GROVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Board of Trustees’ Report
And
Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 30 September 2025
GROVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
GROVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE` BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Contents
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ............................................................................................................ 3 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION .............................................................................. 3 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ................................................................................................................................... 3 BANKERS ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ........................................................................................................ 5 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT .................................................................................... 5 Structure and Organisation.............................................................................................................................. 5 Trustee Appointments ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Governance and Wider Network ....................................................................................................................... 5 RISK MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 6 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................... 6 Charitable Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Public Benefit ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Review of the Year .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Significant activities during the period include: ............................................................................................... 7 Achievements during the period include: ......................................................................................................... 7 Plans for Future Periods .................................................................................................................................. 8 Volunteers ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 FINANCIAL REVIEW....................................................................................................................................... 8 Reserves ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Financial Review of the Year .......................................................................................................................... 8 DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................................... 9 TREASURER ’ S REPORT .......................................................................................................................................... 10 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ..........................................................................................................11-12 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ...............................................................................................................................13-14
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GROVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE PERIOD TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
The Board of Trustees presents its report and financial statements for the period ended 30 September 2025.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Charity Name: Grove Church of the Nazarene Charity Registration Number: 1167584 Principal Address: NTC, Dene Road, Didsbury, Manchester M202GU Website http://www.grovechurch.org.uk/
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Tom Burke Co-Chair Ex- Officio member Kirsty Waddell Co-Chair Ex-Officio member Andy Hollingworth Trustee Treasurer/Secretary
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GROVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
BANKERS
HSBC
5 Great Underbank Stockport Cheshire SK1 1LH
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GROVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees present the following report for the period ending 30 September 2025.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Structure and Organisation
The charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) was set up on 09 June 2016 with registration number 1167584.
Trustee Appointments
The Trustees are elected annually by the members of Grove Church of the Nazarene at the Annual General Meeting held in first 2 months of each calendar year.
Governance and Wider Network
The Board of Trustees meets regularly, normally monthly to consider the work and management of the Church and assess and plan the financial and other aspects of the work and direction of the Charity.
Grove Church of the Nazarene Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) is one of the churches within the Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District (a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee, Company No 7028764; Charity No 1133336), which in turn is a member of the Eurasia Region of the global Church of the Nazarene which has its headquarters at Church of the Nazarene, Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, Kansas, USA, 66220
The governing documents of the Grove Church of the Nazarene are: The Constitution of Grove Church of the Nazarene and the rules and provisions of the Nazarene Manual as updated from time to time (currently: Church of the Nazarene Manual 2013-2017 (Kansas City: Nazarene Publishing House, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A., 2013) insofar as these rules and provisions are not inconsistent with any provision of the Constitution of the Grove Church of the Nazarene, or UK Charity Law.
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RISK MANAGEMENT
The risk management strategy of the Church is in a continual process of formulation in response to the changing circumstances that could impact upon the work of the Church.
The Board of Trustees, in considering this important task, take direction from ongoing discussions with members both internally and through meetings with the Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District and other advisers, adopting appropriate policies as required or as they become necessary to the ongoing work of the Church.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Charitable Objectives
The Charity has the following objectives:
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a) The advancement of the Christian faith as part of the Global Church of the Nazarene and the Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District.
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b) To serve and enhance the local community
Public Benefit
The Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit reporting in deciding what activities the Charity should undertake. This report illustrates the activities undertaken to support the public benefit requirement.
Review of the Year
The aims for the year included:
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Continuation of weekly Christian worship meetings and promotion of the Christian faith in accordance with the principles of the Church of the Nazarene.
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Work with children and young people to promote the Christian faith and provide local social benefit.
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Continuation of weekly meetings for the more mature Christians in the local area.
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Continuing to develop links with the local community, enhance the involvement of the Church with and relevant local agencies on behalf of the local community.
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- Continue to partner with local schools and other charitable local organisations to promote the Christian faith.
Significant activities during the period include:
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A regular worship service i s conducted by the pastoral team
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Meetings held for children and young people for interaction and a safe environment to enable them to grow and develop spiritually, socially, and individually.
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Weekly meetings for spiritual and personal development, growth, and education.
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Partnering with local Community programs.
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Involvement with the local primary schools.
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Visitation of both members and others in the local community in times of need or by request.
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Availability for weddings and funerals and other services of significance
Achievements during the period include:
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Continued spiritual and personal development.
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Successfully transition to meeting in homes weekly and having a regular worshiping service in a different space
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Continued development of the social and educational opportunities and interaction with the local community through and with organisations that we partner with.
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Plans for Future Periods
The Board of Trustees meets monthly to plan and look to the future of the Charity. Current proposals include:
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Increased working with local schools
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strengthening of the faith of our membership through various courses; and
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Continuing to consider creative ways of worshipping in different community spaces
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Plans to form and develop networking relationships with other small worshipping communities and communities in need within our locality.
Volunteers
The work planned, activities undertaken, and achievements attained would not have been possible without the active involvement and hard work of all the members and friends of the Charity without whom the substantial work of the Charity could not be realised. The Board of Trustees is grateful for the work and support of all the members and friends of Grove Church of The Nazarene.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves
The Charity does not have a policy on Reserves as the expenditure and work of the Charity is reliant upon the ongoing support, tithes and offerings of the members and friends received at the weekly meetings. The Board of Trustees reviews on a periodic basis the anticipated income and expenditure for the next twelve months to ensure the ongoing work of the Charity.
Financial Review of the Year
The Charity has continued throughout the year to meet and tailor the expenditure it incurs to the income received through grants, gift aid, the tithes, offerings, and donations received. There is much more that the Board of Trustees would like to do, and we continue to explore these and the use of additional grants that may be available to enable these plans to become a reality.
The Receipts and P ayment A ccount shows that there was a net decrease in cash funds during the year of £7,283 (2023 decrease £8,656).
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DECLARATION
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees on 18 February 2026.
KIRSTY WADDELL Co-Chair
ANDY HOLLINGWORTH Secretary
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TREASURER’S REPORT
The Annual Receipts and Payments Accounts for the period 01 October 2024 to 30 September 2025 are attached in a separate PDF document.
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Income
We were blessed by tithing of £27,269 in the period together with general and specific offerings of £9,932, Gift Aid of £6,372 and transfers from savings of £3,400.
Expenditure
As with most Charitable and Educational entities, staff costs are the largest area of expenditure. Grove Church operates a model of part time staff to cover several missional areas. The Pastors’ salary is reviewed on an annual basis, and we are pleased to report that we continue to pay above the National Living Wage.
The district rebate was commuted by agreement with the District Advisory Board and as a result we paid £Nil.
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
You will notice we ended this year with £202 in the Current Account; we also now have a Savings Account with £14,626 at the end of the year.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
I respectfully submit these accounts for your approval.
ANDY HOLLINGWORTH
Treasurer
Please see separate document for accounts
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees Charity Name GROVE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE On accounts for the year 30/09/2025 Charity no 1167584 ended (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 / 09 / 2025 . Responsibilities and basis of As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in report 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. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ) which gives examiner's statement me cause to believe that in, any material respect: • the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or • the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or • the accounts did 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. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: 19/02/2026 Signed: Name: Simona Stanfield Relevant professional ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:* 19 NETHERCOTE AVENUE MANCHESTER M23 1LL
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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Grove Church of the Nazarene
Income Statement For October 1st 2024 to 30 September 2025
| Revenue Missional Communities Administrative Standing Orders Bank Transfers General Offerings Special Gift Offerings Special Offerings Freedom/Pastoral Aid Fund Gift Aid Miscellaneous Transfer from Deposit account/Craft Club/Misc TOTAL Revenue Expense Administrative District District Budget Paid Staff Salar Co Pastors Expenses for Associate Pastor Rent for Co Pastor Pastoral Aid Fund Office and rental Other Rental Space Insurance General Publicity/Advertising Printing/Photocopying/ Other NTC Charges Church Disclosure and Barring Service Payroll and Gift Aid services Training/Licences/Church Equipment Watoto child Missional Communities Sundries Missional Offering Broadoak create Events Fellowship Meals/Event Festival Easter Conference/Anniversary Transfer between accounts TOTAL Expense |
2024-25 0.00 17,938.04 3,173.03 6,158.00 7,077.00 355.00 6,372.35 2,500.00 3,400.00 46,973.42 19,495.06 18.39 12,000.00 1,205.01 125.00 549.49 324.36 16.85 200.25 261.00 1,098.73 276.00 71.34 0.00 47.93 23.48 405.34 30.00 109.05 18,000.00 54,257.28 |
2023-24 0.00 19,058.00 0.00 447.00 0.00 0.00 4,940.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 24,445.00 19,045.00 395.00 10,050.00 280.00 225.00 530.00 245.00 0.00 215.00 225.00 393.00 276.00 45.00 26.00 55.00 97.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 |
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| 33,102.00 |
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| ANALYSIS Monthly Revenue Monthly Expense INCOME/(LOSS) Assets Savings Account Balance Current Account balance ( cfwd) |
46,973.42 54,257.28 -7,283.86 14,625.85 202.15 |
24,445.00 33,102.00 |
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| **-8,657.00 ** | ||
| 2,349.00 | ||
| 7,486.00 |
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