RAMSBOTTOM COMMUNITY CHURCH
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Year ended 31•¢ December 2025
Administrative detsils
Th8 churth is rogi$ler•J &acharity in the nane (rf RamSb￿¢>￿ Ccthmunty Church
Charty regIStrath￿ numt*r- 1052544
Address- Carr Street, Ramstottun, BURY, L￿ashire, BLO 9AE
The trustees registered wth Ihe ch￿ty CcfnmissK)n who ser￿1 as trustees in the reportirKJ
period ar8..
Mr. step￿ Mark Gaskell
Mrs. Catherine Rosemary Ccward
Mrs. Patrirya Ann Lucas
Mr. DavKI Anththv Rot*rt Brummitt
Providers of professi￿al services are:
Banknng. The Cww*ive Bank p.l.c., P.O.8ox 101, 1 Balbjon Street, Manchester. P4EO
4EP
Independent Examiner. Mark Healcm FCCA FCIE, KM Chartered Alr￿nIan1$, BuM￿Y
ltharf, Manehesler Road, BURNLEY, LarKashire. 8811 1JG
Insurance. lth"ngdom Bar& RuddUigt￿1 F￿lS Business Park, Mexe Way, Rudding￿.
NOThINGHAM, NG11 6JS
Holding trustee. Assemblies of G¢>J Prowty Trust. RuddiwC￿ Fiehjs Business Pat*, Mere
Way, Ruddington. NOThINGHAM, NG116JS
Legal advice". Geldards LLP, 21-22 Bums StreeL ILKESTON, Oerbyshire, DE7 8PA
Objectives and activities
The objeclives of churth are to ts￿8fft ￿ Publ￿
1. Athanang th8 Christian fath in its kjcal communty various rn1￿0nary
organisalions, in other parts of the wcrti;
2. Contributing to th• roll￿ of $i*ness and fKwicial hwdship and to wmnote arNJ weserve
good h80th by the provision of funds, wods or incbJJirvJ thrw the provision of
oun5elling and surwl." arNJ
3. Contributing lo the advanC￿ent of educat￿.
In pursuance cl thgse PLKp￿9 KKovKJes servw$, buiklings and facilities to the Ic￿1
CKNmmunty and makes grants lo MISS￿ organIsat￿$.
The tnjstees corfirm that we have paid dL* regard to the Charity C¢Jnmission widance on public
benefit reportirwJ in decidng what aclivrties the ehanty sh¢￿Id undwtake.
The main aCtIvrt￿¥ utsjertaken in relatin to these F¥Jrp)se$ are..
ekly activrt*.'
Sunday momfftg serv
ltids Church on Sundays (5-11 yws okj)
Wednesday moming open prayer
Tuesday evening Youth Connect {11-18 years old)
dnesday evening servK*

RAMSBOTTOM COMMUNITY CHURCH
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (continued)
Year ended 31st December 2025
Objects and actlvltles (continued)
Monthly activities..
Housebound supw
Supporting overseas Mi￿￿)nS
Quarterly atXNitkgs'.
"Let's do Lurth.
Other, 18ss freql￿nt actIVrt￿ts a￿.
New belwers. co￿se
Men's and women's cF¥Jrth athty SOCHI meetir
Grant maklng - The thurth is commrtted to the furthwarKe of the g)SP81 in other parts of the world
by providing a th)nalion from its undedKated itome to MISS￿ organisations.
Volunteers- The actNities of the churth are Carr￿ princip81ty by volurrteers (approximately 281.
Social investment . The thurth seeks to FmKle help aTrJ relief to those suffer trom sttial
d￿dVantage or ￿ eXFw1en￿r￿3 particular drftwlbes from lime to time.
Achievements and performance
The various department arbj woiect leaders have subm￿ed wrrtten actNty repyts lo the annual
general meeting setting out in detail the awns, o*"eLXives and achievements in eath area.
Funds are raised by Volun￿ dOnat￿S frcffi thurth mamb8rs and mwnbers of the public attending
church seTrices.
The charrty is re¢ognised by HMRC Grfl and lax re0)Th￿l&S Fyovido a swrficanl enhanc8merrt
of the voluntary donation ino)me.
There have been no material f￿￿r•i$lr￿J aCINit￿ and no material exFendriwe was incurred to raise
income in the flrture.
Financial ￿VIeW
Financial statements are attachal.
These reFQrts sel ¢)Lrt the prin￿paI fundty these re$Cx￿ SUpp￿$d the key objectivès of
the charrty. They also illustrate the finarrial effeQ of sb3nrficanl events during lh8 year and their effect
on the finanual perfonnance and finanaal wsrtMJn of the tharty during Ihe reFrf)rting period. They
include a review of insLr8n￿ cover the prricip81 risks.
Investments
The tharrty does not make finanaal Investm￿1$ frx purKM)se of incthne or capital growlh. Mon¢es
held in the bank acixjunls are bging sel aside for devolwent and refvjrbishmenl of the thurch
faalities. Funds which are Trjl required at sFN)rt notice are held wth lQ"ngdom Bank whith shares the
thurth's el￿S in provmling fvxbjing througltrJrt Graal Bnlain.

RAMSBOTTOM COMMUNITY CHURCH
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (continued)
Year ended 31st December 2025
Pension liabilities
The church has established a Illxkplaee PensM)n scheme wrth NEST. the govamment sponsor&J
provider, and ¢ontn"butions. tM)th ty the Minisler and th8 Cmjrth. have been made since April 2017.
Thère are no Fension Ikqbilities.
Reserves
Reserves at the year anCx￿ted to £272,381 of £243.249 retates to fLK&I assets {land &
buiklingsl, loaving £29,132 in gewal fvnds. ￿ld in bank ￿ cash.
The trustees take Ihe vw that fur•ts we w)vided f(ff lh8 immedkale of churth and for
development refufbishment of the thurth facl1rt￿s. 8eeause of the envisaged use of existing
funds il bs not consbjwed necessary lo dedKae as5et$ to fLmd.
Structure, Governance and Management
The ch8ritls s¥)vemir¥J do(xJment is a Twst Deed dated 5 [jec￿nber 1993, am•￿0 on 4 Dacember
2￿5 and 7 December 2CK)9.
The trustees registered with the Charity Commissw fcffii the Chjfch c￿￿ncil. This bjay, thaired by
the minister. is responsible the overall ￿lershiP arNJ govemanee of the thurth.
TrLtslees are recruited tr(￿ the thur¢* membership. Potential candKlates are FYOFosed by
minister and apwoved by Churth COU￿1. Approvèd eandidales are provided with the
govemance and pot￿Y doujmenls and ￿Y gxplanations necessary to understand the requirements of
the role of trustee before signing the Declaratw)n of Eligibilrty for r￿lY apported Tnjstees.
The chanty has one ftjll-time emptyee (the minister - Mr. S.M. Gaskell). Th& minislerfs pay aTr
remuneration are reviewed anr¥Jalty by the Church Coun¢il members sitting iThJe[￿d0nlIY of the chair
on this one occasion. The Chur(* C￿￿.1 is guided by rec£Knmendat￿$ wblish&Y annualty by
Assemblies of God headquart￿S.
The charrty is * autonomous part of Ihe Assemblies cl G¢>J rthvork of thUrCt￿ from whom suwort
1$ available, rf requested, lo deal wth reuurtment of ministers, sign1t1￿1 investment decisions and
major disciplinary or govemartr ISS￿5. AOG Pfopty Trust acts as Hoklwig Trustee (rf the church.
AFproved by the trustees r
I￿7
2026 and S￿￿d ￿ th8f t*alf by.
GzrnQoA£
S.M.Gask•ll
Trustee & Mini5teT

R#m%bottom Community Chureh- 1052544
Roe•ipts and P•yments Ateount
S¢l•et•d P•riod: 01 January 2025 to 31 D•c•mb•r 2025
R•e•ipts
Voluntaryin¢
2025
2024
General Offerings
Gift Aid
M￿5 Minisbws
Miscellaneous Inc4me
Missionaries
Other D8th"cat•d Grfts
13293 2B 9.948.14
31,410.￿ 30.(*J5.LKJ
1.111.60
1.082.43
2.fjco CQ 2.866.c
8.224.10
8,401.44
56.638.9J 5144101
Total Volunlary Ineom•
Bank Irrt•r•st. Kiwm Bank
Bank Intérest General Accryjnt
Totsl InNwtment Inwno
24.58
5382
0.00
X58
53.82
Total rK•lpts
S6,663.56 52.495.83
2025
2024
Bank Cha
Catering
8e6.23 1.019.10
196.97
t88.97
1.￿.42
1,507.29
4.950.C(1 4,1CQ.C
4,454.01
5,433 05
1,154.69
1,09125
EKJnations
Grants Miss￿n5
Heat LwJht Wa*r
Insurance
Men's Ministrie$
Minister5 E¥pgns
Minister5 &l¥ri¢s
ktiscellaneous Costs
Outreath 0th8r
Printing Posta
Repair¥ Renth¥AIs
Teathing training
Telephone Int¢m
Visiti'ng Spe•kofS
YryJth W¢x
6(￿.40 686.80
34.425.79 33,747.11
207.&8
363.87
228.
139.49
1.949.26 1.626.26
o.lJ) 2.997.45
459.16
357.62
180.LJ)
7.20
39.04
51A9122 53,491.19
Prof•$sic￿l Fees
781.16
Total p•ym•nts
52.263.$4 $4.272.35
Nel Rwipls
Totsl brougm foNArd balarKe
4,4C(102 -1,776.52
24.732.26 26,508.78
T¢)tal uryied forwafd balance
29,132.28 24732.26

RaM￿￿0M Cornn￿nIty Church
Statenxnt of Assets and Llabilities
As at: 31 Doc•nkn 2025
Fixed Assets
2025
2024
Land & Buildings
Fumrture & Equipiient
208.286.15
34.963.17
208,286.15
34,963.17
243249.32
243,249.32
Current Assets
Kingd(Kn Bank
Co-op Bank Current
Cash General
3,228.86
25.863.86
39.56
3,204.28
21.453.83
74.15
T(*tsl
29,132.28
24,732.26
Credltor4
Approved by the Trustees on
and s￿ned on their behalf by:
S.M.Ga5kell
Trustee & Minister

Independ•nt Examln•rfs Report tty th• Ramsbottom Cornn￿nity Chur¢h
I report to thg thanty trustees on my exwnin*Kfi cl the ttuunts Lrfthe thanty forth? yw erNJed 31.12.25
R•sponsibiliti•s and b•sl• of rwrt
As the chanty's trustaes you a￿ respon%bk* ￿ the Fryaralion of ts amnts in acrnrdanr* with t
requitemenls of the Charths Aca 2011 (Mhe Ad'l.
I report in resped of my ¥x&￿in3￿.0n of the dwrity's xcourts carFied rmjt Lujder s¢¢b¢Jn 145 of thfr Acl and in
carrying ¢yJt examinaiW I havè folkrwed all the applirabltt ￿"r￿￿Or￿S gplen by th? Chanty Cc¥nmission undgr
s¥¢lion 145(5Xb) ofthe Act
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamin¢¢• •tat￿n
I have ¢￿A￿•ted nw examination. l ojnfim that no material matter5 h8vè eome to rry attentytsn in eonn•dion
W7th the examinth.on 9NirKJ me C￿Se to be￿￿ tlwt malend resFi•X
aceounts.ng records were nc4 ktpt in r•sp6d of the dwTty •$ rwuirnd trry secaion 130 of th• Ad; or
I have no concerns and have ¢>)me xross no 01￿ matters in I￿nI(￿On ¥￿th the examinatKffj lo gttention
should b¢ dT*m in report in oT(lerto ￿•blO a prnper underntaThJirg of thè accounts to b8 r•¥hed.
M¥rk H•8ton FCCA FCIE
11t Floor, eiock C
The ￿arf
Manchester Rd
Buml
B811 1JG
8th Juty 2026