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Trustees Report
Objects of the charity
The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Birmingham and the
surrounding neighbourhood; and other such charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Trustees, further the work of the Church.
Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
The Church holds a series of weekend and midweek activities and, in addition, provides financial support to individuals and
organisations involved in Christian activities.
When planning and reviewing activities, the Church has given due consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on
public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable
ordinary people to live out their faith as part of the Church in our local community.
The activities of the Church are overseen by its leadership, and are carried forward both by the Church staff, and by the extensive
involvement of volunteers drawn from Church members and other regular attendees. This pattern is in all areas of the life of the Church,
including leading of midweek groups, youth and children’s activities, and activities within the community.
The Church welcomes members and attendees from all backgrounds with the aim of ensuring that they do not miss the opportunity to
benefit from its activities. The Church is committed to growing in diversity to ensure that it better reflects the community it serves.
The Church currently rents a local community centre where regular Sunday meetings are held as well as more seasonal meetings e.g.
Christmas community events.
Alongside our aim to advance the Christian faith in our locality we were also involved in working with Safe Families to reduce poverty in
the area. The church contributes financially as well as providing volunteers in order to help individuals who need relational support in
the community and have been referred by the local council.
As well as Sunday morning services, the church also runs midweek meetings. These range from prayer meetings, to smaller community
meetings providing the opportunity for individuals to study the Bible and pray together in smaller groups. These smaller community
groups also aim to serve the local community where they see opportunity to do so, for example supporting refugees in their integration
into life in the UK.
The Church also runs intermittent marriage counselling courses for couples experiencing marital or relational difficultieS, and also for
engaged couples about to step into marriage.
As well as our weekly Sunday services the Church also offered additional services and events at Christmas and Easter to provide the
local community with more opportunities to connect with the Christian faith during those seasons. The church also offered termly Family
Fun Days for local families from a wide variety of backgrounds to attend with children aged 0-11 provided for.
The Church is committed to reaching, teaching, discipling and training Christians to carry out Gospel ministry in our community and
further afield. As part of this activity, the Church is committed to plant Churches in the Birmingham area. The Church is therefore
involved with the Birmingham Collective for Church Planting, as part of a coalition of Birmingham Churches working in partnership to
facilitate the launch of new Churches in the city.
In planning the activities, the trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
Financial Review
The accounts have been drawn up on a receipts and payments basis and include a statement of assets and liabilities and this Trustee
Report.
The total incoming resources for the year were £115,526.30. Resources expended in the year were £116,842.80. This resulted in an
overall deficit for the year of £1,316.50.
The Church’s funding principally comes from gifts and donations made by members of the congregation. The surplus was unplanned,
and is as a result of generous end of year gifts, in addition to backdated gift aid claims.
The Church supports by grants a wide selection of individuals and organisations involved in Gospel ministry who have links with the
Church. Grants are considered by the Trustees and voted on by the Church membership in accordance with relevant provisions of the
Church Constitution.
Cash balances at the end of the year were £49890.54, of which £17,956.06 is ring-fenced.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees are committed to establishing a level of reserves for General Funds that will cover three months’ costs, subject to
sufficient funding being available to achieve this, while not hampering the ongoing development of the activities of the Church. The
precise level of reserves to be attained will be subject to regular review taking into account levels of activity and prevailing
circumstances.
The level of General Funds at 31 March 2025 is slightly more than three month of costs, but it is anticipated this will decrease during the
next financial year based on the budget, agreed by Trustees and voted on by the Church membership.
In regard to restricted funds: they are accounted for separately; only accepted for projects or activities sanctioned by the Trustees and
in accordance with the objectives of the Church, and expenditure is not committed beyond the level of funds received. The Trustees do
not therefore have a specific reserves policy for restricted funds.
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Gate Church On accounts for the year 8nded 31st March 2025 Charity no (If any) 1171487 Set out on pages 4t07 I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 3110312025. Re8pon8ibilitig8 and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acr). The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 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. My Examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review on the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records, It also indudes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters, The procedure undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. IER Oct 2018
Independent examine$ 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: accounting records were not kept in accordance wtth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 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: Date: 14 September 2025 Name: Liubov Short, FICB PM. Dip Relevant profoMional qualificatlon(B) or body (if any): Fellow Member of Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) Addre88: 5 Hole Farrn 139 Hole Lane Birmingham. West Midlands B312DE 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 exarniners). IER Oct 2018
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