## Trustees’ Annual Report 2024 Draft 1 The advancement of the Christian . . . . . etc _as per 2024 document_ ____________________________________________________________ Sunday Church Services_ as per 2024 document ______________________________________________________________ Statement of Public Benefit_ as per 2024 document ____________________________________________________________ Volunteers_ as per 2024 document ____________________________________________________________ Christian Advances_ as per 2024 document _____________________________________________________________ Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period The charity is well placed financially to continue to operate and Trustees are confident that the financial position is stable. Cash funds at the year-end are £_____ . Total receipts during the 12-month period are £_____ . Total Payments of £_____ were £___ lower/higher(?)_ than the previous period. Payments from Unrestricted Funds cover General Expenses, Property Maintenance and running costs, Outreach and _youth activities_ . Payments from Restricted Funds of £_____ again match the receipts into those same funds as they are the disbursements of the donations received for a range of third party and charitable funds and to support full time Christian missionaries . . . . . _etc, as per 2024 document._ _Assets As per 2024 document._ ______________________________________________________________ Unrestricted Funds_ and _Restricted Funds_ as per 2024 document. Except for: Cash at the year-end was £_____. ____________________________________________________________ Amount of reserves held_ _£______ _______________________________________________________________ ## _Additional information (optional)_ The charity’s principal sources of funds Gift Aid declarations for the year 2023-24 amount to £_____ via Tax Recovered fro HMRC. ____________________________________________________________ A description of the principal risks facing the charity_ Trustees have built up reserves by £_____ in this year, and will continue to do so in the future. ____________________________________________________________ Additional information (optional)_ ## _Regulatory Documents_ ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** ## Alex, I have a note in pencil under this heading on my copy of the last 2023 TAR: ‘Add: Procedure re recording / reporting incidents - under Regulatory Documents’ Do we need to add something re this for 2024? All the above shows the amendments to the 2023 submission, so have only shown the changes. Could you fill in the figures and ammend/correct anything where necessary, many thanks. It may be that the TAR form for 2024 is significantly different to the 2024 form. I have received an email from the CC that what we did yesterday was submitted to them, which surprised me. But one can now ‘Update Charity Details’ online. Presumably the return can be updated until the closing date. ## Andy ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** Trustees’ Annual Report 2024 Draft 3 The advancement of the Christian faith . . . _As per 2024 document * * * * * * * * * *_ ## _Sunday Church Services_ We actively welcome people from the local community to attend our events and activities. There are now 12 church members on the official roll. We have the Sunday Breaking of Bread (a church communion service) followed by teaching/devotional/pastoral talks talks and/or prayers every week. We have Bible talks, singing and social time for anyone who wishes to join in. ## _Other Church Services_ The church meets regularly for prayer, Bible teaching / discussion as arranged. Craft afternoons take place occasionally and are supported by friends from the local community. Charity coffee mornings are held monthly for friends in the local community to support a local hospice. Each month we hold an informal Bible dicussion for all ages to enjoy. ## _Youth Work (public Benefit)_ We support work with other SE Churches of God for Young Christians through the year, meeting for social and religious activities. ## _Summer Camp (Public Benefit)_ We support Summer Youth Camps run by SE Churches of God at Flaxlands Manor Farm near Swindon, Wiltshire, and other locations. The camp include one week for children aged 9+, and one week for young people aged 17+ along with a team of youth workers and their families. ## _Charity events (Public Benefit)_ We organise coffee mornings and craft making events to financially support local and national charities. * * * * * * * * * * * ## _Statement of Public Benefit . . ._ All Trustees are aware of the Charities Acts public benefit requirements so that the purposes and activities of the church are geared to meeting those requirements as well as the spiritual needs of the public as an expression of the Statement of Faith in the Trust Model. The neighbouring community may benefit from the promotion of the Christian faith and the promotion of church fellowship to all. No detriment is envisaged and no personal benefits are envisaged, in particular none of the Trustees receives any private benefit. * * * * * * * * * * ## _Volunteers_ We are commited to using volunteers on projects in a way to exercise the talents of the people who comprise the Church of God (viz. It’s members) and to recognise that it has resources from which the surrounding community, to which the Church of God wishes to reach out, may benefit. It also recognises that in certain circumstances, volunteers from those connected with the activities of the Church of God will be valuable in completing the projects successfully. We value the resources that all volunteers entrust to us. We respect that trust by complying with all relevant laws and by adopting ggod practice. ## Additional information . . . As per 2023 ## Financial Review The charity is well placed financially to continue to operate and Trustees are are confident that the financial position is stable. During the 12 months cash funds amounted to £4,502.62. Total Receipts during the 12 month period are £24,579.06. Total payments for the period were £25,237.17. Payments fron Unrestricted Funds cover General Expenses, Propery Maintenance and Running Costs, Outreach and Youth Activities. * * * * * * * * * * * Payments from Restricted Funds of £19,400.00 . . . . (remainder as per 2023 report) * * * * * * * * * * * Assets (As per 2023 report) * * * * * * * * * * Unrestricted Funds (As per 2023 report) except for ‘Cash at the year end was £4502.62. * * * * * * * * * * ## Additional Information (optional) Same as 2023 report except Para 1.47 should read £4837.50 Same as 2023 report except Para 1.46 should read £1568. Trustess have maintained reserves at a commensurate of £4502 and will continue to do so. * * * * * * * * * * Additional information (optional) Para’s 1.51 as per 2023 report. * * * * * * * * * *