Grace Church being grace In tke coMmLAlllty Trustees report I, April 2024 - 31" March 2025 Unaudited accounts 1st April 2024 _ 31st March 2025 Charity Number.. 1200810 Charity Reference and Administration Registered Number.. 1200810 Registered: th 25 October 2022 Location.. Doncaster, South Yorkshire Contatt.. Alastair Gooderham, 4 Hayfield Court, Auckley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN9 2LQ al@graceinthecommunity.org Trustee Board Name Appointed Position Christopher Axelby Nlcola 8elleini Alan Coates Peter Dray Alastair Gooderham Alexander Martin Alasdair Strachan th 25 October 2022 th 29 June 2023 Chairman and External Trustee Deacon Elder External Trustee Pastor Deacon Elder th 8 April 2025 th 25 October 2022 25" October 2022 th 25 October 2022 8 April 2025 Note of Record.. Alan Coates and Alasdair Strachan were elected as a trustees upon their election as Elders th at the members meeting on the 8 April. Bankers: Natwest Bank, 119 High Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6LT Note.. Public benefit In compiling this report and exercising their powers and duties the Trustees have had due regard to guidance on public benetit published by the Charity Commission and, in particular, on charities for the advancement of religion. Structure, Governance and Management The Purposes of Grace Church Don¢8ster Taken from settion 3 of the church Constitution: "The purposes of the Church are: the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Doncaster and the surrounding neighbourhood,. and such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basi5 of Faith, including but not limited to.. the prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickne5S' the advancement of education; and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life The Trusteeship of Grace Church Doncaster". There must be at least 3 charity trustees. these are officers of the church who take on the role of trustee when elected by the membership of the church as deacons or elders. There are also 2 external trustees appointed by the board who serve on the board of Grace Church Doncaster. As detailed in the church Constitution and Handbook. Governance and Management: TheTrustees must meet at least 4 times a year as stated in the Constitution. Extra meetings can be called by the chairman or any two charity trustees at any time. Meetings may be held electronically and follow the agreed upon procedures and patterns in the church constitution. Activities and Achievements This report will comment on everything from April 2024 to March 2025. The church has been encouraged to welcome a number of peop5e into membership over the last year and the membership now stands at 22. We have also been thrilled to hold two baptismal services for people who have come to faith. We continue running our Little Fishes carer and toddler group a number of the children moved on in the summer, so in Autumn it started smaller, but it has gradually grown again with new mums and youngsters. WÈ have a good number of families with which we have regular contact through the time covered in the report. It is great to see new friendships develop and the gospel being taught to the children every week through story, crafts, and snack. We have continued to run Coffee Time, a drop in café style event, on a Friday afternoon from 2.30pm. Numbers have really boomed at this we now regularly serve over 85 people. That growth has been particularly pronounced amongst secondary school pupils who come to have cake, play games, and do crafts. But there are also some young mums from toddlers or who used to come to toddlers who come, and some families from school at drop off. and some grandparents of the pupils that come. There are some good friendship5 being developed, and some engaged with the 4 minutes video resources we uploaded to YouTube and advertised at coffee time around the Who we are and why we exist. We have continued to run Lighthouse, our Sunday afternoon service at 4pm on the second Sunday of the month. Numbers have dropped off a bit from last year but it has been encouraging to See some families commit to coming, especially some from toddler5. We have continued to hold our regular Sunday morning services preaching through Matthew, Revelation, Deuteronomy and Ephesians. Children have stayed in the service but have activity sheets provided part way through at the back on supervised tables, that link in with the Family slot teaching in the service. Nkjmbers at church on a Sunday morning have remained steady, with 40-50 attending regularly. We have also continued to meet on a Thursday in a home which has been a mix of Bible study and prayer meeting. Whilst numbers fluctuate week to week we are encouraged by a committed core group. We were pleased to raise £310 at our Harvest Service as a giftto Medhurst Ministries, who we continue to partner with, joining with them to support churches working in the UK-S forgotten place5, such as council estates. Financial Review Our financial year runs April to March. This financial report will comment on I, April 2024- 31, March 2025 Grace Church Doncaster began the year with bank balance: £11,308 Duringthe year total receipts amounted to.. £63,711 Duringthe year total expenditure amounted to= £44,665 The year closed with a balance of.. £30,355 Grace Church Doncaster ha5 one paid employee and relies on both internal and external giving. Giving has increased as new members have joined and we continue to be supported by Bessacarr Evangelical Church. Declaration The Trustees of Grace Church Doncaster declare that they have approved the above Trustees, Annual Report, and the following has been signed on behalf of the trustees.. Signed: Name: Al￿A-4￿CL MAL Signed- Name.. CHARITY COMMISSION Fok, INGIANO AND WALIS Gracg Church Doncaster 1200810 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 0110412024 To 3110312025 Section A Receipts and payments Unr&stricted funds Restricted funds Endown*nt funds Total funds Last year io the nearest to the noar8$t£ to Ihe nearest £ totho nearest£ tothe ne8rest£ A1 Receipts GifiP4d Donabons General Donations Cash Donalion5 Qrgani%alion Giwng HMRC GIftAd rebate Othèr Income 26,439 15,29B 300 15,110 5,490 80 765 230 26,519 16,063 530 15,11 5,490 16,313 7,D75 70 14,250 6205 1.756 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 62,637 1,074 63,711 45,669 A2 Asset and investment sales. (see table Sub total 62.637 1.074 63.711 45,669 A3 PaJn*nts YN£rtising BIl18￿111S1Li￿nseS 60 140 3,870 305 2,913 27.619 7,643 60 140 3,870 305 2,913 27,819 7,643 122 136 3.052 141 2,582 24,750 8,195 Consurnables Emplowneni P8n8ion Employment Salary Empltrsrynenl Ta¥JNI E￿nIS GiNing Insuranc8 Le9al Nfjnisiry E)penses Irea¢h S8fegJarding othef ENp8ndilur8 200 24)0 330 235 216 425 310 510 200 343 200 330 235 216 425 146 194 Sub total 44,355 31D 44.665 39,859 A4 Asset and investn￿nI purchases. (see table) Sub total 44,3S5 310 44,665 39,859 Net of receipts/(payments) AS Transfers between funds P6 Cash funds last JEar end Cash funds this year end 18.282 76S 19.047 5.810 11,3rt8 11.308 5,499 29,590 785 30,355 11,308 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to near&st£ Restrided funds EndowrrEnt funds to n83r&st £ to nearest£ B1 Cash funds Cash in ihe bank INBlwesll 29,619 736 Total cash funds 29,619 736 iaweo oa1¥r￿eS receyts am paynEnis accounlls}I Unrestricted Restrictsd Endowwent to near?st £ to neare5t£ to nearÈ$t £ B2 Other monetary assets Laptop lknr 31 Prinler (Epson Ecolank ET-28501 2D9 13B Tgb125 & cho￿[$ 1.108 Fund towhich asset belongs o$t loptsonall Currentyalue Fund to WhTCn sset bÈlo Gurrentvaiy@ Cost loptlonall B4 Assets retaingd for the ¢harity's own use Fund to which liability relates knount due loptlonaD When due loptlonall B5 Liabllities Signed by one tsr two trustess on behalf of all the trustees Dale of roval Signature Print Name Aexander Vortin Aastair Gooderham Charity CC64(b) COMMISSION Ipr W•l¢• Independent Examiner s Report on the Accounts Receipts and Payments Accounts Reportlts the lnjs1eeslrT￿y0ers of crKiirw Gir-li E LM¥J,'LL14 L.'4s On occounts toI the year ended Sèt OLrt on pagè5 R•sp•cll¥• F•wINlblBll•s of Iwsl•w The charfty'5 tFus18&$ ale r8sr>onsTble for the preporotlon of th$ accounts. 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