
## Trustees' Annual Report for the period 

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 07 2024 To 30 06 2025 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

Charity name St John’s Common Room 

Other names charity is known by 

Registered charity number (if any) 1205859 

Charity's principal address St John’s College 3 South Bailey Durham Postcode DH1 3RJ 

## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

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||EmilyMartin|Trustee|||
||Oliver Davis|Trustee|||
||Martin Hodgetts|Trustee|||
||Jonathan Savine|Trustee|||
||Edwin Jermyn-<br>Francis|Trustee|||
||Robert Gomulak|Trustee|13/12/2024 – 30/06/2025||
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## Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) 

Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) 

## Section B              Structure, governance and management 

Description of the charity’s trusts 

Type of governing document 

Constitution 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

How the charity is constituted 

Charitable Incorporated Organisation 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustee selection methods 

Appointed by interview 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## Additional governance issues (Optional information) 

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

n/a 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## Section C                    Objectives and activities 

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 

The objectives of the St John’s Common Room (charity number: 1205859) are identical to those of the St John’s Common Room (charity number: 1155621), which are: Promoting the interests and welfare of Students at St John's College during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising students. Being the recognised channel between Students and St John's College and any external bodies. Providing social, 

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cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its students. 

The trustees of the St John’s Common Room (charity number: 1155621) have continued the process of transitioning to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number: 1205859) over the past year. Therefore, no formal activities have been conducted within the CIO. 

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) 

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) 

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n/a 

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

Summary of the main The trustees of the St John’s Common Room (charity number: 1155621) achievements of the charity have continued the process of transitioning to a Charitable Incorporated during the year Organisation (charity number: 1205859) over the past year. Therefore, no formal activities have been conducted within the CIO. It is hoped that the legal and financial transition will take place in June 2025. 

Section E                    Financial review 

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As there are currently no funds in the St John’s Common Room (charity Brief statement of the charity’s number: 1205859), there has been no requirement to establish a policy on reserves Reserves Policy; this will come over when the formal transition takes place in June 2025. 

Details of any funds materially in n/a deficit 

Further financial review details (Optional information) 

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); n/a 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## Section F                     Other optional information 

As of the 01/07/2025 all funds and assets have been transferred from the St John’s Common Room (charity number: 1155621) to the St John’s Common Room (charity number: 1205859). As such the incorporation process is now complete. 

## Section G                    Declaration 

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 

Signature(s) Full name(s) Katie Hickson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 27/04/2026 

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Charity Name No (if any) St John's Common Room 1205859 Receipts and payments accounts 

## CC16a 

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 7/1/2024 6/30/2025 

## Section A Receipts and payments 

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## Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period 

|Categories<br>B1 Cash funds<br>B2 Other monetary assets<br>B3 Investment assets<br>B5 Liabilities<br>B4 Assets retained for the<br>charity’s own use<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|Details<br>Details<br>Details<br>Details<br>Details<br>Signature<br>_Total cash funds_<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|Restricted funds<br>to nearest £<br>to nearest £<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>OK<br>OK<br>Restricted funds<br>to nearest £<br>to nearest £<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Cost (optional)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Cost (optional)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Print Name<br>Katie Hickson<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>Fund to which asset<br>belongs<br>Fund to which asset<br>belongs<br>Fund to which<br>liability relates<br>Amount due<br>(optional)|to nearest £<br>Endowment<br>funds|
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|||Katie Hickson|4/27/2026|
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