Link Up West Cheshire
Trustees Report & Financial Statements for the year ending 31st March 2021
LINK UP WEST CHESHIRE
CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2021
| Registered Charity Number | 1158678 |
|---|---|
| Governing Instrument | Declaration of Trust |
| Dated 20thMarch 2003 | |
| Amended by deed of variation | |
| 2ndMay 2003 | |
| Trustees | Guy Lister (Chair) |
| Andy Glover | |
| Sue Glover | |
| Geof Thompson | |
| Robin Dillamore | |
| Claire Dillamore | |
| Richard Price | |
| Wendy Price | |
| Principal Address | Hoole Baptist Church |
| Westminster Road | |
| Hoole | |
| Chester | |
| CH2 3AU | |
| Bankers | Barclays Bank PLC |
| Chester Branch | |
| Werburgh Street | |
| Chester | |
| Independent Examiner | A.E.M. McGraa |
| 18 Poulton Green Close | |
| Bebington | |
| Wirral | |
| CH63 9FS |
Link Up Report 2020-21
Objectives of Charity
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The relief of persons in conditions of poverty by the provision of support, advice and training.
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The advancement of education
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The promotion and preservation of good health, both psychological and emotional, of persons in the community in particular by the provision of counselling.
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The advancement of the Christian faith and the worship of God by any means whatsoever including (but without limitation) the support of churches and Christians in their Christian endeavours.
Review of Charity
The period from April 2020 to March 21 was 12 months like no other in living memory due to the impact of the global pandemic caused by the outbreak of COVID 19. With 3 full national lockdowns during these 3 months and restrictions on gatherings and church activities through the year the charities activities were severely impacted with some projects not taking place at all. The following is an overview of some of the projects which have continued to operate effectively and successfully throughout the year
Youth and Children’s Leaders Network
There were no projects or activities during the year but a regular meeting via zoom did take place to offer support and encourage to those employed by churches and ministries specialising in the area of youth and children’s work.
Civic Zoom Gathering
Link Up organised a virtual lunch with Chris Matheson MP for Chester and Steph Ellis from the Welcome Network exploring with them the question "What our communities need from the church beyond COVID-19, this took place on July 3[rd] 2020 and was attended by many local church leaders
Thy Kingdom Come
Link Up helped to coordinate a range of online prayer meetings and events across a 10day period from May 12st to may 31[st] . This included an online and city wide outdoor “Beacon Event” drawing together Christians from across Chester and many different denominations.
City Passion Play 2020
Plans were well underway for the planning and production of the City Passion Play scheduled to take place on Good Friday – April 10[th] . However, the decision to cancel this event was taken in late March as the impact of the pandemic and the national lock down meant no large events could take place. Significant expenditure had been undertaken as the cancellation was only made with 2 weeks to go to the event.
Networks within Link Up
The following are local networks which focus in on a specific area of interest across the city and region. Many of these held some expression of online gatherings during the past 12 months
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Church and Ministry Leaders
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Student Ministry
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Prayer
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Worship and Music Leaders
It was without a very difficult 12 months but the support and encouragement that Link Up was able to offer to church and ministry leaders meant that the sense of unity and working together increased during the year despite the challenge of the pandemic impacting our city.
Andy Glover Trustee - November 2021
LINK UP WEST CHESHIRE
ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2021
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” published in October 2000 and applicable accounting standards.
Fund accounting
General Funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the Report of the Trustees. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with the specific restrictions imposed by the donors, or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administrating such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the Trustees Report.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity receives them.
Gifts in kind donated for distribution are included at valuation and recognized as income when they are distributed to projects. Donated facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified and a third party is bearing the cost. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers.
Resources expended
All expenditure is accounted for on a receipts and payments basis.
LINK UP WEST CHESHIRE
Balance sheet as at March 31[st] 2021
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Current Assets 2021 2020
Current account-Barclays Bank 5742.39
8600
Current Liabilities
Creditors due within twelve months 420.60
0 (uncleared cheques)
Total Net Assets 5321.79
8600
Represented by
Unrestricted Funds 5438
7944
Restricted Funds -117 656
Total Funds 5321
8600
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Approved by the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by: Andy Glover – Chairman of Trustees
Signature: A Glover Date: November 2021
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