## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01.01.2025 Period start date T0 31.12.2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: St Lawrence Chapel Warminster**
## **Charity registration number: 1194628**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the Christian religion in the
town of Warminster for the benefit of the
public through the holding of prayer
meetings, services, lectures, public
celebration of religious festivals,
community events, civic events, producing
and/or distributing literature on Christianity
to enlighten others about the Christian
religion. A constitution is in place which
was adopted on 07.01.2021.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Focus efforts to repair, maintain and
develop the Chapel.
Support and expanding range of charity,
community and civic events.
Ensure the Chapel generates sufficient
funds to deliver these objectives.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|No issues outstanding with the Charity
Commission.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity does not give grant funding|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The Charity has a small amount of funds
invested with a M&G Charibond and bank-
based savings.|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Feofees are all operating within a
voluntary capacity.
We have additional volunteers who assist
with the running of the chapel.
We have the support of a ‘Friends of the
Chapel’ who support events, services and
fund raise.|
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|Other||N/A|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We make available a quiet place for people
to visit and take time for contemplation.
Mid-week services are provided every week
for those who wish to attend an easily
accessible venue.
Extensive repairs to the Chapel and
supporting publicity have helped lift the
charity’s profile.
Increased activities during the year, listed
below, have encouraged a wide variety of
visitors to the chapel from a wide
geographical area.
Evensong and Prayer services
Twice monthly Orthodox services
4 interdenominational Advent
services in the build-up to Christmas
Prayer and Rededication services
for the clock and bells
Funerals and family remembrance
Quarterly Market Day tours and
refreshments
Imberbus day tours + cream teas
Christmas Flower Festival and
nativity
A wide variety of music events and
practice sessions
Warminster book festival
Charity/Civic events|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|
A complete overhaul of the Chapel’s
historic clock and chiming bells.
Stonework repairs, oak beam
replacements|
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Ten Commandments Boards
installed
Electric works
Shelving to kitchen and vetry
New flag pole
Redecoration of Curfew Cottage
A wide range of surveys to support
future projects|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fundraising has been successful and
grants awarded for the high value projects.
Normal regular fundraising and donations
have kept pace with expenses.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|A change of funds to the small investment
held with M&G Charibond has had a
positive impact on performance.|
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## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity’s finances are in good order|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No policy held but Reserves are set aside
for operational requirements and
emergencies|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£4200|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
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|||Rental income from property|
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|The charity’s principal||Religious Services|
|sources of funds (including|Para 1.47|Donations|
|any fundraising)||Grant Funding|
|||Fund raising and events|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
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|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Keeping the chapel in good order, with
sufficient income to cover all outgoing
running costs.
We are in a strong position at the present
time.|
|Other||N/A|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Election by the Feoffees and nominated
trustees selected by the organisations
listed in the constitution.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|All Feoffees and nominated trustees have
received a copy of CC3 guidance.
Constitution in place
1-1 Training
Safeguarding training for 3 Feoffees|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Chair of the CIO is elected from within in
January yearly.
Four external bodies have the opportunity
to nominate a trustee for a period of three
years.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Friends of the Chapel of St Lawrence
(FOCSL)’ are a fund-raising arm of the
chapel|
|Other||N/A|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|St Lawrence Chapel|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1194628|
|Charity’s principal address|High Street
Warminster
Wilts
BA12 9AG|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Ian Frostick|Chair|||
||RayShorto|Feoffee|||
||Andrew Davis|Feoffee|||
||KerryBishop|Feoffee|||
||Jim Landry|Feoffee|||
||DannyKeene|Feoffee|||
||Heather Parks|Feoffee & Treasurer|||
||Rev Sue Foster|Nominated Trustee||Minster St Denys Church|
||Sheila Pomeroy|Nominated Trustee||Friends of the Chapel of St
Lawrence(FOCSL)|
||Stephen Kirkwood|Nominated Trustee|May2025|Warminster Town Council|
||Rev Lorraine
Dobbins|Nominated Trustee||Churches Together
Warminster|
||Veronica Mills|Secretary|January2025||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
> **Director name** N/A
## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Ian Frostick **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 16.05.2026
## **St Lawrence Chapel Income & Expenditure Accounts for the year ended 31.12.2025**
## Audited
|**Recurring Expenditure**|£||**Recurring Income**|£|
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|AdvertisingStationery& IT|180.00||Wall Safe|964.06|
|Bank Charges|60.00||Chapel Services|3,399.51|
|Chapel Insurance|1,770.47||Cottage Rental|8,395.41|
|Chapel Repairs General|821.80||Donations|2,187.82|
|New Kitchen Shelves|268.56||Donations SumupGeneral|1,994.25|
|Cleaning (Wages & Materials)|814.01||Income|101.88|
|Consumables|2,093.13||Investment Income|567.43|
|Donations|257.20||Interest|460.67|
|Electricity|1,836.78||Gift Aid|1,258.11|
|Garden|87.99||Events|1,315.03|
|Professional Fees|204.86||FOCSL|1,470.40|
|Water|260.37||**Total**|**22,114.57**|
|**Total**|**8,655.17**||||
||||Excess of Recurringincome over expenditure|**5,558.98**|
|**Curfew Cottage:**|||||
|Cottage Insurance|251.24||||
|Curfew Cottage Professional Fees|1,767.16||||
|Repairs to Cottage|5,324.18||||
|Rates|417.64||||
|Electric|62.01||||
|Water|78.19||||
|**Total**|**7,900.42**||||
|**Grand Total**|**16,555.59**||||
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|**Non Recurring Expenditure**|||**Non Recurring Income**||
|Clock and Bell Project|27,001.35||Warminster Town Council|13,500.00|
|New Electrical work|3,208.08||Preservation Trust|5,000.00|
|Stonemason|4,443.97||Lyons Seafood|500.00|
|**Total**|**34,653.40**||Imber Bus Day|482.50|
||||Anon Donation|241.25|
||||Places of WorshipGrant|5,579.36|
||||Masonic Lodge|150.00|
||||**Total**|**25,453.11**|
||||Transfer from Tower Appeal|2,944.60|
||||**Total Non Recurring Income**|**28,397.71**|
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||||**Excess of Non Recurring Expenditure over**
**Income**|**6,255.69**|
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||||Increase in value of Investment|1,728.92|
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||||Net Result|1,032.21|
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## **St Lawrence Chapel Balance Sheet @ 31.12.2025** Audited
|Tower Appeal|2,380.27||Charibonds||
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|Creditors|3,878.00||Investment|10,525.59|
||||CAF Gold Account|19,090.21|
||||CAF Cash Account|8,616.40|
|**Capital Fund**|||SundryDebtors|961.90|
|Balance@01.01.25|31,940.72||Cash in Hand|37.10|
|profit/Loss for 2025|1,032.21||||
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|**Total**|**39,231.20**||**Total**|**39,231.20**|