
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 2/4/24                  Period start date   To          1/5/25 Period end date** 

**Charity name: The Tew and Heythrop Churches Trust** 

## **Charity registration number:** 

## **1201180** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To preserve and protect, for the public**<br>**benefit, the historic church of St Michael**<br>**and All Angels Great Tew and St John**<br>**the Evangelist Little Tew and St**<br>**Nicholas Heythrop in the Parishes of**<br>**Great Tew, Little Tew and Heythrop in**<br>**Oxfordshire for their current and future**<br>**use (both secular and religious) within**<br>**their wider communities**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**The charity has remained dormant since**<br>**incorporation**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The Charity has had due regard to the**<br>**Charity Commission guidance on public**<br>**benefit and has uses this in the current**<br>**and future planning**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**n/a**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**n/a**|
|Other||**n/a**|





## **Achievements and Performance** 


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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
|---|---|---|
|SORP reference|||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity has been dormant since its**<br>**initial creation**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**n/a**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**n/a**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**n/a**|
|Other||**n/a**|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**There are no reserves at the year end as**<br>**the charity is dormant**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity is dormant and therefore**<br>**has no money as no money has ever**<br>**been received**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£nil**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**The reserves are zero as the charity is**<br>**dormant**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**The charity will be closed shortly after**<br>**these accounts have been submitted.**<br>**The charity has remained dormant**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>**The charity has not raised any money**<br>**since creation as it has been dormant**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**n/a**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**n/a**|
|Other||**n/a**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**The Charity has been registered as a**<br>**CIO.  It was registered on 29 November**<br>**2022**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated**<br>**Organisation (CIO)**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees were selected out of members**<br>**of the congregation for the churches**<br>**supported.  New trustees are selected**<br>**based on their skills and experience.**<br>**They will be first approached by one of**<br>**the existing trustees, which will then**<br>**lead to wider discussions with the board**<br>**before inviting the candidate to meet**<br>**with the other trustees**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**New trustees are given an induction into**<br>**the charity and to understand their role**<br>**in being a trustee.  Additional training**<br>**and support is given as required**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**The charity has been dormant since**<br>**creation**|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|**n/a**|
|Othe||**n/a**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Tew and Heythrop Churches Trust|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|n/a|
|Registered charity number|1201180|
|Charity’s principal address|Tracey Farm Barn<br>Enstone Road<br>Great Tew<br>Chipping Norton<br>Oxon<br>OX7 4AB|





**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Dates acted if not for whole  Name of person (or body) entitled<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)<br>year  to appoint trustee (if any)<br>1 Robert Johnston  Chair<br>2 John Steel<br>Dr Alexandra<br>3<br>Mahon<br>4 Caroline Clarry<br>Matthew Frederick<br>5<br>Dobbs<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name n/a** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 


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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year<br>n/a<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|n/a|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|n/a|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|n/a|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||




**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **n/a** 

## **Other optional information** 

**n/a** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**||
|---|---|
||Robert Johnston|
||<br>Chair|
||21.5.26|
||21.5.26|






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The Tew and Hewythrop Churches Trust No (if any)<br>1201180<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  Period start date Period end date<br>To<br>from 02/04/2024 01/04/2025<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest      £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>No income was received in the year                                -                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>                               -                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>                               -                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>                               -                               - 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                          -                             -                             -                          -<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                           -                                 -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                            -                          -                           -                            -                          -<br>Cash funds this year end                            -                           -                             -                            -                          -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

26/05/2026 

1 



|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Robert Johnston|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||OK|
||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>21.5.26|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

26/05/2026 

2 

