Trustees. Annual Report for the period From Permxl start date 01 T Period end dale 2024 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charfty name ', Churches Together in Stafford & District Other names charity is known by Love Stafford Registered charlty number lff any) 1200830 Charity's principal addrèss Stafford Baptist Church Bailey Street Stafford Postcode ST17 48G Names of the charity trustees who manage the charlty Dates acted rf not lor Whts Plamè of pèrson lor botyl •ntltl•d year to appoint trustee Irf any) Trust•• name offi Irf any) 1 Ron Davis Chair Chair Treasurer 01108124 to 30104125 01105124 to 31n124 2 John Marshall 3 Mark Datson 4 Samantha Phillips 5 David Clark 6 Stephen Haffison 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, rf any. {for example, any Custodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole TAR M8Tth 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Inforniation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optlonal inforniation) Section B Structure, overnance and management Descrlptlon of the charfty's trusts Constitution Type of governing documenl How the charity is constituted Charitabl8 Incorporated Organisation Trustee s818clion methods By a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Chartty Trustees (Constilution document paragraph 11.1) Addltlonal governance Issues (Optional infomiation} You may choose to include additional information, where relevant. about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of truste8S' the charity's organisational structure and any wider nehvork with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. In August 2024 our Chair of Trustees stepped down having given notice of doing so a year earlier. During that year as a charity we had identified a new thair of trustees and und8rgone an intentional handover ensuring that strategic relationships have been Maintained and all our stakeholders have been aware of and confident in this transitson. As a group of trustees Y feèl this process has beèn managed w811. Main risks.. Medium: Reputab'onal risk (mityted by strong relationships across churches and with the local borough council., clear o)mmunications: risk management assessments completed for events>. Lo. Financral mismanagement risk (low lumover, multi-factor authentication: two signatories required for bank transactions; minimal petty cashl. Section C Ob"ectives and activities The object of the CIO is the advancement of the Christian faith in particular {but without limitation) by providing worship, prayer and Christian teaching. Summary of the objects of the charty set out in Its govomlng document The aim of Love Stafford is to create a unity partnership between churches and Christian organisations that will add value to the wider community of Stafford and the area around it. Love Stafford creates the opportunity for church leaders to TAR Marth 2012
meet monthly for prayer and networking. Main activities undertaken: Monthly Prayer meetings attended by local church leaders and Christian organisations. Organisation of events to support the aim of Love Stafford ie Christmas events Week of Unity and prayer. Easter Events Summary of the maln activities undertaken for the public bonefrt in relation to these obj8Gt$ (bnclude withln this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidanco Issued by the Charty Commission on public benefrt The trustees of the CIO have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when exercising their powers and duties to which the I guidance is relevant. Additional details of objectives and acllvities (Optional informatlon) You may choose to include further statemenls, where relevanl. abLWt: policy grantfflakirvJ,' policy programme related investm8nt', contribution made by volunt88rs. TAR Mar¢h 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Monthly prayer meeting5 for Church Leaders and local organization leads- for prayer and information sharing. This monthly event supports and encourages church leaders and organization leaders in our town. In November 2024 we arranged and hosted a meeting for church leaders and organization leaders to meet with our MP in a question and answer session. In January we hosted the Love Stafford Celebration and Mission Market (week of Christian Unity), with speaker Lloyd Cook, from the Saltbox organization in Stoke, with an emphasis on church and community cohesion. This is an annual opportunity to bring churches together and pray and worship together and demonstrate the unity within our town churches. It is always a significant event for church communities. In March 2025 we arranged and hosted a meeting for church leaders and organization leaders to meet with the leader of Stafford Borough Council in 3 question and answer session, with particular emphasis on local government reorganization and its implications for the community. On Good Friday we arranged and hosted a public worship time in the Market Square, attended by 200-250 people representing all the churches of the town and open to shoppers and passers-by, as we recalled this significant day within our Christian faith. The Executive Team has continued to meet regularly, reviewing the activities of Love Stafford and planning for the future. The email communication network between churches and other organisations has been maintained. Summary ofthe main achievements of tho charlty during the year TAR 2012
Section E Financial review nla Brief statemenl of the charity's pollcy on reserves Details of any funds materfally in deficit Further financial review details (Optional Infomiatlon) This year's result was an exp8Cted net deficit outcome, givèn that income raised in previous years had not all en spent. and no additional fundraising appeals were made. The charity has sufficient cash holdirvJs to cover adiviti8s that may ctcxjr in the nexl financial year. You may choose to include additional informaticm, vthere relevant al)out'. the charity's principal sources of fvnds (including any ftjndraising).. how expenditure has supported tha key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) ILLJ Positlon (eg Secretary, Chalr, etc) Date 309.2oL TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Churches Togeth in St•fford & Distriet Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• period from To 01KI¥2OZ4 30104r2025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted lunds Restrictd funds Endowmenl lunds Total funds Last year t•lh¢ nearEst£ iothe ne•Trstt ) th• r4wet É to I rnar•st £ A1 ReIPtS CfAJrch EJnatiCI)S Inier8s1 trorn blIn$S Cash from CTgrtHtorpJrn 100 76 LY¥8kf8SI Sub total(Gn)ss income lo ARJ A2 Asset and InS1M•nt sal•5, Isw table). Sub total Total r•cwpts A3 Pa ments W8bsile ManlenEn Putdi¢ Insura? Coninbunon lo ch£1$ A¢rr65 StalklJshIr¥ and tho Potterns (CLASP) Clr[b aar thon 61 61 1fNJ Z35 100 ChrLtn Un PDnb ni 8WVK8 5or¥ice 53 105 Purchase d &'L*$ 105 Sub total A4 Ass•t and inve¥tm•nt urcha5e5. Is•è tabl•l Sub total Net of receiptsl(payments) . A5 Transf•rs b•twttn fund5 A6 Cash fvnd5 last year end Cash lunds this year en 1.117 1.117 6.8S6 5,T39 6.856 S,739
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestried funds R•strict•d funds tr) M•v•st£ Endowment funds t¢+ n•4r•st£ 81 Ca$h fvnds Total cash funds Jnds funds funds Oeiails 82 Other monetary assets Fund to wlM¢h as%el bekThgi ¢g•t1opti1 ¢urr¢ntval Details FWMI ¥ which ¢ury•n¢v•l Deta¢ls C¢Jst IOFrtlonl B4 Assets retslned for the charlty's usg Fund to*knKh Details BS Llabllltle$ &gn•d by one or Iwo IrLLs188son bÈh&Yof Ihe Iru5tee5 vJn&trJre Pmt N•m• Date of 8pprov81 29108r25 30-1.20