CONNECT CHURCH Molesworth Street, Wadebridge. Cornwall. PL27 7DS. nn ttch rc 01208 813110 Trustees, Annual Report - Year ending 31 March 2024 LEGAL & ADMINIsfRATIVE INFORMATION Charity Registration: 1050242 Principal Address: Connect Church, Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, Cornwall. PL27 7DS. GOVERNING INSTRUMENT Connect Church Cornwall operates under the Model Constitution with Trust Deed for local Assemblies of God, adopted in March 2006, and is in fellowship with the Assemblies of God church for Great Britsin. The church is administered by a Church Council comprising: Pastor: Mr. D. Cox (Chair) Mr. S.P. Jenkins (Resigned 30110123) Mr. R Thomas Mrs. C.A Whitting Miss. S Hawke (Resigned 20101124) Mr D. Fowle All members of the council are appointed for the duration of their pastoral relationship or for a minimum of three years. Trustees are appointed by the church council from members of the charity. AIMS AND ORGANISATION The objects of the Charity are.. (a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit; (b) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time think f. and (c) to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit. Pagè1of3 AFl•gMlered Ch* N¢. IQ50242
NECT 4ss>,y,, Trustees Annual Report- Year Ending 31 March 2023 The above objectives are outworked though our Purpose and Values: Our Purpose: Connetting with Jesus, Connecting with each other and Connecting with our Community. Our Values are: Courageous Faith Transforming Hope Extravagant Love The church has carried out the normal functions one would expert from a church, it continues to hold meetings for public Christian worship, child dedications, funerals and weddings. Over the year the church has delivered Sunday morning children's provision, Little Acorns - its weekly mums and toddlers group, Connect Youth (youth group), run discipleship courses/programmes, Connect Groups (in-person and digital), provided pastoral care, men's and ladies ministries, the Alpha Course, Connecting with each other programmes and many one off events. Connect Church is highly reliant on its team of volunteers which come from the membership of the church to deliver its activities. In line with our value of Courageous Faith, in September 2023 the Leadership Team set four priority areas that we would invest in over the next 24 months. These induded the Alpha Course, Prayer, Childrens and Youth Ministy and Church Planting. Our Children and Youth ministry continues to grow and flourish, our vision is that every child and young person in Wadebridge will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus. In addition to our existing programmes, in September 2023 we launched a new youth drop in for school years 6 through 9. This has seen great engagement with the young people frorn the town and is helping meet an increasing need in the community. We ran our largest ever Alpha Course and have run the course more frequently over the last period. The prayer ministry of the church has seen monthly prayer and fasting days/events and an additional prayer meeting added to the weekly programme. Connett Church explored planting a new church to seNe the villages of Indian QUns, Fraddon, St Columb Road and the town of St Columb Major. We have very limited personnel to resource this project at pre*nt and it has been placed on hold. Connect Church is growing - We have seen people come to faith, make recommitments and people relocating to the area join us. In November 2023, we did a head count across the life of the church and numerically we have grown significantly as a church. We don t see everybody in church every week and people's attendan patterns have changed significantly post pandemic. If we were to have everyone in on a Sunday morning we would have 156 people in attendance. The figures show that 24 % of our congregation are over 65, 48 % of our congregation are aged 30 - 65 and 25 % under the age of 18. These are some great figures to celebrate and we are breaking current church trends of ageing congregations. An area for investrnent and growth for Page2of3 AReator0d No. 1W242
NNECT URCH Trustees Annual Report- Year Ending 31 March 2023 us as a church is only 30/0 of Connect Church are aged 18-29. Our Childrens and Youth Pastor will be doing some work to change this demographic and reach that missing generation from our church family. With church growing this is also placing additional pressure of other areas of church life e.g. Church governance, HR and managing the upkeep of the building, the trustees are putting an action plan in pla around this. We continue to support missions and ministry organizations we work with locally and around the world. This is one of the primary ways our value of extravagant love is worked out. We work closely with other local charities which include Wadebridge Foodbank and Creation Fest. It was a pleasure on the 7th of May to partner with Wadebridge Carnival and Egloshayle Parish Church to celebrate the Kings Coronation. We held a service on the Jubliee Playing fields and then joined in with the Carnival Fun Day afterwards. Later on in the summer, Connect Church made it's own Alpha Course entry to Wadebridge camival, promoting the upcoming Alpha course. These are some examples from this last year where we have been Connecting with our community. PRINCIPAL FUNDING The trustees have resolved to establish a reserve to provide for future activities, including future building projects. We aim to provide a reserrfe of three months working capitsl. The trustees do not have wide powers of investment. Most of the church's income is derived from the giving of the church members via the offerings taken at our meetings. Income tsx refunds are claimed via the Gift Aid scheme. All income is applied to the purpose of the trust as laid down in its articles and instruments, model and deed. We hereby confirm that we have fully complied with section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 requiring trustees to have regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The Charity does not have a policy or intention to provide Grants. The trustees regularly review risks which could have an impact on the charity, applying mitigating actions where necessary. Mr. D Cox Pastor For and on behalf of Church Council Page3of3 ARegMlqrod Ch* 1050242
(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinef s Report Report to the trusteesl members of Connect Church Cornwall On accounts for the year ended 31 St March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1050242 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 3110312024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 14$ 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 Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: ILIzLL¥ Name: Joseph Tambl Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Chartered Accountant Address: Trudgeon Halling Chartered Accountants, The Platt, Wadebridge, IER Oct 2018
Cornwall PL27 7AE Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO AND WALES Connect Church Cornwall 1050242 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Forthe period from To 18IA 31st March 2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted lunds Restricted nds Endowment fvnds Total fund5 Last y8ar to th• n4ir•st t t< lh• n•4r•stt to th• nur•Jt t to th• n•ir•At£ A1 Re¢el General OTfen Gifi Leibn Other Inc¢thÈ Bank Inre$l R95thded- Missionai Resthcted- otr 98,¥39 20.936 J,&J 1.310 262 2,476 33,031 1,740 1,740 I,uJ 1,643 6.303 $,Jo3 4.1100 3,818 ross Income 136.118 11,779 147,298 lJ8.V7$ A2 Asset and investment Sales. Isee tota 135,518 147.26 138.976 A3 Paym•nts Salanes 8 Assmatetr Employrrnt costs Churth Mis&onai Giwn9 PreN15e5 Admnistration Non-AV Equipffl&nl & Sotréare Insurance Affiliaiions Retsinciéd- M15510n Restriciea- othèr 75.Q2 20,648 18,765 21,007 76.021 71,804 21.238 18.1146 t6.3711 2.403 2.466 1.40$ 2,836 1B.716 21,007 2,446 3,396 I,IA8 2,680 1,888 2,680 3,481 3,481 3,241 Sub total 141,8 10.342 156.11¥ 111A54 A4 Asset and Investment purcha$0S, l$ee tawel Sub totsl t45.848 10,342 1G6.181 151.454 Net of rnceiptsl(payments) - A5 Transfers btheèn funds A6 Cash funds last yr end Cash lunds this yoar end 10,330 18.8941 112.4781 66,969 8,409 75,378 84,272 CCXX R# accounts ISSI 1111212024
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictsd fundg Restricted fund t• n•4r•iit t Endowfflent fund% to M4r•$¢e Cateotsries Details B1 Cash funds Lloyds Current Axouni 8,79J 8M04 ngdom Bank 67.073 Lloyds MISS Aruunt Eguals lJon•y Petty Casn Total eash funds 66,969 8,409 a¢¢ounusll Llnrnstrlctsd lunds Restrlcted funds Endowmenl fvnds to n•ar•st t Details to nr•itt B2 Othor monetary assets Fundto as•t b•lon DÈtails Co•t{opl69Tr41} curr0 ¥41u• B3 Investment assets Fund to 4ch •ss•t b•lo Yalu• Details 84 Assets rotsined for tho charit¢$ own use Fuhd to 1¢h rn14t•4 Amourtdu• Whon du• Details BS Llabilities &gned by one or tt¥c bw81ees on beh4f of *1 Ihe trvsiee$ Signature Print Narne Dale or roval 11 ISII 24 CXX R2 atcounts Issi 1111212024