**Trinity Church Bristol Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31[st] May 2025**
Charity number: 1178689
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## **Trinity Church Bristol Trustees' Annual Report for the year to 31[st] May 2025**
## **CONTENTS**
Page
2. Reference and Administrative Information
2. Structure, Governance and Management
3. Objects and Activities
4. Achievements and Performance
5. Financial Review
5. Risk Management - Safeguarding
6. Statement of Responsibilities of Trustees
7. Accountant's Report
8. Statement of Financial Activities
9. Balance Sheet
10. Notes to the Accounts
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Charity name: Trinity Church Bristol Charity registration number: 1178689 Registered Office and Operational Address: 1A Glen Drive, Bristol BS9 1SA
## **Trustees 2024-25**
Carl Royston Bicknell Bokman Lee Ronald James MacPherson
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, incorporated and registered as a charity on 7[th] June 2018. Its governing document is the Constitution dated 2[nd] May 2018.
The Trustees make all policy decisions. Day to day decisions are made by the Church Elder and staff but only within the boundaries defined in their individual Role Descriptions.
## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees**
Trustees are recruited by the other Trustees as required, with a preference to recruit from within the church family. In line with the church rules and doctrinal distinctives, trustees should be male and have a standard of life and doctrine in keeping with that of elders as set out in the New Testament.
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## **Objects and Activities**
## **Charitable Objects**
1. The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, primarily, but not exclusively, within Bristol; and
2. such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, including but not limited to: the prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness; the advancement of education; and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life;
provided that the advancement of such purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Statements as may be adopted and amended by the CIO from time to time.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees have read and had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit; and consider that the following activities illustrate how the public benefit test is met.
- The Church provides many opportunities for people to find out about the Christian faith if they are interested. All the Church’s services are open to the public; and the website carries full details of service times. Also on the website are open resources about the faith (such as the sermons preached in the church).
- The Church endeavours to help those who attend in the conduct of their daily lives. For example, the Church’s teaching aims to strengthen their relationships (marriage, parenting, commitment to elderly or frail members); to serve others in the community (pastoral visiting, care for those in need, acts of service more generally); and to prepare them for life as good citizens and participants in the community. The Church tries to prevent people from becoming socially isolated, providing an opportunity for church members to meet each other’s emotional, mental and social needs.
- A major focus of the Church is the wellbeing of the young people and students attending, enhancing their capacity to relate to people across different generations (and from different social backgrounds), and offering activities which build their character, resilience, enjoyment of the world around them, friendships with each other, and willingness to serve those around them.
- The Church strives to contribute to community cohesion, by reaching out to those who are otherwise marginalised, excluded or vulnerable, and in breaking down cultural barriers, as for example, through the links with BISC – a ministry that seeks to help International Students settle in to life in Britain.
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## **Achievements and Performance**
During the last 12 months we have organized our ministry into 5 main areas:
## **Evangelism**
We have sought to bring the good news of Christ to Bristol in a variety of different ways. This year we held a Carols by Candlelight meeting which was well attended, and we ran a Christianity Explored course.
We’ve also had a committed group of people out on the streets handing out leaflets regularly every Friday afternoon, inviting people to church. In addition to all these other things we have also been keenly involved in the Bristol Christian Union.
## **The Sunday Gathering**
We preached through Luke, Isaiah and various books of the Bible. Our numbers varied between 20 and 50 people.
## **Student Ministry**
Focus is the name of our student ministry which meets every Tuesday evening. Up to May 2025 we held meetings going through Romans, and there was a weekend “at home” in Bristol.
## **Housegroups**
The house group contains the core group within the church. We studied one of the Anglican Church’s “39 Articles” every month, plus two weeks working through a book of the Bible. For Bible study we split into two groups.
## **The Monthly Prayer Meeting**
We have held a prayer meeting every month to bring all our needs to the Lord. This is of course in addition to individual prayer and prayer in small groups, but this particular meeting is a priority for sharing news and committing everything in prayer.
We continue to rely on our church family regulars for voluntary support and giving. We are consistently grateful to God for his provision through each other.
## **Affiliation and Support**
Trinity Church Bristol is supported by the Anglican Mission in England (AMiE), through which there are also accountability and structures for the Pastor and Trustees.
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## **Financial Review**
The accounts for the period show a surplus of £11,274 for the year (2024 deficit of £7,009). Budgeted expenditure is determined by the income available for the year, therefore the Trustees are satisfied that the charity remains a going concern.
## **Reserves Policy**
The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds should be at least three months of resources expended, which equates to around £10,000. At the balance sheet date free reserves amounted to £32,602 (2024 £21,329), therefore the charity’s level of reserves is well in excess of the target figure.
## **Risk Management - Safeguarding**
With the help of Christian Safeguarding Services, the Trustees have adopted both a Safeguarding Policy and a Health & Safety policy. Every leader working with persons under 18 is checked by the Disclosures and Barring Service and the Church conducts a thorough recruitment process to ensure the suitability of volunteers and the safety of children and vulnerable adults. In Sunday meetings parents are asked to supervise their children and an area of church is provided for them to sit with the children if required, with a live feed Skype call through to the meeting in the next room.
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## **Trinity Church Bristol Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees**
Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations.
The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees confirm that to the best of their knowledge there is no information relevant to the Independent Examination of which the Examiner is unaware.
The trustees also confirm that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that they themselves are aware of all relevant financial information and that this information has been communicated to the Examiner.
The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.
Approved by the trustees on 24[th] March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
………………………………………………………… Carl Bicknell, Trustee
………………………………………………………… Ronald James MacPherson, Trustee
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## **Independent Examiner's report to the trustees of Trinity Church Bristol**
I report on the accounts of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the period ending 31[st] May 2025 which are set out on pages 8 to 13.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’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 examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do 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.
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27[th] March 2026
Rupert Taylor 5 Mount Pleasant Millbrook Torpoint Cornwall PL10 1BH
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## **Trinity Church Bristol Statement of Financial Activities**
## **(incorporating Income & Expenditure Account) Year to 31st May 2025**
|||**Year to**|**Year to**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**31/05/2025**|**31/05/2024**|
|||(all unrestricted) (all unrestricted)||
||Notes|**£**|**£**|
|**Income:**||||
|Donations|[2]|48,294|28,881|
|Charitable activities|[3]|1,479|3,310|
|Investments||29|49|
|||---------------|---------------|
|**Total Income**||**49,802**|**32,240**|
|**Expenditure:**||||
|Charitable activities|[4]|38,528|39,249|
|||---------------|---------------|
|**Total Expenditure**||**38,528**|**39,249**|
|||---------------|---------------|
|**Net Income / (Expenditure)**||**11,274**|**(7,009)**|
|Transfers between funds|[8]|-|-|
|||---------------|---------------|
|**Net Movement in Funds**||**11,274**|**(7,009)**|
|Total funds brought forward||21,329|28,338|
|||---------------|---------------|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**32,602**|**21,329**|
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## **Trinity Church Bristol Balance Sheet As at 31st May 2025**
## **Charity registration number: 1178689**
|||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Notes|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed Assets**|[5]|644|859|
|**Current Assets**||||
|Debtors and prepayments|[6]|8,216|4,886|
|Cash at bank and on hand||25,590|18,769|
|||---------------|---------------|
|||33,806|23,655|
|**Current Liabilities**||||
|Creditors and accruals|[7]|1,847|3,185|
|||---------------|---------------|
|**Net Current Assets**||31,959|20,470|
|||---------------|---------------|
|**Net Assets**||**32,602**|**21,329**|
|**The funds of the charity:**||||
|**Unrestricted funds:**||||
|General funds|[8]|32,602|21,329|
|||---------------|---------------|
|||**32,602**|**21,329**|
Approved by the trustees on 24th March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
……………………………………… ……………………………………… Carl Bicknell Ronald James MacPherson Trustee Trustee
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## **Trinity Church Bristol Notes to the Accounts**
## **Year to 31st May 2025**
## [1] **Principal Accounting Policies**
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
## (a) Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". (b) Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis The charity's balance sheet at 31st May 2025 is in surplus by more than the total annual expenditure. Therefore the trustees are satisfied that the charity is a going concern on an ongoing basis. (c) Income Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the items of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Income from grants is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. Income received in advance of activities is deferred until the criteria for income recognition have been met (see Note 7). (d) Donated services and facilities Donated professional services and facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. There were no such donations during the year in question. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general volunteer time of trustees and volunteers is not recognised with any monetary value. (e) Interest receivable Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank. (f) Fund Accounting [i] Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. [ii] Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside by the Management Committee for particular purposes. [iii] Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. There were no such funds during the year in question. (g) Expenditure Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. As the charity is not registered for VAT, all VAT on expenditure is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:
[i] Costs of raising funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes. There were no such costs during the year in question. [ii] Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities, and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. [iii] Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. There were no such costs during the year in question.
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## **Trinity Church Bristol Notes to the Accounts (continued)**
## **Year to 31st May 2025**
- (h) Allocation of support costs
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. These include office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's charitable activities.
## (i) Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.
## (j) Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets are written off over the expected useful life of the asset, at 25% per annum on the reducing balance method. Individual items costing less than £500 are not treated as fixed assets.
## (k) Debtors
- Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered.
- (l) Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the account.
## (m) Creditors
Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
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[3]|Income from donations
2025
2024
Total
Total
[all unrestricted]
[all unrestricted]
£
£
Individual donations
44,964
25,630
Gift Aid
3,330
3,251
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48,294
28,881
Income from charitable activities
2025
2024
Total
Total
[all unrestricted]
[all unrestricted]
£
£
Contributions from participants
1,479
3,310
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1,479
3,310|
|---|---|
The charity received no government grants during the year (2024 nil).
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## **Trinity Church Bristol Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st May 2025**
- [4] Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
||Total|Total|
|---|---|---|
||2025|2024|
||£|£|
|Direct costs:|||
|Activity costs|10,145|12,169|
|Conference and networking costs|160|-|
|Website|722|335|
||---------------|---------------|
||11,028|12,504|
|Support costs:|||
|Bank charges|60|88|
|Legal and professional fees|1,242|-|
|Insurance|301|166|
|Salaries including pension & NI|25,500|25,958|
|Training|-|26|
|Fee for independent examination|182|220|
|Depreciation|215|286|
||---------------|---------------|
|Total Support Costs|27,500|26,745|
||---------------|---------------|
|Total Expenditure|38,528|39,249|
As the charity only undertook one area of activity during the period, support costs have not been apportioned.
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[6]|Tangible Fixed Assets
2025
2024
Equipment
Equipment
Cost
£
£
Opening balance
4,198
4,198
Additions during the year
-
-
---------------
---------------
4,198
4,198
Depreciation
Opening balance
3,339
3,053
Charge for the year
215
286
---------------
---------------
3,554
3,339
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---------------
Net Book Value:
644
859
Debtors and prepayments
2025
2024
£
£
Gift Aid due
8,216
4,886
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8,216
4,886|
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## **Trinity Church Bristol Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st May 2025**
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[8]|Creditors
2025
2024
Amounts due within 12 months:
£
£
Trade creditors
1,058
470
Accruals
210
252
Tax and National Insurance
580
510
Other creditors
-
1,954
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1,847
3,185
Movements in funds
Balance at
Transfers
Balance at
01/06/2024
Income Expenditure
between 31/05/2025
funds
Unrestricted Funds:
General Funds
21,329
49,802
(38,528)
-
32,602
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Unrestricted Funds:
21,329
49,802
(38,528)
-
32,602
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Funds:
21,329
49,802
(38,528)
-
32,602
Movements in funds
Balance at
Transfers
Balance at
_Previous year comparison_
01/06/2023
Income Expenditure
between 31/05/2024
funds
Unrestricted Funds:
General Funds
28,338
32,240
(39,249)
-
21,329
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Unrestricted Funds:
28,338
32,240
(39,249)
-
21,329
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Funds:
28,338
32,240
(39,249)
-
21,329|
|---|---|
- [9] Payments to trustees and related party transactions No trustees received remuneration during the year.
There were no expense payments to trustees during the year (2024 nil). There were no other related party transactions during the year.
|[10]|Staff costs
2025
2024
£
£
Salaries
24,500
23,500
Employer pension
1,000
2,458
---------------
---------------
25,500
25,958|
|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 1 (2024 1), and the average full time equivalent 1 (2024 1).
No employee earned over £60,000 per annum during the year.
The key management personnel of the charity are the trustees.
No employee benefits were paid to the key management personnel during the year.
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