CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of ThESDA On accounts for the year ended Charity no (If any) AprThiL 3 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {llhe Trust.) for the year ended Responsibillties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requlrements of the Chariti8s Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charlty Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accountlng records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (rf any): Address: 4JtrliT STEEr LIN IER October 2018
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Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Va?r From 2023 To 05 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Bethesda Evangelical Church (Warrington) Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any 1136197 Charity's principal address Lumb Brook Chester Road, Stockton Heath Warrington Postcode WA4 2RX Names of the charity trustees who manage the charlty Datss acted if not for whole ear Tru$tee name Olfice (If any) Name of person (or body) ontitled oint trustee Ifan Andrew Taylor Philip Doust lan Delooze Chainnan Treasurer Andrew Mainwaring Gordon Vice John Culleton Resigned 1810312024 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any. (for example. any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for vthole ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inforniation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Doscription of tho charity's trusts Trust Deed Type of goveming document How the charity is constituted Trust Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees Additional governance issues (Optional inforniation) You may choose to include additional information. where relevant, about: LINKED TRUSTS: In February 2015, the charity known as Bethesda (Warrington) Trust became a linked charity to Bethesda Evangelical Church ( Warrington) Trust which remains the reporting charity. The funds and assets are assigned to the appropriate trust as detailed in the attached accounts. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees. the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties; trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob-ectives and activities The main aim and focus is to be spiritually relevant to those in the local area, by offersng activities that would relate to a range of ages, although the spiritual needs remain the same. We seek to address this by teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its governing document
The main acts'vty ntred around an 11 O'clock Sunday moming family church service, mid-week Bible studies and prayer meetings were also conducted . while others were conducted via Zoom. The church pastor is chaplain at Leeds Rhino Rugby club in addition to chaplin at Boetler High School and running assemblies at local junior schools. The work at various North West prisons continued via CPR (Christian Prison Resuorcing) Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (includ8 within this section the Statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Addltlonal detsll8 of objoctlves and actlvltles (Optional Information) The Trustees would also like to pla on cOrd our appreciation for the volunteers who worked to enable these activities to take place. Thanks also to Mrs Jacqueline Mainwaring who continues to act as secretary to the trustees. You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment; contribution made by volunteers. During the year the Church was led by 3 Church elders. The Trustees would also like to thank Gordon Vice for the work he did as a trustee up to his retirement on 1810312024.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity 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 200A of the church offering to this end, was upheld. The arrangement WEth the cleaner once a week continues to be sUC$Sful. During the year all the contributors to the new build fund were contacted to say the project had failed and were offered their money back. Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review detsils (Optional inforniation) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. The principal source of funds is the contributions and gifts reiVed from the church congregation, mainly via bank transfer and a free will cash collection box. Section F Other optional information ACCOUNTS.. The accounts are presented alongside this report having been independently examined by S McBain Ltd a company of Accountants and Auditors. Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary? Chair, etc) Philip Francis Doust Treasurer Date 2910712024
(K4RITY Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date I Penod end date From 2023 To 05 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Bethesda (Warrington) Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1136197-1 Charity's principal address Lumb Brook Chester Road, Stockton Heath Warrington Postcode WA4 2RX Names of the charity trustses who manage the charity Dates acted If not for whole ear Trustee name Offl¢e (If any) Name of person (or body) entitled toa oint trustee ifan Andrew Taylor Philip Doust lan Delooze Chairman Treasurer Andrew Mainwaring Gordon Vice John Culleton Resigned 1810312024 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity. if any, Ifor example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infonnation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infonnation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Trust Deed Type of goveming document How the charity is constituted Trust Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees Addltlonal governance issues (Optional infomiatlon) You may Ghoose to include additional information, where relevant, about: policies and prOdureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees,. the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and prOdureS 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 ServIS for the worship of God and other connected serrfices. To provide a base for Sunday Schooltyouth and Toddler activities, also a monthly Lego dub is run on Saturdays. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its goveming document
The main activrty of the trust is to provide a building for the activities set out in the Trust deed and to maintain such in proper repair. Dunng the year a large storage room was converted into two additional toilets. During the year the new build fund was officially designated as a failed project, all contributors were contacted and were necessary the relatives of those who had died. The option was given to take back or leave with the church all monies or part. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional detsils of objectives and activities (Optional infonnation) The Trustees would also like to place on record our appreciation of the invaluable work of Mrs Jacqueline Mainwaring who continues to act as secretsry to the trust. You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantrnaking; policy programme related investment; contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materfally in deficit Further financial review details {Optional infonnation) You may choose to include additional information. where relevant about: the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising),. how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment poliGy adopted. The main Sour of funds remains the contributions and gifts received from the church congregation. Most of which come from bank transfers. and a free will cash collection box Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) TFt>a Philip Francis Doust Treasurer Full namels) Position (eg Secretary. Chair, etc) Date 2910712024