CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Period start date 6 April 2022 to period end date 5 April 2023
Charity name: Inghamite Church CIO
Charity registration number: 1194062
Objectives and Activities
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the Gharity as set out in its
goveming document
Para 1.17
The advancement of the Christian faith for
the benefit of the public in accordance with
the Statement of Faith appearing in the
schedule to the charity's constitution, and
such other charitable purposes as shall, in
the opinion of the charity trustees, further
the work of the Church.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identrfied in the
accounts.
Pa(¥ 1.17 8nd
1.19
The church is located in a semi-rural setting
outside what is considered to be an affluent
village but close to deprived towns in East
Lancashire. This affects what work the
church gets directly involved wilh, and what
work by olher charities it supports. Church
life is infomial, welcoming and inclusive in
nature.
The charity's objectives are met through
activities which give opportunity to build and
deepen faith in God, through worship,
prayer, Christian teaching, spirilual
guidan￿ and pastoral sUPPOrt, and by
encouraging relationships and their
development within and outside of the
church community. The congregation
includes people of different ages, family
make ups. ethnicity and cultural and
spiritual backgrounds. A substantial number
of people of other faiths are buried in the
large graveyard and their families frequently
visit to tend the graves.
The wider community is further served
through outreach work and involvement in
local charitable work. also by providing
financial support for charities and
missionary societies nats'onally and abroad.
Church activities include:
1. Weekly services held in church for
worshi
er, teachin
and

spiritual and social development and
support. as well as regular setvices
held in local care homes.
2. Different types of life-event servi￿$
are held as need arises. They
include funerals. intemient of ashes.
burials, crematorium services,
weddings, dedications, baptisms
and commissioning setvices.
Preparation sessions and pastoral
support is also offered before such
life-events.
3. Bible studies and discussion about
application to our lives are held in
¢hurGh Iwice weekly. both in person
and online, in the daylime and the
evening. This is complemented by a
home group, also reaching out to
non-members, as well as weekly
meetings attended by people who
are searching an(Vor still quite new
to the falth.
4. Teaching, Bible study and
devotional material are further
available online on the church
website and Fa￿book page.
circulated by email or alternatively
made available by personal CD
delivery.
5. Open prayer meetings are held at
least twice weekly, to cater for
different groups and varying needs.
People attend either in person or
online. The church also hosts
monthly interdenominational prayer
meetings in support of the national
charity Christians Against Poverty.
The church building is available for
quiet prayer.
6. The church's pastoral group meets
weekly to pray and discuss spiritual,
health and practical matters and
how best to support those in need.
This also includes home, hospital
and care home visits, practical help
with things like shopping and
financial support through the
church's hardship fund.
7. The Minister is available at any time
for prayer, minislry and company.
He also mentors other local
ministers.
8. Children's work includes activities
on Sundays and midweek through a
parent and toddler group. The
toddler group also meets during
school holidays and is appreaated
by children, parents and
grandparents alike. Activities, age-
nate s
iritual and social

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stimulation, food and drinks are
provided free of charge. with many
older siblings retutning during
school holidays.
9. Weekly lunchtime meetings for
spirilual and social support are held
in church. regular free afternoon tea
events also attract non-churchgoing
visitors, and open groups of men
and women further meet monthly in
the community for breakfast and a
chat.
10. Collections and deliveries are made
of goods to be donated to a local
food bank and toys and other
articles to be given to other
charities.
11. The trustees meet monthly and
conlinuously work with tasks they
are responsible for, including
keeping up to date with legislation
and guidance documents, taking
action to further develop church
management in adherence to this,
ensuring trustees and volunteers
receive training and guidance as
appiopriate, to safeguard vulnerable
people. visitors, church property and
finances and to further the church's
mission.
12. A church work party meets ￿lce
weekly. wnsisting of men doing
practical wort( in the churchyard.
Invitations to join are open to
anybody. The church has for a
number of years also hosted an
externally supervised team of
people doing work in the churchyard
as part of a Gommunity sentencing
scheme for non-GUStodial Crime
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidan
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1_18
The Irustees declare that in exercising their
powers and duties, they have had due
regard to the guidance on public benefit
published by the Charity Commission.
Additional infomation (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP referen
P8ra 1.38
NIA
Policy on grant making

Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
NIA
The charity benefits from the assistance of
a large number of volunteers, involved in all
aspects of the life of Ihe church, for
example leaching, leading worship,
providing activities for children, reading
from God's word, leading prayer, managing
the sound system and other technical
aspects of setvices and meetings,
stewarding, providing spiritual, social and
pastoral support, preparing and distributing
communion. taking up and counting
collections, planning and organising groups
and events, shopping, preparing and
serving food and refreshments. washing up
and cleaning. Volunteers also engage in
different aspects of trustee work, church
administration, deliver Ghurch infonT¢ation
leaflets, update the church website and
social media, keep church accounts up to
date and deal with other financial matters.
provide prayer support and intercede for
others, repair and maintsin the fabric of Ihe
church, also the manse and graveyard,
make financial contributions to church wort
and in supporting the needs of olhers, and
collect and distribute goods to be donated
to foi)dbanks and charities.
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
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Achievements and Performance
SORP reference

Continued financial, pastoral and prayer
5UPPOrt for individuals and charities
supporting vulnerable people during the
pandemic and cost of living Grists.
Summary of the main
achiev8ments 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
Further development of the weekly parent
and toddler group, which continues to be
attended by large numbers of children,
parents and grandparents and provides a
heated, comfortable meeting place, with a
range of toys, social and spiritual support,
also free snacks, fruit and drinks. all of
which are important in view of increased
fflentsl health issues and current cost of
living crisis.
Seeing work to further develop the churGh's
hildren's work starting to bear fruit. with
more children and parents attending
services and parents also joining weekly
meetings aimed at those who are
searching or new to the faith.
Providing a number of weekly activities in
what is a small, independent church, whilst
also continuing to meet the spiritual and
social needs of long-standing, ageing
church members, many of whom have
complex health and soGial care problems.
Further improvements of safety
arrangements in the larga church yard, in
line with a new risk assessment.
Additional infomiation (optlonal)
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The church believes that its continued, but
also changing. work and stable presence in
the local community contribute to meeting
Ihe objectives of helping people explore
and grow in the Christian faith, and to
finding healing and hope at a time of great
change and pressure affecting many
eo
le's lives.
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1_41
No extemal fundraising activities.
Perfomiance of fundraising
activities against objeclives
set
Para 1.41
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Inveslment performan
against objectives
Para 1A1

Other
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Financial Review
Review of the Gharity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Par8 1.21
The main Sour￿ of income is donations,
mainly from members and regular attenders
but also from people who come to outreaGh
events. Income from Gift Aid and funeral
fees is also substantial. A smaller amount
comes from wedding fees and
donationsllegacies in relation to life events.
The charity owns a very large graveyard.
land, the church building and the manse,
where the Minister resides. An annual
income is received from the War Graves
Commission for maintenance of a large
number of war graves. Maintenance of the
graveyard and safety arrangements,
particulady in the oldest parts ofthe
graveyard, lead to costs and will continue to
do so in future. The church's recent
investment ir) a large number of new ashes
niches has continued to yield additional
income. Building of more ashes chambers
could generate extra ftsture income but
would also incur initial cost.
In addition to this the church owns land that
currently is licensed as grazing land and
therefore receives a small grazing licen
income. The land could be sold rf need be.
in order to further boost income.
The church is aware of the need to re-point
one side of the churGh and has the means
to pay for it.
There are no current risks facing the
church's financial health.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Pafg 122
The charity has no written policy on
reserves, however, works with a target to
maintain a free reserve of approximately
£10,000, consisting of unrestricted funds,
which freely can be spent on furthering the
charity's purposes. It consists of cash at Ihe
bank and deposits, and excludes the value
of fixed assets such as church land and
buildings. This target level of reserve has
been maintained during the whole period
covered by this annual report.
The trustees are aware that the tsrget level
of reseNes is not to be regarded as static.
but held under review depending on
forecasts for income, expenditure, future
need and opportunities. They are mindful of
their duty to manage the charity's resources
responsibly. in accordance with law and
biblical prinuples. When the charity is
mana
ed in this wa
, the trustees have

faith that God through his people will
Gontinue to provide for the work to meet the
church's objectives, in whichever way this
best can be achieved.
See above regarding free cash reserves
and additional res0￿eS in land and building
assets.
NIA
Amount of reserves held
Pata 122
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.22
Para 124
The trustees declare that the charity had no
funds which were materially in deficit at the
date of the statement of assets and
liabilities.
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
cOn￿M
Para 1.23
NIA
Additional information (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
As explained above Ihe main income
stream is donations, with substantial
additional income coming from Gift Aid and
funeral fees.
The charity's principal
sources of funds (induding
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
NIA
Para 1.46
The trustees dedare that the charity has
given no guarantee where potenlial liability
is outstanding and there are no outstsnding
debts secured by an express charge on
any charity assets at the date of the
statement of assets and liabilities.
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
Description of tharity's
trusts:
Type of goveming document
Pa￿ 125
Constitution
How is the charity
constiluted?
Para 1.25
Charitable IncA)rporated Organisation
Ited
Trustee seleGtion methi)ds
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
The charrty constitution stipulates that in
selecting individuals for appointment as
Gharity trustees, regard must be had to the
skills, knowledge and experience needed
for the effective administration of the
thurch. In appointing new trustees,
consideration is also had to gaps in
knowledge and expertise within the group
of existing trustees. A system has recently
been introduced, whereby potential new
trustees are invited to join trustee meetings
as non-voting associate trustees, enabling
all involved to find out how well they work
together and what the associate trustee
would bring lo the body of trustees in tem
of skills. knowledge arld experience. The
new system also gives associate trustees
experience of requirements of trusteeship
before committing ihemselves to becoming
new trustees. The charity Cu￿endY has
associate trustees.
Additional information (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
On appointment a new trustee is given a
copy of the constitution, together with the
latest annual report and statement of
accounts. The trustees are aware of the
need to fijrther their knowledge of working
as a newly registered CIO, to best manage
the charity and meet the church's
objectives. Data protection and
safeguarding training have been provided.
Risk assessments are being completed and
reviewed over time. Trustees and associate
trustees are sent regular Charity
Commission updates, guidan￿ documents
from govemment and relevant authorities
are reviewed regularfy and infomiation
cascaded as appropriate.
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induGtion
and training of trustees
Pard 1.51
The church is a member of the Evangelical
Allian￿. It has remained a fijlly
independent Christian church Sin￿ its
inception in 1750.
The charivs organisational
structure and any wider
netsvork wtth which the
charity works
Para 1fj1

As above regarding membership of the
Evangelical Alliance.
Relationship wilh any
related parties
Par8 1.51
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Other
Reference and Administrative details
Chari
name
Other name the chari
uses
Registered charity number
Charity's principal address
hamite Church CIO
1194062
Wheatley Lane Road, Fence. Burnley. Lancashire. BB12
9QG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Datès aetèd rf not lor wholè
Trustee name
Office Irf any)
Name of person lor body) entitled
toa
oint trusteè
ifan
Matthew Butler
Ex-officio trustee,
Minister
Chair
Anne-Louise Bond
John Martyn
Thomas
Treasurer
Anthony Yates
Wendy Jean Gillan
David Kendall
Judith Anne
Morelta
Francis Judge
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Co
orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re
rtwasa
roved
Director name
Name of trustees holding tille to property belonging to the charity
Trusts• nam
Dates actèd rf not for whole

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the ￿s1Od￿8n
charity's objects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Additional Informatlon (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Bank
Unity Trust Bank
Mark Heaton
PO Box 7193, Planetary Road, Willenhall. WV19DG
KM, 1 Floor. Block C. The Wharf, Manchester Road.
Burnley, BB11 1JG
Accounta
nt and
Independe
nt Advisor
Name of chlef executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiation)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees
Slgnature(s)
Full name{s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etcl
Anne-Louise Bond
n Martyn Thomas
Chair
Treasurer
Date
2210812023

Inghamite Church CIO
Registered Charity Number 1194062
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th
Income and Expense 6 April 2022 to 5 Apri12023
Income
Offering
Cash
Envelope5
GrftAid HMRC
Gifts for church use
Standing Orders
Sumup
7,703.10
3,399.50
5,289.53
513.QKJ
20,335.90
72.23
37,313.26
MtS5ionary offering and grfts
ACTS Joanna- Afri(z
Acts Joanna- school fund
Discretionary fund
ghthouse Chr￿tIan Centre
Vladimir- Ukraine
Ukraine family in England
496.62
lio.(
550.fX)
iO.LK)
3(Kl.(X)
I(KJ.IK)
Fcod Bank Brierfield
£566.62
Other Income
COIF interest
Christmas card donations
Towards Council Tax
Land Rent
Loan repayment
Mi5￿11aneous
Mums and Tots
Ribbons and bows
114.36
51.69
3CQ.CQ
2CII.C()
3￿.[￿)
l(L).
681.48
68.71
¥816.24
Servi￿$ rendered
Funerals- graves
Funera15- Service
Funeral donations
Weddings
8.145.(Kl
5.289.1XY
45.(Kl
530.C()
14,IX19.(KI
Totsl Income
54,705.12
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Inghamite Church CIO
Registered Charity Number 1194062
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th
Income and Expense 6 April 2022 to 5 Apri12023
Expense
Admin.
Accounts- Independent assessment
Books and publications
CCLI copyright license
Church Insurance
DB5 Thirtyoneeight
ICO Ilnfo. Commissioners Offi￿)
Office supplies
Petty cash and postage
Printing
QuickBooks Online
Unity Trust Bank Se￿[ce charge
Target Fire Protettion
250.1tI
165.(
661.16
1.558.98
169.50
35.(K)
61.(K)
217.95
7.20
166.C
4.16162
Buildings
Church cleaning- interior
Church cleaning- windows
Church repairs
Purchases
2.040.tKJ
456.(X)
1,838.10
1,558.77
5,89187
Fellowship
Chri5tma5 party/lunch
Endis Ltd Iwebsitel
Jubilee Party
Mums and Tots
Refreshments and sundries
250.
594.8
712.11
855.89
49&
Ferns
Council tax
The Ferns Building Insurance
Repairs
3.326.33
516.79
861.(Q
I70￿12
Graveyard
General maintenance
1.444.89
L444.89
Loan Account
3LK).(K)
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Inghamite Church CIO
Registered Charity Number 1194062
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th
Income and Expense 6 April 2022 to 5 Apr112023
Missionary
A Cross in Albania- Michael
CAP- St Leonards
Discretionary fund
9￿.(￿)
Evangelical Allian
2CK).(J)
Good New5 for Everyone
3(x).(J)
ACTS-Joanna - Africa
820.(M)
Joanna- school f und
520.(M)
Kanlungan - Philippineslstreet ￿ght Twstl 6(KJ.(M)
Leprosy Mission
3Q).IXJ
Lighthouse Christian Centre
Lupus UK
Magdalene Project
Open Doors (with brother And￿wI
Tear Fund
Vladimir- (Ukraine)
3Y).
150.QKJ
150.
3[￿).￿ (persecuted church)
21K).(M)
1,350.C(I
6,9c￿.1X•
Utilities
Electric
Gas
Telephone-church
Water
1,447.12
669.78
320.15
503.36
2,940.41
Pastor
Salary
Income Tax
Car- toward5 running costs
Telephone
18,240.80
3,320.60
I,8￿).
324.(Kl
23,685.40
Totsl Expense
52,529.11
Broughtforward from previous tax year
Cash in hand and in bank
10,020.84
l176.01
Totsl balance to date
12,196.85
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on:
az/k/2£>25
Date....
Signed.-........
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## **INGHAMITE CHURCH INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 5[th] April 2023. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in acco�dance �i�h �he �eq�i�emen�� of �he Cha�i�ie� Ac� ���� ���he Ac���� 

I �epo�� in �e�pec� of m� e�amina�ion of �he cha�i���� acco�n�� ca��ied o�� �nde� �ec�ion 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 

- (1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 

- (2) the accounts do not accord with those records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Mark Heaton KM 1[st] Floor, Block C The Wharf Manchester Rd Burnley BB11 1JG 

28[th] December 2023