## **Cheltenham & Gloucester Unitarians** ## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31[st] December, 2020** The Trustees present their Report along with the Accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31st December 2020. The Accounts have been prepared in accordance with the the Charity’s Trust Deed and with applicable law. ## **1) Constitution & Object** The Governing Document is the Constitution adopted on 7 April, 2013. The Object of the Charity is the promotion of religion in accordance with the principles of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches. ## **2) Public Benefit Statement** In pursuit of the Objects of the Trust, the Trustees provide a place of worship for all to attend. ## **3) Organisation** The names of the Managing Trustees who have served during the year are set out on the front cover of the Report and Accounts. ## **4) Financial Review** The operating surplus before revaluation of the Stock Market investments was a deficit of £625.81 (2019: deficit £1856.82). The revaluation of the investments showed a deficit of £30811.99 (2019: surplus of £25308.78) to show an overall deficit of £31437.80 (2019: surplus £23451.96). ## 5) **Risk Management** The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the Charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps may be taken to lessen these risks. ## **6) Management & Governance** The Governing Document provides for a maximum of eight Managing Trustees. The Trustees are empowered to fill any vacancies in their ranks. The Chairman of the Trustees is responsible for the induction of any new Trustees including awareness of the duties of a Trustee, and awareness of the Governing Document, administrative procedures, and the historical and philosophical approach of the Charity. ## **7) Achievement & Performance** During the year, the Trust has continued to pursue the Objectives of the Charity. ## **8) Reserves** The Trustees have pursued a policy of maintaining the property of the Trust and of supporting the religious and other charitable work of Unitarians in Gloucestershire. Chairman ## **CHELTENHAM AND GLOUCESTER UNITARIANS** ## **Details of expenditure - year to 31 December 2020** |**2019**
**Cost of holding services**
24000.00 Contribution to Cotswold Group Ministry
1513.10 Lay preachers
0.00
Zoom fees
25513.10
**Premises expenses**
3584.99 Insurance:Church and Hall
-1926.93
Less paid by Church tenant
1658.06
150.00 Rent -Gloucester services
0.00 Manse expenses
1317.69 Lighting and heating
4343.47 Maintenance and repairs: Cheltenham Church Hall
0.00 Professional fees
0.00
Cleaning services
7469.22
**Subscriptions**
0.00 Midland Unitarian Association affiliation fee
0.00 Midland Unitarian Association personal subscriptions
865.00
General Assembly Quota subscriptions
865.00
**Donations**
100.00 The Inquirer Appeal
100.00 Send-a-Child-to-Hucklow
0.00 Nightingale Centre
**Other expenses**
599.30 Stationery, postage, telephone etc
600.00 The Inquirer/Unitarian
340.00 Examiner's fee
268.00 GA delegate
93.87 Website costs
0.00 Books
0.00 AGM expenses
146.54
Sundries
2047.71|Glos
4875.00
100.00
0.00
4975.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
97.50
1104.66
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1202.16
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
300.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
300.00|Chelt
13000.00
300.00
100.73
13400.73
3793.88
-2039.22
1754.66
0.00
0.00
1158.26
178.00
3552.70
956.00
7599.62
105.00
0.00
0.00
105.00
0.00
0.00
100.00
100.00
641.31
600.00
300.00
0.00
83.87
105.00
18.11
131.88
1880.17|Total
17875.00
400.00
100.73
18375.73|Total
17875.00
400.00
100.73
18375.73|Total
17875.00
400.00
100.73
18375.73| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||3793.88
-2039.22
1754.66
97.50
1104.66
1158.26
178.00
3552.70
956.00
8801.78
105.00
0.00
0.00
105.00
0.00
0.00
100.00
100.00
641.31
900.00
300.00
0.00
83.87
105.00
18.11
131.88
2180.17||| |||||1754.66
97.50
1104.66
1158.26
178.00
3552.70
956.00
8801.78|| |||||105.00
0.00
0.00
105.00
0.00
0.00
100.00
100.00
641.31
900.00
300.00
0.00
83.87
105.00
18.11
131.88
2180.17|105.00
0.00
0.00
105.00| ||||||0.00
0.00
100.00| ||||||100.00| ||||||641.31
900.00
300.00
0.00
83.87
105.00
18.11
131.88| 3