WOODCROFT CHRISTIAN CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31[ST ] DECEMBER 2020 Registered Charity Number 237401 ## WOODCROFT CHRISTIAN CENTRE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Contents Page Trustees’ annual report 1-5 Independent examiner’s report 6 Statement of accounts 7 Page 1 Annual Report for the year ending 31[st] December 2020 TRUSTEES’ REPORT ## **1. Reference and Administration Details** Woodcroft Christian Centre, Woodcroft Lane, Woodcroft, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 7PZ. Is registered with the Charity Commissions (reg.no.237401) and constituted by a deed of Trust dated 23[rd] August 1890. The charity trustees are: Chairman: Mr K. Bounds. Financial Advisor: Mr. P Bellingham Other Members: Mr L Weller Mr A H Samuel Mrs R A Williams Mr M W Townsend Nature and period of appointment: Appointment at the invitation of other trustees and no fixed period of time. No remuneration or expenses have been paid to charity trustees during the year The Management Committee is responsible for the management and organisation of the centre and reports to the trustees on an annual basis. The members are: Chairman: Mr James Marshall elected 27[th] September 2020 Treasurer: Mr M W Townsend – Re-elected 31[st] March 2019 Other members: Keith Bounds Les Weller Ruth Williams John Newell James Townsend Richard Nicholas Josh Bounds Jonathan Kear Lily Hall Secretary to the Committee: Mr Jonathan Kear elected 31[st] March 2019 Nature and Period of appointments: Invitation by committee must be raised and agreed at 2 consecutive meetings prior to invitation. No fixed term for members. Chairman serves for 1 year, Treasurer 2 years and Secretary 3 years. Any of the officers can stand for re-election. No remuneration or expenses have been paid to committee members during the year. Page 2 TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) Other main Agents: Bankers: Barclays Bank UK P.L.C 121 Queen Street Cardiff CF1 1SG National Westminster Bank P.L.C. 21 Eastgate Street Gloucester GL1 1NH Solicitors: Everett, Tomlin, Lloyd and Pratt 19-20 Gold Tops Newport NP20 4PH Honorary Auditor: Christopher Wathen 31 Birchwood Road Woolaston Gloucestershire GL15 6PE Manager of Centre: Mr. Gareth Birt Sunnydene Woodcroft, Chepstow. Mon NP16 7PZ The charity employs a full-time manager together with a part-time assistant and part-time house keepers, With Student Workers providing part –time help, assisting with housekeeping and ground maintenance as and when required. A considerable amount of voluntary help is also utilised at the centre. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic the housekeeper was placed on furlough on 16[th] March 2020 and remained on furlough at the end of the year. Both the manager and assistant were placed on furlough on 1[st] April 2020, returning to work on minimum hours (approx. 20% of contracted hours) from 26[th] July 2020 to carry out essential maintenance and to aid decision making in guiding charity through difficult times. TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) Page 3 ## **2. Objectives and Review of Activities:** Woodcroft Christian Centre’s aim is to encourage the commitment of peoples lives to the Lord Jesus Christ and spiritual development in individuals of all ages, families, churches and groups, through the provision of Woodcroft Christian Centre, it’s leisure facilities and grounds. We aim to keep the cost of staying at Woodcroft Christian Centre as low as practically possible thus enabling those who may otherwise not afford it the opportunity to experience a retreat and to be influenced by the Gospel The Trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit and also the guidance on “ The Advancement of Religion for Public Benefit” published in December 2008, in assessing which activities it undertakes. We intend to provide benefit by: - Providing good ethical and moral codes through following the teaching of Jesus. - Contributing to people’s good mental and physical health by giving them a holiday in a Christian atmosphere. - Providing opportunities for worship. - Contributing to spiritual well-being. - Contributing to the spiritual and moral education of young people. People can come to Woodcroft Christian Centre where they will be welcomed to a Christian atmosphere and encouraged in their spiritual development. It is hoped that the wider public will also benefit through people returning to their communities keen to practice Jesus’ teaching to love their neighbour as themselves. The objects of the charity are achieved as follows: - Christian groups are encouraged to use the site for fellowship and fun in a relaxed Christian atmosphere and also to take time to seek spiritual development. - Members of the surrounding community are invited to use the facilities as part of a number of local ministries and events which are run for their benefit, along with having access to areas of the grounds for contemplation and reflection. TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) Page 4 The Charity usually carries out a number of activities with a view of achieving these objectives however due to Covid -19 restrictions most suspended or cancelled. These include: - Fellowship Sports Evening (Fortnightly) (suspended March 2020) - Luncheon Club for over 50’s run in partnership with the local Parish Church (monthly) (suspended March 2020) - Our annual Bonfire Night and Firework event for the local community usually held in November (Cancelled) Residentially Covid -19 impacted Woodcroft Christian Centre massively with restrictions meaning no residential group bookings could take place from mid March to end of December (with restrictions still in place at the end of the year). On paper 2020 was looking extremly busy with groups booked in from the start of January right up to end of November, and enquiries flying in for 2021. Before Government restrictions were put in play, we were fortunate enough to be able to host a total of 10 Weekend bookings, along with 2 mid week groups, welcoming a total of 386 guest for residential stays. As part of a flexible Covid Guarantee we offered all groups the option to either receive a refund of their deposit, transfer their booking to a later date or gift deposit to the centre to support work during this time. We are extremely grateful to all groups for their patience, understanding and generosity with a large percentage choosing the latter two options. The Charity is committed to fulfilling its charitable purpose to further the Christian faith. It is expected that a Christian group will subscribe to the basis of faith published by the Evangelical Alliance. The Charity does not accept bookings for use of it’s facilities from groups seeking to promote or actively support a faith which is non-Christian, or an ideology, morality or life-style incompatible with it’s Christian purpose. TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) Page 5 ## **3. Financial Review** The financial statement for the year end 31[st] December 2020 can be found on page 7 of this report and shows a Surplus of £8627.12. The loss of group lettings for the remainder of the year (projected) was in excess of £65,000, this was offset by a massive increase in charitable giving from generous supporters of nearly £17,000. Along with the Job Retention Scheme, additional Government grants and blanket savings across all expenditure columns, due to the site being placed in hibernation as Government restrictions required us to close with only essential maintenance and general repairs carried out. ## **4. Plans for the future:** With many bookings transferred into 2021 and an ongoing financial commitment from a number of generous supporters, and Government support schemes, we are confident that the centre will weather this storm enabling us to continue our 2020 plans for the continued maintenance and improvement of the site and we will continue to strive to make Woodcroft Christian Centre the special place it is and will be for so many people. Approved by the Trustees on Sunday 26[th] September 2021 …………………………………… Mr K.Bounds Chairman Page 6 To The Trustees of Wo(Klcroft Christian Centre. Dcar Sirs, l am reponin¥ the accounts o[W￿(￿[￿fi Christian CeMre{regis*red charii) Tr￿mber. 237401 1 ftrthe y¢ ended 31° Decernkn2020. which are set oth on ihe (ollowing page and show a&rplus for the yw of £8627.12 (Eighi Thousand, Six H￿l￿d Twwty S¢w¢n Pound*. Twelve Pen¢el. Respective Responsibilities of TrUS￿eS and Examiner. The chaflty's trustees are rewnsIb￿ forthe preparatlon of the accounts in ¥corthnce wsth the reqviiemenis of the charit￿SArI 20111-the Acri. The charity'5 IrvsteesconsKlerthat an audit 15 not required for thi5 yearunder section 144 of the Aci and that an indepeThJent exarni￿t￿n is needed. It is rny re5pon5ibility to.. exarnine the accounts under section 145 of the Charli￿5 ACL to follow the applicable DirectK)nS 8Nen bythe Charity CommiMk)n ILJrKler sertion 14515llbl of the A£t, antl to state whether particular matters hwe CO￿ to my attentl)n f4asis of Indepcndent Examiner's Sialement My examlnath)n wascafried out in a¢cordance wilh 8enernl Direeti)ns8Nen by the Commission. An examinatKbn include5 a reviewol the accounttn8 r￿OrdS kepi by ihe charity and compari50n ol the accounts presented with those records. It also includes