West Birmingham Christadelphian Ecclesia Trustees. Report and Recelpts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Registered Charity number 1163450
West Blrmln8ham Christadelphian Ecclesia Trustees, Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Index Page Trustees, Report Reference and Administrative Details Structure, Governance and Management Objectives and Activities Achievements and Performance Financial Review Risk Management Declaration Independent Exafflinerfs Report Receipts and Payments Accounts Statement of Assets and Llabllltles Notes to the Receipts Payments Accounts
West Birmingham Christadelphlan Ecclesia Trustees. Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES The trustees of West Birmingham Christadelphian Ecclesia {"the charit I present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024. SEcnoN A- REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Reglstered charlty number: 1163450 Charltys prlnclpal address: Christadelphian Hall 43 Ridgacre Road Quinton Birmingham B32 2TL Charlty trustee5: Anthony A Watkins ISecretary} David I Phillips David C Gouldingay (Treasurer} Stephen J Ashton Jared Bilton (appointed 14 June 20231 Philip Craddock (retired 10 September 20231 Matthew A Reed (Assistant Secretary) David Reed Independent Exarniner: Karen Hanlan. ACA, ACIE Karen Hanlan Independent Examiner Ltd Swift House, I Saracen Close Ettington CV37 7SZ Bankers: Barclays Bank PLC Birmingham Edgbaston Branch Leicester LE87 2BB SEcfioN B- STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Type of governing document: Constitution, updated on 28 April 2024 How charity is constltuted: Unincorporated association Trustee selertlon method: Annual appointment by secret ballot of the Charitws members following member nominations
West Birmlngham Chrlstadelphian Ecclesia Trustees, Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 SECTION C- OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES The Charity's objerts are to advance Bible-based Christian faith to the glory of God and honour of Jesus Christ for the benefit of the Christsdelphian community and members of the public, particularly in and around West Birmingham. The Charitvs main artivities. undertaken for the public benefit in pursuit of these obJects. are.. Holding meetings for worship, prayer and Bible teaching. Preaching through per50nal engagement and by invitstion5 to meetings. Provision of Sunday School. a youth club (where required) and other occasional activities. Periodic collections for charitable needs, including disaster rellef. Servin& to the extent feasible. attendees. pastoral and welfare needs. The foregoing artivities promote a fuller understanding of the human condition, relative to the eternal things of God, and serve to provide members of the public with direction, balance and purpose in todavs complex world. In the exercise of their powers and duties in connection with the Charitws objects. the trustees have reviewed and had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit as last updated in September 2014. SECTION D- ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE During 2023-24 the Charity continued to hold its weekly meetin85 for worship, prayer and Bible teaching on Sunday mornings and afternoons and Wednesday evenings. Additional online weekly Bible classes in English and Farsi continued to be held for Iranian members and visitors. Members of the public were invited to join our meetings by personal invitations and external notice boards. No new Iranian asylum seekers joined our Sunday morning meetings regularly during the year ended 31 March 2024, so no in-house Bible teaching courses were arranged to convey the Bible message and prepare attendees for baptisms. However, more began to join us soon after the financial year end. A Bible Line phone-in service sponsored by the Charity continued to operate. A Fellowship Weekend was held on 8-9 July 2023. A publicly advertised Spring Fayre, with fundraising for other charities, took place on 20 May 2023. A Harvest Thanksgiving service was a150 held on 24 September 2023 and a Carol Service on 17 December 2023. Our "Good News Cafe" which welcomes visitors fortnightly for tea, coffee, cakes and the opportunity to talk, continued to meet. and cash donations were taken for other charities. A Macmillan Coffee morning was additionally held on 7 October 2023 together with a Breast Cancer Awareness Coffee morning on 24 October 2023, in each case to publicise the work of these charities and assist their fundraising. During term time a weekly Sunday School provided children with Bible lessons and an annual prize-Eivin8. Support for our Farsi-speaking member5 continued with a translated synopsis of the exhortation and some Bible reading and prayer5 being led in Farsi. Pastoral support has also remained in place for Iranian members, including during the period of transition from
West Blrmlngham Christadelphlan Ecclesla Trustees, Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts forthe year ended 31 March 2024 asylum seeker to refugee status. The challenges of relocating those gaining refugee status from Home Office to council or private accommodation. and then taking on responsibility for their own financial affairs. are alway5 significant. The Charity continued to receive regular donations by cash, cheque or direct deposit for its own use and for payment to other charities which support Bible preaching both in the UK and overseas. Christadelphian care homes for the elderly and also other organisations offering teachin& pastoral and welfare support to the elderly. the young and others in need. Charity income fell by £1,677 compared with the 2022-23 financial year. Expenditure fell by £2,817 compared with 2022.23. The Charity continued to benefit from a dedicated welfare committee that worked to monitor the pastoral and other needs of those associated with the Charity and ensure that any possible practical help was provided. The activities and initiatives of the Charity continued to meet its interrelated objects and make a beneficial difference both for members of the Charity. other charities and members of the public who were able to join in. SEcfioN E - FINANCIAL REVIEW The annual income of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 was £40,04912023 - £41,7261. Income mainly derived from weekly and monthly donation5 by Charity members. Over the year the total operating Funds of the Charity reduced by £413 (2023 £1,554) from £17,890 to £17,477. Within this change, before transfer5 between fund5. the Unrestricted Funds of the Charity increased by £1,361 12023 £6941 whilst Restricted Funds reduced by El,77412023 £2,2481. There were no transfers between funds in the 2023-24 financial year12022-23 - £1,000 from Unrestricted Funds to Restricted Funds). Within Restricted Funds, £10,21412023 - £11,383) was collected for External Charities with £10,13812023 - £11.3141 being paid over in the financial year. The Charitvs freehold hall. where meetin8s usually tske place. wa5 valued by the Trustees at £200,00012023 - £200,000) on an open market value basis for existin8 use. Reserves policy The Charitvs ongoing policy is to hold free reserve5 of up to 1212023 - 121 months of general expenditure to allow for timin8 differences in both income and expenditure. At 31 March 2024 free reseNes of £4.65512023 - £3,294) were held, which was within the policy. Three regular collections were scheduled for most Sundays. the first being for the Unrestricted General Fund, which was applied to the annual running costs of the Charivs hall and other periodic charitable costs, some of which called for healthy reserves to be held. The other two weekly collections, which were for Restricted Fund5, had been decided upon annually in advance by the Trustees. A fourth monthly collection was also scheduled for the Asylum Seekers, & Refugees, Fund.
West Birmingham Christadelphlan Ecclesla Trustees. Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Collections for External Restricted Funds lother than those from the Good News Café) were paid to the relevant charity as soon as practicable, so minimal balances were retained at each month end. Donations collected at the Good New5 Café are normally paid over annually in December. In the case of Internal Restricted Funds, funds were applied as circumstances called for so larger reserve balan¢e5 were typically held. Where annual collections and reserve balances have outstripped likely recurring Fund needs, in the following year or years the number of annual collections for that Fund hos been reduced by the Trustees and those Collections reallocated to other Funds where they can be applied more quickly. No Fund balances were in deficit at the start or end of the year. SEcfioN F- RISK MANAGEMENT The Arranging Committee continued to retain overall responsibility for risk management. with sub-committee5 assessing specific risks for some onsite and offsite activities. Recurring ri5k5 are recorded in a register and formally reviewed twice a year. in June and December, by the Arrangin8 Committee. Additional action5 are taken to manage and mitigate any new risk as it may arise. Safeguarding for Child Protection and Adults at Risk are each dealt with under separate written policies reviewed formally at least once each year, normally in Summer or Autumn. or where new guidance or a relevant event arises. SEcfioN G - DECLARATION The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees, Report above. Signed on behalf of Charitvs Trustees Anthony A Watkins Secretary Date.. 5 December 2024
West Birmingham Chrlstadelphlan Ecclesia Trustees, Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of West Birniingham Christsdelphian Ecclesia report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of West Birmingham Christadelphian Ecclesia I'the Charit) for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responslbllltles and basis of report As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 20111.the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Charivs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 1451Sllbl of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention Should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reached. Signed Karen Hanlan ACA Swift House. I Saracen Close Ettington CV37 7SZ Date.. 5 December 2024
WEST Blf¢MINGHAM CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLE51A YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2024 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2024 Total 2023 Tot•1 RECEIPTS Weekly collections Monthly and one-off donations Youth day and youth club subseriptions Gift Aid recovered on donations Donations from other Charities and Trusts Donations toward5 activities and events Magazine subscriptions received Returned donation 8ank and other interest 1,806.37 6,072.37 3,051.18 17,025.52 4.857.55 23.097.89 4,747.65 25.56330 54.70 4.557.15 6,370.(KI 1.665.90 4,564.09 4,284.18 1.181.00 6.229.99 4.284.18 1,181.fy) 120.00 120.00 121.80 278.57 278.57 120.85 Total receipts 9,943.21 30.105.97 40.049.18 41,725.65 PAYMENTS Donations to beneflciaries Repairs and maintenance Gas. water and electricity Preaching and fellowship costs Sunday school and youth activitie5 Fellowship weekend and outings Catering Flowers. wine. cgnsumables, internet and sundries Insurance Magazine subscriptions paid Equipment Independent examtnation of charlws accounts Printing, POSta8e, stationery and telephone Speakers, expenses Total payments 970.00 23.220.14 956.95 0.00 3,625.07 1,160.41 24.190.14 956.95 2.583.44 3.625.07 1,160.41 91.00 432.50 2.037.64 1.437.04 120.00 2,917.37 450.00 220.56 240.IMI 26.4%.20 7,112.35 2.025.82 2.499.71 765.04 180.IX) 536.27 L543.49 IJ03.23 121.80 2.583.44 91.(KJ 432.50 2,037.64 1,437.04 120.00 0.00 450.00 220.56 240.00 2.917.37 430.00 2CiI.54 65. 8,582.18 31.879.94 40.462.12 43,279.45 5urplu$ of recelpts over payments 1,361.03 -1.773.97 412.94 -L553.80 Transfers between fvnds 8ank current and deposit accounts at l April Bank turrent and deposit accounts at 31 March 3,294.27 14.595.52 17,889.79 17,476.8S 19,443.59 4,655.30 12.821.55 17,889.79 STATEMENTOF A55Efs AND LIABILITIES Cash balances Current account Deposit account Petty cash 4,143.08 489.61 22.61 4,655.30 4,143.08 13.311.16 22.61 17,476.85 4.801.91 13.050.16 37.72 17,889.79 12.821.55 12.821.55 Other non-monetary assets Income tsx recovery due from HMRC 1,684.50 6,339.80 4.431.66 17.253.21 6.116.16 23,593.01 6,229.99 24.119.78 Freehold property: Christadelphian Hall. Rid8acre Road, Qulnton. Birmingham B32 2TL, at Trustèes, valuation 2).0.(KI 2C(I,cixs.rKI N•t Assets 223.593.01 224.119.78
WEST BIRMINGHAM CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLESIA NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Note I: The financial statements have been prepared under thè Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with thè Charity's Constitution, ori8lnally adopted in May 2015 and updated on 28 April 2024. Note 2: Fund Balances Balance 01-Apr-23 Reeeipts in year Pzyments in year Transfers in year Balance 31-Mar-24 Unrestrltted Funds (including magazlne SubsCptIort$j 3,294.27 9,943.21 8.582.18 4.655.30 Restrl¢ted Funds Christadelphian Care Homes Ecclesial and Other Wèlfarè Asylum Seeker5, and Refu£ees' Fund Maintenance of Ecclesial Prerni5es and Equipment Maintenance of Organ Overseas Project Aid Preaching and Fellowship Special Appeals from Other Eccle5ias Sunday School and Youth Activities Special Collections for External Charitie5 io. 1.877.40 2.113.37 779.CM) 2.027.50 39.93 3,855.40 903.71 2.844.83 144.38 2,552.54 3,425.41 5.053.59 4,521.32 2,562.54 2,863.18 4.864.84 3.874.32 2.439.63 2,302.12 1.426.00 2,027.50 60.65 1,904.81 755.20 1,684.42 221.22 2,312.72 1.674.48 351.49 2.292.C4J 3,625.07 500.LX) 1,160.41 10,137.58 10.214.42 Total Restricted Funds 14,595.52 30,105.97 31.879.94 12,821.55 Total Funds 17,889.79 40,049.18 40.462.12 0.00 17.476.85 Funds Unrestricted Funds repfesent the funds of the Charity that are not subjectto any restrirtions regarding their use and are available for application for the general purposes of the Charity. Restricted Funds include collections taken for specific appeals and fund5 are periodically remitted to the relevant organisations accordin8ly. Other Restricted Funds include funds raised for the maintenance of the property, the organ. welfare and to subsidisè Sunday Schools and Youth Clubs.