**The Farnhams Christian Trust Trustees’ Annual Report For  The Year Ended 31[st] March 2024** 

|**Registered No.**|1096500|
|---|---|
|**Founded**|10thOctober 2002|
|**Names of Trustees**|Ingvar Carter(Chairman)|
||Peter Cardoe (Treasurer)|
||Jonathan Dobbs|
||Hadrian James|
|**Address of principal office**|4 Church Furlong|
||Stapleford|
||Wiltshire|
||SP3 4QE|
|**Independent Examiner**|Rev G B Jones|
|**Bankers**|Natwest|
||Slough Trading Estate (A) Branch|
||PO Box 1070|
||Slough|
||Berkshire|
||SL1  1AL|



## **Governing document** 

The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2024.  The financial statements comply with the charity’s trust deed and applicable law. 

## **Objectives** 

To advance the Christian faith and religion and exercise Christian charity by making grants to The Farnhams and Hedgerley Community Church and to other Christian churches,  Assemblies,  Missions,  Missionary Societies or Institutions. 

## **Review of Activities** 

When considering our grant-making policy for the year, the trustees have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. 

The trust holds funds to assist The Farnhams and Hedgerley Community Church which operates under its own CIO and appropriate policies.  The Church employs one part-time worker to assist with its activities.  The activities of the church include a community hub for all ages including mothers and toddlers. The Church also holds a religious service on Sunday mornings for worship and teaching.  These activities are open to the whole community. 



## **Reserves  policy** 

The charity has no major administrative expenses. 

It is the charity’s policy to maintain sufficient reserves to meet any expenses. 

## **Grant making policy** 

The Trust’s grant making policy is to use its funds to assist The Farnhams and Hedgerley Community Church. 

## **Rights to appoint trustees** 

The trustees have the right to appoint trustees in accordance with the trust deed. 

## **Declaration** 

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

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees by: 

Secretary (Trustee) 

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Date : 18[th] January 2025 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Farnhams Christian Trust
On accounts for the year
ended
318t March 2024
Charlty no
(if any)
1096500
Sat out on pages
l and 2 ot the attached CC16a.
I report to the trustees on my examination of th8 accounts of the above
charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 3110312024.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {"the Act.).
I report in re8pect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi8sion
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention
in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting ￿cOrdS were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Indep8ndent
examiner'8 ststament
I 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 br8ckets if they do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
?o)¢J
Name:
CcRAih)/
Rel•vant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
IER
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).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
8xaminer wlBhes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSIO
FOR ENGLAND AND WALE
THE FARNHAMS CHRISTIAN TRUST
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
0110412023
3110312024
Sectioii A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
fund8
R¢stricted
funds
Endowment
fund8
Totsl fund8
Last y￿r
to th• n•aro•t
to t￿ ngar•8t£
to the n•aT¥$t £
to th• n£ar88t £
to tho n•amt £
A1 Recelpts
Sale ol share in
astor's house
lnte￿$t on de
08lt occounts
77,000
S71
77.000
571
208
Sub total(Gross income for AR
77,571
77,571
206
Aa8et and Investment 8ale8,
see table .
Sub total
Total receipt
208
A3Pa
ments
Solicilols fee8
Stewar(J6hip- Professional lees
145
148
140
Sub tota
148
A4 Asset and Investmenl
purcha8es, (see tsbl6}
Share of minister's house
Sub tot8
Total payment
145
14
140
Net of recelpts/fpayments
A5 Transfer8 between fund8
A6 Cash funds last year 9nd
Cash funds this year en
-145
164,411
435
£6
-164,411

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
fund8
to n•Arè8t £
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to n•arest £
Categories
Detsll8
B1 Cash funds
Natwesl Current
1,012
Virgin Money
81,633
Hamp8hirts Tru8t Bank PLC
82,056
Total cash funds
164,701
lograo b•l4n¢u ￿ rec•lpl8 ond payments
accountl•ll
Unre8tricted
fund8
Io llo&r￿1 £
R68trSctsd
funds
to nearn8t £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Detalls
B2 Other monetsry a88Ots
Fund to whl¢h
a8s•t bolon
Detalls
Cost loptlon•ll
Curront value
loptlonall
83 Invg8tmont a88ets
Fund to whlch
a$8gt belongs
Details
Currènl valu
loptlonall
Cojl loptlonall
84 A88•ts rotalnod lor tho
¢harity'8 own use
Fiithd to whlv.h
Detall#
du•
Wh•n du•
118bllSty r•l4t••
lopllonall
loptlonoll
B5 Llabllltle8
Signed by one or IM) Ifustees on
behalf of all th8 trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of
roval

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Farnhams Christian Trust
On accounts for the year
ended
31st March 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1096500
Set out on pages
l and 2 of the attached CC16a.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charlty ('the Twst") for the year ended 3110312024.
Responslblllties and As the charity trustees of the TrusL you are responsible for the preparation
basls of report of the accounts in acGordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ( the Act").
I 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.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention
in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect.,
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not acGord with the accounting records
Independent
examlner's statement
I 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.
Signod:
Dats:
?oJ
Name:
CCRAih)/
Relevant professiortal
qualification(s) or body
{if any).
Address:
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of GonRrn (See CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018