
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 01 2021 30 

April 202 

May 2021 

**From** 

**To** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** The Balsdon Trust **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1114545 **Charity's principal address** 11 Bray Road Holsworthy Devon **Postcode EX226FJ** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>1 GS Folland Chairman<br>2 CH Balsdon<br>3 JA Hutchings<br>4 BJ Wonnacott<br>5 MJC Miller<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 


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Type of adviser Name Address<br>Solicitors Peter, Peter &  Holsworthy EX22 6ED<br>Wright<br>Surveyors RH Hicks & Co Bideford EX39 5LZ<br>Investment Manager Brewin Dolphin Exeter EX2 5PD<br>Financial Advisor Ruby Financial  Upcott Farm, Lapford EX17 6NG<br>Management<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

Mrs LM Freeburn (Clerk) 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Trust Deed Type of governing document 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

Trust How the charity is constituted 

(eg. trust, association, company) 

Appointed by existing Trustees Trustee selection methods 

- (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** 

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The Trust makes grants of money to organisations and individuals in the area of benefit which is an area within ten miles as crow flies **Summary of the objects** from any of **of the charity set out in** the parish churches of Holsworthy, Halwill and Langtree in the **its governing document** county of Devon. 

**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)** 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

23 charitable grants totalling £24300 were paid to local organisations during the year to the end of April 2021. Grants ranged from £500 to £2500. 

## **Section E                    Financial review** 

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## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

The present policy of the Trustees to hold in reserve £5000 of the rent paid by its tenants. These reserves will be used to maintain and repair the property as needed. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **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** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Lia Freeburn **Position (eg Secretary,** Clerk (representing the **Chair, etc)** Chairman) **Date** 22/09/2022 

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24.300
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110
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3.210
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30,017
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Independent examiner's report on the
accounts .
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Balsdon Trust,
On accounts for the year
ended
3￿h April 2022
Charity no
(rf any)
1114545
set.out on pages
(le￿eMber. lo Ip.cluGe tlie page Trvirb*r8.'f 3dAlic.".o1 slieeisj
Respective The tharitls trustees are r8sponsible fo.r the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charity's twstees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustoe5 and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to-.
examine the accounts und8r seclion 145 of thè Charities Ac(
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given.by the
Charity Commission (under seciion 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether partic￿lar matters have come to my attention.
Basts of independent My examination was carried out in aC￿rdance with general Direclions given
examinevs statement by the Charity Commission. An examriation indudes a review of the
accounting.records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. 11 also.inclLKles consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees con￿MIng any suth matte￿. The procedures undèrtaken do not
provide all thé èvidenc8 trRt would be required in an audit, and
consequenlly no opinion is given as to whether th8 accounts present a Irue
and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent In connerAion with my ex8mination, no matter has come to my attention
examine￿8 statenient {
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material re￿￿6(
'the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordan￿ with sèction 130 of the
Charities Act and
to prepace accounts which ac(xsrd with the accounttng rectvds and
omply with Ihe accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not b88n met: or
2. to.ththich, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to anab18 a
proper understandlng of the accounts to be reathed.
' Please delgle tho words in the brnckets rf theydo not apply.
Signed:
IER
March
2012

'Name".
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(if any):
Address:
exxx
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf Ihe examiner needs to hwlight material problems.
IER
March
2012

Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
March
2012