St Michael’s Centre (Bishops Cleeve)
Trustees Annual Report
Year ending 31[st] December 2024
Charity Number 1157088
Company Number 8846877
(Company Limited by Guarantee)
Web site: St Michael's Centre (stmichaelscentrebc.co.uk)
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Contents:
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Administrative Information
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Objectives and Activities
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Structure, Governance and Management
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Achievements, Performance and Future Objectives
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Financial Statement
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Notes to the Financial Statement
Independent Examiners Report
- Signatories
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1. Administrative Information
Charity name: St Michael’s Centre (Bishop’s Cleeve)
Charity registration number: 1157088
Registered: 16[th] May 2014
Company registration number: 8846877
St Michael’s Centre owns the premises: St Michael’s Centre, School Road, Bishop’s Cleeve, GL52 8BA.
Registered office and operational address: St Michael’s Centre, School Road, Bishop’s Cleeve, GL52 8BA. Car park: GL52 8LL
St Michael’s Centre has no employees and is managed and run solely by volunteers.
2. Objectives and Activities of St Michael’s Centre
The charitable objectives of St Michael’s Centre (Bishop’s Cleeve) are:
Objective 1: To support the provision of Christian education to the public.
Objective 2 : To provide facilities for recreational activities, particularly in relation to community activities.
Objective 3: To deliver outreach work to support those within our community who may be vulnerable, isolated and/or marginalised.
Operational objectives for the medium term, agreed by the Trustees, are as follows:
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To consolidate and develop activities which fall within the Charitable Objectives.
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To ensure that the management of the Charity has the necessary skills and experience.
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To ensure that sufficient funds are available to run the charity and implement its infrastructure and environmental plans.
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To complete our long-term plan to improve the building infrastructure so that the Centre’s charitable objectives could be expanded, met more effectively reducing its effect upon the environment.
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3. Structure, Governance and Management
Trustees of St Michael’s Centre 2024
Nigel Bennett (Chairman)
Julie Watson (Company Secretary)
Ross Dyer (Treasurer)
Nicholas Watson
Jacqueline Dyer Anthony Dixon Helen Hazell Yvonne Penn
St Michael’s Centre has no employees.
Bankers
National Westminster Bank 31 Promenade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1LH
Independent Examiner of the 2024 Accounts
R H M Sweet FCA
10 Cotteswold Road
Tewkesbury
GL20 5DL
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4. Achievements, Performance and Future Objectives
St Michael’s Centre Achievements 2024:
1/24 To review our current marketing performance and develop a strategy for the future and ensure that our web site is easy to use. A web site specialist volunteered to work on our web site through 2024. Complete by mid-2024.
- Web site significantly redesigned with work still ongoing in some areas into 2025
2/24 To install broadband at the Centre enabling us to offer Wi-Fi to our users. Complete by mid-2024.
- Complete; savings made for the Centre and one of its main customers.
3/24 To generate better financial information for Trustees from our new accounting software and streamline the invoicing process to make it more efficient. Complete by mid-2024.
- Complete; improved financial reports available at each Trustee meeting and financial policy drafted for approval (2025).
4/24 To carry out an independent energy efficiency audit of our building and secure funding to implement the installation of any improvements identified. Implement during 2024.
- Complete and one major recommendation implemented which has saved energy.
5/24 To improve the gravelled areas to the front of the building ensuring that it blends in with the Conservation Area. Complete mid-2024.
- Complete; two planters purchased, shrubs planted and front area landscaped with funding from Bishops Cleeve Parish Council.
6/24 To deliver a range of community events to generate income for the Centre throughout 2024.
- Complete; four large profitable events organised.
7/24 To resolve the illegal parking issues so that our car parking space is only available for users of the premises. Review action by Q4 2024.
- Progress made but further action needed - ongoing into 2025
8/24 To define and review the implementation of the requirements of current Health & Safety law ensuring that key documents are collated into one file and then displayed on the website.
- Work in progress, ongoing into 2025
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St Michael’s Centre Objectives 2025:
1/24 Marketing & Communication: To review our current marketing performance and develop a strategy for the future and ensure that our web site is easy to use. A web site specialist volunteered to work on our web site throughout 2025.
7/24 To resolve the illegal parking issues so that our car parking space is only available for users of the premises. Q1 2025
8/24 To define and review the implementation of the requirements of current Health & Safety law ensuring that key documents are collated into one file and then displayed on the website. Q1 2025
1/25: To deliver a programme of community events to benefit the community and raise money to cover the costs of our outreach projects throughout 2025.
2/25: To review the remaining stock of crockery. Purchase suitably further crockery to make sets of 100. Q1 2025
3/25: To renew aged furnishings, notably in the Quiet Room chairs and the office meeting chairs. Q2 2025
4/25: To market the Centre to local businesses & community. Q3 2025
5/25: To explore the viability and cost of installing a disability touch pad on main entrance to assist access for disabled users. Q3 2025
6/25: To redecorate toilet doors, lobby, corridor walls and doors to large and small halls. Q2/2025
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5. St Michael’s Centre (Bishops Cleeve) Financial Statement
January 1[st] – December 31[st] , 2024
The Directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts. No member of the charity has required the Trustees to obtain a full audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The Charity does require an Independent Assessment of its financial activities. The Charity is not registered for VAT and claims Gift Aid from time to time. The company has no employees.
Statement of Financial Activities (Note 1 )
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment |
Endowment |
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| funds | funds | funds |
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| Incoming resources | ||||||
| Incoming resources from | ||||||
| generated funds | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Voluntary income | £1,338.00 | £1,650.42 | - | £2,988.42 | £2,713.50 | |
| Activities for generating funds | £5,520.33 | - | - | £5,520.33 | £5,515.01 | |
| Investment income | £1,544.55 | - | - | £1,544.55 | £678.01 | |
| Incoming resources from charitable activities |
£31,122.54 | - | - | £31,122.54 | £22,895.48 | |
| Other incoming resources | £5,360.16 | - | - | £5,360.16 | £3,577.70 | |
| Total income | £44,885.58 | £1,650.42 | - | £46,536.00 | £35,379.70 | |
| Resources used | ||||||
| Cost of generating funds | £3,219.78 | - | - | £3,219.78 | £2,706.15 | |
| Cost of generating voluntary | ||||||
| income | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Fundraising trading cost of goods | ||||||
| sold and other costs | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Investment management costs | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Charitable activities | £23,362.96 | £775.00 | - | £24,137.96 | £32,048.15 | |
| Governance costs | £524.67 | - | - | £524.67 | £213.49 | |
| Other resources used | £2,082.03 | - | - | £2,082.03 | £12.99 | |
| Total expenditure | £29,189.44 | £775.00 | - | £29,964.44 | £34,980.78 | |
| Net income before transfers | £15,696.14 | £875.42 | - | £16,571.56 | £398.92 |
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Transfers
| Transfers | ||||||
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| Gross transfers between funds - in |
£475.00 | - | - | £475.00 | £1,767.00 | |
| Gross transfers between funds - out |
(£475.00) | - | - | (£475.00) | (£1,767.00) | |
| Other recognised gains / losses | ||||||
| Gains/losses on investment | ||||||
| assets | - | - |
- | - | - |
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| Gains on revaluation, fixed | ||||||
| assets, charity's own use | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Net movement in funds | £15,696.14 | £875.42 |
- | £16,571.56 | £398.92 |
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| Total funds brought forward | £426,694.79 | £10,497.96 |
- | £437,192.75 | £436,793.83 |
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| Total funds carried forward |
£442,390.93 | £11,373.38 | £453,764.31 | £437,192.75 | ||
| Represented by | ||||||
| Unrestricted | ||||||
| General fund | £38,638.08 | - |
- | £38,638.08 | £25,722.73 |
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| Designated | ||||||
| Building Fund | £400.00 | - |
- | £400.00 | - |
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| Building Tangible Asset | £390,000.00 | - |
- | £390,000.00 | £390,000.00 |
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| Centre Development | £11,025.07 | - |
- | £11,025.07 | £9,396.26 |
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| Kitchen Fund | £31.25 | - |
- | £31.25 | - |
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| Land Tangible Asset | - | - |
- | - | - |
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| Senior Citizens Fund | £1,240.37 | - |
- | £1,240.37 | £544.64 |
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| Ukraine | £1,056.16 | - |
- | £1,056.16 | £1,031.16 |
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| Restricted | ||||||
| Building Fund External | - | (£775.00) |
- | (£775.00) | - |
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| Foodbank | - | £12.96 |
- | £12.96 | £12.96 |
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| Friday Lunch Club | - | - |
- | - | - |
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| Private Donors | - | £12,135.42 |
- | £12,135.42 | £10,485.00 |
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| Total funds | £442,390.93 | £11,373.38 | - | £453,764.31 | £437,192.75 |
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Balance Sheet
| Class and code Description |
As at 31/12/2024 As at 31/12/2023 |
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| Fixed assets 2014B St Michael's Centre Building 2014L St Michael's Centre(Bishops Cleeve)Land Total Fixed assets Current assets 6501 Bank Current Account Total Current assets Net Asset surplus (deficit) Reserves Excess/(deficit) to date Z01 Starting balances Z02 Other gains/(losses) Z03 Gains and losses own use Total Reserves Represented by Funds General (Unrestricted) Designated Restricted Total |
£390,000.00 £390,000.00 - - |
| £390,000.00 £390,000.00 £63,764.31 £47,192.75 |
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| £63,764.31 £47,192.75 |
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| £453,764.31 £437,192.75 |
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| £16,571.56 £29,263.56 £437,192.75 £407,929.19 - - - - |
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| £453,764.31 £437,192.75 £38,638.08 £25,722.73 £403,752.85 £400,972.06 £11,373.38 £10,497.96 |
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| £453,764.31 £437,192.75 |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Note 2)
| Class and nominal code | General | Designated | Restricted | Total | Last year |
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| Fixed Asset - Tangible Assets | |||||
| 2014B: St Michael's Centre Building | - | £390,000.00 |
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£390,000.00 | £390,000.00 |
| Total | - | £390,000.00 |
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£390,000.00 | £390,000.00 |
| Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In | Hand | ||||
| 6501: Bank Current Account | £38,638.08 | £13,752.85 |
£11,373.38 - | £63,764.31 | £47,192.75 |
| Total | £38,638.08 | £13,752.85 |
£11,373.38 - | £63,764.31 | £47,192.75 |
| Net total assets | £38,638.08 | £403,752.85 |
£11,373.38 - | £453,764.31 | £437,192.75 |
| Represented by | |||||
| General (Unrestricted) | £38,638.08 | - |
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£38,638.08 | £25,722.73 |
| Designated – Tang Asset | - | £390,000.00 |
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£390,000.00 | £390,000.00 |
| Designated - Building | - | £400.00 |
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£400.00 | - |
| Designated – Cent Dev | - | £11,025.07 |
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£11,025.07 | £9,396.26 |
| Designated - Kitchen | - | £31.25 |
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£31.25 | - |
| Designated - Krain | - | £1,056.16 |
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£1,056.16 | £1,031.16 |
| Designated - SCF | - | £1,240.37 |
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£1,240.37 | £544.64 |
| Restricted - BuildingEX | - | - |
(£775.00) - |
(£775.00) | - |
| Restricted - Foodbank | - | - |
£12.96 - |
£12.96 | £12.96 |
| Restricted - PriDon | - | - |
£12,135.42 - | £12,135.42 | £10,485.00 |
| Total | £38,638.08 | £403,752.85 | **£11,373.38 - ** | £453,764.31 | £437,192.75 |
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Fund Movement Summary
| Fund | Opening | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfers | Closing | ||
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| Tangible Asset | |||||||
| Designated | £390,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | £390,000.00 |
| Sub-totals | £390,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | £390,000.00 |
| UKraine | |||||||
| Designated | £1,031.16 | - | - | £25.00 | - | - | £1,056.16 |
| Sub-totals | £1,031.16 | - | - | £25.00 | - | - | £1,056.16 |
| Seniors Citizens | |||||||
| Designated | £544.64 | £695.73 | - | - | - | - | £1,240.37 |
| Sub-totals | £544.64 | £695.73 | - | - | - | - | £1,240.37 |
| General | |||||||
| Unrestricted | £25,722.73 | £41,879.79 | £29,189.44 | £225.00 | - | - | £38,638.08 |
| Sub-totals | £25,722.73 | £41,879.79 | £29,189.44 | £225.00 | - | - | £38,638.08 |
| Centre Development | |||||||
| Designated | £9,396.26 | £1,878.81 | - | (£250.00) | - | - | £11,025.07 |
| Sub-totals | £9,396.26 | £1,878.81 | - | (£250.00) | - | - | £11,025.07 |
| Private Donors | |||||||
| Restricted | £10,485.00 | £1,650.42 | - | - | - | - | £12,135.42 |
| Sub-totals | £10,485.00 | £1,650.42 | - | - | - | - | £12,135.42 |
| Foodbank | |||||||
| Restricted | £12.96 | - | - | - | - | - | £12.96 |
| Sub-totals | £12.96 | - | - | - | - | - | £12.96 |
| Building Fund | |||||||
| Sub-totals | - | - | £775.00 | - | - | - | (£775.00) |
| - | - | £775.00 | - | - | - | (£775.00) | |
| Building Expenses | |||||||
| Sub-totals | - | £400.00 | - | - | - | - | £400.00 |
| - | £400.00 | - | - | - | - | £400.00 | |
| Kitchen | |||||||
| Sub-totals | - | £31.25 | - | - | - | - | £31.25 |
| - | £31.25 | - | - | - | - | £31.25 | |
| £437,192.75 | £46,536.00 | £29,964.44 | - | - | - | £453,764.31 |
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Income and Expenditure Summary (Note 4)
| Income and Expenditure Summary (Note 4) | |
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| General Designated Restricted |
2024 2023 £10,053.30 £8,906.52 £31,122.54 £22,895.48 £5,360.16 £3,577.70 £46,536.00 £35,379.70 |
| Income Generated funds Totals £6,906.23 £1,496.65 £1,650.42 Charitable activities Totals £30,822.09 £300.45 - Other resources Totals £4,151.47 £1,208.69 - Total Income £41,879.79 £3,005.79 £1,650.42 |
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| Expenditure Generating funds Totals £3,219.78 - - Charitable activities Totals £23,362.96 - £775.00 Governance costs Totals £524.67 - - Other resources used Totals £2,082.03 - - Total Expenditure £29,189.44 - £775.00 Net Income minus Expenditure |
£3,219.78 £2,706.15 £24,137.96 £32,048.15 £524.67 £213.49 £2,082.03 £12.99 £29,964.44 £34,980.78 £16,571.56 £398.92 |
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Notes to the Financial Statement
Note 1 : Income arises from the rental of our Centre, donations, fund-raising events and from time-to-time grants from funding organisations and Councils. Donations from private donors are being used to build a reserve against unforeseen adverse events (currently Circa £12,135). Rental income in early 2022 was down on 2019 (pre pandemic) but had made a strong recovery by the end of 2022 which has continued and shown a further large increase in 2024.
Any excess of income over expenditure is channelled into the charity’s objectives, maintenance of the infrastructure and other fixed costs. The Charity makes a significant contribution to the running costs of five community groups and subsidies the rental of all local groups who regularly rent the premises.
A reduced amount of work was carried on the infrastructure than in the previous three years and no further major spending is anticipated in the near future. A certified inspection of the roof, electrics and gas heating found them to be sound. An Environmental Audit was carried out and a significant increase in draft proofing of doorways to the Halls was carried out. Further discussions are ongoing as to the cost and engineering problems associated with solar panels and roof insulation in a building which dates back to the 19[th] Century.
Note 2: Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation
There were no major capital expenditure items in 2024. In 2015 the company acquired the freehold of the building formerly known as St Michael’s Hall together with the carpark which is now the prime property of the company and from which the charity generates its rental income. This building was transferred to Centre ownership from the previous 1846 old school trust. St Michael’s Centre (Bishops Cleeve) Ltd has legal title to the building, the car park, and surrounds.
Note 3: The current assets of St Michael’s Centre were, in 2023, held in ten funds. The General Fund (unrestricted) holds money for the operational costs of running the Centre, a fund for the Foodbank and a fund for Private Donors was set up and is restricted to uses decided upon after consultation with the donors. The Private Donors Fund is effectively the Charities Reserve. The fund entitled Centre Development was set up to hold monies designated for future infrastructure work. The Trustees agreed that a new fund be set up in 2024 to record information on monies spent supporting activities associated by Ukrainian refugees.
Note 4: In 2024 energy costs circa £8000 compared to 2022 energy cost circa £3,000.
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Independent Examlner'• Rep1 on the Accounts CHARITY COMMISSION Sectioii A Independent Examiner's Report St Mlchaels Centre1818hop8 Cleeve) truste•s On accounts for the yoar onded D•cembw 31•1 2024 Set CArt on pag•s I report to the In1••8 on my •XInatIon of the counts of the above charfty (he Trust") for the year •nd•d 31M2f202 R05ponsiblliti and basls of report As the charlty8 trustees, you arn r•sponslbl• for th• preparatlon of th• accounts in accordance with th• r•wir•mont8 of the Chathl•s Act 2011 (be Acr I r•port In mpoct of my examlnatlon of the Trust'• accounts carrl•d out under secllon 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrylng out my •xamlnatlon. I hJv• followed all the appllcable Dlrectlon• glven by th• Charlty Commlmlon undor ••ctlon 145(S)(b) d th• AGL
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable
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requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
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requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
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Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.
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The Trustees of St Michael’s Centre wish to record their thanks for the ongoing support from:
Our volunteers
Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Ltd
Alexander Burn Funeral Directors Ltd (Bishop’s Cleeve)
Hugh Sweet the Independent Examiner
Bishop’s Cleeve Parish Council
St Michael’s and All Angels Church
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