## **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
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**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** 841￿c& blF Caoh ittount Bolance rJknJ I￿.￿ Cwh oca)un¢ 22284.60 8•nk curmrf ateouni 4439.56 e•nk money m8nw ar￿nt 29227.55 2e891.93 187.21 2453S.SS 45ts4.79 219 16 20336.09 4593 9S 18T.21 24535.56 4504.79 26140.20 29227 Bank mo￿Y MIr￿•raC￿U GTh *bJ off•rlngi Off*dng•t¢ b8nk 98CQ. 679e rK) Pre8d*r 8xpon8a8 1080.00 ut•r8lu 6S3.2b Pnnbw, wstagp llTrJ 319.so CCL II¢w 475 00 (￿￿r 1k*n￿l￿Nd *Lt*&Wo O.CQ CCPAS 2020.25 Miubn g 65.23 ￿t¢￿enwarn, ¢kn•nlng Orl unt•èTr 110.ttl Aud5tor lee 78.C(l Ev￿1 C￿ O.CQ CharfthNe dOn￿ts Othqr ol Flre & Saf uW4nedla, Audk) ￿aUlI 180 00 245. 11ffl.74 48 rxi Girts 309 Th) $30.16 145. 1425 C 765.(Y) 11600 2206 50 6918 581.27 I50.rA) 1581.00 227.91 eo.00 Spurgaom gl ft4kl lefu￿j Inland Rov•nu• Inthsl monty manaBer atsxunl EWlclly- Gtyvemmii Seh8m• 40T WRV Qr4nl I1￿.00 30d 50 327.03 418L 140.09 1132. 3ee 72 69.39 385.95 21462.10 1147.97 135.00 233.so 63.42 9B149 217.84 4130.e4 372.40 215.00 64.20 210.00 499 50 Pfoparty milnlonanc• Clèinlno ChDilma&exwnM• Sundry oxp•r Inlurnnc 240. 172.80 51$ 809.98 198 93 2911 50 Ewcily ?Ard•ning and Bank ch8rg•i WRU Conference foB• WRU A•B8&8menli WRU Union Funoo WRV Ov•rn¢a* Mi1•4tsni 412.96 8270 482.JO ICQ.00 0.00 12.83 31184 40 14175.23 35242.70 11839.6 4t 8I¢NED." OATE.. 841￿c& blF Caoh ittount Bolance rJknJ I￿.￿ Cwh oca)un¢ 22284.60 8•nk curmrf ateouni 4439.56 e•nk money m8nw ar￿nt 29227.55 2e891.93 187.21 2453S.SS 45ts4.79 219 16 20336.09 4593 9S 18T.21 24535.56 4504.79 26140.20 29227 Bank mo￿Y MIr￿•raC￿U GTh *bJ off•rlngi Off*dng•t¢ b8nk 98CQ. 679e rK) Pre8d*r 8xpon8a8 1080.00 ut•r8lu 6S3.2b Pnnbw, wstagp llTrJ 319.so CCL II¢w 475 00 (￿￿r 1k*n￿l￿Nd *Lt*&Wo O.CQ CCPAS 2020.25 Miubn g 65.23 ￿t¢￿enwarn, ¢kn•nlng Orl unt•èTr 110.ttl Aud5tor lee 78.C(l Ev￿1 C￿ O.CQ CharfthNe dOn￿ts Othqr ol Flre & Saf uW4nedla, Audk) ￿aUlI 180 00 245. 11ffl.74 48 rxi Girts 309 Th) $30.16 145. 1425 C 765.(Y) 11600 2206 50 6918 581.27 I50.rA) 1581.00 227.91 eo.00 Spurgaom gl ft4kl lefu￿j Inland Rov•nu• Inthsl monty manaBer atsxunl EWlclly- Gtyvemmii Seh8m• 40T WRV Qr4nl I1￿.00 30d 50 327.03 418L 140.09 1132. 3ee 72 69.39 385.95 21462.10 1147.97 135.00 233.so 63.42 9B149 217.84 4130.e4 372.40 215.00 64.20 210.00 499 50 Pfoparty milnlonanc• Clèinlno ChDilma&exwnM• Sundry oxp•r Inlurnnc 240. 172.80 51$ 809.98 198 93 2911 50 Ewcily ?Ard•ning and Bank ch8rg•i WRU Conference foB• WRU A•B8&8menli WRU Union Funoo WRV Ov•rn¢a* Mi1•4tsni 412.96 8270 482.JO ICQ.00 0.00 12.83 31184 40 14175.23 35242.70 11839.6 4t 8I¢NED." OATE..