1 December 2021 **To** 30 November 2022
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date
**From**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Regent Christian Fellowship**
**Other names charity is known by Regent Chapel Registered charity number (if any) 1149241 Charity's principal address Regent Chapel, Regent Farm Road Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne Postcode NE3 3HD**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||**Keith Mowat**|**Chairman**|||
||**Paul Mullis**|**Treasurer**|||
||**Andrew Gibson**|**Full Time Elder**|||
||**Peter Hedley**||||
||**Fiona Waugh**||||
||**Laura Elliott**||**to 16th August 2022**||
||**Alicja Cienawska**||**from 16th August 2022**||
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Andrew Gibson: Full Time Elder.**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
> **[Trust deed ]**
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
> **[Trust ]**
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
> **[Appointed by incumbent trustees ]**
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’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 to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The Objects of the Trust are, for the benefit of the public, to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the Trust.
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**TAR**
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Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and consider the operation of normal church worship activities and additional social welfare activities, including operating a Churches Against Poverty Debt Centre and gifts to organisations and individuals working within the UK and the rest of the world who have aims and objectives compatible with those of the Charity, to be within the definition.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the 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)**
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
A program of weekly worship, evangelism and service to the community was undertaken throughout the year. The lifting of all remaining Covid-29 restrictions during the year has enabled the return to full normality of operation A new ministry: “The Hub” was begin, offering free hot breakfasts and friendship to the local community once a month on Saturday mornings. Donations from Members again increased in comparison to the prior year, and membership has grown.
The Christians Against Poverty Debt Centre has continued to operate successfully throughout the year seeing several individuals becoming clear of debt and others continuing to make progress towards that aim. The removal of all Covid-19 restrictions again permitted this service to return to normal operating. External financial support from trusts remained low, with the Fellowship meeting the funding balance from reserves and financial support of the congregation.
8 organisations working elsewhere in the UK and overseas in furtherance of aims compatible with the objects of the Trust were supported with financial gifts. These varied between a value of £474 and £11,225 and totalled £26,362 (2021: 19,920).
Work progressed towards an extension of our building, with a further £45,986 being raised. This constituted £39,986 from our congregation and a donation of £6,000 from residual funds from Central Hall.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Section E Financial review**
The Trustees seek to maintain a balance in undesignated and unrestricted **Brief statement of the** reserves that is approximately equal to 6 months running costs of the **charity’s policy on reserves** charity. In 2022 this was determined to be £52,000 based on a Financial Budget for 2022/23. Funds in excess of this are identified and designated for specific purposes to assist in the furtherance of the aims of the Fellowship: namely the running costs of the Christians Against Poverty Debt Centre, a Building Fund towards the costs of extending Regent Chapel, and funds collected specifically for missionary and welfare activities operated by reputable third parties. These are designated as separate identifiable funds within the overall restricted reserves of the Trust.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None.
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- 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.
The primary source of funding consists of weekly and monthly donations and offerings collected voluntarily from the congregation which has enabled the employment of staff and the operation of services out of Regent Chapel, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth.
The Trust received donations totalling £4,000 from the following third party organisations during 2021/22, which were entirely used in operating the Newcastle North West CAP Debt Centre:
Anonymous £2,000 North Shields Christian Fellowship £2,000 In addition, the Trust received donations totalling £6,890 from Acts435 and other charities on behalf of CAP clients. The full amount was passed on within the year.
The Trust has no investments.
_Payment to Trustees:_ All Trustees are voluntary and unpaid, with the exception of the Full Time Elder who was remunerated as follows: Gross Salary 33,506 Pension contributions 1,340 Total £34,846
The Full Time Elder has the same pension arrangements as all other charity staff, which is a Defined Contributions scheme administered by NEST.
_Related party payments:_ The Full Time Elder’s spouse is also employed in a part time capacity by the Charity, for which she received total remuneration of £8,994.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **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 (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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**Keith Mowat**|**Paul Mullis**|
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Chairman|Treasurer|
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**Regent Christian Fellowship 1149241 Receipts and payments accounts**
**CC16a**
> **For the period from 01/12/2021 To 30/11/2022**
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
General 137,342 - - 137,342 126,114
Events 831 - - 831 130
Restricted funds: CAP Debt Centre - 13,508 - 13,508 18,918
Restricted funds: Building Fund - 45,986 - 45,986 60,862
Restricted funds: Missionary Funds - 19,539 - 19,539 15,255
Restricted funds: Other - 494 - 494 1,760
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 138,173 79,527 - 217,700 223,038
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 138,173 79,527 - 217,700 223,038
A3 Payments
General 63,411 - - 63,411 70,488
Building 7,338 - - 7,338 9,494
Additions and replacements 6,905 - - 6,905 7,808
Gifts 2,017 - - 2,017 652
Outreach and activities 5,719 - - 5,719 3,029
Restricted funds: CAP Debt Centre - 23,485 - 23,485 25,181
Restricted funds: Building Fund - 1,251 - 1,251 118,668
Restricted funds: Missionary Funds - 26,362 - 26,362 19,920
Restricted funds: Other - 435 - 435 2,260
Sub total 85,390 51,533 - 136,923 257,500
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 85,390 51,533 - 136,923 257,500
Net of receipts/ (payments) 52,783 27,994 - 80,777 (34,462)
A5 Transfers between funds (49,745) 49,745 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 45,427 83,874 - 129,301 163,764
Cash funds this year end 48,465 161,613 - 210,078 129,302
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
Cash in hand
Deposit account
Current accounts|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
183
83,485
(35,203)|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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161,613|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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||**_Total cash funds_**
_(agree balances with receipts and payments_
_account(s))_|**48,465**
**_OK_**|**161,613**
**_OK_**|**-**
**_OK_**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|Prepayments :deposits paid
Gift aid: claimed but not received
Gift aid: entitled but not claimed yet
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Accrued payroll taxes
Accrued pension contributions
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**Signature**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
1,000
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2,669
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737
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
1,615
Unrestricted
446
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**Print Name**
**_Paul Mullis_**
_(Hon. Treasurer)_
**_Keith Mowat_**
_(Chairman)_||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
31/01/2023
19/01/2023
**Date of**
**approval**
_13/03/2023_
_13/03/2023_|
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ Regent Christian Fellowship members of On accounts for the year 30[th] November 2022 ended Set out on pages 2 and 3**
**Charity no 1149241 (if any)**
**Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s **responsibilities of** trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. **trustees and examiner** It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity **examiner’s statement** Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
|**Independent**
**examiner's statement**
**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**||In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that
disclosed below *)
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
*_Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
E Menzies
**Date:**
13thMarch 2023|In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that
disclosed below *)
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
*_Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
E Menzies
**Date:**
13thMarch 2023|
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|||**Euan Menzies**||
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