Forest Hill Community Church
Report and Accounts Year ended 31st March 2025
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
Forest Hill Community Church
COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Trustees
Fiona Taylor (resigned 01 December 2025) Elaine Willett (resigned 28 September 2024) Ben Hobbons Patience McLean Rosemary Bigmore Stephen Odili (appointed 19 November 2024) Nelly Kenmonge (appointed 13 September 2025) Dr Andrew Rogers (appointed 13 September 2025)
Company Secretary Key Staff
Ben Hobbons
Nigel Desborough (Pastor and Team Leader) Joanna Sayer (Pastor)
Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 18 December 2003
Governing Document December 2003 Company Registration Number 05022460 Charity Registration Number 1103398 Registered Office Here For Good 17 Sydenham Road Sydenham, London, SE26
Independent Examiner
Sarah Crispin ACA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB
Bankers
National Westminster Bank plc
| Contents | Page |
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| Company Information | 1 |
| Trustees' Annual Report | 2-4 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| Balance Sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 8-14 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities with Comparatives | 15 |
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Forest Hill Community Church
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING DIRECTORS' REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The trustees, who are the charity's directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year.
Formation & Objects of the charity
FHCC was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee (Company no. 5022460) on 22/01/2004, and registered as a charity on 26/04/2004. It became operational on 26/11/2003.
The objects of the charity are to promote and advance the Christian faith, to relieve poverty, hardship, sickness and distress, and to promote education and training.
Membership
In March 2025 we had somewhere between 170 and 200 people, including children, connected to the FHCC community.
Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
Support for overseas work
We continued to support overseas mission work in different locations particularly in South East Asia. We increased our engagement with work in SE Asia, sent a new worker to Hong Kong again this year, and supported more activity in Thailand. We sent a young person on an internship program in Brazil. We also enhanced our engagement in Africa, particularly Zimbabwe.
Regular Activities
FHCC continues to meet for Sunday services at Sydenham High School. We are members of Transform Network (T-net). This was an association of independent church congregations in South East London, but with some of those churches closing, or joining other organisations, T-net currently encompasses ourselves and Lewisham Foodbank. We are members of the International Network (iNet), an overseas mission’s organisation, the Pioneer Network and the Evangelical Alliance. We collaborate with numerous other Christian groups, churches and charities, and gather church leaders together for prayer.
Lewisham Foodbank continues to make a very significant contribution to the needs of people in food crisis across the Borough of Lewisham, and it has been able to supply food to over 20,000 people a year. In September 2023 London City Mission sold the Malham Road building, which FHCC managed for 10 years, and where Foodbank operated from, and so our lease was terminated. Lewisham Foodbank consequently moved to new premises at St. John’s Anglican Church in Catford. This new central hub and warehouse building for Foodbank will be leased to Transform Network not FHCC.
FHCC runs Sunday morning services each week at Sydenham High School, including activities for children and youth. We have a good mix of people across a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and an age range of 0 to 98. We have Connect Groups in people’s homes, and regular groups at our Here For Good building, on Sydenham Road, including for youth, for the elderly, for parents and toddlers, and for refugees and asylum seekers learning English. Our weekly coffee morning has provided a welcome for local people, and offered a creative space with craft activities, and a listening ear for people needing support. It has been a ‘warm space’ over the winter (in line with a number of ‘warm spaces’ across the Borough of Lewisham), and an opportunity for people to receive prayer and discover faith. Here For Good is a venue for training courses, the Alpha course, and for prayer, worship and administration. It also hosts iNet Overseas Mission administration, Crystal Palace Community Church administration, Sydenham Arts events, outreaches (including those of other local churches), music practice and a Sunday School.
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TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING DIRECTORS' REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
We continue to make use of Zoom for various smaller meetings, and particularly for regular weekly, or specifically-focussed prayer meetings.
Trustees
During the financial year 2024/25 Elaine Willett resigned as a trustee, with Fiona Taylor doing so after the year end. Remaining as trustees were Ben Hobbons, Patience McLean, and Rosie Bigmore. Stephen Odili became a trustee in November 2024. In September 2025, Nelly Kenmonge and Andrew Rogers joined the trustees.
Staffing
Nigel Desborough continued as Pastor and Team Leader, and Joanna Sayer as the Associate Pastor. Dragana Ivanovic remains in post as part-time administrator. Paul Rook was appointed as Assistant Pastor with responsibility for the Under 30s, and he began to work for us on 14th May 2024.
Specific additional activities in 2024-2025
We had some ‘international lunches’ after our Sunday services, to encourage social interaction, and to celebrate the numerous ethnic backgrounds of our congregation members. We had some events for families with young children, including a ‘light’ party, a Christmas event and a pancake party. At Christmas we had a family carol service, and an evening of carol singing at the Dolphin pub on Sydenham Road. Here For Good was the venue for some events during Sydenham Arts Week.
At Here For Good we ran an Alpha Course (May-July 2024), worship evenings, and an Easter program for people on their own – Feaster. From Here For Good we run regular outreaches on the High Street called “Worship on the Streets”.
In August 2024 we worked with other churches to particularly mobilise youth to make a positive difference to local communities through an initiative called ‘Summer ‘24’. The project delivered training in Crofton Park, and there was outreach in Mayow Park, and on Sydenham Road. This was followed by some youth teams going overseas on mission trips.
Training is important to us. A number of leaders have received training in the last year at the Holy Trinity Brompton leaders’ conference, the Pioneer leaders conference, the Pioneer Core training event, and the Pioneer Women in Leadership Conference. We ourselves ran various training and discussion evenings at Here For Good, including Assisted Suicide, Addiction, Dementia, Deaf Awareness, Personal Finance, and also a Marriage Course.
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
Financial review
Unrestricted income for the year was £244,560 (2024: £305,211). Unrestricted expenditure was £246,619 (2024: £246,865). Restricted income was £30,336 (2024: £29,854) and restricted expenditure was £34,147 (2024: £24,397).
Fund balances at the end of the year were: General fund: £130,328 (2024: £136,624), Designated fund: £93,602 (2024: £89,629), Restricted funds: £9,848 (2024: £13,395).
The trustees' have been informed that the charity will be receiving a significant legacy. At the date of signing the accounts this has not been received and as the trustees do not believe they can accurately estimate the final figure, this has not been included as income in these financial statements.
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TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING DIRECTORS' REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Reserves policy
Free reserves, defined as the general fund bank balances adjusted for amounts due to be received and paid in the subsequent six months, are maintained where possible between £20,000 and £30,000.
Risk Management
The major risks to which the Charity is exposed, as identified by the Trustees, are reviewed from time to time and, if considered appropriate, systems or procedures are established to manage those risks. All major insurable risks are subject to commercially available charities and employers’ insurance
Responsibilities of trustees under company law
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' annual report and the financial statements in accordance with 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 the affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper 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.
Approval
This report, which has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
B Hobbons
_______ B Hobbons (Dec 18, 2025 11:01:06 GMT) Ben Hobbons
Date: Dec 18, 2025
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF
Forest Hill Community Church ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025 on pages 6 to 15 following, which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out on pages 8 to 9.
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
Since the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ACA, which is one of the listed bodies.
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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 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 accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
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.
Sarah Crispin
Sarah Crispin (Dec 18, 2025 11:37:32 GMT)
Sarah Crispin ACA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB
Date: Dec 18, 2025
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Note INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Investments Other income Total income and endowments EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities 5 Total expenditure Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds 13 Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 13 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 233,076 9,392 2,092 - 244,560 246,619 246,619 (2,059) (264) (2,323) 226,253 223,930 |
Restricted Funds £ 29,595 740 - - 30,336 34,147 34,147 (3,811) 264 (3,547) 13,395 9,848 |
Total Total Funds Funds 2025 2024 £ £ 262,671 281,718 10,133 50,497 2,092 1,548 - 1,302 274,896 335,064 280,766 271,262 280,766 271,262 (5,870) 63,803 - - (5,870) 63,803 239,648 175,845 233,778 239,648 |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations.
The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account required by the Companies Act 2006.
The notes on page 8-14 form part of these accounts.
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
| Note FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 8 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 9 Cash at bank and in hand 10 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 11 Net current assets / (liabilities) Total assets less current liabilities CREDITORS: Amounts falling due 12 after more than one year TOTAL NET ASSETS FUND BALANCES 13 Unrestricted Funds General funds Designated funds Restricted Funds |
Unrestricted Funds £ 165,000 165,000 47,799 103,286 151,085 (31,275) 119,810 284,810 (60,880) 223,930 130,328 93,602 223,930 - 223,930 |
Restricted Funds £ - - 3,446 6,402 9,848 - 9,848 9,848 - 9,848 - - - 9,848 9,848 |
Total Funds 2025 £ 165,000 165,000 51,246 109,687 160,933 (31,275) 129,658 294,658 (60,880) 233,778 130,328 93,602 223,930 9,848 233,778 |
Total Funds 2024 £ 170,500 |
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| 170,500 | ||||
| 32,126 135,244 |
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| 167,369 (31,523) |
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| 135,846 | ||||
| 306,346 (66,698) |
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| 239,648 | ||||
| 136,623 89,630 |
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| 226,253 13,395 |
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| 239,648 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 however, in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the accounts have been examined by an independent examiner and their report has been included in these financial statements.
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The directors (who are the charitable company's trustees for the purposes of charity law) acknowledge their responsibilities (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its net income or expenditure for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The financial statements may include differences of up to £1 owing to rounding.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and were signed on its behalf by:
B Hobbons --------------------------------------B Hobbons (Dec 18, 2025 11:01:06 GMT) Ben Hobbons
Date: Dec 18, 2025
Company number: 05022460 Charity number: 1103398
The notes on page 8-14 form part of these accounts.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1 Statutory Information
The charity is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is incorporated in the United Kingdom. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.
2 Accounting Policies
These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention .
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the "Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ("the Charities SORP"), with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland ("FRS 102"), with the Companies Act 2006 and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102.
The principles adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
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a) Going concern The trustees (who are the charitable company's directors for the purposes of company law) have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have considered the charity's forecasts and projections and the possible implications should projected income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly. The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
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b) Income Income including investment income is recognised in the period in which the charity becomes entitled to receipt, the amount receivable can be measured with reasonable certainty, and receipt is probable. For the most part, income is generally recognised when it is received. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period.
Income from donations and legacies includes:
- i) Recoverable gift aid. This is recognised when the related donation is received. Gift aid that has not been recovered by the balance sheet date is included as a debtor.
The charity relies on volunteers to carry out many of its activities. However, in accordance with the SORP, the value of these services has not been included in these financial statements as they cannot be reliably measured.
- c) Expenditure Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured
The charity makes grants to other institutions and individuals to further its charitable objectives. Grants payable are recognised as constructive obligations arise, which is generally when the charity expresses a commitment to the recipient that can be measured reliably and then only to the extent that any conditions associated with the grant are outside of the control of the charity.
The cost of raising funds is not significant and has not been separately disclosed.
Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity.
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d) Fund accounting General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
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e) Tangible fixed assets
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Fixed assets acquired for use by the company are capitalised and depreciated over their estimated useful life. Items with a cost of under £5,000 are treated as an expense of the year in which purchased.
Freehold land Not depreciated Freehold buildings Over 50 years Equipment Between 3 and 7 years
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2 Accounting Policies (cont.)
f) Pension scheme arrangements
The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Obligations for contributions to these schemes are recognised as an expense when the liability arises. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds.
g) Taxation
The company is a registered charity; it has taken advantage of the various reliefs from taxation available to charities and no tax is payable on the charity's income.
h) Exemption from preparing a cashflow statement
The charity has taken advantage of an exemption conferred by the Charities SORP and has not prepared a cash flow statement.
3 Donations and legacies
| Donations of cash and similar Income tax recoverable 4 Income from charitable activities Rental & service income Events 5 Charitable expenditure a Costs incurred directly on specific activities Staff costs Property costs Church activities Other costs Grants payable (note 5c) b Costs incurred on support & administration Governance costs Independent examiner's fee Other Staff costs Loan interest & charges Depreciation of tangible fixed assets Other support costs Total expenditure |
2025 £ 216,549 46,123 262,671 2025 £ 8,475 1,657 10,132 2025 £ 94,609 6,593 33,534 1,625 136,361 59,238 195,599 2,820 2,820 54,056 5,200 5,500 17,591 85,167 280,766 |
2024 £ 250,013 31,706 |
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| 281,718 | ||
| 2024 £ 31,637 18,859 |
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| 50,496 | ||
| 2024 £ 91,088 25,517 54,425 711 |
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| 171,741 49,538 |
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| 221,278 | ||
| 2,520 | ||
| 2,520 22,046 5,935 5,500 13,983 |
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| 49,984 | ||
| 271,262 |
Total expenditure
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
5 Charitable expenditure (cont.)
c Grants payable
| Institutions £ Mission support 13,215 Relief of poverty and need 442 13,657 The comparatives for the previous year are as follows: Institutions £ Mission support 12,575 Relief of poverty and need 278 12,853 The charity's principal grants to institutions comprised: I-Net T-Net Elim Foundation Grants to institutions for less than £1,000 each Gross wages and salaries Social security Pension costs Analysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration |
Individuals £ 41,609 3,972 45,581 Individuals £ 32,582 4,103 36,685 2025 £ 9,600 1,415 1,500 1,142 13,657 2025 £ 132,107 4,447 8,082 144,636 |
2025 £ 54,824 4,414 |
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| 59,238 | ||
| 2024 £ 45,157 4,380 |
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| 49,538 | ||
| 2024 £ 9,660 - 2,315 878 |
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| 12,853 | ||
| 2024 £ 97,782 4,447 8,082 |
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| 110,311 |
- 6 Analysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration
The average monthly number of employees during the year was 6 (2024: 5). Most of the charity's activities are carried out by volunteers.
No staff received salaries at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum.
The charity's key management comprise the trustees and the key staff named on the Company Information page.
Remuneration payable to key management (excluding trustees and related parties) amounted to £83,351 in the year (2024: £83,819) .
7 Acting as agent
On occasion the charity receives money on behalf of other charities or individuals, which it banks and then pays out to these charities. This income is received as agent for these other charities and the income, and the related payments, are excluded from the Statement of Financial Activities; any money that has not been distributed by the year end is recognised as a creditor.
During the year the charity acted as agent for one individual and, in that capacity: a) at the year end the charity owed £8,475 (2024: £9,000) to an individual
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
8 Tangible fixed assets
| Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions Disposals At 31 March 2025 Accumulated depreciation At 1 April 2024 Charge for the year Eliminated on disposal At 31 March 2025 Net book value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 9 Debtors Falling due within one year: Trade debtors Tax recoverable Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income 10 Cash at Bank and in Hand Bank operating accounts Bank deposit accounts Petty cash 11 Creditors: liabilities falling due within one year Trade Creditors Taxation & social security Mortgage loan payments Deposits held Accruals Conduit Funding 12 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year Mortgage loan for freehold property |
Freehold Property £ 275,000 - - 275,000 104,500 5,500 - 110,000 165,000 170,500 2025 £ 2,607 46,123 116 2,400 51,246 2025 £ 28,708 80,821 158 109,687 2025 £ 3,174 3,134 10,516 350 5,626 8,475 31,275 2025 £ 60,880 60,880 |
Total 2025 £ 275,000 - - |
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| 275,000 | ||
| 104,500 5,500 - |
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| 110,000 | ||
| 165,000 | ||
| 170,500 | ||
| 2024 £ 420 31,706 - - |
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| 32,126 | ||
| 2024 £ 25,666 109,419 158 |
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| 135,244 | ||
| 2024 £ 3,257 2,224 14,172 350 2,520 9,000 |
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| 31,523 | ||
| 2024 £ 66,698 |
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| 66,698 |
The mortgage loan is secured on the freehold of 17 Sydenham Road, London SE26 5EX, with an interest rate of 1% above Bank of England base rate.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
13 Funds
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
| Designated Funds Capital General Unrestricted Funds Total Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Missionary funds Relief funds Other funds Aggregate of funds |
Opening balance 2025 £ 89,629 89,629 136,624 226,253 3,287 3,442 6,666 13,395 239,648 |
Incoming resources 2025 £ - - 244,560 244,560 27,810 2,374 151 30,336 274,896 |
Outgoing resources 2025 £ (10,086) (10,086) (236,533) (246,619) (27,865) (5,656) (626) (34,147) (280,766) |
Transfers in the year 2025 £ 14,061 14,061 (14,325) (264) 139 126 - 264 - |
Closing balance 2025 £ 93,603 |
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| 93,603 130,327 |
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| 223,930 | |||||
| 3,372 286 6,191 |
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| 9,848 | |||||
| 233,778 |
The transfers referred to above were made for the following reasons: a) The transfer from General Fund to the Capital Fund is the mortgage payment during the year
b) The transfer to Missionary and Relief Funds is to clear small amounts in deficit, and identifying previous restricted donations
Analysis of net assets by fund
The assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:
| Tangible fixed assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Creditors falling due within one year Creditors falling due after one year |
General Designated funds funds £ £ - 165,000 47,799 - 103,286 - (20,759) (10,516) - (60,880) 130,328 93,602 Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted funds 2025 £ £ - 165,000 3,446 51,246 6,402 109,687 - (31,275) - (60,880) 9,848 233,778 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
13 Funds (cont.)
In the previous year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
| Designated Funds Capital General Unrestricted Funds Total Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Missionary funds Relief funds Other funds Aggregate of funds |
Opening balance 2024 £ 86,154 86,154 80,785 166,940 733 1,540 6,633 8,906 175,845 |
Incoming resources 2024 £ - - 305,211 305,211 23,817 5,036 1,000 29,854 335,064 |
Outgoing resources 2024 £ (10,558) (10,558) (236,307) (246,865) (21,263) (3,134) - (27,017) (273,882) |
Transfers in the year 2024 £ 14,033 14,033 (13,065) 968 - - (968) (968) - |
Closing balance 2024 £ 89,629 |
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| 89,629 136,624 |
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| 226,253 | |||||
| 3,287 3,442 6,666 |
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| 13,395 | |||||
| 239,648 |
Analysis of net assets by fund
In the previous year, the assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:
| Tangible fixed assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Creditors falling due within one year Creditors falling due after one year |
General Designated funds funds £ £ 170,500 29,673 - 124,302 - (17,351) (14,172) - (66,698) 136,623 89,630 Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted funds £ - 2,453 10,942 - - 13,395 |
2024 £ 170,500 32,126 135,244 (31,523) (66,698) |
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| 239,648 |
Designated Funds
The Capital Fund is an unrestricted fund designated by the Trustees to separate the investment on property
Restricted Funds
Missionary Funds are used to support mission partners & related work around the world. The PA/worship activities fund is for the purchase of PA & other worship related equipment. Relief Funds support the work of social need in the UK and developing countries. Other Funds relate to other gifts for specific causes.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
14 Transactions with related parties
During the year the charity:
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a) received donations totalling £40,718 (2024: £31,913) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them).
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b) No expenses (2024: £nil) were paid to, or for, the trustees
During the year the charity also made the following payments to, or for, related parties:
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a) Ellen Taylor, who is the daughter of Fiona Taylor a trustee, received grants totalling £2,030 (2024: £0) for mission activities overseas, and a further £100 to thank her for her work on the Leadership Team (2024: £0).
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b) Rebecca Taylor, who is the daughter of Fiona Taylor a trustee, received grants totalling £525 (2024: £0) for mission activities overseas.
15 Members
Each member of the company commits to contribute if the charity is wound up an amount of £1.
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH COMPARATIVES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Note INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Investments Other income Total income and endowments EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities: 5 Total Expenditure Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds 13 Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 13 |
General Designated 2025 2025 £ £ 233,076 - 9,392 - 2,092 - - - 244,560 - 236,533 10,086 236,533 10,086 8,027 (10,086) (14,325) 14,061 (6,297) 3,974 136,624 89,629 130,327 93,603 Unrestricted funds |
Restricted 2025 £ 29,595 740 - - 30,336 34,147 34,147 (3,811) 264 (3,547) 13,395 9,848 |
Total 2025 £ 262,671 10,133 2,092 - 274,896 280,766 280,766 (5,870) - (5,870) 239,648 233,778 |
General Designated 2024 2024 £ £ 253,233 - 49,128 - 1,548 - 1,302 - 305,211 - 236,307 10,558 236,307 10,558 68,904 (10,558) (13,065) 14,033 55,839 3,475 80,785 86,154 136,624 89,629 Unrestricted funds |
Restricted 2024 £ 28,485 1,369 - - 29,854 24,397 24,397 5,457 (968) 4,489 8,906 13,395 |
Total 2024 £ 281,718 50,497 1,548 1,302 335,065 271,262 271,262 63,803 - 63,803 175,845 239,648 |
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