CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the perlod From 119122 Perfod start date To 3018123 Perlod end date Charity name: South Craven Evangellcal Church Charity registration number: 1200255 Objectlves and Activities SORP Trf*wca P8ra1.17 Summary of the purposes of the Charity as set out in ils governing document The purposes of the church are the advancement of the Chrlstian faith in accordance with the basis of fatlh primarily but not exclusivety within South Craven,. Yothshire and the surrounding neighbourhood: and $uGh other charitable purposes as shall. in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into prdctice the Christian fatlh in accordance with the Basis of Faith, including but not limited lo.. the provenlion and relief of need, hardship and sickness. the advancement of educats'on., and the provision of facilities in th8 inleresls of social welfare for recreation or other leisu￿ lime occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumslances with the obj8Ct of improving their Conditions of life. provided that the advancem8nt of such purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the doctrin81 distinctives and ethic81 statements as may be adopted and amended by the church from time to time in accordance with the rovisions of the church handbook. Public services for worship on Sunday. Chlldren's work and Clubs operate during the week. Anyone who chooses lo embrace the Chnstian Faith will benefit from the teaching. care, and support of the church. Those not yet believing or ch(x)sing nol to. will still gain from the OPFQrtunity to leam about th8 Christian faith, observe a Christian community in aclson and receNe lovè and su rt from the Church We confirm that th8 trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by th8 Charity Commission on public benefiL Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular. the activilies. projects or services identified in the accounts. Pw8 1.17 an(* 1.19 Statement confirming whether the trustees have had ward lo the guidance issued by the Charty Commission on publtc benefrt 1.18 Addltlonal Inforniatlon {optlonal) You ma thoose to Include further statèments where relevant about: SORP refvrenEe Pgra 1.38 Poli¢ on rant maki Parn 1.39 Policy on $(xial investment including program related investment Porn 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance SORP r4f4rw South Craven Evangelical Church provides weekly Christian services for the lool community, including the main Sunday moming and evening worship gatherings and a midweek meeting for prayer and bible study. These are led by preachers from within the church or visiting preachers from other churches. Corresponding gatherings ar8 held in Keighley as part of our church plant Emmanu81 Church Keighley. Emmanuel runs a c￿che as part of the moming gathering. partnering with attenders in order to help adults and young children access the service. The Se￿1￿$ are available on You Tub8 or the church website to enable individuals to listen or catch up. Regular meetings and activities are advertlsed via social media. Summary of the main achievements of the charity. identifying the drfference the charity's woth has made to the circumstsnces of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to $oci8ty as a whole. The midweek meeting either lakes th& fomi of a c&ntral meèting for all held the church building or house groups held in various members, homes for smaller, rn0￿ infomial times of Prayer, blble study and discussKJn allowing time lo explore various aspects of the Christlan faith and lrfe in more localised gatherings. There are also seasonal $8rvws and aGtivilies at Christsnas and other times such as w811 attended outdoor carol sely￿e. The Church provides community support for members and local people including the following regular meetings.. Tiny Toes-weekly during temi time for parents and pre- school diildren. This is a growing group of Mums and their pre-school ¢hildren. The children enjoy time lo play, simple crafts, singing, a simple bible story and snacks whilst parents 6njoy lime to chat, eat cake and receive support from fellow parents going ihrough the same joys and challenges of pa￿nting. Opportunities for half- temlyl temly get togethe￿ for the parents and their partners h8ve included a "Toddler Sports Da￿ and BBQ and craft evenin Focd for Thought- Monthly light lunch time m8al and thought for thè day for anyone free during the daytime. This has been much appreciated by older members of the community, not only for the food but for valuabl8 lime to chat and deepen friendships. Fellowship Sunday lunch- Monthly"8rfng and share" lunch after a moming service for any to attend. This informal time of chatting and fellowship is enjoyed by all who att6nd and there is always enough ftsyj for unexpected visitors! Friday NMJhl Chill offers a monthty relaxed informal time to socialise over drinks and a board gam8 or ￿0. Church weekend away held bi-annually for church members and regular attenders and is fvnded by those who attend. This look place in the Lake Dislrict. Emmanuel churth members enjoyed time away in the Yorkshire Dales. Attendees enjoyed a relaxed time of Chrislian teaching, time lo chat and enjoy the beaulrful countyside. The church building in Crosshills was opened one moming a ￿￿ek over the winter months as a "Wami Space. Refreshments were availat4e as well as members ready to welcome and chat. Various members are always happy to check in on membars and regular attend8rs thrwghout the week for reasons of friendship and infon7)al support. The Church provides support for Christian ministries in the UK and overseas by way of prayer and gifts. The trustees are thankful for those rn8mbefs who volunteeréd their time to support these activili8s and keep the work of the church oin in these im rtant areas. Addltlonal Inlofmatlon {optlonal) Yourn choose to include further statements where relevant about. Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Perfomiance of fundraising activities against objeci¢ves set P•M 1.41 Investment perfomianco 8galnst objeclives P*ra 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial positson at the end of the petiod Para 121 The Trustees are salisfied that the Charity is financially vtable and sustsinable in the short term with its existing cash reserves and continued voluntary donations. Durinq the Deriod. the Church received total incomino resources of £113491. The18rgest proportion of these resour￿$ is re￿iVed in Ihe form of voluntary incorne from the members of the Congregations. The M&M￿rs of the Congregations donate regular church offerings and monthly donations to contribute to the operation of the Church. During the period, these donations lincludtng related Grfl Aid lax) amounted to £85429. The Church does not make regular appeals for this fomi of income but relies on the generous spirit of the members. In addition, a generous gift of £250￿) was receiv￿ as an exceptional gift towards the work of Emmanuel Church Keighley. The Church's total expenditure for the year was £98745. The largest proportion of the expenditure relates to ministry costs, in particular the costs of the pastor (employed on a fulkts'me basis), C￿pastor10.8 whole time equivalent) and traineelassistant pastor10.4 whole time equivalent increasing lo full lime when the co-pastor resigned) and pastoral and evangelistic a£tivities. The remainder of expenditure relates to Ihe operats'on and maintenance of the Church's building at Crosshills and sts associated with Emmanuel Church Keighley including the hire of an office and meeting Sp￿. The exceptional gift was used towards these expenses and the cost of the 0> stor and traineelassistant astor. The church has agreed lo keep a reserve fund of arca £20,000, which is enough to cover running costs for a > month period in the event of the need to wind up the chaiity. Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 122 Amount of reseNes held Reasons for holding zefo reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going Parg 1.22 £20,000 Para 122 Para t24 P4r• 123 At present Trustees are cognisant that regular income lexduding eX￿Pilonal income) does not meet current levels of expenditure. It is envisaged that operational and financial strategies will be implemented to address these issues. Addltlonal inforniatlon (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Income is derived from voluntary grfts received from Church members and other interested parties making regular and one-off donations. Many members give under the Gift Aid scheme and the Church is pennrtted lo reclaim income tax on their giving. Some donations are given wilh 8 speofic putpose such as a particular aotiwty or restricted funds . The charity's princip81 sources of funds {induding any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investm8nt p)Ilcy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted In norn￿1 clrcumstances eath year, as a guido, 10°/0 of the income of South Craven Evang&li¢al Church is donated to other organisations which the Trustees collectively decide upon with reference to the aims of SCEC as set out in the Charity Constitutic￿. PO￿ 1.40 A description of the principal risks facing the chanty Porth 1.48 Many of the adivities are achieved through voluntary seNice and these valuable SCEC members cover a wide range of duties from Trusteeship to everyday cleaning to ensur8 that SCEC operates in line with its objectivès and Other Structure. Governance and Management Descrtption of charity's tnjsts: Type of goveming document Para 1.25 Constitution and Church Handbook How is the Charity constituted? g iinin¢oyorgTed 'socialion. CIO) Parn 1.25 cio The charity is a chaiiiable incorporated organisation ICIO), registered on 219122 and th8 assets of the forner CUA, of the same name, were formally trdnsferr8d to the CIO on 3118123 Appointed followrig •18ction by church membership. Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to posl or name of any ￿rsOn or bcmly entided to appoint one or more Iruslees Para 1.25 Additional infomiatlon {optlonal) You ma choose to in¢lude further statements where relevant about.. Pollcles and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees P•r• 1.51 For Ihe purposes of this d0￿Ment. South Craven Evangelical Church refers to the registered charity. Th6 Charity conducted its main affairs through the church located in Crosshills, known as South Craven Evangellcal Churth. Anolher church has been started in Keighley although this has not yet grown to the point that it is able lo run independently of the South Craven Church. The church in Keighley is known as Emmanuel Church Keighley and the two churchos operate as congregations under the legal framework of the registered charity. For ihe purposes of this document the tsm "Co regallon. refer to the individual churches, The chaty's org8nisatKsnal structure and any wider nehvork wrth which Ihe charity worf(s Pw• 1.51 South Cravèn Evanplical Church andlor Emmanuel Church Keighley. The church has mainlained its m8mbet5hip of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches {FIEC) throughoul the Feriod of this repo Relationship with any relat&J parties Plv 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative detalls Cha name Other name the chari uses istered chari number Charity's principal address South Craven Evan elical Church 1200255 SQUTH CRAVEN EVANGELICAL CHURCH Back Colne Road Crosshills Keigh￿Y West Yorkshlre BD20 8TS Names of the charlty tru$to08 who managp the charlty Dates acted If not forwholo Tru¥t•• nam• oiric• Ilf any) N•me of pernon lor body) enllllad Int trust00 Ifan South Craven Evangelical Church South Craven Evangelical Church South Craven Evan￿11¢81 Church Paul James Gamston Chair and Pastor Pieter Jonalhan Alan de Jong Jeremy John Simms Judith Alexandra Nevin Joseph Danlel Cook Trustee TnJstee Trustee Commenced trusteeship 614123 Cofflmenced trustseship 6n123 South Crav8n Evangèlical Church South Cravèn Evangelical Church Assistsnt Pastor 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Co orate truslees - names of thé dir8ctors at Ihe date the re Dlr•ctor na wasa Nam8 of trust88s holding lile to propety belonging to the charty Tru•t•o n4m8 Jerem John Simms Patrick Francis Com Pow Fook Liu Sts hen David Emmott Dale• acted If not forwholo ton Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the Custodian charity's obiects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of SLtch assets from the charity's own assets Addltlonal infonnation (optlonal) Nam89 and addro3908 of advls•rn (Optlonal Infomiation) Typfr of Namo Addross advlser Namo of chlof èxecutlve or names ol Sonlor staff mombers (Optlonal Inforniatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for r￿In-dIsCIo$Ure of k rsonnel detarfs Other o tional information Declarations The tru8t¢es declare thal they have approved the trustees. rgport above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's Iruslees Signature151 Full namelsl Pogltlon (eg Secretary, Chair. •t¢l o rEPII 04PJl&L STt.e Date CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES South Craven Evan9ell¢al Church Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe period from 0110912022 3110812023 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to t￿ near881 Restricted funds to the nearest£ Endowment funds to the rwirest£ Total funds Last year ts+thE neare¥t£ to the nearp5t£ A1 Receipts Income Grft 3KI offerings Grft Reclaimed Non Gfft Aid Exc*ptional GiftAid Holida Income Bank Interest 59.500 14,444 11,4BS 25.02D 3,042 59,50D 14,44d 11.48$ 25.020 $042 83,026 14,021 22,694 17 Sub total (Gross income for AR) 113891 114491 119,767 A2 Asset and investment sal￿. Isee table). tota 113.491 ft3,491 119,767 A3Pa ments Wages and national insurance Printing. postage and stationery Legal Renv hire of rooms Tewhonel Intemet L￿ht and heats.ng Cleani Water Repairs and rnaintenance Costs of charTrtsble actNities'. Ministry Costs Mission Adveftign Travel Church Holida 69,54T 295 69,54r 295 5,095 5,749 331 69,317 1,472 5,749 331 7,1S9 374 55 216 219 55 216 219 1,492 27.196 S.813 5,949 516 5.949 518 1.445 2,226 98,745 2,226 98.745 Sub total 12D.871 A4 As¥et and irtrvestment urchases see tsble Sub totsl Totalpayments 98.745 98,745 120,871 Net of re¢eipts/(payments) A5 Transfèrs betW8•n funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 14.747 14.74 40.908 2.14 CCXX Rl accounts ISSI 1210212024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Reslricted funds to ne•r88tf Endowment funds r•st É Categories Dotails to n•aro$t£ B1 Cash funds Bank Cuttentattt￿ni 9.115 Bank *)i¥e saver Total cash funds 46.S¥)8 e0Jrt($11 Unrestricted funds to n•argst£ Restricted funds Endowment funds to noarest £ Details to nparost£ Fund towhich 88set belon cu￿rtt¥81u• otiol Details Costlopllonall Fund towhT¢h asset belon Details CL¥btloptionall Cun*nt ¥8luo ioTral B4 Assets retained for th• charity's own use Fund tovthl¢h relate6 Amou*Trt du• on81 When due onal Details B5 Llabilities HMRC PAYE 970 1919123 Signed by one OT ￿ twstees on behaff of all Jhe trustees Signature Print Name Dale of oval 1$1,-114 CCXX R2 account$1S51 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** South Craven Evangelical Church **On accounts for the year** 31 August 2023 **Charity no ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 - 4 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ## **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in **responsibilities of** accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). **trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent** ## **examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed:** Simon Hart **Date:** 27/11/2023 **Name:** Simon Hart **Relevant professional** FCCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** 1 **IER** **May 2018** **Address:** 24 Hall Drive BD20 7NH Sutton In Craven ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). ## **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **IER** **May 2018**