Annual Report 2025 Financial Year
Introduction
The following report reflects the range of activities and financial position of Calvary Pentecostal Church for the year 2025.The aim of the report is to provide an overview of the vision and functions of the church.
Aim and Purposes
Calvary Pentecostal Church is an independent church situated in the Upper Parkstone area of Poole and is a registered charity affiliated to the Assemblies of God UK, an association of over 600 member churches and which aims to: ‘Give every man, woman and child the opportunity of understanding the gospel and to provide a church where they can grow in ministry for the glory of God’. This aligns with the objects of the church as detailed in our trust deed.
Objectives and Activities
The church emphasizes praise and worship, the teaching of the Bible, and prayer and encourages participation by both young and old alike. Services are held on a regular basis and visitors are welcome to join us and to stay afterwards for fellowship or to discuss any questions or issues they may have. Mission activities are detailed further below.
Our Core Values and Vision
Our overarching vision is to see and experience a spiritual revival in our local area and in our country as a whole. By spiritual revival, we mean a work of the Holy Spirit which has the twofold effect of reviving God's people and bringing people to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Whilst we cannot bring this about on our own, we believe we play a part by the way we live our lives in obedience to Biblical teaching and in prayer. Accordingly, we place great importance on the teaching of the Bible as the word of God and implementing its truth in our individual lives, and our relationship with others. Fundamental to this is the emphasis we place on praise and worship, as is reflected in all our meetings, and regular prayer.
To this end it has been our normal practice to provide pastoral care, prayer and Bible Study meetings both on Sunday and during the week, both in the Church (on ‘Zoom’ during the COVID outbreak) and in house groups, which are held in people’s homes.
Calvary Pentecostal Church, Cromwell Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset BH12 2NS Registered Charity No. 1050247 Website: www. CPCParkstone.org.uk
Change of Church Location
The church has operated for many decades from the Cromwell Road location. While we have benefited from owning our own property, the location has never been ideal with low visibility and poor parking. Over time we have sought other premises to alleviate these factors and grow the church congregation, to no avail. In 2023, the opportunity arose to purchase a 60% share in the Loch Road premises owned by Parkstone Church through the sale of our building as PBC required significant funds to repair the church roof. After much prayer and discussion, the process was completed and we began meeting at Loch Road during the Easter of 2025. This has been a success and a challenge as we seek to get used to sharing and maintaining the property. The work is ongoing.
Sunday School
The Sunday School was run on a weekly basis throughout 2025, apart from school holidays. The curriculum - The Greatest Story – was paused due to reduced/variable child numbers and age groups meaning there was no continuity week to week. Teachers & lessons had to be flexible as we have mixed ages and abilities. We taken stories from the life of Jesus & follow the Church calendar themes of Easter and Christmas.
Safeguarding
All those involved in work with children and vulnerable adults have undertaken training in child protection and have all been DBS checked. The church has adopted and implemented the ‘Safe and Secure’ safeguarding standards published by the Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS).
Calvary Pentecostal Church is a member of the Churches’ Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) and our safeguarding policy is designed, in line with the CCPAS ‘Safe and Secure’ standards, to help the Church provide a safe environment for children to be able to develop physically, intellectually and spiritually, and to safeguard all members of the church community, of all ages. In so doing, it is the responsibility of everyone to prevent the physical, sexual or emotional abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
‘Safe and Secure’ has been adopted by the Church Council and forms the safeguarding policy of the Church, a copy of which is held in the church and is available upon request. It is also used as part of the training for children’s workers and every children’s worker will be issued with a copy. A shortened version is displayed on the church notice board.
Mission - Open Doors
The church provides monthly donations to Open Doors to support their work supporting persecuted Christians around the world and in accordance with our stated charitable objectives. During 2025 Open Doors continued to support Christians suffering persecution worldwide. Funding continued strongly despite the challenges of inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, for which Open Doors thanks God and their supporters; as a church we can continue to be confident that our support for Open Doors is a wise and good use of the money we give to mission.
Every January Open Doors releases its World Watch List of the top 50 countries where persecution is greatest around the world. North Korea is invariably rated #1 on the list and global trends include the continued rise of oppression & surveillance in China and the continued rise of Hindu fundamentalism in India.
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Mission - Foodbank
The church Foodbank operation is a “satellite” of the main Foodbank in Poole run by FaithWorks. This work is now shared with Parkstone Baptist Church as the Loch Road Centre Foodbank & attendance has increased due to the better location. It operates every Friday 9am12pm and is open to all for coffee & cake.
The Foodbank operation is one way we can fulfil the work of the Church as reflected in the words of Paul in Galatians 2:10 that …we “should remember the poor”.
Mission - Shoebox Appeal
Each year Jill collects for, and fills, shoeboxes for poor families in Eastern Europe. The church supports this in many ways from knitting garments, giving items to fill shoeboxes, to donating funds. In addition, the church gives from mission funds as listed below to enable a number of boxes to be sent. The price of filling a shoe box now exceeds £50 which is a real commitment and a sign of the cost-of-living crisis in our own country.
This is a tremendous and time-consuming work that meets a need that is often overlooked.
Mission Finances
This year financial support was provided from our missionary account and freewill offerings to the following organisations:
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Shoe Box Appeal 750
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● Open Doors 2400
A total of £3150 supporting needs
Financial review
The Church Council has a Finance and Reserves Policy to ensure that income received is spent within a reasonable timeframe, that trustees should be able to justify holding income as reserves in order to comply with Charity Law, and to ensure that monies are used in accordance with the charitable purposes of the church. The overarching principle is that everything the church has comes from God and that the church leadership team, as responsible stewards, are to ensure that the funds are used in the way God intends.
Structure and Governance
The Church Council comprises the following trustees:
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V L Williams
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A McGregor (Chair of the Church Council)
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D Williams
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J Vatcher
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S Potterton
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A Muir
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Farema Naga
There are currently 3 salaried employees, all of whom are trustees:
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V L Williams, A McGregor, J Vatcher
All remunerations relate solely to ministerial roles in the church.
The Church Council meets formally four times during the year. Minutes are taken and approved for accuracy at each meeting.
A McGregor Chairman of Trustees
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| DEBIT | CREDIT |
|
|---|---|---|
| CurrentAccount | 9,254.84 | 752 &2t2 |
| DepositAccount | 316,598.04 | S22l2 |
| MansfieldSavingAccount MissionAccount |
120,175.97 1,841.04 |
s272l Vsnlzs |
| PBC- RepairsandMaintenance | 5,074.95 | |
| PBC- RepairsandMaintenance:PBC- FixedAssets-CostofAdditions | 64,096.55 | |
| SaleofFixedAsset | 378,510.05 | |
| Creditors | 33,944.00 | |
| NEST | 0.00 | |
| NetWages | 0.00 | |
| PAYENI | 47.60 | |
| OpeningBalanceEquity | 71,477.46 | |
| RetainedEarnings | 8,653.82 | |
| BillableExpenditureIncome | 253.99 | |
| GASDSCashDonations | 1,695.00 | |
| Giftaiddonationsreceived | 58,065.41 | |
| GiftAidTaxRefunds | 14,343.03 | |
| NonGiftaiddonationsreceived | 5,970.00 | |
| ParkstoneBaptistIncome | 100.00 | |
| BenevolentGifts | 1,070.00 | |
| Catering | 366.50 | |
| CharitableContributions | 2,989.00 | |
| Cleaning | 3.006.42 | |
| Communion | 33.80 | |
| Computerrunningcosts | 157.20 | |
| DuesandSubscriptions | 2,536.93 | |
| Insurance | 385.40 | |
| Legalandprofessional fees | 7,767.46 | |
| Legalandprofessionalfees:Bookkeeping | 215.10 | |
| OfficeExpense | 14.19 | |
| Payroll | 385.30 | |
| PBC | 8.49 | |
| Postage&Stationary | 3.60 | |
| RepairsandFurnishing | 3,408.60 | |
| Salaries:Employerspension | 603.12 | |
| Salaries:GrossSalary | 31,736.88 | |
| ShoeBoxAppeal | 750.00 | |
| Telephone/Broadband | 648.21 | |
| Training | 179.00 | |
| Travel | 197.40 | |
| Utilites:Electricity | 1,105.46 | |
| Utilites:Gas | 874.39 | |
| Utilites:Water | 237.48 | |
| BankInterest | 1,620.96 | |
| LeavingGift | 1,040.00 | |
| TOTAL | £575,721.32 | £575,721.32 |
| Distributionaccount | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| FixedAsset | ||
| Tangibleassets | ||
| PBC- RepairsandMaintenance | 5,074.95 | |
| PBC- FixedAssets-CostofAdditions | 64,096.55 | |
| TotalforPBC- RepairsandMaintenance | £69,171.50 | |
| SaleofFixedAsset | -378,510.05 | |
| TotalforTangibleassets | £309,338.55 | |
| TotalforFixedAsset | £309,338.55 | |
| Cashatbankandinhand | ||
| CurrentAccount | 9,254.84 | |
| DepositAccount | 316,598.04 | TS |
| MansfieldSavingAccount | 120,175.97 | |
| MissionAccount | 1,841.04 | |
| Total forCashatbankandinhand | £447.869.89 | |
| NETCURRENTASSETS | £447,869.89 | |
| Creditors:amountsfallingduewithinoneyear | ||
| TradeCreditors | ||
| Creditors | 33,944.00 | |
| TotalforTradeCreditors | £33,944.00 | |
| CurrentLiabilities | ||
| NEST | 0.00 | |
| NetWages | 0.00 | |
| PAYEINI | 47.60 | |
| TotalforCurrentLiabilities | £47.60 | |
| TotalforCreditors:amountsfallingduewithinoneyear | £33.991.60 | |
| NETCURRENTASSETS(LIABILITIES) | £413,878.29 | |
| TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENTLIABILITIES | £104,539.74 | |
| TOTALNETASSETS(LIABILITIES) | £104,539.74 | |
| CapitalandReserves | ||
| OpeningBalanceEquity | 71,477.46 | |
| RetainedEamings | 8,653.82 | |
| NetIncome | 24,408.46 | |
| TotalforCapitalandReserves | £104,539.74 |
| DISTRIBUTIONACCOUNT | TOTAL |
|---|---|
| Fixed Asset | |
| Tangibleassets | |
| PBC- RepairsandMaintenance PBC- FixedAssets-CostofAdditions TotalforPBC- RepairsandMaintenance |
£5,074.95 64,096.55 £69,171.50 |
| SaleofFixedAsset TotalforTangibleassets |
-378,510.05 £309,338.55 |
| TotalforFixedAsset | £309,338.55 |
| Cashatbankandinhand | |
| CurrentAccount DepositAccount MansfieldSavingAccount MissionAccount TotalforCashatbankandinhand |
9,254.84 316,598.04 120,175.97 1,841.04 £447,869.89 |
| NETCURRENTASSETS | £447,869.89 |
| Creditors:amountsfallingduewithinoneyear | |
| TradeCreditors | |
| Creditors TotalforTradeCreditors |
33,944.00 £33,944.00 |
| CurrentLiabilities | |
| NEST NetWages PAYE/NI TotalforCurrentLiabilities |
0.00 0.00 47.60 £47.60 |
| TotalforCreditors:amountsfallingduewithinoneyear | £33,991.60 |
| NETCURRENTASSETS(LIABILITIES) | £413,878.29 |
| TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENTLIABILITIES | £104,539.74 |
| TOTAL NETASSETS(LIABILITIES) | £104,539.74 |
| CapitalandReserves | |
| OpeningBalanceEquity RetainedEamings |
71,477.46 8,653.82 |
| NetIncome TotalforCapitalandReserves |
24,408,46 £104,539.74 |