2025-09-30-accounts - Suffolk Christian Camps

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SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT

For the period 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025

Charity number 1150005

Suffolk Christian Camps

Trustee’s Report

For the year ended 30[th] September 2025

The trustees present their report for the year ended 30[th] September 2025.

Charity Information

Suffolk Christian Camps has been in existence since 1953. For a large period of time, the organisation had been operating on an informal basis, run by a committee of members. The decision was taken in 2012 to formalise this to comply with modern legal requirements, and the Charities Act, so the committee adopted a constitution on 15[th] October 2012. The organisation was subsequently registered with the Charity Commission in December 2012. It was registered with HM Revenue and Customs for the purposes of Gift Aid in September 2013.

The charity operates a Child Protection Policy. Disclosure and Barring Services checks are carried out before a trustee or committee member can serve, and on all workers at the camps.

The charity’s activities are centred upon the provision of Christian Camps; through which it furthers its charitable objects. The charity’s activities are centred on a camp site, which is included within the grounds of Sizewell Hall Christian Conference centre, a separate, completely independent charity.

The camp site is maintained by the Sizewell Hall Christian Conference Centre staff, and Suffolk Christian Camps pays a licence fee for the use of the site. During the year ended 2025 a total payment of £7,240 (2024 – £6,826) was made.

The main asset used by the charity is a barn structure, the use of which is shared with Sizewell Hall Christian Trust which is used to hold a number of activities during the course of the camps, and by other organisations during the year. This was built over a number of years, the total cost to the charity being approximately £30,000. It was financed by a number of gifts made to the charity. In addition, it was built by volunteers, who gave their time and some materials on a free of charge basis. The charity is therefore unable to establish the exact building cost of the structure.

It also owns a number of caravans, which have been donated over the years.

Finally, the other main assets are tents, of which the charity owns 11. The total replacement cost of these is estimated to be approximately £6,050.

The trustees who served during the year were: -

Henry Mater - chairman Rachael Wallace – secretary and treasurer Anthony Hood James Golding

Suffolk Christian Camps

Trustee’s Report

For the year ended 30[th] September 2025

The day-to-day activities are delegated to a committee. Over the period, the members of which were:

Rachael Wallace, Roger Grimes, Henry Matter, Adrian Blofield, Hannah Blofield, Matt and Hannah Cook, Martin Cotterill, Anthony Hood, Andrew Mugford, , James Golding, Shaun and Livi Almond, Rachel Harris, Sam Fenning, Nathan Wallace (joined November 2024), Lois Sparkes (joined November 2024) and Joseph Kirk (joined November 2024).

Matt Levett also joined the committee on 12 November 2019 as a representative of Sizewell Hall Christian conference Centre, of which he is a trustee. Although he is part of the committee, he is not involved in making any decisions in which there may be a conflict of interest. He announced in April 2025 that he would be standing down.

Each year, the committee members are asked at the autumn committee meeting if they wish to serve a further period of one year’s service. They are given the opportunity to stand down each year, and the committee would be able to remove a member via that process.

Each year, the trustees and committee confirm that they agree to the charity’s statement of faith, contained in the constitution document.

Any trustee can propose an individual to serve as a trustee, and this person can be appointed by the unanimous agreement of the trustee body. The trustees are reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that they are sufficient in number to oversee the charity’s activities. There is a minimum number of three trustees required. It is the trustees in whom the powers to appoint new trustees and committee members rest.

Objectives, Activities, and Achievements

The charity’s objectives are set out in the constitution. This sets it out to advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public in particular but not exclusively by the provision of Christian holiday camps.

The trustees are aware and conscious of the statutory obligations placed upon them to ensure that the charity is run for the public benefit, and consider the guidance given and published by the Charity Commission.

Future and developments

The charity intends to run five weeks of the camps during the summer of 2026 and continue to improve the facilities where able to.

Financial Review

The charity’s accounts for the year are included on pages 7 to 14.

These show that for the period the charity had a surplus on unrestricted funds for the year of £857 (2024 -Deficit £489.

Suffolk Christian Camps

Trustee’s Report

For the year ended 30[th] September 2025

The charity operates various “funds”. These are: -

General Fund - for the day to day running of the trust’s activities. Unrestricted

Special Purpose– a fund set aside for maintaining the building and major capital projects and equipment. This includes funds recevied to be spent on the barn.

Family Camp Week 2 Fund – this arose from gifts in the 2019 financial year. The funds have to be spent

Eye Bursary Fund. During 2025 Camp recevied an amount of £5,000, to be used to provide support for children and young people who are unable to come to camp.

Transfers are made from the General Fund to this Fund as the need arises.

Signed on behalf of the trustees of Suffolk Christian Camps by: -

Rachael B Wallace – Secretary

18 July 2026

Suffolk Christian Camps

Independent Examiner’s Report

To the Trustees of Suffolk Christian Camps

For the year ended 30[th] September 2025

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 30[th] September 2025, which are set out pages 6 to 13.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees 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 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act), and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of the independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 the trustees 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 material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

Suffolk Christian Camps

Independent Examiner’s Report

To the Trustees of Suffolk Christian Camps

For the year ended 30[th] September 2025

• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

I 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.

Signed by: -

David G King FCCA ATII Peacock Ridge Brettenham Road Buxhall Suffolk IP14 3DX

Dated: 14 July 2026

SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT For the period 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025

Unrestricted Funds £ 1,560 35,342 196 450	Restricted Funds £ 7,000 - - 2025	Total Funds £ 8,560 35,342 196 450	2024 Total £ 813 32,536 376 1,900

35,988 213	- -	35,988 213	34,812 20
37,761 13,949 6,930 3,392 2,460 - 735 303 2,069 614 936 751 1,049 486 216 1,424 412 26 310 351 125 56 310 -	7,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,490	44,761 13,949 6,930 3,392 2,460 - 735 303 2,069 614 936 751 1,049 486 216 1,424 412 26 310 351 125 56 310 3,490	35,645 12,993 6,826 3,291 2,600 - 500 158 1,575 194 966 171 1,136 730 192 2,642 - 242 285 133 - - - 133
36,904	3,490	40,394	34,634

857	3,510	4,367	1,011
10,315	3,034	13,349	12,338
11,172	6,544	17,716	13,349

Page 6

SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES As at 30th September 2025

Bank Balances Tuck Shop Money to be returned		Unrestricted Funds £ 11,172 242	Unrestricted Funds £ 11,172 242	Restricted Funds £ 6,544 - 2025	Restricted Funds £ 6,544 - 2025	Total Funds £ 17,716 242	2024 Total £ 13,349

			11,414		6,544	17,958	13,349

Other Assets - Barn Structure

The main asset used by the charity is a barn structure, the use of which is shared with two other organisations, Sizewell Hall Christian Trust and Christian Youth Ministries which is used to hold a number of activities during the course of the camps, and by other organisations during the year. This was built over a number of years, the total cost to the charity being approximately £30,000. It was financed by a number of gifts made to the charity. In addition, it was built by volunteers, who gave their time and some materials on a free of charge basis. The charity is therefore unable to establish the exact building cost of the structure

Equipment

The charity also owns a number of caravans, which have been donated over the years. Finally, the other main assets are tents, of which the charity owns 11. The total replacement cost of these is estimated to be approximately £6,050

The charity operates from a camp site on the site of Sizewell Christian Conference Centre. The buildings and various other items equipment are shared, and therefore the total cost of these items cannot be easily quantified

Approved by:-

R B Wallace

T Hood.

Dated:- 18 July 2026

SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS RESTRICTED FUNDS Year Ended 30 September 2025

2025 £ 2,616 2,000 (3,490) (1,490) 1,126 2025 £ 418 - 418 2025 £ - 5,000 5,000 Special Projects Fund and Barn Fund Family Camp Week 2 Fund Eye Bursary Fund	2025 £ 2,616 2,000 (3,490) (1,490) 1,126 2025 £ 418 - 418 2025 £ - 5,000 5,000 Special Projects Fund and Barn Fund Family Camp Week 2 Fund Eye Bursary Fund	2024 £ 1,116 1,500 -
Family Camp Week 2 Fund Eye Bursary Fund
		1,500
		2,616
		2024 £ 418 -
	Eye Bursary Fund
		418
		2024 £ - -
		-

Page 8

SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS GENERAL FUND For the period 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025

INCOME 10-14's Camp Surplus Summer Madness Surplus Family Camp Week 1 (Deficit) Family Camp Week 2 Surplus Uncashed cheques written off Integrate Interest Received TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES Website Equipment repair and replacements Bank Charges and PayPal Fees First Aid Sundry Expenses Tent Expenses SURPLUS EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME BEFORE GIFTS GIFTS and DONATIONS RECEIVED (INCLUDING GIFT AID) SURPLUS IN THE YEAR AFTER GIFTS BANK BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD BANK BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD	£ £ £ £ (103) (164) 1,594 (461) (1,117) (984) 78 869 452 (740) - - 450 400 213 20 1,115 (320) 26 242 722 - 351 133 125 - 271 - - 607 1,495 982 (380) (1,302) 1,237 813 857 (489) 10,315 10,804 11,172 10,315 2025 2024	£ £ £ £ (103) (164) 1,594 (461) (1,117) (984) 78 869 452 (740) - - 450 400 213 20 1,115 (320) 26 242 722 - 351 133 125 - 271 - - 607 1,495 982 (380) (1,302) 1,237 813 857 (489) 10,315 10,804 11,172 10,315 2025 2024
	26 722 351 125 271 -
		(320) 982

		(1,302) 813
		(489) 10,804
		10,315

SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS 10 - 14 CAMP For the period 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025

INCOME Fees - Campers and Workers Tuck Shop Profit Gifts EXPENSES Payment to Sizewell Hall Food, Cleaning and Toiletries Activity Day Postage, Printing and Stationery Insurance CCPAS Speakers Fees and Expenses Electricity and Gas Prizes ,Gifts, Crafts and Sports Sundry Expenses Firewood CCLI Fees and Film Licence Tent and Caravan Expenses NET SURPLUS	£ £ £ £ 14,222 14,085 82 98 - - 14,304 14,183 2,772 2,730 5,177 4,941 2,460 2,600 114 63 826 630 244 78 1,052 1,123 375 386 536 171 - 442 87 77 195 292 569 814 14,407 14,347 (103) 164) ( 2025 2024	£ £ £ £ 14,222 14,085 82 98 - - 14,304 14,183 2,772 2,730 5,177 4,941 2,460 2,600 114 63 826 630 244 78 1,052 1,123 375 386 536 171 - 442 87 77 195 292 569 814 14,407 14,347 (103) 164) ( 2025 2024
	2,772 5,177 2,460 114 826 244 1,052 375 536 - 87 195 569

		164) (

SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS SUMMER MADNESS CAMP For the period 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025

£ £ 8,474 120 298 8,892 1,386 215 97 735 109 414 123 498 187 2,828 410 43 (32) 285 7,298 1,594 2025	£ £ 5,772 - 119 5,891 1,365 - 146 500 32 315 39 468 193 2,596 252 39 - 407 6,352 (461) 2024	£ £ 5,772 - 119 5,891 1,365 - 146 500 32 315 39 468 193 2,596 252 39 - 407 6,352 (461) 2024
	1,365 - 146 500 32 315 39 468 193 2,596 252 39 - 407

1,594		(461)

SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS FAMILY CAMP WEEK 1 For the period 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025

INCOME Fees General Gifts Tuck Shop (loss) / profit EXPENSES Payment to Sizewell Hall Food, Cleaning and Toiletries Electricity and Gas Printing, Postage and Stationery Insurance CCPAS Speakers Expenses Sundry Expenses and Gifts CCLI Fees and Film Licence Hire of Cottage Firewood Tent and Caravan Expenses Booking Fees NET (DEFICIT)	£ £ £ £ 5,789 5,764 203 - 91 164 6,083 5,928 1,386 1,365 3,574 3,255 187 193 40 32 415 315 123 39 850 900 143 221 97 146 - - 43 39 285 407 57 - 7,200 6,912 (1,117) (984) 2025 2024	£ £ £ £ 5,789 5,764 203 - 91 164 6,083 5,928 1,386 1,365 3,574 3,255 187 193 40 32 415 315 123 39 850 900 143 221 97 146 - - 43 39 285 407 57 - 7,200 6,912 (1,117) (984) 2025 2024
	1,386 3,574 187 40 415 123 850 143 97 - 43 285 57

		(984)

SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN CAMPS FAMILY CAMP WEEK 2 For the period 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025

£ £ 6,857 (275) - - 6,582 1,386 2,370 187 992 40 414 124 97 225 43 285 310 31 6,504 78 2025	£ £ 6,857 (275) - - 6,582 1,386 2,370 187 992 40 414 124 97 225 43 285 310 31 6,504 78 2025	£ £ 6,915 (5) - - 6,910 1,366 2,201 194 800 31 315 38 146 221 37 407 285 - 6,041 869 2024	£ £ 6,915 (5) - - 6,910 1,366 2,201 194 800 31 315 38 146 221 37 407 285 - 6,041 869 2024
1,386 2,370 187 992 40 414 124 97 225 43 285 310 31		1,366 2,201 194 800 31 315 38 146 221 37 407 285 -

	78		869