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CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHARITIES
TRUSTEE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2023
Registered Charity number: 232332
Trustees Annual Report
Section 1: Legal and Administrative Information
Charity name: Congregational United Charities
Registered Charity number: 232332
For the financial year beginning on: 1[st] January 2023 For the financial year ending on: 31[st] December 2023
Charity’s principal address: The Congregational Federation Ltd, 8 Castle Gate, Nottingham, NG1 7AS
Charity’s business address: Newport Congregational Church, 98 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UH
Governing document: Schemes of 17 February 1885 as varied by scheme of 22 April 1910, 20 January 1965 and 26 May 1993
How the charity is constituted: The charity was formed under a Charity Commission scheme
Summary of the objects of the charity:
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For the benefit of Christian worship and ministry
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For the benefit of the Minister of Newport Congregational Church
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In aid and for the benefit of the incidental account of Newport Congregational Church
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For the general purposes of Newport Congregational Church
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Towards the expenses of the chapel and the celebration of Divine Worship therein
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So long as the churches or congregations formerly assembling for Christian Worship in the chapels situated on Node-hill or Pyle Street, Newport, shall continue to be so used. The buildings shall be used for the purposes of Worship, children’s and young people’s work, for lectures and meetings on religious, literary, philanthropic and other subjects. This is generally for the purpose to promote the social and moral welfare of the congregation and other persons residing in Newport.
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For the purpose of the religious instruction and education of children and young people belonging to the congregation and such other children as the trustees select and for such other purposes as the trustees select
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For the education of children and young people belonging to the congregation and for such other purposes as shall be directed by the Members of the Church congregation.
Section 2: Trustees and governance
Corporate Trustee: The Congregational Federation Ltd, 8 Castle Gate, Nottingham, NG1 7AS.
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Directors of the corporate trustee who served in the year ending 31[st] December 2023 or at date of signing.
| Mr J A Lyon (Chairperson) | ||
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| Mrs S M Austin | ||
| Revd C J Bamforth Damp | ||
| Mrs E M Bentham | Resigned | 15th July 2023 |
| Mrs H Biggin | ||
| Revd C E Booton | Resigned | 13th February 2023 |
| Mr E P Fenwick | ||
| Revd C L Gillham | ||
| Revd R Green | Appointed | 22nd April 2023 |
| Revd J Holloway | ||
| Revd F Y Kamara | ||
| Revd O C Kinchin | ||
| Revd R Leeming | Appointed | 15th July 2023 |
| Revd R D Macrae | Appointed | 2nd September 2023 |
| Miss M M C McGuinness | ||
| Dr B W Mason | ||
| Revd C J Stott | ||
| Mrs E Sweeney-Smith | Appointed | 13th May 2023 |
| Revd G Simonis | ||
| Mr M Taylor | ||
| Revd T Wilson | Resigned | 2nd September 2023 |
Company Secretary
Mr D M Tucker
Management Committee as at 31[st] December 2023:
Rev Graham Akers
Rev. Mark Evans Mrs Louise Randall Mrs Lyn Savin
Management committee selection method:
The Management Committee are the Deacons of Newport Congregational Church. The Deacons are elected by the Church meeting, to become a Deacon, the person must be a Church member for at least a year. Deacons serve a threeyear term but are eligible for immediate re-election at the end of the three-year period.
Until 2009 the strategic and day to day management of the charity was undertaken by the Management Committee, who acted as trustees. During 2009 the position was clarified that the Congregational Federation Limited was the corporate trustee. There has been and continues to be an assumed delegation of the day-to-day management of the charity to the Management Committee.
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Section 3: Activities and Achievements
Summary of the main activities and achievements of the charity during the year:
During the year 2023 the charity has benefited the work of Newport Congregational Church. In planning our activities during the year, we have borne in mind the Charity Commissioners guidance on public benefit at our Management and Trustee Committee Meetings. The focus of our activities remained the support of the work of Newport Congregational Church. The purpose of this support is to enable the church to continue to offer public Christian Worship, moral and spiritual teaching and guidance, to provide facilities for children and young people, providing support and recreation for the elderly and the same more generally for all age groups. We provided meeting facilities for various public bodies and associations, offering to all the comforts and consolations of the Christian faith. These provisions have been made available to the public regardless of personal background, faith, gender or circumstances. The Charity looked to support the Church Ministry in this past year.
The Chapel building know as ‘The Langbridge Hall’ was completed during the first part of the year and opened for wordship and other uses in June. The rest of the Pyle Street Property has continued to be used for Church and Community needs, including various Ministries with babies, young children and their families. We also continue to provide various Ministries which include feeding people within the community.
We continue to manage the Manse, 19 Kinchington Road, which has been the subject of light maintenance works during the year.
The sad legacy of the Covid 19 Pandemic still impacts the life of the Church and its income. The CUC Trustees continued to support the life of the church in its financial support of the Church, in the cost-of-living crisis. We continue to honour God in feeding people spiritual and physical food.
Section 4: Policies
Grant-making policy: The only grant made is to Newport Congregational Church.
Section 5: Signature and Declaration
Declaration: I declare, in my capacity of director of the corporate trustee, that:
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The trustees have approved the report above; and
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Have authorised me to sign it on their behalf.
Signed:
Full name:
Position:
Date:
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GARETH HUGHES BA, FORMER CPFA ACCOUNTANT SUNNYSIDE, HGH STREET, NEWCHURCH, PO36 0NJ
Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees of Congregational United Charities. I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Congregational United Charities (the Trust) for the year ended 31st December 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Charity Trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts, carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with those records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
GARETH HUGHES 23rd MARCH 2024
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| Charity Name | No (if any) | ||
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| Congregational United Charities | 232332 | ||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||
| Period start date For the period from 01.01.23 |
Period end date To 31.12.23 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 1,200 375 1,481 164,967 - 168,023 - - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 1,200 375 1,481 164,967 - 168,023 - - - |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Nodehill Income | 1,200 | 1,280 | |||||||
| Miscellaneous | 375 | - | |||||||
| Interest Received | 1,481 | 3,116 | |||||||
| NCC Repaid | 164,967 | 652 | |||||||
| NCC Funds | - | 151 | |||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
168,023 |
5,199 | |||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| COIF Transferred | - | 50,000 | |||||||
| High Street PropertySale | - | 144,558 | |||||||
| Sub total | - |
194,558 | |||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 168,023 | - | - | 168,023 | 199,757 | |||||
| 2,650 3,185 165,269 28,862 16,200 900 217,066 |
- - 39,096 - - - 39,096 |
- - - - - - - |
2,650 3,185 204,365 28,862 16,200 900 256,162 - - 256,162 (88,139) |
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Buildings Insurance |
2,650 | 2,221 | |||||||
| Manse Repairs | 3,185 | 833 | |||||||
| Pyle Street Costs | 165,269 | 121,574 | |||||||
| NCC Funds Used | 28,862 | 225 | |||||||
| Grant To NCC | 16,200 | 16,200 | |||||||
| Finance Cost | 900 | 900 | |||||||
| Sub total | 217,066 | 141,953 | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| To NCC & COIF | - | - | - | - | 134,673 | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | 134,673 | ||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
217,066 (49,043) - 66,149 17,106 |
39,096 (39,096) - 39,096 - |
- - - - - |
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| 276,626 | |||||||||
| (49,043) | (39,096) | - | (88,139) | (76,869) | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 66,149 | 39,096 | - | 105,245 | - | |||||
| 17,106 | - | - | 17,106 | (76,869) |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details COIF Investment Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Owed from NCC - Chair Deposit Lloyds Current Account Lloyds Deposit Account Details Details Details Owed to NCC - Chapel Building Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 12,280 - 4,826 - 17,106 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 2,408 - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted funds - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 3,217 Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | |||
| Current value (optional) |
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| 59,199 | |||
| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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