CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From Aprll 1st 2024 To March 31st 2025 Charity name: St Peter & St Paul (Northleach) Charitable Trust Charlty reglstratlon number: 1109450 Objectives and Activities Summ8ry of the purpose3 01 P•r• 1 17 the charity as sel out in its govefnlng documern The Trust exists to raise funds and make grants io St Peter and St Paul Church. Northleach for Ihe resloraiion. malnienance and Improvement of the building. Al Ihe request of the Parochial Church Council. the Trust has extended ils remrt lo indude making grants for regular mainlenance ol Ihe Church fabnc. as well as large capital and renewal programmes. £5125 has been spent this year to Ihe public benefit, wlh focus on maiof consep4ation and energy effiaency survey8. In addition to ongolng maintenance and repair.. The Iruslees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit In determining which repair and restoralion projecls to undertake. Surnmary of Ihe rnain activities in relation to those purposes for Ihe public benefit, In particular. the actiwties. projeas or Services identified in the accounts. P•r• 1 17And 1.19 Siaiement confirming whelher the trustees have had regard lo the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefil IP•rnl 18 Addltlonal Informatlon loptlonal) You may ch003e to indude further stalements where relevant about.. | 8ORP f•ltt• Pw•lJl Policy on grant making Policy on s0(ial Invesiment induding program related investmenl Contrlbution made by volunteers P*•l3B Olher Achievements and Performance .' SORP i•kn•nce Summary of the main achievements ol the charity, Idenlifying Ihe difference Ihe chanty's work h85 made to Ihe arcumslances of Its beneficianes and any widef benefits10 society as a whole. Expert surveys completed Ihis year give guidance lo our work lor the next several years, ensunng Ihat it is grounded in deep underslanding of the building structure and Its long ierm needs. P•1• 1.20 Addltlonal Infomlatlon loptlonal) You may choose 10 include further siaiements where relevanl about.. Achievements again31 Pw•141 objectives sei Performance of fundraising actiwties againsl objective8 ' Investment performanca against objeclives Other P•r• 141 Financial Review Review of the chanly's financial position ai the end ol Ihe penod r•121 Siable, with 8dequaie lunds to ensure Ihat all planned maintenance proiects can be lunded and thai further lunds are held to deal wrth any likely emefgency repair that would rbol be covered by Insurance The charity's policy is lo hold sufficlenl reserves to cover Ihe expeded cosl ol the regular annual maintenance and as50oaled fepair and resioraiion costs. Slatement explaining Ihe policy for holding reserves stating why they are held P•r• 122 Amount of reserves held P•1• 122 £20.000 , Reasons lor holding zero reseThes r•122 Not applicable, Deiails ol fund matenally in deficil Pw•124 Nol applicable. Explanation of any uncertainties about the chanty conlinuing as a going concern P4r4 123 None Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal) You may choose to Indude further stalemenis where relevant aboul.. Tha Trusl operates a membefship scheme under which members ol the public can become Friends of the Trusl. either on an annual Of a lifetime basis. The funds raised by the Fnends. membership fees are part of the income which is used by the Trust to M￿ntain and Improve the fabric of the Church. The number of Friends has Increased during the past year and Ihefe are now 175 members, ol whom 48 are IITelime Friends. A heallhy income Slream has also come from our successful programme of 6 concerts and talks. The ch8nty's pnncipal sources of lunds (Induding any fundraising) Pw•147 Investment policy and objectives induding any Social investmenl pdicy adopted A description of the pnncipal n'sks laang the chanty 1.46 PAM 1.48 Other Structure, Governance and Management Descriplion ol charity's Type of goveming documenl P•r• 125 Trusl deed Howls the charity constituted? , Charitable Trust Trustee selection methods Induding det&ls of any constitutional proMsion3 e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entilled to appoint one Of more trusiees P*• 1.15 The cOmpo￿lI0n ol the irusiees remains unchanged with each 18kn' ng leadership for their area ol expertise In selecling indiwduals for appointment. Ihe trusiees musl have regard to Ihe necessary skills. kn¢y4vledge and experience needed lor Ihe effective adfflinislfation d the charily. Addltlonal Infonnatlon foptlonal) You may choose io Indude further ststements where relevanl 8boLrt. Poliues and procedures adopted lor the induction and training ol trustees P•r• 1.51 The chanty's organisational siructure and any wider network wilh which the chanty works 1.51 The P8rochi81 Church Counol relain the overall responsibiliiy for the Church fabric. The Trust supports th81 requiremenl and conlinues to mainiwn good rel81ions wilh the Coundl, both working together to the overall good ol the communily and to the Glory ol God Re1811onship Wllh any relaied parties 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Charily name St Peter & Sl Paul (Northleach) Charitable Trust i Olher name the chariiy uses Friends of Northleach Church Registered charity number 1109450 Charily's pnnopal addres8 The Benefice Office. Church of si pther & Sl Paul. Church Walk, Northleach. GL54 3HL Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty N•m• ol p•rnon lor body) •nlltl•d lo appolnt tru•1 Trust•• nam• Offl¢• (rf any) O•t•i •ct•d11 not lor whol• y•ar Geoffrey Dear Chalrman Board of trustees Jim ￿lSOn Treasurer Rlchard Owen Chris Hancock Max Thomeycroft Jane Quelch Secreiary Corporate trU￿eeS - names of Ihe dlreclors at the date Ihe report was approved DIr•￿Or nxm• NIA Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charily Tnt•t•• nam• D•t•s •el•d If nol lor whol• y••r NIA Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Descriplion of Ihe assets NIA held in Ihis capaaty Name and obj'ects of the chanty on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls wilhin the cusiodian chanty s objects Deiails of arrangemenis for NIA 8afe custody and segregalion of such assets Irom Ihe charily s own assels UA Addltlonal Infomlatlon loptlonall Names and addresses of advlsern (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Type of Nam? Address advlser Name of chlef executlve or names of Senlor staff members Ioptlonal Infonnatlonl Exemptions from dl8clo8ure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel delails ,NIA Other optional information Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the tru3ts8s' report above. Slgned on behalf of tho ch•rlV'S trustees Slgnaturols) Full nam•ls) c-i ÈctrFAL-¥ "TA•*lL£ r>C-A Posltlon log Secretaryi Chalr, etc) . Date CHARNY COhlMISSION FOR INGLdND rtND WALtS StP•tsr& St C￿￿tab* Tru Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For lho p•rfod from 1.Apr.24 To Section A Receipts and payments Unresiricied funds Endownicnt nd6 fun Total lund4 Lmt y•4r At Aec•i Fr*￿&&1 Ntsrfh*othGhL¥ 4JSS Vfjknrk PCC 7A49 VAT￿e￿r￿ Rertt*T•S •.sJo Sub irJ¢x)me for ARI .oM A2 A•¥•1 •nd Inv•knl •al• Iw thblel. Sub lOtrI Tgt•l r•e•lpts m•nl• 125 11J72 Sub lOthI A4A•••t •nd In¥••trn•rrt Sub lolal 314•7 Pl•1 olrne•lpWlpayM•ntsJ Al Trnnsfèrl furt0* AO Tow funds lui year•nd C•¥h lunds Ihh y••r•n¢l 4561 581 £0 £0 £0 t2•.454 t42.￿1 £42,JM É41344 Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period unr￿st￿Gtc Aostriit¢d Enoowrnont lund* Io t Bl C••h fvnd• CUn•fitAcC￿nIg￿JtIOJ F￿r￿￿tI￿1¢*¢h rotal¢••h fvndB RMtrlet•d lund• lor￿•T•ll£ lund• B2 Oth* mon•tsry ii••ts PCC *mounld Vth•n d BS LWbllllJ 21 PCC byonry ￿u￿te*S¢n nai of 811 m8 trusie88 D4tf4 Print Narne CCXX R1 •Kounts1851 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**|||| |---|---|---|---| |**members of**|St Peter & St Paul Northleach Charitable Trust|St Peter & St Paul Northleach Charitable Trust|| ||||| |**On accounts for the year**||**Charity no**|| |**ended**|31 March 2025|**(if any)**|1109450| ||||| |**Set out on pages**|1||| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2025. **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance 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, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention ( ~~other than that disclosed below~~ *) 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 accord with the accounting records 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._ |**Signed:**||**Date:**|21.01.26| |---|---|---|---| ||||| |**Name:**|Michael Storey||| ||||| |**Relevant professional**|FCA||| |**qualification(s) or body**|||| |**(if any):**|||| ||||| |**Address:**|Oxleaze Barn||| ||Hawling||| ||Gloucestershire GL54 5TB||| 1 **October 2018** **IER**