	6,911	9,230
	─────	─────
	147,318	201,050
	═════	═════

No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000. The average number of staff employed in the year was 4 (2022: 6).

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