2022-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

Charity name: JIREH CHURCH WARRINGTON TRUST

Charity registration number: 1155800

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the statement of beliefs appearing in the schedule and in such parts of the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit. To relieve sickness or financial hardship or to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind in such parts of the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit. To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in the local area and in such other parts of the UK or the world as the trustees may from time- to-time think fit.
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	To advance the Christian faith we have the following meetings and activities available to the public: 1. Morning worship and Communion 2. Sunday School and Youth Groups 3. Bible teaching 4. Praise evenings 5. Youth group 6. Prayer times 7. A Tots group 8. Children’s activity group 9. Ladies’ bible study 10. Coffee morning 11. Over 50’s group 12. Family services We support bible teachers who help us in our church, some of whom attend local schools to give bible teaching.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public	Para 1.18	Our activities are planned for the year and the Trustees consider the Commission’s guidance on public benefit including the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

benefit

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Gifts and donations to individuals and organisations are made from offerings received from those individuals attending the church and from any tax repayments received on Gift Aid. A special collection is made once a month and the recipients are decided upon at a yearly meeting of the Trustees. Other gifts and donations may be made at the discretion of the Trustees. All gifts and donations received for a particular person, organisation or use are passed on or used for that cause.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	n/a
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	All activity groups are led and assisted by volunteers and the Trustees thank them for their continuing efforts.
Other		None

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	The following activities were undertaken: Jireh Tots Kids Rock sessions for children of primary school age Sunday School and Youth Group. Family Services Praise Evenings Christmas Services Outdoor Carol Services

Holiday Bible Club Prayer meetings and Home Prayer Groups Worship and Communion services. Bible teaching services Sunday School and Tots sessions. Quiz nights. External displays were created to celebrate Remembrance Day and Christmas

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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	There is a bank balance at the year-end of approximately £ 23,000 This has decreased/increased by approximately £ 700 since 2021.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Our policy is to maintain a balance of unrestricted funds of at least three months unrestricted payments (where possible) and reserves for any future major purchases.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£7500
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The charity’s principal sources of funds are: Donations from those attending the church Gift Aid donations Gift Aid tax repayments
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	n/a
Other		n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust deed dated 26thJanuary 2014 as amended on 29 January 2017
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Trust
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	Appointed by a resolution of the Trustees

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Jireh Church Warrington Trust
Other name the charity uses	Jireh Church
Registered charity number	1155800
Charity’s principal address	Lingley Road Great Sankey Warrington Cheshire WA5 3PG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	A Duncan	Chair/Secretary
	J Riley	Treasurer
	A Bradley
	G Griffiths
	A Tracey

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name n/a

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Alan John Duncan	John Riley
	Chairman/Secretary	Treasurer
	October 2023
	October 2023

Charity Name Jireh Church Warrington Trust

Receipts and paymen

Period start date For the period from 01/01/2022

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted funds funds

to the nearest £

to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

Weekly offerings	2,586		-
Gift Aid offerings	18,542		110
HMRC repayment on receipts	3,644		595
Restricted monthly offerings	-		1,602
Donations	1,220		250
Other receipts	1		-
	-		-
	-		-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)	25,993		2,557

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A2 Asset and investment
sales, (see table).
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Sub total [ - ] -
Total receipts 25,993 2,557
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A3 Payments

A3 Payments
Speaker's expenses/Gifts/Missionary etc.	11,600		4,124
Building Fund - Jireh Trust	4,000		-
Books / Courses	241		-
Printing	1,120		-
Sunday School/Youth Groups	223		-
Catering, kitchen and cleaning supplies	625		-
Services - Gas, Electricity, Water and Telephone	3,588		-
Building maintenance and fittings etc.	1,020		-
Other	1,387		-
Sub total	23,804		4,124

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-		-
	-		-
Sub total	-		-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
			4,124
	2,189		- 1,567
	-		-
	22,337		-
	24,526		- 1,567

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of

Categories

Details

B1 Cash funds

Cash at bank and in hand - -

Total cash funds

(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))

Details

B2 Other monetary assets

HMRC repayment due P1 2022 HMRC repayment due P2 2022 HMRC repayment due P3 2022 HMRC repayment due P4 2022 - -

Details

B3 Investment assets

Details

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

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B5 Liabilities

Cheque in transit - - - -

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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No (if any) 1155800

nts accounts

CC16a

Period end date To 31/12/2022

Endowment funds

Total funds

Last year

to the nearest £

		to the nearest	to the nearest	to the nearest
to the nearest £		£ to the nearest £
-		2,586		-
-		18,652		19,717
-		4,239		3,569
-		1,602		-
-		1,470		5,115
-		1		-
-		-		-
-		-		-
-		28,550		28,401

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-		15,724		15,996
-		4,000		4,000
-		241		435
-		1,120		661
-		223		179
-		625		211
-		3,588		1,722
-		1,020		429
-		1,387		1,147
-		27,928		24,780

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-		-		-
-		-		-
				24,780
				3,621
				-
				18,716
				22,337

f the period Unrestricted funds

Restricted funds

Endowment funds

to nearest £

to nearest £

to nearest £

24,526 - - 24,526 OK

Unrestricted funds

- 1,567 - - - 1,567 OK

Restricted funds

- OK

Endowment funds

to nearest £

to nearest £

to nearest £

1,386		131		-
1,153		68		-
1,392		71		-
1,446		150		-
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-		-		-

Fund to which asset belongs

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Fund to which liability relates

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When due (optional)

Unrestricted		98		44,927
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Print Name		Date of approval
JOHN RILEY		31/12/2023
ALAN DUNCAN		31/12/2023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of I&£H CHuRCkl TA￿5r Charlty no lrfany) On accounts for the year ended 31 D&cEm/36i 2022 1155YOO Set out on pages 12 I report to the trustees on my examinalM)n of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trusf) for the year ended Responsibilitios and As the charity twstees of the Trust, you are resFyJnsÉble for ￿ preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance will) the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Acr). I re￿ in respect of my examinat)n of the Trusvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I have followed the aPF￿1Cab1e Directtons given by the Chaiity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have ome to my attention I ") in connection with the examination which gives me Gause to believe that in, any material respect: accountirKJ records were noi kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wllh the accounttng records Independent examinevs statement I have no concem5 and have come across r#) other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper underslandiNJ of the accounts to be reach￿1. . Please delete th8 words in the brackets rfth8y do not apply. Slgned: Date: 12 ao23 Name: AVIJ) Relevant professional qualification(s} or body (if any): Address: 16 CoS>AcA/ AKENt 9P IER October 2018