Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end dat8 2024 From 1 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name The Mike and Clare Grtffin Charitable Trust Other names charty is known by Registered charty number (if any) 1161488 Charty's principal address 16 Holts Green Great Brickhill Milton Keynes Postcode MK17 9AJ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charty Dates acted rf not for whole ear Trustoe name Office (if any) Name of person (or body) entitled toa int trustee (rf any John Sands Brown Chair John Murray Sylvester John Peter Chantler Philippa Clare Rickard Emma Jane Cable Louise Marie Gattward Kate Suzanne Brierley 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name5 of the trustses for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Opb'onal inforniation) of adviser Name Address Accountants Anthistle Craven 31 High St Buckingham MK18 1NU Surveyors Brown and Co. 33 North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire. OX16 OTH Solicitors Chandler Ray 22 West Street Buckingham MK18 1 HG Lucas Fettes Unit 8 The Old Dairy Elton Peterborough PE8 6SQ Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiation) Financial advisers Section B Structure, overnance and management Description of the Gharty's trusts Trust Deed Type of goveming dUrnent How the chaiity is constituted Trust Trustee selection methods Appointment by existing trustees Additional govemance issues (Optional information) You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees- the charity's organisational structure and any wider network wrth which the chaiity works., relationship with any related parties; trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Objectives and activities Principally such charFtable purposes for the general benefrt of the inhabitants of the parishes of Bierton and Hulcott in Buckinghamshire as the trustees think frt Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its governing document TAR Marth 2012
The trustees have had regard to the guidan issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in making their grant making decisions. The trustees made grants in total of just over £140,000. Principal beneficiaries included Bierton School (£46,196), Bierton PC (£70.071) and Florence Nightingale Hospice {£6,200). The trustees also conlinued offering grants to any student from Bierton or Hulcott attending university or college for further education in order to assist with the purchase of equipment and other necessary expenses. 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 benefrt) Additional detsils of objectives and activities (Optional infomation) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment. contribution made by volunteers. TAR Mah 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year The trustees continued lo assist the executor of the will of Mr. Griffin in his ongoing dispute regarding dilapidations at Grove Fam Bierton arising from the lease of that property by Mr. Griffin. The dispute has not yet been SOlved. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charty's policy on reserves The financial objective of the Twst is to at least maintain the real value of the assets whilst generating a stable and sustainable retum to fund grant making although this would not predude consideration of a grant application which would involve a reduction in the capital value of the assets. Details of any funds materially in deficit None Further financial review details (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: the charrty's principal sources of funds (induding any fundraising}; how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the chanty; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. The Charily's principal source of funding is from its investments. It also derives a small rental income from a bam in Hulcott. Section F Other optional information The trust has substantial cash assets and is in a sound financial position, Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee5' report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustses Signature(s) Full name(s) Posrtion (eg Secretsry, Chair. etc) John Sands Brown Chair Date TAR March 2012
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|The Mike and Claire Griffin Charitable Trust|No (if any)|
|1161488|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|01/01/2024|31/12/2024|
|To|
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|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts|
|Rental Income|-|3,500|-|3,500|1,750|
|Investment Income|-|23,247|-|23,247|20,635|
|Donations|-|530|-|530|-|
|Legacy|-|353,000|-|353,000|-|
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|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|380,277|-|380,277|22,385|
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|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see|table).|
|Investment|Sales|275,300|-|275,300|287,216|
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|Sub total|-|275,300|-|275,300|287,216|
|Total receipts|-|655,577|-|655,577|309,601|
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|A3 Payments|
|Grants|-|191,977|-|191,977|55,691|
|Postage|-|-|-|-|-|
|Travel|-|24|-|24|96|
|Insurance|-|1,524|-|1,524|1,450|
|Investment charges|-|19,365|-|19,365|12,898|
|Accountancy fees|-|816|-|816|780|
|Bank charges|-|102|-|102|102|
|Other legal and profesional fees|-|234|-|234|-|
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214,042 - 214,042 71,017
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|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, (see table)|
|Investment additions|-|425,932|-|425,932|247,266|
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|Sub total|[ - ]|425,932|-|425,932|247,266|
|—|Total payments|—_———|-|639,974|-|639,974|318,283|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|-|15,603|- 15,603|- 8,682|
|A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|-|26,263|-|26,263|34,945|
|Cash funds this year end|SS|-|41,866|S$]|- 41,866|26,263|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
25/05/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Investment portfolio Hulcott Barn Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Current account Investment cash account Details Details Details Signature John Brown |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | 41,866 | - | ||||
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
25/05/2025
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CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees The Mike and Claire Griffin Charitable Trust On accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024 Charity no (if any) 1161488 Set out on pages 3to10 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Yhe Trust") for the year ended 3111212024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wtth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b} of the Act. Independent .1 have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below.) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conrning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any 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 COnrS 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. Signed: Date.. 22/os Name: Shaun Craven Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Chartered Certified Accountants Address: Moreton House, 31 High Street Buckingham IER Oct 2018
MK18 1NU Sectron B Disclosure Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018