Eastney Evangelical Church
Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 March 2024
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EASTNEY EVANGELICAL CHURCH
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
Eastney Evangelical Churth
21 Eastney Road
Southsea
P04 9JA
GOVERNING DOCUMEMr
CIO dated March 2021
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER
1193860
TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR
MANAGING THE CHARITY
Elizabeth Ogunde
Gillian Rees
Christopher Thomas
Matthew L￿enCe(aPpo￿lted May 2023)
BANKERS
CAF Bank Ltd.
INDEPENDENT EWAINER
Jaimée Young
Stewardship
1 Lamb's Passage
LONDON
EC1Y &4B
INDEX
Page 2
Pages 4-6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Pages I￿11
Legal and Mministrative Detsils
Trustees. Report
IndeFendent Examinerfs ReFQrt
R￿ipts aThl Payments Account
statement of Assets & Liabiliti'es
Notes to the Accounts
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EASTNEY EVANGEUCAL CHURCH
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the period ended 31 March
2024.
Objects of the charity
The charity, which Is a church, is governed by a constltution and Is constituted as a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation. The charity's principal objects. as set out in its governing document, are:
{1) the advancement of the Christian falth in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not
exclusively within Eastney and the surrounding neighbourhood; and
121 such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity Trustees, put into practice
the
Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, including but not limited to: the prevention and
relief of need, hardship and sickness; the adbryncement of education" and the provision of facilities
in the interests of social welfare.
Roview of the charity's main activities and achievements
Church Membership increased by one Full Member, and two Associate Membersto 26 and 4
respertively. Trustees of the church were Pastor Chris Thomas {Elder}, and Miss Gill Rees, Mrs
Elizabeth Ogundele and Mr Matt Licence [from 3 Mayl (Deacons). Trustee training has included a
special session on Fraud Prevention, and we completed the last of the Charity Commission '5
Minute Guides,.
The period saw steady numbers attending worship, and a most encouragin8 trickle of those reached
by outreach coming in to worship. The period happily dosed on Easter day131 March 20241 with a
baptism of a long-standin8 attendee.
Word ministry expounded Scripture in the light of the church basis of Faith. two short
series in Psalm 119 and in Luke chl. and a major series began in January in the book of
Jeremiah. We also observe the Christian calendar as well as other significant national and
other events.
It was a joy to join with Comerstone Evangelical Church to share Christmas and New Year
worship together.
Explorers (Sunday school for 4-105} has been blessed with a consistent &7 children each
week: 18 months ago we just had one child benefftting from the high qualty and sacrlficlal
ministry of gifted teachers. Thank you Lord.
Church lunches have continued to benefit the community life of the church.
As we have continued to seek to be a 'Church for the Community. the"Eastney
Roundabout Coffee POV has continued, and between December and Easter was extended to
provide ￿arM Space., with a simple lunch. All this is much appreciated by a consistent
number of attendees. We re￿iVed a visit by Rt Hon Stephen Morgan MP to 'Coffee Poy on
15 March.
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The life and outreach of the church has continued in Teenscene, Women's Fellowship. D
Groups, Messy Church, Home Outreach, Prayer Pulse, Sparks and Fusion as before, givin8 a
rounded and full church program.
We have been blessed byvisits and deputation from many of our Mission Partners, and
other Christian workers: including Igor 8arbanel (Christian Mission to the Jewish People),
Danny Yarker (seafarer￿ Christian Friends Society), Josh Williamson (Open Air Mission).
The 'Hope and Future, group comprising the Pastor. 2 Deacons and 2 Members continued
to meet, reporting to Members, Meetings. The twin needs of rejuvenating the church's
leadership, and seeking a relief Pastor over the next 5 years were identified and agreed as
priorities. As a result in late 2023, Members re501ved to seek an Assistant Pastor to meet both
those needs. As the period closes. in God's kindness we anticipate a visit by a potential
candidate. A'Future Ministry Fund, has been set up to receive donations in support.
Whilst there has been much to encourage in the lrfe of the church. in common with many
churches in the UK. very few attendees make the needful transition into church membership
of any sort. There is also a trend for people to atten(Lfor a few months and then fade away.
These are major concerns across UK evangelical churches. and we have held 2 'Welcome
Aboard, sessions to help addre￿ this concerning need.
Our links and fellowship with Mission Partners across the UK and the world have
continued. The local and national ministry and leadership provided by the Fellowship of
Independent Evangelical Churches {FIECI. to which the church remains in committed
membership. has been most helpful. The Pastor and his wrfe attended the FIEC Leaders,
Conference in November. and is active in the local FIEC fraternal.
We have continued to lend preaching support and prayerful fellowship to the eldership of
our sister church in Alverstoke. The Pastor also attends the One Body fellowship of
Portsmouth churches. He remains a member of Portsmouth SACRE.
The church accounts have shown an end of year deficit of £470, which is less than the experted
deficit of just over £17,(KXI. This is a great kindness from the Lord: and in human temis has come
from increased givin& and carefully controlled expenditure, but also £3.750 of delayed payment
from the Missionary fund which will become an extra cost to FY 24/25. The end of year balan￿ was
just under £65,OCKI. This is a significant decrease from the last financial period, but still well above
the (revised) Reserve level of £20,1￿. Susan Ltcence has been Church Bookkeeper.
The church has known the Lord's help and blessing in a remarkable v￿Y over the past 12 months,
but the spiritual and social needs of l(Kal people and across the globe have continued to touch our
hearts. Several Restricted Funds have been active to meet those needs. In planning the activities
the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
Reserves poll¢y
The ReseNe level has been set at after a significant reappraisal of the Reserves, Policy. Trustees
determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestritted cash of no less than £20,OCKI so that
the charwty could continue to operate should income and/or expenditure vary adversely. At the year
end, the charity held unrestricted cash of just under £63.200: well above the Reserves Policy level.
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Governance
Responsibility for setting policy and for making opefating decisions rests with the trustees vtho
meet
regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. New trustees are recruited and appointed by a
majority vote of the Church Member< Meeting. We have adopted a new Serious Incident
Reporting Policy, updated Internal Financial Controls and Building Hire Guidelines. and are
developing a Social Media Policy and newsupport Fund Guidelines. Safeguarding procedures are
closely monitored and implemented as necessary.
Responsibilities of tTUSt¢es
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which
record the receipts and payments of the chaiity for the year. We are responsible for keeping proper
accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the
charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the tharity and to take reasonable steps to
prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
Approval
This report was approved by the trustees and stgned on their tehalf by:
Chris Thomas
Date:
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINEifs REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF
EASTNEY EVANGEUCAL CHURCH
I report io the trustees on my examination of the a(xounts of Eastney Evangelical Church {Ihe chanty} for
the year ended 31 March 2024 on pages 8 to 11 foliowing.
Responslbllities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are resportsible for the prepatation of the accounts in ac(￿dan￿ wlth the
requirements of the Charitses Act 2011 (1he 2011 Arf).
I report in respect of my examination of Ihe chariws ￿)Unts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act
and in carryiro out my examinat￿ I have foifo*BI all the applK3ble Th"rections given by the Charity
Commissh)n under section 145(5llb) of the 2011 ACL
Independent oxaminovs statement
I have completed my examinatton. l confinn that rK) material matters have come to my attents'on in
connectson ￿￿th the examination giving me Cause to t￿l￿ve that in any material respect.
1. accounting records were not kept in accordance wtth ￿tiOn 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accounts.ng records.
have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wth the examination to which
attention shovkj be drawn in order to enable a protw understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Jaimée Young
Stewardship
1 Lamb's Passage
LONDON
EC1Y 8AB
Date.. 23 Septern￿r 2024
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EASTP4EY EV1XGEL￿AL CHURCH
RECEIPTS AIID PAY¥EMTS ACCOUPIT
Tol81
2(Y23
Donats"ons
Gift apa re￿ipts
Rental Income
H811 F*e
Interest
4.141
51.077
6.691
12.32
1.715
476
T2.286
9.371
12.685
9,371
12,685
1,437
Payments
uThJertaken direc¥y
e6.￿7
67.216
61,671
Grants paxl in r￿￿tion to ch8rWe
11.75)
t4.7
17,165
rot4payTnerts
tran5fBf5
11.3811
14701
16,$491
P.0131
1470)
16.5491
Cash fuThJs as at Lqst year eTrY
65.1E
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EASTMEY EVANGEL￿ CHURCH
Totsl
2023
2024
A Cash fur
319
1.518
6,614
58.375
64.858
Gift aid due to chanty
OthÈrdebtors
10.655
270
1.8
10.655
270
1.8
9,371
218
1.817
C Llabllliles
Falling th*wlthln on•yo1r.
Taxe$ d
*9
870
MtssM)n8ry FuTrY
3.7￿•
3.750
va￿
2024
2023
Freel*)kl WOFety. dwJrth
721,327
3￿.256
25.671
1.137.254
691,972
394.329
32.395
1.118.696
Cortents and ewryxY*r*
IX)Atenis and equipment.
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43.395 40.828
4.167
4N19
2.401
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2.052
249
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83,153
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