REGISfERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1082686 REPORT OF THE TRusfEES AND uNAu￿ED FIIANCIAL sfATEIAEKrs FC* THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2025 FOR GOD5foNE TABERNACLE (Forrnerly Handcroft Chyl) Able & young Chartered Certified Accountants AirFKrt house Purtey Way Surrey CRO OXZ GOD¥foNE TABERNACLE coKrEp¥fs OF THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEprrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2025 Report of the Tn￿te￿5 Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Actlvftfe5 Balance Sheet Notes to the Flnancfal Statements 7 to 11 Detalled Statement of Flnandal Actfvltles 12 GODSTONE TABERNACLE REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025 The trustees present their report with ttre financial statern￿ts of the charlty for the year erKled 31 hlarch 2025. The trustees have adopted the provislons of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practlce applicable to charltles preparing thelr accounts in accordance wlth the Financlal Reporting Standard applicable In the UX and Rewbiic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effect7ve 1 January 20191. o￿EcnVES AND AcnviTIES The charity TS established for the a(fvanceffEnt of the Christian relw both in Swth London and overseas, and secondarily for the relief of need, hardship and distress. The charity ovms a place of WC￿shIP Whe￿ twice weekly Bible based Christian teaching is provided. Services are open to all who ¥￿Sh to come irre5pectTve of their background. Services are streamed live via the intemet to those congregants wkj might not be able to attend in person and to many crther churche5 oYer5eas in Europe, Indla, Africa and acr055 the wortd. We also have an exhaustive archfve facility on the church website whlch allows bellevers. to view serYice5 at a later date should they wish to. The charity contlnues to offer a varlety of other resource5 including, help and guidance to young people, regular youth activitie5, Christian counselling. Sunday School classes. marriage guidance and hosts ￿caSIonaL ￿lebratOry events. The Tru5tee5 are sat7sfied that the charity ha5 perfom*d weil this year and has delivered publlc benefit locally, helped many overseas chUrC￿S and endeavoured to relieve hardship and distre5S to many. ACHIEVEME1￿ AND PERFORMANCE The con¥re8ation attending local services has slowly increased and is now close to 2￿). Thi5 15 nKistly as a result of a few congregant5 from Nigeria and their fam?ITes moving Into the area. We continue to have many overseas groups and churches that h￿)k up to our online services and all the ser4kes are translated into French, Spanish, Romanian, Swahili and Hindi. Our website is actively maintained and updated on a dally ba515 by an experienced group of technicians. It ts an extremely well-u5ed facility used by trKJth I￿al members and our overseas rrEmbership many of whorn help support the charity financially. It is of particular value to those who are sick. elderly or disabled and who cannot easily travel to the services. As well as conducting twi￿ weekly services on Sunday5 and Wednesday evenings, the church also provide5 youth services and activities wfilch are arranged by the Youth hlinistry Team at regular intervals throughout the year. Every Sunday there is a Sunday SCIM￿( class for chlldren of 3-11 years and "Alpha Classes - for the 11-16-year age group. We also have a creche facility for mother5 With young babie5 and a discreet area within the creche facility that is set aslde for breast feeding mothers. Durlng the last year we have malntalned an ongoing commitment to overseas rnissionary work and have administered financlal asslstance to a number of churches to help support conventions of affiliated churches in the DeM￿ratIe Republlc of the Congo, South Africa, Indla, Kenya and Nigeria. Our Impact on the local community is achleved Pri￿1>allY by providing a place of worship and twice weekly servlces which are open to all. As mentioned pr￿Qu$1Y. we continue to provide marriage guidance, counseLling, mental health supp)rt for young people, spiritual help as and when needed. In addition, we endeavour to relieve hardshlp, and provlde help and suprM)rt for those suffering distress. the elderly, those living in poverty, and the sick or disabled. Examples Include our sw)port for a wdow in Uganda, helplng with the medical expen5e5 of a pastor in India and sw)nsoring a mlnister to take the Gospel to isoialed cornmunitles In the Republic of Con80. In 2023 and foiiowlng a vote of the trustees the name of the charity was changed from Handcroft Chapel to Godstone Tabernacle to better align it with the local area as the chwch 15 rxjsitioned just off the Godstone Road. This was approved by the Charlty Commlsslon. FINANCIAL REVIEW During the current financlal year, we observed an Increase in thnations amwnting to £416k {wevlou5 year £306k), attributable to growth in both local Church membershlp and participation from online n*mbers attending Church Services. We also provided support for Intematlonal mlsslonary conferences in Belgium, Chile, South Afrlca, Congo, Kenya, Indla, Togo, as well as a youth conference in Germany. Alt1x￿gh our expenses remained largely conslstent WTth previous years at £357k (previous year £352kl, investments of £17k were made to upgrade audio.visual eqUlpn￿nt and £3k to construct a stage for Sunday School and youth concerts and perforniances. As a result of the hlgher Level of donations, we are pleased to rep)rt an overall surplus for the year of £1C6k. Page 2 Investment polky and objectives The trust deed authorises the tnjstees to make and hdd investrnents usinq the general fuids of the charity, but Th) such investments are presently held. Reserves policy It is the wlicy of the charfty to maintaln unrestrlcted funds at a level whlch equates to approxlmately £15.OLIJ unrestricted expenditure. Th15 w0￿deS sufflcient funds to cover managernent, admlnlstratlon and support costs. Unrestricted funds are malntalned at least at thls level throughout the year. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEIIEKr ¢￿vernIng document The charity wa5 established by Pastor Kevin Blewett ￿ 4 Fetmry 1996 and Is constltuted by a deed of trust, and was registered wlth the Charity CommIss￿n in September 2(￿. Recrultm•nt and appolntrnent of new trustees The t￿￿tee5 are appointed frorn the Menth￿7p of the cFwrch on an anwal basis in accordance wlth the constltutlon. Rtsk management The trusiees Identify revfew the risks to which the charity ts exposed and ensure appropriate controls are In place to provide rea50nabie assurance a8ainst fraud and ffror. REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DEfAILS Reglstered Charlty nuff*)er 1082686 Principal addre55 Godstone Tabernacle Sylverdale Road Purley Surrey CR8 2DT Tn￿te•S A Shepherd-Prlnce W Chapman Dr M O King {Chairman) L S(KJsalpllai S S￿hU.DlSU Indepertht Examiner Rekha Shah FCCA, CTA Able & Young Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Airport Tr￿$e Purley Way Croydon CRO OXZ Secrètary Slmeon Blewett Treasurer Mark Njoroge srATEMEKf OF TRUSTEES. RESP(I4SIBILmES The trustees are re¥Kinsible for preparing the ReFrfJrt of the fru5tees and the flnanciai statements in accordance with applicable law and United Klngdorn Acc￿Jnting Standards (United Kingthm Generally kcepted Accounting Practice). The law apptKabLe to charities In England and Wale5, the Charities Art 2011, Charity (￿c￿jntS and Reports) Re¥ulations 2iK18 and provlskjns of the trust deed require the trustees to prepare flnarKial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affair5 of the charity and of the Incoming res￿rceS and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those fina￿la1 statements, the trustees are required to Page 2 select suitabte accounting wlfdes and then apply them consistently: observe the metws and principles in the Charlty SORP. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; prepare the financial state￿￿ntS c¥) going C￿￿ern basis unless It Is Inapprowlate to presume that the charity will continue in l)u51rte55. Page 2 GODSf(X4E TABERNACLE REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 STATEME1￿ OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBiullES- continued The trustees are re5pMsible for keeping proper accountlng ￿CordS vthich disclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements compiywith the Charities Act 2011, the Charity {Accounts and Reports) Regulaticffis 2(M)8 and the provlsion5 of the trust deed. They are also responsible for 5afeguardlng the assets of the charity and I￿nce for taking reasonable steps for the weventlon and detection of fraud and other irregularitie5. Approved by order of the Imwd of trustees on 28.01.2026 and signed on its behalf by: Dr Matthew O KiD8 - Tnjstee Page I INDEPENDEKf EXAIAINERS REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF GoD￿ONE TABERNACLE Independent exaffline<5 report to the tru5tee5 of Godth Tabernacle I report to the charity trustees on my examinatlon of the accwnts of GOdSt￿ Tabemacle (the Trusth for the year ended 31 hlarch 2025. Rèsponslbllftles and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are resw)sth for the weparation of tIE accounts in accordance WTth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act.). I reFVe￿ent in fund5. TKILxled in the aiK)ve are as follobys: I￿ornIng resource5 Resource5 expended Alovement in funds unrestr1¢t￿ funds Ger*ral fund 348,220 1368.2551 120,035) TOTAL FUNOS 368 2551 20 035) A current year 12 and prior year 12 months c(*rt>ined poSit￿n is as follows: Net nx)vement in funds At 31.3.25 At 1.4.23 Unrestrfcted funds General fund 820,075 86,116 906,191 Restrkted funds Buildin¥ fund 125,277 125,277 TOTAL FUNDS 945,353 86.116 1.031 468 Page 10 continued... GODsfoNE TABERNACLE NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL sfATEAIElfS- c(•ntlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2025 IAOVEIAEKf IN FUNDS - cortinued A current year 12 months and prior year 12 rr￿1th5 comb1r￿1 net myement In funds. Included In the al)ove are as follov*5: Incomlng res￿rceS Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestrlrted funds Genernl fund 811,571 In5,455) 86,115 TOTAL FUNDS 811,571 n5 4551 86,115 12. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were no reLited party tranwtTr)ns for the year ended 31 March 2￿15. Page 11