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2024-04-05-accounts

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Charity Registration No: 1159103

Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the trustees and audited financial statements Year ended 5 April 2024

T B Tax Services Bridge House Pattenden Lane Marden Kent TN12 9QJ

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Contents

Pages
Reference and administrative details 3
Report of the trustees 4-8
Independent auditor’s report 9-11
Statement of financial activities 12
Balance sheet 13
Statement of Cash Flows 14
Notes to the financial statements 15-21

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Reference and Administrative Details For the year ended 5 April 2024

Charity name Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust
Registered charity number 1159103
Trustees Mr Craig Hawgood
Mr Mervyn Edmondson
Mr Duncan Morren
Mr John Morrish (Chair)
Mr Peter Simpson
Treasurer Mr Craig Hawgood
Principal address Meeting Room
Cambrian Gardens
Newtown
Powys
SY16 2AW
Independent auditors Brown Warner LLP
38 Northgate
Newark-on-Trent
Nottinghamshire
NG24 1EZ
Accountant T B Tax Services
Accountants
Bridge House
Pattenden Lane
Marden
Kent
TN12 9QJ
Bank HSBC
The Cross
1 Broad Street
Newtown
Powys
SY16 2LX

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the Trustees For the year ended 5 April 2024

The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 15-16 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

The charity is controlled by a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

The Charity is an unincorporated trust constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 6 May 1991, most recently amended by Deed of Variation dated 19 August 2014. The Trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 6 November 2014 under Charity Registration Number: 1159103.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The names of the Trustees who served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 3. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2024 (2023: £nil).

The Trust operates four Gospel Halls and Trustees are chosen from among the regular congregation of the halls. New Trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees or by the congregation and must be appointed by unanimous resolution of the congregation. They are selected according to their skills and experience and are expected to use both in furthering the objects of the Charity. Checks are made to ensure the Trustees’ eligibility to act and incoming Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities by the existing Trustees, who ensure that new Trustees read the Trust Deed and relevant Charity Commission guidance.

Wider network

The Trustees maintain informal links with similar charities with a view to pooling experience considered useful in pursuing the objects of the Charity.

Risk management

The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems or procedures to manage and mitigate those risks.

Objectives and activities

Objectives and aims

The charitable purposes of the Charity are the advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit, including by the carrying on of the service of God in accordance with the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible as followed by those Christians forming part of the world-wide fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the “Brethren”) and any other charitable purposes connected with Brethren. The core doctrine of the Brethren and proper practices in furtherance of certain aspects of doctrine are summarised in two schedules to the Trust Deed.

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the trustees (continued) For the year ended 5 April 2024

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public benefit.

The preaching of the Gospel and distribution of Christian tracts is arranged and carried out on most week days on the streets of Newtown throughout the year.

Main activities and achievements

The Trust provides and maintains Gospel Halls where religious meetings are held by the local Brethren community. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on the website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org and in the schedules to the Trust Deed.

The Trust has continued to engage with the congregation and visitors and encouraging good works by them which benefit the wider community, as described in the annexed report.

Covid test kits are provided free of charge by the Trust for all members of the congregation to try and minimise the spread of Covid and to protect the most vulnerable.

Plans for future periods

Despite the increased cost of energy, the trustees feel that these increased costs are not significantly impacting on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.

Meetings

Meetings held at the Gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion), Gospel preachings, Bible readings and Bible addresses. There is a structured weekly schedule of meetings and, depending on the particular meeting, between 30 and 350 people normally attend these occasions.

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the trustees (continued) For the year ended 5 April 2024

The meetings are attended by the regular congregation and most are open to other properly disposed visitors. The notice board outside the Hall welcomes visitors and displays the times of Gospel preachings, along with a telephone number for those seeking further information or help. Gospel tracts, which are distributed by street preachers, also display this information.

Bibles and an extensive range of other Christian reading material are on display at the hall and visitors are free to help themselves.

Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian

The Gospel Halls are a base from which the regular congregation and others who attend the meetings are encouraged to spread the Christian Gospel, in word and deed.

Members of the congregation participate in a programme of street preaching and Gospel tracts are provided free of charge by the Charity to such preachers to be handed out to interested members of the public.

In carrying out this work, the congregation considers itself to be living out its faith in practice, as particularly exemplified in the following extract from the schedule to the Trust Deed on living a Christian life:

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the trustees (continued) For the year ended 5 April 2024

Funding

Funding is sought through gifts from the congregation and Gift Aid is claimed on eligible donations. Funding is sometimes received from other charitable trusts with complementary objectives.

Financial review

Financial position

In the year ended 5 April 2024 the Trust had a large surplus of incoming resources over resources expended. This was due to a grant received during the year towards the cost of the new hall.

Total voluntary income received this year was £743,201 compared to £418,572 in the previous year.

All funds are unrestricted.

Reserves policy

The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs, based on its size and the level of its financial commitments. The Trust has no employees and its regular outgoings are minimal. The Trust aims to hold sufficient funds in a current account to cover day to day expenditure, plus an allowance for any urgent repairs and capital expenses that may arise. The Trust currently has a high level of reserves as it is providing a new Gospel Hall for the congregation.

The congregation is kept regularly informed as to particular needs for funds, and other relevant matters and the Trustees aim to ensure that the Charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure, by raising a funds appeal to the congregation.

Free reserves at the year-end were £185,604 (2023: £1,024,216).

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the trustees (continued) For the year ended 5 April 2024

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed require the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the Charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. All transactions have been reviewed and approved by two trustees.

On behalf of the board:

(vain Kawnpod Cray ta Craig Hawgood Trustee 2/3/2025 Date: ...........................................

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust Independent Auditors’ report to the Trustees For the year ended 5 April 2024

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust for the year ended 5 April 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the 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 Financial Reporting Standard 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 Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in 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

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis 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 or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 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 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.

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Independent Auditors’ report to the Trustees (Cont’d) For the year ended 5 April 2024

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 8, the trustees 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.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditors under the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under that Act.

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 auditors’ 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.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Independent Auditors’ report to the Trustees (Cont’d) For the year ended 5 April 2024

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements (cont’d)

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Other matters

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (as amended) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.

This has been done in order for the financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with current Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

……………………………………………………………………………………………[Brown] 2/3/2025 |[Donid] DocuSigned by:

David Brown Brown Warner LLP 38 Northgate Chartered Accountants Newark-on-Trent Statutory Auditors NG24 1EZ

Brown Warner LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Statement of financial activities For the year ended 5 April 2024

Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies:
Collections
Contributions from the congregation
Gift Aid donations
Income tax refunds
Grants from others Trusts
Payroll giving
Legacies
Investments
Bank interest
Other
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Running meeting rooms
Other charitable activities
Cost of donated services
Total
4
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfer between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2024
Total funds
2023
£
£
£
£
£
0
0
0
0
0
336,060
0
0
336,060
398,472
5,795
0
0
5,795
16,080
1,346
0
0
1,346
4,020
400,000
0
0
400,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,748
0
0
4,748
1,521
747,949
0
0
747,949
420,093
26,838
0
0
26,838
18,939
18,584
0
0
18,584
7,751
0
0
0
0
0
45,422
0
0
45,422
26,690
702,527
0
0
702,527
393,403
0
0
0
0
0
702,527
0
0
702,527
393,403
3,413,632
0
0 3,413,632 3,020,229
4,116,159
0
0 4,116,159 3,413,632

The notes on pages 15 to 21 form part of these financial statements. All of the above activities are classed as continuing and there are no gains and losses other than those included above.

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Balance sheet As at 5 April 2024

2024 2023
Notes £ £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 2,965,087 1,496,293
Tangible fixed assets 5 965,468 893,123
3,930,555 2,389,416
Current assets
Debtors:
Loans 0 0
Prepayments and accrued income 6 115,950 106,679
Cash at bank and in hand 75,534 919,217
191,484 1,025,896
Current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year:
Other creditors 0 0
Accruals and deferred income 5,880 1,680
Loans 0 0
Net current assets 185,604 1,024,216
Total assets less current liabilities 4,116,159 3,413,632
Net assets 7 4,116,159 3,413,632
Funds
Unrestricted income fund 4,116,159 3,413,632
Designated funds ENF 0 0
Restricted funds 0 0
Total charity funds 8 4,116,159 3,413,632

The audited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Dolafon Gospel 2/3/2025 Hall Trust on and signed on their behalf by

(rain Cray ta Craig Hawgood Trustee

The notes on pages 15 to 21 form part of these financial statements

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Statement of Cash Flows For the year ended 5 April 2024

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
2,111
(Gains)/losses on investments
0
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
0
Loss/(profit) on the sale of fixed assets
0
(Increase)/decrease in prepayments
(9,271)
Increase/(decrease) in accruals
4,200
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant & equipment
0
Purchase of property, plant & equipment
(1,543,250)
Loans made
0
Purchase of investments
0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of borrowing
0
Cash inflows from new borrowing
0
Receipt of endowment
0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting
period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of reporting
period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of reporting period
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting
period		 2024
£
702,527

1,827

0

0

0
(4,020)
699,567

0

0
(1,211,571)

0

0
(1,543,250)

0

0

0
0
(843,683)
919,217
75,534
(843,683)		 2023
£
393,403
391,210



(1,211,571)


0
(820,361)
1,739,578
919,217
(820,361)

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2024

1. Accounting policies

1.1 Basis of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, and incorporating update bulletins 1 and 2, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The functional currency of the charity is sterling (£).

The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

1.2 Income

Donations are recognised in the year in which there is entitlement and probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future year. Gift aid is added to the value of the donation to which it relates.

Donated services are recognised as income and expenditure in the financial statements when organisations or individuals offer their services and support pro bono. The value of these donated services to Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust is considered to be equal to market value which would be paid were the service formally procured. This includes services paid for by other trusts.

Investment income is accounted for on a receivable basis.

1.3 Expenditure

Expenditure is included on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Charitable activities comprise those costs directly attributable to the fulfilment of the charitable objects.

1.4 Governance and support costs

Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and costs related to statutory requirements. Governance and support costs are allocated to charitable activities on the basis of capacity used.

1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets (costing more than £1000) are stated at cost less depreciation. Freehold land is not depreciated. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:

Fixtures and Fittings 5% straight line

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2024

1.6 Taxation

The Trust is a registered charity and is not liable to United Kingdom income or corporation tax on charitable activities, provided income falls within the charitable exemptions and is spent on charitable purposes.

1.7 Funds

The general unrestricted fund is free for the Trustees to use for any purposes in furtherance of the trust’s charitable objects.

Restricted funds arise from donations to the trust, which are made for a specific purpose. Restricted funds can only be used for the purpose for which funds were given.

The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary and there is no requirement to prepare consolidated accounts

1.9 Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

1.10 Significant estimates and judgements

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

2. Trustees’ remuneration and expenses

No Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits from an employment with the charity and no Trustees were reimbursed for expenses (2023: None).

3. Wages and salaries

There are no employees (2023: none).

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2024

4. Resources expended

Current Year
Direct costs:
Insurance
Repairs & Maintenance
Bank charges
Utilities
Donations
Activity costs
Legal fees
Depreciation
Governance costs

Prior Year
Direct costs:
Insurance
Repairs & Maintenance
IT costs
Utilities
Donations
Activity costs
Legal fees
Depreciation
Governance costs
 Meeting rooms
£
6,094
5,375
125
7,307
0
0
5,826
2,111
0

26,838
Meeting rooms
£
2,393
304
130
8,769
0
0
5,516
1,827
0

15,736		 Other
charitable
activities
£
0
0
0
0
4,576
7,582
0
0
6,426
18,584
Other
charitable
activities
£
0
0
0
0
5,981
0
0
0
1,770
1,380		 2024
£
6,094
5,375
125
7,307
4,576
7,582
5,826
2,111
6,426
45,422
2023
£
2,393
304
130
8,769
5,981
0
5,516
1,827
1,770
17,116

Governance costs include £4,200 (2023: £1,560) in respect of independent auditor’s fees. (2023:Independent examiner’s fees)

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2024

5.
Fixed assets
Cost
B/f at 06/04/2023
Additions
Transfers
Disposals
At 5 April 2024
Depreciation
B/f at 06/04/2023
Charge for the year
Impairment
Disposals
At 5 April 2024
Net book value
At 5 April 2024
At 5 April 2023
Property Details:
Crescent Street
Cambrian Gardens
Land at Abermule
Ashbrook
Hodley		 Development
costs
1,496,293
1,468,794
0
0
2,965,087
0
0
0
0
0
2,965,087
1,496,293
Title No
WA460982
CYM316868
CYM404983
WA602454/
WA444448/
WA603732		 Land
Title below
149,170
0
0
0
149,170
0
0
0
0
0
149,170
149,170
Original
Cost
110,000
124,340
149,170
285,000
158,375		 Freehold
Property
Titles
below
728,745
68,767
0
0
797,512
0
0
0
0
0
797,512
728,745		 Eqpt
36,534
5,689
0
0
42,223
21,326
2,111
0
0
23,437
18,786
15,208		 Total
2,410,742
1,543,250
0
0
3,953,992
21,326
2,111
0
0
23,437
3,930,555
2,389,416
6.
Prepayments and accrued income
2024 2023
£ £
Gift Aid repayments due 1,346 5,755
Council Highway Bond 114,604 100,924

TOTAL

115,950 106,679

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2024

7.
Analysis of net assets between funds
7.1
Current year
Unrestricted
funds
£
Fixed assets
3,930,555
Current assets
191,484
Current liabilities
(5,880)
Long term liabilities
0
Total funds
4,116,159
7.2
Prior year
Unrestricted
funds
£
Fixed assets
2,389,416
Current assets
1,025,896
Current liabilities
(1,680)
Long term liabilities
0
Total funds
3,413,632
8.
Movement in funds
8.1
Current year
Balance at
6 April
2023
Incoming
resources
£
£
Restricted funds
0
0
Designated funds
0
0
Unrestricted funds
3,413,632
747,949
Total funds
3,413,632
747,949		 7.
Analysis of net assets between funds
7.1
Current year
Unrestricted
funds
£
Fixed assets
3,930,555
Current assets
191,484
Current liabilities
(5,880)
Long term liabilities
0
Total funds
4,116,159
7.2
Prior year
Unrestricted
funds
£
Fixed assets
2,389,416
Current assets
1,025,896
Current liabilities
(1,680)
Long term liabilities
0
Total funds
3,413,632
8.
Movement in funds
8.1
Current year
Balance at
6 April
2023
Incoming
resources
£
£
Restricted funds
0
0
Designated funds
0
0
Unrestricted funds
3,413,632
747,949
Total funds
3,413,632
747,949		 Designated
funds
£
0
0
0
0
0
Designated
funds
£
0
0
0
0
0


Resources
expended

£

0

0

(45,422)

(45,422)		 Designated
funds
£
0
0
0
0
0
Designated
funds
£
0
0
0
0
0


Resources
expended

£

0

0

(45,422)

(45,422)		 Restricted
funds
£
0
0
0
0
0
Restricted
funds
£
0
0
0
0
0
Transfers
£

0

0
0
0		 Restricted
funds
£
0
0
0
0
0
Restricted
funds
£
0
0
0
0
0
Transfers
£

0

0
0
0		 Total
£
3,930,555
191,484
(5,880)
0
4,116,159
Total
£
2,389,416
1,025,896
(1,680)
0
3,413,632

Balance
at 5 April
2024

£

0

0

4,116,159

4,116,159		 Total
£
3,930,555
191,484
(5,880)
0
4,116,159
Total
£
2,389,416
1,025,896
(1,680)
0
3,413,632

Balance
at 5 April
2024

£

0

0

4,116,159

4,116,159












747,949 (45,422) 0 4,116,159

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2024

8.2
Prior year
Restricted funds
Designated funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds		 Balance at
6 April
2022
£
820,819
1,850
2,197,560
3,020,229		 Incoming
resources
£
0
0
420,093
420,093		 Resources
expended
£
0
(1,850)
(24,840)
(26,690)		 Transfers
£
(820,819)
0
820,819
0		 Balance
at 5 April
2023
£
0
0
3,413,632
3,413,632

The transfer of £820,819 relates to expenditure in the year on development costs, which is shown in note 6.

9. Transactions with related parties

During the year there were donations totalling £293,482 (2023: £331,250) from Trustees, related parties, and businesses controlled by Trustees.

During the year there were payments made totalling £1,428,000 (2023: £1,000,870) to Severn Design & Build Ltd for work done on the new hall, of which one of the directors is a brother to John Morrish, Trustee, these transactions were at arms length.

10. Volunteers

Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust relies entirely on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.

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11. Comparative Statement of Financial Activities

Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies:
Collections
Contributions from the congregation
Gift Aid donations
Income tax refunds
Grants from other Trusts
Payroll giving
Legacies
Investments
Bank interest
Other
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Running meeting rooms
Other charitable activities
Cost of donated services
Total
4
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfer between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds 2023
£
£
£
£
0
0
0
0
398,472
0
0
398,472
16,080
0
0
16,080
4,020
0
0
4,020
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,521
0
0
1,521
420,093
0
0
420,093
18,939
0
0
18,939
5,901
1,850
0
7,751
0
0
0
0
24,840
1,850
0
26,690
395,253
(1,850)
0
393,403
820,819
0
(820,819)
0
1,216,072
(1,850)
(820,819)
393,403
2,197,560
1,850
820,819
3,020,229
3,413,632
0
0
3,413,632

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Public Benefit Report Guide

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Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit

The purpose of this factual presentation is to show how the Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust community engage in many acts of public benefit and interact with the wider community in so many ways.

The Plymouth Brethren were established in 1828 when John Nelson Darby broke with the established Church in Dublin. Darby and others formed a fellowship based on the strict observance of Christian teachings as set out in the Holy Scriptures. Darby came to Plymouth in the early 1830s and the congregation grew rapidly. Early publications were produced in Plymouth and distributed to other congregations of followers throughout the globe.

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Introduction

There are over 18,000 Plymouth Brethren members in the UK, spread across 86 locations. These locations can be found on the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) UK Site.

There have been Brethren Gospel, or meeting halls in the Newtown area for over 100 years.

The Dolafon Trust was formed on 6th May 1991 to acquire buildings to be used for the advancement of the Christian religion by carrying on the service of God, including the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, Gospel Preachings, Bible Readings and addresses on the Word of God and other meetings of a Christian religious character according to the injunctions contained in the Holy Scriptures and the tenets and practices of those Christians forming a worldwide fellowship known as Plymouth Brethren.

The Dolafon Trust congregation has 169 members living in the Newtown and Abermule area and we also work with a neighbouring PBCC gathering in the Shrewsbury area. Services are held three to four times a week and together with other visitors, numbers attending services are regularly over 300 persons, from young babies to nonagenarians.

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Our Network

To read more on the PBCC way of life, visit the https://www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org website.

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Street Preaching and Tract Distribution

Street Preaching

Street Preaching has been actively promoted by the Plymouth brethren for many years, at least from the 1920's, and today is enthusiastically supported by members of the Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust congregation, as we seek to follow the example set out by our Lord Jesus Christ (Luke ch4 v17- 20)

The essential activity of publicly preaching the name of Jesus and God’s wonderful Gospel indiscriminately, gives joy and encouragement to our daily lives; as having personally proved the tangible benefit and immense improvement believing in Jesus brings, we seek to highlight the availability of Jesus to all mankind.

Currently the main chosen location is on Broad Street, Newtown during week days at lunchtime. Street preachings have been held in Newtown since the 1960s.

Romans 10v13; “For everyone whosoever, who shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved”

The aim of the street preaching is not to recruit additional members for the Plymouth Brethren but to present eternal salvation as available to all men by faith in Jesus Christ and His blood and His work of atonement.

Tract Distribution

Members of the congregation also continue to hand out tracts on the street, to neighbours and people in need when there is the opportunity.

Tracts are available for download on the below website: https://christiandoctrineandgospelpublishing.org/

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Outreach

In our outreach program, we engage with the local foodbank, hospital, school and families and people in need

At the heart of our Community is the commitment to care and compassion, as we recognise the rights of all humanity within society. Members of the Congregation dedicate their time including volunteering through our charitable arm, Rapid Relief Team (RRT).

Dolafon Gosel Hall Trust Public benefit summary

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Rapid Relief Team

Our Mission

To serve people with care & compassion in their time of need.

Our Vision Our Values

Global Team | Community Care | Compassion | Consistency

For the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church to express Christian principles of care and compassion, by way of benevolent relief to people in need.

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Rapid Relief Team are a global organization managed and run by the Plymouth brethren with a purpose to serve people with care & compassion in their time of need. It enables us to express Christian principles of care and compassion in a practical way of benevolent relief to people in need.

Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust has nearly 50 RRT members who serve the community at a local level including:

8 events attended

13 charities/organizations supported/engaged with

338 food boxes supplied

1600 nutrition snacks & care packs distributed

hot meals served 2,500

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Annual Kindness Event - 16/12/2023

Over 325 meals were served at the Kindness Event held by the Newtown Integrated Family Centre, who help support those living on the breadline. Very well attended event with grateful attendees of all ages.

Kickabout4Cancer - 13/01/24

450 meals served at charity football match in Newtown. The event was inspired and organised by local 18 yr old who experienced loss of two close family members to the disease

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Some Public Benefit activities

Members of Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust join with others to assist in ‘Tidy Newtown day’

‘I wanted to take a moment to extend my sincere thanks for the trusts’ contribution to our Tidy Newtown day on Trehafren. Everyone’s dedication and hard work truly made a difference, and we are incredibly grateful for your support. Furthermore, I wanted to express our appreciation for your willingness to participate in future community projects. We would be thrilled to have you involved in upcoming initiatives.Once again, thank you for your support.’

Newtown Town Council Officer

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Some Public Benefit activities

Food purchase and donation to a local food bank

‘We cannot thank you and your team enough for the generous donation you gave to us on 13/9/2023. The ambient items have been distributed to families in need via our food sharing service that happens each Monday & Friday of each week at the Newtown Jubilee Scout Hall. This donation had such a massive impact on us, we will be forever thankful for your generosity and kindness.’

Project Manager Newtown Food Surplus

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