Registered UK charity number: 1023591 ## **HARVEST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST** **ANNUAL REPORT AND** **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **HARVEST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST** ## **CONTENTS** ||Page| |---|---| |Annual trustees report|3| |Independent examiner's report to the Trustees|4| |Receipts and payments account|5| |Statement of assets and liabilities|6| |Notes to the accounts|7| **HARVEST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST** ## **ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT** ## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_ Harvest Christian Fellowship Trust ("the Charity") is constituted by Deed of Trust and is a UK registered charity, No. 1023591. Its address is at 72 Chelsham Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR26HY ("the Harvest Centre"). The Charity trustees during the year to 31 December 2024 were: Mrs Christine Gillian Dutton – Chair and Secretary Mr John Panteli - Treasurer Mr Ronald Campbell Mrs Alice Long New Trustees are nominated by the four members of the leadership team (which during the year included two of the Trustees), they are then elected by a majority vote by the existing Trustees at that time. The objectives of the Charity are primarily the promotion of the Christian faith by provision of a place of worship and the carrying out of religious services. Harvest Church have a Sunday morning service each week and various midweek meetings. The trust also administrates much of the work of the Harvest Community Network, an association of churches in the UK, as well administrating the national Fresh Conference each year. The relief of poverty through practical and financial assistance, preparation and broadcasting of Christian teaching materials and overseas community support make up a large part of the Trust’s other activities and expenditure. We promote much of our work by Livestream and YouTube. The Harvest Centre is used every day throughout the week as a Community Hubb with a variety of social programmes and meetings taking place. Pastor Ronnie Campbell has a wider ministry within the Harvest Community Network in terms of preaching, teaching and administration. The trustee's policy is to ensure the highest quality community care is available to beneficiaries and that the Christian faith is advanced through the effective preaching and teaching of the Christian message. The Charity is staffed by a full-time pastor who also acts as an administrator to administer the objects of the charity. The charity’s income is currently achieved from congregational giving, private donations and hire of its property; this income then pays for the furtherance of its objectives and the carrying out of all other activities related to the church. Sufficient reserves are held to fund the day-to-day activities of the Charity. All funds are used to fulfil the objectives of the Charity. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to Charity Commission guidance on Public Benefit. The charity has made use of the services of a qualified accountant to produce the accounts which have been the subject of an independent review in accordance with Charity Commission Guidance Note CC56. For and on behalf of the Trustees, **John Panteli Trustee (Treasurer)** Date: 14 October 2025 Page 3 **HARVEST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_ I report on the statement of financial affairs of the Harvest Christian Fellowship Trust for the year ended 31 December 2023, on pages 5 to 7. ## **Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## Independent examiner’s statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met ; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## Willem Aalbers > Dated: 20 October 2025 Page 4 ## **HARVEST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_ |**Receipts**
**Receipts from general funds**
Voluntary income - Unrestricted funds
Investment income|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
58,483
46,773
13
19| |---|---| |**_Total incoming resources_**|**58,496**
**46,792**| |**Payments**
**Charitable activities - Unrestricted funds**
**Loan repayments - Unrestricted funds**|58,938
45,311
-
660| |**_Total resources expended_**|**58,938**
**45,971**| |**_Excess of receipts over payments_**|**(442)**
**821**| Page 5 **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** _**AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024**_ |**Cash fund**
**Cash at bank and in hand - Unrestricted funds**|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
3,010
3,452| |---|---| |**_Total cash fund - Assets retained for Church use_**|**3,010**
**3,452**| |Cash position brought forward
Excess of receipts over payments|3,452
2,631
(442)
821| |**Cash position carried forward**|**3,010**
**3,452**| |**Liabilities**
Loans brought forward
Repayments|(25)
(685)
25
660| |**Loans carried forward - Total liabilities**|**-**
**(25)**| |**Assets retained for the trust's use**|**545,000 545,000**| The accounts were approved by the Board of Trustees on 14 October 2025 John Panteli ## **Treasurer** Page 6 ## **HARVEST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST** ## **Notes to the accounts** ## **Note 1 Basis of preparation** The financial statements of the Trust have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulation 2006 using the Receipts and Payments basis ## **Note 2 Assets retained for the Trust's use** Assets retained for the Trust's use is the freehold property at 72 Chelsham Road, South Croydon, which was last valued in 2006 at £545,000 ## **Note 3 Liabilities** The loan of £25, recognised in the Assets & Liabilities, was owned to Pastor Ronnie Campbell ## **Note 4 Analysis of incoming resources** |**Note 4 Analysis of incoming resources**|| |---|---| |Standing orders

Weekly offerings, centre hire and gifts
(Unrestricted funds)

Gift aid tax refunds

**Voluntary income**
**Analysis**|**2024**
2023
**£**
£
17,885 19,800
38,250 19,600
2,348 7,373| |**Total **|**58,483 46,773**| |Bank Interest

**Investment income**|13 19| |**Total **|**13 19**| Page 7