2023-12-31-accounts - Crabtree Church Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2023 31 12 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name CRABTREE CHURCH TRUST Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1092748 Charity's principal address CORRESPONDENT 91 CHESTERTON AVENUE HARPENDEN Postcode AL5 5ST

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
John Lower	Correspondent
Rachel Giles
Denise Legg
Stephen Morley
Debbie Clark
Alex White

Name Dates acted if not for whole year ~~———<—~~

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 28 MAY 2002

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

TRUST

How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) APPOINTED BY EXISTING TRUSTEES Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Section C	Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	To advance the Christian Faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs. To provide relief to persons in need or hardship. The continuation and development of Crabtree Church where members worship and seek to advance the Christian Faith.
	Financial support of church missionaries in Malawi, Uganda, Luton, Harpenden and St Albans. Little Fishes parent/carer toddler group provides a service for the local community has seen a growth in numbers this year. The Oasis coffee and cake ministry now continues on a permanent basis with regular members attending for companionship. This ministry has grown steadily in numbers. Outreach events to make contact with local families and children from local schools continue which brings the community into the premises and to meet church members. The premises continued to be used by Bethany Church to further the Christian work in Harpenden. Throughout the year, the Trust has sought to help those in financial need, keeping the premises open all year for use of the church hall by the Trussell Trust - St. Albans and District Foodbank to provide food for those locally who cannot afford it. The church has also directly provided food to those locally who are unable to use the foodbank for various reasons.

Section C

Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of
the charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for
the public benefit in
relation to these objects
(include within this section
the statutory declaration
that trustees have had
regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

To advance the Christian Faith in accordance with the statement
of beliefs.
To provide relief to persons in need or hardship.
The continuation and development of Crabtree Church where
members worship and seek to advance the Christian Faith.

Financial support of church missionaries in Malawi, Uganda,
Luton, Harpenden and St Albans.
Little Fishes parent/carer toddler group provides a service for the
local community has seen a growth in numbers this year.
The Oasis coffee and cake ministry now continues on a
permanent basis with regular members attending for
companionship. This ministry has grown steadily in numbers.
Outreach events to make contact with local families and children
from local schools continue which brings
the community into the
premises and to meet church members.
The premises continued to be used by Bethany Church
to further
the Christian work in Harpenden.
Throughout the year, the Trust has sought to help those in
financial need,
keeping the premises open all year for use of the
church hall by the Trussell Trust - St. Albans and District
Foodbank to provide food for those locally who cannot afford
it.
The church has also directly provided food to those locally
who are unable to use the foodbank for various reasons.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The main achievements of the Trust during the past year have been:

Financial support of church missionaries in Malawi, Uganda, Luton, Harpenden and St Albans.

Little Fishes parent/carer toddler group providing a service for the local community which has seen a growth in numbers this year.

The Oasis coffee and cake ministry now continues on a permanent basis with regular members attending for companionship. This ministry has grown steadily in numbers.

Outreach events to make contact with local families and children from local schools to bring the community into the premises and to meet church members was this year the “Easter Egg and Cake” event.

The premises continued to be used by Bethany Church to further the Christian work in Harpenden.

Throughout the year, the Trust has sought to help those in financial need, keeping the premises open all year for use of the church hall by the Trussell Trust - St. Albans and District Foodbank to provide food for those locally who cannot afford it. The church has also directly provided food to those locally who are unable to use the foodbank for various reasons.

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Section E Financial review

Reserves are maintained in low risk deposit accounts. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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)

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Date TAR March 2012

Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Crabtree Church Trust 1092748 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 1/1/2023 12/31/2023 Section A Receipts and payments For the period from ~~——==~~
Total funds Last year Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations and voluntaryreceipts 53,287 - - 53,287 76,720 Operatingactivities togenerate funds 6,505 - - 6,505 4,497 Investment income 4,520 - - 4,520 2,082 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 64,312 - - 64,312 83,299 *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) ~~—ae=a=~~
- - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 64,312 - - 64,312 83,299 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~—————~~
A3 Payments
Payments forgeneratingfunds - - - - - Charitable Payments - Grants & Donations 7,460 - - 7,460 8,199 Charitable Payments - Activities 76,834 - - 76,834 78,415 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total 84,294 - - 84,294 86,614 ~~—======~~
- - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 84,294 - - 84,294 86,614 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~——————~~
Net of receipts/(payments) - 19,982 - - - 19,982 - 3,315 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 161,689 - - 161,689 165,004 Cash funds this year end 141,707 - - 141,707 161,689 ~~===>>~~

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Bank accounts Details Tax repayable re Gift Aid Rent deposits paid Details Details Details PAYE Signature *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ Unrestricted funds
		141,697 - - 141,697

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