2024-03-31-accounts - The Torrs Charitable Trust

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name THE TORRS CHARITABLE TRUST

Other names charity is known by

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Mr Graham CM Roberts	Chairman
Mrs Maureen V Roberts	Secretary
Dr Mark TM Roberts
Ms Jane EM Roberts
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust Deed dated 8 July 1995 Registered with the Charity Commission on Type of governing document 24 July 1995 (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing Trustees. Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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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

Advancement of Christianity.

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

Relief of poverty, sickness and distress. Advancement of education, Christian medical work and relief.
Conservation of wildlife and the environment.
Other charitable purposes agreed by the Trustees.

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The Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and made donations to other charities where they comply with our objectives.

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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Torrs Charitable Trust continued to support a number of UK-based charities, some of which operate abroad.

In the UK, we gave financial support to charities helping individuals and families affected by poverty, and the homeless. This included children’s clubs and providing food and friendship in deprived areas. We also continued our support to Prison Fellowship, a charity which helps prepare prisoners, and their families, for their release.

Our concern for UK Biodiversity continues with support for species and habitats via Butterfly Conservation and A Rocha UK. The latter charity runs projects on rewilding church lands for the benefit of wildlife and enhancing the mental wellbeing of locals through nature.

We supported several UK-based charities which operate abroad. In September we responded to Tear Fund’s emergency appeal following failed harvest in Kenya. We continued our support for Soteria Trust which provides hope for needy, poor and vulnerable children through sponsorship at Prospect School in Ibadan, Nigeria. Our latest contribution helped provide a dormitory. We also supported Life Words which operates in the UK and abroad as the working name of Scripture Gift Mission, founded in 1888. They aim to make the bible accessible throughout the world whether a daily digital verse of God’s work via App/email in UK or a printed booklet to a child in Brazil.

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Section E Financial review

We maintain sufficient funds in our deposit account, which allows us to Brief statement of the respond to emergency appeals and is available should there be a drop, charity’s policy on reserves perhaps temporary, in investment income. We have no other need for reserves.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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

MV Roberts

Signature(s) GCM Roberts Maureen Violet ROBERTS Full name(s) Graham Charles Milward ROBERTS Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR SECRETARY etc) Date 27/11/2024

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THE TORRS CHARITABLE TRUST Reg No 1048216 101 Havant Road, East Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire Corresponding Secretary/Treasurer Mrs Maureen Roberts Tel: 023 92379726

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT 1st APRIL 2023 - 31st MARCH 2024

INCOME to 31st MARCH 2024 Dividends received from quoted investments Interest from COIF Charities Deposit Fund (Gross) TOTAL EXPENDITURE Expenses Grants and donations MOVEMENT OF FUNDS Balance at Lloyds Bank at 31 March 2023 Income from investments and interest Transfer to COIF Charities Deposit Fund Donations Balance at Lloyds Bank at 31 March 2024	£ 46,070 645 46,715 £ Nil 35,900 £ 10,362 46,715 (20,000) (35,900) 1,177	Last year £ 41,965 0 41,965 Last year £ Nil 37,691

Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner’s Report ~~Ee~~ Report to the trustees/ Charity Name THE TORRS CHARITABLE TRUST members of ~~Po~~ On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2024 Charity no 1048216 ended (if any) ~~eeee eee~~ Set out on pages 124 - 128 ~~Po~~ Respective The charity's trustees 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 examiner under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act,
• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act, and
• to state 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 charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees 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 ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to 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 that disclosed below *) 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act
- have not been met ; or
to which, in my opinion, 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. Mellows Date: 22/01/2025 ~~a~~ Name: MICHAEL ANTHONY MELLOWS ~~Cn~~ Relevant professional qualification(s) or body CERT. ED (if any): ~~a~~ Address: 103 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH PO6 2JE ~~CC~~

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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