ALLESLEY PARK EVANGELICAL CHURCH CHARABLE TRUST TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT- April 2024 to March 2025 Jesus Said: hls is how God showed his love among us: He sent HIS only Son into the world that we might live through him, This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent hls Son as an atoning sacrlfice for our slns. Dear frlends, slnce God loved us, we also ought to love one anothe l John 4: 9-11 As an Evangelical Church, we believe we have a responslblllty to teach others about the Love of God that led him to send His Son- Jesus Christ to die on a cross to pay the penalty for our wron8doln8s. INDEX TO ACCOUNTS PAGES: Trust Information 3 - 10 Trustees Report Appendix l- Independent Examinerfs rÈport Appendlx 2- Annual accounts Statement of Financial Activities Balance sheet - Notes on accounts
ALLESLEY PARK EVANGEUCAL CHURCH TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 202312024 TRUSf INFORMATION STATUS A Charitable Trust- Company Limited by Guarantee Company Registration No: 07561921 Charity Registration No: 1142237 TRUSTEES Paul Ferris Andrew Holdham Brian Rollason Appointed at Church Meeting on 16 June 2010 Re-appointed at Church Meeting on 8th December 2024 ELDERS Alan 8latchford, Brian Rollason, Paul Ferris CHURCH REGISTERED ADDRESS Bethesda Whitaker Road Allesley Park Coventry CV5 9JE Correspondence Address: Mr. B P Rollason 25 Madeira Croft Coventry CV5 8NX Email: brian.rollason Tel: 024 76670094 Web: www.a ec-coventr Email- contact Facebook: htt Insta8ram: htt btinternet.com .or ec-covent -or www.facebook.com APECcov www.insta ram.com ec covent INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Martin Denness
ALLESLEY PARK EVANGELICAL CHURCH CHARITY TRUST TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1st APRIL 2024 to 31st MARCH 2025 OBJECTS The Charitable purposes of the Company / Charity shown in our Articles of Association are: "To advance the Chrlstlan Falth through the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world and the local communitw, The primary aims of the Trust are to fulfil the role of a Christian Churth in the Whoberley and Allesley Park areas of Coventry and to provide help to others in promoting the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and overseas. THE CHURCH: ITS AIM5 AND OBJEcfivES We believe that the Church is not a building, it is a gathering of ordinary people of different ages and backgrounds, whose lives have been changed by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The New Testament model for the Church is a community of people, properlytaught and cared for, whom by loving and serving Jesu5 Chrlst, were also commltted to love and care for each other and to brlng a blesslng to the area In which they lived. Allesley Park Evangelical Church, its Trustees, Elders and Members are committed to the restoration of those New Testament principles. The vision is to see the people of Allesley Park and Whoberley come intothis experience of knowing Jesus as their Lord. Saviour and friend. The mission statement of the Church is: . "Reoching peoplefvrjesus helping and encouraglnq each other to become committed and effective disciples oAChri5t" Dirertions relating to the Company/charttable trust are made by the Directorsnrustees in consultation with the Church Elders, who are responslble for governing the lrfe and teaching of the church. The Trustees and Elders make day to day decisions on expenditure and activities run by volunteers responsible in the church, with the finances being monitored bythe Trustees. It isthe work of every member of the church, and volunteers that makes the difference in achieving its great commission. This is done by demonstrating and sharing God's love amongst the people they interart with every day,. by praying. visiting the sick and others in need, being involved in discipling other5, public teaching and worship. and in administration. The members provlde the financial resources of the church and thelr prlvate assets and equipment are regularly used in the work of the church. Much of this work is done privately, without recognition. and the hours and value of that time cannot be quantified. Allesley Park Evangelical Church does not have any pald employees,, all the actlvities that are provided by the church to the local community are undertaken and provlded by volunteers, most of whom are church members. THE YEAR: ITS OBJEcfivES AND ACHIEVEMEKrs
We have again been blessed through God's wonderful provision of prartical and financial support throughoutthe year April 2024 to March 2025 and great achievements have been made possible. Pralse the Lord for He is good. gives thanks to God, praise His name. During the yearthat ended 31 March 2025 we have achieved our charitable purposes forthe publlc benefit as follows: a) Regular weekly activitles: After the Installatlon of new A/V and Live streaming camera equipment we have been able to 'Live Stream, our Sunday moming services for those members who were unable to get out to the Church building on a Sunday morning. We continue to use mobile phone and email messages to disseminate important information about services and prayer requests. This process is now well established and the "prayer line" has been found to be a real blessing to many in times of ill health or having any other needs. Between April 2024 and March 2025, our attendance on a Sunday Mornlng servlce was maintained at between 50 to 60ish. We continue to have a very busy week with a Coffee mornin8 and Bible study which run on alternate Tuesday mornings, a small 8roup that meet on a Wednesday morning, Parent and Tots group which runs on a Thursday morning, a study group that meet on a Thursday evening. b) Fulfllllng the objertlves In teachln& preachln8 and showlng prartlcal care In the community:_ The aims of the teachin& preathing and discipleship programs include the impact upon lifestyle arising from following the teaching of Chrlst to 'Love God and your nelghbour as yourself. We have a 'Who let the Dads ouff group on the first Saturday of the month. This is basically an opportunity where Dads can come along wrth their children to meet other Dads, have a chat over a bacon roll and hot drink, whilst the children and babies play. c) Impacting the next generatlon. We have continued to strengthen link wlth children (primary School) and young people (senior school) on a Friday evening. We have a group called "Explorers" for primary aged children every Friday evening in Term time with on average 15 children attending to have games, craft, quizzes, and a short Bible talk. Our Friday Youth Group continues to run on alternate Friday evenings 19-30 to 21'.ChJ. aptly named APECYouthl We regularly have between 8 and 12 youn8 people across the full secondary school
age group. Some of the older Youth, now 18+ have continued to come alon8 to enable them to meet. catch up with each other and enjoy some food together. In September/ October 2024, we attended "Fresher week- at Warwick UnNersity and as a result we had another student who started attendin8 APEC on a regular basis on Sunday Mornings. D) Bringing support to churthes worklng elsewhere both In the Unlted Klngdom and overseas. We have for many years now, held a special toy service for Christmas where donations of toys are col- lected and then given to the Coventry City Mission who provide support and help to the poor and m05t vulnerable families in the city. We are one of several churches in Coventrythat Serve as an outlet for Coventry Food Bank, part of the Feed The Hungry UK initiative. Every Friday volunteers come to the Food Bank to provide the needs of local people who were struggling due to hardship or the Cost of Living crisis. We are especially grateful for those volunteers who assist to enable the food bank to open every week. This service has expanded over the years to enable cllents to have CAB and other a8enry support. The members of the church have consistently been applying the principles of church life outlined in the NewTestament to be.salt and light" in the community, in the placesthey live and work and in havin8 an impact on social attitudes in wider national Society. This is a very major part of the purpose of the church and much of it is done without publicity and the amount of tlme spent in thls way cannot be quantified. We do not have any paid employees- all our activities are provided by volunteer5 who give their time freely for the good of the Church working in the local Community. The Tru5tee5 have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefrt guidance published bythe Charity Commission in December 2008. One of our objectives was to enable'community use of the buildin< and we have enabled it's Use by community choirwho use it fortheir prartice every Mondayi two local Resident groups, several birthday parties, and another local Church group who use It for their Full Immerslon Baptlsms. PLANS FOR THE NEW FINANCIAL YEAR Our aim is to attract other local families and residents in to our building SO that they can hear about the Love of God and share in that with us in both a spiritual and practical manner. We again attended the University of Warwick Freshers week to inform students how welcome they are to attend our church. We welcome those students who regularly attend each week. FINANCIAL REVIEW This is our 12th year in our new building and we are enjoying the new facilitie5 and the activities it has enabled us to offer. It 15 through Gods gracious provision that we have seen the financial resources of the Church strengthened during the year as members have continued to give very generously.
The General fund is used for the Church Running Expenses and the financial sUPPOrt for a local evangelists, the wife of an evan8eli5t who is now with his Lord, and another Christian worker that we have financially and prayerfully supported to a small degree for manyyears. GRANT MAKING POLICY We are not set up to make grants to other organisations. The Trustees, based on need and fulfilment of the charitable objectives, do consider making glfts to external organlsatlons and Indlvlduals as a need arlses. All visiting Speakers are offered agift to cover their expenses. RISK MANAGEMENT All major insurable risks are subject to nom)al Churches and employer5 °insurance" Contractual risks are reviewed, before being entered, to assess that they could not significantly impact upon the Churches abllity to fulfil it5 objectives. The Trustees, in conjunction with volunteers responsible for the area of activity, undertake an annual review of areas of risk and update / amend the Risk Assessment accordingly if required, The church is insured through Congre8ational and General through their Churches Policy. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBIUTIES Charity law requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the profit and loss of the Charity for that period. In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to: Select suitable accountin8 policies and then apply them consistently. Make adjustments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. Prepare the accounts on the going concern basls unless It Is Inappropriate to presume that the Charlty will continue in operatlon. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Acts. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for takin6 reasonable step5 for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees confirm that the accounts comply with current Statutory requirements and those of the Charlws Trust Deed. Approved by the Trustees on: rh December 2025
Signed by: P Ferris A R Holdham B P Rolla50n Allesley Park Evangelical Church-"Reaching people for Jesus, helping and encoura8in8 each other to become committed and effective disciples of Christ"
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Allesley Park Evangelical Church Coventry On accounts forthe year ended 31" March 2025 Charty no (rf any) 1142237 Set out on pages Appendix 2 Respective The chariws trustees are $)nSib for the preparatbon of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audrt is nol required for Ihis year trustees and examiner under seclion 144 01 the Charilies Act 2011 (the Charitses Act) and that an independent examination Is needed. It is my responsibility to" examine Ihe accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the prixedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 14515}(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matter5 have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examinalion was carried out in accordan with general Direclions given examiner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with Ihose records. It also includes consideration of any unusual rlems or disclosures in the accounts. and seekj.ng explanations from Ihe truslees concerning any such maiters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is gtven a5 to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair. view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination. no matter has come to rny attention examinerfs 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe thal in. any malerial respect, statement the requirements". lo keep accounting records in aCrdance with section 130 of the Charities Act-. and to prepare accounts which accord wth ihe accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Acl have not been met,. or 2. to which. in my opinion. atterbtion should be drawn ir) order to enable proper undersianding of the accounts to be aChed. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 12 Name: Martin Denness IER November 2024