Hoivard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 Tr1ARCH 2023
Charity Regtstered Number $1271)8
Edward Thomas Peirson & Sons
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
Report and FiDancial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
CONTEiYrs
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R¢port of the T[￿￿te¢S
Report of the Independent Examiner
Stat¢m¢nt of Financial A¢tivities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the FiDan¢ial Statements
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Hoivard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Ttustees present th¢ir report along with the financial State]ne]￿ of the Cbatity for th¢ ycar ended
31 March 2023. The statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting
policies set out in note I to the flnaneial statements and comply with the Charity's goyerning
documents. the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Rq)orting by Chttrities". Statement of
Recotntllended Practice applicable to chartties preparing thcir accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of Iteland (FRS 102) issued in
October 2019 ("SORP (FRS 102).).
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIIS
Charity Name:
The CF￿lty'S ￿11 nawe is the HOW8￿ Watson Symingtott Memorial
CbarÈty.
Charity Number:
512708
Principal Artdre￿.
86. SL Mary's R(Md. Market Harborouth Leicestershire. LE16 7DX
Web51te Address:
www.hwsmchariry.org.uk
Independent Examiner: Adrian A. B¢ntley ACA
Edward Thon￿ PeÈrson & Sons, Chartered Accoutstants. 2E The Poiu4
RockiDghatn Roa(L Market Hart￿rougty t£ice5terSb￿c, LE16 7NU
Bankers:
Lloyds TSB. 40 The Square, Market HarbOrOug￿ Leicestrrshire. LE16 7PA
Investment Managers: Cazenove Capitsl Managemenl l. London Wall Place, London, EC2Y SAU
CCLA tnvestjnent Manag¢TneThL One Angel Lane. London. EC4R 3 AB
Trustees:
The Trustees as at the date of this r¢p)rt and who %Tved during the year are".
Roger Dunton MBE
Peter Buckingham
John Feafvyour QPM
Dr Sarah Hill
Barbara JohTh8OD
Pamela Rob¢rtS
Cbair of Tr￿￿tee$
The ter￿ of T[￿tee￿. app)tntnients are intended to be reviewed in rotation
at their first meeting following Jutte iD any year in accordance with this
practice. Roger Dllllto￿ Barbard Jobnson and Peter Buckingham were
reappointed in the year.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTEvrriES
ObJeetiv¢s
The objeets of the Charity are ￿ fijrther such charitsble purposes for the general benefit of the
inhabkrants of the urban area ¢¢ntred on Markd Haiboiougty Great Bowden and Little Bowden within
the County of Leicestershire in one or ttK>re ol the following ways. or in such other ways as the
Trustees see fit..
In retsevtng P¢Tsons vrtb) are in need. hardship or distress.
In r¢lL¢VLng persons wh) are sic(.
Ill provid￿8 aDd supp)rting with the object of irnproviDg the ¢onditioThs of life for tbe said
iDhabitants in the interest of so¢i41 w¢lfate. facilities for r￿reatiOn and other leisure time
occupation. and
In providing and supporting educatiOEthI facilities.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 TrIARCH 2023
OBJECTIVES Af4D ACTIVITIES IcoDtinued)
Objectives (continued)
The Chartly may apply its income in accordan(¢ with these objects either directly or by way of grant5
lo individuals or organisations Twhi¢h undertake io apply the wbole or part of their income for such
charitable purpos¢s.
Activities
Th¢ Charity furthets its charitable purpos¢s for the public benefit through th¢ payment of grants. in
accotdallce with the grdnt making policy se( out below.
Grant Maidng Policy
Th¢ aim olthe Chariry is th use the income that it rdises io make grants to individuals and orwLisations
that will be for the public benefit and which will irnprove the quality of life for all or eertasn sections of
th¢ population within its defined area of b¢n¢fii.
The Charity has devised a stsndard fortn for applications for financial assistsnce, which is accessible
through its website, and all applications are subjected to a validation procc5s undertaken by ihe
Tn￿tees. This process, amongst other things". elhsures compliance wirh the Charity's govettjing
docunKnts' Conf1rn￿ that all Decessary and r¢l¢Yant supportillg doCu￿entation i5 available; and checks
the probity of the applicants and their history of previous applications. Tbe Tn￿[eeS resetve unto
thetnselves the optlon to considei aPp￿catiOnS other than on the stalldatd forll4 provid¢d tbat an
equhval¢nt level of validatiotL can be complete
Valid ttpplications are placed on the agetkda foi tbe Thext me￿ing of the Trustee5 who make a deei$Èon
based on the resources avallable to th¢ Charity and the perceived publi¢ benefit of the proposed use of
the funds. The TTUSte¢s have also established a stnall grdnts policy ro enable two of their Tkutnber to
expedL"tr strxightfonvard grants less than £l.O(K).
The Progress of projects that art supported will be moTLitored Subsequently, on an infornul basis. to
etLgure that th¢ l¢v¢l of public ttnefit cla]med in the original application has been met.
StatemeDt Public Benefit
The Ttwtees are miudful that it is of paratt￿ullt in)portance that th¢ Cbarity's activities ate carried out
for the p￿bIle benefit and the rigorous grant th.ng policy and subsequent ttM)niioring. as described
above, ensures that grants are otdy awarded where the public benefit criteria are satisfi¢d and d¢liv¢r¢LL
Tbc Trustees co]LfJrni that they hav¢ referred to the guidance contained in th¢ Ch3riry Cor(Jmi5SiOll'S
general guidance on public benefit whell reviewing the Clwity's aims and obj¢ctiv¢s, in plannÈng
future activities and in setting the grant making rNiiÉcy for ihe year.
ACHIEVEMENfs AND PERFORMANCE
The Charity receivcd 53 applications during ihe year of which 38 were approvod {one of which
was return￿1. Trustccs declitted Eline application5 for various reasons but prijnaiily becaus¢ th¢y
judged that no or insufficieIit publi¢ benefit would accDJe frorn an award. They were unable to consider
three applications as the applicant resided outside of the area of benefi¢ and rhree applications were
withdravm before being considered.
Th¢ Charity awarded new grants iotklling £23,814 10 ten I￿StibjtiOnS io be applied prittwsly for th¢
purpose of community SUPPOrt, the arts and developmeni of young pcopl¢_ £11.52? was awarded ro 19
individuals for relief tn need. SPOTts. ¢ducation. and personal deyelopment. A fi]rther £390 was given to
seven faTnili¢s who had arrived in the area of benefit fle¢ing thc war in Ukraine to facilitate iheir travel
to obtain relevant visas and £540 was Pa￿ in Christmas gifts to 27 children of such Ukrainiall families.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMAL¥CE (eoDtiDued)
Certain of the grants awarded by the Charity represent pledges, made by the Trustees. where payment
is ¢onditional upon the fiLifilment by the applicants of certain condilioDs. A desig[kn￿ted reserve is
maintained, by transf¢r from the generdl fitn<L in respeci of such pledges. Upon paymeni of these
gtanls. or in the event of fadure to satisfy the conditiODS, tlie design2ted reserve is released back to th¢
general ￿lld. During the year there was a llet transfer of £101.750 from the designated reserve. such
that at 31 March 2023 the balance of grants conditionally pl¢dged had been reduted io zero.
Details of the gra￿tS paid in the year are 51v)wn at Note 3 ro the financial ststements and ihe PriTJcipal
institution5 to have benefited from the Charity'% sUp￿rt (including conditioTJal awards which were
made in a previous fillallcial year) are &8 follow5..
TTUStee initiated proactive projects in the previous year and paid for in 2022123 w¢r¢'. £10,449
io Willen LÈmited trading as Quinns Bookshop. for over a thollsaryl book vouchers given to local
primkry whool pupils" £9.325 tn total to Leicestershire & Rutland Wildllfe Trukt and Learn
Academies Trust to pay for forest school sessions at local primary sch(M)Is. £16,2W to Infonots
Data$ystems for developing a wiki Style trlerilage App for Mark¢t HarErf)rough.
Other major paym¢nts made ID the year for previous year projects included support for sporting
facilities narncly £25.053 to Market Harborough Rugby Club to help install a new power supply for
floodlights to enable evening use of pirches in the winter. £5.(KKI to Market Harborough Tennis
Club towards their new pavdto
Concluditig the payments of condili(Trnal awards made in 2021122.. Harborough Christiall
CounselliDg Service. known locally as the Bower House, r¢¢¢ived £18.￿0 to help pay for new
accessible access, recepiion. and toÈlet facilities., St Hugh5 Parochi•l Church Cfrurteil was granted
£2,250 to pay for a community garden proj¢ct around the church: and Great Bov4den attd Ridgeway
prÉmary schools also received E5,000 towards the collstructioo of %nsory gardeELS.
In year awards to org2nisatiot)s welli to two separate scout gtOUPS lo support r¢sidential camps. £6.OlX)
out of a total cosi of £38,0(X) was awarded to help I I scouts attend the World Scout Jamboree 2023
in South Korea. and £3.200 out of a cost of £64.000 to help send 44 scouts to the Ioterllatlollai Seout
Centre ill Switzerland for an event delayed be￿￿$t of the covid pa￿le￿Ie.
Community radio station EEarborollgh FM was ai4thed a grant of £3,170 to ￿plaCe a worn-out
server., the South Lelcestershire Toy Librxry received a grant of £5.000 and the annual free
onununity arts eveni Arts Fresco received a wt of £3,000. Gre¥Jt Bowdell Recital Trllst was
awarded £900 10 support their Jurrioi X-Fa¢tor challenge and the local Air Training Corp5 received a
grdnt of £400 towards the cost of a Dew projector. Welland Park A¢ademy received a £750 grant to
fund a suicide pr¢v¢Dtion presenratiotj. Awards of £894 and £500 were also tnade to Great Bowden
School and its Parent Te￿berS Associ#tioD to pay for rykusi¢al iDStturnents and sch￿1 sports kiL
respectively.
A fiarther 20 grallts of betwe¢u £100 and £2.560 were aw3rded to individuals for relief in uee(L
educatioo or personal d¢VelOpn￿rtt. These grants covered ibe putctmse of ttetns such as an IT access
course, musical instruments. decornling. school uniforn￿. ie¢ording-studio sessions. university costs,
and seven families r¢¢¢ived grants towards th¢ ¢ost of sch￿[ trips.
The ttusiees were particularly pleLs¢d to be able to support Ukrainian refug¢¢s in a small way by
pa￿ng for travel costs incurr¢d 85 a result of having to att¢nd regional centres to process their
iesidency visas. In all of these Ca8￿ the applicants wer¢ supported by local host% offering their homes
as a plae¢ to Stay.
The Chan"ty also supported di8placed Ukrainian families ill the area of b¢ll¢fit by ujaking 27 Christtnas
gifts of £20 each to clllldren ofsuch fatnilies.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
ACHIEVEM£r￿S AND PERFORMANCE (continued)
The TNstees aTe satisfied thai the wnts that they have awarded have proved to be of benefit to the
local communiry and are pleased to r¢port thar since the end of the financial year ihey have teceived
2pplieattons frotn numerous other good caw. whicb the Clwity has bccn in a position to support.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Totsl incoming resources fot the year were £74,963 (2022: £75,024) was generated from the
investtneDt portfolio.
The grants awarded and paidlaccrued in the year. as detsiled atK>ve. were £130.548 {2022." £34,734}
8t￿ a further £2,46012022.. £2.286) was ineutted iti opentional expenses comprising.. W¢b51t¢ design
and maintenance. and Independent Exalniner's fees.
As a resulL the net outgoing resources of the generdl fiu￿ for the year were £58.M5 (2022: £38.004 net
inconiingl. However. following the release of £101.750 from the designated reSC￿e for grants pledged
conditionally, ￿ referred to above. there w&$ a net increase of £43,705 in the General Fund reserves
during the year.
Following an initial r¢covery in stock lljarkets around the World following th¢ Coronavirus pandemic,
the market fell sharply, largely as a result of the war ID Ukraille. attd this resulted iti unrealised losses of
£133.727 in the investrncnt portfolio for the y￿. ltt addition, there were realised loses of £7.613 on the
disposal of investments in the year compared with their opeDing Yalues. At 31 March 2023 the value of
the investmen¢ portfolio was £2,675201. which was £424.577 atx)ve the original cosi of the
invest￿¢￿¢S. tuvestment roanagement cFthrges of £5.95? 12022". £6.148} were ill¢u￿¢d. with the r¢sult
that the closing balance of Endowm¢nt Fund was £2,672,351 {2022.. £2.819.643).
Reservtg Poli¢y
There was a brought fonvard balance of £50,680 on unrestricted aTrJ undesignated general reserves and
th¢ ¢ffKt of the transactions described above has been to incr&qse the balance carried forwdrd on th¢
General Fulld at 31 March 2023 to £94,385.
The Trustees aim to find projects worthy of support. in accordaThce with the Clwity's objects, such that
the grants that they award arc approximately equal io the Charity's It￿Me net of operational expenses.
However. reserves are requkred..
to allow for unforeseen reductioLs in annual i￿ome such &$ aris¢ as a consequene¢ of th¢
Coronavirus patmlemic" and
to enable the Charity to provide fillmls for specific proje¢ts 50 that these projeets Can be
undertakell at short notice.
During tbe yw the Tnstres reviewed their reserves policy to ensure i( remains relevani and
appropriate. The TTh￿tee5 believe that the current l¢v¢l of r¢s¢rve5 ts wffici¢nt for the Charity's
immediak A¢eds.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MAf4AGEMEf4T
Governing Do¢ymeDt
On 4 June 1946 Market Harborougb Urball Districl Council ('Ybe UDC"} resolved to accept the offer
of a gift, from W. Symillgton and Coropany Litniied. of a freebold property known as Brooklands.
Northampton Road. Market Harborough in comrnemoration and ￿ perpth8￿ the memory of Mr
Howard Watson SymIng￿n.
The deed contsined a declaration on (he part of th¢ u[￿ that it would hold the property "on twt for
the perpetual use and benefit of th¢ itthabitants of Market HarboTough" Although it was not
ppre¢iated at the tÈtne, the fonn of words used created a ¢haritable trnst.
This led to a clwiiable tnst with the UDC as TTUStee, regularised by a Scheme (The Scheme) executed
by the Charity Cornmission in Septetnber 1981. Th¢ Scheme was amended by the Cotnmission on 22
December 2009 which had the effect of updating the Objects of the Charity a[￿ giving the Tn￿tee a
limited power to atnelld the eharitsble rThst if 1¢ 1% ill the interests of the Charity to do so.
Th¢ Charity is administered and mar￿ged in accordaJKe with the provisions in the Conveyance and the
Scheme. as aTnended. When the fOrn￿r Trustee retired in October 2017. the new Trustees resolved that
any refercnces in the trusi documents tts "the Trustee. shall be taken as references to "the TNstees" to
give effecr to the proper adtDilliStration of the Cljatity by the new Truste￿ and any fijture Trust￿$.
During the year. the ￿￿teeS became increasingly aware the area of benefit as expressed in its
objectives rela￿d to a fLxed geography whÈch failed to take accouni of the naDJral grov(h of the town.
In April 2023. after careful consideration and in aecordance with the powers available to them in their
2(K)9 Scheme, the t[￿le¢S resolv¢d to change the area of benefit a[￿ after obtaining approval from the
Charity Collllnission aMe[￿ed it to be..
'The urban area celltred on Mark¢t H￿bOroUgh, Gre*t BoTYden and Little Bowden within the
County ol Leicestershire,
Recruitmen¢ appoiDtmettt And trdiniDg of Trustees
any fiLture vacancy arises. the Trustees Inte[￿ to follow a rttrnithielli process to id¢ntify persons
wh(Tr have, by virtue of theit r¢si(kn¢¢, occupalion. employment, or oth¢nvise, knowledge of the area of
benefit andlor have th¢ necessary skills relevant tt> the rnonagemeni of the Charity's business. Th¢
process will include consideration of a candidate's CV. background enquiries, interview by an existing
TÈiJstee and fomwl appointment by tbe Board.
New trustees will be bri¢fed on their legal Obligat￿01)S under clwity law,. the content of the governing
document5: the committee and decision making processes: and the future plan5 and r¢c¢nt finan¢ial
perf0M￿llee of the Charity. Th¢y will be encouraged to attend appropria(e exrernal traillittg events
where these will facilitate the ulldertaknng of their rolc.
OrgaDl$ation
The Trustees meet on at least six occasions throughoui the year. Matters concerning the management of
the Clwiry will be included in the agenda of tbose me¢tings. as necessary. Decisions were taken on the
basis of consensus although the tsus1¢￿ hav¢ adopted a majority VO￿ procedure if necessary.
At e2ch tneeting a Trustee Trill deelare if they have any conflict of illterest in any of the rnatters on the
agenda and, if so, will abs¢nt themselves from taking part in the discussions and decision-making
process concerning that matter.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
STRUCTURE, GOVERf4ANCE AND MANAGEMENT Icontinued)
Risk Managernent
The Trustccs have developed a 'ForwdTd L￿k. d¢xument to ensute they regutarly review and if
necessary update their corpordte governance ￿tt¢lL%.
The document sets out the schedule for the year and includes.. the appointment at￿ r￿ppOIntMent of
stees. spending plans, and policies in relation to confiiets of interest, investmenis. reserves. business
continuity, complaints. confliets of tnteres( safeguarding. vulnerable beneficiaries, and risk
management.
All of these Nots-grant makllLg tllatt¢rs have been discussed 3Dd approved during the year accordingly.
In particular. th¢ trustees, risk manageD]ent Strateg), has due regard w (he Charity CommissioTh's
guidance on charities and risk nllnagetnent (CC26).
Additionally. th¢ Tn]5ttts bave tsken steps io protect the value of the Charitys endowment to enable it
to continue to opeiate itl perpetuity. To this end (he Tr￿￿tee$ bave apw)inted two s¢parat¢ firn￿ of
Investment MatVdg¢rs to manage the investment portfolio. Inv¢stments are spread over a portfolio of
equities. bonds. and cash io reduce the itlpact of volatility in the equity market a[￿ Trustees meet with
investment managers on a regular basis to review the ryjrtfolio and consider their r¢comJnendations.
FUND-EL4ISING STANDAiU)S INFORJIATION
The Charity does not carry out any fimdrnising acuvilie5 involving th¢ genernl public.
DECLARATION
I declare. in my ¢apa¢ity of Clwity Tn￿tee. that..
The Trustees have approved the report above. and
Have authorised me to sign it on their behalf
RogeT Dunton MBE- Chatr of Tr￿Ste¢S
29 January 2024
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
I r¢port to the Clmtity Trustees on my examiuxtion of the accounts of the Cbarity for the year ended 31 Marc
2023 which arc s¢t out on pag&q 8 10 17.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Charity's Trustees you are responsible for the prepardtion of th¢ aC￿ll￿ts in accordance with the
r¢quirements of the CbaTiiies A¢t 2011 {'Ihe Aci"}.
I report in Tespect of my examination (Trf the Clwity's accoullts carried out under stttion 145 of the Act and itt
carrying out my exami1￿tioll I have followed all the appli¢able Directions givett by thc Charity commi￿￿0￿
under 5¢Gtion 145{5MbJ of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Your attention is drdWTh to the fact that th¢ Charity bas prepared the accounts iti accordancc with Accounting
and Reporting by Chariiies-. Statement of Recommended Practice appltcable to charities preparing rheir accounts
in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
issued in October 2019 ID preferenc¢ to th¢ Accouniing and Reporttng by Charitie5.' Ststement of Recommended
Practtce issued on K April 2005 which is referred io in extant regulations but has since been withdrnwn. I
understand that this has been done in order for the accounts 10 piovide a true and fair view in accordance with
Generally Accepied Accounting Prdciice effecttve for &¢¢ounting periods beginning on or after l January 2015.
I hav¢ cotnpleted rny examination. l ¢onfirni that no material mitters have come ttTr my attention in comiection
with the examination ￿villg me cause to bekn.eve that in Jny material respecL
Accounting records were not kept in respect of the cbarity as required by seciioD 130 of the Act" or
The accounts do not accord with th05e Tecords" or
The accounts do not ¢Otnply with the applic#bl¢ rwuirements concerning the forni and content of accounts
sei tsut in the Charities (Accoullts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any r¢quirernent that the
accounts give a 'true and fatr view. wkn.ch is not a Matter considered as part of all independent
exarnLfLation.
I have no concerns and have corne across no other matter5 in cozusectson with the examination to which atterttion
should
edra
in this report in order to enable a proper wlderstanding of the accounts to be reached.
Adri
Bentley AC
ard
omas Pe
on & Sons
Chartered A¢¢ountants
21 The Point
Market Harboroug
Leicestershire LE16 7NU
29 January 2024
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Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Ceneral
Fund
Designated Elldowmemt
Fund
Fund
Total
2023
Total
2022
Note
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
IDvestments:
Bank interest receivable
lnvesknent portfolio
169
74,794
169
74,794
75,024
Total income and endoivtnent5
74.963
74,963
75,024
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds:
Investtnent mknageluellt charges
Charitsble activities:
Costs in fiwtherance of charitable acttvities
5.952
5.952
6,148
133.008
133,008
37,020
Total expenditure
133.008
5.952
138.960
43.168
Net incomingl(outgoing} resources before
gainsl(lo$ses) on investments
{58.045)
(5,952)
(63,997)
3 1,856
GAINSI{LOSSES):
On investment portfolio:
Realised
{7.613}
{7.613}
(133.727) (133.727)
6.219
214.805
Unrealised
Net incomingl(outgoing) resources before
traNsfers
(58.045)
(147.292) {205.337)
252.880
Net transfers behveen funds
101,750
(101.750)
Net income 4nd net n)ovement in funds
43.705
(101,750) {R47,2921 (205,337)
252.880
Total funds brought forward
Total fund$ carried forward
50,680
101,750
2,819,643
2,972,073
2,719.193
94.385
2.672,351
2,766,736
2,972.073
All activities relate to continuing operations
The no*$ on pages 10 to 17 foTm Part of these financial $tstements
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Balance Sheet
As at 31 March 2023
2023
2022
Ntste
Fixed Assets
Inv¢stments
2.675.201
2,822,607
Current Assets
C&8h ki bank and in haNI:
Curr¢nt accounts
Petty cash
98.849
163.048
98.849
163.048
Creditors: Falling due within one year
Net Current Assets
7J14
13.582
91.535
149,466
Net Assets
2,766,736
2,972,073
Funds
Unrestri¢ted funds
Gelleral (und
D&4ignated fund
94.385
50,680
101.750
94.385
152,430
Restrirted funds
Etldowtneut Fund
2.672.351
2,819,643
Total Funds
2.766.736
2,972,073
Tb¢ fjnancial ststements wer¢ ttppr0v￿ by tbe trustees on 29 Jamory 2024 a￿1 signed on their behalf by..
Roger Dunton MBE
Chair of Trustees
Th¢ notes on pages 10 to 17 forni part of th￿¢ financial slatements
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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2023
I Principal Accountlng Polieies
) Basis of preparation and a5sesstDent of going concern
The f￿ancIal sta*tnellts have been prepared in a￿rdall¢e wittL"
Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5'. Ststement of Reconllnended Practice applicable t
charities pr¢p8ring their accounts in accordan¢e with the Financial Reporting Swidard
applicabl¢ in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) issued in (ktolxr 2019 {"SORP
(FRS I02)").
The Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable ID the United Ktngdom alld Republic of trelalld
(FRS 102) {-FRS 102-)-
The ctwi.ties Ad 2011; and
UK Generally Accepted Practic¢ as it applies from l January 2015.
The cban.ty COnStitut¢s a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial sratements have been prepared ￿ gtve a .tn￿ and fair. vi¢w and have depart¢d from th¢
Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to tbe exrent required io provide a 'true al
fair view,. This departute has involved following SORP (FRS 1021 fdther than the Accountin8 and
Reporting by Chariti￿. Ststemellt of Recoll]￿ended Prnctice effective from l April 2005 W￿"ch has
since been witlthwn.
The going concern basis and hi5tori¢al cost conyentiot) have been used in pieparing th¢ fmancial
statements. The Tnjstees eotsider that there material uncertainti&8 alK)Ut the Charity's ability to
ontinue as a going concern.
The most Sig￿lficant area of uncertainty. which affects the continutng income of the Charity, are the
levels of Investn￿ttl rettjtn knd performance of invesnneni markets. Note 7 to the financial statetnents
provides detail of the actioll taken by the Trust¢¢S to mitigate the risks involved.
The Covid-19 pandemic and tbe subsequent Wdr ID Ukraine bave Created ttrnil in the financial
markets with th¢ ffsult that the value ofthe I￿Vest￿￿￿t portfolio ren￿in$ vo]atile.
tllveson¢ni income fell in the year by over £12.0(M) in 2020r21 (eomp2red with 2019r201 &$ ¢ompani¢s
sought to preserve cash during th¢ pandemic and reduced or postponed dividends payments. Whilst
there has been some mll recovery in dividend income it Temains significantly below pre-pandemic
levels. The Cbariry maiDtsiDs ieserY¢s to allow for such unforeseen reduciioDS Èn income and has
continued to award grants which bave made a Meaning￿1 difference to the recipients.
(b) Inco]De recognition
Income is accounted for on an accrnttls b&%is and is reported gross of any related expend1tt￿e. It is
r¢cognised when the Chartty has eutitlement to the fimd5. any perfornwlce Condit￿on5 attached to the
items of income bave been nleu it is probable thkt the income will be ieeeived and the amount can be
measured reliably aThd is not deferr&L
Investment income represents ititerest and dividends on Sto¢￿ sbares and baok deposits held oll the
Klowin¢nt and unrcstricied fimds. Such iticonK 15 recogni5¢d on a w¢ivabl¢ basis and wherc
appropriate, this includ￿ the income tsx tecovetable. Incotllillg resourocs frgtn investtnents h¢ld as
part of the eE￿o￿￿n¢￿t fimd are unrestric*d.
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Howard Watsoll Symington Memorial Charity
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2022
I Principal Accounting Policies (continued)
(b) Income reeognition (continued)
Wherever possible. income is reported gross of any retated expenditute. How¢vcr, in the case of
investment rnanagement costs wilbin ttthnag¢d fimds it is not always praCti￿b]e to identify such costs
with reasonable ae¢urncy therefore, the investment income is reported net of these tosts.
In accordance with SORP (FRS 1021 no anb)uni is includcd in the stalements for volunteer
tirn¢.
(e) Expenditsre recognition
All expenditure is included on an accn￿lS basis and is recogtllsed where there is a legal or constructive
obligation to mak¢ pa￿ent to third parties. it is probable that settlement will be required and the
amount of the obligation can be measured reli8bly. As the Ctwity is not registered for VAT, all
expenditure is sbown gr¢)ss Oli￿et0Ve[&blt VAT.
ExExnditure is. &$ approptiate, cla&sified under the following activity headings."
Raising fimds"
Charitable activities: and
Other ¢xpcnditwe
Charitsble activity expetws comprise grants paid to individuals and orgatiisations &% approv¢d by th¢
Twstees in accordance with the Clwiry's governing documents and associated costs. Where
nconditional ￿ants are offered the expendilure is accrued &$ so(Trn as the recipient is notified of the
grant and there is a reasonable expecthiion that it will be pakd. Where grants are pledged. but payment
is conditÉQDal on the perfom)ance of the recipieni the amount is not recognisea as an expense until th¢
conditions have been ￿lfilled. However. 8n xmount equivalent to that pledged is transferred to a
designated rts¢rY¢.
(d) A110¢4tion of costs
Costs which kre directly attributable io a single activity are allocated directly to that aetivity. Shared
costs which contribut¢ direcily to more tljall on¢ activity are apportioned be￿een thos¢ a¢tivilies on
the basis of usage by each activity. Support eosts r¢present the remaining costs that are not capable of
direct attributio￿ They include Govemance eosts, which represent the expenses of Tru%tees' Tneetings
and legal and prof¢5sional fees related to th¢ running and management of the Charity {Encludin8
external examKller's fees). They are allocated to activiti¢s on the b&sis of the utitisatioll of the suppott
costs by eacb activity. This allocation process involves a slwfi￿t Clement of judgenkettt as tbe
harity bas to consider the cost of dclailcd calculations and record keeping with the resultsnt benefit.
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Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2023
Principal Accounting Policies (Continued)
(e) IThvesttneDts
Investments are initially recorded at their tran5artion price (illcluding costs). Inve5tm¢nts within the
portfolio are revalued annually ￿ their njarket value on the last day of the financial year. All
inv¢stments ate a form of basie financial Itisttu￿ellt which are traded in quoted public nwkets. The
Charity does Dot acqutre put options. derivatives or othcr complex financial instnmients.
Realised gains and lo&ses on investments are calculated as the differencc between the sale proceeds
a￿l their mark¢t value at the stsrt of the year, or subsequent cost. tinrealised gains and losses represent
the moveTnent in tnarket values between valuations. Both types of and loss¢s are credited or
charged to the StaieEuent of Financial Activities in the year of gatn or loss.
(D Debtiirs ADd creditors reeelvabltrJpay•ble witlkio otte ye*r
Debtors and creditors re¢¢ivable and payable within one year are recorded at traI￿rtion price. Any
loss¢s arisiti8 fiotn impairuKnt ate included with.tn expendihjre.
(g) Cash at bank in b4nd
Cash at bank and in ha￿￿ includ¢s cash and short tertn highly liquid investments with a short Tnlltyrity
of three months or less frofft the date of acquisition or opening of the deposii or sin)ilar accoullt.
(h) Fund AeeountiDg
Unrestricted funds ¢ornpris¢ those futth wkn.eh tb¢ Tn￿te¢S are free to ￿ in a¢cordIn￿ with th¢
Cbarity's objective&
Designated T￿ndS ar¢ iu)restricted funds which the Tn￿tee& have ear￿arked for the specifie purpose
of the pay￿ellt of grants which the Charity h&5 pledged w ll￿ke but wheie no binding commitment
exists at the baiallce sheet date. Transfers are rnade to this fi￿d from the Gelleral Fund for amounts
pledged in the year wlll"¢h have not been paid by the year end. A transfer is also ma(k froln this fund
to the General Fund for aTTh)unts pledged in pievÈow years which have either been paid in th¢ yeai or
wher¢ the pledge has been withdraw
ExdowmeDt Funds or¢ capital which th¢ Trusttts call￿t spend. Th¢ incorne arising from the
endowtnent fill￿ls is UDrestricted.
Details regarding these fimds. including the and liabilitie5 by which the fund balaThce$ 2
represented. are includ¢d at Note 9 to these financial stat¢tncnts.
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Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
2 Income Irom Investments: Investment portfolio
2023
ZO22
Divldends & interest reeetvable from COIF Collective Investments:
Charities Fixed Int¢rest
Charities Investsnent Fund
Global Equity Fund
Charities Property Fund
Dividends & lllterest receivable from other Collective Investments:
Bond ￿ndS
UK Equity Funds
International Equity Fullds
Multi-Asset Funds
Alternatives
2,662
16,994
18,129
5.356
2,976
16,660
18,l29
5.356
5.243
5.972
14.695
142
5,601
169
4.819
6.873
15.252
162
4.797
Interest OD cash #waltittg illvestment
74.963
75,024
Incoming resourc¢s frorn investments held as part of th¢ ¢ndowment fjjrwj are ut]restricted.
3 Costs in furtherance of Charitable activities
FuDded from the General Fund
21123
2022
Grant$ payable:
To institutions
115.091
15.457
15.145
19.589
To individuals
130,548
34,734
Other dlreet costs of Charitable ￿tiVItieS.
Website design and mainte[w￿e costs
Governance ¢ost$ (Note 41
54
486
1.920
1,800
133.008
37,020
Grants paydblc are analysed as follows:
GrAnts to institutions for the purpose of srtixl welf•rfy re¢re*tion
and other leisure time activitieL
2023
2022
In$titstioll
Market Harborougb Rugby Club
Market Harborough CELn"stian Couoselling Serv.
Market Harborough Scout Groups
Mark¢t Harbotougb Tentiis Club
Great Bowd¢n & Ridgeway Prirnary Sch¢)ols
South Leicestersbire Toy Library
1st Bowden Scouts
HarbOrOug￿ FM
Arfs Fresco
St. Hugh'5 Parocbial Church Coullcil
Proactive projects-.
Leics & Rutlalld WildlifelL¢arn Academies Trusts Foresi School sessions
Quinns Bookshop
Book vouchers for school children
Infonoie Darasyst¢ms
Electronic to￿ heritage trail app.
Purpose of Grattt
FloOd￿"8b(lu8 for th¢ pitches
Disabled Acces5 Ramp & Toilets
Attendance at World Scouts Jamboree
New pavilion
Creation of sensory gardens
Runnit)g costs of loy library
Attendance at Interllational Jarnboree
Replacen￿nI of rr Scrver
Rutming costs of street th￿tre event
Church garden
25,053
18.000
6.000
5.000
5.(MJO
5.000
3.200
3.170
3.000
2,250
9.325
10.449
16.200
111,647
12.000
3.145
Other5 ¢ach less than £2,000
Various- 5 in tot21 (2022..31
115,091
15,145
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Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
3 Costs in furtherance of charitable activities (eontlnued)
2023
2022
Grants to individuals for the puryo$e of:
Ukrainian re￿gets, travel foi residency vi
Christmas gifts for Ukrainian Children
Relief of persons in need. hardship or distr¢5S
Supporting educational and sporting needs
[ndIv￿ua]S {2022: 0)
27 Indiwduals {2022.. 0)
lttdividuals {2022.. 81
15 Indiyiduals (2022= 30)
390
540
2.631
11.896
5,882
13,707
15,457
19.589
4 Analysis and allocation of supports costs
Gov¢rnan¢¢ ¢osts represent the only support costs incurred by the clharity and are allocated entirely to the Cost of
Charitable Activities on the basi$ on time speni. They comptis¢ th¢ following:
2023
2022
Fe¢$ payable for tnd¢pendent Examinauon
1.920
1,800
1,920
1,800
5 Trustee's remuneration and reimbursement of expenses
None of the T￿￿te¢S received re￿￿￿tion for their seryices as Tr￿$teC of tbe Charity ill either of the year5 ¢t￿¢d
31 March 2022 or 2023.
One Trustee was reimbursed £48 in th¢ year for webstte related expeD%S in¢urred on behalf of th¢ Charity (2022..
One Truste¢.' £419 for assets purchased in fulfi]m¢nt of a grdnt OD behalf of the clwity}.
6 Staff numbers and costs
The Charity had no enu)loyees in the year or th¢ preceding year
7 Fixed Asset Investments
Movements in the listed inv¢stm¢nt portfolio axe as follows..
31-MaT-23
31-Mar-22
Market value at the beginnillg of the y¢8T
Acquisitiolls at cost
Sales proceeds from disposa]s
Realised gaind{losses) on disposals
Uwealised gainsl(105sesl OTh revaluation
2,821,282
2,602,864
231264
263,951
(249200)
(7.613)
(133.727)
{266,557)
6219
214,805
2,662,006
2,821,282
Cash at bank on deposirlawaiting investment
13,195
1,325
Markei value at the end of the yeAr
2,675,201
2,822,607
Histori¢81 ¢ost at th¢ ¢nd of the year
2,2iO,624
2,236,064
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Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
7 Fixed Asset Investments (continued)
All investrnents ore UK tisted and are represented by:
31-Mar-23
31-Mév-22
Managed by CCLA Investment MaDagemeDt
COIF UK Fix¢d interest fund
COLF Investment fi￿d
COIF Global equity fund
COLF Charities property fiwd
97,021
583.745
682,454
102.779
3.63%
21.820/0
25.510/0
3.84Y.
103,459
607.446
708.078
124,081
M4llage41 by CAzenove Capital Management
UK Bond funds:
Indexed Lillked Treasury Stock 22.11.27
Schroder Sterling Corporate Bond Fund
Schrtsd¢r Strdtegic Credit Fund
lllternational Bolld Fund$:
Federated Herni¢s Utkconstained Credi Fund
MU Lyxoi Core US TIPS IDR) UCITS FtF
UK Equity funds:
Charity Equity Income Fund
M&G Equities Investtnet)t Fund for Charities (charif￿)
Trojall Inc(Trme Fund (Class S)
International Equity fund5:
Atlas Global Infrastrncture Fund
Fidelity Global Dividend FuTJd
HSBC FTSE All-world Index
Inveso EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF
P Morgau US Equity Inc Fund (Class C2 GBP)
M&G Global Dividend Inc. Fund
Ninety One IIE Global Environment F￿nd
Neuberger BemiaTh US EArge Value Fund
Polar Global Insurance Fund
Robeco BP Global Premium Equities Fulld
Sehtoder Asian In¢ome Fund
Schroder Global Equity In¢ome Fw
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF
WelliTLgton Globa] Healthcare Fund
Multi-Asset fund$:
Capita Financial MaDa8ef5 Ttojan Fund
Alternative ftsnds:
ishares Physical Gold Reg-s ETC
L&G Multi-strategy Enhan¢¢d Commodities ucrrs A¢¢.
Property tncorne Trust for Charities
Schroder Diversified Alternative Fund
WisdomTree Enhaneed CO￿￿Od1ty Uctrs ETF
C•sh on depo$ltlawAiting ittvesttoent
24.667
34,279
46,106
0.92Q/o
1.28Q/o
1.72Vo
41,8Jl
56,296
15,141
0.57•/
0.0￿/
16.970
34.604
84.345
46,127
36,845
3.15/
1.72•/.
92,133
87,558
3.JOfjA
20.217
126,289
58,159
0.764/0
4.72OA
2.170
0.00%
J9,806
123,948
65,430
20.988
0. 700A
2.520/.
0. 740A
49,702
128210
16,538
31,110
4.79%
0.62/0
129,870
15,823
31,350
20,689
41.369
85,138
20.935
101, 967
33,869
O.I)OO/•
1.670/•
3.(M)•/•
0. 73Yo
44,670
80282
96235
33,776
3.￿￿A
.26•A
1.20Yo
28.139
1.05.
83,715
27.092
41.699
74.720
51.659
i.o1°h
O.OOY?
Q.OOY?
3.24¥9
2.7P/o
1.93D/o
O.OOYo
9J,577
25. 734
3(1,638
1.09%
13.195
2.37/q
1,325
0.050A
2,675,201
IIM).Tr)OA
2,822,607 100.OOY
The itLvestments in the portfolio are carried at th¢ir fair value which is the quoted ￿t￿rket value iu r¢sp¢ot of ¢quiti¢s and
fixed interest securities aThd th¢ bid price for units ID ¢onuTh)rL inv¢sttnent fi￿ds. unit trusts and open<nded investment
¢ompanies. Invesiment sales and purchases ar¢ reco￿￿5¢d at the date of trade ai their transaction value. net of costs in th¢
respect of sales a[￿ inclusiv¢ of costs in respeci of purchlw.
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Howard Watson Symington Memori21 Charity
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
7 Fixed Asset Investments (continued)
Ail investments are basic financial instnJm￿S traded on quoted public markets, primarily the London Stock
Exch2ng¢. The Charity does not ¥nake use of derivatives and similar cotnplex financial instnynents as the T￿￿teeS
lake the view tbat investtnents are held for their long¢r terni yield and totsl rett]rn and that any shott-t¢nn volatility
in the markets will nortnally be corr¢ct¢d in any five year pcri(ML
The significance of investn￿nts to the ongoing financial stability of the Charity is fi]rther discussed in the sections
of the Report of the Trustees dealing with Investtlleni Pob"cy and FiDancial Review. The Ctwity relies on income
froln its investtnents to cover costs used in its operating acttvities and also on capitsl growth io ensure that the
long-teran value of the Endowinelli Fund keeps pace with inflation.
Investmellt returns ar¢ exposed to various risks which in¢lude credic liquidity and martel risks. Both eredit and
liquidity risks are assessed as Itsw &5 th¢ Charity invests predorninantly in blue-chip securities in which the failure
rate is historically low and all investments ar¢ trnd¢d on tnarkets in vlbich centrnl bauks aDd oth¢r r¢gulatt>rs hav¢
n interest in ensuring continuation of orderly trading.
Market risk is the principal risk fac¢d by the Charity due to a combinatson of uncertainty in invesiment markets
and volariliry in yield5. This was highlighted recelltly by thc effect of the global Covid-19 pandemic ort the
fi[￿n¢la1 markets which ￿quIted in sharp reductio￿9 in l)oth prices hnd divid¢nd& as further discussed in Note
l{al. In addition. despite som¢ rccent upward tnovements. int¢r¢st rates renniti at att all titne low. These factors
are of particulaT relevance to the Ch8rÈty as it is reliant on investmeni retsjrns to fiTwice its grant making activities.
As many of its collective investment fijnds incluik sigwfiwt holdings in intenwional 4uiÉies alld boThds whieh
ar¢ d¢nominated in foreigtt currencies, the Charity also has exposure to exehangc rate risk.
The Ttustees nunage these risks by retaining the exp¢rt scrvices of rwo separate fulld tnanagers, as sho￿) the
above analysis of the wbrtfolio, and SD operaiing all investment policy vAii¢h provides for a high de￿te of
diversification gf holdings within investtnent Asset el8sse5 providing for a balance of income alld loug-trtn Capital
8 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
31-M*r-23
31-Mar-22
Grants Payable
Accrued Expenses
2,138
5,176
6,592
6,990
7,314
13,582
9 Funds
The Ctwitgs are as follows..
Endowment Fllnd: This rcpresents the pernunelli capitrl of the Charity. Although the individual assets held
within the fund may be sold any pro¢eeds received must be reinvested and be held indefinitely. The Trusiee has
ptswer to convert the capital inio income.
Cenernl Fund: These are UDrestricted fjjnds that the Trwstee can freely apply in accordattce with tbe Charitys
objects.
DesignAted Fund: This is an unreslricted fi￿d that bas beetk earrDarked f(Trr the specific purpose of the paynMIt of
grants which the Charity has pledged to make but where DO binding commitment exists at the balance she¢t dale.
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Hoivard Watson Symington Memorial Charity
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 Marcb 2023
9 Funds (eontinued)
Transfers are made to thi5 fund frotn the General Fund foT amounts pledged ill the year which have ttot been
paid by th¢ year end. A transf¢r is also Tnade from this fund to the General F￿)d for amounts pl¢dg¢d in
previo￿ years which have either been paid in the yeai or wh¢re the pledge has been ￿thdraWn.
Movements in the balances are SUMM￿5￿ as follows:
Gellernl
FuDd
Designated Endowment
Fund
Fund
Total Funds
As at 31March 2021
Income
Expendi￿re
Gain￿(loSses) investments
Transfers
110.996
75.024
(37,0201
3,430
2,604,767
2,719,193
75.024
{43.1681
221.024
{6,148)
221.024
(98,3201
98.320
A$ at 31Marcb 2022
50.680
101,750
2.819,643
2.972.073
Genernl
Deslgllated EDdowment
FuDd
Fund
Totsl Funds
As ¥t 31March 2022
Income
Expenditure
G&in51(losses) Oll Investn￿nts
Transfers
50.680
74.963
(133.(M)8}
101.750
2.819,643
2,972.073
74.963
{5.952) (138,960)
(141.340) (141,340)
101.750
(101,7501
As *t JIMirch 2(123
94.385
2,672.351
2.766.736
Th¢ assets and liabilities of the Charity at 31 March 2023 are all(￿al¢d between the fijnds as follows..
GeDeral
Fund
Deslgllatrd Endowment
Fund
Fund
Total
Inve5trn¢nts
Cash at bank and in halld
Creditors
Loan Becweell Fund5
2.675.201
2,675,201
98,849
(7,314)
98.849
(5.858)
1,394
{1,456)
11,394)
2.672,351
94,385
2.766,736
The allocation at the end of the prev50us finar￿la1 year w&5 &5 follows..
Genernl
Fund
Designated Endowmettt
Fynd
Fund
Total
Investsnents
Cash at bank and ill haThd
Creditors
Loan Between Funds
2.822.607
2.822.607
163.048
(13.582)
61298
(12.046)
.428
IOE,750
(1.536)
(1.4?8)
2,819.643
50.680
101,750
2,972.073
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