Trustees' Annual Report
Period of Report: 30 September 2024 (date of registration) to 31 March 2025
Charity name: Goleudy Harlech Church (a Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Charity number: 1210260
Principal Address: Llwyn, Ffordd Isaf, Harlech, Gwynedd LL46 2PR
Introduction
The trustees of Goleudy Harlech Church present their report and the receipts and payments accounts for the period from 30 September 2024, the date of our registration with the Charity Commission, to 31 March 2025, our financial year end.
Although this is our first reporting period, some of our activities began before formal registration. Pre-registration activity relevant to our charitable purposes is noted below for completeness.
Trustees during the year:
30 September 2024
Constitution approved by the Charity Commission, with two trustees: David Morris and Martin Wagner.
02 January 2025
A third trustee - Ian Hampson – is appointed (until the AGM) by exchange of emails under constitution sections 13.5 and 17.
04 February 2025
A general meeting: Faith Cole, Kathryn Hampson and Anna Roberts are elected trustees. David Morris resigns as trustee.
31 March 2025
The trustees in post at the end of the reporting period: Martin Wagner, Ian Hampson, Faith Cole, Kathryn Hampson and Anna Roberts.
Governance
Goleudy Harlech Church is a charitable incorporated organisation.
Goleudy Harlech Church CIO is governed by its constitution. For the reporting period of this report, Goleudy Harlech Church CIO operated in accordance with “Goleudy Harlech Church constitution version 1.2 September 2024”.
The trustees were selected and appointed in accordance with the constitution.
Registration with the Charity Commission took place on 30 September 2024. At that point the CIO had only two trustees although the minimum permitted by the constitution is three. The trustees endeavoured to recruit additional trustees. An additional trustee was appointed on 02 January 2025 and three further trustees were appointed on 04 February 2025. One of the initial two trustees resigned on 04 February 2025.
The reporting period ended with five trustees in post.
The objects of the CIO are
Advancing the Christian faith and the worship of God for the benefit of the public in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world in accordance with our Statement of Faith by providing facilities for worship and prayer, religious education, Christian fellowship, outreach and pastoral care in the local community.
Public Benefit Statement
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when planning the charity’s activities for the year. The activities carried out during the period were all undertaken to further the charity’s purposes for the public benefit.
Activities in pursuance of the objects
During the period the charity carried out the following activities in furtherance of its charitable objects:
A weekly church service attended by between 15 and 40 people.
A weekly bible-study, prayer and fellowship evening attended by between 8 and 18 people.
An “Alpha” Christian outreach course attracting members of the local community.
The organising of three community engagement events:
Remembrance Sunday refreshments - 50+ people served.
Carol Service - 80+ people attending.
Outdoor Easter Day sunrise service - 100+ people attending.
The financial support of food banks.
The trustees believe that each of these activities furthered the charity’s purposes and helped to
meet the charity’s objects.
The trustees are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all who take part in the charity’s activities and follow appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures.
Accounts statement:
The accounts have been prepared and approved in line with the Charity Commission’s requirements for small charities.
The CIO’s financial results for the period are set out in the form of Receipts and Payments Accounts in Appendix 1.
Headline figures (30 Sept 2024 – 31 March 2025): Total income: £10,012.00
Total expenditure: £5,462.06
Funds carried forward at year end: £4,549.94
The charity remains financially stable with modest reserves appropriate to its size.
Because our income was below £25,000, our accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis and no independent examination was required.
Approved by the trustees on 1[st] December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Ian Hampson Chair of Trustees
Signature:
Date: _16[th] December 2025_
Appendix 1 Goleudy Harlech Church Financial Report 30 September 2024-31 March 2025 Bank: Opening bank balance: £19,446.08 Plus income to bank: +£10,012.00 Plus transfer from cash to bank: +£340.00 Less expenditure from bank: .£5,462.06 Closlng bank balance: £24.336.02 Net payments into bank: £4.889.94 Cash: Opening cash balance: £374.07 Plus income to cash: +£262.08 Less c8sh transfer to bank: £340 Less C8sh expenditure: £0 Closlng Cash balance: £296.15 Net incometo cash:. £77.92 LAW P4e1of3 20 Nc•Mnbw 2025
Income 30 September 2024- 31 March 2025 Total income to bank account: £10.012.00 Comprising= Regular monthly 8ivin8: £10.012.00 One-off gifts into bank: £0 Total income to cash = £262.08 Ifrom Sunday offerings baskell Total Income: £10,274.08 LAW P4•2of3 3) Novemb8r 2025
Expenditure 30September2024-31 March 2025 Expenditure from bank account: £5.462.06 Expenditure Irom petty cash: £0 Total expendlture: £5.462.06 Thls Is how the money was spent: £3.378.79 Alph8 • £1.000 Glfts to Ioc81 ch8ritles liood b8nks} £601.(K) Rent £457.43 Equipm6nVguppIi88 £285.53 Hospitallty £170.85 Ladies Doy £68.46 Publicity/web8ites Tot81 expenditure - £5.462.06 L4W P•ge3of3 20 N0MI)er 2025