2023-12-31-accounts

lfjng's Church Basingstoke Charity Number 1202024 Trustees Rq)ort ￿ar to 31 st Decernber 2023 CONsrrnffloN The trust is 9ovemed by a Dedaration of Trust dated 17th December 2022 and was entered Central Registered of Charities with eftect from 21st February 2023. rincluding objectives and aims for the public benefrt) To advarKe tt* thristian faith for the benefit of the public in Basingstoke and the surrounding area through holding of prayer meetings, religious education, teachings from the Bible. outreath and pastoral care in local community. all to enlighten others about the Christian ￿lgiOn. n4. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2023 saw the e$￿￿lShment of King's Church Basingstoke as a new churth. I￿ring this period, began to meet together at Manor Fields Junior School in Basingstoke. This Ven￿ was chosen partly because it ￿ldeS WTthin one of the most deprived regions of Basingstoke. The sthool has one of the highest rates of pupil premium thildren in the UK. The church has supported the school and local communtty wyth.. The provision of volunteers in a variety of areas. . Support of school Govemors. . In December the Church paid for the students to go to a theatre performance. This would have been a first experience of this kind for many of the children. • offer of friendship and practical support within the communty. In addition, the church has devised bible tsathing programs that a￿ beneficial to thurth members and the loca5 community. THE FUTURE 1 9912LnT Our obJ"ective is to continue to find favour with the local communty and be aEle to bring the benefits of Christian prinaples to anybody that needs help and supporL In partic￿lar supporting the thildren. parents and stsff of Manor Fields Junior Sthod. FINANCIAL REVIEW The Ststement of Financial ktivities is described in this d<xumenL Financial Support 7.snj King's Church Basingstoke benefits from the generous supp)rt of its church members. During the year to 31 st t)ecernber 2023 the charity received income totsling £70.466 tharity does not make use of finanaal instrumen

R￿p￿S policy The diarity is funded with an expectation to spend all public funds which are re￿ived, and tr*refore has a policy not to maintain excessive reserves. The level of reserves held is mt)nitored regulady by the board of trustees to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet the chality's liabilities and 061igations as they fall due. The Charity requires annual reseNes of around £15.(KM) to meet its obligations. As of 31 st December 2023 the charity held furKls of £58,865. Public Benefft Reporting The Twstees confirm t￿￿t they have referred to the guidance contsined in the Charity Commission's general guidan￿ on public benefit when reviewing the charitys aims and objectives and in pla)nin9 firture activities and setting the grant making policy. Risk managenEnt The main risk for the organisation is a reduction in donations being received due to ecorx)mic arcurnstan￿. However, the trust has low ovetheads and a stsble level of donations. therefore the trustees don't consider this to be a major risk at present sfRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Goveming document The charity is controlled by its goveming document (trust deed). adopted on 17th December 2022. Recruitrnent and appointment of trustees The Chaimian and the Board of Trustees were selected for appointment on merit, through a fair and open recruitiment process. Trustee induction All new Trustees receive various documents detailing the legal obligations of Trustees. alongside the of Associati4M, key policy and governan￿ d￿ments and detsils of the organisational structure. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBIUTIES The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial Statsments in accordan￿ with applicable law and regulattons. The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting recor& that are wfficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disdose with reasonable accuracy at any time the finanaal position of the charity and enable them to ensu￿ that the financial

statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In so far as each of the Trustees is aware: . there is no relevant inf0m￿tIOn of which the tharity's independent examiners are unaware; and . the Trustees have tsken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant infOnT￿tIon and to establish that the independent examiners are aware of that information. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. This report for 2023 was approved by the Board of Trustees on 2[￿ April 2024 and signed on their behalf by. D Rebbettes Trustee

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name KING’S CHURCH BASINGSTOKE members of On accounts for the year Period 21 February 2023 to Charity no ended 31 December 2024 (if any) 1202024

Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above

charity ( “the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .

Responsibilities and basis of report

• As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”) .

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

• the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

• Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: 13 May 2024 Name: Colleen Eldridge Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Drewitts Ash, Hannington, Tadley RG26 5UA

October 2018

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