Adore Church
Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 August 2025
Company Number
3059994
Adore Church
Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 August 2025
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| Information | 1 |
| Directors/Trustees Annual Report | 2-6 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 7 |
| Statement of financial activities | 8 |
| Balance Sheet | 9 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 10-17 |
Adore Church
Charitable Company Information
Directors
D T McNeil G Barker A Wolf N Spencer S Cox
Company Secretary
D T McNeil
Charity Number 1047411
Company Number 3059994
Registered Office
76 Church Road Aston Birmingham B6 5TY
Independent Examiner
Gary Peter Brookes FCA BSc 130 Wombourne Park Wolverhampton South Staffs WV5 0LY
Bankers
HSBC Sutton Coldfield
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Directors Report For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
Adore Church
Structure, Governance and Management
Adore Church’s primary Governance document is its Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated on 23rd May 1995 as amended by special resolution (s) dated 12th October 2015 as amended by certificate of incorporation on change of name dated 9th December 2015, 30 April 2021 and further updated change of name 6 July 2023. The Charity is constituted as a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee.
Trustee recruitment, appointment and training
Trustees are approved and appointed by the Senior Leadership & Eldership Team, who are the members of the Charity. Every effort is made to ensure that any new Trustee appointment will contribute significantly to the skills base of the team. Areas of experience and competence are actively examined as well as the need for a trustee to be local and familiar with the day-to-day activities of the Charity. Having identified a potential candidate, one or other of the existing Trustees is nominated to meet with and to appraise the potential Trustee as to the role and responsibilities of serving the charity in the capacity of a Trustee. Due to the size and nature of the Charity, we have adopted an informal training and induction process for new Trustees. This is achieved through interaction with the existing Trustees and through the provision of current documentation on the role and responsibilities of Trustees provided by the Charity Commission.
Organisational Structure
The Charity is organised so that the Trustees, who are also the Management Committee, meet regularly to manage its affairs. There is one full-time Senior Leader and a part-time Senior Leader who work together to manage the day-to-day administration of the Charity and oversee the Staff Team as well as a number of voluntary team members. They are assisted by a Staff Team which includes a full-time Children, Youth & Families Pastor, a part-time Operations Facilitator, a full-time Worship Pastor and a part-time Prayer Room Pastor whose role started in April 2025. During the year the part-time Media & Production manager’s role and the Young Adult/Connect Pastor’s role both finished at the end of January 2025.
Relationship with connected organisations
Adore Church is a Christian Church. The Senior Leader meets regularly with other local church leaders as an active member of Aston Churches Together as well as serving as a member of the Core Team for the Citywide Ministry ‘Time4Brum’ to help facilitate regular prayer & connection meetings for Church and Ministry leaders across Birmingham. Other Relational ministry connections include growing partnerships with ‘Worship 24-7 Network’, the ‘David’s Tent’ Festival Team and significant leadership support through The Upper Room Network (TURN) based in Dallas, USA. The Church is focused on providing financial support to several partner organisations that represent a range of charities providing support and ministry in local, national, and international contexts.
Locally the Church supports youthwork project ‘The Gap’ which provides detached youthwork services in North Birmingham as well as mentoring services to secondary schools. Financial support was provided to local Nechells’ community project ‘Free@Last’ which equips children with skills and resources they need to overcome; ‘Riverside Money Advice’ providing debt advice and support; ‘Building for Hope’ supporting vulnerable young adults in Birmingham and Solihull and MME Prison Ministry providing worship services for inmates in a number of several Midlands prisons.
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Directors Report For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
Nationally the Church supports ‘Bethel Sozo UK’ leaders David & Christine West who serve a relational network of Churches committed to bringing inner healing and wholeness to individuals through prayer ministry and who this year visited the Church to minister at a Sunday worship service in March. Support for ‘Christian Concern’ assists this Charity to make Jesus and His ways known, to protect the freedom to live and speak for Him and to empower Christians to be compassionate and courageous ambassadors. Partnership with ‘Transforming Lives for Good’ (TLG) enables the Church to offer a ‘Make Lunch’ club to serve the local community. Support for ‘Worship 24-7’ based in Chester was reflected in a 24 hour prayer partnership event held in July 2025. Other connected organisations who received funding include ‘24/7 Prayer’ who provide resources such as Lectio 365; ‘Samaritans Purse’ for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes for whom we act as a local collection hub; ‘Rise for Christ International’ who facilitate evangelism crusades in the City and ‘Right to Life UK’ who focus on life issues such as abortion, assisted suicide and embryo research from a biblical viewpoint.
Internationally the Church supports the Kenyan educational project ‘Spurgeons Academy’ based in the slum suburb of Kibera, Nairobi. The child sponsorship program at Spurgeons Academy provides educational assistance as well as family support to address health & social needs. This is administered through partner organisation ‘Global Care’ based in Coventry.
Support for the non-denominational Charity, ‘Open Doors’ assists persecuted Christians throughout the world through advocacy for the persecuted church. Although Open Doors is primarily a Christian charity it assists people of all faiths and none who experience the hardship suffered through the oppression of persecution. Connections this year included hosting a leaders event and welcoming Open Doors Director, Sam Miller to speak at a Sunday worship service. Partnership with Romanian Charity ‘Pater Noster’ enables funds and resources to be deployed to families and communities in need being served by Marius & Roxana Dancovici in Ploiesti, Romania. A new partnership has been initiated with the ‘Jerusalem House of Prayer’ to align with the Churches support for God’s people in Israel through prayer.
Risk management
The Directors seek to be aware of any major strategic, operational, and financial risks to the Charity. In the year ahead, all the major areas will be reviewed and kept up to date. The Church has a revised child protection policy and every adult who is involved in working with the children and young people in the Church is screened through independent body, ‘ThirtyOne:eight’. The Senior Leaders hold current enhanced DBS certificates as do members of the Staff Team. Public liability is covered by an insurance policy with the Charity specialist insurers Ansvar Insurance Company Limited. Regular reviews of the Charity’s financial status are held by the Trustees
Objectives and Activities
The Charity’s objects and its principal activity is that of the advancement of the Christian Faith. The principle charitable purposes of the Company in accordance with the objects of the Memorandum and Articles of Association are the advancement of the Christian faith; the furtherance of religious education; the relief of the poor and needy; the relief of the sick and elderly and for the benefit of other charitable bodies and institutions as the Directors in their absolute discretion see fit. When planning our activities for the year we have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit
and guidance for charities relating to the advancement of religion. During this period the objects of the Charity were put into effect by the Senior Leaders and members of the Eldership Team in conjunction with a growing Staff Team and a wider grouping of Ministry Team leaders.
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Achievements and Performance
The Prayer Room vision to facilitate weekly prayer gatherings continued to gain momentum. Regular Worship and Prayer gatherings with a focus on building the ‘House of Prayer’ vision and values into the Adore Church community saw new expression during this year. In addition to the development of four Prayer Room Teams (Alabaster, Faith, Holy & Purity) which have a combination of musicians, vocalists and prayer leads under the Leadership of the newly appointed Prayer Room Pastor, the hours of the Prayer Room expanded in early March 2025 to provide an open sanctuary space for 2 full days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 9am. New ‘devotional’ prayer sets were introduced during the day to lead up to the main Prayer Sets in the evenings from 7-9pm.
This growing team of musicians, prayer leaders and worship leaders are being trained to facilitate these gatherings through regular Prayer Lab training sessions as well as personal development meetings to equip and encourage team members by the Worship & Prayer Room Pastors. The achievements and developments were marked by an end of year celebration where the Teams gathered for food, fellowship and to honour the growth journey. The Church utilised another Bible reading plan called ‘The Mystery Revealed’ with over 50 participants engaged in daily bible reading and reflection. A number of the worship team from the Prayer Room community were invited again to support the night stage program at the David’s Tent 72 Hour worship festival weekend in Malmsbury.
In July 2025 the Church launched a new ‘Build His House’ fund to enable specific redevelopments within the building to include providing new entrance doors, installation of solar panels and essential roof repairs. The response was generous and encouraging.
Church Leadership development & training events
The Senior Leaders participated in a variety of leadership gatherings including conferences and retreats including an Open Doors event, a Pastors Gathering with the Millers from Upperroom hosted at Gas Street Church, the SEND gathering, a World Prayer Centre day event hosted at Adore plus an inspiring 24 hour worship & prayer event held in partnership with Robin & Claire Dillamore from Worship 24-7 Network.
Other events included participation in the Global Prayer initiative ‘Gather 25’ with prayer expressed in relay over all 7 continents with a well attended satellite gathering held at Adore in March. The Senior Leader shared testimony at the ‘Altar’ prayer event at Anchor Point Church hosted by Johnathan Oloyede from ‘Shine Your Light’. The Senior Leaders also attended a very impacting event with over 500 Pastors and Leaders from South Korea hosted at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster with Christian Concern called ‘Make the UK Holy Again’.
The Staff Team are provided with ongoing training and development in their roles. Other training included Sozo Team training, participation in a Prison Ministry team training event, Media Team training and regular Safeguarding training. Following successful Bible College Year 1 graduation one of the Senior Leaders was provided with a short sabbatical period to provide rest and reflection.
A significant development for the Sunday worship services was the establishment of a new ministry Team to provide regular prayer for the congregation with on-going training provided. This was considered a necessary and valuable resource to ensure good, safe and supportive practice for offering prayer for pastoral needs and ministry encounters during the weekly Sunday services.
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Adore Church
During the year connections with the Ministry Team at Upperroom Church in Dallas, USA were strengthened. This included a valuable visit to the Church by Michael & Lorisa Miller, Senior Leaders from Upperroom Dallas in late January. An evening was spent with the Prayer Room Team for connection and envisioning to strengthen the House of Prayer vision. Around 70 Church members attended the ‘Worship & Prayer’ conference hosted with the Millers at Gas Street Church. Then in late April the Pastoral Staff Team attended the TURN Pastors & Leaders Gathering in Dallas with spouses, one of the Elders and a couple of the main worship leaders. This visit also provided an opportunity to connect with Peter Louis from Braveheart Ministries in Texas to explore utilising their extensive discipleship resources with members at Adore.
The Senior Leaders and staff team members regularly attend the monthly online TURN gathering meetings with leaders from across the world for training, equipping and inspiration. The Senior Leader worked with the core ‘Time4Brum’ team to establish regular prayer breakfasts hosted by the Bishop of Birmingham to create a valuable space for prayer and support for Senior Leaders and upcoming leaders alike. Leadership investment has been made with John Kyle from the core team at ‘David’s Tent’ and has helped to strengthen connections with the annual summer festival as well as explore becoming a host venue for a ‘roadshow’ worship event at some point in the near future..
Children, Youth & Family ministry
A team of committed volunteers continued with the development of ministries for the children and young people of the church led by the Children & Families Pastor. The team has continued to strengthen the multiple age specific groups that run alongside Sunday Morning Services. The focus toward developing a much higher level of Biblical literacy and understanding remains a priority as does the initiative to help connect families through regular gatherings and special events such as film nights and an initiative to connect families in the wider community called ‘Make Lunch’.
Social, gathering and ministry events
The year has seen a wide range of very positive events take place to strengthen the community of the Church. Highlights include ‘Connect Sundays’ to share food after Sunday worship services, celebration of the Passover seder meal in people’s homes and a number of social events for men, women and families as a whole. An ‘In-Step’ men’s breakfast was hosted and led by a Team from Adore to serve men from across the North Birmingham area. Other regular events included litter picking on streets local to the Church. Team building events continue to be made to help keep the premises and grounds tidy.
Art Sozo ministry and Prophetic Art sessions provide valuable opportunities for creative expression and encounters with the Lord. The Church was blessed to celebrate two weddings and three baptism services during the year as well as a new format for child dedications with a Sunday thanksgiving for several families together. A highlight at the end of 2024 was a very successful and well attended New Year’s eve gathering which provided fellowship, food, connection, prophetic ministry and worship to take the Church into 2025.
A new Adore 101 course was generated by the Staff Team to help offer newcomers to Adore a helpful space to explore the unique aspects of vision, culture & community offered at Adore. After a successful pilot course in early June another course was offered for Autumn 2025. Easter highlights were participation in the Aston Churches Good Friday walk of witness as well as an evening event to watch the ‘Passion of the Christ’ film followed by communion before a Holy Saturday reflection based on Psalm 23 and an Easter Sunday family celebration with Baptisms.
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Adore Church
Directors Report For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
Financial review and Reserves Policy
The principal funding source is voluntary donations made by members and visitors to the church. The income for the year was £259,931 (cp £216,963 re 2024) and expenditure was £267,392 (cp £260,671 re 2024) resulting in an overall deficit £7,461 (cp defcit of £43,708 re 2024).
The Company holds reserves in interest bearing accounts with quick access time frames. The Trustees aim to hold reserve funds from a level of three to six months of operating expenses. This equates to a fund of between £66k to £134k. Current unrestricted cash reserves are £507,963 which includes funds to be made available to enable the redevelopment phases of 76 Church Road.
Plans for the future
As the Church continues to grow and develop it is envisaged that the Staff Team will likewise expand to provide excellent leadership to resource, equip and develop the valuable teams of volunteers serving the vision of the Church. Plans for this year include a Mission Trip to Romania to support Marius and Roxanna Dancovici with ministry outreach in and around Ploiesti to the homeless, the Romany gypsy community, staff and residents at a number of care homes & orphanages as well as prison ministry. A Team will help to serve the ‘In-Step’ Men’s Ministry retreat in the Autumn. Other plans include events to serve and strengthen the Worship and Prayer Room community including an Encounter Night planned for 2026 with a Team from Wave House Church in Cornwall. Plans in place to host a ‘David’s Tent’ worship night and a day conference with the Team from ‘Christian Concern’ as part of their national ‘Awake & Arise’ tour. A significant emphasis will be on establishing a new discipleship resource from ‘Braveheart’ ministries. It is hoped that this will be a catalyst for more relational based discipling in small groups across the City.
Following Cabinet Approval from Birmingham City Council the Church plans to complete the purchase of the freehold for the premises at 76 Church Road and begin a schedule of improvement works including the installation of solar panels to make the energy costs more economical and environmentally sustainable as well as essential roof repairs to the flat roofs plus providing a new main entrance with illuminated signage to improve the visibility and accessibility of the premises.
Statements of Directors responsibilities
The directors are required under Company Law to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and its results for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
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a. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
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b. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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c. Prepare the financial statements on an ongoing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume the charity will continue in business
The directors are responsible for the keeping of proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They are also responsible for the safeguarding of the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approval
This report was approved by the directors on 20th March 2026 and signed on their behalf
............................................................................ Director David McNeil
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Adore Church
Independent Examiners Report For the Year Ended 31st August 2025
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on the following pages
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the company (who are treated as directors for the purposes of the company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ( 'The 2006 Act' )
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination , I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act
Independent Examiner's Statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am Qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies
I have completed my examination . I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect :
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(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act or
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(2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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(3) the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that he accounts give a 'true and fair view ' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination ;or
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(4) the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland ( FRS102).
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.
Name es Gary Peter Brookes Relevant Professional Qualifications FCA BSc Address 130 Wombourne Park Wolverhampton South Staffs WV5 0LY
Date : 30th March 2026
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Adore Church
Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31st August 2025
| Restricted Funds 2025 £ Income Charitable Activities Voluntary Income 2 21,222 Bank Interest - Total Income 21,222 Expenditure Charitable Activities 3 17,595 Total Expenditure 17,595 Net income 3,627 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 931,643 Total funds carried forward 935,270 Notes |
Unrestricted Funds 2025 £ 229,616 9,093 238,709 249,797 249,797 (11,088) 421,426 410,339 |
Total Funds 2025 £ 250,838 9,093 259,931 267,392 267,392 (7,461) 1,353,069 1,345,608 |
Total Funds 2024 £ 205,323 11,640 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 216,963 | |||
| 260,671 | |||
| 260,671 | |||
| (43,708) | |||
| 1,396,777 | |||
| 1,353,069 |
There were no recognised gains or losses for 2025 or 2024 other than those included in the Statement of Financial Activities
This Statement of Financial Activities incorporates the same information required for an Income and Expenditure account under the Companies Acts
** Full comparatives for 2024 are shown in note 15
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Adore Church Balance Sheet
As at 31 August 2025
| Adore Church Balance Sheet As at 31 August 2025 |
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| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Fixed Assets | |||||
| Tangible Assets for use by the church | 7 | 829,163 | 830,896 | ||
| Current Assets | |||||
| Debtors | 8 | 4,542 | 4,346 | ||
| Bank & Cash | 9 | 518,305 | 527,692 | ||
| Total | 522,847 | 532,038 | |||
| Creditors :amounts falling due | 10 | 6,402 | 9,865 | ||
| within one year | |||||
| Net Current Assets | 516,445 | 522,173 | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,345,608 | 1,353,069 | |||
| Net Assets | 1,345,608 | 1,353,069 | |||
| Funds | |||||
| Unrestricted Funds | 410,339 | 421,426 | |||
| Restricted Funds | 12 | 935,270 | 931,643 | ||
| Total | 1,345,608 | 1,353,069 |
The directors have taken advantage of the Companies Act 2006 in not having these accounts audited under Section 477 (1). No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476
The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with s386 and s387 of the Companies Act 2006 and for preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at 31 August 2025 and of its surplus for the year then ended in accordance with the requirements of s396 and which comply with the requirements of the Act relating to the accounts so far as applicable to the company.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
Signed and approved on the behalf of the Board on 20th March 2026
….................................................................................
Name: Godfrey Barker
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Company registration number 3059994
Adore Church
Notes to the accounts As at 31 August 2025
Basis of Accounts Preparation
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) second edition published October 2019, the Charities Act 2011 the and UK Generally Accepted Practice. The Financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historic cost convention modified to include certain items at fair value when applicable. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity. Significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
Funds
Unrestricted funds are income funds which are to be spent on the charity's general purpose.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds that have been assigned to specific purposes Restricted funds comprise of two elements :-
a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest
b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the charity for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The church does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis.
Income Recognition
Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and Legacies are accounted for when the church is legally entitled to the amounts due. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.
Expenditure Recognition
Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the charity. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
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Adore Church
Notes to the accounts As at 31 August 2025
Governance costs
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Tangible fixed assets for the use by the church and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets for use by the church are stated at cost less depreciation
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets
less estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives.
Leasehold Property 1% per annum straight line Furniture 7% per annum straight line Equipment 20% per annum straight line
2. Voluntary Income
| General Offerings Gift Aid tax reclaims Gifts Events and activity income Grants Salary support income Other income |
2025 Restricted £ - - - - - 21,222 - 21,222 |
2025 Unrestricted £ 145,253 39,740 34,632 402 - - 9,589 229,616 |
2025 2024 Total Total £ £ 145,253 137,549 39,740 30,718 34,632 1,752 402 1,959 - 7,300 21,222 19,282 9,589 6,763 250,838 205,323 |
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Adore Church
Notes to the accounts For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
3. Charitable Activities
| 3a.Direct Church Activities Salaries & NIC Events and outreach Worship costs Travel expenses Youth and children Catering and housekeeping and hospitality Training and conferences Online service costs Resources Communication costs Insurance Church utilities Ground rent Church Road Licences and subscriptions Depreciation General office Bank charges Maintenance and small equipment Non Governance legal costs Computer equipment & software Governance 3b. Related Church Activities Pastoral & fellowship support Mission and giving ( for more detail see note 16) Total Running Costs Direct Church Costs Staff Costs |
2025 2024 £ £ 157,536 157,830 3,879 3,404 1,141 1,127 691 1,357 1,277 2,243 4,870 4,987 6,798 4,610 277 515 253 935 819 1,041 2,434 2,474 11,914 11,001 22,000 22,000 677 604 17,968 22,231 1,149 1,307 709 437 7,723 4,905 - 2,877 1,776 1,730 1,784 1,784 245,675 249,399 603 280 21,114 10,992 21,717 11,272 267,392 260,671 |
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Adore Church
Notes to the accounts
For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| 4. Governance Costs | ||
| Independent Examiner and accountancy costs | 1,750 | 1,750 |
| Company House Fees | 34 | 34 |
| 1,784 | 1,784 | |
| 5. Net movement in funds for the year | ||
| The net movement in funds for the period is stated after charging: | ||
| Depreciation of tangible assets | 17,968 | 22,231 |
| Independent Examiner and accountancy costs | 1,750 | 1,750 |
| 6. Staff Costs | ||
| Wages & Salaries | 139,927 | 141,051 |
| Social Security Costs ( Employers NICs) | 6,627 | 5,752 |
| Pension costs | 10,982 | 11,027 |
| 157,536 | 157,830 | |
| Remuneration was only paid to one member of the directors in the year | ||
| The average weekly number of staff employed by the church during the period was as follows: | ||
| Pastoral team | 5 | 4 |
| Admin , Media, Tech support | 1 | 2 |
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Adore Church
Notes to the accounts
For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
7. Tangible fixed assets for use by the Charity
| Cost as at 31 August 2024 Additions Cost as at 31 August 2025 Depreciation as at 1 September 2024 Charge for the year Depreciation as at 31 August 2025 Net book Value as at 31 August 2025 Net book Value as at 31 August 2024 |
Leasehold Property £ 834,324 16,234 850,558 23,967 8,506 32,473 818,085 810,357 |
Furniture Equipment £ £ 15,386 64,052 - 15,386 64,052 3,231 55,667 1,077 8,385 4,308 64,052 11,078 - 12,155 8,385 2025 |
TOTAL £ 913,762 16,234 929,996 82,865 17,968 100,833 829,163 830,897 |
2024 TOTAL £ 874,520 39,242 |
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| 913,762 | ||||
| 60,635 22,231 |
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| 82,866 | ||||
| 830,896 | ||||
| 813,885 |
The leasehold property is valued for insurance purposes at £985,532
| 8. Debtors Employee Loan Gift Aid receivable 9. Bank and Cash Current Accounts Deposit Accounts 10.Creditors :amounts falling due in one year Other creditors Social security Taxes Accruals |
2025 £ 473 4,069 4,542 £ 3,188 515,117 518,305 £ 3,068 1,584 1,750 6,402 |
2024 £ 1,889 2,457 |
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| 4,346 | ||
| £ 7,017 520,675 |
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| 527,692 | ||
| £ 6,588 1,527 1,750 |
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| 9,865 |
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Adore Church
Notes to the accounts
For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
12. Fund Movements
| Restricted Funds Capital Fund Building Fund Church Road Revenue Funds Trustees holding Staff member funding General Funds Unrestricted funds Total Funds |
Fund Balances Brought Forward £ 924,928 924,928 40 6,675 6,715 931,643 421,426 1,353,069 |
Incoming Resources £ - - - 21,222 21,222 21,222 238,709 259,931 |
Outgoing Resources £ - - - 17,595 17,595 17,595 249,797 267,392 |
Fund Balances Carried Forward £ 924,928 |
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| 924,928 | ||||
| 40 10,302 |
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| 10,342 | ||||
| 935,270 | ||||
| 410,338 | ||||
| 1,345,608 |
The Building Fund Church Road is now made up of amounts given specifically towards obtaining the Church Rd Premises plus the logical inclusion of the transfer of the remaining balance of the now disposed Living Well Centre
13.Analysis of Net Assets by Fund
| Fixed Assets Net Current Assets Net Assets |
Unrestricted Funds £ (95,765) 506,103 410,338 |
Restricted Total Funds Funds £ £ 924,928 829,163 10,342 516,445 935,270 1,345,608 |
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Adore Church Notes to the accounts For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
14. Related Party transactions
As agreed in the memorandum of association section 4(a) Rev D T McNeil is paid for his services in his capacity as senior pastor.
| Salary | Pension | |
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| Rev D T McNeil | £42,697 | £3,204 |
| Mrs Tania McNeil | £24,529 | £1,962 |
| Mr Daniel McNeil | £6,487 | £519 |
| Mr James McNeil | £5,556 | £444 |
| Expenses |
Flights and expenses were paid for Rev D T & Mrs T McNeil in relation to UK and overseas conferences for the year £6,066
£585 travel expenses and mileage were paid for the year to Rev D T McNeil for UK travel on behalf of Adore Church
15. SOFA Comparatives
Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31st August 2024
| Notes Restricted Funds £ Income Charitable Activities Voluntary Income 2 20,887 Bank Interest Total Income 20,887 Expenditure Charitable Activities 3 14,212 Total Expenditure 14,212 Net Income 6,675 Reconciliation of Funds Total funds brought forward 924,968 Total funds carried forward 931,643 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 184,436 11,640 196,076 246,459 246,459 (50,383) 471,809 421,426 |
Total Funds £ 205,323 11,640 |
|---|---|---|
| 216,963 | ||
| 260,671 | ||
| 260,671 | ||
| (43,708) | ||
| 1,396,777 | ||
| 1,353,069 |
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Adore Church
Notes to the accounts
For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
| 16. Mission and Giving Christian Concern Open Doors Mission Romania Global Care The Gap Bethel Sozo UK Right To Life Free at Last Rise for Christ International Jerusalem House of Prayer Upper Room Riverside Money Advice Building for Hope 24-7 Prayer MME Prison Ministry The Burn 24/7 Transforming lives for Good Stewardship re P Atkin Reach Out Ministries Others |
2025 2024 £ £ 3,100 2,250 3,000 1,500 1,650 - 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,000 - 1,000 - 1,000 - 1,000 - 784 - 600 - 600 - 600 - 396 - 250 - 240 300 52 912 - 600 1,342 930 21,114 10,992 |
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