## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1[st ] January 2024 TO 31[st] December 2024**
Rock Community Church, Salem Chapel, New Park Street, Devizes SN10 1DY is registered with the Charity Commissioners (No: 1050624) and is constituted by Deed of Trust.
The Charity objectives are:
- The advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith of the Assemblies of God
- To relieve sickness and financial hardship and the promotion of good health by providing funds, goods or services
- To advance education, by proclamation, charitable activities, spiritual teaching and the promotion of spiritual observances.
## Our activities include:
Sunday worship and midweek groups for fellowship, teaching and prayer Children’s groups
Parent and Toddler group
Support and fundraising for Christian charities and missionary work overseas and in the UK Pastoral support and Christian counselling
Luncheon club
Courses that include: enquirers, Christian discipleship, parenting, pre-marriage.
The Church Council has met regularly during the course of the year and has kept minutes of these meetings, always seeking to remain compliant with applicable charity law. Through what has been another tough year, the management trustees have been very grateful for all of the contributions that the volunteers have given to the charity and for all the financial contributions they have received.
This year, one of the trustees stepped down from the trustee group due to a family issue and we have made a replacement, inviting a minister with many years of experience to join us in the short term. The start of the year saw a refund from our energy provider following our protracted dispute with them during the previous accounting year.
The Church Council continues to regulate expenditure with day-to-day financial matters delegated to an administrative team. Strict safeguards continue to be in place under our procedures, which we reviewed during the course of the year. The management trustees are pleased to report that the charity has continued to be solvent throughout the year especially in the current economic conditions. To God be the glory. The management trustees have been claiming Gift Aid direct from HMRC and are pleased to report that there have been no issues with this.
Frustratingly, the year ended with the charity having a £7300 deficit most of which was money owed to the charity by our energy supplier who had overcharged us for our energy bills. The supplier eventually repaid the charity but in our new financial year – i.e. 2025.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking any reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In line with the Charities Act 2011, the Trustees have prepared financial statements using an independent examiner that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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- Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- Prepare financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate to presume that the charity will continue in existence
The management trustees have carried out health and safety risk assessments and have noted that there are adequate safeguards in place. These assessments are carried out at least three times during the year with a report being given to the next trustees meeting. The management trustees have ensured that there has been a fire safety risk assessment with accompanying fire drills. The trustees continue to make risk assessments of the charity and amend, adjust or alter any necessary criteria that have arisen from such an audit. They are pleased to report that there have not been any serious incidents during the past year.
This year the Church Council have reviewed a number of policies and have amended, revised or altered those policies to make sure that they are fit for purpose. During the course of the year, the trustees have added policies that the Charity Commission have asked that charities adopt.
The Church Council seek to continue to work closely together to ensure that the charity remains solvent and moving forward.
For and on behalf of the Management Trustees
Rev David Fiddy MA, Chairman
09 July 2025
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## **ROCK COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **NEW PARK STREET**
## **DEVIZES**
**WILTSHIRE**
**SN10 1DY**
**Registered Charity: 1050624**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT**
## **AND**
**INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024**
**Luke Silver Accountancy & Taxation Services 25 Ellicombe Close Minehead Somerset TA24 6DQ**
**Mobile: 07710 456376**
**E-mail: luke-silver@puresilver.org.uk**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts**
## **Accruals Accounts**
## **Report to the trustees/members of Rock Community Church**
## **Registered Charity Number 1050624**
## **On the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2024**
## **Set out on the following pages**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity¹s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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 Commissioners. 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 you as 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:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- • To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 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** _L A Silver_
## **Date: 21 March 2025**
Luke Silver, HNC Business & Finance Accountancy Practitioner
25 Ellicombe Close, Minehead, Somerset. TA24 6DQ
## **Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees and Church Council**
## **Introduction**
Thank you for submitting the accounts for independent examination. They have been well maintained and the treasurer and others responsible are to be commended for their hard work.
## **Charity Law and Financial Regulations**
The independent examination has been carried out in accordance with the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 1995 (Statutory Instruments No 2724) and the Accounting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
## **Signing of Accounts**
I shall be obliged if you will please forward a copy of the signature page for my records after the accounts have been signed by a representative appointed by the Trustees and Church Council. A spare copy is enclosed.
## **Conclusion**
There are no other matters I feel need to be brought to your attention.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further clarification or for further assistance.
## **Luke Silver**
## **Date: 21 March 2025**
## **ROCK COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024**
## **ACTIVITIES REVIEW**
The financial results are set out in the enclosed accounts.
The principal activity throughout the year under review was that of the advancement of the Christian faith and the extension of the Kingdom of God.
## **TRUSTEES AND CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS**
The trustees and church council during the year were as follows:
## **David Samuel Fiddy**
47 Newman Road, Devizes, Wiltshire. SN10 5LE
## **Wendy Doreen Hodder**
3A Castle Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire. SN10 1HJ
## **Caroline Reid**
22 The Clock Inn Park, Lydeway, Devizes. SN10 3PP
## **Nicholas Rigby Herrod-Taylor (Resigned January 2024)**
Crookwood Mill Farm, Stert, Devizes. SN10 3JA
## **STATEMENT**
We certify that the books, vouchers and information produced to enable the independent examination of our accounts to be conducted contain a full and correct record of our financial transactions and activities to the best of our knowledge and belief.
SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES Mz
> Please print name: David Fiddy Date: 09 April 2025
## **Rock Community Church**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2024**
|**Statement of Financial Activities**
**for the year ended 31st December 2024**||
|---|---|
|Notes Unrestricted
Funds
2024
£
**Resources Arising**
Donations, Legacies and Similar
3a
33,049
Incoming Resources
Income from Activities for
3b
0
Generating Funds
Investment Income
3c
81
Other Incoming Resources
3d
988
**Total Incoming Resources**
**34,118**
**Resources Used**
**Direct Charitable Expenditure**
Grants Payable in Furtherance of
4a
794
the Charitable Objects
Costs of Activities in Furtherance
4b
28,361
of the Charitable Objects
Resources Expended on Managing
4c
486
and Administering the Charity
**Total Resources Expended**
**29,641**
**Net Movement in Funds**
**4,477**
**Fund Balances b/fwd at 01.01.24**
**213,088**
**Transfers**
**Gains and Losses Building Valuation**
**0**
**Fund Balances c/fwd at 31.12.24**
**217,565**|Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
2024
31.12.24
31.12.23
£
£
£
2,707
35,756
43,095
0
0
0
0
81
36
0
988
51|
||**2,707**
**36,825**
**43,182**|
||5,220
6,014
5,793
7,336
35,697
30,104
1,938
2,424
7,779|
||**14,494**
**44,135**
**43,676**|
|||
||**(11,787)**
**(7,310)**
**(494)**|
||**11,080**
**224,168**
**224,662**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**|
||**(707)**
**216,858**
**224,168**|
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||**Rock Community Church**|**Rock Community Church**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Balance Sheet**|**Notes**|**2024**||**2023**||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed Assets**||||||
|Tangible Assets|2||180,000||180,079|
||||**180,000**||**180,079**|
|**Current Assets**||||||
|Cash at Bank & In Hand|6|36,858||44,168||
|**Creditors:**amounts falling due within one year|7|0||0||
|**Net Current Assets**|||**36,858**||**44,168**|
|**Total Assets**less current liabilities|||**216,858**||**224,247**|
|**Creditors:**amounts falling due in more than a|8||0||0|
|year||||||
|**Net Assets**|||**216,858**||**224,247**|
|**Capital and Reserves**||||||
|**Income Funds:**||||||
|General Fund|||217,565||213,088|
|Designated Funds|5||0||0|
|Restricted Funds|5||(707)||11,080|
||||**216,858**||**224,168**|
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## **Rock Community Church**
## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024**
## **1.Accounting Policies**
(a) These accounts have been prepared on a accruals basis and include income which has been received or that is receivable at the year end.
(b) The recommendations of charities SORP have been followed in the preparation of these accounts.
|**2. Tangible Fixed Assets**
**Equipment**
Cost
01-Jan-24
Revaluation
Cost at
31-Dec-24
**Depreciation**
01-Jan-24
Charge
Depreciation at
31-Dec-24
**Net Book Value**
**31-Dec-24**
Net Book Value
31-Dec-23|Church
General
Restricted
2022
Building
Equipment
Equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
180,000
25,184
5,360
210,544
0
0
0
0|
|---|---|
||180,000
25,184
5,360
210,544|
||0
25,184
5,360
30,544
0
0
0
0|
||0
25,184
5,360
30,544|
||**180,000**
**0**
**0**
**180,000**|
||180,000
0
0
180,000|
The annual committements under non-cancelling operating leases and capital committements are as follows: 31st December 2024 : None 31st December 2023 : None
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024 (continued)**
|**3. Incoming Resources**
**a) Donations, Legacies and Similar**
**Incoming Resources**
Gifts and Donations
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Gift Aid Donations
Gift Aid Tax Rebate
Visiting Ministers (Offerings)
**b) Income from Activities for Generating**
**Funds**
Fund Raising
**c) Investment Income**
Bank Interest
**d) Other Incoming Resources**
Other Income
Grants
**Total Incoming Resources**|Unrestricted
Funds
2024
£
26,751
3,597
2,701
**33,049**
0
**0**
81
**81**
238
750
**988**
**34,118**|Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
2024
31.12.24
31.12.23
£
£
£
2,707
29,458
38,005
0
3,597
2,466
0
2,701
2,624
0
0
0|
|---|---|---|
|||**2,707**
**35,756**
**43,095**|
|||0
0
0|
|||**0**
**0**
**0**|
|||0
81
36|
|||**0**
**81**
**36**|
|||0
238
51
0
750
0|
|||**0**
**988**
**51**|
||||
|||**2,707**
**36,825**
**43,182**|
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024 (continued)**
|**4. Resources Expended**
**a) Grants Payable in Furtherance of the Charitable**
**Objects**
Overseas Mission Support
Overseas Missions Projects
Appeals
UK & Local Evangelism
Visiting Missionaries
AoG Dues
Mission Trip
Other
**b) Costs of Activities in Furtherance of the**
**Charitable Objects**
Salaries and Expenses
Visiting Ministries
Youth
Little Acorns
Lunch Club
Insurance
Structural Work / Maintenance
Equipment Costs
Legacy Fund
Other
**c) Resources Expended on Managing and**
**Administering the Charity**
Administration
Utilities
Mortgage Interest & Settlement
Depreciation
Sundries
Professional Fees
Project
**Total Resources Expended**|Unrestricted
Funds
2024
£
0
0
0
0
0
794
0
0
**794**
27,612
575
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
174
28,361
42
0
0
0
0
444
0
486
**29,641**|Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
2024
31.12.24
31.12.23
£
£
£
3,620
3,620
4,050
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
794
743
1,500
1,500
0
100
100
1,000|
|---|---|---|
|||**5,220**
**6,014**
**5,793**|
|||0
27,612
26,840
0
575
650
0
0
36
194
194
178
750
750
660
784
784
701
295
295
584
0
0
0
5,313
5,313
249
0
174
206|
|||7,336
35,697
30,104|
|||0
42
49
1,562
1,562
6,134
0
0
0
0
0
79
4
4
14
372
816
803
0
0
700|
|||1,938
2,424
7,779|
||||
|||**14,494**
**44,135**
**43,676**|
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024 (continued)**
## **5. Designated & Restricted Funds**
|**5. Designated & Restricted Funds**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Balance|Income|Transfer|Expend|Balance||
||01-Jan-24||||31-Dec-24||
||£|£|£|£|£||
|**Restricted Funds**|||||||
|Youth / Children|247|0|0|0||247|
|Little Acorns|760|644|(500)|194||710|
|Lunch Club|1,741|1,398|(650)|750|1,739||
||**2,748**|**2,042**|**(1,150)**|**944**|**2,696**||
|**Restricted Funds**|||||||
|Missions|4,309|565|3,405|5,220|3,059||
|Building|6,420|100|8,445|8,545|6,420||
||**10,729**|**665**|**11,850**|**13,765**|**9,479**||
|**6. Cash at Bank and in Hand**|||||||
||**31-Dec-24**||**31-Dec-23**||||
||**£**||**£**||||
|Current Account|29,734||36,971||||
|Deposit Account|3,751||3,706||||
|Property Trust Account|3,373||3,336||||
|Cash in Hand|0||155||||
||**36,858**||**44,168**||||
|**7. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year**|||||||
||**31-Dec-24**||**31-Dec-23**||||
||**£**||**£**||||
|Tax and National Insurance|0||0||||
|Independent Examiners Fees|0||0||||
||**0**||**0**||||
|**8. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In More Than One**|**Year**||||||
||**31-Dec-24**||**31-Dec-23**||||
||**£**||**£**||||
|Assemblies of God Property Trust Mortgage|0||0||||
||**0**||**0**||||
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024 (continued)**
## **9. Staff Costs and Numbers**
|**9. Staff Costs and Numbers**|||
|---|---|---|
|Gross Wages and Salaries
Employer's National Insurance Costs (incl above)
Pension Contributions (incl above)|**2024**
£
27,612
0
0
**27,612**|**2023**
£
26,840
0
0|
|||**26,840**|
The Charity had 1 employee during the financial year.
No employees received emoluments of over £50,000. (2024: None)
The Charity operates payroll under a PAYE scheme.
## **10. Trustees and Other Related Parties**
David Fiddy received payments during this financial period. David Fiddy is a trustee. The total cost during the year was £27,612
## **11. Risk Assessment**
The Trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The trustees have also examined other operational and business risks which they may face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
## **12. Reserves Policy**
The trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs. This is based on the charity's size and the level of financial committements held. The trustees aim to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily.
The trustees have decided that sufficient funds will be set aside to cover building running costs during the financial year.
## **13. Missions**
The trustees have taken the policy that 10% of the general income will be allocated to Missions during the financial year.
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts**
## **Accruals Accounts**
## **Report to the trustees/members of Rock Community Church**
## **Registered Charity Number 1050624**
## **On the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2024**
## **Set out on the following pages**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity¹s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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 Commissioners. 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 you as 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:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- • To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 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** _L A Silver_
## **Date: 21 March 2025**
Luke Silver, HNC Business & Finance Accountancy Practitioner
25 Ellicombe Close, Minehead, Somerset. TA24 6DQ
## **Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees and Church Council**
## **Introduction**
Thank you for submitting the accounts for independent examination. They have been well maintained and the treasurer and others responsible are to be commended for their hard work.
## **Charity Law and Financial Regulations**
The independent examination has been carried out in accordance with the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 1995 (Statutory Instruments No 2724) and the Accounting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
## **Signing of Accounts**
I shall be obliged if you will please forward a copy of the signature page for my records after the accounts have been signed by a representative appointed by the Trustees and Church Council. A spare copy is enclosed.
## **Conclusion**
There are no other matters I feel need to be brought to your attention.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further clarification or for further assistance.
## **Luke Silver**
## **Date: 21 March 2025**