Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Year | Day | Month | Year | ||
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2024 | To | 31st | Dec | 2024 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Citygate Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 327237 Charity's principal address The Manor Petersfield Rd Greatham Postcode GU33 6HF
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 (if any) |
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| Tim Oglesby | ||||
| Andrew Fellows | ||||
| Brian Jose | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Trust Deed
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trust
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE DEED OF TRUST DATED 8TH SEPTEMBER 1986
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The Trustees of Citygate have had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising their powers and duties and have taken Summary of the main it into account when making decisions. activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to During the year, the charity made gifts to sponsor students coming from these objects (include within Central Europe to study in the UK, and gave support to organizations in this section the statutory Hungary, Bulgaria and Albania. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance The charity also sponsored teaching activities in line with its objects. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main During the year, the charity made gifts to sponsor students coming from achievements of the charity Central Europe to study in the UK. during the year We sponsored the travel and promotion of the book ‘Rumours of a Better Country’ in Australia, The USA, Poland, Germany and Austria
Section E Financial review
| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit |
The organisation is primarily funded income from its investments. The level of reserves is overseen by professional advisers and monitored regularly by the Trustees. |
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| None |
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) E.M. Moyle
Full name(s) Edward Marshall Moyle Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Gen Sec. etc) Date 22 October 2025
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Statement of Activity - 2024
CityGate UK
January-December, 2024
| DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT | TOTAL |
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| Income CityGate Income Individual Gifts - non gift aidable Support MM-TM Gift Aid |
£1,639.50 £6,300.00 |
| Total for CityGate Income | £7,939.50 |
| Total for Income | £7,939.50 |
| Cost of Sales | |
| Gross Profit | £7,939.50 |
| Expenses CityGate Admin Accounting Fees Bank charges Copying costs Equipment Hospitality Office Supplies Postage Redmayne Management fees Software Subscriptions Website Maintenance |
£220.99 £1.54 £82.89 £354.48 £378.75 £145.28 £93.49 £2,079.00 £563.86 £79.05 £403.20 |
| Total for CityGate Admin CityGate Projects Book project - Rumours Seminars and Conferences WritingProject |
£4,402.53 £3,751.57 £1,399.00 £925.00 |
| Total for CityGate Projects CityGate Support EM - TK Moyleproject support |
£6,075.57 £7,600.00 |
| Total for CityGate Support | £7,600.00 |
| Total for Expenses | £18,078.10 |
| Net Operating Income | -£10,138.60 |
| Other Income Other Income to CityGate Bank Interest Book sales L'Abri - reimbursements |
£1,112.69 £351.44 £300.63 |
| Total for Other Income to CityGate Redmayne Dividend Income Redmayne - Increase in value of Investment |
£1,764.76 £6,832.00 £7,167.00 |
| Total for Other Income | £15,763.76 |
| Other Expenses Grants Travel Local Travel & Parking Travel - Australia Travel - Central Europe |
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| £93.00 £5,268.61 £2.20 £330.12 £1,160.31 |
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Statement of Activity - 2024
CityGate UK
January-December, 2024
| DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT | TOTAL |
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| Travel - UK | £98.60 |
| Travel - USA | £4,921.92 |
| Total for Travel | £11,781.76 |
| Total for Other Expenses | £11,874.76 |
| Net Other Income | £3,889.00 |
| Net Income | -£6,249.60 |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ELAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port to the trustees CITYGATE On accounts for tho year ended 31 DECEMBER 2024 Charity no (rf any) 327237 Set out on pages 1r2rnErrtr lo ItIde pa9e nun)eE o." addtEiill21 gheeisl I rewl to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 above charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended 3111212025. Responsibilltles and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparats'on of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the A(). I report in respect of my examinakn'on of the Trust's accounts carried out under sedk)n 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(5Mb) of the AGI. Independent oxamlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I ¢fim7 that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in acc(Kdance with section 130 of the Charities A¢X; or the accounts did not acrd with the accounting record5", or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming 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 conn8Ction 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. Signed: Date: 15.10.2025 Name: CAROLINE SCULL Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (rf any): FCCA Address: IER Oct 2018