Christian Malford Scarecrow Trail
Report and accounts
Charity registered number: 1180818
Period ended 31 July 2024
**Christian Malford Scarecrow Trail Charity registered number: 1180818 Report and accounts Period ended 31 July 2024**
## **CONTENTS**
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|**CONTENTS**|**PAGE**|
|**Statutory information**|**1**|
|**Trustees' report**|**2**|
|**Receipts and payments account**|**3**|
|**Statement of assets and liabilities**|**4**|
**Christian Malford Scarecrow Trail**
## **Charity registered number: 1180818 Statutory information Period ended 31 July 2024**
## **OBJECTS**
The objects of the charity are to, by the provision of grants, preserve and protect good health, advance education, advance religion and other charitable purposes for the benefits, primarily but not exclusively, of the inhabitants of the parish of Christian Malford.
## **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER**
1180818
## **TRUSTEES**
The Trustees were appointed when the constitution was approved. The Trustees are:
Laura-Maree Sidhu _Chair_ Shirley Palmer _Secretary_ Claire Kennedy _Treasurer_
## **PRINCIPAL ADDRESS**
3 Dodford Lane Christian Malford Chippenham SN15 4DE
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**Christian Malford Scarecrow Trail Charity registered number: 1180818 Trustees' report Period ended 31 July 2024**
The trustees present their report and accounts, for charitable incorporated organisation, for the period ended 31 July 2024.
## **1. Legal and administrative**
The full name of "the Charity" is Christian Malford Scarecrow Trail. It is a charitable incorporated organisation governed by a foundation constitution dated 23 November 2018.
## **2. Aims and organisation, review of progress and developments**
The charity ran one event in the year. The event was held at the end of March 2024 and was very well attended. It was good to see that the community continued to welcome the event which raised money to be granted to community projects.
There were receipts of £9,874 in the period (2023 : £7,892). The net income, before grants, was £6,924 (2023: £5,388).
The charity made grants to Alabare (£675) to provide homelessness support across Wiltshire, Village Hall (£3,002) to cover unexpected repairs to the aging building, Friends of Acorns Preschool (£3,525) for outdoor equipment, Wiltshire Treehouse (£667) for support to children experiencing bereavment and Friends of Christian Malford Primary School (£5,124) for outdoor equipment and storage .
## **3. Review of financial position**
The charity holds cash of £589 (2023: £6,658) as unrestricted funds. The funds will provide working capital for the Scarecrow Trail in 2025. The charity has sufficient funds to meet its obligations for the foreseeable future.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
**Laura-Maree Sidhu**
**Chair**
**28 May 2025**
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## **Christian Malford Scarecrow Trail Charity registered number: 1180818 Receipts and payments account Period ended 31 July 2024**
|**Receipts**
Sponsorship income
Trailsheet sales
Sales of food and drink
Raffle ticket sales
Income from attractions and entertainment
Donations
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Insurance
Hire costs
Printing and postage costs
Advertising
Food and drink costs
Prize money
Administrative costs
Bank charges
**Equipment purchases**
Equipment purchases
**Total payments**
**Net receipts/(payments) before grants**
**Grants made**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
**Cash funds at 31 July 2023**
**Cash funds at 31 July 2024**|**Total**
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**2024**
**£**
**1,860**
**1,716**
**4,093**
**1,327**
**838**
**40**
**9,874**
**376**
**60**
**169**
**273**
**1,717**
**250**
**72**
**33**
**2,950**
**-**
**-**
**2,950**
**6,924**
**12,993**
**6,069**
**-**
**6,658**
**589**|Total
Funds
Unrestricted
2023
£
2,120
1,062
2,693
733
1,284
-
7,892
376
-
224
133
991
353
370
57
2,504
-
-
2,504
5,388
4,030
1,358
5,300
6,658|
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## **Christian Malford Scarecrow Trail Charity registered number: 1180818 Statement of assets and liabilities Period ended 31 July 2024**
|**Cash funds:**
Bank current account
Cash
**Total cash funds**
**Liabilities:**
Creditors
**Total liabilities**|**Unrestricted**
**and Total**
**Funds**
**2024**
**£**
**589**
-
**589**
-
**-**|Unrestricted
and Total
Funds
2023
£
5,823
835
6,658
-
-|
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Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees on
**Claire Kennedy Treasurer**
## **28 May 2025**
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