CHURCHÉS TOGETHER IN PENRITH Charfty Number 1201866 Trustees Annual Report for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 1. Objects The object of Churches Together In Penrlth Is the advancement of the Christlan rellglon, the rellef of poverty and the advancement of educatlon and any other purposes, wh5th are charltable acc(xdlng to the law of England and Wale8. 2. Actlvltles Churthes Together In Penrlth (or CTIP) Is ￿ umbrnlla organlsatlon supportlng the church members In thelr actmtles, whlch Includes among other actlvltles, a Food banK Debt Counselllng and cash nMnagemenL a Job Club, a charfty r•tall Shop and a vfftkly tea semce for the lonely and those wlth demeniia. Churches Together In Penrfth dlr•cdy operates a Unklng Uv•$ project almed at helplng and supportlng people, who are lonely. 1 part tlme member of staff. The project has successfully attractsd grant support Its work. At the date of wrltlng thls reporL tt has successfully recrulted 18 volunteers and has 26 actlve referrals. Referrals are recelved from a varlety ol agencles both NHS Ilnked a6 well as local authorfty Ilnk¢d. A number are recelved from fam111￿. Volunteern elth¢r the on a w••kty basls or thor• Is a weekly telephone Gonwrsatlon. Other dlrect actMtl•s Include "A Day In the Lakes". This Is a day out In the Lak• Dlstrlct for Indlvlduals and famllles, who are refugees or asylum seekers awaltlng a declslon on thelr future, who are currently Imng In Newca8tle, A free coach Is pmlded together wlth a full day ol actlvltles and food at Ullswater lake. 3. The Trustees are satlsfled that all actlvldes caffled out are In accordance wlth the Charfvs Objects and Charfty law and guldance. They note the Successful start to the Llnklng Uves prolect and the help provlded to lonety people. The posltlve feedback frorn those dlrectly Involved and othern, to the Llnklng Llves project and the Day In the Lakes Is eKouraglng. Flnanclal Revlew At 1•t January 2024 CTIP had an ¢)vff*i opnlng balance of £11,545.24. Income In th• year was £4,978.90 vAth expndlture of £10,909.30 re6ultlng In a ¢108lng balance of £5,61&8 Included In these balance8, the Unklng Llvu woject had an openlng balance of £8.790.96, Income In the year of £4473.IM) and expendlture of £10,026.57 (Indudlng Household Support Grants pald out of £4073.00 and transfers to Churches Toootherlother Actmtles balance for admlnlstratlon of £427.00), resultlng In a closlng balance of £3.238.39. InGome from the varfous Funder5 [• normally pald In advance ol the perlod of expendlture. Funders recelve regulaf report8 on how thelr grants have trAen expended In accordance wlth thelr requlrements. Other actlvlties had an openlng balance of £2,7M28. Income in the year was £505.90 plus the transfer from Household Support Grants detalled above and expendfture was £1.310.73, resultlng In a doslng balance of £2.376.45. The prfnclpal source of funds for all other acllvltles Is subscrlptlons and donatlons from the memb•r churches and thelr congregatlons. The Trustees are satlsfied that there are no concems about the vlablllty of CTIP on an ongolng basls. There are sufflclent checks In place. together wlth regular comprehenslve reports to sattsty thelr respon8lbllltle8. 5. Structure, Governance and Managen*nt CTIP Is a Charltsble Incorporated Organlsadon, whose reglstered number 1$ 1201866. It adopts the model constltutlon. as recommended by the Charlty Commlsslon. 6. Trustees The followlng are the Twstees who together manage CTIP. nt Rev. Davld G. Sargent Rev. Tlmothy M. Cook• Mr John H. Poland Chalr 0711 112022 Vlce Chalr 0711112022 Trusts• 0711112022 06112r2024 Mrn Heather E. Watson Tnmtee 1701412023 3011W2024 Mr Petsr D. Brooks Trustse 1610412024 Trustse 3WOW2024 3010912024 2811112024 Mr Duncan G. Walker Mrn Carolyn E. Marshall Mrn Rosallnd Nledt Tru8t•• Trustse 3010912024 Tn￿the 3010912024 Dr. Gavln L Young Mr Andrny P. Mvwton 0310312026 The Trustees declare that they have apwoved thls Trustees. &mnual Report. Slgned. 41 Name. Rev. Davld Gareth Sargent • CHURCHES • T￿ETHER in PENRITH CHURCHES TOGEfHER IN PENRITH Atcourts lorthe year ended 3tst Detember2024 B•l•n¢* IX0￿ l¢rw¥d •$* knJ•rnwy 2024 Bein8 nkin8 Uves Cumbrfa CF Hadlield Trust Household gJFyort Grant Totèl Linkifi8 LSves" Churche5 Together in Penrlth Balance per Bank IIY5.24 1149.46 4841.50 13CQ.CQ 879).96 2754.Z8 11545.24 Add.. chU￿h Subxrfffjlons Good Frld•y Jt 73.21 252.93 5525.57 785.00 4073.00 8al•nc• ¢•ryled forw•rd w •t 3tst D•¢•ff*w2014 Beln8 Linking Lives CumbrSa CF Hadfleld Trust Icc Penrtth Chadties Total.. Linking Uv¢s 3238.39 Churche5 Together In P¢nrlth 2376.45 Balance per 8ank 5614.84 Linking Lives.. grants recelved are mr￿nCed for thls purpose 5614.84 1149.46 1019.60 171.14 398.19 Ap 025 Re¥ D•¥ld S•r Chalmwn EMmlner5 I have complotod rny •Mam5natSon of accounts and t(￿fi￿rn that no matsrfal matters have tome to my atten¥on whlch give me cause to belie%* that in any material re¥*rt:. l. Apprtspr13te ac¢ountirv4 records were fiot keptin ￿$pett of the Charlly. 2.The counts not accord to ttK)se reaydk 2025 Mts L M Morton 6, Greystoke Park Roa Penrith G4119UT