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Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

Contents

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Legal and Administrative Information

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

Charity Name:

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

Registered Charity Number:

1159242

Trustees:

Daniel Joseph Mallinson (Chair & Treasurer)

Darryl Paterson

Charles Hoare

Michael Smith

Garry Hughes

Treasurer:

Daniel Joseph Mallinson

Principle Address: 41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, Yorkshire, GBR, DN4 8DU

Independent Examiner:

Leon Taylor

Oldfield Advisory LLP Santis House Curriers Close Coventry CV4 8AW

Accountant:

Oldfield Advisory LLP Santis House Curriers Close Coventry CV4 8AW

Bankers:

Natwest Bank plc PO Box 26 12 High Street Doncaster DN1 1EJ

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Report of the Trustees

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 10 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The Charity is an unincorporated trust constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 31 May 1982, most recently amended by Deed of Variation dated 15th August 2014. The trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 17 November 2014 under Charity Registration Number: 1159242

Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees

The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 2. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2022.

The Trust operates two Gospel halls and Trustees are chosen from among the regular congregation of the 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 Trust. The Trust also maintains particular links with Abbeydale, Canterbury Road, Checkstone, Springvale and Williamson Gospel Hall Trusts with which it shares members of its congregation.

Risk Management

The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems 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 benefit.

Details of public benefit activities carried out by Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust can be found in the separate appendix to this report.

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Main activities and achievements

The Trust provides and maintains two 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.

The trustees have also operated an Emergency Needs fund for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic and any resultant economic downturn. This is providing limited financial assistance by the way of grocery vouchers to households, who have experienced a recent and significant decrease in income due to the pandemic, such that it is likely to impact on the health and/or welfare of members of the household. The trust has appointed a Local Welfare Panel to manage the application process and to administer the vouchers to qualifying applicants.

Plans for future periods

With the commencement of lockdown restrictions in the UK the trust ceased using the gospel hall[s] It operates. During the financial year, restrictions were eased sufficiently to allow the congregation to use the gospel hall[s] for the Lord’s Supper (Communion). The use of the rooms was conducted in a manner which always complied with the government guidance, and the trust intends to continue using the rooms when it is safe to do so. The trustees do not consider that the Covid-19 pandemic will have any effect on the ability of the trust to continue as a going concern.

The Trustees intend to donate the property known as Carr Lane, Wadworth currently owned to Abbeydale Gospel Hall Trust (an affiliated trust), for nil consideration in the foreseeable future.

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 20 and 600 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. 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.

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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 would usually participate in a programme of street preaching where Gospel tracts are provided free of charge by the Charity to such preachers to be handed out to interested members of the public. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic this has not been possible during the financial year, but the congregation aim to continue this once it is safe to do so.

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:

Funding

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.

Financial Review

In the year ended 5 April 2022 the Trust had a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended.

Total voluntary income received this year was £137,751 compared to £162,631 in the previous year.

All funds held were unrestricted funds.

Reserves Policy

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. The Trust has no employees and its regular outgoings are minimal. Accordingly, the Trustees have decided to adopt a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. The congregation is kept regularly informed as to particular needs for funds, and other relevant matters and the Trustees aim to ensure that the Charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure, by raising a funds appeal to the congregation.

Free Reserves at the year end were £181,051 ( 2021: £158,976)

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Statement of Trustees Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed require the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the Charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities 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 and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. All transactions have been reviewed and approved by two trustees.

On Behalf of the board:

..................................................................................

Daniel Mallinson (Trustee)

..............................................................

Date

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Report of the Independent Examiner

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust for the year ended 5 April 2022.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Basis of Independent Examiner's Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking of explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.

Independent Examiner's Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

...................................................................................................

Leon Taylor Oldfield Advisory LLP Santis House Curriers Close Coventry CV4 8AW

9 December 2022

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Statement of Financial Activities

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

For the year ended 5 April 2022

Statement of Financial Activities
Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2022
Statement of Financial Activities
Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2022
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTALS FUNDS
2022
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
Income and endowments:
Donations and Legacies:
Contributions from the Congregation
110,645
-
-
110,645
93,606
Gift Aid Donations
21,685
-
-
21,685
28,875
Income Tax refunds
5,304
-
-
5,304
7,219
Congregation Support
-
-
-
-
32,932
Investments
Interest Received
118
-
-
118
-
Total Income and endowments:
137,751
-
-
137,751
162,631
Expenditure:
Running Meeting Rooms (note 9)
63,768
-
-
63,768
41,255
Congregation Support (note 9)
-
7,775
-
7,775
16,175
Cost of donated services (note 4)
42,872
-
-
42,872
25,446
Grants to affiliated trusts (note 5)
-
-
-
-
1,000
Total Expenditure:
106,640
7,775
-
114,415
83,876
Net Income/(Expenditure)
31,111
(7,775)
-
23,336
78,755
Net Movement In Funds
31,111
(7,775)
-
23,336
78,755
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTALS FUNDS
2022
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
Reconciliation of funds (note 11)
Total Funds bought forward
1,253,894
16,757
-
1,270,650
1,191,895
Net movement in funds
31,111
(7,775)
-
23,336
78,755
Total Funds carried forward
1,285,005
8,982
-
1,293,986
1,270,650

The notes on page 12 - 19 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

As at 5 April 2022

Balance Sheet
Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust
As at 5 April 2022
2022 2021
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets (note 6) 1,112,935 1,111,674
Total Fixed Assets 1,112,935 1,111,674
Current assets
Prepayments and accrued income 11,972 24,454
Cash at bank and in hand 170,143 135,709
Total Current assets 182,115 160,163
Creditors: amounts falling due withinone year
Accruals and deferred income 1,064 1,187
Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 1,064 1,187
Net current assets/(liabilities) 181,051 158,976
Total assets less current liabilities 1,293,986 1,270,650
Net Assets 1,293,986 1,270,650
Funds (note 10)
Unrestricted funds 1,293,986 1,270,650
Total Funds 1,293,986 1,270,650

The unaudited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust on .........................................and were signed on its behalf by:

.............................................................................................

Daniel Mallinson (Trustee)

The notes on pages 12 - 19 form part of these financial statements.

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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, and incorporating update bulletins 1 and 2, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

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 are recognised as income and expenditure in the financial statements when organisations or individuals offer their services and support pro bono. The value of these donated services to Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust is considered to be equal to market value which would be paid were the service formally procured. This includes services paid for by other trusts.

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 have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and costs related to statutory requirements. Governance and support costs are allocated to charitable activities on the basis of capacity used.

1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets (costing more than £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 2.5% straight line
Property improvements 2.5% straight line
Fixtures and Fittings 10% reducing balance

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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

The general unrestricted fund is free for the Trustees to use for any purposes in furtherance of the trust’s charitable objects.

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.

1.8 Preparation of consolidated financial statements

The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary.

1.9 Going Concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

1.10 Significant estimates and judgements

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.

The trustees do not consider that the Covid-19 pandemic will have any effect on the ability of the trust to continue as a going concern.

2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

No Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits from an employment with the charity and no Trustees were reimbursed for expenses (2020: none)

3. WAGES AND SALARIES

There are no employees (2020: none)

4. Donated Services

2022
2021
2022
2021
Donated Services
Donated To:
Donated Services to Abbeydale Gospel Hall Trust
4,446
6,494
Donated Services to Canterbury Road Gospel Hall Trust
3,393
2,844
Donated Services to Checkstone Trust
10,416
5,466
Donated Services to Springvale GHT
19,370
4,364
Donated Services to Williamson Gospel Hall Trust
5,247
6,278
Total Donated Services:
42,872
25,446

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5. Grants

2022
2021
2022
2021
Grants:
Grants to:
Grants to Abbeydale Gospel Hall Trust
-
1,000
Total Grants:
-
1,000

6. Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost Land and Buildings - Sandford
Road
Land and Buildings - Carr
Lane, Wadworth
Fixtures and
Fittings
Totals
At 5 April 2021 830,836 332,618 18,797 1,182,250
Additions 13,093 13,093
Disposals
At 5 April 2022 843,928 332,618 18,797 1,195,343
Depreciation
At 5 April 2021 58,933 2,887 8,756 70,577
Current Year
Depreciation
10,299 528 1,004 11,831
Eliminated on disposals
At 5 April 2022 69,232 3,415 9,760 82,407
Net Book Value
At 5 April 2022 774,697 329,203 9,037 1,112,936
At 5 April 2021 771,903 329,731 10,041 1,111,674

Land registry titles of the above property held are SYK126602, SYK298398, SYK141857, SYK298399 and SYK546447.

7. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

During the financial year, aggregated donations of £16,880 (2021: £6,300) were received. No material reimbursements were made to related parties of the trustees

8. VOLUNTEERS

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust relies entirely on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.

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Resources Expended

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

9. Resources Expended

DIRECT COSTS OTHER
CHARITABLE
ACTIVITIES
TOTAL COSTS
2022
TOTAL COSTS
2021
Direct Costs
Premises costs - repairs and maintenance 28,965 - 28,965 11,401
Premises costs - heat, light and power 7,349 - 7,349 6,525
Premises costs - rent and rates 74 - 74 3,185
Telephone 347 - 347 356
Health and Safety 2,075 - 2,075 1,008
Legal and professional 10,110 - 10,110 3,420
Bank charges 68 - 68 54
Congregation Support - 7,775 7,775 16,175
Depreciation 11,831 - 11,831 11,780
Insurance 1,989 - 1,989 1,869
Governance 960 - 960 1,656
Total Direct Costs 63,768 7,775 71,543 57,430

Governance costs include £180 (prior year: £180) in respect of independent examiners fees.

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Analysis of Net Assets - Current year

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

10. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

10.1 Current Year

UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS 2022
Funds
Tangible Fixed Assets 1,112,935 - 1,112,935
Current Assets 182,115 - 182,115
Current Liabilities (1,064) - (1,064)
Total Funds 1,293,986 - 1,293,986

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Analysis of Net Assets - Prior Year

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

10.2 Prior Year

UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS 2022
Funds
Tangible Fixed Assets 1,111,674 - 1,111,674
Current Assets 160,163 - 160,163
Current Liabilities (1,187) - (1,187)
Total Funds 1,270,650 - 1,270,650

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Movement in Funds - Current Year

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

11. Movement in Funds

11.1 Movement in funds - current year

UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS 2022
Movement in Funds
Total funds bought forward 1,253,894 16,757 - 1,270,650
Incoming resources 137,751 - - 137,751
Resources expended (106,617) (7,798) - (114,415)
Total funds carried forward 1,285,028 8,959 - 1,293,986

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Movement in Funds - Prior Year

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2022

11. Movement in Funds

11.2 Movement in funds - Prior year

UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS 2021
Movement in Funds
Total funds bought forward 1,191,895 - - 1,191,895
Incoming resources 129,700 32,932 - 162,631
Resources expended (67,701) (16,175) - (83,876)
Total funds carried forward 1,253,894 16,757 - 1,270,650

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Comparative Statement of Financial Activities

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

For the year ended 5 April 2022

Comparative Statement of Financial Activities
Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2022
Comparative Statement of Financial Activities
Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2022
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
Income and endowments:
Donations and Legacies:
Contributions from the Congregation
93,606
-
-
93,606
Gift Aid Donations
28,875
-
-
28,875
Income Tax refunds
7,219
-
-
7,219
Congregation Support
-
32,932
-
32,932
Total Income and endowments:
129,700
32,932
-
162,631
Expenditure:
Running Meeting Rooms (note 9)
41,255
-
-
41,255
Congregation Support (note 9)
-
16,175
-
16,175
Cost of donated services (note 4)
25,446
-
-
25,446
Grants to affiliated trusts (note 5)
1,000
-
-
1,000
Total Expenditure:
67,701
16,175
-
83,876
Net Income/(Expenditure)
61,998
16,757
-
78,755
Net Movement In Funds
61,998
16,757
-
78,755
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
Reconciliation of funds (note 11)
Total Funds bought forward
1,191,895
-
-
1,191,895
Net movement in funds
61,998
16,757
-
78,755
Total Funds carried forward
1,253,894
16,757
-
1,270,650

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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

PUBLIC BENEFIT REPORT

April 2021 – April 2022

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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit

Sandford Road Gospel Hall, DN4 8DU

One of the Trust’s principal activities that further its objectives, 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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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

2021-22 Summary

The trustees of the Sandford Road 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.

2021 continued to bring its own unique set of challenges as the world set out to recover from the effects of the pandemic. This continued to restrict some of our charitable activity but as the year progressed, more services were able to resume.

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 resource as we support people and communities around our places of worship.

Although strict protocols and methods had to be applied to all our activities, local charities we support were able to organise community events and fund raising initiatives which greatly increased our outreach capacity.

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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

Street Preaching and Tract Distribution

We were unable to maintain our longstanding committal to the open-air preaching, but the trust set out to resume this during the course of 2022.

Tracts and gospel cards were still available for collection from the main Gospel Hall. Any enquiries received by the trustees or made to central office have been followed up fully, and where applicable people have been directed to the following website where literature can be purchased or downloaded for reading in multiple languages.

https://christiandoctrineandgospelpublishing.org/

Members of the congregation have continued to hand out tracts to neighbours and people in need when they have met them. 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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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

Working With Other Charities

As a trust, we have purchased a variety of RRT supplies from the Rapid Relief Team (a separate charity) including food boxes, coffee cups, water bottles, care kits, hygiene packs and baby care kits which we have donated to meet local needs such as homeless and vulnerable shelters, schools, parishes support groups and local charities etc.

The RRT Food Boxes are designed to feed a family of 4 for up to 4 days and bring some relief and joy to households during their time of pressure and crisis . Over 75 of our regular members have been involved in the packaging and distribution of these food boxes.

Details of these are as follows:

Date Charity Reason Units Distributed
16.4.21 SafeHaven Homeless Support 1500 Cups
13.5.21 SafeHaven Homeless Support 16 Cases of Water
28.5.21 Doncaster Royal Infirmary Support for Doctors &
Nurses
4400 Water Bottles
16.6.21 Safehaven Homeless Support 20 Blankets & 750 Cups
18.9.21 Bluebell Wood Hospice Dragon Boat Race
Fundraiser
445 Full BBQ Meal for Attendees
16.11.21 BabyBasics Mother & Child Support 24 New BabyCare Kits
3.12.21 Safehaven Homeless Support 20 Blankets, Hand Sanitiser, RRT Wipes. 750
Cups. 20 Pairs of Insulated Winter Socks
15.12.21 Terminus Initiative Homeless Support 40 RRT Food Boxes
16.12.21 Bessecar PrimarySchool Child Support 10 Food Boxes & 10 Education Relief Packs

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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

Holgate Meadows Community Child Support 80 RRT Food Boxes

Case Studies

1. Holgate Community School

This school supports many families who face challenges every day with the cost of living. With the help of RRT food boxes, the staff at Holgate can ensure children can come to school having had sufficient nourishment. This has been a help for the families and the learning ability of their students.

Holgate Community School - Foodboxes 1

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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

2. Bluebell Wood Hospice

After a few years away, we have once again been able to support Bluebell Wood Hospice as their annual Dragonboat fundraiser resumes. Using RRT’s rapid deployment equipment, we provided nearly 450 BBQ meals to those attending. All proceeds from the event were then donated to Bluebell Wood making it a win win for the hospice!

Bluebell Wood - Boat Race BBQ 1

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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

Bluebell Wood - Boat Race BBQ 2

Bluebell Wood - Boat Race BBQ 3

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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

3. Baby Basics

Baby Basics is a charity that supports vulnerable families with newborn children. We were pleased to be able to donate some of our Baby Care Kits to the charity which includes all the essential items for newborn children.

Baby Basics - Care Kits 1

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SRGHT

Sandford Road Gospel Hall Trust

41 Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8DU enquiries@sandfordroadght.org | 01302 711 874 Charity No:1159242

Emergency Services Support

Many of our regular members are involved with the emergency services. Having recently signed a memorandum of understanding with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, we are now supporting them and major events across the region where they are on site for extended periods of time.

We are able to deploy our resources rapidly and provide essential support to both the staff and those affected.

We look forward to building on this relationship throughout 2022 and beyond.

Emergency Services Support April 2022 1

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