2025-12-31-accounts - Discover Church

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From January 1 2025 Period start date To December 31 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Discover Church

Charity registration number:1050248

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at home and abroad to all ages, with particular emphasis on children & youth.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Regular services on Sunday and during the week. Visitation of the sick and housebound. To create a learning environment for children and young people who are not typically found in a church or faith based environment and to engage in missions abroad.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Grant making to missions and missionary organisations for those preaching the Gospel and working with the disadvantaged throughout the world and particularly those involved with children.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers work with the children’s programmes, go on missions, provide services to the public in our meetings and in visitation. Look after the church premises and run the minibus for picking up children for the clubs.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The support received by our missionaries has been invaluable in helping them provide food, education and homes for orphans. It helps those who are on the front line in countries where they do not receive such services. In this country we are providing religious services to those who need it and visitation for the lonely and disabled. We create a learning environment for children and young people who are not typically found in a church or faith based environment and fun play and learn facilities. We are at present looking for new premises as the places we have been using will not be available for long. We hope to have our own building later in the year.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The finances of the charity are stable.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We have reserves mainly for the purchase or acquisition of new premises.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	83,019
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	No

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The freewill giving of our members, visitors and members of the public. 1 legacy.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Discover Church trust.
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	trust deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25
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 the current trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	We are part of the Assemblies of God inc. and adhere to their beliefs and principles.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Discover Church
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1050248

	Charity’s principal address For contact: 25 Linden Road, West Parley. BH22 8RR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Julian Christopher Downward	Chairman Senior Minister	A consensus of the remaining trustees
	David N Hughes	Inland Revenue contact	Ditto
	Daniel Edward Morgan	IT and P.A Assistant	Ditto
	Brian Downward	trustee but retired	Ditto

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
None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None 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

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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(s) J C Downward Full name(s) Julian Christopher Downward Position (eg Chairman Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 02/06/26

	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	No(if any)	No(if any)	CC16a
	Discover Church			1050248
	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	Period start date	To		Period end date
		01/01/2025			31/12/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds		Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations	57,375	5,616	-		62,991	46,117
Gift Aid Donations	19,886	-	-		19,886	32,366
Gift aid Tax Refund	5,800	-	-		5,800	7,733
Investment interest	928	-	-		928	1,338
Sale of equipment	- 0	-	-		-	1,575
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
*Sub total*_(Gross income for AR) _	83,989	5,616	-		89,605	89,129

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-	- 0
*Sub total*	- 0	- 0	- 0		-	- 0

**Total receipts **	83,989	5,616	- 0		89,605	89,129

A3 Payments
Children, youth & minibus	5,349	-	-		5,349	11,130
Insurance	291	-	-		291	1,436
Missions/Missionaries/Ministry	14,903	3,915	-		18,818	26,859
Office Exp & Licences	1,103	-	-		1,103	1,683
Rent	3,183	-	-		3,183	4,476
Maintenance & Equipment	2,809	-	-		2,809	2,473
Staff Salaries	- 0	-	-		-	25,241
NI,Tax, Pensions	4,765	-	-		4,765	7,026
Trustees Exp.	23,283	-	-		23,283	2,600
Refund to donor	- 0	-	-		-	1,150
Bank Charges	405	-	-		405	488
**Sub total **	56,091	3,915	-		60,006	84,562

A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table)
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-
**Sub total **	-0	-0	-0		-	- 0

**Totalpayments **	56,091	3,915	- 0		60,006	84,562

**Net of receipts/(payments) **	27,898	1,701	-		29,599	4,567
A5 Transfers between funds	- 0	-	-		-	-
A6 Cash funds lastyear end	46,120	14,305	-		60,425	55,858
**Cash funds thisyear end **	74,018	16,006	-		90,024	60,425


Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories	Details		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds
			to nearest £		to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Cash in bank		74,018		16,006	-
			-		-	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

19/01/2026

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	*Total cash funds*	74,018	16,006	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK		OK
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets		-	-	-
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		-	-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets			-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use			-	-
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	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities			-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
		Daniel Morgan
		David N Hughes

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

19/01/2026

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examtner's Report Rgportto the trusteesldirectorsl members of On aeeounts forthe year •ndgd 31 2ox Charity no.: 10<021 Company no.: Set out on pages I report lo the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended Responslbllltles and basis of report As the ¢harity's trustees of the Company Iwho are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company lawl, you are re$pon$ibk for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wlh the requirements of the Companies Act 20061°11 20 ACV'I. Having satisfied myseff that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for thi8 year under Part 16 of the 2LXJ6 Act and are eligible for indeptrndent examination, I report in respect of my ex8minalion of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 he 2011 Acfl. In carrying out my examin'on, I have folli)wed the Directions given by the Charity Commission {under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Independgnt examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention I which gives me cause lo believe that". * 8ccounliThJ re¢ords were not kopl in 8¢¢¢wdance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006., or . the accounts do not a¢¢ord wlh $u¢h re¢ords, or • the accounts do not comply with revant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 20(b other than any requirement th81 If accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an ldeFndent examin*ion", or •the accounts have not tn prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS1021. IFP nr+nfrr ?niR

I have no concèms and have come across no othe¥ matters in ¢onnection wf(h the examination to which attention should b& drawn in this report in order to enable a proper un(Jer8tsnding ofthe accounts to be reached. . Please delete Ihe wo$ in the bckets rfthey do not apply. Slgnod: Nam•: Jtsti [¥£0¢4 Relevant professional qualifi¢•ti¢nl$l or Ix>dy Ilf any): Address: Pa Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matenal matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of ¢hanty accoun15.' direth'ons and guidance for exaMirs1. Givg herg brièf detsils of any items that the •xamln•r wl$h¥ to disclose. IER October 2018