The Cheswardine Charity (2017) Charity number 1172514
ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21
The Cheswardine Charity (2017) came into being on 10.04.2017 following the amalgamation of several older charities whose common aim was to support the ‘poor of the parish’. Since 2015 potential trustees had discussed how best to distribute those charities’ monies: it was agreed to liquidate shares held, deposit the cash in the Charity’s current account, and open a linked deposit account.
Six trustees were appointed in 2017 comprising
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A Churchwarden
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The Team Rector
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One other from the PCC
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Three from the wider community
with the option to co-opt as necessary.
The Charity’s object is
The relief of hardship or need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial or other disadvantage for those living within the parish of Cheswardine or who, in the opinion of the Trustees, have a strong connection with Cheswardine, by addressing both the causes and the consequences of that hardship. This will be enabled through
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Grants of money
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Provision of goods
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Payment of services
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The promotion of social inclusion through counselling and provision of appropriate facilities.
There have been two grants made in the 2020/2021 year, being one of £500 in January 2021 to Cheswardine Brownie Group to cover annual subscriptions. Due to Covid restrictions there had not been any fundraising opportunities to cover these. Another of £75 was made in May 2021 to a parishioner for a medical procedure plus travelling expenses. Deliberations on both of these applications were made via the internet due to Covid restrictions.
Income for the year was £8.56 – interest on the deposit account.
As of July 2021 there is £40,200.33 on deposit and £1872.21 in the current account. The charity continues to advertise the availability of funds for grant aid.
Signed ………………………………………. 15[th] September 2021