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Summary
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To advance the Christian
religion
in the Elstow / Bedford area, for the benefit of
the public; and maintain
links with the wider Congregational
Federation.|objects
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Summary
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ofthe charity se
its governing
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To advance the Christian
religion
in the Elstow / Bedford area, for the benefit of
the public; and maintain
links with the wider Congregational
Federation.|objects
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ocument.
Summary
ofthe
ofthe charity se
its governing
d
To advance the Christian
religion
in the Elstow / Bedford area, for the benefit of
the public; and maintain
links with the wider Congregational
Federation.|objects
t out in
ocument.
Summary
ofthe
ofthe charity se
its governing
d
To advance the Christian
religion
in the Elstow / Bedford area, for the benefit of
the public; and maintain
links with the wider Congregational
Federation.|objects
t out in
ocument.
Summary
ofthe
ofthe charity se
its governing
d
To advance the Christian
religion
in the Elstow / Bedford area, for the benefit of
the public; and maintain
links with the wider Congregational
Federation.| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||To meet the objectives ofthe charity:| |||||We hold weekly services on a Sunday
in the building.
Qur Sunday Services are| |||||followed
by a time offellowship.| |||||All of our meetings
are open to anyone who would
like to attend.
During 2023 we| |||||welcomed
some new people to our meetings.| |||||Throughout
2023 we continued
to offer some ofour meetings
via Zoom, for those| |||||unable to attend
'in person'.
Those joining
via Zoom have
in the past benefited
from| |||||meeting
in the building,
but for a variety of reasons cannot currently
meet with us on| |||||a Sunday
morning
or Thursday
afternoon.
The Zoom link is available to anyone who| |||||would
like to attend.| |||||Qur Qffice Holders met regularly
throughout
the year, to monitor our Ongoing
work;| |Summary
the main|of|||and make the necessary
arrangements
regarding
all the issues that need our
atteAt! GA.| |activities||||Qn a fortnightly
basis on a Thursday
in Term Time, we run either Bible study and| |undertaken
for the public
benefit in||||Fellowship
or Coffee morning.
These are open to anyone who would
like to attend.
A number
from the local community
join us for Coffee Mornings.| |relation to||||~ A number
of local community
groups —including
Ladybirds
(Preschool); Brownies;| |these objects
(include
within this
section the||||and Slimming
World use the premises,
Along with the events we run, these groups
aclci to the pos!t!Ve beflef!Ito the conlnlun! ty ofthe ex!SteACB Gfthe Cha!!ty we
manage.| |statutory||||~ From time totime (usually a Saturday)
we have 'one off' bookings to use the| |declaration
that trustees
have had||||pfenl!ses fo!8 vaAety offa!T!!lygathe!'!Ags —b!fthclay parties, etc .. .
At our Qffice Holder meetings,
some agenda
items may be ofa confidential
nature,
and| |!'Bga!"clto|the|||not open to non-Office
Holders.| |gu!ciance
issued by the
Charity
Commission||||There is no charge made to attend any, or all, ofour events.
Attendees
are given the
opportunity
to make a financial
donation
to support the work ofEBCF. Some support our
work with a regular Bank Transfer of money to the Fellowship*s
account, or a cheque,| |on public||||payable to the Fellowship,
others prefer to make a cash donation each time they visit. the| |benefit)||||building.| |||||2023 had its set ofchallenges.
However,
most,
ifnot all ofour contacts can testify to the| |||||benefit they obtain by being pari ofEBCFand sharing
fellowship
with others.| |||||As part of our oversight
and engagement
with our contacts, the Trustees keep in mind| |||||and seek to pay due regard to the issue of public benefit guidance
issued by the Charity| |||||Commission.| |||||We are also aware ofthe need to protect people, (especially
from any infectious disease),| |||||our property
and the environment.
Indeed,
many would say that these are a natural| |||||outworking
ofthe Christian
Faith which shapes our actions.| |||||Ladybirds,
Slimming
World and Brownies are not run by EBCF, but are a tangible| |||||expression
of how our building
is used for the public benefit ofthe local community.
The| |||||Leaders ofthese groups have signed that they will adhere to our Safeguarding
Policy and| |||||other relevant
regulations,
during
their use of our premises.| |||Additional
details ofobjectives and activities (Qptional
information)||| |---|---|---|---|---| |You may|choose to
We are greatly blessed by the contribution
made by all our|||| |include further statements,
volunteers,
who give freely oftheir time, talents, and money, to||||| |where relevant,
about:
support the ongoing
work ofEBCF, without
any financial
reward.||||| |policy|on|grantmaking;
VVe are not a grant-making
body.||| |policy|programme|||| |related|investment;
Ifwe have surplus
to current expenditure
funds, we seek to hold|||| |contribution
made by
some ofthem
in an easy access interest-bearing
account.||||| |volunteers.||||| |Summary||ln accordance
with our objectives, some of the money raised
in 2023was given to||| |ofthe||outside causes to alleviate
poverty and need; and some ofour income is given to||| |achieve-
ments of||organisations
which promote the Christian
faith; our greatest expenditure
relates to
keeping the property
in a good condition.||| |the charity||Some off-site gatherings
like Fellowship
breakfasts
and a Christmas
meal took place||in| |during
the year||2023. All who attended these gatherings
greatly enjoyed not only the food, but also
being with fellow minded
people.||| |||Throughout
the year the Trustees
reguiarly
monitored
our financial
position and||| |||continued
to give due diligence to the funds being used
in accordance
with our||| |||Charitable
purposes;
and ensure assets were available
when
required,||| |||The Trustees consider that all known
risks around
any potential
reduced
income and||| |||anticipated
expenditure
were given due consideration.||| |Brief statement
We aim to hold a minimum
of approximately
6 months
expenditure
in our||||| |ofthe charity"s
account to pay ongoing
regular
bills.
In addition to this, we consider
itwise to||||| |policy on||hold in the region ofa further F15,000 in hand, to pay for any unplanned||| |||expenditure
which may arise at short notice on our building
which is over 110||| |||years old.||| |||Any funds not required
in the near future are held
in an interest-bearing
account.||| |||VVe ended the financial year with a healthy
balance
in hand.||| |Details of|any|||| |funds materially
None ofour funds were in deficit at any stage during the year in question.||||| |in deficit||||| |Further financial||review details (Qptional
information)||| |You may||Income.
In 2023 our voluntary
donations,
amounted
to 614,828 - 35which shows|the|| |choose to
include||commitment
of our givers, and the public benefit they believe is delivered
through|EBCF.|| |additional||Gift Aid and Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme Tax refund amounted
to E5,296 —46||| |information,
where
relevant||The groups who use the building
contributed
E16,709 —50.which helps us maintain||the| |about:||building,
keeping
itas a valuable asset for the local community.||| |||All other income amounted
to F2,446 - 22.||| |BCFTrustees Annual
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