2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024

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	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 Henry Taylor		01/01/2024 to 10/01/2024

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

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Charity trustees are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly 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 correct for the majority of 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, 2023 and 2024.

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, 2023 and 2024, without resolution to date.

At the beginning of January 2024, Richard Taylor resigned as a Trustee.

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. Although attendance at the regular Church meetings slowly declined during 2021, 2022 and 2023, they stabilised during 2024 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 Felixstowe School, the local High School, a former 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)

Throughout 2024 we expected to continue our support (practically and financially) along with a number of other local Churches, for the You may choose to include Felixstowe CAP Debt Centre. CAP is the national Christian’s Against further statements, where Poverty organisation whose primary aim is to support anyone who is relevant, about: struggling with debt and poverty through the process of becoming debtfree. • policy on grantmaking; The Felixstowe Christian Action Against Poverty and Debt charity • policy programme related (FCAAPD), manages the running of the Felixstowe CAP Debt Centre. investment; We continued to be one of many churches providing financial support and volunteer resources for the work of the FCAAPD charity. • contribution made by volunteers. Due to various reasons, the FCAAPD charity was expecting to reduce its operations and as a result at some point during 2024 or into early 2025, the financial support that RRCF provide was expected to come to an end.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Given that the “fall out” from Covid-19 has impacted Church attendance nationally, and that the social & economic climate with the national trend 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)

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

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

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

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Given the ongoing expenditure during the reporting year (most expense is in building maintenance, utility costs and insurance), the overall funds available to us remain positive and above our reserve.

We remain continually grateful to everyone who attends the Church regularly and contributes to the financial running of the Church matters and thankful to God for the blessings that we experience every year.

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

These documents, together with the completed independent examiners report of the Church Accounts will be submitted into the online Charity Commission Annual Return for 2024.

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Section F Other optional information

Documentation included with this submission;

RRCF CIO Organisation chart for 2024. CIO Accounts for 2024. CC16a form for 2024.

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Inde ndent Examlnerfs Re Fellowshi rt to the Trustees of Rane h Road Chrlstian I report to Ihe Trustees on the &(x)unts ￿ the Ranelagh Road Chrith'an Fellowship CIO (the Trust) for the year ended 3111 December 2024 Responsibilities and basls of rnport As the charity trustees of the Trust you arn reS￿nSIble for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charilies Acl 2011 (the Act). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act aThd in carrying out my exarrmnation I have followe(l all the applicable Directs'ons given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Aci. Indap•ndgnt examlnorfs statsment I have ￿Mpleted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wth the examinatK)n giviThJ me cause lo believe Ihat in any material respecl: )unting records were ￿t kept in respect of the Trusl as required by section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with those re￿rds. I have no cOn￿mS and ha￿ (x)me across rK) Other matters in connection wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. David J Rust 79 Fery Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP119LU Date: 202

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WAIES Ranelagh Road Chrfsiian Fellowshlp 1166763 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the Fwiod from To 011Q112Q24 31112Q024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Reslricled funds Endowmem funds Tolal funds Last yeai to the TheBrest to the newesti to the neatest£ to Ihe nearest £ to the ne•restf A1 Reeei atwJns Cr>llectic Mall UseTS DIX￿￿0￿5 10.409 10,409 4.789 8YO 678 8.952 3.885 4.789 678 010 595 J.102 GrftAJd Refurs Trw$l¥ of funds rom ThdTAJsi Cash lknttransfer Sub total(Gross income for AR) 14,927 4,709 19,716 17.417 A2 Asset and Inv•sim•nt sal•s, (see tsblel. Sub total Total re¢eipts 14.927 4.789 19.716 17.417 AJPa ents Bull¢J￿4 & Mainienan¢e Wage5 Ideanerl Other R￿lry Costs sree￿ Cr>llecticn rem1￿1 Ottr Chwtbes Suprrf¢ 903 3.OIM) 4.065 5.995 3,520 457 10 4,06S 3.914 4.795 3,520 3.860 Sub total 12.688 4,795 17.483 15.585 A4 Ass•t and Inv•stm•nt pur¢has•s, Is•• tabl•) Sub total 12.688 4.795 17.483 15.585 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers beNeen funds A6 Cash fvnds last year end Cash funds this year end 2,239 2.233 1.832 8,486 10,725 405 8.891 7.059 399 11.124 8.B91

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted lund$ RestrbGtgd Endowm•nt funds Cat•gotl&i D•tall• 81 Ca8h funds 1Q726 Total cash fvnds 10,725 399 Vnrn•trlct•d fund¥ ReBtrIBt•d fund* Endowm•nt fund• M•rMt £ D•tal DOts1 CurrnLt D•tsl B4 A¥vts r•talnod for th• charfty's own u¥• Detail¥ BS Ll•blllll•s on b8hBlf of al the IDJ•teeB Signabjre Prlnt Nwre Date of roval IS 10