LLANELLI FREE EVANGELICAL CHURCH (Registered charity no: 519123)
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2021
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Annual Report 2020/2021
Reference and administrative details
Charity name: Llanelli Free Evangelical Church Registered charity Number: 519123
The church building is situated in Queen Victoria Road, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA15 2TH.
All correspondence, however, should be addressed to: Matthew Howard 2 Llandafen Farm Pemberton Llanelli Carmarthenshire SA15 9BX
Trustees:
Those who are elected by the church members to the office of elder or deacon are the trustees of the church. Elders: Mr. Matthew Brian Lloyd Jones Mr. David Lewis Deacons: Mr. Matthew Charles St John Howard (Church Administrator) Mr. Malcolm MacDonald Mr. Matthew George Thomas Mr. James Hughes Mr. Matthew Williams (effective from 24 February 2021)
T Chair in a non-voting capacity.
Website
www.lfec.org
Advisers
Bankers: Lloyds Banking Group 21 Stepney Street Llanelli Carmarthenshire SA15 3YD
Virgin Money Jubilee House Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4PL
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Structure, governance and management
Declaration of Trust dated 30 June 1987.
Organisational Structure
All Church work in its various aspects comes under the jurisdiction of the pastor and elders, who are mainly responsible for Church order. Regular meetings are held with the deacons, who are responsible for the administrative and practical affairs of the Church. The pastor and elders will decide the advisability or otherwise of proceeding with any proposed activity, submitting their findings to the Church Meeting, and recommending the best course of action. The Church Meeting consists of all current members of the church.
The elders and deacons meet approximately ten times a year. Church members meetings are held three times a year.
Appointment of Pastor
The Pastor is elected by the members of the church, requiring the votes of at least 80% of those who have voted.
Election of Elders
The qualifications for the office of elders as set out in the New Testament are read and expounded to the Church. The Pastor and Elders recommend nominees to the church, based on the needs of the church at that time. A ballot is subsequently held and those receiving the votes of at least 70% of those who have voted are considered duly elected. Those elected are approached by the Pastor and Elders and are invited to accept the office.
Election of Deacons
The Pastor and Elders recommend nominees to the church, based on the needs of the church at that time. A ballot is subsequently held and those receiving the votes of at least 70% of those who have voted are considered duly elected. Those elected are approached by the Pastor and Elders and are invited to accept the office.
Induction and Training of New Trustees
New trustees are provided with information on the roles and duties of trustees as published by the Charity Commi laration of Trust is provided by the Church Administrator and guidance given on its contents.
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Risk Management
The church has a Safeguarding Policy and guidelines which were updated and approved in November 2013 and lodged with Thirty One Eight (formerly the Churches Child Protection Advisory Service). Training and copies were given to those involved with children and vulnerable adults on 9th March 2014. All who work with children and vulnerable adults in the church are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. The rolling programme for updating/renewing these checks will be undertaken by the safeguarding co-ordinators. Adaptations and improvements have been made to the church premises to ensure compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Insurance cover was set in the light of independent advice. The finances are subject to independent examination. The church continues to be well supported by members and non- members and is able to meet all commitments. The church monitors its financial position to ensure that its reserves are sufficient to meet its financial obligations
Objectives and activities
Objects of the trust
These are stated in the Declaration of Trust:
(Following local government reorganisation on 1 April 1996, the three counties of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire replaced the county of Dyfed.)
Organisation of the trust
organisation of the Church and the Trust may fully harmonize, the elders and deacons of the Church shall be t
Public Benefit
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Policy Statements
The Church is reviewing policies on membership and discipline. The aim is to ensure that these policies are r through changes within society
Purpose
Our prayer as a church is that the public benefit derived from the work and facilities of the church will not be confined to time but will have eternal benefit for all who receive it.
In the goodness of God, we have been provided with a place of worship. However, use of the remises has been severely restricted in order to comply with Covid-19 restrictions. Sunday Services and other activities have been held over You Tube and Facebook.
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Other activities that have been held over Zoom with aim of providing a varied range of ways of support to the community whilst putting into practice the gospel of Jesus Christ. Details are set out below:
Monday Coffee Mornings
Tuesday
Parent and Toddler group during school terms Bible study /prayer meeting
Wednesday
-monthly)
Thursday
-monthly)
Friday
Friday Club and Friday Youth
Our Pastor who is a governor of Ysgol Pen Rhos is regularly asked to take school assemblies. In addition, the church has supported the school as allowed within the Covid-19 restrictions. It has not been possible due to the Covid-19 restrictions to hold the Sunday morning services on the school premises nor has it been possible to hold services at Caemaen Home for the Elderly LLanelli.
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Achievements and performance
Review of the year ended 5[th] April 2021
The church seeks through its various activities to reach out to the local community it serves in proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ to all age groups but this has been severely restricted because of the Covid-19 restrictions but the Church has provided considerable support through its electronic based activities. It is known that some of these have reached wider audiences. The opportunity has been supported by the distribution of free literature with the aim of proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ. The church has also financially supported for many years the distribution of New Testaments to Year Seven pupils at Bryngwyn Comprehensive School by the Carmarthenshire branch of Good News for Everyone (formerly Gideons International)
The Café Church Outreach monthly meetings held previously at Costa Café Pemberton Llanelli could not be held as the lockdown restrictions prevented holding these meetings.
The church supports food banks operated by other churches in Llanelli.
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Financial Review
As a consequence of the Covid restrictions different financial procedures had to be introduced. Procedures for offerings to paid directly into the bank account or by forwarded cheques to the Church Treasurer. The success of this can be seen in the overall level of giving being maintained. This is very encouraging. With the greater use of meeting involving electronic means there has been a need to enhance the various items of equipment used in the production of streamed services and other meetings. The Church was pleased to obtain a grant of £250 towards the cost of such equipment from the Welsh Leadership Forum. To support the local community the Church distributed copies of the Evangelical Movement of Wales s bilingual magazine Holi/Ask using the Royal Mail local distribution service. Part of the cost was met by a grant from the D & M Trust Overall the receipts were £63,788 and payments £72,810 leaving a deficit for the year of £5,786 This deficit will be covered through the recoveries through the Gift Aid scheme.
Future
It is hoped that with the easing of restrictions that the various church activities will be able to resume in full and that this will enable face to face meetings to be fully resumed. This will ensure that the Church will be able to return to playing a vital role in the community that it serves.
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| Llanelli Free Evangelical Church Receipts Year from 6 April to 5 April Income Offerings Missionary Tax Refunds Building Fund Legacy/gifts Interest Miscellaneous Payments Charitable-direct activity Pastor's salary N I Pension Prof Development & books Daylight Visiting speakers Sunday club Friday Club. Friday Youth &, Holiday Bible Club Toddlers Camp fees Outreach Cafe Church Additional gifts Missionary support Charitable -direct activity Charitable-other expenditure Maintenance Utilities Insurance Fellowship meals Broadband Advertising & photocopying Computer & sound equipment Miscellaneous Charitable-other expenditure Total Expenditure Deficit-/Surplus for year |
and Payments 2020/21 £ 63,788 0 0 0 2,125 161 950 67,024 32,074 0 7,516 53 17,840 0 409 250 22 0 1,785 0 1,332 -358 60,923 1,585 2,309 1,171 0 867 1,280 3,631 1,044 11,887 72,810 -5786 |
2019/20 £ 63,386 79 0 28,305 1,010 245 55 |
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| 93,080 | ||
| 30,144 0 7,276 623 18,374 340 682 889 254 370 254 0 950 459 |
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| 60,615 1,109 2,403 1,157 712 711 2,190 1,889 4,539 |
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| 14,710 75.325 17,755 |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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5 April 2021 5 April 2020
Monetary assets:
Lloyds TSB Bank Account
Ordinary activities 11,246 17,193
Earmarked building fund 31,305 31,305
Total 42,551 48,498
Virgin Money Account 32,889 32,728
Total 75,440 81,226
Other assets at year end
Land & building used by charity at Queen Cost £127,000 in October 1988
Victoria Road, Llanelli Valued for insurance purposes
November 2020 - £1,429,000
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