THE LrrrLEGAimi COThAGES TRusr
ANNUAL REpoirr
AND
srATEMENf OF PAYMEpifs AND RECEIFrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
27th June 2023

The Llttle8arth Cottages Trust
Annual Report for the year ended 27th June 2023
Registered Charity number 803788
Trustees:
Mr Arthur Carter
Mrs Virginia Druitt
Mr Peter Wilson
Governlng Document
Dedaration of Trust dated 27th June 1990
Trust Asset
1, 2, 3 & 4 Littlegarth Cottages estimated value of
£1,090.0￿ lagenys opinion of market value
September 20191.
5 Elton House at estimated value of £225,0(Ml
lagenys opinion of market value at April 2022}
Purchase cost October 2018 £175.000
Trust Objectlves
To house those in need orthose who are elderly and
in need orforthe furtherance of religious and other
tharitable works of the Church of England in the
Ecclesiastical parish of Dedham.
Address of Charity
The Parishes Office, Assembly Room5, High Street,
Dedham, Essex C07 6FiI
Sollcltors
Messrs. Birkett, 24126 Museum Street. Ipswlch,
Suffolk.
Investment Powers
The Trusts Investment powers 8ive the trustees,
absolute discretion.
Artivities and Athlevements The year has been a stable year for the trust. The
tenants of all 5 properties have ￿maIned the same.
The properties have only required routine
maintenance and safety inspections.

The Llttlegarth Cottages Trust
Registered Charity number 803788
Receipts and Payments for the perlod 28th June 2022 to 27th June 2023
2023
2022
Recelpts
Rents from properties
Interest received
COIF
Barclays Bank
30,680
30.809
1,695
491
1,672
13
Gross Income
32,866
32,494
Asset and investment sales
Deposit received
Totsl receipts
£32.866
£ 32,494
Payments
Property repairs and maintenance
Cotta8es Insurance
Office Administration
Mallet Bequest
Professional Fees
Elton House Management Fee
Renovations
2,778
1,745
2,038
1,873
125
5(Kl
i.o(x)
125
200
6.148
4,236
Asset and investment pUrd￿Se$
Deposit refunded
Total payments
£6,148
£4,236
Net of receiptsllpayments)
Cash funds last year end
26.718
100,641
28.258
72,383
Cash funds this ythr end
£127,359
£iCQ,641

The Littlegarth Cottages Trust
Registered Charity number 803788
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the period
2023
2022
Cash funds
Barclays Bank
- Current account
Business Premium account
250
117,109
250
100,391
c￿0p Bank
Current account
10,000
Total cash funds
£127,359
£iCKJ,641
Cost
Current value
Investment assets
COIF Charity FLtnd
3,110.68 Income shares
20,1XIO
58,503
Assets retalned for the
charltvs own use
1, 2, 3 & 4 Littlegarth Cottages
Valued September 2019
1,090.000
5 Elton House
Purchased October 2018
Valued April 2022
176.486
225,000
Signed on behalf of all the trustees
Signature.
Signature........ ...
Date ofapproval.....2AL.AI.x3.....
Date of approval.......
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to th8 trustsesl
members of
The Littlegarth Cottages Trust
On accounts for tho year
ended
27 June 2023
Charity no
(if any)
803788
Set out on pages
1to3
report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended
Responsiblllties and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe Acri.
I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Direcbons given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)(b} of the Act.
I have completed my exarnination. I confimi Ihat no material rnatters have
come to my attention (other than thal disclosed below") in connection with
the exarninati￿ which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
Independent
examiner's statement
accounting rec￿dS were not kept in acC￿danCe with seclion 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with accounting records
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
*Pl•
• dd•la th& worcl& in ths brnckats if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
15 April 2025
Name:
Phili
ngward
Relevant professional
qualificatlon{s) or body
(if any):
Address:
Culver House
East Lane
Dedham C07 6BG
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32.
Independent examination of tharity acYx￿nts. directions and guidan￿ for
examiners).
Give here brI￿detaIlS of
any Items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018