Living Word Church Trustees Annual Report & Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 5th Aprll 2024 Charlty Accouhts Preparation & Independent Examination Services
Llving Word Church Contents Index Page Report of the Trustees Independent ExamlneVs Report Recelpts & Payments Accounts Statement of Assets and Llabllltlès Notes to the Accounts
living Word Church Trustea< Annual Raport forthe perfod 6 Aprfl 2023- 5 Aprfl 2024 Charws Full Name- Uvlry Word CIMNch Reglstered Cornpany Number- t4one Registered Charity Number- 1013584 Proclarhation and furtherance of the Gospel of God by every means posslble concernlng hls Son. Jesus Chrlst our Lord and the preathlng and teachln8 of the Chrfstlan falth throu8hout the clty of York and Its environ From the Inltlal settln8 up of thls charlty In 1988. the Church has been Insplred and motlvated to use the 81fts that God has 8lven them to bless people and make thelr Ilves better. Thls Includes the materfal demonstratlons of urKondltlonal love thrOh acts of klndness and seNlce. The Church glves to the poor and neth, both to people wlthln the Church arKI those outsth the Church. Manv of the detslls In thls report contlnue to be sknlLirto prwlous yearg rewts. kn that b h( falthfulness works corrtlnuI to wlth people and In an area to see hope and Ilfe llourlsh. The Church's maln goal Is to erkible as many people as pos51ble to hear the G05pel and dlscover the Joy and freedom that Jesus Chrlst has made avallable for all. The Riverslde Centre Is used as a Pla of Worshlp: bullt Inltlalty as a publlc hou¥ the buildlng provldes great spaces for the Church to worshlp and fellowshlp together and spaces for the wlder Commun to meet and find frlendshlp. Thls has been sh a valuable spxe for the thurch and communlty to make connecttons as people flndlng fellowshlp and frlendshlp In an Increaslngly separated sodety. The fInanS pay for the pastoral leader, hub manager and communtty worker, medla creator and an admlnlstrator. These pald roles support the larBe number of volunteers that make the comrnunlty of falth and the charltsbje work posslble. Durln8 the finandal year Wll 2023 to Aprll 2024 LIVI Word Churth used Rlverskle Centre to support people In the York area. The Centre remalned a Pla of worshlp, prayer and fellowshlp for the churth communlty and a base for the Chr15dan outreath and tharftsble works partkularly the Increased requirement for the Foodbank serv1. The Hub Comrnunlty Café opened 2 days a wee pn>vldln8 healthy. low c05t and tssty meals In a vRmi. friendly envlronment to around 55 guests each week. The Rfverside Centre was an officlal 'warm space. opening 3 days a week durlnE the wlnter. Thos communlty resource has wekomed many people from the surn?undlng area. provldl homemade food and hi8h-quality hot drfnks at 'rK)t for prkes. Th15 has also started the buildln8 of frlendships wlth café custor. helping to redu the Isolatlon lots of people have felt. It Ss estlmated that we have sp)ken to and given emergerKV food to over 666 famllles through runni one of the Trus5ell Trust foodbanks In connectlon wlth York Foodbank (thls was 20% of the York Foodbank provtsion this year). We work with volunteers fr(Mn St Andrews and York Communlty Church in thls proJecL ThEs Is a slgnlfkant number of households being supwd In the cfty from our ntre and we pralse our volunteer team for additional vth put In to support these familie&
The Riverside Centre remalned a base for outreath into the communlty around Huntlw Road and Bell FanTr Estate. The Uttle Stsr5 toddler and baby 8roup contlnued thls year Prory a great place for parents/Care and thelr small children to scthllse. fellowshlp and learn. There are usualty 35 families comln8 every week. Thls year the contlnuatlon of the CAP (Christians Against Poverty) Llfe Skllls course being run at the Rlver51de Centre. The second cohort of 3 people and 5 In the thlrd cohort attended thls course and learned how to budget and how to make ends meet on 3 very tl8ht income. Durt this year we worked with the Ark Churth and the Elim Church to provide a very needed y( group. Thls Spa for fvn arKI friendshlp has seen up to 22 young people each week. The Rlver5ide Centre has also been opened as a welcomlng place for internattonal students In combinatlon wlth Frlend5 International wlth up to 10 students each ses510n. The trustees conslder that have c(xnplled wlth thelr duues to have due re8ard to the publk benefft guldance wbllshed by Charlty Commlsslon. Addltlonal drtalls of obJectl¥es and actlvlU&' The vast majority of the Churth's Income Is from 8lfts from members. These 8fft5 are spIIt between Incomes related to tlthes. general offerlngs and earnrked glfts (for spedflc purposes>. Where Glft Ald15 applkable th15 Is added to any earnrked 8lfts before these are passed on. The rest of the Glft Ald Is used for prOts and outreath. We encoura8e all members who can workto find work and we SUPlY)rt them In that alm. Spedfic 8lfts were eannarked ty the 8lvers to SUPPOrt those who are poor or needy In the local area and abroad. Detalls of the perforniance and achlevements are Induded In the sectKins ab)ve. We contlnue to work wtth the York based Chrlstlan chartty Bundles of Joy to store thelr baby equlpment, clothlng and consumables In the second-floor rooms of the Rlverslde Centre. They dlstrlbute a bundle of baby Items to tdmllles In the York area who are havlng a baby and are in need. Durln8 thls flnandal year the Besom Charlty also contlnued USI SP In ts Certre to supply those In need. The Church contlnues to make the Rlverslde Centre wdllable to the Intematlonal con8regatlon of the York Ellm Church. We work wlth other churches and the One vol group across York to where ft is beneficlal. The trustees have Increased the reserves with a plan to have a couple of months. worth of essentlal out801. Income has increased partitsjlafly generous 8lfts from church members. The mort8a8e and ener8y Cost have remained hl8h thls year, tsking a high proportlon of the Income.
The new reserve fund, separate from the Seed FurKI has been put aslde to supwt the employment of the paid ernploY. leavir¥ the Seed FUNI for 81ft for mlnstrles to Churth and a furrfl to support those in need. Reserves are also kept ensurifE liabilities can be met by eas1 the cashfknw. Amount of reser5 held: We erthd the year wlth an Irthased combined reserves of £12.IXX) In the ReseNe FurKI and Seed Fund. NIA None NIA None Type of 8overnln8 docurnent- Tht Dwd How the charlty Is consthrted- Trwt If there Is an even number of trustees and a dedslon Is not unanlmous then the lead tr 11 vote twlce and a slmple majorlty wlll be adhered to. If a trustee Is related to any employee recelvlng a salary benefi¢ that trustee cannot be Involved In the declsloThffiakld pr(xess that affects the salary or benefiL The trustees wlll rleW the beneffts and dlsbeneffts of chan8ln8 the charity constltutlon to be a tharltsble Incorporated orBanlsatlon. Charftvs full name- Uvlrywryd aKffdb Other names the tharlty Is known by- 11 Name of person lor bodyl Matthew Sta Jason GED Amy Ellls Lead Trustee Trustee None
Matthew sts les Franklyn Allsu Rlchard Renler Am Ellls Jason Geo Tnstee u to 12 November 2022. will be rell ulshl thls responslbll Trustee u to3vdJ 2021. wlll be rellnqu15hl th15 nslbll To take on thls responslblll orKe the transfer process Is com To tske on thls b51 once the trarthr ted. De5crfptlon of the assets hew In thls capaclty- P4one Name and objects of the dwrity on WIse behalf the assets are held and how this falls wlthln the custodlan chartys objects- Pl Names and addresses of advlsers- Plono James Topllss (Lead Elder/Pastor- Empw by the Charftyj Sl8ned on behalf of the charws trustees.. gnature Full Name Posltlon Oate - 16th J•nu•ry 2025 Full Name Posltion Date - Amy Ell
I report on the accounts of: Living Word Church for the year ended: 05 Aprll 2024 which are set out on pages 6 to 8. Responsibllltles and basls 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 Charity'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. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that In any material respert: l accountin8 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 those 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. oai iajl 2ofif?f Jeff Todd (FCA) Outsource independent examination servlces 24 First Avenue York Y0317YQ Date:
LIVI Word Churth (Charity Number. 1013584) & Payments Accountstr the 5th Aprfl 2024 2024 2023 Totsl funds funds funds Recelpts Thhes & offerings Earmarked gifts & offerfngs Contributlons to events Glft aid Hub income Interest Other Income Totsl recewts 128,237 13,758 23,744 24,984 3,081 70 195 128.237 13.758 23,744 24,984 3,081 70 195 194069 99.137 9094 13.956 23,008 8,414 49 Payments Tlthe of Income Salaries and expenses Conferences. tralning and travel Seed fund spend Bullding costs & refurbishment Hospltality Vlslting minlstry Earmarked glfts Sponsorship Meetlng costs Outreach events & evangelism Admlnlstratlon (Inc utlllty costs) Mort8age repayments 12,716 71,348 212 2,057 875 213 1.140 ]9,937 371 531 385 28,100 12.716 71.348 212 2,057 875 213 1.140 19,937 371 531 385 28.100 8.258 83,495 128 8,767 185 15,761 365 25,631 21,070 I6350 169.9(KJ 30219 1Il776) 25.793 Net of recelpts/(payments) Balance brought forward Balance carrled forward 30219 13.017 13.017
Living Word Church (Charity Number: 1013584) Statement of Assets and Llabilltles at: 5th Aprll 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds Unrestricted funds Restrlcted funds Cash at bank and In hand Current bank account Savln8s bank account Tracker account 37,451 5,785 37,4SI 5,785 S,168 7,849 43,236 43.236 13,017 Assets retalned for Charlty's own use 2024 2023 Building 325,000 325,000 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds Unrestrlrted funds Restrlrted funds Llabllltles Independent Examination fee Mort8a8e for building 400 197,860 198,260 400 197,860 198,260 380 202,658 203,038
(Charity Number: 1013584) Notesto the Atcouhts forthe year ended: Sth Aprll 2024 The Trustee5 have tsken advantsge of section 144 (2) of the Charitles Act 2011 and prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basls. 5th ApYH 2024 The report and accounts were approved at a meeting of the Trustees held on: Slgnature hlAfT¥tb Affly ELLLS Name Name L£Aty T£vtrE£ TLUSTÉE Posltkn le4. Chalr etc) Posftlon le.& Chalr etr) 16 2bzs. li+ ?ts.