# **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

**ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

**COMPANY REGISTRATION No: 07886329 CHARITY REGISTRATION No: 1145615** 

Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store 

Hills Barns Appledram Lane South Chichester PO20 7EG 



## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **CONTENTS** 

|Page 3|Legal & Administrative Information.|
|---|---|
|Pages 4 to 12|Report of the Directors.|
|Page 13|Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts.|
|Page 14|Statement of Financial Activities.|
|Page 15|Balance Sheet.|
|Pages 16 to 21|Notes to the Financial Statements.|



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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

**CHARITY NUMBER** 1145615 **COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER** 07886329 **DATE OF INCORPORATION** 19th December 2011 **START OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 1st January 2025 **END OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 31st December 2025 **DIRECTORS** Angela Farmer Timothy Paul Spencer Madeline Bird Daniel Blackwell Lydia Sewell **CHURCH LEADER** Tom Callister **GOVERNING DOCUMENT** Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporated 19th December 2011. **OBJECTS** To advance the Christian religion either in the United Kingdom or overseas and furtherance of that objective: a) The proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of God concerning his son Jesus Christ our Lord and the preaching and teaching of the Word of God. 

b) The organisation sponsorship and promotion of interdenominational Christian work throughout the United Kingdom and elsewhere the object of which of which shall be: 

i. To seek to present the Gospel to every creature by every means possible and lead men and women and children to saving faith by our Lord Jesus Christ and help and encourage them in the service of God. ii. To promote organise and conduct meetings for this purpose. **WEBSITE** www.blesscc.org **REGISTERED ADDRESS** 5 Balmoral Gardens Ealing London W13 9UA **BANKERS** Barclays Bank plc 53 The Broadway Ealing London W5 5JS **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Appledram Lane South Chichester 

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## **Bless Community Church** 

## **Annual Report of the Trustees 2025** 

## **Overview** 

Bless Community Church is a charismatic community church in West London and part of the Pioneer Network. The church has a vision to live up to its name and Bless the City. The church encourages people to embrace the love shown through the person of Jesus and endeavour to equip people for Christian life in the 21st Century. 

It seeks to follow Jesus by sharing the gospel, worshipping, serving, learning, and sharing life together. The church is deeply involved in our local community, often taking a leading role in ecumenical inter-church activities and also within the Pioneer Network and Pioneer London Region. 

Bless meets in person at Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School in the heart of Ealing but also now have an online presence. For more information or to contact us go to www.blesscc.org. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

Bless Community Church (Bless) is a charitable company (no: 07886329) under Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 23[rd ] October 2011 and a registered charity (no: 1145615). 

Trustees normally serve for three years after which they can put themselves forward for reappointment by the board of trustees. New trustees are recruited from Bless members by interview. The induction and training of trustees is set out in the Trustee Agreement and will vary according to the needs of the individual trustee. In addition, training is provided for specific areas such as safeguarding, GDPR and other legal changes. We carry out biennial trustee reviews and provide in-house or external training as necessary. 

The day-to-day work of Bless is delegated to the staff led by the Church Leader and assisted by many church members acting in a voluntary capacity. The trustees make decisions needed between the quarterly trustees’ meetings by extra meetings, usually telephone conferences. 

The trustees and leadership are aware of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. They review the financial position at each meeting of trustees and take action accordingly. They continue to develop policies and procedures to manage risk and use risk map analysis for review and action, reviewing this annually. They updated our Safeguarding Policies in April 2025 alongside which we updated our Safeguarding Statement which can be found on our website https://blesscc.org/safeguarding. At the same time, they created a new Social Media policy and created an additional statement on our website. https://blesscc.org/social-media-statement 

Bless is a part of the Pioneer Network and of the Evangelical Alliance. Bless also plays a significant role in the interdenominational activities of churches in West London both in leadership and through the service of Bless members. 

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## **Public Benefit** 

The trustees consider that the work of the charity continues to comply with S4 of the Charities Act 2006. It Is considered that the following summary of our activities demonstrates their public benefit. 

Bless Community Church is a Christian Church that is part of and active in the local community. They hold meetings of worship, prayer, proclamation, encouragement and teaching the good news of Jesus Christ both in person and online. They proclaim the gospel together with other churches. They provide training courses and special events. They run groups and activities for children, youth and adults both within the church and open to anyone in the community. They are actively involved in serving the community with other churches through Ealing Street Pastors, the Churches’ Winter Night Shelters in Ealing, and Ealing Foodbank, Reach and Basement youth work projects and through other local charities and organisations. They support the work of specific organisations, other churches and those working in line with our objects both locally and internationally. They support church members in short- and long-term Christian work overseas. Many visitors, both Christian and non-Christian, attend Bless church services and social events. All the activities described above, and others are carried out on an unpaid voluntary basis by church members with support from a team of part-time staff. They also encourage individual public service by our members which includes service on other charity boards, magistrates, school governors and chaplaincies. 

Bless ensures that the public can benefit not only from community service activities but also by participating in church services and many other activities. Most activities are open to all irrespective of race, colour, origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability. A few are restricted to one sex or age group by virtue of the subject matter or to specific groups as they provide training, for example for potential leaders or specific roles within the church. Accessibility to activities includes physical accessibility and the use of accessible venues wherever possible. By meeting at ‘Christ the Saviour’ Church of England Primary School on Sundays the church is visible to people who might not otherwise be aware of the charity, and all visitors are warmly welcomed. By choosing to meet in the school the church also contributes into the funds of the school through rent. Most activities are free although there is a fee for a few activities, such as church weekends; however, the church ensures that activities are accessible to all wherever possible through subsidies. 

## **Objects and Activities** 

## **Objects** 

Bless’ objects are to advance Christianity in the UK or overseas by proclaiming and furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ and promoting interdenominational Christian work. The church seeks to bless others of any or no faith and to live out Jesus’ command to ‘love God with all our heart and soul and mind, and to love our neighbours as we love ourselves’. 

## **Spiritual Leadership** 

The Church Leader Tom Callister was commissioned into his role on 7[th] January 2023 and has regularly met with a leadership team throughout the year, which is comprised of Ian Brown and Jacob and Ella Simpson. They guide the spiritual direction of the church and act as the organising body for Bless activities. 

The leadership team have continued to draw from the Pioneer Network, with Billy Kennedy and Phil Stokes providing ‘outside oversight’, meeting four times during the year, to ensure the health of the team, and their ability to speak candidly about any concerns they might have. 

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The leadership team invited a group of volunteers to meet fortnightly throughout 2025 to assist in the running of parts of the Church. This group has been named the ‘Core Ministry Team’, helping to both provide solutions to problems and support the mission and growth of the Church. 

More widely, most church members are also volunteers. They share the work of the church whether in setting up the hall; welcoming visitors or managing the sound desk on a Sunday; leading or helping with the children’s and youth work; teaching; helping lead worship; leading groups; providing hospitality; serving the community; or in one of many other tasks or roles without our gatherings and community. 

## **Meetings** 

The church continues to have Sunday teaching which is designed to help us understand the practical aspects of being a Christian as well as developing our understanding of God through the Bible. Our teaching is accessible on the Bless website at www.blesscc.org and on YouTube for anyone who wishes to view it. 

Bless also operates with mid-week Connect groups which enable members to share together, to encourage and support each other to grow in Jesus and serve him. The church runs weekly and monthly prayer meetings called ‘House of Prayer’. Bless continues with a hybrid of face to face and online access, although encouragement to attend in person is now featured, to get the most out of being community together whenever possible. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

The aims for 2025 progressed as follows: 

## **Church Overview** 

- 2025 was a year of steady growth for Bless Community Church. 

- Throughout the year the Church continued to see many visitors each week, and new people joined the community. 

- The Church continued to become more reflective of the local community it serves in diversity of its membership and its reach via community focussed projects. 

- On average at the end of 2025 there were around 70 people in person each week with another 5 or so devices live on YouTube. 

- New church initiatives were started including Basement Kids – a new midweek kids club for the community and REACH youth events. 

- Members of our connect groups took part in the Bible society ‘Bible’ course, receiving training and teaching in biblical literacy. 

## **Leadership team and Governance** 

- 2025 was a year for development of new potential leadership structures, with the newly formed Core Ministry team supporting the work of the Leadership Team. These structures were due for review at the end of 2025. 

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- The Church’s external oversight moved from Billy Kennedy to Phil Stokes (see spiritual leadership report above). 

- In relation to the trustees, Madeline Bird (Chair), Angela Farmer, Daniel Blackwell and Timothy Paul Spencer continued to closely monitor finances and worked through a rolling programme of compliance review of policies and procedures. One new Trustee was appointed – Lydia Sewell – with a brief to support and champion our safeguarding. Sadly our chair of Trustees, Madeline Bird, suffered a serious illness in February of 2025, meaning Timothy Paul Spencer was voted in as acting chair whilst Madeline recovered. This arrangement continued throughout 2025 and will be reviewed in 2026. Madeline continued to attend trustee meetings whenever she was able. 

- A 4% Cost of Living rise for our staff was agreed and implemented in 2025. 

- The staff continued to manage expenditure and reduce costs where possible due to the challenging financial position supported by the trustees. 

## **Embracing God** 

- The Church continued to develop and grow diverse ways for people to encounter God together both through large gatherings, small groups, and worship meetings called House of Worship. 

- Teaching for Sundays was planned a term ahead by the leadership team and they introduced several new meeting leaders and speakers to the team. The church also enjoyed a number of guest speakers from both within and outside the Pioneer Network. 

- The church enjoyed a January ‘away day’ in partnership with Refresh and Latymer Christian Fellowship at Waverley Abbey with guest contributor – Simon Guillabaud. 

- Bless Kids, the Sunday morning children’s work for all children of a primary school age, continued to grow in numbers. This was supported by a strong team of volunteers serving in this area. 

- The Church continued to run Messy Church gatherings regularly which attracted additional families who connected with the Church for the first time. 

- ‘Bless Young Adults’ (20-30s) group continued to run a monthly gathering called ‘Spirit filled lives’ which included a meal together, a talk from a member of the community to encourage a more holistic spiritual walk, and prayer opportunities. 

- The Church began monthly ‘House of Worship’ at the beginning of 2025, with a vision to bring the Church into a prophetic encounter with God through worship, prayer and the impartation of the Holy Spirit. This took place at a coffee shop in Hanwell, organised by Luke McGoun. 

- Monthly ‘House of Prayer’ sessions began at various homes throughout the Ealing Borough. These were hosted by our intercessory prayer team and were organised by team member - Nesu Kwaramba. 

- The monthly prayer calendar continued to be used by many Church members, having been written each month by Hazel Vinson. 

- The Church also continued our ‘Wild Church’ gatherings, helping people engage with God through the outdoors, and nature. This happened three times in 2025, 

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before being paused for a season to review how we might use this opportunity going forward. 

- Bless participated in a unity service with various Anglican and Pentecostal Churches on Pentecost Sunday, contributing to the worship, teaching and prayer as a Church. Bless also participated and supported the annual walk of witness – an ecumenical gathering on Good Friday. 

- In September and October Bless held two special Celebrations at which adults were baptised. 

- A large group from the Church attended the Wildfires Festival in August, including members of the youth group who attended as their ‘youth summer camp’. 

## **Equipping the Church** 

- Connect groups, the business group, Spirit Filled Lives, the youth group and children and families’ groups continued to do an excellent job at helping people connect and care for one another. 

- The teenagers continued to enjoy weekly sessions on a Wednesday with the youth team, looking at issues impacting them. Each young person continued to receive monthly sessions with a mentor too. 

- Our 2024 intern Jacob May successfully completed his Internship by July 2025. Whilst another former young person, Joshua Plumb, began a part time internship at Bless in September, with a focus on Children and youth work. This internship was voluntary and unpaid. The intern was provided with a mentor, line manager, and external training, provided by New Wine. 

- The Church held a day looking at the subjects of freedom and deliverance led by experienced guest speaker Pete Gilbert. 18 people attended this teaching day. 

- Members of the leadership team have strategically mentored some young leaders, as they further consider Church Leadership. 

- Plans to run a Sozo training day were postponed until 2026, due to the indisposition of the course leaders towards the end of 2025. 

## **Blessing the City** 

- The Alpha course continued as a regular opportunity for people to explore faith and the big questions of life. Alpha ran once in 2025. This course was held in person. 

- Some of the young adults within the Church started regularly sharing faith in local parks in an initiative called ‘On the Streets’. 

- Numerous members of the Bless also helped serve at the Winter Night Shelter in January 2025, co-ordinated by Jo Pambakian. 

- The Church hosted a Light party with bouncy castle, face painting, free food, drink and music for the local community which was well attended with over 100 guests there. 

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- The Parent and Toddler group ‘Playtime’ continued to thrive. The group regularly attracted up to 40 families a week. This was maintained by a strong team led by paid staff and assisted by volunteers. 

- Basement kids, a midweek outreach to primary school aged children met using space at Haven Green Baptist Church. This has attracted a regular group of 25+ children for games, toasties, craft and tuck shop. 

- Bless’s youth leader, continued to visit Ealing Fields Secondary school with the church’s intern, facilitating a weekly Alpha course there for students. 

- The ‘Basement’ youth café has continued to draw young people to its weekly sessions, with significant connections and contact made with over 200 teenagers in 2025. Due to the original ‘Ealing Project’ venue closing, the youth project was forced to relocate to West London College on Ealing Green. 

- The Christmas services – ‘Messy Christmas’ and ‘Christingle’ for families, and our annual ‘Carol Service’, were attended in total by over 300 people, many of whom were guests new to Church and to Bless. The Christmas events were a real highlight of the year and helped the Church engage more significantly with the local community. 

- A team of eight volunteers were sent by the Church and mission agency Transform Europe Network for a week to Kosovo, to work in partnership with the Church out there. The team supported the Church there by participating in children’s work, teaching, prayer meetings, youth work, street evangelism, acts of service and more. Following the success of this trip both Transform Europe Network and the Church in Kosovo would like to build on this relationship going forward. 

## **Training Opportunities** 

- A large group from the Church attended the Annual Pioneer Leadership Conference in the Spring. This conference encourages spiritual development, networking, and is regarded as a time of retreat and refreshing for leaders, both paid and volunteers. Over 15 Bless members attended. 

## **West London Leaders** 

- Bless helped facilitate over 50 local church leaders meet regularly together with other local stakeholders (including the Police and Council) to discuss and potentially develop new local resources in various areas. 

## **Pioneer London Leaders’ Gatherings** 

- Regular Church Leader gatherings continued, helping Pioneer Church leaders to gather for networking, support, prayer and strategic planning for the region. 

## **Financial review** 

**Reserves policy –** In 2024 we reviewed our policy to ensure that our reserves will always cover the costs of all obligations if we had to close. Currently this figure is £29,637 

**Funding sources –** Almost all our income is given by members and increased with Gift Aid. Most of this is given monthly. We also had a vision offering for the work of the church which in 2025 raised £19,000 in one off gift and there was also an increase in monthly giving. Our donations Income remained steady at around £100,000 and income from Charitable activities of £29,500. 

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## **We received the following grants for outside our organisation:** 

Pathways £9766.51 

The Maidenhead Malachi Trust £2,000 

Just Sow £4,574 

In addition, we raised funds from our members for a number of missions trips and funds to help other organisations such as Winter Night Shelter and the Children’s society. 

**Expenditure -** The largest single item of expenditure is on salaries and external contractors, followed by hall hire. Please see our financial statement for details. The annual budget, including all giving, is recommended by the Church Leader after consultation with the Leadership Team and approved by the trustees. We continue to keep a careful control on our expenditure and in 2025 our income exceeded our expenditure by £6986. 

## **Plans for 2026** 

In addition to the ongoing work of the charity, the church have the following plans for 2026: 

## **Church Overview** 

The leadership is keen to review our vision and values to ensure they remain relevant and helpful for guiding the Church. Currently our vision remains to Embrace God, Equip the Church and Bless the City. 

Overall, Bless is passionate about seeing the Church grow both spiritually in depth and numerically with new members. To achieve this, there is a desire to both creatively grow our financial base and look long term at renting or owning our own church building. 

In the short term, Bless is also considering its staffing needs, particularly with a view to strengthening our operations and communications. 

## **Leadership team and Governance** 

The Church is reviewing its leadership structures and patterns, including reviewing the role of the Core Ministry Team and frequency and patterns of meeting for the senior leadership team. 

The trustees and leadership will continue to manage the expenditure and reduce costs where possible due to the challenging financial position. 

## **Embrace God** 

The Core Ministry Team continue to ‘sharpen’ Sunday Morning gatherings – making sure communication, teaching and the ‘newcomer experience’ are the very best they possibly can be. This includes areas like welcome, signage and ‘hosting the presence of God’. 

The leadership team are exploring who might be able to lead the worship team in 2026. 

## **Equip the Church** 

The Church is planning a couple of ‘equipping days’ with themes including SOZO training and an exploration of the book of Romans. 

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Groups from Bless are planning to attend the Pioneer Annual Leadership Conference and the Women’s Conference. 

There will be further investment into building relationships amongst the men in the Church, particularly focussed on older men supporting their younger counterparts. 

## **Bless the City** 

Bless are keen to find new ways of connecting with the community – with community events in consideration including a summer BBQ with fun activities and further street work. 

The Basement Youth Club and Kids clubs are independently thriving despite the challenges. The charity is keen to build stronger relationships with those teens and children who are regular, and is planning a number of overt faith sharing events, and are exploring the idea of a residential with the teenagers too. 

Our youth worker is also helping to coordinate Borough Wide Youth Work initiatives across the Churches in 2026, which may well include worship gatherings for young people, and more outreach events. 

The Church is planning on partnering with Transform Europe Network to send a group on a second short term mission trip team to Kosovo to support the Churches in that nation. 

## **West London Leaders** 

Bless continues to lead and influence the Unity movements of ‘West London Leaders’ and ‘Pioneer London’, including working with the council on a project to map the resources and work of Christian charities and Churches in the Ealing Borough. 

## **Other Developments** 

The charity is looking to explore buildings for a missional base for the Church to help the church be more accessible (particularly midweek) to our community. 

## **STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES** 

The Charities Act and the Companies Act require the Board of Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :- 

i. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; ii.  make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; iii. prepare financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business; 

iv. state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material  departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. 

The directors are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

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The directors are also responsible for the contents of the Report of the Directors, and the responsibility of the independent examiner in relation to the Report of the Directors is limited to examining the report and ensuring that, on the face of the report, there are no inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements. 

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. 

I approve the attached statement of financial activities and balance sheet for the period ended 31st December 2025, and confirm that I have made available all information necessary for its preparation. 

Approved by the Directors on :  06/07/2026 


Signed on their behalf by Director : 

Print Name:   Timothy Paul Spencer 

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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025. 

## **RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT** 

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). 

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or 

- the accounts do not accord with such records; or 

- the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies 

- Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 

- the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). 

I have no concerns and 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 understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

K Gomes MAAT FCIE Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Signed : Hills Barns Appledram Lane South Chichester Date: 8.7.26 PO20 7EG 

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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

## **(Incorporating Income & Expenditure Account)** 

|**Note**<br>**INCOME**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and Legacies<br>**3a**<br>Charitable Activities<br>**3b**<br>**TOTAL INCOME**<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable Activities<br>**4a**<br>**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**<br>**NET INCOME/ EXPENDITURE**<br>Transfers between Funds<br>Funds Brought Forward<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|Unrestricted Designated<br>Restricted<br>**TOTAL**<br>**TOTAL**<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>153,804<br>507<br>4,788<br>159,099<br>138,051<br>372<br>3,804<br>20,738<br>24,914<br>54,012|
|---|---|
||**154,176**<br>**4,311**<br>**25,526**<br>**184,013**<br>**192,063**|
||143,715<br>7,455<br>25,886<br>177,056<br>196,147|
||**143,715**<br>**7,455**<br>**25,886**<br>**177,056**<br>**196,147**|
||**10,461**<br>**(3,144)**<br>**(360)**<br>**6,957**<br>**(4,084)**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>43,705<br>4,365<br>11,227<br>59,297<br>63,381|
||**54,166**<br>**1,220**<br>**10,866**<br>**66,253**<br>**59,297**|



Movements on all reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above. All of the organisation's operations are classed as continuing. 

The notes on pages 16 to 21 form part of these financial statements. 

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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

|**Note**<br>**Fixed Assets**<br>Tangible Assets<br>**2**<br>**Current Assets**<br>Debtors & Prepayments<br>**8**<br>Cash at Bank and in Hand<br>**7**<br>**Total Current Assets**<br>**9**<br>**NET CURRENT ASSETS**<br>**NET ASSETS**<br>**Funds of the Charity**<br>General Funds<br>Designated Funds<br>**6**<br>Restricted Funds<br>**5**<br>**Total Funds**<br>**Creditors:**amounts falling due<br>within one year<br>**TOTAL ASSETS**less current<br>liabilities|Unrestricted Designated<br>Restricted<br>**31-Dec-25**<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>1,972<br>-<br>-<br>1,972<br>2,544|
|---|---|
||1,972<br>-<br>-<br>1,972<br>2,544<br>19,786<br>-<br>-<br>19,786<br>14,268<br>47,090<br>1,220<br>10,866<br>59,175<br>45,209|
||**66,876**<br>**1,220**<br>**10,866**<br>**78,961**<br>**59,477**|
||(14,680)<br>-<br>-<br>(14,680)<br>(2,724)|
||52,196<br>1,220<br>10,866<br>64,281<br>56,754|
||**54,166**<br>**1,220**<br>**10,866**<br>**66,253**<br>**59,297**|
||**54,166**<br>**1,220**<br>**10,866**<br>**66,253**<br>**59,297**|
||54,166<br>-<br>-<br>54,166<br>43,705<br>-<br>1,220<br>-<br>1,220<br>4,365<br>-<br>-<br>10,866<br>10,866<br>11,227|
||**54,166**<br>**1,220**<br>**10,866**<br>**66,253**<br>**59,297**|



## **Directors' Responsibilities:** 

For the financial year ending 31 December 25 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. 

• The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and 

• The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The financial statements on pages 14 to 21 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue and signed on their behalf by: 

> Approved by the Directors on : 06/07/2026 


Signed on their behalf by Director : 

> Print Name: Timothy Paul Spencer 

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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of Preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis of accounting in accordance with Charities Act 2011, Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" (SORP 2015), applicable accounting standards and Companies Act 2006. The accounts are prepared on an ongoing concern basis. The church meets the public benefit entity definition (FRS102). Restatement was not required in making the transition to FRS102. The date of transition was 1st January 2015. 

Advantage has been taken of Section 396(5) of The Companies Act 2006 to allow the format of the financial statements to be adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's operation and in order to comply with the requirements of the SORP. 

The company has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No 1 from the requirement to produce a cash flow statement. 

## _Changes in Accounting Policies and Previous Accounts_ 

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year and no changes in the previous accounts. 

## **Incoming Resources** 

## _Recognition of Incoming Resources_ 

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when: 

- the charity becomes entitled to the resources; 

- the Directors are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and 

- the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

## _Incoming Resources with Related Expenditure_ 

Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resource and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA. 

## _Grants and Donations_ 

Grants and Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. 

## _Tax Reclaims on Donations and Gifts_ 

Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA in the same financial period as the gift to which they relate. 

## _Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants_ 

This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services has been delivered. 

## _Gifts in Kind_ 

Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resources when received. 

## _Donated Services and Facilities_ 

These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received. 

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# **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)** 

## **Incoming Resources (continued)** 

## _Volunteer Help_ 

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Report of the Directors. 

## **Expenditure and Liabilities** 

## _Liability Recognition_ 

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. 

## _Governance Costs_ 

Governance Costs include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of the Directors' meetings and cost of any legal advice to directors on governance or constitutional matters. 

## _Grants with Performance Conditions_ 

Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. 

## **Assets** 

## _Fixed Assets_ 

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt. 

Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets on a reducing balance over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied per annum are as follows: 

|Computer|& Audio Equipment|25%||
|---|---|---|---|
|**2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||Unrestricted|Total|
|||Computer & Audio Equipment||
|||£|£|
|Cost|01-Jan-25|17,743|17,743|
|Additions||85|85|
|Disposals||-|-|
|Cost at|31-Dec-25|17,828|17,828|
|Depreciation|01-Jan-25|15,199|15,199|
|Disposals||-|-|
|Charge||657|657|
|Depreciation at|31-Dec-25|15,856|15,856|
|Net Book Value|31-Dec-25|**1,972**|**1,972**|
|Net Book Value|31-Dec-24|2,544|2,544|



There are no commitments under non-cancelling operating leases and capital commitments (2024: None) 

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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

|**3. INCOME**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted||Designated|Restricted|**TOTAL**|**TOTAL**|
||Funds|Funds|Funds|**2025**|**2024**|
||£|£|£|**£**|**£**|
|**a) Donations and Legacies**||||||
|Gifts & Donations|100,058||-|100,058|91,548|
|Gift Aid|27,230|110|551|27,891|25,529|
|Faith Target Income|26,516|397|4,237|31,150|20,974|
||**153,804**|**507**|**4,788**|**159,099**|**138,051**|
|**b)  Income from other Charitable Activities**||||||
|Events Income|265|3,804|4,398|8,467|32,935|
|Grants|-|-|16,340|16,340|21,003|
|Miscellaneous|107|-|-|107|74|
||**372**|**3,804**|**20,738**|**24,914**|**54,012**|
|**4. EXPENSES**||||||
|Unrestricted||Designated|Restricted|**TOTAL**|**TOTAL**|
||Funds|Funds|Funds|**2025**|**2024**|
||£|£|£|**£**|**£**|
|**a) Expenditure on Charitable Activities**||||||
|Bank Charges & Interest|296|-|-|296|336|
|Children/Youth/Students Outreach|2,585|2,018|3,621|8,224|7,442|
|Away Giving|14,436|3,365|2,927|20,728|22,461|
|Depreciation|657|-|-|657|848|
|Events|2,572|1,786|4,091|8,449|33,819|
|Sunday Gatherings|14,029|76|-|14,105|12,448|
|Hospitality|1,152|-|113|1,265|1,361|
|Independent Examiners Fee|1,110|-|-|1,110|1,144|
|Insurance|604|-|-|604|593|
|Miscellaneous|395|210|507|1,112|234|
|Office|3,447|-|9|3,456|1,862|
|PA/Music|-|-|-|-|682|
|Payroll Expenses|97,893|-|13,204|111,097|105,002|
|Publicity|-|-|-|-|1,889|
|Speakers|-|-|-|-|1,300|
|Telephone|-|-|-|-|43|
|Training|4,038|-|1,414|5,452|4,174|
|Travel|501|-|-|501|508|
||**143,715**|**7,455**|**25,886**|**177,056**|**196,147**|



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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

|**5. RESTRICTED FUNDS**<br>Australia Mission Trip<br>Bursary Fund<br>Basement Youth Café<br>Basement Youth Rent<br>Away Day<br>Children's Society<br>DNA/Training<br>Egypt<br>Intern<br>Mission Trips<br>Pathways<br>Pioneer Leaders Events<br>Reach Summer BBQ<br>Special Needs Fund<br>Sri Lanker<br>The Maidenhead Malachi trust<br>Weekend Offering<br>Wildfires<br>Winter Night Shelter<br>Youth Bibles<br>Youth Ealing Fund<br>Youth Work Grant - Just Sow|Balance<br>Balance<br>01-Jan-25<br>Income<br>Expenditure<br>Transfers<br>31-Dec-25<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>25<br>-<br>25<br>-<br>-<br>188<br>-<br>18<br>-<br>170<br>1,300<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,300<br>-<br>1,737<br>660<br>-<br>1,077<br>-<br>2,695<br>2,695<br>-<br>-<br>30<br>90<br>120<br>-<br>-<br>662<br>-<br>649<br>-<br>13<br>1,000<br>1,375<br>2,375<br>-<br>-<br>63<br>-<br>63<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>972<br>535<br>-<br>437<br>4,033<br>9,767<br>9,597<br>-<br>4,203<br>(88)<br>307<br>132<br>-<br>87<br>-<br>384<br>384<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>89<br>89<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>356<br>432<br>-<br>(76)<br>-<br>2,000<br>-<br>-<br>2,000<br>-<br>295<br>295<br>-<br>-<br>387<br>387<br>-<br>-<br>318<br>-<br>318<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>498<br>105<br>393<br>877<br>-<br>877<br>-<br>-<br>2,821<br>4,574<br>6,132<br>-<br>1,263|
|---|---|
||**11,227**<br>**25,526**<br>**25,886**<br>**-**<br>**10,866**|



The restricted funds are wholly represented by the Charity's cash reserves. 

|**6. DESIGNATED FUNDS**<br>Angel Tree<br>Bless Time church meetings<br>Church Giving<br>Equipping Day<br>Football Ministry<br>Kids training Day<br>Pioneer events<br>Playtime<br>West London Leaders<br>Reach Fireworks|Balance<br>Balance<br>01-Jan-25<br>Income<br>Expenditure<br>Transfers<br>31-Dec-25<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>412<br>370<br>-<br>42<br>-<br>347<br>347<br>-<br>-<br>3,205<br>-<br>3,205<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>65<br>65<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>634<br>634<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>56<br>56<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>327<br>327<br>-<br>-<br>1,131<br>1,704<br>1,461<br>-<br>1,374<br>29<br>95<br>321<br>-<br>(197)<br>-<br>670<br>670<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|
||**4,365**<br>**4,310**<br>**7,456**<br>**-**<br>**1,220**|



The designated funds are wholly represented by the Charity's cash reserves. Church Giving - The church allocates 10% of unrestricted voluntary receipts for this purpose. 

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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

## **7. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND** 

|Current Account|Unrestricted Designated<br>Restricted<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>**31-Dec-25**<br>**31-Dec-25**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>47,090<br>1,220<br>10,866<br>59,175<br>45,209|
|---|---|
||**47,090**<br>**1,220**<br>**10,866**<br>**59,175**<br>**45,209**|



## **8. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS** 

|Prepayments<br>Accounts Receivable - Gift Aid|Unrestricted Designated<br>Restricted<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>**31-Dec-25**<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>13,966<br>-<br>-<br>13,966<br>1,482<br>5,820<br>-<br>-<br>5,820<br>12,786|
|---|---|
||**19,786**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**19,786**<br>**14,268**|



## **9. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR** 

|Accounts Payable - Staff Floats<br>Accruals and Prepaid Income<br>Independent Examination<br>Payroll Liabilities|Unrestricted Designated<br>Restricted<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>**31-Dec-25**<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>1,648<br>-<br>-<br>1,648<br>(498)<br>11,926<br>-<br>-<br>11,926<br>2,179<br>1,110<br>-<br>-<br>1,110<br>1,080<br>(4)<br>-<br>-<br>(4)<br>(37)|
|---|---|
||**14,680**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**14,680**<br>**2,724**|



## **10. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR** 

There were no Creditors or Accruals falling due in more than one year during this financial year (2024: None). 

## **11. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS** 

|Gross Wages and Salaries<br>Employer's National Insurance Costs<br>Pension<br>Other|**2025**<br>**£**<br>103,182<br>4,963<br>1,944<br>1,008<br>**111,097**|**2024**<br>**£**<br>102,425<br>-<br>1,500<br>1,077|
|---|---|---|
|||**105,002**|



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## **BLESS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025** 

## **11. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS Continued** 

Employees who were engaged in each of the following activities: (Full time equivalent ) 

|Activities in furtherance of organisation's objects<br>Management and administration<br>**Total**|**2025**<br>**TOTAL**<br>4.5<br>0.5<br>**5**|**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>2.5<br>0.5|
|---|---|---|
|||**3**|



No employees (2024: None) received emoluments in excess of £60,000. Staff are paid through the PAYE system. 

## **12. DIRECTORS AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES** 

No payments were made to directors or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them. 

Donations received from the trustees and related parties during the year were £16,945 (2024: £14,065) 

## **13. RISK ASSESSMENT** 

The directors actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The directors have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks. 

## **14. RESERVES POLICY** 

See Report of the Directors. 

## **15. PUBLIC BENEFIT** 

See Report of the Directors . 

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