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Union Chapel ProjectAnnual Review 2018/19
Union Chapel is an inspirational home for the arts, culture and community.
Union Chapel Project (UCP) facilitate the activities of our award winning venue. We encourage greater participation by the wider community, manage our ambitious programme of building conservation works and, with our subsidiary charity The Margins Project, provide vital support to people facing homelessness and crisis.
Aims
1. To curate and support a year round programme of popular and innovative cultural performances and activities to enrich London’s diverse communities.
2. To strengthen relationships within and between these communities through participative and transformative projects for social change.
3. To repair and conserve these Grade I and Grade 2* listed buildings to the highest standard for future generations to use and enjoy.
4. To achieve financial independence and sustainability through using our space to its greatest potential.
Our VisionInspiring Space – Inspiring Lives
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To curate and support a year round programme of popular and innovative cultural performances and activities to enrich London’s diverse communities
“London’s best independent entertainment venue” by SME News.
Our eclectic programme attracted over 100,000 visitors through 250+ events and continued to support local communities with discounted rates for schools and charities.
Future Plans
• Our 4th edition of Organ Reframed will take place in March 2020• We will recruit an Organ Scholar to broaden range of Organ activities• Daylight Music will celebrate their 10th anniversary
The critically acclaimed Organ Reframed Festival. Daylight Music’s 300th edition. Performances from Ludovico Einaudi, London Contemporary Voices, Tallest Man on Earth, James Acaster, Freya Ridings and Letters Live.
HIGHLIGHTS
A happy audience at Daylight Music 300. Photo by Cath Dupuy.
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The Margins ProjectThis year the Margins drop in service helped 143 individuals facing crisis, we also helped 13 trainees through our employment programme and welcomed up to 15 guests every Wednesday night who would otherwise have been sleeping rough.
Future Plans
• Increase our support to reach 150 individuals• Consult our 350 stakeholders to inform a three-year strategy from 2020• Introduce new measurement tools, one for those on our Supported Employment Programme and one that we can use to measure our Social Return on Investment
Cultural projects for social changeWe have been working on a new community development framework and have been able to offer a whole range of free community activities such as organ lessons for local primary school children, family events and fetes, a celebration of the suffragettes 100-year anniversary and open house tours. The Church have continued to run the weekly Culture Café which offers free activities as well as focusing on an ethical and moral events programme.
Future Plans
• Roll out the community development framework to support and evaluate all activities•Increase the programme of learning activities at the Chapel• Provide free event tickets to disadvantaged and marginalised individuals (The Ticket Bank
To strengthen relationships within and between London’s diverse communities through participative and transformative projects for social change
Margins Trainee in action. Photo by Gary Hamill.
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We continue to carry out preparation works for Sunday School Stories project to support our successful National Lottery Heritage Fund application as well as a host of upgrades and improvements to conserve the buildings such as:
• Paint analysis throughout ancillary rooms, to inspire future redecoration• Redecoration of the Committee Room• Installation of a new platform lift to enable step free access to the bar• Improvements to the sound in the Angel Gallery• Repairs to the Waiting Room and flooring in the Chapel
To repair and conserve these Grade I and Grade 2* listed buildings to the highest standard for future generations to use and enjoy
Future Plans
• Renew the fire detection system• Redecorate the Waiting Room• Sunday School Stories: Commission repairs to the exterior of the rose window and have all necessary consents in place by February 2020
Union Chapel is an “exemplary sustainable church building, where the building has been used in a very creative way remaining sensitive to the building fabric and its listing status.”
The Waiting Room during repairs.
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Carol Souter, Former Chief Executive of National Lottery Heritage Fund at the Wesley Memorial Annual Lecture
We need to raise £1.8 million to save our Sunday
School Hall.Every penny you can give
truly is appreciated.
Help us create a contemporary community space, save a beautiful hall and discover
untold histories.
DONATE www.unionchapel.org.uk/sunday-school-stories
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The combination of a new PR agency and an in house ticketing and fundraising software has reached new audiences and increased donations.
• Public & private venue hire generated over £849,00• Bar and kiosk sales generated over £440,000 • An 11% increase in member numbers generated over £21,000
To achieve financial independence and sustainability through using our space to its greatest potential
Future Plans
• Grow the fundraising department to two full time members and raise a further £800,000 to match the National Heritage Lottery Fund • Improve hire spaces and facilities and develop marketing package for promoters• Review Union Chapel Membership
HIGHLIGHTSWe passed round 1 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for £940,600 and raised £69,000 through the Mayor of London’s crowdfund scheme towards the Sunday School Stories project.
Mrs H and the Sing-along Band in the Sunday School Hall.
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I volunteer not just for the delicious cakes, I volunteer not just for all the varied & at times very unique events, I volunteer not just for the great music gigs. I volunteer because the Union Chapel charity helped & supported me in rebuilding my life & for that I will always be thankful & very grateful A[
Margins Café Volunteer at Daylight Music bringing out the cake. Photo by Phil Barnes.
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2018/2019 Financial Analysis - Consolidated
Union Chapel Project Statement of Financial Activity
At 31 March 2019, the total funds of Union Chapel Project amounted to £848,513 (2018: £739,241) of which £105,812 was restricted (2018: £183,225), £250,000 was designated (2018: £250,000) and £492,701 unrestricted (2018: £306,016). Of the unrestricted funds free reserves of £175,000 are held equivalent to 12 weeks general fund and £99,102 is held as tangible fixed.
Union Chapel Project’s consolidated accounts include income for all parts of the organisation – the trading subsidiary: Union Chapel Directions Ltd, the charitable subsidiary: The Margins Project and the charity itself, Union Chapel Project.
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2018/19 2017/18
Total income resources £1,896,911 £1,701,916
Total resources expended £1,787,639 £1,802,673
Net incoming resources £109,272 - £100,757
Total funds brought forward £739,241 £839,998
Total funds carried forward £848,513 £739,241
2018/19 Consolidated Income £1,896,911 2018/19 Consolidated Expenditure £1,787,639
Thank you also to all our individual donors who have given generously, to our neighbours, and finally, we would like to thank all of our volunteers for giving their time and energy, without which we would not be able to provide all the wonderful things that we do.
Trusts and Foundations
The 29th May Charitable TrustArts Council England The Albert Hunt Trust The Allan Charitable Trust Andrew Lane Fund The Batchworth TrustCloudsley - Welfare Grant ProgrammeCockayne FoundationCongregational and General Charitable Trust The Draper’s CompanyGreater London AuthorityHeritage of London TrustHobson Charitable Trust Listed Places of Worship London Borough of Islington London Community Foundation London Housing Foundation Marsh Christian TrustMayor of London Crowdfund Music Venue Trust MVM Charitable Trust
Corporate and Community Partners Belle Epoque Budgens Canonbury School CARISFriends of Union Chapel Mishcon de Reya Spitfire AudioUnion ChapelWaitrose Community Matters
We would like to thank the following organisations for their generous support both financially and in kind:
Our Thanks
National Lottery Heritage Fund Pret Foundation TrustPRS Foundation Rufford Foundation The Slaughter & May Charitable Trust SACEMStreets of London Streetsmart
Organ Reframed. Photo by Laurent Compagnon.
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Union Chapel Church
An open community exploring and revitalising the faith in challenging times.Union Chapel Church is the modern face of an independent, socially progressive Christian tradition. With a long history of service in Islington, our members continue to meet each Sunday. The congregation is committed to supporting all the activities in the Chapel, building community and encouraging social justice.
Friends of Union Chapel
Founded in 1982, the Friends of Union Chapel are an independent, non-denominational charity (Charity No. 288545). The friends help to conserve and repair the Chapel building through a variety of activities held in the building including monthly volunteer maintenance days and an archive group which helps to conserve the Chapel’s unique collection and library.
Other Organisations
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Chandler as Chief Executive Officer, starting on September 18th 2019. Michael brings to the team extensive management and leadership experience in the charity and arts sectors, having been instrumental in promoting and developing Cardboard Citizens, the homeless people’s professional theatre company
Future Highlight
Michael Chanler. Photo by Daniela Sbrisny.
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Visit
There are all kinds of events to choose from - community events, free activities and gigs of all kinds!Have a look at what’s on F www.unionchapel.org.uk
Become a Member
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