2023/2024 ANNUAL REPORT Charity number1158883 06(dL CHURCH
South Chard Church
This is the ninth 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 continued to be a source of support to our local community. Initiatives have been consolidated and built upon to ensure they best meet the needs of the people we are connected with. Our Community Manager and Community Worker have led a team of volunteers to provide practical, emotional and spiritual support to the people we encounter. 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 continue to have four trustees on the board, who meet on a regular basis and hold an annual 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.
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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.
Good Works
“Every child is unique therefore their education should be also.”
In collaboration with Chard Churches Together, our Good Works Team is dedicated to supporting secondary school students who face challenges in mainstream education. We provide weekly sessions that focus on teaching essential cooking skills and offering personalised mentoring. Through these programs, we aim to equip young people with practical abilities and emotional support, fostering their personal development and enhancing their future opportunities. This partnership exemplifies our commitment to making a positive impact in the community and empowering the next generation to succeed.
Coffee Mornings
Our weekly coffee mornings serve as a vibrant hub of community engagement, offering more than just a caffeine fix. With an abundance of cake and hearty laughter, these gatherings become a cherished time of shared stories and connection.
Spanning generations, they provide a unique opportunity for intergenerational interaction, promoting understanding and empathy across age groups. Beyond the joyous atmosphere, our coffee mornings serve a practical purpose as well, functioning as a trusted space where individuals can seek guidance and be directed to various services as needed, embodying our commitment to holistic support within our community.
Provisions
We continue to work with our partners to provide food where it is most needed. Collaborating closely with Chard Community Hub and our local food bank, Lord’s Larder, we distribute donations from local supermarkets to the community. We deeply value the coordinated efforts of our local charities and agencies to ensure no one goes hungry.
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During Christmas, we joined forces to distribute hundreds of children’s toys to local families. With generous donations from individuals and businesses, a dedicated team of volunteers came together to wrap and deliver the presents.
In the spirit of spreading joy during Easter, we, along with our partners, distributed Easter eggs donated by supermarkets to families on low incomes. This initiative brought smiles to many children and provided a special treat during the holiday season.
We also maintain a small fund called "Love Chard," supported by individual donations. This fund helps us address needs that cannot be met through our partners, providing supermarket vouchers or essential household items for those in urgent need.
Children and Young People
In partnership with Chard Churches Together, we organised an event at the local skate park featuring a double-decker bus with activities, a BBQ, and music to celebrate the young people in our town and affirm their value. Additionally, we take children on nature walks, which offer numerous benefits including physical exercise, a connection to the environment, and opportunities for mindfulness and stress relief. In the summer our team and volunteers joined the Holiday Club crew and spent the week being pirates (the theme of the club) with over 70 children, which was lots of fun.
We also work one to one with young people, for example, we collaborated with another agency to provide a young man, who did not complete school, regular opportunities to learn practical skills such as painting and gardening. These initiatives are designed to create a sense of community, promote personal growth, and equip young individuals with valuable life skills.
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Healthy Living
We ran a weekly healthy living group, offering a welcoming space for participants to share challenges and ideas related to healthy living. The group provided practical food ideas and included a healthy meal, typically lunch, to demonstrate nutritious eating habits.
Additionally, we organised walks to encourage physical activity and foster a sense of community. These sessions aimed to support and inspire individuals to adopt and maintain healthier lifestyles.
Bottled up
We are excited to announce the launch of "Bottled Up," a program offering crucial support for drinkers and their family members. This initiative has already made a positive impact, helping several individuals reassess their drinking habits through targeted guidance and support. Additionally, thanks to a fund provided by Open Mental Health, adult family members of alcoholics now have access to much-needed counselling services. This support helps them address their own behavioural patterns, which are not always beneficial, fostering healthier family dynamics. This comprehensive approach aims to promote healthier lifestyles and strengthen family relationships, providing a valuable resource for our community.
Bereavement Support Group
We facilitated a peer support group focused on bereavement, creating a compassionate space for individuals to share their experiences and support each other through their grief. Each session included a cooked lunch, providing not only nourishment but also an opportunity for participants to connect over a comforting meal. This combination of peer support and communal dining created a sense of belonging and understanding among those navigating the challenging journey of loss.
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Tatworth Tots
In our weekly parent and toddler session, the entire team works diligently to create a safe and nurturing environment where families can come together. Parents appreciate the opportunity to connect and share their challenges, feeling supported by the collective efforts of our dedicated volunteers. Gill, our musical genius, brings a personalised touch, singing each child's name in a warm greeting, adding an extra layer of familiarity and joy to the atmosphere.
This sense of community and support is integral to our sessions, where families can find solace and encouragement amidst the shared journey of parenthood. Our Tots team actively seeks out families who may require extra assistance, connecting them with resources such as financial support and emotional assistance.
One-to-one Support
We offered bespoke one-to-one support, tailored to help individuals navigate various challenges in their lives. Our dedicated team assisted people in accessing services, communicating with professionals, and filling in necessary forms. We assisted individuals facing financial challenges by facilitating access to support services, providing guidance on dealing with bailiffs, and connecting them with agencies specialised in addressing domestic abuse. We also provided guidance to help them unpack and understand their | Gg 4” | thoughts around the issues they were facing. Additionally, we supported them with practical tasks such as grocery shopping and provided advice on positive parenting techniques. This personalised approach ensured that each individual received the specific support they needed to improve their overall wellbeing and achieve their goals.
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Church
Life
We value the community of faith we have around us and make every effort to invest in connection in our common goal to worship God, our creator and to show His love.
Sunday Morning Gatherings
Every Sunday, our church congregation gathers in a relaxed and familial manner, inviting the presence of the Holy Spirit and acknowledging the guidance of God in our midst. We maintain an open space where everyone is invited to share their thoughts and experiences, recognizing the diversity of our spiritual journeys and the ways in which God works in each of our lives. Through our shared worship and fellowship, we seek to deepen our connection to God and to one another, knowing that we are all part of a larger spiritual family.
Growing Together
In keeping with our guiding principles, we encourage and facilitate the initiation of group gatherings and other social events where individuals see fit. We've observed the organic growth of various activities such as impromptu Bible studies, discussion groups, prayer meetings, and one-on-one discipleship sessions, occurring both within homes and at our church premises. It's truly uplifting to repeatedly acknowledge the unique contributions of each individual, and we delight in witnessing this principle in action.
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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've made progress in our endeavour to establish a community space/drop-in centre within one of our buildings. We're pleased to announce that we have obtained planning permission, marking a significant milestone in this project. Currently, the room has been fully cleared, and the old kitchen and fittings have been removed, marking the beginning of the renovation process.
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South Chard Church 1158883
End of Year Financial Statements
Year ending March 2024
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Statement of Financial Activities
| Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Prior year funds funds funds funds total funds |
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| 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 Kids Matter Love Chard Men's Ministry fund Mission 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 |
£158 £3,000 — £3,158 £25,558 £49,655 — — £49,655 £49,117 £120 — — £120 £12 £1,369 £438 — £1,807 £2,247 — — — — £11,452 |
| £51,304 £3,438 — £54,742 £88,388 £55,787 £13,131 — £68,918 £60,117 — — — — — |
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| £55,787 £13,131 — £68,918 £60,117 — — — — — |
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| (£4,483) (£9,692) — (£14,176) £28,270 £26,869 £2,773 — £29,643 £27,424 (£25,419) (£4,223) — (£29,643) (£27,424) — — — — — |
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| (£3,032) (£11,143) — (£14,176) £28,270 |
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| £26,695 £13,928 — £40,624 £12,353 |
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| £23,663 £2,785 — £26,448 £40,624 £743 — — £743 £2,187 — — — — — £1,595 — — £1,595 £1,251 — — — — — £17 — — £17 £17 — — — — — £14,514 — — £14,514 £14,287 £172 — — £172 £1,161 — — — — — £221 — — £221 £397 £177 — — £177 £71 £1,780 — — £1,780 £760 £100 — — £100 £100 £3,000 — — £3,000 £5,000 £874 — — £874 £574 £310 — — £310 £377 £6 — — £6 £99 — — — — £60 £149 — — £149 £349 — £1,150 — £1,150 £2,000 — — — — £1,086 — £1,425 — £1,425 £10,632 — £210 — £210 £210 |
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Balance sheet
| Total funds Prior year funds |
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| 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 Savings Special Offering fund Tithe fund Tatworth Tots Administrator fund Uganda Church Weekend fund Youth Worker fund CAP fund Children's Work fund Community Kids Matter Restricted Bottled Up Community Worker Car Scheme Manor House Fund Funds of the church |
£26,603 £40,899 |
| £26,603 £40,899 £155 £275 |
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| £155 £275 |
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| £26,448 £40,624 |
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| £26,448 £40,624 |
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| £26,448 £40,624 £743 £2,187 £1,595 £1,251 £221 £397 £14,514 £14,287 £177 £71 £1,780 £760 £100 £100 £3,000 £5,000 £874 £574 £6 £99 £310 £377 — — — £60 — — £149 £349 — — £17 £17 £172 £1,161 — — £1,150 £2,000 £1,425 £10,632 — £1,086 £210 £210 |
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| £26,448 £40,624 |
Statement of assets and liabilities
| General Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year |
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| Current assets - Cash at bank and in hand NatWest Current - NatWest Credit - Totals Liabilities - Agency accounts Agency collections - Totals Grand total |
£610 £22,919 £2,940 — £26,470 £40,972 £132 — — — £132 (£72) |
| £743 £22,919 £2,940 — £26,603 £40,899 — — £155 — £155 £275 |
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| — — £155 — £155 £275 |
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| £743 £22,919 £2,785 — £26,448 £40,624 |
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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 £158 — £3,000 — £3,158 £25,558 Total £158 — £3,000 — £3,158 £25,558 Incoming resources from generated funds - Voluntary income 0101 - General Offering £8,365 — — — £8,365 £8,932 0102 - Standing Orders £29,078 — — — £29,078 £26,362 0103 - Special Offering — £262 — — £262 £575 0104 - Special Gifts £200 £2,357 — — £2,557 £4,067 0105 – S/O for Specific Purposes — £1,177 — — £1,177 £2,199 0109 - Gift Aid £8,214 — — — £8,214 £6,981 0118 - Children's Offering — — — — — — Total £45,859 £3,796 — — £49,655 £49,117 Incoming resources from generated funds - Activities for generating funds 0107 - Fundraising £20 — — — £20 £12 0110 - Building Hire £100 — — — £100 — Total £120 — — — £120 £12 Incoming resources from charitable activities 0106 - Kids & Co — £746 — — £746 £606 0111 - Shop £40 — — — £40 £74 0112 - Conference registration — — — — — — 0113 - Miscellaneous — — — — — — 0114 - Men's Ministry — £419 — — £419 £200 0115 - Church Weekend payment — — — — — — 0116 - Repayment £50 — — — £50 £130 0117 - SCSM — — — — — — 0120 - Car Scheme — — £438 — £438 £1,234 0122 - Donations £112 — — — £112 — Total £202 £1,166 £438 — £1,807 £2,247 Other incoming resources 0121 - Insurance claim — — — — — £11,452 Total — — — — — £11,452 |
Total Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Incoming resources from generated funds 0108 - Bank Interest — — — — — — 0119 - Grant £158 — £3,000 — £3,158 £25,558 Total £158 — £3,000 — £3,158 £25,558 Incoming resources from generated funds - Voluntary income 0101 - General Offering £8,365 — — — £8,365 £8,932 0102 - Standing Orders £29,078 — — — £29,078 £26,362 0103 - Special Offering — £262 — — £262 £575 0104 - Special Gifts £200 £2,357 — — £2,557 £4,067 0105 – S/O for Specific Purposes — £1,177 — — £1,177 £2,199 0109 - Gift Aid £8,214 — — — £8,214 £6,981 0118 - Children's Offering — — — — — — Total £45,859 £3,796 — — £49,655 £49,117 Incoming resources from generated funds - Activities for generating funds 0107 - Fundraising £20 — — — £20 £12 0110 - Building Hire £100 — — — £100 — Total £120 — — — £120 £12 Incoming resources from charitable activities 0106 - Kids & Co — £746 — — £746 £606 0111 - Shop £40 — — — £40 £74 0112 - Conference registration — — — — — — 0113 - Miscellaneous — — — — — — 0114 - Men's Ministry — £419 — — £419 £200 0115 - Church Weekend payment — — — — — — 0116 - Repayment £50 — — — £50 £130 0117 - SCSM — — — — — — 0120 - Car Scheme — — £438 — £438 £1,234 0122 - Donations £112 — — — £112 — Total £202 £1,166 £438 — £1,807 £2,247 Other incoming resources 0121 - Insurance claim — — — — — £11,452 Total — — — — — £11,452 |
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| £202 £1,166 £438 — £1,807 £2,247 — — — — — £11,452 |
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| — — — — — £11,452 |
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| INCOME TOTAL | £46,341 £4,963 £3,438 — £54,742 £88,388 |
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| EXPENDITURE Charitable activities 0501 - Gas 0502 - Electricity 0503 - Water 0504 - Telephone 0505 - Broadband 0506 - Website 0507 - Building & Contents Insurance 0508 - Refurbishment & Maintenance 0509 - Housekeeping 0510 - Office Equipment 0511 - Stage equipment and repairs 0512 - Shop 0513 - Outreach 0514 - Hospitality 0515 - Giving 0517 - Administrator's salary 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 & Legal Services 0541 - Business mobile 0542 - Furniture 0543 - Pension Contributions 0544 - Refund 0545 - Community Manager salary 0546 - Community Worker salary Total Governance costs 0523 - Legal fees Total |
Total Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year £1,971 — — — £1,971 £1,246 £1,469 — — — £1,469 £1,388 £623 — — — £623 £374 £10 — — — £10 — £724 — — — £724 £676 £342 — — — £342 £521 £2,299 — — — £2,299 £1,702 £931 £172 — — £1,103 £2,188 £2,024 — — — £2,024 £107 £64 — — — £64 £2,049 — — — — — — £37 — — — £37 £92 — £200 — — £200 £225 £83 — — — £83 £58 £445 £4,866 — — £5,311 £4,969 — £6,502 — — £6,502 £6,240 — — £995 — £995 £494 — £6,508 — — £6,508 £5,192 £26 — £36 — £62 £87 — — — — — £192 £627 — — — £627 £268 £663 £78 — — £741 £990 £689 £491 — — £1,180 £797 £2 — — — £2 £66 — — — — — — — — — — — — £121 — £30 — £151 £179 — — — — — — £439 — — — £439 £460 £1,640 — — — £1,640 £1,314 £30 — — — £30 £30 — £290 £850 — £1,140 — — — — — — £25 — — — — — £100 £559 — — — £559 £505 — — — — — £1,978 £1,699 — — — £1,699 £1,383 (£541) — — — (£541) — £19,691 — — — £19,691 £6,838 — — £11,219 — £11,219 £3,494 |
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| £36,676 £19,110 £13,131 — £68,918 £60,117 — — — — — — |
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| EXPENDITURE TOTAL | £36,676 £19,110 £13,131 — £68,918 £60,117 |
| GRAND TOTAL | £9,664 (£14,147) (£9,692) — (£14,176) £28,270 |
This report dated: May 2024
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of South Chard Church On accounts for the year ended March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1158883 Set out on pages 1to2 I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {tthe Trust") for the year ended 3110312023. Responsibilities 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 Charities Act 2011 he Acr). I report in respect of my examination 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 applicable Directions given by the CharÈty Commission unaer section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Chariiies Act" or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements Conrning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charrties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ttrue and fairf view which is not a matter consiaered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOnmS and have come across no olher matters in connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 1410112025 Name: Dr Gregory Meyers Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 28 Middlepeak Way, Sheffield S13 9DL IER Oct 2018
Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts: directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018