Annual Report of Castlegate Church 2023 - 2024
Charity Number 1176876
Registered Address: -
Castlegate Church – Flood Street – Dudley DY2 8NT
Constitution dated: - 2018
Trustees: -
Pastor Craig Bennett – Chair
Mr John Hill
Mrs Pam Pearce
Mrs Kam Kaur
Bankers: -
Lloyds The Bridge - Walsall
Objectives: -
The objectives of the charity are
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;
(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD
HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING
THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;
Management: -
The management of the Church is done by the Church council, which meets formally bi-monthly when possible.
Activities: -
The Church operates from a leased premise in Dudley. (This year we moved premises, renovating an old building for church/charity use)
Sunday and mid-week services take place. All these are open to everyone. Once a week we run a
foodbank at the premises.
On a weekly basis members of the church go out into the town to meet and pray with people from the community.
We annually have special outreach events in the town.
Castlegate Church Recelpt and Payments actounts forthe year ended 31 Marth 2025 General Funds 2025 Recelpts Balance blf 25,215.70 49,956.83 Receipts (Notel) 127.856.33 89,111.69 Paym•nts Wa8es Expenses Rent Insurance Electric Water Talk Talk & H3G Church Equlpment Bookshop Stock Church Outreach Speakers Delta flre Great Bridge Hall New Buildln8 Support Donatlons Mlsslon Mexico G E M m1551on CopyrS8ht Llcence Indla & Ar8entlna Other { Note 21 38.589.02 359.58 20,760.(KI 6,299.88 4,302.19 798.64 620.27 3,844.73 4,387.31 164.31 35,415.60 491.39 20,670.1x1 1,857.51 3,144.93 713.95 904.57 3.835.28 7,552.59 3.488.80 950.00 907.44 1,485. 21,703.08 2,8(.1) 2,035.45 1,950.00 12.958.84 3.ILM).00 197.(M) 6,548.07 19.488.78 132.898.31 13.626.92 113.852.82 Net Recelpts lknr Payn 20,173.72 25.215.70
Castlegat• Church Statement of Assets and Llabllllles As at 31 March 2025 2025 2024 General Fund 20,173.72 25.215.70 Summary of h¢w the funds *re hdd Current Accounts Uoyds Treasurers Account 20,173.72 25.215.70 Notes to the Accounts l Other Rec•lpts Tlthlngs Shop sales Room Hlre New Bulldin8 Fund National Grld Study Book5 Glft Aid Go Fund Pa8e Mexlco Argentlna Indla Mlsslon Centre & Tellord Donatlons Misc 64,872.12 10,879.37 1,516.51 51,084.60 14,397.79 462.11) 1,2(M). 655.98 6.805.36 7,015.05 2,198.41 113.50 5,0(Xi. 4.392.27 5.065.IX) 22,186.16 4,691.44 127.856.33 4831.33 5,561.13 89,111.69 Thlrtyone El8ht Church Merchandise Proclalm Accountant Study Books Wood8reen Parlsh CH Chairs Christmas Gift & Foodhampers Freshers Samaritans Purse Entertaining Coffee shop stock MIK 163.08 253.15 926.86 4,159.10 420. 116.99 2,2.() 2.529.23 4,607.63 621.27 737.28 1.080. I,C67.48 1,111.89 269.LKI 527.20 5.327.50 1.926.56 13,626.92 1.569.28 3.102.20 19.488.78
CASTLEGATE CHURCH Independert emaffllners YUalIfIed report Independent examlners reportto trustees Crth. Th15 report on the finandal ststements ol the dwfth forthe year ended 31 Mavth 2025 set out on the followln8 p¥e Independent Exafflln•rfs siat•ment l. Whlch 8h*J me reawnable ause to belleve th•t In wy materfal resp•ci the r•qulrnments: to keep x¢ountlry records In accordance wlth $130 of the actr, and to prepare accounts whlth acord wlth the accountln8 re¢ords and to complv wlth the aCcoUnth requlrements of the art and relulatlons have not been met. or to wlth, In oplnlon. •ttentlon shwld be drawn In &wd•r to •n•bl• propw Understand1 ol the accounts to be reache Bytheway & Co Chart•nxl C•rtlW kcountants Heame House 23 Bllston Str••t 5ed8ley DV3 IJA