2023-03-31-accounts - The Church Land Trust

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THE CHURCH LAND TRUST

The Church Land Trust (TCLT) (Charity number 1193793) presents its annual report for the period ended 31[st] March 2023.

TCLT is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission on 12[th] March 2021 and operates under its Governing Document dated 9[th] March 2021.

OUR MISSION

TCLT aims to help Christian Churches use their land and property to further their mission and provide benefit for their congregations and their local communities. It is common for churches to sell assets to meet shortterm needs. TCLT aims to help explore more creative solutions allowing them to retain their asset base for long-term benefit and to achieve a sustainable income flow.

OUR OBJECTIVES

Provide consultancy and mentoring to churches seeking to upgrade their property assets. The aim is to benefit the church itself and the local community and to contribute towards the alleviation of the current housing crisis.
Build a database of churches which have successfully enhanced their building facilities to the benefit of the church itself and the local community. This would be available to all on payment of a modest subscription (this subscription to be used to contribute to TCLT’s costs, not to generate a profit for TCLT). While much of this information is publicly available, we do not believe that there is any single place where it can be easily found. The absence of an accessible source of all or most of the relevant information has been an obstacle to the effective financing and development of church assets for the benefit of the community.
The aim is to establish TCLT as the pre-eminent destination for relevant data for the benefit of churches seeking to develop their assets and organisations in a position to assist them.
Seek opportunities for church property to be creatively used to provide affordable housing.
Work with relevant stakeholders – eg dioceses, parishes, local authorities, housing charities and various related agencies – acting as an interface between these parties to provide relevant information and advice.
Provide specific advice on finding potential donors, how to secure funding, and development advice.

Three of TCLT’s founding trustees have decades of experience in the property industry (two as architects and one as a quantity surveyor). Their expertise will be central in driving the development of TCLT’s activities.

REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES

TCLT remains a very young charity, and much of the year was spent establishing the infrastructure to allow it to carry out its mission. After many months of delay and obstruction, we were finally successful in opening a bank account, which greatly broadened the Charity’s operational and financial options. Some early donations were received and the Charity registered for Gift Aid with HMRC. The TCLT website was also established during the year and it is now up and running. The website contains details of our mission and how we can help churches maximise the value of their property portfolio over the longer term while providing social benefit to the local community. It further provides a collection of case studies of relevant projects undertaken by particular churches.

TCLT was able to pay for the services of an occasional employee to accelerate the development of its databases. These represent the key value added provided by the Charity. These divide essentially into two categories. The first is a database of actual examples of churches which have embarked on creative projects to develop and modernise their property assets, while retaining ownership of them and enhancing facilities for both the church members and the local community. The second is a database of grant-making trusts whose activities focus substantially on church and/or housing matters.

The trustees have also continued to take advantage of contacts in the property, church and charity worlds to build awareness of our mission.

FINANCES

TCLT’s bank account was opened in July 2023. The first deposits represented compensation from Lloyds Bank for their substandard performance in the opening of the account. Other positive flows came from individuals’ donations and Gift Aid claims on such donations. Notable outflows were represented by the cost of setting up the TCT website and sums paid to two individuals for work undertaken in developing TCLT’s databases. At the end of the period under review there was a modest balance of £1021 in the account.

FUTURE PLANS

Establish full capability to carry out our mission to be the preeminent repository of information for churches seeking to develop their property assets without losing control of them, thus securing their long-term financial future while also maximising their social impact.
Continue to develop our databases of historic projects, grant-making trusts and other relevant information.
Fund-raise for our operating costs – targeting specific individuals and organisations who have expressed support of what we plan to do.
Market our capabilities via social media and other targeted media channels as appropriate to generate awareness of our capabilities and activities.
Extend our range of contacts in all relevant stakeholders, notably churches, dioceses, housing-focused charities, local authorities, property professionals and potentially academia.
Provide mentoring services to churches which recognise the potential of their property assets while lacking the professional knowledge of how to exploit them.

TRUSTEES

The trustees of the charity are as follows:

Mr MJR Potter (Chair) Appointed 12 March 2021 Ms SA Dorkings Appointed 12 April 2021 Mr JMB Eddison Appointed 12 March 2021 Mr SJ Jacklin Appointed 12 March 2021 Mr CAA Congdon Appointed 12 March 2021

CONTACT DETAILS

Address: C/o PCH-a Worlds End Studios 132-134 Lots Road London SW10 0RJ

Tel: 07850160983

Email: TheCLT2021@gmail.com

Website: https://www.thechurchlandtrust.org.uk/

	The Church Land Trust	The Church Land Trust	The Church Land Trust	1193793	CC16a
	For the period from	3/31/2022	To	3/31/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations from individuals 6,000 Compensation from Lloyds Bank 632 - - - - - - 6,632 - - Sub total - Total receipts 6,632 A3 Payments Website design 3,336 Researcher'spay 2,275 - - - - - - - Sub total 5,611 - - Sub total - Total payments 5,611 Net of receipts/(payments) 1,021 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 1,021 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 6,000 632 - - - - - - 6,632 - - - 6,632 3,336 2,275 - - - - - - - 5,611 - - - 5,611 1,021 - - 1,021	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Cash at bank Details None Details None Details None Details None *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature	Print Name C A A Congdon	Date of approval
	C A A Congdon	1/11/2024