Charity R¢￿stratiOn No. 254285 Whitchurch Canonicorum Church Lands Charity Trustees, Report And Financial Slatements For The Year Ended 31 D¢c¢mber 2024 Whitchureh Canoni¢•rum Church Lands Charity Contents Legal and adminiS￿tive inforni￿10n Trusl¢es' Report Independent Examiners Report Receipts and Payments Account Whitehurch Canonl¢orum Church Land5 Charity Legal gDd Admlnlstrative Information Trustee5 Rev Virginia Luckett {Chair) Richard Colby (Tr¢asurer} Ann Bartlett Susan Johnson Charity registsred number 254285 Regl$tered office Abbotts Wootton Cottage Wootton Filzpaine Bridport Dorset DT6 6NL Bankers TSB Bank 9 West Street Bridport Dorset DT6 3QL Independent Examiner Mr. M. J. Crid12nd B.A. {Hons) F.C.A. Scoti Vevers Ltd Chartered Accountants and R¢gist¢r¢d Auditors 65 East Street Bridport Dorset DT6 3LB Whitcburch Canonicorum Church Lands Charity Report of the Trustses for the year ended 31 December 2024 Objectives The Charity objectives are in the furtherdnce of religious aud othei charitabl¢ work of the Church of England in the Parish of Whitchurch Canoni¢orum with Stanton St Gabriel and Fishpond. Main activities The Charity has been supporting the work of the church by paying for thc maintenance of the fabric at St Candida and Holy Cross including the tower, the floor, and improvemcnts to enhance use of the bllildtng for services e.g., the kitch¢n f￿1]Itics, so that refreshments after services, cono¢rt5 and fund raising events cam be better provided. The Trustees have Consider￿ the Charity Commission's guidance on publi¢ bcncfit and in particular, the specific guidance on ¢harities for the advancement of religion. Aehievements and perform*nce The TnJst¢¢s met twice in 2024 with Rev Virginia Luck¢tt as Chair. The Charity has Continued to use Income from its invc5tm¢nts and the rental of two small fields in Whilchurch lo make granls to churches wtthin the Parish of St Candida and Holy Cross, Whitchurch Canonicorum with St Gabriel& Morcombeiake and St John, Fishp)nd. Grants were mad¢ to St Candida and St Gabriel's for church Insu[￿ce and to St Candida for roof alami maintenance plus repairs to a wat¢r heater, external lantern, and the church path together with an asbestos survey and architects, inspection. A new income ￿ltS account that was opened in 2023 and restricted to the emergency repairs of St Candida, generated an additional £9,350 of income for the Charity during the year. Following the openingof 8 second new income generating account in 2023 an additional income of £5,318 was raised during the year. Thi5 additional unrestricted incolne is planned for the Charilies objective of 'Furthering the religious and other charitable WOTk of the Church of England in the Parish,. This new unrestricted income provides an exciting opportunity for th¢ Charity to cxtend ils grant D]aking to organisations in the local communiiy. In particul￿, the t￿Stee$ will be looking to provide grdnts in the fiJtyr¢ that support Work in the parish that tn¢cts at least one of the following rriteria= Alleviating isolation and loncliness Supporting young pei>ple aged 10 to 16 to flourish C¢l¢brating and promoting St Candida and Holy Cross as a site of pilgnmage Work will continue to identify r¢¢ipi¢nts for the new grants alld put in place the stw¢tur¢s necessary to manage the grnnt applications process and a public meeting to launch the new fund is being planned for spring 2025. Flll4n¢l41 revlew As a resuli of the higher invesknent in¢om¢ foT th¢ y¢￿, there was a SUTplus on the unrestri¢i¢d ￿nd of £16.422 (2023.. £14,406). The unrestricted ￿lldS on 31 December 2024 wer¢ £35,435 (2023.. £19,013) Whitchvrcb Canonicorum Chureh Land$ Charity Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 The endowment ￿ndS amounted to £1,235.682 on 31 December 2024, an increase of £40.495 on the opening balance of £1,195,187. Reserves The Charity aims to protect its reserves and only use the income derived from investment of the capital res¢rves {interest and dividends etc) to fund requests for grants. Structure, governince and minagement The governing document is a scheme dated 19 August 1986 amended by resolution dated 9 April 2012 and amended by scheme dated 30 September 2013. The Trustees consist of the Vicar and Churchwardens by virtue of their offices and two persons appointed by the Whitchurch Parochial Church Council from amongst its members who shall setve for a temi of three years or for so long as they are members of the council whichever is shorter. The Trustees will be eligible for rcappointsnent at the end of their tern). ststemettt of Tru8tee8' responsibi]ities The Board of Trustees is responsible for preparing the report and flnancial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulalions. The law applicable to chaTities in England and Wales requires the Board of Trnstees to prepare financial statcmcnts for cach financial year which give a ¢￿e and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charity and of its income and expcnditure for that period. In preparing these financial statements the BoaTd is required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently- mak¢ judg¢ments and ¢5timatC5 that arc rcasonablc and PTudcnt' st2t¢ wh¢th¢r applicabl¢ ￿COUnting standards ILave been followed, subject lo any material departUT¢$ disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and piepare the financial statements on the going concern basi5 unless it is inappropriate to presume that the chaTity will ¢ontinu¢ in busincss. Th¢ Trustees ar¢ responsible for kc¢ping propcr a¢counting r¢cords ihat disclose with reasonable ￿(UraCY at any time the financial position of the charity and ¢nabl¢s them to ¢nsur¢ that the financial statements comply with the Charities A¢t 2011, appli¢abl¢ ChaTiti¢s {A¢¢ounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the conSti￿tion. The Trnstees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and ther irregulJa lies. The aJJnual report was approved by the Trustees of th¢ charity on ... signed on its behalf by.. Virgiryia L Chair of Trus k¢tt es Whitchurch Canonlcormrn Church Lands Charity Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Whilchurch Canonicorum Chureh Lands Charity report to the charity trustees on my ¢xamination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 which arc set out on pages S to 6. Responsfibi]ities and basis of report A5 Ihe charity's trustees you are rcsponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charili¢s Act 2011 ('tlie Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the ¢han'ty's accounts carried out under section 145 of the A and in carying out my examinatlgn I hav¢ followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5Mb) of the Act. Independent examiner's Statemtht I have completed iny examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in conll¢¢Èion with the examination giving me cause ro believe that in any material respe¢l.' accounting records were not k¢pt in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act. or the a¢¢ounts do not accord with those r¢¢ords' or the accounts do not coinply with the applicabl¢ requirements Concerning the forni and wnlent of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any rcquircmcnt ihat the accounts ￿v¢ a 'tru¢ and fair view, which is not a malt¢r ¢onsidered as part of an indcpendent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should b¢ draw) in this report in ordeT to ¢nabl¢ a proper understanding of th¢ accounts to be reached. Mr. M. J. Cridland B.A. (Hons) F.C.A Scott Vevers Ltd Chartered Accountants and R¢gistered Auditors 65 East Street Bridport Dorset DT6 3LB Date- CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES WHITCHURCH CANONJCORUM CHURCH LANDS CHARITY 254285 Retei tsand yments a¢tounts For the period froTry 0110112024 31112Q024 CC16A Unrestrltted fund to tlLt Learest EndowmtDI funds RostTi