LODGE FARM CHURCH lodge fiirm chur¢h Trustees Annual Report & Annual Accounts for Year ending 5 April 2023 Bankers.. HSBC Bank, 1 Bridge Street, Newport, South Wales, NP20 4UT Deposit Account.. Stewardship, 1 Lamb's Passage. London, ED1 Y 8AB Website www.lodgefarmchurch.org.uk LODGE FARM CHURCH Lodge Hill Caerleon NEWPORT South Wales NP18 3DL Charity Commission Registration Number 501543 ## **REPORT – CONTENTS FOR YEAR ENDING APRIL 2023** Reference and administrative information Activities Financial Review Report of the Accounts Examiner Annual Accounts spreadsheet – CC16a 2 **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name LODGE FARM CHURCH
Registered Charity number 501543
Charity's principal address Lodge Farm Church
Lodge Hill, Caerleon,
NEWPORT, Gwent
NP18 3DL
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Names of the Trustees in post throughout the year, and who manage the Charity
Trustee Name Office (if any)
David Prosser Charity Correspondent
John Schneider
Neil Broder Chair
Susan Broder
Tracey Miles Treasurer
Jennifer Persse
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## **Constitution** The church was founded in 1969 and constituted by a deed of trust dated 19 July 1973, as amended 26 November 1992, as amended 8[th] June 2008 The objects of the Trust are to conduct public meetings, to own and maintain the building for the worship of God and the preaching of the Gospel and for the edification of believers, and also for the holding of a Sunday School and other meetings. ## **Main Activities in relation to the objects of the Trust:** ## **What** General Charitable Purposes Overseas aid / famine relief Religious activities ## **Who** Children / Young people Elderly / Old people People with a disability / Special Needs General public / Mankind ## **How** Makes grants to individuals Makes grants to organisations, including schools, charities etc. Provides human resources e.g., staff, volunteers Provides buildings / facilities / open spaces Provides voluntary services 3 ## **REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2022-23** 2022-23 saw the church building slowly being open to more “in person” activities following the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to Sunday morning services being in person and on Zoom, we returned to holding Sunday Club for primary school children and a Junior Church for comprehensive age young people. Sunday morning messages continued to be available through social media such as Facebook and YouTube. From June – September 2022, we met once a month during Sunday lunchtimes for picnics on the lawn at the back of the church. This enabled us to spend time with each other, catching up on church family news. In addition to our Sunday morning services we continued to meet throughout the year as a church on Zoom at 7:30pm for a time of corporate prayer, enabling us to keep up to date and focus our prayers on the needs of our church family, our community and the missionaries we support. Through the year we strived to encourage our community to join us not only on a Sunday morning but to more relaxed services such as Messy Church, Family Services, Café style church and services to celebrate Easter, Harvest and Christmas. A major highlight this year was to see our baptismal pool opened on two occasions and five young people witness their love of God by being led through the waters of baptism. ## **MID-WEEK MEETINGS** Our Connect Groups continued to meet twice a week during school term times but now back in individual church family members’ homes and on Zoom for those unable to make a meeting in person for Bible Study, Fellowship and Prayer 2022-23 also saw the return of Women’s Hour which is held once a month and preparations being made for the return in April of Ladybirds (formerly Babies & Toddlers). Both these activities are seen as valuable in encouraging those in our community to come and get to know us as a church 4 ## **CAERLEON & PONTHIR CHURCHES WORKING TOGETHER** We continued to work with other churches in the area and during the year worked together to: - Provide a joint Pentecost service and tea - Participate in the Caerleon Festival Songs of Praise - Hold an Annual Children in Need Quiz with Bring and Share Buffet - Visit our three local primary schools once a month as an Open the Book Team, taking assemblies introducing children to Bible stories, following national Open the Book guidance - Provide Lenten lunches to the community during the six weeks of Lent This year also saw the start of an exciting venture providing a Memory Café once a week for individuals in our community and their carers. Lodge Farm Church hosts this activity and provides volunteers to work with volunteers from other churches in the neighbourhood. We also work closely with the Alzheimer’s’ Society. ## **PASTORAL CARE** As a Church we recognise that we all have a responsibility to look out for and support the church family and the wider community. During the year our Pastoral Team remained active in meeting the needs of those who were unable to leave their homes, those going through difficult times, those who were grieving the loss of a loved one and those who were ill. Examples of how they helped included prayer support, food shopping, cooking meals, telephone contact etc. ## **WEEKLY NEWS** To enable the Church family to remain in contact with each other we continued to produce a Weekly News which included a message from our Pastor, a diary of weekly and upcoming events, items for prayer, birthday notifications, messages of encouragement, word-searches and many other updates/activities. These were delivered electronically, given to those attending church and delivered to those unable to make church through illness etc. ## **CHRISTMAS SHOE BOXES APPEAL** Work commenced in October on the filling of boxes with gifts suitable for various age groups, to be sent to needy families in Eastern Europe. Lodge Farm Church arranges the collections of boxes from local churches in the area, and deliveries to Eastern Europe are organised by Blythswood Care. ## **BUSINESS MEETINGS** Throughout the year the Church family, Leadership, Finance Team, Pastoral Team and the Trustees met regularly 5 ## **IN SUMMARY** Throughout the year Lodge Farm Church remained active and continued reaching out to and supporting both the local and wider Community, aiming to fulfil its purpose to: - share with passion the unconditional Love of God, - nurture the faith of believers - proclaim the Good News of Jesus - have an impact in our community, meeting people where they are 6 ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **BUILDINGS** The insured value of the church building in December 2022 was £2,138,481. The insurance premium for the church building and contents and public liability cover was £2,703.13. The church has owned a bungalow since 2013 but owing to the increased maintenance costs for this property, that we did not have the means to finance, this property has been sold. ## **POLICY ON RESERVES** Part of our reserves is used to maintain the buildings which continues to be expensive. ## **ETHICAL INVESTMENTS** Kingdom Bank, where we have a Deposit Account, have a strict policy in relation to ethical investments. ## **SOURCE OF FUNDS** Lodge Farm Church relies on donations for its income and does not carry out fund-raising. In addition to this the building has been hired for private birthday parties and to local organisations, allowing us to raise much needed income to meet the expenses of running a busy church and the maintenance of the church building and grounds ## **EXPENSES** The Trustees were not paid any expenses during the financial year. ## **PAYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR OBJECTIVES** Our donations to individuals and charities and support for community activities during the year remained an important part of our total expenditure. ## **GIFT AID** During the year 13 members made regular donations under the Gift Aid scheme. We also took part in the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme. 7 ## **ANNUAL ACCOUNTS** The Annual Accounts for year ending 5 April 2023 are attached to this report. ## **THANKS** A sincere thank you to everyone who has contributed to helping to provide the necessary income to meet our ongoing commitments. Five members of our church family, including our Treasurer, are involved in overseeing the accounts and are helping to ensure that as we go forward, the administration of our financial affairs is on a sound footing. Our reports and accounts are subject to the requirements of regulatory bodies, the Charity Commission, HMRC, and The Pensions Regulator. Our Accounts Examiner performs a valuable service in helping the church to keep to regulatory guidelines. In reports to church meetings, and in the Weekly News, we continue to aim to highlight the causes to which we send donations and publicise the thank you letters we receive. 8 IT4DEPENDENT LXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTELS OF LODGE FARM CHURCH I ieportonthe *¢ounts of Ll￿ Fanrl Church for the peritsd endthB 5. of Apnl 2023 R¢¥ptttlve ruponslbllitk* of ¢ruit*e* *od tuthlner As the¢haTiWs trustetsyou artresponyible for the prepsTatiixL of the a¢coutLts." you corLSiderthe audit requwcment of section 43121 of the Charitsts Act 1993 (the Act) (k>es iiot apply It LS my responsibility to stat<. on the basis of the pr￿ths specified in the D￿ectiOuS given by the Charity Conynssioners under xthiort 4317Mbl of the A¢t, whthr pthculllt mRttet5have ¢ome to my Atterttion. It is my responsibility lo". Examine the accounts ￿￿¢r s¢fflion 43 ofthe Chartiies 1993 A¢t tnd th)der s￿l0n 44(1)C ofthe ChArities and Tntstee ]nve$tmeni IS¢oU8ndl Aet 2005 (the 2005 Act). To follow the pro¢edwe laid down in the Benerlll directions ￿Ven by the Charny Commission ￿der Jection 4317Xbl of the 1993 A¢t. ond To stste whets partic￿ar mau¢rs haveco￿< to rny attentio B*i15 of indeppDdtht txAmltser'$ rekK)rt My examination was ¢wri¢d out m acc￿dance with the G¢neraJ Direction8 given by tht Chariry COmm￿S1one¥S. An exatnirtatson includes a review of the acc4X￿lingreCOTd5 keptby the chaTity and a cotnpaTison of the aE¢ounts presented wmh those records. It also include5 considetRtionof any unllsual Items or d15¢1osure$ ty) the a¢¢ount4 And 5eekinB explanat￿nS frojn you gs tru5tee5 ¢on¢eming any such rnatters. Th¢ PT(thureSu[thrt￿clldts notprovth a]1 the ￿ldenCethat would be requwed in an audit. and ron5equendy no opinion Is B)ven a5 to whether the a¢¢ount5 pr¢sent 8'true and fwT vJ¢w' end the rqx)rt is limited io thoge matters setout in the st8t¢ment below. Itl Com￿￿0￿ my examinatiory nornatterh&% COJDB to attentioii". which 8ives nje reasonable ca￿*e to beljeve th* in any materi8] re$rrttth¢ requjretrlents to keEp accountJn8 re¢Nds m a¢¢ord8n¢e with section 41 of the Act. and to prepHre gccounts which ￿¢tsd with the ￿cOW111nM re￿rdS Attd to ¢ornply with the &ccOuDuD¥r4LTr￿tthej1ts of the Act knve notbeen met, or To which in my opiniotL attention shouldbe thawn iti (*thrto enable aprqxr ￿nder￿din80f the a¢¢ounts wbe Teac￿d. Steve Villars 9 MaBrna Pona G￿tt$ Llantaratn CWMBRAN NP44 3HF LODGE FARM CHURCH lodge f47rm church ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Financial year begins 6th April 2022 Financial year ends 5th April 2023 These accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis with a statement of assets and liabilities Bankers.. 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