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2025-04-05-accounts

Bell Farm Christian Centre (a company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025

Bell Farm Christian Centre Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025

Contents

Page
Trustees’ report 3 – 25
Independent examiner’s report 26
Statement of financial activities 27
(including the Income and Expenditure account)
Balance sheet 28
Notes to the accounts 29 – 39

Bell Farm Christian Centre

Report of the trustees for the year ended 5 April 2025

The trustees present their report, together with the financial statements of the charity, for the year ended 5 April 2025

Bell Farm Christian Centre Report of the trustees For year ended 5 April 2025

1. Reference and Administrative Details

Charity number 1085450 Company number 04110617 Registered Office and Bell Farm Christian Centre operational address South Road West Drayton Middlesex UB7 9LW

Directors and Trustees

The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.

Trustees Mr S M Holliday Mrs J Duncan Mr T Heron Mr William Jhon Mr Robert Charrington Chair of Trustees Mr S M Holliday Honorary Treasurer Mr Robert Charrington Company Secretary Mr Stuart Mathers Senior Management CEO Mr S P Mathers Head of Projects Mrs D H Faichney Minister Mr G W Foster Independent Examiners Bruton Charles, Chartered Accountants The Coach House Greys Green Business Centre Henley-on-Thames RG9 4QG Bankers CAF Bank Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4TA

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2. Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

Bell Farm Christian Centre (BFCC) is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 20 November 2000 and registered as a charity on 8 March 2001. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 each.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law. Under the requirements of the Articles of Association the trustees are not subject to retirement by rotation and powers of appointment or removal rest with the trustees.

The trustees bring a wide range of skills to the charity, and when considering inviting additional trustees to join the board, the trustees will consider those with a similar vision who can bring specialist skills and experience needed for future development.

Trustee Induction and Training

Existing trustees are already familiar with the practical work of the charity and new trustees are encouraged to meet the existing trustees and key employees to familiarise themselves with the charity and the context in which it operates. Trustees will also be provided with induction training and orientation.

As well as keeping up to date with relevant essential policy and legislation, trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate ongoing external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their role.

Organisation

The board of trustees is responsible for the administration, strategic direction and policy of the charity and meets six times a year. The responsibilities of the trustees are defined in part by the Charity Commission and in part by company law. In addition, trustees are bound by the charity’s Memorandum and Articles of Association.

At BFCC the trustees’ roles are akin to those of executive and non-executive directors in commercial organisations, with non-executive directors offering strategic, specific and objective advice at board meetings and executive directors managing operational aspects of the organisation.

The CEO, supported by the senior management, is responsible for implementing the directives of the trustee board and ensuring that the organisation’s resources (human and financial) are brought to bear in the achievement of the charitable objectives. The Senior Management team consists of the Head of Projects, Church Minister and CEO.

At BFCC operational, strategic and financial day to day decisions (excluding acceptance of annual returns and employee remuneration) are made by the CEO, collaboratively with the

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Head of Projects and Church Minister and in regular consultation with employees, volunteers and service users as appropriate.

The CEO works with the Head of Projects and Church Minster to ensure that the organisation can evaluate and rapidly respond to changes in its operating environment. The trustees keep the senior management to account to maintain transparency and openness which is integral to the decision-making process and ensures that the direction and activities of the organisation are sympathetic to and supportive of the needs of the communities that BFCC serves.

Salaries for all staff are reviewed by the trustees on an annual basis following annual staff appraisals.

3. Related Parties

BFCC recognises the value of diversity not only in the communities it serves but also in the people and organisations with whom it chooses to work. BFCC works closely with local and national government representatives, local businesses, the Metropolitan Police, local and national charities, local educational establishments, churches, other like-minded organisations and, of course, its clients in the local community. Joint ventures, partnerships and collaborative working are an essential and integral part of BFCC’s success, and we continue to invest in building relationships.

The work in the centre would not be possible without our long-term partnership with Livability.

The charity and church have close relationships, locally and across a wider area, with several other organisations and charities with similar aims. In 2024-25 these included :

Churches Operation Mobilization (OM) Hayes Methodist Church Global Awakening Kingsborough Church, Uxbridge Revival Ministries Majesty Church, Uxbridge St Margaret’s Church, Uxbridge Other Agencies St Matthew’s Church, Yiewsley Advice UK Truth Vine Church (Betty King International Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent Ministries), Wembley DASH Yiewsley Baptist Church Give Space CIC Greater London Authority Ministry/ Mission organisations H4All Evangelical Alliance Hillingdon CAB Counties UK Hillingdon Community Transport Share Jesus International HFCA Tearfund Hillingdon Food Bank Welcome churches CPAG City Vision Colne Park Traveller Site Manager The London Project London Gypsy Travellers London Gospel Partnership Institute of Money Advice

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Local Members of Parliament UCFHTL (housing) Local NHS and health partners Irish Government London Borough of Hillingdon REAP MTG Solicitors Trussell Metropolitan Police Trinity Homeless Project Nucleus Ward Councillors Omina Housing Yiewsley and West Drayton Food Bank Londonium Solicitors

4. Risk Management

The trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises of regular reviews of a centrally held risk register recording risks the charity may face, the establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate the risks identified and the implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialise. Having a more comprehensive risk register, enables the trustees and senior managers to focus clearly on our strategy, good government and quality assurance.

Policies and procedures are in place to ensure that all legislative requirements are met, and best practice is maintained. Our safeguarding policy is reviewed and updated annually. A safeguarding action plan was introduced following reviews to ensure robust compliance of this policy throughout the year as safeguarding is paramount. Similar plans and compliance tools have been developed to ensure compliance of our other policies which are routinely reviewed and updated as part of a scheduled review process. Updated policies are approved by the trustees.

In 2024-25 the charity has invested in and onboarded specialist contractors in IT, HR and Health and Safety. This decision was made due to the ever-changing technological and technical environment, presenting new risks and requirements. To build resilience within our Cyber security, in January 2025 the charity upgraded the IT infrastructure and hardware moving to cloud-based solutions. Similar upgrades and planned maintenance works have been carried out to ensure the building remains safe, secure and accessible. This is an ongoing programme of works. The fire prevention action plan continued into this financial year following the tri-annual external fire risk assessment in late 2023. The replacement works to modernise to LED lighting to reduce carbon emissions and on-going costs continued also. The kitchen facilities have a hygiene rating of 5 which is strictly maintained. The e-learning portal introduced last year has proven successful in ensuring staff and volunteers are trained to the latest standards of best practice.

All insurable risks are subject to normal insurance policies, covering matters such as employer’s liability, third party liability, business interruption, buildings and contents, etc. The organisation also has professional indemnity insurance for the services provided by the organisation. Special activities are individually assessed for risk and additional insurance taken out to cover these, if required.

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Internal risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and to ensure consistent quality of delivery for all operational aspects of the charity. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.

Contractual risks are reviewed before being entered into to assess that they would not significantly impact upon the organisation’s ability to fulfil its objectives. This has been a significant safeguard in this year as that local authority has moved from a grant-based funding model to contracts for the voluntary sector.

A key element in the management of financial risk is the setting of a reserves policy and the careful financial management of each of the individual projects undertaken by the organisation.

5. Objectives

The objects of the charity are :

Main objectives for the year :

The main objectives for the year were :

In addition to traditional church activities, the policies adopted in furtherance of these aims are to operate activities which are for the good of the residents of the London Borough of Hillingdon and surrounding areas, with continuous review of the needs of the area leading to the development of projects to cater for the needs of the community, as is appropriate.

The activities, which are for the benefit of all sections of the community in the London Borough of Hillingdon and beyond, are described below.

The trustees have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

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Strategies and Activities to Achieve the Stated Objectives for the Public Benefit :

The objectives have been achieved through the following strategies and activities :

An Advice, Information and Care Service provides free, confidential, impartial and independent information, advice, advocacy and support to members of the local community who have issues concerning : housing (including stopping evictions), housing benefits, benefits, consumer affairs, debt, hate crime, domestic violence, advocacy, form filling and support both at Bell Farm and at St Matthew’s Church Centre. The same service has been delivering increased locations alongside Foodbanks in Hillingdon as part of the Help4Hillingdon Partnership and with support from Trussell.

The Advice, Information and Care Service provides a ‘one stop shop’ approach to assist local people with any matter. The service can deal with most requests but will also signpost clients where necessary.

The Children and Families Section provides safe support and activities for children, families and young people within the local community. The section currently provides : carer and toddler groups, community parent support groups, holiday clubs and special events, so as to support families in the local area.

The Older Persons Section organises a weekly lunch and social club which provides a freshly cooked meal and social contact for older people within the community. Other activities, including day trips and holidays trips away, have also been provided to reduce the isolation felt by older people. Outreach is undertaken to isolated elderly in the community to enable them to access the services provided for them or to provide other appropriate support.

The International Café provides a warm welcome with support, advice, and information as well as the distribution of clothing and other essential items to predominantly asylum seekers and refugees who are based or have been based locally in initial accommodation but also to others in need, such as street homeless or those in hardship.

Church Services and meetings have been provided to advance the Christian Faith. Regular Sunday morning and evening worship, prayer meetings, fellowship activities and evangelistic events are provided throughout the year.

Community Meetings and Networks : The Centre has been significantly involved in various community meetings and events to support the community that would impact upon their quality of life. These have included Ward Councillors' surgeries, Health Roadshows and public meetings which are held at BFCC. BFCC was involved in the development and delivery of local networks that support other local organisations.

Other Support is provided in response to identified need including the provision of food through Fare-share and a Food Bank. Due to local demand the Food Bank is open when the Advice Centre is open. A Samaritans Fund, Charis Shop, free SIM cards and BFCC emergency funds benefited people who were in dire need of urgent financial assistance.

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6. Review of the Activities

In early 2025 BFCC, as part of the Hillingdon Advice Partnership led by Age UK- HHB, was successful in bidding for a multi-year contract from the London Borough of Hillingdon to deliver Advice and well-being activities. This contract replaced the one-year direct award and grants we have received in previous years.

Doorway Advice, Information and Care Service

Aims and Objectives

The Advice Information and Care Service is open two days a week for clients to drop in. Appointments may be made at other times to see an advisor and home visits can be arranged if the client is unable to attend the Centre because of ill health or disability or because the issue concerns the housing conditions in which they are living. Outreach advice sessions take place twice a week at St Matthew’s Church in Yiewsley and other locations. Our advice sessions usually run alongside Foodbanks.

This year 586 individuals made over 1514 drop-in visits to get support with 1039 different cases , totalling 446 face-to-face hours across all locations but not including follow-up calls or appointments or case work time outside of opening hours. We continue to experience a larger number of complex cases needing greater adviser time and follow-up.

The Advice, Information and Care Service has continued to work closely with other agencies to provide a more holistic and confidential approach for clients presenting with complex needs and to build capacity within the service. BFCC has significantly benefited from a collaborative Help4Hillingdon partnership comprising of ourselves, H4All, DASH and Hillingdon CAB. This has helped to expand advice into other settings, such as GP surgeries, over the last three years and standardise practice across the borough, learning from best practice. As well as attending drop-ins of their own accord, clients are referred from a wide range of agencies including the London Borough of Hillingdon Council, NHS and other charities. We have seen an increase in referrals from local GP practices and social prescribers.

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The benefits to individuals, families and the local community through the work of Doorway are both immediate and long-term and include but are not restricted to :

Type of advice given 2024-25

Benefits (inc. charitable support and grants) 176
Debt 44
Housing 177
Immigration 25
Utilities 15
Employment 15
Budgeting 0
Relationships 2
Education 4
Consumer 4
Other 339
Foodbank review (usually inc. benefit check) 238
TOTAL 1,039

Doorway Advice assessed service users and issued 1,493 vouchers for our partner Yiewsley and West Drayton Food Bank. BFCC distributed 525 food parcels supporting 1,007 beneficiaries.

Total financial gains and debt support

al financial gains and debt support
• Gains Confirmed: £215,917.67
• Gains Expected: £ 61,992.02
• Total amount of debt managed (i.e rescheduled) £ 91,717.46
• Total amount of Debt written off £ 42,375.73

Doorway worked with 50 service users experiencing rough sleeping. 26 people were supported to prevent evictions. A further 35 people were supported with housing benefit and DHP applications.

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238 service users specifically came into Doorway Advice for Foodbank and were provided with basic income/benefits checks to maximise their income and reduce dependency on Foodbank.

The Advice Centre has one full-time and two part-time advisors assisted by two volunteer receptionists and a volunteer advisor. The full-time advisor has retained their specialist debt qualification with the Institute of Money Advisors with regular ongoing training. CPD training continues to be undertaken by staff and volunteers. The Help4Hillingdon partnership, which includes DASH and Hillingdon CAB as partners, with H4All as lead organisation, funded by the Mayor of London, has enabled a much more flexible approach to providing advice alongside Foodbanks and GP surgeries in the borough as multiple charities are able to cover one another when staff capacity has been stretched. The partnership also adds value in reducing the BFCC management capacity needed to manage and report to the funder enabling the service to focus on delivery. The funding for this project ends in 2025.

The Advice Information and Care Service has computers and access to iPads in the reception area which service users can access when they need to apply for benefits online, undertake job searches or complete housing forms which are often online. If they need assistance one of the volunteers helps the service user.

The Advice Centre and outreach services have seen the demand and number of clients presenting with complex and multiple needs continue to grow. A greater proportion of clients are presenting with arrears as the cost-of-living continues to impact the lowest income households.

The West Drayton Ward Councillors have continued to hold their monthly surgeries at the centre alongside Doorway Advice.

DASH has provided specific support with disability advice. Solicitors from MTG have assisted where legal advice was needed, and clients identified and referred by Doorway advisors often receive free legal advice.

Children and Families

Aims and Objectives

The Children and Families Section provided support and activities for children, families and young people within the local community through carer and toddler groups, holiday activities,

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holiday clubs and the distribution of toys and food. 117 children engaged in active play or recreation over the 12 months, boosting and encouraging children to thrive.

Carers and Toddlers groups

Tiny Gems and Little Gems provided safe and educational play opportunities for pre-school children. Parents and children have the opportunity to socialise. Attachment between the parent and child is supported and promoted. Trained staff provide parenting advice. Parents are able to talk about their needs. Little Gems and Tiny Gems groups for 0-4 years provided two 1.5 hour sessions each week for 30 weeks in the year.

As part of our Children and Families work, Cherry Lane Children Centre came once a term to our toddler groups. The activities included music and movement, brush for life and different games and craft. As part of this work, they carried out talks with parents around behaviour strategies and updated them on the changes to childcare funding. This had a great impact for those in the toddler groups as it helped the children develop more skills and knowledge and parents went away with new strategies, more confidence and up to date information about support available.

The toddler groups continued to run throughout the year on a Monday and Friday. The numbers have fluctuated however both groups are popular with those in the community. We are also the hub for local childminders who come to the group and meet up with their children and other childminders. We are now one of the only toddler groups in this area that the childminders can attend as local children centres have stopped them joining because they have so many children with them. A Christmas party was held for the toddler groups at Christmas and each of the children were presented with a toy to take home with them courtesy of HASBRO.

School Holidays

Our targeted holiday provision is aimed at those within the local estates, which are areas of multiple deprivation, free-to-access sessions with qualified children’s and youth workers. The activities have been successful in encouraging social engagement and development since the pandemic restrictions and as an opportunity for those on low incomes to access recreation and informal educational opportunities.

Easter Holiday Club 2024

An Easter event was held for children aged between 5 and 11 on 12 April 2024. This event was held from 11.30 am to allow the children to have lunch with us at the Centre which was specifically to enable those children that may miss out on lunch due to the cost of living and those children missing their free school dinners. We also enjoyed an Easter Hunt, Crafts, exercise and free play.

Summer 2024 Holiday Club

The Holiday Club took place later than usual within the school holidays. The event was run on 19, 21 and 23 August. Due to capacity we decided to only do three days instead of a week-long session which went well. A total of 42 children attended the Holiday Club. Entertainers came in as well as electric Go Karts which the children loved. On one of the days the children were also taught basic First Aid.

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Christmas event 2024

The event that took place at Christmas was a visit to the theatre to see Aladdin with children from the community. Funding was sought through the Ward Councillors’ budget which paid for a coach to travel to the theatre. The theatre tickets we were able to get were buy one get one free. For many of the children, it was the first time they had ever been to a theatre and was a magical experience for them all.

Hampers and toys at Christmas event

100 food hampers and approximately 250 toys were given through one of our partners, HASBRO. These toys and food hampers were distributed to those who were identified as being in need. We were also able to help families who had been identified and referred through the local schools. Approximately 165 children benefited from receiving toys and the food hampers as well as 100 adults.

Older Persons

Aims and Objectives

The weekly Lunch & Social Club operates alongside our Doorway Advice, Care and Information Service and Foodbank distribution. These services are designed to be colocated to provide a holistic support for local older people. Our other community services are similarly designed to promote crossover. The Lunch and Social club supported 94 individuals.

As part of our Lunch and Social Club programme of activities last year, we have had several different types of sing-a-long entertainers actively encouraging our lunch club members to get up and have a dance. Our varied activities also included art classes, colouring therapy, gentle sit-down exercises. A variety of board games, cards etc are available as well as regular bingo and play your cards right competitions. The Christmas party was a particular highlight, supported by volunteers from Heathrow Airport. With contributions from several companies we were able to provide an affordable comprehensive lunch and gifts.

In addition to our regular activities were assisted holidays to Devon and the Isle of Wight. Our day trips to the seaside were exceedingly popular visiting Eastbourne, Brighton, and Southend. In October 2024 a 5-day holiday took place in Western-Super-Mare. In December the Older People went for a Christmas meal and then went to Windsor to see the Christmas lights.

The project continues to contribute to sustaining and safeguarding the health and wellbeing of older people that attend the Club. Telephone calls are made to undertake welfare checks,

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resolve issues the service users are facing or as an act of befriending to reduce loneliness and isolation.

From those who responded to the Dining Centre survey 76% stated that their needs were met regularly by the provision. 92% stated they enjoyed coming to the Club with 76% feeling that other members of the Club included them.

When rating the Dining Club the average score was :
- For our welcome 8.8 out of 10
- For the environment 8.6 out of 10
- For affordability 8.3 out of 10
- Entertainment 8.6 out of 10
- Food 8.4 out of 10
- Holidays and day trips 8.4 out of 10

From those who responded to the Advice Service survey 87% agreed or strongly agreed that they felt they were informed and empowered to make decisions about their support.

International Café

The café opens weekly for 3 hours for 37 weeks with 1,289 individuals attending in 2024-25. Most service users are from initial accommodation housed by the Home Office but remain in Hillingdon on average 9-18 months. We provide food and refreshments donated and cakes baked by volunteers. Donated clothes are distributed, especially to new arrivals and individuals can visit a Doorway advisor during the café. The café offers a safe, nonjudgemental environment, help with clothing, and applications for Section 95, schools and GP services creating a welcoming space for asylum seekers, refugees and those experiencing homelessness. Our efforts help service users integrate into the local community and navigate their new lives with more confidence and support. Cherry Lane Children’s centre run stay and play activity sessions with the families present throughout the year. The International Café was a warm centre in the winter months.

A number of the volunteers for this project are those in the hotels themselves or have previously been in the hotels. Other volunteers come from the local community and further afield.

We have worked closely with other organisations, businesses, and the community to provide a steady flow of donations. This project received funding to expand our advice services to open alongside the Café.

Community Support

Foodbank for Yiewsley and West Drayton

Working with the other churches of Yiewsley and West Drayton a local foodbank for Yiewsley, West Drayton and the Heathrow Villages has continued, having been launched in May 2017, and is distributing food parcels to those that find themselves in hard situations.

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Community Meetings

The Centre has been significantly involved in various community meetings and events to support the community with regard to issues that would impact upon their quality of life. These have included Ward Councillors' surgeries, Health Roadshows and public meetings which are held at BFCC. Joining the public health focus on health resilience this year, BFCC amplified public messages as well as hosting and facilitating health check-ups targeting hard to reach groups such as travellers.

Hardship Funds

Bell Farm Christian Centre administers emergency funds which benefited people who needed urgent financial assistance.

The Samaritan's Fund is provided by Catalyst, to provide urgent relief to those not able to access funding.

The Charis Shop provided by Trussell in partnership with Cadent was open from December to March providing fuel and supermarket vouchers via SMS or email to those in hardship.

Bell Farm Christian Centre emergency fund is a small pot made up of ad hoc donations which benefits people who needed urgent financial assistance but cannot access other hardship funds.

Hardship grants supported those who were homeless or had no recourse to public funds with food or over-the-counter prescriptions. The second largest provision was for fuel poverty.

Demographics of the Community Support projects service users

Annual Statistics for BFCC Annual Statistics for BFCC community projects
Start date 1 April 2024 End date 31 March 2025
Attendees Attendances
Contact
Session		 Sessions
Project (unique) (participants)
hours
hours		 delivered
Older Persons 94 2,086
9,506
251		 59
Children and
Families 137 1,115
1,936.5
124.5		 77
Doorway Advice 586 1,514
4,202
446		 177
International Café 1,289 2,740
8,220
87		 37
Totals 2,106 7,455
23,864.5
908.5		 350

Please note : that those who have attended other BFCC projects will have received support from the Advice and Information service, particularly those who attend the Café. The International Café Project was closed from 18 December to 5 March for re-evaluation.

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Bell Farm Church Fellowship

Aims and Objectives

The Church leadership team, a team of 11 volunteers, who support the Minister to deliver church activities remains unchanged. The past year has been a powerful year of ministry within the church. Our congregation has taken cognitive steps to grow intentionally and seek the face of God. By God’s grace, His hand of favour and peace has been upon the lives of those in the congregation. Our church ministry has grown in every area and lives are being transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Our regular weekly activities of bible study, prayer meetings and various connect group meetings at the homes of the congregation. We hold worship services on Friday evenings and Sundays. Our Men’s ministry is on the 2nd Saturday every month. Our Ladies’ ministry is held quarterly. Part of our ministry has been supporting families of the bereaved and conducting funerals.

Initiatives :

In addition to this regular work the church hosted a number of guest speakers and ministry times throughout the year, Global Awakening in May, June and November, including a special ladies’ ministry. We hosted William Hinn with his team in the summer. In September we had a guest speaker from NCMI.

At Easter we delivered a weekend conference with first-time dedications of people coming to faith in Jesus, with lots of personal prayer and ministry taking place. Prayer & Fasting has taken place throughout the year including an all-night prayer marathon on 24 April. We repeated our prayer and fasting events in November.

In our ongoing support for the work of Operation Mobilization, their ministry team shared their work on several occasions through the year. In August our youth attended “Teen Street” camp.

We had several events, a church beach day out, youth day out at Go Ape, the feast of nations event which was a tremendous blessing, and outreach opportunity. As a church we attended the Holy Ghost & Fire conference.

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In early September there was a baptism Sunday which was a real blessing. We hosted a specific weekend of worship with dedicated worship services on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October as well as a ‘Glow in the Dark’ praise party for the children on 31 October.

Alongside our usual services to mark Remembrance and celebrate Easter and Christmas with highlights of a Children’s nativity drama production.

Our New Year service of Praise, Worship and Prayer was successful with the purpose to be in the presence of the Lord right at the start of the year

Throughout the year the church also distributed 2,000 new trainers and 5,000 items of sports clothing to those in need from the community including asylum seekers and refugees.

7. Volunteers and support

Volunteers provide an invaluable resource for the organisation. Volunteers assist in various activities within the organisation; these include :

Administration Assisting at holiday clubs and children’s events Assisting with the carers and toddler groups Cooking and assisting with the Older Persons’ Lunch and Social Club Christmas events Gardening and maintenance IT support Kitchen cleaning Management committee Pastoral care Reception duties for the Advice, Information and Care Service Sunday school Trustees Worship leading Providing advice

BFCC can sustainably maintain its charitable activities with talented and skilful volunteers who support our services. In 2024-25 within our community projects 70 people volunteered, giving 7,672 hours , sustaining our projects alongside our small but committed staff team. This equates to at least a £93,675 saving in staff costs.

75% of our volunteers are service users of our services, providing greater outcomes for them. This also has the added advantage of an increased empathy and understanding towards those accessing the services. Finally, it enables there to be significant and helpful influence of volunteering service users in shaping our services to meet the needs of all service users.

Our organisational overheads are constantly scrutinised to ensure we are maximising service delivery and keeping costs low. BFCC receives a number of in-kind donations,

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ranging from waste collection to raffle prizes. We have been fortunate to have strong corporate partnerships with companies such as Heathrow Airport Ltd, Tesco, ASDA, Hasbro, Richmond Toys and Funky Flowers which enables in-kind and cash donations. In addition to this, by having a strong local reputation we have developed some corporate relationships that provide expertise and support us in areas such as policy updates.

We are extremely thankful to our volunteers and the generosity of our supporters.

8. Our Impact – case studies

During 2024-25 our community projects helped 2,106 individual beneficiaries and their families representing 23,864 contact hours. Our satisfaction rates were between 80-90% across the different groups.

From those that responded to the Advice Service survey

Case studies

– Community Projects Case Study 1 Doorway Advice

A gentleman came into the Advice Centre in need of food and support as he had no access to public funds. This was a gentleman of 60 years old who had come to this country 20 years ago and had initially been working here. He came from Hong Kong and when he arrived, had permission to work. However, over the course of time he had been robbed and all his paperwork confirming this had been stolen. He had sought advice from solicitors, and every penny that he had when he was able to work had gone to the solicitors. There was however no progress on his case. Due to having his documents stolen he could no longer work as he had no proof to show employers he had permission to do so.

The first thing that we were able to do at the Advice Centre for this gentleman was provide food and a small grant through our Samaritans Fund, this enabled him to travel on buses. These small grants also ensured that he was able to get things like prescription medicines. While supporting him with food through the Foodbank, the Advice Service then set about trying to get his documents back through the Home Office through subject access.

The client documents were received from the Home Office. Unfortunately, he became homeless. St Mungo's charity supported us and provided our client with a room. They also found him a pro bono solicitor who visited the Advice Centre and Foodbank. We were able to give a statement with the client’s consent saying that he had been accessing Advice while also receiving support from the Foodbank. This solicitor stated that the evidence we were to provide was the most significant piece of evidence that the client needed. A short while

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later we received an email from the solicitor stating that the Home Office had now given the client Leave To Remain so he could now access public funds, work legally and, more importantly, would be able to pay rent. As the client can now access funds, he no longer needs help from Foodbank.

– Community Projects Case Study 2 International Café

A woman in her early fifties visited us at the Café after arriving from Iran. She told us about her persecution by police back home and that this was her reason for escaping. She became a regular visitor and began contributing to our sessions by volunteering her time, aiding with the sorting of clothes, ensuring they were handed out to attendees and helping communicate to newcomers who had poorer English and were happier speaking in their native Farsi. Throughout this time, this helped her to build confidence and feel more settled here. Through our partner organisations, Trinity Homeless and our own BFCC Advice Centre, we helped her to find accommodation and navigate through the benefit claim system. She now has Settled status and has been relocated to a more permanent residence to move forward with her new life here.

– Community Projects Case Study 3 International Café

An asylum seeker from Sudan arrived in the UK with nothing, struggling with trauma, no contacts and no knowledge of the system. He came to us through a referral from a hotel where he was staying. We helped him to apply for Section 95 support, provided emergency clothing and a sim card, so that he could contact family, and connected him to a legal advisor through Migrant Help. Over the following months, he attended English classes and weekly drop-in sessions where he made friends and built confidence. Now while waiting for his asylum decision, he volunteers with our centre, helping others like him.

– Community Projects Case Study 4 Older Persons work

In 2024 the Older Persons Club begin supporting a new member who was referred to us by the NHS. The older person was feeling very isolated and didn’t leave the house. They also suffered with depression and expressed they were very sad in life. After some initial calls with our Older Persons Manager, to provide reassure and welcome about attending the Club, they and their partner began to attend regularly each week, taking part in the activities. The couple were enabled to attend a small group mental resilience programme held at the Centre facilitated with the expertise of the Drama therapists at Give Space. Since this work they have come on in leaps and bounds, becoming much happier and significantly improving in their self-confidence. When asked they say they look forward to attending the Lunch Club each week. Their partner has been very grateful of the positive effect on their wellbeing.

– Community Projects Case Study 5 Partnerships

In March we were approached to contribute to an international visit by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council for Europe. The purpose of the visit was to host during our International Café and contribute views to research carried out by a member of the Council for Europe, an Italian Senator, about the effectiveness of public/ private (non-profit/for-profit) partnerships in accommodating and supporting asylum seekers and refugees. We were able to advocate for the residents in the hotel as well as talk about the shortcomings of local infrastructure and capacity especially with concentrated volumes of people.

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Church activities Case Study 1

A new family have come to believe that Jesus is God, that He is real, is alive, and seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven. The journey of how this happened is extraordinary. A young child started attending Sunday School with friends and their family. After a few weeks all the siblings joined in. Then their mother would visit for a few minutes, drop off the children and come back later. One Sunday the mother decided to stay for the worship and then went home and came back for the children after the service. This gradually progressed until one Sunday when the mother stayed for the entire service. The family has experienced a long legacy of severe challenges and hurt. Life for this precious family had been cruel and hard. God graciously started a healing process of restoring them in many ways, so much so that they are now involved as volunteers in the church and have taken up commitments on the parent committees to help in their local school. This precious family are growing in God’s grace and love, contributing to our local community in a significant way. They are an expression of the reality of our living God and how He is able to heal and restore.

Church activities Case Study 2

One Friday evening a young family came into our worship service. The deep distress and turmoil they were under was clearly evident; it could be seen in their tired faces. During our service we had a time of prayer and ministry, and this precious young mother shyly asked for prayer and help. That Friday evening marked the start of her spiritual cleansing, physical healing and restoration of true authentic relationship with God the Father. This mother has been completely released from all the torment she had been living with for years, she has not required the intervention of our health care services for many months now. Previously medical assistance was needed for extended periods of time, putting further stress on the family. The peace of the living God is now evident in her life and her home. This precious family is now established in all our church community, and the children are flourishing in their schools.

9. The Factors Affecting the Achievement of the Objectives

There have been no specific significant events which occurred during the year that would have had a financial impact on BFCC. The factors affecting the achievement of the objectives of the organisation have not significantly changed in the last few years and are as follows :

1. BFCC is well known within the local community and across the borough and surrounding areas. The charity has an exceptionally good relationship with several stakeholders including the local Members of Parliament, Ward Councillors, the Local Authority and Greater London Authority as well as other agencies and services working in the area. This provides a good platform for partnership working and enables a person-centred support with reduced duplication by local services.

2. BFCC has a good relationship with members of the local community and many members of the local community are incredibly happy to be able to attend the activities and services that are provided at the Centre. This is particularly beneficial for the sections of the

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community that are particularly marginalised and vulnerable. The Organisation is pleased that some of these groups such as the Travellers and migrants feel able to attend the activities and access our services without barriers. We pride ourselves on offering a gracious welcome to all.

3. Our reputation of providing dynamic and flexible services with supportive staff has resulted in us being very nimble and responsive to the changing demands and trends. Our strong staff and volunteer retention, ability to deliver impactful outcomes and holistic delivery model complements our responsiveness. This makes us attractive and approachable to other agencies and charities who want to work with us.

4. BFCC has a hard working and loyal group of volunteers who help deliver the services to the local community and within the church congregation.

5. BFCC continues to experience high demand for our community services, with an increased complexity i.e. those presenting as homeless or at risk of homelessness. Our International Café experienced unsustainable and almost unmanageable volumes of service users which resulted in the project being paused for two months to re-evaluate how we could have the most impactful interventions with the presenting needs in a sustainable manner. The project was refined and re-opened successfully in March 2025.

10. Future Plans

The aims for 2025-26 :

Objectives

Complete charity-wide transformation objectives of :

Departmental development work and impact focus

Older persons provision will :

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Children and families provision will :

Doorway Advice Information and Care Service provision will :

International Café activities will :

Bell Farm Church ministries will :

11. Financial Review

Bell Farm Christian Centre's operation is dependent upon the receipt of grants and donations from various organisations and individuals, services provided by unpaid volunteers and the generosity of many individuals and businesses who provide various services and goods free of charge.

Just under half of the income received during the year was restricted income, which was provided to enable a specific activity or project to take place or for a particular service to be provided. Funding was received from a number of new sources to strengthen and increase existing projects and for capital improvements.

Income for the year was £276,823 (2024 - £243,588) and expenditure was £270,224 (2024 - £284,080). The net result was an overall surplus for the year of £6,599 (2024 deficit - £40,492). This included a surplus of £4,217 (2024 deficit - £66,744) on restricted funds.

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The trustees are aware of the continual need to attempt to obtain additional “core funding” in order to strengthen the central administration and support services of Bell Farm Christian Centre. This would then release project staff to spend additional time on activities directly relating to their project and would strengthen the overall operation of Bell Farm Christian Centre.

Principal Funding Sources

The main grants and donations for the work of Bell Farm Christian Centre have come from the following organisations :

London Borough of Hillingdon Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Emigrant Support Programme Greater London Authority

Trussell Trust

Investment powers and policy

Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, Bell Farm Christian Centre has the power to invest in any way the trustees wish.

The trustees, having regard to the fact that most funding is from grants which are paid on a quarterly basis or six-monthly basis, have operated a policy of keeping available funds in interest bearing deposit accounts.

Reserves policy

The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 1 and 2 months of the resources expended, which equates to £22,500 to £45,000 in general funds. However following lessons from the pandemic, the trustees are looking to increase this threshold to over 3 months but no greater than 5 months, which equates to £67,500 to £112,500. At this level, the trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding. It would then be necessary to consider how the funding would be replaced or activities changed. At present the reserves amount to £58,620, with the trustees hoping to reach the new reserves threshold within the next four years.

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The trustees (who are also directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with general applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charitable company for that period. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Independent Examiners

Bruton Charles, Chartered Accountants were appointed as Independent Examiners in 2016 and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity. A resolution proposing their reappointment will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

In preparing this report, advantage has been taken of the small companies’ exemption in the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the trustees on 2 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by

S M Holliday

Bell Farm Christian Centre Independent Examiner’s report For the year ended 5 April 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 5 April 2025, which are set out on pages 27 to 39.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe :

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.

Name: Neil Major Bruton Charles, Chartered Accountants

Address: The Coach House, Greys Green Business Centre, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4QG

Date: 10 December 2025

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Bell Farm Christian Centre Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 5 April 2025

**Notes ** **Unrestricted ** Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Income
Donations 2 27,684 4,131 31,815 25,217
Income from charitable activities
Grants receivable 3 100,300 90,159 190,459 162,886
Other income 4 309 38,582 38,891 39,977
Investment income 5 1,410 - 1,410 2,305
Rental income 6 14,248 - 14,248 13,203
Total income 143,951 132,872 276,823 243,588
Expenditure
Costs of raising funds 7 1,000 5,954 6,954 6,902
Charitable activities 8 161,609 101,661 263,270 277,178
Total expenditure 162,609 107,615 270,224 284,080
Net income 10 (18,658) 25,257 6,599 (40,492)
Transfers between reserves 15 21,040 (21,040) - -
Net movement in funds 2,382 4,217 6,599 (40,492)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 93,147 122,093 215,240 255,732
Total funds carried forward 95,529 126,310 221,839 215,240

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.

This statement of financial activities includes an income and expenditure account in accordance with Companies Act 2006 requirements.

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Bell Farm Christian Centre Balance Sheet As at 5 April 2025

Notes 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 12 101,829 113,695
Current assets
Debtors 13 22,021 37,838
Cash at bank and in hand 115,714 76,459
137,735 114,297
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 14 17,725 12,752
Net current assets 120,010 101,545
Net assets 221,839 215,240
Capital and Reserves 15 & 16
Restricted funds 126,310 122,093
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds 28,053 29,369
General funds 67,476 63,778
221,839 215,240

The trustees have taken advantage of the Companies Act 2006 in not having these accounts audited under section 477(1). No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with s386 and s387 of the Companies Act 2006 and section 138 of the Charities Act 2011.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to the members of the company.

The notes on pages 29 to 39 form part of these financial statements.

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 2 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by

S M Holliday Trustee

R Charrington Trustee

Company registration number 04110617

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

1 Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

1.1 Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019) – (Charities SORP (FRS102)), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

1.2 Changes to previous accounts

No changes have been made to the financial statements for previous years unless otherwise stated within the notes as a prior year adjustment.

1.3 Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The directors consider that the company is a going concern.

1.4 Income recognition policies

Items of income are recognised and included in the accounts when all of the following criteria are met:

Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.

Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.

Income from charitable activities includes grant income received subject to performance conditions and is recognised as earned (as the related services are provided).

1.5 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

1.6 Fund accounting

Funds held by the charitable company are:

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

The trustees make transfers between funds as agreed by the funder.

1.7 Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

1.8 Allocation of costs

Certain expenditure is directly attributable to specific activities in accordance with the budget submitted to the funder and this expenditure has been allocated directly to those activities. Support costs have been apportioned as agreed and allocated to specific activities on the basis of time spent or resources used.

1.9 Operating leases

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to income as incurred.

1.10 Pensions

The charitable company contributes to the personal defined-contribution pension schemes of employees. The annual contributions paid are charged against income.

1.11 Tax status

The charitable company is a registered charity within the definitions of section 506(1) Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and therefore it is not assessable to corporation tax on any surplus charitable funds

1.12 Governance costs

Include all costs relating to the public accountability of the charitable company and its compliance with regulation and good practice. They include costs relating to the examination of statutory accounts.

1.13 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less deprecation and are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £1,000.

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life as follows, unless assets are purchased from grants for a particular short term project, in which case they are written off over the length of the project.

Building extension over term of lease Computer equipment 33% straight line on cost Fixtures, fittings & other equipment 20% straight line on cost

1.14 Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised at their settlement amount where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

1.15 Volunteer help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees report.

1.16 Financial instruments

The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

2 Income from donations

General Fund
Advice Service
International Café
Toy Library
Older Persons
Children and Families
Other Funds		 Un-
restricted
Restricted
Total
Un-
restricted
Restricted
Total
2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
25,267
-
25,267
22,273
-
22,273
-
24
24
-
-
-
-
384
384
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,654
3,654
-
1,454
1,454
-
19
19
-
215
215
2,417
50
2,467
1,275
-
1,275
27,684
4,131
31,815
23,548
1,669
25,217

3 Grants receivable

General Fund
Advice Service
International Café
Children and Families
Manager
Holiday Club
Other
Older Persons
Dining Club
Transport
Other
Other Funds
Operations Manager
Samaritan Fund
Other		 Un-
restricted
Restricted
Total
Un-
restricted
Restricted
Total
2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
35,000
-
35,000
41,868
-
41,868
10,000
84,834
94,834
-
52,888
52,888
10,000
2,200
12,200
10,000
5,193
15,193
15,000
-
15,000
19,842
-
19,842
-
1,425
1,425
-
-
-
-
140
140
-
200
200
30,000
160
30,160
28,000
-
28,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,400
1,400
-
3,200
3,200
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
300
-
300
-
1,695
1,695
100,300
90,159
190,459
99,710
63,176
162,886

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

4 Other income from charitable activities

General Fund
Advice
Children and Families
Older Persons
Other Funds		 Un-
restricted
Restricted
Total
Un-
restricted
Restricted
Total
2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
51
-
51
79
-
79
-
-
-
-
-
-
258
331
589
441
293
734
-
38,251
38,251
-
39,164
39,164
-
-
-
-
-
-
309
38,582
38,891
520
39,457
39,977

5 Investment income

All of the charity’s investment income arises from interest bearing deposit accounts and is unrestricted income.

6 Rental income

Income from use of premises, all of which is unrestricted income.

7 Costs of raising funds

Staff costs Un-
restricted
Restricted
Total
Un-
restricted
Restricted
Total
2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
1,000
5,954
6,954
-
6,902
6,902
1,000
5,954
6,954
-
6,902
6,902

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

8 Expenditure on charitable activities


2025
Staff costs
Direct
Support
Premises costs
Direct
Support
Office costs
Direct
Support
Project costs
Governance costs
Donations
Depreciation
2024
Staff costs
Direct
Support
Premises costs
Direct
Support
Office costs
Direct
Support
Project costs
Governance costs
Donations
Depreciation
General
Fund
Advice
Service
International
Café
Children &
Families
Older
Persons
Other Funds
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
38,520
43,549
10,089
8,681
14,900
15,599
131,338
(12,402)
6,545
2,114
1,421
816
1,506
0
35,393
-
-
-
70
-
35,463
(11,396)
6,013
1,942
1,306
751
1,384
(0)
11,260
2,256
321
140
601
497
15,075
(4,334)
2,287
739
497
285
526
-
6,974
2,081
1,276
2,904
44,531
685
58,451
2,200
-
-
-
-
-
2,200
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,743
20,743
66,215
62,731
16,481
14,949
61,954
40,940
263,270
General
Fund
Advice
Service
International
Café
Children &
Families
Older
Persons
Other Funds
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
34,517
42,744
13,965
8,616
19,186
20,918
139,946
(17,045)
8,822
666
2,213
3,593
1,751
0
37,873
-
-
-
250
-
38,123
(18,702)
9,680
730
2,428
3,942
1,922
-
8,407
1,796
273
143
449
471
11,539
(5,238)
2,711
205
680
1,104
538
-
10,696
145
1,607
2,462
45,945
1,417
62,272
2,200
-
-
-
-
-
2,200
5,170
-
-
-
-
-
5,170
-
-
-
-
-
17,929
17,929
57,878
65,898
17,446
16,542
74,469
44,946
277,179

Expenditure on charitable activities includes £101,661 (2024 – £127,267) of expenditure from restricted funds.

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

9 Governance Costs

10 Net income for year
This is stated after charging:
11 Staff Costs
Independent Examiner's fees
Depreciation
Independent Examination provision
Wages and salaries
Fees
Social security costs
Pension contributions
Life assurance

2025
2024
£
£
2,200
2,200
2025
2024
£
£
20,743
17,929
2,200
2,200
2025
2024
£
£
129,981
133,982
1,937
6,391
3,603
3,621
2,771
2,855
-
-
138,292
146,849

The average number of employees during the year was as follows :

General Fund
Advice Service
Asylum Seekers
Children and Families
Older Persons
Operations Manager		 Total employees
Full time equivalent
2025
2024
2025
2024
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
10
7
7

No employee of the charity received emoluments of more than £60,000.

The charity contributes to a pension scheme for its employees as required under the automatic enrolment regulations. Pension contributions are accounted for and paid as they fall due and there were no outstanding contributions at the balance sheet date (2024 – £nil).

During the year, no trustees were paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity (2024 – £nil) and no expenses were paid to trustees during the year (2024 – £nil).

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

12 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 5 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 5 April 2025
Depreciation
At 5 April 2024
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 5 April 2025
Net book value
At 5 April 2025
At 5 April 2024		 Building
Computer
Fixtures
extension
equipment
fittings &
equipment
£
£
£
230,838
23,425
149,192
-
7,786
1,091
-
-
-
230,838
31,211
150,283
123,673
21,605
144,482
15,310
3,701
1,732
-
-
-
138,983
25,306
146,214
91,855
5,905
4,069
107,165
1,820
4,710		 Total
£
403,455
8,877
-
412,332
289,760
20,743
-
310,503
101,829
113,695

All assets are held for direct charitable purposes.

13 Debtors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other debtors
Prepayments
Accruals
Deferred income
2025
2024
£
£
16,840
29,771
5,181
8,066
22,021
37,837
2025
2024
£
£
13,571
12,752
4,154
-
17,725
12,752

14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Deferred income is the portion of specific grant income which relates to the year ended 5 April 2026.

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

15 Analysis of charitable funds

Analysis of charitable funds
Balance Income Expenditure Transfers Balance
at at
6 April 5 April
2024 2025
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted Funds
Advice Service
Hillingdon Community Trust 25,741 - - - 25,741
Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade; Emigrant Support
Programme 510 10,000 (403) (10,107) 0
Ward Councillors - 296 (296) - -
Greater London Authority - 58,330 (25,940) (15,199) 17,191
Energy Saving Trust - (9,259) - 9,259 -
Trussell Trust - 25,467 (25,467) -
Other - 24 - - 24
ProParenting
Other Income 1,001 - - - 1,001
Children and Families
Toy Library
Richmond Toys 571 - - - 571
Other 267 - - - 267
Holiday Club and out of school activities
Ward Councillors 100 1,425 (3,014) 1,589 100
Other - 19 (19) - -
Toddler Group - -
Ward Councillors - 140 (140) - -
Other - 331 (965) 634 -
Older Persons
Dining Club (23,806) 38,251 (27,901) (1,131) (14,587)
Ward Councillors - 160 (160) - -
London Borough of Hillingdon
Leaders Initiative 5,192 - - - 5,192
Give Space CIC - 1,400 (1,400) - -
Other Income - 3,654 (3,654) - -

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

Other Grants
Maintenance Reserve
Development Worker
Pampering Course
International Café
Refugees in Effective and
Active Partnership
Other
Partners in Renewal
Building Fund
Capital Fund
Restricted
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Designated Funds
Giving Fund
London Borough of Hillingdon
Advice Service
International Café
Children and Families
Operations Manager
Older Persons
Support costs
Other income
General Unrestricted Funds
General Fund
Capital Fund - Unrestricted
Total Funds
London Catalyst Samaritan Fund		 Balance
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance
at
at
6 April
5 April
2024
2025
£
£
£
£
£
1,123
-
-
-
1,123
549
-
-
-
549
552
-
-
-
552
(53)
50
(335)
-
(338)
-
2,200
(1,597)
(603)
-
(303)
384
-
(6,573)
(6,492)
29
-
-
-
29
2,412
-
-
-
2,412
108,208
-
(16,324)
1,091
92,975
122,093
132,872
(107,615)
(21,040)
126,310
396
-
-
-
396
5,258
10,000
(10,000)
-
5,258
-
10,000
(7,842)
(2,158)
-
3,286
15,000
(3,690)
(10,472)
4,124
10,318
-
(13,212)
12,918
10,024
-
30,000
(25,864)
(4,136)
-
3,360
35,000
(33,530)
(2,814)
2,016
6,751
2,976
(3,234)
(258)
6,235
29,369
102,976
(97,372)
(6,920)
28,053
58,289
40,975
(60,818)
20,173
58,619
5,489
-
(4,419)
7,787
8,857
63,778
40,975
(65,237)
27,960
67,476
215,240
276,823
(270,224)
-
221,839

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

Purpose of Restricted Funds

Advice Service For running costs of Doorway Advice, Information and Care Service.

Parent Support

For Pro Parenting courses and training.

Children and Families Projects Toy Library For running costs of Toy Library Holiday Club For Summer Holiday Clubs Out of School activities For other Holiday Events Toddler Group For Carer and Toddler group

Older Persons

Dining Club For running costs of Dining Club London Borough of Hillingdon For capital items and special events Leaders Initiative London Borough of Hillingdon For new equipment and special events Ward Councillors

Transfers are made from the Dining Club fund to the London Borough of Hillingdon fund to cover shortfalls on funding.

Other Funds

Maintenance Reserve For maintenance of building Development Worker Balance from employment of development worker Pampering Course Balance from pampering courses London Catalyst Samaritan For helping those in need Fund International Café Working with those newly in the UK who are temporarily housed in hotels at Heathrow Partners in Renewal For churches in West Drayton and Yiewsley Building Fund For building extension. Costs are transferred from this fund to the Capital fund

Purpose of Designated Funds

Giving Fund

A proportion of general unrestricted income is set aside to give to other organisations. Transfers into this fund are from the General fund.

London Borough of Hillingdon Advice Service For running costs of Doorway Advice, Information and Care Service International Café For running costs of projects for those newly in the UK living in temporary accommodation at the local hotels Children and Families For running costs of Children and Families projects Operations Manager For employment of Operations Manager Older Persons For running costs of the Older Persons projects Support Costs For support staff and costs of the organisation

Bell Farm Christian Centre Notes forming part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

Transfers

The projects run by BFCC are supported by available premises as well as management and administrative services. For simplicity the costs of these services are paid entirely from general unrestricted funds. However, many of the grants received include amounts towards these costs. Such agreed amounts are therefore transferred to the general unrestricted fund to cover this expenditure. When equipment is purchased the costs are transferred from specific restricted and designated funds to the Capital fund.

16 Analysis of net assets between funds

Fund balances at 5 April 2025 are
represented by:
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year		 Restricted Unrestricted
Total
£
£
£
92,973
8,856
101,829
41,931
95,804
137,735
(8,594)
(9,131)
(17,725)
126,310
95,529
221,839

17 Operating lease commitments

Bell Farm Christian Centre has use of the church building and manse on a 21 year lease from March 2010. Rentals payable on this lease, through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Landlord, are reduced to a starting value of £2,000 per year, rising annually by inflation.

18 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the year.

19 Control

There is no controlling party.