||Trustee name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted
ear|if not for whole|Name ofperson (or body) entitled
to a
oint trustee (ifan
)|Name ofperson (or body) entitled
to a
oint trustee (ifan
)|Name ofperson (or body) entitled
to a
oint trustee (ifan
)| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Rev'd Graham|Minister|||||| ||Hoslett||||||| |2|Mrs Jane Seals|Treasurer|||Church|Meeting|| |3|Mrs Sally Staniforth||||Church|Meeting|| |4|Mr Paul Evans||||Church|Meeting|| ||Mrs Pamela||1"January|2022 —27'"|Church|Meeting|| ||Cribbin||November|2022|||| |6|Mrs Heather Sims||||Church|Meeting|| ||Mr. Douglas||||Church|Meeting|| ## ## ||||||||~|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||~|| |Summary
ofthe objects
charity set out in its
governing
document||||||ofthe|The object ofthe charity
is the advancement
ofthe Christian
faith for the
benefit of the public
in accordance
with the Scheme of Union ofthe
United
Reformed
Church.|| ||||||||The New Testament
reveals the Church as a community
of people,|| ||||||||properly
taught
and cared for, who are committed
to love and care for|| ||||||||each other and to bring a blessing
to the area
in which they live.|| ||||||||Members
ofthe church are encouraged
to join one ofthe housegroups|| ||||||||that exist within the church to foster deeper fellowship,
to encourage|| ||||||||more committed
discipleship,
and to enable and foster personal
and|| ||||||||corporate
evangelistic
concern.|| ||||||||Vision: During the course of the year the church
reviewed
and|| ||||||||reformulated
its vision. Our vision is to be a God-centred,
vibrant,|| ||||||||growing
church,
full of passionate
disciples,
living
'life in all its fullness'|| ||||||||John 10:10|| ||||||||Worship:
Fulfilling
the objectives
in preaching,
teaching
and showing|| ||||||||practical care in the community,
in the normal
teaching
in the Church
on|| ||||||||Sundays
at our weekly 10.00am service, and
in the housegroups.
Messy|| ||||||||Church
continued,
monthly
on Saturdays.
The monthly
Church
Prayer|| ||||||||Meeting
continued.
A Community
Carols
in the Car Park was held.|| ||||||||Worship
continued
to be livestreamed
onto the church Facebook page,|| ||||||||an audio version ofthe Sermon
being available
on the church Sermon|for| ||||||||Today phoneline
(01483)959616most Sunday afternoons.|| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
undertaken
for the
public benefit
in relation to
these objects (include
within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have
had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)|||||||Bringing the love ofChrist to the community:
Finance, produce
and
practical voluntary
help was given to other charitable
organisations
operating
in the Guildford
area such as Besom, Matrix Trust and the
North
Guildford
Foodbank, as well as on occasion to individuals
through
a designated
Hardship
Fund, administered
by the church treasurer,
an
additional
Elder, and a church member.
Monday coffee mornings
were
held weekly and the bi-monthly
Lunch Club was well attended.
The
Guildford
Christians
Against
Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre continued
in
partnership
with other local churches,
hosted
on Westborough
Church
premises.
We gave regular financial
support to CAP and supported
the|| ||||||||Guildford
CAP Job Club and Life Skills Courses being
run
in other|| ||||||||churches
in Guildford.
During the year the post of Church
and|| ||||||||Community
Worker was advertised
and, although
an appointment
was|| ||||||||made, the person appointed
has not been able to take up the post due|to| ||||||||ill health.|| ||||||||Bringing support to churches
and individuals
serving
Christ|| ||||||||elsewhere
in the UK and overseas: The church supports
missionary|| ||||||||endeavour
overseas
through
relationships
with particular
individuals
and|| ||||||||the churches
or agencies they work through,
based
in France,|| ||||||||Zimbabwe,
and Redhill (UK). Monthly
collections were made for the|| ||||||||purpose
offinancial
support
and news shared
in our worship
to|| ||||||||encourage
our praying.|| ||||||||Youth 8 Children:
The toddler group (Kangaroo
Club) is led by the|| ||||||||minister.
Childminders,
parents
and children
were welcome at the|| ||||||||Monday Coffee Mornings.|| ||||||||The Trustees
have read the guidance
on public benefit issued
by the|| ||||||||Charity
Commission
and have had regard to it when
planning
the|| ||||||||activities for the forthcomin
ear.|| ||||||||February 2023|| ## ||e|~||A
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ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during
the year||||Worship: The preaching
on Sundays
largely followed the Revised
Common
Lectionary
readings.
Communion
was offered monthly.
Along
with the Minister
and guest speakers,
several
church members|| |||||preached
in the year.|| |||||The church
held a prayer meeting
monthly
except
in August.|| |||||Five adult housegroups
continued
to meet.|| |||||Messy Church
met on the third Saturday
of the month
(mostly),
with 12|| |||||households
and 30 children
on average
attending.|| |||||Bringing the love ofChrist to the community:
The WhatsApp
group|| |||||has continued
to enable contact, fellowship,
and prayer.
Daily Bible|| |||||Readings
were made available
on Facebook and YouTube twice a week,|| |||||using the Lectionary
readings.
A dedicated
telephone
number was|| |||||maintained
to host the Daily Bible Readings
on weekdays
and the|| |||||Sunday Sermons
on Sunday afternoons,
with those not online
in mind.|| |||||Youth 8 Children:
The parent and toddler group offered children
the|| |||||chance to share together
in Christian
songs and fun activities.|| |||||Bringing support to churches
and individuals
serving
Christ|| |||||elsewhere
in the UK and overseas:
It was not possible for members|of| |||||the church
to travel to Zimbabwe
to offer fellowship
and support
during|| |||||the year, but the church has continued
to contribute
to and support the|| |||||work
in Zimbabwe
making
financial
gifts and providing
prayer support.|| |||||Otherwise,
overseas support
has been primarily
through
personal|| |||||relationships
with individuals
and the churches
or agencies they work|| |||||through,
based
in France and the UK. In addition
we have regularly|| |||||supported
the work of Matrix Trust.|| |Brief statement
charity's
policy|Brief statement
charity's
policy|ofthe
on reserves|The Trustees
have set a policy of retaining
reserves
sufficient for the
foreseeable
needs of the Church,
in the region of 6 months
anticipated
expenditure.
There was an overall excess of income over expenditure| |---|---|---|---| ||||this year of2881.| ||||Two trustees
were paid expenses
during
the year. The minister
is paid| ||||travel expenses
and is reimbursed
for other expenses
incurred
in the| ||||fulfilment
of his ministry. Jane Seals is paid travel expenses
and is| ||||reimbursed
for other expenses
incurred
in the fulfilment
of her role as| ||||CAP Centre manager.
The minister's
wife was also paid expenses
in her| ||||role as CAP debt coach until she stepped
down
in May. A trustee's
son| ||||continued
employment
as church cleaner.| |Trustees'|Responsibilities||Charity
law requires
the Trustees
to prepare accounts for each financial| ||||year which give a true and fair view ofthe state of affairs of the charity| ||||and ofthe profit and loss of the charity for that period.
In preparing
these| ||||accounts,
the Trustees are required
to:-| ||||Select suitable
accounting
policies and then apply them| ||||consistently.| ||||Make adjustments
and estimates
that are reasonable
and| ||||prudent.| ||||Prepare the accounts
on the ongoing
concern basis unless
it is| ||||inappropriate
to assume
that the charity
will continue
in operation.| ||||The Trustees are responsible
for keeping
proper accounting
records| ||||which disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial
position| ||||of the charity and to enable them to ensure
that the accounts
comply
with| ||||the Charities Acts. They are also responsible
for safeguarding
the assets| ||||of the charity and hence for taking reasonable
steps for the prevention| ||||and detection
of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees
confirm that| ||||the accounts
comply
with current statutory
requirements.| ## ## ## ||||||Unrestricted
funds|Restricted
funds|Endowment
funds|Total funds|Last year| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||to the nearest
6|to the nearest 8|to the nearest 6|to the nearest 6|to the nearest 6| |A1 Receipts|||||||||| |Tithes and offerin|s||||32,961|18,714||51,675|57,366| |Income tax refunds||under|Gift Aid||9,260|3,517||12,777|12,109| |Church
lettings|||||13,847|||13,847|4,701| |Bank interest|||||216|||216|17| |Activities|||||4,632|||4,632|2,494| |CAP Centre income||||||26,529||26,529|22,034| |Grants|||||||||25| |Other income|||||3,176|||3,176|9,433| |Total receipts||(Gross income||for
AR)|64,092|48,760||112,852|108,179| |A2 Payments|A2 Payments||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |MINISTERIAL||COSTS|||||||| |URC|MKM and|local minist||costs||28,050||28,050|28,087| |Grou|ex enses||||||9,908|9,908|7,518| |COSTS OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES|||||||||| |Church costs:|||||||||| ||Insurance|||||3,491||3,491|3,121| ||Water rates|||||554||554|159| ||Buildin
s maintenance|||and cleaner||6,380||6,380|12,200| ||Gas|||||3,060||3,060|1,929| ||Electrici|||||1,917||1,917|1,066| ||Telephone|||||609||609|496| |Teachin
costs:|||||||||| ||Pul itsu|||||362||362|175| ||Children
S.|oun|eo|le||178||178|65| |Administration|||||||||| ||Office ik Administration|||||7,687||7,687|6,757| ||Caterin|||||137||137|58| ||Publicity|||||203||203|240| ||Other|||||893||893|628| |Other
ro rammes;|||||||||| ||Ma'or pro'ects|||||231||231|| ||Events|||||753||753|| ||Mess
Church|||||633||633|282| ||Evan
elism|& books|||||||28| ||Training|||||100||100|| ||CAP Centre|costs|||||26,320|26,320|24,787| |Governance||||||768||768|756| |Grants payable
and restricted
on||||donations|passed|770|18,967|19,737|20,393| ||||Total payments|||56,776|55,195|111,971|108,745| ||Net ofrecei||ptsl(payments)|||7,316|6,435|881|566| |A3 Transfers||between funds||||7,800|7,800||| |A4 Cash funds last year end||||||50,403|27,255|77,658|78,224| ||Cash funds|||this year end||49,919|28,620|78,539|77,658| ||~|a|||e|~||~|~|||~
~|~||~||~|~|~||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||||||Unrestricted|||||Restricted||funds|Endowment| |||Gsitegol'les|||||De(aiis||||||to|funds
nearest|||6|to nearest F|||funds
to nearest f| |B1 Cash funds|||||||CAF|Bank -|CAF||Cash a/c||||||2,491||||| ||||||||CAF|Bank Gold||a/c||||||45,967||||4,921|| ||||||||CAF|Bank CAP||a/c||||||||||18,405|| ||||||||Shawbrook||Bank|||||||||||5,294|| ||||||||Lloyds Bank||||||||||1,461||||| ||||||||Cash|in hand|||||||||||||| |||||||||||||Total cash funds||||49,919||||28,620|| |||||||||(agree balances||||with receipts and payments|||||||||| |||||||||||||account(s))|||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||Restricted||funds|| ||||||||Data))s|||||||||||to nearest 6|||| |B2 Breakdown|||of|restricted|funds||Group Fund|||||||||||||1,225|| ||||||||Misison Support||||Fund|||||||||3,696|| ||||||||CAP|accounts||||||||||||23,699|| ||||||||||Total|||restricted funds||||||||28,620|| ||||||||||||||Fund||to|which||Amount||due|| ||||||||Details||||||hablh|||relates|||||| |B3Liabilities|||||||||||||||||||||| |Signed
trustees|by two trustees|||on behalf of|all|the||||Signature|||||||Print|Name|||Date of
roval| ||||||||||||||||||Graham|Hoslett|||7 9 %W| ||||||||||||||||||Jane|Seals|||w(w(~z| ##