Trustees Annual Report 2023-2023 Holmgate Evangelical Church, Clay Cross.
Trust Information
Name: Holmgate Evangelical Church, Valley Road, Clay Cross, CHESTERFIELD. S45 9QF
Registered Number: 1128764
Governing Document: Constitution and rules dated 10 October 2017
Trustees during the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
Managing Trustees: W S Allwood (Church Officers) S C Brewer P G Waters (Pastor) R Paradise J Pickup R J Sinclair B. Lamb G. Pooley R. Lowe G. Paradise
Annual Trustees Report – Year Ended 31 March 2023
The Managing Trustees, who are the Church Officers including the Pastor have pleasure in presenting this report of the church for the year ended 31 March 2023. The information set out above regarding the trust forms part of our report and the accompanying accounts are the accounts of the church which we have prepared and were adopted by the Trustees.
Aim and purposes
The Managing Trustees are responsible for promoting the mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. They are also responsible for the maintenance of the Church building, the Manse and High Street property.
Objectives and Activities
The Managing Trustees are committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our fellowship. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.
When planning our activities for the year, the Pastor and Church Elders (who are managing trustees) have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our fellowship community through:
Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel, and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.
The provision of pastoral care for the congregation. Missionary and outreach work.
To enable this work to be carried out, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church properties.
Achievements and Performance
Worship and Prayer
There are now 55 full members and 4 associate members. Average Sunday service attendance is 90 in the morning and 40 in the evening. The morning Sunday school has been another encouraging year. The material we use is Biblical, thorough, and covers the whole Bible in 4 years, so from starting at age 3, they should cover the Bible twice before starting senior school. There can be up to 20 children attending on a Sunday morning.
Bible Study and Prayer meetings continued on Tuesday evenings both in person at Church and also via Zoom for those who were uncomfortable meeting with other people.
Pastoral Care
During the week many activities are run for church members and the community as follows:
On Wednesday mornings there is the mothers and toddlers group. Each week A typical session will include free play, messy play, a craft which is normally themed around the Bible story for that week. We finish with a snack, Bible story, songs and maybe a game. The mums/dads/grandma and granddad’s have time for a chat whilst supervising their children. We currently have around 16 children each week.
Explorers Club are now meeting on Thursday evenings during school term time. Explorers has gone from strength to strength.. These numbers have now swelled to 63 children on the books and a regular 34 in attendance. This is due to the positive impact the church has had on the school, and in the community, in recent months.
All sessions have been based on the Faith in Kids material which is available online. The children have looked at who God is and what church is all about in two series so far. We have also looked at the Christmas & Easter stories in the build up to these events. Various different activities have also taken place, including a number of Holiday Bible Clubs.
Craft Club - Our programme is varied and we have had flower arranging, a cookery demonstration and made some Easter cards. These short talks present the gospel in an easy to understand way, and is followed by prayer.
We average about 14 - 16 ladies and have been encouraged by two more ladies joining.
Men’s breakfast has been a very enjoyable ministry, we have had a consistent number of men attending breakfast each month and the joy of having most of the children of the church coming along too! We enjoy a time of fellowship together and the quiet time has been led by different men throughout the year.
Ladies prayer lunch - Meeting monthly at church for prayer and study topics. We have had much
to pray for and we have been very blessed and encouraged in our togetherness before theLord. Our lunch time provides a great opportunity for fellowship and strengthening friendships. Many of the ladies remain at Church to take part in the craft club outreach the same afternoon. All the ladies are very welcome to join with us at any time for all or part of the day.
The Lunch Club
The regular lunch club has seen some new members join with attendance varying between 30 and 40, and it’s a priveledge to be able to share the Gospel message with so many.
Who let the dads out?
WLTDO meets monthly on Saturday mornings for Grandad’s, Uncle’s, Father Figures and their children aged 0-5. A place where they can come and chat or read a newspaper while the
children play and have the opportunity to do a craft activity. Bacon and Sausage cobs are served with tea and coffee and a selection of snacks and juice for the children. Our vision is to show God’s love and build relationships with these men and their children and feed them into other ministries like Explorers and Men’s Breakfast as examples.
Mission and Evangelism
The Church continues to regularly support 6 missionary organisations and 2 individual missionaries working in various parts of the world. We also provide ad-hoc gifts to 3 other missionary societies and 1 individual.
Reserves Policy
The Church Officers constantly review the level of funds and seek to ensure sufficient is carried forward to meet anticipated expenditures necessary to enable the church to continue its activities and to maintain the properties in good condition. Where surplus funds build up the Officers will seek the church members' agreement to make gifts to Missionaries and other Evangelical Christian work.
Structure, governance and management
Under the church rules it is the members' responsibility to appoint or dismiss a Church Officer who, on taking up office, becomes a trustee. Appointment is by means of a majority of at least 75% of the members voting to appoint that person an Officer. A Church Officer may resign at any time.
Signed on behalf of the trustees:- Simon Brewer
Date: - 19[th] Jan 2023
Charity Name No (if any) Holmgate Evangelical Church CC 1128764
Receipts and payments accounts
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For the period | Period start date 4/1/2022 |
To | Period end date 3/31/2023 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| HEC 85,614.57 - - 85,615 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total 85,614.57 - - 85,615 - - - - - - Total receipts 85,614.57 - - 85,615 - A2 Asset and investment sales, etc. ~~een~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| General Expenditure 82,401.74 - - 82,402 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total 82,401.74 - - 82,402 - - - - - - Total payments 82,401.74 - - 82,402 - A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc. ~~=~~ |
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| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 3,212.83 | - | - | 3,213 | - | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 11,138.21 | - | - | 11,138 | - | ||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | 14,351.04 | - | - | 14,351 | - | ||||
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | HEC General Account - - - HEC High Interest Account - - - High Street Account 14,351.04 - - 14,351.04 - - Total cash funds ~~—====~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK OK |
OK | |||
| Unrestricted Restricted |
Endowment | ||||
| funds funds |
funds | ||||
| Details | to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~——==~~ |
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| Details | Cost (optional) Fund to which asset belongs |
Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - - - - - - - ~~=~~ |
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| Details | Cost (optional) Fund to which asset belongs |
Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Church Building General Fund - 600,000 Church Manse General Fund - 120,000 Shop Building General Fund - 100,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~oe~~ |
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| Fund to which Amount due |
When due | ||||
| Details | liability relates (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Unpresented income General 9,910 4/30/2022 - - - - Signature Print Name S Brewer Simon Brewer (Treasurer) 1/12/2024 Date of approval ~~———-~~ |