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2025-03-31-accounts

INDEX
GeneralInformation
ReportoftheTrustees
IndependentAuditors’Report
StatementofFinancialActivities
BalanceSheet 10
StatementofCashflows 11
NotestotheAccounts 12-19

Settlementdated: 15thNovember1968
Settlor: SirWilliamBenyon
Trustees: CatherineRoseIngridHaig(Chairman)
TheRt.Hon.TheLordBenyonPC
TheLadyZoeLaviniaBeatriceBenyon
LadyElizabethBenyon
MelissaAnastaziaVictoriaOwston
RichardIanDavidBampfylde
RichardGarethGriffiths
AndrewJamesHutton
SecretarytotheTrustees: MicheleDeAngeli
CharityRegistrationNumber: 258123
PrincipalOffice: TheEstateOffice
EnglefieldEstateYard
TheStreet
Englefield
Reading
BerkshireRG7SES
Solicitors: PayneHicksBeach
10NewSquare
Lincoln’sInn
LondonWC2A3QG
Stockbrokersand CazenoveCapital
InvestmentManagers: 1LondonWallPlace
LondonEC2Y5AU
CCLAInvestmentManagementLtd
SenatorHouse
85QueenVictoriaStreet
LondonEC4V4ET
StonehageFleming
15SuffolkStreet
LondonSW1LY4HG
Auditors: SafferyLLP
71QueenVictoriaStreet
LondonEC4V4BE
Bankers: Lloydsple
24BroadStreet
Reading
BerkshireRG12BT

17 November 2025

Total Total
Permanent Funds Funds
Unrestricted Endowment yearended yearended
Note Funds Fund 31stMarch2025 31stMarch2024
£ £ £ £
INCOME
2 Investmentincome 222,913 488,977 711,890 698,990
TOTALINCOME

222,913


488,977


711,890




698,990

EXPENDITURE
RaisingFunds
3 Investmentmanagementcosts - 12,588 12,588 11,905
4 Propertycosts 135,092 - 135,092 195,748
Charitableactivities
5 Donations 335,332 - 335,332 337,664
TOTALEXPENDITURE

470,424


12,588


483,012




545,317

NETEXPENDITUREBEFORE (247,511) 476,389 228,878 153,673
GAINS/LOSSESONINVESTMENTS
8 Gains/(Losses)onrevaluationsanddisposals - - - -
ofinvestmentsproperties
9 Gains/(Losses)onrevaluationsanddisposals
ofinvestmentsassets - (514,973) (514,973) 981,091
NET(EXPENDITURE)/INCOME
(247,511)

(38,584)

(286,095)


1,134,764
Transfersbetweenfunds
10 Transferfromtotalreturnforapplication 404,686 (404,686) - -
NETMOVEMENTSINFUNDS 157,175 (443,270) (286,095) 1,134,764
RECONCILIATIONOFFUNDS
TOTALFUNDSBROUGHTFORWARD
577,451

19,590,026

20,167,477


19,032,713
TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD 734,626
19,146,756
19,881,382

20,167,477
Seenote20forthepreviousyearsStatementOfFinancialActivities comparatives.

Note 2025 2024
£
FIXEDASSETS
8 InvestmentProperties 5,780,000 5,780,000
9 Investments 13,489,517 14,016,929
TotalFixedAssets 19,269,517 19,796,929
CURRENTASSETS
11 SundryDebtors 127,356 127,990
12 CashatBanks 531,832 308,520
TotalCurrentAssets 659,188 436,510
13 CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUE
WITHINONEYEAR
(47,323)
,
(65,962)
NetCurrentAssets 611,865 370,548
TOTALNETASSETS 19,881,382 20,167,477
Representedby:
15 UnrestrictedFunds 734,626 $77,451
15 PermanentEndowmentFund 19,146,756 19,590,026
TOTALFUNDS 19,881,382
20,167,477
(pdinewno:

Note 2025
£
2024
£
Cashusedinoperatingactivities 20 (501,242) (642,959)
Cashflowsfrominvestingactivities
Interestanddividends
Movementincashheldforinvestment
Proceedsfromsaleofinvestments
712,115
2,686
9,753
696,484
(21,757)
33,566
Cashprovidedbyinvestingactivities
724,554

708,293
Increase/(Decrease)incashandcashequivalentsintheyear
223,312

65,334
Cashandcashequivalentsatthebeginningoftheyear 308,520 243,186
Cashandcashequivalentsattheendoftheyear 12


531,832

308,520

2025 2024
INVESTMENTINCOME £ £
Rent 222,913 214,779
Dividends 482,873 480,156
Interest 6,104
4,055


£711,890


£698,990
INVESTMENTMANAGEMENTCOSTS £ £
£12,588
£11,905
PROPERTYCOSTS £ £
HeatandLight 9,432 7,724
PropertyRepairs 94,482 156,355
Rent& Rates 968 577
Insurance 3,224 3,894
ManagementCharge 13,560 13,560
Other 10,037 9,575
GovernanceCosts(15%)
3,389

4,063


£135,092

£195,748
DONATIONS £ £
Church/ Religion 24,780 27,850
Conservation/ Heritage/ Arts 22,500 42,650
Youth/ Education /Community 163,725 108,055
Social& Welfare/ Support 90,124 112,084
Overseas 3,000 4,000
Medical/ Support 6,000 18,000
HMForces
6,000

2,000
316,129 314,639
GovernanceCosts(85%)
19,203

23,025


£335,332

£337,664
Breakdownbetweeninstitutionsandindividuals:
£ £
Toinstitutions 314,349 312,859
Toindividuals 1,780
1,780

£316,129

£314,639

2025 2024
6 GOVERNANCECOSTS £ £
AuditFee 9,120 9,138
GeneralExpenses 13,472 17,950
£22,592 £27,088
8 INVESTMENTPROPERTIES 2025 2024
£ £
Valuation £5,780,000 £5,780,000
FreeholdLand £ £
WindmillCommon,Mortimer- AgriculturalLandandWoodland(1.75acres) 45,000 45,000
PamberHeath- AgriculturalLand(10.82acres) 125,000 125,000
Burghfield- AgriculturalLand& Water(15.26acres) 185,000 185,000
Theale- LandadjoiningRailway 25,000 25,000
380,000 380,000
FreeholdProperties:
26StanburyGate,SpencersWood,Reading 345,000 345,000
1- 8 RowlandsClose,Mortimer 1,990,000 1,990,000
Roida,UftonNervet 320,000 320,000
2,655,000 2,655,000
LeaseholdProperties:
1-4StMarksClose,Englefield(99yearsfrom29.9.72) 1,135,000 1,135,000
62A,64and64AChurchStreet,Theale(99yearsfrom19.3.76) 930,000 930,000
6,6aand7 TheStreet,Englefield(85yearsfrom24.6.88) 680,000 680,000
2,745,000 2,745,000
Total £5,780,000 £5,780,000

INVESTMENTS 2025 2025 2024
£ £
Marketvalueat1stApril2024 14,016,929 13,047,647
Additions - -
Disposals (9,753) (33,566)
Gains/(Losses)onrevaluationsanddisposals (514,973) 981,091
Increase/(Decrease)incashheldforinvestment (2,686) 21,757
Marketvalueat31stMarch2025

£13,489,517




£14,016,929
Costat31stMarch2025
£12,051,745


£12,048,618
Theportfolioconsistsofthefollowingcategoriesofinvestments
:
At market value
2025 2024
£ £
VentureFunds 66,309 87,445
AlternativeStrategies 2,817 3,714
MultiAssetsFunds 13,397,583 13,900,276

13,466,709


13,991,435
CashAccounts 22,808 25,494


13,489,517




14,016,929
Withinthesecategoriesthefollowinginvestmentshada market valuegreaterthan£500,000
:
2025 2024
£ £
COIFCharitiesEthicalInvestmentFund 6,820,108 7,122,243
CazenoveCharityResponsibleMulti-Asset Fund(RMAF) 6,577,475 6,778,033
TOTALRETURN Endowment Unapplied Total
totalreturn Endowment
£ £ £
Broughtforward1 April2024 16,125,617 3,464,409 19,590,026
Movements
Investmentreturns(dividendsandinterest) . 488,977 488,977
Investmentreturns(gains/losses) - (514,973) (514,973)
Lessinvestmentmanagementcosts - (12,588) (12,588)

-

(38,584)

(38,584)
Unappliedtotalreturnallocatedtoincome
inthereportingperiod
-

(404,686)

(404,686)
Netmovementsinreportingperiod - (443,270) (443,270)
Carriedforward31March2025
£16,125,617

£3,021,139



£19,146,756

11 SUNDRY DEBTORS 2025
£
2024
£
TradeDebtors 424 82!
Prepayments 3,713 4,598
EnglefieldHomeFarmsPartnership 2,736 1,89]
AccruedIncome 120,483 120,680
£127,356 £127,990
12 CASHATBANKS 2025 2024
___- a
LloydsBank- CurrentAccount £531,832 £308,520
13 CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITHINONEYEAR 2025 2024
£ £
TradeCreditors 7,036 10,496
DonationsPayable 10,000 10,000
TheBenyonTrust 2,440 15,998
OtherCreditors 27,847 29,468
£47,323 £65,962
ANALYSISOFNETASSETSBETWEENFUN DS
Investment NetCurrent Creditors
Properties Investments Assets >1 Year Total
Yearended31March2025 £ £ £ £ £
UnrestrictedFunds - - 734,626 - 734,626
PermanentEndowmentFund 5,780,000

13,489,517

(122,761)
-
19,146,756
£5,780,000



£13,489,517



£611,865

~

£19,881,382


Yearended31March2024 £ £ £ £ £
UnrestrictedFunds - - 577,451 - 577,451
PermanentEndowmentFund 5,780,000 14,016,929 (206,903) - 19,590,026
£5,780,000



£14,016,929



£370,548

-

£20,167,477


FUNDS Unrestricted Endowment
Fund Fund Total
£ £ £
Totalfundsbroughtforward $77,451 19,590,026 20,167,477
Income 222,913 488,977 711,890
Expenditureandnetgainonrevaluation
anddisposalofinvestmentassets (470,424) (527,561) (997,985)
Investmentpropertiesrevaluationgain - -
Transferbetweenfunds 404,686 (404,686) -
Totalfundscarriedforward £734,626

£19,146.756

£19,881,382



OPERATINGACTIVITIES
2025 2024
£ £
Netmovementinfunds (286,095) 1,134,764
Deductinterestincomeshownininvestingactivities (711,890) (698,990)
Deductgains/addbackunrealisedlossesoninvestments 514,973 (981,091)
Decreaseindebtors 409 1,182
Decreaseincreditors (18,639)
(98,824)
(501,242)
(642,959)
Analysisofchangesinnetdebt:
Atstartof theyear Cashflows Atendoftheyear
£ £ £
Cash 308,520 223,312 531,832
Cashheldaspartofinvestments 25,494 (2,686) 22,808

334,014

220,626

554,640
PREVIOUSYEAR'SSTATEMENTOFFINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Permanent TotalFunds
Unrestricted Endowment YearEnded
Funds Fund 31stMarch2024
£ £ £
INCOME
InvestmentIncome 214,779 484,211 698,990
TOTALINCOME

214,779


484,211


698,990

EXPENDITURE
Raisingfunds
Investmentmanagementcosts - 11,905 11,905
Propertycosts 195,748 - 195,748
Charitableactivities
Donations 337,664 - 337,664
TOTALEXPENDITURE

533,412


11,905


545,317

NETINCOME/EXPENDITURE (318,633) 472,306 153,673
Gains/(Losses)onrevaluationsanddisposals - 981,091 981,091
ofinvestmentsassets
NETINCOMEANDNETMOVEMENTINFUNDS
(318,633)

1,453,397

1,134,764

Transfersbetweenfunds
Transferfromtotalreturnforapplication 420,508 (420,508) -
NET(EXPENDITURE)/INCOMEAND
NETMOVEMENTSINFUNDS 101,875 1,032,889 1,134,764
Reconciliationoffunds
TOTALFUNDSBROUGHTFORWARD
475,576

18,557,137

19,032,713

TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD £577,451
£19.590,026
£20,167,477