Trustees, Annual Report for the year ending 31 August 2024. Reference and administration details: Greenstead Evangelical Free Church is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation {CIO). The registered charity number is 117330. The address of the Church is Magnolia Drive, Colchester, Essex. C04 3LQ. The names of the charity trustees who manage the charity are: Trustee name Office Dates acted if not for whole year Name of body entitled to appoint trustee Church Members As above As above As above As above As above Matthew Jonathan Morley Palmer Simon John Ford Derek Andrew Dykes Benjamin Michael Johnson Brian David Rayner John Allan Ford Minister Treasurer Deacon Elder Deacon Deacon The Church is affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches {FIEC). Structure. governance and mana8ement: The Church is governed by the Church Constitution and Church Handbook and is constituted as a CIO. The Trustees are appointed by the Church Members at a business meeting of the Church. Objectives and activities: The purposes of the Church are the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, primarily but not exclusively within Colchester. The Church may also carry out other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the members of the Church, further the work of the Church. The Church has considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, in particular the specific guidance for the advancement of religion, and believes that this has been met. (i)
Achievement5 and performance: The Church seeks to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the neighbourhood through the services and other activities, but in view of the spiritual nature of these objectives it is difficult to specify achievements. We have a regular service on Sunday mornings and a family gathering on the premises mid-week on a monthly basis. Life Groups are held in homes and at church. There is an Adventurers Group for primary school children held on a Sunday morning. There are monthly meetings for ladies and a further one for games. All of these are open to the public, and there have been a lot of new people coming to the church with several joining us in membership. On occasions we have been able to show care and support to some with personal problems. The church has a very diverse congregation, both from the local estate and including students from nearby Essex University. Several missionaries and organisations have continued to be supported during the year, some aided by personal visits from missionaries and others by literature distribution, Financial review: The Church is largely supported by voluntary eontributlons. In order to provide longer term support to our minister and to fund necessary building work, the church received a number of grants and personal donations. These are reflected in the accounts for the period which shows income of £83995 and a deficit of £20994 which was largely due to Fire Safety work The balance at the end of the year was £97555 As mentioned, this accumulation of funds will largely be applied to finance our minister and further necessary building maintenance. During the year the Church made gifts of £6080 to organisations involved in the work of the Gospel in the UK and throughout the world. No payments were made to trustees apart from the reimbursement of expenditure incurred for the Church. Other optional information: None. The trustees declare that they have approved the trusteeg report on pages l and 2 above. I declare, in my capacity as a trustee of the charity, that I have been authorised to sign this rep on their behal 102( Simon John Ford reasurer) Date (2)
GREENSTEAD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
REGISTERED AS A CIO: NUMBER 1173360.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS For the year ending 31 August 2024.
| RECEIPTS | Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | TOTAL | TOTAL | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Voluntary contributions | 53,677 | 53,677 | 55,458 | ||||||
| Income Tax recovered | 2,720 | 2,720 | 1,408 | ||||||
| Grants | 14,700 | 14,700 | 54,700 | ||||||
| Legacy | 11,233 | 11,233 | |||||||
| Missionary etc. offerings | 505 | 505 | 660 | ||||||
| Interest | 1,153 | 7 | 1,160 | 314 | |||||
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 83,483 | 512 | 0 | 83,995 | 112,540 | ||||
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| PAYMENTS | Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | TOTAL | TOTAL | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Ministry | 55,131 | 55,131 | 45,572 | ||||||
| Church Utilities and maintenance | 33,576 | 33,576 | 18,887 | ||||||
| Church activities | 3,576 | 3,576 | 6,156 | ||||||
| Church administration and Fees | 4,134 | 4,134 | 2,400 | ||||||
| Mission essex | 2,400 | 2,400 | 1,400 | ||||||
| Inasmuch | 92 | 92 | 40 | ||||||
| Missionary etc. offerings | 5,575 | 505 | 6,080 | 5,455 | |||||
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| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 104,392 | 597 | 0 | 104,989 | 79,910 | ||||
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| NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS | -20,909 | -85 | 0 | -20,994 |
32,630 | ||||
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| BROUGHT FORWARD | 118,023 | 525 | 118,548 | 85,918 | |||||
| CASH FUNDS THIS PERIOD END | 97,114 | 440 | 0 | 97,554 | 118,548 | ||||
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GREENSTEAD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
REGISTERED AS A CIO: NUMBER 1173360
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES As at 31 August 2024.
| TOTAL | TOTAL | ||||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Cash funds | |||||||||
| Current account | 5,908 | 5,908 | 9,336 | ||||||
| Savings accounts | 91,194 | 91,194 | 108,687 | ||||||
| Inasmuch account | 12 | 440 | 452 | 525 | |||||
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| TOTAL | 97,114 | 440 | 97,554 | 118,548 | |||||
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| Other monetary assets | None | None | None | None | |||||
| Investment assets | None | None | None | None | |||||
| Assets retained for the charity's own use (shown at insurance value): Church premises and land 1,262,283 Fixtures and Equipment 90,033 _____ TOTAL 1,352,316 ****** |
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The Trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, that at the period end the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO.
There were no liabilities at 31 August 2024
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of GREENSTEAD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCHJ On accounts for the year ended 31 AUGUST 2024 Charity no {rf any) 1173360 Set out on pages 1and2 Iwememb•r to Ir£lLtde the page nulnbers ol addilion31 sheelsl I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity Trusf) for the year ended 31108 12024. Responsibilities and As the chanty trustees of the Trust, you a 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 exarnination of the Trusys accounts carried out under sectj'on 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity C(Mnmission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examinat'on. I confinn that no matsrial 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 aCcOrdae Ythh section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord vith the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have ccKne across no other matters in connectton with the examination to which attention strnuld be dra•vn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the bTrckets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 20 L ?ODs Name: WJ&i. LOXLÉ Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: