## Trustees’ annual report for the period Period start date 0 2 0 8 2 2 Period end date 3 1 0 7 2 3 Charity name Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship[Charity][ No] 1 1 9 9 9 5 9 (if any) ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para1.17|The objects of the CIO are:
a) the advancement of education through the
provision and support of education and training
in stonemasonry and other craft skills, in
particular in relation to the conservation,
maintenance and preservation of cathedrals and
historic buildings; and
b) ancillary to the above, the advancement of
culture and heritage through the preservation,
conservation and repair of cathedral and historic
buildings.| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes for
the public benefit, in particular,
the activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|All activity in the reporting period was focused
on preparation and transition to full charity
operation.
Key to this were:
•
Opening a bank account for the charity
•
Negotiating the transfer of the University
Collaborative Partnership agreement to the
charity
•
Writing key policies
•
Completing the transfer of contracts to the
charity from the previous entity (Canterbury
Cathedral)| |Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para1.18|The CWF trustees have regard to the Charity
Commission’s public benefit guidance when
exercising any powers or duties to which the
guidance is relevant.
Trustees are:
•
aware of the guidance
•
have taken it into account when making a
decision to which the guidance is relevant| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period - if they decide to depart from the guidance, they have a good reason for doing so ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para1.38|A policy on Grant Making was one of the key
policies developed during the transition period
of this report. It was approved by the trustees
on 23rdOctober 2023.| |Policy on social investment including
program related investment|Para1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by volunteers|Para1.38|N/A| |Other||| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 2 of ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main achievements
of the charity, identifying the
difference the charity’s work has
made to the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider benefits
to society as a whole.|Para1.20|The CWF funded the training of 24 craftspeople
in eleven Anglican cathedrals during the
reporting period. This support enabled the
cathedrals to recruit trainees and enabled the
trainees to pursue their development objectives
to benefit their career progression.
The charity secured grant income of £700,649
from the Hamish Ogston Foundation to support
craft training development in the reporting year.
Funds were held in trust pending completion of
the transition to charity operation, to be
transferred to the charity on 1.8.23
Society as a whole benefits from the CWF
activity through the provision highly skilled
craftspeople to conserve, maintain and repair
cathedrals for the benefit and enjoyment of all.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Achievements against objectives set|Para1.41|The CWF achieved its objective to complete
the transition to full charity operation by the end
of the financial year on 31.7.23.| |Performance of fundraising activities
against objectives set|Para1.41|Fundraising activity was very successful in
2022-23.
An additional £500k was secured from the
Hamish Ogston Foundation in June 2023 to
enable the retention of skills beyond the
original project plan and to enable the creation
of a new training programme to secure the
training pipeline in the context of a gap in
national training provision.
The Benefact Trust and Worshipful Company
of Masons also awarded smaller grants (£20k
and £5k respectively) during the year,
achieving the goal of beginning to diversify
grant income streams.| |Investment performance against
objectives|Para1.41|N/A| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period Other Charity Accounts templat8s- Trustéès, annual report for th8 period October 2016 4 of ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the period|Para1.21|At the end of the transition period the charity’s
financial position was:
Cash in the bank:
£4980
Funds to be transferred from holding a/c at
York Minster:
£174804.18
The financial position was therefore healthy
and as expected with everything in place to
commence independent operation and
continuation of activity on 1.8.23| |Statement explaining the policy for
holding reserves stating why they
are held|Para1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para1.22|First year of operation, level of reserves
required/available to be determined| |Details of fund materially in deficit|Para1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any uncertainties
about the charity continuing as a
goingconcern|Para1.23|No uncertainties identified in the reporting
year.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal sources of
funds (including any fundraising)|Para1.47|In 2022-23 the charity’s principal sources of
funds were:
Hamish Ogston Foundation
Benefact Trust
Headley Trust
Worshipful Company of Masons
Cathedral membership fees
External student fees| |Investment policy and objectives
including any social investment
policy adopted|Para1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal risks
facing the charity|Para1.46|In 2022-23 the principal risks facing the charity
were:
•
Completing transfer of funds to charity| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period ## 5 of • Securing transfer of Collaborative Partnership agreement with university Other October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 6 of ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s trusts:|SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para1.25|CIO Constitution| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)|Para1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods including
details of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to post
or name of any person or body
entitled to appoint one or more
trustees|Para1.25|The ten establishing members(Chapters of the
cathedrals) were each able to nominate one
trustee from amongst their senior staff,
normally and in the first instance this is the
Chief Operating Officer acting_ex officio._
New Fellowship members may also nominate a
trustee up to a maximum of twelve trustees.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures adopted for
the induction and training of trustees|Para1.51|| |The charity’s organisational structure
and any wider network with which
the charityworks|Para1.51|| |Relationship with any related parties|Para1.51|| |Other||| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 7 of ## Reference and Administrative details |Charityname|Cathedrals’
Workshop
Fellowship|| |---|---|---| |Other name the
charity uses|CWF|| |Registered charity
number|1199959|| |Charity’s principal
address|c/o York Minster
Deans Yard
York
YO1 7HH|| ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |Trusteename|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for
whole year|Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appointtrustee (if
any)| |---|---|---|---| |Paul Baumann||26.7.22 – 19.7.23|Westminster Abbey| |Kathryn Beldon|||Canterbury Cathedral| |Kathryn Blacker||11.7.22 – 9.12.22|York Minster| |Carolyn Bruce|||Chester Cathedral| |David Colthup||27.2.23 -|York Minster| |Catherine Escott|||Exeter Cathedral| |Alison Evans|||Winchester Cathedral| |Matthew Hall||9.10.22 -|Worcester Cathedral| |Emily Mackenzie||11.7.22 – 9.1.23|Gloucester Cathedral| |Jackie Molnar|Chair||Salisbury Cathedral| |William Harrison||12.7.22 – 31.12.22|Lincoln Cathedral| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |~~Accountstemplates–Trustees~~’|~~annualreportfortheperiod~~||~~October201~~| Charity ~~Accounts templates – Trustees~~ ’ ~~annual report for the period~~ ~~October 2016~~ 8 of Reference and Administrative details (cont) ## Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name ## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole
year|| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 9 of ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this N/A capacity Name and objects of the charity N/A on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe N/A custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |Type of adviser|Name|Address| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| ## Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Frances Cambrook ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## Other optional information October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 10 of ## Declarations **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jacqueline Molnar **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair 1.8.22 – 31.7.23 **Chair, etc) Date** 20.5.24 October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period