**Alcester United Almshouse Charity** ## **Trustees’ Annual report for the year ending 31[st] December 2024.** This Charity is also known as Alcester United Charities which incorporates the Smallwood Educational Charity and the Alcester Poors Charity . The Charity Number is 8103638. The financial year began on the 1[st] of January 2024 and ended on the 31[st] of December 2024. The Charity’s address is c/o Mr A G Deeks 34 Henley Street Alcester Warwickshire B49 5QY. - The names of the Trustees during the year were: |Mrs K Cargill|Chair||Town Council Nominee| |---|---|---|---| |Mrs W Mills|||Town Council Nominee| |Mr M Bowe|||Town Council Nominee| |Mrs T Parkes||From 1.11.23.|High Bailiff| |Mr M Burden||Until 1.11.23.|High Bailiff| |Mrs T Parkes||Until 1.11.23.|Low Bailiff| |Mrs S Constable||From 1.11.23.|Low Bailiff| |Mrs K Blake|||Co-opted| |Mrs J Smith||Until 3.7.23.|Co-opted| |Mr A Mills|||Co-opted| |Mr T Forman||From 3.7.23.|Co-opted| |Revd K M Cross|||Ex-officio| The Charity operates under a sealed Scheme of Management dated the 19[th] of May 1982, and subsequent orders, to maintain and manage six almshouses. In 2024, the repairs and maintenance programme of work was continued. The major items of maintenance and repair expense were the refurbishment of one of the kitchens. In addition there were ongoing items concerning electrical and gas boiler repairs. The annual fire equipment inspection was carried out and the gas central heating boilers have been serviced with a Landlord’s (Gas Safety) Certificate issued. The residents’ own gas appliances were checked by a Gas Safe Registered plumber and all was in order. The residents appear to be very satisfied with the properties and the standard of maintenance and were appreciative of the improvements that were made. During the year the Residents and Trustees held an afternoon tea party which was attended by the Town Mayor. A surplus of £7,070 was made on the running costs of the Charity during 2024; £10,000 was transferred from the bank account to be added to investments for the future refurbishment and replacement of assets and the continuation of the repair programme. In addition, a sum of £3,750 was transferred to the Cyclical Maintenance Fund as advised by the Almshouses Association specimen budget. Residents’ contributions were increased during the year in line with inflation to cover the increasing costs of future repairs and maintenance. The combined assets of the Charities showed an increase in value of £30,533 to £1,693,861 mainly due to the increased insurance valuation of the houses and the surplus invested from the bank account. The Trustees approved ratified the accounts and approved the report and at their meeting held on 29[th] May 2025. aa Andrew Gerald Deeks Clerk to the Trustees. **Charity Registration N umber** Registered Charity Number : 810368 ## **ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES** FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 ## **ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Alcester United Charities incorporates the following three separate charities: |**Charity Name**|Alcester United Almshouse| |---|---| |**Charity Number**|810368| |**Charity Name**|Alcester United Poors| |**Charity Number**|211526| |**Charity Name**|Educational Foundation of William Smallwood| |**Charity Number**|528712| |**Trustees**|K Cargill| ||W Mills| ||M Bowe| ||T Parkes| ||S Constable| ||K Blake| ||A Mills| ||T Forman| ||K Cross| |**Registered Office**|34 HENLEY STREET| ||ALCESTER| ||B49 5QY| 2 ## **ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. This report was approved by the trustee and signed on its behalf by: ---------------------------------------------------Andrew Deeks Clerk to the Trustees Date : 29 May 2025 3 |**ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES**|**ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES**|**ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**TATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|||||| |OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024|||||| |||||**Educational**|| |||**Alcester**|**Alcester**|**Foundation of**|| |**Financial Activity**|**Notes**|
**United**|**United**|**William**|| |||**Almshouse**|**Poors**|**Smallwood**|| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|| |**Income and**|||||| |**endowments from:**|||||| |Investments|2|37,759|437|189|| |**Total Income**||**37,759**|**437**|**189**|| |**Expenditure on:**|||||| |Charitable activities|3|30,689|50|175|| |**Total Expenditure**||**30,689**|**50**|**175**|| |**Net income/**
**(expenditure)**||**7,070**|**387**|**14**|| |_Other gains/(losses):_|||||| |Unrealised Gains and|||||| |losses on revaluation of|4|27,998|-|-|| |fixed assets|||||| |Unrealised Gains and|||||| |losses on revaluation of||13,470|355|154|| |investments|||||| |**Net movement in funds**|7|**48,538**|**742**|**168**|| |_Reconciliation of funds:_|||||| |Total funds brought
forward|7|1,645,323|12,476|5,529|| |**Total funds carried**
**forward**|7|**1,693,861**|**13,218**|**5,697**|| ||||||| ## **ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 4 ## **ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES** ## **BALANCE SHEET** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |**Financial Activity**
**Notes**|
**Alcester**
**United**
**Almshouse**
**£**|


**Alcester**
**United**
**Poors**
**£**|


**Educational**
**Foundation**
**of William**
**Smallwood**
**£**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| |_Fixed assets_|||| ||||| |Tangible assets
4|1,427,897|
-|
-| ||||| |_Current assets_|||| ||||| |Debtors
5|4,111|
-|
-| ||||| |Investments|246,884|
16,070|
6,956| ||||| |Cash at bank and in hand|14,969|
-|
-| ||||| |**Total current assets**|**265,964**|
**16,070**|
**6,956**| |Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
6|||| ||-|
2,852|
1,259| ||||| |**Net current assets/(liabilities)**|**265,964**|
**13,218**|
**5,697**| ||||| |**Total net assets or liabilities**|**1,693,861 **|
**13,218**|**5,697**| ||||| |**Funds of the Charity**|||| ||||| |Accumulated Fund
7|1,693,861|
13,218|
5,697| ||||| |**Total funds**|**1,693,861**|
**13,218**|
**5,697**| The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 29 May 2025 and signed on its behalf by: Andrew Deeks Clerk to the Trustees 5 ## **ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 ## **1. Accounting Policies** The principal accounting policies adopted by the Charity, which is a public benefit entity, in the preparation of the accounts are as follows. ## **1.1 Basis of preparation** These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of charitable properties and fixed asset investments and investment properties at valuation. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. These accounts are presented in pounds sterling and rounded to the nearest pound. ## **1.2 Going concern** The Trustees have prepared financial projections, taking into consideration the current economic conditions and have, at the time of approving these accounts, a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts. ## **2. Income from Investments** ||**Analysis**|**Alcester United**
**Almshouse**||
**Educational**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||
**Alcester United**|| |||||

**Foundation of**| ||||
**Poors**|| |||||
**William Smallwood**| |||||| |||**£**|
**£**|
**£**| ||Dividend income|4,107|
437|
189| ||Rental income|33,652|
-|
-| |||**37,759**|**437**|**189**| |||||| |||||| |||||| 6 ## **3. Expenditure on Charitable Activities** ||**Analysis**|**Alcester United**
**Almshouse**|**Alcester United**
**Poors**|**Educational**
**Foundation of**
**William**
**Smallwood**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25
150
**175**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**|**£**|| ||Independent
examiners fees|168|-|| ||National Association
of Almshouses|353|-|| ||Water Rates|2,713|-|| ||Insurance|1,551|-|| ||Gas|2,790|-|| ||Electricity|330|-|| ||Clerk's Honorarium|3,250|-|| ||Office Allowance &
Stationery|500|-|| ||Postage, telephone &
travel|153|-|| ||General maintenance|-|-|| ||Garden maintenance|844|-|| ||TV Licence|177|-|| ||Propertyrepairs|5,229|-|| ||Property
maintenance|11,921|-|| ||Gifts|194|-|| ||Miscellaneous|516|-|| ||Management
Recharges|-|50|| ||School related
donations|-|-|| |||**30,689**|**50**|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 7 ## **4. Tangible Fixed Assets** |**4. Tangible Fixed Assets**|| |---|---| |**Cost or valuation**
At 1 January 2024
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 December 2024|**Alcester United**
**Almshouses**
**£**
1,399,899
-
-
27,998
-
**1,427,897**
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
1,399,899
**1,427,897**| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |**Depreciation and impairments**|| |At 1 January 2024
Charge for the year
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 December 2024|| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |**Net book value**|| |At 1 January 2024
At 31 December 2024|| ||| ## **5. Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year** ||**Analysis**|**Alcester United**
**Almshouse**||

**Educational**
**Foundation of**
**William**
**Smallwood**

**£**

-

-
**-**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||
**Alcester United**||| ||||
**Poors**||| ||||||| |||**£**|
**£**||| ||Alcester United Poors|2,852|
-||| ||E.F of William Smallwood|1,259|
-||| |||**4,111**|
**-**||| ||||||| 8 ## **6. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year** ||**Analysis**|**Alcester**
**United**
**Almshouse**||


**Educational**
**Foundation of**
**William**
**Smallwood**

**£**

1,259
**1,259**
**Gains**
**and**
**losses**
**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
41,468
**1,693,861**
355
**13,218**
154
**5,697**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||
**Alcester**|| ||||
**United**|| ||||
**Poors**|| |||||| |||**£**|
**£**|| ||Alcester United Almshouse|-|
2,852|| |||**-**|**2,852**|| |||||| ||**7. Accumulated funds**|||| |||||| ||**Fund names**
**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**£**
**£**
**£**||**Transfers**|| ||||**£**|| ||**Alcester United**
**Almshouse**
1,645,323
37,759
(30,689)||-
|| ||**Alcester United**
**Poors**
12,476
437
(50)||-|| ||**Educational**
**Foundation of**
**William**
**Smallwood**
5,529
189
(175)||-|| |||||| |||||| 9 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** Charity Name ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES **Report to the trustees** Charity Name ALCESTER UNITED CHARITIES **On accounts for the year** 31 DECEMBER 2024 **Charity no** 810368 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-9 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 12 / 2024** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**||**Date:**29/5/2025
~~[~~|**Date:**29/5/2025
~~[~~| |---|---|---|---| |**Name:**|Matthew John Elmes||| ||||| |**Relevant professional**|ICAEW / ACCA||| |**qualification(s) or body**|||| |**(if any):**|||| ||||| |**Address:**|11 Swan Street||| ||Alcester||| ||Warwickshire, B49 5DP||| 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . N/A 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**