Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/01/2023 To 31/12/2023
Charity name: The Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Ipswich Church
Charity registration number: 1184609
Objectives and Activities
The Potter’s House is a Christian organisation dedicated to the service of God and sharing the love of Jesus with the community around us.
Public meetings are held to encourage attendees in their Christian faith and providing invaluable social contact.
Achievements and Performance
Potters House Ipswich registered as a CIO 1184609 on 25 July 2019, previously operating as Registered Charity 1153363.
The church continues to provide a haven for church members and visitors, while encouraging them in their Christian faith and providing friendship and emotional support.
Financial Review
Our congregation has continued to give faithfully and were able to assist the Norwich church in supporting a new church in Seville. Income has exceeded expenditure by over £4k and a savings account has been opened
Structure, Governance and Management
The Potters House Ipswich is governed by the Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, dated 10 March 2019.
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Ipswich Church |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | Potters House, Ipswich |
| Registered charity number | 1184609 |
| Charity’s principal address | The Meeting Place Community Centre Limerick Close Ipswich IP1 5LR |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Hixson | Chair | |||
| Ruth Hixson | Secretary | |||
| Travis Long | ||||
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Eddie Hixson Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 29/10/24
No (if any) Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Ipswich 1184609
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period 1/1/2023 12/31/2023 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Receipts Offerings 21,327 Interest 1 - - - - - - 21,328 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 21,327 1 - - - - - - 21,328 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Offerings | 21,327 | - | - | 21,327 | 17,041 |
| Interest | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 21,328 |
- | - | 21,328 | 17,041 |
| - - Sub total - Total receipts 21,328 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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- - - - |
- - - 21,328 |
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| - | - | 21,328 | 17,041 |
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | , |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||||
| (see table). | |||||||||||
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| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Total receipts ** | 21,328 | - | - | 21,328 | 17,041 |
| A3 Payments BuildingRent 5,138 Donations 8,960 Books 90 Conferences 913 Equipment Purchases & Repair 80 Insurance 378 Printing& Advertising 153 RunningCosts 764 - 16,476 - A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
A3 Payments BuildingRent 5,138 Donations 8,960 Books 90 Conferences 913 Equipment Purchases & Repair 80 Insurance 378 Printing& Advertising 153 RunningCosts 764 - 16,476 - A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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5,138 8,960 90 913 80 378 153 764 - 16,476 - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,265 | |||||
| 9,680 | |||||
| 56 | |||||
| 25 | |||||
| - | |||||
| 378 | |||||
| 790 | |||||
| 1,458 | |||||
| - | |||||
| 17,652 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | |||||||
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| Sub total - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Total payments 16,476 | - | - | 16,476 | 17,652 | ||||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) 4,852 | - | - | 4,852 | - 611 | ||||||
| A5 | Transfers between funds - |
- | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 | Cash funds last year end - |
- | - | - | - | |||||
| Cash funds this year end 4,852 | - | - | 4,852 | - 611 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Current Account Savings Petty cash Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ 1,430 7,222 11 8,663 Agreement Error to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs |
to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| OK | ||||
| to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) None -
Date of Signature Print Name approval Ruth Hixson ## /10/2023