REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31ST MARCH 2025 FOR BETHEL MINISTRIES (BLACKPOOL) Charfty Reglstratlon Number 1142652
HEL MIN RIES BL POOL NTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YE ENDEO 31ST MARCH 2025 PAGE Charity Infomiatlon Report of the Trustsos Indop•ndont Examlner's Roport lo tho Trusts88 Recglpt6 and Payments Accounts Statemgnt of Assots and Llabllltle3
BETHE NISTRIES KPO CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Trusts88 Mr S Hobln Mrs S Hobin Mrs A Hobln Mr K Hobln Reglstored Charlty Numbèr: 1142652 Reglstorod Offl 18 Bracken Drive Frecklelon Preston PR4 1TH Indopondenl ExamSn•r Mr P Buok FCA, DChA Champion TLL Limited Chartered Accountants & Reg181er8d Audllofs 7- 9 Station Road Hesketh Bank Pr8slon PR4 6SN 8ankgr$ Barclay8 Lelc&ster LE87 2BB
BETHEL M ES 8LACKP EPORT OF THE T EE The Trustees pr088ntthelr report and accounts for Ihe ye8r8nded 31st March 2025. ObJg¢tl¥88 of th8 CharSty Thè Chayity 18 gov8med by Its D8cloratlon of Trust daled 41h May 2011. The puipgs8$ 01 Ch8rtty shall b&: - To 8dv8nce Ghrls118nily in Fde Coast and e188where, by means or m8dium Ibat18 or may become avallable In ac¢ord8nCo with th8 slattrmont of doctrin8 set out In th8 8¢hodule,' - To re118ve poverty and those who grè In need b8causa ol slckness, ago or $om8 other ro8$0n'. -To aiSvan¢e educallon bolh g8neral and vocatlonal for¢hlldr8n or odults. bul a4&Y$ ithln the princlpl&s of thg Chii$lian fallh-, - To promot8 such other charitable acl1v5v as Ih&Truste88 shall f(om tlm8 10 lim eonslder appropriatè., Tru8teo9 Thè Truslee$ namod on pag8 1 foryn part of a largeT group of Offlcia15 who aro rponSIbl8 for th8 dayfoday man8gemenlofth8 Charity. on beh81f ol. and worklng wth, the Memb8r8. New T¥ust8ès ¢an b8 appolnlod by a resolullon of the ex18tlng TnJsle06. Trust805 may bg removed for good ¢au$& by iwo Ihlrd$ vote of the 8nlli8 memb8r8hlp. Tralnlng and inducllon18 provldod VertllY by lslIng Trustees. Dolalls of a¢tlvltlo$ and a¢hlov•m0ntsfortho yoar The frusl contlnu0$ lo operate from le88ad premIsl.8. KlngsloTr Hous8, 57 8oolhl8y Road Blackpool. FYI 3RS, provlding 9¢VIty across thg full we¢k. Thg Trusts partne¥shlp wilh The Slr8al Angel8 organlsg11oTr. who provlded support and h81pto vulneTable peopl8 from our le88ed wemlse8. wa$ dIonI[nued as Slreet Angels found new 8c¢ommod4tlons. Th8 trust contlnues to Provlde acc•ss to ie hours pgr wg8k of Chr18Ian cthJn8elllng vla Ils rlnershlp with New Peace Counselllng. The Trusl also provid88 ongolng d8velopmental IralTrlng opportunllies lor ils volunlary staff 8r for th8 SUPPOrt of $p8clal(sl gu68t 8P8akers al118 publlo me81ing5 as reoulred. Th8 Tfust from l+me lo Ilm8 fiTr8nGlally suppolls thè woth of other charilies e g. Global Horizons Mlsslon8ry Actfvity a¢8$ the xallons of th8 Wortd. The Tru31 conllnues to 8eak lo demonstrate th6 Chrlstian fallh In acllon by servlng a$ a church 888king Ihe advancement of Chrf8tianity and educatlon, the rellaf of povgrty and the prornotlon ol olhercharftsble aclivltio9. Thls y8ar, in Iln8wtth 115 obJecllv8s. tho Twst has continued to prode regular w88kty publlc Ingoll8 for acts of Chrl$ll&n worshlp. tgaching and gducatlon.
ELM NISTRIES BLAC REPORT OF THE T EE Inued. The trust has also made flnanclal grants to 1nd1v1d?1$ and other charilable Imsls engaged In Iho advancement of Chrlstlan edu¢allon and th8 r4118f ol povetty. PubSI¢ Bon&llt The Tru$t88s hav8 consldered Ihe Ch8TIty Commlsslon ouldance rggardlng publ1¢ ben8t and ar8 $8118f18d that lh& a¢llvltlo8 of the Ch811ty. as do$crlb8d above, meot Ihe n8C885ary crfterfa. Rlsk anBty818 The Charlty h85. a$ 1$ requlred. Ident18 the moh)r ilsk8 towhlch the Ch8rlty18 8XP08ed. Th8 Tru8188s conslder Ihal Ihèy hav8 tak8n such aollon and put In plac8 policies. pro8 8nd controls whl¢h wlll mltlgalo Ihe Idenlined rt5ks ond asslsl In m8ln181nSng the future flnBn¢lal vlablllty of the Charfty. Remunoratlon of Tru8t••¥ Durlng the year noThts of th8 Tru$1888 of thè Charlty recow rèrnunerotlon forlh8 pnwl81¢)n of thelr 89rvlce8 to the Ch8rlty- Tran8actlon¥ and flnanclal posltlon The re$u118 fortho year end8d 31st March 2025 8r8 shown on the app8nd8d pages. Accounls havg be?Tr prepared on a rfjcelpls and paym8Thts ba81s rather than an 0ral8 bas15, 89 P8miitted under lh8 Charlty SORP 2015 IFRS1021. Stat8m•nt olTru8t¢g8' respon#lb115tlg• Thè Truslees are required lo prepare Financi81 Slalement$ for each fin&n¢l81 yearwhlch a true and f85r View of lh& state of 8ffalrs of the Charlty and of Ils results for Ihat period. In preparfng Iho88 Flnanclal Ststemenl8 thè Trustee8 ere r8qulred tts.. a. $81ect 8Uitabl6 accounlng policles and apply Ihem con$istet)Ily'. b. Makeludgèments and e8tlm8l85 thAt are reasonable and prudent,. ¢. Prep8r8 the Flnen¢lal Sta18rn8nls on a golng concem basls It18 In8ppmpte to as8umè Ihat the Ch8rlty will conllrnte In buslnes¥. Thè Trusieg$ are re$pon$lblg for k89plng pro* a¢¢ountlng racords, whlch dl$c1058 wllh reason8bl8 accuracy and 8t any Ilrne. thtr tln8n¢l81 po8ltion of Ihe Charity. They are also resnSIble for $8fewardlryJ th8 assèts of Ihg Charity and hence for 18klng reasonable $lep$ for thg provanon and detecUon olfraud and oth8r Irrfjguladlle8. Re80rv05 Poll¢y The Trustees alm to malnlaln a level of reseTh8S thèt would en8bl8 Ihè Charlty io ¢onllnu8 and bg fin&nclally vl8ble for a perlod of 8]¥8 monlhs, 11 In¢om8 str8atn5 were to dlmlnlsh; Thls Equate8 to appr0matelY £30.000 (based on on8 year's expendllur8. less one•off Ilem$l. Th8 ChHrity had net unr8Stficl8d funds at the y8arend of £12,159. whlch is below the tsrg8116vo18nd Twstees will work on lThcre&slng funds over th9 m8dlum-lom?. Oul olthls, thè bank balanc• at year end wa8 £2.788. Inv•stment Poll¢y The Truslees are respor55ible for the Inveslmenl ol any surplu5 funds ol lh& Char5ty. A8 such fvni($ may be requlred for Immedlate v58. the Trnstee6 ry)ntlnuè Io le8WvarIOu& Inlore8t b8arlng, Instant a¢c06s d8posS1 acc4Junts In whlch to place 8uch mon188. Th810 were Th) ex¢e58 funds for Investment al th8 y8ar end. )rt was 8ppiov8d by tho TNsteg5 on.......... [Sn0d on Its behalf by.. Mr S Hobln-Trust88 . tsl Mrs S Hobln- Trus188
ET EL MINISTR LACKPO NDEPENDENT EXAM NER'S REPOR TO TRUSTEES I report to the charity truste08 on my examination of the accounts of the Bethel Mlnislries for the year ended 3181 March 2025. Rosponslbllltles and ba818 of roport As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responslbl8 for tho preparation of the accounts In accordance wilh the requlremenls of th8 Charillas Act 20111'lhe Acl.). I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounls carrled out under seGlion 145 of the Act and In carrylng out my 8xaminaUon I have followed all applicab18 Directlons given by the Charity Commission under $ectlon 145151(bl of the A¢t. Indopendent Exomlnerfs Statoment I have completed my ex8mlnallon. I conflmi that no malerfal matters have come lo my attenllon In connection with th8 8xamlTiallon giving me cause lo belleve that In any mater181 respect.. accounllng records were not kept in respect of Ihg Trust as requlred by $8ctlon 130 of th8 Act. or th8 accounts do not accord with those records; or the accounts do not comply w¢lh the appllcable requlrements concernlng the fomi and contont of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requlrement that the accounts give a true and falr vlew whlch Is not a matter considered as part of an indep8nd8nt examinallon. I confimi that there are no other mattefs lo whlch your attenllon should be drawn lo enab16 a Pfopor understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Data: Mr P Buck FCA, DChA Champlon TLL Llmlted Chartered Accountants & Regi$t6red Audltors 7- 9 Statlon Road Heskelh B8nk Preston PR4 6SN
BETHEL MINISTRIE BLACKPOOL ECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS AC UNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED T MARCH 202 Unrestrl¢tgd Funds Restrlctgd Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Recel ts Donations Tithes and offerings Eleclrlcal repayments Room hire and other income Other recelpts Gift ald 16,705 38.600 850 16,705 38,600 850 14,097 27.495 3,820 100 2.362 T¢)tal recolpts 56.155 47,874 Pa men Charitable Donatlons Rent Heal, Llghl & water Insurance and licen8es Equipmènt and repairs Gu&st sp&akeTS Sundry cosls Olhor Expenditure (J John, other outreach) Tranlng and r8sources Prof8881onal fees Independant examination feo Teaching and music Tosources SeNic8 conlracts 1.750 6.666 46.291 2.424 2,251 300 1,750 6,666 46.291 2.424 2,251 300 1,300 6.747 26.748 2,298 203 84 1,275 630 291 2.539 1,275 630 291 2,539 341 630 79 Total paymonts 64,501 64.501 42,392 Net of recolpts and payments (8.346) (8.346) 5A82 Cash funds last year end 20.504 20.504 15,022 Cash funds th18 year end 12,159 12.159 20,504
THEL MINI BLACKP ENTOF 31 ANDL CH 202 Unreitrf¢t•d Fund• Re8trlGtsd Fund$ Total 2025 Total 2024 8ardays bank Acu)unl 2.788 2.788 4A67 Pro- PayTngThts lo.1 10.001 16.867 12.789 Accountsncy f888 to b8 bllleii 8R8ry88T8nd 16301 16301 16301 630 630 030 Fund8 av8llabl• 12.169 12.159 20.604 Thw arKounts oro pr8paI8d on a rs¢alpi8 slld payments basls and 8$ Such thero 1$ n0'Balan 8hegY. 2b Zo25 Thèse artounts i*ro orvoved bytho Tw81805 On............... . . 8nt181gned on tholrbehair ty. Hobln- Tw5188