## Temple Church
Report and Accounts Year ended 31st March 2025
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
## **TEMPLE CHURCH**
## **LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 14 King Street Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 1EJ GOVERNING DOCUMENT Constitution dated 09th September 2014 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1158951 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR Tapiwa Mtemachani MANAGING THE CHARITY Jackline Mtemachani Rejeanne Mae Balkin (appointed March 2026) Kahlil Samuel Balkin (appointed March 2026) Precious Akhetuamen (appointed March 2026) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Sarah Crispin ACA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
## **INDEX**
Page 1 Legal & Administrative Details Pages 2-3 Trustees' Report Page 4 Independent Examiner's Report Page 5 Receipts and Payments Account Page 6 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Page 7 Notes to the Accounts
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## **TEMPLE CHURCH**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Objects of the charity**
The charity, which is a church, is governed by a constitution and is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation. The charity's principal objects, as set out in its governing document, are:
To advance the Christian religion in North Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent for the benefit of the public:
a) through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals and/or;
b) producing and/or distributing literature of Christianity to enlighten others about the Christian Religion
## **Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements**
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
During 2024/25 we have continued to share the Christian faith across our local communities supporting many families with spiritual support in a time of real need. We have also supported through our volunteers other Christian Faith groups at Keele University and continued to support through discipleship those seeking to grow and strengthen their faith.
We continue to support congregants spiritually and with practical aid as and when required.
We have Baptised 14 people who are now growing in their Christian faith and supporting the resilience of our local communities.
We have been able to support university students with their Christian faith and helping them find stability and belonging away from their family.
We support the wider community across Newcastle Borough with their spirituality, finding the Christian faith, meaning and purpose in life.
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
## **Financial review**
During the year income was £28,329 and expenditure was £28,557. The cash held by the charity at year end was £1,863 of which £1,863 is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose.
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees recognise the importance of a reserves policy and since the recent appointment of new trustees, are in the process of considering and implementing an appropriate policy
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## **Responsibilities of trustees**
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
## Tapiwa Mtemachani
___________________________Tapiwa Mtemachani (Mar 23, 2026 17:42:41 GMT) Tapiwa Mtemachani Mar 23, 2026 Date:_______________________
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **TEMPLE CHURCH**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Temple Church ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025 on pages 5 to 7 following.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’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 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Sarah Crispin
Sarah Crispin (Mar 24, 2026 10:38:41 GMT)
Sarah Crispin ACA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
Date: Mar 24, 2026
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## **TEMPLE CHURCH**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|Notes
**_Income receipts_**
Donations
**_Total receipts_**
**_Payments_**
2
3
**_Total payments_**
Transfers between funds
**Net movement in funds**
Cash funds as at last year end
**Cash funds at this year end**
A
Net of receipts / (payments) before
Grants
paid
in
relation
to
charitable
activities undertaken by others
Payments
in
relation
to
charitable
activities undertaken directly|General
Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
28,329
-
28,329
-
28,557
-
-
-
28,557
-
(228)
-
-
-
(228)
-
2,091
-
1,863
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2025
£|
|---|---|---|---|
||||28,329|
||||28,329|
||||28,557
-|
||||28,557|
||||(228)
-|
||||(228)
2,091|
||||1,863|
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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## **TEMPLE CHURCH**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|Notes
**A Cash funds**
Cash at bank with immediate access
**B Liabilities**
**Falling due within one year**
Fee for Independent Examination
**C Assets retained for charity's own use**
Music and PA equipment
Computers and IT|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
1,863
-
1,863
-
630
-
630
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
Fund to
which asset
belongs
General
General|2025
£|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,863|
||||1,863|
||||630|
||||630|
||||Cost
£|
||||11,081
4,793|
Value of the assets is shown as the purchase cost.
## **D Guarantees and secured debts**
The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities.
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
___________________________________Tapiwa Mtemachani (Mar 23, 2026 17:42:41 GMT) Tapiwa Mtemachani Tapiwa Mtemachani Mar 23, 2026 Date:_______________________
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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## **TEMPLE CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1 Accounting policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
|**2**
**Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly**
Subscriptions
Church equipment
Church Events
Church Insurance
Church Rent
Ministry Support - Expenses
Maintenance (buildings and vehicles)
Admin and support||Unrestricte|Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
d Funds|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2025
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||General
funds
£
2,617
2,785
1,792
313
10,140
7,985
604
2,321
28,557||||
||||||2,617
2,785
1,792
313
10,140
7,985
604
2,321|
||||||28,557|
## **3 Transactions with related parties**
No payments were made to trustees, other than reimbursement of allowable expenses incurred when acting on behalt of the CIO. These payments are permitted by the governing document.
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