## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 01 2024 **To** 31 12 2024
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** The Llangiwg Trust **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1184522 **Charity's principal address** 12 Rhestr Fawr Ystradgynlais Swansea **Postcode SA9 1LD**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Julie Butler|Chair||Trustees|
||Johanna Lukas|Secretary||Trustees|
||John Williams|||Trustees|
||Ruth Littler|||Trustees|
||Esther Toye|Treasurer||Trustees|
||Meiriona Davies|||Trustees|
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
|**Surveyor**|Trevor Francis|12 Dulais Fach Road, Tonna, Neath, SA11 3JW|
|**Accounts/auditor**|Andrew Toye|33 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, SA9 1QU|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Foundation Constitution dated July 22nd, 2019 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed by existing trustees. Trustee selection methods
- (eg. trust, association, company)
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
a) To conserve and preserve for the public benefit the former St Ciwg's Church, Llangiwg, Ynysmeudwy. b) To advance the education of the public in the history, culture and natural environment of Llangiwg and surrounding area. c) To further or benefit the residents of Llangiwg and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said residents and local authorities, voluntary and other organisations, in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation, with the objective of improving conditions of life for the residents.
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In planning their activities for the year the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at their trustee meetings.
The main activities are as follows:
- Ensuring that the former Llangiwg Church, a listed building of historic significance, is maintained and remains accessible to the general public by opening it for tours and visits as regularly as possible, and by making it available to anyone as a 'peaceful space' for meditation/quiet time sessions.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
- Developing programmes of talks and lectures and other projects about all aspects of Llangiwg, its history and its environs, along with accompanying educational material.
- Providing a unique rural venue for events and activities that benefit the local community, and which, in particular, enable the continuity of much valued local cultural traditions (eg. the Mari Lwyd at New Year) and encourage creativity.
In carrying out the above, the Trust organises and promotes programmes of events itself, both at Llangiwg and elsewhere in the area, and also engages with other local organisations and individuals who are interested in using the building for recreational and educational purposes relating, in particular, to the arts, health and well-being, and environmental awareness.
To facilitate these activities the Trust has now taken on a 25-year lease of the building, thus helping to preserve and conserve its historic fabric for the benefit of present and future generations.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
The trustees are supported by a core group of volunteers who help organise and promote the Trust's activities, contribute to events, help with fundraising and assist with the on-going maintenance of both the church and churchyard grounds. Advice on matters relating to the building is provided by historic buildings consultant and surveyor Mr Trevor Francis, who has a long-standing knowledge and experience of the site.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
On March 1st, 2024, the Trust achieved a significant milestone by signing **Summary of the main** a 25-year lease on Llangiwg Church, confirming its commitment to **achievements of the charity** preserving this heritage asset for the community well into the 21st **during the year** century. On March 2nd about 50 people gathered at Llangiwg to enjoy a magnificent St David's celebration concert given by local male voice choir, Cor y Gyrlais. On March 15th a monument recording workshop provided by the Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust was held at Llangiwg, enabling 15 participants to learn more about its burial ground, how to identify and record inscriptions and develop a plan of the churchyard. An Easter Open Day was held in April, during which trustees offered guided tours and refreshments to 25 - 30 visitors, as well as signing up subscribers to their membership scheme, the Friends of Llangiwg Trust. This was launched in 2022-23 to help with the running costs of the church. During 2024, the Trust saw an increase in members - 46 in total. In May the Trust held another very successful Calan Mai event, this time hosting a talk by local author Dewi Bowen on his book 'Hunting the Wild Megalith', in which he mapped his journey through South Wales exploring ancient sites. Attended by about 30 people, this event also included poetry reading in the churchyard by the writer Tim Sime. In June and July the Trust opened the church on weekday afternoons for 'quiet half-hours', and at the end of June held their annual St Ciwg's Day picnic. This proved to be a highlight of the year, as well as a successful fundraising event, with 53 people in attendance. Pontardawe choir Cor Con Brio delighted picnickers with a wonderfully varied programme of music, and there were enough people to hold hands right around the building - an annual tradition known as 'clipping the church'. In June the Trust succeeded in gaining a grant of £16,000 from Neath Port Talbot Council's Heritage, Culture, Tourism and Events (HCTE) Fund to restore the Georgian panelling along the south wall of the church, a project which also included damp proofing measures and floor and wall repairs. This work was successfully undertaken by local building contractor Paul Griffiths between August - November, under the supervision of the trust's surveyor, Trevor Francis. Before closing the church for work, the Trust held a members' afternoon on August 17th, when trustee John Williams gave an illustrated talk on the panelling project and all the conservation work completed since the church passed into community hands in 2007. John gave a similar talk at an open meeting held by the Trust at Pontardawe Heritage Centre in November, when trustees were also able to outline future plans for improving community facilities at Llangiwg. The church was re-opened on November 30th at a celebratory event attended by 55 people, during which local MP David Chadwick 'unveiled' the restored panelling. As the HTCE grant was to be paid in arrears, the trust benefitted from a supporter's loan totalling £5,800 to cover upfront project costs. Apart from grants, the charity raised its other funds through membership subscriptions and fundraising/inviting donations at events, which brought in a total of £2,535. December proved to be a busy month, with a winter recital performed by two talented young musicians, a festive storytelling event held by a local creative writing group and the Mari Lwyd gathering on New Year's Eve, activities which attracted audiences totalling nearly 100 people.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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## **Section E Financial review**
Cash funds at year end 31/12/24 were £7,485, of which £5,800 was a **Brief statement of the** supporter's loan, due in 2025, to cover upfront costs of the grant-funded **charity’s policy on reserves** Georgian panelling project completed in 2024. Trustees aim to achieve a level of reserves that covers six months' running costs in the event of loss of income and any unforeseen expenditure, and in particular against the risk of the building being closed for longer than expected for repair or restoration work.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
E. Toye **Signature(s)** J. Butler ESTHER TOYE **Full name(s)** JULIE BUTLER **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Treasurer **etc) Date** 24.9.2025
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**1184522 Receipts and payments accounts**
**The Llangiwg Trust**
**For the period** 01/01/24 31/12/24 **To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**
Membership
**296**
Donations – J Williams – roof repair
**-**
Donations – E Griffiths –general
**-**
Donations – E Griffiths – website
**-**
Donations – E Toye –general
**-**
Donations –general
**1,525**
Raffle
**531**
Grants(NPTCBC)
**20,662**
Sale ofplants
**147**
Sale of books
**36**
Loan – E Griffiths re NPTgrant
**5,800**
**-**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_**28,997**
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 28,997**
**A3 Payments**
Food & drink at events
**-**
Panelling project
**15,999**
Events
**244**
Cleaningmaterials
**-**
Stationery
**-**
Legal costs re lease
**1,188**
Public Liabilityinsurance
**1,009**
Buildings & contents insurance
**590**
Electricity
**139**
Website costs
**3,600**
Buildingmaintenance
**-**
Loan repayment
**960**
Sundries
**10**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 23,739**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
Fixtures & Fittings
**46**
IT equipment
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 46**
**_Total payments_ 23,785**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**5,212**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**2,273**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**7,485**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**- **
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|
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|||||**1,525**|
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|||||**147**|
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Food & drink at events|**-**|||**-**|
|Panelling project|**15,999**|||**15,999**|
|Events|**244**|||**244**|
|Cleaningmaterials|**-**|||**-**|
|Stationery|**-**|||**-**|
|Legal costs re lease|**1,188**|||**1,188**|
|Public Liabilityinsurance|**1,009**|||**1,009**|
|Buildings & contents insurance|**590**|||**590**|
|Electricity|**139**|||**139**|
|Website costs|**3,600**|||**3,600**|
|Buildingmaintenance|**-**|||**-**|
|Loan repayment|**960**|||**960**|
|Sundries|**10**|||**10**|
||**-**|||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**23,739**|||**23,739**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||
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Fixtures & Fittings|**46**|||**46**|
|IT equipment|**-**|||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**46**|||**46**|
|**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||
|||||**23,785**|
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||**5,212**|**- **|**- **|**5,212**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**2,273**|**-**|**-**|**2,273**|
||**7,485**|**-**|**-**|**7,485**|
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12/09/2025
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**||**end of**|**end of**|**end of**|**end of**|**the period**|**the period**|**the period**|**the period**|**the period**|**the period**|**the period**|**the period**||||
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|**Categories**||**Details**||||||||**funds**||||||||||||
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|**B1 Cash funds**||Cash in hand||||||||||**383**||||||**-**||||
|||Cash in bank|||||||||**7,102**|||||||**-**||||
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|**B2 Other monetary assets**||||||||||||**-**||||||**-**||||
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|**B4 Assets retained for the**||2x fire extinguishers||||||Unrestricted funds||||||||||**57**||||
|**charity’s own use**||1x padlock||||||Unrestricted funds||||||||||**17**||||
|||2x torch||||||Unrestricted funds||||||||||**8**||||
|||1x broom||||||Unrestricted funds||||||||||**4**||||
|||1x Epson HD projector||||||Unrestricted funds||||||||||**609**||||
|||1x Wheelchair||ramp||||Unrestricted funds||||||||||**140**||||
|||1x First Aid kit||||||Unrestricted funds||||||||||**20**||||
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|**B5 Liabilities**||E Griffiths re NPT grant||||||NPT||Grant||||||||**5,800**||||
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|Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
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||E. Toye||||||||||ESTHER|||||||TOYE||||
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12/09/2025
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## **CC16a**
## **Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**180 250 24 49 37 1,139 107 - - - 961 - 2,747**
**2,747**
**38 - 100 7 202 - 153 - - 744 49 250 - 26 - 81**
**140 609 - 81 2,666 - 357 3,023**
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## Date of approval
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## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 01 2024 **To** 31 12 2024
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** The Llangiwg Trust **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1184522 **Charity's principal address** 12 Rhestr Fawr Ystradgynlais Swansea **Postcode SA9 1LD**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Julie Butler|Chair||Trustees|
||Johanna Lukas|Secretary||Trustees|
||John Williams|||Trustees|
||Ruth Littler|||Trustees|
||Esther Toye|Treasurer||Trustees|
||Meiriona Davies|||Trustees|
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
|---|---|---|
|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
|**Surveyor**|Trevor Francis|12 Dulais Fach Road, Tonna, Neath, SA11 3JW|
|**Accounts/auditor**|Andrew Toye|33 Cwmtawe Road, Ystradgynlais, SA9 1QU|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Foundation Constitution dated July 22nd, 2019 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed by existing trustees. Trustee selection methods
- (eg. trust, association, company)
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
a) To conserve and preserve for the public benefit the former St Ciwg's Church, Llangiwg, Ynysmeudwy. b) To advance the education of the public in the history, culture and natural environment of Llangiwg and surrounding area. c) To further or benefit the residents of Llangiwg and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said residents and local authorities, voluntary and other organisations, in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation, with the objective of improving conditions of life for the residents.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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In planning their activities for the year the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at their trustee meetings.
The main activities are as follows:
- Ensuring that the former Llangiwg Church, a listed building of historic significance, is maintained and remains accessible to the general public by opening it for tours and visits as regularly as possible, and by making it available to anyone as a 'peaceful space' for meditation/quiet time sessions.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
- Developing programmes of talks and lectures and other projects about all aspects of Llangiwg, its history and its environs, along with accompanying educational material.
- Providing a unique rural venue for events and activities that benefit the local community, and which, in particular, enable the continuity of much valued local cultural traditions (eg. the Mari Lwyd at New Year) and encourage creativity.
In carrying out the above, the Trust organises and promotes programmes of events itself, both at Llangiwg and elsewhere in the area, and also engages with other local organisations and individuals who are interested in using the building for recreational and educational purposes relating, in particular, to the arts, health and well-being, and environmental awareness.
To facilitate these activities the Trust has now taken on a 25-year lease of the building, thus helping to preserve and conserve its historic fabric for the benefit of present and future generations.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
The trustees are supported by a core group of volunteers who help organise and promote the Trust's activities, contribute to events, help with fundraising and assist with the on-going maintenance of both the church and churchyard grounds. Advice on matters relating to the building is provided by historic buildings consultant and surveyor Mr Trevor Francis, who has a long-standing knowledge and experience of the site.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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Section D Achievements and performance
On March 1st, 2024, the Trust achieved a significant milestone by signing **Summary of the main** a 25-year lease on Llangiwg Church, confirming its commitment to **achievements of the charity** preserving this heritage asset for the community well into the 21st **during the year** century. On March 2nd about 50 people gathered at Llangiwg to enjoy a magnificent St David's celebration concert given by local male voice choir, Cor y Gyrlais. On March 15th a monument recording workshop provided by the Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust was held at Llangiwg, enabling 15 participants to learn more about its burial ground, how to identify and record inscriptions and develop a plan of the churchyard. An Easter Open Day was held in April, during which trustees offered guided tours and refreshments to 25 - 30 visitors, as well as signing up subscribers to their membership scheme, the Friends of Llangiwg Trust. This was launched in 2022-23 to help with the running costs of the church. During 2024, the Trust saw an increase in members - 46 in total. In May the Trust held another very successful Calan Mai event, this time hosting a talk by local author Dewi Bowen on his book 'Hunting the Wild Megalith', in which he mapped his journey through South Wales exploring ancient sites. Attended by about 30 people, this event also included poetry reading in the churchyard by the writer Tim Sime. In June and July the Trust opened the church on weekday afternoons for 'quiet half-hours', and at the end of June held their annual St Ciwg's Day picnic. This proved to be a highlight of the year, as well as a successful fundraising event, with 53 people in attendance. Pontardawe choir Cor Con Brio delighted picnickers with a wonderfully varied programme of music, and there were enough people to hold hands right around the building - an annual tradition known as 'clipping the church'. In June the Trust succeeded in gaining a grant of £16,000 from Neath Port Talbot Council's Heritage, Culture, Tourism and Events (HCTE) Fund to restore the Georgian panelling along the south wall of the church, a project which also included damp proofing measures and floor and wall repairs. This work was successfully undertaken by local building contractor Paul Griffiths between August - November, under the supervision of the trust's surveyor, Trevor Francis. Before closing the church for work, the Trust held a members' afternoon on August 17th, when trustee John Williams gave an illustrated talk on the panelling project and all the conservation work completed since the church passed into community hands in 2007. John gave a similar talk at an open meeting held by the Trust at Pontardawe Heritage Centre in November, when trustees were also able to outline future plans for improving community facilities at Llangiwg. The church was re-opened on November 30th at a celebratory event attended by 55 people, during which local MP David Chadwick 'unveiled' the restored panelling. As the HTCE grant was to be paid in arrears, the trust benefitted from a supporter's loan totalling £5,800 to cover upfront project costs. Apart from grants, the charity raised its other funds through membership subscriptions and fundraising/inviting donations at events, which brought in a total of £2,535. December proved to be a busy month, with a winter recital performed by two talented young musicians, a festive storytelling event held by a local creative writing group and the Mari Lwyd gathering on New Year's Eve, activities which attracted audiences totalling nearly 100 people.
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## **Section E Financial review**
Cash funds at year end 31/12/24 were £7,485, of which £5,800 was a **Brief statement of the** supporter's loan, due in 2025, to cover upfront costs of the grant-funded **charity’s policy on reserves** Georgian panelling project completed in 2024. Trustees aim to achieve a level of reserves that covers six months' running costs in the event of loss of income and any unforeseen expenditure, and in particular against the risk of the building being closed for longer than expected for repair or restoration work.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
E. Toye **Signature(s)** J. Butler ESTHER TOYE **Full name(s)** JULIE BUTLER **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Treasurer **etc) Date** 24.9.2025
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