CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 254567
Anne French Memorial Trust Financial statements
5 April 2026
Anne French Memorial Trust
Financial statements
Year ended 5 April 2026
| PAGE | |
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| Report of the trustees | 1 |
| Independent auditor's report to the trustees | 7 |
| Statement of financial activities | 10 |
| Balance sheet | 11 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 12 |
Anne French Memorial Trust
Report of the Trustees
Year ended 5 April 2026
The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2026.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in 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 published in October 2019.
Reference and administrative details
| Registered charity name | Anne French Memorial Trust |
|---|---|
| Charity registration number | 254567 |
| Principal office | Bishop's House |
| Norwich | |
| Norfolk | |
| NR3 1SB | |
| The trustees |
The trustees who served during the year and at the date of approval were as follows:
| The Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich | |
|---|---|
| The Venerable Steven Betts, Archdeacon of Norfolk | |
| Stuart Jones, Bishop's Legal Secretary | |
| Administrator | Mrs Louise Cumberland |
| Financial advisor | Nigel Whitlam |
| Auditor | Lovewell Blake LLP |
| Chartered accountants & statutory auditor | |
| Bankside 300 | |
| Peachman Way | |
| Broadland Business Park | |
| Norwich | |
| NR7 0LB | |
| Bankers | Barclays Bank PLC |
| Barclays Banking | |
| Leicester | |
| LE87 2BB | |
| Solicitors | Birketts |
| Kingfisher House | |
| 1 Gilders Way | |
| Norwich | |
| Norfolk | |
| NR3 1UB | |
| Stockbrokers | LGT Wealth Management |
| 14 Cornhill | |
| London | |
| EC3V 3NR |
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Report of the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
Objectives and activities
The Trustees may apply the capital and the income of the Trust for any charitable purpose whatsoever within the Diocese of Norwich.
The main objectives and activities for the year continue to focus upon the support and training of the clergy, support for certain activities of the Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance and gifts to other charities within the Diocese of Norwich.
Grant making policy and public benefit
The Charity's grant making policy is reviewed at each meeting of the Trustees. The policy covers grants under the following headings to organisations and individuals within the area of Norfolk and North Suffolk covered by the Diocese of Norwich:
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(a) Charities and community groups
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(b) Members of the clergy identified as being in need of financial support
(c) Youth and training and in particular the training of organists who play at churches throughout the Diocese
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(d) Churches and church property
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(e) Projects related to church activities which in whole or part are not funded by the Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance
When reviewing the grant making policy the Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission's guidelines on charitable purpose and public benefit and the supplementary guidance for religious charities.
Achievements and performance
This section of the Report aims to give a balanced account of how well the activities of the Trust performed and the extent to which it met its objectives and made a difference for its beneficiaries.
Investment performance
The investment portfolio, comprising equities and fixed interest securities, was valued at £9.2m at the year-end as compared with £8.5m at 5 April 2025. Volatility in the markets continued this year. There was recovery in market values early in the financial year, owing to the easing of trade tariffs in the USA, although markets fell shortly before the year end owing to the USA/Iran conflict.
LGT Wealth Management were appointed stockbrokers to the charity on 29 September 2025 and commenced management of the portfolio in December 2025.
During the year investment income from the portfolio amounted to £317k representing a yield of 3.5% (based on the year end value).
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Report of the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
Achievements and performance (continued)
Grant making
During the year the Trustees awarded 296 grants totalling £317,045 (2025: £232,351).
An analysis of the grants is set out in Note 6. The following table shows the percentage distribution of monies granted:
| Percentage of | |
|---|---|
| total grants | |
| awarded (%) | |
| Charities and community groups | 28% |
| Clergy support | 27% |
| Missional | 5% |
| Training of organists | 3% |
| Lay development officers | 17% |
| Churches and church property | 11% |
| Other | 9% |
Financial review
Total income amounted to £317,398 (2025: £283,147). Charitable grants were awarded from the following funds:
| 2026 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| General funds | 311,731 | 221,309 |
| Bishop of Norwich Fabric Fund | 5,314 | 11,042 |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | |
| 317,045 | 232,351 | |
| =============================== | =============================== |
Investment management costs amounted to £11,493 (2025: £1,098), and administration and governance costs amounted to £17,180 (2025: £16,686).
Total investment gains amounted to £637,304, which have been allocated to the Capital Fund.
Grants awarded in previous years, paid or written off in the year to 5 April 2026 and outstanding at the year end were:
| Paid in year | Written off | Outstanding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| UKME Bursary | 10,000 | – | 5,000 |
| Parish pastoral issue | – | 21,000 | – |
A grant in connection with a parish pastoral issue was written off as a result of the funds no longer being required by Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited. The grant was therefore repaid.
Total funds at 5 April 2026 amounted to £9,219,044 (2025; £8,610,060)
Principal funding sources
The Trust is principally funded by dividend income from its portfolio of investments.
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Report of the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
Financial review (continued)
Investment policy
It is the Trustees' intention that the portfolio should be managed in order to secure long term growth at least in line with the RPI whilst at the same time producing income to make charitable grants in line with the objects of the Trust. The Trustees aim for the portfolio to meet the Trust's Environmental, Social and Governance standards.
Reserves policy
It is the Trustees' policy to distribute substantially all the income over the medium term whilst retaining funds in individual years as seems appropriate to meet varying annual distribution requirements.
The balance on the Income Fund at 5 April 2026 amounted to £35,509 (2025: £52,983). It is the Trustees' intention to hold no more than £20,000 in the General Fund at each year end, this being the approximate cost of administrative expenses for a 12 month period. The balance is currently in excess of this target, but future distributions will reduce this excess.
Plans for future periods
It is the Trustees' intention to continue the existing policy of awarding grants as set out in the Objectives and Activities section on page 2.
Structure, governance and management
Governing document and history
The Trust was set up under the will of Brigadier Frederick George French CBE who died in South Africa on 6 January 1963. The will has been the Trust's governing document.
Miss Minnie May Smith was bequeathed a life interest from the residue of the estate. After her death in May 1978 the capital and the income of the trust funds were paid to the Lord Bishop of Norwich to be applied by him at his sole discretion for any charitable purposes whatsoever within the Diocese of Norwich.
The Trust was registered as a charity on 15 August 1969.
A Resolution under section 280 Charities Act 2011 introducing administrative powers to the Trust was executed by the sole Trustee on 1 August 2018. The administrative powers increased the full number of Trustees to three, one being the Bishop of Norwich for the time being with the others being appointed by the Bishop of Norwich, one of whom would normally be the Bishop's Legal Secretary and the other being a person nominated by the Archdeacons of the Diocese.
Organisational structure
The Trust is governed by its Trustees, who meet three times a year, assisted by an administrator and financial advisor.
Investment management
The Trust's investment portfolio is managed by LGT Wealth Management, stockbrokers, on a discretionary basis.
The Trustees meet with LGT Wealth Management at least annually to discuss investment policy and the performance of the investment portfolio.
The Trust’s investment portfolio was transferred to LGT Wealth Management during the period, previously it was managed by Barratt and Cooke Limited.
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Report of the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
Structure, governance and management (continued)
Risk management
The Trustees' investment policy is referred to above and is considered to be the only major area of risk to which the Trust might be exposed.
Related charities
The Trust has a close association with Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited, a charity of which the Bishop of Norwich and the Venerable Steven Betts are Trustees, and for which Stuart Jones acts as Diocesan Registrar.
Trustees' responsibilities statement
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' 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 chanties in England and 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 of the charity for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102);
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make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
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disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that
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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 Charities (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.
True and fair override
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a "true and fair" view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a "true and fair view". This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by charities by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 rather than Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
Auditor
Lovewell Blake LLP have indicated their willingness to continue in office for the ensuing year.
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Report of the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
The report of the trustees was approved on 7 July 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
The Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich Trustee
Stuart Jones, Bishop's Legal Secretary Trustee
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Independent auditor's report to the Trustees
Year ended 5 April 2026
Opinion
We have audited the Financial statements of Anne French Memorial Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 5 April 2026 which comprise the statement of financial activities, balance sheet and the related notes, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 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:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 5 April 2026 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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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 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 Financial statements are 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 other information comprises the information included in the trustees' annual report, other than the Financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the Financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the Financial statements themselves. 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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Anne French Memorial Trust
Independent auditor's report to the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
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:
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the information given in the trustees' report is inconsistent in any material respect with the Financial statements; or
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sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
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the Financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
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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 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.
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Independent auditor's report to the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
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 the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
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:
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Enquiry of management and those charged with governance;
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Enquiry of entity staff compliance functions to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and
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regulations;
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Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess
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compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, testing of adjustments for appropriateness, evaluation the business rational 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.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the FRC’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's Trustees in accordance with 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 trustee those matters we are required to state to them 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 the charity's Trustees, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Lovewell Blake LLP Chartered accountants & statutory auditor Bankside 300 Peachman Way Broadland Business Park Norwich NR7 0LB
10 July 2026
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Statement of financial activities
Year ended 5 April 2026
| Total | Total | |||||
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| Note | Income | Capital | Designated | Funds | Funds | |
| Fund | Fund | Funds | 2026 | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Income from: | ||||||
| Investments | 4 | 317,398 | - | - | 317,398 | 283,147 |
| Total income | 317,398 | - | - | 317,398 | 283,147 | |
| Expenditure on: | ||||||
| Raising funds: | 5 | |||||
| Investment management | - | 11,493 | - | 11,493 | 1,098 | |
| costs | ||||||
| Charitable activities: | 6 | |||||
| Grants committed in year | 311,731 | - | 5,314 | 317,045 | 232,351 | |
| Administration, governance | ||||||
| and finance costs | 17,180 | - | - | 17,180 | 16,686 | |
| Total expenditure | 328,911 | 11,493 | 5,314 | 345,718 | 250,135 | |
| Net (expenditure)/income and | (11,513) | (11,493) | (5,314) | (28,320) | 33,012 | |
| net movement in funds before | ||||||
| gains and losses on | ||||||
| investments | ||||||
| Net gains/(losses) on investments | 8 | - | 637,304 | - | 637,304 | (258,722) |
| Net income/(expenditure) | (11,513) | 625,811 | (5,314) | 608,984 | (225,710) | |
| Transfers between funds | 16 | (5,961) | 5,961 | - | - | - |
| Net movement in funds | (17,474) | 631,772 | (5,314) | 608,984 | (225,710) | |
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 52,983 | 8,511,458 | 45,619 | 8,610,060 | 8,835,770 | |
| Total funds carried forward | 16 | 35,509 | 9,143,230 | 40,305 | 9,219,044 | 8,610,060 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 12 to 20 form part of these Financial statements.
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Balance sheet
5 April 2026
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||
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| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||||
| Investments | 11 | 8,754,286 | 8,511,458 | ||
| Current assets | |||||
| Debtors | 12 | 2,807 | 3,874 | ||
| Investments | 13 | 406,188 | – | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 99,859 | 150,093 | |||
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ||||
| 508,854 | 153,967 | ||||
| Creditors: Amounts falling due within | |||||
| one year | 14 | 44,096 | 50,365 | ||
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ||||
| Net current assets | 464,758 | 103,602 | |||
| --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ||||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 9,219,044 | 8,615,060 | |||
| Creditors: Amounts falling due after | |||||
| more than one year | 15 | – | 5,000 | ||
| --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ||||
| Net assets | 9,219,044 | 8,610,060 | |||
| ======================================= | ======================================= | ||||
| Funds of the charity | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | 9,219,044 | 8,610,060 | |||
| --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ||||
| Total charity funds | 16 | 9,219,044 ======================================= |
8,610,060 ======================================= |
These Financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 7 July 2026 and are signed on behalf of the board by:
The Rt Revd Graham Usher Trustee
Stuart Jones Trustee
The notes on pages 12 to 20 form part of these Financial statements.
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Notes to the Financial statements
Year ended 5 April 2026
1. General information
The Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated.
The address of the principal office is Bishop's House, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 1SB.
2. Statement of compliance
These 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 accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following 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) issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
3. Accounting policies
(a) Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
(b) Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, as the Trustees believe 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 Trust to be able to continue as a going concern.
(c) Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
The Trustees do not consider that there are any key judgements or estimates in the financial statements.
(d) Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees to further any of the Trust's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular future projects or commitments.
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Notes to the Financial statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
3. Accounting policies (continued)
(e) Income
All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the Trust, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
- Investment income is included when receivable.
(f) Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the Trust in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. Grants are included in the Statement of Financial Activities once authorised and there is a resulting obligation for payment.
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Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Trust and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the Trust.
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The provision of a multi-year grant is recognised at its present value where settlement is due over more than one year from the date of the award, there are no unfulfilled performance conditions under the control of the Trust that would permit the Trust to avoid making the future payments,settlement is probable and the effect of discounting is material. The discount rate used is the average rate of investment yield in the year in which the grant award is made. This discount rate is regarded by the Trustees as providing the most current available estimate of the opportunity cost of money reflecting the time value of money to the Trust.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource.
(g) Investments
Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in profit or loss.
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.
(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) Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less.
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Notes to the Financial statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
3. Accounting policies (continued)
(j) Financial instruments
The Trust only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
4. Investment income
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
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| Funds | 2026 | Funds | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed interest securities | 81,603 | 81,603 | 56,319 | 56,319 |
| Equities | 229,195 | 229,195 | 221,683 | 221,683 |
| Interest receivable | 6,600 | 6,600 | 5,145 | 5,145 |
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| 317,398 | 317,398 | 283,147 | 283,147 | |
| =============================== | =============================== | =============================== | =============================== |
5. Investment management costs
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2026 | Funds | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Portfolio management | 11,493 | 11,493 | 1,098 | 1,098 |
| ========================== | ========================== | ====================== | ====================== |
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Notes to the Financial statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
6. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
| Grant funding | Total funds | Total fund | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| of activities | Support costs | 2026 | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Grants | 317,045 | – | 317,045 | 232,351 |
| Governance costs | – | 17,180 | 17,180 | 16,686 |
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| 317,045 | 17,180 | 334,225 | 249,037 | |
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| The grants recognised during the year are analysed as follows: | ||||
| Number | 2026 | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | |||
| Grants to institutions | ||||
| Non Clergy grants | ||||
| Charities in the Diocese of Norwich | 28* | 34,000 | 37,000 | |
| St Martin’s Housing Trust | 1 | 25,000 | – | |
| St Elizabeth Hospice | 1 | 25,000 | – | |
| Synergy MAT Trust | – | (5,000) | ||
| Norfolk Community Foundation | ||||
| (Bishop's Fund) | 1 | 5,500 | 5,500 | |
| Missional | ||||
| Together Norfolk | – | 20,000 | ||
| The Norfolk Rural Chaplaincy | – | 10,000 | ||
| Specialist Leaders in Education | – | 4,000 | ||
| Diocesan Environmental Officer | – | 2,128 | ||
| Raise Kids Work | 1 | 2,500 | – | |
| Sanctuary Project | 1 | 2,500 | – | |
| Norwich Youth for Christ | 1 | 5,000 | – | |
| Inspired Classrooms | 1 | 5,000 | – | |
| Other | 4 | 1,750 | 2,000 | |
| Other payments out of normal income | ||||
| Fabric fund | 6* | 5,314 | 11,042 | |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------- | |||
| 111,564 | 86,670 | |||
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| Grants to individuals | ||||
| Support of clergy | ||||
| Holiday grants | 14* | 12,892 | 11,129 | |
| Clergy Conference | 220* | 56,342 | – | |
| Courses and conferences | 2 | 1,500 | 1,095 | |
| Books and gift tokens | 120 | 2,880 | 2,250 | |
| Travel | 10* | 8,906 | – | |
| Clergy spouse and partner events | 58 | 2,801 | 2,660 | |
| Other | 8 | 150 | 400 | |
| Youth and training | ||||
| Organists | 12* | 8,045 | 6,575 | |
| Taize pilgrimage | 21* | 8,618 | 9,626 | |
| Prizes | 3 | 3,009 | 3,016 | |
| Non-clergy grants | ||||
| Other | 2 | 1,500 | - |
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Anne French Memorial Trust
Notes to the Financial statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type (continued)
| Diocesan Expenses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diocesan Mediation Scheme | 1 | 1,050 | 5,491 |
| Director of Ministry and Mission | 1 | 30,000 | 17,500 |
| Parsonages | 1 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Lay development officers | 1 | 53,788 | 50,939 |
| Parish pastoral issue | 1 | (21,000) | – |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ||
| 205,481 | 145,681 | ||
| =============================== | =============================== | ||
| Total grants | 317,045 ================================ |
232,351 ================================ |
*No grant exceeded £5,000.
7. Analysis of governance costs
| Total Funds | Total Funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Audit and accountancy (including VAT) | 8,160 | 7,620 | |||
| Advisory and Administration | 8,400 | 8,400 | |||
| Insurance | 613 | 590 | |||
| Bank charges | 7 | 76 | |||
| -------------------------- | -------------------------- | ||||
| 17,180 | 16,686 | ||||
| ========================== | ========================== | ||||
| 8. | Net gains/(losses) on investments | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2026 | Funds | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Gains/(losses) on investment assets | 637,304 | 637,304 | (258,722) | (258,722) | |
| =============================== | =============================== | =============================== | =============================== | ||
| 9. | Auditors remuneration | ||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Fees payable for the audit of the financial | statements | 6,600 | 6,120 | ||
| Fees payable for the non-audit services | 1,560 | 1,500 | |||
| ---------------------- | ---------------------- | ||||
| 8,160 | 7,620 | ||||
| ====================== | ====================== |
10. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits were paid to Trustees in their capacity as Trustees.
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Notes to the Financial statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
11. Investments
| Cash or cash | Listed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| equivalents | investments | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cost or valuation | |||
| At 6 April 2025 | 171,129 | 8,340,329 | 8,511,458 |
| Additions | – | 7,693,059 | 7,693,059 |
| Disposals | – | (8,036,267) | (8,036,267) |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash | (51,268) | – | (51,268) |
| Gains on investment assets | – | 637,304 | 637,304 |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | |
| At 5 April 2026 | 119,861 | 8,634,425 | 8,754,286 |
| =============================== | ======================================= | ======================================= | |
| Carrying amount | |||
| At 5 April 2026 | 119,861 | 8,634,425 | 8,754,286 |
| =============================== | ======================================= | ======================================= | |
| At 5 April 2025 | 171,129 =============================== |
8,340,329 ======================================= |
8,511,458 ======================================= |
All investments shown above are held at valuation.
Financial assets held at fair value
The fair value of listed securities is determined by reference to the quoted price for these assets in an active market at the balance sheet date.
12. Debtors
| 2026 | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 2,807 | 3,874 | |
| ====================== | ====================== | ||
| 13. | Investments | ||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Short-term deposits | 406,188 | – | |
| =============================== | ============= | ||
| 14. | Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals and deferred income | 17,655 | 7,620 | |
| Grants committed - Lay development | 13,266 | 12,735 | |
| Grants committed - UKME Bursary | 5,000 | 10,000 | |
| Grants committed - Together Norfolk | – | 10,000 | |
| Grants committed - Other | 8,175 | 10,010 | |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------- | ||
| 44,096 | 50,365 | ||
| ========================== | ========================== |
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Notes to the Financial statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
15. Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
Grants committed - UKME Bursary
| 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| £ | £ |
| – ============= |
5,000 ====================== |
16. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
2026
| At 6 April | Gains and | At 5 April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | losses | 2026 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General Funds | 52,983 | 317,398 | (328,911) | (5,961) | – | 35,509 |
| Capital Fund | 8,511,458 | – | (11,493) | 5,961 | 637,304 | 9,143,230 |
| Clergy | ||||||
| Conference Fund | 30,000 | – | – | – | – | 30,000 |
| Fabric Fund | 15,619 | – | (5,314) | – | – | 10,305 |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | |
| 8,610,060 | 317,398 | (345,718) | – | 637,304 | 9,219,044 | |
| ======================================= | =============================== | =============================== | ========================== | =============================== | ======================================= | |
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| 2025 | ||||||
| At 6 April | Gains and | At 5 April | ||||
| 2024 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | losses | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General Funds | 100,026 | 283,147 | (239,017) | (91,173) | – | 52,983 |
| Capital Fund | 8,694,007 | – | – | 76,173 | (258,722) | 8,511,458 |
| Clergy | ||||||
| Conference Fund | 30,000 | – | – | – | – | 30,000 |
| Fabric Fund | 11,737 | – | (11,118) | 15,000 | – | 15,619 |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | |
| 8,835,770 ======================================= |
283,147 =============================== |
(250,135) =============================== |
– ========================== |
(258,722) =============================== |
8,610,060 ======================================= |
Capital Fund - this consists of the capital of the trust fund. A transfer of £5,961 was made from general funds to the Capital Fund in respect of accrued interest on gilts purchased and retained dividends.
Clergy Conference Fund - funds set aside to meet the cost of the Clergy Conferences which are held every three or four years.
Fabric Fund - funds set aside for the repair, maintenance and improvement of any Church within the Diocese of Norwich. Funds were transferred during the prior year in order to maintain the fund at a suitable level.
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Notes to the Financial statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
17. Transactions with connected charities
During the course of the year payments of £124,838 (2025: £116,058) were made to the Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited, a charity of which the Bishop of Norwich and the Venerable Steven Betts are Trustees and for which Stuart Jones acts as Diocesan Registrar. Of these payments, £53,788 was towards Lay Development Officers, £1,050 to the Mediation Scheme, £30,000 to the Director of Ministry and Mission, £35,000 (2025: £35,000) related to the annual Parsonages grant and £5,000 related to Inspired Classrooms.
£21,000 was repaid from Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited relating to a parish pastoral issue grant as a result of the funding no longer being required.
Included within creditors is £13,266 (2025: £12,735) of grants committed to the Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited towards Lay Development Officers, £Nil (2025: £1,050) due to Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance in respect of the Mediation Scheme, and £7,500 (2025: £7,500) due to Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance in respect of funding towards the costs of the Director of Ministry and Mission.
During the prior year a grant of £1,000 was made to The Benjamin Foundation in respect of a fundraising event organised by Birketts LLP, a company of which Stuart Jones is a Legal Director.
During the prior year a grant of £1,000 was made to The Diocese of Norwich Churches Trust, a trust of which the Archdeacon of Norfolk is a Trustee.
During the year grants of £26,000 (2025: £Nil) were made to St Martin’s Housing Trust, a charity of which the spouse of the Bishop of Norwich is a Trustee.
18. Analysis of net assets between funds
2026
| 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net current | Non current | |||
| Investments | assets | liabilities | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted Income Funds: | ||||
| Capital Fund | 8,746,537 | 396,693 | – | 9,143,230 |
| Clergy Conference Fund | – | 30,000 | – | 30,000 |
| Fabric Fund | – | 10,305 | – | 10,305 |
| General Funds | 7,749 | 27,760 | – | 35,509 |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------- | |
| 8,754,286 | 464,758 | – | 9,219,044 | |
| ======================================= | =============================== | ============= | ======================================= | |
| 2025 | ||||
| Net current | Non current | |||
| Investments | assets | liabilities | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted Income Funds: | ||||
| Capital Fund | 8,511,458 | – | – | 8,511,458 |
| Clergy Conference Fund | – | 30,000 | – | 30,000 |
| Fabric Fund | – | 15,619 | – | 15,619 |
| General Funds | – | 57,983 | (5,000) | 52,983 |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------- | |
| 8,511,458 ======================================= |
103,602 =============================== |
(5,000) ====================== |
8,610,060 ======================================= |
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Notes to the Financial statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2026
19. Financial instruments
The carrying amount for each category of financial instrument is as follows:
| 2026 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure | ||
| Fixed asset listed investments (note 11) | 8,754,286 | 8,511,458 |
| ======================================= | ======================================= |
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