Page 1 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 January 2023. Period start date To 31 DECEMBER 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name:CHARLESWORTH INDEPENDENT CHAPEL** **Charity registration number: 1164434** ## **Objectives and Activities** SORP reference Page 2 |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|• accepting a transfer of the assets
and undertaking of the
unincorporated charity known as
Charlesworth Independent
Chapel of Monks Road,
Charlesworth, Glossop,
Derbyshire
• The provision for use in Christian
public worship and prayer of the
chapel and buildings at Monks
Road, Charlesworth, Glossop,
Derbyshire
• The maintenance and promotion
of faith in Jesus Christ as Lord
and Saviour by regular
preaching, Bible studies and
prayer
• The provision of Christian
funerals, baptisms and other
services in accordance with the
biblical Word of God
• The advancement of education,
particularly but not exclusively at
Charlesworth School, Long Lane
and Town Lane, Charlesworth,
Glossop, SK13 5ET by way of
the provision of buildings for the
school, of the appointment of a
foundation governor on the board
of governors and the regular
leading of assemblies at the
school
• The prevention or relief of
suffering, poverty and distress,
particularly, but not exclusively,
by way of financial support to
Christian charities, local,national
and international, whose objects
include the support of persons
facing persecution for their
faith,race,ethnic origin and those
suffering the effects of war, strife
and natural disaster| |---|---|---| Page 3 |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|On Sunday mornings we have preached through
the following series: Hebrew names of God,
John’s gospel, Jeremiah and Philippians. In
addition we have had a number of one-off
sermons.
We completed monthly afternoon studies looking
at “A survey of church history” and are well on
the way in a video teaching series from
Galatians.
We have been encouraged by mid-week Bible
studies (Wednesday evening and repeated
Thursday morning) and have studied the
following Biblical books: 1 Thessalonians, 2
Thessalonians, Hosea, Jonah, Titus, and have
started studying through Ezra / Nehemiah
A worker with International Ministry to Jewish
people came at the start of April to update us on
his outreach ministry in Tel Aviv.
This year we have met to watch 2 documentary
films: one charting the life of John Wycliffe and
another that of John Knox.
At the end of July we held a “Virtually Keswick
Convention” watching recordings of the morning
Bible Readings (Sam Allberry teaching from 1
John) at this year’s Keswick Convention.
In August we had a “Talking about Evangelism”
evening with a worker from Open Air Mission.
During 2023, our monthly outreach in Norfolk
Square has continued with Open Air
Mission(OAM) the pastor and his son open air
preaching. We are beginning to make some
meaningful contact with people. From
November we also added a similar outreach
(without OAM) once a month on a Saturday
afternoon.
Lunchtime Bible Club has continued weekly in
Charlesworth School and we have been blessed
with a good number of children. The pastor has
not led any open worship assemblies during
2023.
We gave the children at Charlesworth School a
“Christmas King” booklet before Christmas. We
also took part in Charlesworth School’s
bicentenary celebration on Saturday 14th
October. We had a Top Chapel history stall, and
provided a commemorative plaque which the
pastor unveiled.
Almost 1,000 leaflets, advertising our Christmas
services and with a gospel message, were given
out in our locality (Charlesworth, Chisworth,
Gamesely, Broadbottom and Glossop).
Weekly prayer meetings have continued on
Thursday mornings and we now generally hold
Wednesday evening prayer meetings in the
week that we have the Norfolk Square outreach.
Since November, we have added a prayer
meeting before the Wednesday Bible study.| |---|---|---| Page 4 |||| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|• The trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
charity commission on public
benefit| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference Page 5 |||| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Over the last 12 months, as well as our normal
annual giving, we have given financial donations
to Trinity Digital for allowing us to screen their
films about John Wycliffe and John Knox,
Tanzania (UK) Trust and Keswick Ministries.
We have outreached with Farming Christian Link
this year at the following agricultural shows:
Stafford County, Cheshire, Great Yorkshire,
Royal Lancashire, Honley, Oswestry, Poynton,
Hope, Penistone and the Ploughing Match.
We were able to send 27 shoeboxes via
Operation Christmas Child this year to Eastern
European countries and we have continued to
support our two Compassion children through
prayer, finance and correspondence. Our
previous child appears to be working now and
so is no longer supported by Compassion. We
now support a child in Honduras instead.| |||| |||| Page 6 ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Page 7 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Some years ago the trustees decided to**
**hold £45,000 in reserve and further**
**£45,000 for contingencies in order to**
**ensure financial stability of the**
**organisation. Some of these were spent**
**during lockdown to install a new heating**
**system in the chapel but the reserves**
**have now been restored to the preferred**
**size..**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The organisation does not fund raise**
**but relies on giving from those attending**
**its services in chapel**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**In early 2020 the trustees considered**
**investing in stocks and shares to**
**preserve the reserves but lockdown**
**considerably weakened the stock market**
**and the trustees have now decided to**
**hold the reserves in National Saving**
**bonds**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| Page 8 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s

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Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
|Para 1.25|**The trustees are elected by the**
**members**| |~~trustees~~||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Charlesworth Independent Chapel| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Top Chapel| |Registered charity number|**1164434**| ||Charity’s principal address
Top Chapel, Chapel Brow, Monks Road, Charlesworth,
Glossop, SK13 5HH
Page 9| |---|---| Page 10 ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1
2
3
4|Phillip
Pennington|||| ||Dorothy
Phillips|||| ||Michael
Copestake|||| ||Andrew Wood|||| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** Page 11 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** Page 12 ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s)** Michael John Copestake **Position (eg** Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** Page 1 CIC Accs 2023 Dec vlo END l.x15X In eclo Weekly Offertory Gift Aid £14,013.62 £11,19530 £25,861.51 £21.232.00 Tax Refmd (Gift Aid) £7,099.88 £6,713.61 Investment Property School Rffit £9,(X(J.co £9,C(lJ.00 £9.6Ck).C £9,6CKI.00 Investments ¢Jnd Inttrest £30.172.22 £1.207.89 Vault {mthlyl Cor Park Fund £o.rx) £6C(I.00 £o.co £o.cK) Funerals Grav¢s £1.050.00 £490.CQ Weddir¥Js/ Blessingg Mttnse Car Parb'Tr3 £o.co £o.c £2C(I.CQ £350.00 £848.t £3,231. WayleAve Elt¢tri¢ Charities, Gifts £H.66 £22.33 £20,780.IXI £530.CQ War Graves Dcwotic £50.00 £50.00 Miscellaneous £153.98 £750.00 19.49127 £64,97113 Add £27wn £93￿.24 £53fv70.74 £00) £53h70.74 Pagelof I CIC Accs 2023 Dec vlo END l.xlsx Charlesworth Independent Chapel Page 2 Expenses for 2023 01/0122010 Conments stipa /Exwes Church TelephLme U.W. Tithes / Charities/ Dclwticng £28.324.88 £533.31 £6,181.44 £26.595.24 £483.83 £8.011.03 Chapel Water (U.U.} Chapel Electricity (UW) Chapel Oi116as Chapel Wirs (incl. boi ler) Chapel Exp. incl (Bld9 Ins) New Manse Exp.+ 8ld9. fns. Graveyard Extemsi¢ Chapel Pro ects Petty Cash statiC￿ery/ Toner W/0 Env. Posters / 8ooks / DVD'S £113.41 £6.142.42 £837.00 £545.19 £6,862.98 £4,567.09 £579.36 £10.390.OQ £900.00 £39.49 £678.87 £2.270.40 £1.664.86 £303.04 £439.30 £180.00 £0.00 £391.20 £0.00 £0.00 £20.IXK).00 £1,560.00 £153.95 £3 046.07 £1,803.89 £1,485.85 £5.976.80 £5.116.09 £o.co £o.co £400.00 £539.CQ £801.61 £2,752.25 £830.07 £144.13 £415.89 £o.c £0. £369.60 £24.IX) o. £8.150.(K) £1,388.82 £rf48U2 V￿trne￿t Property Expffis Misc Copyright Fe Computer Set Up 8lard( Piano Tuniry Or9]n Repairs Notice Bcord Rental 810 Income 8onds M¢mb¢rs Expenses rotdl ¥iil- Page lof I Page 3 IUIMIIUIII Iulllllllllllll IllllMlllllllMlll 11 IU4UIUIUUlllUIU Page 4 0000 CIC Accs 2023 Dec vlo END.xlsx In en AA NS&I 1154973 3165569 3920591 2053745 2214493 3079894 3516614 003.886463-61 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 £35,000.00 £12,000.00 £24,000.00 £15,000.00 £5,000.00 £10,000.00 £17,000.00 £12,000.00 £50,000.00 £35,000.00 -£35,000.00 -£18,000.00 £150,000.00 -£300,000.00 £410,000.00 -£41,000.00 -£250,000.00 £250,000.00 -£10,000.00 -£10,000.00 -£260,000.00 -£24,000.00 -£7,000.00 £8,000.00 -£8,000.00 £20,000.00 -£20,000.00 0410311987 2511111992 0510911995 1310911997 1511211997 23102/1999 1710611999 1011012006 06/0512014 27/1112015 NS&I NS MS NS&I NS&I NS NS&L NS&I NS&I NS&I 0110712016 2710712017 NS&I NS&1 23 12 2017 NS&I 05 03 2018 NS&I 18 08 2018 NS&I 08 01 11 05 2018 2019 Ns&r NS&I C4251400 CA25 1400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 CA251400 01/06 2019 NS 13 08 2019 05/12/2019 01 02 2020 06111/2020 29 03 2021 NS&I NS&I NS&1 NS&I NS 05 04 2022 NS 16 03 2023 NS&I 06112/2023 NS 21/12/2023 Total £70 000.00 # e.k,&,.Qkn-A"" 4JJ Ll32zr Page lof I Page 6 CIC Accs 2023 Dec vlo END.xlsx Charlesworth Independent Chapel ' Name of Asset.:. Place where deeds are kept 2023 Chapel and Graveyard Monks road Charleworth Glossop In Chapel Safe The School Town Lane Charleworth Glossop Land facing old manse on Back Lane & Three Car Parking spaces In Chapel Safe In Chapel Safe "Car Park Field" Opposite Chapel Monks Road Charlesworth Glossop In Chapel Safe 17 Spring Meadow Charlesworth Glossop (Bought July 2018) In Chapel Safe l Kensington Grove Simmomdley Glossop SK13 6AE In Chapel Safe bly2-Y Page lof I Page 1 rH>,RITY .".?)AMIICIOIa. Independent examinerfs report on the accounts S.¢ction .'Yfi.(tepenÉl.eTrt"ExamÈr)or.'.571eport."" Report to tho tru$teesl memb•rs of L4 On Accounts lor th8 y8ar •ndod 3I/iL/aDZ3 Charlty 110 (ff any) 1164*1 Sot 4Yrt on pagas I report to the trustees on my examination of the a{￿unIS of the aboye charity {ts Tr￿> for Ihe year 8ndad As the charws tNstees, you are responslble for the preparailon of tho ac¢ount8 in accordaftce IAfjth r¢quff8m8niS of the Charfties Act 2011 Ilhe Act). l Teport In respect of my 8xamin8ilon of Twsys accounts carrfed out under secaion 145 of thè 2011 8nd In c8rrylng out my 8xamln8tion. I have foll0v￿d all the aP￿Icable Diroclions glven ty Ihe Charlty Commisslon undef seclion 145(5Xbl of the Act. Indop•nd•nt tThe charitrls oross Income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualmed to •xamln•tr• •tat•m•nt undertake the eXaminat￿n by bein9 0 qUalif￿d mefflber of linsert nam8 of appll¢able 5i8ted bodyJ3. D8lat6 [ ] if not applicable. I ha¥* (x)mploted my oxaminatlon. l +yJnfwm thal no material matter5 havo come to my att8ntion in o￿ne￿I1)n wilh the examinatton (other Ihan that dlsdos6d '} ￿lch gi￿5 me cause to belleve Ihffl In. any material respect: the acuuntlng records nol kerrt In a¢cordance *lth sectlon 130 of the Charities Att: or the accounts did not accud vath the aGcountlng records". or the a¢¢ounts did not comply wttrt Ihe 8pplicat48 requlrements nc£rthg •he fom and conlent of acrAJunts set otst in the Charflles (Accounts and Re￿t5) Regulations 2008 other than any requlrement that ltye awunts give a Irue and fairf view Kthich 15 not a matter conside￿d as part of an indepentjenl examlnation. I have no concerns aftd have come across no other matters In connec1Jr with the examination to attention should be drawn In thls ￿port in ord¢4r to enable 8 proper understatYJing of Phe awjnts lo be reached. . Hees8 le the wonys in the brackets if thay do not apply. Responslblltl•8 and bthsl• of r•port s￿ned. Name: Relevant profes8lonal qualification(si or body ek;l (D*- IER Oct 2018 Page 2 (Ir any): Addrg5S: 'Svi-titin'..B Yi.Isclas(Ire Only cOm￿ale11 the exaftlner needs lo h';ghlighl material matters of ¢onc8m {see CC32, Independent examinalion of charity a¢wints". direGtion$ and guidan￿ for examiners). Glv• h•r• brt•f d•tallg of any itsm8 thattho èxamlner wl$ho• to dlsclom. IER Oct 2018