## **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||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at**<br>**home and abroad to all ages, with**<br>**particular emphasis on children & youth.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Regular services on Sunday and during**<br>**the week. Visitation of the sick and**<br>**housebound. To create a learning**<br>**environment for children and young**<br>**people who are not typically found in a**<br>**church or faith based environment and**<br>**to engage in missions abroad.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public benefit.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Grant making to missions and**<br>**missionary organisations for those**<br>**preaching the Gospel and working with**<br>**the disadvantaged throughout the world**<br>**and particularly those involved with**<br>**children.**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||





|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers work with the children’s**<br>**programmes, go on missions, provide**<br>**services to the public in our meetings**<br>**and in visitation.**|
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|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The support received by our**<br>**missionaries has been invaluable in**<br>**helping them provide food, education**<br>**and homes for orphans.  It helps those**<br>**who are on the front  line in countries**<br>**where they do not receive such services.**<br>**In this country we are providing religious**<br>**services to those who need it and**<br>**visitation for the lonely and disabled.**<br>**We create a learning environment for**<br>**children and young people who are not**<br>**typically found in a church or faith based**<br>**environment and fun play and learn**<br>**facilities.  We are at present looking for**<br>**new premises as the building we use will**<br>**no longer be available to us after the end**<br>**of March. 2024.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||





Other

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The finances of the charity are stable.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We have reserves mainly for the**<br>**purchase or acquisition of new**<br>**premises.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**55,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**There is a little uncertainty at present as**<br>**we are losing the use of the building**<br>**where we are meeting at present and at**<br>**the moment have no prospect of**<br>**another.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The freewill giving of our members and**<br>**visitors.**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||**Discover Church trust.**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**trust deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25||
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**trustees are appointed by the current**<br>**trustees.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**We are part of the Assemblies of God**<br>**inc. and adhere to their beliefs and**<br>**principles.**|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Discover Church|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1050248|





||Charity’s principal address<br>For contact:<br>25 Linden Road,<br>West Parley.<br>BH22 8RR|
|---|---|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(if any)**|
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|1<br>2 <br>3 <br>4 <br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|Julian<br>Christopher<br>Downward|Chairman<br>Senior Minister||A consensus of the<br>remaining trustees|
||David N<br>Hughes|Inland Revenue<br>contact||Ditto|
||Daniel Edward<br>Morgan|IT and P.A<br>Assistant||Ditto|
||Brian<br>Downward|trustee but<br>retired||Ditto|
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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**||
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## **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**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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||**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||||||
||**For the period**<br>**from**||Period start date||**To**|Period end date||||
||||01/01/2023|||31/12/2023||||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Last year**||||||||||
|~~==~~|**to the nearest      £**<br>~~==~~||**to the nearest £**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**to the nearest £**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**to the nearest £**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**to the nearest £**<br>~~===>~~|
|**A1 Receipts**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~||~~===>~~|~~===>~~|~~===>~~|~~===>~~|~~===>~~|~~===>~~|~~===>~~|
|Donations<br>~~==~~|**19,155**<br>~~==~~||**17,914**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**37,069**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**39,142**<br>~~===>~~|
|Gift Aid Donations<br>~~==~~|**33,356**<br>~~==~~||**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**33,356**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**34,712**<br>~~===>~~|
|Gift Aid Tax refund<br>~~==~~|**9,382**<br>~~==~~||**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**9,382**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**7,592**<br>~~===>~~|
|Investment Interest<br>~~==~~|**634**<br>~~==~~||**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**634**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**167**<br>~~===>~~|
|Sale of equipment<br>~~==~~|**50**<br>~~==~~||**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**50**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|~~===>~~|
|~~==~~|~~==~~||**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR) _<br>~~==~~|<br>**62,577**<br>~~==~~||**17,914**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**80,491**<br>~~===>~~|~~===>~~|**81,613**<br>~~===>~~|
|~~==~~<br>~~SS~~|~~==~~<br>~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>~~==~~<br>~~SS~~|~~==~~<br>~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|
|~~==~~<br>~~SS~~|**- 0**<br>~~==~~<br>~~SS~~|~~SS~~|**- 0**<br>~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|**- 0**<br>~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|
|~~==~~<br>~~SS~~|**- 0**<br>~~== ~~<br>~~SS~~|<br>~~SS~~|**- 0**<br> ~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|**- 0**<br>~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|**-**<br>~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|**- 0**<br>~~===>~~<br>~~SS~~|
|**_Sub total _**<br>~~SS~~|**_l_**<br>**- 0**<br>~~SS~~|~~SS~~|**- 0**<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|**- 0**<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~|**-**<br>~~SS~~|~~SS~~|**- 0**<br>~~SS~~|
|~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~|**80,491**<br>~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~SS~~|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>~~SS~~|<br>**62,577**<br>~~SS~~|~~SS~~|**17,914**<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|**- 0**<br>~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~||~~SS~~|**81,613**<br>~~SS~~|
|~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~<br>~~=~~|~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~SS~~|~~SS~~|
|**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_ **|<br>**71,469**||**23,539**||**-**||**95,008**||**76,576**|
|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~<br>|~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases,(see table)**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~<br>|~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|
|~~==~~|**- 0**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**- 0**<br>~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~<br>|**- 0**<br>~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~|**-**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|
|~~==~~|**- 0**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**- 0**<br>~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~<br>|**- 0**<br>~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~|**-**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|
|**_Sub total_ **<br>~~==~~|<br>**-0**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**-0**<br>~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~<br>|**-0**<br>~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~|**-**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**- 0**<br>~~==~~|
|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~<br>|~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|
|**_Totalpayments_ **<br>~~==~~|<br>**71,469**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**23,539**<br>~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~<br>|**- 0**<br>~~==~~<br>~~=~~|~~==~~|**95,008**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**76,576**<br>~~==~~|
|~~==~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br>~~=~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br><br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br>~~=~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==~~<br>~~==>>==~~|
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **<br>~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>**8,892**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>**5,625**<br>~~= ~~<br>~~==>>==~~|<br>~~==>>==~~|**-**<br> ~~=~~<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>**14,517**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**5,037**<br>~~==>>==~~|
|**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>~~==>>==~~|**- 0**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>~~==>>==~~|
|**A6 Cash funds lastyear end**<br>~~==>>==~~|**52,020**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**18,355**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**70,375**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**65,338**<br>~~==>>==~~|
|**_Cash funds thisyear end_ **<br>~~==>>==~~|<br>**43,128**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**12,730**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**-**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**55,858**<br>~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|**70,375**<br>~~==>>==~~|
|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|~~==>>==~~|
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**<br>**Categories**<br>**Details**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**||||||||||
|~~=a~~|~~=a~~|||~~=a~~|**to nearest £**<br>~~=a~~||**to nearest £**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**to nearest £**<br>~~==~~|
|**B1 Cash funds**<br>~~=a~~|cash in Bank<br>~~=a~~|||~~=a~~|**43,128**<br>~~=a~~||**12,730**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|
||~~=a~~|||~~=a~~|**-**<br>~~=a~~||**-**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**-**<br>~~==~~|
||~~=a~~|||~~=a~~|**-**<br>~~=a~~||**-**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|**-**<br>~~==~~|
|~~=a~~|**_Total cash funds_**<br>~~=a~~|||~~=a~~|**43,128**<br>~~=a~~||**12,730**<br>~~==~~|~~==~~|~~==~~|



> CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 



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|Signed by one or two trustees on behalf<br>of all the trustees|Signature||||Print Name||||Date of approval|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

25/01/2023 

2 



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
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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 cOn￿rnS 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 Wo￿lS in the b￿CketS if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
FIoTrJ
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Relevant professional
quallfication(s) or body
{if any):
Address:
IER
October 2018