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Tho NoNrykn Clwth Cardiff 8ty114CCBI Is the successor chafftyto the Nonwrykn Church Preservation TrusL As trustees we took resbX)nsiW forthe Norwan Church n March 2022 from Cardlff Council wF¥J h•d been 505e tru&ee ofthe Prtsep4ion Trnst. The Church opened to publlc In Aprtl 2022 sothe financtal ar en&tD8 Marth 2023 marks our flvst full yearof operallon. The ratlonaltfor establishlno the NCC8 was to brin8the ChLErth back Into ¢omnwThity control and estsbli5h tht Church as a wnmunlty. rite, arts. aNI educatlon ctntre as well as a venue in whkh to celebrnte the bng-standingfamity. cuttuTal and edLfotional ltr¢I3 between South Wales and Nopway and srdal links between Cardlff and Bergen in pardcutar. We are pleased to POrt thot wi he made prcyess tv•rds èthievirrfall our 8oals as well a5 tsktry steps to put the Churth on a Sd finanthl foxln The hlghllAhts Ofth2ra[. the eXtefve use made oftht Church Iya %rywide rnryof8rtyJps. enterprises. and ouroutreach tothe locJl arts and educatlon communllies. the sutte55 of OUT Ik funded bl the Naoonal L¢yttery Herltage Fund and the wonderful annual ¢ekntI0r of 14orw¥<5 C<>nstitutkin Day. and the Fest?1 of Ll8ht The Church Is an konic ild wkh maonSficent le accardlff $0 It Is nsurpri%lrw that ft is a popularvenue lora wlde rnnge of u5e5. The n1 hall (the Gre Room) has been used amateurand proftsslonal music and the8tre Brouw for rehearsats and perfomMnces as well as students from the Welsh College of Music and l)rnma. The 8uteWlnd Qulntet- based in the Coibege- is now resldent In the Church usl the Gre nx>m for rehearsab and perf0mlan. Local tfveatre Bmup5 and cholrs use the roLNn for rehearsals and kwlomiances wlth some WNofving w)un8 people from local schools. Ltscal ¢xmmunity8roups and tharities h•e èlso made ten$t use of the GrE and D•hl Dudn8 theyear we were de1hted to receK • 8rnnt from the Naiional iAAtery HerlWe Fund to emplLry a fvlltlme Heritage OIAcer to create ?n archfve of documents Jrrfl artifxts relatitytothe Churth bLrt also to researth and dment the fmks between Norway and CardrfF In the et1C deI0prnert of South Wales. in pjrttcular In the coal and shlpplng Indu5trtes. Such has been success of the 7Ary>rk to de that we knpeto secure further fvndlno to support our herit4e projttt In the current Ilnanclal >Earto run from 2023 to 2026. Enhandn8 cultural links between Wales and Norway has also been a focus of attenoon forthe tnte$. Worklrq wlth the Welsh Norwrylan 5¢W the Church hosted celebratlons of Constitutton Day and the Fe5ti¥al of LIBht both of which are slgnlficant famlty. communlty. and ltural eYènt& Btsth events were actb4ely SUPWJrted Card1 and Vestland Covncib and have prryen to be w)wJarwith the wkler publlc We look forward to Work1 with the Welsh I40rlan Socletytr• lId on Ihelrsucc•ss In future PlS
years. The aLw been ocn5 to reach tothe many Norwkn students who study In Wales and the locafamllles who t thè sludent In February 2023 the Churth hosted the Wale5 Coastal Path celetiration of its ICP Annlversaryyear whlth featured 10 spethuy cornrn155Dned works ofart and 10 poems promlnent Welsh artt5ts and poets. The launch party and pvblk exhlbltlon were well attended and wpufar ebTnt& Other loulardsts and crnft peo W used the Churth as a The trustees are gratefulto t Wateth)0 and moond3 FOuN1on$. the Archltectur41 Herfta8e Fund, WCVAS Resifnce Fund for their financsal supporL Thls core hJndln8 provlded the capital needed to launch the new charity ènd w¢ are pleased thèt at the end of flnandal year ¥e able to oryforward a sm&1 balance and rnportthat the charlty has a laltlry cash Ilv posltlo We ar• also 4w8ratefvl forconsldernbl supportfmm the M•rkettffj and Flnance teams at Creditsafe Ltd our near nelghbouts at Ca5pkn Po¥ The NCCB. for a small tharlty. has a compkxfinancialstrncture Ind nNOu5 F4Kome streams. One of the trustee< first acts wasto es¢ab115h a tradlng comparythrough whlch the café and commerclal n>Dm hlTe15 condE5Cted. The Ve ts a popukr kscatlon for prNate partles-weddlw In partlr-and as a bynue for cotFJrate meetfn85. The Church has been used ty the the Senedd as well as local businesses to hokl host Lents and film tel10n programmes such as B8C Wates'"Dareto Dance". The trustees hwe learnt a grèat deal durlng ourflrst of operniion at 4ent managemert and annIng as well as netTkInSwIth the local Iw5ine5s, arts, and herltage bodies. 05srNFg the ye¥ we hwe had to maW£ drnstk changes to some activitles. such as the runnln8 of the café to ensure rt ts commerctsllyvl•We, Jnd have In4ted In other areas to help maxlm15e use olthe bulkllng and rerte th1 lettiw. Our plans forthe next year are to consolKlate ourfinances. empand our prnMe0f wents and Increase our en8a8emert wlth the lool communlty. Todo thb netd to strorn our8¢wn•no and recru a more dThetse trY of trustee We would IIP£ to end ourthanks to althose who htrfe Ilnandèl support to us CNer the last year. attended performarbctt. engaged wlth communy erts, bcoked the venue. and contrfbuted to what has been a suc£essfvl first ¥vrof operaoon. Thefe remalns muth to do Ixrt ourfirst h•s dernthat the Church c&11n5 H the kn8redlents for a successful fLrture. Nc¢ne ofthls would {en posslble wlthout the erw. commiiment. •nd enthusoasm of our stsff to w170m we ate immensely grdieful. P4•16
The NoNelan Church CardFff Bay INC(Jl retsefed as a Ch•rltsble Incorpor•ted Oryanlsatlon tythe Chailty Commlssknn for EEyknnd aYMI bVale5 OD 27 September 2021. The three iniiialtnistees were: Dr Martln LK¢nel Reesthice (Chalr) appTrIed on the 27 January 2021: Mr. Cato Swersen appoirted on the 27 September 2021: Mr. Mlchadjohn P¥rkirts(#k apThted tke 27 Ptr 202L' The consthullon ofthe P4CCB allthv5 forthe appolntment ofupto nint trust The current Board Intends to recntlt new trustees with experlence In art5. hefft4e, communlty en8a8ement. International Ilnks wtth Norwa¥ p$ 5petia16t financial and managernent The Norweglan Churth CaTdKf Bwls chatable objects are forthe beneffts ofthe general publlc and the publlc of Cardiff and 5th Wales. To hjrtherthk publK beneAL the th•rlty fDcuses on fcwr fflaln areas Ofcharllae a. Herita6e-thmugh researth and educatfn8 the publlt reprdln8 the rkh hlstory of the Church slnce 1868 and the Contribuon that trnde •rKI Ilnks between Wales MI Non¥a¥ had on the sodal and ec£xM)mk devek1pMe of South Wales," Arts-thnsu8h encoura8lng Jocal artists and musicvons to make use otthe Church as • rehearsal and perf0mla venue and rn•kn'ry those wfDrnwnces awlhble to pubr Promoting and hostin8 o)mmunity aclfvltfes- WrklwIth local organis•tlons, {In pani¢ut•r, local schools) and hosdw to the W of other local thartties and communÉty 8roups.' promoti and entragil¥ 51fowyr knks betTr the peo of Norwty and the The tnisiees have complled with the duty In secllon 17{S1 of the ChJrilies Act 201110 hav• due re8ards to pubk and benefft 8uldarKe publlshed the CCEW ¥rt*n exercbrt ary )wers or dest0 whkh the guidènce is rete¥ant. The tnthes are èngaged In malntsln1 and fvrtherf the eurrent acU¥Sty as It Is provlneto be sutewd¢tl and b•n•fiCI forthe ¢ommunlty. P•17
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ar Number1195926 6. Stateffleftt By indepwmlert Exarniner CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mefflbgrs of Norwegian Church Cardiff Bay On accounts for the year ènd8d 31 st Match 2023 Chafity r {rf any) 1195926 8et out on pages 1-12 I report to the trustees on my ex8mination olthe accounts of the aLM)ve charityllhe Trusf} for the year ended 3110312023. Responsibinttes and As Ihe ¢harity tnjstees, you are responsib foT the preperation of the basis of fer accDunts in accordance with the Charrties Act 2011 {llhe Act.). I rewrf respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dirthins gNen by the Charty Commission under section 145(5Mb} of the Act. Independent I have cOMpted my examination. I confirm that no matetial matters have examinerfs statement come to my atterrtton in o)nneGtion with the examinatM)n whh gives me use to belFeve that in, any material respect, the accounting records vKrp kept in accordance $¢ctlon 130 of the ACE: or the accounts did not accord with the cOUntIng records.. or the accounts dld not compty with the applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Chsrft (Accounls and Reports) RegulatnS 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gNe a Irue and fair, wew which is not a matter consthred as part of an independent examination. I have no cOnmS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo whth attentron should be drawn in this report in order to enab a propw undw3tanding ofthe accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 2711012023 Name:
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