## Charity Registration Number: 1198783 ## CHRIST CHURCH BIRMINGHAM ANNUAL REPORT, RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AND STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 ## CHRIST CHURCH BIRMINGHAM ## (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation) ## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 CONTENTS Report of the Trustees Receipts and Payments Accounts Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Accounts Appendix 1 – Summary of Accounts 22-23 Appendix2 – Independent Examiner’s Report ## CHRIST CHURCH BIRMINGHAM ## (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation) ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** Charitable Incorporated Organisation Name: CHRIST CHURCH BIRMINGHAM Charity registration number: 1198783 ## **Administrative Address:** 112 Endhill Road, Birmingham, B44 9RP. **Trustees:** Mr Steven Wicking (Chair) Mr Abdullah Jamal Dr Daniel Terry Dr Daniel Crowe (from 16 March 2024) ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** Christ Church Birmingham (hereafter termed ‘The church’) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, and was registered on 29 April 2022. The objective of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Birmingham, West Midlands and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the trustees may from time to time decide. ## **Recruitment and appointment of trustees** New trustees are appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a meeting of the CIO church trustees. The trustees have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO in appointing new trustees. ## **Day to day management** The day-to-day operations of the CIO are overseen by the project manager who is responsible to the Trustees. The Trustees, who meet quarterly, are responsible for the overall direction of the CIO. ## **Objectives and activities** Christ Church Birmingham is a Christian Church that serves the communities of Birmingham and beyond. We run a local pantry in South Aston which is a preventative approach to food poverty, reducing the risk of household hunger. The trustees regularly review the objectives and activities of the CIO and, as part of their review, they have considered the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. ## **Achievements and performance** The Church is affiliated to Regions Beyond family of churches and is a member of the Evangelical Alliance. The Church holds a series of weekend and midweek activities, in addition, provides financial support to individuals and organisations involved in Christian activities. When planning and reviewing activities, the Church has given due consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. The activities of the Church are overseen by its leadership, and are carried forward both by the Church staff, and by the extensive involvement of volunteers drawn from Church members and other regular attendees. The Church welcomes members and attendees from all backgrounds with the aim of ensuring that they do not miss the opportunity to benefit from its activities. The Church is committed to growing in diversity to ensure that it better reflects the community it serves. The Church meets in the Birmingham District of Aston and currently rents premises where regular Sunday meetings are held as well as other events. We have now started a new congregation called Redemption Hill and we rent a property on the Delves estate in Walsall. Community work has begun and occasional services. We continue to run a local food-pantry which provides subsidised food, impacting over 100 adults and children weekly. We provide a place of welcome where there are free refreshments, opportunity to make friendships and signposting to support services as required. As well as our weekly Sunday services the Church also offered services and events at Christmas and Easter to provide the local community with more opportunities to connect with the Christian faith during those seasons. The Church is committed to reaching, teaching, discipling and training Christians to carry out Gospel ministry in our community and further afield. As part of this activity the Church is committed to start further churches in the Birmingham area. The church a member of the Birmingham Collective which is a coalition of Birmingham Churches working in partnership to facilitate the launch of new churches in the city. The Church’s funding principally comes from gifts and donations made by members of the congregation. We are also grateful for grants this year to support the work particularly Birmingham City Council, Enovert Community Trust, and Heart of England Community Foundation. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** Following registration on 29 April 2022 the CIO commenced activity on 07 June 2022. At 31 March 2024 the annual total income exceeded expenditure by £5,783 ## **APPROVAL** The financial report was approved by the Trustees on 21[st] January 2025 and signed on their behalf by: ……………………………………….. S.K. Wicking Chair of Trustees ## **Pantry Finance Summary** Income £ 19,850.34 Expenditure £ 15,224.20 In Year Surplus £ 4,626.14 ## **Restricted funds** All funds have been received in accordance with the objectives recorded in the Governing Document. The grant(s) received from Birmingham City Council have been used according to their instructions in support of the Pantry which commenced on 30[th] June 2022. ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** As at 31 March 2024 the CIO held neither assets or liabilities. Bank account (Unity): Balance on 1[st] April 2023 £13,438 Balance on 31[st] March 2024 £17,827 ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 1. These accounts represent a full 12 months. 2. The local pantry, operating from rented premises, began operating on 30 June 2022. 3. Dr Daniel Crowe was appointed as a trustee on 16 March 2024. 4. Mr Stephen Whittington is the Project Manager for the CIO. This report was approved by the trustees on 21[st] January 2025 Signed on behalf of the trustees: Signature Name Date 21st January 2025 ## **Income and Expense summary for FY 2023.24** ||**RECEIPTS**|**FY 2022.2023**|**FY 2023.2024**| |---|---|---|---| ||**_Non restricted funds_**||| ||Membergiving|£ 30,904|£ 65,612.66| ||Grant Income|£ 23,398|£ 30,000.00| ||CCB Other Income|£ 361|£ 8,325.41| ||B'ham CityCouncil|£ 3,200|| ||Gift Aid||£ 12,989.47| ||Staff Support||£ 29,283.40| ||Regions Beyond||£ 2,853.42| ||**Total non restricted**|**£ 57,862**|**£ 149,064.36**| ||||| ||**_Restricted funds_**||| ||PantryFees|£ 4,199|£ 7,745.70| ||PantryGifts|£ 4,948|£ 12,104.64| ||**Total restricted**|**£ 9,146**|**£ 19,850.34**| ||**Total Income**|**£ 67,009**|**£ 168,914.70**| ||||| ||**PAYMENTS**|**FY 2022.2023**|**FY 2023.2024**| ||**_Non restricted funds_**||| ||**_Staffing_**||| ||Staff Salaries|£ 17,188|£ 74,304.03| ||Staff Pensions|£ 1,139|£ 3,294.24| ||Staff Other(Visas,PAYE,Meetings,Travel)|£ 3,587|£ 10,202.10| ||**Staffing Sub-total**|**£ 21,914**|**£ 87,800.37**| ||||| ||**_Running Costs_**||| ||SundayHospitality|£ 2,356|£ 4,676.19| ||Business expenses (Subscriptions, banks, software,
stationeryetc)|£ 4,739|£ 3,585.73| ||VisitingSpeakers etc|£ 1,491|£ 922.97| ||Rent|£ 3,144|£ 6,642.00| ||Meetingexpenses(travel,refreshments,hotels etc)|£ 1,243|| ||Children’s work|£ 131|£ 1,024.15| ||**Running Costs Sub-total**|**£ 13,103**|**£ 16,851.04**| ||||| ||**_Other_**||| ||Equipment Purchase|£ 3,081|£ 3,625.75| ||Other Events|-£ 296|£ 1,117.21| ||Other Jubilee Church Hull|£ 2,315|| ||Other Anon Care|£ 478|| ||Other Regions Beyond Expenditure|£ 2,683|£ 5,571.26| ||Other Shine Relief Trust|£ 500|| ||Other Brazil(Bridge)|£ 600|| ||Giving||£ 16,549.91| |---|---|---|---| ||Expenditure - Moseley||£ 899.77| ||Expenditure - Walsall||£ 12,833.91| ||Miscellaneous||£ 2,657.50| ||**Equ & Other Sub-total**|**£ 9,361**|**£ 43,255.31**| ||||| ||**_Restricted funds_**||| ||PantryPantryFood|£ 5,279|£ 10,304.28| ||PantryPantryRent|£ 1,160|£ 3,113.75| ||PantryPantrynon-food|£ 609|£ 176.33| ||PantryPantryEquipment|£ 2,344|£ 367.59| ||PantryPantryOther|£ 2,040|£ 1,262.25| ||**Pantry Sub-total**|**£ 11,433**|**£ 15,224.20**| ||||| ||**Total Expenditure**|**£ 55,811**|**£ 163,130.92**| ||||| ||**Surplus(Income - Expenditure)**|**£ 11,198**|**£ 5,783.78**| Independent Examiner's Report CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlnees report on the accounts Section A Indopgndent Examiner's Rep)rt On •ccounts for th• y•*r 31° 2024 1198783 Illanyl 1ty)6 I to tntstees on my exam¥Mtth ofthe acoxjnts 8bDb dwty Tru5f) the yagr 31103 12024. RMpon•llyliti¢• •ryl As the truste￿ Tnrt you we re5P*st1￿ for prgpaFal*)n 2011 rthe Acri. The chwty's trustO8s coNwJer that an aLKlit is not re4u¥•# for th[$ year s￿1¥￿ 14412101 ￿ Chaiilw Ad 2011 (the 2011Actl and thai an I reFQrt in r￿pect of my eXaMMati￿ of lh¢ TNst's aLxounts ￿rried ¢xJt Lmder s•et*)n 145 ofihe 2011 AL* and ￿ C*rr￿￿j ￿ my ex3mfftal￿n. I I￿Ve folb**d Ihe appl￿th￿ gN•n by tho Chanty Commink under 58thn 1445Mbl of the gi￿ by the Charty C(1￿￿•5$￿)n rkni*y and a compa11￿ LI the acxthmts ¢Y￿nted with those re¢ords. It absci con5th￿n of any unusual rtem6 ￿ disck)sur•s in lh8 J in a frjll wd*. *)d ts)ns•quW I do •xpY•ss o￿n￿￿ Indopgnd•nl •xamln•rfs ¥t•t•m•nt I confirm that no mthrial m*ters have ¢(rfne to my *tent*Jn in connectKJn fhryth the exami￿￿Tr gives rne Cause to Ihat in. any wrwlEwial the Act or I ha¥e no and ¢JJrrE ￿0$$ nrTr other mattars M crjnnxt ith examnatiM to whth attent** shouk1 be ijrnwn ￿ ordgr to enabl8 14 January 202S LNbo¥ Shor¢ FICB PM. D R•l•vant profmsional qualifKationl¥l or body Ilf any): AddrBss: S Ho* Fami 139 Hde Ltre W8St MKbknds B312DE S*clion B Di5c105ure Onw wmplete rf Ibe examiner needs LO hghligni maners of concern Isee CC32. Ind￿nI￿nI examination old￿rty xc(w¢)ts.' dire(*n8 gu*larK* for exanwn8rs1