## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01.01.24 Period start date To 31.12.24 Period end date** **Charity name:** Sherford Church of England Community Church ## **Charity registration number: 1175545** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the Christian faith for the
benefit of the public in Sherford and the
surrounding areas in accordance with the
statements of belief appearing in the
schedule.| |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|During the year, our weekly Sunday church
services were a central part of our
presence in Sherford. We held two
gatherings each Sunday in the Sherford
Community Hub, the first was more
reflective and the second was more family
orientated with crafts and activities. In this
way, residents of Sherford of all ages were
encouraged to practise their Christian faith
and meet together to explore the tenets of
Christianity. In addition to the two services,
there were two small groups of around 10
people who met alternate weeks for Bible
Study and a wider discussion of Christian
matters. A third, more pastorally focused
group met every Tuesday for prayer and
members visited and encouraged those in
Sherford who were going through difficult
times. In October over 30 church members
and children enjoyed a ‘Church Day Out’ at
Buckfast Abbey to grow together in
fellowship and reflect ‘where we have come
from’ and future strategy.
Services in the Community Hub were
usually attended by between 15 to 25
adults and around five children. Slightly
more residents attended our Sunday
services on major calendar events,
including Mothering Sunday, Easter
Sunday, Father’s Day, Remembrance
Sunday and Christmas. On Good Friday
we held a ‘Muddy Church’ in the Sherford
Country Park for children. Despite the
heavy rain and mud, there were various
activities including a camp fire as they
heard the Easter Story. The Act of| Remembrance was well-received, especially by the many military families in the community. The wreath was laid by a Sherford resident who is serving member of the Royal Marines. At Christmas there was a service of lessons and carols around the Christmas Tree outside the school to coincide with the Sherford Christmas Fayre. Around 100 residents participated in the singing including around 25 in the Sherford Community Choir. Our Christingle Service was well attended and the money raised was donated to the Children’s Society. Our church’s Mothers and Toddler group met in the Community Hub every week during the school year and was very successful. Around 20 or more mothers and carers attended regularly with their children. Mothers commented that there was a ‘really welcoming and friendly atmosphere.’ While the parents and carers had the opportunity to chat over cups of coffee and cake the children enjoyed playing with various toys including sand and water as well as climbing apparatus and slides. Each week, the children engaged in craft activities. Sessions ended with a time of singing and parachute games. There is a strong relationship between the church and Sherford Vale School. Members of the church visited the school each week to hear children read and help in lessons. Church members were also invited to take school assemblies and join in with school events. For Mothers’ Day, the church arranged a successful ‘Have a Coffee on Us’ event at the local House of Brews where mothers of children at the school could enjoy a free cup of coffee with friends. The Head Teacher of the school joined church members distributing vouchers for a free coffee to mothers and carers before school commenced. Church members worked very closely with the community in a range of activities and took a leading role in several enterprises to benefit the residents. These included being part of the ‘Sherford Panel’ which will become the Sherford Parish Council. Members also led and ran a food hub, led the ‘Over 50s Coffee Club’ as well as coordinated and led the conservation work in Sherford Country Park. The leader of this group also inaugurated a Sherford Garden Day in June in which local gardens were open to residents. The Sherford Community Choir, set up by the church, still |||flourishes and gave several performances
during the summer.
Following the resignation of the previous
incumbent in November 2023, a husband
and wife team were appointed in a job
share in December 2024 as Pioneer
Ministers to lead Sherford Community
Church: they are expected to take up their
duties after Easter 2025. The new
incumbents will be residents of Sherford –
the Diocese of Exeter has purchased a
house in Sycamore Way as the new
vicarage.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All Trustees are fully aware of the CIO’s
role in providing public benefit across the
whole geographical area of Sherford and
beyond.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|A further note alongside the points raised
above in relation to our goal of growing and
strengthening the Sherford community:
One of our members set up the Sherford
Mutual Aid Group, for the benefit of those
members of the community who were
struggling to provide food for their families.
This has been especially well received by
refugee families in the area.
Members also led the ‘Over 50s Coffee
Club’ which is attended by around 25
people each week; as well as having a
different speaker some weeks, trips were
arranged to visit the local area. The
conservation work in Sherford Country
Park which involves hedge laying, wetland
creation etc. is co-ordinated and led by a
church member.| |||| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
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.|Para 1.20|Our main achievements during 2024 have
been listed above.
A number of mothers and carers from
Sherford have joined our Mothers and
Toddler group – it has acted as somewhere
for them to meet so that they are not
isolated at home.
We have been able to come alongside
those who are lonely, grieving or generally
finding that life is not going well.| ## **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** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|On 31.12.24 there was £47,315 in the bank
accounts and £3,733 in capital assets.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity has no investment policy and
all the church’s liquid assets are held in a
current account.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£51,048| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|As noted above, the CIO’s principal
sources of funding are from the members
of the church.| |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|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Constitution (Foundation Model)| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Constitution (Foundation Model)| |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|1_ex-officio_by virtue of licence granted by
the Lord Bishop of Exeter
1 appointment by the Lord Bishop of Exeter
2 elected by trustees| ## **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|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Our charity operates under the umbrella of
the Church of England, in the Diocese of
Exeter. We receive oversight and support
through the Diocese including optional
training for our Trustees relevant to their
respective roles, safeguarding advice
through the Diocesan Safeguarding Team
and other support as needed (including,
where necessary, support with media and
PR, and legal assistance through the
Diocesan Registrar). Our chief contact
within the Diocese is the Bishop of
Plymouth, the Rev. James Grier, who has
been appointed to the office of Visitor, with
roles as set out in our Constitution.
As part of the Diocese of Exeter we are
entitled to representation on the local
Plymouth Deanery Synod.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|The charity works alongside other local
organisations including Plymouth City
Council, South Hams Council, Brixton
Parish Council, the Sherford Consortium,
the Sherford Community Land Trust, and
Sherford Vale Primary School. All of these
links are casual rather than formalised.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Sherford Church of England Community Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Sherford Community Church| |Registered charity number|1175545| |Charity’s principal address|Cannon Dell, Great Churchway,
Plymouth
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Community Leader
(_ex officio_)|1stFebruary 2024|Lord Bishop of Exeter| ||Dr. Andrew
Williams|Licensed Reader (_ex_
_officio_)||Lord Bishop of Exeter| ||Beth Newbold|Appointed Trustee|Resigned 31.03.24|| ||JonnyBoustred|Appointed Trustee|Resigned 31.03.24|| ||Judith Roughton|Appointed Trustee|From 31.01.24|| ||Ros Wells|Appointed Trustee|From 18.06.24|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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**Address**||| |Visitor|Bishop James Grier|St. Mark’s Church, 1 Sanctuary Close, Plymouth, PL2
1EN| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **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** O)SHERFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH CHARrrY NO. 1175545 UNAUDrrED FINANCIAL sfATEMENrs 31 DECEMBER 2024 CONTE￿[5 Page (s) ststement of finanoal Bal￿￿ shed Notes to the financial statenerrts Treasurerfs stste￿￿nt IndepeThJent examin&s rwt O)SHERFORD QMMUNITY CblU•CtrI srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrrIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Fun Genernl TOTAL 2024 TOTAL 2023 Funds INCOMING RESOURCES Ir￿0m￿ryj resour￿ from gwat￿l fiA#ts: Voluntary i￿xne IL118 11,118 14,57S Grants 12,200 14,825 Other ir￿￿[r￿j reswr 1793 14999 1759 14,999 16,473 RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of generatlrwj fu￿6 (hurch athwtles arttable actfvi 12,4 12,458 2,Cp)I L9,L53 3,111 14549 14,549 21,564 Net Ino)mlngl{outgolng) rexwrces (o) {5,tr31) Gross transfers betwwn fwmls 6&7 Net movement In fund• (o) (5,091) Totsl fund$ blf l January 2024 50,598 55,689 Total fund• clf 31 December 2024 5L048 Th• notes on pages 3 to 4 fomi part of thesa financlal st4tom O)SHERFORD CQl4llAUNITY C4UlfC BALAP4CE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 Furbds TOTAL 2024 TOTAL 2023 Funds TarKJlble assets CURRENT ASSErs 1,576 1,576 4f 739 2,969 Bank and cash bala￿e$ 47,315 47,315 45,058 CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditots payal￿e within one NEf CURRENT ASSErs TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURREKf LTABILrriES 51,048 51,048 50,598 Credit￿5 payaiAe ats TOTAL NET ASSEfs i (LIABILrriES) 51,048 50,598 THE FUNDS OF THE CHURCH UnreslrKt&l inc(Jne furhts: 50,398 Tctsl 50,848 50,398 200 200 51,048 50,598 Approved ty the Truth. 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