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Supporting people with disabilities to
develop and live the lives they choose.
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dingbourne Trust Annual Report arKI Firwicial Ststements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Contents
Reflections on 2023-24
Trustees, Report (Including Directors, Report and
Strategic Report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
What the Aldingbourne Trust does
Our values & how we live them
The story of 2023 - 2024. our activities
Living by our values - some achievements
18 Areas which didn't go to plan
19 Thank you
21
Safeguarding
22 Trustees, Report (Including Directors. Report and
Strategic Report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
27 Independent Auditors, Report to the members of the
Aldingbourne Trust
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024
33 Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024
Statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2024:- . .
35 Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year
ended 31 March 2024
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Reflections on 2023/24- our Chair & Managing Director
The people we support have told us they want to express themselves. to be kept safe
and they want to be supported by people who know and understand them. Above all they
want a chance to shine and to contribute however they can to society. The Aldingbourne
Trust exists to ensure that their voices are heard, and by working together with statutory
organisations, including our local health and social care system. families, communities and
vOlunt￿r$. that there are meaningful opportunities for all adults with learning disabiliti&8 or
autism across West Sussex and Portsmouth.
Reflecting on the year. we have seen people
connect. grow in confidence and take leading roles
in much of our work. We have met some wonderful
people, who have shared their skills and knowledge
and inspired us to keep finding ways of providing
great support.
We held our 3rd meeting with West Sussex MP'S.
West Sussex Partners in Care and senior officers
and members frorn WSCC, emphasFzing the need
for longer tem planning, budget de¢isions and
support for the sector.
The last quarter of the year involved a sertes of
tenders for a large section of our existing work We
would like to thank our teams for their hard work
in demonstrating our suitability for the tenders. We
were pleased to be successful and look fO￿ard
to continuing to meet increasing demand and
complexty, and to mantain those strong working
relationships wtth our consortium partners we have
worked wtth on prevention Servi￿5.
During 2023-24 social care continued to see a flow
of reports on the need for investment. planning
and development. Reports from the Association of
Directors of Adu￿ Social Se￿1￿$ Autumn Survey,
National Audit orrice and Home Fami TNst set out
the need for refom of social care, adding evidence
to the calls for change. The 2023 Autumn ststement
increased the national living wage. but funding from
local authortties continued to struggle to rneet this
and inflationary pressures. Central government also
signalled an intention to reduce public spending by
welfare refomi, Iset against a context when funding
to support people into work is declining). Indeed.
as the year progressed. funding was reduced for
day opportuntties and supported employment for
people we support.
We continue to ensure our teams are being
developed and supported and are pleaswj our
turnover. vacancy and absence rates aFI remained
below Sknlls for Care benchmarks. A joint focus
across Aldingbourne on recTurbnent and retention.
including people we support being ambassadors at
recruitment fairs. events and inteNiews, really paid
dividends. Our staff survey responses asked for more
fac+t<Fface training. and this is now being increased
across job roles. We have peer groups and a range
of resources supporting our teams with menopause.
equality dNersty, inclusion and mentsl health.
The much-lauded Workforce Devdopment Fund
Partnership model, (funded by the Department
of Health and Social Carel, supporting vocational
training for thousands of social care workers,
has been paused. and is due to move to a digital
portal. We are proud to have been able to support
thousands of staff across the country with their
vocational learning and development over the
past 10 years.
We are excited about the potential for digktal and rr
to support us in our work and have invested further
in a new support planning platform and upgrading
hardware.
We continued to worf( with colleagues across the
Sussex Integrated Care System. who in turn faced
increasing demand and diminishing resources.
Together with health and socia] care colleagues. we
got behind change initiatives by worfung on a new
commissioning framework and collaborating on
recruiting and retaining our workforces.
We've enjoyed working alongside Access all Areas.
ensuring people across Aldingbourne are inVo￿ed
in planrbing. supporting and making decisions
and see so many people taking a leading role in
activities and initiatives across Aldingboume.
Looking ahead, we note 242 MPS in the new
parliament have a background in the chartty

AldingbourneTrust Annual Report and Financiar ststements for the year ended 31 March 2024
sector. including 8 cabinet ministers. Our sector is
expecting a busy time for policy announcements
set against restrained capacity to increase public
finances. Our challenge is to continue to support
peopl8 to have good lives. We will do this by
listening, leaming and adapting. building on our
values and ambition for people.
We appreaate the support we have received from
families. lriends. people we support, our staff,
volunteers and our local community. We would like
to pay tribute to John Shippam and Dick Bunker,
two longstanding trustees who are retiring. They
have made a significant contribution to the work
of Aldingbourne and they will be missed. This
combination is much more than a sum of the
parts which make Adingbourne the organisatiOD
we are today and gives us hope and capacity to
meet demand.
We hope you enjoy reading about our activtties
and achievements this year. Reflecting on the 12
months, there is a strong theme on togethemess.
particularly around food and friendship. We have
been privileged to see the difference social care
support can and does make.
Frances Russell
Chair
Sue Livett
Managing Director

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TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS,
REPORT AND STRATEGIC REPORT) FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The trustees are pleased to present their annual
directors, report together with the financial
statements of the charity for the year ending 31 st
March 2024 which are also prepared to meet the
requirements for a directors, report and accounts
for Companies Act purposes.
with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies
Act 2006. the Memorandum and Articles of
Association, and Accounting and Reporting by
Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 las amended for accounting periods
commencing from l January 20191-
The financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the accounting policies set out
in note 1 to the financial statements and cornply
What the Aldingbourne Trust does
The Trust's mission
To support people with disabilities to develop and live the lives they choose.
Public Benef it
The trustees confirm that when reviewing the
charitable company's activities and devising future
programmes. they have referred to the Charity
Commission's general guidance on public bene*it
and complied with their duties under Section 17 of
the Charities Act 2011.
the trustees consider that the Aldingbourne Trust
makes a significant contribution to to support
services in West Sussex and Portsmouth and the
surrounding area and that our services are of public
benefit to people living with disabilities and the
wider local community. The activities undertaken
in 2023124 which contribute to our charitable aims
are outlingd in more detail within the 'Activities and
Impact, section of this report.
All our charitable activities are planned to ensure we
deliver public benefit and we continue to place great
ernphasis on our charitable objects. In particular,

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Our values & how we live them
'Our Plan, sets OLrt why, what and how we work. Our aim is to
support autistic people and people who have a learning disability to
live the lives they choose, continuing the ambition of our founding
families. We provide support which includes housing, employment,
18isure, education, training, getting out and about and living good
lives. We work in West Sussex and Portsmouth.
Why & how
We believe in continual change & challenge. We know that people society,
technology and attitudes change- sometimes this is out of our control,
sometimes change is not as fast as we would like. Our approach is to keep
pushing expectations, boundaries and beliets.
Belonging
All of these metrics
have worsened
since the pandemic.
The importance
of local, ordinary
connections cannot
be underestimated.
People who do not
iusl rely on paid
support and have
opportunities for
ordinary lives are
more likely to have
good lives. Flesearch
shows the value of
Inclusive support.
and confimis the link
between risk factors
and isolation.
People who have a disability r8gulaHy experience difficulties in having 'ordinary
lives, access to community life, including friendships, health, housing, jobs,
education is often restricted. We must learn from the lessons of segregating
and excluding people from their communities and networks of support.
There have been many exposés and scandals which highlight the challenges
experienced by people when they are isolated and 'care/assessmentlsupport'
just fail to deliver. Recent scandals have involved criminal actions and poor
practice involving people in various settings & there are still thousands o*
people in long stay institutions, often miles away from their families. The legacy
of Winlarbourna View continu8s. The stats on life experiences if you have a
learning disability are staggering..
RIP
Over four Sn five
{830/0} of people
with learning
disabilities of
working age are
unemployed. The
government calls
this 'the disability
employment
gap,.
Employment
Rates for People
with Disabiliti8s
2022-2023
On average.
men with
learning
disabilities
die 13 years
before men
in the general
population and
for women. 20
years younger
(Mencap).
People with
learning
disabilities are
3 times as
likely as other
citizens to have
a death classified
as potentially
avoidable
Imencapl.
The employment
rate for people
with a learning
disability has
fallen to 4.8Q/o
(BAS

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Work together,
encourage, value,
share info & support
each other
All aboard! _
inclusion at every
opportunity
Make a positive
difference at every
opportunity
Work sustainably,
recognise we are
interdependent
Offer & create real lrfe
opportunities- be
curious. adventurous
and enterprising,
discover individual
creativity & flair
We will drive change
in social care. we will
not break the law but
will challenge it when
needed
Listen, then do
Have fun
The Aldingbourne Tnjst is a charity and is mindful
of the requirement to operate for public benefit. We
do this because people with learning disabilK(ies/
autism are over-represented in studies which
highlight health, education, housing, financial and
SOGia5 inequalities. Studies {ONS, Learning Disability
Mortality Review) continued to show that the
pandemic added to the challenges the people we
work with encounter. To challenge and counteract
inequality we focus our resources to build social
value by discovering what is possible, available and
good. We have 6 guiding thèmes- collaboraling,
efficiency, influencing, enterprising. innovating and
proving. We encourage people to try new things,
to make ¢hoi¢es and to step out of their land our)
comfort zone when it feels right.
Our support for living services are committed to
enabling people to live ordinary lives. By this we
mean having a job, living in ordinary hornes, on
ordinary streets, doing things that matter.
We expect our staff to understand people's
individual needs and take the most appropriate
approach for people to live good lives and do what
is important to them. Living an ordinary life isn't
boring, it is up and down, it is rich with friends,
family, neighbours, colleagues and things to do.
community possibilities, with all the challenges and
achievements which we all should have a chance
to experience.
We provide a range of support. ranging from drop-
in's to intensive, 24 hour support.

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The story of 2023 - 2024, our activities
Starting with some ststs..
During the year we
worked with 2.065
people who have a
learning disability/
autism/lifelong
condition.
We managed 438
referrals for people
looking for support with
getting a job/vocational
training with our
WorkAid team.
We supported 47
carers and 40 people
with retaining their job
and 179 with their job
hunting.
We increased our own
disability employment
rate to 11.7V/. (Skills for
Care benchmark is 2Yo).
People's Stories - the difference support makes
"We are now also working in partnership
with BIFFA UK. We have secured
supported work experience at 11
household recycling ￿ntreS cove17ng the
whole of the county. The placements are
flexible and each person we support is
assigned a working buddy to guide them
through their time at the site. We have
so farplaced 3 candidates at 3 sites with
several due to start in the coming weeks.
Paid employment will then be discussed
at the end of each placement, utilising
Biffa's direct agency to make the process
accessible for our clients as well as
efficient for Biffa's needs. Joey" certainly
made his mark with Biffa 'He made a great
fI￿t impression on Monday and speaking
to Russ, who is the Littlehampton
SupeNisor, he's very impressed with Joey
"Great w0￿er, getting on with it and
apparently very fastljj As a result of Biffa
seeing his sknlls and potential first-hand,
Joey has now been offered a full-time role
which he is incredibly proud of. This is a
long-tem7 model partnership, changing
lives for the betterf
"name changed
Our Adopt a Station team
brightened the journey for
commuters across 20 railway
stations in West Sussex by
providing and maintaining the
planted displays.
We employ 291 staff and
supported 5 apprenticeship5.
We have the benefit of 280
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We also host social enterprises and were delighted to welcome the Seasons Nursery to
the Aldingbourne Country Centre:
Seasons Nursery opened its doors in
October 2022 and has quickly become
established at the centre, now providing
much needed childcare for nearly 60
local families. Offering a wonderful mix of
unique and enriching activities. children
also use their newly refurt)ished nursery
building in the heart of the site as their
base. As well as their established Forest
School curriculum, the nursery has been
working in partnership with Aldingbourne
staff to offer a Farm School pmgramme
which has been a very popular addition to
the nursery timetable. Children leam about
all aspects of farm life from growing their
own produce to feeding and caring for
the animals on site as well as walking the
ponies and bathing the guinea pigs. The
nursery now operates at full capacity with
a waiting list for 2024 intake and offers
discount for Aldingbourne staff.
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As the year
progressed we
were pleased
to welcome
previous and
new people to
our enterprises.
building up our
visitor numbers
after all the
down time over
the last 3 years.
MAKE also hosts
Portsmouth's Gig
Buddies- matching
people based
on their interests
and appetite for
adventure.
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We also invest
in providing
prevention
support- our My
Networf( Plus.
My Network and
UMA Ilow intensive
management of
autism). services.
Our Workforce
Development Fund
partnership supported
a total of 608
workplaces via the
Aldingbourne National
Partnership, representing
213 employers across
the whole ol England in
all 6 Skllls for Care
geographic araas.
£1.5m
We successfully claimed
for 3,556 certifi¢ates
across the social care
qualifications and
learning programmes
to the value of
£1.5mlllion.
Our wood recycling
social enterprise
collected the equivalent
of 43 African forest
elephants of wood,
which may otherwise
have been sent to
landfill.

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L.iving by our values
*: ), .* some achievements
Collaborating
is was a year when people wanted more
connection wtlh the real worfd. We saw more
people with lived experience of dtsabilty
teading the way. including=_
Hosted eveTrts at Creative Spaces in Aldwick.
socid evenings, creative writing and poetry
",workshops, Sunshine Shelley's walks.
. I 'Dungeons and Dragons. fitness sessions.
Our atways popular Living Out Loud club
ights. hosted by people we support.
returned. DJ¥ and organisers are people wtt
ived eXper[en￿ of disabilities.
ig Buddies matched 60 'p2irs' of people.
d on rnutual interest. in and around
ortsmouth.
e brought the Bognor Regis Ltbrary Garden
ack to beauiy- supported by our wonderful
Oluntee￿. we tend the garden and host
munity events.
-Directed Support network- we meet up
tth colleagues from across the country to
hare good prac￿e, promote personalized
pport and lobby for more.

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We have joined forces with the wonderful
Camerado's and Created public living rooms at
MAKE and Creative Spaces- these offer a safe
space for people lo meet up, connect and relax.
We have invested in stjpporting our Sussex
Integrdted Care System, with Sue networking as
Ihe VCSE workforce rep. Areas of focus during
the year included the development of a new
commissioning framework to encourage more
thoughttul. effective cornmisstonillg across
hea￿h and social care- working with NHS
colleagues on wellbeing. employee support.
student placements- wdening training and
development opportunities across Sussex.
Our peer SUPF)Ort groups covering mentsl
health first aid. menopause support, equalty,
dive￿itY and inclusion and neurodivers¢ty met
throughout the year. These provide a safe
and inclusive space for discussion/debate.
peer support and slgnpostir￿, and shapes our
approach in these areas.

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Enterprising
Our social enterprises are an important part of
our success. Our marketing team continued to
fiKus on attracting support lo our main site at
the Aldingboume County Centre.
Our highest ever level of social enterprise
actNity included:
- Aldingbourne Counlry Centre Pop ups in
our play villages for preschoolers and in the
community for our in-house wood products
and plant5.
. We have reached more people and were
delighted to welcome over 80,000 visf(ots
during the year.
MAKE- our café at the John Pounds Centre
opened its dooys, offering our renowned
delicious savoury and sweet cuisine. Watch
this space for increasing communty activty
and around the Centre.

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Efficiency
. We supported people with cost of living
pressures vta a range of initiatives and activtties
- Using air fryers, lrying energy saving devices,
hearing from energy advisors. producing films.
guidance. quEzes to help raise awareness.
production social meetings have been bu￿ng
with productwtyl Congratutations to the Chair of
Dynamttq Cameron Locke. who was crowned
'Inspirational Man of the Ye* by Dadzclub.
Influencing
. Access all Areas had a busy year, connecting
with peers from across the county. We
enjoyed the Leaming Disabilty England annuaj
conference- see our short video httpsjlyoukn.
be/eUQTkBOLBJA.
Innovating
We were mightily impressed by a Channel 4
series starring Mtchel Roux Jnr and a team of
people with great potential who had not worked
before. Using the principles of'can do.. 'new
opportunities. and 'raising expectations, we
viewed episodes in the series over 44 times
during the year, with people we support,
staff and volunteers. This led to planning for
Food4Thought- an event to showcase to local
employers the vdue of supporting paid work
opportunities. We hosted a 3 wurse dirung
experience which gave people the chance to
get invotved in front of house. food preparatio
and hospitality roles. We were joined by two of
the star5 ofthe series. Sam and Annalie, who
continue to inspire us.
D￿arnite ks a new co-produclton group focusing
on health and social inequaltties. Based out of
MAKE. Dynamite brings together remarkable
young minds dedicated to making services in
Portsmouth more inclusNe and disabilrty friendly.
We engage in a range of activities. such as social
evenings. young Inspectors vystt services to gnie
feedback on what's good and how things can
improve, and suNeys to understand the thoughts
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. We introduced a l￿W digital pEatfom7 for
support planning across our supported living
projects.
with meditation. comedy laughter sessions.
music, poetry sessions and more. The aim of
the day was to raise awareness of suicide.
remember loved ones who have been lost and
promote postive mental health and wellbeing.
bringing the community together, signposting
and supporting people to seek help and give
support rf they need it.
Sarah Mf(as from MAKE organized
Portsmouth's first suicide awareness event
in September, coordinating over 45 local
support seNices. bringing them together atl
Victoria Park. along with local bands who
lifted the spirf(s of so many people. 'Let's Get
Talking aboLrt Suicide, included live music.
a physical zone wilh yoga, frtness, mindset
maintenance, dance and a wellbeing zone
Our leaming and development team developed
a new leaming hub platfom- full of information
and access to a varied suite of courses and
development for our workforce.

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Proving
All of our supported living projects have.
retained their 'Good' rating.
We increased our Disabilty Confident
accreditation to level 2 attd are working to
achEeve level 3.
. We introduced Qualty Checkers, to work
alongside our Quatty Manager to do a deep
cfive in checking in how and rf our support is
making a difference. This is proving invaluable,
helping to identify areas which need changing
to really meet the needs and priorsties of people
we support.
Well done to our ￿E team for being awarded
another 5 star Environmental Health food
certrficate.
Part of our new training across Aldingboume
includes active supporL It ts a popular topic.
with us seeing people applwng their leaming
. Awards: prize winners incltKled our Creative
Arts Studio entry for the recycled sheep
category at the Jim Green Awards. The
Adingboume Country Centre won the Arun
Business Partnership's 'Sussex by the Sea
Tourism Award..
-As a new starter this rèally gave mé
a great understanding on how to
fulfil my job role. It is amazing to see
changes in some tenants in my short
period of being at Sudley. I would
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People's stories - the difference support can make:
"K was a participant at our Creative
A big task we worked on together
Arts Studio. Our outreach team
was to support with home -
started supporting her nearly 12
alongside K& relatives, K has a
months ago. Her support with us
comfortable place which works for
started as an emergency after her
her. As the months have passed K
mum suddenly passed away and she has found happiness in her new life -
found herself in a world of change
living on her own and having her own
and the unknown. Our purpose was
space. She is a very sociable person
initially to offer emotional and grief
and has built a new network of
focused support, to give her some
friends, both within the Aldingbourne
time with people she was familiar
Trnst and outside of us. She now
with, who she could rely upon. and
regularly gets out and about. meeting
could help her navigate the world
up with friends, and has been on
without her mum.
2 supported holidays - including
Florida, to fvlfil her Disney dreams.
K has come so far in such a short
time, we look fornard to seeing what
the next 12 months bring for her."
K had not had a support team before
and to begin with she st￿ggled
to understand our role, but as we
worked alongside her she started to
Unde￿tand that we atB there to help
her live her best possible life and not
to tell her what to do.
Areas which didn't go to plan
Individual service funds almost got off tha ground, following a series of workshops with colleagues across
relevant functions in West Sussèx County Council. Due to competing pressures. WSCC have decided to
pilot brokerage rather than introduce ISF'S into existing services. We hope to be able to action ISF'S in the
coming months.
Moving to Jasmine Lodge (new SL2PPOrted living) was delayed due to infrastructure requirements for the
buildings. We are delighted to report we were able to move in after the year end.

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Thank you
People across the Aldingbourne Trust went beyond their usual tasks and roles to continue to
provide direct and indirect support throughout the year. We must thank all staff, volunteers,
trustees and families for coming together to keep everything running and stepping in to
other roles as needed. We have continued to see acts of determination, passion, generosity,
kindness and creativty and wish to thank you for always doing what was needed.
Congratulations to our colleagues who were
you to everyone who arranged/led events and
recognized for their contribution to our work and for
supported us, including the many people who have
some outstanding support during the year. Thank
run marathons, (Elizabeth Atkinson, Stuart Floyd
you to our first aiders. mental health first aiders,
and Mike Sullivan). We are pleased to be able to
internal trainers and coaches.
link up wilh our generous corporate supporters
who supported us with a variety of tasks, including
clearing our Woodland Walk, helping with our wood
collectlons and workshops, horticulture, weeding
and digging the fitness area for the people we
support at the Country Centre. painting, helping in
the café and at our events.
Thank you to our work experience students,
including Duke of Edinburgh students and student
social workers.
A big thank you to our corporate volunteers and
community connections during the year. Thank
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We would like to mention the following groups, individuals and organisations
who worked with us during 2023124:
The Albert van Den Bergh Charitable Twst,
Adingbourne Parish Council, Andy's Man Club,
Aviva Foundation, Barratt Foundation, Barry Harris,
BexFit, Body Shop. Bognor Regis Benevolent Darts
League, Bognor Regis Football Club, Brent Lodge
Wildlife Hospital, British Science Week, Caroline
Stern, Carpenter Box Charitable Foundation,
Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club, Environment
Agency, Food4Thought sponsors- Trade Goods
and Goodwood, Govia Thames Railway, Greg
Williams Transport, Heirlooms of Bognor, Henry
Smith Charity, Hobhouse Charitable Trust, Home
Instead, HSBC, Invest4, Jan Penn and Bobbie,
JCC Lighting, John Coates Charitable Trust,
Kreston Reeves, Leathersellèrs Company, Lloyds
Bank, Lodge Hill, Margaret's Fund, Montezuma
Chocolates, National Lottery, Nationwide, NFU and
our local farming community, Oving Community
Watch, Pat Wright, Patricia Routledge Charitable
Trust, Portsmouth Lottery, Ripple, Rolls Royce,
Scooter, Seaford College. Selsey Golf Club, Slipper
Sailing Club, Southern Water, Sovereign, White
Oak Charitable Trust, Windruff Charitable Trust, and
individuals making anonyrnous donations, including
payroll giving, firewalkers, runners and golfers.
Thank you for all the visits from local schools.
Thank you to Simon Hutchins, for his significant
contribution to the Aldingbourne Country Centre.
We wish Simon we15 in his retirement.
Congratulations to Sarah Mitas at MAKE, who was
recognized for her contribution to Portsmouth by
the Lady Mayoress and the Parnodzi Inspirational
Women's award panel for community, activism and
volunteering.
We would like to pay tribute to Sharon Pierce
and Roger Fowler, much loved members of our
Aldingbourne community.

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Friends of Aldingbourne
Special thanks to the Friends of the Aldingbourne
Trust, who continued to make sure people we
support could take part in additional experiences
and have items which enrich their lives. The
generous funding from the Friends gifted funding
to provide more yoga mats and pillDWS. supplies
for the Bognor Library Community Garden. a
television for the lounge at Svdley Road, Christmas
parties, attendance at the Social Care Future annual
conference, branded t shirts and hoodies, visiting
the Chichester Planetarium. supporting the Trust
wide 'international day of pirates, event, a trip to
Bignor Farm, sailing in the Solent and a backstage
tour of the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Safeguarding
Governance: The Charity Commission requires
the Board of Trustees to take an active role in
ensuring safeguarding policies and procedures are
proportionate to the level of vulnerability of the rnain
lient group that the organisation works with. This
means that Trustees of the Aldingbourne Trust..
Take part in training appropriate to the
responsibilities of a Trustee.
Approve changes to our safeguarding policy.
For the Trust as a whole, staff are trained in best
practice regarding prevention, recognition and reFx)rting
safeguarding concerns. Tris includes recruitment
practices, understanding relevant law and policies.
are advised of serious safeguarding concerns.
receive a written update of all safeguarding
concerns that relate to the organisation as part of
quarterfy reports to the Board.
Quality audits continued throughout the year,
observing working practices, checking support
plans. risk assessments, safeguarding alerts,
aGcidents and incidents and fire safety checks.
Receive an annual review of safeguarding
issues that relate to the organisation. The review
highlights main areas of concern, detailing the
learning and actions taken to prevent further
issues arising-
This year we have introduced Quality Checkers
people with lived experience who are working
alongside our Quality Manager to get direct
feedback on our support.

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Fundraising Standards
We abide by the guidelines of the Fundraising
Regulator. In line with published guidelines, the
Charity reports as follows:
Equality. diversity and inclusion
The Aldingbourne Trust recognises it is essential to
provide equality of opportunity to everyone, without
discrimination. The Trust is committed to eliminating
discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst
our workforce and in providing goods and services.
The Trust has a policy to promote equality of
opportunity, ensure our workforce is representative
of all sections of society and prornole good working
practicès with the people we support, other
agencies and one anothar.
Aldingbourne Trust always seeks to ensure that
everyon8 supporting the charity understands how
their money will be used to improve the1ife of
people with learning disabilities and autism.
We raise a significant amount of money from the
public and our aim is to ensure that we do this in
both a respe¢tFul and compelling way.
Our recruitment and employment policies and
In all our fundraising, we work diligently to comply practices adhere to the Equality Act 2010 and ACAS
with the Fundraising Code of Practico and lo
Codes of Practice, ensuring fairness, consistency,
champion the standards it promotes.
and transparency. At the Trust we believe a diverse
workforce brings innovation, strength, and choice
to the people we support. Our commitment to
implementing reasonable adjustrnents and creating
dedicated opportunities for those with a disability,
has resulted in an increas8 in the number ol staff
we employ who have a disability lover 1 Oyo of our
workforce) and nationally recognised by an increase
In our Disability Confident accreditation. Selection
for employment or promotion is purely based on
aptitude and ability to fulfil the essential duties,
responsibilities, and skills required for the role.
All fundraising is carried out with the oversight
of tha Board of Trustees and the Senior
Management.
To date, we have not received any complaints
about any of our fundraising. We do not contact
people from cold lists, nor do we give or sell
supporters, details to anyone else.
Details of our fundraising campaigns are on our
website and we actively encourage supporters to
contact us with any feedback. It is vital that we
communicate with our supporters in the manner
All staff receive full equaity and diversity training
they prefer and we are very keen to respect
including on the nine protected characteristics
their privacy and preferences. We therefore
of the Equality Act 2010 and the prohibited
maintain a detailed CFIM system. To that end. we
conduct around discrimination, victimisation, and
continuously check we never intrude on privacy
harassment. The Trust facilitates peer support
and the vulnerable. We support measures that will groups on areas such as neurodiversity and mental
improve public trust and support for the sector.
health and wellbeing. Our Trust policiès are drafted
specifically to be gender neutral and inclusive of all
personal characteristics.
Where we use the services ol professional
fundraisers. we maintain written agreernents for
clarity of our operations. We only engage with
professional fundraisers that subscribe to the
Institute ol Fundraising. We currently retain on
a contract basis one fundraiser that works lor
the Charity two days per week to assist on grant
applications.
In relation to inclusion, the Trust disseminates
informatlon and seeks feedback through ￿gUlar
team and project meetings, site visits. bi-monthly
staff association meetings, through our 'AII Staff,
channels on Microsoft Team5, and via the annual
staff. volunteer. and people we support surveys.
This feedback shapes the direction of the Trust,
for instance our recruitment task and finish group
consisting ol staff representatives from across the
We ensure that fundraising is done in compliance
with the Code of fundraising practice.

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Trust and people we support. The discussions,
feedback, and ideas from this group informed our
new approach to recruitment, including the creation
of a Hew Recruitment Coordinator post. introduction
of tailored on-boarding training, and a greater
strategic focus from our Marketing Department.
and investments) stand at £2600074.
Plans for the future
In order to make the Twst more financially secure
the Trustees are continuing to develop the visitor
attraction at the Aldingbourne Country Centre so
that as well as providing work and training for the
people we support it will make a significant surplus
that will be used to further the Trust's aims. To this
end. a dedicated visitor attraction manager has
been recruited and a number of improvements to
the Centre are planned in the next 2 years.
Risk management
The Trustees have reviewed the Trust's Risk
Register, identifying major risks to which the Trust
and its stakeholders need to be awart of. Systems
have been established to mitigate these risks.
This year we have continued to use external èxperts Trust details
to advise on health and safety across the Twst, due
to the scope of our activities. This supplemented
Registered Charity Nurnber= 276484
ongoing audits which a￿ undertaken by the General Company Number: 013￿053
Manager and our Quality Manager.
Registered Office..
Thornas Eggar House
Friary Lane
Chichester
West Sussex
P0191UF
Internal risks are minimised by the implementation
of procedures for authorisation of all transactions
and projects and specific procedures to the Trust's
activities, including ongoing appropllate training for
staff throughout the Trust. These procedures are
reviewed periodically to ensure they continue to
meet the needs of the Trust.
Principal Office=
Adingbourne Trust
Blackmill Lane
Norton
Chichester
West Sussex
P018 OJP
Reserves Policy
The principal sources of funding for the Trust's
activities are ultimately sourced from the government
(either via the County Council for training and care
services or the District CouNcil for the provision
of residential accommodation). However, the
Trustees note on going changes to central and local
govemment strategy, prioritiès and funding which will
affect fLrture contract tenders. While they consider it
unlikely that funding would cease without adequate
notice to allow the Trust to cut costs and dispose
of assets in the areas affected. Ft has been decided
that reserves should be increased, over the medium
term, to three months of running costs Icurrent5y
approxirnately £1.6MI. Tris is in addition to the
working capital requirements of the Trust. Dedicated
reseNes are £1.4M. Free reseNes (net current assets
Website..
www.aldingbournetrust.org
Telephone-.
01243 544607
Structure, governance and
management
Charitable Company Limf(ed by guarantee.
The governing document of the Trust is the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
charitable company.

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Patron
and to obtain feedback. These meetings are well
attended and discussions are reported directly to
the Board.
The Duke ol Richmond
Trustees
In accordance with the Articles of Association, Mr
Pitts, Mr Godsmark and Mrs Williscroft, retire by
rotation and have offered themselves for re-election.
The Trustees during the year ended 31 March 2024,
who were also diractors of the Aldingbourne Trust,
were as follows..
MrAM Bath
Professional Advisors
Mr R D C Bunker
Resigned 7th July 2024
Investment advisors.. Close Brothers Asset
Management
2 Chapel Street
Chichester
West Sussex
P019 1BU
Mr J Dixon
Mr D J Godsmark
Mr J O Hilditch
Mrs P C James
Changed on 27th July 2023
from Atomos Investments
Limited, St John's Street,
Chichester, P019 1 UP
Mrs E Lochhead
Vice Chairperson
Mrs A C Parsons
Resigned 16th June 2023
MrJ Pitts
MrNDRowe
Principal bankors=
Lloyds plc
10 East Street
Chichester
West Sussex
P019 1HJ
Ms F Russell
Chairperson
MrJ H S Shippam, JP DL Flesigned 20th June 2024
Mrs R D Tout
Mrs J Williscroft
Solicitors=
Irwin Mitchell
Thomas Eggar House
Friary Lane
Chichester
West Sussex
P019 1UF
Trustees are appointed following informal visits and
as obserjers on the Board, subject to a vote by
the Board. The Trustees meet four tinies a year to
consider the activities of the Trust and its objectives
and ensure the Trust works within the airns and
objectives ol its Articles of Association. Trustees also
participate In training and sub-groups of the Board.
The Managing Director of the AILlingbourne
Trust, Sue Livètt, works closely with the Board of
Trustees and has responsibility for ensuring the
Trust's objectives are implemented. During the
year trustees and managers spend time working
alongside and visiting the Trust's projects. Two
trustees meet with people supported by the Trust
throughout the year to discuss areas of interest
Auditors..
SumerAudit
Piper House
4 Dukes Court
Bognor Road
Chichester
West Sussex
P019 8FX

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Trustees, Report {Including Directors, Report and
Strategic Report) for the year ended 31 March 2024 contd.
Statement of trustees, responsibilities Disclosure of infonnation to auditor
The trustees, who are also the directors of The
Each of the trustees has confimed that there is
Aldingbourne Trust for the purpose of company law,
no information of which they are aware which is
are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report
relevant to the audit, but of which the audttor is
and the financial statemerits in accordance with
unaware. They have further confirmed that they
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting
have taken appropriate steps to identify such
Standards (United Kingdom GeneraiSy Accepted
relevant information and to establish that the auditor
Practi¢el-
is aware of such information.
Company Law requires the trustees to prepare
financial staternents for each financial year which
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
charf(able company and of the
Review of transactions and financial
position
The surplus for the year was £72,94912022-
£191.1181. Total reserves stood at £9,137,703
12023- £9,064,754), wrth free reseNes of £2,600,074
12023- £2,437,540).
incoming resources and application of resources,
including the income and expenditure, of the
charitable company for that financial year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees
are required to=
The charitable company continued to successfully
operate the Trust's various activities, and to raise
sufficient funds to enable it to carry forward its work
at the level of activity anticipated by the Trustees.
Al investments held by the Trust were acquired
in accordance with the powers available to the
Trustèes and are managed by qualified external
adviserg who follow an agreed investment policy
and risk profile. Financial performance and liquidty
is monitored by comparing actual results with the
phased annual budget and cashflow forecast.
Credit risk on amounts owed in respect of incorning
resources is low.
select suttable accounting policies and then apply
them consistently.
observe the methods and principles in the
Charities SORP.,
make judgements and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent.,
state whether applicable UK Accounting
Standards have been followed, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the
financial statements. and
prepare the financial statements on the going
concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charitable company will continue
in operation.
At 31 March 2024, and at the time of writing,
the charitable company's financial position was
satisfactory.
The tnjstees are responsible for keeping adequate
accounting records that disclose with reasonable
curacy at any time the financial position of the
charitable company and enable them to ensure that
the financial statements comply wtth the Companies
Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding
the assets of the charitable company and hence
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and
detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Assets on hand at 31 March 2024
The charitable company's assets are held by each
fund to enable it to continue with its established
activities and to respond to any need which might
be identified in the future and are considered to be
adequate to meet all foreseen obligations.

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Strategic Report) for the year ended 31 March 2024 contd.
Auditors
The auditors, Sumer Audit offer themselve5 for
re-election at the Annual General Meeting.
The trustees, report, including the strategic report,
was approved by the Board of Trustees.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Date
Ms Frances Russell IChairper8on}
Registered office:
Thomas Eggar Hous8
Friary Lano
Chichestor
West Sussex
P019 1UF

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Independent Auditors, Report to the members
of the Aldingbourne Trust
Opinion
Conclusions relating to going concern
We have audited the financial statemerits of The
In auditing the financial statements, we have
Aldingbourne Trust (the 'charity'l for the year ended
concluded that the tnjstees. use of the going
31 March 2024 which comprise the statement of
concern basis of accounting in preparation of the
financial activities, the balance sheet. the statement financial statements is appropriate.
of cash flows and the notes to the financial
statements, including a summary of significant
accounting policies. The financial reporting
framework that has been applied in their preparation
is applicable law and Untted Kingdom Accounting
Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard
102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practicel-
Based on the work we have performed, we have not
identified material uncertainties relating to events
or condff(ions that, individually or collectively, may
cast significant doubt on the charitable company's
ability to continue as a going concern for a period
of at least twelve months from the date when the
financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of
the trustees wilh respect to going concern are
escribed in the relevant sections of this report.
In our opinion, the finar)cial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the
chartt8blè company's affairs as at 31 March 2024
and of its incoming resources and application of
resourGes. for the year then ended,.
Other information
have been properly prepared in accordance wtth
United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice- and
The other information comprises the infornation
included in the annud report, other than the financial
statements and our auditor's report thereon. The
trustees are responsible for the other information
contained within the annual report. Our opinion on
the financial statements does not cover the other
information and, except to the extent othenNise
explicitly stated in our report, we do not express
Basis for opinion
any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our
responsibility is to read the other information and, in
We conducted our audit in accordance with
doing so, consider whether the other information is
Intemational Standards on Auditing (UK) IISAS
materially inconsistent with the financial statements
(UlQl and applicable law. Our responsibilities
or our thowlèdge obtained in the audit, or othenvise
under those standards are further described in the
appears to be materially misststed. If we identify
Auditor's responsibiltties for the audit of the financial
such maleriai inconsistencies or apparent material
statements section of our ￿pOrt. We are independent misstatements, we are required to determine
of the charrtable company in accordance wtth the
whether the￿ is a material misstatement in the
ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit
financial statements or a material misstatement of
of the accounts in the UK. including the FRC'S
the other information. If, based on the work we have
Ethical Standard, and we have fvlfilled our other
performèd. we conclude that there is a material
ethicd responsibilities in accordance with these
misstatement of this other information. we are
requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we
required to report that fact.
have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide We have nothing to report in this regard.
a basis for our opinion.
have been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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Independent Auditors, Report to the members
of the Aldingbourne Trust contd.
Opinions on other matters prescribed Responsibilities of trustees
by the Companies Act 2006
As explained more fully in the statements of
trustees, responsibilities, the trustees, who ar8
also the directors of the charitable company for
the purpose of company law. are responsible for
the preparation of the financial statements and
for being satisfied that they give a true and fair
view, and for such internal control as the trustees
determine is necessary to enable the preparation
of financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In our opinion. based on the work undertaken in the
course of our audtt:
the information given in the Trustees, Report.
which includes the directors, report and the
strategic report prepared for the purposes of
company law, for the linancial year for which the
financial statements are prepared is consistent
with the financial statements- and
the directors, report and the strategic report
inclLJded within the trLJStees' report has been
prepared in accordance with applicable legal
requirements.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees
are ￿sponsIble for assessing the charity's ability
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as
applicable, matters related to going concern and
using the going concern basis of accounting unless
the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable
cornpany or lo cease opèrations, or have no
realistic alternative but to do so.
Matters on which we are required to
port by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding
of the charitable company and its environment
oblained in the course of the audit, we have not
dentified mat&rial misstatements in the directors,
report or the strategic report included within the
trustees, report.
Auditor￿ responsibilities for the audit
of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial slalernents as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud of error, and to issue an auditor's report that
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a
high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that
an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS IUK)
will always detect a material misstatement when it
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error
and are considered material if, individually or in
aogregate, they could reasonably bfj expected to
influence thg economic decisions of users takgn on
the basis of these financial statements.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following
matters in relation to which the Companies Act
2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion-.
adequate accounting records have not been kept,
or returns adequate for our audit have not been
received frorn branches not visited by us.. or
the financial statements are not in agreement with
the accounting records and returns., or
certain disclosures ol trustees. remuneration
specified by law are not made- or
A further description of our responsibilities for the
audit of the financial statements is locatod on the
Financial Reporting Council's website at.. btt
This
description forms part of our auditor's report.
wè have not received all the information and
explanations we require for our audit

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Independent Auditors, Report to the members
of the Aldingbourne Trust contd.
Identification and assessment of
irregularities including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulations. We designed
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined
above. to detect material misstatements in respect
of irregularities, including fraud. Tre extent to
which our procedures were capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud is detailed below=
perfomiing analyticd procedures to identfy any
unusual or unexpected relationships.
ev￿llatIng whether the selection and application
of accounting policies by the entity that may be
indicative of fraudulent financial ￿pOrtIng resulting
from management's effort to manage earnings.
assessing whether judgements and assumptions
made in determining the accounting estimates set
out in note 1 Iql were indicative of potential bias.
we focused on specrfic laws and regulations
which we considered may have a direct
material effect on the financial statements or
the operations of the charity. including The
Companies Act 2006 and The Charities Act 2011.
agreeing financial statement disclosures to
undeTrlying supporting documentation.
reading the minutes of meetings of those charged
with governance.
we obtained an understanding of the legal and
regulatory framework applicable to the entity and
how the entity is complying with that framework
by making appropriate enquiries of management
as well as considering the internal controls
in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-
compliance with laws and regulations.,
reviewing the correspondence with relevant
regulatory bodies.
testing of journal entries to address the risk of
fraud through management override.
incorporating an element of unpredictability in the
selection of the nature, timing, and extent of our
audit procedures.
we made enquiries of those charged with
governance and rnanagement concerning=
corroborating the business rationale for
transaGtions outside the normal course of
business.
the risks of fraud.
instances of non-compliance with laws and
regulations or knowledge of actual. suspected,
or alleged fraud is documented during the
Conclusions regarding the risks of
irregularities including fraud
we allocated an engagement team that we
considered collectively had the appropriate
competence and capabilities to identify or
recognise non-cornpliance with laws and
regulations.
There are inherent limitations in our audit
procedures described above. The more removed
that laws and regulations are from financial
transactions, the less likely it is that we would
become aware of non-compliance.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can
be harder to detect than those that arise frorn error
as they may involve deliberate concealment or
ollusion.
Audit ￿SpOnSe to the risk of
irregularities including fraud
Based on the results of our risk assessment, our
procedures included, but were not limited to..
We considered our audit was capable of detecting
irregularities due to=

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Independent Auditors, Report to the members
of the Aldingbourne Trust contd.
the effectiveness of the entity's internal controls.,
the nature, timing 2nd extent of audit procedures
performed. and
the absence of contradictory evidence.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable
company's members, as a body, in accordance with
Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006.
Our audit work has been undertaken so that we
might state to the charitable company's members
those matters we are required to state to them in
an auditors, report and for no other purpose. To the
fullest 8Xtent permitted by law, we do not accgpt
or assume responsibility to anyone other than the
charitable company and the charitable company's
members as a body, for our audit work, for this
report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Mr. Jordan Abbott Bsc ACA
(Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Sumer Audlt
Piper House
4 Dukes Court
Bognor Road
Chichester
West Sussex
P019 8FX
Note
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
The maintenanco int&grity of the Aldingbourne TNSI
W8bsit8 IS tha responsibility of th8 trust88S,' th8 work
carried out by th8 auditors do85 not involv8 consideration
of these matters and, accoKlingly, the auclitors accwt no
sponsibility forany changes that may have occuffed to
the financial stat6m6nts sinc& th&y wérè inibAllyprèsented
on thè wèbsit8.
Date or7 If (24) 1
Legislation in th& United Kingdom goveming the
preparation and dissemination of financial statements may
differfrom legislation in other jurisdictions.
Sumer Audit is the trading name of Sumer
Auditco Limited

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Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Nots Unrestrlcted
Funds 21124
Restri￿ed
Fund$ 2024
Totsl Funds
2024
Total Fund$
20ZJ
INCOME
Donations and legau8S
Donatlons and gr2nts
243,502
243,502
292,949
Ch8ri&ble A¢tiwtEs."
GDvernment funding fortraining swwices
Rents for residential accommodation
1,826,248
14,400
1,840,848
1,803,569
1,731,192
2,930,821
1,844,287
3,194,551
1,844,287
3,194,551
Government funding for residenti￿ ¢are
Workforc8 Development funding
708,900
708,900
1,081,￿0
SJe of produ¢& and serviGes
1,257,550
1,257,550
1,023,727
In¥estrnents
Investment inc0rn8
108,779
106,779
68,446
TOTAL
8,472,917
723,300
9,196.217
8,931,794
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raisifig funds
Negotiation of government fvnding
58,OOD
58,000
56,000
Fundraising trading.. other cost5
25,641
25,641
30,236
Inv&stment management 18&S
1,534
2.137
Char7t8ble activities
Traning servic&s
2,629,361
2,689,361
2,262,948
Residential accommodation
7b
1,282,815
3,777.380
1,282,815
1,187,965
Care serwices in residential accommodation
7¢
3,777,S60
3.541.999
Wot1dorc8 Developmant costs
Dire¢t costs of produce and sanrices
7d
708,900
708,900
1,081,090
7d
368,051
388.051
291,316
Oth8r
Man8gement and administration
280,270
280,270
271,155
TOTAL
8,433.032
7{￿,900
9.141,982
8,724,846

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Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024
contd.
Not•
Unresirfeted
Funds 2024
Ae5trfclod
Funds 2024
Tot81 Funds
Total Fund$
2028
NET INGOMEIIEXPÉNDITURE
Transfers bétwBen funds
14,400
114,4741
10
14,474
fT41
54,285
206,948
0thorrgGogn￿e&g8lns1O0s$6sj
R8alisgd gaIn￿O¢S$@$) on inv8Stm8nts
1903)
19031
113,6601
Gainsl(Losses1 on rev￿uatiOn of investments
19.567
19,5fj7
12,1701
NEf MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
73,023
(741
72,949
191,118
RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward
8,894,425
170,329
9,064,754
8,873,636
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
22
8,967,448
170,255
9,137,703
9,064,754
The statement of financial acilvtti&s Includ&3 dl gains and105ses recogni$￿ in the year.
All income anLI expenditure derive from contlnulng actEvitles.
The stat8m8nt of financial activities also ci)tnplies with the requir&m8nts for an income and expenditure awount under thè
Companies Act 2006.

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33
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
Nots
FIXED ASs￿s
T￿gible assets
Investments
13
6,￿,478
527,098
6,708,270
260,689
14
7,110.576
6,968,959
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
16
42,175
843,125
1,930,031
39,211
769,277
2,168,849
Debtors
17
Cash at bank and in hand
2,815,331
2,977.337
CREDITORS - arnounts falling due
wrthin one year
18
(727.955
80D,4861
NET CURRE￿ A5$￿s
4087.376
1176,851
TOTALASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
9,197,952
9,145,810
CREDiTORS - amounts f￿]ing after
more than one year
19
160,2491
181,056)
22
9,137,703
9.064,754
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Genera funds
8,892,448
75,000
88,19,425
Dasignated funds
75.000
8,891448
8,894,425
RESTRICTED FUNDS
170,255
170,329
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS
22
9,137,703
9,064,754
The financial statements were approved by the trustees On..
Mr D Gtsdsmark
Trustée
Ms F Russell
Trnstee
Company Regl$tration No. 01885053

Adingbourne Trust Annual Report and Financlal Statements for the yèar ended 31 March 2024
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING A¢TIVITES
121.4891
311178
INVESTINQ ACTIVITIES
Dividends
3.372
8,293
5,798
56.355
Interest income
43,967
Rènts received
59.440
Purchase Offix￿ asset investments
1504,7131
256,968
1315,9641
310,260
Pro¢eed8 on disposd of fix8d asset investments
Proceeds on Elisposal of tangible assets
Purchase of tangible fixeEI a55ets
1,000
153,7151
1125,2661
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
1194,6811
161.5241
FINANCING ACTIVITES
Payment of obligations under financé leases
Proceeds of borrowing
Repaym8nt of borrovAng
122.6481
1300,0001
122,6481
1300,(ml
Net increase Idecreas81 in cash
and cash equivalent5 in the year
1238,6181
149,3481
Cash and cash equwalentS
dt the beginning of thé yèar
2,168,849
2,218,197
Totsl tash and cash aqulvalants
at the end of the year
1,930,031
2,1Q8,849

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35
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
ACCOUNTtNG POLICIES
l•Ji In¢ome
Chaitty Inf0M￿l[￿rt
Items of income are recognised and included in the
accounts when ￿1 of the following criteria are rnet..
The Adingboume Trust is a pdvate company Ilmited
by guarant8e incory>orated in England and W￿e8. The
registered office is Thomas Eggar House, Friary Lane.
Chichest8r, West Sussex, P019 1 UF.
The charity has entitlement to the funds-
Any pertom)ance conditions attached to the Income
hav8 been met or are fully wiLhin the control of the
chanty..
lal Accounting convention
The￿ is sufficient certainty that ￿CeiPt of the Income
is considered probable,. and
The financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the chartys governing do¢umÈnt, the
Companies Act 2006 and"Accounting and Reporting
by Charities.. Staternent of Reoommended Practice
applicable to Gharitie5 preparing their a¢counts in
aG¢ordanGe wth the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in thè UK 2nd RÈpublic of Ireland (FRS 1021"
las amended for accounting periods commencing from
1 January 20191. The charity is a Public Benefft Entty as
defined by FRS 102.
The arnount Gon be rneasured reliabty.
For18gacies, entitlement is taken as the earfier of-
Thè date on which the charity is aware that probate
has been granted.,
The Èstate has be8n finalised and notification has
been made by the executorlsl to theTrust that a
distiibution will be rnad8,' or
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which
is the functional currency of the Gharity. Monetary
amounts in these financial statements ￿ rounded to
th& n&arest £.
Whw di5tritMJtion is rec8ived from th8 estate.
Raceipt of a legacy. in whole or in part, k% only ¢onsidered
probable wh&n the arDOUnt can be measured ￿lIablY, and
th8 charity has been notified of the exetutors intention
to make a di8tribLrtioTr. Where legacies have been notthed
to the Ch￿ty. orthe Gharity is aware of the granting of
probate, and the ¢rrfteria for income r8cognitior) have not
been rnet, then the legacy Is treat8d as a contingent asset
and dis¢losed rf mat&rid.
The financial stat8m&nts have b88n prepared under
the historical cost conv&ntion, rnodified to include the
r8valu8tion of fixed asset investments at fair V￿Ue. The
principal accounting policies are set oul below.
Ibl Goln9 concem
At the time of gpproving the finan¢ial $tatemeTts, the
trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity
has adequate resour¢&s to continue in operdlional
existen¢e forthe foreseeable *uture. Thus, the trustess
continue to adopt the going concern basis of awounting
in preparing the financial statements.
Incorne received in advance of any $8NIc8 is d&f&￿ed
until the criteriafor in¢om& ￿C09n(Clon 8r8 met.
Inv&strn8nt income is included when rȢeivable.
lel Expenditure
Expenditure is rwognised once ther* is a lega] or
constructive obligation to make a payment to a third
party, it Is probable that sèttlement will be r￿uIre
and the amount of the obligation can be measured
reliably. Expenditure includes any VAT which Gannot be
recovered, and is r8POrted as part of the eXpend[tU￿ tr>
which It r&lates'.
Ic) Charilable lund$
Unrestrict8d funds are available for use at th&
di$¢retion of th8 truste￿ in furtheran¢e of the gener
objectivÈs of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted fund5 eamarked by
the Management Committee for parbGular purposes.
Cost ol gen&rating funds comprises the Costs
associated wtth attracting volunlary in¢ome and th8
¢osts of trading.
RestriGted funds arè subj8ct8d to re5trictiOn5 on their
expendfture imposed by th& donor orthrough the
terms of an appe￿.
Charitable expendrfture compris&s those costs incurre
by the charity in the deliv8ry of its activities and
servi¢es for Its beneficiaries. It includes both Gosts
that Can be dlocated directty to such activttie5 anij

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
those costs of an indirgtt nature n8c88sary to support
them, including a share of the govarnance costs which
include those GOSts as80ciated with meeting the
Constitution￿ and statutory requirements of the charity
and includés thè audit lees.
Investments are initially rnea8ured at transaction priGe
excluding costs and are subsequently Fneasured at fair
V8Iu8 at each reporting date. Changes in fair valu& are
recognised in net incom&lleXpendrtu￿} lorthe yaar.
Transaction costs expensed a5 incurred.
M8nagement and administration costs includethose
costs Ilnk8d to th8 strategic management of the
charity.
ffl Stoek
Raw Mat￿als, consumables and growing Grops arè
valued at th& lower of cost and net ￿311S&￿1￿ valu8.
AII c08ts are allocatad botWO8n the expenditurè
categories of the SOFA on a basis designèd to rÈfl8Ct
the use of the resource5. Costs relating to a particular
activity are allocated directly. others are apportiorted
on an appropriate basis set out in notp 7.
O) D•trtor¥
Trade and otherdebtors aTe recogni$8d at th8 s8tt18ment
arnount due after any trade discount.
V) FLY•d ￿￿ts-T*￿0tb￿ Atsot8
ik> Cath and cash equS¥alents
Flxed assets lexcluding investm&ntsl are stated at cost
1È8s accumulated d&pr8clation. Minor additions costing
below £1000 arg nol cap[t￿lS￿d. D&preGiation is Prtrvided
at annual rates caleulaied to wrrfL8 oft th6 cost of each
asset over its expected useful lif8, as follows..
Cash and cash equivJents are basis financid a&88ts and
include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks,
other short-term liquid investments and bank overdrafts.
Bank overdrafts ar8 shown within borrowings in current
Buildings
1 Dkn to 2.5% straight
line or estimated
useful lif&, rf shorter
11> Cr•dltor% provl$lon$
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity
has a pr&sent obligation resulting from a past event that
will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third
party and the arnount due to settle the obligation tan be
measured or estimaled reliably.
Glasshouses
15Yts TeduGing balanGe
Fumiture, fixiures and equipment 1596 reducing balance
Plant and equipment
17.5% reducing
balance or straight Iln8
for as88ts with a fixed
Im) Finan¢lÈl in$trnments
The charity has &18ct8d to apply th@ provlsions of Saction
11 '6asic Financial Instrum8nts' and Section 12 '0ther
Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of its
financial instruments.
Motor vehicles
25% reducing balance
or 8 y&ars straight line
Finan¢ial Instrum8nts arè recognised in th8 charitabl8
Gom>)any* balanc& sh8et whèn the charitable company
becomes party to th& contractual provision of tha
instrum8nt.
191 Impainn•nt of tix•d as¥•ts
At each reporting end dat&. th8 charitab18 company
rÈvi&ws tha carwng amounts of ils tangible assets to
d6t8rmine whother there is any indi¢ation that those
assgts have SLrffered an irnpairmènt loss. If any such
Indication exists, the recoverable arruunt of the a55et
is estimated in order to deterrnine the extent of the
impairment loss (If any).
Flnancial assèts and Ilabl1￿]￿S are offs6t, wvch the
net amounts pres8nt8d in th8 financial stat8rnWts,
when there is a legally enforceable right to set i)ff th
recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on
a net basks or to reali5e the asset and settle the liability
simultaneously.
Ihl ￿￿ed asset Investments
Basio finarJci313$5ets
Interest5 in 5ubsidiarie5, assoGi#tes and jointly ¢ontrolled
entities are initially measured at cost and subséqu8ntly
tngasurecl at rost less any accumulatéd108$8s.
Basic financial assets, which include debtor5 and ¢ash
and bank balances. are initially measurÈd at transaction
price including transaction costs and are subsequently

Aldingboumo Trust Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
37
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
carried at amortised cost using the effe¢tive interest
method unless the arrangement ¢onstitute$ a finan¢ing
transaGtion, whert the transaction is measured at the
￿￿ent value of the futyre weipts discounted at a
market rate of interest. Financial assets Glassffied as
recÈiv2ble wrfthin one year are not amortisad.
lol Employee b•ntffts
The cost of any unused holiday ￿tICI&M￿nt is recogni
in the period in which the employee¥ services
are receiv8d. Termination benefits are recognised
imrnediately a5 an expense when the charity is
demonstrably rommitted to teminatè th& employment of
an 8mploy8e orto provide tennination benefits.
Basic financi￿ liabiithes, in¢luding ￿ditOrS a￿ inrfcial
recognised at transaction pricè unless the arrang8rn8nt
Co[￿tIlUteS afinanong transaction, where the debt
instrument is measured at thÈ present V￿￿e of the
future payrrents disGounted at a mark8t rat8 of interest.
FinanGial liabilrfti&s classrfied as payable within one year
afy not amortised.
Ipl Retirement boneffts
The Mdingbourfte Trust stskeholder defined contribution
p￿Siort scheme was closed to new Èntrants on S1
DeGernber 2013. EmployeÈs in this schèmè make a
net contribution of at least 3Yts and the Twst makes
a contribution of 7Yo gross. Aworkplace defined
contribution pension scheme was started on 1st April
2014 and all staff not in the stakeholder scheme whD
earn over the thr&shold are aLrto enrolled in a workplace
pension. Employe& and Trust contributioris forihe year
under rèview are 4% and S% respectively.
Debt instruments ar8 subsequenyy ¢arri&d at amortl$8d
cost. using the 8ffective interest rate mèthod.
Trade ¢reditors are obligations to pay for goods or
services that have been acquired in the ordinary COUTse of
operations from suppliers. Amount5 payabl& are classffied
as Gurrent liabilitl8s if payment is due wfchin one year or
18ss. If not, th&y are presented as n0n-Cur￿nt liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised iniliJly at transaction price
and subs8qu*ntly measured at am¢rti$ed cost using the
eff8CtiV6 inter&st rnethod.
Iq) Ctttlcal accounting estimates and judgements
In the appli¢*ion of th& chartys accounting policies,
the trustÈps are required to make judgements. estimales
and assumptions about the carrying arnount of assets
and liabilities that ar? not readily apparent trom other
sources. Th& estimates and asso¢iate(J assumptions are
based on historical experience and other factors that ar6
considered to be relevant. Actu81 ￿sU7t$ may differ from
thes& estimates.
Derecognition ￿TRA8￿cIall1&h111tseS
Financial liabiltties are derecognised when th& charity's
contractual obligations Expl￿ ov are discharged or
cancelled.
The estimate$ and underlying assumptions are reviewed
on Sn ongoing basis. Revisions to atGounting estimat88
￿c09ft1sed in the period in whiGh the estimatè is
revised where the revision afferts only that pèriod, or in
the period of the revision and futll￿ periods where the
revision affects both Current and futur8 periods.
Inl L88885
Leases ￿ ¢lassrfi&d as finance lease5 whenever the
terms of the leas& transfer substsntially JI thÈ risks and
rewards of ownership to the lessÈÉs. Ml oth8r18ases are
classnled as operating l&ases.
Asset5 held under finance leases are recognised as
assets at thè lower of the ass&ts fairvalue at the date of
inception and the present value of the minimum lease
payments. Trè related liability is included in th& balance
sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are
trÈat8d as consisting of capital and interest 818ments. The
interest is charyed to net incomellexpenditurel for the
year so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest
on the remaining balance of the liability-
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any
lease inGentpies r8ceived, are charged as en expense on
a straight line basis over thetefrn of the relevant lèase.

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Aldingboumè Trust Annual Report and Financial Statèmènts for the year ended 31 Ma￿h 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
£ INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND GRANT8
Donations and grants received during the year weTe 85 follows-.
Unre8trlctad Unr•slrlcted
The Henry Smfih Charity
Aviva Foundation
10,000
33,000
10,000
18,000
Hive Dynamite
S8lsey Golf Club
LDA Employment Support SeNic8
Ern&3t Kl8lnwort Charitab18 Trust
28,387
20,734
12,134
81,667
15,000
Leathersellers Guild
15,000
Reconnacting Communities
Individual grants not exceeding £5.000
Individual donations not exc88ding £75,000
21,000
7,783
7,576
70.551
185,639
243,502
292.949
INCOME FROM ACTMTIES TO FURTHER THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES- TRAINING SERVICES
Unr88trlctad
Funds
R•strlct8d
Funds
Total
Totsl
Frorn Local Authoriti8s for training swvices
1,826,248
1,826,248
1,803,569
Other funding for traning s8rvicas
14,400
14,400
Total rai51ng funds
1,826,248
14,4CKI
1,840.e48
1,803,569
Sponsorship f88s paid by local a￿t￿rItIeS for th8 tr￿nIng of clients at the Aldingbourn8 Country Centre and the CreativeArts
S8rvic8 traning facilities have been r8classified 85 5etvices under contract and are now treated as un￿stricted income.

Aldingboume Trust Annud Report and Financial Ststements lorthe year ended 31 March 2024
89
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
INCOME FROM ACTvrfmES TO FURTHER THE CHARifY's OBJECTIVES- RESIDENTIAL CARE
Frorn LOC￿ Authorities for ￿sidential care
3.194.551
2.930,821
Funds tsceived trom Ioc21 authorities in respect ot support seM¢es prowdÈd to residents of the Trust's residentid units have
be&n reclassified as services under contract and are now twted as unrestrict8d income.
The costs of providing these Gare 5erviGes are part of the overall Gosts of running thp Trusts residential units, and it is
not considered cost-beneficial to prepare detailed cost analyses as between the residenti& and the Gare &lements. Trust
management believes that the c05t of these care services is broadly #quivalent to the Government funding received.
5. INVESTMENT INCOME
Unr*strt¢ted
Unrestriclad
Dividends
3.372
Inte￿st
5,798
Rent tsceivable
59,440
56,355
106.779
68.446

Aldingboume Trust Annual Report and Financial Statements for the yèar ended 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
RAISING FUNDS
R•strtct¢d
Funds
Totsl
N8gotiatlon of funding
58,000
58,000
56,000
Cost of fundraiser and fiJndraising ev8nts
25,641
25.641
30.236
Investrnont rnanagernent fees
1,534
1,534
2,137
Totsl raising lund$
85.175
84175
88,373
For the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2023
Unrestricted lunds
88,373
Restri¢teLS funds
88,373
Negotiation of Govemrngnt and other funding and of partnership arrangements is an itnportant aspect of the work done by
the senior management teatn, and an estimated portion of th¥r salaries and related costs has 8cGordingly been allocated to
Costs of Gene￿tIng Funds.
78. CHARITABLE ACTNITIES EXPENDITURE
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Restrict•d
Fund5
Totsl
2023
2024
TRA]NINQ
staff costs
1,839.090
115,577
1.839,090
1,570,976
Depreciation
Repairs and renewals
Oth8r direct costs
115,577
102,820
137.608
197.606
170,306
243,918
243,918
139,104
2,336.191
2,336,191
1,983,206
Share tsf support cost8 Isé@ Not8 7fj
Share of governance costs Isee Not8 70
Totsl
298,026
298,026
268,4g8
5,144
5.144
11.248
2,639,361
2,639.361
2,262,94B
For the year ended 31 March 2023
UnrestrKte(I funds
Restricted funds
2,262,948
2.262,948

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41
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
7b. CHARITABLE AcTIV￿lEs EXPENDITURE
Total
2024
Funds
Fund$
REsIDE￿IAL ACCOMMODATION
Rent payable to ian¢Jlords
1.121.997
1,121,997
1,121,997
158,089
1,039,576
1.039,576
142,424
1.121,997
Share of support costs Isee Note 7fj
Share of govemance co$t$ lsee Note 71)
158,089
2,729
2,729
5,985
Totsl
1,282,815
1,282,815
1,187,965
Foi thè year ended 31 March 2023
UnrÈstricted funds
1,187,965
Rd5tricted funds
1,187,965
7¢. CHARITABLE AMMES EXPENDrruAE
Unresthcted
Fund8
Restrictsd
Funds
Total
2024
Ttstal
CARE IN RESIDENTIAL
ACCOMMODATION
Staff costs
2,530,290
15,300
752.283
2,530,290
2,420,192
16,200
Depreciation
Other direst ¢osts
15,300
752,283
883,174
3,297,87J
3,297,873
3,099.566
Shar8 of support costs Ise8 Not8 7fj
Share of govemance costs Isee Note 71
471,352
471,852
424.647
8.135
8.135
17,786
Totsl
4777,360
3,7TF,360
4541.ggy
For the year ended 31 Mareh 2023
Unrestricted funds
Restricted fund$
3,541,999
3,541,999

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Aldingbourn8 Trust Annual Report and Financlal Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
7d. CHARIYABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE
Totsl
Total
Fund
F￿d8
PRODUCE AND SERVICES
Workforce Developrnent C05ts
708,900
708,900
1.081,090
Other direct cost5
368.051
368.051
291,316
Total
368.051
708,900
1.076,951
1,372,406
For the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2028
Unrestricted funds
291,316
1.081,090
Restrfcled funds
1,372,406
78. CHARrrABLE ACTMTIES EXPENDITURE
R8Strtcted
Fund¥
Total
Tot•1
FuThl8
MANAGEMÉNT AND ADMINISTRATION
Staff costs
280,270
280,270
271,155
Total
280,270
280.270
271.155
For the year en(Jed 31 March 2023
Unrestricted fund5
271,155
R8Strict8AY funds
271,155

Aldingbourne Trust Annual Report and Finaneial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
7f. CHARITABLE ACTtVlTIES EXPENDITURE
Support
Total
2024
Totsl
SUPPORT COSTS
(INCLUDING GOVERNANCE COSTSI
Staff costs
Costs
548,619
47,&31
331,217
548,619
47,831
831,217
435,007
39.947
360.613
Depreciation
Olher dire¢t costs
Governance costs
Auditors remuneration
12,000
12.OCI)
13.500
Leg￿ and professional fees
4.008
21,497
Total
927A67
16.008
943,475
870,564
Support
Governance
Costs
Total
2￿24
Toial
207d
Analysed between..
Training
Resid&ntial accommodation
298.026
5.144
303,170
279,742
158.089
2.729
160,618
148,389
C8re in residential accommodation
471,352
8,185
479,487
442,433
Total
927,467
16,008
943,475
870.564

Aldingbourne Trust Annual Report arKI Financial Staternenls for the year ended 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
8. TRUSTEES REMUNERATION
The Trustees n8lth8r recelvpA Th?r waived any Tetnuneration or 8xp8ns8s during the year P023- £nlQ.
9. STAFF COSTS
Unrnstrlctad
UnrwJtri¢t•d
Sdaries
4,724,343
4,271,358
Social security costs
P8nslon costs
367.6go
8,865
141,900
22,335
126,301
Llfe Assuranc8
18.805
5.256,268
4.753,329
Employee5 owning moro than £60,000 during the y8ar'.
2024
Nurnb•r
Number
£60,001 £70,000
£70,001 £80,000
The key managernent personnd of the ¢haritsble Company comprise th? trustee5, the Managing Director, the General
Manager, the Head of Financè, the HR Manag&r and th& Head ol Support. The total ernployee Costs of the key manag8mÈrtt
personn&l of the charitable Gompany were £338,27012023- £327,154), of which, pension contributions were £15.52012D23-
E15.2911.
The av8rag& number of employees, calGulate£l on a head Count basis was..
Numb•r
NuM￿r
Residwtial proje¢t$
131
128
Training projects
Management and adlninistration of thè Charfty
121
109
28
27
There were a total of 15312023- 1451 full tim& equivalent employee5 in the year. The￿ wer8 no redundancy costs during the
year12023- £8,709). Th&re w8re termination paym8nts of £11,00012023- £10,0001. A settlement was reached prior to the y8ar
end and £11,000 has been included in credElors.

dingbourne Trust Annud Report and Financial Statements for the year ended $1 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
1￿ TRANSFERS gEfwEEN FUNDS
Thetransfer b&twe&n funds in 2024 relat&s to thè d&preciation charge for the ye&r on restricted fund tsngible assets which is
shown in unrestricted fund expenditure. In 2023 certain incorne funds and related expenditure were cl855ified as restricted, but
thè net resuycs of this activlLy formed part of th8 Trusts general funds. In both years it is therefore necessary to make a transfer
b&twe&n r&stiict8d and unrestrict8d funds. in OTderto bring fvnd balances into line with Ihe year•d Blan¢È Sheot position
Isee nots 221.
11. CORPORANON TAX
The charilable company is exempt from tax on Income and gans falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section
252 of Ihe Taxation of ChaoeablÈ Gans Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its Gharitsble obje¢t$.
11 VOLUNTEERS
The chartty was supported by 279 volunteers P023- 2411, who proMd¢d 1,597 hours per week of asslstance in various areas of
the chartty'5 actiwtie$.

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Aldingbourne Trust Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year grTrded 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
1& TANGIBLE FtXED ASSETS
Land and
BUll¢￿n9¥
Land 8nd
Buildings
Freehold
Glas8
pkn&
Motor
Equlwmnt Vehlcl80
Totsl
Cost or valuation:
1 April 2023
Additions
7,513,074
252,605
68,833
647,547
155,030
8,635,089
53,715
53,715
Disposals
64,326
4,495
201.597
270,418
31 March 2024
7,513,074
188,279
82,338
499.665
155.030
8.418.386
D8preciation:
1 April 2023
Charg8 for the y8ar
DiSpoS￿S
1,181,270
94,837
208,888
16,243
64,326
66,4e8
362,614
107,779
1,926,819
58
54.834
12,438
178.508
4,495
201,597
270,418
31 March 2024
1,276,107
160,705
62,029
215,851
120,218
1,834,908
Net book value..
31 March 2024
6236,967
27,574
309
283,814
34,814
6,583,478
Nel book valLw'.
31 March 2023
6,381W4
42,917
365
284,933
47251
6.708,270
Th8 net book value of tangible fix￿ ass8ts Includ8S th& following in respect ol assets held under finance leases or hire
purchase contracts. The d8pr8ciation charge in r8sp8Ct of such ass8ts afnounted to £1809612028- £niD for the year.
Plant and 8qulpment
85,308
108,404
The oharty took advgntage of thÈ transition èxemptions aValab￿ upon transition to FRS 102 in the 2017 accounting period to
elect to use wevious revaluation as (Je&med cost.

Aldingbourne Trust Annual Report and Financial Ststements for the year ended 31 March 2024
47
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
14. INVESTMEKrs
Lisied
Investments
Cost or valuation=
At l April 2023
A(Idititsns
280,689
504.713
Valuation changes
Oisposds
19.567
P57,8711
At 31st March 2024
527,098
Carwng arnount
At 31st March 2024
527,098
At 31st March 2023
260,689
The liste(l investments ￿ worded attsirvalue whi¢h 1$ their market V￿Ue.
Included within Cash at bank and in hand within the bJance sheet are fund5 helll in the brokers income and trading &¢ounts
of £14,195 P023- £8,323).
15. FINANCIAL INsfRUMENTS
2024
Carying arnount of fiThanGia5 assets
InstrUm￿ts measured at fairvalue through profft or loss
527,098
260,689
Price and credit risk is managed by employing Professiond investrngnt m2nagÈrs who work within an agr88d investment
policy and risk profile.
16. STOCKS
2023
2023
Flaw materids, ¢onsum*>le$ and growing crops
42,175
39,211

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dingbourne Trust Annual Report and Finaneial Statements for thè year ended 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
17. DEeTORS
Amounts falllng due within one year
Trade debto
597,795
471.167
other debtors and prepayrnents
234,830
287,610
832.625
758,777
Arnounl$ falling due after one year
Other debtor5 prepayments
10,500
10,500
Total Debtors
848125
769,277
18. CREDrroAS- Amounts falllng du• wlthln on• y•ar
Trad8 t￿dItO
143,964
139,7&5
Obllgatlons und&r flnance leases (note 201
Other Gredito
20,657
22.498
399,399
480,836
Othertaxe5 and so¢ial securlty
163,935
157,367
727,955
800,486
Included in other cr&ditors is t36,95012023- £26,0141 relating to pénsion commitm8nts.
19. CREDITORS- Amounts falling aft•r on• y••r
ONigations und&rfinanc& lease5 Inote 201
60,249
81,056

Aldingbourne Trust Annu￿ Report and Financial Statements forthe year ended 31 March 2024
49
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
20. FINANCE LEASE COMMITMENTS
Within one year
Within two and five years
20,657
80,249
22,498
81,056
80,908
103,554
The finance leasg commitments of £80,90612023- t103.5541 are Secur￿ on the assets held underfinan¢e lea$es or hire
purchase contracts. The finance charges for the year are £2,16312023- £nil).
21. OPERATING LEASÈ COMMITMENTS
At the reporting Ènd dat8, the chartsble company had outstanding eommrknnentsfor future rninimum lease payments under
non-¢ancÈllable operating lease5, as fo11ows.'
Within one year
Within hvo and five yèars
131,257
203,179
60,000
191,256
191,257
394.435
The lease payménts r8cogni88d as 8n expense in thÈ yw are £202,179 (2023- £203,179).

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Aldingboume Twst Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
21 FUNDS AND ANALYSIS OF ASSEfs BEnYEEN FUNDS
Reth¢ted
Funds
Designated
Funds
G8naral
Funds
Total
At 31 March 2024
Tangible asset$
Investments
155,855
75.000
,352.623
6,583,478
527,098
527,098
Current assets
14,400
2,800,931
2,815.331
Current liabilities
(727,9551
160,2491
1727.959
160,2491
Long term liabilities
Total
170.255
75.000
8,891448
9,137.703
Restrictod
Funds
Oesign8ted
Fund$
G¢n•rdl
Fund$
Totsl
Al 31 March 2028
Tangible assets
Investments
170,329
75,000
6,462,941
6,708,270
260,689
260,689
CuTr&nt assets
2,977,337
1800,486)
181,056)
2,977,337
(800.4861
(81,0561
cur￿n1 liabilities
Long term liabil¢cies
Total
170,329
75.000
8,819.425
9,064,754
R&stiict8d Funds..
Construction of the principal propErties at the Aldingbourne Country Centre have b8en fund8d by
specific developrnent fund appeals, and accordingly us& of the ￿et$ acquir8d are restricted by th
terrn5 of the appea15. Gertain otherfxed assets have been pur¢hased with WSCC funding and a
restricted forth& provision of training serrfiGe5
Designated Funds..
Thes& funds have been designated for 5pecilic purchases relating to various projects. The designated
tangible asset fund is released over the useful lrfe Df the assÈts purchased in accordance with the grant
r8ceiv8d from Social Enterprise Invethent Fund ISEI8.
General Funds..
These repwènt thè f￿e funds of theTrust which are not designated for particular purpos&s and are
¢onstituted by the bdance of Net assets not Glassified as ￿trict￿j or designated.

Aldingboume Trust Annud Report and Financial Statements for th$ ye8r ended 31 March 2024
51
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
21 FUNDS AND ANALYSIS OF ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS ICOKnNUEDI
RESTRICTED FUNDS
Tangible as8ets
Twning sernrices
Worlrforce
170,329
114,4741
155,855
14,400
14,400
Dwelopment
708,900
(108,9WI
170,329
7fJ,300
1708.9001
114.4741
170,255
Tr8nsler 81 Marth 2JfJ
Tangible assets
Traning services
Rèsidential eare
184,803
114,4741
12248,4741
13.541.999)
170,329
1,803,569
444,905
2,930,821
611.178
Workforce
Developm&nt
1,081,090
11,081,090)
184,803
5.815,480
16086,03n
1,056,083
170,329
Workforce devalopment funds are r￿e1Ved frorn the Governrnent and paid to organi$ation$ forstaff training
8xpenses incurred.
RECONCIUATION OF MOVEMENTS IN RESERVES
SuTplus for th& f5nanCI￿ year
Opening reseN&s
72,949
191,118
9,064.754
9,137,703
8.878.636
9,064.754

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Aldingboume Trust Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
24. COMPANY
The Aldingboume Trust is a charitable company lirnited by guarante8. Evwy rnembÈr of the Board of Trustee8 of the Twst
undertakes to Gontribute to the assets of the Trust, in the event of the sarne being wound up while they are a mèmber or within
one year after they ceas8 to b& a rnembwfor payment of th8 debts and liabilitiès of th8 Trust contracted before th&y cease lo be
a rnember and th6 costs, charge5 and ex￿nséS of winding up and for the adjustment of the rights of the ¢ontributorf8s among
themselves such amount as rnay be required not exceeding £5.
25. RELATED PAKfY RELATIONSHIPS AND TAANSAcnoNS
Sgrwic8S totslling £16.36g w&re purchased during the yearftom Mr8 A Row8, fund-raising ¢onsultant for th8 Trust, who 15 the wife
of trustee, Mr N Rowe. During th8 yéar, rent of £16,112 was paid to Eognor Makerspao& CIC, a communty interest cornpanyj of
which Ms S Livett is a trust&8. Both sets of trgnsaGtions were made under normal market Gondkions.
26. RECONCILIATION OF NEf MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTVI￿lEs
2Wd4
Net tnovernent in funds
Depreciation charge5
Fair value (gains) lossès on investments
Inv&stmgnt incorne recognised Sn statement of finana
activiti85
72,949
178,508
118,6641
1106,7791
191,118
158.967
15.830
168.4481
IPri)fftl I loss on sales of fix8d 8888ts
Decrease (Increase) ID stocks
Decrease (Increase) in dabto
Incr£ase Idecreas81 In crsditors
(7751
12.9641
173,8481
170,6911
121,4891
1122,1051
148,900
312,176
27. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET IDEBTIIFUNDS
1st hpril 2tyfJ
¢ashnow
New financ•
l•a5•5
31st M•r¢h
Cash at bank and in hand
2,168,849
1238,8181
1,930,031
Loans falling due within one year
Loans falling due after more than on8 year
Obligation5 underfinanee lea
1103,5541
22,648
180,9061
Total
1065,295
1216.1701
1W,125

Aldingbourne Trust Annual Report and Financial Staternents tor thè year ended 31 March 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
2& STATEMENT OF RNAN¢IAL ACTivmES COMPARATIVE FUNDS-YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Unr8strlcteil
Funds 2023
Restricted Total Funds
Fund5 2WJ
INCOME
Donations w)dlegacies
Donations and grants
Govemrnent 9rants and furfough
292,949
292.949
Chsritsble Actlvlt&%.'
Government funding fortraining seNce5
Rents foT residential a¢comrnodation
1.803.569
1,803,569
1,731,192
1,731.192
Govarnment funding for residential cwe
Workforce Oevelopment Funding
Sale of produce and s&rwices
2,930,821
1,081.090
2,930,821
1,081,090
1,023,727
1,023,727
Investments
Investment income
68,446
68,446
Totsl
3,114314
5,815.480
8,931.794
EXPENDITURE ON:
Rwsing fvnd5
Negotiation of government funding
Fundrasing trading= other costs
Invethent management fees
56,000
58,000
30,236
2,137
30,236
2,137
Charitobje A¢by￿e$
Training services
Residential accommodation
2.262.948
2,262,948
1.187,965
1.187.965
ca￿ $eNices in residential a¢¢omrnodation
3,541,999
3,541,999
WorkEorce Developmènt Costs
1,081,090
1.081,090
DireGt Gosts of prDduGe and servi
291.316
291,316
Managernent and administration
271.155
271,155
Total
1,828,809
6,886,037
8,724,846

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Aldingbourne Trust Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 Morch 2024
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
contd.
28. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES COMPARATIVE FUNDS- YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2￿23 IcoKfiNUEDI
UnrestrlGt•d
Funds 2trWJ
R•sts1ctad
F￿d$ 2023
Total Funds
INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
1.277,505
11,056,083)
11,070,$571
1,056,083
206,948
Transfèrs between funds
221,422
114,4741
206,948
Other￿C09n￿seLl gainslflosses)
Rèaliséd gainslOoss881 on investrDent5
113,6601
113,8601
GainsllLossesl on revaluation of
investments
P,1701
12,1701
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
205,592
114.4741
191.118
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward
8,688,833
184,803
8.873,636
TOTAL FUNOS CARRIED FORWARD
8.894425
170.329
9,064,754
CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
Amounts contraoted for but not provid8d in the finanoid 5tatement$'.
2023
Acquisi(lon of property, plant and equipmènt
21,533

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