CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteésl members of On a¢counts for the yoar ondod 5fi4 ARJ/04• 12¢22. R•$pon8lblllll8s and As th8 charfty trustees of the Trust, you are responslbl8 for the preparatlon ba818 of report of the accounts In accordance wrth the wuirements of the Charits'es Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I réport In respect of my examinatlon of the Tru8Vs aCC￿nts earrl8d out under secb.on 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have follo￿1 the appucable Direclions givon by the Chanty Commlssbn under seLXlon 145ISXb) of the Act. I have completod my examtnation. I conftrm that no matèrlal matter8 have o)me to my attention ) In conn8Ctlon wlth the examinat￿n vthich gives me cause to beI￿v@ that in. any material respect." accountlr& r8LyJrd8 were not kept In a￿anc￿ wlth secknon 130 of the Act or th8 accounts do not &o)rd ￿ the accountlTr3 reoyd8 I have no concems and h8v8 ￿ffle 8cr088 no other matters in connectlon wrth the examin8tion to which attents'on Sh[￿1￿ be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to ba reached. ' Please dgleta the words in the bTrck8ts ifthey do not 8ppIy. Dat•: Independent oxamIne￿$ Statemont Slgmd: Name: S*ArfJP LAURI￿$￿Al Relevant professlonal qualffi¢atlon{8} or body any): Address: /& C¢SSAcrf AveAu JAAeihl¢r• iJA2 9P9 IER October 2018 I :'1111111111 11111111111 Iiiiiiiiiiiiiwi "Iiiiiiiiiiii',-..Iiiiiiiikiiiiiiiillu 11 11 111111111111111 1111111 illiiiiiiiiii 1111 1111 Iiiiiiiu 1111 lil 1111111111 1111 11 Trustees. Annual Report for the period Pericxl stsrt date Pen￿￿ end date From To (k5 2022 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Bethesda Evangelical Church (Warrington) Trust Other names charity Is known by Registored charity number {rf any) 1136197 Charlty's princlpal addr•s8 Lumb Brook Chester Road, Stockton Heath Warrington Po•tcod• WA4 2RX Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Tru8ts• nam• Offlce111 •ry) DatM •ct•d If not forwholfr ear Chairynan Treasurer Name of person lor body) entitl•d oint tru¥t•• ifan Andrew Taylor Philip Doust lan Delooze Andrew Mainwaring Alan Duncan John Culleton 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustses for thè ¢harity. rfany. (for example. any custodian trustees) Namo Dates acted rf not for whole ear Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Infornmtion) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior Staff members (Optional infomiation) Section B Structure, Descrlptlon of the charity's trusts Type of governing document Trust Deed overnance and mana ement How the charity is constrtuted Trust Trustee selection methods Appointed by Twstees Addltlonal govemanca188ue8 (Optlonal Infomiation) You may choos• to include additional information, where relevant, aboLrt'. LINKED TRUSTS.. In February 2015. the ¢harty known as Bethesda (Warrington) Trust became a linked charty to Bethesda Evangelical Church ( Warrington} Twst which remains the reporting charity. The funds and assets are asS￿ned to the appropnate trust a8 detailad in the attached accounts. policies and pro￿dureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees,. the charity's organisational Structure and any wider network with which the chanty works., relationship wth any related parties- Iruste8s' consideration of major risks and the system and pro¢edur88 to manage them. Section C Ob-ectives and activities The main aim and focus is to be spintually relevant to those in the local area. by offering athities that would relate to a range of ages, although the spiritual needs remain the same. We se8k to address this by teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out In its govemlng document The main activty centred around an 11 0'clc(a Sunday moming family church servi￿, also t￿adcaSt live on Youtube. During the year mid-week Bible studies and prayer meetings were started, while others We￿ conducted via Zoom. During the year the church pastor also became chaplain at Boetler High School in addition to running assemblies at local junior schools. The work in various North West prisons continued. Summary of the main activities undertakèn for the public bonefit In relation to these objects (include wlthln this section tha statutory declaratlon that trustees havo had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commlsslon on public benefiti Addltlonal d8tall• of obJocllv•s and actfvitles (Optlonol Inforniatlon) The Trustees would also like to place on record our appreciation for the volunteers who worked to enable these activities to tak8 place. Thanks also to Mrs Jacqueline Mainwaring who continues to act as secretary to the tnjstees. You may choosè lo include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment," contribution made by volunteers. During th8 year the Church was led by 5 Church elders. Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charlty during the year During the year there was a review of the missionary support given by the Church both at home and abroad, however the policy to commit at least 20% of the church offenng to this end. was uphekl. Towards the end of the year a deaner was employed weekly. Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deflcit Further financial review detalls (Optional inforniallon) You may choose to include additional information. where relevant about: the charity's principal SoUr￿S of funds (including any fundraising): how expenditure has supported the key obje(*ives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any èthical investment policy adopted. The principal sourc£ of funds is the contrrbutions and grfts recèNed from th8 ¢hurch congregation. Section F Other optional inforrnation ACCOUNTS.. The accounts are presented alongside this report having been independently examined by Mr David LawrFnson, a retired company secretary wh08e assistance is gratefully acknowledged. Section G Declaration The trustses declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees SlgnatUrn(s) Full namrfs) Positlon log Secretary. Chair, etcl TIKek45 Dats Trustees. Annual Report for the period Pen￿j start date Pericd end date From To05 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Bethesda C4Varrington) Trust Other names charlty 18 known by Reglstered charlty number (rf any) 1136197-1 Charlty'8 prlnclpal addre Lumb Brook Chester Road, Stockton Heath Warrington Postcode WA4 2RX Names of tho charlty trustees who managè the charlty Tru•to? nam• Offlc• Ill ary) Chaiman Treasurer N•me of per•on lor l￿dy) •ntitled olnt tru8t•• ifan Andrew Taylor Philip Doust lan Delooze Andrew Mainwaring Alan Duncan John Culleton 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Namos of the trustees for the charity, if any. (for example, any custodian trustees> Namo Dates acted rf not for vthole Names and addressos of advisers (Oplional infomHllon) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff membors (Optional inforniation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Dèscrlptlon of th• charlty's trusts Trust Deod Type of goveming document How the charity 18 consti￿ted Trust Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees Additional governanco Is$ueg Ioptlonal Inforniatlon) You may Choo￿ to include additional information, where relevant, aboLrt. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustee8', the Charity's organisational structure and any wider ne￿ork with which the charty works., relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and prO￿dureS to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities To be spiritually relevant to those in the local area. To provide a building to conduct church services for the worship of God and other connected servicks. To provide a base for Sunday Schoowyouth and Ttsjdler activrties. A monthly Lego dub was also stsrted Summary of the objects ofthe charity set out in its govorning document The main actsvty of the trust is to provide a building for the actNities set out in the Trust deed and to maintain such in proper repair. During the year rt was decided to join the FIEC {Fellow5hip of Independent Evangelical Churches) The trustees decided to work towards setting up a C.l.O. Summary ofthe maln activitre¥ undertsken for th• public benefit in relation to these objècts {includo within this section the Statutory d8claralion that trustees havo had rogard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefltl Additional detalls of obJectlve• and actfvltles (Optlonal Infomiatlon) The Trustee8 would also like to place on record our appreciation of the invaluable work of Mrs Jacqueline Maimvanng who Continues to act as se(xetary to the trust You may choose to inclLKle further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking- policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunleers. Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achlevements of the charity during the year Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Detalls of any funds materfally in deficit Further financlal review details (Optional i￿OrnIat10n> You may Choose to include additional information, wh8 relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds {in¢ludlng any fundraising),. how expendrture has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. The main Sour￿ of funds remains the Mntributions and gffts r￿1Ved from the church congregation. Most of which come from bank transfers, during the year a cash free will oflering box was r￿ntroduCed following Covid restrictions. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declaro that they havo approved the trustees, report above. sign￿ on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s Full namo1$) Position log Secretsry. Chair. etcl Date X7