Charity registration number 307319
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
CONTENTS
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 1 - 5 |
| Annex A - References and administrative details of the charity | 6 - 7 |
| Annex B - Grants made | 8 |
| Independent examiner's report | 9 |
| Statement of financial activities | 10 |
| Balance sheet | 11 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 12 - 18 |
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
TRUSTEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
The Trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements and independent examiners report of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Background of the Charity
William Price, a timber merchant of Fareham, drew up a will in 1721 which, after his death, founded a blue coat school in his town house. Price’s charity was formed to support the school which went through various phases, including relocation, before being closed in 1984. The Charity was reformed in 1989 as a grant making educational trust and in 1994 the school site in Fareham was sold to provide the permanent endowment of the new charity. In 2006, the permanent endowment was further enhanced when the proceeds of sale of a former Elementary School, also in Fareham, were transferred to the charity to administer.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).
Object of the Charity
The object of the Trust is the promotion of Christian education of persons under the age of 25 years who live in the area of benefit, defined as the three ecclesiastical parishes of St Peter & St Paul, Holy Trinity with St Columba and St John the Evangelist, all of Fareham. These three parishes have the same area as the original Fareham town parish, but do not cover the whole area of the Fareham Borough. The charity has complied with section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in determining the activities undertaken by the charity.
Structure and Governance
The Governing Document of the William Price Charitable Trust is the 1993 Charity Commission Scheme which appoints the William Price Trust Company as its trustee. Other than assets held in trust, the Trust Company holds no assets and with no financial transactions in its own right its accounts are dormant. Reference and administrative details of the Company members, who are also the charity trustees, and their professional advisers are shown at Annex A.
The Company’s Articles of Association register 19 Company members, of whom three are Incumbents of the Fareham town parishes, three are nominated by those parish councils and four others are nominated by appointing bodies – the Bishop of Portsmouth (1), Fareham Borough Council (2), and Hampshire County Council (1). A further nine members are co-opted, and these as far as practicable, through residence, occupation, employment or otherwise have special knowledge of the area or are, or have been, teachers in that area. Potential co-opted members are invited by Trustees to submit a curriculum vitae for consideration by them. If found acceptable, they are then invited by the Clerk to attend the first General Meeting of the Trust. Before attending this first meeting, they are required to sign and declare their willingness to act as a charity trustee and to act in the trust of the Governing Document. On appointment members are sent full information on the charity and given copies of the Governing Document and Memorandum & Articles of Association.
Management
Day-to-day management is delegated to the Company Director and Company Secretary, who are Chairman and Clerk respectively of the Charitable Trust. The members of the Company (the Charity Trustees) have established three committees to advise separately on policy, finance and grants and of these, the Finance and Grants committees report every six months to a General Meeting of the Company. The composition of the committees is shown at Annex A.
The Chairman of the Trust is elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Trust Company by a majority of the Trustees present. Similarly, the chair of each of the committees is elected at the first meeting following the AGM by a majority of the committee members there present.
The remuneration of the Clerk is decided by the Finance Committee at its first meeting following the anniversary of his appointment
- 1 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Risk Management
No major risks have been identified. Expenditure can be made by electronic transfer from the relatively small current account. All transactions require two authorisations. A hard drive is used to back up the Clerk’s PC and is kept at a separate location in a fire proof safe.
Objectives of the Trustees
The Trustees place their emphasis on assisting and supporting both individuals and educational establishments in the study of those subjects and the pursuit of those activities which in the opinion of the trustees do not command adequate priority in education. The types of projects that are given priority are those that enrich the quality of life and widen horizons, encourage participation and appreciation of the arts, develop good citizenship and encourage help in the community and local environment.
Achievements and performance
For this year, the overall expenditure on grants was £312,433.00.
Most schools have projects which require outside funding and to achieve these they apply for grants from the charity which are, in aggregate, usually in excess of the money available. The main task for the trustees has therefore been to make choices from the applications in accordance with their objectives. In order to ensure an equable spread between the large and small schools the number of pupils in each school is taken into consideration as a factor in the decision-making. Overall, the trustees are pleased that most grants shown in Annex B now fall within their objectives and consider that the charity is making a welcome and positive contribution to support the education of the young in the benefit area.
There are 18 schools, one college and four eligible churches substantially serving the area of benefit and these are canvassed for applications once a year for projects which would fall within the provisions of the Governing Document. After scrutiny by the Grants Committee, and having regard to the available funds, the trustees at a General Meeting approved the grants shown in Annex B, where it will be seen that the expenditure on grants to the schools and churches was £289,130.00.
There were 21 eligible requests for individuals to receive assistance grants during the year, the same as last year brought about by the lasting impact of the pandemic and schools being closed for long periods in addition to the overall economic downturn and cost of living crisis. The overall total for assistance grants was £13,303.00. Larger grants, for university/college/apprenticeship fees and overseas projects, were made to 6 individuals during the year and for these was awarded £10,000.00.
The trustees have established a bursary for the two private schools in the area (now one following the closure of Wykeham House School) offering one-off emergency help with fees on application by the schools, to give help for children whose parents have run into financial difficulty.
Fareham Welfare Trust
William Price’s original bequests were both to found a school and to assist the poor widows of Fareham. To cover the second bequest the Governing Document requires this Trust to make an annual payment to the Fareham Welfare Trust, into which the original Widows' Charity was merged. The Governing Document has been amended to enable the trustees to carry out an annual review of this payment and this year a payment of £13,000.00 was approved as requested by the Welfare Trust to assist with “hardship” grants.
- 2 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Fareham College Agreement
Following an earlier commitment by the trustees, the Governing Document permitted payment of £1,000,000.00 of the sale proceeds from Price’s site towards the costs incurred by Hampshire County Council in improving and extending the buildings at Fareham College, subject to repayment in the event of change of use of the College. However before Price’s site was sold the 1992 Higher Education Act changed the ownership of the College buildings to a College Corporation and the commitment was therefore referred to the Education Assets Board to decide who should receive the payment and who should make repayment in the event of change of use. By the year 2000 the matter had been decided; the Trust paid £1,000,000.00 to Hampshire County Council and an agreement was made with Fareham College to repay to the Trust a sum equal to 7.33% of the then valuation of the College or proceeds of sale in the event of change of use. This continues to represent a potential asset for the Trust. The College sold a proportion of its land for housing to raise the capital necessary to fund major building and refurbishment work on the remainder of the site. A full valuation was made of the reduced site and its new and refurbished buildings in 2014 which reported a figure considerably higher than the original valuation. The Trustees, after taking legal advice, agreed to this sale taking place retaining their 7.33% in the reduced site.
The Trust is required to recoup the above capital expenditure and to ensure, as far as is practicable, that by the end of a period of 30 years from 2002 the reduction in the real value of the assets is made good by the charity. This recoupment commenced in the financial year 2013/14 at a value of £29,000.00 and will continue annually until 2030/31. However, it was decided by the Trustees at the AGM June 2025 to make a final transfer of £174,000.00 to bring the Permanent Endowment to £5,160,126.00 as required by the Charity Commissionaires. This transfer has now been made and no further annual recoupment payments are now required.
Financial review
The overriding financial objective of the trustees is to maintain long term growth of the capital fund to ensure that the Trust survives as a viable charity throughout the 21st century and beyond, and thus to be able to treat future beneficiaries even handedly with those of the present. In the medium term the aim is to periodically review and adjust, as may prove necessary and expedient the investments in the light of changing economic conditions, thereby to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet the present and future objectives of the Trust, whilst maintaining long-term growth. The Investment Adviser and Finance Committee meet at six monthly intervals to review the investment policy and any changes to investments in the endowment fund. The Committee also recommends the budget for grants from the income fund for the following period.
The Trust has a highly diverse asset allocation with holdings in fixed interest (government gilts and corporate bonds), equities (UK and international), commercial property, in addition to the cash held. The investments are all held via collective investment schemes such as unit trusts and OEICs and include some tax exempt Common Investment Funds. The collective investment schemes are held in order to diversify the risk of the investment portfolio. During the year the Trustees reviewed and adopted a revised Investment Policy which, although not applying any specific ethical investment criteria, confirmed the Trustees preference for investments that reflect good Environmental, Social and Governance standards. It is therefore important that the companies underlying the Trusts investments can demonstrate positive environmental (such as working to reduce their carbon footprint) and societal (such as improving peoples living conditions and having due regard to workers and human rights, fairness and equality) impact and demonstrate good standards of governance (such as responsible executive pay, anti-corruption policies, good corporate ethics and board and employee diversity).
Following the closure of Wykeham House School and the disposal of its assets, its Trustees decided that the surplus funds (£156,789.60) should be given to the William Price Trust charity to assist in furthering its aims. These funds were allocated to a separate General Investment Account within Transact such that, in accordance with the conditions of the transfer of the funds, they remain identifiable. At the Finance Committee meeting on the 15th May 2018 it was decided that this cash should be invested with a mandate to produce a target income yield of 3% per annum with this income yield being utilised by the trustees to provide a specific bursary to students, upon application being received. The target income yield has been met in all years since inception of the designated account. The income is available to make grants following the Trustees decision on its allocation.
- 3 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
The overall value of the endowment fund, General Fund, Expendable Endowment and Permanent Endowment, increased in value by £849,902.00 to £8,879,178.0 (£8,029,277.00 at 31st March 2025) across the year. In terms of the comparative performance the Investment Adviser benchmarks the Trust portfolio against a blend between the Investment Association 0% - 35% Shares sector (25%) and the Investment Association 20% - 60% Shares sector (75%) as it is felt this reflects a good fit with the assets adopted risk profile and volatility of the Trust portfolio. The ARC Balanced Asset Charity Index is also used to measure relative investment performance as this represents actual portfolio performance from circa 35 charity investment managers encompassing over 5,000 discretionary charity portfolios. Portfolio performance, including cash, was positive by +14.76% over the year to 31st March 2026 ahead of both the benchmarks with the IA Mixed Investment blended benchmark producing growth of +8.20% and the ARC Balanced Asset Charity Index +8.07%.
The overall annualised volatility (risk) of the portfolio was recorded at 8.15 (0 representing no volatility) which was slightly higher than the blended IA Mixed Investment benchmark and the ARC Index which recorded volatility scores of 6.75 and 5.75 respectively. The risk/reward relationship within the portfolio remains in line with our expectations. It should, however, be noted that volatility measured over short periods can be problematic as it is more influenced by short-term market movements. Over the longer term the relationship is also as we would expect. Over five years the annualised volatility is 6.69 relative to 6.31 in relation to the blended IA Mixed Investment benchmark and 6.35 in relation to the ARC benchmark with the Trust portfolio producing growth of 31.77% relative to 18.69% for the IA Mixed Investment benchmark and 17.45% for the ARC Balanced Charity index.
The total income yield from investments and cash into the portfolio was £230,964.00 for the year representing a yield of 2.60%. The Trust maintains the Total Return Approach to investing whereby grants are met via a combination of the natural income yield of the portfolio and accumulated capital growth within the Unapplied Total Return.
Total Return Approach to Investments
A total return approach to investments was adopted from 1st April 2002 with a declared permanent endowment of £3,113,126.00, increasing to £4,638,126.00 with the transfer of the Fareham Educational Trust funds. Due to the recoupment policy, the permanent endowment was increased to £4,725,126.00 in 2016 and has increased annually by £29,000.00 in accordance with the recoupment arrangement. However, the value of the Permanent Endowment as of the 31st March 2026 was £5,160,126.00 following transfer and payment of the balance of the recoupment sum. Any sum in the capital fund over the totals treated as unapplied total return. Any sum in the capital fund over that total is being treated as unapplied total return on investments and the trustees are permitted to decide how much of this is transferred to the income fund for use in meeting the objects of the charity. The trustees remain aware that the amount transferred must be compatible with the requirement to be even handed in their treatment of present and future beneficiaries. The amount transferred to the Income or General Fund in the year to meet grants was £341,500.00.
Reserves Policy
The trustees are also aware that if the value of the capital fund should fall below the declared value of the permanent endowment no transfers to the income fund will be permitted until the situation improves. The situation with the stock market has shown that such a fall in value could occur, hopefully only on a temporary basis, and that in this event a reserve in the Income Fund would be required to enable the charity to continue to operate, albeit at a reduced level. The trustees have established a Reserves Policy to permit transfer of sufficient Unallocated Return to the Income Fund to build up to one year's income in reserve at the end of the financial year. The policy has been reviewed during the year and will be maintained for as long as is considered necessary.
Winding-Up of The Wykeham House School Trust
Following the closure of Wykeham House School and the disposal of its assets, its Trustees decided that the surplus funds (£156,790.00) should be given to this charity to assist in furthering its aims. The funds have been invested in a separate account as requested by the liquidators. An interim recommendation to invest 98% of the Wykeham House cash was made and fund purchases completed in June 2018. The objective was to provide a 3% annual income yield to fund a bursary and grow the capital over the longer term. The portfolio has met the brief and cash is available to distribute. As of the 31st March 2026 the available cash was £35,704.00.
- 4 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Designated Fund
In the short time that the Fareham Educational Trust was in existence there were four establishments named as beneficiaries of that charity, Fareham College and three schools, although none were due to receive any benefit until the Wickham Road school site had been sold and the proceeds invested. These four establishments are also beneficiaries of this charity and as such have received many grants to date. However now that the charities have amalgamated, to ensure that the establishments would not be at a disadvantage compared with two separate charities, the trustees have agreed to designate part of the income fund specifically for them. Further funding has been designated and payments from this fund have been made.
Conclusion
Overall the William Price Charitable Trust is in as good a shape as the current market conditions allow. The capital from the sales of the two school sites is invested in a diversity of assets and in the longer term this is expected to provide the growth necessary for the charity to survive into the foreseeable future, as well as seeking to maintain grants to current beneficiaries. This income is being used to assist the education of the young who live in the Fareham town parishes, close to the original wishes of the benefactor, William Price.
The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
.............................. Mr D Marlow Chairman
Date: .............................................
- 5 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
Annex A - Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity
| Charity Name | William Price Charitable Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered No. | 307319 | |
| Registered office | 8 Earl Godwin Close | |
| Fareham | ||
| Hampshire | ||
| PO16 0DW | ||
| Trustee | William Price Trust Company | |
| Registered No. | 2775695 | |
| Registered office | 8 Earl Godwin Close | |
| Fareham | ||
| Hampshire | ||
| PO16 0DW | ||
| Governing Document | Charity Commission Scheme of 31 December 1993 | |
| (Amended 19/01/1999 and 24/11/2005) | ||
| Charity Commssion Orders | - Investment Manager | 14 March 1994 |
| - Total Return Approach | 11 January 2002 | |
| Administration of the property of | Charity Commission Scheme of 8 August 2006 | |
| Fareham Educational Trust | (for Charity no.3963656) | |
| Director and Chairman of the Trust | Mr D Marlow | |
| Company Sec & Clerk of the Trust | Mr C Newcombe | |
| Members of the Trust Company and Charity | Trustees: | Committee Membership |
| Mrs Donna Irving | Nominee, Bishop of Portsmouth | G |
| Mrs Pamela Bryant | Nominee, Fareham Brough Council | G |
| Mrs Tina Ellis | Nominee, Fareham Brough Council | F |
| Mrs Margaret Chappell | Nominee, PCC St Peter & St Paul | G |
| Mrs Eleanor Coutts | Nominee, PCC St John the Evangelist | G |
| Mrs Lucy Docherty (resigned 15/10/2025) | Nominee, PCC Holy Trinity | F |
| Mr Peter Latham | Nominee, Hampshire County Council | G |
| Mrs Anne Butcher | Co-opted | G |
| Mr Phillip Reynolds | Co-opted | F/G/P |
| Mr Derek Marlow | Co-opted | F/G/P |
| Mr Tim Geoghegan | Co-opted | F/P |
| Mrs Sara Heaysman | Co-opted | G/P |
| Mr Neale Fray | Co-opted | G |
| Mr David Luckett | Co-opted | G |
| Mr Nick Groves | Co-opted | F |
| Mr David Foot | Co-opted | F |
| Mrs Louise Clubley | Co-opted | G |
| Rev Dr Sam Cullen (Appointed 2 September | Co-opted | G |
| 2024) |
G = Grants Committee, P = Policy Committee, F = Finance Committee
- 6 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
Annex A - Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity
| Independent examiner | Jordan Abbott BSc ACA |
|---|---|
| Carpenter Box | |
| Piper House 4 Dukes Court | |
| Bognor Road | |
| Chichester | |
| West Sussex | |
| PO19 8FX | |
| Bankers | Transact |
| 29 Clement's Lane | |
| London | |
| EC4N 7AE | |
| CAF Bank Limited | |
| 25 Kings Hill Avenue | |
| Kings Hill | |
| West Malling | |
| Kent | |
| ME19 4JQ | |
| Investment advisors | Howard Wealth Management Ltd |
| Fareham Innovation Centre | |
| Office 18, Merlin House | |
| 4 Meteor Way | |
| Lee-On-The-Solent | |
| PO13 9FU | |
| Website: www.pricetrust.org |
- 7 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
Annex B - Grants Made
| Cat. School / College Projects Supported by Grants 1 Orchard Lee Infant Chromebooks, BeeBots, Tonie audios 2 Orchard Lee Hub Laptops & iPads for ICT suite 3 Ranvilles Infant Cool Club 4 Ranvilles Junior Sports facilities 5 St Francis Music therapy & life skills hub 6 Heathfield Mobile sensory cart and circuit 7 Wallisdean Infant Nature pond & external visiting shows 8 Wallisdean Junior Cultural visits, outdoor library & VR goggles 9 St Columba CofE Primary Academy Thrive' programme & iPads 10 Redlands Primary Ready to learn provision 11 St Jude's Primary New sensory garden 12 Wicor Primary Enviormental learning, Chromebooks, Books for dyslexia, Phonic books, Greenhouse 13 Kingsgate School Garden room 14 Henry Cort College GCSE pod licence, Sports equipment 15 Fareham Academy Stage and sports hall refurbishment 16 Cams Hill IT upgrade, Well being Hub, SLCN screening & new musical instruments 17 Harrison Primary Sensory garden, outdoor slide 18 Uplands Primary Outdoor learning & play equipment 19 Fareham College Application to be resubmitted Churches 19 St John Evangelist Promoting Christian education amongst persons under the age of 25 years who live within the parishes 20 Holy Trinity 21 St Columba 22 St Peter & St Paul 23 Individual Assistance Grants 24 Other grants for individuals College / University fees / Bursaries (2 persons) Fareham Welfare Trust Total grants for the financial year |
Grants 2026 2026 2025 £ £ £ 10,000 18,528 7,709 9,328 26,400 21,895 4,230 13,564 11,045 11,500 2,000 31,067 11,428 8,764 27,000 41,400 7,772 17,500 - 281,130 140,990 3,000 2,500 2,500 - 8,000 7,850 13,303 13,303 13,847 10,000 10,000 8,500 - - 13,000 312,433 184,187 |
|---|---|
- 8 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of William Price Charitable Trust (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
-
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
-
2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
-
3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and 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 financial statements to be reached.
Jordan Abbott BSc ACA
Carpenter Box Piper House 4 Dukes Court Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8FX
Dated: .........................
- 9 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
| Unrestricted Endowment funds funds 2026 2026 Notes £ £ Income from: Investments 3 9,359 221,651 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 4 376,389 - Net gains on investments 9 13,397 981,883 Net income/(expenditure) (353,633) 1,203,534 Transfers between funds 341,500 (341,500) Net movement in funds (12,133) 862,034 Reconciliation of funds: Fund balances at 1 April 2025 121,216 7,908,061 Fund balances at 31 March 2026 109,083 8,770,095 |
Total Unrestricted Endowment funds funds 2026 2025 2025 £ £ £ 231,010 9,540 223,379 376,389 251,982 - 995,280 3,720 301,676 849,901 (238,722) 525,055 - 211,500 (211,500) 849,901 (27,222) 313,555 8,029,277 148,438 7,594,506 8,879,178 121,216 7,908,061 |
Total 2025 £ 232,919 |
|---|---|---|
| 251,982 | ||
| 305,396 | ||
| 286,333 - |
||
| 286,333 7,742,944 |
||
| 8,029,277 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
- 10 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2026
| Notes Fixed assets Investments 11 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 12 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities The funds of the charity Endowment funds 13 Unrestricted funds |
2026 £ £ 8,122,846 759,882 3,550 756,332 8,879,178 8,770,095 109,083 8,879,178 |
2025 £ £ 7,317,779 715,048 3,550 711,498 8,029,277 7,908,061 121,216 8,029,277 |
2025 £ £ 7,317,779 715,048 3,550 711,498 8,029,277 7,908,061 121,216 8,029,277 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,029,277 | |||
| 7,908,061 121,216 |
|||
| 8,029,277 |
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on .........................
.............................. Mr D Marlow Trustee
- 11 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
1 Accounting policies
Charity information
William Price Charitable Trust is an unincorporated charity, registered with the Charity Commission number 307319. The registered address is 8 Earl Godwin Close, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0DW.
1.1 Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2 Going concern
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3 Charitable funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.
1.4 Income
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Investment income comprises income from dividends which is recognised once the dividend has been declared and notice has been received that the dividend income is due.
1.5 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Grants payable are recognised in full once a constructive obligation to make a payment has been created by the charity, unless the conditions attached to the grant are such that the trustees retain discretion in whether to make payment.
- 12 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
1 Accounting policies
(Continued)
1.6 Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.
1.7 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.8 Financial instruments
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.9 Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
- 13 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
3 Income from investments
| Unrestricted Endowment funds funds 2026 2026 £ £ Income from listed investments 8,172 191,120 Interest receivable 1,187 30,531 9,359 221,651 |
Total Unrestricted Endowment funds funds 2026 2025 2025 £ £ £ 199,292 8,426 191,195 31,718 1,114 32,184 231,010 9,540 223,379 |
Total 2025 £ 199,621 33,298 |
|---|---|---|
| 232,919 |
4 Expenditure on charitable activities
| Charitable | Charitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| activities | activities | ||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Direct costs | |||
| Grant funding of activities (see note 5) | 307,966 | 184,187 | |
| Share of support and governance costs (see note 6) | |||
| Support | 63,549 | 62,513 | |
| Governance | 4,874 | 5,282 | |
| 376,389 | 251,982 | ||
| Analysis by fund | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 376,389 | 251,982 | |
| 5 | Grants payable | ||
| Charitable | Charitable | ||
| activities | activities | ||
| 2026 | 2026 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Grants payable - institutions | 284,661 | 161,840 | |
| Grants to individuals | 23,305 | 22,347 |
- 14 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
6 Support costs allocated to activities
| Staff costs Portfolio management costs Insurance Printing, postage and stationery Bank charges Governance costs Analysed between: Charitable activities Governance costs comprise: Independent examination fees Accountancy Legal and professional Sundry |
2026 £ 23,332 39,008 282 867 60 4,874 68,423 68,423 2026 £ 2,454 1,080 198 1,142 4,874 |
2025 £ 23,275 37,652 282 1,244 60 5,282 |
|---|---|---|
| 67,795 | ||
| 67,795 | ||
| 2025 £ 3,936 - 129 1,217 |
||
| 5,282 |
7 Trustees
No trustees (or any persons connected with them) received benefits or expenses from the charity during the year.
8 Employees
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
| 2026 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | |
| Management | 1 | 1 |
| Employment costs | 2026 | 2025 |
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 23,332 | 23,275 |
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.
- 15 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
9 Gains and losses on investments
| **Unrestricted ** | Endowment | Total | **Unrestricted ** | Endowment | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | funds | |||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | |
| Gains/(losses) arising on: | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Revaluation of | ||||||
| investments | 13,397 | 981,883 | 995,280 | 3,720 | 301,676 | 305,396 |
10 Taxation
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
11 Fixed asset investments
| Listed | |
|---|---|
| investments | |
| £ | |
| Cost or valuation | |
| At 1 April 2025 | 7,317,779 |
| Additions | 2,215,639 |
| Valuation changes | 995,280 |
| Disposals | (2,405,852) |
| At 31 March 2026 | 8,122,846 |
| Carrying amount | |
| At 31 March 2026 | 8,122,846 |
| At 31 March 2025 | 7,317,779 |
12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Other creditors | 3,550 | 3,550 |
- 16 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
13 Endowment funds
Endowment funds represent assets which must be held permanently by the charity. Income arising on the endowment funds can be used in accordance with the objects of the charity and is included as unrestricted income. Any capital gains or losses arising on the assets form part of the fund.
| Permanent endowments Expendable endowments Expendable Previous year: Permanent endowments Expendable endowments Expendable |
At 1 April 2025 Incoming resources £ £ 4,986,126 - 2,921,935 221,651 7,908,061 221,651 At 1 April 2024 Incoming resources £ £ 4,957,126 - 2,637,380 223,379 7,594,506 223,379 |
Transfers Gains and losses At 31 March 2026 £ £ £ 174,000 - 5,160,126 (515,500) 981,883 3,609,969 (341,500) 981,883 8,770,095 Transfers Gains and losses At 31 March 2025 £ £ £ 29,000 - 4,986,126 (240,500) 301,676 2,921,935 (211,500) 301,676 7,908,061 |
|---|---|---|
14 Unrestricted funds
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
| The Wykeham House Designated Fund General funds |
At 1 April 2025 Incoming resources Resources expended £ £ £ 195,156 9,313 - (73,940) 46 (376,389) 121,216 9,359 (376,389) |
Transfers Gains and losses At 31 March 2026 £ £ £ - - 204,469 341,500 13,397 (95,386) 341,500 13,397 109,083 |
|---|---|---|
- 17 -
WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
| 14 Unrestricted funds Previous year: The Wykeham House Designated Fund General funds |
At 1 April 2024 Incoming resources Resources expended £ £ £ 185,645 9,511 - (37,207) 29 (251,982) 148,438 9,540 (251,982) |
(Continued) Transfers Gains and losses At 31 March 2025 £ £ £ - - 195,156 211,500 3,720 (73,940) 211,500 3,720 121,216 |
(Continued) Transfers Gains and losses At 31 March 2025 £ £ £ - - 195,156 211,500 3,720 (73,940) 211,500 3,720 121,216 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121,216 |
15 Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted Endowment funds funds 2026 2026 £ £ Fund balances at 31 March 2026 are represented by: Investments 65,700 8,057,146 Current assets/(liabilities) 43,383 712,949 109,083 8,770,095 Unrestricted Endowment funds funds 2025 2025 £ £ Fund balances at 31 March 2025 are represented by: Investments 89,876 7,227,903 Current assets/(liabilities) 31,340 680,158 121,216 7,908,061 |
Total 2026 £ 8,122,846 756,332 |
|---|---|
| 8,879,178 | |
| Total 2025 £ 7,317,779 711,498 |
|
| 8,029,277 |
16 Related party transactions
The children of a Trustee received £0 (2025 - £1,950) in grants in 2025 in accordance with the charities objectives. The grant applications went through the usual processes and were approved by the board of Trustees at arms length.
There were no further disclosable related party transactions during the year (2025 - none).
- 18 -