## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 6 April 2023 to 5 April 2024** ## **Charity name: Friends of St Mary’s Church Ross-on-Wye** ## **Charity registration number: 1121282** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The Charity's objects are the**
**preservation, restoration, improvement**
**and development of the church buildings,**
**fabric, fittings, stained glass, ornaments,**
**monuments and all other chattels in and**
**belonging to the church of St. Mary the**
**Virgin, Ross-on-Wye and its churchyard,**
**and all additions thereto.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**During the year to 5 April 2024, the**
**Charity was very active in fundraising.**
**This allowed the Charity to fund a major**
**grant of £19,758 towards the new audio-**
**visual system in St Mary’s Church during.**
**The biennial Ross-on-Wye Open Gardens**
**event took place in June 2023 which**
**raised £8,637.**
**Regular concerts and talks were held in**
**St Mary’s Church which were very**
**popular and well attended, and which**
**together raised £5,195.**
**The Trustees were very grateful for**
**grants received from The Rowlands**
**Trust, the Edward Cadbury Charitable**
**Trust and the William Allen Young**
**Charitable Trust towards the Nave**
**Platform project. The Charity paid initial**
**Architect’s costs of £617 during the year**
**and will continue to financially support**
**the project during the next financial year.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have had regard to the**
**Charity Commission’s guidance on**
**public benefit**| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Charity’s funding of the new sound**
**system in St Mary’s Church in 2022 was**
**followed by grants towards the cost of a**
**digital projector in the Church. This**
**includes a specially designed retractable**
**projector screen that is concealed behind**
**the chancel arch when not in use. This**
**has enhanced the Church’s worship and**
**services, as well as allowing a wider**
**range of other community activities to**
**take place within the Church.**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**During the year, the Charty received**
**grants of £20,307. Income from**
**fundraising activities and events was**
**£13,832. Subscriptions from members**
**and other donations were £2,197, and**
**interest received was £309.**
**The Charity made grants of £20,375.**
**There was a surplus for the year of**
**£15,618.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Charity holds cash in reserve until**
**opportunities arise for suitable ways to**
**spend those funds in accordance with**
**the Charity’s objects.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**At the year end, the Charity’s funds were**
**£25,450, all of which was represented by**
**cash at bank. Of these funds, £12,383**
**was unspent restricted grants received**
**towards the Nave Project.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**The Trustees consider that there are no**
**material uncertainties regarding the**
**Charity’s ability to continue as a going**
**concern.**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**The Charity is governed by the**
**Constitution adopted on 16 September**
**2007.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**The Charity is an unincorporated**
**association.**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The Trustees are the members of the**
**committee comprising the President**
**(Rector of Ross, ex-officio), the Vice**
**President (Mayor of Ross-on-Wye. Ex**
**officio), Chairman, Secretary, and**
**Treasurer, two members nominated by**
**the Parochial Church Council of Ross**
**Parish Church, and not less than three**
**ordinary members appointed at the**
**annual meeting. A Trustee must be a**
**member of the Charity or the nominated**
**representative of an organisation that is a**
**member of the Charity**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH ROSS-ON-WYE**| |---|---| |Registered charity number|**1121282**| |Charity’s principal address|**The Parish Office,**
**The Rectory,**
**Church Street,**
**Ross-on-Wye,**
**HR9 5HN**| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**
~~ee~~|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---| |1 Bill Fulp
~~ee~~|Chairman||| |2 Mark Sanderson
~~ee~~
~~aa~~|Secretary
~~aa~~|~~aa~~|| |3 Graham John
~~a~~|Treasurer
~~a~~||| |4 Chris Bartrum
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~~ee~~|~~aa~~||| |5 Caroline Utting

~~ee~~|~~a~~||| |6 Rustie Baker

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~~es~~||From 12 December 2023|| |8 Teresa Newman
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~~a~~|||| ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** 7 a **Full name(s)** Graham John **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 03/07/2024 ||**No (if any)**
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~~-~~|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||| |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**|||**Total funds**|**Last year**|| |||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**|| |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||| |Members' subscriptions and donations||**2,197**||**-**||**-**|||**2,197**|**2,707**|| |Grants received||**-**||**20,307**||**-**|||**20,307**|**-**|| |Fundraisingincome||**15,443**||**-**||**-**|||**15,443**|**1,672**|| |Interest received||**309**||**-**||**-**|||**309**|**29**|| |||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_||_(Gross income for_|||||||||| ||_AR)_|_AR)_**17,949**||**20,307**||**-**|||**38,256**|**4,408**|| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
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**17,949**
**20,307**
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**-**
**38,256**|**-**
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**4,408**
~~—~~|| |**A3 Payments**|||||||||||| |Grantspaid||**12,451**||**7,924**||**-**|||**20,375**|**10,390**|| |Fundraisingexpenses||**1,611**||**-**||**-**|||**1,611**|**319**|| |Bank charges||**210**||**-**||**-**|||**210**|**158**|| |Insurance||**418**||**-**||**-**|||**418**|**418**|| |Subscriptionspaid||**24**||**-**||**-**|||**24**|**24**|| |||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| |**_Sub total_ **||**14,714**||**7,924**||**-**|||**22,638**|**11,309**|| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
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**14,714**
**7,924**
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**22,638**
**11,309**
~~——_———=~~|||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**3,235**
**12,383**
**-**
**15,618**
**- 6,901**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
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**-**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**9,832**
**- -**
**9,832**
**16,733**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**13,067**
**12,383**
**- 25,450**
**9,832**
~~=====~~|||||||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 06/02/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** ||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Endowment**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**| ||||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B1 Cash funds**|**1,091**
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**11,976**
**12,383**
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**13,067**
**12,383**
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Date of
approval
03/07/2024
**Details**
Print Name
Graham John
Signature
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06/02/2025
~~a~~|||||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Réport to the trusteesl n*mbers of FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH ROSS-ON-WYE On accounts for the yèar ended 05 April 2024 Charity no (If any) 1121282 5and6 ITtrii3Lmbtsr to iTrrlLrtlo the papo numt*fs 01￿￿1￿0￿￿ sheets I reFort to ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the aLMJve charty ("the Trusf) for Ihe year ended 0510412024. R•sponsibiliil8s arml As the chanty trustees of the Trust. you are respOn￿￿e for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (-the Acr). I report in respect of my examination ()f the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the apFdicable Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other Ihan that disck)sed beknv ") in conneclron with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any materi respecl.. c(yJnting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the aCc￿nts do not accord wilh the ￿COunting records Independent examlnerfs statement I have no concems and have come acro&8 tK) other matters in c￿￿ti wlth the examination to which attenti(￿ should be drawn in order to enable a proper undetstanding of the accounts to be reached. . Ple8se delete the words in the bTrckets rfthey do not apply. Date: s￿ned. Relevant PrOf￿10nal qualif￿atIOn KJ) d4>>EA HoLt•)r 14Qq Seclion B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo h￿hlIght matters of concem (see CC32. ependenl examlnalion of chartty acctyjnts.. dlrectlons and guldance for xaminers). IER October 2018 -