## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 Jan 2023 Period start date To 31 Dec 2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Charity registration number: 505260**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To hold Church Services of worship**
**based on the Bible**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The Church provides Services each**
**Sunday (morning and evening).**
**There are Men’s and Ladies meetings**
**every Tuesday.**
**There is a Bible Study each Wednesday.**
**The Church also provides for a Mum’s**
**and Tots group.**
**There is a regular Young Peoples**
**Meeting each week.**
**Church Members also run a Foodbank**
**for the local Community.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have noted the guidance**
**issued by the Charity Commission.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Church volunteers help to run the**
**Foodbank based in the church and help**
**with many of the initiatives (e.g. Church**
**Lunches provided each month at the**|
**Church for the congregation and visitors.** Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Apart from the points made in the last**
**section, several care homes are visited**
**by members of the church and a simple**
**service with hymns and a Bible reading**
**is held, on a monthly basis, and**
**conversations are made with the**
**residents.**
**The Church is also involved with the**
**Foodbank in delivering parcels to local**
**families which local primary schools**
**have informed us might need a food**
**parcel. This usually happens at Easter**
**and Christmas.**
**The Church opens on a number of**
**occasions on Saturdays and serves**
**refreshments free of charge for people**
**who come in.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Because of the points made above, the**
**church is well known by local people**
**and these activities are well supported.**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**The Church does not hold any fund**
**raising activities and all the funding is**
**provided by our own members.**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**The income coming from our own**
**members allows the Church to continue**
**having a substantial financial cushion.**|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Church financial position continues**
**to be robust and sufficient for the**
**running of the Church.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Our statement and position is that any**
**reserves held are used to support other**
**churches, and we support a number of**
**Missionaries who are working in**
**different countries. We also support a**
**number of Christian organisations who**
**are working in this country.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**No fundraising takes place (see above)**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**The Church has no investments. We do**
**have a bank account which produces**
**some income, based on what is kept in**
**our account**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The only real risks are that the number**
**of members in the church decreases.**
**However, the congregation has been**
**strong for many years and the financial**
**needs have always been met.**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated association.**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The selection of trustees is via the**
**support of all the Church members after**
**a recommendation from the Church**
**Elders and Minister.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**505260**|
|Charity’s principal address|**12 Skinner Street**
**Whitby**
**North Yorkshire**
**YO21 3AJ**|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||**B Davies**|**Elder**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**F Hodgson**|**Elder**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**M Ashburner**|**Deacon**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**R Atherton**|**Deacon**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**D Millar**|**Deacon**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
||**G Ellison**|**Deacon**||**Whitby Evangelical Church**|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Barry George Davies ~~a~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 3/10/2024 ~~Pp~~
Whitby Evangelical Church REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
LEANNE LADDS FMAAT AATQB 196 WOODHOUSE ROAD GUISBOROUGH TS14 6LP
## **Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Legal and Administrative Details**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
Correspondence Address 12 Skinner Street Whitby YO21 3AJ
Charity Registration Number 505260 Trustees responsible for managing Barry George Davies the Charity George Robert Ellison David Robert Millar Richard Howard Atherton Frederick Stephen Hodgson Martin Ashburner Bank TSB
Independent Examiner Leanne Ladds FMAAT AATQB 196 Woodhouse Road Guisborough TS14 6LP
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## **Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Receipts and Payments Account**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**Income**
Offerings
Gift Aid Reclaimed
Gifts from outside
Other gifts
Pastor's training fund - Restricted
Books - Designated
EN/ET- Designated
Poplar Row - Designated
Toddler Group - Designated
Bassenfell - Designated
DESIGNATED GIFTS
Cooker/washer - Designated
Interest from savings account
Total Income
**Expenditure**
Giving
Poplar Row Expenses
Salaries
Visiting Preachers/Speakers
CHURCH BUILDING
Building Maintenance & Repairs
Gas/Electricity
Insurance
IT/Website
Telephone & Internet
Water
CHURCH EXPENSES
Bassenfell - Designated
Books - Designated
CCL Copyright
Child Protection
Designated Gifts
ET/EN - Designated
Flowers
Food and Refreshments
Printing & Materials
Sundries
Yorkshire Camps
Total Expenditure
**Net movement in funds**
Cash funds as at last year end
**Cash funds as at this year end**|**Total**
**Total**
**2023**
**2022**
49,189
52,724
13,175
13,768
1,275
2,195
273
3,748
13,800
6,780
96
85
165
224
750
3,750
630
-
2,400
3,500
560
3,300
6,005
-
93
30
88,411
90,104
11,568
10,340
1,485
1,366
23,615
56,353
3,498
2,676
10,662
18,105
3,474
4,222
5,915
5,419
264
258
538
646
456
418
2,381
2,872
168
573
483
447
145
218
540
3,315
430
322
-
35
73
152
1,110
685
335
495
1,440
148
68,581
109,065
19,830
-18,961
12,967
31,928
32,797
12,967|
|---|---|
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## **Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
|Bank Account Carried Forward December 2022
Savings Account Carried Forward 2022
Total
Bank Account Brough Forward December 2023
Savings Account Brough Forward December 2023
Total|**Total**
**£**
10,342
2,625
12,967
22,393
10,404
32,797|
|---|---|
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## **Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **Accounting Policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Whitby Evangelical Church**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Whitby Evangelical Church for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are attached to this report.
## **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.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
## **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:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. The accounts do not accord with the records
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.
Leanne Ladds FMAAT AATQB L Ladds Bookkeeping & Accountancy
18 September 2024
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Whitby Evangelical Church REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
LEANNE LADDS FMAAT AATQB 196 WOODHOUSE ROAD GUISBOROUGH TS14 6LP
## **Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Legal and Administrative Details**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
Correspondence Address 12 Skinner Street Whitby YO21 3AJ
Charity Registration Number 505260 Trustees responsible for managing Barry George Davies the Charity George Robert Ellison David Robert Millar Richard Howard Atherton Frederick Stephen Hodgson Martin Ashburner Bank TSB
Independent Examiner Leanne Ladds FMAAT AATQB 196 Woodhouse Road Guisborough TS14 6LP
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## **Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Receipts and Payments Account**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**Income**
Offerings
Gift Aid Reclaimed
Gifts from outside
Other gifts
Pastor's training fund - Restricted
Books - Designated
EN/ET- Designated
Poplar Row - Designated
Toddler Group - Designated
Bassenfell - Designated
DESIGNATED GIFTS
Cooker/washer - Designated
Interest from savings account
Total Income
**Expenditure**
Giving
Poplar Row Expenses
Salaries
Visiting Preachers/Speakers
CHURCH BUILDING
Building Maintenance & Repairs
Gas/Electricity
Insurance
IT/Website
Telephone & Internet
Water
CHURCH EXPENSES
Bassenfell - Designated
Books - Designated
CCL Copyright
Child Protection
Designated Gifts
ET/EN - Designated
Flowers
Food and Refreshments
Printing & Materials
Sundries
Yorkshire Camps
Total Expenditure
**Net movement in funds**
Cash funds as at last year end
**Cash funds as at this year end**|**Total**
**Total**
**2023**
**2022**
49,189
52,724
13,175
13,768
1,275
2,195
273
3,748
13,800
6,780
96
85
165
224
750
3,750
630
-
2,400
3,500
560
3,300
6,005
-
93
30
88,411
90,104
11,568
10,340
1,485
1,366
23,615
56,353
3,498
2,676
10,662
18,105
3,474
4,222
5,915
5,419
264
258
538
646
456
418
2,381
2,872
168
573
483
447
145
218
540
3,315
430
322
-
35
73
152
1,110
685
335
495
1,440
148
68,581
109,065
19,830
-18,961
12,967
31,928
32,797
12,967|
|---|---|
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## **Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
|Bank Account Carried Forward December 2022
Savings Account Carried Forward 2022
Total
Bank Account Brough Forward December 2023
Savings Account Brough Forward December 2023
Total|**Total**
**£**
10,342
2,625
12,967
22,393
10,404
32,797|
|---|---|
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## **Whitby Evangelical Church**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **Accounting Policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Whitby Evangelical Church**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Whitby Evangelical Church for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are attached to this report.
## **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.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
## **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:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. The accounts do not accord with the records
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.
Leanne Ladds FMAAT AATQB L Ladds Bookkeeping & Accountancy
18 September 2024
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