Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 July 2021 30 June 2022
From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name CITY CHURCH COVENTRY
Other names charity is known by N/A
Registered charity number (if any) 1135373
Charity's principal address 65 HAREFIELD ROAD
COVENTRY Postcode CV2 4BX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| DAVID PALMER | TRUSTEE | |||
| PAUL SHEFFIELD | TRUSTEE | |||
| CHARLOTTE MCCOSKER |
TRUSTEE | |||
| MATTHEW LING | TRUSTEE | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
DAVE PALMER
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
TRUST DEED
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
TRUST
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
APPOINTED BY TRUSTEE
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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Section C Objectives and activities
THE PROCLOMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE Summary of the objects of the PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. charity set out in its governing document
WHEN PLANNING OUR ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR THE TRUSTEES HAVE CONSIDERED THE GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC BENEFIT. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the THE MAIN ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED: public benefit in relation to • TEACHING, PREACHING AND PASTORAL CARE OF PEOPLE these objects (include within IN THE COMMUNITY AND CITY. this section the statutory DURING COVID 19 THIS HAS ALSO HAD AN ONLINE declaration that trustees have STATUS. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity • THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF Commission on public NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, OR WHO ARE AGED OR benefit) SICK, BOTH LOCALLY AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
CITY CHURCH HAS A RELIANCE ON CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY VOLUNTEERS TO ENABLE THE CHARITY TO RUN FINANCIALLY, PRACTICALLY AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY (AND OTHER COUNTRIES).
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
THE TRUSTEES ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT INCOME LEVELS HAVE BEEN AT A SATISFACTORY LEVEL TO ALLOW THE TRUST TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES IN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.
THE TRUST HAS ACHIEVED PROVIDING PUBLIC BENEFIT IN A PRACTICAL WAY AS WELL AS A SPIRITUAL ONE. THIS HAS BEEN DONE WITHIN THE CHURCH, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND ONLINE: THE TRUST HAS:
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SUPPORTED A CITY-WIDE CHARITY CALLED ‘HOPE’ BOTH FINANCIALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. THIS HAS ENABLED THE CHARITY TO HELP THE HOMELESS, LONELY, ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN COVENTRY. IT IS ALSO A LINK FOR THE CHURCHES IN COVENTRY TO WORK TOGETHER FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND SPIRITUAL BENEFIT (AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CHURCHES IN THE CITY).
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LED LOCAL OUTREACH EVENTS AT CHRISTMAS, HALLOWEEN AND EASTER (GOLGOTHA). THESE EVENTS WERE USED AS OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, PROVISION OF A SAFE ENVIRONMENT (DURING HALLOWEEN) AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE GOSPEL.
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GIVEN FINANCES TO ‘HOPE: CITY PRAYER & PRAISE’ TO SUPPORT A COVENTRY PRAISE EVENT.
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GIVEN FINANCES TO ‘CARRIERS OF HOPE’; A CHARITY THAT SUPPORTS REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER MIGRANTS IN THE CITY.
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FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED COVENTRY FOODBANK AT A TIME OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ACROSS THE CITY.
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BEEN INVOLVED WITH A LOCAL COVENTRY EVENT CALLED ‘MOTOFEST’. THIS HELPED SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND REACH OUT TO THOSE IN NEED.
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GIVEN FINANCIALLY TO ‘MINISTRIES WITHOUT BORDERS’ TO SUPPORT THEM TAKE THE MESSAGE OF HOPE (THE GOSPEL) TO A NEEDY AND DYING WORLD. TO ALSO SUPPORT THEIR COVENANT COLLEGE TRAINING.
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SET UP AND CARRIED OUT AN ALPHA COURSE TO REACH OUT TO THOSE WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT JESUS AND SEARCHING FOR CONTENTMENT IN THEIR LIVES.
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SUPPORTED FAMILIES OF THE CHURCH FINANCIALLY WHEN NEEDED. SUPPORT HAS ALSO BEEN GIVEN BOTH SPIRITUALLY AND PASTORALLY TO HELP FAMILIES WELLBEING AND FAITH IN JESUS AT DIFFICULT TIMES.
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SUPPORTED INDIVIDUALS OF THE CHURCH, AS THEY COME THROUGH GENERAL DIFFICULT TIMES OF PARTICULAR FINANCIAL NEED, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.
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performance
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SUPPORTED THE CHILDREN ATTENDING THE CHURCH BY PROVIDING REGULAR CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS.
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SUPPORTED THE YOUTH/YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH (AND COMMUNITY) BY PROVIDING A ‘YOUTH GROUP’ BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON. PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE AND ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN, MEETING BOTH SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS.
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PROVIDED FOR AND SUPPORTED LOCAL STUDENTS (AND 20-30YR OLDS) WITHIN THE CHURCH. INCLUDING A REGULAR MEETING WITH FOOD, FELLOWSHIP, PASTORAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH.
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SUPPORTED MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN THEIR TRAINING AND PASTORAL GROWTH IN CANADA.
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EMPLOYED TWO PEOPLE TO HELP WITH THE RUNNING OF THE CHURCH AND PUBLICISING THE CHURCH (IN ORDER TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY). THE ONLINE PRESENCE OF THE CHURCH HAS BEEN VITAL TOWARDS THE RUNNING OF THE CHURCH DURING COVID 19.
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FINALLY, THE TRUST HAS PROVIDED A LOT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN A CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP BY GIVING TO INDIVIDUALS AND PROJECTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING PAKISTAN, AND SUPPORTING OTHER CHAIRTIES WORKING IN BRAZIL AND UKRAINE.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
THE TRUSTEES HAVE MAINTAINED A RESERVE OF 3 MONTHS WORTH OF OUTGOINGS. THE TRUSTEES FEEL THAT IS A SENSIBLE LEVEL FOR THE CURRENT ONGOING COMMITMENTS. TRUSTEES MANAGE FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS AND MEET AS NECESSARY TO ASSESS AND REVIEW.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
N/A
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) D.Palmer C.McCosker Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee Trustee Date 21.04.23 |
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| C.McCosker | |||||
| Trustee | Trustee | ||||
| 21.04.23 | |||||
| 21.04.23 |
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| Charity Name | No (if any) | ||
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| City Church Coventry | 1135373 | ||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||
| 01/07/2021 Period start date For the period from |
30/06/2022 Period end date To |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 103199 368 - 6 - - - - 103,573 - - - 103,573 54,166 12,573 13,530 26,648 3,100 5,040 5,938 129 - - 121,124 - - - 121,124 - 17,551 - 48,912 31,361 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 103,199 368 - 6 - - - - 103,573 - - - 103,573 54,166 12,573 13,530 26,648 3,100 5,040 5,938 129 - - 121,124 - - - 121,124 - 17,551 |
Last year to the nearest £ 96775.01 |
| Giving | 103199 | - - - - - - - - - |
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| Payments towards events | 368 | - | |||
| Gift Aid | - | - | |||
| Interest | 6 | 4 | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
103,573 | 96,779 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 96,779 | ||||
| MinistrySupport | 54,166 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
48,336 | ||
| Employees | 12,573 | 12,771 | |||
| Room Hire | 13,530 | 527 | |||
| Giving | 26,648 | 29,046 | |||
| Events/Outreach | 3,100 | 137 | |||
| Training | 5,040 | 455 | |||
| RunningCosts | 5,938 | 7,825 | |||
| Safeguarding | 129 | 178 | |||
| Media/Music Equipment | - | 1,799 | |||
| ReturningMoneyTo Sender | - | 4,697 | |||
| **Sub total ** | 121,124 | 105,771 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 105,771 | ||||
| - 17,551 | - |
- 8,992 | |||
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- 48,912 |
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| 48,912 | 57,904 | ||||
| 31,361 | - |
31,361 | 48,912 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
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| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities |
Current Account Savings Account Cash Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Signature David Palmer Details Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 8,200 - 22,661 - 500 - 31,361 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name David Palmer |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| David Palmer | David Palmer | 02/03/2023 | |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of City Church Coventry On accounts for the year 30 June 2022 Charity no 1135373 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 /06 / 2022 .
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Richard Knapp 20/04/23 Name: Richard Knapp Relevant professional ICAEW Chartered Accountant qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 18 Bradgate Road, Hinckley, LEICS, LE10 1LA
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
Oct 2018
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