## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 01/01/2024 **Period start date To Period end date** 31/12/2024 **Charity name:** Vibe Church ## **Charity registration number:** 1132612 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|THE CHURCH WILL EXPOUND GOD'S HOLY
WORD AND PERFORM OTHER ACTS OF
RELIGIOUS WORSHIP| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes for
the public benefit, in particular,
the activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Vision Focus for 2024 was ‘Go Again’
We looked at the biblical call to ‘Go Up Again’
living a holy and set apart life. We taught on
Jesus instruction to ‘Go Out Again’ in mission
and ministry to serve and reach our local
community and finally to ‘Go In Power’ a focus in
discovering the work of the Holy Spirit as a
source of passion in our lives.| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees feel that all of the activities we have
conducted have been inline with our charitable
objectives, following the guidelines in place
throughout 2024| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Volunteer Dynamic is made up of
a Senior Leadership Team of 7 people made up
of Trustees and Staff. We are supported by a
team of 10 volunteer leaders and group of 50
volunteers.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|In 2024 we started to track key metrics to give us
a snapshot picture of church health and growth
potential.
In 2024 Vibe Church we expanded to include
services in 3 locations:
High Wycombe
Florence Italy
The Republic Of Georgia
Our Total impact as a church was:
1) Reach - 273
2) Average Sunday Attendance (HW) - 72
3) Total guests and visitors (HW) - 104
4) Total number of salvation / baptisms - 10
5) Average monthly Giving - £4032| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Sunday Services - We are continuing to see our
Sunday services grow and strengthenacross
locations in 2024. Mid way through 2024 we
decided to focus on developing the Sunday
morning service as we can see that regular
attendance will soon be close to 100 and this
bring big dynamic and practice changes.
We continue to develop our preaching and
leading teams, creative teams and Sunday teams
- They play an invaluable role in our Sunday
ministry .
Next Steps - With the regular flow of 5 - 6 new
people each Sunday we have spent time
developing our follow up process. This means
that in any one week the leadership team are
personally following up with and connecting with
15 people. We have run regular welcome lunches
and growth track sessions, showing that those
who fill in a connect card, attend a WL and GT
are most likely to join a small group and team
becoming active and regular members of Vibe
Church
Small Groups - We have been working to identify,
train and release more small group hosts in 2024.
With so many people leading busy lives, working
shifts and varied work patterns it is really
important to us that everyone has a small group
they can attend and connect with. Each of the
small groups have had new people join them
over the past year and we are hoping to launch at
least 2 new groups each year in the future.| |---|---|---| ||Mission & Church Planting - The majority of our
outreach in 2024 has been through our missions
and church planting works. Through Vibe Church
Florence & Vibe Church Georgia we have seen a
number of new believers in all locations. We have
taken 6 teams on mission trips in 2024. 4 to
support Vibe Church Florence in Feb April, July
Oct, and to Romania & Poland in August.
Ministry - Our mid-week ministry program
continues to grow. Movers & Shakers and
Toddlers minister to around 150 different people
across a month. Art Bite and Cooking On A
Budget are reaching around 50 people at their
sessions. With the help of the fundraising team
we are seeing many doors open up for us to
further develop our current community ministry
and explore new opportunities in the future .
Finance - We are hugely grateful to all those who
give regularly, for the hard work of the finance
and fundraising team helping to manage our
finances. In the years following covid, the cost of
living has increased significantly for individuals,
businesses and charities alike. From 2022 we
have been working with our external examiner to
improve our financial management process (as
the requirements for charities have changed in
the past few years) and we are working on a
more robust financial model for a growing church
& the future development of team and systems.
Leadership Development - In 2024 we adopted
some new team dynamics. We introduced a
combined SLT comprising of the Trustees and
Core Team (elders) to work leading and
overseeing church health and ministry with our
lead pastors. We began to develop a ministry
leadership team to work as part of the location
team for Vibe Church High Wycombe. And by the
end of 2024 we had a team of location leaders for
Vibe Church HW, FL & GA
**Strategy -**Over the past 5 years we have seen
the trends of change and growth in the world and
in the church. In 2024 we began to discuss our
strategy for the next 5 years. At present we are
taking stock of the rates of growth and change
we have experienced and trying to understand
the implications and needs of a church growing at
the unprecedented rate Vibe Church is.
We are looking at an investment strategy for
keeping facilities fit for purpose now and in the
future. We are looking at the staffing and
volunteer requirements for a church of 200+ and
seeking to establish systems that can grow with
the church over time
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set
Para 1.41
In 2024 we sought grants for some specific areas
of need around our building maintenance and
running costs as well as some community
projects costs:| |---|---| ||-
VSCE Energy Efficiency Scheme for
funding boiler and heating upgrades to
help the system run more efficiently.
-
Buckinghamshire Council High
Wycombe Community Board who
helped fund our movers & shakers group
through the year.
-
Helping Hands funded food-based
projects including covering meal costs for
our kids eat free summer cafe in 2024
-
Heart to Bucks helped us with funding to
provide a warm and safe place for people
to access groups and services.
-
Trinity Baptist Church Chesham who
supported again us with a grant to carry
out some major building upgrades
Investment performance against
objectives
Para 1.41
Other| |---|---| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the period|Para 1.21|**At the end of 2024 there was:**
£9,249 in unrestricted funds
£41,993 in restricted funds
£10,437 in designated funds| |Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating why
they are held|Para 1.22|The Trustees recognize that reserves are needed
to manage cash flow delays where income
arrives later than expenditure. Cash in the bank
at any one time is normally sufficient to cover
such delays. The Trustees will regularly consider
the levels of current and expected income and
expenditure and assess the level of cash
reserves required to meet any shortfalls in cash
receipts over payments. The Treasurer is
authorized to accumulate a sum equivalent to
three months’ expenditure as reserves.
Gift Aid is claimed for a full year in the following
financial year impacting the view of the General
Fund position as at the year end.
We have set aside up to 30% of our 2025 vision
offering to maintain resources as our income and
expenditure grows.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Donation by Church members & attendees - 39%
External project Grants - 32%
Building hire / use & rental -15%
Cafe Project - 5%
Church Activities - 4%
Other sources-5%| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The main on going risk is that if income doesn't
cover the expenditure to run the church on a day
to day basis and there is risk to your ongoing
concern/cashflow.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||"Charitable Trust"| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed
INDENTURE AND CONVEYANCE (18 JULY
1862’)| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association,
CIO)|Para 1.25|The Charity is Governed by a constitution set up
with the Trust Deed.
The Paid Minister (Lead Pastor) is accountable to
the senior leadership team (Trustees & Core
Team) for the day to day running of the
organisation. An is also accredited with AoG GB| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of any
person or body entitled to
appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|Chosen by existing trustees| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
AoG have given us guidelines and process for
trustee induction| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider network
with which the charity works|Para 1.51|Member of Assemblies of God GB| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Vibe Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1132612| |Charity’s principal address|207-209 The Pastures
Downley
High Wycombe
Bucks| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |
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CCXX Ri accounts (SS) 1 26/10/2025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restricted Designated Categories Details funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds Cc |)| ee |es | a [| | | Total eS **|** cash funds [____9200|[____ #1995 . (agree balanceswith receipts and payments ‘ Rey ay account(s)) OK OK OK Unrestricted Restricted Designated funds funds funds Details to nearest[£] to nearest £ to nearest £ oo [——— a |__| |__| Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs cost (options) optional _ —<= = Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Costcopmonsy optional | ed aL) eee) | ae | Lia meena . Details Fund to which Amount due When due 7 ==lability relates optional! =optional: Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of alll the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval Wwe Cota . | (20 10.202 rtlonAeg | [8010-225 CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 26/10/2025 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name THE PASTURES CHURCH **members of** ~~pO~~ **On accounts for the year** 31 December 2024 **Charity no** 1132612 **ended (if any)** ~~ee eee~~ **Set out on pages** The two pages following the TAR (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ~~po~~ I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024. **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Date:** 30/10/2025 **Signed:** ~~—~~ **Name:** Jennifer Copley ~~OO~~ **Relevant professional** N/A to this post **qualification(s) or body:** ~~a~~ 07842 124747 **Contact:** jennifercopley.finance@gmail.com www.facebook.com/jennifercopleyfinance **2020/21** 1 **IER**