KING'S CHURCH COCKERMOUTH CHARITY INFORMATION Year Ended 31 Marth 2024 Charity Number 11911 Principal office The Hub. 2 Market St Cockermouth Cumbria CA13 9NJ Trustees Mr Stephen Arnold Ichair ret 15 October 20241 Mrs Ann Morgan Mr Patrick Sharman ITreasurer} Mrs Lorna Casson Mr David Purfield Eldership team Mr Roger Bye Mr David Purfield Operations Director Mr Paul Mogford Bankers National Westminster 31 Powst Workington CA14 3WY Solicitors Brockbanks 44 Duke St Whitehaven CA287NR Independent Examiner Mr Steven Kirkbride Armstrong Watson LLP Carleton House 136 Gray Street Workington Cumbria CA14 2LU rr KING'S Address 2 Market St Cockermouth CA13 9NJ CHURCH Tel 01900 821100 Email admin@kin8scc.org Web www.kingscc.org Charity No.. 1191(M)9- A Charitable Incorporated Organisation KING'S CHURCH COCKERMOUTH TRUSTEE REPORT Year Ended 31 March 2024 Charity information Details of trustees and other inforniation are set out on the front page and forms part of this report. Structurei governance and management The charity is governed under a Charitable Incorporated Organi5ation ICIOI constitution dated 30 July 2020 and registered with the Charity Commission on 25 August 2020. Initial trustees were the same as those for the trust that converted to the CIO. New trustees will be recruited from within the church congregation with the aim of there being at least four trustees. The trustees met regularty during the year lat least every three months) to discuss financial, legal and employee issues, whilst receiving artivity reports, though day-to-day organisation of the church's activities is the resFionsibility of the church elders and employee5. With Chris Robins retiring and the remaining elder Roger Bye taking a 3-month break from l April 2023 a new Core team was formed of 7 people to SUPPOrt our sole elder with the spiritual leadership of the church. During the elderfs break this team was led by a trustee. The Operations Director and an elder regularly attend trustees, meetings to provide reF)orts and as a link to the eldershiplcore teams. Whilst independent, the church is affiliated to the Christ Central sphere of the New Frontiers group of churches and is actively involved wtth member churches throughout Cumbria, the UK and internationally with interaction being voluntary. However the charity makes use of the assistance available from such a group particularly when dealing with challenginE issues or training needs. In particular the Core team has been supported regularly by visits from 3 Christ Central elder5. The church attends various sphere events both in-person and online and will be part of the re-formed Christ Central Devoted residential event in 2025. Part of the trustees. responsibilities is the review of risk factors and Safeguarding is constantly under review with training provided for children workers. Mr Paul Mogford as Operations Director has as part of his role is to regularly review all operational risks, policies and procedures. which have been done. Trustees have also been involved in elements of training for their role. A risk register is in place which is reviewed at trustee meetings. Trustees have an established policy of annual appraisals for all employed staff. Objectlves and activities The primary objects are the advancement of the Christian faith and the relief of poverty both for the public benefit. To achieve these aims the charity has carried out the following main activities. The meeting of church members for regular worship. teaching and prayer. Thi5 is normally undertaken weekly at Cockermouth School and at other times in homes, youth groups, smaller gatherings using halls. church ofFice etc. Some meetings are still held on Zoom and the Sunday service is accessible online. Pastoral support throughout the church and the locality as required or requested. Attending major Christ Central events. KING'S CHURCH COCKERMOUTH Establishing and supporting new church plants in the county and elsewhere. Operating a church resource centre including a programme of social action and engagement with a particular focus on poverty in all its form5. Supporting Churches Together in the Cockermouth Area IcficAI Providing finance and resources to Christian organisations and individuals engaged in missionary type work or for the relief of poverty- Developing contacts with Christians in other nations. Achievements The trustees are satisfied that the objectives are being achieved and would like to make specific reference to the following. The church family totals approx. l(X) regular attenders. which is Still a reduced number from the pre- pandemic years. However more recently we have noted more young families attending. We have been encouraged with attenders who come from Ukraine and other countries and have revived a course for new attenders. Several people have been baptised which we hope is a growing trend. The church continues to grow in maturity whilst retaining the calling to resource churches, other charities and individuals locally, regionally and internationally. The church both supports and has regular contact with Christian workers in places such as Canada, Sweden. Romania, Mexico, Zambia and more recently developing a relationship with a church in Ukraine. We hosted a group of teenagers from that country for 2 weeks in the Summer. We normally meet on Sundays at the local secondary school and other locations during the week for prayer, worship and study. Our outreach locally service5 folk Struggling with food bills, befriending those alone and teenage youth for whom we run a weekly event. Of particular note is the appointment in September 2023 of a full-time youth and young families worker. Both the church and individual members support Christian outreach and social action projects suth as: The NISCU school's worker project taking assemblies and clubs in local schools. Food bank and our own reEular Thursday Meal Share project- distributing food to those in need locally. Also assisting in the distribution of food vouchers and previously efficient cooking and heating equipment for the County Council. Long-term response to the community affected bythe December 2015 floods in Cockermouth with the provision of a twice weekly cafe north of the river. An employee has a specific task in manaBing this outreach. including a regular visiting proEramme to reach out to folk living in that part oftown. Regular social events for the community of all ages based at the Hub Engagement in the Ukraine refugee settlement programme plus from December 2022 to Summer 2024 the employment of a staff staff member to run events for refugees including a weekly café to encourage interaction and language skills. This developed during the year with pop-up café events run by Ukrainians to provide humanitarian aid for that country. KING'S CHURCH COCKERMOUTH The secondment of our operations dirertor to Jubilee+ on a part-time ba515 to assist that national social action charity in network development. This secondment has now ceased though we have become a partner church wtth that charity and attend their annual conference. Linkin8 Lives, a CTICA outreach to folk affected by loneliness and Safe Families for Children SUPPOrting families in crisis. Our office and function room known as the Hub is our town base. The Hub is also the place where several youth groups meet and one, Amplify, being a Friday night group open to all youth in the town previously received grant funding from the Cumbria Youth Alliance which enabled us to employ youth worker. The church also runs youth work open to all on a Monday evening and provides opportunities to attend weekend activity ￿ntre5 and the national Christian youth event, Newday. Various house groups meet on a regular basis during the week online or in-person for prayer study and social interaction. Financial review The detailed figures are set out on the pages that follow. The trustees have decided that they will take advantage of the exemption from preparing full "accrual" accounts. The trustees are satisfied that the church retains sufficient reseNes to meet the policy of having a minimum of 3 months expenditure or if higher £50k. The trustees designated £190k of the Station Street shop net proceeds for a new meeting site opportunity, should it arise, but have since transferred £50k of this to support strategic interventions. A substantial deficit is reported for the year this is partly due to investment in staff. Trustees have addressed this with increased awareness to the church of financial challenges and by adding a further £40k of designated re5erve5 to Strdtegic Interventions to SUPPOrt the youth and young families work wef l April 2024. Management accounts are produced regulady to aid decision-making and expense monitoring. A budget is considered to assist planning. Xero is used as the charivs accounting software and the church utilises online banking linked to a review of financial controls and a non trustee carries out regular internal reviews of bank transactions. No investments are held, and surplus cash funds are retained in variou5 savings account5 and bonds with organisations that support the charity sector. The church continues to have gift day5 to support individual projects as set out in the notes. Acknowledgement The trustees wish to place on record their thanks to the employees and leadership team for their work on behalf of the charity. A considerable amount of work is carried out by volunteers who support the Visions and Values of the church. which is gratefully acknowledged by the trustees. Of particular note is our thanks to Zoe Fielden and lona GiaEnoni whose staff employment has come to an end for their excellent work with Ukrainian refugees and youth respectively. Finally a special thanks to Stephen Arnold who stood down as Chair of Trustees in October after seven years in that role but decades as a trustee and an original signatory to our predecessor trust deed. THANK YOU Steve. Approved by the Board of Trustees at their meeting on 15th December 2024 and signed on their behalf. Patrick Sharman- Trustee KING'S CHURCH COCKERMOUTH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year ended 31 March 2024 2024 2024 2024 General Designated Restrirted 2024 Total 2023 Total Receipts Gift Aid Other gifts and grants Tax refund Other Rental income Interest 123486 12395 31458 1705 1038 6682 17475 140961 29046 41441 4956 36414 1705 1038 6682 141818 34247 37397 579 1707 1445 Total 176763 51477 228240 217193 Payments Staff costs Church gifts / grants Visitor giftslexpenses Travel Staff expenses Apostolic outreach Premise51insurance Administration Venue Resources & training Connect groups Youth activities Children Outreach Pastoral Worship Equipment 128844 18610 1781 2428 1983 2727 23723 5813 14439 3911 182 1120 247 5930 588 288 2116 11088 139932 22123 41733 1781 2428 1983 2727 23723 5813 5958 20396 1858 5769 182 8202 247 17863 113179 65025 5CKI 1787 665 2978 17107 5783 13257 6689 7081 8559 70 12459 675 11933 585 2701 2896 Total 214732 60625 276357 251630 Net movement Transfer between funds -37969 -9149 48117 -34437 -37969 -9149 48117 -34437 Balances l April 2023 Balances 31 March 2024 242608 194491 277045 242608 KING'S CHURCH COCKERMOUTH STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABIUTIES Year ended 31 March 2024 Assets Bank and cash Cash float Bank current account Savings accounts 150 9876 184465 Notes 194491 Other monetary assets Gift Aid reclaim 2023124 Debtors 37051 374 received after year end 37425 Assets retained for the charity's own use Stock books and food Equipment estimate current value estimate current value iii(J) Liabilities Creditors 8264 Approved by the Board of Trustees at their meeting on 15 December 2024 and signed on their behalf Patrick Sharman (Trusteel KING'S CHURCH COCKERMOUTH Year ended 31 March 2024 Note I Restrirted Funds GA B/Fwd 22123 Receipts GA Payments 23124 Transfer C/Fwd Romania Africa Farming Pastoral Needs Disaster Relief Newdaylyouth Catalyst Grant Youth visit 2024 Amplify/Youth Mealsha CTICA CYA youth Fund Building Fund Ukraine linc Café event) Nepal church build Christ Central Gothenburg plant Mission Fund Other Warm Hub Blaithwaite 236 1080 13601 2762 12451 2567 113151 0 16531 60 360 878 776 465 7291 2567 18701 126151 18391 4736 1315 5191 166221 907 4552 3327 9132 1419 14591 154111 17101 11951 16851 4093 2169 14(M)I 6188 932 293 11847 12251 338 302 1830 7412 12471 293 4096 6910 1650 3165 2475 593 1147791 121251 131521 126971 15931 15CX)I 119621 182811 1606251 344 288 558 495 188 547 15101 1444 14951 593 15931 375 IICM)) 2264 608 1222 375 13021 3666 4514 30158 3872 35381 149561 51477 743 4369 KING'S CHURCH COCKERMOUTH Year ended 31 March 2024 Restricted Fund Purpose Romania Africa Farming Pastoral needs Disaster relief fund Newday /Youth Catalyst Grant Amplifylyouth Mealshare CITICA CYA Youth fund Building fund Ukraine fund Christ Central Nepal Church Gothenburg church Mission fund Other Warm Hub Blaithwaite Financial support for partner church and leaders Financial support for B Oldrieve - Foundations in Farming Relief of poverty and distress within church and locality Funds to reart to disasters home or abroad Youth camp Grant to fund Ukrainian youth visit Youth projert in Cockermouth Food distribution to the poor Funds held for Churches Together Transfer of funds from a charity ceasing youth work Funds for a new building Support for refugees in UK and humanitarian aid in Ukraine Appeals to fund church planting. poor relief etc. Church building appeal Support of church plant Support individuals training and trips to mission Poverty relief for individuals Providing warm winter spaces funded by grants Church away weekend Note 2 Designated funds Building Strategic Intervention Total l April 2023 Transfer 31SC(J 171S(KJ Gifts Made 11(xMJI 11(xx)) 31 March 2024 1401XK) 305(M) 1705CX) Kin¢$ Church Cockemiouth Year ended 31 March 2024 Note 3 Gtfts & grants made General Designated Restrirted Totsl 2023 Evangelical Alliance NISCU Christ Central churches Jubilee Teeside Ghana Waymakerzambia school Grace Whitehaven Foundations for Farming Romania Safe Families Linking Lives Foodbank Pastoral needs Mexico Disaster relief Zambia pastor training Gothenburg church plant Mission individuals Mealshare grants Ukraine relief Nepal church build Cambodia Churth plant Jubilee+ Newday seed funding Sundry inc individuals Total 240 240 240 6CX)O 9699 3152 9152 i00c￿l 2615 5015 1005 io iotx) 839 839 1492 15 7150 6(K) 2697 2697 2687 4810 4575 4575 4535 2125 4535 3387 2125 31XJ 5CKI 31XJ 5CX) 670 1585 2255 455 18610 22123 41733 65025 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2024. Respective responsibilFties of trustees and examiner The charity's Iruslees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charrty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year undei section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed_ 11 is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.. follow the procedures laid down in the General Directsons given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act", and stsle whether particular maiters have come lo my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs ￿pOrt My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Chanty Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a compar150n of Ihe ac¢ounts presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures In the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Irustees concerning any such matiers. The procedures undertaken do not proviée all Ihe evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as lo whelher Ihe accounts present a 'lrue and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In wnnection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention. which gives me reasonable cause lo believe Ihat in any material respect the requirements.. lo keep accounling records in accordance with seclion 130 of the 2011 Act," and lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Ihe accounling requirements of the 2011 Act have nol been met". or to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a Pfoper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Steven Kirkbride BFP ACA ATh MAAT Armstrong Watson LLP Cartelon House 136 Gray Slreel Workinglon Cuwbria CA14 2LU 17 January 2025 io