**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 July 2024 30 June 2025 **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1153291 BETHESDA CHURCH (BC) 1153291 **Charity's principal address** 53 Hansdon CLOSE Manchester **Postcode M8 0TZ** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mamie KATSHINGE|||| ||Ntumba TSHIBANGU|||| ||Nsingi LUZOLO|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed and approved by the existing trustees in Trustee selection methods accordance with the charity’s constitution. (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** The charity has appropriate policies and procedures in place. Trustees You **may choose** to include meet regularly to oversee the activities and management of the charity. additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The purpose of the charity, as set out in its governing document, is to advance the Christian faith in accordance with its statement of beliefs. The charity seeks to promote spiritual development, provide religious teaching, and support the community through its activities. March **2012** **TAR** 2 The charity carries out its objectives for the public benefit by holding regular church services, prayer meetings, and Bible studies which are open to all members of the public. The charity also organises community outreach activities, workshops, and events aimed at promoting the Christian faith, supporting individuals, and strengthening community cohesion. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** In addition, the charity provides support through education, training, and guidance to help individuals develop spiritually and improve their wellbeing. These activities are provided free of charge or at minimal cost to ensure they are accessible to the wider community. The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when planning and carrying out the charity’s activities. **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The charity organised regular Sunday services, prayer meetings and Bible study sessions throughout the year to support the spiritual development of its members. In addition, the church held retreats, workshops and conferences aimed at promoting the principles and teachings of the Christian faith. Fundraising activities were also carried out to support the charity’s operations and future development. The charity also undertook community outreach activities to engage with the wider community and provide support where needed. These activities have contributed to the advancement of the charity’s objectives and have had a positive impact on individuals and the local community. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** ## **Brief statement of the** **charity’s policy on reserves** The charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to support its ongoing activities and meet its financial obligations. The trustees monitor the level of reserves regularly to ensure the charity remains financially stable. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); The charity’s main sources of income include donations, offerings and fundraising activities. Expenditure during the year was primarily used to support church services, events, retreats, workshops, and community outreach activities. The trustees ensure that all funds are applied in line with the charity’s objectives and for the benefit of the public. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** None ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** ## Katshingwe **Full name(s)** Mamie Katshingwe **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc)** **Date** 29/04/2026 March **2012** **TAR** 5 TAR March 2012 ||**1153291**
**BETHESDA CHURCH (BC)**|**1153291**
**BETHESDA CHURCH (BC)**|**1153291**
**BETHESDA CHURCH (BC)**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|01/07/2024
Period start date|**To**||30/06/2025
Period end date||| ||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**50,208**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**50,208**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**50,208**
**35,000**
**5,000**
**6,000**
**2,500**
**4,000**
**1,000**
**200**
**1,003**
**-**
**54,703**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**54,703**
**- 4,495**
**-**
**7,753**
**3,258**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**50,208**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**50,208**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**50,208**
**35,000**
**5,000**
**6,000**
**2,500**
**4,000**
**1,000**
**200**
**1,003**
**-**
**54,703**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**54,703**
**- 4,495**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations & offerings|**50,208**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**50,208**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| |
Rent & rates(hall,hotel,venue)|**35,000**||||||**-**| |Conferences & hospitality|**5,000**||||||**-**| |Church equipment(TV, projector, laptops,
printer, instruments)|**6,000**||||||**-**| |
Gift & donations|**2,500**||||||**-**| |Travel & accommodation|**4,000**||||||**-**| |Internet & communication (BT, phone,
data)|**1,000**||||||**-**| |Volunteer transport|**200**||||||**-**| |Foods drinks|**1,003**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**54,703**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**|||||||| |**,**|**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| ||**- 4,495**|**-**|**-**||**- 4,495**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**7,753**|**-**|**-**||**7,753**||**-**| ||**3,258**|**-**|**-**||**3,258**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 30/04/2026 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Bank account (Natwest)
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**3,258**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,258**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 30/04/2026 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees** Charity Name BETHESDA CHURCH (BC) **On accounts for the year** 2025 **Charity no** 1153291 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-10 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) **Report to the trustees** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **30 / 06 / 2025** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination 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 - 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 no concerns and 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 29/04/2026 **Signed:** Bofonda **Name:** Nancy Bofonda Bayolo **Relevant professional** Experience in payroll and financial administration **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Broughton Hub 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** Salford M7 4BQ ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**