The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Annual Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts For the Period 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025
Charity Number: 1158463
The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Annual Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts For the Period 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025
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| Trustees’ Report | 2 |
| Receipts and Payments | 7 |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 8 |
The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Annual Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts
For the Period 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025
Reference and Administrative information
Charity Name: The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust Charity registration number: 1158463 Registered Office: Church Office The Branch 16 Market Place Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5NA Trustees: Rev Dr James Kennedy (Chair) Mr J Bell Mrs Bethany Boddy Treasurer: Mr P Clipson Bankers: Triodos Bank Deanery Road Bristol BS1 5AS
The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust (Charity number: 1158463)
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Accounts for 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Trustees’ Report
Objectives and activities:
Our aim is to share the life-changing love of Jesus in and around Chipping Norton.
Our charitable objectives as set out in our governing document are as follows:
The advancement of the Christian faith, including: -
(1) the advancement of Christ’s kingdom by the faithful teaching of the scriptures at St Mary’s Church Chipping Norton and in the region and by the recruitment, education, training and sending of gospel ministers whether paid or unpaid around the United Kingdom and abroad to establish and renew Christian churches and ministries related thereto.
(2) to provide support to youth workers and others working with the elderly and families in evangelistic teaching and other pastoral work.
(3) to provide support for religious education in accordance with the Christian faith in schools, Sunday schools, classes, seminars, lectures and conferences.
(4) the relief of need, hardship, physical or mental distress; including support for those with problems of unemployment and re-employment.
(5) the support of Christians who are persecuted by reason of their faith in the context of the work of St Mary’s Church Chipping Norton provided always that such support shall be nonpolitical in nature.
(6) the support of Christians who are engaged full-time in the missionary work of proclaiming the gospel and in bringing others to believe in Jesus Christ and to live in accordance with his teaching.
We have previously employed Youth, Children’s and Families Workers and Outreach Workers to support the work of St. Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton but our current activities are restricted to making grants to support the work of the church with Youth, Children and Families.
The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. All of our charitable activities focus on benefitting the public in and around Chipping Norton.
In particular our grants contribute towards the employment costs of St Mary’s’ Youth, and Children & Families Pastors, enabling the church to engage more constructively with children, young people and families in our community, supporting them both in their faith journeys and practically. These measures ensure that the Charity is of benefit to a significant number of people locally.
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The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust (Charity number: 1158463) Accounts for 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Achievements and Performance:
Our charity provides grants to facilitate the work of St Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton with youth, children and families, serving the children and young people within both our church and wider community.
The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust works closely with two other charities; The Branch Trust, Chipping Norton (1191055) and St. Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton (1132070) and often activities that are supporting by our grants are of a joint nature, with additional resources being provided by the other charities.
Youth Work:
As in previous years, activities delivered or supported financially by CNACT include Sunday morning sessions and Friday evening Small Groups. 1-1 discipleship also continues with a small number of teenagers.
The youth were enabled to enjoy a wonderful weekend away, incorporating fun, games, worship, teaching and prayer. Plans are already well underway for another in the coming year.
Remix, our weekly Friday afternoon Youth Club has continued with approximately 35 young people attending each week during term-time.
Children’s work:
Support continued for the families associated with St. Mary’s Church and from Chipping Norton more widely, (including regular Sunday morning sessions and Wednesday morning ‘Minis’ (carer and toddler group), as well as some more social gatherings to help restore relationships interrupted by Covid.
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The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust (Charity number: 1158463) Accounts for 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Financial review:
As of 31 May 2025, the Charity had cash funds of £19,163, £3,569 of which was unrestricted, and the remainder restricted.
Income included a gift of £750 from All Saints Churchill for youth work
The charity also continued to receive ongoing standing orders from individuals associated with St. Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton.
Expenditure increased from £9,511 in 2023-24 to £10,626 in 2024-2025. A grant of £10,255 was paid to St Mary’s Church towards salary for the Youth worker and the Children’s and Families Pastor. A further £371 was paid for general administrative costs including bank charges, filing fees, software fees, and insurance costs.
The Charity does not have a reserves policy and all the resources held at 31 May 2025 are for the purposes of employing staff and supporting associated projects. The charity considers that it is not necessary to hold a set level of reserves, as the main activity of the charity is to employ staff on threeyear contracts, and the Trustees are satisfied that there will be sufficient standing orders, donations and grants to fulfil the Charity’s obligations.
Structure, governance and management:
The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, incorporated on 4 November 2020 and first registered as a charity on 5 September 2014. The charity is governed under its constitution, which sets out the objects and powers of the charity.
The Trustees when complete consist of at least three and not more than seven individuals (with optimum five). At the AGM the members elect persons to be Trustees to fill the vacancies arising.
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Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust
Receipts and Payments
for the period 1 June 2024 - 31 May 2025
| Unrestrict ed funds 2025 (£) |
Restricted funds 2025 (£) |
Total funds 2025 (£) |
Unrestrict ed funds 2024 (£) |
Restricted funds 2024 (£) |
Total funds 2024 (£) |
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| Income from: | |||||||
| Donations and legacies | |||||||
| Singlegifts(gift aided) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Singlegifts(non-gift aided) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Regulargifts(gift aided) | 840 | 6,555 | 7,395 | 840 | 6,435 | 7,275 | |
| Regulargifts(non-gift aided) | 0 | 780 | 780 | 0 | 720 | 720 | |
| Grants | 0 | 750 | 750 | 0 | 3,611 | 3,611 | |
| Gift Aid | 215 | 1,671 | 1,886 | 214 | 1,466 | 1,680 | |
| Subtotal | 1,055 | 9,756 | 10,811 | 1,054 | 12,232 | 13,286 | |
| Charitable activities | |||||||
| Provision of staff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Investments | |||||||
| Bank interest | 110 | 0 | 110 | 89 | 0 | 89 | |
| Total | 1,165 | 9,756 | 10,921 | 1,143 | 12,232 | 13,375 | |
| Expenditure on: | |||||||
| Charitable activities: | |||||||
| Youth and Children | |||||||
| Salary costs/benefits in kind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,052 | 5,052 | |
| Grants | 0 | 10,255 | 10,255 | 0 | 3,450 | 3,450 | |
| Working expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Insurance | 95 | 0 | 95 | 498 | 0 | 498 | |
| Gifts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fees and charges | 276 | 0 | 276 | 511 | 0 | 511 | |
| Total | 371 | 10,255 | 10,626 | 1,009 | 8,502 | 9,511 | |
| Net income/(expenditure) / Net movement in funds |
(0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
| Reconciliation of funds: | |||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 794 | -499 | 295 | 134 | 3,730 | 3,864 | |
| Total funds carried forward | 794 | -499 | 295 | 134 | 3,730 | 3,864 | |
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Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 May 2025
| Balance sheet | Balance sheet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| as of 31 May, 2025 |
as of 31 May, 2024 |
Change | |
| Fixed Asset | |||
| Total Fixed Asset | 0 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | |||
| Current | 19,162.59 | £19,305.52 | £142.93 |
| Total Cash at bank and in hand | 19,162.59 | £19,305.52 | £142.93 |
| Current Assets | |||
| Sundrydebtors | 0.00 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| Total Current Assets | £0.00 | £0.00 |
£0.00 |
| Net current assets | 19,162.59 | £19,305.52 | £142.93 |
| Creditors: amounts fallingdue within oneyear | |||
| Current Liabilities | |||
| Accruals | 0.00 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| Total Creditors: amounts fallingdue within oneyear | £0.00 | £0.00 |
£0.00 |
| Net current assets(liabilities) | 19,162.59 | £19,305.52 | £142.93 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 19,162.59 | £19,305.52 | £142.93 |
| Total net assets(liabilities) | 19,162.59 | £19,305.52 | £142.93 |
| Charityfunds | |||
| Retained Earnings | £19,305.52 | £15,441.13 | £3,864.39 |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | (£142.93) | £3,864.39 | £3,721.46 |
| Total Charityfunds | £19,162.59 | £19,305.52 | -£142.93 |
Movements in funds as at 31 May 2025
| Fund name | Fund balances brought forward (£) |
Income (£) | Expenditure (£) | Transfers | Fund balances carried forward(£) |
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| General | 2,768 | 1,156 | 355 | 3,569 | |
| Youth worker | 11,692 | 4,936 | 5,615 | 11,013 | |
| Children’s worker | 3,424 | 0 | 0 | 3,424 | |
| Youth,children & Families | 1351 | 4,445 | 4,640 | 1,156 | |
| Total funds | 19,236 | 10,537 | 10,610 | 0 | 19,163 |
Approved by the Trustees:
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