Bolney Village Chapel Charity registration number: 1203630 Annual Report and Financial Statements for year ended 30 June 2025 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Simon Allaby Alan Freeman Robert Glew Addre Bolney Village Chapel Top Street Bolney Haywards Heath RH17 5PP The trustees present the annual report together wtth the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2025. cture overnan an Nature of governing document BVC CIO is a registered charity number 1203630 constituted as a CIO Association Recrubtment of and appointrnont of trustees under the tems of goveming document. Organisational structure The day to day running of the charity is c(dUCted by Rev Simon Allaby (Pastor) and Alan Freeman (Elder) The CIO is a member of The Connexion and will promote. encourage, support. advance and fulfil the work of the Connen. Rlsk management The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems and procedures a in place to mitigate exposu to major risks.
b'ects nd activitie Objects and alms The obj'ects of the CIO fw the public benefft are to advan the Christi'an faith in accordance with our Statement of Beliets in Bolney, West Sussex and in such other parts of the United KirKJdom or the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit. Review of a¢tivities Sunday Wowship SeCl¢6s are held every Sunday at 10.30am availaNe to all. On the first Sunday we hold a slightly shorter breakfast service. Several times a year we hotd a Family Celebration Service at 4pm. At the beginning of December we welcom8d a new family to faith with the parents being baptised and their two children dedicated. Lifo Group On Wednesday evenings we meet for prayer and Bible Study and on the first Wednesday of each Month we usually meet earlier and share a meal together. Top Street Tots On Tuesdays during term tirne our group for babies and toddlers meets from 9.30 - Connect ¢hildren's groups On Friday evenings during term time we hold two groups for children: Mini Connect for 5 and 6 year olds and Middle Connect for 7 -11 year olds. This year we have had 6- 10 Alin and 20- 25 Middles. We are affiliated with Utban Sairts Ihrough whom we process CBS checks for volunteers. In March Urban Saints infomied us that from September 2025 they will no longer be providing support for church groups for children. Wondering about God On Wednesdays during tenn time we hold a mid-week group from 11am- 12.30pm for ladies which indudes Bible teaching. testimonies and discu&sion. Ladies and men's dinners on each temi we arrange a ladies dinner and a men's cury night with 20 - 30 attending. At each dinner we have a guest speaker who will share a testimony or give teaching. The dinners regularly attract guests with no faith. Breakout groups Our two groups have been paused this year for different reasons but may resume in the future. Courses for enquirers In the autumn we ran an Alpha course for those interested in exploring the Christian faith. Six guests attended and contact with two has continued since the course
Care home servlces On the f4rst Thursday of each monlh we hd services at two local residential homes. Eastridge Manor and Aniska Lodge with 10 - 20 residents attending at each home. Supporting other charities Each year we give away an amount equivalent to 1 OYO of the previous year's gross income to support other charities: Siena Leone Mission - supporting thurd)es and schools ofThe Connexion. This year we sent out 50 children's shoe bags as well as boxes of books and medical equipment on the container sent in October. Our local primary s¢h¢X)l Bolney CEP School is now linked with the SLM and contributed to the shoe bags. Off the Fence- a Brighton and Hove based charity working with the homeless and those at rnost risk in the cty. The CEO Julio Abraham preached at our Harvest Service at which we llected donations of toiletries for OTF (as well as food items for the Handcross Food Bank). Release Intemational- a charity working overseas to support persecuted Christians. Caring for God's People- supporting the work of Imts'az Ashraf in Pakistsn In addition we make a voluntary contribution to the mission fund of The Connexion of £30 per church member. in We are grateful to G(xl that the financaal neets of the Chapel have been met during the year. Monthly income from giving by members of the congregation and renting out the annex covers our regular expenditure and over the year our reserves have umma We have been greatly encouraged. We have a small core of dedicated volunteers who sacrificially give up their time and energy to provide all of the activities listed above. In everything we do our airn is to gloiify and make known the Lord Jesus and make it as easy as possible for those currently outside of the Chapel to encounter him and come to faith. Rev Simon Allaby Trustee 15110125
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts Sectioii A Iridepeiideiit Examiner s Report BOLNEY VILLAGE CHAPEL 30- JUNE 2025 (If any} I retth to th8 trusteés my examinafjon of the arUnts IA the at¥0 R••pon8lbllltl•s and As th& charity tntstees of the Tnjst, you are respSIb the preparatK 2011 fthe A(f). I rewt in rBspwA of my examlnation the Trusfs a¢cLnts carried (Mrt under se(kn 145 (A the 2011 Act and in carrytr¥ t my examin8tkJn, I under Sed1( 145(5Mb) (rf Ihe A( Ind•p•ndent •xamlrnfs 8tatThnt Lxxne to my attenkn In Connèctic the examination which gives me cause lo beliebe thal In. any materfal respeGt. the Act wllh Ihe exwnination to attention Shk1 be dra*n in order to enable a n•d: 03112r2025 quallficaurfs) or body IER Octob•r 2018
Charfty No. 1203630 CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND AND WALES )LNEY VILLAGE CWEL Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forth• pwiod frorn 0110712024 To 3010612025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted lund5 nb3r4st Res¢rtd6d funds Endowment funds Total fund¥ L•Bt yoar tothp Mirwt £ 10 nurest £ A1 Recgi ts VOLuTrifARY I0£ HALL PWRE IREALs TAX REFUNL BANK IFrfEREST GRAFtrs FROM COH OTHER ItI(op 25.824 4.983 4.Bg8 7.932 10.431 214 7,932 10.431 214 750 Sub totsl(Gross income forAR) 45.269 44,282 A2 Asset and Inv•smt sales se• labl• . Sub total Totalr•c•ipts 45,269 44.282 A3 Pa monts REPA4R8 PROPERfi lFI0VEEt8 SLWEFY EXPETrEES OThER ExPElES.WATER ELECTR¢. ETC 1.309 6.8Z5 6."19 TRLLST SIEFIPA LeoNE MISSION OThER GFI4FUMES UTrOAN SAINTS. YoufHWOF 1,5Z5 2fj0 675 675 Sub total 33,979 39,897 A4 Asset and Investment purchases,1see table) Sub total 33,979 33.979 39,897 Net of recelpts/(payments) A5 Transfe between fund5 A6 Cash fund5 last year end Cash funds thls yoar end 11,290 11.290 4,385 16.082 52 16,135 27,373 52 27,425 16,135 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nEarest £ Restrictèd funds Endowmént fund$ tonÈre$t £ [11 (iones to nmrmt £ 81 Cash funds BARQAYS CLFFENT AC 15.737 Totalcash funds CCXX RS account5 ISSI 27.373 sz
Unmtrl¢¢od funds to nr•$I £ ReJtrfcted funds Endowment funds DÈtai15 to r•ar•t E B2 Other monètary assets GIFfwD TAX FIEF4[6 rAE Cwr•r4 lu0 Details B3 Inve$tm•nt assets CLwr•rt v•1 84 Assèts rotaln•d for th• charty's own us8 Details BOLNEY VILLAGE TFi liaL¥lity relat•s 85 Liabilitigs 382 Sned by one trustes on beh8ff of av th8 tnjsteès Swalure Pr¥rt Nan Date of approval lTrL +/iilzf CCXX R6 accounts ISSI 0411212025