Charlty nttmbtr.. 283617
Cobtree Manor Estate
Trustee's Report and Fillancial Statements
For the Ye4r Ended 31 March 2022

Cobtrtt M*nor Est•t¢
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R¢f¢r¢n£e and Adtninistrallvt Details of th¢ Charity, 11$ Tn￿teS and Advisers
TnJste£'s R¢Èy)rt
Inde￿ndent Audiiors, R¢p)rt on th¢ Fin8nciaJ Statejllents
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Balane¢ Sh¢¢t
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Notes to the FingJJ¢ial Stat¢m¢nts

Cobtree Manor Es¢•t¢
R¢f¢r¢Dtt and Admini$tT4tiv¢ D¢tsil$ of the ChArity, its Trusttts *lld Advist
For the Y¢ar Elldtd JJ Ma￿h 2022
Trn$tte$
Maidstone Borough Council
Th¢r¢ are no individual tA￿￿¢s. All elertcd members of the Maidsknne Borough Council t￿rrOr￿
duties of ttustees but are not InJst¢es in th¢ir right. A ￿1] list of members is availabl¢ on reques¢.
Ch&rity Ttgistertd number
283617
Prineipgl 0￿1¢¢
Maidmone Bomugh Council
Maid5ton¢ House
King Street
Maidstone
Kent
ME156JQ
Indtptndtut 4udltts
UHY Kejjt LLP UHY Hacker Young
Chartered Accountants
Statutrkry Auititors
Tham¢5 Hou5¢, Roman Squ&r¢
SittingtM)urnt
Ktni
MEIO 4BJ
BADk¢
All fi]nds we managed by Maidstone Borough Countil ai..
Lloyds Bank pl¢. City Office
Badey ￿1ve
Gillingham
Kent
ME5 OLS
Solititors
Head of Legal Patknetship
Mid-Kenl Legal Services
Maid5tone Borough Council
Msidslone Hous¢
Maid51on¢
Kettt
MEIS 6JQ
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Cobtree M**or Est*¢e
Trn$tee'$ Report
For the Ye8r Ended 31 MArch 2022
The Maidsione Bortsugh Countil a¢iin8 as CoTp)rnt¢ Trustee to the rtgi5tered Charity knowTr as-Cobtr¢¢ Manor E5tat¢" pr¢s¢nts its
atmual rqx)rt Tdation to th¢ fmaucial year eJJdinB 31 Ma￿h 2022.
Trnstets
llJ¢ trust¢¢ who soval during the year IS 8tK>WTh on th¢ infor[[￿1]0￿ we.
OWEcnvES AND ACTIVITIES
Governitt¢ Oble¢t
The goV￿ning Obj￿ of the Charity remains thai d¢fin¢d in the Iwe of the Cobtree Ests*dat¢d 13 July 1971 between the Cobiree
Charity Trust Limsled (the lessoT} and the Maidstone Borough Th)uncil (the lessee). The 8ovemin8 objfxt 18 slatrd as..
"To hold Cobtr¢¢ M*nor aNI Cobtr¢e Manor Estate for the Lwjefit of the inhabitsnts of Maid5tone atsd other memben ofthe 8ener8]
public one OT otheror all of the following ways..
By maintainitig Ihecobiree Manor Esgaie as an op¢n space defind by thc SpauE Act 154J6 if th¢
I¢s5¢¢S think fit providing the￿al fa¢iliiie8 f4)r organi5¢d games and other Sports"
With the co[￿¢￿1 of . .[the Cobtr¢¢ Charity Trust Limited atsd the Kent County Councill... in wch oth¢r wdy for
the benefit of the inhabitants of Maidston¢and oih¢rm¢mb¢rs of the genthl public a5 the Council sha]1 from
tim¢ io tsni¢ thitth appropTia*."
Object ofthe Ch•rlty
The la* Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake Iwueathed his fOrn￿r ¢#at¢ lo th¢ Cobtree Charity TTU51 Limittyj and sctdown in the codicils
to his Will wtsirements for its futhrc use. In seeking to interpret thes4 x)rnaim¢s wnfli¢tin& ¢odicils the M￿dItorte Borough
Council and Cobtree Charity Trust Limit￿ aw¢d thai th¢ E$late in its cntiTety. attd the intended chariTrbl¢obJwt5. should b¢ leas￿1
to and govL¥n￿ by, th¢ Maidstone Bomuth Coun¢il.
The MaLdsione Borough Council, ascoryornle Trustee to the Cjmity. has d¢i¢rnin¢d gnd regularly review5 a SErie50fpt>li¢i¢s to
guide the actions of its and employees ill fuifjlling th¢ governing obje£t of the Charity.
Manb¢rsof the Cobtre¢ ManorEstsle ChaTity C4)mmittee manage all aSP￿ts of the Chttrity on bthalf of ihe Council. Inforn￿l
liaison ¢L)niinues with the Tw*e¢s to the Cobiree Charity Ttusi Limsityj. particularly with reg3rd to considering potelltial
developrnents. Membths of the Cobiree Charity TTUSt Limita are invital to attend ihe me¢tin8s of th¢ Cobtree Manor Estate Charity
Comrnilte¢.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Oryatthdoll of the Charfty
Thc Trust￿ to the Rcgisi¢r¢d Charity known &% the Cobtree M￿Or Esrat¢ Temwns th¢ cor￿rate BLxly of the Maidstorte ￿)rough
Council. How the funcliot15 of the CorpornT¢ Trus*¢ are implemented is reittraicd in the section ab)v¢.
All individua] d¢cted M¢mb¢rs to the Maid51one B0￿U￿h Council ar¢ ins¢Nctd to ptyforrn any duties and rtSPL)nsibilitie8 they have
in relation 10 the charity ￿ though they were act￿8 as individu81 In￿1¢￿ alb¢it that they are not individual trustees irt Charity taw.
All elected Members and Officcrs ofih¢ Q)un¢sl ar¢ T¢minded of the Council's obli¥aiions ￿ ihe Charity howth¢% n¢¢d io b¢
considered quite separdtely fiom the nornial duii¢s of th¢ Council acting as the Lo¢al Auihoriiy. An A lo Z'aid m¢moir- is mad¢
available 10 all M¢mb¢T5 and oificers i'la thB Council's irtiernal intratt¢i sli¢.
Underthe terrns of the lease upon which the Charity holds the Cobtree Martor Estate, atvj in thc sp¢cifid cir¢umst4w¢s, th¢ Coun¢il
¢oniinues ￿ liaise with IK>th the freehold owierof lh¢ Estst¢, the Cobiree C.haTity Trust Limited, and the K¢ni County Council.
Advlet to Trnstees
Th¢advice for tru51ees publishd by the Chanty Commission is givo to new Mem￿ of the charity committ¢¢ and n¢w guidanc¢ 18
notifi￿ and mad¢ availabl¢ lo the]D ￿ il is r￿e1Ved from lh¢ Commission. Committee metnbeT5 h8w¢ free access 10 all members of
staff10 ensure thai rh¢y can be fully aware of the SPL*ial considerdiion5, acflvjties and i]nplications of, and for. the charity.
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Cobtree M•nor E$tst¢
Trn5tee's Report
For the Year Ended JI MAr¢h 2022
Aetlvltl
The following para8Taphs aT¢ in¢lude41 tod¢D￿nstrate how th¢ c1￿)ty is It￿]n8 itsoblE8Rtion to provide a publiebellefji. The
primary activities of the Charity are to matwe and maimain three facilities to which the generdl public haVe￿C￿5..
the Cobtrec ma￿)rP￿rk- which is a par￿atsd environnKni with woodland and meadows contsinirtg & wide v4ri¢ty of tr¢es
5htub5 and which is freely ac*5sible 10 the genthxl publi¢, 92Jd
the Cobtree ManorPaTk Golf Cour5e- which is apay and play facility accessible to ail. and
Kent Life-a fann heritsge attraction, includuJ8 acollection of histOTi¢ artefacty whi¢h 15 OP•) to the public eithtton a pay
on ejjty or through an annual membership fee.
Cobtrttcolf Couryt
Ytar
2012121113
Routtth Ha ed
201312014
36,923
37,482
39,927
40J93
2014noJ5
2015ll016
201612017
11
201712L118
35,972
36008
26,006
27281
38A(K)
201812019
201912020
2020Q021
202112022
Round5 playd in 2021r2022 38.500 which i5 the highe$1 total sirt¢e 201&Q017. The signifiunt increlse in golf participation
seen during th¢ Covid-19 pgnd¢mi¢ hgs b¢¢n sustained at Col)tree. Golf was oneof the first leisuTe activiti¢s that could ￿ done
each Covid lockdown period was ¢8styJ. which result￿ in many pwpl¢plgyin8 al Cobire£ in 202012021 when regulations peTmill
them to.
Ji is Pl&￿ing to xe ￿ many of these visitors contitiuitig to Vi5jl atsj play Cobtree M￿￿rF*k Golf Course as w¢ emerge from the
palldemic.
Cobtrne Mltyor P•rk
Thepark was award¢d aGr¢A Flag Award for 202112022.
The park has continued ￿ anraci ¢xirthi¢ly high visitor Dwnkn in 21r2in022 a result of the Covid-19 pa)yJemi¢. although
numb¢TS w¢r¢ not os high 35 they were in 202(V2021. With TestrictK)ns limiting where pwple could go and whai they ¢ould do. the
park b¢¢ame & very busy desllljation every day of the pandemic and il's encouTawng lo see that 80 many orth¢ n¢w visitors it
attr8¢t￿ in 2020 wntinud ￿ visit in 2021.
Carpark irtwme totalled £132,532 for 202112022 Financa*l Year which was 151hTr on 202012021, ahhough 202012021
r¢wrd y¢4r lorcwpork ￿¢$. Comparthl to 2019Q020 the 202112022 are 2￿￿ higher.
The amalgamation of staff at Cobtree Manor PBrk with the parks and open 5pa¢esdwarttneni at tbe council has been a rea] sucttss.
Thep*k btJJ¢fJts ftt)m beit)8 part of a ¢oll¢¢liv¢ of parks with a mBna8ement dep8rtment behind it. Managemelli L5 In0￿ resilient
ond the departn￿lI ens￿e$ its eoll#tive skills 8￿j experien￿9 are deploy￿ at Q>btr¢¢.
Outdwr theatK return￿ in the 5uThmerof 2021. delivered by partners a¢ the Hazlitt Theatre. Th¢perfon￿ces of Ali¢¢ in
Wond¢rlgnd drew audiences of JmTe than 250 each evening. Ticket pri￿ were s* at affordabl¢ family rale5 to enabl¢ th¢air¢ ￿ t¢
broughi to new audiencts. Ihe Ha7.litt t¢am gr¢ returning in the 5llmmerof 2022 to deliver family outthr theairc once again.
In Decemiw 2021 thep*k host￿ the inau8urg1 Glow evcnt at CobtreG a wint¢r-th¢m¢d lights tiwl ihroughotst thepllrk and
woodland. It attracted Ihou5andsof Yisito￿ across 8 fortnight of eveninRs in th¢ run up to Christmas. Thi5 ¢vetil also returns in the
wini¢r of 2022 aftty a Su¢￿$sfUl f￿51 year.
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Cobtr¢e Manor Estate
Trnste¢'s Report
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
Kent Ufe
Having 5llffer￿ multiple ¢losure8 in 2020r2021 b¢¢ause of the Covid-19 partdemic. Keni Life r¢cov¢r¢d strongly in 102112022.
Visitor nyjnbers were litn11￿1 by social distancing in the Spring and ¢prly 5ymnw of 2021. bul by the ¢J¥J of ihe year visitor numbers
8nd scTrM)ol bookings were rcturning to norn)￿.
Ihe winter events pro8ramrt￿ wa8deliver￿ on asmaller scale in 2021. so thai the Site￿uld ranain agil¢ lo any further Covid.19
oulbr¢aks and T¢Strictions. Into 2022 and the K￿1 Life managem¢Dt t¢4m is working on thetreatioJJ of anew T¢#aurant on SLI¢ that
will deliver a new larger mtnu off¢ring lo ils Tl]any wisiiors.
Addldonal VoluDteer Help •Dd IntsD¥lblt lrttojnt
The Cobtrev M¢n'$ Shed group mov¢d from its Elephanl House location in spring 2022 and transfrrred to a ￿llnt building at Kent
Lif& This vertue. altlK)ugh smallLY. wves th¢ sh￿ Group i￿tter &xessibility and a greater tlow of cuslotner5.
The sh￿ Group is a]r￿[Y contributing volunteerhours and caTWlry items 10 K¢nt Life, includin8 5￿me new farMYW￿ enclosures
forthe animal$.
Revlew of Public B¢nefi¢
The Tnjstee continues to con8id¢r ynd ensure that the Charity meets its r¢qUirem￿l to ¢omply the testof public bet)efJt. The
Cfjbtreemanor P** remains fr¢¢ly a£¢¢ssible lo the general publi¢ and the pay and play golf wurse 15 acce55ible to a]1 th0￿ who
wish w take adv￿ts￿e of it facilities at reasonable wsL whilst Kent Lifeprovides a family day out for a rvdsonable fee.
Rel*t¢d Party Dlsd08U
Th¢ MaidstODe BotDU8h Council is the Corporatr T￿￿ of the Chuity. In addititin the a)un¢il itseifowjs part of th¢ lat0 uron
which the Cobir¢e Manor Park Golf Cou]se is buili. Th¢ acwunting arrdngements between the Council and the Chwiiy aT¢ that th¢
Council is T¢swins¢bl¢ for all r￿lP1S and p3yrnents forboih the golf cours¢ and th¢ Cobtree Manor Park. Ai the end of each fillancial
yeaT the tot￿ net opLYattng sU￿lUS or d¢fi¢it of the Manor Park is Im￿ferred to the Charity ￿¢9￿llts. Foi the goifcouTse 719ths of
th¢ total nel operating sU￿lUS OT defi¢bl IS trattsf¢rr¢4 10 th¢ ChBrity a£county refi￿ting the split of land ownership. The r¢maining
Y9ths ar¢ sho￿) ll) the accounts of thecouncil.
The Cfjun¢il akn ￿nployS aMaJJager who jointly tnanages Mote PaTk and the ManorPark A park rdnger ettLployd by the counckl is
as5ign¢d ￿ the Manor Park ￿50.. These ￿lSts exist as part of a service level agreement for Parks amd opcn spa¢¢s manag¢m¢ni of
Cobtr¢¢ Mawr Park, the total LX)$1 of which is sFM)wn irl th¢ Charity ￿cOuntS under the arran8¢ments sp¢£ified atove. Wh
reqlli￿. wjdiiional lth)UT for wv¢rin8 rsnger holiday and some weekends in lh¢ summw se￿￿ ts alw paid forby the Charity.
O¢h¢r officers of the Council aTe from tim¢ to titn¢ in d￿til% sp￿]fiC￿lY TelatLMI to the operaiion and mgnagem¢nl of the
EsLg1¢. They are not part of the afor¢rn¢niioned service l¢v¢l agr¢anent Iheirtime and asso¢iatLwJ costs gre apportionoj
ac£4)rditWy to the Cobty¢¢ acCow￿.
FINANaAL REVIEW
Flnancial Review Ahd lthvegtment Poll¢y
Income for the Y￿ anx)unt¢d to £494l a slight increase on total iJLcom¢ of£463k in the previou5 year. All main its¢om¢ classes
s]M)wn on the Stat￿nen4 of Fingn¢i&l Actiwties I"SoFA}" remain￿ consisienL ￿ThOugh within the heading for income from
¢&￿itable activities there were increases in K¢nt Lif¢ and café inco]De and stllall rèJudiOnS in ¢arpatk 8t￿ 8olf course inQX￿.
Charitabl¢ Costs f¢ll sli8hdy kn £484k froTn £5(X)k in the pr¢vious y¢ar.
Before gains rwrted on inv¢stm¢nts this m¢8nl the result for Iheyear was a surplus of£9k12021.. £36kl. The £60k on
in￿stM￿lS1202l.. £155kl bTings thei income for the y¢ar perthe SOFA lo £69k12021.. £119kl. Th¢ gaJD on InV￿lmentS represents
the mov¢m¢ni in the y¢ar on the charity, li5tcd investment st£urit1¢5. as 5knwn in noi¢ 15.
The final movem￿1 in funds for the yeaT T¢lates 10 fix￿ assd revaluaiions. Th¢ ¢anyin8 V3Jue of the fLxd a58ets ha5 bttn in¢re&*J
by £73k lo refiect the latcst valuations. Th¢ ov¢r811 t[￿Ve￿ent irt funds was therefore an incrcas¢ of £143k12021.. £59kl.
The SUTplus generate4J as p¢rth¢ Stat&nent of Financia] Accounts ¢ontinu¢J to b¢ used to a>uJplete the repaym&)tof debi due to
the Maids¥>neBoTouW) Council.
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Cobtree M*Dor Estate
Trn$tee's Rep)rt
For the Year EDded 31 MAr¢b 2022
Int¢t¢st du¢ to the Clwity in re5PXt of thePem8￿ent endownent heldon the Ch￿￿ty,$ beha]fby the Blirough Council is included
P8rt ofthe ut)resth¢toJ income.
The Balance sheet 5how$ nel ossels al 31 March 2022 of £4.58m. up from £4.44m at th¢ ¢nd ofih¢ prioryear. Much of this va]u¢
T¢lat¢d to th¢ charity's tangible fixed a55ets and oth¢r investmtnts held in endownent fund4 which ￿MpriS¢ £4.21m of the total. The
remaining funds sit as unresiri¢ied free reserves of £438k and negative restricted furtds of £69k. This fund is in deficii as 11 Comptises
th¢ [K￿k walue of the CaT park iTnprovement Works and the balance of the *%socialed loan that fiJnd¢d Ih¢m', the depreciatio
Ch￿ writing the &ssetoff ovw its expected useful life brought the carying va]u¢ of rhc asset down beneAth th¢ valu¢ of th¢
r¢maining loan balanK Thk4 is not consid¢r¢d ty b¢ a conc¢m gnd will catch up UJ time when moreof the loaD 1$ rw(L
Reserves Policy
Restri¢¢￿1 Teserves are Maintain￿ in of the perniw)ent ¢ndowment funds.
Risk MauEem¢Dt
Th¢ Trusie¢ conllDUeS to th¢ business and owational risks wthi¢h th¢ Charity faces, identifies wher appropriat¢ steps to
minimise the impa¢1 of any risks. All ¢ontrdCiOTS working on th¢ Eslai¢ also rry4uirtyJ lo undertake risk ¥sstssments
appropyi*e kn their acti￿litt.
PLANS FOR FUTURE PEIUODS
The Trnstee has now implemented the master plan foT the Cobtree ManorPark and has reserve funds for its implementatiot
with the pern)ission of the Clwity CoJJJmissioJJ, which will ￿d￿allY be re-p￿. Jn bjtllre al[￿ plan for the estate &8 a whole will
need to be devised.
TRUSTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustee is resrM)tl8ibleforprq)tring the financial statethents ill a¢u)rdance with applic4bl¢ law and the Uttited King(knm
GEn￿]Y Ac<epted A￿Oun1￿18 Pra¢ti¢¢.
Law applicable 10 Charities in Ensland and Wales rtyuires the Iru$Tee to prepare financial statements for each fitVdn¢ial year which
give a ITue and fair view of tbe Charity's financiol adivities during the year and ofils fu￿￿¢131 P051tp)n at thc end of theyear. In
pr¢paring these stRtements th¢ Trustr< is r￿ul￿ to..
scle¢t suitable accounting policies and app)y them ¢onsi#tt)Ily,'
ojake judgements and egtim2tes that ￿e re￿ttable artd prudÉ*t'
state whether gppli¢abl¢ a¢¢ounting stsndards haveb¢en followeJ, subj¢cl to any maieria] departures disciosal and
¢Kplaincd in th¢ f5ngn¢l￿ statem¢nts,'
prepare the fJrtatt¢ial stsiemLmlS on the 8Oillg (l)￿ern thjless it is inappmpriate to presu]nethai th¢ Ch￿lty will eontthu¢ i
business.
Th¢ Tn￿¢< has 0￿r￿1 T¢Sfrf)nsEbility for ¢nsuring that th¢Ch4rityh85 appropTi4t¢ syst¢msof control& fit￿¢18] Ènd oth¢rwiK. II is
also responsjble for keepillg prop¢r a¢￿￿ntIng records which disclos¢ with rewnable a¢¢ura¢y al any lime the financial Wsiiion of
the Ch9Sity and to ￿able them to ettsure thai the fJnan¢ta] SL1t￿ne￿￿ comply with the Charities Act 2011. li is also reswnsible for
saf¢guardin8 the awts of th¢ Ctwity and hen£c for taking re￿[th[e stqls foT the p￿vent￿n dnd d¢￿1101) of fraud and other
i￿8￿]dri1]es.
Thi8 report was approved by Ihc Trustee and sign¢d on its bchaifby
CouAtlllor Dfivld Burto
Chalrman rfthe Cobtree Manor £sthte Charfty Comm5ttee
Date..
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Cobtrtt Mattor Est*te
IndepelldtDt Aiditors, Report to Ib¢ Members of Cobtrtt MAnor E$thte
Opinio
We have audited the financial siaicments of Cobtr¢¢ M8nor Estate lthe'¢hariry'l for ihe y¢gr ended 31 Mdrth 2022 eompris¢ th¢
Siaiemeni ofFinan¢ial Activilies, Ihe Balantt Sh¢¢i. th¢ Sialement ol'cash Flows and the rtlai¢d not¢& including a summary or
5ignific3ni at¢ouniing wilicies. The finaDcial reportirtg framework thai has beeJJ applied in their preparatiOJh is applicable law and Uni*d
KJn8dotD Accoi2nlin8 Standards, iD¢luding Financial Rewrting Siartdard 102'Th¢ Financial Rewrting Standard appli¢abl¢ in the UK
gjjd R¢publiG of Irelartd, (Uniled Kingdom fj¢n¢r2]ly Accepted Attouniing Prncii¢¢l.
The financial stattm¢nts have been pttpared in accordanc¢ with Accounting aod ReÈx)rting bs, Charities prepaTiog their a¢¢ounts in
actordanct with the Fin2ncial Rewrting Standards applicable in the UK Republi¢ of Ire]￿d IFRS 102} in preference to Ihe
Acwunting 3nd R¢wnthg b). Charities.. Statemelli ofRt¢ommended Pr4¢tiee issued on l April 2005 which is referred lo in the extant
re8ulations Ixrt h&% been wthdTawTr.
This has b¢en done in order for iht a¢tounts w provide g tnje and fair view in a¢¢ordan¢e th¢ Generally Accepted A¢couming
Prdcli¢¢ eff¢ciiv¢ for r¢porting periods beginning on or after l I￿￿ary 2013.
In our opittion the financial stat¢ment5'.
8Lve a tru¢ and fair vi¢w of the stsle of the chayity's affairs as ai 31 MBrch 2022 And of its it)coming r¢source5 #nd sppli¢ation of
Te$ources for the y¢arthen ended.,
httve been prO￿rIY pr¢pared in ae¢oTdan¢e with Uni*d KiTJgdom Generally Actepted A¢¢ountin8 Pra£tice'. and
have been p￿Part￿ in aceordance with ihc requir¢m¢nts of the ChaTiti£s Act 201 I.
Basis for opillion
We Conducted our audil in a¢¢ordan¢¢ with Internaliotval Standards on Audiling (tJKI IISAS IUKII and appli¢abl¢ law. Our
responsibiliii¢s und¢rth05e standards ate further d¢s¢rib¢d in the Audilor5' respoJJsibiliii¢s for th¢ audil of the fJtthrt¢ial stai¢metits
section of our report. We are independent of th¢ charliy ITJ a¢eordanee Thith the ethical rtquirem¢nts that are relevant to our audii of the
rinanciBJ statemertls Ln the Unii¢d Kingdom. ill¢luditig ihe Finan¢ial Rcponing Council's Ethical Standar4L and we have fulfilled our
other ethical Teswnsibilities in a¢coTdancc with these requiretnent8. Wt beli¢v¢ that the Rudil evidence have obtsiwl is 5ufficieDt and
appropria1¢ to provide a basi$ forour opinion.
CO￿¢1￿$10￿9 reJatiDg to goiug iotyter
In &udituJg the financia] have ¢fjJk¢luded thai th¢ TnJst¢e'5 Use of thE 80ing con¢¢rn basbs of accountitLg in the preparati(
of the fJnaThcial statements is &ppropriat¢.
Bastd on the work we have perfomied, hav¢ not identifjed material un¢enainti¢5 r¢lating to events or conditions thaL individualjy
or coll¢¢iiv¢ly. ma}. <asl signifieoni doubl on ihe Charity's ability io cfjntinue as a goiD8 concern for a peritid of at leasi I￿]ve months
frozn when th¢ financial stat¢ments are authorised for issu¢.
Our rewnsibiliiies and tk Te5ponsibilitie5 0t.tht TMsle¢s wth rtsp¢ct to going conLtm aye des¢rib¢d ID the relev&ni sections of this
r¢port.
Other inforniatiDD
The oih¢r Inforn￿tIOn cO￿p￿Se$ ihe inforn)ation in¢lud¢d in the Allnual Report other Ihan lh¢ fujancial s¢ateThents and our Auditors,
Report Ih¢r¢on. The Tnjstee gre respon5iblc for th¢ oth¢r infomiation conrained Mrylhin the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financ
statements does noi ¢ov¢i th¢ other infortnaliun and: ex¢£pi 10 Ih¢ ¢xient oiheTh4'ise explicitly $iai¢d in our r¢porL do not expre55 any
forni of assurance conclusion th¢r¢on. Our responsibility is io read lh¢ oih¢r infornialion and, in doing so. Consider whether the oiheT
inforn)ation i5 mateTially in¢onsistrni with the financial statemen15 OTOUT knowl¢dg¢ obwined in the courst of (he audir. or oth¢rwi5¢
app*ars ￿ b¢ materially tnisst2ted. If we id¢Diify such material inconsisien¢ies or appar¢ni malerial misslalemenis, 4t art r¢quir¢d to
detennine whcth¢r ihis gives rise lo a material missial¢ment in th¢ financial statements themselves. If, based on the work hive
performed, we ¢onclud¢ that th¢re is a tnaierial missia*m¢ni of this other information, we ate ￿qUired to report that fact.
We hav¢ nOth￿g to report in this r¢gard.
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Cobtrtt Mgnor E$t41¢
Indep¢ndeDt Auditors. Report to the Mtmbtrt of Cobtrtt Mattor Est*tt (toollllutd)
M*tttvs whi¢h we Ttyuired to report by txceptiott
We have nothin8 to re￿Irt in respect of the following mamers where the Charities {Accounts and Retx)rtsl R¢8ul8tions 21K)8 r¢qUi￿5 us
to rewrt to you if. in our opini(m'.
the infornmtion gtven in the Tnut¢¢'s R¢port is inwnsist¢nt in any mat¢rial r¢sp¢d with th¢ finon¢ia] statements: or
suifjcicnt ￿counting r¢cords have not been kept; or
Ihe fJThancial 5th1emenis ¥r¢ noi in agr¢¢m¢ni with the accounting r¢cords and returns,'.or
wt have noi re¢tiv¢d all th¢ infTrrn)aiion and ¢xplan4lions we r¢qwr¢ for our audit.
Re$￿￿$￿bIlith$ oftrnsttu
As explained more fiJl]y in the Trnsitt's R¢sp)nsibilitics Sthr¢m¢n¢ th¢ TTrth¢s ar¢ ￿SponS]bk for tht preparation of the fLtWL¢iAI
Statements Ivhifh give A true snd fairview. 8ttd for such internal ¢ontrol 8$ the TNffte8 de*rniine Ès tJete8S8ry to enttble the prepor8tiOD
ofiinan¢ial $lalem¢nts that are tree frojn material mi551atement. wheihET due to fraud or error.
In preparing th¢ finan¢ial gt8ternen￿ the T￿￿teeS aTe rery>nsible for assessitig the thotity's ability to corltinue as & gOUJ8 ¢on¢¢rn,
dixlosing. as appliublt. mau¢rs r¢l8t¢d to going ¢oneern using the going concern knis of ac¢ounting unless th¢ Trusites either
intend to liquidait iht eharity or to ¢use op¢Taiion4 or hav¢ no reaJistt¢ a]*rn&tive but to &) so.
Audhork, rtspoL8lbtutkJ for tht Audlt of the flna•ei*l 5t*ttm¢ntJ
We have been appoinled a5 auditor under section 144 of Iht Charities Act 2011 and report in ae¢oTda]kce with the Act and rekvaDt
gulaiions made or having ¢ffeftther¢under.
Our obj¢¢tiv¢s gre to obtain reasonable assurance aknut wthether the financial stotements Ls a Nthole are free from material rnisstat¢ynent.
wheih¢r due io fTrud or error. and to issue an Audilors, Report tbBI includes our opiwon. Keasonable assurnn¢¢ is a high level of
&ssurance. bjt is not a gUar￿te¢ that an auditcondu¢t¢d in ￿￿ord￿n¢¢ with JSAS IUKI will Slways d¢tsci a marerial misstatemeJJt whe
il exists. Mi55tale]nertts ¢an ari$¢ from frdud or ¢rror and ar¢ ¢on5id¢r¢d ma*rial if, individually or in th¢ a8gT¢8ate, Ihey could
rew50tthly be expect￿ to tiJfluen¢e the ec0t￿Mie de¢i8ions of users taken oll the basis of these fujanciai statsments.
Irr¢gularities. including fraud. are instartc*$ of lltrn-compliance with laws and regulaiions. We desigo p]Y>ceduTes in line our
r¢stM)nsibilitie5, outlit￿d above, lo delecl material rnisstalements in tC5pecl of its¢gulaTilies, including fraud. The exleDt kn which our
procedures are capable of d¢i¢¢ting irr¢gularities, ijjcluding ￿￿d is detailed below..
How tht fjudli w*$ t•n8ldtred tAp*ble of de¢e¢liDff irr¢yl•ritles iDtlydill¥ fr•¥d
Our approach to identifying gnd a$5essing the risks of material missts*mtni u) reyei of irr¢8ularittes, in¢ludin8 fraud a[￿ non.
¢ompliatLCt with laws Ind T¢gu14tions. 45 follows..
we ideniified the laK¥s and ttgulaiions applicable to the chsrity through diwu55ions with mgna8¢m¢nL and from ow commer¢i81
knowl¢dg¢ ¢xp¢ri¢n¢t of th¢ ¢harity and not.for-profJt s¢ctor.'
we fotused on specifit 18WS 8nd regulations which we consid¢red may have a ¢JiTect material effect on the 8ctounts or the
OPEralioll5 of the charity. including the Chariiics A¢1 201 I:
identified laws and regulations were co]]Jmuni¢aied within the audit team and the *am remoined olert 10 iDst4Jt£es of non
¢ompliow¢ throughout the &udit.
We ￿Se￿ed the susceptibiltty of th¢ ¢harity's acwunts to t[￿terial misstatsthent. thcluding obtsiniDg an wJd¢rs¢andu)g of how fraud
might occur. by-.
Tngking enquiries of mallogement a810 itythere they ¢onyidered there susttptibility io fraud, their knowlcdgt of thBI.
suspected and alleged fraud,. 3nd
considering ih¢ int¢rnal controls in placc ￿ miligate risks of frhttd and ttott-¢ompliance with laws and Teguiations.
To address the ri%k of Iraudthrough mgnag¢tn¢nt bias 8nd override of controls, we..
perforjned gnalyii¢al pro¢edures 10 identify >ny unusual or un¢xp¢¢t¢d T¢lationships'
t¢5t¢d journal entries to identify Un￿u&l IAtssacTions'
assessed whether judgements atbd assumplions mad¢ in de¢¢rminin8 tht a¢eouniing tstimaies sei out irj IhE actountlJlB pjlicies
wer¢ indicaiiv¢ of pot¢ntial bias..
inv¢sti8a*d th¢ ra¢ion4]¢ belLind signifi£ant or urlusual trat￿tio￿%.
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Cobtrtt Manor E$t*te
IDdeptndent AudIt0￿, Report to the Mwbers of CobtTet M*Aor Esiate Itontinuedl
In respoll￿ 10 the risk of ￿regUlaritIeS and wJKornpliance with laws aod re8ulaiions, w¢ desi8Ded procedures which included, but were
rlot lirnited to..
agreeing fin8nci815tatem£nl disclosures to Underlyll￿ supporting documentst￿n,.
readin8 minu*$ of me¢lings ofihose charged with 8ov¢rnan¢e", and
enquiring of mart8gemeni as 10 actug18nd wt¢ntlg1 litigation and ¢laims.
Theye are inh¢T¢nt lifflitstions in our audit procedures de8¢rib¢d abov¢. As a result there is a risk thai w¢ will not (k*ct all irr¢gularitie
includin8 those kadin8 to a InAlerial misstatemEnt in the finatt¢ial stal¢m¢nts or non-compliance *iih regulation. This risk in¢reas¢s ih¢
MOJE that ¢omplian¢¢ with a law or r¢gulation is removed fmm th¢ events aJ)d transactions reflecled in IhE financial Siaitmenis, as w¢
'ill be kss likely lo btt4)me awar¢ of insi4nct.s of non-cojllpliance. lkne risk is al￿ gr¢ai¢T r¢garding irtegularities oc*utting due
fraud r¥ther thBn e]Tor. lls fraud involves in*ni¢ongJ conceaimetLt, forgery, CDllu$ion, omisbion or misrepre5entalion.
A funheT description of our res￿￿$]billiles forthe audii of th¢ financial Slatsments is lo¢at¢d on th¢ Financial Rep)rtin8 Council's
w¢bsifr ai..
rrc.or
uklauditorsres
ibilities. Thi$ dcs¢ripiion fomis p&rt of our Auditors. Report.
[1st of reporl
This rewrt is madc soltly lo th¢ ¢harity's t￿steeS, as a bDdy, in awoThlan¢t with Pan 4 of the Charitie5 (Accounts and Rep)ts}
R¢gulations 2008. Our audit work has bc¢n undertaken so that mighi siaie io Ik ¢hgrity's tNsfr£s those matter5 we gre required to
stsi¢ io Ihejn in an Auditors, Rewrt and foT no Other PUT￿$¢. To th¢ tiillest extent pmnitted by law, do noi ￿¢¢pt or 855urne
restx>nsibility to anyone other than the and iis irnsk¢s. as a body> for our audit work for ihi$ report. or for the opinions hAv¢
formed.
IIHY KtDt LLP
Chart¢r¢d A¢counlant5
sto￿10ry Audi￿rS
Th?mes Ilouse. Roman Square
SittingFourne
E104W
26 January 2023
UHY Kejji LLP Va UHY Ha¢k¢rYoun8 are eligible 10 arf as auditors in t¢rn)s of section 1212 of thE Companies Ati 2006.
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Cobtree Mxll•r Estate
Stat¢mtNt of fiD4Bfi&l •¢t1￿tiO
FOT the Yt*T Endtd 31 M8rth 2022
Unrtjlritted
EMdowm¢Dt
funds
2022
Tot*1
ruDds
2022
Tolol
Restrkttd
2022
2022
2021
Note
ID¢omt iDd tAdowrn¢n¢$
DonHtion5 and ]cgacies
Charitsble activitie5
34,596
34,596
373.42
43,331
42236
27,041
352.040
47,771
36,155
373,420
43,331
42,236
Other trading activities
Investments
Toi*l ith¢ome and
458,987
34.596
493,583
463,OlJ7
Exptnditurt ott..
Charitsble activities
330,382
77.456
76,547
484.385
499.504
Total expeDdity
330,382
77.456
76,547
484,385
499,564
Net Incom41{txp¢ndifyr¢l
belore ntl g•in$ on
128,605
142,8601
176,5471
60,150
9,198
60.150
(30.557)
155.245
Net galljs on investtnents
Nel iocomellexptnditurtl
TraDsfers betw￿￿r￿d5
128.605
{85J92
142,860)
46,034
116.397}
39.358
69,348
J18,688
21
Nct movrmtht in funds
before other r¢eoKnh¢d
gaingl(Iossu}
43,213
3,174
22,961
69,348
lJ8.688
Other rtto8nised
8aibslOo$$esl'.
Gainslllo$xsl on
re¥aJuatiOll of r￿ed assets
73.142
73,142
(60,QOII)
rnovtment ity fuAd8
43,213
3,174
96.103
142,490
58,688
Re¢on¢ilixtioll of fuDds'.
Totsl funds broU￿t fon¥ard
Net movement in fund5
395.197
43,213
{72.0981
3.174
4.115.547
96,103
4,438,646
142,490
4.379,958
58,688
Tot#1 funds ¢arri
fonvaTd
438,410
{68,924)
4.211.650
4,581.136
4.438.046
The Statement ofFuw¢iat A¢tivitl¢5 inrlud¢s all 80ins Hnd Ios5¢5 ye￿gniSed in the ye8r.
Th¢ notes on pages I l To 25 foym part of these finan¢ial sts*menis.
Pagt 9

Coblrte Mlttor FJlxte
B•lanct Sheet
As at 31 March 2022
Asresluted
2021
21J22
Nott
Fixtd Issets
Tangibl¢ os%ts
Inv¢simenls
2,439,443
885.543
1,102.500
2.553.165
825.393
ILv¢stm¢ni PTop¢rty
14
4,427.480
4,377.558
Cyrr¢MI *sKts
Debiors
16
307,842
182,779
257.914
242,668
Cash ai bank and in hand
490.621
500,582
c1edito￿.. amounts fallin8 du¢ within ODE year
17
1201.9391
(J65,167)
Ntt £urrt#t *i*ets
288.682
335.415
Total ajsety leys curreht liAbilitit*
4,716.168
4,712,973
CTtditor5.' gmount5 f8iluJg due after mott than one
y¢aT
1135,032}
(274.527)
Totsl *sstlS
4,581.136
4.438,646
Ch*rity funds
EndoMTn¢nt fuThds
R¢strict¢d funds
Unrestricttd funds
21
4,211,650
168,9241
438.410
4,J15,547
(72,098)
395,J97
Tot*1 fuhd$
4,5¥1.136
4.438.646
Tr rinan¢ial Sts1¢￿IentS w¢r¢ 2pproved and authorised for issu¢ by th¢ Trus*¢ and signed on Ihtir b¢haifby.'
Councillor David Burton
Ch4irni%n ofthe Cobtree Manor Est*te Charity Commltttt
Date.. iig s--
2022
The no*s on pages I 110 25 forni part of these fi]wi¢ial staiem¢nts.
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Cobtret Manor ￿lItt
Notes to th¢ Fin•n¢ial St*tem¢nts
For ibt YtirEndtd 31 M%￿h 2022
Gtlltr*l inforjnatio
Cobtr¢¢ Manor Estat¢ is untncorporated charity with the chartty number 283617.
A¢tollntkng polldt$
2.1 B*yis Of prep*r*tioM of t￿1￿<]￿1 st4temEDts
The financi￿ 5tatem¢nts hav¢ b¢en prepared in &c¢ordanc¢ with th¢ Chariti¢s SORP IFRS 102} (second edition)
Ac¢ouniin8 and R¢poning by Chariti¢s.' Stat¢meni of R¢eomm¢nded Pra¢ii¢e 8pplicable to charitk¢s pTeparing their
accounts in ac¢ordan¢e the Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021
{effective Marth 20181. the Fil￿¢]dI Reporting standa￿ applicabl¢ in the UK alld R¢publi¢ of Ireland (FRS 102) 4]Jd the
Ch3ritie5 Act 2011.
Cobtr¢¢ Manor E¥iat¢ m¢tts th¢ defmition of a publi¢ b¢n¢fJi ¢niiry undtr FRS 102. Assets And liabiliti¢$ air jiiiiially
r¢coBni8¢d at historical cost or traDsacTioD valu¢ urLl¢ss oth¢rwis¢ stated in th¢ r¢kv8nl Oe¢OUUting TX)Iicy.
2.2 Goittg concertt
Th¢ mJst¢¢S 8$5¢ss w]Kth¢r th¢ us¢ of going con¢¢rn 15 gPPTopriai¢ i.¢. wh¢th¢T The￿ 8]t any material unc¢rtainii¢s ￿lated
to ¢v¢nis or ¢onditÈons that may ¢*st $i8nifi¢anl doubi on th¢ abilty of th¢ ¢haJiiable company lo cont5nue as a going
¢on¢enJ.
The I￿$￿e$ tnake this tqsessment ill resrrtt of A period of Ai least one year from the date Lif authorisaiion for iS￿e of th
fin8n¢i&l 5tat¢ments.
The impact ofthe Covid-19 pandemic on operaiions ha5 now largely ceased. The golf course ¢ontractOT is now payin8 their
rtni ots an am¢nded basil with a ￿rfOrmanc¢ ¢ltm¢ni now fomiing part of ihe annual payment. However, the re¢ovtry
from the p8ndemi¢ has kert strotlg Ai the golf course, and this h&$ reflea¢d in those p¢rfomianc< PEtyinenls.
Elsewth¢Te on the estate the Kent Life attraction ond the c4fe are operalins were prior lo the pAll&rnic aDd
meeting theirllgreed contrllctual obligatiot
Going forward the golf ¢OUTse ¢ontY•¢i 1$ du¢ kn c¢￿¢ at the end of September 2023, and chan8¢5 in the rngxkei for such
coJJtta¢ts meons that the Esrao is aDticipaiin8 a thop in the anllual reJJts] p8)Thettts.
Comclusion
PnJd¢nt r¢vis¢d for¢¢2sts hav¢ b¢¢n PT¢par¢d for th¢ yur. taking th¢ atrrf)ve attouttt. attd usujg th¢ assumption
thai rhe charity will ￿ able 10 Coniinue Providing setvices even in th¢ ¢vent ofany futhre lockdowi p¢riods.
T&kirtg the aknve irtttr a¢tount the trustee$ httve ¢oo¢lud￿ there aTe ]xo m*ertAI ￿t￿¢r[ainti¢B a￿ul the ¢lwity's ability to
cotttinue a going concern that it remains appropriate to Cotitinue to ath)pt th¢ gou18 ¢on¢ern basis of a¢countiti8 in
preparing the filla￿ClaI slaletllenls.
2J In¢om¢
All incoine is Te¢ogniscd trn¢c the charity has entlilemtni 10 the income, it is probable that th¢ in¢om¢ wryll be received and
the amount of ineome tEceivable con be ]ne8SUrtd reliably.
2.4 Expendltu
Expenditure is reeo8nised once there is a le8al or consttuctive obligation to transfer e￿nOMic benefjl to J thlrd paFty, il is
probable thai a transfer of ¢¢onomi¢ E¢nefits will be r¢quiT¢d in stlllem¢ni and tbe aJJJount of th¢ obligation can be
meagtsred reliobly. ExE¢ndiiure is classified by activity. The costs of each aeiivity ate mad¢ up of th¢ Total of di[￿1 costs
and shaTcd costs, including support cos15 involvcd in undcrtaking each aclivitv. Direcl costs allribuiable 10 a single activity
are ajlocaled d￿eCtlY to that activity. St￿ed costs which colltribule to ￿ore on¢ a¢iivity ajjd support costs whi¢h aT¢
not BttributRble to a single aCti￿ty or¢ ap￿rtIoned betwEen those &clivitie5 on a basis eonsistent w'ith the use of rewur¢¢&
Central statT￿sIS are allocal¢d on the basis of lime spen¥ and deprecL8IjoD ch8r8¢s allo¢ated on the ￿￿rtiOn of the asset's
Pa8¢ 11

Cob¢rtt Mgnor Estite
Nott8 to the Fin4nci*l Stxtttbtnts
For tht Year Ended 31 J122
Actountillg policies l¢ontinutdl
IA ExpeDdltM￿ I¢0Dtiniedl
Exp¢ndiiur¢ on ¢haritsble activitie5 is incutttd on diredly ynd¢rtJking the &ctivitye5 whiFh further the ¢harity's objediv¢s.
As well 8$ any a$￿¢l&*d suppon costs.
2.5 Intangible wets *Md #mortis*ilon
Mai¢rial intangibl¢ a￿1$ capitalised and Tecognised when fuNr¢ ¢conomi¢ b¢n¢fits are probable and the or valut
of the as5el ¢sn be measured Trliably. Intangible assels are initially tecognis¢d ai cosi gnd are 511bseqiienily measured at
st n¢tof an￿rtisatiOn and any provision for impairnieni.
ATllOrti$ation is provi(kd on the followryng b4si$'.
Website development
25 % 5traighi lint
2.6 T*Diibk fixed •sJ¢ts •Dd dep￿¢￿%¢10
Tangible fjxed assets are ¢arri¢d ai eost or v4]uotion, nel of depTe¢iaiion and any provi5Lon for itDpairmellt.
A revi¢w for impalrment of a fixed as*1 is c8rri¢d out if ¢v¢nts or chsnges in circumstsn¢es indi¢a* thai the ¢arying valu¢
of atsy fLxed asset may not be recoverable. Shortfalls b¢liTrttn lh¢ Carrying valu¢ of fixcd a55e15 and thrir rt¢trverable
amounts Ate recogttised as impainn¢Dts. Impginllent losses ale retognised in lh¢ Stat¢m¢nt orrinancial activities.
D¢pr¢¢iation is ¢harg¢d so as to allocate the ¢ost oftangibl¢ fix¢d a$5¢ts less th¢ir residual value over th¢ir ¢siimat¢d u%ful
lives, using the ￿raig￿l-1)ne method.
D¢pr¢ciation is provided on the followng bases..
Long-ierm le0￿h01￿ property
Motor vehicles
FixtutES #tsd fJttllJ8S
- 12.5VLrf>n cost
l(k25•/oon Cost
The ass¢is' T¢sidual vyJue4 useful lives and depreciation methods are r£vieM¢d, and adjustsd PrOS￿¢tiV¢1Y ifappropriat¢,
or if IhcT¢ is an indi¢aiion of g significant change sinc< the last retx)rting dat¢.
tA>n8-lerni leasehold prope]ty in¢ludcs Cobtrtt Manor Park Golf Course. Kent Life Mus¢um and CobtT¢¢ Mynor Park
Visiwr centr¢. A5 disclosed in noie 13 ihese are h¢ld und¢r a 999 yesr lea*. No depTe¢iaiion is charged on Ikse assets on
the basis that ih¢y w¢ ￿valued annually.
L¢as¢hold propert). a150 includes, at ¢osL improv¢ments at the CObt￿e Play Arta io th¢ c8r park at Cobtree Msnor
Park. These assets are depreciated over their d¢¢m¢d useful lives.
PA8e 12

Coblrtt Minor Estlts
Nottt to the Fiti*tttiAI St*temtttts
For tht Ytsr Ended 31 M*r¢h 2022
Attountin¥ ptslltles {tothtiiutrJl
2.7 1nvcstrnellt5
Fix¢d a5S¢t inv¢stm¢nts *Te ¥ forni of uJs(nJtnellt alld are initially r¢co8lliy*d ai their traJJs&¢tiott ¢05t
subsequenily measured at thtir fair valu¢ ai th¢ Balanct 5h¢¢i dat¢ for investment properties c105LtiE qWt¢d makni
pricc foT oih¢r listed inv¢stments.
All gains and ar¢ taken to the Stattmetyt of financia] activiti¢s they artx. Reajised 8aiti$ artd losses Oll
inv¢strn¢nts ar¢ ¢alcuia*d as the ditTerence between sales proceeds and their op¢ning ¢*nyin8 Value or their purchase
value if acquired subsequeni to th¢ fiTSt day of the financial y¢aT. Unrea]is¢d gains and losses arc c3lculat¢d as the
diffeTence between the fair Val￿ ai th¢ y¢ar end attd their rawin8 valuE. Inve$i]nenl gains gnd losses, wtrKther realised or
utsreaiised, Are eombined And shown in the beaditig 'Gait￿l{lOSSes} OJJ investDxettts' in th¢ Stat¢m¢nl of fLn8nciai a¢iivittes.
Inves1m¢ni properlies ar¢ measured al tair value at each reporting dale with changes in fair va]ue recoglli5ed uj 'g8ins on
rtvaluaiion of r￿ed as8e18' and add¢d to th¢ ¢ndown¢ni fimd to whi¢h ih¢y rtlaie.
2.8 Finoncial instruments
The ¢haTity ollty fjnancial Hssets and f￿anCial liabilities of a kind that qualify as bssi¢ fmancia] instrllthen￿ Basic
rJnan¢ial inS￿MentS ar¢ initjglly T¢¢ognis¢d * transaciion valu¢ and 5ubs¢qucntly meaSU￿d ai their settlement valu¢ with
the eX￿pIlon of bakk loans which are subsequ¢ntly measured at amorti￿d Cosi using the ¢tTeclive interest m¢lhod.
General funds utuestri¢*d funds which ar¢ availabl¢ for us¢ at the discr¢iion of Ihe TTUStee in fiJnh¢rnnc¢ of ihe
ettera] objective$ of the ¢harity and which have nLli been d¢si8natrd for other puypose5.
Restricted fund5 are funds which are to be used in acKordance with 5pKific rv5triction5 impos¢d by donors or which have
b¢¢n rais¢d b). the charity for psrticular purposes. The costs ofraisujg and adrninist¢Ting such fuThd$ *t charged against the
5Pttific b2nd. Tht aim and us¢ of toch ￿ 8tri£i¢d tsnd is s¢t out in th¢ notcs to the fijjancial statemetrts.
Inve$tmeni inL¥)mt, gain$ and losses art allocaled to ih¢ appfopTia* fuJJd.
l•¢om¢ frybm doDatiOll$ 8Dd lo8*eits
UAresirltted
funds
2022
Rtttri¢ted
funds
Tol41
fwnds
2022
TtTrlal
fvnds
2021
2022
Will TTU51 iKome
34.396
34.596
26,465
570
Donatigns
34.596
34.596
27.641
Analysis of20211otsl byfynd
576
26.465
27.041
Pa￿ 13

Cobtrtt Manor E5t*¢t
Notss to the StsttmeThts
For th¢ Y¢¥r Ended 31 March 2022
ID¢ome from cbaritablt activiti¢s
Umre$tritttd
d$
2021
Total
fvnds
Tolul
ftmds
202J
2122
Gol(¢lub revenue
131.309
33,140
135.371
73.600
131.309
33,140
135,371
73.61)0
13J.745
17,924
146.641
53. 7311
Caf¢ income
c￿ park income
Kent Life income
373.420
373.420
352,(14(P
Apwly$i¥ ÉJf2021 iolal bVI￿rnI
352.040
352.040
Income fyom otbtr tradinE Attfvltie$
ltsttrmt from Aon rb*ritsblt tr*dkng *ttfvities
Ujrejtrlcted
To¢al
fulld$
2022
Total
Iwids
2021
2Q22
R¢ntsl incorne
43331
43,331
47.771
Andysts of2021 iol¢Jl tyfiuld
47.771
47.771
Invtstm¢DI incomt
Unrtstri¢ted
ttd$
2022
Total
Tolal
2022
2021
Investment income
42,236
42,236
36.J55
AK471ysi$ of2Q2J iotol
36.155
56.155
Pag¢ 14

Cobtrtt Mgnor EJlAte
Nottj to tht Finimeiil Stattments
OT tb¢ Y¢*r End¢d 31 Marfh 2Q22
Analysis of upenditure on ¢baritible ottiviti
Summxry by futtd typt
Illlrutriettd
fuThd5
Rutrkttd
fun(b
Eidowmtttt
fI￿dI
Totxl
2012
Tothl
2021
2022
2022
2022
Charltable activities
330,382
77.456
76.547
484,385
499.504
of2Q2J iotol
357.894
65.123
76,547
499.564
Symm*ry by tAptttditsrt typt
Stsff t￿11
2022
Dtprtthtio
2022
Othtrtojts
2022
Total
2022
Totol
2021
Charitable activities
122,722
361,663
484,385
499,564
Analys￿ 0/2021 totul
87,458
122.722
289.384
499,564
of txpeDdll¥tt by*etlTraties
Total
funds
rtsial
Dlrttt tosts
2022
2022
2021
Charitabl¢ #¢tiviti¢S
484,385
484.385
499,564
AJhglyKis of2021 total
499.564
499.564
PIKe 15

Cobtrtt MAnor ￿tale
No¢¢5 to tbe Fii*ttti*l St*lemeDts
For tht Ytir EDd¢d 31 Mxrtk 2022
An4tysis of ￿penditUrt by *¢tivities Itontinu¢dl
An¥lyis of dirt<t tosts
Totsl
rund5
2022
Totsl
2021
Staff salari¢s
Siaff costs
87,458
5.189
72,875
121.372
Siairr￿har%¢s
Park5 gnd open $pa¢es
Repairs and ]naillienan¢e
round$ maintenanre
71,061
65.613
6t$,925
30,327
17,595
5,238
15.943
Rent and raies
Heat and light
Inswgnc¢
8, 778
Jl.370
8,502
J93
12.758
7.520
Cluning
Pribiing. p)sts8e and stationery
Legal and professional f¢¢s
Other fees and servi¢es
9,684
8.047
12.086
24.685
37.737
7.009
122,722
Equipment hire and tn&intenan¢e
Loan int¢r¢st
15.627
4,202
112,712
Drpre¢iation
484.385
499.564
A#dltors' rnmuneratio
2022
202J
F¢ts payable to the ¢b￿lty'S audiior for th¢ Audit of the Ch￿lty's atmual accounts
5.700
5,545
Page 16

Cobtret Ma*or Est*te
Notes to tbt Fin*neiAI Ststements
For the Year Endtd 31 March 2022
io.
Stsff ¢0sts
In ¢h¢ prior year, Maidston¢ Borough Council ¢mploy¢d various staff whose roles ¢xi$ied solely foT the benefjt of th¢ Charity.
These ¢osts wete te¢horged its the Chatity attd, to reflect the substance of the artan8emenL reft¢ct¢d in thc accounts &$ staff
0St5. Tjus aThn8ement was not in place for 2022.
2022
2021
Wag¢s gnd salari¢s lin¢ludin8 agency stam
&)cial se¢urity costs
Conttibuiion ￿ defjned ￿￿trIbUtion ￿nsIon schemes
69.350
.924
12,184
87,458
Th¢ av¢rag¢ tLumb¢rof p¢rsons ¢mploy¢d by the chality during th¢ y¢arMw as follow5.'
2022
2021
Puk Rattger
M8nager
No employee te¢eiYed remuneration amounting to more than £60.000 in eitheryegr.
Tr wrporatr trus*¢, Maidmone Borough Council, is ¢onsidered 10 be thc key manag¢mettt pcrsotmel of the ¢h4riry. No
employee benefits were paid to the trustee duTin8 the Ye￿ (202J- £Nil).
ii.
During the y¢ar. no Ttus*¢s received any remune￿10￿ or other ben¢fJts (2021- £NIL).
the y¢ar 31 Mgr¢h 2022. Trust¢¢ exp¢￿$ hav¢ b¢en incuTred (2021. £NIL).
PAge 17

Cobtree Manor Estale
Notu to the Financi*1 St*temtmts
For tht Yt*r EDded 31 Ma￿h 2022
12.
Intxngibl¢
W¢b$il*
development
Cost
Al l April 2021
50.ofjo
At 31 MBrch 2022
50,000
AmortisaliDn
Al l April 2021
50.000
At 31 March 2022
50.000
N¢1 vllue
Al 31 March 2022
Ai 31 Morch 2021
13.
T*D¥ibk futd *$itts
LoDPterm
l¢•$ehold
proptrty Motor vthides
Flxture8
fittittv
Total
Cost orw*lu*tio
At l April 2021
Revajuations
2,752,5l I
10,000
.323
58.523
2.819,357
io.000
Al 31 Mafch 2022
2,762,5l I
,323
58,523
2.829,3S7
D¢pr¢cli￿n
Ai l April 2021
Chargt forth¢ year
230,410
15,205
1,664
1.664
35,118
5,853
267,192
122.722
Al 31 March 2022
345.615
3,328
40,971
389,914
Net bookvalit
Ai 31 March 2022
2.416,896
4,995
17,552
2.439.443
At 3J March 2021
2,522.lQl
6,659
23,4115
2.552, 165
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Coblrte Major Esta1¢
Notes to the FiDanci&l Ststements
For the Y¢¥r Emd¢d 31 Mar¢h 2022
13.
Tangiblt fixed asjets l¢ontin¥edl
The estate 15 held und¢T a 999 year lease which is lo expiTe in 2970. The long Itasehold land artd buildin85 are used 501ely
for direct charitable purposes ortd form part of the ￿]manent enth)*mtnt tsf Ihe Charity.
All properties are r¢valu¢d aru)uaJly by a PTofc5SiODal finn of ¢hart¢r¢d surv¢yors p¢riodi¢allyy usin8 a'Mark￿ apwoach,. The
lasi valuation look plaee in March 2022.
Th¢ ￿Ing amount und¢r th¢ w5t mod¢l of ¢lK a￿￿ts h4v¢ bren reVaI￿d would hav¢ b¢¢n £1.673,127 (2021-
£1.673,J27).
14.
Invtstthtttt property
kA5ehold
IDV¢5tment
property
VAJu*tloi
At l April 2021
Addition5
I,000,O(M)
39.358
63,142
Surpluslldeficil) on revaluation
Ai 31 Ma￿h 2022
1.102,500
The u]vtsbnertt Pttrperties are held to generate a rentsl income stream for the Charsty. All investsneni PTopertie5 are revalued by
professional firnj of chartered surveyors ott ajj annual eyele Isubjeci io ¢xisiin8 ienancies where appropriate). A vgjuation took
pla¢¢ in Mgwh 2022.
One exception to this És rhe Tyland Fami prokxrty ￿th1¢h is carried gt £Nil valuc on an EUV basis. This pJr)perty is cutretttly leL
with a ￿pper¢0M rejjo a 125 year leax endin8 in 2117. No r¢adily available market valu¢ availablc foT thi5 PTOPErty at
31 March 2022 Hnd he]Jce the EUV basis is deemed 10 be the Mfr￿ appropria* basis available without U[￿Uc cost to th¢ Ch8rity.
Is.
Flxed wet invutNents
Listed
inv¢slments
Cost orv#lu*tio
Ai l April 2021
R¢v8lll4tlOD$
825,393
60.150
Ai 31 March 2022
885,543
Ntt ￿0k value
At 31 M4rch 2022
885.543
Ai 31 Morch 202J
825.393
Pag¢ 19

Cobtrtc M4llor Ejtstt
Nots# to tht FiAAnti•l Sf*t¢meDts
For the YeAr EDdtd 31 Martb 2022
15.
Fixed *sJtt imwulmtnls {¢0DtLR￿¢dI
Mil¢ri¥J iDvestments
The abov¢ list¢d inv¢stments are fully thvesied in the M&G Ch8rtfwid. which qualifies &$ allcrnative investment hLnd.
Risk profilt
Th¢ fllnd invests JnBinlv in the 8haJes of UK lis*d divid¢nd paying Lx>mpatiie& atsd * portion of the is aix) inv¢si¢d in th¢
shares of dividend paying cornpanics li51¢d overs¢as. Ji is. Ih¢r¢foTe, subject to the price vtslaiilily of the UK and ovewas
$io¢km8rk¢ts and th¢ p¢rformgnce of individual Compatties. Th¢ fund m¥y also be subjecl lo fluclulllions th turrenry exchange
rdte5.
Th¢ fund's focus is otL good quiliry companies with attraciiye dividend gr0￿h prospeths. Dividend distributions from th¢ fund's
holdittgs howei'er ate nol 8U3ranleed and may vary. Divtrsification across industries and market ¢apilalisaiion is k¢y IJJ
mana8ing liquidity risk and reducing maTket risk. The fund's risks are m¢asur£d ]nanaged by M&G as an iniegrn] w ofthe
investment pro¢e$s.
16.
Dtbtorj
2022
2Q21
Trode dEbtors
45,467
22.524
239,851
220.279
Oth¢r dEbtOTS
Pr¢paym¢nts and accrued illcot
37.635
307.842
257.974
17.
Creditors.. Arnoullts hllittg due within one year
A5 re$ialed
2022
2021
Other lax&lion and socia] securi
Amount 0￿d lo Maid$ion¢ Borough Coun¢il
Other CredI￿rS
251
196.239
5.700
lJ9.37J
5.545
201,939
165, 167
A forrnttl ]tpaymeni agte¢m¢ni was ¢slablished with Maidsto]Je Borough Coun¢il forthe eharity lo repay the rnoney logned by
th¢ the Council in respect of ¢apiial expenditUT¢ in T¢S￿¢t of the itDpro¥emeni to Cobtre¢ Manor Park w park.
Repa>m¢niq began from l April 2019 ott¢e the work was eompl¢te, aDd inleresl i5 payable #i a raie of 3% IPubli¢ Works Loan
Board raie 20/0 plus 1%). Ihe total balance owing to thc Coun¢il in r¢sp¢cl orth¢ car park loan at 31 March 2022 wos £262.213
{2021- £304.045).
In addition lo the car park ltsart the totsl balan¢e ow¢d lo the Council also in¢ludES 0ih¢r amounts of £69.058 (2(121 £129.053).
Th¢ ¢ombin¢d totsl of £331,271 (2021. £435,698) has k¢n split amounts fHlling due within one year las above) and
after more than on¢ yeBr {see llole 181.
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Cobtree M**or Estate
Notu to th¢ FiD*Drial St*t¢ments
For the YeAr Ended 31 mA￿h 2021
18.
Cr¢ditors.' Amounts falling dut after mDre tban ont ye4r
Asresiuied
2022
2Q21
Amount owed kn Maid5ton¢ Borough Counctl
135.032
274,327
See nmtive at the end of note 17 explaillthg the b*l8nce owed te the Coullcil.
19.
Flnathtlll lllitrumEtsts
2022
2021
Fl•xntSal *$$ets
Fi]Jan¢ioJ assets meawTed al fa￿ value through illcotDe and expendiluye
885,543
825.393
Finan¢iHI &55¢1$ m¢gsur¢d al fair valu¢ through incom¢ and exp¢ndiluT¢ cTrmpris¢ li5*d inv¢sllnents.
20.
Prloryt*r *djustmt*ts
A prior year adju51ment hss been nvdde to the COTrect the 108n elemeTht of the arnount 0￿rd to Maid$tone Borough Council. This
was incorr¢¢ily dI￿10s¢d to expect¢d loan repaymenw part of th¢ ov¢rall bal8n¢e owijjg ￿ Mai(L%tone Borough Coun¢il, t￿1
b¢ing made as pcr ik loan a8rttment. The Ii)an is brated as a restri¢kd ¢r¢dilOr.
The effect of the prior year &djuslJnent has been to reduce restricted ￿ndS at 31 Morch 2021 by £104,470 and illCTeas¢
￿t￿estricted fllnds by the &gme amount. Aft¢r ¢off¢¢ling the loan b318n¢¢ the split of cr¢ditors has also been amended., ¢r¢ditor5
ra]ling du¢ within on¢ y¢ar as at 31 Ma￿h 2021 have be¢n reduced by £139.294 and Credi￿r$ failitjg due after more than one
year incjrased by the same 8mouDI.
The prior yc8r adju5m]ent therefote no implld on th¢ Statement of FinHnci&l Activiii¢s nor ihe ov*811 net asset position
refiecfrd on the B￿ance Sheet.
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Ctsbtr¢t M*llor Estite
Notes to the Fin•nriAI Stattments
For the Year Ended 31 Mlrth 2022
21.
St*t¢ment of fundj
St#t¢meDt of httdy- turrtAt y¢*r
As rtJtittd
BalxDCt it I
ApTiI 2021
Tmmsfers
lout
G*illyl B*knnce 4t 31
ILo55es
March 21122
Ibtomt
EsptDditure
IlnrtJtricl¢d funds
General funds
395.197
458,987
1330.3821
185,3921
438.410
Eidowmefjl fund$
Endowtnenl capiial
4,115.547
176.547)
39.358
133,292
4.21 1,650
Restrict¢d fvnds
Will Tnjsi
Cobitee Manor Park
pa￿
MBC car park loan
34,596
(34.596}
231,947
(304.0451
(38.6581
14.202)
193,289
(262.213)
46.034
172,098}
34,596
{77.4561
46.034
168,9241
Tot41 of fullds
4,438,646
493.583
1484.3851
133.292
4,581,136
Ullrcstrirted Fund$
These comprise funds ihai the tnJ5t¢es ate free to use th ae¢oTdanc¢ with th¢ rhHritablr objetts.
Rt5trirted Fullds
The Will Trusi Fund, the incoine froni whith is used io maintain the nLTal park. Thc assets of this fund ar¢ h¢ld by Cobtr¢e
Charity Trust Limited, a s¢parat¢ ¢niity.
Cobtree Manor P8rk w park and associated loan fTOJn MBC- thi5 reprcseLts th¢ n¢1 book valu¢ of the rar park and the amount
of the outstandmg associa*d l(WL
Pem*neDt EDdowmtnt CAplthl Fund
The pennaneni endo￿¢llt ¢apitBI fimd comprises th¢ long-t¢rn) fixed &sseis ofthe ¢hariry, F¢llJg th¢ long-leasehold atLd
buildings, ittvesimtnl PTOFrties and the portfolio of lisicd invtstm¢nts as detailed th notes 13. 14 and 15.
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Coblret M*Mc¢r Es¢it¢
Notea to the Fin*nciil St*temtDts
For the Y¢JLr Ended 31 ￿r¢h 2022
21.
St•lem¢ffjt of fund$- priory¢ar
Ats resiaied
BoliTn¢e &t
J Awi12020
As re$ioted
Eyjenditwe Tra￿FIer$ irnlout
GoipLY/
6alon¢e al
(Losses) 51 Morch 202J
JpKome
UDrt4tri¢l¢d fvnd•
General funds
344.363
436.542
1396.5521
JO.844
395,197
Ettdowmeni t*pitAI
Dds
EndowTll¢nt ¢apitsl
fvnds
4.Q90.849
(76.547)
95.245
4.115,547
Restritted futhd$
Will TTUSt
20,405
(26,465)
Cobtree Manor Park
¢arpgrk
MBC C￿ park loan
270.605
(331.859)
(38.658)
27.814
231.947
(304,045)
(61.254)
26,465
Q6.465)
(30.844)
(72.098)
Totsl of
4,379,958
403.007
(499,564)
95.245
4.438.646
22.
Analysi¥ of •$set$ b¢tweu funds
All#1￿￿ Atstti bttwttm httds- tUrYt￿t ye*r
Ullrtstrlrtrd
fundj
2022
Rtstricted
nd
2Q
Endowm￿1
nd$
2022
Toi*l
funds
2022
TaTJgible fixed assets
Fix¢d w¢t inv¢strn¢nts
In￿5￿1¢nI proF¢ty
Curr¢ni assets
22.547
193,289
2,223,607
885.543
,102.500
2.439,443
885.543
1,102.500
490,621
1201,9391
1135,0321
490.621
174,758}
Credirors due within oke year
Credrtots due in mort than one year
1135,032)
Total
438,410
{68,924}
4,211,650
4,581,136
Pag¢ 23

Cobtrtt Manor Est*¢¢
Notes to the Finanei#l Slgt¢m¢uts
For thr Yt*r Emotd 31 M*r¢h 2022
22.
Allatyyis of Det btN¢¢n funds l¢ontilluedl
The r¢sirici¢d ¢T¢diior balances relate to balan¢e8 Owed ￿ ihe Cor￿rat¢ tru5t¢¢. Maidstone Borough Council: in re5pe¢t of funds
provided during 2018.19 kn fund the new car park works that havt been ¢apilalis¢d &$ tangible fixed asset additions. It is a
requiretnent of the Tepayment agrtemeni ti*r th¢s¢ gmounts to bE trellted as ond dis¢]osed as a r¢5tyi¢¢¢d bglan¢¢ in th¢ annual
¢ounts.
Analysiy of Det aJJtts bttwetn fuMds- prior yur
As resloied
Unre$irl¢i¢d
As Yesioied
fynds ReJtricledftsnd$
Ejthwmenl
2021
2021
2021
2021
Tangible fLxed ossets
FiK¢d 85S¢t invesbhents
30.064
231,947
2.29Q.154
825.393
I,000,otso
2.JJ2.105
825.593
1.000,000
500.562
(165. 107)
Q74.527)
Invtstm¢nl prop¢rty
CuTrerti as8eis
500.582
{135.449)
Creditors due withirt one year
Creditors du¢ in trlore than otte year
(29.718)
Q74.327)
Tot*1
395.J97
172.n98}
4, 115.547
4.438.646
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Cobtree Manor E$tAte
r4ott5 to tht Fim*thti*l stsiettJtDts
For Ihe Ytir Ended 31 Ma￿h 2012
23.
R¢l*t¢d party traD$i¢tioAs
Maidsione BoTough Countil IMBCI is the Coryorats Trustet of the Charity.
MBC owns p?rt of tbE lond upon which the Bolf course i5 built. The accountin8 aTrng¢ments beNeen MBC And the cknity 4r¢
th￿ MBC 15 responsible for receipts and p&>ments for both th¢ golf cours¢ and ih¢ Matt(br PaTk. Al the end of ¢a¢h finan¢ial
y¢aT th¢ ih¢ iD¢om¢ and ¢xp¢ndilur¢ r¢laiing 10 Coblr¢¢ Manor Esiatt is Shown in thc Charity'5 4CCOILnis.
For the golf c4)urye 71(kn of the totsl Tevertue is t[anSfe￿ed lo thE kn15t accoun￿ ￿li¢￿ting th¢ split of land ownetship. The
rema￿1n8 219ths are in the accounts of Ihe Council.
Th¢ Statement of Financial A¢tivili¢s irlcludes incom¢ of £209,236 (2n21_ £207.98]) in [eI￿l0￿ to operatits8 the estate in
a¢¢oT¢J*n¢e with ihis arrangemenL ag broken down below.
2022
2021
Golf Club revenue
Will Irusl income
Rental illcome
131.309
34,596
43.331
133,745
26.465
47,771
209,236
207,981
Expenditure refleeied Ih]L)ugh the Statement of FinaDciai Activities inclu(ks operating costs in rtlation ￿ Ill￿Me Streams A￿V¢.
A5 disclosed in not¢ 10, in th¢ pri(kTyUT MBC ¢mployed stalTwh05¢ roles ¢xisted solely for the benefit ofthe Charity, and
h¢nce ih¢ ¢osr of iheir ¢MpIo￿n¢nt was previously showi within staff cosrs. In total. sraff tosi$ include £Nil (2021. £87,458) of
r¢¢har8¢d tmploymtni cos
During the year MBC provided VaTi04]s other SCTVite5 to the Charity. which h&v¢ b¢¢n in¢ludcd wthin di￿¢1 Chatitable
eX￿ndIture. Tolaj rech3Tges of £207,122 (202J - £18.193} ￿Te for these services. This iotsl wmprises.. Patks & Open
Spa¢¢- £121,372. 5thff ￿charge$- £72.875., l¢g¥l and PTof¢55ional f¢¢s- £9.684: equipment hi￿ artd m8intenanct- £1,641..
oth¢r f¢¢s and servi¢es- £787 gnd stsff unifonn$- £763.
At 31 March 2022, the Charlty owed £220,159 (2021- 1433.698) 10 Maidstone Borough Council.
24.
CoDtrolliDg party
Th¢ Charity i5 un(kFth¢ ¢ontToI of the Corpordt¢ Tru*¢¢. Maidsion¢ Borough Couneil.
TaIatioD
Coblret Manor Eststs 18 a regtstered charity and 1$ thtTefor¢ p)tsntially exempt from tsxation on its in¢ome and gains as the
Charity falls within the defjrtilion trf a charitable tru￿ as defu]ed in Port I, Schedule 6 of th¢ Financ¢ Aci 2010. No thx ¢harge hgs
arisen during the yesr.
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