## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from April 2023 to April 2024 Charity Name: The Place Church Charity Registration Number: 1202343**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|The advancement of the Christian faith in
particular (but without limitation) by providing
worship, prayer and Christian teaching; and
the relief of persons who are in need, particularly
those who are vulnerable and marginalised from
society for reasons of age, disability, ill-health,
financial or other disadvantage by the provision of
funds, items or practical support.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public
benefit,
in
particular, the activities,
projects
or
services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The church met regularly on Sundays for our main
worship between 3pm and 5pm.
Weekly bible studies were held on Tuesday
mornings at 10 am, also available for people to
join on Zoom. Additional bible studies were held
fortnightly on Thursday nights. We also held
regular Tuesday prayer meetings on Zoom.
During the Advent and Lent seasons, we held
weekly meetings using printed study materials
specially prepared for the seasons. These
meetings were free and open to whoever wished
to attend. During these seasons we held special
Christmas and Easter parties/meals open to all
who wished to attend. All meetings are publicised
on our website, through printed invitations and by
word of mouth.
Children and Young People’s work were carried
out during our Sunday meetings by qualified
members of the church.|
|Statement
confirming
whether
the
trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees met four times during the period to
review the performance of the Charity: financial
review, safeguarding and food safety regulations
and training, community relations and working in
partnerships with other local charities.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy
on
social
investment
including
program
related
investment|Para 1.38|We do not currently carry out any such
investments.|
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Charity does not currently have any
employees. The entire work of the Charity is
carried out on volunteer basis by its trustees and
members of the church.|
|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|Our regular Sunday and weekly meetings provide
the platform for people who attend to express
their worship to God, develop close friendships
with people, receive biblical teachings, share
meals and give feedback on how their faith is
reflected in their relationships and life’s works.
These meetings are also fostering a healthy
sense of community, helping members to receive
support, when needed, and also offer support to
others within the church and wider community.
During the year, we ensured that all trustees and
people who work with children and young people
were DBS certified. They also attended a certified
training provided by_thirtyone:eight_. All our food
handlers also attended a certification training on
food safety.
The church is involved in food collection and
distribution to some of its members and some
immigrants within the wider Elmbridge community
as they try to integrate.
During the Christmas of 2023, we worked in
collaboration with the charity_Weybridge CAN_to
sponsor
and
distribute
hampers
to
some
immigrants in Elmbridge. Most of these were
immigrants from Ukraine. The hampers were very
well received, and we will be doing more in 2024,
as we have identified more people who need
them.
One of the other areas of work we carry out with
immigrants is through our Friendship programme.
Certified leaders have continued to come
alongside immigrant families to help them settle
and integrate into the community.
During the year the church became a member of
Churches Together in Weybridge. We also
worked with the Weybridge Methodist church to
organise an all-age Easter service.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of
fundraising activities
against objectives set|Para 1.41|No fundraising activities carried out during the
period.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|No investments carried out during the period.|
|Other|||
|**Financial Review**|||
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|The charity was in a healthy financial position at
the end of the period. The accounts have been
audited and audit report received by the trustees.|
|Statement explaining
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held|Para 1.22|The charity has a working document: “How We
Handle Money”. The document captures policies,
practices and procedures relating to the finances
of The Place Church and it reserves policy. It is
the policy of The Place Church to keep an
amount in the general fund that equates to
between three and six months of expected
general expenditure.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£24,000|
|Reasons for holding
zero reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially
in deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any
fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity is funded from contributions made by
its volunteers and members of the church.|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the
principal risks facing the
charity|Para 1.46|We have public liability insurance, and the
trustees are not aware of any risks currently
facing the charity.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||The CIO has power to do anything which is
calculated to further its Objects or is
conducive or incidental to doing so.|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|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|Trustees
are
appointed for
a
term
of five years by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the Spiritual
Leadership, in line with the Constitution.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Mandatory documents used for training
trustees include the_Constitution of The_
_Place Church_,_Safeguarding Policy of The_
_Place Church_, and_How we Handle Money_.
The other documents are_The Essential_
_Trustee_
(provided
by
The
Charity
Commission) and_Guide to Churches on_
_Spiritual Leadership and Trustees_(provided
by Stewardship UK).
Trustees have also been encouraged to
attend
webinars
run
by
The
Charity
Commission.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The spiritual leadership team is headed by
the Pastor and met regularly to plan worship
meetings, bible studies and other spiritual
matters.
The church works closely with other local
churches under the umbrella of Churches
Together in Weybridge.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Place Church|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1202343|
|Charity’s principal address|9 Monument Road
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 8QX|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|John Anthony Newton|Chair of Trustees|Whole year||
|2|Yaabari Anthony Uebari|Pastor|Whole year||
|3|David Shing Shee Li||Whole year||
|4|Teong Kiat Ong||Whole year||
|5|Wiebeke Mai Newton||Whole year||
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||John Anthony Newton|Yaabari Anthony Uebari|
||
Chair of Trustees|Pastor|
||17 January 2025||
||17 January 2025||
**Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 5th April 2024**
|**Income**
Donations
Other Income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Operating Expenses
Charitable Activities
Other Charges
**Total Expenditure**
**Surplus fund Carried Forward**|**£**
30,227.02
115.54|
|---|---|
||**30,342.56**
1,809.20
2,990.00
40.00|
||**4,839.20**
**25,503.36**|
## **Statement of Financial Position For the year ended 5th April 2024**
|**Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Bank
**Net Assets**
**Total Charity Fund**|-
25,503.36|
|---|---|
||**25,503.36**|
|||
||**25,503.36**|