## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1/1/25 Period start date To 31/12/25 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Great Meeting Endowment Fund Charity** ## **Charity registration number: 1046150** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the Charity is the
advancement of religion in accordance with
the usages and practices of Unitarian and
Free Christian Churches and to further
other charitable purposes that the Trustees
may from time to time determine. With
freedom, reason and tolerance as our
guiding principles, Leicester Unitarians
share an enquiring outlook into non-
dogmatic, liberal religion and seek to affirm
an open-ended faith in life, in humanity and
in God. Further information is available on
our website: www.leicesterunitarians.org| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Great Meeting Chapel maintains a
300+ year old uninterrupted tradition of
worship on Sundays with services, open to
all, led usually nowadays by a minister
trained in Unitarian theology. These
services take place in a Grade II listed
building of significant heritage importance.
The minister or deputy provides pastoral
support to the congregation and liaises with
other congregations in the East Midlands
and with national organisations involved in
Unitarian activity. The elected trustees
manage the chapel and organize activities
for the congregation. Our carefully
maintained meeting rooms and garden are
a valuable resource for groups wishing to
hire them. In the chapel we offer the facility
for weddings (including for same sex
couples), naming ceremonies and funerals.
Our next door ‘old school building’, properly
named Charles Berry House, is rented to
the NHS for use as a Health Centre for the
homeless, for asylum seekers and for those
with alcohol or drug dependency. The
Trustees are responsible for preparing the
Trustees' Report and the financial
statements in accordance with applicable| |||law and United Kingdom Accounting
Standards (United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice). The law
applicable to charities in England and
Wales is the Charities Act 2011, Charity
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
and the provisions of the Charity's
Constitution require the Trustees to prepare
financial statements for each financial year
which give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the charity and of the incoming
resources and application of resources of
the Charity for that period. In preparing
these financial statements, the Trustees are
required to: • select suitable accounting
policies and then apply them consistently; •
observe the methods and principles in the
Charities SORP; • make judgements and
estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
• state whether applicable accounting
standards and statements of recommended
practice have been followed, subject to any
departures disclosed and explained in the
financial statements; and • prepare the
financial statements on a going concern
basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the Charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping
proper accounting records which disclose
with reasonable accuracy at any time the
financial position of the Charity and enable
them to ensure that the financial statements
comply with the Charities Act 2011, the
Charity (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations 2008 and the provision of the
Charity's Constitution. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of
the Charity and hence for taking reasonable
steps for the prevention and detection of
fraud and other irregularities| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the
Guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public| |||| |||| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Congregational members volunteer at
Chapel events, coffee mornings, open
days, gardening help.| |||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Sunday worship attendance remained
steady throughout the year, typically
ranging anywhere between 20 on a quieter
Sunday, and 35 people on a busier
Sunday.
Our Thursday Coffee Morning continues to
be very well attended. We continue to offer
refreshments free of charge as a matter of
principle and are able to sustain this only
through voluntary donations and a £500
grant from the Wood Green Trust. We are
pleased to welcome to the coffee morning
Inclusion Support Trust who care for
severely disabled clients. Thursday
lunchtime meditation sessions continued
regularly throughout the year, offering a
variety of approaches including
mindfulness practice, silent meditation,
reflection on words and readings, and
walking labyrinth meditation. Attendance
usually ranged between 4-6 participants,
though occasionally reached as many as
12. In January 2025 we completed the
year-long Life Spirit programme, exploring
questions of faith, religion, and spirituality.
Attendance averaged between 5-8
participants per session, and the
programme offered a valuable opportunity
for sustained reflection and discussion. In
February we began a new course,
Unitarian 101: History and Thought. This
explored the development of Unitarianism
from the early church period, through the
Protestant Reformation in both continental
Europe and the British Isles, and into the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In
September 2025 we welcomed a record
number of people into membership of our
chapel (full and associate). 10 adults and 4
children were officially welcomed.
In June we hosted the Annual District
Service of the East Midlands Unitarian
District. The day began with the district
business meeting, bringing together
representatives from across the region.
Following a shared lunch hosted by the
congregation, the Annual District Service
was held in the afternoon.
In September we took part in Heritage
Open Days, alongside Leicestershire’s
Ride and Stride and our annual Tea and
Garden event.
In October we hosted the Unitarian
Executive Committee and the Chief
Executive Officer for their regular meeting.
The congregation was joined by the EC
members for the annual Harvest Service
and lunch which raised money for the
Trussell Trust.| In December we hosted a traditional Polish Christmas Supper. We also hosted a number of music events throughout the year. In addition, the Chapel continued to provide space for charitable and community organisations. During 2025 our regular hirers included After18 and Norton Housing, alongside intermittent use by other community groups. We also continued to host a regular hire by Weight Watchers. Our Minister was active throughout the year with both congregational matters and external relations with the wider Unitarian community: this included membership of the National Executive Committee, membership of the board of Unitarian College, and becoming one of the founding members of the new LGBTQ+ Unitarians group. With provision of grants we were able to repair the external cornice at a cost of £12,000. Negotiations with regard to a new lease on our property next door have proceeded satisfactorily with a 15 year agreement in final preparation. Unfortunately our organ has been mothballed due to electrical faults and the cost of repair is not currently considered viable for the future. ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The financial position is stable with a
reserve of £17,968| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A reserve is held to cover employment
obligations and any emergencies related to
the fabric of the Chapel| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£17,,968| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NA| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|See accounts. The principal source of
income is from lettings| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|At a Special General Meeting it was
decided that the restricted Endowments
would be invested in ethical funds. This is
in progress via our investment advisors
Redmayne and Bentley| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Principal risk would be if the current tenants
at Charles Berry House [Inclusion
Healthcare] were to give notice to leave**.**
This is now less likely in view of a new 15
year lease.| |Other||Nil| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Endowment Trust| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected by the congregation
with a 3 year term| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|A new system is in progress, with
development of a Trustee Information pack| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Management Trustees are as listed.
The Custodian Trustees are East Midland
Unitarians| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|NA| |||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Great Meeting (Endowment Fund) Charity| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel Leicester; Leicester
Unitarians| |Registered charity number|1046150| |Charity’s principal address|45 East Bond Street Leicester LE1 4 SX| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Michael Drucquer|Chairman||The Congregation of Gt
MeetingChapel| ||David Wykes|President||Ditto and for all below| ||Elizabeth Clapp|||| ||Stephen Miles|||| ||Sir Peter Soulsby|||| ||RoyCrole|||| ||GabbyProvan|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Declarations** **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**|M. Drucquer|David Wykes| |---|---|---| ||Michael Drucquer|President| ||
Chairman|| ||2/6/25|| ||2/6/25|| |**Great**|**Meeting Unitarian Chapel**||**1046150**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For**|Period start date
**the period**
**from**
1/1/2025|**To**|Period end date
12/31/2025||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**11,071**
**14,993**
**48,880**
**2,183**
**739**
**261**
**-**
**-**
**78,127**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**78,127**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,000**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**13,071**
**14,993**
**48,880**
**2,183**
**739**
**261**
**-**
**-**
**80,127**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**80,127**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations,Legacies and Grants|**11,071**|||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**9,695**| |Lettings / Events|**14,993**|||||**14,423**| |Rent|**48,880**|||||**64,252**| |Gift Aid|**2,183**|||||**2,422**| |Investment Income|**739**|||||**1,012**| |Interest|**261**|||||**54**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**78,127**|||||**91,858**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||**-**
**-**
**-**||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||**-**||**91,858**| |||||||| |Roof Expenditure|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**100**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**46,931**
**6,853**
**-**
**5,196**
**7,914**
**5,863**
**120**
**2,222**
**106**
**444**
**2,557**
**86**
**-**
**100**|**171**| |Stipend|**46,931**|||||**45,817**| |Salaries and other fees|**6,853**|||||**7,211**| |Event Expenses|**-**|||||**1,736**| |Insurance|**5,196**|||||**8,270**| |Utilities|**7,914**|||||**6,081**| |Maintenance and Cleaning|**5,863**|||||**9,607**| |Organ and music|**120**|||||**7,398**| |Communications and Administration|**2,222**|||||**3,616**| |Charitable donations|**106**|||||**-**| |Subscriptions|**444**|||||**2,843**| |Accountancyandpayroll|**2,557**|||||**-**| |Bank Charges|**86**|||||**60**| |Interest on Loan|**-**|||||**-**| |Cornice repairs|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**78,292**||**100**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**100**
**1,900**
**-**
**3,534**
**5,434**|**-**|**78,392**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**78,392**
**1,735**|**92,810**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||**-**
**-**
**-**||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||**-**||**92,810**| |||||||| ||**- 165**|||**-**||**- 952**| ||**-**|||**-**
**-**|**-**
**33,887**|**-**| ||**30,353**|||||**34,839**| ||**30,188**|||**-**|**35,622**|**33,887**| |Roof Expenditure|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**171**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Stipend|**46,931**||**-**||**-**|||**46,931**||**45,817**| |Salaries and other fees|**6,853**||**-**||**-**|||**6,853**||**7,211**| |Event Expenses|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**1,736**| |Insurance|**5,196**||**-**||**-**|||**5,196**||**8,270**| |Utilities|**7,914**||**-**||**-**|||**7,914**||**6,081**| |Maintenance and Cleaning|**5,863**||**-**||**-**|||**5,863**||**9,607**| |Organ and music|**120**||**-**||**-**|||**120**||**7,398**| |Communications and Administration|**2,222**||**-**||**-**|||**2,222**||**3,616**| |Charitable donations|**106**||**-**||**-**|||**106**||**-**| |Subscriptions|**444**||**-**||**-**|||**444**||**2,843**| |Accountancyandpayroll|**2,557**||**-**||**-**|||**2,557**||**-**| |Bank Charges|**86**||**-**||**-**|||**86**||**60**| |Interest on Loan|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |Cornice repairs|**-**||**100**||**-**|||**100**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**78,292**||**100**||**-**|||**78,392**||**92,810**| |||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||| |**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||| ||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||||||||| |**_Total payments_**|**78,292**||**100**|||**-**||**78,392**||**92,810**| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**- 165**||**1,900**|||**-**||**1,735**||**- 952**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**30,353**||**3,534**||**-**|||**33,887**||**34,839**| |**_Cash funds this year end_**|**30,188**||**5,434**|||**-**||**35,622**||**33,887**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 5/11/2026 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
M & G Charifund
SVS Cornelian Prog C Fund
Janus Henderson Pan Euro Fund
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Insurance prepayment
CafBank current
Caf Gold deposit
Lloyds bank
**Details**
Bank of Ieland Ord shares
**Details**
Rent
**Details**
Accountancy
East Midlands Unitarians
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**20,745**
**-**
**8,792**
**5,434**
**651**
**-**
**30,188**
**5,434**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**8,536**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Restricted**
**-**
**Restricted**
**-**
**Restricted**
**-**
**Restricted**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**Unrestricted**
**1,000**
**Unrestricted**
**2,500**
**Unrestricted**
**12,220**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**11,225**| ||||**20,381**| ||||**53,540**| ||||**1,681**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 5/11/2026 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel **members of On accounts for the year** 31 December 2025 **Charity no** 1046150 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 and 2 - I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2025. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date:** 11[th] May 2026 **Name:** Simon Purvis **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 9 Hedley Court London SW15 3NS 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**