Avenue Community Church, Leicester Report and Accounts year ended 31 August 2025 AVENUE COMMUNTfY CHURCH, LEICESTER FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 CHARITABLE COMPANY INFORAIATION DlroCtorsfTru8to•6 D J Blair R J Brewstsr P Cansdale ap￿￿nted 7 December 2025 resigned 31 December 2024 apwinted 6 April 2025 reslgrod 12 Octob8r 2025 J D Murray C J Shore M L Warriner ap￿nted 7 Decembor 2025 res￿n￿j 210ecomb8r 2025 Company Socr•tary KRO L•ad •ld•r R J Brethtster Governing Do¢um•nt Memorandum arKI Artides of Association dated 2 ￿ust 20fJs Company R•gl•lratlon Number 5894161 Charlty R•glstratlon Numb•r 1116079 R•glgt•r•d Offic• 36 IAethale Road Lelcester LE2 3WJ Indopondont Examlner Nlck Spear ACCA Stevrardship 1 Lamb's Passage LuKlrm EC1Y 8AB Bank•rs CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Ave West Malling. KenL ME19 4JQ CONTENTS Page Charitable Clynpany 1nfiymat￿y• R8p)rt of th8 DbrecI￿S and Trustees Independent Exami￿$ Report ststement of Financial ActNiii8s Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts 15 AVENUE COMMUNITY CHURCH. LEICESTER REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 The twstees (btho are also the ccmpaws directors for the purposes of company law) have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts foT the year. Obj•cts ol th? ¢haritablo v)mpany The Charitth Compan5ls ￿lects, as set 4Xrt in its govemir¥J d0arn￿, are: 8) to advance the Cmsttan faith in aCCordar￿e Tmlh chariws Slatement of 8eli8fs. b) to f￿fil Such other purpo88s that ar8 exdusivety chafitabfe and are cor)nect8d the work of the charty. c) to reli8ve persons are in conditiors of n88d or hardship. I￿l￿j1ng those are in dlstress due to sickness or ag6. Avenue Community Church ("ACC") seeks to demonstrate the Chnstian faith in action by offering opportunrties for the put￿lC to meet for V4rfJrship and instruction in Christianty usirrfJ the Bible as basis of teaching, and to fomi friendship and support groups in Leicester, the UK and the wodd, and to relieve peopte in Conditic￿ of need or hardslwp. Govomm•nt The policy and operatir¥J decisions of tre Charitable Ccffipany rest with ￿ trustses ¥k*) meet regu18ty to monitor the actIv￿.e$ of the Ch8ntable Company. New trustees are recruited and appointed by 8 majority of existirvJ tNstees. Ttr￿ trustees have been made aware of the Charity Commission's 'CharTty Govemance Code, for smaller charitses, and seek ways to apKly its principles to the gov8mmenl of the Charilable Comparry. Revlew of act1v1t1￿ lor th• publlc b•nefft The churth Is not a buildirKJ, but a ccrtrtmunty of rxdirory people of dfvent ag85 and backgrourKI$, V*￿3e Ilves h8ve been charyed by Jesus Chrfst. the Scm of G¢xl. The New Testament reveals the church as a communty of people, property tsught and cared for, vtho by loving and serviThJ Jesus Christ, are also c￿Mrtted to love and care for each i)ther and to be a blesslng to the area In lthlch tlw live. ACC, It8 trustees. elders and memters are commttied to thls. Our vision ￿ to serve the people ol Leicester, 8nd see them Ixffje into an eX￿erte of kntMlrvJ Jesus as th8lf Lord, Savlour and friend. ACC has frve core values that are centr81 to our lrfe and vitness - we want to be God-centred. Blble b8sed,' a loving lamily., reachiro out; wlth everyone invcdved. N(ymally ACC'S main actlvities include Sunday gatherings, mi&week gr￿p$, teachirvJ wograms. ohikdren's arKI youth groups, and ev8r¥Jelistic meetlThJs. AJI these grws we w to any rnember of the ACC conts'nues to partner with SIM IntematK)n81 (UK) in suppcKfing families from wr church VA are now living and wothro in Etliwia and Nigeria. In additson to meeting on a Sunday rnornirwJ at Avenue Primary Sthcd, ACC also meets In the eveniThJ during term time for SundayE @ Six, regular times of ￿￿KshiP and discussion on various loplcs of Interest. Dwing the ￿ ACC vrds able to sucCes￿lY organise a￿1 run an Easter Holiday Club for children in schcM)l years 1-6. We ervJaged ￿th approximately 40 chiklren in Bi￿8 stories, drama, crafts, games, qurzzes and much fun tcMJether. In May hdd our biannual Church Away Weekond at Cloverley Hall, Shropshire. A ￿me lor the ￿￿e chLwch family to be enriched wsth teachirKJ sessions, worship, children s p￿rarn arKI plenty of opwtunty to relax. play games and g8t to know one arL)thw. AVENUE COMMUNITY CHURCH. LEICESTER REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Review of activities for the public benefrt (continued) We SUPFth a number of our church irKlividuals and families have formed relationships arKI pérsonal links wth several thal groups of national d￿ritIeS. I￿ludir￿j.' 1.open Hands seeks to meet the emergency wactical needs of people in Leicester. Ttw nurtwe dignity grcwATr Itwh wnmLnity cwe. 2. Safe Families UK, a charity Ihal offer W, be1￿Ing and support to children. familw 8￿j care leavers; they do this primarity, but not exdusively, with and through local churches. 3. Friends Intemational, a Christian charity seeking to grow frIe￿JShIp atvj faith ￿1th intmtional students in the UK aThJ Ireland. We SLPPOrt trms work in our uty of Leicester. The Churth is affiliated to the Fdlowship of I￿lep8r￿lant Evangelical cP￿rCheS (FIEC). The trustees have cA)mpl￿d vrith th8 duty to have due regard to th8 ben8fft guldance published by the Charity Commis51¢M. In particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of rellgKJn. Saf•guardlng Slatemont W8 want ev8ry1m￿ cor8s into crmtsct ￿ us to feel safe. valued and cared for. We believe th9t each person is made in the image of God, and as a result has an inhemt dignity and worth. As 8 church we take safeguarding serio￿$1Y and we work wth local and naiional organisatKms to hglp us to do all we can to keep every*e safe. We ￿TrI1 fulfil am wr legal dlrties to Prolact both chiklren and Adults at Rlsk of Abuse. but ￿ aim to go at4)ve and b8ytmd and to di8ch8rg8 our safeguardlng dut188 in a way that is biblically faithful and pleaslro to ￿ lovlr¥J heaventy Father, calls us to do justice, ve kindness and lo vralk humbly before him. We commit to speaking to openty and honestly If wo have any concem8 that you need to know ab(xL If have any concems or require any sUPPOrt of help, please do not hesitate to SP88k to som8one that you tntsl vlthln th8 church. For more lrfomiation on our safeguardmg pcAicy and to contsct ￿1th any safeguardwg concems, see our church websrte. Future developments During the year the trustees employed the serv￿$ of The Church Office CIO, which exists to si leadership and minislry work that happens tehirKI trt scerEs. A number of helpful observations and recommendalions arose from the consullation. Tr injstees interKI io iM￿eMent some of the recommendalions to help improve the administrative structures of the thjrch. The trustees have been consideriro the cost and implications of converting the charity from Charilable Compary to a Charilable Incorporated Organisati￿ in the next year or so. A designated fund has been created in these accourrts lor the purposes of fLXKling this conversion. The truslees have been crywdery the app0Yrt￿ and trainiThJ of people into a new role of'non- elder trustees,. Consuliations Cor￿MI￿j these C(￿$$derationS are al an advanced stage wth the Fe1k)￿￿hlP of Indeper￿ent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) aTrJ Edward Connor Solicitors. AVENUE COMMUNITY CHURCH. LEICESTER REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Flnanclal revlew Th8 financial slatements on pages 7-15 summarise the irthmi￿d resources and application of r8sources dLthng ￿ ￿ar ended 31 ALVUSt 2025. result for trE year was.. Net surplus fcf the of £24.018 (2024: n8t sUr[￿S of £12,582) Net deficit fcff the yBar of £15.661 (2024: n8t Surplus of £14,865) Unrestrfcted reserves pollcy The trustees have eSts￿lshed a pollcy kneby free reserves (vthlch the Irustees define as unrestricted general funds less fixed assets, less any debtor for loan repayments that do not fall due bthln the next 12 months) held by the charttable compony shr￿d ￿ no ￿S than £20,000 (Which equates to approximatety t￿1) months unrestricted expenditure) so that the charity could ¢(￿￿n￿O to oper8te should ￿coMe ar￿lor experth. U￿ vary U￿Xpe¢ledty. At the year erMI. the charitys free reserves were approximatsiy £75.000 aThJ the charity is comFdyirwJ *fjth its reserves Folicy. Having assessed the charitys resep4es, aThJ our expectstiLrn for income a￿1 expenditure, V￿ are sausfied Ihat th8 charity wll be able to continue to opwat8 for at18ast ts n8xt 12 mcmths and th8s8 accounts have been prepared using the going concem assump￿1. Rl•k 8lat•m•nt The trustees have revievKd rlsks to *Afiich a small charlty cperallro %￿h few employees 18 exposed. Appropriate procedures are in place to klentfy, Monit￿ and review these rf$ks on a regular R•8pon81blllllo8 of Irust•ts und•r comp•ny law The trustees are reSp(￿SIble for prepafing the trustees, annud reFort and the fina￿181 ststements in accordance wtth applicable law and Uiuted Kiwd(*n ACC(￿ntIng Standards (United ￿'r￿ddOrn Generally Accepted Accountir*J Practice). Company law requkes the trust66s to wepare flnanclal statements for each financlal year bthich give a Irue and fair view of the slate ol the affairs of the charitsble company as at the balance sheet date and of tts Incoming rescAJrces and appl1cth.(￿ of rescrtjrces. IndudirNJ Income and exFerkltt￿e. the 1. select sultable accounlirvJ Fdlcies th8m consistently. 2. observe the methfyas and principles in the Charities SORP., 3. make judgements arKI estimates that are reasonable and 4. stste thether Iho applicable acco￿lIng standards have been fdlowed. subject to ary material departures digdoged a￿1 explairEd in financial statements,. and 5. prepare finarrial slatements on a goiv¥J LXYKSM basls ￿1886 ft Is InapprcfKlat8 to kYesum8 that the charity will continue in operakn'on. ## **AVENUE COMMUNITY CHURCH, LEICESTER** ## **REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** ## **Responsibilities of trustees under company law (continued)** 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 safeguard�ng the assets of the charitable company and hence for tak�ng 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: R J Brewster - Trustee R J Brewster Dated: 23 April 2026 **5** INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AVENUE COMMUNrrY CHURCH. LEICESTER I report to the chanty trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2025 on pages 7 to 15 fc4lovAng. wh￿h have been prepared on the basis of the accounling pollcies set out Cln pages 9 and 10. Responslblllll•s and bas1• of report As the chanty's trustees of the Company (and also Its dir8¢1(Ys for the purF4)$88 of ccynpany law) you are reSponsi￿e for the preparati￿ of the accounts in 8cuKdance with the requireFD8nts of the Companies Act 2006 (Ihe 2C(6 Act.). Havlng satisfied myself that tha accounts of Company are rK)t required to be audited under Part 16 of thè 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examinatM)n. I repcKt in respect of my exaMinal￿n of your charitys accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charilies Ad 2011 ('the 2011 Aci.). In carying out my examination I have follfyNed Directions given by the Charity Commission under sedlon 145(S) (b) ofthe 2011 kn. I have COm￿ete￿ my ex8minatiM. I confimi that no matters have c¢Th to my attèntion in connection with tho examlnation glvlng me ¢aw to bollevo: 1. accounting w•re not kopt in rospoci of the Ccthpany as requir&l by section 386 of th8 2006 2. tile accounts do not accord V*ith those re¢c*ds; 3. tha accounts do nol ccwnply the acccyjnting r6quirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter Gonsidered as part of an Independent examinaticffi; or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in acci)rdance with the methc*Js and principles of the Ststement of Recommended Practice for accwnling ￿$￿ing by ¢haiilw applicable to Gharfies preparing their accounts in acCor(lar￿e wtih the Financial Repcwling standa￿ applicable in the UK and Republic of IreiarKI IFRS 102). I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examlnallon to whlch attenlion should bo drawn in this reFMXt in order to anab￿ a proper understanding of the aceounts to b reached. Srxa Nick Spear ACCA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y8A8 Daled.. 27 April 2026 AVENUE COIIMUNrrY CHURCH. LEICESTER Slatsrnwrt An8￿1￿1 ActMI1• Ilng Inrfft 8nd Exwndltur• Accwnt FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Unrestiicted Restricled TrA Genernl Dew"gn8t6d Funds Funds 2025 2025 2025 un￿1r￿Cted Restrided Totsl Geneml DesSgnatèd Fund8 Fund8 2024 2024 2024 INCOME FROM DcfiaUons Inve$tm8nl Incom• Othw Income 144.637 2,131 8.W Is3,￿1 S1 2,182 128,365 1.316 367 62,075 190.440 366 1.682 367 Incom8 fnjm charit8bl8 aGlwll Church events 11.985 11.985 21.IM)) 167A22 13 356 1,446 1.815 63.887 194,304 Inc4m• 146,822 130.061 EXPENDITURE ON Ch8rtt8ble actlvlUes 1*.8ss 37.610 159.465 124.757 429 41.671 166.857 Tow expondkure 121,855 37.610 159.4e5 124.757 429 41,871 168,857 N•t Incorn•ll•xp•ndltw•l Tr￿STets be￿￿0￿ lunds 24. 116,610) 949 7.500 115.661) 8.357 1731 22,218 69 351 11421 14,865 27.447 N•t mov•rn•nl In fvnd• 18.518 8.357 12.724 27,447 R•eoneSllAtlon of lund• Total funds broughi foNvd 16A72 7&0 4S884 142 1.807 47.833 Total cath•d Iward 811 Ihe statement offinandat a(*vth• Indud•È ￿ gthB arxl WO¥¥8ed In the >w. JI Inc￿9 and ex￿ndItuTe dwlve frwn oMtinuing op8rnthoM. The stalement ol ¢tsiWlos rtqulrwrwts f(ff and expendtture 8(#)JJnt reguired by the Cornpanies Act 2￿)6. Th? noteB cffl page 9.15 f(*m port rrfthese acc￿nts. ## **AVENUE COMMUNITY CHURCH, LEICESTER** ## **Balance Sheet as at 31 Au9.ust 2025** |**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
**CURRENT ASSETS**
-Debtors
Cash at bank
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Creditors falling due within one year
**Net Current Assets**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUND BALANCES**
Unrestricted fnds
General Funds
Designated funds
Restricted Funds
Note
5
-6
7
8
9
10|Unrestricted
Funds
£
2;074
104 314
Restricted
Funds
£
30
511|Unrestricted
Funds
£
2;074
104 314
Restricted
Funds
£
30
511|2025
2024
£
£
2;374
4,87
104 825
88 358| |---|---|---|---| ||106,388
23 762
811||107,199
93,205
23 762
18 125| |||82,626
811|83,437
75,080| |||82 626
75,126 1
7,500
82,626
811
811|83 437
75 080

| ||||75,126 1
7,500
58,60� 1| ||||82,626
58,608
811
16,472| |||82,626
811|83,437
75,080| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 tbr the year ended 31 August 2025. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year I nded 3l 1 August 202 2 Act 5 in accordance with Section 47& of the Companies Act 2011, the accounts have been examined by an independent examiner and their report has been included in these00& however, in accordance with Section 14� of the Charities financial statements. I The directors (who are the charitable company's trustees for the purposes of charity law) acknowledge their responsibilitiesfor: - (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and (b) end of each financial year and of its net income or expenditure for each financial year in accordance with the preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 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 were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: > R J Brewster - Trustee R J Brewster Company number: 5894161 Dated: 23 April 2026 Charity number: 111&079 The notes on -page 9 -15form part -of these accounts. **8** AVENUE COMMUNrri CHURCTri LEICESTER NOTES TO THE ACCOUIITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIGUST 2025 1 kcounting Pofjcies These finanual ststemenls a￿ p￿pared a gimng ¢￿￿ern bo95. urthr Ihe hislorical cosl cilnvenlion. These flh8nd81 st8ternnls h8ve been prepared In &c(*d8nLX with the Ststen*nl of Recommended Pr8G*c8.' appli¢ablo in the UK and Repu￿1¢ of I￿land {FRS 102) fthe char￿88 SORf). knilh the Fin8nc481 Reporting Standard applicable in th8 Ulmted lfjngdom and ReputAic of trdand CFRS 10WI, wth the Cory)8nies Act 2W and ￿th the Charitias Acl 2011. Th8 charity m88t5 th8 d8finitKJn of a publK b8n8frt 8ntity 85 5￿t out in FRS 102. The Inntees l*tho aT6 tho thwitable dir•ctorn fty tho puwés ol cthnpary law} havè as88sséd vA)èth8r the us• of the going concem ba￿5 ts aFpropriate and have corridered possible events or condltsons thal nmght ca8t significant doubt on Ihe ability of tha charity to contsnue a8 a going concem. The truste88 have made thls a￿￿¥￿ant for a peri&J ol at least ona y8ar from the date of approval of the finanaal stst8m8ntB. In paibcular the trusiees have considered Ihe tharitys forecasts and woiedions and the p0s￿ble imp16¢atlons should prolecièd incom8 and l or expenditur8 vary unexpectsdly. The tr¥Jstees have conduded that there IB a r88sonable expectat￿￿ that the ¢harfty has adequale resou￿ to c(Jnllnue to opeTate for Ihe foreseeable futtlre. The tharfty therefore The prtndples adopted kn the preparatknn oflhe Ikwidal stslements 8Te set fmrt bekx. Income kndudlng knwstrnnt Inccfft18 recg)gnl8ad perfod lh8 thjrfty •nttUed to recolpt, the amount recelv8ble can be rneasured wlth reBscffi8ble (*rtalnty. 8nd r￿lpt Is prob8ble. Ftsr the most part, Incomols generally recognlsed vthen It IB recelved. InrAJn￿ Is onty deletred the tharfty ha$ ta fulfil condltsons befor8 b8coming antsU8d lo it or 4th8re the donor has spec#fied Ihat the incfft is to ￿ •xpoftdod in 8 fvture ￿riod. Inojmo from donats'on8 and 1•3arAti8 indudes gft aid. Thttlc*i 18 wJgni80d the rolatod donallon l• receivod. Grft that has not boon rel>￿8r8d by Ihe b8￿nc0 tsheet dats is inctuded as a dobtN. lurtherance of the ¢hartty'8 ¢h8r+tablÈ obkds. 11 Indudè8 In(x)mo fmm churth rètreats and oth•r 8v8nts and cours88. The charfty relles on volunteers to cary out many of h8 ackniie8. pa￿all8￿Y kn le&llng wor8hlp se￿¢06 and communrty athues. Ho*pver, kn accordance wlth the SORP, lh8 valuo of thege ser￿ ha¥ not been Induded in those finandal statenwnts as they cannot be re15ably measured. bl Ex ndlture Expondilur8. indudiry Wrecoverable VAT. is recognised is knrANred or. rf eaTlier, vthen a legBI or constnjcttve obllgatlon for a Payl￿t arises pro￿￿ed Ihat is probable Ihat settlement will be requlred ihe amount of the obllgallon rAn be me8sured reJl8tty. reGognised 88 C{￿di¥S oblig8lions 8wise, T*thith is genernlly vthen thjrity ¥xpresse5 g comrntfft¥rt ID th¥ fecapient that can be measu￿￿ reltably and then onty lo the extent that any Cl￿(11￿"0ns 55sw818d ￿ryth th8 gTrnl ar8 0th8id8 of Ihg thintreA ofthè th8rity. AVENLE COMWl¥tY CHURCkL LEICESTER 140Tes TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YE￿ EIK*D 31 *AJGUST 2025 1 kcountlng PoMcl•s {conllnu•d) General funds are unrestrlctsd funds 8re 8v8labl8 for use at Ihe dlsc¥et4cffi of the tnJst8#s In fL*therance of the goneral obledves of Lawrfty. Deslgnated lunds cxjryrfse unrestrfded funds that have been set B￿de by the resffictions Imposed by don￿$. they indudv+ dona1K￿$ receiv8d from appoals for spoufi¢ a¢tivths or k)rolects. Items purthased or donatad for the Cl￿nI￿S us• ca￿18¢d the c4)st of purd)a$8d items, or Ihè fair valu8 of donated rtems. is mor8 than £5fy) and lh• item is expeth1 to benefit th8 (**arlty ov8r more than ono ccounting period. DepreciatsM ks tharg8d on a straight Iww basiy $0 as to Trfvffrte down the value of eac*s a88et to it8 ostimalèd residual value Irf any) over rts eypectsd u5ef4Jl econo￿￿C lrfe. To athieve this thlec*ve eqUi￿nent and Ilttlng8 arg depredatèd on a 6tralght4￿e basis over 3 to 7 y8aTr. The operates deflned ¢￿trI￿J1{￿ pwdon •th•M￿ l<*118 ￿0Y8•s. Ot4lg•UM8 for ¢ontrfbulknn8 Its these schemes are recognlsed 8$ an expense the Ilabllrty The asBets of Ihese sthemvs 8re hdd separ8lely fmm th0￿ ol th• ¢h•rfty kn *Kl•p*d•ntty ¥(knth16tw•d fu￿. The cornpany is a registw8d It has advantsg8 of tho various rdiefs from taXa￿on avallabla lo thaiilio8 and no t8X is P8yabS8 on tha incomo. Tha thanly h8s tak￿ ¥dv¥ntsg• of w¢ 8xwW'(Y¢ conf•ff•J by the charl￿ SORP and has not weparnd a cash flow Stat•M￿t. 2 0onatlon• Total 2025 Tolal 2024 Olher donalons Ilnd. Glft ￿ recoveratde) TNSI grants and donatlc Church dDn8fk￿S Corporate donailons D￿ated ftJy8tty inco 153.225 146.860 20.0 15.17T 7,966 437 190,440 376 153601 10 AVEMLIE CTrKIRCFI LEICESTER NOTES TO THE Accoupirs FOR THE YEAR EI&)ED 31 ￿1GusT 2025 S Ch•rtt•bl• •cttrAtI•• Tolal 2025 Tot 2024 Salaries and pensK)n Ix)sts Taxa￿8 staff and minsty allawanc Totsl stsff costs Note 4 Oty)#r $taff and rnini3try eynseB Church ministr¢es and act￿￿8$ Resltic14%1 donab'ons to mfft Note 10 HaN hwe ChLKth •v•nts Grants pay8t￿o 65,287 98.368 66,457 99.434 9.232 12,061 .649 7,052 95 2,243 13,607 11,323 18,403 3,152 32,231 18.159 148674 153424 Note 3c b Suppryt & Admlnlstratton General c08ts Deyeu8tion ol equlpment Fee for Independont exonanallon Other legal & pmleSs￿#I costs 7,224 8,257 587 1,325 1,385 •ctMty co•t 159.465 168.857 General costs Indudes t￿8 totdllng £53212024: £713) payatde to StswaTd8h5p. the Ex8mlner, lor pa￿￿$ bureau services. ¢ Gmnts payabl• Inslitubcrfls Indt¥ldual8 2025 2024 Grants for UK and owrs•o5 nyw￿.. SIM Intemationat UK UCCF Frfenda Int•m81kn81 EyTes Monsefi Communrty Churth Univernity Chrfsllan Unlons Grants to SUPFQrt the dknadv4n1av￿. Open Hands Trusl {Lek¢st¢r} 5.750 1,125 1,250 750 22,781 750 22,781 500 32,231 32.231 The grJnl payable to Eyres Monsen Communty Churth Indudes £8,615, bevig the accumu￿te￿ SU￿luS on Ihe Growlng a Churth for Eyres MN)sell. 8 Restricted Fund, and the gwnt payable from General Funds of £14,166. AVENUE COIAldUNtTY CHLIICK LEWTER NOTES TO TrE Accoupirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ￿jGusT 2025 21f25 2024 Gross wage8. sa￿￿eS and tsxable oxpensos Ern￿Oye￿S Na16onal Insurance ￿$t$ Ponslon costs Tolal staff costs 59.765 1,870 4.822 89,095 3,159 7.180 The avernge monthly nurythr ol ryloya88 during tha yaar 4wd$ 2.312024: 3.3), ￿leh 8quatod to 1.712024.. 2.81 full tifne equiv818nl slaff. Most of ihe Gharity's ac*wbe5 8TB ca￿18￿ oul by vdUnte￿S. No slaff T￿1Ved sal8ries at a rale of more than £60,000 per annum. The rhartvs key managemenl c4yryMise Ihe tho Cunpany knfoffnèt6c￿ pa￿. Total employTn￿t b8nfjflts payab￿ to key management for Ihe ￿ wern as fol(y*A'. Enwoygr Wages & pension 2025 salath &￿trIbull0n* Total R J Brewster 3,109 Enwoyer pen61on 2024 cwtribulion8 Totsl W8988 & R J 8rowstor D R James ltru$l•e unll r•*n•16on on 31 Oacembw 20231 38.063 32,T14 2.935 2,727 40.998 R J Bro￿18r 8nd O R Jamas served 83 c*urch leadeF5 and r8c8i¥ed the above payTr8nts for serying in Ihal c8p8aty. not fty 89Thing 85 InJBtèe¥', Ih888 paY￿￿nts are pefmitled by the ch81iVs g0yem%￿ doojment. 8 Tanglty• Flx•d As••ts Equiwn•nl & FOiUng$ Tolal 2025 Total 2024 Co Openlng 88lance Addllons Dlspo$a18 Cioglng 88ianc* Awumulated DepTedathJn Openlng Balance Charye for the year Disposals clo￿ng 8818nce Net book value At 31 August 7,743 7,743 7,743 676 676 7,743 7.743 7.156 587 676 676 12 AVENUE COMMUMITY CHiRCtrL LEICESTER NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ETr￿D 31 AUGUST 2015 fj Debtors and Pvtpaynxnts 2025 2024 F8lllng ￿thfjn one year. Prepayments HMRC- Aid tsx Staff loan 545 1,829 2,896 1,707 244 7 Ca•h at Bank •nd th Hand 2025 2024 Bank oporating ao)Junts Bank dep051¢5 Pety cash 83.153 21.6S7 15 67,261 21.082 15 Cr•dltorn falllng du• wlthln on• y••r 2025 2024 Constructive granl oblkJalOcn• Trade c¥edrtOT8 AoxyuBI$ 20,417 tS,OB4 744 9 O•*lgn•t•d Funds Durlrig the year the ThKJvemBnts on the charws de*nat8d funds I￿ra •s fdkyws: Opening Transfers Closing balanc• Exp•nditur• in thè yaar balance 2025 2025 2025 2025 202S Convernlon to Chathablè Inc￿￿ ChganLryallon In the wevlous year, the rr￿rnents on tharws desfj￿ated funds as fdlows: Opening Transf¢rs Giosing balance Incarr¢ Expendllure In th¢ year b81anco 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 142 429 142 356 429 69 13 AVENUE COWIUMTY CtrIRCtri LEICESTER NOTES TO TfrE XCOUlffS FOR THE YE￿ El￿D 31 fvJJGUST 2025 10 R8strl¢t•d Funds ng the ypar the nw)venwts cfft the restrlcted fLEnd8 were a8 fd10￿. Openl TTrnsfets Closlng balance Income Exk)endlture In the y88r balance 2025 2025 2025 2025 2025 Growng 8 Chuwth for Eyrns K*Jn3dt Church •¥￿ts 16,049 5,887 423 15 113 {21.9361 Growng a Church for Eyres Monsell fund represents fvnds restricaivety gNen for setts'ng up a new In th• lorAI arèa. Exp•nditur• indud•s £95 arfl•d as part of thoso activib•s. ￿ 27 June 2024 Eyres Monsell ConuNnity Churc* was TtpisteTtd vAth The Charity Conynisson. All resdual balances this fund, pre￿ou81Y accounted for In these accounts have been trnnsfeFred to Eyres Vthsg11 Communty Chvrth and trealed In the8e accoun￿ è5 a grani payable INot8 3cl. Church events trnn88cabns Indud• d¢*)alths, la￿ 8pwoprigte through our bl•nnual Churth Aw8y WBekend D￿fer￿n￿. At 31 August 2025 the tharitl¥ restsicled furth wnsenled by debt￿5 of £300 plu8 C48h of £511. In Ihe prevkJus ￿T. Iho rnovemgnts on Ihe rnstrlctqd fund6 *r• ¥s follo￿". Ow)Ing T￿SferS Clodno balanca E4)ondlluro In the yaar balance 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 Other rthi8ty GrovAng a Churth for E￿06 FhJn8011 Church evenls 1.990 1.177 60,426 430 I1,9￿) 137.654) 17.900} 16.049 549 423 1607 63 887 Other mhlyty woth Income and expBndliuTr In 2023124 rn8lOcled dcnation$ of £1.990 fmm kn￿l￿d￿al9, gfft8d to help familias fadng hard5hlp. Growing 8 Church for Eyyes MDn9dl lund rep￿sents funds reStr*cl￿￿Y gfven for setbry vp a new church In the local area. Expenditure Sndudes £253 part of th08e The transfer 01 £7,9(Kl lo general funds rewesents aPPfDxlmatety 70% of (Th ompbrn'8 ¥nwloyment Costs 4 morths, were deemed to reLgte lo the Grrythg a Churth fty Eyrns Mmsdl fund. At 31 Augu8t 2024 the th8ntyB reBtrl¢Aed furKIs rwos¢nt4d by d¢btorn of £1,125 E4u8 ￿9h of £16.063 less creditors 01 £716. 14 AVENUE COPAIIUNrrY CHURCH. LEICESTER NOTES TO THE P£COUNTS FOR THE YE*A EKED 31 AIGUST 2025 li rranvrtlons wllh r•l8t•d yrtl•* Durtng the year the charty.. T¢celved donations totslling £6.550 {2024.' £11.931) Ircrfn relat&J pa￿ IvknlL*Tr Incjudes tsus1￿ 8nd anyone dosely crMneded lo them). pald eyperL5es totaw £33612024: £12) tr￿8188$. retre8t 8rn1 tralnlng 0*￿. *thoreby betwgen 3 and 4 12024.. 41 trustees benefrted. Except for th8 rwmbur5emenl of exper￿ inDJrred vknen acting as agent for th8 ch81ity or *)cutted when Imdertaking envl0yTr￿nt dubes not connactsd wth samng as a trust88, no olh8r 8xp8nso8 We￿ to lor lor} twstoes or anyone rejatad to thom In 2019 the charity lant £7.399 to R J Brewster lan W￿0Ye8 and tN8taa) Icff thg f8brfC4ti￿ of an out bullding, is used PrinfApally as an l(w church businoss. The loan was inl8r88l fr•è and unsaujrod. The loan was rapayab14) in monthly Nistslments, whic* Co￿￿1c6d n November 2019. ov8r S ￿ar$ Is8& note 6 'Deblor5'). Lhjdng the year R J Brewster repa*J £24412024: £1,464) and the ban crfjtstanding al thè year end was £nil (2024.. £2441. 12 Ev•nt• •lnc• th• y••r •nd Th¢ro ha￿ ts8￿ no s￿n￿lCan1 events or ¢xcepUwal liabilltle8 8kn(* th• y•w qnd. 13 IIDmb•rn Each m￿n￿r vf the company lo ra￿t￿bUt? f Ih? tharlty18 wwnd w an munt 01 £10. 15