Charity numb¢r
1152440
Bethel Trowbridge Apostolic Church
Report and Accounts
For the Year ended
5 April 2024
Oakensen
Chartered Accountants
Bry¢r Ash Business Park
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8HE

Bethel Trowbrfidg¢ Apo$toli¢ Cbur¢h
Trust￿8 Annual Report
The Trust¢eS Present their a0￿U&l report and 2ccowits for tb¢ year ended 5 April 2024. The board of truste￿ are satisfied witb
the p¢rfornwh¢¢ of the charity during the year and the posiiion at S April 2024 and consider that th¢ ¢haTity is in a stron8
position ￿ ¢ontinue its a¢tivitL¢5 during the coming year. and that the ¢harity's ￿¢ts are adequate to hJ]fil its obligation$.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTivrrIES
The principa] objective ol the charity t$ the advan¢em¢tJt of the Chrt'stian rejigion in aceordan¢e with th¢ christi￿ fatth
primarily but not ¢x¢lusiv¢ly within Trowbridg¢, Bradford-on-Avon, We8tbury. Bath ond M¢]k5hat
Th¢ ¢hur¢h advanc¢5 CThristiaD religioD by meaDs of the folloNrytig actiwti¢s.'
Providing a place of worship for all who wish to atterd.
ProvidiDg facilitie8 for¢du¢ation ard training;
Enbancing th¢ ¢hur¢h win¢ipab in ae¢ord8n¢e with the Christian belief that God may be ex•li¢d, worshipped artd
his gloryprocl*Jmed in accordance with ¢n¢ts of d1￿1p11t1¢, rituals. wedding ceremonies. blessin8s, thernls ¢tc.:
Pr￿n￿)ling prayer aod prtrise.
Prtsmtsting the study of religio￿ tcaching5. practices and the ScripttLres,'
Engaging in missiottary work and the trailling of workers.
Vtsiiing the sick. hospitsls and outreach work, etc..
Promotiog MI￿1￿)#ry and outrearh wotk;
EnCO￿TageMent and support of pastoral worK'
Developing workshop$ltraining classes forchildren and yO￿g people.
Teaching Christian faiths and beliefs practically,
Ethgagmg th¢ ¢ommuthity, itrluditlg WQTkL'ng in parthersbip with other faith& etc,. and
Utilisittg SO¢iAI media platfonns in order to a¢hiev¢ th¢ above.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Since the work of the tburch 1$ spirithal IE) nature, achJ"evements ¢arJt)or always be me&$ured in a tat)8ibl¢ way. However, th¢
following d¢n]on5tr8t¢5 how th¢ wtsrk #t th¢ thurch has been d¢veltspittg tbrough the year.
DonatKons to oth¢r ch8riti¢s w¢re mad¢ to adva]￿ the Chti$tian Reli￿0￿.
Tnthes and key m¢mb¢r5 ar¢ DBS registered;
Setvi¢e$ have been held every s￿&Y of the year, in p¢rson and via Zwm and for prayer,.
Metthe needs of children in pov¢rty eg monthlydonotions to TwFun¢L Wat¢rAid and Sav¢ the ChildT•i {ChaTity),'
Use of th¢ intern¢t to proJnot¢ the gospel via zool￿ YollThbe, website and potsntial for Fa¢ebook, knstagram:
Support and care of both church m¢mb¢r5 and non-m¢mb¢rs suff¢rittg s¢rrious illness and bereavemenÈ",
Support of thurch members in various acttviti¢s including Chn'stian eduution;
Financial support to oth¢rchaTities with similar objectivcs, nationally.
A tE)idweek Bible S￿dY attd pray¢r n)eeting 15 held we¢ktythroughoutth¢ yar wa Zwm;
The pla¢¢ of worship bas been made accessible io all,.
We held our fjrst Sitt8Spiration Servi¢¢ in honourof ow 61st chU￿h A￿lIVe￿aY service.
Uwiated social media equipmeDt- hybrid public s¢ryi¢¢s via Zoon4 Yoll Thbe, ett.;
IA)cally. th¢ Cbjrity 5VPP<Frts those who are bereaved by undertaking and orparticipating in fuoernts as well as
vi$itin8 the sick.
Providing help to the poor and netdy.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
Th¢ ¢hurch's tn]$tees haye had due regaTd to the guidance issued bythe Cbariry Cot)Thi￿]0n (MJ public benefit.

Betbel Trowbrfidge Aposto]ie Church
Trusttts Annuyl Report
FINATrICIAL REVIEW
Tiic chariry mad¢ a dcficit of -£7.L05 (2023.. dtficit -£1,661) this y¢Rr. The clwity did not receive any r¢strict¢d income
durhng the p¢riod.
The unrestrieted tsperatitig fund r¢preseThts tbe cbarity's free r¢strve5. wILi¢h are retsiD¢d to provide funding for charitabl¢
activities and the n￿lling costs of the ch￿￿h. The re5¢rv¢s at the ytar eJ)d are £252,26512023 £259,370).
RF.SERVES POLICY
Sufftcient fLJÈMls arc kcpt in r￿ryt to i]nnKdiate i)ngoing expendittw¢.
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
Th¢ charity continues to actively se¢k to develop the p¢rforn￿ncC of its obj¢ctives al￿ io provid¢ benefit to th¢ l(Kal
COtnn]unily attd the world e.g. dollating to WaterAid. Saving Sight ¢t¢. Fcd p(K>r children locally, toffec mornillgs, and
schix>l activities for the comTnwiity.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTIL4TIVE DETAILS
Chariry ntllnber:
1152440
Registered Offi¢¢:
Conigre, Trowbridge BA14 8LR
Our Advisors
Examiners.. Oakensefy UDit2, Bry¢r Ash Busintss Park, Trowbridge. Wilt$hir¢, BA14 8HE
Ba]Jkers.' Lloyds BanL Fore Str¢¢L Trowbrid8e. Wiltsbire
Trustees
Elected ttU8te¢s:
Pastor Denson Lewin. Chair
Dr Rev. Una Davis- Emeritus
Ministcrt£vi t£win
Bcvcrlcy LLwitL. Seczetary
FlorczcnElliot
STRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governill% Documen¢
AppolThtment of tru$Éee
Tni$tees are selected and appoiD¢¢d dir¢¢tly by the church m¢Tnkn at ¢bur¢b business meetiDg5. for iDd¢fJnite period of
5¢rvi¢¢.

Be¢hel Trowbridge Apo$¢oli¢ Church
Trustees Annual Repfrrt
Or2anlsatlonal strncturt
Day to day management is dele8ated to the church offi¢¢rs, who Ar¢ th¢ tnts*¢s.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES
Th¢ trustees 4r¢ ￿sponSible for preparing the Trustees AJJnuaIReJ￿)rt and the fthatscial stat¢n]¢nts in aGcordaThce with applicable
law and Unit¢4J ￿"ngdoM Accoun¢ing Stsn¢Jards Iunited Kingdom GenerallyA¢cqited Attoutkting P￿ti￿).
The trvstee5 are to pr¢par¢ financial stst¢m¢TLts for ¢a¢h flnancial year which give a true atml fair view of the state of affairs or
the ¢barity and of the in¢omiJJg resources and application of resour¢es, in¢I￿lIng the incom¢ and expendithr¢. of the charity for
that period. It) preparing tbese fmancial slatttnetst4 th¢ trustees or¢ requir￿ to:
- 5¢1¢¢t suitsbk 4¢courLting poli¢1￿ 4nd th¢n 3pplyth¢m con5iSt¢Thtly*
- obserye the m¢thod$ andprin¢ipl¢s in the chariti￿ SORP.
- make judgeme)￿ and estin￿teS that are reasonable and pn]dent'
stat¢ wbeth¢r app]i￿bIt UK A￿vUl￿ting Standards Iiave been followed. subject to any material departtres disclosed And
explained in the fllmicial statements.,
- prepare the financial statements on the go￿ concern basis UDless it is inapproJTrriate to
presum¢ that ihe Charity will continue in operation.
Th¢ Trustee5 ar¢ also rtspottsible for maintaining adequate accounÉÉng r¢cord5 which disclose with reasonable aecuracy at any
time the fffinanci￿ position of the charity and which are sufficieot to show and explaitt the chari¢Ys tr&n$a¢tiow8 and enable th¢m
to ¢nsure that the fi]Jan¢ial $tat¢ment$ comply with Teguia¢ioo$ made uThd¢r the Charities Act. Th¢y are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets tsf tbe charity atyj hence for takttig r¢asonable steps for the pr¢vention and d¢tection of fraud and other
irr¢gu]atitie$.
INDEPENDEf4T EXAMINER
Mr David OakensenFCA of Owkens¢n Chsrtered Aeeountanis WAS aPPOit)ted as independent examitser for the year.
This report was approved bythc board on
20.12.2024
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Twsurer

Bethel Trowbrldge Apostolic Church
Independent éxaminer's report to Ibe members of Bethel Trowbridge Apostolic Chureh
I report on my ¢y￿]￿tion of the accoullts of the clwity for the year ¢nd¢d 5 April 2024, which ate set out on
pages 5 10 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charitys tn￿tee& yoll arc Tespon8Able for the preparation of thc accounts ill accordance with th¢
rcqUirc￿ents of the Chatities Aet 2011 (the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the chariws accounts caTried out under section 145 of the 2011 A¢t
and in carrying out my examination, I have follow¢d all the applicable Directions giv¢n by the Charity
Con*nis$ioD uod¢r s¢ction 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent tx#miller's Statement
I hav¢ ¢ompletrd my examination. I confinn that no anaterial matters have come to my attention in connection
with the examination which giv¢s me Cause to believe that in. any n]aterial resyect".
the accounting records werc not kept in a¢cordan¢¢ with scctiott 130 Ol'the Charili¢s Act" or
thc accounts did not accoTd with the accounting records" or
the ￿Ollnts did not comply with the applicable requirements ¢onc¢rning the forni and content of
accounts set oul in the Charities (Accounrs and Rwrts) Regulations 21)08 oihcr than any requirement
that the a¢¢ounts give a'tru¢ and faiv view wbich 18 not a Tvatter considered as part of an independent
examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other mattets iti ¢onne¢tion with tFLe examination lo which attention
should b¢ drawn in this report in ord¢r to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be rea¢h¢d.
David OakeDsen FCA
IDd¢p¢ndent Examiller
Oakensen
Chartered Accountants
Bryer Ash Business Park
Trowbridge
Wiltshir¢
BA14 8HE

Betbel Trowbridge Apostoile Church
Statement of Finantial Attivitie5
For th¢ year ¢nded S April 2024
UnTestricted Restrlcted
Funds
Funds
Totsl Fund$
2024
Total Funds
2023
Nots$
INCOME AI¥D ENDOWLl￿NTs FROM:
Income from doJLations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Batsk interest
23,241
5,491
21
23241
5,491
21
27,575
4,978
TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
28,753
28,753
32,557
EXPENDITURE ON:
Expenditure on charitable actiTriti¢$
Other expenditure
10,435
25.423
10,435
25.423
7,831
26,387
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
35,858
35,858
34,218
Net in¢oJnel (expenditure)
(7,105)
(7,105)
(1,661)
Gross transfers between fund8
(7,105)
(7.105)
(1,661)
Rectsncilia¢ioTh of fufjd$:
Totsl funds at 5 Aprll 2023
52.820
206,550
259,370
261,031
Totsl funds at 5 April 2024
45,715
206,550
252,265
259,370
There w¢r¢ no recognised gains and losses other than those shomm in the above Statement of Financial ActivÉties.

Bethel Trowbridge Apostolfic Church
Balance Sheet
A¥ at 5 April 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
246,522
243,701
Current a55ets
Cath at bank and in hand
6283
16,113
Creditors: amounts falMnE dllt
itbiD one ye*r
(540)
(444)
Net currenl assets
5,743
15.669
Net assets
252,265
259,370
Represented by:
Unrestricted fvnds
Restricted funds- Revaluation
45,715
52.820
reserve
206,550
206,550
252,265
259.370
Approved bythe bo8sd on
20.12.2024
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Bethel Trowbrldge Apostollc Church
Tr4•tes to the Accounts
For the year eDded 5 April 2024
l Aeeountithg policies
Thc charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. Th¢ fllW)¢tal statements ha￿ been
prepaT¢d in accordance with Acc¢Junting and Reporting by Ch*rities.' Statement of R¢coTt)Tha￿ PrnctLC¢
app￿cable to charities preparing their accounts in <icwrdall¢¢ with th¢ Financial Reporting Standoxd applicable to
the United Kingdom and Rcpub]i¢ of Trcland ITrKS 102) 1$s￿d on 16 July 2014, th¢ Financial Reporting
Stsndard #ppli¢ablc in Ihe Untted Kingdom and REpublic of Ireland (bRS 102), the ChaTiti¢s Act 2011. and UK
G¢Derally Acceptd Practicc as it app]ics from l January2015.
]ncomc is from donations alld is recogDiscd when it is received.
ResouTres rtwmded
R¢sourcts expended are r¢cognis¢d in thep¢riod they arc incurrcd and inclllde any VAT.
Costs which arc dircetly attributablc to mccting charitable objects are ciassifi¢d as provision tsf charitsble
s¢rvicts. These c05ts are direGtly alloutcd to activitie
Cosi$ &s$oCia￿l with the gener31 njmiing of the ¢harity whi¢b ar¢ not attributable to meeting chaTitable objects
are classified as management and adrninistrdtion costs.
Tangible fixed assets are measured ai cost I￿5 accumulaied depreciation and any ￿¢uMUlat￿ impaimient1055eS.
Dep￿tatto￿ 1$ prosryd¢d on all tatt￿bI¢ fixed assets ¢xc¢pt lattd and biiildings, at t4t¢s ralcul?t¢d to write off th¢
¢o$t, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its exp¢cl¢d use￿1 lif¢, as follows..
Property improvements
FurnittW¢ and Equipm¢Tht
10 y¢4rs
7 years
Fu#ds
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the cbaritsble objects at the diser¢tion of the twstees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular purposts within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise
when specified by the dottor or whett funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Expenditure which
meets these ¢riteria is ¢harged to tbe fill)d. Further expl&nation of the nalure and punjose of ea¢h is included
in the notes to the financial stat¢mcDts.
Debtsrs
Dcbtors are recogllised at the amo￿nt due. Prepay7n¢nts are va]ued ￿ the amount prqbatd net of any trad
discounts du¢.
Credilfjr.F
Creditors are r¢tognistsl where the ¢lwity has a prcsent ob]igatii>n r￿u[ting from a past event that wijl probably
r&sult in Èhe trat)sfer of fuods to a third party and the amovnt to Settle the obligatio* t*J be me&gured or
tinutcd retiably.
Thc ch￿ty i5 exempt frorn tsx i)n in¢otne and gains fa￿]ng withm section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section
252 of th¢ Taxatioy of Char8e*ble Gains Act 1992 to the extent that theK ar¢ appli￿ to its ¢1￿￿tsb1< obj￿ts.
Jwdgm¢#ts ￿d￿¢Y sources ofeslim4lion
The preparation of the fjnancial ststements requires manag¢m¢nt io mak¢ judgementy estinjates and a5sumptioDs
that affeet the amounts reported. These estinmtes and judgements are cimtinually rewewd and ate ba5td on
¢xperienc¢ and othetr factors. including expectation5 of firture ev¢nts that believed to b¢ reasonable under th¢
circumstan¢¢s.
Depreciation is provided at rnt¢5 cglculaied to write down the cost of each asset to its eliminatryj r￿Idual valu¢
over its expected useful life.

Bethtl Trowbridge Apostolic Church
Notes to the Aceounts
For tbe ye4r emdtd 5 April 2024
2 Imeome from donY4tlons And legaciej
UTtrestrlctsd Restrleted
2024
21123
Off¢Tings
Donations
23,241
23241
26,700
875
27,575
23241
23,241
3 from ch&rltable Actlvhles
URrestricted
R¢$ttltttd
2024
21J23
Gifl aid tLx refulld
5,491
5.491
5,491
5,491
4.978
4,978
4 Expenditure on tharitable activities
UDre8tri¢ted Re5trithd
2024
2017
Function expenses
EmeritU5'S Stipend
Travel ¢xpens¢s
Charitsble donations
Books and l¢aflets
Church flowers etc
Catering alld refresbttL¢nts
Other direct costs
1.645
2,400
137
2,621
894
310
1.689
739
10,435
1.645
2,40Q
137
2,621
894
310
1,689
739
10,435
2.l14
2,800
820
496
188
1.112
301
7,831
S Other expeDditure
Unre$tri¢ted
R•strlcted
2024
21123
Ligbt aE]d heat
Buildi￿ t¢pairs
T¢l¢phon¢ and Zoom
Stètioncry al￿ p05tsgt
Cleaning
Bethel National ArGount
Safeguarding fees
Convocation f2¢5
Chur¢h w¢bsite
Jnsurattce
Depreciatioii
Accountancy
2.566
1,995
1,¥54
403
490
3,840
302
265
Il5
1,331
11,722
540
2,566
1,995
1,854
403
490
3,840
302
265
1,941
3,086
1,512
71
6,680
145
350
298
1.251
10,209
1,331
11,722
540
25.423
25.423
26,387

Bethel Trowbrldge Apfy$toll¢ Chvrch
NDte5 to ihe Accollltts
For the year ended 5 Aprll 2024
6 T¥4Dgible fix¢d 8ss¢ts
Land and
B￿1]dIng￿
Equlym¢At
Total
Cost
At 6 April 2023
Additions
228,491
13,197
241.686
43,268
1,346
44,614
271,759
14,543
286,302
AÉ 5 April 2024
Depreclathin
At 6 April 2023
Charge for the y¢ar
At 5 April 2024
6,294
3,418
9,712
21.764
8,3(4
30,068
28,058
11,722
39,780
Net bofyk volu¢
At S April 2024
At 5 ApTiI 2023
231.976
14.546
246,522
222,197
21,504
243,701
7 Credltofs: omounts fY4111Dg due wlthlll one ytar
zoz4
2023
Other credito
540
8 Unrestricted futsd$
Baianet as at S
Aprlj 2024
6 April 2023
IncoD
Expenditure
ChaTitable fund3
52,820
52,820
28,753
28,753
(35,858)
135,8581
45,715
45.715
9 Restricted fund$
Balantt as at
6 April 2023
BAl#n¢e as gt S
April 2024
Intome
ExpeDdithre
Revaluatson reserve
206,550
206,550
206,550
206.550
10 Trustee remuD¢radoll Ond txpenses
The charity tNstees were not paid or r¢¢¢iv¢d any oiher benefits from ￿loYMent with the charity in ihe year
(2023.. £nill. Trustees were reimbursed expenses during the year. Dr Una Mutd¢lla Davis ￿¢1Ve0 at) hthordrium
of £2,400 in recogllition for year5 of 5¢rvi¢¢s suppkned to th¢ ehzriry12023.. £2,400).