Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 Period end date Charity name: The Roundwood Trust
Charity registration number: 1000071
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The advancement of the Christian religion or to provide material assistance to needy individuals or churches worldwide. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
1. Publishing and making available literature/books. 2. Providing aid for the relief of the needy, including Pastors, Missionaries and churches. 3. Providing Grants to support learning within the Christian faith. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | |
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| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on grant making | |
| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment | |
| including program related | |
| investment | |
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| Contribution made by | |
| volunteers | |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | 1. Assistance to the value of £30,956 has been given during the year. 2. £20,178 has been spent publishing books etc. 3. £2,844 has been sent to the Ukraine to help those in need. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Satisfactory |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Funds are set aside to cover commitments that amounted to £43,102 at the year end, these commitments will be payable sometime in the future. We also hold £10,000 in reserve to cover emergencies. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £53,102 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | None |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust Deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Elected by serving Trustees |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The Roundwood Trust |
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| Other name the charity uses | None |
| Registered charity number | 1000071 |
| Charity’s principal address | Topps Farmhouse Weddington Nuneaton CV10 0DL UK |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Paul Relf | Chairman | |||
| Jonathan Northern | ||||
| John Armstrong | ||||
| Thomas Gudgeon | Treasurer | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Thomas Gudgeon Full name(s) Paul Relf Position (eg Secretary, Chairman Treasurer Chair, etc) Date
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||||
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For the period |
Period start date To 1-Apr-24 ~~ee~~ |
Period end date 31-Mar-25 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||
| Donations | 55,360 | - | - | 55 | 55,360 | 21,196 | |||||
| Legacies | 2,355 | - | - | 2 | 2,355 | - | |||||
| Royalies | 11,915 | - | - | 11 | 11,915 | 4,986 | |||||
| Sales | 7,035 | - | - | 7 | 7,035 | ||||||
| Bank Interest | 5,100 | - | - | 5 | 5,100 | 5,023 | |||||
| Ukraine War Relief Fund | - | 100 | - | 100 | 100 | 4,844 | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | (Gross income for AR) | 81,765 | 100 | - | 81,865 | 81,865 | 36,049 | ||||
| - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 81,765 100 - 81,865 36,049 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||||
| Grants towards Church Premises | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Grants to Individuals Inc Pastors | 30,956 | - | - | 30 | 30,956 | 28,099 | |||||
| CurrencyAdjustment | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Publishingwork | 20,178 | - | - | 20 | 20,178 | 18,274 | |||||
| Translators | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| News Letters | 1,244 | - | - | 1 | 1,244 | 2,231 | |||||
| Admin | 301 | - | - | 301 | 301 | 259 | |||||
| Ukraine War Relief Fund | 2,844 | - | 2 | 2,844 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Other / Rounding | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 52,679 | 2,844 | - | 55 | 55,523 | 50,863 | |||||
| - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 52,679 2,844 - 55,523 50,863 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~—————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) 29,086 - 2,744 - 26,342 - 14,814 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 122,330 2,844 - 125,174 139,988 Cash funds this year end 151,416 100 - 151,516 125,174 ~~=====~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Bark Current Account COIF Deposit Account Kingdom Deposit Account Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 35,357 - 84,000 - 32,159 - 151,516 - Agreement Error Agreement Error to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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~ CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report on the
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Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report. to the trustees The Row wood ‘Trust
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust’) forthe yearended 3); cl’ 22s.
Kesponsioniities ana As tne cnarity’s trustees, you are responsipie tor tne preparation G7 wx
basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
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| report in respect ofr my Examination of tne Irusts accounts Carried Out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, |
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
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i have compieted my examination. i confirm that no material matters nave come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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e the accounts did not accord with tne accounting recoras; or e 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 givea ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
| have no concems 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.
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