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Registered charity number (if any)
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
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Type of governing document Governed by constitutiona dated 20"- May 2015
How the charity is constituted Charitable Unincorporated Organisation
Trustee . Trustees appointed by the church membership according to the
selection methods) stitution dated 20° May 2015
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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e policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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e the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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e relationship with any related parties;
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e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
The church is known as Trinity Grace Church. “Trinity” because the chief purpose of this local church is to worship the triune God in Spirit Summary of the objects of the and in Truth. “Grace” because this church exists to proclaim to all charity set out in its people the unmerited kindness of God to sinners through the Lord Jesus governing document Christ. “Church” because we are committed to the edification and encouragement of our fellow brothers and sisters in love.
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In seeking to pursue the objectives of the church outlined above, the trustees have sought to undertake activities for the public benefit with regard to the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit. However, during this this year the extent of the work has been severely hampered by government Covid restrictions. We have sought to encourage the worship of God through our 2 public Sunday services and public Wednesday Bible study each week. As well as this we have hosted a special meeting around Easter. We have sought to advance the Christian faith through various events and meetings, for young and old. We had a number of meetings specifically for children and young people. This included regular meetings
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Summary of the main in term time (when permitted) which involved games, and bible activities undertaken for the messages. public benefit in relation to We have also sought to support the work of churches in our region, these objects (include within | Providing: preachers regularly for a number of churches; giving pastoral this section the statutory support to a church in Leigh; and taking on pastoral leadership of a declaration that trustees have | Church in Charlesworth. Concerning the latter — during this year one of had regard to the guidance our trustees & elders has been giving half his time to support the work in issued by the Charity Charlesworth. In addition, we have run an event for young people from Commission on public churches in our nation. We have also sought to develop more concrete benefit) relationship with confessional Baptist churches in the UK. This has been greatly helped by a missionary sent from the US with whom we are working. This year has seen giving to the advancement of the Christian faith overseas, and the support of Christians in need. We have also enabled members to participate in supporting churches and folk in need throughout the world, such as the House of Ants orphanage in Mozambique, the TASTE charity in Nigeria and the Pastors College in Nairobi.
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e contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section E
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Financial review
Ordinarily the church will not hold excessive reserves, as we believe that Brief statement of the the monies need to be used constantly for the achieving of our charity’s policy on reserves objectives. We will seek to maintain a reserve level of £10,000. At the end of the financial year these reserves were significantly higher than this figure, but the excess would shortly after be used to reduce the loan on the building refurbishment.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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Section F
Other optional information
Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on on behalf of the charity’s trustees charity’s trustees trustees
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Trinity Grace Church
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
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Trinity Grace Church
Index to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
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| Income and Expenditure Account | 1 |
| Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Accounting Policies | 3 |
| Tangible Fixed Assets | 4 |
| AccountantsReport | 5 |
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Trinity Grace Church
Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
| 31 March 2021 | 31 March 2020 | |||
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| E | £ | e | E | |
| INCOME: | ||||
| Collections | 104,565 | 86,934 | ||
| Gift Aid tax refunds | 8,800 | 22,195 | ||
| Donations | 6,110 | 11,075 | ||
| Elder support | 22,728 | 22,728 | ||
| 142,203 | 142,932 | |||
| EXPENDITURE: | ||||
| Pastor's wages and expenses | 30,641 | 28,720 | ||
| Elder's wages and expenses | 49,003 | 48,433 | ||
| Speakers fees | 390 | 700 | ||
| Missionary support fees | 13,240 | 17,875 | ||
| Repairs and renewals | 2,573 | 6,452 | ||
| Minibus expenses | 685 | 1,079 | ||
| Subscriptions | 129 | 206 | ||
| Sundryexpenses | 3,765 | 3,256 | ||
| Youth work and Outreach | 400 | 730 | ||
| Accountancy | 480 | 480 | ||
| Insurances | 1,158 | 1,093 | ||
| Heat,light and water | 1,843 | 2,072 | ||
| Loan interest | 3,629 | 4,191 | ||
| Depreciation | 13,512 | 13,344 | ||
| 121,448 | 128,631 | |||
| EXCESSOFINCOMEOVEREXPENDITURE | 20,755 | 14,301 |
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Trinity Grace Church
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
| 31 March | 2021 | 31 March 2020 | 31 March 2020 | |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| FIXED ASSETS | ||||
| Tangible assets - per schedule | 458,287 | 469,645 | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Sundry debtors and prepayments | 595 | 564 | ||
| Bank deposit account | is | 17 | ||
| Bank current accounts | 17,853 | 18,244 | ||
| 18,465 | 18,825 | |||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
| Sundry creditors and accruals | 658 | 1,663 | ||
| Stewardship loan | 70,035 | 101,503 | ||
| Loan - R Hurst | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| 72,693 | 105,166 | |||
| (54,228) | (86,341) | |||
| NETASSETS | 404,059 | 383,304 | ||
| FINANCED BY: | ||||
| Accumulated fund brought forward | 230,514 | 216,213 | ||
| Revaluation reserve | 152,790 | 152,790 | ||
| Surplus forthe year | 20,755 | 14,301 | ||
| 404,059 | 383,304 |
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Trinity Grace Church
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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|1|The|accounts|are|prepared|under the|historical|cost|convention.|
|2|Income|and|expenditure|is|accounted|for on|an|accruals|basis.|
|3|Tangible|fixed|assets|are|stated|at|cost|and|depreciation|is|provided|at the|
|following|annual|rates|in|order to|write|off each|asset|over|its|estimated|
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|Property|2%|onrevalued|amount|
|Fixtures|&|equipment|15%|on|reducing|balance|
|Minibus|25%|on|reducing|balance|
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Trinity Grace Church
Tangible Fixed Assets Schedule for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
| Property | Fixtures & | Minibus | Total | |
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| Equipment | ||||
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| COST/VALUATION | ||||
| At 1 April 2020 | 619,819 | 49,725 | 12,338 | 681,882 |
| Additions | 2,154 | 2,154 | ||
| At 31 March 2021 | 619,819 | 51,879 | 12,338 | 684,036 |
| DEPRECIATION | ||||
| At 1 April 2020 | 155,198 | 45,092 | 11,947 | 212,237 |
| Charge foryear | 12,396 | 1,018 | 98 | 13,512 |
| At 31 March 2021 | 167,594 | 46,110 | 12,045 | 225,749 |
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||
| At 31 March 2020 | 464,621 | 4,633 | 391 | 469,645 |
| At31March2021 | 452,225 | 5,769 | 293 | 458,287 |
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Trinity Grace Church
Accountant's Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit the annexed financial statements from the accounting records of Trinity Grace Church and from the information and explanations provided to us.
CHW Accounting Limited Chartered Accountants Bedford House 60 Chorley New Road Bolton BLi 4DA
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independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Trinity Grace Church, Ramsbottom
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Trinity Grace Church for the year ended 31% March 2021.
Responsibilities and basis 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 (‘the Act’). | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
| confirm that according to Section 145 of the Charity Act 2011, | am qualified to be an independent examiner, and the Trustees of Trinity Grace Church are confident that | have the ability and practical experience to undertake this task.
Independent examiner’s statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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ie accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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- the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning 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 ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: C “9 va oi oe ate
Name: Peter Lowe
Address: 4 Sims Close Ramsbottom Bury BLO ONT
Date: 25" January 2022