2024-04-05-accounts - Casa Del Alfarero (Potters House)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 02/12/2022 Period start date To Period end date

05/04/2024

Charity name: Casa del Alfarero (POTTERS HOUSE)

Charity registration number: 1201201

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Advance in the Christian faith through the holding of prayer meetings, conferencies lectures and broadcasting in the United Kingdom
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Weekly Biblical studies via Zoom
~~accounts~~ Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public ~~bfit~~	Para 1.18	All trustees are following the full guidance issued by the charity in regard of the main purpose of the charity
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Provide free faith support to people of our community. Provide family support with economical needs Give advice about Christian values to our community Provide free meals to people on homelessness status Provide a space where our community find warm and kind friendship

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Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
This CIO is a new and small church now
giving support to 68 people: 27 adults,17
young men, 9 teenagers and 15 children
through our program of Biblical Schools in
which they receive knowledge about our
Christian faith on a weekly basis, 4 hours
each session, and all sessions are free of
charge.
The children receive free refreshments and
a sandwich.
The CIO is also now providing free meals to
homeless people in Trafalgar Square,
London, on weekends; we are now
attending around 80 persons per week.
The CIO has been making small loans with
zero interest to all members in need from a
small pot gathered from the personal
contributions of all our members; up to 9
loans have been made.
The Church is also supporting some
families in need by giving them small
amounts of money for emergency cases.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
All members attending our church are
actively participating in the weekly Christian
sessions; they also give support through
voluntary contributions to the fund to pay for
rent and buy food for homeless people
every week.
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
The participation of our congregation
members is positive, and every person who
attends our church is fully committed to the
social goals and moral values we strive to
reflect in our work. The funds raised by all
our members are gradually making it
possible to fulfill our community service
goals, such as serving free meals to the
homeless (currently serving about 80
people per week on weekends), free snacks
for children who attend Saturday services,
and Christian outreach to all our members.
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	At the end of our first term, our congregation managed to secure, through the small contributions of our members, a small fund to cover basic needs such as paying rent for the premises, providing a small stipend to the pastor, purchasing food for the homeless, etc. We aim to reach more people in our community to further our pastoral and social goals.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	At present, and given our small membership, we do not yet have a significant reserve fund, beyond about £500 per month to cover emergencies for any member of our congregation.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Around £500
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Our congregation, led by our pastor and small management team, works tirelessly each week to expand our Christian work within our immediate community and thus increase our membership and gradually provide greater social coverage through our weekly meal program for people in need and our own members. Currently, our results are emerging, and we have faith in the future of our work.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	This is primarily supported by the voluntary contributions of all our members through our weekly preaching sessions at the church.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	It’s policy of the CIO that all resources obtained from the voluntary contributions of its members is used to pay the monthly rent of the premises, buy food for weekly assistance to homeless people, buy weekly food for the children attending the Saturday’s sessions, make small donations of members in need and facilitating small free of interest loans to members in need.

	A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Our Christian pastoral work is strong, and our entire congregation is building a strong commitment to our community so that our role does not decline and can gradually expand within our local social fabric. Therefore, we do not currently face any major risks that could endanger our congregation. Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		There is not any trusts yet as the CIO is a very small one
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO has three trustees: a pastor, a co- pastor and one secretary
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The pastor the co-pastor and the secretary have the right to appoint any other members of the CIO. They meet every 6 months to assess the church's performance and make decisions to improve and achieve greater benefits for the Christian community. There is also a deacon, a secretary and a treasurer, all who have been properly instructed about all the provisions of the charity in case of absence of the pastor and/ or co-pastor.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	All our members are acting on a very freely way, just wanting to help to provide the support that the CIO is offering. Everyone always tries to do their best to achieve what has been stated in the Foundation’ Model Constitution: support our community to the Christian faith and helping to develop a real sense of community.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	There are 3 trustees: the pastor, the co- pastor and the secretary.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	None
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Casa del Alfarero (Potter’s House)

	Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1201201 Charity’s principal address 2 Norfolk Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, CR7 8ND

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Maria Ysabel Garcia	2 Norfolk Rd London CR7 8ND	Maria Ysabel Garcia
	Angelica Maria Moreno de Leon	2 Norfolk Rd London CR7 8ND	Angelica Maria Moreno de Leon

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name
Pastor	Maria Ysabel Garcia
Co-pastor	Angelica Maria Moreno de Leon

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	Tier has not assets at the moment
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/a
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/a

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional ~~information)~~

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)	Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)	Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)	Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)


Full name(s)	MariaYsabel Garcia		Angelica Maria Moreno de Leon

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)	Pastor	Co-pastor

Date	01/05/2024

Charity Commission

Charity Commission Annual Return 2024

CASA DEL ALFARERO (POTTERS HOUSE)

Charity registration number: 1201201

Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2024.

Financial period

Financial period start date

02/12/2022

Financial period end date

05/04/2024

Income and spending

Income £

£19,190

Spending £

£12,190

Number of contracts from government

How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

Value of contracts from government

What was the total value of the contracts received from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

£2,100

Number of grants from government

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

Income breakdown

Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)

£0

Charitable activities

£0

Other trading activities

£0

Investments

£0

Other

£19,190

Recipients of grants

Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).Individuals

£0

Other charities

£0

Other organisations that are not charities

£0

Trustee payments

Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?

⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid

Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom

Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Spending outside England & Wales

Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Trading subsidiaries

Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?

Charity contact details correct

Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?

Yes

Charity headquarters details correct

Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?

Yes

Charity contact address

2 NORFOLK ROAD

THORNTON HEATH

CR7 8ND

Charity Headquarters address

2 NORFOLK ROAD

THORNTON HEATH

CR7 8ND

Membership type

Is your charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?

yes, the charity is a parent body

Members entitle to vote

Other than trustees, does your charity have members who are entitled to vote under the charity’s governing documents?

Yes

Employment contract types

People were permanently employed by your charity

People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity

Self-employed people were working for your charity

Governance policies

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Safeguarding policy and procedures

Not applicable

Financial reserves policy and procedures

Not applicable

Complaints policy and procedures

Not applicable

Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Not applicable

Internal risk management policy and procedures

Not applicable

Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Not applicable

Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Not applicable

Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Not applicable

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Not applicable

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Not applicable

Social media policy and procedures

Not applicable