FOREFRONT COMMUNITY CHURCH Registered Charity Number: 1139006 UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Content5 Page Trustees, Report Independent examinerfs report Receipts and payments account li ststement of assets and liabilities 12 forefrontcommunitychurch
Trustee5' Annual Report for the period P•rX stsrt dale Ppnfyj ond ¢Jate From 01 2024 To 31 IZ 2024 Referenc.e and administration details Charlty name Section A Forthnl Communty Church ikner names ¢harlty1s known by R•glatered chatity numbgr Of any) 113 Chartys prlncipfjl addfp5S j 42 Fcxe street Char¢ Po8tcode TA20 10A Namos ol the charity truslees who managè the ehaiity N•m• ol person lor bothyl entotkd lo tn1 I Mr5 A Brisler 2024 Ur M Brisléf Mrs J Bristow 4 Mr D Burtieia S Ms L Dirnori Ms D Farringdon Chaimian Apwrtted 22 Awl 2024 Appointed 18 NOnbel 2024 Mrs W Gfeeri Mf J Kerr Treaer Mr N M¥sh 10 Mr S Thuflwi Mr P Ds'mon Mr D Sutrjffte Mi33 C Sinilh 11 e5igr*d 1V Fets 2024 Resigned 18th Nov 2024 Rewned 111 No¥ 2024 Names ol the tru$tee8 lor th• chartty. If any. (fly •xwnple. any custodlan tru8t••sl N•m• Dat act8d11 not lor wholg ¥•ar 12 13 TAR
Names and addrus•s ol advlsors Ioptlonal Inlorniatlonl Type of advher Name Address Independent Examlner i kn WesWey 1 Coleton Crescefi Exeter. Devon EX2 40G Nam• of chlef executlve or nneJ of xnlor staff m•mbers (Optlonal Inlorniatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement De5cAptlon of th• charfty's trusts Type of governing dort,, Fcnfr¢)nt Communty Church Is a Charilable IncOOrated Oryanisation I {CIO), chanty numbw l13Th. and Is recognised by Companies House ' nni CE020874. F(xelront Cmimunty Church's CSIrt10n. active from 27th February 2020. eslabli5hes the ows ar p(rvs ofthe CIO arlt the govemance nenls. H¢)w the charity ¢s constituted CIO C4)nve1n COtrtUEIn regISterj wryth ts Charrty Commission and ? ',ru%' ass&1)[. c1 I reccgnised by C<Ynpanies House Tnmee SeCln meth(vts,. TriteeS are apwnted in ac¢x)rdaKe wtrl th? CIO CilU ' . summary as folhm. • Apwt frcTr fif5t charity trustees. every trustee rnt be pted lor a temi of three years by a resolutson passed al a propety • In 5elecling iMIMtknls lof app.ntmtrt as ¢hanty trustees, tr '. thaiity tnee5 must hahp regard to the skills. knledge and ' experierKe reded fu the effectNe aJmintstratTron of the CIO. • All Trustees rnt sub3uibe to the Statement d Beliets, be 16 years l ol age or over (aTrJ al leas1 one trustee musl be 18 year5 of age or | over). and ackrthl&ge CeptanCe ol the Offi of trustee. • There musl be at least three charrty Irustaes more than venty. • The Mombefs cl the CIO shall be ¢ts chanty truslees for Iho iyna bwrg The only Per it4e lo be Membtrs of tt CIO are Ils chafty trusiees. TAR
Addltlonal governanco l•suM Ioptlonal Inforniatlon) The Charrtab Company (company nwnber 07343328) was convertwj Irrto a Chanlth I1rp(a1ed OrgaThsation ICIOI on 27 FebfUy 2020. wfrith conlinues ch numbw 1139rTh. From trwl pnt rt ts fecogni ¢unpany nth)Jef CE¢Y20874 ith Companies House. The TnL8tees held fiN dLm'ry 2024 to o¥efSae the nJnnKvJ ol the olarrty The chaiity was run on a day lo day basis by the Fofefront Communrty Cth Manager. otr pa.d staff. and volunlw as r¥uir•d Spirilual bgaderthp of Church and aslated wore run ty the F(w8front Crynmunty Churth Leadwship Team. Risks You miy choose to Include 8dditi.onal Infomiation, where rèlevant. aboul.. poIKies and prOV adopted foi the induth.cn and training of truees', the charrty's org8nisati(Thl slrurAuTe and any vrtder netr40rk wth ¥thich the charty works.. laknonthw wth any rekt•J parties,. In tamis of risk. the trustees rwjulaty revN8w the CIO fin¥nc8S each Truslees meeting la slandiw rtem on ts ageryjal. the TreagJrer ha5 ongoiry scnrtkny of fun¢Js. The fnancial revbew conw.ns the CIO'S rthy ffi reser. trustee5' con&deration of major risks aTrJ the system and procedures to manage Forefront Commwmty Ctwch'$ Safeguardirvj Poticy contsnued to be in truslees habe assessed the m4.or risks to which For8lronl Community Chufch (InCdIrj the centrel Ys e>4)osed and are satisfd that systems are In ce lo mthjata eXPQ5ure to maj.or nsks. These indude, buildirg proraty secunty. insuran. rye arwJ electrical 54fety. personnel safety and 7hellbeirg. A list of rntidIC serwce arKI maintenan reqU1Mellts for the centre rs regLAady I+ed by the Tntstees to be8t ensufe corttinued integrity a1 safty le g Fife Alarm system tested 8very week, and Se annualty. Electrul PAT ptrl(xmed regularfy. Heating System nL1 lCe. ete.). The staffl¥cAunteers (and wrs) are cogntsanl of the Ixilding$ materbal condition. aTrJ report any i¥$L LY safety concems to the Centre Managef as ne¢es38ry. Section C Ob"ectives and activities Foretronl Commur¥ty Ctwr¢h'5 (knpcts are as l¢Xlows as per tho ', (11 To the Chiistian farth in acc(Ydance with Ihe slatemffit cl belts 88 ts trustees may frMI time to tine ihink fil and to lulfil such cAher purposos whth ¥e excluswely Chartab according lo the law Summary of tho obl¢cts of th• l EThJland and Wales and are connectepj Ihe charitable V•X)rk ol ¢harlty s•t out In its govemlng document ' chanty. (2) To relw4 sId[r and hafdship ano lo womoto preseThe gotrj heallh by lh8 w0visn of luThJ8. 9ocJ$ swvKo8 induding counselling and support ser¥Kes. TAR
The TTh6tees have pgki due regard lo wthlc benrfrti guld8nCe l$sL1 by Chwily Commiyslon In dechjing what athwli8s Iho Forefront Cornmunty Churth shwbj uthtak•. Forefrorrt clMUnty Church is a Chnthn Ind8P8rthnt Cbvrch, wtAch 5ubscnbe51o the EvaThJelical Aifiance arJ Ihw basis of farth. arxj also belongs to Ptnetship UK. 11 comtKiw a iKKty ol fr1 a bM¢Je vaiiety ol backgrounds. Forefront Communty Church fffis tsnd oprates the Forefronl Community Cenlre on Fore Street In Chard. whth 0¥9 for communlty outre&h KJ services in pwsuanco of rts ObpctNes Tfr centre also WOVKle5 fa¢ilrt. aThJ thè Churth'$ adrnini$trabon hub. Chrislk?n fath 8efvKes are and faclrt8W ty the Churth, mosty held in (thar wrtabl? local pr•n*es. Summary of the maln activltles undertaken lor th• public benefit In relatlon to thes• objects Ilnclude withln th1$ secuon the statutory declaration that trustees have had regar(I to the guldance lssu•d by thg Chartty Commission on public benefit) AddItIor1 det•lls of oblectlve8 and xtlvities (Optional Inforniatlonl arKI fKilital¢d by vobJnleern. Yw may ch¢)o•• to in¢le further statements. r&S8vant. abouL polw ¢)n grantmakiry., poly programrne ralabj cortsIbth made ty TAR
Section D Achievements and performance Forefronl Community ClrCh clined lo appty rm¥Jered slr818gw to actkny its chwtablv obpc15, domoftstratsd by lollcMr¥J Summary ol th• maln achlevèments of the charlty durtng the yr Forefront Comrnunty Church held SUaY Morning S¢4$ the rnain hall ol Hotyro(Kl Aclemy. lo which anyone wa$ wel¢ctho. and facilrfated IAekty'house girAWS' held in Cmjrch nwbers M@s. hcffies. There rtyulai Youth Grcw meeting8 and acliwts fun ' the Church, as ¥11 as 'suaY Schod. held at the samtt tim8 as the | weekty Sunday ser¥ices. In Deceml)er Ihe cfurch held a Chftstmas Card S¥Ce al Hotyrood Acaderny Main Hall. kn addrtion to thè usual ! Christmas SeThtss. 'Youlh Alpha. tlse$ and'Adull Alplo, cw8es . were also run by Church in year. offemg C(MUn outreath and servKes, and also fvn¢tonirrtJ as th• . Church MinIStrab0fi hub. Sreuficalty, the txrtr8 prov•Jed a fwj b I sernee lthe L¢yds Larder), weekfy community coffee momngs, on¢e weekty Lvaft actswty momings. S#8Su9port grwp meetirys for your¥J I mums with their bats.es (GrtrMro Tc•3ether). and a week day 'drop in. centre lor ffanbers of public. 'Citizens Advi¢e S¢)Uth Somwset nb"nu¢(I to opeTrte tr(xn the centr8 twKe weekty. and counsdliry $4Mces {NHS mental Health. etc.) used the centre on an ocCaScal I baws. i The centre also rryulw meetsrg lJc4ities for thè Church •rKI other asscciated aetiw1 fyouth Group5. Meetings, elc.). arvj . occasional speoal uses such as an 'Altemalive Halloween, eveniThJ and , 'open house. for CamNal nfjm. Tre CeNTe also provfraed a meebng space and farjlrties for thè'Hm&s a1 RoLh Sleeper NHS Nursi Service. on a regular ba$$. Regardrfj wryk with kKal ChId ar youth, th8 Churti contrnued to fnarbuty support a W0er. to hve bcally and attend Forefront Comrrmjnrty CFvJrth Sh& r8 mentoriry and support from ir Church. aThl in retwn forged links wth children and youth, espetsalty from the loc31 Portuguese papat7n, wthilst exwding on wth anoth local youth worker. aKI Holyrwj A¢adwny. Church eDntinued to wort and communate wrth churc1 in the a9 wlwi necessary, as beiTrJ re$esented at the Ch¥ , ChLYches Together ICCT) group. A week long Swnmer Club dw $th{x svmnw hol'day (headed by CCTI was supported by Forelront Communty Church lalorwJ wrth olhef churches In Char(l) by PfovbJwN vol1•erS and matenal supwt | Fofefronl Communiy Churth alk>1 15% 01 Ihe oll come lo gNe regular supw to miSsKrfW al ftr)me and thoad *t had links 1th the Chwch. In Ihe UK supportth1 Evan9ekst schools In Soulhwesl. arKI wrted misyS In London Abroad we Sup mlssKJ In Spain, ThailaTrJ. aNI owatn Mobilisatson IOM opefale a mIsswry sl¥p Low Hop•l. • also supported Latm Link la Bruilian tsa mwjonary ¢)TTJarnJ•lw). 88 The nal re¥ ol F•1( Sthff pay and rOn hn TAR
UThiert8ken, Room r8lvJ romain the same atKJ 8 sfflall increase in pay was made vmilsi ahgni'rKJ Irea Io tho slart of the finanuai year. Necessary repas ar4d Impr0MentS m&J8 to the w0p. Inciuthng repairs m¢XfK lof Ihe ectric door. Strategles for 2025 Our current strateqS to act¥the our chant8ble 'ObieclNes' wll conttnug An ernphs our work chthjren and youth will cx)ntsnu8, Ihe conb.nued empboymwl of our Ywlh for 8t least an&hÈr year. Th¢5¢ indude. partrM5hip With the supp)tt at Holyrood Academy. the Arolin Piareer youth worker, and pursuan of otner approprte YLth support actiwti•s. as wdl as the o)ntinuèd and dgvdopment ot the ¢hurch's oym youlh. Leadership Wil cont to be minlknl of TKayS to ak)w for an e>anon of aims and object, vthether thi5 be ItWQUgh the uso of anem1 premw. armvor ftuihw improvoments io our existing Section E Financial review I It is th¢ CIO'S policy that unreslncled which have nol be¢n ' deSnated lry il use 5houkJ ts mdwrtaingil al a level equivabeni I to btheen thretr and S.mOnth.5 expendrtLxe. The Irusle&s Cxinthef thal ic5¢tves at th level wil ensur¢ thal, In the event ol a $4nrfwnl I feauctK)n m fundirwj. Iw wiii ba aDl6 io conDnue the Fweftoni ' Commijnrty Church's Tent ad1vil5 ¥thilè conSHIallOn Is 91¥•7 to , way8 1¢h adthlional IwdJ may bo rni3ed. Brief $emen1 of the charty's pollcy on I1ve% D¢14115 of any funds rnatertally In deflcit TAR
Furthèr flnantlal r@¥1 detsllg Ioptlonal Inlormaiion) YIYJ choose io addilional infmats"M. where rèlovanl about chanty s print?p81 sources of funds lindudiryj aiiy furKIvaisingl". how expendrturE has supported the key obRdNes of tr• chanty., inveslffwl pDW and objectiyes including any emicai rnstrneffl Poli adttpt@d Section F Other option21 information Ml$8lon t•n glvlng of £13,189 {2023.' £11.781) giftx la lh8 ltiltraiTrJ indwiJuals ¥xl or9anisatlQll5". E BLtrden - OMF IMematFonal E2,52012Q23. £3,29T) K & A Barrett- Pl ?6a12023 £3 29n M Strange- £rril {2023'. £1,679) B a E Higgs- £240 {2023'. £0) C & A Mnises- £1,26012023: £1.679) B & A Sheath- £5.02012023.. £1,679> Youth worJter- £nil {2023. £1SO) London Cty MissA)n - £1.9821202J. Enl) Educatson Plus- £72212023.. £nil) Jen5y - £100 (2023.. £nill Grant fundlng of £nil {2023.' £12.753) 1ndW gfwts to Ihe lollomng lThJr4)2uais oui of Off8.. - Anisa Marsh £nil12023.. £1751 B & E Higgs £nil {2023.' £2401 World Vision Fnil12023" £7 1041 Camp3 . Spree £nil 12023 £5101 Harvest- Alpr course, lords lartkn & slep £nl12023'. £1.498) LLdOn Cty mS1)n £nil12023: £1,613) Op¢¥akn Moknlisat (2023.. £1,613) Assets rntalned lor thè charity's own use The freehold propety of Fcfefronl CoMmty 42 F(¥8 Stro@t. Chd. Somenel. TA20 IQA ongnaiiy cosi £2 14,080 In 200Jf DewerAalion 15 bwng char9cd at 20/9 Strah1 lin¢ accordance wth Ihe chafty's acrxyjnling L>oIKy. Tlwe hab been no knprownenis durbThJ ihe year which hiive wjthj v8luv to tht property and all repairs w• off as in th8 receIS and payments account. pxiSt9 Iufnishings and equiwnent nave rn DfoiMJM lorwafo u& slnce havd bovn full Of wntt¢n off as purchased. Thw4 no wJt1rt40ns during th8 yèar TruslA@# None of tho TnJG1e (of any pty¢¢ns cMn•c8d tmih ttrwnl reVed 8ny eypns•s Irom Flf(l communffy CfvJTth dunry thwe no a9 41 yew •nd. loutrn9 trustoo¢ pwsonl connedod wth Ihoml romUnWatK 8nd ptsnyons duving 11 year, vmicn were In Jccordance Wnh tm mwii(JfiThJum artKkns ol d4#0ualI W a ieasonbb• ba TAR
and In b1 inte$tS of dwity.- dlar Miss C M C Smilh (frustee, 1" Nov 20241 £34,640 {2023'. £31,013} Mrs J Marsh (spouse of IAr N Marsh) £4.661 I?3. f4 368) C costs l Miss C M C Smth (TnKteel £1,577 (2023: £1.551) No Tte¢ gffts nls ab Miss A Marsh {dau9hter of Trustee Mr N Mwsh) £nil {2023: £176) ' The numbÈr of Inslees (and thnnpAS8AI with them) with tAKxn bèn8fits are acring under money purthase sthemes is 1 (2023: 11. TrLLs1 donAled offuir¥Js lo chanty fx)ndttion and Ihe aggrrfate value of tIK)8e tr8nsacb.ons In th¢ y¢ar onding 31 Oecunber 2024 was £36.930 {2023.' £33.5311. Operating lease Al the year end there Vwe outstandAvJ Mmmitrnerts for fttso minwxum eqLwpmont leasè paym•nts under non-cancellable operating lea5e5 35 f¢Jlos." - Due with l year £262 (2023 .' £78n Due after more than 1 ye¥ £nil (2023: £262) Restrfcted funds Ihere ¢)ffpnng8 are donated lor a 8p•¢ffi¢ pr4èei thtt• ar• w¥at•d as rn$triC moni•s and uHd to fvlffl IfvJ5e pled9e5, Ple5 rEYx%•yJ al 31 OeLwniw 2024 WeTe £1.109 (2023. £7.95e) Section G Declaration The trustses d6Glaf¢ that they have appro¥ed the trustees, r¢port above. Slgned on b•half of th• charlty's trustees Slgnalurpls) Full nome(s) Posltk•n {eg S¢¢retsry, Chalr, c)1. CH•M 2-8115 TAR
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Exarninerfs Report Report to the trusteesl mombors of Forefront CommurNty Chur¢h On accounts for tho year endèd 31 DeGemb8r 2024 Chaiity no lif any) 11391)X S•t out on pages 11to 12 I report to the Iwslees on rny examinaliun of trye accounts of the above chanty 1.the Trusl'j for the year ended 31112 12024. ResF)onsibilities and As the charty trustees of the Trust. you are responsit4e for the prep3ration basis of r•port of the accourls In aCCordare ¥wth the requirem8nt5 of the Charitie5 Act 2011 {-Ihe Acl") I rep?rt in respect ol my exaNNr)ation of Ihe Trust's a¢¢ounls carned out up.der seCtn 145 of the 2011 Acl ana in cafrying oul my exam..natton, I havc foll?wcd the applicable t"re¢lions given by the Charrty Commission under seCtn 145(51{b) ot he Acl. l tr,ave completed my exanination. I confiryn that no malenal matters have come lo my attentson In connect.ior. wrty the examinat vthi¢h g,'ves me cause to believe that in, an> mal&rial rè.8ped accoun'.ing records were no: kept in accordance 7Mth secticjn 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accofd wilh Ihe accounting recoids Independent examiner's statement I 80 no concems arKI have come across no other matters in connection th te examination to wh.th attp.nticJn should be drawn in order to enable piuyi uniSefslai¥Jiiig ol tl)e accoupils lo t feached. Si9ned: Date: Ic¥ Name: Jonathan Weslley FCA Relevanl professional qualificationls} or body lif anyl: Associaknon Chartered Accountants Addro$8: Thompson Jenner LLP 1 CcAleton Crescent Exeter. Devon EX2 4DG IER
Section 8 Disclosure Oiili WlfiFA¢lr li IIIF ¢X<lllll:"l¢i I Iv l)19liifjylIl 11)ailets ol coiitsri I Isee C-32. Independent exam.nalKsn of chanty accounts directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER io
(HARIIY COAIMISSION FOR ANO ¥iAi Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Jaru&i 2024 To 21 DMb•r 203 Section A Receipts and payments Unr8triCtsd R¢striEtod fun(l• Tdl lund# Ai R•c•l Ixi•J 14 Sub Mtri{GrO r ARI A2 ••t and Imwtsn•nt Ml (•• tabl•l. Sub t•i 14855 131939 Z44 1574 HP01 &otheYfKI*ps ii.ni 740 r•Ke 1 JZ4 11799 Gwn li55 135$ 1151 IJ76 1•4 IAT5 X•)7 srt4 117 •tsb Sub to 117.00• Il•t olrnc•lPtpyrn•(1j AS Tr•n•l•rn A6 C••h lund• th•¢ y••r •nd Ca3h lund• th1¥ y••i •fftl 471 1.954 48.157 45.125 7•.134 P•0• 11
Section B Stat•rnènt of assgts and Ilabllilleg at tho end of the pgrlod ue fviid• luftd• 91 C••h lund# ii.ni Tothi ¢ash 7J.U14 Deuli s B2 Olh•r mon•tsry a$ts b7 41 lI11T I¢Y4 In B# Inv••tm•nt ••••ts 64 A•xt¥ f¢t•lfi¢d forth• cttorltyj own v l>•lail BG U•bUW 54n•d by rffj• ¢ SJ8MIt rJK P•q• i?