## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**Period start date: 01.07.2023 Period end date: 30.06.2024**
**Charity name: CITY CHURCH COVENTRY**
**Charity registration number: 1135373**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of|Para 1.17|The proclamation and furtherance of the|
|the charity as set out in its||gospel of God concerning his son Jesus|
|governing document||Christ our Lord, and the preaching and|
|||teaching of the Christian faith.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The main activities have included:|
|purposes for the public||-Teaching, preaching and pastoral care of|
|benefit, in particular, the||people in the community and city.|
|activities, projects or services|||
|identified in the accounts.||-The relief of persons who are in condition of|
|||need, hardship or distress, or who are aged|
|||orsick, both locally andinothercountries.|
|Statement confirming|Para 1.18|When planning the activities for the year the|
|whether the trustees have||trustees have considered the guidance on|
|had regard to the guidance||public benefit.|
|issued by the Charity|||
|Commission on public|||
|benefit|||
|**Additional information (optional)**|||
|You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
||SORP reference||
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment|||
|including program related|Para 1.38||
|investment|||
|||City Church has a reliance on contributions|
|Contribution made by|Para 1.38|made by volunteers to enable the charity to|
|volunteers||run financially, practically and to meet the|
|||needs of people in the community (and other|
|||countries).|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
|Summary of the
main
achievements of
the charity,
identifying the
difference the
charity’s work has
made to the
circumstances of
its beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society
as a whole.|Para 1.20|The trustees are pleased to report that the trust has achieved
provision of public benefit in several spiritual and practical
ways this year.
Opportunities for teaching, preaching and pastoral care of
people in the community and city have been regular.
The continued relief and support for those in need (in
Coventry and other countries) has also been abundant.
The trust has:
-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 Coventry).
-Given finances to ‘Carriers of Hope’; a charity that supports
refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants in the city.
-Given finances to ‘Ministries Without Borders’ to support
them take the message of hope (the gospel) to a needy and
dying world.
-Financially supported families in the community and church
who are in need. Support has also been given, both spiritually
and pastorally, to help families wellbeing and faith in Jesus at
difficult times.
-Financially supported individuals, particularly the elderly,
within the church, as they come through difficult times of
financial need, sickness, distress and grief.
-Supported families, young adults and students to attend a
countrywide 3-day conference (within Ministries Without
Borders). This was mainly to receive quality teaching and
preaching, to ensure people are equipped and strengthened.
There were also many opportunities for prayer, fellowship
and pastoral support.
-Also supported the young adults within City Church to attend
a full weekend conference to support well-being, encourage
spiritual growth, equipping and fellowship.
-Provided food and drink for people within the
community/church on a regular basis. City Church has been
doing weekly Sunday lunches (called ‘Open Home) to provide
opportunity for the public to receive food, drink, pastoral
support and fellowship in a safe environment.
- Provided training to leaders within the church to ensure they
are equipped to lead well, safely and in accordance with
guidelines and biblical principles.
Events planned and attended at the Stable House (and in
peoples homes) have been regular throughout the year.
-Financed children's activities within the community and at
church on a weekly basis. The funding supported
children/family well-being, spiritual understanding and growth.
Children have received teaching regularly every Sunday
morningina safe environment considering theirdifferent|
|---|---|---|
needs. -Supported the youth (13-18yr olds) in the church and local community by providing a monthly youth group. Providing a safe place for youth to fellowship, share food and do activities together. It has also provided time for teaching, and for the youth to reflect on their spiritual growth and journey as a Christian. -Provided for and supported local students (and 20-30yr olds) within the church and community to meet regularly. The time has been an opportunity for teaching and equipping, also for fellowship, provision of pastoral support and reflection on spiritual growth together. -Employed a new member of staff (Mar 2024) at City Church to take on the role of ‘Communications and Data Manager’. This role is to ensure that City Church are organising and storing all their data appropriately and in line with regulations, also to ensure the church are communicating well both internally and externally. -Continued to employ two other members of staff to help with the running, administration and publicising of City Church (to reach out to the community and world). -Financially supported a member of City Church to travel to Cuba to support the churches there. It was also an opportunity for this person to learn from the ministries in Cuba, grow spiritually and share these developments on their return to Coventry. -Supported members of the church in their personal and spiritual growth by purchasing books re: discipleship for all members of the church. Content was taught, reviewed, shared and discussed at fortnightly life-group meetings. People within the church were supported pastorally and spiritually. -Implemented Safeguarding procedures across City Church and provided training for employees, elders, leaders and volunteers as necessary. The purchase of a subscription to Thirtyone:Eight has enabled this to happen. -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, particularly areas of India and Pakistan.
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 Other
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The trustees are pleased to report that
income levels have been satisfactory level to
allow the trust to achieve its objectives in this
financial year.
City Church has received a satisfactory
number of contributions this year to ensure
the financial position at the end of the period
is steady.
This included £24,500 received in gift aid.
As well as the reserves held (detailed
below), the trust also has unrestricted
designated funds for the purpose of a future
building (£40,000), future projects (£7,500)
and an emergency hardship/relief fund
(£7,500).|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees have maintained a reserve of 3
months worth of outgoings.
The trustees feel that is a sensible level for
the current ongoing commitment.
The reserves are held to ensure that 3
months of commitments can be covered if
needed, e.g. employees, room hire, ministry
support, contracts
Trustees manage financial commitments and
meet every 3 months to assess and review.|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|£25,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
anyfundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facingthe charity|Para1.46||
|Other|||
**Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 Trust deed
How is the charity Para 1.25 Trust
constituted?
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Appointed by trustees
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and Para 1.51
training of trustees
Ministries Without Borders is a charity that
The charity’s organisational City Church Coventry has links to and works
structure and any wider Para 1.51 with.
network with which the
charity works
Relationship with any related Para 1.51
parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|City Church Coventry|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1135373|
|Charity’s principal address|45 Benedictine Road, Coventry, CV3 6GZ|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Dave Palmer|Chair of Trustees|||
||Paul Sheffield|Trustee|||
||Matthew Ling|Trustee|||
||Bolade Onilari|Trustee|||
||Ellena Varney|Trustee|||
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||David Palmer||
||
Chair||
||23.04.25||
||23.04.25||
|**CC16a**
**1135373**
**City Church Coventry**
01/07/2023
30/06/2024
**No (if any)**
**Charity Name**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
Period end date
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
— ~~SS~~||
|---|---|
|**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**
Giving
**131017.11**
**-**
**-**
**131,017**
**106255.86**
Payments
**130**
**-**
**-**
**130**
**332**
Gift Aid
**24,501**
**-**
**-**
**24,501**
**65,488**
Restrictedgifts
**-**
**950**
**-**
**950**
**-**
Interest
**929**
**-**
**-**
**929**
**337**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_
**156,577**
**950**
**-**
**157,527**
**172,412**
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**- -**
**_Total receipts_**
**156,577**
**950**
**-**
**157,527**
**172,412**
~~=== ===~~
~~—————~~||
|**A3 Payments**||
|MinistrySupport
**52,933**
**-**
**-**
**52,933**
**57,108**
Employees
**29,831**
**-**
**-**
**29,831**
**18,493**
Room Hire
**17,288**
**-**
**-**
**17,288**
**17,241**
Giving
**25,094**
**-**
**-**
**25,094**
**30,703**
Events/Outreach
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,345**
Training
**3,817**
**-**
**-**
**3,817**
**3,340**
RunningCosts
**9,475**
**-**
**-**
**9,475**
**11,459**
Safeguarding
**320**
**-**
**-**
**320**
**330**
Loan
**700**
**-**
**-**
**700**
**-**
Restricted funds
**-**
**850**
**-**
**850**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 139,458**
**850**
**-**
**140,308**
**141,020**
~~—sas25~~||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**- -**
**_Total payments_**
**139,458**
**850**
**-**
**140,308**
**141,020**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**17,119**
**100**
**- 17,219**
**31,393**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**62,753**
**- -**
**62,753**
**31,361**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**79,872**
**100**
**- 79,972**
**62,754**
~~—————~~
~~SS~~
~~SSS54~~||
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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**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**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 £**
**10,945**
**100**
**68,927**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**79,872**
**100**
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 £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**When due**
**(optional)**|
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||||Date of
approval|
||David Palmer|David Palmer|04/02/2025|
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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 2024 **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 / 2024.
**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 examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- • 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 14/03/25 **Name:** Richard Knapp **Relevant professional** ICAEW Chartered Accountant **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 18 Bradgate Road, Hinckley, LEICS, LE10 1LA
**Oct 2018**
**IER**
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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**
**IER**
2