## **BEACON CHURCH WYBERTON**
**CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NO. 1175209**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**for the thirteen month period ended**
**31st Decmber 2025**
## **BEACON CHURCH WYBERTON**
## **INDEX**
1 & 2 Trustees’ annual report
- 3 Receipts and payments account
- 4 Statement of assets and liabilities
- 5 Notes to the receipts and payments account.
## **BEACON CHURCH WYBERTON**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the thirteen month period ended 31st December 2025**
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the period ended 31st December 2025. The fincial statements comply with current statutory requirements and the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## **Constitution of the charity**
The charity was established by a trust deed dated 18[th] October 2017. The charity took over the work of the Beacon Church in Wyberton, Boston, Lincolnshire.
## **Objects of the charity**
The objective of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith by the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel, primarily, but not exclusively within Wyberton and its surrounding neighbourhood. The charity also has a secondary objective which is to put into practice the Christian faith; including but not limited to prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness, the advancement of education and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare.
## **Organisation**
The principal office of the church is at 5 Thomas Middlecott Drive, Kirton, Boston, PE20 1HU; however the congregation meets each Sunday at Wyberton Parish Hall.
The trustees meet on a regular basis to oversee the operation of the church.
The trustees at present are:
Paul Caddell; Marilyn Cobb; Stephen Pearson
## **Review of activities**
This year the trustees decided to extend the financial year by one month to make future reporting easier, particularly around the Love Christmas Campaign. As a result this report covers a thirteen month period fro, 1st December 2024 to 31st December 2025.
We ended 2024 with the usual Christmas festivities; carol singing in the Wyberton Care Homes, joining with other chruches. Our carol service was supported by Friars' Folly and was well received with attendance up from previous years. 2025 Christmas activities were the same and were well supported by church members and the local community. Carol singing took place on the Green both years with hot chocolate being supplied to the singers and those who joined us.
We are very grateful to all those who have supported over the past year, either in attending our services, volunteering or through their kind and generous donations.
## **Outreach**
Due to the change in accounting period this report covers two **Love Christmas Campaigns** . In both years we supported 51 families; a small increase on the 2023 numbers. We are grateful to the support of the churches and supporters across Boston who enable the raising of the required funds - especially Boston Seeds for their continuing support. In 2025 some new donors come on board including Wyberton Acadamies.
Monday and Wednesday **Open House Coffee** mornings are gaining momentum as well as being warm spaces during the winter months. We have offered free soup, homemade soup and a roll lunches from September to April, and now offer a light lunch on a Wednesday through the summer.
We have seen some new men join us at the Saturday **Men's Breakfasts.**
The "Alpha Course" finished in December 2024, and we followed this with the "Prayer Course" in the spring, and then "Talking Jesus" in the Autumn - both of which were very well attended and received.
We celebrated **RoadHog's** first birthday in December 2025, and have a great team who have well gelled together and are very committed. We welcome between 5 and 9 ypung people on the bus, and may be looking at moving the stop position nearer to the Quadrant.
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## **BEACON CHURCH WYBERTON**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 30[th] November 2024**
## **Music**
We have struggled for musicians and singers this year and at the back of the period changed the software to make reporting to CCLI automatic, and the services a little more professional.
## **Finances and members**
We have had some challenges with member numbers this period, with 3 regulars leaving the church. This has challenged the finances. As they were regular and generous donors. Additionally, several taxpayers are no longer reaching the threshold so we are unable to claim gift aid. We are, however, investigating the GASD scheme and can claim back for the previous two tax years. We have had to dip into our reserves quite considerably during the period, but are mindful that this was a thirteen month period. The church is still in a strong financial position, and has the reseves to ride the storm.
As our treasurer stood down in October, we have taken this as a time to review our finances, and the way we do things. We have almost managed to eliminaye bank chargeswell as streamlining the recording process.
## **Future developments**
- A visit from Pastor Paul from Bangalore is planned for the Spring. We are planing on organising an outreach event
- Baptisms are due in the Spring of 2026.
- We are keeping a closer control og our finances.
- We are reviewingall policies, and dtreamlining processes as appropriate
- We are planning further joint initiatives with other churches.
## **Reserves policy and risk management**
The trustees aim to maintain sufficient free reserves to cover six months future expenditure. At the year end free reserves stood at £23,480 (2024 – £30,470).This was in excess of the amount required.
The trustees consider the risks associated with the operation of the church at their meetings. Steps are taken to mitigate such risks, including the provision of adequate insurance.
## **Public benefit**
The trustees have due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The trustees consider that the charity is providing public benefit through the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the operation of community activities.
This report was approved by the trustees on …........................2026 and signed on their behalf.27th May
## **Paul Caddell**
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## **BEACON CHURCH WYBERTON**
## **31st December 2025**
|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
**NOTE**
**Receipts**
Offerings
**16,873.89**
Tax refund
**2,063.00**
Interest
**273.34**
Other donations
**409.89**
**Total receipts**
**19,620.12**
**Payments**
Catering and entertaining
**614.22**
Ministry
**13,000.00**
Rent
**2,866.25**
Training
**250.70**
Travel expenses
**54.45**
Printing, postage and stationery
**277.15**
Advertising
**169.00**
Donations and tithes
1
**5,893.44**
Ground level
**900.00**
Licences
**283.00**
Insurance
**477.22**
Bank charges
**85.66**
Equipment and repairs
**15.73**
Sundries
2
**276.24**
**25,163.06**
**Surplus/(deficit) of receipts over payments**
**(5,542.94)**
**Funds at 1st December 2024**
**29,769.62**
**Funds at 31st December 2025**
**24,226.68**
**2025**
**December**|13,680.82
603.75
285.49
4,217.70
18,787.76
1,207.20
10,285.00
3,055.75
676.08
-
261.06
161.46
2,442.29
720.00
506.00
471.64
90.00
-
27.24
19,903.72
(1,115.96)
30,885.58
29,769.62
2024
November|
|---|---|
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## **BEACON CHURCH WYBERTON**
## **31st December 2025**
|**RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENT IN ASSETS**
**Opening cash reserves**
Bank current account
**3,271.78**
Bank deposit account
**25,572.09**
Cash in hand
**179.57**
**29,023.44**
Surplus/(deficit) of receipts over payments
**(5,542.94)**
Gift aid refund
**-**
**Closing reserves**
**23,480.50**
**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
**Closing cash reserves**
Bank current account
**2,631.29**
Bank deposit account
**20,845.43**
Cash in hand
**3.78**
**23,480.50**
**Other assets**
Gift Aid refund
**3,978.50**
**Net assets**
**27,459.00**
**2025**
**2025**
**December**
**December**|1,808.31
25,298.29
93.55
27,200.15
(1,115.96)
2,939.25
29,023.44
3,271.78
25,572.09
179.57
29,023.44
1,447.00
30,470.44
2024
2024
November
November|
|---|---|
All the funds of Beacon Church Wyberton are unrestricted
These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis as in previous years and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (revised 2008) and appropriate legal requirements.
We approve these accounts and confirm that we have made available all relevant records and information for their preparation.
|On behalf of Beacon Church Wyberton||Paul Caddell|
|---|---|---|
|Registered charity No 1175209|Dated|….......................2026
27th May|
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## **BEACON CHURCH WYBERTON**
## **31st December 2025**
## **NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 2025**
|1 **Donations**
Restore Church
Tear Fund
Centrepoint Outreach
Boston Foodbank
Love Christmas
(2 years)
Release International
Road Hog
Christian Aid
Safer Families
Unicef
Christian Blind
Christian Concern
Crisis
Premier Christian Radio
Missionary Aviation Fellowship
2 **Sundry**
Sundries
CDs and sleeves
DBS clearance service
31-8|**200.00**
**3,493.44**
**200.00**
**400.00**
**200.00**
**200.00**
**200.00**
**200.00**
**200.00**
**200.00**
**200.00**
**200.00**
**5,893.44**
**-**
**-**
**3.00**
**-**
**39.24**
**234.00**
**276.24**
**2025**|2024
200.00
200.00
330.00
-
1,712.29
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,442.29
-
-
9.74
17.50
-
-
27.24|
|---|---|---|
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