## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **1[st] May 2020 30[th] April 2021** **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Cowbeech Bonfire Society Charitable Trust **Other names charity is known by** Cowbeech Bonfire Society **Registered charity number (if any)** 1163843 **Charity's principal address** 107 Hawkswood Drive Hailsham East Sussex **Postcode BN27 1UT** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser** **Name Address** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** CIO Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include 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 with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** March **2012** **TAR** 2 **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND DONATIONS FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN COWBEECH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE COLLECTION OF FUND THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING VILLAGE FETE AND BONFIRE AND FIREWORK DISPLAY. OTHER EVENTS SUCH AS VILLAGE PANTO AND RAFFLES RAISE FUND. IN APRIL WE REDISTRIBUTE THESE FINDS TO LOCAL GOOD CAUSES AND CHARITIES FOR THE LOCAL YOUTH AND ELDERLY. **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 benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Well Supported Main Events of the Fete and bonfire due mainly to fine weather and the hard efforts of all involved. ## **Section E Financial review** March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Reserves regularly reviewed in order to make annual donations to good causes in the event of bad weather restricting income from main events ## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** Simon Chapman – Treasurer resigned post by handing in notice in writing on 22[nd] July 2020. Suggested last day of appointment being 30[th] April 2021 giving a notice period of just over 9 months. ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** S Chapman **Full name(s)** Simon Chapman **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 30/04/2021 March **2012** **TAR** 6 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 1163443 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe perlod nl 2020 31$1 *laich 2021 Section A Receipts and payments Unresthcted funds Restri¢ted Endo%Ymonl nds folal lund5 Last yaar A1 R•Gel Gify Sub lo¢&l(Grg58 inGome lor ARI 1.2S• 1.259 A2 A88ei and In¥•Btm•nt 8•1•8. 18ie tsblel. 1.259 1.25# A3Pa •n DDnabDn Web HO¥b 10• Di¢ For Popw 120 120 ￿cenE Sub tht*l A4 A8*et ind Invttbmwrt u￿h0*ea, tabl• Sub totsi 967 Net of re¢elpts/(p•ymentsJ AS Transfers bets¥een fund5 A6 Cash fund8 last y•arènd C8sh funds this year end 292 292 22.091 22.384 22,092 2Z.384 CCIX R1 accounts ISSI Sectlon 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at Ihe end of the period Unrestricted luryds Restncted fund$ tyrwrwc Endowmeni funds torwr¢*l E B1 Cèsh lund$ rotai ¢ash lund$ 22.384 Unrvdtricw lund¥ nwmlE Re8trict•d lund¥ IDnear•*tt Endowmont lunds lo Fundio*h*h CvTh•ntv•l 83 Inve•trn•nl a88•ts FundtowTh*h ¢urr•nt¥•lu• on• B4 Assets rolalned lor Ihe ¢harlty'8 own u*• mountd Whw du• OMI 85 Llabiltti Signed by ehaKol al u* trusiees Date of roval Pml Name 0210412021 CCXX R2 acuw15 ISS) 02104r2021