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2025-03-31-accounts

SORP reference
; Summary ofthe purposes of Para 1.17 ' The advancement ofthe Christian
the charity as set out in its faith and the advancement of
governing document other charitable purposes as the
Trustees shall decide all as an
expression ofthe Statement of
Faith in the Trust Model.
Summary ofthe main Para 1.17 and 1.19 _ Sunday Church Services
activities in relation to those There were 33 church members
purposes forthe public on the role who attend the Sunday
benefit, in particular, the Breaking of Bread [church
activities, projects or communion service], enhanced by
services identified in the visitors from other Churches of
accounts. God from time to time.
OtherSunday meetings have
included Bible talks, prayertimes,
praise events and family services.
Mid-week bible study meetings
are run in parallel for a physical
house group and an online group.
On other occasions online prayer
meetings are held.
Youth Work [Public Benefit]
The church has a strong youth
work ethos and has very capable
youth leaders and workers to
engage in it.
Sunday Club for primary and
secondary children is held most
weeks for singing, craft and bible
stories.
Our monthly Messy Church
provides activities for children
working with theirfamilies. This
continues to be much welcomed
by children and parents alike, who
have enjoyed a wider range of
activities and enjoying church
together as a family.
We held special events at
Christmas which attracted a good
number of visitors.
Charity Events [Public Benefit]
A total of five charity coffee
mornings were held overthe year.
These welcomed many visitors to
the church. Funds were raised for
several different charities.
The church has collected and
donated items for the Hayes
Community Foodbank.
SummerCamp [Public Benefit}
We were delighted to be able to
return to running both our summer
camps this year. A 5-night camp
for children (43 attended) and a 6-
night camp for older teens and
7 young adults (48 attended).
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Statement of Public Benefit
whetherthe trustees have All Trustees are aware ofthe
had regard to the guidance Charities Acts public benefit
issued by the Charity requirements so thatthe purposes
Commission on public and activities ofthe church are
benefit geared to meeting those
requirements as well as the
spiritual needs ofthe public as an
expression ofthe Statement of
‘ Faith in the Trust Model.
The neighbouring community may
benefitfrom the promotion ofthe
Christian faith and the promotion
of church fellowship to ail. No
detriment is envisaged and no
personal benefits are envisaged
none ofthe Trustees receives any
private benefit.
Additional information(optional) Additional information(optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38
Policy on social investment para 1.38
including program related
investment
Para 1.38

|||| SORP teference|| |---|---|---|---| ||||South East Youth Camp is an annual focus| ||||for all the South East Churches ofGod to| ||Summary ofthe main|Para 1.20|culminate youth workforthe year in each| ||achievements ofthe charity,||summer. We were delighted to send good| ||identifying the differencethe||numbers of children, young people and| ||charity’s work has made to||adults to both weeks of camp.| |'|the circumstances of its||| ||beneficiaries and any wider||Charitable Advances| ||benefits to society as a||' We have expanded the range ofactivities| ||whole.||to fund raise for third party charities and| ||||have seen an increase in funds raised.| ||||The additions this year were a charity craft| ||||event and quiz night. We also ran a holiday| ||||club in February half term forthree days,| ||||which was attended by 20 children.|

Review ofthe charity’s Para 1.21 General Expenses, Need, Outreach and
' financial position atthe end Hall Maintenance are considered by the
ofthe period Trustees and acknowledged by all donors
as an age-long practice in the Church as all «
part of Unrestricted Funds that may, in the
event of extreme expense, be used forthe
same purpose. Formanagement purposes
they are kept separate and reviewed as
though they were separate.
Trustees consider all these funds to have
healthy balances and have given advice to
donors of potential collections managed
within restricted funds where greater needs
are seen atthis time recognising high
inflation and other global economic
impacts.
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RestrictedFundscovering Gifts (to
individuals, third party funds and charities)
_ are so categorised due to the nature of
donor instructions (i.e. donors specify an
allocation to those particular ‘funds’),
making them “restricted”.
The Restricted Fund for South East Youth
Camp carried a balance of £28,144
effectively unchanged from last year.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 itis Trustees’ policy to maintain a balance
policy for holding reserves on unrestricted funds (ifpossible) and
stating why they are held restricted SEYC funds, which equates to
approximately 50% of unrestricted annual
payments and 100% ofannual SEYC
restricted expenditure, to coveremergency
situations that may arise from time to time.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 The cash balance of Unrestricted Funds is
£40,585 and exceeds this target by around
£30,000. This excess has been reduced on
last year as trustees have actively looked to
turn money over and advised forgiving to
prioritise restricted funds. Trustees will
, continue to reduce this cash balance by
: appropriating funds in furtherance ofthe
aims ofthe charity so that it is not so much
in excess ofthe statedtarget
The cash balance of Restricted SEYC
Funds is £28,144 and exceedstarget by
around £12,000.
The Trustees will review this policy
annuaily atthe AGM.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 nla
reserves

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deficit|Details offundmateriallyin
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:|Para 1-24|,
:|Noneof the Cash Funds at Year End
are in
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deficit and are either at or above their
starting balance. The youth work fund has|Noneof the Cash Funds at Year End
are in
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deficit and are either at or above their
starting balance. The youth work fund has| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||reduced by around 25% as trustees have| |||||||||actively sought to utilise this money for new| |:
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Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
oncern
_mmugacecone|||||Para 123|purposes. All church RestrictedFunds were
|disbursed
infull.
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||The charity's principal
sources offunds (including
any fundraising)||||
Para 1.47
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|||Receipts and donations to the funds are
mainly from church members, eitherweekly
via the collection box ordirect via Direct
Debit mandates in conjunction with GiftAid.
Declaration & Donor Allocation Forms.| ||||||||||Receipts are supplemented by funds raised| |||||||||from visiting public forspecific charitable| |||||||||causes.| ||||||||||| |||||||||Fees are charged to those attending the| ||||||I|||South East Youth Camp.| |||||||||Total Receipts on UnrestrictedFunds| |||||||||was £11,789 and the Total Receipts on| |||||||||Restricted Funds was £48,399 all as| ||||||||i|detailed in the Financial Statements. This| |||||||||representsa furth slight shift towards| |||||||||
||restricted funds following advice to donors
from trustees.| ||||||||| Expenditure falls under General Expenses,
1 Need, Youth/Outreach & Transport and|| ||||||||| Hall Maintenance (all Unrestricted Funds)
—|| |||||||||furthering the objectives ofthe charity on a| |||||||||day-to-day basis
— and various currently| |||||||||: Restricted Funds which are focused on the| |||||||||| various strands of activity and costs ofthe| |||||||||: charity in pursuing its overall objectives| |||||||||Restricted Funds| |||||||||Gifts from donors to Church Restricted| |||||||||Funds [see above] are simply disbursed to| |||||||||| the stated funds. They cover gifts to
; Missionaries operating in the UK, North
| America, India, Myanmar, Philippines, and| |||||||||Africa as well as Outreach
-funding
Christian work in those countries. One
| Fund specifically covers Reliefsupport
i operations in those countries.
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Sources of Funds for SE Churches of
God to SE Youth Camp
| The fee income for SEYC is supplemented
| by general giftsreceived
from individuais _!|

and from the South East Churches of God
regular donations that cover for minor
deficit on fees versus costs and gives
additional funds forequipment renewal and
their storage cost. Appeals are made to
South East Churches ofGad in advance
when uncertainty !s forecasted by regular
financial risk assessment and if necessary,
appeal is made to ceniral funds in the event
of severe unexpected expenditure.
Assets
As noted underthe Statement ofAssets
and Liabilities, Trustees’ policy is to
expense asset expenditure in the year in
which it was incurred. Therefore,
equipment such as IT or other Fixtures and
Fittings is not reported as an asset in the
accounts.
The Trustees consider that all assets
retained forthe Charity’s own use are held
as Unrestricted with theexception of
camping equipment which is restricted.
Investment policy a “nla
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted Para 1.46
The Charity’s Risk Management Policy is
reviewed annually and the individual
A description ofthe principal Para 1.46 components for part ofthe Business
risks facing the charity Meeting Reviews.
Apart from safeguarding risks that are
managed via the protocols that are in
piace, financial risks by virtue of reduction
of donors is moderate at this stage. ifthere
were to be a major reduction in donors the
annual running cost is containable for a
medium period to put counter measures in
place.
We did advise the Charity Commission of a
safeguarding Serious Incident that took
place outside ofthe charity's activities by a
member ofthe church during the year
covered by this Report. together with
actions taken.
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 CiO Foundation Modet [Updated
ustdeed,
.yal unarter)		 16.02.2021]
How is the charity ” Para 1.25 ClO Trust
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
associatior CiO)
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 ' Persons can be appointed as Trustees who
including details of any are Elders or Deacons ofThe Church of
constitutional provisions e.g. God in Hayes by the biblical protocol
election to post or name of approved by the Churches of God.
any person or body entitled
, to appoint one or more
, trustees
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to include further statements
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
;
' and training oftrustees
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Para 1.54
Church activities
The day-to-day management of activities of
The charity’s organisational! the Church is carried out by
structure and any wider Para 1.51 Trustees/Elders in conjunction with
network with which the appointed Deacons and committees in
charity works which other church members participate.
The Elders and Deacons hold meetings
approximately every 4 months to consider
matters affecting the running ofthe church
and considergeneral financial
undertakings, the updating on a yearly
basis of ail Regulatory documents, reports
from committees [Property Committee,
Youth Workers and ad hoc] and risks; the
minutes of which are formally adopted at
the Trustees meeting.
The Elders hold meetings on a bi-monthly
basis to review spiritual matters and
pastoral care and any interim issues. The
Elders considerappointments of Deacons
and in conjunction with South East England
District/Diocese of Elders ofthe Churches
of God the appointment of Elders.
Management accounts are produced on
a
regular
basis
by
the
treasurer
that
are
reviewed by the Elders and Deacons attheir
meetings.
There
is
a
church
members’
business
meeting once a year at which the accounts
for the year are reviewed by all members of
the churchtogetherwith ailthe activities and
the voluntaryjabs list.
Receipts and Payments accounts are
prepared annually and are subject to
independent examination. Church
members / donors are provided with a copy
ofthe Receipts and Payments Accounts
once signed off by Trustees at the AGM.
South East Youth Camp Activities
The day-to-day management ofthe South
East Youth Camp is carried out by Trustees
in conjunction with the Camp Council that
must include three Charity Trustees. Other
members ofCamp Council are members
from South East England Churches of God
that are nominated by the Camp Council
and approved by the South East England
District/Diocese of Elders ofthe Churches
of God.
Camp Council meets on a regular basis to
plan, organise, manage, and review each
year’s camp and to provide strategy
revision as appropriate for adoption by
Trustees in conjunction with South East
England District/Diocese of Elders ofthe
Churches of Gad.
Management accounts are produced on a
regular basis by the treasurer that are
reviewed by Camp Council.
Receipts and Payments accounts are ;
prepared annually for incorparation into the
CiO accounts under Restricted Funds and
are subject to independent examination. A
copy of this section ofthe accounts are
given to South East England
District/Diocese of Elders ofthe Churches
of God.
Regulatory Documents
The Church and South East Youth Camp
updates annually Regulatory Documents
including Health & Safety, Safeguarding for
Children, Adults and Adults at Risk and
Management ofVolunteers Policy. GDPR
Policy, Privacy Notice, and Consent
Notices are in operation.
See above relationship with South East
England District/Diocese of Elders ofthe
Relationship with any Para 1.51 Churches of God.
related parties
Other

|Charity name|| The Church of God in Hayes| |---|---| |_Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1162316| |Charity’s principal address|Assembly Hall| ||6 Georgian Close| ||Hayes| ||Bromley| ||BR2 7RA|

Type of Name Address
adviser
Treasurer George Jappy c/oAssembly Hall,
Collington BR2 7NQ

Signature(s) Goehivase. thes Goehivase. thes
Full name(s) JONATHAN CHARLES STANLEY
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)		 CHAIR
Date! 9797.2025
Section A Receipts and and payments payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowm
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest E to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
Ai Receipts
DONATIONS H 21,980 33,069 33,721
FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES
TAX RECOVERED 2023/24		 : 2,903
6.886		 2,903
7,586
SOUTH EAST YOUTH CAMP 16,624 16,624
I
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
A2 Asset and investmentsales,
(see table).
Sub total IJ
Totalreceipts 14,789
A3 Payments
IGENERAL EXPENSES 7,586
NEED FUND i 895
YOUTH WORK & TRANSPORT 5,747
HALL MAINTENANCE & IT EQUIPMENT 1,046
DISBURSEDTO CHARITIES 2,908
DISBURSED TO MISSIONARIES 43,860
,TO FELLOWSHIP FUNDS 10,691
SWINDON HALL APPEAL 4,315
SOUTH EAST YOUTH CAMP 16,292
Sub total 63,341
Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Restricted
Sategories *atails funds funds funds
tonearest£ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds CASH AT BANK (Excl. SE YOUTH
CAMP) 40,586
SOUTH EAST YOUTH CAMP
Totalcash funds 40,586 28,144
{agree balances with receipts and payments
accoumt(s))
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
to nearest£ to nearest£ to nearest£
B2 Othermonetary assets
Fund to which Currentvalue
Details assetbelongs Cost(optional)
.		 {optional}
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which Currentvalue
B4 Assets retained for the is
ils
Land, Buildings and Contents atAssembly		 assetbelongs
Unrestricted		 Cost(optional) {optional 1
charity’s own use Hali, Georgian Ciose, Hayes.
Camping equipment Restricted
Fund to which Amountdue When due
Details liability relates (optional) (eptional)
Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval
Jonathan Stanley F425
Stephen Oxley FH2S

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of The Church of God in Hayes On accounts for the year 31 March 2025 Charity no 1162316 ended (if any) Set out on pages 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025 .

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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:		 Date: 08/07/2024
Emily Brooks
AAT Associate Bookkeeping Membership
39 Blount Avenue
East Grinstead
West Sussex RH19 1JJ

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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