REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 258427
tsrt of the Trustees and
ited FlnAncI I Stltements
for the Year Ended 31 D¢¢ember 202.1
for
The West W•tch Tr￿st
Peter l.lodgson & Co.
Chartered Accountallis
Shadwcll House
65 Lower Green Road
TunbridgFe Wells
KrJJL

Tht West WAteh Trust
Contents of the Finaneisl Staien*nts
for the Year Ended 31 December 21123
Page
Reference #ttd Adrnlnlstrldvt Detglls
Report of the Trnstee5
Independent Ex¥Jminer's R¢port
Ststement of FiNaThci81 Aetlvlties
Ststement of Finantl81 Posltio
Notes to the Finantl81 St*tements
7 to 12
Detslled Statement tyf Financlal Aetiviti
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The West Wateh Trust
Re
ort of the Trustees
t Ye8r Ended 31 Decetthr 20
ror
The r]nancial statements have been prepar￿ in accordaoce with the ac¢ountin8 policies s¢t out in note I to the accoun
and comply wilh the charitys trust de￿, the Charitie5 Act 2011 and Accouniing and Reportitig by Charities.. Sthiement
of Recommcllded Pra¢tice applicable to charities preparing their account5 in accordance with the Financial Reportin8
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
OWECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
ObJecilve5 #nd g1rn5
PrlnclpAI ObJe£tlves
The principal objects of the tnjst are..
The advancement and promotion of the Christian faith;
To apply the ￿st funds tow•rds the cost of equipmen¢ maintenance, repair.
in5UTJn¢e and upkeep of such place or pla¢es used by the charity for its objects: and
To apply the triist fimds as the trnstees think fit in promoling the operation of such pla¢cs a ChriKian centr¢.
Activities
The tnLSt achieves its objectives by providing accommodation for Christian W0￿eTh groups and others to resl relax,
plan, pray and spend lime with God and each other in beauti￿1 ¢ountsyside ai atTordable prices.
Publlc b¢neflt
The trustees confirni that they hove referred io tbe Cbarity Con)n]ission's guidan¢e on public benefit wben reviewtng the
Tn￿¢$ aims and objebt1￿¢S tn planning ￿t￿re aLtiviti¢s and in tnaking derisions during th¢ year. Tht activities furtheT
the Lhartty's purposes for the publie benefit.
ACIIIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCK
Charitable activitfies
The activitie5 and perfornlance for the year are sumrywised..
Thc Ccntrc opened again in April 2021 after the various CoronAvorus lockdowjs during 2020. After a slow start in
2021. the level of bookings in 2022 back to pre-covid levels.
The new w7rd¥ns ar¢ now settled into their new role and are WOTking out well.
FINANCIAL REVIKW
Financial po$itiOJb
During thc yeaT, the irt¢ome of the tywt was £69,548 {2022.. £44,846) deriv¢d from donations, aid tsx re¢tsvere41,
bank interest and fees from guests.
The ex]Kllditure £71,421 (2022: £61.819), resulting in a deficit for the year of £1,87312022'. £16.973).
The trustees are happy to provide tbe use of the fa¢i]ities at West Watch itrespeetive of the ability of guests to pay.
Therefore. it is anticipated that resources expended will exceed incoming resources and the support of the Edwards
Skinner Charitable Trust meets this deficit.
Meetings of the Edwatkls Skinner Ch8ritsble Trust are held on the ￿me day as those of the West Watch Trusi #Jjd
Lonsideratioii is given io ihe nee<1 for a grani at ea¢h meeting and between tneetings if the need arise
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The W W'4teh Truit
Re
rt t)f the Trys¢ees
ror the Year ETrded 31 DeceDkn 2023
FJNANCLIL REVIEW
Rlsk managett￿nt
The trustees have T¢viewed the risks to which thcy consider the trust to be suscepiible. The Injstees 41nd the wardells are
keen to m￿lT￿ls¢ the use of the prcrni5e￿. This is done by word of mouth and by an annual letter froTll th¢ ￿7rdenS to
fomier visitOTS alld frien(Ls, includi￿g conta¢ts established by the benefactor. The guest5, ability to pay is not of prime
impor&qnce. A slalement IS PTepaTed by the wardens for each tnjstee meetiDg of anticipaied property maintetjance and
pmposals for unprovements which aids budgetin8 and the trustees, concern lor the health, s&feiy and cornfort of and
gll¢sts'.
Progre&s is reviewed ai each meeiing.
Professional advi¢¢ 15 taken w,here appropriate including mattets relating to insurance cover and fire precaut20ns.
Reg¢rvu pollcy
The trust¢¢s aim to keep the level of reseryes at 4 level sufficient to maintsin the day-to-day n￿nIng of the tW8t ftir one
or two rnonths, which is beÈweeD £3,OW and ￿.[￿)0.
The t￿￿treS of the Edwards Skinner Charitable TTltst have agreed ￿ support the West Watch 'fnLSt in to
daY-ts￿daY aciivitics and the maintenan¢e of the properti¢s leased frorn th¢ Edwards Skinner Charitsble Tn￿t.
FUI"URE PLANS
The tn￿te¢S and thc warden$ wish to rontinue to look for w7y5 to maximi% the use of the premises. The re41c5ign of the
eentre has provided an area 5uitsble for day visitors to Use during the week and it is boped tbat the number of day and
mid-week tK)okiDgs tnay be in¢re&sed.
STRUCTU￿ COVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
GowerNing docllmeol
The charity ig t()ntr()Iled by its governing do¢ument. a deed of mjst and constitutes an unincorporai¢d chwity.
Th¢ d¢claTation of ttwt was dated 6 October 1968.
Charlty eonstitution
Reference and Admlnlstrfitlve Information
Registered Charity Number 258427
Pn'ncipal Office
15 Wilman Road
Tunbrtdge Wells,
Kent
TN4 9LT
Trustee5
Thc trustees who served througbout the year and to the date of the sign&turt of thi5 report
B M O'Driscoll Ichairman)
J A Ansiead
l A P Wi150n
WArdens
Ash Heather Kauffin8n
Trustee
The truswes nornully illeet four tirne5 a year. eitber at West Watch Cottages or elsewher¢, bui retain tbe llexibiliiy 10
meet more often as occasioD deTnands. Ail decisions are recorded in the minu*8. The trustees are in contsci with the
W3rd¢tJs infvrmally on matters conccrnin¥ Ihc daily activitie5 of the trust. Day-to-day decision fD&kin¥ 15 entrust¢d 10 th¢
employed wonlcns with th¢ trt￿l¢es thking ultimaL¢ responsibility.
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Tht West W*tch Try51
Re
ort of the'frustees
ror the Year Ended 31 Decenhber 20Z3
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Inductfion 8nd tralnlng ofllew trustees
Potential new uijstees are generally people knowD io one or more of the exisung irnstees and who have all area of
oxpcrti5e to offer the tnLst and who have 5ytnwhy wilh its aim5 Y4lld objectives. If all the trustees are in unanimous
agreement, the potential tswtee 15 approached aniL if inteTe5ted Invited to attend a Theetin& as an observer in the first
nsiance. After appointtnent. new trusiees leam more about the work and, when appropriate. are given an area of
responsibility in the nmning of the tnjst.
Key m8nagement TemunerntloD
No remuneraiion is paid to any of thc trustffs. Expenses incurred on behalf of the In￿t rehmbursed.
Approved by ord¢T of the board of tnjstees on.......... .....
and signed on its behalf bj.:
B M O'Dri5coII-"I'TUSte¢
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Inde
endent Ex*miner's Re
rt to the Trustees of
The West Watch TruBt
Independent ex&mhner's report to the tr115tees of The West W*t¢h Trn51
I report to the ¢hariry tNst¢es on my exarnination of the a¢counts of The W&8t Watch Th￿t (the Tt￿) for the y¢ar
ended 31 December 2023.
Responyibilitie5 b￿1& of report
As ihe charity tn￿tte5 of the Trust you are Fespollsiblc for the preparntion of the accownts in accordanee with th¢
requir¢ments of the C]]aritie5 Act 2011 (Ihe Act?.
I report in respect of rny examination of the Tn]st'5 ￿Co￿ts carried out und¢r Section 145 tsf the Act and in carrying out
my examination I halt followed all applicable Directions giv¢n by thc Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of
the ACL.
IDdepepdent examiner's 8tAtement
I have completed rny examinaiion. I confirm thai no material rnatters have come to my attention in connection with the
examination ¥ivin¥ me cause to believe thai in any rnaterial respect..
accounting records were noi kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act. or
the accounts do not accord those records- or
the a¢cLiunts. do not comply with the applicable requirements coneerning the forni artd eontellt of awounts out
in the Charities IA¢¢ounts a[￿ Reports) Regulanons 2008 o¢her than any reqvirernent that the accounts 8ive a
true aDd fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independeni exatiunation.
I have no concerns and have come acr055 no other matrers in eonnection with the examiTyation to whi¢h attention should
be drawm in this reFrf)rt in order to enable a proper und¢r5tandiThg vf tht accounts to be reach¢iL
Aidan Smytb ACA
The In5tituie of Chartered Accountsnts in England and Wales
Peter Hodgson & Co.
Chanered Accountsnis
Shadwell House
65 Lom'er Green Road
TLLnbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8TW
D&te'.
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The West Watch Trust
8tatemen¢ of Financi*l Aetlvities
f r the Ye8r Ended 31 December 21123
2023
UDrestricied
fut
2022
Total
funds
Note5
NCOME AND Ef4DOWMEf4TS FROM
DoDations and legacies
69,027
44,333
Investment income
521
513
Totsl
69,548
44,846
EXPEIYDITURE ON
Raising funds
2,845
2,636
CIL#rltable 4¢ilvltle5
Cbaritable Activitie5
68,576
59.183
Tot&1
71,421
61,819
NET INCOMEI(EXPEL¥DITURE)
(1.873}
(16.9731
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fi￿d$ brought forward
5.880
22.853
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
4,007
5,880
Th¢ not¢5 form Part of these fioan¢ial st8i¢m¢DI8
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The West W'atch Trust
Statement of Fln#n¢ial Posltlon
31 Dttember 2023
2023
Unrestricted
fi￿d
2022
Total
(und%
Note5
FJXED ASSETS
Tatjgible assets
10
2,850
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
C&sh at bank
757
3,853
659
7.303
4,610
7,962
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due wiihin one year
12
{3,453)
(2.0821
NETCURRENT ASSETS
1,157
5.880
TO'I'AL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
4.007
5,880
NET ASSETS
4.007
5.880
FUNDS
UnrestriLrted funds
13
4.007
5.880
TOTAL FUNDS
4,(X)7
5,880
The fina
ia
5tatenwth were approvcd by thc Board of TJu5tees and authortsed for issue
..L.*.. ..... .................... and W.¢￿ Signed on it5 behalf by..
on
B M O'Driscoll- Trustee
The notes fomi part of these financial statements
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The West W4teh Trust
Noie$ to the Fln8neial Statemtnts
or
e Year E ded 31 December 2112
AccouNfING POLIC￿$
Basls ofpreparkng the ftknanclgl st*tenwDts
The financial Stsiements of the elwrity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in
ccordance wth the Charitie5 SORP {FRS 102) 'Ac¢ounting and Reporting by Chajities.. Statement of
R¢commeiided Practice applicable to charitie5 prwbring their accounts in accordanc¢ with the Financial
Reporting Stslldard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102} {effective l January 2019),,
Financial ReportlDg Stsndard 102 The Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of
IrelaDd' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statem¢nts have b¢en prepar¢d under the historical cost
conv¢rbtion.
1￿CoMe
All in¢orne is reco8nised in the Statement of Financial Aciivities once the charity has entitlemenl to the fund& it
is probable that th¢ ineome will be recehved and the amount can be measured reliably.
All income i5 wognised once the Charity has entitlement io the income, th¢Te 15 suffi¢icnt certainty of receipt
and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured
reliably.
Deposits received in advance of visits to the properties are cwried fonvard and credited when pa)mxnt is due.
Ill￿eSt on funds held on deposit is included upon notification of the interes¢ paid or payable by the bank.
Espendlture
Liabilities are re¢o&Jised as expenditure &$ soon as there is a legal or Constr￿tiVe obligation Committing the
¥harity to that exp6Dditure. It l5 pro￿ble that a transfcr of Ecortomic benefits will be required in settlement and
the amouTbt of rhc Oblig￿tIon can be M¢aSUr￿ Teliably. ExpenditUTe is accoullted for on an ac¢n*ls basis and has
been classified under headings that a8gregaie all cost related ￿ the caiegi)ry. Where costs canDOt be directly
aitributed to particular headings they have been allocatrd io a¢tiTrities on a basi& consistent with the use of
r¢sourLes.
vernance costy
(iovlrnaiicc Costs COTllPriS¢ all ¢osts involving the publi¥ a￿ountabl11ty of the Lharity and its compliance with
regulation attd prdctiee. These costs iticlude costs related to Ibe indepeDdent examination and trustees
expertses.
Tallglble fixed 855tts
DepreLiation is provided at the following annual rdtes in order to write off each asset oTrer its e5tiTnated useful
life.
Plant a[￿ tnachinery
25°/o on reducing balallce
T8xAtioD
The chariiy is ¢X¢TnPt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accountlDg
Unr¢strict¢d fi￿dS be used in accordancc with the cbaritable objectives at the discretion of the tswtees.
Re51riCted fund5 can only bc used for particular restricted purposes wirhin the objects of the charity. Restrictions
arise when spe¢if1¢d by the doTKkr or when funds are rdised for p3rti¢ular rcstricted purposes.
P¢n$iott costs aThd other p05t-rrfiren)tnt ben¢flts
The ¢harity operaies a d¢fin¢d corttribulion pension scherne. CoDtribut20115 payable to the e]Jarity's pension
scheme are charged to tb¢ Statement o£Financial Activities ill the period ¢0 which tbey reldie.
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The W¢s¢ W'at¢h Tr
5t
Note5 to the Financial Staten*nts- contlnu
ror tht Yexr Ended 31 DtceDther 2023
AccouNfiNG POLICIES- continued
Rettrement beneflts
Tbe cost of the pension contTibution5 are included within charitable acti￿ty costs and these are accounted for on
the basis of coiirributlOll5 payable in the year. The Tn￿t ha5 no liability beyond makin8 its ¢ontributions. The
Tr￿st therefore has no liability for final pension provision of its 51aff.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2023
2022
Gifts aTKI donations
Gifts froTr] the Edward5 Sktnnercharitable TnLSt
Gift aid
31,227
37.800
29.060
15.000
273
69.027
44.333
INVESTMENT INCOME
2023
2022
Rents frorn grazing
Deposii account interest
500
21
500
13
521
513
RAISINC FUNDS
RA151ng donations and leg8ei
2023
2022
Support costs
2,845
2.636
CHARITABLE ACTivrriES COSTS
Direet
Custs
Cbaritable Activitics
68.576
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The West W$tth Trnst
Notes to the Flnancial St#tement$- contlnued
for tbt Ytxr Ellded 31 December 2023
SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
¢osts
Finance
Totals
Raising donations and legacies
60
2,785
2,845
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION Af4D BEf4EFITS
There were no t￿￿tee$, remuneration or other ben¢fits foT the year ended 31 De¢¢mber 2023 nor for the year
ended 31 De¢¢mber 2022.
Tru5tee5 expenses
Trust¢e5' expenses paid for the year endcd 31 Dec¢mber 2023 aJTh)unted to £2212022 .. £22)
STAFF COSTS
2023
2022
Wages and ￿arleS
Other pension costs
35,768
2,716
35,225
1.125
38,484
36,350
The aveTage mortthly numberof ¢mploy¢es during thr year wa5 &s follow5..
2023
2022
Warden & administrdtio
No employe¢5 received emolthnents in excess of £60,000.
COMPAIL4TIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfIviTILS
Unre*tricted
fund
INCOME AND WNDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legdcies
44.333
Investment income
513
Tot81
44.846
EXPENDITURE 01
Raisin¥ fill￿S
2.636
Charitable Activitle5
Cbaritable Aciivities
59.183
Total
61,819
NET INCOMEJ(EXPENDITUREI
{16,9731
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The West Wateh Trust
Notes to the Financial Statemethts- tontinued
for ¢be Ye8r Ended 31 December 2
COMPARATJVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINAT4CIAL ACTIVITIKS- ct)nthiued
UDrestricted
fi￿d
RECONCILIATION OF Fuf4DS
Totsl fwtds brought fonvard
22,853
TOTAL FUTrIDS CARRJED FORWARD
5,880
io.
T￿NcIBLE FIXTD ASSETS
Plant aT
rnachinery
COST
AdditioJkS
3,800
DEPRECIATION
Charge (oryear
950
NET BOOK I'ALUE
At 31 December 2023
2.850
At 31 Decemb¢r 2022
ii.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IITfHtN ONE YEAR
2023
2022
Other debtors
757
659
12.
CREDITOILS: Amoupffs FALLlTriG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023
2022
Other ¢reditors
3,453
2.082
13.
MOVEMElYt IN FUNDS
Net
movement
LD fi]nds
Ai
31.12.23
At 1.1.23
Unrestrlcted funds
General fuDd
5,880
(1.8731
4.007
TOTAL FUNDS
5,880
11,8731
4.(M)7
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The West W'atch Trust
Note5 to the Financial Statements- contlnued
for tbc Year EDded 31 Decemb¢r 2023
13.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnuod
Net Tnoverneni in fithd4 included in the atrK>Ye ar¢ as follows..
tAcomhng
resources
Re%ource
expended
Movement
in funds
UDrestrlcted funds
G¢neTal fulld
69,548
(71,421)
{1.873)
TOTAL FUNDS
69.548
(71,421)
(1.873)
Comparatlves for tnovemejht In
Net
ovement
it) funds
At
31.12.22
At 1.1.22
Unrestrlfted fuDds
General fund
22.853
(16,973)
5.880
TOTAL FUNDS
22.853
(16.973)
5.880
Comparative ttet movement in fullds, included in the above are &s follows..
Incoming
resour¥e&
Re50urcc$
¢xpcndcd
Movcment
in funds
Unrestrlcted fund5
Gentr￿ fuDd
44.846
{61,819}
(16,9731
TOTAL FUP4DS
44,846
161.8191
116,973)
A ¢uttent year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined positioll is as follows..
Net
movement
in fLmds
At
31.12.23
Ai 1.1.22
Unrestricted funds
General fund
22,85J
118,8461
4.007
TOTAL FUNDS
22.853
118.8461
4.007
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