# **Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements** The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024 ## **Contents** - **3** Legal and Administrative Information - **4** Report of the Trustees - **8** Report of the Independent Examiner - **9** Statement of Financial Activities - **10** Balance Sheet - **11** Notes forming part of the Financial Statements - **14** Resources Expended - **15** Analysis of Net Assets - Current year - **16** Analysis of Net Assets - Prior Year - **17** Movement in Funds - Current Year - **18** Movement in Funds - Prior Year - **19** Comparative Statement of Financial Activities 10 Jan 2025 Page 2 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Legal and Administrative Information** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024** ## **Charity Name:** The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Registered Charity Number:** 1159530 ## **Trustees:** Andrew Purdom (Chair) Hugh Smith Jacob Newton Ian Morren Brian Moffitt ## **Treasurer:** Hugh Smith **Principle Address:** 10 St. Nicholas Close, Tingrith, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK17 9EL **Independent Examiner:** Sandra Thurgood FCCA FMAAT FPA BSc 3 Dells Lane Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 8LP **Accountant:** Oldfield Advisory LLP 1120 Elliott Court Herald Avenue Coventry CV5 6UB ## **Bankers:** Metro Bank Milton Keynes Branch United Trust Bank 10 Jan 2025 Page 3 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Report of the Trustees** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust 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 page 11 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 20 October 1978, most recently amended by Deed of Variation dated 17 August 2014. The trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 8 December 2014 under Charity Registration Number: 1159530 ## **Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees** The Trustees who have 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. The Trust operate one Gospel hall 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. The Trust also maintains particular links with Kirby Road Gospel Hall Trust and Prince Avenue 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 The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust can be found in the separate appendix to this report. 10 Jan 2025 Page 4 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust Report of the Trustees ## **Main activities and achievements** The Trust provides and maintains one Gospel hall 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. ## **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 20 and 600 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. 10 Jan 2025 Page 5 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust 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: - We seek and are encouraged to live exemplary lives in all our relationships with others in the wider community (including former Brethren), in accordance with the teachings of Holy Scripture (1 Tim 2:2). - We regularly go out from our homes to preach on the streets, to distribute Christian literature and engage with the wider community (including former Brethren) in order to present eternal salvation, available to all men by faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Tim 4:2). - We seek as members of the public to lead Christian lives as husbands and wives, parents, children, employers, employees and neighbours. (Col 3:22-25, Col 4:1). - The preservation and protection of the family unit is fundamental and children are prized as a blessing from God. (Psalm 127:3-5). The elderly are valued members of the community, for whom both their family and the wider community are expected to care. - Holy Scripture commands us to be good neighbours to others, and deal with all other people (including former Brethren) openly, honestly and fairly and consistent with these principles, we should give our time, talents and money to assist those in need in the wider community, in so far as reasonable given our abilities and our available resources. (Matt 7:12, Matt 22:39, Eph 4:28). ## **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 2024 the Trust had a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended. Total voluntary income received this year was £393,392 compared to £301,906 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. This is based on the charity's size and the level of financial commitments. The Trustees aim for the Charity to hold sufficient funds in a current account to meet the day to day expenses, plus an allowance for any urgent repairs and capital expenses. The Trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily. Free reserves accumulated in excess of the minimum will be used at the discretion of the Trustees for the strategic development of Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust 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. Free Reserves at the year end were £1,431,896 ( 2023: £1,301,067) The trustees confirm the reserves are being accumulated in view of future capital expenditure. 10 Jan 2025 Page 6 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust 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: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP (FRS 102); - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. 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: .................................................................................. Mr H Smith (Trustee) .............................................................. Date 10 Jan 2025 Page 7 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust Report of the Independent Examiner The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust Forthe year ended 5 April 2024 I reportto the trustees on my examination ofthe accounts ofthe The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust for the year ended SApril 2024. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The charity's trustees are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carryingout my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 1451Sllbl 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 con51deration of any unusual items ordisclosures 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 consèquently 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: Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act. or The accounts do not accord with those records. or The accovnts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming 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 fairview, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drdwn in this report in orderto enable a proper understandingof the accounts to be reached. Sandra Thurgood FCCA FMAAT FPA BS 3 Dells Lane Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 8LP IOJanuary2025 Trustees Report& Unaudlted Financialstatements The Bldwell Gospel Hall Tw5t 10 Jan 2025 Page 801 L9 ## **Statement of Financial Activities** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024** |**Statement of Financial Activities**
**The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust**
**For the year ended 5 April 2024**|**Statement of Financial Activities**
**The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust**
**For the year ended 5 April 2024**| |---|---| |**UNRESTRICTED**
**FUNDS**
**DESIGNATED**
**FUNDS**
**RESTRICTED**
**FUND**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**2024**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**2023**|| |**Income and endowments:**|| ||**Donations and Legacies:**| ||Contributions from the Congregation
203,724
-
-
203,724
187,692| ||Gift Aid Donations
151,735
-
-
151,735
91,371| ||Income Tax refunds
37,934
-
-
37,934
22,843
**Investments**| ||Interest Received
37,402
-
-
37,402
15,463| ||Other Income
38,496
-
-
38,496
-| |**Total Income and endowments:**
**469,291**
**-**
**-**
**469,291**
**317,369**
**Expenditure:**|| ||Running Meeting Rooms (note 10)
70,189
-
-
70,189
142,223| ||Cost of donated services (note 5)
282,026
-
-
282,026
79,053| ||Grants to affiliated trusts (note 6)
-
-
-
-
1,480,561
**Loss on sale of assets**| ||Profit/Loss on sale of assets
-
-
-
-
147,959| ||**Total Loss on sale of assets**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**147,959**| ||**Total Expenditure:**
**352,215**
**-**
**-**
**352,215**
**1,849,796**| |**Net Income/(Expenditure)**
**117,076**
**-**
**-**
**117,076**
**(1,532,426)**|| |**Net Movement In Funds**
**117,076**
**-**
**-**
**117,076**
**(1,532,426)**
**UNRESTRICTED**
**FUNDS**
**DESIGNATED**
**FUNDS**
**RESTRICTED**
**FUND**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**2024**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**2023**|| |**Reconciliation of funds (note 12)**|| |Total Funds bought forward
2,972,484
-
-
2,972,484
4,504,911|| |Net movement in funds
117,076
-
-
117,076
(1,532,426)|| |**Total Funds carried forward**
**3,089,560**
**-**
**-**
**3,089,560**
**2,972,484**|| The notes on page 11 - 18 form part of these financial statements. 10 Jan 2025 Page 9 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Balance Sheet** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust As at 5 April 2024** |**Balance Sheet**
**The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust**
**As at 5 April 2024**||| |---|---|---| ||**2024**|**2023**| |**Fixed Assets**||| |Tangible assets (note 7)|1,745,664|1,759,418| |**Total Fixed Assets**|**1,745,664**|**1,759,418**| |**Current assets**||| |Prepayments and accrued income|39,113|24,168| |Cash at bank and in hand|1,395,452|1,279,749| |**Total Current assets**|**1,434,565**|**1,303,916**| |**Creditors: amounts falling due withinone year**||| |Accruals and deferred income|2,669|2,850| |**Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|**2,669**|**2,850**| |**Net current assets/(liabilities)**|**1,431,896**|**1,301,067**| |**Total assets less current liabilities**|**3,177,561**|**3,060,485**| |**Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year**||| |Loans|88,001|88,001| |**Net Assets**|**3,089,560**|**2,972,484**| |**Funds (note 12)**||| |Revaluation reserve|1,328,305|1,328,305| |Unrestricted funds|1,761,255|1,644,179| |**Total Funds**|**3,089,560**|**2,972,484**| The unaudited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust on .........................................and were signed on its behalf by: ............................................................................................. Mr H Smith (Trustee) The notes on pages 11 - 18 form part of these financial statements. 10 Jan 2025 Page 10 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Notes forming part of the Financial Statements** **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust 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 The Bidwell 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|1% straight line| |---|---| |Property improvements|4% straight line| |Fixtures and Fittings|25% reducing balance| 10 Jan 2025 Page 11 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust 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. ## **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: £98.50) ## **3. WAGES AND SALARIES** There are no employees (2023: none) ## **4. LONG-TERM LOANS** This relates to loans for which there is no requirement to repay within twelve months. ## **5. Donated Services** |**2024**
**2023**|**2024**
**2023**| |---|---| |**Donated Services**|| ||**Donated To:**| ||Donated Services to Kirby GHT (inc Ashcroft)
-
2,230| ||Donated Services to Prince Avenue GHT
282,026
76,823| ||**Total Donated Services:**
**282,026**
**79,053**| 10 Jan 2025 Page 12 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust Notes forming part of the Financial Statements ## **6. Grants** |**2024**
**2023**|**2024**
**2023**| |---|---| |**Grants:**|| ||**Grants to:**| ||Grants to Prince Avenue GHT
-
1,480,561| ||**Total Grants:**
**-**
**1,480,561**| ## **7. Tangible Fixed Assets** |**Cost**|Freehold Land and Buildings - Bedford Road,
Bidwell|Fixtures and Fittings|Total| |---|---|---|---| |At 6 April 2023|1,800,000|163,842|1,963,842| |Additions||1,082|1,082| |Disposals|||| |At 5 April 2024|1,800,000|164,924|1,964,924| |**Depreciation**|||| |At 6 April 2023|51,060|153,364|204,424| |Current Year Depreciation|12,009|2,826|14,835| |Eliminated on disposals|||| |At 5 April 2024|63,069|156,191|219,259| |**Net Book Value**|||| |At 5 April 2024|1,736,931|8,733|1,745,665| |At 5 April 2023|1,748,941|10,478|1,759,418| Land registry titles of the above property held are Bedford Road: BD73501 . ## **8. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES** During the financial year, aggregated donations of £20,735 (2023: £50,965) were received. The trust also received £18,160 from Deckpro Ltd, where a director of the company is a trustee, £29,500 from Selo Holdings Ltd, where a director of the company is a trustee, and £15,850 from Fast Mover Tools Ltd, where a director of the company is a trustee. The trust made no reimbursements to any of the trustees this financial year (2023: £1,077). ## **9. VOLUNTEERS** The Bidwell 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. 10 Jan 2025 Page 13 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Resources Expended** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024** ## **10. Resources Expended** |**MEETING ROOM**
**COSTS**
**CHARITABLE**
**ACTIVITIES**
**TOTAL COSTS**
**2024**
**TOTAL COSTS**
**2023**|**MEETING ROOM**
**COSTS**
**CHARITABLE**
**ACTIVITIES**
**TOTAL COSTS**
**2024**
**TOTAL COSTS**
**2023**| |---|---| |**Direct Costs**|| ||Premises costs - repairs and maintenance
10,038
-
10,038
12,856| ||Premises costs - heat, light and power
11,231
-
11,231
12,674| ||Telephone
566
-
566
1,297| ||Health and Safety
13,318
-
13,318
17,881| ||Legal and professional
13,281
-
13,281
62,913| ||Public outreach expenses
423
-
423
336| ||Special meeting costs
1,359
-
1,359
-| ||Depreciation
14,835
-
14,835
27,886| ||Insurance
1,861
-
1,861
2,716
**Other Expenses**| ||Recoupment order
308
-
308
308| ||Training
300
-
300
-| ||**Total Other Expenses**
**608**
**-**
**608**
**308**| ||Governance
2,669
-
2,669
3,356| ||**Total Direct Costs**
**70,189**
**-**
**70,189**
**142,223**| Governance costs include £300 (prior year: £250) in respect of independent examiners fees. 10 Jan 2025 Page 14 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Analysis of Net Assets - Current year** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024** ## **11. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS** |**11. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN**|**FUNDS**|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |11.1 Current Year||||| ||**UNRESTRICTED**|**DESIGNATED**|**RESTRICTED**|**TOTAL FUNDS**| ||**FUNDS**|**FUNDS**|**FUND**|**2024**| |**Funds**||||| |Tangible Fixed Assets|1,745,664|-|-|1,745,664| |Current Assets|1,434,565|-|-|1,434,565| |Current Liabilities|(2,669)|-|-|(2,669)| |Non Current Liabilities|(88,001)|-|-|(88,001)| |**Total Funds**|**3,089,560**|**-**|**-**|**3,089,560**| 10 Jan 2025 Page 15 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Analysis of Net Assets - Prior Year** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024** ## 11.2 Prior Year ||**UNRESTRICTED**|**DESIGNATED**|**RESTRICTED**|**TOTAL FUNDS**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**FUNDS**|**FUNDS**|**FUNDS**|**2023**| |**Funds**||||| |Tangible Fixed Assets|1,759,418|-|-|1,759,418| |Current Assets|1,303,916|-|-|1,303,916| |Current Liabilities|(2,850)|-|-|(2,850)| |Non Current Liabilities|(88,001)|-|-|(88,001)| |**Total Funds**|**2,972,484**|**-**|**-**|**2,972,484**| 10 Jan 2025 Page 16 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Movement in Funds - Current Year** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024** ## **12. Movement in Funds** 12.1 Movement in funds - current year ||**UNRESTRICTED**|**DESIGNATED**|**RESTRICTED**|**TOTAL FUNDS**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**FUNDS**|**FUNDS**|**FUND**|**2024**| |**Movement in Funds**||||| |Total funds bought forward|2,972,484|-|-|2,972,484| |Incoming resources|469,291|-|-|469,291| |Resources expended|(352,215)|-|-|(352,215)| |**Total funds carried forward**|**3,089,560**|**-**|**-**|**3,089,560**| 10 Jan 2025 Page 17 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Movement in Funds - Prior Year** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024** ## **12. Movement in Funds** 12.2 Movement in funds - Prior year ||**UNRESTRICTED**|**DESIGNATED**|**RESTRICTED**|**TOTAL FUNDS**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**FUNDS**|**FUNDS**|**FUNDS**|**2023**| |**Movement in Funds**||||| |Total funds bought forward|4,504,911|-|-|4,504,911| |Incoming resources|317,369|-|-|317,369| |Resources expended|(1,849,796)|-|-|(1,849,796)| |**Total funds carried forward**|**2,972,484**|**-**|**-**|**2,972,484**| 10 Jan 2025 Page 18 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Comparative Statement of Financial Activities** ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2024** |**Comparative Statement of Financial Activities**
**The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust**
**For the year ended 5 April 2024**|**Comparative Statement of Financial Activities**
**The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust**
**For the year ended 5 April 2024**| |---|---| |**UNRESTRICTED**
**FUNDS**
**DESIGNATED**
**FUNDS**
**RESTRICTED**
**FUNDS**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**2023**|| |**Income and endowments:**|| ||**Donations and Legacies:**| ||Contributions from the Congregation
187,692
-
-
187,692| ||Gift Aid Donations
91,371
-
-
91,371| ||Income Tax refunds
22,843
-
-
22,843
**Investments**| ||Interest Received
15,463
-
-
15,463| |**Total Income and endowments:**
**317,369**
**-**
**-**
**317,369**
**Expenditure:**|| ||Running Meeting Rooms (note 10)
142,223
-
-
142,223| ||Cost of donated services (note 5)
79,053
-
-
79,053| ||Grants to affiliated trusts (note 6)
1,480,561
-
-
1,480,561
**Loss on sale of assets**| ||Profit/Loss on sale of assets
147,959
-
-
147,959| ||**Total Loss on sale of assets**
**147,959**
**-**
**-**
**147,959**| ||**Total Expenditure:**
**1,849,796**
**-**
**-**
**1,849,796**| |**Net Income/(Expenditure)**
**(1,532,426)**
**-**
**-**
**(1,532,426)**|| |**Net Movement In Funds**
**(1,532,426)**
**-**
**-**
**(1,532,426)**
**UNRESTRICTED**
**FUNDS**
**DESIGNATED**
**FUNDS**
**RESTRICTED**
**FUNDS**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**2023**|| |**Reconciliation of funds (note 12)**|| |Total Funds bought forward
4,504,911
-
-
4,504,911|| |Net movement in funds
(1,532,426)
-
-
(1,532,426)|| |**Total Funds carried forward**
**2,972,484**
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**2,972,484**|| 10 Jan 2025 Page 19 of 19 Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust ## **Public Benefit Report** The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust 6th April 2023 - 5th April 2024 **Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit Report** ## **2023-24 Summary** The Trustees of the The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust (BGHT) 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. ## **Highlights** **13** food packs delivered to foodbanks and homeless charities **4** events supported through **RRT** ## **Tracts & Street Preaching** We have held to our commitment to the open air preaching in the town centres of Luton and Dunstable, with has included handing out tracts and gospel cards. Tracts and gospel cards are available for collection from the main Gospel Hall in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. Any enquiries received by the Trustees have been followed up fully, and where applicable people have been directed to christiandoctrineandgospelpublishing.org where literature can be purchased or downloaded for reading in multiple languages. Congregation members have continued to hand out tracts to neighbours and persons in need, where this has been felt helpful. **Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit Report** ## **Giving to the Community** Food boxes delivered to food banks in the local area. Beneficiaries include: Dunstable Foodbank, St Augustines Church, Dunstable Squared (LCH) Pathways Project, Luton Mary Seacole, Luton Signposts, Luton NOAH Welfare Centre, Luton **“ “** > Thank you very much for your contribution, it is most welcome. **”** - NOAH Welfare Centre > Many thanks we were literally talking about food this morning. Food **”** donations save us so much money - thank you. God bless. - Signposts **Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit Report** ## **Working with RRT** The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust have worked with another charity - the Rapid Relief Team - in the following operations: ## **12 May 2023** RRT provided a hot burger for medical staff at Luton & Dunstable Hospital for International Nurses Day 2023, serving approximately 1,400 meals. ## **6 July 2023** Teams from RRT Luton and RRT Hertford provided a hot burger meal for medical staff at Lister Hospital. ## **14 October 2023** In support of World Homeless Day, RRT provided Leighton Linslade Homeless Service with 49 Family Food Boxes and 10 Homeless Blankets. **Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit Report** ## **Working with RRT** ## **17-18th October 2023** RRT provided hot refreshments over a 24 hour period to the multi-agency emergency response at the Luton Airport fire, serving approximately 600 meals. ## **The Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust** 10 St Nicholas Close Tingrith Bedfordshire MK17 9EL Registered Charity No. 1159530