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 Add￿55.
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 proK*ldm 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, eMot￿nal and spirituall to all. through our
We a￿ members of the
f&ence. We aim to work In cLkoperatson with Iike-rn￿ded portners for the welfveing of all in ourcommunty.
Angels NetbYot*.
Summary of the che*ity's main activlties and ath￿vernents
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 er￿0￿￿ter the eve
Ubusinesses have
to show ourcommon purpose,
aced Cc￿51derab1e 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 consc￿ntiOUS and diligent. keEpin9 thlngs worknn9 well. with the
backnng of our th￿e 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 fO￿ard 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 I￿l¥Idua
Partnelships & Commutiicat￿ We sènd regularnewslettets to our ￿luntee￿ Imonthlyl. our Friends Iquarterlyl, church grou
other partner0iqanlsat￿nS 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
We￿a￿ 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 st￿et 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 a￿a aTrd
and tdp keep them ￿ I￿e{ 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
I￿a￿s.
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 W￿er poli￿ Chaplaincy and attended trainin
Chap1alr￿ were outon over 240 occasion5 430+ volunteer hours. This is an int￿aSe 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 activit*s, the trustees have applied the gu￿anCe 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 a￿hoUgh 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 a￿OuntS for year ended 31" Decemi￿r 2024 which are attached to Ihis
Report.
Respectfv• responslbilltie8 of Trustees and Examlner.
The Charitls Trustees are resFonsible for the p￿paratIOn 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 corn￿Y 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
Examine￿5 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 Co￿PeratIon 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 ofiwb￿e￿ts
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¢ Trnnsf*5
FtsndTrnnsfersOu
275Ug
313
27.823
2&649
Genwai IVr¢estrf¢thdl
P*w¢d Furth (RE5trt*o
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
t￿￿e5
'E
AesU+iW'
thIDI Yp
Fixed Assets
ILI
H￿51[ & pAE4ul￿ert
Furnth
Not￿¥*hI(1eS
Liabilities
Ilotes
Pen￿MPa¥￿t￿owets
fRC pay￿￿￿0￿ed
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 char*ty's assets and Iiabilit*s 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
p￿sent 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 Ob￿rtiVeS
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