2023-12-31-accounts

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Sutton Coldfield Christadelphian Ecclesia Trustees Annual Report For Financial Year Ending December 2023

Section A Reference and Administration Details

Charity Name Sutton Coldfield Christadelphian Ecclesia Registered Charity Number 1180434 Charity’s Principal Address Trinity Hill, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1TA

Names of the Trustees for the year: -

J Newman (Secretary)

T D Austin

J Greenway

R Newman

R B Newman

C Norton

Section B Structure, Governance and Management

Type of governing document

Constitution which is our governing document including practices and procedures as well as additional provisions required by the Charity Commission. This was adopted September 2018 following a ballot of members

How the charity is constituted

Unincorporated association

Trustee selection method

Annual appointment by secret ballot of the charity members

Additional information

The trustees form an arranging committee responsible for the activities of the ecclesia. They are chosen by nomination from members of the ecclesia and are familiar with the objectives and activities of the ecclesia

Section C Objectives and Activities

The objects of the Charity:

To advance Bible-based Christian faith to the glory of God and the honour of Jesus Christ in accordance with the Christadelphian Birmingham Amended Statement of Faith (BASF) for the benefit of the Christadelphian community and members of the public, particularly in and around Sutton Coldfield and district.

The activities

Activities undertaken to meet the objects include but are not limited to: -

Holding meetings, open to the public, for worship, prayer, breaking of bread by Christadelphians and Bible study and teaching.
Engaging with the local public through personal preaching and/or by invitations to preaching / teaching meetings and/or by other means, including the provision of Sunday school and/or youth club(s) and/or other occasional activities.
Engaging with the wider Christadelphian community and wider public through periodic donations to charitable needs, including donations for; Meal a Day, World Disasters, Samaritan Fund, Christadelphian Care Homes.
Serving, to the extent feasible, the pastoral and other welfare needs of ecclesial members and others.

All our activities are open to all. No fee is charged, and no-one receives private benefits from the charity other than as a legitimate beneficiary. There is no public detriment in any of our activities.

Section D Achievements and Performance

Our ecclesia ended the year with a membership of 103 adults. The average attendance of members at services and other activities remained steady.

Our collective fellowship and preaching activities have continued to be affected by the changed ways of living brought about by the COVD-19 pandemic. The majority of meetings and activities continue to be accessible online with some being online only and some held at our hall as well as being streamed. The number of those attending the hall for our main fellowship service on a Sunday morning has increased progressively during the year. We have continued to take the precaution on health grounds of having individual items for the sharing of bread and wine.

Summary of regular weekly activities using our hall / online: -

Regular meetings on Sunday, for sharing bread and wine
Meetings on a Sunday once a month covering topical Bible subjects aimed at being of interest to members of the public.
Bible Study Class meets regularly on Tuesday
Activities for young people include Sunday School, regular Youth Circle and Discussion Classes

Summary of one off and irregular activities held: -

We held a carol service in December which was advertised to the public

Other activities: -

We are providing support to refugees from Iran, some of whom are now members and others are attending our services
We hold regular collections of food and other essential items for donation to our members and a local public food bank
We have encouraged Bible reading by regular distribution of leaflets and newspaper adverts entitled ‘Grab Your Bible’. An offer of a free Bible reading course is included.

Section E Financial Review

The cash movements and balances are summarised in the receipts and payments accounts and statement of balances below. In addition, details are given of the financial support given to good causes, both by specific donations to restricted funds and as grants from the unrestricted General Fund.

The reserves policy of the ecclesia is to hold £10000 (originally part of the General Fund balance) in an unrestricted General Reserve fund to meet any financial emergency as determined by the trustees. All funds are held in two instant access bank accounts and one 60 day notice account. The balance in these funds at the end of the year was considered sufficient to meet the ongoing expenses of the ecclesia.

Contributions from members are made through regular monthly donations, with taxpayers encouraged to use the Gift Aid provision. Funds donated specifically for external charities or organisations are normally forwarded to the relevant body within three months of the donations being received. We do not seek to raise funds from members of the public.

Welfare financial support to our members is managed confidentially by a sub-committee based upon need on a case-by-case basis. Funds used by this sub-committee are taken from the welfare fund. Grants above a certain threshold value require the approval of the trustees (the arranging brothers). On occasion interest free welfare loans are granted which are financed from the general fund.

All financial decisions and activity is subject to the acceptance and approval of the members, normally given at a quarterly business meeting of the ecclesia.

The most significant item of expenditure during the year involved replacing 11 windows on the front elevation of our church hall. Although we initially financed this expenditure from our funds, in the event, we were able to apply for a grant from the Christadelphian Halls and Buildings Society. The application was successful and allowed us to recover the full cost of the windows project.

Sutton Coldfield Christadelphian Ecclesia Receipts and Payments Account (£) Year Ended 31st December 2023	Sutton Coldfield Christadelphian Ecclesia Receipts and Payments Account (£) Year Ended 31st December 2023													V 1.0
	Total Funds 2023		SCCE											Restricted Appeal Funds (*)	Total Funds 2022
		Total SCCE
			Unrestricted Funds		Restricted Funds
			General Fund	Reserve	Building	CYC	Camp	Foodbank	Minibus	Preaching	Sunday School	Welfare	Youth Weekend
RECEIPTS Weekly and other non-GA collections Gift aided regular and one-off donations Non gift aided donations Gift aid recovered on donations (2021/22) Flat rental income Grants from Christadelphian Bodies Insurance Settlement Bank interest Total External Receipts Transfers into funds Total Receipts (Inc Transfers) PAYMENTS Donations to beneficiaries Donations to other causes Food parcels/Foodbank Other welfare expenses Windows replacement Major building work CYC expenses Camp expenses Transfer to Camp bank account Foodbank Purchases Minibus Expenses Preaching expenses Sunday school expenses Youth weekend expenses Utilities Repairs and maintenance Flat Utilities Insurance Technology Speakers' Expenses Catering Activities Cleaning Secretarial, Postage, Printing Subscriptions/Magazines Equipment Wine Consumables Bank Charges Outstanding Loans Sundries Total Payments to External Transfers out of funds Total Payments (Inc Transfers)*	195 27,356 5,631 6,591 3,800 26,450 375	18,654 4,505 4,496 3,800 26,450 375	10,698 3,824 3,054 3,800 15,650 375		1,053 433 244 8,290	3 63	129 4 36 210	1,865 463		849 60 225	486 26 114	3,571 158 285 2,300	13 13	195 8,702 1,126 2,095 12,118	404 25,666 1,352 14,380 2,700 17,244 145
	70,397 19,901	58,279 19,901	37,400		10,020 15,651	66	379	2,328 1,250		1,134	626	6,314 3,000			61,892 3,000
	90,298	78,181	37,400		25,671	66	379	3,578		1,134	626	9,314	13	12,118	64,892
	8,468 13,553 122 23,940 2,949 264 1,790 3,290 1,249 736 3,269 1,817 1,551 1,601 969 213 176 322 440 225 151 100 399 650 182	8,468 1,200 122 23,940 2,949 264 1,790 3,290 1,249 736 3,269 1,817 1,551 1,601 969 213 176 322 440 225 151 100 399 650 182	1,200 3,269 1,817 1,551 1,601 969 213 176 322 440 225 151 100 399 650 182		23,940 2,949	264	1,790	3,290		1,249	736	8,468 122		12,353 12,353	5,178 18,135 144 1,797 87 2,480 7 3,224 326 2,183 1,111 2,191 1,449 927 223 397 292 385 253 163 80 68 1,350 42,423 3,000
	68,424 19,901	56,072 19,901	13,264		26,889	264	1,790	3,290	18,651	1,249	736	8,591 1,250
	88,326	75,973	13,264		26,889	264	1,790	3,290	18,651	1,249	736	9,841		12,353	45,423
* See next page for detail
Balances Opening Balances 1 Jan 2023 External Receipts Net Transfers between Funds Less Payments to External Closing balances 31st Dec 2023 Plus Unallocated Cash Received Closing Total Funds Balance	76,715 70,397 0 68,424	75,854 58,279 0 56,072	19,621 37,400 - 13,264	10,000 0 0 0	13,668 10,020 15,651 26,889	1,908 66 0 264	1,482 379 0 1,790	271 2,328 1,250 3,290	18,651 0 -18,651 0	3,917 1,134 0 1,249	2,439 626 0 736	3,450 6,314 1,750 8,591	448 13 0 0	861 12,118 0 12,353	57,246 61,892 42,423
	78,688 0	78,062	43,757	10,000	12,450	1,710	71	558	0	3,801	2,330	2,924	460	626	76,715 0 76,715
	78,688

Bank Accounts as at 31st Dec 2022 Lloyds Current Lloyds Deposit Shawbrook (CAF) Deposit Cash in Hand Total Funds	481 14,712 63,398 97														907 20,580 55,155 73
	78,688														76,715

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2023 2022

* Donations made to good causes

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Year Ended 31st December 2023
From Donations to and Collections for Appeal Funds £ £
Including Gift Aid Tax Refunds & 2022 £3000 topup donation from General Fund
Christadelpian Benevolent Fund (CBF) 410 347
Christadelphian Care Homes (CCH) 2,474 2,529
Christadelphian Auxiliary Lecturing Society (CALS) 616 1,516
Christadelphian Aid for Refugees & Asylum Seekers (CARA) 57 0
Christadelphian Bible Mission - General Fund ( CBMG) 1,365 2,052
Christadelphian Bible Mission - Welfare Fund (CBMW) 1,778 3,752
Christadelphian Outreach Group (COG) 52 0
Christadelphian Isolation League (CIL) 381 484
Christadelphian Meal a Day Fund (MaD) 2,753 2,631
Christadelphian Samaritan Fund (CSF) 747 1,042
Solihull Bible Leaning Centre (SBLC) 228 302
World Disasters (DEC Ukraine Appeal) 900 0
Sundries (CBM Malawi) 593 430
Total 12,353 15,085
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Grants from the General Fund £ £
To External Organisations
Solihull BLC Funding Support 800 800
Sutton Baptists Funding Support 400 300
Appeal Funds Topup in lieu of collection support * 3,000
CBM Covid Appeal 1,000
Burton Building Appeal 150
DEC Ukraine Appeal 500
C'ian Video Productions Funding Support 100
CARA (C'ian Refugee Support Funding Support 200
Total 1,200 6,050
included in above table
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages	Sutton Coldfield Christadelphian Ecclesia

	31stDecember 2023 Charity no (if any) 1180434


	Pages 5 and 6

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2023.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Date:	6thFeb 2024


	Mark R Jones



	33 Grosvenor Close
	Four Oaks
	Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

October 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). N/A

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

None