**Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 January 2024 31 December 2024 **From**
## Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~
**Charity name**
The John & Margaret Wootton Trust Fund
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 504830 ~~CT~~
**Charity's principal address** Zedra Trust Company (UK) Limited, Booths Hall, Booths Park 3, Chelford Road, Knutsford,
Cheshire **Postcode** WA16 8GS
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
## **Type of Name Address adviser**
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Chartered Simmons Gainsford 14th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square,
Accountants Professional Services LONDON,
Limited W1G 0PW
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Nicholas Weller FCCA – Partner
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
The Trust Deed dated 8[th] December 1975 of “ The John and Margaret Wootton Type of governing document Trust Fund” (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
The power of appointing new trustees is vested to the current trustee and is Trustee selection methods common practice to make any such appointment by deed. (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To apply the Trust Fund or the income thereof for the relief benefit and welfare of aged persons and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the **Summary of the** foregoing) of aged persons suffering from psycho geriatric disorders. **objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The objects of the Trust are the provision of relief, benefit and welfare assistance in support of aged persons as specified in the Trust. The Trustee(s) confirm that they **Summary of the main** have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general **activities undertaken** guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in **for the public benefit** planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year. **in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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policy on
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policy programme
related investment;
contribution made
by volunteers.|The Trustee(s) fulfils the aims incorporated in the governing document by investing
the capital in quoted stocks and shares and appropriate deposit accounts. The
Trustee(s) distribute the income arising in accordance with the terms of the Trust in
making grants for such charitable purposes and to such charitable organisations as
they may select at their discretion with specific regard to the benefit and welfare of
aged persons suffering psychiatric disorders.|
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## Section D Achievements and performance
The trust fund received income **£27,806** and during the year under review the **Summary of the main** Trustee(s) donated **£24,455** to charitable organisations and to benefit individuals **achievements of the charity** in accordance with the governing document. **during the year** At the financial year end the capital value of the trust was **£881,455** and a balance of **£23,321** undistributed income was held. The capital is retained and invested to generate income to fulfil its charitable objectives.
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**Section E Financial review** ~~ee~~
**Brief statement of the** It is the trustee’s policy to distribute all income arising in the trust after allowing **charity’s policy on reserves** for any operating expenses. Because of timing differences between receipt of income and the authorisation of grant payments a balance of undistributed income may be held in reserve at the year end and this will be carried forward and distributed in 2025.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal
- sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has
- supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and
- objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## ~~ee~~ **Section F Other optional information** ~~a~~ **Section G Declaration** ~~ee~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
## **UNINCORPORATED CHARITY OR CIO (ACCOUNTS PREPARED ON A RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS)**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The John and Margaret Wootton Trust Fund**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The John and Margaret Wootton Trust Fund (‘the charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the summary of receipts and payments and the statement of assets and liabilities.
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Nicholas Weller FCCA**
**For and on behalf of Simmons Gainsford Professional Services Limited** Chartered Accountants 14[th] Floor Cavendish Square London W1G 0PW Date: 9/7/2025 | 15:29 BST
**CHARITY NAME: THE JOHN & MARGARET WOOTTON TRUST FUND**
## **CHARITY NUMBER: 504830**
**Accounting Statement for year ended : 31st December 2024** (Receipts and Payments Basis) Our Own Analysis : **YES**
## **Our Ref: U0014**
## UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
## **RECEIPTS - INCOME**
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This year's amount to Last year's amount to
the nearest £ the nearest £
Gifts and other voluntary receipts
Tax reclaims
Bank Account interest
Stocks and Shares
Dividends & Interest received 27,806.00 25,231.00
Other Receipts (not counting as “Gross Income”)
Total Receipts 27,806.00 25,231.00
PAYMENTS - INCOME
Payments directly for charitable purposes
Donations : See Schedule 24,455.00 33,000.00
Payments to Capital Funds
Payments for management and administration including VAT
Professional Charges - Simmons Gainsford LLP
Total payments 24,455.00 33,000.00
Net of Receipts/Payments 3,351.00 - 7,769.00
Cash funds last year end 19,970.00 27,739.00
Cash funds this year end 23,321.00 19,970.00
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EXPENDABLE ENDOWMENT FUNDS
**RECEIPTS - CAPITAL**
This year's amount to Last year's amount to the nearest £ the nearest £ Gifts and other voluntary receipts Receipt from sale of investments 14,472.00 Equalisation payments - **Total Receipts** 14,472.00 ——_ = **PAYMENTS - CAPITAL** Payments to Income Funds Payments for purchase of investments and other assets Other payments: S G Professional Fees 720.00 Payments for management and administration including VAT 13,601.00 13,554.00 GPP Custody payments 535.00 513.00 **Total Payments** 14,856.00 14,067.00 **Net of Receipts/Payments** - 384.00 - 14,067.00 —— == **Cash funds last year end** 11,843.00 25,910.00 **Cash funds this year end** 11,459.00 11,843.00 **FOR ZEDRA TRUST COMPANY (UK) LIMITED** 12/3/2025 a **Trustee authorised to sign on behalf of all trustees Date Zedra Trust Company (UK) Ltd Booths Hall Booths Park 3 Chelford Road Knutsford Cheshire WA16 8GS** oe
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PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS
## **RECEIPTS - CAPITAL**
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This year's amount to Last year's amount to
the nearest £ the nearest £
Gifts and other voluntary receipts
Transfer from Income Fund
Cash Introduced
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Receipt from sale of investments
Equalisation payment
- -
Total Receipts
PAYMENTS - CAPITAL
Payments to Income Funds
Payments for purchase of investments and other assets
Other payments SG Perfessional Fees
Payments for management and administration including VAT
GPP Custody payments
- -
Total Payments
Net of Receipts/Payments
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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INCOME CAPITAL
Endowment
funds
Expendable
or
Unrestricted funds Permanent
CASH FUNDS to nearest £ to nearest £
Current 23,321.00 11,459.00
Deposit
INVESTMENT ASSETS
Stocks and Shares 869,996.00
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## **The John & Margaret Wootton Trust Fund Year ended 31 December 2024 Donations**
|Cheshire Community Foundation
Cyril Flint Befrienders
Age UK Cheshire|13,454.55
10,000.00
1,000.00
24,454.55|
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