Report ## John Garton’s Charity The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2025 ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** **Registered Charity Number:** 527966 **Official and Working Titles:** John Garton’s Charity ## **Principal Address** Old Manor House, 1 West End, Long Clawson, Leicestershire LE14 4PE ## **Trustees** S F Shouler R H Heathcote P E Sutton **Independent Examiner** Patrick Gray ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing Documents** The governing document is a Charity Commission Scheme of 28[th] January 2004 as amended on 18[th] February 2024 There are three trustees, all ex-officio. The charity owns Long Clawson Church of England Primary School. ## **OBJECTIVES AND AIMS** The object of the charity is to provide items, services and facilities for the school. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS** ## **Charitable Activities** In 2012 the charity spent the capital it had raised by selling the schoolmaster’s house in or around 1986, plus a further donation, on buying and converting the Methodist schoolroom into a hall for the school, now called the Garton Hall. The charity was then dormant until it attracted a significant donation in 2024. About half of this has been spent this year chiefly on new playground equipment at the school. ## **Administration** The charity has re-established its registration for Gift Aid and is administered directly by the trustees ## **HISTORY** The charity was established by certain Indentures of Lease and Release dated on or about 12[th] and 13[th] August 1793 between John Garton and the Vicar of Long Clawson and others, to found a permanent school for the village. In 1090 Ivo de Ticheville gave the tithes of his newly built church at Clawson to his overlord’s new priory at Belvoir. At the Reformation the tithes were acquired by the Noels of Dalby, then sold to Henry Hastings, then they passed down the descendants of the three daughters of his banker Thomas Cotele. At the Enclosure of Clawson in 1780, John Garton and his brother Robert owned one third of the tithes, but by the time the Award was made, had acquired the other two thirds, which they commuted for land, ending up with 800 acres and two mansions. Robert died unmarried and John succeeded to it all. A school had been started in the chantry chapel, now the vestry of the church, expanding into the chancel, but the Archdeacon complained that there were inkblots on the altar and that the children were relieving themselves in the churchyard, whither they had also ejected the 13[th] century effigy of the Lord of the Manor. The new charity finally built the present school in 1840, extending it several times afterwards. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Accounting Policy** The Trustees opt to present accounts on a receipts and payments basis. A statement of assets and liabilities is provided. ## **Reserves Policy** Any surplus is held as unrestricted funds subject to review by the trustees from time to time. ## **ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:** ## _S F Shouler_ S F Shouler, Trustee, 6[th] April 2025 Page 1 Accounts for CC ## **JOHN GARTON’S CHARITY - Reg No 527966** ## **Accounts Period 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025** |||**Previous yr**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts**|£|£|| |Opening balance|0||0| |Donaton|20,000||0| |Candesic assigned fee|130||0| |HMRC rebate|5,000||0| |Bank interest|207||0| ||**25,337**||**0**| |**Balance Sheet at 5th April 2025**|||| |**Fixed Assets**|||| |Long Clawson School|1||1| |Garton Hall|1||1| |**Current Assets**|||| |Bank current account|4,044||0| |Bank deposit account|8,707||0| |**Total assets**|**12,753**||**2**| |**Funds**|||| |Endowment Funds|2||2| |Unrestricted Funds|12,751||0| ||**12,753**||**2**| |||**Previous yr**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Payments**|£|£|| |Administraton|56||0| |Playground equipment|10,880||0| |Pupil recruitment|1,300||0| |School Westminster trip|350||0| |Closing balance|12,751||0| ||**25,337**||**0**| **Note:** the fixed assets are assigned only nominal value. Page 1 Independent examiner's report to the trustees of John Garton s Charity I report to the trustees on my examination of tho accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responsibilities and basis of reporl As the charity tru8tee8 you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance ith the requirements of the Chnrities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Tru8t'.g account8 carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Aet and in carrying out my examination I have followed 811 the applicable Directions given by the C,harity Commi8SLon under 8ection 145{5)(b) of the Act. Independenl exuniiner s .slatempnl I have completed my examination. I cnnfirm that no material matter8 have come to my attention in Lonneetion with the examination ￿VIng Tne cause to beheve that in any material respect". aecounting reeord8 were not kept in re8pect of the Charity a8 required by section 130 of the Act., or 2. the aceounts do not accord with th08e record8. I have no concern8 and have cotne ac'ross no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper under8tanth.ng uf the account8 to be reached. Signed.. 26" April 2025 Name.. Patrick C3ray Relevant profe8810nal quAlification or membership of professional bodie8 (if any).. Address.. 4 West FJnd, LA)ng Claw80n LL14 4PE