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2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1st January 2023 31st December 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1176350

Wellcome Church

Charity's principal address 42 Stanford Road

Grays Essex Postcode RM16 4XS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Andrew Blakey Chair
2 Neil Frost Secretary
3 Jo Jones Treasurer
4 Len Stockwell
5 Harold Hoyte
6 Emma Dell
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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) 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

Charity Incorporated Organisation Foundation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed By Trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Risk Management

The board includes individuals with financial management, Safeguarding, IT and administration skills, who are responsible for ensuring that adequate controls are in place for keeping accurate records and for safeguarding the future of the charity.

Section C Objectives and activities

The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of Christian faith in Thurrock and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time decide

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

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This year Wellcome Church became part of the Congregational Federation, and four members became Trustees of Orsett Churches Centre Trust. Members also attended the Congregational Federation National Assembly in Taunton.

During the year we received a gift of £27,000 from the Congregation Church in Orsett that was closing, they stipulated that the money be used on local mission. We also received 4 years gift aid which at present is designated for helping purchase the building Victory Church (Kosovo) use and rent at present.

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)

As a Christian organisation we have worked with others to support people in the community both locally and abroad. Demonstrating our faith in action and by our attitude to others.

We have distributied literature and Christmas cards to the surrounding area, with invitations to attend church evenets.

In Thurrock we have worked with Foodbank, a homeless project, and QVSR Tilbury’s Seaman centre.

Overseas we have continued to support a church in Kosovo with:-

Internally we have encouraged people to explore their faith, and it’s outworking in their lives. We share testimony when people recognise God’s interest in their everyday life and that of those they interact with day by day.

We have made use of video conferencing, offering a hybrid approach allowing interaction both from in-person and online attendees. We have been successful in maintaining numbers.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

There are no paid staff within the organisation, All work on projects and supporting other organisations is on voluntary basis.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Working with community offering financial support .

Supporting community groups with volunteer time these groups included

Working with other Churches

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Section E Financial review

To maintain a balance at the bank to cover recurring costs for a year

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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The charity’s principal sources of funds are donations

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) Neil Frost Full name(s) Andrew James Blakey Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

Date 20-10-2024

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Wellcome Church

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 7 to 8.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Alex Peter Day

ACA/MAAT

A P Day Accountants

3 Hollow Cottage, Purfleet, RM19 1QP

Date: 24[th] October 2024

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Wellcome Church No (if any)
1176350
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/01/2023 31/12/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 17,864 - - 17,864 16,263
Gift Aid from HMRC 14,147 - - 14,147 -
Mission Donation - 2,620 - 2,620 4,150
Gift from OCC for local mission - 27,000 - 27,000 -
Interest - 3 - 3 1
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) 32,011 29,623 - 61,634 20,414
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 32,011 29,623 - 61,634 20,414
A3 Payments
Hall hire 500 - - 500 600
Supporting Thurrock Mission 3,407 - - 3,407 5,209
Supporting Oversea Mission 13,727 400 - 14,127 12,040
Internal Costs 1,773 - - 1,773 1,275
Congregational Federation 352 - - 352 -
Local Mission - 830 - 830 -
Insurance 546 - - 546 -
Sundry items 100 - - 100 -
Gifts - - - - 1,900
Sub total 20,405 1,230 - 21,635 21,024
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
PA system and instruments 10,028 - - 10,028
- - - -
Sub total 10,028 - - 10,028 -
Total payments 30,433 1,230 - 31,663 21,024
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,578 28,393 - 29,971 - 610
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 30,519 106 - 30,625 31,235
Cash funds this year end 32,097 28,499 - 60,596 30,625
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Main Account
Mission Account
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Details
Details
Details
PA system and instruments		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
32,097
28,431
68
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32,097
28,499
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
10,028
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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Print Name
Neil Frost
Andrew Blakey		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
20/10/2024
20/10/2024

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