HEC CIO 1177176 – Annual Report – Presented to Members on 23.4.24
HEC CIO continued to operate during 2024-25 to align with its key mission and to promote Christ and serve the local community. To Know Jesus and make him Known. Promoting the Christian Faith according to its constitution and rules.
During the year we have completed several biblical series on Sunday mornings and evenings.
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And God Said. – Seasonal series
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Acts of the Apostles
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Plus One – Famous verses and the neighbouring verses
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Luke – All About Jesus
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The Apostles of Jesus
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Christ is Born
The numbers of members have increased, and the church continues to grow with new visitors and attenders each month.
1. Ministers report: AGM 2025
Praise the Lord for His bountiful goodness to us over this last year.
From the Children’s work in Sunday School, Youth Bible Study, Creche, Toddlers, Explorers, Who Let the Dad’s Out, Bible Holiday Club or Schools work and the new youth group, to the Lunch Club, Craft Club, Men’s and the Ladies Prayer breakfast, the coffee mornings, the various other outreach events and everything else in-between we have seen the Lord’s hand of blessing.
We see and hear God’s truth faithfully preached each week, as His people are strengthened and sanctified in their faith through the saturation of His word.
Home groups by and large continue to grow. We have around 65 attending although the numbers in some groups fluctuate, so elders took the decision to combine two of the groups in order to consolidate the group. There are now 5 groups over two nights all currently lead by the Elders. Thank you to those who have led the house groups and to those who offer hospitality.
Regular Sunday attendance is encouraging, we are constantly seeing new faces, some are staying and find a spiritual home with us. On our prayer diary we see the extent of those associated with church and those who regularly attend. (169) (146)
Grateful thanks to all those who have supported the teaching and preaching ministry this year and to all those who have led our worship each week.
Preachers from Holmgate have also been able to support local fellowships including Birches Lane, Stonedge Chapel, Steep Turnpike, Green Bank Chapel, and Christ Church Aspley (in Nottingham).
A Christianity Explored course starts a week on Wednesday. We have three folks who have said they will attend, with several others expressing a desire to. Please pray that those the Lord’s hand is upon will come and learn more of Him.
Associate Ministers report – AGM 2025
I want to praise God for the many people who attended our March 4 Mission events and I want to rejoice in the many blessings He has afforded us as individuals and as a church.
Thank you to all who came and supported our March 4 Mission events. We ran a range of different activities, all of which were well supported by the church, and members of the community.
Another highlight was the Michael J. Tinker Show, which was suitable for all the family. Over 100 people turned up to enjoy the show, which had a gospel thread all the way through.
Mission, it is really encouraging to see a Christianity Explored Course starting next week. We launched our first Holiday Bible Club at Birches Lane, the day following an Easter Holiday Club at Holmgate. Across both Bible Clubs, we had over 60 children attend.
Finally, work behind the scenes has continued on the next stage of a potential Satellite Site. If you remember, back in our January Meeting, we unanimously voted to move to this next stage. This evening, we presented you with the ‘Where & Who’.
2. Re-election of Officers
At the meeting, Phil informed the members that both Richard Lowe and Gareth Paradise were up for re-election. The decision to re-elect both Richard Lowe and Gareth Paradise was unanimous. Steve Allwood stepped down as Deacon after several year of service.
3. Other Activities and Ministries
The many active ministries within HEC CIO continue during the week in addition to Sunday services and midweek meetings for Bible Study and Prayer.
| • | Lunch Club, | • | Youth Ministry |
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| • | Ladies Prayer Group | • | Ladies Ministry |
| • | Pastoral Care Group | • | March 4 Mission |
| • | Who let the Dad’s out? | • | Holiday Bible Clubs |
| • | Men’s Breakfast, | • | Prayer week |
| • | Toddlers, | • | Fellowship Meals |
| • | Craft Club, | • | Songs of Praise |
| • | Explorers, |
4. Church Buildings and Land
The church still owns and maintains three properties – The High Street shop is let with a new Tennant for the shop and the ongoing Tennant for the flat. The manse at which the pastor lives and the church itself.
The church refurbished the main entrance during the year and upgraded the fire doors
5. Closing Summary
The church continues to grow, and we see many visitors and guests. We thank God for his goodness and for the faithfulness of his people who volunteer and serve in our church.
Simon Brewer Trustee
Holmgate Evangelical Church CIO - Charity 117766 Income & Expenditure Account for Year ended 31st March 2025
| Bank Account Balances @ 31/03/25 Notes Income HEC Collection & Regular Giving HEC Other Income & Designated gifts 1 High Street Rental Income 2 Ledger Account Balances @ 31/03/25 Agency Agency Sub Total Other Income Subtotal Total HEC Income RegularExpenditure Employees HEC Ministries Utilities 3 Running Costs 4 Manse High Street Outreach Refurbishment 5 Tithe / Giving Misc Payments Non GF payments Total Payments Agency Agency Total Expenditure Total HEC Payments Net (deficit / surplus for Year) |
£ £ £91,999 £2,005 £9,072 £103,076 £2,363 £2,363 £0 £105,439 £67,866 50.2% £5,012 3.7% £14,857 11.0% £5,376 4.0% £2,073 1.5% £0 0.0% £1,534 1.1% £28,114 20.8% £8,312 6.1% £697 0.5% £1,436 1.1% £135,277 £1,717 £1,717 £136,994 £31,555 2024/25 |
£ £ £91,999 £2,005 £9,072 £103,076 £2,363 £2,363 £0 £105,439 £67,866 50.2% £5,012 3.7% £14,857 11.0% £5,376 4.0% £2,073 1.5% £0 0.0% £1,534 1.1% £28,114 20.8% £8,312 6.1% £697 0.5% £1,436 1.1% £135,277 £1,717 £1,717 £136,994 £31,555 2024/25 |
£ £ £70,123 £815 £7,172 £78,110 £1,910 £1,910 £0 £80,020 £71,953 £1,439 £9,608 £12,883 £1,903 £639 £1,017 £948 £7,299 £0 £0 £107,689 £1,584 £1,584 £109,273 £29,253 2023/24 |
£ £ £70,123 £815 £7,172 £78,110 £1,910 £1,910 £0 £80,020 £71,953 £1,439 £9,608 £12,883 £1,903 £639 £1,017 £948 £7,299 £0 £0 £107,689 £1,584 £1,584 £109,273 £29,253 2023/24 |
£ £ £21,876 £1,190 £1,900 £24,966 £453 £0 £25,419 £4,087 £3,574 £5,249 £7,507 £170 £639 £517 £27,166 £1,013 £697 £1,436 £27,588 £133 £27,721 £2,302 Variance |
£ £ £21,876 £1,190 £1,900 £24,966 £453 £0 £25,419 £4,087 £3,574 £5,249 £7,507 £170 £639 £517 £27,166 £1,013 £697 £1,436 £27,588 £133 £27,721 £2,302 Variance |
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| £24,966 | ||||||||
| £453 | ||||||||
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| £25,419 | ||||||||
| £107,689 | £27,588 | |||||||
| £1,717 | £1,584 | |||||||
| £136,994 | £109,273 | £27,721 | ||||||
| £31,555 | £29,253 | £2,302 | ||||||
Final Accounts
Monthly Reconciliation sheets 2024-2025 Final HEC I & E Sheet
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Holmgate Evangelical Church CIO
Final Accounts
| Notes Bank Account Balances @ 31/03/25 Co-Op Current Account RBS High Interest RBS High Street Account Unpresented Collections Unpresented Payments Total Cash Ledger Account Balances @ 31/03/25 General Fund Outreach Maintenance Tithe & Giving Contingency Pension Explorers Designated events High Street Agency Total Total Available funds Liabilities HMRC Gift Aid Claim (to be submitted) Total of Liabilities/Creditors Working Capital & Net Assets Excluding premises |
£ £ £0 £0 £28,599 £0 £0 £28,599 £5,644 £203 £9,525 £9,406 £10,000 £130 £154 £0 £9,184 £3,711 £28,599 £0 £28,599 2024/25 |
£ £ £0 £0 £28,599 £0 £0 £28,599 £5,644 £203 £9,525 £9,406 £10,000 £130 £154 £0 £9,184 £3,711 £28,599 £0 £28,599 2024/25 |
£ £ £981 £1 £58,572 £2,602 -£2,003 £60,153 £11,016 £185 £24,196 £6,688 £10,000 £100 £69 £540 £3,773 £3,586 £60,153 £0 £60,153 2023/24 |
£ £ £981 £1 £58,572 £2,602 -£2,003 £60,153 £11,016 £185 £24,196 £6,688 £10,000 £100 £69 £540 £3,773 £3,586 £60,153 £0 £60,153 2023/24 |
£ £ -£981 -£1 -£29,974 £0 -£2,602 -£2,003 £31,555 -£5,372 £18 -£33,721 £2,718 £0 £30 -£223 -£540 £5,411 £125 £31,555 £0 -£31,555 Variance |
£ £ -£981 -£1 -£29,974 £0 -£2,602 -£2,003 £31,555 -£5,372 £18 -£33,721 £2,718 £0 £30 -£223 -£540 £5,411 £125 £31,555 £0 -£31,555 Variance |
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| £28,599 | £60,153 | £31,555 | ||||
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| £28,599 | £60,153 | -£31,555 |
I certify that the income and expenditure account for Holmgate Evangelical Church for the year ended 31st March 2025 together with the balance sheet at 31st March 2025 are in accordance with the books, information and explanations received
| Name: Signature: |
Simon Brewer | 19th Jan 2026 |
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Monthly Reconciliation sheets 2024-2025 Final Balance Sheet
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Holmgate Evangelical Church CIO Notes on Financial Accounts - Year ended 31st March 2025
| 1 Designated Events Church Weekend Away Toy Appeal Total Designated Events 2 2024/25 High Street Rental Income Main Shop Flat - Tennant Rental Income for period 3 Utilitity / Service Costs Insurance Electricity Gas Water Plus Telephone/Internet Website Cleaning Photocopier Car Parking Fire Extinguishes / Alarm 4 Running Costs Printing Office Supplies / Stationary Advertisements Microsoft Office 365 subs FIEC Equipment / AV Child Protection / DBS /CSS Caretaking Cleaning Windows Fees / Subscriptions Maintenance Postage & delivery 5 Refurbishment Costs Church Refurbishment - Hallway & Porch & firedoors High Street Repair |
Amounts 1,910 £ 95 £ |
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| 2,005 £ 5,700 £ 3,372 £ |
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| 9,072 £ 1,651 £ 3,600 £ 4,317 £ 180 £ 936 £ 148 £ 1,719 £ 1,284 £ 450 £ 574 £ |
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| 14,857 £ 165 £ 111 £ 287 £ 396 £ 1,440 £ 1,270 £ 279 £ 547 £ 175 £ 331 £ 330 £ 44 £ |
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| 5,376 £ £24,405 £3,709 |
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| £28,114 |
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Monthly Reconciliation sheets 2024-2025 Final Notes
| HOLMGATE EVANGELICAL CHURCH EXPENDITURE 2024-25 | 2024/25 | 2022/23 | Difference | |
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| Total HEC Expenditure | £136,993.65 | £109,272.75 | £27,721 | |
| Employees Salaries & Oncosts | £58,486.92 | £65,574.00 | -£7,087.08 | |
| Pensions | £6,682.27 | £6,378.65 | £303.62 | |
| Ministers Mobile Phone/internet | £310.74 | £0.00 | £310.74 | |
| Book Allowance | £52.88 | £0.00 | £52.88 | |
| Travel Expenses | £268.65 | £0.00 | £268.65 | |
| Courses / Conferences | £2,064.50 | £0.00 | £2,064.50 | |
| Sunday Services | £361.13 | £0.00 | £361.13 | |
| Sunday School | £353.58 | £102.89 | £250.69 | |
| Toddlers | £75.54 | £0.00 | £75.54 | |
| Relay/Youth | £43.91 | £0.00 | £43.91 | |
| Fellowship Meals | £433.77 | £205.21 | £228.56 | |
| Bible Study | £542.29 | £0.00 | £542.29 | |
| Mens Ministry | £495.55 | £0.00 | £495.55 | |
| Speakers Costs | £350.00 | £381.35 | -£31.35 | |
| Fellowship Events | £2,356.49 | £580.51 | £1,775.98 | |
| Insurance | £1,650.71 | £1,543.22 | £107.49 | |
| Electricity | £3,600.00 | £3,600.00 | £0.00 | |
| Gas | £4,316.93 | £3,125.76 | £1,191.17 | |
| Water Plus | £179.57 | £578.37 | -£398.80 | |
| Telephone/Internet | £935.68 | £760.67 | £175.01 | |
| Website | £147.52 | £0.00 | £147.52 | |
| Cleaning | £1,718.79 | £1,686.36 | £32.43 | |
| Photocopier | £1,284.00 | £2,112.85 | -£828.85 | |
| Car Parking | £450.00 | £525.00 | -£75.00 | |
| Fire Extinguishes / Alarm | £573.61 | £279.31 | £294.30 | |
| Printing | £165.40 | £0.00 | £165.40 | |
| Office Supplies / Stationary | £111.46 | £0.00 | £111.46 | |
| Advertisements | £287.28 | £0.00 | £287.28 | |
| Microsoft Office 365 subs | £396.00 | £0.00 | £396.00 | |
| FIEC | £1,440.00 | £1,440.00 | £0.00 | |
| Equipment / AV | £1,269.52 | £1,854.70 | -£585.18 | |
| Child Protection / DBS /CSS | £278.96 | £277.50 | £1.46 | |
| Caretaking | £547.06 | £315.97 | £231.09 | |
| Cleaning Windows | £175.00 | £225.00 | -£50.00 | |
| Fees / Subscriptions | £331.02 | £2,494.27 | -£2,163.25 | |
| Maintenance | £330.00 | £732.83 | -£402.83 | |
| Postage & delivery | £44.04 | £128.00 | -£83.96 | |
| Manse Council Tax | £1,530.33 | £1,417.15 | £113.18 | |
| Manse Insurance | £473.08 | £0.00 | £473.08 | |
| Severn Trent Water | £69.85 | £0.00 | £69.85 | |
| Community Centre Hire | £250.00 | £0.00 | £250.00 | |
| Holiday Bible Club | £138.02 | £0.00 | £138.02 | |
| Outreach | £1,146.13 | £275.00 | £871.13 | |
| Church Refurbishment | £24,405.21 | £756.00 | £23,649.21 | |
| High Street Refurbishment | £3,709.00 | £192.00 | £3,517.00 | |
| OM Ships | £600.00 | £600.00 | £0.00 | |
| Scotherns | £600.00 | £600.00 | £0.00 | |
| Barnabas Aid | £600.00 | £600.00 | £0.00 | |
| EMF | £600.00 | £600.00 | £0.00 | |
| Gideons | £600.00 | £600.00 | £0.00 | |
| Wycliffe | £600.00 | £600.00 | £0.00 | |
| Caring for Life | £1,420.00 | £838.00 | £582.00 | |
| New Tribes Missionaries | £2,544.00 | £2,520.00 | £24.00 | |
| Books for Church | £747.56 | £0.00 | £747.56 | |
| CCLI licence | £539.48 | £0.00 | £539.48 | |
| Misc | £157.05 | £0.00 | £157.05 | |
| Total HEC GF Expenditure | £133,840.48 | £107,688.75 | £26,151.73 | |
| Designated Givingto NTM Missionaries | £1,140.00 | £1,164.00 | ||
| LeprosyMission | £157.00 | £0.00 | ||
| Scotherns | £420.00 | £420.00 | ||
| Total Agency Expenditure | £1,717.00 | £1,584.00 | ||
| HEC Non GF Funds | ||||
| Explorers | £954.77 | £0 | £955 | |
| Others | £481.40 | £0 | £481 | |
| Total Non GF Funds Expenditure | £1,436.17 | £0 | £1,436 | |
| Total HEC Funds Expenditure | £136,993.65 | £109,272.75 |
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Monthly Reconciliation sheets 2024-2025 Final 2024-25 Expenditure Detail
Independent examiner's report on the accounts to the trustees membeTS O Holmgate Evangelical Church CIO On accounts for the year ended 3113125 Charity no (If any) 1177176 No of Page$ Two Respective responsibilities o trustees and examine The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this y8ar under section 43121 of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Acll and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by thg Charity Commission {under sedion 4317llb) of the 1993 Act. and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting reGords kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such mallers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited lo those matter5 set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (8lkeF Basis of independent examiner's statemènt Independent examlnerfs statement l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respect, the requirements.. to keep accounling reGords in accordan with section 41 of the 1993 Act.. and to prepare accounls which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met., or 2. lo which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Signed: Date: 3 Namo: MA14 1J4AIi Relevant professional quallflcatlon{s) or body Ilf any}: LIMA Address: Qce EIZ gt
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brlef detalls of any Items that the examiner wlshes to dlsclose. IER April 2011