ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2025 (For the period to 31-03-25)
www.chapelhouseministries.org.uk Chapel House Ministries is a Registered Charity No. 1156159
Chapel House Ministries Annual Report and Accounts 2025
1. Introduction
The Annual Report and Accounts for Chapel House Ministries is written equally for Trustees and those outside of the charity looking in. As a charity we have to be publicly accountable to everyone. Therefore, it is produced in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act and any regulations made there under and the Charities SORP; Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019). For further information please contact the Chairman, Secretary or Treasurer.
Contact Details:
Chapel House Ministries, Chapel House, Moseley Road, Hallow, Worcestershire, WR2 6NH.
2. Administrative Information
Chapel House Ministries is a registered charity number 1156159 operating out of Chapel House (see address above). During the period 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 the following Trustees were appointed:
The first charity trustees are as follows:
Paul Frederick Wilcox Jane Paton Wilcox
The charity trustees appointed for the following terms are as follows: Deborah Mary Austin for 4 years to 20[th] March 2026 Charles Michael Barry Austin for 4 years to 20[th] March 2026 Gillian Lucas for 4 years to 20[th] March 2026 Grahame Lucas for 4 years to 20[th] March 2026
3. Structure, Governance and Management
Chapel House Ministries is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and operates in accordance with its Constitution dated 4[th] February 2014.
The Trustees are responsible for all aspects of the operation of the Charity including Health and Safety, discrimination and protection of vulnerable people. The Trustees are also responsible for strategic risk management and consider any material risks at each Trustee meeting. Management actions are routinely put in place for material risks. The trustees also have adopted a standard conflict of interest clause.
The value of the charity’s property provides sufficient cover for the long-term liabilities and the low-level strategic risk that the charity is forced to cease operating due to the loss of key Trustees.
The Charity Trustees meet up to four times a year and are responsible for all business decisions of the Charity.
4. Objectives
The objects of the Chapel House Ministries are
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a. To advance the Christian faith, locally, nationally and internationally, for the public benefit, but not exclusively by developing, providing (and facilitating):
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i. Models of mentoring and hospitality,
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ii. A ministry among people wanting to grow in their Christian faith and discipleships,
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iii. Mentoring or counselling sessions,
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iv. Literature on Christian mentoring,
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v. A retreat centre (Chapel House) for the above purposes, and vi. Grants to individuals.
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b. exploring how Christian Mentoring and Counselling might interact.
5. Achievements and Outcomes
It has been another very encouraging year for Chapel House Ministries, although in slightly different ways to originally envisaged; fewer retreats and activities initiated by CHM, but more external groups utilising the space for their own activities. We have been particularly pleased to host local Deanery planning meetings and Chapter events, plus local church-related activities eg men’s and women’s gatherings and a Life Group Quiet Day. Regional organisations and local church leadership teams also made return visits as they appreciate the space to gather, reflect and engage in vision planning eg All Saints (Worcester), City Church (Worcester), the Heart of England Baptist Association, ‘Limitless’, the youth department of the Elim Church, and Forefront Theatre Company.
Jane’s counselling continues to be a very vibrant and exciting aspect of Chapel House Ministries, and she often has a waiting list. The environment of privacy and confidentiality is an ideal setting for her counselling to take place.
It has been an impressive year for George, our mission partner in Tanzania. As academic dean for Msalato Theological college he was fulfilling his ambition to bring forward newly trained ordinands for the Anglican Church in Tanzania. However, his potential was recognised and he was selected to become the Secretary General of the Anglican Church Tze. It was great that we have been able to support him and his family at this time, particularly by assisting with the education of his 4 children, Meshack (bio-medical engineering), Sheryl (completed college) Veronica (2nd year at college) and Debbie (high school). George is also responsible for the Provincial Theological Education Programme and so we are glad to continue to support him, his family and his wider work in the Anglican Church in Tanzania.
The Airbnb use of Chapel House has proved very successful and, informally, some great connections with people have been made. All guests have spoken very highly in their reviews of the Chapel House facility. There was a lull in Airbnb activity in the early part of the year, it did pick up during the period. Airbnb guests do not necessarily profess any spiritual interest we have had some interesting conversations in this period. We have received bookings for the early months of 2026.
Chapel House Ministries started in early 2014 and since then:
| 2015/ | 2023/ | 2024/ | ||
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| Chapel House Ministries | ||||
| a. | ministered to, and mentored individuals | 2,172 | 50 | 68 |
| b. | Number of individuals who have visited Chapel House for mentoring, hospitality, prayer, and |
535 | 150 | 35 |
| lectures | ||||
| c. | received the help of volunteers | 73 | 20 | 25 |
| d. | Numberof mentees | 109 | 25 | 30 |
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6. Financial Review
In nutshell for the year 1[st] April 2024 to 31 March 2025:
- a. During 2024-25 we spent money on retreats, equipment and furniture, mission partner support and general running costs as follow:
| Expenditure Chapel House – Equipment and furnishing Chapel House - Running costs and Garden Maintenance Mission partners CCMN Mentoring Network Total |
2024-25 £ |
2023-24 £ |
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| 181 | 510 7,523 4,899 2,840 |
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| 7,851 | ||
| 6,708 | ||
| 0 | ||
| 14,740 | 15,772 |
- b. Income was received during the year as follows:
| come was received during the year as follows: | ||
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| Income Chapel House Airbnb For Mission Partners CCMN Mentoring Network |
2024-25 £ |
2023-24 £ |
| 7,023 | 7,924 892 6,865 1,768 |
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| 636 | ||
| 7,259 | ||
| 0 | ||
| Total | 14,918 | 17,439 |
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c. On 31 March 2025 our general fund reserve stood at £3,564 (£3,936 as at 31-03-24), a decrease of £372 during the year (a decrease of £331 during the previous year).
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d. Our Christian Coach and Mentoring Network activity ceased at the end of 2023-24. The income and expenditure statement shows the activity during 2023-24, and it was agreed to transfer the fund balance to the general fund as an expression of gratitude for the support of CCMN activity.
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e. By 31 March 2025 we had £7,399 i.e. £7,041 in the bank and £359 owed to us (HMRC Gift Aid claim).
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f. Income from the letting of Chapel House through Airbnb was £636 during the year (£892 in 2023-24). This income is transferred to the General Fund to support the work if Chapel House Ministries.
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g. A loan of £5,000 was given to Chapel House Ministries in 2015 but was accounted for as income to the general fund, and not as a loan to be shown as a Provision for liabilities after one year. This has now been corrected as a prior year adjustment.
7. Actions for the future
The Trustees have been conducting a review of the future of Chapel House Ministries during 2025. Further work is planned for early 2026, when we hope to make some firm decisions.
8. Accounting Policies
Accruals: It is the policy of Chapel House Ministries to prepare accounts on a payments and receipts basis. The exception to this is the claim for Gift Aid recovery from HMRC that remains outstanding at the year end. This is treated on an accrual basis.
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Property Valuation: The Charity owns one property; Chapel House. The initial value of the building was shown at purchase cost (2014) and subsequently increased by the value of the internal reordering works carried out in 2016-17. The Charity has adopted a policy of revaluing Chapel House, in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS102). A professional and independent valuation was carried out on 4[th] February 2022 and is reflected in these accounts. In accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS102) the Charity will arrange for revaluations with sufficient regularity to ensure that the value in the accounts doesn’t vary materially from its current value. The Trustees plan to seek another valuation in 2027.
Works to Property: Items of expenditure that are deemed to improve the value of the property are capitalised and treated as part of the Fixed Asset “Chapel House”. All expenditure on maintenance is charged to the year of account. Expenditure on equipment or assets on or above £2,500 with a life expectancy greater than two years is capitalised and subject to depreciation on the straight-line method over the forecast life of the asset.
Procurement: All expenditure above £2,500 should be subject to Trustee approval prior to purchase. Any expenditure on a single item above £2,500 should be subject to receipt of at least two written or documented quotes and be subject to Trustee approval if the lowest quote is not to be accepted. Any expenditure above £7,500 should be subject to three written quotes based on a clear specification of the works or asset to be purchased, and Trustee approval of the selected quote.
The letting of Chapel House through Airbnb: The Trustees have agreed to use the income from letting to support the ministry and upkeep of Chapel House.
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9. The Annual Statement of Accounts 2025
The Statement of Accounts is set out on the following pages. An Independent Examiner’s report is set out on Page 13.
| Page No. | Financial Statements for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 |
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| 6 | Statement of Financial Activities and funds summary |
| 7 | Balance Sheet |
| 8 | Fund Movement summary |
| 9 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| 10 | Analysis of Receipts and Payments (notes A, B1 and B2) |
| 11 | Additional notes to the accounts (notes B3, C, D and E) |
| 12 | Statement of Financial Activities and funds summary 2023-24 for comparison with 2024-25 on page 6 |
| 13 | Report of Independent Examiner |
10. Notes to the Accounts
The following pages set out the statement of accounts together with notes to explain them.
Grahame Lucas Treasurer 2[nd] January 2026
Paul Wilcox Chairman 2[nd] January 2026
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See Page 12 - Statement of Financial Activities and funds summary 2023-24 for comparison with 2024-25.
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Note 1: It is the policy of the charity to prepare accounts on a receipts and payments basis with the exception of the recovery of tax on Gift Aided donations and the valuation of the Chapel House property.
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Note B3 Investments: The Charity does not hold any cash investments.
Note C Property Valuation: This was last carried out on 4[th] February 2022 by Messrs Nicol & Co. The basis for valuation was market value based on the values of similar residential properties in the area. The property was valued in the region of £300,000. In accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS102) the Charity will arrange for revaluations with sufficient regularity to ensure that the value in the accounts doesn’t vary materially from its current value. The Trustees plan to seek another valuation in 2027.
| Property: Chapel House, Mosely Road, Hallow. |
Freehold Land and Buildings as at 31-3-25 |
Freehold Land and Buildings as at 31-3-24 |
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| £ | £ | |
| Cost & valuation history | ||
| Purchase price March 2014 (including capitalised fees and costs) |
189,667 | 189,667 |
| Cost of reordering &improvements2016-17 | 62,627 | 62,627 |
| Cost of reordering and improvements 2017-18 | 2,786 | 2,786 |
| Cost of improvements to driveway & external areas in 2020 |
12,000 | 12,000 |
| Revaluation on 20-09-2017 | 19,920 | 19,920 |
| Revaluation on 04-02-2022 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Net book value at the end of year | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| N.b. there were no impairments and no depreciation applied |
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Note D Transfers between funds:
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the funds generated by the Airbnb project of £636 in 2024/25 (£892 in 2023/24) were transferred to the General Fund. This project was established to provide funding for the charity by making better use of the Chapel House building.
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A repayment of a loan (in part) was made to Paul and Jane Wilcox in 2018-19 funded from a specific donation made for that purpose. While the loan repayment was made and was accounted for, the balance sheet line “Provision for liabilities after one year (ie long term loans to the charity) was not written down. A transfer between the general fund and capital funds used for the purpose Chapel House of £1,437.50 was made to correct this error.
Note E Debtors: Two claims were made to HMRC after 31-03-2025 in respect of Gift Aided income prior to 01-04-2025. The claim totalled £359 (£1,863 in 2023/24) and has been treated as an accrual of income in the 2024/25 accounts. The claim was received on 28[th] July 2025.
Donations of goods and services in kind: Our annual independent examination was carried out by Tim Marlow free of charge. Volunteers provide their services to administer the charity and manage events.
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This statement for the previous year is provided as a comparator with the latest Statement 😉of Financial Activities as set out on page 6.
Chapel House Ministries Statement of Financial Activities For the period from 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted Prior year Further
Total funds
funds funds funds total funds details
£ £ £ £ £
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds 0 0 1,760 1,760 4,073 A
Voluntary income 7,898 6,866 8 14,772 13,027 A
Investment income 15 892 0 906 1,350
Other incoming resources 0 0 0 0 0
Total income 7,913 7,757 1,768 17,439 18,449
Resources used
Cost of generating voluntary income 1,617 0 0 1,617 791 B2
Charitable activities 8,203 3,112 2,840 14,155 21,960 B1
Prior year adjustments 0 0 0 0 0
Total expenditure 9,820 3,112 2,840 15,772 22,751
Net income (expenditure) resources before transfers -1,907 4,645 -1,072 1,666 -4,301
Transfers between funds:
Gross transfers between funds - in 1,576 0 0 1,576 1,342 D
Gross transfers between funds - out 0 -892 -684 -1,576 -1,342 D
Invetsment and Assets valuations:
Gains/losses on investment assets 0 0 0 0 0 B3
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use 0 0 0 0 0 C
Net movement in funds -331 3,754 -1,756 1,666 -4,301
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward 4,267 143,969 1,756 149,992 154,293
Total funds carried forward 3,936 147,722 0 151,659 149,992
Represented by:
Unrestricted
General fund 3,936 0 0 3,936 4,267
Designated
Chapel House Revaluation Reserve 0 32,920 0 32,920 32,920
Funds used for purchase of Chapel House 0 32,667 0 32,667 32,667
Funds used for the improvement of Chapel House 0 77,412 0 77,412 77,412
George 0 4,722 0 4,722 969
Restricted
The Christian Coach And Mentor Network 0 0 0 0 1,756
Total funds 3,936 147,722 0 151,659 149,992
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There may be minor discrepancies in the totals as the pence are not being shown on any of the financial statements above and on the following pages.
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