Registered Charity Number :- 1166418
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
## TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND
## FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR END 31 March 2024
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
TRUSTEES' REPORT....................................................................................................................................................... 3 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT....................................................................................................................... 8 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ........................................................................................................... 11 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 12
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **Reference & Administration Details**
**Charity name: BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH** Other names charity is known by: BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH BANBURY (WORKING NAME)
Charity number: 1166418
Charity's operating address: 169 WARWICK ROAD BANBURY OX16 2AR
Telephone number: 01295368901
Email address: bethelcchurch1@gmail.com
Website: www.bethelchurchoxon.org.uk
## **Names of the Charity Trustees Who Manage the Charity**
- 1: **Mr Jaison Mammen**
- 2: **Mr John Mathew**
- 3: **Mr Ginu Chathanedathu Yohannan**
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
**Bank:** SANTANDER **Independent Examiner:** Mr Jaison Varghese Zachariah Vectra Management Consultancy Suite 4, 113A The Old Church Gloucester Road North Filton, Bristol, BS34 7PT
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **Structure, Governance & Management**
## **Description of the Charity's Trusts**
**Type of Governing** Constitution **Document: How the Charity is** Charitable Incorporated Organisation **Constituted: Trustee Selection** The Trustees are selected in the **Methods:** Annual General Meeting
## **Objectives & Activities**
## **Objectives of the Charity**
Bethel Christian Church is a charitable incorporated organisation incorporated on 07[th] April 2016, based in Oxfordshire. The objective of the charity is to advance the Christian faith by preaching the gospel and teaching the doctrines inscribed in the Holy Bible.
## **Activities of the Charity**
The charity conducted children's worship sessions, one day pro-grammes, baptism services, youth meeting, street gospel outreach and special activities for children. The church services and other meetings were conducted regularly during the period. The charity conducted Sports day to encourage and support the youngsters in the community. The charity made contributions to local causes, and missions worldwide.
## **Statutory Declaration**
The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers or duties.
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **Financial Review**
The Gross Income of the Charity for the year is £22,114.69 and the resources expended are £18,519.28. The available cash funds at the year-end is £10,381.69
**Statutory Notes to the Accounts**
## **Particulars of Any Outstanding Guarantee Given by the CIO**
The Charity did not receive any grants during the period and does not have any ongoing projects or contracts committed for the future. Therefore, there is no liability arising from any guarantees given by the CIO.
## **Particulars of Any Outstanding Debt**
The Charity does not have any outstanding debts.
## **Other Optional Information**
The charity is now recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid.
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **Declaration**
## **The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees' Report above.**
Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees
**Signature(s): Full Name(s):** John Mathew **Position(s):** Chairperson **Date:** 18/01/2025
Jaison Mammen Treasurer 18/01/2025
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
We report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2024 set out on pages 9-15.
## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner:**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is our responsibility to examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act), to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 43(7)(b) of the Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report:**
Our 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 charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items of disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the 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:**
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention: which gives us reasonable cause to believe that, in any material aspect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and to prepare accounts which record with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting records of the 1193 Act have not been met; or to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Jaison Varghese Zachariah Vectra Management Consultancy
Date: 18/01/2025
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**RECEIPT AND PAYMENT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
|**Categories**
**Receipts**
Donation and gifts
Offering
Other
Tithe
Ladies Offering
Special Collections
Sub total(Gross
income for AR)
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Rent collection,
property repairs
and maintenance
charges
Charity running
cost
Donations
Travel Expenses
Refreshments
Honorarium to
Guest Pastors
Allowance to
ChurchMinister
Contribution to
IPC region
Youth Ministry
Missions|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
880.00
-
-
880.00
-
7,234.19
-
-
7,234.19
5,747.00
3,075.50
-
-
3,075.50
2,467.00
8,595.00
-
-
8,595.00
7,865.00
660.00
-
-
660.00
930.00
1,700.00
-
-
1,700.00
1,345.00
22,144.69
-
-
22,144.69
18,354.00|
|---|---|
||22,144.69
-
-
22,144.69
18,354.00|
||2,857.25
-
-
2,857.25
2,300.00
2,867.91
-
-
2,867.91
3,033.00
1,280.00
-
-
1,280.00
197.00
2,674.60
-
-
2,674.60
3,074.00
282.62
-
-
282.62
106.00
2,000.00
-
-
2,000.00
1,050.00
4,200.00
-
-
4,200.00
6,500.00
1,350.00
-
-
1,350.00
835.00
1,006.90
-
-
1,006.90
327.00
-
-
-
-
1,695.00|
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**RECEIPT AND PAYMENT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
|Sub total
**Total Payments**
Net of
receipts/(payments)
Cash funds last
year end
**Cash funds this**
**year end**|18,519.28
-
-
18,519.28
19,117.00|
|---|---|
||18,519.28
-
-
18,519.28
19,117.00|
||3,625.41
-
-
3,625.41
(763.00)
6,755.90
-
-
6,755.90
7,519.00
10,381.31
-
-
10,381.31
6,755.90|
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **Categories Details Cash funds**
|**Details**|**Unrestricted funds**|**Restricted income funds**||**Endowment funds**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Santander|10,381.69||-||-|
|Total Cash Funds|10,381.69||-||-|
The financial statements were approved by the Board on 18-Jan-2025 and signed on its behalf by:
John Mathew Jaison Mammen Chairperson Treasurer
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **1.1 Accounting Policies**
The principal accounting policies adopted by the Charity, which is a public benefit entity, in the preparation of the accounts are as follows.
## **1.2 Basis of preparation**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of charitable properties and fixed asset investments and investment properties at valuation.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
These accounts are presented in pounds sterling and rounded to the nearest pound.
## **1.3 Going concern**
The Trustees have prepared financial projections, taking into consideration the current economic conditions and have, at the time of approving these accounts, a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.
## **2 Income from Donations and Legacies**
|**Analysis**
Donation
and gifts
Offering
Other
Tithe|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
880.00
7,234.19
3,075.50
8,595.00
19,784.69|**Total funds**
**2024**
**£**
880.00
7,234.19
3,075.50
8,595.00
19,784.69|**Total funds**
**2023**
**£**
-
5,747.00
2,467.00
7,865.00
16,079.00|
|---|---|---|---|
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **3 Income from Charitable Activities**
|**Analysis**
Ladies
Offering
Special
Collections|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
660.00
1,700.00
2,360.00|**Total funds**
**2024**
**£**
660.00
1,700.00
2,360.00|**Total funds**
**2023**
**£**
930.00
1,345.00
2,275.00|
|---|---|---|---|
## **4 Expenditure on Raising Funds**
|**Analysis**
Rent collection,
property repairs and
maintenance charges
Support Costs|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
2,857.25
1,478.61
4,335.86|**Total funds 2023**
**£**
2,300.00
1,590.00
3,890.00|
|---|---|---|
## **5 Expenditure on Charitable Activities**
|**Analysis**
Charity running cost
Donations
Honorarium to Guest
Pastors
Allowance toChurch
Minister
Youth Ministry
Missions
Support Costs|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
2,867.91
1,280.00
2,000.00
4,200.00
1,006.90
-
2,828.61
14,183.42|**Total funds 2023**
**£**
3,033.00
197.00
1,050.00
6,500.00
327.00
1,695.00
2,425.00
15,227.00|
|---|---|---|
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **6 Support Costs**
|**Analysis**
Travel Expenses
Refreshments
**Governance Costs**
Contribution to IPC region|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
2,674.60
282.62
1,350.00
**4,307.22**|**Total funds 2023**
**£**
3,074.00
106.00
835.00
**4,015.00**|
|---|---|---|
## **7 Cash at bank and in hand**
|Santander|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
10,381.69
10,381.69|**Total funds 2023**
**£**
6,755.90
6,755.90|
|---|---|---|
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**BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2024
## **8 Charity funds**
## **8.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period**
|**Fund names**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**Gains**
**and**
**losses**|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||||
|**General Fund**|6,755.90|22,144.69|(18,519.28)|-|-|10,381.31|
|**Total**|6,755.90|22,144.69|(18,519.28)|-|-|10,381.31|
|**tails of material funds held and movements during the**||||**PREVIOUS reporting perio**|||
|**Fund names**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**Gains**
**and**
**losses**|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||||
|**General Fund**|7,518.90|18,354.00|(19,117.00)|-|-|6,755.90|
|**Total**|7,518.90|18,354.00|(19,117.00)|-|-|6,755.90|
## **8.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period**
## **8.3 Transfers between funds**
## **This Year**
||**Amount**||
|---|---|---|
||**£**||
|Between unrestricted and restricted funds||-|
|Between endowment and restricted funds||-|
|Between endowment and unrestricted funds||-|
|**Last Year**|||
||**Amount**||
||**£**||
|Between unrestricted and restricted funds||-|
|Between endowment and restricted funds||-|
|Between endowment and unrestricted funds||-|
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