Mary Atwood's Churches' Charity (A Registered Charity)
Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025
Registered charity number: 1076260
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## Mary Atwood's Churches’ Charity
## Charity information
## Trustees
## Name
G C Cornelius N M Bowles MS R Griffiths
Charity number 1076260
Principal address
Bankers
Solicitors
Independent examiners
Williamson & Barnes 12-14 Queen Street Deal Kent CT14 6EU
CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
Williamson & Barnes 12-14 Queen Street Deal Kent CT14 6EU
Kreston Reeves LLP 37 St Margaret's Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2TU
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## Mary Atwood’s Churches' Charity
## Trustees’ report
for the year ended 5 April 2025
The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025.
## Constitution
The Charity was established by the Will dated 27 July 1995 of Mary Irene Atwood late of Katoomba, 19 St George's Road, Sandwich, Kent, who died on 9 November 1995, proved by the Executors, David George Downes and Geoffrey Clark Comelius in the District Probate Registry at Brighton on 11 December 1995. The Charity was registered on 24 June 1999 with the number 1076260.
Objects of the Charity, principal activities and organisation of our work
The Charity's objects are:-
- a. to pay one half of the annual income of the Charity to the Parochial Church Council of Sandwich for the maintenance repair or improvement of the fabric of St Clements Church, Sandwich.
- b. to pay one half of the annual income of the Charity to the Parochial Church Council of Ash-with-Westmarsh for the maintenance repair or improvement of the fabric of St Nicholas Church, Ash.
The Charity is organised with the Trustees meeting regularly to manage its affairs.
When planning our activities the Trustees have considered the Charities Commission guidance on public benefit.
## Development, activities and achievements this year
The Charity has distributed its income for the year to 5 April 2025 to the Parochial Church Councils of Sandwich and Ash.
## Reserves policy
The General Fund is used for the day to day running of the Charity. The balance is regularly distributed to the Churches. The Capital Fund is used for generating the income and as such is not for distribution.
## Financial review
At the period end, there was a balance in the General Fund of £7,229 (2024: £9,806), and a balance in the Capital Fund of £31,523 (2024 - £50,855)
## Risk management
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
## Investment powers
The Trustees have the power to invest Trust money as they in their absolute discretion think fit. The Trustees take regular stockbrokers' advice. Details of the investments held are set out in the annexed Accounts.
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## Mary Atwood’s Churches' Charity
## Trustees' report
for the year ended 5 April 2025
## Approval
This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:-
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M.S.R Griffiths
Trustee j =m fi 7 / aL SX, Date: "4 .
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## Mary Atwood’s Churches’ Charity
Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees
of Mary Atwood's Churches’ Charity
- | report to the Charity's Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025 which are set out on pages6 to 8.
This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. My work has been undertaken so that | might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters | am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, | do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report. Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Trustee of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). | report in respect of my examination of the charity'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 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## if 4 f 0? [hve lan eeves AG
Michael Dyer ACA MAAT Kreston Reeves LLP eagleDate: (518 December 2025
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## Mary Atwood's Churches’ Charity
Receipts and payments for the year ended 5 April 2025
|Receipts and payments
for the year ended 5 April 2025||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||2025|2024|
|General Fund|Note|£|£|
|Income Receipts||||
|From charitable assets:||||
|- dividends and distributions less accrued interest
- untaxed interest and dividends||62,567.34
3,979.98|63,280.21
3,898.70|
|||66,547.32|67,178.91|
|Payments||||
|Professional fees
Legalfees
Payments made to churches:||1,140.00
990.00|1,080.00
990.00|
|-PCC ofSt Nicholas ChurchAsh
-PCC ofSandwich (St Clements)
Bank charges||33,317.32
33,317.30
71.25|31,933.80
31,934.12
70.50|
|||68,835.87|66,008.42|
|Other receipts and payments in relation to MaryAtwood's||||
|St Clement's Church Charity|4|||
|Receipts
Payments||255.80
(254.28)|250.79
(250.79)|
|||1.52|-|
|Net receipts/(payments) fortheyear
Bank balanceat 6 April2024
Nettransfers to/from Capital Fund||(2,287.03)
9,806.38
(290.00)|1,170.49
9,045.89
(410.00)|
|Bank balance at 5 April 2025||7,229.35|9,806.38|
|Capital Fund||||
|Receipts||||
|Sale ofstocks & shares
Cash contribution on liquidation
Final maturity
Interest|1|58,727.79
-
64,309.91
1,290.25|32,000.00
235.02
-
680.03|
|Payments||124,327.95|32,915.05|
|Stock purchases
Dealing fees|2|143,370.69
580.00|-
605.00|
|Net receipts/(payments) fortheyear
Bank balances at 6 April2024
Transfers to/from Income Fund||(19,622.74)
50,855.44
290.00|32,310.05
18,135.39
410.00|
|Bank balances at 5 April 2025||31,522.70|50,855.44|
|Totalbankbalancesat5April2025||38,752.05|60,661.82|
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## Mary Atwood's Churches’ Charity
Statement of assets and liabilities for the year ended 5 April 2025
|Statement of assetsassets and liabilities
for thethe year endedended 5 April 2025|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||2025|2024|
|||Note|||
|Monetary assets|||||
|CAFAccount
CAF GoldAccount
DepositAccount|||7,229.35
6,827.97
24,694.76|9,806.38
6,378.56
44,476.88|
||||38,752.05|60,661.82|
|InvestmentAssets|||||
|COIF Income shares@ 1948.06p (31/03/24 2043.26p)
pershare (value 31/03/25) (cost£90,037.17)
Stocks and shares perRedmayne Bentley
valuation 05/04/25 -(Cost/probate value£931,216.3)|3||144,256.74
1,477,492.13|145,409.62
1,413,722.00|
||||1,621,748.87|1,559, 131.62|
|Current liabilities|||||
|Professional fees
Due to MaryAtwood's St Clement's Church Charity|||1,200.00
64.72|1,140.00
63.20|
||||1,264.72|1,203.20|
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
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40,000
31,480
1,800
2,175
2,000
7,200
3,836
5,000
6,428
5,331
4,062
10,500
1,740
4,500
2.714
762
17,250
29,400
6,575
3,625
5,739
7,262
6,310
14,250
62,956
1,850
20,875
10,500
4,500
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28,970
18,885
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10,065
35,737
21,053
29,165
41,312
24,561
29,986
24,960
19,715
22,969
6,207
9,912
42,179
54,482
19,555
20,828
37,081
30,829
25,000
13,489
44,412
31,451
22,131
33,117
19,123
15,649
50,934|28,570
80,619
36,257
10,483
84,492
8,341
40,240
26,690
95,190
38,000
61,632
7,224
21,342
19,357
24,665
171,720
68,121
32,301
28,264
19,633
9,698
58,036
60,460
75,089
30,667
38,760
64,845
30,553
52,814
49,928
55,463
12,420
35,620|
|||931,216|1,477,492|
Note 4 Related Parties Due to the minimum bank account opening requirements the Mary Atwood's Churches' Charity agreed to take over the receipts and payments administration of the Mary Atwood!'s St Clement's Church Charity (charity number 1077118).
The sole purpose of the Mary Atwood St Clement's Church Charity is the upkeep of the Atwood family grave.
Mr G C Cornelius, Mr M S R Griffiths and Mr N M Bowles are also Trustees of the Mary Atwood's St Clement's Church Charity.
At year end, the bank balance attributable to Mary Atwood's St Clement's Church Charity was £64.72 (2024: £63.20)
There were no other related party transactions in the period or prior period.