2020-12-31-accounts - Bells4thewesternfront

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				SORP reference
Policy on grant making				Para 1.38	Our current grant making policy relates solely to St George's Memorial Church	in
					Ypres. We have granted to the church all
					bells and fittings and associated equipment
					and installations that are fixed in situ in	the
					church. This grant largely took place on
					completion ofthe installation in 2017, although residual work continued into 2018.
					Items of a moveable nature that are placed
					in the church for use by ringers, church
					members and visitors will generally remain
					in the ownership ofthe charity and this	will
					be clearly indicated. Exceptions to this
					policy to be approved case by case by	the
					Trustees.
					Volunteers:
					Bellringing is generally a voluntary
					activity. We advise, and where possible
					support, the StGeorge's Memorial
					Church in its activities to attract and
					train volunteers to become bell ringers
					at the church in order to form and
					nurture a local band of ringers as part
					ofthe church communi
				Para 1.38
Policy on	social investment
including	program		related
investment
					The Charity is indebted to its trustees	and
				Para 1.38	the many committed volunteers who are
Contribution volunteers		made	by		involved in our activities. This includes the bell ringers at St George Memorial Church
					at Ypres for their part in delivering our
					ublic benefit ob'ectives.
Other

	SORP reference
		Completion ofYpres project with the bells
		being dedicated on 22ne October 2017and
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its	Para 1.20	significant progress with the training and development ofa local band and working with the Church and local community in the context ofour objectives. We have identified a possible second project, this time on the former Western Front in
beneficiaries and any wider		France. This location is also an
benefits to society as a whole.		internationally recognised battlefield area and well visited location and promises to
		make a further significant contribution to
		our objectives. Initial contact with local
		officials has been successful and a
		structural survey ofthe tower has been
		undertaken along with a visit ofa UK
		bellfounder who has provided quotations.

Achievements against	Para 1.41
objectives set
		We are not currently	actively fundraising.
Performance offundraising activities against objectives	Para 1.41
set
Investment performance	Para 1.41
against objectives
Other

inancial Review	inancial Review	inancial Review
Review ofthe charity's financial position at the end ofthe period			Para 1.21	The charity has bank balances totalling f33,458 and its only financial commitment relates to the remaining cost ofaround F10,000for completing the hand written
				memorial book —this is to formally record
				the donations to the bell project at St
				George's Memorial Church, Ypres almost
				all of which remembers fallen servicemen
				and some that served and survived.
Statement explaining	the		Para 1.22
policy for holding reserves
statin wh the are	held
Amount ofreserves	held		Para 1.22
Reasons for holding reserves	zero		Para 1.22	The Trustees do not hold reserves because the charity does not employ staff or have
				an other o erational commitments.
Details of fund materially		in	Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation ofany			Para 1.23
uncertainties about	the
charity continuing as a going
concern

ou ma ch	o	ose	to i	nclude fur	ther statement	s where relevan	t about:
						Our donors	tend to be relatives ofthe
The charity's principal sources offunds (induding					Para 1.47	Fallen, or Schools and other organisations connected to them, who wish to establish a
any fundraising)						long-lasting	remembrance. Donors also
						include bellringers from around the world
						who support	our charitable objectives.
Investment objectives	policy and including any				Para 1.46
social investment			policy
adopted
						In Ypres we	work closely with the Chaplain
A description		ofthe		principal	Para 1.46	and church	authorities at St George' s
risks facing		the charity				Memorial Church and the ongoing
						achievement	of our objectives is dependent
						on their support, and that ofthe local band
						ofvolunteer	bellringers.
						As for future	projects, the charity continues
						to rely on the talent and expertise of our
						trustees, in	particular the drive and
						enthusiasm	ofAlan Regin without whom
						the charity and its projects would not exist.
Other

Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document	Para 1.25	Constitution
trust deed, ro al charte'r
How is the charity	Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association CIO
Trustee selection methods including details ofany	Para 1.25	By collective decision ofthe current trustees.
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

Additional	information	information	(optional)
You ma	choose to include		further statements	where relevant about:
Policies	and	procedures
adopted	for the induction		Para 1.51
and training		oftrustees
				We work closely with the Chaplain and
The charity's		organisational		Church Council ofStGeorge's Church,
structure network	and any wider with which the		Para 1.51	Ypres in several ways. The use ofthe bells for their charitable purpose depends on
charity works				having visiting ringers and a local band	of
				ringers. We have agreement with the
				Council relating to ongoing access to, and
				use of, the bells at all reasonable times
				together with facilitating the training of	new
				ringers and fostering its success (involving
				promotion in church publications, notices,
				the church website and in relevant
				meetings). We also have agreement in
				relation to the showing of recorded
				audio/video content in the church and some
				practical aspects ofthis. The main part	of
				this is structured educational material on
				the history of bells and change ringing	and
				the practical aspects of how bells are rung.
				Multiple languages can be involved. The
				required arrangements for tower trips for
				visitors have also been discussed and
				agreed in principle, although insurance	and
				health and safety considerations apply.	The
				Council remains enthusiastic about the
				bells and we are satisfied with the
				undertakings given by them.
Relationship		with any	Para 1.51
related	arties
Other

mes	ofthe charity tr	ustees who manage	the charity
	Trustee name	Oflice (Ifany)	Dates acted lfnot for whole ear	Name to a	ofperson (or body) entitled int trustee ifan
1	Alan Regin
2	David R Smith
3	lan G Campbell
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84Assets retained for			the				Unrestricted						3,060
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Signed by one or two trustees of all the hostess			on behalf		SignBture		Print	Name						Date ofapproval
							DAVID RICHARD		SMITH					27-Mar-22
							ALAN	REGIN						27-Mar-22