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Carshalton Old Rectory Association Trustees’ Report for 2021-2

Registration number 1165834.

Objectives and Activities

The objects of CORA are:

1. To preserve the Old Rectory, a Grade II* listed historic building in the Carshalton Conservation area.

2. To open the building to the public and to promote the arts, heritage and conservation of the area for education and public enjoyment.

The COVID-19 virus has continued to cause disruption. The 2021 AGM had to be held by post and email and the meetings of the trustees have continued to be held on Zoom.

Sue Horne, our secretary, has continued to send out regular newsletters.

CORA does not have any paid staff and is wholly reliant on the work of volunteers.

Achievements and Performance

The Council now recognises that converting the Old Rectory into flats is not financially viable within the limitations set by the grade II* listing. Their activities have been impeded by Covid and they do not seem to have made any significant progress on identifying a new long-term use for the building.

CORA has continued to keep a close eye on developments. We arranged for the ward councillors to look at the inside of the building although the visit was limited to the areas not occupied by the guardians. We have worked with the ward councillors to press for repairs to be done. This has had a significant effect. The Council has cleared the gutters, done some work on the drains, removed the ivy from the west elevation and repaired some woodwork. This has reduced deterioration and put the building in a more stable state, at least for the short term.

We continue to monitor the building and await proposals from the Council.

Financial Review

The income for the year was £317. There was no expenditure and we did not sell any further copies of A Respectable Parsonage House, so the stock was unchanged. There was £1,399 in hand at the end of the year.

Structure, Governance and Management

CORA is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a constitution following the Association Model.

The initial trustees were drawn from other organisations which were active in the local area but they acted on a personal basis and not as representatives of those groups.

Plans for the future

We will continue to try to persuade the Council to recognise the importance of the Old Rectory and to look at wider options for the future of the building.

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If the Council submits a planning application, CORA will examine it in detail, consider its impact on the historic fabric and decide on the best course of action.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Carshalton Old Rectory Association
Other name the charity uses	CORA
Registered charity number	1165834
Charity’s principal address	Flat 5 31 Camden Road Sutton SM1 2SH
Secretary	Susan Horne

Names of the charity trustees who managed the charity in 2019-20

John Richard Phillips (Chairman) Susan Margaret Kelsall (Treasurer) Susan Horne (Secretary) Laurence Elliott Julia Heather Gertz Jean Carole Knight John Shepley Thornton Derek Channon Yeo

There are no corporate trustees and there are no trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity.

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

CORA does not hold any funds on behalf of other people or organisations.

John Phillips on behalf of the Trustees 24 May 2022

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Carshalton Old Rectory Association

– Income and Expenditure 6 April 2021 5 April 2022

Income: Subscriptions and donations Gift aid Book sales Total Expenditure: AGM refreshments Website Cost of books sold Total Surplus for the year	2022 £ 270 47 - 317 - - - 0 317	2021 £ 250 46 28
		324 - 125 26
		151
		173

– Statement of financial position 5th April 2022

Quantity Assets: Opening stock 19 Cost of sales - Closing stock 19 Cash at bank Net current assets Creditors Net Assets Funds: Opening funds Surplus for the year Closing funds	2022 £ 123 - 123 1,399 1,522 - 1,522 1,205 317 1,522	2021 £ 149 (26)
		123 1082
		1,205 -
		1,205
		1,032 173
		1,205