
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 14 April2023          Period start date   To 13 April 2024      Period end date** 

## **Charity name: The Worship Centre** 

## **Charity registration number: 1166539** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The centre offers a place for Christians to come<br>together and worship God.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The centre has offered a variety of formal<br>and informal training for Christians who are<br>looking to deepen their faith in God.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18||
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
||SORP reference||
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other||The Centre has not applied or received any<br>grants.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The Centre has provided weekly Bible Study<br>and prayer meetings. There has also been<br>teaching on End Time Events. Formal<br>Conferences have covered a variety of<br>Christian subjects such as Communion and<br>Discipleship. The centre has held a selection<br>of musical events covering Worship,<br>Christmas Carols, Fisherman’s Choir and<br>Celtic concerts.<br>A twice monthly Sunday evening church<br>service called The Gathering is now a<br>regular event which is open to all professing<br>the Christian Faith.|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|A successful programme of events<br>throughout the year.|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|Fundraising comes through donation.|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The centre has made a small profit this year.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held in the current account<br>and are for expenses in the following<br>accounting period.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£3,500|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|Presently there are no financial uncertainty.|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donation and the sale of small Christian<br>gifts.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charitable Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustee selection is by personal<br>recommendation, discussion and vote from<br>other trustees.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Worship Centre|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1166539|
|Charity’s principal address|The Worship Centre, High Street, Saltburn-by-the-Sea.<br>Cleveland TS12 3EX|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Gina Middleton|Chair|2016||
||Clare Wood||2018||
||Helen Pukic||2019||
||Etta Stuart||2021||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 




**Full name(s)** Gina Middleton 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

07/09/2024 



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|INCOMESOURCES|||
|---|---|---|
|Donations|10,667.00||
|GeneralSales|1,735.00||
|RefundHeatingCosts|3,528.00|15,930.00|
|EXPENDlTURE|||
|Room Hire&SPeakers|1,840.00||
|Accountancy|264.OO||
|Purchases|t,44O.OO||
|Light&Heat<br>Legal&Proffessional<br>Print,Postage&StationerY<br>Repairs&Renewals<br>Sundry|3,573.00<br>t97.00<br>493.00<br>1,025.00<br>520.00||
|lnsurance|237.OO||
|Rent&Water|2,761.00||
|||f12,350.00|



