## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Jan 2023 Period start date To Period end date** **Dec 2023** ## **Charity name: Churches Together in All Lincolnshire** ## **Charity registration number: 1173828** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are the advancement of
the Christian religion, the relief of poverty and
any other purposes which are charitable
according to the law of England and Wales.| |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|In particular, Churches Together in Lincolnshire
seeks to further these objects by :
a.
encouraging and enabling Churches in
the county to grow together in trust and mutual
acceptance through shared worship, prayer,
learning, service and evangelism with each
church sharing with others the treasures of its
tradition;
b.
encouraging and stimulating throughout
the county a deeper commitment to Christian
unity;
c.
promoting and co-ordinating
ecumenical strategies at all levels
d.
acting as a sponsoring body for Local
Ecumenical Partnerships, ensuring the provision
of appropriate ongoing advice and support,
equitable financial assessment and proper
periodic review;
e.
encouraging full and early ecumenical
consultation so that the churches may use
resources (including buildings and the
deployment of personnel) with sensitivity and in
the interests of good stewardship;
f.
providing a meeting point for Christian
leaders and representatives within the county;
g.
keeping the churches informed about
ecumenical initiatives both inside and outside
the county, liaising with the national ecumenical
bodies;| |||and in all these ways, providing a focused
Christian reference point for local government
and other secular bodies with whom Churches
Together in Lincolnshire will seek to work in the
interests of the well-being of the people of
Lincolnshire
Examples of this are by encouraging and
enabling church bodies in Lincolnshire to act
together; for example : providing training
course, conferences on relevant subjects, times
of prayer and discussion, etc. We also act as a
voice for the churches to the wider community,
in particular public bodies - working with
Lincolnshire County Council to promote road
safety. We organise the annual Road Victims
Memorial Service, Working with LCC, District
Councils & other organisations such as
Lincolnshire Resilience Forum to resource
Critical Emergencies via the CTAL Emergency
Faith Responders, and also helping with
situations such as Refugee, Migrants and other
situations churches can be of key support with.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees are conscious of their responsibility
at all times to act in accordance with the advice
issued by The Charity Commission relating to
public benefit considerations.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We are not a Grant Making organisation.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We wish to record our thanks to all those who
Volunteer their time, be it the Emergency Faith
Responders, Trustee’s or the many others in
Churches that work with us and who have
assisted Churches Together in All Lincolnshire to
fulfil its work during the period covered by this
report.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference During 2023 Churches Together in All Lincolnshire undertook work and support in the following areas: Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. - **Supporting and resourcing Churches Together Groups, Local and Unity Networks & Initiatives.** - • **The Cost of Living Crisis, including representation on the Local Government Task Force.** - • **Asylum Seekers, Good Neighbours, and Churches Alliance representation.** - • **The Lincolnshire Prayer Map.** • **The Ukraine, Afghan and Migrant Situations, including local church and county level representation.** - • R **ecruitment and training for the Emergency Faith Responders, and work with Lincolnshire Resilience Forum.** - • **Pioneer, Fresh Expressions & Mission Enabler Strategy Sessions.** - • **Road Traffic Victims Memorial Service and other county prayer and worship services.** **For 2024 we will be continuing our work across the County, and Looking forward CTAL will:** Continue to put on the events and do the work as listed above. Further resource and build up links between us and the local Churches Together or unity groups in the county so that we can better serve, resource and develop local ecumenical partnerships and those involved in them. Continue to support churches working in new areas, including with new housing builds, working together to develop and resource them. Encouraging ecumenical multi-church working even if by producing one friendly and helpful guide to churches and services. Continue to work with and represent the ecumenical working of churches to the civic and secular organisations, building engagement for local churches in communities and at county wide, or national engagements. Continue working with Lincolnshire Faith and Environment Group(s), Good Neighbours, or Places of Welcome Projects and looking forward to these works which can very much be ecumenical and community centred in a positive biblical way too. With our Pioneering and Fresh Expression focus and the new Lincolnshire Mission Enabler Strategy Sessions, there is work with rural and coastal communities as we face more churches closing, or areas with more dispersed ministers and the burden this may place on them - ecumenical working and partnership and a focus on resourcing hybrid or lay ministry may yet be a place we can be well placed to help guide, broker, enable and assist through a few different mediums and being placed to help where there may be a need. Importantly for us though, is the awareness that we are here to help you and with that in mind we would appreciate and welcome your guidance and suggestions as to what it is you would most appreciate us to focus on to really help and support your own works… and we would like to remind you that we are here at any time to help in any way we can, so please do not hesitate to make that contact with us or share our details on. We hope that you will feel that this summary reflects a useful contribution and that you will feel that CTAL represents good value for the county. We know that all our member-denominations have many things to do with their limited resources and we are appreciative of your kind contributions, and hope that our work helps support and bolster your own works. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|CTAL’s finances continue to be in good order.
All commitments were met during the year.
Accounts spent were, to a high degree, close to
the amounts anticipated in our Budget.
Funds are held in Current and Deposit accounts.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Trustees have established a policy on our
Reserves, intending that we should keep money
in hand to the equivalent of nine-months’
normal expenditure. This is a necessary
provision for us to be able to continue our work
in the event of income being less than expected
or if anticipated income is delayed.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Our Reserves are presently sightly in excess of
the policy level, due to the reduced expenditure
but this is being corrected.
Because of our reserves and noting the ongoing
serious financial impact to our member
denominations, the Trustees had reduced
subscriptions by 25% in 2021 and held this again
in 2023.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|We are very grateful indeed to our member-
denominations for meeting subscriptions for
2023.
Subscriptions from our member-denominations
accounted for 100% of income for our General
Fund, which pays for the activities described
above.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The Trustees have developed a register of the
major risks to which CTAL might be exposed.
They consider the nature of the risk, together
with its likelihood and potential impact, and
develop means of mitigation as required. This
policyis reviewedperiodically.| |||Cost
of
Living
financial
constraints
has
exacerbated and brought to the fore a number
of problems for our Denominations, churches
and the community at large which may have an
effect on subscriptions commitments amongst
other
work
undertaken
in
partnership.
Identifying these and finding ways that we as
Churches Together in All Lincolnshire can assist
and help to minister ecumenically into them will
continue to be a priority task for 2024.
We are optimistic that CTAL’s future lies in more
effective service of our member denominations.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |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|CTAL is managed by a Board of Trustees, one
appointed by each of our 8 member-
denominations. They are charged with the
responsibility of ensuring that CTAL
conducts its activities within the law, and in
accord with good governance practice, and
pursues the objectives as set out in the
Constitution, and using its resources
efficiently.
Trustees are replaced from time to time,
following the procedure of the Constitution
and followingsafer recruitmentprocesses.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|New Trustees on appointment are given a
copy of the Constitution and latest annual
accounts and gradually introduced to our
significant activities. Copies of_The Good_
_Trustee Guide_are also available as required.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the|Para 1.51|We aim to hold at least two meetings per
year for CTAL Presidents, who are the
denominational leaders in Lincolnshire.
They meet to discuss the broader context of| |charity works||ecumenism in the county. Trustees seek
the view of the Presidents throughout the
year as necessary.
The Trustees are responsible for setting
policies and priorities for CTAL and delegate
day-to-day management to the Mission
Enabler as Administrator. The Trustees
receive full reports from the Mission Enabler
as Administrator at their quarterly meetings,
and as needed at other times.| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|CTAL is a member of Churches Together in
England, and we benefit from the periodic
publications and advice of this national body
reflecting developing national experience
and best-practice.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Churches Together in All Lincolnshire| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|CTAL| |Registered charity number|1173828| |Charity’s principal address|CTAL is a member of Churches Together in England, and we
benefit from the periodic publications and advice of this
national body reflecting developing national experience and
best-practice.| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mrs Michelle A
Arthurton|||East Midland Baptist Association| ||Rt Rev.Dr. David
Court|||Church of England Diocese of
Lincoln| ||Fr Eddy Jarsoz|Chairperson||Roman Catholic Diocese of
Nottingham| ||Rev Cecil White|Treasurer|June 2023|East Midlands Synod of United
Reformed Church| ||Anne Wood|||Lincolnshire Area Meeting of
the Religious Society of Friends
(Quakers)| ||Rev. Jonas Eyles|||Groundlevel| ||Capt Wendy Brown||Jan-June 2023|East Midlands Division of the
Salvation Army| ||Rev Mark Sherman||Jan-June 2023|Lincolnshire District, the
Methodist Church| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 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**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |Bank|CAF Bank|25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4JQ| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Melanie Carroll – Mission Enabler ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| |||| ||Canon Edward Jarosz|Rev. Cecil White| ||
Chairperson|| ||17/09/2024|| ||17/09/2024|| Independent examinerfs report on the accounts So¢tion A Indfrp&ndent Exarniner'5 Report Rèport to the tru$ta fflembor5 of CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ALL LINCOLNSHIRE On a¢ttounts for th& y•ar pndod 31 DECEM8ER 2023 charity no 1173828 Set outon pages 4andS R88p6¢tlve The chanty'8 Iwstees 8re reswnsible forthe preparation of th8 accounts. rosponsibillll￿ of The charity's truste88 consider that an aL*1il 18 nol required for this year tru8ts08 and examlTr8r under section 144 of the Charit￿S Act 2011 Ithe Charities Acii and Ihat an inderÉndent examination is needed. It 15 my responsibility lo.. examine the accounts urKler section 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the rKocedures laid down In the general DireGtiOn5 given bythtr Chanty Commission lunder section 14515llbl of the Charities Act, gfKI to state whether partlGular matters have come to my attention. Batsll of i#depond•nt My examinalKn was carr£d out in accordaKe wrth general DireGlion$ given *x•mineP¥ *t•tern¢nt by the Charrty Cornmission An exafflinaiion Includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Gharity and a comparison of th& a¢¢ounts presented with those records. 11 also indudes consideration of any unusugl items or disclo$ures In tha accounts. and seekiNJ 8xplanations trom the trustees con*rning any such matters The FKoredures undertaken do not provKle all ltte evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequenlly no opinion is giv&n as to whetherthe accounts present a Ir and fair, view and the report Is limited lo Ih05e matters set out in the statement ￿10￿. Indopend•nt In connection with my examination. no matter has CDme to my attention ¢xamIne￿a statement 1. thich gives m? rea8onabl8 cau8& lo tÉli8v8 that in, any matsr181 respect, the requirements to keep accounting ￿ordS in accrydanc* wth section 130 ollhp Charrties Act, and to prepare acry)unlS whith a¢¢ord with the attouniing recNds and mpiy with the 8ccountiw requirements oflhe Charitie5 All have not bè8n met, or 2. to whKh. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order lo enab proper undèrstanding of the accounts to be rea&)ad. . Pless& delete the kvords in the br8okets ilthey do not 3pply Signod= Dat8.. 1814r2024 Nam•: ". CRAIG THORNfoN ftelfrvant profuslonal qualSficatlonl61 or body IER March 2012 Addr¢•s'. 23 CLIFF AVENUE NETTLEHAM. LINCOLN LN2 2PU Se¢tion B Disclosure Only comrlet8 rf the examiner need510 hwJhlighl malenal prob￿r￿s. CHARITY CQMMIS510 FOR ENGLAND ANO WALE Churctrw Tog9t￿r In All Linc￿ng￿lrE Recei ts and ments a¢¢ounts CC16a Forlhe wrtod from To Jan-23 09¢-23 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcttrd fvnd Endowment lund fvnd• Total fund La¥tyeal A1 RKel Subwwion¥ ross In¢om$ ARI n¥•0 •n 2Q.511 24.911 zo.wi 20,911 32,316 Slaff Cos1 Cost3 10.B2B 1.295 410 Su) to 13,462 11452 A4Assol and In¥￿tr￿•nl Sut* 10181 13.452 15451 N•t olrn¢eipts/(paymentsJ AS Trnnsfern ts•twfjgn lund A6 C49h ￿nd% i*Jl ￿•r end C*sh th1$ ymren 18.874 30.206 30,206 CCXX R1 actQunL%1551 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Vnrnstrict Rèstrfcted fund tonMml£ Endowmenl to r￿artst£ B1 Ca•h fund• Totalcash lun¢ts 30.2D6 lill R•*tdet4d fund Effldowm•nt funds fund• 10 nWT•StE O•ai1s FundtO**kh £UnrAnt￿ Oetaily BJ lfvmtment *880ts FundlDwl*h Curi¥irtY•lup 84 Au•t• retslh•d for th• ch•rlty'• own 0￿￿1*S B6 Ll•bllltl Dat¢ of behatroloi l￿truS SwJnabJre Pnnl CCXX P2 •coxnt• Issi IW024