2021-01-31-accounts - Grace Community Church Leeds North

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mes	ofthe charity trus	tees who manage th	e charity
	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole year	Name ofperson body) entitled to a oint trustee	(or ifan
	Esther Smith	Elder
	Jonathan	Elder and Pastor
	Parkinson
	Timothy Parkinson	Deacon
	Tim Snuggs	Deacon
	Chris Cole	Elder (resigned
		October 2021)
	John Woodruff	Deacon
	Steve Hodson	Deacon
	Peter Washburn	Deacon
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	Type ofgoverning document	Constitution
	(eg. trust deed, constitution)
	How the charity is constituted	Trust
	(eg. trust, association, company)
	Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)	Appointed by election, and re-election every 3years by membership congregation.	ofthe
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where		In addition to the constitution, the church has a Basis of Faith and Handbook, which compliments the constitution.
relevant, about:		The church officers, trustees, meet on a monthly basis to discuss matters
~	policies and procedures adopted for the induction and	ofthe organisation. Members meet for an annual general meeting, additional quarterly meetings.	plus
~	training oftrustees; the charity's organisational	The AGM is held each year, and was opened up to regular church attenders where a summary of all church ministries are presented,	along
	structure and any wider	with other practical matters. As a congregation the church seeks the mind
	network with which the charity	of Christ together, and those eligible to vote plays their part in determining
	works;	the direction ofthe Trust.
~	relationship with any related parties;	Due to Covid, the normal gathering ofpeople was not able to be undertaken, however regular contact was given to its membership through
~	trustees' consideration of	other digital means.
	major risks and the system
	and procedures to manage	The church takes seriously its responsibilities as a public meeting and in
	them.	how it runs its various activities for the general public. Relevant policies
		and insurances are in place to underpin its activities. These polices	are
		reviewed regularly and include areas such as health and safety,
		safeguarding, child and vulnerable adults policy, risk management.

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		1. To advance the Christian religion for the benefit ofthe public, in
		accordance with the statements of belief in the schedule.
		2. To provide relief offinancial hardship among people living or
		working worldwide through the provision of relief, goods or
Summary ofthe objects charity set out in its governing document	ofthe	finances. 3. To advance in life and help young people through; a) recreational activities in the interest ofsocial welfare; b) providing support and activities which develop skills, capacities and capabilities.
		4. To promote the provision offacilities for the inhabitants of Leeds
		and surrounding areas, who may have a variety ofneeds, in the
		interest ofsocial welfare and to improve their condition of life.
		The charity and trustees have taken careful consideration with church
		activities to ensure that the public benefit is in line with the guidance
		provided by the Charity Commission.
		The main activities undertaken by the charity that fulfil the objectives are
		as follows:
		As the world faced a crisis on a global scale, the church had to change
		and adapt its normal activities to adapt to the government regulations,
		requirements and limitations to nationally seek to keep people safe.
		Throughout this time the church ceased from meeting in person however
		did take advantage ofdigital means to help.
Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory		Church services were initially run on YouTube, however we then used Zoom to facilitate the meeting on a Sunday so that people could feel part ofa group, take the time to talk to each other, then watch the church services which were usually presented from home situations.
declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)		Mid-week bible studies continued through the means ofZoom, and mostly were live, not pre-recorded. This gave the opportunity for people to talk though the subject ofthe meeting, but also gave opportunity for social interaction.
		Sunday School and Youth work that would normally run had to cease,
		however Zoom was again utilised and these groups continued to be a
		source ofsupport, teaching and were used to assist the church ministries
		continue to grow and develop its nurturing ofyoung people.
		Home groups continued, and utilised Zoom to meet as a source of
		encouragement and learning.
		Some ofour normal events had to be put on hold, such as our annual
		bonfire night, and station ministry which involves offering coffee and tea
		to commuters. It also had to put on hold its normal Christmas events.
		A pre-recorded Christmas carol service was however hosted.

TAR 24 Novembgr 2021

Details of	any funds
materially	in deficit

O CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES	O CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES	O CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES			Charity Name Grace Community Church Leeds North Receipts and payments	Charity Name Grace Community Church Leeds North Receipts and payments	Charity Name Grace Community Church Leeds North Receipts and payments	Charity Name Grace Community Church Leeds North Receipts and payments	No fit any) 1140281 accounts	CC16a
					Forthe period from	Period start date 01/02/2020		TQ	Period end date 31/01/2021
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					Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds		Total funds	Last year
					to the nearest f	to the nearest f	to the	nearest f	to the nearest f	to the nearest f
A1Recei ts
Contributions Direct To Bank					49,043				49,043	63,891
Contributions via cash					647				647	3,028
Sub total(Grossincome		forAR)			49,690				49,690	66,919
A2 Asset and investment		sales,
see table .
		Sub total
Total		receipts			49,690				49,690	66,919
A3Pa ments
Gifts Support					36,132				36,132	10,546
Bills / Reciepts					12,832				12,832	26,207
Legal and Professional					2,875				2,875	2,770
Preaching / HR / Admin					150				150	886
Ministry General Running Costs										2,895
		Sub total			51,989				51,989	43,304
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
	Sub total
Total payments					51,989				5'l,989	43,304
Net ofreceiptsl(payments)					2,299				2,299	23,615
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end					85,057				85,057	61,442
Cash funds this	year end				82,T58				82,T58	85,057

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								Unrestricted			Restricted	funds	Endowment
	Categories		Details						funds to nearest	f	to nearest F		funds to nearest	K
B1Cash	funds		Unrestricted	Cash and		income at Bank				82,758
						Total cash	funds		82,f58
			(agree balances	with	receipts and payments		account(s) )	OK			OK		OK
								Unrestricted			Restricted	funds	Endowment
									funds				funds
			Details						to nearest	8	to nearest 8		to nearest S
B2Other	monetary assets
			Details					Fund to which belongs		asset	Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
B3Investment		assets
			Details					Fund to which belongs		asset	Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
B4Assets retained for the
charity's	own	use
									Fund to which		Amount	due	When due
			Details					liability relates			(optional)		(optional)
B5Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees					Signature					Print	Name		Date ofapproval
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