Shrewsbury Unitarian Church
Congregation
Registered Charity No.1140696
Annual Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2024
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Committee of Managing Truslees
Ms. D. Burbery- Chairperson
Ms Catrin Davies - Secretary
Ms Ann Matthews - Treasurer
Mrs.J.C.Duffell
Ms. A Patrick
Mrs. B.Taylor
Mr John Pye- appointed 16 July 2023
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Custodian Trustee
The Brilish & Foreign Unitarian Associalion Iln¢orpor8ledl
Essex Hall, 4-6 Essex Street, London WC2R 3HY
Solicitors
Henry Lee. Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury SY13AH
Stockbrokers
EFG Harri5 Allday, 33, Gre81 Chades Street. Birmingham B3 3JN
Bankars
Lloyds Bank plc, 1, Pride Hill Slreet, Shr8wsbury SYI 1DG
Independent Examiner
Azets
Column Housa, London Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY2 6NN
Unitarian Church, High Street, Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Unitarian Church
Registered Charity No. 1140696
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2024
The Trustees present their Report along with the Accounts of the Charity for the
year ended 31st March 2024. The Accounts comply with the Charity's
Governing Document and with applicable law.
1) Constitution & Objects
The Governing Document is the Constitution adopted on 23rd February,2020
and registered with the Charty Commission on 25th February, 2020. The
Objects of the Charty of Shrewsbury Unitarian Church shall be the promotion
of religion in accordance with the principles of the General Assembly of
Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.
21 Publlc Benefit Statement
In pursuit of the Objects of the Trust. the Trustees provide a place of worship
for all to attend.
31 Organisation
The names of the Managing Trustees who have served during the year are
set out on the fiont cover of the Report and Accounts.
4) Financial Review
The Total Operating Surplus for the year was £4,519.46. The Total Deficit
for the year including the revaluation of investments was £24,227.07.
S) Risk Management
The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational
risks which the Charity faces and confim that systems have been established
to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps may be
taken to lessen these Tisks.
6) Management & Governan¢•
The Governing Document provides for at least seven Managing Trustees. The
Trustees are also empowered to appoint further Trustees offering additional
expertise. The Chairman of Trustees is responsible for the induction of any
new Trustees including awareness of the duties of a Trustee, and awareness
of the Governing Document, administrative procedures, and the historical and
philosophical approach of the Charity.
7) Achievement & Performance
During the year, the Trust has continued to pursue the ObjectNes of the
Charity.
8) Reserves
The Trustees have pursued a policy of maintaining the property of Ihe Trust
and of supporting the religious and other charitable work of Unitarians in
Shrewsbury and in other Unitarian Congregations.
D.S.BURBERY (Ms) Chairperson

Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Shrewsbury Unitarian Church
We report to the Trustees on our examination of the accounts of the Shrewsbury
Unitarian Churd) (the Twst) for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity Truslees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in a¢¢ordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.).
We report in respect of our examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section
145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed all the
applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the
Act.
Independent examlner's statement
We have completed our examination. We confimi that no material matters have come to
our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any
material respect:
1. accounting ￿cOrdS were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of
the Act- or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable reqU1￿MentS Conceming the fom and
content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008
other than any requirement that the account5 give a 'true and fair view whith is not a
matter considered as part of an independent examination.
We have no concems and have come across no other matlers in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Azets
Column House
London Road
Shrewsbury
SY2 6NN
30 November 2024

SHREWSBURY UNITARIAN CHURCH
Statement of Financial A¢tiviti•s for Period Ended 31st March 2024
Reglstered Charity No.1140696
2023
2024
INCOME
Offertory
Dividends Re¢￿Ved
Bank Inierest Re¢epved
8ook Sale5
Subscriplions
Gift
Olher Donations
VAT Reclaim
Riles of Passage Fees
Grants
Olhw Income
Rent Income
5,311.93
21,253.70
5.937.27
21,199.36
3.089.77
3.37
-74.00
1.594.67
2.929.96
552 00
1,130.Q5
74.00
1.648.34
12.080.00
315.80
200.00
250.00
178.70
210.00
42.504.52
13.000.00
155.44
1.273.28
49.661.10
Less expENDITURE
C¢>st of Holdlng S&r¥lces
Pulpit Fees,Expenses
Org3nist
1.506.30
7￿.00
1,397.09
930.00
2.261.30
2.327.09
BulldSng Costs
Heal & Light
Waler Rates
Insurance
Building Refurknshmenl
Repairs and renewals
2.247.87
121.61
1.631 45
3.336 78
912.10
3,022.79
261.11
1.784.98
12.820.26
438.28
8.449.81
18.327.42
Sub8crlptlons & Don•tloh
894 89
2.402.04
2.040.70
Subscriptions
Genefal Expenses
Donalons
1.075 70
2.454 97
sed.56
5.337.63
4,095.23
Oth•r Expen8•8
Professional Fees
Other Adfflin Exps
Accountancy Fees
Advertisin9
Administrative Salaries
Deprecialion of equipmeril
864.00
806.21
1.392.19
175.00
13.766.97
797.51
17,801.88
291.00
1,776.84
1,266.00
175.00
15.415.12
1.467.94
20.391.90
33,850.62
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
45.141.64
8.653.90
OPERATING SURPLUS
4.519.46
9g.635.27
LOSS ON REVALUATION OF INVESTMENTS
28,746.53
I￿.981.3?)
TOTAL DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR
24.227.07
Ms D Burbery
Ms Ann Matthews
Chair of Trustses
Treasurer
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SHREWSBURY UNITARIAN CHURCH
R•gl$ternd Ch3rlty No 1140696
Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2024
2023
2024
Assets
Unltarlan Church, Hlgh St, Shr•wsbury at Valuatlon
Communion Plate at Valuation
200,000.00
14,600.00
2,392.51
216.992.51
200,000.00
14.600.00
4.403.82
Equipmthnt
219,003.82
In¥estmeThts at Mark•t Valu•
Valuad by EFG Harrls Aldayas at 31st 2Q24
466.464A3
438,429.80
319.86
2,387.17
34,426.77
5.61
Cash held in EFG Harr18 ￿IdaY Cllont Deposlt
Cash held in EFG Harris ￿IdaY Clieni Incorn* Wc
Trèasurers Current AJC 30-92-93 66993568
tty caih
Ch•rity d•po$it ttccovnt
827.45
1,602.56
11,536.65
25,000.00
37,139.41
38.966.66
Llabilities
720.00
Accruals
750.00
75CI.OQ
719.876.35
Total assets less current liabilities
69S.649.28
Representing:
Prolit and loss account r•serve at the Start of tho y￿r
Revaluatlon r•sor¥•
The lund at the stsrt ol the year
Deficil for year
780,857.72
30,000.00
810.857.72
90.981.37
689,876.35
30,000.00
719.876.35
24,227.07
719,876.35
The fund al th* end of thè ￿ar
695,649.28
R¢sponslbllltle$ of the Truste88
Tha Irustool are rqspon$lbJetor keeplng proporg¢¢ountlng rocords,for saf•gvardlThJ Ihe assets of th• Iwst,
for iakln9 ieasonablg Ste￿ to prevoryt ¥Dd dot*¢l fraud and othér 1rr49ularfllès.and for prepariThg financ6al
statements which both J¢¢OT(I wilh th¢ ¥¢¢oluntit)g records, and cornply with both the Slalement of
Recomrnendod PrKticg forJ¢¢t>uniingby Ch•rttl•sand wlth tho Tolevant 9ovornlng ￿￿u￿￿ntS anil whlrh
glve a Irug ¥nd 1*11 v*w of tho of thé Trust. To the besi of our knowledue and bellef. th#e obllg•tionE
have been fflgl. a¢roidinglythwo •Ctounts were approved at a mevtlng oITwslee8.
Ms Debra Burbery
Chalr of the Trusteos
IAS Ann Matthews
Tr¢asur¢r
Date..
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