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2025-09-30-accounts

TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 30th September 2025

Charity Number 1160708 Company Number 09216364

TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] September 2025

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law present their report and accounts for the year ended 30[th] September 2025 which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting standard for the UK (FRS102). The accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis.

Reference and Administrative Information

Charity Name Trinity Ministries Bradford Charity No 1160708 Company No 09216364

Registered Office and 30 Avondale Crescent operational address Shipley West Yorkshire BD 18 4QS

Trustees and Management Committee

During the year ended 30th September 2025 the following served as Directors and Charity Trustees

Adrian Watts Chairman Geoff Gobbett Jonathan Clifton

An employee, Thomas Swinney, although not a Director or Trustee, served as Treasurer during the period and was a member of the Management Committee.

Independent Examiner David Elkin FCA, 23 Soper Grove, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 SPU

Banker CAF Bank plc , 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Mailing, Kent, ME19 4JQ

The Charity does not have any other formal advisors, legal or otherwise. However, where it is considered appropriate, such advice would be obtained.

Aims and Objectives

The trustees have had due regard to the charity Commission guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

The aims of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs of Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches, in West Yorkshire and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfill such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected to the charitable work of the Charity.

Achievement and performance

Trinity Ministries Bradford continues to operate in Bradford through Trinity Church Bradford. Trinity Church meets every Sunday at 10.30am in the Midland Hotel. The Midland Hotel is situated in the centre of Bradford and is easily accessible by excellent transport links across

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TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] September 2025

Bradford. There is also a weekly midweek meeting for Bible study and prayer and an in-house training course that runs on Sunday afternoons during term time. Trinity Church Sunday school continues to run during our Sunday morning service to provide age appropriate teaching to the growing number of children in the church. We now have an additional youth work called Teach and Train (TNT) that provides further age appropriate Bible teaching for young people in the church. TNT runs during term time on Sundays from 3-4pm.

Trinity Church also runs occasional events and courses including Quiz Nights, an introduction to the Bible course called The God who makes Himself Known, a Marriage Course and a Parenting Course. In December 2024, Trinity Church held their annual Carols by Candlelight event at Victoria Hall, Saltaire, which has excellent links with the local community. With over 100 people attending, the Main Hall was full and Trinity Church Bradford is booked to return for a similar event in December 2025.

As well as being a church for a number of students at Bradford University, Trinity Church Bradford also supports Bradford University Christian Union (BUCU) in a number of ways. As well as providing advice as and when needed, Trinity Church Bradford also provides speakers on a regular basis at CU meetings and events as well as helping with follow-up from their events week. Trinity Church Bradford also runs an annual four day intensive Bible conference called Trinity Bible Week. The conference runs each year the week before Fresher's week and is open to all students, regardless of what church they go to. Trinity Church Bradford also provides a CU training day for events week in February and a training day for the new CU exec in June.

Trinity Church is continuing to produce resources to equip members of the church to share the message of Christianity with others. The apologetics book Reflection: Made to be like Him; and the introduction to the Bible course The God who makes himself known, both published in house, have been used by members of the church family throughout the year. Two members of the church, Ricky Kimachia and Nathan Fenwick have just completed their second year of an MDiv at Southern Baptist Training Seminary as a part-time distance course. This training will further equip them for future gospel ministry, whether that is full-time or as a member of the church.

Mr. Thomas Swinney and Mr. Adrian Watts are the pastors of Trinity Church Bradford and receive salaries from Trinity Ministries Bradford.

Financial Review

The financial statements show the transactions for Trinity Church Bradford for the year ended 30th September 2025. Income for the year was £43,852 (2024 £37,754). Expenditure for the year was £39,830 (2023 £40,785).

Giving in 2025 increased by 28% (2024; a reduction of 24%). Expenditure during the 2-years was broadly similar. This changed the £6,023 deficit in 2024 to a surplus of £3,950 in 2025. The coPastors continue to accept salaries significantly below their contracted rates. However, as in previous years, both have waived any further claim on unpaid salaries. The trustees anticipate that giving will be maintained and increase over time as the church grows.

The trustees have approved the attached financial statements which show the financial activity for the year ended 30th September 2025 and the state of affairs at the 30th September 2025.

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TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] September 2025

Reserves Policy

Trinity Ministries Bradford held reserves at 30th September 2025, excluding fixed assets, that represented 2.40 months expenditure (2024 – 1.2 months), against a target level of 3-4 months expenditure. As noted above both Mr. Swinney and Mr Watts intend to continue to accept less than their full salaries and anticipate acceptable level of reserves will be held. The trustees are confident that Trinity Ministries Bradford will continue to progress successfully within the funds available. However, if there is any doubt action will be taken to ensure that Trinity Ministries will remain solvent.

Risk Management

The trustees are experienced in Christian Ministry and are aware of the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and have established systems to mitigate these risks.

Structure, Governance and Management

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 12th September 2014 and registered as a charity on 2nd March 2015. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objectives and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company's Articles are known as members of the Management Committee. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association the members of the Management Committee are required to be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.

Members of the Management Committee are experienced in Christian ministry and give their time voluntarily, although in his role as a paid co-pastor Mr. Adrian Watts, a trustee, received a salary. Similarly, in his role as a paid co-pastor, Mr. Thomas Swinney, a member of the management committee, but not a trustee, received a salary.

Responsibilities of the Management Committee

The Management Committee is responsible for preparation of the financial statements and the maintenance of the accounting records and the required policies to enable them to be prepared accurately.

The Management Committee have decided that the company is exempt from audit. Mr David Elkin FCA was requested to complete an independent examination of the Charity. The accounts have been prepared on the historic cost and accruals basis and include the accounting policies on page 7 and accurately set out the financial activities of the Charity.

Approved by the Management Committee on 23/06/2026 and signed on its behalf by:

Mr. Adrian Watts (Director)

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Trinity Ministries Bradford (Charity No 1139071)

I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 30th September 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 11.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the Trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’)

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Charity are not required to be audit under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the Charities accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act

Independent examiner's statement

In the completion of my examination I confirm that no matters have come to my attention that would give me cause to believe:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

David Elkin FCA 23 Soper Grove Basingstoke Hants, RG21 5PU

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TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 30th September 2025

Notes
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming Resources from Donors
2a
Other Voluntary Incoming Resources
2b
Income from Charitable and Ancillary Trading
2c
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable Activities
3a
Governance Costs
3b
NET INCOMING RESOURCES BEFORE OTHER
RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
DEPRECIATION
5
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
BROUGHT FORWARD 1st October 2024
CARRIED FORWARD 30th September 2025		 2025
43,707
6
139
43,852
39,686
109
39,795
4,058
(73)
3,985
4,121
8,106
TOTAL
FUNDS		 2024
34,092
9
653
34,754
40,672
113
40,785
(6,032)
(73)
(6,105)
10,226
4,121
TOTAL
FUNDS

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TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30th SEPTEMBER 2025

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets
5
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
6
Books
Cash in Bank and In Hand
LIABILITIES
Amounts falling due within one year
7
NET CURRENT ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Falling due in more than one year
7
TOTAL NET ASSETS
CHARITY FUNDS
Trinity Church
9		 2025
£
73
73
4,057
140
3,936
8,133
(100)
8,033
0
8,106
8,106
8,106		 2024
£
146
146
2,153
150
1,772
4,075
(100)
3,975
0
4,121
4,121
4,121

The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these accounts

For the year ending 30th September 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2011 and Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102

The accounts were approved by the trustees on the 23rd June 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

Adrian Watts (Director)

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TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30[th] September 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention and accruals basis and are in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for smaller entities (the FRSSE) (effective 1st January 2015) and in accordance with the special provisions of Part 7 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small entities.

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the Charity is responsible under law.

(b) Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the Charities objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

(c) Incoming Funds

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable certainty. The following specific policies apply:

Voluntary income by means of donations or gifts is included on receipt. Gift Aid recoverable on voluntary V income is included when the voluntary income is recognized.

Grants and legacies to the Charity are accounted for as soon as the Charity is notified of its legal entitlement to the amount due.

Interest and investment income is included when receivable.

(d) Resources Used

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred, including the cost of unrecoverable VAT.

Charitable expenditure includes the costs incurred by the charity in delivering its activities to and services to its beneficiaries. These include costs directly attributable to its activities and services, costs to support them and costs associated with meeting the statutory and constitutional requirements of the Charity, including the strategic management of the charity.

Donated services are included at the value to the charity where this value can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts.

The number of financial transactions is small and the Management Committee time on strategic review is small in relation to total time so no specific management cost has been allocated to governance.

(e) Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Amounts over £250 are capitalised. Depreciation is calculated to write-off the asset over an estimated life of 4 years. Church bibles with an anticipated long life are depreciated over 10 years.

(f) Current Assets

Amounts owing to the Charity, including income tax, are shown as debtors. Where appropriate a provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable is deducted.

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TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30th September 2025

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INCOMING RESOURCES
2025
TOTAL
2a
Incoming resources from Donors
With Gift Aid
31,611
Income Tax Recovered on Gift Aid
7,907
4,190
43,707
2b
Income from Investments
Interest on Bank Accounts
6
6
2b
Income from Charitable and Ancillary Trading
Meals and Events
125
Sale of Books
15
139
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
43,852
3
RESOURCES USED
3a
Charitable Activities Directly Relating to the Work of the Church
Payroll
30,600
Outreach
115
Meals and Events
0
Carols by Candlelight
874
Services and Music
302
Rental of Rooms for Services
6,760
Office Expenses, Training and Governance
479
Equipment
0
Information Technology
0
Insurance
329
Bank Charges
60
Books
10
Publicity
157
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
39,686
Governance Costs
3b
Other
9
Independent Examiner's Expenses
100
109
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
39,795
Collections and Sundry Donations		 2024
TOTAL
21,497
5,353
7,242
34,092
9
9
578
76
653
34,754
31,210
68
477
809
142
6,890
299
0
0
325
60
258
135
40,672
13
100
113
40,785

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TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30st September 2025

4 TRUSTEE AND EMPLOYEE INFORMATION

Trustee Information

Mr Adrian Watts, a trustee, is employed as a full-time pastor under the authority to pay a trustee which is contained in the articles of association. During the year he was paid £15,300 (2024 £15,605)

Employee Information

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year (2024 - Nil)

Number of employees
Salaries
National Insurance		 2025
2
30,600
0
30,600		 2024
2
31,210
0
31,210

Both employees, Mr. Swinney and Mr. Watts declined to accept their full salary for the year and have waived their right to any further claim on this amount.

5 FIXED ASSETS

Actual Cost
As at 1st October 2024
Additions
As at 30th September 2025
Accumulated Depreciation
As at 1st October 2024
Charge for the year
As at 30th September 2025
Net Value
As at 30th September 2025
As at 30th September 2024
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DEBTORS
Income Tax Recoverable
Other Debtors and Prepayments		 Musical
Instruments
PA, AV &
Computer
Equipment
Church Bibles
TOTAL
3,547
1,600
730
5,877
0
0
0
0
3,547
1,600
730
5,877
3,547
1,600
584
5,731
0
0
73
73
3,547
1,600
657
5,804
0
0
73
73
0
0
146
146
2025
2024
3,682
1,736
375
417
.
.
4057
2153

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TRINITY MINISTRIES BRADFORD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30th September 2025

7
LIABILITIES
Falling due within one year
Income Tax and other associated costs
Other Creditors
Falling due after one year		 2025
2024
0
0
100
100
100
100
0
0

8 TAXATION

As a Charity, Trinity Ministries Bradford is exempt from tax on income and gains falling with section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 256 of the Taxation on Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the Charity.

9 FUND DETAILS

The general fund is held for the use of the trustees for the promotion of the

10 RELATED PARTIES

The Charity does not have any related parties

11 CONTROLLING PARTIES

The Charity is controlled by the trustees

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