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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 06249803
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1119695
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 May 2024
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 May 2024
Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report)
1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees
4
Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account)
5
Statement of financial position
6
Notes to the financial statements
8
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 May 2024
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2024 .
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Charity registration number
1119695
Company registration number
06249803
Principal office and registered
Wheelwrights
office
West End
Northleach
Gloucestershire
GL54 3EZ
The trustees
Mr C Hancock
Mr I P Sanders
L J Blundell
Mr P G Dawson
(Resigned 27 June 2023)
Mr D G Ebsworth
Mrs F D E Ebsworth
E J Hartnell
Mr D M Louisson
Mr R C Owen
E G Sly
Ms S James
(Appointed 26 September 2023)
Company secretary
Ian Sanders
Independent examiner
Helen Jones
Oakley House
Tetbury Road
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1US
Structure, governance and management
Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities (effective from January 2019).
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 16 May 2007 and registered as a charity on 18 June 2007. The organisation is governed by its articles and memorandum of association.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees are recruited amongst family members and members of the local community who the trustee body believe have the necessary experience to enhance the aims of the charitable company.
Induction and training of trustees
All trustees are fully involved in the work of the trust from the outset with the necessary support from their co-trustees.
Remuneration and expenses of trustees
All trustees provide their services totally voluntarily and no payments for trustees' remuneration and no claims for expenses have been made in the year ending 31 May 2024.
Risk management
The trust has mechanisms in place to ensure the security of its assets. During the past year, the trust has continued further with planning and building activity for the provision of affordable housing, employing architectural and design consultants, to ensure regulatory compliance in the construction phase.
Public benefit
The trustees have given due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance with regard to public benefit. The trust has provided 8 affordable houses which continue to be occupied by local residents of Northleach during the year under review, within the spirit of the trust deed.
Objectives and activities
The main aim of the charitable company is to provide affordable housing within the Parish of Northleach for the benefit of employees working within Community Facilities and Services, including, but not exclusively, schools, shops and churches.
It also aims:
. to support local family life within the community;
. to utilise buildings and facilities of the trust to support local community enterprises which help to preserve historic artefacts and support modern education in relation to local trades as practised in Northleach in past times;
. to support students within the parish requiring financial assistance with course literature; and
. to make grants to other charities and not-for-profit organisations operating in Northleach.
Achievements and performance
Refurbishment and expansion of the third bequeathed property has now been completed giving eleven Trust properties now under full occupancy.
Archiving of the Sly family documents continues. The trust is in discussions with other local charities and organisations regarding the archive and joint promotion of other elements of local history and associated artefacts and documents.
Financial review
Reserves policy
The charitable company held total unrestricted funds of £3,069,881 at 31 May 2024 (2023: £3,001,588), which was primarily represented by the property, property development undertaken and cash at bank. The trustees consider the level of reserves to be adequate for supporting the immediate future plans of the charitable company.
Maintenance provisions continue in line with our policies, and will continue until the level of provision is reviewed by trustees in line with anticipated potential repair work.
Plans for future periods
Letting of the Trust properties will continue, as now, within the policies of the Trust to provide letting accommodation for the local community at affordable rentals.
The Trust acquired The Old Wool House and Black Cat cafe premises. Completion took place on 1 March enabling the Trust to embark on a project to provide an additional affordable housing unit and groundfloor premises to be let and utilised as a comunity cafe.
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 24 February 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Mr C Hancock
Trustee
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Year ended 31 May 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 31 May 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the company (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 accounts of the company 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 charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
3. 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
4. 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 accounts to be reached.
Helen Jones Independent Examiner
Oakley House Tetbury Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1US
24 February 2025
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities
(including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 31 May 2024
2024
2023
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
Total funds
Note
£
£
£
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
5
50,000
50,000
Charitable activities
6
85,360
85,360
75,421
Investment income
7
1,013
1,013
1,501
---------
---------
--------
Total income
136,373
136,373
76,922
---------
---------
--------
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities
8,9
72,275
72,275
78,186
---------
---------
--------
Total expenditure
72,275
72,275
78,186
---------
---------
--------
Net gains/(losses) on investments
11
( 4,195)
( 4,195)
971
---------
---------
--------
Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds
68,293
68,293
( 2,235)
---------
---------
--------
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
3,001,588
3,001,588
3,003,823
------------
------------
------------
Total funds carried forward
3,069,881
3,069,881
3,001,587
------------
------------
------------
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position
31 May 2024
2024
2023
Note
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
16
3,044,870
2,933,042
Investments
17
43,507
40,263
------------
------------
3,088,377
2,973,305
Current assets
Debtors
18
6,284
4,538
Cash at bank and in hand
29,121
24,245
--------
--------
35,405
28,783
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
19
5,901
500
--------
--------
Net current assets
29,504
28,283
------------
------------
Total assets less current liabilities
3,117,881
3,001,588
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
20
48,000
------------
------------
Net assets
3,069,881
3,001,588
------------
------------
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds
3,069,881
3,001,587
------------
------------
Total charity funds
21
3,069,881
3,001,587
------------
------------
For the year ending 31 May 2024 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476 ;
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements .
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position (continued)
31 May 2024
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 24 February 2025 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr C Hancock
Trustee
The J.W. Sly & Sons (Northleach) Charitable Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 May 2024
1. General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Wheelwrights, West End, Northleach, Gloucestershire, GL54 3EZ.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared on the assumption that the charity is able to continue as a going concern, which the trustees consider appropriate having regard to the current level of unrestricted reserves. There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Disclosure exemptions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes. Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
Incoming resources
Income is recognised when the charitable company has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the items of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the Trust that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Freehold property
-
1% straight line
Investments
Investments listed or traded on a recognised stock exchange are stated at fair value at the reporting date, which is deemed to be their market value. Any gain or loss, whether realised or unrealised, is taken to the Statement of Financial Activities.
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
Financial instruments
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the charity after deducting all of its liabilities.
4. Limited by guarantee
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 16 May 2007 and registered as a charity on 18 June 2007.
5. Donations and legacies
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2023
£
£
£
£
Donations
Donations
50,000
50,000
--------
--------
----
----
6. Charitable activities
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2023
£
£
£
£
Rental income
85,341
85,341
75,302
75,302
Other income
19
19
119
119
--------
--------
--------
--------
85,360
85,360
75,421
75,421
--------
--------
--------
--------
7. Investment income
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2023
£
£
£
£
Dividends
822
822
1,412
1,412
Bank interest
191
191
89
89
-------
-------
-------
-------
1,013
1,013
1,501
1,501
-------
-------
-------
-------
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2023
£
£
£
£
Raising funds
358
358
1,441
1,441
Support costs
71,917
71,917
76,746
76,745
--------
--------
--------
--------
72,275
72,275
78,187
78,186
--------
--------
--------
--------
9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities undertaken directly
Support costs
Total funds 2024
Total fund 2023
£
£
£
£
Charitable activities
71,227
71,227
76,158
Raising funds
358
358
1,441
Governance costs
690
690
587
----
--------
--------
--------
358
71,917
72,275
78,186
----
--------
--------
--------
10. Analysis of support costs
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Support and governance
Total 2024
Total 2023
£
£
£
£
£
General office
1,537
1,537
Finance costs
90
90
87
Governance costs
600
600
500
Agent fees
15,439
15,439
11,656
Void community charges
49
49
5,072
Property running costs
100
100
(16)
Building costs
10,208
10,208
10,544
Insurance
6,156
6,156
6,399
Advertising
884
884
285
Donations
1,075
1,075
1,325
Depreciation
30,653
30,653
29,140
Archiving costs
5,126
5,126
11,753
Investment fees
358
358
1,441
----
--------
----
--------
--------
358
71,227
690
72,275
78,186
----
--------
----
--------
--------
11. Net gains/(losses) on investments
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2023
£
£
£
£
Gains/(losses) on listed investments
4,195
4,195
( 971)
( 971)
-------
-------
----
----
12. Net income/(expenditure)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024
2023
£
£
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
30,653
29,140
--------
--------
13. Independent examination fees
2024
2023
£
£
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements
600
500
----
----
14. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2023: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).
15. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
16. Tangible fixed assets
Freehold property
Assets in the course of construction
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 June 2023
3,065,306
15,542
3,080,848
Additions
24,165
118,316
142,481
------------
---------
------------
At 31 May 2024
3,089,471
133,858
3,223,329
------------
---------
------------
Depreciation
At 1 June 2023
147,806
147,806
Charge for the year
30,653
30,653
------------
---------
------------
At 31 May 2024
178,459
178,459
------------
---------
------------
Carrying amount
At 31 May 2024
2,911,012
133,858
3,044,870
------------
---------
------------
At 31 May 2023
2,917,500
15,542
2,933,042
------------
---------
------------
17. Investments
Listed investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 June 2023
40,263
Additions
5,675
Disposals
(6,625)
Other movements
4,194
--------
At 31 May 2024
43,507
--------
Impairment
At 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024
Carrying amount
At 31 May 2024
43,507
--------
At 31 May 2023
40,263
--------
All investments shown above are held at valuation.
Listed investments
Investments comprise listed investments held by Smith and Williamson.
Financial assets held at fair value
Financial assets measured at fair value comprise listed investments.
18. Debtors
2024
2023
£
£
Other debtors
6,284
4,538
-------
-------
19. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
5,000
Accruals and deferred income
901
500
-------
----
5,901
500
-------
----
20. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
48,000
--------
----
21. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At 1 Jun 2023
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Gains and losses
At 31 May 2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
General funds
2,875,488
136,373
(72,275)
(25,600)
4,195
2,918,181
Maintenance fund - cyclical
39,000
8,500
47,500
Maintenance fund - long term
87,100
17,100
104,200
------------
---------
--------
--------
-------
------------
3,001,588
136,373
(72,275)
4,195
3,069,881
------------
---------
--------
--------
-------
------------
At 1 Jun 2022
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Gains and losses
At 31 May 2023
£
£
£
£
£
£
General funds
2,900,423
76,922
(78,187)
(22,700)
(971)
2,875,487
Maintenance fund - cyclical
31,400
7,600
39,000
Maintenance fund - long term
72,000
15,100
87,100
------------
--------
--------
--------
----
------------
3,003,823
76,922
(78,187)
(971)
3,001,587
------------
--------
--------
--------
----
------------
Purposes of designated funds
Maintenance fund - cyclical
To provide for maintenance costs which occur and become necessary intermittently, which are not considered day to day or part of annual maintenance, and to provide for costs incurred on refurbishment of properties at change of residents.
Maintenance fund - long term
To provide for maintenance costs which become necessary in the longer term due to major dilapidation of building structures, roadways or walls.
22. Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
£
£
Tangible fixed assets
3,044,870
3,044,870
Investments
43,507
43,507
Current assets
35,405
35,405
Creditors less than 1 year
(5,901)
(5,901)
Creditors greater than 1 year
(48,000)
(48,000)
------------
------------
Net assets
3,069,881
3,069,881
------------
------------
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2023
£
£
Tangible fixed assets
2,933,042
2,933,042
Investments
40,263
40,263
Current assets
28,783
28,783
Creditors less than 1 year
(500)
(500)
Creditors greater than 1 year
------------
------------
Net assets
3,001,588
3,001,588
------------
------------