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| Summary | ofthe purposes ofthe | Para 1.17 | To be used and appropriated as a burial ground |
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| charity as | set out in its governing | or place of internment | for the dead | |||
| document | ||||||
| Summary | ofthe main activities | in | Para 1.17and | The provision ofa sacred space as a burial | ground | |
| relation to those purposes for | 1.19 | or place of internment | ofthe dead, permitting | |||
| the public | benefit, in particular, | public and private remembrance, open to |
all. | |||
| the activities, projects or services | ||||||
| identified | in the accounts. | |||||
| Statement | confirmin whether the |
Para 1.18 | The Trustees have paid | due regard to the | Charity | |
| trustees have had regard to the |
Commission's guidance |
on public benefit | in | |||
| guidance | issued by the Charity |
deciding what activities | the charity should | |||
| Commission on public benefit |
undertake. The Trustees consider that they have |
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| acted in the public benefit. |
| ou may c | hoose to | include further s | tatements w |
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| reference | |||
| Policy on | grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on | social investment | Para 1.38 | |
| including | program | related | |
| investment | |||
| Contribution made |
by volunteers | Para 1.38 |
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| Summary | of | the main achievements | Para 1.20 | Continue to provide a beautiful church burial |
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| ofthe charity, identifying | the | ground for the Swindon community to bury the |
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| difference the charity's | work has | dead or inter their loved one's ashes. In addition |
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| made to | the | circumstances | ofits | to employing a Sexton, the Burial Board have also |
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| beneficiaries | and any wider benefits | paid for two professional gardeners to help with |
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| to society as | a whole. | the challenge of looking after and maintaining the |
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| grounds with as much care as possible. The |
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| Community Service pay back team have been able |
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| to support us. |
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| Continue to maintain the burial ground as a place |
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| of reflection and peaceful enjoyment for all those |
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| who visit their loved ones and visit Christ Church. | ||||||
| We recognise the challenges ofa sloping burial |
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| ground on the top of a hill overlooking Swindon. |
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| We continue to take Health and Safety very | ||||||
| seriously and do all we can to look after the |
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| hundreds ofmourners who have visited us over |
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| the last year. | ||||||
| The Burial Board works closely with Christ Church | ||||||
| PCC in providing a car park, a beautiful |
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| redeveloped Victorian church building opening |
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| following government guidelines during the |
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| pandemic. The Garden for Reflection built |
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| together is widely appreciated especially during |
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| these unprecedented times. |
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| The Burial Ground have worked more closely with |
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| Christ Church this year who have taken over the | ||||||
| day to day running ofthe Burial Ground. This |
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| includes their professionalservices of line |
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| managing the sexton. |
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| A fantastic partnership has been made which has |
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| seen improved relations and a more managed |
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| approach of looking at the best ways forward. |
| ou may choose to incl | ude | fu | rther stat | ements where |
relevant about: |
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| Achievements against |
objectives set | Para 1.41 | |||||||
| Performance offundraising |
activities | Para 1.41 | |||||||
| against objectives set |
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| Investment performance against |
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| Review ofthe charity's | financial | Para 1.21 | Total funds at 30June 2023 were: | 4 | j l | 9 r733 | |||
| position at the end of | the | period | |||||||
| Statement explaining |
the | policy for | Para 1.22 | Over the years, the Christ Church | Burial Board | ||||
| holding reserves stating why | they | have built up and held reserves | intentionally. | ||||||
| are held | This enables them to continue | to | employ | a | |||||
| sexton to look after the burial | ground | and | |||||||
| enable graves to be reopened | for | the | internment | ||||||
| ofa spouse when the burial ground is |
full | which | |||||||
| Amount of reserves held |
Para 1.22 | is likely in a couple ofyears. Total funds as at 30June 2023 |
were: | Qihr70 | |||||
| Reasons for holding zero reserves | Para 1.22 | ||||||||
| Details offund materially | in | deficit | Para 1.24 | ||||||
| Explanation of any uncertainties |
Para 1.23 | ||||||||
| about the charity continuing | as a | ||||||||
| going concern |
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| The charity's principal sources of |
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| funds (including any fundraising) |
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| Investment policy |
and objectives | Para 1.46 | ||||||||||
| including any social investment |
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| policy adopted | ||||||||||||
| A description ofthe principal risks |
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| Description ofcharity's trusts: |
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| Type of governing | document | Para 1.25 | Indenture | dated 17February | 1909. | |||||||
| (trust deed, royal | charter) | |||||||||||
| How is the charity | constituted? | Para 1.25 | Unincorporated. | |||||||||
| (e.g unincorporated | association, | |||||||||||
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| Trustee selection | methods including |
Para 1.25 | The Burial | Board and | the Christ | Church | PCC work | |||||
| details ofany constitutional | closely together | to maintain | the site inclusively | |||||||||
| provisions e.g. election to post |
for the benefit | ofthe | people | ofSwindon. | The | |||||||
| or name ofany person or body | Vicar is ex-officio Chairman. | The Trustees | consist | |||||||||
| entitled to appoint | one or more | ofmembers | of | the church community | chosen | |||||||
| trustees | with their | professional | skills | and their | ||||||||
| understanding | ofthe | pastoral | needs ofthe | |||||||||
| bereaved | in | mind. |
| ou may choo | se to includ | e further stat | ements w |
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| reference | |||
| Policies and | procedures | adopted for | Para 1.51 |
| the induction | and training of | ||
| trustees |
| The charity's | The charity's | organisational | organisational | Para 1.51 | |||
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| structure and any |
wider network | ||||||
| with which | the charity works | ||||||
| Relationship | with | any related | parties | Para 1.51 | |||
| Other | |||||||
| Charity name | Christ Church | Burial Ground, | Swindon | ||||
| Other name | the charity uses | ||||||
| Registered | charity | number | 283082 | ||||
| Charity's principal |
address | The Parish Office | |||||
| Community Centre g Christ |
Church | ||||||
| Cricklade Street | |||||||
| Old Town | |||||||
| Swindon | |||||||
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| Names | ofthe charity | trustees who | manage the charity |
| Trustee name | Office (Ifany) | Dates acted If not for whole | Name ofperson (or body) | |
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| year | entitled to appoint trustee | |||
| (Ifany) | ||||
| Rev Simon | Melville | |||
| Stevenette | (Chair) | |||
| Angela Wirdnam | ||||
| Lyn Eggers | Clerk | |||
| Alison ingram | ||||
| Janet French |
| STAT | EME | NT | OF | FIN | A | NCIAL ACTIVITIES - REC | EIPTS AND PAYMENTS | |
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| Total unrestricted | funds | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| INCOME: | ||||||||
| Grant of Burial | 6,799 | 2,473 | ||||||
| Interment | 8,080 | 5,700 | ||||||
| Interment ofAshes |
2,380 | 1,981 | ||||||
| Memorials | 1,954 | 2,470 | ||||||
| Inscriptions | 1,740 | 1,308 | ||||||
| War Graves Commission | 85 | 85 | ||||||
| Sundry | 50 | 675 | ||||||
| Received in error |
564 | |||||||
| Interest - CBF Investment | Fund | 508 | 56 | |||||
| Dividends - CBF Fixed Interest |
Securities | Fund | 7,578 | 7,426 | ||||
| Dividends -CBFFixed Interest |
Securities | Fund | 950 | 1,146 | ||||
| 30,687 | 23,320 | |||||||
| EXPENDITURE: | ||||||||
| Administration. | ||||||||
| Sexton (Salary; Income Tax & | National | Insurance) | 19,954 | 19,603 | ||||
| Payroll Fees | 432 | 354 | ||||||
| Accountants Fees |
960 | 840 | ||||||
| Insurance | 634 | 546 | ||||||
| Honorarium | 350 | 300 | ||||||
| General | ||||||||
| Petrol & Oil | 560 | 313 | ||||||
| Sundry Materials |
78 | 309 | ||||||
| Almshouse Electricty |
usage | 166 | ||||||
| Equipment | 274 | 672 | ||||||
| Maintenance | 3,440 | 2,996 | ||||||
| Mileage | 45 | 23 | ||||||
| Sundries | 173 | 42 | ||||||
| Tree Pollarding | 1,800 | |||||||
| PCC Oflice | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Refunds | 564 | 162 | ||||||
| Repairs | 115 | |||||||
| Graveyard Survey |
1,662 | |||||||
| 31,741 | 30,625 | |||||||
| Deficit for year | 1,053 - | 7,305 | ||||||
| CBFInvestments-unrealised | gains/-losses | |||||||
| On CBF Fixed Interest Securilies | Fund | Income Shares (F) | 22.02 - | 6,234 | ||||
| On CBF Investment | Fund | Income | Shares | (S) | 8,175.31 - | 13,681 | ||
| Net Gain /-Loss for | the year | 8,197.33 - | 19,915 |