Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 1 2023 To 31 12 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Gateway Church Cymru Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1050515 Charity's principal address 281 CARDIFF ROAD ABERAMAN ABERDARE Postcode CF44 6YA ~~=—~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) whole year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 LUKE MORGAN CHAIRMAN 2 PAUL MORGAN SECRETARY CHURCH COUNCIL 3 DAVID BISHOP CHURCH COUNCIL CHURCH COUNCIL 4 JEREMY MORGAN CHURCH COUNCIL CHURCH COUNCIL 5 ROBERT DAVIES CHURCH COUNCIL CHURCH COUNCIL ~~=———~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) ~~———~~ Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ~~Ss~~ TAR 1
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
[Trust Deed ]
How the charity is constituted[Constitution for local Churches in Fellowship with Assemblies of God. ]
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
[Elected by Church Council, ratified by members ]
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
The charity is in Fellowship with Assemblies of God in Great Britain and N. Ireland.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To advance the Christian faith, to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by provision of funds, goods or services of any kind through the provision of counselling and support. To advance education.
Summary of the main Church services, youth works, children’s works, community services, activities undertaken for the mothers and toddler groups, coffee morning, Foodbank. 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)
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
During the last year the church services have maintained their Summary of the main attendance. At the heart of these services is Bible teaching and the achievements of the charity promotion of the Christian faith. during the year The youth work has seen periods of fluctuation in attendance but there continues to be a strong emphasis on providing a safe environment for them to develop relationship skills and to discover the Christian faith. The mums and toddlers have maintained their capacity attendance and establishing its impact in the community. The church is an established partner of Foodbank with the local Social Services. The impact of Foodbank through the coffee morning is providing families with essential food supplies on a weekly basis. The Assistant Pastor has become the Associate Pastor with view to succession to the Senior Pastor role in the future.
Section E Financial review
The policy of the church is to disburse all income over a period of time for the furtherance of its objectives whilst ensuring financial stability and the ability to discharge its debts
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves ability to discharge its debts Details of any funds materially No funds were materially in deficit in deficit
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Further financial review details (Optional information)
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The main source of funds are from members’ contributions
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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)
Signature(s) P Morgan L Morgan Full name(s) PAUL MORGAN LUKE MORGAN Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[SECRETARY ] CHAIRMAN Date 24.07.24
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Charity Name No (if any) Gateway Church Cymru 1050515 Receipts and payments accounts ts and payments accounts ayments accounts ments accounts CC16a
Receipts and payments accounts
| For the period from |
Period start date 01/01/2023 |
To | Period end date 31/12/2023 |
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Section A Receipts and payments
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| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
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| Offerings 67,732 - - 67,732 53,798 Inland Revenue Gift Aid Income 12,725 - - 12,725 16,451 Departmental Income - - 1,865 Event Income - - 630 Appeal Income 1,309 - - 1,309 1,520 Donations 3,800 - - 3,800 6,450 Interest 2,224 - - 2,224 218 Miscellaneous Income - - ~~Sub total~~~~(Gross income for~~ AR)87,790 - - 87,790 80,932 ~~===~~ |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 87,790 - - 87,790 80,932 ~~———_————~~ |
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| A3 Payments Salaries 29,264 - - 29,264 29,301 Utilities 5,017 - - 5,017 3,212 Office costs 359 - - 359 302 Premises costs 14,967 14,967 33,644 Travel costs 1,055 - - 1,055 679 Fees 1,538 - - 1,538 1,412 Ministryfees 1,350 - - 1,350 940 Outreach costs 12,480 - - 12,480 11,654 Departmental costs 3,027 - - 3,027 2,918 General runningcosts - - - - Sub total 69,057 - # - 69,057 84,062 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 69,057 - - 69,057 84,062 Net of receipts/(payments) 18,733 - - 18,733 - 3,130 A5 Transfers between funds - - A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - - Cash funds this year end 18,733 - - 18,733 - 3,130 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 13/08/2024 ~~== Saee~~ ~~_===s~~ |
| Categories B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank current account Bank deposit account Petty cash Details Details Property Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 14,797 253,357 - 268,154 Agreement Error Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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Date of 13/08/2024approval
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
Signature
Print Name
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P Morgan P Morgan 13/08/2024
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
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(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Indepeiident Examiiier s Report Report to th• tru•t•8• Gate Church Cymru On accounts for th• year ended 31 December 2023 Chaffty no (rf any) 1050515 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the acCInts of the above charity {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3111212023. bas13 of report accounts in a(z¢xdance wth the reqUirts of the Charities Act 2011 { Acr). I re[mt ill res of my exlIn of the frusfs wied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act ar in carrying out my examination, I have follwd 811 the applicable Directions given ty the Charity CommissK Lmder seth 145(5Xb) of Ihe P4X. Independent tThe chwiVs gross inccKne exceeded £250,000 and l am qualffjed to •xamln•rfs statement undertake the examinatm by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed totyll. Delete [ ] rf not applicable. I have ccmnpkntI my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attentN)n in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed bekm ") which gives me cause to believe that in. 8ry material SFCt: th8 accounting records Vre not kept in with section 130 of the Chaiiits Act,. the accounts dKI not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the appticable requirements nceming the fomi and cont8nt of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounls and Rep(xts) Regulations 2CX)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an indeFetht examination. wtth the examination to which attention should be drawn in thts report in order to enatAe a understanding of the accounts to be reached. Sign•d: Nam?: Relevant professional qUalifation<s) or body IER Oct 2018
(If any)." Addro••: Sectioii B Disciosiire Onty complete if the examiner needs lo hhlight mater1 mattS of con(Jrn (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty ¢ounts: directions and Gfve hor• brf•f detalls of examlnw •he* to di¥clo80. IER Oct 2018