## **Twydall Evangelical Church**
**Registered Charity No. 1133469**
**Trustees' Annual Report for the year 1[st] April 2020 – 31[st] March 2021**
## **Twydall Evangelical Church Registered Charity No. 1133469**
## Section A Reference and administration details
## **Principal Address**
Twydall Evangelical Church Goudhurst Road Gillingham Kent ME8 6LQ
## **Correspondence address**
33 Hoath Lane Gillingham ME8 0SW
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Trustee name Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole year**
Graham Frederick 1 Smith
- 2 Mark Andrew Fillier Peter William Nebbs Secretary/Treasure
- 3 r
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
## **Type of governing document**
Trust deed dated 22[nd] November 2009
## **How the charity is constituted**
Trust
## **Trustee selection methods**
Trustees are appointed by a resolution passed by a simple majority at a meeting of the Spiritual Leadership.
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(“the Spiritual Leadership‟ means the body of persons recognised by the Church as having responsibility and authority within the Church for its spiritual leadership)
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The Objects of the Church are for the benefit of the public:
1 to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit;
2 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 Trustees from time to time may think fit; and
3 to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit.
**Summary of the 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)**
**The trustees, as required by law, have regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in their oversight of the church.**
## **Object 1.**
Provision and maintenance of a church building for public acts of worship, for Christian teaching and as a centre for Christian outreach to the general public. The conduct of public acts of worship, weddings and funerals. Conducting acts of worship in and for the local community. Street, door-to-door and internet communication and evangelism. Distribution of Christian literature. Participation in outdoor acts of worship and/or evangelism. Seeking new followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. Promoting prayer and praise to God. Promoting the reading and study of the Bible. Contributing to the spiritual and moral education of children through the provision of clubs, classes and in local schools Contributing towards a better society by the provision of social activities, e.g. a parents’ and toddlers’ group, children’s clubs, etc.
Encouragement, support and promotion of pastoral care and chaplaincy work. Contributing to followers’ good spiritual, mental and physical health; aiding the prevention of ill-health, speeding recovery and fostering peace and composure in
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the face of ill-health or death. Providing comfort and practical help to the bereaved and others in need. The support of missionaries and missionary organisations seeking to spread the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ
## **Object 2.**
Supporting, financially or practically, UK charities and indigenous non-governmental organisations, particularly in developing countries, established or conducted for the purposes of helping people affected by financial hardship and/or sickness or vulnerable to poor health. Encouraging ‘fair trade’ by example and exhortation. Contributing funds for emergency aid, etc. to those in need as a result of disasters and other emergencies. Contributing funds and goods to UK charities and indigenous non-governmental organisations in developing countries to help people gain access to safe water, sanitation and basic requirements
The provision of, or funds to purchase, basic supplies to help families, children and schools throughout the world that are unable to afford them. Donations of funds or goods to other charities assisting those in need in the locality of Twydall Evangelical Church who are affected by financial hardship, or who are old, infirm or homeless. Supporting and encouraging the Medway Foodbank through members’ contributions and donations of food and finance.
Providing facilities for the running of the Twydall Foodbank Centre, part of the Medway Foodbank network.
Running free money management courses for members of the local community.
## **Object 3.**
Supporting schools serving the local community by the provision of books and other resources.
Supporting schools serving the local community by participation in school assemblies and classes.
Providing opportunities for school visits to the church building for educational purposes.
Supporting schools overseas, particularly in developing countries.
The provision of funds to purchase appropriate supplies to help families, children and schools throughout the world that are unable to afford them.
## **Contribution by volunteers**
The church is dependent on the work of volunteers who are members and supporters of the church. Without their dedicated work and support the church would not be able to operate.
Expenses and, where appropriate, gifts, have been made to visiting preachers and speakers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic worship services at the church premises were only able to be held for a short period, from 6[th] September to 1[st] November 2020. For those few weeks one service was held, on Sunday mornings. For those able to access the online facility of Zoom, a weekly service was transmitted from a member’s home.
Apart from April 2020, when the Twydall centre of Medway Foodbank was hosted, no other church activities were held during the year.
Communication with folk on the church emailing list was maintained almost every day of the year by an appropriate message usually with links to a recorded worship song or two and occasionally other appropriate items.
The church was asked to conduct one thanksgiving services at the Medway Crematorium but as the elder who usually acts in such matters was self-isolating, a leader from another church fellowship agreed to take on the responsibility.
One hundred and fifty copies of a gospel newspaper ‘Good News’ were given to residents or were delivered most months of the year to homes on the Twydall estate and conversations held with a few recipients.
Some leaders and church members contacted bereaved, sick and other lonely people, offering pastoral and practical care and support as and when appropriate.
Financial and/or practical support was given during the year to:
- A number of missionaries and missionary organisations seeking to spread the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in the UK or overseas.
- UK charities supplying aid to those in need as a result of disasters and other emergencies.
- UK charities and indigenous non-governmental organisations established or conducted for the purposes of helping people affected by financial hardship, lack of educational opportunities and/or sickness or vulnerable to poor health. The principal indigenous non-governmental organisation assisted in this way was Uganda Women Concern Ministry through its UK ‘arm’, Uganda Concern (UK), a UK registered charity.
- UK charities and, through them, indigenous nongovernmental organisations in developing countries to:
- help people gain access to safe water and sanitation and basic requirements.
- assist with the purchase of basic supplies to help families, children and schools throughout the world that are unable to afford them.
- Medway Foodbank, providing emergency food for local
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people in crisis.
- Medway Night Shelter, providing overnight accommodation, food and warmth for some of Medway’s homeless people in winter months.
- Medway Street Pastors, patrolling Rochester High Street at night at weekends, seeking to help vulnerable people get home safely.
The church occupies the church building and land, rent free, on an informal full repairing and insuring basis. It has established a Repairs, Renewals and Refurbishment Fund for the building and major equipment, transferring sums to it from its General Fund on a regular basis and also receives gifts specifically for the purpose. The lack of use of the building enabled refurbishment of the toilet accommodation to be carried out at a cost of £6,680. The fund balance at year-end was £9,949.20, £1,569.38 higher than the previous year.
Although general fund receipts were lower than in the previous year, due to no services being held at which offerings were usually made, some expenses were also lower. The net result was that the general fund balance at the year-end was approximately £2,500 higher than the previous year.
## Section E Financial Review
**Brief statement** The charity seeks to maintain general reserves to enable it **of the charity’s** to continue with its core activities for at least twelve **policy on** months. Other reserves may be held and accumulated for **reserves** specific purposes or projects. **Details of any** No funds are materially in deficit. **funds materially in deficit Further financial** The charity’s principal source of funds is its members, plus **review details** related tax refunds where donations are made by way of (optional Gift Aid and from the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme. information) No fundraising appeals are made for local church purposes, other than to its members.
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Section F
Other information
The charily was set up in 2009 as a trust, separate from that which owns the land and building
known as Twydall Evangelical Church, to satisfy the requirements of the Charrties Act 2006.
The church has, nevertheless, been active in Twydall since 1942.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees, Report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature{sl
Full name{sl
Mark Andrew Fillier
Graham Frederick Smrth
Date
17 102f
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## **TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2021**
## **GENERAL FUND**
|**Receipts**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_15,971.54_
Balance brought forward 1st April
_3,562.33_
Offerings - communion services (non-gift aid)
_16,360.25_
Gift Aid - Donations
_4,935.11_
Gift Aid - Tax recovered
_1,455.50_
Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-up
_229.66_
Interest on investments
_2,649.00_
Other donations
_1,010.00_
Use of hall/facilities
_-_
Legacies
_55.36_
Contributions from Kids' Club
_67.85_
Magazine Subscriptions
_-_
Donations for tributes and flowers
_101.23_
Photocopying and paper
_-_
Miscellaneous
_650.00_
Gift aid transfers
_65.00_
Transfer towards redecoration
_47,112.83_|**2020/2021**
**£**
18,258.79
-
16,405.00
3,020.06
351.46
226.62
2,709.20
-
-
23.45
53.85
-
103.36
-
7.40
-
**41,159.19**|**Payments**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
Transfers to other accounts:
_9,806.18_
Mission
_3,000.00_
Repairs, renewals and refurbishment
_78.59_
Twydall churches (Love Twydall)
_-_
Other
_2,330.00_
Speakers' (and Mission) gifts)
_490.00_
Speakers' expenses
_1,808.07_
Gas
_803.42_
Electricity
_234.83_
Water
_-_
Refuse removal
_108.99_
Cleaning, cleaning materials, etc.
_80.00_
Window cleaning
_2,682.70_
Administration
_456.06_
Resources and outreach
_-_
Lighthouse' expenses
_186.47_
Messy church
_167.31_
Kids' Club
_-_
Love Twydall - net
_247.00_
Internet connection/Zoom
_67.80_
Magazine subscriptions
_152.09_
Catering
_90.25_
Communion costs
_80.00_
Tributes and flowers
_992.50_
Miscellaneous Gifts
_1,191.85_
Insurance
_3,213.93_
Repairs & maintenance
_-_
Coronavirus costs
_-_
Carpet cleaning
_-_
Decorating
_492.00_
Grass cutting/garden
_-_
Music Group expenses
_94.00_
Miscellaneous
_18,258.79_
Balance carried forward 31st March
_47,112.83_|**2020/2021**
**£**
7,528.87
3,000.00
-
-
2,000.00
10.00
656.82
297.62
213.72
-
163.09
200.00
1,716.44
449.80
-
50.00
-
-
383.88
53.85
-
31.60
25.00
1,038.38
1,210.53
518.25
120.05
-
-
742.00
-
-
20,749.29|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**41,159.19**|
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## **TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2021**
## **MISSION FUND (DESIGNATED)**
|**Receipts**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_985.71_
Balance brought forward 1st April
_9,806.18_
Transfers from General Fund
_-_
Transfers from Other funds
_-_
Donations
_360.00_
Gift Aid donations
_-_
Donations - special
_104.17_
Tax recovered
_11,256.06_|**2020/2021**
**£**
871.06
7,528.87
-
-
434.00
-
108.50
**_8,942.43_**|**Payments**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_9,885.00_
Gifts to Mission
_500.00_
Gifts for disaster relief
_871.06_
Balance carried forward 31st March
_11,256.06_|**2020/2021**
**£**
7,575.00
600.00
767.43|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**_8,942.43_**|
## **GIFT AID (RESTRICTED)**
|**Receipts**
**_2019/2020 Details_**
**_£_**
_1,116.46_
Balance brought forward 1st April
_360.00_
Gift Aid donations
_1,439.25_
Tax recovered
_-_
Transfers from other funds
_2,915.71_|**2020/2021**
**£**
1,144.04
375.00
1,068.75
-
**2,587.79**|**Payments**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_1,032.30_
Gifts to Mission
_-_
Disaster Relief
_69.50_
Other
_-_
Transfers to other funds:-
_650.00_
General Fund
_-_
RRR Fund
_-_
Mission Fund
_19.87_
Deposits
_-_
Twydall Foodbank Centre
_-_
Miscellaneous (WF)
_1,144.04_
Balance carried forward 31st March
_2,915.71_|**2020/2021**
**£**
1,086.51
-
479.23
-
-
-
17.40
145.00
-
859.65|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**2,587.79**|
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## **TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2021**
## **REPAIRS, RENEWALS & REFURBISHMENT FUND (PART RESTRICTED, PART DESIGNATED)**
|**Receipts**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_4,410.52_
Balance b/fwd 1st April (Unrestricted)
_-_
Balance b/fwd 1st April (Restricted)
_3,000.00_
Transfers from General Fund
_-_
Transfers from Other Funds
_1,900.00_
Gift Aid donations (restricted)
_-_
Gift Aid donations (unrestricted)
_1,818.50_
Tax refunds (restricted)
_500.00_
Legacies restricted)
_600.00_
Other receipts (restricted)
_12,229.02_|**2020/2021**
**£**
7,050.52
1,329.30
3,000.00
-
4,200.00
-
1,050.00
-
-
**16,629.82**|**Payments**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_-_
Major repairs
_360.00_
Replacement central heating boiler
_3,489.20_
Replacement windows
_-_
Toilets refurbishment
_7,050.52_
Balance c/fwd (unrestricted) 31st March
_1,329.30_
Balance c/fwd (restricted) 31st March
_12,229.02_|**2020/2021**
**£**
-
-
-
6,680.62
**3,369.90**
**6,579.30**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**16,629.82**|
## **TWYDALL FOODBANK CENTRE**
|**Receipts**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_878.03_
Balance b/fwd 1st April (Restricted)
_-_
Offerings
_-_
Contributions - Twydall Evangelical Church
_318.82_
Contributions - Rainham Christian Fellowship
_-_
Contributions - Gillingham Methodist Church
_-_
Contributions - Holy Trinity Church
_20.00_
Gift Aid donations (TEC)
_-_
Grants
_-_
Tax refunds
_20.00_
Donations for Medway Foodbank
_110.00_
Other gifts
_-_
Transfers from other funds
_23.38_
Refreshments - donations
_1,370.23_|**2020/2021**
**£**
865.32
25.00
-
-
-
-
1,348.05
-
270.00
234.00
-
145.00
-
**2,887.37**|**Payments**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_22.38_
Catering
_-_
Administration
_216.47_
Items for clients
_206.06_
Equipment
_60.00_
Donations to Medway Foodbank
_865.32_
Balance c/fwd 31st March (Restricted)
_1,370.23_|**2020/2021**
**£**
-
-
-
-
2,570.31
**317.06**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**2,887.37**|
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## **TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2021**
|**Receipts**
**Payments**
**_2019/2020_**
**Details**
**2020/2021**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
**£**
**_£_**
_-_
Balance brought forward 1st April
_312.00_
Balance brought forward 1st April
_335.53_
Offerings and donations
-
_420.00_
Gifts to mission
_-_
Gift Aid donations
-
_-_
Payments
_-_
Gift Aid donations tax recovered
-
_-_
Resources
_83.88_
Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-u
-
_-_
_234.00_
Contributions from other churches
-
_-_
_78.59_
Transfers from other funds
-
_-_
_-_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
**35.46**
_0.00_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
_32.55_
**Balance brought forward 1st April**
**224.35**
_205.00_
Speakers' gifts
_1,067.45_
Offerings and donations
-
_450.00_
Speakers' expenses
_260.00_
Gift Aid donations
240.00
_150.00_
Gifts to Mission
_85.00_
Tax recovered on Gift Aid donations
65.00
_-_
Gifts to Mission - disaster relief
_387.91_
Small Donations Scheme support top-up
138.85
_385.00_
Child Sponsorship
_44.00_
Special offerings
-
_200.00_
Transport
_-_
Transfers from other funds
-
_79.22_
Dinner & Party
_-_
Outings, etc. - net loss
_183.34_
Payments - other
_-_
Tributes and flowers (net)
_224.35_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
_470.09_
**Balance brought forward 1st April**
**666.46**
_15.00_
Resources (toys, etc.)
_394.92_
Receipts
-
_118.55_
Christmas party & gifts
_65.00_
Transfers to General Fund
Other expenses
_666.46_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
_3,473.92_
**1,334.66**
_3,473.92_
**Parents and Toddlers**
**_Women's Fellowship_**
**_Twydall Churches_**|**2020/2021**
**£**
**-**
-
35.46
-
-
-
-
-
410.00
-
-
-
50.00
110.00
**98.20**
-
-
-
**-**
**666.46**|
|---|---|
||**1,370.12**|
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## **TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2021**
|**Receipts**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**_£_**
_329.77_
**Balance brought forward 1st April**
_167.30_
Receipts
_-_
Transfers from other funds
_251.05_
Gift Aid donations
_8.34_
Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-up
_128.05_
Tax refunds
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
_-_
**Balance brought forward 1st April**
_120.00_
Receipts
_-_
Transfers from other funds
_225.00_
Special event proceeds
_-_
Gift Aid donations
_15.00_
Tax refunds
_96.62_
Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-up
_38.80_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
_53.67_
**Balance brought forward 1st April**
_1,552.77_
Special offerings
_137.00_
Receipts
_19.87_
Transfers from other funds
_175.00_
Gift Aid donations
_83.00_
Tax refunds
Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-up
_25.87_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
_3,427.11_|**Payments**
**2020/2021**
**_2019/2020_ Details**
**£**
**_£_**
**134.51**
_-_
**Balance brought forward 1st April**
291.82
_750.00_
Payments to The Leprosy Mission
_-_
_-_
Other expenses
59.95
-
13.44
**20.28**
_134.51_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
_139.17_
**Balance brought forward 1st April**
55.00
_356.25_
Payments to TearFund
-
_-_
Disaster Relief
-
_-_
Other expenses
100.00
-
56.25
_-_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
**-**
_-_
**Balance brought forward 1st April**
-
_-_
Payments to Foreign Mission
210.00
_2,047.18_
Payments to other charities
10.00
_-_
Disaster Relief
445.00
_-_
Other gifts
43.75
_-_
Miscellaneous
223.67
_-_
_-_
**Balance carried forward 31st March**
**1,663.67**
_3,427.11_
**Other Missions**
**Tear Fund**
**The Leprosy Mission**|**2020/2021**
**£**
520.00
-
**38.80**
-
-
-
**172.45**
25.87
50.00
624.95
-
222.50
-
**9.10**|
|---|---|---|
|||**1,663.67**|
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## **TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH**
## **Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2021**
|**Restricted Funds**
Gift Aid
Miscellaneous
Twydall Churches
(35.46)
Women's Fellowship
98.20
Parents & Toddlers
666.46
Other
0.00
Deposits
The Leprosy Mission
(20.28)
Tear Fund
172.45
UWCM & Other
9.10
Twydall Foodbank Centre
317.06
Repairs, Renewals & Refurbishment Fund
6,579.30
**Designated Funds**
Mission
767.43
Repairs, Renewals & Refurbishment Fund
3,369.90
**General Fund**
20,749.29
**Represented By:**
Cash/cheques with treasurer
292.65
Co-operative Bank current account
986.43
Virgin Money Charity Deposit account
12,054.66
Kingdom Bank Church & Charity Reserve a/c
20,199.36
**Assets**
Cash & bank balances as shown above
Computing, audio and visual equipment
Est.* )
Other equipment
Est.* )
Furnishings (Tables, chairs, etc.)
Est.* )
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid Small Donations
**Liabilities**
Sums owed
**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**|(35.46)
98.20
666.46
0.00|859.65
729.20
161.27
6,896.36|
|---|---|---|
||(20.28)
172.45
9.10||
||317.06
6,579.30||
||767.43
3,369.90|8,646.48
4,137.33
20,749.29|
||20,749.29||
|||33,533.10|
|||33,533.10|
|||33,533.10
40,000.00
2,703.75
25.28|
|||76,236.85|
||||
|||0.00|
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts of
Twydall Evangelical Church
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trustees of
Twydall Evangelical Church
On accounts for the year
ended
31$1 March 2021
Charity no
lif any)
1133469
Set out on pages
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the
responsibilities of accounts. The charity's trustees consider thal an audit is not
trustees and examiner
required for this year under section 43{21 of the Charities Act
1993 (the 1993 Act) and thal an independent examination is
needed.
11 is my responsibility to..
examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions
given by the Charity Commission (under section 43{7)Ibl of
the 1993 Act, and
lo state whether particular matters have come to my
attention.
Basis ot independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general
examiner's statement 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 accounls
present a 'lrue and fair, view and the report is limited lo those
matters set oul in Ihe statemenl below.
Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my
examiner's statement attention (other than that disclosed below "I
which gives me reasonable cause to believe Ihat in, any
material respecl, Ihe requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordan with section 41
of the 1993 Act- and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting
records and comply with the accounting requirements of
the 1993 Act
have not been met ', or
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.