Gorman Speaking Lutheran Church in East Anglia REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1135273 Reports & Accounts Financial Year Ended 3111212025
Page 12 Contents Legal & Adminislrallve Details..................................................................................................... Trustees Report........................................................................................................................... Independent Examiners Report.................................................-............................................... 10 Statement of Financial Activities.............................. 11 Statement of Financial Position . 12 Notes- Accounting Poliaes....................................................................................................... 13 Notes-Analysis of Income & Exp8nditure................................................................................. 16 Notes- Analysis ofNetAssets Between Fund8.........................................-...............................20 Notes- Olher.............................................................................................................................21
Legal & Administrative Details Charity Name: German Speaking Lutheran Church in East Anglia Charity Number.. 1135273 Charity Address.. Shaftesbury House. 4 Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8PW Trustees.. Mrs B Ewald Dr B Finger-Berry Dr B Becker (Resigned 20112120251 Mr A C Emerson-moring Dr G Goldbeck Mrs K Hathaway Miss M Longstaff Mrs H O'Kane Rev K Othmer Mrs D Rose Dr P Schulz Bankers.. Barclays Bank plc. Leicester HSBC Bank, Billericay. Essex Bank fur Kirche und Diakonie, Dortmund Schiodets & Co Ltd, London Independent Examiner: Geoff Mann Geoff Mann Limited Dee House Highworth Avenue Cambridge CB4 2BQ
Page 14 Trustees Report The Trustees {also referred to as 'Church Council" IKirchenvorstandll present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Slalement of Rgcommended Practice applicable to charities preparing Iheir accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Slandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20191. Objects of the charity The objective for which this charity has been established is the advancement of the Christian religion. This is achieved primarily by providing church services, pastoral care and other related activities for German-speakers who are Protestant Christians or are interested in exploring the Christian faith within a Protestant context. The charity is organised as a Church. It comprises 5 congregations. These are based in Cambridge. NoTwiGh, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and in Essex. The Church is enthusiastically and very ably Seed by 8 theologically-lrained, full-lime Pastor, Kerstin Othmer- frequently in cooperation with dedicated volunteers from the Church who assist with their skills, talents, spiritual input, insight and local knowledge. Public benefit The Trustees have taken into awounl the Charity Commlssion's guidance on public benefit and a150 relating to charities that promote religion. The Church sets out to help individuals to explore. practise and express their faith through the Church's work and activities. Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows.. The Trustees are pleased to report that, during the year 2025. our Church's a¢tlvities have engaged with a wide range of people and enabled them to discover and to grow in Ihe Christian faith and lo experience and share in Chrlslian fellowship. The members of each congregation highly value belonging lo a German-speaking Christian church community. They also appreciate being a base from which to reach out and care for the spiritual and emotional wellbeing of their fellow members. guests and visitors - and lo their local ecumenic81 contacts. The congregations have regular in-person church services and bible studies. Furthermore, the Pastor also undertakes many individual pastoral home vislts which are increasingly necessitated by the advancing age and decreasing mobility of 8 number of the church members, particularly in the Essex congregation. The Norwich congregation has seen a very encouraging growth in numbers. activity and commitment. The mainstay of the Church's ministry takes place in person. but the church members and guests from further afield also significantly value the weekly devotional times taking place online during Lent. Advent, and at other key seasons of the Church Year. The Church continues lo issue an informative Newsleller three limes a year al by e-mail, bl 80 are sent by post and cl it can also be found on the Church's website Iwww.cambridge.german-
Page 15 church.orgll. Pastor Othmer complements this by also sending out a monthly e-mail containing Christian words of encouragemenl and information on relevant Church events coming up. The Church's website has proven to be rather useful in signposting the existen of our church to German-speaking newcomers in East Anglia. Additionally to the above listed forms of activities, there has also been further engagement with people at other events taking place during the year. A description of some of these can be found in the Next section of this report. Activities and events in 2025 - for and by all generations In May, the EKD (Proleslanl Church in Germ8ny} held a 4-day conference in East Anglia for the pastors land their families) working in Christian ministry amongst German-speakillg congregations in North, Wesl and Eastern European countries. On 31 May our Church welcomed about 40 conference delegates and their families in Cambridge. providing much appreciated hospitality and friendly, interesled fellowship with many members of our Chur¢h'$ community. We celebrated a Church Summer Fete {Sommerfest} in July. We held a BBQ at the end of the school summer holidays. After a long summer break, it provided a good opportunity for the members lo welcome new people. At the end of the Church Year, we gathered for our annual community event of binding traditional Advent wreaths. The following week we held an Advent Bazar in the Cambridge Church House and garden combined with craft activities for children and young people lo mark the start of Advent. Attendance at these events was unfortLJnately lower thall in previous years. We envisage some creative change lo the formal of Ihese activities in 2026. We continued our journey with the "ECO church. initiative. wanting to demonstrate that the gospel is good news for God's earth. The spacious rear garden at the Church House in Cambridge proves lo be considerably useful, by not only being 8 much-8ppreci8ted space utilised for outdoor church activities, but also for providing a space that links us to local community groups, for example, to enable regular use by a nearby Montessori nursery group. Chlldren's and young people's church work In parallel lo many of the services held in Cambridge there is"Kindergottesdienst° (children's church), facilitated by a committed and well-prepared team of volunteers who are guided and supported by Pastor Othmer. It has been a privilege and joy to welcome young people into the Church House for several weekend sessions and lo excursions further afield - as part of their preparation for their Confirmation in 2026. A particular highlight was a week-long residential Confirmation Camp in July with 26 young people, held on the premises of the Cambridge Church House an event jointly led by 4 Pastors from German-speaking Protestant Churches in Great Britain and 3 volunteers from our church. Our annual St Martin's Day event in November was fully booked out. It is popular with local and un¢hur¢hed German-speaking families with young children.
Internship I Praetlce Placement Our church continues to attract young German adults committing lo assist and explore church life and work within our congregations. In 2025 the Church Council was grateful for two such guests. Paslorin Kerstin Othmer provided valuable practical and theological guidan and professional development for them. Activities across Great Britain In 2025 This Church is a member of'the Synod of German-Spe8king Lutheran, Reformed and United Congregations in Great Britain" referred lo as "The Synod" under which the German-speaking Proleslanl congregations (such as our Church) are united in Great Britain. There is mutual organisalional assistan and theological co-operation between our Church and the Synod. Amongst others, this has grown into a number of notable activities by our Church for the benefit of others across Great Britain.. Through her untiring commitment to theological education for children and young people and training for lay readers, Pastor Kerslin Olhmer contributes and leads on a number of n81ional aclivlties. Following commission by the Synod, she leads, guides and implements face-lo-face and online educalionllraining days and weekend courses.- 81 for lay readers IPradikantenlPradikantinnenl from across Great Brllain, including a residential weekend training in September for which the church base in Cambridge provided the location, facilities and hospitality., b) for people engaged in conducting Children's Churoh in their respective congregations. Paslorin Othmer engages collaboratively with her colleagues from the Synod on theological projects, one such example is the Confirmation Camp described above. Equalty, she is ecumenically active by participating in and supporting a local Christian Network. During 2025 Pastor Kerstin Olhmer and Mrs Hildegard O'Kane from the Cambridge congregation have been exemplary and invaluable Trustees of the Synod's Council of Trustees Isynodalral). Fulfilling these roles demands a high level of commitment in lime, responsibility and in-depth communication. In planning the activities, the trustees have applied the guidan on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. structure, Governance and Management The Church is a charity that is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and is constituted as an unincorporated charity. The structure, govemance and management of the current charity are sel out in the Constitution dated 11 November 2009. as 8mended on 18 May 2013, and as amended on 27 June 2021. The last amendment to the Constilutlon was approved by the AGM on 12 June 2022 and notified to the Charity Commission. The charity's trustees are responsible for selling policy. determining the parameters within which the charity should operate, and making operational decisions. The trustees also take responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the charity. Some activities, in particular book keeping have been delegated to an aUnts team, overseen by the Treasurer. The Synod is the legal employer of the Church's Pastor.
Page 17 Meetings of the Board of Trustees (Church Council [Kirchenvorstandl) and AGM Additional lo 9 online meetings throughout 2025, the Church Council also met in person at a residential retreat in Cambridge on 7th & 8th March. The Church AGM look place online, on 15th June 2025. Property sin 15 December 2020, the property and land of chUh House, 4 Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8BW is vested in the Official Custodian for Charities on behalf of the trustees of the Gemian-speaking Lutheran Church in East Anglia. Flnanclal Review General The Church was able to further improve ils financial position in 2025. thanks mainly to very generous contributions, donations and legacies. During the year. while income decreased from £133.621 in 2024 to £126,267 in 2025, expenditure decreased from £102,869 to £100,418 in 2025. As a resutt, the surplus for the year wag £25,849. The charity's nel assets increased to £600,750. The Trustees gratefully acknowledge the annual Church member contributions. colle¢tions, general donations, donations for specific church needs and legacies. In total, they contributed £57.732 12024.. £66,152). Gift Aid claimed for 2025 brought an additional £12,74112024- £8,598}. Total investment income brought a return of £20,64412024'. £19,776). The Pastor's Discretionary Fund is available for the PaslorlPaslorin to give financial help in individual cases of any hardship. During 2025, £100 has been spent so the balance left as of 31sl December 2025 is £55. Based on a wide range of Church activities, including activities to support preparation teaching for confimialion, children's activities and hosting visi(ors as well as interns from Germany, the Church applied for 8 sh8re of the grant the Synod received in 2025 from the Schroders 1905 Trust (formerly Kaiser Wilhelm11 Fund). We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of £5,803 from this Trusl. Despite the currently positive and consolidated financial situation, the Trustees are aware of the longer-lerm financial challenges, relating to likely increases in costs for the pastor. maintenance of the building and also the risk of loss of current income. In 2025, Trustees continued to consider the longer-lerm sustainability of the Church. including the future of the Church House. The Trustees also explored avenues for nationwide and regional colbaboration and links with other member churches of the Synod. Restricted Endowment This fund is part ofthe Asset TransferAgreement which became effective on 31 May 2013, when the former churches, each one a separate charity, merged lo become one church and one single charity. The value of the fund is shown In a separate Endowment Fund column, and can be used for the purposes described in the Letters Patent of Charles11, dated 13 September 1672, namely that the Fund's income can be spent in accordance with the Church'g general ¢harilable purposes. but the Fund's capitsl should be invested to generate income. and after Gareful consideration by the Truslees, the capital should only ever be spent on projects that involve the
construclion, maintenance or improvement of buildings used by the Gemian-spe8king Lutheran Church for purposes which fall within the trusts set out in the Letters Patent. During 2025 there were no withdrawals from the Restricted Endowmgnt Fund. Investment Policy Part of the income of the Charity is derived from its investments. The investment manager's objective is to maximise lot81 relurn with due regard for risk, with an ethical and responsible investment portfolio and lo report regularly via the Treasurer to the Trustees. The Trustees remain committed to a long-lerm investment policy aiming to protect the re81 capital value whilst generating a sustainable level of income lo fund current expenditure. Reserves Policy The Trustees are aware of the general legal duty to apply charitable funds within a re880nable lime of receivlng them. The Charity aims to hold a reseNe equivalent to approximately 12 months operating capital, not taking into account optional spending items and major building repairs. On that basis, the Trustees agreed that the total unrestricted serveS should be al least £90.000. In addition. the Restricted Endowment provides a reserve for potential major building repairs. The total Reserves freely available for distribution held as al 31 December 2025 was £201,943, consisting of £135,928 in freely available funds and £66,015 in designated fund. The amount hence more than covers the required level of Reserve. Responsibilities of Trustees under charity law The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees. annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards {United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which glve a true and fair view of the stale of the affairs of the charity as al the balance sheet date and ol its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consislenlly: observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP., make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent- slate whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject lo any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., and 5. prepare the financial statements on a going conrn basis unless it is inappropriate lo presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose wth reasonable auraCY al any time the financial position of the charity and enable them lo ensure that the fr'n8n¢ial slalements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. 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.
¥kn I Signature This report was wroved by the trustees, and is signed M their tthaf by. PF> o'¥4fvc SionolLJrÈ Dale Ig. L. l02G
Page 110 Independent Examiners Report I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of German Sp8aking Lutheran Church in East Anglia Ilhe charity'l for the year ended 3111212025. Responslbilltle5 and Basls of Report As the Irustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requlremenls of the Charities Act 20111.the 2011 Act'}. I report In respect of my examination of the charity's accounts Carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commisslon under sectTron 145{5){b} of the 2011 ACL Independent Examlnor's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connedion with the examination givlng me cause to believe that in any material respect: accountlng records were not kept In accordance wlth section 130 of the 2011 Act,. or 2. the accounts do not a(wrd with the aCntIng records: or 3. the financlal statements do not comply with the appllcable requirements concerning the fomi and Gontenl of financial slalements set out in the Ch8rlties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement Ihat the financial statements give a 'lrue and falrf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examlllation I have no concems and have come acro88 no other matters in connection with the examination to which gttention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independgnt Examiner's Detalls Name: Geoff Mann Address.. Geoff Mann Limlted Dee House Highworth Avenue Cambridge CB4 2BQ Name Siwaiurp Dale Jl+-a 2.
Statement of Financial Activities Unrestricted Restricted Endowment 2025 Total Incoming Resources Donations & Lega¢les Charitable A¢dvitles 80.051 80,051 83,195 8,789 6.279 6,279 Investments 20,644 20,644 19,776 Other 19.293 19,293, 21,861 Total incoming resour¢es 126,267 126,267 133,621 ReSoUe$ Used Charitable Activities 77,861 77,861 76,757 Governance Coslg 10,063 10,063 11,829 Support Other 12,493 12,493 14,483 Total resources used 100,418 100,418 102,869 Ne¢ InGomlng l Oulgolng Resour¢es {before transfers) Fund Transfers In 25,849 25.949 Fund Transfers Out Nel In¢omin91 Outgoing Resources (before gainsllossesl Investment Gains {or Losses) Not Incoming l Oulgtsing Resources Ibefore Asset Revaluation) Asset Revaluation 25.849 25,¥49 30,752 7.028 25,936 32,964 18,480 Net Movement of Funds 32,877 25,936 58,814 541,936 49,232 Total Funds Brought Forward 169,066 372,870, 492,704 Total Funds Carried Forward 201,943 398,806 600,750 541,936 Represented By General Iunreslrictsdl 135,928 135,928 103.051 Endowment Fund (Endowmenll Designated Fund (Designatedl 398,806 398,806, 372.870 66,01 S 66,015 66.015
age 112 ststement of Financial Position Curfeni AssÈls Cash B2,335 82.335 51.169 Accounts Receivable 14,188 14,188 15.873 Prepayrnents Total 96,S23 86.523 Non-current Asse15 Fixed Assèts 3,342 Investments 108.065 398.80S 5C6,871 4n,907 Totsl CLibnt L Y8bllllw' Accounts Pay3b Def8rred Income lQ8.065 398.806 3,244 3.244 2,155 Total Nei Curie41 Assets fAssd¥ Minu4 Represented By General {UnrEStridedl Enctowmént FuTYi (Endowment) Desvjrrated Fund (Designated) 135.328 135,328 103,051 398.806 398.8Cfj 372.870 66.015 66.015 66.015 Slgnature 'rhese accounts have been appruved by the trustees, are slied on their behaff by: ame Na S>anat D8ie - TbliVé- Zo3< Date 18.G. 202
Page 113 Notes - Accounting Policies Basis of Preparation These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 'Statemenl of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charilies preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporknng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 I'the Charities SORP"}, with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland {'FRS 102,1 and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102. The principles adopted in the preparation of the financial slalemenls are set out in the accounting policies below. Golng Con¢ern The Trustees consider German-speaking Lutheran Church in East Anglia a going concern at the date for approving the accounts. There are no material uncertainties that the charity can continue as a going concern for the next year. Key Risks & Uncertalntles The charity is exposed lo various risks, including operational. financial and reputational risks. The trustees review the charity's activities regularly lo identify significant risks and. where possible, they take appropriate measures to miligale those risks. Fund Accounting Unrestricted income funds comprise those funds which the Iruslees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objects. Unrestricted funds include designated funds where the Iruslees. at their digcretion, have sel aside resour¢es for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specrfic restrictions imposed by the donor or the term of specific appeal. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts. In¢oming Resources All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement lo the resources. il is probable that the resources will be received, and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability. All voluntary income from members of the charty are recognised as donations and are included in full, with associated Gift Aid receivable in the Slalement of Financial Activities. L Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of specific performance by the charity are recognised when the charity becomes un¢ondilionally entitled to the grant. L Income resources from charitable trading acltvilies such as the letting of the building are accounted for when involS are drawn up {as al the point of entitlement}. L Donated Services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. L Giflg in Kind are a¢¢ounled for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. L Volunteer time, the value of voluntary support for the work of the charity, is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees Annual Report.
Page 114 Investment Income is included in the accounts when receivable Resources Expended Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a Ilability is inctjrred. Liabilities are re¢ognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity lo pay out the resources and th8 amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainly. Governance Costs Governance costs include costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliall¢e with conslilutional and slalulory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity. Governance costs 8re shown within 'Analysis of Expenditure. note. Liability Recognltion Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obllgation commttting the charity to pay out resources. Tangible Fixed Assgts Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets at rates calculated lo write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the expected useful economic life of that asset, as follows: Motor Vehicles - 5 years straight line basis Taxation The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. Fixed Asset Invgstments Investments are stated at market value al the balance sheet date giving rise to unrealised gains or losses which are taken into the Slalement of Financial Activities. Realised gains and losses are shown separately in the Statement of Financial Activities calculated as the difference between proceeds and historic cost. Investment income and ils lax re18ted credit are taken into account on a receivable basis. Debtor$ Trade debtors and other debtors are recognised at their settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any Irade discount due. Creditors and Provlsions Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or eslimaled reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised 81 their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. Fund A¢counting Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unreslri¢led funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion lo set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the ¢haritVs work or for specifi¢ projects being undertaken by the charity. Endowment funds are donated with the intention of their being used in perpetuity. The endowment fund was created with a Iransf8r of assets from the Hamburg Lutheran Church in 2013 and conlinues to be administered
Page 115 in accordance with its original purpose, which is to generate income from managed investments that is to be spent on continuing the charitable objectives of the church. The trustees are. as part of furthering charitable objectives, entitled to spend the undedying capital for projects that involve the conslruclion. maintenance or improvement of buildings used by the church for the purpose of their charitable aims. Foreign Curren¢ie5 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position dale. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling al the rate of exchange ruling at the dale of Iransaclion. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.
Page 116 Notes - Analysis of Income & Expenditure Analysis of Income 2025 Unrestricted Rèstri¢ted Endowment 2025 Total Incoming Resour¢es Donations & Legacies Contributions 41,170 41,170 Donations 10,571 10,571 Gift Aid 12,741 12,741 Grants 5,803 5,803 LegaGies Charilable Activities 9,766 9,766 Event Income 6.279 6.279 Investments Bank Interest and i Dividends Other 20,644 20,644 Collections for charities 865, 865 Other Income 347,, 347 '. Rental Income 18.081 18.081 Totsl Sncoming resource5 126,267 726,267
2024 Unrestricted Resfri¢ted Endowment 2024 Total Incoming Resources Donations & Le9acies Contributions 44,051 44.051 Donations 19,239 1 19,239 Gift Aid 8,598 8.598 Grants 8,307 8.307 L$ga¢ies Charitable Activities 3.000 Event Income 8.789 8,789 Investments Bank Interest and Dividends 19.776 19,776 Other Collections for harities 1,177 Other Income 2,410,, 2.410 Rental Income 18.274 18.274 Total incoming resources 133,621 133,621
Page 118 Analysis of Expendlture 2025 Unrestricted Restrictèd Endowment 2025 Total R8sources Used Charitable Activities Aolivilies 3,125 3,125 Admin 643 643 Advertisino Bank Charges Depreciation Evgnl Costs 3,292, 1,071 i 1,197, 2,3731 160 3,292 Grfis Given 1,071 Hira of premises Organist fèes Other Expgndilure Synod Contribution Govemance Costs 1.197 2.373 160 66,000,, 66,000 Accountancy and legal fees 2.062: 2,062 Motor and travel 6,544 6,544 Stationary, postage, telephone, IT 2,058 2,058 Support l Management-. Propetty maintenance, gardening, cleaning Management.. Utilities, insurance and council tax 4,319 4.319 8,174 8,174 Total resources uscd 101,018 101,018
Page 119 2024 Unrestricted RestriGted Endowment 2024 Total Resources Usèd Charitable Activities Activities 1,032 1,032 Admin 580 580 Advertising Bank Charges Depreciation Event Gosts 10,480 10,480 Gifts Given 1,177 1,177 Hire of premises Organist fees 1,548 1,548 1,940 1.940 Other Expenditure Synod Contribution Governance Costs 60,000 60.000 Accountsn¢y and legal lees 2,192 2.192 Motor and ITavel 7,441 7,441 Stslionary. postage, telephone, IT 1,996 1,996 Support Management.. Property maintenance, gardening, cleaning 7,452 7,452 Management.. Utilities, insurance and council tax 7,031 7,031 Total resources used 102,869 102,869
Page 120 Notes - Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds 2025 Unrestri¢ted Restri¢ted Endowment 2025 Total Current Assgts 96.523, 96.523 '. Non-currgnl Assets 108,065: 398,806 506.871 Current Liabilities 3,244 3.244 Non-current Liabilities T()tal Net Assets (Assets Minu$ 398,806 800,150 2024 Unrestrlcted Restricted Endowment 2024 Total Current As5els 66,842 66.842 '. Non-current Assets 104,379 2.155,, 372.870 477,249 Current Liabilities 2,155 Non-current Liabilities Total Nel Assets (Assets Minus 169,066 372,870 541,936
Page 121 Notes - Other Volunteers The charity benefits greatly from the voluntary contributions of lime and money. Please refer lo the trustees, report for further detail about volunteer contributions in the organisation. Independent Examination Fees Fees payable to the independent examiner for independent examination were.. £600 (fee payable in the 2024= £1000}. Staff Costs The Gem)an Church charity did not have any employees. The German Church contributed £66.00012024.' £60.0001 lo the Synod of German Speaking Lutheran, Reformed and United Congregations in Great Britain, towards salary costs for the German Church's pastor and the running of the Synod office. Truste9 Rgmuneration There were no Iruslees, MUneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2025 nor for the year ended 31 December 2024. Trustee Expènsgs Trustees were reimbursed a total of £1,63512024- £1.9311 In respect of expenses incurred in their capacity as truslees for travel, guest hosting and advanced expenses for church maintenance. In addition. the German Church Pastor, who is also a Iruslee, was reimbursed a total of £2.72612024= £2,034) incurred in the course of her work as the minister of the church. Transaclions to Related Parties There were no related party transactions in the year that required disclosure.