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

## **From Period start date 14/04/24    TO   Period end date 13/04/25** 

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

## **Charity registration number: 1166539** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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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<br>come 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|Over this last year we have offered informal<br>and formal training to those interested in<br>deepening 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||In this period we have not received any<br>grants|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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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 Worship Centre has provided teaching<br>from the Bible on several themes over the<br>year. We have hosted prayer meetings,<br>Bible Study and conferences. There has also<br>been musical worship and concerts as well<br>as a variety of fellowship events.<br>A group called The Gathering are using the<br>centre to provide regular church meetings on<br>Sunday.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|
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|You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|The Centre is well used and achieving its<br>objectives.|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|All funding comes through donations and<br>room hire|
|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||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held in a bank account for<br>expenses|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|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|There is presently 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|Room hire and donations|
|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:|||
|---|---|---|
|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|Trustees are appointed through personal<br>recommendation and by vote|



**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||
|---|---|---|
|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 High Street, Lingdale. Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Cleveland.<br>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||
||Helen Pucik||2019||
||Clare Wood||2018||
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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 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** 

19/09/2025 



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|INCOMESOURCES|||
|---|---|---|
|Donations|19,185.00||
|GeneralSales|||
|||26,318.00|
|EXPENDITURE|||
|Room Hire&Speakers|6,617.00||
|Accountancy|264.OO||
|Purchases|1,281.00||
|Light&Heat|3,538.00||
|Advertising|481.00||
|Print,Postage&Stationery|406.00||
|Repairs&Renewals|3,118.00||
|Telephone|488.00||
|lnsurance|749.OO||
|Rent&Water|3,202.00||
|||f20,144.00|
|Surlus||6,t74.OO|





CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's report on the
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I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Trust's accounts carried Olrt
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under seclKsn 14515Mbl of the Act.
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respect..
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of the Charrties Act.. or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
COn￿rning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair. view which is not a matter
consHlered as part of an independent examination.
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with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
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