## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Bere Regis Congregational Church** ## **Charity registration number: 1144980** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The advancement of the faith in accordance with
the basis of faith primarily but not exclusively
within Bere Regis and the surrounding
neighbourhood.
Such other charitable purposes as shall, in the
opinion of the members of the church general
meetingfurther the work of the church| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We have provided the opportunity for people to
worship within our church buildings and have
continued live streaming on You Tube to spread
the Good news of the Gospel to a wider
audience.
We have also sought to reach out to the wider
community offering guidance and help to any
seeking to live a Christian life or who are in need
of comfort and help.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|When considering the churches activities
consideration was given to the commission’s
guidance on the public benefit and in particular
to the guidance for charities for the
advancement of religion| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on grant making|| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on social investment|| |including program related|| |investment|| Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Weekly Sunday worship meetngs open to all
have been held and we contnue to live stream
our services for those unable to physically
atend. The services are also recorded and are
available to view any tme on You tube. These
have been viewed many tmes so are reaching a
wider audience with Christan teaching.
Two midweek house groups contnue for
teaching and fellowship again open to all who
may be interested.
The Mother and Toddler group contnues to
ofer fellowship for any mothers in the village.
Three well atended Open meetngs were held
during the year two dealing with the
creaton/evoluton debate and the design of the
human body and one led by the Christan
Insttute which covered various topics of
government legislaton.
Some street evangelism has been carried out in
Dorchester and we also held a Christmas Carol
service in a local retrement home.
We contnue to ofer spiritual support and
guidance to any seeking help.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As shown in our accounts the charity is in a
sound financial position.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|It is the policy of the church to hold sufcient
reserves to cover the normal running costs but
also to cover anyemergencyrepairs| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£10,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**No Funds in deficit**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution dated 12thOctober 2011| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Trust| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by the members| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Bere Regis Congregational Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Bere Regis Chapel| |Registered charity number|1144980| |Charity’s principal address|Butt Lane
Bere Regis
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 7HZ| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||I Stevens|Treasurer||Appointed by Church
members| ||G Gee|||| ||R Kirk|||| ||P Jackson|||| ||G Benninton|||| ||S Morris|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |Evangelical Fellowship of
Congregational Churches||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** G Gee **Signature(s)** Ivan R Stevens Graham Gee **Full name(s)** Ivan Richard Stevens **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer Elder **Chair, etc) Date** 10/04/2025 |||**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**Bere Regis Congregational Church**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
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12/31/2024
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~~ee ee ee ee_~~| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||||| |||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**| |||||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| ||**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||| ||WeeklyOfferings|||**19,719**||**-**||**-**||**19,719**||**21,034**| ||Donations|||**105**||**-**||**-**||**105**||**935**| ||Tax Return|||**4,809**||**-**||**-**||**4,809**||**4,324**| ||Rental Income|||**7,620**||**-**||**-**||**7,620**||**5,520**| ||Bank Interest|||**516**||**-**||**-**||**516**||**196**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**Sub total**(Gross income for AR)|||**32,769**||**-**||**-**||**32,769**||**32,009**| |**-**
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**Total receipts 32,769**
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**32,009**
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
~~——————~~||||||||||||| ||**A3 Payments**|||||||||||| ||Ministry|||**4,525**||**-**||**-**||**4,525**||**7,267**| ||MissionaryGiving|||**9,555**||**-**||**-**||**9,555**||**4,469**| ||Maintenance of Church Premises|||**13,928**||**-**||**-**||**13,928**||**3,549**| ||Electricity/Gas/Oil|||**2,042**||**-**||**-**||**2,042**||**2,910**| ||General Expenses|||**751**||**-**||**-**||**751**||**980**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**Sub total **|||**30,801**||**-**||**-**||**30,801**||**19,175**| **A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total[ - ] - - - -** ~~——=——=—=~~ **Total payments 30,801 - - 30,801 19,175 Net of receipts/(payments) 1,968 - - 1,968 12,834 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - - Cash funds this year end** ~~===>~~ **1,968 - - 1,968** ~~=~~ **12,834** ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Current Account
Depost Account
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Church/Manse Buildings
Church Contents
**Details**
Signature
Ivan R Stevens
**Total cash funds**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**35,803**
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**20,712**
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approval| ||Ivan R Stevens|IVAN R STEVENS|3/8/2025| ||||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Bere Regis Congregational Church On accounts for the year ended December 31 St 2024 Charity no (if any) 1144980 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Wie Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm 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: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statsment I have no COn￿rnS 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 rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 25103 2Q>S Name: Robbie Lee Brian Green Relevant professional qualltlcation(s) or body (if any): BA Honours Accounting & Finan￿ Degree Address: 35 wr CHE LKIF IER October 2018