Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 6[th] Sept 2024 Period start date To 31[st] March 2024 Period end date
Charity name: Emmanuel Church Loxwood
Charity registration number: 1209920
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The Object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in Loxwood in particular (but without limitation) by providing worship, prayer and Christian teaching. |
| 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 |
Emmanuel Church Loxwood provides a place of worship, advances the Christian faith, provides pastoral care & outreach together with missionary & evangelical activities. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Trustees adhere to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Additional information (optional)
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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 | 1) Worship, teaching & pastoral care: We have provided various types of service during which we worship, pray, enjoy Bible teaching followed by coffee and refreshments together. 10:30am every Sunday morning for main worship. Average attendance is approx. 25 On Tuesday mornings from 10:30am to 12:30pm, we have met at the chapel for an informal time to share together, learn together, pray together and grow together as followers of Jesus. Attendance has reached as many as 17. On Thursday mornings the chapel has been open to all the community for our “Knit and Knatter” group, to enjoy a chat, enjoy craft activities and cakes and drinks. This is a befriending opportunity with no formal Christian teaching. We have provided Adhoc support to the local Samaritan food bank and have allowed selected local Christian and secular organisations to use the church (eg Bible teaching seminars and the local Bee Keepers Association). In addition, the CIO supported the local fete committee in the provision of car parking without which the event could not occur. Proceeds of the fete go to the local school 2) Outreach, missionary & evangelical activities The church has financially supported several overseas missions/missionaries by monthly transfer and has done so for many years. These include: - £125/mth: The Wheatley family serving in Malawi under the charity Serving In Mission (SIM), Mrs Wheatley is a local lady; - £100/mth: The Grassroots Trust a charity that ’exists to relieve poverty wherever we can and tell people about Jesus through word and deed’; - £25/mth: Global Care who support |
children in poverty; and - £100/mth The Bread Trust a charity that ‘works in strategic partnerships with churches in Ukraine and Zambia to provide practical support for the poorest of communities’. All the above typically receive additional one off sums as the Trustees and Spiritual leadership see fit.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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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 | At 6th September 2024, when the charity was registered by the commission, its cash reserves were £43,521. To year end 31st March 2025 income was £9,222 expenditure was £11,692 resulting in cash funds at year end of £41,051. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The Charity holds reserves for significant expenditure projects and maintenance. For example connection to the mains drainage project which is currently being investigated. Spend is discussed and agreed by the Trustees. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £41,051 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | 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 | Apart from the first Charity Trustees, every Charity Trustee is appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Charity Trustees. No external body is entitled to appoint Trustees |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Emmanuel Church Loxwood |
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| Other name the charity uses | Emmanuel Fellowship Loxwood |
| Registered charity number | 1209920 |
| Charity’s principal address | Emmanuel Church Loxwood Spy lane Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex. RH14 0SQ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Thomas Beckett | Trustee, Chair | |||
| Stephen Douglas | Trustee, Secretary | |||
| Raymond Noakes | Trustee | |||
– 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 N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for N/A 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) Stephen Douglas
Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc)
Date
| Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Number | Charity Number | ||
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| Emmanuel Church Loxwood | 1209920 | |||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date | To | Period end date | |||||
| 6 September 2024 | 31 March 2025 | |||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Collections & Giving | 8,316 | - | - | 8,316 | ||||
| Knit and Knatter | 60 | - | - | 60 | ||||
| Use of Chapel Facilities | 450 | - | - | 450 | ||||
| Misc Receipts | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Bank Interest | 396 | - | - | 396 | ||||
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| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 9,222 |
- | - | 9,222 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - 0 | - 0 | |||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 9,222 |
- 0 | - 0 | 9,222 | ||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Giving | 3,395 | - | - | 3,395 | ||||
| Outreach | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| General Activities | 867 | - | - | 867 | ||||
| Legal | 3,543 | - | - | 3,543 | ||||
| Sundries | 41 | - | - | 41 | ||||
| Maintenance and Cleaninbg | 3,846 | - | - | 3,846 | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 11,692 |
- | - | 11,692 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 11,692 |
- 0 | - 0 | 11,692 | ||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | - 2,470 |
- | - | - 2,470 |
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| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 43,521 | - | - | 43,521 | ||||
| **Cash funds thisyear end ** | 41,051 |
- | - | 41,051 | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | HSBC Bank Accounts | 40,914 | - | |||||
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| Total cash funds | 40,914 | - | ||||||
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| B2 Other monetary assets | Lawn Mower | 1,500 | - | |||||
| Audio Visual Equipment | 2,500 | - | ||||||
| Key Board | 3,000 | - | ||||||
| Kitchen Utensils | 200 | - | ||||||
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | ||||||
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CC16a Last year to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - - - - Endowment funds to nearest £ - -
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- OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)
Date of approval
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