The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 December 2023.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the The trust's [governing document], the Companies Act 2006 and "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).
Objects and aims
The principle object of the charity is to assist local charities and organisations in and around the City of Bath,especially those involved with young people and sport. All donations made are for the furtherance of the entity's charitable purposes and are for the public benefit.
In 2017 the charity enlarged its objectives to support small organisations involved in promoting the arts outside the City of Bath and climate change.
All local charities and organisations are free to apply, but donations granted are at the discretion of the Trustees and are subject to the availability of sufficient funds.
Public benefit
The charity therefore provides its public benefit by donating to local and national charities that then in turn contributes to public benefit through their projects and activities.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Voluntary donations received in the year are granted to charities to support their activities. |
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Charitable donations made since the charity's formation on 13 February 2004 total £515,966 the recipients being: |
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24Hrs (Bristol) (9356144); |
Achates Philanthropy Foundation Limited (1173008); |
Action on Addiction (1117988); |
Age UK (112867) |
Alzheimer's Society (296645); |
Anthony Nolan Trust (803716); |
Apostleship of the Sea (1069033); |
Arcola Theatre Production Company (1108613); |
Art Ventures Limited (06805885); |
Bath & Wansdyke Society for the Blind (203289); |
Bath 18+Gateway Club (1081644); |
Bath Aqua Glass Charity; |
Bath Arts Workshop (255038); |
Bath Boules (1071273); |
Bath Festivals (801617); |
Bath Historical Association (1102080); |
Bath History Association (1120261); |
Bath Opportunity Pre-School (1104907); |
Bath Preservation Trust (203048); |
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (304477); |
Bath Spa Band (286845); |
Bath Spa Sea Cadet Corps (306141); |
Bathampton Conker Crossing (88222); |
BCUSG (292643); |
BIBC (1057635); |
Bradford & Winsley Community Sports Association (1104223); |
Bristol Harlequins RFC; |
British Legion (219279); |
British Red Cross Society (220949); |
Bush Theatre (270080); |
Cafod (285776); |
Cancer Research UK (189464); |
Cathedral Appeal (1170168); |
Catholic Truth Society (1097482); |
Catholic Youth (233779); |
Children's Hospice South West (1003314); |
Claverton Down Cats and Dogs Home, Bath (248824); |
Cleveland Pools Trust (1109433); |
Clic (802396); |
Clifton Children's Society (286814); |
Clifton Diocesan Trust (233977); |
Disabled Welfare Association (1098661); |
Dorothy House Hospice (275745); |
Egg Appeal (Youth Theatre: Theatre Royal) (277723); |
Eva's Angels (1178612); |
Fairfield Farm Collect Trust; |
Free Wheeler (1001067); |
Freshford Guides (306016); |
Friends of Bath Jewish Burial Ground (1198905); |
Golden Oldies (1121600); |
Gurkha Welfare Trust (1103669); |
Hannahs Willberry Wonder Pony (1166416); |
High Flyer Support (277723); |
High Sherrif Fund - Salamander (298936); |
Historical Association (1120261); |
Holburne Museum of Art (310288); |
Hope & Homes for Children (1989490); |
Hope for Tomorrow (1094677); |
Hosanna Home & children pilgramage trust (1143342); |
Jessie May Childrens Hospice (1086048); |
Julian House (19205R); |
King Edwards School Bath Governors (310227); |
Lifetime Children's Trust (1095204); |
Lionheart (261245); |
Little Sisters of the Poor (234434); |
Liverpool University Union; |
M Taylor (Woodland for climate); |
Macmillan Cancer Support (261017); |
Make a Wish (295672); |
Medicines Sans Frontier (1026588); |
Melissa Davison Trust; |
Missio - Mill Hill Missionaries (1056651); |
Mission to Seamen (212432); |
Missionary Sisters of England and Wales (1082975); |
Museum of Bath Stone (1148262); |
Myles Joe Woods; |
Natural Theatre (255038); |
Netball Southwest; |
New Futures Nepal (1098661); |
Norton St Philip (123826); |
Norton St Philip Preschool (1029369); |
Norton St Philip School Fete; |
NSPCC (216401); |
NSW South; |
Paulton Platoon (1062247); |
Percy Community Centre (1024614); |
Plant a Tree for Climate Change (1102080); |
Pontifical Mission Societies (1056651); |
Priests' Retirement Fund (233977); |
Prisoner Advice & Care Trust (PACT) (219278); |
Quarter Community Foundation (1080416); |
Ralph Allen School (102327); |
Rays of Sunshine (1102529); |
Red Squirrel (Woodland for climate) (05019137); |
Royal National Lifeboat Institute (209603); |
Royal Star & Garter Homes (210119); |
Salvation Army (214779); |
Sam Walters Memorial Fund; |
Savills Charity Run (115243); |
Sisters of Our Lady Missions (233977); |
Skill Force (1105022); |
Slate (1115555); |
Somer Squadron ATC (11062247); Somerset Army Cadet Force (1062247); |
Sophie Cameron Trust (1092190); |
Splash (Youth Schemes: Wiltshire Constabulary) (1048590); |
Sporting Family Change Foundation (1166319); |
SPVC (1143342); |
St John's Ambulance (Avon) (1077625); |
St Peters and St Pauls Church (2339777); |
St Thomas More Church (233977); |
Stella Maris (1069833); |
Storm on the Lawn (277723); |
Team Bath Netball (000644); |
Teenage Cancer Trust (106259); |
The 300 Club (277723); |
The Arvon Friends Foundation (306694); |
The Bath Rugby Community Foundation (1101868); |
The Blind Association - Guide Dogs (209617); |
The Book Trust (313343) |
The Incorporated Catholic Truth Society (218951); |
The Old Vic Community Programme (1072590); |
The Tamara Johnson Trust; |
The Woodland Trust (294344); |
Theatre 503 Limited (1115555); |
Theatre Royal (Bath) Ltd (277723); |
Three Ways Special School (1142749); |
We Hear You (115600); |
Willberry Wonder Pony (1166416); |
Woodland For Climate Change (1102080); |
World Villages for Children (1058972); |
World Young Christians; |
Writers Centre Norwich (1110725); |
YMCA (212810). |
Investment Performance
The charitable company does not hold any investments. Any surplus cash is placed on deposit with the charitable company's bankers.
The charity reported net loss of £4,297 which decreased the funds of the charity to £3,965 by the end of the year.
Policy on reserves
The charitable company does not maintain substantial reserves as current incoming resources are expected to fund current events.
Principal funding sources
The principal funding sources are Fiscal Properties Limited, which donated £9,500 (2022 - £2,400) during the year and Bath Ground Rent Estates Limited, which donated £10,000 (2022 - £30,000) during the year.
Nature of governing document
The company is constituted under a Memorandum of Association dated 29 October 2003 and is a registered charity number 1102080.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
The management of the company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association.
Organisational structure
The charity consists of three Trustees who are also the Directors of the Trust. Gordon Bloor FRICS is the appointed Chairman.
The Trustees have control of the charity and its property and funds. The Trustees must hold at least two meetings each year either in person or by suitable electronic means agreed by the Trustees through which all participants may communicate with other participants.
Fiscal Properties Limited
The Trustees Elizabeth Christine Bloor BSc MRICS and Gordon Bloor FRICS are Directors and minority shareholders of Fiscal Properties Limited.
Bath Ground Rent Estates Limited
The Trustees Elizabeth Christine Bloor BSc MRICS and Gordon Bloor FRICS are Directors and shareholders of Bath Ground Rent Estates Limited.
Major risks and management of those risks
Operational and Financial
The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the company, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate the charity's exposure to the major risks.
The Trustees, who are also the directors of The Orseis Trust Limited for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the The trust and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the The trust will continue in operation.
The Trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Orseis Trust Limited (the The trust) for the year ended 31 December 2023.
As the Trustees of the The trust (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the The trust are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the The trust’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
accounting records were not kept in respect of the The trust as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
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 financial statements to be reached.
Charitable activities
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The Orseis Trust Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 4a The Shambles, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, BA151JS.
The financial statements 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 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the The trust. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The Orseis Trust Limited (formerly The Elizabeth and Gordon Bloor Charitable Trust) meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement
The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not included a cashflow statement in these financial statements.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the The trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the The trust has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis consistent with the use of resources. Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.
Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Grant provisions
Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty about either the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable.
Governance costs
These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including accounting fees.
Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
The Charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recorded at transaction value and subsequently measured at the carrying value plus accrued interest less prepayments. The financing charge to expenditure is at a constant rate calculated using the effective interest method.
Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered.Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the Trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Interest received
Charitable activities
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Governance costs
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:Nil
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
Other investments
Unrestricted funds are expendable at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objectives of the charity. Such funds are held in order to finance both working capital and capital investment.
During the year the charity made the following related party transactions:
Fiscal Properties Limited
(A company of which the Trustees G Bloor FRICS and E Bloor MRICS are directors and shareholders)
Donations of £9,500 (2022 - £2,400) were received during the year from Fiscal Properties Limited. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Fiscal Properties Limited was £4,585 (2022 - £4,585).
Bath Ground Rent Estates Limited
(A company of which the Trustee G Bloor FRICS is a director and shareholder)
Donations of £10,000 (2022 - £30,000 ) were received during the year from Bath Ground Rent Estates Limited. At the balance sheet date the amount due to Bath Ground Rent Estates Limited was £1,000 (2022 - £1,000).