# **THE FRIENDS OF POLING CHURCH TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

# **Trustees Annual Report for year ended 21[st] March 2023** 

## **Charity no 1198861 Structure governance and management** 

The Friends is a Charity and was registered with the Charities Commission on 6[th] May 2022, and has registered with HMRC to claim gift aid from this date. 

During the year the following served as Trustees of the Friends 

**Mr Nigel Clutton Chairman Mr Peter Laverick Secretary** 

**Mr Richard Richards      Treasurer Mr Charles Loxley Mr William Maynard Mr Ted Chandler Mr Ash Kent Mrs Athalia Atkins** 

## **Aim and Purposes** 

The primary objective of The Friends of Poling Church is to raise funds for the advancement of the Christian religion by maintaining and enhancing the Parish Church of St Nicholas Church Poling in the Diocese of Chichester, including its fabric, monuments, churchyard, curtilage, fences gates and its rights of way and  as a resource in the development and assistance of the community, residents, and churchgoers of the Parish as delineated by the Diocesan map existing on the 1st of January 2021. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

Our objectives are to raise funds to support the Charities aims by 

1. Encouraging people to  make regular donations by direct debit. 

2. Running various “ Village “ events in conjunction with theP.C.C. This year we have had a Christmas Fayre , a Burns night Meal, 2 film nights, a Halloween evening   and an Art exhibition. 

## **Review of the year** 

**1.** The Trustees met 3 times in the year. 

**2.** The  fund raising events raised  £1346 for the Friends . 

**3.** Members donations amounted to £3426 

**4.** Other donations and legacies amounted to £675 

**5.** The Charity also made donations to St Barnabus and The Snowdrop Trust 



Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by the Chairman Nigel Clutton 

………………………………… …………………………                Date………………. 



## **FRIENDS OF POLING CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR TO 21ST MARCH 2023** 

## **REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198861** 

|INCOME<br>Raffle<br>Breakfast events<br>DONATIONS<br>Members donations<br>Legacy received<br>Pledges for the Scramble Bell ( Parishioners)<br>Donation from Norfolk Trust for Scramble Bell<br>Autumn Supper  net cash profit<br>Christmas Fayre (Total £848: £437 to P.C.C)<br>Burns night<br>Carol singing<br>Art Event catering<br>Film Nights<br>Total Received<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>Purchase of The Scramble Bell<br>Purchase of projecter and screen<br>donation snowdrop trust<br>donatiion St Barnabus<br>Donation to Stone Pillow<br>**NET SURPLUS**<br>Represented by Lloyds bank balance<br>Balance  BFWD 22nd March2022<br>Balance at 21st March 2023<br>**Notes**<br>1 Charities Commission  registered the Charity on 6th May 2023<br>( delayed by the COVID Pandemic) and we will be claiming<br>2 The Friends  assets comprise the Balance at Lloyds Bank<br>The Scramble Bell which is to be placed in St Nicholas Church<br>The Projecter and Screen|**2023**<br>**2022**<br>£                            -    £             805.00<br>£                    207.00  £               55.00<br>£                    675.89  £             293.00<br>£                 3,426.56  £          3,685.00<br>£                            -    £             500.00<br>£                            -    £          4,030.00<br>£                            -    £          4,340.00<br>£                            -    £             260.02<br>£                    411.00  £             323.40<br>£                    360.00  £             465.00<br>£                            -    £             278.36<br>£                    174.94<br>£                    194.00|
|---|---|
||£                 5,449.39  £        15,034.78|
||£                            -    £          4,340.00<br>£                    275.89<br>£                      55.00<br>£                      55.00<br>£                            -    £             139.18|
||£                    385.89  £          4,479.18|
|||
||£                 5,063.50  £        10,555.60|
||£               10,555.60  £                     -|
||£               15,619.10  £        10,555.60|
||£                    839.11<br>£                 4,340.00  £          4,340.00<br>£                    275.00|



Approved on the Trustees behalf by the Chairman Nigel Clutton 

Date....