
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1.1.2023   To 31.12.2023** 

**Charity name: LLANDDEWI RHYDDERCH BAPTIST CHAPEL  CIO Charity registration number:   1197226** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The purposes of the Chapel are the<br>advancement of the Christian faith in<br>accordance with Baptist principles and the Basis<br>of Faith primarily but not exclusively within<br>Llanddewi Rhydderch, Monmouthshire and the<br>surrounding neighbourhood; and such other<br>charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of<br>the charity trustees, put into practice the<br>Christian faith in accordance with Baptist<br>principles and the Basis of Faith, including but<br>not limited to: the prevention and relief of need,<br>hardship and sickness; the advancement of<br>education; and the provision of facilities in the<br>interests of social welfare for recreation or<br>other leisure time occupation of individuals who<br>have need of such facilities by reason of their<br>youth, age infirmity or disability, financial<br>hardship or social circumstances with the object<br>of improving their conditions of life.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identifiedinthe accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Weekly services and Family services|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity Commission<br>on public benefit.|





## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Chapel members discuss and agree<br>beneficiaries in general meetings.|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The Chapel services provide a weekly<br>opportunity for Christian discussion and<br>enlightenment.<br>The Family Services (four per year) are<br>particularly appealing and instructional for<br>children and they attract an average<br>congregation of 15 – 20.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|The Chapel continues to fulfil its objective of<br>providing Christian support and<br>enlightenment in the local community.|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|N/A|
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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The Chapel has an in year surplus of £849.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>statingwhy they areheld|Para 1.22|The Chapel holds sufficient reserves to<br>cover structural repairs and running costs for<br>the Chapelbuilding.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Current account £4,370**<br>**Savings account £6,566**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements|whererelevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donations from Chapel members,<br>congregations and the local community.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Loss of membership|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected by the Chapel<br>members.|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|New trustees are provided with a copy of the<br>Chapel Constitution and they carry out their<br>duties in accordance with that document.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The trustees administer the Chapel and they<br>report to the Chapel members during<br>General Meetings.|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|The Baptist Union holds the deeds to the<br>Chapel building and grounds but the Chapel<br>CIO is the property trustee.|
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Llanddewi Rhydderch Baptist Chapel CIO|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1197226|
|Charity’s principal address|c/o 2 Pentwyn,<br>Llanddewi Rhydderch<br>ABERGAVENNY<br>NP7 9UT|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Valerie Badham||||
||Brenda Vater|Secretary|||
||Kelvin Vater|Chair|||
||Melanie Harrison-<br>Gearing||||
||Jantien Powell||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **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 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||BRENDA VATER|MELANIE HARRISON-GEARING|
||<br> <br>Secretary|Trustee|
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|**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**|||
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|**LLANDDEWI RHYDDERCH BAPTIST CHAPEL**||**CIO**||||
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**|
|Period start date<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>1.1.23.||**To**|Period end date<br>31.12.2023|||



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**48**<br>**20**<br>**549**<br>**2,464**<br>**10,087**<br>**34**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br> **13,202**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **13,202**<br>**223**<br>**707**<br>**330**<br>**293**<br>**30**<br>**683**<br>**-**<br> **2,266**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **2,266**<br>**10,936**<br>**-**<br>**10,936**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**48**<br>**20**<br>**549**<br>**2,464**<br>**10,087**<br>**34**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**13,202**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**13,202**<br>**223**<br>**707**<br>**-**<br>**330**<br>**30**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**683**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,266**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,266**<br>**10,936**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Bank Interest|**48**||||||
|Dividends|**20**||||||
|Collections|**549**||||||
|Donations|**2,464**||||||
|Transfer of funds to new CIO  from "old"<br>Chapel accounts|**10,087**|||||**-**|
|Govtpayment for electricity|**34**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> **13,202**|||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Electricity|**223**||||||
|Insurance|**707**||||||
|Chapelyard maintenance|||||||
|Buildingrepairs and maintenance|**330**||||||
|Chapel website|**293**||||||
|Resources|**30**||||||
|Donations|||||||
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|Edward Connor Sols. - formation of CIO|**683**||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**2,266**|||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_ **<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**10,936**|**-**||**10,936**||**-**|
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||**10,936**|**-**||**10,936**||**-**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

04/04/2024 

1 



|**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**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>COIF investment<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Current account<br>Savings account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**4,370**<br>**-**<br>**6,566**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,936**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Chapel CIO**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>BRENDA VATER<br>MELANIE HARRISON-GEARING|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||MELANIE HARRISON-GEARING||



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

04/04/2024 

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