Trustees'Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2023
The trustees present the annual report and statements of receipts and payments and
assets and liabilities for the year ended 31st December 2023
Objectives and Activities
The purpose of Maghera Parish Church is to share the message of the Gospel as
it is found in the scriptures.Church services are open to all who wish to attend and
are open to the leading of God.
Perforniance & Public Benefit
Each week we meet to praise and worship our God together and pray with one another.
In this way we support and encourage each other to grow in our own personal faith and
become more like Christ and share Communion together.
The church has given careful consideration to the Charity Commision for Northern
Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities entered into during the
year have helped to achieve the church's objectivesas well as providing public benefit.
Flnanclal Revlew
Provide an overview of the financial position at the reporting date
Explain the Trustee's policies
If there any material deficits at the end of the year take steps to remedy same
Going Concern
The trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satisified that there
are adequate funds in place to ensure that the church can continue its activities and the
financial statements for the year ended 2023 can be signed off as a going concern
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show
and explain the church's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any
time the assets and liabilities of the church.They are also responsible for safeguarding
the assets of the church and hence take reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud
and other irregularities
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
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Structure Governance and Management
Goveming Document and Constitution of the Charlty
The Charity Trustees are responsible for this.
Re¢rultment and Appointment of Church Vestry Members
The Church Vestry Members are appointed at a meeting of
the Church at the Easter Vesty.
Pay and remuneration
The payment of salary and remuneration is detemined by the Church
Of Ireland Office.
Organisational Structuro
It is the church members who are responsible for the day to day management of the
church.
They meet to discuss matters of church business arising.
Statement of Trustees. Responsibilities
The tnjstees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, report and statement of receipts
and payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordan￿ with applicable law
and regulations
The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with income of less than £250000
requires the trustees to prepare a statement of receipts and payments and a statement of
assets and liabilities for each financial year