Aylesbury Town Chaplaincy & Aylesbury Town Chaplaincy Reports & Accounts Financial Year Ending 3111212024 Contents Legal & Admlnlstrative Details Trustees Report Independent ExamineT5 Report Recelpb & PèymeThts Statement Asset & Liabillty Ststement Notes to the Accounts
Legal & Administrative Details Charity Name.. Charity Number,. Charity Add55. Aylesbury Town Chaplaincy 1147949 clo Holy Trinity Parish Office Walton Street Aylesbury Bucks HP217QX Trustees: Andrew Hender50n Davld Finn Denise Mander (Resigned 12101120241 Fr Doug ZimmeThan Independent Examiner.. Marts Accountancy Services 10 Chesteffield Close. Stone. Aylesbury, Bucks HP17 8PY.
Trustees Report Obptts of the charity Aylestxjry Town Chaplaincy wasforTned as a charitable r{u in 2011. the Chanty Commlssion inluly 2012.lts maln ¢)b'ects a.. al to bring t ovemeé by a trust deed (dated 15109r20111 and registered ¥Ylth the centre of Aylesbury in the county of Buckjn e Chnstian minlstry to peo amshire. by the provisK)n of pastoral care, irKItt.le livlng. visiting andlor working in Ing. but not limited by. the formatsJTh of a d)aplaincy &er¥ice. bl the relie¢ of the ndand proKldm of good heath Ayiesbury by the provision ot advice and sups Our Vision.. We love our town and. b nconditional love. We alm to prov corning alongside those who shop. socSalise and Ilve here. we wish to demonstrate God's regujar. visible and Cari e comforL support and Ouragement Ipra.ckn£al, eMotnal and spirituall to all. through our We a members of the f&ence. We aim to work In cLkoperatson with Iike-rnded portners for the welfveing of all in ourcommunty. Angels NetbYot. Summary of the cheity's main activlties and athvernents To fvrther the above obRcts and vision. the charity'5 fflain a(tIes and achlevements Y4eie as follow5.' Chairnian's Report Once a9ain may I pay tribute to harthrting ¥olunteers- our Chaplalns, StreètAThgets and HèaliThg on the Streets IHOTSI teams. man n¥Jht5. Ourin of whom have ljeen sérving for a good number of Chaplaincy'5 aim e past 12 months we've also been deli o represent churche5 acro our town. Nsl hted to we ears, especially after some very cold and dieary wintef days come some new folk in all three areas. maintsining the very Important to U5 and we hard to encoura said last ear. th15 e e it. (t a150 give5 VO ression of ATC being a collective efforL rernaiDs thurch In Aylesbury and to hear What He is doirrtj. unteets a c ance tD get to know those from other parts of God's loves unity and the Chaplaific to share the good news aboutlesus thmugh servlBg other5. In 2024 many shops gives us one wa pre55ure& but of courso ttrLeir awThe and staff er0ter the eve Ubusinesses have to show ourcommon purpose, aced Cc51derab1e economic ddy challenges of life too. Then there are those who are students. people at the Crown CourL the Women's Refuge and otheF5. Our?haplains have had the with them. listening and often praying with them. The town centre authorities and Ilce rivilege of getting to know these folk, talkir¥J for wthch we are very jacket and Joining our rateful Thank you olso to ovr new MP. Laura Kyth&Smf£h w ave been extTemely supportive of our work. to thls. a treet An els one night. Ourfinances have held up has been very encouraglng, I¥uding dTh)ning a ite well although securing various rants has been essential Qperations side regular anager (Ellie r(Mi our memberchurches. We're gratef to 611 those who value our work an an Sltpport us thi5 way. Our Lead Chaplain (Mark) have been so conscntiOUS and diligent. keEpin9 thlngs worknn9 well. with the backnng of our the trustees. It s heartening to know Spnng Is on the way now. Each year new needs and opwrtunitie5 arise ènd we're Ic4Jking forwarf to etin has hap ened has been fo these. So welcome to our newer volunteers ar I hope other5 will join us IN 2025. One sigfifficant way thi5 involve lowing talks emselves. We are ¥ery grate Iven to a range of organ158tions and groups, where peo le have been inspiied to become have been able to build I to be inviw to share what we are about. Ovei the I years ihat we have been operatl uite a wide awarene55 of our work ITh the cornmunlty and we look lorward to thi5 COThtiAulng to spread we 2024 we arranged a nts 15 vitsl, bringing er of opportunities volunteers to meet ar rotectlon. provision and guidance for what we do. Than We look fOard L ay together. I'm sure God has blessed us through this. Pra hat the year bringsl you for your prayer support too. as churches and Il¥Idua Partnelships & Commutiicat We sènd regularnewslettets to our luntee Imonthlyl. our Friends Iquarterlyl, church grou other partner0iqanlsatnS Imonthl !. In addition, we Sha fortnightly update5 with prayersupporters. All these are sent on Mai sand which enable5 US to keep track of w Ich ernaits are o chimp Wen(lover Freè Church, Church of The Hoty S erod. Ours ir& eaking en ements this year inrluded The Exchange Church, service. Marf¢ also prayed at the TVP Rernem rk aveA rance Service atten updates atthe Church In the Park & the joint Pentecost ed the Road Death Memorlal service in Thame. He was able to hold several conversations with farnilies affected by road traffic accidents In Aylesbury Vale. Mark has attended the IAG meebngs. as well a5 attending Pubwatch, the ACN and TVP Chaplain Wea van at the meetings. He also volunteered on the Aylesbury'.s new lice statron and atte[ed team meetings rn his capacty as Police Chaplain. e were deli Lavo Kyd(e-Srnith to see our work fitst hand when she shadowed one of our stet Ange hted to weleome very pDsJtyve vlews about the work we dv. Éllie & Malk attÈnded the Ma shrfts. She expressed partrbwships and 5UPPOrters are 50 appretiated by all of us at the Chap Dr's C>roJ service atst Mary'& All of these ongow)g aincy. Chaplafjn5. In the town Centre, Mdi55a & Jeaft encouraged aftd 5UPPOrted shoppers and Sho Klngsbury & Market Square areas, and Mark wsited the town centre weekty. We We delig workers in Friars, Sqtsare. Ken covered the alwside thew s ted to welcome Coralie & Nike to work basin aa aTrd and tdp keep them Ie{ and Pete continued to 5UPPtyt people in Vale PèFk. aknng the c3nallranèl e Exchange parr of the town centre. Davio a150 conbnued his work with the British Legion arKI Royal Naval Association. Melody contsnued wrth building relathJnship5 and supp]9 th(6e at Aylesbury Crown Court and Women's Aid bekne taking some timè off to support famify members. Nelissa conttnuett to su conbnued to support the staff and shjdents at the Coll those in Morri50n5 SU ermarkeL alon Mike. Kane enEou¥agement and listenin e bnd Mark and tD the strJdent'5 hopes an ne manned a Stall at the Ias. reshers Fair o ering ma continue(I suppotknn9 ames Valley offlcev5 and staff atthe Pollce Station. plus attending when the Welfare van visited the Station. He also was able to continue networknng ¥rfith the Wer poli Chaplaincy and attended trainin Chap1alr were outon over 240 occasion5 430+ volunteer hours. This is an intaSe of 40 occasions s wlth them. h total the nce 2023. Street Angels.. Our Street Anoels have conknllued to be abk to help peo nd hot meals and dnnks, warm clothing and sleepiThJ bags to the rou9 le. providin sleeFers. first alt1, water. flip5 fiops and Idlies to revellers othets wothng In the nlght-time economy. We continue to carry a CrirKal Bleed t On also provN1ed encoura ementto dorystsff and work, We have an arra welcomed 5 new street ement with a local food van and have voychers to mergenc Homeless ngel volunteèrs to the team during the year. In 2 ive away hot f¢M)d ack5 to SU our a to rough s eepers. We 624 volunteer hout& An Increase of 9 shfft5 since 2023. 4 the Street Angels were our on 52 occ8siMs- a Wal of In planning the activits, the trustees have applied the guanCe on public benefit &suÈd by the Chaiity commiss. Financial Re¥lew Firbances & Other Su funders rniarnes Val Police T¢)wn Council and the lice & Crime Commissioner Proceeds of Crime Att Fund. Putnam House&ive regularty & grant atlonal Lottery Communi arity. Aylesbury were the rec4)ients ol the collection tsken atthe lundl. We a150 received a few ad hoc donat10Tr5 for which we a ve hurch in the Park serrice. Two churches (Holy Trinity and Aylesbury Ineyardl have klndty allow us to use space forour offlce. meetlngs and HOT5 team. Tharbk you to all our supporters. Our finanTrs have held w quite well ahoUgh securing vari(xJ5 rnber chtsrche5. We're grateful to all those who value ourwo rant5 has been e$5ential to thi5, alonqside regular givin9 from our and support U5 this way OurOper3tyons Manager IElllel and Lead Chaplain (Mark) have been so corbsclentiou5 and diligeni keeping things workiNJ well, wf(h the backing of ourthree trustees. e thank
During 2024 there were 4 trustee meetings. Trustees. as at 31st Detember2024.. Andrew Hender50n Ichairl. David Finn. Fr Dou9 Zimmerman. Resetves Policy The charity aims tD hold è minimum of £9000 (which 15 approxlmately131 Months of expenditure) as unrestricted cash. so that the chanty could continue to operate shouhl income and l or expendlture vary adversely. At the yearend, the charity hekl unrestricted cash of1£255261. Slgnature Thls report was approved by the trustees, and is signed on their behalf by., ame JbR£KI 2sor4 Date JlkNad4, IQZ5
Inde ndent Examlners Re TO THE TRUSTEES OF AYLESBURY TOWN CHAPLAINCY. I rep3rt on the aOuntS for year ended 31" Decemir 2024 which are attached to Ihis Report. Respectfv• responslbilltie8 of Trustees and Examlner. The Charitls Trustees are resFonsible for the pparatIOn of the accounts. The Truslees consider that an Audit is not required for this year, but consider that an Independent examination is needed. ft is my responsibility to:_ Examine the accounts in accordance with Charities Act and cornY with their procedures. Report any particular matters which have come to my attentron. Basls of Independent Examlnatlon. My examination was carried out in accordance Viith directions issued by the Charity Commission and incudes a review of the accounting records. This procedure does not provide all the eviden that would be required in a full audit and consequently no (pinion is given regarding a true and fair view Examine5 Statement. In connetXk)n with my examination. there are no major matters which need to be reported upon, however following on from last years report, l am concemed that despite efforts made by the Chaplaincy tt continues to operate at a lossl £1 k), although this year is a considerable improvement on Ihe previous year. I would therefore recommend ntinUed efforts to bring Ihis finanaal srtuation into a surplus for this current year. I would like to thank the Operations Manager for her help and CoPeratIon with Ihis Examination. Mr S Marks FMAAT. Dated 20" March 2025. 10 Chesterfield Close, Slone Aylesbury, Bucks. File Ref Chap Cert 2024
Receipts & Payments Statemert phpryear 16.657 901 Grft 16.651 18.775 956 Gr4n 165 303 le5 Sale ofiwbets 234 234 6é7 nk ChBtUe5 E¥entCosts 184 IB4 200 200 255 (htherEY4tndltyre 219 47D 192 4ff CD5ts 191 23.775 31.773 3LS35 725 2.936 Repah MQmyh¥ested Fun¢ Trnnsf5 FtsndTrnnsfersOu 275Ug 313 27.823 2&649 Genwai IVr¢estrf¢thdl Pw¢d Furth (RE5trto 23,325 25.526 1.197 27.509 i.l97 313
Asset & Liability Statement Cash Assets 25.526 25ts2$ 37Jfj9 a13 Rethted Fthd5 IRe5bktEdJ 1.197 Llgy VJ 2Pa33 Other Monetary Assets VD¥I stock Investment Assets te5 'E AesU+iW' thIDI Yp Fixed Assets ILI H51[ & pAE4ulert Furnth Not¥*hI(1eS Liabilities Ilotes PenMPa¥towets fRC pay0ed 300 Other Signature These accourts have been apwoved by the trustees. and are SVJr on thefjr beha by.. Name SlgnaDJ Date
Notes to the Accounts Accounting Policies The accounts have been repared on a receipts and payments basis and comprlse a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, è statement at sumtnanse5 the charty's assets and Iiabilits and lated notes. The accountancy wofe5sion have determined that only accounts prepared ITr accoidance wStb applicable actounbng standards present a 'true and fai view and. as these receipts ani1 payments aeeounts have not land caftnotl be prepared In accordance wlth èccounting Standards, these èecounts ¢Jo not psent land a not sntended to presentl a'true and fair view of the chaflty¥ fin?ncial activities and state of affalrs. General fijnds are unrestrEcted lunds whTch are avallable for use at the discretion ofthe tru5tee5 in furtherarKe of the gerkÉwal ObrtiVeS of the charity, i)eslgfiated ftmds cornprise unre5tncted fvnds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular pu funds are thatknns whKh are to be used itl actordance wth spKIAc re5tr1thns Imposed by donors., they Include dona ses. Restricted from appeals for specffic 4ctivitles or projects. ittn5 receNed TTrn5acknon5 fo F¢eTrateO Parues Theo were no i¥ansactw)tis rel*ed parties durfjng the accounting period. Movement of Fund5 275UY 313 25.525 ReAncted Fund5 IRestnctodl io.c l.l97