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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.
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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 QU￿ns,
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
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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
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(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 In￿re$l
R95thded- Missionai
Resthcted- ot￿r
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
147.2*6
138.976
A3 Paym•nts
Salanes 8 Assmatetr Employrr*nt 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 y￿r end
Cash lunds this yoar end
10,330
18.8941
112.4781
66,969
8,409
75,378
84,272
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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•$¢e
Cateotsries
Details
B1 Cash funds
Lloyds Current Axouni
8,79J
8M04
ngdom Bank
67.073
Lloyds MISS￿ Aruunt
Eguals lJon•y
Petty Casn
Total eash funds
66,969
8,409
a¢¢ounusll
Llnrnstrlctsd
lunds
Restrlcted
funds
Endowmenl
fvnds
to n•ar•st t
Details
to n**r•itt
B2 Othor monetary assets
Fundto
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curr0￿* ¥41u•
B3 Investment assets
Fund to **4ch
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Details
84 Assets rotsined for tho
charit¢$ own use
Fuhd to ￿1¢h
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Amourtdu•
Whon du•
Details
BS Llabilities
&gned by one or tt¥c bw81ees on beh4f of *1
Ihe trvsiee$
Signature
Print Narne
Dale or
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11
ISII
24
CXX R2 atcounts Issi
1111212024