# ## # ## ## |||| 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.| |Additional information (optional)||| |You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Achievements against|Para 1.44|| |objectives set||_| |Performance offundraising|Para 1.41|| |activitiesagainstobjectives||| |_set||| |Investment performance||| |_ against objectives||| |-||| ## |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||| |Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements||whererelevant about:
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
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| |||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||||| |Additional information (optional)||||| |You may choose to include furtherstatements||where relevant about:||| |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.
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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||| |Other||| ## ## ## ## ## ## |CHARITYcommission|™°
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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
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TAX RECOVERED2024/25||||9,831|_|.|19,950]
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7,586| |SOUTH EASTYOUTH CAMP|||||||19,117|||19,117|16,624| |_
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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** . - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ |**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|| 1 **October 2018** **IER** **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** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**