## **RICHMOND PARK CHURCH TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **Trust informaton as at 31/12/2025** 

**Name:** RICHMOND PARK CHURCH **Address:** 139 Palmerston Road, Bournemouth BH1 4HP **Status:** A charitable Trust – Registration number 1144662 **Trustees:** David Holland (Chair) Keith Manning **Pastor:** Martin Moore **Independent Examiner:** Nikola Wilkinson **Banker:** Nat West Bank 

## **Governance and Management** 

The church which had been an excepted charity, was registered with the Charity Commission with effect from 11 November 2011. 

The governing document for the church is a trust deed dated 22 June 1984 

The trustees and the pastor meet four times a year and it is their responsibility, together with every church member, to ensure that the church fulfils its objectives and aims 



## **Objectves and Aims** 

The church’s purpose is the advancement of the Christian religion by such legally charitable means as the trustees shall in their discretion think fit. 

This is primarily in the area of Bournemouth but help is also given to others in promoting the Christian faith elsewhere in the UK and worldwide. 

## **Actvites and Achievements** 

Richmond Park church has been called to be a church in the community and our activities include working with Teen Challenge (help for life controlling addictions) and community meals. 

The trustees have given due regard to the charity commission’s guidance on the public benefit and in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. During the year the church continued to carry out the following activities in order to promote the Christian faith in the local neighbourhood. 

- A) Regular worship services are held on Sunday mornings with weekly prayer meetings. 

- B) Weekly home groups. 

- C) Monthly breakfast Bible Studies at a local Toby Carvery 

- D) Weekly community coffee morning. 

- E) Men’s and women’s ministries; Action Men and Wonder women. 

- F) Monthly church/ outreach meal. 

- G) Teen Challenge weekly outreach to those struggling with addiction. 

- H) The provision and maintenance of the church building. In addition to the meetings stated, these buildings are used for children’s activities,  street church and for wedding and funeral services. 

- I) Pastoral support for church members is led by the pastor, elders and care group leaders. 



- J) The church is involved in world-wide mission particularly supporting members who are now working overseas in both Africa and Asia. 

## **Finances** 

The principle source of funds is voluntary giving from church members. 

In addition to expenditure supporting the ministry and the church premises, the church donates funds to other Christian organisations (approximately 10% of member giving) 

The accounts for the year 31/12/2025 have been prepared on a cash receipts and payments basis. The summary of the funds show that there is a balance of £20,190 of funds at the year end. Trustees continually review the balances on hand to ensure that sufficient funds are held to continue the work of the church and to meet anticipated expenditure. 

## **Approved by the Board of Trustees on .... 11-03-26** 

## **And signed on its behalf by:-** 

**..........................................** 

Mr David Holland (Chair of Trustees) 



## **Richmond Park Church** 

## **Receipts and Expenditure for year ended 31 December 2025** 

||**2024**|**2025**|
|---|---|---|
|**RECEIPTS**|£|£|
|Regular Giving–gif aided|16,830|17,020|
|Regular Giving–gif aided  SDS|5,027|5,670|
|Regular Giving- nongif-aided|11,742|10,570|
|One ofgifs +legacy– nongif- aided|19,000|5,000|
|Gif Aid recovered|5,464|5,673|
|Bank interest|397|244|
|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|**58,460**|**44,177**|
||||
|**EXPENDITURE**|£||
|Missions Giving|4,750|4,696|
|VisitngSpeaker donatons|600|300|
|Expenses for Church Meetngs|1,559|2,151|
|Church Utlites – Gas,elect,water,sewerage|1,614|2,864|
|Church repairs and maintenance|3,544|4,384|
|Subscriptons and Licences|943|1,006|
|Computer Costs incl broadband|333|533|
|Statoneryand Printng|72|44|
|SundaySchool expenses|464|536|
|Insurance|1,825|2,127|
|Accountancy|442|490|
|Advertsing|279|22|
|General Expenses inclgifs|_669_|_108_|
|_Sub total_|_17,094_|_19,261_|
||||
|Salary|16,807|17,211|
|Manse Rent|13,575|14,925|
|Manse Water and Sewerage|395|601|
|Manse Council Tax|1,902|1,996|
|_Sub total_|_32,679_|_34,733_|
||||
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|**49,773**|**53,994**|
|**Surplus (defcit)**|**8,687**|**(9817)**|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report
on the accounts
Report to tho trustoesl
membarn of
Richmond Park Church
On accounts for the year
ended
31st December 2025
Charlty no
1144662
Respoctlve The charli￿S trustees are re8ponsSble for the preparation of the accounts.
responslbllltlès of The charty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examinor under section 144 of th8 Chariti88 Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
indapendent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charitl8s Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Chartty Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Chartties Act, and
to State whether parti(>Jlar mettern have come to my attentlon.
Ba818 of Indop•ndent My examination was cwried out in accordance with general Directions given
•xamln•f8 •tstement by the Chartty Commission. An examination include$ a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presenled with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
item$ or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming any such matters. The procedure8 undertaken do not
provide all the eviden￿ that would be required in an audit. and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue
and fairf view and the rewt 18 limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independ•nt In conne(*on with my examinatlon, no material mattars have come to my
examlnerfs •tatsm•nt attention which grv88 me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130
of the Charitie8 A¢X,' or
the acMunts did not accord wtth th8 accounting records. or
the a¢¢ounls did not comply with the applicable requlrements
conceming the fomi and content of accounts $8t out in the Charities
(Accounts and R•ports) R•gulatione 2008 other than any requirement
that the ac￿Unts give a Irue and fairf which 1$ not a matt8r
considerèd as part of an irKlependent examination.
I have have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to
enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
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