## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Seacombe United Reformed Church Charity **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1177964 **Charity's principal address** Brougham Road, Seacombe, Wallasey Merseyside **Postcode** CH44 6PW Seacombe United Reformed Church Charity **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Revd Lorraine Aizlewood-
Threlfall|Minister||| ||Mrs Nikki Bruce|Elder||| ||Mr Christopher Heath|Elder||| ||Mr David Powell|Elder||| ||Mr Janette Price|Elder||| ||Mrs Irene Smith|Elder||| ||Mrs Julie Somers|Elder||| ||Mrs Anne Williams|Elder||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **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**
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**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** Governing document issued by the United Reformed Church Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) As a local church of the United Reformed Church How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Election of Elders by the Annual Church Meeting - (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; - 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** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church. March **2012** **TAR** 2 The main activities undertaken for the public include: - providing a building used for religious practices – a place of worship; - • raising awareness of religious beliefs and practices; - generally advancing the religion; - educating people about the religion; - providing pastoral care and outreach; - providing a premises that can be used by the local community for community activities and meetings. **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)** In each of these activities the trustees are guided by the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** The church building is awaiting extensive refurbishment to provide appropriate space for worship and community activities. The church hall premises have undergone refurbishment. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic the church hall premises remained closed until reopening for public worship only on 4[th] July 2021. Members gather weekly for worship and other events. You **may choose** to include SODA church sponsored group for adults with learning difficulties and further statements, where their carers recommenced meetings from August 2022 and have met relevant, about: weekly to date. - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Seacombe Players Amateur Dramatics Group recommenced in October 2022 and have planned and performed a variety of productions during 2023 including a family pantomime. Coffee mornings restarted in October 2022 and are held weekly. Seacombe URC registered as a Safe Warm Space inviting the members of the local community to use the church hall premises to keep warm and receive hot refreshments run by church volunteers. Seacombe URC members held a Coronation Big Lunch and invited members of the community to join them for the celebration. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Primary School visits have been held for: - _Experience Easter_ which is an interactive way to explore the Easter Story with children. There are six stations of the story covering key moments in the Easter narrative, exploring the events of Holy Week. - • _Pentecost Party –_ an interactive celebration of the birthday of the Church! - • _Remember Me_ & Exhibition provides an opportunity for pupils to understand the importance of remembering and why Remembrance Sunday is observed. The exhibition includes ‘story-tellers’ who will share their own or family experiences of WW1 & WW2 - for example one will explain about being evacuated, another will explain how the Mersey Ferries were used, and another will explain how the church was damaged following bombing in the area. - _Experience Christmas, (similar to Experience Easter) is an interactive way for pupils to explore the Christmas Story_ . - One local primary school held their school nativity in the church main hall. Family members and guardians were able to attend the performance. - School assemblies are conducted monthly at three primary schools. FERRIES FAMILY GROUP (church sponsored) meets weekly during Term Time offering vital support to new parents and signposting those who may need further help and support in the upbringing of their children. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** The charity is one member of six local churches who have come together **achievements of the charity** to form ‘ _Bridging the Wallasey Gap’_ in order to provide hot meals for **during the year** feeding children during the school holidays as mentioned above. When Covid 19 pandemic commenced in March 2020 Bridging the Wallasey Gap and the charity continued to support vulnerable families, nominated by the Head Teacher of the local 14 primary schools, by delivering Food Hampers to those families. Food Hampers plus Activity Packs (prepared by the church members) were delivered to each of the nominated families. This has continued throughout the year plus the charity supporting 30 vulnerable families weekly. 1,820 food hampers have been delivered during 2023. The charity is still working towards the refurbishment of the main church building. The refurbishment of the church halls has provided excellent worship space, reliable heating and lighting, and the refurbishment toilets in main hall, provide baby changing facilities and disabled toilet. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the** Any reserves currently held are intended to be used for the future **charity’s policy on reserves** refurbishment of the main church premises, retaining sufficient to provide a safeguard for predicted shorter-term expenditure. **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 is by donations in the form of offerings at the weekly church services attended by members and adherents of the church. There is also income from various fundraising activities held throughout the year. - 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) Full name(s)** Lorraine Aizlewood-Threlfall **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 03.03.2024 March **2012** **TAR** 6 SEACOMBE UNITED REFORKIED CHURCH Page I FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs YEAR ENtED 31 DECEMBER 2023 RECEIPTS AND pAYmE￿[S ACCOU 2022123 Tclal E FL¥•Jst Fty*£ RECEIPTS Offerings Fund raising and donatiorts Monies raised for outside causes Gift Aid Repayments Legacies Property- churthlhall user5 Other Income 8enwolent Fund Bank Interest & in¥estment income 11.536 4.796 185 11.536 4.796 185 53.228 4.562 3.371 53.228 4.562 3.377 225 2.413 225 2.413 Tc4al r￿1Fts 80.096 225 80,321 PAymE￿s MinBtry & Mission Fund MlnistrylGroup expenses Church running costs Programme aCti￿1ty costs Support of outside cause5 Maintenance of church building5 Project Costs l)ther 12.372 3,360 2L291 12,372 3,360 21,291 325 9.217 6.470 L708 325 9.217 6.470 1,908 2LW) 54.743 2LN) 54.943 NET RECEIPTS I (PAYMENTS) TrANSFERS bet￿￿en fullds 25.353 25 25,378 CASH FUNDS 1st January CASH FUNDS C}￿ 31 December 9.190 427 9,617 5.930 452 34,995 STATEMENT OFASSEfs AND LIA8ILrrtES MorEtsry a$sets Cash Bank current account COIF 5,930 63.379 452 6,382 63,379 452 69,762 other3ssets Gift recoverable (>ther rnonies due tri churth A55ets u$ed for church pu4xises Building5 undÈr statutrjrytrusts Church contents Churth ￿lI￿•r￿ and manse Fumishing5 and equiwert Li8bilrtEs Loans outstanding Significant creditors APPROVED by fv TrusLees on aThJ styjned on thew beha Isi8natuiel Inamel SEACOMBE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Page 2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 NOTES ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial statements have bEÈn prepared in accordarKe withthe CharillesAct 1993 Section 42131, u5in8 the Ileceipts and Payments basis availabieto small charitie5. and the united Reformed Church Buhgance. FUN[) ACCOUNTING Unreslncte(l Funds may be used by thechurch for any of its ordinary wrpgses. DesYJn8t8d Funds represent unresliicted fufids set aslde by the church forspeafic de￿8ftated pUr[￿Se$.. they can be Ir8n$ferrEd ba(* Into 9ener81 fuThJs at Ihe thurth's deos Fund name & purp05•." Transfern foryear£ 452 00 452 00 In)*ar£ yw£ 200 00 200 00 427.00 225 Totals for d¢swnated fur 427.00 225 Pe$tncte(l Fund8 represent income whlch may be expended only on those restricted objects pro￿ded ¢n the tsrn8 ofa tru51 or beque$( or don¥lw8 or grants rèc*N•d or 1ftv￿ lor 8 purpose Th•s8 lunds can only be Jwnt on the ¥￿fiC￿rpoS8 lor whKh gprtn Any bal8n¢x rem8iThir¥J unsp8nl rn￿t t• carr*d forward as a balance on that lund for fubjrn e￿thre on that sp•utt purpw. w returned., rt cpnnol be abSO￿•d Inlo 9eneral fvndj. Fund n?m8 & purpos• Pa￿￿Trts >wr£ B&l•n Bequestlor Tot81$ for r881ridgd fuTrJs Thi8 Year 2022rI3 Pu￿¥£ T￿41 £ MONIES RAISED FOR OUTSIDE CAUSES Other TotaLs raised loroutSKJe ￿USe8 PROPERTY INCOME Other lettin85 in¢ome 4,562 Totsl rrfoperty irK(*r 4.562 4,562 CHURCH RUNNING COSTS G35 and elertricity Insurance 13.586 4.325 715 13.$86 4.325 715 Water r3te5 LtEences and music Cleanin￿¢are13klng Accounts Examination 142.( 2.197 2,197 Totsl churth wnnirwJ costs 20.964 20.822 SEACOMBE UNITEO REFORMED CHURCH Page 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2023 NOTES- conttnued This Year 2022r23 FwrfJs£ FunOs£ Tota £ PROGRAMME ACTIVITY COSTS Total pregNm￿* actNty costs SUPPORT OF OUTSIDE CAUSES Other HARLES THOMPSON CHRisfNN 190 35 225 190 35 Total supFort cd outshJ• cè 125 M￿NTENANCE OF CHURCH 8UILOINGS Other proF*rty repairs 8.905 8.905 Totsl maintsnanc• olehurch buik1r 8.905 8,905 MONETARY ASSETS The church rnonkgs are not hekl In segreg8tsd 8cthnts. bul sake ot flnarwl statement tho tot81 of egch account 1$ alhxated appr¢p￿Iety over fvn(18 10 ASSETS USED FOR CHURCH PURPOSES The manse at 9e P•nk•tt Road, Now Bnghion. CH45 Merseysth ¢ Veskni In the Unrted Reform¢(t Church (Me￿ Provin￿} Trust LNntsJ as IAtstees ar¥J ¢ a churth ass The manse Ls heky lor Ihe of S•accmb• Unrted Re10rn￿ Churth m acCOrdar￿ wth the $tabJlory tn15ts 8pplicabb to URC p[0wrt￿ undef Ihe URC Se8￿M￿¢ Unrttd Reformed Churth are vesled In T￿ Unthj Rel0￿￿ Churth Mer88y P[own￿ Tru$l •nd reg15tered at HM Land Reg￿ty bme number MS5&3938 For In5urarKe purposes the church bui￿r￿J$ a￿ m$U￿ by Congreg8bM81 Insular￿. the building £3.369.115 (standing 8mptyl, Ihe churth hall £1 T28.710. Lyjnienls arv by th2 c*urch for £20.300 11 INVESTMENTS HELD FOR CHURCH PURPOSES Seacornbe Unii8(l Reformed Church hok1 an a¢countv•th COIF Charths F￿d$ being chvr¢h Investtnents relabng to kg8oes, other gffls and fund ra￿n9 The ￿kOSe of these lund5 are dec•Y8d by Seaujmbe Ijni￿ RefDtrned Church alone DetaiL8 ofamounts dunrwJ the ￿r are Induded In tl*&e ar￿Unts SEACOMBE UNITED REFORAIED CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs YEAR ENDED 31 De¢ernber 2023 TREASURER'S STATEMENT I have p￿pared the finanaal stat8rrnnts on py 119 3 forthe year 31 t*canter 2023 from the accounting records of the church. Julie Somers I￿gnature) Idatel INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report on the finanoal st8terneThts of Seawnts Unrted Relm*J Churth for thè year 8nd&l 31 August 2019, bvhich are set out on pages I to 3. ReSpecY￿ re8pon8lbllltle8 The church 15 responsible for the preparation of the financial statement5. and considers that the audit requirement of Section 43121 of the Charitles Act 1993 Ithe Artl doe5 not apply. It 15 my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions 8iven by the Charity Commissioners under Section 4317llbl of the Act. whether partlcular matters have come to my attention. 8a818 of Ind•p•ndont ExamIn•￿# r•port My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions of the Charlty Commlssloner5. An examlnatlon Includes a review of the accounling records kept by the church and a comparison of the accounts presented with ihose records. It olso includes consideralion of any unusual Items or disclosures in the financial statements. and seekin8 explanations concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audlt. and Consequently I do not express an audSt oplnlon on the view given by the financial statements. Ind9￿nIent Examln•f• 8tst•m•nt In connection with my examination of the church fvnds, nothing came to my attention which gave me cause to believe otherwise than that the financial statements accord with the accounting records of the church, and that those records satisfied the requirements of the Act. l am not aware of any matter to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. Signed by the Indèperbdent Examiner: Date.. 1st March 2024 Name and address of the Independent Examiner: Esther Steele 16 Roseate Court. Wallasey. Mer5eyside. CH45 3QW SEACOMBE UNITED REFORAIED CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs YEAR ENDED 31 De¢ernber 2023 TREASURER'S STATEMENT I have p￿pared the finanaal stat8rrnnts on py 119 3 forthe year 31 t*canter 2023 from the accounting records of the church. Julie Somers I￿gnature) Idatel INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report on the finanoal st8terneThts of Seawnts Unrted Relm*J Churth for thè year 8nd&l 31 August 2019, bvhich are set out on pages I to 3. ReSpecY￿ re8pon8lbllltle8 The church 15 responsible for the preparation of the financial statement5. and considers that the audit requirement of Section 43121 of the Charitles Act 1993 Ithe Artl doe5 not apply. It 15 my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions 8iven by the Charity Commissioners under Section 4317llbl of the Act. whether partlcular matters have come to my attention. 8a818 of Ind•p•ndont ExamIn•￿# r•port My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions of the Charlty Commlssloner5. An examlnatlon Includes a review of the accounling records kept by the church and a comparison of the accounts presented with ihose records. It olso includes consideralion of any unusual Items or disclosures in the financial statements. and seekin8 explanations concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audlt. and Consequently I do not express an audSt oplnlon on the view given by the financial statements. Ind9￿nIent Examln•f• 8tst•m•nt In connection with my examination of the church fvnds, nothing came to my attention which gave me cause to believe otherwise than that the financial statements accord with the accounting records of the church, and that those records satisfied the requirements of the Act. l am not aware of any matter to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. Signed by the Indèperbdent Examiner: Date.. 1st March 2024 Name and address of the Independent Examiner: Esther Steele 16 Roseate Court. Wallasey. Mer5eyside. CH45 3QW