Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start dale Period end dale Year 2023 From January To 3151 December 2023 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name THE CHLIRCH OF GOD- A WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATION - BRITISH ISLES Other names charity is known by COGWA-BI Registered charity number lif any) 1141326 Charity's principal address 57 Coates Lane combe hamshire HP13 SET Buckin Postcode Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Date¥ acted if not for whole ear Trusteè name Office lif anyl Name of p8rson lor body) entitled toa oint trustèe if an Two original trustees David Treybig Peter David Hawkins Chair Michael Murdoch Since November 2022 Since November 2022 The trustees Gareth John Gordon The truslees 10 12 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 whole ear TAR 2023
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior stsff mèmbers {Optional information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement D88cription of the charity's trusts Type of govérning document deefl, 'on$tiliilio' I, Constitution How the Charity is constituted As a trust Trustee selection methods The initial trustees were selected as Trustees upori adoption of the Constitution. Thereafter. the trustees can appoint additional trustees who are confirmed as truste8s at the annual general meeting that follows his or hera ointment. Additional governance i88ues Ioptlonal Infomiationl You may chooso to include additional information, where relevant. about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induclion and training of trustees., the charily'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 lo manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document OUR MISSION IS TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND MAKE DISCIPLES FROM AMONG THOSE WHOM GOD CALLS TAR 2023
Summary of the main activities undertaken for tha 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) As above- the continued operation of active worshipping congregations and associated activities. Additional details of objectivos and actlvltles (Optional infomiatlon) The trustees of the Church of God, a Worldwide Association - British Isles mel initially on Saturday 181 July 2023. and confirmed end of year figures on 18 May 2024, This report includes details of the discussions and includes the additions and amendments to provide final 2023 "end of year" figures. We opened the meeting with prayer, and then the Chair reported on the available 2023 financial figures (adjusted below with end of year updates).. £ 118,338 2023 Opening balance1£102,800 in January 20221 £ 77,899 2023 Income1£62,087 in 20221 £ 66,533 2023 Expenses1£46,549 in 20221 £ 129,684 Cash balance 31 December 20231£118,338 at Dec 31, 2022] You may choose lo include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. Congregations & Attendance We are limited in how many meeting venues we can provide for the growing number of interested bul scattered members. The weekly webcast is invaluable in making the services more widely available and around 100 live connections are online for the Servi$, which often include HQ video sermons. Several hundred view the services later. The expense of halls in ntral London is prohibitive, so our venues tend to be on the edge ofthe M25 motorway. Transport to services has also been com licated b union strikes affectin bus services, train lines, and 202? TAR
the cancellation often occurs soon after being announced. Combined services are best suited lo those with their own transport, though the Caterham venue is well connected to the London transport network. Attendance from around 20 without a Church of G)d venue for the Feast of Tabernacles were welcomed in Eastbourne. Miscellaneous A list of contacts the Chair has made over the last 12 years relating to th8 Charity is being Gompiled, as well as a list of security details for emergency us8. Details of bank arrangements, regular payments. and assets, will also be available for trustees once completed. Review of the responses to our Google Ads in 2023.. Respondents are directed to various articles on the Life, Hope and Trulh website, with the hope they will also request Discern magazine. Guidance is being given by HQ to improve the response rate. Paid ads.. Views 2,960,000 in 2023, 52,800 clicks to LHT in 2023. Click rate 1.80h, Cost £8,900 @ £0.17 Goo leGrant Ads.. Views 172,000 for 2023, 26,300 Clicks to LHT al $2.56 per click, 17,3 % click through rate. Total of $67,500 of possible $120,000 spent. 2024 Budget projectlon Starting projeed bank balance Jan 1st, 2024.. £129,700 Budgeted Incom8 £78,000 Budgeted Expenses £67,000 Projected balance at end of 2024 £140,000 Our proposed 2024 budget was sent lo Leon Walker, the International Coordinator, in October 2023 Some of the highlignts includè the good starting bank balance of £129,700 for Jan 1 st, 2024, higher than the predicted amount in last year's budget, due to new contributors. The following items for 2023 were included.. 1. Combined services twice per month. 2. Review of reimbursing HQ for the cosl of printing and shipping Discern and One Accord to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. 3. Continue reimbursing HQ for the cost of Disc8m and One Accord being sent to UK. 4. We rely on Google Grants (to the value of $10,000 per month} to reach Britain and draw viewers lo Life, Hope and Truth. We plan lo continue the paid ads during 2024 and then re-evaluate. 5. We maintained the three-monlh cushion for expense5, amounting currently lo £30,000. Festival report for 2023 The highest attendance In Eastbourne in 2023 was 110 with a good mixture of overseas and European visitors. In 2024 the site will be replaced by an international site in Ashbourne, Ireland at the Pillo Hotel. A small satellite site in Tunbrid e Wells will be available for those unable TAR 2023
to travel. Renewal of trustees.. David Treybig, Peter Hawkins, Michael Murdoch and Gareth Gordon continue as trustees in 2024. Congregational matters Combined seNices are now taking place twice per monlh. We continue to search for additional venues with better parking Opiions and cost reduction. Section D Achievements and performance TAR 2023
Section D Achievements and performance TAR 2023
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The charity intends to hold reserves sufficient to meet its foreseeable upcoming costs for at least three months. Details of any funds materially in deficit Not applicable Further financial review details (Optional inforniationl You may choose to include additional information, where relevant aboLrt'. 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. 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) Full name(s) Position leg Secretary, Chair, ètc} Peter David Hawkins Chairman ofthe Trustees Date TAR 2023
CHURCH OF GOO AWORLDMDE A550CIATION- BRITISH ISLES Charfty no 1141326 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 1s1JUary 2023 To ' 31s1 t>8cembgr2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•$trlcted funds lothe nè4re Reslrfcted funds Endowment funds Total lunds Last year tothg near•st£ tothb n•arq#t£ to th• nre$t£ tOlh•n•At&st£ A1 Recelpts 65,054 62,007 7,622 5,223 5.223 Inve5lent IfKorne Sub totallGr08s income for AR) 77,899 77,899 62,Q87 A2 Assot and InvostmÈnt Sales. 15ee tablel- Sub total 77,899 77,099 62.087 A3 Payments Offi=9 *wendilUre Chrth- mèalin ChLrch. travel ChL4f£h_ Youth Courch-0Ir PoEts 15.375 4.e38 5,247 2.$14 14146 5,392 14,809 4432 4.63B 5.247 2.814 14,148 5.392 14,Bog 4,432 3,OT7 45 19.292 ,434 5,7Y1 As&Él3nca Pfocéeds ulsala of Fixed A55gts Sub total Iq553 66.553 45.021 A¢ A8SOt and inve$trnent purchases, (S table) Eq&iprn8rt and softvJre 1.$29 Sub total Totalpayments 66,S53 66,$53 46.550 Net of recelpts/{payments) A5 Trantsfpr5 between funds A6 Cash fund5 last year end Cash funds this year end 11.346 11,346 15,538 118,338 129.684 118,338 125,684 102.800 118,3 CCXX R1 •c¢ourtl$ ISSI Ow12024
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the pethd Unrestrl¢¢ed fund¥ lo noaio8t£ Restrlcted funds Endo%vFnent funds Categod L)etails B1 Cash funds Bank 8tt0unl 118,338 S8n9$ acoxni Total cash funds 11&33 Unr05tFlctod fund8 R05trl¢ted fund¥ Endowrnent fund8 Fund tuwhlch Dvtall o•1 lopUpn•ll B3 Invg8tm•nt a88•t• trwhlch bolon eurrnnt vlu• ootalls Equlpmqrti and Sofh¥af• Cobl loptlon•ll 84 A580ts retalned for th• ¢harlty'• own u0• un&trici¢ fund 20.494 towhlrh r•lat•B AmDUThtdu• Wh•n dup Delalli 85 Llabllltle• Sigwd by or rw91 on bphall of all the IFu5t£es Signatur8 Print Name Dale of Peter Hawkins CCXX R2 accounts Issi 0911012024
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl membèrs of Church of God- a Wortdwtde Association - British Isles On accounts forthe year ended 31 st December 2023 Charity no lif any) 1141326 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the Iruste8s on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 3111212023. Re$ponsibilltles and As the charity Irust88s of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basi$ of report of the accounts in accordance with Ihg rèquiremènts of the Charities Act 2011 {"Ihe Act"). 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 Ihe applicable Dlrections given by the Charily Commisslon under sectlon 14515llb) of the Act I have complèted my 8X8minalion. I confirni that no ma18rial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give8 me Cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in a¢¢ordanGe with section 130 of the Act Of the accounts do not accord wlth the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have comè across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn In order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be rèached. Please delete the won¥s in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgnod: Date: 10th October 2024 Name: David Michael Green Relevant professional qualificatlon(s) or body Ilf any): FCA Address: Gowers Limited, The Old School Hous8, Bridge Road, Hunlon 8ridge, Kings Langley, Herts. WD4 8SZ IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the éxaminer needs to highlight matters of concem Isee CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018