## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 10[th ] July2024 Period start date To 31[st] March 2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Worcester Vineyard Church**
## **Charity registration number:1209079**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the Christian religion for the**
**public benefit in accordance with the**
**Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland**
**Statement of Faith**|
|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|**Worship and teaching on Sunday**
**mornings and midweek. Provision of**
**free clothes, equipment and toys to**
**under 5 year olds (known as Growbaby).**
**Provision of Christian training and**
**service.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance on public benefit.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers are vital to running our**
**activities especially the Growbaby**
**service.**|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|**The Growbaby service helps 40 to 60**
**families each month with free clothes,**
**nappies, equipment and toys. The**
**service is well known in the city and is**
**recommended by social workers, health**
**visitors, midwives and children’s**
**workers. We estimate that we have**
**helped 150-200 families during the year.**
**Parents have been able to receive**
**Christmas and birthday gifts for their**
**children that they would have been**
**unable to purchase. Also providing a**
**safe place to meet others and receive**
**help and encouragement.**
**We have taught the Christian faith and**
**supported people through difficult**
**circumstances.**|
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
We have been told by the agencies that we
are a vital service to the city and wider area
in alleviating hardship.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity made a loss during the year**
**but the charity has a good balance for**
**its future needs.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held to ensure future**
**service provision and is just over 2**
**years running costs.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**46,776 pounds**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not Applicable**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**We have no worries about being a going**
**concern.**|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**Main sources are offerings and some**
**grants and donations for Growbaby**|
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|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|**The main risks are rising costs due to**
**inflation and a reduction in offerings.**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**|
|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 appointed by the Chairman –**
**David Merton (church pastor) based on**
**experience and skills to help the charity.**|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**New trustees are given training using**
**the national Vineyard Churches UK**
**guidelines.**|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The church is part of Vineyard Churches**
**UK & Ireland and has access to advice**
**and services from our national body.**|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Worcester Vineyard Church|
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|Other name the charity uses|Growbaby|
|Registered charity number|1209079|
|Charity’s principal address|2 Stokesay Lane
Worcester
WR4 0LD|
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||David Merton|Pastor||David Merton|
||Helen Merton|Pastor|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None**
## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not Applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **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)** David Christopher Merton
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 25/10/25
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Offerings Tax Refunds Growbaby Grants & Donations
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Sub total
Total receipts
A3 Payments Salaries Insurance I.T. Costs Training & Conferences Sunday Services Administration Costs Growbaby Expenses
Sub total
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Sub total
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds from Merged Charity 1134100 Cash funds this year end
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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Worcester Vineyard Church
|Receipts and payments accounts|||
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|For the period from||10/07/24|
|Unrestricted funds||Restricted funds|
|to the nearest £||to the nearest £|
||9989|-|
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||11941|1980|
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||4320|-|
||417|-|
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||432|-|
||1739|-|
||2483|-|
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||9610|7257|
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||9610|7257|
||2331|-5277|
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||43828|5894|
||46159|617|
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## Details
Cash At Bank
Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
## Details
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Signature
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1209079
CC16a
31/03/2025
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|Print Name||Date of approval|
|David Merton||18.06.25|
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