Friends of Holy Cross Church Ramsbury
Trustees’ report for the period
From 1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021
Charity Name Friends of Holy Cross Church Ramsbury Registered Charity No. 1164366 Charity’s principal address Holy Cross Church Ramsbury Wiltshire
Names of the Charity Trustees who manage the Charity:
Susan Veronica Eliot-Cohen
Ian Graham Smith Paul Anthony Swan
Rowan Pirrie Whimster
Structure Governance and Management
Type of governing document CIO Constitution dated 27[th] April 2015 How the Charity is constituted Under the above Constitution Trustee selection method Trustees will be appointed by Deed of Appointment from time to time
Additional Governance Issues
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The FOHC is run on a day to day basis by a Management Committee elected at the initial meeting.
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All members of the Management Committee and all Trustees give their time on a voluntary basis and receive no remuneration or other benefits.
Objectives and Activities
- To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public by: Raising funds towards the cost of any
repairs or restoration required to the fabric or structure of the parish church of Holy Cross Church Ramsbury and,
Organising and encouraging the provision of voluntary labour to carry out repairs and maintenance to the church and churchyard, or taking part in related fund raising activities
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The activities of the Charity during the course of the period of report were to promote membership of the Charity and to raise funds to meet the Objects
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In order to fulfil the above objectives several fund raising activities were planned and executed to raise money to maintain and improve the structure of the Trust Property.
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A huge contribution is made by the Management Committee and other voluntary helpers and we are very grateful for the many hours that they have put in for the benefit of the Charity
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All monies raised were used to repair and maintain the structure and any surplus is invested in a Bank Account
Summary of the Main Achievements of the Charity during the period of report
The Charity had assisted with the installation of a completely new LED lighting system in 2019 and so no Church projects were supported in 2020. The total donation to that project was £60,000.
During the period of report the membership of the charity grew to 440 people with 48 Life Members.
Brief statement of the Charity’s policy on reserves
All cash held at the CAF Bank is in an unrestricted fund.
Future Plans
Future projects include the repair of the church bells, re-gilding of the clock and weathervane, work to the Saxon stones and the upgrade of the Church sound system. The first of these, the repair of the Church bells, will be the next project to be completed in 2021.
Declaration
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees' report above signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees:
Signature ……………………………………………………. Full Name Ian Graham Smith Position Trustee Date 13[th] February 2022
THE FRIENDS OF HOLY CROSS CHURCH RAMSBURY CHARITY NUMBER: 1164366 YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| INCOME Donations Fundraising: Manor Talks Book Sales EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME BANK ACCOUNT Balance @ 01/04/2020 Net expenditure in year Balance @ 31/03/2021 |
£ EXPENDITURE 9,054 Printing of newsletters CAF account fees Contribution to Church Bell refurbishment Book Costs 2,770 7,191 19,015 13,093 - £ 87,890 13,093 - 74,797 |
£ 412 71 13,970 17,655 |
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| 32,107 | ||