THE CHAPEL AND SCHOOL ROOM, WOODHAM FERRERS

Registered charity 1197717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOODHAM FERRERS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

We are a chapel serving the community in a variety of ways. We run a Community Cafe including our toddler group, Food Pantry. We have services twice a month, host retreat days.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £100,682 in its Business Reserve Account, supported by rental income of roughly £2,400 per month. Expenditure for the year was significant, driven largely by building works and transfers to current accounts, resulting in a net decrease in reserves during the final months of the year. The trustees report that bank balances are monitored and that grants may be applied for if balances fall.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Jonathan Stokes. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Eric Peter Fenwickchair · trustee of 5 other charities
• Emma Hunnable
• Jane Baxter
• Sara Fenwick BA HONS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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