## Report of the Friends of Albury Old Saxon Church for the period 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023 ## Registration and Trustees The Charity was registered under the above name on 2 August 2016. The registration number is 1168550. Its principal address is Fellgarth, Shophouse Lane, Albury Guildford GU5 9EQ. The trustees at the end of the year 2022/23 were Mr. Michael Charles George Baxter Mrs. Monica Cassels Mrs. Linda Floyd (Hon.Treasurer) Mrs. Daphne Mary Foulsham Mrs. Sally Godfrey (Hon. Secretary) Mrs. Charlotte Elizabeth Gummer (Chair) Mr. Christopher John Hammond Mrs. Stephanie Harley Mr. Roy Hogben The Revd. Andrew Michael Pearson Mr. Mervyn Badiali Although not themselves trustees, the above were assisted by Mrs Betty Adams and Mrs Sarah (Sally) Stevens helping co-ordinate events and activities. ## Objectives The objectives of the Charity are: A) For the benefit of the public to maintain, repair, restore, preserve, improve and enhance the fabric of the old church of St Peter and St Paul, Albury, in the county of Surrey, England, its monuments, fixtures, fittings, furniture, stained glass, ornaments and other chattels and its churchyard. B) To advance the education of the public in the heritage of the church and the local area by providing information on its history and architecture. ## Structure We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a Foundation Constitution. The only members are the Trustees. The Trustees meet as required to consider fundraising and activities, and to determine direction. The activities of the Charity are modest enough not to need a complex management structure, but the Trustees will make use of sub-committees (which may include nonmembers) as required for specific purposes. 1 The Trustees seek to ensure that they are sufficient in number and have the range of skills needed for adequate management and pursuit of objectives. New Trustees (up to the permitted maximum number of twelve), when required, are appointed by the existing Trustees from local people with a strong interest in Albury’s Old Church and the objectives of the ‘Friends’. In addition to the Trustees, there are a number of supporters of the charity who are not members of it but are often loosely referred to as the ‘Friends’. They pay an annual subscription, or make a once-off payment for ‘life membership’ or ‘Benefactor’ status. In return they receive a periodic newsletter, are invited to an annual garden tea and receive details of matters and events affecting the Old Church. ## Activities in the year 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023 (the Charity’s seventh reporting period) In planning our activities the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance. A Midsummer Service took place on June 25[th] , A Good Friday Service of Quiet Reflection was held on April 7[th] and the annual Christmas carol service took place on December 17th with a very good congregation in attendance. Once again there was liaison with the CCT over the use of the church for filming, concerts, blessings and theatre productions on various occasions. A tea for friends and supporters was held on the 6[th] August 2023 at the home of one of the Trustees. The The Friends staffed the church for Heritage Weekend in September 2022. During the year members of the committee continued to investigate the provision of a contactless terminal for card donations. These investigations were ongoing at the year end. Members of the committee, in liaison with CCT, continued to work on preparations for starting the Drummond Chapel Restoration project. Guildford Borough Council continued to make a contribution towards the cost of maintaining the closed churchyard costs by way of discretionary grant for the present. Throughout the year the Charity has carried out regular cleaning inside the building, minor works of upkeep in liaison with the CCT, and fielded enquiries. The Trustees are satisfied that the Charity has kept the Old Saxon Church in the public eye, encouraged the donation of funds for its upkeep and repair, and carried out such activities as were possible to keep it tidy, attractive( for example through floral displays) and in good order, and to improve local and wider knowledge of this heritage building. 2 ## Financial Review A full financial statement accompanies this report. Funds are either passed to the CCT for the maintenance of the building or kept pro tem against known future requirements, the main example of which at present is the gathering of funds to continue the work on the restoration of the Drummond Chapel. The Charity currently has no need to hold unallocated reserves, beyond small amounts necessary for minor disbursements. It would need to review this approach if it became responsible for significant contracts. The Charity holds no funds as custodian tees. 3 **THE FRIENDS OF ALBURY OLD SAXON CHURCH Registered Charity No: 1168550** **NOTE 1** Page 3 ## **GENERAL FUND Year ended 30 April 2023** |**INCOME**
Donations
Friends' Membership
Hire of equipment
Strawberry tea
Midsummer Service
Carol Service
**EXPENDITURE**
Newsletter
Stationery
PayPal fees
Equipment hire (Carol Service)
Electrical Work
Strawberry tea
Wine (Carol Service)
Wine (Midsummer Service)
Posters (Redbook Concert)
Memorial tree
Honours board
Flowers
Depreciation
Excess of Income over expenditure
Surplus brought forward
Balance carried forward|**y/e 30/04/2023**
£ -
£ 1,047.28
£ -
£ 101.00
£ 37.00
£ 130.20
£ 1,315.48
£ -
£ 47.40
£ 2.78
£ -
£ 152.93
£ 111.60
£ 56.89
£ 17.29
£ -
£ -
£ 18.05
£ -
£ 332.88
£ 739.82
## £ 575.66
£ 7,265.51
£ 7,841.17|**y/e 30/04/2022**
£ 38.35
£ 1,050.04
£ 150.00
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ 1,238.39
£ 124.80
£ 94.36
£ 3.32
£ 168.00
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ 13.00
£ 30.00
£ 117.15
£ 10.85
£ 65.43
£ 193.04
£ 819.95
# £ 418.44
£ 6,847.07
£ 7,265.51|**y/e 30/04/2022**
£ 38.35
£ 1,050.04
£ 150.00
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ 1,238.39
£ 124.80
£ 94.36
£ 3.32
£ 168.00
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ 13.00
£ 30.00
£ 117.15
£ 10.85
£ 65.43
£ 193.04
£ 819.95
# £ 418.44
£ 6,847.07
£ 7,265.51| |---|---|---|---| ||||£ 7,265.51| **NOTE 2** Page 4 ## **THE FRIENDS OF ALBURY OLD SAXON CHURCH Registered Charity No: 1168550** ## **DRUMMOND CHAPEL FUND Year ended 30 April 2023** ## **INCOME** |**INCOME**|||| |---|---|---|---| |Donations
Strawberry Tea
Heritage Day
**EXPENDITURE**
Photocopies
Pay Pal fees
Strawberry Tea (invitations & raffle prizes)
Excess of Income over Expenditure
Surplus brought forward
Balance carried forward|**y/e 30 April 2023**
£ 4,819.02
£ 475.18
£ 190.21
£ 5,484.41
£ 77.40
£ 0.30
£ -
£ 77.70
£ 5,406.71
£ 48,916.45
£ 54,323.16|**y/e 30 April 2022**
£ 13,345.59
£ 237.00
£ 108.00
£ 13,690.59
£ -
£ 5.33
£ 81.93
£ 87.26
£ 13,603.33
£ 35,313.12
£ 48,916.45|| ||||£ 13,603.33
£ 35,313.12| ||||£ 48,916.45| **THE FRIENDS OF ALBURY OLD SAXON CHURCH Registered Charity No: 1168550** Page 5 # **FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST (CCT) Year ended 30 April 2023** **NOTE 3** **INCOME y/e 30 April 2023 y/e 30 April 2022** Wallsafe £ 1,621.17 ## £ 2,390.61 # Collections £ 637.90 £ 311.69 Churchyard donation £ 350.00 £ 350.00 Heritage Weekend £ - £ - Donation £ - £ 81.00 £ 2,609.07 £ 3,133.30 **EXPENDITURE** Pay Pal fees £ 0.25 £ - Cards, bookmarks etc £ 616.17 £ 892.47 Churchyard £ 625.00 £ 625.00 £ 1,241.42 £ 1,517.47 £ 1,367.65 £ 1,615.83 Paid to CCT: £ 1,352.00 £ 1,276.07 Balance £ 15.65 £ 339.76 Balance brought forward £ 920.60 £ 580.84 Balance held £ 936.25 £ 920.60 Page 2 ## **THE FRIENDS OF ALBURY OLD SAXON CHURCH Registered Charity No: 1168550 Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2023** |**ASSETS**
**Note**
Equipment at cost
4
Cash at Bank
Sundry Debtors
4
3
**Represented by:**
General Funds
1
Drummond Chapel Fund
2
Less
:Depreciation
Less
:Due to Church Conservation Trust (CCT)|**30 April**
£ 2,080.53
£ 1,081.88|**2023**
£ 998.65
£ 61,954.43
£ 147.50
£ 63,100.58
£ 936.25
£ 62,164.33
£ 7,841.17
£ 54,323.16
£ 62,164.33|**30 April 2022**
£ 1,328.13
£ 749.00
£ 579.13
£ 56,138.17
£ 385.26
£ 57,102.56
£ 920.60
£ 56,181.96
£ 7,265.51
£ 48,916.45
£ 56,181.96|**30 April 2022**
£ 1,328.13
£ 749.00
£ 579.13
£ 56,138.17
£ 385.26
£ 57,102.56
£ 920.60
£ 56,181.96
£ 7,265.51
£ 48,916.45
£ 56,181.96| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||£ 57,102.56
£ 920.60| |||||£ 56,181.96| |||||£ 7,265.51
£ 48,916.45| |||||£ 56,181.96| Page 1 ## **THE FRIENDS OF ALBURY OLD SAXON CHURCH Registered Charity No: 1168550 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 30 April 2023** |**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Note**
General Funds
1
Drummond Chapel Fund
2
Churches Conservation Trust (CCT)
3
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
General Funds
1
Drummond Chapel Fund
2
Churches Conservation Trust (CCT)
3
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
Payments to CCT
3
RESULT FOR THE YEAR
General Funds
1
Drummond Chapel Fund
2
CCT
3
Brought forward
General Funds
1
Drummond Chapel Fund
2
CCT
3
General Funds
1
Drummond Chapel Fund
2
CCT
3|**y/e 30 April 2023**
£ 1,315.48
£ 5,484.41
£ 2,609.07
£ 9,408.96
£ 739.82
£ 77.70
£ 1,241.42
£ 2,058.94
£ 7,350.02
£ 1,352.00
£ 575.66
£ 5,406.71
£ 15.65
£ 5,998.02
£ 7,265.51
£ 48,916.45
£ 920.60
£ 57,102.56
£ 63,100.58
£ 7,841.17
£ 54,323.16
£ 936.25
£ 63,100.58|**y/e 30 April 2022**
£ 1,238.39
£ 13,690.59
£ 3,133.30
£ 18,062.28
£ 819.95
£ 87.26
£ 1,517.47
£ 2,424.68
£ 15,637.60
£ 1,276.07
£ 418.44
£ 13,603.33
£ 339.76
£ 14,361.53
£ 6,847.07
£ 35,313.12
£ 580.84
£ 42,741.03
£ 57,102.56
£ 7,265.51
£ 48,916.45
£ 920.60
£ 57,102.56|**y/e 30 April 2022**
£ 1,238.39
£ 13,690.59
£ 3,133.30
£ 18,062.28
£ 819.95
£ 87.26
£ 1,517.47
£ 2,424.68
£ 15,637.60
£ 1,276.07
£ 418.44
£ 13,603.33
£ 339.76
£ 14,361.53
£ 6,847.07
£ 35,313.12
£ 580.84
£ 42,741.03
£ 57,102.56
£ 7,265.51
£ 48,916.45
£ 920.60
£ 57,102.56| |---|---|---|---| ||||£ 18,062.28



£ 2,424.68| ||£ 575.66
£ 5,406.71
£ 15.65|£ 418.44
£ 13,603.33
£ 339.76|| ||||£ 15,637.60
£ 1,276.07| ||||


£ 14,361.53



£ 42,741.03| ||£ 7,265.51
£ 48,916.45
£ 920.60|£ 6,847.07
£ 35,313.12
£ 580.84|| ||||| ||||£ 57,102.56| ||||£ 7,265.51
£ 48,916.45
£ 920.60| ||||£ 57,102.56| Page 6 **THE FRIENDS OF ALBURY OLD SAXON CHURCH Registered Charity No: 1168550 30 April 2023 Notes to Balance Sheet** ## **30 April 2023** ## **30 April 2022** ## **NOTE 4** ## **SUNDRY DEBTORS** |GBC - Churchyard donation
**EQUIPMENT**
Chairs
Gazebo
Signs
Tree Guard
Mat
Letterbox
Gift Aid
Less
:Depreciation|£ 778.46
£ 128.98
£ 914.40
£ 210.00
£ 35.00
£ 13.69|£ -
£ 147.50
£ 147.50
£ 2,080.53
-£ 1,081.88
£ 998.65|£ 778.46
£ 128.98
£ 162.00
£ 210.00
£ 35.00
£ 13.69|£ 350.00
£ 35.26| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||£ 385.26| |||||£ 1,328.13
-£ 749.00| |||||£ 579.13|