## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year
**From**
**To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Convent of St John of Kronstadt
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 286031 **Charity's principal address** 24 Alexandra Road Bath **Postcode BA2 4PW**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Yves Dubois The Superior
2 Bett Dubois The Superior
3 Ann Johnson The Superior
4 Ian Bates The Superior
5 Richard Penwell The Superior
6 Tamara Penwell The Superior
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Mother Sarah Overton
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Trust Deed
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Trust How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by Superior
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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“Such lawful charitable purposes connected with the advancement of the Orthodox Christian religion as the Trustees shall decide”.
## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
Prayer services Hospitality Pastoral care University chaplaincy Teaching and catechesis
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty in section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit in exercising their powers. In terms of reporting on public benefit, the statement of **Summary of the main** activities set out above is in the view of the trustees sufficient **activities undertaken for** evidence of compliance. **the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The charity has
Maintained liturgical life and pastoral care in the recovery period after the pandemic.
Maintained teaching in the parish and providing instruction and information for enquirers.
Assisted in organising a fund-raising festival for a local charity for the homeless and relief for victims of the war in Ukraine.
Assisted in organising a weekend retreat for parish members.
## **Section E Financial review**
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**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The trustees aim to strike a balance between prudent provision for the future and constructive use of available funds. The trustees intend to review on a yearly basis the giving of funds to charities with similar objectives.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
- For the financial year 2021-22 the charity’s income is
- You **may choose** to include significantly larger than usual because of the receipt of a legacy.
- additional information, where relevant about: the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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Convent of St John of Kronstadt
Charity No. 286031
Trustees` Report and Unaudited Accounts
05 April 2022
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
## **Contents**
||Pages|
|---|---|
|General information|1|
|Trustees' Annual Report|2|
|Independent Examiners Report|3|
|Balance Sheet|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Notes to the Accounts|6|
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
## **Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2022**
The trustees present their report
## **Reference and Administrative Information**
Convent of St John of Kronstadt established by trust deed dated 16 November 1982 and registered with the Charities Commission No 286031.
|**Operational address**|24 Alexandra Road|
|---|---|
||Bath, BA2 4PW|
|**Trustees**|Ian Bates|
||Bett Dubois|
||The Reverend Father Yves Dubois|
||Ann Johnson|
||Richard Penwell|
||Tamara Penwell|
|**Executive**|Mother Sarah Overton|
|**Bankers**|COIF Charities Deposit Fund|
||One, Angel Lane|
||London, EC4R 3AB|
||CAF Bank Ltd|
||25 Kings Hill Avenue|
||Kings Hill|
||West Mailing|
||Kent, ME19 4JQ|
||HSBC|
||45 Milsom Street|
||Bath, BA1 1DU|
|**Independent Examiner**|OCL Accountancy|
||141 Englishcombe Lane|
||Bath, BA2 2EL|
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements**
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
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## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
## **Trustees Annual Report**
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
A Johnson Trustee Date: 22 November 2022
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## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 5 April 2022, which are set out on pages 4 & 5 attached.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 145 of 2011 Act
- To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- (1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011
- Act and
- To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
- comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met
- (2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Signed:**
Matthew Bryant
**Name:** Matthew Bryant **Relevant professional qualification or body:** Association of Chartered Certified Accountants **Address:** OCL Accountancy, 141 Englishcombe Lane, Bath BA2 2EL **Date:** 14 October 2022
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## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt Balance Sheet Year ended 5 April 2022**
|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Equipment & furniture
**Current Assets**
Current bank accounts
Deposit account
**Current liabilities**
Accruals
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
Represented by:
**Accumulated funds**|Cost
Depreciation
£
£
2,372
2,047
_Note 2_|**2022**
**£**
325
54,852
36,262
91,115
420
90,695
91,020
91,020|**2021**
**£**
433|
|---|---|---|---|
||||27,075
26,235|
||||53,310|
||||360|
||||52,950|
||||53,383|
||||53,383|
4
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt Statement of Financial Activities Year ended 5 April 2022**
|**Incoming Resources**
Covenants including gift aid
Donations
Lodgers contributions
Parish donations and contributions
Depost interest
Legacies
**Expenditure**
Housekeeping
Pastoral expenses
Bank charges
Liturgical
Honorarium
Rates
Light and heat
Insurance
Repairs and renewals
Garden expenses
_Note 3_
Travel and motor running costs
Support costs
_Note 4_
**Goverance**
_Note 4_
**Total expenditure**
**Net incoming (outgoing) resources**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|**2022**
**£**
3,055
300
3,900
5,200
28
34,263
46,746
1,150
158
98
-
-
1,316
1,614
776
858
104
1,502
1,149
8,726
383
9,109
37,637
53,383
91,020|**2021**
**£**
5,082
2,811
1,424
4,800
22
-|
|---|---|---|
|||14,138|
|||2,303
852
9
14
-
1,263
1,261
265
993
307
957
1,038|
|||9,263
346|
|||9,609|
|||4,529
48,854|
|||53,383|
5
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt Notes to accounts Year ended 5 April 2022**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(a) Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) - Charities SORP (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
## **(b) Fund accounting**
The trust`s funds consist of funds which the trust may use for its general purposes at its discretion and are subject to no restrictions.
## **(c) Fixed assets**
Purchases of household equipment are treated as repairs and renewals
## **2 Bank accounts**
The bank accounts include an HSBS current account in the name of Sister Sarah Overton: all of its transactions have been included in these accounts. This account is necessary because of restrictions on card facilities for non-personal bank accounts. The account is used solely for the charity`s expenditure and purposes and any balance is repayable to the charity on demand.
|**3 Support costs**
Accountancy
Depreciation
Office costs
Stationery and printing
Telephone
Subscriptions
Allocated to activities
75%
Allocated to governance
25%|**2022**
**£**
540
108
90
106
672
15
1,532
1,149
383|**2021**
**£**
420
144
210
42
568
-|
|---|---|---|
|||1,384|
|||1,201|
|||346|
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Convent of St John of Kronstadt
Charity No. 286031
Trustees` Report and Unaudited Accounts
05 April 2022
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
## **Contents**
||Pages|
|---|---|
|General information|1|
|Trustees' Annual Report|2|
|Independent Examiners Report|3|
|Balance Sheet|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Notes to the Accounts|6|
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
## **Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2022**
The trustees present their report
## **Reference and Administrative Information**
Convent of St John of Kronstadt established by trust deed dated 16 November 1982 and registered with the Charities Commission No 286031.
|**Operational address**|24 Alexandra Road|
|---|---|
||Bath, BA2 4PW|
|**Trustees**|Ian Bates|
||Bett Dubois|
||The Reverend Father Yves Dubois|
||Ann Johnson|
||Richard Penwell|
||Tamara Penwell|
|**Executive**|Mother Sarah Overton|
|**Bankers**|COIF Charities Deposit Fund|
||One, Angel Lane|
||London, EC4R 3AB|
||CAF Bank Ltd|
||25 Kings Hill Avenue|
||Kings Hill|
||West Mailing|
||Kent, ME19 4JQ|
||HSBC|
||45 Milsom Street|
||Bath, BA1 1DU|
|**Independent Examiner**|OCL Accountancy|
||141 Englishcombe Lane|
||Bath, BA2 2EL|
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements**
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
1
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
## **Trustees Annual Report**
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
A Johnson Trustee Date: 22 November 2022
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## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The Convent of St John of Kronstadt**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 5 April 2022, which are set out on pages 4 & 5 attached.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 145 of 2011 Act
- To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- (1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011
- Act and
- To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
- comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met
- (2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Signed:**
Matthew Bryant
**Name:** Matthew Bryant **Relevant professional qualification or body:** Association of Chartered Certified Accountants **Address:** OCL Accountancy, 141 Englishcombe Lane, Bath BA2 2EL **Date:** 14 October 2022
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## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt Balance Sheet Year ended 5 April 2022**
|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Equipment & furniture
**Current Assets**
Current bank accounts
Deposit account
**Current liabilities**
Accruals
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
Represented by:
**Accumulated funds**|Cost
Depreciation
£
£
2,372
2,047
_Note 2_|**2022**
**£**
325
54,852
36,262
91,115
420
90,695
91,020
91,020|**2021**
**£**
433|
|---|---|---|---|
||||27,075
26,235|
||||53,310|
||||360|
||||52,950|
||||53,383|
||||53,383|
4
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt Statement of Financial Activities Year ended 5 April 2022**
|**Incoming Resources**
Covenants including gift aid
Donations
Lodgers contributions
Parish donations and contributions
Depost interest
Legacies
**Expenditure**
Housekeeping
Pastoral expenses
Bank charges
Liturgical
Honorarium
Rates
Light and heat
Insurance
Repairs and renewals
Garden expenses
_Note 3_
Travel and motor running costs
Support costs
_Note 4_
**Goverance**
_Note 4_
**Total expenditure**
**Net incoming (outgoing) resources**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|**2022**
**£**
3,055
300
3,900
5,200
28
34,263
46,746
1,150
158
98
-
-
1,316
1,614
776
858
104
1,502
1,149
8,726
383
9,109
37,637
53,383
91,020|**2021**
**£**
5,082
2,811
1,424
4,800
22
-|
|---|---|---|
|||14,138|
|||2,303
852
9
14
-
1,263
1,261
265
993
307
957
1,038|
|||9,263
346|
|||9,609|
|||4,529
48,854|
|||53,383|
5
## **Convent of St John of Kronstadt Notes to accounts Year ended 5 April 2022**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(a) Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) - Charities SORP (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
## **(b) Fund accounting**
The trust`s funds consist of funds which the trust may use for its general purposes at its discretion and are subject to no restrictions.
## **(c) Fixed assets**
Purchases of household equipment are treated as repairs and renewals
## **2 Bank accounts**
The bank accounts include an HSBS current account in the name of Sister Sarah Overton: all of its transactions have been included in these accounts. This account is necessary because of restrictions on card facilities for non-personal bank accounts. The account is used solely for the charity`s expenditure and purposes and any balance is repayable to the charity on demand.
|**3 Support costs**
Accountancy
Depreciation
Office costs
Stationery and printing
Telephone
Subscriptions
Allocated to activities
75%
Allocated to governance
25%|**2022**
**£**
540
108
90
106
672
15
1,532
1,149
383|**2021**
**£**
420
144
210
42
568
-|
|---|---|---|
|||1,384|
|||1,201|
|||346|
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