REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" MAY 2024 FOR THE GATE COMMUNITY CHURCH Charity Registration Number: 1146562 THE GATE COMMUNITY CHURCH CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" MAY 2024 Charity Information Report of the Trustees Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees Receipts and Payments Accounts THE GATE COMMUNITY CHURCH CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" MAY 2024 Trustees: Mr R D B Grimshaw Mr PJ Warne Mrs J S Arrowsmith Mrj S Whitworth Mr M D Cross Mr N P Thompson Registered Charity Number: 1146562 Postal Address: 3 Stanagate Clifton Preston Lancashire PR4 OZB Independent Examiner: Rev'd AA Clements MA, ACIB, FCIE 15 Carleton Road Great Knowley Chorley Lancashire PR6 8TQ Bankers: HSBC Blackpool FY4 4YH The Gate Community Church Registered Charity No: 1146562 Annual Report for the year ending 3110512024 Objects & Activities The Gate Community Church is committed to the following objects: To advance the Christian faith lin accordance with the Statement of Beliefsl in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit,. and To advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit. The Trustees are aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in their publication The Advancement of Religion for Public Benefit, and have given regard to it in their administration of the Charity. Over the course of the last year we have continued to put regular postings on Facebook including a weekly link to the recordings of our Sunday services. A few members of the church have been unable to attend for some time and some of these do not have internet access so we have also continued to send out CDS each week. We have continued to make regular monthly gifts to the Living Stones Church in Okara, Pakistan. We are also continuing to provide financial support to an asylum seeker who joined the church early in 2022 In addition to the regular overseas giving mentioned above, we have also given the following: £1400.00 to Living Stones Church in Okara, Pakistan to help families who lost their homes during period of unrest. We are part of a network of churches called 'Maximise" The church leadership team receives support from the leadership of Maximise and the area leaders, meetings have been continued on a bi-weekly basis using Zoom. We have also been able to join with area-wide livestream meetings which are organised on a quarterly basis. The "Maximise Gatherings" are now held twice a year and Members of the church have attended on each occasion. We are continuing to make a financial contribution to Maximise which we pay on a monthlv basis. Financial Review Total receipts for the year were £31,739.53 and total expenses for the year were £32,598.56. Details of these amounts are shown in the attached financial statements. Reserves Policy Currently we do not have any financial liabilities and therefore we do not have any need for specific reserves. However, at the year end, £6,548.21 was held in a deposit account l£1,620.00 of this is designated for the Building Fund). Pastors Remuneration Mr Robert Grimshaw has continued to receive £100.00 per week in recognition of the duties involved in bein8 the senior leader of The Gate Community Church. Imr Grimshaw is registered as self-employed and is responsible for declaring this income for tax purposes). Mr Philip Warne has continued to receive £75.00 per week in recognition of the pastoral duties that he carries out within the church. Imr Warne is also responsible for declaring this income for income tax purposes). Volunteers Apart from a payment of £100.00 per week to Mr Robert Grimshaw, and the £75.00 per week paid to Mr Philip Warne, The Gate Community Church is run on a volunteer basis and we would like to thank everyone for their support and hard work throughout the year. There is a Protection Policy in place in respect of children and vulnerable adults. Checks are made with the Disclosure and Barring Service in respect of persons dealing regularly with young people and vulnerable adults. Whilst it is impossible to eliminate all risks and their consequences. efforts are constantly made to minimise such occurrences. The appointed Protection Officer is Mr Philipjohn Warne. Data Protection and Privacy We contacted the Information Commissioners Office in the early part of 2018 and ascertained that we were not required to register. However, we recoEnise that we are required to comply with the law in regard to data protection and the new GDPR regulations and WÈ therefore adopted a Data Protection Policy and a Privacy Policy in May 2018. Both of these are available on the church website. Administration The Gate Community Church is a charitable trust registered with the Charity Comrnission in England and Wales and currently has six trustees.. Mrs Janice Sylvia Arrowsmith Mr Philipjohn Warne Mr Robert David Grimshaw Mr James Stanley Whitworth Mr Myles Darren Cross Mr Nigel Thompson It is considered that the Trustees and any others who could be understood to be 'managers' in the affairs and activities of the Charity are deemed to be 'fit and proper, persons under the terms of the Finance Att 2010. Where a new Trustee is appointed every effort is made by the current Tru5tee5 to brief the new Trustee on the present situation of the Charity at the time of their appointment. Approved by the Trustees on 1210612024 and signed on their behalf by ITrusteel ChaiitRes Act 2011. Independent Ex<2miiiei"'s Repoit. Independeni Examiner s Reporl lo ihe Truslees of ihe Gate Cominunit! Church. CC Reg). 110. 114C)S()2. I report on ihe accounts ofthe chariTh' for the ! ear ended 31 NlaN ?{)94. iihich are sel out on ihe 14 IILiched paLJes. Respective itsponsibilities of the trnstees and examiner. The ch2( rits s IrLIste￿ £ire responsible lor ihe prep%￿allOn of the accoimls The cliarilN s Iruslees consider thal an aiidil is not reqiiired for Iliis l'ei( r uiider Section 144{2) ol- Ihe Chaiities Aci 2111 i (Ihe 21111 Acl) {￿d Ihcil ali independent examinalioii is iieeded. It i s m! responsibÉliti' to exc111Iiiie ihe accowits wider seclion 14) of tlie 211 Act. rolloii the procedures laid doii n in ihe g)eneral Direcllons g)ii en b! ihe Chryc rit!. Coiiiniissioner under section 14) ( i) ( b) of the (I I l Acl: and lo state iihether Plc nicular matlers hai e come to mi. attention. Basis of the independent examiMei"'s i'epoitt. Nl!. exiiminalion ii