2023 Troon Church Trust (Reg No 306548)
Charitable Organisation - Troon Church Trust is an independent non-exempt registered charity (No 306548) which operates in the district of Camborne in Cornwall, based in the village of Troon. The Managing Trustee is the Ecclesiastical Parish of Treslothan ie acting through its duly elected PCC serving members. from time to time. The Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Limited is the Custodian Trustee. The Church connection is historical. The trustees seek to honour the gift of past generations through the terms of the Scheme which was set up in 1996.
Troon is a large village in Camborne civil parish lying south of Camborne/Redruth conurbation an area of social and economic deprivation within this former metal-mining area. Area of Deprivation statistics can be supplied. The charity`s objective is and has been to support and improve the life health and wellbeing of the inhabitants. and community. To that end at the time of setting up the scheme the hall facilities were improved and created with Lottery Funding assistance.
Writing the report for the 2023 Annual General Meeting which was deferred, the Trust is recovering from the effects of Covid. The Hall has suffered from the effects of several storms, The Old Mission Church continues to deteriorate through lack of funds and Church House which has been let over the past years also needs urgent repair work to comply with current legislation. Church House has previously supported the income of the Church Hall but there has been an ongoing problem with the tenants not paying their rent.
It had previously been decided that the Trust needed to dispose of the Old Mission Church to relieve the trust of the responsibility of maintenance and insurance. There had been plans over the last three years to work with CCLT (Cornwall Community Land Trust) with the aim of offering affordable housing. Sadley CCLT withdrew from negotiations leaving the Trust with no option but to consult with Stratton and Creber with a view to selling by public auction. These funds could then be used to benefit the Hall and the House. In February 2023 the trust consulted with VWV (Veal Webber and Vosper) to act for the trust. There was a public meeting at the beginning of the year to consult with the village as to what they would like to see provided by the trust. As a result of this and other consultations , plans were made to apply for Grant Funding to improve the existing hall and build a meeting room and other facilities bringing the Hall into the 21[st] century and providing greater resources for the people of the village and the surrounding areas.
Next year 2024 will hopefully be an exciting year as we begin the process of grant applications and refurbishment of the Village Hall.
Hilary Samson (Chair of Troon Church Trust)
Addendum -November 2023 -The Old Mission Church has been sold, the Tenants have been evicted from Church House leaving it empty and in need of considerable repair works.
The process of Grant Applications are well under way with two grants secured which have enabled initial surveys and plans to be drawn up.
The Trustees agreed that proceeds from the sale of The Old Mission Church would be used to repair and refurbish Church House. And an application will be made to the Charity Commission under section 282 as appropriate in due course.
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TROON CHURCH TRUST I rep)rt on the accounts for the year endin8 31" Dw]ber 2023 )iCh are Set out in the attached Re8peetiv¢ of the the IndepeDdeDt ErnIn¢r The Trustees consider that an audit is not required for the period under section 114(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Indedent examination is required. It is my r¢sw1b11ity:. To follow prcttdures laid down in the General Direction8 given by th¢ Clwity Commwion in section l45(5b) of the 201 l Act. To state whether particular matters come to my att¢ntio An examIOn includes a review of the wxounting rKoTds kept by th¢ Chority and a comparison of the accounts pttsented with these records. It al80 incl1¢8 (nSIderatIon of any Unusu items or The proeeduR8 undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be rwiTed in a full aulit a1 cons¢quently I do not ¢xpress an audit opinion on the accounts. Statement I, Which gives me reasonable cause to b¢Ji¢ve that any ma*rAal reSpt the requirement To keep accounting records in e0rdance with section 130 of the 2011 Act or To Fyepare accI)u which accord with these xcounts have not been met or 2, To which in my opinion att¢nlion sbould be drnwn in order to enable a proper und of the accounts to reach&L SIGNED l0,L.(_ A.R.MCLEOD. Glebe Farn]. crowa Camborne TR14 9NB. DATED 5° April 2024