CORNER OAK TRUST
Charity no 1001370
The Forge, Main Street, Beckley, TN31 6RS
Trustees Annual Report 2025
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 college students in Kenya.
Providing funds to a nurse previously sponsored through university to buy an ultrasound scanner 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 20[th] April 2026
CORNER OAK TRUST 1 January to 31 December 2025
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
| A1 Receipts | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Donations | 26411 |
| HMRC tax reclaims | 7186 |
| 33597 | |
| A2 Asset and Investments sales | |
| A3 Payments | |
| Gifts to beneficiaries | 31050 |
| Bank charges re donations abroad | 120 |
| 31170 | |
| Sub total | 2427 |
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 11782 |
| Cash funds this year end | 14210 |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | |
| B1 Cash funds 31 12 25 | |
| Instant access account | 13394 |
| Treasurers' account | 816 |
| Total cash funds | 14210 |
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
Signature of Trustee
Date
6.2.26
Last year
31404 5066 36470 0
31825 150 31975 4494 8637 13131
10831 951 11782 0 0
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CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report_ to thememberstrustees/ of Ce RNER OAK TROST
On accounts fortheaeyear| .4) Decen aaER 2025. Charityria aieno 1001370
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust’) for the year ended ‘
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees 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 Act’).
| 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, |
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement 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:
e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
| 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 brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: M\ hv Date:| 10 Magen 264.
Name: Micw ar S. Grane
Relevant professional FCMA.
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(if any):
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October 2018
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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IER
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October 2018
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CORNER OAK TRUST 4 January to 31 December 2025
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|RECEIPTS AND|PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS|
|A1|Receipts|2025|Last year|
|Donations|26411|31404|
|HMRC tax reclaims|7186|5066|
|33597|36470|
|A2 Asset and|Investments|sales|0|
|A3|Payments|
|Gifts to beneficiaries|31050|31825|
|Bank charges|re donations abroad|120|150|
|31170|31975|
|Sub total|2427|4494|
|A6 Cash funds|last year end|11782|8637|
|’|Cash funds this year end|14210|13131|
|STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND|LIABILITIES|
|B1|Cash|funds|31|12|24|
|Instant access account|13394|10831|
|Treasurers’ account|816|951|
|Total cash funds|14210|11782|
|B2 Other monetary assets|.|0|
|B3|Investment assets|0|
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Signature of Trustee
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Date 6.2.26
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