2021-04-05-accounts - West End Chapel Fareham

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45000West End Chapel Fareham (Registered charity number – 1141601) Trustees Annual Report for the period from 6[th] April 2020 to 5[th] April 2021

Reference and administration details:-

Charity’s principal address: West End Chapel, St. Anne’s Grove, Fareham, PO14 1JX Trustees:

Paul Jeffrey Chaplin Maurice Arthur Goodfellow Edward John Powell Malcolm Privett William John Powell Nigel Oram

Structure, governance and management :

The charity is a local Christian church which has existed on West End Estate, Fareham for upwards of 50 years. The Charity is now governed by a Declaration of Trust dated 22[nd] March 2011. Trustees must be appointed by a simple majority at a meeting of the Spiritual leadership of the church.

The leadership comprises three Elders and three Deacons all of whom are trustees and who meet separately in fulfilment of their duties, but also meet as a co-ordinating team every two months or more often, as needed. All six trustees comprise the ‘Spiritual leadership’ referred to in the Declaration of Trust.

The receipt and distribution of funds is handled by the Church Treasurer and an Assistant Treasurer and both are trustees of this Trust.

The charity is a local assembly of Christians within its roots in the Open Brethren movement and is also a member of a group of evangelical churches known as Solent Gospel Partnership.

The trustees have considered the major risks facing the charity and have put in place policies to mitigate risk e.g. in relation to the proper stewardship of funds, including the operation of bank accounts, and in relation to child protection and fire risks.

Objectives and activities

The objects of the church are for the benefit of the public to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in the Declaration of Trust in such way and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time think fit, and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the Trust in such way and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit.

The main activities undertaken by the church for the public benefit in relation to these objects in the period covered by this report have been regular public meetings for the worship of God, Gospel preaching, Bible teaching, and prayer meetings. Additionally, the church has operated specific groups and clubs. Also, the Church participates in the Food bank scheme by sending monthly donations to the local foodbank. The church, through its regular offerings, has also been able to assist in forwarding the Christian gospel in other parts of the world by the relief of people in need from ‘natural’ disasters, poverty or persecution and has also assisted with the financial support of missionaries and Christian workers overseas and in the UK.

The trustees consider that all the activities undertaken by West End Chapel Fareham were in furtherance of its charitable purposes for the public benefit. Furthermore, in carrying out these objects and activities the trustees have had regard to the guidance concerning public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.

Achievements:

Unfortunately due to Covid 19 the Chapel was temporarily closed on the 15[th] of March 2020, due to the Government lock down, and all activities at the church were suspended until the Government restrictions allowed church meetings again. In July the church resumed morning worship meetings. Numbers however, were restricted to space and social distancing in accordance with government guidelines. This resulted in the need to run two morning meetings to accommodate the number of people wanting to attend as well as meeting government guidelines. Face masks were worn and there was no singing. The other meetings were held on Zoom for people able to access them. Thursday evenings for pray, and Sunday evening for Bible study with communion on the first Sunday of each month. Sunday school meetings were resumed on Zoom during this period. The open air work was greatly depleted during this period but a Carol service was carried out in the town centre, in December, in accordance with government guidelines. The church week end away also, had to be postponed until March 2022. Due to Covid-19 food bank donations have been in the form of monetary donations instead of food donations.

Financial Review :

The charity is permitted by another Trust to occupy and manage the Chapel premises, rent-free, but in return for paying for any necessary repairs and the running costs e.g. heating bills. The income during the year under review amounted to £61853.86, which is from weekly offerings including gift aid, along with various gifts to church funds, fees for church hire, funds from church members for a church week end away and specific gifts for other Christian organisations supported by the church. The income was expended in the year in furthering the objects of the charity, except for £733.00 cash in hand and £31048.93 of which £3591.02 was Hardship fund, £10,000.00for new sound system,£580.63 messy church,£1600 for church week end away.

Reserves :

The charity’s principal source of funds is the offerings made each Sunday by those in the church fellowship or paid into church bank account by members on standing orders . The charity has been spending money on the West End Chapel premises in order to make that building more useful to the local community and the church itself as stated above. The church has no need to create other reserves currently, particularly because it does not employ any paid staff and all the work of the charity is carried on by church members acting as volunteers.

Declaration:

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed, on behalf of the charity’s trustees, William John Powell, Secretary to the Trustees Dated -7[th] September 2021

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