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Company Registration Number - 177670

The Charity Registration Number is :- 248076

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Report and Accounts

31 December 2023

Cross & Bowen Chartered Certified Accountants Riverside House Normandy Road Swansea SA1 2JA

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

	Page
Charity information		1
Trustees' Annual Report		1
Statement of directors' responsibilities		12
Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees		14
*Funds Statements:-*
Statement of Financial Activities		19
Statement of Financial Activities - Prior Year statement		20
Statement of total recognised gains and losses		21
Movements in funds		22
Balance sheet		23
Cash flow statement		25
Notes to the accounts		28

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023, which also comprises the Directors' Report required by the Companies Act 2006.

Reference and administrative details

The charity name.

The legal name of the charity is:- Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) (hereafter the Union).

The charity is also known by its operating name, Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg. The charity's areas operation and UK charitable registration.

The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 248076.

The charity does not operate in any overseas jurisdictions.

Legal structure of the charity

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts . The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation.

The governing document is dated 04 November 1921 There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.

By operation of law all, trustees are directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors (excluding the General Secretary of the Union, the Administrative Secretary of the Union and the Principal Editor of Y Tyst) are trustees under Charities legislation and have responsibilities, as such, under both company and charity legislation.

The trustees are all individuals.

The principal operating address, telephone number, email and web addresses of the charity are:-

Ty John Penri, 5 Axis Court Riverside Business Park, Swansea Vale Swansea, SA7 0AJ Telephone 01792 795888

Email Address undeb@annibynwyr.cymru Web address www.annibynwyr.cymru

The registered office of the charity for Companies Act purposes is the same as the operating address shown above.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

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The Directors in office on the date the report was approved were:-
Date appointed Date resigned
Mr. Eurig Davies 11/07/2024
Gaynor Annalyn Davies 11/07/2024
Rev Owain Idwal Davies 14/02/2024
Rev Owain Llŷr Evans
Dr. Fiona Gannon 11/07/2024
Rev Jill Hailey-Harries
Rev Euron Hughes
Rev Beti-Wyn James
Anna Vivian Jones 12/09/2023
Dr. Thomas Hefin Jones 12/02/2024
Ms Sian Meinir
Geraint Eirian Rees
Gareth Ifan Richards
Robin Wyn Samuel 11/07/2024
Rev T. Jeffery Williams
The following persons served as Directors during the year ended 31 December 2023 :-
Date appointed Date resigned
Mr Emlyn Davies 11/07/2024
Mrs Bethan Davies-Jones 11/07/2024
Rev Owain Llŷr Evans
Rev Jill Hailey-Harries
Rev Euron Hughes
Rev Beti-Wyn James
Miss. M. J. Meryl James 14/12/2023
Anna Vivian Jones 12/09/2023
Ms Sian Meinir
Geraint Eirian Rees
Gareth Ifan Richards
Rev Carwyn Siddall 14/02/2023
Rev T. Jeffery Williams
Rev Christopher Owen 31/08/2023
Dafydd Owen Roberts 11/07/2024
Gethin Tobias Thomas 11/07/2024
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All the directors of the company (excluding the General Secretary, the Administrative Secretary and Principal Editor of Y Tyst) are also trustees of the charity, and their responsibilities include all the responsibilities of directors under the Companies Acts and of trustees under the Charities Acts.

The following are directors of the company, but not trustees of the charity.

Rev. Dyfrig Rees Rev. Dr. Alun Tudur - resigned 11/07/24 Miss Eirwen Ann Williams - resigned 31/05/24

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Objects and activities of the charity

The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee and is therefore governed by a memorandum and articles of association. The directors of the company (excluding the General Secretary, the Administrative Secretary and the Principal Editor of Y Tyst) are also trustees of the charity. The charity's objects and principal activities continue to be that of promoting, advancing and maintaining the Christian religion in Wales or elsewhere in accordance with the principles of the Protestants of the Independent Churches, also called Congregationalists.

The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the year

These objectives are pursued in a variety of ways, including the organising of formal seminars and meetings, representing the church community on a number of national and international bodies, publishing and printing material to further the objects of the charity, including the printing of a weekly paper, updating of the web site on a regular basis, assisting in the training of ministers and lay workers and developing and supporting projects that are pursuing social justice and highlighting the role of faith in that search.

Amalgamation of Sustentation Fund with The Welsh Congregational Church Aid Fund

During the year, The Welsh Congregational Church Aid Fund known as "Y Gronfa" was amalgamated with the Union's Sustentation Fund. On amalgamation, the Sustentation Fund took over the Innovation and Investment Fund that was established by Y Gronfa in 2021. The Innovation and Investment Fund is an opportunity for churches to receive funding from the Union of Welsh Independents to invest in their future by venturing in new and innovative ways of promoting and proclaiming the Gospel, and reaching out to serve their communities.

The main activities undertaken during the year to further the charity's purpose for the public benefit

The Trustees are mindful of the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit including the guidance on advancement of religion. They believe that the services and support that the Union offers and extends to churches, Local Associations, ministers, church leaders and individual members enable its member churches to better serve the widest possible sectors of their communities. Beyond that the Union enables its members also to support and serve communities across the world through its membership of the Council for World Mission and partnerships including Chrisitan Aid.

The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity.

The short term and longer term aims and objectives

The short term and longer term objectives are to continue promoting, advancing and maintaining the Christian religion in Wales or elsewhere in accordance with the principles of the Protestants of the Independent Churches, also called Congregationalists. These objectives will be achieved through the following core themes: 1. Education and Training 2. Production of new Resources. 3. Enabling Leaders within churches 4. Indivudual Church Development 5. District Assocation Development 6. Outreach programmes.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

How the activities undertaken during the year contributed to the achievement of the aims and objectives

During 2023 the main activities have been: 1.Support of Union officers to churches, associations and ministers. 2.Custodial Trustee services.

3.Other administrative services.

The contribution of volunteers during the year

The Union relies heavily on volunteer committee members who contribute both general knowledge of church life and specialist expertise. The Union values highly the contribution of the volunteer committee members without which it could not operate.

Grant making policies and how these contributed to the achievement of the charity's aims and objectives during the year

The Union makes grants out of the funds of the Sustentation Fund to churches. For each instance, a set criteria and application process is followed and reviewed by the appropriate committee. Cases of urgent need can be considered by the officers. As part of the Innovation and Investment Fund, churches can receive funding from the Union of Welsh Independents to invest in their future by venturing in new and innovative ways of promoting and proclaiming the Gospel, and reaching out to serve their communities.

The main achievements and performance of the charity during the year

The charity's objectives were promoted in the main through the activities developed as part of the Welsh Independents' Development Programme. Foundations have been laid for local activity and individuals. Churches and associations have been enabled to work and witness in their own localities. The charity's objectives were also promoted by granting loans for the alteration/refurbishment of church buildings and granting loans to accredited Ministers of Religion in pastoral care, under specific guidlines. The work of the Charity was still affected by the impact of the global pandemic. However it is good to note that the charity's work continued over this period. Income received from members' contributions was £ 79,904 (2022 - £72,395) and investment return was £341,419 (2022 - £318,536).

Fundraising activities during the year

The Union does not carry out significant fundrasing activities.

The difference the charity's performance during the year has made to the beneficiaries of the charity

The performance of the Charity during the year has enabled it to continue to be able to offer support to its members as well as being able to advise and assist members in dealing with trusteeships.

The degree to which the achievements and performance during the year have benefited wider society

Continued support to member churches enables them to offer services to the wider community.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Investment performance against the investment objectives

In the financial review section of this report there is a description of the investment policies and objectives established by the trustees and the extent to which social environmental or ethical considerations are taken into account.

The investment performance achieved against the objectives set was satisfactory.

The market value of the investments increased by 7% during the year, following the 14% decrease in 2022. The trustees are aware of the continuing volatility of the market, but are confident that more stability will be achieved in the future.

A net return of 4.7% was acheived in 2023, compared to 4% in 2022.

Structure, governance and management of the charity

The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees

The board of trustees is elected at the Annual Assembly and consists of the following:

a) The chairpersons of the Council's four Departments

b) Three representatives elected by the Assembly annually for a term of three years

c) the officers of the Union

The policies and procedures for the induction and training of trustees

There are no formal induction and training processes in place at present. New trustees are initiated through serving and gaining experience; however, trustees are aware of their responsibilities and accountability.

The organisational structure of the charity and how decisions are made

Just under 350 Independent churches are members of the Union of Welsh Independents. The overwhelming majority of them communicate primarily through the medium of the Welsh language. Each church is located within the geographical boundaries of one of the 15 associations, (14 in Wales and 1 in England), A number of items that form the Council's agenda emanate from discussions with the Associations. They accomplish important work in disseminating information and the promotion of the resources and opportunities available to churches.

Business is conducted largely through the Union's Council, and its four Departments - Mission,Churches & their Ministry, Christian Citizenship and Christian Witness. The Council meets twice a year. It comprises two representatives from each Association, together with officers from the Union and the four Departments, and others elected by the Assembly. Every member sits on two of the Council's Departments. The Departments deal with matters relevant to them and present their full proposals to the full Council, and thereafter the Annual Assembly. Most of the detailed discussions on administrative, financial and mission topics are undertaken in Council.

The Administrative Committee performs the function of an executive committee, and usually meets twice a year. The Administrative Committee consists of the directors of the company who are also the trustees of the charity. It is answerable to the Annual Assembly.

All matters of policy, proposals and resolutions are referred to, discussed and voted upon by the members present at the Annual Assembly. The Annual Assembly is a three day event convened during the summer. All proposals/resolutions are determined by simple majority of votes cast by members present, with each church having three votes and each personal member having one vote.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

The General Secretary and other senior management personnel to whom day to day management is delegated

General Secretary - Revd. Dyfrig Rees

Setting pay and remuneration of key management personnel

The Administrative Committee are responsible for setting pay and remuneration of key management personnel.

The charity as a part of a wider network

The charity has links with other organisations such as the The Welsh Congregational Theological College and the Council for World Mission.

The charity's relationships with other groups, charities and individuals

The charity works closely with the Welsh Congregational Theological College (Coleg yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) in the provision of education and training for Ministers of Religion and Lay Church Workers.

Bankers Barclays Bank PLC, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP Solicitors BWL Solicitors, Calvert House, Calvert Terrace, Swansea SA1 6AP Investment advisors Brewin Dolphin, 12 Smithfield Street, London EC1A 9BD Accountants Cross & Bowen, Riverside House, Normandy Road, Swansea SA1 2JA Auditors Ellis Lloyd Jones Audit Limited, 11 Park Square, Newport NP20 4EL

Financial review

The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 December 2023

The financial position of the charity at 31 December 2023 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-

Designated Revenue Funds *Total Unrestricted Funds* Restricted Revenue Funds Total Funds Net income Unrestricted Revenue Funds available for the general purposes of the charity	2023 £ 1,012,262 1,360,062 383,259 1,743,321 12,489,284 14,232,605	2022 £ 1,293,601 1,203,778 390,450 1,594,228 11,626,115 13,220,343

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 December 2023

The trustees consider the financial performance by the charity during the year to have been satisfactory.

Specific changes in fixed assets are detailed in the notes to the accounts.

Policies on reserves

The trustees have resolved to establish reserves to provide for future activities, and the trustees have wide powers of investment.

Within those powers, a statement of investment principles has been adopted as set out below. The policy on reserves is that the existing assets are retained to produce income, which, is wholly utilised to support existing activities.

The trustees feel that the minimum value of reserves held should be sufficient to cover at least six months worth of expenditure. At 31st December 2023, the minimum level was approximately £275,000 and this is more than covered by the unrestricted reserves of £1,360,062.

Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds

The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.

Significant events which have affected the financial performance and the financial position

The financial performance of the Charity was still affected by the impact of the global pandemic, as member churches were still experiencing lower attendances and Union staff were carrying out a phased return to office working.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Investment policy and investment objectives

1 Purpose

In accordance with the requirements of the Trustee Act 2000, this statement sets out the overall approach of The Union of Welsh Independents to investments and the broad framework within which decisions are made concerning investments. It sets out the principles that the investment manager must follow when taking any investment decisions on behalf of The Union of Welsh Independents.

2 The objectives of The Union of Welsh Independents in investing its funds

The Union of Welsh Independents requires an income in order to fulfil its charitable purposes. The Trustees require a total return of up to £500,000 from the portfolio. During the year ended 31st December 2023 this was fixed at £450,000.The performance benchmark set is the comsumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation + 3% over a rolling period of 5 years.

The Union of Welsh Independents' investment objective is to maintain and, if possible, enhance the real value of the reserves represented by its investments while producing an income.

The investments are held as a long term reserve against any future shortfall in income against expenditure.

In order to meet the objectives and risk profile of The Union of Welsh Independents, the Trustees have selected an Investment Objective of ‘Income & Growth Return’, subject to a ‘diversified’ degree of risk, or Risk Category 6 as laid out in Brewin Dolphin’s Guide to Investment Risk and Classification document.

3 The scope of The Union of Welsh Independents’ investment powers

The Union of Welsh Independents’ investment powers are laid down in its governing document and subject to the Trustee Act 2000.

The Trust Deed provides for the Trustees to exercise investment powers and to appoint a professional investment manager. The Trustees have appointed Brewin Dolphin Ltd to manage the portfolio of investments on a discretionary basis.

The Union of Welsh Independents Investment Committee, comprising a panel of experts, was established in 2008 to act as an Advisory Committee to the Trustees on all matters relating to the investment portfolio. It is a sub-committee of the Union of Welsh Independents General Purposes Committee (Board of Trustees). Reports and recommendations are made by the Investment Committee to the Trustees with the ultimate responsibility remaining with the Trustees.

4 Asset allocation strategy

The Union of Welsh Independents’ strategic investment policy involves a broadly diversified spread of assets, including UK and overseas equities, Government and non-government bonds and pooled funds to cover more specialist areas of investment.

Specific asset allocation is a function that has been delegated by the Trustees to the investment manager.

The investment manager will take into consideration the Trustees’ ethical stance, The Union of Welsh Independents’ need for liquidity and the risk strategy as identified above.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

5 Restrictions and ethical investment policy

The Union of Welsh Independents trustees have specifically excluded companies that derive more than 5% of their turnover from any of the following Armaments and warfare Nuclear energy Alcohol, tobacco, gambling and pornography.

The Union of Welsh Independents has specified that they are not to support companies that experiment on animals other than for the advancement of medicine.

The investment manager should use the available screening tools to avoid, where possible, investing in companies with a visible presence in countries with unjust or oppressive regimes (including Israel). Collective investments in such single country funds will be excluded.

The Trustees accept that any ethical policy will apply to direct UK Equity and overseas holdings, as well as UK Corporate Bond investments.

No investment in individual holdings will comprise more than 5% of the cost value of the portfolio. For collective holdings no investment will make up more than 10% of the cost value.

The Trustees have considered the future sustainability of the investment portfolio and believe it is important to invest responsibly to achieve the charity's goals. As stewards of the investments, the investment managers Brewin Dolphin are to tak account of a wide raneg of environmental, social and governance factors when assessing and selecting investments for the portfolio. Brewin Dolphin engage with companies directly and as members of leading industry bodies on important issues that could impact the value of holdings. As signatories, they adhere to the UN Proncilpes of Responsible investment.

6 Amount available for investment, liquidity needs and timeframe of investments

The Union of Welsh Independents will retain sufficient liquid funds in order to meet cash flow requirements in the short and medium term.

The remainder of reserves for investment purposes will be made available to Brewin Dolphin for longer term investment (at least 5 years).

7 Benchmarks & reporting policy

Brewin Dolphin shall adopt the APCIMS Balanced Total Return benchmark, which is consistent with the objectives and risk profile stated above.

Brewin Dolphin shall report in writing on a quarterly basis confirming the portfolio performance and that of the benchmark.

Brewin Dolphin shall notify the Union of Welsh Independents of any transactions undertaken.

The investment manager shall attend at least one meeting of the Investment Committee in each calendar year.

The activities and performance of the investment manager will be monitored by the Trustees on a regular basis.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

8 Review

The Trustees will review this policy on a three yearly basis, or before if they see fit.

The date of the next review shall be November 2024.

The major risks to which the Charity is exposed and reviews and systems to mitigate them

The trustees continue to assess the risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular in relation to the volatility of the stock market and are satisfied that policies are in force to safeguard the funds. The Investment managers, Brewin Dolphin, play a key role in this and report to the Union on a quarterly basis. The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The trustees are satisfied that systems or procedures have been established to manage identified risks.

Factors likely to affect future financial performance

Due to the charity being heavily reliant on investment income, the major factor likely to affect future financial performance is the volatility of the stock market.

Principal funding sources in the year and how these support the key objectives of the charity

The principal funding sources for the year under review have been resources from charitable activities, voluntary income, and investment income.

Expenditure of the year has supported the key objectives of the charity.

Plans For the Future

Summary of plans for the future and the trustees' perspective of the future direction of the charity

In addition to our regular services during 2023 and beyond the fundamentals of the Welsh Independents will continue to be promoted through the folliwng six core themes which will continue to be central to all activities.

Education and Training
Production of new Resources
Enabling Leaders within Churches
Individual Church Development Programmes
District Association (Cyfundebau) Development Programmes
Outreach Programmes

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

As detailed in note 12, the Union is custodian trustee for trust investments of £1,997,139 (2022 - £1,870,477).

The assets held comprise investments and cash on deposit. The investments are held in a portfolio managed by Brewin Dolphin and the Union keeps detailed records in order to segregate these investments from its own.

All of these trusts are held on behalf of organisations whose charitable purposes in the advancement of religion are parallel to those of the Union.

The names of the trusts are listed in note 12.

Details of The Auditor

Kara Williams BSc BFP FCA

Ellis Lloyd Jones Audit Limited Chartered accountants and statutory auditors

11 Park Square Newport NP20 4EL

Statement as to disclosure of information to auditors

The directors state that so far as each of the directors at the time this report was approved are aware:-

a) There is no relevant audit information (as defined by section 418(3) of the Companies Act
2006) of which the auditors are unaware, and
b) The directors have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves

aware of any relevant audit information and establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Statement of the Directors Responsibilities

The charity's directors are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations,the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Directors determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), . In particular, the Companies Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-

to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate
to presume that the charity will continue in business;
state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of
recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

The law requires that the directors must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.

The Directors are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Directors are also responsible for the contents of the Directors' report, and the statutory responsibility of the auditor in relation to the Directors' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , the report is consistent with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.

Method of preparation of accounts

The financial statements are set out on pages 19 to 54.

The financial statements have been prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)(January 2019) and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (January 2022).

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Company Registration Number - 177670

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board of trustees on 30/10/2024

Rev. Beti-Wyn James Director and Trustee

Rev. T. Jeffrey Williams Director and Trustee

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Union of Welsh Independents (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities, statement of financial position, the statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 December 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011

Basis for our opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Other Information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

the information given in the trustees' report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
adequate accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder. A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: https:// www. frc.org. uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the charity its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, and considered the risk of acts by the charity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We designed audit procedures to respond to the risk, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery and intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

We focussed on the laws and regulations which could result in a material misstatement in the financial statements, including but not limited to, the Charities Act 2011. As in all of our audits, we evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were misappropriation of assets and funds not being expended in line with the charity's objects. Audit procedures performed included:

Discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;
Selecting a sample of transactions and tracing to documentation to establish that they are bonafide transactions;
Evaluating the rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for indicators of potential bias;
Designing audit procedures to incorporate unpredictability around the nature, timing or extend of our testing; and
Agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected within the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. We did not identify any key audit matters relating to irregularities, including fraud.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Independent Auditors' Report to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Kara Williams BSc FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

For and on behalf of Ellis Lloyd Jones Audit Limited Chartered accountants & statutory auditor 11 Park Square Newport South Wales NP20 4EL

30/10/2024

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

Income & Endowments from: Donations & Legacies Charitable activities Investments Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds B1 Charitable activities Total expenditure Net gains on investments Net (deficit)/income for the year Transfers between funds Net (deficit)/income after transfers Reconciliation of funds:- Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Net movement in funds	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 160,937 15,736 25,835 202,508 2,698 388,682 391,380 94,321 (94,551) 243,644 149,093 149,093 1,594,228 1,743,321	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ 97,245 - 353,251 450,496 45,146 164,496 209,642 865,959 1,106,813 (243,644) 863,169 863,169 11,626,115 12,489,284	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 258,182 15,736 379,086 653,004 47,844 553,178 601,022 960,280 1,012,262 - 1,012,262 1,012,262 13,220,343 14,232,605	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 3,068,691 16,117 322,941 3,407,749 - 514,769 514,769 (1,599,379) 1,293,601 - 1,293,601 1,293,601 11,926,742 13,220,343

The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of income set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.

A Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is included as a primary statement in these accounts.

All activities derive from continuing operations

The notes attached on pages 28 to 54 form an integral part of these accounts.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) - Analysis of prior year total funds, as required by paragraph 4.2 of the SORP

Income & Endowments from: Donations & Legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities Investments Other Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities Other Tax on surplus on ordinary activities Other taxation Total expenditure Net (deficit)/income for the year Transfers between funds Net (deficit)/income after transfers Reconciliation of funds:- Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Net movement in funds Net gains on investments	Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 104,419 16,117 - 27,124 - 147,660 - 386,207 - - - 386,207 (215,944) (454,491) 208,979 (245,512) (245,512) 1,839,740 1,594,228	Prior Year Restricted Funds 2022 £ 2,964,272 - - 295,817 - - 3,260,089 - 128,562 - - - - 128,562 (1,383,435) 1,748,092 (208,979) 1,539,113 1,539,113 10,087,002 11,626,115	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 3,068,691 16,117 - 322,941 - 3,407,749 - 514,769 - - - 514,769 (1,599,379) 1,293,601 - 1,293,601 1,293,601 11,926,742 13,220,343

All activities derive from continuing operations

A Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is included in these accounts as a separate primary statement

The notes attached on pages 28 to 54 form an integral part of these accounts.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses for the year ended 31 December 2023

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2023 2022
£ £
Surplus for the year :-
Net excess of income over expenditure from operations before tax 51,982 2,892,980
- -
Realised gains on disposals of social investments which are programme related
Income from operations before tax in the Statement of Financial Activites 51,982 2,892,980
Add/(deduct) non income and expenditure items:-
Unrealised gains on investments 960,280 (1,599,379)
Net Movement in funds before taxation 1,012,262 1,293,601
Funds generated in the year as shown on Statement of Financial Activities 1,012,262 1,293,601
The notes attached on pages 28 to 54 form an integral part of these accounts.
Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) - Resources applied in the year ended 31 December 2023
towards fixed assets for Charity use:-
2023 2022
£ £
Funds generated in the year as detailed in the SOFA 1,012,262 1,293,601
-
Resources applied on functional fixed assets (3,462)
- -
Other applications of funds
Net resources available to fund charitable activities 1,008,800 1,293,601
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The notes attached on pages 28 to 54 form an integral part of these accounts.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

Movements in revenue and capital funds for the year ended 31 December 2023

Revenue accumulated funds

Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2023 2023 £ £ Accumulated funds brought forward 1,594,228 11,626,115 (94,551) 1,106,813 1,499,677 12,732,928 (From)/To unrestricted revenue funds 243,644 (243,644) Closing revenue funds 1,743,321 12,489,284 Designated revenue funds included within the unrestricted funds above At 1 January Surplus/(deficit) in the year Transfer (to)/from revenue accumulated funds At 31 December Recognised gains and losses before transfers	Total Funds 2023 £ 13,220,343 1,012,262 14,232,605 - 14,232,605 Total Funds 2023 £ 390,450 30,313 (37,504) 383,259	Last year Total Funds 2022 £ 11,926,742 1,293,601 13,220,343 - 13,220,343 Last year Total Funds 2022 £ 462,103 (30,600) (41,053) 390,450

The purposes for which these funds have been designated are described in Note 23 to the accounts.

Summary of funds Revenue accumulated funds Revenue designated funds Total funds	Unrestricted and Designated funds 2023 £ 1,360,062 383,259 1,743,321	Restricted Funds 2023 £ 12,489,284 - 12,489,284	Total Funds 2023 £ 13,849,346 383,259 14,232,605	Last Year Total Funds 2022 £ 12,829,893 390,450 13,220,343

The notes attached on pages 28 to 54 form an integral part of these accounts.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) - Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets 10 Investments held as fixed assets 11 Total fixed assets Current assets Stocks Debtors 14 Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 Net current assets The total net assets of the charity	2023 £ 165,589 13,482,831 13,648,420 4,867 113,440 952,723 1,071,030 (486,845) 584,185 14,232,605	2022 £ 168,648 12,529,297 12,697,945 4,867 76,608 891,357 972,832 (450,434) 522,398 13,220,343

The total net assets of the charity are funded by the funds of the charity, as follows:-

Restricted funds Restricted Revenue Funds 20 Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Revenue Funds 20 Designated Revenue Funds 20 Total charity funds	12,489,284 1,360,062 383,259	12,489,284 1,743,321 14,232,605	11,626,115 1,203,778 390,450	11,626,115 1,594,228 13,220,343

The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of Balance Sheet items as set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the SOFA..

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated) - Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

The charity is subject to audit under charity legislation, and the report of the Charities Act auditor is on page 14.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

Rev. Beti-Wyn James Rev. T. Jeffrey Williams Trustee Trustee Approved by the board of trustees on 30/10/2024

The notes attached on pages 28 to 54 form an integral part of these accounts.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 December 2023

Cash flows from operating activities *Cash flows from investing activities* Interest received Other investment income, including rents from investments Purchase of property, plant and equipment Purchase of investments Net cash provided by investing activities Net cash provided by operating activities as shown below	2023 £ (321,004) 5,607 373,479 (3,462) (82,303) 293,321	2022 £ (66,541) 4,405 318,536 - (26) 322,915

Overall cash provided by all activities Cash movements Change in cash and cash equivalents from activities in the year ended 31 December 2023 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2023 Cash at bank and in hand less overdrafts at 31 December	(27,683) 61,366 891,357 952,723	256,374 256,374 634,983 891,357

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 December 2023 - Continued

Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income as shown in the Statement of Financial Activities *Adjustments for :-* Depreciation charges Net unrealised (gains)/losses on investment assets Dividends, interest and rents from investments Transfer of investments from Y Gronfa (Increase)/Decrease in stocks (Increase)/Decrease in debtors Increase/(decrease) in creditors, excluding loans Net cash provided by operating activities Analysis of cash and cash equivalents Cash in hand at for the year ended 31 December 2023 Total cash and cash equivalents	1,012,262 6,521 (960,280) (379,086) - - (36,832) 36,411 (321,004) 2023 £ 952,723 952,723	1,293,601 6,500 1,599,379 (322,941) (2,738,394) 1,500 (46,488) 140,302 (66,541) 2022 £ 891,357 891,357

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 December 2023 - Continued

Analysis of change in net debt

Cash Funds held on behalf of churches Total	*At start* *of year* 891,357 (415,886) 475,471	*Cash* *Flows* 61,366 (33,158) 28,208	*At end* *of year* 952,723 (449,044) 503,679

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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

1 Accounting policies

Policies relating to the production of the accounts.

Basis of preparation and accounting convention

The disclosure in Basis of preparation and accounting convention can be reduced to ‘The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (January 2022), FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)(January 2019) and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements are presented in pound sterling, which is the functional currency and rounded to the nearest pound. The charity is a public benefit entity.

Going Concern

The Trustees are satisfied that, at the time of approving the financial statements, it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The Trustees are not aware of any material uncertainites about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Risks and future assumptions

The charity is a public benefit entity.

Policies relating to categories of income and income recognition.

Categories of Income

Income is categorised as income from exchange transactions (contract income) and income from non-exchange transactions (gifts), investment income and other income.

Income from exchange transactions is received by the charity for goods or services supplied under contract or where entitlement is subject to fulfilling performance related conditions. The income the charity receives is approximately equal in value to the goods or services supplied by the charity to the purchaser.

Income from a non-exchange transaction is where the charity receives value from the donor without providing equal value in exchange, and includes donations of money, goods and services freely given without giving equal value in exchange.

Income recognition

Income, whether from exchange or non exchange transactions, is recognised in the statement of financial activities (SOFA) on a receivable basis, when a transaction or other event results in an increase in the charity’s assets or a reduction in its liabilities and only when the charity has legal entitlement, the income is probable and can be measured reliably.

Dividends are accrued when the shareholder’s right to receive payment is established.

Income subject to terms and conditions which must be met before the charity is entitled to the resources is not recognised until the conditions have been met.

All income is accounted for gross, before deducting any related fees or costs.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Accounting for deferred income and income received in advance

Where terms and conditions relating to income have not been met or uncertainty exists as to whether the charity can meet any terms or conditions otherwise within its control, income is not recognised but is deferred as a liability until it is probable that the terms or conditions imposed can be met.

Any grant that is subject to performance-related conditions received in advance of delivering the goods and services required by that condition, or is subject to unmet conditions wholly outside the control of the recipient charity, is accounted for as a liability and shown on the balance sheet as deferred income. Deferred income is released to income in the reporting period in which the performance-related or other conditions that limit recognition are met.

When income from a grant or donation has not been recognised due to the conditions applying to the gift not being wholly within the control of the recipient charity, it is disclosed as a contingent asset if receipt of the grant or donation is probable once those conditions are met.

Where time related conditions are imposed or implied by a funder, then the income is apportioned to the time periods concerned,and, where applicable, is accounted for as a liability and shown on the balance sheet as deferred income. When grants are received in advance of the expenditure on the activity funded by them, but there are no specific time related conditions, then the income is not deferred.

Any condition that allows for the recovery by the donor of any unexpended part of a grant does not prevent recognition of the income concerned, but a liability to any repayment is recognised when repayment becomes probable.

Income from legacies

Income from legacies is recognised when the charity has sufficient evidence that a gift has been left to them, that where required, probate has been granted, the executor is satisfied that the property in question will not be required to satisfy claims in the estate, that it is probable that the amount will be received by the charity, and the amount to be received can be estimated with sufficient accuracy, and that any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have been met.

Where a payment is received from an estate or is notified as receivable by the executors after the reporting date and before the accounts are authorised for issue but it is clear that the payment had been agreed by the executors prior to the end of the reporting period, then the amount concerned is treated as an adjusting event and accrued as income in the accounting period if receipt is probable.

Where the charity has established entitlement to a legacy but there is uncertainty as to the amount of the payment, details of the legacy aredisclosed as a contingent asset until the criteria for income recognition are met. Where a legacy is subject to the interest of a life tenant, the legacy is not recognised as income until the death of the life tenant.

If it is doubtful that full settlement of a legacy debtor will be received, then an adjustment is made to reduce the amount of the legacy debtor and legacy income rather than charging the adjustment as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities

Donated services and facilities (including seconded staff and use of property) are included in the accounts on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity.

All donated services and facilities are recognised as donation income when received,(provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably) and recognised as an expense with an equivalent value.

Membership subscriptions

The income and any associated Gift Aid or other tax refund from a membership subscription received by the charity in the nature of a gift, is accounted for on the same basis as a donation.

The income from a membership subscription received by the charity where the subscription purchases the right to services or benefits is recognised as income from charitable activities.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Policies relating to expenditure on goods and services provided to the charity.

Recognition of liabilities and expenditure

A liability, and the related expenditure, is recognised when a legal or constructive obligation exists as a result of a past event, and when it is more likely than not that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and when the amount of the obligation can be measured or reliably estimated..

Liabilities arising from future funding commitments and constructive obligations, including performance related grants, where the timing or the amount of the future expenditure required to settle the obligation are uncertain, give rise to a provision in the accounts, which is reviewed at the accounting year end. The provision is increased to reflect any increases in liabilities, and is decreased by the utilisation of any provision within the period, and reversed if any provision is no longer required. These movements are charged or credited to the respective funds and activities to which the provision relates.

Allocating costs to activities

Direct costs that are specifically related to an activity are allocated to that activity. Transfers are made between funds to cover shared direct costs.

The basis for apportionment, which is consistently applied, and proportionate to the circumstances, is :-

Staffing - on the basis of time spent in connection with any particular activity. Premises related costs - on the proportion of floor area occupied by a particular activity. Non specific support costs - on the basis of the usage of resources, in terms of time taken, capacity used, request made or other measures Estimation techniques used in apportioning costs - experienced judgement

Volunteers

In accordance with the SORP, and in recognition of the difficulties in placing a monetary value on the contribution from volunteers, the contribution of volunteers is not included within the income of the charity.

Policies relating to assets, liabilities and provisions and other matters.

Fixed Asset Investments

Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds, investment properties and similar investments are shown initially at cost upon acquisition and at their market value at the balance sheet date. Investment properties are not depreciated.

Fixed asset investments in unlisted equities are shown at the balance sheet date at the best estimate of their market value, where practicable. Where valuation techniques are considered unreliable or where, in the opinion of the trustees, the costs outweigh the benefits to the users of the accounts, the investment is included at cost, and a review is undertaken at each year end as to whether the asset should be written down.

All gains on fixed asset investments, whether realised or unrealised, are included in row B4 of the Statement of Financial Activities.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are measured at their original cost value, or subsequent revaluation, or if donated, as described above. Cost value includes all costs expended in bringing the asset into its intended working condition.

Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets to their anticipated residual value over their estimated useful lives.

Leasehold premises 2 % straight line Plant and machinery 15 % straight line Motor vehicles 20 % straight line

A regular annual review of the likelihood of asset impairment is undertaken.

Stocks and work in progress

Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Debtors

Debtors are measured at their recoverable amounts at the balance sheet date.

Creditors and provisions

Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.

Cash and bank balances

Cash held by the charity is included at the amount actually held and counted at the year end. Bank balances, whether in credit or overdrawn, are shown at the amounts properly reconciled to the bank statements.

Pensions - defined contribution schemes

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.

Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal or as implied by law.

There are no endowment funds.

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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

2 Liability to taxation

The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose. Value Added Tax is only partially recoverable by the charity, and the cost of such VAT that is irrecoverable is included in the Statement of Financial Activities.

3 Winding up or dissolution of the charity

If upon winding up or dissolution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity.

4 Net surplus before tax in the financial year

Net surplus before tax in the financial year
	2023	2022
	£	£
The net surplus before tax in the financial year is stated after charging:-
Depreciation of owned fixed assets	6,521	6,500
Pension costs	13,866	10,929
Auditors' remuneration	8,800	8,400

Net surplus before tax in the financial year	Net surplus before tax in the financial year	Net surplus before tax in the financial year
The net surplus before tax in the financial year is stated after charging:- Depreciation of owned fixed assets Pension costs Auditors' remuneration			2023 £ 6,521 13,866 8,800	2022 £ 6,500 10,929 8,400
Investment gains *Current Year* *Unrealised gains /(losses) and writing down of carrying values* Listed investments - Unrealised Total unrealised gains/(losses) etc Total realised and unrealised gains	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 94,321 94,321 94,321	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ 865,959 865,959 865,959	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 960,280 960,280 960,280	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ (1,599,379) (1,599,379) (1,599,379)

5 Investment gains

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

	*Prior year*
		Prior Year	Prior Year		Prior Year
					Total Funds
		Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds
		2022		2022	2022
		£		£	£
	*Unrealised gains /(losses) and writing down of carrying values*
	Listed investments - Unrealised	(215,944)		(1,383,435)	(1,599,379)
	Total unrealised gains/(losses) etc	(215,944)		(1,383,435)	(1,599,379)
	Total realised and unrealised gains	(215,944)		(1,383,435)	(1,599,379)
6	Staff costs and emoluments
	*Salary costs*				2023	2022
	Gross Salaries excluding trustees				£ 180,275	£ 159,022
	Employer's National Insurance for all staff				13,069	12,443
	Employer's operating costs of defined
	contribution pension schemes				13,866	10,929
	Total salaries, wages and related costs				207,210	182,394
	*Numbers of full time employees or full time equivalents*				2023	2022
	The average number of total staff employed in the year was				6	5
	The average number of full time staff employed in the year was				6	5
	The estimated full time equivalent number of all staff employed in the year was				6	5
	*The estimated equivalent number of full time staff deployed in different activities in the year was:-*
	Engaged on charitable activities				6	5
	*The estimated full time equivalent number of all staff employed as above*				6	5
	Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration from the charity or any related entity, either in the
	current or prior year.
	No employees received emoluments (excluding pension costs) in excess of £60,000 per		annum.
	Directors remuneration (this is the same as Key Management Personnel remuneration)
	The remuneration in the year was				82,177	84,947
	Pension contributions paid by the employer				3,493	3,270
	*Total remuneration package included in total salaries above*				85,670	88,217

7 Defined contribution pension schemes

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme, the costs of which are shown above.

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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

8 Remuneration and payments to Trustees and persons connected with them

No trustees or persons connected with them received any remuneration from the charity, or any related entity.

9 Trustees' expenses

The expenses reimbursed to trustees, or paid directly to third parties, in the current or prior year, was as shown below.

	2023	2022
	£	£
The amount reimbursed to trustees	4,346	2,987
The nature of the trustees' expenses was travel and subsistence.
The number of trustees' to whom expenses were reimbursed was 11.

10 Tangible fixed assets

*Current Year* Cost At 1 January 2023 Additions At 31 December 2023 Depreciation At 1 January 2023 Charge for the year At 31 December 2023 Net book value At 31 December 2023 At 31 December 2022	Land and Buildings £ 246,140 - 246,140 78,768 4,923 83,691 162,449 167,372	Plant & Machinery £ 99,796 3,462 103,258 98,520 1,598 100,118 3,140 1,276	Motor Vehicles £ - - - - - - - -	Total £ 345,936 3,462 349,398 177,288 6,521 183,809 165,589 168,648

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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

*Prior Year* Cost 01 January 2022 31 December 2022 Depreciation 01 January 2022 Charge for the year 31 December 2022 Net book value 31 December 2022 31 December 2021	Land and Buildings £ 246,140 246,140 73,845 4,923 78,768 167,372 172,295	Plant & Machinery £ 99,796 99,796 96,943 1,577 98,520 1,276 2,853	Motor Vehicles £ - - - - - - -	Total £ 345,936 345,936 170,788 6,500 177,288 168,648 175,148

11 Investments held as fixed assets

Carrying values of investments At 1 January 2023 Additions Fair value adjustment Disposals At 31 December 2023	Investments in subsidiaries £ - - - - -	Listed investments £ 12,518,966 82,293 960,280 (89,049) 13,472,490	Other Classes of Investment £ 10,331 10 - - 10,341	Total £ 12,529,297 82,303 960,280 (89,049) 13,482,831

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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Analysis of Other Classes of Investment

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Included at
Included at fair
historical cost, Total
value
less write down
£ £ £
Summary of other classes of investments at 31 December 2023
Cash or cash equivalents - 10,341 10,341
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The investment portfolio is shown in the accounts at market value at the accounting year end and is prone to movements in the stock market. At the dat of approval of the accounts, the market value of investments had increased to an estimated £14,400,000.

12 Assets held as custodian trustees in behalf of third parties

Investments held on behalf of Welsh Congregational Theological College Investments held on behalf of other Churches and Associations Tabernacle Defynnog Cronfa Gofio Capel Rhos Lan Tabor Dolgellau - Cash Manse Briton Ferry Treddol Corwen Tabernacle Llanelli Brithdir Dolgellau Pantycrugiau Bethlehem Splott Senghenydd Slough Rehoboth - Five Roads Bethesda, Corwen Rhyl - Income	2023 £ 1,328,208 18,772 48,498 12,443 21,172 7,214 7,749 15,516 4,134 63,994 98,943 142,297 9,571 186,363 32,265 1,997,139	2022 £ 1,241,478 17,546 45,331 12,335 19,790 6,743 7,935 14,503 3,864 59,816 90,489 133,005 8,946 178,538 30,158 1,870,477

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

13 Stocks & Work in Progress
Stocks before write downs
Analysis of the carrying value of stocks by activities
Activity
Bookshop sales
14 Debtors
Debtors from charitable activities
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Accruals
Funds held on behalf of churches
Other creditors
16 Income and Expenditure account summary
At 1 January 2023
Surplus after tax for the year
At 31 December 2023

2023
2022
£
£
4,867
4,867
4,867
4,867
2023
2022
£
£
4,867
4,867
4,867
4,867
2023
2022
£
£
9,519
5,645
12,740
12,372
91,181
58,591
113,440
76,608
2023
2022
£
£
20,802
18,150
449,044
415,886
16,999
16,398
486,845
450,434
2023
2022
£
£
13,220,343
11,926,742
1,012,262
1,293,601
14,232,605
13,220,343
Stocks

17 No related party transactions

There are no related party transactions apart from those disclosed in notes 9 and 18.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

18 Related party transactions

	2023	2022
	£	£
Welsh Congretational Church Aid Fund - Y Gronfa
Related Charity
SOFA
Administration Fee	-	5,758
Ymddiriedolaeth Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg
Related Company

19 Particulars of how particular funds are represented by assets and liabilities

At 31 December 2023 Tangible Fixed Assets Investments at valuation:- Fixed asset investments Current Assets Current Liabilities At 1 January 2023 Tangible Fixed Assets Investments at valuation:- Fixed asset investments Current Assets Current Liabilities	Unrestricted funds £ 165,589 1,194,269 343,010 (470,824) 1,232,044 Unrestricted funds £ 168,648 1,041,835 274,178 (434,979) 1,049,682	Designated funds £ - 293,586 90,497 (822) 383,261 Designated funds £ - 274,415 112,255 (692) 385,978	Restricted funds £ - 11,994,976 637,523 (15,199) 12,617,300 Restricted funds £ - 11,213,047 586,399 (14,763) 11,784,683	Total Funds £ 165,589 13,482,831 1,071,030 (486,845) 14,232,605 Total Funds £ 168,648 12,529,297 972,832 (450,434) 13,220,343

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

20[Change in total funds over the year as shown in Note 19 , analysed by individual funds]

*Unrestricted and designated funds:-* Unrestricted Revenue Funds Designated Revenue Funds Total unrestricted and designated funds *Restricted funds:-* Mission Fund Sustentation Fund Ministers and Ministers' Widows Fund Total restricted funds Total charity funds	Funds brought forward from 2022 £ 1,203,778 390,450 1,594,228 327,648 9,184,059 2,114,408 11,626,115 13,220,343	Movement in funds in 2023 See Note 21 £ (124,864) 30,313 (94,551) 24,706 918,949 163,158 1,106,813 1,012,262	See Note 22 £ 281,148 (37,504) 243,644 (3,000) (228,631) (12,013) (243,644) - Transfers between funds in 2023	Funds carried forward to 2024 £ 1,360,062 383,259 1,743,321 349,354 9,874,377 2,265,553 12,489,284 14,232,605

21 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note 20

*Unrestricted and designated funds:-* Unrestricted Revenue Funds Designated Revenue Funds *Restricted funds:-* Mission Fund Sustentation Fund Ministers and Ministers' Widows Fund	Income 2023 £ 170,878 31,630 20,628 370,492 59,376 653,004	Expenditure 2023 £ (370,075) (21,305) (17,396) (140,175) (52,071) (601,022)	Other Gains & Losses 2023 £ 74,333 19,988 21,474 688,632 155,853 960,280	Movement in funds 2023 £ (124,864) 30,313 24,706 918,949 163,158 1,012,262

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

22 Details of transfers between funds in the year as shown in Note 20

To/(from) Designated Revenue Funds To/(from) Restricted Revenue Funds Net transfers To/(from) Unrestricted Revenue Funds *The transfers shown in note 20 above are to cover shared costs between funds and are as follows:-*	2023 £ 281,148 (37,504) (243,644) -

23 The purposes for which the funds as detailed in note 20 are held by the charity are:-

Unrestricted and designated funds:-

The General Fund represents the accumulated fund which the Trustees are free to use in accordance with the charitable objects. The Designated Funds comprise the following funds:

Family Life Fund - This was established in 2007 as a successor to the Youth Fund. Its main task will be to support work that is relevant to the lives of families within the churches.

Development Fund - The Development Fund is a mission programme undertaken by the Union of Welsh Independents from January 2009 to December 2013.

Maintenance of the Ministry Fund - This was established through gifts and donations by member churches and individuals and is intended for the general use of the Union in supporting the ministry and promoting, advancing and maintaining the Christian religion in Wales and elsewhere. The Innovation and Investment Fund - This is an opportunity for churches to receive funding from the Union of Welsh Independents to invest in their future by venturing in new and innovative ways of promoting and proclaiming the Gospel, and reaching out to serve their communities.

Restricted funds:-

Mission Fund - This was established through gifts and donations by member churches and individuals and is intended for the general use of supporting the work of the Missionary Department.

Sustentation Fund - This was established through gifts and donations by member churches and individuals. The general object of the Fund is to better support accredited Ministers and to assist needy churches. Grants are made in or towards the payment of such sum or sums as may be necessary to ensure the payment of an adequate minimum stipend to accredited Ministers for the time being in charge of a church or churches. Ministers and Ministers' Widows Fund - This was established through gifts and donations by member churches and individuals. The object of the Fund is to provide annuities for fully accredited Ministerial Members of the Union and their widows.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

24 Legal form of charity

The Union of Welsh Independents is a charitable company, incorporated under the Companies Act and registered in England and Wales. The charity is limited by guarantee, each member having undertaken to contribute such amounts not exceeding one pound as may be required in the event of the company being wound up whilst he or she is still a member or within one year thereafter.

The registered office is situated at: Ty John Penri, 5 Axis Court Riverside Business Park, Swansea Vale Swansea, SA7 0AJ

The charity's objects and principal activities continue to be that of promoting, advancing and maintaining the Christian religion in Wales or elsewhere in accordance with the principles of the Protestants of the Independent Churches, also called Congregationalists.

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

This analysis is classsified by conventional nominal descriptions and not by activity.

25 Donations, Grants and Legacies Legacies receivable Legacies receivable - Prior Year analysis Prior year Total private sector revenue grants Transferred from Y Gronfa Revenue grants and donations from non public bodies Administration fees Total legacies receivable Legacies and gifts received	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 82,293 82,293 Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 1,000 Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 28,203 - 28,203	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ 58,993 58,993 Prior Year Restricted Funds 2022 £ 9,375 Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - -	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 141,286 141,286 Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 10,375 Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 28,203 - 28,203	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 10,375 10,375 Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 59,662 2,920,463 2,980,125

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Membership subscriptions as donations

Current year	Current year	Current year	Prior Year
Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds	Total Funds
Funds	Funds
2023	2023	2023	2022
£	£	£	£
41,652	38,252	79,904	72,395

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Membership subscriptions as donations - Prior Year analysis
Prior Year Prior Year Prior Year
Unrestricted Restricted
Total Funds
Funds Funds
2022 2022 2022
£ £ £
Prior Year 37,961 34,434 72,395
Current year Current year Current year Prior Year
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds
2023 2023 2023 2022
£ £ £ £
Copyright fees
Copyright fees -
8,789 8,789 5,796
-
Total Copyright fees 8,789 8,789 5,796
Total Donations, Grants and
160,937 97,245 258,182 3,068,691
Legacies
Unrestricted Restricted Prior Year
Prior year Funds Funds Total Funds
2022 2022 2022
£ £ £
Total Donations, Grants and
104,419 2,964,272 3,068,691
Legacies
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Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

26 Income from charitable activities - Trading Activities

*Current year* Primary purpose and ancillary trading 27 *Current year* Total income from charitable trading Total from charitable activities 28 Investment income Total Primary purpose and ancillary trading Sale of goods and services in accordance with the charity's objects Total Income from charitable activities	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 15,736 15,736 Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 15,736 15,736	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - -	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 15,736 15,736 Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 15,736 15,736	Prior Year Total funds 2022 £ 16,117 16,117 Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 16,117 16,117

Bank Interest Receivable Other Investment Income Gift aid from subsidiaries Total investment income Investment income - Prior Year analysis Prior Year	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 258 25,577 - 25,835 Unrestricted Funds 27,124	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ 5,349 284,206 63,696 353,251 Restricted Funds 295,817	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 5,607 309,783 63,696 379,086 Total Funds 322,941	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 4,405 318,536 - 322,941

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

29 Expenditure on charitable activities - Direct spending

*Current Year* Total direct spending *Prior Year* Total direct spending Defined contribution pension costs - charitable activities Child Protection Employers' NI - Charitable activities Employers' NI - Charitable activities Gross wages and salaries - charitable activities Defined contribution pension costs - charitable activities Gross wages and salaries - charitable activities Child Protection Other donations and subscriptions Travel and Subsistence - Charitable Activities Other donations and subscriptions Travel and Subsistence - Charitable Activities	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 180,275 13,069 13,866 14,030 - 33,664 254,904 Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 159,022 12,443 10,929 16,117 - 38,493 237,004	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - - - 26,500 16,300 42,800 Prior Year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - 24,500 16,300 40,800	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 180,275 13,069 13,866 14,030 26,500 49,964 297,704 Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 159,022 12,443 10,929 16,117 24,500 54,793 277,804	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 159,022 12,443 10,929 16,117 24,500 54,793 277,804

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

30 Expenditure on charitable activities - Charitable trading

Current year *Current Year* Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 49,327 Total charitable trading costs 49,327 Expenditure on charitable activities- Grant funding of activities Current year *Current Year* Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ - - Total grantmaking costs - Prior Year *Prior Year* Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ - - Total grantmaking costs - Cost of goods for primary purpose trading - Including movement in stock for goods Grants made to individuals Grants made to organisations Grants made to organisations Grants made to individuals	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ 40,810 68,028 108,838 Prior Year Restricted Funds 2022 £ 45,280 37,080 82,360	Current year Prior Year Total Funds Total Funds 2023 2022 £ £ 49,327 49,859 49,327 49,859 Current year Prior Year Total Funds Total Funds 2023 2022 £ £ 40,810 45,280 68,028 37,080 108,838 82,360 Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 45,280 37,080 82,360

31 Expenditure on charitable activities- Grant funding of activities

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

*Current Year* *Innovation grants paid* Capel Seion Drefach Year 1 Bethlehem Newydd Pwwltrap 3 Tabernacl Efail Isaf 3 *Other grants paid* Eglwys Emas Bangor Capel y Tabernacl Hendy Bethel Sgeti Gofalaeth Bro Nant Conwy Salem Caernarfon Ebeneser Dyfnant Jerwsaelm Porth Tywyn Y Priordy Caerfyrddin Breakdown of Grants made to organisations	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ - - - - - - - - - - - -	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ 10,000 10,000 10,000 3,750 7,428 7,500 1,500 6,000 3,750 3,750 4,350 68,028	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 10,000 10,000 10,000 3,750 7,428 7,500 1,500 6,000 3,750 3,750 4,350 68,028

Breakdown of Grants made to organisations *Prior Year* Innovation grants paid Tabernacl Efailisaf Blwyddyn 2 Bethlehem Newydd Sancler Bl 2 Bryniwan Grant Paid Y Priordy Caerfyrddin	Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - -	Prior Year Restricted Funds 2022 £ 10,000 10,000 7,080 10,000 37,080	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 10,000 10,000 7,080 10,000 37,080

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

32 Current year Current year *Current Year* Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2023 2023 £ £ *Employee costs not included in direct costs* 125 - 300 - *Premises Expenses* 180 - 5,874 - 2,225 - 8,198 - 11,735 - *Administrative overheads* 1,929 - 2,641 840 10,506 - 349 - 3,185 - 3,920 - - - 6,969 9,029 *Professional fees paid to advisors other than the auditor or examiner* 820 - *Financial costs* 78 - 6,521 - Support costs before reallocation 65,555 9,869 Total support costs - Current Year 65,555 9,869 The basis of allocation of costs between activities is described under accounting policies Rates and water charges Stationery and printing Legal fees Bank charges Premises repairs, renewals and maintenance Telephone, fax and internet Support costs for charitable activities Recruitment expenses Postage Cleaning and waste management Property insurance Travel and subsistence - staff Light heat and power Equipment expenses Software licences and expenses Renovation work, Saron Troedyrhiw Sundry expenses Depreciation & Amortisation in total for Irrecoverable VAT	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 125 300 180 5,874 2,225 8,198 11,735 1,929 3,481 10,506 349 3,185 3,920 - 15,998 820 78 6,521 75,424 75,424	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 629 150 160 3,805 2,212 5,082 10,889 1,113 2,350 8,764 20,536 2,767 5,230 7,312 6,604 760 56 6,500 84,919 84,919 - - -

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

*Prior Year* *Employee costs not included in direct costs* Travel and subsistence - staff Recruitment expenses *Premises Expenses* Rates and water charges Light heat and power Cleaning and waste management Property insurance *Administrative overheads* Telephone, fax and internet Postage Stationery and printing Equipment expenses Software licences and expenses Sundry expenses Renovation work, Saron Troedyrhiw Irrecoverable VAT *Financial costs* Depreciation & Amortisation in total for the period Total support costs - Prior Year *Support costs before reallocation* *Professional fees paid to advisors other* Bank charges Legal fees Premises repairs, renewals and maintenance	Prior year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 629 150 160 3,805 2,212 5,082 10,889 1,113 1,520 8,764 20,536 2,767 5,230 7,312 6,604 760 56 6,500 84,089 84,089	Prior year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - - - - - 830 - - - - - - - - - 830 830	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 629 150 160 3,805 2,212 5,082 10,889 1,113 2,350 8,764 20,536 2,767 5,230 7,312 6,604 760 56 6,500 84,919 84,919

The basis of allocation of costs between activities is described under accounting policies

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

33 Other Expenditure - Governance costs

*Current Year* Auditor's fees Trustees' expenses Reporting Accountant fees Total Governance costs *Prior Year* Auditor's fees Total Governance costs 34 Total Charitable expenditure *Current Year* Total direct spending Total charitable trading costs Total grantmaking costs Total support costs Total Governance costs Total charitable expenditure Trustees' expenses Reporting Accountant fees	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 8,800 4,346 5,750 18,896 Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 8,400 2,987 3,868 15,255 Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 254,904 49,327 - 65,555 18,896 388,682	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - 2,989 2,989 Prior Year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - 4,572 4,572 Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ 42,800 - 108,838 9,869 2,989 164,496	Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 8,800 4,346 8,739 21,885 Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 8,400 2,987 8,440 19,827 Current year Total Funds 2023 £ 297,704 49,327 108,838 75,424 21,885 553,178	Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 8,400 2,987 8,440 19,827 Prior Year Total Funds 2022 £ 277,804 49,859 82,360 84,919 19,827 514,769

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

*Prior Year* Total direct spending Total charitable trading costs Total grantmaking costs Total support costs Total Governance costs Total charitable expenditure	Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 237,004 49,859 - 84,089 15,255 386,207	Prior Year Prior Year Restricted Funds Total Funds 2022 2022 £ £ 40,800 277,804 - 49,859 82,360 82,360 830 84,919 4,572 19,827 128,562 514,769

35[Expenditure on raising funds and costs of investment management]

*Current Year* Investment management costs Total fundraising costs B1	Current year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 2,698 2,698	Current year Restricted Funds 2023 £ 45,146 45,146	Current year Prior Year Total Funds Total Funds 2023 2022 £ £ 47,844 - 47,844 -

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

36 Analysis of income by activity

Bookshop sales *Summary of Total Income, including the items above* Charitable activities Donations & Legacies Investment income Total income as shown in the SOFA *Categories of income* Income from exchange transactions Income from charitable activities Activity	2023 £ 15,736 15,736 258,182 379,086 653,004 653,004	2022 - 16,117 16,117 3,068,691 322,941 3,407,749 3,407,749

37 Analysis of charitable expenditure by activity

Activity
	Direct costs	Support		Grant
		costs		funding of	Total	Total
				activities
	2023	2023		2023	2023	2022
	£	£		£	£	£
*Bookshop sales*
Charitable trading costs	49,327		-	-	49,327	49,859

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

*Religious activities* Direct costs Employee costs not included in direct costs Premises expenses Administrative overheads Professional fees Financial costs Grantmaking costs Total Bookshop sales Total Religious activities Total Governance costs as detailed in Note 33 Total charitable expenditure Summary of charitable costs by activity Total Religious activities	Direct costs 2023 £ 297,704 - - - - - - 297,704 Direct costs 2023 £ 49,327 297,704 - 347,031	Support costs 2023 £ - 425 28,212 39,368 820 6,599 - 75,424 Support costs 2023 £ - 75,424 21,885 97,309	Grant funding of activities 2023 £ - - - - - - 108,838 108,838 Grant funding of activities 2023 £ - 108,838 - 108,838	Total 2023 £ 297,704 425 28,212 39,368 820 6,599 108,838 481,966 Total 2023 £ 49,327 481,966 21,885 553,178	Total 2022 £ 277,804 779 22,148 54,676 760 6,556 82,360 445,083 Total 2022 £ 49,859 445,083 19,827 514,769

The basis of allocation of costs between activities is described under accounting policies

The breakdown of this expenditure by type of spending (ie nominal classification) is detailed in note 34

Analysis of support and governance costs by charitable activities

	Governance	Finance	Human	Other	Total
Activity			Resources	Overheads
Religious activities	21,885	6,599	425	68,400	97,309

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Summary of grant making by activity

Religious activities	Grants to institutions 2023 £ 68,028 68,028	Grants to individuals 2023 £ 40,810 40,810	Support costs 2023 £ - -	Total 2023 £ 108,838 108,838	Total 2022 £ 82,360 82,360

Fuller details of grants made and related costs, including support costs, are shown in note 31.

38 Analysis of non charitable expenditure by activity

Activity *Fundraising activities* Direct fundraising costs Indirect fundraising costs:- *Governance costs* Other Expenditure - Governance costs as detailed in Note 33 *Total non charitable expenditure* Total costs of Fundraising activities Total non charitable expenditure 39 Carrying value of work in progress analysed between activities Bookshop sales	Fundraising activities 2023 £ 47,844 - Governance costs 2023 £ 21,885 2023 £ 47,844 47,844 2023 £ 4,867	Fundraising activities 2022 £ - - Governance costs 2022 £ 19,827 2022 £ - - 2022 £ 4,867

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Report and Accounts

31 December 2023

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Contents

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Reference and administrative details

The charity name.

Legal structure of the charity

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Objects and activities of the charity

The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document

The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the year

Amalgamation of Sustentation Fund with The Welsh Congregational Church Aid Fund

The main activities undertaken during the year to further the charity's purpose for the public benefit

The short term and longer term aims and objectives

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

How the activities undertaken during the year contributed to the achievement of the aims and objectives

The contribution of volunteers during the year

Grant making policies and how these contributed to the achievement of the charity's aims and objectives during the year

The main achievements and performance of the charity during the year

Fundraising activities during the year

The difference the charity's performance during the year has made to the beneficiaries of the charity

The degree to which the achievements and performance during the year have benefited wider society

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Investment performance against the investment objectives

Structure, governance and management of the charity

The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees

The policies and procedures for the induction and training of trustees

The organisational structure of the charity and how decisions are made

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

The General Secretary and other senior management personnel to whom day to day management is delegated

Setting pay and remuneration of key management personnel

The charity as a part of a wider network

The charity's relationships with other groups, charities and individuals

Financial review

The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 December 2023

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 December 2023

Policies on reserves

Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds

Significant events which have affected the financial performance and the financial position

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Investment policy and investment objectives

1 Purpose

3 The scope of The Union of Welsh Independents’ investment powers

4 Asset allocation strategy

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

5 Restrictions and ethical investment policy

6 Amount available for investment, liquidity needs and timeframe of investments

7 Benchmarks & reporting policy

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

8 Review

The major risks to which the Charity is exposed and reviews and systems to mitigate them

Factors likely to affect future financial performance

Principal funding sources in the year and how these support the key objectives of the charity

Plans For the Future

Summary of plans for the future and the trustees' perspective of the future direction of the charity

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Details of The Auditor

Statement as to disclosure of information to auditors

Union of Welsh Independents (Incorporated)

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Statement of the Directors Responsibilities

Method of preparation of accounts