TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON - ACCOUNTS - YEAR ENDING 31st AUGUST 2024 Charity Reg. No. 1148634 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 2023.24 2021-22 2022.23 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 INCOME EXPENDITURE Circult As0nI Insufanca Cloaning uiiirtles Repalrn & Malnl•n•nco Condurt Contre Admlnlllralth & Ml•¢dl•n•ou• Gffts and Chafill8J Condult Cenirg Project Coll•ction8 Fundr818ing GLIt Al(1 Lelllngy Woddlno• and Fun•ralb Inlere$l Olhor Incom• L•qad8• £44,741.35 £1,555.44 £10,489 23 t10,535.00 £4,028.00 £1.891.03 £8,590.13 £0.00 £47,777.83 £1,171.07 £11,297.17 £10,328 £1,795.IKI £10,079.93 £9,301.38 £12,C#JO. £49,229.70 £783.90 £11,803.51 £10,329.60 £3,806.00 £6,569.42 £18,694.10 £1,000.00 £44.140.00 £44,093.CQ £44.741.00 £9.501.51 £9,208.76 £9.650.01 £7,657.76 £6,839.88 £6.160.00 t9.495.78 £14.042.81 £13,8J8.84 £14.971.10 £8.629.98 £13,418.31 £8.037.79 £8.264.12 £10.837.82 £9,591.25 £11,553.29 £9,984.08 £812.50 £723.20 £887.68 £2.933.98 £o.co £0.00 £106,941.65 £101.355.02 £109.087.34 425,111.47 £2,995.54 46,932.21 £81.830.f8 £104.350.56 £102,166.13 sUWUDefiCft RESTRICTED FUNDS 2023.24 2021-22 2022-23 2021.22 2022.23 2023-24 INCOME Co1ctIOnS for Charilieq and Gffts Exlem,31 Salarfe$ Toddl•r Group Grant Ev8rgr9en Club Grant8 & Donatlons EXPENDITURE Charities and Grfls Extemal Sahnes Toddlèr Group Evorgreen Cltt £7,461.44 £29,271.03 £4.SOO.CO £4.137.91 £45,370.38 £14,385.89 £27,935.29 £0. £0. £42,321.18 £14362.93 £31,606.47 £0.00 £0.00 £46,969.40 £7.224.86 £29,271.03 £900.CQ £692.69 £38.088.38 £T,282.00 £14,038.91 £27,935.29 £1,442 88 £944 48 £44.361.36 42,040.18 £16,287.92 £31.608,47 £1,562,62 £737.76 £49,184,77 43,210.37 Surplu•lO•flcft Ev•rBmn Club Funa7.. 8roughl forwwo Irme Ey.pendilure Carried foward £2,525.74 £o.c4) .£737 78 £1,787.98 roddhr Group Fund." Brought forward Income Expenditure Carried forward £2,157.32 £o.c 1 55262 £604.70 ChaY Funds C•nl•d fomrf.. Minès Athiso Grou £441.
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Trustees Annual Report - Trinity Church, Abingdon Year ended 31st August 2024 Administrative Infomiation Trinity Church. Ab1k. is a L(Kal EfwmenKal PrOjt with the participatsng denom1nanS being the Methodist Church of Great Brikn'n and the Unrted Ref(xmed Church. The appropriate auttK)rity each participats'ng Church is The Wantage and Abingdon Circuit of the Methodist Church (one of 23 CirrtS )MprisI the N(%thampton Distnct) and The Wessex Syncmd of the United Refomied Church. The Minister of the Church and Chair of Trusiees was Rev lan Gnffilhs unbl 31st August 2024,. Rev Georgina Bondzi-simpson Wme Chair of Tfustees on 1# September 2024. At the end of the porting year there were 11 Trustees. We have Stewards who ensure that services run Sm1hty and Elders who prov¥de pastoral support ts the Church members and those wrth a conneuion to the Churth. Tlwe are 80 Church members, afthough many more people frn the kKal c(xnmunty att1 wr services and use our fac41rties. The Constitution of Trinrty Church was on 1•t Marth 2012 Trinty Church, Abingdon achieved dwitable status aThJ was enter1 t0 Register of CharitEs with the Registered Charity Number 1148634 on 17th August 2012. Mission Statement The Mission Statement of Trinty Church states that we aim lo serve God, serve the communty and sfft each otherf. Meebngs Over the last year thwe were 8 Trustees ing$ and 4 Churth Meetings HKluding the Annual General Meeling. During autumn 2023. the Tnjstees were kept infomied about the statsoning process. In November, Rev Georgina kndzl-slmps visited Trinty and All Saints churches in Abingdon and subsequently yted ts invrtation to F)in the Wantage and Abingdon Circurt subJe(# to the approval of the MetlNJlist conferen in July. At the same time. lan and Tabitha Gnfffths similarly a(xwted an invitation to be part of the Newport and L<ywer Circurt in Swih Wales. sUbJt to the approval of the Methodist conferen in Juty. s¥*5 we Ild to mark the of lan's ministry at Trinity and in the CInrt and to offer lan and Tabitha best IMshes ts Iheir re•V ministry in South Wales. The Trustees shared infomiation and had sLwne dIsSS atKKrt pra(aKxI arrangements for the arrival of Rev Glna Bondz1-Simps. t)lh in lemis of thurch improvernents and in relab'on to updates on the work needed in the manse. A SWI as held for Rev Ge(Ygina Bondzi-simpson on 30th August During ts year the TeeS reviewed and awoved the following policies arml procedures: Policy ts Funwals Policy for the intemient of ashes on the Church srte GDPR Policy Lone W)rkiNJ Policy Health and Safety P(A
Worship Church services are each Sunday MOMIn commencing at 10:30am. Average attendan at weekly Church servKX was 51 with numbers rangirvj from 32 to 116. A number of members are unable to altWKI on a wular tBsis due to health and mobility issues. A ilthing Together Group th members from Trinty Churth aThJ All Saints Church has been estsblished to foster doser co11altiOn behveen the tti chur as we share a minister and a deac. There were several Joint sefvices All Sa"nts Chufth during the year, at Trinty and at All Saints. The Harvest Festival was hekl on 24th September 2023 with food gifts going to Abingdon Foodbank and cash donations to Asylum Vklwne. The Church celebraled rts anniversary on Sunday 26th November. A CIV Servic£ was held on Surmaay 10° Decynber at which ts Mayof vas pret. this was by Deacon Selina Nisbett. the Mayorfs dplain. The annual Chrisknas Grft Service was held on 3rd December and an aftemcK)n Carol SerNryce on 1Tr t)ecember. Thwe was an afteM( Christingle servi on 24th December led by Deacon Selina Nisbett with (kniations to Action for childn, and donations at the Christmas momww Sery1 led by Rev lan Griffiths were for Crisis Skylight Oxfd. At Eaer, the Maundy Thursday Even¥KJ servKx was shared at Abirydon Baptist Chufch. Dean Sdina Nisbett led the Go(xJ Friday moming servKx at Trinty. which was a joint seNie2 With All saints Church. Our Easter morning service at Trinty was I1 by Revd. John Anderson. Public Benefft The churth arKI Conduit Centre premises are regularfy used by local (Kganisations and individuals for a wide range of events and activiljes. The Church supwrts a numter of local, national and intematsnal chathies by (kxth'ng to th'r USeS and appeals. Trfnlty Leamlng The Churth continues to supwxt sdK)L4s' Lxrtreach thr(NJgh Trinity Leaming. Trinity Leaming was originally set up as a Church proied but was so successful that in 2019 it was estsblished as a separate Charitable IncorFwaied Organisation (Registered Chanty No 1182742) with a separate Board of Trustees. Tr Church proth office and MeIng spa(% for the charity. Tha Trustees were delighted thal 'Ex[nCe Eastw, Was knted in Church once again. 500 thildren from nine differerrt sch(M)Is look part online ry at Trinty Church. Financlal Inf0rn7ation About 60% of the Church income comes from frethyill giv1j (and assLKiated Grft Aid) from Church members and supportus aNI a furttw 11Yh from leth.ry of premises. Well over 90¥0 of freewill income comes from d(xwtions via stsnding order with only 7% being cash donations at services. MemLHs resKxMded vwy generously to an appeal during 2023 to review their freewill <x)ntributions,' on average people irmxeased giving by 14%. General infiation and increasir¥J utilty (x)sts have signifKanty impa(ed expenditure. Vkfjth ageiNJ buildings. it is antiCiP3ted that major repai will become nmye frequent and more expensive.
Overall. on unrestrided furKJs, there was a deficit of almost £7.000 in 2023124. The Trustees and Churth members conts'nue explcKe fea&bility of making greater use of the premises and thus KKeasing the irKyJme gerwate. This may require some modifications to the 1JIngS. The Church's restrMed funds fall into 4 (twies: The Church manages ts payroll for 3 exlemal (tharities- ts salaries are reim1rSed by the extemal chanlyes so receitts sa payments a restrKxed. The Church manages grants received frcn The Charity of Richard Belcher ts work asxKiated with the Toddler Group (a parent & tler group) and the Evergreen Club (8 dub for the eklerly) The grants pre given sialty to support these organisations so these fijnds are restri. The Church handles dcmations to charites from members of the c(x¥Jregati(n and restricted. There are furth held in investm&ts relating lo t* SFwirvJ Road Trust and related funds. These are funds. weviousty Ild by the URC. the income from the funds can [rentlY be us&J. so they are triCted. The Church contin1 to supwxt kxal, natKmal arnl intematK)nal charities, donating over £8,200 during the year. as folkywJ: Trinity Leaming £2,365.00 Action for Children £482.50 Methcmjist Mission in Britain Fund £232.00 Methodisl r1d Mtssion FuThJ £357.00 Methodist Church Fund £188.00 All We Can £188.00 Council for V¥brfd Mission £158.00 Commrtment kn Lrfe £100.00 The A.ngdon Bndge £200.00 Asylum lCoMe £340.00 Crisis Skylighl Oxford £3,250.00 Bfrtish Red Cross LlbyalNrn Appeal £300.00 URC Retreat Grp £20.00 Histo Churches Trnst £25.00 £8.205.50 Tom Kyffin Church Tsu[er November 2024