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2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 11 April 2023 To 31 March 2024

From

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1202669 Charity's principal address 32 Alyth Road

Safe & Sound Gospel Ministries

Bournemouth Postcode BH3 7DG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Martin Hancock
2 Alan Hogg
3 Mervyn Leonard
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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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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address

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

None

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CIO Model Constitution

Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

Apart from the first charity trustees, every appointed trustee must be Trustee selection methods appointed for a term of three years by resolution passed at a properly (eg. appointed by, elected by) convened meeting of the charity trustees.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objects of the CIO are: To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public throughout England and Wales through messages of an evangelistic, teaching and educational nature, producing and /or distributing literature and training others to do the same. Enlightening others about the Christian religion through outreach and pastoral care.

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Summary of the main 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)

Public Benefit: In producing their assessment of the benefit to the public provided by the Charity, the Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit. The Trustees are keen to enable ministry among those who cannot afford to pay for it, and also in pioneer situations where there is no established congregation to pay for the ministry. The Trustees believe that the support and funding given are an investment in the future; those trained for ministry will give many years of service to their congregations or local communities, and the seed capital invested in new ministries will help sustainable ministries to be established for years to come. The Trustees also recognise the significant financial impact of Covid on the lives of millions of people compounded during the past year of runaway inflation and the cost of living crisis. Local churches and Christian communities are increasingly being used to provide practical support including food, essential supplies and warm spaces along with a listening ear. Appropriate signposting or support to help people access the financial means to ensure help with rents and heating and benefits to prevent homelessness and declining mental and physical health is often available. This is one of the key purposes and objectives of the Charity and is available to all people in need and key to prevention and sustainability for individuals and families at this time. Faith in action serving and supporting people regardless of belief, ethnicity, background and circumstances, meeting immediate need and crisis.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Safe & Sound Gospel Ministries (SSGM) exists to support Christian workers, Evangelists and Missionaries to share and explain the good news of the Bible through messages of an evangelistic, teaching and educational nature and appropriate training and support. We will also look to provide practical, pastoral and spiritual support for people in particular need for the prevention and relief of poverty. The Trustees welcome insights and information from gospel partners about worthy people and projects to support. SSGM always aims to make grants to supplement other sources of funding for claimants. It also aims to create a partnership with each beneficiary that goes beyond financial giving. There is a clear application procedure and form and outside advice and references are sought. SSGM aims to avoid being the sole source of funding for any applicant unless it’s to cover specific training or course fees and associated travel and subsistence.

Who should apply: The Trustees welcome applications from people either in church ministry or considering church ministry, evangelists serving local churches or reaching new communities, trainee schemes or apprentices; and from churches impacted by increased costs impacting the livelihoods of people already in associate or similar roles. We are also supportive regarding new initiatives. The Charity focuses on the UK, supporting people and projects from elsewhere only where there is a clear UK connection. The Charity is conservative evangelical in its theology and successful individual applicants are likely to be so also, or training to better understand the Bible and its application for today.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main During the year the Charity supported three evangelists / individuals with achievements of the charity two of them at different times also supporting and serving to revitalise a during the year local church in Dorset. Sufficient funds were received from a range of donors and via Stewardship to enable that to take place. At the year end the charity continued to support one evangelist and had sufficient funds to consider additional applications during the following year.

This is fully in line with the Objectives of the Charity.

Section E Financial review

The Charity is a grant making charity and as such tries to keep reserves Brief statement of the to a minimum so any donations received can be put to prompt use charity’s policy on reserves wherever possible.

The Charity is administered by the three voluntary Trustees who have a range of appropriate skills for running this Charity.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include Donations generally direct from individuals or through Stewardship. additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Martin Hancock Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 20 January 2025

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Charity Name No (if any)
Safe & Sound Gospel Ministries 1202669
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 11/04/2023 31/03/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
- - - - -
Donations 10,855 - - 10,855 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 10,855 ] - - 10,855 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 10,855 - - 10,855 -
A3 Payments
- - - - -
Grants & Donations 7,680 - - 7,680 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 7,680 ] - - 7,680 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 7,680 ] - - 7,680 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,175 - - 3,175 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 3,175 - - 3,175 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Details
Details
Bank Account at Nat West
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
3,175
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-
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3,175
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OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
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Print Name
Martin Hancock		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
20-Jan-25

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

25/01/2025

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