REGISIERED CHARrrY I¥UMBF.R: 258427 rthe Truste4s and ￿￿￿di¢¢d Ststtments for .ndtd 31 1)t£tmber 2024 for The West W#tch Trnst Peter Hod8son & Co. Shadwtll House 65 Ix)wer Cirtcn Road TthJbTidge Wells Kent TN4 8VJ/ West Wa Contents orthe F￿A￿ClaI Statements" r the Year ed 31 Dtce cr 2024 Page RtfeTente and AdministrAtivt DEtaib Report of¢he TThsttts IndtPEod¢mt E￿niner'S Rep)rt St•tement of Fin8ntla] PO￿*10￿ Notes to the Fln•#tlal StsteJD¢nts 7 10 13 Detslkd Sta¢eDKmt ofFinaDcubl Actiyh 14 to 15 Tht West W* rt of the Trusteey f the Year End￿1 JI enther 2024 The financi￿ 5ta1ements hav¢ been Fr¢pared in accorda￿¢ ￿￿￿ting pTrlieies set out in ￿>1¢ I to the accounts and conu)ly with the charityg trust deeil the ChJr¢iits 2011 a￿j AccouniTng 8nd Rew>rting by Ctwiti¢s'. Stat¢ment of ReCon￿ellded Prdcfi¢¢ applicable to charitics pYepaTing their %L¥)uDts ID ￿COrd￿ with the Fina[￿181 Rew)rtitig Stsndard applicable in the UK and R¢pyblic of Ire]aod IFRS 102). O&IECTIVF.S AND ACTivrriEs Objective5 and *lm$ Princip¥l ObJ¢etive5 The principal obJ￿ts of the trust are: . The advgncement attd pr￿n￿￿()n of the Christian toith: - To apply the fi￿15 towards th¢ Lust ufequipnMii. maiTh￿ repair. insura￿¢ and upkeep of place or places tt5ed by the charity for its Obj￿ and 3.- To apply the t[￿$t fijnds as tk tr￿te¢S thiDk fil itt promotin8 the omion of such places a Chri￿1#n cent￿. Aetivitios The tnL8t achieves its objectives by providing aecommithion for Christiall workers, ￿0￿)S atMI others to E¢sL rela4 pla pray and spend time Hith God and each other ill bea￿1￿ ￿￿￿trYside & affordable prices Publk benefit Tb¢ insteeb ¢onfirm that they bave ref¢mxl to the Charity Conllni55ion's guida￿¢ on public benefit reviewing tbc Trust's aitns and objectives. in plaTJning firtuwe ￿1VItieS and in decisions during the year. The aciivities furth¢r the charity's purposes for the public benefit. ACHIEVEMLN'fs AND PERFORMAIYCE Charit&ble ectivities The activitie% gnd perforn)allce for the y¢ar ar¢ su[nm￿. The Centre opened again in April 2021 afterthe vari1)￿ Coronavonjs lockdow￿ dwiD8 2020. After a slow slart 2021. the level of bookings in 2022 w&s back to pre-covid levels. The new wardetts are now settled iti￿ theirnew role and are wxking WEIL Financial w51ti0 During the year. the intome of th¢ trust £73.893 (2023: £69.548J derived from dottations. gift aid ￿ recover&1 barjk tnterest and fe(¥ from 8uests. The ¢xpeuditwe Wds £77.007 (2023: £71.421}. reSuh]￿ itl a deficit forthe year Of￿.114 (2023.. £1.873). trustees are happy Éo provide th¢ u8e of tr* fxilities & W¢st Wacb irresttttsve of ￿ ability of guests 10 pay. Therefore. it is aniic1p￿ed that re50urc¢5 expended will exceed incorri￿ r¢sources attd the sUp￿rt of th¢ E(tWo￿$ Skinner Charitabl¢ Tr￿t ll)eels this deficiL MeetiD8s of tb¢ F.dwdrits Skinner Clwitable Tn￿1 are held on the &8Tne day as dK)sc of the W¢si Watch TnL8t consideration 15 given its the need for a grdnt at each Tneding and betwrffl meclillgs if the need arises. Page t we￿ Wat Rt rt of tbe TnLStecs ear ded FINANCIAL REVIEW IIRsk Maoagtment The trustets have TevieThEd the risks ￿ which they ¢oL8ider thethLSt to be susceptible. Tr trustees and wdrd￿ are keen to maxsmise the use of the premises. This is done by word of OM)ulh aT¥J by an amiua] letter from the wardens to fornier visitors 8t*d friends, including confacts esthblish￿ by the benefador. The guests. ability to Pty 15 not of prim¢ importance. A statcment is prqjfftd by tbe wardeJ]5 for each tnJst¢¢ ￿te1]ng of aniicipatcd pro]kny maintenance and proposals for ill)provell￿￿ whi¢h aids budgeting and the tjijsieeg ¢owern for the heali14 safety and co￿fOrt of stsff aDd guests. Pr08r￿￿ ts T￿leWed at e¥h meetin8. Professiona] thiee is t8kffi Ivhere aptffowjate including matttrs r¢lating to Insur￿ cover ath1 fir¢ prtcautions. Reserves poliey I'he trustees aim io keep th level of rcsLYves ￿ a Icvel 5ufficterLt to th¢ rtaY.t￿ ruDning tsf the t￿￿t for one or two montlL5. wtiiLh is be£wee￿ £3,(KX) aDd £5.000. The trustees ol the Edwards Skirner Charitabl¢ TnLsi ha￿ to sUp[￿)rt the West Watch Tn]st ita fi]ture to meet day.to.day aciiwties ￿ the ]nainl¢]wJce of the Eyoperties Ie&8ed frotn the Edwants Skinller ajaritsble fnJ5t. 'I'h¢ tnLStees and the W￿d4)S Wry5h to Contiti￿ to look foT Way5 10 TtMxIm￿ the use of the premi￿. The re-desi8n of the Cesth has provided an area stsitable for day visitors to w¢ durillg the aThl it is that the number of day and mid.week bookings may be increase STRucfuRP.. GOVERNANCE AJ¥D MANAGEMENT Governing thicujnent Th¢ charity is controlled by its govaning a ded 0ftn￿ CO￿￿1￿￿¢5 an uoiocorporated cljarity. 1.he dec18r8tion of tr￿t was dated 6 Iktober 1968. Charlty ¢0tt5titstio R¢ferenee and Adtnlnistr8tÉve lllforni*tio Registertsl Cbarity 258427 Principa] Offlce 15 WilTnan Road Tunbrsdgc Wells. Keni TN4 9AJ Trustees 1.he who serYedknu8bout the year and to date of the siguatire of thi5 rq B M O'Drtscoll IChairn)an)- rtsigaed 7-9-2025 G T Anderson IAPWi180 T J Pope- ap￿)Illted 15-9-2025 Wardens Ash at]d Heather KauffinaD Page 2 The West W*teh Trwt rt fyf th¢ Trustets for the Year Ende4131 Dettmber 2024 8TRUCTURQ GOVERNANCE AND MA]¥AGLMENr Tru5tffs Th¢ tr115te£s norn￿lY meet four times a year, eith¢r at West W￿ch Cow or elsewhere. but Tetain the flexibility to meet more often as ocLasion denwids. All dxisi0￿S are r¢corded in the D]inute5. The trustees are in contact with the word¢ns Infom￿llY EQatier5 LvnLernin8 the daily activitie5 of the tn￿1. Day-1041ay decision making is eEJlru5ted to thc employed wardeD5 with the Snjstees tsking ultirnak r¢5ponsr7trility. Illduction and training of tTusIt¢s Potentsal n¢w tTusiees are gcrLeraJty wpl¢ ktM)￿ to one nu)te ofthe existi￿8 tnLdees a￿1 who have an area of expertise to offtr the trusi atml 3who have syiapathy with its zxths aJMI objective5. 11 ail the tru￿L*s are in unall1￿ agreeme[￿ the poi¢niial trusÈee is appTaaLhed and, il inieresW illvited its atteThl a ]￿eetin& as an ob5eFver in the first instaAce. After appointsnenL new tr￿t￿eS learn ll￿re about the tru*,5 appropriatE 8re given &n area of responsibility in the runllin¥ ofihe trust. Key Malkagemt￿t remuneratio No remunerdtion is paid to any of the tn￿ees. Exw IllLw￿cd ots b¢half of tlLe tn￿ are r¢ItllbW￿. Approved by order of the FM)ard oftrusLee5 on.. and si￿1 on its behalf by: l A Wilson- Tn]siee Page 3 ndeDt E er's Rt tothe 'lThe West Watch Trust lttd¢peDdeDt tiaminer's ￿port to the tr*tts ofThe Wut W•t¢b Tr& I report to the ch￿lty th]stees OD Iiiy eXa￿tt￿tiOn of the acco￿￿ of The West Watch Trust (tbe T￿￿t} for tbe year ended 31 Deccmbcr 2024. R¢s￿nSibIlItieS ond of r¢pprt AS the chariry trustees of the Trust you we re5w￿l1)le for the prep8ration of the ￿to￿llts in aco)rdance with the requireJneDts of the Chariti&4 Ad 2011 ¢d* ACV). I report In r¢5pect of ttly exami￿0￿ of the T￿￿'S w)ullt5 carri￿1 otu uDd¢r Stttion 145 ot'the Acl and in ¢anyio8 Out my exan]inalion I have l05lowrd all applicable DinttorLS 8tven by the Charity C(Mllllj￿I0ll utKler Section 145{5)(bl of the Act. ltsdependent cxaminer's ststement I hdv¢ compleled examifjatio#. I confirm no rn￿erIal nwll¢r5 IHve C(￿ to my atteAJtion iti COllDeLtion with the examination giving me eau% lo k]ieve thai in ally nwteriai respect.. 8ccowtting records ￿tTe llot ke0 in Tespeet of the TnL8t as required by ￿10￿ 130 of Ac¢ or the aecounts do not aLcord with those record& or the acCO￿)ts d*J not eomply wtth the applicable rquirwnats COEicerniDg tbe forni 8nd conteffl of ac£ouDts 5Ct in th¢ Chariti¢$ (Accoullts and Re￿rts} Regul&ioJ]s 2008 Lkn tl)3n ally requiremeni that the accow]ts give a true and have no concerns and have eome across tx) other matters cODr￿1￿n with the examination to wbich affaltion should b¢ draN¥n in thi5 report in order to enable a propcr uJJd¢r5tallding of the to be r¢xbed. J4