Charity Number 1155557
Trinity Chippenham Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023
Trinity Chippenham Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2023
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
**Charity registration number**
1155557
**Principal address**
51 Curlew Drive
Chippenham SN14 6YG
**Trustees**
Mr Michael Chalmers Mr David Ferguson Mr David Jeffery Mrs Rebekah Jones Mr Timothy Jones Mr Andrew Cordle Dr Peter Mead
## **Independent Examiner**
MR CD Watchman
## **Bankers**
CAF Bank
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## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The objects of the Trust are to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs appearing in the Schedule hereto in Chippenham and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may 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 charity.
The Church is not a building, but a gathering of ordinary people of different ages and backgrounds, whose lives have been changed by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The New Testament reveals the Church as a community of people, properly taught and cared for, who by loving and serving Jesus Christ, were also committed to love and care for each other and to bring a blessing to the area in which they lived. Trinity Chippenham; its trustees, elders, and those who participate in the church community are committed to the restoration of those New Testament principles. It is not alone in this, it is one of many Churches in the area, country and all over the world that is re-discovering the excitement of knowing Jesus Christ. The vision is to see the people of Chippenham come to discover the transforming delight of the love of the Trinity that is found in relationship with Jesus as Lord, Saviour and friend.
Trinity Chippenham meets every Sunday, with children’s programmes running simultaneously for children up to age 11. Trinity Chippenham also continues a midweek youth group and Life Groups, meeting in homes of church members to study the Bible, encourage one another and praying together. All activities are listed on www.trinitychippenham.org. The church maintains a close working relationship with the Chippenham CAP Centre (CC#1192100), which was launched by Trinity Chippenham in 2021. Trinity Chippenham’s other activities in 2023 include:
- Ladies’ seminar in February 2023.
- An outdoor Easter fun day, in partnership with Chippenham CAP Centre, in April 2023.
- Church weekend away at the Poplars in April 2023.
- Kids Club day out in June 2023.
- Sports day in July 2023.
- Youth weekend away in July 2023.
- TC missions team (12 participants), humanitarian, outreach and church support trip to Lushnje, Albania in August 2023.
- A sponsored bike ride to Calne, in partnership with Chippenham CAP Centre in September 2023.
- Marriage and singleness seminars in September / October 2023.
- A Light Party in October 2023.
- A Pre-Loved Clothes event, partnering with Chippenham CAP Centre in November 2023.
- Story Within a Story – The Nativity Production, three performances, in December 2023.
Every activity of Trinity Chippenham is undertaken for the public benefit and is open to all without charge. Trinity Chippenham is a loving and welcoming community of Christians who are
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continuing to learn what it means to be church together. This was an encouraging year in the life of the church community and its provision of service for the public benefit. In planning the activities for 2023, and in planning for the 2024 programme, the trustees have had regard to the guidance regarding public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
Trinity Chippenham continued to meet during 2023 and continued a normal and full church programme throughout the year. The Sunday gathering met each week with contemporaneous children’s work (TC Kids and TC Tots).
Life Groups continued during the year, with new groups being launched, bringing the total to six by year end. Other informal gatherings, and special one-off gatherings also took place, as listed above. The youth group met midweek most weeks, continuing to meet in rented space for their gatherings due to increasing numbers. All special events were well attended by guests. We did not charge entry to these or any events in 2023.
The church website, www.trinitychippenham.org, remained live throughout the year offering information about the church, as well as recordings of church sermons for the public to access without charge.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
Trinity Chippenham does not have a reserves policy. Trinity Chippenham raises its funds by discreet offerings from participants, many of whom choose to give by direct debit each month into the church bank account. We do not charge for participation in the normal programme of church events, and we do not pass an offering receptacle during any church gatherings.
## **Approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:**
___________________ Mr Michael Chalmers, Trustee 26[th] October 2024 ___________________ Mr Timothy Jones, Trustee 26[th] October 2024
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## Trinity Chippenham
## Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 December 2023
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Reference|£
£|**£**|£|
|_Income and_
_endowments from:_
_T.1_
Charitable activities
**Total**|102706.50
12439.00||101,865
101,865|
|||**115145.50**||
|||**115145.50**||
|_Expenditure on:_
_T 2 & 3_
Charitable activities
**Total**|||94,233
94,233|
|||||
||98029.66
11486.36|**109516.02**||
|||**109516.02**||
|Net Income /
Expenditure|||7,632|
||4676.84
952.64|**5629.48**||
|_Total Funds Brought_
_Forward_
_Previous_
_year_
Total Funds Carried
Forward
to next
year|||_19,912_
27,544|
||_23105.18_
_4440.00_
27781.84
5391.60|**_27545.00_**||
|||**33173.44**||
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## Trinity Chippenham Balance Sheet
## For the year ended 31 December 2023
|Reference|2023|_2022_
_2021_
_£_
_£_|
|---|---|---|
||£||
|**Fixed Assets**
Cost / Value
4
Depreciation
4
**Current Assets**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: Amount falling due within one year**
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Assets less current liabilities**
**Net Assets**
**The Funds of the Charity**
Restricted Income Funds
5,6
Unrestricted Income Funds
5,6||_8,832_
_8,832_
_-8,832_
_-8,832_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_27,544_
_19912_
_27,544_
_19912_
_27,544_
_19912_
_27544_
_27,544_
_19912_
_27,544_
_19912_
_4,439_
_4844_
_23,105 150168_|
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||
||33,173||
||33,173||
||||
||||
||||
||33,173||
||||
||33,173||
||||
||33,173||
||||
||||
||5,392||
||27,782||
|**Total Funds**|**33,173**|**_27,544_**
**_19912_**|
**These financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by:**
___________________ Mr Michael Chalmers, Trustee 26[th] October 2024 ___________________ Mr Timothy Jones, Trustee 26[th] October 2024
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## Trinity Chippenham Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023
## **1. Income from charitable activities**
|**Unr**
**General Offerings and Gifts**
Offerings and Gifts
Special Offerings / Designated
**Gift Aid Recovered**
Gift Aid Recovered
**Ministry**
Transferred between funds
**Total**|**estricted Funds**
**Restricted Funds**
**£**
**£**
89144.67
9419.25|**2023**|**2022**
**£**
73,676
19,851|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||**£**||
|||||
|||||
|||89144.67||
|||9419.25||
||89144.67
9419.25|**98563.92**|**93,527**|
||14761.83
1819.75||8,326|
|||||
|||16581.58||
||**103906.5**
**11239**|**115145.5**|**101,865**|
||-1,200
1,200||-|
|||||
|||0||
||**-1,200**
**1,200**|0|-|
|||||
||**102706.5**
**12439**|**115145.5**|**101,865**|
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## Trinity Chippenham Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023
## **2. Costs of charitable activities by fund type**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted Funds**
**£**
**£**
**Mission**
Grants to Individuals
-
2381.25
Grants to Institutions
-
9105.11|**2023**|**2022**
**£**
11,972
12,785|
|---|---|---|
||**£**||
||||
||||
||||
|_Total_
-
_11486.36_||_24,757_|
|**Ministry**
Venue
10334.25
Administration
7011.37
Ministry Costs
20350.85
Leadership Support
60320.57
Brandingand Launch
12.62||9,179
5,241
11,385
43,408
264|
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||
|**Total**
**98029.66**
**11486.36**|**109516.02**|**94,233**|
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## Trinity Chippenham Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023
## **4. Tangible Fixed Assets**
|**Cost or Valuation**
Depreciation B.Fwd|**Van**
**PA & Other**
**Equipment**
**£**
**£**
**4,032**
**4,800**
(4,032)
(4,800)
**(4,032)**
**(4,800)**
**-**
**-**|**Total**
**£**
**8,832**
(8,832)
**(8,832)**|
|---|---|---|
|Depreciation in Year|||
|Depreciation C.Fwd|||
|**Net Book Values**
at 31/12/2020|||
|||**-**|
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## Trinity Chippenham Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023
## **5. Movement in Funds**
|**Balance**
**01/01/23**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted Funds**
General
23,105
102706.5
98,029.66
**23,105**
**102706.5**
**98,029.66**
**Restricted Funds**
Facilities Fund
7,200
1,200
0
Designated Mission
Gift
-2761.04
11239
11486.36
**4,439**
**12,439**
**11486.36**
**Total**
**27,544**
**115,146**
**109516.02**
**. Analysis of net assets between funds**
**Tangible**
**Fixed**
**Assets**
**Net Current**
**Assets**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**27,782**
General
**Restricted Funds**
Designated Mission Gift
-3008.4
Facilities Fund
8,400
**-**
**33,173**|**Balance**
**01/01/23**
**£**
23,105|**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**£**
**£**
102706.5
98,029.66||**Balance**
**31/12/23**
**£**
27,782|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**23,105**|**102706.5**
**98,029.66**||**27,782**|
||7,200
-2761.04|1,200
0
11239
11486.36||8,400
-3008.4|
||**4,439**|**12,439**
**11486.36**||**5,392**|
||||||
||**27,544**
**115,146**
**109516.02**|||**33,173**|
|||||**Net**
**Assets**
**£**
**27,782**
-3008.4
7,200
**33,173**|
## **6. Analysis of net assets between funds**
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
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accounts in a¢xxydan¢e wth th& roquirements of the Charit188 Act 2011
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unller section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrwng out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi5s*)n
und8r section 145(SXbl of the Act.
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mln¢rf4 statemgnt
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come to my attenbon in connection with th8 examination lother Ihan that
discbs8d bebw'l which gives m8 (2USe to believe that in, any mal8rial
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of the Charities Act.. or
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concerning th8 form and content of accounts sel out in th8 Charit188
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con5id8r8d 85 Part of an indep8ndent examination.
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with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this reFX)rt in
order to erobb a proper understanding of the accounts to b8 rgached.
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