Charity numb¢Y: 283617
Cobtree Manor Estate
Trustee's Report and Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Cob¢rtt M8Dor Est*te
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R¢fereRce artd Admini511alivr D¢lails of the Charity, its Trustees and A￿vi￿r5
TTUSlr£'s R¢port
Independeni Auditorf R¢Fx>rt on the Finart¢ial SrateM¢nts
Stst¢ment ofFindD¢ial Athiviiies
Balathc¢ Sh¢¢t
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N4)tes to the Finan¢ial Stst¢m¢nts

Cobiret Manor Estate
Rtferettct *lld AdminiJtr4tiYe Dft¥ib of th¢ Charity. its Trustees *nd Advi￿r3
For tht Y¢•r Lnded 31 Ma￿h 2023
Tru$tte
MaJdston¢ Borough Coun¢il
TheTe are no individual trustee5. All ¢l¢cl¢<l mernb¢rs £)f Ihc Maidslone Borough Council perfon
dulles of trustees but ar¢ Doi irus*es llj their right. A full list of members is availabl¢ on request.
Ch*rity regi4ter¢J Aumb¢T
283617
Pri•eip#l offi¢¢
Maidstorte Borough Council
Maidstone House
King Street
Maidston¢
K¢ni
ME15 6JQ
Indeptndtknt Audlton
UHY Kent LLP VaiJHY Hacker Young
Chart¢red Accountants
Statutory Audiiors
Thames House, Ro]llan SquoT¢
Sittingbourne
Keni
MEIO 4BJ
Baik¢rs
All futtds aTe tnanaged by Maidstone Borough Council at..
Lloyds Bank plc. City OffJc¢
Bailey Drive
GillinghAm
K¢nl
ME5 1)LS
Solicitors
Head of L£gal Portn¢rship
Mid.Kent Legal S¢rvi¢ts
Maidston¢ Borougb Coull¢il
Maidsione House
Maidsione
Kent
MB15 6JQ
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Cobtree MADor E$tsts
Trugtee's Report
For the Yur EDded 31 Mireb 2023
The Maidsiotte Boroush eouncsj acting a5 Corw)Tg1¢ Trustee to the r¢gistrr¢d Ch8rity k]Jowi 8s-Cobir¢¢ Msnor Estate" ptesenis its
annual rwort ill relation to the fina￿731 yegr endth8 31 Mar¢h 1023.
Trusiets
Th¢ ITUSt¢¢ wkn se]wed dunng th¢ year is gknwn on the information page.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Governlng Objttt
Th¢ governing object of th¢ Ch￿ty re]nwns that defined in the le&*eof the CobiTe¢ E5tatedalal 13 July 1971 bdwe¢n the Cobtree
Charity rTh￿t Limited lth¢ lessoTI and the Maid5tone Borou￿ Council {Ihe lessee). Th¢ governing obje£1 is stht¢d as..
"To hold Cobtre¢ MBnor and Cobtrtt M¥J)or Estat¢ for the benefii of th¢ inhabitauts of Maidstone and other tn¢mber$ of the g¢nernJ
public in i>ne orother or all of the following wtys..
By tnaintaining the 0)￿ree Manor Estate as an op¢D defined by th¢ Open Spaces Act 19(kS and if th¢
lessees think fil providiDg thereat facilities for organised games and oiher sp)rts'.
With the ¢ony¢ntof . .lthe Ctsbtree Charity Tru￿ Lirniled and the Kent County Courttill... in such oth¢r wa). for
the be￿¢fil of the inhabiiants of Maidstone and oth¢r mqnbets of the 8¢n¢rdl public ￿ the Council shall from
lime to titne think appropri8t¢.'
Objert (kf the CbArIry
The late Sir Garnrd Tyrwhitt-Drakeb¢qu¢alhed Iiis formereststt to thc Cobtree Charit), TTUSI Limita] and set d(>￿￿ itt the LX)dtcils
io his Will requitemenis for Its firtUTe use. seeking to interyra these, som¢limes collfliclinB. t￿J1¢11S th¢ Maidstone Borough
Council and Cobiree Charity Limited agreed that the E5tat¢ Jn its entirety. and th¢ intsjdth djaritable objecw should be le4sed
to and govemtd by. the Maidstone Boniugh Council.
The Maidstone Borough c￿￿lL gs Corrmie Trust¢¢ w the Charity. has det¢rn)in¢d and regularly reviews a s¢ri¢s of policies to
8llid¢ the actionsof it5 M¢mt￿S and Nnployeas in fulfilling the govwningobjeth of lh¢ Charity.
Members of the Cobtree Manor E6iaie Charity Committee manage all aSp￿ts of the Chariiy on behalf of the Council. Infomia]
liaison Cthlinues wlih th¢ T￿Ste£S to the Cobtret Charity Trusi Lirnilal, particularly with regant to considrring potential
developm¢nts. Member8 of thc Cobtr¢¢ a]aTity TN$i Limited are ￿vit￿ 10 attend lh¢ meetings of the thbtree Manor Estate Charity
Commiiie¢.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Ihanlsxtlon of the Chirity
Th¢ Trustee to the Rcgist¢r¢d Charity kno￿ as Ih¢O)btre¢ Manor E81ate T￿)￿nS the Co]poraie B￿Y of th¢ Maidstone &>Tough
Council. How the functions of lh¢ Corporaie Trustee are impl¢meni¢d 1$ r¢iteratcd in the se￿10￿ 81Kbve.
All it￿)Vidu￿ ele￿d Members to the Maidstone Borough Council are inshwCi￿ to wform any dutie8 and r¢syonsibililies they have
in T¢lalion to the ¢harity as though ihgy were a¢iin8 as individual trustees; albeit that they aTe not individual Iwstres in Charity Law.
All rltcled Members and Offi¢crs orth¢ Cnuncil are ￿[nin￿ed olthe Council's vbligaiions to the Chatity and how these n¢¢d to be
conside￿d qui1¢ SLTarately from the nornial duties of the CouJJcil a¢iing Bs the Local Auihority. An A to Z'aid memoir" is mad¢
available to all M¢mb¢rs and ofrfice]5 Vio th¢ Council's internal illttan¢t sil¢.
Undcr the ￿1￿$ of the leL*e U￿)n which th¢ Charity holds the Cobtr¢¢ Manor Esiaie, and in the specifi￿1 ¢ir¢umsiances. the Coun¢il
coniinues ￿ liaise with Ix>th the fre£hold ownerof the E5tatc, the Q)btTee Charity Trust LimL1¢4J, and the Kent County Council.
Advlft to Trngteu
The advice for tnjstees publishtyj by the Charity Comtni55lOL ls given to n¢w ]neMb￿ of iheclwity co]]]tnittee atyj new guidanc¢ is
notified and m&Je available to them ￿ il is rw¢ii'ed from the CottUni55ion. Comnlillee Thcmbers hav¢ fr¢£ acc¢$s tt) Rll members of
staff to ensure that they can b¢ fully awaTe of the swial CODsiderdtions. ￿tIvITieS and impli¢aiionsof. and for, the charity.
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Cobtree Minor E$t*te
Trnstse's Report
For th¢ Year Ended JI March 21123
Atdvltl
Th¢ followin8 paTa8Taphs ar¢ in¢lud¢d to dunon$trat¢ how the Chanty is me¢ling its obligation lo provide a public benefit. Th¢
primary a¢tivititts of the Charity are to manage atsj maintain thr£e facilities 10 which the gene￿ public hav¢ Iw￿5..
Ihe Cobtsye Mat)orPark- which is a parkland exvironmeni with woodland and meadows ￿ltaining a wide VaTi¢ty of t
and shrubs a#d which is fr¢¢ly a¢c¢s$ibl¢ to the general publi¢. and
the Cobtree M￿Or PaTk Golf Coutse- which is apay play facility a¢¢£ssibleto 8Jl. 8nd
K￿r Lif¢-a fann herita8¢ attyction, includujs a ¢oll¢ctson of histori¢ art¢facts, which isop￿ to the public eitheron ap9y
on entry or through an annual mcmbuship fc
CobtretGolf Count
The numbvr of reu]MJs play￿ at the Cobtree Golf course over ihe past ten years has beert as folk)w$'.
Yur
Rounds Played
36,923
37,482
39.927
40593
35,972
J6.808
26,006
27381
38500
30,430
201J12014
201412015
201512016
201612017
201712018
201812019
201912020
202012021
202112022
2022120LI
Rounds play￿ in 202Y2023 of 30,430 was therefore a significant {21¥¢1 drop from the 202112022 levels. Numbers wer¢ behllNJ the
202112022 rates through the whole ye3[. and then the very wet weather in Febtugry and March 2023. whi¢h caus¢d thc coutse to
clos¢ for g numbff of dgys, r¢sulted in the gnnu81 numb¢r of rounds to fall even furth¢r b¢low th¢ previous year total.
D¢4)ii¢ sound day-ttrday m￿¥S¢m¢￿t of the venue. th¢ opmlor at Cobtree Golf Course was unabl¢to me¢t its long-terni
co]nmil]neLis with ¢apitaJ itivestmerti aThl PToj#ied rents. The Chatity h*J 10 take steps to iernitijaie the contract with this operaknr
and adv¢rtis¢ for &n¢w on¢. That ¢x¢rcis¢ has been wmpl¢td and a n¢w otvator will b¢ tsking ov¢rop¢ration of thc site from
O¢tob¢r 2023. Th¢n¢w operatorhys a good tra¢k r¢wrd ond will bring ¢ertainty and $ustaitthl¢opmlions to the8olf course for th¢
next 20 years.
Cobtr¢e MAttor P*rk
Thepark w8s award¢d a Gr￿ Flag Award for 202212023.
PaTk vigitoi numbets have Teduced foT th¢ se¢o]vJ ye*T UJ a followin8 the peak visitor rtumbtt￿ thai were seen in 202012021
durlljg the height of the Coiryd.19 pandemic. Ikspite this. the park continues to b2 very pipul8rwiih rtsid¢nts and families.
Car park income totalled £I08.832 for202212023 Financial Year which was down on 202112022. The 202112022 total was
iL*lf I 5% down on 202012021. 81th0tt8h 202012021 w&$ a rttord year for carpark sales.
The amalgamation of staff at Cobtree M3nor Park with the parks and open spaces department al the counoil ¢ontinu¢$ 10 be a real
sU￿¢S$. The parkb¢nefJts from bein8 Part of a collectiv¢ of parks with 3 Ma[￿ement department behind it. Management is mor¢
re8ilienL aThJ thedeparmeni ensures its ¢ollKtive ski]15 and experiences are deploywj at CobtTr¢.
Ouidoortheatre return￿ in the summer of 2022, delivered by parthers at the Hazliii Theatre. Theperfon]]ance5 Qf Robin Hood drew
audienc¢$ of more than 250 evening. Ticket prices were set at affordable family rate5 to ￿able theatr¢ to be brought lo new
a￿j]ences. Th¢ Hazlitt l¢am aT¢ r¢turnin8 ￿ th¢ summ¢r of 2023 10 d¢liv¢r family ouid(K>r thfatr¢on¢¢ ag￿n.
The Cobtre¢ Mattor Park Café has a new tenant Opera￿T. who began tr*lin8 from the café in April 2023. This transition falls slighily
OUts￿e the rq)orting peri(A. but it is of sigtsifi¢#nc& Thenew opeAtor is tradittg well and britt88 su*ait￿le r¢nts lo the Cobbte
Charity.
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Cobtree Manor Est•te
Trustee's Report
For ihe Y￿r End¢d 31 M#rth 2023
Kent Llft
Kent Life s rM>si-Covid T￿0Very ￿lId1r7￿ in 202Y2023 with a full return to Visi￿r￿umberS and e¢JuCat￿n&] Dumb¢rs.
Th¢r¢ h¥ve been some 5t3ff changes on $it4 which is consist￿t with the lei8ure and h08Pitality s¢¢tor. New staff and matta8ers to
the site continue to dcliv¢rthe events sch￿jU1e and daily visitor ¢xperience. Kent Life was succcssful in r¢ceivin8 Government
fundins in 2022 to install a changing places ioil¢i. spLYifically d&sigt)ed io cater for vtsitots of all needs. This will ￿¥bI¢ mor¢
$thool visits foT Puptls with spxial ¢41ucat￿nal netyjs a￿j make sur¢ th¢ v￿v¢ is even ttLore accessible to its manbers and day
VLSltors.
Add1￿￿1*1 Volunietr Help •Dd Int4ngible Intome
Cobirec MarK)T Part ha5 hosted ￿>1￿c coyponte volunie¢ring days for local Companies and Some volunte¢r day5 organis￿ by our
pthJ&sthe M￿5VaY Va]ley Q)wJtryside PaTbIerSh￿.
Revlew ofpubilt Beneflt
The T￿slee ¢oni)nue5 to wnsideT and l￿SUre thai lh¢ Charity JJ)eets ils requirement 10 comply with th¢ test of ￿b)IC benefit. The
Cobtree M3MT Park r(￿ainS fr¢¢ly acca55ible to Ihe ¥￿eral public and Ihe pay and play golf course is accffsible io ail thos¢ who
wish lo tske advantagetsf lis faciliiies at rasonable ¢osl, whilst Kent Lif¢pTr)vides a varied fatnily day oui for a reasonable fe¢.
Rela*d Porty D15dosur¢
Th¢ Maidstone Borough Council 1$ th¢ Corpornt¢ Trustee of the Charity. In ath]li￿n the CouEi¢il itKlf owrts ef the land up>n
which the Coblr¢¢ Manor P3rk Golf Course is buili. Th¢ 3Lrounting arrdngemenis bawe¢n the Collncil and the Charity aTe that the
Council is rttwnsibli for 811 receipts and payTTrcnlS for b)ih the golf course and the Cobiree Manor Park. Ai the end of each fin8n¢ial
yeaT the tuial rtet operaiittg Sury)1￿ or deficit of the Matx)r Park is transferra4 to the Charity accounts. For th¢ gi>lf ¢OUTS¢ 719ihs of
the loi&l Aet operating 5Utplus or d¢ficit 15 iran$t¢rr&4 to the Chariry a¢tL)tsnt8, refliwing th¢ split of13nd 0￿￿e[Ship. Tbe remaining
219ths are sknwn in th¢ accounts of the Council.
1lJe Court¢il also employs a Mgnager who jointly manages Moi¢ PaTk and th¢ Manor Park. A park ranger ¢mpk)yed by th¢ council is
assign¢d lo the Mar￿r Patk al80. The5¢ p)sls cxist as part of a service level agTe¢m¢nt for patks artd op*n spaces management of
Cobir¢¢ Manor Park, the total cost of whi¢h is shown in the Charity a(￿Unts under th¢ a￿ang¢M¢ntS Sp￿lf1￿ above. When
rLyuiTed, additional laix)UT for ￿v¢rillg rangerholiday at￿ some we¢k¢nds in the summerseason is also paid foTby th¢ Charity.
(trotYic¢rs of the C4)urt¢il are engag¢d from timeto lime duties 8Frtifi¢ally rel2la] to the operation and management of the
E$tai¢. They ar¢ not part of the afoTetnention¢d service l¢v¢l agTeen)enl, 3nd their lime and as8ociat¢d wsts are BPFK)rrioned
A¢¢OTdingly 10 the Cobtre¢ aw)uNIs.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Fin•ncl￿ Revlew knvestment Pollcy
Tots] income for the y¢aramountal to £476K a slighi drop on tot81 inc(m]e of £463k in th¢ prcvious year.
Within the total. incotne from charitabl¢ activities fell £37k Compared 10 2021Q2, m8inly due to Ihede¢line in ¢aT PaTk income as
plaintd on page 3.
Charitable costs aly) fell. reducing frojn £484k in the previous year to £458k ll) 202Y23.
Befor¢ gains rwrted on investtnenis this Jnwt the result for the year was a surplus of £19k12022.. £9kl. The £54k loss gain on
inv¢stmeni$12022.' ggin of £60kl brings ¢xp¢)ySiNre for th¢ year peT the SOFA £3ik12022'. n¢t in¢oTne of £69kl. The gAin Ort
invesbnertts represents Ihe mov¢menl in the yearon the charity- li$t¢d investtllent ￿CurIt1￿. a5 shown in noi¢ 14.
The final nmivement in funds for the year T¢lates to asset revaluations. The carying v&lue of the fixwj has decreased
by £?75k to reftect the latest valu&ions. Th¢overaJl tnovement in fund$ wab ther¢fnre a ra4uciion of £311)k12022.' irttteaK of
£142kl.
Th¢ nd surplus g¢neraid as per the Stat¢rn¢nl of Finant181 Accounts continued ￿ b¢ used to cotllpleie the rLyaymeni ofdebi due
the Maidslone Bojvugh Council.
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Cobtree Manor Estate
Trnst¢¢'s R¢port
For the Y¢Ar EDd¢d 31 MArch 2023
]nteresi due to the Charity in res￿1 of thepertnanentendowment h¢lJ th¢ Ch8rity's bchajf by the Borough COW￿11 15 included Is
part of the ￿t￿triCial ￿coMe.
Th¢ Balance sh¢¢t shows net ass¢ts ai 31 March 2023 of £4.27tn, down ftDm £4.58]n al the end of th¢ Prior year. Much of this value
is rela￿ to the cbArity's iallgible fLxed assets artd other inv¢sttnrnls h¢ld in ¢ndoMrn¢nt fimd& which ¢omprise £3.81m of the total.
The remairting fllnd5 sil as unrestricted free Teserves of £445k and r¢5trict¢d funds of £20k..
Reserves Poliry
Re5tticlal rc5eTve5 are maintsinai in r¢5PWt of th¢Ftrn8m¢niendowm¢nt funds.
Rlsk MI￿18t￿ettt
Th¢ TTUSte¢ continu￿ lo r¢vi¢w lh¢ businw and optralional risk$ which the Charity faces. 3nd idenlifi¢s wh¢r¢ appTopriate steps to
minimis¢ th¢ impwi of any identifi￿J risks. All LX)Jtractors wo￿1￿8 on the Estate are also reouiTqI ty undertake risk &ssessJn¢nis
8pprowiate kn thetractivitie
PLANS FOR FifTURE PEIUODS
The Trustee hasnow iThplemented the master plan forth¢ Cobtrc¢ Manor PaTk and has reserve funds for its impl¢mentaiiort,
with the permission orth¢ Charity commissio￿ which will 8r*Jually be rtrpaid. In future a ]]]asteTplan forihe estate os a whole will
ne￿ to k d¢vi5¢d,
TRUSTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES
Th¢ TnIst￿ is r¢sFonsJbl¢ forprwing the fjnancial stal￿ents in acwrdallce with applicable law 8ndth¢ United Kittgdom
Gen¢rnlly Accepiul Accounting Prncii¢e.
Law applic4bl¢ to thHriti¢s tn Englandand WaL¢5 r¢quires th¢ hijsteeto prepare fJD8n¢ial statanents for ¢ath financial yearwhich
giv¢ atru¢ and fyir view of the Charity's financial activities dwing the year and of its flljancial position at th¢ ¢nd of the year.
pr¢paring ih¢se ststemcnts the Trustee 18 requirtxl to..
$¢lwt 5Uitgbl¢ a¢wvnting wlicies and apply Consist￿tly.
tnake judgements 8nd ¢stima¢¢s that are reasonable and pn￿ent.,
state whetherapplicablc ￿countIng star￿ardS have follow￿, Subject lo any materia] departures disclos¢d and
explained in the f￿ancIal statements:
pr¢par¢ th¢ r)nanCI￿ 5¢at¢m¢nTy on the Boin8 concem unle&8 it is inapprepriate 10 presutlle thRt th¢ tharity will COnlinu¢ in
business.
The Trustee ovenll Te$￿￿$ib)l1ty for ellsuring that thechariry has appropr￿* syst¢ms of (i)nuY)Is. fitwicilll and otherwise. It is
aJ$o re8ponsi7>le for keep￿8 properACLY)unting ￿ordS which disclos¢ with rcasollablc accurdcy atajjy time the financial posiliL)n of
Ihe Charily ajxl to enable Ih¢m 10 ¢nsure thai th¢ fiJ)an¢ial statements comply with the Chatilie5 Act 2011. li is alw reswnsibl¢ for
safeguarding the ass￿9 of the Charity and hen(* fortakingressonable stepq forthe prevention and d¢t¢ciion of fraud and other
irre8ularitLaS.
This ryn was 9pprov￿ by th¢ TTusl¢e and signed on its behalf by
CouDdlloT Davld Burton
Chalrjllxtt of the Cobtree Estste Chxrlty Comrnlttet
Date:
JL+ SthTh-
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Cobtree Mlnor ￿¢•1¢
lttdtptthdtllt Auditors, Report to the Membtrs of Coblr¢¢ Manor Estxtt
OpiDIts
We have audited the finan¢i*l stst¢m¢nls of Cobiree Manor Estsie1ihe'£harity'l for the year end¢d 31 March 2023 which compTise the
Siaiem¢nt of Financial Activities, the Balanc¢ Sh¢d. the StatemeDI of Cash Flows and the related notes, in¢ludin8 a summary of
sigttifi¢ani accouniing policies. The financial rtwning framework that has been applied in their prepaTAlion is applicabl¢ law and Unit¢d
Kingdom A¢¢ouLiing Stand8rd& including F￿￿ticIa1 Reporting Standard 102'The Firtan¢tal Re[￿ing Standard applicablt in th¢ UK
and Republicof Irelat￿. (Unii¢d Kingdom Generally Ac¢epttd Acco¥DtiJLE pr￿ti{￿l.
Th¢ fJnanci31 statetnent5 have been pr¢par¢<l in accordance with A£couniiDg gnd R¢p)rting bv Chariti¢s p￿paring th¢ir accounts i
a¢¢ordanc¢ Mryth the FinBnciaJ Retx)rtin8 Siandards applicable in the UK and R￿Ub]i¢ of Ireland ffRS 1021 in pref¢rence lo the
A¢¢truniing and Reportin8 by Charitie5'. Stalcm¢ni of Re¢omm¢nded Practice L5sued on l April I￿5 wthich is refeyyed to in lh¢ extani
regulations bui been witbdrawrL
Thi$ has been done in order for the a¢¢ounts to provide o true and fairvitw in aecordance with th¢ Q¢n¢rall)' Accepted Accounlirtg
Praai¢¢ tffeclive for rewrting PEFiods beginning on or gfter l Jalliiary 2015.
Itt our opinion lh¢ f￿anCIal Stslements..
give a and fair vsew of the sia* of the Charity's affairs 0$ ai 31 March 2023 and of its incojning resouTe¢s appli¢•tion of
resour¢¢s for the year then ended;
hair b¢¢n properly prepared in accordan¢¢ with Ilnited Kingdom Ge]￿rallY Acc¢y¢d Accounting PTO¢1itt'. and
ha￿ b¢en P￿Pared in accordancc with the rtquirementsof the Charities Aci 2011.
Bxii5 for opittio
We conducted our audit in a¢¢ordan¢e with International Standards on Auditing (TJKI {ISAs IUKII and 3pplicable law. Our
responsibilities under those stsndards are funher descrikd in the Auditors. r¢sw)nsibilitie5 for thc audit of Iht finan¢¢g1 sl8tem¢nts
s¢¢iion of our T¢p)rt. We are independetti of lh¢ charity in accordance wilh the ethi¢al r¢quirements Ihai are relevani 10 OUT audit of the
r]nan¢ial Siaiemenis in ih¢ Uni*d Kingdotn, including the Financial Reporting Council's Elhi¢al Stgnthrf and have fulfilled our
other ethic&l T¢$ponsibiliiie8 in accordance these requirements. 14'e believe thai the audii evid¢[￿e have obtained is 5uifL£ient and
appropriate to Provide a ba$i$ ftrr our opiniTrn,
CoDtlysions rtlatillg to goin8 ttrittrn
Irt auditin¥ th¢ financial statement5, we have ¢on¢ludrd thai thc TTU5tee'suse of the gosng ¢onc¢rn basis of a¢couniitig in the preparation
of the financial sts*in¢nts is appropriate.
Ba%d on work have ptrfom)¢d w¢ have not iderttified any ma*rial un¢¢rtainttes relating ￿ ¢v¢nis or condilions ikni, individually
or colkctively. may casl significani doubt on the charity's ability to coniiTJU¢ as a going conc¢rn fora period of ￿ least twelve months
fTom wh¢n th¢ finan¢ig1 statements att auihoriseo for issue.
Our Tessx>nsibiliii¢s and th¢ T¢SPDnsibilities ofthe TnMc¢ wryth r¢speci to going ¢oJKern ar¢ d¢scribed in the televont se¢iions of this
rewrt.
Other inforniatioll
Th¢ other inforniation comprises Iht infomiaiion included in Ihe Annual frih¢rthan the fJnRncial statements and our Auditors.
RtpK)rt ihereon. Th¢ Trustee are Tesponssble for the other inforjnation contained wiihin the AnDEial Rewrt. OUT opinitrn on the finao¢ial
5taletnen15 dot$ noi coi'er the other information and. ¢x¢¢pi 10 ih¢ ¢xtent otherwise explicitly Maied in our reFrtIrt. do noi express atsy
fonn of assuran¢£ ¢on¢lusion th¢reon. Our reswnsibiliiy is 10 r¢ad the other informalion and, in dTrin8 so. consider ivhetheT the othcr
infornialion is rn3teri311y inconsisi¢nt with lh¢ fin?nciHI statemen1$ orour knowl¢dg¢ gbtained in the course of the audit, or 011￿￿￿￿)s
apptars lo b¢ m31erially mis51ated. If identify such material incon51$1cn¢ieb or apparent material tni5Stalcm¢nis. ar¢ r¢quir¢d to
delermint wh¢ther this 8iv¢s ris¢ to o material misstsi¢m¢ni in the financiHJ stlltt]nents Ihems¢lv¢5. If, based on the WOTk have
perfomied. ￿ ton¢lud¢ Ihat there is a malcTial tlliSSlatemtni of ihis other inforn)atjon. 14¢ art required to r¢p)rt that fact.
Wt have nothu]8 lo rep)rt in this Te8ard.
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Cobtree Manor E$t4t¢
JDd¢pendtTrt Auditors. R¢port lo the M¢mb¢rs of CobtTe¢ M4Dor E¥t•¢¢ {contlDi¢dl
M&t¢¢rs on which we ar¢ required to report by exeeption
W¢ hav¢ nothing w T¢POn in r¢$Jxet of the follown8 mattcrs wkTC th¢ Ch¥riti¢$ IA¢eounis and Rewrtsl Regulation$ 2003 requiT¢S US
to report to you if. in trUT opinion..
the thfomLatiot) given in the Trllstee's Rep)rt is inconsisteni in any material respeth Math the fJn3nciai st&tm¢nts,' or
suffi¢ienl a¢¢ountin8 records have noi been kept: or
the fin8n¢ial ststemeDts *e not in AgiEement with the accoulli￿8 tetords aod TeiiLI]JS' OT
we have noi Teteived all the info]maiion and explattaiions we ]Equi]E forouT 8udil.
Rt5ptshsibiJities of tbe trnittt
As explained Jnore fidly in the Trustee's Responsibili(ies StatemenL the Trustee isrespollsible for th¢ Prepar￿lOn of the fitMn¢ial
stat¢rn¢nr5 which giv¢ 8 tye and fgirview. 8nd for such interno1 control Hs the Trustc¢ d¢trrniin¢s is necessary to enable the preparation
of fiJ)an¢ial siaitm¢nis thai are fr¢¢ from maierial misMi¢rn¢ni, wh¢th¢T du¢ io fraud orerror.
In preparing the finaD¢ial starements, the Tn￿re£ is Tesponsible for a8sessing the charity's ability 10 ¢oniinue &$ a going con¢¢rn,
disclosing, a5 applicable. matter5 Telaled to going concern and using Ihc Boirt8 ¢Ont¢rn basis of accounting unkss th¢ Trusi¢¢ ¢ilhEr
intends lo Ikquidale the cbarily or lo cease operalions, or hATre iealisli¢ alieEnalive bul lo do so.
Audlton. re5ponsibilitieJ for the audit of the fill*ntiAI Jtste]lleDts
Wt hav¢ b¢¢n appoini¢d as audiior und¢r K¢tion 144 of tbe Chariti¢s A¢t 2011 aDd report ID a¢eordan¢e wilh the Aci and relevsnt
re¥ulatiotts madt 01 h*viti8 tffttt thtrrtundeT.
Ourobjc¢iives arc to obiain r¢asonabl¢ as$uTanc¢ #bout wh¢lh¢r the ftnan¢ial ￿alementS as a whole aTe free from material misstslem¢nL
whether due lo fr3ud OT e]Tor, and 10 i$sue an Audilors. Rewrt that includes vpinion. Reasongble assur&n¢¢ is a high level of
ssurnnc4 but ls not & guBranlee that an Rudit conducted in accordanct with ISAS (UK) wTrll always d¢te¢t a matuial rni$stafrmeni when
il exists. Misststrmenis can arlse from fraud or ern)r are considered mglerial if, individually or in lh¢ gggr¢8ait. they tould
r¢asonably be ¢X￿¢t¢d to influ¢nc¢ th¢ c￿nOMic d¢cisions of us¢rs tskfn on th¢ bg5i5 (kf thcs¢ fJngn¢ial siaiemertts.
Irreg￿la￿lI¢S, in¢ludin8 fraud, are ibstan¢es of not)rfomplian¢¢ wth laivs 9nd r¢gul81ion$. W¢ d¢8ign procedure5 in line with our
rtsponsibiliii¢s. ouilintd aFM)ve. 10 deieet maierial missiakmenis in r¢speei of i¢T¢gulariii¢s, including frAud. The extent w whi¢h our
procedure5 Hre c8p8ble of detecling irregularitie4 including fraud is dttsiled below".
How th¢ audit was considered L4p•bl¢ of detectlng irrtgularltits iThcIDdini fTrud
Ourapproach w identifying and assessing the risks ofmalerial misstst¢m¢nl in res￿¢1 of irr¢gulariiies, including gnd non-
ttsmp1l￿tt Iiw$ 8nd regulttions. w8S L8 follows..
identified the laws and regulations applicable to the chgrity thmugh discussiotis 14ith manag¢menL and from ourt4)m]]]ercial
knowledge and experience of the Charity nol-foTrprofit sector:
we focused on specific law3 and regulaiion8 which w¢ ¢onsid¢r¢d tnay hHv¢ a di￿1 materi81 tffe¢t OJJ the èctounts or th¢
optraiions of Ihe ¢h4T¢ty. including rhe ChaTiti¢s Act 2011..
ideniified laws and regulaiions were ¢ommunica*d within ihe audii tram and the *am remailled alert to in5t8n¢ts of non
tnpliance throughout the audit.
W¢ a￿essed the wscepbbility of the charity's account5 to material miss&t¢znenL ititluding obtsining an understanding of how fraud
mi8hi o¢cur, by..
making enquirie$ tsf management as to wthere they cO￿ldered there was $usteoibiljty to fraud. their knowledge of actual.
suspetkd and alleged fraud., and
considering the internal controls in plxe to tnitigxte risks of friud artd rton-wmpliAnce 74ryth laws a[￿ regulations.
To 8ddr¢s9 th¢ risk of fraud through ll)8nag¢mtnt biAs and oVe￿ide of controls we..
perfornjed analytical procedu￿$ w identify any unusual or un¢X￿¢t¢d r¢lationshi￿.
tested joutnal entries to identify urt115uaJ tr&ttsa¢titsn$;
se5sed wheihei judgemen15 and assumptions Inad¢ in dtiemiitsing the ￿Coun11￿8 csiimoies sel out in the accouniin8 wliei¢s
were indicative of p)lential bias; and
invesliyed the rationale behiThl signifi£anl or unusual transacliotL5.
Pa8¢ 7

Cobtree Minor EJtst¢
lttdependent Auditor4, R¢pDrt to tke Mtmbtn of Cobtrtt M*hor ￿lItt l¢oThtlTruedl
In response lo thE Tisk of irregulariii¢s and nTrnwcompli&ncc with law5 alld rrgulaiitrn$, dtsign¢d pr￿ed￿r¢s whi¢h included, but W¢T¢
not limited to..
agreeing financial ststrmeni disclosures to underlying svpp)rting do¢um¢Dtation',
re&ding tninutts of me¢iin88 of thos¢ ¢hgrg¢d with governance: Hnd
en9uirin8 of managemenl as 10 a¢iual and w)t¢niial lrtj8ation BJMI ciairns.
TheT¢ aTC iAh¢rcni limi¢ations in our audit Procedures deSCTibed aknve. As a resuli they¢ 18 & risk that w¢ will detect Bll LTre8ularitie5.
including those leading to a maierial misslatcment in the financial Statements or non-compliance with r¢8u121ion. I"his risk increases the
moT¢ th81 compli3nce with a law OT r¢gulaiioJJ is y¢mov¢d fmm the ¢vents and transactions Tefle¢ied in the fJJ)ancial statcments. as w¢
'ill b¢ less likely lo become dware ofinblance5 ofnon-complian¢¢. The risk is also greater regarding iTtcgularilics o¢tUrrin8 due 10
fTaud iathw ihan ¢rror. a5 fraud involv¢s intentional concealtnenL for8ery, ￿llUSIon. omission or misrepresenllllion.
A lurther description of our ￿spOnsIbl]ItieS tor the audit of the financial ￿8¢ements is locatrd on thc FIn￿cial Reporting Council's
websile al.. ww4v.frc.or
.uUaudilvrsr¢s )niibilili¢s. This description fonns part ofour Auditors. Rcwrt.
IT$t of r¢port
This re￿rt is mad¢ 501¢ly lo the Charity's Truslee in accordantt with Part 4 of lh¢ ChaTlti¢s {A¢¢ounts and Rewrt5) Regulations 2(K)8.
Our audit work has been uKd¢rtaken 50 that might slate to the d]aTily's Trus*e those mallers w¢ ar¢ required io slate to them in an
Auditors, kewTI and for no other puyws¢. To lh¢ lu11¢5t ¢xteDt Frnii￿d by law. do not Or￿p1 or assume responsibllity 10 4nyon¢
other than the chariN ils TTuske, for our audit work. for this r¢port, or for the opinions have forrned.
[IHY K¢Dt I.I.P
Charter¢d A¢¢ountstti$
Statutorj AuditOTS
Thgnits Hous¢, Roman Square
sitting￿)Urne
Kent
MEIO 4BJ
Da*..
26 lanuary 2024
UHY Keni LLP ila UHY Haek¢r Young gr¢ eligible to act Is auditors in ieyms of seciion 1212 of the Companies Aci 2006.
Pag¢ 8

Coblrtt M•Dor E¥l*t¢
St*ttm¢D¢ of fiM4nri•l 4eliYiti¢$
For tht Year EDded 31 Mar¢h 2023
UDruttict¢d
(uDd$ Restrltied funds
2023
2023
Endowmtnt
fulld
2023
Tol41
nds
2023
r￿al
2622
Note
Infome and tTrdowmtDt$
fnkDJ'.
Donations and le8acivs
ch￿Ilable activities
30,000
30,0110
335,884
63,763
46.808
34,596
373.420
43.331
42.236
335,884
63,763
46.808
Other trading Aclivilies
Inv¢stm¢nts
Total income and
ethdowmtthts
446.455
30,000
476,455
493,583
Expthditurt on-.
Charitable activi¢i¢$
300,19S
80.771
76.547
457,513
484.385
Total txptnditure
300.195
80,771
76.547
457,513
484,385
Net ineomtll¢xp¢ndhurtl
before tttl IloJse$y8alns
IDVt5tmtnts
146.260
150.7711
176,5471
18,942
9.198
Nei Iloss¢sllgains on
inve51ments
14
154.117)
{54,Iln
613.150
Net Imeomtllexpelldltlltt)
TTansfers between funds
146,260
1139,2941
{50,771}
139,294
1130,664)
09,348
19
N¢t mov¢m¢n¢ in funds
before other rtto8nis¢d
gainslllossesl
6.966
88.523
1130.6641
135.175)
09.548
Other recogDised
ILossesllgains on
revaluaiion of fjxtd assets
12.13
{274,9991
1274,999}
73,J42
Net rykvemeDt ID fund$
6.966
88,523
{405.663)
1310,1741
J42,490
RecoTr¢iligtion of fvnds..
Totsl fiujds brought forwBTd
N¢1 mov¢m¢nt in fw)ds
4J8.410
6,966
168,9241
88.523
4,211,650
1405,6631
4.581.136
1310,1741
4,438.646
142.490
Totsl fullds cRrried
fornArd
19
445,376
19.599
3.805,987
4.270,962
4.581.J36
The Siatement of Fitwi¢iil A¢tivitLts includes all gains 8nd 1058es tecfjgn7￿d irt thE year.
The no*8 on pages 1110 25 fomi pan of Ihese fJnanci*l ststemenis.
Pagr 9

Cobtret Manor Esixtt
B#￿￿£t Sheti
As at 31 m1￿h 2023
2023
2022
Not¢
FIX￿ wtt$
Tangible assets
IJ)v¢thenls
2,176.722
831,426
967.500
2.439,443
885.543
1.102.500
14
Investment prow
3,975,648
4.427.480
Cirrtnt hsstts
D¢btUTS
C￿Sh ai bank and in hand
253,258
250,755
307.842
182, 779
504,013
490.621
CJEdiiors'. amounts f&lliRg due withtn one year
16
1140.1721
(201.939)
Net ￿rrellI *sstts
363.841
288.682
Total asKls leJ5 cUr￿￿t li*bililies
4.339.489
4.710,168
Crediiors.. amounts falling due after more than on¢
year
17
168,5271
(135,032)
Total net x$8tts
4,270.962
4.581, 136
Ch*rity fund5
Endo%4Th¢nt funds
RcslTici¢d tunds
19
3,805.987
19,599
445.376
4.211,650
(68,924)
438,410
19
ut￿eStri¢ted funds
19
Tol•l fvnd$
4,270.962
4,J81, 136
The finan¢1￿ sW¢m¢nts w¢re approved and auihorixd for issue by the Trusfre attd signed •)) their b¢haifb>.'
CO￿￿tal0r David Burtoii
Chalrmtt ofthe Cobtret M•norEstate Chlrlty Commlttte
Date..
Tbe note5 on pages I I to 25 fonn part ot'the5e financisl statements.
PaBf 10

Cobtree Manor E5t*t¢
Notts to th¢ Finanei*l Ststemcllts
Foribt Year Ended 31 M•r¢h 2023
GetterAI illformltio
Cobtree MatLor Estate is an unincorwrated charity wih the charity nutnbeT 283617.
Ateowntin¥ poli¢ie4
2.1 of pttp#r*ihn of alaitments
The finBnciaJ st&tsme]]ts have been PTep3red in a¢cordHnc* witb the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 Ix¢ond ¢ditlODI
AceouniiDg gnd R¢portin8 by Charities.. Stalement of Recorntnended Pr3clice applicable io Charilies piepaTing their
aceounis in a¢cordanc¢ with ihc Financial R¢porting Srgndard appli¢Able in the IJK R¢publi¢ of Ireland IbRS 1021
{effective l January 20191. the Financial Reporting Standard applieablc in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) ond
the Charities Aci 201 I.
Th¢ finan¢ial Stsl¢m¢ni$ hav¢ b¢¢n PT¢pared to gÉv¢ 4 Inje and farf view glld have dep2rt¢d from the Chatities IAcctrunts
and Reports) Regularions 2008 only to the extenr requi￿d to provid¢ a In]e and fairf vicw. This departure involved
following the Chariiies SORP ffRS 102} publi$h¢d in O¢iokT 2019 rather than Ihe A¢¢ounting and Reporting by
h8ritl¢s.' Ststernenl of RecorrunetLded Practice ¢fte¢tive from l April 2005 wbi¢h has sirtce Ixen withdrawn.
Cobtre¢ Manor Estate meet$ the defjnition of 8 public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabsliTie$ are initially
TeW￿lsed ai hislorical ￿$( or transaction value wil¢ss oth¢rwig¢ sta*d in the relevant a¢¢ounting policy.
2J Going tOD¢trn
The Trnst¢¢ ass¢ss¢s wh¢th¢r th¢ u$¢ of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether theT¢ ar¢ An). maierial uncertainlies
rel#t¢d 10 ¢v¢nis or Condiiions thai may ¢ast 518nift¢anl doubt on the ability ot. Ihe chgriiabl¢ eompany lo continue ls &
going ¢on¢ern.
Th¢ irustee makes this asSesSD￿￿t uj re￿cl of a period of ai kasi one year fi>m the of autknrisation for issue of the
rinan¢ial stsi¢m¢nts.
oking fotWATd the golf course contract ceased ar the end of Sept¢mb¢r 2023, and Changes u] the tnarkei for such
contracts means that the Estate is anlicipating a d￿p in the annual rtnial payments.
CoDelusion
Prudeni Tevised forecasts have pr¢par¢d for the ¢oming y¢aT. raking ih¢ above into aceounL artd using the assumption
that the charity wryll be ible to corttirtut providiti8 seivL¢eS even in the eveni of any future lockdom￿ period5.
Taking the atM)ve into gceounl the TTr￿e ha5 concluded there llre no material uncertainties aVx)ut lh¢ ¢harity'$ ability 10
¢oniinue as a goin8 concern and that il remains appropriate lo continue to adopt ihe going concem basis of a¢£ounlin8 1
preparits8 the fmatt¢ial statements.
2.3 llliorne
All u)com¢ is r¢¢ogni%d once the chBrity ha5 entitlement to the ujcome, it is probable thllt the in¢ome wll be received and
th¢ amouniofin¢om¢ Te¢¢ivabl¢ C8D b¢ m¢asur¢d r¢liabl).
Page I

Cobtree Manor EJt*te
Notu to tht FinAnci*I SIAttiiitDts
For the Yeir Ended 31 M8r¢h 2023
Aicoumtillg policits {CODtinutdl
2.4 EAPtnditur¢
ExFKnditUTt is re¢ogttised oft¢¢ th¢Te is a legal or constructive obligation lo transfer econotnic benefit to a third ￿ty. it is
probable that a ITansf¢r of economic b¢n¢fits will be required in SEttlcmtni th¢ amounl of the obligation can be
m¢&£ured reliRbly. ExpBnditure is classifjed by activity. Thc co￿5 of each adivil). are mad¢ up of the ioial of dir¢¢i eosts
and thaT¢d costs, including 5￿Pport costs involved in und¢rtakin8 ¢a¢h activity. DI￿¢t costs attribuiablc 10 a singl¢ a¢iivily
are allocated directly io that activity. Shared costs whi¢h eoniributr to more than one aclil'ily and 5uprM)rt COSIS Nsthi¢h ate
not atlTibutablc lo a singl¢ activity ar¢ gpportioned between those ttttivities on a b8515 consistent w'ith the use of resources.
Central s¢aff costs aTe allo¢a*d on ih¢ basis oftime spenl, 3nd depreciaiion ¢har8¢s a]10¢2led on the ponion of Ihe asset's
ExpenditiiT¢ on ¢hariiabl¢ aciiviiies is incurrcd on directly undertaking the a¢tiviti¢s wthich tiLTther the charity's objectives
as well as any as80¢iated support CO81S.
ExE*nditur¢ is shown inclusive of any ]r￿cOVe￿b]e VAT. Any VAT irrecoverable os a of partial exemoion
l¢ulations is shoThTL in note 8.
1.5 Intlngible *)Mtsrtiy*ti
Maierial intsngible assets are capilalised and ￿COgnised wth¢n fuv]r¢ eco[￿￿1¢ benefLlS are probable and the ¢osi or valu¢
f Ihe asbei ¢¥n b¢ m¢asuted reliably. Intangible a55cIs arc initially rttognis¢d 91 cost and are subsequently measured at
cost net ot'3mortisalion and anv pro￿1$1￿￿ for impairjnenl.
Amortlsation 1$ provided on the followirtg b￿$..
WEbsil¢ d¢v¢lopm¢ni
25 0/0 Straight lille
2.6 T*Mgibk rued ￿tI5 #ttd dtpretl*tioD
Tangible fjxed ass¢is aT¢ WTied at wst orvaluation. netof depre¢iaiiot) and aDy provision for impaumenl.
A r¢vi¢w for impairment of a fixed assei is earried out if ¢￿¢nts or clwJ8e$ itt C]￿UMstanceS indica* thai th¢ ￿rrying value
of any fLKed assel may nol be recovtrable. Shortfalls between the carrying valut of fix¢d ass¢is and ih¢ir reco￿rable
amounts art Tecognis¢d ?5 impaiTments. Itnpaineni lo$*s are r￿OgniSed in the Slatemelll of fjnantial aeiivities.
Depreciation is ¢har8ed so as to allocat¢ th¢ cost of tangible fixed assets kss their r¢sidua] value QV¢Tth¢ir¢5tima*d useful
live4 using the strgight_line m￿hod.
Depr￿tall￿n i$ pMkvid¢d on th¢ following ba*s."
Long-teTtn leasehold PrO￿rry
Motor vehicles
rixtures and fjttings
o- 12.5/•oncost
20Q/o on v)sl
IO% on cost
The a55et5' residual valucs. useful liv¢s and d¢preciation nthods att review¢& and adiuM¢d pro5P¢Ctiv¢Sy if appTOPTiai¢.
or if there is aD ittdi¢aiion of a si8hificanl change since the lasl repDrting date.
Long-iem) l¢a5¢hold PTOP¢rty includes Cobtree Matx)r Pw* Golf Cour5¢, Kent Life Museum artd Cobiree M3noT PaTk
Visitor rentT¢. As dis¢losed IJJ note 13 these are held undeT a 999 year l¢as¢. NLI d¢pr¢ci&tion i$ ch￿ged on th¢se ￿Sets on
the basis thai they are revalued annually.
L¢as¢hold property also uJclude& at ¢osi, improv¢m¢nis at the Cobtree Play Area and 10 iht ¢aT park at Coblree Manor
PaTk. Thes¢ assets are d¢pT¢¢iat¢il ov¢r their deemed useful lives.
Pa8e 12

Coblrtt MgDor Estitt
Notts to th¢ Fin•n¢iil StsttThents
For tht Year Ended 31 Mar£b 21123
A¢roullting politi¢$ ItoDtiRv¢dl
2.7 lTrve¥tments
Fixed asset ittvestments arc a fortD of fjnancioj instrurnent and are initi4]ly r¢¢ognised at their traus￿l9Th ¢05t and
subsequently trLea5ured st th¢ir fair V81u¢ at th¢ Balgnc¢ sh¢a da* for itiv¢sMeni pN)￿rtIeS and ¢losing quoted market
price for other listed investm¢rtts.
All gains and losses are tsken to the Ststemettt of finan¢ia] 4ctivitj¢5 a5 th¢y aris¢. Realised gains aDd IosKs on
inytsimenis calculated os the difference belween sales proceeds and their op¢ning canying value or th¢ir pur¢has¢
value if acquired Subsequent to tli¢ fJTSt day. of the fjnaneial y¢aT. Unrealised gains and losses ar¢ ¢al¢vlai¢d as th¢
difference belM'¢en ih¢ fgir v*lu¢ ai th¢ y¢ar ¢nJ and Ihtir ranying valut. Invcslmenl gains and lossek whether Tealised or
unr¢alise¢ are combined and shown in the headiti8'Gainslllosses} on investmtnts. the Stgt¢m¢nt of fllwi¢ial actiTrities.
Investhjeni properties #Te tneasured al fair value al each rep(>rting date with changes in fair value recognised in 'gains on
revaluation of fJx¢d ass¢ts' gnd add¢d to th¢ ¢ndown¢nt fund io ￿￿1¢h ih¢y relate.
2.8 FI￿*￿¢￿*1 1th￿rnM¢￿t5
The eharity only h&* rIt￿nci&l a55ets and fitwiciaj liabilities of a kind that quslify as basic fit￿￿￿1￿ illstrJm¢nts. Ba81¢
f￿8￿¢1￿[ in5trumentS gre initially r¢cognised al transaction valu¢ and subs¢qucntly measwed at their 5ettl¢m¢ni valut wth
the exception of bank IoAns whi¢h w¢ subs¢qu¢nily m¢4svred ai amortis¢d ¢osi using the effective int¢r¢st meihod.
2.9 Fwnd attounting
GeneTal are u]Jrestricted funds which are availabl¢ for us¢ ai the dis¢r¢tion of the Trustee in tiNtheran¢e of the
g¢n¢rdl obj¢ctiv¢s of th¢ ¢haTiry and which have n(Tri k¢n d¢si8nal¢d foT oiheT purwscs.
R¢slri¢i¢d funds aye fund$ which are 10 bc used in aC¢UTdance wryth specific teslrictions impos¢d by dontsTS or wthich have
been raised by Ihe ehaTifv for particular pU￿Se5. The costs of raising and administeTing such funds are charged against the
$pE¢ific fund. The &itll and u5¢ of ¢a¢h r¢stri¢t¢d fvnd i5 5¢10ut in th¢ noi¢$ io th¢ tinancial ststsmetts.
Investment incorneb gains and loss¢s are allo¢at¢d io th¢ appropriat¢ fund.
In¢omt from doiatitrtti and It8*Cits
Rt5tricted
fumds
TotAI
funds
2023
Toli71
fvmds
2022
2023
Will TTUSt in¢ome
30.000
30.000
34,596
AnalyKis of2022 Éotol byfund
34.590
54,596
Pag¢ 13

Cobtrtt Mxnor Estite
Notes to the FiDAD¢i*i stsiemtnts
For tbt Ytar End¢d 31 March 2023
Intomt from charit&ble *ctivititA
IIDrtttricttd
fuDd¥
2023
Total
nds
2023
Trtal
fvfvds
2022
fjolf club reven
135.249
135.249
131.309
33.140
155.371
73.600
Cal¢ inwme
20,999
108,832
70.804
20,999
108.832
Lar park incom¢
Kent Life in¢om¢
70.804
335.884
335.884
373.420
Ath7ly&ss of2022 iotslbvfund
373.42U
373.420
IDrom¢ from othtr tradillt *ttivitieJ
In¢ome from tharit*blt tr*dikng atilvities
{Innstricted
rllnds
Tot*1
funds
2023
Tot41
nds
2023
2022
Rental irt¢ome
63.763
63.763
43.331
Aiwlysis of2022 iolul by fvnd
45.531
43.33]
Invutmtnt illcome
IIDrutricttd
funds
-Totil
funds
2023
Toial
2023
2022
Inve5tsnent income
46.808
46.808
42.236
An￿￿￿lS11f2o22 10ts¥l tyfyKd
42,230
42.236
Page 14

Coblrtt MIDorE$tAte
NotÈ5 ¢0 th¢ Fin*n¢i*l Ststements
For tht Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
Allalysis oltxpeDditutt on th*rit*blt *ttivitits
Surnmiry by fyDd lyp¢
UnreStri￿¢d
fvnds
2023
Rtstriettd
fuid5
Endowmtnt
hnd$
2023
Totxl
2023
ToliTI
2023
2023
Chtirii#ble a¢livities
300,195
80,771
76.547
457,513
484,385
Anal)Jsi$ 012022 toiol
330.382
77,456
76.547
484.355
Summary byexptnditurt typt
Dtprtti*tion
OthETcoJts
Totsl
2023
Tot41
2022
2023
2023
Ciwitsble activitics
122.722
334.791
457.513
484.355
Analysis 012022 loiul
122. 722
361.663
484,385
AD4ty5is of expeNditurn by attivitiej
Total
fuDd$
Toral
fvvds
2022
Dlttet tosts
2Q23
202J
Charitabl¢ ￿tIVitieS
457.513
457.513
484,585
Analysss 0/2022 101ts1
484.385
484,385
Po8¢ 15

Cobtrtt MIDor Estate
Notu to the Fimantial Stalem¢Dts
For the Year EDdtd 31 Marth 2023
All*ly$i$ of ¢IP¢Dditure by actiyitiey Itotttinuedl
An•lysis of dirttt C¢FSt$
Tot41
Toial
2023
2022
tkprttiaiion
Staff to*s
122.722
J22.722
5. 189
65.013
37.5PS
5.238
J5.943
J2, 758
7,520
9.684
8.047
J5,627
4,486
18,665
5.969
Repairs 3nd mainl¢nan¢
Grounds maiRtcnan¢e
Rent and rates
-360
Heal and light
InsuratKe
14,213
13.431
8.976
Cleaning
Legal and professional ftt5
(ther fees and s¢rvi¢¢s
13,600
10.991
4.107
12,736
Equiprnent hirt and main*nat)c¢
Bad debi write otl
Loan int¢r¢st
4.202
72,875
121,372
Staff re¢harge8
Patks asid open spae¢s
Irrecovcrable VAT
74.615
121,370
18,099
457.513
484,385
A¥ditors' reJBuDerAtiD
1023
2022
Fees payabl¢ lo th¢ rh8rity'S audiior forthe audit of th¢ charty's a[MU￿ accounts
6.365
5.585
TThsltt'y ￿mUner￿tIon •nd txptwt$
During ih¢ ￿ar, th¢ Trustee did not receive any Temuncration OT other benefits (2022- £NILJ.
During the year ended 31 March 24)23. no Trustee expenses have been illCUTred (2022- £NILI.
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Cobtrte M*•or Estate
r4otts to the FI￿An¢1*1 StAttments
For Iht Year Ended 31 M*rtb 2023
IDtaTrgible assets
Il'ebiitt
d¢v¢lopment
Cost
At l April 2022
50,1)00
Ai 31 March 2023
50.(K)O
Amortigstio
At l April 2022
50,000
At 31 Mgrch 2023
50.000
Ntt bookYAlue
At 31 March 2023
At 31 A4ttrth 2022
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Cobttt¢ M*nor Estite
Notts to the FinAthti*l St*tem¢nts
For Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2023
12.
T*ngiblt fiy¢d •$$ets
LoDg-l¢rn?
le*sthold
property Motor wehi¢1¢s
Fiiturts **d
rjttillgs
Tothl
Co$t or valuxtio
At l April 2022
Revaluations
2,762.511
1139.9991
8,323
58,523
2.829,357
1139,9991
At 31 March 2023
2.622.512
8,323
58,523
2,689,358
Dtprecihtioo
AI I April 2022
Char8¢ for y¢ar
345,615
115.205
3.328
1.664
40.971
5.853
389.914
122.722
At 31 fvlarch 2023
460,820
4,992
46,824
512,636
N¢t bookvAlue
Ai 31 Ma￿h 2023
2,161.692
11.699
2.176.722
Ai 31 Mar¢h 2n22
2,4J6.J96
4,995
17.552
2.439,445
The estate is held under a 999 year l¢a5e which is due kn expire in 2970. Th¢ long leasehold land and buildings ar¢ us¢d solely
for dir¢¢i ¢haritabl¢ PuTr￿}se5 and fomi pan of the ￿mi￿n¢￿t endowmertt of the Charity.
All properties are revalued annually by 8 prof¢ssional ofLhaner¢d surv¢yors periodically. u5in8 a'marktt appma¢h'. Th¢
l*si valugtion took pl￿¢ in Mar¢h 2022.
The c8rrying amounl undtr ih¢ cost mod¢l of th¢ assets which have ken r¢valu¢d would hav& ken £1,673,1.'7 {?0££ -
£1.673.127}.
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Cobtret Ejtate
Notts to the Fiugnci*l Ststemtnts
For Ibe Yegr Tr-nded 31 M*r¢h 2023
Inves￿¢￿¢ prnperty
Lo￿$ tenn
Itasthold
vt¥tm¢Dt
property
Valuation
Ai l April 2022
Surplu4ldeficit) on revaluation
,102,500
1135,0001
At 31 M%r¢h 2023
967,500
The ittvestment Properties are held to geneTFite a Tenlal income strcam forthe ChArity. All investrn¢nt properties Ore revBlued by
professional finn of chart¢red 5urv¢yors on an annual cy¢l¢ lsubjecl to exisiing i¢nan¢ies where approprigt¢l. A valuaiion iook
pia¢¢ in March 2022.
On¢ ex¢tption 10 this is the Tyland Fartn propety Ththich is carried at £Nil value on an EUV basis. This pro￿rtY is Currently l¢L
with a pepp¢rcorn y¢n¢ on 9 125 y¢ar l¢a8¢ ending in 2117. No readily available market value was Bvailgbl¢ for ihis prot￿rtY ai
31 Mar¢h 2022 and TrKn¢¢ the EUV basis is d¢¢med lo k the mosi appropTi31e basi5 available without uhdu¢ Cosi w Ihe Charity.
14.
Filed i5set iDve$tm¢nt$
Lilted
iDV¢5tmtAIs
Coat or valuation
Al l Apiil 2022
R¢valuation5
885,543
At 31 March 2023
831.426
Net bookv*lMe
Al 31 Mgrch 2023
831.426
Ai 31 Mar¢h 2022
885,543
M#terl*l
The above li%ted thvestsnents are fully invested in the M&G ChuifiLnd, which qualif￿$ a5 an alttrnative itivestmellt fimd.
Risk profilt
The fund inv¢sts M￿n[Y in th¢ sharts of UK lisied divid¢nd paying Compani￿ and a wrtion of the fi]nd is gjw inves*d in the
shar¢s of dividend payiti8 ￿MpanIeS listed oveneas. It 14 therefo￿, subje¢1 to the pri¢e volEtilitv of th¢ UK and overseas
o¢kmarkets and the ￿r[oMianCe of individual Companies. Th¢ fund may also be subject lo fluctua110￿ in currency exchange
ta*s.
The fulld's f(KUS is good qu81sty ¢omp&ni¢5 with &ttrHctiv¢ divideDd pr95￿ts. Dividend distribution5 from ihe fund's
holdings howTver are wt gu3r&nl¢ed and may vary. Diversifscation across industries and maTkcl capilalisation is key in
mallaging liquidity risk and r¢ducing marki risk. Th¢ fund's risks are measurtd and managed by M&G ￿ an in￿gra1 p*n of the
inv¢snneni pro¢ess.
P28¢ 19

Cobtrte Manor Est*t¢
NottJ to the Fikn*itial SIAttments
For tht Yt*r EDd¢d 31 fvlarch 2023
15.
Debion
2023
2022
Trade debtOTS
189.234
1,678
62,346
45.467
22,524
239.851
Other debtor5
PJEpayments and incojne
253.258
5fj7,842
16.
Cftdlt•rs.' Amoun1$ fallinz due within owt ytar
2023
2022
Trade cr¢ditors
Amount owed to Maidslone Borough Coub¢il
Other cjtditors
1.434
00.505
72.233
196.239
5.7130
140.17
21Jl.939
A fornial r¢paym¢nt ￿TeeMent established with MgiOsron¢ Borough Coun¢il for the ¢harity to repay t]K tnoney loan¢d by
the Ihe COU￿1] in r¢swi ofcapilal expendilure in respccl of Ih¢ impwv¢rn¢ni lo CobtTee ManDT Patk ¢ar park.
R¢pAYrnenls began from l April 2019 onc¢ the Work was complete. inietest is payable ai a rnt¢ of 3% (Public Works LogtL
Board 2°A plus 1%). The ioial ba]*nc¢ owing io the Council in respect of Ihe car pa￿ loan at 31 March 2023 wa5 £135,032
(2022- £202.213}.
In addition to the ¢ar paTk lean tht iotsl balanc¢ ow¢d to the Courteil alx) in¢lwJes oth¢r aniount5 of £Nil (2022- £69.058). The
¢ombined iolal ot'£135,032 f2022- £331,271) has b¢¢n splii between amouLt$ fallittg due wthin one yew {05 aFA)vel ond aller
more than on¢ yegr15e¢ note 181.
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Cobtree Manor Eststt
r4otes to the FiTh*ntiil Statemtnts
Forlht Ytar Ended 31 March 2023
17.
Creditors.. An￿llnts fAlling dme *fttr more th*n ont yeAr
2023
2022
Amounto*Yd to Miidllolle Borou8h Coutttii
68,527
135,032
S¢¢ narrativ¢ atth¢ ¢nd of t￿t¢ 17 ¢xplainingth¢ bala[￿¢ ow¢d to th¢ CouDCiI.
18.
Fitt*•eial In$trument$
2023
2022
FiDID¢i*l aJgtts
Financial assets ineasured ai falr value through income and expenditure
831.426
885.543
FinanGig] a5s¢ts m¢asuT¢d at fair value through inu)me aJKI cxpenditure comprise listed ￿Y¢Sh￿¢￿ts.
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Coblrte Minor FJt•t¢
Nol¢$ to tht Financial St*temtrtts
For the Ve#r Endtd 31 March 21123
19.
Stattmtwt of
Ststem¢Nt of fvnds- currtnt ye*r
AJ rtst&ttd
Bal*n¢t il I
Aprll 2021
Trinsfrrs
Inlout
GaiDsI BAl*nct at 31
{Los¥sl
March 202J
Intom¢
Eipenditurt
IlJrtstri¢ttd fund$
GetKrg1 fund8
438.410
446,455
1300.1951
{139.294)
445.376
Elldowmtnt finds
Enthwment capital
runds
4,?11.650
176.5471
1329,2 161
3,805,987
Restricted fuThd$
Will Tryst
30.(h)O
130.0001
Cobtree Manor Park
car wark
MBC ¢ar park loan
193.289
138.6581
154,631
{l35.0321
1262.2131
139.294
168.9241
30,000
180.7711
139.294
19,599
Tot*1 offuttd$
4.581.136
476,455
1457.5131
1329.1161
4,270,962
UnrtJtri¢ted Funds
These ¢omprix funds that th¢ Trustee is free to Use in accordaÈLtt with th¢ ¢har¢tablt Trbjects.
R¢striettd Funds
Th¢ Will Tnjsl Fund, the inctsme frtsm which is used to maintain the rllral pth. The as5els of this fund are held by cO￿re¢
Charity Limiied a sep8rai¢ ¢ntity.
Cobtree Manor Park tar Potk attd associar¢d loan from MBC. this JEpresertts (he t•ok value ofih¢ car pgzk and th¢ gmount
of the outstandiDg gssociated loan.
PermaDtDt EMdowme*t CAPltal Fund
The perm3n<nl endowTnent Capital fund ujmprixs the long-t¢rn? fJx¢d os5et5 of the thatity, ￿Ing th¢ long-leasehold land and
buildings, inv¢5Dnent ptopErtie5 and the portfolio of lisied inv¢stsnents as detailed in notes 13. 14 and 15.
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Cobtrtt Manor Estite
Notej to the Fiian¢i*J Slattmemts
For tht Yt*r Ended 31 M*r¢b 2023
19.
ststem¢nt of (¢ODtinuedl
Si*ttItlEllf of prior year
As resiaied
Gains/
B&l&rtce at
(Losses) 31 Ali71'ch 2Q22
J Apri12020
Jnconte
Expenditure Tn7Rrfers
Uttmtritttd funds
G¢n¢Tal fvnds
395,J97
458.987
(330.352)
(85,392)
438,410
Elldowmtnt tgpit*l
funds
EndoMrntcapitsl
funds
4. 115.547
(76,547)
3P.358
133,292
4,211.650
Restri¢t¢d funds
Will Trust
34.5PO
(34.590)
Cobtyee M3rtor Park
231.947
(304.045)
(38.658)
(4,202)
193.289
Q62,2J3)
MBC car park loun
46,034
(72,098)
34.596
(77.456)
46,034
(65.924)
Ttrtsl offuhds
4.438.640
493.585
(454.385)
133.292
4,58J.136
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Cobtrtt Manor Est*te
Notu lo tbe FiM*llii#l St*leMents
For the I'e¥r Ended 31 Ma￿h 2023
20.
ADalvsi5 of net *$stts betwteD fllndi
Anaty$is of net is$¢ts between fDnds- turttni ytAr
IlnreJlriot¢d
furLd$
RestTi£led
fuDd5
2023
Ehdowment
rundy
2023
Tfytil
(und$
2023
2023
Taniib]e fixed a88*ts
Fixed gssei invesimenis
15,030
154.631
2.(Y)7,061
831,426
967.500
2.176.722
831,426
967,500
504.013
1140.172)
168.5271
Inv¢stm¢nt propErty
Curr¢ni asse1$
Creditors du¢ within on¢ y¢ar
Creditor5 irt more than one y¢ar
504.013
{73,667)
166.5051
168,5271
Total
445.376
19.599
3.805.987
4.270.962
The rcsth¢ted ¢rediioT balances r¢lat¢ to balances owed to the eorwrat¢ trus￿. Maidstone Borough Council. in resped of funds
provided during 2018-19 to fund new ear paTk works that have ￿pItaliSed as tsngibl¢ fixed assel additions. It is a
requirement of the Tepaymenl agreemeni forih¢se amounts to be treated as and distlostd as a restricted balance in the annual
a¢¢ouni$.
ADalyiis of net a5Stts betwrt# fu#d$- prior year
Urtresiri¢ied
fiihfls R¢sipi¢iedfvpAds
Endowmeni
fvnds
2022
Torol
(unds
2022
2022
2022
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investtnents
22.547
193,289
2,223,607
885,543
1. 102.5(10
2.439,443
885.543
1. 102.5011
490.621
(201.939)
(135,b32)
InV¢￿ment Property
Curreni a8S¢ts
490.621
(74. 758)
CrediloTS due within ytar
CT¢ditors due in mOTe thin one year
(127.151)
(135.032)
438.4111
Cfj8.924}
4,2Jl.650
4,581.136
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Cobtr¢¢ M*nor E$iit¢
Notes to ib¢ FiDan¢iil Statements
For the Year Endtd 31 Marth 2023
21.
R¢lat¢d party tr4n$•dioD¥
Maidsione Btrrouxh Countil IMBCI L$ the Cotyorate Trustee of the Charity.
MBC owJ5 pth of dK18nd up)n whirh th¢ golf i5 built. Th¢ awounting 8rr8ngem¢t)ts bett¥ten MBC and the chatity are
that MBC is resp)nsible for all reeeipts 2nd payments for boih the golf course and ihe Manor Park. Ai the end of eBch finan¢i41
y¢ar ih¢ th¢ income and exptndiwre r¢lating 10 Cobiree Manor Estsie is shown in the ChaTit) s account5.
For the golf Course 719ths of the totol revettue is trAnsferred to the a¢¢ounts. reflecting th¢ sp]ii of land ownetship. Th¢
retnaining 219ths are sh0Th￿ in the accounts of the Council.
Th¢ Siatem¢nt of Finan¢ial Activities in¢lud¢s incom¢ of £236.90] Q022- £209.236) in relation to operating th¢ ¢stat¢ in
a¢¢ordan¢e wirh this a￿￿seMenT, a$ broken down ￿low.
2023
2022
Golf tlub revenue
Will tW8t in¢om¢
Rental in¢om¢
l35,249
30.000
63.763
131.309
34,596
43,331
229,012
209.236
Expendilure T¢fl¢ctrd through ih¢ Stat¢ment of Finan¢ial A¢iiviti¢$ includes 0￿￿ting costs in Telaiion to incotn£ slr¢ams above.
Duting the year MBC provided various other servi¢£s to the Charity, which have been included ￿7th1n direti charitsblt
exp¢ndiiure. Total TechaT8C5 of £206,267 (2022- £207, 122) wcrc madc for the5c scTrices. 'I'his total ¢ompris¢$.' Parks & O]Kn
Space- £121,370,. staff rechHrges- £74,615: legal aDd professiollal fee5- £8,065 and equipment hllE and M#￿tell1￿Ce- £2.217.
Al 31 Mzrch 2023, th¢ Charity ow¢d £135,032 Q021- £220.159) to Maidston¢ Borough Coullcil.
22.
CoD¢TtklknHg party
The ChaTity ￿ under the control of the Corportte Trllstte, Maidstone Borough CowJGil.
23.
TaIation
Cobiree Manor Esta¢t is a T¢81Stued charity and is therefort p)lentia]ly exempt from tax￿10￿ on its in¢om¢ and gains as the
¢harity fa115 Within the definition of a charitable trust a5 defjned in Part I, Schedule 6 of the Finance Aci 2010. No tax charge h
arisen during th¢ y¢ar.
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