**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 6 4 2O23 **To** 5 4 2024 Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1178426 **Charity's principal address** 

30 Norbury Road 

Life Trust Cardiff The Beresford Centre 

Fairwater Cardiff **Postcode CF5 3AU** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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|M.A.Travis|Chair|||
|R.D.Stansfield|Treasurer|||
|A.M.Williams||||
|J.Armstrong||||
|P.T.Armstrong|Ex-officio|||
|D.M Williams|Ex-officio|||
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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)** 

**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** 

Constitution Type of governing document 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted 

(eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Trustee selection methods charity trustees. (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** 

1. To advance the Christian Faith, for the benefit of the public, in accordance with the Basis of Belief appearing in the Schedule. 

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

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to** 

2. To relieve 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. 

The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. 

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**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)** 

## NEW LIFE CHURCH 

1. Weekly public church meetings have been held, with provision for children as well as adults. These meetings have been broadcast via YouTube to a wider audience as well as those normal attenders unable to participate. 

2. Mid-week small group meetings have been run in four locations, one in Newport, and three in Cardiff. 

3. The senior elder of New Life Church has been supported financially. 

4. Provision for children of the local community has been provided by a weekly evening Big Fish kids’ club and school holiday clubs. 

5. Weekly mum’s and toddlers sessions have been run. 6. The church has supported the Starfish KIDS Club, an annual week away for looked-after children. 

7. Christmas gift shoeboxes were filled and sent to disadvantaged children as part of the annual national Samaritan’s Purse initiative. 

8. Evangelical outreaches and school assembly work by OAC has been supported. 

9. Relationships with other churches have been fostered through membership of the South East Wales New Wine Cymru regional network and the Evangelical Alliance. 

10. Suitable rented premises have being maintained in Fairwater Cardiff as a base for serving the local community. 

11. Local elderly residents have been kept in contact via telephone and visits. 

THE BERESFORD CENTRE 

12. The Beresford Centre has, over 31 years, offered counselling help and support to women, men and families suffering distress related to unexpected pregnancy, termination, baby loss, traumatic birth and cot death, by face-to-face and social media means.70 new clients were seen during the year. 

13. The counsellors have been regularly supervised in order to ensure ongoing good practice, support and development and to protect clients 

14. A Beresford Centre website has been maintained to publicise the services on offer. 

15. Good relationships have been fostered with the NHS and other agencies, who have made direct referrals of clients and recommendations of the Beresford Centre. 

16. Two self-help workbooks for people who have suffered baby loss and experienced problems subsequent to termination have been printed and made available to clients and other similar centres. 

17. A regional weekend was held for Welsh pregnancy counselling centres. 

18. A Facebook group has been maintained for networking and information sharing between regional pregnancy counselling centres. 

19. The Centre has maintained relations with the national Pregnancy Centres Network, and staff have attended their annual conference. 

All the activities of NEW LIFE CHURCH are run by volunteers, apart from the Leading Elder role. 

All the staff of the BERESFORD CENTRE are volunteers. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include 

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further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 


## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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

## NEW LIFE CHURCH 

1. Standards of good behaviour and the achievement of sound, loving interpersonal relationships and personal well-being have been consistently taught and encouraged; people with personal problems have been confidentially counselled and supported. 

2. Local community needs have been identified and met by provision for children, the elderly and the disadvantaged. 

3. Schools’ Religious Education provision has been supported. 

## THE BERESFORD CENTRE 

4. A significant number of women, their partners and other family members have been helped to reach their own best decisions in situations of pregnancy crisis; those experiencing grief and trauma associated with baby loss, termination or difficult births, to work through their experiences and reach a better adjustment for their lives. 

5. The service has provided help and support beyond what statutory agencies can give with their limited resources (for example, in cases of baby loss, counselling support may be needed weekly for several months). 

6. The Centre has established good relations with statutory and other agencies in the area, and receives referrals from midwives, health visitors, G.P.s, mental health nurses, social workers, probation service, women’s refuge and others. 

7. Regional capability to provide help in pregnancy related issues has been enhanced through support for Counselling Centres from the 4 related Centres in Wales, in Wrexham, Swansea, Bridgend and Cardiff. 

8. Personal workbooks have provided help for clients unable to engage with face-to-face counselling or to support on-line interviews. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

**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 (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** 

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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)** M.A/Travis **Full name(s)** Michael Anthony Travis **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 

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LIFE TRUST CARDIFF
f178426
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
Irom
06.04.2023
To
U5.04.2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
tho n￿rest£
Endowment
ftEnds
tothe Trearest£
Total funds
Last ye8r
tothe nearest£
toth• n•arèSt£
A1 Receipts
getEsfotd ¢ElltrE- illcomE
ovÈnaTrt RELurn
14N94
14N94
19.839
896
10.805
19.588
892
19,839
8%
ovenaTrt RElum IBere¥fur¢l
tsthei Income
8allk Intar8st
Off¢nn9
Tith8S
689
277
39,856
68,076
t,550
277
39J56
6B￿76
18,549
7D,7YD
DeswJn*ed gffj18eresford)
3￿34
Sub total(Gross income for
ARJ
131,183
145,677
124,104
A2 Asset and invpstJneni 5ale5,
(see tsblel.
Total reC￿pts
131,183
t4,494
145.677
124,104
A3 Payments
AccDUnt4lltsfee12
600
1,699
239
892
10A95
8.658
25,82J
1.540
3.538
193
896
Bank thary85
Covenafjl ieium IBeresfordl
8or8stoid Cantra accaun*s
193
14M82
14Be2
15,652
27.790
1,200
1.796
1￿50
16.223
8uildiftg expenses
Lttdrni8s & Rénl
Children & yO￿h
Eouipmeni
Design*d gfft IBefesfofdl
15.152
1,796
163Z3
15,580
Insurance
Inistry Expenses
TotgTime expenses
Over8Qs coffee
Musi¢& PA
910
782
47,040
47.040
47,040
92
92
127
2.156
119M37
2,156
133,919
1,855
115,299
Sub tot31
1W2
A4 Asset and tnvestment
purchases, (see tsblel
Sub total
119,037
t4OB2
133.919
115,299
Nèt ofrecèiptsi(p8ymènts)
A5 Transfers btheen lunijs
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year and
12.145
11,75N
8,805
80,946
93.092
4,660
4.272
85,606
97.364
76,801
85,606
2210112025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricttrd
funds
Restricted
funds
nearest£
Endowrnent
funds
to no0￿51£
Categoiip5
Details
B1 Cash funds
40,277
s2￿￿5
4272
Total cash funds
93,092
4,272
Xrf511
Unreslricte<l
fvnds
to noaTr5t£
Restricted
funds
to llearost£
Endowrnent
funds
Details
nèar•st£
Details
setboknn
Costioptionkii
Currertvaluè
onal
B3 Investment assets
FundtoTr*thkh
*SSeib•k)n
Oetails
Cost lopknall
c￿￿ent¥aluE
onal
84 Assets retained for the
charlty's own use
FuDdtowh*h
*2htsuntdu*
Donal
When duè
Dnal
Deialls
B5 Llabilltiès
Signed by one trustees on
half of all thetmstees
ature
Print Name
Date of
val
22101r2025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trustees
Lrfe Trust Cardtff
On accounts for the year
ended
0510412024
Charity no
(rf anyl
1178426
Set out on pages
1&2
I report lo the truslees on my éxamination of the accounls of the above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 0510412024.
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
(Yhe Ad.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)(bl of the Act.
Independent tThe chartty's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified lo
examinerfs statement undertake the examinatton by being a qualified member of [insert name of
applicable listed bodyll- Delete [ l rfnot applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no malerial matters have
come lo my attention in cnnnection wf(h the examination {olher than that
disclosed beh)w ") which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records V￿re not kept in accordance wth section 130
of the Charities Ad- or
the accounts did not accord ￿th the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requirements
concerning Ihe form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection
Wtlh the examination lo which attenlion should be drawn in Ihis report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Ple8se del te the wonls in the brackets rfthey do not 8ppIy.
Signed:
Date:
z<
Name:
John Huw Palin
Relevant professional
quallflcatlon{sl or body
(rf any):
FCA
IER
Oct 2018

Address:
BPU Accountants, Radnor House, Greenwood Close
Cardiff Gale Business Park, Cardiff
CF23 8AA
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material mallers of concern
Isee CC32, Independent eXaMinat￿n of charty accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018