## ## |Objectiv|es and|Activiti|es|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||SORP reference|| |Summary|ofthe purposes of|||The purpose ofthe Charity isto advance| |the charity|as set out|in its||the Christian
faith in the Area ofBenefit| |governing|document|||in accordance
with the principles
and| |||||practices ofthe Participating
Churches.| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation tothose|||Para 1.17and
1.19|a) the celebration
of public worship;
b) the teaching of the Christian
faith;| |purposes|forthe public|||c)
mission and evangelism;| |benefit,
in|particular,|the||d)
pastoral work, induding
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 forthe 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 to the guidance||||provisions
ofthe constitution
and the| |issued
by|the Charity|||Charity Commission.| |Commission
on public||||| |benefit||||| ## |Achieve|men|ts
and|Per|formance|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference|| ||||||United Church provides a caring Christian| |Summary|ofthe main||||base for its members
and friends.
It| |achievements||ofthe charity,|||oversees a weekly coffee morning
for the| |identifying
the
charity's
work||difference
has made|the
to|Para 1.20|general
public, where all are made
welcome
in the comfortable
community| |the circumstances
of its|||||building.| |beneficiaries
and any wider|||||The church runs a centre (offices, meeting| |benefits|to society as a||||rooms, kitchen and toilet) in another| |whole.|||||building
in the town. This is used for| ||||||meetings
with members
from churches and| ||||||non-religious
groups locally. The Christian| ||||||Debt Centre, which was set up by a| ||||||Trustee from United Church, continues to| ||||||use these premises for this vital work.| |Additional|information||(optional)||| |You ma|choose to indude further statements||||where relevant about| ||||||The church serves the needs ofits| |Achievements||against|||members
and friends through
worship,| |objectives set||||Para 1.41|friendship
groups and social interaction| ||||||with the wider public.| ||||||No fundraising
objectives were set.| |Performance||offundraising|||| |activities
set|against objectives|||Para 1.41|| ||||||NIA| |investment
performance|||||| |against objectives||||Para 1 41|| ## |Financial
Review|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's|||Para 1.21|With the dosure ofan investment
fund,|| |financial
position at the|end|||F15,000was added tothe income forthe|| |ofthe period||||church. This led to the church ending the|| |||||financial year in credit to the tune of|| |||||R2,505.This transfer offunds was|| |||||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
for the reasons stated above.|| |Amount ofreserves
held|||Para 1.22|F390,644as at 31/08/23|| |Reasons for holding zero|||Para 1.22|N/A|| |reserves|||||| |Details offund materially||in|Para 1.24|N/A|| |defi**c**it
con ern|||||| |Explanation
ofany|||Para 123|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.|| |dditional
information|(optional)||||| |ou ma
choose to include||further statements||where relevant about|| |||||The income comes from the giving ofthe|| |||||congregation,
redaiming
Gift Aid and the|| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds (induding|||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 1.46||| |adopted|||||| |||||There are no risks facing the charity's|| |A description
ofthe principal||||finances.|| |risks facing the charity|||Para 1.46||| ## ## |Description ofcharity's|||| |---|---|---|---| |trusts:|||| |Type ofgoverning
document|||A Model Governing
Document
(Constitution| ||||and Schedule) for a Single Congregation| ||||Local Ecumenical
Partnership| |How is the charity||Para 1.25|Unincorporated| |constituted?|||| |Trustee selection methods||Para 1.25|Trustees are nominated
and seconded| |induding
details ofany|||prior to the AGM at the Elder's Meeting.| |constitutional
provisions|e.g.||There is then a vote to accept the Trustees| |election to post or name|of||by the church members
at the AGM. There| |any person or body entitled|||is not a minimum
number ofTrustees
but a| |to appoint one or more|||maximum
often Trustees can be| |trustees|||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.| |Additional
information|(optional)||| |You ma
choose to indude further statements|||where relevant about| ||||All new Trustees undergo their induction| |Policies and procedures|||and training
on the job and under the| |adopted forthe induction
and training oftrustees||Para 1.51|supervision
ofa longer standing
Trustee.| |The charity's
organisational|||The minister,
who has oversight offour| |structure
and any wider
network
with which the||Para 1.51|other churches,
works with the Church
Secretary and the Serving Elders to run| |charity works|||the church. The Church
Meeting, where| ||||all church members
have the final vote| ||||on matters, takes place quarterly.| ||||There is increasing
collaboration
with the| ||||members
and friends from Wesley Road| |Relationship
with any||Para 1.51|Methodist
Church, one ofour minister's| |related parties|||other churches
in Trowbridge.
Regular joint| ||||services are held.| ## ## |Chari|name|||United Church Trowbrid|e| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the chari|||uses|NIA|| |R
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