ENTE AL CH MINI TIVE FOR THE YEA DED TRusfEES: Peter Brn¢e (Chair) Peter Stspleton Bety Davig D8niel Severin Valerie Bruce Alexandrina Brnce Trevor SteenSon Pamela Stephenson CHARITY NUMBER: 1172876 PRINCIPAL ADDRESS: 39 Fleet Street Aylesbury Bucks HP20 2PA INDEPENDENT EXAMINER BANKERS: National Westsninster B• 22 Market Square Aylesbury Bucks HP20 ISJ Page I
STAL C ENT FOR CIA ED31 TEM YEA Pa8• Truste¢J' Rwrt Ind¢peDdemt Exomln*r'i Report sthtem•nt ofFlnA Trclll Aeilvltl BAla4¢¢ Sheet Note• to the ACCOA ifvis Page 2
VICT RY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF ENDED I MARCH 2024 The Tru5t¢es present their report and a¢counts for the year ended 31 March 2024. The accounts have been prepared in 00rd8r with th¢ ae¢ounting policies set out in note I to the accounts and ¢omply with the Chureh's Trust Deed, The Charities Act 2007 and the Statement of Recommended Prncti "Accounting and Keporting by Charities" issued in March 2005. By the 8race of God 8nd the continuing help of our supporters we were able to meet many of our obje£tives for the We reitsrnte our mandatr as contsined in the Trnst d(entr. a) the celebration of publio worship b) the teaching of the Christian Faith c) misston and evangelism d) psstorai worK including visiting the sick and the bereaved e) the provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the lo1 eommunity. including (but not restricted to) the elderly, the youn8 and other wups 5pe¢ial needs; and the support of other charities, in the UK and Overseas tru¢ture Governance and The Church wa5 rcgist¢r¢d as an ind¢pendent Ch8Jity on 4 May 2017 The Members of the Truth who served during the year were:. Peter Bruce- Senior Pastor and Chair of Ttuste¢s Peter Stspleton B¢tty Davis Valeri¢ Bruce Alexandrina Bruce (Died 10110123) Daniel Severin Trevor Stephenson Pamela Stephenson Existing Tntee8 by resolution, appoints new Truste¢s at planned meetings. The Board of Tn who make the financial and management decisions oversee the activiti¢s of the Church. The spiritual and educational guidance of the congregation is delegated to the Pa5tor& Elders and Deparlmental Leaders who are appointed by the nior Pastor. (see governing document for mor¢ dctail) Th¢ Chur¢h's obj¢¢tives are the advancement of Christian and other ¢haritsble purposes and in pArticular, to further eduoation in the basi¢ prinGipl¢s of Chrtstian morality. The Charity also pArti¢ipates in a number of orggnisations such as the Ay1¢5bury Church Network (ACN). Page 3
OFGO LS, REPO NDED 31 MARCH 2 ForTheY We collect fo(d each month for distribution by Ourselv and party*r organi5ations to th¢ homele And thos¢ in need. We distribute food from supernlarkets within Buckinshamshire to Ye¢tpients in Buckingharnshire, Bedfordshire 8nd LdDE to church4 senior senior Gitizefts luoch Clu mothffs with young children homes and various chorities sup[ing th¢ We hold a level 2 fo safety certifitate which enabl&8 us to handle fd ¢orrectly as per fd thty St8ndards. PolieieJ And PnKed NJ We have policies in place cov¢ring DBS priwlure% have provided tiaining to volunteers with rcgard to safe guarding policies and procedures. We are ke0 up to dat¢ by Thirty-one Eight on thc latest pruTeS and updates to 5afr8UbTding l¢gislation. Chlld We tsk¢ child protection and the vuln¢rable seriously. voluntary workers have undergone Disclosur¢ Barring Se1¢¢ (DBS) Ck& (hr volunteers hav¢ undcrgone Ghiid PrOttIon training in the last 36 months. Caribbe&ll IIIUDI Lu h Club The ¢hurch has a dirett link with th¢ caribb Community iAmch Club CIC the chairn) of VPCOG 15 also th¢ CEO of the Caribb¢an Community Lunth Club CIC. Th¢ CCLC evolved out of the West Indian Association Lunch Club. The West Indian LunGh club was not a legal ffltity ¢.g. it was not a ch81ity or Community Int¢rest Company (CIC) which made it not fit for purp)se. It was r¢vamFd under the leadership of Peter Bruce who registered it as a CIC, w¢ have forg partnerships with Bucks Council, NHS, Helping Hand4 Leap JU to name a frw. We me& eVY Tuesday I I:00am- 3:00pm at the Aylthry multicultur Centr¢ to provide a nutritious Caribiwi mcal. We also health w00P& and
RY PENfEcosfAL CHURCH OF GOD YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2 Mission De rtment Support outsid¢ th¢ UL". We do not supp)rt charitabl¢ or8anis1tl(K outside th¢ UnitrAI Kingthm due to our current siz4 however we have JDUni We continue to build on our ttts with variws ¢ommunty wups such as the Ayle5bury interfaith group wheff w¢ look * mattern facing the commitiiity. This might include the stop aJNI search l1¢Y practic by the polic¢ in the town and wlth it is fairty applied xross all communities. uture Plans The plan for the future is to make the church a more profe5sionaJ organi an organisation that 15 not onty attractive to Christians but will weIring and telcvant to the wider CINnmunAty. To this end. w¢ have engaged with various organisations such as Chang¢ UK to explore hcalthy eati 1ft8 a¢tiv4 plu5 ac¢e5sin8 local support in Buckinghamshire. We are in th¢ Pro of tying to double ow current spac4 the first phase of the plan started in July 2020 e.& building a two bed flat at the bAck of the churclL thi5 pmvided in¢reased r¢v¢nu¢ in a tim¢ wh¢re the pAndemic has resulted in voluntary organisations exFriencin8 a fail in their inci>mes. Gron APPG We are helping the APPG promote how faith base organisl0n$ ¢an play a p8rt in ts¢klin8 lon¢lin¢ss by organising community suth as toffee morning& luncheth club4 or by visiting the elderly in their homes ¢tc. Falth Action We ar¢ also working with Faiih action to raise awarene of how faith bw ¢•n suppxt p¢opl¢ living with d¢m¢nti4 if you would like to volunteer or help with any of the we work with please contact us.
cr RY FGOD TRUSTE I REPORT We, the Tn of the Victory Pentccostsl Church of Gcwj Chwity. accordin8 to the commission given to us in St. Matthew 28: 19-20, Yherefor< go and make disGiples of all nations bAFrtising them in the nam¢ of the fath¢r and the Son and of thc Holy SpiriL teaching to oiw ¢verything that I have ¢ommanded you" We would like to tske this opportunity to thank all our Supp for your contributions and help throughout the past y¢•r without you we could not hav¢ achicved ail we did. On b¢half of the Board of Thtea. . Pastor Peter Bru¢¢ Chairp¢rson
VICTORY PENTECOSTAL HURCH OF GOD INDEPENDENT EXAMll¥ER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF vicfoRY P COSTAL CHURCH OF GOD W¢ T¢[rt on th¢ A¢¢ounts of the Charity for the year ended 31° March 2024 which are set out on Page 8 to 15, Re8peetfve Re8poD8lbllliles of Tru8teu and EXAnOe The Charity's Trnstees are responsible for the preparation of the Arxounts. Th¢ Charity's TnLSt¢¢s rA)nsider that an audit is not required for this yeer under Section 144 of The Charitie5 Ad 2011 (The Chariti¢s A¢t) and that an Independent Examination is needod. It is our responsibility to: . examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Chariti¢s A¢L • to follow th¢ procedwes laid down in th¢ g¢n¢ral Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities ACL and to stste wh¢th¢r parti¢ular matters hav¢ ¢om¢ to ow att¢ntion. Basis of Independent Examlller'8 Statement Our examination was carried out in accordance with g¢neral Directions 8iv¢n by The Charity Commission. An examination includes a Teview of the accounting records kept by th¢ Charity and a ¢omparison of th¢ Acwunts presented with those records. It also inclu&s consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the AUnt% and seeking explanation5 from the Trustees nC<mIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audi¢ and consequently no opinion is given as to wh¢th¢r th¢ Accounts present a *rne and faiv view and the report 15 limited to th05c matt¢rs s¢t out in th¢ stat¢m¢nt klow. Independent Examlxer's Statement In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention: . which gives us reasonable cause to believe tha¢ in any material r¢spe¢L the r¢quir¢m¢nts: . to keep accounting record in accordance with Section 130 of the Chariti¢s A¢t' to pr¢pwr a¢¢ounts whi¢h ac¢ord with the accounting records and compty with the accounting quirements of the Charities Act have not been meL or to which. in our opinion. attention should be drnwn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to b¢ reached. elo 39 Fl¢¢t S¢re¢t Aylesbury Bueks HP20 2PA Page 7
vicroRY FElEcOAL CH srATEME FOR THE YE ANCIAL A1VITI 31 MARCH 2024 Unr¢s¢rlete41 R#trkte41 Fthnd Fun Tot41 Total mln from ern¢ DOnlOnS and le8acies Rental. investsnent and other in¢omÈ 20J70 15 19.464 13.498 723 738 1973 32.962 2,824 Total lth¢owlts8 rt)tyr 3996 15 39.711 35,786 ChrJ¢bk #etlvl¢lM Church actlvitles Premises r¢lat¢d 29.357 Tot1 ¢h•rltsbk ¢xp¢odknre 29,357 Gov¢rnatt¢e ¢0 150 150 150 Tolal rewureu eip¢nded 29,507 N•t lurpl for tb• ytsrl Net movement ID 15 4272 6279 Fund bAl•nces l April 2023 i53 IK053 137.774 Fund balances &t 31 Mar¢h 21r24 Adiu$tsnenl R¢ Balance Sheet 149J25 144,053 17 Fundbalan at 31 March 2024 Final 515 149J23 J¥O53 P4e8
vi Y PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GO 20 Flxed sJets Tangible assets 27SIHIO 275.000 Current 1188ets Debtor8 InvlMents Cwh at Bllnk and in Hand 12 13 13 3271 3.121 7047 16.100 IOJ18 19,221 Credllon: #mouthts falllng due wlthln OM¢ yr 14 (650) (650) Net current amets 10,108 18.571 Totsl a•••ts eurreDt IIAbllltkn 285,168 293.571 Credttory: •mounts filllna due In mor• th# On¢ y¢ar 15 (135043) (149.518) Nt 149J25 144.053 lTreome ReseThes Bffi fimds Unrestricted fvnds Revduation ii¢serve 19054 5272 124,999 12,775 6.279 124.999 17 149A23 144,053 Apprnvod by the Tnte¢S on ......... ...... . . Chainnan Peter A Brn¢e Betty Davis Page 9
TAL OTESTO THE YEA E ACCOUNTS DED 31 MARC A¢tountlng Polle1¢ Bil• of prepArntlon The K%ounts have been prepared under the historical ¢o$t Convention. Th¢ acnts have been w¢pHred In 8ccordallce with applicable accounting Standard4 the Statement of iiecommended Pr•rtlce. "Accounting R¢portin8 by Chorities", issued In March 2005 8nd The Charltles ArA 2011. Ineomlp8 reIr¢t# Income Includlng that gifted under the Gift Aid S¢heme is taken into account when recelved by the Charity or notlfled to us by Inlgnd Revenue. Income recelved ID circumstonces where & Cloim for repayment of tlx has been or will be made to the Inlat)d Revenue 1$ shown nel with tax recovernble shown separately. Any amounts of ¢laimed aThd notifthl but notyet recelved from H M R¢Yenu¢ & Customs is showil within the Chority's debtor& Inierest and rental lrtcom¢ Ore taken into aw>unt when receivAble. IJ Resour¢ts expend Expendliure is taken Into account whert Inrred by tho Charity re8ardleB8 of when PA¢ThI h made and is alloc4¢ed to the appropriate h¢8dln8 in the ALxounts. Grants and donitions payable are tsken Into account at the ¢vlier of when they ue paid or b¢come wthctive obli8ation$ of th¢ Charity. T•Dglble fixed A••ets ADd d¢pr¢tla¢lon Tangible fixed usets other thAn fr¢ehold property are St8ted It cojt or valuation less depre¢ialion. DepTe¢ia¢ion 1$ provided at rates calculated to write off th¢ ¢03t or valu&tion less estimaied residual value of u¢h asset over its xpected us¢nJl lif4 as follows:. Fixtures fittin88 & equlpment Motor vehi¢leg Computer & Other equlpment IOV•- 25% on cost 25% on reducing bAlan¢e 33,33% on ¢ost Inv#tments Current wet IDvesknents are Staf at mArket value. Aeeumulated fundi Restri¢tsJ fid5 are subject to specific conditil)DS by donors 48 to how they may be used. The Purpo and uses of the rntrirted fim¢Ls we s¢t out In the not¢5 to th¢ accounts. Commltsnents for future eIpeDdltur¢ Other than normal commltm¢nts wider contracts of employmen( there are no contractual obli8ations to expenditure at the balan¢e sheet date. Where the trjstees have authorised expenditswe, which is not legally enforcettble or become constructive obligations, llmounts are s¢t aside into funds designated for the purpo8¢. Pa8e io
vicroRY pENfECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD TO THE ACCOUN DED 31 MARC DoDatlons aod Iweles 2024 2023 Donl0S and gifts PtEmises Renovation Fundraising 20J8S 19.464 20J85 19.464 Rentsl and investm¢n¢ ID¢ome 2024 2023 Rentsl income Interest reeeiv¢d Insurance ClaiDI 14.120 174 13,439 59 16J53 23.498 Ineomffing re8ource8 ¢haritsbk *¢tivitie8 2024 2023 Gift Aid tsx ffcovered Conference In¢ome 1973 2.824 Total resourecs •xpeHded O¢h¢r Grant Fuodln Totsl Total ChArltAbie At¢lvltles Ch Activities undertaken dire¢tly Donation$ 8nd gits Supw)rt ¢osts 22389 17,357 12.000 Iicrf)o Totsl 34389 29.357 of InvesttneThtslPremises Improvements to Premises Spend 29,357 GoVernart ¢osts 150 Iso 150 34439 4439 29,507 Gov¢rnan¢e Costs includes Indyndent Examiner fee. Pagell
RY TECO HURC OF NOTE TOTHEA R THE YEAR ENDED 31 Aetivl¢les UDdertkeD dlr¢¢lly 2024 2023 Other costs relating to chuwh activities comprise:. Pastoral fees and exPseS Printing & Stationary Light and heat General Expen Telephone & Computer Charges Mowr expens¢$ Equipment HireA)ulW¢ Flowers Misc Items Professional Fees & Other Exp (Includes PrniSeS hiTe below) Bonk Charges 3.600 143 907 9228 1.548 1.806 273 2883 9852 1,447 I97 28 97 124 17.357 Other sts relating to Improving BuildiDg Premises Hire Professional Fees Architect Fees Building Control Dontion8 & Gifts UDeluded In Gentrol Exp) 2024 2023 Gifts.. Artis¢ Preachers. Musicians etc Gr8nts to indtviduals 230 209 209 Page 12
RY PEI¥TECOSTAL HURCH FGO THE Support eosts 21n4 2023 12.000 Repain Staff Coms Depre¢iaiion li(KJO Tnutees The followin8 ttvsteu (or peTs0 conn with the4n) received ¢ither fees or remunerth or expenacs or love 8ifts excludin8 mlleage during the year for Pgstml (r Prof¢ssicm4VAdministrntive services to the churcb: PAB Sthyitt8 £15.600 (CollrteLx to Ptter BnKe) io. Employe Number ofempltyy¢ The avw m¢xJthty number of ¢mployees during the year was.'- 2024 Numb¢r 2023 Number Admlnistratlon Tnilble flI¢d Amets Flxtllre IIttiDV & L•Dd and Motor Ct or vluthbtt At l Awil 2023 Additions Disposals 275,(KX) 1057 276,837 At 31 Mareb 2WA4 27&N 271857 Depreelatlon At l April 2023 Charge for the year Eliminated on diyMI 1.857 At 31 Mreh 2024 1,857 Net book value At 31 M•r¢h 20LI 27SLMKI 27SOI)O At 31 Maffh 21Y24 27SfAO 275JJiKI Pw13
TECOST TES TO THE YE ACCOUNTS NDED 3) 12. Debtors 2023 IncoDie R¢¢overable Other Debtors Pr¢payments Accrued Income 2,973 2.824 298 3.271 3,121 13. Current aM¢t IDV¢rtments Th¢3¢ comprlse short temi dwlts. Credlton.. falllni du¢ wlthln ODe yr 14. 2024 21Y23 operty loans Other Creditors A¢¢wals Amod AdmInpen 50 600 600 6SO 650 Credl¢orn: IllllOllDts f8lllDg due ID Miore than one ymr 21n4 2023 Loons re Improvern•nt to bulldln8S 135043 149,418 13S843 149,418 Rertrfcted fvTrd• The income funds of the chority include restricted fur#Js comprisin8 the following unexpended ballln of donations nd 8rants held on trugt for the 8peclfic purpose of meetlng th• $ts of acquisilion of land and bulldin88 And other apitsl expenditure:. Movtm•nt In Ineomllli BAl8nce At Re$ourceJ BAIAD¢t at Bullding and wital expeftdltur¢ fund Caplthlised Expenditure lie Flat Is 515 15 515 Page 14
THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 17. Athalysb of net ay¢ts l1¢1Tr fvndg rmnds otsl Fund balances at 31 Marth 2024 are re¢$ by:" Tangible fL &8Sets 275.1))O 10.818 (650) 275.000 10.818 (650) (135.843) Creditors: arno falling due within oneyear CreditOf5: amounts falling due in mOT¢thon (tt ye (135.843) 28S168 (134843) 149J25 Uirestrk¢¢d Rejtrieted funds Tot•1 Unrealis1 gains included above." On tangl1¢ fixed as¥¢ts 124.999 124.999 124.999 124.999 Reconciliation of movements in unyealised gau unrealis 8airLS at l Apr&1 223 124,999 124.999 124.999 124.999 Cub Trlow Ststement {13,675) W.l.P Fixed Asset P&L IA 5272 P•B¢ 15