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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 Jan 2024 To 31 Dec 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1194769

OLD CITY HALL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Charity's principal address
13 The Lane
13 The Lane
West Mersea
Colchester Essex
Postcode CO5 8 NT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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18		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
ANDREW
FRENCH		 CHAIR
ROSEMARY
LEACH		 SECRETARY
DAVID
STEVENSON		 SAFEGUARDING
COLIN SMITH

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year
NONE

TAR

March 2012

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Hon Treasurer John Fensom 40 Empress Avenue West Mersea Essex CO5 8EX
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CIO FOUNDATION CONSTITUTION Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO With four trustees How the charity is constituted

Volunteers Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

CHURCH GROWTH TRUST

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The object of the CIO is to advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public of Mersea Island Essex, and neighbouring districts, through: (a) the provision of a building to hold worship services and events open to the public (b) contributing to a better society by promoting social cohesion and social capital (c) providing pastoral care, Christian education and social support

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March 2012

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Regular Sunday Services

Monthly Coffee mornings

Monthly Men’s breakfasts

Monthly Prayer meetings

It is certified that:-

All information provided has been checked by the Trustees and is correct and complete to the best of our knowledge.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Several grants to other charities and organisations have been made in this reporting year.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

West Mersea Beach Club £100.00 Open Doors £100.00 Good News (Gideons) £100.00

N/A

N/A

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March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

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March 2012

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Monthly Prayer meetings Continuation of Sunday Services Men’s Breakfasts and Ladies Coffee mornings each once a month 2024 has been an exceptional year for internal fundraising towards the Building enhancement project generating £21871 (including Gift Aid) We also approached external grant funders and secured £5520 and a further £3000 pledged when the project is ready to proceed. Applications will continue into 2025.

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March 2012

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the Reserves are carried forward to subsequent years for the benefit of the charity’s policy on reserves church

charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

N/A

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date		 Original signed Original Signed
ANDREW JAMES FRENCH DAVID RALSTON STEVENSON


CHAIR		 SAFEGUARDING
24 February 2025
24 February 2025

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Charity Name No (if any) OLD CITY HALL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 1194769 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Jan-24 31-Dec-24

Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
2,787
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,787
-
-
-
2,787
234
288
253
203
431
250
-
-
-
1,659
-
-
-
1,659
1,128
-
1,017
2,145		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
27,391
-
-
-
-
-
-
27,391
-
-
-
27,391
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,365
-
-
4,365
-
-
-
4,365
23,026
-
3,727
26,753		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
2,787
27,391
-
-
-
-
-
-
30,178
-
-
-
30,178
234
288
253
203
431
250
4,365
-
-
6,024
-
-
-
6,024
24,154		 Last year
to the nearest £
generalpurpose fund 2,787 2,615
buildingfund - 6,146
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 2,787 8,761
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
8,761
generalpurpose fund 234 368
insurance 288 418
electricity 253 636
water 203 183
ministry 431 630
grants 250 665
buildingfund - 11,628
- -
- -
**Sub total ** 1,659 14,528
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
14,528
1,128 23,026 - 24,154 - 5,767
- - - - -
1,017 3,727 - 4,744 1,782
2,145 26,753 - 28,898 - 3,985

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

15/02/2025

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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		 ORIGINAL SIGNED
Signature
ORIGINAL SIGNED
Details
Details
CASH AT BANK
CASH AT HAND
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
1,792
26,753
353
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-
-
2,145
26,753
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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-
-
-
-
Print Name
ANDREW FRENCH
DAVID STEVENSON		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
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-
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-
-
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
ORIGINAL SIGNED ANDREW FRENCH 15-Jan-25
ORIGINAL SIGNED DAVID STEVENSON 15-Jan-25

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

15/02/2025

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Old City all Christian FellowshipH

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year to 31[st] ecemD ber 2024

Charity umN ber 1194769

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Old City all Christian FellowshipH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year to 31[st] ecemD ber 2024

C ON T
 EN TS
Charity Information 3
Trustees eport
R		 4
Statement of Financial cti
A		 ities
v		 5
alance Sheet
B		 6
otes
N		 7

The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts.

Accountants eportR

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Old City all Christian FellowshipH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year to 31[st] ecemD ber 2024

Charity registration number 1194769 Trustees Andrew French Rosemary eachL Colin Smith David Stevenson Bankers Barclays Accountants Neil oL xley ccountancy SerA vices

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Old City all Christian FellowshipH

TRUSTEES REPORT

For the year to 31[st] ecemD ber 2024

Old City Hall is a charitable CIO incorporated on the 29 April 2021 and registered as a charity. The organisation of the work is in the hands of the trustees. The governing documents provide for new trustees to e appointedb by the current trustees.

The o bj ects of the charity are to advance the Christian faith for the enefitb of the people of Mersea Island, sseE x and neighbouring districts through the provision of a uilding to hold worship serb vices and events open to the public, contributing to a etter society y promoting social cohesion andb b social capital and providing pastoral care, Christian education and social ’ support. The main area of the charity s operations is the county of sseE x.

D uring the year funds received from all sources have een used to maintainb a congregation and uilding in Mersea with its associated actib vities.

Financial position

The accounts on pages and 4 set out the transactions for the period3 . The trustees are satisfied with the overall position. The trustees are confident that the long-term iav bility of the company is not in uestionq .

R eser v es policy

The trustees have examined the charity’s requirements for reserves in the light of the main risks to the organisation and consider that the unrestricted funds held y the charity should etween b b 3- and 21 -months expenditure.

Future plans

The trustees plan to continue and grow the activities of the fellowship in forthcoming years.

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Trustee

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Old City all Christian FellowshipH STATEMENT F FIO NANCIAL CTIA VITIE For the year to 31[st] ecemD ber 2024

nrestricted estricted
U
R
Total

Funds
Funds
ote
N
£
£
£
Incoming resources
ifts and onations 2,
G
D
787
2 ,
0,

7 391
3
178
Total Incoming esources
R
2,787
2 ,
7 391
0,
3
178

Charita le e penses
b
x
eneral Costs
G
2 4 2 4
3
3
uilding and office costs 44 4,
, 0
B
7
365
5 1 9
Ministry e penses 4
4
x
31
31
rants and o erseas e ps 2 0 2 0
G
v
x
5
5
Total Charita le e penses ,
4,
,024
b
x
1 659
365
6
dministrati e e penses
A
v
x
ccountancy
A
0
Total resources e pended
x
,
1 659
4,365
,024
6

Surplus for year , 2 2 ,02 24,
4
1 1 8
3
6
15
etained profit rought forward ,0
, 2 4, 44
R
b
1
17
3 7 7
7
etained profit carried forward 2, 4 2 ,
2 ,

R
1 5
6 753
8 898
alance sheet
B
s at
A
31stecem er 2024
D
b

£
£
£
Current assets
an account 2 , 4
B
k
8 5 5
Cash
353

Total current assets2 ,
8 898

Current lia ilities
b
2
0
et assets
N
2 ,
8 898

nrestricted funds 2, 4
U
1 5
estricted funds
R
2 ,
6 753

Total funds2, 4 2 ,
1 5
6 753
2 ,
8 898

n ehalf of the Trustees
O
b
……………………………………		 nrestricted estricted
U
R
Total

Funds
Funds
ote
N
£
£
£
Incoming resources
ifts and onations 2,
G
D
787
2 ,
0,

7 391
3
178
Total Incoming esources
R
2,787
2 ,
7 391
0,
3
178

Charita le e penses
b
x
eneral Costs
G
2 4 2 4
3
3
uilding and office costs 44 4,
, 0
B
7
365
5 1 9
Ministry e penses 4
4
x
31
31
rants and o erseas e ps 2 0 2 0
G
v
x
5
5
Total Charita le e penses ,
4,
,024
b
x
1 659
365
6
dministrati e e penses
A
v
x
ccountancy
A
0
Total resources e pended
x
,
1 659
4,365
,024
6

Surplus for year , 2 2 ,02 24,
4
1 1 8
3
6
15
etained profit rought forward ,0
, 2 4, 44
R
b
1
17
3 7 7
7
etained profit carried forward 2, 4 2 ,
2 ,

R
1 5
6 753
8 898
alance sheet
B
s at
A
31stecem er 2024
D
b

£
£
£
Current assets
an account 2 , 4
B
k
8 5 5
Cash
353

Total current assets2 ,
8 898

Current lia ilities
b
2
0
et assets
N
2 ,
8 898

nrestricted funds 2, 4
U
1 5
estricted funds
R
2 ,
6 753

Total funds2, 4 2 ,
1 5
6 753
2 ,
8 898

n ehalf of the Trustees
O
b
……………………………………		 2023
£
,
8 761
,
8 761

368
2,
1
865
0
63

665
4, 2
1
5 8
4, 2
1
5 8


,
-5 767
,02
1
3
4, 44
-
7
202
3
4,0
69
675
4, 44
7
0

4, 44
7
,0
1
17
, 2
3 7 7
4, 44
7


2 ,
8 898

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Old City all Christian FellowshipH A company limited y guaranteeb

Notes to the accounts

For the year to 31[st] ecemD ber 2024

1. A ccounting policies .

The accounts have een prepared in accordance with applicab ble accounting standards. There were no material departures from those standards.

a) asis of preparation of financial statementsB .

The financial statements have een prepared under historical cost accounting rulesb . The effect of events relating to the year which occur efore the date of approb val of the financial statements y b the trustees, have een included in the statements to the eb xtent required to show a true and fair view of the state of affairs at the year end and the results for the period ended on that date.

b) Fund accounting.

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees for furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. estricted funds are suR bjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed y the donor or through the terms of an appealb . The restricted funds are for relief of poverty or need in the congregation or community.

c) Income resources.

Income is included on receipt. The alue of serv vices provided y olunteers has not een includedb v b in these accounts.

d) esources eR xpendable.

Expenses are recognised on payment

.

e) capital equipment.

The costs of minor additions or those less than £3000 are not capitalised ut any fib xed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. epreciation is proD vided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the asset over its expected useful life, in all cases estimated at four years.

2 . Creditors .

Amounts falling due within one year- Trade creditors 0 p£ /y 0£

3. Trustee remuneration and related party transactions .

No trustee received any remove remuneration during the year. o trustee had any personal N interest in any contract or transaction entered into y the charity during the yearb .

4 . Ta x ation .

As a charity ld City all Christian Fellowship is eO H xempt from taxation on income and gains to the extent that these are applied to the charitable objects. o taN x charges have arisen in the charity.

5. nalysis of net assets etween funds A b .

nrestricted funds estricted funds TotalU R net current assets 2,145 26,753 28, 898 6. Funds .

The restricted fund is for the uilding pro ectb j .

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Independent examiners report to the trustees of

Old City all Christian FellowshipH

I report on the accounts of the trust for the year ended 31st ecemD ber set out on pages and 5 6.

R especti v e responsi b ilities of trustees and e x aminer .

As the charity s trustees you are responsi' ble for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43 2( ) of the Charities ct A 1993 The ct( A ) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the asis of procedures specified in the eneral irections gib G D ven by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7)(b) of the ct, whetherA particular matters have come to my attention.

B asis of independent e x aminers report .

My examination was carried out in accordance with the eneral irectionsG D given y the Charity Commissionersb . n eA xamination includes a review of the accounting records ept y the charity and a comparison of the k b accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would e b required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the iew giv ven y the accountsb .

Independent e x aminers statement .

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not een metb ; or

Neil oL xley

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