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Trustees’ annual report for the period

Period start date 0 6 0 4 2 0 Period end date 0 5 0 4 2 1 Charity name Sussex Street Christian Centre Charity No 1 1 7 1 4 4 8 (if any)

Objectives and Activities

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Summary of the purposes of thecharity asset out in its governingdocument	Para 1.17	The principal purposes of the Church as stated in the Church Governing Document are: - 1) The advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. 2) The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
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	The Trustees want to see the Christian message of God’s love for all people spread in Rhyl and the surrounding area, and internationally through our support of missionary workers overseas. The Church holds services each Sunday morning where the Bible is taught, people worship God through music, and we pray for personal, local and international needs. The Trustees meet monthly to discuss practical matters regarding the maintenance of our premises, and the Elders of the Church now meet monthly (after a break during the Coronavirus pandemic),focussing on pastoral issues. The Church leaders are particularly interested in reaching out to young people, which they see as essential for the future of the Church. Some members volunteer in taking Open The Book presentations of Bible stories into some of the local primary schools though this is on hold currently due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Trussell Trust Foodbank based in our church gives

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		out food on Tuesdays and Thursdays to those in need who come with a recognised voucher.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit through their agreement with the Church Governing Document.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment includingprogram related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The Church is very dependant for its activities on volunteers. This is particularly the case regarding Children and Youth work, Church Office, participation in Sunday Services, Bible Study groups, Pastoral Care Group, Open The Book, and Trussell Trust Foodbank
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Achievements and Performance

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Summary of the main achievementsof the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of itsbeneficiaries and any wider benefitsto society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The congregation has met on each Sunday morning during the year and a series of biblical themes have been covered in the preaching. The Minister is the main speaker, but the Assistant Minister and several other members of the congregation are also involved in speaking roles. We welcome people from a wide variety of backgrounds and ethnic origins. In addition to the morning services, a number of regular Church based activities occur.  There are frequent opportunities for the Minister Trevor Casey to offer counsel and advice to Church members, and he and other members of the congregation contact people who find it more difficult to get out.  Prayer First – on the evening of each first Sunday in the month, members of the Church meet to pray for local, national and international needs  Second Sunday – on the second Sunday of the month, members are invited to think about and discuss various matters of the Christian faith, but this is currently on hold due to the Coronavirus pandemic.  The church has several house groups where there is Bible study and prayer, and where pastoral help is available.  On Monday mornings a group of church members meets to pray for individuals, our church and its’ activities, and sometimes situations further afield  KidZone – each Sunday morning the younger children have a slot in the online service where they receive their own Bible teaching

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 Toasters – the teenagers leave the service after about 30 minutes for their own session with toast, but this has been on hold due to the Coronavirus pandemic though recently a Sunday session has been launched for them online.  On Friday evenings we run Generate Youth, a Christian youth club, but this is not running at the moment due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This is run by our AssistantMinister, Glyn Watson, and a team of volunteers  Leavers’ Days at the end of the Summer term where year 6 children are given the opportunity to visit our church and become involved in music, creative prayer, drama and problem solving, but this couldn’t occur this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic.  Trussell Trust Foodbank where food is given to those in need, upon presentation of a voucher given by another agency; this is available three days a week  Christian Money advice – people from the Rhyl area who are encountering financial difficulties are referred to CMA for help to overcome these difficulties. We have a team of trained people who are able to analyse the financial problems and act as a go-between with the financial agencies, banks etc. This has resulted in many people finding a way out of their financial difficulties.  Our Church premises have also been used for counselling services provided by a fully qualified personal counsellor, but not since the Coronavirus pandemic.  Other agencies, such as Rhyl Council, have used the premises from time to time in previous years

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for their own activities. Apart from activities in the Church building, we also run activities for Young People outside the Church.  Open The Book assemblies where Bible stories are presented in a dramatised way to 4 local schools up to 5 times a year. Sadly, this has not happened this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic.  During the summer holidays many members of the Church volunteer to help with camps for children and families in Wales. This has meant helping with erection and dismantling of the camps, as well as cooking and serving meals and other activities. Sadly, this has not happened this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Internationally we give regular financial support to overseas Christian workers who were formerly Church members based in Rhyl. One of these is a facio-maxillary surgeon on the Mercy Ships, doing free-ofcharge restorative facial work for Africans in various African countries. Another two members now work in a prison ministry helping prisoners find God and preparing them for return to the outside world. They have been involved in prisons in Romania, Nepal, the United States and Brazil, setting up and training new teams to continue the work. We also have on-going interest and prayer for other previous members of the Church who are now serving God as Christian workers overseas. Each Christmas the Church seeks to raise funds for a Christmas project. These projects alternate between overseas and UK based projects. At Christmas 2020 we raised over £1,200for Urban Saints to help provide storage facilities for the young people’s camps. The Church works together with other

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Churches in the area as opportunities arise for combined outreach efforts.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Performance of fundraising activitiesagainst objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other		N/A

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Financial Review

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Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Trustees reviewed the Finances and found that the Charity’s income was approximately£3,000below the budgeted amount. However, the Charity continues to maintain a healthy reserve. Total receipts of unrestricted funds for the General Fund during the year amounted to £58,138A further total of£97,309of restricted donations were also received and are detailed in the financial statements. There are designated funds of £20,000set aside by the Trustees and Church for refurbishment of the kitchen and new toilets. Many members now choose to give by ‘standing order’ and Gift Aid their donations, and this resulted in a Gift Aid claim of£25,474(which is included in the General Fund total above). A large proportion of the General fund was spent on the salaries of the Minister and the Assistant Minister(£51,000 total). £71,297of funds was used on restricted expenditure.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The Trustees have a reserves policy of working towards retaining £30,000 specifically for contingencies and emergencies. We aim to put £5,000 aside each year to achieve this.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£5,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuingas agoingconcern	Para 1.23

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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
The charity’s principal sources of funds(including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Donations from existing members. The majority of these funds are used to pay salaries and maintain the Church building, as well as organising other activities.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investmentpolicy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risksfacing the charity	Para 1.46	A description of the principle risks facing the charity – Declining number of wage earners among Church Members.
Other		We bank with the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and implement a system of double signatures on all Bank payments.

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Structure, Governance and Management	Structure, Governance and Management	Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity’s trusts:	SORP reference
Type of governing document (trust deed,royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO Association
How is the charity constituted? (e.g. unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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	Election by Secret Ballot, Candidates to be selected from Church Members

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Potential Trustees are given orientation regarding the role and responsibility by an existing Trustee. They are also supplied with the Governing Document, the Latest Accounts and explanatory information from the Charity Commission.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity is led by the board of Trustees who work under the rules of the CIO Governing document. Of these the Minister and Assistant Minister are ex-officio Trustees. The Church members elect the Secretary and Treasurer annually. The other Trustees are elected on a rotating basis by the Church members. The Church members have other input into the Trustees by means of the Church meeting at which all Church members can attend and vote. The Trustees keep the members of the Church informed about their activities, and from time to time refer certain issues (especially the recognition of new members of the Church) to the Church meeting for votes or to listen to how Church members feel about certain issues. The Church meeting is also responsible for

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		approving all large expenditures according to the publicised trustee authorization bands.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	The Charity has direct affiliation to the North Western Baptist Association (NWBA), Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB), and Evangelical Alliance who give an advisory input.
Other		Volunteers –Much of the day to day work is done by volunteers, including music, youth, and outreach and cleaning. The Charity considers membership of the Church as an indication of their willingness to volunteer. We are very grateful to all the members who have given generously of their time to serve in the Church.

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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Sussex Street Christian Centre
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1171448
Charity’s principal address	15 Sussex Street, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 1SE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Rev Trevor Casey	Minister		Sussex Street Christian Centre
	Glyn Watson	Assistant Minister		Sussex Street Christian Centre
	Richard Landon	Treasurer		Sussex Street Christian Centre
	David Landin	Trustee		Sussex Street ChristianCentre
	Annie Myers	Trustee		Sussex Street ChristianCentre
	Paul Asbridge	Trustee		Sussex Street ChristianCentre
	Richard Hardway	Secretary		Sussex Street ChristianCentre
	Peter Smith	Trustee		Sussex Street Christian Centre
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Reference and Administrative details (cont)

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

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ofothers

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

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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) Richard Hardway

Position (e.g. Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc)

Date 6/4/21

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Sussex street Owistian Centre CIO Annual Finanoal Statementyear ended 5 Awil 2021 Income Categories General Fund Gift Aid Interest Parking Bags of Choice-Evans Restricted Income Assistant Minister building fund Christmas project Container food bank kitchen equipment miscellaneous NWBA Home Mission Parker G Roof W3ddington'5 Total Restricted Income Total Income Categories 58138 25474.5 12.13 80 51125 122(Kl 1245 34623.47 7338.75 250 4692.25 31317.53 150 97309.5 Expense Categories Buildings Cleaning materials equipment Insurance 101.38 1130.7 5072.03 5739.21 612.61 3741.25 16397.18 power rates repairs-maintenance Tot31 Buildings Ministry Audio Wisual Communications Communications & Web Site course materials Music Group YoLrth Work Total Ministry MI￿On and Outreath BMS CMA Home Mission Waddingtons Total Mi55ion an(f Outreath Office 1448.14 281.84 631.87 120 722.18 1393 4597.03 600 874.88 650 2724.88

MiscellaTreous Photocopying Postage st3tionary Subscriptions Telephone Total Office Restr4rted Expenses Assistant MÈni5ter Buildings project Christmas project Food bank Kitchen equipment NWBA Home Mission Parker Waddingtons Total Restricted Expenses Salaries-A%sistant Ministsr Expenses pension Salary tax Nl Total S8laries-Assistsnt Minister Salarie5-Minister expenses pension Salary Student loan Tax Nl Total Salaries-minister Total Expense Categories 287.47 1377.57 65 225.95 871.22 1079.9 39)7.11 5324.7 38288 1475 12063.66 9098.64 4807.52 71297.52 2880.93 10630.77 2(￿1.22 15572.92 3907.54 23550.23 854 7349.65 35661.42 150158.06 GrnndTotal 30856.07 Assets CAF current CAF Savings CAF Fotsdbank Petty cash Total 28.OC17.61 30,006.83 28,133.21 46.10 86 193.75 Church buildings and contents LiabilitÈes roof repair, 31K ￿5￿ricted plus 12K remaining from building fund plus gift aid. About 55K available

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Stephen Hatfield Tax .4ccountant 6i Melyd Avcnue PreJtatJ LL19 8RN Sussex Streei Christian Centre I have examined the Receipts and Paymcnts Account for the Year Ended 5 April 2021 and hai'e found it to be Èn accordance with the r¢cord8 proi-ided. Step en Hatfi 2_314i2021