## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year
**From**
**To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** The LIFE Community **Other names charity is known by** Pippins Community Centre **Registered charity number (if any)** 1178447 **Charity's principal address** Pippins Community Centre
Lyme Road Devon **Postcode EX13 5AZ**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Margaret Elaine
1
Steiner
Rev Kay
2
d’Albertanson
3 Elizabeth Paice
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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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**
March **2012**
**TAR**
1
## **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) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Election Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
The LIFE Community is affiliated to the South West Baptist You **may choose** to include Association Charity Registration 1124938 additional information, where relevant, about:
The LIFE Community also manages the Pippins Community Centre.
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
Operationally the centre and the church are run separately.
- the charity’s There has been a delay in separating these entities and it is
- organisational structure anticipated that Pippins Community Centre will be established as
- and any wider network a separate CIO by the end of 2023.
- 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**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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Regular public worship Many local mission projects Forming a link with a charity in Brazil Teaching and encouragement of all ages **Summary of the objects** Nurture and growth of Christian disciples **of the charity set out in** Provision of pastoral care **its governing document** Supporting and encouraging charitable social action Encouraging relationships with other Christians and local churches Being a faithful and prayerful presence at Pippins Community Centre
The main activities of the LIFE Community are the operation of the Pippins Community Centre and Christian worship at The LIFE Community church. The Trustees have considered the guidances issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The Trustees conclude that the charity offers much public benefit by providing an excellent community facility which can be used by all, predominantly by those in Axminster and surrounding area, and by providing public worship which anyone can attend. **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)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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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 performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
This year has been another excellent and fruitful year for The LIFE Community as we continue to be a faithful and prayerful presence here at Pippins managing our wonderful community centre and nurturing and equipping an excellent team of Trustees who are now confident to hold the baton of managing the centre together with two trustees from The LIFE Community so that this wonderful story continues.
New initiatives have responses to the cost of living crisis such as our popular Community Fridge Drop-In and Pippins Pantry.
The LIFE Community is growing into our role of being the faithful and prayerful presence at Pippins Community Centre as we learn what it means to dwell here and be kind to all that we meet.
## **Section E Financial review**
March **2012**
**TAR**
5
## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The charity aims to hold 3 months running costs in reserve. This is estimated at £11,000. The unrestricted cash balances at the end of the years are £5369.
We are working hard on building up this reserve.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
The LIFE Community church received £14779 with total You **may choose** to include expenses at £15255 leading to a deficit of £476 for the year. additional information, where relevant about:
- The largest portion of income received was £6679 in grants with
- the charity’s principal a further £5000 donation from the South West Baptist
- sources of funds Association.
- (including any fundraising);
- Pippins Community Centre received income of £39843 including
- how expenditure has rent of £22114 Total expenses were £39514 leading to the supported the key project running and overall surplus of £329. 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)** Elizabeth Ann Paice **Full name(s)** Kay d’Albertanson **Position (eg Secretary,** Minister **Chair, etc) Date** 6 July 2023
March **2012**
**TAR**
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**The Life Community**
**1178447**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 11/1/2021 10/31/2022
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Church Community - Grants - 6,679 - 6,679
Church Community - Donations 2,335 - 2,335
Church Community - Offerings - - - -
Church Community - SWBA - 5,000 - 5,000
Church Community - Other 765 - - 765
Church Community - Café - - - -
Church Community - Other interest - - - -
Pippins CC - Rental income 22,114 - - 22,114
Pippins CC - Grants - 8,520 - 8,520
Pippins CC - Donations 3,134 - - 3,134
Pippins CC - Crowdfunding - - - -
Pippins CC - Job club - 1,040 - 1,040
Pippins CC - Friends of Pippins income 190 - - 190
Pippins CC - Service charges - licensees 840 - 840
Pippins CC - Fundraising 798 50 - 848
Pippins CC - Other income 1,744 - - 1,744
Pippins CC - One off bookings 313 - - 313
Pippins CC - Pippins Pantry income - 1,100 - 1,100
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 32,233 22,389 - 54,622
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 32,233 22,389 - 54,622
A3 Payments
Church Community - Rent costs 356 - 356
Church Community - Salary costs - 12,204 - 12,204
Church Community - Food 28 - - 28
Church Community - Subscriptions 133 - 133
Church Community - Repairs & maintenance - 315 - 315
Church Community - Printing and stationery 144 - - 144
Church Community - Travel 13 - 13
Church Community - Other 1,984 - - 1,984
Church Community - Bank charges - 3 - 3
Church Community - Staff training - 70 - 70
Pippins CC - Salary expenditure 20,837 - - 20,837
Pippins CC - Furnishings - - - -
Pippins CC - Insurance 1,237 - - 1,237
Pippins CC - Repairs & maintenance 77 2,618 - 2,695
Pippins CC - Accountancy fees 360 - 360
Pippins CC - Advertising 373 - - 373
Pippins CC - Utilities, light and heat 5,037 - 5,037
Pippins CC - Telephone 1,332 - 1,332
Pippins CC - Cleaning 817 - - 817
Pippins CC - Bank charges - 7 - 7
Pippins CC - Printing and stationery 599 - 599
Pippins CC - Pippins Pantry expenses 922 - 922
Pippins CC - Yarty Party expenses 267 - - 267
Pippins CC - Tutor fees 300 - 300
Pippins CC - Subscriptions 124 - 124
Pippins CC - Events 1,929 - - 1,929
Pippins CC - Travel 114 - - 114
Pippins CC - Staff costs 100 118 - 218
Pippins CC - Other 2,218 - 2,218
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Pippins CC - Services 133 - 133
Sub total 38,212 16,557 - 54,769
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments 38,212 16,557 - 54,769
Net of receipts/(payments) - 5,979 5,832 - - 147
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 11,348 3,132 - 14,480
Cash funds this year end 5,369 8,964 - 14,333
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
||||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**|**Details**|||**funds**|**funds**|
|||||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Petty cash
Lloyds Bank Account
Lloyds Bank Savings Account
Lloyds Bank Treasurers Account
Co-operative Bank Account
Co-operative Savings Account
**_Total cash funds_**||
|**242**
**8,808**
**2,301**
**-**
**2,281**
**701**
**5,369**
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8,964**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||OK|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
|||||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**
Trade debtors|||**to nearest £**
3,845
|**to nearest £**
**-**|
|||||**-**
|**-**|
|||||**-**
|**-**|
|||||**-**
|**-**|
|||||**-**
|**-**|
|||||**-**
|**-**|
||**Details**||**Cost (optional)**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|||
|**B3 Investment assets**||||
|**-**
**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|||
|**charity’s own use**|||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
Trade creditors||66
**liability relates**||**-**
**(optional)**|
||WEBA Salary|||
|**9,255**
**-**|
||||||**-**|
||||||**-**|
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Elizabeth Paice
Kay d'Albertanson
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## **Last year**
## **to the nearest £**
**10,195 145 5,000 416 230 1 21,402 13,669 595 7,275 3,120 - - 529 198 108 - 62,883**
**62,883**
**1,533 11,187 154 339 - 331 - 4,887 - 206 25,407 3,147 - 7,759 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,789**
**5,332 63,071**
**63,071 - 188 - 11,421 11,233**
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £ - - - - - - -**
OK
**Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -**
**Current value (optional) - - - - -**
**Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) 17.11.22**
Date of approval
511U2023
511V2023
## CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
## Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the Relevant professional qualification(s) or body trustees IER On accounts for the year ended Charity Set out on pages no (if any) Responsibilities I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of and basis of report the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended
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 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act Independent and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all examiner's the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. statement
[The charity's gross income exceeded E250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
Signed:
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the 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.
- Name: 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.
- Please delete the
words in the brackets if they do not apply.
PVC (
1 Oct 2018