## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From January 1[st] 2025 To December 31[st] 2025 Charity name: LLANDDEWI RHYDDERCH BAPTIST CHAPEL CIO Charity registration number: 1197226** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purposes of the Chapel are the
advancement of the Christian faith in
accordance with Baptist principles and the Basis
of Faith primarily but not exclusively within
Llanddewi Rhydderch, Monmouthshire and the
surrounding neighbourhood; and such other
charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of
the charity trustees, put into practice the
Christian faith in accordance with Baptist
principles and the Basis of Faith, including but
not limited to: the prevention and relief of need,
hardship and sickness; the advancement of
education; and the provision of facilities in the
interests of social welfare for recreation or
other leisure time occupation of individuals who
have need of such facilities by reason of their
youth, age infirmity or disability, financial
hardship or social circumstances with the object
of improving their conditions of life.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identifiedinthe accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Weekly services and quarterly Family
services.
Local History Display| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Chapel members discuss and agree
beneficiaries in general meetings.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|The Chapel services provide a weekly
opportunity for Christian discussion and
enlightenment.
The Family Services (four per year) are
particularly appealing and instructional for
children and they attract an average
congregation of 15 – 20 per service.
Special additional services are also held at
Harvest an~~d, ~~Christmas .
In 2025 a Hymn Singing Service was held in
May which attracted 60 people.
The Chapel holds Joint Services with the
local Church in Wales 4 times a year – using
each other’s buildings on alternate
occasions. This brings the two
congregations together on an ecumenical
basis and strengthens the bonds within the
community.
A Local History Display is held in the Chapel
which is open to the public. It records:

lives of the villagers in the past,

the contribution by members of the
village to World War I and World
War II and local heroes

Life in the village during World War II

Evacuees to the village in World War
II| - The development of the village - The history of the two local schools - The history of the Village Hall - Changes in farming - The history of the village from the Bronze Age to the Industrial Revolution - History of Llanddewi Court - History of St. David’s Church ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The Chapel continues to fulfil its objective of
providing Christian support and
enlightenment in the local community.
The Local History Display has been
developed and expanded as more
information comes to light.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The roof needs new slates and battens.
The costs for replacing the slates and
battens have increased to £59,000.
£40,000 has been raised to date.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Chapel has an in year surplus of
.£7,155 due to fundraising for the roof
repairs.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Chapel holds sufficient reserves to
cover structural repairs and running costs for
the Chapel building in addition to raising
funds to repair the roof..| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£3,000 for running costs plus £21,483**
**towards cost of roof repairs. **| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |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**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donations from Chapel members,
congregations and the local community.
Fundraising –
donations from members of the congregation
Welsh Church Act Fund
Charles Thomas Charity
| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Loss of membership| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Trustees are elected by the Chapel
members.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|New trustees are provided with a copy of the
Chapel Constitution and they carry out their
duties in accordance with that document.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The trustees administer the Chapel and they
report to the Chapel members during
General Meetings.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|The Baptist Union holds the deeds to the
Chapel building and grounds but the Chapel
CIO is the property trustee.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Llanddewi Rhydderch Baptist Chapel CIO| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1197226| |Charity’s principal address|c/o 2 Pentwyn,
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Valerie Badham|||| ||Brenda Vater|Secretary||| ||Kelvin Vater|Chair||| ||Melanie Harrison-
Gearing|||| ||Jantien Powell|||| ||Roma Williams||From June 2025|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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)**
**Full name(s)**
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||BRENDA VATER|MELANIE HARRISON-GEARING| ||

Secretary|Trustee| |||| |||| |**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**LLANDDEWI RHYDDERCH BAPTIST CHAPEL**||**CIO**|||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**| |1.1.25.
Period start date
**For the period**
**from**||**To**|31.12.25.
Period end date||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**163**
**28**
**840**
**4,779**
**2,008**
**2,516**
**2,500**
**50**

**12,884**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,884**
**371**
**742**
**480**
**52**
**43**
**200**
**2,160**
**1,680**
**-**
**5,728**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,728**
**7,156**
**17,328**
**24,484**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**163**
**28**
**840**
**4,779**
**2,008**
**2,516**
**2,500**
**50**
**12,884**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,884**
**371**
**742**
**-**
**480**
**43**
**200**
**1,680**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,728**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,728**
**7,156**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Bank Interest|**163**|||||**110**| |Dividends|**28**|||||**27**| |Collections|**840**|||||**695**| |Donations|**4,779**|||||**9,333**| |Gift Aid claim|**2,008**|||||| |Insurance claim|**2,516**|||||| |Grants|**2,500**|||||**-**| |Bank Compensation|**50**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**12,884**|||||**10,165**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**
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**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**10,165**| |||||||| |Electricity|**371**|||||**444**| |Insurance|**742**|||||**722**| |Chapelyard maintenance||||||**220**| |Buildingrepairs and maintenance|**480**|||||**1,946**| |Chapel website|**52**|||||**86**| |Resources|**43**|||||**48**| |Donations|**200**|||||**100**| |Architects fees|**2,160**|||||| |Bat surveyand reports|**1,680**|||||| |Edward Connor Sols. - formation of CIO||||||**207**| |||||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**5,728**|||||**3,773**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**3,773**| |||||||| ||**7,156**|**-**|**-**|**7,156**||**6,392**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**||| ||**17,328**|**-**|**-**|**17,328**||**17,328**| ||**24,484**|**-**|**-**|**24,484**||**23,720**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 06/04/2026 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**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Chapel CIO - Current account and Savings
~~account~~
Chapel Repair Funds - Current account
~~and Savings account~~
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
COIF investment|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**16,879**
**7,605**
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**-**
**-**
**24,484**
**-**
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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BRENDA VATER
MELANIE HARRISON-GEARING|**Endowment**
**funds**
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**funds**
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