## Cranleigh Community Church
Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2023
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
## **CRANLEIGH COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 38/40 Cranleigh Road Dorset BH6 5JH GOVERNING DOCUMENT Declaration of Trust dated March 1930 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1044869 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR Daniele Carmo (resigned September 2023) MANAGING THE CHARITY Eugenio Carmo (resigned September 2023) Timothy Cologne Colin Howard (resigned May 2024) Frederick Potgieter Desmond Tham (appointed September 2023) BANKERS Caf Bank Ltd Lloyds Bank plc INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jaimée Young Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
## **INDEX**
Page 1 Legal and Administrative Details Pages 2-5 Trustees' Report Page 6 Independent Examiner's Report Page 7 Receipts and Payments Account Page 8 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Pages 9-10 Notes to the Accounts
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## **CRANLEIGH COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **Objects of the charity**
The charity, which is a church, is governed by a trust deed and is constituted as a trust. The charity's principal objects, as set out in its governing document, are to hold the premises known as Cranleigh Road Hall Trust to be used for:
1. The worship of God.
2. The preaching of His Gospel
3. The fellowship and edification of Christians.
Cranleigh Community Church [CCC] exists to serve the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of its members, associates and community and to engage in Christian mission. To this end, it organises and promotes activities that facilitate Christian worship and service and supports several initiatives that serve the practical needs of our community, which include:
1. The advancement of the Christian faith through preaching, teaching and counselling based on the moral and ethical framework established in the Holy Scripture (Christian Bible) to develop individuals’ spirituality and their spiritual well-being.
2. The provision of sacred spaces and worship services is open to all.
3. The provision of public rituals, prayer and services.
4. Contributing to the spiritual and moral education of children and young people.
5. Contributing towards a better society by running activities to address specific needs in our local community.
6. Provide pastoral care to our members and community members who come to us for help and support.
7. Providing comfort to the bereaved.
8. Helping to provide social care to those in need.
Most of its activities are organised and run by volunteers drawn from its membership and close associates who freely give their time and energies in response to their love for God.
## **Review of the charity's main activities and achievements**
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
**Sunday Services** : We usually meet every Sunday from 10:30 am at 38 Cranleigh Road, Southbourne. It’s a chance to meet for fellowship, worship and Bible teaching.
**CCC Kids during Sunday Services** : During the year, children typically remained in the service and participated in Bible studies or craft activities. The Disclosure and Barring Service have checked all our kids' leaders and undergo safeguarding training annually. In working with Children, we comply with the strictest policies to ensure the safety of our little ones.
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## **Through the week**
Various groups and activities are run by the Church regularly, providing applications of the truth and love of Jesus across various contexts.
**Life Groups** : We believe that groups are vital in helping people find belonging within the church's life. Life groups are small groups of people that meet regularly online, in homes or anywhere convenient. They are an essential ingredient in discovering and living the abundant life that Jesus promised.
## **Community**
By community, we mean our “neighbours”, as Jesus defined them. The needs of the people each of us live amongst. And the needs in the communities where our congregations meet. Through various initiatives and partnerships, we serve and give to make a difference, including:
**A weekly Toddler Group** : The group is run by the church for the local community. We welcome parents, grandparents and carers with under 5s to meet, chat and play. There is no charge, just a small voluntary contribution. Children can enjoy painting, a sticking activity, books and toys.
**The use of our facilities** for another church, funerals and approved community events. We formed a link with a Brazilian Church, enabling them to use our building for their weekly service. **Sunday services** were also streamed online most weeks.
The trustees consider that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
## **New Life Bournemouth**
Following the elders' and trustees' 2022 decision to change the church's name to New Life Bournemouth [NLB], a new CIO [registration number 1201915] was successfully registered with the Charity Commission in February 2023. The trustees and elders then engaged the services of Anthony Collins Solicitors to transfer the assets of Cranleigh Hall to NLB, which is still ongoing, Following the transfer of the assets, CCC will be deregistered and the church will conduct its activities through NLB.
## **Water escape incident and property renovation**
In November 2022, a significant water escape incident occurred on the church premises, affecting several key areas, including the church offices, prayer room, and creche. The damage was extensive, leading to the temporary disruption of church operations in these spaces. The incident required immediate attention and resulted in the need for major repairs and renovations throughout 2023.
Throughout the year, the trustees worked closely with the church's insurer and contractors to assess the extent of the damage, secure a financial settlement, and oversee the necessary repair work. After thorough discussions and evaluations, the trustees decided that instead of simply restoring the damaged areas to their previous state, this was an opportunity to reconfigure the church offices into a more valuable asset.
As a result, the church offices were renovated and converted into a two-bedroom dwelling. This strategic decision was made to maximise the use of the church’s property, allowing the new dwelling to be rented out as a source of additional income for the church. The rental income generated from this dwelling will contribute to the financial stability of the organisation and help support its ongoing mission and activities.
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The renovations were still ongoing at the end of the financial period and will be completed in January 2024 ready for leasing. This development not only addressed the aftermath of the water escape but also positioned the church to generate sustainable income while maintaining its commitment to serving the community.
The trustees are satisfied with the resolution of the incident and believe that this outcome provides a positive long-term benefit for the church, both in terms of property use and financial sustainability.
## **Financial review**
During the year income increased by £32,410, to £78,290 due to an insurance claim which was received in the year. Expenditure increased by £12,430, to £71,680. As a result the cash held by the charity increased by £6,610, to £37,540, of which £36,150 is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose.
The funds that support the charity come primarily from the offerings and gifts made by members and friends of the church and are entirely voluntary. Occasionally individuals or organisations using the church facilities make a small financial gift to the church.
Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 are provided herewith, having been subject to independent examination before approval by the trustees and subsequent filing with the Charity Commission.
The capital assets of the charity are 38 Cranleigh Road (a meeting hall) and 40 Cranleigh Road (selfcontained linked dwelling, administrative office and kitchen), the freeholds of which are held unencumbered.
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £18,000 (which equates to about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure) so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely. At the year end, the charity held unrestricted cash of £36,150 and the charity is complying with its reserves policy.
## **Governance**
Responsibility for setting policy and for making operating decisions rest with the trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. New Trustees are selected and appointed by remaining trustees in consultation with the church leadership.
The trustees require that the leadership team of CCC ensure that Cranleigh Road Hall and the adjacent property are adequately repaired and insured against risk. The trustees permit the hall and associated buildings to be used by the fellowship of believers under the guidance and direction of the church leaders. A team of elders provide spiritual leadership for CCC and manage the practical affairs of the church.
CCC is an independent, charismatic evangelical church belonging to no denomination or ‘’stream’’. It is a member of the Evangelical Alliance of the United Kingdom.
Training is available to trustees to cover any specific needs. The trustees regularly review the significant risks faced by the charity and have established systems to mitigate any that are significant. The trustees believe that the financial controls and regular reporting of income and expenditure provide sufficient, timely information to respond to adverse trends and ensure that the trust’s financial liabilities are covered.
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The trustees operate a proactive child protection policy with associated detailed procedures. A similar policy has been established to cater for vulnerable adults. We obtain Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearances for anyone with regular contact with our children, young people and other vulnerable people. We obtain these through Thirty-one eight. We have established links with our local Social Services and use them and other recommended experts to provide relevant training.
## **Responsibilities of trustees**
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
## Desmond Tham
Desmond Tham (Sep 25, 2024 19:10 GMT+1) Desmond Tham
____________________________
Date:_______________________ Sep 25, 2024
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **CRANLEIGH COMMUNITY CHURCH**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Cranleigh Community Church ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2023 on pages 7 to 10 following.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## J. Young
J. Young (Oct 8, 2024 08:54 GMT+1)
Jaimée Young
Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
> Date: Oct 8, 2024
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## **CRANLEIGH COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|Notes
**_Income receipts_**
Donations
Gift aid receipts
Charitable activities
Insurance claim
Interest
Other
**_Total receipts_**
**_Payments_**
2
3
**_Total payments_**
Transfers between funds
5
**Net movement in funds**
Cash funds as at last year end
**Cash funds at this year end**
A
Net
of
receipts
/
(payments)
before
transfers
Grants
paid
in
relation
to
charitable
activities undertaken by others
Payments
in
relation
to
charitable
activities undertaken directly||General
Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
40,423
-
3,757
-
-
-
32,789
-
164
-
53
-
77,185
-
61,293
-
466
-
61,758
-
15,426
-
(4,356)
-
11,070
-
25,082
-
36,153
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
Funds
£
265
-
841
-
-
-
1,106
8,431
1,495
9,926
(8,820)
4,356
(4,464)
5,850
1,385|Total
2023
£
40,688
3,757
841
32,789
164
53
78,291
69,724
1,961
71,685
6,606
-
6,606
30,932
37,538|Total
2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||General
Funds
£
40,423
3,757
-
32,789
164
53
77,185
61,293
466
61,758
15,426
(4,356)
11,070
25,082
36,153||||
||||||43,562
2,300
-
-
14
-|
||||||45,876|
||||||56,983
2,273|
||||||59,256|
||||||(13,380)
-|
||||||(13,380)
44,313|
||||||30,932|
The notes on pages 9-10 form part of these accounts.
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## **CRANLEIGH COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|**A**
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank with immediate access
Petty cash
**B**
**Other monetary assets**
Gift aid due to charity
Other debtors
**C**
**Liabilities**
**Falling due within one year:**
Taxes due
Fee for Independent Examination
Accrued expenses
**D**
**Assets retained for charity's own use**
_Land and buildings [freehold]_
Contents and equipment|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
35,872
-
280
-
**36,152**
**-**
4,699
-
-
-
**4,699**
**-**
1,245
-
1,200
-
6,600
-
**9,045**
**-**
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
1,386
-
**1,386**
-
-
**-**
-
-
-
**-**|Total
2023
£
37,258
280
**37,538**
4,699
-
**4,699**
1,245
1,200
6,600
**9,045**
Value
2023
£
_-_
158,590
**158,590**|Total
2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||30,932
-|
|||||**30,932**|
|||||3,719
821|
|||||**4,540**|
|||||-
1,320
-|
|||||**1,320**|
|||||Value
2022
£|
|||||_-_
136,388|
|||||**136,388**|
The trustees have used insurance values as the trustees are unable to reliably estimate current values; insurance values may differ materially from current values.
_Current values have not been quoted for properties because reliable valuations are not available, and disclosure is not mandatory._
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
by Desmond Tham (Sep 25, 2024 19:10 GMT+1) _____________________________Desmond Tham Desmond Tham date _________________ Sep 25, 2024
The notes on pages 9-10 form part of these accounts.
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## **CRANLEIGH COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **1 Accounting policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
|**2**
**Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly**
Employment costs
Ministry expenses and training
Youth and children's work
Repairs, maintenance and equipment
Insurance
Utilities and phone
Catering
Governance, professional fees and bank charges
Administration, office and support
**3**
**Grants and gifts paid to others**
Organisations:
Christians Against Poverty
Organisations < £1,000
Individuals||Unrestrict|Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ed Funds|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
281
8,150
-
-
-
-
-
8,431
465
530
500
1,495|Total
2023
£
42,091
568
281
11,702
3,316
7,122
368
1,479
2,797
69,724
465
882
614
1,961|Total
2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||General
funds
£
42,091
568
-
3,552
3,316
7,122
368
1,479
2,797
61,293
-
352
114
466|||||
|||||||41,600
296
-
2,708
3,270
2,721
1,390
3,117
1,882|
|||||||56,983|
|||||||1,190
336
747|
|||||||2,273|
## **Transactions with related parties**
No payments were made to trustees or persons related to them, except for reimbursement of expenses paid out on behalf of the charity.
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## **CRANLEIGH COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|**vement of funds**
General funds
Restricted funds
Christians Against Poverty [CAP]
Fundraising for boiler
Building improvement
Mission
Youth
Parents and Toddlers
Total funds|Opening
balance
£
25,082
25,082
245
4,672
119
150
281
383
5,850
30,933|Receipts
£
77,185
77,185
240
-
-
25
-
841
1,106
78,291|Payments
£
(61,758)
(61,758)
(465)
(4,000)
(4,150)
(500)
-
(811)
(9,926)
(71,685)|Transfers
£
(4,356)
(4,356)
-
-
4,031
325
-
-
4,356
-|Closing
balance
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||36,153|
||||||36,153|
||||||20
672
-
-
281
412|
||||||1,386|
|||||||
||||||37,539|
## **5 Movement of funds**
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