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2025-10-31-accounts

THE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

OF THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD KING’S CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Presented via Zoom

The “Virtual” Annual General Meeting

Held on Thursday 26th March 2026 At 7:30pm

By

Malcolm Macqueen

onight, I welcome everyone who joins us “on-line” for our AGM to review our Church activities and finances for the year November 1[st ] 2024 – 31[st] October 2025. T We as a Church have again enjoyed a very good year, knowing the Lord’s blessings upon us, seeing a significant number of new people attending our church. Despite the individual challenges that we have all faced, the Lord’s grace has been our sufficiency, His strength is most certainly manifested and made perfect in our weakness.

To clarify, our financial year begins on 1[st] November 2024 – 31[st] October 2025, so what we are reviewing this evening is ‘slightly historic’ rather than ‘current’.

The bookkeeping and accountancy process once again worked very smoothly, thanks to Peter Osei , the Church treasurer, Sheena Green and the accountant Chris Vaughan preparing and finalising our financial figures from November 1[st] 2024 to 31[st] October 2025. The administrative side of our church continues to go unseen by the majority, but is sought to be always conducted in a spirit of diligence and accountability as we are called to be wise stewards over the household of God.

As a church, we don’t speak a lot about money in our services, but as I say each year, the AGM is the one meeting in the year when we highlight our church finances, being totally transparent in giving details of how your Tithes are used in the running of the church. Tonight, the Income and Expenditure will be shared for all to see and ask questions.

Email or paper copies of the Audited Financial Statement are available if you wish a copy.

Looking Back

He was quoted as saying about reflecting or looking back over life, "Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some”. I want to embark on a moment of looking back to acknowledge and thank those who assisted me with ministering The Word of God in our Church during the course of 2025.

I have always felt it important to expose the Body of Christ to the Christ ascended ministries which He has given to the Church as stated in Ephesians chapter 4.

  1. Sunday 26[th] January Brother Simon Baboo ministered at the morning meeting.

  2. Sunday 16[th] February Brother Tiku ministered at the morning meeting.

  3. Sunday 23[rd] February Brother Joel Gaddam ministered at the morning meeting.

  4. Sunday 9[th] March Brother Simon Baboo ministered at the morning meeting.

  5. Sunday 16[th] March Brother Joel Gaddam ministered at the morning meeting.

  6. Sunday April 6[th] Pastor Rob Baldwin ministered at the morning meeting.

  7. Sunday May 4[th] Pastor Rob Baldwin ministered at the morning meeting.

  8. Sunday May 11[th] Brother Simon Baboo ministered at the morning meeting.

  9. Sunday May 25[th] Dr David Elms ICEJ ministered at the morning meeting.

  10. Sunday 15[th] June Brother Joel Gaddam ministered at the morning meeting.

  11. Sunday 22[nd ] June Pastor Gerhard van Emmenes (Barnabas Aid) ministered.

  12. Sunday 29[th] June Brother Joel Gaddam ministered at the morning meeting.

  13. Sunday 13[th] July Brother Tiku ministered at the morning meeting

  14. Sunday 3[rd] August Brother Joel Gaddam ministered at the morning meeting.

  15. Sunday 24[th] August Brother Umera Chukwuchebe ministered at the morning

  16. Sunday 7[th] September Brother Joel Gaddam ministered at the morning meeting.

  17. Sunday 21[st] September Pastor Rob Baldwin ministered at the morning meeting.

  18. Sunday 28[th] September Brother Joel Gaddam ministered at the morning meeting.

  19. Sunday 2[nd] November Brother Simon Baboo ministered at the morning meeting.

  20. Sunday 9[th] November Pastor Rob Baldwin ministered at the morning meeting.

  21. Sunday 7[th] December Brother Joel Gaddam ministered at the morning meeting.

I would like to highlight some of the events that took place during the year .

Sunday 18[th] May Water Baptism Service for : Dasha, Elkan, Masoud, Uchenna, Sandra & Kelvin.

Sunday 14[th] December Christmas Evening Program of Sunday School, Junior Youth & King’s Youth.

Wednesday 31[st] December Watchnight Service

Church Website & Media

Our website www.aogswindon.org.uk was set up 17 years ago for us in 2008 by our brother Ben Sonoiki .

A weekly Podcast has been added for people to listen to an AI generated “Deep Dive” overview of the

My thanks to those who have given input to our Church Face Book and our Church Instagram pages. It is important that those of our Church members who are active on social media, click ‘like’ and forward items of interest to their friends to boost our on-line presence and in the meantime encourage those who are putting time and effort into keeping our on-line presence up to date.

Ben continues to excel in updating the website and the other on-line media platforms he has initiated, and I wish to thank him for his enthusiasm, initiative and for the time he’s given over the past year again.

Sound Desk

My thanks to Ben Sonoiki for organising the Rota of young people and others who operate the Sound

During 2025, Thomas John , assisted by Allwin Sounnararajan and Joshua Thomas have upgraded the Sound System to maximise the features of the Sound Desk, to the benefit of the overall sound quality during our services.

Thomas has also initiated a Training Program to train those involved in operating the Sound Desk to its finer features. My thanks to Thomas, Allwin & Joshua for the hours they have given to this upgrade.

Sunday School

My thanks to Marion for leading the Sunday School and I want to express my gratitude to all the Sunday School teachers who continue to be committed in preparing to teach the children each

There is now a pool of 12 teachers, each taking their turn on a fortnightly rota.

The fruit of the teacher’s labour is seen when the different Sunday School Groups do their presentations at

My thanks to Joyce for co-ordinating the monthly teacher’s Rota for each of the classes.

KING’S Youth

During school term, between 15-20 young people gathered on a Friday evening from 7:30-9:30pm to meet for a time of Faith, Fun and Fellowship.

A very welcome addition to the team running King’s Youth has been Franco Fernandes , who has returned to Swindon after completing his university studies in Birmingham. Franco brings all his youthful enthusiasm to the program of activities and is a great blessing to have on board to assist Ben .

I do want to thank Ben, Aneta and Sheena for their commitment in giving young people lifts to the Church and back home again and to Sheena for running the “Tuck-Shop” which the youth eagerly buy from. Thank you all for working together to run the youth meeting and for arranging special outings to Synergy events at J.D. Church, Ten Pin Bowling, Kaspa’s, and Pizza evenings from time to time. These Friday evening meetings fulfil a vital function for the young people who are facing so many challenges at school, from their peers and on social media.

Missions – Monthly Contributions

We donate £100.00 a month to the Holocaust Survivors Home in Haifa, Israel which is run by ICEJ. We donate £100.00 a month to Christian Institute.

We donate £70.00 a month to Wiltshire Air Ambulance

We donate £70.00 a month to Willows Counselling for the use of their parking facility.

We donate £790.00 (approx. 90,000 Indian Rupees) per month toward supporting the feeding program in Mungod, Northern Karnataka, India, as well as supporting an AOG Pastor working in the same area. Individuals within our Church contribute on a monthly basis by sponsoring individual children £10.00 a

If you would like to begin contributing £10.00 per month or increase your monthly contribution that would be greatly appreciated.

In 2025, the Church again had an overall shortfall for the year of £ 3,166.78 , up from £2,002.00 in 2024 This shortfall was covered by money taken from Church funds.

Willows Counselling Centre Car Parking

Thirteen years have passed since we first started using this car park on a Sunday morning in October 2012. This facility continues to be a great asset to us all, especially with the parking problems in Old Town. With the increased number of people attending the church in 2024, the carpark has proved at times to be too small with the result that people have been “parked-in” when they want to leave immediately after the service.

We have continued to donate £70.00 a month to Willows throughout this past year as a good will gesture toward them to support their Charity.

My Thanks to:

I would once again like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the following people who faithfully “minister” to us in so many different ways:

Finances

The Financial statement which has been presented tonight was prepared by Christopher Vaughan, of Reeves & Co. Chartered Accountants in Swindon. These figures are as 31.10.2024

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 General Account £ 33,826.12 £ 28,625.24 £ 34,587.36 £ 22,335.41 £ 33,675.59 Business Premium £ 302,052.81 £ 284,063.54 £ 301,222.46 £ 1,214.46 £ 1,137.84 Petty Cash £ 0.00 £ 0.00 £ 0.00 £ 0.00 £ 0.00 £ 335,878.93 £ 312,688.78 £ 335,809.82 £ 23,549.87 £ 34,813.43

Can I bring to your attention some figures on the financial statement:

Total: In Tithes & Offerings: ………………………………………………….. £ 100,119.00 This compares to the Actual Income in 2024 of £88,990.00. An Increase of: £ 11,129.00

Total amount of monies spent through our accounts at the financial year end Decreased from £ 116,812.00 in 2024, to £ 80,558.00 in 2025 a decrease of. …. £ 36,254.00

(See page 5 of Year-end Financial statement)

(For the record an amount of £ 12,040.26 was received from HMRC for the Gift Aid, & GASDS, (Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme ) Claim, on 01September 2025 that had been submitted to them earlier that month.

Incoming Resources for 2024/2025 Donations & Gifts £ 100,119.00 (2024) £ 88,990.00 Expended Resources £ 80,558.00 (2024) £ 116,812.00 Expenditure/Income £ 19,561.00 £ 27,822.00 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Charity Donations …… £ 12,640.00 £ 12580.00 £ 13,898.00 £ 55,122.39 £ 19,641.50 Ministry Gifts ………… £ 1,590.00 £ 1,689.50 £ 1,463.00 £ 1,525.00 £ 180.00 Ministry Expenses …… £ 0.00 £ 70.00 £ 716.00 £ 54.23 £ 805.05 Missions ……………… £ 2,700.00 £ 2,480.00 £ 2,700.00 £ 2,380.00 £ 2,480.00 Total £ 16,930.00 £ 16,819.50 £ 18,777.00 £ 59,081.62 £ 23,106.55

ICEJ, Christian Institute, Indian Children, Willow’s Counselling, Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Evangelical Alliance

Out of our total income of £ 100,119.00 a Total of £ 19,641.50 + £2,480.00 = £ 22,121.50 was donated to Charitable Donations. and Missions. This represents 22.13% of our total income.

We do desire to be a “Mission Minded” and we have over the years proved the promise in Proverbs 19:17 to be true ,“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again”.

If you require any clarification regarding any of these figures now or at any time concerning any aspect of

I would like to again take this opportunity to thank everyone in the church who faithfully tithe and give addition offerings.

Church Membership

In order to satisfy Charities Commission requirements, it is necessary for us to declare how many “members” we have with an” up to date” list of their names in order to prove that the number of people we claim to have in membership can be substantiated by furnishing their names.

I appreciate that not everyone is willing to have their names printed on a church membership list that is then

Below is an updated list of the church members in alphabetical order:

1 new member has been added to the Church Membership list since our last AGM in 2024, that is Christina (Tina) Clements:

We look forward to the possibility of welcoming at least 20 new members in 2026 who have been coming to the Church regularly during the past year.

  1. A ldridge: Maggie

  2. B aboo: Simon

  3. B irakwate: Margaret

  4. B loor: Emma

  5. B ryniak: Piotr.

  6. B ryniak: Aneta

  7. B urns: Biruta.

  8. C hari: Adelaide

  9. C hukwuchebe: Chima

  10. C larke: Stephen.

  11. C lements: Christina (Tina)

  12. D iakite: Youssouf

  13. D orcas B: Elisabeth

  14. D oubleday: Rosalind.

  15. E jike: Kelvin.

  16. E jike: Sandra.

  17. F ernandes: John Anthony.

  18. F ernandes: Zeegler

  19. G addam: Esther

  20. G addam: Joel

  21. G reen: Sheena.

  22. I rven: David.

  23. I rven: Charity.

  24. J ohn: Thomas Vakkechalil

  25. J oshua: Tiji

  26. L obo: Benedicta

  27. M acqueen: Malcolm.

  28. M acqueen: Marion.

  29. M eesala: Jogeswara

  30. M eesala: Sheetal

  31. M hlope: Mehluli

  32. M hlope: Resistance

  33. M ihov: Svilen Georgiev.

  34. M ofikoya: Dayo

  35. M onteiro: Daisy.

  36. M wakatuma: Matilda

  37. O laniyan: Niyi. 38. O laniyan: Bola.

  38. O sei: Peter.

  39. O sei: Joyce.

  40. P andian : (Thomas): Joshua

  41. P ani: Mirelle.

  42. P hin: Priscilla.

  43. R odrigues: Elroy.

  44. R ussell: Rosie.

  45. R yspaeva: Ainura.

  46. S mith: Elizabeth.

  47. S onoiki: Ben.

  48. S onoiki: Bisola.

  49. S oundararajan: Allwin 51. S oundararajan: Rathi Matilda

  50. S ovi: Constance. 53. T choya: Alain. 54. T homas : Vidhya 55. T iku: Nsan Ojong 56. T iku: Joy Nsan 57. T uoyo: Deborah.

Church Membership at the end of October 2025 = 57 from 65 in October 2023.

Do want to take this opportunity of remembering our dear Brother David Whyte who passed away in June 2025 with his funeral taking place on Thursday 17[th] July at the Church of The First-Born and he was buried in Kingsdown Cemetery, Swindon.

During the course of the past year, 8 other people have moved away from Swindon and their names have been removed from the Church Membership List.

On our Current Address list, of those coming regularly, we have:

92 Adults, 32 Young People, 31 Children. Total = 155

Church Council

It is important to remind the church members that the administrative and financial aspect of the church is run by the church council, comprising of myself as chairman, Peter Osei Church Treasurer, Niyi Olaniyan, as Council Secretary, Zeegler Fernandes, Council member. During the course of 2025, Joel Gaddam, became a full Council member.

I express my appreciation to each of the council members for their willingness to participate in the work of the council.

I want to particularly appreciate our treasurer, Peter Osei for his ongoing diligence and commitment in his

Council membership mustn’t be seen as being for an indefinite period of time but is flexible depending on the changing pressures and responsibilities Council members face today.

We have an “in-person” meeting as well as Zoom Meetings approximately every two months at the manse, usually on a Monday evening.

Deacons

Ben Sonoiki & Bisola, Joshua Thomas & Vidhya and Piotr Bryniak & Aneta , are functioning in their roles and being of help and assistance to the Body of Christ, when and where the need arises.

I want to take this opportunity of thanking them for their service and ministry.

Meetings and attendance

a) Sunday Morning Meeting.

As we experienced in 2024, we have continued to see our Sunday morning services well attended and have experienced the “good problem” of the Church being filled to capacity on a regular basis.

In seeking to address this ‘problem’ three options have been considered, eg: moving to a bigger building or holding 2 meetings on a Sunday morning or splitting the Church and having a Church plant in another area

As we come to the end of 2025, no solution has yet been found, but I do want to thank the Lord for everyone’s grace and patience in our overcrowded Sunday morning meetings.

It’s the Lord Jesus who is building His Church and we need to actively trust Him to lead and guide us in the coming year for His solution. Every problem has an answer, we’re waiting on the answer and the answer is on its way.

b) Zoom Prayer Meetings & Thursday Bible Study.

We continue to have our three mid-week meetings on Zoom. This platform affords people the opportunity to

With every arrangement there are always pro’s and con’s, but we prefer to continue with Zoom meetings as these meetings have proved vital in keeping us connected and have allowed people to join us, who wouldn’t be able to attend in person at the Church.

We do enjoy meeting on the 1[st] Saturday of each month for a Prayer Meeting in the homes of different families in the Church. The “in person” gatherings are always special and I do want to thank the families who held these meetings in their home in 2025.

On a Personal Front

Marion and I continue to enjoy fulfilling our role in serving our church family here at AoG King’s Christian Centre. In April 2026 we will celebrate 23 years in ministry at the church. The years have gone bye so quickly and during the course of this time we have had the honour and privilege of seeing the Lord build His

Being involved in ministry ever affords us a unique platform of seeing new physical and spiritual life being born and having the privilege of being involved in the lives of people in their spiritual and physical journeys through life and the challenges each one of us face.

Our two sons and their families here in Bristol and in Johannesburg, South Africa are a source of joy to us. Seeing our sons established and serving the Lord together with their wives is comforting to us. Our five grandchildren are all growing up, each with his and her own personalities and abilities.

A special ‘Thank You’ to you ALL , for your love and support which you have shown to Marion and me throughout this year.

In Conclusion

As we hold tonight’s AGM, the world is in turmoil with wars and rumours of war, their impact being felt by people far from the epicentres of the conflicts. The Muslims believe their Madi or their 12[th] prophet will

Noah was warned by God in advance of things that were not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is

Many centuries separate us from the times of Noah, but as much as the world is round, so the Bible declares that life is also cyclic, “As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man Luke 17:26

Let us take to heart the faith of Noah and his work of faith over 100 long years and be ready for the Coming of our King Jesus.

“Factors are coming together, signs are being fulfilled, in ways that have never happened before.” “We see the storm clouds gathering and events taking place that herald the second coming of Jesus Christ.”

Malcolm Macqueen

E W Malcolm Macqueen 26.03.2026

THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD KING’S CHRISTIAN CENTRE KING WILLIAM STREET SWINDON WILTSHIRE

REGISTERED NUMBER 1050649

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025

THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED TO 31ST OCTOBER 2025

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31st October 2025.

The charity’s principal activities comprise Church activities and the advancement of the Christian faith. Its charity registered number is 1050649.

Review of Results

The charity benefits from generous offerings from various individuals and these funds have been applied to furthering the Church’s objects.

Risk Assessment

Risk assessment is an ongoing management process within the Church although no significant areas of risk have so far been identified which may prove detrimental to the principles and values of the charity.

Trustees

The following served as trustees of the charity during the year: Peter Osei Zeegler Fernandes Ewen William Malcolm Macqueen Dr. Olaniyi Benjamin Olaniyan Venkata Siva Srinivas

Public Benefit

The Charity’s aims as stated to the Charity Commission are the advancement of the Christian faith. These objects are pursued without reference to gender, social class or any other criteria.

We have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular our achievements demonstrate how planned activities have benefited the public.

Trustees’ Responsibilities

Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

On Behalf of the Trustees

Dated 9th February 2026

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

To the trustees of The Assembly of God.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The Trustees’ responsibilities for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) are set out in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities.

You 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 state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Sect:

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 financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and the seeking of 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 financial statements 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:

have not been met; or

Chris Vaughan Accountants 195 Ermin Street Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4NA 9th February 2026

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025

Note
2025 2024
12 months 12 months
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Funds Funds
General General
Incoming Resources
Donations and Gifts 2 100119 88990
Investment Income 3589 4423
_____ ____
Total Incoming Resources £103708 £93413
Resources Expended 2
Gospel Ministry £80558 £116812
Net Income/Expenditure for the Year 23150 (23399)
Fund Balance Brought Forward 1002324 1025723
______ ______
Fund Balance Carried Forward £1025474 £1002324

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 2025

Note
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
3
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at Bank and in Hand
336094
Debtors
4
298
£336392
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due
within one year
5
£570
NET CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
£
RESERVES
Unrestricted Funds

£		 2024
689652
689683
312681
284
£312965
£324
335822
312641
_

1025474
£1002324
1025474
1002324

__
1025474
£1002324		 2024
689652
689683
312681
284
£312965
£324
335822
312641
_

1025474
£1002324
1025474
1002324

__
1025474
£1002324
1002324
_____
1002324

Approved by the Board on 9th February 2026

………………………………… Trustee

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charites Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Voluntary income is received by way of donations and grants and is included in full in the income and expenditure account when received.

The charity is fortunate in the level of support it receives from its volunteers. Without this voluntary support, considerable expense would be incurred. It is not thought meaningful or practicable to put a monetary value on the support but the committee is grateful to those who provide it.

Depreciation is not provided on the charity’s freehold property as the building is kept in a good state

of repair and its value is considered to exceed its cost.

Deprecation is provided on Furniture and Fixtures at 25% Reducing Balance Method.

The financial statements distinguish between restricted and unrestricted funds. The former are received from donors and are subject to restrictions on the purposes for which they may be used. Unrestricted funds are those where there are no externally imposed restrictions. They include those freely available to the charity for expenditure or appropriation to reserves for internally designated purposes.

f) Reserves

The trustees have resolved that reserves be established at a level sufficient to meet the immediate running costs of the charity’s activities and this has largely been achieved.

2. INCOMING RESOURCES AND RESOURCES EXPENDED
Incoming Resources
Donations and Gifts
£100119
Resources Expended
Gospel Ministry:
Salaries
25172
Premises Costs
7067
Insurance
1669
Office Costs
776
Repairs and Renewals
9373
Donations and Gifts
22886
Headquarters
2367
Youth Programme
1819
Bank Charges and Interest
226
Miscellaneous Expenses
9172

Depreciation
31

£80558
£		 2024
£88990
24246
9053
1599
687
13658
59269
2537
1058
271
4393
41
116812














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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3.TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Total
Cost
At 1st November 2024
£697393

Depreciation
Cumulative to 1st November 2024
7710
Charge for Year
31
£7741
Net Book Amount
At 31st October 2025
£689652
At 31st October 2024
£689683		 Freehold
Property
£689561
_
£-
£689561
£689561		 Furniture
And Fixtures
£7832
7710
31
£7741
£91
£122

The charity’s bank loan is secured on the charity’s freehold property.

The charity’s bank loan is secured on the charity’s freehold property.
4.

5.
 DEBTORS
Prepayments
£298
CREDITORS:Amounts falling due within one year
Taxation and Social Security Costs
£570		 2024
£284
£324

6. CONTROL

The charity is controlled by its Board of Trustees. No individual exercises overall control.

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THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD KING’S CHRISTIAN CENTRE KING WILLIAM STREET SWINDON WILTSHIRE

REGISTERED NUMBER 1050649

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025

THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED TO 31ST OCTOBER 2025

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31st October 2025.

The charity’s principal activities comprise Church activities and the advancement of the Christian faith. Its charity registered number is 1050649.

Review of Results

The charity benefits from generous offerings from various individuals and these funds have been applied to furthering the Church’s objects.

Risk Assessment

Risk assessment is an ongoing management process within the Church although no significant areas of risk have so far been identified which may prove detrimental to the principles and values of the charity.

Trustees

The following served as trustees of the charity during the year: Peter Osei Zeegler Fernandes Ewen William Malcolm Macqueen Dr. Olaniyi Benjamin Olaniyan Venkata Siva Srinivas

Public Benefit

The Charity’s aims as stated to the Charity Commission are the advancement of the Christian faith. These objects are pursued without reference to gender, social class or any other criteria.

We have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular our achievements demonstrate how planned activities have benefited the public.

Trustees’ Responsibilities

Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

On Behalf of the Trustees

Dated 9th February 2026

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THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

To the trustees of The Assembly of God.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The Trustees’ responsibilities for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) are set out in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities.

You 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 state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Sect:

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 financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and the seeking of 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 financial statements 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:

have not been met; or

Chris Vaughan Accountants 195 Ermin Street Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4NA 9th February 2026

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025

Note
2025 2024
12 months 12 months
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Funds Funds
General General
Incoming Resources
Donations and Gifts 2 100119 88990
Investment Income 3589 4423
_____ ____
Total Incoming Resources £103708 £93413
Resources Expended 2
Gospel Ministry £80558 £116812
Net Income/Expenditure for the Year 23150 (23399)
Fund Balance Brought Forward 1002324 1025723
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Fund Balance Carried Forward £1025474 £1002324

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 2025

Note
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
3
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at Bank and in Hand
336094
Debtors
4
298
£336392
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due
within one year
5
£570
NET CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
£
RESERVES
Unrestricted Funds

£		 2024
689652
689683
312681
284
£312965
£324
335822
312641
_

1025474
£1002324
1025474
1002324

__
1025474
£1002324		 2024
689652
689683
312681
284
£312965
£324
335822
312641
_

1025474
£1002324
1025474
1002324

__
1025474
£1002324
1002324
_____
1002324

Approved by the Board on 9th February 2026

………………………………… Trustee

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charites Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Voluntary income is received by way of donations and grants and is included in full in the income and expenditure account when received.

The charity is fortunate in the level of support it receives from its volunteers. Without this voluntary support, considerable expense would be incurred. It is not thought meaningful or practicable to put a monetary value on the support but the committee is grateful to those who provide it.

Depreciation is not provided on the charity’s freehold property as the building is kept in a good state

of repair and its value is considered to exceed its cost.

Deprecation is provided on Furniture and Fixtures at 25% Reducing Balance Method.

The financial statements distinguish between restricted and unrestricted funds. The former are received from donors and are subject to restrictions on the purposes for which they may be used. Unrestricted funds are those where there are no externally imposed restrictions. They include those freely available to the charity for expenditure or appropriation to reserves for internally designated purposes.

f) Reserves

The trustees have resolved that reserves be established at a level sufficient to meet the immediate running costs of the charity’s activities and this has largely been achieved.

2. INCOMING RESOURCES AND RESOURCES EXPENDED
Incoming Resources
Donations and Gifts
£100119
Resources Expended
Gospel Ministry:
Salaries
25172
Premises Costs
7067
Insurance
1669
Office Costs
776
Repairs and Renewals
9373
Donations and Gifts
22886
Headquarters
2367
Youth Programme
1819
Bank Charges and Interest
226
Miscellaneous Expenses
9172

Depreciation
31

£80558
£		 2024
£88990
24246
9053
1599
687
13658
59269
2537
1058
271
4393
41
116812














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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3.TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Total
Cost
At 1st November 2024
£697393

Depreciation
Cumulative to 1st November 2024
7710
Charge for Year
31
£7741
Net Book Amount
At 31st October 2025
£689652
At 31st October 2024
£689683		 Freehold
Property
£689561
_
£-
£689561
£689561		 Furniture
And Fixtures
£7832
7710
31
£7741
£91
£122

The charity’s bank loan is secured on the charity’s freehold property.

The charity’s bank loan is secured on the charity’s freehold property.
4.

5.
 DEBTORS
Prepayments
£298
CREDITORS:Amounts falling due within one year
Taxation and Social Security Costs
£570		 2024
£284
£324

6. CONTROL

The charity is controlled by its Board of Trustees. No individual exercises overall control.

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