(knlty nunther 11(I)314 ANNUAL ATEMEfoF ACCOIM Ythr ended 31 March 2021
About the Friends The Friends of St Peterfs Great 8erkharnsted. established as a Charitab trust by a Trust Deed dated Sth March 2013, athleb*d charitable status on 3rd February 2015. The FrIend obje¢iive ts to Use its fvnds (the TNst Fund) for the preservation. repair, maintenance, restoration. improvement and omamentstlon of the fabri¢ of the Parish Churth of Great Berkhamsted and of the Churchyards occupied by or belonging to the Church. The tharrty is based and focused in Berkhamsted. Hertfordshlre whkh 15 an anclent market town with a bng and important history. Plvotal to the town's history bs both St Peterfs Church and the associated churchyards. 5t Petw's Church is a medleval building full of hisiorkal and arthitettural interest whKh Iles at the heart of 8erkhamsted. In the eight hundred year5 of the church's history, we can trace the fortun of ourtown. Townspeople. school chlldren and visitor5 can find in 5t Petels a rkh heritw of tocal and archltectural history. The detached thur¢hyard (Rectory Lane Cemetery) Is the onty laf8e open space atthe east end of the town and has the potential to become arb attracbve public amenity. The IP of those who are bufled In St Peter'5 and Its churchyards are a Sour of Interest to people Fn Bitaln and oversea5 researchlng thelrfamHy histor The Trustee5 SUPPOrt thts herltsy and provwje the resources and practkal 5UPP(Ytthat wlll enrlch these fadllties for the local Commun and safeguard these hnportant 5ktes for our chSldren and trandchildren. The charlty alms to provhje an opportunityfor IndNlduaLs. families, local Instltutions and businesses to become involved in the care and conservath)n of thts Irreplaceab heritage. Ir Patro Carolann Smith Dorrien-served urrtil her death on 12 April 2021
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Ch•lrman's Report lortheyar Eftd 31 Marth 21)Zl Durlngihe year to 3tst M¥(h 2021 the T¥ustees continued to make sienificant progre55 in the de¥etopment of their key prolert> In partlcular, the Rectory La Cemetery Priieth CoMered ¥n the ¢onmtitsn •nd land5¢pir¥ works in Septernber 2020. to tlme and to budyt. wtlng in the Lower Cemetery was Instal and the Perforrnae Canopy. local chrirened the 'AnÉel of the st.. was erected. In the central memorializatlon area the GarJen of Remernbrance has been bea1lY plarted. an Ia fc the intemment of ashes establ and tht CtKebration of Life Wall 15 now filli wlth inddalty commisOned gtazed t61e> The Sexron's Hut has been fulty resttxeLI anLI tofflaifis a small eXhIbOn on the project. In the upper ld1rfe area. a woven seat and a orved bench have been Installed and the Volunteer Retreat is now comfortabty fiirnished. The siie re-opened to the public 01 Lst November 2020. with the new paths and disabled parkiThE bay5 thE Cemetery far rne acce55ible," IÈ rtL>W welcomes Some 7.(IXJ visits per m(th. vnii Yen¢Jell. (wr regdeni stonemascm continues to restore memorials on behalf of farnilie& The NLHF 48reed to èxtend the iranl pernd to September 2021 to alhxf the Att aTrd Events pro8ramme to be del1ve. The appointment of te Qmpbell as Cornmunity Erfaiement OffKer has lowed a series gf tours Introdudn8 t,no eemetffj ttj T•t0r% to be deliverelt and. more retenty. larger events to be swed that had been FQStponed due to Co¥id-19. T¥kn"Nd advants8e of kxk&)vm. the web%te was sitnrflr•ntly developed. and now hosts over 8C¥) bi08raphtes of those burted in ihe Cerneiuy. The Trustees would like to p•y tribute to th05t who have tlven thelr tlme to rm out thi5 e%tensNe research. io thank am the volunteers for thelr magnlficent slte work carrfed outaknBlde. and r#)w twrrtl. the phy work& 50 lar as other projects ar toKemed. work contirwe5 on the consdidakn of the qu6des to 5r P¢ter¥ hope that publlcafjon wlll be 1)re in 2022 which V4ill be ihe anniversary of the Consecrat1 d the Chw£h. The Trustses tInUe to hope that pr¢)8ress on the planned re5toTrtion of the 8ryce50n orian wrll be rnèoe. wb.en t restorer 15 available to Carry t the nece$5ary Refv1$hmefftt of the cllxk faces on the Chutth Towtr rernains undei acti¥e CoDderatiOn. As In past years the Friends published two Ne3tetter& one in the 4n(E the other In the autumn. were sentto all members •nd were also cirCUe0 widety in the towm of Berkhamste¢L Tht TJe¢S werè saddtngj to learn of the dth of Carolam SnthDtyr*n on 12th Awl 2021. 5hE bttn pr( s11 the Iti} clthe FrierKts In 2013 and will be yeatly missed. ThETrustee5 were delighted to kornethe Stuart Qen tL)tt io¢m •NI. •sthe In¢bertI ofthe Parf5h of G8t Berkhamsted, he bEcame the extho Trustee of the chariry on 12th September 2020. James Mdr, who been a Trustee from 2rnJ June 2014 until 13th Novernber 2017. was again appointed a5 a Tnjstee and Steve Elliff w&6 re-apWnt¢d TnL5tee. both fr*threwe¥ternts commencN on 20th Jarwjary 2021 aThd 19th February 2021 It has not yet been to reafTrny the IaUral Da¥id Pearce Memorlal LeCty wlith was to have been held on 3rd Aori12020 with &r Rolmn Knox.Johnston CBE as the speaker. It was posipcd because of tr4id-19 but the Trustee5 hope th&t11 wdl be possFtrAe to it in 2022 part d the CdebTrti0r to mark the aM6versary of the Church. P4el
hwthe Year Ended 31 M¢h 21)21 The trustees piesentthefjr report vAth the hnanclal ststements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The trustees hwe adopted the provOn5 frf Acctyjniing and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommenoed Prattice applicable to charities ky¢rIng thdr •CCOLtnts tn accordarKe with the Fln•ntlal RepcrttlTh8 Standard applitstt In the UK •nd Republk dlreland IFRS 1021 leffectV4e l January 20191. The Friend5 have continued to tik rnsponybility for the malntenance of both the Church Cemetery ground5 wlth contrarts funded by the PCC of St Peierfs and Daconsm Borough Coundl. These wors 4re undertaken by local sub-contrattors, namety 5RT and Frarsk Coaper and Son Ltd. Fundini for tomtr•ctual comnvtments In pett ofthis mairttenanct acty.vity ts secured and paid ahead ofthe 5dbeduled wths. Grnnts from the Heritage Lottery Fund and DaCruM 8oro4h Council h•ve o)ntlnued to pry1 fvndlni for the work •t the Rectory Lar Cemetery restCallOn prole¢ whith ho5 now been ciffiete. The final lottery funding clalm h15 been made in (ktober 2021. M•nbtrshlpfun(fl has rnained eadyyear onyear. STRucfuRI fjOVERF4ANCE AND klANAGEhiir The charfty Is controlled bylts zovem • deed of trust1 ccrfttutes an lOrpted tharity. The Trle are fesponslble for the v4erall dtrectlon and pjllcy settiry of the (h•rity. Thty meet le•st fwr rnes per annum- in fart fvo times in the year 10 3tst March 2021, once by email •nd lour Jmes by Zoom. Mlnute5 of all meetInis• recorded ayeed aThJ rtUtyd. Risk5 are man•trd throuth both Fina[•1 ond He•lth & Safery moniiorin8 with: Updates of the curreTrtfinanoal p05ili¢)n in the form of financial Reports presented It •#TruAees' meetIn. Reser¥es Pollcy ayeed and maintalned wtth Unre5tiicled FuThJ5 reprewtmii • thrd of •Rnualised reiylar expefidlthre. l Trustees ve thdr tlme freely ents Lxher than reimlyjtsement of ewerrts m•de durini the - ProvkllnB re8ular Upda3tTrUstees. meetires on relevznt proiert5 lactie& - Obtalnln8 approvalfor the apFIKat)n of fvnds Thery arxl when no thrd pany8r*nt Is ivallable. Trusteesare appointsd for terms of 3 yeaw5 ¥t tliAiblefor rwpolntmenL The appointmtnt of is aireed bythe eontirwini Tw#ees REFEIE14CE AIID •I)MIIffjAATIVE TAlls IIW314 PrfrKlp•l •ddrws 5t Prterfs Church Church ne Berkhamsted Herrfofd5hlre HP4 IAX
IrfEnds of St pet$(hurch eportofthtTTrt lorthEYew EThled 31 Marth 1021 P Wllllamst S E114ff P B M•tthew5 Dr C Green PJ Crosland Ms C Imber J Apthorp Rerand S Owen l•pwnted 12.9.20) Drj M Moir l?ppointed 20.1.211 Independerrt Eumlner Shaun 8rowfi5mith Halnes Waits 4 Oaridge Court Lower Xlngs Road Berkhamsted HertloitSshire HP4 2AF Approved by wder clthe tard rftru5eS M 6 Decembtr 2021 and its beIlty.. P WilTh•msoA- fntstee
Indend• reportto the1Ne•S ol Frfwdsofst prterfs Churth I repL¥t tothe tharity tntste¢s on my eyarNllariw of the accounts of Flies of 5t Petevs1rch ltht Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2021. R•sponsNlde5 •nd bas15 of the charlty trustees of the Twst you are reS[lble for the preparlOn the accounts In 4¢uYdat th the feqykements of the ChaittiesA£t 20111.the ACVI. I report In fespe£t of my examirwtion uFtheTrust'sa¢counts carried under se¢ioon 14S of the Acl and in earyyt oui my examlnatlrffi I IVe followtd all •pplicable Oireaions eivefft iry the Charity Comm$10n under sectson 14515llbl of theAcL I have completed My ex*nlnatlon. I confim that materfal matter5 have c¢Thto my •nentloTh In connectk)n examiThallon me cause to belit¥e that lth any materfal respect: acc1% re¢wd5 were not kept in fEspert ofthe Yrust as retytred byseciiw 130ofthe A¢. or the accoynts do not accord with those records: or the accounts do not tomkyy with the aFgllcable requiremtnts coremin8 the ind tontent of ¥ccounts Set out in Charities {Accouts and Repts1 Retulatifms 2LI]8 other thon èny iequirement that the accountsiive • trne 4r falr viewwhith is It a matter MnSf as part tsfan Independeni e>2mlnatbc I have no cOnrn5 and have come I)$5 no ¢xher matters in c¢Mnertr(x) wlth the exarninèti to whlch mnoon should be draivn in trM5 report in i¥der to enable a proper uryjeFStandI olthe accountsto be reathed. Sh•ffi Brownsmlth Halnes W•tts 4 Cllrldy Court Lr Klnes Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshlre HP4 ZAF 1110112022
fortheYe•rEnded 31 Mah 2021 31.3.21 31.3.20 Total Vnre5tricted Restricted fvnds fund funds INCOME AND EIICX)WMEMTS FA Oonations •nd leS 5J( 4,264 Charflable •rtMUe5 Projetts 24417 244x67 439,732 Totsl 244.670 249.979 443.996 EXPEPIDITURE Chlrflable actl¥ltles Maintenance contrxts Projerts Insurance Nèw51etter Otherl WebthelAudit 678 435,771 510 315 226335 226335 513 49 3.714 513 714 Totsl 3336 229J35 233,171 IA73 15335 (7881 RECONOLIATION OF FUNDS Totsi lunds 4149 s37 19295 21.657 4.849 P•p5
Frf•n& ofst Petrfs (hywth Balance Sh•ei 31 Marth 2021 3L3.21 Totsl funds 31.3.20 Total funds funds fvnd Cash at bank and In harKI 21.657 2362 19,295 21,657 295 2L657 4,849 NET ASS 2362 19295 21.657 4W9 FUNDS Unrestricted funds Restrkted fvnds 1362 19,295 TOTAL FUNDS 2L65f 4.849 The finandal statements were aWr0d iry the Board rfTrwtees •nd aLrth0ris ft isyJe on 6 December 2021 and were signed on its behalf ty.. P Willi•mson. Trustee Tr Tr)tes form part oFthesefinanci•l •tements P4e6
lorth•Y•ar Ertd•d 31 Mth 2021 81sts of prnp•tkn#th• fftn•ndil statem The financial 5tstement$ of the charity. whith is a put4K benefit entity der FRS 102: have been prepared In accordance th the tharltles 50RP IFILS 1021 'A£countiw and Rewytinz by (haritie& Ststement of Recommended Ptaclice opICable to charitses weparin8 their acctrjnts in accordance wtrth the Financial Rep)rtlni Standard pable in the UK •nd Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffertive l January 20191., Flnandal Re[rf>rng SaThOard 102 Yhe FInarè1 Reportinz Stsndard appficaile In the UK and RepU1C of Ireland. and the Charitie5 Aa 2011. fnCIlI $ements have been prered under the hb5torkal cost convention. The presentstoon Culryo[thes¢ fflr4ncI ststemtnts is kn st•lirq. The finan0 statements have been wepared on a ioiry ¢orem b•si& trustees h•vt reviewed and considered relewdnt infomation. SndLtdlni fv annual •nd fvtwe osh fl04bs In makini their assessment. tn partKul•r. ifi resk)n5e io the COWt>19 pandemic. the trustees have tested their c¥sh flow analysis to take into atnt the irnpart on thr tKrsiness of possible scenarios brxtht on by the imp•ct of Cov119. alongslde the measures tttht they tzn tske to mithpte the impact. based on these assessments. liven the measures that could be undertaken io mitige the •dverst conL11t& and the current iesources ¥vail•blt, the Iee5 hive condded that they can contlnue to adopi th? Wnll coreM basts in preparfw theannual rwrt •nd accourTr All Inc(#ne 1$ recogni5ed in the 5iatemenr of Financial Actiytries once ihe ch•rity has entitMent to the 11 tss prob•ble that the income wlll be recelved and the amount can be measured rellay. ExPendIr+ Liabilities •re r•tOBlli5ed is wentliture as 500n asthere b a le84 ( con5m obli1•tn ¢(wnmitting the charfty to thar e4)erKIitU. it is probable that a transfer economK benefits wlll be rèqulred fn setdement and the amovnt of the obrwn can be measured rdiat4y. Expenditur¢ is x(ounted lor on an •c¢ruals b0515 and ha5 been dawfied wider hegdinythat aWErJte all c05t related to the catem. Where costs cannot be directty attributed to parwlar he•Jir4s ihty been •llLXated to •clItS on i bas con51stent wlth the use ol $j1 Tuatlon Ihe ch•ffty isxnptfrLYn on its tharltable Fund Llnrestrided fundsc•n te used ¥¢¢ord•ncewth the charitable objectNesatthe thscretknn of the trustees. Resirfrted fund5 can onty be used for partkuSar restrICr purrm)ses withtn the objeLts of the tharity. Xesthctions ¥i5e sptdffied tythe domr orthen funds are ralsed f parb¢Utar restricted purp05e& Further wlanatlon of the natwe and t¥Jrrw of e•ch [d is orKl1*d In the note5 to the flnanci•l Slaternent& P¥e7 corflnued...
FrSentsofSt Petsthurth fwthÈY&qr Endod 31 Marth 2011 Dlrect costs Totsls M•intenance contracts PfoJe(ts Insurance New51etter Other/Webse/ Audlt 226.335 226,335 513 49 3,714 513 49 3,714 232,E119 562 233.171 TRUSTEEY REMUNERATION AND IIEMEFIT5 There were ro tru#eeg remuner*ion or otsr benefits for the year ended 31 21 rfOr the ar ended 31 March 202 There were tru5tee5' expenses pald for the year ended 31 Marth 2021 for the ¥r ended 31 March 202 To1 fvnds fvnds fund Donation5 and lewies 4264 Chafft•bl••c&AI Prdects 439.73Z 439,732 Totsl 4264 439,732 443,996 EXPENDITURE IX4 M•iMenance contracts Prc4ecrs InsurarKe Newsletter Otherl WebWAudlt 6.678 435,771 510 315 L509 43S.7n 510 315 Totsl 91112 435,772 444.784 NEf INCOMVIEXPENDrru 14.748) 17881 RECONauATION OF FLINDS T•t•l fvnds W loThMrO s37 5.637 P4e8 continued...
FdmdsofS¢ Prtrfs Chyryh forthe Ye•rEnded 31 Marth 2021 COMPARATIVES F(MiTHE STATEMEHTOF RNAI4OAL ACTMnES.conthu Unrestricted lunds RestsKted fund Total funds TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD MOVEMEN7 IN FUNDS Net mtyemeni In fuTrJs At 31.321 At L4.20 unr*Str fvnds General fund L47a 2.362 R•rtrktod fvnds FUnd1/ants J35 19.295 TOTAL FUNDS 4M49 16,8C 21.657 Net mo¥emeni In fvnds. Induded Ml are o fd10. Intomi Rt50urte5 Movernent resourtes txpended In funds Ihr•strfrt lurtds Gereral fvntl 1,473 FVThJInlr4n 2447 12293351 TOTALFUND5 249,979 1233.1711 16,K6 Net mMeTht in knjs At 1.4.19 3L3.20 General fund 14.7481 Remr4d fvnds Fundlnllyarts To7 FUNDS 5.637 17881 4%9 P4e9 contlnued...
Ffkndsdsi P•t•rfs forthe Yw ErAled 31 2021 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS.conthiued Comparntr¥e net m(wement in fuThls Ilded in alThpare a5 folkn¥&" Irmrni resources Resourtes Movement expended in fuTh45 Unreslr*ted funds General fwKI 4264 19,0121 14,7481 FUndIgrants 439.732 1447721 3,9 YOTAL FUNQS 14447841 17881 The Cemetery Prwt restrftted i%forthe westorthn ofthe Recw Lane Cemetery in Berkh•msted. for whith the ch4rity has recwed fvndiThA frrxn various sourt4 most Th)t4 the Hwiwe Lottery Fund. There were rel•ted rtY tranSxriLS for ts par 31 March 202L for the ytaf ended 31 March 20 P•8e 10
FJl•)ds of St Pe$ tor theyear Erth 31 March 2021 31.3.21 31.3.20 INCOME AND EN[WMENTs D¢n•tlons •nd k¢•des ainteruaDce Fundiry i)onation5 Memberslip sthcrimions L832 219 5,912 Ch•rlt•bk •¢lb•W•s Fundin5[4$ 244.(67 439,732 249,979 EXPENDITLPIE Malrrtertance Corttr•tts Other/Web5itrlAudil Projects 6.678 3,714 22&335 435,772 443,959 pport costs 513 510 49 315 233,171 444.784 Net Incomellexpwthr¢) 16,P 17881 This p4e does not form part ofthe ststements Pay 11