Annual Report 2018
Trustees Report for the year ending 31 December 2018
Aims and Purposes
The aims of the Barton under Needwood & Dunstall Key Trust (‘the Trust’) are to distribute the income derived from investments, including rent from land, in accordance with the Trust Deed , whilst maintaining adequate reserves in line with future planned commitments.
Objects and Activities
The objects of the Trust are to meet the needs of the
residents in the area of benefit as laid down in the Trust Deed,
including:
- contributing to the upkeep and maintenance of the Parish
Church in Barton under Needwood,
- relief of persons who are in need, hardship or distress, and
- for the general benefit in such charitable ways as the
trustees think fit
Achievement and Performance
With our Trustees wide ranging knowledge of our community, commercial acumen and experience of managing charitable organisations we are well placed to continue the development and successful operation of the Trust. I thank my fellow trustees and our Clerk, Miriam Firth for their support. Without their dedication and hard work to thisTrust it would not be such a successful contributor to the community and residents in Barton & Dunstall.
Finance & Investments
We remain content with the service and performance of Investec, our investment managers, but will continue reviewing their appointment to ensure that the trust is well served. Our allotments continue to be well occupied. Aggregate Industries are providing regular royalty payments into the capital of the Trust through the Community Fund Agreement and this is now providing additional income to the Trust for investment to support local beneficiaries as defined by our Trust Deed.
Total administration costs were 4.3% (2017 3.8%) of net investment income (excluding Investec management fees).
Grants
During the year grants totalling £47,895 were made to individuals and organisations with a further £39,500 pledged. Our Christmas voucher distribution cost £4,055. These and £8,448 payable to St James’ Church represent 113.8% (2017: 50.5%) of our net investment income received during the year.
Throughout the year we supported diverse projects including assisting the Barton Parish Council with their ‘Better, safer Barton’ project to redevelop of the village centre, the refurbishment of the children's area of Barton Community library, the Brownies with their resource packs and the Barton Family Festival. We also made commitments to support other projects to be delivered shortly including the quiet area refurbishment of Thomas Russell Junior School.
We supported many youngsters looking to develop their personal skills and we will continue to encourage them to apply for our assistance.
Many community organisations have had the benefit of our support for projects that have been well received and would not be possible without our support. We will continue to support these organisations with their many and varied projects and will encourage others to apply.
Marketing
Working alongside project groups to provide facilities for the benefit of members of our community is ongoing and an important aspect of widening the local knowledge of ourwork. Encouraging young people with extra-curricular activities is a significant objective for the Trust. The Barton & Dunstall Key Trust Award for Leadership at John Taylor High School is very well received, attracting outstanding candidates and considerable positive publicity for the Trust
Our website, www.bartondunstallkeytrust.co.uk, is continuously updated showing details of the latest grants and news items. Potential applicants can download our Terms & Conditions and our Application Form.
We continue promoting the Trust by distributing promotional posters and taking free or low cost closely targeted advertisements in local magazines and guides as well as requiring sponsored projects to promote the Trust in their literature and by plaques on buildings. We continue to be grateful for our regular spot in the Barton Chime enabling us to promote our work and give examples of grants awarded. Our dedicated noticeboard in Barton Library is also a good promotional spot. We will continue to look for other avenues for us to promote our services for the benefit of our local community.
Public Benefit Requirement
The Trustees feel that the performance in the year demonstrates that the Trust continues to meet the Public Benefit criteria whilst complying with the Trust Deed.
Approved on behalf of the Trustees on 10th May 2019 and signed on
their behalf by:
Mrs J Jones, Chairman