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1192558 TRUSTEFS: JIH Brrr L£slie BrrKk Eileen Kelty Paula14cwman Aarius Schuhz R¢v mic1 wak (Chair) IS Butt¢ll Cltye RM17 6UN Jasou Foxwell FCCA FCIE 12 Hilllxiurne Rd P(w)le BH17 7JB
cornerstone CHURCH - 4h,Y July 2024- June 2025 Cornerstone Church, Grays Trustees, Annual Report Report approved ty TAthees on 1tJh Juty 2025 Cornerstone Church Grays is a registered tharity Registered Charity Number 1192558 Regtstered Office: 15. Butteu CloK Grays Essex RM17 6UN Eileen Elizabèth Keuy Jill Brock Karl Francis Newman Lestie John Brock Marius Sdxrttz Michael Roy Walton Paula Ann Newman Comerstone Church. Grays is a Charitsbie Incorporated Ctynisation (CIQ). Comerstone is both a church and a charty. As a church we are led by eiders, as outLined In the B¢ble. As a charlty we are required by to have trus*e& Since the etders are the leaders of the Churc they are also trustees of the chaTtty. Hth¥ever, there are various administrative, financial and legal tssks required of ctrgrÈties. As such some of the trustees kncLude non.eklers to IW spread the load and to oversee important areas of mtnisty.
The trustees are free to golwn drity based on its consiitsjtson arxl the dritsble aims stated in the constitutic From July 2024 to June 2025 tr* Tnjstees met 9 time5 to rnanage the affairs of the thirity. The charitsble members of Comerstone Church. Grays are the elders of the thurch. These membeTS in Line with the Cornerstone's constitution, are able to amend constitutton, if necessary. The charity was fonned on the 27th Nu¥ember, 2020. In the last 12 months Fetix Norman- Wdknams resÈgned as fr( serying as a CPrCh elder and trustee (4th October 2024). Les Brock was rtretected for a 2ré tsm) to continue ser¥ing as a thurch eider and trustee14th November 2024). Manus Schuitt was elected to stsrt seThing as a churth ekler and trust•e (13th January 2025). As ststed in cwr Constt'tution our charttsble objecths are the advancement of the Chrlstlan faith and 9Jch ottckrIb1e pury)oses that put the Chrisdan faith into practtce. As a church we held regular Sundry serAces and MId-¥ek bible studles wlth th• aim of H•iping •xlstlng Chrlstians grow In thelr f•tth etptng people th) are Interested, to Invatr the Christian faith for themselves. Achi ments and erlorma including repoi.ting on public ilk'll¢!fit On Sundays we continue to meet Én person at Woods9 Academy and on Zoom. We're thankful that indlviduals who might Strugg to j1 us in pgrson ar@ able to be included via Zoom. Creche, Sunday School and regular Churth Famlty rKhe5 wwe ab to Contin in the last 12 months. We have had 2 bible study group5 runni for adutts ar a separnte grow for our secondary sd¥xA aged young peo. We have continued tQ 5UPPOrt a ministy in Keny4 where Gernid and Louise Mwan91 Icrosslinks Mission Partners) serrfe to train and equip those working with Uth and thildren in Kenyan Anglican churche& We also supp)rted a churth family member ser¥ing on short mission In Benin. We are TndY in the process of supportlng foster children with g¢)od bags with Capstone F05teT Care. We have also supwrted a AME church plant in Brackneu ard Heath Park (East London). We are th¢ process of Setting up a free Home Help Service for OUT local community. Our Sunday Services usually Pthe around 40 Fyle reguiarty worshlppuw together Sunday by Sunday.
Final. '.ÉL"4iew We were blessed that receiv a fthv large one-off donations which boosted our income during the year. Our costs were slightly lower than antscipated during the year we underspent in many areas tArt then had over5perK15 related to new tech for Sunday morning gatherings and supwrt of overseas mi5siorL We're so thkful that this ar our a1 income has exceeded our actual exkndtture Saving towards staff costs after June 2025 Reserye Saving towards supwt of UK Mlssion £13,610 £11.500 £470 The TFUStees have agreed the bjdget for Juty 2024 to June 2025 based upon: Current regular giving from our cprCh famity, and from outsLde of the church f4mity Funds that have been set asid• to help pay our Pastar. k?(I&:':I.Ve5 Pclicy Comerstone Church wui aim to k•ep reser •quivaiant to 3 month's Nnnu)g cost& If atsr reserves fau beiiyw thLs the Trustee$ will review the budget and adjust attordlngly. Cornerstone Church Grays is commttted to the safeguardlng of ali thildren and adulty particularly those with care and support needs and ertsuring their weu-being. We use a Christtan charity. Thityone:eight who are spetsalists In saf8guardlng to support and advise us kn thts area. Our safeguarding polw is available on our wd)site and in paper fonn on request and we ask that au those in our thurch who th wtth chtldren <x wlnerable adults read and understsnd the policy. L4UTie Eve is standing down as our our thguardirJ Co-ordinator, after seNing in this role for the last 2 ¥2 years. We are currently in the process of Ittrting a new SafeguardiNJ Co- ordinator. AU our trustee5 and Sunday School teadths have been through the safer recNitment proc•s$ nd are DBS thecked. They hève also either completed of are $dduled to complete sahguarditvj training to thar rolo
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REpoKf TO THE TRusfEFS OF CORNERSTONE CHURCH GRAYS charity" for the year ending 30 June 2025. Rejponslblllthj and ba818 of r•port As the 1ftts of the charity. you wnsible for tk pr¢ptr of tr 8Jxounts in accord WAth the rquirents of the Charitks Act 2011 ('the A¢t'). I r¢port in respe¢t of exami10 of the eharity's aonts carried out wtion 145 of the 2011 Ath in COY]ng oth my ¢XaMition I have followd all the appI]e Directions given by the Charity Commi&sion undtt 8e¢tion 145(5Xb) of the ACL Ind¢p•ndent examlatr'• st•t¢ment I have ¢ompl¢t&4 my examinatioTh l ¢onfirni that Materi matters hftve come to my attention in conn0Th the examination 8iving me c4u8¢ believe that in any Dter1 respect: accou18 rordS were Th)t kqA in re8tt of the Tnjst as requirnl by Section 130 of the I have no nce and have come v£ros8 no other in )nDtiOn WAth the examination to which attention sknuid be drawn in this Tewrt in order to enable a pwper Under of tbe accounts to be reftchcd. J*•on Foxw¢ll FCCA FCIE independ¢nt<xaminer.net 12 Hlllbourn¢ Roa4 Pool¢. BH17 7JB 4 August 2025
CORNERSTONE CHURCH GRAYS Re¢eipts and Payments Aecount for Ihe year eDdtd 30 Jtyx 2025 Totsl Re8u18r donation8 Incl]18 aid One off doDatioDs and wllections 34,646 13?99 35,Y27 8256 Total rettlpts 8.045 £44.183 PAymEs Offi¢e expenditure AMIE Central costs lJ34 lJ20 1,908 J,ioo 250 380 2,125 Worship exndItU Mission exlture 1175 I.5 5,768 242 493 518 5,420 242 479 1.030 Licences Other ¢xpditure Staff costs 27.746 26.266 Total payments £42.147 £MI,226 Surplus of rtttlpts over Pe•ts Bank b8kn at l July 2024 57.415 54.458 BAnk bthnee it 30 J•ne 21)25 lJ13 £57h15
ststement of Alts •Dd Liabllitim #t 30 Jwie 2025 The ¢lJaTity has the followiDg aDd c&th l*laN. 2024 63J13 57,415 £63J £57,415 LIAbllltles None. Funth The charity has a numbu ofd• fimds 1th or¢ in the rtteipts and pwxnts fond• 13.610 470 I lJ(Ki 37.733 23,834 IksiBnated UK mi&8ion fund 11,500 22,081 General funds Totsl fvnd• £63J £57815 and signal on tkir behalf by Rev Mlehad Walton