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2023-03-31-accounts

2022/2023 ANNUAL REPORT Charity number1158883 CHURCH

South Chard Church

This is the eighth annual report from the Trustee board at South Chard Church CIO which was formally registered in October 2014.

Since our previous annual review, the church has increased the amount of work we do within the local community. New groups have been established which are specific to the needs of the people we are connected with. We have been able to support more people practically, spiritually and emotionally due to the appointment of a Community Worker alongside our Community Manager. All members of our church are encouraged to learn from one another, offer pastoral support to each other and play their part within the community.

We have four trustees on the board, who meet on a regular basis and hold an AGM.

South Chard Church continues to be affiliated with Churches in Communities International, who are on standby to offer any support or advice should we require it. We also continue to work with Churches Together in Chard (part of Churches Together In England) and look forward to furthering our relationship with them in the coming year.

1

Community Life

This year we have continued to build on the success of The Hub at South Chard Church. This initiative is designed to engage our resources and volunteers in various programmes that support community life.

Newly Appointed Community Worker

We were thrilled to announce the appointment of a new Community Worker, Clare Redgrave. The post is funded by Somerset Community Foundation. Working alongside our Community Manager, Jenny Reid, Clare works to support the growing work we are doing in our local community. She brings years of expertise working in the charitable field, a strategic mindset and chef skills to the table. As well as several dogs!

Coffee Mornings

We continue to run our coffee mornings every week. It’s become a great place for people to connect. During the winter months we teamed up with several local charities to create Chard Warm Spaces. We pooled our expertise and secured shared funding to keep our spaces open for longer.

For several months we were able to secure weekly visits from Cosmic, a local project that aimed to help people who were isolated due to lack of access to technology. People were able to access training and devices. One lady with very little tech skills built her own website to showcase her short stories; some got fitbits; smart phones and laptops and were able to access training in how to use them.

Food Provision

We continue to work with our partners to provide food to where it is most needed. We work closely with Chard Community Hub and our local food bank (Lords Larder) and often get donations from our local supermarkets which we distribute to the community. We absolutely value the joined up approach our local charities and agencies are taking to ensure no one goes hungry.

2

At Christmas time we worked together to give out hundreds of children’s toys to families in our local community. Individuals and businesses donated to the cause and a mammoth team of volunteers rallied together to be Santa's elves and wrap and deliver the presents.

We have a small fund called “Love Chard” that individuals can donate into. We use this fund when we find someone with a need that cannot be easily sourced from our partners. We use this fund to give people supermarket vouchers or buy an essential household product if theirs breaks.

Children and Young People

Working with Chard Churches Together a team of our volunteers go out every Wednesday to our local skate park to meet and chat with the youth and build relationships with them. This August we put on a Skate Jam event, bringing in new ramps; music; a BBQ and hosting a Skate and Scoot competition, with prizes. We love to help children get outside, get muddy, and experience nature so we also run forest walks to encourage exploration.

Some of our work with children is linked to our family work, and at times our workers will assist families with school meetings (where concerns are raised) and will liaise with other agencies to seek the right provision for children and young people who are struggling.

Kids Matter

In partnership with two local primary schools we have now run two Kids Matter courses (www.kidsmatter.org.uk),helping parents get together to explore and learn new parenting ideas. Our facilitators work hard to create a welcoming, non judgmental environment of encouragement and mutual support. We have provided the course to sixteen local families this year.

“It has been a real privilege to spend time getting together with parents. Sometimes it is just about realising

you are not alone. Sharing your parenting experience with others only to hear “me too” helps parents realise that the struggles they face are often universal, and gives them the courage to try out new strategies.

Gill Bough Kids Matter Facilitator

3

Car Scheme

Our car scheme has flourished this year, communicating a real need in our community for transport. Working with the support of our local council, our volunteer driver pool of six have undertaken 83 journeys, helping our members access essential appointments.

We are working hard to implement systems to facilitate this growing work and have had funding from Chard Town Council to help us with a new laptop and DBS checks.

Bottled up

Bottled Up is a programme designed to support families of alcoholics. We are now working closely with the founders to run this programme through the Hub. We have also successfully secured funding of £2000 from Open Mental Health to support those in need of one to one counselling.

Due to unexpected circumstances we had to postpone the launch of this project, but our volunteers were trained this year and we are primed and ready to launch.

Outstanding Volunteers

Our volunteer team continues to amaze us! This year is no exception. From helping people to get on top of their house or garden to providing bereavement support, wrapping Christmas presents or delivering food to even running a pop up herb growing course. We work hard to listen to our volunteers' ideas and give room and support in order for them to succeed. The team is diverse, friendly and ever growing and we are so proud to call them our friends.

4

Tatworth Tots

We run a weekly parent and toddler session which is facilitated by three volunteers. We have over 30 families attending regularly. Every session comes to an end with Gill providing a song and instrument time where all the children and parents are encouraged to join in.

Our Tots team try to identify those families who might need a little extra support and have connected several parents with financial support; food provision; emotional support and access to our Kids Matter parenting course.

External links

We know that we achieve more when we work together. That’s why we are part of the Chard One Team (regular, local multi agency meetings) and it’s why our Community Manager is a Council Coordinator for CiC (Churches in Communities), the vice chair of our local Independent Advisory Group for the Police (IAG). We continue to value our partners and invest in our connections. This year our Community Manager attended the NAIAG (National Association of Independent Advisory Groups to the Police) in Bedfordshire to continue to contribute to the conversation around how the community can best speak into the policies and procedures of the Police.

“Working with external agencies is at the heart of what we do. We have achieved so much this year that wouldn't have been possible prior to working together with our partners.”

Jenny, 44, Community Manager

Training

“Knowing I can request training in a certain area if I feel I am lacking in expertise is so reassuring. I learnt so much on the impact measurement course that I have been able to implement, as well as share my learning with our local partners.”

Jenny, 44, Community Manager

We work hard to ensure all our staff and volunteers have relevant up to date training. This year we accessed training for different members of our team, putting our community manager on an extended course around digital engagement and impact measurement and we rolled out in-house safeguarding training day for all our volunteers.

5

Church Life

Sunday Morning Services

We meet every Sunday morning at 10am. We never really know what is going to happen these days as we have moved to a more informal set up where we listen to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to lead our time together. This has made for some interesting, amusing and absolutely wonderful encounters as we track this road together, recognising that there is not one person who has all the answers, rather we all, perhaps, bring a little piece to the table.

Growing Together

In line with our ethos we make room and facilitate individuals to start group gatherings and other get togethers where they feel it is needed. We have had several pop up Bible studies hosted in homes and at our building; discussion groups; prayer meetings and one to one discipleship develop in this way. We are encouraged to recognise again and again that everyone has something to contribute and we love to see this being worked out.

6

Overseas Support

We continue to support Pastor Moses. A team of volunteers from South Chard Church have set up a scheme whereby we sponsor five children from an orphanage, on a monthly basis. This sponsorship pays for each child's educational needs, food, and housing. Furthermore we also assist financially with the hire of a hall which is used as their main church premises, holding meetings and clubs during the week and services at the weekend.

Building development

Since our last annual review we have decided to move forward with our decision to create a community space/drop in centre in one of our buildings.

Drawings have been created, conversations are happening with our local council and we are preparing to submit an application to the planning department. Our fundraising team is on standby ready to apply for funding bids to finance the work.

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South Chard Church 1158883

End of Year Financial Statements

Year ending March 31 2023

Page 1

Statement of Financial Activities

Statement of Financial Activities
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Total
Prior year
funds
funds
funds
funds
total funds
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Other incoming resources
Total income
Resources used
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Total expenditure
Gains / losses on investment assets
Net income / (expenditure) resources before
transfer
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Other recognised gains / losses
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
Administrator fund
Annual Expense fund
CAP fund
Children's Work fund
Church Weekend fund
Church maintenance fund
Community
Ignite fund
India
Kids Matter
Love Chard
Men's Ministry fund
Ministry School fund
Mission fund
Pappy Daniel India fund
Prisons Work
Savings
Special Offering fund
Tatworth Tots
Tithe fund
Uganda
Youth Worker fund
Restricted
Bottled Up
Car Scheme
Community Worker
Manor House Fund
9,558
16,000

25,558
2,500
49,117


49,117
51,328
12


12
356
1,012
1,234

2,247
1,152
11,452


11,452
71,153
17,234

88,388
55,337
55,536
4,581

60,117
54,770




55,536
4,581

60,117
54,770




15,617
12,653

28,270
567
27,424


27,424
21,485
(26,489)
(934)

(27,424)
(21,485)




16,551
11,718

28,270
567
10,143
2,210

12,353
11,786
26,695
13,928

40,624
12,353
2,187


2,187
145





1,251


1,251
1,077





17


17
17





14,287


14,287
4,007
1,161


1,161
1,441















397


397
538
71


71
109





760


760






100


100
100
5,000


5,000
1,000
574


574
574
377


377
278
99


99
323
60


60
180
349


349
349

2,000

2,000
2,000

1,086

1,086


10,632

10,632


210

210
210

Page 2

Balance sheet

Total funds
Prior year funds
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year
Net current assets less current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
Total net assets less liabilities
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
Annual Expense fund
Love Chard
Church maintenance fund
Men's Ministry fund
Mission fund
Prisons Work
Ministry School fund
Savings
Special Offering fund
Tithe fund
Tatworth Tots
Administrator fund
Uganda
Church Weekend fund
Youth Worker fund
CAP fund
Children's Work fund
Community
Ignite fund
India
Pappy Daniel India fund
Kids Matter
Restricted
Bottled Up
Community Worker
Car Scheme
Manor House Fund
Funds of the church
40,899
12,353
40,899
12,353
275
275
40,624
12,353
40,624
12,353
40,624
12,353
2,187
145
1,251
1,077
397
538
14,287
4,007
71
109
760

100
100


5,000
1,000
574
574
99
323
377
278


60
180


349
349


17
17
1,161
1,441








2,000
2,000
10,632

1,086

210
210
40,624
12,353

Statement of assets and liabilities

General Designated
Restricted Endowment
This year
Last year
Current assets - Cash at bank and in hand
NatWest Current -
NatWest Credit -
Totals
Liabilities - Agency accounts
Agency collections -
Totals
Grand total
2,260
24,508
14,203

40,972
12,435
(72)



(72)
(81)
2,187
24,508
14,203

40,899
12,353


275

275


275

275
2,187
24,508
13,928

40,624
12,353

Page 3

Fund movement by type

Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/losses Journals Closing
AE - Annual Expense fund
Designated
Sub-total for AE
Admin - Administrator fund
Designated
Sub-total for Admin
BU - Bottled Up
Restricted
Sub-total for BU
CAP - CAP fund
Designated
Sub-total for CAP
CW - Community Worker
Restricted
Sub-total for CW
Car - Car Scheme
Restricted
Sub-total for Car
Children - Children's Work fund
Designated
Sub-total for Children
Comm - Community
Designated
Sub-total for Comm
Ignite - Ignite fund
Designated
Sub-total for Ignite
Ind - India
Designated
Sub-total for Ind
India - Pappy Daniel India f
Designated
Sub-total for India
KM - Kids Matter
Designated
Sub-total for KM
LC - Love Chard
Designated
Sub-total for LC
Maint - Church maintenance f
Designated
Sub-total for Maint
Manor - Manor House Fund
Restricted
Sub-total for Manor
Men - Men's Ministry fund
Designated
Sub-total for Men
Mission - Mission fund
Designated
Sub-total for Mission
Prison - Prisons Work
Designated
1,077
6,000
9,094
3,268


1,251
1,077
6,000
9,094
3,268


1,251

720
6,240
5,520



720
6,240
5,520



2,000





2,000
2,000





2,000














15,000
3,494
(873)


10,632

15,000
3,494
(873)


10,632

2,234
1,087
(61)


1,086

2,234
1,087
(61)


1,086
17





17
17





17
1,441
2,149
2,154
(274)


1,161
1,441
2,149
2,154
(274)


1,161









































120
120




120
120



538
619
409
(350)


397
538
619
409
(350)


397
4,007
13,931
1,358
(2,293)


14,287
4,007
13,931
1,358
(2,293)


14,287
210





210
210





210
109
200
238



71
109
200
238



71

1,000
239



760

1,000
239



760
100





100

Page 4

Sub-total for Prison
SCSM - Ministry School fund
Designated
Sub-total for SCSM
Save - Savings
Designated
Sub-total for Save
SpecOff - Special Offering fun
Designated
Sub-total for SpecOff
Tithe - Tithe fund
Designated
Sub-total for Tithe
Tots - Tatworth Tots
Designated
Sub-total for Tots
Uganda - Uganda
Designated
Sub-total for Uganda
Weekend - Church Weekend fund
Designated
Sub-total for Weekend
Youth - Youth Worker fund
Designated
Sub-total for Youth
General - General fund
Unrestricted
Sub-total for General
Grand total
100





100













1,000


4,000


5,000
1,000


4,000


5,000
574





574
574





574
323

2,169
1,945


99
323

2,169
1,945


99
278
606
272
(235)


377
278
606
272
(235)


377
180

1,920
1,800


60
180

1,920
1,800


60













349





349
349





349
145
45,925
31,317
(12,566)


2,187
145
45,925
31,317
(12,566)


2,187
12,353
88,388
60,117



40,624

Page 5

Analysis of income and expenditure

Total
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Incoming resources from generated funds
0108 - Bank Interest






0119 - Grant
1,126
8,431
16,000

25,558
2,500
Total
1,126
8,431
16,000

25,558
2,500
Incoming resources from generated funds - Voluntary income
0101 - General Offering
8,932



8,932
6,131
0102 - Standing Orders
26,362



26,362
30,946
0103 - Special Offering
70
505


575
1,330
0104 - Special Gifts
1,350
2,717


4,067
4,125
0105 - Standing Orders for Specific
Purposes
180
2,019


2,199
3,064
0109 - Gift Aid
6,981



6,981
5,731
0118 - Children's Offering






Total
43,876
5,241


49,117
51,328
Incoming resources from generated funds - Activities for generating funds
0107 - Fundraising
12



12
356
0110 - Building Hire






Total
12



12
356
Incoming resources from charitable activities
0106 - Kids & Co

606


606
588
0111 - Shop
74



74
166
0112 - Conference registration






0113 - Miscellaneous






0114 - Men's Ministry

200


200
61
0115 - Church Weekend payment






0116 - Repayment
130



130
336
0117 - SCSM






0120 - Car Scheme


1,234

1,234

Total
205
807
1,234

2,247
1,152
Other incoming resources
0121 - Insurance claim
705
10,747


11,452

Total
705
10,747


11,452
Total
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Incoming resources from generated funds
0108 - Bank Interest






0119 - Grant
1,126
8,431
16,000

25,558
2,500
Total
1,126
8,431
16,000

25,558
2,500
Incoming resources from generated funds - Voluntary income
0101 - General Offering
8,932



8,932
6,131
0102 - Standing Orders
26,362



26,362
30,946
0103 - Special Offering
70
505


575
1,330
0104 - Special Gifts
1,350
2,717


4,067
4,125
0105 - Standing Orders for Specific
Purposes
180
2,019


2,199
3,064
0109 - Gift Aid
6,981



6,981
5,731
0118 - Children's Offering






Total
43,876
5,241


49,117
51,328
Incoming resources from generated funds - Activities for generating funds
0107 - Fundraising
12



12
356
0110 - Building Hire






Total
12



12
356
Incoming resources from charitable activities
0106 - Kids & Co

606


606
588
0111 - Shop
74



74
166
0112 - Conference registration






0113 - Miscellaneous






0114 - Men's Ministry

200


200
61
0115 - Church Weekend payment






0116 - Repayment
130



130
336
0117 - SCSM






0120 - Car Scheme


1,234

1,234

Total
205
807
1,234

2,247
1,152
Other incoming resources
0121 - Insurance claim
705
10,747


11,452

Total
705
10,747


11,452
205
807
1,234

2,247
1,152
705
10,747


11,452
705
10,747


11,452
INCOME TOTAL 45,925
25,227
17,234

88,388
55,337

Page 6

EXPENDITURE

Charitable activities
0501 - Gas
0502 - Electricity
0503 - Water
0504 - Telephone
0505 - Broadband
0506 - Website
0507 - Building and Contents
Insurance
0508 - Refurbishment and
Maintenance
0509 - Housekeeping
0510 - Office Equipment
0511 - Stage equipment and repairs
0512 - Shop
0513 - Outreach
0514 - Hospitality
0515 - Giving
0516 - Leader Salary
0517 - Administrator's salary
0518 - Youth Worker salary
0519 - Domestic salary
0520 - Pastor expenses
0521 - Youth Worker expenses
0522 - Volunteer expenses
0524 - Tax
0525 - DBS checks
0526 - Training
0527 - Accountants fees
0528 - Resources
0529 - Food and Drink
0530 - Office Supplies
0531 - Postage
0532 - Petty Cash
0533 - Printing
0534 - Mission
0535 - Licences
0536 - Subscriptions
0537 - Bank charges
0538 - Retreats/Visits/Counselling
0539 - Miscellaneous
0540 - Employment and Legal
Services
0541 - Business mobile
0542 - Furniture
0543 - Pension Contributions
0544 - Refund
0545 - Community Manager salary
0546 - Community Worker salary
Total
1,122
124


1,246
2,621
882
505


1,388
318
374



374
430






676



676
732
16
505


521

1,702



1,702
1,542
829
1,358


2,188
1,939
107



107
125

1,649
400

2,049
181





2,144
92



92

185
40


225
20
58



58
67
350
4,619


4,969
9,042





19,335

6,240


6,240
6,240


























494

494
36

5,192


5,192
3,959
75

12

87
76
12

180

192
290
268



268
748
590
400


990
1,106
486
310


797
380
66



66
61












179



179
129






460



460
405
1,314



1,314
1,100
30



30
30





140
25



25

100



100

505



505
404
1,978



1,978
12
1,383



1,383
1,243





(96)
17,444
3,272


20,716



3,494

3,494
31,317
24,218
4,581

60,117
54,770

Governance costs

Governance costs
0523 - Legal fees
Total










EXPENDITURE TOTAL 31,317
24,218
4,581

60,117
54,770
GRAND TOTAL 14,608
1,008
12,653

28,270
567

This report dated: 26[th] April 2023

Page 7

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report mombers of South Chard Church On accounts for tho year endod March 31* 2023 Charlty no (if any) 1158883 Set out on pages 1102 I report to the trustees on my exatninatton of the accounts of the ab)ve ¢harity {Ihe Trust) for the year ended 3110312023. Responslblliti•s and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 (Ihe A(11. I report in respect of my examin8tion of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed all the 8p1￿1C8ble Directims given by the Charrty Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Aci. Independent I have completed my examination. I txnfimi that no material matters have examlnefs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination vthich gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements conceming Ihe fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf vrew which i8 not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across other matters in connection with the examination to whtch attentK)n should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: 2310812023 Name: Gregory Meye Relevant protesslonal qualification(s) or body {if any): Address: 28 Middlepeak Way, Sheffield S13 9DL IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examinèr needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give hern briel details of any items that the examlnor wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018