2024-12-31-accounts - Attleborough Wesleyan Reform Church

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Attleborough Attleborough Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Church Church Hall Hall End, End, Nuneaton, Nuneaton, CVII CV11 4LL 4LL Charity Charity Registration Registration Number: Number: 1135328 1135328

Trustees' Trustees’ Report Report for for the the Year Year Ending Ending 31st 31st December December 2024 2024

Introduction Introduction We We believe believe in in one one true true and and living living God, God, eternally eternally existing existing in in three three Persons: Persons: Father, Father, Son, Son, and and Holy Holy Spirit. Spirit. Him Him alone alone we we worship worship and and adore. adore.

Administrative Administrative InformationInformation Information

The The church church is is governed governed by by Trustees Trustees in in accordance accordance with with the the Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Union Union Reference Reference Deed, Deed, established established on on 27th 27th October October 1898. 1898. Trustees Trustees act act as as guardians guardians of of the the doctrine doctrine and and hold hold legal legal responsibility responsibility for for ensuring ensuring compliance compliance with with the the laws laws of of England England and and Wales. Wales.

Key Key Roles Roles

Charity and	and Property Trustee	and Property Trustee	and Property Trustee	and Property Trustee	Margaret Jones
					Matthew Halladay Matthew Halladay
					Karen Robinson Karen Robinson
					Barrie Parsons Barrie Parsons
Property Trustee					George Phillips
					Colin Braithwaite Colin Braithwaite
Secretary					Matthew Halladay	Halladay and	Karen	Karen Robinson
Chairman					Karen Robinson
Treasurer					Louise Elliott
Safeguarding	Safeguarding Officer				Karen Robinson
Deputy Safeguarding				Safeguarding Officer	Jenny Bisseker
Data Protection		Officer			Karen Robinson
Auditor					Amanda Ashton
Charity Commission			Administrator		David Robinson

Governance Governance and and Management Management

The The Trustees Trustees are are responsible responsible for for overseeing overseeing the the operation operation of of the the church. church. Charity Charity Trustees Trustees are are active active members members of of the the church, church, while while Property Property Trustees Trustees are are members members of of a a church church within within the the Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Union. Union. Trustees Trustees are are appointed appointed by by Church Church Members, Members, who who also also make make decisions decisions on on general general matters, matters, including including the the use use of of church church funds. funds. Church Church Members' Members' meetings meetings are are held held quarterly, quarterly, or or more more frequently frequently when when required. required.

Church Church Membership Membership

Anyone Anyone wishing wishing to to become become a a church church member member through through a a profession profession of of Christian Christian faith faith may may have have their their name name presented presented at at a a church church meeting. meeting. Upon Upon acceptance, acceptance, the the nominee nominee will will be be welcomed welcomed into into full full membership membership at at the the next next available available service. service. Membership Membership entails entails a a commitment commitment to to worship worship attendance, attendance, financial financial support, support, and and service service using using individual individual God-given God-given gifts gifts and and talents. talents.

Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Reform Union Union

The The church church is is affiliated affiliated with with the the Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Union Union of of Churches, Churches, based based in in Church Church Street, Street, Jump, Jump, Barnsley. Barnsley. It It adheres adheres to to the the doctrine doctrine outlined outlined in in the the Union's Union's publication, publication, "Faith "Faith and and Practice." Practice."

Objectives Objectives The The Trustees Trustees and and Church Church Members Members aim aim to to provide provide a a place place for for public public worship worship and and Christian Christian fellowship, fellowship, through through Bible-based Bible-based preaching, preaching, prayer, prayer, Holy Holy Communion, Communion, and and worship worship music. music. Worship Worship Sunday Sunday Morning Morning Worship Worship is is held held weekly weekly at at 10:45am, 10:45am, led led by by local local preachers preachers who who proclaim proclaim the the truth truth of of God's God’s Word. Word. Services Services are are open open to to all, all, with with an an average average attendance attendance of of 18. 18. Additional Additional services services at at Easter, Easter, Harvest, Harvest, and and Christmas Christmas are are well well attended. attended. A A midweek midweek Fellowship Fellowship Meeting Meeting is is held held fortnightly fortnightly on on Wednesdays Wednesdays at at 2:30pm, 2:30pm, followed followed by by tea tea and and chat. chat.

Holy Holy Communion Communion Celebrated Celebrated monthly monthly during during Sunday Sunday Morning Morning Worship. Worship.

Prayer Prayer Meeting Meeting and and Bible Bible Study Study Held Held fortnightly fortnightly on on Mondays Mondays at at 5:00pm. 5:00pm. A A prayer prayer diary diary is is maintained, maintained, and and the the meeting meeting includes includes individual individual and and collective collective prayer, prayer, followed followed by by Bible Bible reading reading and and discussion. discussion.

Mission Mission Work Work The The church church supports supports local local and and international international missions. missions. Locally, Locally, the the church church donates donates food food and and funds funds to to the the Foodbank Foodbank and and donates donates proceeds proceeds from from the the Christmas Christmas Carol Carol Service Service to to the the local local hospice. hospice. Internationally, Internationally, in in 2024, 2024, the the church church supported supported two two Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Union Union projects: projects: the the "Safe "Safe Haven" Haven" Hot Hot Meals Meals Programme Programme in in Lebanon Lebanon and and the the "Hope "Hope for for Children Children in in Latvia" Latvia" Family Family Centre Centre Renovation Renovation Project. Project.

Safeguarding Safeguarding The The Safeguarding Safeguarding Officer Officer and and Deputy Deputy ensure ensure the the church's church’s safeguarding safeguarding policy policy is is up up to to date date and and followed, followed, in in accordance accordance with with guidance guidance from from the the Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Union. Union.

General General Data Data Protection Protection Regulation Regulation (GDPR) (GDPR) The The GDPR GDPR Officer Officer ensures ensures compliance compliance with with current current data data protection protection laws laws and and guidelines. guidelines.

Finance Finance Please Please refer refer to to the the attached attached Financial Financial Report Report for for full full details. details.

• e Total Total Income: Income: 29,564.81 £29,564.81

Total Total Expenditure: Expenditure: 23,803.33 £23,803.33

Primary Primary income income sources sources include include weekly weekly offerings offerings and and rent rent from from the the manse. manse. In In 2024, 2024, the the church church received received an an additional additional donation donation of of £1,782.44 El,782.44 from from Fife Fife Street Street Church Church and and a a E12,000.00 £12,000.00 grant grant from from the the Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Union Union for for building building repairs. repairs. Expenses Expenses included included general general operations, operations, essential essential roof roof repairs repairs to to the the church church and and manse, manse, maintenance maintenance of of church church grounds, grounds, and and legal legal fees fees (El,200.00 (£1,200.00 to to Edward Connor Edward Connor Solicitors Solicitors for for trustee trustee advice). advice).

Future Future Plans Plans for for 2025 2025

Outreach Outreach Projects: Projects: Distribution Distribution of of invitations invitations to to local local residents, residents, special special services, services, coffee coffee mornings/afternoons, a lunch club for home workers, and collaboration with the local mornings/afternoons, a lunch club for home workers, and collaboration with the local Heritage Heritage Centre. Centre, Building Building Repairs: Repairs: Guttering Guttering and and drain drain work, work, removal removal of of trees trees and and stumps, stumps, organ organ motor motor access, access, exterior exterior cladding, cladding, and and interior interior plaster plaster repairs repairs due due to to water water ingress. ingress.
e Legal: Legal: Continue Continue registration registration of of church church property property with with the the Land Land Registry Registry via via Edward Edward Connor Connor Solicitors. Solicitors.
• ¢ Training: Training: Trustees Trustees to to attend attend a a Wesleyan Wesleyan Reform Reform Union Union training training course. course.

Acknowledgements Acknowledgements

We We gratefully gratefully acknowledge: acknowledge:

The The volunteers volunteers who who support support Christian Christian witness witness and and church church administration administration
Those Those maintaining maintaining the the property property and and creating creating a a welcoming welcoming environment environment
The The continued continued commitment commitment of of church church members members and and adherents adherents
The The local local preachers preachers who who faithfully faithfully serve serve our our pulpit pulpit
Our Our accountant accountant for for preparing preparing the the annual annual accounts accounts
The The dedicated dedicated work work of of the the Trustees Trustees

Statement Statement of of Trustees’ Trustees' Responsibilities Responsibilities

The The Trustees Trustees are are responsible responsible for for preparing preparing the the Trustees’ Trustees' Report Report and and financial financial statements statements in in

accordance accordance with with applicable applicable law law and and United United Kingdom Kingdom Accounting Accounting Standards. Standards.

The The law law applicable applicable to to charities charities in in England England and and Wales Wales requires requires the the Trustees Trustees to to prepare prepare financial financial

statements statements for for each each financial financial year year which which give give a a true true and and fair fair view view of of the the charity's charity’s financial financial activities activities during during the the year year and and of of its its financial financial position position at at the the end end of of the the year. year.

In In preparing preparing these these financial financial statements, statements, the the Trustees Trustees are are required required to: to:
Select Select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and and apply apply them them consistently; consistently;
Make Make judgements judgements and and estimates estimates that that are are reasonable reasonable and and prudent; prudent;
State State whether whether applicable applicable accounting accounting standards standards have have been been followed, followed, subject subject to to any any material material departures departures disclosed disclosed and and explained explained in in the the financial financial statements; statements;
Prepare Prepare the the financial financial statements statements on on the the going going concern concern basis basis unless unless it it is is inappropriate inappropriate to to presume presume that that the the charity charity will will continue continue in in operation, operation,

The The Trustees Trustees are are responsible responsible for for keeping keeping proper proper accounting accounting records records that that disclose disclose with with reasonable reasonable accuracy accuracy the the financial financial position position of of the the charity charity and and enable enable them them to to ensure ensure that that the the financial financial statements statements comply comply with with the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011. 2011. They They are are also also responsible responsible for for safeguarding safeguarding the the assets assets of of the the charity charity and and ensuring ensuring their their proper proper application. application.

Approved Approved by by the the Trustees Trustees and and signed signed on on their their behalf behalf by: by:

Chairman Chairman Date: Date: 10 1© + 06 OK) • Satya 200 S

Attleborough Wesleyan Reform Church

Registered Charity Number1135328

Church Accounts -1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024

Church - Receipts Church -Receipts
Offertory Offertory		8,670.52
Gift - Fife Street Church Gift - FifeStreetChurch		1,782.44 1,782.44
Carol Service Carol Service		216.30 216.30
WRU Hot Meal Project WRU Hot Meal Project		352.00 352.00
WRU Holdback Grant WRU Holdback Grant		12,000.00 12,000.00
WRU Conf Contrib WRU Conf Contrib		100.00 100.00
Gardener Offset Gardener Offset		140.00 140.00
Funeral Fees Funeral Fees		250.00 250.00
Total Church Receipts TotalChurch Receipts		23,564.81 23,564.81
Church - Payments Church -Payments
Pulpit Supply PulpitSupply		1,640.00 1,640.00
Insurance - Church Insurance -Church		1,229.42 1,229.42
Electricity • E.ON Electricity-£.0N		946.04 946.04
Gas -E.ON Gas - E.ON		1,269.60 1,269.60
Severn Trent SevernTrent		94.64 94.64
Funeral Expenses - Organist/Steward Funeral Expenses -Organist/Steward		75.00 75.00
RU - Assessment WRU -Assessment		351.50 351.50
WRU - Donations 6@25.00 WRU -Donations 6@25.00		150.00 150.00
WRU - Conference Fee IWRU - Conference Fee		210.00 210.00
CCU CCL		148.00 148.00
Donation - Mary Ann Evans Donation - MaryAnn Evans		250.00 250.00
Donation - WRU Hot Meals Donation -WRU Hot Meals	Project Project	352.00 352.00
Donation - Paul Whitehead Donation - PaulWhitehead		25.00 25.00
Donation - Barry Hatfield Donation - Barry Hatfield		25.00 25.00
Donation - Colin Crook Donation - Colin Crook		25.00 25.00
Gifts - Father's Day Gifts - Father'sDay		24.50 24.50
Food Bank Donations Food Bank Donations		75.00 75.00
Cleaner Cleaner		60.00 60.00
Window Cleaner WindowCleaner		15.00 15.00
Boiler Service Boiler Service		80.00 80.00
Green Bin Green Bin		40.00 40.00
Garden Garden		525.00 525.00
Fire Equipment Service FireEquipmentService		51.58 51.58
Stationery/Stamps Stationery/Stamps		10.80 10.80
Solicitor - Edward Connor Solicitor - Edward Connor		1200.00
Treasurer Treasurer		240.00 240,00
itor Auditor		25.00 25.00
Church Roof Repair ChurchRoofRepair		,421.60
Church Wall Repair ChurchWallRepair		680.00
Ronseal Wood Filler RonsealWood Filler		24.99 24.99
Church Key ChurchKey		39.00 39.00
Total Church Payments TotalChurchPayments		21,303.67 21,303.67
Variance Varlance		2,261.14

Manse - Receipts Manse - Receipts
Manse Rent (Hawkins) Manse Rent (Hawkins)	6,000.00 6,000.00
Manse -Total Receipts Manse- TotalReceipts	6,000.00 6,000.00
Manse - Payments Manse -Payments
Insurance Insurance	335.66 335.66
Management Commission ManagementCommission	720.00 720.00
Rent Guarantee RentGuarantee	108.00 108.00
Prokill - Wasps Nest Prokill -Wasps Nest	96.00 96.00
Boiler Service Boiler Service	90.00 90.00
New Flat Roof New FlatRoof	1,150.00 1,150.00
Manse Total Payments ManseTotalPayments	2,499.66 2,499.66
Variance Variance	3,500.34 [3,500.34

examiner's CHARITY COMMISSION Independent Xo! CHARITY COMMISSION] — Independent examiner's FOR FOR ENGLAND ENGLAND AND AND WALES WALES report report on on the the accounts accounts Section Section A A Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner's Report Report

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I | report report to to the the trustees trustees on on my my examination examination of of the the accounts accounts of of the the above above charity charity ("the (“the Trust") Trust”) for for the the year year ended ended 31/12/2024. 31/12/2024. As As the the charity charity trustees trustees of of the the Trust, Trust, you you are are responsible responsible for for the the preparation preparation of of the the accounts accounts in in accordance accordance with with the the requirements requirements of of the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011 2011 ("the (“the Act’). Act").

Responsibilities Responsibilities and and basis basis of of report report

I | report report in in respect respect of of my my examination examination of of the the Trust's Trust’s accounts accounts carried carried out out under under section section 145 145 of of the the 2011 2011 Act Act and and in in carrying carrying out out my my examination, examination, | I have have followed followed the the applicable applicable Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commission Commission under under section section 145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of of the the Act. Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come come to to my my attention. attention. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with with the the examination examination to to which which attention attention should should be be drawn drawn in in order order to to enable enable a a proper proper understanding understanding of of the the accounts accounts to to be be reached. reached. * * Please Please delete delete the the words words in in the the brackets brackets if if they they do do not not apply. apply.

Independent Independent examiner's examiner's statement statement

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Only Only complete complete if if the the examiner examiner needs needs to to highlight highlight matters matters of of concern concern (see (see CC32, CC32, Independent Independent examination examination of of charity charity accounts: accounts: directions directions and and guidance guidance for for examiners). examiners).

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