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2021-12-31-accounts

The Parish of Brighton

The Chapel Royal

Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)

1[st] May 2022

Contents

1. Agenda

2. Minutes of meeting 23[rd] May 2021

3. Churchwardens’ Reports (x2)

4. Safeguarding Report

5. Deanery Synod Report

6. Use of Building Report

7. Coffee Shop Report

8. LCCR (Tuesday Concerts)

9. Electoral Roll Report

10. Evensong Report

11. Knit & Natter Report

12. Vicar’s Annual Report

13. PCC Annual Report

Finance Report to be received at a later date following Independent Examiner Certificate. The PCC has agreed 2021 annual accounts as presented by the Parish Finance Officer.

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1. Agenda

Parish of Brighton: The Chapel Royal, Sunday 1[st] May 2022.

Vestry Meeting

To elect 2 Churchwardens

Annual General Meeting

Prayers

  1. Welcome

  2. Apologies for absence

  3. Minutes of Annual General Meeting 23[rd] May 2021

  4. Matters Arising

  5. To receive Reports from:

  6. Coffee Shop

  7. Chapel Royal Concerts (LCCR)

  8. Evensong

  9. Knit & Natter

  10. To receive Annual Reports of:

  11. Churchwardens

  12. Safeguarding

  13. Deanery Synod

  14. Use of building

  15. Electoral Roll

  16. Vicar’s Annual Report

  17. PCC

  18. To receive the Annual Accounts for year ending 31[st] December 2021

  19. To appoint an Independent Examiner for 2022/2023

  20. To elect Deanery Synod members

  21. To elect members to serve on the Parochial Church Council for 2022/23

  22. Any Other Business

  23. Date of next Annual General Meeting

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2. Minutes for Annual Parochial Church Meeting 23[rd] May 2021

25 people were in attendance and the list was on file.

Vestry meeting to elect two Churchwardens

Steve Pates acted as Chair and reported that, after the death of Paul Littlewood last year, Richard Lovett had been elected in his place. Richard Lovett and Mary Woodhouse had been nominated as churchwardens by Steve Pates and Rosemary Mitchener respectively. David Bishop and Margaret Croucher seconded these nominations. It was unanimously agreed that the requirement for churchwardens to stand down after a specified period should be waived in the case of Mary Woodhouse so she and Richard Lovett were elected as Churchwardens for the coming year.

Steve Pates stood down from the Chair.

Annual General Meeting

1. Welcome

Richard Lovett and Mary Woodhouse jointly chaired the meeting and welcomed everyone in Father David's continued absence.

2. Apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Pat Drake.

3. Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 18[th] October 2020

These had been published, together with the Annual Reports, and were agreed to be a true and accurate record of the meeting. It was unanimously agreed that all the Annual Reports be accepted.

4. Matters Arising

There was none.

5. Reports

Reports on Evensong, Knit & Natter, the Coffee Shop, Chapel Royal Concerts and Safeguarding had been received and published.

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6. Annual Reports

Annual Reports on the PCC, Use of the Building, Electoral Roll, Deanery Synod and Churchwardens had been received and published. Matters normally covered in the Vicar's Report were included in the Churchwardens' Report and Use of the Building Report.

7. To receive the Annual Accounts for year ended 31[st] December 2020

Maureen O'Hare had been unwell and there were teething problems with the new computer system so there were no annual accounts to present. We expect to receive them in the next week or so and printed copies will be distributed at services.

Maureen had provided a snapshot of the church's current financial position as follows:

Main Chapel Royal : £22,059.43 Vicarage : £8,896.43

In the autumn, ProCook will be vacating the Ship Street shop from which the Robertson Hall Trust derives its income but there is a lot of interest in acquiring this site and the church expects to receive more income in future.

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David Bishop will propose that the PCC adopt a Parish Giving Scheme. This would encourage the use of direct debits and ensure that Gift Aid was paid within ten days of a donation.

Two items of major expenditure were anticipated. The architect was due to undertake a quinquennial inspection delayed two years by Covid and his fee alone will be £2,000. Then there will be the cost of repairs.

The church also needed a new sound system and a former parishioner had made a donation last year that she specified should be spent on the church itself. So far, two quotations for around £7,000 had been received and will be put to the PCC. The Chairs invited suggestions for a suitable sound system and noted that a loop channel would be useful for those who wear hearing aids.

8. To appoint an Independent Examiner for 2021/2022

Christopher Tyler of Chariot House Limited was nominated by David Bishop and seconded by Hilary Niblett. The appointment was unanimously agreed.

9. To elect Deanery Synod Members

The Deanery Synod normally meets three or four times a year in order to discuss matters that affect the Deanery as a whole. The Deanery will be discussing the Church of England's review of sexuality at the next meeting. David Bishop proposed Mark Laverick as a representative and this was seconded by Enid Lovett. Carly-May Kavanagh was proposed by Enid Lovett as a second representative and this was seconded by Christine Rowell. The Chairs thanked Mark and Carly-May for taking on this responsibility.

10. Election of members to serve on the Parochial Church Council for 2020/21

David Nowicki-Stephen had resigned from the PCC and John Gilbert left the parish in March 2021.

The following nominations were seconded and unanimously agreed -

Father David Biggs, SCP (Vicar) by office Mrs Mary Woodhouse (Churchwarden)

Mr Richard Lovett (Churchwarden) who took over duties from Paul Littlewood Mrs Caroline Brown (Hon. Secretary)

Mr Mark Laverick (Lay Reader)

Mr Steve Pates

Mr Benjie MacDonnell Moss (Benjie was unable to be present and will be co-opted at the next PCC meeting).

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Mr David Bishop Father James Foley Mrs Hilary Niblett Mrs Enid Lovett Ms Catherine Wilson

Ms Roosa Herranen

Ms Carly-May Kavanagh.

11. Any Other Business

Deanery Review : This is like an audit of the parish and will be discussed at the next PCC meeting.

Covid Restrictions : We were waiting for the Government to lift restrictions possibly after 21[st] June. When the church is opened, help with restoring the furniture to its normal position would be appreciated.

Keeping the lights on : Richard Lovett asked the meeting to continue praying for Father David, who is sorely missed. He thanked everyone for the way in which they have supported him and Mary through this difficult period.

The meeting in turn thanked Mary and Richard for doing a fantastic job on our behalf and Carly-May announced that she had made an apple pie for everyone!

12. Date of next Annual Parochial Church Meeting

This will be held on a date yet to be arranged.

3. Churchwardens report (x2)

A report from Mary Woodhouse, Churchwarden

We are now, at last, beginning to open up our doors, not only to our dedicated congregation for services, but to groups, concerts, meetings, exhibitions and soon, to the Saturday coffee shop. Last summer we spent many a lovely time in the Pavilion cafe grounds while our kitchen was being refurbished and while it was safer to be outside with our friends. We are so lucky to have such beautiful surroundings a few yards from our doors. Richard and I were sworn in as Churchwardens at the lovely church in Alfriston last July, and again, the grounds of this beautiful church

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are God's creation at its best. Another oasis of calm we have been privileged to share is Father James' amazing garden with Lily always on patrol.

Back in the summer we held the first wedding for many years and the new forms and procedures certainly took some understanding. July proved to be a busy month of celebration and sadness. Carly-May was baptised and it was lovely to meet her family and friends. Jorre and Diana were confirmed up at St. Mary's and we here celebrated twelve years as a separate parish. Then there was the funeral of our dear friend Robin Northen, such a lovely dedicated man, who always had a smile on his face and time to speak to everyone. I can still picture him with his cleaning cloth and a tin of Brasso in his hand. Nothing shiny escaped his notice or a flick of that cloth. It is a great honour that we are able to support Edna on her weekly visit to the Wednesday service and to share her willingness and pleasure to help in any way she can, including running a stall at the Christmas Fair.

Our furry friends continue to give us such pleasure as they join us on a regular basis. We welcomed dear Lily in the summer and Roly, our canine ‘hoover’, Barney, Kikki, Casper and Chucky have all wagged their tales, joined in occasionally, and shared treats and crumbs at coffee time. And of course, we can never forget Oscar, Bella and Sammy dog, furry friends now in God's special care.

For many months Richard filmed the Sunday services and put them on YouTube for those who felt safer to stay at home but at the end of August he put away his tripod and joined us back downstairs as part of the congregation again. During this month we were very happy to welcome Chris back to the organ stool. Despite a huge workload he felt able to take time out to play for us and we started singing again. The services were once again enriched with music and our new sound system means that not only can everyone hear both the music and the spoken word but the levels of sound can be adjusted by the flick of a finger.

In September we held a Macmillan coffee morning and managed to raise over 500 pounds. Father James preached at the service beforehand and used our lovely Noah's Ark, created by the Knit and Natter group, as the basis of his theme. It was great to see all the animals on show again and reminded us just how much work we had put into it all. At the end of September after a Wednesday service Father David Ingledew blessed the new kitchen which is now such a huge asset to us all and the groups and other church users. As the last Church year ended and the new one began we held our Christmas Fair raising just under 800 pounds. A huge thank you to everyone involved in boosting our church funds by this considerable amount but especially to Margaret who organised and then manned the refreshments all day

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with her very able helpers. It's always a great social gathering and now a permanent fixture on the Church calendar. We also enjoyed a return visit to Father James' for the Christmas Open House where Noah's Ark was once again on display. Such wonderful hospitality and surroundings greeted us as always.

We celebrated the Christmas season with a lovely Carol service and then a Christmas Eve service which Richard filmed for those of us who could not get into the Chapel at that time. For Epiphany we had coffee and a King's Cake thanks to David Bishop. This is a traditional cake made in France and Spain and includes 'feves', little nativity figures. A tradition I think we should also follow every year! Our Candlemas service brought us to the end of Christmas and with Chris at the organ and Father Martin in charge we sang and celebrated with candles alit.

As we said goodbye to Christmas we said hello to storms and bad weather. Storm Eunice battered our part of the coast but thankfully the church did not suffer any major damage (well at least we think so).

As we started the Lenten season we also celebrated the baptism of little Dusty on Ash Wednesday. Rather an unusual mixture you might think but Father Martin conducted it all with such skill and understanding that everyone agreed that it was a service that they will always remember.

Mothering Sunday, as always, a chance to relax a little during Lent, brought us a fabulous Simnel cake, again thanks to David, and lovely flowers for everyone so kindly donated by Chris.

As I write this we look forward to Easter and good times ahead. To sunny days, flowers back in the church and the continued re-opening up of groups and social gatherings including Fish and Chips at Bankers! Hopefully 2022 at the Chapel will bring us all spiritual and pastoral support for ourselves and our friends within this community that we have so richly received for so many, many years.

There are so many thank-yous that have to be recognised but at the top of the list must be you, the congregation, who have stayed with us, wearing masks, sitting away from your friends, sanitizing, sitting on crowded transport to get to Chapel and supporting Richard and I in difficult and stressful times.

To our priests, Father Martin, Father Denis and Father David Ingledew who have taken on most of the services and who have not only presided and preached but have given us so much help and support and taken time out to get to know the congregation.

To Chris, not only for his fantastic organ playing but for compiling the music rota, advising on services, helping at the Fair with Andre and always willing to help

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generally in the life of the church family. We all wish him and Andre our love and congratulations on their forthcoming wedding.

To our other musicians Judy, Adam and Andrew for their continued and important contribution to enhancing our worship and helping us to keep the Chapel's music tradition for everyone's enjoyment.

To Enid for her work on the electoral roll, making sure it is up to date and for always being willing to help out when necessary, and together with Roosa, thank you for the lovely renditions during Sunday communion.

To Angie for her continued grasp on all things safeguarding and for keeping us plied with coffee and tea on a Sunday. For her work to re-open the Coffee Shop on a Saturday, not an easy task with all the rules and regulations on Health and Safety and Food Consumption.

To those who help with the refreshments after the services, especially Caroline on a Wednesday, always ready with packets of biscuits if there is no cake on the menu. And to Rosemary who oversees these midweek get togethers’ and sets it all up together with Martin.

To those who read, intercess, serve, sit on the PCC, preach on occasions, especially Father James who has led services of Morning Prayer when we were without a priest and taken us on several magic carpet rides to places most of us would never have the chance to visit.

To Caroline Brown who has the sharpest pencils in the land and manages to record all the minutes of the PCCs and the APCM and produces very readable accounts of these meetings for our records.

To Steve for his endurance on trying to keep the clock in working order and for looking ahead to organising the repairs, which will need to be carried out in the not too distant future.

To Maureen our Finance Officer, who continues to balance the books, deal with auditors and trusts, and advise us on all matters financial and manages to produce an annual report that can be read and understood.

To Mark, our Reader, always making sure we have an intercessor for our Sunday Mass.

To Carly May for taking on the role of Deanery Synod rep. and to Hilary for her help with floral decorations. To Catherine, who as a teacher is helping us to try and liaise with local schools on visits to the Chapel.

During all these busy times of the past few months Richard has had to deal with heavy family commitments so to ease the burden we decided to elect a Deputy Churchwarden. This post has no legal rights but the person elected can take on a number of duties which is what David Bishop has done. I would like to thank David for the many duties he now carries out including: serving, admin, banking,

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Sacristan, setting up Parish Giving, and polishing all the silver and brass. He also makes fantastic cakes which is always a great asset in church circles!

There are two people though who need a very special mention. Firstly, Martin, our Administrator. Martin is always one step ahead of any announcements on the latest rules and regulations from the Government or The Church of England. He spent hours with a tape measure making sure the chairs were socially distant and making endless notices during the height of Covid. He projected managed the kitchen refurbishment, dealing with all the different tradespeople, workmen, ordering appliances, and spending a lot of time sorting out teething problems as the project took shape. Martin also collates and prints the mass booklets, liaising with the priests on correct content for each service. He deals with all the office day to day admin, moves all the furniture back after floor cleaning and arranges all the furniture in preparation for the Fair every year. His ability to create lovely posters in a matter of seconds is quite remarkable. These are just a few of the many duties he carries out, week in week out for which we are truly grateful. Every church needs a Martin! And now to Richard, a huge thank you for the enormous amount of work he inherited and took on, along with post-its and rubber bands, from our dear friend Paul. From keeping a record of who has keys to getting the gutters cleared and everything in-between. 60 pages of the Quinquennial to prioritise, dealing with hall groups, booking priests, church decorations, filming services, dealing with builders and repair services, church trusts, lunchtime concerts, the crypt, the list is endless. And all this with pressing family commitments that he is having to deal with on a day-to-day basis at the moment. Another huge thank you.

Lastly, I think we all need to be thankful for the power of prayer. I hope he doesn't mind me singling him out but David Nowicki-Stephen must surely be a prime example of what prayer can achieve (along with excellent medical care) and we wish him continued health in body and soul.

Mary Woodhouse. Churchwarden

A report from Richard Lovett, Churchwarden

The last year has again been a challenging one with Father David’s continued absence from the Parish, and the ongoing implications of the Covid-19 pandemic. In April last year, the PCC made a decision to renew the sound system in the Church. As many were aware the old system had got very clunky and crackly, and generally unreliable. We decided to use money generously donated by a former Parishioner for the purpose. This was to be an upgrade of the existing equipment and would be “like for like” which meant that the work could be done with Archdeacon’s

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permission under List B, thus negating the added cost of a faculty application. We had three quotes for the work, eventually appointing Old Barn Audio who had much experience with Church Sound Systems. The installation was completed during August 2022, and I am sure that users and the congregation will agree it is a major improvement on the previous system. We can now run two clergy radio mikes, a radio hand held mike, a choir mike in the chancel, as well as an improved lectern microphone. The speakers have been upgraded, and the whole system is simply controlled from an iPad. There are also facilities for streaming and recording services, and playback of pre-recorded music. It is also future proofed with the option to build in further enhancements when the need is felt.

During the year we also received a generous bequest from the estate of the late John Head, an old friend and wise counsellor to Chapel Royal. After speaking to John’s widow, Carol we decided to use the bequest to upgrade the Kitchen. John would have wished the money to go to a community project, and as the kitchen is not only used by the Church, it is also well used for the Saturday Coffee Shops, and all the groups that use the hall during the week. We asked Martin Mitchener to head up a small project team to redesign and re-equip the kitchen and Hall area. After looking at various options, the contract was given to Kieron Benn to carry out the refurbishment, with a separate contract to Sussex Vinyl flooring to lay the floor. The work was carried out during October 2021 resulting in a light and bright space, and much updated equipment, food preparation and storage space. It was soon being well used as during October 2021 we were able to resume Church Coffee, and welcome back some of our regular Hall users. I would personally wish to thank Martin and Rosemary for all the hours they put into bringing this project to a successful conclusion. We did consider placing a plaque in the kitchen marking the generous bequest from John Head, but after talking to Carol, his widow, she informed us that “John would hate it”; so we just give thanks to God for John’s generosity.

In September 2021, Julian Vallis, our architect carried out the quinquennial inspection of the Church building, which had been delayed by nearly two years due to Covid. We received Julian’s very thorough, 60 page report, in January. Considering the age of The Chapel Royal the building is in remarkably good shape. This is testimony to the good stewardship of my predecessor, the much missed, Paul Littlewood. Some of the priority work is now under way, hopefully by the time of the APCM, scaffolding will have been erected at the rear of the church in order to carry out gutter clearance and roof repairs. The Standing committee will meet to put together a schedule of the remaining works identified by Julian, to be carried out

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over the next five years. The PCC have approved the repairs to the Church clock at a cost of £5k, the cost of the repair to come from a surplus from the St John’s trust. Thank you to Steve Pates for all his work liaising with Smiths of Derby and generally maintaining the clock when it is working.

In early December 2021, one of the windows on the Princes Place side of the building was vandalised by someone throwing a stone at it. On the day I was unavailable, but our recently appointed Deputy Churchwarden, David Bishop was on hand to have the window secured, and begin the process of getting quotes for the repair and dealing with the insurance claim. Even applying to the Diocesan registrar for an interim faculty to carry out the work. The window was finally repaired in mid - April of this year. Also recently the AED (defibrillator) was stolen from the cabinet on the wall in Princes Place. This is covered by insurance from The Sussex Heart Charity who are arranging for a replacement to be installed. At the time of writing we are still waiting for this to be done.

As far as our Church Website goes, Benjie Moss has moved away from the parish and Adam Englebright has taken on completing and maintaining the website with help from Fr Jim. So we look forward to finally having a significant online presence in the very near future. We have also had routine maintenance tasks to cover including lightning conductor checks, fire extinguisher inspection, organ tuning etc.

It’s a busy old job being Churchwarden, and it couldn't be done without help from Martin, our Administrator, David the Sacristan and Deputy CW, Maureen our financial guru, Chris and Adam, a very supportive PCC, and our fabulous Congregation - so big thanks to all (I’m sure Mary, in her report has covered those I’ve missed.

There are a group of people who without, we would not have maintained worship during the absence of Fr David, and that is all the Clergy who have kept the pattern of twice weekly Masses going for the last sixteen months - Thank you - you know who you are! Lastly biggest thanks go to Mary who really looks after the pastoral side while I poke around the building. Her “non-line” rotas are a wonder to behold. I will stand down as Churchwarden in 2023. When Father David approached me to succeed Paul, it was always on the understanding that it would be a relatively shortterm appointment. This now gives time and space for people to think prayerfully about whether they feel able to take on the role. It is stressful, at times frustrating, fascinating, surprising and extremely rewarding. I look forward to the challenges of the next year.

Richard Lovett. Churchwarden

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4. Safeguarding report

The Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) for the year was Angie Lynn. The Safeguarding Policy statement and Expressing Safeguarding Concerns document are displayed in the church.

There is a dedicated email address: safeguarding.chapelroyal@gmail.com to facilitate contacting the safeguarding officer confidentially with any concerns. The overarching aim of safeguarding at the Chapel Royal is to manage any issues through informed vigilance. It is the responsibility of all members of the congregation to be watchful in ensuring the safety of all members of the Chapel Royal community, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults.

SIMPLE QUALITY PROTECTS (SQP)

Our progress with the SQP safeguarding audit system provided by the Diocese remains unfortunately stalled due to the pandemic.

PHOTO CONSENT

Mary our Churchwarden continues to be vigilant in ensuring parents are asked for informed consent for photos and video to be taken of their children during church activities.

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING

All Safeguarding Training must now be renewed every 3 years, to the level

previously held. The PSO and reader have renewed their training to the appropriate levels in April 2021. We await guidance from the Diocese for Churchwarden training.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificates

These need to be renewed every 5 years for those remaining in the same role. Those who hold a DBS certificate are asked to check the date and consult with the PSO if they are unsure.

ISSUES

The management of specific incidents is a shared responsibility, and information is shared regarding individuals on a 'need to know' basis, to maintain both safety and confidentiality. Where necessary police and probation services have also been involved. There have been no safeguarding issues this year.

The PSO would like to thank the members of the congregations and in particular the Churchwardens for their vigilance and support.

Angie Lynn. Parish Safeguarding Officer

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5. Deanery Synod

Deanery Synod meetings, as many others this year, were carried out via Zoom meetings, it’s hoped that the lifting of Covid restrictions will allow meetings in person in the near future.

Mark Laverick and Carly May Kavanagh are The Chapel Royal’s representatives at the Deanery Synod.

Mark Laverick. Deanery Synod Representative

6. Use of building report

Once people began to have their first vaccinations, it was decided to reopen In the Summer of 2021 after risk assessments using the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the government, and Church of England. When the government’s plan B was implemented 26[th] January 2022 mask wearing was no longer compulsory but the Chapel Royal has requested for all church and hall users to wear a mask if they can. This situation is under constant review due to the COVID situation.

The church is currently opened for worship on Wednesday at 10 am and Sunday at 10.15 am. Saturday and Thursday worship that was held pre-pandemic has not restarted due to the continuing absence of the parish priest.

The AA & 12 Step groups began returning from August 2021 after restrictions eased. Groups currently use the Hall on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The Carers group returned but unfortunately, due to dwindling numbers, had to stop in February 2022.

The long established and popular Lunch time concerts (LCCR) restarted 4[th] January 2022.

The Chapel Royal has allowed the ‘Save Maderia Terraces’ group to use the premises for fundraising. Two events have been held 26[th] November 2021 & 26[th] March 2022.

A charitable event for Macmillan Cancer Support was held 22[nd] September 2021. 4[th] December the Chapel Royal held a Christmas Fair, that was a great success.

As the pandemic eases the church is getting more requests to host events. The Brighton and Hove District Organists held their AGM 26[th] February 2022. 3[rd] and 4[th] May 2022 concerts by the Resound singers are due to be held, and an art exhibition by Sergio Gonzalez a Latin American artist is scheduled for the 14[th] May 2022.

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A refurbishment of the kitchen and hall area was completed in October 2021 and was paid for by a donation from the estate of John Head.

As the rules governing COVID-19 in churches are changed The Chapel Royal will adapt accordingly, using risk assessments, to ensure compliance with the guidance.

Martin Mitchener. Administrator

7. Coffee shop report

Due to COVID-19 government guidelines, and with the Coffee Shop being an indoor venue, it has not been possible to run this community service. This is currently under review.

8. LCCR - Tuesday concerts

The concerts restarted on 4[th] January 2022 after restrictions were eased, the concerts have been well attended with 36 people at the first concert and this has grown after each concert. It is a blessing the concerts have returned.

9. Electoral Roll

The electoral roll for this year stands at 88 names

5 names have been removed from last year’s roll (90 names) and 3 names have been added.

Those removed are mainly people who have moved away or sadly died.

Enid Lovett Electoral Roll Officer

10. Evensong report

Most churches and cathedrals have now resumed normal services including Evensong. Here at the Chapel, where space is quite limited, we have not yet restarted. Hopefully a time will come in the not too distant future when we will feel comfortable and safe enough to resume these special services. Most members of the choir sing with other choirs and are managing to keep their vocal cords well oiled. As I have over 40 members on the book from about 11 different churches there will be an awful lot of news to catch up on when we finally dust off the music and get together!

Mary Woodhouse. Churchwarden

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11. Knit & Natter report

We have not met as a group for a long time due to covid but decorations we had made in previous years were brought out for Remembrance, Christmas and Easter. We will take up our needles again soon, and continue to work on more crafty projects for the church, to raise funds and to support local charities within the community. Our Noah's Ark with all the animals has been on display for Harvest and at Father James' Open House at Christmas.

This group not only provides a great social get together but supports all our fundraising efforts with enormous enthusiasm.

Mary Woodhouse. Churchwarden

12. Vicars annual report

In the absence of the Vicar, Fr. David Biggs, the events to date have been

13. PCC Annual report

The Chapel Royal

The Chapel Royal is situated in North Street, BN1 1EA and serves those areas formerly served by the now redundant churches of St Peter’s Brighton, St John’s Carlton Hill, Holy Trinity Church Ship Street.

The Vicar and Churchwardens are Trustees of a number of PCC

Charitable Trusts. The PCC is grateful to The Trustees of The Robertson Hall Trust and Trustees of St John’s School Trust for grants in 2021.

The correspondence address is:

The Chapel Royal, 164 North Street, Brighton, BN1 1EA.

Incumbent:

Fr. David Biggs S.C.P. C/O The Chapel Royal

Honorary Assistant Priest:

The Reverend Martin Morgan S.C.P.

Bank:

Bank of Scotland 33 Old Broad Street

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London PO Box 1000 BX2 1LB

Structure, Governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representational Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the P.C.C.

Members of the Parochial Church Council are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church representation Rules.

Standing Committee

The Standing Committee, consisting of Vicar, Churchwardens, Honorary Treasurer, and one member of the PCC, monitor all the work of the Parish

and its budgeting and financial implications, and assist with the management of the Parish.

The Vicar and Churchwardens are Trustees of a number of Trusts:

These Trusts, from the former Parish of Brighton St Peter with The Chapel Royal have received the Bishop’s Seal.

Mary Woodhouse & Richard Lovett, Churchwardens and Joint Chairs of the PCC, 1[st] May 2022.

The Finance Report is to be found in a separate document

Trustees Report April 2021/22

The Parochial Church Council of The Parish of Brighton: The Chapel Royal

Membership 2021/22

Father David Biggs, SCP (Vicar) by office

Mrs Mary Woodhouse (Churchwarden)

Mr Richard Lovett (Churchwarden)

Mrs Caroline Brown (Hon Secretary of the PCC)

Mr Mark Laverick (Lay-reader)

Mr Steve Pates

Mr Benjie McDonald-Moss

Mr David Bishop

Carly May Kavanagh

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Adam Englebright James Foley Mrs Hilary Niblett Mr Roosa Herranen Mrs Enid Lovett Catherine Wilson

By agreement of a Special Annual Parochial Church (PCC) Meeting in 2009 with the formation of the new Parish of Brighton; The Chapel Royal. The PCC shall consist of 2 Churchwardens & 9 elected members unless a subsequent APCM changes this. To date no APCM has changed the number of members. All Hon Assistant clergy are welcome to attend PCC meetings, to speak sharing their insights of wisdom, but have no voting powers.

At each meeting of the PCC the following items were also on the agenda for presentation and discussion: Finance, Safe-guarding, The Vicar’s report.

Parochial Church Council as Trustees met on the following dates:

13[th] June 2021

Appointment of Officers.

Finance - Maureen O’Hara re- appointed. PCC agreed David Bishop could have access to the finance system.

Admin - Martin Mitchener re-appointed.

Adoption of Parish accounts for year ended 31/12/20

Renewal of sound system to be paid by a parishioner’s donation which could be used for this purpose.

Judy Stanger our long standing organist has asked to step down from her duties.

Renewal of Mark Laverick as Lay minister

Generous donation from the estate of John Head received.

22[nd] July 2021

John Head’s legacy to be used to refurbish kitchen and hall area. Quotations submitted. List B application to DAC to be submitted. Sound system to be installed 5[th] August 2021

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19[th] September 2021

Quinquennial inspection undertaken by Julian Vallis the church’s appointed architect.

Sound system installed

Tower clock has stopped working. Smith of Derby contacted. Parish Giving scheme discussed.

Website update.

28[th] November 2021

Quinquennial Inspection resulted in no major problems to fabric of the building. Cleaning gutters identified as a priority.

Smith of Derby submitted a report on the Clock Tower repair. David Bishop elected as a deputy churchwarden.

6[th] March 2022

Finance end of year accounts discussed.

Revision of mission & vision statement approved

Approved Tower Clock repair and church building work to paid from the St John’s school trust.

Website now to be taken on by Adam Englebright after Benjie left for Ireland. Vandalised window work approved.

End of APCM report.

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God of compassion, be close to those who are ill, afraid, or in isolation. In their loneliness, be their consolation; in their anxiety, be their hope; in their darkness, be their light; through him who suffered alone on the cross, but reigns with you in glory, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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The Chapel Royal, Brighton is a community within the liberal catholic tradition of the Church of England which is led by the Gospels and works to inspire others to come to faith in Christ Jesus.

The community is dedicated to maintaining a prayerful, inclusive and diverse Christian ethos centred around the Eucharist with sacraments at the forefront.

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CONTACTS

Parish Office 01273 328767 Email: royalchapelbrighton@gmail.com

Parish Priests

David Biggs S.C.P. Martin Morgan S.C.P.

Safeguarding Officer Angie Lynn Email: safeguarding.chapelroyal@gmail.com

Churchwardens

Mary Woodhouse Richard Lovett

The Chapel Royal 164 North Street Brighton BN1 1EA

Chapel Royal Brighton May 2022 Registered Charity Number 1151007

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The Parish of Brighton The Chapel Royal

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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHAPEL ROYAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021 Page O

Chapel Royal, Brighton CC." 1151007 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL For the year ended 31°, December 2021 CONTENTS Page Accounting Policies Independent Examiner Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance sheet Statement of Assets and Liabilities Fund Movement by Type Analysis of Income and Expenditure 9-10 Notes to the accounts rhe Chapel Royal. Brighton Incumbent." Rev D Biggs Independent examiner.. Chris Tyler. F1 CR T Limited 8ankers". Bank of Scotland, 8 Air Street. 8nghton. BNI 3F8 Page I

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHAPEL ROYAL, BRIGHTON CC.- 1151007 Accounting Policles 1. Accounting poli¢ies Accounting convention The financial 5taternents have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounb'n9 Regulab'ons 20￿ together wrth applicable accounting stsndards and SORP 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the histoncal cost convention as modified by the inclusion of Investsnents al market value and tre revaluaknon of fixed assets. The financial ststemenES include all transactions, assets and liabilits.es for which the PCC Is responsible in law They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their affiliats.on to another body. nor those which are informal gatherings of church members. b Funds accounting Funds held by the PCC are Unrestncted funds- general fvnds which Can be used for PCC ordinary purposes Designated fvnds - monies set aside by the PCC out of unrestncted fijnds for specific future purposes or projects. R6stricted ftsnds - al income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the lemis of the trust or bequest, bl donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given Any balance rematns unspent at the end of the year Is carried forward as a balance on that fund. Endowm8nt funds- funds the capital of which must be maintained." only Income arising from the investment of the endowment may be used. either as restricted or unrestn.cted fvnds, depending on the purpose set out in the terns of the onginal endowment ¢ Incoming r¢sour¢¢$ All Incoming resources are accounted for gr05S. Voluntary Income ColleGtion5 are recognised when received. Planned giving receivable is recognised only when received Income tax recoverable on Gfft Aid donats.ons is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies are ￿COgniSed when the PCC is legally enb'tled to the amount due. Income from investments Oividends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entrtlements a￿ accounted for as they accrue. All other Income All other Income is recognised when rt Is retsivable. Galns and losses on investments Realised gains are recognised when the investments are sold, unrealvied gains and105se5 are accounted for on revaluatson on 31st December 2021 d Resources used Resources expended are accounted for on an accruals basis and are accounted for gross. Page ?

Grants Grants and donations a￿ accounted for when paid over. or when awarded where the award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. Church Actlvltles The diocesan parish contn'bub'on is accounted for when paid. Any parish contribution unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operabonal (though not a legall liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. e Fixed Assets Tangible fixed assets Consecr¥ted and beneficed propety of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s.10(2llal and Ic l of the Charities Act 2011. Movatsle church fvrnishing held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are lislecl in the Church's Inventory which be inspected but are not included in the accounts For other propety there Ts Insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. All expenditure on consecrated or beneficed buildings and individual iterns are written off in the year they were incufred. Depreciation Depreciatron is calculated lo write down the cost of tangible fixed assets. excluding freehold properties, over their expected usefyl lives The rates generalty applicable are" Fixtures and fittings Computer equipment 25Yo straight line 30°A straight line No dep￿ciatIon is prOV￿ed on freehold propety as It is the PCC'S p)licy to maintain these assets in a continual slate of sound ￿pair The usefvl econom￿ lrfe of these assets Is so long and residual values so high that any depreciab'on would not be material. These as5els will be subject lo annual impairment reviews. Provision will be rnade if there has been any permanent diminution in value. Investments Investments are staled al market value at the balan￿ sheet date. Current Assets Arnounls owing to the PCC at 31st December 2021 in respect of fees. rents or other income are Shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollec*'ble. Short-lerm deposits include cash held on deposit ether with the CBF Church of England Funds, or at the bank. Page 3

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PCC OF CHAPEL ROYAL Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of The Chapel Royal I report to the trustees oll my examination of the accounts of PCC of Chapel Royal Ithe charity) for the year ended 31 December 2021. Re5pon5ibilities and basis of rnport A5 the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 20111'the ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the ChariVs accounts carried OLrt under settion 14S of the 2011 Art and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commissioy under section 145151 Ibl of the Act. Independent exarninerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any Material respect- l. Accounting records were not kept in respert of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act,. or 2. The account5 do not accord with those records,. or 3. The accounts do not comply wtth the accounting requirements conceming the form and content of account5 set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement thatr the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which #ttention should be drawn in this report sn order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Christopher Robert Tyler FCA DChA FCIE Date.. FI CRT Limited Flat 24 Wellingtonia Court Laine Close Brighto East Sussex BNI 6TD Page 4

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31st of December 2021 LTnrestricted funds Restricted Endowrnent fund5 funds Totsl funds Prior vear tot#1 fund$ Receipts Planned giving Collections and other giving Other voluntary receipts Gift Aid recovered Activities for generat'ng lunds Investment Incorne Receipt5 from thurch activitie5 Totsl income 8.548 257 66.466 1.482 9.487 1.850 55 442 1859 965 12.316 4,294 86,244 257 1.482 12,341 12.392 1,40S 90,554 1.405 12,612 77.941 Payrnents Cost ol gefTÈrating fuxds Missionary and Chantable GNing Parish Share Clergy and Staffing costs Chui¢h Running Expenses Church Repairs & Maintenan¢e Governance Costs Total expendityre 126 653 38 000 5,623 19.305 38.(MXJ 3,779 3.692 14.259 38 000 7543 25.386 17.99J 60 88,97Q 3.764 21.674 3.740 1.020 84,729 29,238 59,731 Net incorne I lexpenditurel resources before transfer 116,6261 18,210 1.583 21,485 Other recognised gains I losses Gains I losses on Investment assets Gains on revaluabon. fixed assets. t*anty's ovm use Net movement in funds 43.213 17.599 60.813 1,020 63,417 1.020 115.6061 61.424 17,$99 48,833 Total funds brought forward 78,806 376.144 124.792 579,743 530,909 Total fund8 carried forward 63,200 437,568 142.391 643,160 S79.743 Represented by Unrestricted Genèral fund 60.586 60.586 66.885 Designated ASCHENBRENNER DONATION Coffee Shop Defibrillator Fairs And Other Internal Fund Raiwng 10,000 3.053 19311 3.053 19311 491 3.053 19311 491 Restricted Grants from St Johns. John Head £15k Mary Nl8gdalen & CooperlRaw8on D￿Idents Organ Fund Organ rnaintenance transfers Restoration Robertson Hall Trust Adrnin Robertson Hall Trust Parish Contributson Sale Mary Magdalèn 12.266 Sharès St John's Grants For Parish Contribution StJohn'5 Rep81rs Grarrt Vicarage- Chapel Royal 975 740 14.416 16.519 16211 835 200 975 740 14.416 16.519 16211 835 200 695 3.558 16697 16211 835 4.799 252 485 288.434 9.799 23.000 83.2e 288,434 9.799 23.000 83.266 23.000 74.692 endowment CooperlRawson 142,391 142,391 124,792 Page i

Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31st December 2021 Genergl Desi nared Restricted Endowment This vear Last 'e8r Current - Cash at bank and in hand 8ank current account- Chapel Royal CCLA IC8FI dep05rt account- Vicafage bank Account- Vicarage CCLA deposit account- Organ Fund. Currenl Accouni- 182 1741 127561 3.432 111.448 130,OCI)I 10.001 15.6 15.612 121697 1.766 34 471 97.561 10.001 34.421 97.511 8.532 115 6361 14 15.465 1S7,499 15 450 155.915 Totsls 3.432 1.788 CurTent assets- D•l)tors Accounts Receivabl8- 72 1721 72 72 Totals Llablities- Crdltots.' Amount• falllng du• after rnore than on8 year Loans Received - 30.0 To131s 130.0001 LiabIll￿O$- Cr8dlt015'. Amounts falllng due in one year sa￿ Mary Magdalen - CooperlRawson Vicarage Fund CCLA- Accounts Payable- 1287.2461 j287.2461 1140 625;. 157.7881 1251 29". 1123 0261 150 5231 020 1423.8271 1140.6251 157.7881 892 Totsis 11.0561 1344,B701 1140,6251 1485,6601 GTOrtd total 60.S86 2.613 437,568 142 391 643.160 ST9 743 Fund movement by type IncomÉn Ou oin Trgnsfers Gsinsllosses Closi ASCHEN- ASCHENBRENNER DONATI 0￿gnated 10 CQQ 10.OUO 10000 10,000 5ulAOtai lor ASCME14 CoffShop- Coffee Shop Designated 3053 3.OS3 3.053 3,Q53 5utAolxl for Coffshop CoopRaw. CoopgrlRawson Endowment 124 792 124.792 142.391 142,391 SulAotal for CoopRaw Defibrill- Dèfibrillator Desrgnated 931 19311 9311 193ti 8utrAotsl fi)r Deftbrill FAIRSFUN . Fafj￿ And othor Ints Qesignalett 491 491 491 491 Sub4otal for FAIRSFUN FlowerFest. Flower Festival Rèsirided Sub4otal for Flo**rFest JHead£lSk. John Head £tSk R8Stn¢ted 15.oc#) 1S,I)ts) 14 259 f4.2S9 SulAotal for JHead£151E 740 Jubile¢- Jubllee Restncted Sub40tal for Jvbi109 MMCRlnt- Mary Magdalen & Coop Reslncled 3558 3.SS8 14.41$ 14.416 Sub-totsl for MM¢￿TrI 10,858 Pase -'

MaryMay- Sale Alary Maudalen 1 Restncted 252 485 252.485 288.434 288,434 Sub-totsl for Marymag OrgFund . OrgaTr Fund Restncte(t 16.597 16.697 193 193 16519 16.519 Sub4otsl for OryFund 15 OrgMainTfr- 0ry3n mabntenan¢o tr Resmcted 621 16211 Sub4iJtsl foi OYgMainTfr 16211 ParSUohn- St John's Grants For Reslncted 36.OCKI 36.000 26.200 26.200 9799 9.799 Sub4otJl for Parsuohn RHTADM. Robovtson Hall Trust Reslncled 3.800 3.800 200 200 SulAotal for RHTADM RHTPCON. Robtrtsorl Hall Trust Re81rictad 7.000 7.000 11 799 11,799 Sub40ts1 for RkffPCON 4.799 Restore- R8sioratfjon Re$incled 835 835 835 Sub-total for Restor• SUohGrant- Grants from St Johns Re$tricled 695 695 3.319 3.219 975 975 Suwtal lof SUohGrart 8tJohn30k- StJohn's Repai￿ Gr Restr￿e(j 23 000 23,1100 23 000 23.000 s￿￿01a1 fot SUohn30k Vlcarage- Vicarage- Chapel Ro Reslricled 74 892 74,692 1.468 1.468 159 159 83 266 83,266 su￿{0￿1 for Vlcarage General- General fund Unresintted 12.120 12.120 19.238 19,2]8 0.586 60.586 Sub40ts1 for Genofaj Gv8nd total 5T9.743 86.970 Page 8

Analysis of income and expenditure for the year ending 31st December 2021 L'nrestricted De51 nated Restrieted Endom'ment This vear Last vear INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Planned giving 0101 Gift Aid- 8ank 0110- Grft Airt- Envelopes 0201- Other planned giving 6.338 1.736 474 6,338 530 1,680 8,018 524 945 9.487 Toial Collections and Othor giving 0301 Loose plate collections 257 257 257 257 1.851 1.851 Total Other voluntary receipts 0410- Giving through church boxes 0550- Donabons appeals etc 0801 - ReC￿rring grants 08A1 _ Non-recurnng one-off grants C003- Donation Gift A'd 155 11 103 43 100 375 491 50.6(N) 15.0(M) 50.600 15.000 1 085 55.442 Total 375 491 65.6(X) Glft Aid recovered 06Q1 - Tax recA)veoble on Gift Aid Total 1.482 1.482 1.482 1.482 1.859 .859 Activities for generating funds Cool - Coffee Shop G002 - Restoration Fund 962 Total 965 Investment Income 1001 Dividends 1020- Bank and building s(Kiety interest 12.326 15 12.377 12.316 Total 12.341 12.392 12.318 Recelpts from church activities 1101 Fees for weddings and funerals 1230- Churth letDng$- objectives 541 541 1545 864 2.749 Tot81 INCOME TOTAL 1.40ti 90,554 4.294 86.214 12.120 491 77.941 Fage 9

EXPENDITURE Cost of generating funds C104- Coffee Shop 127 127 Total Missionary and Charitable Giving 1870 - Secular charities 653 653 Total Parish Share 1910- Ministry parish share et¢ 38.000 38,000 38,￿0 38.0 38,000 Total Clergy and Staffing costs 2050 - Salary of parish administrator 2101 - Working expenses of incumbent 2120 Council lax 2140- Water rates- vicarage C101 Other Clergy Cost 1.720 3.620 2,875 450 2.044 159 1.948 159 197 5,624 Total 3,764 3.779 7.543 Church Running Expenses 2301- Church running - Insurance 2320- Organ I piano ttsrTing 2330- Church maintenance 2331 Cleaning 2340- Upketrp of services 2360 - Adwifjlstratson 2401 - Church wnning - eleCt￿C 2410- Cttur¢h nJrFning - gas C102 - Other Aaivities Expenses C103- Organist Cost C105- CtturGh Supplies C106 - Insurance- Church P102- Fees Retijm to Diocese 1.683 1,683 193 9.991 3.319 1,679 841 1 893 2797 193 2.792 7.198 3,319 3.774 1.636 2.797 180 3.954 1,636 2,797 590 60 4266 3Q03 1.88-, 1493 720 477 1678 796 14.475 796 25.366 Total 7.198 3,692 19.305 Church Repairrj & Maintenance 2710 - Hall major ￿PaIrS - Installation Totsl 2.801 2.801 14.259 14,259 17.999 17.999 938 Governan¢o Costs 2601 - Governance costs examinationlaudit fee 1.020 Total EXPENDITURE TOTAL 60 19.238 60 88.970 1.020 64,730 io.oc 59,731 Page 10

Notes to the accounts Related Pa transaction between The Cha al and Robertson's Hall Trust Robertson s Hall Tmst arises from Ihe churctr. hall In Shi? st￿e1 of ihe former Trinity Cmtsrch of Brighton. Fr D Biggs a trustee as nght of office as vicar of The Chapel Roy318rignton. orher trustees aw appointed by the Bishop's council of the Diocese of Chiehesler and the Diccesan t>oar¢ of finance each for a five-year period. elRo The trust deed is for the maintenance of ministy within the established Church of England. The RHT has been giving Chapel Royal >oth unrestn.cted and restncled grants since the establishment of the Robertson's Hall Trust in September 1989. The following grants We￿ received from Rooertson's Hall Tnjst in the year ending 31st D￿rnber 2021.. PARISH CONTRIBUTION 7.000.00 ADMINISTRATION 4.DJO.00 11.00000 Related Pa transactions between The Cha IRO al and St John's School Trust Sl John s School Trust arises from tne iale of the fortyer Si John The Evangelist School. Cadton Hill Brighton. The area covered by the former parish Is now under the care of Ihe parish of The Chapel Royal. The T..uslees are the Vicar and C￿.UrCh wardep.s ?f The Chapel ?oyal. 3riGhlop, ?y virtue of office, the Trust object have general ecclesiastical purpose of Ihe said parish. The PCC memoers are not Iruslees the PC may apply for a grant for the said trust Of the Tnjstees may make an offer of a grant. in both cases the grant must tye accepted by both parties. The following grants We￿ received from St John s School Trust in the year ending 31 St December 2021.. 12 Monthly Grants towards cleaning @ £300 per month 3.600.00 12 Monthly Grants towards Parish Contribution @ £3,000 per month 36,000 00 39.600.00 Page 11

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSfEES OF THE PCC OF CHAPEL ROYAL Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of The Chapel Royal I report to the trustees on my examination of the actounts of PCC of Chapel Royal (the charityl for the year ended 31 December 2021. Responsibilities and basls of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the prepafation of the accounts in accordance with the requi￿rnents of the Charities Art 20111'the Actrl. I report in respert of my exarnination of the ChariWs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Art and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions gNen by the Charity Commissiop u-..der section 145151 Ibl of the Act. Independent examinerfs ststement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respert: l. Accounting ￿CordS were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act- or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records- or 3. The actounts do not comply wtth the accounting requirements concerning the fomi and tontent of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is Aot a matter con5tdered as part of an independent ex3Nination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters 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. Christopher Robert Tyler FCA DChA FCIE Date.. FI CRT Limited Flat 24 Wellingtonta Court Laine Close Brighton East Sussex BNI 6TD Page 4