Stafford Gospel Hall Trust Report and Financial Statements Year ended 5 April 2025 Charity number: 1159523 Stafford Gospel Hall Truat Report and Financial Ststements Contents Pagè Legal and administrats've infomiab.on Report of the Trustees Report ot the Independent Examiner siai8ment of finanaal acts"vib"es Balance sheet Cashflow statement Notes forming part of the financAal Statements Addthonal infomation 9-15 16 Stafford Go8p¢I Hall Tru¥t Legal and admlnistrative infomiation Trustees Mr Keith Brewer Mr Bruce Bricknell Mr Goryard Gales Mr Grant Godwin Mr Robin Mcmullan Mr Rolf McMu113n Mr Adrian Pitto¢k Chair Appointed 18 Soplember 2024 Resigned 18 SeplenilEI 2024 ReS￿ned 18 September ?024 Appointed 18 Saptember 2024 Tide to all freehold properties was hekl jointly at the rewrt approval date by Adrian Pittock, Grant Godm'n, Keith Brewer, Robin Mcmullan. and Gerrard Gates. Corrospondenco addro8S DrelhreTr Qosp¥l Hall New Road Hixon Slafford ST18 OPJ Ind•pondent examiner Dr J R Ayling Bsc FCA 8 Trouibeck Avenue Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 GNE Bank• National Westminster Bank PLC 41 Greengate Street Slafford Staffordshi ST16 2JA Stafford Gospel Hall Trust Raport of thè Trustses for the year ended 5 April 2025 The Trustees preseni their report along wth the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025. The finanoal slalernents have been prepared in accordance wlh the accounb.ng F)oliaes set out on pages 9 and 10. and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law. structur@. GovÈrnancè and ManaymÈnt Goveming document Stsffor¢ Gospel Hall Trust is an unincorwraled trust consbtutea Dy a Deea or Trust aaiea 21 March 1983. most reeently amended 8 August ?014 and was registered wth the Chartty Commission for Eng18nd and Wales on 8 De￿mber 2014. Rgcruitmènt and appointmènt of nèw trustees The Trustees who have 5etved duting the year and since the year end are set oul on page 1. No Trustees ￿ceiVed remuneration or expenses from the char￿ in the year ended 5 April 2025 12024.. non8}. The Trust operates four Gospel halLs aTrJ Twstees are thosen from among the regular congregation of the ha115. New Trustees are nominated by the exisb.ng Trustees or by the congregation and musl be appointed by unanimous resolubon ot Ihe congregation. New I rustees are selected according io tneir skills and Èxperiencg. and ar> eX[￿¢t￿l to both in fi1rt￿.rtnQ thp. nhjprt% al thg. r.hArity c.hocks are made to ensure the Tw3lees' eligibility to 8Ct, 8nd incoming Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities by the exists'ng Trustees. wtho ensure that new Trustee$ read the Trust Deed and reÈvant Charity Commission guidance. Widèr network The Trustees maintain informal links with similar charitses wth a wew lo pooling experien￿ considered useful in p4Jrsuing the objects of the Charity. The Charity also maintsins particular links wrth Ch8se Gospel Hall Trust ICGHT), with which it shares members of its congregation. Regular donalions are made by Stafford Gospel Hall Trust to cover the Maintenan￿ and njnning expenses of CGHT. Risk management The Tru$lee8 ha￿ examined the major strategic, business and opgrational risks which the Charity fac88 cirid Gonfiim that Systems have been e5tsblished lo mitwJate those ri5k5. Objectives and activitiès objects.ves and aims The charitable purposes ol the Chanty are the advancement of the Chrisb'an rel￿10n for the public benefit, induding by the c3rrwng on of the Servi￿ of God in ar£ordan￿ with the Old and New T8Stamenls of the Holy Bible as follow&J by those Christians fomiing part of the world-wide fellowship known as the Plyrnouth Brethren christs.an Church Ithe "Brethren") and any other charitable purposes ¢onne¢ted with Brethren. The core doctrine of the Brethren and proper practices in furtherance of certain aspects of do¢thne are summarised in tsvo schedules to the Trust Deed. Public Bgnefft The Tru$tee$ confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commi55ion's general guidan￿ to charitie5 on public tKnefiL The detail ol actsvities Is Included under the sethon 'Main activitses and achievements.. Funding Funding is sought through gifts from the congregats.on and Gift Aid is claimed on eligible donations. Funding is sometimes received fron other charitable trusts wth complementary obj'ectives. Staffor(J Gospel Hall Trust Report of the Trustees for the yèar ended S April 2025 Objectives and activities (continued) Maln a¢tivitios and a¢hievements The Ttust provides and tnaintains four Gospel halls in Slafford. where religious meeb"ng5 a￿ held by the local Brethren community. Detsils of the ongins. teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on tho wobsita VAW.plymoulhbr&lhren¢hristsanchurclJ.org and in thè $Ch￿ul@S to the TnJ$t Deed. The Trust's main athievernents this year indudo h￿ting a Bible Conference in April 2024 usin9 tha Trust's receniiy constructed Glry Hall ￿1h a iotal of urca 70) attending over the three day5 th conferenc£ was held. Add￿OnallY. fvrther outreach work continued during the financial year as detailed below.. The Tnjst donated 5 'red tent events. serving hol food to the emergency ServI￿S I charlties as planned events and g) food boxes lo the Staffordshire poli￿ forts and councils which were subsequently given to persons in need. Members of lh* eongregation of Stsfford Gospel Hall Trust joined with RRT to serve 1C meals at the Cauldwell All Stsff Day. Working wrth Brendan McKeown of Stafbrd Borough, a group of wlling volur*toers joincd wrth Hixon residents to ts.ay up Miiienium Green In ￿eW of me VE Day 80th Anniversary Fete. Mowing. stnmming. edging footpaths. painb'ng benches and fencing arou￿1 the Boules Court were all tasks on the list that was ￿Mpleted by Trust volunteers. Membels of the congregat.on attending StafFoTd Gospel Hall Trustjoined wth RRT volLtnteers to serve 150 meals at the Caul¢hhEII Family Day. Members of the congregation attending Stafford Gospel Mall Trust joined ￿th RRT volunteers to serve 60 meals at the Cauldwell Safe & Sound Day. Members of the CL)ngregaiion of S￿ffOrd Gospel Hall Trustjoined wth RRT to Serve me815 at the Murti Agency Event al Swynnerton. Meetings Mgetings hgld at the Gospgl Halls include the Lord's Supper {Communionl. Gospol proa¢hing8, Bibla l¥S 3.750.909 55.798 11,9751 3,804.730 {1.975} 305.732 317.6C6 2.607.024 Dèpreeiation At 6 Apri12024 Annual charge Disposa18 At 5 April 2025 40.989 4.115 78.577 9.573 32,090 5.620 2.520 45.030 154,176 64,338 45,104 37,710 47.550 218,514 Impairment At 5 April 2025 & 5 April 2024 245.791 1.048.708 1,294,499 Net book value At 5 April 2025 260.628 240.427 279.896 1.510.766 2.291.717 At 5 April 2024 266.718 250.000 285,516 1,500,000 2,302.234 Land registry rgfgrgnces: Eccleshall Road Acton Gate Baswich Lane Hixon SF541897 SF337138 SF615852 SF498322 2 Fund movements for the prior year Balan¢• at 6 April 2023 Balance at 6 April 2024 Income Exp8nditur• Impaimlent Tran$f•r General fijnd 2.992.883 82.639 (78.0321 11.039,1361 370,680 2.329.034 Rcstrictcd fund 370,680 453.319 1370.6801 2.992.883 (18.0321 11.039.136) 2.329.034 Thè restrieled fund arose as a resutt of a fvnds appeal for tha purpose of construcb'ng a new meeting hall al New Road, Hixon. As all Ihe funds were used for the intended purpose during the year ended 5 April 2024, the balan￿ of the restricted fund was transferred to the unrestricted general fund. 16 ## **- Stafford Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit Report 2024/2025** Members of the congregation, acting under the directions of the trustees and with their full active . ## **2024/25 Summary** The trustees of the Stafford Gospel Hall Trust 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. ## **Street Preachings** There have been regular open air preachings in Stafford since at least the mid 20[th] Century, sharing the message of Gods heart of love to mankind. Any enquiries received by the trustees or made to central office have been followed up, and where applicable people have been directed to the following website where literature can be purchased or downloaded for reading in multiple languages. ## _https://christiandoctrineandgospelpublishing.org/_ C/o Westgate Ltd, Verulam Road, Stafford, ST16 3EA Trustees: G.B.Gates; R.A.McMullan; A.Pittock; K.M.Brewer; G.Godwin ## **2024/25 statistics** |Total tracts given out|618no.| |---|---| |Total bibles given out|5no.| |Total Street Preaching sessions|96no.| |Total Street Preachings given 211no.|Total Street Preachings given 211no.| In addition to the above and in support of the community in which we operate Stafford Gospel Hall Trust have donated the below:- - events. - 90no. food boxes to the Staffordshire police force and councils which were subsequently given to persons in need ## **Other Stafford Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit** ## **Cauldwell All Staff Day - September 2024** Members of the congregation of Stafford Gospel Hall Trust joined with RRT to serve 100no. meals at the Cauldwell All Staff Day. C/o Westgate Ltd, Verulam Road, Stafford, ST16 3EA Trustees: G.B.Gates; R.A.McMullan; A.Pittock; K.M.Brewer; G.Godwin ## **Millenium Green, Hixon - May 2025** Working with Brendan McKeown of Stafford Borough a group of willing volunteers worked joined with Hixon residents to tidy up Millenium Green in view of the VE Day 80[th] Anniversary Fete. Mowing, strimming, edging footpaths, painting benches and fencing around the Boules Court were all tasks on the list that was completed by SGHT volunteers. C/o Westgate Ltd, Verulam Road, Stafford, ST16 3EA Trustees: G.B.Gates; R.A.McMullan; A.Pittock; K.M.Brewer; G.Godwin C/o Westgate Ltd, Verulam Road, Stafford, ST16 3EA Trustees: G.B.Gates; R.A.McMullan; A.Pittock; K.M.Brewer; G.Godwin ## **Staffordshire Response Day - July 2024** ## **Cauldwell Family Day - August 2024** Members of the congregation attending Stafford Gospel Hall Trust joined with RRT volunteers to serve 150no meals at the Cauldwell Family Day. ## **Cauldwell Safe & Sound Day - August 2024** Members of the congregation attending Stafford Gospel Hall Trust joined with RRT volunteers to serve 60no meals at the Cauldwell Safe & Sound Day. C/o Westgate Ltd, Verulam Road, Stafford, ST16 3EA Trustees: G.B.Gates; R.A.McMullan; A.Pittock; K.M.Brewer; G.Godwin ## **Multi Agency Event - February 2025** Members of the congregation of Stafford Gospel Hall Trust joined with RRT to serve meals at the Multi Agency Event at Swynnerton. Photos were not permitted during the work carried out. C/o Westgate Ltd, Verulam Road, Stafford, ST16 3EA Trustees: G.B.Gates; R.A.McMullan; A.Pittock; K.M.Brewer; G.Godwin