2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2023 To 31 03 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Sladebrook Evangelical Church

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1163375

Sladebrook Church

Charity's principal address 239 Englishcombe Lane BATH BA2 2ER

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Paul Brind
	TimothyTappenden
	Christopher Martin	Chair

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by existing trustees

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• 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.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Somerset and such other parts of the United Kingdom as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.

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The church at Sladebrook exists to:

• Promote the Christian faith within our immediate area

• Provide opportunities for people to gather to worship

• Assist understanding of the faith through teaching of the Bible

• • Support outreach and missionary work in our local area, more broadly across the UK, and also around the world

The trustees have these objectives in mind when considering and planning activities, giving consideration to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of religion.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The main activities of the charity towards these goals are:

• Christian services held weekly for the local community, including the main Sunday morning worship service and various prayer meetings.

• Weekly home groups for prayer, Bible study and discussion.

• Seasonal special events (e.g. Christmas and Easter)

• Weekly coffee morning

• Building awareness of Christian ministries in the UK and overseas through visiting speakers and video/DVD, and supporting these ministries by prayer and financial gifts.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

The church has met every week throughout the year for worship and Summary of the main prayer alongside teaching from the Bible. The Sunday morning achievements of the charity gatherings start with an opportunity to welcome visitors and catch up with during the year one another over a cup of coffee. Once a month the service has taken the form of “Café Church” with less formality and a time to discuss questions sat around tables. Home groups on a mid-week evening provide a further opportunity to dig deeper into the Bible passages studied on the preceding Sunday. The Men’s Group met monthly with a range of varied and interesting topics. The weekly coffee morning has also welcomed folk from the community for a time of chatting and friendship. An exciting development this year was the relaunch of Messy Church on a bi-monthly basis; children and their parents take part in various craft activities, listen to a story from the Bible, and then share a hot meal together. Numbers attending have increased each time. However overall numbers have continued to contract and the average age has continued to increase, so during the year the elders met with the leadership team from Widcombe Baptist Church to seek a way forward. In January we announced that they will work with us on a revitalisation project, with a new pastor and the transfer of members from Widcombe to Sladebrook. This is still in progress but we await the future with great excitement and anticipation. Overall giving through the year has again decreased slightly, but expenditure is also down meaning a surplus again, principally in the Church Worker fund. We expect to start drawing on this during the coming year once the new pastor is appointed. Sundry operating expenses grew due to the cost of replacing a projector and upgrading the heating control system. Giving for the work of Christian ministries was slightly down but we were still able to support Genesis Trust (working with the homeless and disadvantaged in Bath), and Lux Youth Project (formerly Bath Youth For Christ) as well as national Christian charities such as Tearfund and the Bible Society. As well as financial giving, we had a monthly collection of food items which were donated to the Bath Foodbank.

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Section E Financial review The church does not have a fonnal policy on reserves, but aims to keep sufficient funds in the General Fund to support expected expenditLtre for the next few months. ReseNes are allowed to accumulate when eX￿ptIOnal future expenditure is anticipated. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materlally in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional infomiation, where relevant about= the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Gw(tyOP¢￿ foHrtJ Date £?/ib /LOLq TAR March 2012

Charity Name No (if any) Sladebrook Evangelical Church 1163375 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2023 31/03/2024

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £		Restricted funds to the nearest £		Endowment funds to the nearest £		Total funds to the nearest £		Last year to the nearest £
Voluntary giving	24,961		-		-		24,961		28,640
Income tax refunds	-		-		-		-		5,472
Interest income	981		-		-		981		167
Gift from BuildingTrustees re. Electrical work	-		-		-		-		5,320
Room hire	500		-		-		500		-
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	26,442		-		-		26,442		39,599
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
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Sub total	-								-
Total receipts A3 Payments
									39,599
Heat and light	3,365		-		-		3,365		3,002
Insurance	1,710		-		-		1,710		1,569
Water rates	178		-		-		178		103
Cleaning	2,026		-		-		2,026		2,410
Preachers expenses	2,350		-		-		2,350		1,875
Sundryoperatingexpenses	3,638		-		-		3,638		1,660
Support of Christian ministries and relief	9,125		-		-		9,125		10,760
Repairs and maintenance	-		-		-		-		9,354
Roundingerror	1		-		-		1		-
**Sub total **	22,393		-		-		22,393		30,733
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
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**Sub total **	-								-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
									30,733
	4,049								8,866
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	90,884								82,018
	94,933								90,884

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

CCXX R1 accounts (SS) Categories B1 Cash funds	1 General Fund Church Worker Fund Maintenance & Decoration Fund Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 3,581 90,063 1,289 94,933 OK	16/10/2024 Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK	Endowment funds to nearest £
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to Ihe trusleesl members of SLADEBROOK EVANGELICAL CHURCH On accounts for the year 8nded 31 MARCH 2024 Charity no (if any} 1163375 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above Gharity {Yhe Trust") for the year ended 31103 12024. Responsibilities and As the Gharity trustees of the Tnjst, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with Ihe requirements of Ihe Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried oul under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable DireGtions given by the Charity Commission under seclion 145(5llb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention I ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in awordance wilh section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the aGGounting records Independent examiner's statement have no Goncems 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. Slgned: Date: OÉ) JfyX4- Nam8: Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body lif any): Address: 3 4 £&LTfy Sfok IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity acGounts." directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief detai15 of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018