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2025-03-31-accounts

FATHER’S PLACE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR

31 MARCH 2025

Company number 8004028 Charity Number 1147137

FATHER’S PLACE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

CONTENTS PAGES
Charity information 1
Directors’ annual report 2 to 6
Independent examiner’s report 7
Statement of financial activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Notes to the financial statements 10 to 16

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FATHER’S PLACE

CHARITY INFORMATION

Company number 8004028
Charity number 1147137
Working names The Community Church Wrexham
Directors Mr P H Arton
Mr I Thomas
Mr P S Izzard
Mr G York
Mrs S A Black
Registered office 15 Prices Lane
Rhosddu
Wrexham
LL11 2NB
Independent examiner Mr L M Howson
Finansure Limited
2 Sheppard Street
Brymbo
Wrexham
LL11 5FF

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The directors have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The directors have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities (revised 2019)” in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered on 23[rd] March 2012 and governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Father’s Place was registered with the Charity Commission on 4[th] May 2012.

Directors

The directors during the year are as stated on page 1. New directors are appointed by the board of directors, on the basis of their personal Christian faith and commitment to the objectives of the charity. They serve for an indefinite period. In accordance with the governing document, there is always to be a minimum of three directors and the number of directors receiving paid remuneration from the charity must always be a minority.

OBJECTIVES, ORGANISATION AND ACTIVITIES

The objects of the charity, as set out in its Memorandum of Association, are:

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Organisation

The directors meet formally on an annual basis to approve the Directors’ Annual Report and Accounts. Additionally, they meet on a much more frequent basis to seek God’s will and to discuss operational aspects of the charity’s work. Day to day management of certain operational functions is delegated to various other people in the church, for example:

There are various small charitable enterprises which operate under the umbrella of the charity – The Community Café, Shop and Foodbank in Rhosllanerchrugog; Acorns Playgroup; Baby Basics – as well as the Heaven’s Way Church ministry based in Rhos.

The directors have the power to invest the resources of the charity in such assets as they see fit.

Reserving Policy

It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted cash assets at a level which equates to three months unrestricted expenditure. For the Community Church this is approximately £30,000. In the view of the directors, this provides sufficient funds to cover essential management, administration and support costs during a year where changes may be necessitated through adverse circumstances.

At the year-end the general cash reserves in the bank were £45,515.

The other charitable enterprises all have their own separate funds and budgets, and therefore have their own reserves policies separate from the general reserves policy of the charity.

Risk Assessment

The directors have considered the key operational, financial, and strategic risks that have a bearing on the charity. Suitable management information is available to the directors on a regular basis to monitor these risks, and allow any mitigating action to be taken to address them. Insurance cover is in place and reviewed on an annual basis. The charity has a child protection policy in place, and all those who work regularly with children and young adults have had appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

Public benefit

The charity directors have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit, and the supplementary guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit, published by the Charity Commission, in exercising their powers and duties.

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE PLANS

This is the twelfth year that the charity has been in existence, and it continues actively to pursue its objectives. This is the eleventh complete 12 months as a reporting period. The Community Church Wrexham is the working name of Father’s Place. The Community Church has previously been registered under a separate trust, operating since 1988; it separated from this trust and started to run under its own identity on 1[st] September 2012. The building at 15 Prices Lane was also transferred to this charity on the same date.

The charity communicates and advertises its work through its own website - www.fathersplace.org.uk.

Nick Pengelly continued to work full-time in ministry, alongside the leadership team of Sue Pengelly, Phil and Mary Arton, Paul and Sue Izzard, and Phil and Jodie Jones.

Regular Sunday meetings continue with a monthly family service known as ‘Church All-in’. We live-stream our services each week apart from the family services. This is broadening our reach and influence. Twice weekly Bible studies continue to be posted on YouTube by Nick Pengelly.

Overall, the charity is sustaining and showing some evidence of growth. Regular giving has been maintained and grown in line with inflation. The café has also successfully applied for many relevant grants to grow and sustain the activities of the villages’ ministries. We have taken on the governance and support of another enterprise, called ‘Baby Basics’, since September 2024. This provides new mothers with a Moses basket full of new-baby clothes and other items. These are distributed to mothers on referral from health-visitors and mid-wives.

The Wrexham building continues to be used by a regular term-time playgroup that provides four morning sessions per week. In addition, we have been running a ‘Stay and Play’ group on Fridays since November 2024. The activities of these groups and the related funds are under the auspices of the charity. Three to five people are employed to run the playgroup depending on numbers and the need to support children with additional needs. The setting continues to enjoy a good reputation with parents and the inspecting authorities and is prospering. This group registered for ‘Flying Start’ provision taking in children from their 2[nd] birthday and took in the first children under this scheme in January 2024. Initially this was for just 2 children, but numbers have significantly increased since to point where we are operating at capacity. This has helped anchor the viability of the setting.

The work into the local villages continued with a small congregation meeting in Rhosllanerchrugog under the leadership of Grace Lockhart. This has grown to the point they now (since Easter ’24) use premises kindly provided by the local branch of the Salvation Army. The congregation has its own bank account but operates with the support and governance of Father’s Place. The Community Café was an initiative launched in Rhos in 2011 This is run mainly by volunteer help. The cafe has continued to grow in popularity and community impact with a variety of activities based there. The charity shop next door, which operated for Nightingale House Hospice, became available during 2020 and we agreed to take it over. It has been running now for 4 years since, generating useful funds for the villages work. It allows Grace to be paid a full-time salary for all the work she manages and does in support. Grace also runs a foodbank in the village.

Sue Izzard continued to be employed as administrator but is also active in pastoral care and leads a Bethel Sozo ministry with a small team. She is working in the church office providing significant support to all aspects of the church ministry.

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The church initiated a project late in 2014 to set up a centre for youth mentoring under the XLM banner. Abi Hughes headed up this project. Activities were curtailed during the pandemic and the number of active volunteers dropped significantly, a trend observable across a number of other volunteer-supported activities. This project closed during the year, being deemed no longer viable. Since then, Abi has been lending her support to the ‘Stay and Play’, parents and toddlers’ group

People attending The Community Church work with Christians Together in Wrexham to support various activities across the town that provide support to the local community. This includes Street Pastors, a Foodbank, an Environment Group, Baby Basics and a Pregnancy Counselling Service (Y Bont). We also have hosted worship evenings with other churches.

The church operates several restricted funds for charitable purposes. One is the hardship fund for the relief of financial need. It is administered by two directors and is generally, but not exclusively, used to meet individual needs within the congregation. The other is a missions’ fund which has allowed us to sponsor a few individuals involved in missionary work at home and abroad.

We operate the Community Church from an old chapel and school hall that dates back to Victorian times. We extensively refurbished this in 2021-23 as phase 1 of an upgrade project. Phase 2, extension, is likely to cost another £300,000 with inflation, and will need grants and further fundraising before it can be progressed. In the meanwhile, dry rot manifested in one of the main roof timbers which cost us over £30k from our general reserves to repair. This was partly paid for this financial year. We have also sorted a rot-issue with part of the floor in the back hall. A quinquennial plan is being developed to safeguard the integrity of the building.

REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Total income for the year was £286,496 (2024 - £276,476). The main sources of income during the year were donations received £143,427 (2024 - £153,984), community café/shop sales £61,833 (2024 - £55,882), Gift Aid claimed on donations £28,048 (2024 - £25,601) and playgroup fees £42,414 (2024 - £18,203).

Total expenditure for the year was £257,200 (2024 - £255,081). The main areas of expenditure for the year were running costs of the community café & shop £64,575 (25%), church running costs £62,769 (24%), ministry support £60,331 (23%) and playgroup £34,913 (14%).

The charity made a net surplus during the year of £29,296 and its unrestricted reserves at the yearend were £376,609 of which £272,311 are the general reserves of the Community Church and £45,515 of these are held in the bank.

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

Charity law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its financial activities for that year. In preparing those financial statements the directors are required to:

The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.

This report was approved by the directors on 10[th] November, 2025 and is signed on their behalf by:

Philip Arton

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FATHER’S PLACE

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 8 to 16.

Respective responsibilities of directors and examiner

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given 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 those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as directors concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as 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 examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention to indicate that:

L M Howson MAAT

11th November 2025 …………………………

Finansure Ltd, 2 Sheppard Street, Brymbo, Wrexham, LL11 5FF

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FATHER’S PLACE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Unrestricted Restricted Totals Totals
Funds Funds 2025 2024
Note £ £ £ £
INCOME FROM:
Donations 2 152,097 26,694 178,791 200,591
Charitable activities 3 63,833 42,414 106,247 74,639
Investment income 1,458 - 1,458 1,246
─── ─── ─── ───
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 217,388 69,108 286,496 276,476
─── ─── ─── ───
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities 4 198,862 58,338 257,200 255,081
─── ─── ─── ───
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 198,862 58,338 257,200 255,081
─── ─── ─── ───
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
FOR THE YEAR 18,526 10,770 29,296 21,395
Gross transfers between funds 9 (9) - -
─── ─── ─── ───
Net movement in funds 18,535 10,761 29,296 21,395
Balances brought forward 358,074 21,203 379,277 357,882
─── ─── ─── ───
Balances carried forward 376,609 31,964 408,573 379,277
─── ─── ─── ───

The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above.

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing.

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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FATHER’S PLACE

BALANCE SHEET

31 MARCH 2025

Note 2025 2024
£ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 229,349 233,002
─── ───
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 10 8,742 7,909
Cash at bank and in hand 179,777 164,476
─── ───
188,519 172,385
CREDITORS:amounts falling
due within one year 11 (9,295) (26,110)
─── ───
NET CURRENT ASSETS 179,224 146,275
─── ───
NET ASSETS 12 408,573 379,277
─── ───
FUNDS 13
Unrestricted funds
General reserve 272,311 271,519
Designated funds 104,298 86,555
Restricted funds 31,964 21,203
─── ───
TOTAL FUNDS 408,573 379,277
─── ───

The directors are satisfied that the charity is entitled to exemption from the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to the audit of the accounts for the year by virtue of section 477, and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for companies subject to the small companies’ regime, and with the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS 102).

These financial statements were approved by the directors on 10[th] November 2025 and are signed on their behalf by:

Philip Arton

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Companies Act and Charities Act, the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting and Reporting by Charities (effective January 2019) and the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS 102).

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are general funds which are available for use at the discretion of the directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes.

The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. Investment income and gains are allocated to the appropriate fund.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers.

Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.

Fund-raising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

Fixed assets

Assets are capitalised if they cost more than £100 and have a useful life of more than one year. Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of fixed assets over their expected useful lives.

Depreciation therefore is provided on the following basis:

No depreciation is charged on freehold land.

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2. DONATIONS

2025 2024
£ £
Unrestricted donations
- Tithes and offerings 101,862 109,951
- Community café donations 470 918
- Villages donations 7,288 5,533
- Other unrestricted donations 8,570 1,169
Restricted donations
- Building fund 600 24,809
- Baby Basics 6,934 2,411
- Missions 14,100 5,400
- Hardship fund 600 600
- Other restricted donations - 190
Income tax recoverable:
- Unrestricted 24,788 24,253
- Restricted 3,260 1,348
Chaplain salary contributions 3,003 3,003
Grants received
- Community café grants 6,116 6,004
- Playgroup grants (restricted) - 9,502
- Baby Basics 1,200 5,500
─── ───
178,791 200,591
─── ───

3. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

2025 2024
£ £
Acorns playgroup income 42,414 18,203
Community café / shop income 61,833 55,882
Conferences and events income - 495
Other income 2,000 59
─── ───
106,247 74,639
─── ───

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

4. COSTS OF ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS

Activity or project Activities
undertaken
directly
Grant
funding
of
activities
(note 5)
Support
costs
(note 6)
Employment
costs
(note 7)
Total
2025
Total
2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Church running costs 4,727 - 38,251 19,791 62,769 80,097
Ministry support 51,965 - - 8,366 60,331 60,007
Playgroup 2,982 - - 31,931 34,913 30,184
Community café/shop 31,028 500 - 33,047 64,575 52,701
Missions & giving 7,338 15,511 - - 22,849 9,239
Building renovations 2,014 - - - 2,014 16,141
Children & youth 624 - - 9,125 9,749 6,712
TOTAL 100,678 16,011 38,251 102,260 257,200 255,081

5. GRANTS PAYABLE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS

2025 2024
£ £
Charities (UK)
- Christians Against Poverty - 309
- Capel Mawr 500 -
- Other (< £200) 150 200
Individuals (UK)
- Missions 13,681 6,750
- Ministry gifts 1,200 -
- Hardship fund gifts 480 80
─── ───
16,011 7,339
─── ───

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

6. SUPPORT COSTS

SUPPORT COSTS
2025 2024
£ £
Computer & website 163 601
Depreciation 3,903 3,981
Flowers and hospitality 750 405
Insurance 1,889 1,852
Office expenses 200 391
Equipment expenses 15 219
Leased equipment - 936
Postage, printing and stationery 574 514
Repairs and maintenance 11,088 30,701
Cleaning costs 1,445 1,609
Subscriptions and licences 1,011 908
Telephone and internet 945 840
Heat and light 5,772 3,965
Water 704 631
Bank charges 76 160
Bookkeeping & payroll 8,736 8,400
Accountancy & examiner’s fee 600 600
Other expenses 380 277
─── ───
38,251 56,990
─── ───

7.

EMPLOYMENT COSTS

2025 2024
£ £
Community café wages 32,223 25,466
Playgroup wages 31,931 19,313
Ministry salaries 8,366 9,937
Youth mentoring wages 4,784 6,219
Children & youth worker wages 4,341 -
Administration salaries 19,051 18,327
Employer’s pension contributions 1,208 1,147
Employer’s NIC 356 -
─── ───
102,260 80,409
─── ───

No employee received emoluments, as defined for taxation purposes, amounting to over £60,000 in the tax year.

The total number of employees during the year was 16 (2024 – ten), one of which was full-time. They were made up of six staff at Acorns Playgroup, five café staff, and one each of administrator, youth worker, children’s worker, youth mentor and hospital chaplain.

The average number of employees calculated on a full-time equivalent basis was five (2024 – four).

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

8. TRANSACTIONS WITH DIRECTORS AND RELATED PARTIES

Mrs S Izzard, the spouse of a director, received remuneration of £19,051 (2024 - £18,318) in her role as office administrator.

None of the directors received any remuneration or expenses during the year.

9. FIXED ASSETS

Cost
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge for year
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024
Freehold
property
£
250,926
-
-
250,926
22,095
1,805
-
23,900
227,026
228,831
Church
equipment
£
30,169
250
-
30,419
26,400
1,728
-
28,128
2,291
3,769
Café
equipment
£
Total
£
1,921
-
-
283,016
250
-
1,921
383,266
1,519
370
-
50,014
3,903
-
1,889
53,917
32
229,349
402
233,002

10. DEBTORS

2025 2024
£ £
Income tax recoverable 5,964 6,459
Prepayments 2,778 1,450
─── ───
8,742 7,909
─── ───

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

11. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year

2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 575 16,290
Income received in advance 5,019 -
Accruals 1,580 3,546
Other creditors 2,121 1,274
Member loans - 5,000
─── ───
9,295 26,110
─── ───

12. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

3.
STATEMENT OF FUNDS
At 1 April
2024
Income
Expenditure
£
£
£
Unrestricted funds:
General reserve
271,519
129,979
(129,068)
Designated building fund
5,129
-
-
Designated community café
71,826
70,419
(63,751)
Designated transition fund
-
8,470
-
Designated Heaven’s Way
9,600
8,520
(6,043)
────
────
────
Total unrestricted funds
358,074
217,388
(198,862)
────
────
────
Restricted
funds
£
Unrestricted
funds
£
Fund balances at 31 03 25
represented by:
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
-
-
()
At 31 March
Transfers
2025
£
£
(119)
272,311
5,000
10,129
28
78,522
-
8,470
(900)
11,177
────
────
9
376,609
────
────
Total
£
()

13. STATEMENT OF FUNDS

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

13. STATEMENT OF FUNDS (continued)

At 1 April At 31 March
2024 Income Expenditure Transfers 2025
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted funds:
Building fund 4,158 600 (2,014) (600) 2,144
Hardship fund 1,550 750 (480) (62) 1,758
Missions fund 2,106 17,175 (13,680) 1,862 7,463
Acorns playgroup 6,936 42,414 (34,914) (1,200) 13,236
XLM youth fund 360 - - - 360
Baby Basics 6,093 8,169 (7,250) (9) 7,003
──── ──── ──── ──── ────
Total restricted funds 21,203 69,108 (58,338) (9) 31,964
──── ──── ──── ──── ────
Total funds 379,277 286,496 (257,200) - 408,573
──── ──── ──── ──── ────

The general reserve represents the free funds of the charity which are not designated for particular purposes.

The designated building fund represents funds which the directors have set aside towards an extension on the current building at Prices Lane. This was transferred back to general funds on completion of the project.

The community café designated funds represent funds set aside for the running of a community café and shop in the village of Rhos.

The transition fund represents funds set aside by the Trustees to assist with future transitioning.

The Heaven’s Way fund (formerly ‘Villages’ fund) represents funds set aside for Grace Lockhart’s ministry in Rhos and beyond.

The restricted building funds represent donations used to renovate the church building.

The hardship fund represents monies given towards helping those affected by poverty.

The missions fund represents donations given towards supporting missionaries.

The Acorns playgroup is run separately but operate from The Community Church Centre. Their funds are held in a separate bank account.

The XLM youth fund represents grants and donations towards the XLM youth mentoring project.

The Baby Basics fund represents grants and donations for a local project which operates from a rented space in Caia Park giving essential baby products to struggling newborn mothers.