2022-12-31-accounts - Funds Held In Connection With The Dunham Road Unitarian Chapel

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CHAPEL COMMITTEE REPORT/TRUSTEES REPORT 2022

During 2022 there was a change in the various responsibilities of committee members. Chairperson Gwyneth Roper took on the task of Letting Secretary and the job of Chapel Secretary reverted to Aled Jones. The important work of Building Warden was shared between Frank Drainey and Aled Jones.

My task is to thank the members of the congregation who take on those routine tasks that ensure that the congregation functions smoothly and efficiently. We are grateful to Gwyneth who organizes the Sunday flowers, I trust that members help by ensuring that the flower fund is always in credit. Thanks to our talented, reliable and punctual organist Margaret Williams, Annette Percy our monthly calendar editor and the minute secretary, Carolyn Jones who has acted as such for the last five years or more. Thanks go to our three Sunday chapel stewards and to Helen Copley who organizes the weekly coffee rota, a task that is more difficult than it seems, since we are a small community.

We have five Victorian buildings to maintain and this is a time consuming and costly matter. In addition to the building there is a considerable amount of garden space to look after and keep tidy this all takes money and we are lucky that our lettings enable us to do this.

We are fortunate that we have a large school room which is suitable for a variety of activities. Over the last few years, the congregation itself used it less and less. Since it is an old Victorian building the maintenance costs are increasing substantially. The chapel committee are to review whether we should retain this building or consider a sale to a commercial developer. The Process has only just commenced but it is right that the congregation is aware of this problem.

Aled Jones Chapel Secretary

DUNHAM ROAD UNITARIAN CHAPEL

Incoming Resources for the year ending 31st December 2022

Incoming resources Sunday Collections Sunday envelopes Donations and covenants MDA and Charitable Funds Grants Queens Road Church contribution Membership Entertainment evening Poets and pies Jubilee tea party Band Concert Coffee Parsonage lettings Chapel house lettings Schoolroom lettings ASA lease ASA heat & light Weddings Money raised for charity Dividends and interest Gift aid claim Calendars and Inquirer 100 Club Smarties collection (re windows) Danny's Group Other	2022 2126 15388 3311 1500 8465 1055 250 156 310 19 347 30000 14060 4050 994 800 139 2866 5051 706 74 215 400 92285	2021 1781 14866 1963 2500 7904 1440 515 144 30000 7340 10282 4141 496 350 71 2798 10466 600 88 545
		98290

DUNHAM ROAD UNITARIAN CHAPEL

Resources Expended for the year ending 31 December 2022

Resources expended	2022	2021
Minister's Salary	29820	28399
Minister's manse allowance		6329

Minister's expenses Minister's pension Ministers national insurance Minister's telephone Council tax on parsonage Consultancy Water rates Gas and electricity Stationery and Photocopying Postage Cleaner's wages and materials Organist and organ maintenance Maintenance -repair cottage Maintenance -small school room Maintenance - large schoolroom Parsonage repairs Parsonage letting fees and commission Gardening Chapel renovation MDA and GA subscriptions Donations Inquirer and Unitarian Insurance and chief rent GA delegate's expenses Sundry expenses Accountancy Website and computer expenses Preaching fee Bank charges Memorials Wind telephone and benches	963 4549 -61 731 1195 2760 892 7573 1395 100 1526 2287 66 360 5295 1949 2520 3876 7476 1085 579 540 5005 290 336 2489 989 50 99 298 87029	1656 4532 185 734 199 515 5432 1408 1497 2286 1780 2000 839 544 3702 3105 2826 1085 123 600 4750 2943 2190 114 117 1292
		81182

Dunham Road Unitarian Chapel Balance Sheet 31 December 2022 Notes 31/12/2022 Fixed Assets Cost of renovating the chapel house Appliances Investments of the General Fund 1 Total Fixed Assets Current Assets Debtors and prepayments 2 11,182	Dunham Road Unitarian Chapel Balance Sheet 31 December 2022 Notes 31/12/2022 Fixed Assets Cost of renovating the chapel house Appliances Investments of the General Fund 1 Total Fixed Assets Current Assets Debtors and prepayments 2 11,182	31/12/2022 59,371 1,146 125,962	31/12/2021	31/12/2021 59,371 1,146 135,828
Notes 1 2
	11,182		11,991
		186,479		196,345

	52,387			47,131	to 31/12/21
41,521 139 41,660		35,588 139 35,727
52,842 455		47,718
		587


	238,866 £		£	243,476
	238,866 £
			£	243,476
				12 mths
					99,290 82,182
					17,108 18,943
					36,051 207,425

					243,476

Independent Examiner’s Report to

The Trustees of Dunham Road Unitarian Chapel, Altrincham

I report on the Financial Statements of the Trust for the year ended 31st December 2022.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

a) examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
b) to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and
c) to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charities and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or
(ii) | to which in my opinion attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Peter George Shaw FCA

2 Chesham Road Wilmslow SK9 6HA

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6th April, 2023