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2022-08-31-accounts

Names ofthe chari ty trustees who m anage the charity
Trustee name Off(ce (ifany) Dates acted ifnot for whole
ear
Name
to a
of person (or body) entitled
oint trustee
ifan
Rev LINDA JANE CHAIR
CATLOW
LEAN NE
2 MARGARET
LOVATT
NORMAN
3 GEORGE
PROPHETT
8
9
MAUREEN
EDI
PROPHETT
JASON ANDRE
TOFT
10 JOHN BUTLIN
SUSAN MARY
JONES
12 PAMELA JEAN
WILLIAMS
3 LESLEY ANN
LLOYD
14 SYLVIA ETHEL
HICKERMAN
15 JENNIFER MARY
WALKER
MICHAEL
16 FREDRICK
DENNIS
17 RODY RIGUERRE
16 SUSAN ALISON
BROWN
19 CAROL
SWANCOTT
20 MARGARET
SEEWOOSAHA
21 THERESA JOYCE
BUTLIN
22 ANN LYNETTE
JENNISON
Names ofthe trustees for the charity, ifany, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted ifnot for whole ear

cription
ofthe charity's trust
s
Type of governing
document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
DEED OF UNION (1932)AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
ADOPTED 26 OCT 1976
How the charity is constituted TRUST
(eg. trust, association,
company)
Trustee selection methods ELECTED ANNUALLY
(eg. appointed
by, elected by)
The trustees
confirm that they have complied
with the requirements
of
section 17ofthe Charities
Act 2011to have due regard to the public
benefit guidance
published
by the Charity Commission
for England
and
Wales.
We are well known
in the community
around the West End area ofStoke-
on-Trent as a community
church and consequently
have a constant
flow
of people from all walks of life visiting
us daily for help and support.
We
are regularly
visited
by local homeless
people, addicts and those
in
need.
Volunteer
numbers
is an issue facing many charities across the country
post Covid-19 and we have been similarly
affected. So, some of our
activities ceased to restart due to lack ofvolunteers
but other new
activities started.
We carried out a re-purposing
exercise
in November
2021 whereby
our
Cafe became a Community
Living Room with changed
cafe facilities
and
Summary ofthe main multi purposing
ofthe room, which has seen new activities commence
activities undertaken for the therein. We are aiming to be a one stop shop offering a range of activities
public benefit in relation to and advice addressing
the needs ofthe local community.
these objects (include within
this section the statutory The other rooms
in the premises
began to be re-hired as confidence
in
declaration that trustees have public meeting,
post Covid, began to increase. A number
of new external
had regard to the guidance hirers of rooms
in the building
began to be seen.
issued by the Charity
Commission on public We continue to develop our work with young people and Messy Church
benefit) re-started.
Many people who attend the varied activities are from a non-church
backgrounds.
We deal with many pastoral issues day to day and our pastoral team are
diligent and caring. , regularly
keeping
in contact especially
with those
who are unable to come to Church.
We operate a Foodbank
Distribution
Centre on behalf ofthe Stoke-on-
Trent Foodbank who are part ofthe Trussell Trust network of Foodbanks.
This is staffed by committed
volunteers.
Every year we host the Timothy Trow Memorial
Day which
is in memory
ofa tram driver who lost his life trying to save a child in 1894just across
the road from our building.
The event is supported
by our local City
Councillor
and draws many people from the local community
paying
res ectto a local hero.
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Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
Our main worship
service is at 10.30am and although
numbers
were
slightly
lower than pre Covid, many people did return
to regular worship.
There is no barrier to attending
any ofour services and we endeavour
to
make each person feel welcome and at home with us.
The re-purposing
ofthe Cafh area into a Community
Living Room is
showing
promising
growth. The room was painted,
had new furniture,
and
a children's
area was created
within the space.
Our community
engagement
work continues
to develop as we offered
support to people
in need referred to us by the local authority.
During
the
Covid time we received
funding
to combat social isolation and this work
continued
as we sought to assist people
in coming back into the
community.

SECTION A Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Totals this
year
Totals last
year
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2' Offerin
s and Tax recovered
20,739 20739
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment
income
49 49
a4 Lettin s 10,271 10,271
a5 Other receipts 19,184 19,184
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 50,243 50,243 (a7)
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
52' Circuit Assessment or Share 23,723 23,723
53 Donations
t24 Re airs and Maintenance
Utilities (Insurances,
water
7,829 7,829
b5 charges,
heating 5
lighting) 8,917 8,917
b6 Salaries 8 Cleanin 73,382 73,382
b7 Other payments 20,554 20,554
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 134,405 134,405 (b9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
FGR THE YEAR a6-b8 84,162 84,162
rd Total funds brought forward from
C2. last year 191,686 191,686 c6
c3 Subtotal c1+c2 107,524 107,524
c4 Transfers
and ad'ustments
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 107,524 107,524 (c8) ~(c6)

d1 Balance brou ht forward
from last
ear
d2 Offerin
s/Gifts
- received for external or anisations
d3 Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BEPAID (d1+d2-d3)