Charity r•glstratlon number 254881
Company reglstratlon nUM￿r 00906197 (England and Wal•s)
THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
TnK¥tees
Mrs L Bird
Dr J lthilo
Mr S patte￿
Mr S Bethdl
C Davey
{Appointed 16 O¢tober
2024)
(Appointed 16 October
2024)
Mrs MA8qtw
r•tsry
Mr8L
Chaffty numb•r
254881
Company numb•r
0091>3197
R•glotsr•d offlcfr
Abbeyfield H¢)u8e
Galgate
Barnard Castto
Co Durham
DL12 88L
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r
Mr John Yarrtr4¥ FCA
Ahen Syk8$ Audrt Limltad
5 Hon80n C108e
s￿rth Church Entwprfse Pork
BJ8WAud(land
Co Durtwm
OL148v

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
CONTENTS
Trustses, report
Indepth￿ent examineV8 rewt
Stslemont of financial acllviU88
statement of flnarod p08itson
Note8 to the financ1* *a1omenl8
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THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The trustee8, WtM> are a180 the dKectors th& Purpo￿ of cryny law. wesenl their annual report and IInar￿181
statements for the year ended 31 Mwth 2025.
The Iln8n¢id 8tatements have beon wepared in wwdgnce the accounting pol￿eS 88t out in note 1 to th8
financSal Statements arKI comply wrth the Comp8nies Ac* 20C6 and 'Accounting and Reporting by Charib'ès..
Statement of R￿OrnMended Practice ap￿ica￿a lo thanb&$ pyeparing thdr accounts in accordance wth
Finawal Rep)rting Slandard applleable in the UK and Ropublic ol IrelarKI IFRS 1021" (effective 1 JanLtary 2019).
ObJoctlv•8 •nd •ctl¥Stl8s
The objéctive of the charlty is to w>vide hou¥ing in Bwnard Casde In a¢Oxdar￿E V•ith thè 8im8 and prirKiplg8 of Iho
Abbeyfield Society Limited lo wt*Jm r( 18 8ffi1iatsd. Abbe￿ekI House was purthased In 1968. This proparty was
extended in 1973 vthhen the fcfflier surgery al th6 rear of the kyemises was acqulred. It has been a to
pgrade thè hou88 to provide Iwgh qu81ty accommodatKffl vthl¢h meets Ihe awrati¢M of the resi¢Jgnts.
The tru81ge$ have pald due r8gard to i58U8d by tho Chty Commiskn In d￿ldIng vthat acttvrtO88 the
charty 8houkl undertake.
A¢hl•v•m•nts and perfomwnc•
Abbeyfield Hou88 had high levèls of occuparw during most of year. However, the third floor has bacom
vacant. this together with tsvo other vacancw has impacted on the ¢)ver811 ¢*￿PanCY bevel.
There have been hh3her bvel$ of ¥￿UlneS to WKI mwketlng initiatsv88 mor• promlnent
slgn8ge outsid• the ￿lIa1ng.
The bungalow8 have remoined at full occuparw throU￿0th the peri¢yJ and Iwe contrilxrt&J lo the pojilfve outtum
al tha Ond of Ihg year.
Planned and day to day maintenance, w88 cwried out including the installation of currwrt standard double gl8zing lo
the annex corrfdor and subsewent upgradir¥J of the fire alarm infraStr￿#ur8. Repairs and up9rades have bean
8rried out where there has èeen some damp and ￿￿ter Ingress. In addition. a number of r88ponsive repair8 ha
been carri•J out lo ￿th Abbeyfield House arKI the ￿ng81￿.
The 80ci8ty generalty hos Itw staff turnover. However. a new manoyr wa$ appointed In Augu8t 2024 and ¥ nthv
I￿uSekeeper in January 2025. There were no more new apph)Intments dwng this perKid. Slaff co¥ts We￿ 55% 01
income. This repre6ents an increa86 014% from the previous year and is the eon8equènc8 of salary I￿reaSO8 to
thé higher liwng wage. Con80quentty. the trustse8 am raviewng 8laffiTrJ levels and W￿￿'r￿d practices. Abbeyfidd
Ergland c&￿nu•S to prw'do onlne training and d•veWnenl supwrt for 5t8ff and trustees.
The welfare of our re81derts Stsff 18 aNvoy8 a priorfty. have C¢￿InUed to ddrvgr c4lebrallon8 and events
throughout the year which have received powlwe fe8dl)ack frc¥n residents. have volunteers Nvho visrt regularfy
¥th0 Spend time wth individual r8$iderrt8 report that it enhancès Ihelr well￿'n9. In line ￿th the Abbeyfield
movement, we ha¥8 developed a more enhanced resldent feedback questlonnaire whkh was caftied ¢xrt May 2025.
Resldents were ovethelming po8itNe about servlces. staff arKI welfare su&wt.
The apwntrnent ollwo trustees was confim)ed October 21r24.
Abbeyfield ErvJland has continued to develop it8 offeriro to affiliate Abteyfield soeiebe3. Sttiek8 have been able
to contribute through ¢)nline working grwps and regular Onli￿ hubs enable societres lo discuss uJrTenl Issues and
Strateg￿ matters. Local scoelies hold reguL4r f&e to IKe meetings which ￿ble managern and tfu*ges lo discu88
more operatlonal issues and give èach other suFP￿t.
Our prroribas remain upw8ding tr* proF*. maintsining a high quality 8et¥ice, Ihg pr(xnotion of tho 8co8ty,
allocation of vacant rooms. r￿urtment of trustees and vdurrteer5 and ensurlng economic w&)ility of th8
Society.

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Fln•nclal rgvlow
Full accounts are attthd lo this repcrt detailed ￿ the Statern￿ of Finoncial Aclivllie5, the 8Ur￿￿8 fc< the year
amounl&J lo £19.55412024.. £31,103).
No rastricled funds wgrg ￿Cthved dunng the year. Tr balance of restri￿ funds hold remain8 at £5,525. which 18
to be used towards the creation of a sensory garden for the enjoyment of our residents.
Unreslrfctèd fijnds are r)eeded'.
a) to cover administration 8nd support costs with[￿ *thich Ihe chority ci)uhJ rK* fvncti¢)n and,.
b) to provrdo fvnds which be deS￿nated to SFeufic F￿018¢ts to enable these projects to b8 wbjertakon al short
notKe.
Free r8serye8 are unrestn'cted funds rK>t held as fvnctlon81 fixed assets. The Society aims to keep free ro8erv88 of
•1 least 8ix morrth8' running eosts, which equatè to roughly £80.1M)O. Thi8 would cover any gaps in oc¢upancy or
un￿80tn costs, shwld any of the Fxoperb"e3 require urgent repair work. The chanty had free res8rve8 of
£128,042 at 318t March 202412024. £129,717). SurpluB l￿d5 *ill be u￿d lo fiJrther improv8 Ihe faalitles for our
ro*dents.
Plan• frar futurn p•rlod•
81 to cMJnue lo prov￿• houwn9 In Bamard Casile In x¢udgnce ￿1th the aim8 and PrfrKlP￿ of tho Abb&yfield
Soclaty Ltd.
bl lo work towards occupancy.
¢) lo conllnue improvements to Atsb•yf￿1d Hou8e to ￿Sure thal tt meéts the current aTh1 fLlur6 Med8 of our
r•*derts.
dl to effectively Inve* and ullllso our remalnSTrJ fvfyjs to ext￿￿ crtjr bxovision older peopkn In Bamard C•sUe.
è) to develop the g8rd•n, courtyard spxts and I￿ old outside ollte ￿ik11ng for our ￿dentS to On￿.
Siructur•• govornance and m*n•g•m•nt
The Company was incorw)raled on 18th May 1967 for the provis•on arKI managemwrt of housin9, accommodall¢)n
or o$9istanc8. including Providing aThJ maintainlng or assisting in provrdlng and malnlaining houses and homes. for
the relief and care of eldedy persons sullèring fYrAn the disabilthe8 of old aga Gf ¢)theM3e being in need. 1118 a
Company Llmlled ty Guarantee and Th)t having a sharo capital as set out in the CompaniesAct 2008.
The Sodèty is managed by ts tru8teo8 vh) are 888lstod by a M￿ger. (*pJty m*wer, three htyAgke8pers,
house 88¥islanl, a handyman and ￿uSe volunteers.
The tru8toes and staff ernure that risks are morwtortsj WKI a88essed. Re￿8w9 of in$urable dsks undertaken
regularfy. Systems have been est8￿0$h￿d to mrtNJale identsfjgd risk$ and exFert advth is taken vthere n8ces8ary.
The trustses, who are also the threGtor8 for Ihe puw of company l*w, aThl v4ho 8erv&1 during the year and up to
the dale of slgnature of th8 fKwnc￿I ststements ￿le".
Mr8 L Blrd
DrJ I￿rte
Mr S Patters
Mr8 C Parker
Mr S Wwell
Mrs C Davey
Mr8 M Asquith
IReslgn&J 16 October 20241
(Apwnted 16 Ottober 20241
(Apwinba 16 October 20241

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
Th8 appcintment, inthKtion and Irardng of tru8teos is organlsed by the injstees as a body.
trustees *ork d¢)6ely with more e¥pwlwJ tntslees to familrarise tr￿ls81¥e# V*ilh Iheir rde and lo h8V8 th￿r
questions answered.
The Soc* ut111605 the facilitres and de¥eknpThwrt cYp￿￿nI￿Os wowded by thè Abbefftld Soc4ety to supwt the
devdopment of nffw aTra exK%ting trustee8.
The trust￿ a¢t 8s a mwwgemént commrftee wN¢h al80 IrKaihles the man•ger, housekee￿ng manager and
volunteers as appropriats.
None of the trustee8 hav6 any ben8firy.al irrterest In the c<>mpany. All of the trust885 are members of the company
and guarantee to ¢ontribute £1 in tho event of a ¥•indirwJ up.
Small company pro¥l$lons
Trus report h86 been prepared In acc￿da￿a with th8 wovlsions appli￿ to c(xnpthes tnfftled to the small
companies exempb'on.
The trusteos. rew1 wa8 8pwoved by Bo•d ofTnMtees.
Mr8 L &'rd
Tyustse
Dale..

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
I rep￿ to the trustees ￿ my axaninatNJn of the finanaol statements of The Abtwfield Bamard cost￿ Society
Llmhed (the charity) the year ￿KIed 31 Marth 2025.
R•8pon8lbllltle• •nd ba81• of w•port
A¥ th8 trustees of the charity {and also its th'rectors for the purpose8 of cc4npany lawl ￿ we respJn8ible for the
preparation of the finar￿￿ ststements in accorda￿9 ¥•ith the requirements ￿ the CrAnp8ni&s Act 21x6 (the 2006
H8Mng 8ati$fied my8eW that the fin￿￿101 818tements of the chan.ty arn rh)t r9qUi￿ to be audit&l under Part 16 01
the 2006 Act and are eligi￿e for independent examination. I report in resFect of my examinabon of the charity's
financ￿1 slatements c8rrled out undér section 145 of the ChanlKg3 Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In Garying out my
gxaminatjon I have fc41owed all the 8pplicable Directions given ty the CIHnty CommisS￿)n under secllon 145151(b}
of the 2011 Act.
Ind•p•ndon¢ •xamln•ts •tat•meTrt
I have completed my examinallon. I c￿fim) th8t no mottern h3ve come lo my attenllon In connection wth th•
examinallon giving me cause to beliève that In 3ny matefial respect
accounlirKJ r¢￿rdS were not kept In respect of tho ¢*arty as rwir&1 ty secuon 386 ofthg 2006Act,' or
the flnancial statements (kn not acc￿￿ V•ith those records., or
the Inanei81 stslemen18 do fyx ccynply *ith ts a¢¢uJnts"rg requirements of section 396 of the 20C6 Act othgr
than ary r8quirement Ihal the accounts gi￿ a true and fair view wh￿h 18 not a mattor conshlered as part of an
independènt ex8minatl¢)n," or
th8 Ilnandal stslemenls have not bean weFwed In acctydance with the methods and ￿nCl￿e8 of thè
Statement of Recommended Practice for acccMJnting arKI repth'ng by c*Tr8rrties applicable lo charltle8
preparing Ihdr accounts in acc¢xdaw w7th thè Financ￿1 ReP￿￿'ng Standwd awicable in the UK ar(1
RePu￿re of Irelarld (FRS 102).
I have Tr) concems arKJ have coma a¢r088 no other matters in connection wlth the examlnation lo which attentlon
should drawn in Ihls report In ordor lo enabk a prop8f understandirKJ of the financial 8talemenl8 to be reached.
Mr John Yarrow FCA
for and on b•hall of Allen Syk•g A4KlIt Llmlt•d
5 Henson C108e
South ChLsrch Enlery)rlse Park
818hop Auckland
Co Durham
DL14 6WA
2/19/2

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Unr•strlct•d Restrlcled
funds
funds
2025
2026
Total Unrestrkted R•strict•d
funds
lunds
2024
2024
Total
2025
2024
Incom• fn)m:
Charflable aciivth8
In¥e81ments
163,628
24.556
163,828
24,556
150,700
22.758
1 $0,700
22,756
Total InGom•
188,184
188.184
173,458
173.458
Expendlturo on:
Ra18ing fvTrJs
Charitable actiwUè8
6,848
185,269
6,848
185.269
3,947
15S.832
3.947
155.832
Tot•1 •xp•ndltur•
192.117
192.117
159.779
159,779
Net gain81{1088881 on
investments
11
23,487
23,487
17,424
17,424
N•t Incom• •Trd mov•m•nt In
funds
19.554
19,554
31,103
31,103
R•conclllatlon of lund•:
Fund balan￿5 at 1 Ayil 2024
758.488
5.525
784.013
727.385
S.525
732,910
Fund b•l•nc•• at 31 M•rch
2025
778.042
5.525
783.567
758.488
5,525
764,013
The statement of finanual activ￿.￿ Ir￿ud¢S all gain$ and1088as rwTh8ed In the year. ￿1 irKomo and oxpendtbjre
de￿ve from continuing actlvth'es.
Tho notes on page8 7 to 1 S form part ofthese fin•￿al ststements.

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASAT31 MARCH 2025
2026
2024
Flxed assets
Tangib￿ as8et5
Inve$lm8nl property
13
14
126,089
523,911
128,347
500,424
650.000
urronl a•8•ts
Debtors
Cash 01 barA( arKI in h￿d
828,771
15
5,994
130,167
5.215
132,713
136.161
Cr•dltorn: •mounl• lalllng du• wlthln
one year
137.928
16
{2.594)
{2.688)
N•1 curr•nt a•••ts
133.567
135.242
Totsl 88Mts1088 current lknbllltl••
783,587
764,013
Net a88•ts •xGludlng ponslon Ilablllty
783,567
764,013
The funds ofthè ch4rlty
Re8trlcted income lund8
Un￿strICted fiind8
18
5.525
778.042
5,525
758,488
783,567
764.013
The company Is entitled lo the èxemption frMI 8￿Jrt roqiiwnl Contar￿ in S￿li0n 477 of the Companl•s Act
20C6, for tha year ended 31 March 2025.
The director8 aCknO￿edge Ihelr respor*iLxlities for compl￿ng with the r8quiremonts of the Comparles Act 2008
￿speCt 10 8ceounting records and the preparth.on of fina￿la1 ststemenls.
membors not requlred the company to obtain an au(lit of Its flnancial statements for the year in questlon in
acwdance wrth seclron 476.
Thè80 ffnanuo18tatements have been in ac(xirdan¢e witrt the p￿￿910n$ applicable to CfAnpanle8 8Lt)jecl
to the small companies regime.
The fin?￿1￿ statements apwoved by the Irustees on........ . .... . ....
Mrs L Bird
Trnsts•
Comp8ny registration number 00906197 {EnglarKI arKI V4*s)

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
Accounllng
Charlty Infomiatlon
The Atsèayfield 8amard Castt8 Sc4iety Llmrted is a prpiale c¢Ynp8Try limited by guarantea Incorptrated in
England arvj ￿1•$. The registered office ￿ Abiwfidd H￿Se. Galgale, Bamard Casllg, Co Durt)8m, DL12
8BL.
1.1 Accountlng Convontlon
The financial stslemenls have been prepared In a¢ordanee wth the Compan*s Act 20C6, FRS 102 '
Financial Reporting Standard appr1¢a￿e in the UK and Repubiic of IreLgnd' {'FRS 102.1 and thè Charities
SORP 'Accounling and Reporting ty Charities.. Stslement of Recornmended Practice applicable lo chadtles
prèparing their 8¢c¢wnts in Kcordance wilh the Flnancial Reporting StaThJard ap￿icable in the UK and
Repu￿1¢ of Ireland {FRS 102). (effeth'vo 1 January 2019). Th8 chaiity is a pU￿1C Benefit Entity as d8fined by
FRS 102.
The charity ha8 taken athiantsge of the pThi8lons In Ihg SORP for chari118s not to prepar• a stat￿0nt
C8sh Flows.
The finandal statements are prepared In sterling, wthich 13 the hJrKtional currency of the ¢harity. Mon•t8ry
amounts In the88 finanaal ytatemenls are rwnded lo the nearest £.
The financlal statements hav6 been prepared und91 the hi8tfft81 cost eonvenb'on, mc¥Jified lo include th8
valu8tlon of investmeni propert￿8 at falr value. The principal a￿(mantIng Pol￿89 adopted are OLrt below.
1.2 Golng conc•m
Al th8 ljme of approMr*J ￿ fln•Kid 818t•ments, tru8toes a re8•onablo exFect8tKJn that th• charrty
ha8 8doquate r8source5 to conts'nue In OFernlonal exist8ncé for the forese8ats￿ fiJture. Thus the trL8tee8
continue to adopt the going con¢gm ba$18 of ac¢owting ￿ wepariry the finawal 8lat8m￿ts.
1.3 Charltabl• fund•
Unrestricted fund8 ar• avail*Jle use at of the truste86 in fvrtherance of their charitable
objective8.
Re8tricted furKI8 ar• 6ubj.ed to 8peofic corKlitv)n8 ty donors or grantors as to th)w they may b8 used. The
purposes and use8 of the re8lrKt&J fijnds are ￿t out in the notes lo ts financl818tatements.
1A In¢om•
Income is rgcognisad when the charity * le9glly entrfJ•d to it aftw ary perfornwrth conditbn8 have been met,
the amount8 con be mu8ur•d rdiably, and it is proballe that incfjmè wll b& reC￿ed.
Cash thnalions arg re¢ognised cm rpcoipt. Oth8r wnised once thg chartty ha8 teen nots'fied
of the donation, unless ￿rforManCe condttion$ require deferral of ts amount. Irwme tax rewverable In
relalon to donati(￿5 rec8ived under Gift or deed5 of ￿venan1 is recogThs*J at the tsme of thè donation.
Legaci88 are recognis&Y on receipt or otiwwi8e rf the eharity has been nOtif￿d of an impending di8tributi¢Jn,
amount is known, and recwpl is expeded. If the amount is not kno￿. the legacy is treated as
contingent as¥et.

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
AGcountlng p￿1¢1
{Contlnuedl
1.6 Expenditure
Expendrture is recognO8ed orKe thw8 is a legal or con8tnKtrve obllgalion to transfer economic benefit to
third paty, it 1$ wobabk8 that a transfer of ￿￿Mi¢ benefits wll b8 required wi Se￿eMent. and the amount ol
the obliga￿￿ can be mèasured r8liaUy.
Expenditure is clas8ifi6d by activty. The costs of each xlr¥ty are mad8 up of the lotsl of dir&t cost$ and
Shared Costs. includiro suppryt costs involvad In uThJertaking each adNtty. Direct costs attributable to 8 Single
vKtivity are allccated directty to that thity. Shared costs thich contribute lo more than one activity and
8UPPOrt costs 4thich are not attributable lo a activity are appr*b'oned between thosè •ctivilie8 on a basls
con813tent wrth the use of resources. C*Mtral Staff costs are allocated on th8 basis of time spent. aTrJ
d•predalon charps are 811¢￿8￿ on th8 ofth8 as88Y8 uae.
1.6 T•nglbl• flx•d a•••i•
Tangible ffixed 888Ots are Initkglly m¢a$urgd at C08t and sulxequentry mèawJr•d at cost or valuation, nat of
dyreciation and any impaimenl l¢)$808.
Deprwation 18 recognised so a8 to ¢)ff ￿ cost or valuatkjn ol assets le88 t￿r r￿IdUal values over thelr
U8efvl lives on the Idlowiry ba8e8'.
Fr¢thold land and buildings
Flxture8, fittings & equipm8nt
Office fumituro & 8quipment
Not depreckqt8d
15% redwng bolanGe
40% rtryucing balar
Freéhold wopertt68 ar• ncl depreciot¢d as th* mkdual val￿• are not conskl•rod to bo le88 than ¢08t.
The gain cff loss ari&ng on the disposal of an asset is detemine4J as the dffierenGg be￿frn th8 68b proce&J8
8nd tho c￿￿n9 value of the asset. rwnised in the stat￿nent of finanad acts'Vrt￿$.
1.7 Investrnent prop•rty
Investment propety. whlch 18 prcperty to e8m rentals vhllof c8pitsI appreciation, Is IntNaHy
recognl8ed al cos[ whKh indudes the purchase cost and any directty attn'txrtatje expenditure. Sub8equèntly
It18 measured •1 fair value at th• reportrwJ end datè. sur￿luS or d•fiot M revaluabon Is reccgnised in
ofrt or1088.
1.8 Impalrment of flx•d amots
Al each rewrts.ng end dale, Ihe charrty re¥iew5 the carying amouth of it8 tangl1￿• a88ets to dot8milr+e
*￿th￿r there is any indicgtw Ihat those assets have suffered an impairTnent loss. If any such indicallon
exists, the recoverable amount of the asset 1$ estimated in order lo d8termine tr* extgnl of the impgirment
108s Irf any).
1.9 Flnancthl Instruments
The charity ha5 elected lo ar4)ty the prowslcffls of Sectron 11 'Ba￿C FinwA￿ Instrumenls. Section 12
'Other FinancAal Instrumenl$188ue5' of FRS 102 to dl of ts financial In8trum&rts.
Financial instmments are recognis&J In the ¢hariVs balance sheet wt*n ts charity boccthe$ party lo the
contractual provisions of the Instrum￿
Baslc financlal assets
Basic financial assets, which include deL*ors arKI cash bank balances, are inttlalty measured at
Iransackncfi price induding tr8nsath.on costs and are sub5equentty camed at amortised c081 using the effedve
interest method unless the arr8r•Jement corotitutes a finarKary trans8th"on, where the transaction Is
measured at the p￿sent value of the fijtura receipts discounted at a market rale of interast. Finanual assets
d888ified as receN0￿e knryllin on8 year are not amNtised.

THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Accountlng P￿￿1*S
IContlnu•dl
BaJle Ilnancklliabillti•s
8a$ic finawal liabiliti68, ir￿l￿d1￿j creditors 8rKI bank bans ar8 Inibolty r8cognised at transaction priee unles8
the aryangemenl eonstithtes a financlng transact1c￿, where debt instrumonl 18 measured al the present
value of the future payments disc(xJnted at a market r8te of interesL FinarKial liabllibes cla8wfied 88 payable
within one year are not amortisad.
Tradg crtdilors ara obl￿allonS to pay lor gcchts or that have been a¢quffed In the crtdinwy eoursa of
QP8falions fr(Yn suppliers. Amwnts payalse are dassffieil as current liabllilies if payment is due within one
yoar or less. If noL they are presenlad as Mn<urrenl liglyliti"6s. Trade eredilor8 are recognlsed Inrtlalty al
transaction Pri￿ and sub8equenlty measured at amortised cost u$ing the effectiv8 interest method.
1.10 R•tlrnm•nt b•n•fft•
Payments lo defined contribution retirement bonefft scknes a￿ Chwged as an expense ai they lall due.
Crltkal •ccountlng vtIma￿ and Judg•m•nts
In the applI￿.0n of the ch8nty'$ accounting F￿￿¢8, tha tnJsie88 are required to mak• judgement8, e8llmate8
and assumptions abwt the earyiryJ amount of 85sets and liabiltues that ar8 not readily apparent from olhar
sources. The eslimales and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other faclLYs that
Aro con&dered to ￿ rdevant. Actual re4th may dlffer frryn the8e •8timates.
The 8811m*e8 and undertyiro 888umptions ar• re¥le*ed on ￿ ory)ing basi8. Reviskirn to a¢countirKJ
•slimates are recognised in the perio(l in the aslimate 18 where the revislcffi affects cnly that
riod, or in th8 peric4J of revi&on and ftrture F*rlods where the revi86on affect8 both current and future
p￿￿j•.
Incom• from ¢h•rttabh •¢tfvltl
UnreAtrlctsd Unrn8trfct•d
fund•
funds
Abbeyflold Abbeyfi•ld
House
Hou••
2020
2024
Charitable rental income
183,628
150,700
In¢om• from investnwnts
Unmtrlct•d Unre8trfcted
funds
fund•
2020
2024
Rental inCA￿e
Interest receNable
23,052
21.552
1,2Ce
24.556
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THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
ExpendStur• on ralslng fund6
Unrostrlctsd Unr•strlct•d
fund8
funds
2025
2024
InV￿lMont piop•rty
Repairs & maintenar
Insurance
Othor funthalsing costs
Support ¢o¥ts
4,489
1,036
101
1,242
1,558
1,010
67
1,312
3,947
Exp•ndlturn on charltabl• acll¥lll••
Abb•yfiold Abb•yfi•kl
Hous•
Hou80
2026
2024
Dlrgct co•ts
Stsff c081s
Ral88 & water
Light & heat
Repalrs & mairtenan¢•
Insurance
HousèkgetA
Resldenls care
TV licenc68
G8rd8nlng
Staff cogts
89,859
3,791
11,214
25,536
5,815
18,734
2.509
176
742
700
55,883
10,189
18,126
5.776
17,221
1,024
159
139,078
113.4C6
Shar• of •upport and govornan¢• co818 {M• nots 7
Support
Govemarte
40,147
8.048
37,059
5,367
185,269
155,832
Anaty•h by fund
unrestric￿ funds
185,269
155,832
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Support ¢08ts
Support Govgrnanee
2025Supwt costs Governance
costs
2024
Staff costs
Depreciation
Communications &
General office
Flnance costs
other o)8ts
33.546
2.258
1.404
2.487
33.546
2.258
1.404
2.487
32.267
2,677
32,287
2.677
1,088
1,533
105
703
1.533
105
703
1.694
1.894
Indeperthnt examination
1.800
516
300
3.323
107
Non-examlnalion fee8
Legal and profès$Kwl
Affiliation feas
Bank charye8
1,620
510
13
3,224
1.620
510
13
3,224
516
300
3,323
107
41.389
47.435
38.371
5,367
43,738
An0ty8ed bO￿n
Fundraislng
Charltaue 8ctlvlUei
1,242
40.147
1,242
46.193
1.312
37,059
1,312
42.426
6.046
5,387
41,389
47,435
38,371
5.387
43,738
N•t movément In fund*
2025
2024
Tho net movement in fvnds18 stsled ts chargintylL¥edib'ng).'
Fee8 payable for the Ind8peryJent ￿rnin8￿ ofth8 d)aiiVs fnanclal
slatemenl8
Depre¢iation of IA￿ed tangible fixe(l assets
1,800
2,258
1,820
2.677
Truste
None of the Iru6tee$ (or any per80ns conr*cted with It￿) r¢¢elved any remuneratson or benaffts from the
tharfty during the ygar.
10 Employe•s
T￿¢ average mofrthly numbw of empknyees year was..
2026
Nurnber
2024
Numbgr
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THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
10 Employeos
Icontlnuodl
Employm•nt ¢osts
2025
2024
Vkg88 8r#J salaries
Social security costs
ot￿r p8nsKJn costs
101,317
244
86,354
1,576
103,405
87,930
Thfr average number offiJlMNne equlvalent employee$ durtro tho Jwar 5 (2024.. 5).
There vMre no employee8 annual rwNneration w75 rrmxe than £60.000.
R•munerntlon ol k•y man•gem•nt p•rnoftn•l
The remuneralton of key managwnent peTBonnel was 86 folk)w8'.
2026
2024
Aggregate cc*npen8ati
33,548
32,267
11 Galn• and loJse8 on Invmtmonts
Unrn8trl¢t•d Unrn8trf¢tsd
funds
funds
2026
2024
GaIn￿(lO$S¢S) arf8lThJ ￿..
Revaluatlon of inve8trn¢nt ry0￿rt
23,487
17,424
12 Taxation
The c*arfty is ex8mpt frm) taxatim on rKtsvititt because 811 its Ir￿￿9 Is aFplied for ch8thabk8 purp0888.
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THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
13 T•nglble fix￿ a88ets
Fr•ghold ￿nd
Flxtur•B,
Offlc•
Kl b￿110￿¥ frttIn￿ & furn1￿1* &
gqulm•rt
TotAI
Cost
At 1 Apn'l 2024
113,931
58.1TI
8,108
178.214
At 31 March 2025
113,931
56,177
8,1C6
178,214
D•preclatlon and 1mpa1ffl￿ft1
At 1 April 2024
D8preciab"on chargad in the year
42,134
2,108
7,733
150
49,867
2,258
Al 31 March 2025
44,242
7,883
52.125
Carrylng •mount
At 31 March 2025
113,931
11,935
223
126.089
Al 31 March 2024
113,931
14.043
373
128,347
14 InvMtm•nt prop•rty
2025
F•lr valu•
At l April 2024
Net gains or108ae8 thrLwh l*"r value aqu8lments
500,424
23.487
At 31 March 2025
523.911
The fair value ol investment propety ha$ been amved at by apptying the Nati¢xwde House Price Index
IPercentsge movemont in valuej to the value on thè dale of acqulsitson up to the mFortsng dats. The trustees
0180 made r8fergnce to market ev￿•￿e of tran8actson prKe6 for wmilar kweffjes.
The valuelon has be8n cal￿191ed by the trustees. ￿ not ty ￿ WKleperKlont valuor.
The carrying valuo of iarKI arKI tsjildlngs InclLhled in inveStn￿t propeths compdses..
202S
2024
Freehold
523,911
500.424
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THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AfARCH 2025
16 Debto
2025
2024
Amounts falling du• *lthln ono year:
ot￿01 debtors
Prepaymonts and accrued income
1,250
4,744
231
5.21 S
16 Cr•dltorn: amounts falllng due wlthln on• y•ar
2026
2024
A¢¢xua18 and deferred in¢¢ffie
2,594
2,686
17 Retlrnmant ts•n￿ •ch•m•8
2025
2024
D•fin•d Gontrlbutlon •ch•m
Charge to profit or108s in respect of definod co￿￿￿￿)n 8thmes
1,576
The charity cperates g defined contrlbjtth p￿iC￿ 8¢home for all qual￿n9 employee$. Tho a88ets of the
8cheme are hdd soparatety frryn IPK)se ol the charity in an independenty admlnisler8d fur￿.
18 Ro•trl¢tsd lunds
The restrfcted fvnds of the ￿￿￿ty comprise the unexpeThJ8d balar￿ of donation8 ar￿ grants hekl on tru81
subject to speclfic eondib'on¥ by donors as to how they may bo usod.
Pknem•nt
In funds
8•lanc• at In¢omkng 8al•nco
I A￿12023 rn•ourr•• 1 2024
Movement
lrt fvnds
Incomln9
B•l•nc•
r••ourc•• 31 M•r¢h 2026
Sen80ry Garden
5,525
5,525
5,525
The Sen$ory Garden luTrd conslsts of leg%aes and dorwticfis rec8iv8d towards Iho costs of wodu¢ing
sen50ry garden for the residanls al Ab1￿yTheld House.
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THE ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
19 Unr•strfcted fund•
The UnreStr￿ted ffiJnd$ of the charity comprise th8 unexpended of dr￿￿10n$ and grants ￿h¢h are
not sut¥'ect to 8pW'r￿ ¢￿KIlli￿S by (S)nors and grantors as lo how they m¥y be u8ed. These include
designated fiJKI8 *thich ha￿ b88n set asid8 Lyjt of unreslricted fuThJ$ by Iho truBtee5 for speclflc purp￿8.
At 1 Aprfl
In¢omlng R•sOU￿
2024 r••ourc•s •xp•nd•d
G•lns and At 31 March
losses
2026
General funds
758.488
188,184
1192,1171
23,487
778.042
Pr•vlou• ￿•r.
At 1 Aprll
Incomlng Rowurcos
2023 rn￿urG￿ •xpgnd•d
Galns and At 31 Mar¢h
los•
2024
G8n¢ral funds
727,385
173,458
(159,7791
17,424
758,488
20 Anaty•* of n•t u••ts I￿Tr lund$
Unr•¥trlclod R••trfct•d
fund•
fund•
2026
2026
Total
2025
At 31 March 2025:
Tangible 888ets
Investm8nt prowrti08
Current 8888ts11118bilili68)
126.089
523.911
128,042
126,089
523,911
133,567
5,525
778.042
S.525
783,567
Unr••trkt•d RMtrlct•d
fvnd•
fund8
2024
2024
Totsl
2024
At 31 March 2024:
Tangible assets
Investrnenl proFwJe8
Current a$setsllliabilibes)
128,347
500,424
129.717
128,347
500.424
135,242
5.525
758,488
5,525
764,013
21 R•lat•d party tran8adon$
There We￿ ¢*sck)sable related party trans￿￿￿$ durirKJ tr* ￿ar (2024- ncfflel.
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