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## Trustees' Trustees’ Annual Annual Report for the period Report for the period
From: From: 1* 1" of of Jan Jan 2023 2023 Period Period start start date. date. Charity Charity name: name: Full Full Gospel Gospel Church Church Charity Charity registration registration number: number: 1054425 1054425
To: To: 31* 31" of of Dec Dec 2023 2023 Period Period end date. end date.
## Charity’s Charity's principle principle address: address:
Full Full Gospel Gospel Church Church 60, 60, High High Street Street South South Rushden Rushden NN10 NN10 0QX 0QX
> Names Names of of the the charity charity trustees trustees who who manage the manage the charity. charity.
Rev JosephSherwin(MinisterofReligion) |SeniorLeader Deborah Bull Leadership Team Cristiana Chika Obiechefu Leadership Team GarryRichards Leadership Team TheinRichards Leadership Team
This This report report has has been been prepared prepared by by the the trustees trustees to to set set out out the the achievements achievements of of the the Full Full Gospel Gospel Church Church in in 2023 2023 through through the the activities activities of of its its members. members.
The The activities activities took took place place towards towards the the fulfilment fulfilment of of its its agreed agreed objectives objectives outlined outlined within within the the - model model trust trust deed, deed, church church constitution, constitution, the the purpose purpose statement statement of of the the church church and and our our united united faith faith as as set set out out within within our our conditions conditions for for church church membership membership and and the the underpinning underpinning statement statement of of faith faith document document for for Assemblies Assemblies of of God God GB Incorporated. GB Incorporated.
## Trustee Trustee Selection Selection Methods: Methods:
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Appointed Appointed by by the the Trustees/Leadership Trustees/Leadership Team Team
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> How How is is the the Charity Charity Constituted? Constituted?
Trust Trust
## Governing Governing Document: Document:
Model Model Constitution Constitution with with Trust Trust Deed Deed for for Local Local Assemblies Assemblies of of God God
## Obiectivesand Activities Objectives and Activities
Rushden Rushden Full Full Gospel Gospel Church Church (RFGC) (RFGC) İs is an an Assemblies Assemblies of of God, God, Pentecostal Pentecostal church church based based in in Rushden, Rushden, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire. The The church church has has been been active active since since the the mid mid 1930’s 1930's is is well well known known within within the the town. town. 1 1
We We are are a a Christian Christian church church committed committed to to working working with with others, others, operating operating a a community community use use building building and and being being a a key key player player in in our our local local community community — - reaching reaching out with out with God's God's love love to to all. all.
We We strive strive to to be be a a church church livingg life living life to to the the full, full, restoring restoring our our hurts, hurts, becoming becoming all all we we can can be, be, with with Christ Christ at at the the centre. centre.
THE THE OBJECTS OBJECTS OF OF THE THE CHURCH CHURCH ARE ARE FOR FOR THE THE BENEFIT BENEFIT OF OF THE THE PUBLIC: PUBLIC:
> A) A) TO ADVANCE TO ADVANCE THE THE CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN FAITH FAITH IN INACCORDANCE ACCORDANCE WITH WITH THE THE STATEMENT STATEMENT IN IN SUCH SUCH WAYS WAYS AND AND IN IN SUCH SUCH PARTS PARTS OF OF THE THE UNITED UNITED KINGDOM KINGDOM
> OR OR THE THE WORLD WORLD AS AS THE THE CHURCH CHURCH COUNCIL COUNCIL FROM FROM TIME TIME TO TO TIME TIME MAY MAY THINK THINK FIT; FIT;
B) B) TO TO RELIEVE RELIEVE SICKNESS SICKNESS AND AND FINANCIAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP HARDSHIP AND AND TO TO PROMOTE PROMOTE AND AND PRESERVE PRESERVE GOOD GOOD HEALTH HEALTH BY BY THE THE PROVISION PROVISION OF OF FUNDS, FUNDS, GOODS GOODS OR OR SERVICES SERVICES OF OF ANY ANY KIND KIND INCLUDING INCLUDING THROUGH THROUGH THE THE PROVISION PROVISION OF OF COUNSELLING COUNSELLING AND AND SUPPORT SUPPORT IN IN SUCH SUCH PARTS PARTS OF OF THE THE UNITED UNITED KINGDOM KINGDOM OR OR THE THE WORLD WORLD AS AS THE THE CHURCH CHURCH COUNCIL COUNCIL FROM FROM TIME TIME TO TO TIME TIME THINK THINK FIT; FIT;
> C) C) TO TO ADVANCE ADVANCE EDUCATION EDUCATION IN IN SUCH SUCH WAYS WAYS AND AND IN IN SUCH SUCH PARTS PARTS OF OF THE THE UNITED UNITED KINGDOM KINGDOM OR OR THE THE WORLD WORLD AS AS THE THE CHURCH CHURCH COUNCIL COUNCIL FROM FROM TIME TIME TO TO TIME TIME MAY MAY THINK THINK FIT. FIT.
For For the the main main activities activities undertaken undertaken to to further further the the charity's charity's purposes purposes for for public public benefit, benefit, the the trustees trustees have have regards regards to to Charities Charities Commission Commission Guidance Guidance on on public public benefit. benefit.
## AchievementsandPerformance Achievements and Performance
2023 2023 has has been been a a good good year year of of growth, growth, trying trying new new things, things, and and continuing continuing to to build build church. church. Some Some of of our our achievements achievements include, include,
- A) A) RFGC RFGC is is a a church church of of 50+ 50+ people people with with diverse diverse age, age, gender, gender, income, income, culture culture and and ethnicity. ethnicity.
- B) B) We We provide provide regular regular opportunity opportunity for for the the public public to to worship, worship, pray, pray, receive receive biblical biblical teaching, teaching, take take communion, communion, and and have have fellowship fellowship time time within within our our Christian Christian community. community.
- C) C) We We have have seen seen new new members members join join the the church church in in 2023, 2023, particularly particularly families families with with children. children.
- D) D) We've We've seen seen the the new new children children attending attending our our children’s children's work work on on Sunday Sunday mornings, mornings, and and maintained maintained the the number number of of children children attending. attending.
- E) E) We We continue continue to to provide provide deeper deeper pastoral pastoral care care to to those those who who require require it it and and have have seen seen multiple multiple people people make make positive positive changes changes in in their their lives lives in in 2023. 2023.
- F) F) We We have have launched launched new new summer summer events, events, running running our our church church services services throughout throughout August August in in new new ways ways that that focus focus on on community, community, prayer prayer and and uniting uniting our our church church together. together.
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- G) G) We We continue to continue to maintain maintain volunteer volunteer teams teams with with church church members members getting getting involved involved during during Sunday Sunday Services Services and and during during refurbishment refurbishment projects projects around around the the building. building.
- H) H) We We continue continue to to provide provide financial financial support support to to our our missionaries missionaries including including Mark Mark and and Marie Marie Lees, Lees, and and Sophie Sophie Lees Lees in in their their overseas overseas work. work. Missionary Missionary spending spending accounted accounted for for 10% 10% of of total total expenditure expenditure in in 2024. 2024.
Throughout Throughout the the year, year, we we have have been been encouraged encouraged to to see see the the church church grow grow in in some some key key areas, areas, whilst whilst we we also also maintaining maintaining a a healthy healthy concern concern regarding regarding the the church's church's financial financial stability. stability.
Our Our attendance attendance has has been been steady, steady, with with new new members members joining joining the the church, church, getting getting involved involved in in events events and and activities. activities. This This includes includes new new families, families, which which continues continues our our trend trend of of seeing seeing the the average average age age of of our congregation our congregation begin begin to to fall, fall, and and more more children children attending attending our our Sunday Sunday services. services.
We We are are continuing continuing to to put put an an emphasis emphasis on on family, family, and and making making our our Sunday Sunday services services a a great great experience. experience. As As part part of of that, that, we we launched launched our our new new Summer Summer Sundays Sundays programme programme which which changed changed our our usual usual church church services services throughout throughout August August into into various various different different activities. activities. These These included included prayer prayer walking walking around around Rushden, Rushden, a a picnic picnic at at our our local local park, park, a a family family activity activity service service and and a a BBQ. BBQ. All All of of these these services services brought brought us us together together as as a a church, church, gave gave us us the the opportunity opportunity to to worship worship Jesus Jesus differently, differently, and and enabled enabled us us to to do do church church outside outside of of our our usual usual building. building.
We We also also started started a a new new outreach outreach programme programme called called Open Open House, House, consisting Consisting of of a a warm warm space space on on Saturday Saturday mornings. mornings. We We ran ran this this for for a a period period of of a a few few months months during during winter winter to to mixed mixed success, success, as as we we managed managed to to reach reach and and provide provide a a safe safe space space for for a a few few homeless homeless individuals, individuals, but but didn’t didn't see see the the numbers numbers of of people people using using the the space space we we had had hoped hoped or or anticipated. anticipated. The The process process did did however however teach teach us us a a number number of of lessons lessons about about building building teams teams and and the the willingness willingness of of our our congregation congregation to to help help serve. serve.
Prayer Prayer continues continues to to be be a a focus focus of of our our church, church, with with regular regular weekly weekly prayer prayer meetings, meetings, and and a a major major time time of of prayer prayer and and fasting fasting during during the the start start of of the the year. year. Towards Towards the the end end of of 2023, 2023, we we launched launched Encounter, Encounter, which which is isa a monthly monthly prayer prayer meeting meeting on on Sunday Sunday evenings evenings with with a a particular particular focus focus on on meeting meeting with with the the Holy Holy Spirit. Spirit. We've We've seen seen a a core core group group of of members members join join us, us, and and we we will will be be looking looking to to expand expand and/or and/or adapt adapt this this emphasis emphasis in in our our church church going going forward. forward.
Financially, Financialy, we we do do still still recognise recognise that that the the church church is is at at some some risk. risk. Whilst Whilst we we have have seen seen new new members members join join the the church church in in 2023, 2023, we we have have also also lost lost a a few few long-term long-term members, members, who who have have either either left left for for positive positive reasons, reasons, or or passed passed away. away. Some Some of of these these members members were were key key givers givers into into our our church, church, and and this this has has led led to to a a fall fall in in our our general general offerings offerings of of approx. approx. £3740 £3740 as as compared compared to to 2022. 2022.
Alongside Alongside this, this, we we have have seen seen our our costs costs rise rise along along with with the the cost cost of of living living crisis crisis in in the the UK. UK. Specifically, Specifically, we we have have seen seen the the cost cost of of our our energy energy bills bills increase, increase, along along with with the the increased increased cost cost of of our our church’s church's insurance. insurance. These These are are both both essential essential costs costs that that the the church church needs needs in in order order to to run, run, and and whilst whilst we we have have worked worked to to keep keep these these costs costs down down as as much much as as possible, possible, we we do do need need to to adjust adjust to to the the new new reality reality of of these these higher higher costs. costs. Overall, Overall, this this has has meant meant that that the the church church ran ran at at an an operational operational loss loss of of -£6851 -£6851 for for the the year year of of 2023. 2023.
Our Our finances finances remain remain a a situation situation we we have have been been trying trying to to bring bring under under control control as as much much as as possible, possible, but but this this has has been been an an ongoing ongoing problem problem for for many many years. years. Therefore, Therefore, we we are are now now beginning beginning to to approach approach a a point point where where our our cash cash reserves reserves will will not not be be able able to to sustain sustain such such losses losses in in the the long long term, term, with with our our bank bank balance balance at at £16,015 £16,015 at at the the end end of of 2023. 2023. Therefore, Therefore, we we will will need need to to see see either either and/or and/or both, both, an an increase increase to to our our income, income, or or significant significant changes changes in in how how we we operate operate to to bring bring costs costs down down further. further.
Whilst Whilst we we want want to to operate operate in in faith faith of of Christ’s Christ's provision, provision, we we recognise recognise that that this this situation situation pOses a poses a potential potential existential existential threat threat to to our our organisation. organisation. Subsequently, Subsequently, solving solving this this issue issue will will be be an an essential essential first first priority priority for for our church our church going going forward. forward.
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FinancialReview Financial Review The The Financial Financial Statement Statement below below is is drawn drawn from from the the accounts accounts & & bank bank statements statements for for the the end end of of the the year. year. Rushden Rushden Full Full Gospel Gospel Church Church-Statement — Statement of of Financial Financial Activity Activity & Summary & Summary - Barclays Barclays Bank Current (Daily transactions) Account No. 10290238 Bank Current (Daily transactions) Account No. 10290238 = All figures in Pounds Sterling All figures in Pounds Sterling Figures for Figures for 1st January 1st January — -31st 31st December 2023 December 2023
|INCOME
INCOME|Budget
Budget|Actual
Actual|Budget
Budget|Budget
Budget|EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE|Budget
Budget|Actual
Actual|Budget
Budget|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||2023
2023|2022
2022||2024
2024||2023
2023|2023
2023|2024
2024|
|Voluntary Income:
Voluntary Income:|||||Governance
Governance||||
|Offerings
Other grants/donations
Offerings
Othergrants/donations|30000
30000
0|25890
25890
0||25000
0
25000
0|Utilities
Building/Repairs
Utilities
Building/Repairs|8,000
1500
8,000
1500|6348
3543
6348
3543|6000
1500
6000
1500|
|Use of facilities
Use offacilities|4000
4000|4200
4200||2500
2500|Insurance
Insurance|2400
2400|3623*
3623*|2400
2400|
|Green Pastures
Green Pastures|0
0|1632
1632||0
0|AoG affiliation
AoG affiliation|800
800|770
770|800
800|
|Reserves
Reserves|||||||||
|Sub Total
Sub Total|33500
33500|31722
31722||27500
27500|Audit/Legal/Membership
Audit/Legal/Membership|250
250|0|250
250|
||||||Administration
Administration|2000
2000|1875
1875|2000
2000|
||||||Training/Development
Training/Development|2000
2000|0|2000
2000|
||||||Sub Total
Sub Total|16950
16950|16159
16169|14950
14950|
||||||Minister's Costs
Minister's Costs||||
||||||Salaries/N/Travel
Salaries/NI/Travel/|27000
27000|22353
22353|25000
25000|
||||||Pension
Pension||||
||||||AoG Conferences
AoG Conferences|500
500|642
642|500
500|
||||||Sub Total
Sub Total|27500
27600|22995
22996|27500
27600|
|Income from Charitable
Income from Charitable|activities
activities||||Ministry Costs
Ministry Costs||||
|Missions Fund
Missions Fund|2500
2500|3202
3202||3000
3000|Missions/Mission trips
Missions/Mission trips|1000
1000|4552
4552|4500
4500|
||||||Other Ministries
Other Ministries|1000
1000|1233
1233|1000
1000|
|Sub Total
Sub Total||3202
3202|||Sub Total
Sub Total|2000
2000|5785
6786|5500
6600|
|Church Sub Total
Church Sub Total||34924
34924|||Church Sub Total
Church Sub Total||44939
44939||
|Full Profit/Loss for Period
Full Profit/Loss for Period|||||||10016*
=10016*||
|Operational Profit/Loss
Operational Profit/Loss|for Period
for Period||||||-6851*
-6851*||
|||||||||||
|Account Balance as of
Account Balance as of|31st December 2023
31st December 2023||||||16016
16015||
||||||Total Assets
TotalAssets||16015
16015||
> The The church church fully fully owns owns the the 60 High 60 High Street Street South South property: property: Insurance Insurance cover cover of of £2.75M £2.76M Assets Assets also also include include all all furniture furniture and and equipment equipment contained contained and and used used at 60 at 60 High High Street Street South. South. Insurance Insurance cover cover of of£85,000 £85,000
*Insurance "Insurance payout payout includes includes payment payment for for 2022. 2022. Accounting Accounting for for this, this, we we had had an an operational operational loss loss of of -£6851 -£6851 for for 2023. 2023. We We have have since since switched switched to to a a monthly monthly payment payment model model for for improved improved accounting accounting accuracy accuracy and and cash cash flow flow purposes. purposes.
| Figures prepared Figures prepared for Trustees for Trustees by by Rev. Rev. Joseph Joseph Sherwin Sherwin — - Senior Senior Leader for Leader for Full Gospel Full Gospel Church Church Please Please find find the the Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner's Report Report attached attached at at the the end end of of this this document document as as Appendix Appendix 1. 1.
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Declarations Declarations
> The The trustees trustees declare declare that that they they have have approved approved the the trustees’ trustees' report report above. above.
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(Em | CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's report on the i i ey| FOR CHARITYFOR ENGLAND ENGLAND COMMISSION AND AND WALES WALES | Independent examiner's accounts report on the | LAN accounts | , Section Section A A Independent Independent Examiner’s Examiner's Report Report Ca Report to the trustees Report to the trustees UA\( OOpr ( Lnwee( ElGcslChul On accounts for the year Charity no On accounts for th ended **e** yearnded | LO 023 2S | Char( f (if any) **i** ty any) no LO54425 \O bGL) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of edotsona shees) Set out on pages | I | report report to to the the trustees trustees on on my my examination examination of of the the accounts accounts of of the the above above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD/ AIM /YYYY. . Responsibilities Responsibilities and and As As the the charity's charity's trustees, trustees, you you are are responsible responsible for for the the preparation preparation of of the the basis of report basis of report accounts accounts in in accordance accordance with with the the requirements requirements of of the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011 2011 (“the (theAct"). Act”). I | report report in in respect respect of of my my examination examination of of the the Trust's Trust's accounts accounts carried carried out out under under section section 145 145 of of the the 2011 2011 Act Act and and in in carrying carrying out out my my examination, examination, I | have have followed followed all all the the applicable applicable Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commission Commission under under section section 145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of of the the Act. Act. Independent Independent [The [The charity’s charity's gross gross income income exceeded exceeded £250,000 £250,000 and and I | am am qualified qualified to to examiner's examiner's statement statement undertake undertake the the examination examination by by being being a a qualified qualifed member member of of [insert [insert name name of of applicablelistedbody].Delete [] if notapplicable. applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I | have have completed completed my my examination. examination. I | confirm confirm that that no no material material matters matters have have come come to to my my attention attention in in connection connection with with the the examination examination (other (other than than that that disclosed disclosed below below ") *) which which gives gives me me cause cause to to believe believe that that in, in, any any material material respect: respect: e the the accounting accounting records records were were not not kept kept in in accordance accordance with with section section 130 130 of of the the Charities Charities Act; Act; or or e the the accounts accounts did did not not accord accord with with the the accounting accounting records; records; or or e the the accounts accounts did did not not comply comply with with the the applicable applicable requirements requirements concerning concerning the the form form and and content content of of accounts accounts set set out out in in the the Charities Charities (Accounts (Accounts and and Reports) Reports) Regulations Regulations 2008 2008 other other than than any any requirement requirement that that the the accounts accounts give give a a ‘true true and and fair fair’ view view which which is is not not a a matter matter considered considered as as part part of of an an independent independent examination. examination. | | have have no no concerns concerns and and have have come come across across no no other other matters matters in in connection connection with with the the examination examination to to which which attention attention should should be be drawn drawn in in this this report report in in order order to to enable enable a a proper proper understanding understanding of of the the accounts accounts to to be be reached. reached. * * Please Please delefe delqfe the the yords words in in the the brackets brackets if if they they do do not not apply. apply. F Signed: signe: 4, }) Date:26-09-24 . [|e [26 -09-2 a Name:CHI215 Name: H2IS HARLE HARLE Relevant Relevant professional professional qualification(s) qualification(s) or or body body MAAT M AA T IER IER 1 1 Oct Oct 2018 2018
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