CITY EVANGELICAL CHURCH LEEDS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 R•glst•r•d Charlty Numb•r 1140902 R•gl8t•rnd Company Numbor 07541682 {England and Walm)
Try EVANGELICAL CHURCH LEE Contents Charity Inforn)alion Trustees. Reprt Statent ol Twstees. R6sponslbilili8s Indopondent Ex8minerfs Rwt Statement of Finartlal Advftles Baiance Sheet Not lo Ihe Accounts 9-10 Delailed Stslement of Flnarthl Acll¥St185
ELI HURCH LEEDS Lg981 Status A Company Ilm6ted ty swarantee. not hav4w Share capital. The govemirvJ inStrtIOnS are the mPanS Memorandum aThJ ArtKle5 of AssrKialMM. The (¥>mpany a Registered Charlty Numbor 1140W2 Company R•glstratlon 07541682 (Ennd aThJ Wal69) r•ctorsl Tllt• T llen Cha D Wlls (Appointed September 2023) O Berg {Appointed Seplemb8r 20231 C 8ainbrAJge {R8shJned June 2025) C Scf)fld (Appointed June 20241 M.Mathai (Appointed O¢tobw 2025) l)•acon• of th• Church (apInted S8pt 2023) D Wilson (appointed Sept 2023) C BaInld9@ (appoinleil Sept 2023- r8slgnéd Jurn 2025) D Preater lapwnled March 2025> T Jack (appoinled Aprl 2025) HLee (appointed April 2025) R•gl•t•r•d Offlc• Cemetwy Ro•J Leeds West Ythstrire LS118SX Aceounl4nl• Te¥ell Dent Limited Chartered Certrfied Auountan18 Centr8 of Excel Fbpe Park Trevor Foster Way BRADFORD BDS 8HH Bankw8 HSBC POBOX 105 33P*kR Leeds LS1 1LD
ANGEUCAL CHURCH LEED
Annual Re
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Thg directors and tnjslees prèsent Iholr Anrmwl RgFrf FinarKial Statem•nts for tha ywr 8FKlod 31 August 2025.
None of the Dlrèctors has any bone81 Interest in the Chur( arKI all seryed wlthwt r9muneration In Ihelr capaclty a8
Dlrectofs. In accordan¢6 Wth the Artldes of AssoualK. Ihose Decto tth) are enWoye86 of thg Church rece0
remunerthn in that ¢8F•dty at 18vels d6temilned by Ihwjob rAMtr8¢1 and from tim& to tSmo by tho rnembershlp of tho
urch.
strucr•, Gowrnwu •nd M•n•g•m•nt
Th• Artlcl•• of A•wcl•llon
The Chwch Is a reglgrgd th•ritab cTrTh)any. affilaled to Ihe Feknthip ol lThYep¢ Evanplknal Churc8
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For the yew en¢Jed 3151 Auwst 2025 the Chwch wa$ govwrnd by th8 Artbdes of AsWclaln whlch the
bye18 of the church the FIEC Statement of F81th. Th Clxyth Irp81Od on 24th Fabruary 2011 under
Reglslered Chw18ble COmpY Number 11409)2. Prknr lo th81 dolo. tho chun was ex¢epteLI ch8rfty by 8ffi1i8tlon
on tha Felowstrp ol lrK1eFd0rtl Evanylcal Churchos.
Orgnl••tlon•l Slvucluv•
The ¢h8rrtab19 c(ryarry SB gov•rned by •18ad8rshp leom (Dk8ctCV5) comprtskng Oft Chxch.
Directors of ¢offwny org Twstees of the (ur¢h and Ae¢t to Ihe s(¥utlny of Ihe membw¥ of ihg Chwch al
rwAar me•fjng8 of the Church.
SIgnIfinI financial declslon5 8ro tak thlth th• akyovd ol dlr•ctrys of lh• charfty and the m•mbèrs ol the Chwth
as r•qL4r•d ty th• Chufch's bylaws.
EMploe$ am remurwat¥d by Ihe Church for t( wwk. Thg ramuneratlon of Ihtr employyes 15 detem)Ined In
Accordance wllh Ihe Chur¢h Bylaws. Where Ihe emph)io Is elth•r • DirrlUSIeè. or a Con11•d p8r8on, t
ore raquired lo bo absent frDm ony dIscusSk in rnlalion lo rmmwthlon.
R•cNltsn•nt •nd Appolnlmwrt of Dlr•¢lornrrN•t•
Thl91s In accordanc• th tha of Ihg cJNwth and th• of 8sgo¢IAkn.
TnJslee8 are elected by the m8mb8rs of tho ¢tCh In a churth m881kng ¥ul
CITY EVANGEUCAL CHURCH LE •es Annual R• continu 2025 ANNUAL REVIEW OF AcnvmES- Sept•mb•r 2022 - August 2023 (Publlc Bonefft) The lollowng mtnistries have been supported, fflainlained and developed durirvJ the financral >wr. Growth Groups Children's Ministry Youth Ministy Care Ministy Tra1ng & Leadws ConThmity Outr8ath Muslc Mlnlsty Lad188' Ministry Cro$ultural MKilsty Obl•ctlv• and actlvltl (a) To •dvanM th• Chrl•llan hlth In a¢•c• wlth th• Stat•m•nt of Bellots In th• S¢h•dul• h•r•. to p•rt• ol L•od•, th• Unlt•d Klngdom or Ih• world Jjs th• Tru•t•es may from tlm• to tlm• thlnk Ilt and to fulfil sh oth•1 purpoM• whlch ar• •xclu•lv•ly Gh•rlt•bl• i¢¢ordlng to th• l•w of England and Wal•• and ar• conn•c¢•d wlth lh• charltabl• WO of th• ¢harAty, We Gonlinue lo hold serylces eaGh &rKlay mmiNJ and evening thich is opan lo ovary, wlih Spedal serwcos al Chri¥lm88 and Easler %then nwtatws V+PTg distrilyJted in th8 local area. Al Easter. a180 hehl Community Eveftl Mith crafts. gam•8 and refreshmgnls 81 tho church buildlng. Clty Kld8 ConnueS to run wkly. ilh cwr vol109T team laklng Ih818ad. reathlng out lo local prlmary s01 89ed chlldren, Inleraclir4J 1th bohwi 30 and 40 childrgn gKh VPgk. The youth now meet 7¢0 o K)nth M a Sunday aftemoon for Bible sluejy and $pltUal care. with interacb'on vAth t¥en 15 22 Sng pecple. many Ilve Ioc811y. The IntomolK)n81 Asha team ctinUed lo buld re18tionships members of th8 local Asian Community and held a number of Intemational Meals duving the year. sharing foods from different Guliures 8nd building frlend8hip8. The LJdigs Kthnislry team held a numbor of oftem(th tea event8. 88 as (>Jntlnulng to help bulld rooltioDshlp¥ ond support for the Lgdles of the churth 8nd th8 ctimmunlty. Mu8lc con11nu to be an Important part of Mty8hlp sar¥lcas. arMJ th8 musK t8ams have Sérv f811hfully over this past year. Durin9 th8 year our wpbsilo VA¥ updatad and tx)ntinugs to bg a Signan¢ resowce for thg (b) To r•li•v• p•r•on• who ar• In condttlong of n••d, fln•nclal hrd•hlp or SICkn and who moy be aged and to r•li•ve th• dlstress caus•d th8bY In the $•kl location and In Such other rtS ol the Unit•d Klngdom or t world as th• Tru•t••s may from tlm• to time thlnk fiL' We have cared foi many ekjertey and ¥nerable in the church and aim lo provid8 carg as Jesus woukj do lo those boih inslde and outside of His flock. We 8chleve this primarily thrwh our rewl81 6mall wup meètings. The church also partners th olher organlsalions 8nd chwthes in thè local area.
Obl•dfv• and •ctlvltl•s (contlThw Icl To adv•nG• Chrl•tl•n •thK•lkn In th• ••ld h)c•lkn and In •uGh ath•r pwts of lh• Unll•d Klngdom or ¢£u81 trj Ixth UK Thls IKI•S o wmtjer d UK ba3ed ¥keTS In 8knUor ¢KwJoowJrn kn L••d8 and fwlhr afljld. We alBO ¥Alh ¥Krfker8 In othBr prt5 of Euro Ind th• USA. Thes• r6cdved fundknj as d9c1 by tho Dlrodrrffntstsos fow lurthethy of th• Goc#J N•VS. Id) To provld• or a••l•l In th• I1•¢I1111•S In th• hrt•rn•t• of •o¢lal w•llm for r•tr•Allon or oth•r Ir• tlm• occupallon of Inthldu•ls who h4v• wd of •uch facllJtl•• by r••8on of th•lr youth. ag•. Inflrnilty or dlsabllty. ffin•fid h•vd•hlp or •ocl•l clrcwn•tWbC•• wlth lh• •bJ•¢l of Imprv•lng th•lr condltlon• of Ilfv. W• hav• mons10 tho lor Irnwry•wn•rt8. •rnl yo•r. oth•r rngular u••rn d Iho clKtr¢h trAildh7 th• Pont8enStal Ml8th ChCh la cor4r•gakn d Cwlo80 Chi$tlan6). a PoNih Blblo Siuty group. •nd la lo wpwt ChrlsU8nB llh 8W Ilmkalkno). A IDCAI Yoth Gw glBo ug•1 ow Fln•nd•l R•vl•w R•••rv•• polky tho Chortty grrn. IB tho thnlkn lo up m•lnt•h urYestr funth. of ts charty. to Ixver 8dmlnl8tralon •nd •w)port to meat and b 081• tsxlbllyy. Prfnclyl fvndlng •our¢ Tho church* prlrw <¥JiMs from gfft• and dcthllM• m•d• by m8fflkn ol th• ¢1¢h. bJ•trw wlth R••uh• Th8 t¢)lal Incorn• lh• or lo 31 W 2025 wa• 1e6.403 {2024: £144.628). after d8dwtho •xp•ndlbJr• of £150.886 {2024: £106.898) th8 Ml orn• lor the was £15,517 (2024: nel Irme £37.730). The nd •8ut8 ol the clwity at 31 Awt 2025 £688.7521%)24: £Sf3.235). Slgned cn b8haN ofth• truste .. .. ... .
VANGELICAL CH RCH LEEDS Trust nual R ed31 contlnu Stat•mont of TTu¥t•M' R•sponsibility Law apFdi¢able lo charities in En&4arKI & W$ requins the Trustees to wepere finandal slalements for each financlol ysar which give a true fair view of the charitys Tinar4¥1 ¥tfviti8s durirvJ the year and of rts financial position at the end of the year. In preparing th)se fiarla1 statemen15 grvirYJ a true and fair the Trusteas slK)uld follow best practirA aThJ: select sultable aco)unllrKJ p)lths arKI apply them ¢sIStentry.. b) make jud98ments arKI eslimales that are reasonable and wdent: stale ¥¥hether appIae accounlirvJ standards and slalements of recommendad praclkè have been folbJ¥ed. suw lo any depBrtuffjs dlsclosed and explained in Ihe financlal statements., dl syepore Ihe fknanc681 statements on the goirvJ concern ba$is Ue$s1118 Inappropriate lo assume the Charity w411 ¢onlinue opefalin9. The Tru$tee8 are re5FIbI8 lor keepirvJ propor accthntirvJ recor(l$ v*thlch dlsdose thrflh rna$onable acraCY the financial poslllon ol lh8 Ch8rlty and ene them lo ertsure that th8 finarKLg1 Statemts comply wllh the Ch8rllles Ad2011. They aro a180 responslble for safeguardlng the a55els of the Chwlty aThJ hence for t8kirwJ r8asonable sleps for the prevention and delectbn ol Iraud or othw Wrtlies. Page 5
ANGELICAL CHURCH LEEDS an Tru fCIt Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rfs Twrt to th• tru8tws of Cxy Eve11¢al Church Leed8. I report on the charity trustee5 on my examinatw)n ol the a(xthnts of the Cornpany for the al eNled 31st Auwst 2025 as set out on pages 7 10 10. Re8poMlbllftl•• and b4•18 of r•port As Ihe charttvs trustees of t Company (and also its directrffs f(ff the PWFThes ol company Iwwl you are responslble for the weparatlon of ts a(wunts In aCcOrdar rylh ts requinents of the Companies Act 2006 {Ihe 20C6 Act.). Having satisfiod my seif Ihal the ac¢(nts of the C(Knpany are rnjt Tequlred to b8 audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are ellglble for Independent examination, I rewt respecl of my examinal)Tr of charW$ a¢¢ounls a8 ¢8rri8d out under section 145 of the Charltles 2011 llhe 2011 Act'}. In carwrvJ out my examination I have followd the Dlre¢tions given by the Charity Commlssw urKler sett 145151 (b) of the 2011 Act. Ind•p•nden¢ •x•mln•• •lat•m•nt I confirm Ihal l am qualffied lo undertake the examy110fi because I a member of the Assoclatlon crf Chartered C8rtrf Aecounlants, whkh is of the listed bodies. I have corn16 my examlnallon. I cc#)ftrm that no matter8 have come lo my attenlk)n In connectlon wllh the axamin8lh)n giwng me cause lo believe.. 1 arxountlThJ reccKds were not kept In resped of the Company a$ requked by sectkn 386 of the 2006 A¢l,' or 2 the )UnIS do not accord Yllh Ith)se r¢c(Kds', or 3 the accounts th) not comply th Ihe accounting requirgments of sedion 396 of the 2(N)6 Ad olher than any requlremenl that the accounts give a aThJ fair view is not a matter c¥)nsidered as part of an Independent examln8tion.' Of 4 the accounts have been prepored in awdance wth the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommermfjed Practlce for oU1n9 and reporling by ¢harilies preparlThJ their accounts IFRS 1021. I h8ve no corKems and have come across other matters in Cne¢1 the exominalton lo whh attention ghould be drawn in this report in tyder lo enAe a wopw undersiandirvJ of the xcounts lo be re&hed. utGllffe. F Torevell Dent Limited Chartgrgd Cwtified Accojntants Centre of Excellence Hope Park Trevor Foster Way BRADFORD 805 8HH 2.7.-. 0.3..-202
ANGELI AL CHURCH LEEDS tatam of Fln nde nclal 31A Total Funds 2025 TOL Fvnd¥ 2024 Unrestrlcted R•strict•d Fund• Funds In¢om• and endowm•nts fr(#n: Voluntary income Other income 136.326 6.051 23,525 501 1 $9,851 6,552 138,688 5.940 Total Exp•ndltur• on: Ch¥Fiabl¢ activities Other ¢osl$ 125,107 720 25.059 150.166 720 106,208 Total 125027 2&059 150,B86 106,898 N•1 In¢om•ll•xp•ndltur•) 16,550 (1,033) 14817 37,730 Total funds brought forw?fd: 501.IJ69 172,166 873.235 635,505 Total fund• carrl•d forward: 517,619 171,133 688,752 673.235 The notes pages 9 to 10 fom part of these finar181 slalements.
Tolal
Funds
2025
Total
Fundi
2024
Fund•
Fund•.
FIXED A83ET8
Tawlble 888•ts
CURRENT ASSETS
D•btorn
Bank and ca
1,425
1.489
115.071
116.540
1,385
83.381
83.425
33.115
89,473
CREDITORS . amounts duo
kn ar
NEf CURRENT A88ET8
83,425
115.820
88,191
81711•
673
THE FUND8 OF ThE CIIARITY
Urnstricbj fun
R¢81rktsd fijnds
517.619
171.133
501,069
172,106
188,762
673338
Thg company18 tIll• to ox•mpkn fr<¥n awlll undor 80Ctk 477 th0 CnPanI8• Act 2rxxi WKlod
31 QUI1 2025.
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crry EVANGEUCAL CHURCH LEEDS STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLKIES Basls of accountlng The financial slatsments have been preped in ac(danCe with applkable &counting starKlards, thg SORP (FRS 102) by ChartIS 2016 and the Companies Ad 2(6. The financial slalements are prepared under the hi51orul cost ConV110n and we Ki acCd ith Fina Reportin9 Standard8 for Small Entities (effectiv8 January 2015). Funds hdd by the charlty Unresfficled funds represent ft•rKls by the dwty are avalable to the trustee8 to appfy for t general purposes of charity as set tyjl in the govemirvJ thxum8nl. Re51rtted fundy represent funds rec8lv8d for a 8Frfrfk purw88. Incom• and •Ddowm•nts All In¢omlng resources are Iluded in the slalement of financial actfvFtles then chity is legally entllled lo Ihe In¢(rfne and the amount can be quanlfied with reasonab18 accur•. Exp•ndltur• ExperKlllurg Is acC(nIe for on an accruals basls provlslon Is Included In the flnanclal statemen18 for 811 knovm Ilabwltles at the 8aance Sheet dole. Irrecovernble VAT15 attached to expense Inrred. Oth•r ¢o•l• Other )Sts comwi56s tho dkecl ¢osts ofthe chartty Ihot we rnt related lo charltaiAa actlvltS. 2. EXPENDrruRE Unr•stflct•d RtrIct•d Funds Funds Total Fund• 2025 Totsl Fund• 2024 ctabl9 actlvltlm: Ministry sUPPOrt Charltable gfts Staff costs Premlses exp8nse8 Adminislralion costs Events and activilio5 11.747 12.0(M) 58,242 27.484 14.397 1.237 11.747 31,075 13,140 15,175 26.964 33,677 13.149 4.103 19,075 322 5.662 33.146 14,397 1.237 125,107 25.059 150,166 101208 UnT•strIGt•d RMlrkt•d Funds Funds Other Costs 2025 2024 Independent Examinalw)n 720 Page 9
crry EVANGELICAL CHURCH LEEDS Accoun ust2 3. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fr••hold Bulldlng Motor V•hkl• Tolal Cost 1st September 2024 Addibons 23.793 719,279 31st Augusl 2025 719279 1st September 2024 Depreclatitin charged 112.228 11,665 22,CM)7 447 134,235 12.112 31st AugUs12025 3181 August 2024 583258 31$t August 2026 Th8 freehold buddirKJ w8s gffted from extwnal tru818es. DEBTORS - du• wfthln on• y•ar T¢)tal Fund8 2025 Total Fund• 2024 Unr••trlct•d RMtrlct•d Funds Fund• Glll Ald recoveratAe 1.425 5. CREDITORS- du• whhln one year Tot•1 Fund8 2025 Total Funds 2024 Unrg•trlthd Restrlcled Fund• Fund• PAYE & NIC Other Credit(Ks 592 720 6. Other Costs Durfng Ihe year 2 trustees receiv1 salarE5 lotalirvj £38.450 (2024 . 1 trustee loWiThJ £13.703) No trustees reCepd experMs in 2025 or 2024. Page 10
CITY ANGELICAL HUR H LEEDS 2025 2024 Income and d0Tm1•nts trom: t>onalions and legacies Gift aIdae donations Olher 49,770 110.081 6,552 166.403 44.903 93.785 Totsl 144,628 exp•ndfturn on: Wag85 57.637 22.645 6.659 24.985 25.902 4.005 3.770 1.245 1,707 91 5.095 1,979 1.865 29 1,320 2.783 15.175 1.340 123 12.499 Buikllng maintenancé Bullding insurance Cleanlng and caterK children's1¢h V4ryk Ladies pastoral team Transport Staff tralnlng PA syBlems Care Minlslry Evangelrsm Events Other Evangellsm Misslonary- re98r glvKvJ Printing and Stsllwy Llteralure Depreciatlon FIEC Merneb8rship Donatbn Othtt costs 972 2,103 927 2.138 144 31.406 2.285 12,112 2.784 2.270 2,985 {1.868) {106,8981 Not In¢crfnW (expetmlitsjre) 15,517 This pag8 do8S rnt fo wt ol s1attrt(ryflnaaF statsmenls Paae11