# **Gracemass Church Planting Ministries CIO** # **Accounts for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** 1 NAME AND REGISTERED OFFICE – - The name of the charity is **Gracemass Church Planting Ministries CIO** - Registered address: **The Vicarage, Raglan Way Northolt UB5 4SX** (after the year end it change to **1 Balfour Avenue Hanwell w7 3HS** ) - Gracemass Church Planting Ministries became a registered Charity on 10 February 2021 ( **no. 1193488** ) - Gracemass Church Planting Ministries is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with a constitution dated **25 January 2021** - The financial year runs from **1 January to 31 December** ## OBJECTS To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith, in London and throughout England & Wales, for the benefit of the public mainly but not exclusively through the provision of sacraments, the holding of prayer meetings, religious study and education, public celebration of religious festivals and to provide outreach and pastoral care for the community. ## TRUSTEES Revd Edmund Alwyn James Cargill Thompson MA Oxon MA (Chair) Mr Jason Spyridon Plessas Raymond Edmund Antieul BA ACCA BANKERS Lloyds Bank 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN 2 ## STATEMENT OF FAITH We are a Christian organisation in the Catholic Charismatic Tradition We are Christian in that we adhere to the Nicene Creed – We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. We are “Catholic” - by which we mean holding a set of beliefs held by many within the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Orthodox and certain other denominations, which include but are not limited to: - (i) That the risen Lord Jesus Christ is really present in the bread and wine of Communion. - (ii) That baptism is not primarily an act by the person being baptised in which they express their faith in God but rather primarily a sacrament in which God acts within the person being baptised. - (iii) That there are other rites or ceremonies sometimes called sacraments in which through an outward and visible sign God ministers an inward and Spiritual grace. - (iv) That God was at work in the lives of the saints, that we can learn from both their teaching and example, and that they continue surround us as a great cloud of witnesses praying for us before the throne of God in heaven. We are “Charismatic” meaning holding to a set of beliefs including but not limited to - (i) That the Holy Spirit did not cease to be active at the close of the bible but continues to be active today. - (ii) That people can have an experiential encounter with the Holy Spirit (sometimes referred to as “being filled with the Holy Spirit”). - (iii) That the Holy Spirit gives differing gifts to believers including for example the gift of tongues. 3 ## PUBLIC BENEFIT In accordance with their statutory duty, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. In the past Gracemass Church Planting ministries offered public benefit through the church it had planted. This church ceased in 2023. Gracemass Church Planting Ministries will continue to provide public benefit in the future by making grants to other Catholic Charismatic Church Plants who then provide public benefit through religious activities and through community development. The trustees believe that the public benefit is best served by prayerfully waiting until the right project comes along rather than rushing to make grants to charities that only partially match the charity’s criteria. ## THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 The Charity remains effectively dormant (See above). There was expenses reimbursed that related to when the church was operational. Income is minimal – mainly interest. This is likely to continue for immediate future. Therefore the Charity has decided to take advantage of the filing advantages open to charities with income below £10,000 including not using an independent examiner. ## POLICIES While the charity was actively running a church **the** following policies were put in place: - - a. Risk assessment - b. Conflict of Interest Policy - c. Safeguarding - d. Complaints Procedure - e. Fund Raising Policy - f. Data Protection Policy Most of these currently only apply to a minimal extent because of the effectively dormant nature of the charity. 4 ## CHARITY GOVERNANCE CODE **Gracemass Church Planting Ministries** aspires to following the Charity Governance Code and recognises the importance of regular trustee trainee. However, given the effectively dormant nature of the charity, regular training will be postponed until the charity becomes more active, whilst the trustees take advantage of the training they receive in other contexts such as being trustees of other charities DECLARATION **Gracemass Church Planting Ministries** Trustees declare that they approved the Trustees’ Report above at the meeting of the Trustees held on 20[th] October 2024 Signed on behalf of the **Gracemass Church Planting Ministries** Trustees Full name: Revd Edmund Alwyn James Cargill Thompson Chair of Trustees 5 Gr•tomass 2024 UNestricted Restrltted Funds Fund5 2023 Llnrestricted Restrkted FuTrJs FuTrJs Total Total Incorm & E ndllu Incom Gifts - Gift￿"d Gifts. 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