Cbarity registration number 1074034 CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED Tr'INAI¥CIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EINDED 31 MARCH 2024 CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trvstees J Crawford G Herbert A Clark Charity number 1074034 Pritkelpal address Brewcr Hall Brewer Road Souihgate Ctawley Wesi Sussex RHIO 6BN Independenf Darren HArding ACA FCCA DChA Richard Place Dobsoii Seryiccs LimI￿d 1-7 Siatiott Road Crawley Wesi Sussex RHIO IHT CHIUSTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) CONTENTS Page Truste¢s' ry)rt Independent examin¢Vs r¢port Ststement of fllmicial activiu¢s Balance she¢t Notes to the financial statements 6-13 CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21124 Tbe trustees prescni their aDnua] repoll and financhaj ststements for the year ended 31 March 2024. The finoncsal siatetnents have been prepared in accordwce ￿](h the accounling polhcies sei l)ui in no￿ l TO di¢ financial Statements and comply with the chariry's ￿s1 deed. the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Repoiiang by Chariiies. St3Temeni of Re¢ommend¢d PracfiC¢ applicable to charities preparing their acCO￿ts in atcordaoce with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Itrland (FRS 102) l¢ffr¢ti&e l January ?0191" Obj¢ctlv¢s and #ctivities A, To advance the Christian faiih in accordance with the statenwii of beliefs appearing in the schedule here to and in panicular in West SusKx in such other part% of the UDiied Kjngdom or ih¢ world as the trusices may fro￿ lime 10 tune think fit. B. To rclieve person5 who are in conditions of need or hardshTP or who arc aged or ssck and to relieve the distress cause thereby in the sald Wes( Su&sex &nd in such pans of the United Kingdom OT the world as the M￿leeS may from time to ume think fit. C, The advancement of ed￿￿tIOn. D. To protnoie an fulfil such other chariiable purposes bEneficial to the community in the said Wesi Sussex and in such other parts of th¢ United Kin8dom or the world as thc Itustees may fro￿ li￿e to time think fil. ChristChuT¢h (West Suss¢xl is a Bible based, charismatic Church, related io New Covenant Ministries International. It aiTns to reach oiir tn ihe local commuDiry and beyond with ihe lov¢ and messagc of Jcsus Cbri51. To meet the needs of that communiry as bes¢ 11 can and to provide a practi¢a] demon51raiivn ot" whal is laughi in Bibl¢. Thc eharjiy aimÉ to equip ihnse who r¢spond to this messag¢ io reach out iurther to noi ooly the local communiry bui also the UK. Europe and ihe nations of ihe world. The chariry Intends to start other churches throughoui the world based on ihe values of the Bible 50 Ihat they reach their cotnrnunity. The mission is simply this.. Reach. Equip alld Deploy. IA order to do this ihe church holds Sunday morning meetings Sunday evening prayer meeiings and mid we¢k group meetings in homes as well ￿ other irregular meetings wim8nly buE Ilot exclusively in the Crawley atea. Oth¢r eients aiTned specifically at youth 8nd adults are also undciidkri). We have referred to the guidance in the ChaTiry Commission's general guidance ot] Public Benefit Whe￿ reviewing our aiTns and objectives and in platULing our fuDJre aciivitles. ID Particular. the Ttusiees consider bow planned activities will contribute 10 the aims &nd objeciives they have sei. The trustees have paid due regard 10 guidance i￿lled by ihe Charity Commission in deciding whal aciivities Ilie chatily should undertake. Achieyements perform8n¢e This lasi yeat we have seen th¢ ttLom¢nlUm Ot the church increase agaill. Given thai the straill on the natioual economy is affeciin¥ job availability. we have Seen some reluCa￿ froln Crdwley and others join u5 as a iesult of relo¢aLing 10 CrawlEy. A5 a resuli we have s¢¢tt our rtgulor member numbers slowly growing again. This year has iIL¢ Start ol u5 making a ball aV￿lable hire in order (o hclp g¢neratc funds. This beeu workn.ng well wilh oHe client hiring the space lor 3 days a week on a consistent basis. This again has helped noi only financially bui also widi COm￿￿nity Connections. Towards ihe end ol th¢ financial yea¥, we rectived a very generous donatitsn which has not only allev&aied tht finaThcial pressure bul also meani thai we can do some ntcess8ry repair worL8 to the premis¢s. The church operates primarily. but not exclusively, in thc Crawley area and has an iniernatiotlal vision wilh partnerships forg¢d around the globe through our work with amd 5UPPOrt of New Covenant Mini5knes Jniernalional. Through thjs last y¢aT we hav¢ had the privilege of being abl¢ 10 SUPPDn the work both nationally and Cenual Asia. We also hosied an evelli for paLkncriTrg hurch leaders Crom across ihe UK, this ha5 a grea( s¢nse of encouragcTneni io th¢ church COTnmwiity a5 11 was something we had done on on anrtllal basis before Covid. The charity 55 COt)]ItLined io developing a SE¢llrc Chrisiian ellvironmeni for Christian and non-Chri5uans alike. To this end the charity will be Co-operating with other chariii¢5. and naiional gov¢rnm¢nL agencies and the ChrL5tian commwiity in Crawley in order to lacilitate our vision. We are looking fonvard io ihe year ah¢ad with opumism. Poge I CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTL%'UED) FOR THE SEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024 Financial resryeiv The church is dependent upon tbe voluntary support of the member5. N¢t outgoing resource5 for the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024 totaled £5.299 (Net incoming resources 2023 - £30.787) as shown on page 4 of the account& It is the policy of th¢ charity thai unre5tricied funds which have not been deSE￿￿ted for a specific use should be maintained at a l¢vel the tn]stees fecl are SU￿1¢Ient to cov¢r the n]nnincw costs of the charity for a TKriod of approximately 3 Tnonths. The trnstees consider that reserves at this level will ennre thaL Èn the evpnt of a SEgnifJtant drop iii JiiiuJning resource5, they will be ablc to charity's current activities whil¢ cott5idcNioD is giv¢n to ways in which additionat funds may be raise(L The tnjstees have assess¢d the major Tisks to whÈ¢h the charity is exposed. and are satisfied that systems are in place io mitigate exposure to the major risks. Structurej gDvernan¢e #nd tnanagemeDt The chartry was ¢stablished by a charitable tr￿st d£¢d on I l Noveiijb￿ 1998. The charity's objects are in a￿ordance wtth the Mission Staternent. The tnjstees who served during the year and up to the date of si￿all￿e of the financial sratements were: J crd￿0rd G Herbert A Clark Indlldion alld trainin¥ of new truste Th¢ process we follow for trustee appointments is as follows. When it becomes Decessary tt> have addtuonal trustre5 or repla¢e trustecs a trustrc meeting is h¢ld where norninations are pu( fonvard and discussed. These are thcn further di5CU&sed by thc elders and broader leadership team. Followinv ihis the relevant individuavs are appYo¥hed by the chair of trus1￿￿ and ￿Ven an outline of eXpectatioT￿ and responsibilitie5 of a trnStee. The wTrtential tThstee is given a time Fwiod in which to respond. Ifthey choose to commit to b¢ino a tnLStee the curyeni trustets are infomi¢d and asked for their wrttten approval. Once the5¢ have bcen received it is noted in a trustee me¢ting and the chartty cojnmission is inf¢mncd. Jt should b¢ noted thai as part of the process of discussion of candidates and their apFK)inkncnt. the trustees do look at a number of criteria that we deem nccess3ry for a trn51ee to fitlfil. These are Tn line with ¢harity commission advisory notes but more importantly io us, are in line with the biblicat reqUIr￿t for l¢ader5hip in the chvrclL If there is any cause for concern the tndividual would noi be appotnte The trustees, repon was a roved by th¢ Board of TTUStee& ford T￿stee Dat¢-. page 2 CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) I report to the m151ees on my cxaminaiion of the financial statemeTJts of Chri5tChur¢h (West Sussex} Ith¢ chariry} for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibllltie5 and basis of report As ihe INs(ees of the chariiy you ate responsible for the preparation of the fmancial sL&ements in accordance with Ihc r¢quir¢ments of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). I report in rcspcci of my cxamination of the charity's financia] s￿leM¢nts carri¢d ou( under s¢ciion 145 of the 2011 Acl. In CLTrying out my examinatstsn I have followed all the applicable Direciions given by the Charity Comniission lllldeT section 145151{b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examintr's statement Your attentholl 15 drawn 10 ihe fact thar the chariry has prtpared flnancial >￿ementS in accordan¢¢ wilh Accouniinx artd Reporting by Charities preparing their accounis in aL¢uiddncc with the Fittanti21 Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK and Republic of Irelznd IFRS 1021 in preference to ihe Accounting and Reporting by Charillts. Statement irf RecollLm£nded Practice issued 00 l Apnl 200) whicb is referred LO ID the exLanL regulaiions but I￿ now been wiihdrawn. l understand that this has been done in order for financial ￿ateMents to provide a ttue and fair view in accordance with GeneTally Accepied AccOunt￿g PrdC(ice efftciive for reponing periods beginning on or after l January 201 S I have completed Ttly examlnaiion. I confirm LlJ411 170 martCTS have come 10 Tny atteThiion in connection with the exaulittation giving rn¢ cause 10 bel"Leve that in 3ny rnaierial re5￿cl.. accounting retord5 were not kept in respect of the charity as required b) section 130 of thc ?01 l A￿. or the fiDatL¢i&I sraiements do noi accord wiLh ihose records: or the financial siatEmet]ts do noi comply wilh the applicable requircments concerning the forni and cont¢ni of accounts sei oui in the Charities IAccouu¢S aDd Reponsl Regul￿10￿5 2tK)8 other than any rtquir¢tDeni thai the accounrs gLVC a tnJ¢ and fair view which is noi a malter considered &s part ot an indepEndenl ¢xaminaLIOII. I have no conccrns and have come acr0&5 no ther ma(ters in conneetion wilh Ihe examination to which atienii(Trn should b¢ drawn in this r¢port in oidcr ￿ enable a proper understhnding of the financial ststrmen(S to be reaLh¢d. Darren Harding AFCCA DChA Richard Place Dtsbson Services LimiLed 1-7 Station Road Crdwley Wesi Sussex RHIO IHT Datrd: . page 3 CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) STATEMENT OF FINAINCIALACTIVITIES INCLUDINI G tNCOME AND EXPENDITURE Accouwr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024 U￿restrICted Restricted nds funds 2024 2024 Total Utsrestricted funds 21123 Restricted fund5 2023 Total 2024 2023 Income fTOm- Dot]ations and gifts Activities tn fijrtherdnce of the eharity's objects Investments 102,680 635 103,315 125.668 126,668 11.455 11.455 Total income 114,136 035 114.771 125.668 1.0 126.668 enditure on: Charitable activities 119,368 702 120.070 94,948 933 95.881 Net (outgoing)fineoming resources before transfers (67) (5299) 3D.720 67 30,787 Net movement in fuDd5 (5,232) (67) (5,299) 30,720 67 30,787 Fund balances at l April 2023 37.887 67 37.954 7.167 7,167 Fund balance5 at 31 M2reh 2024 32.655 32.655 37.887 67 37.954 The stateEll¢Dt of fmancial activiiie5 includ&% all gains alld lo&s¢s recogllised in the yw. All income and expenditure duive from contitiuing a¢tiviti¢s. CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) BALANCE SHEET ASAT31 MARCH2024 2024 2023 Note5 Fixed a55ets Tangible assets 6.071 4.553 Current asset5 Debtors Cash ai bank and in hand 12 1.310 30,868 1.934 33,297 32.178 Creditors: amouDt% falling due withiD ODe year 14.0761 13.348) 13 28.102 31.883 Net current assels Total Isseis les5 eurrent liabilities 32.655 37,954 Intome fund5 Resthcted lunds Unr¢stricied funds 14 67 37.887 32.655 32,655 37,954 The financ I statements werc approved by the TrLLsiees on .. Cra￿ord Trustee pagt 5 CHRISTCHURCH (WEST SUSSEX) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024 At