**==> picture [202 x 50] intentionally omitted <==** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for 2023** ## **From 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2023** ## **Charity name: Peniel Evangelical Church** ## **Charity registration number: 1153632** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Advancement of the Christian faith in
accordance with the basis of faith primarily,
but not exclusively, within the surrounding
neighbourhood; and such other charitable
purposes as shall, in the opinion of
members of the church in General Meeting
and the Trustees, further the work of the
Church.| |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|During 2023 Peniel Evangelical Church
continued to hold worship services each
Sunday including regular special meetings
for families and special occasions (such as
Easter and Christmas) which were widely
advertised in the community. A Bible study
and prayer meeting took place each
Wednesday evening.
We employed a church worker to facilitate
activities based at the church premises but
reaching out into the neighbourhood, for
example we ran a weekly Community Café
which attracted 14 or so people who are
not part of the church. This provides bacon
rolls and tea/coffee and a safe and warm
space.
Thanks to our church worker’s efforts we
improved the kitchen facilities to be able to
achieve a 5 hygiene rating from the local
authority.
Each month there is also a Café Church
As well as our regular Friday night activity
for children, we ran a Holiday Club twice in
the year when upwards of 30 local children
attended.
We continued to run a weekly Mothers and
Toddlers session which has upwards of 40
on its books.
We maintained regular visits to a local care
home (Bryn Celyn).
The Foodbank we held every Friday played
an important part in meeting the needs of
local people.| |||In 2023 we spent over £18000 renovating
the interior of the church premises to make
it an attractive place for people to come to
and spend time in.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees continue to be very aware that
the church does not exist for its own benefit
but must - in order to fulfil its purpose –
seek to be a blessing to the community.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **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|During 2023 Peniel Evangelical Church
continued to hold worship services each
Sunday including regular special meetings
for families and special occasions (such as
Easter and Christmas) which were widely
advertised in the community. A Bible study
and prayer meeting took place each
Wednesday evening.
We employed a part-time church worker to
facilitate activities based at the church
premises but reaching out into the
neighbourhood, for example we ran a
weekly Community Café which attracted 14
or so people who are not part of the
church. This provides bacon rolls and
tea/coffee and a safe and warm space.
Thanks to our church worker’s efforts we
improved the kitchen facilities to be able to| achieve a 5 hygiene rating from the local authority. Each month there is also a Café Church As well as our regular Friday night activity for children, we ran a Holiday Club twice in the year when upwards of 30 local children attended. We continued to run a weekly Mothers and Toddlers session which has upwards of 40 on its books. We maintained regular visits to a local care home (Bryn Celyn). The Foodbank we held every Friday played an important part in meeting the needs of local people. In 2023 we spent over £18000 renovating the interior of the church premises to make it an attractive place for people to come to and spend time in. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Balance of current account £2824.77
Balance of savings account £25,000| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The church holds a savings account into
which monies from the current account are
transferred when available. When required,
funds are withdrawn from the savings
account to bolster the current account.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£25,000| |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)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**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|**The church is funded solely by the**
**giving of its 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|Constitution – adopted 17/10/2012| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Independent Evangelical Church| |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|Trustees are appointed by church members
having been recommended by the existing
trustees.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Peniel Evangelical Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1153632| |Charity’s principal address|Station Street
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**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andrew Norbury|Pastor||| ||Tim Curnow|Elder||| ||David Southwood|Elder||| ||Robert Williams|Elder||| ||Colin Tabor|Deacon||| ||PhilipDay|Deacon||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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** ## **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** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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Secretary|Treasurer| ||24thOctober 2024|| ||24thOctober 2024|| ## **Peniel Evangelical Church Maesteg Income & Expenditure 2023** **Summary** £ Balance at 31/12/2022 6922.26 plus income 143748.82 total 150671.08 less expenditure 147846.31 total 2824.77 (balance of current account at 3 NB £43268.61 received from Principality Savings A/C and paid into new HSBC Sa **INCOME EXPENDITURE** Offerings 55,630.80 Energy (Bulb / Octopus) HMRC Gift Aid 11,665.15 Welsh Water Bequests 4,300.00 Insurance BAVO 2,500.00 Cleaning Foodbank 1,000.00 Broadband etc. total 75,095.95 Rat treatment Waste management / recycling from hsbc savings 25,384.26 Software / licences Printing / publicity from PBS a/c 43,268.61 Visiting ministry Holiday Bible Clubs starting balance 6,922.26 Safeguarding (Thirty-one Eight) Kitchen equipment & supplies **total 150,671.08** Food / catering Refurbishment of chapel Other maintenance New printer Children's work & craft Books/tracts/gospels Website etc Christmas Hampers Christmas Family Fun Day Bank charges Missionary giving Gifts etc Tom's salary Andrew's salary Andrew's expenses Andrew's book allowance HMRC (Tax and NI) Pensions (NEST) Payroll services opening to hsbc savings a/c transfers to savings total 1/12/2023) ## avings A/C 5,622.24 489.00 977.03 901.77 520.88 234.00 596.00 973.22 1145.83 450.00 1452.17 267.50 2,041.76 2,791.47 18,059.00 1948.53 951.91 2329.90 1447.87 386.00 367.62 446.94 131.23 825.00 640.00 11,675.29 26,462.00 2,245.22 300.00 7,065.94 1,908.38 58.00 43,268.61 8,866.00 147846.31 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trustees Cliarlly PE￿1 ÈL £vANSELicA L CHURC k4 On accounts for the year ended 31a ECEM8EK 2oz3 Charity no (if any) IIS3&3Z Sat out on pages {re￿I￿t￿r Includ¢ the paga nuinlsBrs of add#ltrnal gheots} I report to the trustees on my examination of the acc(KJnts of the above charity Iyhe Trusf) for the year ended i)LJ l Yit;.I, Responslbilities and basis of report As the charity's twstees, you are reskx)nsible for the preparation of th8 accounts in ￿¢(￿rIance wtth the reqUIr￿ents of the char￿eS Acl 2011 {￿le AcV>. I report in resp8Ct of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried (Kjt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all applicable Directions gtven by th& Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of th8 Act. Independent ￿he C￿rity'S gross income exceeded £250,000 8nd l am qualrfied to examinerfs ststement undertake the exarninati￿ by belng a qualified memb8r of linsert name of applicable listed LMyty]l. Ddete l ] if not èpplicable. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attentkx) in connectton wtth the examinatton (other than that disclowi bek)w ') whlch gtves me cause to believe that in, any material re5pe¢t: th& accounting records w&e not kept in accordance with sectlon 130 of the Chartlies ACL the accounts did nol accord with the accounting records" or the accounts did not compty wtth the applicable requirements conceming the fcM and content of aCC￿nts set OLrt in the Charities (Accounts and ReFyxts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other mattwB in connection with the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enab￿ a proFer understanding of the accounts tri be reached. ' Please del8t8 the words in Ihe brackets rfU7ey do not apply. Signed: Date: .2W Narne: P*kTR I Li Relevant professlonal quallficationls) or body (rf any): sru 4JJ E IER Oct 2018 8I0Z I ¥31 'a$oi?$ip saLISIM J8UILUPXe e41 ipui swoii AUE io *iwep Jqjq ajou ?Al "(sJauiwpxa Joj aaUPF¥n6 PUE suOr4￿￿1p :siurio)Je io LK*ngulU￿X0 iuapuédapui 'zeJa aas) uJ?Juos Jo sjellew IpiJaiELU iu61iy6iu oi spaau JauiLUExa ayi y. aiaidLUOJ Aluo aJnsoi?s!a 8 UO!I?ès 77 ?vs 08 rN13 :wJppv