## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 Jan 2023 Period start date To 31 Dec 2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Charity registration number: 505260**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To hold Church Services of worship**
**based on the Bible**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The Church provides Services each**
**Sunday (morning and evening).**
**There are Men’s and Ladies meetings**
**every Tuesday.**
**There is a Bible Study each Wednesday.**
**The Church also provides for a Mum’s**
**and Tots group.**
**There is a regular Young Peoples**
**Meeting each week.**
**Church Members also run a Foodbank**
**for the local Community.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have noted the guidance**
**issued by the Charity Commission.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Church volunteers help to run the**
**Foodbank based in the church and help**
**with many of the initiatives (e.g. Church**
**Lunches provided each month at the**
**Church for the congregation and**|
**visitors.** Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Apart from the points made in the last**
**section, several care homes are visited**
**by members of the church and a simple**
**service with hymns and a Bible reading**
**is held, on a monthly basis, and**
**conversations are made with the**
**residents.**
**The Church is also involved with the**
**Foodbank in delivering parcels to local**
**families which local primary schools**
**have informed us might need a food**
**parcel. This usually happens at Easter**
**and Christmas.**
**The Church opens on a number of**
**occasions on Saturdays and serves**
**refreshments free of charge for people**
**who come in.**|
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**Because of the points made above, the**
**church is well known by local people**
**and these activities are well supported.**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**The Church does not hold any fund**
**raising activities and all the funding is**
**provided by our own members.**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**The income coming from our own**
**members allows the Church to continue**
**having a substantial financial cushion.**|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Church financial position continues**
**to be robust and sufficient for the**
**running of the Church.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Our statement and position is that any**
**reserves held are used to support other**
**churches, and we support a number of**
**Missionaries who are working in**
**different countries. We also support a**
**number of Christian organisations who**
**are working in this country.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**No fundraising takes place (see above)**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**The Church has no investments. We do**
**have a bank account which produces**
**some income, based on what is kept in**
**our account**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The only real risks are that the number**
**of members in the church decreases.**
**However, the congregation has been**
**strong for many years and the financial**
**needs have always been met.**|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated association.**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The selection of trustees is via the**
**support of all the Church members after**
**a recommendation from the Church**
**Elders and Minister.**|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**505260**|
|Charity’s principal address|**12 Skinner Street**
**Whitby**
**North Yorkshire**
**YO21 3AJ**|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||**B Davies**|**Elder**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**F Hodgson**|**Elder**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**M Ashburner**|**Deacon**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**R Atherton**|**Deacon**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**D Millar**|**Deacon**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**G Ellison**|**Deacon**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Barry George Davies **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 3/10/2024
## **FOODBANK FOR WHITBY & DISTRICT**
Charity Registration Number 1159269
|**INCOME**||**EXPENDITURE**||
|---|---|---|---|
|Donatons Gif Aided|4,620.00|Food|9,527.20|
|Donatons Not Gif Aided|7,745.15|Food for schools|416.43|
|Grants/Gif Aid|1,630.68|Equipment for donaton Points|0.00|
|||Equipment for foodbank|213.45|
|||Equipment for clients|672.95|
|||Admin|1,492.57|
|||Travel|180.56|
|**Total**|**13,995.83**||**12,503.16**|
|**BALANCES**||**RECONCILIATION**||
|Balance at 01/01/22|31,292.18|**Deposits not credited**||
|Income|13,995.83|||
|Expenditure|-12,503.16|||
|Deposits not credited|0.00|**Cheques not cleared**||
|Cheques not presented|0.00|||
|**Balance at 31/12/22**|**32,784.85**|||