Godflrst Church Cheltenham Ltd
IA Company Ilmited by guaranteel
Annual Report and Financlal Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Company re8lstratlon numbèr.. 08090929
Ch£iity re815tratlon number.. 1148222

Godf irst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Contents
Reference and Admlnlstralive Detail$
Trustees, Report
Statement of Trustees, Responslbilltle5
Independent Examinels Report
Statement of FlnaN¢l)l Artlvltles
Balance Sheèt
9-10
Notes to the Fln)ncial Statements
11-20

Godfirst Church Cheltenharn Ltd
Reference and Administrative Details
Tru$tee$
H Kellett. Church Leader
T eradbury
Gatley
J Au85burger
J Dally
S Parkes
Man•$•mont
H Kellett
C Appel
Gov•rnln4 Do¢ument
Mernorandum and Articles of A5soclatlon dated 31 May 2012
Prln¢lp•l Offi¢•
2 Mayhlll
Shurdln8ton Fioad
Cheltenharn
Gloucestershlre
GL52 ONJ
Company ReqlstrAtlon Number 08090929
Ch•rlty Reglstrotlon Numb•r
1148222
Bankers
HSBC Bank PIC
lftd•p•nd•nt EMomln•r
Adrlan Carr AAT
The A¢¢ountlng Bureau Ltd
87 North Rotd
Poole
Dorset
BH14 OLT

Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Trustees, Report
The trustees. who are the chariry's director$ fgr the purposes of company law. have pleasure in
submittln8 the Report and Accounts for the ye¥r ended 31 Decèmber 2024.
Oble¢tl¥es ol the char5ty
The church be6aA 8atherin8 5nlormally In September 2009. The charlty Is a chèritable company and
Is 8overned by Its rnemorartdum and artlcles of a550ciarion as avail•ble at Companles House. The
prlmèry oblertlve of the ch3rltyi as ser out In the governin8 document, Is to advince the Chrlstlan
laith in accordance wlth the char5ty'5 Starement ol Beliefs, In Cheltenham, and In such other parts
ol the United Klngdom and the world, as theTrusttes may from tlme to 1Sme thlnk lit.
Summary of thè ch&rfty'S maln a¢ilvltles
To further the above objects and vislon, the ¢h)rity'l moln artlvltlès •re as follows..
At the start ol thls reportin8 perlod there were 142 Jdults and 60 chlldren commltt•d to supportin8
Jnd 4ttendin8 Godflr5t and Sts varlou$ mlni5trles, By thq end of the reporting perlod thls number has
r•duced sll8htly to 138 •dults and $3 chlldren, beln8 the first tlme slnce 2020 that the TNStees have
observed any decllne In numbers.
The Chapel has ¢ontinutd to support tho Church'$ 8rowln8 minlstrles, occ•siona11y servln8 as a Sunday
mornln8 vÈnuÉ whtn the re8uI?r plète of meetlng èt Cheltenham Ladlts Colle8e15 un?¥allable, and
hostlng a onte.a.m¢nth worship 5Èrvice oft a Sunday evÈnSng. Other mid-wetk m5nlstrl89 that have
seen stron8 8rowth durln8 the perled include.. a group IOT mothers and babie51"Tlddlers and Toddlers").,
an after school club.. a c•lé I'chapel Calé"),. a community cholr l The Chapellas'l., provldln8 a lortnl8htty
hot mejl lor the vulnerable and homeless I'The Feast'l.. hostln8 a nitional Church leadership conferencè
for Advan¢e Movemeni UK.. provldins a spac• fer Prayer, Counselllng and Sntreductory Chrlstlan courses
IAdvince Theglogy Course, Alpha, 3211.
The Church alscs c¢ntlrtue$ ro work w5th Be J Good Nel8hbour charlty, SUPPOrtln8 dlsadYJntJged famllle5
acr055 Chèltenham, èné welcomed a new intern io suppprt the work of the church stall te8m land
attend re8ular theolo8i<al tralnln81.
Every year the church pravlde$ the opportunlty Irhreu8h10815tlcal and flnanclal support) for 20-30 youthl
teenager5 to attend Newday Festival, a tamp run by the Christian oraanisatlon. Newlrcntiers el which
Godlirst15 affllllted. This takes place on Norwlch Show8round 2nd is a 8reat opportunity lor the youth to
develop thelr relationship wlth Jesus, spendln8 a week wlth leader5 from Godlirsi. worshlppln8 and
Ilsiénin8 to Christian teachln8.
GTants and GlYln8
Grants have been given by Godflrst to orBènlsations and charities that share the ¢hurch's Values
and charitablt alms, lficludlng Be a Good Neighbour and Teens Sn Crlsis.
The church also operates a"Hard5hip Fund" Itn line wlth Sts tharitjble aims) which is a fund
developed to allow the church to support local people in deep Ilnancial need, and Is used in line
with rhe church's Haré5hip fund policy.

Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Trustees, Report
The church zlso donates tg Qther churches in the UK and ovÈr5eas lincludin8 those In le$5
devgloped settyngsl where those churches, activitie5 align wlth the Jims end objectlves of Godfirst.
Th•se intlude Godfirst Church Barry In South Wales la wholty Indepenéent church to Godllrst
CheltenhaMI. Reconclllatlon Ro¥d Church In South Africa and Mosalc Church In Belglurn.
The thurch's safe8uardln8 procedures are révièwed re8ularly In Ilne wlth currentgu5dellnes from
ThlrtyJne,'el8ht (formerly CCPA51. The chur¢h 4150 works t? ensu￿ contlnued full GDPR compllance,
In plannlng the actlvltles ol the Church, thi Trustee5 have applled the 8uldance on publ1¢ benellt
5sued by the Chir4tle5 ComrnI551on.
St*fln8
The chureh's staff base at the end 012024 was 2.8 FTE12023,, 2.61. The staff team conslsted ol
lull.tlme Senlor P•stor, • full-timt a5S0tlate plstor and o part.time Flnènce and Operatl¢n5
Man8£er10.8 FTEI, There Is also èn unpald Intem.
Stru¢ture, Governance and Mafti8em¢nt
The pollcy ond oper3tln8 declslons of the ¢harlty rest wlth the Dlrectors who mee¢ re8ulody to monitor
the actlvltle$ ol the ccmpiny. The Trustee5 ore responslble lor ensurinR that Godflrst Church Cheltenham
fulfils Its alms. The day.to-d•y management of the charlty Is delegated to How•rd Kelleit who serves
both a$ 8 Trvstee andrs employed as the Senlor Pastor of ihi church. Howard has re8ulèr meetings wlth
the wlder l*ader5 of the church Ibcth the lorrnally reco8n15ed Trustees, and gther Informally re¢o8nlsed
leaders who slt wlthin the member5 ol the con8re84tSonl,
Tht church also updJted Its Artlcles of A$seclatlon In the ye?r (proposed by It5 voluntary Dlrector51 to
reco8nlJe that • smjll 8roup of spirltual leader5. 'the Elders" Iwhlch In¢lude Howard Kellett a5 Senlor
Pistor, and 3 other leader5 who act on a voluntary bas151 exerclse reasonable influence over the church
and will thor¢fore becgme Members ol the company, The church ensures a clear deline1￿On of
respons5billtles between the Dire¢tors/Tru5tees, the Elders èné the staff team.
To avoid obvlous tonfllct5 gf Interest wlth Howard beln8 both a Membor ènd a pald Director, the board of
Director$ is intefitionally formed with • majoriw of Voluntary Dire¢tor5 who Chair the board Mee￿nE$,
)nd h85 at times also featured one or more Independent Directors. Howard also slts out ol key
empleymÈnt related board declsion5 that Imp8¢t hirn personally. This Incluée5 Staff remuneration which
Is a¥reed annually by a Remuneratlon Committee (formed entlraly of vnpald Dlre¢torsl.
Potentl?I new Dirèctorsnrustees are typically Identlfled by the Elders, then approved and appolnted bv
vote ol the board.
The church's Operntlons ènd Flnance Mana8er prèparè5 detailed monthty finan¢lal reports for the Elder5
ané Trustees, whlch are scrutin15ed ?c¢ordln81y.
Ggdlirst Is pèrt ol theAdvan¢e Movement UK I"Advance"l Network of Churches.

Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Trustees, Report
Flnanclal Revlew
Duilng the year ended 31 Detember 2024 there w85 3 net inflow ol funds of £2,740 lyear ended 31
December 2023 net irtllovl of £89,886). The princlpal lundin8 sources of the church arevia ollerin85 of
the church rnembers ènd regular attendees and the8ilt aSd reclaimed on these gilrs, Total lundin8 in thè
yèar wis £291,431 lye?r ended 31 Detember 2023 £352,882>. The decrease was expecied as prlor years
Include slgnlflcènt lund-raisin8 for the ycquisltlon of the Chapel whlch was completed in 2023.
N¢t current assets Increased In the year to £360,83312023'. £3S8,0931. Thls includes the equlry held In The
Chapel. A5 at the year end £63,14912023.. £SO,2591 was held In the b•nk, all of whlch were unrestricted funds.
After rn¥kln8 re?￿nab1è enqulrios, the Trustets have ¥ reasonable expectatlon thli the Charlty has
adequite re59urtts to contlnue In opera¢lonal existencè forthé foreseeable future. For rhls reason, thev
contlnue to adopt the 80iNe concern basi5 In preparlng the flnanclal sraiemenr5. Further details ie8ardlni
the adoption ol the 8oln8 concern basls can be found In the accountlns poli¢les.
R05erve5 pollty
The 8oard of Dlrectors hove estob115hed a policy whereby free reserve5 Iwhl£h thi Trustees deflne as
beln8 unr•strlcted net cyrrent a55etsl held by rhe chlrlty should bè malntained at between 2 and 3 monttts
ol normèl committed church expendlture Iwhlch equJte5 to èpproxlniately £50-70kl. The rèservis pollcy
Includes ireen, amber Jnd red acilon levels where cash flow falls below 2 Ind I months. normal commltt•d
¢hurch exptndlture.
Kiy rlsks 4nd unc•Tt•lnll•s
The Olrettors h&ve reviewed the rlsks to which a small charlty operètln8 wlth è léw employee515 exposed.
Approprlate procedures are In plac• to Identlfy+ monltor and revltw these rlsk5 On a regular basss.
Plans lor tho future
We remain commilted io growth in Ilne wlth our ch4rltable alms and wlth a deslre to be of publlc ben•lit
to the people of Cheltenham and beyond.
TruJt1è5
The trustees who are dlrecior5 for rhe purpose of ¢tsmp•ny law, whg seNed durln8the year and up to
the date of thls report are Set out vn pa8e l.
The tepori of the director5 has been prepared tiklni advantage of thi small compJnle5 exemptlon of
sèctlon 415A ol tht Companies kt 2W6.
The annual report was •pproved by the tru5teesolthe Charlty on
slined on It5 behalf by,.
oward Kellett
Trustee

Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
The trustee5 (who are also the dlrectors of Godflrst Church Cheltenham for the purposes of company lawl
are r￿POnsIble for preparingthe trustees, report and the flnanc181 statements sn accordance wlth the
Unlted Kln8dom Accountlng Standards Iunlted Klngdom Generllly Accepted Accountin8 Practicel
and appllcable law and r8Bulations.
Company law requlres the trustees t¢ prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under
company law the trustees must not approve the flTranclal st8ternents unless they are satlsfled that
they 8lve a true and farr vlew of the state ol affalrs of the charltable company and of its incomlng
resources and appllcatlon of resources, Includln811s Incorne and experditure, lor that perlod. lrn
pr•partn8 these Nnancial statements, the trustee5 are requlred to..
seSect sultable accountlng pollcles and apply them conslstentlyi
observe the methods and prlnclplès sn the Charltles SORP,.
make lud8ements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent,,
state whether applicable UK Accountlnu Standards have been followed, sublects to any
materlal departures dlscl¢sed and explalned In the flnancial statements,. and
prepare the financlal statements orn the goln8 concern basls unless It Is Inapproprlate to
presume that the charltable company wlll contlnue In buslness.
The trustees are responslble for keeplng adequète ac¢ountln8 records th8r are sufficlent to show and
explaln the charltable company's tran5artions and disclose wlth rea50n8ble accuraty at any time the
financial posltl¢n ol the charltable company and enable them to ensure that the flnancial slaternents
comply wlth the Companies Act 2006. They are also responslble for safeguardln8 the assets of the
charltable company and hence for t3klng reasonable stEP5 for the preventlon ènd detertlon of fraud
and other Irre8ularltie5.
Approved by the trustee5 of the charlty on2q.,.....*..&.¥and slgned on Its behalf bv..
éKellett
Trustee

Godf irst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of
Godfirst Church Cheltenham
Independent examSner'5 report to the trustees of Godflrst Church Ch•lienham Charftable
Company I'the Company'l
I report to the charity trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the Company for the year
ended 31 Decèmber 2024.
R•sponslbllltSe$ and bisls of report
A5 the charlty's trustees of the Company land also Its dSre¢tors for the purposes of company lawl
yeu are responslble for the preparatSon of the accounts In accordance wlth the requlrements of
the Companies Att 20061'the 2006 Aet'l.
Havlng satlsfied myself that the accounts of the Company art not requlred to be audlted under
Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eli8lble for the Independent examlnaEion, I report In respect ol my
exarnln8tion of your charilv's accounts as carrled out under secllon 145 of the CharltSes Act 2011
I'lhe 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Dlr8Ctlons 8lven by the Charity
Comm1$51on under sectlon 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Act.
Inde￿ndent examln¢r'5 StatÈmènt
I have ctsmpleted my examinatlon, I conflrm that no rnatters have come lo my attention In
connectlon with the examlnation glvlng me cause to belleve..
Accountlng records were not kept in respect of the Company a5 required by section
386 of the 2006 Act; or
The accounts do not accord wlih those records; or
The accounts do net comply wlth the ac¢ountln8 requlrement5 of sectlon 396 of the
2006 Act other than any requlrernent that the accounts 8ive a 'trJe and fair vlew,
whlch15 not a rnatter considered as part of an Independent examination,. or
The accounts have not been prepared in accordance wlth the methods and principles
of the 5taternent of Recommended Practlce for a¢¢ounlin8 and repc*rtin8 by charltles
lapplicable to charltie5 preparin8 thelr accounts in accordance with the FSnancial
Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republ1¢ of Ireland IFRS 10211.

Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of
Godfirst Church Cheltenham
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wtth the examination 10
which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Adrian Carr A4T
The Accounting Bureau Ltd
87 North Road
Parkstone
Poole
Dorset
BH14 OLT
Q October 2025

Godflrst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended
31 December 2024
iIA1•5trl¢t•d
lunds
R•51rlctqd
knds
Toial
In<om• and Éndowm•nts Irorn..
Oon/Doni ènd legatles
Charita￿e actlvites
Inve$lm&n
Orher Ir(orne
Totsl Incom*
268,236
17.169
432
240
285,976
5,455
273,591
17,168
432
240
291431
E%p*hdiwre on..
281,183
281,163
7,528
7.$28
Z85,691
288,691
T•t•l exp•ndltur•
N•1 Incom•ll•ipendtur•l
4.813
2,073
1740
TrInthrnb•￿•1r$ lundo
12
073
1073
N•t movemtntkn
1740
1,740
Totol funds biou8ht forw•rd
Total fundStarrlAd lorwaid
351093
360,833
358.093
360,833
12
UnM5trfrt•d
fvnds
Tot•1
2015
lunds
Incom• i•d Éndtswm•nti Irom..
Donilions ar￿ ielxlès
271,954
8.268
L636
120
28J,978
70.904
342,858
8.268
1.636
120
YS2,082
Inwsirnents
Olh•r In¢om*
roiBI In¢om•
70.904
E¥p•ndiiur• on..
261.89S
261,896
I,Ic
LIOO
262,996
262,996
Total Expendltuf•
N41 InCom￿l•￿Pen￿%l1Jrej
20,081
69,904
89,886
Tr•n5fvrlb*￿•t￿ f￿nth
13
326,139
326.139
Net mwementln lunds
341221
256,335
89,886
R*¢Ortlll•tlon of funds
Total lunds brou8ht lorwaié
Toti funds c•rried forward
Il871
3S8.093
256.33$
268,207
358,U93
17
All of th* charlty's aciivltles deil¥e from contlnuln8 owrations dunw the abovE perfads.
The fund5 brtakdowfi tor 2ts34 Is shownln wte 17.

Godflrst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Balance Sheet
31 December 2024
UnrestAoed
lunds
Rejtrlcted
lunds
Totol
1024
Total
2013
Note
Flxed ￿l¢t5
Tin8ibk assets
659.110
659,110
658,779
Cuir•nt •SS¢ts
Debtor>
Co5h at b8nk ind In hand
3,311
63,1419
66,460
3,311
63,149
66.1160
8,078
50,259
56.337
Cmdltory.'Amounisf•lllw du• wlthln ¢¥n• y••r
io
50,344
30,344
20.341
N•t turr•nt •$8iti
36.116
37.996
CMdltors'.AMountsl•lllrydts• •ft•r on• y¢•r
334,393
334,393
338,682
Tot•1 n•t •51•ti
3fj0,833
360.833
358,093
Fund b•lin¢•i
12
GoD•rhl lurtds
D45i8nit•d funds
360,833
360,833
358,093
36D,833
360,833
3S8,093
Restr￿cted funds
Tot41 fund5
360,833
360,833
358,093

Godf irst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Balance Sheet
31 December 2024
For the financial year endlng 31 December 2024 the charity was entltled to exemptlon from aLtdlt
under sectlon 477 of ihe Companles Act 20Q6 relatln8 to small cotnpanles.
Directors. respons*bllltles'.
The members have not required tho chartty to obtaln an audlt of Its accounts for the
year In questlon in accordance wlth section 476; and
The dlrectors ackrnowledgtr thelr re5ponsibllltles for complyin8 wlth the requlrements
of the Act wlth respect to accountlN8 recoids and ihe preparatlon of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared In accordance wlth the prov151on5 appllcable to companles
subje¢t to the small companles re8ime.
The flnan¢lal statements trn pa8as 12 to 26 were approved by the trustees. and authorlsed lor
Issue on.A.q.k.sH.r..l¥... and signed on thelr behalfbv..
eti
rustee
Company Re8Sstratlgn Number.. 08090929
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Godflrst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
A¢¢ountln8 pollchs
$urnmary of s18nlfl¢ant a¢countlng poll¢l•s and k•y accountlng estlmat•s
The princlpal accounllnB policle5 applied In the prèparztlon of these financial Statements are set out
below. These pollcles hève been con$15tently applied to all the years presented, uThless Jtherwise
stated.
Stat•m•nt of compllan¢•
The flnanclal statements have been prepared In accordanee wlth Accountlng and Reportlng bv
ChaTltles'. Stèiem?nt ol Recommended Practlce ippllcable te tharitles preparlng thelr acceunt5 in
cordante with the Flnanclal Rep¢rting Standard applicable in the UK ind Republlc ¢1 Ireland IFRS
1021 lellectlve I january 20151. ICharltie5 50RP IFRS 10211, the Fln)n£lal Reportln8 Standard
appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS1021 and the Companles Aci 2006.
B•sl$ of prep•r•tlon
Godfirst Church Cheltenham Is ? re8lstered charfty, re8lstratlon number 1148222, c¢Mpany number
08090929, reslstered in the Unlted Kin8dom. The addreu of ihe ch?rlty1$ 8lven In the reference and
admlnsiraiive det•lls on page l of these Ilnandal statements. The nature of the ch¥rlty's optratlons
ané prlndp•l actlvltles are de5tr5btd In the Trustees, ?nnu81 report,
The chirlty tonstltutes a publlt beneflt entity is dtfined by FA5 102,
The Ilnanclal staternent5 are prepared on a 8olng concern bas13 under the hlstoricèl c05t conventlon,
modlfiettt to include certaln Items at falr value. The linancl81 statements are prepared In si•rlln8 whlch
Is the functional Currency ol the charlty Jnd rounded to the nearest whtsle pound.
fx•mptlon from pyeparlng • cayh flow statomertt
The charity has èdopted Bulletin I published on 2 Februaly 2016 and have therefore not Ineluded a
ash flowstatement In these Ilnancial statements.
Incorng ¥nd 8ndowm¢nt$
All intome Is rec¢8nlsed once the chèrlty has entitlement to the Income, li Is probable that the Income
will be re¢elved and the amount of the Income recelvable tan be measured rellably.
Donoti¢ns und legtrcles
Donations are recosnlsed when the charlty has been notllied ITr wrltln8 of both the amount and
5ettlernent dète. In the event that a donation Is subject to conditlon thèt require a lèvel ol
perlormante by the charity before the charlty 15 entitled to the funds, the IncomE Is deferred and not
recogni5ed unril either those condition5 are fully rneL or the fvlfllmènt of ih05e condItio￿ is wholly
withln the control trl the charlty and it Is probable that these condltlons will be fulfilled In the reporting
perlod.
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Godf irst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Expenditur?
All expendlture ts recognised once thérè Is a le4tal or Cornstructlve obSi8atic)ft to that expendlture. it15
probable 5èltlemÈnt is required and the amount can be measured rellably. All costs are Jllocated to
th¢ appllcable expenditure heading that aggregate simllar Costs to that category. Where cost5 cannot
be dlre¢tly attributed to particular headin85 they have been allocated on a basls consistent with the
use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the b3$1$ of time spent. and depreclaritsn
Charges allocated on the portion of the asset's use. Other 5UPPOrt ¢0sts are allocated based on the
spread of staff costs.
Chorftuble uctlvltle5
Charltable Èxpendlture comprlses those costs In¢urred by the charlty In the delSvery ol Its actlvltles
nd services for its beneficiorlts, It Includes both c05t5 that can be allgcated dlrectly to Such o¢tlvities
and those costs of an 5ndlre£t n•tur• necessary to support them.
Gront provlslons
Provlslons for Br8rnt5 are made when the intentlon to make a 8rant has been communlcated to the
r•¢lplent but there Is uncenalnty about elther the tlmlng of the 8rant or th¢ amount of 6rJnt pay8bl•.
Govèrnan¢• costs
These include the costs attributable to thé chèrity's compllance wlth constltutlonal and statutory
requirements, includlng audlt, strateglc management and trustee's meètings aftd relmbursed
expense5.
TaxJllon
The charity15 consldered ro pass the tests set out In Para8raph I Schedule 6 of the Flnan¢e Act 2010
and therefore It meets the deflnition of a ¢harltlablè company for UK Corporation tax purposes.
AccDrdingly. the charlty b potentially exempt from taxation In respect ol Income or capital galns
receNed within cate8ories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Sectlon
256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such Income or 8alns are
pplied excluslvely to ch8rltable purposes.
Tanglblo tlx•d ￿$*t$
Individual flxed assets are inltia11y recoTd¢d at C05t, less any Subseq￿ent accumulated depreclatlon
and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
O•pr•clatlon and amorll$atlon
Depretiation is provlded on tan8lble fixed assets so 8S to wrlte off the cost or valuatlon, le$$ Inv
esty'rnated residual value, over thelr expected useful economic life as follows..
A$set cla$5
Fixtures, fittSn8s and eovlpment
Depre¢latlon method and rate
25% per annvm on a redu¢ln8 balènce bisls
Church property and Improvemen¢s
2% stral8hi Ilne basls
CJ5h ¥nd ush •qulvalents
Cash and cash eFulvalent5 comprlse cash on hand and call dep051ts, and other short-terrn hl8hty
Ilquld Inve5trnenis that are readlly c¢nvertlble to a known amount of cash and are subject to an
In518nificJnt r15k ol chan8e In value,
Borrowln8S
Interest-bèarln8 borrowin85 are Inltlally re£orde¢J 41 falr vjlue, nèt of transèctltsn costs.
Interest- bearln8 borrowSn89 are subsequently cariled at arnorllsed c05t. with the dlfference betw•en
the proceeds, net of tfansa¢tion costs, and the amount dve on redemptlon beino reco8nlsed as a
char8e t¢ the Statement of Flnan¢lal Actlvltles over the perlod of the re5evant borrowln8.
Interest expense is recg8nlsed on the ba515 of the efle¢tlve Interest rnethod afid Is Included In Inierest
payable and simllar ¢har8es.
Borrowlngs ale cla5slfled a5 current Ilabllltles unle55 the eharity has an uncondltlonal rl8ht to defer
settlement of the Ilabllliy for at leat twelve months after the reportlng date.
Fund structure
Unresirlcted Income funds ère Beneral fvnd5 that are avallèble for use at the trustee5' dlstretlon In
furtherance of the obleciives ¢1 the charity.
Desl8natEd Fund5 are unrestrlcted fund5 Set a$lde for speclfl¢ purpose5 al the dlscretlon ¢f the
trustpe5.
Restricted Income funds are those donated for use In a partl¢ular area or for spe¢lfl¢ purpose5, the
use of whlch is restritted to that area or purpose.
Penslons and other p05t retlrèment obll8atlon5
The company offers a deflned contribution penslon scheme. Corntrlbutlons are charged in the In¢ome
and expendlture account as they become payable In accordance wlth the rules of the scherne.
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Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Incom• from donatlons and le8acles
Llrrèstrlcted
funds
Re5trlcttd
funds
Total
Z023
Z024
Donatlon5 and Ip8aties.'
Donatlons of ¢ash arnd slmllar
Gilt ald re¢lalmed
220,073
48,063
5,455
225,528
48.063
301,747
41,111
268,136
5,455
273,591
342,8S8
Incom• from charltablo actlvltles
Unrestrkted
funds
R•strlcted
funds
Totol
Z024
Total
2023
Church courses and events
17,168
17,168
8,26B
17,168
17,168
8,268
Inv•stm8nt In¢om•
Unrestrlci•d
funds
R*strlcted
funds
Total
2023
1024
Bank interest
432
432
1,636
432
432
1,636
othor Income
UnrestrlctÈd
funds
R•5trlctÈd
funds
Total
2014
Totsl
Z023
Chapel arts rental
240
240
120
240
240
120
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Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Expèndlture on ¢harltabl• •¢tlvltl•s
Unrestrlcted
funds
R•5trlcted
lunds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Costs In¢urred dlrectly on speclflc attlvltl?s
Errploymènt related (note 71
134,019
Staff tost5
1,604
Conferences Jnd tralnlng
14,743
Advertlsln8
825
Chur¢h actlvltles
12.301
Venue hlre
21.690
Guest Speakers
1,884
Grant5 payable Inote 6cl
20,582
Chapel runllln4 Costs
13,893
Mort8age costs
22,262
134,019
1,604
14,743
825
19.829
21,690
1,884
20,582
13,B93
22,262
121,794
789
4,415
5,552
15,689
20,823
1.099
12,363
6,761
13,350
7,528
243,803
7,528
251,331
202,635
Unr•strlct¢d
lunds
Restrlrted
funds
Total
2024
Totul
20Z3
Costs Incurred on support and admln15tr8tlon
Independent Examiner's remunoration
1,440
Olflce costs, includSn8 equlpm¢nt
7,968
Depreclatlon of tanglble assets
24,704
Legal and professlonal lee5
1,781
Insurance
1,467
1,440
7,968
24,704
1.781
1,467
3.480
10,508
20,259
23,728
2,386
37,360
37,360
60,361
Total èxpendlturo
281,163
7,528
288,691
262,996
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Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
fjrants payable
Instltutlon5
Indlvlduals
2024
Mb51onary stspport
Re11ef of proverty
20,000
555
20.555
20.000
582
20,582
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The ¢omparatlves for the prevlous year ore a$ follows:
Instltutlons
Indlvldu•ls
2023
Mlsslonary support
Rell&f of provèrtv
10,600
200
10,800
663
900
1,563
11,263
1,100
12,363
The ¢harlty'S prlnclpal 8rants to Instltutlons comprised.,
2024
2023
Athance Movement UK
Famlly Space
Teens in Crisls
Reconciliatlon Road
jubilee Church
Godlirst Barrv
Be a Good Nelghbour
Grants to Snstltutlon5 lor less than £1,000 each
8,900
8,000
200
2,200
200
1,000
2,400
I,ioo
3,300
3,300
S55
20,555
200
10,800
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Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
AnalysSs of st?ff costs, key peisonnel ar￿ trustee remuneratlon
The a88regate payroll tost5 were a5 follows;
2024
2023
Wa8es and salarles
Employer's natlonal Insurance contrlbullons
Employer's penslon conlrlbutions
120,028
5,866
8,125
134,019
106.270
4,555
10,969
121,794
The monthly avera8e number of persons IincludSn8 senlor management team) employed by the
charSty durln8 the year expressed as full tlme equNalents Was as follows:
2024
No
2023
No
Staff
No staff recelved salarles at a rate of more than £60,000 per ènnum12D23'. none),
Durln8 the year employer'5 penslon eontrlbution5 tot•llln8 £8,12512023.' £10.9691 were payable to
dellrsed contributlon personal penslon schemes. Penslon contrlbutlon5 tolalling £46612023.. E6801
were c+wed at the balance sheet date.
In 2025 11 was dlscovered that, due te a hlstorlc admSnlstratfve ermr, the Charlty had not been fullv
meetin8 contractual obll8atlons wlth one of Its diiectors, In respect of pension coThtTlbutlons, The
correct ptssltlon wos determined by the rernuneratlon commlttee and verllled by an eiternal
Independent Ihird-party before bein8 settled. rhe amount underpald t¢talled £4,861 and has been
Included In the ¢ontrlbutlons shown In the yer to 31 December 2Tr24.
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Godf irst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Tanglble flxed assets
Fixtur•s
and
flttln8s
Church
Muslcal
property and
•qulpment Improvements
Total
Cost
At I january 2024
Additlons
26,861
25,035
10,634
650,QOO
687,49S
25,035
At 31 December 2024
51,896
10,634
650,000
712,530
DepYe¢latlon
At I january 2024
Charge for the year
6,715
11,296
9.001
408
13,000
13,000
28,716
24,704
At 310ecember 2024
18,011
9,409
26,000
53,420
N•t book value
At 31 December 2024
33,885
1,225
624,000
559,110
At 31 December 2023
20,146
1,633
637.000
658,779
Debtors
2024
2023
Tax recoverable
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
3,311
4,000
4,078
3.311
8,078
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Godfirst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
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Credltors.. amounts f•lllng due wllhln onè yèar
2024
2023
Bank loans
Other t4xgriDn and soclal securlty
Other creditor5
Actruèls
Deferred Income
3,982
2,689
6.025
17,648
3.674
3,048
1,579
12,040
30.344
20,341
Credltors dve wlthln one year Includes the f¢llowln8 Ilabllltles, on which se¢urlty has been glven by
the £harlty'.
2024
2D13
Bank loans
3,982
3,674
There Is w le8èl thar8e In respect ot tht prgperty rnoTt8a8e Irem Kln8dom Dank. The mort8a8e Is secured
a8alnst the The Chapel, Knapps Road, Cheltenham, GL50 3QQ
li
Credllofs: 4mtsunts fillln8 due aft•r one y•Jr
2024
20Z3
Bank loans
334,393
338,682
Credltors amounts lalllng due after mere than on• year Includès the followlng Ilèbllitles, on whlch
securfty hBS been 8lven by the ch8rlty'.
2024
2023
Bank loan 1-2 years
Bank loan 2-5 years
Bank loon > 5 year5
3,982
11.946
318,465
334,393
3.674
11,D22
323.986
338,682
Included In the credltor5 are the followin8 amounts due ofter more than flve years..
2024
2023
After more than five ye?Is
318.465
323,986
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Godf irst Church Cheltenham Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
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Funds
Balance Bt
ljanuary
2024
8alan￿ at
31 December
2024
Incomln
Reyour¢es
expended
Transf•rs
resgvrces
Unreslrlcted funds
Geneial
Des18nated
358,093
285,976
281,163
2,073
360,833
358,093
285,976
281,163
2,073
360,833
Restylcted funds
5,455
7,528
2,073
Total funds
358,093
291.431
288.691
360,833
8•lance •t
l January
2023
Balanc• Bt
31 December
2023
Incomlni
resources
Resources
exp¢nd•d
Tr•nsf•r$
Unre5trlcted lunds
General
Deslgnated
11,872
281,978
261,896
326,139
358,093
11,872
281,978
261,896
326,139
358,093
Restrlcted funds
256,335
70,904
I,ioo
326,139
Total fund5
268,207
352,882
262,996
358,D93
The transfer of funds between restrlcted and unrestrlcted in 2023 ielates to the costs a5so¢iated wlth the
purchase of The Chapel and the additional fixtures and fittlngs requlred to make it functlonal.
Whilst the funds donated to the Chapel purchase were restflcted, the board ha5 asreed that the Chapel
should be considered an unrestricted asset by way of the common understanding that It would be
purchased and used for any charitable purpose at the discretioj of the board and Church leadershlp.
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