## **Trustees Meeting** MINUTES OF MEETING held on 29[th] Aug 2023 Present: Andy Freeman, Sam Haigh, Viv Neville Apologies: Sara Blakebrough (on holiday) ## **1. Minutes of last meeting** The minutes of the meeting held in 12[th] Aug 2023 were read and accepted as an accurate record. ## **2. Accountants Report for 2022** The final version of the accounts for 2022 was discussed prior to submission to the Charities Commission by the 31[st] Oct deadline. Late Gift Aid repayments had made this necessary to give a fully accurate picture of 2022. A draft document had been discussed in the spring (29[th] March). The following general observations were made: - The accounts have been prepared for us again by Simpson Wood Ltd. - Total income for 2022 is very slightly higher than the previous year with £127,880 in 2022 compared with £126,646 in 2021. The commitment of people to giving is very stable despite the ‘cost of living crisis’. - Expenditure increased in 2022 by around 15k as the church emerged from the inactivity of the covid years and began restarting activities. Mill rent for the Love Elland project and various one off expenditures including a van and a heavily subsidised youth week on top of hugely increased energy costs were the main source of the increase. The biggest areas of changed expense were in premises costs and in the support given to our friends in Tanzania (Missions) with two trips there, one to provide support after the sudden death of their daughter. - - Bearing all of this in mind we end the year with total funds of £151,485 slightly down on 2021 of which £139,000 is the funds from the sale of Catherine Street, recording a small deficit of £2225. Given the fact that we have subsumed mill rent into the picture alongside hugely rising energy bills this can be considered a successful year. - 2022 has been an interesting year in many ways and the church has emerged from the pandemic into renewed activity well given the challenges faced. The finances are in a healthy place to move forward with confidence into what 2023 holds. ## **3. AOB** ## **Training** The church has continued training up further people and renewing training in Levels 2 and 3 Food Hygiene to work in the various teams involved in working with food and sent people on the necessary First Aid courses for an institution of our size as well as providing training and the necessary DBS updates as part of our and Child Protection Policy for those working with children and vulnerable adults. Our team of trained registrars is now covering wedding ceremonies. ## **Banking** Following a number of ongoing issues over many months with Virgin Money, who took over Yorkshire Bank, the finance team suggest that we should switch banks. We will begin immediately to contact banks to find out more. ## **Policies** There is a need to relook at some of the policies in some areas (First Aid, use of van, fire, contracts etc) and it was agreed that time would be made this year to begin working on these. ## **4. Date of next meeting:** Further brief building review meetings: Autumn 2023 These minutes are an accurate record of what took place at the meeting on the 29[th] Aug 2023 (and 29[th] March) Signed: Andy Freeman ______________________ Sam Haigh ______________________ Viv Neville ______________________ ND CHRISTIA ITY NO. 113879 R TH ECEMBER CHRI Rep¢rft of the Tru8tee8 Bal￿e Sheet 7-13 ELLAN HRIS Obl•ctlv•• The obl￿ts of the fglowshp ￿l91d Oxn in the Dedaration of Tru& datod 6th July 2010 ar•.. 1.Th• proclamollon and fvrther•n￿ ofthe go•0 ofGod Hi8 Son. Je8u$ Christour Lord, and the preaching and leaching of th• Christian faith in Eland and d80whero. 2. The furtherance of the Christiqn 0ftr￿ Elland Chri8tlan Centrt * Ellond b￿n9 that of tho boliovers holdin9 the doctrin08 of bèll8f set forth in the 8ch•lula •nnoxed to tho DedarnlKJn d Twst. Detarfs of thij doctrinal ba￿$ of belief afe w follows.. 01 The Bib￿ Iold and New Te8tamont8) 15 tho w18pirod Kt)rd of G￿. ts knfalliblg rulo for our faith and b8lief. b) The unity oflhe Falhor. tho Son and the HO￿ Spyit in the Godhead. ¢1 The unfver8al sinfulne68 grKI guim of human nature ¥inco tho fal r•rnloring man 8ubi8c* to Gocf8 wrath and condemnation. dl sa￿latIOn through falth in Christ. a￿Ording to the Scrptures, digd for our Jins, was buiied and w8$ raised from the dood tx the third day. and that through his bkxxj we h•vo red0mptK￿. e) The re8urre¢tion crf Jo8u6 Chrot frtyn dead. n Tho nocessty of the work ol the Hoty Spxril to md(o tho dooth cl ChfAIt offecti￿ to the indNidual sinner. grantir him repentance tL)wards God ond faith in J•8u$ Christ. g) The indwolling and wth of tho W Splrit in the b8lievef. h) The frxpectation of the per80nal return of th8 LO￿ Jesus Chr*t 3. The rellel of human wJfferirvJ and povorty cmquent tspon tho •118ct of PW8￿81. bxal. national or intemational di8aster. Pollclw to achl•v• obJ•¢llv•• The pdicies of the fel0￿h￿ Ire fomiul81od to fo¢ilitate the e8tabh'8hm•nt cl a local church which acts as a positive influénco on tho local communty 08 it prodaYnJ the gospel of Jesus ChrwL Wa h•vo docKlad that reaching this go 18 the b¢8t way to en¥uro tho xhiovemont of thè ab￿0 stated owrrfes. Tha follrwno awn¥ we d•8igned lo tho fdlThvbhip in fulfilling it8 p8rwvod rob: 1. Th• ¢ontlnu•d d•v•lopment of th• f•llowJhlp'• bam •nd f••OurC￿ on N•wcomb• Str• The main chalbng• for 2022 wa8 to •merge from the effects of the pandomi¢ and lo re•gtabli$h the appropfiale group8 Into the lilo of the church and re8toro 80mo of the opportunitie8 wh¢h had be8n curtailgd both for the church members and the IcKal ¢CAnmunty. Gradualy across the yeor thi8 bogan to tak8 plac8. Arthough there have been a few developments to the bullding its8W w*h the refreshing ol the blu8 room {n¢)w the olNo room) tho Setting up of 8 dl8tlncl children's ploy corner the main inve8tmenl h88 been in the churches gre31est reswr¢e, the people. The reestablishmont of now team8 and fresh training h88 boon a hallmwk of thi$ year and it 18 refreshing to see biggei and stronger and new 188m8 in a numbw of #nportant area8 preaching, rrwsic, prayar mlnl81ry. children's wo￿. catednglXit¢h¢n elc with the necessary training (8afegU8rdiroi￿8￿h WKI hygionalelc) happening along5￿0. It ha$ bèon gc*)d to ro•Btabl8h our Leadefi day and tho m8ffoge ¢¢)urse to h* strengthan sp0cff￿ aws oftho churches lrfe. 2. Th• d•v•lopm•nt of th• f•llow•hlp'• programmm for •ll ag The fell(YWdhip Continu￿ to 8ook to w¢ouraga a mU￿1ger1￿*Ional approxh to church and provide 8uitsbb adivitts?8 foT all ag•s. Regular change8 lo the preMJTamm•8 of tho ¢hur¢h occur to rellect the changing mkeup of thè ChU￿h as il grows and d6velop8. This year ha• soen a full relum to prov￿￿1ng a programm8 for the drflerent age groups in th8 lellow8hip. &4GE. the group forthé aver 55,8. has flourished and now expanded intotsw room8 With cbse to40 people attonding on a monthty basis. The w(Yk among81 the youngor generations has also gone from 8tr•ngth to $tronglh wrth the older young p￿P1a me8tin9 to buikl relotion8hip aNI stiongtsn th¢ir farth fortnlghty and tho weekly group for younger childmn, Collid6. exp￿A¢Ir￿a 8 rnal grthvth in numbors in the latter hatf of the yoar. A highlight of the year for the younger gengration wa8 th• yL¥Jth tr¥1 lo A8hboum8 in th8 Summer holidays which gavo small gr￿P a wonderfijl oxpori•ncè and put thls kind of event back on tho map after the pandemK had curtailed such events. The teachlng programm& {PuT¥ue) ¢¢nlinuos to provide an excellent opportunty lor ent￿ragement and fellLiwship midweek and Centre Cafe ha8 8hx¥ty regained it• strong pla¢e in ts Ibfe of ts f•lkxYship acTo88 the year. We are In¢f¢dil)ty grat&fvl to OLW strong team ofloadwfj and vdunleers serve wholehe8rtgdly lo make 811 of this happen. 3. The expan81¢￿ of rnl•tlon•hlp• f*lth ¢huKhM and lrt•rn•llM•lly lTrcludlng finlnclal •upport of both Indfvlduals and churches. We have contlnued to realty appreckn the rda1on8hv￿ we have bth in lh& UK and intematvjnally with other p•8tThts. The pandernic ¢(￿tInUed to prevonl tra￿4 the 0grty of tho year and the cancellalion of the main MFG conferfrnce planned for the UK bui as lh8 yew riw88 8 joy to b• &*lo to travel pty8k0￿ to $98 friends again and particularty lo go out and se8 Arthur and Gay Mbumbuka and t￿ G￿pol of Grn¢e ¢hur¢h in Tanzani8 in O(a(**er. We hav8 continued to 8UPPOrttho Gospel OfGra￿ Church in Vkneya, Tanzania and thg Hop6 Nursory Project wh￿h 1$ devotoyng into a key facilty ￿ the to begin to d￿k1P th? rffjportunty to provida bibles to pastors aThJ churches in the rufal areas. We hvrfe akn had the opportunty to 6￿j LWI rt￿•y to sUp￿rt blbl8 dlstribution in the Ukralne In their tmne of need. Our pastor$ ard le*Jers have m*iistored duriry the year at Cedw Church in rmingham, Haryest Crty Church in Lewter arnl HCF in Huddws Raaching QLrt to crthÈrs. p8itth1ody tho80 ¢xtsid• thè church durry pandemlc ha8 been a t¥9 focus of the GhurGh aThJ with re8trict*xs being gr•JUa1￿ lifted adaptod this yw into of itB pre pandemic fomiat. SAGE, which had beccffie 'SAGE on wheeF8'. bogan to meet again at the centre hal gone from strowth to strength. It 1$ hugely appreciated by the attendees, the otlwchurches wt￿? have men*Jfn attw*d and ￿ local authwtw who increasing h8ve It on Ih•ir rodar. Th6 Lova Elland proi8Ct provkding fumituro to familes in the 8rna by r6feTral from Social seryices18th001s and other profeSsw￿al bod￿ has continuod lo eXp￿d hugeW w) 2022. A small team work hard lo handle the growing number of requests for and the pwcha8e of a van ha8 hew hugety our abilty to offectr¥ety get things to Poopla in a twnely fashw)n. Thg prc¥e¢l is wovKliNJ s rnal I￿ne for th& pecyle of EllarKI and th8 Calder valley. We a80 provmjed a nwnber of fcY>J hampers ftx neth ￿￿[105. by roferr•l from t￿ ￿01 Church of England school and had a Gift GNa Away went chr1strr￿B. We al80 introdKed o weokly wam 4)ac•. Tossty Tuesdays. ts Elland peopknto¢£wne lo help dwiryd the rrthth8 •piraling fu81 bilkn. Th• worf( amongst young peopb (mentty￿ed ¥1 Sectic￿ 2) Prov￿•8 much needed weekty LVPOrtunlio8 fc*EMand famlll88. The building ha8 begun to be hired out by ￿ increasing nUntsofc￿tsmI8 avnc￿ who like the fxlili98 Ihat find at the Contra (Surestart have Tun parenting groupB and Wy ￿￿558ge ckgsoes orKI to￿ nwting8 and a Caldordolo dgm•ntia Or0￿ meet$ monthty etcl 11 is 8 blessiry to be *le to provth q10￿Y rr*eting for groups who 8eNe our loGal CLinmunty. This year also saw us work irt•n$Ndy wth 8C4)18 asylun 8egker families too. It was 0180 good to be abk8 to provid8 opportunitias for pecyl• to comè aNI exp&x• ￿'r faith with the Atyha ar*d The Bibla Courses. We continue to soek ntraf Ways to reach ¢)ut and 96No tho poopk of EIL¥KI. Governanco The charity is under a trLffjt deed dated the 6th Juty 2010. StnKlur• •nd m•n•pwiwDI Ov•rall responsibilty for the le1￿￿5h1P I￿ with the trLwb8s dwtsJm thwo we 4. The pa8tQfS ONVSO9 th8 church and have a team of lead•r8 who with them whKh tt* four truste86. The8e woups (the trust••s, pabtOf8 and leader81 while bw'ng di81inct group5 have a numbw of c4yMM)n M￿berS bth8en them are re8pon*ibl8 for the f¢rmulating and implementation of Pol￿18S dwnad to furt￿[ the obiethel of tho fdk￿hlp. The power for the appointment or femoval ol trustees li88 with tho tru8t¢88 ththn8kn. M8thod adaptod for rncrukn)ent and •ppolntm•nt ol n•wtru•t•e• The felltywship's Iru8teos are Sel￿ted by the exrstmg tru8ttt• wrthin the f￿1￿hIP,S fr￿mb•r¥hIp. Tho criteria for ¢*oosing tru8tees ar• Iheir c(xnn*m•rt to tho febywshy arKI u8ofvhwu totr• folk1￿l￿P oftheir profes8iorMI and other expertise. Polklm •nd pro¢•durn• •d•rt•d forth• Introdu¢Oon •nd lrnlnlng ol tnMt• New trustees *e trained 'on ts iL*)' with Very muth a oppro¥h o&)pt8d by the truthe group. Al work undertaken, e8peci* by new tru8toe8 is Mon1￿•1 with regulaw to thè Chalmwi of the Trust. Rl$k managom•nt The trustees have consider￿1 th& ffAior risks to which the chwly is •xpowJ. in K*tkulAr thw relgling to the operetions and fin8nces. and we 8atisfi&l th* sy8lem8 are li pkn to mityate thew exwxuro to tho80. Rl TIAN CENTRE FINANCIAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR The y•#r af 2022 ha8 Seen many po8itiNw devoloprnonls ￿ the church overall which are refflected in the finance8 of the church. Gwing corrtinues to be 8 8trong 8lrand of people's cornrrotmenl to the church and what it $e¢k$ to do despite the challvnging circumstances olthe 'c08t of liviw cl$is' and thi$ is en¢ouragw. The yoar also Saw increased levels of Bpending with many beir#J back up and running again post ¢ovid. Howovor. oncé Gift Ald money for 2022 ha8 been r8coLyed from HMRC we will ond tho y4wwith a 8mall deficit. The finance8 ar8 in a healthy position to move forward In 2023 and l￿￿d. RESERVES POUCY Tho Iru81tss do not have a fomial reseNeJ poky btrt from Offering8 and Donations are received on a weekly ond monthty cash or 8tsnding ord8r basis which 18 sufficienl lo meot tho day lo day ruming ¢ost6 of the Charity. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Elland Chri8ti8n Contre hA8 contlnued lo grchv and dvrfeky thr* ye8r. Thi8 year has Sa￿ a re4m•(g￿¥ oftho WO￿ 8NI min*ty at tho centre it8eff. Many of the fcrfnxr ¢haraclerfsti¢s of the lrfe of the church havè re-emerged 8trengtheMd post pand￿ and way$ offuifilling the vtsK*n ol the church have $pruNJ lorth and ar• taking 8hap• and dewoloping wo We ar• grateful for the haid work and sawifiGi81 ¢ommitmwrt of in particular the 18ader8 of the various groups who have worked tirelessty Ihl8 year to th? church ar¥J enable it to furthn •ffrftNely in very Challenging clrcum8iances. PLAN8 FOR THE FUTURE A8 th8 church continuas to adapt and grtrw V•* bok forwwd to the future will tr￿1d believing th* thoro are good Ilmes ahead for the church a8 we continue on thé jouméy togothw. On behalf of the board of IruJtoes. A Fr¢8m•n Tru•tso 29 August 2023 I report on thè a¢counts olthè Tnffjt ts th• y•* onded 31 Do¢•ts 2022. aro •ot out on pages 5 to 13. RESPECTIVE RE8PON818IUTIES OF TRUSTEE8 AND EXAIAINER The charity's Iruxleas am rèapon8*>1è forthè pr•p*athM ofthe Xcounts. The charity's tru•tOg8 considwthat an audit is not for this ytsr urthr 14412) of the Chwitw kt 2011 {th0 2011 and that w indopondont examination is needed. It 15 my responsibilty: to examw ts 8(wunts ¥eth)n 145 crf the 2011 Irt to folbw the procedwes kid dcthi) li the genwal Dlrtiyrn gvmn by tho c(NTrnW)n under 8o¢lion 146{5}Ib) cl the 2011 A¢l- 8A8IS OF INOEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT My examination was carried in accordance with tho Gorml gwMI by the Charity Commisilon. An examination includes a revivw of the accountirvJ record5 kept by tl4ry ¢h8rty and 8 ¢n and S¢xial security 778 Total 776 12 TranMcllon8 wfth tru•t•o• and rol•¢￿ port10• 12.1 Tru•teo Mmun•ratk•n and boft•ffts Mr A Freoman, 8 tru8ts8 and hi8 7Aryfo havo bth recerrfod r4nunw*A)n or received any other btsneffts from an empbymenl with the ¢h4ity a￿1 the detals ofthi8 C￿ be found in rH)te 6. 12.2 Tru•t•M' •xp•n•e• No Iwtha exwn888 ha￿ beon IrKurred. 12.3 Tr•n••ctlon• wlth r•l•l•d partl•8 There have been related party trnn8actiw in the rewrting p8ric#J. -.13.- ND CHRISTIA ITY NO. 113879 R TH ECEMBER CHRI Rep¢rft of the Tru8tee8 Bal￿e Sheet 7-13 ELLAN HRIS Obl•ctlv•• The obl￿ts of the fglowshp ￿l91d Oxn in the Dedaration of Tru& datod 6th July 2010 ar•.. 1.Th• proclamollon and fvrther•n￿ ofthe go•0 ofGod Hi8 Son. Je8u$ Christour Lord, and the preaching and leaching of th• Christian faith in Eland and d80whero. 2. The furtherance of the Christiqn 0ftr￿ Elland Chri8tlan Centrt * Ellond b￿n9 that of tho boliovers holdin9 the doctrin08 of bèll8f set forth in the 8ch•lula •nnoxed to tho DedarnlKJn d Twst. Detarfs of thij doctrinal ba￿$ of belief afe w follows.. 01 The Bib￿ Iold and New Te8tamont8) 15 tho w18pirod Kt)rd of G￿. ts knfalliblg rulo for our faith and b8lief. b) The unity oflhe Falhor. tho Son and the HO￿ Spyit in the Godhead. ¢1 The unfver8al sinfulne68 grKI guim of human nature ¥inco tho fal r•rnloring man 8ubi8c* to Gocf8 wrath and condemnation. dl sa￿latIOn through falth in Christ. a￿Ording to the Scrptures, digd for our Jins, was buiied and w8$ raised from the dood tx the third day. and that through his bkxxj we h•vo red0mptK￿. e) The re8urre¢tion crf Jo8u6 Chrot frtyn dead. n Tho nocessty of the work ol the Hoty Spxril to md(o tho dooth cl ChfAIt offecti￿ to the indNidual sinner. grantir him repentance tL)wards God ond faith in J•8u$ Christ. g) The indwolling and wth of tho W Splrit in the b8lievef. h) The frxpectation of the per80nal return of th8 LO￿ Jesus Chr*t 3. The rellel of human wJfferirvJ and povorty cmquent tspon tho •118ct of PW8￿81. bxal. national or intemational di8aster. Pollclw to achl•v• obJ•¢llv•• The pdicies of the fel0￿h￿ Ire fomiul81od to fo¢ilitate the e8tabh'8hm•nt cl a local church which acts as a positive influénco on tho local communty 08 it prodaYnJ the gospel of Jesus ChrwL Wa h•vo docKlad that reaching this go 18 the b¢8t way to en¥uro tho xhiovemont of thè ab￿0 stated owrrfes. Tha follrwno awn¥ we d•8igned lo tho fdlThvbhip in fulfilling it8 p8rwvod rob: 1. Th• ¢ontlnu•d d•v•lopment of th• f•llowJhlp'• bam •nd f••OurC￿ on N•wcomb• Str• The main chalbng• for 2022 wa8 to •merge from the effects of the pandomi¢ and lo re•gtabli$h the appropfiale group8 Into the lilo of the church and re8toro 80mo of the opportunitie8 wh¢h had be8n curtailgd both for the church members and the IcKal ¢CAnmunty. Gradualy across the yeor thi8 bogan to tak8 plac8. Arthough there have been a few developments to the bullding its8W w*h the refreshing ol the blu8 room {n¢)w the olNo room) tho Setting up of 8 dl8tlncl children's ploy corner the main inve8tmenl h88 been in the churches gre31est reswr¢e, the people. The reestablishmont of now team8 and fresh training h88 boon a hallmwk of thi$ year and it 18 refreshing to see biggei and stronger and new 188m8 in a numbw of #nportant area8 preaching, rrwsic, prayar mlnl81ry. children's wo￿. catednglXit¢h¢n elc with the necessary training (8afegU8rdiroi￿8￿h WKI hygionalelc) happening along5￿0. It ha$ bèon gc*)d to ro•Btabl8h our Leadefi day and tho m8ffoge ¢¢)urse to h* strengthan sp0cff￿ aws oftho churches lrfe. 2. Th• d•v•lopm•nt of th• f•llow•hlp'• programmm for •ll ag The fell(YWdhip Continu￿ to 8ook to w¢ouraga a mU￿1ger1￿*Ional approxh to church and provide 8uitsbb adivitts?8 foT all ag•s. Regular change8 lo the preMJTamm•8 of tho ¢hur¢h occur to rellect the changing mkeup of thè ChU￿h as il grows and d6velop8. This year ha• soen a full relum to prov￿￿1ng a programm8 for the drflerent age groups in th8 lellow8hip. &4GE. the group forthé aver 55,8. has flourished and now expanded intotsw room8 With cbse to40 people attonding on a monthty basis. The w(Yk among81 the youngor generations has also gone from 8tr•ngth to $tronglh wrth the older young p￿P1a me8tin9 to buikl relotion8hip aNI stiongtsn th¢ir farth fortnlghty and tho weekly group for younger childmn, Collid6. exp￿A¢Ir￿a 8 rnal grthvth in numbors in the latter hatf of the yoar. A highlight of the year for the younger gengration wa8 th• yL¥Jth tr¥1 lo A8hboum8 in th8 Summer holidays which gavo small gr￿P a wonderfijl oxpori•ncè and put thls kind of event back on tho map after the pandemK had curtailed such events. The teachlng programm& {PuT¥ue) ¢¢nlinuos to provide an excellent opportunty lor ent￿ragement and fellLiwship midweek and Centre Cafe ha8 8hx¥ty regained it• strong pla¢e in ts Ibfe of ts f•lkxYship acTo88 the year. We are In¢f¢dil)ty grat&fvl to OLW strong team ofloadwfj and vdunleers serve wholehe8rtgdly lo make 811 of this happen. 3. The expan81¢￿ of rnl•tlon•hlp• f*lth ¢huKhM and lrt•rn•llM•lly lTrcludlng finlnclal •upport of both Indfvlduals and churches. We have contlnued to realty appreckn the rda1on8hv￿ we have bth in lh& UK and intematvjnally with other p•8tThts. The pandernic ¢(￿tInUed to prevonl tra￿4 the 0grty of tho year and the cancellalion of the main MFG conferfrnce planned for the UK bui as lh8 yew riw88 8 joy to b• &*lo to travel pty8k0￿ to $98 friends again and particularty lo go out and se8 Arthur and Gay Mbumbuka and t￿ G￿pol of Grn¢e ¢hur¢h in Tanzani8 in O(a(**er. We hav8 continued to 8UPPOrttho Gospel OfGra￿ Church in Vkneya, Tanzania and thg Hop6 Nursory Project wh￿h 1$ devotoyng into a key facilty ￿ the to begin to d￿k1P th? rffjportunty to provida bibles to pastors aThJ churches in the rufal areas. We hvrfe akn had the opportunty to 6￿j LWI rt￿•y to sUp￿rt blbl8 dlstribution in the Ukralne In their tmne of need. Our pastor$ ard le*Jers have m*iistored duriry the year at Cedw Church in rmingham, Haryest Crty Church in Lewter arnl HCF in Huddws Raaching QLrt to crthÈrs. p8itth1ody tho80 ¢xtsid• thè church durry pandemlc ha8 been a t¥9 focus of the GhurGh aThJ with re8trict*xs being gr•JUa1￿ lifted adaptod this yw into of itB pre pandemic fomiat. SAGE, which had beccffie 'SAGE on wheeF8'. bogan to meet again at the centre hal gone from strowth to strength. It 1$ hugely appreciated by the attendees, the otlwchurches wt￿? have men*Jfn attw*d and ￿ local authwtw who increasing h8ve It on Ih•ir rodar. Th6 Lova Elland proi8Ct provkding fumituro to familes in the 8rna by r6feTral from Social seryices18th001s and other profeSsw￿al bod￿ has continuod lo eXp￿d hugeW w) 2022. A small team work hard lo handle the growing number of requests for and the pwcha8e of a van ha8 hew hugety our abilty to offectr¥ety get things to Poopla in a twnely fashw)n. Thg prc¥e¢l is wovKliNJ s rnal I￿ne for th& pecyle of EllarKI and th8 Calder valley. We a80 provmjed a nwnber of fcY>J hampers ftx neth ￿￿[105. by roferr•l from t￿ ￿01 Church of England school and had a Gift GNa Away went chr1strr￿B. We al80 introdKed o weokly wam 4)ac•. Tossty Tuesdays. ts Elland peopknto¢£wne lo help dwiryd the rrthth8 •piraling fu81 bilkn. Th• worf( amongst young peopb (mentty￿ed ¥1 Sectic￿ 2) Prov￿•8 much needed weekty LVPOrtunlio8 fc*EMand famlll88. The building ha8 begun to be hired out by ￿ increasing nUntsofc￿tsmI8 avnc￿ who like the fxlili98 Ihat find at the Contra (Surestart have Tun parenting groupB and Wy ￿￿558ge ckgsoes orKI to￿ nwting8 and a Caldordolo dgm•ntia Or0￿ meet$ monthty etcl 11 is 8 blessiry to be *le to provth q10￿Y rr*eting for groups who 8eNe our loGal CLinmunty. This year also saw us work irt•n$Ndy wth 8C4)18 asylun 8egker families too. It was 0180 good to be abk8 to provid8 opportunitias for pecyl• to comè aNI exp&x• ￿'r faith with the Atyha ar*d The Bibla Courses. We continue to soek ntraf Ways to reach ¢)ut and 96No tho poopk of EIL¥KI. Governanco The charity is under a trLffjt deed dated the 6th Juty 2010. StnKlur• •nd m•n•pwiwDI Ov•rall responsibilty for the le1￿￿5h1P I￿ with the trLwb8s dwtsJm thwo we 4. The pa8tQfS ONVSO9 th8 church and have a team of lead•r8 who with them whKh tt* four truste86. The8e woups (the trust••s, pabtOf8 and leader81 while bw'ng di81inct group5 have a numbw of c4yMM)n M￿berS bth8en them are re8pon*ibl8 for the f¢rmulating and implementation of Pol￿18S dwnad to furt￿[ the obiethel of tho fdk￿hlp. The power for the appointment or femoval ol trustees li88 with tho tru8t¢88 ththn8kn. M8thod adaptod for rncrukn)ent and •ppolntm•nt ol n•wtru•t•e• The felltywship's Iru8teos are Sel￿ted by the exrstmg tru8ttt• wrthin the f￿1￿hIP,S fr￿mb•r¥hIp. Tho criteria for ¢*oosing tru8tees ar• Iheir c(xnn*m•rt to tho febywshy arKI u8ofvhwu totr• folk1￿l￿P oftheir profes8iorMI and other expertise. Polklm •nd pro¢•durn• •d•rt•d forth• Introdu¢Oon •nd lrnlnlng ol tnMt• New trustees *e trained 'on ts iL*)' with Very muth a oppro¥h o&)pt8d by the truthe group. Al work undertaken, e8peci* by new tru8toe8 is Mon1￿•1 with regulaw to thè Chalmwi of the Trust. Rl$k managom•nt The trustees have consider￿1 th& ffAior risks to which the chwly is •xpowJ. in K*tkulAr thw relgling to the operetions and fin8nces. and we 8atisfi&l th* sy8lem8 are li pkn to mityate thew exwxuro to tho80. Rl TIAN CENTRE FINANCIAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR The y•#r af 2022 ha8 Seen many po8itiNw devoloprnonls ￿ the church overall which are refflected in the finance8 of the church. Gwing corrtinues to be 8 8trong 8lrand of people's cornrrotmenl to the church and what it $e¢k$ to do despite the challvnging circumstances olthe 'c08t of liviw cl$is' and thi$ is en¢ouragw. The yoar also Saw increased levels of Bpending with many beir#J back up and running again post ¢ovid. Howovor. oncé Gift Ald money for 2022 ha8 been r8coLyed from HMRC we will ond tho y4wwith a 8mall deficit. The finance8 ar8 in a healthy position to move forward In 2023 and l￿￿d. RESERVES POUCY Tho Iru81tss do not have a fomial reseNeJ poky btrt from Offering8 and Donations are received on a weekly ond monthty cash or 8tsnding ord8r basis which 18 sufficienl lo meot tho day lo day ruming ¢ost6 of the Charity. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Elland Chri8ti8n Contre hA8 contlnued lo grchv and dvrfeky thr* ye8r. Thi8 year has Sa￿ a re4m•(g￿¥ oftho WO￿ 8NI min*ty at tho centre it8eff. Many of the fcrfnxr ¢haraclerfsti¢s of the lrfe of the church havè re-emerged 8trengtheMd post pand￿ and way$ offuifilling the vtsK*n ol the church have $pruNJ lorth and ar• taking 8hap• and dewoloping wo We ar• grateful for the haid work and sawifiGi81 ¢ommitmwrt of in particular the 18ader8 of the various groups who have worked tirelessty Ihl8 year to th? church ar¥J enable it to furthn •ffrftNely in very Challenging clrcum8iances. PLAN8 FOR THE FUTURE A8 th8 church continuas to adapt and grtrw V•* bok forwwd to the future will tr￿1d believing th* thoro are good Ilmes ahead for the church a8 we continue on thé jouméy togothw. On behalf of the board of IruJtoes. A Fr¢8m•n Tru•tso 29 August 2023 I report on thè a¢counts olthè Tnffjt ts th• y•* onded 31 Do¢•ts 2022. aro •ot out on pages 5 to 13. RESPECTIVE RE8PON818IUTIES OF TRUSTEE8 AND EXAIAINER The charity's Iruxleas am rèapon8*>1è forthè pr•p*athM ofthe Xcounts. The charity's tru•tOg8 considwthat an audit is not for this ytsr urthr 14412) of the Chwitw kt 2011 {th0 2011 and that w indopondont examination is needed. It 15 my responsibilty: to examw ts 8(wunts ¥eth)n 145 crf the 2011 Irt to folbw the procedwes kid dcthi) li the genwal Dlrtiyrn gvmn by tho c(NTrnW)n under 8o¢lion 146{5}Ib) cl the 2011 A¢l- 8A8IS OF INOEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT My examination was carried in accordance with tho Gorml gwMI by the Charity Commisilon. An examination includes a revivw of the accountirvJ record5 kept by tl4ry ¢h8rty and 8 ¢n and S¢xial security 778 Total 776 12 TranMcllon8 wfth tru•t•o• and rol•¢￿ port10• 12.1 Tru•teo Mmun•ratk•n and boft•ffts Mr A Freoman, 8 tru8ts8 and hi8 7Aryfo havo bth recerrfod r4nunw*A)n or received any other btsneffts from an empbymenl with the ¢h4ity a￿1 the detals ofthi8 C￿ be found in rH)te 6. 12.2 Tru•t•M' •xp•n•e• No Iwtha exwn888 ha￿ beon IrKurred. 12.3 Tr•n••ctlon• wlth r•l•l•d partl•8 There have been related party trnn8actiw in the rewrting p8ric#J. -.13.-