## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01st April 2023 **To** 31st March 2024 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** March Evangelical Fellowship **Other names charity is known by** MEF **Registered charity number (if any)** 1001175 ~~I~~ **Charity's principal address** Upwell Road March Cambridgeshire **Postcode PE15 9DG** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Robert Alwyn Fenn Chairman 2 Adrian Cranstoun Treasurer 3 Ronald Wool 4 Anna Adele-Snell 5 Glynis Fox Secretary 6 Celia Maskill 7 Michael Macarthy 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~—~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** TAR 1 April 2024 **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** Type of governing document Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by Trustees Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** The Charity is a member of Churches Together in March You **may choose** to include and is a member of The Evangelical Alliance additional information, where relevant, about: - 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** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The Church aims to enable its congregation to grow in faith and understanding of God and the Bible, and to put this into practice as a caring family of believers, reaching out in acts of love towards our community and into the wider world through our involvement with mission organisations. TAR 2 April 2024 The church provides Sunday and Wednesday services at the Centre and on-line. There are Sunday morning services and a concurrent Sunday School. There are also Wednesday afternoon bible studies. There is a weekly home group held on Thursday evenings. The church has monthly communion services and monthly shared lunches after the morning service. A fellowship prayer meeting is held on the last Monday afternoon of the month. These times were also linked via Zoom to those at home who felt unable to be present. **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)** ## **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. TAR 3 April 2024 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The Sunday Services have continued on site and others joining via a Zoom link.. The food bank work is on-going. We have supported mission work in Armenia, India and sponsored some children through an Indian mission on a regular basis, as well as responding to world-wide needs as we hear news of them through Christian organisations. We have had occasional services taken by visiting speakers from different mission organisations. Eg. SASRA, CMJ, Living Hope Ministries TAR 4 April 2024 **Section E Financial review** The Church aims to have a small surplus of income over expenditure. It **Brief statement of the** supports various missions as and when able. **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit** ~~oe~~ **Further financial review details (Optional information)** The primary source of income is through the tithes and gifts of the You **may choose** to include congregation. **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include congregation. additional information, where relevant about: - 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)** Robert Alwyn Fenn **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair of Trustees **etc) Date** 30/4/2024 TAR 5 April 2024