St John’s Holland Road Trust
Registered charity number: 1195250
Annual report 2024
The objects of St John’s Holland Road Trust are to further the religious, pastoral and other charitable work of St John the Baptist Church, Holland Road and/or St George’s Church, Campden Hill. It does this in the following ways:
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supporting and assisting with the maintenance, repair, restoration, preservation, improvement and development of the fabric and grounds of the Churches, together with the Churches’ associated buildings, monuments, fixtures, fittings, furniture, stained glass, statues, vestments, plates, ornaments and other chattels, organs, and churchyards (and for the avoidance of doubt (i) improvements may include alterations and new building works required to enhance the use of the Churches for the public benefit; and (ii) maintenance, repair, restoration, preservation, improvement and development of the Churches or the churchyards shall include work required on other buildings, graves, paths, benches, walls and fences, trees, hedges and any other object within the curtilage of the Churches and churchyards); and/or
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providing financial and other support connected to the work of the Churches in such other ways as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit, including to support the ministry, music or other charitable activities at or in connection with the Churches, or to pay for insurance.
There were two trustee meetings in 2024. The current list of trustees, three of whom are new in 2024, include:
Chair: Revd Dr James Heard
Treasurer: David Buckley
Secretary: Revd Neil Traynor
Member: Jenny Davenport
Member: Crispin Wright (new member, November 2024)
Member: Fiona Lindblom (new member, November 2024)
Member: Guy Ranawake (new member, November 2024)
Finance report
The 2024 accounts show that as at 31[st] December 2024, St John’s Trust (“the Trust”) held cash assets totalling £136,288 (2023: £82,598). New contributions for the year were £76,005
(2023: £44,899), which comprised contributions to the Organ Fund of £31,960, to the Associated Priest fund of £41,536, unrestricted contributions totalling £17 and interest income totalling £2,492.
During the year, the Trustees made one grant to support the accommodation and certain off-Common Fund costs incurred by the Associate Priest for the benefit of the United Benefice of Holland Park. In 2024 the total sum awarded was £22,315 (2023: £22,179).
As at 31[st] December 2024, the Trust held three restricted funds of which £81,867 is held for the benefit of the Associate Priest Accommodation, £33,371 is held for the benefit of refurbishing the Organ at St. John the Baptist Church, and £12,251 is held for the use of St George’s Church only. £8,799 is held in the Trust as unrestricted funds.
As at December 31[st] 2024, £82,492 was placed with Redwood Bank in a high interest, 95day deposit account.
| 1195250 St John’s Holland Road Trust 01/01/2024 31/12/2024 No (if any) Charity Name Receipts andpayments accounts Start date End date To For the period from |
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
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| Grants and donations | 17 | 73,496 | - | 73,513 | 44,899 | ||||
| Interest income | 2,492 | - | - | 2,492 | - | ||||
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| Sub total | 2,509 | 73,496 | - | 76,005 | 44,899 | ||||
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| Off common fund clergy costs | - | 22,315 | - | 22,315 | 22,179 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | 22,315 | - | 22,315 | 22,179 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc. Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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22,315 51,181 76,308 127,489 |
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| 2,509 | 51,181 | - | 53,690 | 22,720 | |||||
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| 6,290 | 76,308 | - | 82,598 | 59,879 | |||||
| 8,799 | 127,489 | - | 136,288 | 82,598 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
09/09/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Metro Bank Account Redwood Bank Account Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 6,307 47,489 2,492 80,000 - - 8,799 127,489 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
09/09/2025
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name St. John’s Holland Road Trust members of
On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1195250 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 - 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2024.
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Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 9 Sept 2025 Signed: Name: George Pasteur Relevant professional Chartered Accountant qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 31 Sycamore Road, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, HP8 4LE
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