SHEPPEY EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Charity Number: 1183796
Start of Financial Year.. 151 July 2024
End of Financia5 Year.. 30th June 2025
Goveming Instrument.. CIO Association ConstFlution
Correspondence Address: Sheppey Evangelical Church. Warden Bay Road,
Leysdown-on-sea. Sheerness, Kent ME12 4NA
Bankers." Barclays Bank, Sittingbourne
TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 301h JUNE 2025
MISSION STATEMENT
Sheppey Evangelical Church exists to worship, grow as disciples and share the good
news of Jesus Christ.
OBJECTS
F THE CIO
Sheppey Evangelical Church was founded in the 1980's.
Historically Sheppey Evangelical Church was parl of the Countess of Huntingdon's
Connexion, (Charity No. 232674), up until it became a CIO in July 2019 (Charity
No.1183796).
The Trustees are responsible for the legal oversight of Sheppey Evangelical Church.
The Church is under the Spiritual oversight of the Pastor, Trevor Jones, and the
Church Leadership Team.
ACTIVITIES
In July and August 2024, the United Beach Mission were once again able to send a
full team to Leysdown. SEC provides free accommodation and full use of SEC
premises to enable the UBM to work on Leysdown beach with families of holiday
makers.
In September SEC held a baptism seNice on the beach at Leysdown for a member
of the church. This was a great opportunity to witness to a large number of people
out enjoying the sun and the sea.
Just before Christrnas the church produced a Nativity Seniice which featured a
puppet show for the first time. This proved to be very popular and was well attended.
In January one of the Leadership Team started running a monthly Men's meeting
called Stronger Together. This has consisted of a variety of activities induding food
and walks, and has provided an opportunity to offer mutual mental-health support in
challenging times. Men from outside the SEC ￿MmUnity have also been taking part.
The usual Easter services took place at SEC during April. Once again members of
SEC took part in a march of witness carying a large Cross from Eastchurch to

Minster Abbey. There they came together with two other large crosses used as part
of a Go¢)d Friday Churches Together in Sheppey church service.
Particularly noteworthy was thè open-air sunrise seryice held at the beach on Easter
morning followed by cooked breakfast in the church building, leading into a family
Easter celebration service.
Trevor continued to visit the Island Resid8ntial Home. This has become a special
time where Trevor is ablo to share a shori seryice arKI comrnunion with around 10
people in attendan￿ each month.
During the year the weekly meetings known as Lrfe Group have continued to flourish
taking place in a variety of homes around the Island.
In May links were strengthened with other churches on the Island when a nurnber of
people from SEC helped o￿aniSe and participate in a worship service held at Strfxje
Crescent Church in Sheerness.
SEC was visited on ph and 81h of June by Janet O'shea. the President of the
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. She outlined her work with the Sierra Leone
Misson during a Beetle Drive evening and then the Sunday service. Altogether a
sum of £1000 was raised for the work in Sierra Leone.
The Pastor established contact with the Headteacher of St. Clemenys Primary
School during the summer tetm in 2025. This is school local to the church and
allowed students the opportunity to visit SEC as part of their RE curriculum.
During the Spring and Summer of 2025, the Pastor. helped by a few others,
successfully had a church clear out and then managed to extend and modemise the
krtchen. This was much needed and has been incredibly useful for the orFgoing lrfe
of the church.
Overall, the year has been a time of real blessing for the church. New visitors are
often a feature of Sundays, several of whom have gone on to join the church family.
Sharing food and friendship together has become an important part of lrfe at SEC,
whether it's Sunday roast at the local pub, BBQ'S in various homes, pizzas at the
beginning of midweek worship services or men sharing breakfast on a Saturday
morning.
Sierra Leone Mission
Sheppey Evangelical Church supports financially, in prayer, and with friendship, the
woth of the Sierra Leone Mission. The Church continued to raise funds for the
orphanage, Medical Centre and schools out there. SEC also organised
approximately 60 shoe-bags filled with toys and basic items such as toothbrush and
t-shirts, which were sent over to Sierra Leone in time for Christmas.
HOW THE CHARITY OPERATES
The Charity does not, itself, own any buildings. The Sheppey Evangelical Church
building and the local Manse are owned by the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion

Trust (Charity No. 232674) and leased to the Sheppey Evangelical Church at a
Peppercom RenL
A part-time Pastor is employed for 20 hours per week by Sheppey Evangelical
Church.
The prevTOUS Pastor and his wife have sole occupalion of the Manse which is on the
local estate in Warden Bay. Rent is paid monthly, ar￿ Ihis is divided up between the
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion and Shepp8y Evang81ical Church.
In addition to the Pastor, the Church has four people on the Leadership Team who
are unpaid.
All volunteers Nvcyking within the Church programme are DBS checked rf they work
vitth children and vulnerable adults.
TRUSTEES AND ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
There are CU￿enty four Trustees, elected by the Church Members. each serving for
a renewable temi of three years with no more than one Trustee retiring in any one
year. Trustees can serve until they either resign or their temi ends without renewal.
The Trustees comprise:
Joe Gregory 4hair
Janet Foord -Treasurer
Peter RJ'ddle- Trustee
Trevor Jones - Trustee
The Trustees meet a minimum of three times each calendar year.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The primary funding SoUr￿S for Sheppey Evangelical Church are the freewill giving
of its members and attendees. Other income comes frorn HMRC Gift Aid tax
repayments from UK taxpayers who sign the appropriate Gift Aid commitment.
The Charity has restricted funds and unrestricted assets totalling £30827 in the
year to 301h June 2025.
As income for the financial year exceeded £25000, an Independent Financial Review
was carrbed out by Mrs Lucy Canham. She found everything to be accurate and up to
date. (see attached report)
RESERVES POLICY
The Trustees, policy is to ensure that unrestricted reserves are sufficient for three
months unrestricted expenditure at current costs. The Trustees will be making efforts
during the coming year to maintain this level of unrestricted reserves. Restricted
funds are available to cover emergency repairs and fund the upkeep of two
buildings, the manse and the Church.

PUBLIC BENEFIT
The Trustees agree that the work of the Church is in lin8 with the Charty
Commissions. guidance on public benefit.
Sheppey Evangelical Church is passionate about being a church filled to overflowing
with the love of God, as seen through the life, death and resurrection of His Son
Jesus. We are a church that encounters God together in our Spirit-led worship and
try to live in a way which demonstrates the love of Jesus in our neighbourhood.
The mission of Sheppey Evangelical Church is to glorify God through obedience to
Jesus Christ. He has commanded us to believe in Him and love one another as He
loved us.
Sheppey Evangelical Church is a family of Christians in and around L8ysdown-on-
Sea, but many travel from other parts of the Isle of Sheppey and Sittingbourne. The
church is also visited by a number of holiday makers each year, sorne of whom
regard SEC as their second thurch.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
Sheppey Evangelical Church is part of the Countess of Huntingdon Connexion. This
was founded by Lady Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. during a season of revival
that saw a dramatbc expansion of Gospel influence that transformed society on both
sides of the Atlantic. The Countess welcomed all who would make the proclamation
of their love for Jesus their priority and we are proud to remain in that tradition.
Sheppey Evangelical Church is an active member of Churches Together In
Sheppey. a support network of Christian churches on the Island who meet together 4
or 5 times a year for combined Christian services.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees ......
,,11/204

CHARITY COMMIS510
FOR ENSLANO ANO WAtE
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For thè p•rlod
To
0110712024
Section A Receipt5 and pa
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Unr•$tricted
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to th• th•arvit
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lundty
Endowment
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Total lunds
Last ye3r
lo th• n￿￿$1£
)th• ne•mst£
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14.765
15,482
297
8.852
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515
6.160
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21.748
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Sub total
32267
21,748
A3 Paymtnts
15.900
520
1.117
4.009
918
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14205
1.117
3.688
4A25
274
1397
918
21Q
835
460
Sub tO¢al
24,134
24.134
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purchases,1see table)
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24,134
24134
25.809
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8,133
4,061
A6 Cash lunds last year ond
Cash funds this year end
8.133
133
4.061

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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2￿0412026

Sheppey Evangelical Church
INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT June 2025
l am pleased to report to TTustees of Sheppey Evangelical (huTch that I have completed my intemal audit on the
chariVs records for year ending 30 June 2025 and have been able to complete the Annual Internal Audit ReporL
Trustees should be aware that the audFt tests that l undertook during the audit cannot be relied on to identify
the occasion31 omission or insignificant error, nor to disclose breaches of trust or statute, neglect or fraud which
may have taken place whith it is the responsibility oftheTN5tees.
As a ￿sUIt of my audit and my discussions with Janet Foord. I was happy to conclude that there was no further
questions.
I would like to take this opportunity to thankjanet Foord for the assistance given to me in the conduct of the
audit that took place on 22 April 2026.
FINDINGS THIS VISIT:
During the audit I carried out I concentrated on the opening and dosing bank statements corresponding back to
the receipts & payments report and having access to the day to day transactions.
I found all the financial records to be accurate and up to date. I found nothing in the minutes to indicate any
issues around legal obligations.
I have nothing further to report.
Mrs Lucy Canham
Independent Intemal Auditor
22 Aprll 2026