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Trustees’ Annual Report 2024

Registered Charity number 1184051

This is the third Annual Report for this Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It was registered by the Charities Commission on 21[st] June 2019.

Contents

Section A	Reference and administration details .......................................................................................... 3
Section B	Structure, governance and management ..................................................................................... 4
Section C	Objectives and activities ............................................................................................................... 4
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document ............................................ 4
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects ............ 4
	Regular meetings of Trustees ....................................................................................................... 5
	Fundraising ................................................................................................................................... 5
Section D	Achievements and performance .................................................................................................. 5
Section E	Financial review ............................................................................................................................ 6
Section F	Other optional information .......................................................................................................... 6
Section G	Declaration ................................................................................................................................... 7

www.reachnortwales.org / www.reachnorthwales.org/cy/yr-angen Registered Charity 1184051

REACH North Wales

Annual Report 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Reach North Wales

Other names charity is known by Cyrraedd Pobl Gogledd Cymru Registered charity number 1184051 Charity's principal address Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Glanrafon Road, Mold, CH7 1PA

Trustees who manage the charity

Name	Office	Dates (whole year unless specified)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee
Dafydd Cunningham		21stJune 2019 to present day	Trustees of Reach NW
Ben Midgley	Chair	16thJan 2023 to present day	Trustees of Reach NW
James Mitton	Secretary	21stJune 2019 to present day	Trustees of Reach NW
Deiniol Williams		21stJune 2019 to present day	Trustees of Reach NW

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document	Constitution Rules and Regulations Handbook
How the charity is constituted	Registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation 21 June 2019.
Trustee selection methods	Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

The purposes of Reach North Wales are:

1. the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within North Wales and the surrounding area.

2. such other charitable purposes, as shall in the opinion of the charity trustees, facilitate the work of the CIO, provided that such purposes must be carried out in a manner consistent with the basis of faith.

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

All the charity trustees have confirmed that they have read and understood the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit, and have given due regard to this guidance when exercising any relevant powers or duties.

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Regular Meetings of the Trustees

Reach North Wales is a partnership of gospel churches and individuals working together to plant new churches and revitalise existing churches across North Wales. In 2019 Reach was a newly formed charity with the following aims during meetings:

• To identify areas which need new churches;

• To recognise that gospel partnership in North Wales ought to be regional, as well as local. Our work to start with was divided into two regions North Wales East and North Wales West, and focused on the specific needs within each of them;

• To help existing churches support planting work in areas identified which are near to them;

• To lead and establish church plants ourselves;

• To promote informed praying for the Lord’s work in these situations;

• To identify gifted and trained gospel workers who are being called by God to plant in North Wales;

• To connect with supporters who can bring prayer, finances and other help in order to see churches planted;

• To direct resources to the planters and churches we partner with;

• Where possible, to partner bilingually, recognising the need to serve communities in North Wales in their respective heart-languages;

• To provide training events, conferences, advice and support to those interested and aligned to its objectives and vision;

We were able to meet 3 times in 2024 (16/9, 24/10 and 6/12), discussing how to progress prayer meetings with leaders in the region aligned to our charity objectives, and how to prioritise the focus of our time so we can most effectively progress the aims of RNW. We recognized that our numbers had reduced and work in our local church situations had taken us away from more focus on RNW.

Reach North Wales exists to help the planting of local churches in North Wales. The churches represented have collectively planted three churches already and our hope with God’s help is to accelerate this in the coming years. However we recognised during 2024 to have a lack of direction in terms of a focused project other than to develop praying more regularly for church planting and connecting with gant i cymru.

Fundraising

Reach North Wales does not have a formal membership but is an informal group of individuals and churches who support its aims. It aims to be funded by

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churches, Christian trusts, and individual donors who wish to assist its aims through financial support.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Following the formation of the charity in 2019, the trustees made good progress in moving towards appointing a Director and formulating a church planting vision for North Wales. However, as a result of the pandemic, the change in trustees, and local church priorities we agreed that during 2021 and 2022 we would meet for prayer and send out regular social media posts. Since this point we have had some good prayer meetings in the region but struggled to have the available time to organise something more regular and to develop a clear project for Reach North Wales to support. We are still considering strengthening the board with new trustees, broadening the representation to geographically cover more of North Wales, and how best to start to part with churches to progress church planting or the revitalisation of existing churches. We have identified at least two people that have a passion for planting in our region and might be willing to join Reach North Wales. We committed to progress this in 2025.

Section E Financial review

Reserves and Deficit

The charity does not presently have a reserves policy. There are no funds in deficit.

Further financial review details

The charity has not actively fundraised in 2024. The balance of the account was £2,293.73 for year ending 2024. The only cost in 2024 was for

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webhosting at £223.20. RNW received a regular anonymous monthly gift via Stewardship Services.

Section F Other optional information

The charity engages with several organisations for help in achieving its aims.

1. The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) for dialogue and shared experience with other likeminded churches across the UK.

2. Local churches and organisations in the region including ECW, EMW, and IPC/EBC

3. The charity does not presently have a safeguarding policy as it does not engage in work with children or vulnerable adults. However, considering the nature of our work, it is wise for a safeguarding policy to be in place in future. Dafydd has progressed advice from CSS and Midlands Gospel partnership. Agreed we need a policy, led by Dafydd, if we are to reignite activities and this is still ongoing. This action was carried forward into 2025, with Dafydd to consider if we can use MGP as the template on which to create an appropriate policy for RNW.

4. Compliance with General Data Protection Regulations needs to be established with appropriate policies, modification of certain processes, and training/awareness-raising.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees. Signature Full name Ben Midgley

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2024

REACH NORTH WALES

No. 1

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period 01-Jan-24 31-Dec-24 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £

A1 Receipts

Annual receipts for 2023									1 430
25th Jan StewardshipServivces Anon	174								-
26th Feb StewardshipServices Anon	150								-
28h Mar StewardshipServices Anon	150								-
25th Apr StewardshipServices Anon	150								-
28th MayStewardshipServices Anon	150								-
27th Jun Stewardship Services Anon 25th July Stewardship Services Anon	150								-
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	1 074								1 430
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Cash carried over from 2023	1 389
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Sub total	1 389								-
Total receipts A3 Payments
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26/02/24 Invoice 9466 - Ninefootone Ltd - website hosting	54		-		-		54		54
13h May Invoice 9722 Ninefootone Ltd - website hosting	58		-		-		58		43
25th Nov Invoice 10212 Ninefootone Ltd - website hosting	58		-		-		58		58
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**Sub total **	169		-		-		169		155
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Details Details Balance in CoOp account at year end Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 2 294 - - 2 294 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Date of Signature Print Name approval James Mitton 20/10/2025 Ben Midgley

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