## **SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ## **ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE CHARITY COMMISSION for the year ending 31[st] December 2025** ## **Regular Activities** We continue with our meetings for Public Worship twice each Sunday at Mereside Community Centre at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.. Visitors occasionally attend these services. A typical morning congregation would have 50-60 people in the congregation, the numbers having grown over the last 12 months. We have continued to hold mid-week bible studies in a member’s home. Our usual quarterly church meetings for church business have continued through the year, but at the last church members meeting is was agreed to hold meetings 3 times a year instead of 4 times a year. A children’s bible class takes place every Thursday at 4:15 p.m.. A ladies bible study group meets every Thursday morning at 10 a.m.. ## **Finances** The Treasurer manages the finances. Funds are donated voluntarily by members, regular attendees and visitors. These funds were used for paying the minister’s salary and expenses, expenses for visiting preachers, rental of the meeting place and the support of several missionary societies. There were no serious incidents to report. ## **Signed on behalf of the Trustees:** Signature _____________________________________ Date__20 May 2025 Dr Keron Fletcher Chairman of Trustees INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF SHREWSBURY EVANGEUCAL CHURCH IRrfistered Charity No. 10714831 I report on the accounts of theTrust for the year ended 31 December 2023. which are set out on page5 2 to 4. Re5 eclive Res nsibilities of Trustees and Emamlner The charivs trustees are responsible f(K the preparation of the accounts. The charl￿5 tTU5tees consider that an audit is not required for this year under settiofi 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is Theeded. It is my re5pon5ibilityto: examine ihe attounts under section 14S of the 2011 Act.- to follow the procedures laid dowTh in the General Directions gr¥en bythe Charitycommissioners under sertlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Att,. and • to state whethor particular matters ha¥e come to my attention. Basis of Inde ndent Exomlnerfs Re My examinationwas carried out in accordancewrththeGeneral Direttion$8iven bythe CharityCornmi5sioners. An examination includes a review of the actoynting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presentedwiththose records. Italso includes tonsideration of anyunusu31 itemsordisclosure5 in theaccounts. and seeking explanationsfrorn you as tru￿￿*$ toncerninganysuch matters. Theprocedure5 undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be requtred in an audit and Consequent￿ no opinion 15 given as to whether theaccounts present a-true and fairvievf and the report is limr(ed tothose matters srtout inthe statementbelow. nde ndent Examinerf$ 5t In connection wtth rny examination, no matter ha5 corne to my attention: whKh gwes me reasonable cause to belie¥e that ITh arry material respect the requirements to keep accountlng ￿ordS in acttrdance with settion 130 of the 2011 Act.. aThJ to prepare accounts which accord the accounting records and to comply with the accwnting requirements of the 2011 Aci. have not been met. or to which, in my opinion. attention S￿)uld be drawn in order to enable a proper u[￿erStanding of the accounts to be reached. Jamts. Holyoak & pa￿er Limited. l Knixhts Court, Archers Wav Battlefield Enterprise Park SHREWSBURY SVI 3GA Jonathan Rtmrner F.C.A. Chartered A(£ountant SPIREWSBURY EVANGEUCAL CHURCH (Registered Charity No. 10714831 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1023 Z023 2023 Unrestricted Restrkted 2023 Total 2022 Totsl RECEIPTS Offerings Stewardship Grft Aid reclaimed Interest re(ei¥ed Legacies Monie5 received frorn G Evans to purchase increased share of 22 Ea5thope Way. Shrewsbury 37.319 2.443 5.938 522 21.rmxi 37,319 2,443 5.938 522 21,(￿) 36,527 2,229 8.030 13 2.150 180.oc 180,LK#) Total Re￿[pts 67.222 180.¢X)0 247,222 48.949 PAYMENTS Pastor's salary. pension and expenses Hall hire Gifts to Mi55ionarie5 Insurance Visittng speakerf5 expense5 Stationery and prrllting IT Other Audit and legal fees Repay loans to individua 38.315 5.056 4.205 331 1.687 38,315 5,056 4,205 331 1.687 35,757 4.672 3,485 318 501 55 191 201 449 95 S3 465 95 53 465 149,LKXJ 149.(XXJ Total Payments 50.207 149.tXKI 199,207 45.629 Net re¢elptsllpaymentsl for the year 17.015 31.0(Kl 48.015 3,320 Transfer between funds Net movément in funds 17.015 31,(XXI 48,015 3.320 Re¢on¢iliation of funds Total c?5h funds brought forward 14.535 12.655 27,19) 23.870 Total cash fvnds carrled forward 31.550 43.655 75.205 27,190 SHREWSBURY EVANGEUCAL CHURCH lflegistered Charity No. 10714831 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & UABILITIES AT31 DECEMBER 2023 2023 Unrestrirted 2023 Restrirted 2023 Total 2022 Total AS$￿s Uoyds Bank Treasurer5 Account Lloyds Bank Busines5 Account Lloyd5 Bank Fixed Term Deposit Account 1.498 21.052 1,498 1.688 33,707 25.S02 40.OLKI 75,205 27.190 12.655 31.0(X) 43,655 31.S50 ASSETS REfAINEO FOR ThE CHARITYS OWN USE Share of Property at 22 Easthope Way. Shvewsbury 246.904 246.904 246.904 246.904 2*16,904 246.904 LIABILrriES Interest free loans from indiv7duals to purcha share of property at 22 Ea5thope Way. Shrewsbury Monie5 received from G Evans to purchase increased share of 22 Easthope Way, Shrewsbury I,￿0 160.CK 180.CW 180.CK)o 181,CIJ) 181,000 160,LXX) NOTE TO THE ACCOUNTS At the year end, the legal d(KumentatioTh transferrin8 a greater beneficial interest in 22 Easthope Way, Shrewsbury to Gareth Evans remaine(l OUtstsndiw¥. Sl¥ned on behalf of the Tru5tees'. Date- 28 June 2024 |SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH|SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH|SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH|SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |(Registered Charity No. 1071483)||(Registered Charity No. 1071483)|(Registered Charity No. 1071483)||| |RECEIPTS||AND
PAYMENTS|||| |ACCOUNT YEAR||YEAR ENDED 31|||| |DECEMBER 2024||DECEMBER 2024|||| |||2024|2024|2024|2023| |||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |RECEIPTS|||||| |Offerings||39,295||39,295|37,3| ||||||19| |Stewardship||6,501||6,501|2,443| |Gift Aid reclaimed||12,373||12,373|5,938| |Interest received||1,853||1,853|522| |Legacies|||||21,0| |Monies received from G Evans to purchase|||||00| |increased share of 22 Easthope Way,|Way,||||| |Shrewsbury|||||180,0| ||||||00| |Total Receipts||60,022||60,022|247,2| ||||||22| |PAYMENTS|||||| |Pastor's salary, pension and||37,394||37,394|38,3| |expenses|||||15| |Hall hire||5,272||5,272|5,056| |Gifts to Missionaries||8,080||8,080|4,205| |Insurance||345||345|331| |Visiting speaker's expenses||280||280|1,687| |Local mission/assistance||2,328||2,328|| |Stationery and printing||30||30|| |IT||||203|203| ||203||203||95| |Other||84||84|53| |Audit and legal fees||755||755|465| |Repay loans to individuals||||1,000|149,0| |1000|||||00| |Total Payments||54,771|1,000|55,771|199,2| ||||||07| |Net receipts/(payments) for the year||5,251|(1,000)|4,251|48,01| |Transfer between funds|||||5| |Net movement in funds||5,251|(1,000)|4,251|48,01| |Reconciliation of funds|||||5| |||31,550|43,655|75,205|| ||||||27,19| ||||Trustee||0| ||||||75,20| |||36,801|42,655|79,456|5| Total cash funds brought forward Total cash funds carried forward ## SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH (Registered Charity No. 1071483) STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 Trustee 36,801 42,655 79,456 75,205 |||246,904|246,904|246,904|246,904| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||246,904|246,904||246,904| |.|||||| ||||||1,000| |||180,000|180,000||180,000| |||180,000|180,000||181,000| ||2024|2024||2024|2023| ||Unrestricted|Restricted||Total|Total| |**ASSETS**|||||| |Lloyds Bank Treasurers Account|940|||940|1,498| |Lloyds Bank Business Account|26,861|11,655||38,516|33,707| |Lloyds Bank Fixed Term Deposit Account|9,000|31,000||40,000|40,000| |**ASSETS RETAINED FOR THE CHARITY’S OWN USE**|||||| Share of Property at 22 Easthope Way ## **LIABILITIES** Interest free loans from individuals to purchase Share of property 22 Easthopw Way,, Shrewsbury Monies received from G Evans to purchase Increased share of 22 Easthope Way, Shrewsbury ## **NOTE TO THE ACCOUNTS** At the year end, the legal documentation transferring a greater beneficial interest in 22 Easthope Way, Shrewsbury, to Gareth Evans remained outstanding. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 15 April 2025 and signed on its behalf by: Trustee Trustee ## SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH (Registered Charity No. 1071483) ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2024 James, Holyoak & Parker Limited 1 Knight Court Archers Way Battlefield Enterprise Park Shrewsbury SYI 3GA SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH 1 ## CHARITY INFORMATION Trustees Dr K D Fletcher AJ Alcock Treasurer P Towers Charity number 1071483 Contact address 67 Underdale Road Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 5EE 2 ## SHREWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH (Registered Charity No. 1071483) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the receipts and payments accounts of the above charity ("the Trust"), as set out on pages 3 & 4, for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responsibilities As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for and basis of report the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act") I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Independent Examiners statement Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. > Signed: ef Date: ~~s~~ /+] 2ezs Jonathan Rimmer FCA James, Holyoak and Parker Limited. Chartered Accountants 1 Knights Court, Archers Way, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury SYI 3GA 3