2025-03-31-accounts - The Clapton Meeting Room Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date

Period start date Period end date Day 01 Month 04 Year 2024 Day 31 Month 03 Year 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

THE CLAPTON MEETING ROOM TRUST

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 299263 Charity's principal address 81 ROXBURGH ROAD

WEST NORWOOD LONDON Postcode SE27 0LE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Andrew Burr			Andrew Burr
	Colin Smith			Colin Smith
	Nigel May			Nigel May

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust Deed

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The trust has recently adopted its own safeguarding policy and requires those using the meeting room to have their own. The safeguarding policy of any user is held by the trust.

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The Trust deed (governing document) includes the following statements regarding the objectives of the charity:

Summary of the objects of the The Trust shall hold the property for the charitable purpose of providing a charity set out in its meeting place or places for the celebration of the Lords Supper, the governing document Worship of God, Prayer, Preaching of the Gospel, Bible readings and Addresses on the Word of God, all governed by injunctions of the Holy Scriptures.

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The trustees have ensured that the users of the meeting hall held by the trust maintain the objectives to the same standard as set out in the Trust Deed when it was set up in in 1984.

This includes maintaining meetings consistent with the guidance and a public notice board in a prominent location on the front of the meeting hall.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Any decisions taken when exercising any powers or duties have had due regard to the commission's public benefit guidance to which the guidance is relevant.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Through the summer of 2024 the trust carried out major repairs and renewals to the meeting hall owned by the trust. These works ensured the hall was brought up to current specification and included:

Redecorating of external walls & Associated repair works.
• Replacing the existing floor coverings with new & associated works.
Replacement of the church roof & heating upgrade works.

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Section E Financial review

The trust has a regular rental income and seeks to maintain an Brief statement of the appropriate balance in the bank. If additional funds are required, support charity’s policy on reserves is sought from other trusts set up for similar reasons.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The principle source of funds is rental income from the users of the meeting hall.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Colin Harold Smith Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 12/01/2026

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	THE CLAPTON MEETING ROOM TRUST Charity Name	THE CLAPTON MEETING ROOM TRUST Charity Name	THE CLAPTON MEETING ROOM TRUST Charity Name	299263 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	01/04/2024 Period start date	To	31/03/2025 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 900 518 - - - - - - 1,418 - - - 1,418 992 - - - - - - - - 992 - - - 992 426 - - 426	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - 28,893 - - - - - 28,893 - - - 28,893 - 77,514 - - - - - - - 77,514 - - - 77,514 - 48,621 - - - 48,621	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 900 518 28,893 - - - - - 30,311 - - - 30,311 992 77,514 - - - - - - - 78,506 - - - 78,506 - 48,195	Last year to the nearest £
Rental Income	900				1,050
Bank Interest	518				490
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	1,418				18,540

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					18,540

Insurance	992				3,233
Repairs and Renewals	-				-
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**Sub total **	992				3,233

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					3,233

	426	- 48,621	-	- 48,195	15,307
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	426	- 48,621	-	- 48,195	15,307

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

21/01/2026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 5,037 - - - - - 5,037 - Agreement Error Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Colin Smith	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		Colin Smith	07/01/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

21/01/2026

CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGIANO AND WALE THE CLAPTON MEEnNG ROOM TRUST 299263 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the pgriod from To 0110412024 31103r2025 Section A Receipts and payments Vnrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowrnent funds Total lunds Lot year tCth• nr•St£ tolho ngar•st¢ ¢tsth rar•¥t£ toth• no4r951£ A1 R9¢01 ts ReDlfl Inwrn¢ 8ank INlere 90D 51B 900 $18 28A95 1,QS0 490 93 ub tOtsl(Gmss inwne AR) or 28.893 311,311 A2 Asset and investment salès, (see table). Sub total 1.418 28,893 18.54(1 A3Pa tnents n4urancè 892 3,233 Rèpai8And Rene•J8 77*1d 77,514 Sub total 892 77A14 7BMS 3,233 A4 Assgt and inve5th1¢nt UTchase$, Isee table) Sub total 992 77,514 78,tsQl 3,233 Net ofrecelpts/(payments) A5 Tran$tgrs been fund5 A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this yèar ond 426 48,621 46.195 15207 426 48,621 48,195 1fj,307 CCXX R18ccount5 ISSI 2110112026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted lund5 to n•orè5I£ Restricted funds to Tr•Jr••t£ EndoY4mont lunds to th•Ar•st£ B1 Cash funds $,037 Total ¢o$h funds 5m7 ar p3ymellls ¢ouN(SII Unfestflctsd funds to naN5I£ Reslricted funds to n4aiost£ Endowment funds ¢0stl0pUgn•ll ¢uThtvalu B3 Investment assets a¥•t bbla eo¥tl•pknw411 84 Assets retalned for the eharltys own LES• FtrAdtowhl¢h Amoun¢dw• tlofial W n41 85 Liabilltl•$ sg11 by one or hyo INStees on behafof81 th& Imstees Sb3n8turè Print Narne Date of roval Colih Srnrfh 07ffj112026 CCXX R2 untS ISSI 21101r2026

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinevs Report Report to the trusteesl members of THE CL4PTON MEETING ROOM TRUST On accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2025 Charity no Ilf any) 299263 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examinalion of the accounts of the above charity {'Ihe Trust") for the year ended 31103 12025 Responsibilities and As the charity truslees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accotsnls in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Dire¢lions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llb) of the Act. I have completed my examinalion. I confirm Ihat no material matters have Come to my attention in connection with Ihe examination which gives me Cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. . Pleasè delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 2110112026 Name: TIMOTHY HARBOUR BSC FCA Relevant professional quaSificationls) or body lif any): THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES Addresg: BECKWITH BARN, WARREN ESTATE. LORDSHIP ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM13 IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Onty complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of oharty accounts.. directions and guidance for examineisl. Give here brief detslls of any items that the examlnerwishes to dis¢lose. IER October 2018