## **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** 

- The FOHC is run on a day to day basis by a Management Committee elected at the initial meeting. 

- 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 

- 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 

- 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. 

- 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 

- 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**<br>Donations<br>Fundraising:<br>Manor Talks<br>Book Sales<br>EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME<br>**BANK ACCOUNT**<br>Balance @ 01/04/2020<br>Net expenditure in year<br>Balance @ 31/03/2021|**£**<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>9,054<br>Printing of newsletters<br>CAF account fees<br>Contribution to Church Bell refurbishment<br>Book Costs<br>2,770<br>7,191<br>19,015<br>13,093<br>-<br>**£**<br>87,890<br>13,093<br>-<br>74,797|**£**<br>412<br>71<br>13,970<br>17,655|
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