ST LUKES PCC EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM Charity Registration number : 1161342
REPORT AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
ST LUKES PCC EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Administrative Information
Registered Charity Number 1161342 Principal / registered address St Luke’s Church Centre, Great Colmore Street, Birmingham, B15 2AT
Bankers
Lloyds Bank 36-38 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4LP
CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4JQ
Triodos Deanery Road, Bristol, BS1 5AS
Auditors Knight Goodhead Limited 7 Bournemouth Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, S053 3DA
St Luke’s Edgbaston is part of the Diocese of Birmingham within the Church of England. The correspondence address is Vicar, St Luke’s Edgbaston, Great Colmore Street B15 2AT. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006).
The PCC Members who have served at any time from 1st January 2025 until the date of this report was approved are:
Ex Officio Members — Clergy & Lay Workers
Rev’d Tim Hughes (Chair) – Vicar
Rev’d Dr Nick Drake – Priest of the Parish Rev’d Ali Herbert – Priest of the Parish
Rev’d Pete Norris – Priest of the Parish
Rev’d Jerome Daniels — Priest of the Parish (joined September 2025)
Rev’d Mike Darbandi — Curate (left March 2026) Rev’d James Leavy — Curate Rev’d Ronia Jamera — Curate (joined July 2025)
Rev'd Katie Stock — Curate (became Curate-in-Charge of the Parish of Christchurch Summerfield January 2023, St Luke’s Edgbaston licence ended October 2025)
Paul Nelson — Curate (from July 2025, previously Licensed Lay Worker)
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Ex Officio Members — Church Wardens
Hannah Miller — Church Warden (was previously PCC Secretary until April 2025) Mamfuka Mudere – Church Warden Jonathan Pearson – Church Warden (term ended April 2025)
Elected Members
James Bird (Safeguarding Lead) Nick Harding (PCC Secretary from April 2025) Susan Mountford Alison Lee (elected April 2025) Russ Lowman (elected April 2025) Frank Harper (term ended April 2025, former Treasurer) Oliver Snelling (term ended April 2025) Sophie Crew (resigned December 2025) Hannah Garratt (elected April 2025, resigned February 2026)
Handsworth & Central Deanery Synod Elected Members (ex-officio)
Lucy Cavell Joshua Wilson Akhil Shah (Treasurer) Keith Kaselampao Henry Rattle Pamela Nyambayo (elected April 2025)
Birmingham Diocesan Synod Elected Members (ex-officio)
Jonathan Pearson (as well as former Church Warden until April 2025) Daniel Lonergan Ifeoluwa Obakin
Co-opted Members
William McKemey Darlene Cons (co-opted April 2025)
There are a further 3 Deanery Synod Reps on the Kings Norton, Moseley & Solihull Deanery Synod who represent Gas Street South and don’t sit on the St Luke’s PCC.
Structure, Government and Management
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Luke’s Edgbaston, the membership of the PCC consists of the Vicar, the Parish Priests, the Church Wardens and then seven members elected by the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the Church (one of which is the PCC Secretary). In addition, there are six ex officio members who are members of the PCC by virtue of their membership of Deanery Synod.
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On 22[nd] January 2022, a Bishops Mission Order (BMO) set up the Mission Initiative to be known as Gas Street South. That BMO noted the following;
Organisation, governance, finance and management and control of property;
As part of the Gas Street family the Mission Initiative will operate from within the structures of Gas Street.
There are two representatives from each church location (Gas Street Church, Gas Street St Luke’s and Gas Street South) to ensure representation and good governance.
Ahead of the launch of Gas Street Longbridge in February 2024, a Service Level Agreement was signed by St John the Baptist Longbridge PCC in November 2023 to delegate the operational running of Gas Street Longbridge to St Luke’s Edgbaston PCC and its staff team. St John’s remains an independent PCC responsible for its building, safeguarding, pattern of worship and insurance.
In the Service Level Agreement, the below was outlined to ensure shared oversight across Gas Street locations:
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Two members of St John’s PCC will also be members of the St Luke’s PCC to represent the Gas Street Longbridge location
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One of the St John’s Churchwardens will be a member of a joint Standing Committee across St Luke’s & St John’s
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There will be one joint St Luke’s and St John’s PCC meeting per year
The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, the Mission Initiative, and other locations, including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. All PCC members are safer recruited, given a role description prior to joining to ensure they understand their responsibilities, and have full safeguarding training which is renewed every three years.
The full PCC meets a minimum of five times a year with an average attendance rate of over 72%.
To ensure effective governance throughout the year, the following bodies are also part of the Governance structure;
Joint Standing Committee –The Standing Committee (SC) as detailed in Church Representation Rules (2017), is a committee of the Parochial Church Council (PCC), and reports to the PCC. Specifically, it is empowered to transact the business of the PCC between the meetings thereof subject to any directions given by the PCC. The SC consists of the Vicar, the Associate Vicar, the two churchwardens, the Treasurer, the PCC Secretary, and a churchwarden from St John’s PCC. The Exec Team (Co-Senior Pastor, Executive Lead & Associate Pastor are also in attendance).
Location Consultation Group – each church location has a consultation group, chaired by the Location Pastor. These Committees have no delegated authority, but their purpose is to discuss and pray for the location and feedback to the PCC on any decisions or changes they feel are necessary. These location committees will meet several times a year at the discretion of their Chair.
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Exec Team — The Exec Team has delegated responsibility from the PCC for executing the day-to-day management of the church, bringing spiritual and operational leadership and putting Vision & Strategy in place. It is the senior leadership team and the key decision-making body on behalf of the PCC. The Exec Team consists of:
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Rev’d Tim Hughes (Chair) – Co-Senior Pastor & Vicar
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Rachel Hughes – Co-Senior Pastor
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Rev’d Dr Nick Drake – Associate Senior Pastor
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Rev’d Ali Herbert – Associate Pastor
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James Brumwell – Executive Lead
Full terms of reference for the governance structure can be found at
www.gasstreet.church/governance
Aims and Purposes
St Luke’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the Vicar, Reverend Tim Hughes and the Parish Priests, in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of Gas Street Central (Gas Street, Birmingham) and Gas Street St Luke’s (Great Colmore Street, Birmingham).
Objectives and Activities
The PCC is committed to enabling the two locations which make up the parish of St Luke’s Edgbaston (Gas Street St Luke’s and Gas Street Central) and the Mission Initiative, Gas Street South, to provide light and hope for the people in the city of Birmingham through the worship within the church buildings and through actions and activities in the community and beyond. The PCC is also partnering with St John’s to expand its mission to Gas Street Longbridge.
The PCC maintains an overview of worship at all church locations and advises on how the different congregations work together bringing their different gifts and skills to reach more people in Birmingham.
- Building Church Community in 2025
This year has seen an exciting growth both in the size of our church community and its representation. We have seen 14% more attending across locations at the end of 2025 compared to the end of 2024. We saw 315 make a commitment to Jesus in 2025. We regularly have over 120 Kids on a Sunday, and we baptised 134 people in 2025.
There are over 750 people plugged into mid-week communities across the city. Our youth and student mid-week groups are also growing and thriving as we seek to provide church community for all ages; with over 160 young people and around 120 students engaged.
One of our aims is to build a church community that is diverse and represents the diversity of the city we live in. Whilst recognising we have a lot more to do, we are encouraged by the increased diversity we have seen in the last few years:
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49% of the adult congregation we have data for belong to ethnic minority groups (compared with 38% in January 2025) - this doesn’t include around 150 people in our Farsi Fellowship Community who are not registered on our database due to language barriers
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30% of the Staff Team belong to ethnic minority groups (compared to 18% in March 2025)
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41% of those serving on GS Teams are from ethnic minority groups (compared to 38% in March 2025)
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45% of GS Communities have ethnic minority leaders (compared to 40% in March 2025)
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31% of our GS Leaders belong to ethnic minority groups (compared to 31% in March 2025)
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95 nationalities are represented in our community (compared to 78 in March 2025)
Our International Fellowship Community continue to gather with us on Sunday mornings at Gas Street Central and mid-week at Gas Street St Luke’s, enabling this community to meet and worship in their own language.
- Reaching the wider Community around our Church Community in 2025
Our missional presence in Attwood Green & Lee Bank in 2025 has made a real, tangible difference to the lives of those in our local area. We have provided the following Hope Projects, alongside building relationships with the local community:
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Foodbank weekly delivery — this is by referral only
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CAP Debt Centre – advising and supporting those struggling with debt to become debt-free, with over £30k of debt relieved in 2025
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The Community Shop – members receive a weekly food shop for £4.50, including fresh fruit and veg, meat and dairy. To be eligible, members must live 1.6km from our building and be in receipt of means-tested benefits. This service is well known in the city, and supported by Birmingham City Council
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CAP Job club – a course supporting those looking for work as well as 1:2:1 support, which supported 22 to get back into employment in 2025
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Kids Matter – a course and community for parents and carers of under 12s
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Community Choir – a space to build confidence and community
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Craft Club – a place to be creative and build community
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Leadership For Life – an Emerging Leaders course we ran in 2025, and we have seen remarkable, tangible life changes
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Community Meals – provided through Colmore Coffee, a free hot two-course meal twice a week
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Bright Music, as part of Colmore Coffee – musical sessions for children aged 0-4 years old
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The Big Breakfast – we served 807 breakfasts across the year to families in Ladywood
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Kids Summer Club — for two weeks in August we hosted a holiday club with a free lunch for every child
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Stay & Play — a weekly space for parents & toddlers to connect
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Kids Art Club — an after-school drop-in for local school children
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Community Events — including our Summer Fun Day, Pancake Party, Easter Party, Light Party and Community Christmas Fun Day
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Love Christmas – during the Christmas period we distributed ‘Bags of Kindness’ across the city for those in need, delivered Christmas Hampers and put on Christmas Family Fun Day
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- Additional Support — benefits advice, advocacy and drop-in services weekly through partnering with other agencies and charities
We have also been a Warm Welcome space, advertised across many platforms, providing a place for people to be warm, seen, and welcomed without needing to spend a penny. Our Pay It Forward system at Colmore Coffee has really helped to support this.
We also launched our signposting strategy which is designed to engage the church congregation in missional activities across the city. Integrating mission into the life of our church across all locations is going to be a focus throughout 2026.
Missional Giving
The PCC made a commitment to give away 10% of it’s giving for missional purposes. Grants are given to external organisations and to Missional Partners which are approved each year by the PCC, in line with mission principles & values:
Mission Principles - the PCC believes mission should include the following:
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To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
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To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
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To respond to human need by loving service
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To seek to transform unjust structures of society and pursue peace and reconciliation
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To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
These principles are based on the five marks of mission that were developed by the Anglican Consultative Council between 1984 and 1990 and stem from the understanding that God’s glory is to be declared to all nations.
Mission Values - the PCC believes mission should be:
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Faithful to the clear teaching of scripture
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Done in the power of the Holy Spirit
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Done in partnership with the local church
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Culturally relevant and appropriate
Mission Priorities - the PCC’s mission priorities are:
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To extend Jesus’ Kingdom in the City of Birmingham
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To extend Jesus’ Kingdom through church planting and church resourcing, including enabling worship
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To extend Jesus’ Kingdom to vulnerable children
Missional Partners are selected and proposals will be assessed against these principles, values and priorities. One-off gifts may be given to other organisations that are in line with the principles & values, at the Standing Committee’s discretion.
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The following gifts have been made in 2025:
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Saying Goodbye £2,500
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St Thomas CE Academy £5,000
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Urban Devotion £35,000
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Elayos £5,000
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Embrace Birmingham £5,000
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Karis Neighbour Scheme £5,000
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Newbigin Community Trust £5,000
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Krunch £5,000
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Home for Good & Safe Families £5,000
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Fusion £1,000
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Christ Church Summerfield £15,000
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Christians Against Poverty £4,000
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The Orchard Women £15,000
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Kids Club Kampala £5,000
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Open Doors £5,000
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Elam £15,000
Electoral Roll for the Parish
Currently there are 516 on the St Luke’s Parish Electoral Roll as recorded at the APCM April 2025. There are a further 118 on the Gas Street South Mission Initiative Roll as recorded at the APCM April 2025.
Future Plans
Throughout 2026, the PCC intends to keep growing the church community across four locations and has a commitment to church planting across Birmingham & beyond - including into Belfast, Northern Ireland & Stechford, Birmingham. There will be a particular focus on prayer & worship.
Financial Review
The Gas St building was purchased by the Birmingham Diocese in 2015 and all the funds raised and project spend was handled on behalf of St Luke’s by the Birmingham Diocese Board of Finance (BDBF) until 30th June 2016. To enable the BDBF to fund the purchase the Gas St congregation committed to service two loans: (i) a loan of £730,000 with interest being charged at base rate plus 0.5% (renegotiated during the year from base rate plus 3.5%); and (ii) and an interest free loan of £340,000 repayable in annual instalments over 5 years, which was repaid in full during 2021. The loan balance outstanding as at 31st December 2025 was £464,548.
During 2023 the church sold its property in Princess Street, Birmingham and purchased a new property using the sale proceeds as well as a mortgage from Stewardship. The balance outstanding on this mortgage as at 31st December 2025 was £232,534.
The total income for the year ended 31 December 2025 on unrestricted funds was £1,820,002 (2024: £1,963,269). The details of the income from donations of £1,571,528 (2024: £1,471,473) are shown in the Financial Statements. The Great Colmore Street church centre is used significantly by the local community and produced an income for the year of £103,169 (2024: £143,048).
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The restricted fund income for the year of £440,280 (2024: £479,456) included a generous gift of £29,304 from St Martin Trustees to help provide financial support for staff costs.
As shown in Notes 12-13 of the accounts, the church received funding from Birmingham Diocesan Finance Board for the running of Gas Street South and Gas Street Longbridge via their Strategic Development Fund. We also received matched funding of £26,000 from the Church Revitalisation Trust under the Love Your Neighbour (LYN) scheme agreement.
The total expenditure for the year in respect of unrestricted funds on Christian ministry was £1,802,860 (2024: £1,762,991) and this included total direct staff costs of £618,657 (2024: £406,447).
The net result for the year shows a surplus of £77,188 (2024: 133,010), and an unrestricted funds balance of £1,241,143 (2024: £1,180,086).
At 31 December 2025, total funds stood at £1,362,294 (2024: 1,285,106). This includes £121,151 in various restricted funds (2024: £105,020) and £460,585 in various funds designated by the PCC for particular purposes (2024: £530,570). General Funds totalled £780,588 (2024: £649,516) at the year end.
Reserves Policy
The reserves policy states that we will ‘ensure we maintain sufficient cash to meet at least 2 months’ unrestricted payments’.
At 31 December 2025, our cash reserves totalled £777,659, while our current unrestricted expenditure for 2 months is £301k, so we are within the stated reserves policy.
Additional Information
The PCC would like to thank all the volunteers on both church sites who work tirelessly to make St Luke’s Edgbaston a welcoming, worshiping and outward looking community. Many of these volunteers go unseen and unrecognised but the PCC is so thankful for their commitment, energies and time.
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Statement of responsibilities of the trustees
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and the United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practise (UK GAAP).
The Charities Act requires 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 at the end of the year and of the surplus or deficiency for the year then ended.
In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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observe the methods and principles in the charities SORP
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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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 Trustees 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.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by
A Shah
Trustee
Date:
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST LUKES PCC, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of St Luke's PCC, Edgbaston (the Charity), for the year ended 31 December 2025, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
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giveincoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;a true and fair view of the state of the Charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2025, and of its
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havePractice; andbeen properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis of opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, including the trustees' report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST LUKES PCC, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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the information given in the trustees’ report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial
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sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
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we have not obtained all the information and explanations necessary for the purposes of our audit.
Responsibilities of the trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed as auditor under Section 144 Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the Charity through discussions with trustees and other management and we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST LUKES PCC, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM
We assessed the susceptibility of the Charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud and considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships, tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions and investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
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agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
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reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; and
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enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims;
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Knight Goodhead Limited is eligible for appointment as auditor of the Charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the Charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and the regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
CJ GOODHEAD FCA Dated: Senior Statutory Auditor Knight Goodhead Limited
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
7 Bournemouth Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3DA
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Notes INCOME Donations and legacies Charitable activities Trading activities Investments Other income Total income 3 EXPENDITURE Charitable activities 4 Total expenditure NET INCOME BEFORE GAINS AND LOSSES Loss on disposal of fixed asset investments 8 NET INCOME BEFORE TRANSFERS Transfers between funds NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FUND BALANCES AT 1 JANUARY 2025 FUND BALANCES AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 13 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 1,571,528 36,840 1,608,368 1,550,050 81,797 1,515 83,312 305,113 103,169 - 103,169 143,048 8,931 - 8,931 7,068 54,577 401,925 456,502 437,446 1,820,002 440,280 2,260,282 2,442,725 1,802,860 380,233 2,183,093 2,309,715 1,802,860 380,233 2,183,093 2,309,715 17,142 60,047 77,189 133,010 (1) - (1) - 17,141 60,047 77,188 133,010 43,916 (43,916) - - 61,057 16,131 77,188 133,010 1,180,086 105,020 1,285,106 1,152,096 1,241,143 121,151 1,362,294 1,285,106 |
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Charity number: 1161342
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Notes FIXED ASSETS Investments 8 Tangible assets 7 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 9 Cash at bank and in hand CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year: 10 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES CREDITORS: amount falling due in more than one year 11 FUNDS 12-14 Unrestricted: Designated Other unrestricted Restricted TOTAL FUNDS |
2025 £ - 1,248,096 1,248,096 191,408 777,659 969,067 (231,902) 737,165 1,985,261 (622,967) 1,362,294 460,585 780,558 1,241,143 121,151 1,362,294 |
2024 £ 1 1,297,830 1,297,831 157,395 704,267 861,662 (177,925) 683,737 1,981,568 (696,462) 1,285,106 530,570 649,516 1,180,086 105,020 1,285,106 |
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Signed on behalf of the PCC by:
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A Shah Trustee
Date:
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| 2025 Notes £ NET CASH FLOW PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 1 258,342 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Dividends and interest received 8,931 Purchase of fixed assets (80,821) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Mortgage repayments (6,671) Diocese loan repayments (66,366) Interest paid (40,023) NET CASH FLOW 73,392 2025 £ Cash at the end of the year 2 777,659 Cash at start of the year 704,267 Increase/(decrease) in cash in the year 73,392 NOTES TO THE CASHFLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 1 RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2025 £ Net movement in funds for the year 77,188 Dividends and interest received (8,931) Interest paid 40,023 Loss on disposal of fixed asset investments 1 Depreciation 130,555 Decrease/(increase) in debtors (34,013) (Decrease)/increase in creditors 53,519 Net cash flow from operating activities 258,342 2 ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 2025 £ Cash at bank and in hand 777,659 |
2024 £ 237,186 7,068 (56,821) (5,779) (65,580) (50,321) 65,753 2024 £ 704,267 638,514 65,753 2024 £ 133,010 (7,068) 50,321 - 125,444 (73,852) 9,331 237,186 2024 £ 704,267 |
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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
| 3 ANALYSIS OF CHANGE IN NET DEBT Cash at bank and in hand Borrowings Debt due within one year Debt due after one year TOTAL |
2024 Cash flows Other non- 2025 cash changes £ £ £ £ 704,267 73,392 - 777,659 (73,701) 113,060 (113,518) (74,159) (696,462) - 73,495 (622,967) (770,163) 113,060 (40,023) (697,126) (65,896) 186,452 (40,023) 80,533 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102 (effective January 2019). They are prepared under the historical costs convention except for the revaluation of fixed asset investments.
The accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis. There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
The charity is a public benefit organisation.
(b) Fund accounting
General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions as to their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.
Restricted funds are those funds that must be spent on restricted purposes and the details of the funds held and restrictions are provided in notes 13 and 14.
Designated funds are funds earmarked by the trustees for a specific project/purpose.
(c) Income
The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the financial statements of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.
l Donations and legacies
Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC.
Planned giving receivable under pledge is recognised only when received.
Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised.
Grant and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due.
l Charitable activities
Funds raised from church events are accounted for when receivable.
Income is deferred when received for the purpose of funding missions to be carried out in the future.
- l Trading activities
Rental income from the letting of the Centre is recognised when the rental is due.
- l Investments
Dividends and interest are accounted for when receivable.
Realised gains and losses are recognised when investments are sold.
Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluations of investments at 31 December.
- l Other income
Other income is accounted for when receivable.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
(d) Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. It includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is allocated to the activity for which it relates.
l Charitable Activities
The Diocesan Parish Share is accounted for when payable.
Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned between activities in line with their respective proportion of income received.
(e) Fixed assets
The buildings at Great Colmore Street comprise an integrated Church and Church Centre. These are operated under a long term lease (99 years from 1 September 2007) from the Birmingham Diocesan Trust. The lease is restrictive and has no commercial value, so the accounts continue to show the property at its historical cost of £nil.
The Gas Street premises is held on a long leasehold at a value equivalent to the cost of refurbishment. Depreciation is on a straight line basis over a 14 year period which mirrors the period over which the PCC is paying for the associated loan.
The freehold property at Middleton Hall Road is depreciated over 50 years.
No value is placed on movable church furnishings held by the Church wardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal.
All expenditure incurred during the year on non-consecrated buildings is written off as expenditure in the SOFA and separately disclosed. Expenditure on movable church furnishings is capitalised where the cost exceeds £5,000.
Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 4 years (AV computer and fixtures and fittings).
(f) Current assets
Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable.
Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
(g) Financial instruments
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial instruments issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
2 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
The charity is unincorporated and was registered on 20 April 2015 with the Charity Commission in England and Wales. The registered number is 1161342.
The registered office of the charity is St Luke's Church Centre, Great Colmore Street, Birmingham, B15 2AT.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
| 3 INCOME DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Planned or one-off giving Collections Tax recovery Total donations and legacies CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES TRADING ACTIVITIES Community area sales INVESTMENTS Dividends Interest OTHER INCOME Grant income Gas Street Music income Other income TOTAL INCOME Community area hire Event income |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 1,251,391 32,839 1,284,230 1,218,725 76,063 - 76,063 83,028 244,074 4,001 248,075 248,297 1,571,528 36,840 1,608,368 1,550,050 81,797 1,515 83,312 305,113 81,797 1,515 83,312 305,113 42,770 - 42,770 62,355 60,399 - 60,399 80,693 103,169 - 103,169 143,048 301 - 301 307 8,630 - 8,630 6,761 8,931 - 8,931 7,068 9,465 401,925 411,390 399,423 18,137 - 18,137 18,137 26,975 - 26,975 19,886 54,577 401,925 456,502 437,446 1,820,002 440,280 2,260,282 2,442,725 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
| 4 EXPENDITURE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Missionary and charitable giving(see also note 5) Mission Grants paid out Church events Worship costs Community events Community area trading costs Depreciation on AV equipment Ministry Fees paid to Diocese Staff Salary, pensions, housing of youth & pastoral workers Staff training Depreciation on clergy housing Church and Centre running expenses Church running costs Facilities costs Insurance Building development Depreciation on leasehold improvements Support Costs Office costs Subscriptions Bank charges Travel costs Fundraising Accountancy Interest on loans Depreciation on fixtures and fittings TOTAL EXPENDITURE |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 22,380 35,626 58,006 92,253 132,500 - 132,500 162,750 154,880 35,626 190,506 255,003 29,090 - 29,090 23,605 226,238 35,678 261,916 366,850 19,397 - 19,397 20,120 30,868 - 30,868 28,852 305,593 35,678 341,271 439,427 215,000 - 215,000 204,472 215,000 - 215,000 204,472 618,657 263,921 882,578 825,469 36,890 - 36,890 11,771 10,892 - 10,892 10,892 666,439 263,921 930,360 848,132 62,532 10,303 72,835 77,244 132,164 25,870 158,034 181,464 4,585 904 5,489 1,261 22,976 - 22,976 55,496 59,361 - 59,361 61,215 281,618 37,077 318,695 376,680 72,905 6,045 78,950 72,216 4,360 1,329 5,689 2,821 14,517 557 15,074 19,410 3,149 - 3,149 2,781 2,998 - 2,998 3,275 11,945 - 11,945 10,692 40,023 - 40,023 50,321 29,433 - 29,433 24,485 179,330 7,931 187,261 186,001 1,802,860 380,233 2,183,093 2,309,715 |
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Included within accountancy above are amounts due to the auditors in relation to audit of £11,340 (2024: £10,320).
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
5 GRANTS
Grants and donations totalled £132,500 (2024: £162,750) and were all paid by the charity. The following donations were made to institutions and totalled more than £1,000:
| Saying Goodbye | £2,500 |
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| St Thomas CE Academy | £5,000 |
| Urban Devotion | £35,000 |
| Elayos | £5,000 |
| Embrace Birmingham | £5,000 |
| Karis Neighbour Scheme | £5,000 |
| Newbigin Community Trust | £5,000 |
| Krunch | £5,000 |
| Home for Good & Safe Families | £5,000 |
| Fusion | £1,000 |
| Christ Church Summerfield | £15,000 |
| Christians Against Poverty | £4,000 |
| The Orchard Women | £15,000 |
| Kids Club Kampala | £5,000 |
| Open Doors | £5,000 |
| Elam | £15,000 |
6 STAFF COSTS
Number of employees
The average number of employees during the year was 40 (2024: 40).
Staff costs relate to all direct and indirect staff costs.
| Employment costs Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs |
2025 £ 741,962 65,480 20,180 827,622 |
2024 £ 718,558 52,689 19,974 791,220 |
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During the year two members of key management personnel were paid remuneration and benefits totalling £56,061 (2024: two members paid a total of £55,926).
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.
Pay for Key Management Personnel is set by members of the Standing Committee within agreed salary bands approved by the PCC for all staff.
See note 15 for disclosure of payments made to related parties.
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|7|TANGIBLE ASSETS|
|Freehold|Leasehold|AV|Fixtures &|
|Charity|Property|improvements|equipment|Fittings|Total|
|£|£|£|£|£|
|COST|
|At beginning of year|680,759|831,056|131,082|130,052|1,772,949|
|Additions|-|-|21,912|58,909|80,821|
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|Disposals|
|At end of year|680,759|831,056|152,994|188,961|1,853,770|
|DEPRECIATION|
|At beginning of year|22,238|320,247|56,539|76,095|475,119|
|Charge for year|10,892|59,362|30,868|29,433|130,555|
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|Disposals|
|At end of year|33,130|379,609|87,407|105,528|605,674|
|NET BOOK VALUE|
|At end of year|647,629|451,447|65,587|83,433|1,248,096|
|At beginning of year|658,521|510,809|74,543|53,957|1,297,830|
|All fixed assets belong to the charity.|
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In the prior period, the charity owned 100% of the issued share capital of Gas Street Music Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number: 12995294). The company was dissolved on 14 January 2025.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
| 9 DEBTORS Trade debtors Gift aid tax recoverable Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors 10 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year Diocesan loans Mortgage Accruals Other creditors Deferred income 11 CREDITORS: amounts falling due after one year Diocesan loan Mortgage |
2025 £ 55,572 44,669 73,764 17,403 191,408 2025 £ 66,363 7,796 20,119 127,430 10,194 231,902 2025 £ 398,185 224,782 622,967 |
2024 £ 83,518 19,450 27,833 26,594 157,395 2024 £ 66,363 7,338 15,524 79,942 8,758 177,925 2024 £ 464,548 231,914 696,462 |
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In 2019 the PCC was party to the leasehold agreement for the Gas Street site and took on a loan from the Diocese in respect of the refurbishment costs of £730,000 bearing interest at 3.5% above base. The rate was renegotiated to 0.5% above base, beginning in January 2024. Repayments commenced in September 2022, with the amount due in less than 1 year shown in Diocesan loans in Note 11.
The mortgage is for a property purchased in 2023. This loan is secured on the property to which it relates.
Of the above amount, £321,423 is due in more than 5 years (2024: £396,844 due in more than 5 years).
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
12 FUNDS
The restricted funds are established for the following purposes:
St Martins Trustees To support staff costs. Collections These are collections for specific external causes and projects. Middle East Funds from a collection where the first £30,000 was pledged to fund work in the Middle East. Strategic Development Fund - GS South This represents funding by the Birmingham Diocese Board of Finance to cover costs of running the Gas Street South congregation. Strategic Development Fund - GS This represents funding by the Birmingham Diocese Board of Finance to cover costs of running Longbridge the Gas Street Longbridge congregation. The transfer out of this fund represents expenditure capitalised during the year. Love Your Neighbour - Ukraine Funding from the ‘Church Revitalisation Trust’ specifically for spending on activities and support for refugees. The transfer out represents matched giving erroneously allocated to this fund in a previous year. Love Your Neighbour - Gas Street Funds for the Love Your Neighbour ('LYN') community project. This includes funding support from the Church Revitalisation Trust for spending on all LYN activity, as well as funds collected by Gas Street Church for this purpose. The transfer out of this fund represents part of the match-funding (required by the grant for this purpose) not covered by restricted donation income.
Love Your Neighbour - Kids This represents grants received from ‘Street Games UK’ to fund summer clubs for primary school aged children. Love Your Neighbour - Food This represents a grant from Birmingham City Council under their "Warm Welcome" scheme. Youth Services This represents a grant from The Grantham Yorke Trust to fund youth outreach. Kitchen Renovation This represents funding from The Benefact Trust to be spent on kitchen renovation.
The designated funds are established for the following purposes:
Repair fund To fund repair works required on the church building. Missions fund Each year, the church aims to dedicate at least 10% of its giving for missional purposes. Grants are given to external organisations and to Missional Partners which are approved each year by the PCC in line with mission principles & values as set out in the Missional Partnerships policy. One-off gifts may be given to other organisations that are in line with the principles & values at the Standing Committee's discretion. Middleton Hall Road This represents the carrying value of the freehold property, less the outstanding mortgage on it. Orchard seed funding The church intends to set up The Orchard as its own organisation. £25,000 was set aside in 2023 to facilitate this, and has been paid across to the new charity in February 2025.
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Worship For Everyone seed funding
The church intended to support the ministry of Worship for Everyone when it was planned to be established within an independent charity, and set aside £25,000 during 2023 to facilitate this. In the event, Worship for Everyone was instituted as a Ltd company and the PCC of St Luke’s therefore resolved to return the funds to the Mission Fund.
Love Your Neighbour (designated)
International Refugee Fund
A fund set aside towards match-funding Love Your Neighbour grants.
A fund to support refugees of any nationality.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
| 13 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Restricted funds St Martins Trustees Strategic Development Fund - GS South Strategic Development Fund - GS Longbridge Love Your Neighbour - Ukraine Love Your Neighbour - Gas Street Love Your Neighbour - Kids Love Your Neighbour - Food Youth Services Kitchen renovation Designated funds Repair fund Missions fund Middleton Hall Road Orchard seed funding Love Your Neighbour (designated) International Refugee Fund Other unrestricted funds Total funds |
Balance at Gain / Transfers Balance at 1 January (loss) on between 31 December 2025 Income Expenditure Investments funds 2025 £ £ £ £ £ £ - 29,304 (29,304) - - - - 87,644 (87,644) - - - - 158,073 (128,237) - (29,836) - 15,154 - (1,074) - (14,080) - 84,804 136,387 (111,242) - - 109,949 5,062 5,472 (10,534) - - - - 15,000 (12,198) - - 2,802 - 5,000 - - - 5,000 - 3,400 - - - 3,400 105,020 440,280 (380,233) - (43,916) 121,151 32,694 - (23,639) - - 9,055 17,261 5,048 (132,584) - 132,674 22,399 419,269 - (27,535) - 23,317 415,051 25,000 - (25,000) - - - 36,346 12,241 (51,401) - 2,814 - - - - - 14,080 14,080 530,570 17,289 (260,159) - 172,885 460,585 649,516 1,802,713 (1,542,701) (1) (128,969) 780,558 1,285,106 2,260,282 (2,183,093) (1) - 1,362,294 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
14 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
| Fund balances as at 31 December 2025 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Long term liabilities Fund balances as at 31 December 2024 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets Fixed asset investment Current assets Current liabilities Long term liabilities |
Other Restricted Designated unrestricted Total funds funds funds 2025 £ £ £ £ - 647,629 600,467 1,248,096 121,151 45,534 802,382 969,067 - (7,796) (224,106) (231,902) - (224,782) (398,185) (622,967) 121,151 460,585 780,558 1,362,294 Other Restricted Designated unrestricted Total funds funds funds 2024 £ £ £ £ - 658,521 639,309 1,297,830 - - 1 1 105,020 111,301 645,341 861,662 - (7,338) (170,587) (177,925) - (231,914) (464,548) (696,462) 105,020 530,570 649,516 1,285,106 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
15 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year thirteen trustees were reimbursed expenses totalling £5,995 (2024: twelve trustees totalling £3,439) for reimbursable travel costs, refreshments and purchases for the charity. No trustees received gifts during the year (2024: two trustees received gifts totalling £2,470).
During the year relatives of three trustees were reimbursed expenses totalling £2,990 (2024: four relatives reimbursed £2,843).
During the year two trustees were paid salary and benefits totalling £25,029 (2024: £19,720 paid to two trustees). This was not related to their role as trustees.
During the year relatives of five trustees were paid salary and benefits totalling £48,450 (2024: four relatives paid £48,249).
During the year relatives of two trustees were paid £35,430 for providing consultancy services to the charity (2024: £13,230 paid to two relatives).
Urban Devotion, a charity of which H Miller, trustee, is also a trustee, was paid donations totalling £35,000 by the charity (2024: £20,050).
In 2024 King's Cross Church, a charity of which F Harper, trustee, is also a trustee, was paid a total of £6,099 by the charity for goods and services, plus a donation of £500. During 2025 no transactions took place with King's Cross Church while Frank Harper was a trustee.
Christchurch Summerfield, a charity of which K Stock, trustee, is also a trustee, was paid donations totalling £15,000 by the charity (2024: £15,000).
Dreambridge Limited, trading as Worship for Everyone, a company of which N Drake, trustee, is a director, was paid £2,500 for goods and services (2024: £3,392).
16 COMMITMENTS
At the balance sheet date the charity had remaining commitments under operating leases of £5,880 (2024: £2,003).
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 (continued)
17 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| INCOME Donations and legacies Charitable activities Trading activities Investments Other income Total income EXPENDITURE Charitable activities Total expenditure NET INCOME BEFORE TRANSFERS Transfers between funds NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FUND BALANCES AT 1 JANUARY 2024 FUND BALANCES AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds 2024 £ £ £ 1,471,473 78,577 1,550,050 304,590 523 305,113 141,618 1,430 143,048 7,065 3 7,068 38,523 398,923 437,446 1,963,269 479,456 2,442,725 1,762,881 546,834 2,309,715 1,762,881 546,834 2,309,715 200,388 (67,378) 133,010 - - - 200,388 (67,378) 133,010 979,698 172,398 1,152,096 1,180,086 105,020 1,285,106 |
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|18|COMPARATIVE MOVEMENT IN FUNDS|Balance at|Transfers|Balance at|
|1 January|between|31 December|
|2024|Income|Expenditure|funds|2024|
|£|£|£|£|£|
|Restricted funds|
|St Martins Trustees|-|30,393|(30,393)|-|-|
|Collections|16,658|-|(16,658)|-|-|
|Middle East|-|30,000|(30,000)|-|-|
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|Strategic Development Fund - GS South|83,906|(83,906)|
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|Strategic Development Fund - GS Longbridge|227,890|(227,890)|
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|Love Your Neighbour - Ukraine|22,266|(7,112)|15,154|
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|Love Your Neighbour - Gas Street|133,474|82,307|(130,977)|84,804|
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|Love Your Neighbour - Kids|19,960|(14,898)|5,062|
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|Love Your Neighbour - Food|5,000|(5,000)|
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|172,398|479,456|(546,834)|105,020|
|Designated funds|
|-|-|
|Repair fund|52,880|(20,186)|32,694|
|Missions fund|-|-|(132,750)|150,011|17,261|
|Middleton Hall Road|424,382|-|(29,123)|24,010|419,269|
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|Orchard seed funding|25,000|25,000|
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|Worship for Everyone seed funding|25,000|(25,000)|
|-|-|-|
|Love Your Neighbour (designated)|36,346|36,346|
|-|
|563,608|(182,059)|149,021|530,570|
|Other unrestricted funds|416,090|1,963,269|(1,580,822)|(149,021)|649,516|
|Total funds|1,152,096|2,442,725|(2,309,715)|-|1,285,106|
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