0000763534-12-000009.txt : 20120606 0000763534-12-000009.hdr.sgml : 20120606 20120606133540 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000763534-12-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120606 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120606 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120606 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000763534 IRS NUMBER: 136857013 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04229 FILM NUMBER: 12891509 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 380 MADISON AVE STREET 2: SUITE 2300 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126976666 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 380 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 2300 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CASH RESERVES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850606 0000763534 S000009158 CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST C000024899 CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST N-CSRS 1 e609745_ncsrs-churchill.htm CHURCHILL TAX-FREE TRUST 03/31/12 NCSRS Unassociated Document
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-4229

Churchill Cash Reserves Trust
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

380 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph P. DiMaggio
380 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 697-6666

Date of fiscal year end: 9/30

Date of reporting period: 3/31/12

FORM N-CSR

ITEM 1.
REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
 
 
 

 
 
CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
 
SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT
 
March 31, 2012
(unaudited)
 
 
 

 
 
CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
March 31, 2012
(unaudited)
 
Cash and Net Assets – 100.0%
  $ 1,002  
Applicable to 1,002 shares outstanding (unlimited
       
      number of $0.01 par value shares authorized)
       
 
       
Net Asset Value Per Share
  $ 1.00  
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
 

The Trust had no operations during the period.

 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
   
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
March 31, 2012 (unaudited)
   
September 30, 2011
 
             
The Trust had no operations during the periods shown.
           
NET ASSETS:
           
Beginning of period
  $ 1,002     $ 1,002  
                 
End of period
  $ 1,002     $ 1,002  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2012
(unaudited)

Note A - Churchill Cash Reserves Trust (the "Trust"), a diversified, open-end investment company, was organized on January 4, 1985, as a Massachusetts business trust and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares.  The Trust commenced operations on July 9, 1985. The Trust ceased operations on January 25, 2001 inasmuch as all shares outstanding, except for 1,002 shares owned by Aquila Management Corporation (which have been subsequently transferred to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aquila Investment Management LLC) had been redeemed by shareholders.  Although the Trust is not conducting a public offering of its shares, it will continue to exist as a Massachusetts business trust and maintain its registration as an investment company.  Administrative expenses incurred in connection herewith, have been assumed by Aquila Investment Management LLC.

Note B – Since inception, the Trust has qualified as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to certain investment companies.  The Trust made distributions of income and security profits sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income and excise taxes.

Note C- Aquila Investment Management LLC has agreed to pay all operating expenses of the Trust.
 
Proxy Voting Record (unaudited)    As the Trust is closed, the Trust had no portfolio securities.  Therefore, there were no matters relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the 12 months ended June 30, 2011  with respect to which the Trust was entitled to vote. Applicable regulations require us to inform you that the foregoing proxy voting information is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
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CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
       
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
 
       
   
Six Months
     
   
Ended
     
   
March 31, 2012
 
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
(unaudited)*
    2011*       2010*       2009*       2008*       2007*  
                                               
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
  $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000  
Income from Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Less Distributions:
                                               
Dividends from net Investment income
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Net Asset Value, End of Period
  $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0000  
                                                 
Total Return
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                
                                                 
Net Assets, End of Period
($ thousands)
  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
                                                 
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
      -         -         -         -         -         -  
 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
   
The expense and net investment income ratios without the effect of the former Manager's voluntary waiver of a portion of fees were:
 
 
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
    -       -       -       -       -       -  

* The Trust had no operations.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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Analysis of Expenses (unaudited)
 
As a shareholder of the Trust, you may incur ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Trust expenses. The tables below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Trust and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The tables below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on October 1, 2011 and held for the six months ended March 31, 2012.
 
Actual Expenses
 
This table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.
 
For The Six Months Ended March 31, 2012

   
Actual
Total Return(1)
   
Beginning
Account
Value
   
Ending
Account
Value
   
Expenses
Paid During
the Period(2)
 
 
 
CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
    -     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00       -  
 
                                 
(1) The Trust did not have any operations during the period.
(2) The Trust did not incur any expenses during the period (note C).
 
 
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Analysis of Expenses (unaudited) (continued)
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Trust’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Trust and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Trust with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds.

  For The Six Months Ended March 31,  2012

   
Hypothetical
Annualized
Total Return
   
Beginning
Account
Value
   
Ending
Account
Value
   
Expenses
Paid During
the Period(1)
 
 
 
CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
    5.00 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,025.00       -  
 
                                 
(1) The Trust did not incur any expenses during the period (note C).
 
 
 
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ITEM 2. 
CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 3. 
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. 
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. 
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Included in Item 1 above

ITEM 7. 
DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENTCOMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. 
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Board of Directors of the Registrant has adopted a Nominating Committee Charter which provides that the Nominating Committee (the 'Committee') may consider and evaluate nominee candidates properly submitted by shareholders if a vacancy among the Independent Trustees of the Registrant occurs and if, based on the Board's then current size, composition and structure, the Committee determines that the vacancy should be filled.  The Committee will consider candidates submitted by shareholders on the same basis as it considers and evaluates candidates recommended by other sources.  A copy of the qualifications and procedures that must be met or followed by shareholders to properly submit a nominee candidate to the Committee may be obtained by submitting a request in writing to the Secretary of the Registrant.
 
ITEM 11.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and  procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the fling of this report, the registrant's chief financial and executive officers have concluded that the disclosure  controls and procedures of the registrant are appropriately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the registrant's reports that are filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are accumulated and communicated to registrant's management, including its principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s), to allow timely decisions regarding required  disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
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(b) There have been no significant changes in registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect registrant's internal controls  subsequent to the date of the most recent evaluation, including no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that required corrective action.

ITEM 12.  EXHIBITS.
 
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(b) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
 
 
By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann  
 
Chairman of the Board
June 6, 2012
 
     
     
By: 
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann  
 
President
June 6, 2012
 
     
     
By: 
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio  
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
June 6, 2012
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann  
 
Lacy B. Herrmann
Chairman of the Board
June 6, 2012
 
     
     
By: 
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann  
 
Diana P. Herrmann
President
June 6, 2012
 
     
     
By: 
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio  
 
Joseph P. DiMaggio
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
June 6, 2012
 
 
 
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CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a) (2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(b) Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
 
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EX-99.CERT 2 e609745_ex99-cert.htm SECTION 306 CERTIFICATION Unassociated Document
 
CERTIFICATIONS

I, Lacy B. Herrmann, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Churchill Cash Reserves Trust;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: June 6, 2012
 
 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann  
Title: Chairman of the Board
 
 
 
 

 
 
I, Diana P. Herrmann, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Churchill Cash Reserves Trust;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 6, 2012
 
 
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann  
Title: President
 
 
 
 

 
 
I, Joseph P. DiMaggio, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Churchill Cash Reserves Trust;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 6, 2012
 
 
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio  
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 
EX-99.906 CERT 3 e609745_ex99-906cert.htm SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION Unassociated Document
 
CERTIFICATION
 
Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18,United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Churchill Cash Reserves Trust, do hereby certify to such officer's knowledge, that:

The report on Form N-CSR of Churchill Cash Reserves Trust for the period ended March 31, 2012 (the "Form N-CSR")fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Churchill Cash Reserves Trust.
 
Dated: June 6, 2012
 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann  
   
Lacy B. Herrmann
Chairman of the Board
Churchill Cash Reserves Trust
 
       
       
Dated: June 6, 2012
 
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann  
   
President
Churchill Cash Reserves Trust
 
       
       
Dated: June 6, 2012
 
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio  
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Churchill Cash Reserves Trust
 
 
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Churchill Cash Reserves Trust and will be retained by Churchill Cash Reserves Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.