BEECHWOOD CHAPEL
Beechwood Chapel is a church which aims to enable and encourage as many people as possible from the locality and further afield to worship together and fellowship together as part of the active community is facilitates. Alongside the Sunday meetings there are kids groups, home groups, fall prevention classes, tots mornings and further pastoral and practical care given to the local community
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH CHRISTIAN WORSHIP,THE RAISING OF AWARENESS AND MISSIONARY WORK.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total receipts were £64,461 against total payments of £64,696, resulting in a slight deficit for the year. The charity holds £14,382 in unrestricted funds, which the trustees confirm meets their reserves policy target of £5,000-£15,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“Jonathan Norwood served as a church leader and was paid £33,820 including pension contributions” — page 10
“It is the policy of the Chapel to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which allows for essential liabilities (such as salaries/building maintenance etc) to be met for between one and three months. This is equivalent to £5,000-£15,000.” — page 6
“Jonathan Norwood served as a church leader and was paid £33,820 including pension contributions (2023: £29,213) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a trustee. These payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- ROB SMARTchair
- Amy Peters
- Daniel Thomas
- Jon Norwood
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £64k | £65k |
| 31/12/2023 | £70k | £72k |
| 31/12/2022 | £55k | £60k |
| 31/12/2021 | £52k | £51k |
| 31/12/2020 | £44k | £46k |
Common questions
Is BEECHWOOD CHAPEL financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts were £64,461 against total payments of £64,696, resulting in a slight deficit for the year. The charity holds £14,382 in unrestricted funds, which the trustees confirm meets their reserves policy target of £5,000-£15,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of BEECHWOOD CHAPEL earn?
Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £33,820 band.