Charity number 1100699
The Church in Birmingham
Report and Accounts
30 April 2025
The Church in Birmingham Charity Number - 1100699 Trustees' Report for the year ended 30 April 2025
Principal address
350 Bristol Road Edgebaston Birmingham B5 7SN
Trustees
Dr David Wong - Chairman Mr Stephen Kong - Vice Chairman Mr Richard Kong - Secretary Mr Peter Lin - Treasurer Mr Justin Heck - Trustee Mr James Woolnough - Trustee Mr Saulius Narbutai - Trustee
Structure, governance and management
The Church in Birmingham is governed and constituted under a charitable trust deed executed on 4th October 2003.
Trustees are appointed by the Church acting by resolution passed at a meeting of the Church.
Objects
The trustees shall hold the trust fund without distinction between capital and income to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of faith
Financial review
The charity endeavours to utilise the funds available to the best effect in the advancement of it's objectives.
Main activities
The Church advances the Christian faith through - the preaching of the Gospel, by the spiritual nourishment of new believers, by holding meetings for prayer and remembrance of the Lord, by seeking to raise up and support full time workers, by supporting works to spread the Gospel both locally and abroad and by regular and frequent fellowship with other churches throughout the world.
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The Church in Birmingham Charity Number - 1100699 Trustees' Report for the year ended 30 April 2025
Achievements and performance
The Church has continued to advance the Christian faith through the preaching of the Gospel, by the spiritual nourishment of new believers, by holding meetings for prayers and remembrance of the Lord Jesus, by supporting works to spread the Gospel and by frequent fellowship with other churches near and far. The following list details the main activities of the church between May 2024 and April 2025.
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We conducted our main church meetings i.e. the Lord’s Table and prophesying
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- meetings at the meeting hall.
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In our meetings on Sundays, we continued to practise the scriptural way of each
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- member speaking his or her portion of the enlightenment/ enjoyment based on the Holy Word from the Bible.
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In our meetings on Sundays, we continued to have children's meeting and Young
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- People's meetings. Various sports activities were held for both age groups thorughout the year to promote a more blended and healthy lifestyle.
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Several weekly online bible reading groups were held for different age groups to meet
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- the need of Christians at different stages of their Christian journey.
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The weekly church's prayer meetings were held both online via Zoom and in person in
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- local homes.
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Our home meetings on Fridays and the College students meetings on Saturdays were
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- held in various homes.
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We had many fellowships with the churches and believers outside of Birmingham, as
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- well as attending Christian conferences in different cities both in the UK and Europe
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We had gospel outreach at the start of the new academic year for the Universities and
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- hosted welcome meetings for the freshers. There has been an ongoing weekly Bible Study on campus.
This report was approved by the trustees on 18 February 2026.
Dr David Wong Trustee
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The Church in Birmingham Statement of assets and liabilities as at 30 April 2025
| Cash funds HSBC current account HSBC deposit account Assets - charity's own use Equipment and fixtures Church building and improvements |
2025 £ |
Total 2,746 172,059 174,805 |
2024 £ |
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| Unrestricted 2,746 172,059 174,805 |
Restricted - - - 2025 £ Cost 289,357 8,713 298,070 |
Total 1,800 141,096 |
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| 142,896 | ||||
| 2024 £ |
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| Cost 289,357 8,713 |
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| 298,070 |
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The Church in Birmingham Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 30 April 2025
| Receipts General offering Interest received Designated donation Total receipts Payments Designated gifts and donations: Amana Trust Amana Trust Building Project Gospel Work in Youth Service Muk L Ling The Church in Leeds UK University work Full timer support Conference donation Love feasts and catering Transport Advertising Equipment expensed Postage and stationery Software Telephone Repairs and maintenance Premises utilities costs Buildings insurance Legal and professional Bank Charges Total payments Net Receipts Cash funds brought forward Cash funds carried forward |
2025 £ |
Total 48,211 2,914 1,250 52,375 2,945 300 - 250 650 1,650 - 2,400 647 795 186 846 53 - 351 886 3,674 4,107 612 114 20,466 20,466 31,909 142,896 174,805 |
2024 £ |
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| Unrestricted 48,211 2,914 - 51,125 2,945 300 - 250 650 1,650 - 2,400 647 795 186 846 53 - 351 886 3,674 4,107 612 114 20,466 20,466 30,659 142,896 173,555 |
Restricted - - 1,250 1,250 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,250 - 1,250 |
Total 55,379 2,462 280 |
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| 58,121 | ||||
| 2,945 - 1,007 - - - 989 - 159 1,055 - - - 144 110 34,508 4,673 1,778 570 91 |
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| 48,029 | ||||
| 48,029 | ||||
| 10,092 132,804 |
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| 142,896 |
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The Church in Birmingham Independent Examiner’s Report for the year ended 30 April 2025
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Church in Birmingham
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Church in Birmingham for the year ended 30 April 2025 .
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's Accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Chaity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the ACT: or
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The accounts do not accord with those records: or
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The accounts do 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.
Matthew Aldous
Matthew Aldous FMAAT 16 Broad Street EYE Suffolk
18 February 2026.