
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 05.04.2022 Period start date   To    04.04.2023 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Ben St Joseph Trust** 

## **Charity registration number:1177551** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The Ben St Joseph Trust was set up to**<br>**provide**<br>**grants/scholarships/maintenance**<br>**allowances for young people to further**<br>**their education, skills and capabilities,**<br>**and social development**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**The trust received a substantial sum of**<br>**money from the will of Professor Ruth**<br>**Bellairs during the year. Following this,**<br>**we have been able to start planning**<br>**grants for the local school for a**<br>**programme of enhanced music**<br>**teaching.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**Grants have been awarded in the**<br>**interests of public benefit.**|



## **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<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Having received an injection 0f £200,000**<br>**from the will of Professor Ruth Bellairs,**<br>**we were advised by Finn and Co that we**<br>**could draw down at least £5,000 per**<br>**year in income without risk to the**<br>**capital. The world economic situation**<br>**and the impact on investments over the**<br>**past 12 months mean that the funds**<br>**have not performed as well as**<br>**anticipated, but outgoings have so far**<br>**been met from the bank account without**<br>**the need to realise any investments.**<br>**In discussion with Tollesbury Primary**<br>**School, we have set up a programme of**<br>**music tuition to allow all class 4 pupils**<br>**access to a full year of specialist music**<br>**teaching. This has been well supported**<br>**by Essex County Council who have**<br>**provided additional funding.**<br>**In addition, we have bought extra**<br>**Glockenspiels for the school, to ensure**<br>**there are enough to do musical work**<br>**with the other year groups.  A drumming**<br>**workshop was also funded, involving all**<br>**the children in a noisy, fun day.**<br>**Going forward, the plan is for the**<br>**current year 4 children to be offered**<br>**subsidised individual flute lessons in**<br>**year 5, and to start again with whole**<br>**class teaching for the next year 4 group.**<br>**The feedback from the school – and**<br>**from individual parents – has been**<br>**immensely positive. They have**<br>**highlighted the improvement in**<br>**concentration, confidence and posture**<br>**(playing the flute) as well as the**<br>**enormous enjoyment the children have**<br>**had and the educational value of**<br>**musical literacy.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set 



|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**At the end of the financial year, funds**<br>**stood at £4360 in a Barclays Community**<br>**Account. A further £257,898 Is in**<br>**investments**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**It is the intention to manage the**<br>**investment fund to produce an income**<br>**of at least £5,000 per year, and hopefully**<br>**increase the capital over time.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£257,898**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**No uncertainty**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**By invitation**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Ben St Joseph Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1177551|
|Charity’s principal address|Mell Farm, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex CM98SS|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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## – 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)** 

**Type of Name Address 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) Full name(s)** Anne Vivien St Joseph 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 05.08.2023 



||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Ben St Joseph Trust**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Ben St Joseph Trust**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Ben St Joseph Trust**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>05.04.2022|**To**|Period end date<br>04,04,2023||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**<br>16.04.2022<br>**200**<br>02.09.2022<br>**200,000**<br>**200,200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                              -**<br>**_Total receipts_                200,200**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>30.09.2022<br>**1,000**<br>04.10.2022<br>**50,000**<br>6.10.2022<br>**50,000**<br>6.10.2022<br>**50,000**<br>08.11.2022<br>**45**<br>13.12.2022<br>**45,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                   196,045**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total payments_                196,045**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_                   4,155**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**205**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                   4,360**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**200**<br>**200,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**200,200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**200,200**<br>**1,000**<br>**50,000**<br>**50,000**<br>**50,000**<br>**45**<br>**45,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**196,045**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**196,045**<br>**4,155**<br>**-**<br>**205**<br>**4,360**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>Bank balance<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Investment fund<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**4,360**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,360**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Portfolio**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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|||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

Signature 

|Print Name<br>A.V.St Joseph|Date of<br>approval|
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|A.V.St Joseph|02.08.2023|
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