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2026-03-31-accounts

|||| SORPreference|| |---|---|---|---| |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||othercharitable purposes asthe| ||||Trustees shall decide all as an| ||||expression ofthe Statement of| ||||_Faith in the Trust Model.| |Summary
of the main||Para 1.17 and 1.19|Sunday Church Services| |activities in relation tothose|||There were 34 church members| |purposes|forthe public||on the role who attend theSunday| |benefit, in|particular, the||Breaking of Bread [church| |activities,|projects or||communion service], enhanced by| |services identified in the|||visitors from otherChurches of| |accounts.|||God from time to time.| ||||OtherSundaymeetings have| ||||included Bibletalks, prayertimes,| ||||praise events and family services.| ||||Mid-week bibiestudy meetings| ||||are run in parallel for a physical| ||||house group and an online group.| ||||On otheroccasions online prayer| ||||meetings are held.| ||||Youth Work [PublicBenefit]| ||||The church has a strongyouth| ||||work ethos and hasverycapable| ||||youth leaders and workers to| ||||engage in it.| ||||Sunday Club for primary and| ||||secondary aged children is held| ||||mostweeks for singing, craft, and| ||||bible stories.
Our monthly Messy Church
provides activitiesfor children and
theirfamilies. This continues to be
much welcomed by childrenand,
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 offive charity coffee| |||mornings were held overthe year.| |||Thesewelcomed manyvisitors to| |||the church. Funds were raised for| |||several different charities.| |||The church has collected and| |||donated itemsforthe Hayes| |||Community Foodbank.| |||Camps [Public Benefit}| |||inthe summerwe held our usual| |||camps. A 4-night camp for| |||children (48 attended) and a 6-| |||night camp for olderteens and| |||young adults (45 attended).| |||Aweekend camp reunion was| |||also run this year forchildren (55| |||attended).| |Statementconfirming|Para 1.18|Statement of Public Benefit| |whether thetrustees 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 pubtic||and activitiesofthe church are| |benefit||geared to meeting those| |||requirements as well asthe| |||spiritual needs ofthe public as an| |||expression ofthe Statement of| |||Faith in the Trust Model.| |||The neighbouring community may| |||benefit from the promotion ofthe| |||Christian faith and the promotion| |||of churchfellowship to all. No| |||detriment isenvisaged and no| |||personal benefits are envisaged| |||none ofthe Trustees receives any| |||private benefit.|

“Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Contribution made by Para 1.38
volunteers
_ Other
Achievements and Performance Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
South EastYouth Camp is an annual focus
for allthe South EastChurches of God to
Summary ofthe main Para 1.20 culminate youth work forthe year in each
achievements ofthe charity, summer. We weredelighted to send good
identifying the differencethe numbers ofchildren, young people and
charity’s work has made to adults to both weeks ofcamp and the
the circumstances of its camp reunion.
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a Charitable Advances
whole.
We ran a holiday club forthe second year
in February halfterm forthreedays, which
was attended by 14 children.
We introduced an additional weekend
camp in March in which 55 attended. This
was aimed as a reunion forthe children
who attended our summercamp but also
served asa tasterforthosethinking about
coming to our longercamps in the summer.
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Achievements against Para 1.44
objectives set _
Performance offundraising Para 1.41
activitiesagainstobjectives
_set
Investment performance
_ against objectives
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Review ofthe charity’s Para 1.21 " General Expenses, Need, Outreach and
financial position attheend 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 UnrestrictedFundsthat may, inthe
event of extremeexpense, be used forthe
same purpose. Formanagement purposes
they are keptseparate and reviewed as
: thoughthey wereseparate.
Trustees consider all thesefundsto have
healthy balances and have maintained
advice to donors ofpotential collections
managed within restricted funds where
greater needs are seen atthis time.
Restricted Fundscovering Gifts (to
individuals, third party funds and charities)
are so categorised due to the nature of
donor instructions (i.e. donors specify an
allocation tothose particular ‘funds’),
making them “restricted”.
The Restricted Fund for South EastYouth
Camp carried a balance of £20,393. This
has fallen by nearly£8k partly dueto
hatding the newweekend camp, lower
donations and someshort-term alternations
to payment schedules. Trustees are
monitoring this but are happy to coverfrom
reserves at present.
Statementexplaining the Para 1.22 ItisTrustees’ policyto maintain a balance
policy for holding reserves on unrestricted funds (ifpossible) and
statingwhythey are held restricted SEYC funds, which equatesto
approximately 50% ofunrestricted annual
payments and 50% of annual SEYC
restricted expenditure, to coveremergency
_ Situationsthat may arise from timeto time.
“Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 The cash balance of Unrestricted Funds is
£36,646 and exceedsthis target by around
£20,000. This excess has been reduced on
lastyear astrustees have actively looked to
turn money over and advised forgiving to
prioritise restricted funds. Trustees will
continue to reducethis cash balance by
appropriating funds in furtherance ofthe
aims ofthecharity sothat it is not so much
in excess ofthe stated target
The cash balance ofRestricted SEYC
Funds is £20,393 and exceeds target by
around £7,000.
TheTrustees will reviewthis policy
annually atthe AGM.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 nia
reserves
Details offund materially in Para 1.24 None ofthe Cash Funds at Year End are in
deficit deficit and are eitherat or above their
starting balance. The youth workfund has
reduced by around 30% as trustees have
actively sought to utilisethis money for new
purposes. All church RestrictedFunds were
disbursed in full.
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concer
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ClO Accounts overall
Receipts and donationsto thefunds are
The charity's principal mainly from church members, either weekly
sources offunds (including Para 1.47 via the collection box ordirect via Direct
anyfundraising) Debit mandates in conjunction with Gift Aid
- Declaration & DonorAllocation Forms.
Receipts are supplemented by funds raised
from visiting publicfor specific charitable
causes.
Fees are charged tothose attending the
South EastYouth Camp.
Total Receipts on UnrestrictedFunds
was £10,301 and the Total Receipts on
Restricted Funds was £48,819
all as
detailed in the Financial Statements. This
represents a furth slight shifttowards
restricted fundsfollowing advice to donors
from trustees.
Expenditure falls underGeneral Expenses,
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 Fundswhich arefocused on the
various strands of activity and costs ofthe
charity in pursuing its overall objectives.
Restricted Funds
Gifts from donors to Church Restricted
Funds[seeabove] are simply disbursed to
the stated funds. They cover giftsto
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
operations in those countries.
Sources of FundsforSE Churches of
God to SE Youth Camp
The fee income for SEYC issupplemented
by general gifts received from individuals
and from the South EastChurches of God
regular donationsthat cover for minor
deficit on fees versus costs and gives
additional funds forequipment renewal and
theirstorage cost. Appeals are made to
South East Churches of God in advance
when uncertainty isforecasted by regular
financial risk assessment and ifnecessary,
appeal is made to central 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.
TheTrustees considerthat all assets
retained forthe Charity’s own use are held
as Unrestricted with theexception of
camping equipment which is restricted.
Investment policy and Wa
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted Para 4.46
The Charity’s Risk Management Policy is
reviewed annually and the individual
A description ofthe principal Para 1.46 components for part ofthe Business
risksfacing the charity Meeting Reviews.
Apart from safeguarding risksthat are
managed via the protocols that are in
place, financial risks by virtue of reduction
of donors is moderate atthis stage. Ifthere
wereto be a major reduction in donors the
annual running cost is containablefor a
medium period to put counter measures in
place.

Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 CIO Foundation Model [Updated
(trust deed, royal charter) 16.02.2021]
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO Trust
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, ClO}
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Persons can beappointed as Trustees who
including details of any are Elders or Deacons ofThe Church of
constitutional provisions e.g. God in Hayes bythe 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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Policies and procedures
adopted forthe induction
and training oftrustees
Para 1.51
Church activities
Theday-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
mattersaffecting therunning ofthe church
and considergeneralfinancial
undertakings, the updating on a yearly
basis of all Regulatory documents, reports
from committees[PropertyCommittee,
Youth Workers and ad hoc] and risks; the
minutes ofwhich areformally adopted at
the Trustees meeting.
The Eiders 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 ofElders ofthe Churches
of God the appointment of Elders.
Management accounts are produced on a
regular
basis by
the treasurer that
are
reviewed bythe Eldersand Deacons attheir
meetings.
There
is
a
church
members’
business
meeting once a year at which the accounts		 !
fortheyear are reviewed by all members of
the churchtogetherwith all the activities and
the voluntaryjobs 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 offby Trustees atthe AGM.
South East Youth Camp Activities
The day-to-daymanagement ofthe South
East Youth Camp is carried out by Trustees
in conjunction with theCamp Council that
must includethree Charity Trustees. Other
members ofCamp Council are members
from South East England Churches of God
that are nominated bythe Camp Council
and approved bythe South East England
District/Diocese of Elders ofthe Churches
ofGod.
Camp Council meets on a regular basisto
plan, organise, manage, and review each
year’s camp and to provide strategy
revision as appropriate foradoption by
Trustees in conjunction with South East
England District/Diocese of Elders ofthe
Churches of God.
Management accounts are produced on a
regular basis by the treasurerthat are
reviewed byCamp Council.
Receipts and Payments accounts are
prepared annually for incorporation intothe
ClO accounts under Restricted Funds and
aresubject to independent examination. A
copy ofthis section ofthe accounts are
given to South East England
Districl/Diocese of Eiders ofthe Churches
ofGod.
Regulatory Documents
The Church and South East Youth Camp
updatesannually 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
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|GOD IN|HAYES|HAYES||[tess|[tess|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Receipts and payments accounts|||||||CC16a| |||For||the period||1.04.25|||To|31.03,26|| |||||from|||||||| |Section A Receipts and||payments|||||||||| |||Unrestricted
funds|||Restricted
funds||||Endowment
funds|Total funds|Lastyear| |||to|thepoarest||tothe nearest£||||to the nearest£|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |Ai Receipts|||||||||||| |DONATIONS
FUNDRAISINGACTIVITIES
TAX RECOVERED2024/25||||9,831||.|19,950]
2,160
7,591|'|i|29,781
2,160
8,061|33,069
2,909
7,586| |SOUTH EASTYOUTH CAMP|||||||19,117|||19,117|16,624| |
;|||||||||||| |Sub total(Gross income for|||||||||||| |AR}.|||||||||||| |A2Assetand investmentsales, |
Subtotal}
(seetable).|||||||. ||||:||| |Totalreceipts||||||||48,818]||-||| |A3 Payments
.|||||||||||| |GENERAL EXPENSES
NEEDFUND
YOUTHWORK & TRANSPORT||||||||||||| |HALL MAINTENANCE & IT EQUIPMENT|||||||||||| |DISBURSED TO CHARITIES|||||||||||| |DISBURSED TO MISSIONARIES|||||||||||| |TO FELLOWSHIP FUNDS|||||||||||| |SWINDON HALLAPPEAL|||||||||||| |SOUTH EAST YOUTH CAMP|||||||||||| |Sub total|||||||||||| |Ad Asset and investment|||||||||||| |purchases, (see table)|||||||||||| |Subtotal||||||||||||| |Totalpayments||||||||||||| |Netofreceipts/(payments)|||-|||||||||| |A5 Transfers between funds|||||||||||| |A6 Cash funds lastyearend
Cash funds thisyearend||||||||||||

Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total funds
Categories Detaits funds funds
to nearest£ to nearest£ _ tonearest £
B1 Cash funds CASHAT BANK (Excl. SE YOUTH
CAMP) 36,646
SOUTH EAST YOUTH CAMP 20,393
Totalcash funds 36,646 20,393
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account{(s))
Unrestricted. Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
B2 Othermonetaryassets Details to nearest£ to nearest£ to nearest£=
Fund to which Current value
Details asset optional:
B83 Investmentassets
mre
Fund to which Current value
Datails asset beton: Cost (optional) ptional
B4 Assets retained forthe Land, Buildings and ContentsatAssembly Unrestricted
charity’s own use Hatt, Georgian Close, Hayes
Camping equipment Restricted
Fund to which Amountdue When due
liability relates (optional) {optional:
B5 Liabitities
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
Ai Guoey Jonathan Stantey
7 Stephen Oxley
CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 08/07/2026

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 2026 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 31/03/2026 .

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: 07/07/2026
Emily Brooks
AAT Associate Bookkeeping Membership
39 Blount Avenue
East Grinstead
West Sussex RH19 1JJ

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