## **2023 Report for Charity Commission**
The village of Over is fortunate to have two charities whose surplus funds are used directly for the benefit of Over residents. The boards of trustees for these charities manage assets, bequeathed by former residents of the parish of Over, in strict accordance with the Schemes set up by the Charity Commission for England & Wales and briefly detailed below –
**Church & Town Lands Charity (Estate Branch) - 202613 – Scheme of 5[th] May 1970** – Income remaining after defraying all expenses is divided into three equal parts, with one equal third paid to the **Church Branch** and the remaining two equal thirds to the **Town Branch** . Trustees as at 30.06.23 – Mr G Fenn, Rev S Gill, Mrs M Hyde, Mrs S Johnstone, Mr L Nicholas, Mr T Sutton, Mr C Wadsworth
- **Church Branch - 260065** – To apply clear yearly income in or towards the upkeep, repair and insurance of the fabric of the parish church of the ecclesiastical parish of St Mary, Over. Trustees as at 30.06.23 – Rev S Gill, Mrs S Johnstone
- **Town Branch - 260066** – To apply the clear yearly income for any charitable purposes for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Over for which provision is not made out of rates, taxes or other public funds. Trustees as at 30.06.23 – Mr G Fenn, Rev S Gill, Mrs M Hyde, Mr L Nicholas, Mr T Sutton, Mr C Wadsworth
**Over Relief In Need Charity – 206239** - **Scheme of 13[th] November 1987** –
Income remaining after defraying all expenses for relief of persons resident in the parish of Over who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress for which provision is not made out of rates, taxes or other public funds. Trustees as at 30.06.23 – Mr G Fenn, Rev S Gill, Mrs M Hyde, Mr L Nicholas, Mr T Sutton, Mr C Wadsworth
During the financial year ending 30.06.23 exterior refurbishment work was undertaken at the Town Hall, and further work is planned for the forthcoming year.
Following approval of the accounts for the financial year ending 30.06.23 the sum of £8,238.17 was granted to St Mary’s Church through the Church Branch. In addition, grants totalling £17,443.89 have been awarded to the following village organisations by the Town Branch and Over Relief In Need Charity –
Over Community Association Over Day Centre Over Primary School Over Puddleducks Pre-School Over Riding Club Over Scout Group Over Surgery Over Village News Over Village Produce Show Over Youth Café
_The Trustees of Over Church & Town Lands Charity and Over Relief In Need Charity November 2023_
## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS CHARITY AND OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY Accounts for Year Ending 30th June 2023**
|**CHURCH & TOWN LANDS, ESTATE BRANCH:**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**30-Jun-23**||**30-Jun-22**|
|**Income**|||||
|Rent - Land & Allotments||12,142.30||12,027.30|
|Rent - 73 High Street||9,600.00||10,500.00|
|Rent - Town Hall||7,800.00||2,600.00|
|Utilities recharge re Town Hall||3,603.44||988.45|
|Insurance recharge re Town Hall||812.00||300.00|
|Miscellaneous income||105.00||200.00|
|Bank Interest||111.96||3.97|
|Provision for refurbishments||11,670.00||10,500.00|
|SCDC grants||0.00||0.00|
|BLK Charities UK Equity (£ Dividend)||1,672.44||1,467.58|
|BLK Charities UK Bond (£ Dividend)||2,851.16||2,851.16|
|||**50,368.30**||**41,438.46**|
|**Expenses - Income related**|||||
|73 High Street - Repairs & Maintenance|5,451.06||2,007.00||
|Town Hall (75 High St) Repairs & Maintenance|11,898.76||12,800.55||
|Town Hall (75 High St) Utilities|3,603.44||1,974.71||
|Admin - clerk fee + stationery etc|2,669.79||3,309.74||
|Insurance|1,595.56||1,479.01||
|Provision for refurbishments|0.00||0.00||
|Land expenses|435.18||1,472.48||
|||**25,653.79**||**23,043.49**|
|Balance for Distribution||**24,714.51**||**18,394.97**|
|Distributed as follows :-|||||
|Church Branch (1/3rd)||8,238.17||6,131.66|
|Town Branch (2/3rd)||16,476.34||12,263.31|
|||**24,714.51**||**18,394.97**|
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## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS CHARITY AND OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY**
## **Accounts for Year Ending 30th June 2023**
## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS, TOWN BRANCH:**
|**CHURCH & TOWN LANDS, TOWN BRANCH:**|||
|---|---|---|
|Balance Brought Forward
Share of Current Year
Donation from Over News
Charity Grants
Balance Carried Forward
**CHURCH & TOWN LANDS, CHURCH BRANCH:**
Balance Brought Forward
Share of Current Year
Payment to Churchwardens
Balance Carried Forward
**OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY:**
Balance Brought Forward
Land Rent
Charity Grants
Balance Carried Forward|**30-Jun-23**
13,016.81
16,476.34
8,000.00
37,493.15
13,016.24
**24,476.91**
**30-Jun-23**
6,131.66
8,238.17
14,369.83
6,131.66
**8,238.17**
**30-Jun-23**
260.00
260.00
520.00
0.00
**520.00**|**30-Jun-22**
14,653.50
12,263.31
0.00|
|||26,916.81
13,900.00|
|||13,016.81|
|||**30-Jun-22**
6,360.22
6,131.66|
|||12,491.88
6,360.22|
|||6,131.66|
|||**30-Jun-22**
520.00
260.00|
|||780.00
520.00|
|||260.00|
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## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS CHARITY AND OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY**
## **Accounts for Year Ending 30th June 2023**
## **ASSETS & LIABILITIES**
|Total Bank Balances Brought Forward
Receipts
Payments
**Total Bank Balances Carried Forward**
Church Branch Balance
Town Branch Balance
Relief In Need Balance
Provisions for Refurbishment of Properties & Emergencies
73 High Street Deposit
Allotment Deposits|**30-Jun-23**
49,633.47
46,933.30
96,566.77
44,801.69
**51,765.08**
8,238.17
24,476.91
520.00
16,830.00
900.00
800.00
**51,765.08**|**30-Jun-22**
62,283.72
31,173.46|
|---|---|---|
|||93,457.18
43,823.71|
|||**49,633.47**|
|||6,131.66
13,016.81
260.00
28,500.00
1,000.00
725.00|
|||**49,633.47**|
## **INVESTMENTS**
|**Investments at 30th June 2022**
**Shares**
BLK Charities UK Equity (£ Dividend)
6,968.527
BLK Charities UK Bond (£ Dividend)
47,519.567
**Investments at 30th June 2023**
**Shares**
BLK Charities UK Equity (£ Dividend)
6,968.527
BLK Charities UK Bond (£ Dividend)
47,519.567|**Bid Value 30/6/22**
46,438.01
£
76,283.92
£
**122,721.93**
**£**
**Bid Value 30/6/23**
49,272.52
£
66,240.28
£
**115,512.80**
**£**|**Dividend**
1,467.58
£
2,851.16
£
**4,318.74**
**£**
**Dividend**
1,672.44
£
2,851.16
£
**4,523.60**
**£**|**% Return**
3.16%
3.74%
**% Return**
3.39%
4.30%|
|---|---|---|---|
## **PROPERTY & LAND**
## **Property & Land holdings at 30th June 2023**
73 High Street, Over CB24 5NB Town Hall 75 High Street, Over CB24 5NB
122 acres of agricultural land and allotments (inc 2 acres ReliefInNeed)
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## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS CHARITY AND OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY**
## **Accounts for Year Ending 30th June 2023**
**Note to the Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2023:**
## **ACCOUNTS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNDERLYING RECORDS**
N M POULTER ACA
Date: 3rd August 2023
**ACCOUNTS CIRCULATED WITH THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING ON 25th September 2023 AND SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED AT THAT MEETING**
Signed:
Trustee, Mr L Nicholas
Trustee, Mr T Sutton
Trustee, Mrs M Hyde
Trustee, Mr G Fenn
Trustee, Mr C Wadsworth
Trustee, Mrs S Johnstone
Trustee, Rev S Gill
Clerk, Mrs R Henshaw
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## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS CHARITY AND OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY Accounts for Year Ending 30th June 2023**
|**CHURCH & TOWN LANDS, ESTATE BRANCH:**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**30-Jun-23**||**30-Jun-22**|
|**Income**|||||
|Rent - Land & Allotments||12,142.30||12,027.30|
|Rent - 73 High Street||9,600.00||10,500.00|
|Rent - Town Hall||7,800.00||2,600.00|
|Utilities recharge re Town Hall||3,603.44||988.45|
|Insurance recharge re Town Hall||812.00||300.00|
|Miscellaneous income||105.00||200.00|
|Bank Interest||111.96||3.97|
|Provision for refurbishments||11,670.00||10,500.00|
|SCDC grants||0.00||0.00|
|BLK Charities UK Equity (£ Dividend)||1,672.44||1,467.58|
|BLK Charities UK Bond (£ Dividend)||2,851.16||2,851.16|
|||**50,368.30**||**41,438.46**|
|**Expenses - Income related**|||||
|73 High Street - Repairs & Maintenance|5,451.06||2,007.00||
|Town Hall (75 High St) Repairs & Maintenance|11,898.76||12,800.55||
|Town Hall (75 High St) Utilities|3,603.44||1,974.71||
|Admin - clerk fee + stationery etc|2,669.79||3,309.74||
|Insurance|1,595.56||1,479.01||
|Provision for refurbishments|0.00||0.00||
|Land expenses|435.18||1,472.48||
|||**25,653.79**||**23,043.49**|
|Balance for Distribution||**24,714.51**||**18,394.97**|
|Distributed as follows :-|||||
|Church Branch (1/3rd)||8,238.17||6,131.66|
|Town Branch (2/3rd)||16,476.34||12,263.31|
|||**24,714.51**||**18,394.97**|
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## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS CHARITY AND OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY**
## **Accounts for Year Ending 30th June 2023**
## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS, TOWN BRANCH:**
|**CHURCH & TOWN LANDS, TOWN BRANCH:**|||
|---|---|---|
|Balance Brought Forward
Share of Current Year
Donation from Over News
Charity Grants
Balance Carried Forward
**CHURCH & TOWN LANDS, CHURCH BRANCH:**
Balance Brought Forward
Share of Current Year
Payment to Churchwardens
Balance Carried Forward
**OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY:**
Balance Brought Forward
Land Rent
Charity Grants
Balance Carried Forward|**30-Jun-23**
13,016.81
16,476.34
8,000.00
37,493.15
13,016.24
**24,476.91**
**30-Jun-23**
6,131.66
8,238.17
14,369.83
6,131.66
**8,238.17**
**30-Jun-23**
260.00
260.00
520.00
0.00
**520.00**|**30-Jun-22**
14,653.50
12,263.31
0.00|
|||26,916.81
13,900.00|
|||13,016.81|
|||**30-Jun-22**
6,360.22
6,131.66|
|||12,491.88
6,360.22|
|||6,131.66|
|||**30-Jun-22**
520.00
260.00|
|||780.00
520.00|
|||260.00|
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## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS CHARITY AND OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY**
## **Accounts for Year Ending 30th June 2023**
## **ASSETS & LIABILITIES**
|Total Bank Balances Brought Forward
Receipts
Payments
**Total Bank Balances Carried Forward**
Church Branch Balance
Town Branch Balance
Relief In Need Balance
Provisions for Refurbishment of Properties & Emergencies
73 High Street Deposit
Allotment Deposits|**30-Jun-23**
49,633.47
46,933.30
96,566.77
44,801.69
**51,765.08**
8,238.17
24,476.91
520.00
16,830.00
900.00
800.00
**51,765.08**|**30-Jun-22**
62,283.72
31,173.46|
|---|---|---|
|||93,457.18
43,823.71|
|||**49,633.47**|
|||6,131.66
13,016.81
260.00
28,500.00
1,000.00
725.00|
|||**49,633.47**|
## **INVESTMENTS**
|**Investments at 30th June 2022**
**Shares**
BLK Charities UK Equity (£ Dividend)
6,968.527
BLK Charities UK Bond (£ Dividend)
47,519.567
**Investments at 30th June 2023**
**Shares**
BLK Charities UK Equity (£ Dividend)
6,968.527
BLK Charities UK Bond (£ Dividend)
47,519.567|**Bid Value 30/6/22**
46,438.01
£
76,283.92
£
**122,721.93**
**£**
**Bid Value 30/6/23**
49,272.52
£
66,240.28
£
**115,512.80**
**£**|**Dividend**
1,467.58
£
2,851.16
£
**4,318.74**
**£**
**Dividend**
1,672.44
£
2,851.16
£
**4,523.60**
**£**|**% Return**
3.16%
3.74%
**% Return**
3.39%
4.30%|
|---|---|---|---|
## **PROPERTY & LAND**
## **Property & Land holdings at 30th June 2023**
73 High Street, Over CB24 5NB Town Hall 75 High Street, Over CB24 5NB
122 acres of agricultural land and allotments (inc 2 acres ReliefInNeed)
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## **CHURCH & TOWN LANDS CHARITY AND OVER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY**
## **Accounts for Year Ending 30th June 2023**
**Note to the Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2023:**
## **ACCOUNTS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNDERLYING RECORDS**
N M POULTER ACA
Date: 3rd August 2023
**ACCOUNTS CIRCULATED WITH THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING ON 25th September 2023 AND SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED AT THAT MEETING**
Signed:
Trustee, Mr L Nicholas
Trustee, Mr T Sutton
Trustee, Mrs M Hyde
Trustee, Mr G Fenn
Trustee, Mr C Wadsworth
Trustee, Mrs S Johnstone
Trustee, Rev S Gill
Clerk, Mrs R Henshaw
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