2025-05-31-accounts

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		Period Start Date				Period end Date
	From	1	June	2024	To	31	May	2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Main Street Community Church

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1162138

Charity's principal address

Main Street Community Church 61 Main Street Frodsham WA6 7DF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) 1 Jeffrey Wood Chairman 2 Treasurer

• 2 Gareth Morgan

Dates acted if not for whole year

• 3 Andrew Basden

• 4 Sue Spilman

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed by resolution passed at a properly convened Trustee selection methods meeting of charity trustees in line with the constitution. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The object of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation is the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of God concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord and the preaching and teaching of the Christian faith at Main Street Community Church and elsewhere in accordance with the Declaration of Faith set out in the schedule to the constitution.

The Trustees ensured that the work we carried out was consistent with the guidance from the Charity Commission on public benefit and with our charitable aims and objectives.

Main Street Community Church believes that the Christian faith is proclaimed through action as well as by words. Our activities over the year have continued to demonstrate that belief and were conducted so as to be open to the community in which we are situated, regardless of whether beneficiaries consider themselves to be members of the church or not. The name “Main Street Community Church” was chosen to reflect our involvement in, and support for, the community in which we are situated.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

1. Our Church premises are registered as a place of religious worship and regular services were held on Sunday mornings throughout the year. All services are open to all. Our premises have also been used for funerals and blessings of infants and have frequently been open to provide space for private prayer and reflection. We also run weekly evening and daytime bible study and discussion groups.

2. Although the current age profile of the church membership means we no longer run weekly Sunday School classes (Sunday Clubs) and ‘all age’ worship services we have continued to present Christian beliefs concerning Christmas and Easter through running Christmas and Easter Journeys, which were attended by pupils from around 15 local primary schools, and which are recognised as supporting the schools in their delivery of the RE curriculum.

3. We provided support for elderly people within the community through activities, including (i) providing services of worship in local nursing homes and care homes, (ii) assisting elderly people to attend our own services, if they wish to do so, (iii) running a fortnightly ‘Friendship Group’ where elderly people meet for tea, conversation and other activities.

4. We have provided facilities for other organisations to conduct activities that we regard as consistent with the practical application of Christian beliefs, for example the Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain and the weekly Memory Café. Our facilities are also used on a regular basis for rehearsals by the One Voice Community Choir.

5. We have made grants and provided practical support to a wide range of other organisations, including those engaged in (i) spiritual education of children within local schools, (ii) poverty relief and community development at home and in developing countries,

6. We play an active part in Churches Together in Frodsham working together with other churches in the Town on events and initiatives throughout the year including work in local schools and the holding of joint services.

7. We provide pastoral care, visiting and caring for those who are unwell or facing difficult times, and their families.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Apart from our full time paid pastor all our work is carried out by a large number of volunteers.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the See Section C above. year

Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)
	No formal policy on reserves has been adopted but our normal approach is to maintain reserves of around 50% of annual expenditure which the trustees regard to be a prudent but not excessive amount. However, as a result of some large donations in the previous year, reserves are currently running somewhat above this.

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

The principle source of income is from donations from members of the Fellowship. Wherever possible income tax is reclaimed from these donations under the Gift Aid scheme. Income is also received from regular coffee mornings which also act as part of the wider outreach of the Church to the local community. We also receive some income from other groups that use our premises, which contribute to the running costs of the building.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Jeffrey Peter Wood Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chairman Date 10 January 2026

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5 Maln StY•èt Communlty Church 1162138 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For thè p•rfod from 1st June 21r24 To 31st May 2025 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•$trf¢t8d fund• Endowmgnt funds funds Total funds •t year toth• £ to Ihe n•ar••t£ trllho Mr#t£ the £ toth• ne•f••t t A1 Rocolpts Donations, Legaclas and other sknllar receipts Opernts'ng A¢tiviti•s lo furth Charrtles ob'•ctiv•• 80,671 414 Sub total (Gmss income lor AR) eo,671 81.018 nvo• {••• tabh). Sub totsl Total rncelpts 80,671 414 81,085 A3 Payment• Charitable payrnerrt8- chath•bl• activities ChArilabl8 payrnerrts- rnanagerrffjrrt and admlnlstratlon 402 Sub total 69.911 402 70.313 A4 A8#8t and Investment pU￿haSe8, (see tsblel Sub total 69,911 402 70.313 Net of rncelpts/(payments) AS Transfer5 bgtwogn funds A6 Cash fund8 last year end Cash lun(ts this yearend 10.760 12 10.772 84,2S1 95.011 84,439 95,211 200 CCXX R1 accounts ISS) 2311012025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictod funds Rgslrided fund8 Endowment fund¥ Categories Details to rnar86t £ 27.592 87.419 to ne•re8t £ to rbEare8te B1 Cash fvnds BalaTh￿ In Currentknwnt Btl8Th￿ In fposit Ac¢wrt 2fy) Total cash funds 95,011 200 Unrnstrlctfjd funds Roslrlctsd funds Endowmgnt lund8 to £ to n•w••t £ Details Fu￿j to whkh Co•t loptbnall Curr•nt v4lu• lonil Fund lo ¥thloh Co•t loMlonll Curmt v*lu• lon•1 B4 Assets retalned for tho charity's own use L>etaiis B6 Liabillues Sfign8d by one Orkn￿ Injstees on b•half of all th? trustees &gnature Print Name Dat8 of roval CCXX R1 accounts ISS) 311012025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mombers of Maln Street Community Church On accounts for the year endod 31 May 2025 Charity no ,' 1162138 Irfany) Set out on pages CC16a pwJes 1 arKI 2 Respectlve The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. rasponsibiliti•s of The chanty's tnJste8s consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examlner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 {the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. li is my responsibility to: examine the a(£ounts under sedion 145 of the Charities Act, to fdlow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5){b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether paiticular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Inde￿ndent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examlnarfs statement by the Chartty Commission. An examinon includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison ol the ￿unt$ presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disdosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters The procedures undertaken do not provide ail the evidertce that would be required in an audit, and consequently no ow.nion is giben as to whether the eKcounts present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the 8tstement below. Independent In connection with my examinats'on, no matter has come to my attention examinerfs statement (oth•p￿4￿+￿￿ below "> 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements.. to keep acuunting records in 4￿rdanCe with section 130 of the Charities Act., and to prepare &wunts whtch xcord with the accounting records and comply wilh the accounting requirements of the Chanties Acl have not been met. or 2. to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the WO￿ in the btsd(ets rf they do not apply. Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (If any): IER March 2012

Address: LF ection B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to h￿hlIght matenal probl8n￿. Iva hore brlef detslls any ttems that the aminar wlshe8 to 1080. March 2012