Trustèes, Annual Report forthe Year to 30 June 2024
Charbty namo: Shlpley Chrl8tlans Togoth•r
Charlty rnglstratlon numbor: 1190091
Objectlves and Actlvltles
The purpo888 ofthe chanty. 28 set out in rt$ goveming thument. are."
1 To advance the Christian religion and edu¢ab"on In Sbipley and the Surrounding area for
the benefit of the public by
the provision of regular Opportunit￿ for the diKussDn of matters of and actK)n on
ecumenul o)neern
- the pLqnning and Imp￿mentatIon of ecum8nical acts of public worship and felbwship
organi$ing and promotrng e¢umeni¢al opportunities for tni5sK)n
- tsking any further action5 which may encourage the development orth8 8cumenical
agenda.
2. To facilitste the provisDn and participation of servKes to meet hdentrfied needs of the
community of shiP￿Y and the surrounding area, including the r81ief of povarty and other
Social and health needs. erther by itsew or in cwrath)n with other voluntary or statutory
agencies.
The main actNiti88 in relation to those purposes for th8 Publ￿ benefft. in parti¢ukr. the
a¢tivrtie5, Ptoje￿$ or 5erwce5 idenb'fEd in the accounts, were..
running a ChrBtians Against Povety Debt Centre
running a Bible Stall in ship￿ market
supporting refugees from Ukraine
putting on a Christrllas Day Meal for people who are on their own or disadvantaged
- organising live music evenings at the hxal Costa Coffee
Th8 Tru5t885 confirm thal Ih8y have complied with their duty to have due regard to the
Charity C¢Mimis$ion'5 guidance on public ben8fft.
Achievemants and Perfonnance
1. The drff8r8nc8 the charty's w0￿rt hos made to the ¢ircumstan¢e$ of rt8 benefioaries are".
Debt Centre clients have received 501utions for their deb¢ 8rtuatKJns and have experienc¢d
a consequent improvement in their mental health. During the year 11 households have
¢ho$en to work with CAP. 5 hou$eholds have gone debt free. £75.393.26 of debt has been
removed through insofvency, and 7 8m8rg8nGy for￿ shop8 have b88n done Iwrth funding
from shIp￿Y Town Coun(all.
- The Bibb Stall has handed out 39 free bibles.
Since SCT Ukraine Prqect wa$ started in the spring of 2022, 22 poople lage range 7> 21
have been assi8ted to esc2pe the war zone in Ukraine and tesettle.

- Over 70 people were gNen a meal on Christmas Day.
Achlevements and Perfomiance (continued)
Seven live music evenings have been arranged at Costa Coffee.
2. W*Jer ￿nerrtS lo sOc￿ty as a whole are..
- A signp05ting stall has helped the members of the Community to acr*$6 support 88Nces
- Support has been given to the k)¢al foodbank
- A community café has been supwrted
- A nuht shelter for the hOMe￿S$ ha8 b8en 6UPPOrt8d
Financial Reviow
1. Roviow of the charity'• fi#•n¢i•l po•ilion ¥t thg ond of the partod
The Charity's re￿Ipts for the year end8d 30 June 2024 amount8d to £22.16912023
£28.2721 and payments on its activit￿S, 8mployrnent and administiatwe cost5 arnounled to
£24.13912023 £29,856). Receipts and payments have been allccated lo one of four funds.
three of wh￿h are con51deied rèstricted and onè unrestricted. These are the General Fund
lunreslrictedl, the Holiday FO￿ Fund Irestrrledl. the Ukraine Refugee Fund Ir8Strict8dl and
the CAP Debt Centre Fun¢t Ireslrictedl The balances al 30 June 2024 We￿ £410 for the
General Fund12023 £8561". £791 for the Holiday Food Fund12023 £3591.. £2.198 for the
Ukraine Refugee Fund12023 £2.6701 aTTd £4,421 for the CAP Debt Centre Fund12023
£5.9051. The CAP Debt Centre Fund is mainly funded in November which accounts for its
relatW81y high dosing balance at year end Further infom8tion u8 shown in the Finanrial
statements.
2. Statement •xplmlnlng tho poll¢y for h¢4ldlng statlng why thoy ara hald
The Charity has not y8t cited a policy on r888rves. The d818y in formalising sl￿ 8 policy is
due to the uncertain and generally lower levels of receipt5 into the Chanty'$ funds. Despite
managing to control cost5 suffKi8nUy well over the past year, budgeted re5etve5 a
anticipated lo fall next year below the three months of recurrent exp8nditur8 deerned
satisfactory. The budget for next year, lo be presentell at the Annual General Meeting. wll
$8ek to ￿taIn re88N88 in th8 General Fund at Months of annual recurrent eypendrture.
3. Amount of I￿+￿¢• hèld
The G8neral Fund ha8 cash 8quivaleTht to approxirnatety hvo mnth5 of annual recurront
expenditure12022." five monlhsl. The higher 2022 figure is due to a £400 non-recurrent
grant. Excluding the effect of thi5 9rant the cash resetve5 St(KxJ at just bebw three tnonths.
worth of annual recurrent expenditure. Ideally the Charty would seek to mainiain three
months, of res8rv8s but the current finanrAal srtuation Is less fa¥ourable.
4. R￿￿nI lor holding ru•Th¢•

NIA
5. D•tall• of fund mat•thlty Sn d•fft¢lt
No fund va materially in d8fKrt
6. Explanatlon of any unc8rtalntlo8 about tho charity contlnulng a8 a golng concgm
The Charty 18 prudent about th8 athvrties It undertakes and recognises that rts IncA)me flow
L8 necessarity uncertain. Commrtted expenditu￿ 1$ managed appropriately." for example the
Dabt Centre project is being fund8d in Ihree-year periods and the employment contracts of
managers are therefore Set up for equlva￿nt tirn&trarnes. This flexibilty together wrth
budgetary ¢ontrol Shou￿ enable to Chaity to expand or contraci its activitie5 Wrthout
questioning rts going con¢ern status.
Structure, Govemance and Management
The charty's governing document is an as50ciatK)n CIO eonsts.tut￿n
The charity 16 a CIO
Th8 rn8mb8ts of the CIO ar8 churches in th8 Shipley area
Trustees art nominated by rnernber churche5 and elected to post at the AGM
Reference and Administratlve detalls
Other name the charil
uses". Non
isler8d chari
numb8r.' 1190091
Charity s principal address.
6 Springswood Road
Shipley
BDI8 3DG
Narno8 of tho charity tru¥teos who rnanage tho charity
Dats* ati•d if ntytfotwhd•
TfUgt¢e narne
Offie• Ill inyl
N•m• ol pryThon l¢ir body) •nbthd
toa
rfan
Adam James
Caryer
Chair
0110712023 to
121C612024
Hu9h Fim)an
Vi¢e ChairlA¢ting
Chair
Caroline Rebeux
Davison Firth
And￿W Bruce
Gray
Treasurer

Catherine Jane
Hardy
Geoffrey Pollard
SecretarylActing
Chair
orato trustees- narn88 of tha director• at the dot¢ the r•Jort wa• a
DlrKtor nam•
None
roved
N•m¢ of trust•￿ holding t1￿+ to property b8k>nging to the charity
Ttu*t4• namé
Non¢
D•t•8 actsd rf nottorwho
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the asset5
hell in this ¢apa¢rty
None
Name and oth'ects of th8
charity on whose behalf the
assets a￿ and how this
falls within the custodian
charity'8 object8
NIA
Details of arrangement5 for
safe GUSt¢Ay and
$egrrfation of $u¢h assets
from the charity's own ass8t8
NIA
Declarations
The tru8ts88 declar• that th•y hav• approved the tfustee8' report above.
Slgned on behalf of th• ¢h•rity'• trustee
Sign•tur••
Full names
Hugh Firman
Acting Chair
GeO1￿Y Pollard
Po8ition1og Secrotary.
Chalr. ¢t¢l
Secretary
D•t•
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Shipley Christians Together (Charity Reg. No. 119(X)g11
Financial Statements as at 30 June 2024

Shipley Christians To8ether (Charity Re8. No. 11900911
Receipts and Payments Account forthe Year endin8 30June 2024
RestrlrtedFw¥ds
Note
Holidav
Food
Fund
Ukraine
Refugee
FunLI
CAP
Debt
Centre
Fund £
Tot8130
June
20Z4
Holiday
Ukraine
Refvgee
Fund
c4p
Debt
Cenrre
Funé £
Tota130
J¥JJe
Fund
2023
Grants
Church Funding
420
413
11,570
833
11,570
7,198
14.545
1,511
14,545
9.148
6,530
7,637
Don*ion5
Other
225
95
155
475
2LK)
250
450
TotulRecelpts
645
6,625
12.806
20,076
2LKJ
7.63?
16,306
24.143
Paymert5
17,0431
15,60)>
18.OQ)I
112,856)
18.0001
13461
110,0351
17,2001
19,6161
Employment
Costs
Other
16901
17441
15961
TotolPoymerts
17,0971
114.2901
121.6LK)I
110,0941
IZ7,7931
Net
Recelpt5llPa
rnentsl
432
14721
11.4841
11,5241
11461
12,4571
11,0471
I3￿50)
Fund 8alantes
Brou8ht-
Forward
Fund Balallte5
359
2,670
5,905
8.934
505
5,127
6,952
11.584
791
2,198
4,421
7.410
359
2,670
5,905
8,934
Fun¥afd

Shipley Chrfstièns Together (Charity Reg. No. 11900911
Receipt5 ond Payment5 Account for the Year endin8 30June 2024 Icontd.I
Note
General
Fund
Total aojune
I014
Genernl
Fund
Trtq130June
2023
Receipt5
Annual Sub5CriPtiOll5
Grant5
Individual DmaJons
Fund Activitie5
7W
650
120
650
120
759
190
190
1.203
I,Z03
759
TotolRecelpts
2.093
2,DYY
2,129
2.129
Paymonts
17771
11,3621
14001
16871
16871
Fund Activities
Other
11.3621
14001
Total Payments
12.5391
12,5391
12,0631
IZ,0631
Nei Ro£ÈiwsIIPaymentsl
14461
66
Fund Balances 8rou8ht-
Forwafd
Fund Ual4nresCarried-
Forward
856
790
410
410
856

Shipley ChristiansTogether (Charity Reg. No. 11500911
Statement of Assets and ￿abilItIeS as at 30 June 2024
rie5trktedFunds
Note
Ho4iday
Food
Fund
Ukraine
Refugee
Fund
CAP Debt
Centre
Fund
Totsl
Holidoy
Food
Funé
Ukroine
Relugee
FunLI
CAPDebt
Centre
Fund
Tot41
June
2024
June
2023
A5set5
Cè5h at
Bank
Toial
791
2,198
4,421
7.410
359
2,670
5,905
8,934
791
2.198
4,421
7,410
3S9
2,670
5,905
8,934
Payables
Total
Net
791
2.198
4.421
?,410
359
2.670
5,915
8.934
UnrestrkttdFuftds
Note
General Fund
Total 30
June Z024
GeneralFuJ)d
Tot413Q
Assets
Cash at Bank
410
410
856
856
Totsl Nssets
410
410
856
856
ilatsilitle5
Payable5
Totsl Liabilitle5
etAfsets
410
410
856
856

Shipley ChristiansTogether (Charity Reg. No. 119fA1911
Notes to the Accountsyear ending 30 June 2024
Génwal Shipley Christians Together is a Charltable Incorporated Oryanisation ICIOI and a re8lStered
charity no. IIYJ091. It was Incorporared on 24JuThe 2020. Prbr to charitable incorporation it Wa5 a
le5s-formali5ed association of chuTche5 in shipley, promotin8 ecvmenical activities. uutreaih and
gmmunity serwces WlthiD the towD. soiDg back several decades. The decision to incorpDrate as
registered Iharity %va5takEnto further enable the work of Shipley ChristlansTo8ether to tontinue
and grow on a firmerfound3tional footin8.
tlote l Accountini Policles
Nots 1.1 Fund desl8rTr*lons The General Fund is an unresrricred fund for use at the dlscretion of the
tru5teE5 ID furtherance of the general objectives of the chafity. Finant1311y, the General Fund meet5
the administrative needs of the tharity ThÈ Holiday Food Fund. CAP Debt Centre Fund and the
Ukraine Refuge FunLI are restricted fund5 subject to restrictions oTrthe use of receipts from donors
or 8ranting agencie5. More detail5 of these funds and activitiescan be fotsnd In the TrusteE5 Annual
Report.
Note 1.2 BaOsof ￿COuntIngThe trustees have made use of section 133 of the Ch3ritie5 Ad 2011
3nd have prepared the attounts on a receipts and pèyments bas15.
Note Z Annual wbscrlptlonsThese comprise annual voluntarymntrlbvtlonsfrom the member
churches, with a minlmum Df £50 per anntsm reque#e(J.
N￿e 3 Grants In 2024 è total af £833 was provided by ShipleyTown and 8radford Counclls to be
used In helping rhe needy In Shlpley12023.. E6501.
P4oiE4 Churth Fundlngconsi5t5 af afflounts provided by member churchesforsupportingthe CAP
Debt Centre Project We are cvrrenrty In rhe first yearof our second three-yearcommitment, whKh
ends in November 2026.
Note S Admlnlstratlon payments include insurance, publlclty and other administratwe c05t5 incurred
by Shlpley Chrlstlans Together.
14ote 6 Futhd A<￿vItIeS are paymellts in furtherance of the oblectlves of the funds.
In 2024 the amount of £5,6￿12023.. £7.2001 w35 paid to CAP Bradford t¢supportthe 0￿ration of
the Slipley CAP Debt Centre.
In 2024 a total of £7,04312023.. £10.0351 was di5bur5ed to help Ukrainian refu8ee5 Ilvln8ln Shlplev
and being 5UPPOrted by ifjdividua15 connected to churches In Shlpley. In partlttslar the ¢harfty Is
¢ontribuiinB to the rent, ga5, elertriiity, phone and broadband and council tax expenses incurred by
housing an extended Ukrainian faTnily in a property1et out for this purpose by friends of Shipley
Baptist Church. The significant reduction in Costs ob5ervEd in 2024 15 due to contribution5 rnade by
members of the Ukrainian farnitythem5elve5.

Note 6 Fund Artlvltles Icantlnuedl
The Holiday Food Fund was used to payfor a Christmas lunch for the elderty arnountlng to £213
12023. £1461
Fund 3ctivity costs under the General Fund ¢onsist 01 £572 in respect of 8ible purchases and stall
rental at Shipley Market12023." £6441 and E79012023. £560lforthE Lwe@ C05tB monthly Sunday
evenin¥Chri5t13n music event. 80th ofthesecosts were to varying degrees offset or covered
through dtsnationsand pay a5 feel collectI0Tr5. In 2024 £9012023.. £1401 was received to support
the Bible purchase and stall cost and £i,11312023-. £6191 recelvèd towards the tiwE@ Costa event5.
rtote Y Employrnent COSts relateto the salary and penslon costs arisin8 from the part-time
employment Df the CAP Debtcentre rnana8er116 hour5 per weekl. The average numberof fu11 time
equlvalent employees over the year 15 11312023.. 1121.
Gro&s salary
£7,81712023.. £9,389)
Social Se¢uritv
£011023.. EOI
Pension costs
£18312023.. £2271
Note8Trustee expense4 remuneratlon and beneffts. Notrustee received anyexpenses.
remufieration or benefiis durin8 the year.
Not29 ￿$nIn8 on behallolthe Trnst4•s
Hugh Firman (Actin8 Ch3irl
Date
io
Iiolx02
Geoffrey Pollard (Secretaryl
DatÈ
AdomJame5Corverre5j9nedas Cholrmon ond Trustee on J2June2024.