Emmaus Christian Fellowship Registered Charity Number 1023925
Annual Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2025
The Emmaus Christian Fellowship, Chorley is a registered, charity No. 1023925 whose instrument of government is a constitution, adopted on 19/11/92 and amended on 06/12/92 and 06/07/93.
The Fellowship meets in the Emmaus Chapel, Avondale Road Chorley, which is a registered place for Religious Worship, and is also registered for the solemnization of Marriages. The minister is the authorized person for registration on these occasions.
The Charity Trustees during the year to 31st March 2025 were:-
Mr John Atkinson-Brown; Pastor David Brown (Chairman); Mrs Alice Marion Brown; Mr Andrew Cecil Thomas.
and Mr Andrew Schack.
It is the responsibility of the AGM to appoint trustees and to confirm existing members in their offices.
The aims and objectives of the Fellowship are the advancement of religion through the pursuance of New Testament Christianity in carrying out the "Great Commission" given by the Lord Jesus Christ to His disciples to preach the Gospel to every creature, and to provide spiritual and practical support for people in need.
The charity is funded by the free-will tithes, gifts and offerings donated by those attending the fellowship. The majority of these donations are made under the HMRC “Gift Aid” Scheme and last year the amount donated under the “Gift Aid” scheme amounted to £23514 The ability of the Fellowship to carry out its aims and objectives is greatly facilitated by the fact that all those involved in the work of the charity render their services in an unpaid capacity.
The Emmaus Christian Fellowship facilitates the assembling together of believers for praise and worship. The Fellowship meets for praise, worship and communion at 10-30 am each Lord’s Day, partt of the service is devoted to the young people present and an activity is provided for them. A Bible and Prayer Fellowship is held between 7-30 and 9-30 pm every Thursday evening.
The Fellowship continues to reach out to the local community in a variety of ways seeking to show love and compassion to those in need. To this end, the Youth Fellowship for young people of Secondary School age meets on Fridays from 7-15 until 9-00pm.
.The Fellowship operates a Child Protection Policy under the umbrella of the CCPAS and all who are involved in the various Children/Youth activities are CRB checked at regular intervals as are the trustees of the Fellowship.
The Emmaus Christian Fellowship remains fully committed to Christian missionary enterprise, and during the last twelve months a total of £14210 was given to various missions and ministries. The total given to missions since the formation of Emmaus Christian Fellowship, Chorley now stands at around £515,000.
The Fellowship “website” www.emmauschristianfellowship.org.uk is used to publicise the ministry and work of the Fellowship and through this a number of positive contacts both at home and overseas have been made. Multimedia presentations are used during all our meetings and have proved to be a valuable method of furthering the aims of the Fellowship.
The Emmaus Christian Fellowship, Chorley is a member of the “Evangelical Alliance” and seeks to cooperate with other evangelical Christian organizations which engage in carrying out Christ's Great Commission to His Church.
David Brown
DAVID BROWN (Chairman) For, and on behalf of, the Trustees Dated:- 18/05/2025
Receipt & Payment Account and Statement of Assets & Liabilities Under the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act)
Charity Reference
Charity Name Emmaus Christian Fellowship Chorley Charity Number 1023925 Financial Year to 31/03/25
Declaration
The account set out on pages 2 and 3 for the financial year being the period of 12 months ended on the above date, and the statement of assets and liabilities at that date set out on page 4 are as approved by the trustees.
Signature David Brown Date 18/05/2025 -----------------------------------------------Trustee authorised to sign on behalf of all trustees
Full Name David Brown --------------------------------------------------------------
Forwarded by David Brown Address 79 Pear Tree Avenue Coppull Nr. Chorley Lancashire PR7 4NL Daytime Telephone Number 01257 792581
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Section A General Fund Unrestricted Donors
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Charity Commission Number Charity Name Financial Year Ending
1023925 Emmaus Christian Fellowship Chorley 31/03/25
A1 Receipts 2024/2025 2023/2024
£ £
A1 Voluntary Sources
Tithes & Offerings 29987 25816
Inland Revenue Refunds on Covenants 0 0
Benevolence 0 500
Designated Gifts 1943 2695
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Sub-Total for A1a 31930 29011
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A1b Miscellaneous Receipts
Magazines 0 72
Misc 63 0
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Sub-Total for A1b 63 72
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Total Receipts for Section A1 31993 29083
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Section A Charity Commission Number
Charity Name Emmaus Christian Fellowship Chorley
Financial Year Ending 31/03/25
1023925
General Fund Unrestricted Donors Continued
A2 Payments
| A2 Payments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 2023/2024 | |
| A2a Direct Charitable Expenditure | ||
| Benevolence | 0 | 440 |
| Missionary Work | 14210 | 18760 |
| Children's/Youth Work | 0 | 40 |
| ____ | ____ | |
| Sub-Total for A2a | 14210 | 19240 |
| ____ | ____ | |
| A2b Other Expenditure | ||
| Utilities Gas/Electricity/Water/BroadBand | 2797 | 3011 |
| Catering/Cleaning | 1690 | 1730 |
| Administration/Printing/TV | 780 | 471 |
| Insurances | 1185 | 1166 |
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| Sub-Total for A2b | 6452 | 6378 |
| ___ | ___ | |
| A2c Payments for Investments and Other Assets | ||
| Improvements/Maintenance/permanent Items | 858 | 29571 |
| ____ | ____ | |
| Sub-Total for A2c | 858 | 29571 |
| ____ | ____ | |
| A2d Miscellaneous Payments | ||
| Magazines | 0 | 96 |
| Travel Expenses | 0 | 0 |
| ___ | ___ | |
| Sub-Total for A2d | 0 | 96 |
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| Total Payments for Section A2 | 21520 | 43192 |
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| A3 | Balance(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Receipts for Year | 10473 | Check | |
| Cash and Bank Balance(s) at 31/03/24 | 22360 | Check | |
| Cash and Bank Balance(s) in hand at 31/03/25 | 32833 | Check |
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Section D Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at the Financial Year-End Charity Commission Number Charity Name Financial Year Ending 1023925 Emmaus Christian Fellowship Chorley 31/03/25
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D1 Monetary Assets
2024/2025
General Restricted Endowments
£ £ £
D1a Cash Balances on Receipts
& Payments carried forward
Nat West Business Current Account 32833 --- ---
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Total Cash Balances 32833
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D2 Liabilities nil nil nil
D3 Non-Monetary Assets
D3a Held for Investment purposes nil nil nil
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D3b Held for Charities own use £
Buildings Emmaus Chapel Chorley Estimated value £ 200,000
Contents Estimated value £ 20,000
Total Non-Monetary Assets £ 220,000
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Total Assets £ 252,833
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Excess of Assets over Liabilities £ 252,833
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Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts
Report to the Trustees of Emmaus Christian Fellowship Chorley
Charity Number 1023925
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31st March 2025, which are set out in pages 1 to 4 above.
Respective Responsibilities of 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 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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:
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(1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities 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.
Signed _Anita Hartley___ Dated 04/12/25 Name Anita Hartley_____
Occupation Retired Treasurer Salvation Army (Blackpool)
Address 13 Clegg Avenue, Cleveleys FY5 1BJ