BURY ST EDMUNDS PRESBy[ER￿ CHURCH
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025
Registered Charity Number
1161627 (date of registration May 112015)
Address for Charity Correspondence
121 Wc5tley RiYAd
Bury, .St I,'dmunds
,%uEfolk
IP33 35A
Charity Trustees
M I) Jollcy (C=h9mnan)
K McCJranL' Q?ccretary}
G J, Macintyrc (I rcasurct)
Independent Examiner
Sadi Placc ilccountants l.td
Governing Document
'Ihc C"harity is a t￿$t constituted under A Ttust Decd d&tcd November 1. 2014 2S 2mended by
a supplcrxwitary dccd datcd Apiil 19, 2015. Tn￿tCCs xre appointed by the existing Erustees.
A trustce who is a mintstct is permitted by the Ttust Dccd (as 2mcnded) to be a stipendi2ry.
Objects
'I'he objects of the ("hatity arc to advaTh￿ the C.knistian relw.on UA accordance wirh the
Wcsttnitistct stand2r(L8. to the glory oEC:(xl and for thc bcncfit of 2ll nwdand cvwhcrL
Activities and Public Benefft
In pl4tmin% activitiL% thc tru8tCC5 have considered ("ommission's ￿ldanCe on public
benefit and. in particu]2r, thc spccific guidallce on c}￿ltieS fibr the advancement of re]i£ion.
'I&L c.harity prin(ipally satxsfics thc public benefit r4uircmcnt through providing the me2ns
for thc church fcllowship Rury St I,knunds l)rcsbytoian ("hurch to hold services oFpub]ic
worship, by funding thc pr()visxon of suitable ptetnisO￿ thctcfot and of full-timc mill￿tella1
supw)rt thereto. 2fLd for p&stoTrL outryath and practi(al Servic￿ in the local cornmunity.
I,'ffcctivcly to promotc the ("harA￿S objects for die public benefi¢ the (-haritys principal
activities necessitate irL-pLtron contact attd gathcring for thc provisxon of chatitLbEe services.
'lkne ("harity ()wns no pr()pcrty or rcal estate, ana hirca thc Ncw Bury C-ommunity Ccnttc on
Bury.%t I,'dmunas' lIc)w2rd I,4tatL to ￿)ndUCt its C"hristian ministry foI the public benefit.
Setvices ()f pub]ic wijtship are advLrtised and arc opcn to all without charge. Recordtn%s of
sern)()ns are uploadLd 2nd frccly availablc to all Fia the Ioteme¢ and Chtistiao literaturc is
dtsp]aycd and avaiiablc without ch2rgc.
I'he ("harity relies extensivdy on volunteer support to prO￿de and conduct the fi]]1 tangc of
its seLviceb 2lld activities.
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Achievements and Perft>rniance
Bw St E."dmunds Presbyteti2n Church is cotnn)tttcd to enab]ing as llwLy people as possibk
to wotsbip and serve the jiving W and to be itistructed in the Chtistiall faith.
BSE,TrC held setFices of public wotsh4) mottiing snd cvening eArh IA>rd'5 DÈY throughijut the
ye2r. Sunday School cksses fot dthdren and a Study a2ss for adults Ivetr held most IA>id's Days.
Reguhr Bible studies arLd pr2ycr meetings were hdd during the weeK as well as outreach
activities for parents and younget children within the Con]munity Centre.
The lA)rd's Suppet was frqucntty obseryed when the chutch was gather¢4 2nd c)vct the
cout5c of the year two cl)ildten wete baptize(i
With asststance of Voluntee￿ from (￿llst churc￿ Antotiio. Texas. the churth conducted
9n outreach missiofy 4150 gxving practic21 help to thc local cotyunurrity in vatious ways.
The three charity trustees are eldcrs of the churclL
I'￿tenSiVe pastorgj visitation was undcrtakC￿ cspecially by the Revds Jolley 2nd Mattbess.
Financial Review
Accounts have bccn prcpatcd on 2 cash accowiting basis io xccordance wÉth Section 1.33 of thc
CharÈties Act 2011, rq)ottiog teccipts gnd WAynients with 2 statement of ￿Sets xnd ]i2bi]Èties.
Receipts of £88,680 fot thc ycar (previous year £88,688) conjptised donations of £86,630
Igrnnts £nil). investment income of U050. and ilxd recovery of tax 0£ £niL Note that a
tax rcp2ymcnt of £13.083 foT the accountin% ye2t was not received until the subsequent ye2t
2nd is sho￿￿ in 'Debtots', 2nd that the figure fot the previous ye2r (£11,345) represents the
of tax repayments on donations over a two ye2r P￿10d.
The church m2de ￿nts xnd diacon￿ distiibutions of £983 during the 2ccouTrtiDg year
(prcvii)u8 £3.125).
As is usual for a clwity of this typc and si/.q * significant pruportion of the pairyucnts 1)F
£89.822 (previous ye4r £96,IK)O) rdatcs to stipend aod ministerial support During the year
Rcv. l)avid Matthcss took up a call from a chutch Jn Vancoui'er. and the ministerial costs
acci)nltngly reverted to 5tWPOTting the Revd Jollcy alonc for thc tctEJaindct of the y￿.
l)ayments exceeded receipts by £1.141 the deficit being fimdcd ftt)m rc5crwcs."l&is compares
with a defiat of £7.312 for tbc prcvious year.
Reserves policy
"llic pi)licy of thc tTUStces is not to accumu12te resetves but to use rescrvcs in the promotion
of the (-hatÈty's obiect5. and m2int2tn a b2kncc on unrestticted 6Jnds that equates to at Icast
six tnonths, unrestricted Faymcnts to cover wiforeseca sItuations that m2y arise from timc to
time. In ]ixht of thc main risks f2cing the (-b￿lty tbe tntstLes considcr thc currertt level OF
reserves and thcir usc (as nec(*52ry) to fund 2nAu21 deficits sxtisfactory.
SiEned by all I ntstces
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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
Charlty Name
Buryst Edmunds Presbyterian Church
Charity Number
1161627
For the Perlod From
01.09.24
31.08.25
Sertion A - Recei
tsandPa
ments
Al- Receipts
Total
Last
Note
Fund5
Funds
Funds
Year
Offerings
Gift Aided Income
Tax Recovered on Gift Aid
Grants Received
Deposit Account Interest
Other
Sub- Totsl
A2 - Asset and Investment Sales
Total Receipts
43434
43434
41211
IIY15
2050
825
88680
88680
88688
88680
88680
88688
Totsl
Fub)ds
Last
A3- Payments
Note
Funds
Funds
Year
Stipend Ilnc. Employer's Nll
Visiting Speaker Expenses
Travel Expenses
Children's and Youth Work
Catering and Kitchen Supplies
Publicity
Printing and Stationery
Books and Copyright Licences
Rent and Insurance
Miscellaneous Expenditure
Grants & Diaconal Distributions
Other
Sub-Total
A4- Asset & Investm* Purchases
Total Payments
62738
5192
241
1654
2835
62738
5192
73713
600
915
640
1654
2835
790
389
773
11589
1624
504
iio
290
12676
389
773
11589
1624
983
88808
1014
89822
95159
1014
89822
96000
Net Receipts and Payments
11142)
111421
173121
A5- Transfers Between Funds
A6- Cash Funds Last Year End
194506
194506
201818
Cash Funds This Year End
193364
193364
194506

Section B - Statement of Assets and Ltabilities at the End of the Period
Totsl
Bl- Cash Funds
Note
Funds
Funds
FuThJs
Bank Statement Balances
Plus Unpresented Receipts
Less Unpresented Cheques
Total Cash Funds
193364
193364
193364
193364
UNe5tritted
Funts
Restricted
Total
Funds
B2- Other Monetary Assets
Note
FurKt5
Debtors
Other
Total Other Monetary A55ets
13083
13083
13083
13083
83 - Investmént Assets
Total
Note
Funds
FUFMIS
FLtnds
None
Total Other Monetary Assets
B4- Assets Retsined for the
Charity's Own Use
Piano
Other Equipment
Total Other Monetary A￿ets
Unrestrfcted
Funds
Total
Funds
2500
iooo
3500
Note
Furtds
25(X)
35(Ki
Total
B5- Llabllitles
Note
Funds
Fund5
Ftsnd5
Creditors
Other
Totsl Other Monetsry Assets
4473
4473
4473
4473
Trustee
Signature
Trustee
Name
Date of
Approval
26
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Ysizs

Notes for the Accountin
Period 01.09.24 to 31.08.25
11 Offerings included a total of £9,970 received from Charities Aid Foundation America. No
offerings were received from individual donors residing outside the UK.
21 No GiftAid was recovered from HMRC and banked in the year to 31.08.25 but the increased
year end debtor of £13,083 refletted the recovery which came shortly after the year end.
31 During the accounting period the charity paid one trustee as an office holder, The Rev
Matthew Jolley. who received a stipend in his capacity as full-time minister of the church.
4) During the accounting period diaconal distributions totalling £983 were made in response
to needs identified by the Trustees.
5} Asset Purchases totalling £1,014 were for audio1£3621. contartless payment SV5tem {£395}
and a printer1£257).
61 During the accounting period the charity conveyed aid of £400 from donors to recipients
(both known to and approved by the trustees) as a mere agenL which is accordingly not
shown in re￿Ipts or payments.

Independent Examiner's Report
to the Trustees of Bury St Edmunds Presbyterian Church
I wort on the accounts ol the ChurdL (Registered Chatity Numbct 1161627) for the year ended
31" August 2015.
Re8peetive Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiti
The ch￿lty 5 trustees are responsible for the ptepar2tion of the accounts. The ch￿1￿$ trustees
consid¢t that an audst is not required for this yeat undet section 144P) of the Ch2tities Act 2011
(the 2011 Act) and th2t an itidq)cndcttt examirution is needecL
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under sedion 145 of the 2011 A¢
to follow thc ptocedures Jaid down in the general Diredions given by the Cbality
Con]mission tsnder section 145(5)(b) of thc 2011 Ac¢ and
to state whethet pArticu12r matters h2ve come to my attention.
Basis of IndepetAdent Examin&s Report
My examination w3s catried out in accordance with thc genernl Ditectioos giv￿ by the Chatity
Commis>ion. An ex2n)ination indudcs 2 review of the sccounting records kept by the cb2rity and a
COrnL)2rison of the accounts presented with thosc records. It also iodudes consideration of any
Unusu￿ items Ot disdosutcs in the account4 and seebng cxplanations from you 3S trustees
conceEniog any such mattets. The proccdutes undertakcn do not prorlde all the evidence that would
be tLquired tn 2n audit and consequendy no opinion is givcn as to whether the ac¢ounts present
'true and fait Vie￿ 2nd thL rew)rt is ]imitcd to those sct out in thc statement bclow.
Indq)endent EXamI￿e$ Statement
In cojidection Trvith my exami￿1￿￿ no mattet has Con￿ to my #ttentioiL
. which giv08 m¢ reasonablc causc to bclÈeve that in 2ny mat￿191 respect thc rquirethcnts:
to kc¢p 2ccounting r¢¢ords in 2CCOtdan¢c with section 130 of thc 2011 A¢ and
to prq)3t¢ Xccounts which accord vlith the 2ccountin8 recotds and comply Trvith the
accuunting requirements ol thL" 2011 Act
havc not been m¢¢ or
2. to which. in my Opinio￿ attentiOn.￿hould be dtawn in otder to en3ble 2 propot understanding
nf the acc<>unts to be teachc(i
Name:
Rdev8nt ptofessional qu2lific2tion or boty. *fi
Addtess: L) if , Br>LD thf¥) ST £-LlinKJ s ,
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