charlty regSstratlon number.. 1160706
Open Doors Network
Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements
for the Year Ended 31 August 2024
Fleld Sulllvan Llmlted
9 Hare & Blllet Roa(1
Blackheath
London
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Contents (continued)
Reference and Admlnlstratlve Deta115
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Trustees, Report
Independent Examlner's Report
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Statement of Flnanclal Activitles
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements
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Reference and Admlnistratlve Detalls
Trustees
Richard Berklev
Antony Darnell
Kathryn Green
David Klng
Stephen Mcvelgh
Vlctorla Ross
Phlllp Watson
MerJa-LI15a Wlckham
Joseph Robinson
1160706
charlty Reglstratlon Nurnber
Prlnclpal office
The Old Ambulance Statlon
Speldhurst Road
Tunbrid4e Wells
Kent
T4 OIA
IDdependent Examlner
Fleld Sulllvan Llmlted
9 Hare & Billet Road
Flackheoth
London
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Trustees, Report
The tfusteès present their report and atcounts for the year erided 31 August 2924. The charlty operates
Christian Church under the name of New Life Chureh.
The accounts have been prepared In accordance wlth the accountlng pollcles set out In note I to the accounts
nd comply wlth the chaTlty's constitutlon. the Charltles Art 2011 and "4¢countln£ and Reportlng by Ch3rlties',
Statement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charltle5 preparlng thelr accounts In accordance with the
Flnanclal Reporting Stand8rd appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021" leffectlve from l January
20191
Oblertlves and A¢lvlties
The oblectlyes of the CIO are for the publlc benellt. to advance tbe ChTlstlars faith In accordance with the Ethos
Statement of New Llfe Church In Tunbrldge Wells and such other parts of the UK and the world as the charity
trustees may from time to tlme decide. The ethos statement Is to be found in the ¢onstilUtlon of the CIO.
Wew Llfe ch￿rCh exlsts to commlt Itself to serve the Gospel of jesus Chrlst through Tnembers, Indivldual
Ilfeslyle. through djstlpleship groups and through actlvltles. much of them at the Church Centre. The artlvitle5
Include:
meetln8 In Life groups to share, pray and encourage one another,. worshlpplng together and belng
tau8ht from the Bible,. sharing about Jesus with our colleague5, neighbours and frjends; contributing flnancially
to those in chrlstian mlnistry,. taking part in various Church-based enterprlses to draw unchurched peoplE to
hear the Gospel,. and In varlous ways se￿Ing those In need.
The Church operates prlmarily, but not exclusiyely, wlthln the TunbTid#e We115 area. During the report perS0d,
the church employed two full-time pastors, David King and Steve Mcvelgh. The church also employed Kate
Green as Treasurer In a part time role, and three other employee3 who covtr part time admiDlstrallon,
cleanlng and buildlnES facilities manager.
The trustees have determlned to keep the actlvSties undertaken under revlew In con51derlng the Charlty
Commisslon's 8ulrJance on publlc benefit, and, In partlcular, the speclfic guldance on charlties for the
advancement of reli6ion. The tharity undertakes a number of activlties in ord¢r to achle¥e these ob5ecilves
and Is COTnmilted to ensurlng that these actlvities are open to 411 ID the communlties local to the church
fellowshlp.
A large amount of the work of the Church Is tarried out by Indivldual members In thelr work and home
sltuations, living out thelr Christian falth by word and deed. Much is done privately wlthout re¢ognltlon, and
the hours and value ol that time cannot be quantifled.
A.chlevements and Performance
Durlng this last financial year, we saw our Sunday morning meetlngs contlnue to be well attended In person
and our Ilve stream contlnues wbich Is now an ongoln8 feature of a Sunday mornlng where we saw regulai
vlewers able to Joln us, If not In person. We have contlnued to see an Increase In attendance, of vlsltors beine
welcomed on a re6u13r basls, and have been greatly encouraged with new famllles and indlvlduals lolnlng our
fellowshlp* partltularly wlth many dlfferent natlonalities. We were able to celebrate an 'lnternatlon45 Sunda
wlth many cultures and languages arnongst U5.
The Gatehouse as an expression pf New Life Church at the old Calvary Church bulldlng In central Tunbrldge
Wells, wa5 sublect to flooding In February 2021 and much of the buildlng was damaged. We were dellghted to
be able to complete the renoV3tlons In the lalter half of the year and wlll ar¢ in dlscussion5 for what we wlll be
uslnE It for In the followlng year.
Lunch & chat takes place monthly where we see members of the chur¢h and community meet for lunch and
Coffee and chat happens weekly to encourage consislency and communltv. Nvmber5 In both these setllngs
have seen Increase through ihe last year and provide a highllght of connection for many In their week.
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Legacy Youth at New Llfe enjoyed bl.weekly gatherlngs and soclal events and has contlnued to see growth over
thi5 year. We have been able to welcome some new team leaders In the last year allowing us to seNe the
Intreaslng youth work well. Legacy Youth attended Newdaytr a large-scale youth event to build on and further
thelr falth, wlth thousands of your¥8 poople gatherlng to worshlp and hear teacblng and enjoyed campln8
together In Norwlch Showgiound In August. Thls proved to be a very slgnlflcant tlme for many of our young
people.
Sozo la rnln15try for restorlng relatlonshlp5 wlth Godl whlch mostly aim to serve people from outslde the
Church contlnues to be popular ond effective bearing good fTult. It served malnly those out51de of the church
from other ￿ngregationS around the UK where thls mlnistry 15 known and has become popular and sought
after.
Wlthln the chlldren's work, we have seen a signlflcant Increase of chlldren In the church on a Sunday mornlng
who belong to a group called ExplorÈrs. Alongslde Explorer5 we continue to run 3 creche on a Sunday morning
caterlng for the under 4,5 In the church, During the year as part of the chlldren's work, we have been able to
put on a Llght Party whlch took place a5 an alternative Halloween gakherlngi whlch saw Fnany from the
community bring their chlldren to, hearing the good news of jesus belng the Ilght of the world, Thls took place
in collaboratlon, and was h05led by, Christ Church, Southborough. We did not hold the Easter holiday club this
year but are hoplng to carry th15 ijn In the nextflnanclal year.
Llfe Group5 meet 3 weeks out of 4 for fellowshipi blL71e study, and mutual encoufagement, We have been able
to place new members in these life Groups and have seen Erowth here. We have also Started a LSfe Group
purely for new members 3Dd thosè who have come from our Alpha course whlch Is a doorway to other groups.
We hold 'ln perSOD' prayer nlghts on the 2nd week ol the month whl¢h encourage the church to meet as a
famlly for Important (oplcs lo pray Into together.
E4T's {Trlpletsl have been ongolng and well recelved to encourage further growth In the area of disclpleshlp.
These more personal groups meet a mlnlmum of onre a ￿onth to help shaipeD and encourage oDe another a5
dlsciples of Chrlst.11 contlnues to be very encouraging as more triplets are formed.
Durlng the last flnan¢Sal yeqr, we ran 3 $ucce55ful alpha courses for all those wlshltig to explore the Chrlstlan
falth, We had between 2-5 Euests or) each course, Thè Alpha prayer team contlnued to support each course
wlth approxlmately 20 members praylng on a weekly basls. We are aimlng to run Alpha conslstently 3 tlmes
per year and are currently runnlng a new course In the new flnanclal vear
We have been able to continue our early mornlng prayer meeilng on zoom. We have an average of 10-12
loinlng together on a Tuesday, Wednesday and ThuT5day morTrlng for 30 minutes of prayer at the Start ol the
day. Thls alongglde the prayer nlght and our regular (three time5 a yearl week of prayer & fa5tlng have be¢n a
slgnifl¢ant source of encouragement thls year. All of these will contlnue through the next fln2nclal year.
Durlng thls financlal year Davld Klng has been able to travel on mlsslon work throygh organlsations such as The
Llghthouse Community based In Eastern Europe a¥nongst others. We bave been able to malntaln strong links
wlth a number of these thurche5 and we are thrllled to see Davld's involvement Increase slgnlll¢antly, brlnglng
encouragement and teachlng to Indlvidua15, church plants and established church settlpss. We were also able
to sersd teams on prayer and mlsslon trlps to churches In Poland and Albanla, where our alm was to bless and
en¢oura8e them as a team from New Llfe Church.
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As part of the Relational Misslon Ifamlly of churches we are part of> leadership training programme we have
been a 'reglonal hub, for the trainlng. This me4nt that on 4 Saturday5 during the financial year we hosted the
regional tralning In our Southborough building. Over the February half term weekend, we welcomed all 100
leadershlp training studeDt5 to our bullding for 3 days of tralnlng and had a wonderful Sunday mornlng as thev
lolned oyr regular mornlng sesvice. Thls wlll be rèpeated once Ègaln In the next financlal year.
We continued to hire out parts ol the Church Centre to various outside group5 whlch not only ralsed finance
for the church but has led to greater corymunlty awareness and evangelistlc opportunltv.
There conllnues to be town-wide Involvement wlthln New Life Church In minlstrles such 85 Street Pastors
Debt Advlce, alongslde our relationshlp belng built wlth Christ Church, Southborough through our Children'5
work In the alm to unlte In the churches and Sufrounding communlty
Financlal Revlew
The trustees report a deflclt for the year of £27,82912023- deflclt of f3,3671 on unrestrlcted funds Including
deslgnat¢d funds but before transfers. All of the church assets were employed In puisulng the charitable
obletts of the church. More detalled Informatlon Is set out on the followlng pages
It Is the policy of the charity th4t unrèstrlcted fund5 whlch have not been included as fixed assets should be
malntalned at a level equlvalent to between three and slx months, expenditure excludlng depreclallon, The
trustees consider that reserves at thls level wlll ensure that, In the event of a slgnificani (trop In fundln& they
wlll be able to continue the charity's current actlvltles whSle conslderatlon is gSven to ways In whlch additlonal
funds may be ralsed. Three Tnonths, general fund expendilure, excluding depreclation, amounted to
approxirnately £71,000 and unrestricted reserves excluding deslgnated funds held as current assets at the end
of the year were £146,195.
The trustees have assessed the ma5or Tlsks to which the charlty Is exposed, and are satlsfied that system5 3re
In place to mltlgate exposure to the major rlsks.
Structure, governance and management
The charity was establlshed as a Charltable Incorporated Organlsatlon I'CIO") on 2 March 2015
The trustees who served durln6 the year and up to the date of slgnature of the flnanclal statements were:
Richard Berklev
Kathryn Green
David Klns
Stephen Mcvelgh
VlctOTla Ross
Phlllp Watson
Merja-L115a Wickham
Antony Darnell
Joseph Roblnson
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Trustees, Report (contlnuedl
In selectSng Individuals for appointment as charity trustee5, the charity trustees must have regard to the skllls,
knowledge aDd experience needed for the effectlye adminSstration of the CIO. Apart from the flrst charlty
trustees, unless the charity trustees declde otherwise every trustee must be appolnted lor B term of two years
by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity tiustees. New Trustees would be chosen
from amon@si Chyrch members of Integrlty and lèadership abillty and who also share the same values and
vlslon. On being appolnted, new Trustees wlll work alongside existing Trustee5 to gatn an und8rstandlnE of the
role that they bave undertaken.
Elders are appolnted by exlsllng EldeTS. Four elders, Davld Klng {pastorl, Steve Mcvelgh Ipastorl, Rlchard
Berkley and Tony Darnell comprise tho leader5hlp team. The Leadershlp Team Shares the responsiblllty for
leadership and day-to-day managernent of the Church. 2nd appolnts and supports others In the leadership of
disclpleship groups, minlstry teams, etc
Open Doors NetWOTk operates as New Llfe Church and is associated wlth Relational Mlsslon part of
NewFrontiers and Is a member of the Evangelical Alllance. It 15 also actively Involved Sn the Tunbrldg¢ Wells
Fellowshlp of Evangelicals and churches Together for Tunbrldge Wells. None OF these bodles has any control
over the operation of the Chyrch or Its flnancial affalrs.
Reference and admlnlstrative Information is provided on the page followlng the cover sheet.
Statement of Trustees, Respon51bllltle5
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees, report and the flnanclal stakernents In accordance wlth
the United Klngdom Accountlng Standards Iunlted Klngdom Generally Accepted Atcounting Practlcel and
applicable law and regulatlons.
The law appllcable to charltles requ5res tbe trustees to prepare flnanclal ststements for each flnancial year
whlch Slve a true and falr vlew of the state of 4ffairs of the charity and of the IncomSng Tesources and
application of resources of the charlty for th4t perlod. In preparlng these flnanclal statements, the trustees ara
requlred to:
select sultable accounting policies and then apply them conslstently;
observe the methods and prlnclple5 In the ChaTltles SORP,.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether appll¢able accountlng standard5 havè been followed, subject to any mateyial departures
disclosed and explained In the flnan¢lal statements; and
prepare the Iinancial statements on the golng concern basls unles5 It is IDappropriate to presume that the
ch3rity wlll contlnue In business.
The trustees are responsible for keeplng proper accountlng records that dlsclose wlth reasonable accuracy at
any tlme the financlal posltlon of the ¢h3rSty and enable them to eDsure that the flnanclal statements comply
wlth the Charlties Act 2011, the charities (Accounts and Reports) Regul3tlons 2008, and the provlsions of the
constltutlon. The trustees are 3lso responslble for safeguardlng the assets of the charity and hence for taklng
reasonable steps for thè PTeventlon and detection of fraud and other Irregularltles.
The trustees are responslble for the malntenance and integTity of the corporate and flnanclal information
Included on the charitable company's webslte. Legislatlon governing the preparatlon and dissemlnation of
financlal statements may dlffer from leglslatlon In other Surisdlctions,
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Trustees, Report (contlnued)
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the Charity on
and slgned on It5 behalf by:
Philip Watson
Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Open Doors Network
l Teport to the charity trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the charlty for the year ended 31 August
2024 whlch comprise the Statement of Financlal Actlviile5, the Balan￿ Sheet and related notes.
Thi5 report Is made 501oly lo the charlvs trusteès, as a body, In èc¢oidance with section 145 01 thc charltle5
Act 2011, My work has been undertaken so that I mlght state to the ch3rlWs trustees those matters l am
roqulred to slate to them thls.report tsnd fot ¢bO Other purpose. To the fullest extènl permltted by law, I do
nol a¢cÉpt or respori¥.Iblllty 10 iinyorÉe other th.an the Eharity and the ¢h3rlVs trustees ag a hody,.for
my work, for thls report, or for the opinluns I have forrned,
Responsibllltles and basis of repDrt
As the charity trustees of Open Doors Network you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts In
accordance with the requlrements of the Charities Act 20111'the ACYI.
I report In respect of my examination of the Open Doors Network's accounts carrled out under 5ertion 145 of
the 2011 Act and In carrylng out my examinatlon I have followed all the appllcable Diredlons glven by the
Charlty Comrnlssion under sectlon 14515llbl of the Act.
An independent examlnatlon does not Involve gathering all the evldence that wDuld be requlred In an audSt
and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor CODslders In glvlng thelr oplnion on the
flnanclal statements. The plannin8 and conduct ol an audit Boes beyond the Ilmlted assurance that an
Independent ¢xaminatlon can provlde. Consequently l express no oplnion as to whether the financlal
slatEm#Dt5 pres¢nt D 'true and falr, vleiv and rhy repon 15 limlted to those 5pecilic"matters set out In the
Independent examlnerfs statement.
Independent examlnerfs statement
Slnce Open Ooors Network's gross Income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body
listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. l ¢onflrm that l am quallfled to undertake the examlnation because l am a
member of ICAEW, which Is one of the Ilsted bodies.
I have eompleted my examlnatSon. I confirm that no materlal matters have come tp my attentlon In connection
wlth the examlnatlon giving me cause to belleve that In ar¥y mater131 respect.,
l. accountSnE records were not kept In respert of Open Doors Network as requlred by sectlon 130 Df the
Act: or
2. the flnanclal statements do not accord wlth those records; or
3. the financial statements do not Comply with the aecountlng requlrements ¢on¢erning the form and
content OF accounts set out In the Charities IAccounts ajd Report51 Regulatlons 2008 other than anv
requirement that the accounts glve a 'true and falr vlew, whlch Is not a matter considered as part of an
Independent examlnatlon.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon with the examlnation to whl¢h
attention should be dr4wn In thls report In ordef to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be
reached.
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Ind¢pendent Examlner's Reportto the trustees of Open Doors Network (continued)
TIM Sulllvan FCA
Field Syllivan Llrnited
9 Hare & Billet Road
Blackheath
London
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Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024
2024
2023
Note
Flxed asse15
Tangible assets
1,071,239
1,088,A22
Cvrrent a55ets
Debtor5
Cash at bank and In hand
17,849
157,827
Is
19,263
113,199
162,462
175,676
Credltors: Amounts falllng due wlthln one year
16
{5,1911
{5,4811
157,271
170,195
Net current a55ets
1,228,510
1,258,617
Net assets
Fund$ of the charity:
Restrlrted jpcomè funds
Re5trlcted funds
11,595
12,347
Unrestrlcted Income funds
unrestricted funds
1,216,915
1,246,270
Totql fund5
19
1,228,510
1,258,617
an¢lal 5t3tements on p3ge5 9 to 21 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for Issue on
and signed on thelr behalf by..
Phllip Watson
Trustee
The notes on pages 11 to 21 form an Integral part Of these financlal statements.
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Notes to the Flnancial Statement5 for the Year Endgd 31 August 2024
I CharSty Status
The charlty is domlclled In England and Wales.
The address of it5 registered off Ice is:
The Old Ambulance Station
Speldhurst Road
Tuntkrldge Wells
T4 OJA
2 AccountlDg pollcles
Statement of cornpllance
The financlal statements have been prepared Ir) accordance wlth Accountlng and Reportlng by choritles:
Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts In accordance wlth the
FSn3nclal Reporting Slandard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffertive I january 20191
Icharltles SORP IFRS 1021 Second edltlon October 20191, the Financl31 Roportlng Standard applicable In the
UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021, They also comply wSth the Companies Act 2006 and Charltles Art 2011.
Basls of prÈparatlon
Open Doors t4etwork meet5 the deflnltlon of a publlc benellt entity under FRS 102. The accounts Ifinanclal
statements) have been prepared under the hlstOTical cost conventlon wlth Items recognlged at cost or
transactlon value unless otherwlse stated In the relev3nt notelsl to these accounts.
Goln8 ¢oncern
The trustees conslder that there are no mqterlal uncertalntles about the charlty's ablli<y to contlnue as 3 golng
contern.
judgements and key 50urce5 of esllmatlon untertainty
In the appll¢ation of the charltfs accounting policles, the trustee5 are requtred to make Judgements, estimates
and assumptlons abovl the carrying amount of assets and liabllltie5 that are not readily apparèr)t from other
sources. The estimates and assoclated assumptions are based on historlcal experience and other factors that
are considered to be relevant. Actual restjlts may dlffer frorn these estlmates.
The estimates and underlylng assumptlons are revlewed on an ongolng bas15. Revlslons to accountlng
estlTnates are recognlsed In the perlods In whlch the estimate Is revised where r¢visions affects only that
perlod, or In the perlod of the revlslon and future periods where the revlslons affects both current and futltre
perlods.
Income and endowments
Voluntqry income Including donatlons, glfts, legacles and Brant5 that provide core fundlng or are of a general
nature 15 recognlsed when the charity has entitlement lo tho income, It is probable that the income wlll be
recelved and the amount can be measured with sufficlent [ellability.
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Note5 to the FSnanclal Statement5 for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (contlnued)
Donotions and legtttles
Ponations and legacles ale recognlsed on a receivable basls when recelpt Is probabSe and the Amount can be
rellably measured.
Investment Income
Dividends are recognlsed once the dlvldend has been declared and notificatlon has been received of the
dlvldend duè.
Expendlture
All expendlture is retogni5ed once there Is a legal or constructlve obligation to that expenditure, it15 probable
settlement Is requlred and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the appllcable
expendlture heading that aggregate simllar costs ID that category. Where cost5 cannot be dlrectly attrlbuted to
particu5ar headings they have been ?IloGated on a basls conslstent wlth the use of resources. with central staff
costs allocated on the basls of tlme spent, and deprec13tlon charges allocated on thÈ portioN of the asset's use.
other support¢ost5 ale allocated based on the spread tsf staff costs.
Chorltoble ortlvltles
Charltable expenditure comprises those costs Incurred by the charlty In the delivery of Its actlvitles and
servlce5 for Its beneflciaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated dlrectly to such actlvitles and those
costs of an Indirect nature necessary to support them.
Grantprovlslons
PTovlslons for grants are made wheT) the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recjplent
but there is uncertainty about either the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable,
Support cost5
Support costs include Central functlon5 and have been allocated to actlvlty cost categorle5 on a basls
conslstent wlth the use of resource5, for example, allocatirig property costs by floor areas, or per caplta, staff
Costs by the tlme spent and other costs by thelr usage.
Taxation
The charlty is considered to pèss the tests set out In Paragraph I Schedule 6 of the Flnanoe Act 2010 and
therefore It meets the definltlon of a charltable company for VK Cofporatlon tax purposes. Accordlnglyi the
charlty Is potentlally exempt from taxatlon In Tespect of IDcome or capltal galns recelved wlthln categorles
covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Att 2010 or Sectlon 256 01 the Taxation of Chargeable
Galns Acl 1992, to the extent that Such Income or galns are applled excluslvely lo Charltable purposes.
Tenglble fixed 3sset5
Indlvldual fixed assets costlnB bl00 or more are InStlally recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated
depreciatlon and subseqtjent accumulated Impairment losses.
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (contlnued)
Depreclatlon and amortlsatlon
Depreclatlon is provided on tangible fixed assets $0 85 to wrlte off the cost or valuatlon, less any estlmated
resldual value, over thelr expected useful economic life as follows.,
Asset class
Freehold land & bulldln8S
Flxtures & flttin8S
Depreclatlon method aDd rate
SO years Ibuilding only)
25% stralght line
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for rnerchandlse sold or 5ervlces perfoTmed In the ordlnary
course of buslness,
Tfade debtors are recognised Initlally al the tronsaction price, Thèy are subsequently measured at amortlsed
cost using the effettlvt interest method, less provision tor impalrment. A provision for the impairment ol tfade
debtors Is established when there Is oblectlve evldence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts
due occording to the original terms of the recelvables.
Cash and Cash equlvalentS
Cash and cash equlvalents comprlse cash on hand and c211 deposlts, and other short-term hlghly liquld
Ihvestments that are readlly convertlble to a known amount of cash and are subled to an In51gnlficant rlsk of
change In value.
Fund strurtUTe
Unrestrlcted Income fund5 are general funds that are avallable for use at the trustees dlscretion In furtherance
of the objEctlves of the tharlty.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside for speclflc purposes at the dlscretion of ihe tIUStees.
Re5tritted Income funds are those donated for vse In a particular area or for 5peclllc purp05e5, the use of
whlch Is restrlcted to that are8 or purpose.
Flnanclal Instruments
Cla55lficotlon
Financlal assets and financial IlabllltSes are reco8nlsed when the charlty becomes a party to the contractual
provision5 of the Instrument,
Flnanclal li3billtles ind equlty Instruments are classifled accordlng to the substance ol ihe contractual
arran8ement5 entered Into. An equlty Instrument Is any contract that evlden¢es a re51dual Inleresl In the
assets of the charltv 2fter deductlwig 211 of Its liabilltie5.
Falrvalue measurement
The best evidence of falr value Is a quoted prlce for an IdeDtical a55el In an actlve ma¥ket. When quoted prlces
are unavallable, the price of B recent transaction for an Identical asset provldes evidence of fair value as long
as there has not been a signlficant change In economlc circumstances or a signlflcaDt lapse of tlme 51nce the
transactlon ttsok place. 11 the market is not ac*lve and recent transactlon5 OF an identical asset on their own are
not a sopd estimate of falr value, the fair value Is estimated by usSng a valuatlon technlque.
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Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 Icontlnued)
3 Income from donotlons and lega¢les
Total
2024
Total
2023
Donatlons and legacles,.
Donatlons from Indlvlduals
Gjft aid reclalmed
299,116
54,215
248,556
353,331
293,94Z
4 Income from charltable artlvltles
Total
2024
Total
2023
Charitable actlvltles and event5
Rental In¢ome
25,692
J7,47¢
12,584
18,046
43,166
30,630
5 Investment Income
Total
2024
Total
2023
Interest recelvable and slmilar IDcome,'
Interest recelvable on bank deposits
85
1,563
6 Qiber Income
Unrestrlrted
funds
Designated
Total
2024
94,308
94,308
Insurance cl4lm
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 20241contlnuedl
7 Expendlture on tharltable activltles
Total
2024
Total
2023
Note
4,820
17,324
45,091
13,149
19,638
250
Staff tralnlng and conferences
uillltle5 2nd Insurance
Repalrs and renewals
Other church mlnlstry and events
Depreciatlon
Vlsltln8 speakers
Youth and chlldrens actlvltSes
Evangelism arhd outreach
Other church rosts
Pastoral and 5laff expense5
GTantfundlng of activltios
51aff costs
Support cost5
6,306
19,754
189,184
26,959
19,849
500
9,253
18.745
2,463
2,879
37,463
127,430
32,841
JO,213
16,084
7,319
4.957
48,395
136,576
36,379
522,475
li
331,346
8 Analysls rkf governance and support cost5
Support cost5
Total
2024
Total
2023
28,435
14171
5,672
2,412
277
26,682
Staff costs
IProlit}1105s on dlsposal of tangible fixed assets
off Ice expenses
Independent examlner'5 fee
Bank charges
3,662
2,340
157
36,379
32,841
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Notes to the Finan¢lal Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 20241contlnued)
9 Gr4nt.makln8
Analysls of grants
fjr4pts to InstStutlon5
2024
2023
Grants to Indlviduals
2024
2023
Analy$15
Pioneer Mis5104
Relatlonal Mlsslon
People Inteynatlonal
Fundcla Llght House Communlty
Cornerstone CSty Church
Stewardshlp SeTvlces
Ev4n8elical
steppinE Stone Charltzble Trust
Reilly's
Reyelatjon Church
Less than £1,000
fjranls to Indivlduals
Church of the Ilvln8
3.150
4,500
2,700
8,100
3,150
4,500
2,700
9,186
3,062
1,163
7,865
5,662
3,333
5,S19
1,3SO
280
J,350
.350
3,221
1,980
12,708
46,415
34,243
1,980
3,221
10 Trustees rèmuneratlon and expenses
In accordance wlth provlsions In the goyernlng docvmerst, durlng the year David Klng received remuneratlon
for hls pastoral servlces of £58,19412023.. ES4,4271 and pension ¢ontrlbutlons of £5,81912023.. £5,443).
Stephen Mcvelgh recelved Ternuneratlon for hls pastoral setvlces of £58,194 12023.. £54,42712nd penslon
contributlon5 of £5,81912023.. £5,443).
Kathryn Green recelved remunerdtlon for hpr admlnlstratlve 5ervlces ol £6,60512023: £6,113) and peDsion
contributlons of E61112023'. £6611.
Dudng the year six trustee5 Incurred expenses totalllng £13,25612023: £11,371> for travelllng, subslstence,
tralning and pastoral expenses whlch were all incurred In performance of duties as employees or volunteers
lor the Charlty and not a5 tru5tee5.
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Notes to the Financlal Statements forthe Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)
11 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs weTe as follows..
2024
2023
Staff costs durlng the year were:
Wa8es and $31arles
Social security costs
Pension costs
142,238
8,551
14,222
133,092
7,710
13,310
165,011
154,112
The monthly average number of persons lincluding senior management I leadershlp team) employed by the
charlty durlng the year expressed as full tlme equivalents was as follows:
2024
No
2923
Pastoral
Admln15tratlve
No ernployee recelved emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year
The total ewnployee beneflts of the key management personnel of the charity were £136,575 12023
£139,155),
12 Taxatlon
The eharity Is a reglstered charjty and Is therefove exempt from taxatlon.
13 Pen51on and other scheme5
Deflned contrlbutlon schemes
The charity operates a defined c(>ntributlon pension scheme for all qualifylng employees. The assets of the
Scheme are held separately from those of the charity In an Independently adtninistered fund.
The charge to statement of flnanclal actlvltles In respect of deflned contrlbutlon schemes was £13.31012022'.
£12,531}.
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Notes to the Flnancial Statements for theyear Ended 31 August 2024 (continuedl
14 Tanglble lixed assets
land and
bulldlngs
Furnlturè and
equlpm¢nt
Total
Cost
At 15eptember 2023
Addltlons
Disposals
1,366,41B
1,440,534
2,666
11,8131
2,666
11,8131
At 31 August 2024
1.366,418
741,969
1,441,387
Depreclation
At I Septemb¢r 2023
Charge for the year
Ellmlnated on d15posals
291,034
13.664
61,078
6,185
11,8131
352,112
19,849
11,8131
Al 31 Ausust 2024
304,fj98
65,450
370,148
Net book Value
Al 31 August 2024
1,061,720
9,519
1,071,259
At 31 August 2023
1,075,384
J3,03S
1,088,422
35 Debtors
2024
2023
Prepayments
Other debtors
4,278
14,985
4,199
13,650
19,263
17,849
16 Credltors: amounts falllng due wltbln one year
2024
2023
Other credltors
Deferred Income
5,076
115
3,513
1,96a
5,481
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements forthe Year Ended 31 August 2024 (contlnued)
17 Commltments
Operalihg le?5e (0￿mItmentS
The merged charlty leases one property. No renlal payment5 are due under the terms of the le35e explrlng on
22 June 2092. Malntenance and Insurance costs remaln the responsibillty of the charlty.
18 Related party transactlon5
DLtrlng the year the charlty made the followlng related p4rty transartlons:
Durlng the year donation5 of £87,12612023.' £86,347) were reC￿1ved from trustees and related partles. There
was a total of £13,25612023: 11,3711 of trustees expenses.
19 Funds
Balance at I
September
2023
Balance at
31 August
2024
IncO￿lnE
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
Vnrestrlcted funds
1.156,072
362,796
1302,9551 13,6701
1,212,213
Deslgnoted
Dlscretionary hardshlp fund
Repalr lund
Misslon fund
4,172
86,026
500
14851
4,000
4.672
94,708
3,909
1180,2491
16,0381
186,2871
1,871
90,198
98,617
4,015
6,543
Total unrestrlrted funds
1,246,270
461,413
1489,2421
345
1,218,786
Restrlcted fuDds
Speclal collections and events
Timothy fund
Hardshlp fund
Mlsslon fund
Liehthouse communlty
Relllys Ivla Stewardshlpl
Mlnislry gifts for members
585
4,111
818
1,823
26,895
126,8501
630
4,311
328
15001
11,8231
12,3801
11,6801
2,380
1,680
5,000
1345)
1345
4,655
12,347
30,955
133,2331
9,724
Total funds
1,258,617
492,368
1522,4751
1,228,510
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Balance at I
September
2022
Balance at
31 August
2023
Incomlng
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
Unrestr5ded funds
1,160,892
298,202
1264,516) 13S,5061
1,156,072
Deslgnuted
Dlscretionary hard5hlp fund
Repalr fund
2,912
88,831
150
413
I,oio
34.498
4,172
86,026
137,7161
137,7161
91,743
663
35,508
90,198
Total unre5trlcted funds
1,252,635
298,865
1302,2321
12,9981
1,246,270
Restrlcted funds
Speclal collectlons and events
Tlmothy fund
Hardshlp fund
Misslon fund
Reilly's fund
Bestrleted Funds G
3,643
4,111
1,471
2,646
14,750
117,8061
{2)
585
4,111
828
16431
18,9591
11,70fj1
5,136
1,706
5,QtKJ
1,823
5,000
11,871
26,592
129,1141
2,998
12,347
Total funds
1,264,506
325,457
1331,3461
1,258.617
The specjfic purposes for whlch the funds are to be applled are a5 follows..
The hardship fund is malntalned to assist persons known to the church who have flnanc131 dlfflcultles and
grants are made at the dlscretlon oFthe trustees.
The repalrfund Is malntained to hold monles sel aside to help with futvre repalrs to church property
Special collection5 and events thls relates to 3 varlety of speclal collertiOn5 taken by the church Includlng
n)oney raised for the support of oversees workers and specific events run frorn time to tlme by the church.
Tlmothy fund- thls15 to flnante the salary of tralnee pastors.
Hardshlp fund - thls 15 malntalned to assist persons known to the church who have flnancl31 difflcultles and
grants are made at the discretion of the trustees.
Mlssion fund used to cover mlsslon trips and support of others working In mlsslons.
Buildlng fund- thls represents monles glven for use In connectlon wlth the church bullding.
Rellly's fund- is for the support of church leader5 In a churcb plant In Gdansk, Poland.
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Notes to the Flnancial Statements forthe Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)
Transfers:
Water boller £489 transferred from The Galehou5e as I wanted It tij come from thls fund, but as It wa5 an
asset It would not not drawn down the balance.
Mlsslons: We transfer £1,000 a quarter thls year Into our Mlsslons fund to allow money for Mlsslon work bv
one of our employees (travel costs), It come5 from our 'giylng out, budget. You'll see E4,000 per year In the
bud8et 23-24,
Boiler fund- We budgeted to save up for new bollers, £12,000 for the year so I transferred £3,000 per quarte
Mlnlsiry Glfts to Members - We had a ladies wÈekend whlch costs weren't completed covered for and the
Mlnlstry gifts lund allows for g1ft5 to members to attend events such as th15, 501 drew down money to zero the
Ladies weekend off.
Bcller fund- I transferred £35K of reserves at year end-Thls Is deslgnated so doesn't need recordlng
Hardshlp-The leaders Ilke to have £500Q in the Hard5hlp fund at the start Df the year 501 topped th15 up year
end and carrled it over as £500 had been spent durlng the year
20 Analysis of net asset5 between funds
Total funds at
31 August
2024
Unrostrlcted funds
General
Deslgnated
Reslrl¢ted
fund5
Tanglble fixed assets
Current assets
1,071,239
146,195
15,1911
1,071,239
162,462
15,1911
4,672
11,595
Current Ilabllltles
Total net assets
1,212,243
4,672
11,595
1,228,510
Total fund5 41
31 August
ZQ23
Unre5trlcted funds
General
Deslgnated
Restricted
funds
T8nglble flxed assets
Cyrrent assets
Current Ilabllltles
1,088,422
73,131
15,4811
1,088,422
175,676
15,4811
90,198
12,347
Total Det assets
3,156,072
90,198
12,347
1,258,617
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