2024-03-31-accounts

TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR BRAUNSTONE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

FOR PERIOD 01/04/2023–31/03/2024

As leaders within the church and trustees of the charitable incorporated organisation, we have continued to strive to uphold and advance the purposes of the church over the last twelve months as described in our church constitution (section 3, paragraphs 3.1.1 and 3.1.2).

We are a non-denominational church situated in the heart of a large working-class housing estate on the west side of the city of Leicester.

We are conservative in our theology but retain, as our founding fathers did in the early 1960's, a keen evangelistic zeal to support our area both spiritually and materially.

Our weekly meetings are open to all age groups and backgrounds and Sunday church meals are provided on a semi-regular basis. We seek to entertain and instruct children and young people from the ages of four to eighteen years. We also support a summer camp for disabled children and young people at a well-established camp site in North Wales – some of whom (past and present) attend our church on a regular basis.

A small Independent Christian School makes use of our church buildings during term time. Their pupils range from four to sixteen years with a small proportion having special educational needs.

We also continue to support a Christian charity based in Loughborough who provide long term help to homeless men with drug and alcohol problems.

I believe these details represent a true and accurate record of our activities during this last financial year.

Neil Seeds on behalf of the Trustees of Braunstone Evangelical Free Church

CHARITY COMMISSION AND WAI IS Braunslone Evange16cal Free Church 1173676 Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For Ihe period from 1st April 2023 31sl March 2024 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last y•ar to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to th• nearest É to the r*¥est É A1 Recei Offenngs Covenants Renl- ECSL Donabons Refund - 8rrtish Gas Refund - E'on Donabons to Building Fund Renl - ESCL Portacakn"n 8uQdlng fund baance at 114123 tota ross Income 10,448 15,645 3.780 850 15,645 3.780 3.465 1,035 527 13291 647 1835 8.911 8.911 or AR) 36,852 36,852 4&495 set an see table . Investment sa es, A3Pa ents Paslorate Insuranc Lrfjht 8nd Heal Rales Repairs and Maintenance subs{￿P110nS and Iicenses Gifts 8.951 1J81 9.265 1540 1.336 221 321 2.287 500 1404 867 524 787 2287 524 78T C<Mlerences FCKXJ Costs BF Repairs and Maintenance BF Planniry PerrThssK BF Portac2bin 80 254 3,305 752 16,432 45.629 254 3.305 752 16,432 1458 Sub total A4 Assel and investment Loan re ents 867 667 4,798 Sub total 867 867 4.796 Total payments 46.4% 46.4 32.366 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfors betWOon funds A6 Cash funds last ￿ar ond Cash funds thls year end 13.130 14.680 5.036 1550 14,680 5.036 CCXX R18ccounts (SS) 30fO1 r2025

Sectlon B Statement of assets and Ilabllities at the end of the perlod Unrestrlcted funds to n•arost £ Restrlcted funds to n•ar•st £ EndowThnt funds to n•ar•sl £ Catogfxlog B1 Cash funds Bank Currenl Account 789 Bank 8ulkJlng Fund 3,956 Cash in hand 291 Total cash fvnds 5,036 xxxrt(s)) Unrestrlcted funds to n•arnst £ Restrlcted funds to n•ar•st £ Endowment funds to n•arnsl £ Fund to whlch asset bek>n Cost (optSonal) Currnrrt valu• B3 Investment assets Fund to whlch •sset belon Curr•nt valu• Cost (optlonaj) B4 Assets retalned for the charity's own use Ctmxch Bulding Manse Fund lo whlch r•lat•g kn￿nI du• ai B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two Irust8es behalf of all the trustees alure Pnnt Name Date of roval CCXX R2 accxxjnts (SS) 30101 r2025

(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trustees Braunstone Evangelical Free Church On accounts for the year ended 318t March 2024 Charlty no (if any) 1173676 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (llhe Trust") for the year ended 31103 12024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'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 Act. Independent trhe charity's gross income ex￿eded £250,000 and l arn qualified to examinerfs statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed bodyll. Delete [ ] if not 8pplicable. 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 con￿mIng 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 fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examin8tion. 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 aco)unt8 to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Date: 281h January 2025 Signed: Name: Kathryn Ann Marshall IER Oct 2018

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): NVQ Accounting Technician Level 4 Address: 9 Hunts Lane. Netherseal, Swadlincote. Derbyshire DE12 8BJ Section B InllWIIII Disclosure Only complete if the examiner need8 to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. Nothing of note IER Oct 2018

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

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Report to the trustees

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2024.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 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.

Date: 28[th] January 2025

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Relevant professional NVQ Accounting Technician Level 4 qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address:

9 Hunts Lane, Netherseal,

Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE12 8BJ

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).

Give here brief details of any items that the Nothing of note examiner wishes to disclose .

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