## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] March 2021 Period start date TO 28[th] February 2022 Period end date**
**Charity name: THE BRONTE SPIRIT**
**Charity registration number: 1159930**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To preserve for the benefit of local
purposes of the charity communities and of the nation at
as set out in its large the Old School Room
governing document Haworth and its contents.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The Old School Room Haworth is
1.19
activities in relation to available to hire to any one or
those purposes for the organisation wishing to host an
public benefit, in
event which is legal and unlikely to
particular, the activities, cause offence.
projects or services
identified in the
During this financial year the doors
accounts.
and windows were repaired and
painted on the exterior, also some
damp proofing to the roof of the rear
porch
We needed to replace the oven. With
the help of a small local government
grant we replaced two small fridges
and bought a small freezer.
The management of the building is
run by the trustees who have also
worked on small improvements.
We continue have the Bronte
Society as a tenant in the top
rooms with their own access
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have regard to the
whether the trustees guidance issued by the Charity
have had regard to the Commission on public benefit.
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
We have been seeking grant
funding for the repair of the main
1832 roof which needs to be
Summary of the main
Para 1.20 restored, this is the oldest section
achievements of the
of the building.
charity, identifying the
We applied for a grant within the
difference the charity’s
work has made to the Keighley Towns Fund, it has been
circumstances of its be a slow process but now is
beneficiaries and any moving a little quicker.
wider benefits to society
as a whole. We are working towards repairing
the roof in autumn of 2022 or
spring of 2023.
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|Achievements against|Para 1.41|
|objectives set|
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Performance of
Para 1.41
fundraising activities
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Satisfactory
financial position at the
end of the period
Statement explaining Para 1.22
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 0
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 Not possible at this time as we
reserves may need to contribute towards
the roof repair as prices are
increasing for materials etc.
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25
methods including Appointed by existing Trustees.
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name THE BRONTE SPIRIT
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1159930
number
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Charity’s principal THE OLD SCHOOL ROOM
address CHURCH STREET
HAWORTH
KEIGHLEY
BD22 8DR
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 AVERIL KENYON CHAIRMAN THE BRONTE SPIRIT
2 JOHN SARGENT TRUSTEE Until 2 [nd] April 2021 THE BRONTE SPIRIT
JOHN TRUSTEE THE BRONTE SPIRIT
3
COLLINSON
4 DAVID MAHON TRUSTEE THE BRONTE SPIRIT
ANGELA TRUSTEE THE BRONTE SPIRIT
5
REDMOND
6 PETER WILSON TRUSTEE THE BRONTE SPIRIT
KEITH BROWN TRUSTEE Until 13 September THE BRONTE SPIRIT
7
2021
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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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
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**Dates**|**acted**|**if**|**not**|**for**|
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **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
## **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)** A Kenyon **Full name(s)** Averil Kenyon
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair
**Date** 21[st] July 2022
## **BRONTE SPIRIT. THE OLD SCHOOL ROOM. HAWORTH**
|**Receipts and Payments for the year ended 28 February**|**2022**||**2021**||
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|**Receipts**|||||
|Rent|16,290.00||345.00||
|Donations|258.57||13.91||
|Gift Aid|0.00||0.00||
|Small Grants|250.00||375.00||
|Covide Grants|0.00||6,470.00||
|Miscellaneous|1.50||0.00||
|The Bronte Society Gas / electric|652.88||443.60||
|**Total Receipts**||**17,452.95**||**7,647.51**|
|**Payments**|||||
|Utilities|2,062.63||1,634.40||
|Caretaking|1,999.13||737.08||
|Insurance|1,939.22||1,859.07||
|External painting|1,471.64||||
|New oven, fridges and freezer|2,494.99||||
|Repairs and improvements|814.11||||
|Roof repairs and gutter cleaning|||100.00||
|New crockery & cutlery|||307.00||
|Outside Lights & stage lights|||450.16||
|Loan repayment|1,500.00||1,500.00||
|Miscellaneous|371.32||50.00||
|**Total Payments**||**12,653.04**||**-6,637.71**|
|Ecess receipts less payments||4,799.91||**1,009.80**|
|Balance at beginning of period||5,431.68||4,421.88|
|**Balance at 28 FEBRUARY 2022(Current Account)**||**10,231.59**||**5,431.68**|
|Deposit with Virgin Deposit Account||10.00||10.00|
|||**10,241.59**||**5,441.68**|
## **Notes.**
£1,500 paid off the loan from a trustee Outstanding unsecured loan now stands at £7000