# CLM Annual Update Meeting Tuesday 3[rd] May 2022 @ 7pm 2 clm annual update 2022 ## BLANK PAGE Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 3 clm annual update 2022 ## Neil’s Senior Leader’s Report: January - September 2021 began with “more of the same” - managing the church through the ongoing and seemingly interminable pandemic. Conflicting feelings marked the first year anniversary of lockdown, ranging from weariness from the restrictions placed upon us, ongoing fear for many, to a desire to throw caution to the wind and just get “back to normal”. Outdoor services in the car park gave welcome relief to the restrictions on indoor singing. To sing or not to sing, masks or no masks, and different convictions in how to handle many things inevitably added some tension to relationships. But overall, the church has weathered this time well, not seeing people dropping out of church completely, but also not gaining members through online attendance - both of which have been the experience of some churches. As restrictions were lifted, we stopped streaming Sunday services live to encourage people to begin to congregate again, though still made services available online later. Through the summer, our “Come, let us rebuild” series helped process events and refocus for the future. Life groups were encouraged to meet in person and Jon gradually moved from Zoom sessions to face-to-face activities with children and young people. Jon finished his work with CLM in the summer, and we are very grateful to him for his commitment to the children at CLM. We began a recruitment process for the role of church leader at the beginning of the year. This led to positive contact with one external candidate but circumstances prevented them taking up the role. Paul Griffiths suggested making the post a half-time role that he would be prepared to take on. Paul was appointed to the role of church leader with effect from 1 October. A joint farewell service for Neil and induction service for Paul on 26 September marked the transition. ## Paul’s Senior Leader’s Report: October - December Well, even just prior to Easter 2021 I would never have anticipated what God had in store for us together from October 2021. I want to thank Neil for his service in the role as Senior Leader and all that he achieved in his time here. I count it as a total privilege to serve the Lord at CLM. Thank you for being willing to walk this path with Diane and me as we see what God has in store for all of us, our community, our nation and the world. Our passion is to see Jesus Christ revealed among us and for the church to become the dynamic group of people Jesus intended it be. My first few weeks included speaking at Edge Hill University Christian Union and attending the Civic Service to represent CLM. We revamped how the Leadership Team functions, giving areas of responsibility in the life of the church to each person. I met fortnightly (on Zoom) with other church leaders from ‘Maximise’ to encourage, and support one another. Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 4 clm annual update 2022 Thank you to everyone for using their gifts, whatever you do, for the glory of God. Let’s continue to do everything to honour Him, to work in total unity, and to see people saved, added to the church, discipled and maturing in Him. We are so grateful to people for using their gift to preach on Sunday mornings. We gave people the opportunity to preach their heart over the last few months rather than follow a series. My heart is to make Sunday services a place that people really want to be at because they don’t want to miss what God has to say to us. I want people to be excited again about being together as the church of Jesus Christ at CLM. We also introduced ‘toast’, a service for all ages, on the 4th Sunday of the month while we take a longer look at our children/youth provision. ## Carolyn, Geoff & Jackie’s Leadership Team Report: Paul took on CLM Leadership role from Oct 1st 2021. He kept the leadership team of 3 of us, Jackie, Geoff and Carolyn and gave us each responsibilities within the fellowship, meeting with him regularly. We support each other and we value that. We believe prayer is an essential part of our role as leaders--prayer for issues and each other. We are here to support Paul, serve the fellowship and we are grateful for all the practical help so many of you provide. ## Maximise: A family of 7 churches located primarily in the North West of England and North Wales on mission together. Each church pursues its own vision while being part of a bigger picture working to support and encourage one another. Paul Griffiths ## Worship Report: Lockdown started again on 5[th] January 2021, completely altering what we were able to do in church, so the worship via streaming and youtube took over. The Live Worship began again in March and gradually progressed to two, three or four people bringing live worship back to the congregation, despite social distancing, masks and screens. God holds the future but my vision would be to progress in worship in depth and knowledge and love of God, but also in numbers of worship personnel. ## Roger Currie Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 5 clm annual update 2022 ## Mission: Along with most areas of church life we were unable to meet at all in 2021. As a result Missions giving was continued in line with the previous year. We continued to support Lynn Rees, Anna Tait & Lamie in Turkey, Ethiopia, International China Concern, Tearfund, Open Doors, Angel Tree in Bolivia, totalling £17,029. We look forward to meeting again in 2022 to carry on our support of world mission through people we know and have relationship with. ## Mission Team ## **Church Structure** The Trustees have legal oversight of the charity, with the day-to-day running of the church delegated to the ‘Leadership Team’. Numerous people then take responsibility for areas of the church on behalf of the Leadership Team. ## Trustees Report : With our role of strategic and legal oversight of the Church the trustees continued to meet during 2021, sometimes over Zoom and sometimes face-to-face. We have ensured that governance issues such as risk, health and safety, finance and safeguarding are discussed along with the purpose of CLM: to bring people into a relationship with Christ, shine His light in the local area and tend to His flock, our congregation. It is a balance we strive to maintain within our meetings. It is with obvious sadness that we accepted the resignation of Neil Rees as our Principal Church Leader. We want to extend our thanks to him for his leadership over the past nine years – the freshness of approach, the building up of the church, reaching out to our local community, encouraging the development of so many of us, not to mention his teaching and sense of humour. Simultaneously with this sadness, we were delighted to appoint Paul Griffiths as our new Senior Leader on a part-time basis. We welcome his willingness to serve the church here in Ormskirk, his heart for sharing the good news of Christ in new and different ways, and his dedication to getting to know all in our congregation. We pray blessings on both Neil and Paul as they follow God’s prompting in their respective roles. Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 6 clm annual update 2022 We have welcomed two new trustees, Ted Whitfield and Adrian Morris, and have benefited greatly from their wisdom, input and challenge to our deliberations. Paul has also joined this ‘team’, but we hope for our numbers to increase again in 2022. We have been encouraged to see more people return to services within the Church building and new people join us, the adaptation of activities to cope with changes in guidance, and the introduction of new gatherings and ways to serve God locally. As trustees responsible for providing an annual report to the Charity Commission, we thank everyone for their contribution to this booklet. We commend it to you as a demonstration of how CLM has continued to function and change during the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, and our vision and plans for the year ahead. Jenny Whitfield – 17 September 2015; John Roberts – 17 September 2015; Linda Heaton 15 April 2016; Martin Conway 15 April 2016 ; Ted Whitfield 14 July 2021; Adrian Morris 14 July 2021; Paul Griffiths 1 October 2021 Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 7 clm annual update 2022 ## Finance: ## Cottage Lane Mission 2022 Financial Statements 1 ## Financial Report 2021 The Funds Statement shows that total funds have increased year on year by £2K, from £69K to £71K. The Income & Expenditure Account shows a breakdown of our sources of unrestricted income and the analysis of our areas of expenditure, both compared with the budget for 2021. The actual figures for 2020 are also presented. Income for the year at £75K was £7K better than budget. Rent was £4K better than budget, due to Community Lives Matter’s use of Neil’s time and of our premises. Claims for support under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme amounted to £3K subsidising the salaries of the family worker and the cleaner who were furloughed/ part-furloughed for 2/3 of the year. General giving at £50.6K was £2.6K better than budget and £4K better than 2020. This is a very welcome reversal of the downward trend over the previous four years. However, Gift Aid was £2K down on budget. Total expenditure in 2021 was £72K, £18K less than budget. The budget assumed a return to full operation by 1 April. This proved optimistic! 1. On 1 October, Paul, on a ½ time contract, replaced Neil. Salaries and expenses of PCL were £3K less than budget. 2. Jon Anelli’s tenure as Family Worker ended on 31 July. Family Worker salary was therefore £4K less than budget. 3. Maintenance costs @ £10K were £5K lower than budget with no major repairs required, apart from £1.6K on a new fridge. 4. Missions giving was recommenced, £17K being donated in total. This was £4K less than budget but £7K higher than in 2020. Overall, in 2021, income exceeded expenditure by £2K compared with a budget overspend of £23K. Therefore our finances remain healthy for the time being. I make no apology for repeating my pleas of last year and the year before for folk to consider legacies to CLM in their wills. If you do decide to leave CLM a legacy, it is important that you let me know. Legacies to CLM are something we should prayerfully consider; they make a real difference as we have seen in the past year. Of course, anyone can leave a legacy to CLM. Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 8 clm annual update 2022 ## Cottage Lane Mission June 2022 Financial Statements 2 Financial ## Report Budget 2022 The budget schedule compares our 2022 budget with our actual income & expenditure for 2021. Total income is budgetted at £67.5K. 1. General giving at £50K is in line with 2021. Of course, no one off donations or legacies are assumed. 2. Rental income is budgetted at £1.5K plus £5K from Community Lives Matter. 3. Gift Aid is expected to generate £11K. Total Expenditure is budgetted at £94K. 4. Audio/visual at £5K provides for a revamp of our website and new building signage. 5. Maintenance budget at £13K provides for routine maintenance and £5K for roof repairs. 6. Photocopying covers production of Mission Times every 2 months. 7. The budget provides for guest speakers. 8. The budget assumes the appointment of a youth worker from 1 April and a pastoral assistant from 1 October, an ambitious recruitment programme, now unachievable! 9. £11K is provided to stimulate contact with the community, half of which is our support for Neil in all he does including his Community Lives Matter role. 10. The budget assumes our continued participation in Maximise, although this is under review following Maximise’s withdrawal from Salt & Light UK. 11. Sundry includes £1500 for recruitment advertising. 12. Missions giving at £15K returns us to our running target of £25% of general giving plus gift aid. It includes our continuing support of Lynn. The total deficit assumed in the 2022 budget of £26.5K, although huge, is sustainable in the context of our surplus of £16.2K in 2020 and £2.2K in 2021, although of course both income and expenditure will be closely monitored in order to ensure that our planned expenditure remains affordable. The budget does have implications for the long term. Recruitment of both a family worker and a pastoral assistant this year would impact our finances significantly in 2023, such that other areas of expenditure would have to be curtailed, unless income increased. ## GE Maitland, Treasurer. Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 9 clm annual update 2022 ## Financial Summary |Financial Summary||| |---|---|---| |2021
Bank Balances
Deposit A/C 1 (Kenya Education)
Deposit Account 3
Total Deposit Accounts
Current Account
Total
Increase in Funds|Actual
Actual
2020
2021
1,282.88
1,283.00
33,594.99
33,598.35|| ||34,877.87|| ||69,294.71|71,516.82| ||2,222.11|| |||| |||| Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 10 clm annual update 2022 Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 11 clm annual update 2022 Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 12 clm annual update 2022 ## **The objectives of the church are** : 1. The advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the statement of faith appearing in the schedule. 2. Such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, further the work of the church. ## Prayer: During lockdown, prayer never stopped. We used WhatsApp, mobiles, land lines etc etc. Later in 2021 we were having prayer as normal in the services. When Hannah was admitted to hospital as an emergency, she was aware that the prayers of others were answered… immediate and effective treatment. God hears & answers prayers. Prayer is crucial to all we try and do at CLM. We will be endeavouring to introduce joint prayer times again in 2022 Prayer changes things. If you can talk, you can pray. Everyone of us can be part of growth through prayer in CLM. Carolyn Hastings ## Pastoral: The buddy scheme developed to support members the previous year continued to operate in 2021. It became obvious towards the end of the year that we needed to develop the buddy system to accommodate the changing needs of the church. As we emerge from the pandemic we are now operating a hybrid pastoral model that retains the best of the buddy system supplemented by more personal contacts made possible by Sunday worship and life groups. Marion Walker Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 13 clm annual update 2022 ## Life Groups: During Covid we zoomed and studied the Bible together in two groups. Then reshaped as soon as we could meet again, and studied the weekly sermons. For 2022 we plan to increase the number of Life Groups and the aim is to support each …it’s been a joy to share fellowship, prayer and Bible study... I was particularly blessed and encouraged by the communion service we shared together… Carolyn Hastings ## Social Activities: CLM Walking Group The walking group has been able to meet up each month throughout 2021 and we have had some lovely walks. I personally enjoy seeing the beautiful sights and hearing sounds the great outdoors provides… getting to know some people better as well as spend time with friends. We have planned some interesting places for our walking group, so do join us as it is a lovely way to have fellowship together. Ginny Salkeld ## Toddler Group: Toddlers only opened on 5th November 2021 because of Covid. Parents (10 families) said they were very pleased to be back. The Christmas event with Santa, was well attended with 28 children, all enjoying breakfast together first. The leaders will promote Toddlers in 2022, but we will all wait and see where God is taking us in the future . ## **Dorothy Rawthstorne** ## Ladies’ Craft Meeting: 2021 began with ongoing social restrictions due to Covid 19, but by September we were able to restart Craft Club, supported by Ginny, Ruth and Jane, with Adrian as resident tea and coffee maker. …for me living on my own and being a newcomer to the church I have found craft club a welcoming and friendly environment that has helped me socialise and meet new people… Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 14 clm annual update 2022 Ladies from the church and local community met on the first Friday of every month in the Annex, appropriately socially distanced and ventilated, and enjoyed creating, stitching and card making. Numbers were low to start with, but by the December meeting we were back to normal, and the ladies were able to make Christmas wreaths and watch a flower arranging demonstration. In 2022 and beyond we hope to continue to offer the opportunity to gather in a relaxed environment where all will experience the love of Christ. ## Ruth Morris ## Community: Churches Charity - Community Lives Matter: As some of our activities involve "support groups" that were allowed to operate in Covid-secure environments or online contact, these were not affected by Covid restrictions. Others such as the luncheon club (LC) were able to LC… 3 Afternoon restart as and when restrictions were reduced and teas delivered people were willing to re-engage within social contexts. LC… New chef joined the team in September Having obtained a National Lottery Community Fund grant, we are now looking forward to a new project manager and developer joining the team and being able to consolidate L.C… Resuming our 5 day annual holiday and expand our services to local residents and vulnerable members of our community. ## Neil Rees ## West Lancashire Debt Advice Service Because of Covid we couldn’t offer face to face appointments as usual in 2019 so we tried to operate by letter, text and phone. Team meeting were held via zoom. Our intention is to move towards normal face to face meetings and appointments in 2022. Roy Wynne Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 15 clm annual update 2022 ## Food Bank: In January 2021 Ormskirk Foodbank reverted to a delivery service for those unable to afford to buy food. Numbers of clients reverted to pre-Covid levels by the end of 2021. We look forward to building on the closer working with our friends at Skelmersdale and District Foodbank, and tackling the root causes of local people needing our services as part of the West Lancashire Food Insecurity Forum. (Matthew 25:35 ‘For I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in…’). ## Linda Heaton ## Administration: In 2021 Administration took on a different role, there were no admin meetings but the admin team were very busy in contacting people via a broadcasting group, email, text messaging, running zoom meetings and these activities helped members of the congregation not to feel isolated and to be aware of prayer requests, zoom meetings, online church services etc. Looking ahead to 2022 it is the intention to increase the number of members in the Admin Team, to update the web page and to purchase a new church laptop to enable church administration to be more coordinated. Jackie Currie ## Technical: With the pandemic still impacting church attendance in 2021, we continued to build on previous sterling achievements to stream our services online, largely for the benefit of home-based members. The Christian church has always taken advantage of technology to spread its message, so with restrictions and attitudes easing by year end, members returning to church and a new leader in post, we asked ourselves what next for our technical ministry. The answer: for 2022, to speak more effectively to our communities using their own innovative and hugely influential media platforms, through our all-new website and substantial investment in our YouTube broadcasts. Philip Walker ## Health & Safety: Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE 16 clm annual update 2022 The year started with instructions to limit the congregation in the church to a minimum by social distancing, with no singing, no close interaction (open windows & doors in January) and a one way system on the church site. Instructions were issued to all groups meeting in the building. By the end of the year there were some relaxations with the wearing of masks not being compulsory, singing was now allowed if you wore a mask, some leniency on seating distance and some limited interaction between folks. A very big thank you to all who set out the chairs and got the church ready for the services, also those who regularly cleaned, sanitised and ensured that everything was done to keep us all safe in church. ## John Roberts Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE ## **Finance:** ## **Cottage Lane Mission 2022 Financial Statements 1** ## **Financial Report 2021** The Funds Statement shows that total funds have increased year on year by £2K, from £69K to £71K. The Income & Expenditure Account shows a breakdown of our sources of unrestricted income and the analysis of our areas of expenditure, both compared with the budget for 2021. The actual figures for 2020 are also presented. Income for the year at £75K was £7K better than budget. Rent was £4K better than budget, due to Community Lives Matter’s use of Neil’s time and of our premises. Claims for support under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme amounted to £3K subsidising the salaries of the family worker and the cleaner who were furloughed/ part-furloughed for 2/3 of the year. General giving at £50.6K was £2.6K better than budget and £4K better than 2020. This is a very welcome reversal of the downward trend over the previous four years. However, Gift Aid was £2K down on budget. Total expenditure in 2021 was £72K, £18K less than budget. The budget assumed a return to full operation by 1 April. This proved optimistic! `1.` On 1 October, Paul, on a ½ time contract, replaced Neil. Salaries and expenses of PCL were £3K less than budget. `2.` Jon Anelli’s tenure as Family Worker ended on 31 July. Family Worker salary was therefore £4K less than budget. `3.` Maintenance costs @ £10K were £5K lower than budget with no major repairs required, apart from £1.6K on a new fridge. `4.` Missions giving was recommenced, £17K being donated in total. This was £4K less than budget but £7K higher than in 2020. Overall, in 2021, income exceeded expenditure by £2K compared with a budget overspend of £23K. Therefore our finances remain healthy for the time being. I make no apology for repeating my pleas of last year and the year before for folk to consider legacies to CLM in their wills. If you do decide to leave CLM a legacy, it is important that you let me know. Legacies to CLM are something we should prayerfully consider; they make a real difference as we have seen in the past year. Of course, anyone can leave a legacy to CLM. 2 clm annual update 2022 ## **Cottage Lane Mission June 2022 Financial Statements 2 Financial** ## **Report Budget 2022** The budget schedule compares our 2022 budget with our actual income & expenditure for 2021. Total income is budgetted at £67.5K. 1. General giving at £50K is in line with 2021. Of course, no one off donations or legacies are assumed. 2. Rental income is budgetted at £1.5K plus £5K from Community Lives Matter. 3. Gift Aid is expected to generate £11K. Total Expenditure is budgetted at £94K. 4. Audio/visual at £5K provides for a revamp of our website and new building signage. 5. Maintenance budget at £13K provides for routine maintenance and £5K for roof repairs. 6. Photocopying covers production of Mission Times every 2 months. 7. The budget provides for guest speakers. 8. The budget assumes the appointment of a youth worker from 1 April and a pastoral assistant from 1 October, an ambitious recruitment programme, now unachievable! 9. £11K is provided to stimulate contact with the community, half of which is our support for Neil in all he does including his Community Lives Matter role. 10. The budget assumes our continued participation in Maximise, although this is under review following Maximise’s withdrawal from Salt & Light UK. 11. Sundry includes £1500 for recruitment advertising. 12. Missions giving at £15K returns us to our running target of £25% of general giving plus gift aid. It includes our continuing support of Lynn. The total deficit assumed in the 2022 budget of £26.5K, although huge, is sustainable in the context of our surplus of £16.2K in 2020 and £2.2K in 2021, although of course both income and expenditure will be closely monitored in order to ensure that our planned expenditure remains affordable. The budget does have implications for the long term. Recruitment of both a family worker and a pastoral assistant this year would impact our finances significantly in 2023, such that other areas of expenditure would have to be curtailed, unless income increased. ``` Charity No: 1163611 Cottage Lane Mission, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk L39 3NE ``` 3 clm annual update 2022 ## **GE Maitland, Treasurer.** |Financial Summary|Actual
Actual
2020
2021
1,282.88
1,283.00
33,594.99
33,598.35| |---|---| |2021|| ||| |Bank Balances|| |Deposit A/C 1 (Kenya Education)
|| |Deposit Account 3
|| ||34,877.87
34,881.35
34,416.84
36,635.47| |Total Deposit Accounts
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Total|| ||69,294.71
71,516.82| |
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