Report of CCE activities – Year ending 31 March 2025
CCE weekly meetings continued in a regular rhythm and our building continued to be hired by a number of community organisations.
The Leadership Group was expanded with a Core Leadership Team consisting of the Senior Leader and three others, with three more people added to a Wider Leadership Team. The Trustees Team remained as before. We employed a new administrator to oversee all administration work.
Our Sunday meeting rhythm continued with relaxed, accessible services following a monthly pattern which included one Sunday of the month when we joined with our sister church in the Synergy Network, at Isca in Exeter. There were themed Multigenerational services with a range of activities for all ages quarterly.
Eating together continued to be an important part of our meetings and we have held a number of social gatherings throughout the year. We continued to use Zoom for weekly online midweek prayer meetings and Bible studies and also introduced a weekly, in person Bible Study at the Axis Centre.
Our regular Monday morning “Renew Axis” (“a quiet café-style space where it’s OK not to be OK”) continued to operate successfully with a team consisting of a paid manager and three volunteers.
On Remembrance Sunday we offered free coffee and cakes after the town’s open-air service, and raised money in support of the Royal British Legion.
In the build up to Christmas, we joined with other churches in Exmouth to provide a family Christmas event in a marquee in the town centre.
We continued to support Open Door Exmouth, both through volunteers and financial donations, and continued to support Exmouth Food Bank with regular financial donations.
We continued our long-term letting arrangement of the upstairs of the Axis Centre with a local organisation supporting children and young people who are challenged by mainstream education.
COMMUNITY CHURCH EXMOUTH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
CHARITY NO: 1169245
COMMUNITY CHURCH EXMOUTH
Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2025
| CONTENTS | PAGE |
|---|---|
| Officers and Professional Advisors | 2 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 3 |
| Balance Sheet | 4 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 5 |
| Report of the Independent Examiner | 10 |
COMMUNITY CHURCH EXMOUTH
Officers and Professional Advisors
| The Trustees | Phillip Rogers |
|---|---|
| Mark Gayler | |
| Michael Byrne | |
| Mary Byrne | |
| Administrator | Mark Gayler |
| Address | The Axis Centre |
| 7/9 Market Street | |
| Exmouth | |
| Devon | |
| EX8 1HP | |
| Bankers | Santander |
| Bridle Road | |
| Bootle | |
| Merseyside | |
| G1R 0AA | |
| Independent Examiner | Martin Woolcott |
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COMMUNITY CHURCH EXMOUTH
Statement of Financial Activities
For the year ended 31 March 2025
| Note Incoming Resources Donations and offerings Fund Raising Events Grants Gift Aid Tax recovered Use of premises Donated goods, facilities and services Miscellaneous Total incoming resources Resources Expended Church expenses 2 Outreach expenses 2 Donations 3 Total resources expended Net incoming resources Total funds brought forward |
Unrestricted Funds £ 19,872 0 0 3,199 5,490 0 0 28,561 11,775 7,515 3,526 22,816 5,745 479,969 485,714 |
Restricted Income Funds £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Total 2025 Total 2024 £ £ 19,872 15,822 0 0 0 0 3,199 1,330 5,490 4,948 0 0 0 0 28,561 22,100 11,775 10,532 7,515 7,529 3,526 2,400 22,816 20,461 5,745 1,639 479,969 478,330 485,714 479,969 |
|---|---|---|---|
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COMMUNITY CHURCH EXMOUTH
Balance Sheet
As At 31 March 2025
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted Restricted |
Total | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Fixed Assets | ||||||
| Tangible Assets | 5 | 454,844 | 0 | 454,844 | 454,977 | |
| Total fixed assets | 454,844 | 0 | 454,844 | 454,977 | ||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Debtors | 637 | 637 | 2,000 | |||
| Short term deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 30,233 | 0 | 30,233 | 22,992 | ||
| Total current assets | 30,870 | 0 | 30,870 | 24,992 | ||
| Creditors - amounts due within one year | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Net current assets | 30,870 | 0 | 30,870 | 24,992 | ||
| Net assets | 485,714 | 0 | 485,714 | 479,969 | ||
| Income Funds | ||||||
| Restricted Funds | 7 | 0 | ~~r~~ | 0 | 0 | |
| Unrestricted Funds | 485,714 | 485,714 | 479,969 | |||
| 485,714 | 0 | 485,714 | 479,969 |
The notes on Pages 5 to 9 form part of these accounts.
Approved by the trustees on 10 June 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Mark Gayler
Philip Rogers
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COMMUNITY CHURCH EXMOUTH
Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 March 2025
1. Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of accounting
These accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011 and with Accounting and Reporting By Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS 102) except for the depreciation policy shown below.
(b) Change in basis
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year.
(c) Changes to previous accounts
No changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
(d) Incoming Resources
Income is recognised when received by the Charity. Income Tax recoverable is calculated on gift aid income actually received.
Volunteer help: - the value of any voluntary help received is not included in the Accounts.
(e) Expenditure and Liabilities
Liability recognition: - Generally liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure.
(f) Assets
Tangible fixed assets: - These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £250. Freehold land and buildings are valued at their insurance value, and may be revalued periodically. Equipment will be valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. The charity does not have a policy of revaluation for equipment.
Depreciation: - Freehold Land & Buildings are stated at insurance value without depreciation as the charity would not fund any replacement out of retained reserves. Equipment and Vehicles are depreciated at 25% per year on the decreasing value
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COMMUNITY CHURCH EXMOUTH
Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 March 2025
2. Expenditure
Fees for examining the accounts: None
Analysis of resources expended
| 3. | Church Expenses Subscriptions Books and conferences Visiting speakers General expenses Maintenance of equipment Maintenance of building Cleaning Light, heat and water Legal Expenses Telephone and IT Costs Insurance and licences Depreciation Outreach Expenses Staff costs Other Support Costs Children's Work Italy (Verbania) Mission Renew Depreciation General expenses |
General Funds 2025 £ 491 168 100 1,179 357 1,627 2,072 3,586 0 798 1,264 133 11,775 5,550 0 238 0 668 0 1,059 7,515 |
Restricted Funds 2025 £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
2024 £ 586 663 0 580 75 548 2,195 2,927 0 533 1,446 979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,532 | ||||
| 5,478 0 145 1,000 530 0 376 |
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| 7,529 | ||||
| Donations | ||||
| Donations to institutions Donations to individuals |
2,400 1,126 3,526 |
0 | 2,400 0 |
|
| 2,400 |
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Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 March 2025
4. Trustees and other related parties
None of the trustees received any expenses nor were there any related party transactions with them.
5. Tangible Fixed Assets
| Cost at 1 April 2024 Disposals Additions at 31 March 2025 Depreciation at 1 April 2024 On disposals Charge for year at 31 March 2025 Net Book Value at 31 March 2025 at 31 March 2024 |
Freehold Land and Buildings £ 454,844 454,844 0 0 454,844 454,844 |
Equipment £ 3,917 0 0 3,917 3,784 0 133 3,917 0 133 |
Total £ 458,761 0 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 458,761 | |||
| 3,784 0 133 |
|||
| 3,917 | |||
| 454,844 | |||
| 454,977 |
6. Restricted Income Funds
No Restricted Income funds were maintained in 2024/25
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Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 March 2025
7. Movement of Restricted Income Funds
No restricted income funds were maintained in 2024/25
8. Analysis of Net Assets by Funds
| Restricted Funds General Fund Total incoming resources |
Tangible Fixed Assets £ 0 454,844 454,844 |
Net Current Assets £ 0 30,870 30,870 |
Total £ 0 485,714 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 485,714 |
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Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 March 2025
9. Declarations
(a) Adequacy of assets to meet fund restrictions
Sufficient resources are held in an appropriate form to enable each fund to be applied in accordance with the restrictions imposed.
(b) Change in year end
The trustees have not changed the year end date nor the length of the charity's financial year.
(c) Designated funds
The charity does not have any designated funds.
(d) Discontinued, continuing and acquired operations
All the charity's operations are continuing operations and there were no operations discontinued or acquired during the year.
(e) Funds in deficit
No funds are in deficit at the balance sheet date.
(f) Inalienable or historic assets
The charity has no assets at the balance sheet date classed as inalienable or historic.
(g) Intangible assets
The charity has no intangible assets
(h) Inter-fund loans
There were no inter-fund loans outstanding at the balance sheet date.
(i) Revaluations
None of the charity's functional fixed assets have been revalued during the year and the charity does not have a policy of revaluation of these assets.
(j) Subsidiaries
The charity has no subsidiary companies.
(k) Uncapitalised fixed assets
The charity has no material fixed assets which have not been capitalised and included on the balance sheet.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY CHURCH EXMOUTH
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 1 to 9
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5) of the Charities Act, and
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To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as the trustees concerning 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 statement below.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention from the papers provided:
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1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
- 2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
5 December 2025
Martin Woolcott ACIB AAT 33 Kittersley Drive Liverton Newton Abbot TQ12 6YX
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