
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  010924 Period start date   To     310825     Period end date Charity name: The Storehouse Church Shropshire** 

## **Charity registration number: 1190029** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes<br>of the charity as set out in<br>its governing document|Para 1.17|**The objectives of the CIO are:**<br>**a) the advancement of the**<br>**Christian faith in Shropshire**<br>**and in such other parts of the**<br>**United Kingdom or the world**<br>**in accordance with the**<br>**statement of beliefs (listed at**<br>**the end of this constitution)**<br>**and the fulfilment of such**<br>**other purposes which are**<br>**exclusively charitable**<br>**according to the law of**<br>**England and are connected**<br>**with the charitable work of the**<br>**charity;**<br>**b) to relieve persons who are in**<br>**conditions of need or**<br>**hardship or who are aged or**<br>**sick and to relieve the**<br>**distress caused thereby in the**<br>**said location and in such**<br>**other parts of the United**<br>**Kingdom or the world as the**<br>**trustees may from time to**<br>**time think fit.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**We continued to meet together**<br>**regularly throughout the year. The**<br>**number of members remained**<br>**steady.**<br>**As a church we continued to donate**<br>**a monthly amount to the local Baby**|





|projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.||**Bank. We continued our contact with**<br>**two overseas Christian workers and**<br>**their families. We maintained our**<br>**regular donations to the family in**<br>**Cyprus to support their ongoing**<br>**work. We had regular zoom calls with**<br>**the second couple in the Philippines,**<br>**giving them prayer support**<br>**throughout the year.**<br>**We ran two midweek meetings, one**<br>**for bible study on Tuesday evenings**<br>**at two separate locations and**<br>**another for prayers on Thursday**<br>**evenings at church members’**<br>**homes. These were led by**<br>**congregation members. We had two**<br>**additional small group gatherings**<br>**during the daytime for seniors who**<br>**weren’t able to join us on Sundays.**<br>**This brought friendship and spiritual**<br>**support.**<br>**We continued to assist one person**<br>**with their annual tax return.**<br>**As a church we continued to give**<br>**lifts to and from church for some of**<br>**our elderly members, without which**<br>**they would have found it difficult to**<br>**attend.**<br>**At Christmas time our annual carol**<br>**service,****_Carols by Torchlight_, (with**<br>**live animals for the children) was**<br>**well attended by local children with**<br>**their families and elderly folk.**<br>**‘Little Bundles’, our Parent/Carer**<br>**birth to pre-school Toddler group on**<br>**Friday mornings, continued as a**<br>**thriving regular community**<br>**provision. This was very well**<br>**attended and enjoyed by parents,**<br>**carers and children. It provided a**<br>**safe and happy place for all who**<br>**came along.**|
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|||**We held three****_Adventurers_ club days**<br>**at the Hall during the autumn half-**<br>**term, Christmas and summer**<br>**holidays for primary aged children.**<br>**This was with a view to starting**<br>**something regular for this age group**<br>**later in the school year.**<br>**In the school summer term we were**<br>**involved in starting up and leading**<br>**an after-school club called JAM**<br>**(****_Jesus and Me_) in the local primary**<br>**school. This continued for the rest of**<br>**the school year.**<br>**We led the Easter Sunrise service on**<br>**Easter Sunday morning in the local**<br>**village with music for worship and a**<br>**short talk. We provided hospitality**<br>**with breakfast after the event which**<br>**was attended by three other**<br>**churches.**<br>**Courses on First-Aid, safeguarding,**<br>**and food hygiene were attended by**<br>**congregation members during the**<br>**year. A paediatric first-aid course,**<br>**organised by our church, was also**<br>**attended by twelve members of other**<br>**churches and friends of the**<br>**congregation.**|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees<br>have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on<br>public benefit|Para 1.18|**As previously, the trustees reviewed**<br>**guidance at the trustee meetings**<br>**during the year.**|



## **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 **As with previous years, the Storehouse Church Shropshire had no paid employees so whenever we** Para 1.38 **held an activity it was run solely by** Contribution made by **our volunteers** volunteers **n/a** Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any<br>wider benefits to society<br>as a whole.|Para 1.20|**Regularly supporting ‘Little Stars’**<br>**the local baby bank, providing**<br>**friendship and financial support for**<br>**two separate Christian overseas**<br>**workers; ‘Little Bundles’ toddler**<br>**group serving Parents/Carers and**<br>**their children; after-school ‘JAM’**<br>**club, serving primary aged children;**<br>**practical assistance with tax**<br>**returns; care, provision and**<br>**hospitality through visits in**<br>**particular to 3 households of senior**<br>**citizens each week who, due to**<br>**infirmity, couldn’t get to church.**|
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Other 

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the<br>end of the period|Para 1.21|**The total income of £6710 came**<br>**mainly from offerings; payments**<br>**totalled £7229**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially<br>in deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|



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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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social investment policy Para 1.46 adopted A description of the principal risks facing the Para 1.46 charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

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|Type of governing<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Foundation**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions<br>e.g. election to post or<br>name of any person or<br>body entitled to appoint<br>one or more trustees|Para 1.25|**Appointment by existing trustees**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s<br>organisational structure<br>and any wider network with<br>which the charity works|Para 1.51||
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Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Storehouse Church Shropshire|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1190029|
|Charity’s principal address|60 Priory Ridge<br>Shrewsbury<br>SY3 9EQ|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name n/a** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|n/a|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf<br>the assets are held and<br>how this falls within the<br>custodian charity’s objects|n/a|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|n/a|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**none** 

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## **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)** Antony Luton **Position (eg Secretary,** Principal Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 29.6.26 



||**Storehouse Church**<br> <br>**1**|**Storehouse Church**<br> <br>**1**|**Storehouse Church**<br> <br>**1**|**Storehouse Church**<br> <br>**1**|**Storehouse Church**<br> <br>**1**|**No (if any)**<br>**190029**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**||Period start date<br>01.09.24||**To**|Period end date<br>31.08.25||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**<br>offerings<br>**5,779**<br>Little Bundles + Adventurers<br>**376**<br>Thirty-One Eight refund<br>**75**<br>Hall refund<br>**28**<br>Kingdom Faith refund<br>**20**<br>Receipt for Barlestone conf fees<br>**100**<br>First-aid +food courses<br>**332**<br>**6,710**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total receipts_                    6,710**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**||**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**5,779**<br>**376**<br>**75**<br>**28**<br>**20**<br>**100**<br>**332**<br>**-**<br>**6,710**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,710**<br>**2,357**<br>**706**<br>**-**<br>**353**<br>**279**<br>**366**<br>**360**<br>**-**<br>**79**<br>**99**<br>**111**<br>**84**<br>**961**<br>**22**<br>**295**<br>**1,157**<br>**7,229**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,229**<br>**-                     519**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-                     519**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
||||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**5,779**|**6,250**|
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|Hire of Hall|**2,357**||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**2,357**|**-**|
|charitable donations|**706**||**-**|||**706**|**-**|
|PAT Testing|**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|
|Insurance|**353**||**-**|||**353**|**-**|
|website|**279**||**-**|||**279**|**-**|
|Thirty-One Eight|**366**||**-**|||**366**|**-**|
|first-aid +food courses|**360**||**-**|||**360**|**-**|
|AVG virusprotection|**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|
|KF Partnersgathering|**79**|||||**79**||
|CCLI copyright|**99**||**-**|||**99**|**-**|
|Travel expenses + car hire|**111**|||||**111**||
|website design|**84**|||||**84**||
|literature & craft|**961**|||||**961**||
|find a church|**22**|||||**22**||
|reprographics|**295**|||||**295**||
|food + hospitality|**1,157**||||**-**|**1,157**||
||**7,229**||**-**|||**7,229**|**5,617**|
|**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                                -**<br>**_Total payments_                    7,229**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -                     519**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**-**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_ -                     519**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|||||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>AntonyLuton<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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