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2025-03-31-accounts

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GOSPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWCASTLE LTD

(a company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements

31 March 2025

Company registration number 06926769

Charity registration number 1134332

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Annual Report and Financial Statements Contents

Page
Charity information 1
Report of the trustees 2
Independent examiners' report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance sheet 10
Notes to the accounts 11

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Charity information

Reference and administrative details

Trustees & directors Timothy Brown Paul Davidson Foden Dr Andrew Kenneth Ntanda (resigned 1st May 2025) Michael Brown (appointed 1st May 2025) Company number 06926769 Charity number 1134332 Registered office 23 Briarside Newcastle upon Tyne NE5 2LT Independent examiners Kinnair and Company Limited Aston House Redburn Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE5 1NB Bankers Barclays Bank plc Leicester LE87 2BB

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Report of the trustees

Introduction

The trustees are pleased to present their annual trustees' report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2025 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors' report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Objectives and principal activity

The objects for which Gospel Community Church Newcastle is established are:

The main activities undertaken by Gospel Community Church Newcastle are:

This charity could not function without the exceptional contribution of volunteers both from within and outside the church.

Our volunteers serve tirelessly and are deeply appreciated. We couldn’t function without them and we hope they feel the fulfilment and joy of a life well-lived.

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Report of the trustees

Achievements and performance

Sunday services have seen steady growth and lives changed by being born again through faith in Jesus. We have had sea baptisms for two new members in Blyth plus around 7 baptisms using another local church in Gateshead. Most of these were for those under 20 years old. The Blyth sea baptisms were for two young men in their late teens / early 20’s. People received healing prayer and have found community and friendship throughout the year. Social action through our Streetworx homeless street outreach teams have seen many members join and connect via Facebook. Life Groups were formed in people’s homes for friendship and Bible Study. Blyth group has grown from a faithful handful of people to around 25 people on Sundays, and there have been different outreaches and events to touch the community; Spring and Autumn Fairs, Summer Fun Day, Thanksgiving Meal, and great Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter and Christmas Celebrations with children begging parents to come to church because they enjoy it so much.

We have also partnered with Good News For Everyone and around 25 other churches across Newcastle upon Tyne to deliver the Gospel of Luke in a full colour magazine format called 'Explore' into every household in the city over several years - a project was initiated from this church. To date about half the city’s households have received this with an acceptance rate of over 97%. It seems like people are really open to Christianity.

Our Streetworx outreach arm has gone from strength to strength with more activity and donations happening. There were two main fundraising fairs (plus one in Blyth) and companies coming for volunteer days, backroom sorting teams as well as the street teams on a Saturday night and a Sunday night. Donations are steady and demand is high - probably approaching pre COVID levels on the streets.

Mobilising and training faithful volunteers is a major achievement of the Charity as it helps society across all spectrums in living selflessly and giving generously. As Jesus said “It is more blessed to give than receive” and to facilitate this as a church is a great joy to us.

Our kids and teens have had a great year and seen growth despite a lack of a permanent church home and the constant pressure and challenge of rented facilities. Again tireless and imaginative leadership has meant these programmes can go forwards.

We also benefited from our partnership with Go Global Family of Churches. This led to mission trips to Poland, India and collaborating with other networks who wanted to join. Tim and Allison oversaw the Western African churches via Zoom, from persecuted Christians in Northern Nigeria to dump living believers in Namibia.

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Report of the trustees

Financial review

During the period the Charity's total income was £87,271 (2024 - £95,821)

During the year the Charity's total expenditure £83,625 (2024 - £80,336)

The Charity's funds at 31 March 2025 were £101,174 (2024 - £97,528)

Our principal source of funding is through our members faithfully giving as the Bible asks, through tithes (10% of income ), free-will offerings, and some additionally giving to the building fund and Streetworx. We make it clear that each fund is ring fenced for the purpose the donation was given. Streetworx in particular is also funded by donations from the general public.

We appreciate the government’s gift aid programme which greatly helps charities. We wish it would match all donations of any amount as for every generous person there are many who don’t give to charity.

The trustees carry out an annual review of the level of reserves they feel is appropriate to maintain in order to meet the charity's objectives effectively. The charity held sufficient fund balances at the year end, all of which were unrestricted funds and held in forms considered appropriate to the charitable company's activities and future commitments.

The Charity has approximately 2 1/2 months of operating costs held in cash at bank in a separate savings account enabling them to fund operations should it be required.

The trustees have identified the principal risks facing the charity and, in their opinion, have addressed those risks by the appointment of informed trustees who can provide detailed and appropriate guidance to all other officers, and by the appointment of external independent examiners.

Reserves policy

The Charity aims to maintain a policy of holding cash reserves at a minimum of 2 to 3 months of operating costs in a separate savings account and will continue to strive to increase this on an ongoing basis.

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Report of the trustees

Plans for future periods

As a church we are evangelistic and always aim to continue to grow numerically. We will continue to evangelise and reach out to include people and encourage people to bring their friends and family along. We have a multinational, multi ethnic church which reflects the diversity of society around us. There is a thriving children's workshop and a small but growing teens group. We have been challenged with space at the St Vincent’s Centre this year and have eased this over the Summer 2025 by hiring an additional room at Ouseburn Urban Farm and walking the older children down to that facility (wearing hi-vis vests for safety). This is not great in the long term especially in the coming Winter months and has intensified our Building Search Team in their efforts.

Having viewed around x7 buildings this year we have a building in view in Byker - a large former Community Centre which we are bidding for in early July 2025. We aim to purchase our own and first building and will continue to aim to raise our building fund in order to achieve this, along with investigating mortgages from Barclays and Kingdom banks.

The Blyth church continues to grow, with Pastors Mike and Elizabeth Pondi who live locally helping anchor and grow the work there. We have had some remarkable conversion occurrences with one person aged 20 coming along having read the Bible at home, and then bringing his gym mate along through weekly conversations about ‘what did they speak about at church this week?’ Neither had a church connection before finding us. A former National Front member, who has undergone a remarkable change, now loves the multicultural setting each week and providing the impetus for our sales and events there, which will continue as we go forwards. In the future they will need to look to support a part time, then full time pastor and save for their own building.

We have x4 young leaders going to the Go Global ‘Forge’ Summer Camp this year - x2 from Blyth and x2 from Newcastle. All of them are new Christians or folks that have become Christians after attending Gospel Community Church Newcastle. We hope that they will make a strong impact in helping take things forwards in the years ahead and that the churches can always have candidates to send. Tim and Allison are heading up the Forge 18-30 initiative for Go Global churches in the UK.

The Explore magazine delivery of the Gospel of Luke - in association with Good News for Everyone - continues across the city. This initiative, with around 22 participating churches, send teams of volunteers to knock on doors and offer a free full colour Explore / Luke’s Gospel including testimonies of how people have become Christians. To date approximately 50% of houses (approx 60,000 households containing 160,000 people) have been offered an Explore /Luke’s Gospel with around a 97% acceptance rate. People are far more open to Christianity in the first quarter of the 21st Century than we had realised, or than the mainstream media might have us believe!

We have appointed Michael Brown to the Trustees, following the sad departure of Dr Ntanda to Ireland with his medical work. It is envisaged that Michael and his wife Missy take over the running of the Church / Charity, and the current pastors Tim and Allison move on to plant / start other groups (as they have in Blyth). Tim and Alison would still visit / be in the North East and provide help and support, along with colleagues from our wider associated network Go Global. We particularly value the work of Go Global and their pastoral input to the team on a monthly basis, and our input into churches in Africa and the Indian subcontinent all through video over internet / Zoom. Another future issue would be whether to form different trusts for each church or keep them under one umbrella, but it is a problem of growth and therefor a nice problem to have!

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Other optional information

We wanted to include the most important prayer you can ever pray. Prayer from the heart will literally transform your life:

”Dear God, I know I am a sinner. I want to turn from my sins, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ is Your Son. I believe He died for my sins and that You raised Him to life. I want Him to come into my heart and to take control of my life. I want to trust Jesus as my Saviour and friend, to follow Him as my Lord from this day forward. In Jesus' Name, Amen.”

This is how we can be sure of peace with God and have everlasting life. Why not pray this prayer?

Structure, governance and management

As a company limited by guarantee, there is no share capital. Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of it being wound up while he/she is a member, or within one year after he/she ceases to be a member, such amount as may be required, not exceeding £1 for debts and liabilities contracted before he/she ceases to be a member. The relevant governing document is the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

We work with the Go Global Family of churches which provides a multitude of informal benefits and helps with oversight of the two churches here in the North East of England. It also helps us see the bigger picture of the advance of Christianity in many nations of the world and the standing of Christians under the trials of heavy persecution in some places.

Encouraging our members to tithe leads to us as an organisation also tithing, with a belief as the Bible says that ‘God will provide seed to the sower’ - hence we sow! Consequently we pay a ‘tithe of tithe’ to Go Global to help their ongoing work, nationally and internationally.

The trustees have not delegated day to day running of the charity, this is maintained by themselves.

New trustees are appointed by the serving trustees. The training and induction provided for new trustees is provided by the serving trustees.

Reference and administrative details

Gospel Community Church Newcastle,( the charity, the charitable company) is a charitable company formed to achieve the objectives stated in the governing document and memorandum and articles of the charity. It is a company limited by guarantee (registered number 06926769 ) and is also a registered charity (registration number 1134332).

The trustees who acted during the year and up to the date of the report are shown on page 1.

The registered office of the charity and details of its principal advisers are given on page 1.

Public benefit

The trustees are satisfied that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

When planning the charity's activities for the year, the trustees considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The trustees also considered how the charity had succeeded in delivering its aims, including public benefit, when reviewing the achievements for the year which are set out above.

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Trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The charity trustees (who are also the directors of Gospel Community Church Newcastle for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approval

21-Jul-2025

This report was approved by the trustees on . . . . . . . . . . . and signed on its behalf by:

42B07691AF3048F... T Brown Director and Trustee

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Independent examiners' report to the trustees of Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd

I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 9 to 15.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiners

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of The Insitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responisbility to:

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charities Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanantions from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met or

[bina Kinnair and Company Limited Signed91D015DD4D1845B...by: and Company Limited Chartered Accountants Aston House Redburn Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE5 1NB

21-Jul-2025

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Income from:
Charitable activities
2
Investment income
3
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
4
Total
Net movement in funds
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
2025
£
87,091
180
87,271
83,625
83,625
3,646
97,528
101,174		 Total
funds
2025
£
87,091
180
87,271
83,625
83,625
3,646
97,528
101,174		 Total
funds
2024
£
95,668
153
95,821
80,336
80,336
15,485
82,043
97,528

The charitable company has no recognised gains or losses other than those shown in the Statement of Financial Activities. None of the charitable company's activities were acquired or discontinued during the above two financial years.

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Notes Notes 2025 2024
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 8 846 658
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 101,913 98,723
Liabilities: amounts falling due
within one year 9 (1,585) (1,853)
Net current assets 100,328 96,870
Net assets 101,174 97,528
Funds
Unrestricted funds:
- General Fund 10 49,239 45,593
- Capital Reserve 10 51,935 51,935
Total charity funds 101,174 97,528

For the year ended 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Trustee's responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102.

21-Jul-2025 These accounts were approved by the directors on . . . . . . . . . . . and signed on their behalf by:

T Brown Trustee

The notes on pages 11 to 15 form part of these financial statements

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies

Accounting conventions

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practise applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland FRS 102 and with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity.

Designated funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in support of providing premises and associated costs.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:

Office equipment

25% reducing balance

Income

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities where the charity is entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Voluntary income is received by way of donations, tithes, offerings and gift aid and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when received.

Expenditure

Expenditure is charged on an accruals basis, as a liability is incurred, inclusive of irrecoverable Value Added Tax.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both the direct and support costs relating to those activities.

Governance costs include those associated with meeting constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.

Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from income tax on its charitable activities but is not exempt from Value Added Tax. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Financial Instruments

The company only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic.

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

2 Income: Charitable activities

Donations and gifts
Gift Aid
3
Income: Investment income
Bank interest receivable
4
Expenditure: Charitable activities
Costs directly allocated to activities
Advertising
Events
Rent
Donations- Gospel Community Ministry
Donations
Staff costs
Streetworx
Support costs allocated to activities
Conference expenses
General office
Legal and professional costs
Repairs
Travel		 2025
Unrestricted
£
78,066
9,025
87,091
2025
Unrestricted
£
180
180
2025
Unrestricted
£
385
282
15,612
3,704
2,210
53,662
2,327
355
2,605
1,545
42
896
83,625		 2025
Total
£
78,066
9,025
87,091
2025
Total
£
180
180
2025
Total
£
385
282
15,612
3,704
2,210
53,662
2,327
355
2,605
1,545
42
896
83,625		 2024
Total
£
86,129
9,539
95,668
2024
Total
£
153
153
2024
Total
£
1,739
1,013
12,194
4,745
219
53,233
2,474
198
3,356
1,135
14
16
80,336

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

5 Expenditure: Governance costs

Included in expenditure: charitable activities are governance costs amounting to:

Legal and professional costs
Staff costs
General administrative costs
6
Staff costs
Salaries
Pension costs
Staff training and other costs		 2025
Unrestricted
£
1,545
17,010
-
18,555		 2025
Total
£
1,545
17,010
-
18,555
2025
£
51,652
1,520
490
53,662		 2024
Total
£
1,135
16,943
240
18,318
2024
£
51,101
1,513
619
53,233

No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year. Trustee Pastor T Brown received £17,010 (2024 - £16,943) remuneration for his services. Expenses totalling £450 reimbursement (2024- £615) were paid on behalf of T Brown. Trustee M Brown received £8,442 (2024 - £8,408) remuneration for his services.

The average number of staff employed during the year was:

Administration
7
Net outgoing resources
Independent examiners' remuneration		 2025
Number
4
4
2025
£
1,511		 2024
Number
4
4
2024
£
1,122

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

8 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2024
Additions
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2025
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024		 Office
equipment
£
878
543
1,421
220
355
575
846
658
9
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other taxes and social security costs
Pension creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
10 Statement of Funds- current year
At 1 Apr
2024
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
45,593
Designated funds
Capital fund
51,935
Total unrestricted funds
97,528
Total funds
97,528		 Incoming
resources
£
87,271
-
87,271
87,271		 2025
£
-
295
-
1,290
1,585
Outgoing
resources
£
(83,625)
-
(83,625)
(83,625)		 2024
£
437
-
294
1,122
1,853
At 31 March
2025
£
49,239
51,935
101,174
101,174

The designated fund is a capital fund to be applied against future property expenditure.

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Gospel Community Church Newcastle Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Statement of Funds- prior year
At 1 Apr
Incoming
2023
resources
£
£
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
30,108
95,821
Designated funds
Capital fund
51,935
-
Total unrestricted funds
82,043
95,821
11 Related party transactions
Alison Brown - wife of pastor - charity activities and support
Christine Ntanda - wife of trustee - charity activities and support
Joanne Foden - wife of trustee - charity activities and support		 Outgoing
resources
£
(80,336)
-
(80,336)
2025
£
17,010
-
8,790		 At 31 March
2024
£
45,593
51,935
97,528
2024
£
17,058
400
8,158

Donations of £11,839 (2024- £7,131) were received from the trustees during the year.

12 Controlling party

The charity is under the control of the trustees, as a body.

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