ChArity registration number 299766
Company regsstr#tion number 2220564 (Enpland and Wales)
VALE HOUSE OXFORD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Catherine Oppenheirner (Chairl
John Bameby
Jill Bradley
Helen Carter
Rob?rt Foster
Ben Goodger
Nell Macinlo$h
Rupert M¢Shane
JuS￿n Moore
Damian Payno
Mary Clarke
Dr Loulse Qu¢stEd
(Appointsd 23 May 2023)
(Appolnted 14 December
20221
S•cr•tary
Dlgne G8rdngr
Charfty number
299786
Company numbar
2220564
Regl$ternd offlce
Vale Houie
Sandford Road
utUemoT?
Oxford
Oxford8hlre
OX4 4XL
Audltor
Crlt¢hleys Audlt LLP
Beaver Hovs$
2>38 Hythè 8rfdge Street
0￿c¢d
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
CONTENTS
Pagè
Twstees. report
Statement of trustees, respon$ibllS1ies
Independent audllovs report
Slatem•nt of Inancial activltles
Balanc8 sh8•t
ststem&nt of ca¥h flow5
10
Not93 Ir) tha financial statement8
11-22

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Trustees present thgir report and financial statements lor tho year ended 31 March 2023.
The finandal statemonts haye be￿ prepared in accordancè with th& accounb'ng poli¢ies set oul in note 1 to the
financial statements and comply y￿th the charity's govemlng document, the Companies Act 2006 and Accounllng
and Reportlng by Charities.. Statement of Rettomm&nded F¥actice applicable lo rharities preparing thèir accounts in
accordance wlth the FIn￿cIal Reporting Standard applScable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective
1 January 20191.
Objectlv25 and actlvStle$
The Charity's objècts ara spedfi¢ally restricted lo the followina..
To care for people wlth demenlla however severe or cornplicated.,
To support the families of the residents.,
To partieipattr In re$&ar¢h to belter understand th8 caus¥s and Ir68tmént of all types of dementla.,
To t8ach the skills requlrèd for the car• of dementia and reach c4Jl to thè wdèr community lo promote b•st practsca.
To develop 8n outr•ach service for support olfamilles caring for relatives with dementla.
Th• polSa8s adopt•d In furthtranc8 of thèsa objects are in accordAn¢• wlth Best Pradcg and thèm has bean no
changt In those during the year,
Th• Twsto•s have pald due règard lo guldAnca issued by the Charfty Commlsslon in deddlng whal actlvilies th8
Charity should und•rtakg.
Achlevoments ond perforniance
Our Head of Homa, Lysboth Week6. Cllnlcal Manager, Jo Gambrell and Fln&nea Manager, John Rlchgrdson tho
10Sned u$ In May 2022 hava all worked exiremely hard to malntain our high standards.
Th? lèAm #nd our exceptional staff conllrAJts lo work to ensure that our resldenls aryJ kept safe and that 8 Tange of
actlvities Indudlng art and muslc therapy are madg avBilkbl• and accessibl8 lo them. In common ￿th many
Nursing Homes, iecrultmenl of Staff r8malns difficult and the team aro commltted lo flndlng w8yS to incre8se
rel8ntion #nd raduce the reliance on Agtrncy staffing whenever possible.
Vde Housa was Inspected In July 2021 by thg Care Quatlty Commission {CQCI and hag rec•lv9d of
"Good"
Vale Housè Is currently taklng part In the Iralnlng of students who ￿11 eventually WOTk In dwn&n￿a car8. It Is also
toking part in resèarch at 8 natlonal level to impiov8 dgm8nlia c8r8 Including through the Care Home Rèsearch
Ngtwork and collaboration with Oxford Brookes University.
Fln4ncial rovlew
It Is the policy ol the Charity that un￿strICted funds which have not been deslgnated for a sp8cSflc use should be
malntalned al alovel equivalent to btheen thre# and SSX month's expenditure. The Trustees consider that reserves
at this level will ensure Ihal, in the ovenl of g significant In fundlng, they will be able lo continue the Charfty'5
current a¢tiv1118s while consideration is oiven to ways in which additional fund$ may bo Taised. This levèl of reserves
hag boon moSntainod throughout th8 year.
A cautlous, wslginable investment plan has baen entered into with Handelsbank¢n We8llh and Assèt ManageTnent
Ifomierly Heathood Investment Biokersl as part of the long tÉmi strategy for fiJnds which ara not retalned to meet
the ongoing wothing capital requIre￿onts Df the Charity.
The Trustees have a55e55ed Ihe rnajor risks tg whith the Charity is eyposed, and are satisfied that systems are In
placè to mltlgatè exposure to the major risks.
st¥u¢turo. govemanee and management
The Charity 1$ a GUTnpany limited by guarantee and has no share capital. It is govemed by its Memorandum and
Arb'cles adopted on 2nd June 2016 and is registered as a charity wlh the Charity Commission. Anyone overth¢ age
of 18 can become a member of the Charity and there are currenuy 12 memb?r512022'. 10 membèrs).

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT} (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Th¢ Trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose ot company law, and who served durlng tho year and up to
the date of sigaalure of the financial statem8nls werè".
Calherlne Opp¢nheimer Ichalrt
John Bameby
Jill Bradley
Helen Cartgr
Robtrt Fostor
Ben Gctpdger
Neil M8cintosh
Rupert M¢Shane
Justin Moorè
Dmmian Payn8
M4ry Clarke
Dr Louise Qu•$tsd
{Appointed 23 May 2023)
IAppoint•d 14 D•e•mber 2022?
hen the need to appoint another Trustee arises. suitable candidates ar8 IntsNlewad by the Chglr together wlth
another Twsl&• and the appolntment ralfi¢d by the Board.
None of thtr Trusteès has any benefic4al Interest in thè company. All of tha Trustses ar8 members of the company
and guarantee to contribute £1 In tho event of a winding up.
The Trustees have been r•sponsi￿￿ for all aspects of runnlng Vale Hou8e Oxford. Th8 TNslee$ m¢t, virtuglly, 6
tlmès during the yoar gnd th88e megfjngs also Involvld the ReySster¢d Managgr, the Clinical Manager and tr8
Tr•asurer. A Tru$tee$ strategy meettng was held in Seplembar 2W21 and the strategy Approved to 2024. Tho
strateoy will be revlewed by the Trustees in November 2023.
Th8 Trust88$ have delegatsd some powers to SLtb committees. The FInan￿ and Ggngr41 Purposos CDmmitlee
deals wlth certaln finanaal, compllance ond non-care issues, and the Care and Quality cornmitte8 dagls with certaln
car• and quallly Issues, compll&nce and the care sldg of the H¢me. Both of thgsg committees are ultimately
responsibl? to th$ Tru$lees.
At th• tlme of th&Sr appolntmenl Trust••$ aro glven full Inforniafjon In respect of thg Chgriiy, as wdl as a detallèd
briefing in respect ol the various legal regulations govemlng the activity of the Home. In •ddStlon, Trust•e6 are
advl8ed on their own iospon$lbllities as Trustegs.
AII INstees 9Sve theSr Ilme freely gnd no Trustee romyneratlon was pald In Ihe ygar. Details of Trustee expenses and
rolated party transaGlions are disclosed in nolo 10 of the accounts. Tho Trustee¥ 4rg r¢quired to disclose all relevant
interests and in accordance wth the charity's policy withdraw from deasions where a contlict of intèrast arisos. The
policy on Trustees, intprests is Sel out in the d)arity's financial wocedures manual and a register of Inte￿sts Is
maintained by the charity.
The remunerolion of the Reglstered Manager. Finance Manager, CllnScg1 Manager and the Treasurer ar8 r￿l&Wed
annually and increased lo ensure that it 1$ fair and in line with similaT roles in the 5edor.
Thg ¢ompanls Curront pollcy concerning the payment ol trade ¢￿ditorS Is to follow the CBI'S Prc¥npt PayeTS Ct)dè
{CDpie5 are available from the CBI, CenlTe Point. 103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DU).
The company's CU￿nt p¢licy ¢orKeming the payment oftrade creditors 1$ to..
seiue the terms of payment wlh suppliers when agreeing the terms of each transaction,.
ensu￿ that suppliers are made aware of the terms of p8ymenl by Induslon of Ihe ￿levant temis in contrarAs',
and
pay in accoTdancewlh the ¢ompanWs contractual and oth$r legal obllgaiions.
Trade credilors of the company at the year end were equivalent to 21 day's purchases, b88?d tha overage daily
ornount Invol¢ed by suppllers durtng the year.

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Auditor
In accord8n¢e with th8 rompany's arkndes, a resglutson proposing that Crilchleys Audit LLP be reappointsd gs
auditor of thè companywll be put at a General Meeting.
The tru$tee$' report was approved by the 8oard ofTrutslèes.
Catherine Opp8nh8im•r {Chsir)
Trustee

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Trustees, who are also th& dir8Ctors of Vale Hous• Qxfard for th8 purposÈ of company law, are responsible for
preparfng th• Tru$lees' Report and the finandal statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom
Accounting StandBTds (United l<ingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practic81.
Company Law requlres the Trustees to PTepafft flnanaal statements for each financlal year whlch glve a tsve and
fair vlew of the Stale of affairs of the Charity and of the Incoming resources and 8ppl1caYc￿ of resources, Indudlng
the income and expenditure, ofthe ¢harilabla company for that year.
In preparing these financlal siatements. the Trustees are raquir•d to..
selpcl sultable a¢CoUn￿n9 pollclès and then apply them consisten￿Y'.
- observe the methods and principles In the Ch8rttle$ SORP.,
ma(e judgements and 8sllmate5 that are reasonable and prudonl.,
$tstg whpth8r applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, sublecl lo any rnaterlal departures
d13rJo8ed and explained in the financlal $lolements'. and
- prép8fè fin8nci815tatements on the golng ¢oncem bagls unless It Is InappToprfale to presurn? Ih41 the Charity
wlll ¢onllnu8 operation.
Th• Tru$teos arè r•sptsn8lble for keeplng adequate accounllng records that dlscfose wth reasonable gccuracy 8t
any ￿rne the fjn8na81 position of the Charity and enoble them lo fynsurg Ih$l th¢ finoncial statements comply with
the Companie*S Act 2006. They Are also r&spun$ible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and henco for taking
reasonable steps for tho preven￿on and deteetlon of fffjvd and olher Irregularibes.
In so far gs the tw$l8•$ er• ￿418..
. there is no rdevant audll InfOrMa￿on of whlch tha chsrftsblè companls audltor Is unawarè., and
the tNstees have taken all steps that they oughtto have tok•n to maka Ihomsalv•s aw#re of any r•lev•nt 8udS1
InloTmation and lo establlsh that the audltor Is aware of that infomatson.
Th• trysteos ar* m$pon$lble for the maintenance and Integrfty of th• corporat• and flnancial Informatlon Included on
the charitable company's website. L•gislation In tho United lfjngdom govemlng the prepgrauon and dissfjmlnalion gf
ffin8nclal statements may differ from legislation In otherlurisdictions.

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
CRITCHLEYS
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF VALE HOUSE OXFORD
Opinion
We have audited the financial ststements of Vale House Oxfgrd (the 'Chgrity'1 for the year ended 31 March 2023
ich comprise tha statement of finanaal activiti&s, the balancè shaél, thè stat&ment of cash ftows and noles lo the
finanaal statéments, including sionificant accounting policies. The financial reporting framèwdrk that has b6&n
applied In their preparation is applicBble law and Uniled Kingdom Accounting Standards. indudlng Fin8nclal
Reporting Standard 102 Tho Financial Rèporting Standanj appliGab18 in Ihè UK and Republic of I￿land (United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our oplnlon, the financial statements..
glvB a true and falr view of the state of the ¢harflablt comp8nVs affalrs 85 al 31 Mar¢h 2023 and of its
Incomlng resouTces and 8pplication of resources, for the year then ended..
hsve been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted ACCOUn￿n0 Pra¢tlce',
and
have b98n pr*pared In accurdance wllh th• requlrements ofthe Comp8nles Act 2008.
Bagls for oplnlon
W& conductèd our audSt In accordance wlth Int?Fnallonal Standards on Audldng (UK) IISA5 IUKI) and applieabl•
law. Our r86ponsibilities under those standards ore further described in Ihe Auditorfs rnsponsibilities forth8 audil of
th& ffn8ncial statoments sèctitsn ol uur report. ￿ gre indepondenl of Ih? Ch4rlty in gccordanca with the ethlcal
raquirèments that are rel￿Sn1 lo our audit of Ihe financial 51atemenls in the UK, Including the FRC'S Ethleor
Stsndard, and we have fullilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with Ih85e requir8manl$. Wa b*li¢v8
that the audlt evidence we hava obtalnèd Is SLrfftcl•nt and approprtate to providé 8 basis for our oplnion.
Conclu•lons relatlng to golng concom
In audI￿ng the f5nancial slalom&nls, w¢ hav¢ concluded that the Iru8t•0S' Use of the going concém bas18 01
accounlng In th8 prepar8tion of th8 Ilnancigl statements is approprfal•.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any molerial uncert8inNes relating lo events or
conditions tha( individuolly or coll¢ctively, may cast si9nlficanl doubt on the Charlty's ability to continue as a going
cone8m for a perlod of at I￿st ￿e1ve months from when the financlal stslements are authorised for1g$ua.
Our responsibllil•s and thè rèsponslbililleg of thè Trust88s ￿th respeci to golno conc8Tn described In the
ralavant saclions of this report,
other information
The other Srforrnalion comprfses the Inlormallon included Sn tho annual report other Ihan th8 financlal slalements
and our auditorts report thereon. The Trust•es are responslbl& for thè other Information contained wtthin the annual
repoTL Our opinSon on the fin4ndal statements doès not cover the otheT informatlon 8nd wo do not &xpress any fomi
of assur8nce conclu51on thereon. Our responsibility Is to read th8 other infoTmation and, in dolng so, conslder
ether the other infomiation Is matari$lly inconsistent with thè fin8ncig1 statemènts or our knowledge obtained in
the cOu￿e of Ihe audit, or gtherwise appears to be rnaterially mis3tated. If we identify such malprlgl In￿n$[Ste_n￿.les
or opporont rnEltorid migStatoment8, we are requirod to dcttomine wh&lher thig gives TIS0 to a molorial Mia￿tatOMOnt
In the financl81 statemènts themselves. If. bag8d tsn thè work we have performed. w8 eonclud• that there is a
material mlsslatement of thls otherlnfonmation, we are Tequired lo report that facL
We have nothlng lo rep¢rt In th15 regard.
Mattèrs on which we arn required to report by exception
We have nothing lo report in respect of ihe following matters In relation io whleh the Charflles {A¢¢ounts and
Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
the information given in tho financial statements is incvnsistent In any materlal respect Trmth Ihe tiuste?$'
report., or
sufficient attttounting records have not been kept,. or
the finanrjal ststemen15 are not in agreementwith the accounting records., or
WÈ havé not rècèivèd all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF VALE HOUSE OXFORD
Rasponsiblllti•s of TNstees
As explained more fully in the statement of trustees, r85ponsibilities, Iha Twstees, who ar& also the directors of the
Charity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for thè préparation of thè financial statements and for being
satisfied that they glv& a true and falr vlew, and for su¢h iniemal control as the TTUStee5 delemlne is n•cests3ry to
enable the proparallDn of flnancial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error. In preparing the fnancial slalements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing th¢ Charity's ability lo
continue as a oolng concem, dlsclosing, as applicable, matters related to going cen¢eTn and using the golng
ncgm basls of accounting unless the Trustees eilher intend to liquidat• the tharitable company or to cease
operation8. or have no ￿aliStiC alt¢rnative but to do so.
Audltprfs responsibllltles for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed 85 auditor under section 144 01 the Charfligs Act 2011 anrl report In accord8nc8 wth th8
Act and relavont regul&tir)ns made Dr having 8ff8Ct Ihpreunder.
Our obl6cllves are to obtaln r8asonaU• assuranc8 about wh8thgr the flnanrlal ¥tstsm¥nl# as 8 wholè 8r• frè6 from
material misstatemènt, whèthèr du8 lo fraud or erTor, and to Issue an auditovs report that includes our opinlon.
Rea$onab5e assurancg is a high level of assurance but is not a gu8r8ntee that an oudit condueted in accordance
wlth ISAS IUK) will always d8tect a matari81 misst8tement when it e￿sts. Mlsstalem8nts c8n arisè from fr8ud or
error and considèred materi81 il, individually OT in the aggreg8te. they could reasonably bo expected to innuence
the &Mnomlc declsions Df ugers takon on the basis of th85e financial ststem*nts.
Tha extont to whlch our procedures are capsblè ol (Sèlecting I￿agula￿ti•$, Includlng fraud, 18 datglled below.
Our approach to Eden￿tyIng and 853essing the risks of malerfal mls$tat8m8nt In rnspect of Irrngulartfjes. Induding
fraud and non-compllance wlth law5 and regulauons, was as follows..
the engagement partner ensured that the engagement te8rn collectlvely had the 8PPmPriAtè competence,
capabl1￿￿$ and $kllls lo Identify or reeognise non.cornpll8nc8 wth appllcobla laws and reg*Jlations,'
we idenbfled th8 laws and r•gulgtlons 8ppIIc8b18 to thFJ company through d18¢U$8lons wth dirèctors and
other management. and from Qur knowl¢dge and experience.,
we focused on speafic laws and regulations whlch we con$lder8d may have a dlrect mal&rfal •ffecl on Ihe
financial statements or the Operations of thè tompany.
we asges$ed the èxtent of compll*nce wlth the laws and ragulgtions Id•ntiftod abov• through makin
enquiries ol managemont and Inspecting lagal corrèspondence where applicÉble', 8nd
idenlifi$d laws and regulabons were communicated within the aud￿ taam regularly and the team Tèma1ned
alert lo instsnces of non.compllance throughoul th• audiL
We assessed the susceplibility of the cOmpan￿S financial stat¥mgnts to material mi$slatgrnanl, Sncluding obtalning
an understanding of how fraud might occur, by..
maklng enquirie5 of managemant as to where thèy considored thoro was susceptibility to fraud. their
knovAedge of actual, suspectèd and all#gé(l traud".
consldÈrtng the intemal controls in place lo mitlgate risks of fraud and n0￿cOMpliance wth laws and
regulations; and

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF VALE HOUSE OXFORD
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and overrlde of controls, wo..
p8rfomi?d emalytir&l procedures to identify any unusual cf un¢xp8Cted relationships..
tested joumal entlles to identify unusual transaciions.,
assessed whether judgeJnents and assumpllons made in determining the accounting estlrnates wero
indicative of potential bias.. and
investigated the rallonfjlo behlnd slgnlflcant or unusual transactions.
In response to the risk of irregularities and notpcomplian¢o wlth laws and regula￿On$, we de$lgned procedures
whlch Included, bLrt were not Ilmiled to..
agreelrlg financial sialemenl disc1￿ureS to underfylng supportlng dowmentalon.,
readin9 the minutes of me911ngs ofthose charged ￿th governance.,
on4ulring ol management as to Bctual and potential litigaUon and dalms.,
revlawing relevant correspond•nc•.
Therè are Inherent Ilmitations in our audit procedures do$crfbed abtsvts. The mora r8moved that laws and
regulations are from financigl trgnsactlon$, th& less Ilk¢ly 11 Its that W8 would bècomt awam of nonvcompllan¢8.
Auditing standards also limll the audlt Procedures requlred lo idonllfy non-¢ompliance with laws and regulauons to
gnquiry of th8 dlrectors and other Th&n8gament end the Insp&ctlon of ragulatory andlogal corr•$pondgnc8, if any.
Material mSsstat•m&nts that 8ri$¢ due to fraud can be harder to detect than tho$& that arf$tr from èrror as they may
Involve dallbèr8t8 concealment or colluslon.
A futh•r dgscriplvn of our re3ponsiblllies 1$ available on the Flnanclal Reportlng Council'8 webslle 8t.. http$'.11
www.IrGDTg.uklaudilorBrosponsibilitias. Thls description forms part of our auditof8 report.
Us8 of our report
Thls rèport is made tsolely to the th8Ttty's trustees, as 8 body, In aceordanca wlth part 4 of the Chariues IAccounts
and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our #udil work has been undertaken so that we might stale to the charity'g Irusteeg
those matters w8 are required to 51ats to them in an auditor's r•port and for no other purpose. To th¢ fullest extent
permrtted by law, we (to not accepl or gssum& responsibility to anyone oth&r than tho charfty and ihe chgrity's
tnjstees as 8 body, for our audit work, for this r?pDrt, orfor the Dpinions we have fofflied.
Robert Klrtland Isenlor Statutory Audltor)
for and on behalf of Crttchley8 Audlt LLP
!.Ql.1Q12Q23......
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Beaver House
2&38 Hythe Bridge Street
¢Jxford
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Criichleys Audit LLP is &ligibl8 for appointrn8nl as avdilor of Ihe Charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as
audit￿ of a company ijnder section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
2023
2023
Total Unrestricted Restricted
nds
funds
2022
2022
Total
2023
2022
Note$
Income fro
Donations and legaaes
Charitable activib8s
Investments
57,256
2.768,227
2,849
57.256
18,124
2,7e8,227 2,277.816
2,849
290
80,803
96,927
2,277.818
290
Total Income
2,828,332
2,828,332
2,294,230
80,803 2,375,033
endlture on:
Fundraising costs of
grants and donations
216
218
21e
218
Operolon of Care Home 7
2,422.849
307,927 2,730.778 2,227,9S9
301,713 2,529.712
Totsl ￿P¢n￿ltUre
2,423,066
307.927 2,730.892 2,228.215
301,713 2,529.928
Net galnslllo55es1 c
Inv•sbn8nts
12
130,2031
(30,203?
150
150
Nttt movement In funds
375,064
1307,9271
87,137
88,185
1220,910) 1154,7451
Fund balancos At 1 Aprll
2022
3.799,S49
716.603 4.51e,152 3,733,384
937.513 4,670,897
Fund balancos at 31
MaY¢h 2023
4,174,813
408,676 4,583,289 3,799,549
716,603 4,518,152
Tha slatement cf financial activities includes all galns and losses rècounlsad In thè yaar.
All Income and expendllure deriv& from continuing activitles.
The atslement of financial activiti8s also coinpli8s willi IliÉt i¥quiigirieIi￿ 411 iiiuuiiig uii¢J ex￿n￿llY￿ accounl
under Ihe Companl•s Act 2006.

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
BALANCE SHEET
ASAT31 MARCH2023
2023
2022
Notas
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Invesbments
14
15
3,598.581
$42,567
3.795.800
372,770
3.941,158
4,168,570
CubTent assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
16
95,937
737,739
107,373
464.899
833,878
572,272
Credltors: amountTS falllng due withln
one year
17
{191,545}
{224,8901
Net current assets
642,131
347,582
Total a¥set$ less current Ilabllltl•8
4,583,289
4.616,152
Income fundB
Re$lrict&d funds
UnrestrfEied fundg
18
408,676
4,174.813
716,603
3,799,549
4,583,289
4,518,152
Tha company Is entmed lo thè exemptlon from the 8udil Tequlrem&nt contalnod In Bection 477 of the Comp8nlgs Act
2006, for the year ended 31 March 2023, although an audlt has b••n car￿•d out under soction 144 01 the Charltle$
Act 2011.
Tho dlr•etors aeknowtèdge thelr responsiblllties for CDmplying ￿th the rer4ulremenls of the cNnpQ￿•s Act 2006
wSlh respect to ¥ccounfjng records and the preparat4on of flnandal statements.
Th• mèmbers havè not rèqulred the company to cknlain an audit of ils financial 5tatement8 under the requlr¢menls
of the Companies Act 2006, for the year in qu&stion in accordan¢9 wlth seclion 476.
These financial statements hBve begn prepared in acwrdance with th$ provisions applicable to companies subject
to th9 small r(mipAnlg8 rHuitRp.
The fln8nd81 staturtents wer• approved by the Trustees on .........................
le22
Catherine Opp&nh8i
Trustee
8r (Chair)
Company Yeglstratlon numbèr 2220564

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2023
2022
NotES
Cash flows from operatlng a¢tlvllle$
C8sh gene¥ated frotnllabsorbpd by)
operations
21
306.033
175,850)
Inv¢stlng actlvllle5
Purchase ol tsnglble fixed assets
Investment Income received
{36.0411
2,848
150,644)
290
Net cash used In Inv?¥tlng Bctlvltles
I33,1￿)
(SO.￿4)
Net ¢Ash u$od In flnan¢lng activltles
Not [n¢rea$trlld￿r6asOl In Gash and ci$h
equivalents
272.840
1128,2041
Cash and cash aqulval&nl$ al bèglnnlng ot ytar
464,899
591,103
CA8h and oM8h •qulval¢nt8 at ènd of yèar
737,739
464.889
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Accountlng pollcles
Charity inforniation
Vale House Oxford is a private company limited by gUa￿￿te¢ Incorporated In England and Wales. The
gistered office is Vale Hou8B. Sandforil Road, kn"iUemore. Oxford, Oxford5hire. OX4 4XL.
1.1 Accountlng eonventlon
The financial statsments havè baan prapar•d In accordancè with the Charlty5 MÈmorAndum and Artsd6s of
A$sociatlon, th& Companies Act 2006 and 'Accounting and Reportlng by Charitie5'. Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable ta charities weparing théir accounts in 8ecordanc& with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Rapublie of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffectiva 1 January 2019)" Tho
Charlty Is a Publlc Sen8fit Éntity as defined by FRS 102.
The finan¢ial staltsmènls are prepared In sterlino, whlch is the functional currency of the Charlty. Monetsry
amounts In thè$0 financlal statements 8re ioullded to ihe nF#arest £
Tho ffnan¢lal statements have been prepared under Ihe historical cost convention. modified to Include the
revaluation of freehold praparties and lo include inv•stm$nt properties and certain financial irsstrum8nts al faif
valuo. The prfnclpal accounllng PDil¢l8s 8dopled are sel out below.
1.2 Golng con¢•m
At the time of approvlno the fingndal stgt9m¥nts, Iha Trustees have a r•asonabl? oxpeclallon that the Chgrfiy
h8s ad•qualg rosourcBS to conllnuo In operallonal eX5sten￿ lor the foreseeable bJtur8. Thu$ th? Trustses
CC>ntinue to Édopt the going concem basS5 of accounbnp in propadng tho financlal slatemenls.
1.3 Chftrftable funds
Unrestricted ￿ndS ar• 8vallabl8 for uso at th• dlserèuon of the Trustees furtherancè of th•lr chgrttable
cl)ledve$.
R8sldct8d funds are Bublect10 5peafic conditions by donors as to how they may ba LÈsed. The purposes and
uses of the r•strfct•d funds gr• sat out in Ihè notas lo the finandal 8tat•ments.
1.4 Incomo
IneomB is recognised when the Charity is legally entided lo It aft¢r ony perfomiance conditions have been
met, the amounts Can be meogured reliably, il Is Probable that income w(11 be received.
C8gh donatlon$ are recognised on recelpl. Other donatlons are recognised onc& the Charity has been notlfied
of the donation. unles5 performance condltlons requlrÈ deferral of Ihè Amount. Income tax recoverable In
Telauon lo donatlcns recelved under Grft Ald or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time ofthe donation.
Legacles are recognlsed on reeelpt or Othe￿Se il the Charity h85 been nodfied of an impendlng d15tn'buOon.
the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amourbt is not known. the legacy is treated as a
conllngenl ass￿.
1.5 Expendlture
All expenditure is accounted for pn gn 8ccwals bgsis and has been classrfied undgr he8dings that 811
aggregate 811 cos1$ r8lated to the category. Expendi￿re is recognised where there is a legal or conslructlvp
Dbligation to make payments to third p8rbes, it is piobably that thE settTementwill b¢ requSred and the amount
of the obligaiion can bg rrig8sured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings..
Costs of raising fLtnds includes those incurred in seeking voluntary contribubDns and do not includè th& costs
of clsseminating inft>matlon in support of the charitable activities.,
Expenditure on charitsble activ>ties indudgs tho costs associated the operation of the homg'4fKI
Olher expenditure Tepresents those iterns not falling into the ¢aleg￿leS above.
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Accounting policies
IContinu&dl
IrreGoveTable VAT is charqed as an expense against the activlty for which the expenditurè arose.
Support oo$ts 4r¢ those that as$i8t the work of the bul do not dlre¢Uy represent charitable activifjes
and include office costs. govemance costs. adfflinistralive and payroll costs. Th8y arg incurrèd directly in
support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project manegement. ￿￿ere 8UPPOrt casts
annot be dlrecdy attributed to particular headings they have been dlorated to wsl Df raising funds and
exp8ndilure on ch8rrt4ble activities on a b881s consistent wth use of the resourc85.
1.8 Tangiblo fixed asset$
Tangible fixed assets are inilially meosured 81 cost and subsequenyy m98surad at C08t or valuatlon, not of
depr*ciation and Sny impairrnenl lossès.
Depredalonls recogn15ed so a5 to wdte off the c08t or valuation of assets less th?Ir r•sldual v8lue5 ovar Ihelr
usefijl liv$$ on the foIlowlng ba$es'.
Land
Vale House SandfoTd on Thames
Equipment
4Va Stralghl Ilne
20VA straight Iln•
Th• galn or 1098 arfslng on th• dlsposal of an a8S•t Is determlned as th8 dlfferen¢• bgts¥8gn the sal•
proceeds and the carylng value of the and is recognised In the statement ol finandal a¢Uvll&s.
1.7 Flx•d a¥8•t Inv•stm•nts
Fixed asset investmonts arg Initiolly meesurad at transoction pric6 exdudlng transaction costs, and are
subs9qUonlly mea$ur8d at fair value al each repartlng dale. Change$ in fair value recognlsed in net
Incomellexpendlturel for the year. Transaclon co818 are expens8d as incurred.
1.8 Impalrnient of flxod 4$8fjts
At each reporung and date, th• Charity r&vlews thè carrying amtsunts ol Its tanglble assets to detemilne
wheth•r thére Is any Sndlc8Utsn thxt thos• assets h8va sufferod an impalm)•nt loss. 11 any such indication
exlsls. the recoverable amount of the a55el Is estimated In order to detemiine the extent of the Smpalnment
loss lif any),
1.9 Cash and c4sh eguivalents
Cash and cash equivalents Indude cash In hand, dep051ts held al c811 ￿th banks, other short-term 1Squld
Investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank ovardrafts. Bank overdrafts aro Shown
wIINn borr￿ngts In currenl118bllltS8s.
1.10 Flnanclal Instrumonts
The Charfly has elected to apply the provislons ol Section 11 'Basic Financi31 Instruments, and Sectlon 12
'Other Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 402 to all of its financial instruments.
Flnandal Instruments are recognlsed In the Charity's balance sheet when the Charlty becomes paty to the
contractual provisions of the Instrument.
Financial assets and liabilitie5 are offse( with the net amounts wesanted in the finarscial statempnls, when
there is a legally enforceablè rfght to set aff the recognlsÈd amounts and there 15 an Int¢nthon lo settle on a
net ba$ls or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
A￿oUntIng pollcles
{Contlnued)
Basle flnanclal as$ets
Basie finmnclal gssets, which indude debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured al
tran8action price including transaction cosls and are subSeqLsen￿Y canied al amortised cost using the
effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a finandng Iransadion, where the Iransactitsn is
measured at thè presènt value of the fLrture receipts discounted at a Mar1￿ rate of interest. Financial as3els
dassifièd as rèceivable within one year are not amortised.
BAsic flnanclal Ilabllltles
Basic financlal liabllllles, Includlng creditors and bank loans 8re initiBlly racognis&d at transaction price unless
the a￿angernent constitutes A financing transaction, wherè the debt 1113trumènt is mèasurad at th& prèsent
value of the fvlure paymonls discounted al a market rate of interest. Financial liabilitie5 das51fled as psyabl8
thln one year not amortised.
Debt InslNmfjnls ar• subsequently carried at amortised cast, uslng th& •ffoctiv• Inl•r•st Tate rnethod.
Trade credllors are obligations to pay for good8 or servl¢es that have been acquired In th• ordlnary course ol
opeTations from suppliers. Amounts payabl• are dassified as C￿￿ent liabilities if payment Is duè ￿thI1) on&
year or Igss. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilitiès. Trade cr•ditors are racognised iniliaSly at
tran3actlon price and subsewenuy m0a8urod at am0￿¥¢d cost u84ng the effethv8 Interest method,
Derecognltlon of fln8nclal IlabllRIgs
Flnanclal Ilal%lilies are d8recoonlsad when th8 Charfty's contractual Obl¢qa￿on$ explra or arn dlschargad or
cancelled.
1.11 Ernployee beneflts
The cost of any unused holiday enlHlament 1$ recognls&d Sn the period In whlch the •mploye•'8 s•Nl¢e8 are
r8celvod.
Terffllnation benefits are recognls&d Immedlately as an expense when the Charity Is demonstrably commltted
to temiinalè the grnploympnl Df an employee or to provide tgrmlnaUon benefits.
1.12 Retirement beneflts
Payments to dafin•d eontributlon retirernent benefit schen7es are Chorged as on expense a3 thBy fall due.
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Crftlcal accounting estimat•5 and judgemettts
In the application Df the Charity's accounting policies. the Trust6es are required to mak& judgem￿1$,
estirnat8s and assumptions about the caTrying amount of assets and liabllhles that are not readlly 8PP8rent
from oth8t sources. The estimates and assoclatFd assumption5 are based on historical experience and other
fadors that are considered to ba rè18V8nt. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The eslSmates and underfying assumptions ore reviewed on an ongoing basis. Rev]sions to accounting
•Slimates are recognised in thé perlod in which the estimate Is revlsed where the revl$lon affect$ only that
period, or in th• peried of the revision and future periods where the revlslon affects both Bu￿ent and fLrture
p¢rf¢ds.
Key sour¢&$ of •stlmation tsncertainty
Oepreclatlon
Depreaatijn was c8lculated ba3ed on the eslimaled us¢fvl #conomlc Ilves of dlfferanl categc*las of flxed
assets. total depreciation during the year ended 31 March 2023 was £233,251.
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Charitable actlvltles
Fee Income Fe¢ incomè
2023
2022
F*&s wthin charttablE acllwtles
Other Incomo
2,788,227 2.273.185
4,631
2,768,227 2,277,816
Investments
Unrestrlct¢d Unrestricted
lunds
fund¥
2023
2022
Interest recelvablg
2.849
290
Rllslng funds
Unr•strlcted Unrestrictsd
lund•
fund$
2023
2022
InveStr￿n1 Managem8nt
218
218
216
218
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Charltable activitie
2023
2022
Wages, salAria8 and tralning
Depreaatlon and impairment
Property costs
Food, medlcal household •xpenses
1,934,800 1,827,131
233,251
227,037
313.751
258,938
197,224
174,266
2.878,828 2.487,372
Share of support costs (see note 81
Shar* of govérnance ¢osls Is68 note 8}
44,496
7,454
35.975
6.285
2,730,776 2,529,712
Analysls by fund
Unrestricted fvnd8
Restricted funds
2,422.849 2,227,999
307,927
301.713
2,730,776 2,529,712
Support costs
Support Govamance
¢oBts
co¥ts
2023
Support Goveman¢e
costs
eosts
2022
Office costs
8ank charges
ProfessionBI charge5
Staff related costs
Travel and
Communicat¢on costs
2,458
638
35,819
1,278
2,456
638
35,819
1,278
1,977
640
28,023
2,e59
1,977
28,023
2,859
4,305
4.305
2,876
2,678
Audit leos
7,464
7,4S4
44,496
7,454
51,$50
35.975
6,3e5
42,340
Analysed betsvean
Charitable activitles
44.496
7,454
51.950
35,975
6,365
42.340
Govem8nce costs indude$ payments to the auditor8 of £7,45412022- £6,365) lor audit fees.
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Net movement In funds
2023
2022
Net movement in fijnds is slatsd after chargingllcredittngl
Fees payabl& to the company's gudllorfor tha audit olthe company's ffnancial
stakments
Depreciation ol Med tsngible flxed assets
7,454
233,251
227,037
10 Trust¢•s
None of the Trusl?es lor any persons connècted wth them) received #ny remungrat4on, oxpenges or b•nofi16
from the Charity dunng the year.
Donatlons made by the chority lo the Irust8es In tha y&arlfJlalled £nll12022.' £nlll
11 Employees
The averag& monthly numbeT of omploy•ès during the yoar wa
2023
Numb•r
2022
Mumher
AveTage lull.tima èqulvalent numbor of staff
Av•rag8 monlhly numbeT of $tsff
11
89
70
Employment ¢oJts
2023
2022
Wages #nd 5918ries
Social security costs
othgr pension B08ts
1.727,577
151,345
5S,678
1,861.301
125,701
50,129
1,934,600
1,827,131
The number of employees whose annu81 remuneration was £60,DfJ] Dr mo
were..
2023
Number
2022
Number
£60.000- £70.(￿0
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
12 Net gainslllo$$o$1 on Inv?5tments
un￿￿trIC￿d Unrostricted
funds
funds
2023
2022
Revaluadon of inv•stmentS
130,2031
150
13 Taxation
Th8 charity Is exempt from tax on In¢om8 @nd galns folllng within sectlon 505 oflh8 Taxes Act 1988 or s•cUan
252 of th? faxationof Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the ext8nl Ihat thes0 are applied to Its charllab18 objècts.
14 Tanglbl• flxad assots
Vale Hous•
Sqndlord DVI
Tham
Equlpmvnt
T•tal
C￿t
At 1 Aprfl 2022
Addluons
5,361,553
408,377
38,041
5.769,930
36,041
At 31 March 2023
5.381,553
444.418
5,805,971
Oepreclatlon and Smpalrm?nt
At 1 Apdl 2022
DepreCIa￿On Charged In th• year
1,689.860
185,540
304,289
47.711
1,974,129
233,251
Al 31 March 2023
1,855,400
351,980
2,207,380
CaTrylng amount
At 31 Ma￿h 2023
3,506,153
92.438
3,598,591
At 31 March 2022
3,691,693
104,107
3,795,800
Th& carrying value of land at Vale Hous• Sandford on Thamfts 18.
2023
2022
Freehold
723,064
723,
15 Fixad asset Investments

VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
15 Fixed assèt invèstmènts
(Continued)
Llsted
investments
C05t pr valuatlon
At 1 April 2022
Valuation ¢hanges
372,770
130,2031
At 31 Mar¢h 2023
342,587
Carrylng amount
At 31 March 2023
342,587
At 31 Mgrch 2022
372,770
2023
2022
Inveslmgnts at fair valua comprfse..
Equltiès
Bonds
Propety
Hedge Funds
Cash
CommodI￿e$
119,952
176,383
29,557
8,375
6,703
1,597
152.901
182,284
39,088
10.886
7,631
342,567
372,770
202J
2022
Amount5 falling duo within one year..
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
71,490
24,447
79,952
27,421
95,937
107,373
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
17 Creditors.. amounts falllng due wlthln one year
2023
2022
Other taxation And sorA81 securfty
Trade creditors
Olher credilcrs
AccTuals and daforr&d income
34,297
123,842
110
33,298
42,698
11?,597
11,110
51,285
191,545
224,690
18 Rèstrlcted fund
Thg Income fijnds of tho charity indude reslrictsd fijnds cornprlslng the foi[c￿ng un6xpended b8lanc&s ol
donations and grants held on trust for spedfic purp05e$'.
M0￿ment
In funds
Incomlng
t•sour¢B¥
Resourc
Bil8nc• at
•xpendod 31 Morrh 2023
1 Aprll 2022
Restrlct•d funds
716,e03
1307,927)
408,078
19 Analy$ls of net as¥ots b•twtron funds
Unr¢strt¢t¢d Re$trlcted
rund$
funds
2023
2023
Total Unrestrfctsd Rtstrlctsd
funds
fund8
2022
2022
Total
2023
2D22
Fund balances at 31
March 2023 are
representod by..
Tangiblè asset$
Investments
Current as9etgllliabililies)
3,189,915
342,567
842.131
408,678 3,598,591
342,587
642,131
3,079,197
372,770
347,582
718,603 3,795,800
372,770
347,582
4,174.613
408,678 4,583,289 3,799,549
716.803 4,516,152
20 Rdated party trnn$Adlons
Remuneratlon of key managoment personnel
The remuneration of kgy m￿agement ￿rS¢nneI Is as follows.
2023
2022
Aggregate compansation
261,420
198,859
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VALE HOUSE OXFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
20 Related party transactions
(Continued)
Tr3n54Ctlon$ wlth related partles
Durinu th8 yearthe Charity had no tran8aclion8 With related parties.
21 Cash generated from operatlong
2023
2022
Surpluslldeficitl for the year
67,137
1154.7451
Adjustrnents for.
Investmfjnl In¢omo recognlsed Sn stsl&m&nt of finandal 8dlvlll•s
Fair value gains and105ses on investments
Depreda￿On 8nd ImpaSmient of langlble Ilxed assats
12,8491
3D,203
233,251
(290)
{1501
227,037
Movements In worklng capitsl..
Decreasellincr¢8sel In d$bt¢rs
ID•crease} In credf(
11,438
133.145)
142,6S5)
1105,0471
C84h ggnerited fromllahorbed by) operatlon$
306,033
175,850>
22 Anolysls of thangos In nèt fvnds
Tha Ch8Tity had no debt dudn9 the year.
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