## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01/08/22 Period start date To Period end date 31/07/23 ## Charity name:CHELWOOD COMMUNITY FUND CIO ## Charity registration number:1170268 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The provision of such grants and donations
for individuals,charitable
bodies,organisations and associations for
exclusively charitable purposes according
to law in Chelwood and the surrounding
parishes| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Advertising the existence of the charity and
how to apply for grants. Considering
applications and making decisions whether
to award grants in accordance with the
grant making policy and with regard to
Charity Commission guidance on public
benefit| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Application forms and guidance on
submitting applications can be downloaded
from the charity’s page on the Chelwood
village website: www.chelwood-
village.co.uk| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The charity maintains it’s funds in an
interest bearing account with an ethical
bank.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Apart from the five trustees, there are no
volunteers.| There are no employees. Other ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the 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|During the year 3 grants were awarded.
These included one to a school to provide
shading, seating and planters for pupil
protection and engagement with nature.
One to a local cricket club to refurbish
changing rooms.
An additional award to a Paediatric Nurse
working in a local Children’s Hospice, for
training.
A few applications were as out of scope
either on geographical criteria and/or
seeking general fundraising for other
charities.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As the charity has no assets, no employees
and minimal overheads there is a
commitment from trustees to focus on
distributing grants to valid applications and
to keep a small reserve| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£24000 uncommitted funds| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|There are no funds in deficit| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Up to this year end the fund has received
£125,000 in funding from Chelwood
Community Energy Ltd and apart from
bank interest this is the sole source of
funds. To date it has awarded grants
totalling just over £100,500, which
demonstrates the charity’s policy on
reserves.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|n/a| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|All funding comes from one source,
Chelwood Community Energy.| |Other||| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by resolution of the current
trustees| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
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 |Charity name|Chelwood Community Fund CIO| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Chelwood Community Fund| |Registered charity number|1170268| |Charity’s principal address|Burnts Farm
Chelwood,Bristol
BS39 4NW| ||| ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |1
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year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Carolyn Marianne
Beecroft|Trustee|n/a|The Trustees| ||Bryan Harry
Godfrey|Trustee|n/a|The Trustees| ||Stephen Robert
Meale|Chair
Trustee|n/a|The Trustees| ||Peter Huw
Rothwell Jones|Trustee|n/a|The Trustees| ||Julie Anne Glynn|Trustee|n/a|The Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name n/a Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole year|| |---|---|---| |n/a||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the 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 information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## Other optional information ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Carolyn Marianne Beecroft Position (eg Secretary, Chair of trustees Chair, etc) Date 15 October 2024 ||Chelwood Community Fund CIO
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~~ee ee-~~| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Section A Receipts and payments||||||||||||| |||Unrestricted
funds||Restricted funds|Restricted funds|||Endowment
funds||Total funds||Last year| |||to the nearest £||to the nearest £||||to the nearest £||to the nearest £||to the nearest £| |A1 Receipts||||||||||||| |Interest on bank account||15||-|-|||-||15||-| |Chelwood CommunityEnergyAward||10,000||-|-|||-||10,000||10,000| |Interest on bank account||32||-|-|||-||32||10| |Interest on bank account||63||-|-|||-||63||-| |Chelwood CommunityEnergyAward||15,000||-|-|||-||15,000||-| |Interest on bank account||89||-|-|||-||89||-| |||||-|-|||-||-||-| |||-||-|-|||-||-||-| |_Sub total(Gross income for AR)_||25,198||-|-|||-||25,198||10,010| |||||||||||||| |A2 Asset and investment sales,||||||||||||| |(see table).||||||||||||| |||-||-|-|||-||-||| |||-||-|-|||-||-||-| |_Sub total_||-||-|-|||-||-||-| |||||||||||||| |_Total receipts_||25,198||-|-|||-||25,198||10,010| |A3 Payments||||||||||||| |Advert Parish News||140||-|-|||-||140||140| |Grant||3,500||-|-|||-||3,500||6,142| |Grant||3,000||-|-|||-||3,000||-| |Grant||500||-|-|||-||500||-| |Grant||500||-|-|||-||500||-| |Grant||500||-|-|||-||500||-| |Grant||500||-|-|||-||500||-| |Grant||684||-|-|||-||684||-| |Grant||1,000||||||||1,000||| |Grant||2,437||||||||2,437||| |Grant||1,500||||||||1,500||| |Grant||1,500||-|-|||-||1,500||-| |_Sub total_||15,761||-|-|||-||15,761||6,282| |||||||||||||| |A4 Asset and investment||||||||||||| |purchases, (see table)||||||||||||| |None||-||-|-|||-||-||| |||-||-|-|||-||-||| |_Sub total_||-||-|-|||-||-||-| |||||||||||||| |_Total payments_||15,761||-|-|||-||15,761||6,282| |||||||||||||| |_Net of receipts/(payments)_||9,437||-|-|||-||9,437||3,728| |A5 Transfers between funds||-||-|-|||-||-||-| |A6 Cash funds last year end||19,832||-|-|||-||19,832||16,104| |_Cash funds this year end_||29,269||-|-|||-||29,269||19,832| ## Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period |Categories
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approval| |||Carolyn Beecroft|15-Oct-24| |||Stephen Robert Meale|15-Oct-24| ## Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/ members of Charity Name Chelwood Community Fund CIO On accounts for the year ended 31/07/23 Charity no (if any) 1170268 Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) Responsibilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY . As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): 1 October 2018 IER Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose . 2 October 2018 IER