Charity  registration number  1146306 

Hollywood Christian Life Centre (HCLC) Annual Report and Financial Statement For the year ending December 2025 



## TRUSTEES 

|TRUSTEES||
|---|---|
||David R Foster|
||Andrew J Wright|
|Charity Number|1146306|
|Principle Address|Hollywood Christian Life Centre|
||Simms Lane|
||Hollywood|
||Birmingham|
||B47 5HN|
|Registered Address|185 Shawhurst Lane|
||Hollywood|
||Birmingham|
||B47 5JR|
|Bankers|Co-Operative Bank|
||118, 120 Colmore Row,|
||Birmingham|
||B3 3BA|
|Safeguarding Advisors|Christian Safeguarding Services|
||6 Marshalsea Rd|
||London|
||SE1 1HL|
|Afliations to|Fellowship of independent Churches|





## Hollywood Christian Life Centre 

## Trustees Report 

For year ending December 2025 

## Objectives and activities. 

To encourage our members to ‘Know Christ and make Him Known’ in 

accordance with our statement of faith. 

To be involved in supporting the local community. 

To support other missions with the same objectives. 

To support other organisations and charities with similar objectives. 

## Significant Activities 

We have regular gatherings in our Church building and also at Meadow Green School Wythall, to promote the Christian Faith. 

Our Pastor and Assistant Pastor are heavily involved in the local community as are other members of the Church. One of our members was coopted onto the local parish council. 

Our activities involve, children’s and young people’s clubs, a food bank, weekly coffee mornings (mainly for the elderly), ‘Time for Tea’, visiting and caring for the elderly and needy, in addition to other local involvements with our local council and other organisations. 

We have been supported financially by our local and district councils. 

The Pastors involvement in two of our local schools, includes taking assemblies and helping individual children. He is also a Governor at Meadow Green School. 

Our Assistant Pastor is running, in our local senior school Woodrush High School, for 2 days a week, a program of support for pupils who find it hard to engage in the regular school lessons. This also involves local and national businesses. 

We also support practically and financially people referred to us by our local housing association and others  organisations. 

We are also, cautiously, growing links with a project to establish a school in Africa. These links have also extended to one of the local junior schools. 

During the year, the charity purchased a residential property (“the manse”) located at 58 ShenstoneRoad, Birmingham to provide accommodation for 



the pastor of Hollywood Christian Life Centre. Theproperty is provided to facilitate the proper performance of ministerial duties, as it is customary for ministers in similar roles to reside close to their place of worship and to benefit the ministry and stability of the church. 

Dave Foster 



## **HOLLYWOOD CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE** 

**Company No. 079505909** 

**Charity No. 1146306** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **and** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**for the year ending 31st December 2024** 



## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the**<br>**trustees/directors/**|Charity Name<br>HOLLYWOOD CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**members of**||||
|||||
|**On accounts for the year**|31STDECEMBER 2024|||
|**ended**||||
|||||
||**Charity no.:**<br>1146306<br>Company no.:|079505909||
|||||
|**Set out on pages**|3 – 6 ATTACHED|||
||(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets)|||
||I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the|||
||Company for the year ended**31 / 12 / 2024**.|||
|**Responsibilities and**|As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the|||
|**basis of report**|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|charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011|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**|~~[The company~~’~~s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~|||
|**examiner's statement**|~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of~~|||
||~~applicable listed body]]. Delete [  ] if not applicable.~~|||
||I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have|||
||come to my attention~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~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).|||



**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



I have no cOn￿mS 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.
* Please delete the wonls in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
2619125
Name:
KAREN L HALL
Relevant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
{if any):
Addre88:
21 BRICK KILN LANE
WYTHALL
BIRMINGHAM B47 6LL
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to l)ighli£41i I iiialei idl 11 Idll¥iii ul LuiiLvi li
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brlef detall8 of
any items that th•
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018

**Hollywood Christian Life Centre** 

## **Registered No. 07905909** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

|**Statement of Financial Activities**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**YE 31-Dec-24**|**YE 31-Dec-23**|
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|||
|Voluntary Income|157,144|28,947|186,091|171,952|
|Activities for generating funds|||0|0|
|Income from investments|1,784|0|1,784|0|
|Incoming resources from charitable|||0|0|
|Other income|||0|0|
|**TOTAL - INCOMING RESOURCES**|**158,928**|**28,947**|**187,875**|**171,952**|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||
|Costs of generating voluntary income|||0|0|
|Charitable activities|109,303|19,121|128,424|128,983|
|Governance costs|2,480|0|2,480|1,766|
|Other resources used|1,033|0|1,033|2,101|
|Housing Costs:|||||
|Maintenance|772||||
|Annual service checks|1,275||||
|Building insurance|418||||
|Mortgage interest|7,289||||
|**TOTAL - RESOURCES EXPENDED**|**112,817**|**19,121**|**131,938**|**132,851**|
|NET INCOMING RESOURCES|46,111|9,826|55,937|39,101|
|OTHER GAINS OR LOSSES|0|0|0|0|
|NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS|46,111|9,826|55,937|39,101|
|**CAPITAL SPEND (MANSE)**|-68,498|-51,500|-119,998|144,524|
|**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**|**-22,387**|**-41,674**|**-64,061**|**183,625**|



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**Hollywood Christian Life Centre** 

**Registered No. 07905909** 

## **Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2024** 

|**Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2024**|||
|---|---|---|
||**YE 31-Dec-24**|**YE 31-Dec-23**|
||**Total**|**Total**|
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||
|Tangible fixed asset - manse (incl. fees)|349,998|0|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||
|Bank & Cash in Hand|-2,448|183,625|
|**TOTAL ASSETS**|347,550|183,625|
|**CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||
|Creditors - mortgage payable|227,985|0|
|**NET ASSETS**|**119,565**|**183,625**|
|**CHURCH FUNDS REPRESENTED BY:**|||
|Unrestricted|90,137|112,524|
|Restricted|29,428|71,102|
||**119,565**|**183,626**|



For the year ended 31st December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from an audit under Section 

The Directors' responsibilities 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 

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

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

Advantage has been taken of the exemption conferred by the Companies Act 2006 on the grounds that, in the opinion of the directors, the company is entitled to the benefit of those exemptions as a small company. 

The notes referred to above form part of the financial statements in preparing these financial statements the directors have taken advantage of special exemptions applicable to small companies, conferred by parts 15 & 16 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors have done so on the grounds that, in their opinion, the company is entitled the benefit of those exemptions because it meets the qualifying conditions for small companies as stated in the Companies Act 2006. 

These financial statements were approved by the board on 26/9/2025 and signed on its behalf 

____________________________________ 26/09/2025 Director Date 

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**Hollywood Christian Life Centre** 

**Registered No. 07905909** 

## **Notes to the financial statement for** 

## **the year ended 31st December 2024** 

||||**YE 31-Dec-24**|**YE 31-Dec-23**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**GENERAL FUND - INCOMING**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|**RESOURCES**|**Funds**|**Funds**|||
|Voluntary Income - Gift Aided|109,467||109,467|87,158|
|Regular Gift Days|0||0|0|
|Donations, appeals etc||9,377|9,377|12,471|
|Events||3,370|3,370|6,399|
|House Purchase||16,200|16,200|35,500|
|Other Income|11,647||11,647|6,059|
|Gift Aid Tax Recovered|36,029|0|36,029|24,365|
|**Subtotal**|157,144|28,947|186,091|171,952|
|Income from Investments|||||
|Interest|1,784|0|1,784|0|
|**Subtotal**|1,784|0|1,784|0|
||||||
|**TOTAL - INCOMING RESOURCES**|**158,928**|**28,947**|**187,875**|**171,951**|
|**GENERAL FUND - RESOURCES**|||||
|**EXPENDED**|||||
|Staff Costs|67,501||67,501|76,632|
|Staff Expenses|1,309||1,309|1,050|
|Nominated Mission Orgs.|13,187||13,187|12,764|
|UK Mission|3,287||3,287|1,352|
|Donations & Appeals||6,182|6,182|2,795|
|Events||3,185|3,185|6,709|
|House Purchase||0|0|1,200|
|Maintenance||772|772||
|Annual service checks||1,275|1,275||
|Building insurance||418|418||
|Mortgage interest||7,289|7,289||
|Children & Youth|1,875||1,875|3,955|
|Catering|1,691||1,691|84|
|General Expenses|5,278||5,278|8,573|
|Training & Development|1,991||1,991|2,030|
|Stationery & Publicity|825||825|974|
|Buildings / Property|12,359||12,359|10,866|
|**Total**|109,303|19,121|128,424|128,983|
|Governance Costs|2,480||2,480|1,766|
|**Total**|2,480|0|2,480|1,766|
|Other Resources used:|||||
|Furniture & Equipment|1,033||1,033|2,101|
|**Total**|1,033|0|1,033|2,101|
||||||
|**TOTAL - PAYMENTS**|**112,817**|**19,121**|**131,938**|**132,851**|



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**Hollywood Christian Life Centre** 

**Registered No. 07905909** 

|**NET UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**|-||-|-4,564|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**NET RESTRICTED FUNDS**|46,111|9,826|55,937|43,666|
|**TOTAL**|**46,111**|**9,826**|**55,937**|**39,101**|
|**CAPITAL SPEND (MANSE)**|**-68,498**|**-51,500**|**-119,998**||
|**NET MOVEMENT**|**-22,387**|**-41,674**|**-64,061**||



## **NOTES** 

## **Fixed Assets** 

## – Tangible Fixed Assets Freehold Property 

1. During the year, the charity purchased a residential property (“the manse”) located at 58 Shenstone Road, Birmingham to provide accommodation for the pastor of Hollywood Christian Life Centre. The property is provided to facilitate the proper performance of ministerial duties, as it is customary for ministers in similar roles to reside close to their place of worship and to benefit the ministry and stability of the church. 

2. The total cost, including legal and associated fees, was **£349,998** . This was part-funded by a **£230,000** mortgage loan, with the balance met from both unrestricted reserves and restricted donations designated for this purpose. 

3. Of the total cost, **£51,500** was funded from restricted gifts specifically given towards the manse purchase, with the balance of **£68,498** met from unrestricted funds. At year end, the mortgage balance outstanding was **£227,985** , with capital repayments of **£2,015** and interest of **£7,289** made during the year. 

4. The property is recorded at cost and is not depreciated, as the trustees believe its residual value is at least equal to its carrying amount. Any significant repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. 

5. **Unrestricted Funds:** £90,137; **Resticted Funds:** £29,428 (of which £51,500 was applied to the manse purchase in the year); **Total funds:** £119,565 

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## **HOLLYWOOD CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE** 

**Company No. 079505909** 

**Charity No. 1146306** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **and** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**for the year ending 31st December 2024** 



## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the**<br>**trustees/directors/**|Charity Name<br>HOLLYWOOD CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**members of**||||
|||||
|**On accounts for the year**|31STDECEMBER 2024|||
|**ended**||||
|||||
||**Charity no.:**<br>1146306<br>Company no.:|079505909||
|||||
|**Set out on pages**|3 – 6 ATTACHED|||
||(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets)|||
||I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the|||
||Company for the year ended**31 / 12 / 2024**.|||
|**Responsibilities and**|As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the|||
|**basis of report**|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|charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011|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**|~~[The company~~’~~s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~|||
|**examiner's statement**|~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of~~|||
||~~applicable listed body]]. Delete [  ] if not applicable.~~|||
||I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have|||
||come to my attention~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~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).|||



**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



I have no cOn￿mS 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.
* Please delete the wonls in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
2619125
Name:
KAREN L HALL
Relevant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
{if any):
Addre88:
21 BRICK KILN LANE
WYTHALL
BIRMINGHAM B47 6LL
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to l)ighli£41i I iiialei idl 11 Idll¥iii ul LuiiLvi li
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brlef detall8 of
any items that th•
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018

**Hollywood Christian Life Centre** 

## **Registered No. 07905909** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

|**Statement of Financial Activities**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**YE 31-Dec-24**|**YE 31-Dec-23**|
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|||
|Voluntary Income|157,144|28,947|186,091|171,952|
|Activities for generating funds|||0|0|
|Income from investments|1,784|0|1,784|0|
|Incoming resources from charitable|||0|0|
|Other income|||0|0|
|**TOTAL - INCOMING RESOURCES**|**158,928**|**28,947**|**187,875**|**171,952**|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||
|Costs of generating voluntary income|||0|0|
|Charitable activities|109,303|19,121|128,424|128,983|
|Governance costs|2,480|0|2,480|1,766|
|Other resources used|1,033|0|1,033|2,101|
|Housing Costs:|||||
|Maintenance|772||||
|Annual service checks|1,275||||
|Building insurance|418||||
|Mortgage interest|7,289||||
|**TOTAL - RESOURCES EXPENDED**|**112,817**|**19,121**|**131,938**|**132,851**|
|NET INCOMING RESOURCES|46,111|9,826|55,937|39,101|
|OTHER GAINS OR LOSSES|0|0|0|0|
|NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS|46,111|9,826|55,937|39,101|
|**CAPITAL SPEND (MANSE)**|-68,498|-51,500|-119,998|144,524|
|**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**|**-22,387**|**-41,674**|**-64,061**|**183,625**|



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**Hollywood Christian Life Centre** 

**Registered No. 07905909** 

## **Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2024** 

|**Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2024**|||
|---|---|---|
||**YE 31-Dec-24**|**YE 31-Dec-23**|
||**Total**|**Total**|
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||
|Tangible fixed asset - manse (incl. fees)|349,998|0|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||
|Bank & Cash in Hand|-2,448|183,625|
|**TOTAL ASSETS**|347,550|183,625|
|**CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||
|Creditors - mortgage payable|227,985|0|
|**NET ASSETS**|**119,565**|**183,625**|
|**CHURCH FUNDS REPRESENTED BY:**|||
|Unrestricted|90,137|112,524|
|Restricted|29,428|71,102|
||**119,565**|**183,626**|



For the year ended 31st December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from an audit under Section 

The Directors' responsibilities 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 

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

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

Advantage has been taken of the exemption conferred by the Companies Act 2006 on the grounds that, in the opinion of the directors, the company is entitled to the benefit of those exemptions as a small company. 

The notes referred to above form part of the financial statements in preparing these financial statements the directors have taken advantage of special exemptions applicable to small companies, conferred by parts 15 & 16 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors have done so on the grounds that, in their opinion, the company is entitled the benefit of those exemptions because it meets the qualifying conditions for small companies as stated in the Companies Act 2006. 

These financial statements were approved by the board on 26/9/2025 and signed on its behalf 

____________________________________ 26/09/2025 Director Date 

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**Hollywood Christian Life Centre** 

**Registered No. 07905909** 

## **Notes to the financial statement for** 

## **the year ended 31st December 2024** 

||||**YE 31-Dec-24**|**YE 31-Dec-23**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**GENERAL FUND - INCOMING**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|**RESOURCES**|**Funds**|**Funds**|||
|Voluntary Income - Gift Aided|109,467||109,467|87,158|
|Regular Gift Days|0||0|0|
|Donations, appeals etc||9,377|9,377|12,471|
|Events||3,370|3,370|6,399|
|House Purchase||16,200|16,200|35,500|
|Other Income|11,647||11,647|6,059|
|Gift Aid Tax Recovered|36,029|0|36,029|24,365|
|**Subtotal**|157,144|28,947|186,091|171,952|
|Income from Investments|||||
|Interest|1,784|0|1,784|0|
|**Subtotal**|1,784|0|1,784|0|
||||||
|**TOTAL - INCOMING RESOURCES**|**158,928**|**28,947**|**187,875**|**171,951**|
|**GENERAL FUND - RESOURCES**|||||
|**EXPENDED**|||||
|Staff Costs|67,501||67,501|76,632|
|Staff Expenses|1,309||1,309|1,050|
|Nominated Mission Orgs.|13,187||13,187|12,764|
|UK Mission|3,287||3,287|1,352|
|Donations & Appeals||6,182|6,182|2,795|
|Events||3,185|3,185|6,709|
|House Purchase||0|0|1,200|
|Maintenance||772|772||
|Annual service checks||1,275|1,275||
|Building insurance||418|418||
|Mortgage interest||7,289|7,289||
|Children & Youth|1,875||1,875|3,955|
|Catering|1,691||1,691|84|
|General Expenses|5,278||5,278|8,573|
|Training & Development|1,991||1,991|2,030|
|Stationery & Publicity|825||825|974|
|Buildings / Property|12,359||12,359|10,866|
|**Total**|109,303|19,121|128,424|128,983|
|Governance Costs|2,480||2,480|1,766|
|**Total**|2,480|0|2,480|1,766|
|Other Resources used:|||||
|Furniture & Equipment|1,033||1,033|2,101|
|**Total**|1,033|0|1,033|2,101|
||||||
|**TOTAL - PAYMENTS**|**112,817**|**19,121**|**131,938**|**132,851**|



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**Hollywood Christian Life Centre** 

**Registered No. 07905909** 

|**NET UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**|-||-|-4,564|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**NET RESTRICTED FUNDS**|46,111|9,826|55,937|43,666|
|**TOTAL**|**46,111**|**9,826**|**55,937**|**39,101**|
|**CAPITAL SPEND (MANSE)**|**-68,498**|**-51,500**|**-119,998**||
|**NET MOVEMENT**|**-22,387**|**-41,674**|**-64,061**||



## **NOTES** 

## **Fixed Assets** 

## – Tangible Fixed Assets Freehold Property 

1. During the year, the charity purchased a residential property (“the manse”) located at 58 Shenstone Road, Birmingham to provide accommodation for the pastor of Hollywood Christian Life Centre. The property is provided to facilitate the proper performance of ministerial duties, as it is customary for ministers in similar roles to reside close to their place of worship and to benefit the ministry and stability of the church. 

2. The total cost, including legal and associated fees, was **£349,998** . This was part-funded by a **£230,000** mortgage loan, with the balance met from both unrestricted reserves and restricted donations designated for this purpose. 

3. Of the total cost, **£51,500** was funded from restricted gifts specifically given towards the manse purchase, with the balance of **£68,498** met from unrestricted funds. At year end, the mortgage balance outstanding was **£227,985** , with capital repayments of **£2,015** and interest of **£7,289** made during the year. 

4. The property is recorded at cost and is not depreciated, as the trustees believe its residual value is at least equal to its carrying amount. Any significant repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. 

5. **Unrestricted Funds:** £90,137; **Resticted Funds:** £29,428 (of which £51,500 was applied to the manse purchase in the year); **Total funds:** £119,565 

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