The St Mary the Virgin Mendlesham Charitable Trust First Annual Report of the Trustees for the year ending 30 September 2024
Objectives and Public Benefit
The objects of the CIO are:
To promote and maintain catholic teaching and practice of the Church of England within the church and parish of St Mary the Virgin Mendlesham in accordance with the principles of the Society under the patronage of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda or any other body which becomes the successor of that Society.
Achievement and Performance
The St Mary the Virgin Mendlesham Charitable Trust was first registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 26 September 2023.
The constitution of the CIO limits voting rights solely to the trustees. There are currently four trustees after the resignation of Mr Richard Giffin on 14 May 2024. Trustees have held four face-to-face meeting and have otherwise relied on electronic communications, as provided for by the constitution, as being cost-effective and time-efficient.
The year 2023-24 has not been particularly eventful. All the initial funding for the trust was originally held by the patrons of St Mary the Virgin Mendlesham church, the Society for the Maintenance of the Faith (SMF) on its behalf. It consisted of various different sums accumulated over approximately 25 years and either donated by individuals or transferred by the PCC specifically for the maintenance of catholic teaching and practice in the church and parish of St Mary the Virgin, Mendlesham. It was because SMF wished to cease holding funds on behalf of parishes that this CIO was set up and registered with the Charity Commission.
Until that CIO registration had taken place, it was not possible for trustees to open a bank account. Unfortunately that took several to achieve, despite an application being made to the Charities Aid Foundation immediately after successful registration.
After a bank account had duly been set up, SMF funds had to be transferred from one of their deposit accounts to a current account with a different bank – which also took an inordinate amount of time, due to internal banking issues. Consequently the funds were not transferred until April 2024.
Trustees have decided that, unless and until there is a pressing need for allocation of any funding by way of grant-making, it would be prudent for the funds to build up by generation of interest to ensure the viability of the Trust. For that reason no grants have been made this year.
In carrying out the business of the trust, trustees pay due regard to the advice of The Charity Commission relevant to the administration of the Charity.
Financial Review
Income for 2023-24 was £29,652.27 and expenditure was £35.00
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is controlled by its governing document and is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Reference and Administrative Details
Registered Charity number: 1204935
Principal Address
THE OAKS, HALL ROAD, THORNDON, EYE, IP23 7LU
Trustees
The first ex-officio charity trustee is The Reverend Philip Thomas Gray
The first appointed charity trustees are as follows, and are appointed for the following terms –
Mr Andrew Richard Fleming ………………………… [for 4 years] Mr Christopher Robert Elstone ……………………... [for 3 years]
[Mr Richard Alan Giffin ………………………...[Resigned 14 May 2024] Mrs Andrea Patricia Elstone…………………………. [for 1 year]
Bankers
CAF BANK (CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION) 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ. Registered in England and Wales under number 1837656.
Approved by the Trustees …………………………………………… Signed ........................................................................................................ (Trustee)
The St Mary the Virgin Mendlesham Charitable Trust Annual Accounts 26[th] September 2023 – 30[th] September 2024
| St Mary the Virgin Mendlesham Charitable Trust |
2023-2024 | Income (£) 29,652.27 |
Expenditure (£) 35.00 |
Running Balance (£) 29,617.27 |
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Independent Examiner’s Report
The St Mary the Virgin Mendlesham Charitable Trust No (if any) 1204935 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01/03/2024 30/09/2024 To from
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| April - SMF Transfer in | - | 29,626.00 | - | 29,626.00 | - | |||
| June Bank Interest | - | 11.35 | - | 11.35 | - | |||
| September Bank Interest | - | 14.92 | - | 14.92 | - | |||
| - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | |||||
| - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | ||||
| - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | ||||
| - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | ||||
| - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
- | 29,652.27 | - | 29,652.27 | - | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| June Bank Charges | - | - | ||||||
| JulyBank Charges | - | - | ||||||
| August Bank Charges | - | - | ||||||
| September Bank Charges | - | - | ||||||
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| 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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| - | 29,617.27 | 29,617.27 | - | |||||
| - | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | |||||
| - | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | |||||
| - | 29,617.27 | 29,617.27 | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
29/07/2025
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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 Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK Agreement Error 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 Andrea Patricia Elstone |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Andrea Patricia Elstone | 29/07/2025 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
29/07/2025
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees The St Mary the virgin Mendlesham Charttable Trust On accounts for the year ended 30th September 2024 Charity no lif any) 1204935 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the above charily (llh8 Trust.) for the year ended Respon$ibilitie• and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in a¢Gordan¢e with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 l-the Act'i I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's a¢¢ounts Carried out under $e¢tion 145 of the 2011 Act and in Garying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. Independent tThe chanty's gross income exceeded £250.OCNJ and l am qualified to examiner's Statement undertake the examinalion by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed bodylj. Delete l J if not applKable. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wrth the examination lother than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect. the accounting re¢ords were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounling cordS.. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements Concerning the fom and contenl of accounts sel out in the Charilies {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view whi¢h is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no con¢2rns and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination to which attention should t drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the a¢counts to be rea¢hed. pi e delete the words in th8 bTrckets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 3o-l_IS- Name: AfvvAQ) Relevant profossional qualification{s} or body IER Oct 2018
(rf any): Address: Section 8 Disclosure Only cornplete If the examiner needs lo highlight mateiial matters of concein (see CC32, Independent èxamination of charty accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the oxaminer wishes to dlsclo80. /144 o.Dz/. rre IER Oct 2018