**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 06 April 2022 **T** 05 April 2023 **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 Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Len Sheppard Chairman Board of Trustees 2 Jane Howells Director Board of Trustees 3 Gill Thomas Secretary Board of Trustees 4 Angela Angove Board of Trustees Christian Denley Education Officer Board of Trustees 5 Mike Cawley Board of Trustees 6 Helen Rawe Board of Trustees 7 Liz Le Grice Board of Trustees ~~===—~~ 8 9 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** None
**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 8 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.
- Has launched and is developing a new venue for Cornish heritage in Penzance (Cornish Heritage in Penzance) in the former Penzance public library building.
- 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 tbc**
Bewnans Kernow has leased part of the former Penzance public
library building which will be developed into a venue for Cornish
culture and heritage under the name of Cornish Heritage in
Penzance. The first two open days to welcome the public were
held in May 2023. Subsequently fortnightly talks on aspects of
Penzance and Cornish history given by specialists and
practitioners were held every fortnight and developed a strong
audience. This provided a platform to 31 people over the year to
speak about their specialist interest or to raise the profile of a
heritage issue or festival which provided a high-quality educative
experience for attendees.
Social media channels were opened and the Bewnans Kernow
website developed to inform different audiences.
Cornish Heritage in Penzance, working with experienced tutors,
began to offer fortnightly Cornish language lessons to Beginners
and Improvers as well as a monthly Cornish language social
evening.
Several events were run in conjunction with other cultural
organisations including Cornish Christmas festival preparation
workshops and a Cornish Christmas carol event.
New equipment was added and the reference library expanded.
**Trustees**
Bewnans Kernow appointed two new Trustees. Bewnans Kernow
regrets the passing of the Chairman Peter Sheldon.
**Grants**
Bewnans Kernow was awarded an equipment grant of £2,958 by
Penzance Town Council.
**Representation on other organisations**
Bewnans Kernow continues to be involved with heritage work at a
strategic level and is a member of the Cornwall Council Heritage
Kernow Board. At a local level it is a member of the Madron
History Group Committee.
**Summary**
In summary Bewnans Kernow had a successful first year in
operating Cornish Heritage in Penzance, it’s primary workstream,
in the former Penzance public library. The chief activity was a
series of well attended and professionally delivered talks on a
substantial range of local and Cornish heritage and culture topics
as well as other Cornish cultural events including the Cornish
language. Cornish Language lessons also commenced. A core
base of supporters began to engage with Cornish Heritage in
Penzance, relationships were developed with other Cornish
cultural organisations and Cornish Heritage in Penzance became
increasingly well known. Trustees feel this is a sound basis from
which to continue developing Cornish Heritage in Penzance.|
|---|---|
**Section E**
## **Financial review**
Financial review: tbc
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** At the start of the financial year, Bewnans Kernow had a cash balance of £26,572 brought forward. During the year, the organisation received project funding of a restricted grant from the Penzance Town Council amounting to £2958, donations of £1079 and a refund of £1092. Payments totalling £7,312 were made during the year and cash balances at the year-end were £24,388 of which £2,311 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 2024 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)**
- You **may choose** to include . additional information, where relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- ● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- ● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
- **Section F Other optional information** _
**Section G Declaration** ~~a~~
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**|J J Howells
ee|
|---|---|
|**Full name(s)**|Jennifer Jane Howells
ee|
|**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
**etc)**
**Date**|**etc)**
**Date**
Director, Trustee
05.02.2025
ee
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|Charity Name|
|Bewnans Kernow|1170991|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|Period start date|Period end date|
|To|
|e|from|e|6th April 2023|e|5th April 2024|
|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|2958|-|2,700|
|Refunds|1092-|-|-|96.27|
|Donations|1079-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|2171|2958|-|5129|2,796|
|AR)|
|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see table).|
|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total receipts|2,171-|2,958|-|5129|2,796|
|—————|
|A3 Payments|
|Project management and support|4257|-|4,257|1,637.50|
|Equipment and materials|1814|647|-|2,661|2,137.92|
|Property and related costs|-|-|-|
|IT Support|400|-|-|400|
|Other project costs|-|-|619.17|
|Other|194|-|194|108.70|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|6,665|647|-|7,312|4,503.29|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases,|(see table)|
|Assets purchased|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|-|-|
|—|Total payments|————|6665|647|-|7312|4,503|
|-|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|(4,494)|2,311|4,503|
|A5 Transfers between funds|18541|-|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|8031|-|23,171|
|-|
|Cash funds this year end|24,388|24,388|26,572|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
12/07/2022
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
Bank account|**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
Bank account|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,541**
**-**
**-**
**2,311**
OK
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,541**
**-**
**-**
**2,311**
OK
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**8,031**
**-**
**-**|**18,541**
**-**
**-**||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
||||**22,077**|**2,311**||**-**|
||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
OK
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|||OK|
|||||||**Endowment**
**funds**|
|||||||**to nearest £**
**-**|
|||||||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
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**(optional)**|
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**-**|
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||**Details**
Kitchen equipment, books and furniture||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
Penzance Heritage|**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||Kitchen equipment, books and furniture|||||**-**|
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**liability relates**|**-**||**-**|
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**(optional)**|
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01.02.2025
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Date of approval
Signature
Print Name
J J Howells Jennifer Jane Howells
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
xx/xx/2024
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