SHEFFIELD PRESBYFERM CHUIICH TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 3], 2025 Registered Charity Number 1139937 (date of registration]anuaTy 20. 2011) Address for Charity Corresponden¢e 121 ix'estley Road Bury St E(Itnunds %uffolk IP33 3SA Charity Trustees N Gree M D Jolley (Chaittn2ti) K McGtane (Secretary) Independenl Examiner Douglas McC2llurn Governing Document The Charity is a rrust constituted under a Tn]5t Dced dated November 21. 2010 25 2mend¢d by g suppletnentsl Dced dated March 5. 2025. Trustees are appointed by the existitig trust￿. Trustees are wu￿ed to exercise their responsibilities consistent ￿1th the teach￿ oFthe WestmiThster Confcssion of F9ith and the Larget and Shorter Catechisms. A ttwtee who ts a n]illister is petmitted to be remunuated out of thc TTh￿t Fund. Charitable ObjectslPurpose The principal objeLt of the Ch2tity is to advance the Chtisti3n f2ith in Accordance with the Westinin5tet Confcsslon of F￿th and tbe LArger and Shorter CatechtstDS. ThL Chariti s governing documenr notes that the Trust ts consuwted 'fur thL further2nce of the religious 2nd other charitable activities of the Chutch Fcllowsbip in accordance the charitable objects, (see above). The church fellowship th¢r¢ referenced ts Sheffield Presbvtcnan Chutch (uniticotpor2tcd assocjation). regibtered charity oumber 1207757, h￿e2fter refetted to as Sheffidd Presbyteriati Churth or slmply £8 'th¢ Church,. Relationship with Sheffield Presbyterian Church 'Ihe Charity is plcascd to support the ministry and pre5encc ol Sheffield Pre5bytcrian Church. which mects at Hill Top Chapel. The Church ts a member cOngre￿tion of the Ttiniry Prcsbvtery wknch tllaintsins thc Stand￿dS and practices of tru¢ hisroric Presbyterianism. The trustee5 are wholeheartedl! cornn)itted to the promotion oFth¢ objccts of the Charity by fadit2ting the spitttual govetnmcnt of Shelfield Presbytetiati Church and its members to achieve those objects accordmg to the will of Christ In the rnanagetnent aod administr*tiDn of the Charity's assets the trustees have and proper regxrd to the governing spititual eader5 of Sheffield Presbytetian ChutdL Pagc l of6 Two of the Ch2rity trustee5, Mcssrs Gieen and McGtan< ate elders on the Session (the 5piritu21 governtng body) of Sheffield Pre5b!tetian chll￿ and trustee5 of the chatity Sheffield l)resb!terian Church (unincowraled 2SSOCiation). The othcr elders and charity tru5tccs of thar Church 3nd chaoty 2rc the liev. Dt KeFin BidwdL Mt AgtiPEYa Mtukwx and Dt Aliwda Ali. History Since its estab]ishttLent the Clwity supw>rted a fi￿-time M]niSt￿ for the Chwch. In 2016-17 the Charity fimded the purchase of the Grade Il ]isted Hill Top Chapel in Attercliffe. Sheffield (built in 1629). and the suttoundmg pvevard. St8nleF Gower, the fitst miDister of d]e church. was a mcmbcr of the WesttDiti5ter Assembly of Divine5 that produced the Westminstet Confession of Faitb and tbe larger aod Shorter Catechisms io the 1640s. The property is held by the trustees in tn￿t For the Chan"ry for the exclusive use of Chnstian worship services and other relw'ous actxvities in accordance with the rites and customs of Presbytetians whose 5ubOtdll￿te standards are the Westminsier Confession of Fgith and the Larger and Shorter Cateclu"sms. Over the years. ia accordgnce with Its PUW5e 2nd objects. the Ch2rity fi]nded extensive renovations, improvetrAent5 and extension to make the property suitable ￿ the place of worskn"p and homc olsheffield PresbFtetian Church. which meets there on x weekly basts. The trustccs cnjov excellent tdation5 Trith the Scssion oFSheffidd Prebbvterian Church. 2nd the confid¢n¢e of those who gather weekly loi thc worsh4) of God at Hdl Top Chapel. Activities and Public Benefft In planning actirities, the trustees have considered the Conllnission's guidance on pubhc benefit and, in particu]ar. the SFTrecific guidance on chatities for the adiTancement of relw"on. -rhe Charity piincip2llTr satisfies the pubhc bertefit r4uitetnent b! maititsining 2nd ttthking aN"2ilable Hill I'op C,h2pel fot the seThrycL8 of pubhc worship on * weeklv basts ol the church fellowship Sheffieia Presb￿erlk￿ Church. and in providll)g fi]ll_time ministerlal 511PPOrt thereto and foi pastoral sersiccs in thc Ioc21 community. Setvices of public worship at Top Ch2pd are open to all without charg4 and are 2dvettised on sjgnage on the property re*d3ble from the main road 2nd p2vemeTht, as Iw"ell as in the CFuistian press. Recotdmgs of sern)ons deli￿ered therc 2rc uploaded 2nd freelv available to all via the Intcrnc4 2nd Chtistian literature is disp]xyed on the premises and Availxble Without cbxrge or at cost. Hjll Top Chapel is made available IOT tegular conferences on the Westminstet Standards and other nllttets conCernll￿ the PresbytCEian RefOttt￿ faith. F.ffcctivcly to ptomote the Chatity's objects for thc public bencfiL the ChaEiWs ptincipal activities necessitate gatheting in petson for the provision of charitable services. The Chxtity reliL8 extensivety on volunteer support to n)2intsin tbe chapel and graveyar¢ and to provide and conduct the range of its services and acliVAties. Thc y8v¢!ard contsitis numerous graves and tombs reachmg back ro the seventeenth cenw, which may be viewed bTr mcmb¢t5 of the pubhc b). arrawenl induding the tomb of Benjamin Huntsman (1704-76). invenior and n)2oufacmrer of crncible steel itL AttudL"ffc. 2nd an &mport2nt figure in the history of Shefficld steelmaking. Page2of6 Achievements and Perfomiance By financlxlly SUpportts￿ the public ministry and by providing * suitable location for pub]ic worship, the Chancy enabled its associarcd fcllowsh4) %hefficld Prcsbytcrian Church tc) hold setvices of public wotship motning and evening each IAJId's Day throughout the yeat. A catechism dxss was held montbly. Regu]ar BEbk studies 2nd prayer meetings were held duling tbe week The IKJtd'5 Suppu f￿erntty observed ￿hen Sheffield Presbytetian Church was gatbere Extensive pastornl visitation was ulldert2keo ￿peciallY by the ministet, the Rev. Dr I Bidwell. Financial Review Ilccounts h2ve been prq)ared on accounting basis in accordance urytb Section 133 of the Ch￿ittes Act 2011, reporting receipts and paymcnts with a staren]ent of assets and habilitics. Receipts of £53,065 for the year Ipteyious £49239) included donations of £36,595 (previous yeAr L33,092) 2nd Gift Aid recovery of tax on donations of £i.040 (PTCViOiLq ye2r £6,432). The Chatity received 2 grant of £1.459 (previous year £NIL} during the 2ccounting period. As is usual for a clmriry of tbis type and sue, 2 sig￿￿C￿￿t proportion ol the direct Costs of £58.310 (previous £63,815} telates to minist￿121 suppor¢ a ptinn8tbk for the prepAr*tion of ￿coUnts The clwirfs ttustees considu that an audit is not tequired for tbij year undcr 144P) of the C}￿ritiCS Act 2011 (th¢ 2011 Act) and thAt ￿ Kndepetht examitstb)n 18 neede41 It is my zespoowbJli¢y tth. ex￿nIne the ￿counts undu section 145 of the 2011 A¢ C¢)tiXti￿SlI)ti uodtt seetion 145(5)(b) of the 2011 A¢ *nd ConuDiSSiOTr Ao examination indudes a review of the ￿cOUntI0g record8 kept by the CTr￿1ty And comparison of the ￿coUnts presented with those ttcord& It th ftndudes ¢onsid¢ratioo of goy be required io att audit attd consquentty no opinion is given As to whether the ￿Counts pte$ent * rue &it and the report is lunited to those O￿tten set out io the $t#tetnetst below. to keep #ccountitig tecord5 iti AccozdAnce eectioti 130 of the 2011 Ac¢ and • to prepATr •ccounts which #ccord with the accoun￿8 tecords and compty with the -ting tequltcm￿I¥ of the 2011 Act ve not been n*¢ or Z to Whi￿ in my Opinio￿ attention Sh￿Ild be drrn io ordtt to eDabk a pt(w uod¢T8tmding of the Accounts to be reached Addres8: 3 Stwigeww ROA4 Catt]bndge CBI 8PR Date: IItL 202 Py6of6