## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 1st January 2023 31st December 2023
**From**
**To**
## 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)**|
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## **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)
Charity Incorporated Organisation Foundation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed By Trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. trust, association, company)
(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;
## **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.
- 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**
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:-
- Time and finance in the relief of poverty,
- Access to education,
- Access to health care and
- Christian teaching.
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:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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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** .
- Essex and East London Homeless.
- Thurrock Foodbank.
- QVSR Seafarer Centre at Tilbury Docks.
- Charles Street Hostel.
- Blythwood Care.
- Grays Salvation Army Christmas meal.
- Local Scouts.
**Supporting community groups** with volunteer time these groups included
- QVSR Seafarer Centre at Tilbury Docks.
- The Homeless Response Action Group in Grays.
- Foodbank, working in the warehouse, leading a team for collection, helping in distribution.
- Blythwood Care
- sorting
- packing shoeboxes for overseas aid and
- delivering boxes in Kosovo
- Local Scouts
## **Working with other Churches**
- The C of E parish of Horndon, Orsett and Bulphan
- Methodist Church of Horndon
- Fresh Hope Community Church Stanford-le-Hope
- Salvation Army Grays
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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)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds are donations
- 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)** 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
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) 32,011 29,623 - 61,634 20,414
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
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**
**-**
**-**
**32,097**
**28,499**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**10,028**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Neil Frost
Andrew Blakey|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
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||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
20/10/2024
20/10/2024|
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