## **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|| |---|---|---| |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|| |---|---|---| |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|| |---|---|---| |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|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |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.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |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:||| |---|---|---| |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** |1
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**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**| |---|---| |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)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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 W*lbvr 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 be￿en funds A6 Cash funds last year en Cash funds thls yearen 873 254 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 2910112024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds t0￿rnt£ Restricted fund5 to nearÈ8t£ Endowment funds to r￿areSt £ Categorles Dotall$ B1 Cash fund$ FLWWJ 19.255 16,693 rotsl cash funds 35.948 Unrnstrlcted fund¥ o n•arost£ Restrlcted funds Endowment funds D¢t•ll• o n•arogt£ lo noarost£ B2 Cxhor monotary a8SOts Funtt ¢0 **l¢h •$8ei bol¢ng$ Currgnt ¥•lug loption&ll Ootsl ort loptlon•ll B3 Inv•8tm•nt as8•ts Fund to*thl¢h asi•t b•lon D•tsl ¢o•l loptlon•ll Cuwrgnt v•lug loption•ll 84 A88ets rètsinèd for the charity's own usè Fund to *thich Ilabllty rdat•S Amount duo loptk*nall When duo loptlonall O•tal BS Llabillties Signed by one or fv40 Irust88s on behalf of all the trustees Slgnature Prinl Name Oate of roval wel￿ 30 &1 CCXX R2 acoJunts ISSI 2910112024 ## **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: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. 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