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Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

Contents

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Legal and Administrative Information

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

Charity Name:

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust

Registered Charity Number:

1159127

Trustees:

James Frizelle (Chair)

Thomas Hulbert

Timothy Richard Ellis

Robert Oliver

Daniel Devenish

Treasurer:

Thomas Hulbert

Principle Address: Brethren's Meeting Room, Wetherby Road, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 8LN

Independent Examiner:

Leon Taylor Oldfield Advisory LLP 1120 Elliott Court Coventry Business Park Herald Avenue Coventry CV5 6UB

Accountant:

Oldfield Advisory LLP 1120 Elliott Court Coventry Business Park Herald Avenue Coventry CV5 6UB

Bankers:

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Harrogate Branch 7 Cambridge Crescent Harrogate HG1 1PH

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Report of the Trustees

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 10 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The Charity is an unincorporated trust constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 06 April 1982, most recently amended by Deed of Variation dated 12 August 2014. The trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 07 November 2014 under Charity Registration Number: 1159127

Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees

The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 2. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2025.

The Trust operates two 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 Trustees of similar Trusts with a view to pooling experience considered useful in pursuing the objects of the Trust. The Trust also maintains particular links with Manor Gospel Hall Trust with which it shares members of its congregation.

Risk Management

The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems 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.

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.

Details of public benefit activities carried out by Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust can be found in the separate appendix to this report.

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Report of the Trustees

Main activities and achievements

The Trust provides and maintains two 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 also started working through the process of negotiating the purchase of a new site for a local room.

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 40 and 500 people normally attend these occasions.

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 halls and visitors are free to help themselves.

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Report of the Trustees

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 would usually participate in a programme of street preaching where 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:

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

In the year ended 5 April 2025 the Trust had a modest surplus of incoming resources over resources expended.

Total voluntary income received this year was £146,257 compared to £121,133 in the previous year.

All funds held were unrestricted funds.

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. Accordingly, the Trustees have decided to adopt a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. 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 £117,997 ( 2024: £108,592)

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Report of the Trustees

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 to 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:

..................................................................................

Thomas Hulbert (Trustee)

2026-02-03

..............................................................

Date

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Report of the Independent Examiner

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust for the year ended 5 April 2025.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the 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.

Basis of Independent Examiner's Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking of explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.

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 respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. The accounts do 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.

...................................................................................................

Leon Taylor

2 February 2026

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Statement of Financial Activities

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust

For the year ended 5 April 2025

Statement of Financial Activities
Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2025
Statement of Financial Activities
Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2025
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2025
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Income and endowments:
Donations and Legacies:
Contributions from the Congregation
110,151
-
110,151
91,345
Gift Aid Donations
28,885
-
28,885
24,215
Income Tax refunds
7,221
-
7,221
5,573
Investments
Interest Received
1,612
-
1,612
1,575
Total Income and endowments:
147,869
-
147,869
122,708
Expenditure:
Running Meeting Rooms (note 9)
124,376
-
124,376
139,492
Cost of donated services (note 4)
14,754
-
14,754
11,977
Total Expenditure:
139,129
-
139,129
151,468
Net Income/(Expenditure)
8,740
-
8,740
(28,760)
Net Movement In Funds
8,740
-
8,740
(28,760)
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2025
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Reconciliation of funds (note 11)
Total Funds bought forward
2,274,572
-
2,274,572
2,303,332
Net movement in funds
8,740
-
8,740
(28,760)
Total Funds carried forward
2,283,312
-
2,283,312
2,274,572

The notes on page 11 - 20 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust As at 5 April 2025

Balance Sheet
Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust
As at 5 April 2025
2025 2024
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets (note 6) 2,165,315 2,165,980
Total Fixed Assets 2,165,315 2,165,980
Current assets
Prepayments and accrued income 10,432 9,427
Cash at bank and in hand 112,083 107,055
Total Current assets 122,514 116,482
Creditors: amounts falling due withinone year
Accruals and deferred income 4,517 7,890
Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 4,517 7,890
Net current assets/(liabilities) 117,997 108,592
Total assets less current liabilities 2,283,312 2,274,572
Net Assets 2,283,312 2,274,572
Funds (note 10)
Unrestricted funds 2,283,312 2,274,572
Total Funds 2,283,312 2,274,572

The unaudited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Wetherby Road Gospel Hall 2026-02-03 Trust on .........................................and were signed on its behalf by:

.............................................................................................

Thomas Hulbert (Trustee)

The notes on pages 11 - 20 form part of these financial statements.

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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

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 Wetherby Road 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 £100) 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:

Freehold Buildings & Property Improvements

Freehold Land Fixtures and Fittings

2% straight line Not depreciated 15% reducing balance

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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

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.

1.8 Preparation of consolidated financial statements

The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary.

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.

The trustees do not consider that the Covid-19 pandemic will have any effect on the ability of the trust to continue as a going concern.

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 (2024: none)

3. WAGES AND SALARIES

There are no employees (2024: none)

4. Donated Services

2025
2024
2025
2024
Donated Services
Donated To:
Donated services to Manor Gospel Hall Trust
14,754
11,977
Total Donated Services:
14,754
11,977

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Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust

Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

5. Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost Wetherby Road,
Knaresborough
Wetherby Road
Property
Improvements
Kirk
Hammerton
Kirk Hammerton
Development Costs
Fixtures, Fittings
and Equipment
At 6 April 2024 459,279 1,559,177 252,465 304,734 20,678
Additions - 38,004 - - -
Disposals - - - - -
At 5 April 2025 459,279 1,597,181 252,465 304,734 20,678
Depreciation
At 6 April 2024 - 401,101 - 16,799 12,454
Current Year
Depreciation
- 31,340 - 6,095 1,234
Eliminated on
disposals
- - - - -
At 5 April 2025 - 432,441 - 22,893 13,688
Net Book Value
At 5 April 2025 459,279 1,164,740 252,465 281,841 6,991
At 5 April 2024 459,279 1,158,076 252,465 287,936 8,225
Cost Totals
At 2,596,334
Additions 38,004
Disposals -
At 2,634,338
Depreciation
At 430,354
Current Year Depreciation 38,668
Eliminated on disposals -
At 469,022
Net Book Value
At 2,165,316
At 5 April 2,165,980

Land registry titles of the above property held are Wetherby Road- NYK301182, Kirk Hammerton- NYK37004.

6. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

During the financial year, aggregated donations of £12,640 (2024: £15,270) were received. The trust also made reimbursements to trustees totalling £1,493 during the year for expenses paid on the trust's behalf.

7. VOLUNTEERS

Wetherby Road 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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Resources Expended

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

9. Resources Expended

MEETING ROOMS OTHER
CHARITABLE
ACTIVITIES
TOTAL COSTS
2025
TOTAL COSTS
2024
Direct Costs
Premises costs - repairs and maintenance 22,625 - 22,625 24,227
Premises costs - heat, light and power 39,556 - 39,556 44,864
Telephone 1,977 - 1,977 2,220
Health and Safety 216 - 216 98
Legal and professional 17,574 - 17,574 24,005
Bank charges 54 - 54 40
Public outreach expenses - - - 500
Depreciation 38,669 - 38,669 38,611
Insurance 3,704 - 3,704 2,762
Governance - - - 2,164
Total Direct Costs 124,376 - 124,376 139,492

Governance costs include £180 (prior year: £180) in respect of independent examiners fees.

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Analysis of Net Assets - Current year

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

10. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

10.1 Current Year

UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS 2025
Funds
Tangible Fixed Assets 2,165,315 - 2,165,315
Current Assets 122,514 - 122,514
Current Liabilities (4,517) - (4,517)
Total Funds 2,283,312 - 2,283,312

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Analysis of Net Assets - Prior Year

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

10.2 Prior Year

UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS 2024
Funds
Tangible Fixed Assets 2,165,980 - 2,165,980
Current Assets 116,482 - 116,482
Current Liabilities (7,890) - (7,890)
Total Funds 2,274,572 - 2,274,572

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Movement in Funds - Current Year

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

11. Movement in Funds

11.1 Movement in funds - current year

UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS 2025
Movement in Funds
Total funds bought forward 2,274,572 - 2,274,572
Incoming resources 147,869 - 147,869
Resources expended (139,129) - (139,129)
Total funds carried forward 2,283,312 - 2,283,312

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Movement in Funds - Prior Year

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

11. Movement in Funds

11.2 Movement in funds - Prior year

UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS 2024
Movement in Funds
Total funds bought forward 2,303,332 - 2,303,332
Incoming resources 122,708 - 122,708
Resources expended (151,468) - (151,468)
Total funds carried forward 2,274,572 - 2,274,572

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Comparative Statement of Financial Activities

Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

Comparative Statement of Financial Activities
Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2025
Comparative Statement of Financial Activities
Wetherby Road Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2025
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Income and endowments:
Donations and Legacies:
Contributions from the Congregation
91,345
-
91,345
Gift Aid Donations
24,215
-
24,215
Income Tax refunds
5,573
-
5,573
Investments
Interest Received
1,575
-
1,575
Total Income and endowments:
122,708
-
122,708
Expenditure:
Running Meeting Rooms (note 9)
139,492
-
139,492
Congregation Support (note 9)
-
-
-
Cost of donated services (note 4)
11,977
-
11,977
Total Expenditure:
151,468
-
151,468
Net Income/(Expenditure)
(28,760)
-
(28,760)
Net Movement In Funds
(28,760)
-
(28,760)
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Reconciliation of funds (note 11)
Total Funds bought forward
2,303,332
-
2,303,332
Net movement in funds
(28,760)
-
(28,760)
Total Funds carried forward
2,274,572
-
2,274,572

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