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VI.YEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSWP OF sfEvEf4AGE
TRuEES, REPORT
FOR THE YE4RENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
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VINEYARD CHRisfiAN FELLOWSHtP OF STEVENAGE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONrir4UED) FOR 7JJE YE4RENDED3QSEPTEAIBER2025 RewlAr AttfvirféA CongT¢gaTional 0[8.P with 8 tamil). aTrJ miDistsTr. R68uiar traiDmg cvents coverinBdiLpleskn"pfvtrw r()r the Sic7]fe 5kJll3 alld subjects. Lkn"Idren's expre8%ion of chUh in Fxtallel with ac4Jlt frmsion. 4. Ilon grow inteTESt8rour6 led bj. fulty lU¢d8ndmal13 e4ULpF I&15.. w1h. in l¥xn¢8. S. Focus bYOUF¥, Stlf1¢ 8reA4 COVWill8 Frfavcr, achJnB. W4xthip. Iiwsi¢. Ii'omen Ln m10, tamilies. 6. A SUW orn to t] Connnity thniuBIK>Ui the I'¢ar 7. S¢ttyon8lly f(Ku5ed ev¢M¥ SUfQXmin8 wIrable famdies Mith ¢dwation. Su115[Cre. WOTknn8 l¢x811) placed edwationrLI pagtor&l Icums and organilI0ns. Wurkiu8 al¢)n8Stde local chAriiics WMI b81new in th anya sKttificully torg¢i th¢ honleSS. sInlIn lurnilie%, the w, ti hww, the di.8adinlA8¢d. 9. A¥til'¥ly fUr1n8 ntherctkuitses and rffovithn8 ilMnwith44iqtsnct ¢$1b1C, e.B.. in Mone mttnaB¢Trnl, wayer lor the $k. fo(x4 &)natio% Erfncndin AllernAtlTh'e AvI To Ikvelop and ¢TWUTa8e relationship b)th In the Chu #NI th¢ ¢ommwiity. r¢guknrfv tumin¥ a ran8¢ of events $utsh tts quiz u'enw. s81$. Mw]ks. mu¥J¢ cNEnts. croft¢¥¢nm8 and tThJdler 8toupLet¢. ov¢Th PrnJt¢ts Supp>rting ¢haniies aad Nc (Non.(JOlnntsl (nal1.%) obm¢a¥. F()r over 20 yLrs we Swrtedan Nli() in Lumlx)dia, calltti Ca. fur caMEth'a (Llic) thai i$ similar 10 the 0¢5 ul. Vineyard. In the $( wt have sent mini91ry i¢Mms, []ed and suprxrt Up lo 7 5•/• of th¢ LhLu¢h's Ime unnuolly is ¢OntrJlled lo thLYn. A¢hlevtm¢nts Performanee tht 202&25 T¢n UM¢ly S¢rvl¢e¥ C.hurelh Lrf ikn %urxldY 8¢r¥"icffi I.e cunluCd io i* d p]ace of worskn"p. community.. and oth. rhe church continues to Bro 5teadJly, with Jn¢re&se JIL Eit1¥]HI, epGitillv amotw farnilies LINrstrrn% remain d wu]ar resoutce: rea¢h those ¥Te unable iti FeTr)n. W'¥ wnlinue to v(T¢r tran%Fx)rt for knl refvgccs haire ex&ed a desirc lo join nn Sw)days. enablll]8 llK)re r¢opte io . of our¢knh £omJnunits'. Clvln8 Cr(bwth A5 uiir¥huTch hB$ 8fVWry SO i(>0 thL' aNI Cnga8etYll0f Our¢0nllnL)ty. Wc havl strneourg1n88roifvIth in re8uIFJr 1,18 and finyncial thiwllons. refltettn8 thc comtni1ll'¢ of those M'IM) call th¢ Lhurch holl und the trusi placed in th¢ WQTk WT are uk]D8. (kn crrtnrM&8iunmirtiStries trmain in hwb derna llnd are 8ralcful to k &bk tv re$wnd to those )eaT. thL" refibish[[ThI of ihe FdsPd areth conwletrd. Fwvidinp 8 laT8er aiA morE prdctiwl ylora8C IUY8 lu WIprt the incrc&%ir8 volu£ ot f<KKi sun)lit¥. VIO on the Bthbvsd area Lantllluts, wittipknq welI undL'rway f<)r a relawicb in Novemlxr. eDMbl8 us to ¢]thare thE SUprt we otT¢r to fat)llii¢8 iuow communilF'.
VINEYARD CHRIsfiAN LLoWsHIP OF sfEVENAGE TRUSTEES. REPORT (cOLINUED) FOR THE YE4R ENDED311SEPTEMBER 2K5 And PerfoYmth&Y durlD8 thE 2024-25 T¢mInl I CompaL4ion Proj15 (kn corn50 H'ork h&8 1101 iu 5uKKJthh". ¢5SCDIBI thruu8h BaFfj'.$h¢ foodShed, St¢v¢rw8¢ t¥¢Vernent 8upFXirt (Troup ISHSU). and I¢. Thi5 Ye1).Sd reCeid ¥upp)rt from CJSK. hac ir11¢eTtd dul's to Sl¥5 tL.furbi%hment. sirnage Ci)mmunilv Tn1 ha ¥utwrt duntt8 the wfurbislThent t(. 50jshed conlinues to ¢olluborate Si P¢1¢ Lhurch. st¢8L tstTer thrm)r drup in dunn8 WLLk.. (hrr 15,(KKI i¥L88 of WCTf 8l&tn dtrJn8 the i'¢ai. all pw%i(kd bj. thu&iion% frixn the hxal collllnunit). and busi$s¢S. br¢sh fiKJd from Markn & Str, I'¢yw. Flamin80 atMI AIIKJ Bak'ers MaIn a vital aikliiion. Wc contiti tr) provid¢ 5LW lo the reftwees in l(41]h)trl¥ ith EnBligh iupp)rt sessiorts. eysemial hby equipnKnL aryA tranSrt to attend Sundo). r¥iceq. ToySld conlinwy 10 8row ajyj Bttjn Tr)mljun withm th¢ ¢OTThnW]iTh. i¥JLidll18 the 6cesS of ptViOU8 J'edrs. We CelEd generous dotku¢h)ns {)fknr-nw (M's from l(Kal bu$itMcs, Includ Autolus. 8odeNo atyj %l'end8¢ Borough F'i)nihll Club. Th year. we FfOi'i¢kd ofgTfts to 6iKlcht'ldTtn al Chrisuvas, on prei'ioLLY years, dw[WtraIln8 th¢ ¢lin1d 8mwhaThl Tca¢h of this minim. SB continws 10 eTve pyuplt in our Iown 4uMI.8urrouTh]m8 wami and S[¢ %tffjC¢ 10 PTW¢SS Ios4. A faithful ur(>upof 8tlendLt8 come ea¢h Tn¢Trnth. fiJ thcre'$ 8roliin8 for this kn h&Jw) t]Y•re fr¢4Ltcnd)'_g $1 LTrfEoth its wal und the Te(l li ThL¢S in our communiry. Chlldr¢n'4 Wo1 4Dd Safw•rdl C)ur tyhilthcn $ Bnd uth mini>ltK'¥ ci>niinue io thn.ve and Roofrd. ourii)uth wup for thw¢ in Y¢aT i+ hai c0ntslld to de1[p, nd n%)nllY I'ndai. n111 youth 4o¢iuls have IntrAU¢e4l iv surTxbn tlu5 gmwitl8 mini$tsi' The incTe43in¥ nwnh¢r ol"voungyx4wl¥ att¢nd& i¥ erKoura8Ln8 $18n ofmore yoijn¥ lamilies joxnin8 th¢ ¢hurcli. .Siwfinl work has &l¥o Eeen invL¥led Ln deve14yin8 the childftn's miJuJlTh, with a 8nJwu)8 nutrtlwnFvoluntCLr¥ joining the Kith T¢dm (o sunK)rt Sen8( this afta oftyhweh lifL. I)Jnn8 thc Jear. tIL" children'$ mini%try moved di11 $ign-In $NSlcm for Lll 8ruups. ¢nharLiin8 our sof¢&uHrdin8 kY¢M¥se5 9Up)l8ancVen xtToDs¢r ¥a[e8ufyrdiI K)de1. & Sthftlng The Senior Pa4lor absent for thc majonty of (he J¢gr fvltowiR8 8 art tsRtbplanl. We arc grateful tv the nIor LLJdeTsMp'l'¢am, who proNidcd $t01 U%ETsi8ht dunn8 thLS ststT on a(&Jitionol TESFrt)rLg1bilit on(1 hours to eTh8ure the nllin8 of church und its M)iStnes. To 811PtK)rt the growin8&]8 of our cFllidT¢n'¥ minimry. a ChibJrn'¥ Work AdDtmistrtstr)rjoined the durinB thL' Tre2r. Thejr UFpointnWLt hds proiithd traluahle adtMiW"51rntive SL4V>rt and hL'ltl $trrythen the 4klii¢ry and rganisaiion of th1 8wwing orea cbuTch TThJteu. Govtrnnc¢ Fcllllicg Tjuster Board rvrnRuwd %thbl¢ thro th¢ yor. and conlinues to stron8. with gUr reviL (Trf )lJcies athj procedures iocnsure rEm&tneffecLt%e and P[]le as churchgwws. followin8 thevc&renQ one ¢TtLb¢r $WPErd ftom tltii riile a5 c(nnN SecrEt8ry and Inle¢. at¥J are grdiefill fot their faithful service contnl>utLon. One i)¢w tnJ¥trc has Iren appVind, th2 B([d Tr)nltnw¥ to trtnefil from A l)rcRdth of skills and cx[rtrie. 'I'hv swch tor d Fymatteot ¢htuch lIdIng COMInsandwe¢41M [W"erfUllY w]deTPF0rtUnitt65 asthej ari¥b. We ¢olltinue Fmjsqibk io fwAnc¢ OVLYYas tsviiie5 and kul weds. this ie4r c4n)e to £20.399 (2024." £18,575).
VINEYARD CHRISTLLY FELLOWSHIP OF sfEVENACE TRUSTEES, REPORT (coKfiNUED) FOR TVE YE4REIVDED 3OSEPTEMBER2025 Plani for the fvture The thiCh colllinir5 lo exFtriellce stsad¥' groth wbith IKiT)8sowmg ¢htsllcnges intern)s of $pcc and r¢ur¢rS. Tk lleed fur a permanent builduw kei. Onti.. rArtLutsrl} As a ivai. w knng 108¢dr our Sund, seTritts. compJ&sion Inini8tn¥s. wnd midwttk a£tiviti¥5 wthTor T{f. AIthouBh costs rematn ts ehallLrngb. continue to 8t(1 Our Teserveg kTxI 8re eJxouraB¢d b). the cburch's 8rowtkn which Sts¢Ti¥t1n¥ our ability i<) pl4n IOT fi)tU with CQDfi(k In rn'sp)T to the "quiet Mii'al" we are 5¢ein8 tEe tfw. 11-L are al%0 expkiIinB TKW (o engage with those explorll4L. lIh. itx1lIng plang d¢lop 8 team fo¢uxd on 81Iin8 Bib ts) the comJnunLII'. Nov¢nthr 202) hrin8& re.laUh of . Ba,knd sw¥, W"¢h Thill etwbic to furtkr Cxnd our ¥wrt lor local famil>Ly aThl ktren8then thi5 Imrtnt area vfour compassroR Iiiin1%. The Cl)ur¢h has many vOltte i1.8 s¢IKYal who oitTre¢ Vllri( orMs in the ¢hw¢h Ilu{b.ng.. a) Srn&ll GTOUPS cl WeL.¢)ming. Connwl R¢fffshmen d) Worshjp, &]xi SITearnuJ8 c) Monagll¥ fabililiei ComFAssion Th¢ LThur¢h emplovy six qlaty.. - al Youth 8nd children, in¢tlIn8 admLnLSIrnIOI. b) LL'ad Pa3tDrs lilrIm)ro¢ 5un¢l¥) IrM)w trnts8eiiTht Jnd wblic ministTr 4nd $¢0[1 ¥uptt c) OtTice Mana8ernenl dl Lomp8sion Manaseineni el Foodthd Ci)ryordithqiing (shaftd rolel Intemittcnt netiny 4Jccur irt wen5 tA)urse ol. y¢ar. lo . a) 'I'rust¢¢s and ¢harity nunagemenl- 3 a ycar. bl l.¢othrshJp of %mall dt¥J IUy 8TOUPS - UP 10 4 I1£S rYear. ¢) Kegul8r nLt'tin&4 I'tr short.Lemi iysues aTrJ stra1¥ ithpi¢$. dl Worship leadcr¥- up to I timL'$ a sellr. e) Re8ular attendw it Vwttrd l.eaders LonfewK¢ (Vl,fJ) Publle b¢n¢flt I'lie tru¥13 ackno1¢¢ the requiNncnt deJThTrnstrak ckarlv thui it mwt h&vL" charitabk PUTr)w thllt 8re fnr public [rIt. tkrails of abtsvities for thL pjhlic tt%fii yJr thnid in th¢ pra8rnphs "Ihe tnLyes thai they hai paid regard io the Chan'ty" crMmis guidan¢¢ on pthlic knfii fOre &cidm8 whAi actiYiti¢$ th¥ charitv shvuld
vtNEYARD CHRisfiAN FELLOWSHIP OF STEVENAGE
TRUSTEES, REPORT ICOL¥TINUED)
FOR THE TrE4RENDEDJ8SEpfEM8ER 2025
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VINEYARD CHRIsfIAN FELLOWSHIP OF STEVENAGE TRusfEES' REPORT (co1NUEDl FUR THE YR ENDED 30SEIYEMBER 3025 RINk5&en1 "I'hL "[nll's dL¥ ni)t klLL%t that Ste%'ella8e virw4.ard is subjixl yuE¥ktanlial risks kn'gtml liabilLtI diycli)YLxI th rLnUt)l slulL.nnis. li tM)Ids LYnpk)I'crs liabiliTh' insurarKe Ixthlic (rnn1'' Ire. A n$k &$$¢%%Tnt I]ic al risk ASsc55ThnI rcgi%tcr have en rffepred arml ar¢ on & rryular Iwii. A¢¢owi¢nts A rewlulion w'ill priipTrul ai Ilr ACYM tFAi Mark I liertrffj) vf HW Associates l.imify4 k r¢4pwinfrd Hs IndeJxTrtsni F.xumin¢T for enbllLTJii )'L'JIT. Sthtsnwil of Trnl¢es' RponSIbIlI L(}mnN. and ehan"t)' ]ai¥ K'4uifL' trtL4lee4 In tre[¢ Sr[nts @ive dnd fair Vie (>f the siaie ofuJTJiTY Dl'ihL chtiritj dl Ik. ¢ndol-th¢ fLnanciDI }'eur ond c)I'its surp18 ord¢fi&it fvr th¥. lin11 ycar. In do15 trW4Wk'¥urL' qUIred C).¢ the nrthods aDd pnncipies m th¢ chan1 4)Rl): mgk'e IL$ th014ft' TLYsornhle aThl lnI. tate wheth¥Y upplKabk IJK A.untIn8 Stynd&rds followttl subjttt to fjny tyrtures th..]0¥L 8nd ¢xplaJned in the linancial 5tstcm¥mL8'. I] prere th¢ finun¢ial Sla1¢nts vn thE Bolf col Ixsi$ imlets il is inorv0Friu to presume ch&rtty' w Ill The Mi. are r¢S81b for k¢epin8 aco)untin8 T¢oYd% HthiLh di¥ck)se with TEa80nahl¢ OWUTuei' ot am. the rinar14] 1x)sili 4)r th¥ ihan"Th' aTKI whi¢h cDable thLYn io ewure fiwncl stslenni8 t7mpli. 7th CompAnie% A¢t 20(K,. The tnJsiiK's UTL alvA) re¥px)IlSLblL IITrT sale8uanlin¥ the alS vf the chariti. and l()r Iheir r0[r appli¢ation as requiT&J by cliuril}' he¢ for rMS0b1¥ for w¥%L]0 aJKI dLkn'liun of fro1 un¢Jother iTrcguldn(tes. Tlie 1x)lL rtywrt has E¢en IXLFAIrL in occor(knL¢ ith w(?I"L¥iOtL8 8tvlii4b]e lth ¢niiilLwJ to the Small c()mpnie8' e¥eMLL)n lind With th¥ gtuti*llloiXI of R¥'¥vnittlLthd [)RP}. Aw'iwitsi]t4 UtKI K4M)rnn8 tty LlJdnu¢x. AppwNcd bN' the lnj5tcL si8txd on t1[ Irholf by.. t)NSBan Dlreelor Datc.. 29° 2026
VINEY ARD CHRISTIAN FELU)WSHIP OF STeV£YAGE IYDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRL'ST£ESON THE VNAL'DrrED ACCOI'NTS OF VINEYARD CHRI1 FELU)WSIIIP OF STEVEIYAGE I report to th¢ ch•riiy trusi¢¢s QD my ¢Aarninafie4L ofihe #¢ounts of Vineyard ChristiJ Fellowsbip ofsven4e {tli¢ ¢h8rityl fof the year ended 30 Septemb¢r 2025, whkh aTe set outoh p•ges 9 10 19. This report is made solefy w th¢ ¢h#riiabl¢ company's tnJsiee5. 45 in ac¢otdance with Ch&pter 3 of Phrt 16 of ¢he Compantr¢s Ad 2006 and the charitable company's irustees ts a b(Mfv iTr ¥cordCl with sertiort 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My indepeftderrt exarniner's work kn been undertaken so th•1 I might 5tste io the chaThtsbl¢ company's truste¢s those rnatteT5 1 whi requlred to slile lo Ih¢m in on in&pendent &xJrnineT'S r¢wrt foino other Purp¢. To the fullest exTeni perniitted by law, I do T1 accept or &ssum¢ t¢spon$ibility 10 any¢Jne thher than Ihe chitablt ¢omptty. the ¢h•rit•ble company's metnbers as body And the chwiikble cornpY's ¢nJsiees ¥ a body for my indethi examincr's vk. forthis report. or for the opinions I IMv¢ fonned. Respon$lbllltleJ Athd bAskn of re)rt As the ¢hirily'S trusices of VinryaTd Chri5ti•n Ftllowthip of Sven•8c land olso ils dire0? for ihe purpose5 of CoMpY lawl you arc rc5ponsibl¢ for the pr¢pN&¢ion of the a¢eounts in XCOTdanct with the requifements of iheCompanie5 Ac¢ 2006 lih¢ 2006 A¢t) Hllving wisfied myself tkn Ihc Kcounls of the chwiiy we not requiTEd w be auditrd under Pari 16 of ihe 26 Aet and Are ¢li8ible for IndÉpeThdeni examin•tiorb l Tepon in rcsF¢ciof myexaminalion of yOVTcharity's acwunls05 carried OLLI und¢r section 145 of the Charitiey Act ?01 I (the 2011 Ad}. .n ¢aYryin8auimy examin•iion T havefollow the Dlreaions given by the (Tharity Commissicn under secticd 145(5llbi ofthe •OI1 .4rt lThdependent eiMln•eJ i(•lerneni I hfyv¢¢ompl¢l¢d my eXAmi10n I nomtteT5 h4vewmeto 1¢11 SD nliON with ih¢ex4rn1natlon 8lwLng mc eiuse 10 beli¢v¢ ihAt sn any mweri•l resptci.. accoyniSng recoFds wrre k¢pl in respect of Ihe charity requirtd by se<iion 386 tsf the Art: or the ac¢ounls do noi xcord wtth ibose r¢rord5: or the attounts nvt comply witli th¢ •Kthiniin¥ reqyiT¢ments of s¢ctioTr 396 of th¢ 2( A¢1 other ihan Iny qUIreMent lh Ihe accounts giv¢ a true and fair which Is th)i a mauer Eor¢3idcted 0$ parl of an Ind¢ndent eXamin10n.. or the accounts have IK¢n PI¢pd in %rdan¢t with the mdhods and prirlPles of the Sw¢mtni of Rewmmewjed Pracriee for Rtewniin8 and rtportsng by ch8riti¢$ appli¢¥bl¢ to tharTiKs prcpariTr8 iheir Coun1$ itt a¢cordce with Ihe Fina11 R¢portin8 S¢arthrd applic in the UK ar41 R4bIle of Irel•nd IFRS 1021. I h•v¢ no con¢errts and hawc across no ulher mteis in with the examination to whSch aueniion should be d14wa iii diis i¢p4TrI1 iii urd¢T tu cnabl¢ i prcytt undm1•Ing0r the ¢)niS to be Tetthed. M.Irk Hjertstn BA FC.4 H W A150ciatEJ Lirnil¢d 2V Jyne 20 Portmill Hou5¢ Poffmill Lonc Hitchin ',lens SG51DJ
VILYEYARJ) CHRiSTIAN FELLOWSHtP OF STEVEI¥AGE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL A1VITIEs (1r4CLL, LYC INCOME AND EXPEfvT)rruRE ACCOUND FUR THE YE4RENDED 311 SEPTEMBER 2•25 LttJ¢rked Mthbtry Rerktrd Fmnd Fwn Tolal 1015 Not Note 20 from: 178.()36 25.781 204.717 225,951 ot. facililics I,utthism8 events LTanls nther Income 5,056 5,056 11.984 29, 11.984 lllv¢srnwni inuLTrTne - Int¢r¢bl T]v8h1O If).l(M) In.100 3,482 To¢al 201.U2U ?31,5157 258.1)33 .8tsn'cD¥t¥ and exrth5¢5 Frrmi8es crjsts Clh¢r wDr8hip and Outruch cThsts rkJnMliOn$ 0side tht thuTch Adnu'mstraiiijn Gov¢rnancc costs AS,015 54,646 13.515 18,871 26.273 12.598 103.887 81J.91() 26.113 ?0,399 8,018 1.125 91,015 79.316 22.371 20,168 8,875 996 20.-199 7,(K)I 1.125 1.017 To¢AI 161.302 20.199 58.7(A) 24rJ,461 222,742 Net In&y)n{eXPeDdl1Wrt> TrHnyf¢rs Th¥een I'unib (20,399) (27.923} 2U.399 I8.£) 36.192 (2U.399) Net movtm¢Tr¢ 19.319 (27.92.1) 18.W) 36.192 Totsl fun& brou¥hi forward 192,218 375.881 299.689 Totsl fund urrled fornrd 16?.982 164295 .327,277 335.881 T1 jtatcment of f[1 1711¢$ I]U*11 841 and b)gxs rec08ll in JLW. Ail inCne and cxnth"1UI¢ dcriTrE fn)llt on8OillB aLtivitt¢s.
vtNEYARD CHRJSTtAP4 FELLOWSHIP OF STEVENAGE BALAf4cE SHEET ASA T30SEP7EMIIER2025 2•25 2024 FIXED ASSETS Inthii811)IL 115SL'Is T8n8ibl¢ aw15 12 13 -117 7,174 5.A79 5.879 7,4(Jl CURREIYT A&SETS ik.trt()T ttt ijank ar¥J in hand 14 145213 l9.1.959 101,-128 241,098 319,174 .144.42fi CREDITORS: anx)unts fallin¥ duc 'Iih)n iinL' SL'ar 15 (17,7761 116.0361 NET CURRENf ASss 121.1(J8 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRE LIABILITIES 327277 315.881 FUNDS l_InrLsiri¥i¥d Fut¥JJ Cl¢ncrul IX.8iBMted Mttii%tr)" 1(Tr2.982 141.663 11)2,982 164.295 RL8lricled filnds 143.66.1 192,218 21 TryfAL Fuf4DS 16 327.277 3.15.1181 Tr chrilable Comn5' is enriiled io ex¢inption from dudii rtqiiircnni coillained in 477 of the CoiiipaiuL¥ Act 2iKKJ. foT IIK I"¢ar etmkd .10 Scpicinbcr 202.5 No nicmb¢r of I7 Com%. Iws dcpw"i¢d a nolic¢, puiThiJM 10 scrtion 476. rcqwnng an a111 of iltSC ll& '[ lrnstees Kknou'ledge I11rreSpj]bt1[1IeS for¢wLSun1 ihi tlKcoililli kccp5accounLingi tKords ii'liicli compl). 'ith section.1116 of Ilic Aci aThJ for prcwrin¥ accoums Mlll¢li gl-c a tnr E)Nl fcliT I'iem of Ilr sta¢c of dffairs of 11 0M as ai tl elkl of fi11 I'r of 115 iMing TCSOUTces al applicatson of rerCe& iluding tls i10M¢ aMle%r7tU1r. forilr fIla] icar in&alKe 1th1 r¢quiremcffls of seConS 194 and IYS and M Iiich olnI"15L, compli. with LI quIr¢Ietrts of ilK c'oincs A¢1 2) rekniing 10 xwuni& M) r ds applicable io COMnY. dLtounts hai'c p¢d in acc0the ith prn'lsio5 applicthlc io comkMni¢s subj1 io small companics fila1 stst¢InC apptoycd bi thJ#ees atKJ aullK)rid for I on 2*h 2U26 are signed on DNSB•rnes Compatty Re%htration 3627757
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHtPOF STEVENAGE NOTES TO THE FANCIAL ST TEmET S (CONTLtyUED) FOR THE YE1REND J¢1 SEPTEMBER 2025 24 Donalithls, gitis and otTerings- r>nal]im, 8illq and olleringg- tknnalions, gift5 ft1 otleTiT)8S- Uonations, gift5 And otlcnrgs- DoTlatiVT)s. Bifts and utT¢nn85- CTifi Aid Tecl&im Unrestricted fuT8 Rcstricied ProFrry fill)d Rcstrict&J F04xLslkd fund Rcstnclttl SMt)A ld Re4triGid P&s'Loral suptx>n fund 147.602 134,483 32.53) 26.328 20.204 1,8511 23.573 2(14.717 225,951 Other Grant$ Nl'L8¢ellaneoLlS reeeipts Fundr&isit)8 Lirnts Inl¢r¢si reeeii'abk 5,056 11.984 29,500 10.l(K) 3.4¥2 27.140 -12.982 StAff exp¢1 S8l¥ne4 irKludin8 Nl Othcr Siaff I'rdvcl, a¢commodation ond Accountatry sL'rviL¢ ')9.888 87.494 1.4hO 1.468 2,053 10.l.887 91,015 Buildin8 M'rc, Ten14LI and 8¢TVi¢e ¢Irge5 Heat, li8hi and inAurorne nthey 67.950 9,3N7 C)9,(J 9,907 80.(J19 Other onhlp and ou¢v¢rb Mcmtxr5htp ynd suE6¢riptitills m1¢ ¢4uipllLmt, IkS Jtsj LY).8 Su¢ial and l'outh kvrnts Cal¢rin8 fo1 and dtink Confer¢nces and ComrAssion '¢lUCIe TUDllm8 Gosts OttKr 953 895 291 499 5.469 1.502 821 12,894 5.080 4,594 1.630 13.354 26.113 13
VINEYARD CHRIsfL4N FELLOWSHtP OF sfEVLYAGE LyiYfES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEwrs (co1YrD) FOR THE YE4RENDED 30SEPTEMBER 2825 Z1125 2024 DonAtlon$ outsldp the ¢hurth ts1ftyl9nts 14) inslilulions Gi1151grants tsi iT¥JiTriduals 20.099 3IK) 20.168 20..199 2U,16¥ AdmiDhtrAtion Te]ephon¢. ¢maLI and weiL4Ll¢ ¢o¥ls Printin& and statiorry OtYK¢ tuKI cornputer e(rJipment ex tynd sun tX'pYivitiLivA charg ()Iher 884 1,072 1,985 3,244 ¥33 287 1.470 2,328 3.5UI 1,289 ¥,U18 8,875 G•v¢rnanee Co$1> Ind¢rnd¢ni ¢xAmm#lion TrnRi¢e nie¢tin8 LXIXryIg¢$ 1.125 996 1.12J 996 L¥et In4Mr1pendIrt This Is stad aller ¢h$r8U= tkpTeci4uon PcrL8inn Contributvjs k) d¢flld wntsitrtion ghem¢s 3,244 1.7fA) 3.5UI 5.094 Ilede¢¢x&rniner,$ rernwmlion for. Indendert1 examination Othcratcountaoc .125 245 253 1.37() 1,249 14
VINEYARD CHRtSTWI FELLOWSHIP OF STEVENAGE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEYrs (corfflNLED) FOR THE TrE4R ENDED311.fEpfEMBER 2025 2025 2024 Stxff co¥tX And numbers Gr055 wagcs and salarie% Emploi'ei's Nauonal tnsurm. Cl11n5 Pcnsion c<)ntnbutions 96.234 1.894 1.760 84.743 1,158 1,593 99.888 87,494 nn a monthii. drae there weye 612024.. 5) employees dllriti l'ear. No emplts)'oe had employrrnnt ¢11 in exce of £60.(KK> (2n?4.. Nil) Th¢ ioial employment kn¢liis of ko raLna8¢llKYLI [tr8rml of th¢ ch&ril}' £56.14U {2024. £54.(KJ7) Tru¥ts¥ remunernth)n •nd eJpen As perni11(L h the comEY y Mem(>rnThlum L)f Al&ll), duTU]g the v•)r Mr D N S FlaTrs recLi%L'LI a lary in lu$ C8pcih' as sen)r Pus'ioT arMl&130 aLYvcdu4 a directOTandtru4t¢¢. His rrrnunbY21iondurJn8 ywen(kd 30 &pLeTn 2025 ¢a)mwised ot so]arv £47.477 (2025. £48.8371 and 10cOntrIb[on5 of £1 77212n24.. £1.2341. No otkn trustee re¢Lived #Di. TemLrmuonoT reimtdJT5¢d cxpYrA¢s. 12 IN¢Anble flxed WebJllE Coll Al I ft0r 2V24 Addiliony 965 At 30 SepteTT&r 2025 965 Al I Iktokn 2024 ChArgL for the yr4r 648 317 At 30 S¢pt¢mTrtr 2025 965 Tr4t bvokva At 30 Septemlxr 2V25 At 30 SrptcmE¢r 2024 317 15
VINEYARD CHRisfIAN FELLOWSHIP OF STEVEf4AGE NOTESTO THE FtNANCIAL sfATEMEiYrs IcoP[UÉD) OR THE SE4R ENDED 3IPSEpfEMIIEft 3025 13 Twlbk red •s¢ts Chureh ¢qulptD¢n¢ Co$¢ Ai I Ckiolrr 2024 AJditiVTf% Diswsllls 25.<)77 At 3() septeMr 2025 27.609 Dtpvt¢lAthD At l Lkts)E¢r 2024 Charge for the i'e&r Elitninal¢d on dJsrK)sal 2,927 At 3n S¢ptemE*r 2025 21,730 N¢t hvok villl¢ At 30 2025 5.879 At.10.Sept¥'mE¢r 2024 7,174 14 Debth 21124 Otlxr &btory 128.769 16,446 92.625 9.7U3 Prcpaj'ments accrugj 145,215 101,328 Cr¢dl¢org: oThts fth% due vlthkn One ye•r OtrLeT CTedil1)ry Ac¢ru&ls Tllxationond sla] 975 15.351 1.450 321 14.443 1.272 17,776 16.036 16
VINEYARD CHRisfiAN FELLOWSHIP OF STEVENAGE NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL srATE1NfS {cONmD) FOR THE Y£4RENLIED30,SEP7EtVBER2025 16 knalvih of Ncl Aets beten Fund¥ Restricted Fund 2025 Totsl Tan8Jble fLxed a8S¢ts Ik.btt>r5 Calh ftt Mnk hgnd Creditots.. anM>unts t#Uin8 w'ithin on¢ F¢nr 5.879 145.?1S 29.664 5.879 145,215 193,959 164.295 (17.776) (17,776) 162.982 164.295 327.277 Ufvre¥lrltt¢d DeAte fund Retrletrd Fund 2024 Tol#l Tan8ible fLwI a¥¥els 7.491 101,128 411,880 7.491 103.328 241,098 Cash ui bank in hllnd Lre(IitV, atTK>unts f4llin¥ dLX wiihin v¢thr (16.03C)I (16,0161 192,218 335,X81 17 R¢lted p•rtlot Mr D N S Harne8. ts Irusice is also a trltsiLe of CaTe fOrCam)dm. ¥ whKh IU.Q(hl wrts dun&t¢d duru)8 the SLAr (2Q24.. £10.(KX)I. AI 10 Sèplernkr ?112fj tkn Lkinlv ¢l>mmiLa io mokin8 foll%)wJns IxyitKknts unthr &tClbEt vFratsDP Ic43¢Y'. 2024 Within otje yLwr with one and tsvo Y[$ 32.861 49,291 32.861 82,152 19 Volmtvrs 'I'hL"chanh. knfiis from th¥ tin of ar<xuKI 120 1"oltterS lx) with iL8 nJ8J)v actities. Areas of volulltsLT iDvolveTu¢nt aud WeFQtaIiu for stri'Kes and evenL* sening of refteshTnenL%, J¥av¥TMini8ti!'. Worship Sulld&) khool ld Youth u'otk, dnd F(MJd 17
VIIYEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHTP OF sf&vENAGE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ATEME1 (CONTL%iJED) FOR THE Y&4RENDED 38SEPTEMBER20?5 20 St*lenl thf Aetl%ltk$ The e(rtnpAratlYe IIRurv for th¢ wr¢#d¢d 30 S¢p¢eJnber 2024 thov4n belDW: try Propt Full 2034 EM)nattons 165230 60,721 225,951 Use of fa¢iltties undTaisin8 events Gr¥ni¥ Other Inwmt 29.5 2Y,S Inv¢>lmen¢ in¢orne- Intsre$t receibk 3,4112 3,482 Tot•1 168.712 90.221 258,933 Expendltsrt 8t&ff costs tsnd Premis¥$ 405ts Vther isurship and Outreach ¢ts IX>naiion8 outside tk ¢hir¢h Adminislnllion Governfyrtce cn%1 74.5fi6 41).721 11,143 16.449 29.595 11.229 1.593 353 91.015 22,371 20,1()11 8,87J gl)6 18,37S 11.522 144.948 18,575 222.741 Net fn¢othel{eipeTrdIfy) Trlln¥firs betweeTI tunily 23,764 {18.575) (18,575) 18.575 31.(K)2 36,192 Net movement in f¥nd$ 31.002 Total bwught forward 138.473 161.216 299.689 TO fund¥f4fTled hrn•Td 192.218 335.881 18
VINEYARD CHtusriAN FELLOWSHIP OF STEVENACE N(YfES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEtYrs (c(HYnD FOR THE YE4RENDED 30SEPTEMII£R ZO35 21 RestrlLed fu1 Thc incorne fun(ts of the charity ilU¢ restricd fimEL% tonyi%i118 th foliou'i8 unex1rnd E¥[ar ofdonulioDY und gruni8 held on tsu81 tor wcific p.. In f• Blwk At Renourt¢5 l Ottob¢r exwidtd 2024 Tr•n•f¢ JO S¢pt¢mb¢r 2112S Properry Fund Flll Pastoral suPFrt 168,528 27,6 3.493 25.?(A) 2.084 {30) {56.646) 2.084 17.69(?) 192,218 In.837 (58.7W) 164.295 MoirDXnt ITr thnd• Bl•n¢¢ at ltscomini Rtwurrt l 0tr re¥ouJrn ¢Jwid¢d 2D23 Tr#fi•fe 30 Scpt¢mb¢p 2024 PropetTr Futtd Fwylsh¢d Flmd PSt(l*¥I 1.I5.991 25.223 32.535 55,828 168,528 23.690 157.361) l(tr1.216 ¢X).221 (59,219) 192,21JS 19