Trustees, Annual Report for the year ending 31 August 2025. Reference and administration details: Greenstead Evangèlical Fre• Church is a ChaTFtable Incorporated Orpnisation (ao). Tho registered charity number Is 117330. The address of the Church is Magnolia Drive, Colchester. Essex. C04 3LQ The names of the charity trustees who manage the charity are: Trustee narne Office Dates acted if not for whole year Name of body entitled to appoint trustee Church Members As above As above As above Matthew Jonathan Morl•y Palmer Slmon John Ford Derek Andrew Dykes Benjamin Michael Johnson Brian David Rayner John Allan Ford Mlnister Treasurer Deacon Elder Deacon Deacon As above The Church Is affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC). Structure• governance and rnana8ement: The Church is governed by the Church ConstitutK>n and Church Handbook and 15 constituted as a CIO. The Trustees are appointed by the Church Members at a buslness meeting of the Church. Objettives and actlvltles: The purposes of the Church are the advancement of the ChristFan faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, primarily but not exclusNely within Colchester. The Church may also carry out other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the members of the Church, furtherthe work of the Church. The Church has consldered the Charity Commlsslon's guidance on publlc beneflt, In particular the specific guidance for the advancement of religion. and believes that thi5 has been met. (i) Achievements and performance: The Church seeks to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the neighbourhood through the services and other activities, but in view of the spiritual nature of these objectives it is difficult to specify achievements. We have a regular service on Sunday mornings and a family gathering on the premises mid-week on a monthly basis. Life Groups are held in homes and at church. There is an Adventurers Group for prirnary school children and an Explorers Group for pre-school children held on a Sunday momlng. There are monthly meetings for ladies and a further one forgames. All of these are open to the publlc, and there have been a lot of new people Coming to the church with several joining us in membership. The church has a very diverse congregation, both from the local estate and including students and others from nearby Essex Universityi of which *veral have joined the church and are taking an active part in church activities. On occasions we have been able to show care and support to some with personal problems. Several missionaries and organisations have continued to be supported during the year, some alded by personal vlsits from mlssionaries and others by Ilterature distribution. Flnanclal review: The Church is lar8•ly supportèd by voluntary contribution& In ord•r to provld• lonser term support to our minister and to fund necessary building worl the church recelved a number of grants and personal donations. Additionally, legacies of £18492 were recelved durln£ the year. These are reflected in the accounts for the period whlch shows income of £117541 and a surplus of £31924. The balance at the end of the year was £129479, Thls accumulatlon of funds wlll largely be applied to finance our future ministry and any necessary bullding maintenance. Durin8 the year the Church made gifts of £5455 to organisations involved In the work of the Gospel in the UK and throughout the world. No payments were made to trustees apart from the reimbursement of expenditure Incurred for the Church. Other optional information: None. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee< report on pages l and 2 above. I declare. in my Capacity as a trustee of the charity, that I have been authorised to sign this report on their behalf. SifnoThhfn F rd ITreasurer) Date (2) GREENSTEAD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH REGISTERED ASA CIO: NUMBER 1173360. RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS For yaar •ndlng 31 August 2025 RECEIPTS lknrMtrlct•d Rwtrlct•d DMlgn•t•d TOTAL TOTAL 2025 2024 Voluntary contrlbutSon• In¢om• Tax r•cov•r•d Grants L•gacy MIs8ion•ry •ts. oflwln Int•r•st S3,877 2,720 14700 11.233 505 1.180 4.123 14700 18.492 4,123 24,700 18.492 665 2.618 10.000 2M18 TOTAL RECEIPTS 100.876 10.065 117.541 81995 PAYIIENTS Lknmtrl¢l•d R••lrfct•d DMlgn•t•d TOTAL 2024 TOTAL 2023 Mlnl•try Church Utilitlm and M￿rt•￿n¢• Church xtlvltl Church admlnlstratlon and F••8 Mlsolon ••••x In•$much Mlsslonary •tc. off•rlng• 11000 ,on 9,404 2,423 6.426 2,400 435 5,455 55,131 31576 3,578 4.134 2.400 92 6.080 2,423 6A26 2,400 550 TOTAL PAYMENTS 74951 10.665 85,616 104.989 NET RECEIPTThYMENTS 31,925 31,925 •20,994 BROUGHT FORWARD 97.114 118.548 CASH FUNDS ThIS PERIOD END 129.039 129.479 97.554 GREENSTEAD EVANGEUCAL FREE CHURCH REGISTEREDASACIO: NUIIBER 11TJ360 STATEMENT OF A&8Efs AND UA81UTIES As at 31 August 2025. TOTAL TOTAL Cash fvnds 2025 2024 Currnnt account 20.134 20.134 5,908 Savlngs accounts 108222 1(m,222 91,194 Inasmuch acco￿ 1.123 TOTAL 129.039 129.479 97.$54 Non• Non• Non• Mon• Non• Non• Non• Non• A88•ts r•taln•d for th• ehaTIty8 own uJs• l¥hown at In¥urnn valu•): Church pr•ml••s and land Flxtur•8 and Equlwn•nt 1,332.e60 92297 TOTAL 1NI4957 Th• Truffjt•M ￿nfjrn￿ In x¢¢nl•nc• wtth th• ChwllalJl• In¢orpor•tsd Oryan18*10Tr8 IG•n•rnll R•gulations 2012. that at th• ￿riod •nd th• CIO thd not hav• out•t•nthy qunrant••s to thlrd parti•3 nor any d•l>ts secur￿ on a8#•ts of th• CIO. Th•r• *•r• Do Il•bllld•# at 31 AugU•t 2025 # **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees** **Report to the trustees** Charity Name Greenstead evangelical church **On accounts for the year** 31st August 2025 **Charity no** 1173360 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/08/2025** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **Responsibilities and** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the **basis of report** Act”). 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - • the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns 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 accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** **Date:** 21 04 2026 **Signed:** _Neil Loxley_ **Name:** Neil Loxley **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 39 Shakespeare rd Colchester Essex co3 4hl ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 2 **Oct 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 3 **Oct 2018** **IER**