Sutton Coldfield Christadelphian Ecclesia Trustees Annual Report For Financial Year Ending December 2024 Section A Referen and Administration Details Charity Name Registered Charity Number Charity's Principal Address Names of the Trustees for the year: _ J Newman (Secretary) Sutton Coldfield Christadelphian Ecclesia 1180434 Trinty Hill, Sutton Coldfiekl, B72 1TA J Greenway R Newman R B Newman (Until November) C Norton
Section B Structure, Governan and Management Type of goveming document Constitution which is our goveming document induding practices and procedures a5 well as additional provisions required by the Charty Commission. This was adopted September 2018 following a ballot of members How the charity is constituted Unincorporated association Trustee selection method Annual appoirrtment by secret ballot of the charity members Additional infonnation The trustees form an arranging MMrtIeÈ responsible for the activitses of the ecclesia. They are chosen by nomination from members of the e¢clesia and are familiar with the obje(*ves and activities of the ecdesia Section C Objectives and Activities The objects of the Charity: To advance Bibltrbased Christian fath to the glory of God arKI the honour of Jesus Christ in accordan with the Christadelphian Birniingham Amerthd Statement of Faith (BASF) for the benefft of the Christsdelphian community and members of the public. particularty in and around Sutton Coldfield and district The activities Activities undertaken to meet the objects indude txjt are not limited to". - Holding meetings, open to the public, for worship. prayer. breakbThJ of bread by Christadelphians and Bible study and teaching. Engaging with the local public through personal Fxeaching andlor by invitations to preaching I teaching meetings andlor by other means, induding the provision of Sunday sthool andlor youih dub(s) andlor other occasional actr¥ities. Engaging with the wthr Christadelphian community and wider public through periodic donations to charitable needs. induding donations for. Meal a Day. World Disasters, Samaritsn Fund. Christadelphian Care Homes. Serving, to the extent feasible, the pastoral and other welfare needs of ecdesial members and others. All our activities are open to all. No fee is charged, arKI ntFone receives private benefrts from the ¢harity other than as a legitimate beneficiary. There is no wblic detriment in any of our activities.
Section D Achievements and Performance Our ecclesia ended the year with a memtwship of 103 adults. The average attendance of members at Servi and otsr ac*vth'es mained steady. The number of those attending the hall for our main fellowship seprfl on a Sunday moming has remained, steady in the forties. during the year. Vk use Zoom to live stream most of our services. This allows members who live at a distan and those with mobilsty dfficulties to access our servi. along with, occasionally, members of other ec¢lesia8. Summary of regular weekly activihes using our hall l online: _ Regular meetings on Sunday, for sharing LYe8d and wine Meetings on a Sunday once a month covering topical Bible subj.ects aimed at being of interest to members of the public. Bible Study Class meets regulaty on Tuesday Activities for young people indude SurKlay School, regular Youth Circle and Discussion Classes Summary of one off and irregular a(XNiiies held: _ We hekl a card SeN1 in December which was advertised to the public Oiher activittes: . We are kYOVKling support to refugees from Iran. some of whom are now members and others are attending our servi8 We hold regular collections of food and other essential items for donation to our members and a local pul1¢ food bank We have Gontinued to encourage Bible reading by regular distribution of leaflets and nevtspaper adverts entitled 'Grab Your Bible.. An offer of a free Bible reading course is induded. We plan to hold a weaching campaign based on the use of the Bib Exhibrtion in May 2025 Section E Financial Review The cash movements and balances are summariwj in the reIpts and payments accounts and statement of balances below. In addition. details are given of the financial support given to good causes, both by specbfic donations to restricaed funds and as grants from the unrestricted General FurKI. The reserves policy of the ecclesia is to hold £1c00 (originally part of the General Fund balance) in an unrestrided General Reserve fund to meet any financial emergency as detenined by the trustees. All funds are held in two instant a¢sS bank accounts and one 60 day notice account. The balan 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 Gfft Aid 0ViSion. Funds donated srEafically for extemal charities or
organisations are nornially forwarded lo the relevant body within three months of the donats'ons being reorved. We do nol seek to raise funds from members of the public. Wlelfar8 financial support to our memLw5 is rnanaged confideniially by a sulKommittee based upon need on a cas&by-case basis. Funds used by this sulFcommittee are taken from the welfare fund. Grants above a certain threshokl 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 activty is subject to the acceptanc£ and approval of the members, normally given at a quarterty business meetirKJ of the ecclesia. The most significant items of expenditure during the year were related to the refijrbishment of the upstairs rooms. induding the SurKlay sthool room arKI the fiaL This work is ongoing and is due to be completed during 2025. Mark Greenway. Secr8tary {2025 Trustee) Tery Plumb. Treasurer
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' Donations made to good causes 2024 2023 Year Ended 3151 December 2 From Donations to arKI Collections for Appeal Funds Including Grft Tax Refunds & 2022 Christaydpian Benevolent Fund (CBF) ChristaddphFan Care Homes {CCH) Christsdelphian Auxiliary Lectumg kniety ICALS) Christsdelphian Aid for Refjjg & Asylum Seekers (CARA Christadelphian Bible Mission- Gerra1 Fund ICBMG Christadelphian Bible Mission - Weffare Fund (CBMW) Chrtstadelphian Outreach Group {COG) Christadelphian Isolakn League ICIL) Chrisladelphian Meal a Day Fund (Mao) Christadelphian Samarilan Fund (CSF) Solihull Bib Leing Centre (SBLC) Vvorld Dtsastws (DEC Ukraine ApKall Sundries ICBM mak1> 410 2.474 616 57 1,365 1.778 52 387 2.753 747 228 900 593 2.841 140 1,896 142 322 125 Total 13,031 12.353 Grants from the Gonerdl Fund To Extemal Oryanlsatlons SOliM BLC Funding Supp)rt SAJtton Baptists Funding sUprt Christad*hian ¢Jfice Furbjing Supp)rt 800 400 Totsl 1,200 Page 6
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Sutton Coldfield Christadelphian Ecclesia On accounts for the year ended 315t December 2024 Charlty no (If any) 1180434 Set out on pages Pages 5 and 6 l pOrt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity Cthe Trusf) for the year ended 3111212024. Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the reqUireMts of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in resFecl of my examination of the Trusfs ac£ounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the appli¢abte Directions given by the Chanty Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Al I have completgj my examination. l ry)nfim that no material matters hav8 come to my attentii)n (other than that disclosed below ? in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that In, any material Independent examinerfs statement a¢Inting rec<)rds were not kept in accordan with section 130 of theAdor the accounts do not )rd with the accounttng records I have no concerns and have come auoss no other matters in connection with the examinatton to which attention should be drawn in <)rder to enab a proper urwjerstanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the in the brackets rf they not appty. Slgned: 1P Feb 2025 Name: Mark R Jones Relevant professlonal qualrflcatlon(s) or body (rf any): Address: 33 Grosvenor Close Four Oaks Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). NIA None Give here brlet detalb ol any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER October 2018