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|**Contents**|**Page**|
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|General Information||
|Trustees' AnnualReport|2|
|IndependentAuditor'sReporttotheTrustees|8|
|StatementofFinancial Activities|II|
|Balance Sheet|12|
|NotestotheFinancial Statements|13|





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|Registered Charities' Names|The Cordwainers' Company Common InvestmentFund(Pooled<br>Trusts), Minge'sGiftandthe EmilyFrancesJackson Bequest|
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|Charity Numbers|261891, 266073and220442|
|Principal Office|Saddlers House<br>GutterLane<br>London<br>EC2V6BR|
|Trustees|The trustees are the MasterandWardensofthe Worshipful<br>CompanyofCordwainers,whoare electedandinstalled intotheir<br>officeeachyearbythe membersofthe Livery Company:<br>J H Millidge (resigned18July 2024)<br>JDI Church<br>**ABN **Peal<br>Sir Stephen H Powis (appointed18July2024)<br>Advisedbythe Charity Committeeofthe Worshipful Companyof<br>Cordwainers, including:<br>D P A Emerson,**P**GPeal, A G C Ferrier,**P A**E Nanson,<br>PMC HodsonandB Barns|
|Secretary|P J Graham|
|Auditor|HaysMac LLP<br>IOQueen StreetPlace,<br>London, EC4RI**AG**|
|Bankers|C Hoare & Company<br>37 Fleet Street,<br>London,EC4P4DG<br>BarclaysBank<br>39Hatton Garden,<br>London,ECIN8DN|
|Investment Managers|Bordier & Cie (UK)PLC<br>23King Street,<br>London, SW I Y6QY|





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|CommonInvestmentFund(Pooled Trusts) - restricted - Shorne<br>Almshouses|249,982|249,982|
|Minge'sGift- unrestricted investmentproperties|438,303|438,303|



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|CommonInvestmentFund(Pooled Trusts)- restricted|£2,206,698|£2,048,158|
|Minge'sGift- unrestricted|£2,446,227|£2,271,814|
|EmilyFrances Jackson Bequest- restricted|£692,096|£632,508|
|Designated - MusicFund|£27,450|£30,350|
|**Total **|**£5,372,471**|**£4,982,830**|



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|**Note**<br>**INCOME**<br>Donationsand<br>2<br>legacies<br>Incomefrom<br>3<br>investments<br>Shorne almshouses<br>Chesham almshouses<br>**TOTALINCOME**<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>Raisingfunds<br>4<br>Shorne almshouses<br>7,16<br>Chesham almshouses<br>8<br>Charitable activities<br>5<br>**TOTALEXPENDITURE**<br>**NETINCOME**<br>Gains/(losses) on<br>investments<br>12<br>Property revaluation<br>11<br>Tran sferbetween funds<br>16<br>**NETMOVEMENTIN**<br>**FUNDSFORTHEYEAR**<br>Total funds broughtforward<br>**TOTALFUNDS**<br>**CARRIEDFORWARD**|**Unrest-**<br>**ricted**<br>**Funds**<br> <br>£<br> <br>111,160<br> <br>91,791<br>5,710|**Rest-**<br> <br>**ricted**<br>**2024**<br> <br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br> <br>£<br>£<br> <br>625<br>111,785<br>74,648<br>166,439<br>33,300<br>33,300<br> <br>5,710<br>**108,573**<br>**317,234 **<br> <br>12,728<br>27,767<br>52,589<br>52,589<br> <br>12,202<br> <br>39,144<br>184,654<br>I**04,461**<br>**277,212**|**Unrest-**<br>**ricted**<br>**Funds**<br>£<br>96,205<br>80,607<br>5,978<br>**Rest-**<br>**ricted**<br>**2023**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>£<br>£<br>96,205<br>56,573<br>137,180<br>27,264<br>27,264<br>5,978|
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||<br>15,039<br> <br>12,202<br> <br>145,510||11,080<br>167,178<br>109,359<br>12,136<br>23,216<br>51,108<br>51,108<br>167,178<br>32,580<br>141,939|
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|**Note**<br>**FIXED ASSETS**<br>Properties<br>II<br>Investment<br>11<br>properties<br>Investments<br>12<br>**CurrentAssets**<br>Debtors<br>13<br>Cashatbank<br>Creditors:amounts<br>14<br>fallingduewithin<br>oneyear<br>**NET CURRENT**<br>**ASSETS**<br>**TOTAL ASSETSLESS**<br>**CURRENTLIABILITIES**<br>**TOTAL ASSETS**<br>**FUNDS**<br>Unrestrictedfunds<br>17<br>Restrictedfunds<br>16|**Unrest-**<br>**Rest-**<br>**ricted**<br>**ricted**<br>**2024**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br> <br>£<br>£<br>£<br>282,500<br>282,500<br>522,780<br>522,780<br>1,670,628<br>2,619,086<br>4,289,714<br>2,193,408<br>2,901,586<br>5,094,994<br>4,651<br>17,392<br>22,043<br>291,647<br>(8,309}<br>283,338<br>296,298<br>9,083<br>305,381<br>(16,029)<br>(11,875)<br>(27,904)<br>**280,269**<br>**(2,792)**<br>277,477<br>2,473,677<br>2,898,794<br>5,372,471<br>**2,473,677 2,898,794 5,372,471**<br>2,473,677<br>-<br>**2,473,677**<br>2,898,794**2,898,794**|**Unrest-**<br>**Rest-**<br>**ricted**<br>**ricted**<br>**2023**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>282,500<br>282,500<br>522,780<br>522,780<br>1,539,694<br>2,383,374<br>3,923,068|
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|||269,498<br>19,460<br>288,958<br>(29,808)<br>(4,668)<br>(34,476)|
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|**Support and**<br>**governancecosts**<br>Salaries,employersNIC<br>andpension costs<br>Costofservices donated<br>bythe Worshipful<br>CompanyofCordwainers<br>Auditors' remuneration<br>Accountancyfees<br>Professionalfees<br>Sundry<br>Bank charges|**Unrest-**<br>**Rest-**<br>**ricted**<br>**ricted**<br>**2024**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>18,086<br>21,062<br>39,148<br>24,702<br>24,702<br>5,020<br>3,578<br>8,598<br>445<br>317<br>762<br>1,453<br>1,035<br>2,488<br>384<br>384<br>259<br>185<br>444<br>**50,349**<br>**26,177**<br>**76,526**|**Unrest-**<br>**Rest-**<br>**ricted**<br>**ricted**<br>**2023**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>18,960<br>20,221<br>39,181<br>21,534<br>21,534<br>5,200<br>3,248<br>8,448<br>1,321<br>825<br>2,146<br>65<br>65<br>297<br>186<br>483<br>**47,377**<br>**24,480**<br>**71,857**|
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