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2025-12-31-accounts

The Rawdon-smith Trust for the Bed ofconiston Water ap7T. Trustees, Annual Report for the period Perknl start date Dav Month Perbj end date Ye•r From Year To 31 12 202S Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name The Rawdon-smlth Trust Other names charlty Is known by The Rawdon-smith Trust for the Bed of Coniston Water Re8lstered charlty number (If anv) 500355 Charlty's prlnclpal address The Treasurer Charlotte Crisp 10 Collingwood Close. Conlston LA218DZ Cumtffla Names of the charlty trustees who manage the chartty TnMt•• n•m• Offlce1S1 ary Dates art•d11 nat fOrWtr￿• Plne of lor •ntltled to •ppolm trwt•e I￿any> Richard Blackburn Chair Vera Grant Anthony Roblnson Geoff Cooper Judlth Myers Names of the trustees for the charlty, If any, (for example. any custodlan trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and ￿ldresseS of al¥lsers Iopknal infommtkn) Type of adviser Name Address Banker5 Barclays Bank PLC Temple Heelis D.R. Limited Leicester LE87 2BB Sollators l Kent View. Kendal, Cumbria. LA9 4DZ InbThtment Advlsers Rathbones Port of Liverpool Bld& Pier Head. Liverpool Indepwdent Examlner Saint & Co Chartered Accountants, The Old Police Station, Church Street, Ambleside. Cumbria LA22 OBT Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal Informatlon) Section B Structure, governance and management Descrlptlon of the charlVs trusts Type of 8overnln8 document l¥b Lrus5 Deeo. Trust Deed of 28 July 1964 How the charity Is constltuted ie8. ITUST, iarion, c Trust Trustee selection methods ie8. appointed by. ele In the event of the death or resignation of a Trustee. the remaining Trustees may appoint a new Trustee. Accordlng to the Deed. Trustee Numbers must range between a mlnimum of three and a maximum of five.

Addltlonal governance issues (Optional infornmtion) Section C Objectives and activities Summary of the objects of the charlty set out In Its governlng document To preserve the Trusys property in perpetuity under local control for the purpose of affording to the public facilities for recreation. Summary of the maln actlvltles undertaken forthe publlt beneflt In relatlon to these obleets (Include wlthln thls sectlon the statutory declaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guldance Issued by the Charlty Cornmlsslon on publlc benefit) Trustees have revtewed and are In compllance with Charity Commlssion guidance on public benefit. Income is applied for charitable purposes within the five parishes wlth foreshore access to Coniston Water. Charitie5 and voluntary bodie5 are eligible to apply for grant ald. Section D Achiovp.ment% Lind porformance Summaryof the maln achlevements of the charlty 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 owners of the bed of the lake, mooring Ilcenses are Issued to encourage quiet and peaceful recreatlon on Coniston Water. The Trust provided financial support to sixteen charities and voluntary bodies during 2025. A totsl of £100,149 wa5 awarded with individual sums ranging from £200 to £25,000. Coniston Parish Playground £25,000 and Coniston Sports & Social Centre changing room refurbishment £25.000.

Section E Financial review Brlef statement ol the Charftys policy on reserves Rathbones act on behalf of the Trustee5 to invest fund5 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 parlshes of Coniston Water. Detalls of any funds materlally In deficlt Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they ha¥e approved the trustees, ieport above. Slgned on behalfof the ¢harlVs trustees Sl8nature(s) Slgnoture onfile Full namels) Richard Blackburn Positlon: j Chair Date: 7thJuly 2026

THE RAWDON-SMITH TRUST FOR THE BED OF CONISTON WATER (Charity Number SIXJ355) Receipts & Payments Accounts Year Ended 31 December 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinèr s Report Report to the trusteesl M•m￿rg of The RaW￿)n-smIth Tnjst for the Bed of co￿￿tOn Water On accounts for th• y•ar •ndod 31 December 2025 Charfty no11 anyl 500355 S•t out on pag• RMpon•lbllltlo8 and ba¥ls of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the actounl$ of the al>)ve charty Ilhe Trljsfi for the year en¢Jed 31 December 2025. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'y a￿OuntS Ca￿led out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed th8 applicable Dire¢th)n$ given by the Charity Commission under 8¢Cl￿n 14515Xb) of the Act. As the chanty Iwstees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparalk)n of the xcounts in accordance wth the requirements of thg Chanties Act 2011 I'lhe Acn. Independent I have completed my éxaminatK)n. I ￿nfim7 that no mater$81 mallers have exarnlner's statement come lo my attention in cy)nneclK)n with the examination which give8 me cause to bel*ve that in. any matenal respect.. ' accounting record8 were riot kept in acCo￿ance wrth 86Ction 130 of the Act or . the accounts (b accord wrth tha accounting record8 I have no concems and have cJ)me acr05s other matters in conngclion with the examination to whieh attgnlion should be drawn In order lo enable proper under8tsnding of thè ¥￿Unts to b• ro8ch•d. SOgn•d: Namo: lan Thompson R•l•vant professlonal qualrficatlonl8} or body {If any): ICAEW Addretys: Saint & Co., Chartered Accounlanls. The Old Police Station. Church Street. eside, Cumbrsa. LA22 OBT

Section 8 Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to hwJhlight mattels of wncein (see CC32, Independent examinalK)n of ehanty ¥counts". directions and guidance for examiners). Glvg here brfef dotall8 of any ltsm8 that tho gxamlngrwishes to dl8clo8•. None thntified.

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES Coniston Water S00355 Receipts and ayments accounts CC16a OIKJ1rJJ25 3111212025 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•stri¢tsd R••trlclgd nd$ Endtrwm￿t Totsl fvnd8 L¥$ty•ar th• n•w#•tE A1 Re¢01 Y1,21 3.•21 tlks 050 Wai¢r Patk Gr￿1￿ ￿￿kOnS ana L Don￿10￿5 Irofft Tfad nk Inlqrmi 1.100 &JbllQu 31.051 i• 111.912 19 Sub lol•l(Gross fcARJ 101,101 klonlw r•¢•hb•d on bDh•W orty•ll •Jnwnt4 rKd¥ed fromtr4dl fS.•OO 21.1 18,000 Tol•l i•c•lpts A3Pa Gr￿15 10D.14• 1.900 ¢rNnistrion Ind Prtnll bd mntIn￿¢¥ L•k• Ex Prot•sonw F••1 Fq• 70 8ik C 74 74 Sub tot•1 A4 A¥••t and hwg•tm•nt purch￿. l••• tsbl• Monkn$ Id Irlthn Moni¥1 irnrb£f•tt4rtto Ir4thn lu01￿U Irthn• Sub th)e•l 11$ 712 N•tolix•W(p•ym•ntsJ AS Transf•rn boh¥••n fund¥ A6 C•sh fund• I￿ty9•T9nd C•sh fund¥ thls &w•nd 22.J77 2.36S

Section B Statement of assets a nd l labilities at the end of the period Unr8StriGted fund8 to n•4rg81£ Ro5tsict•d funds noar&st£ Cat￿￿￿KIes EndDwm&nt fundts Trgar•tE Op.tails B1 Ca$h fund8 Cash ai oank 24,741 Totalcash fuftds 24.742 i(uun¥ii Unr•$trk¢pd fund8 to n•4r•¥l E R8•trlet•d fvnds Endowmgnt lund4 to noarq•t¢ to n•4r•i£ 82 Oth•r monthry a#ets TrallrvJ SubKlduary athbonw PLJtltsllo.ca 18M46 Fund lo wh￿h ••••l b•lon eurr•nl Y•lu• 83 Inw•Jkn•nt ••••ts thbonw Pottllo. Unr•ètrt(•d i.n8.278 2.793.896 towhkh D•t8115 eurrnht vilu• e4 A•••t• r•t•ln•d for the ¢h•rfty• own UBe L4k+BAnk FN•hokl L4Dd 141.403 141.403 J•ity 20.4oJ w￿11￿￿ Rll Olwhy J￿ty Barye UnreJirtC4ed tyo Unr•iidc44d 6.175 Jos Unr•11￿￿•¢ 3,7TO Land •1 H•w•BBnk 33,B02 33,802 •1 UDresirtct•¢ I Boatd471k Ina¥enablt ts8•t 8Bd al CThihion W•ler 1ng1#n4b￿ A% Fut)d ts *lch Am4untdu• Wh•n BS Ll•bllltb•¥ &gned by on• ormo tru¥tees on tthiifof8111 trugte85 Sffjnalure Print Nam? Date ol roval