ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 WEST STREET CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP West Street Chrlstlan Fellowshlp CONTENTS Page No. Legal and Administrative Information 4-11 Trustees and Directors Annual Report 12 Independent Examinerfs Report 13 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 14 Consolidated and Charrty Balance Sheets 15 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 16-23 Notes lo the Financial Statements Plus Two Addrtional Schedules not part of Statutory Accounts 24 Receipts & Payments alc and Income & Expenditure alc 25 Receipts and Payments by Activty LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS STATUS A charitable company {limited by guarantee) Charity registration number 1107611 Company registration number 05124931 REGISTERED ADDRESS West Street Baptist Church West Street, Crewe Cheshire CW13HE TRUSTEES I DIRECTORS Mr. Peter Buchan Mr. Peter Midgley Miss Ruth Grimshaw Mrs. Diane Collins (Resigned 17 May 2026) (None of the trustees hold title to any propety belonging to the charity} CHURCH LEADERSHIP TEAM Mrs. Heather Pritchard (Senior Leader) Rev. Graham Criddle CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR Miss Ruth Grimshaw CHURCH TREASURER Mr. Peter Buchan BANKERS Barclays Bank PLC, Market Street. Crewe, Cheshire CW12ET INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS WP Audit servI￿s LLP Chancery House, 30 St. Johns Road Woking. Surrey. GU21 7SA WEB-SITE ADDRESS www.wscfchurch.com Re ort of the Trustees l Directors for the ear ended 31st December 2025 The Iruslees present the 2025 annual report, for Wesl Street chrisb.an Fellowship. in Crewe. Structure Governance and Mana ement Wesl Street Christian Fellowship IWSCF) is a company limited by guarantee. It incorporaled on 11th May 2004 and registered as a charity on 131h January 2005. The objects ofthe company are defined in our Memorandum of Association and the charity is govemed by the rules in its Articles of Association. Should the company be wound up with insufficient funds to meet any liabilities, the members are required to contribute an amount not ex￿edIng £1 each. The church, formerly known as Wesl Street Baptist Church. is based in the west end of Crewe, although it continues to attract members from a wider area of South Cheshire. The church d)anged its name when it became a chantsble company and has remained an independent church. It is a member of the Evangelical Alliance. The Church Leadership team take responsibility for the spiri￿al direction an(J wellbeing of the thurch fellowship. The Tnjstees Overs￿ the legal responsibilities and the management ofthe fellowship's resources. ￿lIst the Churd) Leadership Team and Trustees each have their own responsibilities they do meet regulady as a group to ensure good levels of c(Foperation and tearnwork. WSCF operates a congregational decision-making model. INhere key decisions are to be tsken. e.g. some staff appointments and rtems of significant finanaal outkiy. the Leadership tèam and Truslees will ￿cOMMend a course of action. The church members are invited lo vote on the proposals indicating their approval or otherwise. Chuich unity is very importanl to US SO the leaders convene regular "Focus Days. where members of the congregation can both engage wrth what is being discussed and Share their thoughts on any future direction of the thurch. Church seNices and meetings are open to the public. Church membership. however. is open to anyone who professes a genuine Christian faith. can agree to the church statement of farth, is at least 18 years old and has been baptised by total immersion. Baptism is very meaningful for people who have re￿￿1[Y become Christians, but the rule has been problematic for people joining the Church from other denominations that don't practice baptism by total immersion. In January 2025 we Chang￿ our consttiution so that eslabli5hed Christians from a different background can join wrthout this requirement. The leadership of the church has changed slightly. Rev. Graham Criddle retired in March 2Q25 and after a period of reflection we were delighted that Heather Pritchard, who was already a member of the Leadership Team. accepted the offer to become our Senior Leader. Vve had rther good news in heanng ihat Graham, following a three month break from his duties with us, had decided to stay in Crewe and rejoined Ihe Leadership Team in a voluntary capacity. Charitsble Ob"ects Activities and Public Benefits Our Memorandum of Association describes the scote of our purposes as teing. the advancement of the Christian faith. the advan￿ment of education, the provision of facilities for the benefft of the communty the relief of hardship. Our CUTrent activities in support of these aims are summarised as: _ 1. Church- Worship, Pastoral and TeachirvJ 2. Youth and Schools Work 3. Communty Projects 4. Christian Bookshop (In a much-reduced capacity) 5. Christian Mission and Reliefwork The financial costs ofthese activities are anatysed in the SOFA on Page 13. We have refeffed to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and planning for our activities. Pastoral Overview b Heather Pritchard Senior Leader 11 has been a privilege to lead the church over the last year in my role as Senior Leader. It was great to welcome Graham back to the leadership team in September. where we continue to foster a good working relationship whilst looking to grow more leaders. West Street continues to be a pla￿ where y￿ strive to nurture those who are part of our fellowship and invite and welcome those who are not. yetl Our main focus over the last year has been our calling to be 'disciple-making disciples., We seek to empower people to respond to the calling of Jesus in Matthew 28.19-20. As well as baptising some new believers. this has resulted in our Lrfe Groups expanding - pla￿S of fellowship. leaming and encouragement. where we can challenge each other to go out, wherever that means for our context and genty. share our faith. The church continues to be ¢￿alIve in her ways to serve the community. It's wonderful to lebrate people becoming debt free through our CAP centre, to hear stories of loneliness ing subdued through Friendship Hub gatherings and parents being supported through the high5 and lows of raising children, through 5 Minus. We look back and thank God for His faithfulness and look fO￿ard to His provision and blessing for the things to come. Prlncl le Actlvltles Achlevements and Perforniance 1. Church- Worshi Pastoral and Teachin Providing facilities for worship, pastoral (are arKI teaching 15 a core part of our charitable purposes. Our 10.30am Sunday morning service continues to provide an opportunity for everyone to come and enjoy the public worship of God through singing. praying and learning from bible-based teaching. Spending time wrth each other is a key part of the whole experience and rf( is good to see a nice mix of ages represented with both young and older families plus many single people too. We are delighted to welcome people from different ethnic backgrounds, coming together in unty. We regularly see new people wsiting us and we are really pleased when some choose to join wi(h us and become members of our church family. Those in our fellowship who struggle with health issues or other reasons that prevenl them from joining with us in the thurch building. join in our 5ervice5 from home via Zoom. The sermons are recorded and published on YouTube, esFecially for those who are serving in our thildren and youth ministries during the service. Lrfe is a joumey_ Faith is also a joumey. It is so good to be on this joumey with other like- minded people. This is not just confined to Sunday mornings. Life Groups are our mid-week meetings. allowing smaller groups of people to meet socially and share their life experiences, support each other in prayer and in other practical ways. Bible teaching is also important to us to provide thal faith framework as we seek to be followers of Jesus. There is so much to leam. We have a varied programme of prayer meetings during the month. Every Wednesday during term time we hold a moming prayer meeting in the building. on￿ a month we have prayer meetings on Zoom and an extended time of prayer in the building on a Wednesday evening as we seek the Lord for a variety of things. One of our early morning prayer meetings for men, also involves a full English breakfast. That always goes down welll Another group occasionally does litter picking in the locality. which we combine with praying for the families who live there. Heather continues to lead "Super Sundays" aimed at younger people and young families who may not be used to attending a traditional church servi￿. We are helping people enjoy being part of a faith-based community in an environment they can feel comfortable with and where they are invited lo have lunch before they leaver Wrth an underlying Christian theme. the idea is to build community and to encourage people to develop and enjoy their faith. We have seen families from .5 Minus, join our group over the last year. which has then led some to join us for special celebration services in the church. Our family membership to Kairos Connexions has provided an incredibly valuable ne￿ork. Graham and Heather attended their annual conferences and made use of other training days. inviting olher members of the church to join them. In her role of Senior Leader, Heather joins leadership'huddle, once a month- a zoom call with other church leaders, led by Geoff Lathomer ICEO of Kairos Connexions) intended to develop thoughts, skills and network with other leader5. Alpha Courses have continued albeit in a more intimate setting w'th some courses on zoom and others in people's homes. These courses were desNJned by Holy Trinity Brompton Church i) London and have been used to great effect introducing people to the Christian fa(ch across the world. They are very thought provoknng and enjoyable. Sadly from time to time, many in the fellowship experien￿ difficulties and need a degree of support and encouragement. This is eSpe￿allY true for our elderly members. Our pastoral work is c(Fordinated by Tim Oakley along wtth his role of managing our CAP centre. Tim and the members of our leadership team are keen to establish a nebwork of people who can look out for each other and provide support where we can. It is all part of being church together. Church membership at our 2025 AGM was 107. New people have been attending the church, but It takes some time before they express an interest in becoming full memtsers. 2. Youth and Schools Work School based Meetin We recognise that in many primary schools, leachers may not have the reqUI￿d specialist knowledge to cover the religious education curriculum lo the depth required which can place a significant burden on them. When Heather Pritchard took on the role of Senior Leader, she requested that her commitment to th￿e local primary schools should continue As a qualrfied teacher, she continues to teach from the Cheshire East RE Agreed Syllabus, engaging children in the Christianrty Units of the curriculum. This enables the dass teachers to aC￿sS expertise in the subject and gain fresh ideas for their own teaching. She has also been part of SACRE working parties to help resour￿ the curriculum which was relaunched back in 2022. It is important for us to assess if this involvement with Schools. that the Church does and pays for, is effective? We were delighted to re￿1ve this letter from one of the local schools, 'Heather has a genuine gift for biinging leaming to lrfe. Her lessons are consistently thought-provoking and engaging, capturing the Inte￿St of allpupils from Year3 through to Year 6. She encourages children to think deeply, ask meaningful questions and reflect thoughtfully on Iheir leaming. Her teaching not onty inspires CUriDsty and engagement but also nurtures pupils, SPilFtual and personal development. Teachers greatty value the professional development gained from observing Heather in practice. As the RE Curriculum Lead. I can genuinely say that I have leamed a g￿al deal from her and that I deeply value the stftDng, supportive connection our school has wilh her. Heather willingly supported me during the introduction of the new framework, helping to review and our cun7culum. H8ving access lo her knowledge and expertise was invaluable and provided much-needed reaSsu￿n￿ thtDuglFout Ihat process. In addition. Heatherfs whole-school assemblies are consistenlly inspiiing and imaginative. bringing our school cornmunity together in a meaniruful and inclusNe way. She has an exceptiorpal rapport with children, combinirw excellent behaviour management with lessons Ihat are thoughlful and stimulating. Healheris a truly outstanding RE teacher, and we feel extremely fortunate to woth wilh her.. During the first half of 2025 Kate Matthews was engaged wrth providing one to one support to a number of children who needed addrtional help and who were struggling emotionally at school. Sadly for us, Kate left in the summer after working wtth us for 14 years. She will be missed. One of ourvolunteers. Mary Hands, continu&s to support one particular child in a local school and it is pleasing that this work continues. We also have "Grannies. who visit a local primary school. Aimed at Reception age chiklren they come equipped with two puppets "Scruffy the D(*J" who apparently is not very well behaved and "Granny". They tell simple bible slories. No hi-tech here. They come with scrolls lof wallpaper) which unravel to reveal the story. wtlh the scenes wonderfulty painted, many years ago, by a former church member, Norma Phenton. Jill Buchan and Jean Shaw keep being invited back by the school. Church based meetin Thr￿ times a year - Christmas. Easter and Summer- we provhle a holiday club for primary age children in the area. called Ihe ARK", (one day each at Christmas and Easter and five in the Summer) where we welcome beMeen 50-60 chIld￿n to spend this time with us. The day begins at 10'.30am and the children engage in worship, Bible teaching and response time. We ask parentslcarers to provide a packed lunch for their children and then we continue in the afternoon with a range of fvn filled workshops, finishing at 3-15pm. These sessions remain very popular with the thildren. They enjoy the whole day. Teenage years. A small group of young adults have begun meeting regularly, initially as part of one of our Life Groups but now as their own entty. called. BASIC- (Brothers and Sisters in Christ). They have opened their gatherings to th￿r friends of similar age with little or no faith experience. They are also keen to seNe and have organised worship evenings, open to all churches in our locality- Their eagemess to grow and leam is a real encouragement for the fijture of the church. 3. Communi Pro ects To show the love of Christ to the communty in practical ways. Christians Against Poverty This year we celebrate 15 years of running the Crewe CAP Debt Centre and CAP nationally lebrales its 30th yearl When we look back and see how things have changed and how. sadly. financially. things are getting harder and harder for people year on year. it makes us realise. yel again. how vital the work of CAP is. especialty in a town like Crewe. which nationally. is one of the highest area5 of deprivation in the whole of the UK_ What makes CAP stand out from other organisations who provide debt help. is that we offer lo meet people in their own homes...we m￿t them where they ate at and that can make a huge difference to people. Many of those we work with struggle to meet new people and find it even harder to go and meet new people in a strange pL3ce. Being able to meet in their 'safe place, their home, enables people to at least make that fiist contact with a bit more peace. Last year we saw a further 15 families be freed from the crippling weight of unrnanageable debt and saw the difference tt made to them. financially and emotionally. One client sent this message to us 'CAP really has changed my life. The relief I canl explain! I will be forever grateful lo you aNJ CAP. as I really didn't see a way out when I contacted you. It was really getting me down. Hoping to have all my debts paid off by next summer and I can look to the future nowl. Our diaries continue to be full and we look forward to hearing more stories of people whose lives have been changed...forthe goodl 5 Minus - Pre-school Playgroup With modem life becoming increasingly digrtal and thus isolats.ng and the wodd presenting more reasons for people to feel fear and uncertainty. toddler groups like 5 minus appear to be as important as ever. Our group provides people wth connection and a place to share their joys and burdens with staff and other parents alike. The stsff and volunteers provide a listening ear, along with support and prayer. This year they have helped several individuals through bereavements and difficult life circumstances. This academic year we regularly see over 100 children a week coming to 5 minus. The group gives parents a space to play with their child and feel looked after themselves for a while. The children grow in confidence beautifully playing alongside their parents and carers. This sort of play is vrtal for a child's development and 5 Minus goes a step further, followng a set curriculum that makes sure our areas of play hit all the developmental areas a child needs. This prepares them well to be ready for school and beyond. One grandparent has re￿ntlY commented to the team that while the news of the world can make them have a heavy heart, coming to 5 Minus restores their hope that there are still people out there wanting to pour into people's lives and make a dIfferern￿. That is the heart of the 5 minus team, to minister God's love to the children and carers who attend. Friendship Hub We meet every Friday moming in the Christian Centre. Richard Street. Our aim is to provide a warm welcome to anyone who enjoys meeting people, board games, crafting. puzzles or just having a cuppa and a catch-up. Even rf you find social sttuations difficult. we will ensure you are a welcorne part ofthe group. We regularly welcome between 10-17 people each week, mainly over sixties and varying interests and abililies. We have 5-10 dtfferent volunteers each week. helping to serve refreshments. plan, and lead crafts or responsible for greeting and befriending those who come. Special mea15 are shared together every frfth Friday when we also have quizzes and games to entertain and help in building relationships. All people come with a lifetime of personal experience and stories. and Friendship Hub has been a great place to share these experiences. Dementia. illness. acute and long term. life thanges, tsereavemenl, and loss are all things that are shared among the group. Five of our regular attendees are living with dementia at various stages. The group's routine and activities help them stay engaged, contribute posrtivety, and maintain social conneclions. We have also SLtpported one couple through a cancer diagnosis and treatment, along wtth the challenges this has brought forthem and their family. One newer attendee. who needs regular support, has found real joy in crafting and making cards for her many friends. It ha5 been a privilege to support each person and to see how the whole group care for one another, encouraging and caring. enabling everyone to thrive and feel an integral part of the group. Other Comrnunity groups. Mthen our rooms are not being used, we are able to allow other community groups to use them. Our Maybury Centre building and our Church Hall are in demand by quite a varied selection of groups. For example. the Cheshire. Halton & Warrington Race & Equality Centre {CHAWREC) hire rooms every worf(ing day for their ever-popular English language classes for people whose first language is not English. This reflects the ethnic diversity in Crewe. The AA + NA hold meetings here for people recovering from either cohol or drug abuse. We are able to offer facilities to the YMCA for some of their youth and community projects and to the local U3A. A number of other smaller churches who don't have their own premises meet in the Maybury Centre. Parents are keen to hold their Children's trA'rthday parties in our Church Hall. So the properties are well used. 4. Christian Booksho Within the recepiion area of our Maybury Centre. is a srnall bookstall area selling a few books. ibles and a selection of birthday and greeting cards wth a scriptural theme. 5. Christian Mission and Relief Work In addition to our own church and the communty we live in, the church has to keep in focus the wider world too. There is so much need. The projects we support are generally ones where members of our congregation have special involvement. He￿ are a few examples. 1. A Churth family opened the Herridge Technical Schijol in Burundi for orphans and destitute children, in 2007. They still manage their charity known as ACTS (Africa Christian Teaching Servi￿) and spend several weeks in Burundi each year. Their school has excellent results and has eamed a good repLrtation. A team from the church are planning to visit the school during 2026. 2. One of our members is part of the leadership of Flame Intemational and they organise special mission trips to Ugandalsouth SudanlDemocratic Republic of Congo. They reach out to many tr8umatised ￿Ople following the constant violent unrest, encourage local Christian leaders, and when able, speak to the Army and visit prisons. They bring the good news of Jesus to people and their reports of things they have witnessed as they have prayed for people, have been remarkable. They teach a lot aboLrt forgiveness, which is not easy considering what these people have faced in life, but it is a key to their renewal. They have also been visiting Ukraine to encourage the churches in these difficult times. 3. Two of our church members a￿ permanently based in New Zealand and work with communities and churches in tP￿ South Pacthc. 4. We prowded disaster relief aid to help earthquake victims in Myanmarrrhailand {£2.000) and the Philippines (£1.000) during the year. There are many UK projects we support too. As a general principle we look to set aside a tithe (give 100A1 of our unrestricted Church income to help these projects away from our base in Crewe. Due to the liming of some projects, some of the money is held over until the following year. In total we have been able to provide a grand total of £32.517 to suprx)rt various Christian outreach. mission and disaster relief. Volunteers We ernployed len paid members of staff at the start oflhe year, bul reduced the paid headcounl to eight as the year progressed due to retirement and staff rnoviro away. However, we could not function properly without the support from our willing and talented volunteers. They contribute so much of their time to the different ministrEs at church. We have a very skilled Maintenance team. musicians, PA and technology teams. Administrators and Finance teams. people who serve in various Pastoral and Ministry capacities. And then we have groups of people willing to serve refreshments. We try to encourage people to become involved in serving others. Some people doubt they have anything to offer. but we just want people to provide friendship, be welcoming and to offer support and to pray for one another. That is something most of us can do. Risks We have a small team that takes care of safeguarding at West Street. We have invested in a CPOMS safeguarding monitoring system and are in the prO￿$S of revising our p)licies. All r key workers are DBS checked arHJ tt is a high priority for us to keep all children and vulnerable adults safe. whether they a￿ part of our church family or our local community. A church should be one of the safest of pla￿S for people. but sadly we know from news reports that this cannot always be assumed to be the case. In re￿nt years, various Trustees and other key church members have been able to attend training courses on l)oth Safeguarding, Mental Health issues and also First Atd. Our building5 are maintained by our skilled and capable volunteers. In 2021 we employed the services of a professional chartered surveyor as part of an ongoing S year {quinquennial) review, This helps to direct our maintenance priorities. Fire equipment is updated annually. PAT testing is done. Any health and safety issues are dealt with as soon as they become apparent. Insurance policies are updated each year and we maintain copyright licences for music performance and streaming. Financial Review Our total income for the year, induding restricted funds, reached £307,435 (2024 £333,724). Expendtture (including depreciation charges) was £303.556 12024 £324,954). The net posilion shows a surplus in the year of £3.879 (2024 surplus of £8.T70) and this represents the movernent in total net assets. The accounts and accompanying notes provide an analysis of these figures The Net Cash Flow in the year shows a SUTplus of £30.371 (2024 a surplus of £23.943). This represents the movements in the cash and bank balances during the year. Within these figures we would wish to gratefully acknowledge the £20.000 grant received from Garfield Weslon towards our community projects. Cheshire Foundation prowded us with £2,500 and Bentley Molors staff gave £750 both of those gifts were specificalty for our Chrislians Against Poverty work. The bulk of our church income comes from our own church congregation. This year we opened an appeal to raise funds to enable us to employ a °Churth Family Worker" and we were delighted to have raised £22,959 with a further £3.721 accrued gift aid lax. This was additional to the congregatKJn's regular gNing. We are very grateful for their amazing generosity. 10 Reserves Polic Our current reserves policy aim5 to stabilise our unrestricted cash and bank balances at a level sufficient to cover our next Ihree to four months of expenditure_ This would suggest that our optimum cash balances would be approximately £90.000. Al the end of2025 our unrestricted church funds cash balances lotalled £168,662_ As we regulady budget for a cash deficit each year, having a healthy cash balance provides some additional security for the church. Trustees We are currently operating the charity with three trustees whereas we would ideally like to have al least six. We are looking to recruit new members from within the Church membership. For new trustees Iraining will be offered to supplement the sharing of knowledge within the existing group. All trustees recognise the need to keep abreast of current legislabon affecting charities. Trustees, Res onsibilities The trustees {who are also directors of West Street Chrislian Fellowship for the purposes of Company Law) are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial slatemenls in accordance with applicable law and 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 stale of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial ststements the trustees are required to.. Select suilable accounting policies and appty them consistently. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. Prepare financial statements on the going COn￿M basis unless it is inappropriate lo presume that the trust will continue in existence. Stale whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have trken followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy al any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with Ihe Companie5 Act 2006 and with Ihe Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking responsible steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The report has been prepared taking advantage ofthe small company's exemption of section 415A ofthe Companies Act 2006 Signed on behalf of the Trustees. Af Peter Buchan DirectOr￿rUStee Peter Mi DirectorlTrustefy Zo Independgnt Exarnlnerfs Report to the Trustees of West Str••t Chrlstian Fellow8hlp I report to the charrty trustees on my exarninabon of the ¢¢ywlidated acwjnts gf the group forthe ye8rended 31 tkc6mber 2025 which ar¢ W out on pages 13 to 18. Respon5ibilitie¥ and basis of report t1￿ charity trustees of the group land also its direclors for the purposes of company lawl you are iesponsble lor the preparnb.on ofthe consolvJal¢d acwunts of the group in aC£Ordan￿ ￿1th the ￿qUIreMEnts ofthe Charilies Aca 2011 Ithe'charities Acfl and compan￿ Act 2Cth I'the CompanEs Aci'} and you have chosen to prepare cansolidated accounts ol the gr¢up. yr￿ arE 5atsfBd that the acLounts of l)oth the company and the grDUP are not required by charity Iwto be audited and have chosen ￿Stead to have an ￿deFendent èxaminatson. Having satisfied mysdfthat Ihe accounts oftre grDUP a￿ nolre4uiradtobeaudiled underPart 16 ofthe o)mpan¢es Act and are elvib￿ for independent examinat¥)n. I report in respect of my exarninats.un Df the group's accDunts as carried out under section 145 of thè Charitw Aci 2011. In (èrrying OLrt my examination I have follo￿ed the Directions gNen by the Chanty Commi%siort uNler se(*on 145ISXbl ofthe Charrties Act 2011. An in¢Yependert examinathin does not ￿¥01ve gathering all the e￿den￿ that woukl be requireil in an audit and consequentty does not cov•r all tl* matte[5 that an auditor con5ktrs in gNiw the¥ D￿nIOn on the accounts. Th planning and condurA of an auditorgo trfty(￿ lThited a￿tan￿ that an i￿leper￿J￿nE examination can provkje. Consequently, l exwess no opin￿ll asto whetherth? cortsolthted present a'true and fairf view. and my port Is limiced to those spe¢rf¢matters set out in ts lTrJe￿eXamirttsfS Strt￿l. Indep•ndent examinerfs statgrnent 8ecause the pa￿ nt compan*s 9ross incLYne exrmded £250,(KK). your exarniner must be a Member of a body ljsted in $￿ti￿ 145 of Ihe Charities Arl l o)nfirrn that l arn qualif)ed to undertake the exarination because l arn a member of the Association ol Cértified Chartered Aets)untants, is one of the liste(1 btsd￿8. I have compkt•d my examination. I that no material matters have o)nEto my attention in conneetion the examination giviw cause to be&eve that in any materol rnspe )unting tecords were not kapt in resFe¢t ofthe groupas required by set*on 386 of tho ts)mpanies Act or the accounts do not attorfts 2025 2024 4.013 123.210 6.505 1.orKI 3.853 132.238 7,WQ 64,751 21,128 38.183 2S7,153 33,036 188,312 R¢strictpd Gifts for Mi$sB)nary fvttds Disaster relief fund Chrbstian5 Against Poverty tk)nath)n5 Chri51ian5 Against Poverty Grants Christians Against Povety Cl￿nts Fund Chjnakns Cornmunty Projects Fund Grants ISJ% CAP Y)% 5 min￿ $upportl Friendshp Hub F￿nd Family Wortei Fund IGIft Dayl Building fund (Xher Tax recovered tsn (jn AKI Ire5trthd fvrKf$} Missionary fund$ Dis35ter ￿lief fU￿j PA Syslern Fund Chrislisns A￿1￿$1 Poverty Chrislians Against Poverty Cl￿ts Fund Famity Woiker Fund (Gitt Dayl Building lund Other Toial Reslri¢led (￿$ Total Voluntary Income 2,713 4.113 420 3.688 3.250 1.365 20.￿0 463 21.783 112 1,T37 1,938 5S8 168 172 283 351 437 1481 4.897 24 T25 12.317 279.470 61.686 249,978 5. Investhent In¢tyn¢ Bank Inte￿$t. Un￿kn¢te￿ fund$ Rrf￿r￿ Hire Rernl re￿Ned 6.186 18.117 24.5D1 48.804 7.310 16.459 20.895 6. Ccets of Charkablè Acii¥Wes Grant (krt&len fundin9 of ¢Jiied Support 2025 Tol81 2024 Isee Church- Pastoral & Teaching Youth & Schools Work Commun ects Cl¥7sDansAga￿stpOwe 5 Minus sen10￿ Day Christian Book & Coffee Shop Christian M5s$10n & Relief Work T(*al ¢o$t ￿ ChantaNe 15,156 7.051 46.088 21.115 24.887 149,092 18,506 35,096 164248 25.557 81,184 38.470 40.677 2.037 184,812 31,641 80,047 38,937 39,062 2.048 15,790 1.951 32.517 >2.517 32.517 202,694 303,556 28 283 324,954 66.345 See Nole 7 I￿ana￿S15 of Support Costs 18 Vlest Street C*ristian Fellowship NOTES TOTHE ACCOUNTS Year ended 31 December 2025 7. Support C05t Church Pastorat & Teachijvj Youth & S¢htx)Ls Ctynmuni Work ch￿18￿5 5 Minus Against Christian Book & Coffee Shop 2025 Totsi 2024 Seniots Day Ministrylsakry ¢tssts Cleaning Wage ¢o*s Cleaning Materials Raies & Insuran Heaiiny & Lighting Repair5 & Equipment Stationery & Telephone Depreaalion Governance Cost Sundry Expens8S Total Supptyt Costs 46.041 14.020 3.930 12.084 8.371 11.116 4.813 40.(*1 2.975 13.516 14, 375 4.717 74,198 97,152 20,819 21.590 6.551 6,291 14,217 13.202 15,808 15.808 12,099 15.502 6,418 7,065 42,191 39.678 4,888 4.D30 202,894 225,206 510 328 711 837 315 642 328 711 5.019 392 642 744 276 837 175 352 18.506 175 352 17.355 175 528 15.79D 149.092 1.951 2025 2024 6. Go¥8rnancg Costs IndeperKfeni EXam￿atr￿ Fees Le9al F￿$ 3.5fM) 3.448 1.440 4,888 3.5 9. Grant funding of Act•￿tIeS Disaster Reliel. Missionary & Charitable Prqecls 202S 2024 Disaster Relief- EartWuake AppeaL% yantnar+ ThaiLH 1.OLKI 5.568 5.589 3.2 African Christian Teathng ServKe ame Internat￿081 Qpen Doors House of Hop8 H8rti Kair05 Connemon Love Crewe St. P8uI's Cent United CtffjstHD &o*Jcasl8 Pione8r Evangelical Alliance ChurchesToJether in Crey South Cf*shwe ￿5P Other T4yJl Grfts wa Organisats￿5 Gits to IndividuaL5 Y￿al Grants 4.268 5,3(M) 2,1(MJ 1,671 1,000 1,200 360 100 165 250 50 300 123 16.887 11.396 28.283 1.0(KS 1.2LKS 250 21.183 11.334 32.517 10 Starf Costs 2025 2024 Wage$ & Salaries Sooal security c05ts Pension costs Mileage Albwances Tdal None of the TrLtstees receive any saIarypa￿*nls 12024.. £ Ni ernp[0￿ wa$ paKI m￿e Ihan £60.WO during the year 122505 2.269 7.￿1 142.866 4.160 7.923 860 155.809 132.147 ber of Etnployees 2025 2024 Tolal of Fultime and Part tvne efflpbyees Ful equivalents 11 Trustees RemtsnÈration k*ne of Ihe trustees. nor Iheii famity membets rè¢ewJ any ￿K￿&froM the thurth Olherthan reimbursement of day io day eypenses 19 Wost Street Christian Fgllovfihip NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Year ended 31 December 2025 12 Operaiinq Lease Commitmenls The total fthrÈ minimwi ￿)st p?￿nts under non 3fKI 294 294 1,574 1,574 Pawi Charity ChristK4nsAgain5t Povety Fund5 CtEn Famqy Comrnunity SubsidHry Charities Wcrfker Prciects ChrisliaTh Church Group fuTrJ Fund Centre Building REStrirJed TN$l Tw$t Fund$ E*ances Broughl Fomard At 31 Decwber 2024 15. 151 4.789 47.888 115,246 183.732 Donations and grft5 Tax recovered on Gift A*J Gr8nts Received Intere51 receiv8d Tcl81 Incom? 5,025 21.815 4.865 32.505 5.911 23250 1481 3.250 20.OCK) 5.229 1.317 20.OCQ 1.666 Pwent$- Grarts + OtF*r Depreiation ofFixed Awts Salarw and E>¥ense5 Tclal Expe￿Y1ture 25.794 8.216 35.906 13,(￿0 5.865 7,195 11.020 19.236 25.794 1,896 5,865 7,195 59.986 Surplus I (Defioll In ihe >ear Transfers fronvltol unreStr￿￿d FLmds 120.&%51 110.7961 15791 26.680 20.orA) 1S.B651 (7.1951 1.680 14.074 11.199 120.(KJOI 5,891 11,184 BaLgrtts CarrEd F(XWBrd At31 ￿￿[nbe[2025 9.167 4.210 47,914 108.051 196,576 Repre5enied by.. Ftied Assels t*bloisllCredilorsl Cash & Bank 8alarKes Tolal N8tAs8els 47.914 108.051 155.965 4.2D2 36.409 47.914 108.051 t96.57fj 421 3.721 22.959 26.680 9.107 9.167 4.210 4.210 $ expbining tv* putpc¢eoleach resirthd fund$ a￿ ￿¢1￿jed on Paye 22 21 est Street Christlan Felk)wshlp NOTES TO THÉ ACCOUNTS Year ended 31 De¢emb¢r 2025 17. Rèstricted Funds Itontinuedl General reslricted funds handk misceljarwjsgrfls Ihat hove been made forspecrfrpuw5es and hebj lemporarity in the chlticth bank accounts.11 a150 indudes Ihe funds lo sU￿groupS in Ihe thurth. ttrt *Jain wknere the Church bank account holds their funds on thesr tehaw. The Ms$icrtaryfund provides ffiTrancial 5UPWXt lo either rrvniws of a(eeng8ged in MBswJnaryac*wlies at home or The PA SyslEtn FU￿ ￿1veS 0￿S1Onal gift5 Itom Wtteres￿ in uwr•Jing the PAlac4l￿¢S at ¢hurd). Qur w)ie¢t cal￿ Transforniing Lives for GC¥￿ ryovides ￿ to one coa¢hiNJ lor pw)iLs $tru99bNJ * sth(K>15. £300 15 held irb reserve here. but the Church has mel all the expense5 in 202$ Gef*r81 PutKIs The long slandng Buildiro Fund hohas monay towards any luture renovatK)n Fund5 have almost iEen used up and £294 F[￿ndshiP Hubhold grfts for ourweekty Fr•￿Sh￿l Hub meebty atttatts mainty Sen￿r¢iti￿n5. many ofwhom have no olher Chri51iansAgainsl Povety fund recÈNed £8.440 ith¥artl$ the ¢05t of opera￿9 the (Jebl counselling wlre plus a further £1,317 was A new Fund lowards raising salary related CA)sls foreMp￿y￿￿ a w Family Worker poylion ha5 been advertised. We a Chrislian Centre TrLBI Ichanty no. 5168161 s n(A¥ vie*d as È ¢harity of the t¢mpany following ISSLE of a uniting older. by Chartycommission. T1￿ values of trust are ￿Corded within ￿tn¢te funds Similartythe values Df the Chur(th buikliry Iru51 lex4wled chartyl are Sh￿ as iestricted funds as d1￿Cle￿ by the Charity Commission. 18. R￿0￿CIlIa1￿)n of net Incomell*xpenditurEI to nptrashfltywlrom actfj¥ities 2025 2024 Nd irKomell8XP8ndilurel fL¥ the rewting peti(xl a5 tEr Ihe st￿eMent offinanc4al actNthes see P3ge 13 3.879 8,770 Adwsbnentfor.. Depreciation charoes Interest and reTri5 fiom in¥esln*nts (IKre8selldecrease in stocks Ilrweas&lldecrease in debtor5 In¢xeasellde¢reasel in Greditots 42.191 148,8041 39.678 144.6641 18,8711 16 8,556 982 Net cash provid￿ byl Iu5ed inl operabry athtiEs see Page 15 11.595 13.322 22 West Street Christian Felloytship NOTES TQ THE ACCOUNTS 19. C4sh and Bank BaFaTrGes byfur*J Re$lrK#ed Funds Balance Sheet Var￿S Funds Ana￿S15 General Churth Funds 5 Minu$ Playor￿p 8ookshoD 168.662 FurKI DisasterRelief FUMI PA Systwn Fund ildinq Fun¢J Senior5 Oay Fund Transforniina Lives for Good FuThJ Christians Aaainst Po¥ertv- OffKe Christians Aqainst Po¥ert¥- Cknts Fund Famtriworker Fund Other Restrthd Fu￿JS 4.614 551 1,574 Jo 133 4.210 22.959 1.774 Tdal 171.699 36.409 208.108 2Q. 5umm4ry of P4rerrt ChaviWs Re5uIIs 2025 2024 IncorniryJ re50u¥ces 307,435 333.724 Resources expended Transfersto Subsidiary Charrty 290.496 15.8911 312.629 14,WOI Nel Incon*lexpendrturel 11.048 1S.195 21. Related Party Transa¢tion$ There were no related partyltansactK)n5 during IheFarother than those alrea* elsewher8 in Ihese fInanG￿l statemefits West Street Christian Fellowship Con501idated Receipts & Payments alc and Income & Expenditure alc Year ended 31 December 2025 Receipts & Payments Account Income & Expenditure Account RECEIPTS / INCOME Donations and legaue5 Gift Aid Tax Refund 5 Minus Playgroup Christian BcM)k & Coffee Shop Rent 186.756 31.888 9.311 367 186,756 38,947 9.311 367 23.136 18,208 5,835 23.250 24,501 18,117 6.186 23.250 Room Hire Bank Interest Grants Total incoming resources 298.751 307.435 PAYMENTS I EXPENDITURE Salaries Staff Expenses and Vistting Speakers Rate5 and water rates In5urarbce Heating & Lighting Repairs New Fixed Assets Depreciation Youth Meetings aeaning (excl. Salaries) 5 Minus Playgroup lexcl. Salaries) Bank Charges I Independent Examinations Donations to other organisations Special Collettions distributed Stationery and photocopying QA.P. Centre costs lexcl. Salaries) Software & Licences Other Totsl resources empended 132,157 1,658 3.539 ii.io? 19.986 16.899 132,157 1,658 3,539 10,678 21.086 16.050 42.191 1,185 6,551 3,158 3,830 32,517 1,396 6.767 10,112 3.199 7,482 303,556 1,185 6,551 3,158 3,720 32.517 1.396 6.876 10.112 3.199 7,482 268,380 INCOME/IEXPENDITUREI foi the year 30,371 3,879 Opening Gish & Bank l Reserves Closing Cash & Bank / ReservÈs 177,737 208,108 660.249 664,128 Analysis of Closing Reser¥es Cash & Bank 8alances Urbrestricted Funds- Church Unrestricted Funds- Other Restricted Funds Fixed Assets (Net Book Valuè) Debtors Le55 Creditors 168.662 3.037 36,409 168.662 3.037 36,4D9 439,818 23.805 17.6031 664,128 208.108 Thi5 page does not forrrb part of the Statutory financial 5Eatements 24 West Street Christian Fellowship Receipts and Payments by Activity Year ended 31 December 2025 V4lues In £ thurclkbased Aciivilie5 Total Church Book Mission WSCF Pastoral Shop &Relief OKrth h Community Projects Total Youth & thrisiian5 5 Minu5 Seniors WSCF Schoo15 4ainst Parents & Friendship Community Poveny Toddlers Hub ProJec15 Grand Total WSCF Activities EXPENDITURE S31aries Staff Expenses + Viyting Speaker5 Rates & Water Ratss 1n5urance HtatiDg & Lightin8 Property Exper6es New Fixed As52t5 Depreciation Flats Expenses Youth Meetin85 Cleaning lexcl. Salaries) 5 Minus Playgr1￿p lexcl. Salaries) Bank Charge51 Independent Exam. Donation5 to oiher organisations Special Collections distributed CAP Centre costs lexcl. Salariesl CAP support fry Clients staiionery and photocopying Software & Licences Other Total Expendltureper SOFA 58.603 1.658 58,603 1,658 20,168 25.779 26.821 786 73.554 132.157 1.658 3,539 10.678 21.086 16,05D 177 534 837 155 177 534 744 116 177 534 5,019 232 531 1.602 7.437 503 9.076 13.649 15.547 9.076 13,649 15.547 837 40,081 601 40,081 601 L266 2.110 42,191 601 1.185 6,551 3.158 3,830 32,517 1,396 7,867 1.896 6,767 3,199 7,230 303,556 1.185 328 1.185 2,62L 3,IS8 546 3.930 3330 1,965 3.158 328 3.284 3,284 32,517 1.396 175 175 32.517 1.3 7,867 1.896 670 Isj 352 38.470 7.867 1,896 1,954 4.813 2.719 5.883 164.248 4013 2.719 5.933 50 32.517 196,81S 642 642 160 507 40.677 352 25.557 86 2,037 1.297 ID6,741 Adlustsn•its to Cash Flow Payments Add tspital Expenditure Le55 Oepreciation Working Capit31 Adjustments Total Adjustrnents 6,633 140,0811 6.633 140.081) 1781 133.526 205 11.2661 53 l.Q)81 205 12.1101 255 11,6SOI 6,838 142.1911 177 135,k761 18441 181 16631 21 21 133,526L_ Total Casmlow Payments 130,722 50 31517 163.289 24rn 38.491 39.669 2,037 268,380 RECEIPTS Grants Legacy related gifts Donations and oth&r irKonY Total Recelpts the year io,(hJ) 23,250 23.250 L,(M)O 274,501 298.751 254.913 255.913 367 367 2.852 258.132 I￿51 259.132 6.595 19W5 9.311 19.311 463 16.369 a9.619 Cash Surplus IIDeficitl 125.191 317 129.6651 95.843 114.8941 118.6461 120,3581 11.5741 165.4721 30.371 Cash Bèlartces linL Restricted Funds) Openlng Cash Balances Cbtsslng Cash Balances 177.737 208.108 This pa8e does not form part of ihe statutory financial staternents 25