Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 17/10/2023 Period start date To 16/10/2024 Period end date
Charity name: The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust
Charity registration number: 1173068
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The Objects are: (a) the advancement of health and the saving of lives and the relief of those in need by reason of ill health by promoting study and research into the nature, causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care of all forms of cancer, provided that the useful results ofsuch studyand research are disseminated to the public at large; (b) the relief of those in need by reason of ill health by providing financial support and assistance to charities and other organisations (in particular, but not limited to hospices) providing care, facilities, support services and equipment to those affected by cancer, togetherwith their families and carers; and (c) to promote such purposes which are exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales as the Trustees shall at their absolute discretion determine. |
| 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 | Grant-making to pursue the Objects |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | Made donations from income to the East Cheshire Hospice, specialising in palliative cancer care, in line with the objects of the charity and benefiting local cancer patients. |
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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Financial position is stable, with assets of £300k (cost basis) and cash of £46k comparable to the prior year. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Cash is held for investment opportunity and to enable grant-making. Investments are held to generated income for grant-making. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Cash at year end of £46k |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/a |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/a |
| 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 | |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of | Charitable Trust | Charitable Trust | |
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| Type of governing | Para 1.25 | Trust Deed | |
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| How is the charity | Para 1.25 | Charitable Trust | |
| constituted? | |||
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| Trustee selection | Para 1.25 | 44 | Future Trustees must be |
| methods including details of any |
4.5 | Every future Trustee must before he orshemay act |
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| trustees |
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| Policies and procedures | |
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| adopted for the induction | Para 1.51 |
| and training of trustees | |
| The charity’s organisational | |
| structure and any wider | Para 1.51 |
| network with which the | |
| charity works | |
| Relationship with any related | Para 1.51 |
| parties | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust |
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| Other name the charity uses | N/a |
| Registered charity number | 1173068 |
| Charity’s principal address | The White Cottage Parkfield Road Knutsford Cheshire WA16 8NP |
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| David Coveney | ||||
| Paul Coveney | ||||
| Nicola Coveney | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets 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)
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| 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) ~~(i~~ Full name(s) Paul Coveney Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) ~~——~~ Date 01/08/2025 ~~fF~~
The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust 1173068 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 17/10/2023 16/10/2024 To from ~~<<<~~ 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 Investment income (dividends) 13,977 - - 13,977 10,526 Interest (HL) 489 - - 489 234 Donation from D Coveney (22/12/2023) 10,000 - - 10,000 15,000 Donation from D Coveney (07/03/2024) 5,000 - - 5,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~Sub total (Gross income for~~ AR) [ 29,466 ] - - 29,466 25,761 ~~=—===>=~~ A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts 29,466 - - 29,466 25,761 ~~S55~~ A3 Payments Donation to East Cheshire Hospice (01/02/24) 2,000 - - 2,000 6,000 Payment - accounts 8/11/24 480 - - 480 Payment - accounts 16/01/24 552 - - 552 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total [ 3,032 ] - - 3,032 6,000 ~~=—=====~~ A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Vanguard Funds Plc FTSE Japan Equity UCITS ETF 350 @ 2914.038 10,211 - - 10,211 F&C Investment Trust plc Ordinary 25p 1000 @ 988.7001 9,899 9,899 Great Portland Estates Rights Issue - Interim Line Subscription Payment 3,174 3,174 National Grid Plc Rights issue interim line Subscription Payment 1,877 1,877 - - - - - - - - - - Sub total [ 25,161 ] - - 25,161 - Total payments 28,193 - - 28,193 6,000 Net of receipts/(payments) 1,273 - - 1,273 19,761 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 45,578 - - 45,578 25,817 Cash funds this year end ~~Ht~~ 46,851 - - 46,851 45,578
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 |
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details RBS Bank HL Trading account cash Total cash funds Details Details Compass Group plc Ordinary 11.05p Diageo plc Ordinary 28 101/108p F&C Investment Trust Ord 25p GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd 1p Shs Great Portland Estates Ord 15 5/19p ~~Shares~~ Vanguard Funds FTSE Emerging Markets ~~ETF~~ HICL Infrastructure plc ORD GBP0.0001 HSBC Holdings plc Ordinary USD0.50 Legal & General Group plc Ord 2.5p ~~Shares~~ M&G plc ORD GBP0.05 Mondi Plc Ordinary Eur0.20 National Grid Ord 12, 204/473p Prudential plc Ordinary 5p Rio Tinto plc Ordinary 10p Unilever plc Ordinary 3.11p United Utilities Group Plc Ordinary 5p Vanguard Funds plc FTSE Dev Asia ~~Pacific~~ Vanguard Funds plc S&P 500 ETF ~~USD(GBP~~ Vanguard Funds plc FTSE Japan Equity Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 27,968 18,883 - 46,851 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) 9,921 18,201 17,439 7,542 19,403 21,478 18,310 17,774 3,525 24,356 10,163 32,040 19,139 15,431 15,914 10,163 14,992 14,648 10,211 Cost (optional) - - - - - |
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Details
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B5 Liabilities
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Signed by one or two trustees on Date of behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval ~~Vfiter|~~ Paul Coveney 10-Aug-25
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ | The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust | The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust | ||
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| On accounts for the year | 16/10/2024 | Charity no | 1173068 | |
| ended | (if any) | |||
| Set out on pages | 2-13 | |||
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 16 / 09 / 2024.
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement 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:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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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.
Date: 08 / 08 / 2025 ~~|~~
|Signed:||Date:
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|Name:Tom Wilcox
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1
October 2018
IER
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