2024-03-30-accounts - Acoustic84 Communities

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 12 January 2023 To 31 March 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

ACOUSTIC 84 COMMUNITIES

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1201559

Charity's principal address

8 Mulberry Gardens

Charlton Down

DORCHESTER

Postcode DT2 9FJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Benjamin Lucas	Chair
Caroline Couzens	Trustee	Proposed for 2024
Christine Leach	Trustee
Kimberly Huntington	Trustee
Christopher Leach	Trustee(Secretary)
Rev. Emma Lucas	Trustee
KayElliott	Trustee
Peter House	Trustee(Treasurer)












Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CIO Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association registered January 2023 How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Trustees board. Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

We have developed the following policies:
You may choose to include additional information, where Safeguarding:
relevant, about: We are developing a Safeguarding policy. 2 trustees have undergone
policies and procedures safeguarding training provided by Baptist Union of Great Britain level 3. adopted for the induction and The remaining trustees will do the training in 2024. training of trustees; Finance control:
the charity’s organisational We have a finance committee of Trustees who hold regular meetings to
structure and any wider approve and review the payment of fees, grant payments and other
network with which the charity expenditure.
works;
relationship with any related We have regular Trustee meetings to determine direction and evaluate parties; progress.
trustees’ consideration of In addition to the Baptist Union of Great Britain we associate with
major risks and the system Threshold network in Lincoln, Poole Missional Communities, Southern
and procedures to manage Counties Baptist Association, Rural Ministries and Dorset Pioneer
them. Network.

Section C Objectives and activities

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To see a Christian light in every place and space in Dorset. Acoustic84 communities equips people to missionally listen in their Summary of the objects of the context. Supports the creation of Christian communities through boats charity set out in its and harbours. All with the desire to see Gods Kingdom. governing document Regular meetings of small groups of Christians (Boats) for encouragement, prayer, Bible study and general sharing of life together. Monthly meetings of clusters of Boats (Harbours) for worship, teaching, Bible study. Annual meetings with associated groups. Trustees are aware of the guidance on public benefit and have taken this Summary of the main into consideration when making decisions. activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Acoustic 84 pays fees and expenses for teaching, guidance, and pastoral care.

It also provides grants and expenses for individuals who attend conferences to support their role as missional listeners and leadership of boats. You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: Each boat relies on the voluntary support of its members to organise  policy on grantmaking; meetings, encourage each other to listen and respond to the “cry” of the  policy programme related community. investment;

contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Consolidation of boats in Charlton Down and Poundbury. Summary of the main achievements of the charity Baptising new members. during the year In September we formed a link with a missional listener in Weymouth. Developing relationships with Stoborough Baptist and Parkstone Baptist churches which may lead to the formation of new boats. We jointly began the Threshold Network in Lincolnshire and Norway.

Section E Financial review

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N\A Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Principal sources of income are in the form of grants from: You may choose to include additional information, where Southern Counties Baptist association, relevant about: the charity’s principal Rural ministries.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

In addition, we receive donations from individuals.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

Expenditure has supported the objectives and achievements.

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

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Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Christopher Charles Leach
	Trustee / Secretary
	20thJanuary 2025

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	Acoustic 84 Communities	Acoustic 84 Communities	Acoustic 84 Communities	Acoustic 84 Communities	CC16a
	For the period from	May-23	To

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Garnts 23,547 Donations 1,220 - - - - - - 24,767 - - Sub total - Total receipts 24,767 A3 Payments Fees 19,063 Expenses 2,072 Hall hire 575 Sundries 412 - - - - - Sub total 22,122 - - Sub total - Total payments 22,122 Net of receipts/(payments) 2,645 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 2,645 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Garnts		- - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - -	23,547 1,220 - - - - - - 24,767	-
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Fees		- - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - -	19,063 2,072 575 412 - - - - - 22,122	-
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		- - - -	- - - -	2,645 - - 2,645	-
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

to nearest £ Unrestricted funds	to nearest £ Restricted funds	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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		Date of approval
	Christopher Leach	7th January2025
Digital signature unavailable	Peter House	7th January 2025