2018 WP GUILD REPORT – BELL RESTORATION FUND REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017

WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS

BELL RESTORATION FUND

(A REGISTERED CHARITY No. 264606)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017

The fund is a registered charity with the registered number 264606

The contact address is:

30 Chaucer Crescent

Newbury

RG14 1TR

The fund is governed by rules approved by the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers (the Guild) in General Meeting.

The trustees of the fund are the Guild Master, The Honorary Guild Treasurer, the Honorary Guild Secretary and two additional trustees one from each diocese, elected triennially by the Guild in General Meeting.

The trustees during 2017 were:

Mrs R Brandwood (Honorary Guild Treasurer)

Mrs H Frazer (Honorary Guild Secretary)

Rev Canon B J Fry (Winchester Diocese area)

Mr D Mattingley (Portsmouth Diocese area)

Mr M Winterbourne (Guild Master)

The independent examiner of the fund is Mr P Clarke ACIB.

The principal bankers are TSB Bank plc.

The activities of the Bell Restoration Fund are restricted to the area covered by the Anglican Dioceses of Winchester and Portsmouth. None of the Fund’s assets is a permanent endowment. There are no borrowing limits imposed in the governing rules. The trustees have no specific investment powers.

The main aims of the Fund are to provide financial assistance by way of grants to Churches, within the area mentioned above, incurring expenditure on the provision, maintenance, improvement or acoustics of their bells and bell installations, or for the maintenance of the fabric of their towers and belfries, to enable their bells to be properly rung in full circle.

Review of the year and the future

The Fund’s income for 2017 was slightly less than that for 2016.

Three grants were approved during the year:

All Saints, Ryde £ 400.00

St Mary the Virgin, Brighstone £ 3.000.00

St Mary the Virgin, Silchester £ 2.000.00

The Trustees acknowledge with thanks the donations from the following towers:

Catherington £100 Christchurch Priory £100 Hambledon £50

North Stoneham £125 Ringwood £120 Wickham £30

Gift aided donations from individuals are always welcome.

The Trustees regularly review the level of reserves and want to encourage use of the available funds. In an effort to encourage applications, the grant application form has been amended to make applications for smaller projects less onerous. The Trustees have been advised of two further applications for consideration early in 2018.

The Trustees believe that the reserves of the Charity are adequate to meet its immediate needs.

A reminder to those applying for grants that the initial application needs to be with the Guild Treasurer at least 2 months before the Trustees meet. Trustees meet three times a year, before each of the Executive meetings and before the Guild AGM. Grants can only be approved at either the Executive meeting or AGM. Any approved at the Executive meetings are required to be ratified at the next Guild AGM. The forms required are to be found on the Guild’s website or can be obtained in paper form from the Guild Treasurer. It is very important that all the documentation requested in the form is made available to the Trustees. If an application is sent by email then it should also be sent through the postal system. All applications are acknowledged so if no acknowledgment is received within two weeks then a chaser should be sent.

The Trustees would like to thank all those who have donated time, energy and money towards the aims of the Bell Restoration Fund.

For and on behalf of the Trustees

Mr M Winterbourne
Trustee

Mrs R Brandwood
Trustee

10th March 2018

A full copy of the accounts are available from the Guild Treasurer.

WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS
BELL RESTORATION FUND
(A REGISTERED CHARITY No. 264606)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2017

	2017	2016
	£ p	£ p


INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

Incoming Resources

Subscriptions and donations	3,376.14	3,875.68
Gift Aided donations	365.00	365.00
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid (including repayment supplement)	91.56	13.00
Investment income	187.48	264.88
Peal fees	289.25	354.75
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Total incoming resources	4,309.43	4,873.31
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Resources Expended

Direct charitable expenditure
Grants approved	5,400.00	2,900.00
Less : grants withdrawn		-3,500.00
	—————–	—————–
Total resources expended	5,400.00	-600.00
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Net Incoming Resources	(1,090.57)	5,473.31


Fund balances brought forward
at 1st January	83,926.35	78,453.04

Fund balances carried forward	—————–	—————–
at 31st December	£82,835.78	£83,926.35
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WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS
BELL RESTORATION FUND
(A REGISTERED CHARITY No. 264606)

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2017


	2017	2016
	£ p	£ p

Currents Assets

Debtors	3,042.70	2,725.68
Short Term Deposits
– Central Board of Finance Deposit Fund	68,927.06	53,749.03
– TSB Bank plc – Deposit account	14,151.49	29,142.04
Cash at Bank
– TSB Bank plc	3,214.53	4,559.60
	—————–	—————–
	89,335.78	90,176.35
Creditors
amounts falling due within one year	6,500.00	3,750.00
	—————–	—————–
Net Current Assets	82,835.78	86,426.35
	—————–	—————–
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities	82,835.78	86,426.35

Creditors
amounts falling due after more than one year		2,500.00
	—————–	—————–
Net Assets	£82,835.78	£83,926.35
	—————–	—————–

Funds

Unrestricted	£82,835.78	£83,926.35
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Approved by the Fund Trustees on 10th March 2018 and signed on its behalf by


Mr M Winterbourne
Trustee


Mrs R Brandwood
Trustee