Charity Registration No: 1157883
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust
Report of the Trustees and unaudited financial statements Year ended 5 April 2023
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Year ended 5 April 2023
Contents
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| Reference and administrative details | 3 |
| Report of the Trustees | 4 - 8 |
| Independent Examiner’s report | 9 |
| Statement of financial activities | 10 |
| Balance sheet | 11 |
| Statement of cash flows | 12 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 13 - 18 |
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Reference and administrative details For the year ended 5 April 2023
| Charity name | Coventry Gospel Hall Trust |
|---|---|
| Registered charity number | 1157883 |
| Trustees | Rupert Nelson (Chair) |
| Andy Beresford (resigned 10thJanuary 2024) | |
| Ian Jenkin | |
| Iain William Mitchell | |
| Simon James Taylor | |
| Harvey James Douglass (appointed 10thJanuary | |
| 2024) | |
| Treasurer | Simon James Taylor |
| Trustees holding title to | Andrew Leslie Beresford |
| property | Ian Jenkin |
| Iain William Mitchell | |
| Rupert Nelson | |
| Simon James Taylor | |
| Principal address | Gospel Hall |
| Bosworth Close | |
| Baginton | |
| Near Coventry | |
| CV8 3AG | |
| Bank | Lloyds Bank |
| High Street | |
| Coventry | |
| Solicitors | Band Hatton Button |
| 53-55 Butts Road | |
| Coventry | |
| CV1 3BH | |
| Independent Examiner | Timothy Brewer |
| Broadacre | |
| Lodge Green Lane North | |
| Meriden | |
| Coventry | |
| CV7 7JZ |
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Report of the Trustees For the year ended 5 April 2023
The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 13 and 14 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing document
The charity is controlled by a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. Coventry Gospel Hall Trust is constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 1 August 1983, amended by various Deeds and most recently by Deed of Variation dated 28 February 2014. The Trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 16 July 2014 under Charity Registration Number 1157883.
Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees
The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 3. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2023 (2022: £nil).
The Trust operates 2 Gospel halls and Trustees are chosen from among the regular congregation of those halls. New Trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees or by the congregation and must be appointed by unanimous resolution of the congregation. They are selected according to their skills and experience and are expected to use both in furthering the objects of the Charity. Checks are made to ensure the Trustees’ eligibility to act and incoming Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities by the existing Trustees, who ensure that new Trustees read the Trust Deed and relevant Charity Commission guidance.
Wider network
The Trustees maintain informal links with Trustees of similar Trusts with a view to pooling experience considered useful in pursuing the objects of the Charity. Coventry Gospel Hall Trust also financially supports Wyken Gospel Hall Trust in Coventry with which it shares members of its congregation. Those two Trusts have congruent purposes and costs of services donated to Wyken Gospel Hall Trust are shown in Note 4 on page 15.
Risk management
The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems or procedures to manage and mitigate those risks.
Objectives and activities
Objectives and aims
The charitable purposes of the Charity are the advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit, including by the carrying on of the service of God in accordance with the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible as followed by those Christians forming part of the world-wide fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the “Brethren”) and any other charitable purposes connected with Brethren. The core doctrine of the Brethren and proper practices in furtherance of certain aspects of doctrine are summarised in two schedules to the Trust Deed.
Public benefit
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Report of the Trustees (continued) For the year ended 5 April 2023
benefit. The Trust operates a programme of providing regular packs of nutritious food, hygiene sundries and gospel literature to homeless and needy persons through local charities or homeless societies.
Main Activities
The Trust provides and maintains gospel halls where religious meetings are held by the local Brethren community. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on the website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org and in the schedules to the Trust Deed.
Charitable activities
The normal activities of the Trust, including outreach, were maintained during the year and a regular schedule of meetings at gospel halls was re-introduced. Members of the congregation also donated their time to do charitable work for local community projects, including liaison with the local parish council. In accordance with the Christian principles of the Brethren, members were also encouraged to give both time and money to a variety of other registered charities and many of the congregation attended and assisted at events held by the Rapid Relief Team (registered charity 1161586).
The potential project for a new hall at Keresley has been started and therefore constitutes material commencement of the project in order to retain the current planning permissions. Other potential sites in and around Coventry have been assessed by the Trust for suitability, driven by the changing requirements of the congregation which it serves. After the year-end the Trust has had a nonbinding offer accepted on the purchase of some land adjacent to the main hall in Baginton and significantly progressed pre-application assessments and reports on a potential site in the Tile Hill area
Compliance
The Trustees reviewed and updated the Trust’s policies and Procedures. Risk assessments were updated and actions taken to improve health and safety. The GDPR requirements were reassessed and the Trust renewed its ICO registration.
Plans for Future Periods
The plans of the Trust for the forthcoming year and into future years are to continue to operate and maintain its existing halls and to continue with it’s long-term project to provide more suitable and upgraded gospel halls in locations that are more closely related to where members of the congregation now live. This meets a long standing need that has been challenging to fulfil. Obtaining suitable sites and planning permission for places of Christian worship has proved particularly difficult.
The Trust also notes that costs, particularly utility costs, of maintaining the current halls remains increased compared to a number of years ago and actively works to procure the most suitable deals available. These increased costs do not impact the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.
Meetings
Meetings held at the gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion), Gospel preachings, Bible readings and Bible addresses. There is a structured weekly schedule of meetings and, depending on the particular meeting, between 40 and 500 people normally attend these occasions.
The meetings are attended by the regular congregation and most are open to other properly disposed visitors. The notice board outside the Hall welcomes visitors and displays the times of Gospel preachings, along with a telephone number for those seeking further information or help. P a g e | 5
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Report of the Trustees (continued) For the year ended 5 April 2023
Gospel tracts, which are distributed by street preachers, also display this information.
Bibles and an extensive range of other Christian reading material are on display at the halls and visitors are free to help themselves.
Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian
The Gospel halls are a base from which the regular congregation and others who attend the meetings are encouraged to spread the Christian Gospel, in word and deed.
Members of the congregation participate in a programme of street preaching and Gospel tracts are provided free of charge by the Charity to such preachers to be handed out to interested members of the public
The Trust also operates a programme of providing regular packs of nutritious food, hygiene sundries and gospel literature to homeless and needy persons through local charities or homeless societies.
In addition to street preaching, members of the congregation regularly volunteer to help in charitable activities and to assist local community needs as they arise – this is encouraged by the Trust. More information can be found in the outreach report appended to this report.
In carrying out this work, the congregation considers itself to be living out its faith in practice, as particularly exemplified in the following extract from the schedule to the Trust Deed on living a Christian life:
1. We seek and are encouraged to live exemplary lives in all our relationships with others in the wider community (including former Brethren), in accordance with the teachings of Holy Scripture (1 Timothy 2:2)
2. We regularly go out from our homes to preach on the streets, to distribute Christian literature and engage with the wider community (including former Brethren) in order to present eternal salvation, available to all men by faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 4:2).
3. We seek as members of the public to lead Christian lives as husbands and wives, parents, children, employers, employees and neighbours. (Colossians 3:22-25, 4:1).
4. The preservation and protection of the family unit is fundamental and children are prized as a blessing from God. (Psalm 127:3-5). The elderly are valued members of the community, for whom both their family and the wider community are expected to care.
5. Holy Scripture commands us to be good neighbours to others, and deal with all other people (including former Brethren) openly, honestly and fairly and consistent with these principles, we should give our time, talents and money to assist those in need in the wider community, in so far as reasonable given our abilities and our available resources. (Matthew 7:12, Matthew 22:39, Ephesians 4:28).
Funding
The congregation is kept regularly informed as to specific needs for funds, and other relevant matters and funding is sought through gifts from the congregation and Gift Aid is claimed on eligible donations. Funding is sometimes received from other charitable trusts with complementary objectives.
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Report of the Trustees (continued) For the year ended 5 April 2023
Volunteers
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust relies almost entirely on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trustees thank these many volunteers for the help they have given during the year.
Financial review
Financial position
In the year ended 5 April 2023 the Trust had a £56,903 deficit in incoming resources compared to resources expended (2022: £90,660 deficit). This deficit was mainly due to non-monetary items such as depreciation. Total voluntary income received during the year was £97,110 (2022: £94,253).
The Trust operates a ‘New Halls’ restricted fund for providing new gospel halls. Donations received specifically for that purpose are placed in this fund, including gift aid claimed. The congregation enthusiastically support this fund with dedicated collections when there are specific projects that require support. All costs expended on obtaining new gospel halls, whether successful or not, are charged to this fund, which had a balance at year end of £97,623 (2022: £101,040). When costs of new gospel halls are capitalised, the fund purpose is fulfilled and the asset value is transferred to unrestricted funds. All other funds held were unrestricted funds.
Reserves policy
The Trust’s Free Reserves are that part of the Trust’s unrestricted funds that are freely available to spend on any of the charity’s purposes. They exclude any fixed assets held for the Trust’s use. They also exclude restricted and designated funds. At the year end the New Halls Restricted Fund had a balance of £97,623. The Restricted Fund is held entirely within current assets.
The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs, based on its size and the level of its financial commitments and have agreed that the Trust should aim to develop and maintain unrestricted reserves at a minimum level of £100,000. This would enable the Trust to continue its activities in the event of a sudden loss of funding. It should also enable the Trust to cover a major essential repair or special event arising at short notice.
However, the members of the Congregation have always recognised their responsibility to fund the running costs of the places of worship which they regularly attend. Therefore the trustees do not ever expect a shortfall in funding to be other than temporary.
Free reserves accumulated in excess of the minimum can be used at the discretion of the Trustees for the strategic development of the Trust. With progress now being made towards providing a new gospel hall, the Trustees are accumulating additional reserves as the total costs of providing that hall are expected to substantially exceed the balances of the restricted fund. The Trustees review the actual level of reserves every three months.
Free reserves at the year-end were £360,251 (2022: £347,035).
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Cov8nty Gospel Hall Trust- Registered Charity number 1157883 Report of the Trustses (continued) For the year ended 5 April 2023 ststement of Trustees. responsibllltles The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Repjrt of the Trustees and the financial statements in a¢¢ordance with applTrcable law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and lVales. Charrtbes Act 2011. Charty (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the wovisions of the Trust Deed require the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each finanaal year vthich give a true and fair VEW of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resour and application of resources, including the income and 8xpendilure, of the Charrty for that F)8ricMJ. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to select suitable accounting policies and then apply them con5i$tently: observe the methods and pnnciples in the Chanty SORP; make jLKlgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unl8SS rt is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper a¢counting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tine the finanal F)Sttion of the Charity and enable them to 8nsure that the financial statements comply th th8 Chariti'es Act 2011. the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity ar)d hence for taking aSonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud arKI other irregulanties. All transactions have been r8vievRd and approved by two tru8tees. On behalf of the Board of Tru$tee8'. Trustee Trustee Date.. ..... Page 18
Covenlry Gospel Hall Trust- Reglslered Charity number 1157883 Independent Examinerfs report For the year ended S April 2023 Indepondont Examinorfs Report to the Trustees of Coventry Gospel Hall Trust I report to the tharity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charty for the year ended 5 April 2023 which are set out on pages 10 to 18. Responsibilities and basis of report As the tharty's trustees you are sponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Arf). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the AGt and in carying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directs'ons given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ibl of the Act. Independent examinees slatsment I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters hav8 come to my attention in connection with the examination gtving me cause to believe that in any material reswt.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the chanty as required by section 130 of the Act., or the acGount3 do not a¢¢ord with those records: or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming th6 fom and Content of a¢untS set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2¢XI8 other than any requirement that the accounts give 8 Irue and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no con¢em$ and have ¢ome across no other matters in cOnneCth With the examination to which attention should be drawn in this rep in order to enabl8 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.... JS-1-2o21 Timothy 8wer Broadacre Lodge Gr88n Lang North Meriden Coventry CV7 7JZ
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Statement of financial activities For the year ended 5 April 2023
| Notes Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies: Collections Contributions from the congregation Gift Aid donations Income tax refunds Donated services 4 Payroll giving Grants received 4 Investments Bank interest Other Profit on sale of assets Total Expenditure on: Charitable activities Running meeting rooms 5 Other charitable activity 5 Grants paid 4 Cost of donated services 4 Total Net income/(expenditure) Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets Transfer to/(from) Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 7 |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 £ £ £ £ 80,000 0 80,000 77,750 3,470 0 3,470 4,420 10,912 0 10,912 9,666 2,728 0 2,728 2,417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 337 94 431 45 0 0 0 0 |
|---|---|
| 97,447 84 97,541 94,298 |
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| 108,809 0 108,809 133,415 17,737 2,001 19,738 11,837 0 0 0 0 25,897 0 25,897 39,706 |
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| 152,443 2,001 154,444 184,958 |
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| (54,996) (1,907) (56,903) (90,660) 0 0 0 0 1,510 (1,510) 0 0 (53,486) (3,417) (56,903) (90,660) 2,157,423 101,040 2,258,463 2,349,123 |
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| 2,103,937 97,623 2,201,560 2,258,463 |
The notes on pages 13 to 18 form part of these financial statements. All of the above activities are classed as continuing and there are no gains and losses other than those included above.
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust- Reglstered Charlty nwnber 1157883 Balance Sheet As at 5 April 2023 2023 2022 Notss Flxed assets Tangible fixed assets 1,743,688 1.809.429 Currnnt ass•ts Debtors. Prepayments and accmed income Cash at bank 5.607 453.869 5,156 445,952 459,478 451,108 Current Ilabllltles Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year. Accruals 2,074 Net current assets 467,874 449.034 Total a•8ets1•88 current Ilablllll 2,201,560 2,268,463 Creditors.. amounts falling due after more than one year.. Loans Not as8•ts 2,201,560 2,268,463 Funds Unrestricted income fund Re8tri¢ted fund 2,103.937 97.623 2.157.423 101,040 Total funds 2.201,S60 2,268,463 The unaudited financial statements ¥re approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Coventry Gospel Hall Trust on l 6 2024 and srgned on their behalf by Ison Trustee S J Taylor Trustee The notes on pages 13 to 18 form part of these financial statements Page 111
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Statement of cash flows For the year ending 5 April 2023
| Cash flows from operating activities: Net (expenditure)/income Depreciation charges Bank interest received Loss on disposal of fixed assets (Increase)/decrease in debtors (Decrease)/increase in creditors Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities Cash flows from investing activities: Bank interest received Acquisition of current investments Proceeds from sale of current investments Purchase of fixed assets Net cash used in investing activities Change in cash during the year Cash at beginning of the year Cash at end of the year |
2023 £ (56,903) 68,555 (431) 0 (451) (472) 10,298 431 0 0 (2,812) (2,381) 7,917 445,952 453,869 |
2022 £ (90,660) 68,566 (45) 0 (728) (1,361) |
|---|---|---|
| (24,228) | ||
| 45 0 0 (900) |
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| (855) | ||
| (25,083) 471,035 |
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| 445,952 |
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 5 April 2023
1. Accounting policies
1.1 Basis of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The functional currency of the charity is sterling (£).
The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
1.2 Income
Donations are recognised in the year in which there is entitlement and probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future year. Gift aid is added to the value of the donation to which it relates.
Donated services and goods are recognised as income and expenditure in the financial statements when organisations or individuals offer their services and support free of charge. The value of these donated services to Coventry Gospel Hall Trust is considered to be equal to market value which would be paid were the service formally procured. The value of volunteer help is not included but is described in the Report of the Trustees.
Investment income is accounted for on a receivable basis.
1.3 Expenditure
Expenditure is included on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Charitable activities comprise those costs directly attributable to the fulfilment of the charitable objects.
1.4 Governance and support costs
Support costs are those costs that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include insurance, professional and governance costs. They are analysed in Note 5 and are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. They are allocated to Running Gospel Hall unless they specifically relate to another activity. Governance costs include those involving the public accountability of the charity and those related to statutory requirements.
1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets costing over £100 are stated at cost less depreciation. Freehold land is not depreciated. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:
Freehold buildings 4% straight line Equipment 20% straight line Fixtures and Fittings 10% straight line
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 5 April 2023
Tangible fixed assets donated to the Charity are stated at the Trustees’ estimate of fair value less depreciation.
1.6 Taxation
The Trust is a registered charity and is not liable to United Kingdom income or corporation tax on charitable activities, provided income falls within the charitable exemptions and is spent on charitable purposes.
1.7 Funds
Unrestricted funds are free for the Trustees to use for any purposes in furtherance of the Trust’s charitable objects. The Trustees may allocate unrestricted funds to a Designated Fund for a specific purpose. Designated Funds remain unrestricted and may be reallocated to other purposes at the discretion of the Trustees.
Restricted funds arise from donations to the Trust which are made for a specific purpose. Restricted funds can only be used for the purpose for which funds were given. The Trust operates a ‘New Halls’ restricted fund which is held for the purpose of acquiring land and buildings to be used as additional Gospel Halls
1.8 Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary and there is no requirement to prepare consolidated accounts.
1.9 Going concern
The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.
2. Trustees’ remuneration and expenses
No Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits from the charity and no Trustees were reimbursed for expenses (2022: None).
3.
Wages and salaries
There were three (2022: one) persons employed part time as cleaners at a total cost of £898.50 (2022: £169). There were no national insurance or pension contributions.
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 5 April 2023
4. Services received from/donated to other charities
| Services donated/Grants made Wyken Gospel Hall Trust |
Grants Services 2023 £ £ £ 0 25,897 25,897 0 25,897 25,897 |
2022 £ 39,706 |
|---|---|---|
| 39,706 |
5. Running gospel halls and other charitable activities
| Repairs & maintenance Utilities Conference hosting Outreach projects Depreciation Congregation support Support Costs Insurance Professional Governance |
Running Gospel Halls £ 21,485 9,777 0 0 68,555 0 2,766 0 6,226 108,809 |
Other charitable activities £ 0 0 598 2,925 0 14,214 141 1,860 0 19,738 |
2023 £ 21,485 9,777 598 2,925 68,555 14,214 2,907 1,860 6,226 128,547 |
2022 £ 52,983 5,254 0 1,846 68,566 7,650 2,340 2,210 4,403 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145,252 |
Governance costs include £nil (2022: £nil) in respect of independent examiner’s fees. No other amounts were payable to the independent examiner (2022: £nil).
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 5 April 2023
6. Tangible fixed assets
| Cost Brought forward at 6 April 2022 Additions Disposals At 5 April 2023 Depreciation Brought forward at 6 April 2022 Charge for the year Disposals At 5 April 2023 Net book value At 5 April 2023 At 5 April 2022 |
Freehold property and improvements Equipment £ £ 2,081,370 24,387 1,510 1,302 0 0 2,082,880 25,689 327,369 22,334 56,529 1,217 0 0 383,898 23,551 1,698,982 2,138 1,754,001 2,053 |
Fixtures & fittings £ 139,770 0 0 139,770 86,395 10,809 0 97,204 42,566 53,375 |
Total £ 2,245,527 2,812 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,248,339 | |||
| 436,098 68,555 0 |
|||
| 504,653 | |||
| 1,743,686 | |||
| 1,809,429 |
Freehold Property at 5 April 2023 includes £667,666 (2022: £667,666) in respect of land not currently being depreciated, which includes Title Numbers WK342117, MM109400 and WM405822.
7. Analysis of net assets between funds
7.1 Current year
| Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Total funds |
Unrestricted Restricted funds funds £ £ 1,743,686 0 361,853 97,623 (1,602) 0 2,103,937 97,623 |
Total funds £ 1,743,686 459,476 (1,602) 2,201,560 |
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 5 April 2023
7.2 Prior year
| Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Total funds |
Unrestricted Restricted funds funds £ £ 1,809,429 0 350,068 101,040 (2,074) 0 2,157,423 101,040 |
Total funds £ 1,809,429 451,108 (2,074) |
|---|---|---|
| 2,258,463 |
8. Movement in funds 8.1 Current year
| Restricted funds: New Halls Fund Unrestricted funds: Designated Fund General Fund Total funds 8.2 Prior year Restricted funds: New Halls Fund Unrestricted funds: Designated Fund General Fund Total funds |
Balance at 6 April 2022 Incoming resources Resources expended Transfer Balance at 5 April 2023 £ £ £ £ £ 101,040 94 (2,001) (1,510) 97,623 0 0 0 0 0 2,157,423 97,447 (152,443) 1,510 2,103,937 2,258,463 97,541 (154,444) 0 2,201,560 |
|---|---|
| Balance at 6 April 2021 Incoming resources Resources expended Transfer Balance at 5 April 2022 £ £ £ £ £ 103,853 8 (2,341) (480) 101,040 1,882 5,768 (7,650) 0 0 2,243,388 88,522 (174,967) 480 2,157,423 2,349,123 94,298 (184,958) 0 2,258,463 |
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust – Registered Charity number 1157883 Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 5 April 2023
The New Halls Restricted Fund is held for the purpose of acquiring land and buildings to be used as additional Gospel Halls. The transfer from that fund is the value applied to that purpose and capitalised during the year.
9. Transactions with related parties
Rupert Nelson (a trustee of the charity) is a director of Aura (UK) Limited, from which Coventry Gospel Hall Trust procured services and goods totalling £3,797 (2022: £41,386). As at 5 April 2023 £nil was outstanding and included in creditors (2022: £nil).
Andrew Beresford (a trustee of the charity) is a director of Tudor (UK) Limited, from which Coventry Gospel Hall Trust procured goods and services totalling £735 (2022: £1,091). As at 5 April 2023 £nil was outstanding and included in creditors (2023: £nil).
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust purchased services totalling £365 (2022: £840) from Property Services Unlimited; the father of Rupert Nelson (a trustee of the charity) is proprietor of that business. As at 5 April 2023 £nil was outstanding and included in creditors (2022: £nil).
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust purchased services totalling £420 (2022: nil) from Davidson Products & Services: the brother-in-law of Iain Mitchell (a trustee of the charity) is proprietor of that business. As at 5 April 2023 £nil was outstanding and included in creditors (2022: £nil).
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust purchased services totalling £120 (2022:nil) from Lynette Thewlis who is a daughter of Iain Mitchell (a trustee of the charity). As at 5 April 2023 £nil was outstanding and included in creditors (2022: £nil).
Coventry Gospel Hall Trust paid grants and donated services totalling £25,897 (2022: £39,706) to Wyken Gospel Hall Trust; that charity had among its trustees the brother of Ian Jenkin (a trustee of Coventry Gospel Hall Trust).
Donations received without conditions by Coventry Gospel Hall Trust from trustees and all their related parties during the year totalled £3,210 (2022: £5,010).
10. Controlling party
The controlling party and ultimate controlling party of the Trust are its Trustees.
11. Capital commitments
At the year end the Trust had contractual capital commitments of £nil (2022: £960).
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust
Public Benefit Report
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit
One of the Trust’s principal activities that furthers its objects is providing a facility for the coordination of “outreach” work into the wider community.
Members of the congregation, acting under the directions of the trustees and with their full active encouragement, have continued with “outreach” work which they have carried out for many years.
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2022/23 Summary
The trustees of the Coventry Gospel Hall Trust confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public benefit.
2022 was thankfully a year where we were able to start to return to some of our preCOVID activities with the restrictions lifting across the country.
The trustees and the regular congregation members were determined to continue their public benefit works and we have found this year has demanded even more resources as we support people and communities around our places of worship.
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Street Preaching and Tract Distribution
We were pleased to be able restart and maintain our longstanding committal to the openair preaching in the town centre of Coventry from July 2022 onwards. Tracts and gospel cards were handed out and are also available for collection from the main Gospel Hall. The following website has been fully available and ready to respond to any enquiries, or requests for literature, which can be purchased or downloaded for reading in multiple languages.
https://christiandoctrineandgospelpublishing.org/
Members of the congregation have also been available to neighbours and people in need and ready to hand out tracts and bibles or assist in other practical ways.
Other church leaders and ministers from time-to-time request some of the early printed ministry by the leaders which is made available from the website listed.
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Working with other charities
As a trust, we have purchased 59 donation packs containing food & hygiene essentials for multiple persons which we donated to various local needs such as homeless and vulnerable shelters, etc. These boxes are designed to support the work that the charities do to provide care & nourishment to homeless and also include a selection of tracts, and bibles.
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Charities supported
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Food Boxes/Hygiene packs donated
“We are really grateful for the pie packs that you provide so faithfully for our residents, it makes a big difference to them, and they really love the juice!
“On behalf of Coventry Cyrenians, I would like to thank you and the Plymouth Brethren for the large amount of food you generously donated….without donations such as yours, we wouldn't be able to help rebuild as many lives as we do..”
“Really thank you for your donations. God bless you.
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The trust see that the work carried out by its members as Volunteers of the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) is of the utmost importance in the community and has been pleased again to allow its external facilities to be used as a meeting/gathering point for these volunteers prior to deployment or community support.
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– Case Study Commonwealth Games
Members of the congregation volunteered for RRT and helped distribute care kits to police officers involved with the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in July/August 2022.
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’ – Case Study Bagot s Castle
In excess of 20 members of the congregation volunteered In January 2023 to assist with tidying and maintaining trees and bushes, clearing brash, strimming brambles and undergrowth at Bagot’s Castle - a 14th century castle ruin in the village of Baginton. This continued the similar work that has occurred every year for the last 9 or 10 years and is greatly appreciated by the volunteers who maintain the property.
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Coventry Gospel Hall Trust Bagot's Castle - February 2023 Bagot's Castle will be carrying out essential repairs around the site during February and March in readiness to open our gates to our visitors on Saturday 1, April 2023. We have a fair bit to achieve before opening, i.e. repairs to fencing on the boundaries, post bumping, cutting back dangerous branches, filling in rabbit holes and making the site safe for th On 16 January we again had help from the Brethren Church, who come along each year to help with the winter tidy up. A group of 21 voltjnteers helped clear the brambles and fallen debris on the site, mostly along by the river and the banks down to the river from the Summer House. They worked from 1000 - till 1500 hrs with a short break, when we provided them with Fish & Chips, which is the tradition. We are extremely grateful for their help and support each year. 21. December, and they worked in the Wildlife Nature Walk and ponds. Again we are grateful for their continued help and support each year. We have nearly completed the first phase of the partial rebuilding of the Summer House and hope Phase I will be finished for the first week of opening (1" April 2023). The second phase will be the viewing platform (but we need to raise funds before this can commence). Should anyone wish to make a donation please visit our webslte www.bagotscastle.org.uk to make a donation via Local Giving. From the viewing platform, you will be able to have a 360 degree fantastic view of the whole of the site. From Bagot's Castle I wish everyone Good Health and Best Wishes for 2023. b¥ David Hewer Custodian - Bagot's Castle
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– Case Study Baginton Village
The local village where the main meeting hall is situated undertook a project to refurbish the local park and opportunity arose for us to donate a picnic bench which is widely appreciated across the village and its occupants as reported in the below village news!
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