Trustees’ report For the year ended December 2020
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] December 2020.
Reference and administrative details of charity and its trustees.
Churches Together in Bedfordshire was registered in England and Wales as a charity (Number 1151495) on the 3[rd] April 2013.
The registered office of the charity is:
Willington Methodist Church Station Road Willington Bedford MK44 3QH
The trustees under charity law who served during the period and up to the date of this report were
Trustees names for this period
Rev John Sean Healy Andrew Hollins Chair Alan Dansey
Structure, Governance, and management
Churches Together in Bedfordshire (CTB) is a constituent part of Churches Together in England and both bodies work in tandem to foster ecumenical links and good practice across the County of Bedfordshire. The group meets usually three times s a year with an Annual General Meeting open to all in the county interested in the work of ecumenism. CTB is supported by the following denominations:
Church of England Methodist Church United Reformed Church Roman Catholic Church Baptist Union Salvation Army Society of Friends Congregational Federation
Bedfordshire Ecumenical Committee (BEC) is governed by a Constitution that was adopted on the 23rd January 2013 and registered with the Charity Commission on 3rd April 2013 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
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Registered Charity Number 1151495 www.churchestogether.org/bedfordshire
Trustees’ report For the year ended December 2020
The trustees meet at least 4 times per year with other members of Churches together in Bedfordshire to discuss the strategic direction of the charity and to monitor progress both financially and in terms of successful delivery of its activities.
The day-to-day management is undertaken by the trustees and members.
Objectives and Activities
As stated in the trust deed:
To Advance the Christian religion and education by
(a)participating in the life and works of Churches together in England (CTE) as an intermediate body
(b) Sponsoring Local Ecumenical Partnerships
(c) Encouraging those bodies and individuals in the churches who share a similar remit or concern to work together.
(d) Taking any further actions which may encourage the development of the Ecumenical Agenda
To relieve financial hardship anywhere in the World by making grants from funds raised directly or coordinated fundraising efforts by member churches.
Achievements and Performance
The pandemic meant that our usual round of meetings was much curtailed. The Forum met this year via Zoom and was addressed by the Reverend Paul Goodliff, outgoing secretary of Churches Together in England. It was a year in which our churches have experienced great change and have found new ways of worshipping and witnessing, and a year in which there have been new opportunities for service and mission. CTB met only once during the course of the year, but the Trustees have met three times, monitoring progress between committee meetings and dealing with specific issues as requested by the committee.
Financial Review
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Registered Charity Number 1151495 www.churchestogether.org/bedfordshire
Trustees’ report
For the year ended December 2020
The trustee’s records of the financial transactions undertaken by the charity from which the annual statements of accounts are prepared have been maintained as required by Part 6 of the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006.
Income during the year did not reach the threshold requiring an independent auditor.
At the time of writing the charity does not have a reserves policy.
The charity does not hold any fixed assets.
Duty of prudence – the trustees are aware that the charity should remain solvent, and assets should only be used to further the purposes and interests of the charity
This report was approved by the Trustees on……24/1/……………………….2023
And signed on their behalf by……………………………………………………………….
George Watt – Chairman
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Registered Charity Number 1151495 www.churchestogether.org/bedfordshire
Churches Together in Bedfordshire Financlal Aclivibes TOTAL Irm6 Donati( Totd IrKx>mg 10.405.IXI oAo&oo £10.40&(KI TOTAL EXnditUT8$ Bankdrge$ 1&(Kl EcuMeal TrwniTrJ Gllts 120.00 196.00 51.62 1,750.00 120.00 832.82 NET OPERATING INCOME £7.77138 Inierest tamed 9.41 £gAI OTHER INCOME £9A1 NET INCOmExPENDrrUREj £7,781.79 In
Churches Together in Bedfordshire Balance Sheet As of 08rmbgr 31. 2020 TOTAL Flx8a Asset Cash bAnk and In hand HEBC. S38 HE8C. 872 HEBC.912 TO Ca8h atbankand kn hand NETCURRENT AsSs 1.799.43 8.506.72 217.75 £10X3SO £10230 Crgditors: amounts lalllng du8within on• year Curront Lhabililias Accr PAYE Par10n Uabllltlos 11215.1)0 £11215m £11215m £491.10 T+Xal Creoltorn: èrnounb 1¥adU&IIhln on•year NET CURRE ASSETS ILIABILITIESI TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRE LIABILITIES £491.10 TOTAL NET ASSETS ILIABILMES) Charity funds Openlng Bdance EWty R&taln8d Eamlngs SurpJusllDefficltl Totsl Chatyfund8 £491.1LI 4,472.89 7,781.79 £*1.10 13 sekil202lQ9aP¥M GklT+01..00 111