|||Names and addresses ofadvisers|Names and addresses ofadvisers|(Optional|(Optional|(Optional|information)|information)||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |T|e|ofadviser
Name||||Address||||| |Name||ofchief executive or names|ofsenior staff members|||||(Optional||information)| |||~
a|||A|~ ~||||R| ||Description ofthe charity's trusts|||||||||| |||Type of governing
document|Constitution|||||||| |||How the charity is constituted|Charitable||Incorporated|||Organisation||| |||Trustee selection methods|Appointed||by existing trustees|||||| ||Additional
governance
issues||(Optional|information)||||||| ||You may choose to include
additional
information,
where||The trustees
reviewed
the charity's finances each quarter and met for an
AGM to evaluate
performance
towards the objects ofthe charity.|||||||| ||relevant, about:|||||||||| ||~|policies and procedures||||||||| |||adopted for the induction
and||||||||| |||training oftrustees;||||||||| ||~|the charity's organisational||||||||| |||structure
and any wider||||||||| |||network
with which the charity||||||||| |||works;||||||||| ||~|relationship
with any related||||||||| |||parties;||||||||| ||~|trustees'
consideration
of||||||||| |||major risks and the system||||||||| |||and procedures
to manage||||||||| |||them.||||||||| ||~ ~
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e| |---|---| ||The objects ofthe CIO are:| |Summary ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its|TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR,
BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:| |governing
document|- ENCOURAGING
AND FACILITATING THE FOUNDING
AND| ||OPERATION OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHESPRIMARILY,
ALTHOUGH| ||||NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE NORTH EAST AND THE RESTOF THE|NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE NORTH EAST AND THE RESTOF THE|NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE NORTH EAST AND THE RESTOF THE| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||UNITED KINGDOM;||| ||||-ENCOURAGING
THE SEEKING OF NEW FOLLOWERS AND||| ||||ADHERENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; AND||| ||||- FACILITATING THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF||| ||||INDIVIDUALS
IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING
OF THE CHRISTIAN||| ||||RELIGION.||| ||||During 2022-2023 GCH Trust has continued
to operate Grace Church||| ||||Hartlepool.||| ||||Regular activities ofthe church have included:||| ||||~
Sunday gatherings —Grace Church
Hartlepool
meets weekly|on|| ||||Sunday afternoons
in a local community
centre.||| ||||~
Life Groups —Smaller groups that meet in a variety offormal|and|| ||||informal
settings
during the week||| ||||~
Events —A variety ofevents were hosted exploring
different||| ||||aspects ofthe Christian
faith.||| |Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken
for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within|||The purpose ofthese gatherings
has been to facilitate the development
of individuals
in their understanding
of Christianity.
All the meetings,
and
events, were open to the general
public and have seen people with a
variety of beliefs attending
throughout
the year.||| |this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)|||Other events have taken place periodically
during 2022-23, including
a
Christmas
carol service providing
an opportunity
to explore the meaning
of Christmas/specific
claims ofChristianity.
This event was attended
by
people with a wide variety of beliefs. Regular discussion
groups have
been facilitated to explore the impact ofChristian
beliefs on life and
culture.||| ||||A leadership
training
programme
is used for training
and developing||| ||||leaders to accommodate
the increasing
number ofpeople accessing||life| ||||groups and church events.||| ||||GCH trust re-started
operation a debt centre in partnership
with||| ||||Christians
Against Poverty (CAP) in September 2022, through
employing||| ||||a debt centre manager
and recruiting
volunteers.||| ||||GCH Trust purchased
a building
in August 2023 in order to secure and||| ||||expand the delivery ofthe events and activities described above.||| ||||All these activities carried out by GCH have contributed
to the objects||of| ||||the chari||| |Additional|details ofobjectives||and activities (Optional
information)||| |||~
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~|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year||The achievements
ofthe charity
in 2022-23 have been the ongoing
operation
and expansion
ofthe activities ofGrace Church
Hartlepool
line with the objects ofthe charity. The activities ofGCH support the|||in| |||charity
in delivering
benefit to the public.|||| |||Object 1 —Founding
and operation of Christian
churches|||| |||Operation
ofGrace Church
Hartlepool|||| |||Financial
contribution
to the operation ofCovenant
Hope Church||Dubai|| |||Object 2 —Seeking new followers ofthe Christian|religion||| |||A number ofpeople have explored the beliefs of|Christianity
through||the| |||activities outlined
above and some ofthose have|now identified|as|| |||followers ofChristianity|||| |||Object 3 —Facilitating
development
and training|in understanding|ofthe|| |||Christian
religion|||| |||The activities described above have reached a large number of||people|| |||throughout
the year, with a group of65-75adults|and children accessing||| |||most ofthose activities on a regular basis, facilitating
the development|||of| |||understanding
of Christianity.|||| |Brief statement ofthe
charity's
policy on reserves|The trustees
have adopted a policy to maintain
reserves equal to 3
months
total salary costs.|| |---|---|---| |Details ofany funds materially||| |in deficit||| |Further financial
review details|(Optional
information)|| |You may choose to include
additional
information,
where|During 2022-23, GCH Trust has raised funds through
individual
and
church donations
in order to deliver the objects ofthe charity.|| |relevant about:
~
the charity's
principal
sources offunds
(including
any fundraising);|Redeemer
Church
in Leeds has supported
the charity financially
to help
operate GCH. GCH Trust also received donations
from the Fellowship
of
Independent
Evangelical
Churches (FIEC)and Woody Road Baptist
Church, specifically towards the purchase ofthe building.|| |~
how expenditure
has
supported
the key objectives
ofthe charity;
~
investment
policy and
objectives inciuding
any
ethical investment
policy
adopted.|During 2022-23, GCH Trust employed
BP(trustee)
in a leadership
role
for Grace Church
Hartlepool. The charity constitution
states that trustees
can receive remuneration
from the charity (not for carrying
out their role
as a trustee) as long as the majority oftrustees do not receive any
payment
from the charity. Decisions on pay scales and structure were
made by the majority oftrustees
without BPpresent to avoid conflict of
interest.|| ||All expenditure
has supported
the objectives ofthe charity through
the|| ||planning,
operation
and practical costs associated
with the activities|| ||described
in this re ort.|| ## ## ## ##