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2022-03-31-accounts

HCG Charitable Tru st. Printed: 26/04/2022
Unrestricted Restricted Endo& ment Total funds Prior year
funds income funds funds funds
ncome and endowments from:
Donations
and legacies
Charitable
activites
27486
0
5.000
0
32.486
0
21.783
0
Other trading activities 0 0 0 0
Investments 2 0 2 3
Separate material
item of
0 0 0 0
income
Other
Total 27,488 5,000 21,786
xpeuditure
on:
Raising funds
Charitable
activities
0
17.050
0
17.050
0
18.995
Separate material
item of
0 0 0
expense
Other
Total 17,050 17,050 18,995
et income/(expenditure)
fore investment
gains/(losses)
10,438 5,000 15,438 2.791
Net gains'(losses)
on
investments
et income/(expenditure) 10,438 5,000 15,438 2,791
xtraordinary
items
ransfers between
funds
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
et Movement
in Funds
10,438 5,000 15,438 2,791
econciliation ofFunds
otal funds brought
forward
8.811 14,301 23.112
otal funds carried forward 19349 19301 38551

Unrestrtcted Unrestrtcted Restricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Prior year funds Prior year funds
Funds Income I'unds Funds
ixed assets
Intany'ble
assets
Tangible assets
Investments
Totalfixed assets
urrent assets
Stocks 0 0 0 0
Debtors 1.813 0 1,813 750
Investments 0 0 0 0
Cash at bank and in hand 17.437 19.301 36,738 ~~ 362
Total current assets 19+l9 19301 38&51 23,1l2
reditors: amounts
falling due
ithin one year
%etcurreirt assetslllabilltlesj
19.49 19.30I 38.55I 23.I I2
Total assets less current I 9PW9 19~I 38851 23,1l2
liabilities
reditors: amounts
falling due
Aer more than one year
Provisions
for liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities l9 4 l I
unds ofthe Charity
Endowment
funds
0 0 0 0
Restricted
income funds
0 19.301 19.301 14,301
Unrestricted
funds
I9 2/9 0 19 t49 8.8I I
Revaluation
reseerve
0 0 0 0
Total funds l 9,249 19~1 38451 23,112
Signed
by one or ttvo trustees
on behalf ofall the trustees
Signature Print Name ateofapproval
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Objecti ves and Acti viti es
SORP reference
Summary ofthe purposes of Para 1.17 The promotion
ofany charitable
purpose
which
is
the charity as set out in its beneficial to the community
in the County of
governing document Gloucestershire
and the County ofSouth
Gloucestershire
including:—
-the advancement
ofeducation
and training
-the advancement
ofthe arts, culture &heritage
-the advancement
of health
&saving of lives
-the advancement
of amateur
sport
-the conservation
of historic buildings
and sites
-the prevention
and/or
relief of poverty
-the development
and improvement
of
cornrnuni
relations
and social conditions
Summary
activities
of the main
in relation to those
Para 1.17and
1.19
The activities ofthe trustees are essentially
to
award grants and to visit projects either to assess
purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activities,
projects or services
the qualities ofa potential
beneficiary at the
application
stage or to follow up after a grant has
been made.
identified in the accounts.
Statement
confirming
whether the trustees
have Para 1,18 When considering
applications
for grants, the
trustees
have consistently
included
in their
had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public
deliberations
the requirement
that the applicant
should be operating
for the public benefit as
defined
by the Charity Commission.
benefit
Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant
about:
SORP reference
All grants are considered
and
approved
by the
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 trustees at quarterly
meetings.
for amounts
up to E1,000 with,
circumstances,
an upper
limit
Most grants are
in exceptional
ofE2,000.
All grants are required
to comply with the
ur ose ofthe Trust as summarised
above,

SORP reference
During 2021/22, grants totalling f17,050
were made.
The majority were for social projects for the
Summary
ofthe main
achievements
of the charity,
Para 1.20 improvement
of life for the disadvantaged
totalling f12,000.
identifying
the difference
the The Trust also runs an annual
award
charity's
work has made
to scheme to recognise the outstanding
work
the circumstances
of its
that the Cadet organisations
and Boys
beneficiaries
and any
benefits to society as
wider
a
Brigade do in the county - E2,550.
In the arts and heritage
field grants off2,550
whole. were made, which includes
an annual
library
award
in the county off1,500.
The wide variety ofgrants were all intended
to improve the lives and the social
environment
ofthe people of
Gloucestershire,
with special emphasis
on
the disadvantaged
members
ofsociety.
Financial
Review
Review ofthe charity's Para 1.21 The finances ofthe Trust were strong
with
financial
position at
the end the General
Fund holding
around funds
ofthe period equal to the years grants. The Covid
pandemic
seems to have held back some
applications
for grants.
The Restricted
Funds are recently acquired
and are for helping
disadvantaged
youth
in
the county.
The Trustees are still working
out how best to use these funds.
Statement
explaining
the Para 1.22 The trustees
wish to keep reserves
in the
policy for holding reserves General
Fund ofapproximately
half a year's
stating why they are held income
in order to be able to respond
ifthere
an exceptional
need.
is
The reserve
held
in the Restricted
Fund
will be
used to make annual
grants over the next ten
ears.
Amount ofreserves held Para 1.22 General
Fund: f19,249 and Restricted
Fund:
19,301.
Additional
information
(optional)
You ma
choose to
include further statements where relevant about
The income ofthe Trust comes in the form of
donations
by members
ofthe Honourable
The charity's
principal
sources offunds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47 Company
ofGloucestershlre,
which is strictly
separate
from the Trust.
Members are
expected to make an annual
donation to the
Trust.
The principal
risk to the Trust would be the
liquidation
ofthe Honourable
Company
of
A description
ofthe principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46 Gloucestershire
with the consequent
absence
ofannual
donations
to the Trust.

Description Description of charity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning
document
deed, royal
(;,I1ari"
Para 1.25 Trust deed dated 12
Mach 2012,
Supplemental
Deed dated 8"September 2015
and Supplemental
Deed dated 2"' February
2022.
How is the charity Para 1.25 Unincorporated
association.
constituted?
(e.g urI'I 'co!pc"3".ec
assoclatloll. CIQ'
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Every trustee
is appointed
by a resolution
including details ofany passed at an ordinary
meeting ofthe trustees.
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Every trustee must be a member ofthe
Honourable
Company
ofGloucestershire.
In
addition,
the Warden
and Assistant Warden of
the Honourable
Company are automatically
trustees
for as long as they hold those
ositions.
Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant
about
New trustees
generally
already
have significant
experience
of the duties and responsibilities
of
Policies and
adopted for
and training
procedures
the induction
oftrustees
Para 1.51 trustees.
The Chair ofthe trustees ensures that
all new trustees are fully informed
regarding
duties, responsibilities,
the normal
inethod of
operating
and the relationship
with the
Honourable
Company
ofGloucestershire.
New
trustees are provided
with a copy ofthe trust
deed, supplemental
deed and the latest
accounts.
The trustees
meet as a body every quarter at
which meetings
all decisions are made.
The
The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
network
with which the
charity works
Para 1.51 decisions ofthe trustees at their quarterly
meetings are recorded
in written
minutes.
There are no employees
or volunteers.
There
is an unpaid
Secretary to the Trustees and an
unpaid Treasurer.
The Trustees make use ofthe connections
with
county organisations
ofthe wider membership
ofthe Honourable
Com
an
ofGloucestershire
There is a close relationship
between
the Trust
and the Honourable
Company
of
Relationship
with any
related parties
Para 1.51 Gloucestershire.
All trustees
must be members
of the Honourable
Company
and the Warden
and Assistant Warden are automatically
trustees.
The trustees
do, from time to time,
refer to the Interest Groups ofthe Honourable
Company
for advice on any particular
grant
applications
when they consider that to be
appropriate,
but all decisions made are wholly
the responsibility
ofthe Trustees.
The Honourable
Company
also has some funds
held by Gloucestershire
Community
Foundation;
the trustees co-operate
with GCF
in identifying
suitable
beneficiaries
for grant
making
from the GCF funds.
There are no subsidiar
undertakin
s.