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2021-12-31-accounts

Annual Report: New Chapel Farm

Registered charity number: 1179251

January to December 2021

Registered office address: 2 Stanfield Road, London, E3 5QH

Email: info@newchapelfarm.org.uk Website: www.newchapelfarm.org.uk

Trustees

Richard Tinkler (Chair), Claire Tinkler, Jenny Bollans, Ryan Lynch, Esther Bissessar, Adrian Saggers.

Meetings are held approx. quarterly.

Introduction

The New Chapel Farm (NCF) charity was formed in 2018 to support the work at New Chapel Farm, Halesworth, Suffolk.

The trustees of NCF steward New Chapel Farm as a place of restoration for Christian key workers in need of restoration. The beauty, peace, and comfort of New Chapel Farm creates an ideal setting for this to happen.

Since purchase, Richard and Claire have privately funded development of the property including converting the chicken shed into a new chapel space and two ensuite bedrooms, the installation of a borehole to provide water to the property, internal renovation of the farmhouse and conservatory, and landscaping of the outside space, including the planting of more than 50 trees. Richard has also supervised the renovation of the chapel ruins with a grant from Historic England.

The property is offered on a self-catering basis and can accommodate up to 14 people in two buildings. There is additional space for camping if needed.

The Mission Statement of New Chapel Farm charity

The primary aim of NCF is to bless Christian key workers, along with Christians in positions of leadership, and teams involved in Gospel mission and ministry. NCF also supports restoration by providing a space for teams or groups to get away together and do work that aligns with the restorative purposes of the kingdom of God. The vision is that, through the Holy Spirit’s empowering, NCF will be used to bring restoration locally, nationally, and globally.

Based on Isaiah 61: 1-6, the vision for NCF is to provide a place that enables:

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We use the term Christian key worker to mean Christians employed by churches, charities, or other organisations in the UK or abroad. Our focus is on Christians working in areas of social deprivation where need is great and resources are few, usually in an urban context. Within this definition, we include anyone living by faith in a missionary context in the UK or abroad. We are also interested in engaging with individuals or groups doing restorative work (where the work aligns with part of the Isaiah 61 definition) but who may not be faith based in their approach.

In practical terms, NCF facilities are available to the aforementioned groups to provide:

The vision of NCF also includes seeing those who do not know God restored into a right relationship with him through saving faith in his son Jesus Christ. To this end, there are different opportunities throughout the year for visitors to come to events hosted by the NCF team. These times are about hospitality and blessing and provide an opportunity to find out more about the Christian faith. All are welcome to attend these events.

What has been happening?

Since its inception, NCF has built up a network of Christian key workers who regularly use the facilities. These contacts tend to visit NCF at different times throughout the year for different purposes. A typical example would be a Church leader who comes with a team of fellow leaders for a working weekend once or twice a year, brings their family in the summer for a holiday, and spends a couple of nights in solitude at the farm another time on retreat.

During 2021, guests have included the following organisations:

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Hosted (catered) events:

These events are led by the NCF Trustees and have included restoration weekends (Feb and Oct). The number of events was lower than usual due to pandemic restrictions and social distancing.

Occupancy data

Occupancy data has been collected since January 2019. Occupancy in 2021 was restricted due to government lockdowns. The property is owned by Richard and Claire and was used by them in 2021 for approximately 12% of the year outside of lockdown periods; guest occupancy was 76%, and the property was empty 12% of the time.

Money matters and how charitable funds are spent

Guests are not charged for staying at NCF but invited to donate to the charity according to their means. Most guests donate, and since inception, the charity has seen a steady growth in income in proportion to the increased use of NCF. Charitable funds are used to pay for:

The NCF summary accounts are presented below.

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New Chapel Farm, Registered Charity 1179251

Accounts for period 1Jan21 to 31Dec21

Unrestricted funds

101 - Donations received £13,619.78 Total £13,619.78

Expenditure

Expenditure
110 - Refunds -£300.00
201 - Cleaning costs -£3,160.25
202 - Rent -£4,040.00
203 - Venue hire -£257.60
206 - Activities - food -£151.48
207 - Activities - materials -£124.08
208 - Activities - expenses £0.00
301 - Admin £0.00
302 - Publicity £0.00
303 - IT costs -£274.88
304 - Insurance -£299.26
Total -£8,607.55
Surplus / deficit £5,012.23
Assets as at 31Dec21:
Bank balance £13,468.67
No liabilities

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