Church Estate and Headborough Trust
Annual Report 2023
Charity Number
254975
Trustees
The members of the Parochial Church Council of St Nicholas Church. The list of those members for 2023 is held by the PCC Secretary
Introducton
The Church Estate and Headborough Charity was created by the amalgamation of three smaller charities in 1982.The purpose of the charity is to administer and manage its assets to raise funds for the upkeep of the charities properties and land. Any clear income to be applied towards the upkeep and repair of St Nicholas, the maintenance of services therein and other religious and charitable purposes of the Church of England in the parish that the Trustees think fit.
Management
The Trust is managed on behalf of the trustees by a small committee consisting of the Reverend Canon Paul Cubitt, ( Team Rector and Chair) Mark Thorpe (Treasurer), Sheila Hanmer (Secretary), Kate Baldry, Derrick Watts, Julie Benstead, Tim Eccleshall
Sadly, Kate Foley who had been acting as administrator of the charity since May 2022 resigned in July 2023. Kate was instrumental in updating many of our procedures and we are very grateful to her for the work she did. Subsequently the trustees took the decision to employ Clare Jones who was acting Benefice Administrator at the time for two hours a week to take on all aspects of Church House bookings.
Church House
During 2023 all the windows of Church House which were in a sorry state have been repaired and repainted by MJ’s Carpentry and Joinery Services. We are very pleased with the quality of the work which has improved the aspect of Church House enormously.
Church House Bookings
Unfortunately we lost one regular booking in 2023, Action for Children lost their government funding and so were unable to continue. We still let the hall to CGL for two days a week. A large banner advertising our hall was purchased and is displayed outside on the railings. New photographs were taken of the property for the website.
The small downstairs office is still occupied by North Breckland Youth for Christ. A nominal rent is paid of £40 per month and they contribute £30 towards energy costs.
The small top floor meeting room is hired out to the Dereham Heritage Trust at a charge of £25 per month.
Church Cotage
Church Cottage is a small dwelling attached to Church House. The property is managed for us by a letting agent. In 2023 the tenants who had only recently arranged a joint tenancy moved out and new tenants were found immediately. They are very happy in the cottage. It is hoped that in 2025 we can repair and replace the cottage windows.
Allotments
The Allotment gardens are situated on land at the west end of St Nicholas churchyard. For many years this land has been used to provide allotments for parishioners. Two of the fourteen plots were rented by one tenant during 2023. Because all the other plots had fallen into a state of extreme neglect and no interest has been shown by any would be tenants a small working party from the congregation of St Nicholas have set about clearing the site. This started in 2022 and continued throughout 2023. Many van loads of scrap metal have been removed along with asbestos, concrete and a skip load of plastic rubbish etc. This
has been helped by the open access provided via the next door house which is being restored and the continuing lack of boundary fence. There are a variety of ideas forthcoming for the future of this plot but nothing settled as yet.
CHURCH ESTATE AND HEADBOROUGH CHARITY
| Accounts 2023 Income Donatons From PCC & NBYFC towards energy costs From MNS for lock repairs Operatng actvites to further objectves Pety cash Operatng actvites to generate funds Allotments Hall & Room hire Cotage rent Other Investment income Investments Bank interest Total gross receipts NBYFC - North Breckland Youth for Christ MNS – Mid Norfolk Singers |
2023 2022 972.00 852 252.00 0 338.25 0 24.00 24 12145.00 3559 7344.48 6472 3970.34 3775 104.16 15 |
|---|---|
| 25151 14697 |
|
CHURCH ESTATE AND HEADBOROUGH CHARITY
| Accounts 2023 Expenditure In furtherance of charitable actvites Energy Water Insurance - Church House Cleaning- Church House Repairs and Maint. Church House Insurance Church Cotage Repairs to Church Cotage Allotments Gif to Church Other Management costs Administraton Pety cash Total gross expenditure Other not gross expenditure Transfer to Charifund 17th, 16th … Repayment Total not gross expenditure |
2023 2022 2855.16 1296 350.00 112 1216.82 1307 2056.41 3404 25162.23 351 407.90 366 3995.00 83 2328.00 1000.00 1000 1073.06 255 656.21 85 0 0 |
|---|---|
| 41100 8260 |
|
| 1400 0 1400 |
|
| 1400 1400 |
CHURCH ESTATE AND HEADBOROUGH CHARITY
Accounts 2023
| Accounts 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Summary Net income minus payments b Cash funds at last year end Cash funds at this year’s end Cash funds Saver Account Community Account Pety Cash Permanent Endowment 1. Investment assets 2022 4643.677 units in Charifund 2023 4744.412 units in Charifund |
2023 2022 -17349 5037 27117 22082 |
| 9768 27117 |
|
| 5314 16973 4223 10121 231 23 |
|
| 9768 27117 |
|
| value value 31/12/2023 31/12/2022 68239.76 68081.84 |
68081
68239
2. Fixed assets
Church House
Church Cottage
Church Estate Allotment Gardens
Notes to the accounts
- The Trustees have made the seventeenth of twenty-five payments
to replace monies borrowed from the permanent endowment
to renovate Church Cottage, as required by the Charity Commission
- There are no disclosable transactions in respect of Trustees, persons closely connected with them or other related parties
b- Payments includes expenses + payments to endowment
CHURCH ESTATE AND HEADBOROUGH CHARITY
| Accounts 2023 Income Donatons From PCC & NBYFC towards energy costs From MNS for lock repairs Operatng actvites to further objectves Pety cash Operatng actvites to generate funds Allotments Hall & Room hire Cotage rent Other Investment income Investments Bank interest Total gross receipts NBYFC - North Breckland Youth for Christ MNS – Mid Norfolk Singers |
2023 2022 972.00 852 252.00 0 338.25 0 24.00 24 12145.00 3559 7344.48 6472 3970.34 3775 104.16 15 |
|---|---|
| 25151 14697 |
CHURCH ESTATE AND HEADBOROUGH CHARITY
| Accounts 2023 Expenditure In furtherance of charitable actvites Energy Water Insurance - Church House Cleaning- Church House Repairs and Maint. Church House Insurance Church Cotage Repairs to Church Cotage Allotments Gif to Church Other Management costs Administraton Pety cash Total gross expenditure Other not gross expenditure Transfer to Charifund 17th, 16th … Repayment Total not gross expenditure |
2023 2022 2855.16 1296 350.00 112 1216.82 1307 2056.41 3404 25162.23 351 407.90 366 3995.00 83 2328.00 1000.00 1000 1073.06 255 656.21 85 0 0 |
|---|---|
| 41100 8260 |
|
| 1400 0 1400 |
|
| 1400 1400 |
CHURCH ESTATE AND HEADBOROUGH CHARITY
| Accounts 2023 Summary Net income minus payments b Cash funds at last year end Cash funds at this year’s end Cash funds Saver Account Community Account Pety Cash Permanent Endowment 1. Investment assets 2022 4643.677 units in Charifund 2023 4744.412 units in Charifund |
2023 2022 -17349 5037 27117 22082 |
|---|---|
| 9768 27117 |
|
| 5314 16973 4223 10121 231 23 |
|
| 9768 27117 |
|
| value value 31/12/2023 31/12/2022 68239.76 68081.84 |
68081
68239
2. Fixed assets
Church House
Church Cottage
Church Estate Allotment Gardens
Notes to the accounts
- The Trustees have made the seventeenth of twenty-five payments
to replace monies borrowed from the permanent endowment
to renovate Church Cottage, as required by the Charity Commission
-
There are no disclosable transactions in respect of Trustees, persons closely connected with them or other related parties
-
b- Payments includes expenses + payments to endowment
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examine$ Report Report to the trusteesl members of Church Estate and Headborough Charity On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 Charity no {rf any) 254975 I report to the trustees on my examinatron of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Tru*l for the year ended 31 Dember 2023_ Responsibilities and basis of report As the chartty trustees of the Trust, you are resFX)nsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 ftheAcr). I report in respect of my examination of the TrS accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chartty Commission under sedion 145(5)Ibl of the ACL I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection the examination which gives me cause to beiieve that in. any fflaterial resperA: accounting records were not kept in accordance with sectbon 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord viith the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: L"L Name: Aiison Cranmer. AC offi Servi Relevanl professional quallfication(s) or body {rfany}: MIAgSA ICB MLR 2017 Supervtsion LIn 5376 Address: 24 Quebec Road. Dereham. Norfolk, NR19 2DR