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Twydall Evangelical Church Registsred Charity No. 1133469 Trustees. Annual Report for the year 1st April 2024- 31st March 2025

Twydall Evangelical Church Registered Charity No. 1133469 Section A Reference and administration details Principal Address Twydall Evangelical Church Goudhurst Road Gillingham, Kent ME8 6LQ Correspondence address 33 Hoath Lane Gillingham Kent ME8 OSW Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year 1 Graham Frederick Smith 2 Mark Andrew Fillier 3 Peter William Nebbs Secretaryrrreasurer Section B Structure, Description of the charity's trusts Type of governing document Trust deed dated 22nd November 2009 How the charity is constituted Trust Trustees are appointed by a resolution passed by a simple majority at a meeting of the Spiritual Leadership. ('the Spiritual Leadership" means the body of persons recognised by the Church as having responsibility and authority within the Church for its spiritual leadership) overnance and management Trustee selection methods Section C Ob"ectives and activities Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out in its governing document The Objects of the Church are for the benefit of the public: 1 to advan￿ the Christian faith in accordan￿ with the Statement of Beliefs in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; 2 to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserrfe good health by the provision of funds, goods or serVi￿S of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; and 3 to advan￿ education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit. Page 2

Summary of the The trustees. as required by law. have regard to the guidance main activities on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in their undertaken for the oversight of the church. public benefit in relation to these Object 1. objects (include Provision and Maintenan￿ of a church building for public acts of within this section worship, for Christian teaching and as a ￿ntre for Christian the statutory outreach to the general public. declaration that The conduct of public acts of worship, weddings and funerals. trustees have had Conducting acts of worship in and for the local community. Distribution of Christian literature. regard to the Participation in outdoor acts of worship andlor evangelism. guidance issued by Seeking new followers for the Lord Jesus Christ. the Charity Commission on Promoting prayer and praise to God. public benefit) Promoting the reading and study of the Bible. Contributing towards a better society by the provision of social activtties, e.g. parents, and toddlers, groups, etc. Encouragement, support and promotion of pastoral care and chaplaincy work. Contributing to followers, good spiritual, mental and physical health. aiding the prevention of ill-health, speeding recovery and fostering pea￿ and composure in the fa￿ of ill- health or death. Providing comfort and practical help to the bereaved and others in need. The support of missionaries and missionary organisations seeking to spread the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Object 2. Supporting, financially or practically, UK charrties and indigenous non-governmental organisations, particularly in developing countries, established or conducted for the purposes of helping people affected by financial hardship andlor sickness or vulnerable to poor health. Encouraging 'fair trade, by example and exhortation. Contributing funds for emergency aid, etc. to those in need, as a result of disasters and other emergencies. Contributing fvnds and goods to UK charities and indigenous non- governmental organisations in developing countries to help people gain access to safe water, sanitation and basic requirements The provision of, or funds to purchase, basic supplies to help families, children and schools throughout the world that are unable to afford them. Donations of funds or goods to other charities assisting those in need in the locality of Twydall Evangelical Church who are affected by financial hardship, or who are old, infirm or homeless. Supporting and encouraging the Medway Foodbank through members, contributions and donations of food and finance. Providing accommodation and facilities for the operation of the Twydall Foodbank Centre, part of the Medway Foodbank network. Object 3. Providing opportunities for school visits to the church building for educational purposes. Supporting schools overseas, particularly in developing countries. The provision of funds to purchase appropriate supplies to help Page 3

families, children and schools throughout the world that are unable to afford them. The church is dependent on the work of volunteers who are members and supporters of the church. Without their dedicated work and support the church would not be able to operate. Expenses and, where appropriate, gifts, have been made to visiting preachers and speakers. Achievements and performance Section D Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year The church has continued to hold a single service each Sunday morning. Average weekly attendan￿ (adults and children combined) increased by 13.5 % compared to 202312024. A few other activities have continued, the Tuesday moming and Wednesday afternoon fellowship groups and a new Bible study group meeting, occasionally on Friday evenings. The Twydall ￿ntre of Medway Foodbank was active throughout the year though it is not one of the busiest centres and the number of people fed was 866 Gompared to 1262 in 202212024. One hundred and fifty copies of a gospel newspaper 'Good News, were given to residents or were delivered most months of the year to homes on the Twydall estate and conversations held with a few recipients. Some leaders and church members contacted bereaved, sick and other lonely people. offering pastoral and practical care and support as and when appropriate. Financial andlor practical support was given during the year to.. A number of missionaries and missionary organisations seeking to spread the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in the UK or overseas. UK charities supplying aid to those in need as a result of disasters and other emergencies. UK charities and indigenous non-governmental organisations established or conducted for the purposes of helping people affected by financial hardship, lack of educational opportunities andlor sickness or vulnerable to poor health. The principal indigenous non-governmental organisation assisted in this way was Uganda Women Concern Ministry through its UK 'arm', Uganda Concern (UK), a UK registered charity. UK charities and. through them, indigenous non- governmental organisations in developing countries to: help people gain access to safe water and sanitation and basic requirements. o assist with the purchase of basic supplies to help families, children and schools throughout the world that are unable to afford them. UK charities seeking to help Christians in need who are being persecuted for their faith. Page 4

Medway Foodbank, providing emergency food for local people in crisis. Medway Street Pastors, patrolling Rochester H igh Street at night at weekends, seeking to help vulnerable people get home safely. The church occupies the church building and land, rent free, on an infomal full repairing and insuring basis. It has established a Repairs, Renewals and Refurbishment Fund for the building and major equipment, transferring sums to it from its General Fund on a regular basis and it also receives gifts specifically.for the purpose. The fund balan￿ at year*nd was £5,895.65, with £3,350.00 having been spent during the year. Section E Financial Review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The charity seeks to maintain general reser4es to enable it to continue with its core activities for at least twelve months. Other reserves may be held and accumulated for specific purposes or projects. No funds are materially in deficit. Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial The charty's principal source of funds is its members, plus related review details tax refunds where donations are made by way of Gift Aid and from (optional information) the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme. No fundraising appeals are made for local church purposes, other than to its members. Section F Other information The charity was set up in 2009 as a trust, separate from that which owns the land and building known as Twydall Evangelical Church, to satisfy the requirements of the Charities Act 2006. The church has, nevertheless, been active in Twydall since 1942. Section G Declaration The trustses declare that they have approved the Trustees. Report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Mark Andrew Fillier Graham Frederick Smith Date C) LJ 2D£6 UAKIUARV 2J2 Page 5

TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2025

GENERAL FUND

Receipts 2023/2024 Details £ 14,252.60 Balance brought forward 1st April 5,436.19 Offerings (non-gift aid) incl. Sunday services 12,291.75 Gift Aid - Donations 2,175.19 Gift Aid - Tax recovered 197.31 Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-up 711.75 Interest on investments 870.00 Use of hall/facilities - Legacies - Donations for tributes and flowers 4.06 Photocopying and paper - Miscellaneous 170.99 Gift aid transfers 200.00 Other Transfers 36,309.84	2024/2025 £ 11,135.32 5,746.32 15,175.00 2,331.50 475.66 622.11 620.00 150.00 - - 20.00 373.70 200.00 36,849.61	Payments 2023/2024 Details £ Transfers to other accounts: 6,710.34 Mission 3,000.00 Repairs, renewals and refurbishment 50.32 Twydall churches (Love Twydall) - Other 3,320.00 Speakers' (and Mission) gifts) 330.00 Speakers' expenses 1,336.25 Gas 606.54 Electricity 228.18 Water 518.03 Resources and outreach 721.56 Cleaning costs, cloakroom materials, etc. 420.00 Window cleaning 1,953.32 Administration - Lighthouse' expenses 158.79 Equipment maintenance 149.52 Messy church - Love Twydall - net 625.84 Internet connection/Zoom 179.29 Catering 83.00 Communion costs 115.00 Tributes and flowers - Miscellaneous Gifts 1,305.97 Insurance 2,117.57 Repairs & maintenance - New printer - Carpet cleaning 40.00 Refuse removal - Decorating 1,205.00 Grass cutting/garden - Music Group & public address expenses - Miscellaneous 11,135.32 Balance carried forward 31st March 36,309.84	2024/2025 £ 8,116.87 3,000.00 9.54 - 3,600.00 550.00 2,982.16 636.05 387.10 490.79 705.03 460.00 1,740.48 - 132.46 - - 581.62 214.49 109.70 86.00 125.00 1,350.88 669.50 363.90 - - - 930.00 - 100.00 9,508.04
			36,849.61

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TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2025

MISSION FUND (DESIGNATED)

Receipts 2023/2024 Details £ 1,724.98 Balance brought forward 1st April 6,710.34 Transfers from General Fund - Transfers from Other funds - Donations 144.00 Gift Aid donations - Donations - special 36.00 Tax recovered 8,615.32	2024/2025 £ 2,115.32 8,116.87 - - 144.00 - 36.00 10,412.19	Payments 2023/2024 Details 2024/2025 £ £ 6,500.00 Gifts to Mission 7,565.00 - Gifts for disaster relief 1,600.00 2,115.32 Balance c/fwd 31st March 1,247.19 8,615.32 10,412.19

GIFT AID (RESTRICTED)

Receipts 2023/2024 Details £ 848.81 Balance brought forward 1st April 1,715.00 Gift Aid donations 1,790.64 Tax recovered - Transfers from other funds 4,354.45	2024/2025 £ 232.73 1,020.00 1,316.62 - 2,569.35	Payments 2023/2024 Details 2024/2025 £ £ 3,283.75 Gifts to Mission 1,009.76 - Disaster relief 71.34 Other - - Catering 135.00 General Fund 363.90 - RRR Fund - - Twydall Foodbank Centre - 555.64 Mission Fund 265.29 75.99 Deposits 193.75 232.73 Balance c/fwd 31st March 736.65 4,354.45 2,569.35

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TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2025

REPAIRS, RENEWALS & REFURBISHMENT FUND (PART RESTRICTED, PART DESIGNATED)

Receipts 2023/2024 Details £ 3,794.53 Balance b/fwd 1st April (Unrestricted) - Balance b/fwd 1st April (Restricted) 3,000.00 Transfers from General Fund - Transfers from Other Funds 1,000.00 Gift Aid donations (restricted) - Gift Aid donations (unrestricted) - Tax refunds (restricted) 1,000.00 Legacies (unrestricted) 250.00 Other donations 9,044.53	2024/2025 £ 6,245.65 - 3,000.00 - - - - - - 9,245.65	Payments 2023/2024 Details 2024/2025 £ £ 2,798.88 Major repairs - - Kitchen improvements - - Sound system - - Video projection system - - Re-carpetting 3,350.00 6,245.65 Balance c/fwd (unrestricted) 31st March 5,895.65 9,044.53 9,245.65

TWYDALL FOODBANK CENTRE

Receipts 2023/2024 Details £ 324.20 Balance b/fwd 1st April (Restricted) 62.00 Offerings & donations - Contributions - Twydall Evangelical Church - Contributions - Rainham Christian Fellowship - Contributions - Gillingham Methodist Church - Contributions - Holy Trinity Church 460.00 Gift Aid donations (TEC) 72.50 Tax refunds 25.00 Donations for Medway Foodbank (non G-A) 40.00 Transfers from other funds 983.70	2024/2025 £ 419.35 207.99 - - - - 460.00 105.50 - 40.20 1,233.04	Payments 2023/2024 Details £ - Catering - Administration 169.35 Items for clients - Equipment 395.00 Donations to Medway Foodbank 419.35 Balance c/fwd 31st March 983.70	2024/2025 £ - 1.40 183.38 - 590.00 458.26
			1,233.04

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MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS (RESTRICTED) Receipts Payments 2023/2024 Details 2024/2025 2023/2024 Details £ £ £ - Balance brought forward 1st April - - Balance brought forward 1st April - Offerings and donations - Gifts to mission - Gift Aid donations - 50.32 Miscellaneous - Gift Aid donations tax recovered - Resources - Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-u - Balance carried forward 31st March - Contributions from other churches - 50.32 Transfers from other funds 9.54 829.99 Balance brought forward 1st April 664.84 115.00 Speakers' gifts 760.78 Offerings and donations 796.65 260.00 Speakers' expenses 280.00 Gift Aid donations 420.00 600.00 Gifts to Mission 93.75 Tax recovered on Gift Aid donations 105.00 - Gifts to disaster relief 197.62 169.37 - Child Sponsorship - 80.00 Transport - - 32.30 Dinner & Party - Catering 410.00 Payments - other - Tributes and flowers (net) - Transfers to General Fund 664.84 Balance carried forward 31st March 635.04 Balance brought forward 31st March 575.97 162.43 Resources (toys, etc.) 490.82 Receipts 520.88 187.46 Parties & gifts 200.00 Transfers to General Fund - Other expenses 575.97 Balance carried forward 31st March 3,338.32 3,262.25 3,338.32 Twydall Churches Wednesday Fellowship Parents and Toddlers

2024/2025 £ - - 9.54 - - 40.00 275.00 1,100.00 - - 100.00 33.57 - 350.00 - 100.00 157.29 157.96 381.81 100.00 156.62 300.46

3,262.25

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TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2025

MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS (RESTRICTED)

Receipts 2023/2024 Details £ 356.57 Balance brought forward 1st April 36.90 Receipts - Transfers from other funds 86.48 Gift Aid donations 41.76 Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-up 21.80 Tax refunds Balance carried forward 31st March Balance brought forward 1st April - Receipts - Transfers from other funds - Special event proceeds 100.00 Gift Aid donations 87.50 Tax refunds 33.75 Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-up Balance carried forward 2.75 Balance brought forward 1st April - Special offerings 361.87 Receipts - Transfers from other funds - Gift Aid donations 5.00 Tax refunds 17.89 Gift Aid - Small Donations Scheme top-up - 1,152.27	Payments 2024/2025 2023/2024 Details £ £ 3.51 Balance brought forward 1st April 800.38 540.00 Payments to The Leprosy Mission 143.75 - Other expenses 456.00 9.23 15.25 3.51 Balance carried forward 31st March 80.37 107.25 64.00 Balance brought forward 1st April 25.00 50.00 Payments to TearFund - - Disaster Relief 82.00 - Other expenses 10.00 107.25 Balance carried forward 31st March - - - - 297.20 - Catering - - Payments to Foreign Mission 461.29 90.31 Payments to other charities - - Disaster Relief 10.84 - Other gifts 2.71 - Miscellaneous 37.85 297.20 Balance carried forward 31st March 2,542.63 1,152.27 The Leprosy Mission Tear Fund Other Missions	2024/2025 £ - 1,508.49 - - 201.75 - - 22.50 - 240.00 - 2.50 - 567.39
		2,542.63

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TWYDALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2025

Account Balances as at 31st March 2025

Restricted Funds

Gift Aid Miscellaneous Twydall Churches 0.00 Wednesday Fellowship 157.29 Parents & Toddlers 300.46 Twydall Foodbank Centre 458.26 Deposits The Leprosy Mission (80.37) Tear Fund 22.50 Other 567.39 Repairs, Renewals & Refurbishment Fund 5,895.65 Designated Funds Mission 1,247.19 Repairs, Renewals & Refurbishment Fund 0.00 General Fund 9,508.04 0.00 Represented By: Cash/cheques with treasurer 160.96 Co-operative Bank current account 353.02 Co-operative Bank savings account 200.00 Kingdom Bank deposits 18,099.08 Assets Cash & bank balances as shown above Computing, audio and visual equipment Est. ) Other equipment Est. ) Furnishings (Tables, chairs, etc.) Est. ) Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations Tax recoverable on Gift Aid Small Donations Liabilities Sums owed Statement of Assets and Liabilities*	0.00 157.29 300.46 458.26	736.65 916.01 509.52 5,895.65 8,057.83 1,247.19 9,508.04 18,813.06 18,813.06 18,813.06 40,000.00 2,657.18 565.56 62,035.79 2,500.00 Est. 2,500.00
	(80.37) 22.50 567.39
	5,895.65 1,247.19 0.00
	9,508.04

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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts of T￿daIl Evangelical Church Section A Independent Examiner'5 Report Report to the trust￿ of Twydall Evangelical Church On accounts lor the year •nd•d 31qt Mawch 2025 Charity no Irf any) 1133469 S•t out on pag•• 14 R•sp•ctive The charivs trustees are responsib￿ for the preparation of the ponsibilllles of accounts. The chanty's trustees consttler that an audtt is not tr￿t••8 and wningr required for thi5 year under &ion 43121 of the Charities Act 1993 {th6 1993 Ad) and that an independent eXam￿￿tIon It is my respon5ibilty lo." exami￿ the accounts under S￿tiC￿ 43 of the 1993 Art to follow the procedures laJ down in the general Direob"ons given by the Charty CixnmissKJn (under sectwjn 4317llb) of the 1993 Act, and to state whe￿r path%lar matters have rnne lo my attenkn"on. Basls of Ind•p•nd•nt My examination vffjs carr￿d oul in a¢￿)rdan￿ wrth general examinerf• •lat•ment Directions given by the Chanty C¢Jnmission. An eXaMinat￿n includes a revivw of the accounts.ng records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes cyjnspaeration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking eXPlanat￿nS from the trustees concemir¥J any such matters. The procedures undertak8n do not provide all the e¥vjen￿ that would be required in an audit, and conwuenlty m opinion is given as to whether the accounts piesent a 'tn fairf vwl and the report is limiled to those mattets set out in the statement ￿k)w. Indepond•nt In connection with my examinats'on, no rnatter has come to my examlnerfs statoment attention lother than that disdosed bekAY"I 1. which gNes me reas￿able cause to belwe that in. any material respect. the rw4uirements". to keep a￿l￿￿tIr￿j records in accordan￿ wrth section 41 of ts 1993 Act.. and to prepare accounts ￿lch accord wrth the accounting records and comply wilh ￿ accounting wuirements of the 1993 Act have not been met '. or ' Please delete Ihtr wt¥ds the br8L&ts rfihey not apply.

Ind?pond•nt 2. to which, in my opinion, attention shouhj be down in order to examlnerfs $tatsm•nt Icon1inued) enab￿ a proper uThJerslan¢Jing of the accounts to be reached. Slgn•d: ,-I,,/zf Relevant profwion•l qualificatlon($l or body Ilf any): Add ?¥ b)Dwkq¢JjÉ hv7 Section B Disclosure Only COMp￿te if the examiner needs lo huhluht material problems. Gl¥e brief of any li•ms that examiner wshes to di•clotyo.