Trustees, Annual Report For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 Ark Church Nottingham Registered Ch8rity Number 1052625 88 Strelley R08d, Notlingham, NG8 3AQ SECTION A: REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Names of the charfty trustees who manage tho charlty: Mark VW)ealley Ellen D8ft Sarah Wh8alley Kale Simspon Names of the holdlng trustees who hold the doed8 for the bulldlng: Mark Smedley (to be rep18¢ed by P 81yth when possible) Eunice Blyth Ellen Daft Salary Committee Members: Kale Simpson Paul Blyth Joan Arogbo Joan Rix Ellen Daft SECTION B: STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Type of goveming document.. Model Twst Deed How the charity is constituted. Tnjstee selection methods.. Assemblies of God Model Trusl adopted in Oct 20( Appointed by minister, approved by thurch council SECTION C: OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The objects of the charity as set out in its goveming document are.. 1 To advan￿ the Christian Faith 2. To relieve sickness and financial hardship 3. To advance education Summary of the main activities of the thurch in relation to these objects.. 1 The church holds Christian worship services providing teaching and spiritual encouragement. 2 The church supports a number of missionaries, projects and other worthy causes both in this country and overseas as well as looking for opportunities to express GCNI'S love through practical support in our immediate community. 3. A dedicated team of children and youth workers provide activities and opportunities for spiritual encouragement and education and growih for young people throughout the year. 4. The development of the community nursery Ark Angels which not only provides standard childcare, bul also seeks to provide an environment which sets the nursery apart from others. It enables the church to support local families with difficulties. build relationships and reach out into the community as well 8s generate funds lo sUp￿rt the d)urch's wider work. SECTION D: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PERFORMANCE This year has been a time of rebuilding (post covidl and services and opportunities have opened up again for us and in many ways though numb8rs can be variable we have a wami and welcoming church family that many local people access And although numbers on Sunday can be variable we have seen some new people allending & retuming We do feel in era of larger churches that local churches in poorer deprived cnmmunilies and on outer Urban satellite estates are vital to community cohesion. The Church I￿aISAPp group has again continued to be a usefvl means for many to keep In touch and share news and information. Our Ark Angels Nursery has opened through￿1 the year, aThJ numbers have been lthv. and we then lattefly had an Issue with OFSTED so this has culminated In our taking the deusion to close our nursery at Ihe end of the year and so dosed rt in December 2022 We feel that this was the only choice had with the rules on rab'os, with staffing shc*t8g8s arKI intake b￿.ng so lo41 it was the right decisi(￿ for us We swht from NOttir￿￿) City C{xJr￿il Early Yews and folkyhyd ACAS advtce to thrw tha redundancy I￿0￿$$ We have hèlFed ow staff wfierever possibl8 to firKI nthv ernployn￿nt aTh redundarKy payments have been made lo those wtx) qualrfied. Once all payir£nts have been settled. wll efferge from this not wrth a hwje of FY(rfrt txrt wlh pnde that employed and trained local yourKJ pe(yle will go on to have c*8ers from start that they received ￿th us. We tk)lieve that this has made a dIfferen￿ in the lives of several local y¢w Fwe. scrfne have already into new employment. We c£ntsnue to fun(traise fcr extensron proFct though condrtions are very tough a ts ffk)mert s high are still raising money & we are t￿ng hard to get the fvrNJs needed Our FE(ple cOntsr￿ to givE, but streams of grant fiJndirKJ have been harder to find tIKKW *e fBve rec&ved another cOu￿e of grants this year. In particul¥. have secured a gant frcm ts A8da Community Fol￿a￿on of £15,CKKJ. Our minister Mark has also cornir¥Jed to be trE Io(21 FK)11￿ (Wain aTrJ is involv&J wrth Icr81 stst￿ a rewlar basis and is also a part of wider c*aplaw team for N0tt"rr￿haYthIre FKlice. 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