Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Oay
PeTic*J end date
Day
Jonin
l¥lop.Ih
Ye2r
From
01
01
2024
To31
12
2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
HYfHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARI
other names charity is known by
Cornerstone Hyihe URC
Reglstered charity number (rf any)
1141707
Charity's prlnclpal address
New Road
Hythe
Southampton
Postcode
S045 6BR
Names of tho charlty trustees who manage the charity
Trustsg name
Dalè8 acted rf not for who
Office Ilf any)
Nome of ￿sOn lor body) entitled
oint tNstee '
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Church Meeting
Mrs Wendy Axton
Mr Peter Blasby
Mrs Beverley Hall
Dr Richard Hall
Elder
From 2710312024
Elder
Elder
Secretary
Elder
Mrs Jytia James
Ms Kay Keen
Mrs Angela Ra%*vcliffe
Mr David Symmonds
Mr NiGholas Tustian
Mrs Margaret Yapp
Elder
To 270312024
Elder
Elder
Treasurer
Elder
10
Names and addresses of advisers
e of adviser
Independent Examiner
Name
Mr Andrew Smith
Address
43 Priestlands Trtchfield Common Fareham P014 4TE

Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charlty's tntsts
Trust Deed distilled from the Untted Reforned Church Acts (1972 and
1981) and Scheme of Union (1972) 0110111973, adopted 1011112010
Trust
Type of governirvJ document
How the charity is constituted
Trustee selection methods
A new Elder, as a Trustee. must be nominated and seconded by
Church Member5. The Elders are elected by the Church Members at
Church Meeting, nonnally the Annual General Meeting.
Additlonal govemance issuès
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about..
Organisational Structure
Hythe Unrted Reforned Church is govemed by the Scheme of Union of
the United Refom7ed Church and those constilLth'onal decisions of General
Assembly binding on Local Churthes. Oversight of the Church is provided
by the Elders, m￿ts"ng through the authority of Church Meeting. The
Elders. Meeting comptises the Minister (when appointed) and up to 9
Elders, including the Secretary and Treasurer, elected by Church Meeting.
The day-lo-day work of the church is organised within 10 Ministry Teams
(Administration, Building & Fabric. Evangelism & Fellowship, Families
Matter, Finance. Pastoral, Prayer. Wodd Church, Worship, Youth &
Children) each with a Leader appointed by Church Meeting on
commendation of the Elders. Meeting. The Ministry Teams. activities are
managed through the Elders. Meeting, as all but one of the Ministy
Leaders are also Elders.
policies and procedures
adopled for the induction and
training of trustees"
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
neI￿Ork with which the charty
• relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, considerat'on of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Risk Management
Major risks are managed though appropriate Health & Safety policies and
procedures. In particular this includes a Safeguarding Policy for Children.
Young People & Vulnerable Adutts. a Data Privacy Statement and risk
assessments for events.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
Summary of the
objeGts of the
charity set out in its
governing document
The advancement of the Christian faith for the benefft of the public in aGcordan
with the Stheme of Union of the United Reformed Church

The main actrvities undertaken for the public benefit are summarised below. In
advancing these activities the Elders, as trustees, have taken due regard to the
guidance on public benefft issued by the Charity Commission. During 2024..
Public worship has been provided every Sunday moming and the seNi¢es
are live-streamed via YouTube. Singing is accompanied by a variety of
organ, piano or small worship group, or uses videos shown on two large
screens. SerVi￿s are occasionally held at other times. Holy Communion is
nomially ￿lebrated in the moming worship on the first Sunday of each
month.
Knowledge and understsnding of the Christian faith have beèn
advanced through prea¢hing during servi￿$ of public worship. bible study
and discussion within Homegroups and between individuals.
Teaching the Christian faith to all ages within worship, through the 'Light
Years. for children and young people, though Youth Bible Group for young
people, through bible study in Homegroups and through other teaching and
discussion.
Provision of training, nurture and activities for children and young
people. During school temis there were after-schoollevening activities
provided by the Boys. Brigade for those age 5-14 years. Youth Club for age
11-18 years. and Youth Bible Group for age 12-18. The Toddlers Group for
pre-school children also met one moming each week.
Pastoral care and support to members and those in need. A caring
system was managed through the Elders and Homegroups to provide ¢are
for those in sickness, distress or poverty.
Opportunities for Prayer for individuals, the communty, events and the
world are regularly available on Sundays, on Monday and Wednesday
momings. at occasional other times during the week.
The church premises are nomially available and used by Community
groups for their activities and by indtviduals for private oGGa5ions. Concerts
by visiting orchestras and groups have been held. The church foyer was
nornally open every moming providing refreshments and a place to ¢hat for
anyone.
Funerals have been corKlucted for church member8, friends and members
of the publio. Historical records of baptisms and marriages are available
for public inspection.
Outreach work to children and young people has been delivered through
the yOLrth organisations. Women's Guild and Men's Breakfast also provide
opportuntties for support and OLrtreach within peer groups.
Support for mission work in the UK and ovèrseas through people,
prayer and finan￿.
Support for the Waterside homeless project The Crossings, and
Foodbank through many individuals, prayer and finan￿.
Summary of the
main activities
undertaken forthe
public benefit in
relation to these
objects {include
within this section
the statutory
declaration that
trustees have had
regard to the
guidance issued by
the Charity
Commission on
public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activittes (Oplional infornlation)
You may choose to
include further
There is no fomal policy on grant making, though small grants may occasionally be
statements. where
made to organisations or individuals but only after agreement of Church Meeting.
relevant, about:
There is no programme related invesbnent.
policy on
grantmaking,.
policy programme
related investment"
Gontrtbution made
by volunteers.
The contrtbution made by volunteers is inGalculable. Since De￿rnber 2020 we
have been without a Minister. We now have no employees and all roles and most
tasks are undertaken voluntarily by members and friends.

Section D
Achievements and performance
Hythe Uniied Refomied Church. known as Comerstone, continues to provide a
vibrant centre for Christs'an worship. outreach and Servi￿ to the communty. The
main achievements during the year are summarised below".
Services of public worship were held every Sunday. An average of 74
adutts and 5 children attended the worship in the church on Sunday
momings. In addrtion, an average of 45 viewings of the recorded services
were made. A programme of teaching themes and topics for the year was
developed and invited ministers and lay preachers provided challenging and
inspiring input.
Holy Communion was induded in the Sunday moming worship each
month. as well as at festival occasions.
The perfomiing arts group called 'Drama Uamas. provided dramatic
illustrations of the preaching topics during moming services about once
each month and at a couple of other events.
Four people were welcomed into membership of the church and at the
end of the year Membership stood at 94. A further 30 people were regular
attenders.
Pastoral care and support have been provrded to many members and
friends in need by the Elders and through the Homegroups. Holy
Communion was taken to some housebound fn.ends in their own homes.
Flowers displayed in church on Sundays were distributed on Mondays to
those who would benefft from this grft of encouragement. thanks or blessing.
A Prayer Meeting o￿n to all was held every Monday moming at 1 Oam and
an Eady Moming prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 8.30am. A prayer
spider using email and telephone encourages over 80 people within the
fellovtship to pray for specthc situations and provided a vital lifeline for many
Cornerstone News containing infomiation on events, prayer, fellowship
news, comment and review was published 10 times during the year.
The website
www.cornerstoneh
heurc.or
was hacked, so
holding page has helped communication while a new site is being
developed.
During the year there were 3 funerdls and 1 wedding at th& church.
The Foyer was open for tea, coffee and chat every moming attracting
many passers-by and regular customers. Pins & Needles met in the foyer
on Friday momings for needleuaft and fellowship involving over a dozen
people.
The Table-Top Sales on Tuesday momings every fortnight attracted many
from the community and provides valuable outreach. Sales of donated
goods raised £6.500 which contributed to the Building Repairs Loan
Repayment Fund.
A Christian Counselling service was hosted 2 times each week.
Support for the Waterside Food Bank through the donation of food goods
has been provided on a regular basis.
Six Homegroups, attended by about 60 people, met twice per month for
bible study. worship. prayer and fellowship. Some groups meet in members,
homes, sorne in the church building and one at a restauranupub.
A Church Weekend Away was attended by 25 people vtho enjoyed
renewing and challenging teathing within a relaxed time of fellowship.
Outreach events in the k)cal town ￿ntre at Easter and Christmas attracted
many people.
A CTram Tea. Summer Bart)ecue, Harvest Lunch, Sunday picnic
lunches and walks in the forest provided happy occasions for people to
meet in a ￿laXed manner.
Women's Guild. meeting each month, enabled women of the church
and communty to share in friendship and activities.
A small group of >5 children aged 5 to 12 have enjoyed lots of fun in Light
Yeats as the
leamt about God each Sunda
momin
Summary of the
main achievements
of the charity during
the year

Youth Club meeting every 2 weeks on Friday evenings attracted 10-14
young people aged 11-18 from the community for a varied programme of
social and craft activrties. Youth Bible Study meets.ng on the altemate
Friday evenings provided opportunriies for a group of 4-7 young people to
explore farth issues in a relaxed environment.
Boys. Brigade on a Monday evening Fs a small company with 8 boys aged
for &14 years old. The boys enjoy a range of sports. crafts. games and
other activibes.
Toddler Group regularly attracted about 1Ck15 families and their children
on Wednesday momings. where the parents1Ca￿rs can chat together while
their children have fun in a caring environment.
Families Matter at Hythe URC is a Ministry of the church but operates as a
charity in its own right serving the needs of the local community, especially
families. It ￿lebrated its 2V anniversary two years ago. Projects included
Parenting courses and parent support wrth complex family issues, SWANS
(Support with Additional Needs), Women's Wellbeing Group and various
schools worK including On The Right Trdth school transition work. 'Hythe
Huddle. supporting people with dementia aNJ their carers meets every
month, as well as the Memory Group.
Men@Cornerstone rnet on a Saturday moming on 7 occasions when about
15-20 men enjoyed a full English breakfast, listened to a range of invited
speakers and provided a chance to socialise.
The exercise class 'Hythe Active,, aiming to improve the fftness and well-
being of those over 60. continued wth an average of about 18 people
attending on Thursday momings.
Mission work has been supported In severdl places around the world,
in Uganda (through Romans 1-11 Trust) funding new school and church
building and pastor support and in Ukraine in support of Hope Now. For
Ukraine dothes and other essential items are also Gollected and taken to
Hope Now for onward transfer to the people in Ukraine. A small team also
made Iwo visits to Sierra Leone to support Devine Grace Ministries in
Kafants, to train the local pastors and to review the projects previously
initiated including bakeries sewing and soa*maknng projects. A number of
wells were also repaired and a solar pump and bore hole installed.
Six fundraising events V￿re held during the year- a quiz, murder mystery
dinner. cream tea, two con￿rtS and Christrnas Fayre, together raising over
£4,000 for the Building Repairs Loan Repayment Fund.
Section E
Financial review
Review of tho Charity's
financial position
A review of the Balan￿ Sheet at the 31 Dec 24 shows the Trust in an
apparendy very health position with total reserves of over £92,000
induding a General FuThJ balance of nearfy £59,000. This does not
however reftect the true position that the Trustees had to face midway
through the year. IIVhen the on￿ff funding for the building project vtss
removed and recognising the spiralling Cost of heating, lighb.ng and
building repairs it was projected that the true balan￿ in the General
Fund would likely fall below the £10.000 minimum in 2024 and this would
mean that setting a sustainable Budget for 2025 could not be undertaken
4rfhout major txts in costs ie Church adivittes.
The response from the Trustees was to launch a major appeal to
Members and FrFends of the Church both in tenns of addressing the
short-tenn problem in 2024 {estimaled at £13,orxi) and the longer-term
issue of a deficrt in futtlre years as costs continue to outstnp available
inGome. The response from the Members was incredibly gerierous and
nol only was the slK)rt-tenn problem resolved there was also an increase
in offerings {ind Gtft Aid) of over 10% from £78,000 to a projected
£86.0￿ in 2025. A dea.sion vrds also made to use non-s
cthc funds

raised for the Outreach Fund to meet loan repayment liabilitEs of £4.100
in the year. As a result, the Trust is in a much more stable ongoing
financial position, bLrt the Trustees recognise the Trust's vulnerabilty in
temis of an over relian￿ on individual donations. In tenns of alternative
sources of income. it is pleasing to see that Room Hire income is stsrting
to show a si
ntficant im
vement after the fall durin
the COVID.
It has been agreed that in order to provide for possible unforeseen
expendrture the General Reserves should be maintained currently at a
minimum level of £10,OCK] and should not normally ex￿ed £25,000. The
Reserves Policy is reviewed annually.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Included in the General Fund Reserve is £8,000 eannarked for future
building repairs, specifically the heating boiler. It is policy to increase this
eannarked reserve by £1,000 each year.
A policy decision was made in 2024 to repay the Wessex Synod
loans (£15,000 and £20.000) as soon as possible. At present £15.700 is
ea￿arked in the General Fund Reserve which will enable the first of the
two loans to be redeemed in earl 2025.
Details of any funds materialty
in deficit
There are no funds in deficit.
Further financial review detsils
You may choose to include
additional infomiation, where
relevant about=
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising).,
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity-,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
The principal SOU￿ of funds for the General Fund is from the faithful and
generous regular giving of the members and friends, which (including Gift
d) provided 75% of all income.
All the expenditure has been to provide for and support the ministy and
mission of the church in the communty.
Oiher than money held in the Bank. the church does not hold any
investmerts.
Section F
Other optional information
Following the completion of the repayment of the loan for the renewal of the church building, the Building
Fund was closed and the OLrtreach Fund launched to provide resources for the mission and outreach of the
church in the local communf(y. in other pla￿S wtthin the UK and overseas_ A target for future finan¢ial aid
for such projects was set as a tithe (1 Ooh) of the cost of the new building and was £201,400. After 13 years a
total of £188,093 has been donated from this fuThJ, 93% of the target.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report abové.
Signed on behall of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
QJ41

Full name{s}
Position (eg Secretary. Chair,
etc}
Nicholas Roland Tustsan
Richard Duncan Hall
Treasurer
SeGretary
Date
14 Odober 2025

CORNERSTONE
Hythe United Reformed Church
HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2024
coptrETrKS
Page
ststement of finanaal attFYttses
Balance sheet
Notes to the finanaal statanents
Treasurerfs ststement
Independent examinerfs report
3-11
12
12

HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
sTATEmE￿r OF FINANCIALACllVmES
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
TOTAL
2024
2023
INCOMING RESOURCES
IfKoming resour￿ from ge￿t￿ fur*Js:
Voluntsry itKDme
Activitles for generats"rNJ
103,628
6,116
8,061
109,744
10,157
1,874
135,909
9,310
1,051
1,086
Incoming resour￿ fiDm d￿rital￿e a
Other incomirbJ resouros
Churth organisatiors
Totsl incoming resouros
379
2,052
379
6,460
2,465
131079
372
93,669
2,563
241874
2.465
17,430
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of gerErating fuTrJs
Charitable actÉvtties:
URC Ministy & Misslon Furxl
Mlnisterial costs
1,695
1,695
1,204
$1,144
51.144
51,144
io
li
52,388
92
52,480
124,892
Grants payable restricta
donatiors passed on
G0Veman￿ costs
Churth opJanisatlor
23,695
23,695
120
23,773
120
4,230
205,363
120
14
103,652
27,891
131,543
Net incomingl(outgotng) resour
before transfers
5,589
(10,461)
(464)
37,511
Gross transfers between funds
5,393)
5,393
Net movement in furKIs
196
9,801
(10,461)
(464)
37.511
Totsl funds blfwd i January 2023
37,722
14,245
40,791
92,758
55,247
Total funds clfwd 31 December 2024
INc*e 17)
(Nth 181
The notes on pages 3 to 11 fom part of these fir￿￿￿ ststements

HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
TOTAL TOTAL
2024
2023
CURRENT ASSErs
Debtors
Bank aTrJ cash baL9rMzs
201
30,129
30,330
7,997
88,833
96,830
11,921
85,217
97,138
19
34,658 24,046
42.454
24,046
CURRE1￿ LIABILtrIES
Less Credit￿5 payable within ￿ ypar
16
4.536
4.536
NEf CURRErir ASSETS
37,918
24,046
30,330
92,294
92,758
Less c￿ltorS paYa￿e after one year
30.330
92 294 £ 92 758
ThE FUNDS OF THE CHARrrY
Unrestricted irKome fund5.'
General
De4gnated
Totsl
37,918
37,918
24,046
61,
37,722
14,245
51,967
17
24,046
24,046
37,918
Restrkt& income funds:
18
30,330
30,330
40,791
92 294 £ 92.758
37,918
APPROVED by the Church MeetiThJ
09 2025
and signed on its behalf by the chaimwn
The notes on pages 3 to 11 form Ekirt of th￿e fina￿la1 stat￿l￿ts

HYfHE UNrfED REFORMED CHURCH
NOTES TO THE STATEMENf OF FIPIANCIAL AcrIvmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
AccouiifING POLICIES
la Basis of Accourting
The finanoal ststemats teen prepar8J in arnrdor￿e with financial ReKxJtiro
starbjard for Smaller EntWW"ses (FRSSE 2015) as by the (hirtty Commisgon, arxl ￿ Unit8J
Reft)rmed Church guidan￿. AttPK)wh tfjow ￿ £250,0￿ threS￿d ￿nts have tten prepared
on an ￿arS bags and has LEen atvlied (m515￿Y
Ib Fund Accountlng
Unrestritted funds a￿ aThIa￿e tr Lse at the diYreth￿ (kn￿ch in fimtlww of its 0%31itsbJe
ob]"eLtives.
in the tsrms of a granL
Endowment ftJr#ts are fijnds trE caixtal of whith mt& be maintain8J,' rKIM￿llY only ir#xJme arisng from
Ic Tangible FIX￿1 As%ets
XCYJ As* are no I￿er co￿￿1￿ ar#J shJ•m in Ij￿ as As a regjlt there Is
also fK> annual depreciation thar￿ to revaw assets are wrcthased from revenue
and 5￿wn as SLKth in the year of purd￿. This is rermitt&J urKler ￿ Chatity CommissorLS
accounting f¢x accr￿715 8rKf rel]￿ a tr￿ aTrJ fair Vie￿ L* the a￿￿t*S ftnarxx
Id InrA>ming Resourc4s
I voluntary giving is Ind￿led in fina￿al staten￿ts fcr the wioKI in tt 15 r£reived.
D0Th4ts"ons under GJ"ft F4us the awKiatul tax rercw are r￿n1￿1 as i￿1)rne when tt
donation is rec*ved.
Legaaes a￿ accountuj for their rexEipt is certsin arKI can quantr￿J.
l other irKome is recconis&l wFw it is r&avabl&
le Resources Expended
The URC Ministy & Misgon FuTrJ C￿trIL￿rtion is reg￿arty aml is irKILMl&l in fiTh3fKial statements
for the year to whith tt relates.
Re￿UrceS expend&1 are rÈrconi￿ in to wA¥th tly a￿ I￿alKIe attr1th￿e
VAT which cannot LE ￿0ver&I. They are alkKata* to tt* particukr to whi(h rdate.
Governan￿ costs repre￿t di￿ ex￿￿1rture on of chjrch, the w(MI￿￿C
and I￿reper￿Jent gJubny of finarKial statements.
As most of management aThJ actswty of ￿ churth is carrI￿j by volunteer& this intsrwjible cost is
)t irKI￿ in the finaroal stateffl￿ ￿ ths K4untsry crrtn"twJti(m to the Itfe of ￿ ￿rth is itTrlcu1at￿e.
If Taxation
With effed from 4th May 2011, ￿ chur(h was R8JiStprnl as Chanty No: 1141707. Bef￿e thLS date,
as part of the United Reformed thurth. the churth was an excep￿1 charty 7Mthin ￿ meaniThJ of the Taxes
Acts. Accordingly it is p￿tEalty exempt from taxBlion in rW of i￿ome aThJ caprtal gair6 r&eNed
to ￿ extent that wch income or gains are a￿led to ￿du￿VdY chariiat4e rAJr[x￿ No prow&on frjr
Ig BuildÈng Refurbishment Project
In 2022 Churth commerThl a major building5 refiJthshnwt at a totsl cost of alrr¥)st £120.000.
The WO￿ was ftmded in part (£lO,OOQ) from exsttrwj trAK*ts but in main from external grants, contr11x￿or
and lOar￿ from SyTh>l(Q5.OCKI).

HYTHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
NOTES TO THE sfATEmE￿r OF FINANCIAL ACTIvrrIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
TOTAL
2024
TOTAL
2023
VOLuMfARY INCOME
OfferiThJs
s￿claI off￿ng5 donations. AppEals
Outreach Fund donations
Donations for tea & coff& etc
ot￿r donations (Flowers, n￿¥￿etter &)
Income Lix reftjnds urKler Gfft
Legaaes
67,551
13,713
4,050
2,138
1.265
14,911
67,551
13.713
9,260
2,138
1,265
15.817
63.854
12,359
37,845
2,638
1,235
14,978
5,210
103 628
6,116 109,744
135,YJ9
ACTivmES FOR GEt4ERATING FUNDS
Church lettirvJs
Fulld raising eventsla(M
Grants
1.956
140
1,956
8,201
1,691
7,619
8,061
9.310
INvESTMEr￿ INCOME
Bank interest
1,874
1.874
1,051
1,051
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARtrABLE AcfIvTrY
￿￿kSta11 (incl Homg3roup)
379
379
379
379
372
3n
OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES
Building Refurbishment PrO￿t
Reimbursement of telep1￿e
Reimbursemert of photww.ng
Re1mbU￿￿t of bu1￿[rO o)5ts
Mens Breakfrdst
Donati￿5 ftDm churth organi￿t￿)￿5
Benevolent Furn1
otlw mi￿lIa￿)US irmme
92.592
50
20
422
422
415
200
442
93,￿9
2,052
CHURCH ORGANISATIONS INCOME
The Church organisations listed LElow each maintrin waTrte aLounts t#Jt have be￿ i[￿juded ￿ ft)r
overall completeness. To assist urbknrKliTrJ aThJ trary)arer￿ income & ￿￿KIrture of these ￿l￿nts
have not keen split into the sreific catwi* in these are gjmmarrwl in Note 18b.
Youth Club
553
553
s, Brigade
403
403
Girls, Brigade
pa￿nts & T&ldlers
Women's Guild
527
527
962
1465
643
1,215
2.465

HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
NOTES TO THE sfATEMENT OF FINANCIAL Ac￿vrnES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
TOTAL
2024
2023
8 cosrs OF GENEIiATING FUNDS
C05t of fund raisiTrJ events
1.695
1,695
1,695
1,695
1,201
1.204
MINIsfRY & MISSION FUND
The churth contn"butes to the ￿ntral URC costs of tsairurNJ aTrJ FYow(tiIKJ ministers (i￿lUdi￿j the ￿ntralIsed
payment of stip￿dS, ￿￿on (c￿trI￿￿cK￿ aThJ ots t￿Efft5 ts minister5). TunniThJ the denominat￿. and
the wder misston of ￿ natior￿1 churth. Bas&J thlwth's ￿￿mI￿ShIP in 2024 amounted to
£51,144
10 MINISTERIAL cosrs
Minister's experses & tr3lnl
Manse water tharues
Manse cou￿1 tsx
11 cosrs OF CHURCH AcnvrrIES
Finance Ministry
Water tharges
Heatiw & ￿ghts"r
InsurarKe
Aprth15
135
15,659
3,974
135
15.659
3,974
14,666
3%39
1.810
1,796
1,236
24,239
4.056
1.118
Generdl costs (inc Bank (hrges)
4,056
1,210
92
92
Bullding & Fabric
Cleaning & Housekeepir¥J
Building Itoiett
Maintenance thurth bjildi
1,1)05
5,988
l.(NJ5
5,988
7,098
76.726
9,388
87,702
14,091
Admlnistration
Ststionery and wlnti
Postage
TdepFK)ne
offi￿ equipment
Photoccyier
Lscen
MemtBship Sub5(T1pti￿
FI0￿rS
other admin costs
433
433
452
2,931
2,991
1,362
1.026
122
1,204
1,362
1,026
122
1,204
1,477
1,197
loo
1,245
33
7.453
7,138
Publiaty & Communicatlon
Publicity
Newsletter
160
160
160
160
192
192
Fellowshlp & S￿￿al
Events
Tea & coff
261
1,482
1.542
2.192

HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
NOTES TO THE sfATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
11 Costs OF CHURCH AcnvrrIES- a￿￿nued
2024
2023
Worship
Pulpit sw¥
Music GroLP
Equipment
Creab"ve worship
I,IrJ
1,173
1,114
165
165
405
Prayer
Trdinir¥J & matwial
1.SlS
Pastoral
Home GrOl￿ material
Safeguarding
paS￿al eYpertse5
187
165
183
535
187
165
183
535
265
145
2(Y)
610
Families Matter
Youth & Childran's Work
ght Years & Grid
Girts, Brigade
PK>ys' Brigade
Youth aub
Youth Worker
ght Years s￿)￿r￿1p
220
254
220
254
240
240
Evangelism
pha
Men's Breakfast
Foyer Ministry
Evangelism Events
ErfK)kstall
Other EVa[￿lSM
152
336
336
83
755
221
97
755
221
97
1.492
201
World Church
Other World Churth
745
52,388
92
124 892

HYfHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrfIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
TOTAL
2024
TOTAL
2023
12 GRArirs PAYABLE AIID REsfiucTED DOMATIONS PASSED ON
Appeals & Mlssion & Y￿th Support
Romarns 1-11 Tnst
Sent Ministrie5. Sierrd L
Hope Now
Building Loans FuThJ
General Akyals
2,000
13,210
2,3LO
12,633
1,93D
13,210
6,500
400
23,610
85
23.695
Benevolent Fund
23,610
85
23,773
23,rn
13 GOVERNANCE cosrs
Audttor
120
120
120
120
120
14 CHURCH ORGANISATIONS EXPENDtTURE
See Ntsts at section 7 al￿Ve for ItKon* ATr31y&"s 3rn118b rwjardirvj R&trrctod FutM15
Youth aub
539
Boys, Brtgade
385
Girf5' Brigaje
Parents &Toddlers
Women'5 Guild
539
385
718
767
718
767
2,409
1,443
4,230

HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
NOTES TO THE sfATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfivTfIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
TOTAL
2024
roTAL
2023
15 DEwfoRS
Gift Aid Tax recoveTalAe
BuildirvJ Loan . Outr&Kh Contr1￿10n
Room Hire
Cath bartked In Thv)nth foll(wirYJ r￿10
4,387
201
6,247
1,855
1,554
7,796
1,855
3,074
11.921
201
7,997
16 CURRENT LIABILrrIES
Creditors payable ￿1n one year,
4,536
4,536
4,380
4,380
4,536
The loans rereived in 2023 in rew of ￿ t￿lId1r￿j (see Note Ig) totsllal £35,fMY) whid) have a total
outstsrwJir¥J balèr￿ of £30.425 as at 31 2024. This reWes￿ts a Term ￿abilia11ty will LE repafd
by tkc 2033 u￿e$S fiJrKis er￿￿e an earty rerA3yrTvL As at 31 2024 a cl £11.288 ha5 been
designatal for eady repayment (see Note 17)
17 DESIGNATED FUNDS
The churth operdtes three D&Jgn3tsJ
(l) Church Fabric Furyj to accumtjlate fiJrhJs for fu￿re Luldiro ￿￿Int￿lirKe, aThl
{2} Expenses Float F￿￿. wth £350 by the lldership
(3) Loan Repayment Furnl
The movema)ts on the ￿gnatal durtrwJ the year were".
2024
20
Openirhj Bala￿e 1st January 2024
Income in Year
Trnnsfer from GerEral ￿1rKI
Balan￿ clf 31 DeCeMl￿ 2024
350
6.895
14,245
350
7,895
14,245
8,000
350
15,696
24,046
18 RE￿RICTED FUNDS
There are two Resth'cted Furnts iyilhin main cl￿th ￿0A￿ts a furtt￿r fve mainiainbj ty
Churth OrganIsatior￿ which arE al￿ R*icted.
18a Maln Churth kcounts R*i(*ed Funds
The main churth ￿)Unts irKlude two RestiKted FurNts, the Th￿leS can be S￿ffic
puw for which fv were en*J￿ted to dmjrth. m(x]ies are mt at ￿ disEK&l of Church
Meetsng for ary other purpx)se, aThJ retre￿L
Benevolent Fund . trms furKI gtft5 to iTrJividtMls in [￿J, as ¢kterMi￿j ty the Pastoral Minlsty
Te3m Leathr or Mini* in with dder. IrW]M￿ is thrc4bJh donatior&
Outreath Fund- fc4lowing retwrn￿ c(all the loans the re+V bJildiTrJi this fuThJ was established in
DeCeM￿r 2011 to pmwde fuThlir•J for (WJtr￿ arky miS&C￿ l(K31ty. wthin the UK & overseas.
a￿1 in 2021. Sent ministri￿ relates to tr* Churth* maln mission to Sien3 Leon.

HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
NOTES TO THE sfATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL AcrIvmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Main Church Accourts Restricted Funts (cont)
2024
X123
Benevolent Fund
Balan￿ blf l Jan
t giviThJ
1.113
1,1
1,113
85
L113
$￿fiC gifts passaj
Balan￿ clf 31
l.it3
TOTAL
2024
2023
Outreath Fund
Balan￿ blf l Jan
DireLt glvlng
church (xganl*tions
Legacies
Gift Aid refurnls
FuThJ raisiry ind Table TLV
SlerTa L￿r
Mi
Bank intere
37.174
4,038
21.756
4,635
853
8.061
i.IT2
27.210
438
62.332
52,139
5￿fiC gtfts passed on:
Romans1-11 Tnjst
Sierra Le￿e
Hope Now
Buil(51￿ Loans Fund
other Supwrt
Bank & Misc
Fund rèising costs
Balance c/f 31 Dec
(2,0001 (2,310)
(13,210) (12,633)
(1,500) (1,930)
(6,500) (6,cM)o)
(4001
{￿0)
(92)
(181)
1,695)
1,204)
26,742
37,174

HYTHE UNTfED REFORMED CHURCH
io
NOTES TO THE sfATEMEpif OF FINANCIAL ACTIVMES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
18b Church Organisations ReStrIrt￿ Funds
There are fve Church organisatirxks, whKth are an integral part of Churth, maintsin accounts separate
from the main thurth ac(J)unts. All of the* furyts are rthr(kni in ltr￿ ty (an thy Ik usExl ftjr the ¢xganisation
to which tFw were entTUSted. Tlw are tlwefore in ￿ Balar￿ Str￿t as one totsl aloro with restrirted
funds that relate to Gawal aTrl Outreach FuThls. The (Kgarnsattcrs a￿ as fdlows
Boys, Brigade. the fvnd S￿1[￿#￿￿g bvork of 1st Brig&* in its rnin￿ty and scoal
actswties arTK)ry W It is mainab.ned by 9jbxript￿ aT¥J dcnatror
Girfs. Brigade- Cea*d to ￿5t in x¥Jx. Balar￿e hdd in ewt it thld restart
Parent & ToddleryJ. fiJThJ for rL￿Ing Par￿tt & Tcmldkn Gr(w aCtmti￿. maints1￿1 by ￿ripts0￿5.
Women'5 Guild - this yJEyyts the acbwtses of w0n￿'S Guiw in its Chri9ian fellov&up and xoal
ministry among women. It is N*Ints1￿ ty 9￿b￿lptiL￿S ￿￿)b"on5.
Youth Club- this furMI supports the ￿hV[beS of the churth Yc*th aub in its sxial atx1 fdlwship ￿tIv￿￿e5
anM)rKJ teenage youry [B)p￿. It is maintsiwj largdy trrf knrptic
2024
Youth Club
Bala￿e blf l Jan
Sub%riptions
Tuck
Activitr"es
tx)nab"ons
2024
2023
Parent & Toddler5
1,197 Balar￿ blf l Ja
350 Sukniptions
32 Bank inttr
O Mi
266
527
1,108
643
iio
793
1,751
1,236
Gffts
(2211 tjonati
(7) mi￿dIaneouS
1668) Ba￿￿￿￿ rjf 31 Dec
Acbmtles & materials
Tuck
Equipment
BalarKe clf 31 Dec
(531)
(8)
(108)
(610)
(85)
(1,400)
75
266
697
2024
Girfs. Brigade
Balance tyf l Jan
2024
2023
Women's Guild
60 Ballr￿ blf l Jan
c￿l￿t￿)n
624
454
852
385
BalarKE ur 31 Dec
60 Arwls
530
293
2,067
(33)
(li)
(34)
(1291
(550)
io
839
GFtts etc
Oubrtydinr
s￿￿kers
(176)
1145)
{260)
(201
{830)
(12)
624
BalarLE df 31

HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
NOTES TO THE sfATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
li
Churth Organisations Restrict¢d Funds (a)nt)
2024
2023
Balar￿ blf l Jan
SubscriptM)rLS
Uniforms
Camp
s￿la1 acbwtr
Tud(
Donations
952
287
365
io
1.272
1,275
Annual subscriptr.ons
Uniforms, awards & badges
Materials & equipment
Camp pynses
T￿k
Ott*r costs
Bala[￿e rjf 31 D
(211)
(40)
(56)
{214}
(58)
(25)
{12)
(22)
19 Bank Balances
2024
General Rjnd
Benevolent FuThY
Outreach Fund
Girts Brigade
Parents and T¢yJdlers
Womens Guild
Boys Brigade
Youth aub
58.704
1.028
26.543
44.348
1,113
37.254
75
839
266
624
697

HYfHE UNrrED REFORMED CHUR(>I
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DE￿MBER 2024
12
TREASURER'S ￿ATEMENT
I have prepar￿1 the fiIwKiI ststanats on l iD 11 fvthe year 31 C￿ember 2024
Name: Twsfj
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
I rep)rt on the financi￿ staten￿S of HYtHE URC yw 31 2024, which are set
out on pages I to 12.
The church is FE5wr&tble for the pret￿1*￿ of the final￿1 thtemats, and CO￿derS that the a￿lIt
requlremax of ￿lon 43(2} of the char￿e5 Att 1993 (thè kt) not appty. It is rny respon*bllty to
5%ate, on baqs of prcodurts *afied in G￿￿Tal tAr&ll(￿S given ty the Ch3rty Commissior)ers
undw setti￿ 43(7Xb) of mattets (£rfne to my attenbw.
My examination was rarri8J out rn KCordaI￿ the Gwal cir￿￿$ Chanty c0rnmi5s￿ners.
An examinab.on includes a reliew of tr* aCc￿n￿.￿g r￿dS kept by the thurch and a mmpariscth of the
accwnts preqented with those r￿rts. It akn indudes c￿4d￿atic￿ rf any unusual iterns or digjosures
in the finanaal ststernents, seebiThJ explanatthS a)r(erniThJ any matter% The procoju
undetsken (k) ￿ prowde all the that y￿[d be required in an a￿ a￿1 (rwl￿ I th) nc*
expre55 an opini(m on ￿ vTrew gNen by the finarKial
In connethon with my eyAminab"on of the dmjrth fun￿ canE to my attentw)n which gave me cause
to believe otherwse than 11)at the finarThl stBtwts ￿ with the aJxNJr¢tiThJ rw)rd5 oftr* churth, and
that those records Sati￿led the wuinnents of ￿ NLL l am awdre cfj any maiter to which aitention
s*ouhl ￿ dravffl in ordw ￿ enab￿ a proFW uTh1*stsThling of the finaroal to be reached. However,
th the ongoiThJ k*n liabilty arKI ￿ preS9j￿ ￿ htgher ￿￿￿ting ccGts the Gen￿￿ Fu￿1 remains vulnerable.
There is a strong r￿￿n￿ cm membws kKT&35es in thts Ir￿ ￿ar￿ limtsl wherE possible
Signed bythe I*￿nt ExBmw:
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Name and address of ￿ ITr￿t Ey3niner. MR SMTh CPFA