## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01-01-2023 Period start date To31-12-23 Period end date** ## **Charity name:lighthouse church sebastopol** ## **Charity registration number:1189934** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Religon**
**providing a place of Christian Worship**
**Bibical teaching , supporting practical &**
**pastoral support**
**engaging with meetings for christian**
**worship.spirtual encouragement , Bible**
**study, Providing family support with**
**community needs.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The Church exists to provide services**
**that are a benefit to the public in**
**general**
**and**
**the**
**community**
**immediately located in Sebastopol,**
**Pontypool and surrounding areas.**
**The Church also provides a Counselling**
**service for those struggling to cope with**
**day to day life, low confidence, family**
**breakdown or identity issues.**
**The Church carries out a wide range**
**of public activities social activity and**
**events,**
**hosting**
**other**
**groups,including**
**voting**
**polling**
**station for local council,etc in**
**pursuance of its charitable aims.**
**The trustees consider that these**
**activities provide benefit both to**
**those who worship at the Church and**
**to the wider community generally.**
**The church helps the following groups in**
**children/ Young and Old;**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**I can confirm the Trustees ,hold copies of**
**PB2 public benifit, running a charity**
**recorded on file 2023**| **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**as a church we are still recovering from**
**COVID 2021 as to ministrys however this**
**year we have seen positive recovery**
**within our weekly meeting which include**
**prayer for our community , we collected**
**toys and food for local familys unable to**
**provide these due to the money restraits**
**upon them, we were able to distribute**
**through health visitors , we also sucesful**
**in becoming a polling station for the local**
**council. Our building is avaliable for**
**community means , this has increased**
**our objectives of community christian**
**church**
**objectives to include coffee morning and**
**childrens work within next year 2024**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising||| |activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Lighthouse community church financial**
**position at the end of December 2023**
**in credit £3334this included and shown in**
**the accounts all debitors paid upto date**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Trustees have agreed reserve fund**
**amounts of reserve held to ensure**
**debitors can be paid in the event of**
**unknown situations occuring also can be**
**used to support hardship**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**It also includes reserves of £1000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**tithes from church**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**n/a**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**finacial due to inflation**| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO CONSTITUTION FOR LOCAL**
**CHURCHES IN FELLOWSHIP WITH**
**ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UK**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**ELECTION BETWEEN 3 TRUSTEES**
**MAJORITY**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|AS LISTED| |Registered charity number|| |Charity’s principal address|| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**Trustee name**
**Dates acted if not for whole year**
**N/A**|||||| |||**Director name**|||||| |||**N/A**|||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| |||**Trustee name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|||| ||||||||| ||||||||| |||**N/A**|||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **n/a** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** > **Signature(s)** W Jones **Full name(s)** Wayne Jones **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 28-10-2024 Registered number CE022173 Lighthouse Community Church (Sebastopol) ## Accounts 31 December 2023 ## **Lighthouse Community Church (Sebastopol) Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2023** |**Turnover**
Other income
**Gross profit**
Staff costs
Depreciation and other amounts written off assets
Other charges
**(deficit)/surplus**|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**2023**
**£**
-
9,896
9,896
(3,944)
(89)
(6,324)
(461)|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**2022**
**£**
-
11,873| |---|---|---| |||11,873
(3,675)
(91)
(5,604)| |||2,503| 1 ## **Lighthouse Community Church (Sebastopol) Registered number: CE022173 Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023** |Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
**Net assets**
**Funds of the charity**|2,905
-|**2023**
**£**
429
2,905
3,334
3,334
3,334|3,277
1|**2022**
**£**
517
3,278| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |||||3,795| |||||3,795| |||||3,795| The company is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and incorporated in England & Wales. Its registered office is Lighthouse Church, Hawthorn Road, Sebastopol, Pontypool. NP4 5BR. Mr. W. Jones Member Approved by the board of trustees on 28 October 2024 2 ## **Lighthouse Community Church (Sebastopol) Detailed income and expenditure items for the year ended 31 December 2023** |**Other income**
Other operating income
**Staff costs**
Pastors wages
Travel and subsistence
**Depreciation and other amounts written off assets**
Depreciation
**Other charges**
Premises costs:
Rent
Rates
Light and heat
General administrative expenses:
Telephone and internet
Subscriptions
Bank charges
Insurance
Software
Repairs and maintenance
Conferences & Meetings
Refreshments
License
Sponsorship
Donations
Sundry expenses
Legal and professional costs:
Advertising and PR|**2023**
**£**
9,896
2,900
1,044
3,944
89
300
279
2,636
3,215
377
162
12
1,470
20
296
150
97
123
240
100
37
3,084
25
25
6,324|**2022**
**£**
11,873| |---|---|---| |||3,500
175| |||3,675| |||91| |||300
261
1,964| |||2,525| |||412
129
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1,262
-
177
294
62
115
240
-
308| |||2,999| |||80| |||80| |||| |||5,604| 3