## Trustees’ annual ## for the eriod report p Period start date Period end date 3 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 Charity name[ Charity No ] 1 0 3 8 9 6 3 Cornerstone Church Bristol (if any) ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To propagate the Christian faith by preaching,teaching
and
helping to meet community needs at home and
overseas. By provision of financial and human resources
for welfare and education in a Christian context.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes forthe public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17
and
1.19|General Charitable Purposes;
Education/training;
The alleviation of poverty;
Religious activities.| |Statement confirming whether
thetrustees have had regard
to the guidance issued by
the CharityCommission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| ||SORP
reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by volunteers|Para 1.38|Member contributions and tithes are used in
accordance with the purposes of the charity (Para 1:17
and 1.19).| |Other||| |||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 1 of 7 ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievementsof the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work hasmade to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|Over this year, the church has continued to provide
spiritually, pastorally and financially for a regular
congregation of 70 people, 2 missionaries and their
families and many members of the wider
community.
This has included students from both main
universities in Bristol, providing a mental wellbeing
and pastoral support to a regular group of
international students.
Significant repairs to the roof of our building were started in
2023, following guidance from the structural survey
commissioned the previous year. This has been funded
through the Gift Aid receipts during the year with further
building works due to be commissioned during 2024 &
2025 in line with the structural survey conducted in 2022.
Funding the urgent repairs has not impacted the Trustee’s
financial commitment to our primary purpose.| ## Additional information (optional) ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| ||SORP
reference|| |Achievements against objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activitiesagainst objectives set|Para 1.41|Following Biblical principles, the charity donates> 10%
of its income to worthy external causes. Although the
10% has not been met during the year this is due to a
strategic change in who we support with new external
causes being supported from 2024. The charity has
reached all objectives set in the year.| |Investment performance
againstobjectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| |||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 2 of 7 ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| ||SORP
reference|| |Review of the charity’s
financialposition at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The financial position has remained in a strong
position throughout the year although shown a
slight deficit for the year in question. The Charity
holds strong reserves and undertook significant
repair works on the building during the year.| |Statement explaining the
policy forholding reserves
stating why theyare held|Para 1.22|3 months reserves are held. The charity is
working towards having a 6 months reserve in
line with best practice.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£22,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|The charity continues to be a going concern. The
Treasurer, a chartered accountant, keeps an eye
on the financial position and updates the Trust
board on a monthly basis. The charity has
regular income from members
and as proven during Covid, can flex it's
outgoings to compensate if income decreases.| ## Additional information (optional) ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| ||SORP
reference|| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Member and non-member donations| |Investment policy and
objectivesincluding any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|We tithe 10% of our income to support
projects in line with our trust objectives
of the relief of poverty and propogation of
the Christian faith.
These organisations were reviewed and updated in 2024.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Our income is mostly given by bank transfer. This, plus gift aid,
covers our running costs and therefore the risk profile remains low| |Other||| |||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 3 of 7 ## Structure, Governance and Management |||| |---|---|---| |Description of charity’s
trusts:|SORP
reference|| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charitable Trust| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association,
CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Charitable Trust| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional
provisions e.g. election to
post or name of any
person or body entitled to
appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed by a unanimous or majority
vote of the trust board following recruitment of
suitable candidates which includes consulting with
our Church Elders.| |||| ## Additional information (optional) |Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||
SORP
reference|| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|We follow Charity Commission guidance.| |The charity’s organisational
structureand any wider network
with which the charity works|Para 1.51|Evangelical Alliance, FIEC, Noise365| |Relationship with any related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 4 of 7 ## Reference and Administrative details Charity name Cornerstone Church Bristol Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1038963 Charity’s principal address Christchurch Redland Road Bristol BS6 6AG ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for|Name of person (or| |---|---|---|---| |||whole year|body) entitled to| ||||appoint trustee (if any)| |Agnelo Lourenco|||| |Laurence Sampson|Chair||| |Eliot Warr|Treasurer||| |Timothy Woodford|||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 5 of 7 Reference and Administrative details (cont) Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 6 of 7 ## Additional information (optional) ## Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) ## Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## Other optional information ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees |**Signature**|Laurence Henry|Sampson| |---|---|---| |**Full name(s)**|Laurence Henry|Sampson| |**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**|Chair|| |**Date**|11/09/2025|| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 7 of 7 |||**Charity Name**||||||||**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Cornerstone Church Bristol**||||||||**1038963**|||||| |||**Receipts and payments accounts**||||||||||||**CC16a**|| |||**For the period**
**from**
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ee||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||||||| |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**||**Endowment**
**funds**|||**Total funds**|||**Last year**|| |||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||||||| |Offerings (inc Specials) (Gift aid avail)||**91,006**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**91,006**|**91,006**||**84,302**|| |Offerings (inc Specials) (Non Gift aid avail)||**3,487**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**3,487**|**3,487**||**3,240**|| |Restricted funds offerings||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**2,055**|| |Church room hire||**530**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**530**|**530**||**1,017**|| |Misc. Income||**3,520**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**3,520**|**3,520**||**-**|**-**| |Gift aid||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**52,582**|| |||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**| |||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_||_(Gross income for_
_AR)_**98,543**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**98,543**|**98,543**||**143,196**|| **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **-** _**Total receipts**_ **98,543 - - 98,543 143,196** ————— ~~——~~ **A3 Payments** Ministry salaries **53,307 - - 53,307 51,418** Acts of Kindness **5,929 - - 5,929 1,531** Mission work **798 - - 798 537** Maintenance work **6,963 - 6,963 7,724** Insurance **11,331 - - 11,331 9,328** Resources for childrens church, youth & students **1,650 - - 1,650 4,795** Website & equipment costs **420 - - 420 420** Licence (CCPAS) & Professional fees **2,054 - - 2,054 1,996** General overheads **18,098 - 18,098 14,928** _**Sub total**_ **[ 100,550 ] - - 100,550 92,676** =—===== **A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[ - ] - - - -** S5 _**Total payments**_ **100,550 -** ~~55~~ **100,550 92,676** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **(2,007) - - - 2,007 50,519 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 74,634 1,053 - 75,687 25,168** _**Cash funds this year end**_ = **72,627** SS **1,053** ~~SS~~ **- 73,680 75,687** 23/10/2025 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|Signature
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**to nearest £**
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**1,053**
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**72,627**
**1,053**
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23/10/2025| 23/10/2025 CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/ members of** Charity Name Cornerstone Ministries Trust (Cornerstone Church Bristol) **On accounts for the year ended** 31[st] December, 2024 **Charity no (if any)** 1038963 ## **Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/12/2024** 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed:** ## J R Eke **Date:** 31st October, 2025 **Name:** John Robert Eke **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **October 2018** 1 **IER** Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners **Address:** Soarview, 4 Stable Court Malborough Devon TQ7 3FB **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER**