2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2023 To 31 12 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name RANELAGH ROAD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Other names charity is known by RRCF Registered charity number (if any) 1166763 Charity's principal address RANELAGH ROAD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP RANELAGH ROAD FELIXSTOWE Postcode IP11 7HA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Andrew Steven Piper
	Dawn JoyPiper
	AnthonyJohn Golding
	Beryl Evelyn Golding
	Ian Charles Stone
	Patricia Louise Stone
	Richard HenryTaylor

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

• Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Constitution

How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods Charity trustees are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly (eg. appointed by, elected by) convened meeting of the charity trustees

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Please see the enclosed RRCF CIO Organisation chart, which was current for the period covered by this report.

During the second half of 2021, the term of office came to an end for the then active (Spiritual) Leadership Team. In accordance with the Constitution, a nomination process was activated in order to establish a new Leadership Team. Unfortunately, that nomination process was inconclusive in identifying a new team of leaders, and the positions have all remained vacant throughout 2022 and 2023.

In order to keep the Church Fellowship operational, and prevent an immediate closure, the Trustees agreed to accept responsibility of the role(s) of the Leadership Team in practical terms and to maintain consultations with the wider Church Fellowship on a way forward. The Trustees have continued to look for ways to move forward that will be acceptable to everyone.

The consultations have continued throughout 2021, 2022 and 2023, without resolution to date.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The Object of the CIO is, in accordance with the Statement of Faith and for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Felixstowe and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

RRCF is a local Christian Church, in Felixstowe, Suffolk and exists for the benefit of the general public, Church members and the local community. Attendance at the regular Church meetings slowly declined during 2021 and into 2022, they began to stabilise during 2022 and have remained that way. In order to advance the Christian Faith the Charity has attempted, where possible, to carry out the following of our usual activities – weekly Worship Services on Sunday mornings, Prayer Meetings and Bible Study Groups during the weekdays and “Friends and Neighbours” weekly meetings for older ladies. Throughout this period, RRCF has continued to support local communities through financial giving to different organisations and in support of local missionaries based around the UK. We have continued to make regular gifts to ‘BOOST Felixstowe’ who are a local Youth Worker charity, providing a Chaplaincy Service to the local Academy. We have continued to make regular gifts to ‘Hope Trust’ a local Felixstowe charity providing a befriending service, advice and support for the elderly as well as to ‘Felixstowe Town Pastors’ and ‘Walton Parish Nursing’, who have continued to provide much needed pastoral and nursing services to the local community of Felixstowe and surrounding villages. During this reporting period, we continued to produce a monthly update news bulletin. This being distributed via email, and printed copies delivered directly to the homes of those without internet access. As a local Christian Church we have felt privileged to offer prayerful, practical and continued financial support to those affected in our local area by the war in Ukraine. A group of local Christians from across Churches in the town continued to come alongside Ukrainian families who chose Felixstowe as their temporary home and have helped to maintain a very active support network for the Ukrainian families.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about: •policy on grantmaking; •policy programme related investment; •contribution made by volunteers.

Throughout 2023 we have continued our support (practically and financially) along with a number of other local Churches, for the Felixstowe CAP Debt Centre. CAP is the national Christian’s Against Poverty organisation whose primary aim is to support anyone who is struggling with debt and poverty through the process of becoming debt- free. The Felixstowe Christian Action Against Poverty and Debt charity (FCAAPD), manages the running of the Felixstowe CAP Debt Centre. We continue to be one of many churches that provide financial support and volunteer resources for the work of the FCAAPD charity.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main Given that the “fall out” from Covid-19 has impacted Church attendance achievements of the charity nationally, and that the social & economic climate with the national trend during the year in declining Church congregations, we have been encouraged that the numbers attending our main Sunday services have remained at a steady level over the reporting year.

We remain grateful for the ongoing financial support of those within the fellowship during this period, which has allowed us to maintain the fabric of the building and which has ensured we remain financially viable.

Section E Financial review

We currently maintain a reserve amount of £3000 in the church bank Brief statement of the account.

charity’s policy on reserves A Reserves Policy is being developed as part of the financial operations of the CIO.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Given the ongoing expenditure during the reporting year (most expense You may choose to include is in building maintenance, utility costs and insurance), the overall funds additional information, where available to us remain positive and above our reserve. relevant about:

We remain continually grateful to everyone who attends the Church • the charity’s principal regularly and contributes to the financial running of the Church matters sources of funds (including any and thankful to God for the blessings that we experience every year. fundraising);

Included with this report, is the CC16a form for the reporting year as a summary of the examined Church Accounts.

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

These documents, together with the completed independent examiners • investment policy and report of the Church Accounts will be submitted into the online Charity objectives including any ethical Commission Annual Return for 2023. investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Documentation included with this submission; RRCF CIO Organisation chart for 2023. CIO Accounts for 2023. CC16a form for 2023.

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Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

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Inde nde Fellowshi Examin CK> o the Trustees Ranela h R d Chri I report to the Trustees on the accounts of the Ranelagh Road Chrlstian Fellowship CIO (the Trust) for the year ended 31 St December 2023 Respons•bllltle8 and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are reswnsible for the preparation of trte accounts in accordanc8 with the requirements of the Charitss Act 2011 (th8 Act). I reF)Ort in respect of rny examination of the Trust's accounts carrled out under seCt￿n 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Chaiity CommissK)n ￿der section 145(5Mb} of the Act. Independgnt oxamlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examinati)n giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in Tespect of the Trust as required by section 130 oftheAcL or the accounts do not accord with Ihose re(ords. I have no con(xm8 and have o)me across no other matters in connection with the examinatj'on to which attention should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enable a proper understsrKling of Ihe accounts to be reached. David J Rust 79 Fery Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP119LU Dat8:

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Ranelagh Road Christian Fellowship 1166763 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 0110112023 3111212023 Section A Receipts and payments Unresiricied funds Restricted funds Endowment fund$ Total tunds Last year to the newest È tothe ￿￿eSt E to the I￿t £ lo nèest £ to the neest£ A1 Receipts DoTLabon5 Spe￿1 co1￿n5 H311 Usws DonJton5 IAiscelLaneous Income Gfft Flèfunds Transfer d fvnd5 rcrn Old Trusi Cash Ih)at transfer 8,952 B.952 3.885 6,191 595 3,102 595 3,102 750 1,913 Sub total(Gro&s Inc￿ for AR) 13,5J2 3.885 17,417 18,761 A2 Asset and inveslmenl sales. (see table). Sub total 13.532 3.885 17.417 18.761 A3 Payments 8uildino & Maintena￿e W4e5 Ideanerl Othw Runniry Costs Spe￿1 Co1￿n r￿itted Othw Ch11￿5 SukW1 457 3,000 3,914 874 3,860 1740 3.914 3.480 Sub total 12.105 3.480 15.585 21,161 A4 Assel and investment purchases. Isee table) Sulj total 12.105 3.480 15,585 21,161 14Èt of receipts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 1.427 40 1.832 2.400 7.059 7.059 9.459 8.486 40 8.891 7.lJ59

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unregtricted lunds Restrlcted lunth End>wm•nt fun(1 to M•r•t £ Ct•gorl Détsl B1 Calh fvnd• Total eash fvnds fund fun¢ to n•are•t£ Detslls Detsll8 Co•1 loptlomfl bon1 DetA118 84 A•wt4 r•talMd for the chartty' own uge FuTrd to Oetails B6 Ll•bllltl b8haif of •ll lh¢ Synature 14int Name roval .S.Pi J PIFL£