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2022-12-31-accounts

Pages
Officers and professional advisers 1
Trustees’annual report 2-13
Independent auditor's report 14 - 16
Group statement of financial activities 17
Group balance sheet 18
Charity balance sheet 19
Statement of cash flows and
consolidated statement of cash flows 20
Notes to the financial statements 21-44

Trustees Peter Griffiths (retired 1 June 2023)
Margaret Attwood (retired 9 March 2022)
Robert Cowlin
William Conner (retired 10 October 2022)
Jan E Smith
Benjamin Woodgate
Geoffrey Dunn (retired 12 August 2022)
Ian Hodge
David Whipps
Meriel Barclay (appointed 23 August 2022)
Executive Director Kath Cockshaw (position made redundant in
February 2022)
Chief Executive David Finkle (appointed June 2022)
Registered Office Markshall Estate
Markshall
Coggeshall
C061TG
Registered Number Charity 256700
Auditors SB Audit LLP
Chartered Accountants and
Statutory Auditor
820 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
C049YQ
Bankers Barclays Bank pic
9 High Street
Colchester
Essex
C011DD
Solicitors Holmes and Hills LLP
Booking End
Braintree
Essex
CM7 9AJ

**Unrestricted ** **Restricted ** Endowment Total Endowment Total Total
Notes Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Income
Donations and legacies 2 89,043 89,043 21,049
Income from charitable
activities:
Grants receivable 3 27,317 27,317 101,147
Other income from
charitable activities 4 282,453 282,453 243,850
Income from other
trading activities 5 1,247,461 1,247,461 920,615
Investment income 6 54,986 54,986 36,738
Total income 1,701,260 - - 1,701,260 1,323,399
Expenditure on raising
funds 7 1,340,752 1,340,752 1,184,719
Charitable activities 8 909,361 420 - 909,781 562,794
Total expenditure 2,250,113 420 - 2,250,533 1,747,513
Realised and unrealised
investment (losses)/gains (192,395) - (350,000) (542,395) 172,938
Gain on disposal ofland - - - - 1,405,216
Net (expenditure)/income (741,248) (420) (350,000) (1,091,668) 1,154,040
Transfer between funds 24 (4,401) - 4,401 . -
Net movement in funds
carried forward (745,649) (420) (345,599) (1,091,668) 1,154,040
Balances brought forward
at 1 January 2022 £2,498,755 £14,753 £3,275,973 £5,789,481 £4,635,441
Balances carried forward
at 31 December 2022 £1,753,106 £14,333 £2,930,374 £4,697,813 £5,789,481

Notes
2022 2021
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 12 3,300,862 3,333,038
Investments 13 2,341,008 3,131,732
5,641,870 6,464,770
Current assets
Stocks 14 20,832 23,173
Debtors 15 438,038 474,098
Cash at bank and in hand 248,945 342,529
707,815 839,800
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 16 669,639 427,267
Net current assets 38,176 412,533
Total assets less current liabilities 5,680,046 6,877,303
Creditors: amounts falling due
after more than one year 17 982,233 1,087,822
Net assets £4,697,813 £5,789,481
Funds
Capital funds
Endowments 19 2,930,374 3,275,973
Income funds
Restricted funds 20 14,333 14,753
Unrestricted funds :
General charitable funds 21 1,753,106 2,498,755
£4,697,813 £5,789,481

Notes
2022 2021
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 12 3,279,421 3,315,635
Investments 13 2,341,015 3,131,739
5,620,436 6,447,374
Current assets
Stocks 14
Debtors 15 240,150 149,200
Cash at bank and in hand 221,994 213,932
462,144 363,132
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 16 352,603 211,631
Net current assets 109,541 151,501
Total assets less current liabilities 5,729,977 6,598,875
Creditors: amounts falling due
after more than one year 17 954,283 829,514
Net assets £4,775,694 £5,769,361
Funds
Capital funds
Endowments 19 2,930,374 3,275,973
Income funds
Restricted funds 20 14,333 14,753
Unrestricted funds :
General charitable funds 21 1,830,987 2,478,635
£4,775,694 £5,769,361

Group Group Charity Charity
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net movements in funds (1,091,668) 1,154,040 (993,667) 1,072,368
Depreciation of tangible assets 140,801 148,697 137,203 141,964
(Gain) on disposal of tangible assets - (1,405,216) - (1,405,216)
Unrealised investment loss/(gain) 542,395 (172,938) 542,395 (172,938)
Interest paid 60,333 32,433 31,796 25,757
Interest received (482) (275) (307) (275)
Dividends received (54,504) (36,463) (54,504) (36,463)
Decrease/(increase) in debtors 36,060 (116,102) (90,950) 12,359
(Decrease)/increase in creditors (67,122) 13,017 50,722 (124,201)
Decrease/(increase) in stocks 2,341 (15,018) - 6,384
Cash used in operations (431,846) (397,825) (377,312) (480,261)
Interest paid (60,333) (32,433) (31,796) (25,757)
Interest received 482 275 307 275
Net advance on bank debt 110,963 215,139 122,077 216,075
Net cash (used in) operations
and financing activities (380,734) (214,844) (286,724) (289,668)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (108,625) (634,707) (100,989) (627,393)
Purchase of investments (1,387,190) (1,387,190)
Cash withdrawn from investments 248,329 248,329
Dividends received 54,504 36,463 54,504 36,463
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 1,510,610 1,510,610
Net cash from/(used in) investing
activities 194,208 (474,824) 201,844 (467,510)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
in the year (186,526) (689,668) (84,880) (757,178)
Cash and cash equivalents
brought forward 342,529 1,032,197 213,932 971,110
Cash and cash equivalents
carried forward £ 156,003 £ 342,529 £ 129,052 £213,932

**Unrestricted ** **Restricted ** Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Disabled vehicle "Buggy” 2,355 . m 2,355 464
General donations 86,688 - - 86,688 20,585
£ 89,043 £ - £ - £89,043 £21,049

Unrestricted **Restricted ** Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2021
£ **£ ** £ £ £
Land and Environmental 27,317 27,317 41,384
Other Covid related grants 18,000
Job retention scheme 41,763
£27,317 £ - £ - £27,317 £ 101,147

Unrestricted **Restricted ** Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Admissions 182,589 . _ 182,589 163,968
Members’ fees 99,864 - - 99,864 79,882
£ 282,453 £ - £ - £ 282,453 £243,850

**Unrestricted ** Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Coach house and visitor
centre lettings 472,959 - 472,959 301,282
Events income 69,358 - 69,358 18,633
Shop income 57,984 57,984 87,340
Catering income 279,184 279,184 128,519
Rental and estate income 354,418 354,418 354,000
Timber sales 2,809 2,809 2,633
Educational income - - 1,323
Insurance claim 4,873 4,873 6,771
Wayleaves 2,458 2,458 3,906
Miscellaneous income 3,418 3,418 16,208
£ 1,247,461 £ - £ - £ 1,247,461 £ 920,615

**Unrestricted ** **Restricted ** Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
UK equities 54,504 . _ 54,504 36,463
Interest received 482 - - 482 275
£ 54,986 £ - £ - £ 54,986 £ 36,738

Visitor
Activities Centre
undertaken Support Support Total Total
directly costs costs 2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Coach house and visitor
lettings 615,322 m m 615,322 307,530
Events 80,566 45,946 4,657 131,169 32,421
Shop 5,865 3,708 339 9,912 46,489
Catering 1,510 1,560 87 3,157 7,287
Rental and estates
activities 198,642 - 382,550 591,933 790,992
£901,905 £51,214 £ 387,633 £ 1,340,752 £1,184,719

Visitor Support
Activities Centre and
undertaken Support Governance Total Total
directly costs costs 2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Arboretum 253,640 . 193,589 447,229 254,216
Admissions - 120,954 - 120,954 191,504
Members’ fees - 66,154 - 66,154 93,299
Trustee and
administration expenses m m 223 223 493
Auditors’ remuneration:
in respect of
audit services . - 18,290 18,290 9,400
in respect of
non audit services 5,810 5,810 13,882
Professional fees - - 251,121 251,121 -
£ 253,640 £ 187,108 £ 469,033 £ 909,781 £ 562,794

2022 2021
£ £
Staff costs 851,776 918,568
Events and Visitor Centre expenditure 166,474 32,676
Shop and catering expenditure 34,014 99,440
Wedding expenditure 77,548 10,112
Repairs to property and equipment 119,605 27,136
Cleaning 42,122 43,345
Telephone 10,572 11,354
Rates 15,794 _
Heat, light and water 30,543 17,535
Bank interest and charges 28,537 17,597
Depreciation 140,801 158,838
Miscellaneous 45,527 25,584
Transport, fuel and maintenance 20,076 55,495
Insurance 29,483 30,835
Land access payments 10,069 18,967
Loan interest 31,796 15,111
Subscriptions 5,297 3,856
Auditors’ remuneration 24,100 23,282
Marketing and management fees and expenses 93,562 73,572
Professional fees 331,333 84,263
Trustee and administration expenses 223 24,985
Management, staff and volunteer expenses 3,099 4,319
Training 5,986 6,319
Plants 32,904 19,067
Bad debts written off/(recovered) 25,667 (7,223)
Printing 5,337 4,568
Licences 1,788 2,075
Equipment 8,032 25,107
Sculpture event 58,468 730
£2,250,533 £ 1,747,513

2022 2021
£ £
Staff costs 79,399 245,255
Repairs 9,978 12,511
Cleaning 13,687 24,451
Telephone 4,785 5,838
Light, heat and water 10,587 8,285
Bank interest and charges 10,712 9,059
Miscellaneous 25,226 30,747
Insurance 9,434 10,302
Legal fees 72,842 4,315
Volunteer expenses 1,163 2,693
Subscriptions 509 936
£ 238,322 £ 354,392

2022 2021
£ £
Staff costs 321,729 396,303
Marketing fees 31,224 55,810
Professional fees 240,380 75,389
Management, staff and volunteer expenses 2,614 2,292
Training 5,545 3,450
Miscellaneous 36,921 22,652
Bank charges 17,825 23,374
Cleaning 27,427 18,894
Light, heat and water 19,956 9,243
Repairs 84,664 46,540
Telephone 5,611 5,516
Bad debts (recovered)/written off 25,667 (7,223)
Printing, postage and stationery 4,353 2,507
Depreciation 3,598 6,733
Insurance 1,180 607
Licences 1,788 2,075
Subscriptions 2,661 2,920
Equipment hire - 5,294
Trustee and administration expenses 223 493
Auditor’s remuneration 23,300 9,400
£ 856,666 £ 682,269

2022 2021
£ £
Employees
Wages and salaries 789,348 838,281
Social security costs 49,622 64,174
Pension costs 12,806 16,113
£851,776 £918,568
The average monthly number of employees during
the year was made up as follows: 72 64

2022 2021
£ £
Auditors’ remuneration : in respect of audit services 18,290 9,400
: in respect of payroll services 2,670 5,050
: in respect of other non-audit services 3,140 8,832
£24,100 £23,282

Improvements
Freehold to Plant and
property properties machinery Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 January 2022 2,390,424 1,290,598 589,651 4,270,673
Additions - 40,352 68,273 108,625
Disposals - - - -
At 31 December 2022 2,390,424 1,330,950 657,924 4,379,298
Depreciation
At 1 January 2022 - 506,808 430,827 937,635
Disposals - - - -
Charge for year - 114,380 26,421 140,801
At 31 December 2022 - 621,188 457,248 1,078,436
Net book values
At 31 December 2022 £ 2,390,424 £ 709,762 £ 200,676 £ 3,300,862
At 31 December 2021 £ 2,390,424 £ 783,790 £ 158,824 £ 3,333,038

Improvements Improvements
Freehold to Plant and
property properties machinery Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 January 2022 2,390,424 1,290,598 545,380 4,226,402
Additions - 40,352 60,637 100,989
Disposals - - - -
At 31 December 2022 2,390,424 1,330,950 606,017 4,327,391
Depreciation
At 1 January 2022 - 506,808 403,959 910,767
Disposals - - - -
Charge for year - 114,380 22,823 137,203
At 31 December 2022 - 621,188 426,782 1,047,970
Net book values
At 31 December 2022 £ 2,390,424 £ 709,762 £ 179,235 £3,279,421
At 31 December 2021 £ 2,390,424 £ 783,790 £ 141,421 £3,315,635

2022 2021
£ £
Listed investments
Market value at 1 January 2022 3,131,732 1,571,604
Additions at cost - 1,387,190
Disposal at cost (248,329) -
Net unrealised investment (loss)/gain (542,395) 172,938
Market value at 31 December 2022 £2,341,008 £3,131,732
Historical cost at 31 December 2022 £2,398,136 £2,741,110
Details of the listed investments held at 31 December 2022 are as follows :
Mid-market
Cost value
£ £
M and G Charibond Common Investment Fund
7,168 Income Shares 7,786 7,764
M and G Charifund - Equities Investment Fund forCharities
708 Income Units 8,000 10,404
Charinco Common Investment Fund
4,404 Income Shares 7,042 6,427
Charishare Common Investment Fund
3,442 Income Shares 6,532 23,761
Charities Official Investment Fund
1,226 Income Units 7,802 22,287
37 Accumulated Units 378 8,126
Glaxo Smith Kline PLC
2,804 Income Shares 43,139 40,686
Haleon PLC
3,505 Income Shares 10,785 11,474
Rathbone Portfolio 2,306,672 2,210,079
£2,398,136 £ 2,341,008

harity investment in subsidiary
2022 2021
£ £
Cost and net book value:
At 1 January 2022 and at 31 December 2022 £7 £ 7
Group
Total fixed asset investments £2,341,008 £3,131,732
Charity
Total fixed asset investments £2,341,015 £3,131,739

Group Group Charity Charity
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Trade debtors 237,334 302,072 3,693 14,911
Other debtors 136,632 91,612 127,715 89,255
Prepayments 64,072 80,414 54,244 37,295
Amounts owed from subsidiary - - 54,498 7,739
£ 438,038 £ 474,098 £240,150 £ 149,200

Group Group Charity Charity
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Loans and overdrafts 144,629 49,601 134,629 39,601
Trade creditors 143,607 108,818 117,893 96,372
Other creditors 52,068 90,133 50,121 56,656
Other taxation and social security 61,469 48,488 30,629 -
Accruals 46,978 20,325 14,061 18,955
Deferred income 215,618 109,902 - 47
Amounts due under finance leases 5,270 - 5,270 -
£ 669,639 £ 427,267 £ 352,603 £211,631

Group Charity Charity
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Loans:
Due between one and two years 47,381 50,562 37,381 40,562
- Due between two and five years 602,426 466,454 584,476 437,390
Due after more than five years 327,648 351,562 327,648 351,562
977,455 868,578 949,505 829,514
Deferred income:
Due between one and two years - 219,244 - -
Amounts due under finance leases:
Due between one and two years 4,778 - 4,778 -
Total £ 982,233 £ 1,087,822 £ 954,283 £ 829,514

Group Group Charity Charity
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Financial assets
Financial assets measured atfair
value through profit or loss 2,341,008 3,131,732 2,341,015 3,131,739
Financial assets measured at
amortised cost 373,966 393,684 185,906 104,166
£2,714,974 £3,525,416 £2,526,921 £ 3,235,905
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities measured at
amortised cost £ **1,374,785 ** £ 1,295,845 £ 1,276,257 £1,041,145

**Movement ** in funds
Balance Expenditure, Balance
at gains/(losses) at
1.1.22 **Income ** and transfers 31.12.22
£ £ £ £
Permanent endowment
Investment 1,486,219 (345,599) 1,140,620
Markshall Estate 1,789,754 1,789,754
£ 3,275,973 £ - £ (345,599) £ 2,930,374

Movement in funds Movement in funds
Balance **Expenditure, ** Balance
at **(gains)/losses ** at
1.1.22 **Income ** **and transfers ** 31.12.22
£ **£ ** **£ ** £
Educational events 14,500 (420) 14,080
Cycle path 253 253
£ 14,753 £ - £(420) £14,333

Movement in funds Movement in funds
Balance Expenditure, Balance
at (gains)/losses at
1.1.22 Income and transfers 31.12.22
Group
General charitable funds £ 2,498,755 **£ ** 1,701,260 £ (2,446,909) £ 1,753,106
Charity
General charitable funds £ 2,478,635 **£ ** 1,012,782 £(1,660,430) £ 1,830,987

2022 2021
£ £
Contracted for but not provided in these financial statements £ 14,270

2022 2021
£ £
Income 1,012,782 930,331
Expenditure
Fundraising trading:
Cost of goods sold and other costs 987,292 877,193
Charitable activities 460,839 539,019
Governance costs 15,923 19,905
Realised and unrealised
Investment loss/(gain) 542,395 (172,938)
Gain on disposal - (1,405,216)
Net (outgoing)/incoming resources (993,667) 1,072,368
Total funds brought forward 5,769,361 4,696,993
Total funds carried forward £ 4,775,694 £ 5,769,361
Represented by:
Restricted funds 14,333 14,753
Endowment funds 2,930,374 3,275,973
Unrestricted funds 1,830,987 2,478,635
Total funds £4,775,694 £ 5,769,361

Net current
Tangible assets less
fixed long term
assets Investments liabilities Total
£ £ £ £
Restricted funds - - 14,333 14,333
Endowment funds 216,058 78,769 2,635,547 2,930,374
Unrestricted funds
General charitable funds 3,084,804 2,262,239 (3,593,937) 1,753,106
Total funds £3,300,862 £2,341,008 **£(944,057) ** £4,697,813
Charity
Net current
Tangible assets less
fixed long term
assets Investments liabilities Total
£ £ £ £
Restricted funds - - 14,333 14,333
Endowment funds 216,058 78,769 2,635,547 2,930,374
Unrestricted funds
General charitable funds 3,063,363 2,262,246 (3,494,622) 1,830,987
Total funds £3,279,421 £2,341,015 £(844,742) £4,775,694

**Unrestricted ** **Restricted ** Endowment Total Endowment Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
2021
£ £ £ £
Income
Donations and legacies 7,796 13,253 - 21,049
Income from charitable
activities:
Grants receivable 101,147 - - 101,147
Other income from
charitable activities 243,850 - - 243,850
159
Income from other
trading activities 920,615 - - 920,615
Investment income 36,738 - - 36,738
Total income 1,310,146 13,253 - 1,323,399
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds 1,184,719 - - 1,184,719
Charitable activities 562,794 - - 562,794
Total expenditure 1,747,513 - - 1,747,513
Realised and unrealised
investment gains 172,938 - - 172,938
Gain on disposal of land - - 1,405,216 1,405,216
Net income (264,429) 13,253 1,405,216 1,154,040
Transfer between funds (4,401) - 4,401 .
Net movement in funds
carried forward (268,830) 13,253 1,409,617 1,154,040
Balances brought forward
at 1 January 2021 2,767,585 1,500 1,866,356 4,635,441
Balances carried forward
at 31 December 2021 £2,498,755 £14,753 £3,275,973 £5,789,481

roup
Balance Balance
at Cash Non Cash at
1.1.22 **Movements ** Movements 31.12.22
£ £ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 342,529 (186,526) 156,003
Debt due within one year (49,601) (2,086) (51,687)
Debt due after one year (868,578) (108,877) - (977,455)
Net funds/(debt) £ (575,650) £(297,489) **£ ■ ** £(873,139)

Balance Balance
at Cash Non Cash at
1.1.22 **Movements ** Movements 31.12.22
£ **£ ** £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 213,932 (84,880) 129,052
Debt due within one year (39,601) (2,086) (41,687)
Debt due after one year (829,514) (119,991) - (949,505)
Net funds/(debt) £(655,183) £(206,957) **£ - ** £(862,140)

2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Income
Estate 440,667 477,180
Arboretum and Land in Hand 93,417 45,094
Visitor Centre Operations 1,167,176 801,125
1,701,260 1,323,399
Expenses
Estate 848,362 786,578
Arboretum and Land in Hand 258,204 238,719
Visitor Centre Operations 1,143,967 722,216
2,250,533 1,747,513
Operating (deficit)/surplus
Estate (407,695) (309,398)
Arboretum and Land in Hand (164,787) (193,625)
Visitor Centre Operations 23,209 78,909
(549,273) (424,114)
Gain on disposal of fixed assets 1,405,216
(Loss)/gain on investment (542,395) 172,938
(Deficit) for the financial year £(1,091,668) £ 1,154,040

2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Income - Estate
Rental income 349,752 350,175
Tenant contributions 4,666 3,825
Investment income 54,811 36,738
Insurance and other income 6,163 19,100
Grants and donations 22,817 29,812
Job retention scheme grant - 33,624
Nursery 2,458 3,906
440,667 477,180
Expenses - Estate
General maintenance 63,215 37,266
Premises and public liability insurance 9,434 10,076
Other professional fees 251,121 71,405
Accountancy 15,700 19,412
Office administration and services 38,611 27,192
Office electricity and water 16,023 7,992
Staff costs 252,347 417,923
Staff and trustee expenses 1,878 2,651
Bank charges and overdraft interest 4,934 1,862
Miscellaneous 11,199 13,846
Access payments 10,069 18,967
Depreciation 137,203 152,105
Loan interest 31,796 15,111
Bad debts (recovered)/written off 4,832 (9,230)
848,362 786,578
Divisional (deficit)/surplus £ (407,695) £ (309,398)

2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Income - Arboretum and land in hand
Grants and donations 90,608 39,049
Job retention scheme grant - 3,412
Timber sales 2,809 2,633
93,417 45,094
Expenses - Arboretum and land
in hand
Personnel expenses 736 134
Staff costs 197,080 183,324
Equipment 5,216 6,337
Equipment hire 2,446 4,056
Planting and tree surgery 4,106 3,678
Fuel and oil 12,693 7,821
Repairs and maintenance 20,755 15,071
Vehicle insurance and tax 10,477 10,754
Heat, power and water 437 1,922
Miscellaneous 4,258 5,622
Other professional Fees - -
258,204 238,719
Divisional deficit £(164,787) £(193,625)

2022 2021
£ £ £
Income - Visitor Centre Operations
Admission 182,589 163,968
Catering 279,184 128,519
Shop and plants 53,511 37,843
Membership 99,864 79,882
Coach house 419,102 331,391
Events 100,619 38,021
Other income 27,807 5,202
Job retention scheme grant - 4,727
Grants 4,500 11,572
1,167,176 801,125
Expenses - Visitor Centre Operations
Catering 23,962 42,310
Shop 38,850 71,521
Wedding 77,548 10,112
Events 224,942 23,934
Bank and credit card charges 23,603 31,250
Cleaning 30,314 34,112
VC electric and water 14,083 7,621
Repairs and maintenance 31,427 26,666
Staff, volunteer and trustee expenses 3,639 1,534
Miscellaneous 77,856 14,662
Marketing and promotions 48,158 73,476
Staff costs 402,553 320,515
Office and administration costs 20,033 27,994
Depreciation 3,598 6,733
Insurance 10,614 10,683
Legal and professional fees 83,920 9,562
Equipment 8,032 7,524
Bad debts written off 20,835 2,007
1,143,967 722,216
Divisional surplus 23,209 78,909