# ## ## ## |Objectives and|Activitie|s|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||SORP reference|||| |Summary
ofthe purposes of||Para 1.17|The purpose ofthe Charity isto advance||| |the charity as set out|in its||the Christian
faith in the Area ofBenefit in||| |governing
document|||accordance
with the principles
and
practices ofthe Participating
Churches.||| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation tothose||Para 1.17and
1.19|a)
b)|the celebration
of public worship;
the teaching ofthe Christian
faith;|| |purposes forthe public|||c)|mission and evangelism;|| |benefit,
in particular,|the||d)|pastoral work, including
visiting the|| |activities, projects or||||sick and bereaved;|| |services identified
in|the||e)|the provision
offacilities with|a| |accounts.||||Christian ethos forthe local|| |||||community,
especially for the|| |||||retired but also those still in work|| |||||and families;|| ||||f)|the support ofother charities|in the| |||||UK and overseas.|| |Statement
confirming||Para 1.18|The Trustees
may regulate their||| |whether the trustees|have||proceedings as they think fit, subject||tothe| |had regard tothe guidance|||provisions
ofthe constitution
and the||| |issued
by the Charity|||Chanty|Commission.|| |Commission
on public|||||| |benefit|||||| ## |ou ma
c|hoose to|include fu|rther statements|where relevant abo|ut:|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||SORP reference|||| |Policy on|grant making|||No grants are awarded.||| ||||Para 1.38|||| |||||Our investments|are mainly|with COIF| |Policy on|social investment||Para 138|Ethical Investment|Funds.|| |including|program|related||||| |investment||||||| ||||||Our church would not be able to function| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Para|1.38|were it not for all the volunteers
who help in| |Contribution|made|by|||so many different ways.| |volunteers|||||This work includes
pastoral care for all| ||||||members
and friends ofthe church;| ||||||administration;
producing
the church| ||||||magazine to spread news ofthe church| ||||||activities widely;
holding
Bible studies and| ||||||house groups;
providing
transport
forthe| ||||||less mobile; hosting social events; giving to| ||||||overseas charities through
fund raising| ||||||events; collecting toiletries for local| ||||||schools.| ## ||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||Worship takes place in a community| |||||building
in the town park. Its situation
has| |Summary|ofthe main|||encouraged
new people tojoin us on a| |achievements
identifying
the||ofthe charity,
difference the|Para 1.20|Sunday. Covid-19 restrictions
meant that
the church dosed, but other arrangements| |charity's|work|has made to||were put in place. See below para 1.41| |the circumstances
ofits||||The church continues to run acentre| |beneficiaries
and any wider||||(offices, meeting
rooms, kitchen and toilet)| |benefits to society as a||||in another
building
in the town. This has| |whole.||||been used by United Church groups and| |||||for meetings
with members
from churches| |||||and non-religious
groups locally. The| |||||Christian
Debt Centre, which was set up by| |||||aTrustee from United Church, continues to| |||||use these premises for this vital work.| ## |You ma|choose to indude|choose to indude|choose to indude|further statements|where relevant about|where relevant about|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||The church concentrates
on serving the||| ||||||needs of its members||and friends. Normally| |Achievements|||against|Para 1.41|this is through|worship,|study groups and| |objectives set|||||social interaction.
The||restrictions ofthe| ||||||lockdowns for|most of|the year have meant| ||||||finding
different|ways ofserving the needs|| ||||||ofthe members|by using Zoom for weekly|| ||||||worship and telephone||conferencing.| ||||||No fundraising|objectives were set.|| |Performance|||offundraising||||| |activities
set|against objectives|||Para 1.41|||| |Investment||performance|||||| |against|objectives|||Para 1.41|||| ## |Financial Review|Financial Review|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's|||Para 1.21|There was a shortfall ofR5,518at the end| |financial
position at|the end|||ofthis financial year. Whilst this is| |ofthe period||||regrettable,
it is unavoidable.
The majority| |||||ofthe members are retired and on fixed| |||||pensions. The reserves
will last well into| |||||the future
ifthe giving cannot be raised.| |Statement
explaining|the||Para 1.22|Reserves are held because the income| |policy for holding reserves||||from church members does not cover the| |stating why they are held||||expenditure
forthe reason stated above.| |||||The use ofa community
building
for| |||||worship
is not a permanent
home for the| |||||church.
Ifa building
or piece ofland can be| |||||acquired, the reserves are there for its| |||||purchase.| |Amount ofreserves|held||Para 1.22|f435,620as at 31/12/21| |Reasons for holding|zero||Para 1.22|N/A| |reserves||||| |Details offund materially||in|Para 1.24|N/A| |deficit
concern||||| |Explanation
ofany|||Para 1.23|The reserves
will cover many years of| |uncertainties
about the||||expenditure.
We have benefitted
from| |charity continuing as a going||||generous
bequests
from church members| |||||who have died.| ## ||||The income comes from the giving ofthe|The income comes from the giving ofthe| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||congregation,
redaiming
Gift Aid and the|| |The charity's
principal
souices offunds (including||Para 1.47|GASDS. The church receives dividends
and interest from investments
managed|on| |any fundraising)|||our behalf by the South Western Synod|of| ||||the United Reformed
Church.|| ||||The majority ofthe church investments|are| |Investment|policy and||in COIF Ethical Investment
Funds.|| |objectives induding
any
social investment
policy||Para 146||| |adopted||||| ||||There are no risks facing the charity.|| |A description|ofthe principal|||| |risks facing|the charity|Para 1.46||| ## |tructure, Governance|and Man|agement| |---|---|---| |Description
ofcharity's||| |trusts:||| |Type ofgoverning
document|Para 125|A Model Governing
Document
(Constitution
and Schedule) fora Single Congregation| |||Local Ecumenical
Partnership| |How is the charity|Para 1.25|Unincorporated| |constituted?||| ||Para 1.25|Trustees are nominated
and seconded| |Trustee selection methods||prior to the AGM. There isa written vote by| |induding
details ofany||the church members at that meeting. The| |constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of||Constitution
was changed at the AGM so
that there is now no minimum
number of| |any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees||Trustees. A maximum
often Trustees can
be appointed.
They hold office forthree
years with an option ofa further three. After| |||that they can continue to stand on an| |||annual
renewal
basis if supported
as| |||above.| ## |You ma|choose to include|choose to include|further statements|where relevant about| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||All new Trustees undergo
their induction| |||||and
training
on the job and under the| |Policies
adopted|and procedures
forthe induction||Para 1.51|supervision
ofa longer standing
Trustee.| |and training
oftrustees||||| |||||The minister,
who has oversight ofthree| |The charity's||organisational||other churches,
works with the Church| |structure
network|and
with|any wider
which the|Para 1.51|Secreta' and the Serving Elders to run the
church. The Church Meeting, where all| |charity works||||church members
have the final vote on| |||||matters, takes place quarterly.| |||||There is increasing
collaboration
with the| |Relationship||with any||members
and friends from Wesley Road| |related|parties||Para 1.51|Methodist
Church, one ofour minister's| |||||other churches
in Trowbridge.
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