Community Watchmen Ministries
Charity No. 1101322
Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts
30 June 2023
Community Watchmen Ministries Contents
| Pages | |
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| Trustees' Annual Report | 2 to 3 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 4 to 4 |
| Receipts and Payments Accounts | 5 to 5 |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 6 to 6 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 7 to 7 |
| Detailed Receipts and Payments Accounts | 8 to 9 |
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Community Watchmen Ministries Trustees Annual Report
The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2023.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Charity No. 1101322
Principal Office
25 Ronald Road Waterloo Liverpool L22 3XU
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity:
Name of person (or Dates acted if not for body) entitled to Trustee name Office (if any) whole year appoint trustee (if any) R. Burden
C. Grant
A. Rimmer
S. Sinclair
S. Sinclair
Accountants
Sefton Council for Voluntary Service Burlington House Crosby Road North Waterloo Liverpool L22 0LG
Bankers
The Co-Operative Bank St Johns Precinct 1-3 Parker Street
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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
CWM had 5 Trustees appointed at the AGM, with vacancies filled, as required, by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Articles of Association. Members of the Board of Trustees during this year are listed below.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The Objects of the charity are to advance the Christian religion by equipping, empowering, and activating Christians to make a difference in their local communities across Merseyside, nationally and internationally.
Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
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Community Watchmen Ministries Trustees Annual Report
The team continues to be led by Sue Sinclair and the Leadership Team – Pam Shaw, Rosemary Burden, Steve Brooke, and Ali Rimmer. No remuneration was paid to any of the Trustees except for normal travel, administration and accommodation expenses paid to Sue Sinclair. CWM has no paid employees, and we continue to be dependent upon our amazing team of volunteers (age 21 - 85 years old). The oldest member of our team Betty passed away earlier this year and we were honoured to support her family and speak at her funeral.
Additional details of objectives and activities
We have slightly reorganised our team of wonderful Advisors to reflect the transition we have been on and ensuring they are relevant and able to provide continued wisdom to us. Our current Advisors are Bishop Dave Connolly, Brian Mills, Mike Gowen, Jane Holloway, and John Sutton-Smith remain. We are pleased to have added Dave Lathom and Christine Larkin. We have been in contact with them all throughout the year and really appreciate their counsel and support.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
We began our work in 2002 and decided to host a 20 year celebration at Foxhill, on 3rd June as this also coincided with the Big PUSH on 4th June. It was a wonderful opportunity to invite team members both past and present to share some of the amazing stories we have experienced together. We produced a wonderful timeline of our CWM charity story; very powerfully narrating our journey from our small beginnings in Liverpool, to the incredible adventures across the nations. We also produced a short video to demonstrate this, showing many of the volunteers and people we have served. Here is the link https://youtu.be/NUx7q3H6bvM
Now in our 15th year of the Big PUSH we continue to develop and are steadily growing our online presence via our Liverpool Big PUSH YouTube channel. People are accessing this from all over the world to connect with the worship and word which is very encouraging.
Our "Weekend Advance" for the CWM Team was once again at Foxhill House in Frodsham, with teaching and ministry from within the team. This is a powerful time of team building with teaching and lots of fun.
Once again, we are confident, we have adapted to the new season, and we are well positioned to continue flourishing in the days ahead.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The charity had receipts of £26,589 and payments of £34,086 giving a deficit for the year of (£7,497). Unrestricted reserves were £17,507 and restricted reserves were £375.
The reserves policy is to keep between 3 and 6 months' expenditure in unrestricted reserves. Unrestricted reserves are £17,507 which complies with the reserves policy.
DECLARATION
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
C. Grant S. Sinclair Trustee Trustee 22 August 2023 22 August 2023
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Community Watchmen Ministries Independent Examiners Report
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Community Watchmen Ministries
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Community Watchmen Ministries for the year ended 30 June 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees 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 charity'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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting 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.
Anthony Deegan MAAT
Sefton Council for Voluntary Service Burlington House Crosby Road North Waterloo Liverpool L22 0LG 22 August 2023
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Community Watchmen Ministries Receipts and Payments Account
for the year ended 30 June 2023
| Receipts from: Donations, legacies and similar income Fundraising Investment income Total gross income Total receipts Payments on: |
Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Total funds |
Total funds |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 26,298 | 45 | 26,343 | 21,312 | ||
| 228 | - | 228 | 634 | ||
| 18 | - | 18 | 2 | ||
| 26,544 | 45 | 26,589 | 21,948 | ||
| 26,544 | 45 | 26,589 | 21,948 | ||
| Charitable payments | 24,891 | 94 | 24,985 | 15,466 | |
| Fundraising costs Charity costs Total gross expenditure Asset and investment purchases Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Transfers between funds Cash funds last year Cash funds this year end |
621 | - | 621 | 674 | |
| 5,177 | - | 5,177 | 2,811 | ||
| 30,689 | 94 | 30,783 | 18,951 | ||
| 3,303 | - | 3,303 | - | ||
| 33,992 | 94 | 34,086 | 18,951 | ||
| (7,448) | (49) | (7,497) | 2,997 | ||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| 24,955 | 424 | 25,379 | 22,382 | ||
| 17,507 | 375 | 17,882 | 25,379 | ||
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Community Watchmen Ministries Statement of Assets and Liabilities
at 30 June 2023
Charity No. 1101322
| Charity No. 1101322 | ||||
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| Cash funds Current accounts Petty cash Total cash funds |
Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds 2023 £ 375 - 375 |
Total funds 2023 £ 17,882 - |
Total funds 2022 £ |
| 2023 | ||||
| £ 17,507 - |
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| 24,831 | ||||
| 548 | ||||
| 17,507 | 17,882 | 25,379 | ||
Signed by the trustees on 22 August 2023
And signed on their behalf by:
C. Grant S. Sinclair Trustee Trustee 22 August 2023 22 August 2023
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Community Watchmen Ministries Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 30 June 2023
- 1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the 'Receipts and Payments' basis.
Fund accounting
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Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity.
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Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. Revaluation funds These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatement of investment assets at their market values.
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Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal.
2 Restricted and Endowment Funds
Restricted funds:
Kampala Childrens Centre Monies raised to support a childrens centre in Uganda
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Community Watchmen Ministries Detailed Receipts and Payments Account
for the year ended 30 June 2023
| Receipts from: Donations, legacies and similar income Donations Kampala Childrens Centre Big Push Gift Aid Refunded Fundraising Book Sales Investment income Bank interest Total gross income Total receipts Payments on: Charitable payments Big Push KCC Uganda Events Accomodation Hospitality Gifts Christian Copyright Licence Fundraising costs Book Sales Motor and travel costs Travel and subsistence Premises costs Rent Other premises costs General administrative costs General insurances |
Unrestricted funds 2023 £ 15,877 - 6,876 3,545 26,298 228 228 18 18 26,544 26,544 10,450 - 1,231 7,407 3,377 2,128 298 24,891 621 621 2,547 2,547 - 956 956 325 |
Restricted funds 2023 £ - 45 - - 45 - - - - 45 45 - 94 - - - - - 94 - - - - - - - - |
Total funds 2023 £ 15,877 45 6,876 3,545 26,343 228 228 18 18 26,589 26,589 10,450 94 1,231 7,407 3,377 2,128 298 24,985 621 621 2,547 2,547 - 956 956 325 |
Total funds 2022 £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17,370 | ||||
| 20 | ||||
| 770 | ||||
| 3,152 | ||||
| 21,312 | ||||
| 634 | ||||
| 634 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 21,948 | ||||
| 21,948 | ||||
| - - 6,657 5,599 1,741 1,185 284 |
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| 15,466 | ||||
| 674 | ||||
| 674 | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| 500 609 |
||||
| 1,109 | ||||
| 333 |
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Community Watchmen Ministries Detailed Receipts and Payments Account
| Postage and couriers Software, IT support and related costs Stationery and printing Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone, fax and broadband Legal and professional costs Accountancy and bookkeeping Total gross expenditure Asset and investment purchases Apple Mac & Video Equipment Total payments Net receipts (payments) Transfers between funds Cash fund last year end Cash fund this year end |
12 107 466 345 88 256 1,599 75 75 30,689 3,303 |
- - - - - - - - - 94 - |
12 107 466 345 88 256 1,599 75 75 30,783 |
- - 144 - 738 402 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,617 | ||||
| 85 | ||||
| 85 | ||||
| 18,951 | ||||
| 3,303 | - | |||
| 3,303 | - | 3,303 | - | |
| 33,992 (7,448) |
94 (49) |
34,086 (7,497) |
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| 18,951 | ||||
| 2,997 | ||||
| - | - | - | ||
| 24,955 | 424 | 25,379 | 22,382 | |
| 17,507 | 375 | 17,882 | ||
| 25,379 |
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