## Hempton Common Lands Charity Annual Report and Accounts for 31 Mar 2025 

## OBJECTIVES AND AIMS 

To relieve either generally or individually persons resident in the village of Hempton, in the county of Oxfordshire, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. This may include the provision of items such as furniture, bedding, clothing, food, fuel, or heating appliances. It may also provide facilities such as a supply of tools, books or payment of fees for instruction or examination or travelling expenses so as to help them to earn their living. 

## GRANT GIVING POLICY 

## _**Benefiting persons resident in the village of Hempton, in the county of Oxfordshire.**_ **Our purpose** 

To relieve either generally or individually persons resident in the village of Hempton, in the county of Oxfordshire, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress in particular by the provision of furniture, bedding, clothing, food, fuel, heating appliances, tools, books, payment of fees for instruction or examination or travelling expenses as the trustees shall think fit. 

## **What we support** 

Applications for furniture, bedding, clothing, food, fuel, heating appliances, tools, books, payment of fees for instruction or examination or travelling expenses. This list is indicative rather than exclusive. 

## **What we do not support** 

The following will only be supported in exceptional circumstances: 

- other charities 

- appeals for salaries 

- work that is primarily the responsibility of statutory authorities including residential, respite, day care and housing provision 

- animal welfare, zoos, captive breeding or animal rescue centres 

- retrospective grants although we may be prepared to consider applications for work already done which was urgent (such as essential emergency repairs) 

- more than one appeal from the same applicant within a 24-month period. 

## **Size of grants** 

Most of our grants are up to £100 but we might consider making a larger grant if there were funds available. 

We take into account the amount raised towards a project as well as the project’s objectives and the extent of deprivation in the community concerned. 

## **Process** 

Applications must be made in writing to the _**Vicar of Deddington**_ . Applications will be considered at the next trustee meeting. 

The trustee’s decision is final and no further correspondence on an application will be considered once a decision has been given. 

_**The trustees may require evidence that the grant given has been spent in accordance with the purpose in the grant request.**_ 



## Contribution by volunteers 

Other than the trustees – none. 

## Achievements and Performance 

In this period the charity has been quiet and has received no requests for support. No additional fundraising has been done. 

## Financial Review. 

A tenancy review was conducted and the tenancy has been rolled-over to a periodic tenancy. Upon advice from Law & Fiennes Land Agents, the rent remains the same at £750 per year. The rent for this reporting period was received. 

## Grants made 

One grant of £120 was repaid to David Rogers who paid for a new bed for a Hempton Resident. There was also a payment of £10 to the Vicar to repay a cost. 

Reference and Administrative details Charity registration number: 1176737 Charity name: HEMPTON COMMON LANDS CHARITY Principal address: The Vicarage, Earls Close, Deddington, Oxfordshire. OX15 0RY 

## Trustees 

Revd. Nick Fielden Iain Roderic Gillespie Stanley Nelson Sharon Crawley David Owen Rogers 

## 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) David Owen Rogers Position (Trustee) Date 31 August 2025 



## **Hempton Common Lands Charity** 

## _**Accounts for 31 March 2025**_ 

## _**Funds at 31[st] March 2023**_ 

|Co-Operatve account|5831.22||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Cash in hand|0.00||||
|**_Income_**|||||
|Rent received|750.00||||
|Donatons|0.00||||
|Bank interest|0.00||||
|**_Expenditure_**|||||
|Grants|120.00||||
|Expenses repayment|10.00||||
|**_Surplus/(defcit)_**||||620.00|
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|**_Funds at 31st March 2025_**||||6451.22|
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|**_Represented by_**|||||
|Co-Operatve account||5831.22|||
|Cash in hand|||0.00|6451.22|
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David Rogers Trustee Date 31 August 2025