2024-12-31-accounts - Griffydam Wesleyan Reform Church

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 Jan 2024 Period start date To 31 December 2024 Period end date Charity name: Griffydam Wesleyan Reform Church

Charity registration number: 1133353

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide a safe, well equipped Church in which to worship God. To hold many and varied groups led by members of the fellowship for the benefit of the community, to enable worship and to extend the Kingdom of God. Although there are currently no restrictions on face to face meeting, we will continue to use a mix of online and face to face.
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	Church services Youth groups Bible Studies Prayer meetings
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 due regard to the guidance given.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	All of the people who attend the church have a contribution to make in some way. We acknowledge the many ways – leading worship; preaching the Gospel;

leading Bible studies; preparing refreshments; meeting and greeting; sharing in fellowship activities. Other

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	Our fellowship has grown with more people attending services, more people sharing in small groups, opening regularly for services, inviting any member of the public who wishes to join in the services of praise and worship to God whenever a service/small group is held. The year 2024 was a year when considerable maintenance was required to the Church building. The main item of expenditure was to replace the floor in the main body of the Church as the beams holding the floor were found to be defective. Th cost of this was considerable, hence we were given some of the cost of the work from the Wesleyan Reform Union to assist the members to pay for this work. The work is now complete, the Church is fully safe, insured and well used.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Good
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We do not have a reserves policy. However the accounts are monitored by our treasurer and reported on to trustees and members at every official Church meeting (held four times a year)
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Currently a total of £27,227.46 in account
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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	Regular giving by attendees as they wish to give to the work of God.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	We do not consider that there are any risks facing the charity.
Other

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
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	Decision of members at properly constituted meetings of members. No necessity to add, subtract or amend current trustee body.

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
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Griffydam Wesleyan Reform Church
Other name the charity uses	Chapel in the Valley
Registered charity number	1133353
Charity’s principal address	23 Ashby Road, Ravenstone, Leicestershire, LE672AA (Secretary of Church) Rempstone Road, Griffydam, Leicestershire, LE67 8HP Address of Church

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Clifford Alan Darby	Trustee
	Anthony Edward Hodkinson	Trustee
	Dr Lesley Murray Notghi	Trustee
	Alan Pardoe	Trustee
	Adam Webster Shepherd	Trustee
	Stewart Shepherd	Trustee
	Andrew Thomas	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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

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