2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From	1stJanuary 2023 to 31stDecember 2023
Charity name:	The King’s Family Church, Hucknall
Charity registration number:	1052599

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 To advance the Christian faith as set out in the statement. To relieve sickness and financial hardship through the provision of funds, goods, and services, including the provision of counselling and support, as set out in the statement. To advance education, as set out in the statement.
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 See attached document, titled ‘Trustees Annual Report for 2023’
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Managing Trustee’s are aware of the ‘Essential Guide for Being a Charity Trustee’ and are aware to operate in accordance with ‘Charitable Objectives and the Charity’ Model Deed.

Additional information (optional)

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SORP reference	SORP reference	SORP reference
Policyongrant making Para 1.38 Not Applicable
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Not Applicable

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Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	See attached document, titled ‘Trustees Annual Report for 2023’
Other		See attached document, titled ‘Trustees Annual Report for 2023’

Achievements and Performance

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Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance	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	See attached document, titled ‘Trustees Annual Report for 2023’

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	See attached document, titled ‘Trustees Annual Report for 2023’
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Not Applicable
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	Not Applicable
Other		See attached document, titled ‘Trustees Annual Report for 2023’

Review

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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The Financial position of the Charity is
financial position at the end of made available at every Managing Trustee
the period Meeting and discussions take place where
necessary.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Church opened a Savings Account in
policy for holding reserves August 2021 using £9,000 transferred from
stating why they are held a current account. This represents a
contingency of approx. 3 months
expenditure.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £9,000 internally recognised as for
contingency.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 Not Applicable
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 Not Applicable
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 Not Applicable
uncertainties about the charity
continuing as a going concern
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The charity’s principal sources Para 1.47 The Charity’s income comes in the form of
of funds (including any voluntary contributions from the Church
fundraising) Members and congregation.
Income from HMRC received through the
operation of the ‘Gift Aid’ scheme and the
‘Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS)’.
The Church also raises finance to support
an ambitious Vision through a monthly
special offering and engages in occasional
fundraising events and activities.
Investment policy and Para 1.46 Not Applicable
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted
A description of the principal Para 1.46 No Known Risks
risks facing the charity
Other See attached document, titled ‘Trustees Annual
Report for 2023’
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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Model Constitution with Trust Deed for Local Assemblies of God
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association,CIO)	Para 1.25	Trust
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	Appointed by the Church Council

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	The Charity has an induction plan for the roles of Governance and Leadership.

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The charity’s organisational Para 1.51 Managing Trustees:
structure and any wider
network with which the charity Chair - Mr Ashley Stewart
works
Managing Trustee - Mrs Karen Parkin
Managing Trustee - Mrs Rachel Tennyson
Core Leadership Team:
Senior Leader – Mr Ashley Stewart
Elder – Mr Barry Hartley
Elder – Mrs Thembie Ndiweni
Elder – Mr Mark Tennyson
Operations Manager – Karen Parkin
Supported by a great team of Group
Leaders and volunteers.
Relationship with any related Para 1.51 The King’s Family Church is affiliated with
parties ‘The Assemblies of God UK’ and is a
member of ‘Churches Together in Hucknall,
Linby & Papplewick’ and ‘The Evangelical
Alliance’.
Other A dedicated team of Group Leaders and
volunteers that lead and co-ordinate
services, events, and ministry activities.
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Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	The King’s FamilyChurch,Hucknall
Other name the charityuses	Christian Centre(Old WorkingName)
Registered charitynumber	1052599
Charity’s principal address	The King’s Family Church, Derbyshire Lane, Hucknall, Notts NG15 7JX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)
1 Ashley Stewart Chair
Karen Parkin Managing Trustee
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and Deputy Chair
3 Rachel Tennyson Managing Trustee
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Not Applicable

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	The Church building, operating equipment and financial reserves.
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	Not Applicable
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	Not Applicable

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Not Applicable

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Mr Ashley Stewart, Senior Leader (Minister)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Not Applicable

Other optional information

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The attached document titled ‘Trustees Annual Report for 2023’ has been prepared to provide an insight into the charity. ~~co~~

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) ~~a~~ Full name(s) Ashley John Stewart Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair of Managing Trustees etc) Date 19th June 2024 ~~OT~~

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TRUSTEE’S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023

Background

The Kings Family Church’s purpose is for the Church family to meet every week for Worship, and to live out the Biblical mandate of The Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) and the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-39) through an apostolically led Leadership Team.

As a Church, we serve to positively impact our local community through the Biblical principles of Fellowship, Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Care, Outreach and Evangelism.

The Kings Family Church aims to reflect the community it serves. We are a multigenerational, multi-cultural Church, that is welcoming to everyone. The Church works hard to create a culture where people feel welcome, valued, loved, and accepted, and can find their place in ministry.

Vision

During 2023 the vision for the church was largely focussed around increasing the capacity in the leadership of the church, developing existing ministries, and removing redundant covidrelated practices.

Increased capacity enabled the church to remind and encourage the congregation more effectively of not only the Church’s own vision, but also that of the Assemblies of God, the organisation to which it is affiliated. The church aimed to be more successful in better integrating new members of the congregation. The vision was to also support local churches in their time of need, so that the church was both inward and outward focussed.

Leadership & Governance

The Church has a firm foundation of Leadership and Governance and is well structured for growth in this season.

The Governance Team (Managing Trustees) continues to oversee and outwork the legal responsibilities of the Church as a Charity. The affairs of the charity are compliant and well managed, through having a great team of professional people serving together in this capacity.

The Senior Leader has in place a good external network for when wider Spiritual wisdom or legal guidance is required. This includes connecting with: The Assemblies of God (AoG) Zone Leader (Spiritual), The AoG Operations Team (Legal), AoG Local Church Pastors and Leaders (Spiritual), The Churches Together in Hucknall, Linby & Papplewick Chair & Local Ministers (Spiritual), and a network of professional people with specific experience (e.g. in finance)

The Senior Leader leads the Church Apostolically, recognising that there is a Prophetic ministry running through the Leadership Team.

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Assemblies of God

The Church is affiliated to ‘The Assemblies of God UK’ denomination of Churches.

The Senior Leader, along with representatives of the Leadership and Governance teams, attend Assemblies of God Zone Meetings, where possible.

The Senior Leader continues to connect with ‘Assemblies of God’ through attendance at the annual National Leadership Conference.

The Senior Leader is also connected to a local hub of Assemblies of God Ministers, for mutual encouragement, discernment, support, and wise counsel.

Churches Together in Hucknall, Linby & Papplewick (CTHLP)

The King’s Family Church maintains strong connections with ‘Churches Together in Hucknall, Linby & Papplewick’, a group of local Churches of all denominations belonging to Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CBTI).

The Senior Leader attends monthly Minister’s Meetings, for prayer, discussion, and collective ministry. These meetings provide the forum to strengthen links across Churches in the town and to promote closer working to meet shared objectives.

Sunday Worship

The Church is known for its warm, friendly welcome, and for having a friendly atmosphere.

Sunday Worship Services continue to be led by committed, spiritually gifted and wellrespected people, leading worship, preaching, and teaching that is inspired by God.

Sunday Services are live streamed on YouTube and available for catch up later. The videos regularly receive in the region of 50 views.

The Church has a strong commitment for praying together and to study the Bible. The Biblical principle of ‘Breaking of Bread’ remains an integral part of Sunday Worship.

The Church has a commitment to Discipleship, and teaching the principles of ‘Holy Living’.

Special Services

Throughout 2023, the Church continued to respect key dates and events in the Church calendar, including: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Morning Sunrise, Easter Day, Ascension Sunday, Pentecost Sunday, Remembrance Sunday, and a series of Advent, Christmas and Christmas Carol Services and celebrations. The Church also respected Church festivals, including a Harvest Sunday collection of food to support the work of the Hucknall Engage Food Distribution programme.

The Church is available for dedications, weddings, and funerals. We consider it a privilege to support families in their significant life-events.

Prayer & Bible Study

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The Church continued to meet for prayer with two alternative ways of participating respecting individuals working patterns, and supporting those less mobile individuals. Weekly prayer meetings were held in the church building, and weekly online prayer meeting called ‘Prayer Room’ were held using an online meeting platform.

There were also opportunities to receive personal prayer ministry after the Sunday Worship service.

The Church continues to provide a ‘Prayer Chain’, where a group of Church members commit to praying when any request for personal prayer is received by the Church.

Discipleship & Spiritual Growth

The Church Elders are committed to growing disciples through teaching the Bible and ensuring that everything taught in the Church is of sound doctrine.

The Church is committed to distributing ‘UCB Word for Today’, a daily devotional publication to minister into people’s lives, and to encourage Spiritual growth in people.

House-Groups

Members of the Congregation are encouraged to belong to a ‘House -Group’ that meet as small groups in people’s homes for Spiritual Well-being, Prayer, Bible Study and for social activities.

Pastoral Care

The Church has maintained its focus on providing Pastoral Care. The Elder responsible for Pastoral Care has procedures in place to ensure that the Church provides Pastoral Care to all of its members and those connected to the Church. There is a method in place for providing appropriate Pastoral Care, and recognising when to send cards, flowers, make phone-calls, make hospital visits, etc, and who by.

Data Protection Training has been provided to every member of the Pastoral Care Team.

Evangelism

The Church is committed to sharing the Gospel.

The Church has reviewed its methods of communication and widened the accessibility of this Gospel material. Our ‘What is Christianity’? written Gospel message has now been recorded and is available to view on the Church website. This has now been further extended (as planned) to facilitate this Gospel message being available on CD, DVD, and on Social Media.

In the run up to Christmas a team made up of members of the Church was led in an Outreach event called ‘Blessing Our Community’ by one of the Church Elders recognised for their Evangelistic gift.

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The Church also celebrated Christmas in the town with a Christmas Message, preached at our ‘Carols in the Community 2023’ outdoor Carol Service. Members of the Church met in the pedestrianised area to sing Carols to bless the Community, hand out mince pies, and mulled (non-alcoholic) wine.

The Church also sent Christmas blessings to friends, family, and people with connections to the Church in the form of Christmas cards. Christmas Outreach publicity in the form of Christmas magazines and Christian newspapers were distributed in the local area. Visitors to the Carol Services received a gift bag containing small gifts and a Christian Christmas publication.

Every year as Christmas approaches, the Church meets to ‘Remember Loved Ones’, by holding a short service of remembrance, lighting candles, hanging a personal tribute, reflecting, and praying. As always, it was a real privilege to honour those we have loved and lost over the years.

Midweek Ministries

The ‘The Living Room’ (a group that meets weekly to support the social and spiritual needs of people over the age of 50 in our community) continued to meet every week. Here, a wide range of age-appropriate activities takes place every Wednesday. A dedicated team of Volunteers work incredibly hard to continually reach out to older people and care for their wellbeing. The group opens with an inspiring ‘Thought for the Day’, followed by a vast array of quizzes, games, activities, and entertainment, while making use of our Connect Coffee House for refreshments.

The Church continues to operate a Coffee House, called ‘Connect’, which currently opens 2 mornings a week. The Coffee House is staffed by a great team of volunteers, led by a part time ‘Coffee House Co-Ordinator’. Our Coffee House provides a meeting place for people of all ages. The strength of Connect Coffee House lies in providing a space where people can catch up over coffee in a friendly and welcoming environment at affordable prices. There is a Children’s area and space for groups of people that cannot be found in most Coffee Houses.

Renew Wellbeing

Our heart, and our passion, is for the Church to become a place where the things we do are ‘Life-Changing’.

‘Renew at Kings’ is connected to the Renew Wellbeing network. Renew is known for being a place where it is OK not to be Ok and provides a safe space, a quiet space and a prayer space for people who are finding life hard for whatever reason. We also act as a sign-posting service where professional help is required.

People can simply come and be themselves. We offer a wide range of games, crafts, books and activities, but encourage people to bring along something they enjoy doing. The Church is blessed to have a dedicated team in place, and ‘Renew at Kings’ has been a great blessing to our local community.

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Warm Welcome

‘Warm welcome’ was launched at the start of the year. The purpose of this ministry is to provide a place for people to come when they are experiencing ‘fuel poverty’, caused by the cost-of-living crisis. People are able to drop in and have a hot drink, and chat or take part in craft or other activities.

Media Use And Communication

The Church has continued to invest in equipment and training in the use of modern media and technology to outwork its mandate and Charitable objectives.

The weekly service is available on YouTube. We continue to embrace the use of social media and the Church makes a greater use of social networking sites to connect with the wider community.

The Church continues to use modern technology to communicate with its members, through a newsletter subscription service. Newsletters have led to a more focussed method and central point for Church communications.

Property

Property repairs are carried out promptly and at best value.

Supporting Local Charities

The Church continues to support the work of the local ‘Hucknall Engage Food Distribution Project’, which operates through Churches Together in Hucknall, Linby & Papplewick. The Church collects weekly food donations to support the local foodbank.

Legalities:

The Managing Trustees operate and maintain a ‘Compliance Matrix’ to manage and evidence its compliance to managing the Charity’s objectives. There are currently 5 portfolios (Charity Administration, Finance, Facilities, Health and Safety and Coffee House), each with delegated responsibility. These are effectively managed by the appointed team of Managing Trustees.

Throughout 2023, the Managing Trustees continued to meet as required to discuss matters of compliance. Anything where action was required was identified, was discussed and a plan of action was agreed.

The Church continues to ensure good governance and due diligence by the servicing of all equipment, portable appliances, the servicing and testing of alarms; fire-prevention equipment, carrying out appropriate risk assessments, amongst an array of other tasks outlined in a well-managed portfolio for facility compliance.

In line with its responsibility for Child Protection and the Protection of Vulnerable Adults, the Church has a Safe-guarding policy in place, and DBS checks remain current and are reviewed annually.

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The King’s Family Church continues to comply with food safety standards and maintains its 5-star Food Safety rating from the Local Authority.

Further Information

Should any member of public or of the Charity Commission like to know more about the Church, or see any of our activities in operation, please do not hesitate to contact us to make arrangements.

Mr A J Stewart, Minister (Senior Leader) The King’s Family Church, Hucknall

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of HLJCWrtLL. On accounts for the year ended DECE￿ 202S Charity no (if any) IOS2Sqg. Set out on pages riber i'_.Wii4=. ih- oa9e IiLiinb'&'s of irt-, I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢￿UnIS of the above Charity {Yhe Trusf) for the year ended jryll YY" Re8ponslbllltles and As the charrty trustees of the Trust. you a￿ responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of th8 Charities Act 2011 1.the AGt'). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢arying out my examinalion, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come lo 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 ac￿rd wtlh the accounting record3 Independent examlnerf8 8tstsment I have no concems 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 delele Ihe words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: ES LC-M Relevant profossional quallficatlon(s) or body {if any): Icpr£ J Address: IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brfef detall$ of any Items that tho examlner wlsh8S to disclo88. IER October 2018