## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 2024 31 2025 **From** 04 **To** 03 ## Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ **Charity name** Flint Evangelical Church **Other names charity is known by** N/A > **Registered charity number (if any)** ~~[~~ 1149816 > **Charity's principal address** 12 Cornist Road Flint **Postcode CH6 5HG** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** - **Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled** - **Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** - ~~ee es nn~~ **Minister and Church members** - 1 **[Rev Benjamin ] Slater Chairman** - ~~a ee ee~~ **Elder and Secretary Church members** - 2 **[Christopher ] Thomas** - ~~ee ee ee ee~~ - 3 **David Roberts Elder Church members** ~~es es Ge~~ **Deacon Church members** - 4 **[William ] Worthington** - ~~a ee ee~~ - 5 ~~ee es es~~ - 6 ~~es esGn~~ - 7 ~~a esGs~~ - 8 ~~es es~~ - 9 ~~eees~~ - 10 ~~es es Ge~~ - 11 ~~a esGs~~ - 12 ~~es es Ge~~ - 13 ~~a esGs~~ - 14 ~~es es Ge~~ - 15 ~~ee es es~~ - 16 17 18 - 19 20 **Jan 2026** **TAR** 1 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive**|**or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution] Trust How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by church members - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Jan 2026** **TAR** 2 |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its governing**
**document**
**Summary of the main activities**
**undertaken for the public**
**benefit in relation to these**
**objects (include within this**
**section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit)**|The purposes of the Church shall be:-
(1) the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the
Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Flint and the
surrounding neighbourhood; and
(2) such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the
Managing Trustees further the work of the Church.| |---|---| ||Worship services were held each Sunday morning, which included a
junior church for primary aged children. On the last Sunday of each
month an informal fellowship meeting was held at 5pm which
provided an opportunity for families to be present. Midweek
meetings for bible study and prayer took place each week except
during school holidays. Occasionally on a Tuesday evening a
representative of a missionary society would be present to speak
about a particular aspect of the work being undertaken. A meeting
for primary age children took place in the church each Friday during
term time. At the same time a youth group for secondary age young
people met in the church on Friday evenings. A meeting for 20s and
30’s aged people met later on a Friday evening under the title of
Growth Group.
A parents and toddlers group met in the church on a Tuesday
morning each week during school terms.
A coffee morning took place on the third Saturday of the month. This
was an evangelistic opportunity and some who were not regular
church attenders would very often come to the meeting. A gospel
talk was given at the end of each meeting.
Other activities included a special weekend known as Bible Fest
when a day was spent in the EMW conference centre at Bryn y
Groes Bala to hear two Bible talks and generally enjoy time in one
another’s company.
Special prayer meetings involving members of other local churches
took place twice during the year, in addition to a Good Friday
service held in conjunction with these other churches.
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **Jan 2026** **TAR** 3 The church relies heavily on volunteers who undertake a variety of tasks. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; Gardening and cleaning are two practical areas where volunteers are involved. But the main aspects of the work of the church in which they take a part are in leading the children’s ministry, the youth work, the parents and toddlers meeting, the music ministry, catering and several other activities which all contribute to the life and ministry of the church. During the year work was undertaken on the building of a new kitchen as an extension to the existing church building. - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **Jan 2026** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** The church maintained its work and witness in Flint providing care **achievements of the charity** and spiritual support for its members and reaching out in to the **during the year** community with help and support in various ways. The church continued to support missionary work at home and overseas, financially and in prayer. ## **Section E Financial review** **Jan 2026** **TAR** 5 **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** The church aims to keep sufficient funds in reserve to ensure that its financial commitments as an employer and the ongoing work of the church and maintenance of its building and grounds can be maintained for at least three months. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** N/A ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); The church’s primary source of funding is through the gifts of members are worshippers. Expenditure has supported the work of the church in fulfilling its key objectives of being a charity which provides opportunities for worship, teaching and fellowship for its members and adherents as well as reaching out into the community with the aim of providing opportunities for people to be helped and supported in their daily lives. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## ~~ee~~ **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** ~~ee~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Christopher Thomas ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,etc)** ~~e~~[Secretary] ~~e~~ **Date** 20 January 2026 ~~|~~ **Jan 2026** **TAR** 6 TAR Jan 2026 ## **FLINT EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025** |**INCOME**|||**PAYMENTS**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |Total Weekly Offerings|£37,102.39||Salary|£23,782.48| |Donations|£1,000.00||Tax & National Insurance|£5,626.84| |Restricted Funds|£1,777.84||Pensions|£1,648.15| |Gift Aid|£9,733.19||Donations Out|£3,455.00| |Bank Interest|£3,838.67||Pulpit Supply|£1,570.00| |Bookstall Sales|£178.25||Payments from Restricted Funds|£1,777.84| ||||Charitable Activities|£666.73| ||||Supporting Costs|£11,216.10| ||||New Kitchen|£50,770.97| ||||Bookstall Payments|£162.75| ||£53,630.34|||£100,676.86| |||||| |Bank Balance 31/3/24|£141,088.81||Bank Balance 31/3/2025|£94,042.29| |||||| ||£194,719.15|||£194,719.15| Charlty No. 1149816 FUNT EVANGEUCAL CHURCH ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 FLINT EVANGELICAL CHURCH CONTENTS Page Report of the Independent Examin8r Trustee's Annual Report Receipts and Payments account Sta¢ement of Assets and Liabilities otes to the Accounts FUNT EVANGEUCAL CHURCH INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FLiwf EVANGELICAL CHURCH I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 March 2025 vthich are set out on pages 2 to 5. Responsiblliiies and basis of report As the charity's lrnstees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the r8quirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe ACV). I report in respect of my examinatlon of the ch8rilVs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Chaiity Comrnission under section 145(5Kb) of the ACL Independont examinerfs Statemènt I have complet8d my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in conneclion with the examinalion giviry me Cau￿ to believe that in any materÉal respecL 1. accounting records were not kept in reSp￿t of the charity as required by $￿tion 130 of the 2. the accounts do nol aco)rd ￿1h those recL)rds. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in conneclion vAth thg examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a propèr understanding of the aGcounts to be reached. Rebocca Davies-Lees FCCA Hall Livesay Brown 68 High Street Tarporley Cheshire CW6 OAT Date.. FLIKf EVAMGEUCAL CHLIRCH TRUSTE&8 *MUAL REPORT FOR THEYEPJi EIIDED 31 IAPJICH 2024 Charfty B govemed by Church Eldets and L*8(￿8 who srè el￿tIve￿ Tfustees. It is independent and 1$ not govem8d by any othercharity. Thè address of Ihtr chanty 1$ 12 Cornlst Road, Fknt. CH6 5HG The trust￿ ser¥wJ during the yearwwe: Chri8toph8r ThLX) David Roberts William Wothingt(Mi 8enjarnin Slater Chairpgrson c1m￿Ch Eklws ar8 aptKJinted for lrfe and deaLY)n5 lindL*Ying Ihe treasU￿r and secretary) a￿ appmrted fly a thre8 year temi and 1hey are eleLted by a mwrity ofthe church mEmLers. Th8 object of the tharity is to provth a tAa(Xforpubl￿￿￿T￿￿P off>Jd by the rnerTts5 DI Thg Flint Evangelical Churth. Thè Tnkstees that they have due ffjoard to Guidan￿ PLtAk8h•J bythe Charlty mmlssknn c￿ publlc b￿8￿. The rhureh has fvncttoned alorvJ thg f￿1￿7￿j &nes the year. There were no changes to the Irustees durir¥J the year. We continue to hold regU￿r Sunday Servi¢x induduig Sunday Sdth, togetherwith mlo*k nwthng5 for BU)le study and pr8yer. a and Todd18r rrthtsr¥J and Yuury ￿KA8￿ meeYng8. In addiuon, we hav8 been hdding a o)ffe8 rTr)Thig. WO￿ is fund8d by voluntary ￿UC¢110￿S and th)nai¥Jn5, vthr¢h havg induded gms from a legacy. The Inland R8veThue GtFI Sch8m9 18 U$8d to Inc￿$& kncorn8. We have no actual fund ralslng activiks ailhrAJgh glft dayE held for $pec481 PTolects orovètseas concems. Trnsteeg. To8pon5ibitttl•8 The trustees are resrx)nsible for weparfThJ th8 Trusle&¥Annual RetK*t 8nd the finandal stste￿nts in ac￿d￿￿£ wlth thg appli(xbk law and United l(N)gdom Atthuftllng Stsndards IUnit&l KIn￿10M Generally A￿ept￿j Ar￿unt￿￿ PraLlX*I. The law applicabk to d￿riteS itl EngL9￿j & Wales reryir8s thp irusl885 to preparg fin•xial statements each finan￿al yearwhich gwe $ Irue aNI vthy of the stste of affairs of the charlty End of Ihe inLtthng reS￿r￿ and applThtlon of resourc*s ofth& charityforthat pwiod. In preparing these financi81 stat8rnents. the ttusteas 8r8 r8quirwJ to". Sdertsurt8b￿ accounling Fx)lI￿e5 and Ihen aprAyI1￿ con5i5tenty. ob5eNÈ the rnelhods and prin￿￿ in thB Charl￿eS SORP 2019 mak8 jLKlgements and 85tiTnates UMI are arKI prudent.. stat& whelher applicable acc(￿ntir￿ star#￿5 have t*erÉ f￿0we￿. sutr4ect to any rnaterol (IBpartures dksdosed and 8xplaMBd in Ihe prBpaY& th8 ffinanaal statements on the g)ing basis Unl￿ rt 15 inappr(yiat810 pre￿j￿9 that th8 charity (thin￿ in oppratth)n. Thètruste85 are reSpOr￿bI8fQrk8ePi￿g prOper￿￿ting r￿¢{￿5￿0tdi￿dos6 rn850nabl8 atxyaGy at time tha firL4naal wsiVanaf the (*Rrity aTh1 eTh3trdett*mtrJ 8rweIl￿tthE finan¢i¥ st2l£rrvts mFAywilh ￿CharibeS Act2011. bSB Charity Repl*￿) R*Julatior￿ 2006 and the kKov75ior oflhe tnJside•J. TW are aLs0 ¥eSpOn￿ble1Or sHf8wardw ts as58tsof tho<*artty yrd herta fc¢tsWng 18a8onable $tqJ8 forth8 prevent￿r5￿￿j delection 0fts￿J and 01her1￿rtti6S. R•vl•w olfinan¢lal actlvitios Cash at bank in haThJ de¢rg888d from £141,IA9 on 31 March 2024 to £94,042 31 March 2025. On behalf of th• board oftrustees B•nlamln Slatef Chalrpernon Ful￿ EVANGELICAL CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 hlARCH 2025 2025 Unrestrlct•d Restric￿ Total Funds funds Funds 21)24 Total Funds Rocelpts Donatlons. legaths and8hnllarro¢elpts Total weèkly offerings oon8tions- Church Grft Incom8 Book salBS 37,102 1.000 9,733 178 37,102 2,778 9.733 178 36,616 14,255 10.062 1.778 48,014 1.778 49.792 61.101 Inv8Stmenf in¢ome Bank interasl 3.839 3.839 3.028 TOTAL RÉCEIPTS 51.853 1,778 53.630 64.329 P#ymÈnts Charltabh acllvities Salary Tax and National knsurance AUowancg8 Pension Tra(￿Poste￿I￿￿￿1S Miscellanèous Pebbles Club Pulpit $UPF Dortètions 23,782 5,627 23.782 23,706 6,066 1,875 1,739 $07 2,740 1.648 1,417 199 1,570 3.9)0 38.527 199 1.570 3.455 36.749 350 1.778 40,937 Supportcostsladmlntstratlon Heat, light and waier Phone ond Broadband Website Computer Costs Aco)unt8rw fees Repairs and Mainte￿ Printing, postsge and stationery Refre$hmanis Insuran Child Protèctson- CRB checks, ettt Purchase of books for sale at bookstall BookslDVD'slCtYs Muslc & Wtho LlrEn New Assets Nw kllchen Building Rtrpalrs and Grounds Work Fire Exbnguishè Miscellaneous Bank th8rggS 5,268 319 173 4,118 434 294 377 319 173 402 402 27 387 1,907 150 163 38 17 473 1,830 145 1ri 146 612 387 1.907 150 163 473 50.771 270 203 35 103 473 50,771 270 203 3.282 425 103 108 62,151 62,151 13.485 TOTAL PAYMENTS 98.900 1.778 1W,678 54,422 NET OF RECEIPTS I (PAYMENTS 47,048 47,048 9.706 TRANSFERS BEThYEEN FUNOS CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND BIF 141,089 141,089 131,383 CASH AT BANK AND IM HAND CIF FLINT EVANGELICAL CHURCH STATEME￿ OF AS￿5 AND LIABILMES AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 Cash Funds 8ank balances 94,042 Other monetary assets Tax refund due re gift aid 8,831 Assets retalned for Charitys own use Church Buildings 1.765,000 Security cameras and equipment 775 Petrol mower 500 Electric piano 500 Hand piano 600 Sound system 7,990 Desk for sound system 450 Audio and visual equipment 3.539 imac computer, Apple Mac and Lenovo touchpad 1,743 Monitors 503 3 Video projectors and screens 3,970 Photocopiers and printers 1,072 Fumiture 2.000 Gas cooker 500 Fridgelfreew and fridge 309 2 Vacuum Gleaners 500 Books 1.000 Miscellaneous equipment 1,000 Wheelchair 100 FLINT EVANGELICAL CHURCH STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABIL￿lEs AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 Toys, tsble lennis and pool table 923 Signs 1,315 Total assets 1,794,289 Liabilities PAYE and National insurance due 959 Ac¢ountan¢y fees 959 Totsl Net assèts relatlng to unrestricted funds 1,896.203 Note . the above assetsl(liabilities) are stated at Iheir estimated market value. FLINT EVANGELICAL CHURCH NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 1. Basis of preparation of accounts The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. as described under section 42{3} of the Charities Act 1993 as amended by section 28 of the Charities Act 2006. 2. Trystees remunerntlon During Ihe year salaries tolqllip9 g29,785 (2024 £31.OPO) (including employers na¢iong1 insyrance) wer9 paid ts Banjaffjin Slaler, as ChurGh Pastor and chairpers.on.