
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From Period start date  To 19/07/2024      Period end date 31/03/2025** 

## **Charity name: Transforming Essex** 

## **Charity registration number: 1209210** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The Object of the charity is the advancement of<br>the Christan faith in partcular (but without<br>limitaton) by providing worship, prayer,<br>Christan teachingand training|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|To advance the Christian faith throughout<br>the county of Essex in the UK.  In particular<br>but not limited to supporting and<br>encouraging Christian churches as they<br>extend the message of Christianity.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have paid due regard to<br>guidance issued by Charity Commission in<br>deciding what activities the Charity should<br>undertake.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Transforming Essex has continued to go<br>from strength to strength as we have<br>increased our reach into more of the county<br>of Essex.  We now have leaders’ meetings<br>in several tactical parts of the county and<br>our strategic team have been working on a<br>zone or hub based approach to bring more<br>local support into the mix.<br>We planned, arranged and delivered our<br>third annual Love-Essex event in Southend<br>and a number of people were impacted by<br>the event.  More churches and<br>organisations that ever have been involved<br>and we are particularly excited to have<br>developed a good working relationship with<br>the local churches including the Church of<br>England.|



## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|As this is our first year of reporting our<br>accounts show only 8 months of activity|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Early days|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|This is because it only shows eight months<br>of income and expenditure.<br>Funds held by one our supporting churches<br>has subsequently been deposited.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25||
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25||





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 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Transforming Essex|
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|Other name the charity uses|Love-Essex|
|Registered charity number|1209210|
|Charity’s principal address|40 Clements Green Lane, South Woodham Ferrers,<br>Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5JP|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Alan Cass|Chair|||
||Christine Burgess||||
||Peter Burgess||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

## **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **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)** Peter Burgess **Full name(s)** Alan Cass **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of trustees trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 26/01/2026 



## Statement of Financial Position 

## Transforming Essex 

## As of March 31, 2025 

|DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT|TOTAL|
|---|---|
|Fixed Asset||
|**Total for Fixed Asset**||
|Cash at bank and in hand||
|TransformingEssex|6,564.54|
|**Total for Cash at bank and in hand**|**£6,564.54**|
|Debtors||
|Current Assets||
|Prepayments|1,006.34|
|**Total for Current Assets**|**£1,006.34**|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**|**£7,570.88**|
|Creditors: amounts falling due within one year||
|Current Liabilities||
|VAT Control|0.00|
|**Total for Current Liabilities**|**£0.00**|
|**Total for Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|**£0.00**|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**|**£7,570.88**|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**|**£7,570.88**|
|**TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**|**£7,570.88**|
|Capital and Reserves||
|Opening Balance Equity|15,380.59|
|Retained Earnings|-6,419.08|
|Net Income|-1,390.63|
|**Total for Capital and Reserves**|**£7,570.88**|



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**Accrual Basis  Wednesday, November 12, 2025 01:26 PM GMTZ** 

