Friends of Great Bedwyn Church Trust
Dedicated to the preservation of Great Bedwyn parish church Regd. Charity 246197
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Treasurer’s Report to Trustees : AGM 2025
During 2024-2025 our funds increased from £59,884 to £82,569 . The 2 largest elements of the increase were Donations (£15,400) and Gift Aid recovery (£,560) In the year £6,300 was transferred to the PCC.
1) Income from Principle events
| FY25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Donations | £15,400 | Legacies of£10,000 (Keneth Aust) and £2,000 (TimSummers). Various smallerdonations |
| Concert | £470 | King’s concert. Actual figure for FY25 is £1668 but reduced by late payment of FY24 concert costs(£1167) |
| Open Gardens | £812 | |
| Annual Draw | £1782 | 211 tickets sold (down from previous year). Prize money at £750. This is not the same as the number in the accounts due to the timing of ticket sales. |
2) Cash
- At year end the treasurer holds £20 in cash - Unchanged from April 2024
3) Bank Accounts – All money is held in a HSBC.
-
In May 2025 £50,000 was transferred into an instant access Savings account within HSBC
-
At time of AGM total = £70,272. (Current £20,204, Savings £50,068)
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The bank instigated bank charges in FY22 at £5/month. These were stopped in May 2025.
-
They also charge £17/transfer
-
Total charges in FY25 were £84.20
4) Gift Aid
-
Gift Aid claimed for 22-23 and 23-24. This included the gift Aid on the £40,000 donation.
-
Gift aid pending for 24-25
5) Fundraising
-
King’s men concert raised £470 – Reduced from £1668 due to late payment of previous choir fees. FY24 figure was exaggerated as a result.
-
Last Annual draw
6) GRDP
- The friends have a policy in place to cover data protection. This policy covers the handling of any personal information shared with the committee. This data is not shared outside of the committee.
7) Money given to the Church
- £6300 to PCC for the roof
8) Accounts Scrutiny.
- These accounts have been scrutinised by Katherine Challen who has kindly audited our accounts as in previous years. We have a letter from her confirming the status of the accounts.
9) The Draw.
- 2024 was the last annual draw.211 tickets sold.
10) Standing Orders
Not fully calculated as still standing orders coming in but change from Draw has shown positive progress on standing orders
-
YE March 2024 56 people paid £1908
-
YE March 2025 63 people paid £2038
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This does not include some new annual donations that are more substantial.
11) Since the YE
-
Paid £13,922 to PCC
-
Donation of £500
-
3 Concerts – Small profits
-
Legacy pending for £10,000 from Philp James Gray
| Income and Expenditure Account, 1 April 2023- 31 March 2024 | Income and Expenditure Account, 1 April 2023- 31 March 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | ||
| £ | £ | |
| Income | ||
| Donations | 15,400.00 | |
| Grants & PCC donations | ||
| CAF Loan | ||
| Gift Aid Recovery | 11,560.23 | |
Open gardens teas (net of costs) |
812.00 | |
King's Concert Revenue |
2,852.54 | |
| Less costs | -2,382.50 | |
| -------------- | 470.04 | |
| 50:50 prize draw revenue | 894.00 | |
less costs |
0.00 | |
| -------------- | 894.00 | |
| Loan of sum up to Music Society | 164.32 | |
less payments |
-232.00 | |
| -------------- | -67.68 | |
| -------------- | ||
| Total income | 29,068.59 | |
| Expenditure | ||
| Bank charges | -84.20 | |
Great Bedwyn P.C.C.-Roof |
-6,300.00 | |
| -------------- | -6,384.20 | |
| -------------- | ||
| Net income / (expenditure) | 22,684.39 | |
| -------------- | ||
| Balance sheet March 2025 | ||
| £ | ||
| Assets | ||
| Cash at bank-HSBC Bank plc | 82,569.01 | |
Cash in hand with IW Bond |
19.49 | |
| -------------- | ||
| 82,588.50 | ||
| -------------- | ||
| General Fund | ||
| Brought Forward | 59,904.11 | |
Add net income / deduct net expenditure |
22,684.39 | |
| -------------- | ||
| 82,588.50 | ||
| -------------- |
Friends of Great Bedwyn Church Trust
Dedicated to the preservation of Great Bedwyn parish church
Regd. Charity 246197
Friends of Great Bedwyn Church Trust
Dedicated to the preservation of Great Bedwyn parish church Regd. Charity 246197
`
Treasurer’s Report to Trustees : AGM 2025
During 2024-2025 our funds increased from £59,884 to £82,569 . The 2 largest elements of the increase were Donations (£15,400) and Gift Aid recovery (£,560) In the year £6,300 was transferred to the PCC.
1) Income from Principle events
| FY25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Donations | £15,400 | Legacies of£10,000 (Keneth Aust) and £2,000 (TimSummers). Various smallerdonations |
| Concert | £470 | King’s concert. Actual figure for FY25 is £1668 but reduced by late payment of FY24 concert costs(£1167) |
| Open Gardens | £812 | |
| Annual Draw | £1782 | 211 tickets sold (down from previous year). Prize money at £750. This is not the same as the number in the accounts due to the timing of ticket sales. |
2) Cash
- At year end the treasurer holds £20 in cash - Unchanged from April 2024
3) Bank Accounts – All money is held in a HSBC.
-
In May 2025 £50,000 was transferred into an instant access Savings account within HSBC
-
At time of AGM total = £70,272. (Current £20,204, Savings £50,068)
-
The bank instigated bank charges in FY22 at £5/month. These were stopped in May 2025.
-
They also charge £17/transfer
-
Total charges in FY25 were £84.20
4) Gift Aid
-
Gift Aid claimed for 22-23 and 23-24. This included the gift Aid on the £40,000 donation.
-
Gift aid pending for 24-25
5) Fundraising
-
King’s men concert raised £470 – Reduced from £1668 due to late payment of previous choir fees. FY24 figure was exaggerated as a result.
-
Last Annual draw
6) GRDP
- The friends have a policy in place to cover data protection. This policy covers the handling of any personal information shared with the committee. This data is not shared outside of the committee.
7) Money given to the Church
- £6300 to PCC for the roof
8) Accounts Scrutiny.
- These accounts have been scrutinised by Katherine Challen who has kindly audited our accounts as in previous years. We have a letter from her confirming the status of the accounts.
9) The Draw.
- 2024 was the last annual draw.211 tickets sold.
10) Standing Orders
Not fully calculated as still standing orders coming in but change from Draw has shown positive progress on standing orders
-
YE March 2024 56 people paid £1908
-
YE March 2025 63 people paid £2038
-
This does not include some new annual donations that are more substantial.
11) Since the YE
-
Paid £13,922 to PCC
-
Donation of £500
-
3 Concerts – Small profits
-
Legacy pending for £10,000 from Philp James Gray
| Income and Expenditure Account, 1 April 2023- 31 March 2024 | Income and Expenditure Account, 1 April 2023- 31 March 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | ||
| £ | £ | |
| Income | ||
| Donations | 15,400.00 | |
| Grants & PCC donations | ||
| CAF Loan | ||
| Gift Aid Recovery | 11,560.23 | |
Open gardens teas (net of costs) |
812.00 | |
King's Concert Revenue |
2,852.54 | |
| Less costs | -2,382.50 | |
| -------------- | 470.04 | |
| 50:50 prize draw revenue | 894.00 | |
less costs |
0.00 | |
| -------------- | 894.00 | |
| Loan of sum up to Music Society | 164.32 | |
less payments |
-232.00 | |
| -------------- | -67.68 | |
| -------------- | ||
| Total income | 29,068.59 | |
| Expenditure | ||
| Bank charges | -84.20 | |
Great Bedwyn P.C.C.-Roof |
-6,300.00 | |
| -------------- | -6,384.20 | |
| -------------- | ||
| Net income / (expenditure) | 22,684.39 | |
| -------------- | ||
| Balance sheet March 2025 | ||
| £ | ||
| Assets | ||
| Cash at bank-HSBC Bank plc | 82,569.01 | |
Cash in hand with IW Bond |
19.49 | |
| -------------- | ||
| 82,588.50 | ||
| -------------- | ||
| General Fund | ||
| Brought Forward | 59,904.11 | |
Add net income / deduct net expenditure |
22,684.39 | |
| -------------- | ||
| 82,588.50 | ||
| -------------- |
Friends of Great Bedwyn Church Trust
Dedicated to the preservation of Great Bedwyn parish church
Regd. Charity 246197
06 July 2025
Mr Ian Bond
Friends of Great Bedwyn Church Trust
Dear Ian,
Friends of Great Bedwyn Church Trust Accounts 2024 - 2025
have compared them to the cashbook and the other records provided to me. Furthermore, I have confirmed that the ‘receipts and payments’ method of accounting that has been used for this reporting period is still appropriate as the organisation has not met the £250,000 income threshold whereby ‘accruals based’ accounting would become applicable.
months.
presented would give a reader a true and reasonable view of the Trust’s financial results and position.
I have not conducted an audit.
Yours sincerely
KatharineAChallen
Katharine Challen
ACCA Membership Number: 3488150