## **LINTON PARK ALMSHOUSES Registered Charity No.262420 -  Member of The Almshouse Association - No.M1465** 

## **BRIEF REPORT DETAILING THE WORK OF THE TRUSTEES DURING 2020** 

1. Trustees: Mrs P Burden, Mr R Butters, Rev P Callway (Chairman),  Mr P Cooper, Mr R Leagas.  Mrs K Cooper (Clerk).  There were 2 meetings of the Trustees in May and December by Zoom because of the Covid-19 pandemic.  There is currently no Borough Council representative Trustee. 

2. Finance 

   - a. CAF Cash account balance at 31/12/2020 £16,119. 

   - b. CCLA COIF Deposit Account Balance at 30/12/20 - £18,50, yield 0.0144%. 

   - c. Shawbrook Bank CAF 12- month Fixed Rate Saver Issue 2, Interest Rate 1.4% Matured on 29/5/2020  £18,000 + interest of £249.93.  Reinvested full amount including interest into new account with same interest rate as last year 1.4%. Investments: 

   - d. COIF Charities Investment Fund Accumulation units.  1396.06  units valued at £287,859 at end of year. 

   - e. M&G Accumulation shares:  10,564 units valued at £977 at end of year. 

   - f. Mr J Whitmarsh, ACIB, examined the year end accounts and signed the Charity Commission Independent Examiner’s Report on the account, with no undue matters coming to his attention. 

   - g. Half-yearly repayments of £1,575 and £787.50 were paid to the Almshouses Association in March and September for the £30,000 and £15,000 interest free loans received from them.  The balance of £8,775 is due to be repaid in 2022. 

   - h. Clerk’s remuneration was paid at £195.00 per month. 

   - i. The Rent Office advised an equivalent fair rent for these properties to be £160 per week.  However, the Trustees considered it inadvisable and unnecessary to increase the Weekly Maintenance Contribution at this time which will remain at £139 per week. 

3. Residents There were no changes of Residents during the year.  All residents remained healthy during the pandemic and took care of themselves and their neighbours. 

4. Emergency Call System PPP Taking Care, who have a national call centre continue to provide monitoring of the system at an annual payment of £1,185.40. 

5. Data Protection Policy based on a sample policy from The Almshouse Association is in place. 

6. Buildings Largely due to the pandemic there was minimal work required to the buildings. 

7. External Goodwin Pest Management continues to carry out monthly inspections for any pest activity at £145 per quarter (+VAT).  The rear boundary fence was replaced at a cost of £2,206.50.  The 5 garden sheds are in various states of repair.  Trustees decided to take ownership of them where possible, maintain them and replace derelict sheds. 

8. As a Christmas party was not possible, supermarket vouchers of £50 were given to the residents. 

K Cooper Clerk to the Trustees 



September 2021

LIKfoN PARK ALMSHOUSES
for the year endirwj 31 D&*mber 2020
2019 Recalpts
2020
2020
2019
36,140.LM]
1,335.83
1,762.18
O.CK) Nat ASS￿ of Ajmthxws
Banks
COIF
4.981.28
2,479.26
1,719.14
285.24
3,495.60
1,752.25
47.97
27.50
249.93
277.16
ri￿0nk
L￿1r
1,185.40
sa￿ of*w
838.04
3,216.50
18,914.14
276.98
P4Jmini*rati
Value of irbvestn
46,748.19 Wrtte up (COIF)
155.71 WTtte up (M&G)
140.00
872.68
317.01)
0.00
2,340.00
60.00
15,952.69
133.00
927.58
249.20
43.00
1,935.OD
25,140.67
-32.12
Tenants Gits
34.032.57
rkltWdthdt year
45.573,29
49.476.30
£ 83 508.87
£ 61.525.98 £ 83508.87
Balance @ 1.1.20
287￿61.03
Balan￿ in..
tÈficiUgJWus for 2020
455ll.29
••
co￿ Detrit
£18.503.47
£16.119.52
£0.00
18.249.93
288.836.40
8.475.97
10,642.21
0.00
I8.￿)0.00
263,727.85
Cath hekl
jmstK￿ AS￿0]a￿￿ I￿ {8,715.00)
-13,500.00
£ 332.934.32
£ 332,934.32 £ 287346.03
NAACIF 10.564 acwmulatton sthares
(convert&J from income shares DEC 2013)
Value @ 31.12.20 £977.34 (C(6t 1974 £250)
CDIF a¥3rilie5 InVestTh￿t FuTrJ
£oJmulation Units 1396.06 units
Value @ 31.12.20 £287,859,C6 {CL* £105,(1]O)
CLERK: ￿C￿nts INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
(Report att&)agJl
ggned:
Name.. P Cal
144 Heath Roaj
Coxheath
Mai(kn* ME17 4PL
nton Hill, Lrntc
J 1£ LwLLqVw(
17 Iq(Lr2
ME17 4AW

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Charity no
(if any)
B Ivtr D(..C￿tr￿. ac20
Set out on pages
Respective The Charitls trustees are responsible for the preparation of the ac¢ounts.
responsibilities of The tharity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Chartbes Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibilty to=
examine the accounts urtder section 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Chartty Commission (under sedion 145{5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state 4*hether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent My examination was carried oui in accordance wtlh general Directions given
examine￿$ statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the chartty and a comparison of the accounts
presented ￿ryth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
prowde all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true
and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent In connection wtÈh my examination, no material matters have come to my
examiner's statement attention (other than that disdosed below") vthich gives me cause to believe
that in, any material resFect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of
the Charities Act or
the accourrts do not acoyd with the a¢¢ounting records
I have come across no other matters in connection with trE examination to
which attention should be drawn in order to enab￿ a proper understanding
of the aGGounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the b￿￿[ets rfthey do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualifi&ition(sl or body
(if any):
h (dS5DCTrAh, Cb
Address:
HILL
e klo
IER
December 2017

LIKfoN PARK ALMSHOUSES
for the year endirwj 31 D&*mber 2020
2019 Recalpts
2020
2020
2019
36,140.LM]
1,335.83
1,762.18
O.CK) Nat ASS￿ of Ajmthxws
Banks
COIF
4.981.28
2,479.26
1,719.14
285.24
3,495.60
1,752.25
47.97
27.50
249.93
277.16
ri￿0nk
L￿1r
1,185.40
sa￿ of*w
838.04
3,216.50
18,914.14
276.98
P4Jmini*rati
Value of irbvestn
46,748.19 Wrtte up (COIF)
155.71 WTtte up (M&G)
140.00
872.68
317.01)
0.00
2,340.00
60.00
15,952.69
133.00
927.58
249.20
43.00
1,935.OD
25,140.67
-32.12
Tenants Gits
34.032.57
rkltWdthdt year
45.573,29
49.476.30
£ 83 508.87
£ 61.525.98 £ 83508.87
Balance @ 1.1.20
287￿61.03
Balan￿ in..
tÈficiUgJWus for 2020
455ll.29
••
co￿ Detrit
£18.503.47
£16.119.52
£0.00
18.249.93
288.836.40
8.475.97
10,642.21
0.00
I8.￿)0.00
263,727.85
Cath hekl
jmstK￿ AS￿0]a￿￿ I￿ {8,715.00)
-13,500.00
£ 332.934.32
£ 332,934.32 £ 287346.03
NAACIF 10.564 acwmulatton sthares
(convert&J from income shares DEC 2013)
Value @ 31.12.20 £977.34 (C(6t 1974 £250)
CDIF a¥3rilie5 InVestTh￿t FuTrJ
£oJmulation Units 1396.06 units
Value @ 31.12.20 £287,859,C6 {CL* £105,(1]O)
CLERK: ￿C￿nts INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
(Report att&)agJl
ggned:
Name.. P Cal
144 Heath Roaj
Coxheath
Mai(kn* ME17 4PL
nton Hill, Lrntc
J 1£ LwLLqVw(
17 Iq(Lr2
ME17 4AW

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Charity no
(if any)
B Ivtr D(..C￿tr￿. ac20
Set out on pages
Respective The Charitls trustees are responsible for the preparation of the ac¢ounts.
responsibilities of The tharity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Chartbes Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibilty to=
examine the accounts urtder section 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Chartty Commission (under sedion 145{5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state 4*hether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent My examination was carried oui in accordance wtlh general Directions given
examine￿$ statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the chartty and a comparison of the accounts
presented ￿ryth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
prowde all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true
and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent In connection wtÈh my examination, no material matters have come to my
examiner's statement attention (other than that disdosed below") vthich gives me cause to believe
that in, any material resFect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of
the Charities Act or
the accourrts do not acoyd with the a¢¢ounting records
I have come across no other matters in connection with trE examination to
which attention should be drawn in order to enab￿ a proper understanding
of the aGGounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the b￿￿[ets rfthey do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualifi&ition(sl or body
(if any):
h (dS5DCTrAh, Cb
Address:
HILL
e klo
IER
December 2017