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			SORP reference
Summary	ofthe purposes	of	Para 1.17	CityGates Church Norwich	exists to com-
the charity	as set out in its			municate and demonstrate	the Christian
governing	document			faith in its community, in Norwich and more
				widely through its various	activities and its
				support of individuals and	organisations
				across the country and internationally

Summary ofthe main activi-	Summary ofthe main activi-	Para 1.17and 1.19	Meeting for corporate worship has been ex-
ties in relation to those pur-			panded with two identical services on a
poses for the public	benefit,		Sunday morning to accommodate increas-
in particular, the activities,			ing numbers and then evening meetings too
projects or services identified			which are available online alongside the
in the accounts.			second ofthe morning services. Young
			Church meets each Sunday for young peo-
			ple to find out more about the Christian
			faith. We meet weekly for prayer either at
			the church or in homes across the Norwich
			area. We have specific activities for older
			people which are held during the day,
			namely Coffee Time and also Friends at
			12:15which caters fora wider age range.
			There are midweek activities for young peo-
			ple. The three groups currently operating
			are Jam, Aim and Switched. We have a
			Mums and Toddlers group which we call
			Smarties. This group meets collectively on
			Friday mornings. Our Christians against
			poverty job club has existed to provide and
			teach skills to individuals who are struggling
			to find work; we help them to build skills and
			confidence to aid their search for employ-
			ment Our Christians against poverty debt
			centre provides coaches to help those who
			struggle to arrange and maintain their fi-
			nances and who consequently fall into debt.
			This year we have introduced support for
			people locally for whom English is not their
			first language. We have volunteers who are
			qualified teachers in this regard to do so.
			We support various individuals and organi-
			sations locally nationally and internationally
			in their carrying out ofmission activities in-
			cluding Tearfund, Norwich Youth for Christ,
			Friends International, New Tribes Mission
			and MAF.
			A highlight ofthis year has been a week
			long Summerfest 22 held at Waterloo Park
			in Norwich providing a holiday club for chil-
			dren and activities for adults as well as help
			groups including CAP and TEFL
Statement confirming		Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to charity
whether the trustees	have		commission guidance with regard to public
had regard to the guidance			benefit
issued by the Charity	Com-
mission on public benefit

					CityGates Church Norwich exists to impact
					and enhance lives both spiritually and prac-
					tically and we continue to focus upon this
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,				Para 1.20	through our core activities. We hold three services on a Sunday. The services at 9:30
identifying	the difference the				and 11:15are identical and developed as a
charity's	work	has made to			result ofthe pandemic. The numbers that
the circumstances			of its ben-		attend are higher than would be able to fit in
eficiaries	and	any	wider ben-		the building together. Refreshments are
efits to society as			a whole.		served between the two services which pro-
					vides a valuable time to mix and develop
					friendships and ensures people feel a
					sense ofbelonging to the whole. There is a
					further service at 6pm. Our attendance on
					Sunday regularly exceeds 300 people and
					our reach over a typical month exceeds 400
					people plus online viewing which is more
					difficult to measure. The teaching is bible
					based and seeks to instruct us in what our
					lives should demonstrate and how we
					should interact with family, friends and
					neighbours etc We have a good range of
					young people activities including Sunday
					provision and midweek groups We run a
					number ofcourses for people interested in
					Christianity and at different points in their
					journey including Christianity explored,
					hope explored and discipleship explored
					Our midweek connect groups meet across
					Norwich and district and give an opportunity
					to meet in smaller groups in informal setting
					to make friends study the bible and pray
					Our work through Christians against poverty
					continues through our job club and debt
					centre. In addition we run CAP money
					courses for those who struggle to manage
					their finances. From time to time there are
					special events such as Summerfest

Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)
You ma choose	to include further	statements	where relevant	about:
		Para 1.41
Achievements	against objec-
tives set
Performance	offundraising
activities against objectives		Para 1.41
set

Investrnent perfomance against objectives Para 1.41 Other

Review ofthe charity's	finan-	Para 1.21	Sufficient donations were	received	during
cial position at the end	ofthe		the year to cover expenditure and		maintain
period			adequate resources
Statement explaining the pol-		Para 1.22	The Church Management	Team ensure suf-
icy for holding reserves	stat-		ficient resources are held	to support the
ing why they are held			work of CityGates Church	Norwich	and
			meet regularly to keep this under review
Amount ofreserves held		Para 1.22	Sufficient reserves are held in the		General
			and "earmarked" funds to	cover at	least 3
			months fixed overheads,	should an orderly
			closure ofthe charity be required
Reasons for holding zero re-		Para 1.22	N/A
serves
Details offund materially in		Para 1.24	None
deficit
Explanation ofany uncertain-		Para 1.23
ties about the charity contin-
uing as a going concern

Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to include further	statements	where relevant about:
The charity's principal	Para 1.47
sources offunds (including
any fundraising)
Investment policy and objec- tives including any social in-	Para 1.46
vestment policy adopted
A description ofthe principal	Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other

Description	ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document			Constitution
How is the	charity consti-	Para 1.25	Charitable	Trust
tuted?
Trustee selection methods		Para 1.25	Elected by	Church	membership	for defined
including details ofany con-			period oftime
stitutional	provisions e.g.
election to	post or name of
any person	or body entitled
to appoint	one or more trus-
tees

Policies and	procedures		Para 1.51
adopted for the induction		and
training oftrustees
				Affiliated	to the FIEC
The charity's	organisational
structure and any wider net-			Para 1.51
work with which the charity
works
Relationship	with any related		Para 1.51
parties
Other

Charity	name	name		CityGates
Other name		the charity uses		CityGates
Registered		charity	number	1155670
Charity's	principal		address	2 —6 Botolph Street
				Norwich
				NR3 1DU

	Trustee name	Trustee name	Office (ifany)
1	Gill Blake		Secretary
	Stephen	Girl-	Treasurer
	ing
3	Claire Dove
4	Andrew	Mor-
	rish
5	David Rimmer
6	Andrew	Rees
	Philip Macdon-		Chair
	aid
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
19
20

Trustee name		Dates acted ifnot for whole year
Christopher	Hutchinson
Sarah Hall
Phil Dove
Richard Pennington
lan Masson
David Moore

				Receipts	and payments
				Unresmcted	Restricted funds	Endowment	Total funds	Last year
				funds		funds
Receipts
Voluntary	Receipts			370,029	90,835		460,864	321,290
Fundraismg	Acevtttes			0	0		0	0
Investments				0	0		0	0
Charitable	Activities			0	0		0	0
Other Receipts				0	0		0	0
				370,029	90,835		460,864	321,290
Asset and Investment			sales etc
Total receipts				370,029	90,835	0	460,864	321,290
Payments
Voluntary	Income	Costs		0	0		0	0
Fundraising	Costs			0	0		0	0
Charitable	Activities Costs			299,943	91,883		391,826	319,238
Governance	Costs			427	0		427	0
				300,370	91,883		392,253	319,238
Assets and	mvestments		gainsRosses	0	0		0	0
Total payments				300,370	91,883		392,253	319,238
Excess ofreceipts over payments				69,659	-1,048		68,611	2,052
Transfers between		Funds		-1,628	1,628		0	0
Cash Funds Last Year			End	172,435	125,775		298,210	296,158
Cash funds	this year end			240,466	126,355		366,821	298,210

March 2023
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	Year Total	Last Year
Al Receipts
Al
Al Voluntary Receipts
Cheques and cash		5,580	5,244		10,824	14,636
Direct credits		285,088	13,801		298,889	238,183
CGO &GAYE		7,245	900		8,145	7,645
Recovered tax		63,746	3,651		67,397	55,110
Bequests and legacies		0	0		0	199
SCFC		376	0		376	300
Smarties		24	0		24	0
CAP		0	62,086		62,086	0
Other Directed Income		2,331	1,918		4,249	1,011
Summerfest donations		1,655	0		1,655	0
Photocopier		18	0		18	0
Use ofthe Building		589	0		589	430
Interest received		3,145	0		3,145	1,698
All other income		232	0		232	2,078
Christmas seasonal offering		0	3,236		3,236	0
		370,030	90,836		460,865	321,290
Al Fundraising Activities
Al Investments
A I Charitable Acnvities
Al Other Receipts
A2 Asset and Investment	sales etc

March 2023
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	Year Total	Last Year
A3 Payments
A3
A3 Voluntary	Income Costs
A3 Fundraising Costs
A3 Charitable Activities Costs
Gifts/grants	given		342	121		463	8,098
Salaries and	wages		141,075	15,062		156,136	138,912
Pension contributions			16,909	0		16,909	12,786
Training and	conferences		11,852	0		11,852	6,641
Expenses			10,348	2,495		12,843	8,405
Other			1,925	0		1,925	240
Holiday Club			96	0		96	0
AIM &Switched			200	0		200	0
615pods			63	0		63	0
Young Church			165	0		165	824
Students			546	0		546	612
Messy Church			97	0		97	477
SCFC			133	0		133	941
Youth Work	—Other		1,843	0		1,843	581
M Support —Friends in		N Afric	2,500	0		2,500	2,000
M Support -	Hookers (Crosshnk		2,500	0		2,500	2,500
M Support -	NYFC		2,100	0		2,100	2,100
M Support -	Friends Intematio		3,000	5		3,005	3,000
M Support -	Misc Grants &Top		2,100	375		2,475	3,400
M Support -	UEA CU		850	0		850	500
M Support -	Christmas	Gins	1,500	0		1,500	1,500
M Support -	Willcocks	New Trib	1,500	0		1,500	1,500
M Support -	ECM		500	0		500	500
MST- Friends firn Central Asia			1,200	0		1,200	1,200
M Support —Dohnavur			500	0		500	500
M Support -	MAF		500	0		500	500
M Support -	Sht Trm bursaries		1,031	0		1,031	1,000
M Support -	Other		1,340	185		1,525	145
CAP support			40	30,755		30,795	35,283
Guluddene, Uganda			0	755		755	0

March 2023
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	Year Total	Last Year
Tearfund				0	5,795		5,795	8,341
Directed giving payment				320	12,142		12,462	3,350
Outreach Activities				3,636	630		4,266	9,839
Passion for Life Outreach				0	932		932	0
Summerfest expenses				10,219	0		10,219	360
Norfolk Gospel Partneship			expe	624	0		624	0
Pastor's discretionary		gifts		0	150		150	180
Visiting Preachers				1,767	0		1,767	2,164
Worship support				7,105	0		7,105	5,274
Other				2,647	527		3,174	0
Supporting Materials				2,671	0		2,671	465
SCRAM				61	0		61	0
Other				10	567		577	0
Cleaning				2,758	20		2,778	2,755
Repairs &Maintenance				3,061	0		3,061	9,465
Name change expense				20,875	0		20,875	0
Lin maintenance				0	0		0	768
Utilities				12,342	0		12,342	5,012
Other				0	0		0	102
Telephone/broadband				2,042	0		2,042	866
Postage				13	0		13	240
Gen support &Stanonery				831	0		831	220
Photocopying				2,501	0		2,501	3,077
Printing				270	583		853	375
Website				2,313	0		2,313	971
Catering				42	0		42	0
ITcosts				0	0		0	61
Equipment purchases		&repmrs		7,641	20,784		28,425	21,070
Tributes				95	0		95	460
Advertising				22	0		22	622
Refreshments				972	0		972	554
Audit &accountancy		costs		990	0		990	180
Subscriptions 61Licences				2,814	0		2,814	2,859
Insurances				3,641	0		3,641	3,240
Bank charges				145	0		145	224
Other				760	0		760	2,000
				299,943	91,883		391,825	319,239
A3 Governance Costs
Traululg				427			427
				427			427
A4 Assets and investments
gains/losses
A5 Transfers between		Funds
Transfers between	funds			1,628	-1,628
				1,628	-1,628

				Receipts	and payments
				Unresmcted	Restricted funds	Endowment	Total funds	Last year
				funds		funds
Receipts
Voluntary	Receipts			370,029	90,835		460,864	321,290
Fundraismg	Acevtttes			0	0		0	0
Investments				0	0		0	0
Charitable	Activities			0	0		0	0
Other Receipts				0	0		0	0
				370,029	90,835		460,864	321,290
Asset and Investment			sales etc
Total receipts				370,029	90,835	0	460,864	321,290
Payments
Voluntary	Income	Costs		0	0		0	0
Fundraising	Costs			0	0		0	0
Charitable	Activities Costs			299,943	91,883		391,826	319,238
Governance	Costs			427	0		427	0
				300,370	91,883		392,253	319,238
Assets and	mvestments		gainsRosses	0	0		0	0
Total payments				300,370	91,883		392,253	319,238
Excess ofreceipts over payments				69,659	-1,048		68,611	2,052
Transfers between		Funds		-1,628	1,628		0	0
Cash Funds Last Year			End	172,435	125,775		298,210	296,158
Cash funds	this year end			240,466	126,355		366,821	298,210

March 2023
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	Year Total	Last Year
Al Receipts
Al
Al Voluntary Receipts
Cheques and cash		5,580	5,244		10,824	14,636
Direct credits		285,088	13,801		298,889	238,183
CGO &GAYE		7,245	900		8,145	7,645
Recovered tax		63,746	3,651		67,397	55,110
Bequests and legacies		0	0		0	199
SCFC		376	0		376	300
Smarties		24	0		24	0
CAP		0	62,086		62,086	0
Other Directed Income		2,331	1,918		4,249	1,011
Summerfest donations		1,655	0		1,655	0
Photocopier		18	0		18	0
Use ofthe Building		589	0		589	430
Interest received		3,145	0		3,145	1,698
All other income		232	0		232	2,078
Christmas seasonal offering		0	3,236		3,236	0
		370,030	90,836		460,865	321,290
Al Fundraising Activities
Al Investments
A I Charitable Acnvities
Al Other Receipts
A2 Asset and Investment	sales etc

March 2023
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	Year Total	Last Year
A3 Payments
A3
A3 Voluntary	Income Costs
A3 Fundraising Costs
A3 Charitable Activities Costs
Gifts/grants	given		342	121		463	8,098
Salaries and	wages		141,075	15,062		156,136	138,912
Pension contributions			16,909	0		16,909	12,786
Training and	conferences		11,852	0		11,852	6,641
Expenses			10,348	2,495		12,843	8,405
Other			1,925	0		1,925	240
Holiday Club			96	0		96	0
AIM &Switched			200	0		200	0
615pods			63	0		63	0
Young Church			165	0		165	824
Students			546	0		546	612
Messy Church			97	0		97	477
SCFC			133	0		133	941
Youth Work	—Other		1,843	0		1,843	581
M Support —Friends in		N Afric	2,500	0		2,500	2,000
M Support -	Hookers (Crosshnk		2,500	0		2,500	2,500
M Support -	NYFC		2,100	0		2,100	2,100
M Support -	Friends Intematio		3,000	5		3,005	3,000
M Support -	Misc Grants &Top		2,100	375		2,475	3,400
M Support -	UEA CU		850	0		850	500
M Support -	Christmas	Gins	1,500	0		1,500	1,500
M Support -	Willcocks	New Trib	1,500	0		1,500	1,500
M Support -	ECM		500	0		500	500
MST- Friends firn Central Asia			1,200	0		1,200	1,200
M Support —Dohnavur			500	0		500	500
M Support -	MAF		500	0		500	500
M Support -	Sht Trm bursaries		1,031	0		1,031	1,000
M Support -	Other		1,340	185		1,525	145
CAP support			40	30,755		30,795	35,283
Guluddene, Uganda			0	755		755	0

March 2023
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	Year Total	Last Year
Tearfund				0	5,795		5,795	8,341
Directed giving payment				320	12,142		12,462	3,350
Outreach Activities				3,636	630		4,266	9,839
Passion for Life Outreach				0	932		932	0
Summerfest expenses				10,219	0		10,219	360
Norfolk Gospel Partneship			expe	624	0		624	0
Pastor's discretionary		gifts		0	150		150	180
Visiting Preachers				1,767	0		1,767	2,164
Worship support				7,105	0		7,105	5,274
Other				2,647	527		3,174	0
Supporting Materials				2,671	0		2,671	465
SCRAM				61	0		61	0
Other				10	567		577	0
Cleaning				2,758	20		2,778	2,755
Repairs &Maintenance				3,061	0		3,061	9,465
Name change expense				20,875	0		20,875	0
Lin maintenance				0	0		0	768
Utilities				12,342	0		12,342	5,012
Other				0	0		0	102
Telephone/broadband				2,042	0		2,042	866
Postage				13	0		13	240
Gen support &Stanonery				831	0		831	220
Photocopying				2,501	0		2,501	3,077
Printing				270	583		853	375
Website				2,313	0		2,313	971
Catering				42	0		42	0
ITcosts				0	0		0	61
Equipment purchases		&repmrs		7,641	20,784		28,425	21,070
Tributes				95	0		95	460
Advertising				22	0		22	622
Refreshments				972	0		972	554
Audit &accountancy		costs		990	0		990	180
Subscriptions 61Licences				2,814	0		2,814	2,859
Insurances				3,641	0		3,641	3,240
Bank charges				145	0		145	224
Other				760	0		760	2,000
				299,943	91,883		391,825	319,239
A3 Governance Costs
Traululg				427			427
				427			427
A4 Assets and investments
gains/losses
A5 Transfers between		Funds
Transfers between	funds			1,628	-1,628
				1,628	-1,628