2023-03-31-accounts - Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy

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Annual Report for 2023

Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy

Incorporated 18 February 2014

Registered Charity 16/01/2017 Charity Number 1171134

Administrative

Current Registered and Working Address: SCC, The Pilgrim Centre, Regent Circus, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1PX Web Site: www.swindoncommercialchaplaincy.com

Email: scchaplaincy@gmail.com Tel: 07715 667019

Bank account: Reliance Bank Ltd., Faith House, 23-24 Lovat Lane, London. EC3R 8EB Accountant: Mr Lawrence Harrison, LHA Accountants, 7 Bath Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4AS Chaplains’ Public Liability Insurance provided by Workplace Chaplaincy Mission UK. This report was compiled by Adrian German, Secretary.

Organisation, Management Committee, and Trustees

We are overseen by a Management Committee: Chair Mr Brian Knight.

Other committee members: Mrs Mary Crichton, Mrs Christine Durant, Pastor Lucas Nape, Mr Adrian German (Secretary), Mrs Sheila Wright (Operations Director),

Dr Susan Tredget, Mr Keith Tredget (Treasurer), Mr David Templar, Revd Jacqui Knight Mrs Christine German, and Mrs Marion Manning

Management Committee members who are also Trustees: Mr Brian Knight, Mrs Mary Crichton Mrs Christine Durant, Mrs Marion Manning, Mr David Templar, Revd Jacqui Knight and Mrs Christine German.

We are also assisted by the following:

Mrs Rosalind Cowie (Social Media), Mrs Mary Day (Friends of SCC Admin) until August 2021.

Our Vision Statement

Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy exists for the benefit of the community we serve. Our work is mostly done on a voluntary basis. We are an ecumenical partnership of chaplains and our aim is to provide chaplaincy to those who work in Swindon, and the surrounding area.

Chaplains seek to:

Minister to the needs of all people who work in Swindon.
Identify, understand and share in personal and work related issues.
Value human skills and talents and to see work as part of God’s purposes and concerns.
Reflect spiritual and ethical values offering a ministry to all people, of any faith or none.
Chaplains do not preach. We listen without judgement and support those with whom we come into contact.
Our time is your time.

2023

Despite covid restrictions now having been lifted we are still affected by the consequences of this time. Some chaplains are still not able to start due to personal health/age conditions. Also the financial and social consequences of that time are still emerging and effecting us, particularly in the area of fund raising.

Mrs Sheila Wright Operations Director

I have had a frustrating year of personal and health problems. This led to requesting some time off sick. I have tried to keep my role going all be it intermittently. Chris and I continue with Asda. Sadly the gateway furniture store has closed, due to mainly financial difficulties. The forging connections group has not moved forward. Anna the lady largely responsible for leading forging connections project has been seriously ill. Due to financial constraints Sheila has agreed to remain in her role, but only receive a nominal payment each month.

Chaplaincy

Numbers of chaplains has decreased this year. Revd Jacqui, and Chris and now Adrian continue to offer prayer at our meetings Marion felt that her time as secretary had come to an end, and Chris’s husband Adrian agreed to hold this role in the short term at least. Our treasurer Julie Pobjoy has also retired on health grounds and this role has kindly be taken up by Keith Tredget

There have been small amounts made at fund raising events, we have had a donation from the URC Church. As a visiting chaplain as we have noted before its hard to quantify the effect your visit has had. We have to trust that God goes before us. I think more than ever before this year we have heard difficult stories of the struggles financially for small businesses to continue, particularly in Swindon town centre. The bigger stores seem to be shedding a number of staff but expecting remaining staff to keep all the work done, this has led to an increase in mental health issues being shared and a general despondency amongst staff. We listen, sympathise, offer prayer.

Chaplains

Sheila : Old Town small shops, Orbital Shopping Centre, prospect Hospice in Wroughton, Gateway Furniture Project,(now closed)+ Operations Director. Clive : Greenbridge Retail Park. Sally Brunel Centre. and prospect Hospice for the latter part of the period. Janet : Old Town Co-op, newsagent Newport Street, and Brunel Centre. Jacqui : Havelock Street and Market Street shops. Chris : Orbital Shopping Centre. Brenda Y : Gorse Hill shops and the Open Door project.

Goals for 2023/2024

1 Recruit new chaplains and expand the area within Swindon that we are able to cover with the chaplaincy.

2 Continue to apply for grants and donations to keep the charity in a secure financial position. 3 Continue with other fundraising activities.

4 Continue to support other areas in raising chaplaincies.

Signed on behalf of Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy:

Mrs Sheila Wright Mr Adrian J. German Operations Director Secretary

Date: Date:

Company Registration No. ce009639 (England and Wales)

SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS CONTENTS

	Page
Company information	3
Director's report	4
Accountants' report	5
Statement of income and retained earnings	6
Statement of financial position	7
Notes to the accounts	8
Detailed profit and loss account	9

SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY COMPANY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Director

Company Number

Registered Office

Accountants

Sheila Wright

ce009639 (England and Wales)

The Pilgrim Centre Central Church Regent Circus Swindon Wiltshire SN1 1PX

LHA Accountancy Services 7 Bath Road Old Town Swindon Wiltshire SN1 4AS

SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY (COMPANY NO: CE009639 ENGLAND AND WALES) DIRECTOR'S REPORT

The director presents her report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Principal activity

Counselling support to the business community in SWINDON

Directors

Sheila Wright held office during the whole of the period.

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare accounts for each financial year. Under that law, the directors have elected to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these accounts, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Signed on behalf of the board of directors

............................................................................

Sheila Wright Director

Approved by the board on: 26 July 2023

ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY STATEMENTS OF SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY (THE COMPANY) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

In order to assist you as the sole director to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprises of the profit and loss account, the balance sheet, and explanatory notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations which you have provided us with.

As a member firm of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://ifa.org.uk/about-us/acting-in-the-public-interest/memberregulations.

This report is made solely to you as the sole director of the company, in accordance with the terms of our letter of engagement dated . Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of the company, and state those matters that we have agreed to state to you, in this report. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and you as the sole director for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that the company has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and financial performance of the company. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year ended 31 March 2023.

We have not been instructed to carry out any assurance service on the financial statements of the company. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

LHA Accountancy Services Financial Accountants

7 Bath Road Old Town Swindon Wiltshire SN1 4AS

26 July 2023

SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Turnover Administrative expenses Operating loss Loss on ordinary activities before taxation Tax on loss on ordinary activities Loss for the financial year Retained earnings at the start of the year Loss for the financial year Dividends Retained earnings at the end of the year	2023 £ 3,588 (7,250) (3,662) (3,662) - (3,662) 3,735 (3,662) - 73	2022 £ 6,492 (10,702)
		(4,210)
		(4,210) -
		(4,210)
		7,945 (4,210) -
		3,735

SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 MARCH 2023

Notes Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 4 Net current assets Net assets Capital and reserves Capital contribution reserve Profit and loss account Shareholders' funds	2023 £ 2,334 (587) 1,747 1,747 1,674 73 1,747	2022 £ 5,936 (527)
		5,409
		5,409
		1,674 3,735
		5,409

For the year ending 31 March 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The director acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities.

The financial statements were approved by the Board and authorised for issue on 26 July 2023 and were signed on its behalf by

Sheila Wright Director

Company Registration No. ce009639

SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1 Statutory information

Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number ce009639. The registered office is The Pilgrim Centre, Central Church Regent Circus, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1PX.

2 Compliance with accounting standards

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.

3 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.

Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.

Presentation currency

The accounts are presented in £ sterling.

4 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year


Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	2023	2022
	£	£
Accruals	587	527

5 Average number of employees

During the year the average number of employees was 2 (2022: 2).

SWINDON COMMERCIAL CHAPLAINCY DETAILED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts.

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts.
Turnover Sales Administrative expenses Internet Postage Bank charges Insurance Software Accountancy fees Management fees Operating loss Loss on ordinary activities before taxation	2023 £ 3,588 173 24 76 68 65 444 6,400 7,250 (3,662) (3,662)	2022 £ 6,492
		144 29 73 72 - 384 10,000
		10,702
		(4,210)
		(4,210)