**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 03 07 2023 **To** 31 12 2024
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Canada Road Gospel Hall **Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1203817 **Charity's principal address** Gospel Hall, Canada Road West Wellow, Hants. **Postcode S051 6DE**
## **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)
Nathanael Parsons Named charity
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contact
2 Lindsay Parsons
3 Keith Clewer
4 Colin Parsons Bank signatory
Neil Parsons Treasurer &
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Bank signatory
6 Naomi Parsons
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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)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Trust deed (Dated 29_06_2023)
How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Appointed by Trustees
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The advancement of the Christian faith by the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ including carrying out of missionary and outreach work in the UK and overseas
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As Trustees we confirm that we have had regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance, where relevant.
The Object of the CIO – as set out in its Constitution – is: “The advancement of the Christian faith by the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ including carrying out of missionary and outreach work in the UK and overseas”
We consider the above passes the “public benefit test” because advancing the Christian faith in our community and beyond has a positive **Summary of the main** impact on the moral and ethical behaviour of those with whom we come **activities undertaken for the** in contact. Furthermore, our Christian faith and our relationship with God **public benefit in relation to** – as Father, Son and Holy Spirit - gives meaning to our lives and **these objects (include within** encourages us to live in such a way as to benefit the wider society by **this section the statutory** being good citizens and following the Bible’s teaching on how we should **declaration that trustees have** conduct ourselves in society. **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Over the 17 months of this reporting period the Church has held regular Sunday services with an emphasis on preaching the Gospel, prayer and worship in song, also regular weekday prayer meetings. The CIO has made grants and donations to Missionaries and other organisations with similar charitable aims and objects in this period totalling £8727.50 of this total £3210 was up to the end of 2023 and £5517.50 was in 2024
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Section E
Financial review
Current running costs are in the region of £70 per week
To account for fluctuats'ons in the levels of donatKJns and offerings it is the
CIO'S policy to keep reserves held in the bank to allow for 12 weeks
running. This is cufn £840
Brief stslement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Detalls of any funds matèrlally
tn deficit
None
Furthar financial roview details (Optional Infomiation)
You may ch008e to indud8
additional information, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds {including
any fundraising):
how expenditure has
supported th6 key obj'ectives
of the charity..
investment policy and
objectiV8s including any
ethical investment policy
adopied.
Section F
Other o
tional information
Section G
Declaration
The tru8toe8 declarg that they have approved the tru•lfje•' roport above.
Slgned on bohalf of thè charlty's trusto
Signature(s)
Full namo(9)
A6NI S&fic
Position lèg Secretary. Chair.
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Liabilities (debts) brought forward 3rd July 2023 £ -
Assets brought forward 3rd July 2023
Bank balance brought forward £ 2,979.46
Cash in hand £ 373.99
Total brought forward £ 3,353.45
Reciepts
Offerings and gifts £ 14,800.86
Total income £ 14,800.86
Asset balances brought forward + Income £ 18,154.31
Payments
Gifts to Missions £ 8,727.50
Preachers Expenses £ 1,380.00
General Expenses £ 801.36
Gas £ 630.22
Insurance £ 922.33
Water £ 177.66
Electricity £ 1,485.59
Total Payments £ 14,124.66
Liabilities (debts) carried forward 31st December 2024 £ -
Restricted funds held in the bank as per reserves policy £ 720.00
Assets carried forward 31st December 2024
Bank balance carried forward (incl restricted funds) £ 3,734.74
Cash in hand £ 294.91
Total carried forward £ 4,029.65
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NB: The Charity Comission's reporting rules state that accounts reporting periods cannot be for less than 6 months, meaning this balance sheet covers a period of 17 months from the date of incorporation.