## **CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST FOR NORWICH AND NORFOLK LTD**
Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023
Registered Charity in England No: 1105340
Company Registration No: 5079406
## **Trustees Annual Report for the period from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023**
The trustees present their report and the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023
## **Reference and administrative details**
The charity is also known by the following names, which operate as separate projects or activities under the main charity:
Dreams and Visions Network Norwich
Registered charity number 1105340 Company number 5079406 Charity’s principle address Gunn’s Cottage, Smallburgh Road, Barton Turf, Norwich NR12 8YT Company’s registered office: 24 Golden Dog Lane Norwich NR3 1BP Company secretary: Mr Howard Green Governing Document: Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporated.
## **Names of the charity trustees (who are also the directors of the company) who manage the charity.**
Mrs B Collyer Mr H Green Mr P Hook Miss L Lain-Rogers
**Names and address of advisers** Bankers The Co-operative Bank plc Skelmersdale Lancashire Independent Reviewer Mr J Payne 35 Henby Way NORWICH, NR7 0LD
## **Governance of the Charity**
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital. The company is governed by the Memorandum and Articles dated 22nd March 2004.
The liability of the members is limited by guarantee to £10 per member, the total liability is £40. The trustees are appointed by members of the company.
## **Management & Governance Structure**
Four Trustees have run the Christian Community Trust for Norwich and Norfolk Ltd over this period, each with differing backgrounds and expertise that can contribute to the delivery of the charity’s objectives.
The policy and key operating decisions (i.e. budget setting, risk management) of the charity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity.
During the year, CCTNN directly employed four staff in connection with the Network Norwich operation.
## **Objectives and activities**
The principle activity of the charity is to advance the Christian religion within the City of Norwich, the County of Norfolk and worldwide. It is particularly intended to release and support Christians who see how things might be different and who want to work with others to turn these dreams and visions into reality for their community.
## **Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects.**
**The Christian Community Trust for Norwich and Norfolk Ltd** make small grants to individuals and groups to meet immediate needs through Dreams and Visions. The resources are derived locally and nationally.
Most of the support given through **Dreams and Visions** in the year to 31st March 2023 has been to provide counselling for individuals experiencing difficulties in the workplace and family relationships which are affecting their ability to work effectively. Grants have also been given to provide respite support. One grant was used to support impoverished children of immigrants with school dinners and other practical support. We also paid for extra supervision for the counsellors at this school in Manchester. The grants have been awarded mostly in England, with a few in Greece.
The other way the trust operates to achieve its objects is through the **Network Norwich** website. The Trust employs the staff that run, and actively supports this website. (See www.networknorwich.co.uk.) This is a very successful internet service for the Christian community within the Norfolk area. It is published twice a week and covers local issues affection the Christian community through top class journalism. It also provides a platform for discussion on current topics and the ability to advertise job opportunities. It is selffunding through subscriptions from individuals and revenue from advertising.
## **Policy on grant making**
Projects are considered by the trustees on a regular basis, which meet the aims of the charity and serve the local community.
**Total Grants awarded**
**£50,336**
## **Financial review**
During the period the charity received income as follows: Network Norwich - Sales of Advertisements £ 24,898 Donations, including Gift Aid £46,954 Good News for Norfolk £125
## **Expenditure**
The main costs to the charity were those of salaries and pensions for Network Norwich. The financial administration work is undertaken by a book keeper, with all other administration undertaken on a voluntary basis by the Chairman to reduce costs.
## **Reserves Policy**
On an annual basis the Trustees consider the level of reserves they wish to retain that are appropriate to meet the Charity’s needs and circumstances. This is based on the charity’s size and level of commitment held. The Trustees endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily and aims to hold no more than 6 months running costs in unrestricted funds.
## **Risk Statement**
The Trustees have and continue to review the major strategic, business and operational risks, which a small charity with few employees is likely to be exposed to. A framework has been established and procedures are in place to identify, monitor and review these risks on a regular basis.
All major insurable risks have been covered by the charity’s insurance coverage. Contracts and associated risks are reviewed before being finalised to ensure they do not significantly impact (negatively) upon the charity’s ability to fulfil its objectives.
Signed Howard Green Company Secretary
Approved by the Trustees on 13th November 2023
## Bridget Collyer, Chairman
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST FOR NORWICH & NORFOLK LTD
Table 1
|**1.4.22 TO 31.3.23**||**2022/23**|**2021/22**|**2022/23**|**2021/22**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**||||||
|**Donations and**
**Grants**|CCTNN|46,543|48,601|||
||Network Norwich|5,124|6,988|||
||CJRS (Furlough)|-|2,870|||
|||||51,667|58,459|
|||||||
|**Gift Aid**|CCTNN|411|257|||
||Network Norwich||389|411|646|
|||||||
|**Trading Activities**|**Network Norwich**|||||
||Sales of adverts|24,898|23,091|||
||Web Services|1,350||||
||Good News for Norwich|125|328|26,373|23,419|
|||||||
|**Total Income**|||**82,534**|**78451**|**82,524**|
|||||||
|**EXPENDITURE**||||||
|Administration|Network Norwich|1,781|1,716|||
||CCTNN|468|643|||
|Miscellaneous|Network Norwich|35|95|||
|Printing|Network Norwich|4,198|2,875|||
|Salaries|Network Norwich|21,327|20,825|||
|Bonus|Network Norwich|3,571|2,644|||
|Pension
Contributions|Network Norwich|699|699|||
|Grants made|Dreams and Visions|50,336|50,458|||
|TOTAL
EXPENDITURE||||82.415|79,955|
||Excess Expenditure
over income|||-3964||
||Excess Income over
Expenditure||||**2,569**|
|||||**79,846**|**82,524**|
Income and Expenditure Account to 31.3.23
|**CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST FOR**
**NORWICH & NORFOLK LTD**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Balance Sheet**|||||
|**31st March 2023**|||||
||||||
||Total this
year|Total last
year|||
||||||
|**Current assets**|£34,575|£38,539|||
|Cash at Bank and in hand|£34,575|£38,539|||
|**Total current assets**|£34,575|£38,539|||
||||||
|**Net current assets**|34,575|£38,539|||
||||||
|**Total assets**|34,575|£38,539|||
||||||
|**Funds of the charity**|||||
|Unrestricted funds|£18,989|£22,953|||
|Restricted funds|£15,586|£15,586|||
||||||
|**Closing Balances**|||||
|Dreams and Visions|£3,465|£7,316|||
|Network Norwich|£31,110|£31,223|||
||||||
||||||
|**Total net assets**|**£34,575**|**£38,539**|||
||||||
|**Total Assets**|**£34,575**|**£38,539**|||
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## **CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST FOR NORWICH AND NORFOLK LTD**
Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023
Registered Charity in England No: 1105340
Company Registration No: 5079406
## **Trustees Annual Report for the period from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023**
The trustees present their report and the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023
## **Reference and administrative details**
The charity is also known by the following names, which operate as separate projects or activities under the main charity:
Dreams and Visions Network Norwich
Registered charity number 1105340 Company number 5079406 Charity’s principle address Gunn’s Cottage, Smallburgh Road, Barton Turf, Norwich NR12 8YT Company’s registered office: 24 Golden Dog Lane Norwich NR3 1BP Company secretary: Mr Howard Green Governing Document: Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporated.
## **Names of the charity trustees (who are also the directors of the company) who manage the charity.**
Mrs B Collyer Mr H Green Mr P Hook Miss L Lain-Rogers
**Names and address of advisers** Bankers The Co-operative Bank plc Skelmersdale Lancashire Independent Reviewer Mr J Payne 35 Henby Way NORWICH, NR7 0LD
## **Governance of the Charity**
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital. The company is governed by the Memorandum and Articles dated 22nd March 2004.
The liability of the members is limited by guarantee to £10 per member, the total liability is £40. The trustees are appointed by members of the company.
## **Management & Governance Structure**
Four Trustees have run the Christian Community Trust for Norwich and Norfolk Ltd over this period, each with differing backgrounds and expertise that can contribute to the delivery of the charity’s objectives.
The policy and key operating decisions (i.e. budget setting, risk management) of the charity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity.
During the year, CCTNN directly employed four staff in connection with the Network Norwich operation.
## **Objectives and activities**
The principle activity of the charity is to advance the Christian religion within the City of Norwich, the County of Norfolk and worldwide. It is particularly intended to release and support Christians who see how things might be different and who want to work with others to turn these dreams and visions into reality for their community.
## **Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects.**
**The Christian Community Trust for Norwich and Norfolk Ltd** make small grants to individuals and groups to meet immediate needs through Dreams and Visions. The resources are derived locally and nationally.
Most of the support given through **Dreams and Visions** in the year to 31st March 2023 has been to provide counselling for individuals experiencing difficulties in the workplace and family relationships which are affecting their ability to work effectively. Grants have also been given to provide respite support. One grant was used to support impoverished children of immigrants with school dinners and other practical support. We also paid for extra supervision for the counsellors at this school in Manchester. The grants have been awarded mostly in England, with a few in Greece.
The other way the trust operates to achieve its objects is through the **Network Norwich** website. The Trust employs the staff that run, and actively supports this website. (See www.networknorwich.co.uk.) This is a very successful internet service for the Christian community within the Norfolk area. It is published twice a week and covers local issues affection the Christian community through top class journalism. It also provides a platform for discussion on current topics and the ability to advertise job opportunities. It is selffunding through subscriptions from individuals and revenue from advertising.
## **Policy on grant making**
Projects are considered by the trustees on a regular basis, which meet the aims of the charity and serve the local community.
**Total Grants awarded**
**£50,336**
## **Financial review**
During the period the charity received income as follows: Network Norwich - Sales of Advertisements £ 24,898 Donations, including Gift Aid £46,954 Good News for Norfolk £125
## **Expenditure**
The main costs to the charity were those of salaries and pensions for Network Norwich. The financial administration work is undertaken by a book keeper, with all other administration undertaken on a voluntary basis by the Chairman to reduce costs.
## **Reserves Policy**
On an annual basis the Trustees consider the level of reserves they wish to retain that are appropriate to meet the Charity’s needs and circumstances. This is based on the charity’s size and level of commitment held. The Trustees endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily and aims to hold no more than 6 months running costs in unrestricted funds.
## **Risk Statement**
The Trustees have and continue to review the major strategic, business and operational risks, which a small charity with few employees is likely to be exposed to. A framework has been established and procedures are in place to identify, monitor and review these risks on a regular basis.
All major insurable risks have been covered by the charity’s insurance coverage. Contracts and associated risks are reviewed before being finalised to ensure they do not significantly impact (negatively) upon the charity’s ability to fulfil its objectives.
Signed Howard Green Company Secretary
Approved by the Trustees on 13th November 2023
## Bridget Collyer, Chairman
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST FOR NORWICH & NORFOLK LTD
Table 1
|**1.4.22 TO 31.3.23**||**2022/23**|**2021/22**|**2022/23**|**2021/22**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**||||||
|**Donations and**
**Grants**|CCTNN|46,543|48,601|||
||Network Norwich|5,124|6,988|||
||CJRS (Furlough)|-|2,870|||
|||||51,667|58,459|
|||||||
|**Gift Aid**|CCTNN|411|257|||
||Network Norwich||389|411|646|
|||||||
|**Trading Activities**|**Network Norwich**|||||
||Sales of adverts|24,898|23,091|||
||Web Services|1,350||||
||Good News for Norwich|125|328|26,373|23,419|
|||||||
|**Total Income**|||**82,534**|**78451**|**82,524**|
|||||||
|**EXPENDITURE**||||||
|Administration|Network Norwich|1,781|1,716|||
||CCTNN|468|643|||
|Miscellaneous|Network Norwich|35|95|||
|Printing|Network Norwich|4,198|2,875|||
|Salaries|Network Norwich|21,327|20,825|||
|Bonus|Network Norwich|3,571|2,644|||
|Pension
Contributions|Network Norwich|699|699|||
|Grants made|Dreams and Visions|50,336|50,458|||
|TOTAL
EXPENDITURE||||82.415|79,955|
||Excess Expenditure
over income|||-3964||
||Excess Income over
Expenditure||||**2,569**|
|||||**79,846**|**82,524**|
Income and Expenditure Account to 31.3.23
|**CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST FOR**
**NORWICH & NORFOLK LTD**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Balance Sheet**|||||
|**31st March 2023**|||||
||||||
||Total this
year|Total last
year|||
||||||
|**Current assets**|£34,575|£38,539|||
|Cash at Bank and in hand|£34,575|£38,539|||
|**Total current assets**|£34,575|£38,539|||
||||||
|**Net current assets**|34,575|£38,539|||
||||||
|**Total assets**|34,575|£38,539|||
||||||
|**Funds of the charity**|||||
|Unrestricted funds|£18,989|£22,953|||
|Restricted funds|£15,586|£15,586|||
||||||
|**Closing Balances**|||||
|Dreams and Visions|£3,465|£7,316|||
|Network Norwich|£31,110|£31,223|||
||||||
||||||
|**Total net assets**|**£34,575**|**£38,539**|||
||||||
|**Total Assets**|**£34,575**|**£38,539**|||
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||**Independent**
**examiner's**
**report on the**
**accounts**|||
|---|---|---|---|
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|**Section A**|**Independent Examiner’s Report**|||
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|**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**|Charity Name
Christian Community Trust for Norwich and Norfolk Ltd|||
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|**On accounts for the**
**year ended**|31st March 2023|**Charity no (if any)**|1105340|
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|**Set out on pages**|1 and 2
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)|||
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|**Respective**
**responsibilities of**
**trustees and examiner**|The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under
section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.|||
|**Basis of independent**
**examiner’s statement**|My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given
by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently
no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view
and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.|||
|**Independent**
**examiner's**
**statement**|In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention .
1.
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material
respect, the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities
Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply
with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
2.
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
*_Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._|||
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**March 2012**
**IER**
|**Signed:**|John Payne|**Date:**|14th Novembe
2023|
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|**Name:**|John Payne|||
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|**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or**
**body (if any):**|ACMA|||
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|**Address:**|35 Henby Way|||
||Norwich|||
||NR7 0LD|||
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|**Section B**
**Disclosure**||||
||Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.|||
**March 2012**
**IER**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**March 2012**
**IER**