CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Denman Charltable Trust On accounts for the year ended 5 April 2024 Charlty no (If any> 326532 Set out on pages Attached I report to the trustees on rny examination of the accounts of the above harity {"the Trust") for the year ended 0510412024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 [￿h6 Act"). I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrfed out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commi88ion under section 145(5)Ib) of tha Act. I have completed my examlnatlon. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ') in connection with th8 examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect; accounting records were not kept in accordance wlth section 130 of the Act or th9 accounts do nol accord with the accounting records Independent •xamlnatrs statemont I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper underslan(Jing of the account5 to be reached. Date: 1710112025 Slgned: Name: Matthew Haskell Relevant professlonal qualification{s) or b¢xly (if any): ACA ICAEW member Address: 10 Temp18 Back Bristol BS16FL IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that the 8xamlner wlshes to disclose. None IER OGtobor 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recelpt and Payment Accounts Charttyname DENMAN CHAIUTABLETRvsr Charity number (ifanyl 326532 For the period from (startdate) 06104/Z023 to (end dats) 051041202 Unrestrfrted funds Restricted funds Endowmenifunds To&1 fdnds iastytor to tht ntrthresi to the tu th¢ n¢areJt to th•n•4r•At Al Re(elpts INVEsfMENT INCOME 85,335 85,335 95.360 L)ONATJONS Sub total 85,335 8S,335 95,3 A2 Ass•t&nd Investment soles •t¢ 1,000,000 Total recelpts 85.335 8S,33S 1,095.360 A3 Pthyments DONATIONS TO CHARITIES 84,382 84382 85J118 SUPPORTCOSTS Sub tothl 84,382 84,382 85,111 A4Asset4nd InvestsDent purth¥$e$ett i.ooo,000 1,000,000 To¢alpqvments 1.084J82 1.084,382 85.818 Netof recelpts/(pqvmentsJ .999.047 .999,IM7 1,009,542 AS Yransfer5betweenfvthd A6 Cash Mnds lastyear end LOIZ,283 1,012,283 1,991 Ca5hlun(ts thlsyeorend 13,237 13237 1,012283 M&rd) 2012". new form at January 2017 CC1fja re5trict£d funds Restricted funds Endowm¢Dtfvnds to nfarest trtnearest ro nearq D¢tsll$ Bl fa5b filttds CaterAllen Prlvate Bank 13.2>7 Total¢oshfvTrd$ [a￿ee ba5ances wlth receipts and pavmenrs accountls11 13,237 UnTtthrted fund$ Restrfcttd funds Enduwm¢tttfunds ro n•>N4t to nèartst to neArEst Dethlls B2 Othermonetsry assets Fund to whi¢h Asyet belon Conloplan411 Curr•mivoluo dor Invostment Portfollo wlth nve en B3 Inv•8tmontu6ets Fvnd to whlch a55et bèlo Curr¢n¢v&lve Jon¥ Costlopdtyn*ll B4A&*ts retslned for the ehftrltys own wse to whlch relates Amountdue donpl Wken due B5 LIAbllttlos SI￿•d byoDe pr ￿0trUstee5Oll behalfofall thetru3t¢es Slgnatyre PrfntName Datr ot4pproYal Mrs J L Denman 11-11-7 March 3012.. n at January 017 CC16a CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 06104123 OS10￿24 Period start dats Perlod end date Charlty nama: DENMAN CHARITABLE TRUST Charlty r8gl8tratlon number: 326532 Objectives and Activities SORP r•fer•nc• Paro 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its overnin document Summary of the main activities in relation to those purpose8 for the public benefft, in particular, the activities, proj8Cts or services identified in th8 accounts. Statement Gonfirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit To apply fund8 for Gharltsble purpose8 at the ab501uts dlscretlon of the Trustsos Pgro 1.17 and 1,19 Grants are made to Indlvldual charltl08 P8r* 1.18 Trustses have had regard to tlle guldance Issued by the Charity Comml88lon on public ben•flt, Addltlonal Informatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference P4rA 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Pafo 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance SORP ieference Summary of the main achievements of the charty, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 Thls year we Supported 46 charities, of whlch nearly all were small local charltie8. Our totsl donations amountod to £84,382 which is a flgur8 almost exactly matshing our Invostment income. Wo have di8tributod largar amounts in pagt years but It18 our policy to aim to retsln our capitsl in line wlth Inflation. In pa8t yoar8 Inv88tmgnt growth wa8 beatlng Inflation and this enabled u8 to donats more. The charity incurn no expen8es because the Trustees charge no •xpan808 and donata all costs rnlatlng to the operation of the charity. It ha8 alway8 been an Important alm for us to pump prlme new charltable Inltlatlve8 and we are proud to have been early funders of a number of charltlO8 which have bocome woll 08tablished. Presently there appears to be a reluctsncg for naw charltles to be formed and we recelved no applications mo•ting our pump primlng crlterla durlng the year. In the past wo have followed a policy of Investlng the majorlty of our funds through a Single Investment management house but durlng the year we deGlded to change th18 pollGy and to plaGe;a substantial amount wlth two la charltable Investment trusts. T 18 changeover took place over the, year end and resulted In our holding a large cash balance at that tim¢. Since then our cash posltion has reverted to our nonnal policy of holdlng In cash only the amount requlred to meet immediate donatlon requirements Arnold Denman. Chalmian Addltlonal infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant abouL' Achievements against objectives set Pora 1.41 Perfonnance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 Other Flnanclal Review Review of the charlty's flnancial position at the end of the •riod Statement explaining the pollcy for holdlng reserves ststing why they are held Para 1.21 Stsble as strong capltsl ba8e tsrovldlng Snvostment Income wlth no ruhnlng costs. Slncg we have no runnlng costs thero18 no requlrement to hold reservtys. However It Is our current alm to malntaln the capltal in the Trust In Ilne with inflation. NIA NIA Por8 1.22 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero res@rv@s Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Parg 1.24 NIA Para 1.23 NIA Additlonal information (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charty's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and ob'ectives includin an Pgra 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal risks facing the charty Para 1.46 Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of Gharity's trusts: Type of goveming document Para 1.25 Trust Deed How Ss the charity Gonstituted? P&r• 1.25 Trust Tru8tee selection methods including details of any Gonstitutional provisions e.g. election to P08t or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Pira 1.25 Appolntm•nt by axlsting Tru$tsé8 Addltlonal Infonnatlon (optional) You ma choos8 to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Par& 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider nefvrfork with which the diarity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative detalls Charit name Other name the chari uses Re istered charit number Charty's principal address Denman Charitsble Tru8t NIA 326532 PO Box 1881 Brlstol BS37 6WS Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Dates acted If not for whole ear Tru8tee name 0ffl¢o {If anyl Name of por8on (or body) enudgd oint tru8tse Ifan Mr A.G. Denman Chainnan Mrs D.M. Denman Mr8 S.E. Blatchford Mrs J.L. Denman Mr M.D. Lea 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate twst•O9 - names of the directors at the date the re Dlr•¢tor nam• ortwasa roved NIA Nam¢ of trutsteeo holdin9 title to property belonging to the ¢harity Tru•tse nam• Dat•8 a¢tod If not for whol• ear NIA Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capaGity NIA Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects NIA Details of arrangements for safe custody and Segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets NIA Addltional Infomiatlon (optlonal) Nam•8 and addrn88es of advlsor8 (Optlonal Informatlon) Type of Name Addrn88 advlser Name of chlef tsxecutlve or nam08 of $6nlor 8taff member8 {Optlonal informatlony Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke ersonnel details Other o tional infonnatlon Declarations The tTustses declare that they have approved the trustees. report abova. Signed on behalf of th8 eharfty's trusts88 Slgnature(s) Full namols) Posltlon {8g Secretary, Chalr, etc) REAMLO D&hJrvfvd C4fv Date