| Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | Trustees' Annual Report for the period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Period start date | To | Period end date | |||||
| Day 01 |
Month 01 |
Year 2025 |
Day 31 |
Month 12 |
Year 2025 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name[Millpool Hill Pentecostal Church ]
Other names charity is known by[Millpool Hill Church ]
Registered charity number (if any) 1052755
Charity's principal address
Millpool Hill Church
Alcester Road South Birmingham B14 5EZ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. Richard Pidgley | Chair | |||
| Mr John Richard Hadland |
Secretary | |||
| Mr Michael John O'Rourke |
||||
| Mr Robert Anthony Bishton |
||||
| Mr Devon Brown | ||||
| Mrs Sharone Williams | ||||
| Mr Barry Neil Sheppard |
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
March 2012
TAR
1
Description of the charity’s trusts
MODEL CONSTITUTION WITH TRUST DEED ADOPTED DATED 18 MARCH 1994 AS Type of governing document AMENDED 8 JUNE 2009
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
The senior minister shall nominate and the existing Church trustees shall appoint.
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Trustees appointed are required to complete and sign the Charity Commission eligibility form. Also trustees working with vulnerable adults and children are required to have a current DBS form.
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
-
policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of The following policies are given to all new trustees and they are reviewed bi-annually trustees; ensuring existing trustees are aware of the contents and able to work within them in the context of the Church / Charity life.
-
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
-
●Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy
-
●Leadership Safeguarding statement
-
relationship with any related parties;
-
●Risk Management Policy
-
trustees’ consideration of major ●Volunteers Policy risks and the system and procedures ●Financial Policy to manage them. ●Reserves Policy
-
●Volunteers Policy
-
●Expenses Policy
-
●Data Protection Policy
-
●Conflicts of Interest Policy
-
●Health & Safety Policy
-
●Staff Handbook & Contracts of Employment
Section C Objectives and activities
- To advance the Christian faith in such ways and such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
-
To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit.
-
To advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit.
March 2012
TAR
2
| Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
During the 2025-year period the Church has enjoyed being able to welcome those in the community with faith, or no faith to join with us in worshipping God during our Sunday services. We also encourage the community via personal invite and electronic means to attend our other regular activities. The Church has endeavoured to make our services as inclusive as possible to those unable to attend our Sunday morning gatherings in person, therefore we have continued to live broadcast our Sunday services through live feed on our Facebook page, this enables us to make our time of worship and teaching available to all in the online community irrespective of age, gender, mobility and faith. The Church has continued to offer support to those suffering through sickness and hardship by spiritual and practical means. During 2025 The Church made a donation of £725 to ‘Helping Hands & Healing Hearts’ Children’s ministry located in Baguio City in the Philippines. This gift was used for the welfare of orphaned and terminally ill children. The Church also gave £725 to ‘Eden Children’s Village’ in Zambia which also cares for and educates orphaned children. In addition to this the Church gave gifts of £700 to Release International which supports Christians around the world being persecuted for their faith, £925 to Good News For Everyone which distributes free copies of the Bible to schools and colleges and in other places in the community, £1,230 to fill and send ‘shoeboxes’ for Operation Christmas Child which distributes these shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts to Children in need around the world and £500 to Samaritan’s Purse who operate emergency medical care and pastoral support to those caught up in world crisis situations from wars to natural disasters. The Church also gave financial gifts to local people suffering extreme hardship. |
|---|---|
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
| Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about: • policy on grantmaking; • policy programme related investment; • contribution made by volunteers. |
Making the Church inclusive and engaging is a big priority and therefore all members of Millpool Hill Church are encouraged to consider volunteering by regularly participating in the various aspects of the management and programme of the charity. Opportunities to volunteer and serve have included getting involved in our public worship services including leading services, teaching, playing musical instruments, Bible reading, operating sound and visual systems, assisting the treasurer with counting the cash offering and offering up prayers. We have seen other volunteers involved by helping with cleaning and maintenance, looking after the grounds, hospitality, and stewarding. Throughout the 2025-year period we have managed to see a good proportion of those who regularly attend the Church volunteer their time and abilities to help strengthen and achieve the aims of the Church/Charity. The work of all our hard-working volunteers is very much appreciated and valued. We try to ensure that each volunteer understands they are valued and they are also given clear direction and if necessary relevant and appropriate training. |
|---|---|
Section D Achievements and performance
March 2012
TAR
3
Section D Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
Throughout the 2025-year period the Church has focused on its stated objectives. The Church has also focused on creating and nurturing a positive, welcoming and inclusive culture through its in-person services and continued online engagement with the community. The Church continues to use small groups in homes called ‘CONNECT’ for the purpose of discipleship, teaching, prayer and fellowship. We believe that small groups promote growth, both spiritually and also relationally and are helpful for the delivery of pastoral care. Throughout 2025 the Church had three CONNECT groups running, and we are trying to encourage more people attend a CONNECT group. The Church has continued to receive generous food donations from its members and members of the wider community. These donations are taken regularly to the local food pantry that we partner with at Yardley Wood Baptist Church. We have also been able to give food packages to some people who have come into the Church desperate for something to eat and then direct them to the local food pantry. The Church uses its website and social media page as a means of advertising its online services, activities and promoting the aims and objectives of the charity to the community. This use of the website and social media page is constantly reviewed and developed where necessary to ensure we are clearly communicating to those who access information by online means. We have found that through our ‘Contact us’ facility on our website, some members of the community, who are facing challenges, have asked us to pray for them, or to help them in some other way. The Church car park was developed at the end of 2023 with car parking for approx. 21 cars. This has meant that during the 2025 period the Church has been more accessible to the community and particularly to those with mobility issues. The Church hosted a ‘Community Fun Day’ on Saturday 5thJuly to raise the profile of the Church in the local area and increase a sense of community with local residents. This was the second ‘Community Fun Day’ that the Church has hosted, with the first one being in July 2024. The 2025 ‘Community Fun Day’ was well attended and immediate positive feedback was received. |
|---|---|
| Section E Financial review | |
| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit |
|
| The Church operates with a reserves policy that ensures the charity has reserves for a minimum of three months operational expenditure. |
|
Further financial review details (Optional information)
The Church continues to receive its main income through the generous and regular You may choose to include additional financial giving of its members and attendees. information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of The Church’s primary expenditure in relation to its aims and objectives is the funds (including any fundraising); remuneration of its contracted staff who serve the church through a spiritual ministry • how expenditure has supported and its administration. the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives Other expenditure has been seen in the Church’s mission work both in the United Kingdom and other parts of the World. including any ethical investment policy adopted. The Church continues to have budgeted expenditure on its running costs and
March 2012
TAR
4
maintenance, ensuring the building is warm, welcoming and compliant with health and safety standards.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
R. Pidgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rev. Richard Pidgley | Mr John Richard Hadland Trustee (Secretary) |
|
Chair (lead minister) |
Trustee (Secretary) | |
| 17-06-2026 | ||
| 17-06-2026 |
March 2012
TAR
5
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF MILLPOOL HILL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH for the year ended 3 IM December 2025 CILarity No.: 1052755 I report io the trusttts on my examination of the a¢¢ounts of the atrM)ve charity (th Tt") for the y¢gr ended 3 1st Dec¢rnb¢r 2025. Responsibilities b*sis of rewtrrt As the chartry mtstees of the TnJsL you are reSEIble for the pr¢paration of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of ihe Charities Aci 2011 ('Yhe Act-). I report in r¢spect of my ¢xamtnation of the TrSt,1 aeethints earried oui under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission und¢r Section 145{5Xb) of ihe ACL Independ¢nt examiner's Staltment I have completed my examination. I confirn) that rto material matters have come to My attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause io believe thai in. any m&erial respect.. - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the a¢¢ounts do not accord with the accounting record& I have no ¢on¢¢rns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drnwn in order to enable a proper underthding of the accounts to be Ched. Peter Tymoshyshyth FCA Arundales Chartered Aceountsnts Stowe House 1688 High Street Knowle Solihyll West Midlands B93 OLY 23 Juty 2026
MILLPOOL HILL PENTECOSTAL CH RECEivfs AND PAYMENTS for the year ended 3 IM December 2025 Unrestricted Building funds Mi55ionary fuDd 2025 Totsl 2024 Tot1 Reteipts Offerings and lithes Gift Aid tax repayments Missionary Fund Building fund donatiorts Community Projects In Other income 49,735 17.034 49,735 17.034 7.319 50.195 7,319 7,089 2.875 1.601 2.835 2,835 448 Total rtteipts 69.604 7.319 78.524 60.607 Payments Staffing Salaries and ¢05ts Visiting ministy Trdining Trdv¢l and Subsistence 35.078 637 .053 983 35.078 637 1,053 983 34,596 296 773 1.328 Ministry Fellowship Children Youth S¢niors Oltreach Missions ond gilts out Community projects Resources Administration ICT resources Services- chUh utilities - Manse Uiilities and re5 Insurdnee- Church - Manse Professional f¢¢5 Publicity Sundries 728 728 870 20 301 5,870 6,691 6.691 2.431 2.431 2,570 242 1,735 3,428 1,539 499 1.020 2,114 3.798 1.751 529 1.038 2,114 3.798 1,751 529 1.038 400 Site eosts Repairs and maintenance- Church 2,453 75 89 621 2.453 75 89 621 280 386 159 87 889 150 Cleaning and consumables Health and safety costs Equipment Asset #nd investment purebases Other assei purchases 826 Total payments 54.058 6,691 60,749 57.985 NET PAYMENTS 15.546 628 17.775 2.622 C&5h funds brought forword 25.152 2,049 6,177 33.378 30.756 C&sh funds carried fonvard 40.698 3.650 6.805 51.153 33.378
MILLPOOL HILL PEKfEcosfAL CHLTRCH STATEMENTOF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES for the year ended 3151 Decembcr 20?5 21125 2024 CASH FUNDS CAF bank CuTrent account Kingdom Bank Call direct aecount 49.335 31.566 1.818 1.812 51,153 33.378 ASSETS RETAINED FOR THE CHARITY'S OWN USE Church MAnst as per Z¢Jopla valuation- June 2026 (Cost £241.568 in 2018) 331.000 326.000 ChuTcb building nd trpaYk insurance documentation sum insured &$ per la*st 1.043.020 1.005,805 Eqvipmenl ind fixtDrts- at Cost Brought forward Additioos 37,486 36,660 826 Carried forward 37.486 37.486 1.411.506 .369.291 Approved by.. R Pidgley Pastor 23 July 2026