## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01April 2021 To 31 March 2022** **Charity name: Open Heaven (Wednesbury)** ## **Charity registration number: 1123352** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC
("THE OBJECTS"):
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN
SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE
CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME
MAY THINK FIT;
(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO
PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD
HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS,
GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND
INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION
OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN
SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE
CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME
THINK FIT; AND
(C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH
WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE
UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS
THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO
TIME MAY THINK FIT.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|• Provides human resources
• Provides buildings / facilities
• Provides services
• Provides advocacy / advice / information
Youth clubs
Children’s club
After school clubs
Parent and toddler activities
Family activities
Youth camp
Community inclusion activities
Church meetings
Food pantry and food bank| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In the construction of the aims of the
charity, the trustees have had regard to
said guidance.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grant applications support activities that
align to the charity objectives such as youth
and children’s activities. Grant money is
kept within restricted budgets to ensure
correct spend allocation.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The charity invests both grant and donated
monies in the delivery of its activities.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity delivers several activities each
week that are either wholly or partly staffed
by volunteers. These include activities for
children, youth and adults and range from
clubs to coffee mornings and parent
activities.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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.|Para 1.20|2021-22 began under the continued
influence of Covid-19. The final lockdown
ceased in March 2021, although some
restrictions remained until July 2021. The
year had a series of peaks and troughs
with infection rates, all of which affected
activities at the church.
However, the church was able to hold
weekly services throughout the year,
together with special events such as
Passover, Easter, Mothers and Fathers’
Day services, and the regular Christmas
services – Children’s party, Nativity and
Carols by candlelight.
Due to the uncertainty regarding Covid, we
maintained our on line presence and
connection with the congregation – posting
services online following the in person
services. Initially, services maintained
social distancing and were restricted in the
numbers we could accommodate, so adult
and family services were delivered,| together with the on line services. Towards the latter months of the year we were able to return to single services combining both families and those without children. In September, we were able to resume our children’s work, with our Saturday children’s club proving very popular. We arranged several trips and events including trips to Inflatanation (a bouncy castle mega site), laserquest and bowling. We also maintained connection with local schools through the provision of school assemblies – both online and in person, organising the final year leavers party (donating the use of church equipment for the event) and donating the use of equipment to fund raising events. The child bereavement service that was established during the early months of Covid-19 was maintained to help children who had sadly lost family members work through their grief. For several years, the church has sponsored a child through Compassion and maintained that sponsorship throughout the year. The church bought a minibus for use on trips and moving equipment. The minibus was unused by local schools and due to the assistance that the church had provided the schools, they agreed to sell the bus to the church. This has been an excellent asset, making the provision of trips for children much easier, while also being used to collect and deliver large food volumes for the food pantry. The church continued to provide a food bank to those who were struggling financially and also a shopping service to those self-isolating. People were able to contact the church with their shopping list and members of the church would buy the shopping and deliver it to their door. The service was advertised on the Facebook page, within the online services, through the council and through various community groups, including the local Covid-19 support groups. The food bank was moved to our Price Road site and amalgamated with our food pantry service. We maintained connections with several organisations and companies that could provide food (such as FareShare, Morrisons Bescot, Walsall and Meadowvale Foods), which provided food for the food pantry. The pantry operates on the social supermarket model, where members pay a small weekly fee and can then choose what food they wish to ‘buy’, typically four or five times the value of the weekly fee. The pantry opened in January 2021 and quickly rose to 150 members (it’s maximum capacity) and now has a waiting list. It provides over 75,000 meals per year and has been featured in the local press. This was the first financial year where the pantry was in operation for the full year. There are high costs involved with running the pantry and providing the food, but the income, together with the donations of food, mean that the net cost to the church is minimal at this time. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The charity continues to perform well
against its objectives. It has good standing
in the community and local council and is
seen as a key provider of community
activities.
Covid continued to affect church activities
and the manner of support provided to the
community. In particular there remained
social distancing and mask wearing for part
of the year, and the food pantry continued
to provide a vital service to the community.
We continued to emphasise the provision
of food and emotional support, while
maintaining the spiritual connection with the
congregation.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The charity remains financially secure and
is able to meet its objectives through the
level of funding it achieves.
It has continued to innovate, increasing the
projects it delivers and continues to raise
new funds for those projects.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|The church remains financially secure,
maintaining a level of reserve funds
required to continue should a financial
shock occur.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity remains in a good position at
the end of 2021/22 with total funds of
£37,659. Income was £56,641 and
expenditure was £59,311, a net decrease
of £2,670 for the year. Although grant
funding for the year decreased from
£38,126 to £18,280, offerings and
donations increased markedly from
£30,773 to £37,188. Thus, the charity has a
healthy unrestricted balance of £16,430.
The food pantry has increased outgoings
but we see this as a vital service to the
community.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity holds at least 6 months
unrestricted expenditure in reserve to cover
costs for the mortgage taken out against
the church building.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|12 months reserve is £4,200| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Funding for the charity principally comes
from member giving (Unrestricted funding)
and grants for the delivery of targeted
activities (Restricted funding).
Grant applications support activities that
align to the charity objectives such as
community, youth and children activities.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|As the country began to transition out of
lockdown in the early part of the financial
year, there were concerns as to whether
the congregation would return to in person
meetings. However, we are pleased to
report that with social distancing measures
in place, and due to the efforts the church
made to maintain relationships through
various means, the congregation returned
in similar pre-pandemic numbers.
The church does need to evaluate the full
running costs against income from the food| pantry and ensure that these reman within acceptable levels of what the church is capable of supporting. This occurs on an ongoing basis to minimise the risk. Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed. CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5
FEBRUARY 2008| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Appointed**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**There is a Safeguarding Policy at the**
**Charity.**
**All children and youth workers are DBS**
**checked**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Open Heaven (Wednesbury)| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Wednesbury Church| |Registered charity number|1123352| 152 Crankhall Lane Wednesbury WS10 0ED Charity’s principal address ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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Woodcock|Chairman||| ||James Woodcock|Secretary||| ||Alison Rosenberg|Treasurer||| ||Charlie Banks|||| ||Edward Davies|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Reverend Dr Nicola Woodcock|Alison Rosenberg| ||
Chair|Treasurer| ||29-01-2023|| ||29-01-2023|| Charity registration No. 1123352 OPEN HEAVEN WEDNESBURY ACCOUNTS UNAUDITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Statement of Trustees. Responslbilllles Law applicable to charities in ErKJland & Wales requires th8 Board of trustees to prepare financial statements for eath finanaal year wthich give a true and fair view of the charIt￿S fin8ncial activities durirKJ the year and of its financial position at th8 end of th8 financial year. In preparing those financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Board of trustees should follow best Practi￿ and:_ Select suitable accountiThJ Wicies and them apply ttr*rn consistently, Make judgments arttd èstimates that are reasonable and prudent. State whether applicable acMunting standards arKI statements of recommended Practi￿ have been followed, subject to any departures disctosed and explained in the finarKial statements, Prepare the financial staternerrts on the wrKJ CAYKwn basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity wll continue to operate. The trustees are also responsible keepir¥J aryyjjnting rec4)rds %thich disdose with reasonable accuracy the finarKial position of the charity and enable them to ascertain the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply wtth the requirements of applicable law and regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hen￿ taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irragularities This report was approved by the board of trustees on Signed Nicola Woodcock Chairnrustee Date 24-01-2023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examine￿$ Report Report to the trusteesl members of OPEN HEAVEN WEDNESBURY On accounts for the year ended 31" MarGh 2022 Charity no (if any) 1123352 Set out on pages 5-10 Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charty's trustees consider that an audtt is not required for this year trustees and examinor under sec*on 144 of the Chariti'es Act 2011 {the Charities Act) and that an independent examination ts 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 sedion 145{5)(b} of the Charities Act, and to state whether parb'cular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance wtth general Directions given examinerfs statement 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 tlems or disclosures in the accourrts. and seeking explanations from the trustees conoming 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 Irue and fairf view and the report is limrted to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connectton with my examinatFon, no material matters have come to my oxamlnerfs ststement attention (other than that disdo*J below I which gives me cause to believe that in, any material resFect: a¢¢ounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or the accounis do not acc(*d with the accounting records I have come across no thr matters in Connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Jan 2023 Name: Adrian Peter Murphy Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (If any}: frj Address: 104 Delius House, S￿phonY Court, Birmingham, B16 8AG Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (se& CC32, Independent examinab'on of tharity accounts." directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wlshes to disG105e. Open Heaven (Wednesbury) Income and Ex enditure Account April 2021 to March 2022 Unrestri¢bJ Restri¢bJ Totsl Funds fvnds funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Incomo Grant funding Donations, gifts. Offerings A¢livityArip Other incomelprofit tsl incomo 18.280 14,340 110 18,280 37,188 369 804 38,126 30.773 22.849 744 4.251 23.852 32,789 56.641 73,150 Expondlture Employee Costs Premises costs Repairs General admintstrative expenses Grant expenses Other Finance tharges Totsl ex enditure 5,1 5.136 14.225 923 20,￿3 18.447 517 59.311 5,092 9.8 16,880 7,479 27,260 530 67,138 6.920 923 15,445 18,447 4.617 517 17,575 41.736 ndituro 6,277 4,947 -2.670 6,012 Fund balan Fund balances at 1 April 2021 blf Fund balances at 31 March 2022 clf 10.153 16.430 30,177 21.229 40.330 37.659 34,318 40,330 Movgmonts In Fun Funds as at 1 April 2020 Income- 202012021 ExpeTrdi￿re - 202012021 Funds as at 1 April 2021 Income - 202112022 Expenditure- 2021r2022 Funds as at 1 April 2022 34.318 73.150 -67 138 40,330 56,641 -59311 37,659 Open Heaven ￿ednesbUry) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022 2022 2021 Current assets Debtors Bank balance Cash in hand 47.208 5.600 52,808 4.780 Creditors -604 -12.478 Not curront ¥￿e*S 37,659 40,330 Flxod a880ts Church buiidirwJ 60,IYJ) 60.000 Net flxed assots 60,OCw) 60,000 Net assgts 97,659 100,330 Llabllttles CLtrrent liability Long term liability 4.702 38.731 5.103 42.433 Net Ilablllty 43,433 47,536 Not asoots and Ilabllltle8 54,227 52.794 Open Heaven IWedn88bury) Notes to the A coun April 2021 to March 2022 1. Incom• ana Unre8trKaed Re5trth1 Totsl Fund8 2022 Tolal Funds 2021 Grant Fundlng SGVO 2030 VI￿On - FooKI Panty grant Samaritans Purse TIL grant SCVO 2030 Covhd19 resrminse fund Coronavirus Communty support (HM G￿) SCVO 2030 Youth grant West Midlands PolK% PCC grant Epic Grant IE8mae Faknaim F¢￿Ik1a1￿jn) 13.981 2,007 1.500 1,700 9,630 5,000 4,308 18.280 18280 18,280 18.280 38, Donatlons, GI￿ OlforlngB Tithe & Offerings Foodbank & P Donations Church Grry*tth Trust Loan - BuihJlNJ TADrk 19.974 19.974 13.230 3,985 19,418 13230 1.110 2,875 5,000 30,773 37,1 Acllvltyltrlp Children's trips & activlbo5 Toddler activitses Tuck Youth subs Stream subs TOdd￿r subs Traininwconforences Catering - donation for foLKI Outreach ovents 143 143 117 117 110 110 110 Gfft aKI Involos (Events & consuttats)n) Child SF4Jnsorship 744 3.272 919 60 4,251 744 804 Open Heaven ¢Wedn88bury) Notss to the Accounts April 2021 to March 2022 2. ExpwKllturn analy811 Unrestricted RestrLted Totsl Funds fvnds fund8 2(r22 Totd Fund$ 2021 Employ•0 costs Salary- pay ref 008 Payroll Cost8 CCPAS membership ICRB d￿S 4.2 4,200 763 129 5,092 129 129 5,136 Promiw colts Utility bills of church ag8 Life insurance- mortgage Rental ¢osts- church growth tNst Loan repayments. church g￿p•Ah tru8t uti￿'fy bN18 of church {PrKe Rd} 3,172 3,172 3.242 4,068 1.000 1,123 4,797 6.920 1,123 4,797 14,225 680 Ropalrn Repalr8- buildtng BuIldW￿ wark Repairs- buiiding {Price Rd) BulkllrKJ work (Price Rd) 43 1,388 281 281 923 18,880 Traininglconfere￿￿ Tralning resources RFA youth Worship Children Children trips & e¥ Toddler Tcddlor trips & e%Mts General minislry offi￿ c08ts & con8umable8 Capital- equipment Insurance (Building, Uability & C(thts) Insurance (Bulldlng - Price Rd) Child 8F¥)nsorship- CompaS￿n Catering & Janitorial Food Bank & Panty Outreach events 1.117 597 1.117 597 1,457 17 1,024 2,296 25 1,160 205 336 420 1,563 310 310 276 110 14.1 471 14.966 4.617 15.445 20.(￿3 7,479 Open Heaven Iwednosbury) Notes to the Accounts April 2021 to March 2022 2. Ex￿nd￿rn •naty•* (¢onL) Unrn5tsKtsJ Restricted Total Fund8 funds Total Funds 2021 Grnnt •xpon$os Coron•vlNS Ctfflrnur* gjpwt (frN Gty CoronavbuB Commur* supk*xt. ￿l￿¥V4 coron8￿1￿5 Cammunly SUFPJrt- siafflrwj Rank Foundation - Pebbles grant SCVO Forxl Panty grant. CW (x*ts SCVO Foc¥J Panty grant. Refu￿5&h1￿￿ SCVO food paI￿Y grant. fV48nu8 costs SCVO food panty grant. ¥toffiry SCVO Food Panty rn. FrarKtr#sti . Sandwell MBC. oJrnmun*y partrwsll) Ew Samarltans Purse TIL grant SCVO 2030 Covld19 respon8e fvnd WM PolKe PCC grant Epic grant- sesslonal ￿￿kerS Epic grant. Actrrfity costs Epic Grant -operatior￿1 costs Epic grant- Worksh￿S￿ninar ￿sIS Epic grant- uaft costs Epic grant- Publicty costs Epic grant- Refreshments SCVO 2030 Youlh grant. TrfpB a actr¥M SCVO 2030 Yrth grnnt. EqurA 1,21X> 3,220 3,220 1,250 3,346 3,220 748 151 1.597 151 1.597 500 2,027 1.572 1,364 2,638 1,615 1,615 319 319 434 227 22T 227 25 814 751 18,447 25 814 751 18,447 7,260 Oth¢r Flnance charg AOG Annual eontril)utlon AOG mlnlstefS subscrfptlon HSBC bank charge8 37 517 37 517 3. Debtorn 2022 Crodttorn 2022 2021 Church Gr￿¥th Trust Inv 4691 m￿re Pay- Payroll charge Mar Expenses claim (items I￿Ought for acb¥iks aThl ￿ts} British Gas Vlrgin Media HSBC bank charges 531 60 11.887 604 12,478 Open Heavon (Wednesbury) Notes to the Accou April 2021 to March 2022 6. Prop•rtylMorW p*ym•nts 2021 Value of larKI {no depreciaton) Depreciated value of property over lifv of Value of propety & k9nd 40,000 18,400 58,400 40.000 20,000 60,000 Mortgage loan balance Jan 2021 Mortgage prinopal payments on k)an (as of DeG'21) Mortgago108n balance start 2022123 41,762 44,613 2,980 38.782 2,851 41,7S2 Interest paY1￿7ts (as of Dec ?1} 1,218 8. Liablllll m￿age loan balance start 202Z?3 Mortgagè principal payTnents (m 2022r23 (current li*i*) Long temi liabilty 38,782 41.762 2.579 36,203 2,980 38,782 Intérest paymerfts 20022r23- Jan to De¢ 22 1,088 Church growth trust12 months rent2022r23 lalylity) Church growth1su8t loan balance start 2022r23 Payments on loan 2022r23 (￿rr￿rt Ikblllty) Long tenn Ilablllty Repay £5616 0￿r S )•*# ￿￿.￿1￿) 3,650 1.123 2.527 4,774 3,650 10 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examine￿$ Report Report to the trusteesl members of OPEN HEAVEN WEDNESBURY On accounts for the year ended 31" MarGh 2022 Charity no (if any) 1123352 Set out on pages 5-10 Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charty's trustees consider that an audtt is not required for this year trustees and examinor under sec*on 144 of the Chariti'es Act 2011 {the Charities Act) and that an independent examination ts 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 sedion 145{5)(b} of the Charities Act, and to state whether parb'cular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance wtth general Directions given examinerfs statement 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 tlems or disclosures in the accourrts. and seeking explanations from the trustees conoming 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 Irue and fairf view and the report is limrted to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connectton with my examinatFon, no material matters have come to my oxamlnerfs ststement attention (other than that disdo*J below I which gives me cause to believe that in, any material resFect: a¢¢ounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or the accounis do not acc(*d with the accounting records I have come across no thr matters in Connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Jan 2023 Name: Adrian Peter Murphy Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (If any}: frj Address: 104 Delius House, S￿phonY Court, Birmingham, B16 8AG Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (se& CC32, Independent examinab'on of tharity accounts." directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wlshes to disG105e.