Registered Charty Number 11762fj0 TOWN CHURCH BICESTER ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31" MARCH 2025
TOWN CHURCH BICESfER YEAR ENDED 31" Marth 2025 Contents Church Information Trustees Report Independent Examiners Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the accounts
TOWN CHURCH BICEsfER YEAR ENDED 31" March 2025 HURCH INFORMATION STEE lan Lancaster Jonathan Reid Peter Cockram Simon Poole CHARITY NUMBER 1176260 CONTACT ADDRESS Jonathan Reld 4 Heather Road Blcester OX26 3YR PLACE OF WORSHIP Longflelds Prlmary School Bicester OX26 6QL BANKERS TSB Bank PIC Wantage Branch PO Box 11)00 BX4 7SB INDEPENDENT EXAMINER John Caladine Caladine Limited Chantry House 22 Upperton Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 IBF
TOWN CHURCH BICESTER YEAR ENDED 31" Mard) 2025 The Trustees have pleasure in presenting the annual report and accounts for the church for the Year Ended 31" March 2025 l. Objectlves and artivities The objects of the charity are the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Blcester and the surrounding neighbourhood. a5 well as carrylng out such other charitable purposes as sh311, in the oplnion of the charlty trustees put into practice the Chrlstian faith in accordance with the basis of faith. 2. Structure, governance and management The ¢hurch is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, charity number 1176260, and was registered with the Charity Commission on 13 December 2017. The church is governed by the church members. which includes the Trustee5, and the Trustees have ultimate oversi8ht. The Trustees are appointed by a majorlty of the church members. The Trustees who acted during the year were: lan Lancaster Jonathan Reid Peter Cockram Simon Poole 3. Revlew of Actlvttles Town Church Blcester became a church 13 December 2017. these accounts are the seventh accounts produced by the church and represent the seventh full year of operatlon. The church's vlslon continues to be the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Bicester and the surrounding neighbourhood. We have continued to approach this In a number of way5 durlng the period, including.. gathering together each week on Sunday afternoon at a local school for prayer, praise and learnlng from the Bible. mid-week small groups for mutual support and encouragement;
TOWN CHURCH BICESTER YE4R ENDED 31" March 2025 monthly and weekly prayer meetings; a weekend at home for mutual 5UPPOrt and encouragement; outreach events such as the Famlly Fun Dayi Curry Night, and Craft Night where we seek to reach out into the local community, meet those who live nearby to plav 8ames, make crafts, build relatlonships and speak about the Christian faith; We continue to grow in number. and regularly have around 100 attendees present at our Sunday servlces. Our membership Is over 45 and expected to grow further still. From a financial perspective we have maintained a healthy balance In our cash account and have contlnued to see an increase In the balance. Growth in the cash account is drlven bv increased giving by current members, along wlth the addition of new members in the year. 4. Flnanclal revlew and reserves pollcy Funds In the bank at 31 March 2025 were £65,037 of whlch £1,912 Is restricted funds for the purpose of the work ofjohn Ventre55 Wlth Wycliffe Bible translators. The church seeks to retaln enough reserves for the on8olng work of the Church. 5. Publ1¢ Beneflt The Trustees conslder that the actlvitles as descrlbed above fulfill the requlrements of the Charity Commlsslon's publlc benefit disclosure. 6. Rlsk Management The church members and Trustees re8ularly consider the risks to whlch the charlty may be exposed and are sat15fied that systems are In place to mltlgate exposure to the major risks. On behalf of the Trustees Trustee Date:
TOM CHURCH BICESTER YEAR ENDED 31" March 2025 INDEPENDEN MINER'S R I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year year ended 31 March 2025 RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE EXAMINER As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Acts 20111"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act, and in carrylng out my examination I have followed the applicable dlrectlons 8iven by the Charity Comm155ion under sectlon 14515llbl of the Act. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my attention in connettlon with the examinatlon givlng me cause to believe that in any material respect: the accountln8 record5 were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with those records; or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form nd content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reports) Regulation5 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view whlch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatlon I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connectlon with the examinatlon to whlch attentlon should be brought in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. John Caladine Caladine Limited Chantry House 22 Upperton Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 IBF
TOWN CHURCH BICEsfER YEAR ENDED 31. March 2025 Statsrn•ntof Financlal Advttles forth• Year Ended 315t Mar¢h 2025 In¢omg Irom: Donations R0str1¢tsd glvlng Charltsbk A¢twities 104.619 6.931 554 99,047 8,381 112,1Q4 107,808 Exp•ndltur¢ frorn: Chartt&l8& acaly1¢S 83,939 7,881 91,020 79.305 8,OC 97.310 R•5trf(a¢d giving G•n•rnl N•t Movant In fund• Genor41 fund8 At 18t April 2024 G•nernl lund$ ¥t 3181 March 2025 21,234 20.1) 30,088 R•8trlct•d Not mov•m•nl In fvndl R8strlraed lunds i11st Apill 2024 R¢slrfct•d funds 4131$t M•h 2025 -950 355 8tst•m•nt ul Fln•nclal Pojltlon •• at 31 Mah 2026 2028 Fl>¥d 4,974 11,3Ce 12. 10 7e.340 47T 53 119 Fund 71,401 I,W2 2sr J(n Rehj rdTn
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TOWN CHURCH BICESTER YEAR ENDED 31" March 2025 Equiprrént Equlprert Nthlclots Equbprn•rt 1WIW24 At31 XY2S 131 1018 431 31 5lQ 31 XQ5 1.512 31 Pl•th 2L 4.974 •L*arn 2026 10.818 lJ12 11362 io C•th•t B•r sk)JOkn2Trt 771 3q.Ll]7 11 .477 12 c1£1&7JJ (•)24.. 218.m OI£l,40Y.4)Y8 pl on 12024". £1,440). io