||Charity name|Charity name|ASHFORD COMMUNITY|CHURCH| |---|---|---|---|---| |Other names charity is known by||||| |Registered charity number||(ifany)|1165151|| |Charity's|principal|address|Francis Road|| ||||ASHFORD|| ||||Kent|| ||||Postcode TN23 7UR|| |Names ofthe charity tr|ustees who manage|the charity|| |---|---|---|---| |Trustee name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot for
whole year|Name ofperson (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
{Ifany)| |Gill Adsett|||| |Ernest Bate|||| |Owen Darling|Chair||| |Chris Hill|||| |Maureen
Hulbert|Treasurer||| |Susanne Trokhymenko||From 13June 2023to|| |||present|| |Priya Mouncher||From 13June 2023to|| |||present|| |Brian Carter||From 13June 2023to|| |||present|| |Names ofthe trustees for the charity, ifany, (for example, any custodian trustees)|||| |Name||Dates acted ifnot for|whole year| ## |Type ofadviser
Name|||Address||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Accountant
Roger|Hughes||Wayside,|Forge Hill,|ALDINGTON,|||||Kent|TN25 7DT||| |Solicitor|||Hallett &Co, 11Bank|||Street, ASHFORD, Kent TN23 1DA|||||||| |Name ofchief executive or names|ofsenior staff||members|(Optional|information)||||||||| |~
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the leadership||a member ofthe Ashford
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in Ashford.||||||||||which forms| |~
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with any related|||||||||||||| |parties;|||||||||||||| |~ trustees'
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ofmajor|||||||||||||| |risks and the system and|||||||||||||| |procedures to manage them.|||||||||||||| |Summary ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its governing|Summary ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its governing|Summary ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its governing|Our object isto advance the Christian
Faith for the public benefit
in
accordance with our statement
ofbeliefs (see section Fofthis report).|Our object isto advance the Christian
Faith for the public benefit
in
accordance with our statement
ofbeliefs (see section Fofthis report).| |---|---|---|---|---| |document||||| ||||The Trustees have been conscious ofthe need to carry out our purposes|| ||||for the public benefit and have had regard to the guidance
on public|| ||||benefit issued by the Charity Commission.|| ||||We believe that the Christian
Faith provides guidelines
for living that are|| ||||good forthe individual
and for society in general. A Living Faith in|Jesus| ||||Christ provides the strength
and peace of mind to follow these guidelines|| ||||and to live a useful life. ('His divine power has given us everything
need for life and godliness. ..' 2Peter 1v3a).|we| ||||The numbers ofthose attending
our Sunday morning service have|| ||||continually
been increasing
since all Covid restrictions
were lifted.|We| ||||are particularly
pleased to welcome families from many different|| ||||ethnicities
and allowing
us to provide Christian
teaching to a thriving|| ||||group ofchildren.|| ||||With an updated
audio visual system we reach a wider audience through|| ||||broadcasting
our Sunday service livestream
on YouTube|| ||||htt s:
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streams|| |Summary|ofthe main activities||and other meetings
via Microsoft Teams, allowing
more people to|| |undertaken||for the public benefit|"attend".|| |in relation||tothese objects||| |(include within this section the|||We are a church family who care for each other and forthose around us|in the| |statutory|declaration
that||community.
We reach out to bring the Christian
message of loving|and| |trustees have had regard tothe|||caring to our neighbours
and more widely
in the town ofAshford.|We| |guidance|issued by the Charity||proudly
proclaim a large 'Try Praying'
banner on the front ofour building|| |Commission||on public benefit)|and distribute
free booklets from this national
initiative.|| ||||We provide the only Men's Clothing Bank in Ashford and regularly|take| ||||members
donations tothe Ashford Food Bank.|| ||||We support
Missionary
and Relief Organisations
financially
and give|| ||||loans or one-off gifts to individuals
in need.|| ||||The church buildings are widely used during the week for a wide range of|| ||||church activities and by other organisations.
Details ofthe year's|| ||||activities are recorded
in Section D.|| ||||During 2023the mezzanine
floor in the church housing the sound/video|| ||||desk and the Prayer Room have been completed
from the benefit|of| ||||bequests
left tothe church. We have also purchased
a new set of|chairs| ||||for the church and main hall. The chairs replaced
have been gifted|to a| ||||new church set up in the town.|| ## |You may choose|You may choose|You may choose|to|include|include|Most|ofthe activities held in our church use volunteers.||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |further statements,||||where||Ashford Borough Council employees
use the premises for national
and|||| |relevant, about:||||||local|elections.||| |~|policy on grant-making;||||||||| |~|policy programme||||related||||| ||investment;||||||||| |~|contribution||made||by||||| ||volunteers.||||||||| |Su|mmary ofthe||main||||||| |ac|hievements|ofthe|||charity|The regular meetings that are held in our church buildings
are listed below:|||| |du|ring the year||||||||| |||||||~|SUNDAY:||| ||||||||Between
SOand 60people each week meeting
in the Main Hall,||| ||||||||watching
in the Middle
Hall (for those who wish or need to||| ||||||||remain socially distanced
and "masked"), or joining us on||| ||||||||YouTube and TEAMS. We continue to broadcast our Sunday||| ||||||||Services on our YouTube channel. This gives the opportunity|for|| ||||||||those towatch "live" or "after the event" who have been unable||| ||||||||to attend the meeting
in person. We know for afact that people||| ||||||||from around the country and abroad take delight
in regularly||| ||||||||watching
our services.||| ||||||||WORSHIP —Praying,
singing, preaching
and teaching.
All these||| ||||||||are aspects ofour worship
on a Sunday. Our beautiful
Prayer||| ||||||||Room is now fully functional-
with a powerful
Prayer Team who||| ||||||||are available to meet with people at the end ofthe service. Our||| ||||||||Worship Team has seen has been strengthened
by two new||| ||||||||singers.||| ||||||||TEACHING SERIES—The focus ofteaching this year, as already||| ||||||||seen, has been to face up to "Tough Questions" on what we||| ||||||||believe sothat we can "stand firm" against the tide ofsocietal||| ||||||||change which
isdemanding
that we accept things that we do||| ||||||||not believe in. This naturally
developed,
after September,
into||a| ||||||||series on Jesus' "Manifesto of Kingdom
Living" as expounded||in| ||||||||the Sermon on the Mount. The year ended with a month-long||| ||||||||series on "Christmas
on Trial- where isthe Hope ofthe||| ||||||||Nations?"||| |~|WEDNESDAY:|| |---|---|---| ||WEIGHT.WATCHERS —continue to use our building
on|a| ||Wednesday
morning.|| ||SUPACOOKS —In co-operation
with Ashford Together and|| ||Pneuma
Church, we have set up a basic cooking course|forthe| ||needy in the community.
Courses, running for 6weeks|at a time,| ||have been supported
throughout
the year.|| ||HOUSEGROUPS AND MONTHLY SUPERGROUP —We now have 2|| ||groups —known as "Early Birds" and "Night Owls" that|meet in| ||person and online. The last Wednesday
ofeach month|has been| ||set aside for our "Supergroup"
in the church building.|| |0|THURSDAY:|| ||BIBLESTUDY —Acommitted
group meet fortnighHY face-to-face|| ||and have enjoyed a number ofstudies as well as social|time| ||together.|| ||The "Ukrainian
Singers" have begun to use the church|on a| ||Thursday to rehearse their wonderful
music.|| ||East Kent Chorus practice in our building
on a Thursday.|Small| ||sections ofthe EKChave been using the building to rehearse on|| |and defeating
evil, so reconciling
us with God,|| |---|---| |7The bodily resurrection
ofChrist, the first-fruits ofour resurrection;
His ascension to|| |the Father, and His reign and mediation
as the only Saviour ofthe world.|| |8The justification ofsinners solely by the grace ofGod and faith|in Jesus Christ.| |9The ministry ofGod the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance,|unites us with Christ| |'through
new birth, empowers
our discipleship
and enables our witness.|| |10The Church, the body ofChrist both local and universal,
the priesthood ofall believers|| |given life by the Spirit and endowed
with the Spirit's gifts to worship
God and proclaim|| |the gospel, promoting justice and love.|| |11The personal and visible return ofJesus Christ to fulfill the purposes ofGod who will|| |raise all people tojudgement,
bring eternal
life to the redeemed|and eternal| |condemnation
tothe lost, and establish a new heaven and a new|earth.| |trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.|| |ed on behalf ofthe charity's trustees|| |Signature(s)|3jf&3v(; g| |Full name(s)|| |Position (eg Secretary, Chair,|| |etc)|| |7P' gfÃfi
Wag|| ## |Forthe year ended 3|1Decenber 2023||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||2023||| ||||8||| |Income|Dssgnatad
Dishing Sank
fvgnaated
Shoebax
Ost Akl trom HMRC
interest fscefvsb¹
Oflenngs-
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oeenngs -Bank not (3;;told
Offeringa -Cash - Get Ard
Offerings -Cash -not Gift Aid
Ofisnngs -Special
Odlef chsnty lAcama
PeOple m need
Rent af chufch tsceftas|100
95
11,747
8
37863
9.102
4,952,
4367
1.965
1.57Q
200
2.vv|74.565|30
9.566
7315
3.117
60|| ||Accatmtshcy fess
Advanisng
and PR
Churah
Aaavrbee -rekashmenfa
Cnurch Famsy
Ir need
Chufctt udkess, water, lght, hea|(480)
(1.544)
(880)
(500)
(5.158l||(1.237)
(1.430)
(630)
f2.997)
(14)|| ||Connect
Depreciation
Designated
Ckftrvng Sank
thaarnabrm
sna pubscsoans
thsul'Shoe|(7.993)
(62)
(166)
(1.45Q)||(4,461)
(1,269)|| ||Lfcenca¹es
Mrssrahs - Home
Missions -Ovemsss
Passu ssaehsi-.s
Postage
Prayer Ream
Repars and rnaintansntsr
Safeguarding
(tnvtyane ct)h0 s|(1,274)
(2,878)
(5 557)
(1.450)
(48)
(1,317)
(10.531)
(542)||(4.215)
(4,819'l
I38)
(2,119)
(5 824)
(332)
(404)|| ||Smss sfaff pment
Speakers expenses and gifts
StsbauÃy
shd phhbhg
SubSCripkOns
Telephone
and rntamet
Wages snd seferieS|(89)
(6)
(150)
(451)
( 9.281|(71,815)|(206)
(1,523)
[2l,6 v
(57,314)|| |Churcn House|Charter
House insurance
Cnufcn House maintenance
Church House Rates
Chufah House tliliturs|(252)
(96)
(1426)|(2.089)|(225)
957).|(2,211)| |Nst prafs'pass)|||||| |||||Page1 of 1|| ||||||||2023||2022| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||E||E| |Income||Designated
Clothing Bank||||100|||| |||Designated
Shoebox||||95||30|| |||Giff Aid from HMRC||||11,747||9,566|| |||interest receivable||||9||1|| |||Offerings
— Bank Gift|aid|||36,728|||| |||Olferings
—Bank not Gift|||aid|10,037||35,336|| |||Offerings - Cash - Gift Aid||||4,952|||| |||Offerings - Cash - not|Gift Aid|||4,367||7,315|| |||Offerings
—Special||||1,955||3,117|| |||Other charity income||||1,870||60|| |||People in need||||200|||| |||Rent ofchurch facilities||||2,504||3,030|| ||||||||74,565||58,455| |Expenses||Accountancy
fees||||(480)|||| |||Advertising
and PR||||(1,544)||(1,237)|| |||Church Activities - refreshment||||(880)||(1,430)|| |||Church
Family in need||||(500)||(630)|| |||Church
utilities, water,||light, he||(5,158)||(2,997)|| |||Connect||||||(14)|| |||Depreciation||||(7,993)||(4,461)|| |||Designated
Clothing|Bank|||(62)|||| |||Information
and publications||||(57)|||| |||insurance||||(1,450)||(1,269)|| |||Licence fees||||(185)|||| |||Missions - Home||||(2,878)||(4,215)|| |||Missions - Overseas||||(5,567)||(4,619)|| |||Pastor expenses||||(1,450)||(1,378)|| |||Postage||||(48)||(38)|| |||Prayer Room||||(1,317)||(2,119)|| |||Repairs and maintenance||||(10,531)||(5,824)|| |||Safegurading
(thirtyone|||eight),|(542)||(332)|| |||Small equipment||||||(404)|| |||Speakers expenses and|||gifts|(89)||(206)|| |||Stationery
and printing||||(6)|||| |||Stewardship||||(60)|||| |||Subscriptions||||(1,634)||(1,523)|| |||Telephone
and internet||||(115)|||| |||Wages and salaries||||(29,363)||(24,619)|| ||||||||(71,911)||(57,314)| |Church|House|Church House insurance||||(252)||(225)|| |||Church
House Rates||||(106)|||| |||Church House utilities||||(1,635)||(1,987)|| ||||||||(1,993)||(2,211)| |Net profit/(loss)|||||||660||(1,070)| ##