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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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| **From ** | Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||
| 01 | 01 | 2024 | 31 | 12 | 2024 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by
Noak Bridge Christian Centre
Registered charity number (if any) 1188204
Charity's principal address Wash Road Laindon Essex Postcode SS15 4BE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Alan Churchill | Chair | ||||
| Paul Carter | |||||
| Andrew Churchill | Treasurer and Secretary |
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| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | |||||
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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 Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
CIO
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointment Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
The principle aim of NBCC is the advancement of Christian faith in accordance to the statement of faith contained in the Constitution.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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The main objective of NBCC is a fellowship of Christians committed to being and making disciples of Jesus Christ. To achieve this we hold worship and praise services which provide opportunity for Christian teaching and the Gospel message. We hold separate teaching, prayer session and outreach session in the local area.
We achieve this with the support of other Churches and Christians in both the local and wider UK area.
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)
We seek to be a friendly and welcoming Church, encouraging anyone to attend. We run services and activities for children and younger people and encourage them to be involved in the main Sunday service.
Our aim Is to promote the Christian Gospel, and to reach out into the local community by showing the love of Jesus in both our words and actions, seeking to bring people into a closer relationship with Him, our Saviour.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The Church services on Sunday morning at the Church premises and over Zoom, are the main focus of the ministry. The Zoom recordings are made available to stream for those unable to attend.
We have finalised plans for our three Conventions at the Church, Easter, Summer and Autumn, where we invite people from across the Country to attend. Our friend and minister, James Kotey from Ghana will also join us at the Spring and Summer conventions.
We have started weekly Coffee mornings at the Church each Friday, which is open to anyone to attend.
We continue with the monthly outreach in the town centre, an opportunity to reach people who do not ordinarily attend church, and to offer to pray for people in need.
We continue to support local Christian projects in particular 58:7, a feeding programme for the homeless in Basildon, which runs 7 nights a week. Also the School Teams Ministry which goes out to the majority of the Basildon Primary schools to take their assemblies once every half term.
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Section E Financial review
The Trustees aim to ensure that sufficient funds are held to enable its Brief statement of the activities to continue for at least 3 months. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
The principal source of funding will be tithes and offerings from Church Members.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Andrew Churchill Alan Churchill Full name(s)Andrew Churchill Alan Churchill Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Treasurer Trustee Date30thApril 2025 |
Andrew Churchill |
Andrew Churchill |
Alan Churchill | Alan Churchill | |
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| Alan Churchill | |||||
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| 30thApril 2025 | |||||
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| Noak Bridge Christian Centre | Noak Bridge Christian Centre | Noak Bridge Christian Centre | 1188204 | 1188204 | 1188204 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
01/01/2024 | To | 31/12/2024 | ||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 26,428 7,864 7 - - - - - 34,299 - - - 34,299 4,627 1,750 1,632 1,159 1,342 1,330 6,014 700 2,278 267 2,116 1,815 1,617 26,647 - - - 26,647 7,652 - 9,723 17,375 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 1,691 308 - - - - - - 1,999 - - - 1,999 265 875 775 1,915 - - - 1,915 84 - - 195 - - 111 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 28,119 8,172 7 - - - - - 36,298 - - - 36,298 4,627 1,750 1,632 1,159 1,342 1,330 6,279 1,575 3,053 267 2,116 1,815 1,617 28,562 - - - 28,562 7,736 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 26,428 | 18,547 | |||||
| Gift Aid | 7,864 | - | |||||
| Interest | 7 | - | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
34,299 | 18,547 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 18,547 | |||||||
| Salaries | 4,627 | 3,337 | |||||
| Utiliites | 1,750 | 1,260 | |||||
| Insurance | 1,632 | 164 | |||||
| BuildingMaintenance | 1,159 | 3,899 | |||||
| Media | 1,342 | 423 | |||||
| Youth Ministry | 1,330 | 1,682 | |||||
| Supported Ministries | 6,014 | 6,901 | |||||
| Support to Members | 700 | 913 | |||||
| Food bank donation | 2,278 | 1,718 | |||||
| Outreach | 267 | 323 | |||||
| Equipment | 2,116 | ||||||
| Visitingministers expenses | 1,815 | 2,746 | |||||
| Other | 1,617 | 65 | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 26,647 | 23,431 | |||||
| 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 Assets transferred from closed Charity Cash funds this year end |
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| 23,431 | |||||||
| 7,652 | 84 | - | 7,736 |
- 4,884 | |||
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| 9,723 | - 195 | - | 9,528 | 95 | |||
| - | - | - | 14,317 | ||||
| 17,375 | - 111 | - | 17,264 | 9,528 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Bank Balance Cash Loan Details Alan Churchill Signature Andrew Churchill Loans |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 16,675 65 876 - - 176 - 176 17,375 - 111 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Andrew Churchill Alan Churchill |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
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| Date of approval |
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| Andrew Churchill | Andrew Churchill | 30/04/2025 | |
| Alan Churchill | Alan Churchill | 30/04/2025 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Noak Bridge Christian Centre On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2024 Charity no 1188204 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-7
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/ 09 /2023 .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: John Seager Date: 17/03/2025 Name: John Seager Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 27, Danbury Down Basildon Essex SS14 2SP
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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