2024-01-01-accounts

Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Year Year From Section A Reference and administration details Church About the Dale Charlty name Other nam88 charlty Is known by Regl8tered charlty number (If any) 1163531 Charlty'8 prlnclpal addr988 The Wicarage, Patrick Brompton, Bedale. Postcode Nam08 of tho charlty trustses who manage tho charlty D4tsB o¢tsd If not for vthole Offlca Ilf any) Oar N*m• of pornon lor body) •ntltled olnt tru•ts• Ilan The Trustees The Trustee8 Th8 Trustees Ex-officio - Wensley Deanery The Trustees The Trustees Ex-officio - North Yorkshire Dales Methodist Circuit Ex-officio - Ripon and Lower Dales Methodlst Circult Ex-Officio- Wensley Deanery Tru#te• n•me Kathle8n Wood Chris Lawton Andrew Maude Penelope Yeadon Michael Hepper Jeremy Burchill Rowland D8nt Gareth Baron Rob Mathews 10 Name• of the trustèos for the ¢harlty, If any• (for example, any cu$todlan tru8tees) ear DatO8 acted If not for whole Name NA Name8 and addrosse$ of advlsers (Optlonal Informatlon) e of advlser Name Address NA Name of chief oxocutlV8 or names of senior stsff mombers (Optional Infomiation) TAR 2023

Section B Structure, Dgscriptlon of Ihe charity's tru81s Type of governing document Constitution overnance and mana ement How the Charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods The CLJrrent Trustee appointments have bèen and are to be mede by the Trustee body, in line with ex officio and skill requirements. Addltlonal governance i$8U081Optional Infomiation) You may Choo￿ to include additional information, where The trustees are aware of the significant need to build up enough reserves re18vanl, about.. to cover the cost of replacing the trailer al the end of ils working life. Res8rves in the accounts seek to inter alia reflect the estimated depreciation on the trailer over its remaining useful life. policies and procedure8 adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational Structure and any wider network with which the charity works., relationship with any related partl8S,' truste88' consideration of major rlsks and the system and procedures lo manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities (1 }to advance the Christian religion in Wensleydale and elsewhere in the UK for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, producing andlor distributing literature on Christianity lo enlighten others about the Christian religion (2) for the benefit of persons in Wensleydale and elsewhere in the UK to relieve poverty, sickness and distress particularly by providing information, advice and support to persons faced with rural isolation and overt Summary of the objects of tho charlty set out In Its govornlng do¢um•nt TAR 2023

(i) Continuing a distinctive presèn￿ at public events within the Wensleydale area. where people will know that they Can access pastoral support (li) Providing information relating to both secular and church established support service$; (iii) Lending a listening ear to those experiencing any of the issues associated with social isolation or indeed any other life difficulty. and (iv) Proclaiming the Christian faith in a Contextually relevant manner at a wide range of open-air public events. The Trustees kept in mind the Charily Commission's guidance on public benefit when planning our activities for Ihe period under review. As a matter of course, reference was made to our agreed objectives to aid decision making. The charity does not make grants. All work on behalf of the Charity has been undertaken exclusively to unremunerated volunteers. who are reimbursed expenses if claimed. Summary of the main activlties undertak8n for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional detsils of objectives and activitieg (Optional infomation) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment.. Contribution made by volunteers. TAR 2023

Section D Achievements and performance The trailer is normally used to take the project around communities within the Charity's sphere of operation. Summary of the main achlevements of the charlty during the year The 2023 season saw us back at our usual shows including The Wensleydale Show Reath Show Hunton Steam Gathering Masham Sheep Fair Eggelston Fair (-.'liiirch A Along with supporting chur¢h outreach services on a number of occasions sadly Semerwater Beach Service was rained off. The trusle6s continue to develop and extend the deployment of the project. TAR 2023

Section E Financial review We continue to build up a capital reserve la) equal to six months operational expenditure, and (b) to meet the anticipated cost of replaGing vehicles and other equipment at the end of their useful life. Brief statement of the harity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficlt None Further flnancial review details (Optlonal infomlation) The Charity's principal source of funds has been donations from local church bodies and individual supporters. You may choose to include addilional information, where relevant about-. the charity's principal SoUr￿S of funds (including any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report abovo. Slgned on bohalf of the charity's trusteos Signature(s) Full nam8(s) UV& Positlon) Date L61oql Z TAR 2023

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

Church About The Dale - Registered Charity No. 1163531

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023	Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Receipts and Payments Accounts
	£
RECEIPTS
Wensley Deanery Synod	1,000
Donations	40
Total receipts	1,040
PAYMENTS
Insurance	625
Web domain renewal	86
Bank Charges	66
Total payments	777
Excess of Receipts over Payments	263
Cash at bank at 1 January 2023	6,984
Cash at bank at 31 December 2023	7,247

Church About The Dale - Registered Charity No. 1163531

Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Notes Cash Funds Unity Trust Bank account Assets retained Church About The Dale Trailer 1 Sound system 2 Generator 3 Liabilities	£ 7,247 6,577 51 118 -
	13,992

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the receipts and Payments basis.

Notes

1	The trailer is being depreciated at an annual rate of £548
	calculated over a 20-year period, ending in 2035.
2	The sound system is being depreciated at an annual rate of £51
	calculated over a 5-year period, ending in 2024.
3	The generator is being depreciated at an annual rate of £118
	calculated over a 5-year period, ending in 2024.