Registered Charity No. 258928 THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2026
THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST Contents Page Reference and administration Trustees report Independent examiner5 repor[ Statemenc of financial activities Staternenr of assets Notes Eo the financi315tatements
THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST Reference and administrat&on Full name of charity The Burghley Family Trusi Governance Trust deed dated 9 April 1969, amended S July 2002 and 20 August 2008 Trurtees David Henry Cecil Floyd Lady KaEharine Davina Mary Matheson Miranda Rosemary Rock Charity number 258928 Registered office Burghley House Stamford Lincs PE9 3IY Independent examiner Mr Nicholas Reynolds CGMA 61 High Srreet St Martin5 Stsmford Lincs PE9 2LQ Bankers N2tWesi The Maltings 2nd Floor. Brayford Wharf East Lincoln LN5 7HA Page I
THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST Trustees report for the year ended 5 April 2026 Report of the Trustees The Trustee5 have pleasure in presenting their report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2026. The financial Statements comply wirh applicable statutory requirements and rhe Trust's governing document 2nd the current Statements of Recommended Prd¢tice ftsr AccounEing and Reporting by Charities. Structurey governance and management The Trust is governed by the Trust deed dated 9 April 1969 as amended 5 luly 2002 and 20 August 2008. The power of appointing new Trustees of the Trust is vesied in rhe exiscing Trustee5. Statement of Trustees responsibilities Under the Trust deed and charity liw, the Trustees are required zo prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair View of rhe stare of affair5 of the chariry at the year end and of its incoming resource5 and resources expended during the year. In preparing those financial sr2£ements, generally accepted accounting prauice enrails rha£ the Trustees- sÈlert suitable accounting policie5 and then apply them consi5tently.' make judgernents and esumares thar are reasonable and prudeni 5Late whether the financial staEements Comply with the Trust deed and generally accepred accounting practice subjett ro any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., and prepare rhe financial statements on the going concem basis unles5 It 15 inappropriaie to presume that the charity will continue in business. The Trustees are required to att in accordance wh Ehe Trust deed and within the frdmework of charicy law. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting record5 which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the chariry. Thèy iro also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable sieps for the prevention and detection of fr&ud and oiher irregularitye5. As far as the Tru5tee5 are aware: There 15 no relevant material iFrftsrmation of which the chariws tndependem examiner is ynaware., and The Trustee5 have raken 1 steps that they ought ro have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant independent examination information and to establish that the independent examiner is awdre of that informaDon. Objectives and activities The object5 of the charity are rhat Ihe income and, if the Irustees so decide. the capital of the trust fund shall be applied for such chxrir2ble purposes rhe trustees think fic In rnaking distributions the trustees w2re ask8J {wiihoui prejudice to the generdliry of the foregoing tru5L) to observe rhe principle that the income of the trusr should be xpplied priMlY in srnnts in aid of charitable foundatiOn5, insotutions, Irusts and undertaknng5 Ihe trustee5 should in their discretion selecEI and particularly of Burghl¥ House Pwervation Trust Limited and the Natitsnal TrusL Page 2
THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST Trustees report (continued) for the year ended 5 April 2026 Achievements and performance During the year the Trust received investment income and donations amounting to £48,162 12025 - £46.650) and charitable distribution5 for the year amounced Eo £46.229 (2025 - £42,9001- The difference between income and expenditure for the year after adminiscration expenses was a surplus of £1,533 12025 a surplus of £3,350). Total funds at 5 April 2026 amounted to £604,244 {2025 - £493,5931- The chartfund units have been valued ai curren£ market Yalue. Public bènefit The Trusrees confirm that they have complied with the dury in settion 4 of the Charities Acc 2006 to have due regard ro the Charity Commission'5 general guidance on public benefi¢ 'ChariEies and Public Benefit,. Financi rèvièw The TruseS have considered the risks which £he charity is facing and have concluded that rhere are no long term financial commitments which have been made to good causes and there are no commitmenu to pay administration costs. After considerarion the Irustses do not believe that there are any ris of potsntial clairns from third parcie5 which they envisage being made against them. Annual income and expenditure are normally broadly in line. The charity does not own any assets other than the financial asser5 and although these max reduce in value as a $1[ of a fall in financial markets the governor5 believe that Ihe risk profjle 15 appropriate Eo the long term needs of the charity. Reserves policy The Trustees current policy 15 to distrribute the available income amongst a number of charitable insutution5. trusts and undertakings operatyDg in the Starnford area. By order of the Trustees Date 7+*7 JL4J 2ozG KLLLI kLI Mrs Mirand3 Rock Trustee Mr David Rtsyd Trustee Lady Katharine Mathe50n Trustee Page 3
THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST Independent examiners report to the Trustees I reporc on rhe accgunts which a set out on page5 5 £0 6. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner As the Charirf5 Truscees you are responsible for the preparation of the iccouncs; you consider that the audit requirement of settion 144 of the CharTties ACE 2011 (the ACE) does not apply for this year and that an independent examination is needed. It is my ponSibl11 to emIne the account5 (under 5ectyon 145 of the Act). to follow the procedures laid down in the General Direttions given by the Charity Commissioners (under settion 145(5bl of the Act), and w statr whether parricular macrers have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiners report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual itrms or disc105ures in Ehe accounts, and the seeknng of explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matter5. The procedures underraken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequendy, I do not PresS an audi£ opirjion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiners Statement In connection with the examination, no matLer has come to my attention which Ve5 reasonable cause to believe thaL in any macerial respec4 che requiremenTS'. to keep accounting records in accordxnce with section 130 of the Affj and to preparè accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Att have not been met.. or to which, in my opinion, attention Should be drawn in order io enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mr Nicholas Reynolds CGMA Date Independent Examiner 61 High Street St Martin'5 Starnford Linc5 PE9 2LQ Page 4
THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 5 April 2026 2026 2025 Unresrricred Unrestricted To Total Noies Incoming re$our¢ès from generated funds Voluntary income.. Donations In¥estmeTrt income 18,000 30,162 48,162 18,000 18,650 46.650 Tot income Resources expended CharNble attivities.. Donatlons 46,229 400 42,900 400 Governance costs Bank charges Totral expenditure 46.629 43,300 Net incomingl(outgoing} resources before other recognised gains and losse5 1,533 3,350 Unreztised gainsl(losses) on investment assets 109.118 (5.792) Net movement in funds 110,651 (2,442) Totsl funds brought forward Balance carried forward 493,593 604,244 496,035 493,593 Page 5
THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST Statement of Assets as at 5 April 2026 2026 2025 Notes Reconciliation of funds Balance brouthr forward movernent in fund5 493.593 496,035 Q,H2) Total unrestricted capital and income fund5 604,244 493,593 Represented br. Fixed assets M&G Charrfund unlts (30.807.893 units) CCLA COIF Chariiies dep05ic fvnd114,700 units) 552.810 14,700 567,510 443,692 14,700 458.392 Current &%sets Ch at bank 2nd in hand 37,135 37,135 35,602 35.602 Current liabllities Creditors {4001 {4001 Total funds 604,244 493,593 The notes on pase5 7 to 9 form an integral part of these financial statemencs The financial 5tatement5 were approved by the Trustees Date 7fv? JL41 2026 14LL Mrs Miranda Rock Mr David Floyd Trustee Lady Katharine Matheson Trustee Trustee Page 6
THE BURGHLEY FAMILY TRUST Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2026 Accounting polÈcies Accounting convention The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost ctsnvention as modified by the inclusion of investments at market value aftd in accordance with the financial reporting sndard for smaller enrities (effettive January 20051 and Ihe Charityes Att 2011. In preparing the financial statements the charity follow5 best pt7ttice a5 laid down in rhe statement of recomrnended prattice "Accounting and Reporting by Char5tie5" ISOKP 20051 issued March 2005. The charicy has raken advantage Of the exemption in FRSI from the requirernent to produce a cash fIow statement because li is a small chartw. Incoming resource5 Voluntary income is receNed by way of donations and gift5 and is included in full in the Starement of Financial Acuviries when receivable. Gifts donated for r&ile are included as income when they are 501d. Donaied assets are included at the value Eo the chariry where this can be quantrfied. and a third person 15 bearing the cost The value of Services provided by Yelunteers has not been included. Income from inve5tment$ 15 included in the year in which it 15 receivable. Resources expended Liabilities a recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or ctsnstructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounred for on an accrua15 ba515 and has been cla55ified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. C05t of g¢nerating funds Cost of generating funds Comprises those cttsts direedy attriburable to rd15ing investment income and holding cash deposits. Charitable activities C05r of charitable activitie5 include donation5 made. Donation5 payable for the furtherance of charity objectives Donations payable are payments made to third partie5 in the furtherance of the charitable objettive5 of the charity. Single or rnulty-year grants are accounted for when either the recipient has a rèxsonable expecr2tion that they will receive a grant and Ihe Irustees have agreed ro pay the grant without condiiion, or the recipieni has a ronabl0 expoct2tion that thèy will récéAIé 2 Er2nt 2nd 2rny condition Jttkching to the grani 15 Outside of the concrol of the chariw. Governance costs Governance costs comprise all costs inCUrd in running che charir/ irself as an orglS*t10n. and its compliance with regulation and good practice. Page 7
The Burghley Family Trust Notes to the accounts (continued) for the year ended 5 April 2026 1.4 Investments Fixed asset investments are included at market valu2 at the balance sheet date. Any gain or loss on revaluation 15 allocated to the Stateent of Financi Attivities. 1.5 Taxation Under SEttion 505 ICTA 1988 rhe chariy is exempt from cerrin ttxes. Full account is ken of tax credits attaching to gifts and qualrfying donations. 2026 2025 2 Donations received Voluntary donavons 18.000 18,000 3 Investment income Income from listed investments Dep051t interest 29,854 308 28.632 30,162 28,650 4 Donations expended All donaiion5 were paid to iristitutions and no rjonatlons have been rnade to indNiduals Dis2bilitylhospice Religious actkvities Community care SeNiees 5.600 9.900 6.350 11,500 12,500 5,900 6.050 600 11.594 9.960 Youth 8,575 600 Animal 46,229 42.900 5 Governance activitie5 5ndependent examinarion fee5 400 400 6 Bank charges Page 8
The Burghley Family Trust Notes to the accounts (continued) for the year ended 5 April 2026 7 Staff costs There were no employees during the year. No remuneration ha5 been paid to the Trustees in either the current or preceding period. The chariry has noi meE any individual expenses incurred by the Trustees for services provided ro the charity. 8 Fixed asset investments M&G COIF Total Fund as at 6 April 2025 Additions 443,692 14,700 458.392 Disposals Unrealised gains (losses) in year Fund value as at 5 April 2026 552.810 14,700 567.510 Historic cost £73,615 All fixed a55ei investrnents are held in UK investments 9 Creditors 2026 2025 Independent examiners fee 2025126 400 400 Page 9