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POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP UK BURY ST. EDMUNDS

Year Ended 31 December 2024 Charity No: 1070963

Page No.

Trustees Annual Report Independent Examiner’s Report Receipts and Payments Accounts 6 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 7

1 - 3 4 - 5

POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK Trustees’ Annual Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Reference and administration details

Charity Number :- 1070963

Address: - Bury Town Football Club, Ram Meadow, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds. IP33 1XT

Names of charity trustees who manage the Charity

Mr P Brick Mrs V Brick Mr E Hixson

Structure Governance and management

Governing Document

Constitution adopted 19th September 1997 as amended 13th October 1997

Constitution of trustee and selection methods

The charity is constituted as a trust and the trustees are appointed by the existing trustees.

Objectives and activities of the Charity

The charity is governed by constitution and the main objectives are the furtherance of the Christian Faith. In order to do this, regular activities are carried out and invitations given out to public. Finance is raised purely from members’ contributions. The day to day running of the church is delegated by the Trustees to the Pastor.

Summary of main activities in relation to these objects

The Charity exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to teach people the bible. All our activities reflect these core goals. The Church arranges or participates in

a number of activities to this end, namely Bible Conferences, Marriage Seminars, Men’s Discipleships, Revival Meetings with visiting preachers, Tent Crusades (home and abroad). We have complied with our duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Achievements and performance

Reviewing on the year 2024, the church has experience a slow but conductive year. We continue to have a general healthy involvement with the core of our congregation in our church attendance. From concerts to regular church services.

The church congregation amazes me in the constant inspirational ways In supporting the church.

Most of the congregation went to the Victory Rally in London in March. Some couples went to the marriage seminars in May.

Plus Our Harvester’s homecoming in Norwich in the month of July. We had a Men’s Discipleship Seminars in London in August.

We had Our Bible conference in London during the month of October.

In Bury St Edmunds, we have been able to do concerts in a different venue from church, where we have seen visitors come in.

On certain Saturdays throughout the year, we were able to have impact teams with a concert from various Churches around the UK.

February - Norwich March - home grown April - home grown May - Leicester September - home grown October - home grown November - Doncaster

Impact team to :- January - Middlesbrough Worstead September - Middlesbrough Germany November - Doncaster Holloway December - Germany

The church also sponsored Pastor Pat Brick to go to Cape Town , South Africa, Bloemfontein, South Africa then Namibia.

We still continue, besides the saints in the church to reach out to the community, friends, work colleagues and families and through our monthly outreaches on the streets that we do plus our online church website to let people know about the church.

We unfortunately lost a long time member of our church who has gone on to be with the lord.

Also in October, a special family whose parents have been faithful in the church a long time and were heavily involved in the church have moved on to Dublin, Ireland. We wish them all the best.

We were able to celebrate the new year eve’s night with a barbecue, film and games night then praying the new year in. With families and friends bringing people with them . So that was nice to end the year out.

Believing for people to come and become members of the church , for bigger things to come in the year of 2025.

Financial review

The financial position of our church in 2024 is still very strong as we see committed members who have and who still do commit into supporting their church and all that it is doing here in Bury St Edmunds.

We have been able to go to various events.

As a congregation, we hope to continue to be fruitful and productive in all we do and are doing in our town of Bury St Edmunds in terms of our overall vision, plans and commitments.

Policy on reserves

The charity has no reserve policy. Restricted funds are normally used up when raised.

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

Mr Patrick Brick Trustee 27 February 2025

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS

To the Trustees of

Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Bury St. Edmunds For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Charity number 1070963

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] December 2024, which are set out on Pages 6 and 7.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees 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:

Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

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 accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the 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 accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS

To the Trustees of

Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Bury St. Edmunds For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Charity number 1070963

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Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act

have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr Augustine Lee (BA Hons) Lee & Co (Accountants) 276 London Road Westcliff on Sea Essex SS0 7JG 27 February 2025