## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 July 2023 30 June 2024 **From** **To** Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Bells Yew Green Chapel **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1168188 **Charity's principal address** Bells Yew Green Chapel Bayham Road Bells Yew Green, East Sussex **Postcode TN3 9BJ** ~~ee~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year r to appointintt trusteerusteeustee (if any)if any)any)ny)y)** 1 P Arrowsmith Treasurer y 3 W Arrowsmith Secretaryy **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year r to appointintt trusteerusteeustee (if any)if any)any)ny)y)** 1 P Arrowsmith Treasurer 2 J Conway 3 W Arrowsmith Secretaryy 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~==~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Association - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are elected by the membership Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures 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 parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs appearing in the schedule hereto in Bells Yew Green (East Sussex/Kent) and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit. **TAR** March **2012** 2 Public worship has been held in the chapel on Sundays every week, with services held at 10:30 and at 15:00. The weekly meeting for prayer and bible study continued until 1 February 2024 by Zoom. This has now become a prayer meeting only, still over Zoom. All our meetings are available to the public, and most are now streamed live and recorded on YouTube for later viewing. The usual pastoral work, including visiting the elderly, and the sick, has continued. **Summary of the main activities undertaken 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)** Teaching of Christianity through sermons and small groups continues. Young people’s meetings are taking place from time to time with a magazine for young people being produced every two months or so, as part of our young people’s work, and is being distributed to around 40 people. Promotion of Christianity through staging of events and meetings, and the distribution of literature continued through the year. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas continues. No charges are made for any of these activities. They have been carried out in accordance with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The chapel continued services with the Lord’s help through the course of the year by various means. The quarterly leaflet continued to be distributed around the village at stages during the year. The broadcasting of services continues as we regularly stream on YouTube, besides the Zoom meetings that we run. We have an ongoing young people’s work, with meetings being held in the chapel. We also have a young people’s magazine, called ‘The Gospel Banner’. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** No reserves policy is currently operated. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources 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 above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Peter David Arrowsmith|William David John Arrowsmith| ||

Treasurer|Secretary| |||| |||| **TAR** March **2012** 5 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAtES Bells Greeft Cha Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 01107f2023 30106r2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted EfKIovffl Total funds ￿￿tyear A1 Receipts Sub total(Gross income for AR) (see table). Sub toial Total recwpts A3 Payments 1939 1R70 IA75 1797 1.120 17 1.120 ChaTity givmg Chspel electriG Manse electsi Pulpit suppty Insurafi 1370 ffi24 55 106 SuDdrt8S Iniemet 531 531 8.793 Sub total A4 Asset and investment pvrchases. (see table Sub total 8,793 18 5.197 Net of re¢w"M￿{payrnents) . A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funts last year end Cash funds this year end {81 1&127 11 16,1 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unfestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funts Categories npt?tls B1 Cash funds 11237 72 Total cash funds 11J09 sll Unrestricted Endowment funds io n•aw05t£ Details B2 Other monetsry assets Currentvalue onal D8tsils B3 Investment assets Fund tOTNthi Dotails C05tloplionati B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Amountdue When due Details B5 Liabilities Signed ljy one ortr￿ trustees ( bthawofdl the Shjnalu Date of roval f&. S .414 /I/L CCXX R2 ￿￿JIts (SS) 16111r2024