NEWCASTLE.iiNDER.LYTrIE BVRGESSES LAND Acrs
MECEIVfS AND t>AYTrtKNTS ACCOWIYT
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024.
Reglstered Charity No 512098

NEWCASTLE-IJNDER-LYME BURGESSESLAND ACTS
CONTENTS
P&ge3
T￿￿tte8 Report
Independent EJ[aMi￿rS Report
Receipts and Payments Account
Statsment of Assets and Liabilities
Schedule of Inve5ttnertts

NEWcAsTL￿u￿DER.LyMK BURGESSES LAND ACTS
Trustees Annual Report for tbt year ended 31" December 2024
athle Infornla
NewGastle-under-Lyine Burgess¢s Land Acts, clo Knights Prof¢ssional Service5Liniited. The BramptOD,
New&￿tIe-￿ndQT-Lyrne, Staffordshire, ST5 OQW is registered with th¢ Ch￿￿ty CommissioD (RegAster¢dNo.
512098).
The Tn￿t is a body Corpoiate with perW succession having bren jn¢oTporAt￿ by prtvat¢ AGt of Parliamenl
"The Newwtle-under-Lyme Butgesses, Lands Aot 1859", by ithich Lt is gov¢med.
TILe trustees on 31 December 2024 were.,
l B￿leY
M J Dowler
A Oriffiths
D J Kettle
W D Millward .
R Vernoll
A M Davis
DA Edwards
M Griffiths
M J Kettle
R Pri¢¢
J B IKhittaker
J Dean
GBEmery
A Hand
R E Kettle
B Shufflebotham
J LDowler
F E Green
C A Kettlo
G klillward
Pjsmith
The chairnyan of the Tiustoes for 2024 was J L Dowler, th¢ victrchair was Mrs A Hand, and the clerk to the
Trustecs was Paul Wergasow, wbo has b￿n replaced by Al¢xander MarkDaTrisfrorn1st May 2025.
Six trustees elected at annual ¢l¢ction held on th¢ frst Tuesday of eath edendary¢8r alld hold office for
four years. Th¢ trn5tees ha￿e the poNver to fill casual vacancies of the trust as tho. ar￿¢.
The trust was served by B￿laYS PIC of Hanley. St&ffs, as Bank¢rs' Knights Profrisional Services LillUt￿,
Newcastle, Staffs as Solicitors; Walker CrAps, London, as Brokrrs. and Dean Ststham CJ]artertrJ A¢￿unta￿ts,
. Newc8Stie. Staffs, as Illdepelldent Examin¢r.
Trust¢e's RP￿ponSIbl1itiÈs
The Charity tcustses are responsible for preparitig a tru8tses' aTllLuai report aTLd fitw]¢ial ststements in accordance
with appli¢able law and United Kingdom Ac¢ountiDS Standards (United Kingdorn QeLerally Accepted
Acwunting Practice).
The law applicable to ch¥Tities in Eng10nd and Walu requires the charity t￿￿teSt0 prepar¢ finan¢ial ststerlleats
for each Ye￿ wbich gi￿ atrue and fair view of the state of affairs ofthe ch&it3alld ofthc incoming resources
and application of resour¢¢s, of th¢ ch￿lty for that period. Inwparing the fin&¢lal S￿lements, the1rn8Èees are
required to:
• select suitable a￿OUnting polioi¢s and then appty them consistently:
¥ obseryo the methods and principl¢8 in the applicable Charitirs SORP.
. make judgements and estirnatss that Art reasonable and prndvnl.
. stats whether appJicabl¢ accounting stsndards have been follow¢d, subi¢ats ¥n) nthiai dopaTkns
t￿￿t mu$tbe di8closed and e347lained in the statwts.
' pr¢paTe the f￿ancIal statements on the going concern basis unless it 18 to wesutn¢ that
the clwity will ¢ontinu¢ in business.

NEWCASTLE.UNDER.LYME BURGESSES LAND ACTS
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Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 c4)Dtinlled
The trustees are responsiblo for keeping prop¢r aGwuntillg rKords that dxsclose withreasonable a￿vraCY gt any
time the finarAcial posltion of the charity and to enable them to ¢Dsure that the financial ststernernts comply wlth'thc
Charities Act 2011, th¢ applicAble Charities (A¢￿llnts and Reports) Regulations. and ￿e provisions oftbe Trust
deed. Th¢y are also responsiblo for $af¢guarding th¢ assets of th¢ charity and tskntig rttAsonable steps for th
prnvention and detectiory of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for tho maiThtenanoe and integrty of the charity and f￿anCial iofornation in
accordanGe with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation ond dissen]iDation of fiDaLcial
ststements.
The Tn￿t'S objectives are the g¢noration of in¢om¢ from its assets and its distribtttion arnongstth¢registered
fr¢ernen of Newcastle-under-LyD]e.
3. R¢vi¢w of
ro res ajjd Achievements
During the year ending 3 1 December 2024 the Trust managed its income producing assets forthe benBEt of th¢
freemen of NewcastLe-under-Lyme to whom the net inconLe for the year end¢d31 December 2023 vrn5 di$tributsd
by way of a dividend on 1st March 2024. The Tn￿t joined with the Mayor (ther dignitaries inth¢ rivi¢ events
of 2024 and was represented at fijnctions of th¢ Freemen of England Wal&s.
During the previous year it was agroed to allow ladies to becom¢ tr￿Stee$ and Burgesses of thetrusl.
4. R¢s¢
Jllcome is distributed fvlly each y&qr iti accorda￿¢ with the governing private Act of Parliament.
5. Selectio
f I￿v￿tMell
The s¢lection of the investments follows the charlty commission guidelines. vknich su￿rI $18 that ch￿itieS sFLould
have a mix of investments to help minthiise risk.
The inv¢stsnent portfolio is managed by Walker CTIPS.
For and on behalf of the Trust
J L Dowler
AMDavis
Clerk to the TtUSt¢es

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTILS OF
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BURGESSES LAND Acrs
I report on the accounts of tbc Cknity for the year ¢nded 31 December 2024, are sd out OD pages 4 to 10.
Respectivt re5ponslbilities of truste¢$ 8Dd eDrtthi¢r
Th¢ Ch&rity's t￿ste¢s ar¢ responsibl¢ for the pieparation of the accounts. Th¢ Charity's trustees consider that an audit
is Thot required for tbis Year￿llder section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Clwities Act) and th&t an independent
exaraination 15 needed.
It is my r￿PonsIbl1￿ to:
. ExaJnin¢ the accounts under section 145 of the Charities AG(.
. To follow the procedures laid doThn in the Gcneral D3r¢cticin8 given by the Charity Conwni9810Jors
(under section 145(5Xb) of the Charities Act); and
. To st&t¢ whether Partia￿ar mattsrs have Come to my attention.
Bg9is of indepelldent examlners report
My examination was carried out ill accordance with the Gensral Dir¢¢tions given by th8 Charity Cotntnissioners. An
examin&tion Includ￿ a review of tha accounting records kept by the Charity and a GotnpaTison of the accounts
presented with thos¢ Tecoids. It also iacludes con$id¢ration of any uhusU￿ iteThs or di￿198￿r¢S ill the a¢¢ourAts and
seeking explanations from you as trustees con¢erniThg ally 8u¢h matters. The procedur¢s undertaken do not provide au
the evidell¢e that li￿ll1d be requiied in an audi¢ and consequently I do noÉ express anaudit opinioll on the view given
by the AGGount$.
Independent ex8mlners statement
In ¢onne¢tion with my ¢XaDjinatio￿ no Dthtter has to my attention:
(i)
wljich gives me reasonabk cause to bclicve that in ony matsrial tt5￿¢t the requiremellts
to keep accounting records in aeeordart¢e with section 130 of theCkniti¢s Aol and
to prepare accounts ￿lch accord with the accounting records alldto conply with the r¢quirem¢nts
ofthe c1￿]tieS Act have llot b¢en n￿t. or
to wknob. in my opinion, Attention should be drawn in order to ¢D*>l$ a proper understanding
of the ￿counts to bo ￿80￿ed.
(2)
Dean Statbam Chartered Acwuntant5
29King Street
Nowcastl¢-Under-Lyne
Staffordsbire
ST5 IER

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BURGKSSES LAND Arts
(Registered as a Charity)
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEhffjER 2024
2024
Capital Account
Recei
Rents
Dividends And Interest From Investments
Bank and other interest
Other Reéeipts
Proceeds frorn sales of investments
119,615
119,615
Tot41 Receipts
Il9,615
ments
Purchases of lDvestments
103.841
Totfil Paymellts
103.841
N•t (Traymeknts)IRècelpts for the Y¢ar
15.774
Loan froml(to) Incomc Account
(2,413)
Cash &lld bank balallces at 1st January 2024
7.499
Cish and Bank Balallees at 31st December 2024
20.860
The receipts ond payments acwunt Iw been prepared on tbe basis that all opvatyon5arOGontsnuits8 OP8rations.

NEWCASTLLIN)ER-LYME BURGESSES LAM) ACTS
(Registered as a Charity)
RECEIPTS & PAYfttENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ETrtDED 31ST DECEMBLR 2024
2024
Income Account
**-. li:.4$
Recei
Rents
326
Dividends And Inter£rt From Investments
Other quoted sccurities
Bank and other intsrest
30.708
278
30,986
' Total Re¢¢ipts
31.312
ments
, Man4gement Amd Admln18tratlon Of The Charity
Printing, stationery and postage
Sundries
Audit fee and ￿QU￿tanCY charges
Brok¢rage fees
Clerks, Salary
168
590
1,686
5,789 .
5,000
13.233
Grants Ofmoney Mode To Beneficaries
Dividend paid
14.640
Total PAyments
27.873
Net (Payment$)IRecelpts for the Year
3.439
Loan (to)lfrorn Capital Accoullt
2,413
Cash attd bankbalances at 1st January 2024
23.565
Cfish and B2llkBa1a￿e¢Y at 318t December 21n4
29,417
The receipts And payments accoullt h85 been prepared on th¢ basis that all Oper￿l￿nSate¢fjntInlllllg operations.

NEWCAsTL￿ul¥D￿R-Ly1Y￿E BURGESSES LALYD ACTS
(Registered as a Charity)
STATEME1￿ OF ASSETS AIYD LLIBILrrIKs
AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024
2024
Caplt
Ae¢ount
Account
TrIONETARY ASSETS
' Cash Bank Deposlts
Bank Currellt ac¢oullt
BUS1Th￿S Reserve account
500
21,294
21,794
Held by Thlrd Parties
gbts Solicitors
Waik¢r Crips
988
1635
29,417
20,860
20,860
ITrIVESTTrIENTS ASSETS
Stocks And Shares
Other S¢curities
502,000
502,000
The a¢counts for the year ended 31st December 2024 were approved by the Trnsl¢e$
6, g, 40Q6
For and on b*h8lf of the Trustees
JL
oTrvler, Chairman
A M DAVi5, Clerk to the Thistees

NEWCASTLE-Irr4DER.LYTrIE BURGESSES IkND ACTS
(Registered gs * Cbarlty)
SCBEDULE OF INVESTfvIEpirs
FOR YEARENDED 31ST. DECEIVIBER2024
Purthwj
Protc¢ds bf
SAiu bl
ProEt/
(L05y)
on S81
TrIarttet
Atctsjt
31-D¢ts23
At Cost
31-1)Éts24
the y¢AT
31.De￿24
Yttweo Bond JncomePlus Ltd
6.009 OrdingJyBbare5 Df 2p
9,293.99
9293.99
10.440.rKJ
DAwerse Intome Tiujtpk
19.000 OrdinaTysb4reJ of Q.Ip
IOP53.80
10.053.80
17J14.tN)
Hella￿$0￿ Bjgh j￿￿￿o¥rUit
25.002 0￿ill￿ 8har¢J o£Jp
28,628.74
28.628.74
2S,190.75
l*gAI & Gtheral Group
8.500 0rdinwsb￿¢S of2.sp
19.555.44
19.555.44
19.533.00
IttrnAtiv¢ In¢ow•HIITpl
20.ODD OrdinBry¥hqTe$ pf Ip
20.220.00
2022Q.00
(13.599,QO}
{6ffi21.00}
Aberlor*b Spllt Leve] IllcorLi trui¢ pl¢
25.000 Ordinary thar¢4 of Ip
Disposal
23,Q83.03
23.083.03
Ci83.03
11i73.03)aLL
(21,210.00)
Trlt*x Eurobox
15.000 Ordinary iblrns of Ip
Di¥p¢3&l
15.680.23
15,68C$23
15 61D.23
(10.3$0.001
15?30.23)
AbèrdeerLStILd#rd Eqlllty Ill¢omt Tnui pl¢
5.000 Ordinary sbHrnS of 25p
20,083.53
20,083.53
16250.00
RtOonal Relt
20.000 Ordin8ry$lArts npv
. ￿￿DIspOsal
22J80.90
22.580.90
(22.580.901
(4.411.601
110,169.JO)
Seqllola E¢oDIMni¢lth•truttllre
17,000 NPV
19948.65
19.948.é5
13396.00
Cltyof London InvestmelltTru•t
6,000 ordin￿s￿l￿r¢S of25p
23.676.69
23￿76.69
25.860.00
ll•Dder40n Ltd
5,000 Ordittary sbthECSllPV
5 OOQ OrdiL￿ibj[￿m?¥
Lo￿00
16,527.00
16J27.00
10 708.90
27235.90
IQ.708.90
22,950.00
229?32.00
ICtr,708.90
(49.570.60)
131,993.56)
158.476.74
150.833.75

NEWCASfLLtiNDER.LTrThI BiiRGESSES LITrIDAcrs
(R¢gist¢red 49 a Charity)
SCHEDIiLE OF INVESTTrIENTS
FOR THE YEAR ETr4DED 31ST DECEMBER2024
.Ftsreha
Proceeds ol
Prfjrtv
(Lw¥)
At co&t
31-D¢¢•13
At Cort
Value #t
31.1)&Q4
the yè*r
tb¢y¢ar
ODSI
Hold
brouthtforwd
229.33100
10.708.90
{4957O.00) (31993.56)
158.476.74
150,833.75
. ILveseo Ferpetual i]KSmaller
2,SOO Ordknary $bll￿$ Df 20p
Disposal
10,371.62
IO371.62
10
71.62
(Il121.25)
1,749.63
M&G PIC
5.000 Ordi0￿￿bITe1 0£5
5.500 Ordinarysharei of 5p
03BJ
.921.05
Jg21.QS
11.$27.32
8 921.05
11.527.32
{10.985.66)
1064.61
5.500
11.527.32
El.881.75
34.$00 Ordingry5h￿0$ or
39,969.19
39969.19
13.l27.25
Dlgh¥l 9 I￿rrI31￿¢turepIC
?.O.000 OrdwNPV
21.748.75
21.748.75
21748.75
(4.320.58) 117,428.17)
Gor¢ Strtttfll¢rwyStoraRe Ilolld ple
' 20.000 Oidijary 5haKs of Ip
20J15.44
20,31S,44
9.620.00
Urbin ￿li8d# Reli pk
8.494 Ordinary sbares of Ip
4 006 0rthn8ry sb*rn8 OF Ip
12.500
13.376.53
13,376.53
4 752.15
18.128.68
4.752.15
12.800.00
He￿th¢arèR•ltp]c
20I00 Ori*Dary sh￿1 of Ip
23,2J2.50
23252.50
16100.00
Llfl Science Relt ple
25.000 Ordin•ryEhgr¢g of Ip
21,644.79
21.644.79
(9.852.651
(11,792.14)
JP&loryD IJK Sm¥U¢r COS knvwlmetttTrust
S,000 Ordinary Ihotts oE5p
16389.16
16.2g9.16
14,8SO.QO
Cotdixtst DIKlt*l IDfrastrncluTeLtd
2S.000 Orditt8ry sbar4$
26.761.2S
26,761.25
22,$00.00
Loudonmetrl¢ PToy¢rtyple
7,892 Ordinaryskn ofi¢)p
20,622.94
20.Q2.94
14213.49
P*ntheoll iutrAstructllre ple
20.000 OrthnRrysbmJ oflp
20.647.00
20.647,00
17.840.00
ydrogenone CgpifalGroTrthyl¢
20,QDD of Ip
Di5PO821
20220.00
20JO.OQ
0.00
18.990.QO)
ILI,2JQ.001
493.472.22
26?88.31 (95.840.741 161629.631
335.990.22
213.466.24

WCASTLEiJf4DER.LYTrIE BURGESSES lA￿L ACIS
IReElstsred as a Ch2rlty)
SCHEDtiLE OF llYVESTIVIENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBEB2014
Pllrthge4
dur2Dg
th¢yeAf
Proc¢ed¥ or
89ks f
thtyeir
Pr(bfitl
(kns)
larknt
Value At
31-Deo-24
At cost
31-Jkts23
AtC05t
51-De￿I4
brougbt fDtw&rd '
493,4T2.22
26.988.37
(95.840.74) (68￿9.63)
355.990,22
283,466.24
SDCL EnergyEfflellcyJnc Trustple
20.175 O￿l￿ary skns ¢f Ip
4 825 o￿tA*ry shares of Ip
25.000
23252.00
Z3.252.00
I78S.44
26.037.H
13.625.tsJ
B¢UYue Healthc*TtTrurtpl¢
6.500 Ordillary 5hw of Ip
Disposal
10,319.02
10,319.Q2
10 319.02
(10.059.40)
P59.62)
Blopbarmg Cr¢ait plE
20.000 Orth'nary8h8res ofUSD Q.01
S 000 ordin￿&bH￿S ofusD Q.01
25.000
15,040.19
I5,Q40.19
3 569.50
I8.609.69
3.569.50
17.659.23
JPMoryn CiAY¢rhouue
2,000 chain￿Y sh1￿5 of25p
14.IIS.S0
14.115.50
14,180.00
Avhva
4,000 Orditiary Shat￿ ¢f 33p
16.748.60
16,748.60
18,752.OD
A$boka wktt￿ak Em•ryiLg ￿lITk¢ll
L2,000 OrdinAry sharos of Ip
. ￿￿DiSposal
12205.00
12.2QS,QO
12 20J.OD
{13.715.00}
ij io.oo
Juplt•rEmerglns & Ifronti¢rTDe Trust
15.000
Pboenix Group lloldth8J PIC
2.500 OidinAry sbllrcs of lop
12,343.38
12,343,38
12,7JO.00
$￿perMarketIn¢￿ty¢Re1tl1¢
15.000 Ordinary shAr¢s of Ip
JI.006.50
Il.[￿0.50
10215.00
Odopu8RenewAbl
12)00 Ord5naryJhat¢8 ofip
9112.88
9.412.88
8,500.00
Mont&Diro iIK
LI￿00 Ordingry ths of2p
L2297.85
12397.85
JI.605.frJ
Bl#ekro¢kThrogty•rtoL Tr￿tPle
2250 OiditiwshaK¢8 of 5p
13.77Q.48
13.770.48
l3342JO
CILthertonilK
7.000 Ordin￿3b2res of 25
11.667.00
11.667.00
10990.00
585,152.53
103.141.40 (119.615.14> 167?79151
501.999.54
414,984.97