## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From: 1[st] January 2021 (Period start date) To: 31[st] December 2021 (Period end date)**
**Charity name: Newbury Christadelphian Ecclesia**
## **Charity registration number: 1168280**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance Bible-based Christian faith to
the glory of God and the honour of Jesus
Christ in accordance with the
Christadelphian Birmingham Amended
Statement of Faith (Section 3) for the
benefit of members of the public and the
worldwide Christadelphian community
particularly in and around Newbury.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Weekly services and meetings.
Weekly Sunday School.
Supported West Berks Food Bank
Engaged in activities with West Berkshire
Mencap and providing FOC location for
meetings West Berkshire NHS Mental
Health Services.
Raised funds for a wide variety of appeals
and charitable organisations.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes, all trustees have reviewed the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission with respect to public benefit|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|No Policy|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|No Policy|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Provide a creche for new born babies and
up to 4 year olds.
Public talks were restricted by Covid
Limitations during the first 6 months of the
year.
50no mid-week Bible Class study evenings.
Raised fund for various local/national
charities and good causes within the
Christadelphian community nationally and
internationally – Christadelphian Meal a
Day,
Christadelphian Care Homes,
Christadelphian
Samaritan Fund, Agape in Action, Disaster
Emergency Committee.
Christadelphian Outreach Group charity
providing essentials for local homeless
people via local organisations
Provided a meeting space (free of charge
to the local NHS mental health service to
run courses of people coping with
bereavement.
Responded to specific and emergency
appeals.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has £16,215.72 total cash
funds at the end of the year.
Expenditure during the year was £32,434.
Received funds during the year were
£31,326.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Additionally, we will hold in reserve monies
saved for expenditure on specific capital
projects|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|15% of budgeted operating costs will be
held in reserve as a general contingency.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not Applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Voluntary donations via weekly collections
and standing orders|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|No policy|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution (Adopted 9thSeptember 2015,
Amended on 5thJanuary 2021)|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|All trustees are elected either to the roles of
secretary, assistant secretary or as part of
an administration & pastoral committees’
groups by members of the church. These
roles are held by our constitution trustees.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Newbury Christadelphian Ecclesia|
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|Other name the charity uses|Newbury Christadelphian Church|
|Registered charity number|1168280|
|Charity’s principal address|243 Lower Way, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG19 3TP|
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||Benjamin Cox|Treasurer||Church Members|
||Miriam White|Administration
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||Simon Turner|Administration
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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
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|Treasurer|Ben Cox|29 Groveland Road, Newbury, Berks RG14 1ST|
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## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc) **
**Date**|Simon Turner|Chris Edwards|
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||Simon William Turner|Christopher Paul Edwards|
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Administration Committee Member|Secretary|
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Charity Name No (if any)
Newbury Christadelphian Ecclesia 1168280
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/01/2021 31/12/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 14,685 10,968 - 25,653 24,710
Tax reclaimed from Gift Aid 3,590 2,025 - 5,615 5,432
Interest on deposit account 18 - - 18 28
Sales of mags, diaries and hymnbooks 40 - - 40 58
Sports equipment fundraising - - - - 1,284
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 18,333 ] 12,993 - 31,326 31,512
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 18,333 12,993 - 31,326 31,512
A3 Payments
Repairs and maintenance 5,340 - 5,340 1,029
Electricity and gas 506 - 506 948
Water and sewage 165 - 165 134
Insurance 1,014 - 1,014 962
Telephone and internet 271 - 271 418
Admin 1,353 - 1,353 1,170
Donations paid 4,000 11,933 - 15,933 13,850
General housekeeping 2,133 - 2,133 1,280
Outreach activities 5,720 - 5,720 1,501
Sub total [ 20,501 ] 11,933 - 32,434 21,292
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 20,501 11,933 - 32,434 21,292
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,168 1,060 - - 1,108 10,220
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 13,235 3,123 - 16,358 6,138
Cash funds this year end 11,067 4,183 - 15,250 16,358
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Newbury Building Society Deposit A/C
Lloyds Bank Current A/C
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**7,189**
**-**
**3,878**
**4,183**
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**-**
**11,067**
**4,183**
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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Ben Cox
Simon Turner|**Endowment**
**funds**
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Date of
approval
17/10/2022
22/10/2022|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Newbury Chrlstadelphian Ecclesla
Registered Charlty No:1168280
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charityllhe Trusf} for the year
ended 31 December 2021.
Responsiblllty and ba515 of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Iyhe Acfl.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Act. In carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Att.
Independent examlnerfs ststement
I have completed my examination. I confim) that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection wlth the examlnation that gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect..
Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
The accounts do not accord with the occountin8 records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinatlon to
which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be
reached.
Signed
Stephen B. Robinson
20 October, 2022
Rue Jean Lescarts 2E
Mons 7L)
Belgium