**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 06 April 2021 **T** 05 April 2022 **From o**
## **Section A Reference and administration details**
**Charity name** Bewnans Kernow **Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1170991
**Charity's principal address** 62 Morrab Road
Penzance Cornwall **Postcode TR18 6EL**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Peter Sheldon Chairman Board of Trustees
2 Jane Howells Director Board of Trustees
3 Len Sheppard Vice Chair Board of Trustees
4 Angela Angove Secretary Board of Trustees
Ian Summers Treasurer Resigned 31 [st] December Board of Trustees
5
2021
6 Christian Denley Education Officer Board of Trustees
7 Mike Cawley Board of Trustees
8 Helen Rawe Board of Trustees
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
**Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Elected by the Board of Trustees and confirmed at the AGM
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## _Induction and Training of Trustees:_
New Trustees are provided with a copy of the Charity Commission guidance ‘The Essential Trustee’ and with relevant Bewnans Kernow documents. Tailored induction training is provided as required.
## _Organisational Structure:_
Currently there are 7 Trustees. Trustees meet a minimum of four times a year and are responsible for the strategic direction, policies and the day to day running of the charity.
## _Risk Management:_
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed - particularly those related to the operations and finances of the charity - and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
_The charitable objects of Bewnans Kernow are:_
- For the public benefit, to advance education, development, appreciation, preservation, research and recording of all aspects of indigenous Cornish history, arts heritage and culture.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
- To promote equality and diversity for the public benefit by advancing education and raising awareness, promoting activities to foster understanding between peoples from diverse backgrounds, conducting and commissioning research on equality and diversity issues and publishing the results to the public with particular focus on matters affecting the people of Cornwall.
_Bewnans Kernow undertakes activities to:_
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
- Advance the education, development, appreciation, preservation, research, recording of and participation in indigenous Cornish culture and heritage.
- Develop capacity and skills of Cornish cultural organisations.
- Improve the well-being of, and promote equality and diversity for, members of the Cornish national minority and others.
In carrying out these activities, the Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
## **Cornish Heritage in Penzance**
Bewnans Kernow’s primary work during 2021-22 was on preparations to open 'Cornish Heritage in Penzance', a new venue to share, celebrate and research Cornish history and culture which will be established in the former Penzance public library building.
At the start of the financial year Bewnans Kernow was engaged in rounding off the National Lottery Heritage Fund Recovery Fund project (for a grant of £46,800) and the follow-up activities. Our key aims in delivering this project were to:
- increase the resilience of Bewnans Kernow, especially in the face of the covid situation,
- increase our capacity to develop a venue in Penzance which will celebrate, share, research and develop Cornish history, culture and heritage
- lay the foundations and purchase core equipment for the centre
- ● accelerate the sustainability of the centre.
The result was that the majority of the groundwork for launching the new venture was put in place.
Further unexpected restoration work needed at the building, which is now listed, and a series of lock-downs due to the pandemic resulted in a delay to moving into the venue. The Business Plan for the new venue continued to be developed as did policies and other matters of governance.
## **Representation on other organisations**
Bewnans Kernow continues to be involved with heritage and Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities work at a strategic level and is represented on the Cornwall Council Heritage Kernow Board and on the Cornwall Council National Minority Working Group Forum. At a local level it is represented on the Madron History Group Committee.
## **Summary**
In summary, Bewnans Kernow encountered a delay in launching 'Cornish Heritge in Penzance' because of the additional building work needed. This impacted on our charity's work and on income generation. Despite this, our preparations to launch the new heritage venue in Penzance continued with the result that we are now in a stronger position once the restoration work on the building is finalised.
**Section E Financial review**
Financial review: **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** At the start of the financial year, Bewnans Kernow had a cash balance of £23,171 brought forward. During the year, the organisation received the final instalment of a restricted grant for the Cornish History and Culture Centre in Penzance amounting to £4,680 and a grant of £5,000 for the Hands on Heritage project. Payments totalling £4,572 were made during the year and cash balances at the year-end were £28,279 of which £20,248 were restricted funds. Level of reserves: The trustees have considered the reserves of the charity. The longerterm policy is to aim to hold unrestricted reserves amounting to 6-months of anticipated expenditure. The Trustees consider that the balance on 5[th] April 2022 is sufficient to help sustain the operations of the charity over the following year.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None.
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
The successful application to the Culture Recovery Fund from the You **may choose** to include Heritage Fund made a very significant difference to the ability to proceed additional information, where with the Cornish Heritage in Penzance project. relevant about: . ● the charity’s principal Bewnans Kernow also successfully applied to the #iwill fund sources of funds (including administered by Cornwall Community Foundation to run ‘Hands on any fundraising); Heritage’, a project to involve young people with Cornish heritage and ● how expenditure has Cornish identity. This project will be completed once Bewnans Kernow supported the key objectives begins its occupancy of the 'Cornish Heritage in Penzance' venue. of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
**Section F Other optional information**
**Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** J J Howells **Full name(s)** Jennifer Jane Howells **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Director, Trustee **etc) Date** 22nd July 2022
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Charity Name
Bewnans Kernow 1170991
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 6th April 2021 5th April 2022
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Grant and other funding 9,680 - 9,680 42,120
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
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Sub total (Gross income for
- 9,680 - 9,680 42,120
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts - 9,680 - 9,680 42,120
A3 Payments
Project management and support 2,295 - 2,295 15,131
Equipment and materials - 23 - - 23 2,625
Property and related costs - 60 - 60 1,846
IT Support - - - - 2,823
Other project cost - 1,330 - 1,330 1,496
Other 167 - - 167 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 167 ] 3,662 - 3,829 23,921
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Assets purchased - 743 - 743 9,842
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] 743 - 743 9,842
Total payments 167 4,405 - 4,572 33,763
Net of receipts/(payments) - 167 5,275 - 5,108 8,357
A5 Transfers between funds 1,034 - 1,034 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 7,164 16,007 - 23,171 14,814
Cash funds this year end 8,031 20,248 - 28,279 23,171
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank account
**Details**
**Details**
Furniture
ITC and related items
ITC and related items
**Details**
Signature
J J Howells|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**8,031**
**20,248**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8,031**
**20,248**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Penzance Heritage
Penzance Heritage
Hands on Heritage
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Jennifer Jane Howells|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
22nd July 2022|
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