## **CORNER OAK TRUST** 

## **Charity no 1001370** 

## **The Forge, Main Street, Beckley, TN31 6RS** 

## **Trustees Annual Report 2024** 

Corner Oak Trust is a small charity founded in 1990 by a Declaration of Trust. It has 3 trustees, all of whom serve in a voluntary capacity. 

## **Objectives** 

Relief of persons in need or hardship, assistance to the aged or sick 

The advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles 

The advancement of the Christian faith 

## **Main activities this year** 

Financial support of an Ethiopian pastor and his family. 

Financial support of a Christian foundation in Tanzania, which builds and runs schools and provides teacher training.  Particular care and resources are being invested in children with mental and physical disabilities. Sponsoring pupils at the foundation’s school in Arusha to enable them to commence and continue their education. 

Financial support of needy school pupils in Kenya. 

Assisting a nurse previously sponsored through university to buy equipment for the clinic she has established in a rural area of Kenya. 

Supporting the work of a Christian foundation giving educational and vocational support to young people in African countries. 

Providing funds for the activities of a church in Hastings, UK, including evangelistic programmes and assistance to the needy. 

## **Financial policy** 

It is not this charity’s policy to build up major reserves, but rather to provide funds for appropriate projects as quickly as possible. 

## **Trustees** 

Graham Pearce, Diana Pearce, Paul Crabtree 

## **Signed on behalf of Trustees 23[rd] May 2025** 



## **CORNER OAK TRUST** 

## **1 January to 31 December 2024** 

|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**||
|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**2024**|**Last year**|
|Donations|31404|18294|
|HMRC tax reclaims|5066|3583|
||36470|21876|
|**A2 Asset and Investments sales**|0|0|
|**A3 Payments**|||
|Gifts to beneficiaries|31825|23090|
|Bank charges re donations abroad|150|135|
||**31975**|**23225**|
|**Sub total**|**4494**|**-1349**|
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**7288**|8637|
|**Cash funds this year end**|**11782**|**7288**|
|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||
|**B1 Cash funds 31 12 24**|||
|Instant access account|10831|6562|
|Treasurers' account|951|726|
|**Total cash funds**|**11782**|**7288**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|0|0|
|**B3 Investment assets**|0|0|



## **Signature of Trustee** 

**Date** 2.4.25 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees1
members of
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On accounts for the year
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Charity no
(if any)
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Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the abové
charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended
Responsibilities and As th8 charty twstees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ('the Acr).
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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect".
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the brackels rflhey do nol apply.
Date:
Independent
examinerfs statement
Signed:
Name:
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qualificatton(s) or body
(if any):
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Section B
Disclosure
Only Gomplete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
IER
October 2018

Glve here brief details of
any items that the
. examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018

CORNER OAK TRUST
1 January to 31 December 2024
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
2024
A1 Receipts
Last year
Donations
HMRC tax reclaims
31404
5066
18294
3583
36470
21876
A2 Asset and Investments sales
A3 Payments
Gifts to beneficiaries
Bank charges re donations abroad
31825
150
23090
135
23225
31975
Sub totsl
4494
-1349
A6 Cash funds last year end
7288
8637
Cash funds this year end
11782
7288
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
B1 Cash funds 31 12 24
Instant access account
Treasurers, account
10831
951
6562
726
Total cash funds
11782
7288
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
Signature of Trustee
Date
2.4.25