2023-08-31-accounts - Rivercross Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 01 Sep 2022 To 31 Aug 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Rivercross Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1185247

Charity's principal address 27 Westhouse Avenue Durham Postcode DH1 4FH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Ian J Harrison	Chairman
	Christiana Brockman	Trustee
	Ruth Perrin	Trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose members shall be ] the trustees for the time being and members are the only persons eligible Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Invited/appointed by the existing charity trustees]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	To advance non-conformist Evangelical Christianity in England for the beneft of the public, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of or support for the provision of Christian education and training, ministry, mission and distribution of literature to enlighten others about the Christian faith.
	We are set up to further Evangelical Christianity throughout England through grant making and Christian education, especially for the training of evangelical Christian leaders. We give financial help to individuals to enable them to receive evangelical Christian education and training. People do not have to be members of the organisation in order to benefit – our criteria are based largely on the individual’s potential for current and future Christian ministry and leadership. Our trustees have read and always have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. We examine our plans for the year, in terms of the number of individuals to support through grants, and how they qualify for such support in light of this guidance at our trustees’ meetings.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
document
Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public
benefit in relation to these
objects (include within this
section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit)

To advance non-conformist Evangelical Christianity in England
for the beneft of the public, in particular but not exclusively by
the provision of or support for the provision of Christian
education and training, ministry, mission and distribution of
literature to enlighten others about the Christian faith.

We are set up to further Evangelical Christianity throughout England
through grant making and Christian education, especially for the training of
evangelical Christian leaders. We give financial help to individuals to
enable them to receive evangelical Christian education and training.
People do not have to be members of the organisation in order to benefit –
our criteria are based largely on the individual’s potential for current and
future Christian ministry and leadership.
Our trustees have read and always have regard to the guidance issued by
the Charity Commission on public benefit. We examine our plans for the
year, in terms of the number of individuals to support through grants, and
how they qualify for such support in light of this guidance at our trustees’
meetings.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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We are again grateful for the help received from volunteers, particularly in the administrative process while running the charity and its banking facilities, and we hope to have continued help in the future.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main We provided grants, totalling £9,555 in support of individuals who are achievements of the charity undergoing training in evangelical Christian leadership in the year up to during the year 31/08/2023 and due to some significant private gifts managed to end up with a good positive balance in the bank at the end of the year.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

In our first four years we have not operated on the basis of retaining a reserve, but we do see the benefit of keeping a reserve to guard against the loss of a regular donation or a ‘trough’ in the level of expected donations. We still aim to calculate such a reserve for future years

Details of any funds materially in deficit

none

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

Most of our donations are from individuals who have a desire to see new evangelical Christian leaders supported while they receive some training. We encourage those who have benefitted from similar training in the past to consider making regular donations to support others, but have not performed other formal fundraising activities.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

n/a

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Christiana Brockman Full name(s) Ian J Harrison Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair of Trustees Trustee etc) Date 18/03/25

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Rivercross Trust			1185247
Receipts andpayments accounts					CC16a
For the period from	Period start date 9/1/2022	To	Period end date 8/31/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations 13,503 Bank Interest 6 - - - - - - 13,509 None - - Sub total - Total receipts 13,509 A3 Payments MinistryTrainee Grants 9,555 Bank charges 60 - - - - - - - Sub total 9,615 none - - Sub total - Total payments 9,615 Net of receipts/(payments) 3,894 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 253 Cash funds this year end 4,147 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Bank Balance Details Tax Reclaim due Details none Details Details Signature #VALUE! Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,147 - - - - - 4,147 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ 2,875 - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Ian J Harrison Christiana Brockman Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
	Ian J Harrison	3/17/2025
#VALUE!	Christiana Brockman	3/18/2025