## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 28/6/22 (registration date of CIO) to 31/12/2022** **Charity name: Lansdowne Chapel Sheffield** ## **Charity registration number: 1199468** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the Church are:
*the advancement of the Christian
faith in accordance with the
Evangelical Alliance Basis of Faith,
both in the UK and Worldwide
*Such other charitable purposes as
shall, in the opinion of the charity
trustees further the work of the
Church.| |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|**Our first object is the advancement of the**
**Christian faith. We do so by regular**
**church activities including Sunday**
**Services and other services such as**
**prayer meetings. These meetings include**
**praise and worship, prayer, sermons**
**teaching the bible and bible verse**
**memorisation. All these activities help**
**the congregation advance their Christian**
**Faith and learn more about the faith and**
**the Christian Gospel.**
**Our second object is furthering the work**
**of the church and we have a postcard**
**ministry where we design, print and**
**distribute a ‘postcard’ sized card talking**
**about a particular aspect of life and the**
**Christian faith. These postcards contain**
**an invitation to any of the church**
**services and over a thousand are**
**distributed by the church members to the**
**immediate neighbourhood surrounding**
**the church.**
**We also advance the Christian Faith and**
**further the work of the church in general**
**by financially supporting missionaries in**
**a number of countries and here in the UK.**
**These are noted in our church accounts**| |Statement confirming|Para 1.18|**The church provides regular worship and**| |whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit||**all are welcome to these services. For**
**example the regular postcard ministry**
**includes an invitation to the church and**
**its regular services. In carrying out**
**these activities the church has careful**
**regard to the public benefit guidance**
**published by the Charity Commission.**| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Our church members make an ongoing**
**contribution to the life of the church**
**including participating in Church**
**services, serving in the kitchen, musical**
**contributions and practical day to day**
**contributions such as visiting those who**
**are unable to attend church for a variety**
**of health reasons. Church members look**
**after the church building and all the**
**practical work this involves, including**
**cleaning, gardening/weeding/decorating**
**and other practical matters.**| |Other||**n/a**| ## **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 trustees wish to offer a welcoming**
**environment to all who attend our**
**services and have been successful in**
**welcoming several new local people into**
**the church. Our church services have a**
**variety of content and once a month at**
**least we offer an all age worship service**
**to particularly encourage young children**
**and involve them in church life.**
**The church helps mark important**
**milestones through life and conducted a**
**Wedding in July 2022. We have also**
**hosted and conducted a number of**
**funerals including lunches/teas**
**afterwards for the bereaved families. The**
**support to bereaved families does not**| **only include the funeral itself, but regular followups afterwards to check on their welfare. This kind of support is very important and benefits the families, helping them cope with the loss of a loved one and start to look forward. The trustees and other members of the church undertake regular visits to those members who are too frail to attend church in person, offering communion and a listening ear and support as required.** ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**n/a**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Income from the period including church**
**collections and rental income 15,196,76.**
**The detailed breakdown is included in the**
**accounts. We are very grateful for the**
**faithful giving of the congregation at**
**Lansdowne Chapel Sheffield.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**There is no formal reserves policy, cash**
**is held in the bank for future maintenance**
**and running costs for the church**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Variable cash in the bank**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**None**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**| ## **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|**The principal sources of funds is church**
**collections and rental from groups who**
**rent the church buildings.**| |---|---|---| |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|**None**| |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|**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|Apart from the first Charity Trustees, who
are all in post from the founding of the
CIO every Charity Trustee must be
appointed by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the Charity
Trustees.| ## **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|
**N/A**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Lansdowne Chapel Sheffield| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1199468| |Charity’s principal address|104, Cemetery Road, Shefeld S11 8FP| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Onkar Singh|Chair|28/6/22 onwards
(registration date of cio)|| ||Eliseu Balanga|Treasurer|28/6/22 onwards
(registration date of cio)|| ||Stephen Fryer||28/6/22 onwards
(registration date of cio)|| ||Paul Morrison||28/6/22 onwards
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Sunday Collections + Rent Income
**Sub-Total**
**Restricted Fund**
Special mission collections
HRMC Gift aid return
**Total**||||| ||£14,138.21|£10,013.71|£15,196.76|| |||||| |||||| ||**£14,138.21**|**£10,013.71**|**£15,196.76**|| |||||| |||||| ||£4,057.00|£786.00|£0.00|| |||||| ||£2,340.23|£2,403.75|£0.00|| |||||| ||**£20,535.44**|**£13,203.46**|**£15,196.76**|| |||||| |**Expenditure**||||| |**General fund (Unrestricted)**
Building, Maintenance & Cleaning
Gas/electricity/water/Insurance + Insurance
Speakers' Gifts
Support for Graham Reed
Catering
Children's work
Sundries
**Sub-total**
**Restricted fund**
Mission support
**Total**||||| |||||| ||£1,554.31|£1,302.88|£2,904.58|| ||£3,631.67|£2,935.79|£2,295.22|| ||£975.00|£550.00|£50.00|| ||£2,000.00|£1,200.00|£1,200.00|| ||£744.07|£96.09|£0.00|| ||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|| ||£2,444.19|£1,314.91|£1,524.82|| ||**£11,349.24**|**£7,399.67**|**£7,974.62**|| |||||| |||||| ||£420.11|£2,001.45|£218.50|| |||||| ||**£11,769.35**|**£9,401.12**|**£8,193.12**|| |||||| ||**£8,766.09**|**£3,802.34**|**£7,003.64**|| |Bank Balances|Bank Balances|Bank Balances| |---|---|---| |Balance at 31/12/2019
Balance at 31/12/2020
Balance at 31/12/2021
Balance at 30/09/2022||£34,508.39
£39,250.69
£47,343.49
£25,018.06|