## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 January 2023 31 December 2023
**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** The Holt, Dog Lane, Witcombe Gloucestershire **Postcode GL3 4UG**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Chris Cowan Treasurer The trustees
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3 Stuart Jessop The trustees
4 Ethan Macleod The trustees
5 Sam Freedman The trustees
6 Ash Cunningham The trustees
7 Andy Gianelli 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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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Constitution
- How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Appointed by charity 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**
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 **Summary of the objects of the** distress, encouraging Christians in their faith, providing opportunities for **charity set out in its** people to experience the love of Christ and to introduce people to Jesus **governing document** 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
- 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 2023 the church was led by the eldership who were actively looking for a lead pastor
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## **Section E Financial review**
**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 2022-23 our reserves increased due to the Lead Pastor resigning. We have accrued these reserves with a view to maintaining a second pastor for a year after the lead Pastor joins.
**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)** Stuart Jessop
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Treasurer ]
**Date** 30/09/2024
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Grace Church Cheltenham 1151835
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/01/2023 31/12/2023
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from
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 donations received, including
income tax recovered 143,534 - - 143,534 132,310
Grants - - - -
Other income 499 - - 499 1,291
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
144,033 - - 144,033 133,601
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 144,033 - - 144,033 133,601
A3 Payments
Administration 6,795 - - 6,795 15,032
Buildings and events 13,223 - - 13,223 17,554
Mission 10,665 - - 10,665 13,000
Staffing 80,794 - - 80,794 114,225
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- - -
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 111,477 ] - - 111,477 159,811
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 111,477 - - 111,477 159,811
Net of receipts/(payments) 32,556 - - 32,556 - 26,210
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 42,567 - - 42,567 68,776
Cash funds this year end 75,123 - - 75,123 42,566
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**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 £**
**38,860**
**-**
**36,263**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**75,123**
**-**
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OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**457**
Unrestricted
**-**
Unrestricted
**469**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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Print Name
Stuart Jessop|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**funds**
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**Current value**
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**Current value**
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**When due**
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Date of
approval
30/09/2024|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent ExamineWs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Grace Church Cheltenham
On accounts for the year
ended
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Charity no
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1151835
Set out on pages
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charity's trustees cansider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examinèr 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
lo state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordancé 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 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 In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention
examiner's ststement lother 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 aord with the accounting records and
comply with the aGcounting 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 delet
words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
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Name:
Relevant professlonal
qualificationls) or body
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IER
March 2012
Address:
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rfthe examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclos8.
IER
March 2012