2024-02-29-accounts

Information Classification: PUBLIC

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
**From **	01	03	2023	To	28 02	2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name St Piran Trust Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1103471

Charity's principal address 3 Grannys Lane Perranporth Cornwall Postcode TR6 0HB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Lara Beach	Treasurer
	Michael Callan		Resigned 11thMay2023
	Dick Cole	Chair
	Julian German	Vice Chair
	Pol Hodge
	Sefryn Penrose
	Francis White

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)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution of St Piran Trust

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“CIO”) How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected by board of Trustees

• (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

To protect, preserve, maintain and restore for the benefit of the people of Cornwall and of the nation at large the sites of the Oratory of St Piran and Church of St Piran in the Parish of Perranzabulow and to advance the education of the public by promotion of the cultural, historical and educational significance of the Oratory and Church of St Piran along with that of sites surrounding the Oratory and Church or connected with St Piran.

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In undertaking the work of the Trust, we have sought to follow the Charity Commission’s advice about public benefit.

Trustees had this to the fore in deliberations at various Trust meetings.

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)

Our key achievements are set out later in this document, but we would wish to make it clear that all our activities do meet our charity objectives and the promotion of the importance of the sites associated with St Piran for the benefit of local parishioners, the people of Cornwall and those from further afield.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Not applicable.

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

Key activities over the last 12 months have focused on bringing together a project to raise funds to commission professionals to produce a Conservation Management Plan, which will set out a detailed future work programme to better conserve and manage the Oratory and medieval church, while boosting its promotion to the local area, Cornwall and the wider World. The annual procession on St Piran’s Day was also held.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity maintains unrestricted general reserves for St Piran Merchandise sales, play performances and general expenses. Any restricted reserve is for funding the costs specifically associated with the preservation and protection of the St Piran Oratory and St Piran Church.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

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

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Full name(s) Richard Michael Cole (known as Dick) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Date ~~a~~ 22/12/2024 ~~fF~~

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