2021-03-31-accounts - The Friends Of St Mary's And St John's Whitchurch

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Objectives and Activ	ities	ities
	SORP reference
Summary ofthe purposes the charity as set out in its governing document	of Para	1 17	Toassist in the maintenance, preservation and improvement ofthe Churches ofStJohn's Whitchurch Hill and St Mary's Whitchurch
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to those			Conducting fund-raising activities with
purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the	Para 1.19	1.17and	a view to making grants to the Parochial Church Council for the object churches
activities, projects or			and organising voluntary working
services identified in the			parties
accounts.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public	Para	1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
benefit
Achievements and Performance
	SORP reference
			The charity continued to raise funds to
			support its objects of maintaining and
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para		1 20	improving the facilities at the two parish churches. Activities have been severely restricted during the year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions but the charity has continued to raise funds through its Membership Subscriptions and associated Gift Aid. It made one small grant during the year to the St Mary' s
			Clock Restoration Project supported in
			the previous year.

Description	of charity's	of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing		document	I'ara		Constitution		dated 17'" March			2016,
					amended	26	June 2016
How is the charity			Para 1.25		CIO
constituted?
Trustee selection		methods	Para 1.25		The trustees			include (ex-officio) the
including details of any					Rector of	the		Langtree Team Ministry				of
constitutional	provisions e.g.				which the	ecclesiastical			parish	of
election to post or		name of			Whitchurch		is a part (or his nominee)
any person	or body entitled				and may include up to two trustees
to appoint one or more					nominated	by the Whitchurch				PCC.
trustees					Other trustees are either				elected by		the
					members	of	the CIO at the AGM or
					appointed	by		the trustees	and
					confirmed	by		election by	members		at
					the next AGM
					Elected trustees retire by rotation after 3
					years.
Reference	and	Administrative		details
Charity name			The Friends		ofSt Mary's	and		St John' s, Whitchurch
Other name	the charity uses
Registered	charity	number	1168335
			Green Gables
			Whitchurch		Hill
Charity's principal		address	Reading
			RG8 7PG

	Trustee name	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee
						any)
	Keith Charles Williams		Chair	Resigned	January 2021	Founding	Trustee,
						confirmed	by Members
	Gordon Painter	Samuel	Treasurer	All year		Founding	Trustee,
						confirmed	by Members
3	Kevin Godfrey Davies		(Rector of Langtree Team	Nominated November	James Leach 2020	Ex-officio
			Ministry)
	Paul Victor Witcher		Chair (from	All year		Members
			January 2021)
	Theresa Elsome	Anne		All Year		Members
	Kenneth Baker	George		All Year		PCC Nominee
	Graeme Pearce	Keith		All Year		PCC Nominee
8	James Roger Leach		(Rector's Nominee)	Nominated 2020	November	Ex-officio
	Geoffrey Rutherford	Weir		Appointed at AGM January 2021		Members

Names and	addresses of	advisers (Optiona
Type of	Name	Address
adviser