## **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
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**(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** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **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. **TAR** March **2012** 2 |**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)** |You**may choose**to 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 **TAR** March **2012** 3 ## 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. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **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** **TAR** March **2012** 5 TAR Mar¢h 2012 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 nè*est £ to the ne*est£ 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 Ch*11￿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 £ C*t•gorl Détsl B1 Calh fvnd• Total eash fvnds fund* fun¢ to n•are•t£ Detslls Detsll8 Co•1 loptlomfl bon*1 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£