Chawn
Hill Church
CHAWN HILLCHURCH
Annual Report
OBJECTIVES AND VISION
Objecthies
To advanc• th• Chrlstlan falth in accordance wlth the
stslement of beliefs in such ways and in such parts of the
United Kirydom or the world as the trustees from time to
time may think fiL The trustees must use the income and
may Lse the capiiaL including the property, of the church in
promoling the objects
Chawn
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The church's vlslon Is to brlng God's Story and Your Story
Together.
Chawn Hill Church
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Our mission as a church Is to play our part in making Christ
known to all people through a structure of discovery.
discipleship and decLaration. enab￿n9 everyone to become
fully devoted followers of Christ and helping to transform
communities. God's Story and Your Story
Together through Dlscovery, Dlscweshlp and
Declaration
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Bringing God s story
andyour story
together
What does succ855 look ilke?
To be a community of people loved by God who love God
and in turn love the wortd and au who are in IL i John 4..11
A community of people in wFK)m Gcxl dweL& and Iwes by
His Spirit. Eph 2..22

Chawn Hill Church
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the
Companies Act 2006. present their repori with the financial statements of the
charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. In planning the activities the
Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity
Commission.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered Company number.. 07215827
Reglstered Charlty number 1135757
Registered Office
Chawn Hill Church
Chawn Hill
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY9 7JD
Trustees/Directors
Mr Paul Goncalves (Treasurer)
Miss Brenda Hole
Mr Stephen Knight (Chairl
Mrs Nicola Reeve
Mrs Lynne TiLby
Mr Mark Titheridge
Independent Examiner
Sarah Crispin ACA
stewardship
l Lanibs Passage
London
ECIY 8AB
Bankers
Co-operative Bank plc
Delf House
South Way
SkelsmerdaLe
WN8 6ZX
ALdermore Bank PLC
Apex Plaza
Forbury Road
Reading
RGI IAX

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Goveming Document
The charity is controlled by its governing document. its Memorandum and
Articles of Association. and constitutes a limited company, limited by
guarantee, as defined in the Companie5 Act 2006.
The Board of Trustees
The Trustees are legally responsible for Ihe charity which includes ensuring
compliance wilh statutory obligations. maintenance of the buildings, poLicies,
and financial oversight. The Trustees of the charitable company during this
period were.,
P Goncalves ITreasurerl
Miss Brenda Hole
Mr Stephen Knight (Chairl
Mrs N Reeve
Mrs Lynne Tilby
Mr Mark Titheridge
The Leadershlp Team
The Leadership Team consist of trustees and two staff members. the Senior
Minister and the Operations Manager. The Leadership Team meet in two
capacities, four times a year as Iruslees and twelve times a year as a church
leadership.
The Leadership Team provide the spiritual direction and leadership of the
church and are responsible for its vision. values and practices. The
Leadership Teani during this period were..
Mr Greg Ellis Isenior Minister)
Paul Goncalves (Treasurer)
Miss Brenda Hole
Mr Stephen Knight (Chair)
Mrs Nicola Reeve
Mrs Sara Sarjeant Ioperations Manager)
Mrs Lynne Tilby
Mr Mark Titheridge
Treasurer
Malcolm Moss stepped down as Treasurer in October 2022 and Paul
Goncalves was appointed Treasurer in Nov 2022 as his replacemenL
Public Benefit
The trustees have continued to take due regard of the Charity Comniission's
guidance reLated to public benefit. and the specific guidance for charities on
the advancen)ent of religion. The benefits arising from the church's activities
continue to be related solely to the charitys objectives as confirmed by the
review set out in this report.

Responsibilities of Trustees under Company Law
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees. annual report and the
financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom
Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each
financial year which glve a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the
charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming
resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure,
for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements. the trustees
are required to..
i. select suitable accoLJnting policies and apply them consistently,.
2. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.
3. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent..
4. State whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed,
subject to any niaterial departures disclosed and explained in the financial
statements, and
5. prepare the financial statements on a going concem basis unless it is
inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that dis-
close with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posltion of Ihe chari-
table company and enable them to ensure thal the financial statements
coimply with the Conipanies Act 2006. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of Ihe charitable company and hence for taking
recisonable steps for the prevention and deteclion of fraud and other
irregularities.

Contents
Letter from the Senior Minister _._____._._._.._..._.
Highlights from 2022-2023_
Review of Church Life
Worship __.....-_---.__----.---------._-..--.ii
Discipleship
Pastoral Care_
Fellowship ..-----------___._
Kids_
Youth .....
Near and Far_
Serving the Community _
Enabling this to happen _
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Finance
Review .-....--.-.--..---.--..-.---...--------..23
What's Next?
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Conclusion
Chair of Trustees_
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Accounts Examination
Examiners report _
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Balance Sheet ..._.
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Notes .._-_--..---...-....._~-----------..--._. 31

LErrER FROM THE SENIOR
MINISTER,
Greg Ellis
It glves me great pleasure at this time of the year to write and thank you all, for your
support towards the ministry here at Chawn Hill Church. We Contin￿ under thè vlslon and
motlvatlon to brlng God's Story and your story together. It was a privilege to baptise
Joseph recently and great to see Ihal two of our young people have recently made
commitments to follow Christ at the Limitless Festival this summer.
I'm looking forward to our Church Weekend Away and listening to Steve and Esther Uppal
speak about being 'revival ready. I have a keen sense that God Is preparlng us for
somethlng - I've been struck by the amount of preparation that God puts into the things
he does.
Hebrews iL'7- NLT- 'It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the
flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before.. Some
estimate the period of time to be over 50 years. Noah buill the ARK before the rain not in iti
ReveLation 21.'21 saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of h&aven from
God. prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
The Lord is preparing us for something now and for something in the future. For us at Chawn
thSs means preparlng ourselves to $F￿k- preach the good news of Jesus Chrlst Into the
communities that God has put us In, and secondLy, to make dlsclples who make dlsclples.
We have done well to grow fellowship with the introduction of our Spud Sundays. and the
healthy growth of our midweek gatherings. We need to Learn to grow spiritually up to
maturity so that reproduction can be healthy.
This year we have been able to support financially, and by helping so many good works.
Near and Far.,
Under the heading of Training and Short Term Mission, we have supported one person
who is now on staff at YWAM in London and another at Youth for Christ. We continue
to support the estabts'shment of a WTC hub in Birmingham to train people in their
knowledge and understanding of God's word. We supported a Iixal discipleship year
out program both financially and also through ministering to the students directly.

Under Local Mission - we have SUPFX)rted Future OutLook, a ministry that works among
people who have hit rock bottom. and with much fruit over the last twelve months,
praise God. Street pastors. Btack Country food bank. Replenish, and the Life Centre
Debt Advice have all been blessed by your support of Chawn Hill Church.
Under natlonal UK Mission we continue to support The Newtons in Gloucester,
Saltmine and Safe famiLies.
Under World Mlssion we support Operation Mobilisation IOMI - Open Doors and
Bless. a ministry to make disciples and to bless those who are refugees/migrants in
France.
Under World Development we are investing in TESO for the delivery of fresh water in
viILages Lhat have no clean water.
We thank God first of all and we thank you for your supporl and contribution to life here at
Chawn Hill Church. making an impact for the kingdom of God 'near and far..
Wlth evèry bLessing and wlth much gratitude
Greg ELIIS
Senior Minlster

d's Story an(y
Highlights
Xplosion - "oÈlryearly Sunday
School trip seeing lots of children
wanting to come, Seeing their
relationships with each othergrow
and also seeing God answering the
prayers that we write on ourprayer
board '
T4G - Seeing the children's faith
grow and develop"
To?dlers -
our highlight has
been to see thèse groups gmw in
number and with us being able to
support, offerprayer to the families
and to see these prayers answered)
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Highlights
Steve Buck and his Further Outlook ministry.. Steve continues to
I reach Iranian asylum seekers, and ministers within a local
centre serving people with alcohol addiction
This year saw the Senior Minister and 'Toddy'going to Almaty
in Kazakhstan to minister to leaders in that part of the world.
They spoke at a conference andprovided worship andyouth
work. "It was amazing to see the transformation of Central
Asia - we used to speak about believers in the region now we
talh about churches in the region.
Chawn also supported Naomi Bayliss on a trip to Bulgaria
and also helped to raise moneyfor a church in Bulgaria
ministering to refugee Ukrainians. We also mised funds for an
orphanage in Uganda
TESO and Bernadette in Uganda.. about half dozen welts
and a dozen boreholes have been dug in the lastyear
thanl2s to Chawn's support,. Bernadette has also arranged
with TESO (via Dave Watts) for a much needed well to be
dug in the village where she visitsl
Chawn's support of Operation Mobilisation and the Koh
family.. an ex-trainee from Brazil, mentored by Terry, now
serves in Slovenia with his family. In partnership with a
local church, he has reached a whole Roma community
which has come to Christ. For the majority ethnic group in
Slovenia over a dozen youth have come to Christ and have
been baptised as a result of theyouth camps he has run in
the past fewyears. Praise Godl
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3D Church: Discover,
Disciple, Declare.
REVIEW OFACTIVITIES
I, April 2022 to 31" March 2023. here is some of what we achieved this year and the
challenges that we met:
WORSHIP
We continued to gather on Sundays as a church famlly of au ages. different backgrounds
and diverse lifestyles but with one thing in common - we want to follow Jesus!
We cliose to meet as 0￿COngregatIOn from the summer of 2022 onwards that has
brought together a oneness that has ￿en very healthy. It has challenged us to think about
the future as we are full to the rafters on some Sundays. Plans are in the process to address
this in the current year.
Our servlces have followed the book of Romans and took a break from that over the
summer to look at different Psalm& The Sknglng through the Summer serles was a success. It
gave many different people in the church an OPf)Ortunity to speak on a Psalm. Lovely to hear
the hearts of the congregation and the contribution and the feedback was wonderful
Our worshlp groups contlnue to serye to the hlghest levets of competency, and we are so
grateful for them.
We are atso very grat•ful for the volunteers that h•tp deliver all aspects of the gathering
from music to tech lo leading services, hosting tea and coffee and welcoming everyone
We were exelted to dlscover the talents that God has put In our young people who started
to lead worship and have plans for an evening service.
We havo held dedlcatlons and baptlsms, all well attended events and feedback was very
positive
We contlnue to provide kids mlnistry and youth mlnlstry every Sunday, and Messy Church
once a month throughout most of the year.
We held the tradltional dates and servlces for Easter. Good Friday and Easter Day and
Christmas which were all well attended.
The prayer mlnistry, in all aspects of our church life, Is healthy and we have people who
find us through our social media or via our online presence that calL us to request prayer.
Prayer days and prayer ministry after the Sunday service has proved very helpfuL
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Discover. Disciple. Declare.
Three Ds èt the heart of t¥trything w• do at Chawn Hill Church
Discover
Disciple
Declare
DISCIPLESHIP
Our prayerday contlnues to be on the first Wednesday of every month and numbers
are encouraging.
Our mid-week gatherlngs are stlll golng strong. meeting for bible study and
time together around God's word, praying and encouraging one another. More have
been added to their number and 60Yo of our congregation are now part of a mid-week
group which is excellent. AU of our groups wlll be go through a transltlon perfod In the
¢omln9 year. They will come under the title 'Agape' group. and the Agape groups WILI
cluster to become 'Unite' groups. We are going lo invest our time and resources into
becomlng more diverse whilst still holding onto our unity
Come To The Weu continues to meet, providing monthly encouragement and
discipleship for many women within the church.
The Senlor Mlnlster co-lead another Bonhoeffer course at Chavm and continues to slt
on the leadership team for UK Bonhoeffer x2 members of our staff attended the course
along with two local ministers. A new course is being set up for the new year for
ministers near and far who would like to take part
We have had two couples doing a discipleship course called Dlsclpleshlp Essentlals.
discovering if this would be another useful course for people in the church to grow
through
We supported a local discipieshlp year out program called Expand, both fi nancially
and through teaching sessions on What is the Gospel and Mission. as well as hosting a
prayer retreat.
Wlth Love Dudley we also hosted a conference called the Faith Experiment which
well attended and well received
Three people completed thelr first year of a wrc course part funded by Chavm. Well
done to theml We also held a theology night at WC followed by a recruitment drive
across the West Midlands for students for 2024
We held our annual Mission Weekend In November. a great time to Listen to God's
story and Bob and Laurens story. our guest speakers from Central Asia. Bob and Lauren
(not their real names) came to host a bible themed weekend. The time included a sit
down meal. a Q&A and a talk given by them both during Ihe Sunday morning service. A
lightly attended Saturday night of about 50-60 and a welL-attended Sunday service
meant that we were weil fed splrftuauy and literally Our plans for 2023 have already
started and we hope to Look at the reaLities of the Underground Church.
Discipleshlp remains the key area of InvestmenL the direction of the church and our goal
remains to see a disclple making church who make dlsciples who make disciples
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CHAWN HILL CHRUCH
PASTORAL CARE --?
PASTORAL CARE
A new staff post for pastoral care was created In JULY 2022 to help us coordinate.
encourage and assist in the pastoral care of the church. Here at Chawn Hill Church pastoral
care is seen as an opportunity for discipleship. for discovering more about the depth. the
grace and the goodness of God. It is an opportunity for spiritual growth. knowing that through
the circumstances being faced we can grow stronger in our faith and in our desire to folLow
Jesus,, through this part of life's journey, we can grow cLoser to God and be changed.
bècoming more like Jesus.
CoLossians 2.6 is our strapune and vlslon statement encompassing our mission to
Discover, Disciple Declare. 'so then Just as you recelved Christ Jesus as Lord continue to Ilve
your lfves In hlm, rooted ond built up in hlm, strengthened in the falth as you were taught and
overAowlng with thankfulness..
WE DO THIS THROUGH
Pastoral phone caiis-these are often a first response when a need or situation first becomes
apparent and the calL ends with prayer.
Pastoral vlslts-these are generally pre-arranged and have been made to the sick, the dying,
those in hospital. families with a new baby. people facing enormous challenges in life, those
who have received bad news or are struggling in their faith. These visits have a time of
reading the bible and praying together. The focus becomes Jesus and not the difficulty.. his
presence is welcomed and his peace received.
On-going pastoral support-this is offered to those facing prolonged challenge or difficuLty
and it's a safe place for the person to off-load. The promises of God are remembered and wo
Listen to the encouragement he is speaking in this moment. focusing on God's truth and
grace. Prayer is for strength to remain faithful in their walk with Jesus in the days ahead.
New to church people-are met with. and heLped to find a small group to connect with a
place to serve
Prayer ministry
Prayer ministry is now an embedded part of the church culture on a Sunday and there is
an increasingly wide range of people coming forward for prayer.
Perhaps the team's biggest impact is hidden.. prayer requests are regU￿riY posted onto a
designated and confidential prayer ministry team Slack channel and peopLe are carried in
prayer during challenging and difficult times. The team are quick to pray and faithful in their
intercession.
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FELLOWSHIP
A FeiLowshlp T•am was formed wlth a vlslon to 'Build Communlty to Reach
Community,. Dlsclpllng people to Chrlst and dlsclpilng people In ChrisL This has seen
much fruit with their new ministry 'SF)ud Sunday. startlng In Feb 2023. Spud Sunday
seeks to join together individuals in the church over a simple lunch once a month. The
lunches are designed to introduce those within the church who do not know one anoth-
er. Feedback from attendees and hosts has been that they are 'relaxed and easy, wlth
great food and company,, and 'an opportunity to talk wlth people we had known for
years but had never spoken to.. On average 50-70 people attend these lunches each
month. It is hoped that Spud Sundays will provide a platform for the church to invite
those from 'outside' the church too, that they may taste and see the benefits of being 'in
Christ..
The Fellowship Team ran a number of well-received church events too including a 'Flsh
& Chlp Quiz, night and a 'Uve Lounge. live music night, both led by members of our
church congregation and attracting people from outside our church community such as
the TLC bereavement group. In total 228 peopLe enjoyed time with us through these
events.
Our soclal groups remain actlve incLuding Chawn Wheelers and a Golfi ng group.
We have continued to use an online communlcatlons tool called -Siack' which was
set up during the first lockdown of the pandemic in order to stay in touch with one
another. Groups continue to be well used. keeping us connected and in prayer for one
another. Our #prayerministryteam channel sees the most activity of any of the groups
chats.
"Such a wonderful idea, thank you so much for all your hard work. Was so
good to talk round a table with people we've known of foryears but never
really spoken to. Looking fonvard to the next one .
- Spud Sunday

SLACK: ioi church members are subscribed to this chat platform
Channels - our #PrayerRequest channel remains the most popular channel used
KEEP
CALM
"These Ispudsundaysl have been a good way to get to know
other members of Chawn Hill Church. I￿e enjoyed the
soclalising. and sharing a meat is always a good way of doing
this. I like the fact thot we can all contribute to the meal and I
have found the hosts most welcoming into their homes. Thanks
to all who make Spud Sunday happen - the hosts, and the
organlsers"_ Spud Sundayfeedback
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the men s sklttles nlghL..the room ws filled with
Gods chlldren. exdted at belng In the ￿ese￿e of
ourLonl andsavlw. We were testimony to
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'It was a good event to invite ourfft'ends tool•. the Live Lounge
'Its nice to be a part ofsomething other than church on a Sunday,
- Ladies Night feedback
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KIDS
Our Sunday group Mini-cogs (2-5s) continues to meet once a week. We have
used Scripture Union Bubbles material to help us learn more about Jesus.
Our Sunday group Xplosion16-1ts) meeting once a week in person on a Sunday.
We have enjoyed being a bigger group and learning stories from the bible. We have
also enjoyed family fun Sunday aftemoons once a term and a trip to LittLe Owl Farm Park
Kids
We ran a Houday Club for chiLdren during the first full week of the Summer Holiday
We ran Messy Church sessions providing children and their parents/ carers With songs.
crafts. food & creative Bible stories every month. We also Led a Christmas Messy Church for
reception classes in Ham Dingle School. At Easter the reception classes came to church for
an Easter Messy Church,
Tlme For God (f4G) met twice a month and we ran the children's version of Freedom in
Christ.
Lunchtime clubs restarted in both Amblecote and Oldswinford school. In Amblecote
school we have 8 children coming and in Oldswinford school we have a different year group
each term and it varies in numbers each week. In both groups we look at Bible stories
related to the schools value that term.
We contlnued to run an onllne parents support group via WhatsApp which aids
community and support
Schools Pantomine We hosted 3 schools1150 year 6 pupils) to watch Saltmine's
Neverland Christmas Panto, At Easter we hosted 2 schools I￿0 year 4 pupils) to watch The
Rhyming Bible and then in the evening we opened the audience up to include all age
families.
The Children's Team Leader continued to provldo 1-1 support to familles in the communlty
We contlnued to run Rainbows and Chawn's Uttie Hearts - a time and space for carers
and their young children to come and make friends and enjoy a morning together. We talk
with the adults and offer to pray for them in a relaxed and natural way. This is one way that
Chawn can serve and connect with our wider community. families are given invitations to
events held at church and are encouraged to come to our Messy Church (preparing young
children to discover Godl.

Youth
YUUIM
Our maln youth work concentmtes on,"
Sunday mornings. with midweek gatherings for fellowship and socials.
Event day trips and worship evenings with other youth groups
A Youth band
Plans for residential weeks and weekends away with other churches
In April 2022, the youth went away on a residential trip to Sprlng Harvest, which saw
everyone in the group grow In falth and be really encouraged and challenged by the
teachings, and by some great moving of the Holy Spirit during the event gatherings, In
between our daily gatherings. the group spent some sunny days out on the beach, tackling
the Butlins waterslides. and making rivals on Ihe GoKart track The youth all retumed full of
falth and as a resulc some m•mb•rs of thè group d•elded to be bapt1$￿ shortly after.
The summer saw a rest for our youth team leaders and gave a wonderful opportunity for
members of the congregatSon to lead the youth on different Sundays in June July and
August. They completed th• Alpha course and those who stepped In to help started to
servlce more often.
In Septsmber 2022, the youth went away again this time on a weekend camping residential
to Summer Night Llve. which saw a record number of youth attendees and some fantastic
messages from the Gas Street speaker - James Leavey. Alongside some great worship
sessions. the group got involved in multiple team games, which saw them competing in
volleyball. escape rooms, basebalL inflatable obstacle Iriais and even a mini version of 'the
crystal maze,. The highlight of the weekend was the fantastic worship, whlch encour-
aged many of the youth to have an encounter with God In thls way
Our event days / evenlngs also Irbcluded a trip to Warwick Castle, competing in Escape
Rooms, a Christmas party. and some trips to 'Fulfil' worship evenings with other churches.
We Look forward to more social events this coming year.
Some Teachings Covered:
'Esther' _ A four-week series and in-depth look at the book of Esther.
'1 Have Questlons, _ A series from the Old Testament on Doubts & Questions.
'The Exchange, _ A study from 2 Timothy on Wisdom.
'Youth Alpha, . The youth did a ten-week series on the ALpha Course
We are also expiorlng the Idea of a youth servlce on Sunday evenings.
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NEAR & FAR
Mission and Community engagement
We continue to serve tlie community through finance. prayer and volunteer support at
Chawn Hill Church as weLI as in various charities and organisations in the borough
We continued to run a weekly bereavement group at for the community for 30-40
people providing essentiaL support to the bereaved.
Wo continued our new group for mothers and fathers who have lost a child and
hosted a Baby bereavement seniice called Wave of LKJht Over sixty people from our
community atlended and we faciliLated the meeting with a presentation of God's love in
the midst of some very dark journeys. The evenl was well received.
Our mental health support group contlnued to run every woek meeting the need for
mutual SUPF)ort for eight to ten people.
We returned to our usual Chrlstmas performance In partnershlp wlth Saltmlne
Theatre Company at Stourbridge Town hall which is run as an 'outreach' event. This
evoi)t atlracted 377 people who got to knsten to the Christian message 'what can we
give?,
We also returned to provlding a Chrlstmas play to our local prlmary schools hosted
in our Church Main Hall. c 150 got to hear the message we need each other, through
Saltmine's performance of Neveriand which was sponsored by Chawn Hill Church.
We hosted another Carols by Candlellght Chrlstmas servlce to which we invited our
local conimunity to. This was well attended and included Inulled wine. sausage rolls
and mince P￿e5 too so that we could engage In fellowship with one another and also our
guests.
We have eighteen people from Chawn Hill Church engaged with a loca( charity,
volunteerlng wlth Safe Famllles, many times providing love and support to families in
need.
The Near and Far team said goodbye to Bella and Josh. and welcomed Sharon
8illingsley and Tom Jewkes as team members. We are looking fonvard to their
contributions.
SeNing the Community also saw us helping to organise and run the annual Walk of
Witness through Stourbridge town centre on Good Friday in partnership with
Churches Together in Stourbridge ICTISI. We also chaired and led CTIS meetings and
continued to lead in partnership with wrc in the West Midlands as well as serve the
Love Black Country and Love Dudley networks both financially and with volunteers
at the Together 22 Festival in the summer. We've also been able lo help rejuvenate the
cris ministers prayer breakfasts and plans include a monthly CTIS minister's meet-
Ing to be hosted at Chawn HIU Church.
We continue to experiment with different ways to highlight missions to the church body.
We've used videos before and after a service and aim to host a mission partner/cause
once a month for feedback. Ideas are welcome!
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We contlnued to worfc wlth other churches to deliver communlty projects across the
Stourbridge area:
We continued lo support financially and with volunteers. Replenish. the Stourbridge
distribution point for
We continued to support financially and w¢th volunteers, the St￿Idge Lifo C•ntro
Debt Advice
We continued to support financiaiLy and with volunteers Street pasto￿ on Saturday
nights to help those involved in the night-time economy
We continued to support Safe Famiires financially and with 19 voLunteers
We continued our commitment to the shared vision of Love Black Country to wrap our
arms around the next generation. promoting and attending their Together events along
with providing planning support for their Together 22 Festival at Himley Hall, Dudley
We contlnued our commitment to glve away/invosi io% of our unrestrlcted Income to
other organlsations and indlviduals who share our objectlves. In sum:
Local.. Replenlsh/ Black Country Food Bank. Further Outlook (headed up by Steve
Buck who has witnessed much of God's grace among minorities and those who have
gotten caught up in life's vices). Stoutbridge Life Centre Debt Advke (helping people
through financial crisisl and stOu￿rIdge Street Pastors.
National.. We continued our financial support of Sallmine which atso included the host-
ing of a production of theirs- A Christmas Carol at Christmas in Stourbridge Town
Hall. as well as two schools Christmas productions of NeverLand which saw three local
primary schools attend. c.150 kids watched Neverland and hear the Christian message
'we need each other.. We also continued to support the work of the Neurtons in
Gloucester and the Koh's In Operatlon Mobiusation,
World DeveLopment'. Over the year we sent financial support to an orphanage In
Uganda and continued to support the efforts of TESO who work with the local
church to provide fresh water to villages, bringing a real change in living standards to
many people. We aLso continued to support 'Bless', a mission in France among the dis-
placed people from middle east who gather there. We also provided financial support
for Open Doors- a ministry to the persecuted church and a Church planting team
linked to Operation MobIl￿atiOn in Cenlral Asia
Short-Term Service & Training.. We continued to support of a year out program called
'Expand" for 18-25 year olds in partnership with Amblecote Christian Centre and also
our support of the Westminster Theology Center Hub in Birmingham, seeing 3 Students
from Chawn being assisted financially with their course fees too. We stopped
supporting Tim Koh as his time with UCCF came to an end and we continued our
support of Zac Ellis who is ministering with YWAM in London.
Our vlslon movlng fonvard Is to contlnue to support our mlsslon and causes with finan-
clal giving of io°A from our unrestricted funds.
Idi
Teso Development Trusl
OpenDoors
.Jrtrieiinip' .n re: el dp¥el:
,Tienl Ui?d milsion
bless.
.%0(
STREET
PASTORS
BLACK COUNTRY
l L4,IDLAIqK
Safe Familles SALTMINE
LQVE CONNECT INVESV
C E * l * q
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. Serving,the_-Co_mmunity_;
"IL [GD&JlobS lo see the
group continue to grow, such that
Maureen and I were praying for the
right he￿ to run tIE group. Ourprcryers
were answered os the Lord
prompted Karen. Mary and Heather to
offer themselves SonEthing which we
are verygroteful for. oll have been Sii)ui'briilxi. Hcn:ai'Limi'nt
Invaluable In supporbng our
members, each one bringing different
SuptK)rt Limup
eXper￿nCeS andperspectives to the
group. ive pray regularly for all of our
members. share our testimon￿S ond
ash the Lord to draw them into
fellowship with Him.
Jc*n 14SI
BLACK COUNTRY
FOnDBANK
e E 11 T I t
LOVE CONNECT. INVEST
Llfe C•ntr• Debt Advlce ILCDAI offers
money management. debt advice.
guidance and support to local
households.
During the last year LCDA has seen an
Increase In referrals of 75/• on the
previous year. reflecting the increasing
impact of the 'Cost of Living crisis in
the UK, "A vulnerable. single mum of
three school age children, herself
subject to historlc domestlc abuse.
andfaclng eviction from her homejust
before Christmas, was able to keep
her home, increase her income (benefit
and employment support) and restore
her sense of self-worth"
Can we help you or someone you
know? Perhaps you're interested in
helping, or joining the team of
volunteers? If you feel you are able to
support us through prayer,
volunteerlng support. or by financial
giftlng then please do get in tou¢
Your support will change lives.
perhaps even your own.
REPLENISH FOOD8ANK STOURBRIDGE
'being oble to signpost and refer our clients
onto local agencies for specific assistance
continues to be o hey part of what we do to
help ease the situotions our clients hove found
themselves in. We are now seettu fvr more
ctients who were employed but through
redundancy. laclt of hours or no available
contract. need food and toiletries. The nsttw
cost of living has ￿USed hardship for a wlder
range ofpeople In our local community.
LCDA The Challen8e: Rising Household Debt,
Deprivation and Poverty in the West Midlands
REPLENISH The Challenge: BCFB has had to spend
money on buying food to meet the rising need so
every donation received is needed and such a
blessin8. At Replenish in Stourbridge, we would
always love to have more 'as and when,
volunteers to fill the gaps when regularteam
members are going to be absent
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Just as Jesus came
to serve the world
in which he Lived
(Mark 10,45), at
Chawn HILL Church
we aLso want to
serve the
community we
belong to
'We started the year with only 9 active Patrol
Pastots but 3 more teom members were
recruited which enabled us to do 29 potrots
in totaL We h(7ve also nDUced an
rough sleepe￿. Some are homeless & some
hove accommodation but most are drug
users and so we Cont￿ to Ilalse the
COU￿11 and the Houslng & Support team
on behalf of thesepeople. Because our
time is token up with less practical support
(due to the lower numbers of people out on
the streets late at night) we are able to spend
more bme tallting to people, some of these
conversoi?ons covering spiritual motters too.
WO produc• thoatre
wlth messages
appucable to cultur•,
currfculum and
Chrlstlan falth.
*,
Sofe
Famllies
N..
SALTMINE
"The Nonvich Passlon
Play 2022 Captivated
over uoo spectators.
Large cmwds. laughter. and mw emotlon
"Al Safe Families we know Ihal local churches
filled the streets wlth the power of a story
long to make a genvlne Impoct In thelr
that changed the wotld...Peopie were
communltles and we believe that Ihe Churth Is visl'bly moved some by the cruclfixlon,
God's prlmary vehicle for communlty
others by thejoy of the dlsclples as the
transformatlon. One of ovr five values Is Faith - met the risen Jesus"
Trustlng boldly bellevlng for Ilves transformed
and In a God who con do more than we can osk
or imagine. Thls Is why Safe FamIl￿S ore
commltted to worklng wlth. and through tP
l¢xal church to offer supporL hope and
belonglng to Improve the lfves of those In our
communmes. Over the last year Chown Hlll
Church has gffted us £1380 - thls is significant
and appreciated becouse every £EO will help
Safe Fomilies support a family for a yeor-. You
can get Involve(L' %*A•Msafefomllle&uk
STREET PASTORS The Challenge: As ever the biggest challenge we face is recruiting new team
members into the patrol team. We onnot extend our outreach without them. We also require
wisdom in our interactions with the 'street sleepers,.
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support
Chlldren benefittlng..
(TJ
Our preventatlve educatlon productlons
cover tough topl¢s for primary and
secorKlary schools incLuding mental
health. Intemftt safety, knifo crime,
Brftlsh values, dlverslty. and domestlc
abus•. educating the next generation on
current social issues and empowering
them to make wise choices. You can
support at wwwsaltmln•trusLorg.uk

ENABLING Th
e areas of support that enable our activities to happen
Fucilities
We continued to resource local community groups with accessible and affordable
meeting spaces including Fitbox, Drama Workshop and Connexus tuition, as well
accommodating locaL individuals and families to use our rooms for birthday parties,
'ceLebration of life, services and 'dedication' ceLebrations.
Human Resources
Our staff team conslsts of 5 members, 3 x part time and 2 x full-time. Employees
IFTEI.. Greg Ellis Senior Minister. 1.0 FTEI., Sara Sarjeant Ioperations Manager 0.8 FTEI,
Emma Carling (Children's Team Leader. 1.0 FTEI: Beth Farrance (Office Administrator
and Finance Officer. 0.4 FTE and ELisabeth Shave iohrs pwk).
Flnance
Church attendees contlnue to be our slngle blggest source of Income and the
Trustees are delighted by the level of commitment they regularly show to Ihe church
and it's clear vision. We have healthy resents and continue to make good use of Gift
Aid. Please see the following section for detailed accounts.
Reserves
The amount set-aside for reserves is estimated as three months of our running costs
and currently amounts to £52.419 which is in line with our Reserves Policy.
Flnance Governance
The Finance Group, consisting of Senior Minister. Treasurer and Operations Manager,
meet to review the church's finances every month, including the drafting of the
annual budget for review and approval by the Board. The Board receives an update
on the church's financial position at each of its meetings.
Pollcles
The trustees keep the key church pob'cies under review and update them where
appropriate and to ensure they reflect current legislation. In this period, we have
reviewed our Safeguarding Policy. Facility Hire Policy, Social Media Policy, Financial
Policies lincluding our Reserves Policy). Data Protection policy and Privacy Notice.
W oooo
RUNNING A CLUB OR EVENT7
DIO YOU KNOW WE HAVE...
FACILITY
HIRE
AVAILABLE.
Enqulrf•s w•l¢•m•l
22

FINANCE
Review-how are we financing our charitable objectives, vision and
mission? This review along with the graphs and tables is based on our Receipts and
Payments report. For all other account information including depreciation and accrual
figures etc please see the set ofaccounts at the back of this Annuol ReporL
• l God continues to bless us with finances:
Our General fvnd donations remained conslstent throughout the year. seeing an
overall Increase of £5,897 from £173.300 in 21/22 to £179.197 in 22/23 (these
figures also include Gift Aid that we have claimed from HMRC). This income
continues lo enable us to sow back into God's mission financially both in this
country and afar in the form of gifts we give out of our Near & Far Fund (more on
that lalerl.
This year aLso saw £2.3￿ being donated into our Youth Fund which helped
enable our youth lo go on a couple of residential trips one to Spring Harvest in
April 2022 and the other to Limitless Festival in July 2023. Both residential events
saw our young people wanting to give their lives to God or get baptised afterwards,
praise God! The youth have also been able to Ljse the funds to update the gaming
kit in their youth room too which has provided a lot of fun and engagement.
• Income generated from our 'charitabLe actlvltles. also Increasèd:
Toddler Income increased by £360 compared to the previous year as more
families attend our groups. Somc of Lhese families have started to engage with
Messy Church too as a resull of which is great news.
'Guest ovont. Income also increased, increasing from £2.629 in 21/22 to
£3,515 in 22/23. highlighting a greater uptake of activity following on from the
pandemic. The category 'church socials, also saw an increase In Incomè,
mirroring the formation of the new Fellowship Team. dedicated to helping us to
provide additional opportunities to disciple people 'in' Christ as well as 'to' Christ
Finally, as interest rates rise. so has a retum on our Rese￿eS Fund seen a healthy
increase. the fund growing by £778 since the start of the year.
2 Support costs contlnue to reduce in line with the year on year trend we have seen
over the last 9 years, £u9,695 being spent this year which is down from £152,257 in
the previous year. This been through careful budgeting and diligent financial
planning and managenient by the Leadership Team and Staff. As a result, this yearwe
have been able to invest In a Pastoral Care Co-ordinator, eniployed Iohrs a week
which will help us not only in our capacity to provide pastoral care but also in our
discipLeship mission too
'coi?tinue to live your lives in hin?. being rooted and built up in
hin). and strengthened in the faith..." (Col 2.6)
3 We Increased our giving to our Near & Far ministries from 12/0 in 21/22 to 13/0 in
22/23.
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INCOME SPLIT- ALL FUNDS
Donations £150,7)1
. &ft AK1£3I939
Facilty Hire £10845
MissK>n loutrèath events) £3,219 • Sermces {wedd￿5/fUneral5} £354
. Next Gen attIAt￿ £5,786
Fellowshw £1.812
Bank interest £778
Disupleshp £85
NOTES..
INCOME-Gift Aid claims makes up 17% of all donated income
EXPENDITURE-ALL FUNDS
Our Children s Team Leader solary hos been recorded as Next Gen. for the purpose of the chart
below and our Pastorcl Care Coordinator has been recorded as 'Pastoral' (historically these
would sit within our enobling, category)
EXPENDITURESPLIT ALL FUNDS
Felbwshp 2%
Sunday5 2%
Pastoral 2%
D15wle5hip 3%
Enabllng 51%
i(Dcoo
120COO
£203.27QOO • Expense
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Spending on our Youth Sunday cuthculum doubled this year os we invested in
a new discipleship resource called GROW.
Misslon spend equated to 33/• of our General fvnd donated income with our
Near & Far fund supporting £21,248 in missional projects both in the UK and afor.
In the area of Discipleship we were able to gift £5000 towords supporbng iyrc
students from Chawn Hill Church wlth their course fees We welcome donations
to support fuÉure students from Ch(7wn Hill Church at wrc ond have set up a Wtc
Fund for this purpose.
Whilst our spend on 'choritable activities. looks to be far less than the preV￿uS
year (£47.245 22/23 vs £61,174 21/22J, our swd on acefvllks rnmains on par wlth
the previous year when the Church Weekend Away is taken into consideration
In 21/22 we invested £u.445 into our Church WeekendAway which did not take
place in 22/23.
staff costs equate to 55% of all expenditure this year
Governance costs were the highest they've been in monyyears. This is becouse
we invested in the leadership Team this year by toking them away to the Fresh
Streams conference in Jon 2023 for 3 doys of spiritual refreshment and input by
notional church leaders
Facility Costs were down due us not carrying out any major refurbishment
works or repairs Utility costs remained on par with the previous year due to fixed
term contracts we are in.
NEAR & FAR SPENDING
Uncommitted Giving 10%
World Development Il%
Local Mission 16%
Training & Short Term Sepiice 18%
UK Mission 22%
IC(10 2(K)0 3CKIO 4Crf)0 5(K)0 6(K)O
£21,248 • Near & FarGNin8
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SO WHAT'S NEXT?
Discipleship - a big journey to make our'agape groups. a place to love God and to Love
one another. SmalLer more authentic spaces to deepen our fellowship wilh God and
each other,
Next Generation - to find a new leader to disciple our youth. create a great vibe among
our young people, develop them as people through exploring their gifts and enabling
them to share their gifts in community and in the church.
Klds - we are excited by new ministry opportunities that have developed in the last 12
months- its time to build on them and our exposure to local schools.
Near and Far- this year we need a litlle overhauL of the way we operate the Near and far
Group.
Fellowship - we are investing in the structure of our small mid-week groiJps- we have
started a 'Spud Sunday iniliative thdt has worked well dnd we are looking to create
more innovative ways to gather the church to enjoy limes together.
The Pastoral Minlstry- this year we iiilroduced a pastoral worker who began to build up
our pastoral work. the next phase will be to build a pastoral team
Sunday senilces- we have one Sunday service on a morning and plans are to begin a
Sunday aflernoon service Ihis year through our 'unite groups. which are a gathering of
three or four of our'agape groups
CONCLUSION
As the world pandemic of Covid 19 and all the iestrictions and impact on being together
finally seem to be fading. we have benefited and enjoyed being able to gather together and
be filled with Joy Peace and Hope just as it's says in Romans chapter 15 v 13. We had some
great bible series on Psalms and Romans. A wonderful Christmas program including A
Christmas Carol ptay at Stourbridge Town Hall to a full house In February we started a
series on "God is....
,Ind we are finding out thero are so niany aiiswers, In all we do we hope
those in and outside Chawn Hill Church see a Father God of love who sent his son Jesus to
live on Earth and open his arms outstretched on the cross to save the worLd. It has been a
good year with Lots we can build on ond go from strength to strenglh.
ON BEHALF OF THE 80ARD
S. Knight- Choir of Trustees
Date
ri?is report. whicl? has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Con7ponies Act
2006 relating to small companies. was approved by Ihe trustees and signed on their behalf by..
S. Knight - Chair of Trustees
Date..
26

EN
IN
TO THE TRUSTEES OF
CHAWN HILL CHURCH
('the Compan￿}
I report to Ihe charfty trustees on my examinalion of the accounts of the Company for the year
ended 31 March 2023 on pages 28 to 40 following. which have been prepared on the basls of the
accounting policies set out on pages 31 to 32.
R•8ponslbllltlos and bas1• of r•port
As Ihe charity's trustees of the Company (and also rt8 dlrectors for the purposes of company law)
you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 (Ihe 20[￿ Acr).
Having satlsfied myself that th8 accounts of the Company are not required to be audlted under
Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report In respect of my
examinalion ol your charty's accounts as caffied out under seC￿n 145 of the Charities Act 2011
(Ihe 2011 Act.). In carrying Out my examinalion I have followed the Directlons given by th• Charty
Commission under sectlon 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Ind•pondent examln•rf8 st•t•m•nt
I have completed my examination. I confim) thal no matters have com& to my attention
connectlon with the examinats'on gNlng me cause lo belwva:
1. accounting rncords were not kept In respect of the Company as required by section 386 of tt
2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord wtih those records: or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requlrements of section 396 of thè 2006 Act
other than any requirement thal the accounts give a Irue and fav view which is not a matter
consldered as part of an independent examinats'on,. or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance wtlh the methods and prlncl)les of the
Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporling by charities [applicable to
chatities preparing thew accounts in accordan(% with the Flnanclal Reporting Standard appllcab
in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns and have come across no other rrratters in connectlon wlth ￿ examination to
which attention should be drawn In Ihis report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Sarah Crispin ACA
Stewardship
1 Lamb's Passage
London
EC1Y 8AB
Date: 21 November 2023
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STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Total
Funds
2023
Tolal
Funds
2022
Unrestricled
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Note
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM:
t)onations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investments
178.156
3.322
181.478
205,394
22.591
779
22,591
779
15,241
258
Total Incomo and 0nd￿￿monts
201526
220 893
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charltable activille8
216.277
1.590
217.867
227,798
Totsl •xp•ndltur•
216 277
Incomellex￿ndlturQl
(14,751)
1,731
(13,020)
(8,904)
Transf•rn b•tw••n funds
13
N•t movoment In fund8
{14,751)
1,731
(13.020)
(8,904)
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds broughl forward
894,552
560
895,112
902.016
Total funds carriod forward
13
879.801
895112
The slatement of financial activi￿6 indudes all gains and k￿eS recognised in the year.
All income and expendiiure derive from continuing ope￿10nS.
The statement ol financial activities also complies with the reqUIre￿￿nts for an income and
expenditure account required by the Companies Act 2006.
The notes on page 31- 39 fomi part of these accounts.

AWNH
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2023
Total
Total
Unrestricted Restrlcted
Funds
Funds
Funds
2023
Fund$
2022
Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
804 534 815815
804.534
804 534 815615
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
4.699
4,699
5,118
80 233 77 019
84.932 82.137
10
82.841
2.291
CREDrroRS: Amounts falllng
duo wlthln ono year
(7.373)
(7,373) (2,640)
Not curr•nt a8••ts l (llabllltles)
77 558 79 497
Total a8S•ts los• currnnt Ilabllltl•8
879,801
2.291
882,092 895,112
TOTAL NEf ASSETS
879.801
2,291
882.092 895,112
FUND BALANCES
Unrestricted Funds
13
General funds
Designated funds
818,213
61.589
818.213 839.217
81,589 55 335
879.801
879,801 894,552
Restricled Funds
2.291
2.291
879.801
882 092 895,112
The charitable company is ents'tled to exemption from audit under Sectlon 477 of the Companles
Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The members have not required the ￿rnpanY lo obtsin an audit of its financial statements for the
year ended 31 March 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 however,
in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. the accounts have been examined by an
independent examinei and their report has been included in these financial statements.
The directors (who are the chariiable companWs trustees for the purposes of charity law)
acknowledge their responsibilities for.
(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records whkh comply with Sections
388 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 arKI
(b) preparing financial staternents which grve a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its net incom or expenditure
for each financial year in accordance wlth the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and
which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial
statements. so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The financial stateffents have been prepared in accordance wrth the provisions of Part 15 of the
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and were signed on its behalf
S Knight- C
Date. 7M N(Xts*&(2923
air of Trustees
Company number: 07215827
Charty number: 1135757
The notes on page 31- 39 fomi part of these accounts.
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CHAWN HILL CHURCH
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Statutory Inforniatlon
charrty is a charitable company limited by guarnntee and is inCorp￿ated in the United Kingdom. The
ccffipanls registered number and r8gk8lered office •Jdres$ can ￿ found on the Ccmpany Infomiation page.
2 Accountlrbg Pollcl••
The8e fu)ancial 8tatemonts are pr•p*&l on a going concem basi8. und•r thè hl8torul ￿)61 ￿nvent￿.
Thaso financkql statements have been prepared wi Accordance *ith tho "St*ement of Recommended Practice..
Accounting and Reporting by CharitN*s preparing thoir accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland {FRS 102) nhe Char(Liès SORP). with th& Financial
Roporting Standard appllcable in the United Kingdom aThJ Republic of Ireland I'FRS 102.?, with the Compani8#
Act 2006 and with the Chariti?8 Act 2011. Tho charty meets the d8finitlon ol a publc benefit entity as let out in
FRS 102.
Th8 princip￿ adcpted in th8 prepwath)n of the f#l•Ki￿ statem•￿8 we 841 ¢>Jt bekM.
trus14￿6 (who are the charflablo compan￿$ dYectorn lor th6 purpo8¢s c(*npany INI have aB8é$88É1
whethol the use of th going ￿ern basls18 appropriate and have ￿18￿10r0d po88ibl8 eb*nts or condittonj that
mlght cast $¥nffKant dO￿*t on the abilty of th• chwty lo continu8 aj a going cOn￿M. The tru8ts•s havo made
this 858e$sment for 8 period of ot lea81 year IrcNn th• date of approval of th6 financial Statem￿￿. In
particular tho trustees have Considered the ch•nty$ forK3stS ond projections and the p¢)ssibl8 Impl￿*￿n8 should
projocted income and l or ¢xpenditure vary unexpeetsdfy. Th• tru$lees have concluded that th8r8 is a reasonable
axpoclalion that th? tharity has adequale re￿Ul¢e$ to conlinue lo operat8 for the for0$￿abl• future. The thadly
thereforo eontinues to adopt the going concem tsasis li prnpwiry rts financ￿1 81atements. In making this
a88a$8m•nl the tnJ•teo8 have con8ld•r&l how Covtd.19 mtyjht affo¢t prqectlons.
Income Including Inve8lment i￿Orne 1$ recognised in the perK)d in the charity become8 entillod to receipt,
the amount recefvable can be measured wth reason8blg wtsinty. and recept is probable. For tho most part,
Income i¥ generally rtcc*JnMd when it Vd receNed. IncL¥ne ¢$ onty deferred ¥¥h8n thè eharfjty ha8 to fulfil
¢onditions befor• becomlrvJ enthled to rt or wh•rg th? donor has specffied that th• irKome lo be expended In a
future pericd.
Income from donalw)n8 aTrJ18gactes indude4.'
11 RocTher8ble grfl aKI. This is rwnised wthen the related donaticffi h recew. Grfl aid that hos not b88n
recovered by the bal•nc• sh•et date 18 I￿￿d*￿ 4$ a del)tor.
Ir) Tho charrty rel￿ on volunlaers lo carry CArt many of its ocINrties. Fhmver, in accordance wlh the SORP,
vahJe of th8$6 services has not been includad in tlw financial statement8 as they be relably
measured.
iiil Legacies. Inccffla frryn 1ggaw8 is r¢¢cgni8ed whgn g distrlbution w receivod from the estate or. rf earlier,
when the charity has been ￿tsfied that a dIst￿Ul10n will be made and the ￿0￿nI receN8bla ¢8n bo
mea8urod reliabty.
Income from Charrtab￿ acIN[t￿ reprgsenls irK¢me receivablg fr(m swwces and fac41fties suppl￿1 in
lurtherance of the chartys Char[tab￿ objects. li incluth income fn¥n ￿￿th, chthJron'$ arKI othw 8vwt6 and
¢ourses as wel as rent of thg church premises.
Invgstrnenl income rgprgsents wKome generated by the thwitl8 a88ets and bncludès Incmie frc*n bank inlere8L
Other Inc(¥￿ comfv gains ari￿r￿J from the th%￿$01 of tangknle frAed assets.
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nditure
EXpendrtu￿. wicluding irrec0￿sb1e VAT, o recognised It 18 Incurred or. rf earker, when a18gal or constructNe
rAJligati¢￿ for a paymgnt arises provKled that it is Pro￿18 that ￿ttl￿nent wil be requwed and th& amount of thg
ligation can be measured reliabty.
The eharty makes grants to other instkntions arKI indimduals to further its charitable obiectNes. Gronls payable 9ro
rocognysed as ct)nstructive ot4bJation$ arise. vthich 15 generalty the charty expres￿ a commrtment to the
recipient that can be measured relknrybty and then onty to the extent that any condition8 a88wat&J with the grant 8T6
Jtside of the control of the charity.
GoverMn¢e costs. whth aro induded in expendtse on charttablg adpiitias but are identif￿d soparatefy in
notes to the accounts. includey costs assockqted wrth the independent examinat￿)n of the financial statements, com-
pllance wth ¢on8titutbnal and statutory requirements and any other expenditure w)curred on t￿ Strateg￿ manage.
ment of the chwity.
urKI accountKI
General funds are unrestricted funds Vth￿h are available for usè at the di8ereth?n of the Irustees in furth8rance of
the general objKtives of the chaiity. Designated fuThJs c(xnprwe unrestr￿ted fund$ that h8¥* been sel asKJe by the
trustees for particular purposes. Restrictod furyjs are donath)ns whlch are to ba used in accordance with specific
r08trictiOn8 inp0¥￿1 ty donor8'. they inchjde donation8 roceréed from appfrab for SpeCrf￿ or proj•¢t$.
Jle r￿ed assats
Ilerns purthased or donated ftjr the dwritl5 usè ar¢ eapttaltsèd vthen the c08t of purchased ttwns, or the falr
valu8 of donated ilams, is m¢y8 than £1,000 afMI lh8 *8m 18 expected to benefrt thè charty over more than ono
a￿untIng per￿. 08￿ClOt10n is charged on a slrayht bne 80 as to ¥rtit8 the value crf each a88el to its
88llmated residual value Irf any) over its exwed uselul eCO￿)MiC lrfe. To xh18￿ this obJ'eGtive tha folknV￿ftg fat88
ol deprecotion ￿ charged..
Fmhold l•nd
l• dOpT￿l•tod {b•ca￿t ft18 not consumed by UMI
FreeP¥)Id buildin
Equipment
0￿r 50 Y￿r* after takwvJ &¢¢ount of ￿ buikllrrfJ'$ re8klu81 valuo
Over 3 10 7 yea
The carrying valu86 of langti *le fixed 88861$ are reVie%￿d for impaimient in periods events or in
¢￿¢um¥￿nc0O indic•lg that t￿ orrying valu• m•y not be re¢overable.
The charty operates defined conMbulk*n penslon schem9s for 18 empfvJy088. Oblig8tton$ for wnlnbutions lo these
schèmes are rec(>Jnised as an expèns8 when the Ikgbilty arises. The oSS•t$ of these Khemes are hèld #eparal8ly
frcffi those ofthe charty In Indeperthlty admini8ler•J funds.
The company is a registered charity.. rt has tak8n ol the varM)u8 reliefs from taxatv)n av•il*kn to charit￿8
¥nd no lax 1$ payable on the chartys income.
The ¢haritY$ finoncial as￿1¥ and finarKial liabilrti•$ all quaknfy as basie financi81 instrwnents, 88 defined by FRS102.
Creditors and debtors are mea8urnd at ti￿r expecled settlwnenl value (nt￿allY the amount of that the charity
oxpects to pay or re¢•fv•).
ion from
•rin
a CaShfi￿ slatemenl
The charity has tsken advantage of 8n exemptN)n confèrral by tr￿ Charilie8 SORP and has pr•pare(l a cash
fi[Y￿ stat￿L
lim
In preparing financial statwnents ￿rtain jwlgernerts. estKnate8 and a$sumplp)ns have to be made Ihat affect the
amounts recognised in the final￿la1 statements. The truste8s consKler the folbY￿n9 to be SionrfKanl.'
i) The annual depreckqtiDn charge for propwty. plant arKI equi*menl is sen$itNe to dwnges in the estimates fGY
U8efiJl eccmmic life 8fMI resblual ¥8￿. These e8tim*es are reassessed annually and. when necessary,
adjusled to rel￿1 ￿rrent circumstances.
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3 Donations and logaci
2023
2022
Donations of cash and similar
Leg8tw receivaNe
Income tax re¢￿￿>b
150.400
167.885
3,577
181478
205,394
4 Incom• from charltsbl• acllvltles
2023
2022
Church retroats end
OLrtrea¢h actNit
Rental inc(wno
Book 8•1•8
,145
3,515
10.846
85
3.456
11,705
80
15.241
Charltabh •xP•nd￿￿•
2023
2022
Co•ts InGurr•d dlrocdy on sp•cMG athlU•o
staff
F8lbw8hip
Oiscipleship
Next Generatlon
Worsh
Enabling
Mission do
Grants payablg.. Mi88ion fund lTh)te Scl
113,919
3,890
6,137
7,231
3.698
1,238
4.906
102,540
18,730
5.517
7,849
1.264
4,C61
2023
2022
b Co•ts Incurr•d on wpport & *dmlnl•tr•tlon
Governance ￿Sts
Independent •x•minerf8 lee
Oth•r
2,820
8.473
4.383
FacIlIt￿&
30.801
7.245
40,137
Depreclaticm of tangible fixed
•s8el•
11.081
55.600
11.081
62.567
Total oxpondlturn
217.867
227,796
The fee payable lo the Indy￿1 examiner for preparin9 and 8xamining the accounts was £2,820
12022. £2.6401,' wi addit￿n the charty pahl £12012022: £n1￿ to Slwdship other semces.
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Grants payabl•
Instituthxs
Individua
2023
Training and Short-T•rn S8r-
vKe
UK Mission
World Mission
World Devebwxnt
Local Mission
2.700
1,110
2.185
1,794
3,810
5,085
6,594
2,400
Th• ccfflparatNe8 for the pr￿u¥ year ve as follm..
Institut￿)n$
IndNidua
2022
Training Sht)rt-Tem Ser-
2,300
2,980
4,840
720
21)0
7,140
3.700
UK Mi88lon
World Missi
World Developm•nt
Local Mission
2,400
2,400
The charttls prlnclpal grants to wutitutk)n8 crxnprked..
2023
2022
Oyn [j￿r9
Téso
Sallmina
Bla¢k Country Foodb
Operat￿ft Mctslisation
Amble¢otè Chrsstkqn Contr•
Ble88 Networt(
Tearfund rofurKI of grart
Grants lo institution$ lor l•M than £1.000 each
1,200
5,600
2,500
1,200
2,400
2,500
1.120
2,400
2,300
1,200
2.400
1.800
1.200
13.2001
6 ATraly•l* ol Staff costs, th• c￿¢ of k•y m•nag•m•Trt p•rwnn•l and ¢rust•• r•rnun•rntion and •xp•n•••
Th• overage mcnthly number of employees during the year was 512022.. 4). Mo8101 tha charty8 acUvlti08 aro
carnd out by volunteers.
No staff $alwiw at J r•t• of m¢)r• than £60.000 per annum.
The charity's key management comprise the trustees tho key staff (xthined in the Tru81ee8' Annual Report.
During the year key managemenl reCep￿d •mpbyTr*nt benofts t￿ling £66,438121f22.. £84,495).
No Iru$l•8s received empknym•nl ber*ffts in either the or praudirvJ year.
Actlng ￿ ag•nl
On ocCas￿n the charity rec￿Ve8 money on behaff of (ther chgrilw. whih it banks and then pays out lo th888
charities. Thig income 18 receNed as agent for these other chariti88 and th• HKomg, and the retated pwonts,
are excluded from the Statement of FinancÉal Adiviknes.. any money that has not bogn distribut￿ by thè year ènd
is re¢ognised as a cred*or.
During year the chwity &ted as *Jent ft* 6 {2022'. niD crther charities aThl. in that wacity..
recewl £2.748 {2022.. tn￿ and paid £1,975 (2022.. £nill
at the year end the charity £77312022: En￿> in agprKy bak*Kes
bl
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T•ngibl• f￿•d assats
Fixturgs,
fittings arKI
eqU￿)ment
Freehokl
Property
Total
2023
At 1 April 2022
Additions
At 31 March 2023
859,466
903,508
859 486
903 508
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 April 2022
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2023
51,588
8.595
36,325
87,893
Net book value
At 31 MaTch 2023
At 1 Awll 2022
807 898
815615
D•btorn: F•115ng du• wlthln on• y••r
2023
2022
Tax recoverable
PropayThents and xcrued IrKom•
2,830
2,069
3,492
10 Cash •1 Bank and In H•nd
2023
2022
Cash at bank wth immediate access
Notu deposrts (with a le￿ of
three month8 or1888>
27,813
25,378
52 420
11 Credltorn.. Ilabllltl•• falllng du• wlthln om yur
2023
2022
Taxation and social stturity
Other creditor
Accruals
2.079
773
4,522
2.640
2.640
12 P•nsion commitmmts
During the year employer's p8nsion contributions totalling £7,348 {2022.' £7,231) Wgfe payable lo defined
contrfbUl￿n ￿r¥￿al pension sch*mes. No p￿s￿n contnbul*)ns were owing at the balance sheet date12022..
£nill.
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13 Funds
During the year the moNwnents in the ¢harty8 funds were 8$ foll￿..
Opening
InccffiwvJ
Outgoing
Tran$fern Gains and
ance Te8ouros re8our¢es in the year
2023
2023
2023
2023
Cknsing
balance
2023
2023
Deswat8d Funds
Re8•Ne r4ulrtmént
51.641
749
52,390
Near and Far mi88K>n gmng
POM Fund
TLC Fund
Legw Fund
IArrc Burnary Furvj
(1.210>
3.157
1.748
{21.249}
1611
{5011
23.571
1,113
1,413
3,578
3.578
15.0001
55,335
915
(28,8111
32.149
61,589
General unrn8t￿ted Funds
839,217
200,611
1189,4661
(32,1491
818,213
Totsl Unrestrthd Funds
894,552
201,526
1216.277)
879.801
RestrictedFunds
Youth & Childr•n's Fund
Mercy
Oulr6a¢h events
209
3S1
2,625
(543)
(3511
697
2,291
(1.590)
2.291
Aggregate of lund8
895,112
204,848
(217.86D
882,092
Transfers V•Yre made frcm the Gerthl Fund to the'Near and Far missKJn 9Mng' fvnd. the legacy fund, and the
wrc Bursary fund 85 approved by Irusteeg lo dewgnale money for Spe¢rf￿ purpos￿.

Analysll of ass•t% by fund
The 8$8ets and liabilitie8 of the Vari￿$ fvThJs were as foknm..
General D¢swJnated Restricted
funds
fund8
2023
Tang*)18 r￿ed assets
tyebtorn
Cash at bank and In hand
Creditors falling due within one ygar
804,534
4,699
16.354
17,373)
804.534
4.699
80,233
17.373)
61.589
2.291
818.213
81.589
2.291
882.092
In tho pwous year the movem•nt• in tharitys funds ware as foUM'.
Op8ning
Incoming
Oulgolng
balance resources foK*urces
2022
2022
2022
Transfers Ga￿¥ •nd
in the year
k1$8e8
2022
2¢)22
Closing
balance
2022
D8s(qn8tedFunds
Church weekend away
Rè#erve requirement
Church refurbishmenl
Near and Far mbS8Kin gfving
POM Furrfl
TLC FurKI
13,287
258
{14.4541
51.383
1.935
2,812
51,641
{1,9351
{21,460)
IS39)
(2,132)
17,438
15001
11,2101
3,157
1,748
4,196
3.880
56,796
21,620
140.520)
17.438
55,335
Genernl UnrestiicledFunds
843,037
194.772
(180,950)
(17,6411
839.217
Total Unrestricted Fund$
899,833
216.393
{221.4701
(2031
894,552
Reslricted Funds
Youth & ChAdron'5 Fund
Centre Refufblshmenl Fund
Mercy
1.228
704
251
(1.0191
1704)
4.603
209
203
351
2.183
4,500
{6.328)
203
Aggregate of funds
902.016
220,893
{227.7%}
895.112
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An•￿1* of net as*•ts by fund
In the previous year. the assets and I1￿1&￿t$ of the varicAts lunds as lollm..
unle￿8d Funds
General Designated Restrided
rth
fly￿$
fvnds
2022
Tangible fNed XG•ts
Debtors
Cash at bank and w) hand
CreditiM falling due wrthin on8
815,615
5.118
21.124
(2.6401
815.615
5.118
77,019
{2.6401
55,335
839,217
55.335
560
895.112
De¥igngtgY Funds
The Church week¥r￿ away fund relates to moroy donat¢d io and 6panl ￿ th6 church we•k•nd away.
The Rewve requiremwl fvnd rePr￿n1* the r•tairnd M4lhln ganeral fi￿￿18 to meet the reserve
pLqicy.
The Church refurbishment lund is money aet ashle for pknned church rolurbllhmént v￿￿¢.
The Near and Far mlss*)n qfvlng fund is morw sel a8Kle for planned giv¥w to other ¢rgani8ation6 in
8UPPOrt of &hI￿n9 our aimi.
The POM fund M for P•gce ol Mind. an initi9t￿ to 8UPP(#t mwtsl hoallh.
The TLC lund18 money Set aslde to be spent on bernavament Support
The Logacy furvj rglatO8 to a whKh the truslo88 801 •¥id• for $pecbfic propcts to lurther I
pospel
Th• IhJTC Bursary Fund li to #Ukwt studttnts attanding the We8knln8ter Centre.
T￿ Youth & ChilJr•n'$ Fund o given and expended for Youth and ChikIr￿.¥ wort.
The Centre Refurbthment Fund was $peufKalPy for the refurtyshm•nt ofth8 church c•ntr•.
The Mercy fuThJ is money gI￿n •nd pwd to meet an indp•idu8ls wwific n8ody.

14 Transacllons tA7ith r•latod partles
During the year the tharity:
•} recewj donations lotalling £12,725 {2022: £12.261) frryn T8lat8d parties includes trustee8. any oth-
er members of key management and anyone clc¢5ely connected to them).
bl The charity paid for 6 trustees to aitend the FTe8h Stream8 ConfererKe arKI for 2 lo *lend the Bonheoffer
course. No other expenses 12022: £Th￿ were w'd to. or the trustees,. rewnburnemgnts lor expenses
incurred when &ting as agent for the charity or incurred vthen undertakww ernpkjymenl duiies not
¢onn¥dod wlh seThing as a truslee We not irKludèd in this disck)sure.
During the year the ¢harty 480 made Ihe folAy•￿n9 to. or for. rèl8W partl&8.'
a) paid £9￿ (2022.. £1,11631 to v￿Ual Advance for **b8bt8s & publKity Med￿ servic￿. Mark TitherKlge, who
is a tnrntee 15 a director Visud Adv￿.
b> paid Saltmine grants tc*afing £2.5C(1 12022.. £2.51XII for UK mission actNitses and pa￿nentS retslng to
specific events toldling £2.579. The CEO of this charity is closety related to Stevén Knigm who is a Iiuslae.
c) Zac Ellis, who h closgly related to Greg Eli8 18 k8y managemont. £900 to 6UPPOrt hlb mlnlstry
with YWAM.
Except as di6ckxed in n¢t• 6'Anatysis of Stsff costs., there have been no other tran88ctions wlth rel•l•d pwties
during the yèar.
IS M•mb•rn
Each memb8r of the comp8ny commits to ¢ontribut• rf th• ¢h8rity is up an rnnl of £10.
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2 ZE (£2F-