Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 27/11/2020 Period start date To Period end date
31/03/2022
Charity name: LIFE Church St Helens CIO
Charity registration number: 1192565
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference |
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The objects of the CIO are to advance the Christian faith for the public benefit in accordance with the statement of beliefs and practices in the Schedule hereto in St Helens, Merseyside and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees mayfrom time to time think fit. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
LIFE Church St Helens CIO helps children, young adults, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities, voluntary groups, general public, mankind, by promoting and sharing the Christian faith, by providing buildings, facilities, open space, by providing services, advocacy, counselling, advice, information, sponsorship, research, acting as a resource; supporting individuals, groups and organisations, which may include finance; operating across England and Wales, and also beyond. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Trustees have had regard to the Guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Other | N/A |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | The Charity experienced considerable delays, solely due to the Covid Pandemic, during our formative period. Applications to Charity Commission, for a bank account, and to HMRC were all subject to delays. Many banks stopped providing charity and/or community accounts during the Covid period. A few started accepting applications again in 2021, but most demanded attendance in person for ID checks. Finally, we were able to register with Virgin Money using remote, digital identification and verification, in February 2022. It did, however, then take a further 7 months to register with HMRC for Gift Aid, which was eventuallycompleted on August 15th2022. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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| Achievements against objectives set | Para 1.41 | None |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | None |
| Investment performance against objectives | Para 1.41 | None |
| Other | None |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | N/A |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhy they areheld |
Para 1.22 | None |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £0 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves | Para 1.22 | None accumulated |
| Details of fund materially in deficit | Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | None |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | None. Activities are due to start early in 2023 |
| Other | N/A |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: | None | |
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| Type of governing document | Para 1.25 | None |
| (trust deed, royal charter) | ||
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| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Founding Trustees recruited from persons formerly active with LIFE Church UK, Bradford, but now based in St Helens Merseyside. NB: None of the Trustees has an official role with the Bradford Charity. |
Additional information (optional)
| Additional information (optional) | Additional information (optional) | |
|---|---|---|
| You may choose to include further statements | where relevant about: | |
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Not relevant at present. |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | LIFE Church St Helens CIO is a new, independent charity and church body, which operates relationally, rather than structurally – and not financially – with other Churches, Christian charities and groups, and other faith./non-faith groups, locally, regionally and nationally in the UK. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | Relational, for mutual support and encouragement, rather than structural, and certainly not financially dependent upon other other Churches, Christian charities and groups, |
| Other | N/A |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | LIFE Church St Helens CIO |
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| Other name the charity uses | None |
| Registered charity number | 1192565 |
| Charity’s principal address | 7 Windle Street, St Helens. WA10 2BZ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Brian GeoffreyCraven | Chair | Trustees | ||||
| Max Charlesworth | Trustee | Trustees | ||||
| Pamela Mary Craven | Trustee | Trustees | ||||
| Elisabeth Anna Stewart | Trustee | Trustees | ||||
| Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name None |
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| Director name | ||||||
| None | ||||||
| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity | ||||||
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for wholeyear | |||||
| None |
| None | ||
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| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity | ||
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for wholeyear | |
| None |
| Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others | Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others |
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| Description of the assets held in this capacity | N/A |
| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own 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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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| N/A | ||
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
| None |
None
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A
Other optional information
N/A
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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
B G Craven |
P Craven |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Geoffrey Craven | Pamela Mary Craven | |
Chair |
Trustee | |
| 14th October 2022 14th October 2022 |
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| 14th October 2022 |
Charity Name No (if any) LIFE Church St Helens CIO 1192565 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 27/11/2020 31/03/2022
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 - 0-00 0-00 - - 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 - - 0-00 0-00 - - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | - | 0-00 | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
- | - | - | #VALUE! | - | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| Sub total | - | - | |||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | |||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | ||||||||
| Sub total | - | 0-00 | |||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | - | - | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| 0-00 | 0-00 | 0-00 | #VALUE! | 0-00 | |||||
| #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE! |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
14/10/2022
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
B G Craven P Craven Signature Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details 2 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-00 - - #VALUE! #VALUE! Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 0-00 0-00 - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0-00 0-00 - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0-00 0-00 - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) 0-00 0-00 - - - - Print Name Brian G Craven Pamela M Craven |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 0-00 | |||
| 0-00 | |||
| 0-00 | |||
| - | |||
| #VALUE! | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 0-00 | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| Current value (optional) |
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| 0-00 | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| Current value (optional) |
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| 0-00 | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| When due (optional) |
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| 0-00 | |||
| Date of approval |
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| 14/10/2022 | |||
| 14/10/2022 | |||
| 14/10/2022 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)