Dunstable Chrlstadelphian Ecclesia
17, Kirby Road, Dunstable, LU6 3JH
Registered Charrty No.. 1163925
Annual Report for the year endin£ S April 20
The ecclesia is administered by the TnJstees (the Ananging Committee'l who are elected annually by the
member5 of the ecclesia. A postal election took place in May 2023 ratherthan at the hall as some
members attend meetings on Zoom. The yearfs Arranging Cornmittee comprises of:
Recording Brother-.
Mr Jeremy John Goodwin
Assistsnt Recording Brother.
Dr. Jeremy Arthur Pe8r¢e
Finance Brother-
Mrjohn David Vicke
Other Members:
Mr Joseph John ITick
Mr Ni¢holasJohn Miles
From ju￿ 1st 2023
Mr John Morley
Mr Barry Howard
The Organisation has no permanent Chairman. The Recording Bmther acts as wretaryto the commtiee
ènd Is the prlme contact forthe eccleshi. Meetings of the Arranging Commfttee and Ecclesial Members
Meetings are chaired in rotstion by the other Trustees.
The objectlves of the ecclesia are to meet for worship. fell0￿hlp. Bible study, PTeachin& teaching and
re¢￿￿tion. The activities ond welfare of young ptoplc and Ihildrcn, together with the upkeep of
our premises are funded. almost entire￿, by Mernbe￿ of the ecclesia which nurnbered 95 on 5th April
2024. We are continuing to support the ongoing costs and special appeals fmm our centrdl charities.
tt is our policy not to seek financial assi5tsnce from outside the Christadelphian Community- Occasionally
non-membe￿ donate fijnds during our public events e.g.. coffee momings. All these events are for local
charities. Booklets and materials used for our preaching activit￿5 a￿ offered free of charge to the
public.
Our Sunday morning servsce is hel(l eath week at 11.15 am èt the hall and on Zoom via a hybrid system
except for most Sundays. Abo on Sundays preaching meetings translated into Farsi are either held in the
Hall at 2.￿pM or 8.00pm via 2oom. Refreshments and then lunch is provided to members with food
eontribution5 brought by members.

Our Thursday BibEe class meeting is held on Zoom at 7.30 pm and Lwery fortniqht on J Wednesday on
2oom at 8.00pm we hold è Bible CLis5 for our Iranian Membe￿ translatsd into Farsi. There is a Small
Sunday School av3ilable each week in temi tlme at the hall at 11.15 am as required for a few children.
We tontinue to Instruct Iranians fDr baptrsm and had 43 baptised members on 5th April 2024. For our
own members. we hold Services, social events and a study and fellowship meeting in September
attending the hall and lor via Zoom. We continue to look for new way5 to promote the good news
message of things pertairting to the Lor(l Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God whether online or at the
hall.
We have continued to support our elderly meTnbeT5 and those with health problems as best we can with
telephone calls, vlstts, notes and cards as well as sending magazines. We have given additional a5SiStance
as appropriate. All but three of our elderty orfrail members can attend our services * the hall or vla
Zoom. Attendance at the hall has been 40 to 70 whKh includes Iranian friends. many of whom have
become members of our community by being baptised: one or two have been transferred from another
Christadelphian Ecclesia as members of whom 3 are being prepared for baptism with instrurtion on
Zoom at the hall or at members. homes.
The flnancial position of Ecclesia remains sound and we continue to Carry out minor refurbtshment of
our premises for the benefrt of everyone attending our services and activf(ies. A fair proportion of our
budget is still being devoted to helping our Iranian frtends with travel expenses, food and mobile phone
cards for communlcation.
Approved by the Trustees February 2025 and signed on their behalf bYje￿m¥ Goodwin. Recordlng
Brother to Dunstable Christsdelphian Ecclesia

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
Forthe period
To
0610412023
05104r2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrided
funds
to m•rgst
R8Stri¢ted funds
Endowment
fund5
tofv nBar•s1£
Total funds
Last year
tothe nDar**t £
to Y¥y Lwrest £
to lh• neJrgJt £
A1 Recei
Nknber Contnbutions
azirLe$
oinei
B¥nk Interest
t$
24,734
22,322
d76
167
l Gift Aid
18.745
528
Sub total(Gross Ancome forAR)
A2 As58t and investment sales.
see tablt
19,766
2&754
22,965
Sub totsl
19,766
5,988
25.754
22,965
A3Pa
ents
General & Building Éxpsnsgs
Hardship & Benevol￿1 PayTrÈnt
SS & Yolrth Aclivili8$
Vfftn9sa Maigro1$
Appeals
GHQFITY FUN[6
Care
1$olalion Lè4ue
CALS
S8fflarila# Fund
fvkalaD
CBM Pr8￿h4n
Cem w8￿are
C*nlral Bene¥deni Fund
ChnstadèlphiaD h&g&PuWtshing Assoc
14.848
161
$12
ZSS
61
343
77
51Z
1.313
67
83
32
32
623
832
1.187
5Z5
602
26
230
Sub total
4057
Z8.tsS1
2t,472
A4 ASS￿ and Inyestrnent
purchases, (see table)
Sub total
rotaipayments
22.057
5.994
24051
21,472
Net of re¢eipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers betweon funds
A6 Cash funds last ye8r ènd
Cash funds thls year end
2,291
2.297
1,493
26,489
27.982
24,662
3.320
3.314
27.982
25,685
22,371
1410212025
(LXX R1 ac¢ount5 ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
fundg
Restricted fund$
Endowment
fund$
lo Mare8t £
B1 Cash fundg
Cash WC
3,•
CAF
19.157
3,314
Ca8hknF
154
Tolalcash fim
22J71
3.314
R8strI￿ fund$ Efidowmgnt
fund5
nds
tswrert valwj
B3 Investmont assets
C05t Ir4*lt4*11
Qrrart valu
84 Assets retained for the
charlty's own use
525,000
Trt￿tS
30.000
Ilatéiity r•E*s
B5 Liabilltl6s
211
161
SKJned by one tru*eès on
behaw of all the twsteos
Sonattr9
Date ol approv
JÈr*
Goodwin
Jthn v￿kerS
14102
CCXX R1 arwunts (SSI

Th 2Ece,p-, - hctwNifE
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
ECLLESI
On accounts for the year
ended
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Charity no
(if any)
Set out on pages
I report to the twstees on my examination of the accounts ot the above
Charity Phe Trusf) for the year ended o£1 o * lJ4)14t
Responslblllttes and As the charity trustees of the Tmst. you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in aC￿rdall￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts (2rried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chaiity Commission
under sectton 145(5)(b} of the Act.
I have completed my examination. l (J)nfirm that no matertal matters have
come to my attention (other ttTan that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any malerial
respectr.
accJ)unting reox)rds were nol kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord wtth the ac￿unting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to whith attention should be drawn in orderto enable
proper understsnding of the acwunts to be reached.
. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
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Address:
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October 2018

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examiners).
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October 2018