2021-12-31-accounts - Acorn Chaplaincy

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 1 2021 To 31 12 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Acorn Chaplaincy Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1194419 Charity's principal address c/o Brockenhurst Parish Church Office Wilverley Road Brockenhurst Postcode SO42 7SP

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 (ifany)
MaryNicholson	Chair		Board of Trustees
Derek Willis	Treasurer
Patricia Kenyon
Simon Toomer	IT Lead
Stephen Curson		19.8.2021

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name 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

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by the Board of Trustees 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

The object (purpose) of Acorn Chaplaincy is to provide relief and support to persons suffering need and hardship through addiction.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Provision of pastoral care and support services according to Christian ethos and spirituality, so that persons suffering from addiction are encouraged and better equipped to live healthier lives, to grow in confidence and to have the hope of reaching their full potential of a creative and empowered life.
Training and informing volunteers and staff so that they are equipped to effectually work with persons suffering with addiction and to be their advocates so that beneficiaries can share the rewards of gaining sobriety with their contacts and local communities so that they can benefit too.

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)

To reach out and inform people of the dangers and harm of addictions whether related to substance misuse or behaviour.

The public can benefit through:

1) individuals with addiction regaining their self-esteem, selfconfidence, and control of their own lives and thus able to contribute to the wider society by engaging in normal societal activities.
2) individual’s recovery from their addiction effects positive change and retrieve self-esteem and broken relationships, that family life can be rebuilt that not just their children benefit but the whole family unit benefit.
3) Lives rebuilt so that wider society benefits as these individuals reengage and participate in normal societal activities.
4) Individual’s recovery from addiction means that they are now more able to focus on retraining and gain skills fit for employment and ultimately gaining employment.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

We are a team of 17 members, five trustees and 12 volunteers, giving time to deliver our ministries (services).

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;

The Acorn Chaplaincy is a Christian charity and has just completed the first year of delivering our ministry. All the trustees, as well as volunteers, are actively involved in the planning and shaping of our ministries, policies and procedures.

We do this by setting out topics for discussion in our team, trustees and prayer meetings. All team members can contribute towards the discussion topics.

policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Main achievements of Acorn Chaplaincy:

Gained registered status with the Charity Commission on 11[th] May 2021
Built a team of 17 volunteers by August 2021 3. Provided 4 training sessions for the team. We had an external speaker from Yeldal Manor speaking on Basic Information on Addiction, the other three meetings were for team building and training on Acorn Chaplaincy’s policies and procedures and ethos and culture.
Planned and commenced delivery of: (i) Drop-in two half-days every week since end of September 2021. These Drop-in sessions provide a safe space for our guests so their sense of isolation and loneliness improve. In this space all are welcome and hospitality provided free of charge. Since September we had many honest conversations and built many trusting relationships which enabled our team to support our guests on their recovery.

(ii) We started The Recovery Course - a 12-step recovery course from 2[nd] November. This is a group discussion course based on the 12-step of AA but from a Christian faith perspective.

(iii) a programme on detoxification in the community – in which we support individuals to detoxify at home with clinical support from KEYS Project UK.
(iv) We have supported and served 60+ guests(clients) by the end of December.
1. We have gained increasing support from local communities, in prayers, donations and provisions. We have now secured sufficient funds for the delivery of our ministries for the whole of 2022.

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Section E Financial review

Because we are a new charity our reserves are set at an average total of Brief statement of the 6 months’ budgeted expenditure at present. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially No deficit in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Acorn Chaplaincy’s principal sources of income and expenditure:
You may choose to include additional information, where Total Income - £10,132
relevant about: 1. Monthly donations - £1,275
• the charity’s principal 2. Single donations - £7,357 sources of funds (including 3. Grants - £1,500 any fundraising);
• how expenditure has Total Expenditure - £2,655 1. General Administration - £577
supported the key objectives 2. Governance – Safeguarding, Health&Safety- £347
of the charity; 3. Public Liability Insurance - £541
• investment policy and 4. Ministry cost - £1,190 objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

The cost of hiring the basement of St. Mary’s Church Office, 135 St. Mary’s Road, Southampton SO14 1NX, to use for our Drop-in from 29.9.2021 to 31.12.2021 was generously waived by the St. Mary’s Church. This would otherwise cost Acorn Chaplaincy £30pm to a total of £90.
The cost of hiring the halls of St. Mark’s Church Archers Road, Southampton SO15 2LU, for running The Recovery Course was generously waived by St. Mark’s Church. This would otherwise have costed Acorn Chaplaincy £350pm x4 months =£1,400

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

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March 2012

Charity Name	No (if any)
ACORN CHAPLAINCY	1194419
Receipts and payments accounts		CC16a
Period start date For the period from 01/01/2021	Period end date To 31/12/2021

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 1,500 1,275 7,357 - - - - - 10,132 - - - 10,132 577 181 23 96 541 624 333 251 29 2,655 - - - 2,655 7,477 - - 7,477	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 1,500 1,275 7,357 - - - - - 10,132 - - - 10,132 577 181 23 96 541 624 333 251 29 2,655 - - - 2,655 7,477	Last year to the nearest £
Grants	1,500				-
Monthly Donations	1,275				-
Single Donations	7,357				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	10,132				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Administration	577				-
Drop-in Centre	181				-
Genesis Programme	23				-
Health and Safety	96				-
Public Liability Insurance	541				-
KEYS Programme	624				-
Recovery Course	333				-
Safeguarding	251				-
Training	29				-
**Sub total **	2,655				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	7,477	-	-	7,477	-
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

23/03/2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details None Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) None Co-op Bank Account Details Details None Details None	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 7,477 - - 7,477 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

23/03/2022