City Church Birmingham
Reports & Accounts
Financial Year Ending 3110812024
Contents
Legal & Administrative Details
Trustees Report
Independent Examiners Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Statement of Financial Position
Notes - Accounting Policies
Notes - Analysis of Income & Expenditure
Notes - Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds
Notes - Other
Created using ExpensePIus

Legal & Administrative Details
Charity Name..
City Church Birmingham
Charity Number:
1171549
Charity Address:
25-29 Tiverton Road
Birmingham
B29 6BW
Trustees:
Craig Summer8
Doug Mullen (Resigned 2310412024)
Hugh Thomson (Resigned 2910212024)
Ikenna Morah
John James
Mark Senior
steve Vthite
Tim Hay
Key Management Personnel:
John Jame8 - Lead Pastor
Craig Surnmers - Pastor
Tim Hay - Pastor
Harry Andrews - Operations Manager
Name & Address of Primary Banker: Lloyds Bank
98 Victoria St
London
SW1E 5JL
Independent Examiner:
Blake Morris FCA
No 4 Castle Court 2
Castlegate Way
Dudley
West Midlands
DY14RH

Trustees Report
Obj8cts of the charity
The Church's objects are the advan￿rnent of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of
Faith primarily, but not exclusively, within Bimiingham and the surrounding neighbourhood; and
other such charitable puwes as shall, in the opinion of the members of the Church in general
meeting further the work of the church.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what
activities the Church should undertake.
The Church provides support by providing grants to a wide selection of individuals and
organisations involved in a Gospel ministry who have links wrth the congregation. Grants are
considered by the Trustees and voted on by the Churth membership in accord with the relevant
provisions of the Church Constitution.
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, which had an average membership of 223 and a regular congregation of
approximately 325, holds a series of weekend and midweek activities, and in addition provides
financial 8UPPOrt to other individuals and organisations involved in Christian mission.
When planning and reviewing the objectives of the 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 our church in their local communities.
The Church is committed to serving as a hub church in the Birmingham area: reaching, teaching,
discipling and training Christians to carry out Gospel ministry, both in Bimiingham and further
afield.
The Church welcomes members arKI attenders from all backgrounds with the aim of ensuring that
they do not miss the opportunity to benefit from its ministries. At Christmas we advertise our
services to the local community and all our services are intended to be accessible for those who
attend church irregularly or perhaps for the first time. Six times a year, we hold a church lunch after
our morning service which has been consistently attended by 180 or so people.
The ministries 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 seen in all areas of the life of the Church including: leading
of midweek homegroups; the work among students (both from the UK, and from overseas). youth
and children's ministries; and men's and women's work.
City Church's children's work includes a Sunday school for children from O to 11 years, which has
up to 100 in attendance in nomial times. Kids Friday, a Friday evening children's club and older
counterparts City Youth, all staffed entirely by City Church members, provide age-appropriate Bible
teaching and a wide range of games and activities open lo all, from year 3 to year 13.

The Church attracted on average 50 British undergraduate students mostly from University of
Binningham, but also from three other universities in the city. The ministry to students includes a
weekly student meeting after the Sunday evening service, an annual weekend away, regular book-
reading groups and one-off socials or seminar evenings. A student hospitality scheme links
individual students with families in the Church.
City Church enjoys a partnership with mission organisation Campus Outreach and hosts one of
their teams. Campus Outreach take the message of Jesus lo university campuses to reach
students for the gospel. The CO team members are integrated into City Church's student ministry
team and help with student evangelism, discipleship groups and bible studies.
Many intemational students connect with the church on Sundays, and through our Intemalional
Student work, including a weekly discussion time about the Christian faith, open to any
international student. Most years, a weekend away is also organised to enable intemational
students to Visit other part8 of the country and enjoy British hospitality.
The continued use 88 a Sunday venue of The Oclagon at Edgbaston High School for Girls has
proved to be a great asset for the Church and provides sufficient accommodation for future church
growth. Use of The Octagon is carried out under the terms of a licence. We have benefrtted from
use of the school's swimming pool to baptise several individuals from the church family.
The Christmas season was marked by several events, notably a traditional carol service and a
contemporary service, with lots of encouragements.
The Church continues to benefit from the acquisition of a church building in Selly Oak for several
midweek adivities. The purchase of the building has significantly improved the quality and quantity
of midweek activities and meetings organised and run by the church.
The church continued to run courses and events for those who are interested in finding OLrt more
about the Christian faith, and a weekly Mums 'stay and play, group which has attracted a number
of parents and their pre-school children from the local area.
Throughout the past year City Church has run regular men and women's breakfasts and other
events for the benefit of the congregation.
City Church, in conjunction with other churches has continued to facilitate and promote training and
development opportunities in particular for leaders of ministries and activities in the church.
Examples include The Midlands Women's Convention, Living leadership Formation conference,
UCCF Student Worker Forum, and a number of more regional conferences run by Midlands
Gospel Partnership. We have continued to train our ministry teams within the church throughout.
City Church has demonstrated in this past year a continuing commitment to the advancement of
the Christian faith through many of the activities outlines above. The church has also sought to
promote the work of the world-wide church. In particular, the church continues to 8UPPOrt a number
of mission partners who have been sent by the church overseas as well as some other established
mission agencies.
During this period the church has worked to strengthen links with other churches in the city. City
Church has continued to work as a partner member of the Midlands Gospel Partnership, and as a
member of the FIEC.
City Church continues to support the pioneering Birmingham Collective (formerly 2020
Birmingham) as part of a coalition of Birmingham churches working in partnership to facilitate the

launch of new churches in the city. We have also worked to create awareness of the work of
Birmingham City Mission and provided opportunities for members of the church to give to needy
individuals and families through a Harvest collection and Christmas toy collection.
In planning the activities, the trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the
Charity Commission.
Structure, Govemance and Management
The Church is a registered charity, affiliated to the Fellowship of the Independent Evangelical
Churches (FIEC). The Governing Document is based on a document developed by FIEC with
agreement by the Charity Commission.
Trustees are elected by the members of the Church to serve an initial one-year term of office with
subsequent three-year renewable terms of office. Prospective Trustees are invited to attend
number of Meetings of The Trustees prior to their appointment being proposed to the members.
This enables them to be briefed on Trustee level issues, and generally broughl up to speed with
both the responsibilities of the Trustees and the business of the church.
The church is governed by a leadership team (Trustees) comprising the leaders of the Church. All
Trustees are elders of the Church. They meet monthly to set policy and review the activities of the
Church. The decisions of the leaders of the Church are subject to the scrutiny of the memb8rs of
the Church at regular quarterly meetings of the Church.
Significant financial decisions are taken with the approval of the members of the Church as
required by the Church's Governing Documents.
Some of the elders are remunerated by the Church for their work. The remuneration of the
employed elders is determined by an independent Remuneration Committee consisting of non-staff
Elders and lay members of the church membership and chaired by an Elder. The remuneration
received by elders is approved by vote of the members of the Church on the recommendation of
the Trustees following their consideration of the findings of the Remuneration Committee. The
Pastors do not participate in the determination of the remuneration they receive.
Trustees and Elders of the Church are proposed by the existing Trustees where they have satisfied
themselves both of the need for further Trustees, and that the person proposed meets the
qualifications set out in the Church Constitution. Following election by the members, training and
induction of new Trustees is overseen by the existing Trustees, who may delegate certain
elements of the induction process to staff members.
Financial Review
The financial statements this year have been drawn up on an accruals basis and include a balan
sheet and this Report of the Trustees.
Incoming resources for the year were £515,756 {2023- £463,049). Expenditure for the year was
£484,265 (2023: £433,594). The surplus for the year was £31,490 {2023: £29,456).

Funds in Deficit
At the end of the year, the Staff Support Fund was in deficit by 1,090. This fund is used to account
for grant payment for certain staff costs arKI the deficit relating to the. A further grant payment has
since been received to cover the deficit and costs arising from the coming financial year and the
trustees expect that the full cost of the staffing role will be covered by the sarne grant source.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees are committed to establishing a level of reseNes 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 ministry of the Church. The precis8 level of reserves to
be attained will be subject to regular review laking into account levels of activity and prevailing
circumstances.
For the purposes of short- and medium-term financial management, the trustees are concerned
more with the management of working capital, and the healthy working capital position is entirely in
line with their policy of holding free resources sufficient to fund three months of ongoing
unrestricted expenditure to cover the eventuality of a material decline in incoming resources.
The Church's funding principally comes from gifts and donations made by member8 of the
congregation together with associated Gift Aid.
Responslbllltles of Trustees under charity law
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the State of affairs of the
Church and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Church for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,.
obser4e the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimales that are reasonable and prudent.,
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial 8tatements on th8 going COn￿M basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose wilh
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Church and enable them lo ensure
that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and
Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the Church and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Signature
This report was approved by the truslees, and is signed on their behalf by:
Name
Signatur8
Date

Independent Examiners Report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of City Church Birmingham (Ihe charity,)
for the year ended 3110812024.
Responslbllities and Basis of R8POrt
As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by
the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiners Qualification
Since the Church's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body
listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confinn that l am qualified to undertake the examination
because l am a member of ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.
Independent Examiner's Statement
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance
with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference
to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1
April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
l understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair
view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods
beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting re￿rdS were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records, or
3. the financial statement8 do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the
form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounls and Reports) Regulations
2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not
matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems 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
financial statements to be reached.

Independent Examlner's Details
Name:
Blake Morris FCA
Address.. No 4 Castle Court 2
Castlegate Way
Dudley
West Midlands
DY14RH
Name Giako Morris
Swnalure
Date
21 /or/I02f

Statement of Financial Activities
Unrestrlcted
R￿triCted
Total
Prior Yèar
Incomlng R•8ourc
Doratlons & Legades
Charftabk Actlvttles
446,541
60.760
497,290
445,530
17.802
17.602
17.293
Inveslments
122
122
31
Ttadlng Athvlues
Othèr
742
742
195
Total incoming resources
465.006
50,750
51 Jf,758
462,Q49
Re8ources Used
CharitablèNL*vlOe$
401,987
48,416 |
450,402
381.235
Raising FUr￿S
G0Veman￿ Costs
2,994
2,994
3,839
Support
,8e9
30,869
48,519
othtr
Total resources used
435.850
48.416
484,265
433,594
Net IrKy)mlng Ioutgoing
Resources (before Iransfernl
Fund Tr￿SlerS In
122.812
122.612
15,50D
Fund Transfor3 Out
122.812
122,812
15,500
Net Incoming l OutgoSng
Resources (tefore gainS￿O$se$l
29.156
2,334
31.490
29,456
IJvestrTreni Gains (or Los5esl
Net Incorninu l OutgThng
Rewurces (before Asset
Revaluation)
29,156
2,334
31.490
29.456
Asset Revaluation
Net Movement of Funds
29.158
2,334
2,849
31,490
29.456
Totsl Funds Brought Forward
343,780
346.629
317.173
Total F￿ndS CarrieJ Fornard
372,936
5.184
378,119
346,629
Represented By
General Fund IUnrastrict•d
48,937
48,937
140,163
Rese￿¥ ID#$ign8tedl
109.949
109.949
BU1￿IngS Iunrèstrictedl
214.050
21d.050
203.617
Stsff Support Fund IRÈ5trict
-1,090
-1.090
-3,591
Hardship Fund IRe¥tri¢ted)
5,518
5,518
5,365
Cty Partner8 Fund IRe¥trict•d}
8iryningham Collectivè Grants
IR•strkt•dl
Sludént W••k8nd IUnrestdcted>
755
755
1.075

Statement of Financial Position
PTlorY•ar
Current As5els
Cash
179,809
14,511
194,320
188.708
AC￿Unts Rec*Nable
6,680
8,8e4
8.491
Prepayrnents
4,3CKI
5,568
10.354
Total
187.755
19.015
206,770
205.551
Non-currenl Assets
Flxed A85ets
272.092
272,092
278,245
Inv&¥bnents
Total
272,D92
272,092
276,245
Non-CurrentAssets
AC￿Untr Payable
20.g82 1
13.831
34.793
20,789
Deferre¢ Irume
3e,015
Tot21
20,962
13,831
34,793
58,784
Non-current Liabilities
Long Tenn Loan i Mortgage
65.950
70,383
Total
85.950
65.950
76,383
Net Current Assets
166.793
5,184
171,977
146.167
sets
Inus
346,629
Liabillliesl
Ge￿ra1 FWKI IUnre8lrf¢Aed)
Re8eNes (Designat
Buildin98 IUnr•8th¢tedl
staff Suppc*t Fund IReatridÈdl
48,937
48,937
140.163
109,949
109.949
214,050
214.050
203,617
-1.090
.1,090
4,691
Hard8Np Fund (Restfithd)
City Parws FuThJ IRe8trthdl
5,518
5,518
5,365
755
755
1,076
BknilrvJh8m C￿￿cl￿e Grsrrts
{ResMctedl
Sludent I￿8k8￿j IUnrestriLtid)
Signature
These accounts have been approved by the trustees, and are signed on their behalf by".
Narne
J*p4 E5
Signature
Dale
31. ILf

Notes - Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church's goveming document, the
Charities
Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to
charities preparing their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)" The Church is a Public Benefit Entity as
defined by FRS 102.
The Church has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin
1 nol to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Church. Monetary
amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting
policies adopted are set out below.
Golng Concern
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Church
has adequate resources to continue in operational existen￿ for the fore8eeable future. Thus the trustees
continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Key Rlsks & Uncertalnties
The Trustees have examined the major slrategic and operational risks which the Church faces and confirm
that systems have been established to monitor those risks so that the necessary steps can be taken to lessen
them.
The key risks are:
Insurricient funds to enable fulfilment of vision of church: addressed by budgeting and control; monthly
financial reporting; and the Annual Giving Review prO￿sS that tops up funding levels in response to needs
revealed by the annual budget.
Loss of Sunday facilities: addressed by maintaining a good working relationship with the venue.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charrtable
objectives.
Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific
purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The
purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Incoming Resources
Income is recognised when the Church is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met,
the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Voluntary income by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in full in the Statement of Financial
Activities when receivable. Grant8 where entitlement 18 not conditional on the delivery of a specific
performance by the charitable company are recognised when it becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value
of serrfices provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts.
Incoming resources from grants, where related to perfomiance and specific deliverables are accounted for as
the charitable company earn8 the right to consideration by its perfomiance. V*lhere income is received in
advance of performance it is treated as d8ferred income and induded within creditor8.
Resources Expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.
Charitable expenditure comprises those cost8 incurred by the charitable in the delivery of its activities and
services for its beneficiaries.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis
designed to reflect the use of the resource.
Governance Costs
Governan￿ costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of
the charitable company and include the fees of the independent examiner and costs linked to the strategic
management of the charitable company.
Liability Recognition
The Church has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments, and Sectlon 12
'Other Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the Church's balan￿ sheet when the Church becomes party to the
contractual provisions of the instnjment.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset. with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when
there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net
basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances. are initially measU￿d at
transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective
interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured
at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as
receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless
the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present
value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable
within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or 8er4ices that have been acquired in the ordinary course of
operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one
year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at
transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Church's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or
can￿lled.
Tangible Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of
depreciats.on and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their
useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold land and buildings: Straight line over 50 years
Fixtures and machinery.. Straight line over 5 to 10 years
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds
and the carying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowings in current liabilities.
Pensions
The church meets the requirements of pensions auto-enrolment legislation by regularly reviewing its staff
payroll and ensuring that staff are enrolled or re-enrolled as required and appropriate notifications are sent.
The church uses NEST as its auto-enrolment scheme, although some employees opt out and pay into
personal pension schemes. The church makes an employer's contribution of 8 % of salary into the pension
schemes with the exception of the ministry trainees for whom a Gontribution of 3% of salary is offered.
Operating Leases
There were no operating18ases during the year.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
Judgements and Koy Sources of Estlmatlon
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their
useful INes.

Notes - Analysis of Income & Expenditure
Analysis of Income
Current Year
Unre8trKted
Resbfded
Totsl
Prior Yoar
In¢omlNJ Ro$ow¢•s
Donations & Lègaciès
Donations
364.001
3,905 1
3e7,goe
349,454
GIftA
75.490
354
7S.843
75,058
7,050
46.491
54541
21,020
Charftable Activities
8uilding Use
140
17.462 |
140
585 1
Event Income
17.462
16.708
lllvestments
Bank Intere8t
122
122
31
Trading Activltles
R•nthi Ints)m
Saleg
othei
Other Income
742
742
195
Totsl incoming resources
465,006
59,750
515.756
4?J,049
Prior Year
Unrestrkted
Re6￿Cted
Total
Prioryèar
Incorning R•source¥
Donations & Legacies
Donalw)ns
342,Q07
7,448
349.454
354,840
Gift Aid
73.873
1.382
75.056
70.126
Grants
1.500
19,520
21,020
21.702
Charitsble Activities
Bullding Use
585
585
210
Event Income
16.708
14708
22,498
Investsnents
Bank Inte*si
31
31
Tradlng Acuvltles
Rènw In¢omè
Sale8
Other
Othw In¢om
195
195
rotal incoming resources
434,699
28.350
463,049
469.42e

Analysis of Expendlture
Current Year
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
prtor Year
Ruources Us•d
Charitable Activities
Activibe
34,020
500
34,520
36,984
Oeprect3tson
Event Costs
25.332
25,332 1
1S,4n
I>RslGrants GNeA
35.412
10,841
46,253
53,153
Other
150
Payroll and Pension$
293,732
30.605
324.337
246.393
Staff Costs
13,491
6.470
19.960
29.082
Governancè Costs
Govem¥w C¢$ts
2,994
3,8391
Support
Admln
9.426
9.426
6.714
Bank Char9es
1.868
1.868
1.794
Cornmunications
1.765
1.765
2.401
DeprecAalfon (support)
7.0181
7.018
7,731
Equlpment
1.1DB
1,108
2,818
Premises
9.884
9,684
27,260
Other
| other Expenollufe
Total resources used
435,850
48,416
484 265
433.594
Prior Year
Unrestricted
Re$lrl¢ted
Total
Prioryear
Resources Used
Charitable ActÈvities
Activities
36,484
600
38.984
28,798
DepreLialKJn
| Event Costs
Glft8lGrants GIv8n
16,473
15,473
15.688
31,004
22,149
53,153
47.161
Other
150
160
Payroll and Penslons
236.903
9,4¥
246,393
220.478
staff Costs
28,037
1,045
29,082
26.309
Govèrnance Costs
Gov¢man¢& Costs
3.829
3.8J9
4.346
Support
Admln
8.714 |
1.794
6,714
5,534
Bank Clwrge8
Cornmunlcation¥
1,794
1,544
2.401
2,401
3,125
Dewecbatr)n18UPP)rt)
Ewlprnent
Pr•mises
7.731
7,731
2,418
2.618
2.618
27.260
27.260
29,282
Other
other ExperbUIlu
Tot81 iesources used
400.410
33,183
433.594
366,691

Notes - Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds
Current Year
Unrestrlcted
Restricted
Total
P￿01 Year
CurrentAs6ets
187.755
19,015
206,770
20S,$51
| Non.CurrenlA88et8
cur￿n1 Llabllldes
272.092
272,092
278,245
20.962
13,831
34.793
58.784
NOn4Ur￿￿t Llablllues
65.950
65,950
76.383
Total NetAssels (Assets Minus
372,936
5.184
378,119
346.629
Prior Year
Unrèstricted
Règtricted
Total
Prlor YeaT
Currant Assèts
159.492
46.059
205.551
130,911
Non.CurrentAssets
270.245
276245
283.976
Current Lithlities
15,574 |
76,383
43,210
5B,784
10.731
Non-Curr•nt Liabilit*¥
76,363
88.983
Total Net Assets (Assets lfjinuy
343.Y80
2.849
346,829
317.173

Notes - Other
Volunteers
The charity benefits greatly from the voluntary contributions of time and money. Please refer to the trustees.
report for further detail about volunteer contributions in the organisation.
Independent Examination Fees
Fees payable to the independent examiner for independent examination were: £2,700 (fee payable in the prior
year: £2,160).
Staff Costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
Gross wages and salaries: £267,909, Employers Nl costs £23,798, Employers Pension costs £21,096
(prior year Gross wages and salaries: £216,150, Employers Nl cos18 £18,788, Employers Pension costs
£16,107)
The average number of employees during the year was 11. (the average number of employees during the
prior year was 9)
No employees received employee benefÉts of more than £60,000 during the year or prior year.
Key Management Personnel
The charily considers its key management personnel to be the church Pastors and the Operations Manager.
The total employee benefits received by the key management personnel (inGluding employer national
insurance and pension contributions) was £172,385 (total employee benefils for the prior year were..
£140,267).
Trustse Remuneratlon
Trustees received remuneration in their capacity as Lead Pastor and Pastors totalling £119,669 (2023:
£105,235). This was in line with the provisions in the Governing Documents of the charity.
There was no material period of time where the remunerated Trustees represented more than 50°/0 of all
Trustees in post.
In addition to his remuneration and employers pension contribution, and as part of his overall remuneration
package, C Summers received £13,800 (2023= £13.800) in ￿spect of a lease back arrangemenuservice
occupancy agreement on his accommodation. This arrangement commenced on 1st November 2017, and was
subject of Clearan￿ by HM Revenue & Customs.
Trustee Expensos
During the year, three of the trustees incurred out-of-pocket expenses totalling £259. (Prior year 3 trustees
incurred out-of-pocket expenses totalling £504),
All expenses were incurred for the day-to-day running of the charity's activities.

Trustee Donations
During the year the total aggregated donations made to the charity by the trustees was £33,280. (Total
aggregate donations from prior year were £33,583)
There were no conditions attached lo the donations.
Tangible Flxed Assets
Computer & Office
Equipment
Flxtures & Fittin98
Freehold PropeFty
Music & Te¢hnical
Equipment
Other Equlpmefrt
Total
Pri￿ to 1st September
2023
15.647
1,4981
210,OCM)
19,0
251.250
AddYI ons In fln￿al
2,88S
1885
Total ag at 31stAugusl
2024
18.512
1,498
210,000
19.056
5,049
254,115
R•valuatrnB
Priorto 18t SePt￿bar
2023
70,000
AddNtons In flnandal
yèar
Total as at 31st August
2024
70.000
70.000
Doprn¢lotlon
Priorto 1st Saptember
2023
15.847
1,1ee
5,800
17,523
5,049
45,1*)4
Add￿C￿B in finarrial
573
312
5.600
533
7,01B
Tota1 as at 31st August
2024
1 6,220
1.498
11,200
18.056
5.049
52.023
Net Book Valu•
A8 813181 Auoust
2024
2.252
8.800 '
1,000
272,092
As al 31oIAugust
2023
312
274.400
1,533
270,245
Debtors
Accounts Re￿1vable
Description
Amount
GnAld
6.157
Trade Debtors
Total
6,884
Prepayments
Degcription
Amount
Prepayments
5.566
Total
5,566

Creditorn
Accounts Payable
Dèscription
Amount
Accruals
18,832
Flnanc8 Lease Llabllll
Tax & ￿81 S￿urIty
4.705
Trada Crathors
13.456
Total
34,793
Deferred Income
Description
Amount
ceferred Income
Total
Loans
A$ at 3181 August 2024
AS èt 3151 August 2023
Long Temi Building Loan (Bulldingsl
Bulldkng Malntenance Loan (Bulldings)
Totsi
65,950
75,550
B34
65,950
76.383
The 25-year loan for the Tiverton Road property was advanced to the Church by a private individual on tenns more
favourable than could be obtalned In the prevailing mortgagdcommercial loan market.
Following discussions the terms of the loan were varled at the lenderfs request with the Trustees full agreement, in
October 2013. All interest was waived for the time being and payments of capital were increased to £800.00 per month.
This posits'on is subject to review on a periodic basis should prevailing economic circumstsnce8 change.
The loan was transferred on the same terms to the charity as part of the process of transition from Trust to CIO.
Analysis of fharitable Funds
Current Year
FuThd NaN
Awl R&¥41uation
Clasing 8aLanGB
Unr•strlctgd
Gènèral Fund
lun￿lI￿￿oI
Buildir
{Unrestrthdl
140,163
461,034
428.448
-122.812
48,937
203,e17
10,434
214.050
Sludenl Weekend
{Unr¢stri¢ttdl
Totsl
3,972
6,402
2.430
343,780
465.006
435,850
-1Q9,949
262.987
Designated
Reseryes (Deslgnated'i
Tctal
109,949
109.949
1D9.949
109,949
Unrestricted Tota1
343,780
465.006
435.345
373.441
Restrfcted
staff Support Fun¢J
IRÈstI￿￿d)
.3.591
39,576
37.074
Hwdship Fund
(Restrkiedl
5.385
1,503
1,350
5,518

City P8rthws Fund
{Restrfciedl
81￿1nghaM Collecti
Grants IRestrictedl
Totsl
1.075
180
5CII
755
9,491
9.491
2.649
50,750
48,416
5.184
Restricled Total
2,849
50.750
4B,416
5,184
TOTAL
346,629
515,756
464.265
378.119
Prior Year
FWKI Nam• wl B•lan
Unrè5trict9d
ExWItUrn ￿ F4md Tr•n•f•r•
A•*•tR•valuAtlon
Clo$lng BIl￿¢È
G•n•ral F￿d
IUnr**ri¢t•dl
119.124
431,560
395.305
-15.218
140.163
Buildlngs
IUnr&stric
193,017
1Q.600
203,617
C￿reh Weekends
Iunwtrkted)
210
-142
st￿l￿ntWeek8￿l
Iunrestrthdl
-650 i
2,929
5.037
2.75B
Total
3t1,491
434.699
400,410
-2,OC
343,7BO
lJnreslncleLI Totsl
311.491
434,699
400,t110
-2,000
343.78J
Restrlcted
Staff sUpp￿t Fund
(Restri￿)
2,283
4,660
10.635
.3,691
Hardship FuThJ
(Restrvxed)
2,858
3,135
2,628
2.000
5.385
Cty Partngrs Fund
(Re&tricted)
BlnnlTrJham Coll8dvo
Grarbts IReslntX8d)
Total
541
1.035
5tx)
1.075
19.520
19.520
5,682
28,350
IOOD
2,849
Restricted Total
5.682
28.350
33.183
2.000
2.849
2g
Fund Transfers
Descrlptiot)
From
To
Afflounl
Openlng transfer of 3 month$ reserye3 for Ga*ral Fund
2023124
Re$*Ne8
109,949
Loan Repayment Transfer
Loan RepaymenlTTansler
L08n Rep8ymentTran8fer
General F￿d
Bulld1￿5
Buihlln95
BulldinqB
Buildings
Gener81 F￿￿
ner81 Flmd
Loan Rep8ymentTransfer
General Fund
883
LIAn Rep8ymentTr4nsfer
c￿er￿1 Fund
Building$
883
Loan Rep8ymentTr3nsfer
General Fund
8uildin98
8uilding8
883
Loan RePaY￿￿Trt Transfer
General Fund
883
Loan Repayment Transfer
General Fund
Bulldlng8
883
Loafi Repaymwl Transfvr
G8ner* Fund
B￿rdIng5
l B￿1￿￿)96
883
Loan RepaYm￿t Tr8nsf•r
G8n8ral Fund
Loan Rapayrnenl Tran8f•r
G•n•ral Fund
800
Loan Repaymwl T￿nSfer
General Fund
BuUdkngB
Sludentweekend
BOO
Fund b*ncfing transl
General Fund
2.430

Fund Descriptions
Name
Dexriptlon
i General Fund
I Primary unrtstricted ¢hurd) fvr#J
3 mcrfths ol reserves
Re8eNes
Buildings
A11m￿￿trative lund ￿l816n9 to bvildino loan
Staff Support Fund
i Hardship Fund
City Partners Fund
Fordcmakn'ons intèndèd to supptht staff members
Finartial support for pwpla c￿naCI84 to th• church
Don8tiDll5 from graduates to 5UPPOrt student Ministy
Blmilngham Colledw8 Grnnts
SttbJent W8th•nd
Grants recewed to 5UPPryt Ir￿1 thurch planting inti8tive
Conirfbulons to and expendhure S￿dent weekend.
Transactlons to Related Parties
There were no transactions related parties during the accounting period.
Prlor Perlod Adjustrnent
A grant of £37,000 was originally included as income for the restricted staff support fund in the prior year.
However, upon review, the grant should have been treated as deferred income and recognised in the current
year, The comparative has been restated to correct the position.
Prfor perlod adJu6lmonl
Chanqos to the balance sheet
At 31 Augusl 2023
A• prnvlously Adjustment As r•sl•ted
Credltor8 *4th1n one y
Def* inuwie
D7,000)
(37.OIKI
Cathl funds
kncotne funds
Restfirted fvnd5
Urnstiided funds
39,850
343,778
39.850
306,T18
(37,000>
Totsl equlty
383,628
(.37,0001
346.628
Changes to the profit and108s accourt
Period ended 31 August 2023
As previously Adjuslment As restated
Donalions and legacies
482,530
(37,000)
445.530
Net in ￿ndS
66.456
(37.000)

Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the Statement of
Financial Activities as Ihey become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
Other
Grants payable in the year were as follows:
Charitable
actlvltles
2024
Charitabl
acttvttles
2023
Grants ta institutions-.
Bwmingham City Mi55iO
Operation Mobilisation
Int8rseNe
SIM International
1,44
3,720
UCCF
1,'060
1,440
My5tard see.d Foundation
Gitts of less than'£1,000 each
Wycliffe UK Ltd
BITmingharii Collective
Urban Neighb'outs of Hope
Ftiends Intematiorjal
Church Central
West Sfftelhwick Congiegational Chuich
3,200
1.200
19,520
1.440
5,695
3.796
46,804
Grants to indNiduals
10.250
6,348
46,378