## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 05/04/2023 Period start date To Period end date 04/04/2024 ## Charity name: Grade Ruan Community Trust ## Charity registration number: 1121984 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To manage properties (car park, public
conveniences) in Grade-Ruan parish under
licence from Grade Ruan Parish Council.| |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|Income from the car park is used to cover
the cost of improving, maintaining and
running the properties. Surplus funds are
expended in grants.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have regard to guidance from the
Charity Commission in deciding which
projects to support with grants. Projects
must be of benefit to the public of Grade
Ruan Parish.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grants are made for projects of public
benefit to a wide group of the community of
Grade Ruan Parish. This could be through
infrastructure or social benefit.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| ## 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|In the past year the Trust has maintained
the car park and three sets of public
conveniences. We have been involved in a
consultation about disabled access to
toilets and access more broadly at a local
beach.
Grants have been awarded to: Grade Ruan
Recreation ground for improvement
groundworks, signage and equipment. Also
for a clean up of the fishing cove, support
with Cadgwith summer fund raising BBQ’s,
and room rental for the village sunshine
club.| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|There was surplus income over
expenditure in the period. The overall
balance of accounts is healthy.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves equating to the average annual
expenditure are kept in case of disruption
to income.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£30,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The toilet block at Kennack Sands is in
need of considerable renovation and funds
need to be managed to allow for a large
expenditure on this over the next few years.| |Other||| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Licence| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable trust| |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|Parish residents can volunteer to become
Trustees or may be approached by existing
Trustees to volunteer. Existing Trustees will
vote on the appointment of a new Trustee
giving regard to experience likely to help
with the running of the Trust and sufficient
knowledge of the community likely to help
judge public benefit of grant applications.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Grade Ruan Community Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|1121984| |Charity’s principal address|Weathercroft
Ruan Minor
Helston
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year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Paul Collins|Chair||| ||Mo Jones|Treasurer||| ||Judith Preston|Secretary||| ||Elwyn Jones|||| ||Jonathan Fletcher|||| ||Judith Heather|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details n/a ## Other optional information ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) J Preston Full name(s) Judith Anne Preston Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc) Date 25/11/2024 GRADE RUAN COMMUNITY TRUST Aprll 2023124 Balance ¢lfwd Income Ticket Machine AIBMS Tlcket Machlne Cash Residents Car Passes Visitor Car Passes Re Imburse RMPC Grass Cuttln8 Ex endlture CarPark Maintenance Trees Gra55 Car Park Tlcket Machlne AIBMS Char8es Flowbird Maint (Contract) Flowbird Sim Cards Tickets TR Charges 9834.73 25081.40 12055.40 490. 3800.00 707,05 42133.85 51968.58 1591.10 937.68 2688.00 726.91 782.46 248.57 204,00 1144.75 Tollets Cleanin8 Materials Emptyln8 (Kennack Tollets)) Utilities {Water) Utllltles (Electr}¢) Repalrs & MaintenarttÈ Mlsc Ex enses Rates Audlt Fee Insurance 7143.12 1530.64 2389.00 1566.51 2427,30 5936.97 161.38 60.00 52.84 Grants Grade Ruan Rec. Ground Equipment: Grade Ruan Parlsh Clean Up Grade Rvan Dog Blns Grade Ruan Rec Ground Terrace Grade Ruan Rec Ground Si8nage Cadgwlth Event BBQ Refurb Sunshine Club Room Rentèl 255.00 ¢ 433.20 265.72 3850.00 1000.00 c 238.94 C 540,00 C 36174.12 Income over expendlture 15794.46 Deposlt Account blfwd Interest 50811.18 778.60 51589.78 TOTAL OF ALL Accoup¥fs@ 31103124 67384.24 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1121987 ReF￿ ots the accounts Tnst ts th•year endod 31x ao&3- . Rty￿e r¢8w)llsiblli£kes of trustees thd Èxa•lDer <**tsKi¢r tliat Eudry is rTqUiTf41 fot this yrar (under yettir>O 43<2) ot Ch￿Ill¢S Aw 1993 lthc 199J Actj) al￿ Ihai an indctrJth exami￿100 i¥ Iierthl IL is tn), resFKxisibility ID: ..￿Mir1e tfyr (under seeti¢)n 43(3Xa) ofthc 1993 A¢z); ro follow the procedures IAid doivn in Ihe Ge:ittral DireLtiOllS given by tlie Charity Commission (linder s¢ciion 43(7)(b) ol.tlje 199J Aci); and to state wliLbther particul&r matters have eome to my attention. SSIWL An ¢x&m2tittIi(￿ inc;udtt a rn'1e￿. of xcounbng rewrth kerA by the dwitv •ttd IirSESsJJal ile(fts in the acc(Irn4 secking eWan4w From J'rly Ib tr*3 ¢or¢emiRg 4nv tswterts. The proccdyrts do pmi'i(k all evidence that oujd br wuired in an audiL *nd cowu¢lllly l ¢Jo rwx ¢1p￿$S ￿ #Ldii cytnion Ihe Vi￿V given by the a¢¢ount& IDdepcDdellt tYsmln¢r's st8tempnt Jii connection with my exaininaiion, no mattcr has come 10 Ihv ancniion: (J) wIIiGh #ivts me r¢osonable CllL1￿ 10 believt Iljat in Any M&￿IaL rcspc¢t the I'e4LiiIYITJ¢nt s to k¢tp gceouniiii¥ reeord.% In 8¢tordan¢t with s¢etion 410l'thL• 1993 A¢t: ond to prepare atrounL% ivhi¢h 2-. ard witli IIIL accouhtin8 records tknd Lomply Ivith the ILGooiinLin8 requirement5 Ot. tho 1993 Act: 1i&ipe not been n?er. (Jr (?) to whiBlii in my opinion. anetrtion should b¢ drnwn In order 10 cnable & pmpej. uJidtrst8nding ofthe ￿e011n[S to b¢ ￿RQhtsd. P4am¢: C•+Ttt£ £ IN& A•v•KE 6 1£ 4 R*kYm (palifitation Dr IxKly.. kCN A 2& Or1D1￿ 26Z4