## **MISTERTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION** ## **ANNUAL REPORT AND** ## **ACCOUNTS** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** **Charity Number 1165226** # **MISTERTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION** ## **ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** |**CONTENTS:**|**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees Annual report|3| |Receipts and Payments Account|5| |Payments Analysis|6| |Statement of Assets and Liabilities|7| |Notes to Financial Statements|7| |Independent Examiner’s Report to Trustees|8| ## **MISTERTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE CHARITABLE IINCORPORATED ORGANISATION** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** ## **Reference and Administrative Detail** **Registered charity name** : Misterton Christian Centre Charitable Incorporated Organisation Charity registration number: 1165226 **Registered Address** : The registered address of the Trust is: Bookings Office Misterton Christian Centre CIO ## **Introduction.** In a small way, the work of the charity commenced in 1946 as “Ossett and District Sunday School Camp”, reflecting the fact that it began with a handful of young people from a church in Ossett, West Yorkshire. As interest was shown by sister churches in the same part of the county the numbers increased. As the growth continued, it became clear that the work ought to become a registered charity with the Charity Commission. Accordingly, on 14 October 1983 a Trust known as Yorkshire Sunday School Camp Trust (registration number 515455) was formed. The charity then became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) upon registration with the Charity Commission on 19 January 2016; the CIO is governed by a constitution dated 6[th] December 2015. Later, with the full authority of the Charity Commission, all assets and liabilities of former trust 515455) were transferred to Misterton Christian Centre Charitable Incorporated Organisation, and the old Trust wound up. The objective of the charity for the public benefit, is the advancement of Christian faith through evangelism in general. ## **Aims and objectives.** The objective of the Trust is to present the Christian gospel to children and young people through the organising of Camps. The largest of these is the Yorkshire Christian Camp and attracts around 300 - 370 people (including workers) each year. The Trust also allows the site to be used by other groups with the same aims and objectives. ## **Management and Administration.** The Trust continues to be administered by trustees (see details below) who are all members of the CIO. All the trustees are experienced in the work and have held office for several years; under the constitution some of the trustees are required to seek re-election every three years at an Annual General Meeting. The trustees give of their time freely and are joined in the work by many volunteers. The trustees and volunteers receive no recompense save that they covet the blessing of God on their efforts. The trustees appoint a Secretary and a Treasurer every year. Although the charity has a registered office address, correspondence and the like for the charity is through its contact, Mr Christopher Leason, whose address is: Mr Christopher Leason 7 Ashbrook Burton-on-Trent DE15 9FS As at 31 December 2023, the trustees were: Mr Geoffrey Carter Chairman Mr Keith Clayton Treasurer Mr Christopher Leason Secretary Mr Matthew Ward Mr Steven Smith Mr John Wilcock Mr James Chandler ## **Chairman’s Report – Misterton Site.** Activities this year have included work on upgrading the on-field electrical supply system and rainwater drainage in the Barn area. Work was also done on consolidating the brickwork on the back of the potwash building and a fence was erected around a drainage ditch. Also, a programme of refurbishment and painting was carried out in the worker’s cabin, including replacing the roof. This was in addition to the normal maintenance activities on the site facilities and equipment. An application for planning permission for the erection of a barn for the secure storage of agricultural machinery was approved and fund-raising activities for this project have started. Trees have also been planted around the site to improve the site environment. ## **Chairman’s Report – Camping Activities.** The main camp of the year, Yorkshire Christian Camp, took place this year with around 250 campers, a reduction of around 100 compared to the pre-Covid average. Other groups which held camps this year were Young Life and Bethany School, whilst the South Yorkshire branch of the Caravan and Motorhome Club held several weekend rallies on the site. Light and Life ministries also held a camp and very generously loaned MCC the use of their marquee, and erected and dismantled it. These rallies helped raise funds for the refurbishment and maintenance activities on the MCC site. Hope Church, Gainsborough also held weekend activities on the site. The dog training activities and the equestrian events of the local association also help to raise funds for the maintenance of the site and provide useful facilities for the local community. ## **Financial Matters.** Full details of the accounts are given in the accompanying Receipts and Payments Account, together with Payments Analysis. The Trust continues to be indebted to those supporters whose regular small donations have allowed essential costs to be met (e.g., utility costs). As in previous years this has also allowed for tax to be reclaimed, where the donor is a taxpayer, under the Gift Aid scheme. At the end of the year, the Trust had no outstanding debts or loans. ## **MISTERTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE CIO - CHARITY NUMBER 1165226** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT – 1[st] JANUARY 2023 TO 31[st] DECEMBER 2023** **Receipts** . |_General_
Regular Donations
Personal Gifts
Church Gifts
Fees
Fees paid in advance– 2023 Camps
Electric Hook Up Fees
Site Hiring Fees
Child Protection Checks – donations
Collection
_Sub Total_
_Activities for Generating Income:_
“Anita’s Ark”
Bookshop
Cakes & Beverages
Tuck Shop Sales
Junior Coffee Bar Sales
Arts & Crafts Sales
0
Sale of Surplus Food
_Sub Total_
_Miscellaneous_
Income Tax recovered
Refunds on unwanted goods/services
Bank/Building Society Interest
_Sub Total_
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|2023
£ 5,380
£ 2,125
£ 1,837
£23,080
£ 0
£ 795

£16,315
£ 0
£____ 0
_£49,532_
£ 540
£ 58
£ 728
£ 989
£ 0
£ 92
£ 45
_£ 2,452_
£ 2,040
£ 968
£ 0
_£ 3,008_
**£54,992**|



















| |---|---|---| ## **Payment** s: Please see Page 6 for Payments Analysis ## **TOTAL PAYMENTS** ## **£57,977** |Bank Account as at 1 January 2023
Add Total Receipts
Sub Total
Less Total Payments
Bank Balance as at 31 December 2023|£ 24,921
£ 54,992
£ 79,913
£ 57,977
**£ 21,936**| |---|---| ## **MISTERTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE CIO - CHARITY NUMBER 165226 PAYMENTS ANALYSIS - 1ST JANUARY 2023 TO 31ST DECEMBER 2023** |_General_
Catering
Child Protection Checks
Cleaning
Kitchen Equipment
_Sub Total_
_Camping:_
Fire Equipment & Testing
Marquee Hire
PA Equipment
Tents
Tools & Equipment
_Sub Total_
_Activities & Entertainment:_
Arts & Crafts
Sports
Under 10’s
Coffee Bars
Tuck Shop
_Sub Total_
_Utilities:_
Calor Gas
Electricity
Telephone and Broadband
Water
_Sub Total_
_Toilets, Waste & Sewage_
Cesspit Emptying
Skips
Toilet Hire
_Sub Total_
_Property:_
Shepherd Huts
Hay Loft Refurbishment
Washroom Refurbishment
Field Maintenance
Non-Field Site Maintenance
Building Maintenance
Tools & Equipment (incl. repairs)
_Sub Total_
_Administration, etc._
Insurance
Printing Stationery & Postage
Rates
Planning Expenses
Refund of Fees
Travel Expenses
_Sub Total_
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|2023
2022
£ 7,528
£_6,102_
£ 194
£_325_
£ 0
£_347_
£ 544
£_0_
_£ 8,266_
_£ 6,774_
£ 317
_£ 800_
£ 7,740
_£ 9,180_
£ 925
_£ 1,057_
£ 0
_£ 661_
£ 2,135
_£ 594_
_£ 11,117_
_£12.292_
£ 316
£ 55
£ 840
£ 0
£ 0
£ 0
£ 0
£ 0
£ 800
_£ 561_
_£ 1,956_
_£ 616_
£ 2,812
£_1,810_
£ 3,972
£_2.006_
£ 951
£_487_
£ 2,503
£_525_
_£ 10,238_
_£_4,828
£ 1,571
£ 750
£ 1,180
£ 590
£ 540
£ 540
_£ 3,291_
_£ 1,880_
£ 161
£19.459
£
£ 2,749
£
£ 1,208
£ 5,818
£ 1,423
£ 4,071
£ 2,589
£ 4,353
£ 469
£ 2,339
£ 1,775
_£ 16,742_
_£29,672_
£ 3,303
£ 2,879
£ 520
£ 360
£ 26
£ 43
£ 1,500
£ 0
£
£ 0
£ 1,018
£ 158
_£ 6,367_
_£ 3,441_
**£ 57,977**
**£59,503**| |---|---| ## **MISTERTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE CIO** ## **CHARITY NUMBER 1165226.** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2023** **Assets:** Cash at Bank £ 21,936.97 **Liabilities** : £ 0.00 ## **NOTES TO FINAL ACCOUNTS FOR 12 MONTHS ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023** . 1. Insurance costs include Employers Liability and Public Liability ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO TRUSTEES:** See next page ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Misterton Christian Centre **members of On accounts for the year** 31/12/2023 **Charity no** 1165226 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 5-7 (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 31/12/2022. - **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 examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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**