**Charity Registration No: 1163769**
## **Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
**Report of the trustees and unaudited financial statements for the year ended 5th April 2024**
**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Contents**
## **Pages**
|1.|Reference and administrative details|
|---|---|
|2.-5.|Report of the trustees|
|6.|Independent examiner's report|
|7.|Statement of financial activities|
|8.|Balance sheet|
|9.-13.|Notes to the financial statements|
**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Reference and administrative details for the year ended 5th April 2024**
|**Charity name:**|Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust|
|---|---|
|**Registered charity number:**|1163769|
|**Trustees:**|Mr Reuben Aris|
||Mr Adrian D Pester (Chair)|
||Mr Raymond Silverthorne|
||Mr Bernard W Simpson|
||Mr Martin Woodfield|
|**Treasurer:**|Mr Bernard W Simpson|
|**Principal address:**|151 Broadway Lane|
||Bournemouth|
||Dorset|
||BH8 0AD|
|**Independent examiner:**|Sandra Thurgood FCCA|
||Eastway Enterprise Centre|
||7 Paynes Park|
||Hitchin|
||Herts.|
||SG5 1EH|
|**Bankers:**|Lloyds Bank|
||Bournemouth|
Page 1
**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
**Report of the trustees for the year ended 5th April 2024**
The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5th April 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 9 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Governing document**
Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust is an unincorporated trust constituted by Deed of Trust dated 16th March 1983, most recently amended by Deed of Variation dated 19th August 2015. The Trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 30th September 2015 under Charity Registration Number: 1163769.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The names of the Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 1. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2024 (2023: £nil).
The Trust operates four Gospel halls and Trustees are chosen from among the regular congregation of the halls. New Trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees or by the congregation and must be appointed by unanimous resolution of the congregation. They are selected according to their skills and experience and are expected to use both in furthering the objects of the Charity. Checks are made to ensure the Trustees’ eligibility to act and incoming Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities by the existing Trustees, who ensure that new Trustees read the Trust Deed and relevant Charity Commission guidance.
## **Wider network**
The Trustees maintain informal links with similar charities with a view to pooling experience considered useful in pursuing the objects of the Charity. The Charity also maintains particular links with Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust, with which it shares members of its congregation.
## **Risk management**
The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems or procedures to manage and mitigate those risks.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Objectives and aims**
The trust has the following charitable purposes:
The charitable purposes of the Charity are the advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit, including by the carrying on of the service of God in accordance with the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible as followed by those Christians forming part of the world-wide fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the “Brethren”) and any other charitable purposes connected with Brethren. The core doctrine of the Brethren and proper practices in furtherance of certain aspects of doctrine are summarised in two schedules to the Trust Deed.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
**Report of the trustees for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public benefit.
## **Main activities and achievements**
The Trust provides and maintains Gospel halls where religious meetings are held by the local Brethren community. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on the website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org and in the schedules to the Trust Deed.
In the year the Trust purchased a property at Horton Road with a view to providing a further meeting hall in the area.
## **Plans for future periods**
The Trust plans to continue all the current activities to include searching for new gospel hall opportunities more suited to the needs of the congregation.
Despite the increased cost of energy, the trustees feel that these increased costs are not significantly impacting on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.
## **Meetings**
Meetings held at the gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion) and Gospel preachings. There is a structured weekly schedule of meetings and, depending on the particular meeting, between 40 and 200 people normally attend these occasions.
Prayers meetings are held each week when we pray for all men and those in authority according to 1 Timothy 2 verses 1 and 2.
The meetings are attended by the regular congregation and most are open to other properly disposed visitors. The notice board outside the Hall welcomes visitors and displays the times of Gospel preachings, along with a telephone number for those seeking further information or help. Gospel tracts, which are distributed by street preachers, also display this information.
Bibles and an extensive range of other Christian reading material are on display at the hall and visitors are free to help themselves.
## **Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian**
The Gospel halls are a base from which the regular congregation and others who attend the meetings are encouraged to spread the Christian Gospel, in word and deed.
Members of the congregation participate in a programme of street preaching and Gospel tracts are provided free of charge by the Charity to such preachers to be handed out to interested members of the public.
In carrying out this work, the congregation considers itself to be living out its faith in practice, as particularly exemplified in the following extract from the schedule to the Trust Deed on living a Christian life:
1. We seek and are encouraged to live exemplary lives in all our relationships with others in the wider community (including former Brethren), in accordance with the teachings of Holy Scripture (1 Tim 2:2)
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian contd.**
2. We regularly go out from our homes to preach on the streets, to distribute Christian literature and engage with the wider community (including former Brethren) in order to present eternal salvation, available to all men by faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Tim 4:2).
3. We seek as members of the public to lead Christian lives as husbands and wives, parents, children, employers, employees and neighbours. (Col 3:22-25, Col 4:1).
4. The preservation and protection of the family unit is fundamental and children are prized as a blessing from God. (Psalm 127:3-5). The elderly are valued members of the community, for whom both their family and the wider community are expected to care.
5. Holy Scripture commands us to be good neighbours to others, and deal with all other people (including former Brethren) openly, honestly and fairly and consistent with these principles, we should give our time, talents and money to assist those in need in the wider community, in so far as reasonable given our abilities and our available resources. (Matt 7:12, Matt 22:39, Eph 4:28).
## **Funding**
Funding is sought through gifts and donations from the congregation. Grants are sometimes received from other charitable trusts with congruent objectives. Gift aid is also claimed on relevant gifts.
## **Financial review**
## **Financial position**
In the year ended 5th April 2024 the Trust had a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended. Total voluntary income received this year was £ 265,129 and £ 22,147 in the previous year.
The surplus was high this year due to Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust funding, on the trusts' behalf, , payment for the new hall.
All funds held were unrestricted funds.
Interest free loans were secured during the year to fund the purchase of a new property.
## **Reserves policy**
The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs, based on its size and the level of its financial commitments. The Trust has no employees and its regular outgoings are minimal. Accordingly, the Trustees have decided to adopt a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. The congregation is kept regularly informed as to particular needs for funds, and other relevant matters and the Trustees aim to ensure that the Charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure, by raising a funds appeal to the congregation.
Free reserves at the year end were £ Nil. Any shortfall is met by Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- a) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- b) observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP (FRS 102);
- c) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- d) state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- e) prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. All transactions have been reviewed and approved by two trustees.
On behalf of the board:
Adrian D Pester
Date
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **Report to the trustees of Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust on the financial statements for the year ended 5th April 2024 set out on pages 7 to 13.**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Basis of independent examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking of explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view ' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
## **Independent examiner's 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:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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 understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Name:** Sandra Thurgood FCCA
Eastway Enterprise Centre, 7 Paynes Park, Hitchin, Herts., SG5 1EH
Page 6
**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) for the year ended 5th April 2024**
|**NOTES**
**Incoming and endowments from:**
**Donations and legacies:**
Collections
Contributions from the congregation
Gift Aid donations
Other donations
Income tax refunds
Donated services
**4.**
Payroll giving
Grants received
**5.**
Legacies received
**Investment income and interest**
Bank interest
**Other income**
Sundry
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
**Charitable activities**
Running of meeting halls
**7.**
Wider community outreach
Cost of donated services
**4.**
Transfers to trusts with congruent objectives
**6.**
Other costs
**Governance**
Computer costs
Legal & professional costs
Independent Examiner's fee
Bank charges
**Other**
Profit/Loss on sale of assets
**Total**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets**
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Funds at 6th April 2023
**Total funds at 5th April 2024**
**9.**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
265,129
-
-
-
738
-
265,867
44,937
-
-
2,660
-
-
-
774
-
-
48,371
217,496
-
217,496
1,520,253
1,737,749|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total Funds**
**2024**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
265,129
-
-
-
738
-
265,867
44,937
-
-
2,660
-
-
-
774
-
-
48,371
217,496
-
217,496
1,520,253
1,737,749|**Total Funds**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
22,147
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||22,147|
|||||31,622
-
-
400
-
-
35
960
-
-|
|||||33,017|
|||||10,870
-
-
10,870
-
1,531,123|
|||||1,520,253|
The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these financial statements. All of the above activities are classed as continuing and there are no gains and losses other than those included above.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Balance sheet As at 5th April 2024**
|**NOTES**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets
**8.**
**Current assets**
Debtors:
Prepayments & accrued income
Cash at bank and in hand
**Current liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year:
Other creditors and loans
Accruals and deferred income
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than
one year
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**Total Funds**
**10.**|**2024**
**£**
**£**
2,112,946
2,112,946
3,051
430
3,481
-
3,678
3,678
197
-
2,112,749
375,000
**£**
1,737,749
1,737,749
-
**£**
1,737,749|**2023**
**£**
**£**
1,521,425
1,521,425
1,004
430
1,434
-
2,606
2,606
1,172
-
1,520,253
-
**£**
1,520,253
1,520,253
-
**£**
1,520,253|**2023**
**£**
**£**
1,521,425
1,521,425
1,004
430
1,434
-
2,606
2,606
1,172
-
1,520,253
-
**£**
1,520,253
1,520,253
-
**£**
1,520,253|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,521,425
1,172
-|
||||1,520,253
-|
||||1,520,253|
||||1,520,253
-|
||||1,520,253|
The unaudited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust on / / and signed on their behalf by
Adrian D Pester Trustee
The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these financial statements
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## 1.1 Basis of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, and incorporating update bulletins 1 and 2, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The functional currency of the charity is sterling (£).
The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## 1.2 Income
Donations are recognised in the year in which there is entitlement and probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future year. Gift aid is added to the value of the donation to which it relates.
Donated services are recognised as income and expenditure in the financial statements when organisations or individuals offer their services and support pro bono. The value of these donated services to Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust is considered to be equal to market value which would be paid were the service formally procured. This includes services paid for by other trusts.
Investment income is accounted for on a receivable basis.
- 1.3 Expenditure
Expenditure is included on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Charitable activities comprise those costs directly attributable to the fulfilment of the charitable objects.
- 1.4 Governance and support costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and costs related to statutory requirements. As there are no staff or offices the Trustees have agreed to allocate all such costs to Governance costs.
- 1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets (costing more than £150) are stated at cost less depreciation. Freehold land is not depreciated. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:
Building refurbishments 2% - Straight line method Fixtures and Equipment 10%- Straight line method
## 1.6 Taxation
The Trust is a registered charity and is not liable to United Kingdom income or corporation tax on charitable activities, provided income falls within the charitable exemptions and is spent on charitable purposes.
## 1.7 Funds
The general unrestricted fund is free for the Trustees to use for any purposes in furtherance of the trust’s charitable objects.
Restricted funds arise from donations to the trust which are made for a specific purpose. Restricted funds can only be used for the purpose for which funds were given.
## 1.8 Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary and there is no requirement to prepare consolidated accounts.
## 1.9 Going concern
The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **1. Accounting policies contd.**
## 1.10 Significant estimates and judgements
The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.
## **2. Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
No Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits from an employment with the charity and no Trustees were reimbursed for expenses (2023: None).
## **3. Wages and salaries**
There are no employees (2023: none).
## **4. Donated services**
## **Income**
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**
**Expenditure**
**5.**
**Grants received**
**6.**
**Transfers to trusts with congruent objectives**
**7.**
**Resources expended**
**Running of meeting halls**
Repairs and maintenance of plant and buildings
Grounds maintenance
Maintenance- Recording equipment
Light and heat
Rates
Water rates
Telephone & broadband at hall(s)
Insurance- Public liability
Cleaning
Legal and professional
Sundry
Depreciation- Freehold property
Depreciation- Equipment
Sandbourne Gospel Hall Trust
Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust
Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust|**Meeting**
**rooms**
**£**
3,324
3,459
-
12,075
1,415
154
903
2,540
-
10,046
128
10,893
-
44,937|**Other**
**charitable**
**activities**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**2024**
**£**
265,129
265,129
**2024**
**£**
-
-
**2024**
**£**
-
-
**£**
2,660
2,660
**2024**
**£**
3,324
3,459
-
12,075
1,415
154
903
2,540
-
10,046
128
10,893
-
44,937|**2023**
**£**
22,147|
|||||22,147
**2023**
**£**
-|
|||||-
**2023**
**£**
750,000|
|||||750,000|
|||||**£**
9,520|
|||||9,520|
|||||**2023**
**£**
6,212
3,089
-
9,220
-
226
735
1,428
220
400
-
-
10,892
-|
|||||31,622|
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **8. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Freehold**
**Property* and**
**Refurbishment**
**£**
**Cost**
At 6th April 2023
1,577,597
Disposals
-
Additions
602,414
At 5th April 2024
2,180,011
**Depreciation**
At 6th April 2023
56,172
Disposals
-
Charge for the year
10,893
At 5th April 2024
67,065
Net Book Value
At 5th April 2024
2,112,946
At 6th April 2023
1,521,425|**Equipment**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**£**
1,577,597
-
602,414|
|---|---|---|
|||2,180,011|
|||56,172
-
10,893|
|||67,065|
|||2,112,946|
|||1,521,425|
* Land Registry title numbers are; DT290561, DT432429, DT56453, DT128545 and DT106422
## **9. Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Unrestricted**
_9.1 Current year_
**funds**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
2,112,946
Current assets
3,481
Current liabilities
3,678
Long term liabilities
375,000
**Total funds**
1,737,749
_9.2 Prior year_
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
1,521,425
Currents assets
1,434
Current liabilities
2,606
Long term liabilities
-
**Total funds**
1,520,253|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
2,112,946
3,481
3,678
375,000|
|---|---|---|
|||1,737,749|
|||**Total**
**funds**
**£**
1,521,425
1,434
2,606
-|
|||1,520,253|
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **10. Movement in funds**
_10.1 Current year_
|**Restricted funds**
Fund
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**
_10.2 Prior year_
**Restricted funds**
Fund
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**|**Balance at**
**6 April**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
1,520,253
1,520,253
**Balance at**
**6 April**
**2022**
**£**
-
-
1,531,123
1,531,123|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
-
-
265,867
265,867
**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
-
-
22,147
22,147|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
-
-
48,371
48,371
**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
-
-
33,017
33,017|**Realised/**
**unrealised**
**gain and**
**losses**
**£**
-
-
-
-
**Realised/**
**unrealised**
**gain and**
**losses**
**£**
-
-
-
-|**Balance at 5**
**April 2024**
**£**
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||-
1,737,749|
||||||1,737,749|
||||||**Balance at 5**
**April 2023**
**£**
-|
||||||-
1,520,253|
||||||1,520,253|
## **11. Transactions with related parties**
The Trust purchased goods from Tower Supplies Limited of which trustee; Bernard Simpson is an employee for £0; in the year ended 5th April 2024 (2023 £ 220.03).
## **12. Volunteers**
Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust relies on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **13. Full comparison of Statement of Financial Activities**
|**Incoming resources**
Collections
Contributions from the congregation
Gift Aid donations
Other donations
Income tax refunds
Donated services
Payroll giving
Grants received
Legacies received
**Investment income and interest**
Bank interest
**Other income**
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
**Charitable activities**
Running of meeting halls
Wider community outreach
Cost of donated services
Transfers to trusts with congruent objectives
Other costs
**Governance**
Computer costs
Legal & professional costs
Independent Examiner's fee
Bank charges
**Other**
Profit/Loss on sale of assets
**Total**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
22,147
-
-
-
-
22,147
31,622
-
-
400
-
-
35
960
-
-
33,017
10,870
-
-
10,870
-
-
1,531,123
1,520,253|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total Funds**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
22,147
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||22,147|
||||31,622
-
-
400
-
-
35
960
-
-|
||||33,017|
||||10,870
-
-
10,870
-
-
1,531,123|
||||1,520,253|
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**Charity Registration No: 1163769**
## **Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
**Report of the trustees and unaudited financial statements for the year ended 5th April 2024**
**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Contents**
## **Pages**
|1.|Reference and administrative details|
|---|---|
|2.-5.|Report of the trustees|
|6.|Independent examiner's report|
|7.|Statement of financial activities|
|8.|Balance sheet|
|9.-13.|Notes to the financial statements|
**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Reference and administrative details for the year ended 5th April 2024**
|**Charity name:**|Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust|
|---|---|
|**Registered charity number:**|1163769|
|**Trustees:**|Mr Reuben Aris|
||Mr Adrian D Pester (Chair)|
||Mr Raymond Silverthorne|
||Mr Bernard W Simpson|
||Mr Martin Woodfield|
|**Treasurer:**|Mr Bernard W Simpson|
|**Principal address:**|151 Broadway Lane|
||Bournemouth|
||Dorset|
||BH8 0AD|
|**Independent examiner:**|Sandra Thurgood FCCA|
||Eastway Enterprise Centre|
||7 Paynes Park|
||Hitchin|
||Herts.|
||SG5 1EH|
|**Bankers:**|Lloyds Bank|
||Bournemouth|
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
**Report of the trustees for the year ended 5th April 2024**
The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5th April 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 9 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Governing document**
Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust is an unincorporated trust constituted by Deed of Trust dated 16th March 1983, most recently amended by Deed of Variation dated 19th August 2015. The Trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 30th September 2015 under Charity Registration Number: 1163769.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The names of the Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 1. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2024 (2023: £nil).
The Trust operates four Gospel halls and Trustees are chosen from among the regular congregation of the halls. New Trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees or by the congregation and must be appointed by unanimous resolution of the congregation. They are selected according to their skills and experience and are expected to use both in furthering the objects of the Charity. Checks are made to ensure the Trustees’ eligibility to act and incoming Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities by the existing Trustees, who ensure that new Trustees read the Trust Deed and relevant Charity Commission guidance.
## **Wider network**
The Trustees maintain informal links with similar charities with a view to pooling experience considered useful in pursuing the objects of the Charity. The Charity also maintains particular links with Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust, with which it shares members of its congregation.
## **Risk management**
The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems or procedures to manage and mitigate those risks.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Objectives and aims**
The trust has the following charitable purposes:
The charitable purposes of the Charity are the advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit, including by the carrying on of the service of God in accordance with the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible as followed by those Christians forming part of the world-wide fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the “Brethren”) and any other charitable purposes connected with Brethren. The core doctrine of the Brethren and proper practices in furtherance of certain aspects of doctrine are summarised in two schedules to the Trust Deed.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
**Report of the trustees for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public benefit.
## **Main activities and achievements**
The Trust provides and maintains Gospel halls where religious meetings are held by the local Brethren community. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on the website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org and in the schedules to the Trust Deed.
In the year the Trust purchased a property at Horton Road with a view to providing a further meeting hall in the area.
## **Plans for future periods**
The Trust plans to continue all the current activities to include searching for new gospel hall opportunities more suited to the needs of the congregation.
Despite the increased cost of energy, the trustees feel that these increased costs are not significantly impacting on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.
## **Meetings**
Meetings held at the gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion) and Gospel preachings. There is a structured weekly schedule of meetings and, depending on the particular meeting, between 40 and 200 people normally attend these occasions.
Prayers meetings are held each week when we pray for all men and those in authority according to 1 Timothy 2 verses 1 and 2.
The meetings are attended by the regular congregation and most are open to other properly disposed visitors. The notice board outside the Hall welcomes visitors and displays the times of Gospel preachings, along with a telephone number for those seeking further information or help. Gospel tracts, which are distributed by street preachers, also display this information.
Bibles and an extensive range of other Christian reading material are on display at the hall and visitors are free to help themselves.
## **Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian**
The Gospel halls are a base from which the regular congregation and others who attend the meetings are encouraged to spread the Christian Gospel, in word and deed.
Members of the congregation participate in a programme of street preaching and Gospel tracts are provided free of charge by the Charity to such preachers to be handed out to interested members of the public.
In carrying out this work, the congregation considers itself to be living out its faith in practice, as particularly exemplified in the following extract from the schedule to the Trust Deed on living a Christian life:
1. We seek and are encouraged to live exemplary lives in all our relationships with others in the wider community (including former Brethren), in accordance with the teachings of Holy Scripture (1 Tim 2:2)
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian contd.**
2. We regularly go out from our homes to preach on the streets, to distribute Christian literature and engage with the wider community (including former Brethren) in order to present eternal salvation, available to all men by faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Tim 4:2).
3. We seek as members of the public to lead Christian lives as husbands and wives, parents, children, employers, employees and neighbours. (Col 3:22-25, Col 4:1).
4. The preservation and protection of the family unit is fundamental and children are prized as a blessing from God. (Psalm 127:3-5). The elderly are valued members of the community, for whom both their family and the wider community are expected to care.
5. Holy Scripture commands us to be good neighbours to others, and deal with all other people (including former Brethren) openly, honestly and fairly and consistent with these principles, we should give our time, talents and money to assist those in need in the wider community, in so far as reasonable given our abilities and our available resources. (Matt 7:12, Matt 22:39, Eph 4:28).
## **Funding**
Funding is sought through gifts and donations from the congregation. Grants are sometimes received from other charitable trusts with congruent objectives. Gift aid is also claimed on relevant gifts.
## **Financial review**
## **Financial position**
In the year ended 5th April 2024 the Trust had a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended. Total voluntary income received this year was £ 265,129 and £ 22,147 in the previous year.
The surplus was high this year due to Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust funding, on the trusts' behalf, , payment for the new hall.
All funds held were unrestricted funds.
Interest free loans were secured during the year to fund the purchase of a new property.
## **Reserves policy**
The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs, based on its size and the level of its financial commitments. The Trust has no employees and its regular outgoings are minimal. Accordingly, the Trustees have decided to adopt a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. The congregation is kept regularly informed as to particular needs for funds, and other relevant matters and the Trustees aim to ensure that the Charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure, by raising a funds appeal to the congregation.
Free reserves at the year end were £ Nil. Any shortfall is met by Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- a) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- b) observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP (FRS 102);
- c) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- d) state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- e) prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. All transactions have been reviewed and approved by two trustees.
On behalf of the board:
Adrian D Pester
Date
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **Report to the trustees of Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust on the financial statements for the year ended 5th April 2024 set out on pages 7 to 13.**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Basis of independent examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking of explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view ' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
## **Independent examiner's 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:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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 understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Name:** Sandra Thurgood FCCA
Eastway Enterprise Centre, 7 Paynes Park, Hitchin, Herts., SG5 1EH
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) for the year ended 5th April 2024**
|**NOTES**
**Incoming and endowments from:**
**Donations and legacies:**
Collections
Contributions from the congregation
Gift Aid donations
Other donations
Income tax refunds
Donated services
**4.**
Payroll giving
Grants received
**5.**
Legacies received
**Investment income and interest**
Bank interest
**Other income**
Sundry
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
**Charitable activities**
Running of meeting halls
**7.**
Wider community outreach
Cost of donated services
**4.**
Transfers to trusts with congruent objectives
**6.**
Other costs
**Governance**
Computer costs
Legal & professional costs
Independent Examiner's fee
Bank charges
**Other**
Profit/Loss on sale of assets
**Total**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets**
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Funds at 6th April 2023
**Total funds at 5th April 2024**
**9.**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
265,129
-
-
-
738
-
265,867
44,937
-
-
2,660
-
-
-
774
-
-
48,371
217,496
-
217,496
1,520,253
1,737,749|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total Funds**
**2024**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
265,129
-
-
-
738
-
265,867
44,937
-
-
2,660
-
-
-
774
-
-
48,371
217,496
-
217,496
1,520,253
1,737,749|**Total Funds**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
22,147
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||22,147|
|||||31,622
-
-
400
-
-
35
960
-
-|
|||||33,017|
|||||10,870
-
-
10,870
-
1,531,123|
|||||1,520,253|
The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these financial statements. All of the above activities are classed as continuing and there are no gains and losses other than those included above.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Balance sheet As at 5th April 2024**
|**NOTES**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets
**8.**
**Current assets**
Debtors:
Prepayments & accrued income
Cash at bank and in hand
**Current liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year:
Other creditors and loans
Accruals and deferred income
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than
one year
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**Total Funds**
**10.**|**2024**
**£**
**£**
2,112,946
2,112,946
3,051
430
3,481
-
3,678
3,678
197
-
2,112,749
375,000
**£**
1,737,749
1,737,749
-
**£**
1,737,749|**2023**
**£**
**£**
1,521,425
1,521,425
1,004
430
1,434
-
2,606
2,606
1,172
-
1,520,253
-
**£**
1,520,253
1,520,253
-
**£**
1,520,253|**2023**
**£**
**£**
1,521,425
1,521,425
1,004
430
1,434
-
2,606
2,606
1,172
-
1,520,253
-
**£**
1,520,253
1,520,253
-
**£**
1,520,253|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,521,425
1,172
-|
||||1,520,253
-|
||||1,520,253|
||||1,520,253
-|
||||1,520,253|
The unaudited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust on / / and signed on their behalf by
Adrian D Pester Trustee
The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these financial statements
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## 1.1 Basis of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, and incorporating update bulletins 1 and 2, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The functional currency of the charity is sterling (£).
The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## 1.2 Income
Donations are recognised in the year in which there is entitlement and probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future year. Gift aid is added to the value of the donation to which it relates.
Donated services are recognised as income and expenditure in the financial statements when organisations or individuals offer their services and support pro bono. The value of these donated services to Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust is considered to be equal to market value which would be paid were the service formally procured. This includes services paid for by other trusts.
Investment income is accounted for on a receivable basis.
- 1.3 Expenditure
Expenditure is included on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Charitable activities comprise those costs directly attributable to the fulfilment of the charitable objects.
- 1.4 Governance and support costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and costs related to statutory requirements. As there are no staff or offices the Trustees have agreed to allocate all such costs to Governance costs.
- 1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets (costing more than £150) are stated at cost less depreciation. Freehold land is not depreciated. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:
Building refurbishments 2% - Straight line method Fixtures and Equipment 10%- Straight line method
## 1.6 Taxation
The Trust is a registered charity and is not liable to United Kingdom income or corporation tax on charitable activities, provided income falls within the charitable exemptions and is spent on charitable purposes.
## 1.7 Funds
The general unrestricted fund is free for the Trustees to use for any purposes in furtherance of the trust’s charitable objects.
Restricted funds arise from donations to the trust which are made for a specific purpose. Restricted funds can only be used for the purpose for which funds were given.
## 1.8 Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary and there is no requirement to prepare consolidated accounts.
## 1.9 Going concern
The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **1. Accounting policies contd.**
## 1.10 Significant estimates and judgements
The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.
## **2. Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
No Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits from an employment with the charity and no Trustees were reimbursed for expenses (2023: None).
## **3. Wages and salaries**
There are no employees (2023: none).
## **4. Donated services**
## **Income**
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**
**Expenditure**
**5.**
**Grants received**
**6.**
**Transfers to trusts with congruent objectives**
**7.**
**Resources expended**
**Running of meeting halls**
Repairs and maintenance of plant and buildings
Grounds maintenance
Maintenance- Recording equipment
Light and heat
Rates
Water rates
Telephone & broadband at hall(s)
Insurance- Public liability
Cleaning
Legal and professional
Sundry
Depreciation- Freehold property
Depreciation- Equipment
Sandbourne Gospel Hall Trust
Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust
Brookfield Gospel Hall Trust|**Meeting**
**rooms**
**£**
3,324
3,459
-
12,075
1,415
154
903
2,540
-
10,046
128
10,893
-
44,937|**Other**
**charitable**
**activities**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**2024**
**£**
265,129
265,129
**2024**
**£**
-
-
**2024**
**£**
-
-
**£**
2,660
2,660
**2024**
**£**
3,324
3,459
-
12,075
1,415
154
903
2,540
-
10,046
128
10,893
-
44,937|**2023**
**£**
22,147|
|||||22,147
**2023**
**£**
-|
|||||-
**2023**
**£**
750,000|
|||||750,000|
|||||**£**
9,520|
|||||9,520|
|||||**2023**
**£**
6,212
3,089
-
9,220
-
226
735
1,428
220
400
-
-
10,892
-|
|||||31,622|
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **8. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Freehold**
**Property* and**
**Refurbishment**
**£**
**Cost**
At 6th April 2023
1,577,597
Disposals
-
Additions
602,414
At 5th April 2024
2,180,011
**Depreciation**
At 6th April 2023
56,172
Disposals
-
Charge for the year
10,893
At 5th April 2024
67,065
Net Book Value
At 5th April 2024
2,112,946
At 6th April 2023
1,521,425|**Equipment**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**£**
1,577,597
-
602,414|
|---|---|---|
|||2,180,011|
|||56,172
-
10,893|
|||67,065|
|||2,112,946|
|||1,521,425|
* Land Registry title numbers are; DT290561, DT432429, DT56453, DT128545 and DT106422
## **9. Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Unrestricted**
_9.1 Current year_
**funds**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
2,112,946
Current assets
3,481
Current liabilities
3,678
Long term liabilities
375,000
**Total funds**
1,737,749
_9.2 Prior year_
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
1,521,425
Currents assets
1,434
Current liabilities
2,606
Long term liabilities
-
**Total funds**
1,520,253|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
2,112,946
3,481
3,678
375,000|
|---|---|---|
|||1,737,749|
|||**Total**
**funds**
**£**
1,521,425
1,434
2,606
-|
|||1,520,253|
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **10. Movement in funds**
_10.1 Current year_
|**Restricted funds**
Fund
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**
_10.2 Prior year_
**Restricted funds**
Fund
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**|**Balance at**
**6 April**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
1,520,253
1,520,253
**Balance at**
**6 April**
**2022**
**£**
-
-
1,531,123
1,531,123|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
-
-
265,867
265,867
**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
-
-
22,147
22,147|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
-
-
48,371
48,371
**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
-
-
33,017
33,017|**Realised/**
**unrealised**
**gain and**
**losses**
**£**
-
-
-
-
**Realised/**
**unrealised**
**gain and**
**losses**
**£**
-
-
-
-|**Balance at 5**
**April 2024**
**£**
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||-
1,737,749|
||||||1,737,749|
||||||**Balance at 5**
**April 2023**
**£**
-|
||||||-
1,520,253|
||||||1,520,253|
## **11. Transactions with related parties**
The Trust purchased goods from Tower Supplies Limited of which trustee; Bernard Simpson is an employee for £0; in the year ended 5th April 2024 (2023 £ 220.03).
## **12. Volunteers**
Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust relies on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.
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**Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust Detailed statement of financial activities Notes to the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024**
## **13. Full comparison of Statement of Financial Activities**
|**Incoming resources**
Collections
Contributions from the congregation
Gift Aid donations
Other donations
Income tax refunds
Donated services
Payroll giving
Grants received
Legacies received
**Investment income and interest**
Bank interest
**Other income**
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
**Charitable activities**
Running of meeting halls
Wider community outreach
Cost of donated services
Transfers to trusts with congruent objectives
Other costs
**Governance**
Computer costs
Legal & professional costs
Independent Examiner's fee
Bank charges
**Other**
Profit/Loss on sale of assets
**Total**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
22,147
-
-
-
-
22,147
31,622
-
-
400
-
-
35
960
-
-
33,017
10,870
-
-
10,870
-
-
1,531,123
1,520,253|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total Funds**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
22,147
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||22,147|
||||31,622
-
-
400
-
-
35
960
-
-|
||||33,017|
||||10,870
-
-
10,870
-
-
1,531,123|
||||1,520,253|
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Boumomouth Gospel Hall Trust
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
R•port to th• trusto0s of Bournomouth Gospgl Hall Tnmt on tho flnan¢lal statgm9nts
for tho yoar ondèd 5th Aprll 2024 set oul on pages 7 to 13.
Rg$PKtive re$ponsibilili•s of trust•o8 and examlner
The charilys trustees are responslble for the preparation of the accounts In accordance vlth the
requiroments of tho Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,).
I rèport in r•spèct of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act and in carwng out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145{5Mb} of the Act.
Basls of Independent •xamin•rfs ststsm•nt
My examination was carried out in ac¢ordanc• with th& Gènéral Directions given by th& Charity
Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented IMth those records. It also includgs consideration of any
unusual items or disdosures In the accounts, and 88eking of explanations from you as Trustee8
conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the ewdence that would
be required in an audit, and Cons9qugY no opinion is gwen as trj whèther the accounts pr&sont a
'true and fair view. and the report is limited to those mallers $81 oul in the slatements below.
Ind•p•nd•nt •xaminerfs statemènt
I have completed my examination. I corfflmi that no materfal matters have corne to my att9ntion in
connection with the examination gwing me cause to beli8ve that in any materi81 respect:
Accounting rod5 w8re not kept in respect of the Trust as required by s8ction 130 of th
Act; or
The accounts do not a¢¢ord with th¢)se record$; or
The accounts do nol compty with the applicable requirements conceming the form and
content of aCcnts set out in the Charttses (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
other than any requirement that the acrounts give a Mrue and fair wew, which is nol a
matter consKlered as part of an independenl examlnatlon.
I ha no conwns and have corne across no other matters in connedion the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this roport in order to enable a proper understanding of the
a¢¢ounts to b8 reached.
Namo: Sandra Thurgood FCCA
Eastway Enterpris8 Cenlre, 7 Paynes Park, Hitchin, Herts.. SG5 1 EH
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