Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01/08/2024 To 31/07/2025 ## North Essex Gospel Trust (1202737) 1 ## Table of Contents 1 Overview of the Charity 2 Objectves and Actvites of the Charity - 3 Achievements and Performance - 4 Financial Review 5 Structure, Governance and Management 6 Names of the Charity Trustees who manage the Charity 7 Future Plans 8 Declaratons 1. Overview of the charity 2 a. Charity: North Essex Gospel Trust ## b. Charity registration number: 1202737 c. Registered address: 6 Linden Pit Path, Leatherhead, Surrey. KT22 7JD ## 2. Objectives and Activities of the charity ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purposes of the CIO are the advancement
of the Christian faith in accordance with the
Basis of Faith, primarily, but not exclusively,
within Felsted and the surrounding area,
provided that the advancement of such
purposes must be undertaken in a manner that
is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives and
Ethical Statements as may be adopted and
amended by the CIO from time to time.| |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|In this second accounting period of its operation
the Trust has increased its financial resources
in preparation for grant making. It has been in
receipt of donations and expenditure has
continued to be limited. The Trustees are
anticipating one or more grant requests in the
coming months.| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees are aware of the guidance
provided by the Charity Commission relating to
public benefit.
The trustees are aware of the guidance in What
Makes a Charity (CC4), the Public Benefit
Framework, Running a Charity (PB2) and
Public Benefit: reporting (PB3)| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Trust has a grant making policy which is
publicly available on its website.| ## 3. 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|In this second accounting period, the Trust has
continued to accrue funds through regular
donations that are building the capital for future
use. The Trust has developed a grant making
policy in readiness for applications.| 3 The Trust did not receive any requests for grants from charities or organisations that met its criteria during this period. ## 4. Financial Review |4. Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the
period|Para 1.21|The total income for the second period of
financial review is: £58,458
Total expenditure for the second period of
financial review: £144
At the end of the second financial period the
Trust has reserves of £106,699| |Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating
why they are held|Para 1.22|The Trustees have not developed a specific
reserves policy. During the second financial
period, the trustees opened a savings account
and transferred £80,001.| |The charity’s principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising)|Para 1.47|Funds are generated, exclusively, through
donations from individuals in sympathy with the
aims of the Trust.| 4 ## 5. Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The Charity is governed by a CIO Constitution| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is a 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|The CIO governing document provides for the
appointment, retirement and removal of
Trustees.
10. Appointment of Charity Trustees
1. Apart from the first charity trustees, every
trustee must be appointed by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting of the
charity trustees.
2. In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must have
regard to the skills, knowledge and experience
needed for the effective administration of the
CIO.
3. Apart from the first charity trustees, charity
trustees shall be appointed for an initial period
of three years and shall thereafter retire as a
charity trustee.
4. Subject to clause 9 and clause 12, a charity
trustee whose term of office has expired
(whether under clause 9.9 or clause 10.3) shall
be eligible for reappointment for a further three
year term and the process for reappointment
shall be as set out in clause 10.1. A charity
trustee may serve a maximum of three
consecutive terms of office. After that, a charity
trustee may be reappointed as a charity trustee
once a period of not less than 12 months has
elapsed from the end of their three consecutive
terms of office.| 5 |Additional information (optional)
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|The CIO constitution provides for the induction
of newly appointed Trustees as follows:
11. Information for new charity trustees
1. The charity trustees will make available to
each new charity trustee, on or before his or her
first appointment:
i. a copy of the current version of this
constitution; and
ii. a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’
Annual Report and statement of
accounts.| ## 6. 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 (ifany)| |---|---|---|---| |Benjamin Peart|Chair||| |Edward Fenning|Trustee||| |Lois Ferguson|Trustee||| |Dub Gannon|Trustee||| |Roger Miles|Trustee||| ## 7. Future Plans The Trustees anticipate that they are likely to receive grant requests and equipment loan requests in the coming financial year and look forward to considering these against the aims and purposes of the Trust, set out in the constitution, for the public benefit in the coming financial year. ## 8. Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 6 Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date ## Appendix A – Receipt and Payment Accounts 7 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES North E¥¥eA Go$pel Trts¥t Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe peti(xl from ?1107r202 ieciion A pieCos -Siih ioftal 514 l AS Tian5fers between funds l A6 Cash fund5 last Veal end c.￿Sh fiJnrf.% thi.% vpar pnrf Charity Name No (if any) North Essex Gospel Trust ## Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y For the period Period start date Period end date To from 8/1/2024 7/31/2025 ## Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted |Section A Receipts and payments|||| |---|---|---|---| |
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A1 Receipts
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Gift Aid received
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_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 58,314
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_Cash funds this year end_ 106,699
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charity’s own use|Details
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05/04/2026 6 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the trustees The North Essex Gospel Trust On accounts for the year ended 3110712025 Charity no (if any) 1202737 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and basis As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the of report 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement plicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (othertsn that disdoge&belew-") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: nt I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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: Name: cvl f¥41 10 trJ DYCf2 MAS3 IER Oct 2018 Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): I ÉTI fuT& o F Lk¥(¥ITcAEtJ A L INJ LJf¥LES CI cAL￿j Address: i O Gf4fLSDEN FETCFkA(K ￿£￿T￿ I+E A]J, Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). IER Oct 2018