**ST PETER AND ST PAUL’S CHURCH HANBOROUGH BUILDING TRUST Charity Number: 1102615** ## Annual Report on 2023-2024 of the St Peter and St Paul’s Church Hanborough Building Trust ## 20 October 2024 **Present** : Rev Steve Stewart (chair), Mr Richard Wilkins **Apologies** : none 1. **Accounts** : the financial year began with £3012 in the Trust’s RBS bank account 10110936 as at 1 April 2023. Following donations (£100,376) and interest (£43), the year closed on 31 March 2024 with £103,431 in the Trust’s RBS bank account. The accounts of the Trust for 2023-2024 (see below) have been audited and signed off by Mrs Wendy Bayliss (see below). 2. **Annual Return for 2023-2024:** this has been filed with the Charity Commissioners. 3. **Applications to the Trust:** there were no applications for grants in the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. ## **Activities of the Trust since 31 March 2024:** 4. **Latest news on funds** : Following recent substantial donations (since 31 March 2024) , there is now £285,062.16 in the Trust’s RBS bank account 10110936. These recent substantial donations (totalling £280,000) have been made in order to fund Hanborough PCC’s spire repair project at St Peter and St Paul Church Hanborough, and are therefore Restricted Income. 5. **Appointment of New Trustee** : The trustees voted unanimously on 9 October 2024 to appoint Mrs Wendy Bayliss to be a new trustee of the Trust (proposed by Rev Steve Stewart, seconded by Mr Richard Wilkins). The Trustees offered their grateful thanks to Mrs Wendy Bayliss for offering to serve as a new trustee, hopefully by the end of October 2024. Mrs Wendy Bayliss will now have to complete a “Fit and Proper Person Declaration” before commencing her role as a trustee. **Action: Mrs Wendy Bayliss** 6. **Appointment of Gift Aid Treasurer** : The trustees voted unanimously on 9 October 2024 to appoint Mrs Wendy Bayliss to act as Gift Aid Treasurer for the Trust (proposed by Rev Steve Stewart, seconded by Mr Richard Wilkins). This is subject to the completion of a “Fit and Proper Person Declaration”. 7. **Current Applications to the Trust** : None. The Trust is anticipating a considerable application from the Hanborough Parochial Church Council to fund their spire repair project for St Peter and St Paul Church Hanborough. 8. **Next Annual meeting of Trustees:** to be arranged. **Signed** : ______ ________ Rev Steve Stewart, Chair 20 October 2024 ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of St Peter and St Paul’s Church Hanborough Building Trust – registered charity no: 1102615** I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2024 as attached. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner.** As the Charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7) (b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report:** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **Independent examiner’s statement.** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention. (1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material aspect the requirements - To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and - To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 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 accounts to be reached. WP agbise Signed : Wendy Bayliss ACIB **ST PETER & ST PAULS CHURCH HANBOROUGH BUILD TRUST FUND - CHARITY NO: 1102615 Receipts &** **Payments Account for the year ended 31st March 2024** **2024** £ ## **RECEIPTS** Donations Interest Received £ 100,376.00 £ 42.94 **£ 100,418.94** ## **TOTAL RECEIPTS** ## **PAYMENTS** ## **TOTAL PAYMENTS** **Net Receipts/(Payments) for the Year Plus previous year balances** Current Account **£ - £ 100,418.94** £ 3,012.66 CCLA Deposit £ 12.98 **£ 103,444.58** ## **Represented at 31st March 2024 by :** Current Account CCLA Deposit £ 103,431.60 £ 12.98 **£ 103,444.58** **Fund Balances are as follows :** Unrestricted Funds £ 3,444.58 Restricted Spire Fund £ 100,000.00 **£ 103,444.58**