Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees
Charity Name Broadfield Christian Fellowship
On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1081321 ended (if any) Set out on pages 3-4 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024.
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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: S Downes Date: 08 October 2025 Name: Suzette Downes Relevant professional BSc (Hons) qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 12 Highwood Crescent Horsham RH12 1EN
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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Broadfield Christian Fellowhip 1081321 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-01-24 31-12-24 ~~a _~~
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Restricted | Endowment funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||||||
| Bank Interest | 155 | - | - | - | - | 155 | 103 | ||||||||
| Church Weekend | 3,925 | - | - | - | - | 3,925 | 1,755 | ||||||||
| Coffee Shop | 261 | - | - | - | - | 261 | 405 | ||||||||
| Little Lambs | 970 | - | - | - | - | 970 | 910 | ||||||||
| Offerings | 20,001 | - | - | - | - | 20,001 | 18,863 | ||||||||
| Specific Gifts | 450 | - | - | - | - | 450 | 1,383 | ||||||||
| Tax Rebate | 4,693 | - | - | - | - | 4,693 | 4,638 | ||||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
(Gross income for AR) |
30,455 | - | - | - | - | 30,455 | 28,057 | |||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - Sub total - - Total receipts 30,455 - ~~——~~ |
- - - |
- - - |
- - 30,455 |
- - 28,057 |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||||||||
| Bank Charges | 133 | - | - | - | - | 133 | 138 | ||||||||
| Children & Youth | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | 20 | ||||||||
| Church Weekend | 5,048 | - | - | - | - | 5,048 | 2,332 | ||||||||
| Coffee Shop | 1,604 | - | - | - | - | 1,604 | 1,652 | ||||||||
| Copyright Licence | 334 | - | - | - | - | 334 | 348 | ||||||||
| Equipment | 64 | - | - | - | - | 64 | 11 | ||||||||
| Guest Speakers | 800 | - | - | - | - | 800 | 1,000 | ||||||||
| Hall Hire | 26 | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | ||||||||
| Ichthus Christian Fellowship | 600 | - | - | - | - | 600 | 160 | ||||||||
| Insurance | 427 | - | - | - | - | 427 | 410 | ||||||||
| Joint Management Committee | 3,300 | - | - | - | - | 3,300 | 3,300 | ||||||||
| Legal | 350 | - | - | - | - | 350 | 600 | ||||||||
| Literature | - | - | - | - | - | - | 315 | ||||||||
| Little Lambs | 1,058 | - | - | - | - | 1,058 | 1,011 | ||||||||
| Music | 27 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 7 | ||||||||
| Pastoral Gifts | 200 | - | - | - | - | 200 | 194 | ||||||||
| Postage & Phone | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||||||
| Printing& Stationery | 68 | - | - | - | - | 68 | 126 | ||||||||
| Regular Gifts | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
| Social Events | 126 | - | - | - | - | 126 | 316 | ||||||||
| Software | 36 | - | - | - | - | 36 | - | ||||||||
| Special Gifts | 762 | - | - | - | - | 762 | 1,500 | ||||||||
| Staff Costs | 10,819 | - | - | - | - | 10,819 | 10,219 | ||||||||
| Subscriptions | 267 | - | - | - | - | 267 | 315 | ||||||||
| SundayService | 154 | - | - | - | - | 154 | 82 | ||||||||
| Training& Conferences | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100 | 450 | ||||||||
| **Sub total ** | 29,354 | - | - | - | - | 29,354 | 27,506 | ||||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 29,354 - - 29,354 27,506 ~~——_———~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) 1,101 - - A5 Transfers between funds - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 7,965 - - Cash funds this year end 9,066 - - 9,066 ~~———~~ |
1,101 - 7,965 - 9,066 |
1,101 | 551 - 7,414 7,965 |
551 - 7,414 7,965 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | funds | ||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | 1,019 - - 8,044 - - 3 - - 9,066 - - Total cash funds Current Account Deposit Account Cash ~~—====~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | |||||
| account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||||
| funds | funds | funds | ||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—=——~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - - - - - - - ~~1~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
6,500 - 500 - 500 - 600 - 250 - - - - - - - - - AV equipment Kitchen equipment Musical instruments Laptop computer & software Lectern ~~iss~~ |
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | ||||
| Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | |||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities |
- - - - - Date of approval 01-Sep-25 Print Name Kevin Gordon Signature ~~es~~ |
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 Jan 2024 Period start date To 31 Dec 2024 Period end date
Charity name: Broadfield Christian Fellowship
Charity registration number: 1081321
Objectives and Activities
| Objectives and Activities | ||
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| SORP reference |
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | a) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs appearing in the schedule hereto in West Sussex and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit. b) To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in the said West Sussex and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit. c) To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in the said West Sussex and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
We seek to express God’s love by promoting the Christian faith and through compassion for those in physical, mental and spiritual hardship, without discrimination or passing judgment. Broadfield Christian Fellowship serves the local community in a number of ways: Sunday servicefor Christian worship and teaching. The Church meets in the Broadfield Community Centre, Crawley. Admittance: Public admittance Charitable needs met: Facilitates worship for Christian believers, teaching for Christians and others on moral and faith issues, pastoral care by prayer on request. Accessibility: Ground floor, wheelchair access, disabled access WC Charge: No charge. Regular attendees invited to contribute voluntarily Wednesday Coffee Shopfor refreshment, friendship and help, meeting in the Broadfield Community Centre, Crawley. Second-hand clothing and other items are freely available. Once a month, UKHarvest food rescue service distribute food alongside the weekly Coffee Shop. Admittance: Public admittance Charitable needs met: Social and leisure activity, relief of need and financial hardship, pastoral care by prayer on request. Accessibility: Ground floor, wheelchair access, disabled access WC Charge: No charge. Donations accepted. Little Lambs Play and Singtoddler group for refreshment, friendship and play, meeting in the Broadfield Community Centre, Crawley. Admittance: Public admittance. Charitable needs met: Preschool play and learning for children, friendly social group for parents. Accessibility: Ground floor, wheelchair access, disabled access WC Charge: Nominal charge. Church Weekend Awayfor Christian worship and teaching. The Church went to De Vere Horsely Estate in 2024. Admittance: Public admittance but numbers are limited by the venue. |
Charitable needs met: Facilitates worship for Christian believers, teaching for Christians and others on moral and faith issues, pastoral care by prayer on request. Accessibility: Ground floor, wheelchair access, disabled access WC Charge: Attendees are charged, some subsidies are given.
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Contribution made by volunteers Para 1.38 Volunteers are an important resource in both our faith and community work. Volunteers are involved in all of our faith and community activities. We have around 15 people regularly giving their time, skill and effort. All our trustees also give of their time freely. The charity relies on the time and effort given by volunteers to run the Sunday service, Little Lambs toddler group, Wednesday Coffee Shop and the church weekend away. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Contribution made by volunteers Para 1.38 Volunteers are an important resource in both our faith and community work. Volunteers are involved in all of our faith and community activities. We have around 15 people regularly giving their time, skill and effort. All our trustees also give of their time freely. The charity relies on the time and effort given by volunteers to run the Sunday service, Little Lambs toddler group, Wednesday Coffee Shop and the church weekend away. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Contribution made by volunteers Para 1.38 Volunteers are an important resource in both our faith and community work. Volunteers are involved in all of our faith and community activities. We have around 15 people regularly giving their time, skill and effort. All our trustees also give of their time freely. The charity relies on the time and effort given by volunteers to run the Sunday service, Little Lambs toddler group, Wednesday Coffee Shop and the church weekend away. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Contribution made by volunteers Para 1.38 Volunteers are an important resource in both our faith and community work. Volunteers are involved in all of our faith and community activities. We have around 15 people regularly giving their time, skill and effort. All our trustees also give of their time freely. The charity relies on the time and effort given by volunteers to run the Sunday service, Little Lambs toddler group, Wednesday Coffee Shop and the church weekend away. |
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| SORP reference | |||
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Volunteers are an important resource in both our faith and community work. Volunteers are involved in all of our faith and community activities. We have around 15 people regularly giving their time, skill and effort. All our trustees also give of their time freely. The charity relies on the time and effort given by volunteers to run the Sunday service, Little Lambs toddler group, Wednesday Coffee Shop and the church weekend away. |
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Broadfield Christian Fellowship is a local church made up of people from all backgrounds. We are based in the Broadfield Youth and Community Centre, which we share with the Church of England and Roman Catholic churches. We are adjacent to the local shopping parade, which includes a large free car park, and opposite the library and Neighbourhood Hub, ideally situated for the local community. Broadfield Christian Fellowship is a Link Church within the Ichthus Christian Fellowship, which is based in South London, and a member of the Evangelical Alliance. We are in fellowship with other evangelical churches in Crawley and have links with various local Christian groups, such as The Lighthouse Project, a Christian ministry to the children of Crawley, The Christians Against Poverty Crawley Debt Centre, the International Bible Training Institute in Burgess Hill, and The Easter Team, a local Christian charity that serves people who are homeless or in need in and around Crawley. We meet every Sunday morning at 10.30 a.m. (10.00 a.m. for refreshments) in the Community Centre Social Hall for worship and teaching. Our worship style is informal and generally led by people from within the Fellowship, using studies produced by a variety of sources and with occasional visiting speakers. We normally celebrate communion on the third or fourth Sunday in each month and at other times as arranged. We also have a weekly Monday evening prayer meeting, currently via Zoom, and a weekly home group on Tuesdays. A weekly news sheet is produced giving details of all planned activities and other local Christian events. On Mondays at 9.30 am we run Little Lambs Play & Sing toddler group where all babies and pre-school children with a carer are welcome. Every Wednesday at 9.15 am we run the Triangle Coffee Shop in the Social Hall, at which coffee, tea and toast are served for a nominal donation. Second- hand clothes and other items are also freely available. This provides an important service to the community and many people drop in during this time. On the third Wednesday of each month, we are visited by the UKHarvest food rescue service. The |
Coffee Shop has been awarded the highest 5-star Food Standards Agency rating for Food Hygiene by the local authority. David Evans has continued to be employed as Pastor on a part-time basis throughout the year and the three trustees have continued without change.
Financial Review
| inancial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The charity’s financial position is healthy, income and expenditure are roughly balanced and all of the charity’s normal expenditure is covered. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | In accordance with advice from the Commission we have agreed to hold reserves equivalent to at least three months’ normal expenditure. We do not intend to build up reserves much beyond this value. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £9,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | None |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The income is from voluntary donations from attendees who have informally or formally committed to regular giving. Many use the Gift Aid scheme to increase the value of their donations and the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme is also used. |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | None known |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust Deed dated 16th March 2000 |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | The existing trustees are responsible for the recruitment of new trustees but in so doing the trustees seek the views and recommendations of the church leaders. The trustees believe this approach ensures that new trustees are respected members of the faith and local community. The trustees give due consideration to the personal competence, skills, specialised knowledge and faith. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Broadfield Christian Fellowship |
| Other name the charity uses | BCF, informally |
| Registered charity number | 1081321 |
| Charity’s principal address | Broadfield Community Centre Broadfield Barton Crawley RH11 9BA |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| 1 | Kevin Gordon | Treasurer | ||
| 2 | Ian Johnson | |||
| 3 | Pauline Okelo |
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Ian Johnson Full name(s) Kevin Gordon ~~a~~ Position (eg Treasurer Secretary, Chair, etc) ~~a~~ Date 15 October 2025 ~~|~~