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2020-12-31-accounts
Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod
**From ** Period start date To Period end date
01 01 2020 31 12 2020

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Grace Chapel London Trust Other names charity is known by Grace Chapel Church Registered charity number (if any) 1059649 Charity's principal address 107 Station Road Finchley London Postcode N3 2SP

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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 (ifany)
Mrs Srilal
Disaanayeke		 Pastor
Mrs Stella Balogun
Mr Rawle Lewis
Mrs Antoinette
Lewis		 1/1/20 - 1/11/2020
Simon Mook-Sang
Mrs Cecilia
Niranjala Nimesha
De Alwis

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust Deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by majority of trustees Trustee selection methods

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Section C Objectives and activities

a/ To advance the Christian faith b/ To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who Summary of the objects of the are aged and sick charity set out in its governing document c/ To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in London and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit. a/ Holding twice weekly Christian meetings open to the members of the public free of charge b/ Visiting the sick and vulnerable in care homes to minister to residents with singing and music c/ Financially supporting other recognised organisations who promote the objects of the Trust Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

a/ Grace Chapel continued to meet at The Tenants Hall and Community Centre in Swiss Cottage every Sunday and Tuesday until Government policy, regulations and advice prohibited the physical meetings for the church due to Covid -19. b/ The Trust is sufficiently funded by donations and it is able to donate to other charitable organisations which match its own objectives. c/ The Trust has continued to meet its objective of promoting the Christian faith by not only providing meeting places for Christian worship and learning but also the provision of printed learning materials free of charge. d/ Grace Chapel was able to continue meeting together as a church using the Zoom Application to meet over the internet.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The trusts cash reserves were deposited with recognised banks and organisations and steps were taken to open a new Bank Account to spread the risk of any one of them running into financial difficulties.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Simon Mook-Sang Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 10/10/21

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CHARITY COMMISSIO FOP ENGiAND AND VIALES GRACE CILAPEL LONt)OllTRttsT Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe pwfod To 31M213Mt Section A Receipts and payments fullds fvnds fvjnds Tgtal fuTrds Al Recei GittJ]kts 14.6¥ 13A21 13 21 787 1Q.l 10.305 1.38Q Bank Int•rtsl 10.158 Sub total(Gross incoma for ARJ 44 27.538 table). Suts tot1 45.947 27.538 43Pa IDVE G treofHalts 4 Fvnfjt￿5 Ev•nts 2,269 72 $.ODO 1,165 2.QO 1,479 0thorAdmlnlstra4w Ex nses 1.165 b total 21106 17A$9 A4 A55. and In¥e8tment purtha5e5, Iseo talAo to 93 768 Sub totsl rotalpayjwjts 21lC 19.050 Net of re¢eMp￿{paY￿entsj A5 Trat)$16rs bèt*on funds A6 Cash funds lasiyear èthd ¢•$h funds this year end 23.84f 23.￿1 32Q845 380,686 318.3S7 326, -CXX Rt (SS} oaiior2W21

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ilnrestrbcted fvnd$ Rostr¢ted lund5 to nDiw•stE Endowment funds to￿?￿rg￿t£ Bl Cash fund8 59.74T 104.841 101. Ertd¢)WTnent fund8 to ne&rest£ lunits 10 nar¢St£ Detai15 to ￿arE5t£ CurrEThtYaluE Dètails 593 FuRd CD¥t{opkn cvryen1￿lu? charilvs own use du Details 85 Liabiltkn Oale ol roval beha￿Of￿1 ttttrE*¥ Ptinl NarrE 1LbY012021 ¢CXX R2 ISSI

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner"s Report Report to the trusteesl members of GRACE CHAPEL LONDON TRUST On accounts for the year endod 31 December 2020 Charity no {If any) 1059649 Sot out on pages CC16a- Page l and Page 2 l ￿port to the trustees on my ex8min8tion ofthe accounts of the above charty ("Ihe Trust") for the year ended Rosponslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trusl. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of Ihe accounls in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respecl 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 applicabl8 Directions given by the Charity Commission under sed￿n 14515}Ibl of the Acl. I have cCThp￿ted my examination. I confiTh that no material matters have cC￿e to my attentK)n I "l in connection with the examination whi¢h gives me cause to believe that in, any material respe¢l: Independent éxaminérfs 8tatémant I have no c¢)ncerns and have oxne ￿rosS rK) other matters in connection with the examinalion to vthich attention should be drawn in order to enab proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the M)rds in the brackets if they do not apply. Signod: Date: 1011012021 Name: S Ratnasabapathy Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (rf any): FMAAT Address: SMRD Accountan￿ Services Ltd 20 Lord Chancellor Walk Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7HG IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give hero brief detsils of any items that the examiner wlshes to di$¢lo$e. The amount of £9,500 indi(2ted as Love Gifts under A3 Paymenls section includes a single payment of £8,500 paid to Mr Srilal Dissanayeke. Pastor and one of the Trustees. The payment Was made in D￿ember 2020 as Christmas gift wtth the full consent of all trnstees for his dedicated service to the Trust throughout the IER October 2018