## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024** ## **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.
Youth Club
5.
Prayer times
6.
A Tots group
7.
Children’s activity group
8.
Ladies’ bible study
9.
Coffee morning
10.
Over 50’s group
11.
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
benefit|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.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||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
Lighthouse sessions for
children of primary school age
Sunday School and Youth Group.
Monthly Youth Club
Family Services
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 Charity coffee mornings Quiz nights. An external displays was created to Christmas ## **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|There is a bank balance at the year-end of
approximately £ 21,400. This has increased
by approximately £ 8,400 since 2023.| |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**| ## **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 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| ## **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|| |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
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||A Duncan|Chair/Secretary||| ||J Riley|Treasurer||| ||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 ## **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)** John Riley **Full name(s)** Alan John Duncan **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman/Secretary Treasurer **Chair, etc)** **Date** 4 November 2025 Xo {If any) Jlroh Churnh Warrln9toD Tntst ~lQ,Yl?YSSiQll:' Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a Forth• p8riod P&lLJJ start date 01101r2024 end da 31112r2024 To Section A ReGeipts and payments Total funds yorlr fund A1 RBGo1 ts Weekly offwings Grfl￿d offwings HMRC repa 17 14352 174 1862 1&162 on receipts 712 730 1730 Donations 01her￿1plG Sub totsl(Gross income for AR) 173 41603 A2 Assetand invastsnent salo (soo tablo). Sub total 25,256 2,73 27,99¥ 42.803 ents 49SS 14601 Fwd- Jlrgh Tnst ¥OOK31 Guuta¢s Prin Sunda sd¥>JJYC￿th Grtyj Catwing, kltthn avd thriiNJ suWi68 1.051 Services. G&s. Waw at¥1 Tele 4377 4361 930 74 1161¢ 61478 Sub total 17.181 A4 Asset and invesknent urchasos soe table Sub total 62 78 17,181 2,435 19.616 8N41 9,075 Net of rec8iptsl{payments) AS Transfers bviweon funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 0,139 1&996 21,437 21871 12.996 11996 21,1 Section B Statsment of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrngtiictod Restiietod Endowmènt funds funds fund¥ atsgories Detri15 B1 Cash funds 21la6 Total cash funds 21,13 302 JK gK Restrlcted Endo￿nt funds funds to n•aYo$1£ funds DetaÉls HMRC repay1f￿￿d￿ Pl 2024 B2 Other monetary assets HMRC re￿rt￿l P2 2024 14 l350 Detsl Cost (Opu￿1) Current value DgtsilB CO%t{o￿l0￿1l) Cuir•ittvth• B4 Assets retsined for tho charity's own use Amnt d When due Dota B5 Ltabillties S￿aned by one mJStee5 ( behalf of all Ihe I￿￿te8S Dats ol oval s￿nab]re Print Naw Im CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no (rf any) //S