THE NANTWICH CHURCHWARDENS. MERGED CHARITY Charity Number: 216367 Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
THE NANTWICH CHURCHWARDENS. MERGED CHARITY Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 Index P•g• Truste8s' RaFQrt Ind8p8ndent Examirfs Report Statement of Finanrial Activities Balance Sheet Not88 to the Accounts
THE NANTWICH CHURCHWARDENS. MERGED CHARITY TRUSTEES, REPORT for th• Yoar End•d 31 Augu•t 2025 Regl•t•rod Charlty No. 216367 The goveming document of the charity to which the Tru8toe• have adhered 18 th• Trust Deed dated 4 Juno 2)7. Tnrnt K) •erved during the year rn: Mf P Boxhall Ms J Grubb Rev M Hart MrNWHutt Clr P M Kirkham Clr A Moran Mr P S 0'8rlen Ms E J Robert$ (from 27th Nov•mb•r 2024) Mr R P Woods Mr J M LaYfk1 (until 30th Ocaober 2024) Offlc•r•: Chalrni•n Rev M Hart S•cr•tary MrNHutt Tr•Mur•r MrNHutt The obj'ect of tha TN•t 1$ tho relief of pernon8 r88Khnt in tho ar•a of banefft who are in need. hardship or di8tr088. R•vl•w of th• y•ar Startlni Balance at I September 2024 Income (all from Invested capltal) Expendltur• a051 Balance at 31 Au8USt 2025 £39.952 £40,155 £39,9(X) £40.211 Flnanclal ald In the main tho trustees fund front liM charities to delivw aid to recipwnts. ring this finanual year £36385 was distnbuted in this way. Further £3214 was given to IndivUalS dire¢tly and further £3¢Y) was gr¥en to The Rector of St Mary's Church. Nan1ch Di8GretK)nary fund to ba u88d by him lo help those approaching him with immediate need8. A full list of the reCipntS and amounti given are listed in Note 2 of the Annual Account8. Thi8 report w88 apwovod by the Tru8tee8 at a hold on 2W October 2025 and signed on thw'r behaff by Rev Dr Mark Hart, Chairnian
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE NANTWICH CHURCHWARDENS, IAERGED CHARITY I roport on the accounts of the Trust {Registered Charity No. 216387) for the year ended 31 ALVat 2025, ¥fiich are set on pa98s 5 10 7. R•sp•ctlv• r•spoMlbllltl•• rf Truste•• ind Examln•r The thantys trustees are rnsponsle for the preparatitxt of the accounts. The charws trusleos consthr that an audit is not required for Ihis year under ¢tion 144 01 the Charits Act 2011 (Ih• Chath'es Act.) arKI that an Indepdont oxninatK)n Is n•eded. It is my r•w•ibilty to: mine th• 4ccounl8 under seCn 145 of th• Chartties Act, to follow the PredUreS laid in the gerral DIreCtnI givM by Charlty Commlsslon (wr 1•Cti 145(5){b) of the Charities Acl, and to stat• Wthr partiojlar m•tters have C4xn• to my attention 8a•ls of Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•fs R•port My examlnation was carried out in accordance with general directions given by tho Chanty Cthmmission. An exwnInatn indudes a review of the accountino records kept by lh• chanty and a comp8riwi ol th• accwnts prnsented with thom records. It also indudos conSideratn of any unusual it8m3 or disclosure$ in the accounts arKI seeking explanatK)ns fron the trustees cM¢xmiw Y such matt•rn. The procedures undertaken do noi provide all the evidèn that would be required in an audit, and consequently no c)inion is giv•n 88 to whether the accounts present a 'true arKI fair view and the rnport i• limitod to thos• rnattorn set ¢xrt In lh• •thtem•nt b•l¢M. lnd•nd•nt Eximln•rf• Stat•m•nt In cennection with my examination, no mattw hai com• to my atttI ich giv•s m• r•a8onabl• to bollev• that n, any mat•rial r•w the r•quir•ments'. to kw aCcJnIng recordi In accordance wlth s•ctlon 130 of the Charlties Aet., and to prepare accothts 1¢h accord wrth the accounting r•cords and CmplY ith the acCnIn9 r•wirgm•nts ol the Chartties Act have Mt b••n m•( or to vthith, my ophion, attention should b• dr* In order to onablo a prop•r U1StandIa of th• accounts to be reacw. hlan FCA Dat•.. @dJ&/ 2oJ£ 379 Crm Road Nintwich Cheshlr• CW5 6NW
THE NANTWICH CHURCHWARDENS. MERGED CHARITY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for th• Y•ar End•d 31 Auqu•t 2025 2025 2024 Incomlng RMourc•• Dbvid•rKlJ from InveJknent• 39.855 39,828 Int•r•it R•c•iv•d Tot•S Ineuning Reqourc R••ourcrf Exp•nd•d Grnnts Made 39,9(YJ 41.128 A(trnini$trats'M ExponM8 R•inv•stm•nt of Surpiui Incom• Total Resourc•s Exp•nd•d Nat (outoolngylncomlng rn•OU for th• y•ar Not mov•ment in fijndi 255 Incrnas•l{d•crna*) in nv•itrn•nt valu• during ymr -58.811 120,152 FurKI balm W forwar Fund balanc• carrf•d foThvard 1.448.045 1,329.393 The not•5 on pag• 7 fomi part of these accounts
THE NANTWICH CHURCHWARDENS. MERGED CHARITY BALANCE SHEET for the Year Endod 31 AugU•t 2025 2025 2024 Not•• Invutm•nt 1,351,482 1,408,093 Curr•nt AH•ts Curr•nt Account 10,707 39,952 OOpt Actnt 29.504 Tot1 N•t As••ts R•Mrv•• Appmvth by th• Truits•s at thoir rn01 ¢M 2214 Octob•r 2025 and ¥yi•d on Ih•ir behalf by.. Vrtyxjt R•v Dr M Hart, ChaiMn MrNHutt,T asur•r Th• note• on pog• 7 fomi part ol Ihe•e acccwnl>
THE NANTWICH CHURCHWARDENS, MERGED CHARITY NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for th• Y•ar End•d 31 August 2025 Accountlng Pollcl•• The financial statements are generally prepar•d under the historlcal cost cvent)n and n accordance th the Charities SORP IFRS102) (effactive 1 January 2015}. Dlvldends from Investm•nts A quart8rfy dividend is paKI from the CCLA char•$ Ethieal Investrnent Fund (COIF) ¢J) Ihe charity'i invostrnent Ise8 nole 4). Grnnts Mad• Th• foll¢Mw grants 1* m•do thrlng the y•ar. Amount {£1 churc$ Together In Nantwlch CLASP Dementla Frlerxlly Nantwkh INllvId¥I5 LATH Mlllflelds Pflrnory School P¥fy(WA Nantwlch BLKldles Nantsvich Football Club Rectorfs 01scretionary Fw Syrlan Refuyes Wlryate Centre Wlshl Well 1962.50 3214.48 1938. I(¥xK). 4(M).lyJ 3(M).IX) i(Nj).l 1465.(Kl 6820.IXI Th• trustges have al commrtt•d to fuiurg PAyments of: 2025r26- £20108 202PJf27- £15820 2027r28- £40 Admlnlstrntlon Exp•n• No daims for a(kninistratson •xp•ns•J vmre m•J• durlw th• Yr. Investment The onginal inv•strnent 448,174.18 income unrts in the CCLA Charities Ethical Investment Fund. These units were wrcha88d in July 2014. At that time, they had an original wrchase value of £805,522.86. Further purcha8e$ of 3180.46 units {£10.0(X)l and 3539.57 (£10,OC(J) vMre made in November 2021 arKI Je 2023 respeth'vely. The units are valued at rrent value in the Balance Sheet arKI any annual incrnase or decrn8se reflec11 in th• value of the fund.
Current Account This Account is Nd with NatlA*st Bank vith facilty for electronic banking to man4e the account and make panentS electronically. The $y$tem retains the requirement for double '$ionaturo' approval. D•po•lt Account This account 1$ also h•ld with tho Natty$t Bank. FuNls can be transfeffed beten this account and the Ixrront account without notice. The a¢cwnt is managed to maxwni interest eamed by minimisir¥J balance in the rrent ac(x>unt.