2025-04-05-accounts - Lillie Johnson Charitable Trust

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

TRUSTEES REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

for the year ended

5 April 2025

LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

CHARITY INFORMATION

TRUSTEES V M C Lyttle FCA J W Desmond Mrs V C Adams A J M Lyttle Mrs L Brookes D B Adams CHARITY NUMBER 326761 CHARITY OFFICES 39 Rodbourne Road Harborne Birmingham B17 0PN BANKERS HSBC Plc 130 New Street Birmingham B2 4JU SOLICITORS Tyndallwoods 29 Woodbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B17 8BY STOCKBROKERS Quilter Cheviot Two, Snowhill Snowhill Queensway Birmingham B4 6GA Evelyn Partners 103 Colmore Row Birmingham B3 3AG AUDITORS Barnett Ravenscroft Limited Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors 13 Portland Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9HN

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

TRUSTEES' REPORT

for the year ended 5 April 2025

TRUSTEES

The Trustees named on page 1 have served throughout the year. Appointment of Trustees is governed by the Trust Deed of the Charity. The power of appointing new or additional Trustees is vested in the surviving or continuing Trustees following the resignation or death of an existing Trustee.

INVESTMENT POWERS

The Trust Deed authorises the Trustees to make and hold investments using the General Funds of the Charity.

OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY

The charity is constituted by the Trust Deed and its object is the making of donations for charitable purposes. All decisions regarding donations are made in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed.

RESERVES

The Trustees seek to maintain reserves at a level sufficient to meet any further call upon the Charity. The major portion of the Reserves are invested as and when the market is suitable so as to increase the income of the Charity.

ANNUAL REVIEW

The income for the year has increased by £20,853 . The value of the Stock Exchange Investments have increased by 7%.

DONATIONS

The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the terms stated in the Trust Deed and to the guidance given by the Charity Commission on donations. A list of the organisations supported in furtherance of the aims of the Charity is given on pages 9 and 12 of these financial statements. All donations given are considered by the Trustees to be for public benefit.

RISK ASSESSMENT

The Trustees have examined the major strategic and operational risks which the charity faces and confirms that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that necessary steps can be taken to lessen these risks.

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

TRUSTEES' REPORT

for the year ended 5 April 2025

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS

In so far as the trustees are aware:

there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditors are unaware; and
the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

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

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, The Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resource, including income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the Charity will continue.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

AUDITORS

Barnett Ravenscroft Limited were appointed auditors having expressed their willingness to continue and are reappointed for the current year.

APPROVAL

Approved by the Trustees on 7 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by :

V M C LYTTLE Trustee

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

for the year ended 5 April 2025

OPINION

We have audited the financial statements of Lillie Johnson Charitable Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 5 April 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 5 April 2025, and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;

have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

BASIS OF OPINION

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where ;

the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or

the trustees have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charity's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the trustees' annual report , other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES - continued

for the year ended 5 April 2025

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees' report; or

sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement set out on page 5, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the charity's internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES - continued

for the year ended 5 April 2025

Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Richard Gold (Senior Statutory Auditor)

For and on behalf of Barnett Ravenscroft Limited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

13 Portland Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9HN

Date: 7 November 2025

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

for the year ended 5 April 2025

INCOMING RESOURCES Notes Incoming resources from generated funds : Investment Income 2 Loan Interest Rents from Property Total incoming resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable Activities 3 Costs of Generating Funds 4 Governance Cost 5 Total resource expeneded NET SURPLUS/ (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR STATEMENT OF OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS Nets urplus/ (deficit) for the year Investment Gains/(Losses) Realised Unrealised Net movement in funds in year Funds brought forward Funds carried forward	2025 2024 197,961 175,844 4,545 5,379 30,890 31,320 233,396 212,543 164,740 205,596 13,461 27,327 9,961 10,366 188,161 243,289 45,235 30,746) ( 45,235 30,746) ( - 3,529 389,446 166,686) ( 434,681 193,903) ( 7,245,361 7,439,264 7,680,042 7,245,361 Unrestricted Funds	2025 2024 197,961 175,844 4,545 5,379 30,890 31,320 233,396 212,543 164,740 205,596 13,461 27,327 9,961 10,366 188,161 243,289 45,235 30,746) ( 45,235 30,746) ( - 3,529 389,446 166,686) ( 434,681 193,903) ( 7,245,361 7,439,264 7,680,042 7,245,361 Unrestricted Funds
		212,543
		205,596 27,327 10,366
		243,289
		30,746) (
		30,746) ( 3,529 166,686) (
		193,903) ( 7,439,264
		7,245,361

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.

The notes on pages 9 to 11 form part of these accounts

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

BALANCE SHEET

for the year ended 5 April 2025

149,421 87,732	2025 6,322,016 1,124,490 233,536	180,655 52,521	2024 5,891,181 1,124,490 229,690
237,154		233,176
3,618		3,486
		-
	7,680,042		7,245,361
	7,680,042		7,245,361

The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 7 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by

V M C LYTTLE

Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of these accounts

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 5 April 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a Accounting convention

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and the preceding year.

Basis of accounting

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice' issued in March 2005 (SORP 2005) and the Charities Act 2011.

b Income

Interest from bank deposits and income from investments is brought to the credit of the Statement of Financial Activities when it is received by the Charity.

c Resources expended

Expenditure on charitable activities, governance and generating funds is recognised on an accruals basis.

Grants payable are recognised within the year in which payments have been approved

d Value Added Tax

Value added tax is not recoverable by the Charity and as such is included in the relevent costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.

e Governance Cost

Expenditure on management and administration of the Charity.

f Investments

Stock Exchange Investments are Market Value £6,322,016 (2024 : £5,891,180 ), at the Balance Sheet date. Historical Cost ######### (2024 : £5,752,960 ), at the Balance Sheet date.

Realised and unrealised gains and losses on investments are dealt with in the Statement of Financial Activities.

2. INVESTMENT INCOME

Listed Stock Exchange Investments	2025 197,961	2024 175,844

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 5 April 2025

3. DONATIONS PAID DURING YEAR Acorns Ambulance Staff Charity Birmingham Childrens Hospital BBS UK Benedetti Foundation Bentley Beginning Birmingham Youth Theatre Blesma Blind Veterans UK Brain Tumour Research BRAHMA British Wireless For The Blind Caudwell Children Carers Trust Childhood Eye Cancer Children Liver Disease Country Air Ambulance Crackerjacks Deafblind Dudley Lodge Edwards Trust Family Care Trust Fitzroy Edgbaston Archery + Lawn Tennis Society The Foundation Funky Kids Harborne Family Carnival Happy Day Help Harry Help for Hereos Henley In Arden Pre School Homestart Hurdle Jaid School Karis Neighbour Scheme Kemp Kids Kids Cancer Charity Kingswood Trust Kemp Hospital L.E.C. Worcester Little Hearts Matter Lord Mayors Charity Quiz Fund Lupus UK Macmillan Cancer Macmillan Nurses Macs Marches Family Network Mary Stevens Hospice Mcintyre Mercia Therapy Misfits Music Myton Hospice Carried forward	2025 £ 1,000 1,000 1,000 - - - 5,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 - - - - - 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,500 1,000 - - - - - 1,000 1,000 - 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000 - - 1,000 - 35,000 1,000 1,500 1,000 1,000 1,000 - - 1,000 - 1,000 1,000 - 70,000	2024 £ - 1,000 - 1,000 1,000 1,000 5,000 1,000 - 2,000 - 2,000 - 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 - 1,000 2,000 - 3,100 1,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 - - 1,000 - 1,000 1,500 - - 1,019 1,000 - 1,000 35,000 - 1,500 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000 - 1,000 - 1,000 1,000
		80,119

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 5 April 2025

3. DONATIONS PAID DURING YEAR


3. DONATIONS PAID DURING YEAR Bought forward Nuneaton & Warks Equestrian Nurses Lifeline Parenting Mental Health Parkinsons Princes Trust Queen Alexandra Charity Rethink Mental Retina UK Royal National College For The Blind R.N.I.B. Royal College of Anaesthetists St. Johns Ambulance Nurses Lifeline Parenting Mental Health Services For Education Shifts MS Shipston Home Shine Sightsavers Solihull Boxing Club Soundabout Spark Burntwood Spinal Injuiries Assoc Stage 2 TAB Time 4 Hope Tiny Tims Childrens Centre Tipton Food Bank Togrther Short Lives Training Dogs for the Blind Walsall Society for the Blind The Way West House School West Midlands Care Team Willow World Cancer Research Young Lives Vs Cancer Young People First Youth on Stage Donations under £1,000 (135) Donations to Institutions 4. COSTS OF GENERATING FUNDS Property Outgoings Portfolio Management Charge	2025 £ 70,000 - - - 1,000 4,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 - - - 1,000 - 1,000 - 1,000 - - - - 1,000 1,200 - - 1,000 1,000 - - 10,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 - 1,000 2,000 105,200 59,540 164,740 2025 9,824 3,637 13,461	2024 £ 80,119 1,000 1,000 1,000 - 4,000 - - - 1,000 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000 1,000 - 1,000 1,000 2,000 - 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 - 1,200 1,000 1,000 - - - 1,000 10,000 - 1,000 - 1,000 1,000 -
		117,319 90,277
		207,596
		2024 14,102 13,225
		27,327

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LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 5 April 2025

5. GOVERNANCE COSTS 2025 Auditors Charges 2,940 Consultancy Charges 1,100 Charity Administration Charges 5,800 Meeting Expenses 60 Bank Charges 61 9,961 No Expenses were reimbursed to the Trustees during the year (2024 - £Nil). The consultancy charges were made to V M C Lyttle. The charity administration charges were to J W Desmond. 6. INVESTMENTS 2025 Market Value at 6 April 2024 5,891,180 Acquisitions at Cost 83,134 Disposal Proceeds (41,744) Realised Gains - Unrealised Gains/(Losses) 389,446 Market Value at 5 April 2025 6,322,016 Cash at Stockbrokers 6,630 6,328,646 7. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES 2025 Freehold Properties : As at 6 April 2025 1,124,490	2024 2,676 2,200 5,400 60 30
	10,366
	2024 5,820,581 5,422,531 (5,188,775) 3,529 (166,686)
	5,891,180 6,474
	5,897,654
	2024 1,112,490

The Trustees are of the opnion that the market value of the properties are £1,480,000. However without a professional valuation the trustees do not wish to reflect the revaluation surplus.

8. DEBTORS Loans Other Debtors 9. CREDITORS Accruals Other	2025 145,456 3,965 149,421 2025 2,808 810 3,618	2024 176,256 4,399
		180,655
		2024 2,676 810
		3,486

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