## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 January 2022 31 December 2022 **From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Grace Church Cheltenham **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1151835 **Charity's principal address** 9 Chatsworth Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire **Postcode GL53 0AG**
Grace Church Cheltenham
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Andrew Giannelli|||The trustees|
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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**
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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
|John Martin, Lead Minister|||
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed by charity trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **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**
To advance the Christian religion through any means whatsoever including but not limited to evangelism, teaching, worship, pastoral care and mutual encouragement and support to those in need, hardship or distress, encouraging Christians in their faith, providing opportunities for people to experience the love of Christ and to introduce people to Jesus Christ and supporting Christian mission and activities worldwide.
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## **Activities**
When planning our activities for the year, the trustees have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.
The main activities undertaken during the year were as set out below:
**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)**
- a) Weekly public meetings for the teaching and open discussion of the Christian message and for the worship of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- b) Provision within these meetings of open, supervised activities for children and young people to facilitate their spiritual and moral education and growth.
- c) A number of ad-hoc public meetings to enable people to find out more about the Christian message, such as a general knowledge quiz with a short talk.
- d) Regular small group meetings for the teaching and open discussion of the Christian message. This includes evening meetings as well as a day-time group specifically for women.
- e) A parent and baby support group
- f) Monthly prayer meetings.
- g) Provision of meals for families with newborn babies.
- h) One-off gifts to organisations and individuals whose work is aligned with our own objectives.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
N/A
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**
Worship and prayer • Weekly open meetings “Sunday’s @4” with approximately 60-70 adults and children in attendance, either in person or online. • Monthly prayer meetings. Pastoral care • Bible study set up specifically for women • 20’s and 30’s group • Weekly and ad-hoc small groups, meeting either after Sunday’s @4 or during the week providing a chance to discuss topics raised at Sunday’s @4 and providing emotional and practical support. • A parent and baby support group Mission and evangelism • One-off gift to mission partners Ed and Rachel Wright for Ministry training course • Regular financial support for Christians Against Poverty (CAP). • Regular financial support to Crosslinks in support of the Symons family overseas mission. • One-off gift to IFES in support of Shany Scorsone overseas mission. • Regular financial support for UCCF One-off gift to University Of Gloucestershire Christian Union, Ukraine appeal, Gloucestershire Gospel Partnership, and Bible translation work through Wycliffe Evangelistic events • Christmas activities including a quiz and carol service Leadership • During 2022 John Martin (Lead Pastor) resigned and Ash Cunningham (Assistant Pastor) was appointed. Governance • A review of our constitution was started, with support from Edward Connor Solicitors. This is expected to conclude in 2023. •
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## **Section E Financial review**
## **Brief statement of the**
**Brief statement of the** Our policy on reserves is to maintain sufficient funds to pay all staff for **charity’s policy on reserves** their notice periods and any other outstanding liabilities should all income cease.
During 2020-21 our reserves increased significantly due to reduced expenses throughout the covid-19 pandemic. Some of this excess was used during 2022, as expected, as we increased our staff team to include a full time Assistant Minister.
**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.
## **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)** Chris Cowen **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Treasurer ]
**Date** 27/10/2023
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|**Grace**|**Church Cheltenham**|**Church Cheltenham**||**1151835**||
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||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**|
|**For**|**the period**
**from**|01/01/2022|**To**|31/12/2022||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**132,310**
**-**
**1,292**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**133,602**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**133,602**
**15,032**
**17,555**
**13,000**
**114,225**
**-**
**-**
**159,812**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**159,812**
**- 26,210**
**-**
**68,777**
**42,567**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**132,310**
**-**
**1,292**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**133,602**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**133,602**
**15,032**
**17,555**
**13,000**
**114,225**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**159,812**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**159,812**
**- 26,210**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|General donations received, including
income tax recovered|**132,310**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**132,310**||**147,258**|
|Grants|**-**|||**-**||**2,000**|
|Other income|**1,292**|||**1,292**||**1,223**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**133,602**|||**133,602**||**150,481**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|||
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|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**133,602**||**150,481**|
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|Administration|**15,032**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**15,032**||**10,077**|
|Buildings and events|**17,555**|||**17,555**||**8,698**|
|Mission|**13,000**|||**13,000**||**11,800**|
|Staffing|**114,225**|||**114,225**||**105,527**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**159,812**|||**159,812**||**136,102**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
||||**-**|**159,812**||**136,102**|
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||**- 26,210**|**-**|**-**|
**- 26,210**||**14,379**|
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**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**68,777**|**-**||**68,777**||**54,398**|
||**42,567**|**-**|**-**|**42,567**||**68,777**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
27/10/2023
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
PA speakers
Other equipment (storage boxes, books,
other electrical/PA equipment)
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
HSBC current account
HSBC 'savings' account
**Details**
Piano
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**16,368**
**-**
**26,199**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**42,567**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**457**
Unrestricted
**-**
Unrestricted
**469**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Chris Cowen|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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||||**-**|
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||||OK|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
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||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
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**(optional)**|
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approval|
|||Chris Cowen|27/10/2023|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
27/10/2023
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Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Grace Church Cheltenham
On accounts for the year
ended
3111212021
Charity no
(if any)
1151835
Set out on pages
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
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)(bl 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
examinerfs statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those reGords. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming 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 Iru8
and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
oxaminer's statement (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 accordan with section 130 of the
Charities Act-, and
lo 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.
se dele
n the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
26TH October 2023
Name:
LLOYD GRIFFITHS
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
IER
March 2012
Address:
Cotswold House. Post Office Lane
Cleeve Hill
Cheltenharn, Gloucestershire
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
March 2012