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Report of the Trustees for the year ending 31 December 2024
Charity Number 1168359
Registered Office and Operational Address
Bethel Church, Northwich, Hargreaves Road, Off Middlewich Road, Northwich,
Cheshire, CW9 7BL
Trustees
David Neale Hill (Appointed 13th Sept1993)
Robert lan Plant (Appointed 17th June 2010)
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Shane Gray (Appointed 17 January 2019)
David Gordon Herd (Appointed 17th January 2019)
Reporting Accountant
Ambient Accounting Ltd - Suite 6 Ellesmere House, 1 Pennington Street, Worsley,
M28 3LR
Bankers
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, Altrincham
Structure, Governance and Management Governing Document
The Church was first registered as a charity in October 2008.
The Church was established as a charity with a constitution and trust document.
In 2017 the Church changed its status from Bethel Evangelical Church, a
registered charity to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation called Bethel Church,
Northwich.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
Trustees are self-appointing.
Pastor
The Church has a Pastor who is paid an annual salary.

Risk Management
The Church has an Insurance policy covering the assets and liabilities.
Bethel Church is GDPR compliant, has a written Health & Safety policy, up to date
Certification for Fire, Electrical and Gas safety.
We continue to be wary of the challenges we face in the current economic climate,
in particular our premises costs. We have managed to significantly reduce our
energy costs by swapping suppliers and ensuring we control our energy usage.
We continue to explore the possibility of the Church being eligible for grants to help
with the day to day running costs but also the cost of proposed building
improvements. The Church has a strict safeguarding framework in place including
full DBS checks for any employees or volunteers involved in playtime at Bethel,
Sunday School or youth work.
Organisational Structure
The Church has a Pastor, 4 trustees and a leadership team of 5.
Objectives and Activities
The objective of the church is to worship God and to show His love in practical
ways, bringing the Good News of Jesus into people's lives. The church offers a
range of activities including:
Family service with children's Sunday School, every Sunday morning
Mid-week small groups for prayer and bible study
Weekly parent and toddler group
Financial support to Foodbank, Care for the Family, Bible Society, Open Doors,
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Christmas and Easter celebrations
Weekly holiday play sessions in August and a Light Party in October
We continue to offer a community 'warm space, which is particularly welcome with
a new 380 home local housing development under construction.
Light Bites, cafe continues to thrive and is attracting those from the community who
wish to spend time chatting over a coffee or wanting to know more about the other
Church initiatives.

Our counselling service sits within the context of our Wellness team who continue
to offer a pathway to wholeness in mind, body and spirit. The counsellors offer a
professional and ethical service, they have all undergone appropriate training, are
members of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
and adhere to BACP'S 'Ethical Framework, for the counselling professions.
Our counsellors volunteer their time and expertise as part of the Bethel Wellness
Team with sessions being offered FREE for a specific time period,
We continue to see referrals from the Church congregation and our ongoing
relationship with the local GP surgeries.
Achievements and Performance
The Church overall continues to thrive, The transition to the new format for the
parent and toddler group saw15-25 families attending each week.
The cafe has slowly been growing the number of trained volunteers alongside the
employed manager. This meant a significant investment in time and equipment in
order to set this up to the required food hygiene standards. Continued 5 star rating
from the local council hygiene inspector.
Sunday morning services continue to see an attendance of approximately 80
people each week and regular online attendance.
We continue to run the Alpha Course for those wanting to know about Jesus, the
Bible and our Church.
Worship nights became a monthly feature.
Other events open not just to the existing Church family but also the wider
community include, Mens night held monthly, Ladies afternoon Tea, Youth group.
We are delighted to be able to employ an additional team member solely to head
up the toddler and youth group resulting in additional events being held and
structured learning.
We are proud to announce that the Church community has been able to raise the
funds for building improvements. We plan to commence phase 1 of the works in
2025 which will bring much needed additional space for storage and the various
activities being held.

Financial Review Principle Finding Sources
The prime source of income is covenants, donations and gift aid.
Additional income being received from the cafe.
A further grant was received towards the cost of some counselling sessions, split
between 2023 and 2024.
There were two significant increases in costs. Alongside employing the cafe
managerlcommunity engagement coordinator, there was also a significant
increase in cost to our utility expenses. Utility costs have been significantly
reduced by greater control and change of suppliers.
New income streams have come in the shape of paid use of the car park, the
Church building and advertising boards for the new housing development.
Responsibilities of the Charity Trustees
The Charity Commission requires that the charity's trustees prepare financial
statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of
the affairs of the charity as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming and
application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year.
In preparing those financial statements the trustees should follow best practice:
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is
inappropriate to assume that the company will continue that basis.
The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which
disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the church
and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
requirement of the charity commission. The Trustees are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the church and hence for taking steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of recommended
practice: _ Accounting and Reporting by Charities Act.
Approved by the Trustees on 27, October 2024
David Herd (Trustee)

Do(yJsign Envelope ID.. 2068708C-3A4D4D8D-B564-BA5D63055A77
Statement of accounts for the year OI/01/2024- 3111212024
Cash Inflow
Cash Outflow
Transaction Detalls
Amount
Transaction Details
Amount
Covenants
46,846.74
Pastors Expenditure
20,408.84
9,796.50
1,589.01
2,002.64
3,833.50
Covenants
Sunday Offerings
Donations from Church Group
Miscellaneous- Rental
8,587.22
Subscriptions
Insurante
3,000.00
400.00
Donatlons Out
Mlscellaneous- Car Park Hire
Miscellaneous- Room Hire
Mlscellaneous- Donation5
Event
Vlsiting Preachers
Equipment
Catering
Maintenance
600.00
725.00
1,119.12
159.14
356.70
636.27
HMRC
Cafe
8,194.53
10,727.78
Bank Account
Events
3,285.38
280.45
Church Glfts
Bank Interest Recelved
Grants Received
Glft
137.21
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Statlonery
HMRC
250.05
73,000.00
10,306.00
6,669.99
6,190.37
270.00
Cafe
Accountanry
Employee's
Trainin8
34,193.94
2,189.00
£ 92,874.20
Total Income
£ 162,881.18
Total Expendltures
Cash Book Summary
£ 162,881.18
Cash blfwd - Lloyds Treasurers Acc
£ 92,874.20
Cash b/fwd - Lloyds Instant Acc
£ 70,006.98
Cash movement
Cash c/fwd
Cash ¢lfwd- Uoyds Treasurers Acc
Cash clfwd- Lloyds Instant Acc
Cash c/fwd - HTB
Cash c/fwd
Cash Inflow
Cash Oufflow
Cash movement
4,613.76
15,895.95
70,006.98
£ 90,516.69
4,597.53
17,919.16
£ 68,000.00
£ 90,516.69
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