THE CHURCHILL AND 8LAKEDOWN VILLAGES TRUST Report ofthe Trustee for the yearended 31° March 2026 The Parish council.s0TrUStee. presents its repDrtfortheyearended 31" March 2026.. Relerence and 8dmlnlstthlve lTrformatl Charity Name Thechurchill Blakedown VillaBe5Tru5t Charity wistratlon number 1163029 Oryanlsation tyPE Charltètqelncorporated Organlsatbn Governing document 00. Regthred 06Aug 2015 Re8i5tered Offke cIOTheCrkt0Ihe Parish Council, Ck totheTrutt louise Harris, 18 WindsPoin¢ Hae¥ w(rterthe DYgOPN Bankers theTrUSt Uoyds BankF4c, 25 Greshamstieet, LondDn EC2V7HN. Structure. 8¢wemanand m?na8ement TheTru5t ha5a sole wrporateTruSteÈlthe Parish Countill and ha%adoptÈd 5tsndI Order5 parallel to thoseofthe Parlsh Countll. Councllk>rssfta5 a managementcomrnlttee to represenithe Parlsh Council asTrL%tee. Mana8ementcommlttee Membersof the Parish Counc51 of Churchlll 6nd Blakedown Our puTroso, *m5 and oblertlvp5 The purpD5eof theCharityistobenef¢the reSlents0f the ParK5hof Churchilland Blakedown asset Out irFthÈgDvEtningdumTrt rewstered wth tharities Commission as Sumtnari5td bÈlDw'. To pramote such Iharitie53nd charitable purptssE5 atttsrdin¥tothe13w5af En¥l3nd Wales Insuch waysasthe Trusiees Shall think fit in ihe Ciwl Parishof Churchill and tsIake. bth notexclu5wetyJ pJrpo5e5 conEerned with re{reatTr. rorb5ei¥ation and local herrtage. Whaiare ourpem)knedactMtlÈs Inthe Parfsh? • General ChaTitsble Puwses . EnvlronmenvconservatnIHerrtase . Re[atn Whocan bEDefft? .TheGpneral public/Manki1 Howthlwe dÈlwer ouroblettesP • Provkle BuildingslFacilitleslOpen Space Our alm isto Improve the wellbelngof resldents Inthe Parish throu8h8eneral chariiable purrp)ses. illduding prov1£ and maintainingfacilitw. and tOSUPPOrt othErPari5h organi5ation5 which doth 58me.
THE CHURCHILL AND BLAKEDOWN VILLAGES TRUST The ptlmaryfotus tslourwork durln8 theyear The Trusysmaincufrentacbvity 15 to hDld Tnanagethe recDll5ttucted farnprchurchill and Blakedown &gnal Box asa communityassetona 9Year sefrOM the paS Coutlcil as a loolly listed herit%ea55et. The sItwaS maint4ined superwsed byt1* SwetyduriDgtheyear In accordancewth the Occtspation AgrÈemÈnt datEd 24" Octhber2025èlthtsugh notice had been 8Nenthai the H15torica15ocietywould lo as of 31. December2025 due toa lack of S5e¥01uThteÈts. Afterthebusiness inierruption caused by the Cowd ndemIC. Aprll 2025to Marth 2026wa5the thirdfull yearof operationforthe &gDal 8ox. 5incethedeath of the chalban of theHlstoilcal 5oclety In Marth 2025, the Hi5ttsri£al 50tty Ina reduced tapacity,wa5 Yeryeffetse in (y)niiDuing to open the Bax on two ocrayons in every monthforcoffee momingswhich aimed to infom)visitors about the storyof the Snal Bts&siimulaiÈ interest in the hiStDryofthe lotality. encourage local use of the facility and reguLir bookin8s, and aithesarne tirne providea welcoming and Supportive enwTonmEnt. TheSEEnal &Dxa15a hasted private boakingsforothereventsthroughoth ther although it hasseen a decrease In thenumberof prite bDokingsand has nDtbeEn abletfj 1n regularweekly u5erasWa5 had in prevw)u5years bya kxa15ewngdu TheTrust a rnemorial event lorihe latejim Longin the new wildlifegarden durlngthesummer of 2025, for cbsÈ famityand friends, arKlfDmi<ydÈdicatEd the8ardènto his natne. TheWildlrfeGarden development cornmen in onober 2024with phase one and phèset¥¥O cantinued inthe 5urnmerof 2025 with mDre plantin& bird boxe5. a bat boxand a hedgehoghouse being Installedand an Interpretation pa1 5LppI to infom local passers-byof ÈardÈn'5 flor andfaun3. Again. 70% of the projeEt E051w3sfunded by Natural Network5. a local 8rant making Initiative and the Main1Th$ 3w3sfunded bythe Trust itself. The projett is now Eomplete. andthe garden is maintained regulèrty bya coniracror apwnted byiheTrustand supywted at times bytwo n£ standing¥olunteerswtrK)wereheaVl wlth EstakAlshIngteWEardÈrt. We CDntinuedtooperwteawam Spare dUrithe winter.ThWa5ell attended and theenergy cost5 werefuTrded bythe lttal Norman Oawson Tru5l. Despitethefoldingof thÈ Historital sDctyatthÈend of 2025,the TTU5t h35a team of dedicated lUntee who look afterthe5al Boxand continueto runthe coffee morni5 on the Iong5t3ndingstheduleoftwire perTnanthsenrin8 homernade rakes and refre5hmentsforwhich a small charge is rnadeand donationsare receNed foTthe upkeepofthe bDx. The Historfcal SodetydoThated thelrdosingfundsof£3298tothe TNst rlngFertedfarm8inten4e with a Single Spend limitof E250.forwork such as8arden maimenance and windowcleaninL not extendingto proiECtwOrk5. DufingtheyEar intametotheTtU5ttot3llEd £4.59).03 ilUdingthe{ntThfr0fflthe HL5tori(al SLKietyand a grant frorn the NorniaD Dèwson Trust. Outgoiws were£5118.55,shtiwn8 a defitit of £528.52.TheTrust hasvocrediior5 l15Re5erVe5balaetsken forward imo26127 Is £6361.72.
THE CHURCHILL AND BLAKEDOWN VILLAGES TRUST How guf •rtMtles dellver publk beneflt TheTru5tseeksto involve the public in its local heritage bycontinuir¥to kJand preservethe Sl8nal Boxfortomrnuntyu5e. ltsother w¢tstnain availakAe. Plans for future pe¥lod5 Inthe tutrentyear, CDnvetsatioTr5II continue atTrL4tmÈetifw around ideas asto hDw iDtome be generad and 8rartappllcatlonswlll be madeforunds to decorate the tox. We are also Iwkingatwaysin whichcost5can be reduced. i.e. removalofthe broadbandfaciltywhich coMsihe Trust££pawth little us*_ Fbnanclal revlew TheTruStcontlnuÈSto have its own banklngfècllliles and uses Lloyds Banksothat deposits Ean bÈ made at the local w Offi and is iThthe proce55 in the currentyearof registeringwith 5umUp so that we can ofFer payment5 bycard at roffEe tllQMjllg5. Si8nedon bèha01 t Date23 JU 1026 ICkrktoTheChurthill and akedown VillagesTrustl