Drummond Gospel Hall - Annual report for the period ended 31/12/2024
Drummond Gospel Hall CIO Annual Report for the period ended 31/12/2024
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Drummond Gospel Hall - Annual report for the period ended 31/12/2024
Drummond Gospel Hall
Registered Charity Number 1195957 (England and Wales)
Annual report for the period ended 31/12/2024
Trustees
At the end of the year, the trustees were
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Derek Charles Walter Sercombe
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Reginald Garfield Carnall
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Neil Bedford Harkness
Objects
The objects of the CIO are
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To advance the Christian faith for the public benefit in accordance with the statement of beliefs and practices in the Schedule hereto attached in Bournemouth and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit;
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To prevent and relieve poverty and financial hardship in Bournemouth and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit.
Scope of the report
The CIO was incorporated on 28/9/2021.
The scope of this third annual report is from 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024.
The Assembly that meets at Drummond Gospel Hall
The CIO exists to assist with the administration of the funds of the Assembly that meets at Drummond Gospel Hall, Drummond Road, Bournemouth.
During the period covered by this report, the number in fellowship in the Assembly has dropped so that there are now about 11 who are able to meet. Some of those in fellowship are more elderly and this affects the activities that can be carried out.
Activities
Assembly activities
The Assembly continues to meet regularly each week for the Breaking of Bread, Worship, Prayer, Bible teaching and Gospel preaching.
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Drummond Gospel Hall - Annual report for the period ended 31/12/2024
There are no activities which are provided specifically for vulnerable adults of children.
At Easter and Christmas, supper was arranged for after the services on the Sunday evenings. Invitations were given to about 1000 households in the area around Drummond Gospel Hall. At Christmas, a similar number of calendars and invitations were distributed, also in the neighbourhood of the hall.
Support for full time Christian workers and evangelists continues with regular monthly offerings by the members of the congregation specifically for this purpose. These offerings provide, typically, more than the other offerings for the running of the Assembly. The gifts that are given are supplemented from general funds as well.
In particular, there have been one offerings made for work undertaken by a similar Assembly in Lutsk, Ukraine. £1,000 has been sent which has helped to support daily feeding of over 200 people who have faced difficulties following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This number includes many children for whom an orphanage is now in operation. Funds have been given to another charity, Operation Brotherly Love (Registration Number 1037681), to help with refugees arriving from Ukraine and for the Care Home that they run. Operation Brotherly Love operates in Romania. £400 was also sent to Peter and Elaine Smith for hardship relief in St. Lucia.
Other missionaries and full time evangelists were supported in Angola, Ethiopia, Nepal, Ukraine, Botswana, Canada, Angola and elsewhere.
CIO activities
The CIO met a number of times during the year and assisted the Assembly with these gifts.
Accounts
We note, from the guidance given on the Charity Commission website (Charity Reporting - paragraph 1.4), that the accounts to not require external examination as the gross income is less that £25,000.
The accounts have been kept by the Church Treasurer and audited internally by a retired Company Director.
Bank accounts
Funds are held as follows:
General operating funds – Current Account at Santander plc
General operating funds comprise:
- Restricted funds – those specified for a particular purpose. In all cases, this has been for supporting missionaries and mission work
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- Unrestricted funds – offerings made for the running of the Assembly and maintenance of the building
Reserve funds – Teachers Building Society
These funds are result of a grant that was made when the hall was rebuilt during 1999-2000, together with some legacies. The fund is kept in case of more substantial work being needed on the building fabric.
Overall movement of funds
Summary
| Income | 11,409 | ||
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| Expenditure | 12,265 | ||
| Excess of Income over Expenditure |
-856.90 | ||
| Brought forward from 31/12/2024 |
32,395 | ||
| Carried forward | 31, 538 | ||
| Expenditure | Expenditure | |
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| Missionary Gifts 5,900.00 |
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| Insurance 1,304.85 |
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| Maintenance 1,257.00 |
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| Gas andElectricity 1,099.11 |
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| SpeakersExpenses 785.00 |
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| Publicity 682.66 |
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| Cleaning (Windows) 438.00 |
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| Security (alarm) 312.60 |
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| Waterand Sewerage 187.73 |
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| Catering 116.50 |
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| Sundries 107.50 |
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| Safeguarding | 75.00 | |
| Total 12,265.94 |
Assets
Legal ownership of the building and grounds of Drummond Gospel Hall resides with a separate legal Trust established on 19/2/1930. At the time of preparing this report, the CIO Trustees were also trustees of the building.
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The CIO has no assets other than the funds in the Santander Bank account and the Teachers Building Society account
Sources of income
Sources of income are
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From the weekly offerings made by the members of the Assembly
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Occasional gifts from visitors
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Occasional legacies
No funds are sought from the public and there is no “fundraising” activity.
Gift Aid
The CIO does not claim Gift Aid.
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