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2024-12-31-accounts

King’s Arms Community Church

Trustees’ Report 2024

King’s Arms Community Church (KACC) is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), as defined in our constitution dated 19 April 2016.

2024 has been an eventful year and one of change. Gareth and Lesley Wales moved to Lydney in December 2023 to lead the church and Gareth took up the role of senior pastor in January 2024. The church helped financially and practically with the move and Gareth was established as the new employed pastor.

Walter Leach who had been leading the church has continued in his oversight role alongside Gareth as a church Elder. The church will always be looking to see how new growth and leadership emerge and the existing leaders are ready to support this.

As well as the Trustees providing legal oversight, the general oversight and running of KACC is managed via the Wider Leadership Team (WLT). The WLT comprises Gareth and Lesley Wales, Walter & Anne Leach, Alan & Hazel Haslam, and James & Lucy Marshall. During the first part of the year David & Lynne Parker stepped down from this responsibility and the team were extremely grateful for their service. They remain loyal members of the church. The team typically meet monthly to pray and discuss any key issues relating to the day-to-day running of KACC, significant pastoral issues and general matters arising.

KACC decided to become self-employed and now ministers to the community (Community Families Ministry) independently. KACC have invested heavily in this ministry over the past 3 years, adding to the various grants that were received from other charities for her support.

essential to the life of the Church, including those who provide hospitality, administration, technical support, welcome, prayer support and many other tasks. Our grateful thanks as Trustees goes to all of them.

Finances

Our bankers are:

Lloyds Bank 55 Newerne Street Lydney GL15 5RA

Our accounts are examined by:

Ms. Tracey Paragreen

Details as provided in the Report.

Meetings and Activities

Our principal meeting is on a Sunday at 10:30 and held in:

Lydney Youth & Community Centre Naas Lane Lydney GL15 5AT

The aim of KACC is:

To provide an active Christian witness and presence to Lydney, and the surrounding area, and indeed the nations, that proclaims the good news of salvation by grace through Jesus Christ.

KACC are also accountable to and receive assistance as needed from Regions Beyond, a family of like-minded churches across the world who have the same vision.

The principal activities of KACC are to:

This includes further activities including:

● Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small group Bible study, fellowship and prayer meetings in members’ houses during the week.

●Suppor�ng the whole mission of the Church by supporting other charities and missionaries, both overseas and in the UK.

● Engaging with our community through supporting the Community Centre, in which we hold our services, and with ad-hoc initiatives as di�erent needs become apparent.

Summary of Regular Activities 2024:

Our weekly 10:30 service on Sundays continues to be attended by approximately forty people. There were new people added and a few that moved away, with overall numbers remaining constant.

Throughout 2024 we continued our monthly in- person prayer meetings at St Joseph’s Church, Lydney.

We continued our quarterly Encounter meetings on the last Sunday evening of each month where we encouraged Christians from the neighbouring Churches to join together for worship, fellowship and teaching.

Several members of King’s Arms continue to actively support the local Foodbank by assisting with deliveries, volunteering at the local centre and making donations. The first Sunday of the month is known as Tin Sunday, where we encourage our congregation to bring items required by the Foodbank as part of our Regions Beyond value of ‘Embracing and remembering the poor’.

The house-groups remained a central part of ‘belonging’ to King’s Arms and the majority of regulars are in a house-group. There are five active house-groups.

KACC continued to support “Hope for Turkey”, an evangelistic charity supporting Christian work in turkey, and also supporting the Communities Family Ministry (up until September).

Summary of Exceptional Activities 2024:

outreach/engagement events including:

Pastor’s Statement

As the new leader of the church, 2024 was not without its challenges – particularly as the accommodation we had moved into needed considerable renovations.

were very warmly welcomed.

New faces arrived and some of the existing members moved on owing to job moves and opportunities.

The home group system was reviewed and reinstated but also bolstered by the Alpha course that was deemed a great success.

forward with bold objectives in our mission.

I would place on record the hard work of the leadership team, without whom much of the operation of the church would be impossible.

My thanks go especially to my fellow Elder, Walter Leach who has been gracious and encouraging at every point.

Also, thanks must be given to Alan Haslam for taking on the treasurer responsibilities and managing our finances so well.

Statement of Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Under charity law the Trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of a�airs of the charity and the group, and of their net outgoing resources for that period.

In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:

• prepare the accounts on the going-concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue to operate.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are su�icient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The examined accounts dated 30 Mar 2025 were distributed to the Trustees and approved and duly signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees as of 28 May 2025.

Charity Name No
1166620
KINGS ARMS COMMUNITY CHURCH
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
Period start date
For the period
from
01/01/2024		 Period end date
To
31/12/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
32,457
19,275
17,000
675
69,407
-
69,407
5,204
1,089
128
169
33,902
8,365
1,159
2,365
9,688
435
62,503
-
62,503
6,904
- 1,576
64,335
69,663		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
9,946
2,339
12,285
-
12,285
9,021
2,339
925
12,285
-
12,285
- 0
- 0		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
32,457
19,275
17,000
9,946
2,339
675
81,692
-
81,692
5,204
1,089
128
169
42,923
8,365
1,159
2,365
12,027
925
435
74,788
-
74,788
6,904
- 1,576
64,335
69,663		 Last year
to the nearest £
Cash Offerings 32,457 10,529
Givingvia Stewardship (with Gift Aid) 19,275 24,459
Miscellaneousgifts 17,000 23,432
CFM Toddlers income 1,578
Restricted donations 771
Interest 675
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 69,407 60,769
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
60,769

Room Hire		 5,204 2,558
Speakers, preachers & worshipleaders 1,089 350
Church Events & Outreach Events 128 812
Resources,Training& Conferences 169 93
Payroll(salaries/NI/Pension) 33,902 19,275
Professional fees & services 8,365 24,663
Software,Licences & Subscriptions 1,159 1,320
General operatingcosts 2,365 8,965
Missiongifts & donations 9,688 8,346
CFM resources & expenses 2,326
Depreciation 435 435
**Sub total ** 62,503 69,143
A4 Asset and investment
purchases,(see table)
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
ransfers between funds (see note)
A6 Cash funds last year end
**Cash funds this year end **
69,143
6,904 - 0 - 6,904 - 8,374
- 1,576 - 1,576
64,335 64,335 72,274
69,663 - 0 - 69,663 64,335

Note: The calculated closing balance from receipts and payments is £71,240.01. However, actual cash at bank per the Balance Sheet is £69,663.15. The £1,576.86 difference is due to internal account transfers, manual journals to correct anolmalies with PAYE & NI balances and timing differences between entries being processed and going through the bank account. This does not impact the charity’s overall financial position.

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

30/03/2025

1

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds
Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Kings Arms 95 Day Notice account
Pension payment outstanding
Details
Equipment/fixed assets
Details
Kings Arms Community account
Kings Arms instand Access account
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
40,315
-
8,988
-
20,360
-
69,663
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
121
-
-
-
Print Name		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
1,047
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/03/2025

2

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages		 Charity Name
KINGS ARMS COMMUNITY CHURCH		 Charity Name
KINGS ARMS COMMUNITY CHURCH		 Charity Name
KINGS ARMS COMMUNITY CHURCH
31stDecember 2024 Charity no
(if any)		 1166620
1 & 2
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024 .

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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:

 30/03/2025
Tracy Paragreen
Finance Officer
The Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre
The Old Vicarage,
Viney Hill, Lydney
GL15 4NA

October 2018

1

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of Matters of concern identified by the examiner any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

The accounts are generally very well-prepared and in good order. Whilst there are no significant concerns, I wish to draw attention to the following matters which the Trustees should address:

  1. Clarification of Speaker Payments : The charity should review and implement best practice in distinguishing and recording the nature of payments made to speakers, clearly identifying whether such payments are Honorariums, Gifts, Expenses, or Fees. This distinction has implications for tax treatment and record keeping, and I have provided guidance to the Trustees to support compliance.

  2. Employment Allowance Claim : The charity has not fully claimed the £5,000 Employment Allowance which can be used to reduce payments of Employer National Insurance contributions. This has resulted in overpayments in the region of £5,500 over the last 4 years which are potentially reclaimable from HMRC. The Trustees are advised to review historical payroll submissions and seek to recover any overpaid amounts. Further guidance can be found on this link. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-allowancemore-detailed-guidance/claiming-employment-allowance-further-

employer guidance

Note: The Trustees should be mindful that the appropriate proportion of any monies reclaimed should be allocated back to the restricted CFM fund. As this fund no longer exists the Trustees may consult with the original funders/supporters to use the funds for a similar or closely related purpose aligned with the original intent as long as

October 2018

2

IER