## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 06.04.2024 Period start date to 05.04.2025 Period end date** **Charity name: WEST DERBY NEIGHBOURHOOD CHURCH** ## **Charity registration number: 1151940** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objectives of the trust for the public
benefit are to advance the Christian faith in
accordance with the statement of beliefs
contained within the trust document and to
fulfil such other purposes which are
exclusively charitable. In order to fulfil its
charitable obligations its purposes include
the advancement of religion, relief of
poverty, social cohesion, the advancement
of education and the advancement of
environmental protection and improvement.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Advancement of Religion**
West Derby Neighbourhood Church is
committed to advancing the Christian faith
by enabling as many people as possible to
worship at our church and to become part
of our church community as well as loving
and caring for each other as Jesus in the
neighbourhood. This mission is based on
John 1:14, ‘The Word became flesh and
blood and moved into the neighbourhood’
so we are able to reach into and beyond
our local community.

Services and prayer meetings held
each week

Children and Youth work

Mission work and overseas support
is facilitated by financial support
through ASIALink and missionary
work through the Bulgarian Church

Bible-based courses

Links are maintained with local
churches through membership of
Churches Together| 1 |||**Relief of poverty**

The Helping Hands Fund gives
grants of money through the year to
support poor and needy families.

The Helping Hands Fund Christmas
Hampers Project distributes food
hampers, children’s presents and
gifts of money towards energy costs
each year.

Financial support for students
beginning Higher Education (text
books, software, etc.)

Signposting and enabling money
management and debt counselling
advice

Food and clothing collection for the
homeless
**Social Cohesion**

Weekly community coffee morning

Churches Together promotes
outdoor services at Christmas and
Easter for community participation.
These services are attended by
upwards of 400 people.

Weekly hub meeting for adults with
special needs (True Colours) and
playgroup provision for mums and
tots (Pebbles)

Food Bank collection

Good relations are maintained with
a local pub, where a monthly lunch
club is held. There are also
occasional performances in the pub
such as carol singing at Christmas.

Teenage afer school drop In. Space
for them to find friends and find a
place to develop socially.
**The Advancement of Education**

Weekly hub meetings for adults with
special needs (True Colours) and
playgroup provision for mums and
tots (Pebbles)
**The Advancement of Environmental**
**Protection and Improvement**

A wildflower garden is maintained at
the front of church to encourage
biodiversity.

A vegetable garden is maintained
by church members and the ‘crops’
distributed to the church fellowship| |---|---|---| 2 |||
Weekly zero food waste collection is
collected and distributed through the
church

Recycling is actively promoted,
alongside eco-friendly initiatives
such as the compost bin and
reducing energy use through
cladding and the purchase of a
combi-boiler so water is not heated
unnecessarily.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have considered the
Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit
and the specific guidance on charities for
the advancement of religion. In particular,
we enable ordinary people to live out their
faith as part of our local, national and
international community through worship, ,
discipleship, pastoral care, prayer, mission
and outreach work.
All the activities of church are open to
members of the public and none is
exclusively for church members.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grant making in the form of gifts for
charities, needy individuals and families
constitutes a material part of our charitable
activities.
The choice of charitable organisations is
based on recommendations by church
members. A work party identifying a range
of organisations to whom we will gift is
currently compiling a list to encompass
local, national and international charities.
Gifts for recipients through the Helping
Hands Fund are based on
recommendations received from members
of the church. The Christmas Hamper
Project receives recommendations from
Liverpool Social Services through their
Family Support Workers. Two local schools
also nominate needy families.
This policy has enabled us to achieve our
aims of being ‘Jesus in the neighbourhood’
through supporting local, national and
international organisations.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |||The contribution made by volunteers| 3 |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|towards the success of the various church
activities described above is significant.

Coffee Morning – 12 volunteers (30
hours pw)

True Colours – 10 volunteers (40
hours pw)

Pebbles – 8 volunteers (24 hours
pw)

Children’s activities and Youth work
– 20 volunteers (200 hours
annually)

Helping Hands activities including
the Christmas Hamper Project – 45
volunteers (30 hours annually plus
140 hours during the pre-Christmas
prep and delivery window)

Zero Waste Food Collection/Food
Bank involvement – 4 volunteers
(100 hours annually)

Homeless support – 4 volunteers
(48 hours annually)

Food Bank collection – 1 volunteer
(52 hours annually)

Lunch club at pub – 3 volunteers (6
hours pw)

Teenage after school drop-in
activities: 8 volunteers. 20 hours pw.| |---|---|---| |Other||Most church members work as unpaid
volunteers in the various church activities
and ministries to help further the charity’s
objectives.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |
Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying
the difference the
charity’s work has
made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to
society as a whole.|

Para
1.20|
Weekly church services for the
local and extended community
create a socially cohesive network
within the church that extends into
the local community

Weekly children’s activities promote
religious learning and practice

Weekly youth group plus special
events such as annual attendance
at Merseyside Christian Youth
Camps enable young people to
explore what the Christian religion
is all about and creates social links
across churches and communities
across Merseyside.

The teenage after-school club
gives expanding opportunities for
local school children to be in a safe
space where they can enjoy games
activities or just chill out with a
coffee.

Weekly coffee morning for the| 4 ||elderly and alone in the community| |---|---| ||which provides friendship and| ||support and promotes social| ||cohesion| ||The Helping Hands Fund provides| ||financial gifts, support and| ||signposting for needy families and| ||individuals helping them cope with| ||their financial predicaments.| ||The annual Helping Hands| ||Christmas Hamper Project provides| ||food, presents and financial gifts for| ||needy families. The church works| ||alongside Liverpool Social| ||Services’ Family Support Workers| ||in providing this facility thus| ||creating a pwerful network of| ||provision which connects local| ||government provision and church| ||cohesion| ||The church is a drop off point for| ||North Liverpool Food Bank as well| ||as providing food, clothes and| ||support for the homeless.| ||These latter initiatives enable| ||people and families in need to| ||receive financial, physical,| ||emotional and spiritual help.| ||The ‘True Colours’ adult special| ||needs hub gives weekly support to| ||adults with additional needs| ||through craft, cooking, games and| ||other activities developing much| ||needed social skills| ||The mums and tots group, Pebbles,| ||provides an essential meeting place| ||for families in the community,| ||developing networks and links for| ||those who attend.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
In terms of reviewing our achievement
against the principle objectives outlined
above we can see the following successful
patterns.

Numbers of attendees for the
weekly Coffee Morning, Pebbles
and True Colours continue to
remain high and their success is
seen in the atmosphere and
achievements of those who continue
to attend.

Helping Hands continues to
successfully assist the needy during
the year, an achievement which the
Christmas Hamper Project builds| |---|---|---| 5 |||upon. This can be seen in the
number of families we helped (22
families) and the number of children
who were given gifts (41 children).
The network of support and
provision included Family Support
Workers, Teachers and Church
members. 30 members of church
volunteered to assist with buying
goods, presents and making up the
hampers, as well as delivering them.

Representatives from ASIALInk and
the Bulgarian Church have
presented overviews demonstrating
how successful their missionary
work has been in both Asia and
Bulgaria.

The church’s role within the
activities of West Derby’s Churches
Together which include open air
services at Easter and Christmas
demonstrates its effectiveness in
bringing the community of West
Derby together in praise, worship
and fellowship. Upwards of 400
attend each of the open air services.

Reduced energy bills illustrate the
effectiveness of the eco policies
promoted in the church, along with
the distribution of the vegetable
crops from the vegetable garden.

Attendance at Space, the after-
school club held at church,
fluctuates between 12 -25
depending on events. As a result of
coming to this some young people
have now accessed other church
based youth activities .
We would summarise the impact of the
positive and long term achievements as
being extremely beneficial on both an
individual and societal level.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| 6 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Income of £52,236 with an expenditure of
£108,054 plus cash funds at last year end
of £95,185 gives a reserve balance of
£39,367.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The salary of the recently employed part-
time Youth Worker will be met through the
expenditure of the reserves over the next
few years.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£39,367| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Income comes principally from regular
giving, one off gifts from church members,
associated gift aid tax refunds and grants
from the local authority. These resources
support the key objectives of the charity
through the generosity of the church
members.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The trust is a registered charity, number
1151940. The type of governing document
is a trust deed.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The trust is constituted under a trust deed
dated 15thMarch 2013 as amended on 6th
November 2022| 7 |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|New trustees are appointed by the existing
trustees with no time limit on their service.
Trustee selection is based on the
recognition and identification of an
individual’s spiritual gifts, practical talents
and how they would be used within the
structure of the trust itself.|| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Induction of new trainees takes the form of
in house training using documentation from
the Charity Commission.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The trustees are responsible for
Spiritual oversight and religious practice
in accordance with the provisions of the
trust deed
Health and Safety
Buildings management
Safeguarding
Church management and administration
including policies| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|West Derby Neighbourhood Church
became part of a local church network with
Frontline Trust with whom a service
agreement and contract was drawn up
between Frontline Trust and the trustees of
WDNC.
Services provided include the employment,
line management and mentoring of our
Pastor through their HR Department.
Frontline invoice us for his wages each
month and provides mentoring and training
facilities for both him and the church
leadership. Frontline also support our
children’s work through preparation of
Sunday School materials and provide
policy preparation and support.| |Other||FRONTLINE TRUST is a charitable
company limited by guarantee registered in
England and Wales with the registered
company number 05442834 and registered
charity number 1109814| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|West Derby Neighbourhood Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1151940| |Charity’s principal address|25 St James Close
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Frank Driessen|Chair||| ||Judith Daley|Secretary||| ||Brian Briggs|Trustee||| ||Robert John Jones|Trustee||| ||Colin John Gregg|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 9 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** 10 ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** Frank Driessen **Full name(s)** Frank Driessen **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 5[th] February 2026 11 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted funds Endowment funds to n••r•st £ Total funds Restrlcted funds Last year to th8 maresl to tro nwrest £ to the n8are8t £ to the nearesi £ A1 Recel ts Fa Church Omerf Gttt ￿ded In¢¢Mr¢ ec131 Pf ects C￿￿Cli(￿S Glfls Recewed Electronic Card Otterin Interesi 9,380 33,094 1,533 2,fj35 B,309 25,438 185 16.226 647 98 33,094 IOth8r 125 12$ 3,001 Hhfftc Refu Sub total(Gross income for AR) 52,236 52.236 50.903 A2 Asset and investment sales, see table . Sub total 52,236 52,236 50.903 A3Pa mènts Llderlchurch Outreach S8rvic8S Youth Work Outsid8 Grfts pgaker ExpEn￿S F￿al Light Water SurKJrips. Grfls Cl&anir¥J Other Church Act￿￿tIeS AdTrin￿1rJI￿n Special Prqects Pastual Care 6uildin FÉfurbishrmntlf* quiprrEnt H81ping Hands Grfts 120 2,078 167 739 2￿ 728 4.700 2.rrtio 1.35a 2,899 618 Sub total 108,054 1(rf,054 41,911 A4 Asset and Investment purchases. (see table) Sub total Totalpayments 108.054 108.054 41.9q1 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers betwoen funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash fittmls this year end 55.818 55.818 8,992 95,185 95,185 39,367 39,367 95.185 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unreslrictod funds to £ Restncted funds Endowmeni funds Cate9orl•s Deta..Is to rnarest £ to mart.*t £ 81Ca lthky Tr￿1 Bank attx>unts ISS) 31.n8 y Tntsi tbrKJsrt Acc￿rt H¥¥ts Bank 2.341 Total cash funds 39,367 Unrestrlctod funds to rn¥¢st £ Restrlcted funds Endowment funds Delalls to rnwest £ to rnarest £ B2 (Xher monetary assets t Irfj*lonall (atrrert val Details B3 Investment assets FWKI to T*lich a55et Deiails l00i