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EMMAUS ROAD COMMUNITY CHURCH

Annual Report and Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 March 2024

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

COMPANY NUMBER 08576457 CHARITY NUMBER 1152606

EMMAUS ROAD COMMUNITY CHURCH

Contents For the year ended 31 March 2024

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EMMAUS ROAD COMMUNITY CHURCH

Trustees’ report ~~—~~ statutory information For the year ended 31 March 2024

DIRECTORS

Mr Peter Greig Senior Pastor Mr Clive Mather Chair Mr Mark Hutchinson Mrs Rachel Bower Mr Ian Nicholson (Resigned 26 November 2024) Ms Folake Ekundayo Mrs Rachel Zani Mrs Maria Allen Mr Mike Argile Mr Pete Wilson Mr Christopher Arthey Treasurer Mrs Audrey Mitchell (appointed 24 May 2023)

Senior Pastor Chair

(Resigned 26 November 2024)

REGISTERED OFFICE

The Founders Studio Millbrook Guildford Surrey GU1 3UT

COMPANY NUMBER 08576457 CHARITY NUMBER 1152606

BANKERS

The Royal Bank of Scotland 10 North Street Guildford GU1 4AF

AUDITOR

Jacob Cavenagh & Skeet Chartered Accountants 5 Robin Hood Lane Sutton Surrey SM1 2SW

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The trustees (who are also the directors) present their report and the audited financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024. The statutory information is shown on page 1.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Emmaus Road Community Church is a company limited by guarantee, number 08576417 and it is governed by its Memorandum & Articles of Association. It is registered as charity number 1152606.

The trustees are responsible for the legal and administrative running of the church. They are appointed by the existing trustees and serve for a term of three years before re-appointment. Trustees receive a copy of the Trustees Handbook on appointment and receive training as needs are identified. A number of our trustees bring a wealth of trusteeship and commercial/charity experience to the board.

The elders provide spiritual oversight, strategic direction and vision for the church.

Trustees which served during the year and to the date of signing of this report:

Peter Greig (Senior Pastor), Ian Nicholson (resigned 26 November 2024) Rachel Bower, Clive Mather, Mark Hutchinson, Folake Ekundayo, Rachel Zani, Pete Wilson, Maria Allen, Christopher Arthey (Treasurer), Mike Argile, Audrey Mitchell (appointed 24 May 2023).

The Board met 4 times during the year.

Oversight:

During the year the following people served as elders of Emmaus Rd Church: Pete and Sammy Greig, Adam and Hannah Heather, David and Louise Yeghnazar, Izwe and Anne Nkosi.

Staff:

We employed 16 full-time and 23 part-time staff members: Bill Cahusac (ft) Pastor (Guildford) Peter Burton (ft) Worship & Town Pastor Matt Davis (ft) Pastor (Aldershot) Sam Rae (ft) Joel Hughes (ft) Youth Pastor Andrea Burton (pt) Head of Find Family Natalie Stafford-Williams (ft) Prayer Co-Ordinator Erik Jespersen (ft) Director of Social Transformation Rebecca Jespersen (ft) Director of Social Transformation Josh Heather (ft) Pastor (Woking) Richard Dawson (pt) Assistant Worship Pastor Pete Greig (pt) Senior Pastor Holly Dobson (pt) (Maternity Leave) Sammy Greig (pt) Senior Pastor Seth Thomas (pt) Production lead Adam Heather (ft)* Executive Pastor Jill Weber (pt) Director of Spiritual Formation Mike Strong (ft) Associate Pastor (Woking) Naomi Weeks (ft) Kids Pastor Kate Flanders(ft) Worship Intern

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Alan Buckland (ft)* Operations Director Michelle Beeson (pt) Finance and Operations Manager Robbie Back (pt) Student Pastor Holly Back(pt) Student Pastor Patty Shepherd (pt) Office Manager Brenda Slaughter (pt) Communication Executive Caroline Page (pt) Finance Officer Linda McLachlan (pt) Finance Officer Emma Heather (pt) Pastoral Care (Woking) Susan Williams (pt) LYN and Guildford Pastoral Co-ordinator Hannah Heather (pt) Leader Rachel Setterfield (pt) Kids Pastor Claire Haynes (pt) Kids Pastor Marisan Kruger (pt) Kids Pastor Joe Merry (pt)/(ft) Youth Pastor and Worship Jessey Durant (pt) Sessional Kids Worker Suzy Papworth (pt) Guildford Welcome Pastor Jazz Crowne (pt) Aldershot Associate Pastor Timo Scharnowski (ft) Guildford Worship Pastor

The trustees, elders and certain members of staff (marked * above) comprise the key management personnel of the church. The elders meet regularly as an oversight group and staff marked * meet every week as the Senior Leadership Team to oversee the day to day running of the church. For the members of key management personnel who are paid, their pay is set by reference to an agreed pay banding scale which is reviewed annually.

Wider relationships

The church is part of the International Boiler Room Network of missional and monastic communities associated with the 24-7 Prayer movement. We work closely with other churches locally and the HTB network of churches nationally.

We work closely with the Emmaus Transformation Trust to carry out social transformation work in Woking, Guildford and Aldershot and we also provide them with leadership and operational support.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Vision and Purpose

Emmaus Road exists to glorify God by making a measurable difference amongst the poor and the lost throughout the Guildford, Aldershot & Woking Region. Our essential beliefs are outlined in the Nicene Creed of 325 AD.

The activities that the charity undertook to meet these objectives are summarised in the achievements and performance section of this report below.

Public Benefit Reporting

The directors hereby confirm that they have complied with section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 and have provided explanations of the ways in which the local community have benefited from the range of activities and courses hosted by Emmaus Rd during the past year. These benefits

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mentoring in secondary schools, drop in youth café, providing practical support for needy families, parenting workshops, pastoral care, marriage preparation and support, debt counselling, evangelism, prayers for society and regular public acts of worship.

Achievements and performance

The 2023/24 financial year has been a year of strengthening and growing as a church family across the three towns we meet in, Guildford, Woking and Aldershot. Across the congregations, we have around 1000 adults and 300 youth and children in regular attendance.

Sunday Gatherings

Our Sunday gatherings include corporate worship, children and youth sessions, and teaching series for adults which, in 2023/24, ranged from looking at the parables of Jesus, Christian foundations, what we can learn from the life of David and how Jesus lived a counter-cultural life.

In Guildford, we continue to meet in the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in the morning and our Founders Studio in the evening. With the growth in numbers at our morning service in Guildford, we moved to two services in 2023/24.

In Woking, we meet at the Hoe Valley School in the morning. We are seeing increased numbers at our morning service and will be starting an evening service in April 2024 at the School.

In Aldershot, we continue to meet jointly with the Park Church community in their church building. This has proved to be very successful, and the Park Church community are moving forward with the process of merging with us.

Small Groups

Away from Sundays, our small groups continued to expand and multiply, meeting during the week. These small groups enable people to connect and support each other, giving opportunity to discuss Sunday teaching in more depth and pray together.

Prayer

During 2023/24, we have continued with our corporate on-line prayer morning and evening, seven days a week. We see these daily sessions as vital to our church life.

We also continue to be involved in 2023/24 with a group of churches in developing a new helping the UK church pray into racial reconciliation.

Alpha

In terms of helping people discover who Jesus is, we have hosted a number of Alpha courses in 2023/24 across our three towns. Alpha helps people explore who Jesus is through a series of videos and group discussion over a period of weeks.

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Social Transformation

To help those suffering hardships in our communities, we have our Love your Neighbour programme. We started this in April 2020 as the Covid pandemic hit, with the focus being to link those able to to those needing to . This covered practical needs (e.g. collecting shopping), emotional needs (e.g. through speaking to isolated people on the telephone), and financial needs for those struggling as a result of the pandemic (e.g. because of suddenly losing employment). Our ability to provide financial support for people struggling had a major impact for many.

We have continued with our Love your Neighbour program, however, the requests for practical and emotional help have diminished and our focus has been on helping those struggling financially because of crisis situations they are encountering. This continue in 2023/24 and provided a major positive impact for people in our local communities.

Alongside our Love your Neighbour program, we have our Emmaus Transformation Trust which is a subsidiary of our Emmaus Rd Community Church charity. ETT is a charity which focuses on social action and support through a variety of projects, from food provision via a food employability, etc. These projects operate out of buildings called Lighthouses. In 2023/24, we have continued our social transformation work through our ETT charity. Some of the highlights of the work include:

Some of feedback from those we have supported:

ahead of me. I was so isolated and

Safeguarding

Emmaus Rd makes the safety of children, young people and vulnerable groups our highest priority and we therefore enforce and review our safeguarding policy rigorously. This policy includes DBS checks of all workers, appropriate recruitment procedures, instructions on how to deal with disclosures and concerns, and guidelines to help workers operate in an effective and appropriate manner.

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Chair of Trustees Letter

2023/24 has been a very encouraging year for us as a church family with a real sense of

Across Aldershot, Guildford and Woking, we have continued to grow in our local congregations. We have started a second morning service in Guildford, our Aldershot congregation is beginning to reach capacity in their morning service and the Woking congregation is looking to move its evening service to a larger space. However, it is not just growth in people attending that matters for us, it is growth in our relationship with Jesus as . In this, our small groups are a central part in helping people go deeper in their walk with Jesus, as they become part of a local community, caring and praying for one another, as well as grounding the application of what we hear through the preaching and teaching on Sundays. Our small groups have continued to grow and flourish during 2023/24.

We have also continued with our corporate prayer times morning and evening, seven days a week. These times of corporate prayer started at the beginning of the pandemic on-line and we have maintained the rhythm ever since. We see prayer at the heart of our life as a church family, being a part of the 24-7 Prayer movement.

Another area of focus for us is supporting those facing challenges in our local communities in response to Je throughout the year through our Love your Neighbour programme, and through our subsidiary charity Emmaus Transformation Trust which focuses on a range of social transformation projects run out of our Lighthouse buildings. This has enabled us to continue our focus on bringing practical, emotional and financial support to many experiencing hardship across our communities. All this has been made possible by an incredible army of volunteers who step forward to bring their skills and passion to serve our communities.

The staff team, led by our senior pastors Pete and Sammy Greig, have continued to do so much to enable us to develop and function as a church family. With growing congregations, there is a lot that happens behind the scenes and on behalf of the Trustees, I want to thank each member of our staff team for bringing vision, faith and wisdom in all they do to support us as a church family. I also want to thank everyone who volunteers, be it helping with children and youth groups, welcoming and hospitality on a Sunday, leading small groups in the week, being part of our worship teams, supporting projects at our Lighthouses, and the list goes on! Without everyone who volunteers, we would not be able to function as a church, so a major thank you to all our volunteers on behalf of the Trustees.

I am very pleased to say that the church's finances have remained in a healthy state in 2023/24. Our church family remains faithful and generous, enabling us to do so much as a church and in our communities. To everyone in that family may I say a sincere thank you. It is your contribution of time, talents and offerings that has made our church what we are today and together, we look forward to what God has planned for us in the future.

Finally may I thank my colleague trustees who serve on the Board. Your commitment, wisdom and fellowship underpin the structures of the Church and enable so many others to flourish.

Clive Mather Chair of Trustees

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

The charity is in a healthy state financially.

Reserves policy

The charity recognises the propriety of not building up funds for which there are no clear average expenditure, plus funds that may be earmarked for specific projects in the future. As the charity is still growing, reserves may only exceed this policy level in order to be able to respond positively to new opportunities. This situation is actively monitored to ensure that reserves do not build up unnecessarily.

Reserves review

The group had total funds of £3,064,642 at the end of the year of which £413,208 were restricted. Designated funds consist of a £300,000 fixed cost reserve should income be below expectations plus £61,361 for foodbank and £26,391 for the Ukrainian Hub. £1,799,204 is invested in fixed assets, and after offsetting the long term mortgage balance of £342,881, free reserves are £807,359.

The charity had total funds of £2,380,093 at the end of the year of which £43,575 were restricted. Designated funds consist of a £300,000 fixed cost reserve should income be below expectations. £1,764,903 is invested in fixed assets, and after offsetting the long term mortgage balance of £342,881, free reserves are £614,496.

Fundraising policy

In line with the reporting requirements included in the Charities Act 2016, the trustees are pleased to confirm that all fundraising is undertaken in compliance with best fundraising practice. During the year we appointed an inhouse fundraiser to the staff. There were no complaints or criticisms during the year about our fundraising activities.

Risk management

The trustees have considered the risks to which the church is exposed and uses a risk register to manage the risks. The principal risks identified are:

Financial

Income is derived from individuals who attend the church with no certainty of future giving. We have a rigorous annual budgeting process and monthly reporting to highlight any concerning trends or loss of donors. Our finance policy is closely observed by all staff to ensure careful spending to budget.

Vulnerable People

We work directly with a number of vulnerable adults and there are over 300 under 18s in the church. We have a robust Safeguarding policy which is reviewed annually, a safeguarding lead and 5 safeguarding deputies. All staff, trustees and those working with vulnerable people are safeguarding trained annually.

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Reputational

prevailing cultural narrative all talks are online. Some of the key leadership team have a public profile therefore are more exposed to criticism. We have a mature Eldership and Trustee team and within that experts in reputational risk who help us proactively mitigate against this risk.

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

In looking forward, we will focus on continuing to help people discover who Jesus is and to follow him in their daily lives. We want to continue to strengthen being a welcoming church family where people find family and quickly feel part of us. We also see a major part of our mission is to support people who are facing challenging times in our communities. To help with this, we will continue our focus on our social transformation activities within our communities and are looking to establish Guildford and Aldershot Lighthouses to support our social transformation ministry in 2024/25, in addition to the two Lighthouses we already have in Woking.

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations and have had regard to the Charity

Company law requires the trustees, who are the directors for the purposes of company law, to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure, of the company for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to

time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information incl governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation

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in other jurisdictions.

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no relevant audit information of which they are aware, which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.

AUDITOR

expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity.

The above report is prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Clive Mather (Chairman) Date: December 2024 20

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OPINION

and 4 which comprise the consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the consolidated and parent Balance Sheets, the consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO GOING CONCERN

of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

OTHER INFORMATION

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement

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in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

OPINIONS ON OTHER MATTERS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment included with the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees' (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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(continued) For the year ended 31 March 2024

AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the group, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to employment, safeguarding, health and safety and financial reporting legislation and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

We assessed the susce obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by making enquiries of management, considering the internal controls in place and discussion amongst the engagement team.

We determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates, presentation of separately disclosed items, disclosure of related party transactions and management override of controls.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of noncompliance. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and regulations made under that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do

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not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Paul Newton FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Jacob Cavenagh & Skeet Statutory Auditor Chartered Accountants

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5 Robin Hood Lane Sutton Surrey SM1 2SW

Dated: .........................

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Consolidated statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 March 2024

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
Investments
3
Charitable activities
3
Other trading activities
3

Total income
3
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Net income
Transfers between
funds
11
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total
funds
brought
forward
Total
funds
carried
forward		 Unrestr-
icted
Funds
£
2,398,790
18,725
58,810
1,384
2,477,709
52,255
1,943,449
1,995,704
482,005
(4,630)

477,375
2,174,059
2,651,434
2024
Restr-
icted
Funds
£
494,881
-
-
-
 Total
£
2,893,671
18,725
58,810
1,384
2,972,590
52,255
2,309,307
2,361,562
611,028
-
611,028
2,453,614
3,064,642		 Unrestr-
icted
Funds
£
1,806,367
2,825
40,612
1,902
1,851,706
 2023
Restr-
icted
Funds
£
432,518
-
-
-
432,518
 Total
£
2,238,885
2,825
40,612
1,902
2,284,224

494,881
1,851,706
-
365,858
 26,578
1,635,750
1,662,328
189,378
(750)

188,628
1,985,431
2,174,059		 -
306,010

306,010
 26,578
1,941,760
1,968,338
315,886
-
315,886
2,137,728

365,858

129,023
4,630
126,508
750
127,258
152,297
133,653
279,555

413,208
279,555
2,453,614

All of the activities are continuing. There were no recognised gains or losses other than those stated above.

The notes on pages 18 to 31 form part of these financial statements.

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Consolidated Balance sheet As at 31 March 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 7 1,799,204 1,732,827
Current assets
Stock 95,724 64,316
Debtors 8 77,523 137,482
Cash at bank and in hand 1,585,381 999,346
1,758,628 1,201,144
Creditors:
Amounts falling due
within one year 9 (150,309) ( 116,709)
Net current assets 1,608,319 1,084,435
Total assets less current 3,407,523 2,817,262
liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling after : Amounts falling after
more than one year 9 ( 342,881) ( 342,881) ( 363,648)
Net assets 3,064,642 2,453,614
Funds:
Unrestricted Funds 11 2,651,434 2,174,059
Restricted Funds 11 413,208 413,208 279,555
Total Funds 3,064,642 2,453,614

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions available to companies subject to the small companies’ regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102).

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on December 2024 and signed on its 20 behalf by:

Clive Mather ~~—~~ Chairman

Company Registration No: 08576457

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Company balance sheet As at 31 March 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 7 1,764,903 1,722,213
Current assets
Debtors 8 68,314 107,100
Cash at bank and in hand 1,018,794 539,648
1,087,108 646,748
Creditors:
Amounts falling
due within one year 9 (129,037) ( 105,379)
Net current assets 958,071 541,369
Total assets less current 2,722,974 2,263,582
liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling after
more
than one year 9 ( 342,881) ( 342,881) ( 363,648)
Net assets 2,380,093 1,899,934
Funds:
General Fund 11 2,336,518 1,876,076
Restricted funds 11 43,575 23,858
Total Funds 2,380,093 1,899,934

The charity net income for the year was £480,159 (2023: Net expenditure £94,631).

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions available to companies subject to the small companies’ regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102).

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on December 2024 and signed on its 20 behalf by:

Clive Ma ~~th~~ er Chairman

Company Registration No: 08576457

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Consolidated statement of cash flows For the year ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Cash provided by operating activities 694,378 498,882
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable 18,725 2,825
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (102,360) (511)
Cash (used in)/provided by investing activities (83,635) 2,314
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of borrowing ( 24,708) ( 27,079)
Cash (used in) financing activities ( 24,708) (27,079)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents during the 586,035 474,117
year
Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 April 999,346 525,229
Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 March 1,585,381 999,346
Reconciliation of net movement in funds to cash used in operating activities
2024 2023
£ £
Net movement in funds 611,028 315,886
Add back depreciation charge 35,982 40,290
Interest receivable (18,725) (2,825)
(Increase) in stock ( 31,408) (22,701)
Decrease/(Increase) in debtors 59,959 195,818
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors 37,542 (27,586)
Net cash provided by operating activities 694,378 498,882
Analysis of changes in net debt
At Cash Non-cash
At
1.4.2023 flows changes 31.3.2024
£ £ £ £
Cash 999,346 586,035 - 1,585,381
Loans falling due within one year (30,003) 3,941 - (26,062)
Loans falling due after more than one year (363,648) 20,767 - (342,881)
605,695 610,743 - 1,216,438

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Emmaus Road Community Church is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is The Founders Studio, Millbrook, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3UT.

1a. Basis of accounting

ended Practice for charities applying FRS 102, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1b. Going concern

Preparation of the accounts is on a going concern basis. The trustees consider that there are no

1c. Consolidation

The group financial statements combine the results of the company and its subsidiary undertaking, Emmaus Transformation Trust, whose net assets were gifted on 15 December 2021. The church has the power to appoint the majority of the trustees of the Trust and is therefore considered to have control of the Trust. Emmaus Road Community Church and Emmaus Transformation Trust both have reporting dates of 31 March. A separate Statement of Financial Activities for the charity itself is not presented.

1d. Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity, are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.

Depreciation has been calculated on a straight line basis. The rates applied per annum are as follows: Fixtures and Fittings 25%

Equipment 25% Computer Equipment 25% Motor Vehicle 25%

No depreciation has been charged for freehold property on the basis that the residual values are not likely to be materially less than the carrying values, such that depreciation is immaterial.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

1e. Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from taxation under part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.

1f. Pensions

The pension costs charged in the accounts represent the contributions payable by the company during the year.

1g. Stocks

Donations in kind of food are recognized at estimated fair value on receipt at £2.37 per kg (2023: £1.75 per kg) as recommended by the Trussell Trust. Donations of clothes and equipment are also included at an appropriate fair value.

1h. Debtors

Trade debtors and other debtors are included at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

1i. Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of opening of the deposit.

1j. Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation arising from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at their settlement amount.

Income relating to grants that has been received but not yet earned is treated as deferred income.

1k. Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

1l. Funds

Restricted Funds

These are restricted income funds given to the charity for specific purposes. They are expendable by the trustees in furtherance of particular projects within the charity objects.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

Unrestricted Funds

These are funds expendable at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. These include any designated funds which are set according to the judgement of the trustees.

1m. Commitments under operating leases

Rentals under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as they fall due.

1n. Income recognition

Donations and other incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable the income will be received and the amount can be reliably measured.

Grant income is accounted for on an accruals basis, matching it to the actual projects undertaken in the period rather than uniformly over the grant period

1o. Expenditure recognition

All expenditure is accrued as soon as a liability is considered probable, discounted to present value for longer term liabilities and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.

Charitable activities comprise expenditure directly related to the objects of the charity, including project management and support functions including any related provisions. It also includes governance costs, which comprise expenditure to comply with statutory and legal requirements.

2. NET INCOME - GROUP

This is stated after charging:
Depreciation
- External auditor		 2024
£
35,983
10,992		 2023
£
40,290
12,766

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

3. INCOME - GROUP

Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
£
£
Donations and legacies
Churches and Organisations
112,176
237,270
Donated food and other items
14,013
154,845
Gift Aid Refunds
246,278
27,201
Gifts from Individuals
2,026,323
75,565
2,398,790
494,881
Investment income
Bank interest receivable
18,725
-
18,725
-
Charitable activities
Event management
20,731
-
Rental income
-
-
Cosy café
38,079
-
58,810
-
Other trading activities
Sale of merchandise
1,384
-
1,384
-
Total income
2,477,709
494,881		 Total
2024
£
349,446
168,858
273,479
2,101,888
2,893,671
18,725
18,725
20,731
-
38,079
58,810
1,384
1,384
2,972,590		 Total
2023
£
293,986
176,986
260,796
1,507,117
2,238,885
2,825
2,825
16,483
94
24,035
40,612
1,902
1,902
2,284,224

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

4. EXPENDITURE - GROUP

Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds


£
£
RAISING FUNDS - GROUP
Staff Costs
Other Costs
4,665
47,590
52,255
-
-
-
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - GROUP
Trading Costs
635
-
Depreciation Expense
35,232
750
DCMS
-
-
Events and Courses
157,607
-

Foodbank
160,214
188,365
Giving and Bursaries
8,387
-
Hospitality Costs
3,535
-
Jigsaw
-
65,076
Kids and Youth
210,680
-
Love your Neighbour (Grants see
note 4a)
-
11,056
Mission Partners (Grants see note
4a)
32,050
-
Operations
462,929
-
Pastoral
73,796
-
Pastors
293,098
-
Prayer and Worship
147,004
-
Rent and rates
41,481
-
Social transformation
104,290
3,863

Staff Training and Development
64,600
-
Students
35,538
-
Aldershot
735
-
Woking
20,510
-

Ukraine Appeal
-
-
Ukraine Hub
13,763
-
One off Projects
993
96,748
Governance Costs
Group
1,867,077
365,858
Auditor
10,992
-

1,036
-
Legal and Professional Fees
64,344
-
76,372
-
TOTAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 1,943,449
365,858
 Total
2024
£
4,665
47,590
52,255
635
35,982
-
157,607
348,579
8,387
3,535
65,076
210,680
11,056
32,050
462,929
73,796
293,098
147,004
41,481
108,153
64,600
35,538
735
20,510
-
13,763
97,741
2,232,935
10,992
1,036
64,344
76,372
2,309,307		 Total
2023
£
-
26,578
26,578
131
40,290
68,453
39,536
356,055
9,796
13,017
14,879
162,852
13,409
33,568
409,802
82,063
243,881
140,167
115,193
23,605
43,845
37,167
3,800
8,651
6,000
14,865
27,257
1,908,282
12,766
3,586
17,126
33,478
1,941,760

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

4a. GRANTS PAYABLE - GROUP


Grants to Organisations
24-7 Prayer

Fusion
Christians Against Poverty

Matrix
Elam Ministries
Justice and Care (Ukrainian Appeal)
Innovista (Ukrainian Appeal)
Grants < £1,000
Grants to Individuals
Mission Partners

Love Your Neighbour		 Total
2024
£
14,160
2,400
1,620
1,200
1,200
-
-
480
21,060
10,990
10,955
43,005		 Total
2023
£
17,285
-
1,320
1,200
1,200
3,000
3,000
480
27,485
11,482
13,320
52,287

5.TRUSTEE AND KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES - GROUP

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity was as follows:

2024
£
245,872		 2023
£
231,691

During the financial year Director Mr Peter Greig (pt) received £42,737(2023: £42,049) in remuneration in his capacity as Senior Pastor.

During the financial year Mrs Sammy Greig (pt, Spouse to Director Mr Peter Greig) received £9,167 (2023: £6,352) in salary related payments in her capacity as Team Leader.

These payments are permitted by section 5.2.9 of the Memorandum & Articles of Association.

Trustees were reimbursed £206 for travel expenses during the year (2023: £Nil).

6. STAFF COSTS - GROUP

Wages and salaries

Social security costs
Pension costs
 2024
£
1,087,711
82,086
21,136
1,190,933		 2023
£
1,005,283
75,415
19,450
1,100,148

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

During the year one employee earned over £60,000, but less than £65,000 per annum, excluding employers pension contributions. The average monthly number of employees for the group during the year was 50 (2023:47).

7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group


Costs
At 1 April 2023
Additions
At 31 March 2024

Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2024

Net book value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023		 Freehold
Property
0%
£

1,680,940
-
1,680,940
-
-
-
1,680,940
1,680,940		 Motor Fixtures &
Vehicles Equipment
25% 25%
£ £

6,840
142,512
32,394 69,966
39,234 212,478
5,665
91,800
5,694
30,289
11,359 122,089
27,875
90,389
1,175
50,712		 Total
£
1,830,292
102,360
1,932,652
97,465
35,983
133,448
1,799,204
1,732,827

Company

Costs
At 1 April 2023

Additions
At 31 March 2024

Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2024

Net book value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023		 Freehold Fixtures &
Property
Equipment
0%

25%
£ £

1,680,940
129,365
-
69,966
1,680,940
199,331
-
88,092
-
27,276
- 115,368
1,680,940
83,963
1,680,940
41,273		 Total
£
1,810,305
69,966
1,880,271
88,092
27,276
115,368
1,764,903
1,722,213



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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

8. DEBTORS

DEBTORS
Tax Recoverable
Other debtors
Owed by subsidiary
Prepayments
 2024
Group
Company
£
£
46,751
46,751

23,101
-
3,967
9,925
7,671
7,671
77,523
68,314		 2023
Group
Company
£
£
100,775
80,577
16,832
-
-
6,648
19,875
19,875
137,482
107,100

9. CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

Bank loans
Trade creditors
Accruals
Other creditors		 2024
Group
Company
£
£
26,062
26,062
6,526
-
60,450
53,181
57,271
49,794
150,309
129,037		 2023
Group
Company
£
£
30,003
30,003
2,215
-
51,090
43,895
33,401
31,481
116,709
105,379

Amounts falling due in more than one year

Bank loans 2024
Group
Company
£
£
342,881
342,881		 2023
Group
Company
£
£
363,648
363,648

This loan is secured by means of a first charge over the premises at The Founders Studio, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UT. The loan runs until 2034 and instalments totalling £238,933 (2023: £257,536) are due in more than 5 years. Interest was charged at rates between 6% and 7.5% during the year.

10. SUBSIDIARY

Emmaus Transformation Trust, company number 03549934 and registered charity number 1069902, became a subsidiary during the year (see note 15). Its registered office is The Lighthouse, 8-10 High Street, Woking, Surrey GU21 6BG and it is a subsidiary as the church has the power to appoint the majority of the trustees.

At 31 March 2024 it had net funds of £684,549, its gross income was £876,684 and surplus for the year was £130,869.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

11. FUNDS

2024: Group

2024: Group
Balance at
1.4.2023
£
General fund
1,788,822
Designated funds
Foodbank
71,251
Ukrainian Hub
13,986
Fixed costs reserve
300,000

385,237
Restricted funds
Aldershot
Back 2 School
Christmas Kindness
-
2,580
-
Love your Neighbour
7,865
Lighthouse Core DCMS
Lighthouse Core National Lottery
Local Community Fund
Lighthouse Core
Wellbeing
CFS
Lighthouse
Core
Westhill
Endowment Fund
-
-
1,760
2,632
Lighthouse
Core
Garfield
Weston
-
Lighthouse Core
Winter Poverty
Fund.
-
Lighthouse Core
Joseph Rank
Lighthouse
core
Souter
Charitable Trust
-
-
Ukraine Appeal
Ukraine Hub - CUF
10,623
-
Guildford Youth Event
380
Community Lunch
376
Bread Maker Fund
2,000
Guildford Lighthouse
100,198
Grace Fund
3,935
Social Transformation
8,990
Jigsaw
10,160
Jigsaw Hub No 11
23,071
Jigsaw
Cost of Living Fund
-		 Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at
31.3.2024
£
£
£
£
2,309,850
(1,830,360)
(4,630)
2,263,682
141,691
(151,581)
-
61,361
26,168
(13,763)
-
26,391
-
-
-
300,000
167,859
( 165,344)
-
387,782
10,000
12,290
50,706
(300)
(18,750)
(27,753)
-
3,880
-
9,700
-
22,953
4,988
( 11,056)
-
1,797
-
25,000
-
2,850
(750)
(20,859)
(1,760)
(5,482)
750
-
-
-
-
4,141
-
-
30,000
-
-
30,000
10,000
-
-
10,000
10,000
3,000
-
-
-
-
10,000
3,000
175
4,358
-
(4,358)
-
-
10,798
-
-
-
-
380
-
-
-
376
-
-
-
2,000
25,000
(91)
125,107
136
(817)
-
3,254
29,472
(3,859)
-
34,603
16,839
-
-
26,999
-
(8,424)
-
14,647
56,652
(56,652)
-
-

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

2024: Group (continued)

Jigsaw Barnsbury
Jigsaw
Hub
Shanley
Foundation
-
-
Nurture Fund
3,722
Outside Light
2,205
Shine Fund
8,338
SCC-CFF
Sewing
SCC - Free 16
Emmaus Transformation Trust
Minor Projects
-
-
2,597
Foodbank88,123
279,555
Total funds
2,453,614
2024: Company
Balance at
1.4.2023
I
£
General fund
1,576,076

Designated funds
Fixed costs reserve
300,000

300,000
Restricted funds
Love your Neighbour
7,865
Social Transformation
8,990
Ukraine Appeal
6,623
Guildford Youth Event
380

23,858
Total funds
1,899,934

2023: Group
Balance at
1.4.2022
I
£
General fund
1,642,295

Designated funds
Foodbank
Ukrainian Hub
43,136
-

Fixed costs reserve
300,000

343,136		 1,500
3,000
-
-
-
-
1,500
3,000
-
(578)
-
3,144
-
(276)
-
1,929
-
(8,338)
-
-
550
350
-
(115)
(350)
-
-
-
-
435
-
2,597
198,015
(195,290)
-
90,848
494,881
(365,858)
4,630
413,208
2,972,590
(2,361,562)
-
3,064,642
ncome
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at
31.3.2024
£
£
£
£
2,074,036
(1,613,594)
-
2.036,518
-
-
-
300,000
-
-
-
300,000
4,988
( 11,056)
-
1,797
66,479
(40,869)
-
34,600
175
-
-
6,798
-
-
-
380
71,642
(51,925)
-
43,575
2,145,678
(1,665,519)
-
2,380,093
ncome
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at
31.3.2023
£
£
£
£
1,651,959
(1,504,682)
(750)
1,788,822
170,896
28,851
( 142,781)
(14,865)
-
-
71,251
13,986
-
-
-
300,000
199,747
(157,646)
-
385,237

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

2023: Group (continued)

Restricted funds
Love your Neighbour
5,405
DCMS
69,203
Ukraine Appeal
10,604
Guildford Youth Event
380
Community Lunch
1,625
Co-op Local Community
Bread Maker Fund
Guildford Lighthouse
341
-
-
Social Transformation
-
Grace Fund
6,840
Jigsaw
10,776
Jigsaw Hub No 11
Back 2 School
-
-
-
Nurture Fund
1,935
Outside Light
Shine Fund
Wellbeing
CFS
Westhill Endowment
ETT Minor Projects
2,481
-
-
-
-
Foodbank
-42,707
152,297
Total funds
2,137,728
2023: Company
Balance at
1.4.2022
£
General fund
1,419,711
Designated funds
Fixed costs reserve
300,000

300,000
Restricted funds
Love your Neighbour
Social Transformation
5,405
-
DCMS
69,203
Ukraine Appeal
10,604
Guildford Youth Event
380
85,592
Total funds
1,805,303		 15,869
( 13,409)
-
7,865
-
( 69,953)
750
-
6,019
(6,000)
-
10,623
-
-
-
380
1,265
( 2,514)
-
376
-
2,000
100,198
(341)
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,000
100,198
8,990
-
-
8,990
-
(2,905)
-
3,935
340
( 956)
-
10,160
36,590
19,357
( 13,519)
(16,777)
-
-
23,071
2,580
2,747
( 960)
-
3,722
-
8,718
2,710
2,850
12,611
( 276)
(380)
(950)
(218)
(10,014)
-
-
-
-
-
2,205
8,338
1,760
2,632
2,597
212,254
( 166,838)
-
88,123
432,518
(306,010)
750
279,555
2,284,224
(1,968,338)
-
2,453,614
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at
31.3.2023
£
£
£
£
1,448,014
(1,291,649)
-
1,576,076
-
-
-
300,000
-
-
-
300,000
15,869
8,990
(13,409)
-
-
-
7,865
8,990
-
(69,203)
-
-
6,019 (10,000)
-
6,623
-
-
-
380
30,878
(92,612)
-
23,858
1,478,892
(1,384,261)
-
1,899,934

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

11. FUNDS (continued)

The DCMS Fund supported our Social Transformation work/projects.

The Love your Neighbour restricted funds was set up in response to the covid-19 pandemic and our desire to help those affected. The Emmaus church family started to give to the fund at the end of March 2020 so we could support those financially impacted as a result of covid-19.

The Youth Fund was the result of a restricted gift given for the specific use of within Youth work.

The Ukraine Fund was set up in 2022 to assist Ukrainians fleeing the war in Ukraine.

The Guildford Youth event is an event held jointly by Guildford Churches.

The Guildford Lighthouse Fund has been set up to help establish a Lighthouse in Guildford. Discussions are underway to secure an appropriate building in the town.

The other restricted funds are to support specific projects within ETT with the titles shown.

12. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

2024: Group
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds


£
£
Tangible fixed assets
1,799,204
-
Current assets
1,349,420
409,208
Current liabilities
( 150,309)
-
Non Current liabilities
( 342,881)
-
Total Net Assets

2,655,434
409,208
2024: Company
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds


£
£
Tangible fixed assets
1,764,903
-
Current assets
1,043,533
43,575
Current liabilities
( 129,037)
-
Non Current liabilities
( 342,881)
-
Total Net Assets

2,336,518
43,575		 2024: Group
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds


£
£
Tangible fixed assets
1,799,204
-
Current assets
1,349,420
409,208
Current liabilities
( 150,309)
-
Non Current liabilities
( 342,881)
-
Total Net Assets

2,655,434
409,208
2024: Company
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds


£
£
Tangible fixed assets
1,764,903
-
Current assets
1,043,533
43,575
Current liabilities
( 129,037)
-
Non Current liabilities
( 342,881)
-
Total Net Assets

2,336,518
43,575		 Total
2024
£
1,799,204
1,758,628
( 150,309)
( 342,881)
3,064,642

Total
2024

£
1,764,903
1,087,108
( 129,037)
( 342,881)
2,380,093





43,575

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

12. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS (continued)

2023: Group
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds


£
£
Tangible fixed assets
1,732,827
-
Current assets
921,589
279,555
Current liabilities
( 116,709)
-
Non Current liabilities
( 363,648)
-

Total Net Assets

2,174,059
279,555
2023: Company
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds


£
£
Tangible fixed assets
1,722,213
-
Current assets
622,890
23,858
Current liabilities
( 105,379)
-
Non Current liabilities
( 363,648)
-

Total Net Assets

1,876,076
23,858		 Total
2023
£
1,732,827
1,201,144
( 116,709)
( 363,648)
2,453,614
Total
2023
£
1,722,213
646,748
( 105,379)
( 363,648)
1,899,934

13. RELATED PARTIES

During the year, the charity made support payments to mission partners, The Matrix, of £1,200 (2023: £1,200) and 24-7 Prayer of £38,308 (2023: £17,285). Peter Greig and Ian Nicholson are also trustees of 24-7 Prayer and The Matrix, respectively. Ian Nicholson is also a trustee of Emmaus Transformation Trust, along with Peter Keynes, to which the charity donated £4,200 (2023: £4,000).

The total amount of donations received from trustees was £124,663 (2023: £51,895).

14. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The charity makes contributions in respect of its staff to a multi-employer defined contribution pension scheme operated by the Pensions Trust. It is not possible, given the nature of the scheme, to determine liabilities. The total contributions made to the scheme during the year amounted to £21,136 (2023: £19,450). Pensions were funded from additional unrestricted income generated.

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