## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1st April 2020 **To** 31st March 2021 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by** LINCOLN EVANGELICAL CHURCH **Registered charity number (if any)** 1046080 **Charity's principal address** UFFINGTON CLOSE HARTSHOLME LINCOLN **Postcode LN6 0AE** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr PhillipBurgess|Church Deacon||Church membership| ||Mr Jonathan Gravil|Church Co Pastor|From 1/10/2020|Church membership| ||Mr AnthonyMiller|Church Deacon||Church membership| ||Mr Darren Smith|Church Elder||Church membership| ||Mr Andrew Thomson|Church Co Pastor|From 1/10/2020|Church membership| ||Mr Andrew Wood|Church Elder||Church membership| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **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 - (eg. trust, association, company) ELECTED BY MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHURCH Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include 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** The advancement of the Christian faith, practical and spiritual support for the local community, surrounding areas and worldwide. **Summary of the objects of the** The trustees confirm that they sought to comply with the duty of The **charity set out in its** Charities Act 2011 and to demonstrate due regard to the public benefit **governing document** requirements for registered charities. **TAR** March **2012** 2 1. In the past year we have regularly given financial support to the following societies. **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)** The Open Air Mission Christian Witness to Israel Grace Baptist Mission Caring for Life Blythewood Care Middle East Christian Outreach European Missionary Fellowship Spanish Gospel Mission Soldier’s and Airman’s Scripture Association Day One Ministries 2. We seek to serve the community by regularly visiting, the local school, residential care and nursing homes. We provide food parcels to those in need in the local area. 3. As well as two Sunday services and a mid week meeting. There are organised weekly activity groups for all ages, including toddlers and carers, primary and secondary school age children. ## **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** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and erformance p **Summary of the main** By means of the above mentioned activities, we have sought to bring **achievements of the charity** spiritual and practical help to individuals for groups of all ages in our local **during the year** community and beyond. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the** The activities listed are funded the regular giving of the members and **charity’s policy on reserves** friends of Lincoln Evangelical Church, the trustees deem it prudent to maintain a significant level of financial reserves. This enables us to respond confidently to any unexpected needs that arise which fall within our stated objectives. It also allows for the ongoing maintenance and improvement of our premises. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 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. ## **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)** Phillip Burgess **Full name(s)** Jonathan Gravil Andrew Thomson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Co Pastor Secretary **etc)** Co Pastor **Date** 22/01/2022 **TAR** March **2012** 5 LINCOLN EVANGELICAL CHURCH Registered Charity Number I04f￿80 FIP4ANCIAL SUMMARY Iyear endln8 3tst Mayth) GENERAL FUND 2019120 2020121 Income Offerings Gift Aid 12.440.12 30.195.9) 15,803.15 26,177.IXI Church Glvlng Tax Refund Interest Legacy Interest Bookstall Gifts Designated Harby Transfer from Legacy Total 42.636.02 14775.32 53.12 41.980.15 202.95 93.75 354.00 855.00 108,800.85 150.874.75 58A76.41 Expendltufe Ministry Pensions Employer's Nl Travel Speakers 31.271.CM) 936.1x1 46,8LKI.00 2496 278.98 1.425.1Xl 416.64 Ministry 33.910.98 49,712.64 GBM OAM 828.IX) 828. 1,152. 1.152.CK) 689. 455.(K) 828.00 828.00 1,152.00 1,152.00 828.00 CFL Kinsellas Designated gifts Mission 5.104.00 4,788.Crf) Maintenance Power. water & Insurance Cleaner + pension 4.184.51 2.451.07 1.856.(X) 456.21 1,576.21 1.984.20 Building Gift5 Harbv Outreach Activities Ladies Meetin Magazine, Ad5 & Printing Bookstall Manse Others 8,491.58 78. 1,805.83 425.80 75.CK> 1,922.58 187.50 5,266.91 873.87 4,016.62 754.53 40.39 1,167.65 102.60 45,210.86 4,653.39 Total 58,142.05 110.446.68 CopltalExpendlture Surplus/Deftlt Funds b/f Creditor5 b/f Creditors c/l Funds c/f 40,428.07 21,963.95 22,548.53 -1,443.77 -1,313.85 62.846.68 22,548.53 LEGACIES FUND blf 250.331.92 249.785.84 Missionsmithe Projects Interest .1.￿). -108,8CKJ.85 142.06 453.92 249.785.84 141,127.05 T(yfAL FUNDS 272334.37 203.973.73 Co-op CIA Co-op Deposit Nat West CIA Nat West Business Reserve Charity Bank Nationwide Fixed Rate Saver Cambridge & Counties F R Bond United Trust bank CAF/Shawbrook Creditors Debtors 22,548.53 20,584.20 2,892.03 150,438.76 62.846.68 54.735.91 892.03 85,499.11 75.870.85 0.00 -1,313.85 13,759.88 216,419.76 -1.443.77 7,215.63 278.106.23 Notes The Legacy Fund is unrestricted and may be used for any purpose within the aims and purposes of the charity. The chlsrch aims to maintain sufficient reserves for 3-6 months expenditure GN aqliDIIi CHARITY (OMMIWON Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts Section A Independent Examiner'5 Report Reporl to the truslees/membeis ol Li rICOL￿ CAK On accounts the Ye￿ eThled tharity ￿ (il any) Sei oui pages Prye(Uve reSP￿￿bkn of tstyee5 •wJ Ihe rtwiilvs trustee5 are ￿poNSIb￿ the Preparati￿ ol the accounts. Ihe chaiity's ex￿ Iru5tee5 consider that an atKJit is nol fequiied loi Ihi5 year unilei sect+oTr 43121 ol the Charities A(11993 (the 1993 Act) aThJ that an iThJependenl examination is needed. 11 is my ie5ponsibility lo: exami￿ the a((oun15 5edion 43 01 the 7993 Ad. lo lollow ihe procedures down in the general Diiectiort5 given by the Charlty Commission (undef section 4317}(b) ol the 1993 kt. aThJ to state whetTr￿ particulai rnatt￿S have come to my attention. ea515 of str1e￿￿nt My examinati(ffi was CArr￿d in aCC(mdar￿ with general Diie(iions given by ihe Charity Commission. An examination includes a Fewew ol the accounting iecoids kept by the chaiity and a companson ol the accounts Pfesented with those records. It also in(1￿leS consideration ol any unusual iiems or dist105ures in ihe accoun15. anLI seeking expknations h(Mn ￿ tru5tee5 C(MKewning any SLKh rnatters. the procedures undertaken do not provide all rhe evidence that would be required in an a￿dI1. and consequefilly no opinion is given as lo whelher the attounts present a 'tfue and lalrf view and Ihe ieiMKt is lifflrted to those tnatter5 set oul in ihe statement below. lTh*penthrt eyamW$ 5ktwr*rt ift connection vrith my examina11(￿ maiter has come to my attention (other than that discknsed belowl.. {1) which gives ffle ￿Trable (awe lo beI￿ve Ihat in. any material respect. the iequiiemenls.. to keep ￿(￿￿19 ie((rfd5 in a(C(Kd￿ ￿th sectim 41 of the 1993 Act,. arKI to prepare ￿((￿j￿ts which attord wilh the accounts.ng records and comply the ac(ountsng requirements ol the 1993 Ad ￿¥t not been met,. 01 (21 to which, in my w"nion, aiiention should be drawn in ordw to efftable a pfoper under5tsnding ol Ihe account5 kn be ￿￿hed. . *a5e delete the the bfftwkets ifthey do nol appfy. 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