CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From
0110412023
To
3110312024
Charlty name:
The Friends of St Mary's and St John's Whitchurch
Charity registration number:
1168335
Objectives and Activities
SORP ref•ronce
Summary ofthe purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1,17
To assist in the maintenance, preservation
and improv8ment of the Churches of St
John's Whitchurch Hill and St Mary's
Whitchurch
Conducting fund-raising activities with a view
to making grants to the Parochial Church
Council for the two parish churches and
organising voluntary working parties
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to those
purposès for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
Statement confirming
whether th8 trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.17 and
1.IS
Para 1.18
The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit
Additional Information (optional
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choose to include further statement5 where r81evant about:
SORP
r•l¢fonco
Policy on grant making
Policy on social investment including
program related investment
Contribution mad8 by voluntaers
Other

Achievements and Performance
SORP r￿orenCe
The charity continues to raise funds to
support its objectives of maintaining and
improving the facilities at the parish
churches through Membership Subscriptions
and assoclated Gift Aid, and also through
fundraising activities.
During the year the charity applied funds
amounb'ng to £1129 in grants to Whitchurch
PCC in pursuit of its objectives, and also
committed £10,000 for planned works at St
Mary's.
Summary ofthe main
achievements ofthe charity,
identifying the difference the
Gharity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
ra1.20
Additional infomiation (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant aboLrt'.
Achievements against objectiV88
set
Para 1.41
Perfomiance of fvndraising
activities against objectives set
Para 1.41
Investment perfomiance against
objectives
Par) 1.41
other

Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's
financial positlon at the end
of the
eriod
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.21
The charity's financial position at the end of
the period is satisfactory..
Para 1.22
The charity's policy is not to make grants for
a project unless and until the requisite funds
have been raised. The charity has no need
to hokd reséN8S to covef ongoing expenses.
It has no staff, no ongoing commitments and
minimal overhead ¢¢)Sts. All reserves heid by
the charity are held in anticipation of maknng
rants in the
ursuit of its ob'ectives.
Total reserv8s held at 31 st March 2024
amounted to £12,724, almost 8ntirely in cash
balances.
Not applicable
Amount of r8seNes held
Par8 1.22
Reasons for hobjing zero
reseNes
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.22
Para 1.24
No funds are in deficit
Para 1.23
There are no uncertainties about the
charity as a going concem.
Additional inforniation (optionall
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity's principal sources of
funds (including any fundraising)
Para
1.47
I nvestment policy and objectives
including any social inv8Stment
policy adopted
Pgra
A desctiption of the principal risks
facing the charity
Para
1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document
P8ra 1.2S
Constitution dated 17th March 2016,
am6nded 26 June 2016
cio
How is the charity
constituted?
Para 1.25
Trustee seleth'on methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or t￿)dY entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Pata 1.25
The trustees include (ex-officio) the Rector
of the Langtree Team Ministry of which the
ecclesiastical parish of Whit¢hurch is a part
(or his nominee) arKI may include up to two
trustees nominated by the Whitchurch PCC.
Other trustees are either elected by the
members ofthe CIO at the AGM or
appointed by the trust9es and confimed by
eledion by members at the next AGM
One-third of the elected trustees retire by
rotation 8ach year. No trustee may serve for
more than 3 consecutive ter￿ but may b8
re-elected after a
of3
ears.
Additional infonnation (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant atM)Ut'.
Poliues and procedures adopted
for the induction and training of
trustees
Para 1.51
The chaiity's organlsational
structure and any wider network
with which the charity works
PAra 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51
other

Reference and Administrative details
Chari
name
Other name the chari
uses
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
The Friends of St Ma
's and St John's Whitchurch
1168335
Wells House
High Street
Whitchurch-on-Tham8S
Reading
RG8 7DB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted If not for whole
•ar
Trust•• name
Office lif any)
Treasur8r (up to 31
March 2023)
Chair (from January
2021)
Name of person lor body) ent￿led
toa
olnt trustee
ilan
Founding Trustee, confimied
by members
Members
Gordon Samuel
Painter
All year
Paul VIGtor Witcher
All year
Theresa Anne
Elsome
Kenneth George
Bakes
Graeme Kelth
Pearce
To 18 June 2023
(deceas8d)
All year
Members
PCC nominee
All year
PCC nominee
James Rcoer
Leach
Geoffrey
Rutherford Weir
All year
Ex officio
Treasurer (from 1
April 2023)
All year
Members
Jill Bradon
Sarah Dragonetti
From 21 October 2023
From 21 October 2023
MembesE
Members
Cor
orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re
Director namè
ortwasa
oved
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Dates act•d If not for whol•
ear
Trustee namè

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this
capacity
Name and objects ofthe charity on whose
behalf the assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian charity's objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody
and segregation of such assets from the
charity's own assets
Additional Infomlation (optional
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senlor staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non4isclosure of ke
ersonn81 details
Other o
tional information
Declarations
The trustees de¢laro that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary?
Chair, etc)
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Date

IHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
The Frl•nd$ tsf St M#iYJ #nd St John's
Whlt¢hurch
1188336
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the peT￿)d
from
To
01042023
31 03 2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unre4trict•d
R•strleted
funds
Endowment
fund8
Total funds
Last year
trJth• n•amt
toth• nea¥•¥¢
•) th• n•arestt
ID th• near*s¢£
th•
A1 Receipts
Donation5 & L£gac￿6
C¢hef Trdd
4,277
4.277
4,212
1,082
Sub total (Gross income for
AR)
7*ri
T￿71
SA64
A2 Asset and inv•stment salej.
18Èè tèbkl.
Sub total
7.871
71171
ment$
R8isiTrg Funds
AdTninLstr81ion
Ch8rrtatde Aciibit*S- Grants
Othtr
962
ISS
61
11,920
82
1,129
1,129
Sub total
2.173
2.ln
t7,13fj
A4 Assèt and Invè$tmÈnl
purchases.18eÈ table)
Sub total
2,173
2,173
17,136
Al•t Oyrne￿pts1(P9￿n8ntsJ
A6 Tian8ler$ between funds
A8 Cash funds last year •nd
Cash lunds thls end
6,698
11,772
7,028
12.726
7.028
11726
18,799
7,027
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestria•d
lund$
RÈstric￿￿
funds
Endowmeni
funds
to n•ar•ste
Categories
Details
to n•arn5tt
B1 Cash funds
Cash
HSBC Cuffenl Acount
2,446
DudL•y BS
10,000
Tot81 cash ftsnds
12,646
la￿￿bal￿¢￿WIth rKapts ffffid pawnwis
¢un1511
Unfestricted
lunds
to n•Èrnste
179
Restrlcted
ILFnd$
t• neare¥tt
Endowment
funds
to n••¢estt
Accrua
Fund towhkh
OlS•t b•lon
Currentvalu•
Costlopl•nall
Vund t• whl¢h
as¥•t b•l•n
L-lails
Costlo￿onall
Currentvalu•
k•Tral
B4 Assets rètalned for the
charitys own use
Fund to whkh
r•lat•*
Am•un¢du•
Wh•h du•
B5 Llabllltles
Signgd by one or Iw tru61eeB on
Lwhalf of all tho trustees
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Date ol
roval
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