REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1161926
I'IIUSl"LI LS. REPUIiI AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCII 2024
FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CJO
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FREEDOM CUURCH HEREFORD CIO
TENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMEYT
FOR THE YEAR ENDE
I MARCH
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Trustees, Report
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Statcment of Trustecs Rcspon5ibililies
Report of the Indcpcnd¢nt Auditors
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ConsDlidatcd Staternent of Financial Activities
ConsolidB¢cd and Charity Balance Sheet
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Con591idated Cash Flow Staleinen¢
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NotCS to thc Casli Flow St&¢¢ment
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Notes to the Financial Stalcm¢nts
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FREEDOM CHURCH HERF,FORD CIO
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDEI D 31 MARCH 2024
The tnjstees are pleased 10 present thcir annual report togcilieT With th¢ con501idal¢d finonGial 5th1cments of the charity and ils
subsidiary for the year ending 31 Mareh 2024. Thc financial 5talcm¢nt5 comply with thr Charities Act 2022 and dje GliaritEcs
Stalemetjl ot. Recoinmcdded PrRcticc (applicable ta charitie5 pr¢p4ring their aGcounts in accordance with the FindDtial
Reporting Standard applicable iii the UK and RepubliB cf Ireland. FRS 102) rffKtiv¢ l January 2019.
OBJECTIVES AI4ID ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
The core objecliv¢s ofFretdem Church H￿¢fOrd CIO {Freedoin Church) aTC surnrnaris¢d 0$ follows..
The advancement of thr Chri5ti&n rGligion maillly> but not cx¢lusively, by Ineans of.. broAdcasling Chri5tiHn tnc55ag¢s of a
evangelistic and 1￿ching naturc,. holding ineelings. And producing or dismblliing literature sbout Chri51i&nity.
The pr¢vciition or relief of poverty or financial hardship an￿her0 in the world by providin8 or assisting through all th¢
ncc¢ssory support to help individuals be 8clf-sufficienl.
To advance in lif¢ and help young people through a¢iiviii¢5, Irgining ond support.
Th¢ r¢lief of persons who are in ¢ondiliDllS of n¢¢d, Iiardship Dr distrcss, or who are aged or sick.
Our Lnission stalcment. which captUTe8 the essence of these aiins is'connecting an￿n¢ anywh¢r¢ 10 a life-chan8ltl8 relationship
with Jcsus,.
Our main long t¢m) obj¢¢iiv¢a io..
Gruw our currLnl and bG¥in Ehcw GhurGhL's, dcvclvpin8 ￿nd diversifyiiig 0￿r apprnach. WL. want Io stru￿￿1¢41)Y develop
our slull. 4iid vvlunlclr l¥&ms lo suppuri ¥ruwih, ¥sp¢¢ially in ¢r¥*lins greater autononiy in local churchcs to scrvc ond cngag¢
loial coinrnunily mor¢. As has b￿1) OUT 4iin iii recent ycars, we desiTC lo continue to inLrLese di¥illll ininistri&% and bNi&dcqst
¢apabiliti¢s, and increase ¢ngagiiicni, finally, especially 8fter the instability of COVID, we continue 10 increase fin#nciil
stability and 51rcn¥il)vn financial planning.
W¢ ¢on¢inu¢ 10 fost¢r Strong r¢laiiotb$liips with ¢hurch¢s artsund the world. During the reporting period w¢ w¢re main18ining
¢los¢ links with sister chur¢h Gominunili¢s in EUTOPC. North Americo, Easi Africa, South Africa, India gnd South E8St Asis. We
benefit gr¢atly from these close partnerships, aTyd offer lielp in 8 varaety of ways. where beneficial.
Freedoin Cliurch relie$ he8vily on Ilie contribution of wolunl¢er$. Volunteers ire involved in almo&l ￿Vcry E5PCCt of the running
of Fr¢edoni Church and the d¢livery of our service5, oiher events and prosrbmme¥. At leu81 hair of all cliurch membEIS
volunlccr at our ovcnlg, or to 5UPPOrt our slaff tcarn, alld wc llrc vcry gvdi¢ful for Ih¢ir time, passion, und ykills.
Core to our approach as a CIO is the Obl￿tIVe of 8eneiEtin8 a public benefit. We continue to do this iii all of the areas Df Dur
activity. The trustees confinn that they haye coiiiplied with the requireinenis of s￿lI0n 4 of the Charilics Act 2011 lo h&ve due
re8ard to the public bellefil 8uidantt publi$hcd by the Charity Comtnission for England and W81e5.
Th¢ CJO roillplics wiifr Ihc Codc of Fundraising Pr4¢1icc. It dors n¢1 ￿gage the $ervices of professional fundr8i5crs or
omincrrial partiGipators. 4nd it has nut rcGciwcd any ¢tsmplainlS rclaiing to fundrai$itt8.
The objective of our wholly-owned trading subsidiary, Wildfire (Hereford) Limitel 15 to genernte Ihe majority of the CIO'5 norL-
dollation ittcome (see Financial RevÉew below). The income from this subsidiary is then used to support ih¢ CIO irl fulfilling it5
owii objcciives and aiins.

FREEDOM CHURCH HERE￿ORD CIO
TRUSTEES, REPORT
R THEVEARENDED31 MARCH 2024
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
The 2023-24 yearha5 bccn exciliThg year which u5hcrd in u new ETa in Ftcojom Cljurclj. At th¢ Cave 2023, wc launchEd our
vision 72127, namely to dDublc our exis1inE church locatlolls worldwide to a iotsl nuinber of 72 by Ilie y¢ar 2027. In ord¢r to
achi¢v¢ Iliis vision, %v¢ also started partn¢riiig with a chur¢h plunling moveni¢nl. Ili¢ A550ciation of Rclllt￿ CIiLtrclie51"ARC"I.
ARC ts a ¢oop¢rniive of indcpendeni ¢liuT¢lies from different d¢noniinations, networks, and bockgTound5 who sirniegi¢ally
resuuTcE churLh plunlLrb dtKi puslot> tu hLlp thetn rLmLh PLY)plb with thviii¢ssug¢ ufJ¢sus.
W¢ are opliIrtisti¢ Iliat ¢lJrouglJ our telalieiiship willi ARC as wcll as Ilirougli adopiing Ilieir cliurcji planting principles, we will
be able to acl)ieve our arnbitious 72127 vision, ultimately seeing more lives th2nged Ilian ever b¢for¢. Thi5 QPtimisTn wa5
m¢ntcd with Fr¢edorn Lhur¢h Ral<igli having r¢laun¢li¢d in S¢pt￿nbc[ 2023. adopting ￿1¢ principles used by ARC, wid Ilicy
saw a record numbw of aii¢ndan¢o of 440 poople and salvations of 22 on tljeir launch Sunday.
During 2023 wa ll15o dccided to movc froin n c¢ntrlllised modcl of llinnllging our global cliur¢h locations to & deccntruliscd
modcl. Tlii5 provide5 locul churcli Ic&dcrship wilh fr¢edom and gulonomy lo b¢ll¢r TLach Ih¥iT IvL'al LuintnunitiC5. whicli
should proLllOte liealihy and suslaiiiable growili iii our chur¢hes worldwida. All OUT globBI cliurch loEalion8 Slill remain part of
the Freedom Nfitiort under Ihe uliim8te le8dership of ourseniorpaslors and directional le&dcrship leain,
As part of Illi8 move lo a decentyali5ed model, we118ve thkon step8 to separate tko churcl) locations in Ih¢ UK, nottioly. Freedom
ChuTch Cdrdiff. WvtCC51Lr and Cl)¢lt¢nhain. inlo iDdiMdudl ehori¢ie$. The ncw ohoriiies were sel tsp in D<¢¢mb¢r 2023 &Trd Ehe
5¢paTalion of the churclies bccDmC effeBlive on l April 2024.
We coniinue(I hAving our nnnutsl chDrcli cvcnis. nonicly the C8v4 Dnunilcss, Ihe Horde and Ili¢ CJiarg} all of wliicli lii¥hL
ullcndgn¢¥ Ihuii boforg. fh¥s¢ ¢v¢nls ivill ionlinuc lo forni tho bJckbonL' vf tho TrrL'cduiii Naiioii 09 iliey scrve lo unify all our
glDbal cjjurch lo¢alion5.
FiTtstsrt¢r lia% grown Ihrou8houl this y¢ar willi 21 fir¢51url¢r5 4t Ili¢ end of thi5 finDnciAI yethr. W¢ believe iherc is still ll nccd
for snillller cliur¢h 84ih¢rinss in are05 wheTe il would not bo effe¢liv¢ to launch larger thur¢liE5, and di¢T¢lor¢ w¢ will continu
$uppvJrting uur firL'siJrtcrs willi cLnirAlly prodiiccd Lonteni.
Locally, Freedom Cljurck Hereford saw increascd growth as welli particularly in Freedom Kids, llnd hlld ￿ 80 froin one seLVite
lo two servitses on 8 Sund8y Jllomin8. Tlhis was w¢ll received by church menibers and volunteers wcr¢ Cnihu$i￿i¢ d¢spit¢
high¢r Workloud for IIiMI.
Our rc5idcntiRI AcDdcmy Tomllincd c195cd whilst prcparation5 were undcrway kn rclaun¢h the programme in SEplombcr 2024.
W¢ w¢r¢ gral¢ful to b¢ abl¢ lo ¢clcbral¢ 10 Y￿r$ of in¢r¢dibl¢ 5ervi¢¢ froin Tri$ Coppock in our dircclional leadersliip team.
Kris 5teppg3 down in April 2023 lo lake on liis next advenlure in another OT8anisation. Hi.5 contribution over ilie years In￿de a
hu¥L, diffgrenL# lo our churLh comrnunity and we arL ¥TQt¢fvl that h¢ siill r¢mains part of OUT diurch in & volunljry capllcity. He
also rejnains a ttustee of Oncbyonc wliicli is a liuge asset.
For a numb¢r of Y￿r5 w¢ ha￿ b¢¢n working lo implcrnent o sulury Incr￿5¢ proposal for all staff, however, this was not
PQS5ible b¢foTe duc 10 financi&l consiruinis during Ili¢ p4nd¢mic. Wc aT¢ proud Iha¢ iv¢ liav¢ now b¢¢n able lo implctnenl salary
incteas&s duTing January 2024 foi our diTCCtion&l Icadetsliip IcaTn and pastors and itl April 2024 for the Temllindcr of our Staff
members. The new CDMpensaiioii levels liave been ben¥limarked against oilier ¢hurLh or¥dnisdiiuns and w¢ bcli¢v¢ il is a more
accurdte rcflcclion of tlie r¢%￿nSibIlItIc& of diffcrcnt staff IcvEI%.

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YKAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
FINAIYCIAL REVIEW
Financial PosÉtion
In the 2023-24 fjnartcial year, donation incDme was £738.840. which is a decreasc of £13,607 on the previous yellr. Most of
this 15 because of our Saltivinds donations, down from £6,586 in 22-23 10 £965 in 23-24 y¢ar, 8 d￿lEase of £5,621 and the
internal appcal donations down froin £2.248 in 22-23 (Inostly Foi. the Studio r¢novations) lo nil in 23-24, a decrease or
£2,248. Donations ta our geiieral fund t{}￿lled £736,)25 wliich is a decrease of£5,210 on the previous year. The ttew
¢haTities for the oih¥r three UK cliurche5 weie established in Decejnber 2023 and they opened separate bank acGounts in
January 2024. Their Eongrcganls Ihcr¢foTC Started donatiiig iiito tlie sq)Rrate batlk accouiils since January 2024 whi¢h
resulted in the decrease in general donattons to tlie CIO.
On the advice of our accountant, Freedom Chur¢h continues io run a trading subsidiary for th¢ majority of its non-donation
in¢orne generating actlVLties. Thc CIO owns and rents prop¢rty tliat ¢an b¢ l¢ascd or rented to otliei's, and thcse trading
aGiiviti¢$ providr a valuabl¥ bourGtr of iiicon)e. Ab. & wliolly-owncd tradillg subbi(liaryb WildfirE IHcT¢ford) Limited will
continue to donate all of its profits lo FreedoJ)J Churcli H¢r¢ford in tlie form of dividends. During this reporting period, total
divid¢iids paid toialled £98,994 up by *4Y,466 froin18sl year.
Tli¢ main sour¢¢s of funding for FTeedcrn Cliuich 8rB donations and, to a leSSeT extrnt. Ir&ding &ctiviti¢s.
ExpendituiT on facilities ¢om¢ dowii significantly fioin £436,994 10 £337,955 this Y￿r.
Th¢ expenditure spcnl on repaiTS and maintenance at the Forge decreased ¢0 £2.3,239 in 23-24. a decreasc of £22,213 on Ilie
previoLI.% year. DLirin¥ 21-22 and 22-23 wc liad Ca￿led out cxtcnsivc Icpairs to the west winky of tli¢ ForBB for floud damage.
These repairs were linalised during Isnuary 2023. During 23.24 we re¢¢iv¢d th¢ final paym¢ni from the insurance company
of £30,291 which h¢lpcd to cover the c0515 5penl on the IEpAirs.
W¢ have on¢ loan after previously consolidating all existing ortes. Tliis contiiiues to be paid off by each loLulion tliai
received b¢n¢fit from th¢ loan, namely Ihc For¥r, Hereford and Cardirr. AftLr thv de¢eLltrali5ation of the charilies ¢ffe¢live as
of April 2024, 1.Ici'cford lias a¥recd lo take the r¢pttymenis previou.%ly made by C.ardiff.
The residential a￿de1￿Y has not yet resumed in the 23-24 year, ond we therefore continued to operate AirBNB within the
Forgc in ordcr to niaximi%e our incoine f￿>M the Forge. We %aw healihy income from thi% miTrnih on monili and tliis a55isicd
with the amount that Wildfire sertt in dividends.
We liave conlinucd to renl part of the For8¢ to non-&cad¢iny t¢nants while 1¢ is not running, seeing a healthy £28,331 in this
year (prior year: £33,871). Thc rcsidcntial tcn8ritS 51artcd vacatin8 tho For8c from thc bc8inning of 2024 in Ol'der lo prepare
for Ihc rcturn rjf the Academy ¥tudenl¥ in September 2024.
The vBlue of tlie CIO'S irtvestmerti iii Mentor Group Lid, which 15 an unlisted compAny, was agreed and sold during 22-23.
The fvnd$ of £23,377 froin this divestment wcr¢ rc¢¢ivrd in April 2023, howcv¢r the gain on divestment was re¢ord¢d in 22-
23.
Tht tru51ccs apply thc fund5 of Frccdoin Church Hcreford Kl their discretion bnd in accord8nce wit]i thc charjtablc purposcs
and objectives of the CIO. 'I'otal si)eiiding on charitable aelivilie5 wa5 £1.067,212. Our granl-lnaking policy outlines l)ow
grants may be inade and the priorities foi support. The rurrent PliOTitif5 for funding aTe the advan¢¢m¢nt of the Christian
faitli wilhiri local cominuJiitiC5 and across tlic world, and Ihe rclicf of poverty within local cojnmunities and ainong tlic
world'$ deprived and needy peoples. Re¢kpi¢nls of grant futkding in thE5 fjnancial year were a ¢hurch in Nortli Aineii¢a. a
church in South Africa, and a Firestarter in Kampala. Ovi UK ¢hurch lts¢ations ¢stabli51i¢d individual ¢haritÉes in Deceinber
2023. In order to support these churclies with Iheir sel up costs, we provided grants to cach of thc5c ihrcc new charitLCS.

FREEDOM CIIURCII HEREFORD CIO
TRli.STF.F.S' RF.PORT
roR TIIK YEAR KNDKDJI MARCII M24
Rosorvts Poliey
The trusttts of Freedoin Church I.lereford recognise the iinpor(anec of ll iuervLY policy io demonstrate goDd Stewa￿S111p Dnd financial
Ill2nagcmi'nt. Oui- p(Trlicy is lo rrL7ill fc5LTVQ% ID cnsuri. IliJl thc chaiily lias sulli¢i¢nl fund3 to Inccl ils finanGiyl cDnuwtincnts, 10
demonsirdle that the cliaiity is s￿￿tA￿able uiio ilie r￿lu￿ io ensurc thai the chariiy is oblc io IKafiaBc futUlE unforeseen fmaiKiJl
dI￿ItU1t1U. and io thsurn tiiat CKCL¥sivc fund¥ nol hL.Id wilhuul any IdL￿lif1￿blr Tca5F)n. i)utin¥ 2023-24, ttit rostrvc policy
call5idered that 6-12 i￿onthS of siaffjng and leasee05ts1£220,000- £440,000) is a 5ufficiL)It Tcserve level. £220.OOD is approxiiTkilEIy six
InDntlts Df 5Lqff and letse EXPEn￿ltu￿..1]iC ¥wlus oF520,487 12D23.. dcficit £16Y.1151 that dic frtt rnserV2% arc £376,476.
Sth¥eqU￿% to Ihe financial y¢ar end, die trustees IEvi¢wed tlie re&ervES policy uweed ihT¢t I￿￿￿kS of ¢0$18 is a morc
appropriaic ￿￿e[We IcvcI.
Prlntlpal riik% f*elnE th¢ ¢llli¢y
Thu C'IUS ￿Ll1VIlle& upogE il tv ? of fiDanEiJl risks ￿clUdIn8 ErEtlil risk and liquidity risk CIO dDts not any
derivlltive fmanciul In￿rning￿ts.
Thc CIOS pri￿1p31 fina￿la1 a5se¢s are bonk buknnces ¢ash, #nd trade odier ￿e1¥a￿l¢s. The CIO'S ¢r¢dii risk is priiKarily
altiibuthble 10 ils tradD r￿cl￿able1. The amounts pr￿cnI￿ in Uic bulancc sh¢cl arc nci of allowanccs for doubtful rrrcivables. An
allowance for itnpoinnent is mAdcwhcre therc is id¢niificd loss cv¢ni whi¢h, based on pr¢viow experience, iq evidence of ￿T￿￿¢tiOn in
therKovuability of th¢r43h tlows.
The Cr￿1( risk liquid fulld$ is limii¢d b¢¢0￿￿¢ di¢ ¢ounierpartI￿ 4r0 bgnk$ iyiili hi811 ¢r¢dii-r&tingi R5518ned by inlem11 lim>ol ciTdil.
mtini Asencivs. 7]￿ CIO IIBS Iio ¥iyiflL￿nl cunccntsatiun ofcrdil ribk. witli eXPDSurc 8wad over tt larBe niiiiiberof touiiioipnriics and
¢Usiemers.
tn ord¢r 10 molnwin liquidity 10 ehsur¢ Uiai wfA¢ttTht funds ov&ilible for ¢nwin% optrntSons ond fuwr¢ dv¢l¢pmenls, dio CIO uies
mixlurc of long.lenn und shori4cnn debi fmanea fwLILer dctoi15 re8Brdins Ilquidiiy rijk can bc found in ￿1C staleinrnl of accounlin
lic1￿ in tlie finHncinl %1AtemL￿tS.
GolngtDnccrn
AS frum April 2024, the ch8ftty lios ¢J¢¢¢ntrallx¢d DPtr41ion5 ond d¢merBd row choAile81 rep￿e￿IlnI ¢a¢h ¢huJrh ￿ die UtL BD8cd
on currcni forLYasts for IliL' s14ndalonc clinrily. wo uro confidonl Iliui ilio CIO is D goini cmceiii. WL. reco8nisL' Ihc onuoing Lhullyiiyin
¢ondiiions in Ili¢ UK ¢conoiny whi¢li Ar¢ I'¢prt8STilcd in di¢¢osi-of-ljvuill ci'i%is on(1 w¢ re¢ogiii8e thaidoniilityn$ y$￿211Y diyy #% ¢(kSL of
liviny inLTC4¥¢U. Iluw¢vcr, d￿pIte iIIL%c LiiKuill51iillcL%, Ilic CIO liay ooluilly SL'cn donalions inLrn*¢ duc Ii) an incirtss¢ iii di¢ nyiNb¢r or
iiicndittg tsur ¢lilltu'h, ¢liariiy Ilts 5011ihi 10 bu￿1￿ in pJ$t fl￿wits1 y¢#r4, in prtrt 10 ptt)tth'L any dmp in
inc4>mY Iu Luyliion in the <vent of econoinic clillllen8cs. ]Siid¥L'IB llnd Epcndin¥ will bc ¥uv<mcYi by ¢cvnonu¢ rulilias And wr will
¢oniinll8 to enctturABe £onirilvJtion$ to the ¢liatiLy from our Memb￿¥. 1kn TtlL%tees ttonfimi die concern baEiS of pry47fjAIiD
rel￿￿1￿3 upprupriaLE.
VUTURE PLANS
Thc CIO TcIThin5 foGuKd on dcYcbpinB corc Dctivitica which strcngth¢n spiriiugl well-bBin8, buim supportivc
COn￿nUnitI<%, ad¥Jnc¢ th¢ Lhrt$tiJn laitli d¢v¢lop l¢aLlttrship 4nd ministry ¥kill¥, W¢ will alw cunttrjut to navLgai¢ I1￿ IiJw¢t of thc
L¥re4Lt ¢osi Of IiviJ>g¢ri8is on our DT8nnisatitrn.
Willi errec¢ fryill Apiil 2024, lh¢ chunly will dwenlrnlisc Inlo fDUT UK cliurches, Hwcford, W0Jr￿t2r. clie]￿17￿￿ and Paidiff. fra¢li
cknch will be Ln independeni Lhdriiy with thL'ir own bllnk occvuni. Swlff and W￿l¢4%, Tliis thJt L'liurL'h will be able $0 focus
IT￿¢￿n ¢JiEu'own14¢41 needs. where43 PTviouily ther¢ ¥lEalEr focw on lI￿needS ofthe¢Elltml freethin Chur¢li orROlll¥ttllOn.
We #rt excited abtsui the tspportuwty tD focus sp￿lfICul1Y diE church in Heieford gTelltEr Way it See l]tpW wo can liavo & grcaley
impact on Ihe local community. Ilowevei., we will continue to look for OPPONUNties lo have nn impact Bcf055 btsth ￿le UK and othor
ationsas we tD advllnEe tiieChT]St￿n faith boili in Herefo￿ and bwnd.
likvebeen rJDoiILersignifiuhi events in di# PD&tbxlath¢¢slieel peritrj.

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCI12024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
FT¢edorn Church Hcrefoi'd, a Charitable lThcorporated Organisatiot] (CIO), 15 the registered vehicle foi the movement of
¢hur¢hes known as Freedom Chur¢li. On l July 2015, Freedom Church transferred its operations from the Freedom Cliurch
HerefoTd Charitable Tr115t110084591 to the Freedom Church Hereford CIO {11619261. Th6 CIO has adopled a foundation
model constitution. This is the seveiitli annual report of the CIO. Trusi¢es of Freedom Church Hcreford are recruitcd and
appointed from wiiliin tli¢ organi8a¢ioiJ's In¢mb¢rship.
The board of trustea% i.s focu5sed on ￿suri17g that Frccdom C.hur¢h merls Lts aims in an appropriate, legal and accounlablc
manner, and lo this end the (ruslees provide governance oversight lo the church's directional le&der5hip tefim and dircGtOTS
who in turn work wilh leaders aGross our locations and deparfrnenls to meet our objectives. Trttsiees are recruited from the
churdi's memb¢rsiiip for an initial t¢rin of three y¢ars by R r¢solution passed at a properly convened meeting of tlie ¢harily
truslecs. In Selecting individua15 for appointment, Ilie tnjstees must liave reg8Td to the Skills, kngwl¥dgr #nd ¢xp¢rienb¥
needed for the effe¢tiv¢ administration of the CIO. All n¢w Iru5tees are provÈded with the Charily Cornmi5sion's guidance on
th¢ duties of a trust¢¢, and Ih¢ CIO lias r¢¢enily adopi¢d ihe trust¢e r¢￿ul1mCnt process set out LTh the Trustee Recruitment
Cyclc fronJ Reach Volunleeriii8.
A large number of the d¢cisions relating to the C,10 are rnade by the dire¢ihonal lead¢i'ship team aDd directors, bul are Subject
lo Ihc 8c¢ountability, appiovgj and oversight af the board ol. trust¢¢s. Th¢ board of trustee¥ Inak&% all dccibions r¢laiing i()
rcmuneration of our staff team and havc bencliinarkcd salaries agaii)si equivalent roles in otlier sectors. On r¢comm¢Thdalion
of th¢ tr￿ste¢S, th¢ CIO able lo implcmrnl sulory in¢reases for all slalT levels durin8 Jajiuary 2024 and April 2024 in
ord¢r to align th¢ 50larie8 with indu$lry h¢nchmark$.
Wliil¢ iDany risks are ¢aT¢fvlly Inana¥¢d, th¢ Irusl¢¢s Te¢0￿1$¢ ¢lie need for R cnmprel)ensive risk management slralegy.
B&scd on the Charity Cornmi%%i()n's guidance a% well as re%()urLes from Stewardsliii), the truste&% hiv¥ we¥d that the CIO'.¥
risk management policy sliould be upd&l¥d, llnd a deiailed risk r¢gisl¢r should be prepared for *Lnnual review. This risk
regi,%l¢r is inl¢nd¢d to ,4uinmJri.Ec ¢UTr¢nl known and managcd ri5k5, and r¢v¢al are￿ that rcquirc addiiional attention. I'he
project is still ongoiiig, and the tiwstees aniicii)at¢ that the full risk register, r¢cording re$idunl risk, actions, owiicr5 and
timeframe$, will be re8dy in 2025.
Thc safcty and wcllbcii)g of our cl)urch illCLnbcrs and Staff rcrnains a key priDrity for us and Iherefore we Iiave conlinued our
inve¥lment in $8feguarding trainin¥ for Hll our stRff and voluiiteevi. Our leam workcd with a iJrofc5SLonal organi511tlDn to
coinplete an extensive review of our safe8uai'din8 policies, Procedure5 and training. We have souBlit to increa%e the pmfile
of safcguarding acr055 our location& and as a result l)ave seen un in¢re#sed numbu of referrals, most of which wern Telated
to extemal events.
Recruitment and Rppointnient ofnew tru51ee
Truslce% are reeniitcd fmm the chiirch's mtmb¢rship, wilh ¢on8ideration being made of thcir rrltvant prof¢ssional
cxperience.
Induction And trAiNKng of neiv trustee5
All new Iru5tee5 ait provided with the Charity Col￿miSsIon,￿ guLdartc¢ on the duties of a ttustee.
Kty n)an4gement remyn¢ratio
Thc board of tru5trc5 ￿akeS all dEGi5iDll5 Tclating to rcmuncration of our staff team and hav¢ benchmarked salaries against
equivalent roles in other sector$.

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
'rRIJSTf(.F.SI RF.pnRT
FOR THE YEAR K￿DED 31 MARCH 2024
REFERENCE AND ADMINIsfRATIVE DETAIL5
Registered Charity nu]Mber
1161926
Principal Address
The Forge
161 Holme Lacy Road
H¢¥eford
Herefordshire
FIR2 6DG
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIIS
Trustees
Mr5 M A Cooke- reyigiied 1110112024
Mr R Salli5- resigned 2710512024
Mr J S Dyson
Mr G Sibanda
Mr J A Cook¢- appoint¢d 1110112024
Auditori
Sumer Auditco Limited
30 Gay Street
Both
BAI 2PA
SÈnlor M&n#gÈment Team
Mr Gary Sntsw/ell, Stniur Pa8lor
Mr5 Heather Snowzell, Senior Pastor
Mr Kris Coppock, Lxecuiive Pastor (resigned 3010412023)
Mr David Thomas, Pastor
Mr losliua Snowzell, Pastor
EVEIYTS SINCE THE Ef4D OF THE YEAR
InforniAtion relating lo cvcnts since the end of the year 15 given in the note5 to the fJn2ncial statcincnts.

FREEDOhl CHETriCH HEREFORD CIO
STATKNIENL OF TRUSTEES, RLSPONSIBILITIES
ND
Thctn]stoos arcresponsib]c tor preparing i1￿T￿slots. Rcpoft wid Lkn financial Staten￿nts in accordarttr wslh app]icabic law alld
Unitrd Kingdo]n A¢wniing ShiTKihrOs Iunilcd KingdDJnGrrtctally Arccpicd AccwniingPi4clieel.
Tlie law Jppllrabl¢ 10 Clwlil￿ lo England untl Walcs. th¢ Clwriilrs ACL 2011. Clitiriiy IA¢¢othnts and Repoll51 Regullliions 2fM)8
and Ihe provi&ions of the (rusi deed requires Ilie Irusicc5 to PlEP41re fi￿dncldl &IJIen￿lS lor euch fiiianLiuI year wluLh give a i¥u¢
and fair VICW of ilitssmic ofaffairs of thc ch8fiiy¥Thth of ilic incoimng rtsourccs and apDliCaliath ofrcsourccs, including the illciJm¢
and expendi1￿re, orih¢¢hariiy foriliii perityj. In prepArin8 Ihose fLnonci*l $itstemen￿ Ihe INst¢¢5 ar¢ r¢qulrtd 10
scILcl 3vilJbli' UCcyunlinB pvlirir5 4nd ihcn Apply IhYniLyn315lcThily.-
observe (he rnelhody priiiciples li) IhB Cliuriiy SORP.,
mok¥ Jnd i%liThalcs Ihal rL'U5unabltyu￿d pwdeni:
&i&iÈ wlieilicr Jppllcablu accouNiin8 havc b2on followod, subjcci io any maleriai dcpdAure5 disclv%cd
¢xptsln¢d In Ili¢ r1nynil￿ %talL'tncDL¥."
prepare lh¢ financid sthiements on Ihe 8Olll8 concern basis unless ii is inapproprifi￿ ￿ Dff5um¢ IhBI Ihe olwity will
C(￿lInue in bu81￿C&s.
The Lrusiecs arn rcsponsiblo for koepin8 propcr a¢covniinB rccord$ which disclosc witli rcAsonllblc llccufllcy lli any lim¢ Il
rinancial pth8ltion of ihe clioriiy and ID enable ilieni lo en%ure Ihi ilie finAncinl ith*meni* ￿MplY wlili Ilie Ch&tiii¢$ A¢i2011. 11
CIJBriLy IAL'L'OUlJl% und Reports) ReBuluiionx 2M8 lliid ihe provisions of il* in￿l deed. Thcy llre ul%0 r￿ponsiblE lor ¥xlcbiiiiwdinB
I1￿ Bsscts of chariiyhnd h¢ncc lortakinB r¢osonabk sicps forth¢ prev¢nLiQn Andd¢￿e[lOrt or rraud and051i¢rlrr¢£ulAriiiCS.
Dlsclosuro of InfDrin&tlon to oudltor
Eoch Irusiec 1th5 iaken *icp% 11iW lI￿Y ouglii to hllvc iDkcn a iru5(cc Iii ordcr 10 makc thcT[L%elV￿ &war¢ of any rel¢vani A￿dI¢
Inform￿lon and lo estllblisli ihal lh¢ CIO'S audlior 18 4war¢ of IbM Informailon. Tlw IrDslw confiTm thjl Ehere is no ielcvanl
Reappolnlment of*udswr
Sun￿￿r AudiiLO l.inllied oxprn$s￿ il¥ IVilliMsn¢s$ io LoniliiDe uudliory. A rL'$vluilon for ihe rethuppoinimBnL ol SumBr
AudilLO Lin￿led as tsudiitrrs of the CIO 1$ to bc pmiith%¢d ai I1￿ fOrt1￿￿11￿118 irnsiec meeiinB.
ADwthved by otdcr ori1* boDrd Dfm51CCI Q
24 Janyary 2025
nd %i4ncd on Its b¢hBifby',
3.A.CaoA,
MrJ A Cooke. TN51
MrJ Dy50n- Tru%icc

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE1¥IEMBERS OF
HURCH HEREFORD
io
HE PARENT ORGANISATION
A￿DITs
EEDO
Opiiiio
We liaveaudited ihE financiJl stsiements of Firedoin Chuirh Herefoid CIO Ithc'charilll forllK Y￿ cndcd 31 h4￿￿11 2024 wliicli comptisc
lh¢ Consolidaied Swi¢m¢ni of Finan¢ial A¢iiviii¢s. lh¢ Consolidated and CIIDllty Bakince Slieel, thc CDn501idalcd Cash Flow Sttttcmenl ond
noies lo Ihe finoncial sthieinenLS, includiJLB a suilunary ofsignificant uccoullling po]icics. Tli¢ fiNaD¢i)I rep¢rtiDg fromework tlwt I￿5 been
applied in ditirprcparaiion is applicable law and Uniicd knnBdoin Accollnling Standards (United Kingdotn Generally AccLwi¢d A¢¢ounting
PrdGticEI.
In OUT OPIWDJJ llic fU￿nal&l siolcmcttls..
ivc a ITue 3nd fair vjrw ol Ilie stsle of thc 8roup'5 IhB parent ¢liwiiy% *ffts1￿ as at 31 Mosrli 2024 •Dd of ihe grDDP'S inwining
Jt¥outtos lpplicailon tsf Itsou￿t$, foi'llieytt)r Ilieth entsj.,
liovebeen p￿pCrIY prep&iEd in accordance willi Unilcd ttingdom Grncrally Acrq)tcd AGroU￿11￿5 Plpttice. a￿1
liovo been p￿pared inaeeDrd&nccwilli reqllireinents ofiliccharilics Act 2011.
Bllsls fDr ¢JPifLiQ
Wc CDnducL￿L Dur audit in accordRnc£ with Inicrnalional Sthndard5 on Audiiins IUKI IISAs IUKII and appliuuble lttw. Oui. responsibiliii
undcr IhDscsMndard5 aTC furthcrdLxribcd in Ilic Audiiot5' responsibiliti￿ for Uic audit ofihr rints￿l#l sthieinents sc¢i¢on ofour ￿port. W¢
are indcpciidciil of Ihc charity in accordAiice with ihc ctliicAI rcqiiircmcnls iliAI ure Tclevanl lo our uudii of thc financial siai¢in¢nts iii il?e UK.
including Ihc FRCS Ellucal Standard. and we liave fuifjlled OilT ollier ethical respN8ibiliiies in u¢¢ordtsn¢e willi Ihes¢ Nw¥¢inents. Wa
belicvc IhaE IlJeaudiL evldence we118veoblainal is sufficient a￿1 llpproprialB lo p￿VidcO bJs15 for ouropinion.
Conclusloni rolAtliiJt lo concern
In fyudliing tliB finartial st￿t￿llenL5, we huve ¢Dncludcd Ilthi Ihe trustees. use of th¢ BolnB eon¢cm basis of accou￿1n8 in tlie prepllTrilon ol
Ihc finDnciDI 5L4IBinenls is llppropriDIe.
BthwJ on Ilic work wc have perfoniiEd. we IiRve noi identified niiy mfilerial unrertuinliEa iclating evcnL$ thr condiiions that, individually or
¢ollcGlively, Inay ¢tssi %i8nificunl dnubt on Ili¢ ¢liiiriLys o611ily 10 ¢tsnLinue Ds & Roing ¢on¢cm for * period of oi twelva Jnonths froin
whrn Ihc finunciol slalcmcn15 Dr¢ authortscd for i5SUe.
0￿r rBspunsibililiu and Ihc re4pon51biliti￿ of ihc IruslcBJ wilh r&specl to pin8 co￿ern dacribed in ilie rel¢vontsc¢lion5 ofihi$ r¢port
Tlie 1rUst￿ #r¢ r4sponbibl¢ for Il)e oilier infonKaiion. Tli¢ oilier infoiinai¢on comprise5 the imfonnaLiOn inelllded in iho AnnuDI Rc5￿, ollKr
Ilijn IIIL, finoneiol sioiomenL% our Ropoji oftlie InJtpondcni A￿1110￿¥ lI￿reOn.
Our opinion on die finaiKlul $lnlrnitnlS drt8 nut Guvcr Ilie r>ilier infuniiuiltsn ond. tx¢epi 10 lh¢ exieni LNhcrwi5¢ ¢xpli¢illy Biakd Our
iepoN. we do not exprc5s any rtsr￿ Df DSSUPJllCE conclu¥ioll I1￿c￿n.
In CDnrbEolion willi our uudil Df Ilic finDllciuI stDloinonLS, nur rc6pnnsibilily Is lo rcad thc ollKr infonnuliDn and. in do1￿￿ SD, con8id¢rwh￿Jj¢r
Ilic ollier i￿roll￿all0￿ is Inllleridlly incnn5i¥tcnl willi Ilio fJnDnciDI stai¢menL4 or our knowlL'd¥L' ubluind in Ilie uudil or OLlietWi8c opp¢at¥ 10
be iiia¢eriDlly int5¥￿1&￿1. Ir w¢ idcnlify 5ucli in8l¢iiul Ir￿￿1￿151¢n¢l¢s VT appDrttTII mHt¢Thal llli5$th1cllients. we Are rlyu1r￿ 10 d¢i¢nnin¢
wlicthcrlhuy is u in?i¢iial mi5slol¢m¢nl in Ihc fin4￿#￿1 ora Lnairriul Ini551ai¢Jn¢nl ￿r￿tI￿r inlvnnaiion. Ir, buscd on Ihc wotk we
liovc pcrf¢)mi¢d, w¥ ¢oncliid¢ that Ihcre 1$ 4 mai¢rial Ini$sialwn¢llt ofthis other informAiion, w? reqvtr¢d 10 rerth Ihal focl. Wc liavc
noihinBln re￿rt ITh ihis rc8ord.
MAtlers ¢Jn wljlcli we urc r(q￿1r0d to ropDrl by oxcopllDll
W¢ h&v¢ noilung 14) f¢pL)rt in rLSPCCI of rh¢ followin8 wheiE Ihe Chuiities IA¢¢ounLS and R¢poMsI R¢¥ulalion¥ 2C4)8 requites us 10
r¢pvrt to you if, in ouropinion.,
Iho inlomatiott givcn kn Ih¢Tru$i<%' R¢port i¥ inttL)n¥￿t¢nt in any m#i¢ri#l re¥p¢¢i willi t1￿ financial slDLeinonts' or
styrrKicni #¢¢ouniibg records liav¢ not b¢¢n k¢pt; or
Ihr finart¢ialsiai¢m¢nts&re not in wiiliijic o¢eountinB Yctords and ttlurns,. or
we liavc not 1￿C1ved ull Illu infonnDlion ond cxplornlion5 we require forouruudii.
Rosport%ibililic5 Trf IrllstCe5
AE ¢xpltsin*l Inor¢ folly Ik Ihe 51aiemcni ol T￿SIee$, R￿ponSibIlitieS. Ilie Iw81ees Hre re6Ptsrt8Sble for Ilie prepatJiion of Ihc finDn¢ial
S￿l¢MEnts wliich give and fair view, Dnd for sucli illlLllllal conliyil as the IN51ees detaTrine ts n¢ce8sllry ￿ enoble lh¢ pryration vf
rjnancial sl&leiiicnts thai llre free froni IDDierial in￿5￿1¢1￿¢ll1. wlietli¢rdu¢ io frllud ormyr.
In prcparing th¢ finan¢ial stal¢m¢nts, IliEtIU51r¢5 ar¢ rcsponsiblc foras5a%5i￿8 Ihc ¢liarily'S abililyto ¢OMinuo4s a goillK ¢on¢em, diselosin
a5 applicable, Inttitets Teltsied ID gTrin8 coN¢¢rn and using Ilie going conccm ba5[5 of accounlin8 ury1¢55 IhE tsuslees ejtlier Intend to liquidate
di¢¢hari¢yoFtQ¢Ease operatio1￿. Dr huvE no r¢alisliG altr4nalive bul lo do 5

PORT OFTHE INDEPENDEINT AUDITORSTO THE MEMBERS OF
FREEDOM CHURCH H&REFORD CJO
Our respoknsibilltle5 for the alldlt of the rtnaiicial sthteni¢nt5
W¢ Iiave been appointed as auditors under Setlioij 144 of the Ch2ritie5 Act 2011 and iEport in )ccordaDV With th¢ Act and
rclcv2n( ￿gulatIonS inade or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are lo obtain reasonable a55urance about whether th¢ fin&noia] 5ta¢ErtlEtIt5 as a wliole are free from material
misstaieincnl. whether due to fraud or r￿or, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors tl)at ii)¢ludes our opinion.
Reasonable a*suranGc 15 a liigli level of assurance, but is not a guaranire tl)at an audit conducted in accordancc witli ISAS
(UK) will always detect a maierial mi55tatemeTht when it exists. Misslat¥Jnwts dTi&¥ frDtn fraud OT B￿￿T and are
considered material if. individually or in th¢ 8ggr¢¥al¢, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of us¢rs lak¢n un th¥ basi& of these financial slalem¢nts.
The extent to whi¢h our procedures are ¢apabl¢ ofd¢te¢tin¥ irrBgulariti¢s, including fraud is detailed below..
Extent to whi¢h th¢ audit considered cgp&ble of det¢¢tlng irregularities, including frAud
Irregularities, including fraud, aT¢ inslanccs of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We d¢sign procedures in line
with OUT Tr&TonsibilitlC5, Outlined above, to d¢te¢t Inaierial rni&stal¢ments in re5pccI of irr¢gulariti¢$, including fraud.
* The extent to which our procedur¢s are Gapablo of dBlcclin8 Irrc8ularities, includin8 fraud, is detliled below.
* We consid¢r¢d the nature of the Cliarity and its Control environment and reviewed the C.harily's docuinentalion of Ilicir
policies aiid PTo¢¢durts% r¢laiing to frnud aiid compliaiice will) law.s and regulations. W¢ ar# cn4ULrcd of managcmcnt about
their awn identification and 88sessir¢nt of lh¢ risks of irre8ulaTiti¢5.
We obtained an under%tdndirt8 of tl)e le8al And re8ulatory fram¢work Ihot (he Charity operates in and identified the key
lows artd rcBulation8 thal..
had a (lircct eff￿1 oh tho d¢tcmination OF Ihc inalerial Amounts and disclosures in the fjnancial statements. These
incliidcd IJK Cl)aritiC5 Act, pen%ion4 Icuislations, tax le¥islations, Cliarities SORP,. and
do nul have i direct effed Dn Il)e finanLial sl¥tLJncnt¥. but compli8nce with which may be fundamentAI to the Charit￿$
ability lo operatc or ID avoid a malerixl penalty.
* Wtr discussed amon￿ tlie au(lil ¢ngagemcnl tcam rcsarding Ihc opportunitie% und inc¢ntives ¢liat may ex1￿ witliin the
OT%ani¥aiion for frdud, and liow and wlicre fruud mig])t occur in Ilie finanLial &lalemenl5.
• In comtnon wilh all audits under the ISAS (UKI, we aro also required to perforin spe¢ifi¢ procedur¢s lo respond to the risk
orM￿n￿￿ement override.
In addrcssiiig tli¢ ri%k of fraud through managemcnt override of ¢ontrols. wr tesled the apprcpriatencs5 of journal cntri¢s
and other adju5trnenis.' a58es$ed whether thejudgem¢n15 madc in rnaking accounting &%limates are indicative of J potential
bias.. und evalulted the businc55 rationalc of any.signiFicant transactions Ihai arc Linusual or outside the normal course of
busines5.
* In a(Iditiott 10 the abovc, Our proccdurLs It) rttspond lo the risks identified included the following..
vicwing financial statement disclosures by Icsting to supporting documenltttion Its a55ess ¢ompli&nce with provisions of
relevant laws and regulation5 described as having direct rffecl on Ihe fiiiancial slal¢menl5.'
Perfomiing analytical procedures to idrntify Any unusual or unexpected r¢lationships that may indirAl¢ risks of material
miss¢at¢Jnent du¢ to fraud-,
* Enquiring of mat)ageiment, concerning a¢tual and pot¢ntial litigation and claim4 and inslanLes ofnon-complianee¥ witli
laws and regulètions.. and
* Reading minutes of Meetin￿ of tlios¢ ¢harg¢d with governance.
A further d¢scription of OUT re5PQn5ibilities for the audit of the financial 5tatcrnents is IocBtcd oil thc Financial Rcporting
CounGil'5 website at www.frc.org.uklauditor5rcspon5ibilLtiCs. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent
Auditors.

REPORT OF THE INDEPEN'DENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
REED
RCHH
FORD
Use of our report
This repoit is mad¢ sol¢ly ¢0 thc ¢harity5 tru51¢¢s, as a hady, in arGoTdancr with Part 4 of th¢ Chariti¢s (Accounts and
Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work lias beeli uod¢rtaken so tl)at we might state to the charity's trustees tl)ose
Inatlers we arc required to state to them in an auditors, repart and for no other purpost. To the fullest ¢xt¢nt permitted by
law, we do not acccpl or assuin¢ r¢spoiisibility to aoyon¢ other than tlie charity and the ¢liaritls trustees a5 a body, for our
audit work, for this report, Dr for the opinions we have fonned.
Sumer Auditco Liinit¢d
Churlrrcd AGcountant5 and Statutory A￿ditor
30 Gay Street
Bath
BAI 2PA
Dale..
A•LS
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RFf£ DOM CIIIJRC.FI IIFRFFORI) CIO
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FENANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCORPORATJNG AN I
DIT
RF ACCOUNT
IOR TFIE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
ND
31.03.24
Total
funds
31.03.23
Total
fund5
Unrc5trict¢d
fund
Restricted
fund
NoteE
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
As re5tatcd
880,454
41,829
47,542
89.553
14.133
1,073,511
Donittions and IcgHcics
Chariiablr artivili¢
Oihcr trading eclivilies
Inv¢slment income
Other ineoine
TotAI
856,678
14,150
53,147
127,485
43,558
I,U95,01
2,681
859,359
14,150
53,147
127,485
43.558
1,097,69Y
2,681
EXPENDI'I'Ullb ON
Raisillg funds
523
l.U58.U28
1,058.028
9.184
9,184
.067.212
,067,212
1,174.513
1,175,036
Total
N¢1 gain$lllossesl on ir1ve￿ille￿ts
Nei g&in51llossc51 on freehold property revaluelion
NET INCOMLI{EXPENDITVRE)
18
16
16,6441
13.3561
26,990
16,6441
13,3561
20,487
{4901
167,1(J(Ji
{169,1151
16,503)
TrAnsf¢r5 b¢twtcn funds
Net movement In funds
11.5061
25,484
1,506
14,997)
211,417
(169,1151
RKCONCLLIATIOIY OF FUP4DS
Total funds brought forwlrd
1.177,382
33.336
,210,718
1,379,833
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
1,202,866
28,339
,231,205
1,210,718
li

FHELVDU
CH
RD
IIY BALAN
AT 31 MAitCH 2024
HEETS
Group
Cliorityonly
31.03.24
Jl.Q3.23
Th￿1
runth
Tu￿1
lun￿5.
UThK51ticicd
Ruirict
fu
tulldx
Nii
FIX]IDA&8ETS
Tongibl¢
In￿lIM¢￿
Inv￿lm¢￿1 PrnDmy
624,783
103
%?7.￿rI
I.103.442
624,783
xr)3
fAI,195
03
X4.-5(X)
624.687
903
77.%5fi
624,fJX7
rAI.o75
903
1713
877.%5fi
1..%01,446
1.126.471T
CURPLINT ASSETS
¢biiTrrs
Cash aibDThkand in Iiand
403
374,D23
420,480
40.476
402,749
448,815
75.279
711,641
70.fi54
345.4
28.J2
28.320
28.339
291,774
361.846
41(K231
3¥7,719
CREDI'rolls
Amouni fullinkp duewilliin onBycur
11011.9fi%l
27B,754
NET CURREKrAss￿rS
21.339
325.IAI(J
297.11
2Y.3
3¢)7,n93
TtYIALASSE'I'SLILSS CVRRfN'I'
LIABILI'r
1,828,302
1.1113,616
1.7¥12
1,789.945
CREDITORS
Arn(M)ni fulllnB du¢ un¢rmDfQ th4
oncycir.
(5Y7,2Y7)
{5Y7.IY?I
(61? 8Y¥}
NE.rASS￿1.&1ILIAB1Ll.1'lFS)
J,2U2,¥66
28,JJY
I.IX4.9a3
28.339
1,213,242
1.177,047
FUNDS
25
Unrc¥iriclcJ fun
R¢vUlu￿lLUI rc*V¥¢
I.U62,2U5
I,D2&721
I,U44,242
14ts,fj61
24,JJ9
151661
2A,33Y
33,33fi
1,231,2U5
1,177.047
Thr flnihEi41 wgf¢4ppitsY￿ hyil* 24 thiuary 2Q26
Hnd wgrvtslBnvJ hEhilfhy'.
MrJ A CwkE- fFUSiC¢
Mrj Dysvn-'I'ru51¢¢
12

FREED
HUR
H HEREFORD CIO
ENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MI ARCH 2024
31.03.24
31.03.23
Notes
Cash flows from operatlllg activitles:
Cash g¢n¢rated froin operations
Int¢rest paid
151.881
{53.096)
115,897)
130J261
Net ¢a5h provided by (Nsed in)
operating activities
98,785
146,223)
CA5h floiY$ from inv¢5ting a¢tiviti¢5:
Purchase of tan￿ble assets
Sale of tan￿ble fixed assets
Disposal of invcstments
Interest received
(17.421)
{45,308)
708
23,577
520
1,614
N¢t Cash provided by (used In)
illvutirtg Attiviti
(15,807)
(20,437)
Cash flows from flnanelng aetlvltles:
New Loans in y￿r
Loan repayrnenls in year
154,300
(47,967)
(15,601}
Net casb provlded by (used SD)
flnaDdng Bctlvltle5
(15,6011
IOG,333
Cballge ID ¢Ash aDd ¢#sh equlv#lents
ID the reportlng perlod
Cash ea$h equlvnlents at the
bEgiuDiug of the reportlllg period
67,377
39,673
334,972
295,299
c￿h equivalent5 #t the end
of tho reportlng perlod
402,349
334,972
The notes forni parl of these financial statem¢nls
13

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMEIYT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
I. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITUR£) TO Nrf CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIFS
31.03.24
31.03.23
Net Inc0￿e1(eXpelld[tUrel for the reportlng perlod
{AY per $tottment of finuncial a¢tivitie5)
Adjustments for:
Depre¢iatioD chargc5
Loss on ittvesimenis disposslg
IProfiillL055 on disposal of flxed as5els
Interest received
Jnlerest paid
Dccrcasclllncre88e) in debto
{D￿rEa￿lI1ntir￿￿lS¢ in Lr¢ditQTS
Revaluation of Fixed asscis
Revaluation of li1v￿lIne111 property
f4et cash provldod by {used In ) operotln8 #¢tlvltle8
20.487
30.477
21,265
490
14601
15261
30,326
45,132
(10,109)
67,1(K>
(1.614)
53,096
28,803
10.632
3,356
6,644
115,897)
2. ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH KQUIVALENTS
31.03.24
31,03.23
Cash in haud
Notice deposits (less than 3 months)
42
402,307
402,349
967
334,005
334.972
14

FREEDOM CHVRCII
HE
NOTES TO
INANCI
TAT
IE
AR
I CEIARiTY STATUS
Th¢chariiy is o Chorithblelneorrwaied Orguni￿li0n.
Thepreseniltiort currencyfor Iht reprKLing¢nLiiy Is Gte&t BritLfhPounds IOBPI.
2 ACCOUliTING POLICIES
Ba515 ofprtparlni the finAncthl stAt¢nionts
The finJn¢jul of thE ¢hwiiy. whlch 15 4 public bcnefit entiiy undEr FRS 102. bDve prep¥cd ￿ aCr￿d￿￿te l¥lih tho Chfjriti￿ SORP
IFR5 1021'A¢¢ounlinB ynd Rttporiingby Chatiilc5'. ofRccoinrncndcd Praclicc uppllcabl#lD rhutlilrb pi¢potiThs Ili¢irncccunis in owordance
wlih the FlnAn¢lal Reportlng Siandord applic&ble ifj the UK ond Rcpubli¢ of Irclhnd IFRS 1021 leff¢ciiYc l Jonuary 20191,, Fi￿￿¢141 R￿ortIn
SIBndord 102 The financi41 Rewrtlng Standard applicabl¢ iii ihc UK Kepublic of Ireland, ond lh¢ Chariiies A¢1 2011. Thc finllnciDI 51ts*mtsnt$
have been pre￿red uiid¢r Ihe hi5toricol cosi convention iyiili tlic exception of iThvcsimcnis ivhich Drc m8rkcl v&lue. ￿ rnudified by the
rcvllluolionofcertllio usseti.
Fre<dom Churth FIC￿[Ord CIO m¢cis iae dpf1nliionof￿ public bcn¢fil ¢n¢iiy undcr FRS 102. Ass¢ts aNJ linbililW$ initiallyleeawised llt hi51oriLVAI
co$t orlran59clion vlllue un￿5 0ihctwisc51ul￿ in thc rclttvllnlllccllunllns pDlicynutVS.
The llnancial siai¢mcn15 nrc prcpared In 51erlini which ts Ihc fu￿1]￿￿81 cuwgf Ih¢rhority. CDmpur#iiv¢ Informaiicts Telaic¥ ID thcyear cndEd 31
2023.
Golni Concer
As from l April 2024. Ih¢¢hJrity hn5 d¢¢¢Dimliz¢d operaiiong d¢m¢r&'¢d inio four charili¢si rtpresenL5no 24ch ¢hurch in ihc UK. A4oingcTrnccm
osses$m¢ni hns i*¢n compleied ard th¢ It0$￿¥ i¢¢onfidcni that Ihe concern bosls15 silll ipprowlo*.
Wcreco8ni¥e Ihcehollcniing eoTh151ion$ In Ihe UK cc¢Mmy iYhi¢h ore wrescnled in Ihe cwI￿r.11VIns crisis and w¢ r¢ro4nis¢ thai dottatloni ￿SU￿11Y
drop oj thc cosi of liviny increosex. Flowever, de$pite Ihe5e circumsiDnce¥. the CIO hD5 llC(ulllly sttn donal¢on5 incrcos¢ du¢ 10 intteL80 In Ihe
num￿ ￿[in￿rnber88ll￿idlTrll vurchurch.
runhermore. the Lhr*iiy Iius sou¥hi tts proicei swplus in pnst flnaneiol )wrs, In part ￿ proicci asolnii any drop In Income und to Eushion in tho evéni
of cconoJnic chal1cn￿. Iludgcis and Spending wlll bc ¥overncd by economlc re4llliw we ivi51 cTrnlinuE lo ¢ncwMg¢ ¢on1r1￿¢10n$ w Ihe chDriiy
rrom oiir
How¢Yer. buscd on ihe current perforrnllnc¢ ond forccjsilng, we ire confidcni Ih41 lh¢ CIO Is D golng concern and EOn11th￿l0 m¢¢1 Its rAiliwlons
88 Ihcy fall duc for D pcrlcd ofoi Icast 12 month8 from Ihc opprovjjl ofih¢s¢ fin•ncK41 siownaii5.
SummAry Dls1gnlflr4nt key i¥llrnAIoi
Tli¢ prinoipAI uccuunliD¥ poli¢i¢$ llpplicd irt lh¢ WPWDiion of Ih¢s¢ finBn¢iJl fyre Sei wi beloiv. These pol1cl￿ havo beon con8isieni
Ippli¢O ￿ all y¢tsrs wu¢Tri¢d, oth¢rn¥isc
ro*p Ilnaw¢lttl itst¢m¢nt¥
TIIB fin4nriul st￿lc1￿￿1$ ¢onsolid&tc Ihc r¢5uIIS Dfiiic Cluwily and iis whully own¢d subsidiory Wildfire (Flereftyrdl Idithiled Dtl u Ilne-by-lihc bosis. A
s¢porÈi¢ Sioi¢meni ¢fFinan¢l#l Aulvliics Énd tncom¢ and Expend51￿rt A¢¢ovrti for th¢ Chfjrily h#$ noi bcen pY¢%cntcd bLSXUSC th¢ Lhoriiy h85 IDkcn
Idvonillgt ofiht exemptlonAffordtd by Se¢Llon4D8 ofihc CoixpnlesAci 2006.
lth¢om*
All inc¢mQ IN Irtowliscd in th¢ %tBlcrnÈni offi￿￿￿1￿1 ActiviliC$ OTrcB rhllrity hL% ¢Ntitlement io the funds. it ss probable thai Ihe IncomE will be
received and thcamouni can be Ineosured rcliobly.
Exp*ndlture
Liobiliii¢5 AT¢ recognl$ed 89 soon dg Ihere L% a legal Drconsttuci&￿ tsbllB81i¢n ¢ommliilnu ihe char&iy lh* cxpendiiurc. Lt is W0￿bI
Ihlll B irnnsfer ofeeollomi¢ b¢ncni& iyill be rcguired ltt $¢iilemeni and Ihcoinouni ofih¢ obli¥oiion eon bc measured reliably. Expendiiur¢ is
roron Accruals b4sisand ha5 bttn classified Ulldcr head1Th￿ thai ag4Yc¥poieAII cosi Yelaied io the caiegory. Wbere co*s cannDt b¢ direGily oiiribui¢d
lo particulThrheadings Iheyhoyebeen allocat￿ lo￿11VIlle5 on 4 b43iS COn51sieLlt with Iheuse orresour￿.
GrnnLS Offer￿ subie£tlQ CDndilim5 which hair been Ji ihe yearend da￿8￿¢ noieé os a commitrn¢nl but￿￿a(crued ts ¢xwndilu
Ru15kng fund$
Support ¢05ts includ¢c£nlTal fvrKtions and have allora(ed Ir* auiviiy cost ulcgori￿ on d bosi5 consisl¢ni ivith Ihe ￿5¢ 0[r￿ur￿ f¢rcx#mpl4
11(Kutin¥propertyfQ5ts byfl(Kxareas, orpcr ¢ppiii 31arrr05ts byth¢ iim¢spcnl und ulh¢r costs by iheiru5age.
Is

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREVORD CIO
L STATEMENT
- CONTINUED
OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
2 ACCOUNTING POLJCtES- corLtinued
Charltable a¢tlvitie5
Chariiablc exp¢iiditur¢ compris¢s ihosc costs incu]T¢d by the ¢hHrity in th¢ d¢livcry of its activities and 5erviccs for its
b¢n¢ficiuri¢s. It includ¢s both costs that b¢ allocated d1￿cl1Y lo such a¢tivitie8 and those costs of an indire¢t notur¢
n￿¢S5￿ry tQ 5UPPOrt thcrn.
Governance cost
These include the costs attributable 10 the churity'5 compliance with con5titulion41 ttnd $tstulOry requireinenls, including
udil, strategic man&g¢mcnt and tru5tccs' rncciing5 und rcimburscd expenses.
T#nglblt flxed a5sets- copltA1189tlon
Dcprecialion is prowidcd ut the following annval Talcs in OTdu to writ¢ off each oss¢i oY¢r its ¢stimJted useful life.
Freehold prf4)erty
ImpTov¢m¢n15 to property
Fixtur¥b aDd fiiiin8S
Motor veliicles
Plant & Machincry
Cvmpul¢TIPA ¢4uipment
-33 /0 on co$1
.20Yo on reducing b81ance
-25% ffl r¢du¢ing balon¢¢
-25% on Tcducing balanc¢
.33% on ti)st
Individuul lixrd tts$el.I costing £500 or Ino*e tsre iniiially recorded ot CU51. Icss any sub5¢qucnl &ccuinulut¢d deprwiaiion and
$ubsequeni accuinululed imp&inneni losses. Frcchold prupvrty 15 rc¢tsrdcd at fair voluc with gains snd Iu¥$LSS rccorded
Ihrough the slatemcnt of financial activitie5.
Inve$lment Propor*y
Invo5trncnl propL'rty 55 shown at m05t rr¢¢nl vuluation. Any A88re8Ale surplus or deficit orisin8 from chllnges in fail. valu¢ is
rgrogni5¢d ITh the SiÈiemeni oFFirtLnctal Activities.
Tmxutltyn
The chprity 1$ considered to P4L8S the tests set out in Pura8raph I Schcdulg 6 of Ihc finsnte Act 2010 and therefore it mccts
Ihe definttion of a charitable coinpany for UK corporotion lax pun>05es. Accordingly? Ihe chority is potentittlly cx¢inpt from
taxation in re5P¢Ct ol'incom¢ or capitRI gain5 rcccived wiiliiii c&le81)ries cevered by Chllpter 3 I l of Ihc Colporalion Tux
Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation ol. Chargcable Gains Act I gy2, tn Ihc extent th¥LI 5tJch incom¢ or 8dins arc applicd
cxcIu5ivcly lo choritabl¢ PUTPOS¢S.
Fund $tru¢tur¢
Unr¢stri¢t¢d funds ¢ttn be us¢d in o¢¢ordun¢¢ with ihe ¢httritubl¢ objectives at the discretion of the ttw51Eos,
Re5tri¢r¢d fund5 CRli only be used foi. particular restricted purp(k%ES ivithin the object* of the charity. Rcstriclions arise whcn
spccified by thc doDoror whcn fund5 are Tai5cd for particular rcstricted pllrposes.
Hire pur¢liase lèll*ing comniltment¥
Rcntu15 paid uDdEr opBr4ting l¢ll5f5 orc Ghorg¢d lo the Statetnenl of FittonGiJI Activities on a strnight line bu515 over the
period of thc lease.
Penslon eosts And other po8t-retlrement benefits
Th¢ charity op¢rat¢5 9 definEd contributloll PQn5ion scherno. Contribution$ Pa￿ble to the ¢harity5 pension scheme are
chLrged to the Statement of Financial Activitses in the period to which they relate.
16

FREEDOM CHURCH
HEREFORD
CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAI.,ST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES- contEtLued
TrAde debtor%
Trode debiors are amwnts due fwmcu51om￿s fgrmerclwndis¢ 501d orServic￿ performed ITh thBOtdinary coumofbusiness.
Trod2 debtors are recogni5ed inililllly al thc tranwlion PriGQ They aro subsequently t￿￿$ll￿d ai amortised ¢05t using th¢ ¢tYxlive
inlerest mellwd. les5 pnivision foT Impai￿ne￿I. A ptovisiun fuT Ilic iinpaim)eni of Irade doblors is ￿tablI5]ied ivhen Il*re is
objeciiveeviden¢¢ ihai Ili¢ chariiy will noi b¢ able￿ coll￿1 all 4moun15 due according lo Ilieoriginal lenns Df Ihereceivables.
CH5h and cosh tqlllvalEnt5
Cash and ¢asli equival&)ts comptase e95h on hond call d￿(￿sit$, 8nd oili¢r 51iort-IEnn highly liquid in¥￿¢[￿Cnts ihol atereadily
convertibla ￿ 8 known amount of cash llnd arc subjecl lo Insignifi¢arti Ask of changein value.
Trade tredltors
Tr￿10 crwJilor5 urc obli8u¢ions to poy for 8oods or Ihtst liave b￿n acquiied in ili¢ ordinary couw of busin055 frni
supplicr& Accounts payable are clus5ified 3$ Guircnl liabiliiies if Ilie cliariiy docs ttoi liave an uncoiidilionDI riglil, llt Ilio end ofilie
rcporting perityj, ￿ d¢fer s¢tdeineni ofihe cruiiior for ai leost Iwelvo month5 aft¢r Il)¢ r¢porting dtsie. If Iherc is in uncondiiioDal
li￿1 10 defersciil¢m¢iit forat l¢asi twelve n￿)Ill17S Dfterlhe rcporting dalo. IhBy urc prcscnied non-cuntni liHbiliiies.
Trnde crcdiiars are re¢ognis¢d iniliolly at tho irnniaclion pri¢¢ and subsequenily M￿￿￿td Bi amortised cost uslng Ilw ¢(ferliv
inleresl melhod.
Borrowlngs
In￿r¢s1-benrjnB bnTrowin&% inilijlly r￿orded al fair v4luc, nei of Irartsacilon eosis. ln1¢r￿(-b￿nllg borrowing5 arc
ubwuL'nily cswri¢J tsi amortisd tosi, with Ili¢ diffemce beiween Ilie prncc¢d%, nei of ITHnwlion rosts, rtNd Ihe #mouni duL O
redempiion.
Iniere* expens¢ is reco￿1$ed on thobHsis oftho eFf￿lIve in1cr￿1 metlK)d ond18 In¢ludtyJ in iniere51 payabl¢ and similnr¢liarg8s.
Bojrowlngs are¢lossifivJ ns curMI li4biliiics unless Ilic cliaTity has un¢ondElionAI L4%lit io dcfer &eiilcThKnt ofihe Ilablliiy for al
leosi twelve months 4fter the reportingdale,
Flnallcill Iu81rumenti
Cla
Finanrial a¥seis 4nd financial liThbiliilN are rc¢0￿7$￿ whon llie cliarity bLxomc8 & PaTty 10 Ike ¢oni¢acluol provisions of Ill
in4n¢ial li8biliii¢s and LNUILY in$rrumcnls Brc clDs5ificd Dccording lo thE $ubsianGE of Ihe ¢oniTaciuBI mn¥Lincnts ¢ii¢U￿ inio.
An ¢quiiy i11slru￿elll 15 oiiy coiiliucl IhDI cvidences o rBSidual inlErESt in Ilic assets Dlihc Cl￿nIY Jfterdeduciin8 HJI of its liabilities.
All financial ￿ti$ tsnLI liabiliii¢s are iiiiii4lly In¢asuT¢d ai iransaciion pri¢¢ {including iTh[￿tion costs), cxcepl for Ihose financt81
115sel$ Cla￿lf1￿ as ui fair valuF Ilirougji profit or lo$$, wlii¢h are iniliolly mcasurcd Jt fail valuB Iwhi¢h is nonnally Ilie IrBnsaclioii
price excluding irnnsaciion cosiyl, unles8 Ilie &rrangement ConstiiuLs u financing Irdnbacll￿1. Jr an arrnngemenl conslilutC5
rinllncin8 irnn.saclion, die financial a*sel or financial liability 14 mcDsllred at tlie pKscnt value of Ilie future poym¢n15 dis¢ounied ai a
markni raloof inlutosl fora similar a￿1 inslTull￿nl.
Finfittctal assets Qnd litsbiliiies only oifs¢t in the sthi¢mu)i of fLn4n¢ial posiiion wh¢n. und only whcn Ilicrc exists a legolly
ettforceahle riglit ta sel otythe T￿gnIs￿ Rmoun15 Hnd ili¢ cliarity iiitrnds eiiher ty sdile ort o net basis. or IB realis¢ Ili¢ ass¢t and
settle Ilie liability 8imulthnwusly.
17

FREKDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
NOTES TO TIIE FINANCIAL STATEMEiYTS. CONTINUED
FOR THÉ YEAR ENDID 31 MARCH 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES- Cfyntinved
Finanoial asseL% ar¢ der￿gniSed wh¢n and onjy wh¢n al Ili¢¢onira¢iual rigliL% ￿ Ih¢ush nows fmiii tlie financial asscl cxpireorare
5r111c￿ bl Ilir cliatity 1[a￿5r¢[S lo ￿￿th¢rpU[iY 5ub51anlially all ofdic risk? ownership ofihe rllMnc￿I 2sseL orcl ￿le
eli&rity, dt8Pite having retuined Some, b￿¢ Jll. Slgnificanl Tisks rewards ofowrtershipj li￿ Gonlrol of Ilie asset to
uniAheTparty.
Financiol liabililits are drnoErri$ed only wh¢n theobligDlion 5pecifJed inthe conlrncl is disc1￿0£￿ canc¢llthl or expir￿.
Debt inslrninenls
Dcbt insltuM¢nts whith MEEI thu fullowinK CDndilion¥ are subswu¢nily inra5u￿1 at amortistA ¢usi using the effccliyc intere&*
tnElhiwJ..
lal Theconlrnclual Tetum iothe holderis lil a fixed amounl,. (ill a positive fixed raleora po$iliYevAriuble orliill & combillaiion
of a p05iiiv¢ ora negativ¢ fix¢d Tr1¢ and a PDsiliv¢vaiiabl¢ rnl
Ibl11be ¢onknttin&ypiovidv fuTTcpAyrn¢nl¥ DI'IIIO PrinLip41 orlhc rcturn th the Iivldrrlbut nDi bolhl ID bo linked lo a sinsle Yelevn
observable indeA ofg¢nt4pI price influtitrn ofihc cunYn¢y in whirli th¢ debt ith$￿VIT￿l is denomina￿d￿ provid￿ Such IiDk5 are Jiut
l¢v¢rd%ed.
1¢) llir ¢oJ]tTr¢l Inoy piDvid¢ fora dctcnninablc Yarialion ol'lhc [¢￿￿> ￿ Ihe IiDld¢r durin8 di¢ lif¢ ofihe in51Nm¢nl* pwvid¢d Iliut
lil the ncw soiisfias ¢omdiiion IA) and Ili¢ v&rriaiion is not ¢Olllith8¢nt on fuium events rth¢r Ihjn 111 a ¢hange of a conirDcwuI
varioblo raie. 12110 Pmte¢i the Iw)Idcr igslnsi cr￿JIt dthornitDn of Ili¢ is8uer,' 131 ¢liangu in l¢vies appli¢d by ll cenErnI bank or
anslttg from c11btti￿ In ￿1¢Yant thxBilon or lllw. orllil th¢ new Mt¢ is a markei rni¢of and sa¢￿tIeS ¢ondiiionlal.
Idl Their 1$ no ¢onlnGwal pravi5ion Iliai could. by its tr￿$, r¢sull in LIIF hold¥ 105ing Ilie pr1rK1￿I amouni OT any ini¢rtst
llitribuiable lo ihc current PBriod orpTiorperiod5.
Icl ContTaciual provisiL)ns thai pcrniii dic ￿￿￿er ￿ prepay a dcbt instt￿ment or pernui Ili¢ hold¢r 10 pul it bJck io IhB 15S￿rr bEfore
maiuyity ur¢ not ¢oniinieni on ￿t￿rl, cvenLq, oilicr than w pn)Ic¢i Ihe hfrlLler againtsi Ih¢¢rtdii deieriomiion of ilio i5sucr or a cliJnsc
in ¢L)nirol ofili¢ i¥8u¢r, UTIO prol¢¢tih¢ Iiuldei'or l￿D¢r￿gUin¥l Lh4n8* iii levi*s ￿pplI41 by a conirnl bank or Drising from chungu in
l¢vanl taxailon orlBw.
IQ ConlTr¢iual pYovi$l¢lls iuay p¢nilll Ili¢ ¢xlcnsiun Dfihe IL'nll ofili¥ dehi insbum¢DI. pwvidod tliot ilie rciurn to lh¢ hv]drr Ind
oUJerconirnciuol pmvi8ions app1kabl¢d￿rlIig Il* ¢xi¢n¢J¢d iemi sai15fy Ihc ¢ondiilon8 of paragiuph5 lal ￿ 1¢).
Llcbl insirumu15 Ihai ¢la¥Bifid Js p4yabl¢ or rc¢¢ivobk wiihin onB on inilial rcco¥ailiL>n Dlld wliirh mett Ilie obove
condiiivns #r¢ Incasurtd ai lh¢ und1stt0uThi￿ #mvunl ol. lh¥ ush or otliu. con¥Kl¢r41ion cxpccLe(l th bo pllid or Tccciycd. nEI Df
impaimiEn¢,
Wilh thL ¢x¢eplion of some hd8ing in5￿M¢nIS, oihcr dcbt Irtslrum¢n15 not mgcimx ¢ondiiions $re measured ul fllit vlll
ithuxh profil or1055.
Commilttl¢nts 10 mAkc ond rLxclve loarts which ineei di¢ condliions mentioncd obov¢ Af¢ ￿￿ured ai Cost Iivliirli m4y be nil) los5
Lnipoirmcnt.
InvL%lm￿ts nOn￿D￿v¢[l1bl￿ pr¢ferencc 5harc5 ￿n-pull￿bIc Drdinory or pi¢fcrenrc 5harrs Iwh¢r¢shuT¢S are publiEly traded or
their f&ir vuluE IS JEli&bly InEDSUfublEI HtE Jlleosuied al fail vnluE Ihtoiish PlTJfil oi Ios5. Where fttii vllluE cSinnnt tsc incogured JdiBbly.
invalinEnts n￿sUrelY at Gosl less iinpainnent
Invtsim¢nts in sybsidiarits and assu¢i4ics ar¢ In¢asuttd ai cost loss impaim¢ni. For invtsiin¢nts in s¥bsidi8rics #cquircd for
consideTrlion in¢luding tliy issvq of qvalifying for InEr8er Teliqf. ros¢ 15 tri¢a5u￿d by referEnG¢ 10 tlit ttoinijjol value of Ihe
sharts i5wd plus fAir vJlve Df olliErEon5ldEr￿lIQll. Any PlE￿illM is ignuMI.

FIIEEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STA'fLMENTS- CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2024
3 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
31.03.24
Total
31.03.23
Gcneral
Reslricl¢d
Donations
Gift Aid
736,325
120,353
856,678
2,515
106
2,681
738,840
120,519
859,359
752,447
128.007
880.454
4 OTHER TRADING ACTIVITILS
31.03.24
31.03.23
A5 r¢siAied
3.776
3,024
4U,742
47,542
Café incoine
General Sales
Eveni$ & ¢onf¢r¢ncing
1.675
2.61U
48.8(?2
53,147
Prlor yeAr reitatement
During thc y¢ar, the dccision was mode 10 re¢l858ify rcntal incoint from other troding Qclivities (Nc4e
41 to inv¢stTncnt iiieoinc {Nole 5) to bcllrr rcfle¢t tli¢ nature of ¢h¥ trnts$a¢lion. As Ihc rL'L,1￿¥S1tiC￿Ii0n
WAS iiiat¢rial. lh¢ prior y¢ar ainouni of £53,550 lios also been r¢¢lossifed to m8in(aitL consistency.
S INVESTMENT INCOME
31.03.24
31.03.23
As Rsi#t¢d
89,027
526
Rcni$ rectived
Interest receivable-tTadin8
125,871
1,614
127,485
89,553
6 INCOME FROM CHARTTABLE AcfIvITIES
31.03.24
31.03.23
Attivlty
Acadcmy
Acadcmy income
Acadctny rcnlal income
Ac¥dcmy incomc
14,150
22,926
12,063
6,840
41,829
Fireslarlcr
14,150
7 OTHER INCOME
31.03.24
31.03.23
Othcr income
Small equipment sales
Coaqhing incorne
ReiTtLbuT5tnEnts
43,558
.071
5,370
7,692
14,133
43,558
The notes form part of thEse financial slatcmenls
19

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
NOTES TO THE FINAN
IAL STATEMENTS-CONTI
FOR THEYEARENDED 31 MARCH 202
RAISING FUNDS
Othcr trAding At*ivltlcs
31.03.24
31.03.23
Purch￿5
523
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Grant ￿ndIng
of attivi
(See note 101 (see notc I l}
Support
costs
DIr￿t ¢051$
31.03.24
Totals
31.03.23
Totsls
Media
lThtemalional SUPPOTI
Wurship
H¢ruc¥
Ark
Evcn15
Gu¢5t Servi¢¢s
57,190
748
57.938
68.706
686
5,8(14
6,910
18.092
3,768
5,583
47.133
380
436,994
140.957
88,377
79
51.918
16,685
335,566
75,947
138,557
613
7,697
14,336
34,146
136,625
605
2,720
1,140
2,799
53,058
16,685
337.955
75,950
159,720
2,389
Dircclional Leadership T¢om
Financc
Huinun Rc50UTCeS
Academy
IT
Kids
IA)¢alionl51
Ncxi sleps
Officc
Production
Zeal
Momentum
Fircstartcr
Sllltwirhds
She
Tribe
Barbarians
Other
21,163
948
309
1,706
95
1,575
%,U06
16,042
34,241
189,300
605
3,644
23,923
9,109
945
17,618
2,804
20.230
1.155
12.654
14,360
.067,212
25.838
29.713
31,904
140.287
215
4,716
17,929
15,052
286
44,562
3.228
15,536
2,429
11,275
18,991
51,100
22,181
8,967
903
17,194
2,766
19,821
1,742
542
42
400
24
38
409
466
1,580
38.345
12,780
977,367

FRF.&DOM
HF.REFORD
TESTOTHI FINANCIAL STATKMENTS-CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR FNDED 31 MARCH 2Q24
10 GRANT5 PAYABLE
31.03.24
31.03.23
840
Financc
Localionls)
Fi￿¢0￿¢r
51,100
400
51,500
7,50D
2,0
Grdnts are paid to ¢liurGhes that Ihe Clwriiy have lielped 10 csiablish Ai Ihedi5¢rciion of dic truste￿.
1.hc funds paid are us¢d 10 furtliet thoehatilJblo objec11v￿ of thc Charily.
D￿c to their nalur4 lI￿re are cM¢eria for repayment.
11 SUPPORT COSTS
Infonnalion
l£rhnvlu
Qovcrnan¢e
cosL%
31.03.24
T￿aL$
31.03.23
Tot*l$
FlnHnce
568
748
In￿rnatiOn￿l Sup
Aclldomy
Worshsp
H¢Tots
Ark
Events
Gu041 S¢ryi¢¢s
686
719
1,243
3.768
5,584
2.561
.106
37
594
2,683
546
2.720
213
2,176
2,389
DirL'biionthl Leadership T¢Din
Finpn¢¢
luttian R￿OUrCeS
3,481
19,801
1,5Z2
1,426
948
156
1,705
65
533
1,742
14,621
21.163
948
309
1,706
95
1.575
,742
142
42
24
38
409
L¢ad¢rsliip A¢adginy
IT
Klds
LocD¢ion($l
Prryill¢ii¢)n
Zeul
Monienium
FirasiariLr
Saliwlnds
She
Trlbe
BarhariBns
Orlicr
2,198
82
960
1,072
1,642
142
36
24
58
409
1,7Z7
407
32
281
466
259
466
1,580
3¥.
290
18,788
4¥,
21

FklEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
TES
Tl
Fl
IAL srATE￿I￿N.fs- CONTINUED
R I'llb YLAK LNDED 31 MAMCH
12 AUDITORS, REMUNERATION
31.OJ.24
12,3QO
31.03.23
9.750
Ftts payabkwthe ch8ti1y¥ audiwr¥
13 TRUSTEES. RKMVliERATION AND BINEFITS
No remuneraiion otb¢nefil$Wl¥¢ paid ioirus*t8 dwinB th¢ y¢or12023.. £Nill,
14 sfAFF COSTS
31.03.24
31.0323
WaB¢¥ slllari
S¢¢iul ￿¢V￿lY c¢51$
Other￿n￿lDlll￿ts
275293
16,358
6,974
298.625
369,460
l9,977
10.067
399,504
ThE uvcr&B¢ JnDnthly ￿￿)￿b¢r of cinplvyw durinsth¢year follows:
31.0324
31.03.23
Slofl
A¢4dci
DLT
Ftnun¢¢
Kid5
IAIL'Dlion
Mcdio
F￿¢stort
N¢xi Sicps
24
30
No omp(oyecs r¢g¢iw¢d gmolumghis ih ¢x¢ts3of£60.IY)O.
Tolal rcmuncroliDll puid lolhc 3 12023.. 4lk¢y rnonag¢ill¢nl pcrSDnnel £67.12112023'. %120,747X ¢r￿ludIng
oinplDy¢rs Nl pcNsion conlribuiions.
NobEnefits ￿ kuid wrte ￿ld loany el￿p10y￿4.
22

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CONTINUED
R THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
15
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
R¢sth¢i¢d
runo
Tolal
fund5
nd
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donation5 and I¢Ea¢ies
Charitable i¢iiwiios
Ollierlradifig aclivili
Inv￿MIent income
Other income
868.6é6
41,829
102,872
34,223
11.788
880.454
41,829
102,872
34.223
14,133
Tottsl
1,061.723
I1.78¥
EXPENDITURF. ON
Rttisitl8 funds
Charitable p¢tivilies
523
523
2,631
12,631
,162,405
.175,03
zains1llo￿￿j on invesimentj
Ncl gain￿(10￿￿e5j on frL'cIN)Id ptQPErty rBvalualio
14901
14901
167,1001
NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITURBI
1168,2721
{643)
Tr•ngfori bolwcen
17,4681
1175.7401
7.468
6,625
Net mDvomuiit In fund¥
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
TotAI f￿￿dI brTru8lLt forwttrd
1,353,122
1.379,833
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
33,336
23

FREEDOM
HUkCH HERETrnEiD
Jo
NOTE5 TO TIIE FIYANCIAL sfATETrIEN75- CO
RTH
TINUED
16 GROUPTANGIIILE FIXKD ASSKTS
Frc¢hold
property
InJprovETncn15
ioproMy
ptllnt
machiDcry
COSTIFAIR VALU
At l April 2023
MdTIioDs
Disptsmls
RevDluations
565,5DI
280,286
4,250
1.269
Al 31 M¥ch2024
DEPftECIATIQN
Ai l Apnl 2Q23
Charyc forycar
Eliminulcd on dis￿&01
280,286
422
At 31 Murch 2Q24
3,473
NET IIOOKVAI.UF.
Al JI Morth 20Z4
31 Much 2023
562,145
2,046
FIxiu￿5￿nd
rilli
Moior
VchlGI
Compuicrll)A
quipnKnl
COST
At l Apri12023
82,461
2,564
234,$41
16.IS2
R¢vAIuiiioni
At 31 Mllrch2024
82,461
2,56
244,582
DEfRYC￿'llON
At l April 2023
ChHry¢ IbrycDr
Elimimted on diS￿s￿l
Al 31 Ma￿h2o24
J7,479
5,058
528,4D8
30,477
24,824
62.537
2,fA4
204,434
429.298
Nrf DOOKVALVK
Al 31 MJr¢h 2024
19,934
24,982
52Q
624.783
Ai 31 March 2023
693
4¥,820
The Freehum pruwy iyuecounied foru5 ai ￿rY#l￿¢. The lattsi foymfjl Yaluuilon forthtt property WQSM 3113124 by indcpendeni wJluer4
Sundcrfand5 LLP. ThcTwslic5 hJv ol5vr￿sS¢s5cO Ihc u5H&fB ofihc frrchold pmpertyuspryrt oflhc rcvnluation ￿￿e￿ISEdUc io ihe Property
known Forgdhalqllbl D lor8rprfccrttLgcofrenitsl Usc UndcrFRS102, IhG proportlon Dfihr uca ufa WPGrty u3cd forrcnthl Should bc
I￿￿riEd ￿an inv￿rn¢nt pwpErty. Arrordingly, 61%Qflh¢wDPErtyv￿VEh￿5 b￿n rEil&Fslf￿j io invuim¢ntPTQp¢rtyl￿not¢l8l.

YEARE
L7 FtXEibAssgYJpNfsThiENTS
Un%5
NIAfrX£TVALUE
At l April20
103
Atjl Ma￿h2o￿
NETgODKVhLUÈ
Aijl MJwli1024
A¢31 M4tth29]3
103
It INVfsfNI£NfpRoRRTY
WAJRVALUE
16ffi441
Ai31 M4rth?024
NzrBOOKVALUE
Aiji 1014
19 DKUTOJLS..Mioupirs FALUNGllUÈWIYIIINONIV&IK
31,0)24
31.03,23
51.0&13
1,2
4tsJ76
,é54
Z• CP￿lT0P& MIOVNISVh4Lif4¢pw4wrtllINof4EYEAR
Clith¢yONfy
31W.7J
21.70)
P*bJiOnwythle
¢roJit¢wd
2.101
2.104
47.21
1,2AO
4S,6I6
VAY
1.076
IL CrtEtyJTQPS.. ANiovfirs**LL1tr4GtsV£hFfKRfvIOB¢Tllh240NEYUR
GM*p
Cbullyollly
a*Lk10wui￿fflOi¢?I)
JP7,297
597.197
l¢ri#rn

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CJO
'HL TrINANCIAL S'I'A'I'LMLNTS- CO
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
TK
ED
22 LOANS
An &n&ly5is of the maturity ofioans is gI￿n below..
31.03.24
31.03.23
Amount8 falling due within ort ycarott demand..
Btsttk loans
16,313
16.313
ATnounts f4lliTrg b¢lw¢¢n on¢ und two Y￿r5..
loans- 1.2 ycar5
17,653
17.653
Ainounts falling due bctwcen two llnd five Y￿r5..
B&nk loans. 2.5 yeaT5
62.143
62,143
Ainounl$ falliiig due ITh tnore Ihon fivc yc&rn'.
Bank108ns. more ¢h)n 5 years
517.501
533,102
23 LEASING AGREEMENTS
Minirnum IEUSE payments undor non-cgncellublo OPETllting loasos fall due us follow&
31.03.24
31.03.23
WithiTh one ye&r
Between one and flve ycftrs
31,016
30,677
61.693
39,453
99,453
24 SECURED DEBTS
The following Secured debts aTe Éncluded within creditors..
31.03.24
31.03.23
Bank I￿NS
613.610
613,61Q
629,211
62£),211
All bllnk Iithns are securcd Bgain5t ThE Forgr, 161 HolmG La￿ Roud, Hcr¢ford, HR2 6DG.
26

FREEDOM fllllRCH HF
roRD C
IVOTf.s TO THF FINANCIAI. STATLfMIGNTS~ C
OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
25 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Gruup
Nei Inov¢ment
in fvnds
Tran5fer5
between ti]nds
At 01.04.23
At 31.03.24
Unrestricted funds
General fund
TJi¢ Forg¢
Revaluation R¢5erve
356,593
670,128
150,661
1.177382
36.990
(17,1071
15,601
376,476
685,729
140661
1.202.866
10,000
Restrleted funds
Ark
SAltwind$
Other
(1.5061
(1,8261
1,5(hS
30,165
28.339
33,336
0.503
1.506
28,339
TOTAL FUNDS
1.210.718
20,487
1.231.205
Nct mov¢m¢n¢ in funds, in¢ludcd in Ihc abov¢ are as follows..
Ineoming
resources
Resour¢es
expcndcd
Gains and
loMes
Movernent in
fijnds
UnrE5trlct¢d funds
Gcner41 fund
The Forge
Revuluation Re5crv¢
1,095,018
{1,058,028)
36.990
1,095 018
1058 028
Rt$trlct¢d funds
Ark
Saliwinds
Other
1,293
978
410
2,(181
12,7991
{2,804)
3,581
9,184
(1,506)
(1,826)
TOTAL FUNDS
1.097,6yI)
.067212
20.487
Charlty
N¢t mDvEm¢nt
in funds
TronsFers
between funds
At 01.04.23
At 31.03.24
Unr¢$tritted funds
G¢n¢iHI
The foTg
Revklu81ion Reserve
322,922
670,128
150,661
52,698
117,1071
15.601
358,513
685,729
140661
1,184.9Q3
10,000
1,506
Restrlcted thnds
Ark
SaliwitLd5
other
11,5061
11.8261
3.171
6.503
1,506
30,16S
3,171
33,336
28,339
1.506
TOTAL FUNDS
1177047
36,195
1,213,242
27

EDOM CHUR
H HEREFORD CIO
S I'O I'HL FINANCIAL STATE
TS-CON
R TIIE VEAR ENDED 31 MAR
25 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- oontittuod
Chllrlty
Nei Inovenieni in funds, included in ihcuboveare os follows..
Gallis
Mov¢mcMt in
rutrds
Expendcd
Unrutricted
Oener81 fvnd
Tb¢ Forgc
RevaluAEion Res￿ve
1,097.489
11.044,7911
52.é98
10.ooL>
.097.489
1.044.791
10.uoo
Rt51rlctod
1293
978
410
2.681
12,799
12,8041
SThlLWiTh
Other
6.503
TOTAL FUNDS
1.053 975
36,195
CDmptsrffjiive$ for Mkoytmtnt
Group
Nel InoveiJi4nl
Transfersbelweon
funds
Al 01.04.22
Al 31.03.23
Unresirl<t¢d [￿nd¥
26.413
1.108,948
431,JJ2
1438.8201
356,593
070,128
Thc foi80
RevuluDlion Rrs¢ry¢
168 272
177,382
Rtslrleted funds
N¢ros
Froodojn Hm¥
Sullwindg
13,7681
13.71YJI
J.454
3,768
3.7CQ
843
TOTAL FUNDS
1379 833
28

EE
CIALSTATÈ.%IENT- COIYTINUED
H 2024
25 MOV&MENTl&Y FUND5- Ell*lDUEd
cohw￿lIveI1￿rtsj¥ell￿￿ rknveirets&follows'.
Reso￿re
Gllin&A
resource
UllrEStdclcd Ivnds
OtntNI Ojthd
I.ll61.723
1490)
R￿l[lEted fuoth
13,7081
13,7001
3054
Sllhw*ids
(￿j(r
6.682
TOTAL FVNDS
IS IMPLOY&EJIENEFJTOBLIGATJON¥
Wilhtii 1hest￿￿￿e￿I￿fF￿aIA(1IV1II￿ Df16.974{2023.. £I0.06?}￿lIEhr￿B1￿ IDDplln0dContri￿￿￿Pt￿￿P]tsmcD￿Ir1￿Io>l.
I7 OTIILRFINANCJALCOMMIThlENT5
Al¢l￿Bith￿S￿￿ld￿¢. thotowue ThDcipliil Conu￿t￿￿nIl1J1liFrttdD1nchurckh￿dtn1I￿￿ ￿lD ￿l￿roY￿r.
28 POSTfsALANCZSIIEZTEVENTS
WilliGffrrl frgin IN April I￿1￿1¢¢]1￿1Y kn dt¢Cnlt￿l1￿ row IIK ¢liwlw. Il¢Yo(wQ. wowostti.cI￿jI0nkn￿ofidcw41If. &￿i¢ll￿￿11 vryll be
clwily willi LILew 1ccn￿nt, 11o(fArl inulu¢i. ThEre llCih>bHI l¢Thn fur1￿ pr￿11¥111t& Df Ill
T1ieipllithfDNsEiJwi11 be IhE fonnEd rlwlitcE. Fr¢doinCI￿￿Cll Flcrrlwd ￿11 uprNlq •llndhknno ￿l￿rfty. As or
tht thii*iuei. ¥M¢¢rnofFr¢odomaNr¢h H¢r¢f¢rf IljKb¢￿ N6K&%od wvlulo ir¢ dill Frccthmchurrli Ilcr¢fDrd
rpt¢powiOhli¥iillippto￿￿1¢.

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
P40TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CONTINUED
R THE YKAR ENDKD 31 MARCH 2024
29 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
During thc ycar th¢ Gh4TÈty tlladc ihr following ￿lTr1¢d party tr4nsaclions'.
Jo$h Cook¢
Husband Df former ttvsiee, MeEatt Cooke. Became trustee in January 2024.
J05h Cook¢ was paid £25112023.. £2151 f(IT $¢rvi¢es provid¢d during the financial year. Al the balance sheBt date. the
atnount ow¢d to Josli Cook¢ wu$ £Nil12023'. £Nill
StEreh- Robert Snowzell
&th￿Qf I'aslor Gary SnowzG]I.
Surch w&5 paEd £2,400 (2023.. £2,400) for serviG¢s provided during the financial year. A¢ the bolance sheet date, the
amount of £20012023.._£2001 was owed to Surdi
GBry Snowzejl
Mwnb¢r of the Directional Leadership Teajn.
Gary Snowzell wa5 paid £884 12023.. £3271 for the reimbursemEnt of expenses and £3,37112023.. £Nil ) for rayaltics.
At the bulancc shect dat4 the llmount of £14 (2023= £Nill wa5 Qwcd to Gary Snowzell.
Steel SAlnts Industrlal Furlllture
Owned by Bwih¢r-in-law of Key M&n&gemeDt Personllel, Meg Cooke.
Siecl Saints llldu5knial Furnitur¢ wa5 paid £3.18V12023.. £4251 foi. %Erviccs provid¢d during thr fin4n¢i&l y¢ar. At the
bolon¢¢ 3h¢¢t dul¢, the amount ol-£Nil (2023.. £Nil) w93 oiv¢d lo St¢¢1 Salnts IndusiL'iuI FurnitUTe.
Wlldflre {Ilorefordl Llmlt¢d
-rradin&p sub%idiary.
Al Ilic bal£iice Sheet date, the amount of £25,75612023,. £Nil} was owed by Wildfire (Hereford) Limited. Tronsactions
of £lOO.011 (2023.. £49,528) look place duriiig the year.
CNeoffrey VermAut
Broili¢r-in-l¥w of truslee, J05h Cooke.
Geoffrey Vcnniui wo$ paid exp¢nscs of £12812023.. £425) during th¢ finan¢ial Y￿r. Al th¢ b818ncc sheet date, the
n?ount of£612023.' £Nill IVJS owed to Geoffrey V¢rmaut.
Slan Vermuul
Si#n Vermaut wos paid ¢xp¢nses of £44812023,, £68) during ¢h¢ finlln¢ial year. At lh¢ balnn¢e sh¢¢i dale, the alnounl of
£34 {2023: £Nil) was oivEd 10 S V¢rinoU¢.
30

FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD CIO
r40TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
30 TAXATIOFI
Th¢ charity is a registered charity and 1$ tlierefore exetnpt frotn taxation.
31 DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
D¢tails of the inv¢slments are as follows..
Proportlon of
votID¥ rlghts
d 5h#res
held
Country of
itkcibrpor8tign
Prluclpal
cdvlty
Undertaking
lloldRng
Wildfire
(Hereford) Ltd
Company no.. 10371625
Englartd
Ordinary
IOIY/o
Rettl estate
31.03.2024
31.03.2023
Tolal assets
Total liabilitie5
Capilal & rescrvcs
58,695
140,632}
18.063
48,663
(14,894)
33,769
Sub%idlAr
ofit & Loj
niAr
31.03.2024
31.03.2023
Turnover
Pr()fit for the finanical ytAr
97,540
83,288
55,330
50,043
32 RKSTIUCTED FUND INCOME BREAKDOWN
31.03.2024
31.03.2023
Donation$
2,515
166
10,912
876
Gift Aid
31