
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From: 1 Sep 2021 Period start date To: 31 Aug 2022 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Bristol Cathedral Choral Foundation** 

## **Charity registration number: 270373** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|As a matter of policy, grants are currently<br>made only to the Dean and Chapter of Bristol<br>to support the Choristers and the Choral<br>Tradition.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The Foundation receives donations from<br>individuals and organisations and invest them<br>in order to pay grants to cover the costs of the<br>Choristers and other costs relating to the choir<br>and the Cathedral.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have complied with their duty to<br>have due regard to the Charity Commission’s<br>public benefit guidance when exercising any<br>powers or duties to which the guidance is<br>relevant.|



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||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|As a matter of policy, grants are currently<br>made only to the Dean and Chapter of Bristol<br>to support the Choristers and the Choral<br>Tradition.|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||





## **Achievements and Performance** 


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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|Summary of the main||The Foundation receives donations from|
|achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|individuals and organisations and invests it in<br>order to pay grants to cover the costs of the<br>Choristers and other costs relating to the choir<br>and the Cathedral.|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity had net payments of £245 during<br>the year.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Trustees aim to maintain reserves at a<br>level which, taking into account anticipated<br>future income, will match the requirement for<br>grants in the future.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The Charity held reserves of £1,500,354at the<br>year end.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/a|



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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity receives funds from individuals and<br>organisations with a specific interest in choral<br>worship.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|Investments are currently only made with the<br>Central Board of Finance of the Church of<br>England Funds.  Investments are allocated so<br>as to continue the support of grants which<br>allowingsomegrowth.|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The key risk to the Charity is the inability to pay<br>grants as it has in the past.  Grants to Dean and<br>Chapter are made on an annual basis in<br>accordance with an agreed schedule.  The only<br>significant underlying cause of this risk would<br>be a significant reduction in investment<br>returns.  The Charity invests mainly in the<br>investment fund of the Central Board of<br>Finance of the Church of England Funds,<br>sharing risks with many Church of England<br>organisations.  The fund has consistently paid<br>increasing or at worst flat distributions that<br>have supported ourgrants.|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Declaration of Trust dated 6 October 1975|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The power to appoint Trustees is set out in the<br>Deed of Trust.  The Trustees seek to appoint<br>new trustees who bring required skill and<br>experience to the trustee body.|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|The Trustees review annually key controls to<br>mitigate risks identified related to investments<br>(specifically the balance between sustainable<br>income and capitalgrowth)and expenditure.|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The Trust is set up to support Choral Worship<br>in the Cathedral.  It does this as a matter of<br>policy by providing funds to cover the costs of<br>the Choristers as members of the choir, along<br>with ancillary costs as required.  Because of the<br>nature of its work, the Trustees work closely<br>with the Dean and Chapter.  Current Trustees<br>include the Dean and Precentor of the<br>Cathedral.|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|The only related party is the Dean and Chapter<br>of Bristol Cathedral.|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name  Bristol Cathedral Choral Foundation<br>Other name the charity uses<br>Registered charity number  270373<br>Charity’s principal address  Bristol Cathedral, BS1 5TJ<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Nam<br>e of<br>pers<br>on<br>(or<br>body<br>Dates acted if not for whole  )<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)<br>year  entitl<br>ed to<br>appo<br>int<br>trust<br>ee (if<br>any)<br>1 Richard Bacon  Chairman<br>The Revd Canon<br>2 Nicola Stanley<br>(Canon Pastor)<br>3 Mark Lee<br>4 Sarah Jenkinson<br>5 Christina Gorzkiewicz Secretary<br>6 Paul Dyke<br>7 John Davenport<br>8 David Torpy<br>9 Jeremy Srokosz  Treasurer<br>The Very Revd Dr  From January 2021<br>10 Mandy Ford (Dean of<br>Bristol)<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 



Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 


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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



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|A3 Payments<br>Grants|||**42,574**|**42,574**|**42,574**|**29,391**|
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|Admin|||93||93|**84**|
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||_Sub total_||**42,667 '**|**42,667**||**29,475**|
|A4 Asset and investment|||||||
|purchases, (see table)|||||||
|CBF Investment Fund Shares|||--||||
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|_Total payments_||._1___<br>4_2...6_61_1.,.1____<br>-.,.1._1____<br>-_.11.____<br>4_2_,6<br>1111111161_.II.____<br>2_9_.4..,75_.I|||||
|_Netofreceiptsl(payments)_||<br>-|245|-|**245**|.,<br>16,196|
|A5Transfers between|funds||-||-||
|A6 Cash funds last year end|||51,697|**51,697**||40,501|
|_Cash funds this_|_year end_||51452|**51,452**||56.697|





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|Categories|Details||funds|funds|funds|
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||payments account(s))|OK||OK|OK|
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||Details||tonearest£|tonearest£|tonearest£|
|82Other monetary assets|CBFInvestmentFund||1,381,569|||
||CBFPropertyFund||67,333|||
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|83Investment assets|11-D-e-ta_il_s-------11||=|11~ot(•~•"f11**c{;~::'j**I||
|84Assets retainedforthe<br>charity'sownuse|Details||Fundtowhich<br>tb I<br>asse<br>eongs|Cost (optional)|Current value<br>(optional)--.|
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|Signed by oneortwo trustees on<br>behalfofall the trustees|Signature||Print Name||Dateof|
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I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended3 1 , OS , lQ*2L
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act'l.
I report in raspect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examinatlon. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below.) in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the acGounting rècords
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examiner's statement
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with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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