## **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<br>Sunday Collections<br>Sunday envelopes<br>Donations and covenants<br>MDA and Charitable Funds Grants<br>Queens Road Church contribution<br>Membership<br>Entertainment evening<br>Poets and pies<br>Jubilee tea party<br>Band Concert<br>Coffee<br>Parsonage lettings<br>Chapel house lettings<br>Schoolroom lettings<br>ASA lease<br>ASA heat & light<br>Weddings<br>Money raised for charity<br>Dividends and interest<br>Gift aid claim<br>Calendars and Inquirer<br>100 Club<br>Smarties collection (re windows)<br>Danny's Group<br>Other|2022<br>2126<br>15388<br>3311<br>1500<br>8465<br>1055<br>250<br>156<br>310<br>19<br>347<br>30000<br>14060<br>4050<br>994<br>800<br>139<br>2866<br>5051<br>706<br>74<br>215<br>400<br>92285|2021<br>1781<br>14866<br>1963<br>2500<br>7904<br>1440<br>515<br>144<br>30000<br>7340<br>10282<br>4141<br>496<br>350<br>71<br>2798<br>10466<br>600<br>88<br>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<br>Minister's pension<br>Ministers national insurance<br>Minister's telephone<br>Council tax on parsonage<br>Consultancy<br>Water rates<br>Gas and electricity<br>Stationery and Photocopying<br>Postage<br>Cleaner's wages and materials<br>Organist and organ maintenance<br>Maintenance -repair cottage<br>Maintenance -small school room<br>Maintenance - large schoolroom<br>Parsonage repairs<br>Parsonage letting fees and commission<br>Gardening<br>Chapel renovation<br>MDA and GA subscriptions<br>Donations<br>Inquirer and Unitarian<br>Insurance and chief rent<br>GA delegate's expenses<br>Sundry expenses<br>Accountancy<br>Website and computer expenses<br>Preaching fee<br>Bank charges<br>Memorials<br>Wind telephone and benches|963<br>4549<br>-61<br>731<br>1195<br>2760<br>892<br>7573<br>1395<br>100<br>1526<br>2287<br>66<br>360<br>5295<br>1949<br>2520<br>3876<br>7476<br>1085<br>579<br>540<br>5005<br>290<br>336<br>2489<br>989<br>50<br>99<br>298<br>87029|1656<br>4532<br>185<br>734<br>199<br>515<br>5432<br>1408<br>1497<br>2286<br>1780<br>2000<br>839<br>544<br>3702<br>3105<br>2826<br>1085<br>123<br>600<br>4750<br>2943<br>2190<br>114<br>117<br>1292|
|---|---|---|
|||81182|



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





|Cash at bank<br>Current account with CafCash<br>Deposit account with CafCash<br>Total Current Assets<br>Less Current liabilities<br>Creditors and accruals<br>3<br>Funds carried forward per SOFA<br>Dunham Road Unitarian Chapel<br>Statement of Financial Activities<br>12 Mths to 31.12.22<br>Notes<br>Incoming resources<br>Resources expended<br>Net Incoming/(Outgoing) resources<br>Other recognised gains or (losses) :<br>Unrealised(loss) gain on general investment<br>4<br>Net movement of funds in the period<br>Funds brought forward 1st January 2022<br>Funds carried forward 31 December 2022|||52,387|||47,131|to 31/12/21|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||41,521<br>139<br>41,660|||35,588<br>139<br>35,727||||
||52,842<br>455|||47,718||||
|||||587||||
|||||||||
|||||||||
||||238,866<br>£||£|243,476<br>||
||||238,866<br>£|||||
||||||£|243,476<br>||
|||||||12 mths||
||||||||99,290<br>82,182|
||||||||17,108<br>18,943|
||||||||36,051<br>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 

Of es 

6th April, 2023