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2023-03-31-accounts

Pages Pages
Directors, officers and advisers 1
Directors’ report 2 - 6
Auditors’report 7 - 10
Statement of financial activities 11
Income and expenditure account 12
Balance sheet 13
Notes to the financial statements 14 - 19

Directors Ms Deborah Hollister (Chairman)
and Trustees H R AAnderson
D T A Boyle (Resigned 27 September 2023)
RAD Cowlin
Mrs Deborah Reed
B Salmon
Ms Moira Usher
Secretary Mrs Verity Barclay
Registered Office 820 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
Essex
C04 9YQ
Registered Number Company 00183411
Charity
310038
Auditors SB Audit LLP
820 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
Essex
C049YQ
Bankers CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Mailing
Kent ME19 4JQ
Solicitors Birkett Long LLP
Faviell House
1 Coval Wells
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1WZ
Investment Advisers Investec Wealth and Investment Limited
30 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7QN

Beaumont School £1,046
BOSP (Brighter Opportunities for Special £10,145
People)
Frozen Light £3,000
Happy Hill £4,322
IPSEA £10,000
Market Field Farm £15,000
PLOT CIC £4,533
Shine £2,500
SNAP £2,000
Southend Mencap £3,500
St Ivo Academy (Astrea) £15,180
Tracks Autism £8,424
£79,650
Capital Grants included the following:
Castledon School £85,143
Centre School (Astrea Academy) £100,000
Clare School £115,000
Colnbrook School £120,000
Thomas Wolsey School £128,400
£548,543

Unrestricted Unrestricted
Notes funds funds
2023 2022
£ £
Income
Income from investments 99,339 66,616
Total income 99,339 66,616
Expenditure
Grants payable in furtherance of the Charity’s objects 8 720,570 188,453
Cost of grant making 9 4,712 3,979
Management and administration costs 10 60,249 68,398
Total expenditure 785,531 260,830
Net realised and unrealised investment (losses)/gains (710,730) 374,922
Net movement in funds 3 (1,396,922) 180,708
Total funds brought forward at 1 April 2022 5,595,409 5,414,701
Total funds carried forward at 31 March 2023 4,198,487 5,595,409

Note
2023 2022
£ £
Gross income 99,339 66,616
Total expenditure 785,531 260,830
Net expenditure before fixed asset disposal (686,192) (194,214)
Realised (loss)/profit on sale of investments (17,250) 83,576
Net expenditure for the financial year 3 £(703,442) £(110,638)

Notes
2023 2022
£ £
Fixed assets
Investment properties 4 103,500 103,500
Other investments 5 4,330,669 5,483,649
4,434,169 5,587,149
Current assets
Debtors 6 526 526
Cash at bank and in hand 392,910 329,781
393,436 330,307
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 7 (629,118) (322,047)
Net current assets (235,682) 8,260
Total net assets £4,198,487 £5,595,409
Funds
Unrestricted funds - includes revaluation reserve of
£1,248,753 (2022 : £ 2,097,205) 11 £4,198,487 £5,595,409

2023 2022
£ £
Auditors’ remuneration: in respect of audit services 5,107 4,563
4 FIXED ASSETS - INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
Investment
property
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2022 103,500
Valuation at 31 March 2023 103,500
Net book values
At 31 March 2023 103,500
At 31 March 2022 £ 103,500

2023 2022
£ £
Listed investments:
Market value at 1 April 5,483,649 5,119,312
Additions - 702,680
Disposals (459,500) (629,689)
Net unrealised investment (losses)/gains (693,480) 291,346
Market value of listed investments at 31 March £4,330,669 £5,483,649
Historical cost at 31 March £3,178,166 £3,482,694
2023 2022
£ £
Listed investments at market value consist of the following:
International equities
Herald Investment Trust 490,523 529,932
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust 689,626 1,041,903
Witan InvestmentTrust - 459,500
Fundsmith 1,268,550 1,244,790
HG Capital 465,962 592,209
Blackrock World Mining Trust 465,624 517,824
Property
The Charities Property Fund 950,384 1,097,491
£4,330,669 £5,483,649
DEBTORS
2023 2022
Prepayments £526 £526

2023 2022
£ £
Other creditors 449,118 142,047
Government grants 180,000 180,000
£629,118 £322,047

2023 2022
Consultancy and travel expenses in relation
to grants payable £4,712 £3,979
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION COSTS
2023 2022
£ £
Legal and professional fees and related claims 58,440 66,826
Bank charges and interest 100 110
Office costs 1,709 1,462
£60,249 £ 68,398

1 April
Other
31 March
2022 movements
2023
Other reserves **£ ** **5,595,409 ** £(1,396,922) £4,198,487

2023 2022
Financial assets
Financial assets measured at fair value £4,330,669 £5,483,649
2023 2022
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost £629,118 £322,047