HSC High Street Chapel Registered Charity no. 1127666 High Street Chapel Hopton Report of the Trustees and Independently Examined Financial Statements For the year ended 31" March 2022
Hlgh Street ChapÈl Hopton Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31° March 2022 Page Report Of The Trustees 2to7 Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and Payments Account Balance Sheet io Notes to the Statement of Financial Activtties li Pagell
Hlgh Slreet Chapel Hopton Report Of The Trustees for the year ended 31" Marth 2022 The trustees present their annual report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. The financial statements have en prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI on Accounting and Reporting by Charitses effective from l January 2015 and FRS 102. Reference and Administrative Detalls Charlty name High Street Chapel Hopton Registered charity number 1127666 Principal addres5 High Street Chapel Hopton High Street Hopton Diss Norfolk IP22 2QX Trustees The following people seNed as trustees during the period- Local Trustees Andrew Clarke Mark Cleveland Tim Holden Wendy Banks Externol Trustees Graeme Thomas Mark Wallace Peter Wamock Andrew Yuill Accounts Preparation IndewKlent examiner Matthew Larkin 72, Green Street, Tahunanui, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand Tania Jones Warren Cottage, Warren Lane, Woolpit. Ssjffolk. IP30 9RT Page12
HIBh Street Chapel Hopton Report Of TheTrusiees- continued Bankers Natwest 7 Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 IBQ Strurture. Governance and Management Governance High Street Chapel Hopton was fOrnd as a charity under a deed of trust made on 18 July 1878. The charity's activities are centred uwn the premises stewarded by the trustees under the trust deed, being that of High Street Chapel. High Street. Hopton, although some of the church's activities are carried out outside these premise5 as considered ne$Sary. The trust also includes a residentHI property neighb)uring High Street Cha1 known as Sundene. This is rented out and the income is applied towards the properfs upkeep. with any surplus funds being credited to the charivs general fund to tr used within its day to day activrtie& The trust registered with the Charity Commis5K)n {registration number 11276661 on 21 January 21x19. Recruitment and appointment of trustees Any trustee can propose an individual to serve as a trustee, and this person can be appointed by the unanimous agreement of the trustee LN)dy. The lIcY of the trustees is to ensure that the trustee body is made up both of individuals involved in the day to day actrvities of the church (referred to as "local trustees") and a number of trustees serving who are unconnetted and external to the church I"external trustees"). so as to ensure independence and objectivrty- Day to day management therefore rests with the "local trustee<: the day to day actNities of the charity are delegated to the body of elders and deacons. The -local trustee< are members of High Street Chapel Hopton, some of vthom also serve either as an elder or as a deacon. Trustee Induttlon and tralnlnE New trustees are provided with coples of= the charitys trust deed; the latest annual port and financial statement of the chaiity: relevant policy and prartice documents and minutes: and are encoura8ed to read Charity CoMmissn 8uidance Dotes CC3 - The Essential Trustee: What you need to know" Trustees are encouraged to read Charty Commission and other appropriate newsletters designed to keep them abreast of their duties and responsibilitie Page13
Hlgh Street Chapel Hopton Report OfThe Trustees- cont5nued Risk management The trustees confirm that the major risk5 to which the chaTTty is exposed have been identified, reviewed and assessed in order for systems to be estsblished to mitigate those risks. Health and safety issues. safeguarding issues. food hygiene. first aid and rna1ntenan and upkeep of the buildings. amongst other risks. are kept under review. Organisatlonal structure The trustees aim to meet twice during the year. The church continues to be led on a day to day basis bv three elders, supported by a group of eight deacons who undertake prartical work. Apart from our 4 part-time employees: the Caretaker. Ministry Leader. Communities Worker and Administrator, all other workers in the church are volunteers. Too many to count or name, everyone the church plays their part in making things happen. Objectlves and Actlvltles. Achievements and Performan The objectives of High Street Chapel {"HSC"l are set out in its trust deed. These a summarised as being the following=_ to organise and carry out a "bakIng of bread" ser¥ice (commonly known as Cornmunionl: to preach and teach the Gospel of God,. and to use the premises for such purposes. CNII or religious, which the members of High Street Chapel consider fit and relevant to cafry Out its overall objertives. The elders have adopted a "mission statemenf which sets out how they seek to apply this on a day to day basis. An extract of this is reproduced below: "We believe God has called High Street Chapel to join with His heart and reach out in new innovative ways to the people of our communty- to build bridges and earn the right to share the lrfe-transforming message of the Gospel. We believe God has led us throu8h prayer. thought and confirmation from His Word and respected Christians outside and inside the church to this vision. We believe we must take the initiative to go otrt to our communty and obey the principle of the Great Commission to 'go'. We believe God will honour this vision to tran5fomi our comrnuntty and in so doin8 transfo our church as we transfomi lives in Jesus, name." In short, HSC'S objectives remain to provide a place vthere God's people can come together to worship God. have fellowship with one another, be taught from God's Word and to be encouraged to serve God. After the third lockdown ended in April 2021. the church recommenced morning services. starting with an open air seNice on Easter Sunday. Thereafter we continued to meet in the church. adhering to all Covid-19 requirements. The technical team invested equipment. time and efftirt to improve the quality of the live stream of the services on our YouTube channel. It was important to continue this, as some people still did not want to meet physically in large numbers. Page14
Hlgh Street Chapel Hopton Report OfThe Trustees-continued Throughout the lockdown. our Explorers children'5 group had been catered for. by the produrtion of teaching videos, and this continued until mid July. After the surnmer holidays. Explorers, Creche, Early Birds, High Street Kids and Ignite started to meet again. although some weeks were missed when local Covid cases were high. The Monday afternoon phone service also continued. as this again met the need of those who could not, or did not want to. attend on a Sunday morning. The HSC Face Book Page continues to post upliftin& encourdging content wtth the aim to help people find and follow jesus ChrisL HSCS coffee shop, The Well. in the village of Hopton had to close during the lockdown periods and a social distanced Coffee Morning had been started in the church building. This continued. as it meets the needs of a different group of people, than those that attend The Well. which re-opened in November 2021. Or)ce again, at Advent, the children put together videos. this year focusing on Hope. Pea, Love and Joy. Thi5 enabled all the children to tske part even if they could not be at the services. The Communities Worker continues to keep in touch with members and also with many people in the Village and adjoining Villages by regular phone calls and visits. All needs and prayer requests are distributed on regular basis via the weekly prayer sheet, WhatsApp groups and the telephone service. The Elderfs and Deacon's rnet together quarterty and the Trustee'5 annually. The ministry of Tony and Ruth Hood. Counties Evangelists, working in the local schools. gradually re-started as restfictions were lifted and schools once again allowed visitors. This started with helping with reading attivities. and one to one mentorin& 'Open the Booy Assemblies and then two after school clubs reCoMmend at local primary schools. one of which was oversubscribed by I(X. They continued to develop new relationships in the communty. providing welfare support, particularlv supplying food parcels to those in need. with financial support from the church. All Policies and procedures are reviewed regularly. the Data protedion policy was updated in March 2022. Public Benefft It is the policy to ensure that all activities are relevant to those in the local community a5 occasion allows. Several members are involved in village activities and we seek to engage and invite the local cornmunity to all the church's activities. as they are relevant to them. In reviewing these artivities the tmstees are aware and conscious of the statutory obligations placed upon them to ensure that the chartty is run for the public benefft, and consider the guidance given and published by the Charity Commission. PagelS
Hlgh Street Chapel Hopton Report OfThe Trustees- contlnued Flnanclal Revlew In the year ended 31st March 2022. a net surplus of £4.205 was recorded on total income of £68,458 (period to 31st March 2021: net surplus of £7,815). The charity operates four main funds which frall under three broad categories:_ Unrestricted Funds - can be spent on any of the charitable purw)ses of the charity. The General Fund performs this function as it is used for the day to day running of the trusvs activities. Designated Funds- represents the Building Fund and the House Fund. The Building Fund sets funds aside for maintaining the building and major capital projects. The House Fund collects the rent from Sundene and pays expenses relating to the property. Restricted Funds - can only be lawfully used for a specific charitable purpose. The funds donated to the church specifically for individuals, missionaries and charities fall into this category. Transfers are made from the General Fund to the Building and House Fund5 as the need arises. As at 31st March 2022, total net assets for all three funds amounted to £1,151.234. The main income of the church arises from donatitins made by members of the church, mostw under regular Gift Aid gNin& by standing order. Offerings and gtfts amounted to £55,392 in the year. compared with £51.036 in the year to 31st March 2021. Rental Income from Sundene was £4,2. The main expenditure of the church is on salaries, tax. national insurance and pension payments to the Caretaker, Ministry Leader. part-time Communities Worker and part-time Administrator. amounting to £33,34912021: £31,728}. The church continues to support monthly the ministry of Tony and Ruth Hood. Countbes Evangelists who work in the local schools. Payments totalled £7.51312021- £6,830). We continued to 8ive our regular minimum £250 to our mission partners, details are shown in Note l on page 11. There were 4 special appeals for donations during the year. and the church members were generous in their 8Ning to The Leprosy Mission's 'Unconditional' Appeal (£8801. 'Vaccines for Nepal & India, Appeal1£906}, and 'Greater Heights, Appeal1£5791 and to Operation Mobilisation's Appeal for Support for Ukraine1£8801. We had two donors who regularly give to SARA (Saviour Abone Reaches Asians) Children's Home in Nepal, and this year gtfts amounted to £240. There was no major expenditure from the Building Fund. Hedge Cutting {£5521 and Fire Extinguisher Servicing1£1541 being the two largest expenses for maintenance. Between tenancies, there were some significant repairs made to the House porch (£5031 along with upgrades to the shower and hot water system l£1.095}. Insurance for the two buildings was £2.294 for the church and garages and £524 for Sundene. Page16
Hlgh Street Chapel Hopton Report OlTheTrustees-continued Reserves policv It is the policy of the trustees to l)old funds which allow room for the fluctuations In Income that inevitab occur from year to year. and for any major projects that may be required in the future. The trustees consider that the free cash reseNes held at the year*nd of £66,358 represent sufficient reserves for the trust. Investment policy and objettive5 The trustees consider that there are no material funds available for medium or long term investment and, having considered the options available. have decided to place any surplus funds on deposit with appropriate banking institutions. Trustees The eight trustee5 who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 2 of this report. Signed on behalf of the Trustees: 17 January 2023 M Cleveland. Trustee PaKe17
Independent Examiner'5 Report To The Trustees Of High Street Chapel Hopton I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 set out on pages 10 to 12. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. It is my responsibility to= examine the accounts under settion 145 of the Charities Art: to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 14515llbl of the Charities Act}- and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of the independent examinerfs statement My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commissn. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accolsnts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion 15 8iven as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examinerfs ststement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attentKJn= 11 which gwes rne reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect. the requtrements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act- and to prepare accounts which accord with the accountin8 records and comply with the accountifbg requirements of the Charities Att have not been met- or 21 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enabk a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 13 /,/2023 Tania Jone5 Warren Cottage. Warren Lane. Woolpit, Suffolk, IP30 9RT Date Street Chapel Hopton Pzge18
Hlgh Street Chapel Hopton Receipts and Payments Account For the year ended 31st March 2022 nds Fund5 Perknd Funds Recelpts Bank Inte$t Events & Activities 16 11,182 i) Home From Home Offerin85 & Other Glfts Rent Red 4,977 ,410 4.977 55,392 4,200 6BA58 62J47 51.036 12 4.2CIJ S9276 Payments Administratlon EVF$ Adrninistrdtor Bank Charges Caretakerwages Community Pastor Cornputer. screen. proiecior. cablin& etc Copyrlght Equipment Purchased Events & Activlties 14401 14.80n 14401 140071 14301 1241 12,3401 12.3871 116.1421 120.1761 12,3401 116.1421 17811 17811 17871 15.2321 110.(601 17.7351 12101 15,4421 11,0691 110.0601 19.1681 15,6801 113.4151 111,4971 12.8191 117501 11,6921 Family Worker Gfts & DonatThS InSUrae 12.8191 11.6921 Lettting Maintenance, repairs & cleanlng Printin& stationery. CompUr suppls & sta8e Safeguardln8 Speakers Teaching & tibrary Costs utilities 13851 11.3761 13301 12,4211 12,7511 14571 1457) 15231 14331 13971 14331 13971 11.0211 11141 iioi 12,3661 12.2231 1531 12,2761 I53j1} 153921 15AII 16¢2531 154.5311 5urpluslldeficitl for the Year Transfers 8etween Funds liJJ921 {2001 112921 4205 7A15 {22731 2A73 Net Movement In Funds 7.815 Recon¢lliation ol Funds: Totsl Funds Brought Forward Total Fund5 CarFied Forwwd 52,745 i.riJ3,Y6 18>52254 737 1.147,029 1,139.231 iaoi LIsi234 1.147m9 PaEe19
Balance Sheet As at 31st March 2022 Totsl Funds Prlor Year Funds Fixed Assets Tangible A55ets 1.078.563 1.078,563 Current Assets Debtors Cash at Bank and in Hand 6,673 66.358 7.026 62,346 Uabllities Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year (3591 1907} Total Net Assets i.1.234 1,147,029 The Funds of The Charity Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds Restritted Funds 56,678 1.092.254 2.301 S2.745 1,093.546 737 Totsl Charity Funds 1.151234 1.147,029 The finanaal Statements were approved bythe Trustees on iw January 2023 and were signed on its behalf by: yJ,iJ.J [)J M Cleveland, Trusteè M. Wallace. Trustee High Street Chapel Hopton Page 110
Hi8h Street Chapel Hopton Notes to the Statement of Financial Artlvities For the year ended 31st March 2022 Note l- Restricted Funds Fuftd . Baiancp5 Fund .BaJaAce5 Ttsnsfèr5 Fonvard Èorward ia LirTrk- North KoTea I3() 12501 3C Bury Orop-in Christians Against Poverty Christmas Hamperslwelfa¥e Dav?d & Manuela Paw50n Good News for Everyone Jts5h & Kathy Hooker Leprosy M¢sslon'6reater Helghts. Appeal Leprosy Missio*'Uncondtiional' Appeal Leprosy MISon'VacCIneS for Nepal & India. Appeal Open t)oors UK Open the Book OpEration Mobilisation- Ukrai Orphaids Peter & Jenny Andrews Rlchard & Pam Harknett SaviourAlone Reaches Asians Simon & Rebekah Duan Steve & Muriel Studd Talitha Koum 250 20 20 210 12101 12501 12501 12501 163 87 250 233 17 579 579 19431 I6} I2)} 12501 250 250 14691 12501 12501 163 250 447 822 163 12501 12501 12501 13131 158901 163 250 Tools with a Mission 313 Grznd Total 737 2A73 2301 Page 111