THE LrrrLEGARTH COTTAGES TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT
AND
STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS AND RECEIPTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
27th June 2025

The Littlegarth Cottages Trust
Annual Report for the year ended 27 June 2025
Registered Charity number 803788
Trustees:
Mr Arthur Carter
Mrs Sharon Sarson
Mrs R(rth Higginson
Governing Document
Declaration of Trust dated 27th June 1990
Trust A55et
1, 2. 3 & 4 Littlegarth Cottages estimated value of
£1,090,000 lagenys opinion of market value
September 20191.
5 Elton House at estimated value of £225,000
lagenys opinion of market value at April 20221
Purchase cost October 2018 £175,000
Trust Objectives
To house those in need or those who are elderly and
in need or for the furtherance of religious and other
charitable works of the Church of England in the
Ecclesiastical parish of Dedham.
Addiess of Charity
The Parishes Office. Assembly Rooms. High Street,
Dedham. Essex C07 6HJ
Solicitors
Messrs. Birkett, 24126 Museum Street, Ipswich,
Suffolk.
Investment Powers
The Trusts investment powers give the trustees.
absolute discretion.
Activities and Achievements It is with sadness that we share the passing of two
residents of the cottages during the year. Their
presence is greatly missed, and they will be fondly
remembered by all who knew them.
Following some improvements to one of the
cottageswe welcomed a new family in January.

The Littlegarth Cottages Trust
Registered Charity number 803788
Receipts and Payments for the perlod 28th June 2024 to 27th June 2025
2025
2024
Receipts
Rents from properties
Interest received
28.662
30,680
COIF
Barclays Bank
1,739
2,013
1,701
1,760
Gross income
32,414
34,141
Asset and investment sales
Deposit received
618
Total receipts
£33,032
£ 34,141
Payments
Property repairs and maintenance
Cottages Insurance
Office Administration
Mallet Bequest
Professional Fees
Elton House Management Fee
Renovations
2.023
1,337
147
7,870
1,579
125
130
800
800
4,307
10,504
Asset and investment purchases
Depostt refunded
Total payments
£4.307
£10.504
Net of receipts/lpayments)
Cash funds last year end
28,725
150,996
23,637
127,359
Cash fundsthis year end
£179,721
£150,996

The Ltttlegarth Cottages Trust
Registered Charity number 803788
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the period
2025
2024
Cash funds
Barclays Bank
Current account
Business Premium account
250
146,604
250
136,612
Co-op Bank
- Cvrrent account
32,867
14,134
Total cash funds
£179,721
£150.996
Cost
Current value
Investment assets
COIF Charity Fund
3,110.68 Income 5hare5
20.000
£60,392
Assets retained for the
charitys own use
1, 2, 3 & 4 Littlegarth Cottages
Valued September 2019
£1,090,OCK)
5 Elton House
Purchased October 2018
Valued April 2022
176.486
£225.000
Signed on behalf of all the trustees
Signature....
Signature.........
Name..￿.￿4<4.4 J A#YS
Date of approval............
Date of approval.... /Q

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Littlegarth Cottages Trust
On accounts for the year
ended
27 June 2025
Charity no
{rf any)
803788
Set out on pages
1to3
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of1he above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the (*)aiity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in ac￿1ndanCE with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe Acr).
I reFK)rt in respert of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed appli(xble Directions gtven by the Charity Commission
under seclion 145(5)(b) of the A(
I have comp￿ted my examination. I confimi that no material matters hav8
come to my attentbon (other than that disclosed below") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect
accounting re(xKds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Aci or
the ac£ounts do not accth with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concems aThJ have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attentTron should be drawn in order to enable a
prop
nderstanding of the accounts to be reached.
"pi
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thc brttihtr() Ifthey du iiui appty.
Signed:
2 June 2026
Name:
Philip
prd
Relevant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
(rf any):
Address:
Cufver 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,
IndeperKlent exarrllnation of charity accounts: directtons and guidan￿ for
examiners).
Give he￿ bn.ef details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018