Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
Month Year Day Month Year 25 June 2020 To 24 June 2021
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Coverdale Foundation
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1154598 Charity's principal address Coverdale House Little Sodbury End, Chipping Sodbury Bristol BS37 6QE
Registered charity number (if any) 1154598
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Philip Thornley
2 Gillian Thornley
3 Rebecca Thornley
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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)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
TRUST DEED DATED 11/10/2013 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:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
(1) The advancement of education
To promote the education of children and young people in less developed parts of the world by providing or assisting in the provision of school or vocational training facilities, or by the provision of maintenance allowances or grants to such individuals, where such provision would lead to a material and substantial improvement in the beneficiaries' educational prospects.
(2) The advancement of religious faith
To advance understanding of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public anywhere in the world, mainly, but not exclusively, by means of written publications broadcasts and public meetings of an evangelistic and teaching nature, and by assisting in the provision of personnel and church buildings for Christian churches to carry out their objectives
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both in the UK and abroad. For the purpose of this object the Christian faith is deemed to hold to the Statement of Beliefs as hereonstated in their entirety.
(3) Relief of poverty
To provide for the prevention or relief of poverty anywhere in the world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.
(4) Caring for homeless and vulnerable people
To provide accommodation, ongoing support, and friendship to homeless and vulnerable people anywhere in the world.
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
We have made grants of significant benefit to groups of the public to whom our Objects direct in the UK and abroad and are supporting needy and hungry people and we provided education in the developing world.
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:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
We have continued to support organisations at home and abroad in line with our objects.
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
We aim to distribute the maximum amount of receipts each year, and therefore to keep the smallest reasonable amount of reserves consistent with good governance and locating appropriate grantees.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
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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) Philip Thornley Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 20th January 2022
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WA The Coverd•l• Foundalion 1164698 Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a For th• frnm TO 25th Jun• 2021 Section A Receipts and payments funds fund Tatal Lut ywr A1 2YJ,11NI Sub tola1(Gss for AR) A2 Asset and InStment sakn. gee tablek Sub Tot•1 tyceipts A3Pa ments 124QZ4 I224 132 Sub ttbt•l 1U134 81M2 purchas•s, (see tsbl•l Loans to tharities Sub tot•1 124134 124134 71.912 Not Ofrn¢pw(PIentr) 123 12J*6 1$8.11 A6 Cash funds last yrénd Cash fvnds thls end 181M7 304 1•1,487 353 23.369 181. 1W1r2022
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Cat•gori•8 Ct41 funds fund• fund• B1 Ca8h funds Totsi cash fun(ts fund• nd8 fundl Dttsils 670.CWJ lohh Dotails Fund ts) *A¢h D•tails 84 Aets r•talnod fty the ch#tlty'8 u - rii- Fund BS Uablllde• Dat• of royal 1Jm11r222
Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl m•mbers of The Coverdale Found&" On accounts for the year ond•d 25 June 2021 Charlty no (rf•ny) 1154598 Set out on pages Respective The charitls Inee3 are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responslbllltles of The charitls trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examirnr under sedion 144 of Ihe Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examinatson is ned. It is my responsibilty to: examine Ihe actounts under section 145 of the Ch817tie8 Act. to follcAv the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by th• Charity Commission (urKler section 145{5)(b) of the Charities Act. and to state whether particular matter5 havo me to my attention. Basls of Independent My examinatton was carried out in aCUrdan with gener81 Directions given •Xami8 $tstem•nt by the Charity Commi&won. An examination IndeS a review of the unting rerdS kept by the tharity and a comparison of the xcounts presented with those rOrdS. It also indudes consideration ol any unusual iterns or disclosu9 in the accounts. and sking explanations from the trustees Cncerning any suth matters. The procedures undertaken do rK)t provide all the eWider that Uld be required in an audit. and cA)nseqUenY no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fairf and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement Independent In connection my examination, no matter has ¢))me to my 8tterrtlon examlnerfs statement 1. which gives me reasonable cSe lo believe that in, any material resped, the requirermnts.. to keep accounting records in aC£Ordan with section 130 of the Chanlies Acl,. and to prepare aCUnts which xaxd vllth the aowunting re)rdS and comply wrth the xo)unts'ng require1rn15 of the Charl5 AGI have not been rr*t: or 2. to which, in my fjpinion, attention shoubj be drawn in order to on16 a proper understanding of the courrtS to be reached. . Please (tslete Ihe in the brndrets rfthey do not aWy. Dat•: 18.01.2022 Slgnad: Name: Rotert rances Gullrford Relevant professlonal qualifiGatlonl5) or body lif any): IER March 2012
Address: 10. Wesi Rid3e Frampton CottereH 8ristc4, BS36 2JA Section B Disclosure Onty rnPlete rf the ex8miner needs to hhlIght matend problems. Give h•r• brtof detalls of any items that the examiner wishès to disclose. IER March 2012