Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From Period start date : 01/04/2022 To Period end date : 31/03/2023
Charity name: Hillheads Community Church Trust
Charity registration number: 1072745
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | We offer friendship and education about the Christian Religion to people of all ages and backgrounds. |
| 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 |
Our activities include supporting the people who live locally; we do this in various ways, opening up the church as a warm space in the winter months, holding coffee mornings and children's activities, operating a toddler group, hosting a knit and natter group. All events are open to all and are free of charge. We have special events to fund raise for local charities dealing with the homeless in Whitley Bay and raising funds for help dogs. We supply food and financial help to the Bay Foodbank. We support financially a Christian Book shop based in Whitley Bay. At Christmas we supply families who are in difficulty with food hampers. We regularly hold children's events for craft making and playing. We facilitate visits from our local middle school as part of their national curriculum. Each year we have a day trip to a local place of interest for families who may be otherwise unable to visit places away from home. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | I can confirm that the trustees have taken regards to the guidance on Public Benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference We do not make grants. Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Not applicable
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
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| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | We do not employ anybody within the Church – all events and services are carried out by volunteers. Therefore, their contribution is vital to the ongoing work of the Trust. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 | We operated a warm space from October 2022 to March 2023, enabling people to keep warm, have hot drinks, use the wi-fi for free, enjoy various activities whilst in the building, and although numbers were not high, we still had regular attender each week. We delivered 9 hampers to families in the Whitley Bay area who were in need of help over Christmas. This was supported by our local NHS trust. This enabled families to have food and treats at Christmas they otherwise would not have had. Each week during term time we have a toddler group on a Friday morning where parents or carers can come free of charge and meet other as a social time and get together. This helps parents and carers make friends and opens up opportunities for them to attend our other church activities. We hold a kids club every month to allow children from the estate to play, make crafts and receive moral and ethical teaching. Each autumn we work with our local middle school year 5 pupils to facilitate a visit to our church as part of their national |
curriculum. Five individual classes visit the church over a week totalling about 150 pupils. Pupils are introduced to the church as “their” church as we are in the catchment area for the school. They learn that the church is a safe place for them to attend if they want to. Each year we fund a coach trip to a local place of interest such as Durham or Alnwick for people who are not in a position to afford such a trip themselves.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Our total income was £30,500 and £15,000 of this came from a gift in memory of a former church member. The remaining £15,500 exceeded the total expenditure of £14,400. The financial position is healthy as income continues to match expenditure. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We hold reserves for the upkeep of the building. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £16,700 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Not appliable |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | None |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | There are no uncertainties regarding the charity's financial arrangements. Our congregation is growing, and weekly gifts and donations are at a level that adequately meets our needs. |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust Deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trustees incorporated as a body |
| 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 | The trustee selection method has only one criterion and that is the trustee must be a practising Christian. No other body is entitled to appoint a trustee. We must have one trustee who is not a member of the Church Fellowship to allow for independent scrutiny |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Hillheads Community Church Trust |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | None |
| Registered charity number | 1072745 |
| Charity’s principal address | Hillheads Community Church Kingsley Avenue Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear NE25 8RX |
| Correspondence Address |
31 Wilton Manse Thorntree Drive WHITLEY BAY Tyne And Wear NE25 9NR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Welbury James |
Treasurer | 22/10/2015 | ||
| Geoffrey Oswald Noble |
22/10/2015 | |||
| David Michael Glover |
22/10/2015 | |||
| Marshall Laing Sisterson |
22/10/2015 | |||
– 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter WelburyJames | 22/10/2015 | |
| GeoffreyOswald Noble | 22/10/2015 | |
| David Michael Glover | 22/10/2015 | |
| Marshall LaingSisterson | 22/10/2015 | |
| Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others | Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others |
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| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
Not applicable |
| 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)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| 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) Full name(s> Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc Ér Wlbvr plilrtSitrtLL Date 40/01 /?(? a+
CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND AND WALE Hilllwds Community Church Trust 1072745 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 01ffj4Q 31103123 Section A Receipts and payments Unresliicted funds lo th• twirest RcstricLed funds toth*wwl£ Endowment funds tothe Total funds Last year totho no8rost É to th• n•¥ro$t£ A1 Reeel ts Intome trom church memws Donations Olher In())ne 11,852 17.189 11,B52 17,189 6.662 4.489 2.113 Sub total(Gross Income for AR 2 A$s•t and Investment aal•s. Seè table 30,499 30.499 13.264 Sub tot81 Total recelpt 30,499 A3 P¥ ments tx enses Miscellaneous e Oifts to Mis?ions & Charthes Re. Tiansfer lo Mi>sion Fund 2.711 1,927 2,1)45 2.810 2,045 78 2,730 Sub tota 71 A4 A88et •nd Inv•8tment urehases see tsblo Sub tota Totalpaymen 71 Net of receiptsl{payments A5 Transfers been funds A6 Cash funds last year en Cash funds thls yearen 873 254 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 2910112024
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Hillheads Community Church Trust
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Hillheads Community Church Trust for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 30 January 2024