Charity Number.. 1060870
ha Branch
s Chrlsllan Follow5hl
Annual Repo
and Financial Statemenls
Fo
the Year Ended
Il August 2024
Penninl Accounting Llmlted
109a Church Str8el
ittleborough
Lancashire
OL15 BAA
1706 558584

nches Chrlstlan Fellowshl
Contents
Reference end Admlnistrative Detslls,.......
Trust8es Report...
Ind8P8ndent Examlners R8POrt..
Statement of Recelpts and Paym8nt8........
Statement ofAssets and Ll8bllitle5..........
Notes to the Account8...
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Fellowshl
Referanco
nd Admlnlstratlve Detall8
Charlty Name
Th
Branche$ Chrlstlan Fellowship
Charlty Number
0870
Corr•8pond•nce Address
ank Clos8
Lltll8borough
Lancashir
150DP
MrlDavld Clark
MrAndr8w Prlngle
Mr'Howard Cart Smlth
MrAdam Smrth
Date Con•titut•d
oc8mber 1996
Account•nt
Pennine Accountlng Llmlted
1098 Church Str8at
Llttleborough
Lartcashire
OL
58A4
Bank•r•
In Money and Klngdom Bank

n Followshl
Annual Trustaes
eport for yle 31st August 2024
The objects of the Branches Christian Fello
the réllaf of human sufferlng and poverty.
shlp ar8 to advance the Chrlstlan faith and to assist In
Sept 2023- Aug 2024 Summary
Our numbers have remain8d consistent throughwout the year. Ther8 is good growth in the people
attending our Plac8s of W8lcome (Pow) weèkly oulr8ach and community meal. Around 30 people per
we8k attend, having a freshly prepared meal and gfeal fallowship.
In contrast, HMRC {Heywood, Middleton &
ochdale Circle), who we help8d run thelr weekly over
55's luncheon club In Smallbridge. look the
eci5ion to slop because of dwlndllng numbèrs. One of
the reason belng the cost of the me81.
This year saw the start of runnlng 8 new holl
from the Council Your Trust Rochdale and w
attended each day and al the Coun¢ll led se
holiday clubs only Branches saw double figu
As part of our ongoSng work, we have helpe
UK as well as seeing an Uptake in the client
be a 5af8 place where those with problems
As the Church we 888k not 8lmply to offer th
Thls work ext&nds to offerfng '8ranch8s of H
Immedlate re81 need as IdentSfled by key $0
teams.
ay club for th8 chlldren in the area. Fundlng received
wlll continue lo see where thls leads. Over 40 children
slon that shared what had happened acros8 the variou8
attendances.
numerous Iranlan f8milies as they look lo settle in th8
that make use of the Foodbank. Foodbank Is proving to
n come and be mini6tered to.
m food but prayer and other support.
pe,, whleh ar8 bags of food to those famlllas who 8re In
I teams, Ilke the School Pastor815UPPOrts and Soclal
Our work with Rochdale rnuncll contlnue8 a
where the people of Srnallbridge can dlscus
In the area.
wa hold their Smellbrldge Partnershlp Board meetings
wlth the Council teams what they would like to see done
W8 conllnue to work closely wlth other Chrls
an Churches and charities across the town and beyond,
meeting weekly with several olher Townwlde Church leaders for prayer and encouraglng each other.
This years saw our Youth T8am initlate work
cross Ihe othgr Youth groups across Ihe Rochdale
Churches whlch has resulted In th8 creation
f regular townwide youth events.
Our weekly I monthly actlvltles Includo
Sunday Services
Famlly Groups which Include blble s
Publlc Reading of the Blble
Saplings for the pre-school mums a
Kids Klub for primary school childre
Youth nlght3 for Hlgh School childre
Place of Welcome- a place to which
and meet informally with other peopl
S.U.P.A. - School Uniform Pass Aro
school uniforms or simply take those
dy, prayer, fellowshlp and $oclal aclvltlas
children
people can come lo relax, enjoy lea, coffee and cakes
nd where we offer parents to come and exchange local
donated as a gift

Foodbank as part of the Truss811 T
Branches prayer events - regular
Rochdale L8aders - weekly meetin
¥ Rochdale R8vival prayer- monthly
Smallbridg8 Holiday club
st
ay8r and pralse
with leaders from Churches of all denominations
gathering 8cross the town to pray for fevlval
Calendar hlghllghts durlng th• year
Sop 2023- Communlty Annual Fun day.
Oct 2023- Outreach Light Party which is a
alternative to Halloweèn und8rtak8n.
Nov 2023- Joined with the Churches of R
the Youth and Children's work on the Satur
Chrislians across Rochdale and be a wltne
hdale lo hold a 3 day outreach event. Br8n¢hes led on
ay. Fanlaslic weekend lo build r81alionships with th8
to the wider town.
D•c 2023- Carol SeNlce and Chrislrnas S
8lderly folk in bungalows around the church
have a 'Foodbank Advent, cal8nd8r where
work.
Ices. The Children's teams dlstrlbuted food parcels to
whlch was well r8c8lV8d. L8ading up to Christmas we
h day p8opI8 could donate somelhlng to the Foodbank
Jan 2024- Startèd y8ar wrth a w8ek of
rayer. seekln9 clear focus on God's plan for th8 Church.
ver 40 chlldren attended. Looking to $88 If there ore
Holiday club under for Chlldren of the area,
further opportunities In 2024.
Mar 2024- Church weekend away in a new venue, Qulnta Hall Christian Conference Cenlre.
Shropshire. Alan 8nd Jackie Hamllton once kgaSn lolned and minlstèred to th8 Fellowshlp over the
weekend. Great weekend to bulld stronger éhurch relatlonshlps, have great fun and just spend tlme
together. Booked 2025 already- we'll be ba
Ea8t•r 2024- Good Friday saw the Church
hald an 'open door. day where p8opl8 could just com8
and sll, pray, r8c8Iv8 pr8y8r, just chal and 8
en ask Eastar Is 811 about. Easter Sund8y famlly
service was linked to our Kids Klub prize giv
ng and saw parenls 2nd Iho88 who have p8rental
responsibilltles joln with the Children of Kids Klub. Great morning held
Aprll 2024 - Saw the death ol Alan Reeve,
ranches firsl Pastor and was a founder member ofthe
Fellowship. A great celebration was held wit
many people from across the town Joining in the servlce.
Ho wlll be greatly mlss8d
May 2024- Wolod a 'wglk of wltn¢o8' throu
wllnesses to the people. A good number of
saying how good Ihls was. A f8w famllles fro
servlce on Stephenson Square.
h the Smgllbrldge Area playlng mu81¢, singing and
'eople came onto the streets, people openlng doors and
the area1ts8lf loln8d In and then Ilstèned to our outdoor
June 2024- Local Hamer Primary school w
O We have good conta¢ts brought tho chlldren of Year 3
& 4 to the Church so that wè could share "why Christians support the Communlty.. N68rfy 90 Chlldren
attended the sessions and great feedbalk recelved frorn the lea¢hers and klds. The children are
from all dlfferent f81th8 and backgrounds an
il was fantastic to hear them ask so many questions
especially about the diffe￿nt aspects of fait
. Door openlng to mora schools coming.
atlons through out the year.
Several adult baptisms and chlldrgn dedl

Fundlng and glvlng
As in previous years we have made gifts fro
our funds to a variely of Regist8red Charitles, working
both in this country and overs8as. As a Cha
Ity we contlnue to be self-financing. and have not made
any appeals for financial h8lp to th8 general'public,
Reserves Pollcy
The trustees are confident that the charity is
not dependent upon any one source of Income to support
s charftable activities. It has regular receipli from a number of donors. The trustees have agreed to
ensure that sufficlont reserves are always h '
Id to meet the usual runnlng costs of th8 charltr'es
aclivilies over a six month period. This Is cu .
ently anticlpated to be £10.000, At th8 date of this report
cash balanc8s In 8xcess of £65,000 ar8 h814.. and Ihe truslegs ara Ih8r8fore confident, especially
giv8n the discr8tlonary nature of much of their annual spend, that tha charity has adequate funds to
enable il to ¢onlinue to meel the costs of its
harilable activities for the foreseeable future.
Slgned
(Chalman l Trustee)

The Branches Chrlslian Fellowshlp Inde
endent Examlners Report
Independent Examlnorfs Report to the tru6tg0• of Tha Branch•s Chrlstlan Followship
I report to the charity trustees on my exami
Christian Fellowship for th8 year ended 31
Ilon of Ihe flnanclal statements of The Branches
ugu$l 2024.
R•8ponslbllltle8 and bas1$ of r•port
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are
accordan￿ with the requlrements of the Ch
sponsible for the preparation of Ihe accounts in
rltles Act 20111.the Act'>.
rust's accounts carr18d out under section 145 of the
I have followed th8 applicable Directions given by tho
of the Act.
I report In r8spect of my examlnatlon of the
2011 Act and in carrying out My 8xamin81io
Charity Comrnission under sectlon 145151(b
Independent •xamlnerf8 staloment
I have completed my exarnlnation. I confirm
connection with thg oxaminatlon which give
at no materlal rnatters have com8 to my attèntlon In
me cause to belleve that in, any materfal respect..
• th8 8ccountlng records were not kept In a
ordance wth sectlon 130 01 the Charities Act., or
the accounts dld not accord wlth the accounting records; or
the accounts dld not comply wlth the applI¢￿ble requlrements concernlng the form and content of
8ccounts set out In the Charitles (Ac¢ounls
nd Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
requirement that the accounts glve a 'true
f8lr' view whlch Is not a rnatter con81dered as part of an
Independent examlnatlon.
I have no concerns and have come across n
whlch attention should be drawn In thls repo
accounts to be ￿aGhed.
other matters In conneLtlon wllh Ihe examinetlon to
n order to enable a prop•r understandlng of the
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An9ellka Gacek MAAT
Pennlne Accounllng Limlted
109A Church Street
Liltleborough
Lancashire
OL158
18 June 2025

TheB
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es Chrlstl Fellowshl
Recolpls and Payments Ac
unt for thg ygar ended 31st August 2024
General
Funds
Restrlctod
Funds
Total 2024
Total 2023
Incomlng Resources Charltable Glvlng
Give 8S YOU 8arn
Gift Aid Donations (& Glft Aid Rellefj
Othar Glfts & Donatlons
Other Income
Other Income
Bank Interest
Total Incomlng Re8ource8
44390
44390
33901
8414
8414
741
53545
7.382
202
41484
741
741
52804
Resources Ex
ended
Direct Charitable Expendllur•
Evangelism
Ministry Glfts
Tithe Donations
Other Glfts & Donatlons
Stephen Centre
Tr8lnSng
Church Weekend
Childrens, Minlstry & Klds Klub
Food Bank
Other Expendltur•
Pr8rn18es and Utilltles
General Running Expenses
Bullding Expens88
Capltal Exp8nditura
Gr089 Expendlturo
2110
870
5400
807
2110
870
5400
807
351
2155
4525
100
40
79
4843
4234
1245
6986
5019
1131
6986
5019
1131
9139
4833
6365
9139
4833
6365
5938
12335
13141
42659
42659
48986
Nèt Recolptsl(Payment8)
10145
741
10886
-7502
Transférs lol(from} funds
-2040
2040
SurplusllD￿l¢1t) for the year
8105
2781
10886
-7502

The Bra
es Chrlstlan Fellowshl
Trans
rs and movements
Total cash assets brought forward
Plus Incomel(deficill for the year
Cash funds this year end
73.460
84,346
Statgmont of Assets and Llabllltlos for the p8rlod ended 31st August 2024
Cash Funds
8ank account No.1
Bank account No.2 {Nole 1)
Treasury Bank Building Fund
Total Cash Assets
2024
40,440
12,445
2023
33,206
9,533
84,346
73,460
Other Assets relalned lor the charlty's own us
Fund)
Freehold P) operty
Kitchen
Moveable E.aulprnent & Furnishings
Inlograted F-eatures IPA Systern)
Total other a$tyet$
Total A886ts
IUnregtrl¢tod
128,855
3.000
128,855
3,000
7,228
142,281
142,281
226,627
215,741
Total Ass•t$ l•ss Totsl Llabllltl•4
226 627
215 741
Net Charltable assets broughi forward
Increasel(decrease) in assets durlng tho year
Total net charltable assets
215,741
223.242
226 627
215 741
Approved by the trustees on XX May 2025 and sl
ned on thelr behalf by:
Andrew Pring
Treasurer

Th•B
F Ilowshl
etca
D8la
reehold Pro
Church Fr
Propety I
hold Property
provements
£114,224
£14 631
£128 855
Kitchen
Dyson Va
Strirnmer
MLJslc equl
Fumlture
um CleBner
£249
£175
£6,133
£669
ment
t•
rated
PA Syste
Total
£142 281
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