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

## **BRIEF REPORT DETAILING THE WORK OF THE TRUSTEES DURING 2024** 

1. Trustees:  Mrs P Burden, Mr R Butters, (Chairman),  Rev L Faulkner, Mr M Hobbs,  Mrs N Hobbs, Mr R Leagas,  Cllr S Wales replaced Cllr S Webb as Borough Council representative. Clerk:  Mrs K Cooper.  There were meetings of the Trustees in April an October.  There is currently no Linton Park representative Trustee. 

2. Finance 

   - a. CAF Cash account balance at 31/12/2024  - £5,980.40 

   - b. CCLA Deposit Account Balance at 30/12/24 - £42,124.88. 

   - c. COIF Charities Investment Fund Accumulation units.  1396.06  units valued at £363,835.01 at 31/12/2024. 

   - d. M&G Accumulation shares:  10,564 units valued at £1279.00 at 31/12/2024. 

   - e. 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. 

   - f. Clerk’s expenses were paid at £195.00 per month. 

   - g. An equivalent Fair Rent valuation was received from the Rent Office of £190 per week. Consideration is under way to increase the Weekly Maintenance Contribution (WMC) in 2025. 

   - h. Insurance – HIGOS, (now Brown & Brown) insured the property at £1,035.77 

   - i. Charity Commission return for 2023 with Accounts and Annual report submitted in August. 

3. Residents  No changes to residents in the year. 

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 £1,301.89. 

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

## 6. Buildings 

   - £17,755 was spent on property renovation and repairs.  A Quinquennial report was carried out by DC Hudson Architects and various minor repairs identified, completed by Allan Parkes Construction.  An Electrical Installation Condition Report was completed by Hilec Electricals and necessary remedial work carried out to ensure compliance.  A complete survey of the drain system was undertaken by JLH Drains and remedial work carried out. 

7. External   Goodwin Pest Management continue to carry out monthly inspections for any pest activity at £175 per quarter. 

8. A Christmas lunch was organised in the Bull Inn for residents and Trustees. 

K Cooper Clerk to the Trustees July 2025 



LIKfoN PARK ALMSHOUSES
fw the year ending 31 December 2024
2023 Recelpts
2024
2024
2023
34,333.00 Contributions frorn re9d
36,696.Cil
Tenant Services
1.694.43
1,557.51
HeatiTVJ
5,408.67
2,010.11
541.28
4,318.20
1,107.68
566.13
49.40
1,385.55
21.(kS
309.96
Banks
CCLA Det#)sfc fvnd
Shawbrook
CAF Gold
17.28
2,053.09
I,C￿.64
Lifeline
1.301.89
1,233.00
Renova￿￿ Re￿IrS
Gardens
17,755.07
673.00
7,021.18
390.
Admlnlstratlon
267.00
1,035.77
356.10
25.50
2,535.00
60.00
33.663.82
153.C¥)
966.97
426.28
344.79
2,145.00
60.00
20,289.74
Inwran
Tenants Grf(s
Other Co*s
QNJnt Fee
SurpIL￿Idefyjt for the year
6,111.19
15,809.23
£ 36 098.97
39 775.01
£ 39775.01 £ 36098.97
Funds Ststement 031st December 2024
BakitKe @ 1.1.24
£86,856.98
BalarKe in:
SuryAus for 2024
6,111.19
£42,124.88
£5,980.40
£44,862.89
£40,071.79
£7,930.94
£38,854.25
CAF ACC¢￿nt
92968.17 £ 86856.98
0.00
Value of InVest￿nts
M&G Charity Multi Asset Fund (fornwfy NAAaF)
Cost 1974 - £250.00 Converted from income shares Dec 2013
10.564 accumulation shares
CCLA Charities Investment Fund
£105,(KK)
I396.l￿ accumulation shares
Marlrt value @ 31.12.2023
mad￿ValUe
31
12
024
Write u
£1.184.04
Market VBlue @ 01.01.2024
Market wd11￿ @ 31.12.2024
Wrtte u
£346,223.30
£363 835.01
£17 611.71
£94.96
Totsl investment holding at 01/0112024
Total investsn￿ holding at 3111212024
Total wirte u
£347.407.34
£365 114.01
£17 706.67
CHAIRMAN: knunts apWoV￿I
INDEPENDENT E<AMINER
{Report attached)
SigneAJ:
Name.. Mr R Butters
Mrs K Cc(
Address: The Bam, Redwall FaM7￿￿Se F(wge C(thge. tinton Hill
Redwall Lane, knnton
Lintc¥)
Maidstone ME17 4AX
Maidstone ME17 4AW

CTrIARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
31.. D6LTh 101
Charfty no
(If any)
IL24-6
Set out on pages
Respective The charitys trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charivs trustees Gonsider that an audtt is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 {the Chartties Act) and that an
independent examination 15 needed.
It is my responsibility to=
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (urKler section 145(5)(b) of the Charities AGt, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent My examination was carried out in accordan￿ with general Directions given
examine￿$ statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting reGords kept by the ¢haiity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those re￿rds. It also indudes consideration of any unusual
items or disdosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the eviden￿ 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 r8POrt is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent In connection ￿￿th my examination, no material matters have come to my
examiner's statement attention (
') which gives me cause to believe
that in,-any material resFect:
accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of
the Charities Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have come a¢ross no t)ther matters in connedion with the examination to
vthich attention should te dravm in order to enable a proper understanding
of the accounts to be reached.
pi
delete the words in the brnckets rfthey do not apply.
Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification{s} or body
(ff any):
Address:
7¥£
IER
December 2017

LIKfoN PARK ALMSHOUSES
fw the year ending 31 December 2024
2023 Recelpts
2024
2024
2023
34,333.00 Contributions frorn re9d
36,696.Cil
Tenant Services
1.694.43
1,557.51
HeatiTVJ
5,408.67
2,010.11
541.28
4,318.20
1,107.68
566.13
49.40
1,385.55
21.(kS
309.96
Banks
CCLA Det#)sfc fvnd
Shawbrook
CAF Gold
17.28
2,053.09
I,C￿.64
Lifeline
1.301.89
1,233.00
Renova￿￿ Re￿IrS
Gardens
17,755.07
673.00
7,021.18
390.
Admlnlstratlon
267.00
1,035.77
356.10
25.50
2,535.00
60.00
33.663.82
153.C¥)
966.97
426.28
344.79
2,145.00
60.00
20,289.74
Inwran
Tenants Grf(s
Other Co*s
QNJnt Fee
SurpIL￿Idefyjt for the year
6,111.19
15,809.23
£ 36 098.97
39 775.01
£ 39775.01 £ 36098.97
Funds Ststement 031st December 2024
BakitKe @ 1.1.24
£86,856.98
BalarKe in:
SuryAus for 2024
6,111.19
£42,124.88
£5,980.40
£44,862.89
£40,071.79
£7,930.94
£38,854.25
CAF ACC¢￿nt
92968.17 £ 86856.98
0.00
Value of InVest￿nts
M&G Charity Multi Asset Fund (fornwfy NAAaF)
Cost 1974 - £250.00 Converted from income shares Dec 2013
10.564 accumulation shares
CCLA Charities Investment Fund
£105,(KK)
I396.l￿ accumulation shares
Marlrt value @ 31.12.2023
mad￿ValUe
31
12
024
Write u
£1.184.04
Market VBlue @ 01.01.2024
Market wd11￿ @ 31.12.2024
Wrtte u
£346,223.30
£363 835.01
£17 611.71
£94.96
Totsl investment holding at 01/0112024
Total investsn￿ holding at 3111212024
Total wirte u
£347.407.34
£365 114.01
£17 706.67
CHAIRMAN: knunts apWoV￿I
INDEPENDENT E<AMINER
{Report attached)
SigneAJ:
Name.. Mr R Butters
Mrs K Cc(
Address: The Bam, Redwall FaM7￿￿Se F(wge C(thge. tinton Hill
Redwall Lane, knnton
Lintc¥)
Maidstone ME17 4AX
Maidstone ME17 4AW

CTrIARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
31.. D6LTh 101
Charfty no
(If any)
IL24-6
Set out on pages
Respective The charitys trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charivs trustees Gonsider that an audtt is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 {the Chartties Act) and that an
independent examination 15 needed.
It is my responsibility to=
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (urKler section 145(5)(b) of the Charities AGt, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent My examination was carried out in accordan￿ with general Directions given
examine￿$ statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting reGords kept by the ¢haiity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those re￿rds. It also indudes consideration of any unusual
items or disdosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the eviden￿ 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 r8POrt is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent In connection ￿￿th my examination, no material matters have come to my
examiner's statement attention (
') which gives me cause to believe
that in,-any material resFect:
accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of
the Charities Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have come a¢ross no t)ther matters in connedion with the examination to
vthich attention should te dravm in order to enable a proper understanding
of the accounts to be reached.
pi
delete the words in the brnckets rfthey do not apply.
Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification{s} or body
(ff any):
Address:
7¥£
IER
December 2017