## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 05/04/2024 Period start date To Period end date** ## **04/04/2025** ## **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.
Grants have been awarded to: Grade Ruan
Recreation ground for floodlighting,
continued room rental for the village
sunshine club, Friends of Grade and Ruan
churches towards their roof appeal, a
playground shelter for Grade-Ruan school,
contribution to Cadgwith Christmas lights
and support for the junior football 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 a small 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||| ||Jane Cockrem|Treasurer||| ||Judith Preston|Secretary||| ||Elwyn Jones|||| ||Jonathan Fletcher|||| ||Mo Jones|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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** 05/01/2026 GRCT Accounts 202412025 Jwd,6 Income ricket MachineAI8MS Tlckei Machinecash Resldents. Car Passes VisrtorCarPa5ses £ 25315.xl £ ￿￿05 31&fYJ GRPC ￿GrasscU￿rn1 117.84 Expendllur•CarPar* MalnienaiKe Trees Gra55 -£ l.U6. 1322. Ex￿￿1¢u[eca￿PaTkTkket Macthlne Fiowtlrd 8MS -E 1283.10 827.WJ &09LOO Cleaningcorrtractor Maierfats Emptyng. Kennack Utilities WateT 4 7.￿16 1398J) -E 1541. 470&45 -£ &261. 4 I￿￿82 Udlfties Elecirfc Repalrs & NaIrtena￿e Leaftets Audtt Fee InsurarKe 397.& 318.86 Th.51 4 77UI GRCT Accounts 202412025 Grade Ruan Rec Grade RuanJunhyF(K)tbaliClub F￿endsOfGra￿e Ruanchurch Grade RuanscI￿*l Grade RuanMUage Hali BllrK Cadwth Chri51rnasL Sunshlne Club JamesCarynichaeL 9& 595.68 - 1&50.Tr) I￿.C lQ11727 E 5LW.78 418.02 Interest £ X007 £ X007aO JMC 10107r2025 CHAAifiREGISTRATION NUMBER 1121 Independent Examiner's report 2024-25 ￿4￿￿t￿the oftr•THMtsth)wqod•d 30 aols It ismy Tesmibility to: . examb)e the 443Xa)ofthe 1993 Afxk sea¥m 43(7Xb)of tkn 1993 AL*1. aNI N•hB: £IAJ£ 6/I9 Z41101'