Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Day
Month
oi
oi
Period end date
Day
Month
31
12
Year
From
Year
2023
2023
To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Rawdon-smith Trust
Other names charity is known by
The Rawdon-smith Trust for the Bed of Coni5ton Water
Registered charlty number (if any)
500355
Charity's principal address
The Treasurer
Charlotte Crisp
10 Collingwood Close, Coniston
LA218DZ
Cumbria
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Office lif any)
Dates acted rf not for whole
year
Name of person lor body) entitled to
appoint trustee lif anvl
Richard Blackburn
Chair
Vera Grant
Anthony Robinson
Geoff Cooper
Judith Myers
Names of the trustees for the charity, If anyi (for example. any custodlan trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers {Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC
Leicester LE87 2BB
Solicltors
Temple Heelis D,R.
Limited
l Kent View, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DZ
Investment
Advisers
Rathbones
Port of Liverpool Bldg, Pier Head, Liverpool
Independent
Examlner
Saint & Co
Chartered Accountants, The Old Police Station,
Church Street, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 OBT
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Type of governing document
Trust Deed of 28 July 1964
How the charity is constituted
l eg. Lrost, ,1SSULIBtiOr',
Trust
Trustee selettion methods
In the event of the death or resignation of a Trustee, the remaining
Trustees may appoint a new Trustee. According to the Deed, Trustee
Numbers must range between a minimum of three and a maximum of
five.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Section C
Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in Its governing
document
To preserve the Trust's propety in perpetuity under local control for
the purpose of affording to the public facilities for recreation.
Summary of the maln activities
undertaken for the publlc
benefit in relation to these
objerts (include within this
settion the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit)
Trustees have reviewed and are in compliance with Charity Commission
guidance on public benefit.
Income is applied for charitable purposes within the five parishes with
foreshore access to Coniston Water. Charities and voluntary bodies are
eligible to apply for grant aid.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Trustees own and manage property at Lake Bank, Blea Brows and Haws
Bank, providing public access to the lake shore and spectacular views of
Coniston Water. As owner5 of the bed of the lake, mooring license5 are
issued to encourage quiet and peaceful recreation on Coniston Water.
The Trust provided financial support to sixteen charities and voluntary
bodies during 2023. A total of £36,869 was awarded with individual
sums ranging from £100 to £10,500.

Section E
Financial review
Brief statement of the chariVs
policy on reserves
Rathbone5 act on behalf of the Trustees to invest funds available after
grant making activities and other charitable purposes. Land is acquired
from time to time to maintain public access under local management for
quiet and peaceful recreation within the five parishes of Coniston Water.
Details of any funds materially
in deflcit
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charitvs trustees
Signaturels)
Signature on file
Full name(s)
Richard Blackburn
Position:
Chair
Date:
th
19 August 2024

THE RAWDON-SMITH TRUST FOR THE BED OF
CONISTON WATER
(Charity Number 5003551
Receipts & Payments Accounts
Year Ended 31 December 2023

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
R•F)Ort to the trusteosl
mgmbers of
The Rawdon-smith Trust for the Bed of Coniston Water
On accounts for the y•ar
onded
31 December 2023
Charity no {'
any)
5Q0355
Set out on pages
Responsiblllties and
basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trusf) for the year ended 31 December 2023
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have
followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under
section 145(5){b) of the Act.
As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of
the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
rthe Act.).
Independent
examiners statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matenal matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in. any material respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act
or
. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
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
propar understanding of the accourrts to be reaGhed.
Signed:
Date:
ILIIIL
Name".
lan Thompson
Relevant professional
quallfication(s) or body
{If any):
ICAEW
Address:
Saint & Co., Chartered Accountants,
The Old Police Station, Church Street,
Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 OBT

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glve hero brief detalls of
any itam8 that the
examlner wlshes to
dl8close.
None identrfied.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Th• R•wdon4miU> Trust For Thg 8gd of
Conlston W*or
S(K>355
Recei
tsandpa
ments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
01101r2023
To
3111212023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unregtrl¢tod
funds
R•Btrt¢t•d
funds
Endowment
funds
Total lund$
Last year
to th• nMY••t
th• n•irn•t¢
to th• n•ar•rtÉ
A1 R•c8i
Moorln
JBtties
Lake Bank F￿1111¥￿
Woler Park M8rha Canal
Grazln
Lth)c•
Bar
Llcan
Donallonb and
Bonk Inhr•8t
W8
toth• n•ar••t£
70.A28
10,524
700
615
800
no
30
Sub total(Gross Inoom8 forARJ
83,284
A2 A*#&t and Inve8tm•nt ••lM,1•g• tabl81.
Monteg r8¢alwd on ol Ir4dln
Ov
nt Moorh 2023 D
$h
2023 LIce￿o Dè
Ill R8T E•tatai
whldua
28,314
28
814
Sub total
28,384
28,384
111 838
A3Pa
m•nts
Grwrti
SQ￿rI¢0 & Honornrth•
Admlnlulraiion 4nd Prinlln
Èar
8 Mo¢dn
M#lnt•n
Lok• 8*nk EK
enoeB
Profe88lc*)al F68S
Exwnlnern F
Bltr* Brow6 Ex
Bank Expons•8
8wk Ch•
780
960
103
Sub total
106
177
A4 Auet and InvMtm•nt purchase8,181•
tabl•
McfflioA
ald oftra
MoniH& Ir8n8l*rgd tc¢tMd
2022 R￿er￿al
Rathbon•N InV￿ment
I￿4
370
Sub tstai
114297
Net of r•¢•lptW(paymentsJ
AS Transfers botw*n lund8
A6 Cash funds last year •nd
Cash funds thls y•ar ond
1,997
CCXX R4 gwounts ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Restrlct8d
fvnds
Endowment
fundg
to ttpare￿£
Detsils
funth
B1 Cash funds
to noare8t£
rnarg8tÈ
sc¢.513
Totalcash funds
50,513
5)}
Endowmgnt
funds
to npare8t£
nds
b) nèarq* E
funds
to n•arn8t£
Detsi15
82 Other monetary assets
724
T5
Details
FL41dto **l¢h
Cost loptlonall
1,768,278
Current vAIu•
B3 Inveslment assets
Unrestrb*l
2,340.222
Details
Fund to*
a*sEt bolon
B4 Assets rotalnad for the charW8 OWII
C05t loptlonall
141.403
Cuwrentvalue
Dnal
141A03
24405
9,388
17$
D¥Wy Jelty
363
#&t02
33.802
at Bba
41.292
41,292
3.120
2.995
BedofC4)riknW*r
Detsil
Fuj￿ to ¥thkh
Amurt
Whèn duo
nal
B5 Llabllitles
Sign&J by c￿e cy b￿}tn6teeS C￿ be￿a￿of all
Styure
Print Name
Dale of
roval
11
oz