000 COO 00 ooo 11 000 ti ci c ffj 000 (OWiO c c c Iii 113ai 3 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 |||**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**From**||Period start date|||||**T**
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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)** March **2021** **TAR** 1 **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Trust Deed - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Registered Charitable Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed during his lifetime by Revd. G Hallam - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **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 March **2021** **TAR** 2 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)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance March **2021** **TAR** 3 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. March **2021** **TAR** 4 ## **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)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **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 March **2021** **TAR** 5