CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 1st April 2023 Period end date Perlod stsrt dato to 31*t March 2024 Charity name: Dovecot Evangellcal Church Charity registration number: 1200348 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purpose8 of the charity 88 set out in its goveming document Porn 1.17 The Church's oblacts I"Obl•cts°l •rn speclflcally restrlrted to the following= al to advance the Christlan falth In accordanc• wlth the Doctrinal Ststernent 1.the Doctrinal StatemenVI set out In Schedule I to thls Constltution for the benefit of the public In Livtrptstsl and In such oth•r parts of th• Unlted Kingdom or the wodd as t￿ Trust••s may from time to tirne think fft. bl to advance th• educrtlon of the public In t Chrlstian falth In L￿orpO01 and In such other parts of the Unlted Klngdom or th• world as the Trustees may from time to tlme think fit. cl to rolieve persons who ar• in condithons of ne•d orflnanclal hardshSp or who are sick or In need and to r•ll•v• the dSstress caU￿d thereby In Liverpool and In other parts of tho United Kingdorn or the wodd as tho Trust••s may from tlm•4trtlm• thlnk fft. dl to promote and fulfil such other purp05es whi¢h may be charltabl• •C￿rdIng to the law of Englznd and Wales. Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the actiwties, projects or serwces identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 4nd 1.19 We run Week￿ meetings & actNities of b•n•ffl to th• géntsral public. S[￿h 8$ two Sunday service5 Icrech snd Sunday sehool provided) Bibl8 studies, Prayer motsting$. Youth grnup It•0￿ & siudentsl ¢off•• mornin9s. rngular adutt speoal rteeds dub, En91i¥h l•sson dass, Funds provided for disaster reli & victims ofwar in Ukraine & elswther8. food h8mp•rs. given oth IocAIty to the neety, S)ck & Infirn visited *J on uest. The Trustees are aware of tho guidanr*. and they have taken rt into arMunt whèn making a decision lo whith the Gwidance is relevant Statem8nt confiming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidanc8 issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Pqr• 1.18 Addltlonal Inforniatlon Ioptlonal) You ma choose to indude further statèments where relevant about.. SORP reforence Policy on grant making PaT• 1.38 NIA Policy ¢)n s(Jrial investment including pwram related investment Parn 1.38 NIA Contribution made by volunteers Parn 1.38 NIA Other NIA Achievements and Performance SORP relwence Sunday services & mitAveek ¢hLrth meeting8 helps us 10 achieve I￿r goals of r8aching out lo everybody. young & old with the Christian 9)spal, 81s0 wfih the help of livo stroaming of some of our services on the WEB we have be￿ able to reach more Feople r￿1 just in Dovecot, but the UK & the World. New p80ple eL*me into o m&&ling$ from time lo lime, they want to know more about th8 Christian farth & somo join the churth and are involved in the work. 2.we have been Tunning ￿ Adult Sp8Ci81 NeedB CILsb for many years. we b81i8vo that the club provides a place of Safely, Comfort & A¢captance for Ihosa who find1rf8 drfrI￿tt & hard lo cop& wrth. 3.we h8Ve just st8rt&J an English language class, for those whose first languap is not English. 4. Th& Chur¢h wants lo h8lp those who find themselvos in a crisis, we have given finanrial grft$18s ab￿) on more than one occasion to th050 Cau in the war in Ukraine Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity, identifying the dtfference the charity's work has made to the circumstsnces of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Par8 1.20 Addltional Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma oose to indude further stateTrnts where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set P•r• 1.41 Performance of fundraisirYJ actiwties against objectives Pgra 1.41 Investment performan 8gain8t obj￿tiveS Parn 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial p)sition at the end of the period Para 1.21 The aco)unts do a drop from the start of the year, but this is still above the reserve agreed. Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reserves held P8ro 122 Sufficient funds to cover months nonnal Spends to be kept as a reserve PBra 122 £3,OlX) Reasons for holding zero reseNes Detsils of fund materially in defiat Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concem Pwa 1.22 NIA Parn124 NIA P8r8 1.23 NIA Addluonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma choose lo include further ststements where relevant about.. The Church income is primarily from free wll donations from its members and fnerKls. The Church also makes use of the Gift Aid scheme to redaim Lgx on donations. 1.47 The chanty's principal sources of funds {induding any fundraising) Investment p¥)licy and objectives induding any social investment FK)Iicy adopted P•r• 1.46 All funds are kept in a Bardays Bank Account and currently gain minimal interest A deTJCfiPtion of the PfincApal risks facing the charity We have no investment risk facing the Church Pwa 1.46 Other NIA Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts.. Tyre of goveming documerrt p￿1.25 Trust Deed How is the thaiity constituted? P8r8 125 Charitable Incorporated Organisation ..r?led Trustee selection methods induding detsils of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Pir• 125 The Church is governed according to the Biblical pattern of Elders and Deacons. The Trustees are drawn from amongst these officers. but also include other Te5ponsible and able persons who are committed to advancing the work while upholding the provisions of the Trust Deed. These are proposed by the Trustees and appointed by the Elders. The Trustees retsin the independent responsibility to ensure everything is carried out in accordance with the Trust Deed. Addltlonal Informatlon loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statemerts where relevant about.. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of tnjstees Pursuing retevant cour80$ wilh Trainiro organisalicng Par• 1.51 The chanty's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Responsibility for the various aspects of the work will be shared and undertaken from amongstthe Church members.The Charity 15 managed by the Trustees, Elders and Deacons. Pwa 1.51 Relationship wrth 8ny related parties NIA Paro 1.51 Other NIA Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the charit uses Registered charity number Charity's principal aydress DovKot Evan ollcal Church 1200348 Dovecot Evangellcal Church 424 East Prescot Road Llverpool L14 2EH Namos of the charlty trustses who manage the charlty Datès a¢t¢d ffl not forT*hol• Tru•t•• nam• Offl¢• Illanyl Name of person {or body) •ntlU•d Int truste¢ Ifon DoveLxJt Evangelical Church Dovecot Evangelical Church Stephen Taylor Leslie Walter Cain Chair. Trustee. Elder Secretary, Trustee, Elder Trustee, Elder 13th September 2022 13th September 2022 Samson Chanda Mutale 2tr April 2023 Dovecot Evangelical Church Simon Thomas Irvine Stephen Case Trustee, Elder 4th October 2022 DoveLx)t Evangelical Church Trustee, Elder 13th September 2022 Dove{>￿ Evangelical Church 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Co rate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re DlY•ctor n•m• NIA rtwasa roved Name of tNstees holding title to property belonging to the charity Tru•t•• nim• Date¥ •ct•d 11 not for whol• Sle hen Ta lor Leslie Walter Cain Samson Chanda Mutale Simon Thomas Irvine Ste hen Case ember 2022 13° Se ember 2022 2PA ri12023 4° October 2022 13° Se tember 2022 Funds held as custodian trustee8 on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA held in this ca Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian cha Detsils of arran￿MentS for safe custc