CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
SL)Ctioii A
Indei)endent Ex¢iiiiiiier's Report
Report to the trustees
Longw•ll Gr••n Chilstlan F•llowshlp
On accounts lor the year
ended
05 Aprll 2tr
Charlty no
(11 any)
1003295
Set out on pages
I report to the IN8te88 on my 8xamlnatlon of the accounls of the above
charlty Vh8 Tru81') for Ihe year ended S Aprll 2024.
Responslbllltles and
ba81s of report
AS Ihe chaflty's Irusleos, you ara raspon81bl8 for the pr8paratlon of Ihe
account8 In accordanca whh the requlronwnls of the Charftle8 Act 2011
Clhe Act,).
I roport In re8pecl of my oxamlnatbn of the Trust'8 a￿oUnt6 cathed oul
under 88Ctlon 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrylng out my ex8mlnatlon, I
have followed all Ihe appllcable Dlrecllon8 9fv8n by Ihe Charlty Comml88lon
under 8ectlon 145(5){b) of the Act.
Independent
examlnerfs Statement I have wmpleted my examlnatlon. I conflrm that no molerlal matters have
(x)me to my attentlon In connectlon wlth Ihe examlnatlon whkh glve8 me
cAuEe lo belleve that In, any materlal respect:
lh8 aecountlng re¢ord8 were not kept In accordance wlth 8ecllon 130
of Ihe Charltles Act; or
tho accounls dld not accord wlth the acu)untlng record8. or
the accounts dld not comply wlth Iha applllxble requlrem8nts
cx)ncemlng Ihe fom) and content of accounls Set out In the Charltles
(Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2(N other than any requlremenl
Ihat the accounts glve o 'true and falrf vlgw whlch is not a matter
consldered aB part of an Ind8P8ndenl axamlnatlon.
I have no concam8 and have ￿me a•XO88 no olher matter8 In connectlon
wllh the examlnallon lo whlch attenllon thould b? drawn In Ih18 report In
order to anabb a proper understandlng of the account8 to be reath￿.
Slgned:
6111 ILq-
Name:
Joanna Tett
Relevant professlonal
quallfl¢atlon(s) or body
(11 any):
Instltute of Chartered Accountants In England and Wales
Address:
34 Cherlngton Road
Brlstol
BS10 SBJ
IER
Oct 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIAND AND WALES
Longwell Green Chrlstlan FellowBhlp
(Mustard Tree Community Church)
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the pèrfod
from
6.4.23
5.4.24
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
to the n•ar*¥t
to the n•4re8t £
to th9 nearest £
to the near¢$t £
to the no#re8t £
A1 Recelpts
coffeetol$
tax effic¢enl Ivin
tax reclaims
1,107
39,433
9,260
1.107
39.433
9.260
1,118
37,041
10.379
Grft Aid Small Donalions Scheme
223
223
bank interest
other
ivin
other tncome
141
6,731
29
5,163
665
5.731
600
rent from Foolprlnls (for propety
not owned b the cha
tota
ss income
2,708
2,708
3.743
or
AR)
59,103
59,103
68,038
A2 Asset and Inve8lment 8ale8,
(see tablo).
Sub total
rotal recelpts
59.103
69,103
58,038
CCXX Rl a¢counts ISS)
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A3Pa
ment8
bank char
es
Christmas Se￿eS
Literature &
rintin
Internel
calerin
enera
Child roleclKsn I
al
Fool
rinls l outreach
Meals ifted
si
nalure dlshes
offeetols
Christmas & Easter in a box
extemal
ivln
sou
run
84
113
advertisin
211
93
182
780
170
164
182
780
170
182
834
169
143
222
897
411
7.911
339
644
644
so
4,245
318
4,245
318
HOPE
Sunda
s@￿e$
health & safety {setvl¢e fire
extin
uishers
Shoe boxes
insurance
music
Parent Buddies
Winter Su
ori meals
SIFa
ans outreach event
repalrs I Improvements for bullding
I contents
eakers
lftsle
slalione
l off￿e
subscripllon lo Brlstol Evangellcal
Alllance
Ir8inin
ulilrtres {eleclri¢ £3352 water £134)
25
220
43
260
260
226
682
1.388
478
1.388
476
773
535
773
116
595
271
271
378
enses
375
1A91
625
20
300
300
667
ensioii
wa
es
2.402
2,402
39,488
57,459
2.144
3$,983
65,102
Sub total
07,459
A4 A89et and Investment
urchages, {see table
Sub total
SY,459
57.459
65,102
Net of receApts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Ca8h funds last year ond
Cash lunds thls year end
Th& trustees have not received any
expenses. Expense¥ do not I￿lUde
purchases made on behalf of the
charlty for vthlch a trustee Is then
relmbursed.
1.644
1,644
7,064
19,816
21,460
5.399
5,399
25.215
26,859
32.279
25,215
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
1611112024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Catogorie8
Unrestrlcted
funds
to nearest £
Details
Restrlcted
funds
to neBrest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
B1 Cash funds
Cash (Coffee Tots)
current account
99
3,350
Fixed Temi
Deposil
savings account
1S.000
3,011
5,399
Total cash funds
21,460
5,399
laL¥e• b￿n￿l *ilh r¢¢oipls and paym¢ni$
8c¢ounll$ll
Unre8trlcted
fund8
lo noarest £
9,914
Restrlctsd
fund8
to noar•8t £
Endowment
fund8
to near•$¢ E
Detalls
r￿fi aid cldm
B2 Other monetary assets
Delalls
Pund to whlch
Cost lopllonal)
Current value
83 Investment assets
Dotails
fix¢ures & filllng$, P.A equipment ￿ office
gouipmeTrl
Fund tts whleh
a86•t belon
unrestii¢bJ
Cumnt valu8
tlon81
84 Assets retalned for the
charlty's own use
Coit loptlonal)
Delails
t8x & Nl lJ8nuary lo IA8r¢h)
pensi￿ (March)
Fund to whlch
relat••
un￿trIct¥d
Amounl due
O Ilonal
Whèn due
lonal
BS Llabllltles
Aprll
unre51ncied
Aprll
Signed by one or trustees on
tehalf of all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of
roval
Richard Hull
12.6.24
Ste hen S
mour
12.6.24
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CCXX R3 accounts ISSI

Trustees. Annual Report for the period
' Period start date
Period end date
From
V8ar
ear
To,J5
04
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Longwell Green Christian Fellowship
Other names charity Is known by
Mustard Tree Community Church (MTCC)
Reglstsred charity number (If any)
1003295
Charity's prlncipal address
The Mustard Tree
Watsons Road
Longwell Green, Bristol
P08t¢ode
BS30 9DW
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charlty
Tru8toe namè
Offl¢e (If any
Date8 acted If not for whole
ear
Chair
Name of per80n (or body) entltled
toa
olnt trustee
Ifan
The recognised spiritual leaders
of the church.
The recognised spiritual leaders
of the church.
The recognised spiritual leaders
of the church.
The recognised spiritual leaders
of the church.
Stephen William
Seymour
Melanie Jane Balch
17.1.24- 5.4.24
Donna Louise
Gaywood
Richard Hull
17.1.24- 5.4.24
Treasurer
Peter John Miles
Secretary
The recognised spiritual leaders
of the church.
Names of the trustees for the charlty, If any, (for example, any custodlan trustees)
Name
Dates acted If not for whole
ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Optlonal Informatlon)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chlef executive or names of senior staff members (Optlonal information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Type of governing document
A trust deed, established in 1991.
How the charity 18 constituted
A trust governed by a trust deed.
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Trustee selection methods
Trustees are appointed by the recognised spiritual leaders of the church.
Additlonal governance Issues (Optlonal infomiation)
You may choose to include
additional infomiation, where
relevant, about..
policies and prO￿dureS
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the Gharity
relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
(a) The advancement of the Christian faith and the worship of God by
preaching. proclamation of the gospel and teaching of Christian doctrine.
The printing and distribution of the Bible and other Christian literature.
(b) The reli8f of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distre8s or
who are aged or sick.
(c) The advancement of education 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 aclivities continue to focus on the advancement of the Christian
faith and are undertaken to further our charilable purposes for the public benefit.
As we would express it in terms of the Chrislian faith, we are seeking to connect
with God. grow together, and change our world.
un
We continue to provide weekly Sunday morning services at the Mustard Tree
hall. These are streamed via YouTube for those unable to attend on Sunday
mornings.
Summary ofthe objects of the
charity set out in Its
governing document
Summary of the maln
activitles undertaken for the
public beneflt in relation to
these objects (include wlthin
this sectlon the statutory
declaratlon that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
Issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
The teaching programme is designed to help develop people in their faith and
discipleship. During the past year this has varied from studies on specific books
of Ihe Bible (including 1 Peter and John's Gospel) to broader topics of Christian
life. Such topics have included: Living Today & Living for God: Transformed in
Christ,. Identfying in Christ" Boldly Go,. Biblical Characters.. Kingdom
Perspectives, Building the Church. The programme has included outside
speakers such Pam Scott Cook,. Jane Gillis - Bristol Schools Connection. Julian
and Caroline Lott - Salt Malawi,. Rosie Hopley,. Ron Cross - Open Doors.
Café Church
As an allemative to the traditional format of services we have introduced
occasional "café church. services. These provide a more inclusive environment
with a different layout, allowing for more interactive participation and discussion.
These services are deliberately low-tech, with simplified worship in place of a
band, and are not live-streamed.
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During Advent. we held IMO special Christmas-themed Café Church setvices
that were well attended by families from Coffee Tots. One involved making
Christmas decorations, the other a Christingle. These led up to the annual carol
service, which as usual was attended by many local families.
aith Ex
During the course of the year have offered various different opportunities for
people who do not know much about Christianity or the church to find out more
al)out the Christian faith.
"Come and See" an initial taster session to talk about what faith is and what
the church does. This was based around a meal, leading into a time of
discussion.
Later in the year we ran an online Alpha course. To accommodate the parents of
young families who wanted to participate we released an Alpha video to the
participants each week and followed this up with online discussion via
VVhatsApp. Allhough an unconventional way of running Alpha. this proved to be
a successful approach, and the group is continuing to complete the full set of
Alpha videos and intending to meet in person.
We were excited to hold two adult-baptism services during the year. This
required some hasty renovation of the baptlstry that is under the church floor.
Many of our regular attendees had no idea this even existed, as it wasn't in use
in the years prior to Covid when we were holding our meetings at the local
Community Centre.
id-week
From time to time we hold mid-week study groups, to explore particular topics in
more depth than is possible on Sunday mornings. One highlighl this year was
the Big Picture 2 series.. 5 evening sessions learning about the development of
the church from its New Testament times up to modern days.
or
ora
There continues to be a weekly day-time prayer meeting on Zoom which has a
regular attendance. In addition to this we hold an evening prayer meeting once a
month and have tried moving the time of this to make it easier for more people to
attend.
Urgent prayer requests can be shared quickly and confidentially amongst the
church via WhatsApp groups.
Pastor
As part of our mission to Connect with GodlGrow Together, we encourage
people to meet mid-week in small groups for Bible study and prayer. We have a
variety of different groups, and we try to make sure that everyone who wants to
meet can do so, in a group they are comfortable with.
The leadership team continues to offer individual pastoral care provision as
necessary. Across the church there is a strong caring ethos with people
continuously looking out for one another.
CoffeeTots
Our CoffeeTots toddler group continues to run at full Capacity, and currently has
a waiting list of about 13. The group is for families with children aged between O
and 4 and meets every Tuesday moming in the church hall. This provides an
opportunity for parents and carers to meet in a safe space with a welcoming
team Ihat provides play activities for the children. We try to create and develop
links with this group and the main church. The carers receive regular invites to
relevant church events, such as the Christmas Carol servi￿. as well as having
their own special times at Harvest and Easter where the gospel is promoted (for
example, the children are each given an Easter egg with a little booklet inside).
A few families have been out with the Wombles. We continue to put on special
themed events during the year such as Christmas buffet or pancake day and the
families had a special day out to a local farm in June.
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Chur
hE ents
This year has been quieter for church events. Highlights were Palm Sunday and
Carol SeNice events held at Longwell Green School, and the Good Friday picnic
at Willsbridge Mill. This included a t￿aSUre hunt and making paper boats. and
vrfas a great success with the CoffeeTot families.
ms and Soci
l Media
We continue to connect with and publish events to the local community through
our Facebook site and this year have restarted our Instagram feed. We have
established a Friends of Muslard Tree email group for sending out news and
event information to those who have expressed interest.
Communit
Every month, the church holds a 'Wombling' session where local people are
invited to join members of the church in litter picking around the area, with an
opportunity to socialisa afterwards. This has continued to grow throughout the
year with more people from the community helping out. including some of the
Coffee Tots families and a few members of other local churches. Special
wombling events were held at the Coronation and as part of our Harvest Hope
weekend.
A new initiative this year was to provide Christmas presents for residents of
some of our local care homes. This was a joint initiative with St Annes and
UCLG churches. Members of the church congregations took away labels with
particular present ideas, and the86 gifts were then collected together and
distributed by the Mustard Tree.
We continue to provide short-term help In the form of pre-prepared meals
{"Signature Dishes.) for those in tim88 of crisis e.g. bereavement, serious illness.
Early in the year we relaunched Parent Buddies in the church. This is a listening
service for parents when Ihey need someone to talk to, and provides another
way In which we can support young families in the area. We now have 4
volunteers trained in listening skills and host training sessions al Ihe Mustard
Tree for other branches of Parent Buddies. We have h￿1 our first few referrals to
the team. and the headteacher at Longwell Green school is keen to promote the
servi￿.
A number of members of the church are regularly involved at JUICE, a local
Community Interest Company. Highlights of this during the year have included
providing them with a harvest collection for their foodbank and delivering
Christmas meals donated by a local farmer. We now also have a food box at
church to collect food for Juice. Some members of the congregation give money
for the leaders to buy things for Juice. One Home Group regularly supports a
local needy family.
er Charitable Su
For many years we have provided Christmas Shoeboxes through different
charities, for distribution to those less fortunate than ourselves. This year we
collaborated with a local school to provide shoe boxes to local families as well as
sending some overseas.
This is in addition to the regular, monthly support the church provides to people
who are homeless via our connection with the Bristol Soup Run Trust. preparing
soup and sandwiches and delivering Ihese to the homeless in Bristol.
We continue to actively support other local charities in Bristol in accordance with
our charitable purposes. During the year we have reviewed the level of our
external giving in line with our financial position. A key criterion for us in deciding
which charities to support is whelher we have a personal connection through
members of the church. and an opportunity to be involved. As a result. we
continue to support..
Beloved - financial support for the charity. as well as hampers, cakes
and Easter gifts for the women who the charity is supporting.
InHope - financial support and practical involvement from individual
church members.
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Further afield, we continue to provide financial support for Saltmalawi, a
registered charity working to relieve poverty and suffering, to enhance education
and to advance the Christian faith in Malawi and Mozambique.
Workin
h other churches
We continue to develop and strengthen our relationship with the other churches
in the area. Having an office at UCLG means we have forged good working
relationships with Steve Britton (associate vicar) and Mark Nam (re￿nt curate).
In conjunction with UCLG and St Annes we held a Harvest HOPE weekends as
well as joint services at intervals throughout the year, such as for Ihe Coronation.
At Harvest, the churches worked together to create posies for everyone in the
local care homes thal we support. Children at Longwell Green School made
Hope booklets for each of the homes and collected focKI for Juice.
On Remembrance Sunday we joined the Remembrance parade and wrealh-
laying with the local churches in Warmley.
Our work with local care homes and assisted living complexes has expanded to
include Collingwood and Avon Valley, in addition to Little Heath and Avonlea.
We visit each once a month to lead a 30-minute session that includes hymns,
the reading of some scripture and the leading of prayers. This is a collaborative
effort between us, UCLG and St Annes, with 2 regular teams of volunteers, and
is very much appreciated by the residents and staff.
In addition to these regular visits, we provide additional gifts and assistance on
an occasional basis through the year, such as the Harvest and Christmas
activities mentioned above.
We have a regular team who go into Longwell Green Primary School to deliver
Bible-based assemblies. Malc {full-time paid leader) leads this team and uses
his experienc6 as a former teacher to develop a positive, working relationship
with the school and creaie materials that fit around the school ethos and values.
The team usually visit three times per term, and work with small groups of
children in delivering a Bible story to the rest of the school. The story is made
relevant to modern times and the children leave with a sense of how this applies
to them today. The assemblies have been well received and are popular
amongst the students. Joining together with two other local churches have
been able lo supply Bibles for all Year 3 students.
At Christmas we were able to deliver the Christmas story in a simple, creative
and fun way with Year 3 students using the Christmas in a Box resources
developed by local charity Bristol Schools Connection. We followed this up by
presenting Easter in a Box to Year 6, the resources again coming from Bristol
Schools Connection.
Additionally, this year the school invited Malc to lead their Harvest festival and
join the school Irip as an adult helper.
In collaboration with Hanham Baptism, Hanham Methodist. UCLG and St Annes
we purchased picture Bibles for Years 3 & 4 to use in school and gave Year 6
new Bibles io take home.
Foot
Malc continues as chair of the Footprints pre-school, tho meet in the church
building three times per-week. Malc visits the pre-school every Wednesday
afternoon and meets with the children, bringing a Christian story and games that
fit around a theme. Malc also supports the staff and line-manages the leader of
the organisalion, providing oversight and supervision. He occasionally is asked
to fill in for staff when they are off sick, and Joins the school for trips. Two other
church members are on the Footprints committee and the church regularly helps
with Fcotprints. Fairs and supports their other fundraising events.
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Tim
We continue to run occasional Time 2 Talk evenings, which are an opportunity
for parents to come and discuss issues and problems with an Early Years
specialist who is a member of the church. This is targeted at CoffeeTots and
Footprints families (including grandparents). It is a safe space with no judgement
where people can talk, and they come away supported and encouraged that
the
are not alone.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optlonal Informatlon)
You may choose to include
further statements. where
relevant, about..
policy on grantmaking.
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achlevements of the charlty
durlng the year
Continued to provide Sunday morning worship services ai the Mustard Tree hall,
streaming these services via YouTube for those unable to attend. Sunday Bible
teaching programme designed 10 help develop people in their faith and
discipleship., the programme has included outside speakers such as from Bristol
Schools Connection and Open Doors, as VRII as notable calendar events like
Harvesl and the Coronation.
Established new Café Church format which allows for more interactive
participation in the service.
Ran our first Alpha course in a number of years.
Renovated our baptistry, which we have subsequently used for baptism
seNices.
Pastoral Care provision as necessary.
CoffeeTots toddler group continues to run at full capacity with a substantial
waiting list. CoffeeTots families are increasingly involved in church activities,
such as the Wombles litter picking and an Easter picnic at Willsbridge Mill.
Continued to develop a strong working relationship with the other local churches.
This is helped by us renting office space for our main leader at UCLG, the
Anglicanlmethodist church in Longwell Green.
In conjunction with the local churches provided support for residents of local care
homes, and held joint services at intervals throughout the year, such as for the
Coronation.
Planned and organised Palm Sunday and carol service events at Longwell
Green School.
Continued to lead assemblies at the local primary school. with one-off special
events such as Christmas in a Box and Easter in a Box. Purchased bibles for
use in the school, in collaboration with other local churches.
Maintained link with Footprints pre-schcol, with members of the church on the
committee (including Ihe chair role) and strong support from the church for
Footprints events such as their summer and Christmas fairs.
Continued the regular worship services at Little Heath care home and Avonlea
assisted living complex and started up similar serVi￿S at Collingwood and Avon
Valle
These are run collaborativel
with UCLG and St Annes churches.
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Section E
Financial review
Brief ststement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Stability of IncomelExpenditure and its effect on reserves.,
MTCC'S income is derived mainly from its attendees. The attendees are diverse
enough Ihat it is unlikely that income would cease completely without a
reasonable period of decline in which to manage the loss of income.
MTCC'S expenditure is made up of four main elements", costs of activities, staff
costs, support for external organisations. and building costs. The costs of
activities are closely linked to the number of attendees. so they are not
considered by the reserves policy. Staff costs and the support for external
organisations are also linked to the number of attendees but less dynamically
and therefore must be considered by the reserves policy. Building costs are
mainly a fixed cost and reserves are required to cover major projects and
unexpected bills.
Reserves
Definition.. For MTCC purposes reserves refer to the amount of working capital
available in the bank account and related investments. This reserves policy will
be reviewed annually by the trustees.
Staff
To allow for notice periods and redundancy the required amount is £14,000.
xt
rnal Or
isation
MTCC has mediumllong term commitments to external organisations. Reserves
should be adequate to ensure that in the event of a loss of income 6 months,
notice can be given before support is withdrawn. This is estimated to be £1,600.
ildin
MTCC is responsible for maintaining the Mustard Tree building in a good state of
repair in order to accommodate the activities that take place there. Routine
maintenance costs are covered out of income. The flat roof was replaced in
2022. Reserves should be £3,000 lo cover unexpected bills.
Conclusion
Reserves are held to cover,
1. A significant Ioss of income.
2. Emergency building work.
The like11h￿d that both events occur at the $8me time is remote. Therefore the
agreed policy of the trustees is to keep reserves to cover ihe larger of these Iwo
items and hence £15,600 will be maintained.
Details of any funds materlally
in deficlt
No funds are in deficit.
Further financial review detslls (Optlonal Infomation)
You may choose to include
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.
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Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustses, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees
Slgnature(s)
KHui
Full name<s>
Posltlon (eg Secretsry, Chair,
etc)
Richard Hull
Ste
hen Se
Chair
mour
Treasurer
Date
12.6.24
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