Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Penod start dale
Period end date
From
01
July
2023
To
30
June
2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Friends of St Helen's Church & Community Centre
othor namo8 charity is known by
NIA
Registered charity number lif any)
1199506
Charlty's prlnelpal addrnss
Honeypot Cottage. Mill Lane
Burgh-on-Bain
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
Po•tcodo
LN8 6JZ
Namol of th• charlty tru•t•os who manag• th• charlty
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Int tru¥t•tr
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Neil Arthur Walkar
Neil Arthur Walker
Chair
George Ward
Alan John Henry
George Ward
Alan John Henry
N•rne• of the tru•toe• for th• ¢h•rity, if •ny, (for ox•mpl•, •ny ¢u•todi•n Iru•tO0•)
Name
Dato8 actod If not for wholo
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Names and addro•M• of advlsorn Ioptlonal Informatlon)
Type of adviser
Namo
Address
NIA
Name of chlef executlve or name8 of 8enlor staff mamborn (Optlonal Inforniatlon)
None. All trustees and officeFS are volunteers.
Th• Fri•nds of St H•len's Church & Community Centr•- Trustett Annual Report
2023- 2024

Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descripllon of the charity's trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
How the Charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trust8e s8lection methods
Appointed by a General Meeting
Additlonal governanco {Optlonal Infomiatlon)
You may choo80 to include
additional Information, where
relevant, about..
The charty has signed a tri-partite agreement with the Asterby Group
Parochial Church Council IPCCI and the St Helen's Village Church
Committee (VCCI which establishes the ways of working behveen th8
three organisations and provides the basis for the usage of the church
building for communty centre purposes.
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of truste88',
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
nebNork with which the charty
works.,
The PCC and the VCC hokl legal responsibilty for the ¢hur¢h building and
its land.
relationship wrth any related
parties;
trustees, consid8ration of
major risks and the system
and procedur88 to manage
them.
Th• Frlends of St H•l•n's Church & C<)mmunlty C•ntrè- Trustws Annual R•port
2023- 2024

Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
To further or benefft the residents of the villages of Burghvon-Bain and
Girsby and the ne￿hbourh1)0d. without discrimination as defined by the
Equalty Act 2010, by associatin9 tO9ether the said ￿sIdentS and the
local authorities, voluntsry and other organisations in a common effort to
advance educatTron and to provide facilities in the interests of social
welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of
improving the conditions of life for the residents.
Summary of the objects of tho
charity set out in its
governing documenl
To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and
securing the future of the histor￿ monument, the Church of St Helen's. by
raising funds to maintain, repair, restore and preserve the fabric of ihe
church building. staging events and providing services for the benefit of
the communty such as (but not limited to) social ev8ning8. SUPPOrt
groups and meeting spaces.
Summary of tho main
activities undertaken for the
public benafit in relation to
the8e objects (include within
this section the Statutory
declaration that truslees have
had rogard to the guidanco
Issued by tho Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
Addltlonal dgtall• ol obJ•ctlvo8 and actlvltlos (Optlonal Inforniationl
You may cho￿• to include
further Statements, where
relevant, about..
As and when funds are available. the charrty will, in support of the
establishment of a communty centre in the church building, eith8r pay
contractors and professionals directly to settle the costs of projects
agreed with the PCC and VCC, or make grants to the Village Church
Committee for the same purpose.
policy on grantmaking.,
policy programme related
investment.,
All trustees are volunteers and assist with the management of the charity |
through membership of a management committee.
contribution made by
volunteers.
The Frb•nds of St H•l•n's Churth & Communty C•ntr•-Tru•tw Annu•l R•port
2023- 2024

Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievemonts of tho charity
during the year
Ran fundraising & social events (plant sales. quiz night) and
generated £1098.00 income (total funds available at year end
£1942.50).
Researched and selected a number of suppliers to quote for the
provision of ewric heating to replace the oil-fired system in the
church building. Quotations received. site visits undertaken and
preferred supplier selected.
Grant applicalion made to the Lincolnshire Communty
Foundation (GRASSroots -
.' I,Issroot5)
for a value of £24,999 as part funding for the cost of healing
upgrade. Balance of costs to com8 from the Friends and the
church fabric fund.
Arranged for the electricty suppty to be upgraded to >phase
power, necessary for electr￿ heating.
Section E
Financial review
Brief Statement of tha
charity's policy on reserve8
As the Gharty has no ongoing expenses or other liabilities, it has no
requiremènt for r8serv88 at this time. and therefore ha8 no reserves
Details of any funds materially
In deficit
NIA
Further financial roview dotail8 (Oplion•l infomiation)
The charity's principal sources of funds this year was from social èvents
(quiz night tKket sales). fundraisers (plant sales) and direct donatbons.
You may choo•e to include
additional information, where
re￿vant about..
the charity's principal
sources of ￿ndS (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity.
The onty exp8ndrture in the financial year was in support of the quiz night
(payment for food at the qurL venue and raffle prizes).
No expenditure on th8 church building has been made this financial year
as this depends on income from grant applications that are in progress. It
is hoped that th@S8J will ￿ rèalisèd in 2024.
The charity currentty has £1868 in its bank accounl, a £74.50 cash floal
held by the Chair and no liabilities (e.g., loans). The Committee has set
aside £1000 contribution toward the electric heatin
Section F
Other optional information
Th• Frl•nd8 of St H•len's Chuvch & Communlty Cen￿- TruJt4M Annual Rèport
2023- 2024

None.
Section G
Declaration
Tha trustsas declare that they have approved the trust008' report abovo.
Signed on behalf of the charity'8 trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(sl
Position leg Secretary, Chalr,
Otc
Neil Walker
Alan Henry
Chair
Trustee
Date
1110)202
Th• Friends of St Helen's Church & Communlty C0n￿-TrUSt••9 Annual R•port
2023- 2024

I (HARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Th• Frl•nd• ol St H•l•n'¥ CItu￿￿ & CommuTrlty C•ntr•
1199506
Recei
tsand
ments accounts
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For the period
01￿u￿?3
To
30-Jun.24
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
fund•
Restricted
lund8
Endowment
lund•
Total fynds
La•¢ yoar
toth• rw••t t tr• ta It• nMr•rt£ to r￿￿#t£
A1 R•c•l
Fundraising è¥en15 lau￿ Night tw•¢¥i
Fundr8161
ev8ni8 IOth8rl
D￿￿b￿*. *we• •nd grw*¥
?52
195
219
095
211
702
23
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1.116
1,931
1.368
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table .
Total T￿IptS
1,lJ1
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Co¥1 ol lufjdrB151ng l¢kn Nwjht
•J3
Sub total
833
$20
A4 A8Ut and Inv¢stm•nt
Sub total
765
33
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AS Transfers b•tw•èn funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this yHr end
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
fund
to ￿￿1•11£
Restricted
funds
to nMrn•t£
Endowment
funds
to r**reAt£
Gategori
81 Cash funds
Cashat bank
Cash n If(￿)
75
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fund8
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fund•
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funds
to
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Curr•nt V•lu•
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