Trustees, Annual Report for the period arkchurch From: Charity name: Charity registration number.. st 1°'Apri12024 to 31 March2025 The Ark Church (Huddersfield) 1152880 Ob'ectives Activities Achievements and Performance The main purposes of the charity are.. the advancement of the Christian religion, to preach and teach the Christian faith in the UK and overseas. the advancement for the public benefit of religious and other education. The relief of the poor, sick, disadvantaged, and disabled. The Trustees have addressed and complied wrth the Charity Commission's requirements and guidan￿ on making provision for the public benefit and can report the following benefits and activities this year. This year has seen significant growth in both the main church activities and also in our community Hub meetings. Once per month we have a Hub Sunday where we meet in our three Hubs with a more infomial meetings, in Longley & Lowerhouses, Slaithwaite and Barnsley. Each location is seeing growth with local families being connected into our wider activities and has allowed growth in our outreach activities. Activities that have been run in the last 12 months are: Regular Sunday meetings Ark Tots, a weekly parents and toddlers group Community Meal, a monthly meal for the local community Life cL)urse, a meal with an exploration of the Christian faith Bi-monthly youth group evenings Monthly prayer meetings Monthly board games afternoon in Slaithwaite Christmas film event Youth weekend away Coffee Mornings All the above are not just for members of the church but outreach and are open to the community and we have seen great engagement on this. Our vision is to be a church of multiple locations (Hubs) as we believe that is the most effective way to meet different communities. The 3 hubs have grown in strength over the last 12 months.. Slaithwaite put on their (now) annual community showing of a Christmas themed film, this time A Christmas Carol, in the Civic Hall with live actors, attended by around 60 people. They have also held a monthly board games evening including a hot meal. Barnsley have run a monthly Sunday afternoon meeting alongside a mid-week group and have stsrted running a weekly children's club. Longley and Lowerhouses ran a week's holiday club during the summer which gathered many children from the local area. There was also a quiz night, bingo evening and Children's Light Party at Halloween that was well attended by those locally. This year we have started holding a weekly coff* moming this offers a warm space in the colder months for people to enjoy a hot drink, slice of cake and some good company. People often come along wtth their knitting or other crafts and sit and chat with each other. The building has been regularly used during the week and has seen some hire income frorn hiring the hall for parties. We have strengthened our relationship with the local primary school who used our hall for several occasions including joining in our Christmas carol service. Three time over the last year we've been awarded a grant from Kirklees council to run Holiday Club for children who are receipt of free school meals. Each club runs over 24 days for 4 hours a day and includes a hot meal for each child. We have just applied for a grant to run another one this summer. Up to 30 children attend each day and we regularly see the same families returning indicating how much they enjoy coming along. It's such a great opportunity for us as a church to bless and get to know local families- rnany of whom we see coming along to events that we put on throughout the year. Elevate is a youth group for young people of secondary school age. We meet every Sunday during term time., twice a month during the Sunday morning church service and twice a month in the evening. Our programme is a mixture of Bible study, worship and social activities. We also went on a weekend way to North Yorkshire at the beginning of February halfterm. Around 10 - 15 young people come to each event including 6 with no parental connection to church. Finances have enabled us to support other local charities in accordance with the Charity's objective to relieve difficulties for the poor, sick, disadvantaged, and disabled. Arks of Kindness". Due to the council moving the residents out of the Bery Brow flats we have now moved our bi-monthly food distribution to be run out ofchurch building, in the local community in Lowerhouses, which is an area with a high index of multiple deprivation and yet has very little in tems of community provision. At Christmas we were able to repeat several events welcoming more than 100 people from the community into the building. This year we again teamed up with the Sons of the North Café, and held a Christmas Day meal for those who were alone with over 120 people being fed. The Ark Church has continued to employ the following employees.. Full time lead Elder Part time Family and Children's Worker {15 hours per week), contract ended 31- January-2025 Financial Review Total Income for the period of this report was £114,523 which was a fall of £6,269 from the previous year. This decrease was due to a reduction in regular giving compared to 2023124 offset by new grants for School Holiday Activities and Seniors Work received this year. Regular donations from church attendees, and the associated tax recoverable on these gifts, accounted for 820/0 of the income. Expenditure decreased by £8,246 in 2024125 compared to 2023124 due to lower expenditure on The Ark Centre than in the previous year coupled with one of the empFoyees, who has since resigned, being on long-term sick for much of the year. This reduction in expenditure was offset slightly by the increased costs for Outreach because of the growth of the 3 Hubs in Lowerhouses, Slaithwaite and Barnsley. Total Expenditure was £121,014 for this year. Overall, there was a net deficit of -£6.491 for the year compared to a net deficit of -£8,468 in 2023124. The total funds carried forward were £30,278. The charity continues to maintain a policy of having, where possible, sufficient reseNes to at least cover salaries, tax and incidental payments associated with our employees over their notice periods. At the year end the church's balance of unrestricted funds at £19,803 was above the level needed for the reserves policy The reserves policy is continually under review by the Trustees. Structure Governance and Mana ement Type of Governing Document Constitution How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee Selection Method Appointed. Reference and Administrative details Charity name The Ark Church (Huddersfield) Other name the charity uses The Ark Church Registered charity number 1152880 Charity's principal address 181 Lowerhouses Lane, Huddersfield HD5 8JZ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Name of person {or body) entitled to appoint trustee ifan Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year M Thompson A Archer Appointed 0910512024 Treasurer J Wray A Woodward Chair Ex Officio Lead Elder M Brown J SkeSton Appointed 3010112025 Names and addresses of advisers Type of adviser None Name Address Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustèes, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name{s) La￿¥¥1 %k or and with the Charities Act. 1.2 Change In basis of accountlng There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting} since last year 1.3 Changes to previous accounts No changes have been made to accounts for previous years CC17a (Excel) 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts Icont) Note 2 Accounting policies This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or addiTtionalpolicy has been adopted then thls is detailed In the box below. INCOMING RESOURCES Recognition of intoming resources These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities {SoFA} when.. the charity becomes entitled to the resources., the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources,. and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliabililv. Where incoming reSoUr￿S have related expenditure las with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA. Grants and donations are only inciuded in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the reSoU￿s. Incoming resources with related expenditure Grants and donations Tax reclaim8 on donations and gifts Contractual income and parformance related grants Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA al the same time as the gift lo which they relate. This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or seThicés have b8en delivered, Glfts In kind Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resources when receivable. These are only included in incoming resources Iwilh an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit lo the charity is reasonably quanliliable. measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estsmated value lo the Charity of the service or facility received. The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is describ&d in the trustee$, annual report. This is included in the a¢counls when receivable. Donatèd $orvice8 and facilitie8 Volunteer help Investment income Inve8tm•nt gains and 1088e8 This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss ￿sU11￿ng from valuing investments to markel value at the end of th8 year. EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES Llability recognltion Liabilities are recognised as soon as there 1$ a legal or conslruclive obligation ¢ommitting the Charity to pay out resources. Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory a¢¢ounls, the costs of Iruslee meetings and cost of any legal advice lo trustees on governance or constitulional matters. Where the eharily gives a grant with conditions for ils payment being a specific level of servi¢e or output lo be provided, such grants are only rectsgnised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has Provided the specified Service or output. These are only recognised in thé accounts wh6n a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating lo the grant which remain in the control of the charity. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated lo activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capila, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. Govornance c08t8 Grants with perfomian¢g ¢onditions Grants payable without pèrformance ¢ondition8 Support Costs ASSETS Tangible fixed a88ets for usg These are capilalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They by charity are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. Investrnents Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued al market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at Iruslees, best estimate of market value. CC17a {Excel) 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (conti Note 3 Analysis of income Th1$ yoar Prior Year Anal is Donations and legacios General t)onalions Kidz Klub Hudz Arks of Kindness Ark Church 8amsle TSL Kirklees GTanls- Worth BBO Paddock Commijni TrusVLS2Y Grants - Chrislmas Meal- Arks of Kindness Dark Woods Coffee Grant - Christmas Meal - Ark8 of Kindn8ss Kirklees Council Grant- Holida Club Kifklees Council Grant- Senior Work ecial Offerin Arks of Kindness ecial Offerin Pastoral Gifts eaal Offerin Chrisl Central Devoled Offerin ecial Offerin - Chrislmas Offerin ecial Offerin - Ark Church Barnsle ecial Offerin Hurd Gift cial Offerin Buildin cial Offerin Arkkids Tax Re¢overable - Huddersfield Tax Recoverable - Arks of Kindness Tax Recoverable - Pastoral Gifts Tax Recoverable - Christmas Offerin Tax Recoverable - Christ Central Devoted Tax Recoverable - Ark Church Bafnsle Tax Recoverabl6 - Buildin 80,072 95,369 30 20 100 500 1,OOD 500 250 5,975 4,920 2,535 1,900 200 275 766 530 30 200 350 500 498 550 333 16,931 45 50 14.372 475 44 50 25 87 38 13 117,144 Total 112,389 Incomo from ¢horltsble actlvltl•s Payments for Youth Weokend Pa ments for food Refund on TV Licence Hire ol Ark Centre Ark Church Barnsle Lowerhouses Evenls Pa ment8 for Newda Holida Club Youth Socials Ark Tols 595 101 127 260 167 451 585 230 - Dodworth Fa re 2,350 180 80 106 3,531 248 94 2,043 Total Othèr trading activlti•s Total Inve5tmgnts Bank Interest Received 91 117 CC17a (Excell 13A)112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (contl Note 4 Analysis of Expenditure This year Prior Year Anal sis Charitable activities Salaries Travel Expenses Leadershi Ex enses Venue Hire and Premises Ex Worshi ands eakers Publicit Events Caterin Children, Youth and Student Work Church Courses and Training Outreach Grants Pa able Christ Central Ex Posta e, Statione Bank Char es Website Com uter and Technical Ex Safe uardin Health and Safe Insurance Licences and Subscriptions reciation 72,157 18 275 7,707 100 77,916 47 280 17,019 594 394 enses 931 2,323 98 18,411 13,125 1,591 32 60 390 1,176 240 970 5,433 188 9,135 10,635 enses and Office Ex enses 60 330 1,439 220 390 3,105 685 enses 3,131 854 Total 120,619 128,840 Governance costs Accountants Remuneration Information Commission Re 360 35 385 35 istration Total 395 420 CC17a {Excel) 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (con Note 5 Support Costs Fundraising activity Charitable Activity Governance Actlvity Totsl Cost Support cost Total Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure 6.1 Trustee expenses This year Prior year Number of trustees who were paid exponse8 None None Nature of the expenses None None Total amount paid £ None £ None 6.2 Fees for examlnation or audit of the accounts Thls year Prior year Independent examiner's or auditors. fees for reporting on the accounts Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services) pald to the indepondent examiner or auditor 375 385 CC17a (Excel) 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont Note 7 Paid employees 7.1 staff Costs This year Prior year Gross wages, 8alarie8 and benefits in kind Employer's National Insurance costs Pension costs 68,752 1,114 2,291 72,157 73,796 1,418 2,702 77,916 Total staff costs 7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year The parts of the charity in which the employees work This year Number Prior year Number Charitable Activities Total Brief details of the Scheme There was a voluntary pension scheme in operation from 1 April 2015 which became an auto-enrolment pension. It is administered by NOW Pensions. The charity contributes 30A of Gross Salary. Thi8 year Prior year The costs of the scheme to the charity for the year The amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end The amount of any contributions prepaid at the year ond 2,291 2,702 None None CC17a (Excel} 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 8 Grantmaking 8.1 Total value of grants Grants to institutions Total amount £ Grants to individuals Total amount £ Pur ose for which grants made Gift towards mission work 9,320 3,805 9,095 Financial Need Total 13,125 9,095 8.1 Grantmaking costs Support costs of grantmaking £NIL 8.2 Grants made to individuals (£1,000 or greater) Names of individuals Purpose Total amount of rants aid£ W Marsden Financial Need 1,550 Total grants to individuals 1,550 8.3 Grants made to institutions Names of institutions Purpose Total amount of grants paid £ 7,800 1,020 500 Christ Central Churches Regular giving to support work Regular giving to support work Gift to support work in the academic year 2024125 Jubilee+ Huddersfield University CU Total grants to institutions 9,320 CC17a {Excel) 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 9 Tangible fixed assets 9.1 Cost or valuation Freehold land & buildings Other land & bulldlngs Plant. machinery and motor vehicles Fixtures. rittings and equlpment Payments on account and assets under construction Total Balance brought forward Additions 2,203 2,203 Revaluations Disposals Transfers Balance carried forward 2,203 2,203 9.2 Accumulated depreciation and impainnent provision8 Basis SL SL Rate ears ears Balance brought fotward Depreciation charge for year Impairment provisions 2,203 2,203 Revaluations Disposals Transfers" Balance carried foNard 2,203 2,203 9.3 Net book value Brought forward Carried fO￿ard 9.4 Revaluation If any fixed assets have been revalued please glve detalls of the valuer and method of valuation None CC17a (Excell 10 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 10 Investment assets Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets. 10.1 Fixed assets investments Carrying (market) value at beginning of year Add: additions to investments at cost Less.. disposals at carrying value Addl(deduct): net gain/(loss) on revaluation Carrying (market) value at end of year Please provide below.. 10.2 A breakdown of the market values of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row BO3. 10.3 A breakdown of the income from investments agreeing with SOFA row SO3. Analysis of investments 10.2 Market value at year end 10.3 Income from investments for the year Investment properties Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or held in common investment funds, open ended investment companies, unit trusts or other collective investment schemes Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange Cash held as part of the investment portfolio Other investments Total 10.4 Material investment holdings If any single investment is material in terms of its value (for example represents more than 5 per cent of the value of the charity's totsl investments) please provide details. Investment held Market Value CC17a (Excel) 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 11 Debtors and prepayments Analysis of debtors Amounts falling due within one year This year Last year Amounts falling due after more than one year This year Last year Debtors Amounts due from subsidiary and associated undertakings Other debtors - tax recoverable 2,370 2,752 2,159 4,911 Prepayments and accrued income 2,124 4,494 Total Note 12 Creditors and accruals 12.1 Analysis of creditors Amounts falling due within one year This year Last year Amounts falling due after more than one year This year Last year Loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Amounts due to subsidiary and associated undertakings Other creditors Accruals and deferred income 1,028 1,028 1,655 1,655 Total 12.2 Security over assets If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details. None CC17a (Excel) 12 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 13 Endowment, designated and restricted income funds 13.1 Funds held Fund Name Type Purpose and Restrictions Arks of Kindness Restricted Income and expenditure for support of those in need Pastoral Gifts Restricted Income and expenditure on pastoral support Income and expenditure for an after-school kids club now moved to General Fund Income and expenditure for church hub in Barnsley Income from closure of Ark Halifax Kidz Klub Hudz Restricted Ark Church Barnsley Halifax Restricted Restricted Holiday Activities Restricted Income and expenditure for actvitesand food for children during school holida Income and expenditure for work among Seniors Income and expenditure for church hub in Slaithwaite Seniors Work Restricted Slaithwaite Restricted 13.2 Movements of major funds Fund balances brought forward Fund balances carrled forward Incoming resources Outgoing resources Gains and losses Transfers Fund names Arks of Kindness 2,338 2,263 1,270 3,780 1,143 2,784 2,375 -4,571 -3,277 -135 1,380 1,931 1,361 Pastoral Gifts Kidz Klub Hudz -1,135 Ark Church Barnsley Halifax 959 -3,885 -905 854 238 Holida Activities 5,975 4,920 4,804 1,171 4,920 Seniors Work Slaithwaite -1,504 -19,081 1,504 1,749 Totsl Funds 10,794 17,013 10,475 13.3 Transfers between funds From Fund (Name) General General Kidz Klub Hudz To Fund (Name) Arks of Kindness Slaithwaite General Reason Support for work among those in need Support for the Church Hub in Slaithwaite Closure of Kidz Klub Hudz no longer running Amount 1,380 1,504 -1,135 CC17a (Excel) 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 14 Transactions with related parties 14.1 Remuneration and benefits Amounts paid or benefit value Name of trustee or connected party Legal authority (eg order, governing document) This year Last year A Woodward ointed trustee 2710112022 Charity Commission email 12101122 49,161 47,458 14.2 Loans Name of trustee or connected party Amount owing This year Last year Legal authority Due to trustees and related partles Due from trustees and related parties None None None None 14.3 Other transactlon(s) wlth trustees or related partles Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf OQ the charity in which a trustee or related party has a material interest. Name of the trustee or related Relatlonshlp to charit This year Last year Descri tion of the transaction None CC17a (Excel) 14 1310112026 Section C Notes to the accounts {cont) Note15 The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet. Additional Disclosures CC17a (Excel) 15 1310112026