# **Annual Report and Accounts for the period from 18 March 2023 to 17 March 2024**
Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union (CICCU) Registered Charity number: 1080230
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for year ending 17 March 2024**
## **Objectives and Activities**
_Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document_
Recognising Christ’s commission to make disciples of all nations we, in God’s strength, seek the advancement of the Christian faith as revealed in the Bible by verbally presenting the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ to members of the University. As a vital support to this we seek to unite and strengthen those who desire to serve Christ. We seek to be in God’s work worldwide through his church. Therefore, the CICCU exists “to make Jesus Christ known to students in Cambridge.”
_Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit_
As a Christian Union, we’re convinced that Jesus’ earthly life, death on the cross, and subsequent resurrection is tremendously good news: it offers everyone the promise of rescue from the consequences of our rebellion against God and the certain prospect of eternal life in perfect relationship with Him. We want everyone to hear about it! So the CICCU runs events designed to introduce students to the historical figure of Jesus Christ, and to address their questions about his relevance to life today.
In February 2024, continuing an annual practice of hosting evangelistic outreach weeks, we held a week of events on the theme of ‘Light’. The week involved a series of lunchtime and evening talks, as well as events for international students every day. Each of these events offered students from a wide range of backgrounds the opportunity to hear how the good news about Jesus found in the Bible relates to our understanding of what it means to be human. The talks are accessible at https://www.youtube.com/@CICCUTalks. Other one-off outreach events which took place this year: an end of year event in the Cambridge ‘May week’ titled “Question the Cross”; welcome events for international students in September; the Freshers’ Banquet aimed at welcoming all new freshers; the ‘Thought Festival’ which involved a series of 6 talks in Autumn, each aimed at a particular faculty; and two carol services at the end of term in December. Alongside these events, there were weekly events: ‘iConnect café’ was designed to be a place for international
students to chill, chat, connect and attend an optional Bible Study; ‘Big Questions Café’ involved a weekly talk on a different topic and facilitated discussion; ‘Thirsty’ involved giving sandwiches and water to those leaving clubs in Cambridge in the early hours of the morning in an effort to practically show students the love of Jesus Christ, we also sought to share with them the gospel where appropriate. By these events, we sought to “make Jesus Christ known to students in Cambridge”.
In support of our outreach events, the CICCU holds weekly meetings at both university and college levels. These meetings involve fellowship, sung praise, and Bible teaching, helping us to excite, equip and encourage one another as we unite around the aim of proclaiming the message of Christ. Our weekly central and college-based meetings continued normally this year and ran as usual throughout each academic term. Outreach events in each college are organised by college representatives. In line with recent tradition in the CICCU, one of our weekly central meetings focused on global mission, enabling our members to hear about the worldwide work going on in the church, and to give them the opportunity to consider how they can be involved in this themselves.
We also held 3 getaways: “Prepaway”, “Freshaway” and “Big CICCU Getaway” (BCG). “Prepaway” was in April 2023 and involved three days of equipping and training of the incoming college representatives. “Freshaway” was in September 2023, and was a conference for incoming students to Cambridge University. This took the form of a three-day residential and gave freshers the opportunity to build friendships before arriving in Cambridge and to explore what it looks like to live and speak for Jesus at university. As part of this, we explained the importance for Christian students of attending and serving a local church during their time at university, and many freshers chose to join a local church when they arrived in Cambridge. BCG was in January 2024, and was a three-day residential with the same aims as our weekly meetings. BCG was well-attended by a wide range of people involved in the CU.
In addition to these conferences, CU members are encouraged to go to the UCCF training conference, Forum. We offered a central bursary to members for whom the cost would otherwise have been prohibitively expensive. The total amount granted was £336.94.
The CICCU also encourages its members to read the Bible one-to-one with their friends, sharing the difference Jesus has made in their own lives. We want to cultivate a culture of excitement about Jesus, where
Cambridge Christians feel able to talk about him out of the deep joy that comes from knowing him personally.
We know that in all of this, we need God’s help. We believe prayer needs to be at the centre of what we do as a Christian Union, so we also hold weekly prayer meetings for members at which we pray for our university, colleges, and one another, as well as world events.
_Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit_
We confirm that the trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit as they oversee the activities of the charity.
## **Achievements and Performance**
_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._
We held events through the year according to the pattern outlined above, the members of the CICCU were made aware of the events and helped to publicise them; many events were well-attended. We supported college-level events and discussion groups with the aim of engaging students with the claims of Jesus.
As a result of our events, and through the work of the Holy Spirit, many members of the University heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed, and some have come to know a personal relationship with Him for themselves.
## **Financial Review**
## _Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period_
The majority of the CICCU’s income is from the donations of alumni of Cambridge University and from students. The trustees decided to increase the grant making to other charities and Christian Unions (CUs) that have similar aims and objectives to ours, in order to make good use of the income gained during the COVID pandemic that could not be put into in-person events. Most notably, we organised regular donations to the charity ‘Friends International’, which supports international student
ministry in the UK. Also, through the ‘Christian Unions Mission Fund’, we have donated to many CUs across the UK. All CUs had to have a reference from a UCCF staff worker and had to sign the doctrinal basis. The CICCU has many donors so the risk of donations dropping considerably is low.
_Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held and the amount that is held_
Reserves are held to service costs in the instance that donations fall below sustainable levels.
We hold £2000 of reserves to service costs in the instance that donations fall below a sustainable level.
_Reporting of related party transactions_
During the year 8 trustees were reimbursed for expenses amounting to £5,996.00 incurred for the work of the charity. No other trustee received any remuneration.
|any remuneration.||
|---|---|
|Trustee|Amount (£)|
|Daniel Read|395.15|
|Micah Mugge|75.35|
|Samuel McQuaker|776.45|
|Reuben Bolton|680.93|
|Riyaan Yesiduan|2077.78|
|Emily Orr|1356.77|
|Rachel Yang|345.07|
|Emily Williams|288.50|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
CICCU is governed by a constitution and is constituted as an unincorporated association.
New trustees are nominated by the current trustees and then ratified by a vote of the General Committee.
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Name of the charity|Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|CICCU|
|Registered charity number|1080230|
|Charity’s principal address|Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union
c/o The Foundations Trust
Round Church Vestry
Bridge Street
Cambridge
CB2 1UB|
Trustees for Period: Daniel Read President Micah Mugge Vice-President Samuel McQuaker Vice-President Reuben Bolton Secretary Riyaan Yesudian Treasurer Emily Orr Prayer Secretary Rachel Yang International Secretary Emily Williams Events Secretary Current Trustees: Toby France President David Willis Vice-President Eleanor Carmel Vice-President Jude Burling Secretary Harry Frith Treasurer Joseph Speers Prayer Secretary Sarah-Grace Akande International Secretary Phoebe Turner Events Secretary
The above report was approved by the trustees on XXst January 2025 and is signed on behalf of all the trustees:
Toby France President
Harry Frith Treasurer
## **Cambridge Inter Collegiate Christian Union (CICCU)**
## **Receipts and Payments accounts**
17 March **For the period from**[ 18 March ] to 2023 2024
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**Section A Receipts**
**andpayments**||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestrict**
**ed funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
**to the**
**nearest £**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**to the**
**nearest £**
**to the**
**nearest £**
**Receipts**
Income from donations of
individuals
27,310
614
27,924
30,130
Income from church grants
-
2,000
Income from charitable activities
25,420
160
25,580
28,961
Income from other trading
activities
-
-
-
22
Investment income
-
-
-
0
**Total receipts**
**52,730**
**774**
**53,504**
**61,113**
**Payments**
Getaways
26,249
-
26,249
25,531
Events week
12,614
-
12,614
10,325
Grants
7,837
464
8,301
10,555
Charity running costs
2,004
-
2,004
2,600
Central events
10,571
287
10,859
14,887
College events
1,391
-
1,391
1,448
**Total payments**
**60,666**
**751**
**61,418**
**65,346**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
**(7,936)**
**23**
**(7,913)**
**(4,233)**|**Unrestrict**
**ed funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
**to the**
**nearest £**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**to the**
**nearest £**
**to the**
**nearest £**|||||||
||27,310
614
27,924
30,130|||||||
||-
2,000|||||||
||
25,420
160
25,580
28,961|||||||
||-
-
-
22|||||||
||-
-
-
0|||||||
|**Transfers between funds**
-
-
-
-||||||||
|**Cash funds last year end**
78,946
-
78,946
83,179
**Cash funds this year end**
**71,010**
**23**
**71,033**
**78,946**||||||||
**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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Unrestricted Restricted
Details
funds funds
to the
to nearest £
nearest £
Cash in
Cash Funds (assets) 71,010 23
bank
Total
cash 71,033 -
funds
TT
Unpresented Cheques
nil
(assets)
Unpresented Cheques
(liabilities)
nil
Volunteer Expenses Due
1050.78
(liabilities)
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## **Signed on behalf of all the trustees:**
Toby France President
Harry Frith Treasurer
## **Notes to the accounts**
Most funds received, paid, and held during the financial year 18[ th ] March 2023 – 17[ th ] March 2024 are part of the unrestricted general fund.
Restricted funds were held during this period for various reasons:
1. For our annual Giving Appeal (£464). The giving appeal was run for Open Doors, and student donations were held in a restricted fund before being passed on to Open Doors.
2. For international outreach. Money was used from this fund (which was previously given as a grant specifically for international outreach) to fund outreach to international students specifically.
3. For specific Events Week donations (£150).
4. For books sold at a weekly ‘Unite’ meeting by Roger Carsewell via our card reader - this money was then paid to Roger Carsewell.
## _Receipts categories:_
Donations of individuals – charitable donations from private individuals, mostly alumni of the society.
Church grants – grant payments received from churches that share the aims of the charity
Other trading activities – income that has been received from refunds for goods purchased by the charity. The reason why this category has a much lower amount of money compared to last financial year is because we no longer assign income collected from organising a trip to the ‘Word Alive’ conference to this category. Now, we consider this to be part of the ‘getaways’ income, which falls under the ‘charitable activities’ category
Charitable activities - income from activities CICCU runs that are not otherwise explicitly listed in the accounts.
Investment income – small amount of money received from interest on the deposit bank account.
_Payments categories:_
Getaways – costs of the annual retreat events
Events week – costs of the annual main event mission week to which all members of the University are welcome.
Grants – payments made to organisations that share the charity’s aims, including the Giving Appeal, Christian Unions Mission Fund grants, and other donations.
Central events – costs of regular intercollegiate events outside of the main event mission week, that the charity runs for its members and the wider membership of the University.
College Events – costs of regular events ran at a college level, that the charity runs for its members and the wider membership of the University.
Charity running costs – this mostly consists of legal costs as well as stationery costs and other sundry payments for the day to day running of the charity.
CICCU receives funds from its members ('Internal Donations') and former members who have graduated ('External Donations') which both come under the category ‘Donations from individuals’. Current and former members are informed of CICCU's financial situation through finance letters issued three times a year. CICCU also receives some financial support from churches on a one-off basis.
Cambridge Inter Collegiate Christian Union (CICCU)
Receipts and Payments accounts For the period from
|Receipts and Payments accounts|||
|---|---|---|
|For the period from|18 March 2023|to|
|Section A Receipts and payments|||
||Unrestricted funds||
||to the nearest £||
|Receipts|||
|Income from donations of individuals|27310||
|Income from church grants|||
|Income from charitable activities|25420||
|Income from other trading activities|-||
|Investment income|-||
|Total receipts|52730||
|Payments|||
|Getaways|26249||
|Events week|12614||
|Grants|7837||
|Charity running costs|2004||
|Central events|10571||
|College events|1391||
|Total payments|60666||
|Net of receipts/(payments)|-7936||
|Transfers between funds|-||
|Cash funds last year end|78946||
|Cash funds this year end|71010||
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Details
|Cash Funds (assets)|Cash in bank|
|---|---|
||Total cash funds|
|Unpresented Cheques (assets)|nil|
|Unpresented Cheques (liabilities)|nil|
|Volunteer Expenses Due (liabilities)|1050.78|
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## 17 March 2024
|Restricted funds|Total funds|Last year|
|---|---|---|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|614|27924|30130|
||-|2000|
|160|25580|28961|
|-|-|22|
|-|-|0|
|774|53504|61113|
|-|26249|25531|
|-|12614|10325|
|464|8301|10555|
|-|2004|2600|
|287|10859|14887|
|-|1391|1448|
|751|61418|65346|
|23|-7913|-4233|
|-|-|-|
|-|78946|83179|
|23|71033|78946|
|Unrestricted funds|Restricted funds||
|to nearest £|to the nearest £||
|71010|23||
|71033|-||
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES **accounts Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees** Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union ~~TS~~ **On accounts for the year** 17 March 2024 **Charity no** 1080230 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-2)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 17 March 2024.
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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:** 16 January 2025 **Signed:** ~~|~~ **Name:** Peter Robinson ~~OO~~ **Relevant professional** n/a **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 9 Barton Close Cambridge CB3 9LQ
**Oct 2018**
1
**IER**
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
n/a
**Oct 2018**
2
**IER**