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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 07237553 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1136435
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
FOR BEACON CHURCH LONDON
Andrew Cross & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants 6 Green Lane Business Park 238 Green Lane New Eltham London SE9 3TL
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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| Report ofthe Trustees | 1 | to | 3 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 4 | ||
| Statement of Financial Activities | 5 | ||
| Balance Sheet | 6 | to | 7 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 | to | 13 |
| DetailedStatementofFinancialActivities | 14 |
BEACON CHURCH LONDON REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 | The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their : report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have | adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
| OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES | BeaconMission,is objectivesa diverse Church, and aims:gathering people from all groups of society and from ail over south central : London. | conjunctioWe are i n volvedwith thewithBeacoa n umberCAP Partnership,of initiativesLambethincluding:partneCh r shipistiansof FoodbanksAgainst Povertyand Orchardswhich we(a run_Charityin | supporting women have been subject to sexual exploitation) Our mission as a Church revolves around three key themes. A Centre of Grace: A grace-filled church where people encounter Jesus, find hope, healing, purpose and join in the mission of restoration in their community. This is the heart of our ministry at Beacon, where we believe in embodying the love of Christ through a range of transformative ministries aimed at growing disciples in the church and making a positive impact in our community. A Church Family: A Bible believing, spirit-filled community, on a journey towards reconciled relationships through the gospel. We are seeking to create a culture in which people are honoured, accepted and cared for, as they grow in relationship with Jesus and one another. wider Church. We believe that we have been called to be a resource Church -a Church that shares what we | A Resource Church: Sharing what we have received through resourcing, encouraging and supporting the receive through the resourcing, encouraging and supporting of the wider Church (Acts 16:9-10). One of the | main ways we do this is through a ministry called 'The Reconciled Church’.
Significant activities: | During the last year the Church has continued pursuing its aim to build the spiritual faith and wellbeing of its members and to support them in representing the Christian faith in their own fives and to those around them. It has continued to benefit the local community through its funding of the Beacon Christians Against : Poverty Partnership and to support Churches across the UK who are seeking help in the area of race and reconciliation. Work on furthering the development the leadership structure of the Church has begun this year to allow for | smarter working of the staff and volunteer team; a release of gifting within the body of the Church; and to : support further the diversification of the Church as well as interactions with other various Churches within : vicinity.
Volunteers
The charity benefits from significant stability, the highly skilled and motivated volunteers are hugely important. It is our ethos to have the highest standards of care, everyone at the Charity is working towards | this. The Trustees wish to thank all those volunteers who have given and who continue to give their time so willingly. Volunteers are vital to the delivery of our services and without their help, the Charity would be at a huge disadvantage. | FINANCIAL REVIEW | Reserves policy: It is the policy of this this Church to hold general purpose unrestricted reserves to the equivalent of 3-6 3-6 months general running costs, to cover unforeseen emergencies and to allow for the ordered termination of staff : contracts and winding down of Church Church activities, were this to to be required.
It is the policy of this this Church to hold general purpose unrestricted reserves to the equivalent of 3-6 3-6 months general running costs, to cover unforeseen emergencies and to allow for the ordered termination of staff contracts and winding down of Church Church activities, were this to to be required.
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON FOR THEREPORTYEAROFENDEDTHE 31TRUSTEESMARCH 2025
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Going concern:
The accounts have been prepared on the basis that Beacon Church is a going concern. There are no apparent reasons to believe that Beacon Church will not continue to operate over the foreseeable future. Our board of trustees, together with the support of two volunteer consultant chartered accountants, continue to regularly review the status and position of the Church.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS:
The aims of the trustees include:
-The continued spiritual growth of both individual members of the church and the church community as a whole, through pastoral leadership and support;
-To see a continued impact from the work and lives of church members in their communities, including amongst people of low income and social disadvantage within the local area;
-The continued cultivating of refationships with other local churches for the good of the local area -Successfully navigating a continuing period of development of leadership potential and leadership structure within the church to facilitate continued growth in the impact of the church
~The continued exploration of the role of the church in its wider calling to serve other churches in the UK in the area of race and reconciliation
-Other initiatives will be implemented to extend the Charity's objectives. One of these initiatives includes the support of youths associated with the Church, including providing free places at a Christian residential event for young people called Newday.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number 07237553 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1136435
Registered office
Caretakers House
Clapham Park Centre New Park Road London SW2 4]P
Trustees O P Hylton P G Hopgeod N Ngene Ms R Robertson Ms SJ Rudd
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Independent Examiner Andrew Cross & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants 6 Green Lane Business Park 238 Green Lane New Eltham London SE9 3TL
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 21 November 2025 and signed on its behaif by:
P G Hopgood - Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BEACON CHURCH LONDON
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Beacon Church London (‘the Company') I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025,
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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4, the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Charlotte Cross FCCA BSc IMA
Andrew Cross & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants 6 Green Lane Business Park 238 Green Lane New Eltham London SE9 3TL
21 November 2025
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 Total |
2024 Total |
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| Notes | £ | E | £ | £ | |
| INCOMEAND ENDOWMENTSFROM Donations and legacies |
2 | 189,956 | 13,206 | 203,162 | 204,992 |
| EXPENDITUREON | |||||
| Charitable activities | 3 | ||||
| Charity | 192,445 | 14,306 | 206,751 | 174,634 | |
| NETINCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | (2,489) | (1,100) | (3,589) | 30,358 | |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | |||||
| Total funds broughtforward | 127,714 | 8,018 | 135,732 | 105,374 | |
| TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD | 125,225 ———— |
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132,143 eee |
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2025
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|fund|funds|funds|funds|
|Notes|£|£|£|E|
|FIXED ASSETS|
|Tangible|assets|9|5,072|-|5,072|3,465|
|CURRENT ASSETS|
|Debtors|10|2,110|-|2,110|33,938|
|Cash|at|bank|125,017|6,918|131,935|100,108|
|127,127|6,918|134,045|134,046|
|CREDITORS|
|Amounts|falling|due|within|one|year|11|(6,974)|-|(6,974)|(1,779)|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|120,153|6,918|127,071|132,267|
|TOTAL ASSETS|LESS CURRENT|
|LIABILITIES|125,225|6,918|132,143|135,732|
|NET ASSETS|125,225|6,918|132,143|135,732|
|FUNDS|12|
|Unrestricted|funds|125,225|127,714|
|Restricted|funds|6,918|8,018|
|TOTAL FUNDS|132,143|135,732|
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
BALANCE SHEET - continued 31 MARCH 2025
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 21 November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
P G Hopgood - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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- ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BEACON CHURCH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes,
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements,
- DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
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| £ | E | |
| Donations | 203,162 | 204,992 |
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
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| Support
| Direct costs (see
| Costs note 4) Totals
: £ £ £
| Charity 65,979 140,772 206,751
| 4. SUPPORT COSTS
| Governance
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:Charity 131,447 2,646 6,679 140,772
! 5. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
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Depreciation - owned assets 2,646 1,794
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| 6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
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| There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the
year ended 31 March 2024.
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| Mr O Hylton, a trustee of the charity and also a director of the company, was remunerated as an | employee of the company in the period under review. This is permitted under the charity's constitution which has been approved by the Charities Commission in England and Wales. There was no trustees' remuneration or other benefits in the period to 31 March 2025.
| Trustees’ expenses : | There were no | 31 March 2024, | | 7. STAFF COSTS
Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024,
2025 2024 | :Wages and salaries 113,689 98,999 Social security costs 4,196 3,433 | Other pension costs 6,040 5,498 123,925 107,930
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
7. STAFF COSTS- continued
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
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|Working|on|direct|charitable|activities|2|2|
|Administration|& Support|Staff|4|3|
|6|5|
|No|employees|received|emoluments|in|excess|of|£60,000.|
|8.|COMPARATIVES|FOR THE|STATEMENT OF|FINANCIAL|ACTIVITIES|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|
|fund|funds|funds|
|E|£|£|
|INCOME|AND|ENDOWMENTS|FROM|
|Donations|and|legacies|187,849|17,143|204,992|
|EXPENDITURE|ON|
|Charitable|activities|
|Charity|161,595|13,039|174,634|
|NET INCOME|26,254|4,104|30,358|
|RECONCILIATION|OF|FUNDS|
|Total|funds|brought|forward|101,460|3,914|105,374|
|TOTAL|FUNDS CARRIED|FORWARD|127,714|8,018|135,732|
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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fittings
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equipment
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||||At 1 April 2024|3,326|7,610|10,936|
|||Additions|3,944|309|4,253|
||||Disposals|-|(1,961)|(1,961)|
||||At 31 March 2025|7,270|5,958|13,228|
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|||DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024
Charge foryear|1,351
1,454|6,120
1,192|7,471
2,646|
|||Eliminated on disposal|-|(1,961)|(1,961)|
||||At31 March 2025|2,805|5,351|8,156|
||||NETBOOKVALUE||||
||||At 31 March 2025|4,465|607|5,072|
||||At31 March 2024|1,975|1,490|3,465|
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Other debtors
1,954
33,782||||||
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||||Accrued expenses||6,974|1,779|
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125,225||||||
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|||Beacon Cap Partnership|8,018|(1,100)|6,918|
||||TOTALFUNDS|135,732
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
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|Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|resources|expended|in|funds|
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|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|189,956|(192,445)|(2,489)|
|Restricted|funds|
|Beacon|Cap|Partnership|13,206|(14,306)|(1,100)|
|TOTAL FUNDS|203,162|(206,751)|(3,589)|
|Comparatives|for movement|in|funds|
|Net|
|movement|At|
|At|1.4.23|in|funds|31.3.24|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|101,460|26,254|127,714|
|Restricted|funds|
|Beacon|Cap|Partnership|3,914|4,104|8,018|
|TOTAL|FUNDS|105,374|30,358|135,732|
|Comparative|net|movement|in|funds,|included|in|the|above|are|as|follows:|
|Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|resources|expended|in|funds|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|187,849|(161,595)|26,254|
|Restricted|funds|
|Beacon|Cap|Partnership|17,143|(13,039)|4,104|
|TOTAL FUNDS|204,992|(174,634)|30,358|
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
12, MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
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|General|fund|101,460|23,765|«125,225|
|Unrestricted funds|
|Restricted funds|
|Beacon|Cap|Partnership|3,914|3,004|6,918|
|TOTAL FUNDS|105,374|26,769|132,143|
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|||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|resources|expended|in|funds|
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||Unrestricted|funds|
|||General|fund|377,805|(354,040)|23,765|
|||Restricted|funds|
|Beacon|Cap|Partnership|30,349|(27,345)|3,004|
|||TOTAL FUNDS|408,154|(381,385)|26,769|
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13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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BEACON CHURCH LONDON
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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|INCOME|AND|ENDOWMENTS|
|Donations|and|legacies|
|Donations|203,162|204,992|
|Total|incoming|resources|203,162|204,992|
|EXPENDITURE|
|Charitable|activities|
|Training|460|180|
|Out|reach|activities|-|184|
|Church|activities|35,553|20,098|
|Venue|hire|29,966|30,537|
|65,979|50,999|
|Support|costs|
|Management|
|Wages|113,689|98,999|
|Social|security|4,196|3,433|
|Pensions|6,040|5,498|
|Insurance|343|349|
|Telephone|235|291|
|Postage|and|stationery|416|122|
|Sundries|2,117|360|
|Computer|costs|1,180|978|
|Travelling|2,816|3,835|
|Subscriptions|415|355|
|131,447|114,220|
|Finance|
|Fixtures|and|fittings|1,454|665|
|Computer equipment|1,192|1,130|
|2,646|1,795|
|Governance|costs|
|Accountancy|and|legal|fees|1,300|1,200|
|Bookkeeping|fees|5,379|6,420|
|6,679|7,620|
|Total|resources|expended|206,751|174,634|
|Net (expenditure)/income|(3,589)|30,358|
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