The Covenham St Bartholomew Heritage Trust
Fourth Annual Report of the Trustees for the year ending 30 June 2024
Objectives and Public Benefit
The objects of the CIO are:
(I) For the public benefit to secure the preservation, conservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of the church of Covenham St Bartholomew, Lincolnshire and of fixtures and fittings in such church and;
(II) To use the said church for such religious and other charitable purposes as shall be permissible under the Redundancy scheme providing for the appropriation of the said church under the procedures of the Pastoral Measure 1983 as superseded by the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.
Achievement and Performance
The Covenham St Bartholomew Heritage Trust was first registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 17 June 2019. It incorporates the former charity of the same name established by the late John Bowles in 1988, charity number 700816, which was formally dissolved by the Charity Commissioners on 14 December 2019.
The constitution of the CIO limits voting rights solely to the Trustees.
The last AGM was held online via ‘Google Meet on 10[th] July 2023 with all trustees present, when Dr Alan Barton was elected as a trustee, bringing the number to the maximum of 5. Sadly, shortly afterwards Mrs Di Seddon resigned as a trustee due to health reasons, but continues to maintain a keen interest in the church. Mrs Ali Fazakerley kindly offered to take over as honorary treasurer, a role for which Di had been responsible since the CIO was set up in 2019. Trustees are most grateful to Ali for this. Mrs Nicky Gulley-Brown was authorised as an additional bank signatory. Trustees met on one occasion in person and otherwise by electronic means. This saves high expenditure on travel as well as journey time, but it should be recorded that no trustee has to date ever claimed any travel expenses from the charity.
We have been undergoing an extensive building survey at St. Bartholomew’s for the majority of the past twelve months funded by the Historic England grant awarded at the beginning of 2023. The actual work completed hasn’t taken that length of time but the organisation and completion of each aspect of the survey has!
Several disparate teams have been involved in different investigations into archaeology, drainage, woodwork, ecology and pews amongst other things, but we now have a suite of documents that
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reflect the extent of works required. This work will be costed in due course and decisions made concerning our future plans for the building.
During the year the church suffered vandalism in the form of graffiti on the exterior of the north wall. From other similar graffiti at St. Mary’s Church in Covenham St Mary, it appears the perpetrator is a fan of a band called Slipknot. Historic England found some additional funds for us to have the graffiti removed in conjunction with the survey work, for which we were extremely grateful. The red paint used was on a variety of surfaces from very porous to extremely hard so a variety of techniques were required in its removal. Excellent results were achieved and the residual staining has disappeared over the winter months.
The recent structural survey found that a purlin at the west end and a support beam in the tower need remedial work so both are being repaired. The work has been costed, funds allocated and we await commencement of the repairs. As we are unsure of the level of damage to the support beam on the tower we are having to close the church to visitors, as we have no desire to take unnecessary risk. Unfortunately, this prevents us from organising events for the public at St. Barts. until the work is finished, though volunteers are still working inside, with an increased awareness of potential issues.
Churchyard and ecology
The survey pits in the churchyard are now grassing over nicely and the maintenance of the churchyard continues to be carried out by volunteers.
Encouraging wider interest and support
A successful ‘Ghost Evening was held in October’ in conjunction with CVV (Covenham Village Volunteers). The Trust was most grateful for an ELDC Community Grant via Councillor Edward Mossop which helped fund the infrastructure for this community event. The evening was a sell-out and included ghost stories around the fire (in a firepit in the churchyard) told by Allan Barton and Victorian food and drink.
Although trustees had planned another event in the Spring, unfortunately because of the ongoing survey work it has not been possible for this to take place but we very much hope that community events can be resumed before too long so we do not lose momentum, nor the extensive goodwill towards the church which has built up in the community during the past five years.
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is controlled by its governing document and is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. In carrying out the business of the Trust, Trustees pay due regard to the advice of The Charity Commission relevant to the administration of the Charity.
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Reference and Administrative Details
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Principal Address
Ashtree House, Main Road, Covenham St Bartholomew, Louth LN11 0PF
Trustees
Mr Ian Fazakerley (for 3 years from 2022 to 2025)
Mrs Nicky Gulley-Brown (for 3 years from 2022 to 2025)
Mrs Diane Seddon (for 3 years from 2021 to 2024) (resigned in August 2023)
Mrs Anne Gray (for 3 years from 2023 to 2026)
Dr Allan Barton (for 3 years from 2023 to 2026)
Bankers
Barclays LLP, Leicester. LE87 2BB
…………………………………………… Approved by the Trustees
Signed (Trustee)
The Covenham St Bartholomew Heritage Trust Annual Accounts 01 July 2023 – 30 June 2024
| Covenham St Bartholomew Heritage Trust - Annual Accounts 2023-2024 | Covenham St Bartholomew Heritage Trust - Annual Accounts 2023-2024 | Covenham St Bartholomew Heritage Trust - Annual Accounts 2023-2024 | ||
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| Date | Item | Income | Expenditure | Balance |
| Balance | ||||
| B/Fwd | £16,995.65 | |||
| JULY 2023 | ||||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £80.00 | ||
| 13th | Paypal | £369.54 | ||
| 17th | Faz/Donations and HoneySales | £18.90 | ||
| Tens license repaid from Summer Bash | ||||
| 17th | shareout | £21.00 | ||
| 17th | Cash in Hand returned to bank | 150.00* |
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| 17th | ProfitShare from Summer Bash | £265.27 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Donation from Parish Council to- | ||||
| 31st | wards churchyard upkeep | £250.00 | £18,150.36 | |
| AUGUST | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| 7th | GandI - mail box 1yr - Paid via Paypal | £51.76 | ||
| 30th | St Peters Brewery- Plum Porter | £294.91 | ||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £80.00 | £17,883.69 | |
| SEPTEMBER | ||||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £80.00 | ||
| 6th | ELDC - Tens for Ghost talk | £21.00 | £17,942.69 | |
| OCTOBER | ||||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £65.00 | ||
| 15th | Profits from Ghost Talk Event | £434.97 | ||
| 16th | James Brennan Assoc - Inv 2255 | £4,500.00 | ||
| 27th | The Morton Partnership- Inv 34151 | £3,030.00 | ||
| Anne Gray- reimbursement for insu- | ||||
| 29th | lated food boxes | £96.95 | ||
| Archaeological Project Services - Inv | ||||
| 31st | 8042 | £180.00 | ||
| 30th | EDLC- Councillors CommunityGrant | £500.00 | ||
| £11,135.71 | ||||
| NOVEMBER | ||||
| 6th | Donation from Harvik Solutions/Faz | £8.00 | ||
| 17th | Beer Sales & Donation | £60.40 | ||
| 29th | Give asyou live | £15.12 | ||
| Archaeological Project Services - Inv | ||||
| 30th | 8059 | £2,124.00 | ||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £65.00 | ||
| £9,160.23 | ||||
| DECEMBER | ||||
| Building Conservation Solutions Ltd - | ||||
| 1ST | Inv 23-12-01 | £1,941.12 | ||
| 5th | Skillingtons - Inv D3719 | £1,800.00 | ||
| 19th | The Morton Partnership | £2,397.00 | ||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £65.00 | ||
| 22nd | ELDC - Tens for Dec Beer Sales | £21.00 | ||
| £3,066.11 | ||||
| JANUARY | 2024 | |||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £65.00 | ||
| 15th | Fazakerley /Dec Beer Sales | £63.60 | £3,194.71 | |
| FEBRUARY | ||||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £45.00 | ||
| 2nd | Fazakerley Donation | £10.00 |
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| 19th | Harvik/Fazakerley/Donation | £26.94 | ||
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| 26th | Listed Places of Worship/DCMS | £2,662.02 | £5,938.67 | |
| MARCH | ||||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £45.00 | ||
| 11th | Anne & PhilipGray -Donation | £1,000.00 | ||
| 20th | Historic England | £11,588.00 | ||
| Asstd | Paypal Donations | £271.12 | ||
| Building Conservation Solutions Ltd / | ||||
| 26th | Inv 231201sup | £970.56 | ||
| Archaeologigal Project Services / Inv | ||||
| 26th | 8069 | £1,920.00 | ||
| Amazon/Paypal Purchases with Coun- | ||||
| Astd | cillorsgrant | £335.35 | ||
| 15th | Skillingtons/InvD3765 | £3,282.00 | ||
| £12,334.88 | ||||
| APRIL | ||||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £45.00 | ||
| 3rd | Paypal - CVV borrowed Card Reader | £167.02 | ||
| 5th | CVV - Card Reader takings | £167.02 | ||
| 8th | Paypal - CVV borrowed Card Reader | £111.02 | ||
| 9th | CVV - Card Reader takings | £111.02 | ||
| 5th | Morton PartnershipInv 34704 | £1,926.00 | ||
| 29th | Donation via Paypal - £20 less fees | £19.12 | £10,473.00 | |
| MAY | ||||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £45.00 | ||
| Fazakerley(Pink Skip Invoice reim- | ||||
| 14th | bursed) | £160.00 | ||
| 20th | Fazakerley- Sale of engravedglasses | £11.00 | £10,369.00 | |
| JUNE | ||||
| Asstd | MonthlyD/D Donations | £45.00 | ||
| 05th | Access Insurance | £202.40 | ||
| 18th | Donation- Mrs Laura Clark | £40.00 | £10,251.60 | |
| Subtotals | £18,788.04 | £25,532.09 | ||
| Closing Bal- | ||||
| ance | £10,251.60 |
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