2023-12-31-accounts

Annual Report 2023

Eaves Lane, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent ST2 8JY

Charity No 1052546

Compiled by: Trevor Weaver

Partners

Started the year with 16Adults & Zero Children. Ended the year with 17 Adults in attendance Differences being = 3 people Deceased 3 people Added

Attendance’s

The Attendance for the main Sunday evening service was between 15 – 20 people. Prayer meetings 12 people each week. Bible studies 12 – 14 people each week. Midweek Social = Approx 10 people weekly

Finances

The Church income for 2023 was slightly up om 2022. 6 people have given in the Gift Aid Shechem for this financial year.

A copy of the Churches finances was produced by “BK Plus” the Churches accountants and are with this report.

Yearly Donation

During 2023 the Church has supported “Stoke Air Ambulance” with two donations and with coinage collected from the congregation.

Building Maintenance

Care has been taken to maintain the building to a high standard. Redecorating of both inside and outside of the building as taken place also the replacement of windowsills was undertaken.

Church Activities

We have restarted our midweek activity for the elderly and the local community. Work with the local school has increased with friendships being made with the families who attend the school.

Goals for 2024

To make better use of the church facilities with the local school and local community. To make accessibility to the building easier for able bodied and disabled people alike.

This ends the Annual report for 2023

Report compiled by Pastor Trevor Weaver

15[th] July 2024

NEWSPRINGS CHURCH- BUCKNALL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL ACCOUNT CHARITY NUMBER: 1052546 BK PLUS LIMITED CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Adventure Place Hanley Stoke on Trent Staffordshire ST1 3AF

Independent Examiners report to the trustees of Newswing$ Church - Bucknall I report to the Injslees on my examination of the accounts of Newsprings Church (Bud(nall) for the year ended 31 December 2023, vthich are Set on pages 2 and 3. Responsibilltie¥ and basis of report As the charily Iruslees ol the Trust you are resp￿s1b1e for the weparation of the accounls in accordance with the requirements of the Chartiies Act 2011 {'Ihe ACV). I report in respect Df my examinalion of Ihe Trustee's accounts carried out under s.145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the app￿Cable Diredtons given by the Charsty Commission under s.145151{b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examinevs 5tatemenl I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in conneGlion with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect= 11) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by s.130 of the Act. or 121 the accounts do not accord wilh those records. I have no eoncems and have come across no other matters in connection wlh the examination to whith attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a Proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. K. R Salt FCCA BK Plus Limited Chartered Certtfied Accountants Adventure Place Hanley Stoke on Trent Slaffordshire ST13AF Page I

NEWSPRINGS CHURCH - BUCKNALL CHARrfY NUMBER 1052546 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Unrestr6cted Restrlcted Fvnds Fund5 Total 2023 Total 2022 Recelpts Collections for Cancer Research 277 Offerings and gifts Gift aid lax recovered Receipts from room hire 18,372 3,264 3,920 18.470 3.264 3,920 17,166 3.093 3,075 25.556 282 25,838 Payments Salary and rFalion81 insurance (Pastor) Pension contributions (Pastor) Travelling expenses Telephone expenses Events & outreach Mission offerings, charttses & gifts General repairs and maintenance Refuse collection - Lawn Mower 23,611 16.126 1.149 1.620 300 16.126 1.149 1.620 300 15,895 1,149 1,620 300 15 77 205 92 1,050 565 572 1.293 1,350 565 572 569 194 223 In$uranGe Electric Water rates 601 1,360 150 536 1,128 109 1.360 150 Independent examinerfs fee Payroll costs Professional auto enrolment fees 525 468 432 525 468 432 500 360 432 Books, magazine5 and Stationery Sur)dries Subscriptions LiGences 40 29 1.145 555 40 29 1,145 555 129 530 26.496 282 26.778 26,318 Increase I (reduction) in ftjnds (941) (9411 (2,7071 Opening bank & cash b8lanc8S 29.009 200 29,209 31,916 Closing bank & Gash balances 28.068 200 28,268 29,209 Page 3

NEWSPRINGS CHURCH- BUCKNALL CHARITY NU•ABER 1052546 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOLINT CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 SUMMARY OF FUNDS {represeTht￿ by bank balances) Opening Balance 01.01.23 Closing BaLincÈ 31.12.23 Receipts Payments RESTRICTED FUNDS Missionary work and disaster donations Collections for Air Ambulance Cancer Resarch donatitsns Donations for P5K Buildlng Fund 21 21 77 200 200 200 282 282 200 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 29,009 25.556 26.496 28.068 29.209 25.838 26.778 28.268 STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILMES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 GENERAL ACCOUNT UNRESTRICTED FUNt)s 2023 2Q22 DebtOTS Gift ￿'d refund due Refuse collection- refund due 187 267 175 4S4 175 Cash Funds Nalwesl Bank Pk- current account Cash in hand 27.840 428 29.209 28.268 29,209 Llabllities Walletls- Independent exarnsnation lee Walletts- Payroll fees Sundry li8bililies Nel Wages,PAYE and pension costs 546 525 90 115 546 730 Non Monetary A55ets For use by the charily and belonging to the General Purposes Fund= ChuFth bvilding and grounds- Eves Lane. Bucknall. Stoke on Trenl nd and PA equipment l AmpI￿*erS Ètc Heating and Alarm systems Furniture and general furnishings These financial siatE¥nents were approved ty and signed on behalf of the Trustees of Nevwings Churth - Bucknall Mr T Weaver- Pastor Mrs J L Floyd - Treasurer Page 2

NEWSPRINGS CHURCH- BUCKNALL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL ACCOUNT CHARITY NUMBER: 1052546 BK PLUS LIMITED CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Adventure Place Hanley Stoke on Trent Staffordshire ST1 3AF

Independent Examiners report to the trustees of Newswing$ Church - Bucknall I report to the Injslees on my examination of the accounts of Newsprings Church (Bud(nall) for the year ended 31 December 2023, vthich are Set on pages 2 and 3. Responsibilltie¥ and basis of report As the charily Iruslees ol the Trust you are resp￿s1b1e for the weparation of the accounls in accordance with the requirements of the Chartiies Act 2011 {'Ihe ACV). I report in respect Df my examinalion of Ihe Trustee's accounts carried out under s.145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the app￿Cable Diredtons given by the Charsty Commission under s.145151{b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examinevs 5tatemenl I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in conneGlion with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect= 11) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by s.130 of the Act. or 121 the accounts do not accord wilh those records. I have no eoncems and have come across no other matters in connection wlh the examination to whith attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a Proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. K. R Salt FCCA BK Plus Limited Chartered Certtfied Accountants Adventure Place Hanley Stoke on Trent Slaffordshire ST13AF Page I

NEWSPRINGS CHURCH - BUCKNALL CHARrfY NUMBER 1052546 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Unrestr6cted Restrlcted Fvnds Fund5 Total 2023 Total 2022 Recelpts Collections for Cancer Research 277 Offerings and gifts Gift aid lax recovered Receipts from room hire 18,372 3,264 3,920 18.470 3.264 3,920 17,166 3.093 3,075 25.556 282 25,838 Payments Salary and rFalion81 insurance (Pastor) Pension contributions (Pastor) Travelling expenses Telephone expenses Events & outreach Mission offerings, charttses & gifts General repairs and maintenance Refuse collection - Lawn Mower 23,611 16.126 1.149 1.620 300 16.126 1.149 1.620 300 15,895 1,149 1,620 300 15 77 205 92 1,050 565 572 1.293 1,350 565 572 569 194 223 In$uranGe Electric Water rates 601 1,360 150 536 1,128 109 1.360 150 Independent examinerfs fee Payroll costs Professional auto enrolment fees 525 468 432 525 468 432 500 360 432 Books, magazine5 and Stationery Sur)dries Subscriptions LiGences 40 29 1.145 555 40 29 1,145 555 129 530 26.496 282 26.778 26,318 Increase I (reduction) in ftjnds (941) (9411 (2,7071 Opening bank & cash b8lanc8S 29.009 200 29,209 31,916 Closing bank & Gash balances 28.068 200 28,268 29,209 Page 3

NEWSPRINGS CHURCH- BUCKNALL CHARITY NU•ABER 1052546 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOLINT CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 SUMMARY OF FUNDS {represeTht￿ by bank balances) Opening Balance 01.01.23 Closing BaLincÈ 31.12.23 Receipts Payments RESTRICTED FUNDS Missionary work and disaster donations Collections for Air Ambulance Cancer Resarch donatitsns Donations for P5K Buildlng Fund 21 21 77 200 200 200 282 282 200 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 29,009 25.556 26.496 28.068 29.209 25.838 26.778 28.268 STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILMES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 GENERAL ACCOUNT UNRESTRICTED FUNt)s 2023 2Q22 DebtOTS Gift ￿'d refund due Refuse collection- refund due 187 267 175 4S4 175 Cash Funds Nalwesl Bank Pk- current account Cash in hand 27.840 428 29.209 28.268 29,209 Llabllities Walletls- Independent exarnsnation lee Walletts- Payroll fees Sundry li8bililies Nel Wages,PAYE and pension costs 546 525 90 115 546 730 Non Monetary A55ets For use by the charily and belonging to the General Purposes Fund= ChuFth bvilding and grounds- Eves Lane. Bucknall. Stoke on Trenl nd and PA equipment l AmpI￿*erS Ètc Heating and Alarm systems Furniture and general furnishings These financial siatE¥nents were approved ty and signed on behalf of the Trustees of Nevwings Churth - Bucknall Mr T Weaver- Pastor Mrs J L Floyd - Treasurer Page 2