## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/04/204 Period start date To Period end date**
## **31/03/2025**
## **Charity name: Access Church**
## **Charity registration number: 1177661**
## **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 Church are, for the**
**benefit of the public :-**
**(a) to advance the Christian faith in such**
**ways and in such parts of the United**
**Kingdom**
**or the world as the Trustees from time**
**to time may think fit;**
**(b) to relieve sickness and financial**
**hardship and to promote and preserve**
**good health**
**by the provision of funds, goods or**
**services of any kind, including through**
**the**
**provision of counselling and support in**
**such parts of the United Kingdom or the**
**world**
**as the Trustees from time to time may**
**think fit;**|
|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|**The trustees confirm that they have**
**complied with their duty under section**
**17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due**
**regard to the Charity Commission’s**
**guidance on Public Benefit when**
**planning and delivering the church’s**
**activities.**
**The church’s purpose is to proclaim the**
**Christian faith and to support the**
**spiritual, social, and emotional**
**well**-**being of its congregants and the**
**wider community. Throughout the year,**
**this purpose has been advanced**
**through a range of activities designed to**
**be accessible, inclusive, and beneficial**
**to people of all ages and backgrounds.**
**Worship and Spiritual Development**
**The church’s primary activity continues**
**to be its weekly Sunday services, held at**
**the local community centre. These**
**gatherings are free of charge and open**
**to all members of the public. They**|
|**provide opportunities for worship,**|
|---|
|**teaching, prayer, pastoral support, and**|
|**community connection. Children are**|
|**able to participate in age**-**appropriate**|
|**activities during the services under the**|
|**supervision of their parents, ensuring**|
|**that families can engage fully in the life**|
|**of the church.**|
|**In addition to Sunday services, the**|
|**church offers several weekly and**|
|**monthly activities that contribute to the**|
|**spiritual and social development of**|
|**participants:**|
|**•**
**Weekly music group – Meeting**|
|**every Friday, this group provides a**|
|**space for individuals to develop musical**|
|**skills, participate in worship**|
|**preparation, and build supportive**|
|**relationships through shared creative**|
|**expression.**|
|**•**
**Men’s and women’s groups –**|
|**These groups meet on a weekly basis to**|
|**offer mutual support, encourage**|
|**personal growth, and strengthen**|
|**networks within the community.**|
|**Members also attend conferences and**|
|**events that help deepen their faith and**|
|**broaden their connections with others.**|
|**The church places strong emphasis on**|
|**building community cohesion and**|
|**providing opportunities for people to**|
|**connect beyond formal worship**|
|**settings. During the year:**|
|**•**
**Members of the community**|
|**participated in trips to Wales and**|
|**Bournemouth, both of which were open**|
|**to all and designed to foster friendship,**|
|**relaxation, and shared experiences.**|
|**•**
**The church collaborated closely**|
|**with other local organisations to**|
|**support young people and vulnerable**|
|**groups within the community. These**|
|**partnerships help extend the church’s**|
|**reach and ensure that its work**|
|**contributes positively to the wider social**|
|**environment.**|
|**Young people remain an important**|
|**focus of the church’s mission. During**|
|**the year, a group of young people**|
|**attended a residential camp that enabled**|
|**them to explore their faith more deeply,**|
|**build confidence, and form meaningful**|
|**relationships with peers from Sheffield,**|
|**Coventry, Swindon, and other areas.**|
|**This experience provided significant**|
|**developmental benefits, including**|
|**leadership opportunities, teamwork, and**|
|**exposure to diverse perspectives.**|
|||**The trustees continue to review the**
**church’s activities to ensure that they**
**remain accessible, effective, and aligned**
**with the church’s aims. They are**
**committed to ensuring that the church’s**
**resources are used responsibly to**
**deliver clear and demonstrable public**
**benefit.**|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**I can confirm the trustees have had**
**regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|**The trustees confirm that they have**
**complied with their duty under section**
**17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due**
**regard to the Charity Commission’s**
**guidance on Public Benefit when**
**planning and delivering the church’s**
**activities.**
**The church’s purpose is to proclaim the**
**Christian faith and to support the**
**spiritual, social, and emotional**
**well**-**being of its congregants and the**
**wider community. Throughout the year,**
**this purpose has been advanced**
**through a range of activities designed to**
**be accessible, inclusive, and beneficial**
**to people of all ages and backgrounds.**
**Worship and Spiritual Development**
**The church’s primary activity continues**
**to be its weekly Sunday services, held at**
**the local community centre. These**
**gatherings are free of charge and open**
**to all members of the public. They**
**provide opportunities for worship,**
**teaching, prayer, pastoral support, and**
**community connection. Children are**
**able to participate in age**-**appropriate**
**activities during the services under the**
**supervision of their parents, ensuring**
**that families can engage fully in the life**
**of the church.**
**In addition to Sunday services, the**
**church offers several weekly and**
**monthly activities that contribute to the**
**spiritual and social development of**
**participants:**
**•**
**Weekly music group – Meeting**
**every Friday, this group provides a**
**space for individuals to develop musical**
**skills, participate in worship**
**preparation, and build supportive**
**relationships through shared creative**
**expression.**
**•**
**Men’s and women’s groups –**
**These groups meet on a weekly basis to**
**offer mutual support, encourage**
**personal growth, and strengthen**
**networks within the community.**
**Members also attend conferences and**
**events that help deepen their faith and**
**broaden their connections with others.**
**The church places strong emphasis on**
**building community cohesion and**
**providing opportunities for people to**
**connect beyond formal worship**
**settings. During the year:**
**•**
**Members of the community**
**participated in trips to Wales and**
**Bournemouth, both of which were open**
**to all and designed to foster friendship,**|
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|relaxation, and shared experiences.|
|•|The church collaborated closely|
|with other local organisations to|
|support young people and vulnerable|
|groups within the community. These|
|partnerships help extend the church’s|
|reach and ensure that its work|
|contributes positively to the wider social|
|environment.|
|Young people remain an important|
|focus of the church’s mission. During|
|the year, a group of young people|
|attended a residential camp that enabled|
|them to explore their faith more deeply,|
|build confidence, and form meaningful|
|relationships with peers from Sheffield,|
|Coventry, Swindon, and other areas.|
|This experience provided significant|
|developmental benefits, including|
|leadership opportunities, teamwork, and|
|exposure to diverse perspectives.|
|The trustees continue to review the|
|church’s activities to ensure that they|
|remain accessible, effective, and aligned|
|with the church’s aims. They are|
|committed to ensuring that the church’s|
|resources are used responsibly to|
|deliver clear and demonstrable public|
|benefit.|
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against|Para 1.41|
|objectives set|
|Performance of fundraising|
|activities against objectives|Para 1.41|
|set|
|Investment performance|Para 1.41|
|against objectives|
|Other|
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No current policy at the moment but it is**
**anticipated that a policy will be**
**developed in due course.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|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:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|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:||CIO – Foundaton registered 22 March 2018|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO – Foundaton registered 22 March 2018|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|All trustees are members of the charity and are
appointed in accordance with Charity’s
governing document.|
|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|CIO – Foundaton registered 22 March 2018|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|Access Church|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1177661|
|Charity’s principal address|134 Kestrel Crescent|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Rachel Wainaina-
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## – 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 Name Address adviser**
## **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)** Gitau Gakuo **Full name(s)** Gitau Gakuo
**Position (eg Secretary,** Church Pastor **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
31 Jan. 26