**Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 02 2023 31 01 2024 **From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Earlesfield Community Church
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1170812
**Charity's principal address** 20 Gresley Court Grantham Lincolnshire **Postcode NG31 7RH**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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**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 adviser Name Address**
## **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
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees are appointed by a resolution passed by the existing trustees. Trustee selection methods Recommendations for appointment as a trustee are accepted from the (eg. appointed by, elected by) Elders.
## **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.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
Earlesfield Community Church was established for
- 1) The advancement of the Christian Faith
2) Any other charitable work that facilitates the preceding aim. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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In working towards the objectives, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and have worked towards making Earlesfield Community Church as accessible and inclusive as possible to all the community.
## **Church Activities**
The work and influence of Earlesfield Community church has continued to grow over the last year. The local youth centre has proved to be a great place to meet. This is accessible to our community and the facilities are ideal. Sunday gatherings have grown steadily both from local people and those joining us from other churches. The monthly meal usually attracts a few new commers. Our congregation is made up of many different ages and stages, from older folk to lots of families with children. The children are catered for during the sermon with ‘Sunday Club’ which they love and are excited about attending.
**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)**
Tuesday evening Bible studies give opportunity for lively debate and are valuable for people to ask questions and interact further with the teaching received on Sunday.
A week of Summer Camp was a highlight this year with around fifty children and young people enjoying all the activities and fun as well as hearing the Gospel, some for the first time. A great team of volunteers made this possible.
We hosted a team of university students from Mississippi over the May half term holidays. The team enjoyed their visit and local folk are still talking about the community activities held during their visit.
Easter and Christmas activities were very popular again this year with outstanding attendances. Our community were very grateful and appreciated the effort we put into all these activities.
Hope Community Café is a hive of activity and is widely accepted as a community hub on our estate. The café is loved by our community and is as busy as we can cope with! We continue to accommodate several placement students from various learning providers across Grantham. A number of groups and organisations from the wider area use the café as a place to meet, chat and enjoy a good coffee.
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## **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.
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## Section D Achievements and performance
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The church has met every Sunday.
Weekly Bible studies have also met.
Hope Community Cafe has opened Tuesday to Thursday every week.
School collective worship has continued in both the primary and secondary schools.
Weekly after school club.
Christmas and Easter celebrations were well attended, representing a wide spectrum of our estate, from toddlers to senior citizens.
All these activities have given many opportunities for sharing the good news and providing bible teaching on a variety of subjects and scripture passages.
In addition the church has:
- Supported overseas missions.
- Daily distributed surplus food received from a local shop.
- Facilitated a very popular ‘Tots and Toys’ group
- Worked with our local youth and provided groups for these to meet in a safe environment.
- Facilitated fortnightly ladies’ breakfast and Bible study group.
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## **Section E Financial review**
The ECC policy is to retain 3 months expenditure as unrestricted **Brief statement of the** reserves, in case of unexpected expenses. **charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially** N/A **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.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **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)** Andrew Morton Daniel Howson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Treasurer ] Chairperson **Date** 25/11/2024
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|**Earlesfield Community Church**|**Earlesfield Community Church**||**1170812**||
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|**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**|
|**For the period**
**from**|01/02/2023|**To**|31/01/2024||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
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|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
33,601
5,927
5,568
57,628
**719**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**103,442**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**103,442**
**2,925**
**8,450**
**5,063**
**720**
**5,885**
**39,481**
**3,511**
**28,306**
**4,857**
**99,200**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**99,200**
**4,242**
**-**
**61,191**
**65,433**|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
33,601
5,927
5,568
57,628
**719**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**103,442**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**103,442**
**2,925**
**8,450**
**5,063**
**720**
**5,885**
**39,481**
**3,511**
**28,306**
**4,857**
**-**
**99,200**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**99,200**
**4,242**
**-**
**61,191**
**65,433**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Donations & Offerings
Gift Aid
Rental Income
Trading|33,601||||25,497.00|
||5,927||||0|
||5,568||||5,598.00|
||57,628||||49,863.00|
|Interest|**719**||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**103,442**||||**80,958**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||
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Evangelism & Outreach
Ministry Expenses
Maintainence
Rental
Overseas & Local Mission
Trading Costs
Professional Fees|**2,925**||||**3,784**|
||**8,450**||||**5,397**|
||**5,063**||||**4,471**|
||**720**||||**-**|
||**5,885**||||**2,253**|
||**39,481**||||**35,241**|
||**3,511**||||**2,306**|
|Staff costs|**28,306**||||**25,386**|
|CampCost|**4,857**|||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**99,200**||||**78,837**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||
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||**4,242**|**-**|**-**|**4,242**|**2,121**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**61,191**|**-**|**-**|**61,191**|**59,070**|
||**65,433**|**-**|**-**|**65,433**|**61,191**|
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Bank Accounts|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**65,433**
**-**
**-**
**65,433**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**funds**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
25/11/2024
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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**|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**Cost (optional)**
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**Cost (optional)**
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**Amount due**
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A Morton|**to nearest £**|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
25/11/2024
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Earlesfield Community Church
**On accounts for the year** 31 January 2024 **Charity no** 1170812 **ended (if any) Set out on pages**
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 01 / 2024** .
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”) .
I 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, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention ~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~ in connection with the examination which 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 accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Date:** 30/10/2024 **Signed: Name:** Carl Braddy **Relevant professional** ACCA and CMIIA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:**
**October 2018**
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of** None **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
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