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2023-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date
**From ** 01 08 2022 To 31
07		 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name United For The Gospel - Europe

Registered charity number (if any) 1191822

Charity's principal address 26, Chancellors Walk

Cambridge CB4 3JG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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2
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4		 Trustee name Office (ifany)
David Ellerton Chair
Simon Gathercole
Michael Middleton
Samuel Koroma

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Trustee selection methods Appointment by existing trustees

Additional governance information

The charity operates in partnership with The Gospel Coalition (TGC), a charitable organisation based in the USA, which provides part of the funding for the appointment of the charity’s sole paid post.

Section C Objectives and activities

The purposes of the charity are the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, and such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into practice the Summary of the objects of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, including but not charity set out in its limited to the prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness and governing document the advancement of Christian education, in any part of the world.

In the twenty-nine months since the end of the Covid lockdown, the
charity United for the Gospel Europe has sponsored and presented thirty
Summary of the main different conferences on the continent of Europe in sixteen countries with
activities undertaken for the participants attending from twenty-six different countries. Conferences
public benefit in relation to were held in Albania, Denmark (2), Croatia (3), The Czech Republic, The
these objects Faroe Islands, Finland, The Netherlands, Montenegro, Norway, Poland
(7), Romania (3), Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United
Kingdom (4).

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The conferences aimed to equip and train church leaders in the Christian faith, to supply resources and publications grounding pastors in the gospel of Christ, and to encourage congregations throughout Europe to be catalysts of Christ-like love in their communities. Throughout the year remote instruction for leaders in several European nations was carried out through weekly Zoom meetings. The charity also raised and disbursed funds to Christian churches and pastors in Eastern Europe to support them in their ministry of relief for Ukrainian refugees. In the preparation of this report and the management of the charity’s activities, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities

Grants are issued, as appropriate, at the discretion of the trustees as exercised on a case-by-case basis.

Section D Achievements and performance Conferences and seminars in European countries (see above Section C) Summary of the main achievements of the charity Consultation by Zoom with European church leaders (in Denmark, during the year Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Albania, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Montenegro, Hungary, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy) Raised funds for relief of Ukrainian refugees, administered through churches in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova, and Ukraine which dispersed food and supplies to Ukrainians fleeing war with Russia. Preaching in various churches in the UK Publication of Christian resources, including both books and articles

Section E Financial review Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
The charity has just one paid post (this being the charity’s only ongoing
financial commitment). An official reserves policy has not yet been
developed but at present is being maintained at a minimum of two
months’salary. This will be ratified shortly by the trustees.

Further financial review details

Ongoing funding is provided by The Gospel Coalition towards the cost of employing the charity’s one paid post, supplemented by charitable giving from individual donors. This employment, and its associated ancillary costs, is the charity’s chief source of expenditure from its unrestricted funds. This paid post is responsible for the delivery of most of the activities identified above.

Most of the charity’s other income during the period to which this report pertains consisted of one-off donations given to a restricted fund appeal to support churches providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees in Eastern Europe. Funds are directed to churches following due diligence to ensure funds are used by the churches specifically for the support of refugees fleeing the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Section F Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

David Ellerton Simon Gathercole Chair Trustee Samuel Koroma

Trustee 28/4/2024

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United for the Gospel - Europe 1191822

Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023

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Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
19,245
50
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-
38
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-
-		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
6,475
613
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-
-
-
-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
19,245
6,525
613
-
38
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-
-		 Last year
to the nearest £
Grant income 19,245 - - 19,245 19,582
Individual donations 50 6,475 - 6,525 53,946
Gift Aid - 613 - 613 8,323
Activities income - - - - -
Interest 38 - - 38 3
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
19,334		 7,088 - 26,421 81,854
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-		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
19,334 7,088 - 26,421 81,854
20,000
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743
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-
-		 -
15,101
75
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-		 -
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-
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-		 20,000
15,101
818
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-
-
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-
Staff costs 20,000 - - 20,000 18,333
Grants issued - 15,101 - 15,101 41,000
Administration 743 75 - 818 1,014
Activities costs - - - - 795
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- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
**Sub total ** 20,743 15,176 - 35,919 61,142
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-		 -
-		 -
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
- - - - -
**Sub total ** - - - - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
20,743 15,176 - 35,919 61,142
- 1,410 - 8,088 - - 9,498 20,712
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-
- - -
4,854 17,850 - 22,704 1,992
3,444 9,762 - 13,206 22,704

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed on behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Cash at bank
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
3,444
9,762
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-
-
-
3,444
9,762
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
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-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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Print Name
David Ellerton		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
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-
Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
David Ellerton 24/05/2023

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of United for the Gospel - Europe On accounts for the year Charity no ended[31/07/2023] (if any)[1191822]

Set out on pages 1-2

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and

consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Date: 20/05/2024 Signed: Name: Aaron Immanuel Kemp

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IER

Foundation Certificate in Accounting (AAT, Level 2) Affiliate Volunteer Independent Examiner, ACIE

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address:

7 Miller Way, Great Cambourne Cambridge CB23 5FJ

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.(E.g. accounting records have not been kept in accordance with s132 of the Charities’ Act 2011 and those accounts do not comply with the requirements of the 2008 Regulations setting out the form and content of charity accounts; any material expenditure or action which appears not to be in accordance with the trusts of the charity; any failure to be provided with information and explanations by any past or present trustee, officer or employee; and any material consistency between the accounts and the trustees’ annual report.)

Give here brief details of n/a any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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