Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From January 1 2023 Period start date To December 31 2023 Period end date
Charity name: Discover Church
Charity registration number:1050248
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at home and abroad to all ages, with particular emphasis on children & youth. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Regular services on Sunday and during the week. Visitation of the sick and housebound. To create a learning environment for children and young people who are not typically found in a church or faith based environment and to engage in missions abroad. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional)
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| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | Grant making to missions and missionary organisations for those preaching the Gospel and working with the disadvantaged throughout the world and particularly those involved with children. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Volunteers work with the children’s programmes, go on missions, provide services to the public in our meetings and in visitation. |
|---|---|---|
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | The support received by our missionaries has been invaluable in helping them provide food, education and homes for orphans. It helps those who are on the front line in countries where they do not receive such services. In this country we are providing religious services to those who need it and visitation for the lonely and disabled. We create a learning environment for children and young people who are not typically found in a church or faith based environment and fun play and learn facilities. We are at present looking for new premises as the building we use will no longer be available to us after the end of March. 2024. |
Additional information (optional)
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 |
Other
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The finances of the charity are stable. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We have reserves mainly for the purchase or acquisition of new premises. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | 55,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | There is a little uncertainty at present as we are losing the use of the building where we are meeting at present and at the moment have no prospect of another. |
Additional information (optional)
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The freewill giving of our members and visitors. |
|---|---|---|
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
Discover Church trust. | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | trust deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | trustees are appointed by the current trustees. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | We are part of the Assemblies of God inc. and adhere to their beliefs and principles. |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Discover Church |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1050248 |
| Charity’s principal address For contact: 25 Linden Road, West Parley. BH22 8RR |
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|---|---|
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Julian Christopher Downward |
Chairman Senior Minister |
A consensus of the remaining trustees |
|
| David N Hughes |
Inland Revenue contact |
Ditto | ||
| Daniel Edward Morgan |
IT and P.A Assistant |
Ditto | ||
| Brian Downward |
trustee but retired |
Ditto | ||
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) J C Downward Full name(s) Julian Christopher Downward Position (eg Chairman Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 11.03.24
| Discover Church | Discover Church | Discover Church | Discover Church | Discover Church | 1050248 | 1050248 | CC16a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||||
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2023 | ||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year |
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to the nearest £ ~~===>~~ |
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| A1 Receipts ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | |
| Donations ~~==~~ |
19,155 ~~==~~ |
17,914 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 37,069 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 39,142 ~~===>~~ |
|
| Gift Aid Donations ~~==~~ |
33,356 ~~==~~ |
- ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 33,356 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 34,712 ~~===>~~ |
|
| Gift Aid Tax refund ~~==~~ |
9,382 ~~==~~ |
- ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 9,382 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 7,592 ~~===>~~ |
|
| Investment Interest ~~==~~ |
634 ~~==~~ |
- ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 634 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 167 ~~===>~~ |
|
| Sale of equipment ~~==~~ |
50 ~~==~~ |
- ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 50 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | |
| ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
|
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) ~~==~~ |
62,577 ~~==~~ |
17,914 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 80,491 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 81,613 ~~===>~~ |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~==~~ ~~SS~~ |
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| Sub total ~~SS~~ |
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- 0 ~~SS~~ ~~=~~ |
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| ~~SS~~ | ~~SS~~ | ~~SS~~ | ~~SS~~ ~~=~~ |
~~SS~~ ~~=~~ |
~~SS~~ ~~=~~ |
~~SS~~ | 80,491 ~~SS~~ |
~~SS~~ | ~~SS~~ |
| Total receipts ~~SS~~ |
62,577 ~~SS~~ |
~~SS~~ | 17,914 ~~SS~~ ~~=~~ |
~~SS~~ ~~=~~ |
- 0 ~~SS~~ ~~=~~ |
~~SS~~ | ~~SS~~ | 81,613 ~~SS~~ |
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| ~~SS~~ | ~~SS~~ | ~~SS~~ | ~~SS~~ ~~=~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ||||||
| Children/Youth/Minibus | 6,645 | 6,281 | - | 12,926 | 4,765 | ||||
| Insurance | 457 | 457 | 457 | ||||||
| Missions/Missionaries/Ministry | 17,950 | 17,258 | 35,208 | 26,162 | |||||
| Office exp & Licence | 1,271 | - | - | 1,271 | 1,360 | ||||
| Rent and utilities | 6,200 | - | - | 6,200 | 5,500 | ||||
| Maintenance and equipment | 1,707 | - | 1,707 | 2,815 | |||||
| Staff salaries | 27,027 | - | - | 27,027 | 26,038 | ||||
| NI, Tax, Pensions | 7,578 | - | - | 7,578 | 6,587 | ||||
| Trustees Exp | 2,200 | - | - | 2,200 | 2,000 | ||||
| Refund to Donor | - | - | 425 | ||||||
| Bank Charges | 434 | - | - | 434 | 467 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 71,469 |
23,539 | - | 95,008 | 76,576 | ||||
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) ~~==~~ |
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| Totalpayments ~~==~~ |
71,469 ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | 23,539 ~~==~~ ~~=~~ |
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- 0 ~~==~~ ~~=~~ |
~~==~~ | 95,008 ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | 76,576 ~~==~~ |
| ~~==~~ ~~==>>==~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) ~~==>>==~~ |
- 8,892 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | - 5,625 ~~= ~~ ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ |
- ~~=~~ ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | - 14,517 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | 5,037 ~~==>>==~~ |
| A5 Transfers between funds ~~==>>==~~ |
- 0 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | - ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | - ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | - ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | - ~~==>>==~~ |
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end ~~==>>==~~ |
52,020 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | 18,355 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | - ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | 70,375 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | 65,338 ~~==>>==~~ |
| Cash funds thisyear end ~~==>>==~~ |
43,128 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | 12,730 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | - ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | 55,858 ~~==>>==~~ |
~~==>>==~~ | 70,375 ~~==>>==~~ |
| ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ | ~~==>>==~~ |
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Details Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
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| ~~=a~~ | ~~=a~~ | ~~=a~~ | to nearest £ ~~=a~~ |
to nearest £ ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | to nearest £ ~~==~~ |
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| B1 Cash funds ~~=a~~ |
cash in Bank ~~=a~~ |
~~=a~~ | 43,128 ~~=a~~ |
12,730 ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | |||
| ~~=a~~ | ~~=a~~ | - ~~=a~~ |
- ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - ~~==~~ |
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| ~~=a~~ | ~~=a~~ | - ~~=a~~ |
- ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - ~~==~~ |
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| ~~=a~~ | Total cash funds ~~=a~~ |
~~=a~~ | 43,128 ~~=a~~ |
12,730 ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~==~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | ||
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- | - | |||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
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| - | - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | ||||||||
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| - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | ||||||
| D Morgan | |||||||||
| DN Hughes |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
25/01/2023
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl Membe of i?COrfFe c2 C On accounts for the year ended 31" Jkn-H8Èrf aOa3 Charity no (if any) 10<0 LLI Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('Ihe Trust") for the year ended Responsibllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinef s statement I have no cOnrnS 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. Please delete the WolS in the bCketS if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: FIoTrJ 0 Relevant professional quallfication(s) or body {if any): Address: IER October 2018