## **Wyesham Christian Fellowship** 

## – Trustees Annual Report 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 

## **1. Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisers** 

- **a. Charity Name** : Wyesham Christian Fellowship.  The charity is also known as WCF. 

## **b. Charity Registration Number** :  1133880 

- **c. Charity’s Principal Address:** Wyesham Christian Fellowship, Chapel Close, Wyesham, Monmouth, Monmouthshire 

## **d. Names of charity's trustees who manage the charity:** 

- Mr. William Sims (Chairman) 

- Mr. David Sims 

## **2. Structure & Governance** 

Wyesham Christian Fellowship is governed by our Trust deed dated 1 July 2008. Trustees have been appointed at the declaration of trust and are appointed according to Section 5 of the trust deed. 

## **3. Objectives and activities** 

## **The Objects of the Church are** : 

- to advance the Christian faith in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; and 

- 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 

- 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: 

Due to the onset of Covid the activities of Wyesham Christian Fellowship were considerably restricted. Employing a full time Pastor it focussed on caring for individuals both in and out of the church family while conducting activities that were permitted. These are detailed under Achievements and Performance below. They included weekly activities such as Sunday Church Services in accordance with regulations, Children and Youth groups and community Coffee Mornings which provide opportunities for worship, prayer, learning about the bible, hearing the gospel, and being encouraged to follow Jesus Christ as well as being places of company and fun. With other churches Wyesham Christian Fellowship held an open-air service. Services and other activities were widely held on-line and then in person when permitted. Other activities of a more occasional nature were conducted either presenting the Christian faith or building relationships by helping projects that benefited the local community. 

Additional activities involved ministries among those struggling with basic necessities for themselves or for their families or elderly needing help or some escape from loneliness and developing contacts and helping with Alcoholics and Drug Addicts. An elderly blind ex-soldier has been supported throughout the pandemic by church members among other needy individuals 

The Church also gave financial and where possible practical support to works by other bodies both locally and beyond that were beneficial to the communities within which they operated. Through different bodies the Church supported homeless people across South Wales, organised development and emergency relief in a wide variety of third world areas, senior citizens in the UK, supp of local drug addicts and also partnered other local churches in maintaining a Food Bank for those in need in the Monmouth area. ort 

In carrying out their responsibilities the Trustees of the charity have complied with their duty to keep in mind the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission, and in particular the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. 



## **4. Achievements and performance** 

Online and in person weekly Sunday services have included worship, bible teaching with groups for children, youth and adults in the morning, and prayer. 

Weekly midweek activities included working with another church to produce school assemblies for children (5-11 years old) and provide young people’s meetings for youth (11-14 and 14-20+) when feasible. 

Weekly Coffee Mornings primarily for older members of community were held and a weekly internet café started for all who need help and access to computer facilities so they can acquire training or contact government and other agencies where needed.. 

Pastoral care for people within the community has been provided, including to young people contacted through refreshments given on the streets of Monmouth on Saturday nights. Due to the scale of the work the church employs an apprentice Youth & Community Worker for 4 days a week who also participated in schools’ work which included close co-operation with another local church. 

We were involved in helping people in financial difficulty via the charity “Christians Against Poverty” and gave individual assistance where appropriate. 

The Food Bank in Monmouth and area has also been supported. 

## **5. Financial Review:** 

## **Summary of the charity’s policy on reserves:** 

The Charity holds in reserves such funds as are required to cover future commitments and provision against unforeseen liabilities. At the year-end there were no such commitments. 

## **Details of any funds materially in deficit:** 

No deficits existed. 



## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 2020** 

|**INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 2020**||
|---|---|
|**Income**|**2020**|
|General Offerings|**6,032**|
|Gift Aid/Stewardship|**25,371**|
|Income Tax Refund|**5,481**|
|Gifts|**8,663**|
|Interest (Deposit account)|**10**|
|Monmouth Show|**0**|
|Sundries ( inc. Rental Income)|**230**|
|Youth Work Grant|**0**|
|Emergency Gifts/FISCH|**0**|
|Initiatives in Christian Education (ICE)|**0**|
|Sound System Donations|**0**|
|Christmas Together|**520**|
|Other|**22**|
|**TOTAL INCOME**|**46,329**|





|**EXPENDITURE**|**2020**||
|---|---|---|
|Salaries & costs||**37,345**|
|Cleaner||**800**|
|Electrical Inspection (PATS/Mains)||**0**|
|Fire Inspection/certificate||**0**|
|Grass cutting / Window Cleaning||**0**|
|Maintenance||**904**|
|Insurance||**1,098**|
|BT Internet/Phone line||**789**|
|British Gas||**3,930**|
|Swalec||**384**|
|Welsh Water||**407**|
|Speakers||**160**|
|CCLI Charges||**249**|
|Daily Readings||**554**|
|Evangelical Alliance Membership||**100**|
|Harvest & Christmas flowers||**14**|
|Missions Support / travel costs- Arif Anees||**0**|
|Missions Support - Wycliffe/Lynn Wood||**0**|
|CCPAS/CRB/ISA/Training||**0**|
|Christmas Together||**45**|
|Monmouth Show||**0**|
|Outreach/Publicity||**754**|
|Youth Work Miscellaneous expenses||**257**|





|Churches Together|**44**|
|---|---|
|Emergency Provision|**0**|
|Kitchen/Cleaning Supplies|**0**|
|Sundry|**30**|
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|**47,864**|
|**Surplus/Deficit of income over expenditure**|**-1,535**|
|**BALANCES AS AT 1 JANUARY**||
|Current Account Balance|699|
|Business Reserve|12,743|
|Surplus of Income over Expenditure|-1,535|
|**Total Funds**|**11,908**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS AS AT31 DECEMBER**|**11,908**|
|**BANK BALANCES AS AT 31 DECEMBER**||
|Current Account Balance|5,354|
|Business Reserve|6,553|
|**TOTAL FUNDS AS AT31 DECEMBER**|**11,908**|





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