JESUS
CLMCHURCH
CLM
Annual Update Meeting
Tuesday 19" May 2026
@7pm
Reports
Senior Church Leader
Trustee
Finance

Paul's Senior Leader Report Uanuary - October 2025)
It now seems a long time ago since we as a Church handed on the baton of Senior Leader to Matt Bentley
and we've 211 Moved on during that time. Consequently. my report is much briefer as an overview of the
last year but 15 a little reflective and, also expresse5 important thank you's.
Among many other topics we looked at 'Christi3n Disciplines, (the Bible. Praise & Worship. Prayer and
Fasting. Serving. Fellowship. ResL EvangelismlOLStreachlMission and stev￿rdshIP). Over the summer we
looked at Bible characters to see what we can learn from them (it was great to have some of the young
adults involved in that series} and had times of informal fellowship, which is vitai to the life of the Socal
church, with a BBQ & a Picnic in The Park after church. It was wonderful to have more baptisms too.
My heart has always been for the local church. God clearly called me to be an instrument to teach and
encourage His people to become the powerful. dynamic, life changing, awe inspiring church that God
intended us to be. To rise up, first in their love for Him (may it grow more every day), to be excited
about learning more of Him (becoming more mature in our faith and not being tossed about by every
different teaching that's thrown at U5) and growing in Him, and as a result fulfil His calling on all our lives
by using the gifts that He has given to us. To God be the glory.
I want to thank this local Church of Jesus Christ, that we call 'CLM', for affording me the honour and
privilege of leading them for these four years.
I want to thank the Leadership Team for their unwavering love. support and contribution. Without any
hesitation I can say that the unity that we've experienced during that time has been God given. It always
felt like we were a true 'team'. I do want to note that we still greatly miss Carolyn Hascings and her godly
inpLrt.
It was good that four years ago we started with a clear mandate to make CLM Yuture ready, with one
clear objective being to hand the Senior Leader role on within 2-4 years to the right person. It was clear
to the wider church that Matt was the right person for that role and it wa5 a joy to work alongside him
for two years prior to formally handing over the 'Senior Leader, role. Matt has a wonderful heart for the
Lord. We all now have a role in seeing that what we prayed for (for a very long time), 2 wide range of
ages and growth (both spiritually and numerically) comes to fullness with our active support.
Diane and I have had the pleasure of leading a number of churches over the last 40 years. We passed a
similar comment in all of them. Where have the spiritual pillars of the church gone? Not '8one' in the
sense of they're not attending, but those spiritually mature and godly Christians who are the solid
foundation that we know are praying for the church, who bring their wise counsel and experience, and
who get alongslde people to encourage them and support them in their walk with the Lord. They're not
necessarily 'seen' but it's very clear they're very active in the life of the Church. To the spiritually 'mature'
a CLM. we call you to be these very people.
To 'CLM' Diane and I say, 'thank you. for the privilege and joy of leading you. To the Lord we say, 'You
are beautiful beyond description. too marvellous for words. too wonderful for comprehension, like
nothing ever seen or heard. Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom? Who can fathom the depths of Your
lovel You are beautiful beyond description, Majesty, enthroned above. And we stand. we stand in awe of
You. Amen.

Matt's Senior Church Leader Report (November onwards)
Thi5 year has been a season of grovrth. encouragement. and clear evidence of God's faithfulness. I
completed the Gospel Partnerships course. which was a brilliant opportunity to study the whole Bible in
depth and gain practical tr￿nIng in leadership through the seminar programme. It has been a joy to puc
much of that learning into practice throughout the year.
A real highlight was visiting and speaking at one of the Maximise churches in Bangor. as well as regularly
gathering with other m￿lm￿se leaders and attending wider church event5. These moments of partnership
have been refreshing and inspiring.
Our Hub groups continue to thrive, with Evening Study Hub, Afternoon Study Hub, CLM Fitness Hub,
Students & Young Adults Hub. Encounter Hub. Youth Hub, Families Hub and Eden Hub all providing
places where people can meet, 5upporr one another, open God's Word and pray together. Alongside
thi5, our Monday football session5 have been consistently well attended, with 15-20 men joining every
fortnight. It has been encouraging to see several of them connect further with church life through men's
ministry events, Alph& Sunday services and the Students & Young Adults Hub.
We were blessed to have Abigail join us for her school-work experience and Adam for his university
placement. Both gained hands-on experience across Communiry Lives Matter. youth work admin and the
day-to-day running of church ministry. Their enthusiasm and willingness to serve made a real impatt
It has also been a privilege to take regular assemblies in St Thomas and Asmall Primary Schools. sharing
Bible stories and having fun with the children. l also joined the Further Faster Network on the church
leader stream, which has provided excellent trainin& conferences and resources that have strengthened
my leadership.
Our church weekend away was a standout moment of the year. Spending time together. worshipping, and
hearing from Phil Lanyon was incredibly special, and it was wonderful to see people respond to God's
Word. We also continued to partner with Churche5 Together through prayer. encouragement and
community events such as the Christma5 light switch-on.
The year was full of vibrant outreach moments including our student "church search" and food event5,
the fantastic fireworks night, Christmas celebration5, and the children's and youth Christmas parties. We
a150 rejoiced in the baptisms of Charlotte and Becca in January.
Paul stepped down from Senior Leader at the end of October. I really enjoyed working with Paul and
learnt a lot under his leadership! I will always be grateful.
Finally, stepping into the Senior Leader role in November has been both exciting and challenging. Yet
through it all, God has been so faithful, and it has been a privilege to see Him blessing and growing the
church. l am grateful for the support, prayers and encouragement of the whole church family as we
continue to follow where He leads.
Matt Bentley
Senior Church Leader
May 2026

AUM Trustee Report May 2026
In 2024125 the trustees carried out a comprehensive review of governance
probably the most
comprehensive since CLM was formed in its current charitable structure. The review covered the three
main aspects of trustee responsibility. leadership structure and deleption; legal compliance. and property
management.
Firstly, the most visible and exciting change has, of course, been the induction of Matt as Senior leader.
Matt had been working with us for a while, alongside Paul, but che official handover took place on 31
October 2025. We then asked Paul to fill the role of chair of trustees. a responsibility for which his skills
and experience are ideally suited.
We followed this through in the new year with a comprehensive review of employment terms and
conditions ensuring that Matt and our other employed staff can feel secure in their service in the church.
and the trustees can have a timetable for future reviews.
We have also recognised the importance of expanding our number. John Roberts was welcomed back
into the team during the year but we know we must extend the team further. We will be seeking to
dentify members who can take to heart the serious responsibilities of church governance.
Secondly, we started a process of reviewing policies and procedures. A lot has happened for churches in
just a few years which compels them to ensure their legal compliance across a wide range of regulated
activities,. typically these range from fire regulations to safeguarding practices and from broadcasting
licences to data securFty. Some of these seem the least exciting of trustee responsibilities but they are
essential to ensure our members and their children can meet in a safe and secure environment.
Thirdly we recognised the need for a comprehensive review of our church property. CLM'S current
church building has turned fifty years old! It has been altered and extended several times over the years.
we needed to ask is it still fit for purpose? The trustees commissioned a professional structural survey of
the whole property and the good news emerged that It is basically SOLtnd and will continue to provide us
with a base for local church worship for several years to come. Some expensive work will be required
involving important structural elements like the roof and windows. We haven't started on these yet but
we are currently forming a small properry regeneration group including a professional project manager.
The group will liaise with church orpnisation5 to prioritise and direct the work. Funding will obviously
be vital and a small group to handle funding bids has also been established.
Philip W￿ker
Chair (2025), CLM Trustees
May 2026

Cottage Lane Mission 2026 Financial Statements 1
Financial Report 2025
The Income & Expenditure Account shows a breakdown of our sources of unrestricted income and the
analysis of our areas of expenditure, both compared with the bLtdget for 2025. The actual figures for 2024
are also presented.
Income for the year at £139K was £44K better than budget. Praise the Lord. From February 2025, we are
receiving a monthly donation of £3000, which was not budgetted. Other regular giving to CLM totalled
£76K, an encouraging 15% up on 2024 and £12K better than budget. Including the £3K per month, giving
is 50°A up on 2024 and 71% ahead of budget. In addition, gift aid received from HMRC, at £17K, was £3K
better than budget and 2025.
Total expenditure in 2025 of £110K was £7K more than 2024 but £10K less than budget. the main reasons
being..
1. The malntenance budget included £8K for new windows and doors. This was postponed again so is
included in 2026 budget.
2. Salaries paid to our senior leader and a550ciate leader were £8K less than budget. We continue to
benefit from HMRC employment allowance which means that we do not pay employer's national
insurance. Offsetting these savings were overspends in a couple of areas:
3. Contact wich community spend was £5K compared with a budget of £1K. Net of specific gifts, we spent
£4745 on K180. This has been refunded in 2026.
4. Missions spend was £14K. compared wich a budget of £10K. Essentially. th15 was a catch up on 2024
underspend.
Overall, in 2025. income exceeded expendrture by £29K compared with a budget overspend of £26K 2
very healthy and welcome swing. Our fund5 total £105K. compared with a budget of £50K.
I make no apology for repeating yet again my pleas of previous years for folk to consider legacie5 to CLM
in their wills. If you do decide to leave CLM a legacy, it is importanc that you let me know. Legacies to
CLM are somethin8 we should prayerfully consider: they make a real difference as we have seen in the
past. Of course. anybody can leave a legacy to CLM and, in 2026, we have received £500 and await £3.000
from the estate of another donor.

Cottage Lane Mission
Financial Ststements I
202S Income & Expendlture
20 Feb 26
Full Year
Full Year
Full Year
Actual
Attual
Budget
2025
Actual
Bl(W) than
Budget
2024
2025
Adminl Audit
1,005
1,347
-347
Audiovisual
3.000
1,601
2.413
1,399
-2,413
Catering
Family Care Fund
Insurnnce
1,213
1.000
1.000
2,383
2.800
2,407
393
Maintenance
19,098
2,889
2.229
20,000
12,031
3,174
2.316
49.881
7,969
1.174
Ministry Resources
Photocopierl Printing
Salaries
2.000
2.200
48.765
58,000
1,000
7.000
8.119
Training
Utilities
550
1,000
6,320
200
6.471
529
Visitors, expenses
Youth Work
500
100
377
1,000
46
954
MCYC Child Sponsorship
200
200
Contact with community events
junior Church
Purchase of Property
Maximise
1,000
500
4.934
-3.934
-548
500
5,000
2,820
5,000
3.500
5,000
3,260
240
Bank Charges
Le￿1 & Professional
Sundry
Generdl Expenditure
85
100
62
38
754
500
838
-338
381
107
107
Missions
103 133
110236
Income Full Ye3r
General (incl. Leadership)
Legacies
Donarion5
66,746
64,000
76,688
12,688
6,000
33.000
9.775
33,000
-225
Community Lives Matter
Rent excl Co Lives Matter
8,424
2.362
i 0.000
2.000
1,890
Coffee Machine
149
89
89
Gift Aid received
13,903
701
14,000
600
17.139
3.139
Interest
557
-43
Grants for repairs
Total
139 138
Excess income over expenditure
28,903
54,603
Excess expenditure over income
Closing Funds £K
5,145
76
25.700
50
105
55

Cottage Lane Mission 2025 Financial Statements 2
Financial Report Budget 2026
The budget schedule compares our 2026 budget with our actual Income & expenditure for
2025.
Total income is budgetted at £145K.
1. General giving is predicted to total £100K.
2. Rental income is budgetted at £1.5K plus £10K from Community Lives Matter.
3. Gift Aid is expected to generate £18K.
4. £15K grant income 15 included to support building improvement5.
Totsl Expenditure is budgetted at £145K, £35K in excess of 2025.
5. Maintenance budget at £43K provides for routine maintenance, £15K for replacing windows and front
door, £5K for resurfacing the car park and £10K for improvements to our heating system.
6. The budget provides for expansion in children's and youth work as well as outreach activities together
with any training required.
7. The budget assumes our contlnued particlpation In Maxlmlse.
8. Missions givlng at £25K reflects our continuing commitments to those whom we have supported over
many years and provides for new opportunities to partner with those serving the Lord abroad.
9. In November 2025. we transferred CLM'S current and savings accounts from HSBC to Co-op, who
continue to offer free banking to charities. Hence. our budget for bank charges is zero.
The 2026 budget therefore is at break-even. At the end of 2026, we anticipate that our funds will remain
at £105K, enabling us to continue apace the Lord's work.
GE Maitland, Treasurer.

Cottage Lane Mission
2025 BudRet
20 Feb 26
Financial Ststements 2
Full Year
Full Year
Attual
Attual
BudAet
2026
Bl(Wl than
Bud%et
2025
Adminl Audit
1,347
1,601
2.413
1.500
2.000
2,000
153
Audiovisual
-399
Caterin
413
Care Fund
I Insurance
Maintenance
2,407
12,031
3.174
2,316
49,881 i
2,800
43,000
3,000
2,500
42,000
1,000
7,000
-393
-30.969
174
Ministry Resources
Photocopierl Printin
Salaries
184
7,881
-1,000
-529
Trainin
Utilities
I Visitors, expenses
, Youth Work
6.471
400
500
-100
46
1,000
1,000
500
-954
Contact with community events
junior Church
Purchase of Property
Maximise
4,934
3,934
-500
5,000
3,260
62
5,000
3,500
-240
Bank Char£es
Le£al & Professional
Sundry
Generdl Expendlture
62
838
1,000
500
162
107
-393
119800
Missions
110236
Income Full Year
Generdl (incl. Leadership)
Le￿cleS
Donations
76.688
64,000
-12,688
33,000
9.775
1,890
89
36.000
i 0.000
1,500
3,000
225
Community Lives Matter
Rent excl Co Lives Matter
-390
Coffee Machine
Gift Aid received
-89
17,139
557
18,000
300
861
Interest
-257
Grants for repairs
Total
139 138
Exces5 income over expenditure
Excess expenditure over income
ClosinR Funds £K
28,903
105
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