## **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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## **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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## **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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Churches Together in Bedfordshire
Financlal Aclivibes
TOTAL
Ir￿m6
Donati(
Totd IrKx>mg
10.405.IXI
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£10.40&(KI
TOTAL
EX￿nditUT8$
Bankd￿rge$
1&(Kl
EcuMe￿al 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 INCOm￿ExPENDrrUREj
£7,781.79
In

Churches Together in Bedfordshire
Balance Sheet
As of 08r*mbgr 31. 2020
TOTAL
Flx8a Asset
Cash ￿ bAnk and In hand
HEBC. S38
HE8C. 872
HEBC.912
TO￿ Ca8h atbankand kn hand
NETCURRENT AsS￿s
1.799.43
8.506.72
217.75
£10X3SO
£10￿23￿0
Crgditors: amounts lalllng du8within on• year
Curront Lhabililias
Accr
PAYE
Par￿10n 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
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