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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds
to the nearest
funds funds Total funds Lastyear
A1 Receipts 5, to the nearest 5 to the nearest 5 to the nearest 6 to the nearest 5
coffeetots 34
tax efficient
tax reclaims
Gift Aid Small
ivin
Donations
Scheme 39,103
10,930
34
39,103
10,930
565
46,950
12,265
GASDS
Golden
blend
21'1
HOPE 48 297
bank interest
other giving (Restricted funds;
Juice Foodbank
bank transfer
in
error from a 8,230 420 8.650 6,227
church attendee
other income
620 620
Ad'ustment
on
et cash 965
Youth
23
rent from Footprints
(for property
not owned
b
the chari
1,760 1,760 2,185
Sub total (G/oss income for
AR) 60,1'l2 1,040 61,152 69,885
A2 Asset and investment sales
(see table).
Sub total
Total receipts 60,112 1,040 - 61,152 69,885
A3Pa ments
bank char es
books-
It's
ourmove
81 81 82
Literature 6
rintin
' advertisin
Internet ((Zoom
caterin
eneral
child
rotection
/ le al
childrens'
work
305
120
423
129
305
120
423
129
460
1,204
280
1,395
Foot rints/outreach
Ci
Fellowshj
coffeetots
73
780
92
73
780
720
Juice Foodbank
Refund ofbank transfer made
in 420 68
420
236
error b
8church attendee
external
ivin
in Ho e Bristol
7,686 820 620
7,686
8,745
sou
run
259 230
ifts 259 620
olden blend 38 171
health 8 safety (service fire 38 73
extin
uishers)
67
HOPE 67
insurance
mess
church
995 995
nluslc 567 200
Parent buddies 100 567 925
rent 100
re airs
s eakers ex enses
1,204
150
1,204 3,963
10,160
statione
/ office
423 150 906
subscription
to Bristol
Evangelical 423 811
Alliance 60
trainin 468 60 60
utilities (electric f2976
f98.93)
pension
wa es
Refund of rent to Foot
water
rints
Sub total
3,074
2,027
33,850
190
53,488
1,040 468
3,074
2,027
33,850
190
54,528
700
4,931
1.919
33,123
73,396
A4 Asset and investment
purchases,
(see table)
Sub total
Total payments 53,488 1,040 - 54,528 73,396
Net ofreceipts(paymentsj
A5 Transfers
between
funds
6,624 6,624 3,511
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
The trustees
have not received any
22,161
28,785
5,478
5,478
27,639
34,263
31,150
27,639
expenses. Expenses do not
include purchases
made
on behalf
ofthe charity for which atrustee is
then reimbursed.
Categories
Bf Cash funds
Categories
Bf Cash funds
Details
petty cash
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest f
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest f
Restricted
funds
io nearest f
Restricted
funds
io nearest f
Endowment
funds
to nearestf
current
3,350
savings (f) 25,424 5,478
Total cash funds
(agree halghcee with receipts ahd payments
28,785 5,478
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
B2Other monetary assets Details
Gtfi aid claim
to funds
nearest f
9,405
funds
to nearest
f funds
to nearest f
B3investment
assets
Details Fund to which
asset belon s
Cost (optional) Current value
o tional
B4Assets retained for
charity's
own use
the Details
fixtures 5 fittings, P.A. equipment
office equipment
and Fund to which
asset be(on s
unregtncted
Cost (optional) Current value
o tional
B5Liabilities Details
iax &id (Jan -Mch 2021)
Fund to which
habd&
relates
unrestricted
Amount due
o tional
When due
o tional
April
pension
(Mch 2021)
unrestricted
A pal
Signed
by one or two trustees
on
beha(i ofafi the trustees Signature Print Name Date of
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royal
Signed off by emai. Richard Hull 08/07/2021
Ste hen Se mour 05/07/2021

Summary
ofthe objects
charity set out in its
governing
document
ofthe (a)
The advancement
ofthe Christian
faith and the worship of God by
preaching,
proclamation
ofthe gospel and teaching of Christian
doctrine.
The printing
and distribution
ofthe Bible and other Christian
literature.
(b)
The relief ofpersons who are in conditions ofneed, hardship
or distress or
who are aged or sick.
(c)
The advancement
ofeducation
on the basis of Christian
principles
for
persons of all ages.
in planning
activities for the year, the trustees
have had regard to the Charity
Commission's
public benefit guidance
when exercising
any powers or duties to
which the guidance
is relevant.
All our charitable
activities continue to focus on the advancement
ofthe Christian
Summary
ofthe main
faith and are undertaken
to further our charitable
purposes
for the public benefit.
As we would express
it in terms ofthe Chiistian
faith, we are seeking to connect
with God, grow together,
and change our world.
activities
undertaken
for
public benefit in relation
the
to
Regular church activities have continued
throughout
the year as follows:
(a)Worship and the advancement
offaith
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)
Sunday
morning
meetings
are the times when we provide the opportunity
to go
deeper with God through
teaching,
corporate prayer
&worship. We have
received sound Bible teaching
from a wide variety ofoutside speakers as well as
those from within the Mustard Tree Community
Church. We have explored
different ways ofleading
singing
through
Zoom: using online resources,
using an
app (Trackd) which allowed
us to record voices and instruments
from our own
homes, to finally leading
live worship
from our building
in COVID secure means.
This year we have not been able to 'worship'
with other churches,
either through
our HOPE community
initiative,
or through a joint Harvest service etc. We are in
close communication
with the leaders ofthe local churches,
and we are working
towards a combined
service ofsome sort as restrictions
lift.
The small groups
(mid-week),
have struggled
throughout
the pandemic.
The
Bible study has kept meeting
fortnightly,
through
zoom, and that's been very
helpful to those who attend,
but numbers
have halved. Another
mid-week
group
continued
to meet through
zoom, and other groups keep in touch regularly
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has been running
under government
guidelines.
Sunday
morning
services and Sunday evening
prayer meetings
have been
replaced
with online meetings
hosted via Zoom, with the main Sunday service
also streamed
live on Facebook. In addition we have established
2 further Zoom
prayer meetings
duffing the week which have served as a lifeline for some who
have felt isolated.
Within the community
ofthe church we have strengthened
the pastoral care that
we offer, with a team dedicated
to keeping
in contact with all regular attendees
during
the lockdown.
A similar initiative was used again
in November,
and in the
January/February
lockdowns.
As the government
roadmap
for emerging
from COVID restrictions
allows, we
are beginning
to explore hybrid formats whereby
in-person
gatherings
are
possible under strict adherence
to guidelines,
but an online service is
maintained.
We continue to develop and improve the ways in which we can
support one another and our local community
in faith and hope.
Main Achievements
1.The core leadership
team (CLT) remained
a team of3 until quite recently
when some significant changes have been made. The changes were
precipitated
by the main leader John Mark Molyneux,
employed
full-time
by this
charity,
announcing
his decision to conclude
his work here and move into a
different career. He gave 3 months
notice, starting
March 1st, and therefore the
church has entered a peffiod where they are exploring
and discussing
the
priorities for the best way forward. The other significant
change has been that
the group, who supported
the core leadership,
has joined with the core
leadership
to form one team for this time period. Hence the leadership
team is
now 6, and will be 5 when John Mark steps down.
2.Because ofrestffictions due to the pandemic,
we have worked to maintain
a
'live gathering'
feel to our online meetings.
Hence our Sunday services have not
been pre-recorded,
but rather 'live' on zoom, broadcast out through
Facebook
live. While this carries real challenges
from a technological
point ofview,
it has
maintained
that feeling ofgenuinely
'meeting'
and being 'together'.
Hence our
numbers
have not reduced
much, and our services are accessible and enjoyed
by a far wider audience
through
Facebook.
3.A significant
contribution
to the well-being
of members
who attend,
has been
the twice weekly Zoom prayer meetings
hosted
by a couple within the church.
These have served as a place where people can share, feel heard and
supported,
and actively deal with anxieties we are naturally
expeffiencing,
through
praying
about things. For the 6-10 people who attend, this has been a
lifeline.
Conclusion
We thank God that He is at work
in us, and through
us. The church is active
in
many areas, which
is only possible because ofthe continuing
commitment
of
many volunteers
from the church, and offen their fffiends and family as well.
In March, when our employed
leader announced
his decision to step down, and
when
Lockdown came to an end, we found real encouragement
from the Bible's
account ofhow the Israelites
re-built their city walls, temple
and life together. We
anticipated
the importance
ofthis by initiating 21 days of prayer at the start of
Lent. This prayer initiative
meant each day we were praying
for between 2 and 4
church members.
That initiative concluded
with an evening of prayer (on Zoom),
and there was a real sense that God sees us, is with us, and is encouraging
us
to ste
u
into newthin
s.
Staff
costs
Stability of Income/Expenditure
and its effect on reserves
MTCC's income is derived
mainly from its attendees.
The attendees
are diverse
enough
that it is unlikely that income would cease completely
without a
reasonable
period ofdecline
in which to manage the loss of income.
MTCC's expenditure
is made up offour main elements; costs ofactivities,
staff
costs, support for external organisations,
and building costs. The costs of
activities are closely linked to the number ofattendees so they are not are
considered
b
the reserves
olic .
an the su
oitfor external
March 2012
Signature(s) Signed off by email
Position (eg Full name(s)
Secretary, Chair,
Richard
Hull
Treasurer
Ste hen Se mour
Chair
etc)
Date
5/7/2021