## **Friends of Holy Cross Church Ramsbury** ## **Trustees’ report for the period** ## **From 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023** 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 and re-elected at the AGM. - 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 assisted with a large grant towards the cost of repairing damage to the Chancel ceiling. During the period of report the membership of the charity grew to just over 500 people. ## **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 re-gilding of the clock and weathervane. The Trustees also wish to improve the lighting inside the Church for any performers and also the lighting immediately outside the South Porch. ## **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 Tustee Recoverable Signature X IanGSmith Ian Graham Smith Trustee Signed by: eaff9f32-f02c-4b38-8f84-37fdf1efcf93 Date 31[st] January 2025 THE FRIENDSOF HOLYCROSSCHURCH RAMSBURY CHARITY NUMBER: 1164366 YEAR ENDED31ST MARCH 2024 INCOME EXPENDITURE SubscrlptSons and8￿ al¢J 10,786 CAFaccouni fees Conirlbuiionto Chancel Aidbourne Band fee Seth Lakeman Costs Welcomefolde Replacement sound desk Newsletterand Le*let print 66 9,000 1.000 3,292 403 605 Booksales FundraS5Sn 29 ManorTaiks Garden Party Seth Lakeman Swingband AGM Bar Aidbourne Band Muslc from Countrychurches Intere5treceived 3.553 1.751 5,154 1,043 1.020 165 204 24,245 14.790 INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE 9,455 BANK ACCOUNT Balancè@ 0110412023 94981 Net Irteome inyear 9.455 Balan¢e@3V0312024 104.436 I havEinspÈttedlhe accounts olThe Frlends of Holycross Church for theyeario 31st March 2024, whichh8vebeen prepared on a recelpts 8nO payTnents ba￿&tOg*hey wlth supportlnsdocumentatlon. 13rFF ableto reportthatthese gfve a true and falrmewof actlvltles Intheyear.