2025-09-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the period from

01 10 24 To 30 09 25

Charity name: Hebron Evangelical Church

Charity registration number: 1140879

The Trustees of Hebron Evangelical Church present their annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the Declaration of Trust, the Constitution of Hebron Church and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Objectives and Activities

Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Religious Activities: The purpose of the Church is to advance the Christian religion by worshipping God and making God known in the Long Ashton area and beyond
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Provision of the following: • Sunday Christian services with provision for adults and children • Mid-week house group meetings • Children’s clubs • Mid-week daytime meetings • Courses for specific groups as required • Weddings, funerals, adult baptism and dedication services • Pastoral care, schools work and community events e.g. BBQ, "Saturdads" The charity helps: • Children/young People • Elderly/old People • Other Charities or Voluntary Bodies • The General Public/mankind How the charity helps: • Makes Grants to Organisations • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space • Provides Services • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Hebron Evangelical Church Trustees have taken the commission’s public benefit guidance into account when making any decision it is relevant to.

Achievements and Performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.

Hebron’s annual report gives much to thank the Lord for as we reflect on his work in and through us over the last 12 months. We appointed a church leader. We have continued to worship, pray, serve, celebrate and receive from God in many ways over the year. With our vision of every adult and every child in Long Ashton encountering the love of Jesus, it’s been wonderful to see Come and See and Kids Club thriving with new attendees over the year, Saturdads attendance growing again, more visitors at our Sunday services, lots of guests and friends of Hebron attending our carol service and BBQ. Thank God for the opportunities we have had to walk closely with the people of Long Ashton. Our mid-week small groups and ongoing opportunities to share our experiences of the Lord in our Sunday services have also been wonderful as we grow closer to Jesus as he speaks to us through each other. We’ve continued to work in partnership with our brothers and sisters at All Saints and have been supported in various ways by Woodlands Church Family. We’ve supported three Christian charities in prayer and financially over the year.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Where does Hebron’s income come from? Donations £26,602.80 Investment income £2,384.18 Weekend Away Fund: £5,427.17 Collected in this year,(to be spent partly in this year and partly in 25-26) for a church weekend away in Nov 25 Total £34,414.15 How has the money been spent in the past year? Total £32,913.32 See accounts A3 forpayments
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Reserves were retained to ensure employment costs could be met and that the Church is able to pay for its costs in the future – this will involve updates to the building and paying for a church leader.
Amount of reserves held	Balance sheet as of 30 09 25 was £70,264.99 50% is £35,133
Reasons for holding zero reserves	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	none
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	none

Structure, Governance and Management

Structure, Governance	and Management
Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document	The charity operates under a Declaration of Trust dated 18th June 1945 and the Constitution of Hebron Church (last update 5thJul 2026)
How is the charity constituted?	Trust
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	There shall be at least four and not more than eight Trustees. They shall be spiritually mature Members of Hebron. If the Trustees and Elders and Church leader jointly ascertain that there are skills or knowledge gaps or time limitations of the trustees which they are unable to fill from within the Hebron membership, then they will look to appoint spiritually mature Christians from outside of the Hebron membership (whether they attend Hebron regularly or not). They must be people with values that align with ours – e.g. a Christian with a passion for local church, but also that can add skills we are currently lacking. The process will include obtaining references from at least one person who is able to comment on their spiritual maturity. The Trustees appointed from outside of the Hebron membership (whether they attend Hebron regularly or not) will account for less than half of the total number of Trustees. This will allow us to keep the focus on Hebron’s vision and charitable purpose.

Additional information (optional)

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	The Trustees work with the Church Officers who consist of the Pastor, Elders, Deacons, and the Principal Office Bearers, namely the Church Treasurer.
Relationship with any related parties	Hebron Church is affiliated to the Woodlands Group of Churches

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Hebron Evangelical Church
Other name the charity uses	Hebron Church or Hebron, formerly Hebron Hall Evangelical Christian Church
Registered charity number	1140879
Charity’s principal address	Hebron Church 8 Providence Lane Long Ashton BRISTOL BS41 9DQ
Land ownership	The title to the land described in the schedule was transferred by this order to the Official Custodian for Charities in trust for the charity named above, dated the 8 February 2017. Land registered at HM Land Registry under title number ST289254

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
PATRICIA JANE JENKINS
RICHARD MICHAEL GOLDING
LINDA STOKES		From Nov 22 til 23/11/25
STEPHEN ROBERT SEMPLE		For many years until 24/11/24
HELEN CLARE O'DONNELL		From 24/11/24 to current
ANGELA MARGARET MOSELEY		From 23/11/25 to current

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity None Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how N/A this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from N/A the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details None

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Helen Clare O’Donnell	Patricia Jane Jenkins
	Trustee	Trustee
	24/07/26	25/08/26

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Name No (if any)
Hebron Evangelical Church 1140879
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/10/2024 30/09/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 26,583 - - 26,583 45,825
Investment income 2,384 - - 2,384 1,421
Contribution to church weekend away - 5,447 - 5,447 -
Sub total (Gross income for
28,967 5,447 - 34,414 47,246
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 28,967 5,447 - 34,414 47,246
A3 Payments
Administration Costs 566 - - 566 -
Audrey King Deposit 20 - - 20 -
Bank Charges 70 - - 70 84
Boilercheck 84 - - 84 -
Buildings Maintenance 710 - - 710 -
DBS Checks 12 - - 12 24
Donation out 3,937 - - 3,937 4,040
Equipment 1,063 - - 1,063 -
Error on Bank Statement 60 - - 60 -
Events 76 - - 76 648
Expenses 4,850 - - 4,850 -
Fund Transfer 4,020 - - 4,020 -
Garden 360 - - 360 323
Garden 60 - - 60 -
Insurance 1,310 - - 1,310 1,289
Maintenance 593 - - 593 -
Music Software 150 - - 150 -
Payroll 15,764 - - 15,764 1,843
Printing & Stationery 143 - - 143 56
Repairs 150 - - 150 3,804
Software Subscriptions 12 - - 12 -
Speaker 70 - - 70 195
Subscriptions 60 - - 60 525
Sundries 284 - - 284 242
Training 30 - - 30 123
Urban Saints 21 - - 21 193
Utilities 2,548 - - 2,548 1,929
Weekend Away 400 - 400 4,250
Sub total [ 37,022 ] 400 - 37,422 19,568
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 37,022 400 - 37,422 19,568
Net of receipts/(payments) - 8,055 5,047 - - 3,008 27,678
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 66,825 - - 66,825 -
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) Cash funds this year end 58,770 5,047 1 - 63,817 27,678 29/07/2026
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CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2910712026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
Categories	Details		funds	funds	funds
			to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Cash in current account		5,143	-	-
	Cash in savings accounts		65,122	-	-
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		Total cash funds	70,265	-	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments
		account(s))	Agreement Error	Agreement Error	OK
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
			funds	funds	funds
	Details		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets			-	-	-
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			-	-	-
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets				-	-
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the	Freehold property			-
charity’s own use				-	-
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			Fund to which	Amount due	When due
	Details		liability relates	(optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities				-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
			Helen O'Donnell		28/07/2026
			Jane Jenkins		28/07/2026

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

29/07/2026

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Hebron Evangelical Churth On accounts for the year ended 30° September 2025 Charfty no lif any) 1140879 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust'l for the year ended 3010912025. Responsibilities and As the chartty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of th8 accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charilies Act 20111.the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Twst's acGounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention I ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respe¢t'. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wrth the accounting records Indepandont •xamin•r's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order lo enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgnod: Dato: 1810712026 Namo: Reherna Barry Relevant profosglonal qualificationl8) or body (If any): Address: 9 Bramley Copse Long Ashton, Bristol BS41 9FG IER October 2018

Seclion B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts." diredions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that the examiner wishe$ to dlsclose IER October 2018