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Charity number: 293720

The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust (A Charity governed by its constitution, charity number 293720) Financial Statements and Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 December 2022

AT The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

(A Charity governed by its constitution, charity number 293720)

Index to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

Page
Index to the Financial Statements 2
Charitable company Information 3
Trustees' Report 4 - 5
Trustees' Responsibilities Statement 6
Independent Examiner's Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Statement of Financial Position 9
Statement of Cash Flows 10
Accounting Policies 11
Notes to the Accounts 12 - 15

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AT The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

(A Charity governed by its constitution, charity number 293720)

Charitable company Information

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Status: The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust is a charitable trust governed by its Trust Deed. The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust is a charitable trust governed by its Trust Deed.
Charity name: The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust
Charity registration number: 293720
Registered office: Abingdon House
Gorse Lane
Chobham
Surrey
GU24 8RB
Operations address: Abingdon House
Gorse Lane
Chobham
Surrey
GU24 8RB
Trustees who held office Adam Butterworth - Appointed 16 October 2021
during the year: Chris Dodd - Appointed 21 January 1990
Andrew Don - Appointed 8 January 1986
Dave Draper - Resigned 14 October 2021
Mae Fletcher - Resigned 24 May 2022
Jon Garside - Appointed 20 February 2019
Amy Illingworth - Appointed 13 December 2017
Sue Louise - Appointed 16 October 2021
Neil McAdie - Appointed 16 October 2021
Tom Skelhon - Appointed 16 October 2021
Katrina Taee - Appointed 5 February 1995
0
David Draper was appointed as a trustee on 24 January 1993 and resigned on 14
October 2021. He was made an honorary trustee on 14 October 2021 in recognition of his
ongoing support of, and work for, the Trust.
Independent Examiner: Anthony Armstrong FCA
Armstrong & Co
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
4a Printing House Yard
Hackney Road
London E2 7PR
Bankers: CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent ME19 4JQ

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AT The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Trustees' Report

for the year ended 31 December 2022

The Trustees of The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust present their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Trustees

The Trustees of the charity who held office during the year are disclosed on page 3.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Trust was created by a Deed, dated 8th January, 1986.

The Trust is run by a board of Trustees made up of the Chair (Katrina Taee), a Financial Sub-Committee (Sue Louise, Amy Illingworth and Neil McAdie). Three Selection Committees for the Alpine course, the Alpine Preparation course (in Wales) and the Scottish Winter course were led by Trustees, Chris Dodd, Jon Garside and Jon Garside respectively. Katrina Taee, a member of the Conville family, is a Trustee. In addition, 7 members of the Board are, or have been, climbers of differing levels and are able to bring those experiences to the Board

Our Annual General Meeting was conducted online this year due to Trustee illness. Decision making is done by majority vote. Follow-up administrative work and meetings continued throughout the year as needed. When required, we co-opt key experts and representatives from the professional world of climbing to advise us on our work and our two Patrons, Sir Christian Bonington CBE and Andy Cave are both well known in the climbing world.

We have a close working relationship with the British Mountaineering Council and a new working relationship with Neil Johnson, UIAGM/IFMGA of Peak Mountain Training who now administer our courses, as well as providing professional guides to teach our participants. Peak Mountain Training brings a high level of expertise to the Trust which is greatly valued by us and our students. We are also grateful for continued generous financial support from the British Mountaineering Council and the Scottish Mountaineering Trust.

Risk mitigation

The board has examined the principal areas of the charity's operations and considered the major risks which may arise in each of these areas. In the opinion of the trustees the charity has established resources and review systems which, under normal conditions, should allow the risks identified by them to be mitigated to an acceptable level in its day to day operations.

Objectives and activities for the public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year.

The objectives of the Trust remain as they always have, to provide or help provide facilities to advance the education and training of young people between 18 and 30 years of age, through the medium of mountaineering training and other forms of recreation or leisure time occupation. The object is to enable these young people to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and to instruct and assist them in their chosen activity. Preference is given to young people who would otherwise be unable to afford such training and instruction.

Scottish Mountain Courses

The winter courses take place in the Cairngorms and the students would have been based at Ardenbeg Lodge, in Grantown-onSpey. These courses bridge the gap between summer climbing/walking and winter mountaineering. The ratio is one instructor to six participants, and it is two days in duration. The courses cover use of ice axe and crampons, navigation, avalanche assessment and problem avoidance. This year due to the Pandemic, the Trust made the difficult decision to cancel all the Scottish based courses. We did this because we still felt unable to keep our students Covid free in their accommodation, and the bus journeys offered an opportunity for cross-infection of the virus.

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AT The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Trustees' Report

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Alpine Courses

The Trust was delighted to restart the Alpine Courses in Argentiere, France this year, with 105 students attending and successfully completing the three days. These courses are based in the Chamonix Valley in June and July and are for climbers and mountaineers who have experience of British mountaineering and who want to climb in the Alps. The emphasis is on an introduction to glacier travel, crevasse rescue, avalanche assessment, use of equipment, moving together in alpine terrain and route planning.

Alpine Skills Course

The Alpine Skills Course run in Wales, returned this year and in light of our cancelled Scottish courses, we ran two Alpine Skills Courses in Wales, to get 24 students back on the hills. These were both successful and appreciated by our students. Attendees learn the basics of alpine rope work and some of the core skills necessary to climbing safely in an alpine environment. Being UK based, it makes the course accessible to those who do not have the time or finances to travel abroad.

Financial Review

Results for the year

Our investment advisors, Quilter Cheviot Limited, are instructed to invest to maximise the total return of the endowment fund within the medium to low-risk investment portfolio.

The trustees have established a policy for withdrawal of the investment income received to continue with the activities of the charity but also to maintain the level of investments held within the portfolio for sustainability and growth. The Chair, Katrina Taee and Treasurer, Sue Louise had a face to face meeting with our Account Manager at Quilter Cheviot in London to review of strategy and investments.

No fixed asset investments were acquired or disposed of during the year. The value of the fixed asset investments at 31 December 2022 was £345,441, which reflected an unrealised loss of £54,918.

The balance on the short term investments in cash at 31 December 2022 was £1,012 (2021: £1,120).

The results of the period and financial position of the charity are shown in the annexed financial statements.

The Statement of Financial Activities shows net expenditure for the year of £65,431 and reserves of £366,442.

Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity.

Fixed assets are set out in Note 10 to the accounts.

Reserves Policy

The trustees seek to maintain at least one years expenditure in general funds in order to give reasonable certainty and continuity to their medium term objectives and to support their beneficiaries. Fixed asset investments are represented by a designated fund account set up to ring fence the fixed asset investments held to generate income to support the day to day activities of the Trust.

Independent Examiner

The Independent Examiner, Anthony Armstrong FCA of Armstrong & Co, Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor, has indicated his willingness to be proposed for re-appointment.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 1 April 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Sue Louise Trustee

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AT The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Trustees' Responsibilities Statement for the year ended 31 December 2022

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The trustees are required by law to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the financial activities of the charity and of its financial position at the end of that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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AT The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Independent Examiner's Report to the Charity Trustees of The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

I report on the accounts of The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust for the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, which are set out on pages 8 to 15.

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees as a body in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. My examination has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity's trustees as a body, for my examination, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As described on page 6, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the the Charities Act and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under charity law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Anthony Armstrong FCA, Independent Examiner of Armstrong & Co Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

4a Printing House Yard Hackney Road London E2 7PR

Dated: 1 April 2023

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FS The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
5
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
6
Charitable activities
7
Total expenditure
Total income less total expenditure
Net gains/(losses) on investments
10
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
14
Total funds carried forward
13
Net income/(expenditure) and movement in funds
2022
Total Funds
£
407
17,280
11,087
28,774
-
39,287
39,287
(10,513)
(54,918)
(65,431)
431,873
366,442
2021
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Funds Total Funds
£
407
17,280
11,087
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
£
5,383
-
11,408
28,774 16,791
-
39,287
172
3,195
39,287 3,367
(10,513)
(54,918)
13,424
35,063
(65,431)
431,873
48,487.00
383,386
366,442 431,873

All incoming resources and resources expended are derived from continuing activities.

There are no gains and losses other than those noted above and therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been prepared.

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

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The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Statement of Financial Position

as at 31 December 2022

Notes
Fixed assets:
Investments
10
Total fixed assets
Current assets:
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
12
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total net assets
The funds of the charity:
Unrestricted income funds
13
Total charity funds
19
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
£
£
£
£
345,441
400,359
345,441
400,359
1,012
1,020
21,760
33,048
22,772
34,068
1,771
2,554
21,001
31,514
366,442
431,873
366,442
431,873
366,442
431,873
31 December 2022
31 December 2021
£
£
£
£
345,441
400,359
345,441
400,359
1,012
1,020
21,760
33,048
22,772
34,068
1,771
2,554
21,001
31,514
366,442
431,873
366,442
431,873
366,442
431,873
31 December 2022
31 December 2021
£
1,012
21,760
22,772
1,771
£
400,359
400,359
31,514
431,873
431,873
431,873

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 1 April 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Sue Louise
Trustee
0
Trustee

The notes on pages 11 to 15 form part of these accounts.

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The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
1
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Purchase of investments
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period
2
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period
2
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
1)
Adjustments for:
(Gains)/losses on investments
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
(Increase)/decrease in stocks and work in progress
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
2)
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents
Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from
operating activities
Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the statement of financial
activities)
2022
£
(22,375)
11,087
-
11,087
(11,288)
33,048
21,760
2022
£
(65,431)
54,918
(11,087)
-
8
(783)
(22,375)
2022
£
21,760
21,760
2021
£
14,120
11,408
(20,976)
(9,568)
4,552
28,496
33,048
2021
£
48,487
(35,063)
(11,408)
2,290
8,926
888
14,120
2021
£
33,048
33,048

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The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust (A Charity governed by its constitution, charity number 293720)

Accounting Policies

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with:

Public benefit entity

The charity meets the defination of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue to operate and accordingly the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Income recognition

Income is recognised when the charity has a contractual or other right to its receipt, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably. Income with conditions attached to its receipt is recognised when those conditions have been fulfilled.

Expenditure recognition

Unrestricted Funds

Unrestricted funds are funds received which have no restrictions placed on their use and are available as general funds.

Designated Funds

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

Allocation of costs

Costs are allocated directly to projects where they can be identified as relating solely to that project. Other costs are allocated between the funds based on staff time spent on the fund activities or other appropriate criteria.

Investments

Fixed assets held for investment purposes are not depreciated. Under SORP 2015 (FRS102), investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at the reporting date.

Investments are shown in the balance sheet at closing market value. Surpluses or deficits on valuation are credited or charged to the statement of financial activities.

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F The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

(A Charity governed by its constitution, charity number 293720)

Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2022

1 Incoming resources

The incoming resources and surplus are attributable to the principal activities of the charity.

2 Net outgoing resources

Net outgoing resources
Net outgoing resources are stated after charging:
Independent Examiner's fees - reporting service
Trustees' emoluments
2022
£
1,140
Nil
2021
£
1,080
Nil

Emoluments include salaries, fees, bonuses, expense allowances and estimated non-cash benefits receivable. All trustees serve in a voluntary capacity and do not receive payment for their services.

3
Income from donations and legacies
Other donations
4
Income from charitable activities
Alpine Courses, Wales
Alpine Courses, France
5
Income from investments
Income from listed investments
Bank interest received
6
Expenditure on raising funds
Donation fees
7
Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Alpine Courses, Wales
Alpine Courses, France
Travel expenses
Support costs (see note 8 below)
Unrestricted
£
407
407
Unrestricted
£
1,080
16,200
17,280
Unrestricted
£
11,021
66
11,087
Unrestricted
£
-
-
Unrestricted
£
3,126
32,880
-
3,281
39,287
Restricted
£
-
-
Restricted
£
-
-
-
Restricted
£
-
-
-
Restricted
£
-
-
Restricted
£
-
-
-
-
-
2022
Total
£
407
407
2022
Total
£
1,080
16,200
17,280
2022
Total
£
11,021
66
11,087
2022
Total
£
-
-
2022
Total
£
3,126
32,880
-
3,281
39,287
2021
Total
£
5,383
5,383
2021
Total
£
-
-
-
2021
Total
£
11,406
2
11,408
2021
Total
£
172
172
2021
Total
£
821
-
23
2,351
3,195

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F The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2022

8
9
10
11
12
**13 **
2022
2021
Support costs
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
£
£
£
£
Advertising & promotion
40
-
40
-
Website
720
-
720
-
Software
238
-
238
-
Welfare
50
-
50
-
AGM expenses
309
-
309
379
Independent Examination
1,140
-
1,140
1,185
Accountancy fees
688
-
688
653
Stockbroker's fees
8
-
8
38
Bank charges
88
-
88
96
3,281
-
3,281
2,351
Staff costs
2022
2021
£
£
Nil
Nil
Employees paid in excess of £60,000 during the current year and previous year:
None
None
Investments
£
£
£
Market value
As at 1 January 2022
-
400,359
400,359
Unrealised gains/(losses)
-
(54,918)
(54,918)
As at 31 December 2022
-
345,441
345,441
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
2022
2021
£
£
Investments: short term
1,012
1,020
1,012
1,020
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022
2021
£
£
Sundry creditors
127
-
Accruals
1,644
2,554
1,771
2,554
The funds of the charity: current year
Opening
balance
Resources
arising
Resources
utilised
Other
movements
Closing
balance
£
£
£
£
£
Restricted funds
Restricted income funds
-
-
-
-
-
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
400,359
-
-
(54,918)
345,441
General funds
31,514
28,774
(39,287)
-
21,001
Total unrestricted funds
431,873
28,774
(39,287)
(54,918)
366,442
431,873
28,774
(39,287)
(54,918)
366,442
No remuneration was paid to any Trustee or their associates for services as a trustee during the year ended 31 December 2022 nor
to 31 December 2021.
Average number of employees during the year was:
2021
Total
£
-
-
-
-
379
1,185
653
38
96
345,441
2021
£
1,020
1,020
2021
£
-
2,554
2,554
Closing
balance
£
-
345,441
21,001
366,442
366,442

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F The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Designated funds

General funds

Designated funds of £345,441 are unencumbered but have been set apart from general funds as they have been used to purchased fixed asset investments as part of an income generating strategy, and so are not immediately available to the charity. General funds of £21,001 are unencumbered and freely available for use by the charity.

14
15
16
17
**18 **
The funds of the charity: prior year
Opening
balance
Resources
arising
Resources
utilised
Other
movements
Closing
balance
£
£
£
£
£
Restricted funds
Restricted income funds
-
-
-
-
-
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
344,320
-
-
56,039
400,359
General funds
39,066
16,791
(3,367)
(20,976)
31,514
Total unrestricted funds
383,386
16,791
(3,367)
35,063
431,873
383,386
16,791
(3,367)
35,063
431,873
Designated funds: current year
Opening
balance
Resources
arising
Resources
utilised
Transfers &
adjustments
Closing
balance
£
£
£
£
£
Fixed Asset Investment Fund
400,359
-
-
(54,918)
345,441
400,359
-
-
(54,918)
345,441
Designated funds: prior year
Opening
balance
Resources
arising
Resources
utilised
Transfers &
adjustments
Closing
balance
£
£
£
£
£
Fixed Asset Investment Fund
344,320
-
-
56,039
400,359
344,320
-
-
56,039
400,359
Fixed Asset Investment Fund
Transfers between funds: current year
General funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total
General to designated
54,918
(54,918)
-
54,918
(54,918)
-
-
-
Transfers between funds: last year
General funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total
General to designated
(56,039)
56,039
-
(56,039)
56,039
-
-
-
This fund represents general funds used to purchased fixed asset investments.
Closing
balance
£
-
400,359
31,514
431,873
431,873
Closing
balance
£
345,441
345,441
Closing
balance
£
400,359
-
Total
-
-

General to Designated: Increase funds not available as utilised for fixed asset investments.

19 Net assets attributable to funds:
current year
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets represented by funds
General funds
-
22,772
(1,771)
21,001
Designated
funds
£
345,441
-
-
345,441
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
Endowment
funds
£
-
-
-
-
Total
£
345,441
22,772
(1,771)
366,442

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F The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2022

20 Net assets attributable to funds: prior
year
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets represented by funds
General funds
-
34,068
(2,554)
31,514
Designated
funds
£
400,359
-
-
400,359
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
Endowment
funds
£
-
-
-
-
Total
£
400,359
34,068
(2,554)
431,873

21 Taxation

The company is a registered charity. Accordingly, it is exempt from taxation in respect of income and capital gains to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

22 Post balance sheet events

There were no significant post balance sheet events.

23 Contingent liabilities

The charity had no material contingent liabilities at 31 December 2022 nor at 31 December 2021.

24 Related parties

During the year a trustee, S. Louise, was paid £688 (2021: £653) for bookkeeping services to the charity, in her capacity as a professional bookkeeper.

25 Trustee expenses

The following expenses were reimbursed to the trustees:

J Garside
S Louise
A Butterworth
A Don
T Skelhon
2022
£
-
133
155
-
21
309
2021
£
77
130
-
172
-
379

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