## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Friends of Lanteglos Church (FOLC)** ## **Charity registration number: 1177951** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To raise funds for the restoration, repair**
**and maintenance of St Julitta’s Church;**
**to provide education and information**
**about the building; and to provide a**
**venue for social and musical events.**| |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|**The committee has continued to arrange**
**a series of events in the Church. These**
**include: a programme of summer**
**afternoon teas which attracted both**
**locals and visitors, musical concerts, a**
**Christmas wreath event and a stained**
**glass workshop.. Fundraising efforts**
**continued to prioritise identifying**
**sources of funding for the restoration of**
**the historic stained glass and windows.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had full regard to the**
**guidance on public benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Not applicable**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Not applicable**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**FOLC has no paid staff and all**
**administrative and other work is**
**undertaken by volunteers. Including the**
**trustees, around 30 volunteers have been**| **involved during the year.** Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|**In addition to some minor maintenance**
**work, we were able to commission the**
**major restoration work on the historic**
**stained glass, and windows.In March**
**2025 Holy Well Glass removed the**
**windows and took them to their**
**workshop in Wells.**
**One of the trustees has continued efforts**
**to engage with local schools with some**
**limited success.**
**The biennial Flower Festival was held in**
**August 2024. This drew a range of**
**visitors to the Church and a number of**
**local organisations participated.**
**Engagement with the local community**
**remains a core activity. This is done**
**largely through organised events during**
**the year: monthly coffee mornings during**
**the winter and weekly afternoon teas**
**during the summer; regular musical**
**concert, a Christmas Wreath event and**
**special events such as Bluebell and**
**Snowdrop days which draw people to**
**explore the Churchyard.**
**We have continued to fund a series of**
**information leaflets which are available**
**free in the Church. These are popular**
**with visitors and are updated as**
**necessary.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**See above**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**We had two broad fundraising targets for**
**this year. The first was to raise enough**
**money to meet our regular annual**
**commitments to ensure the Church**
**building can remain open to serve the**
**community. This was achieved.**| |||**The second target was to continue**
**raising the funds necessary to**
**commission the restoration of the stained**
**glass windows. We were very pleased**
**when we raised sufficient to commission**
**the work.**| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable.**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|**At the end of the financial year the charity**
**had a total of £122,000 in its accounts**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Not applicable**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Not applicable**| |Reasons for holding zero to
reserves|Para 1.22|**The charity does not currently hold**
**reserves as all funds are required for**
**ongoing restoration, maintenance and for**
**the provision of leaflets and other**
**information. In addition, because all**
**administrative and executive services are**
**provided by volunteers, we do not need**
**reserves to keep the charity running.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the charity
continuing as a going concern|Para 1.23|**Not applicable**| ## **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|
**Grants from heritage charities and trusts;**
**donations from members and supporters;**
**and fundraising events.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Not applicable**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The charity has no paid staff and does**
**not commission work unless it has the**
**necessary funds in place. The principal**
**risk is the possibility of having**
**insufficient volunteers and donors.**
**We have undertaken a risk assessment**
**for events we hold in the building and we**
**maintain up to date insurance.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Appointed by the Board of Trustees**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**All trustees are provided with a copy of**
**the constitution, the most recent annual**
**report and accounts, and information**
**from the Charity Commission on the**
**responsibilities of a trustee.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Friends of Lanteglos Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|FOLC| |Registered charity number|1177951| |Charity’s principal address|Jenin Cottage
60B High St
Topsham
Exeter
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Jennifer Ellis|Chair||| ||Christopher Hayne|Treasurer||| ||Barry Hodgkiss|Membership
Secretary||| |||||| ||MaryPearce|||| ||John Pearce|Project Director||| ||Margaret Bosley|||| ||Susan Hunt|||| ||Angela Goodman|||| ||David Goodman|||| ||Richard Mawson|||| ||Reverend Nicki
Farr|||| ||John Westwell||ADD DATE|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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)** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** Income & Experthure Account of the Frlends of Lanteglos Church Fof Yeaf Ended 31.0325. Balance brought forward at 01104124 £42.263.51 Friends of Lanteglos Church Income & Expenditure for Restoration Account for year ended 31.03.25 RECEIPTS Donations SubsulptK)ns Bank Interest Sale of Books Charrties Ad Grft Fund Ra￿Ing Actlvities SurTr-Up Dl8ital Donations 1234.93 2591.00 782.71 18.00 30000.00 7388.78 1297.65 Opening Balance 01.04.24 39518.85 RECEIPT5 NHLFGrant CTCGrant Camelford Regeneration Garfield Weston Grant Guild of Bell Ringers Richard111 Society Sundry Receipts Gift Aid Claims 62115.00 500.00 50.00 15,000.00 1575.00 Transfer from Deposlt Account 62000.CKJ £105 313.07 £147,576.58 less EXPENDITURE 500.00 400.05 2771.84 82911.89 £122.430.74 Grant to Lanteglos Church PCC Sundry Payments l.T. Comrnunications Insurnnce prernium 4,569.86 200.00 66.44 196.15 Transfer to Restoration Account 20000.00 £25,032.45 £122,544.13 EXPENDITURE Mugford Films Lucian Glass Glass Poster Prints VAT PAID 5814.50 240.00 490.(X) 1318.89 7,863.39 Balances of Bank AcLI)unts at 31.03.25 Current A/C Deposit TOTAL £13,026.19 £109 517.94 £122.544.13 Transfer to Deposit Account 62,¢J)O.00 69,863.39 £52.567.35 Hon Treasurer: CC Hayne ACIB Hon Audrtor A T Brokenshire ACIB Balance of Restoration Accou 3.2025 £52,567.35 ERRATUM Followlng Audrt an error was identified. In Receipts. the Charities ￿"d figure should be reduced to £10,000 As a result the Transfer amount from Deposit Account should Increase to £82,(X)O. The reported Bank balance: are unaffected. C Hayne T Hon Treasurer: C C Hayne AC asurer A T Brokenshire itor Hon. Auditor: A T Brokenshire ACIB Iq,7. ,,/6r Income & Experthure Account of the Frlends of Lanteglos Church Fof Yeaf Ended 31.0325. Balance brought forward at 01104124 £42.263.51 Friends of Lanteglos Church Income & Expenditure for Restoration Account for year ended 31.03.25 RECEIPTS Donations SubsulptK)ns Bank Interest Sale of Books Charrties Ad Grft Fund Ra￿Ing Actlvities SurTr-Up Dl8ital Donations 1234.93 2591.00 782.71 18.00 30000.00 7388.78 1297.65 Opening Balance 01.04.24 39518.85 RECEIPT5 NHLFGrant CTCGrant Camelford Regeneration Garfield Weston Grant Guild of Bell Ringers Richard111 Society Sundry Receipts Gift Aid Claims 62115.00 500.00 50.00 15,000.00 1575.00 Transfer from Deposlt Account 62000.CKJ £105 313.07 £147,576.58 less EXPENDITURE 500.00 400.05 2771.84 82911.89 £122.430.74 Grant to Lanteglos Church PCC Sundry Payments l.T. Comrnunications Insurnnce prernium 4,569.86 200.00 66.44 196.15 Transfer to Restoration Account 20000.00 £25,032.45 £122,544.13 EXPENDITURE Mugford Films Lucian Glass Glass Poster Prints VAT PAID 5814.50 240.00 490.(X) 1318.89 7,863.39 Balances of Bank AcLI)unts at 31.03.25 Current A/C Deposit TOTAL £13,026.19 £109 517.94 £122.544.13 Transfer to Deposit Account 62,¢J)O.00 69,863.39 £52.567.35 Hon Treasurer: CC Hayne ACIB Hon Audrtor A T Brokenshire ACIB Balance of Restoration Accou 3.2025 £52,567.35 ERRATUM Followlng Audrt an error was identified. In Receipts. the Charities ￿"d figure should be reduced to £10,000 As a result the Transfer amount from Deposit Account should Increase to £82,(X)O. The reported Bank balance: are unaffected. C Hayne T Hon Treasurer: C C Hayne AC asurer A T Brokenshire itor Hon. Auditor: A T Brokenshire ACIB Iq,7. ,,/6r