2021-03-31-accounts - Sutton Christian Centre CIO

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 April 2020 To 31 March 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Sutton Christian Centre CIO

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1173775

Charity's principal address 5 Perott Drive

Four Oaks Sutton Coldfield Postcode B75 6QU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Margaret Wattis Chairperson
2 John Binch Treasurer
3 Timothy Watson
4 Carol Wattis
5 Craig Robbins
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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)

CIO How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected By

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

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

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To advance the Christian faith

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To express Christian witness, love and concern in a practical way

The focus is on work for the children and youth in two deprived areas of Sutton Coldfield and Walsall Wood. Many of these children and youth come from homes where there are problems such as substance abuse, physical abuse, culture of dependence on state benefits.

We are involved with a wide range of young people in our work through the different programmes that we run. Below is an overview of the different projects we are running.

Youth Group - The object of this work is getting to know the young people and building relationships with them. With this type of work the focus can vary from the mundane to the deeply significant. We aim to be good role models and to encourage them in the issues of life. For us it acts as a contact point so that we can move them into one of the other groups that has a more structured direction.

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)

Deeper - This works to engage with teenagers and run a structured programme of work for them to get involved in. The degree of interest varies from person to person, but a prerequisite of being part of this group is that they listen and get involved. When an individual shows interest and commitment to this group we try to ‘grow’ them into the young leaders group.

Young Leaders - This group is set up for those who have shown an active interest in developing and growing as people. The aim is to give young people the tools to be the leaders of society by teaching them various lessons and giving them opportunities to serve within the local community. This takes the form of serving within specific church run activities or community-based activities such as gardening/labouring and helping to run community days.

Schools Work – This takes the form predominantly of assemblies, clubs and mentoring individuals. Our goal is to reach every young person in Sutton Coldfield.

Outdoor Pursuits - We have partnered with Whitemoor Lakes Activity Centre in Staffordshire and regularly take the children and youth there to do various outdoor pursuits and activities.

Residentials - As part of the youth projects we aim to take teenagers on residential trips during the course of the year.

The trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

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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

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Although our work has been restricted this year because of the pandemic we have still seen a number of successes.

Our church service and prayer meetings are now on Zoom and we are reaching people who do not attend any church. Being on Zoom keeps us in touch with our congregation and enables us to ensure that any requirements are met and people do not feel totally alone at this time.

Although we have no Sunday School meetings the young people each played a role in our Zoom church nativity, which we all enjoyed.

We no longer have a youth worker employed by the church, so reaching out to the young people under the pandemic restrictions has been difficult. Similarly, we have not been able to hold our youth meetings, coffee mornings, services etc at the Well because of Covid restrictions.

Our Christmas Event had to be cancelled this year also.

We have continued to encourage other churches in the East Sutton Churches Together and are now holding a Churches Together prayer meeting monthly, which is proving to be a great success.

We continue to support the Chosen Veterans Support Group and veterans have been reached wherever there has been a need, either with food parcels or with PTSD help.

The pandemic has given us time to reflect on new projects and how we can strengthen existing projects. These we are eager to implement when restrictions are lifted.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

It is the Trustees’ policy to hold reserves of approximately six months expenditure. Because expenditure (and income) fluctuates from year to year this is based on the average of the previous seven years. The reserve is reviewed annually, taking into account any changes in expenditure or other commitments.

Details of any funds materially 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) Margaret Wattis John Binch Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Chair] Treasurer Date 9 April 2021

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Charity Name No (if any) Sutton Christian Centre CIO 1173775

Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1-Apr-20 31-Mar-21

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Tithes and Offerings 12,926 - - 12,926
Donations, Grants & Gift Aid 7,558 - - 7,558
Hire of the Well - - - -
Sundries 170 - - 170
Community Projects - - - -
Govt CJRS Grant 11,450 - - 11,450
- - -
- - -
Sub total 32,104 - - 32,104
A2 Asset and investment sales,
etc. - - - -
Total receipts [ 32,104 ] - - 32,104
A3 Payments
Salaries (incl NI) 14,201 - - 14,201
Hire of Falcon Lodge Centre 113 - - 113
Children and Youth Work 170 - - 170
Sundries 1,766 - - 1,766
Hire of the Well 720 - - 720
Other Charges for the Well 918 - - 918
Missionary Support 232 - - 232
Community Projects - - - -
Sub total 18,120 - - 18,120
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, etc. - - - -
Total payments 18,120 - - 18,120
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,984 - - 13,984
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 13,748 - - 13,748
Cash funds this year end 27,732 - - 27,732
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	Bank Accounts & Cash in Hand *Total cash funds*		to nearest £ 27,732 - - 27,732		to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK	OK
			Unrestricted		Restricted
			funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details		to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -
charity’s own use					- - - - - - - -
B5 Liabilities	Details		Fund to which liability relates		- - - - - Amount due (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name
			M Wattis J Binch

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Last year

to the nearest £

18,232 5,350 185 - 500 - - - 24,267 - 24,267

24,345 1,825 214 1,856 720 2,040 - 418 31,418 - 31,418 - 7,151 - 20,899 13,748

Endowment funds

to nearest £ - - - -

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - -

Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 7/15/2020 7/15/2020