2024-06-30-accounts - Turners Hill Free Church

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date

Period end date

From 01 July 2023 To 30 June 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1177407

TURNERS HILL FREE CHURCH

Charity's principal address

North Street

Turners Hill Crawley West Sussex RH10 4NR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Andrew Sweetman	Chairman	01/11/2023 - 30/06/2024
Peter James		01/11/2023 – 30/06/2024
Pamela Miller	Treasurer
Karen Miller	Secretary

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

June 2024

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)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Bankers	HSBC		9 The Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1UT
Independent Examiner	Keith Halstead MA (Oxon) FCA		60 Woodcote Hurst, Epsom, Surrey KT18 7DT


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 (eg. trust deed, constitution) Constitution How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) Church Member vote
		Constitution
		Charitable Incorporated Organisation
		Church Member vote

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Throughout the year (1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024) the Church has been under the Spiritual oversight of a full-time Minister and 4 Elders.

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

Turners Hill Free Church has strong links to The Countess of
• Huntingdon’s Connexion which was founded by Lady Selina Countess of policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Huntingdon, during a season of revival that saw a dramatic expansion of Gospel influence that transformed society on both sides of the Atlantic.
training of trustees; The Countess welcomed all who would make the proclamation of the
• the charity’s organisational Gospel their priority and we are proud to remain in that tradition. structure and any wider network with which the charity Historically Turners Hill Free Church was part of the Countess of works; Huntingdon’s Connexion Trust (Charity No 232674) until it was decided
• relationship with any related that the Church would be better served by becoming a Registered Charity (Charitable Incorporated Organisation – CIO) in its own right. The
parties; Countess of Huntingdon Trust is responsible for the oversight of Turners
• trustees’ consideration of Hill Free Church. major risks and the system and procedures to manage Turners Hill Free Church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance and fully them. endorses its Basis of Faith.

Section C Objectives and activities

Turners Hill Free Church exists to declare the Lordship of the Lord Jesus Christ in Turners Hill and the surrounding area.

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

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June 2024

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)		The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The main activities undertaken during 2023/2024 were as follows:- Church Services Church Services are open to all and are held every Sunday at 10 am. Fellowship groups and prayer meetings The congregation is encouraged to meeting weekly in smaller Fellowship Groups for bible study and prayer Little Angels This group caters for parents and pre-school age children who meet on Tuesday mornings during term-time. It is very well attended and is currently the most successful aspect of the Church’s community activities. Community Lunch Once a month a lunch is provided for the community in the Church Hall. All members of the community are invited to attend. Church and Hall Hire A local choir hire the Church for rehearsals on one evening per week. The Church Hall is also available for hire by the local community. Gilgal Mission The Church continues to support, financially, in prayer and with friendship, the work of Gilgal Bible Training College located in Southern India. Sierra Leone Mission The Church supports, financially, in prayer and with friendship the work of the Sierra Leone Mission. The Church makes a large contribution towards the annual Shoe Bag project administered by the Sierra Leone Mission. Support for Missionaries We are supporting financially, in prayer and with friendship people who are preparing for mission work in Thailand and regular mission work in Romania. British Heart Foundation Bike Ride Once a year approximately 1000 cyclists stop for free refreshments at Turners Hill Free Church when they are taking part in the British Heart Foundation Bike Ride. We provide free refreshments to all who stop by. Any donations (net of costs) are sent to the Sierra Leone Mission and Gilgal.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main ............................................................................................ achievements of the charity ............... during the year

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Section E Financial review

The Trustees’ policy is to ensure that unrestricted reserves are sufficient Brief statement of the for three months’ unrestricted expenditure at current costs. 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 (including any fundraising);

The charity’s principal source of funding comes from planned and ad- hoc giving from church members.

The charity’s main expenditure is on staff costs of key workers, maintenance of the buildings, missional activities (Sierra Leone and Gilgal) and local events such as the annual Turners Hill Fete and the British Heart Foundation Bike Ride.

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

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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) Andrew Sweetman Pamela Miller Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Treasurer etc) Date 25 August 2024

TAR

June 2024

						CC16a
	TURNERS HILL FREE CHURCH			1177407
	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	Period start date	To		Period end date
		01/07/2023			30/06/2024

Section A Receipts andpayments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds		Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
General Giving	32,874	16,931	-		49,805	44,915
Tax Refunds	7,415	3,115	-		10,529	9,975
Rental Income	1,457		-		1,457	2,957
Interest Received	803		-		803	453
Sundry	3,315	346	-		3,661	118
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	45,864	20,392	-		66,255	58,418

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-	-	-		-	-

*Total receipts*	45,864	20,392	-		66,255	58,418

A3 Payments
Donations	794	18,470	-		19,264	14,486
PropertyRepairs			-		-	11,028
PropertyOverheads	14,995		-		14,995	11,231
Hospitality					-	-
Overheads	4,743				4,743	3,364
Sundry	2,446	143			2,589	5,261
Payroll & allowances	32,328				32,328	28,844
Outreach/Youth/Pastoral	2,392	213	-		2,605	1,621
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**Sub total **	57,697	18,826	-		76,523	75,835

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-	-	-		-	-

**Totalpayments **	57,697	18,826	-		76,523	75,835

*Net of receipts/(payments)*	- 11,834	1,566	-		- 10,268	- 17,416.37
A5 Transfers between funds			-		-	-
A6 Cash funds lastyear end	111,271	3,737	-		115,008	132,424
*Cash funds thisyear end*	99,437	5,302	-		104,740	115,008

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

11/11/2024





Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod
Categories	Details	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Account 02415194 40-18-22	23,319	3,583	-
	Account 22415208 40-18-22		1,719	-
	Insignis Cash Management Fund	76,119		-
	*Total cash funds*	99,438	5,302	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Agreement Error	OK	OK
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets				-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets			-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use			-	-
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	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities			-

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

11/11/2024

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
		Pamela Miller		27/10/2024

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

11/11/2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report ReF)Ort to th• trustees TURNERS HILL FREE CHURCH On accounts for the year ended 30" June 2024 Charity no {If any) 1177407 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the atUnIS of the atx)V8 charity {llhe Trusfi for the year ended 3010612024. As the chaiitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparatron of the acojunts in accordance with the requirements of the Chanties Act 2011 {Ihe A(X). Re3Ron$lblllties and basls of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's &tounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in caryng OLrt my examination, I have folkhved all the applicable Directions gwen by the Chanty Commission under sethon 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I nfirrn that no mateiial matters have examiner's ststement come to my attention in conneclion with the examination which gives me cause lo beIve that in, any material respect.. the ac£ounting records tre not kept in accordan wilh sedion 130 ot the Charities Act.. or the actounts dbj not acrnfd with the accounling records., or the accounts did not COM with the apFlicable requirements conceming the form and ntent of unt$ set oui in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gNe a ttrue and fairf vW wttich is not a matter consmlered as part of an independent examination. I have m concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinats'on to whith attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Slgnod: Name: Kerth Halstead Relevant professional qualification(s) or body Irf any): Instrtute of Chartered Acuntants in EnglarKI and W*s Address: 60 Wo(xlo)te Hurst. Ep$, sUY I18 7DT IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete rflhe examiner needs to highlighi material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examinatM)n of chanty accounts". directions and guidan for examiners). Glve hore brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wishos to disclose. NIA IER Oct 2018