
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 April 2021 **To** 31 March 2022 

**From** 

## 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)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>1 Margaret Wattis Chairperson<br>2 John Binch Treasurer<br>3 Carol Wattis<br>4 Craig Robbins<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **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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1. To advance the Christian faith 

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

2. 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. 

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** 

This year despite restrictions because of the Pandemic we have been able to resume quite a bit of our community work. 

Most of the church services at the start of the year were on zoom which most of our congregation were able to join in but we are now back into holding our normal church services at the Methodist Church Meeting Room. 

We are encouraging the young people to take part in our church services, which they are enjoying doing. 

Our youth work is proving successful with the meetings each week on zoom. With two new qualified youth workers on-board they are bringing a new dimension to the teaching. We plan to meet regularly for social events and day trips out. 

The work continues with the Churches Together in the East Sutton area, with a monthly prayer meeting, a newly formed Ministers’ Meeting where they can pray for the area and fellowship together. Plans were also made for a joint Easter Passion Play in the area. 

In conjunction with the Chosen Veterans Support Group the church raised funds for medical supplies, toiletries, clothing, baby products, food etc. for the relief effort in the Ukraine. Two of the Veterans drove a van over to the Ukraine border to deliver the much-needed supplies. 

We feel that despite some restrictions the church has had a very successful and eventful year. 

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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** 24 April 2022 

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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-21 31-Mar-22 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 


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 Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds<br>funds  funds funds<br> to the nearest £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>Tithes and Offerings                   14,093                            -                              -                      14,093<br>Donations, Grants & Gift Aid                     1,821                            -                              -                        1,821<br>Hire of the Well                        530                            -                              -                           530<br>Sundries                           -                              -                              -<br>Community Projects                           -                              -                              -<br>Govt CJRS Grant                           -                              -                              -<br>                          -                              -                              -<br>                          -                              -                              -<br>Sub total                    16,444                            -                              -                      16,444<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>etc.                             -                            -                              -                              -<br>Total receipts [                  16,444 ]                           -                              -                      16,444<br>A3 Payments<br>Salaries (incl NI)                             -                            -                              -                              -<br>Hire of Methodist Church                     1,050                            -                              -                        1,050<br>Children and Youth Work                        135                            -                              -                           135<br>Sundries                     2,679                            -                              -                        2,679<br>Hire of the Well                        720                            -                              -                           720<br>Other Charges for the Well                     1,058                            -                              -                        1,058<br>Missionary Support                     1,500                            -                              -                        1,500<br>Community Projects                           -                              -                              -<br>Sub total                     7,142                            -                              -                        7,142<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, etc.                         -                        -                          -                              -<br>Total payments                  7,142                          -                          -                   7,142<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                  9,302                        -                          -                     9,302<br>A5 Transfers between funds                         -                        -                          -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                        -                          -                          -<br>Cash funds this year end                  9,302                        -                          -                     9,302<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **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<br>**_Total cash funds_**||**to nearest £**<br>**37,034**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**37,034**|<br> <br> <br>|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))||Agreement Error|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**||
|**charity’s own use**||||<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|<br> <br> <br> <br>|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name||
||||M Wattis<br>J Binch|||






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## **Last year** 

**to the nearest £** 

**12,926 7,558 - 170 - 11,450 - - 32,104 - 32,104** 

**14,201 113 170 1,766 720 918 232 - 18,120** 

**18,120 13,984 - 13,748 27,732** 



## **Endowment funds** 

**to nearest £ - - - -** 

OK 

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

**Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)** 

Date of approval 4/17/2022 4/17/2022 

