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Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinevs Report Report to the trusteesl members of St Theodore Ecclesiaslical Trust On accounts for the year ended 31 St March 2021 Charity no {if any) 1029085 Set out on pages embe,- io ificluu> the pagJ fiunibers of addilio.'ial slieet Respective The charity's Iruslees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and exarniner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 14515){b) of the Charilies Act, and to slate whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charrty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the Iruslees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'lrue and fair, view and the report is limited lo those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention examiner's statement (other than Ihat disclosed below") 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respect, the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act,. and to prepare accounls which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requiremenls of the Charities Act have not been met" or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounls to be reached. Please delete thè words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: gAVI)i JIMt5 Relevant professional qualification{s) or body lif any): IER March 2012

Address: £s Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. IER March 2012

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Year
2020
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Month
March
Year
2021
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
St. Theodore Ecclesiastical Trust
Other names charity is known by STET
Registered charity number (if any) 1029085
Charity's principal address
75 Beechfield Road
Stockport
Cheshire
Postcode SK3 8SX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
1 H Broomhead Trustee
2 J Carrasco Trustee
3 P G Bateman Trustee
4 C L Wilson Trustee Retired 15thSeptember
2020
5 D G Green Trustee From 15thNovember
2020
Revd G Hallam
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Trust Deed

How the charity is constituted

Registered Charitable Trust

Trustee selection methods

Appointed during his lifetime by Revd. G Hallam

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Education Training Relief of Poverty Religious Objectives Other Charitable Objects

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The Trust has had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Public benefit activities undertaken in this period included: -

  1. An art class for adults.

  2. Relief of poverty through emergency funding for those in need.

  3. Asylum and Refugee counselling and advocacy.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance The Trust continues to meet its commitment to sustaining the life and Summary of the main work of St. Aidan’s Orthodox Church, Manchester, whose parishioners achievements of the charity are the principal donors. The Trust continued to make its property in during the year Levenshulme available for art workshops and its general funds to defray the costs of immigration counselling and asylum advocacy, together with the relief of poverty and homelessness locally. All these public benefits are provided on a completely open basis to all members of the general public. The last month of this reporting year (2020/2021) saw the activities of the Trust through the Church severely curtailed when the Church closed its doors to the public on 15[th] March 2020 due to the pandemic and the first national lockdown.

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Section E Financial review

We only maintain reserves sufficient to cover building maintenance, Brief statement of the annual running costs, future expansion investment in clergy and plant, charity’s policy on reserves and giving to other charities and the poor.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Revd. Gregory Hallam Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Administrator etc)

Date 27th November 2021

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