Grace and Peace Church (Pontypool)
Registered Charity – 1194642
Annual Report of the Trustees for the year ending 30[th] June 2022
Charity Details
Name: GRACE AND PEACE CHURCH (PONTYPOOL)
Registered: 02[nd] June 2021
Organisation Type: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Registered purposes
The purposes of the Church are:
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the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but within Pontypool and the surrounding neighborhood; and
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such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the members of the Church in general meeting, 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; and the advancement of education;
provided that the advancement of such purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Statements as may be adopted and amended by the Church from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Church Handbook.
Structure, governance and management
Grace and Peace Church is a CIO. Our governing document is the church constitution, which is approved by church members, and supported by further provisions in a church handbook, which specifies the percentage the vote required to pass certain resolutions.
The trustees during 2021/22 were:
Eveleen Kwesiga Vanessa Jennings Derrick Giles
Trustees are appointed for a term of two years by a resolution passed at a meeting of the Spiritual Leadership. Trustees meet four times a year, with a planned structure in place to ensure appropriate governance of the charity’s resources. These meetings ensure there are mechanisms in place to monitor all our key areas of responsibility when it comes to overall management and administration of the charity, such as financial stewardship, risk management, safeguarding, data protection and health and safety.
Membership -. Our members form the backbone of our activities, voluntarily giving up their time to serve in a number of different areas, such as bible teaching children’s work, catering, music and event planning. We hold 3-4 members meetings throughout the year, including an AGM, to keep members informed and up-to- date and to vote on relevant issues, according to the guidelines set out in our handbook.
Staffing - To enable the church/charity to meet its purposes, and in recognition of the challenges posed during the pandemic, the senior pastor continues in a voluntary capacity working with other volunteers to fulfill the mission of the church.
Buildings – Grace and Peace Church (Pontypool) does not own a building. The main Centre it uses is:-
• Mount Pleasant Chapel Hanbury Road Pontypool NP4 6LL
- Mount Pleasant Chapel is a building in the center of Pontypool and during the week is our main base for teaching, pastoral and community activities. Some church meetings continue to be online, and support is offered to individual families as and when needed.
Objectives, activities and achievements
In 2021/22, the main activities through which we sought to pursue our purposes were
o Preaching and teaching of God’s word – the Bible - to encouraging a deepening of our personal experience of God and a closer walk with Jesus as our King. At the start of the financial year, the preaching and teaching ministry of the church was conducted on-line due to the ongoing Covid situation. Meetings and services included: -
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Sunday evening teaching service online – this has been provided as through Zoom, to provide a much-missed ‘live’ element and opportunities for interaction.
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Community groups – these groups provide an opportunity to study God’s word in small informal settings, and a chance to deepen friendships and create support networks. Some groups have chosen to remain on Zoom, while others have now returned to meeting in homes.
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Daily and weekly devotionals – the pastor and various church members posted online devotionals during the spring to reach out and encourage members at home; while at Christmas we posted weekly Advent devotions.
o Caring for each other – the approach of the church is to encourage networks of care within its membership and attendees. These either happen naturally in an ad-hoc way from the social opportunities provided by meeting together for events and services, or in a more structured way through community groups.
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Serve our local community . In 2021/22, this was carried out through:-
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Towards the end of the year in June 2022, we ran a series of events to reach out the local community with the hope and good news of Jesus.
In planning these activities, the Trustees have applied the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Finances
The financial position of the charity at the end of the period is reflective of our founding year where we have had limited activities due to challenges posed by the Corvid -19 pandemic .We could not meet on location at beginning of the financial year but as restrictions eased, there was a gradual return to in-person meetings and services. At the end of this financial period the donations received by the charity were £ 314 and payments where £ 310. The graph below gives an analysis of the main areas of spend during the financial period.
GRAPH – Distribution of costs in 2021/22
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Expenditure 2021/22
Church Insurance
Safeguarding
Bank Interest
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This Report was approved by the Trustees on 22[nd] April 2023 and is signed on their behalf by Eveleen Ann Kwesiga (Chair of Trustees)
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GRACE AND PEACE CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[th ] JUNE 2022
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | |
| 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |
| RECEIPTS | |||
| Donations | 314 | N/A | 314 |
| Bank Interest | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Total Receipts | 314 | N/A | 314 |
| PAYMENTS | |||
| Church Insurance | 179 | N/A | 179 |
| Safeguarding | 129 | 129 | |
| Bank Interest | 2 | 2 | |
| Total payments | 310 | N/A | 310 |
| Net Receipts/(Payments) | 4 | N/A | 4 |
| Transfers between funds | |||
| Cash funds this year end at | 4 | N/A | 4 |
GRACE AND PEACE CHURCH PONTYPOOL
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Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period To from 02/06/2021 30/06/2022
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 314 - - - - - - - 314 - - - 314 179 129 2 - - - - - - 310 - - - 310 4 - - 4 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 314 - - - - - - - 314 - - - 314 179 129 2 - - - - - - 310 - - - 310 4 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 314 - - - - - - - 314 - - - 314 179 129 2 - - - - - - 310 - - - 310 4 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 314 | - | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
314 | - | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Church Insurance | 179 | - | ||||
| Safeguardingconsultants | 129 | - | ||||
| Bank Interest | 2 | - | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 310 | - | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| 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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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
22/04/2023
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| 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 |
Signature Details Details Donations Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 314 - - - - - 314 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name EVELEEN KWESIGA |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| EVELEEN KWESIGA | 22/04/2023 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
22/04/2023
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