## **CRINDAU COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **______________________________**
**REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025**
**_____________________________________**
**C Management Services 69 Velindre Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2TF**
## **CRINDAU COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025**
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
|**Trustees:**|Phil Luff||
|---|---|---|
||Andrew David Jones||
||Howard Douglas Lewis||
||Ian Tansill Bickerton||
||Ian William Jenkins||
||Mario Mancino||
|**Charitable position:**|Charitable Incorporate Organisation no.|1179109|
|**Governing Document:**|Foundation Constitution dated 9/7/18||
|**Address for correspondence:**|Crindau Community Church||
||2 Malpas Road||
||Newport||
||NP20 5PA||
|**Independent Examiner:**|Paul Burnell ACMI||
||C Management Services||
||69 Velindre Road||
||Whitchurch||
||CARDIFF||
||CF14 2TF||
|**Bankers:**|Barclays Bank Plc||
||Co-operative Bank Plc||
||**CONTENTS**||
|||Page|
|Charity Information||2|
|Trustees Report||3-5|
|Independent Examiners Report||6|
|Statement of Financial Activities||7|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities||8|
|Notes to the Accounts||9|
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2025**
The Trustees have the pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year to 31[st] March 2025.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Nature of organisation**
The charity is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation. It was formed and registered with the Charity Commission on 9 July 2018 (number 1179109).
## **Appointment of Trustees**
New trustees are appointed by extant trustees, who keep the composition of the trustee body under review to ensure that it includes sufficient people with the time and expertise to manage the charity effectively.
## **Income**
The income of the charity arises mainly from (a) contributions from church members and (b) rental payments from shops owned by the charitable trust. In addition, smaller amounts may be raised from voluntary donations during church activities. The charity will also make applications for grant funding from other institutions in support of their activities.
## **Risk Management**
The charity is committed to ongoing assessment of the risks to which it, and the church is exposed and is confident that it has a reporting system in place which advises on a regular basis of any potential risks to enable them to mitigate as appropriate.
The insurance requirements of the church are reviewed annually to ensure all prospective liability situations are adequately covered.
The trustees have a Safeguarding policy in place and monitored by a safeguarding officer.
## **Organisational Structure**
The Trustees are responsible for all aspects of Crindau Community Church relating to the fabric and maintenance of the building and shops for which it is the landlord. The spiritual and pastoral needs of the church are addressed by Elders and other leaders who serve on a voluntary basis.
## **Responsibility of the Trustees**
Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which give a true and fair view of the state of the charity and of its income and expenditure for the year.
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We are required to:
1. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
2. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
3. State whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts
4. Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. We also have a responsibility to safeguard assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
## **Our Aims and Objectives**
The object of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith through the provision of services for prayer and worship and pastoral care and outreach into the community.
This is done through a variety of activities which are for the public benefit including:
- The holding of a weekly communion service and all-age family services (“Family Church“ previously known as “Encounter“) are open to all and
- free of charge. During Family Church children are invited to attend Junior Church held separately from the adults service.
- The holding of a weekly service for prayer, Bible study, missionary reports, and ministry (“Together on Tuesdays”)
- A weekly coffee morning (“Coffee Pots”) which is open to all and free of charge. Children from the local school under the Heddlu Bach scheme assist during this coffee morning.
- A need for activities for children during the school summer holidays was identified. An “Open House” concurrent with Coffee Pots to meet this need has been organised for children.
- Provision of free Christian literature and Bibles on request.
- Pastoral visits, prayer, and support for members of the church and the public who request it.
- Special services marking the Christian year at Easter, Harvest and Christmas with the provision of a meal which are open to all and free of charge.
- Support for other Christian works.
- Members of the fellowship support the Show Jesus Charity through volunteering for the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show during July.
- Annual service and prayer time for the suffering church. Offering taken to support works by organisations such as Open Doors.
- Ad hoc offerings when the church leadership are aware of pressing needs.
- Support for our community school which has included fundraising and provision of “Bags of Hope” containing food essentials for the school to distribute as appropriate to those in greatest need. One member of the leadership team now sits as a Governor for the school.
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In addition, the Trustees have undertaken necessary maintenance and improvement work on the church building to ensure it remains accessible and safe for all users.
## **Public Benefit Requirement**
In planning the activities, the Trustees have applied the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in December 2008.
## **Plans for Future Periods**
The charity continues to look for opportunities to contribute to and enhance the spiritual and physical needs of our church and community.
## **Independent Examiner**
Paul Burnell of CMS was appointed as the organisation’s independent examiner during the year.
This Report was approved by the Trustees on 18[th] September 2025 and is signed on their behalf by
Howard Lewis
(Secretary)
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **CRINDAU COMMUNITY CHURCH**
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2025, which are set out on pages 4 to 7.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
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 year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. 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 to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Paul Burnell
Paul Burnell ACMI 18th September 2025 For and on behalf of:
C Management Services (trading name of C Mgmnt Services Ltd) 69 Velindre Road
Cardiff CF14 2TF
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## **CRINDAU COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2025**
|Note
**RECEIPTS**
_Receipts from generated funds_
_Receipts from charitable_
_activities_
3
_Other receipts_
4
Interest received
Total Receipts
**PAYMENTS**
Charitable activities
5
Total payments
**Net Receipts/(Payments)**
Transfers between funds
Fund balances at 1st April 2024
Fund balances at 31stMarch
2025|Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total Funds
2025
£
Total Funds
2024
£
15,247
798
16,045
21,298
142
-
142
-
16,918
-
16,918
14,137
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||32,307
798
33,105
35,435|
||42,369
798
43,167
30,238|
||42,369
798
43,167
30,238|
||(10,062)
-
(10,062)
5,197
-
-
68,446
173
68,619
63,422|
||58,384
173
58,557
68,619|
The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts.
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**CRINDAU COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025**
## **1. Fixed Assets**
|Insurance
Value 2025
£
The value of assets owned are:
Buildings
3,171,713
Equipment
108,459
3,280,172
**2. Bank & Cash Balances**
2025
£
Investments
32,033
Cash at bank and in hand
26,524
58,557
**3. Other Assets and Liabilities**
2025
£
_Assets_
Gift aid tax recovery not yet received
3,863
_Liabilities_
Unbilled fee for Independent Examination 175|Insurance
Value 2024
£
2,149,750
96,838
2,246,588
2024
£
28,504
40,115
68,619
2024
£
2,243
175|
|---|---|
The accounts were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 18[th] September 2025 by Howard Lewis
The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts.
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## **CRINDAU COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis with a statement of assets and liabilities
|**2. Voluntary receipts**
Donations
Gift Aid Donations
Gift Aid claimed
**3. Receipts from charitable activities**
Income
Grant
**4. Other Receipts**
Rental Income
Other Income
**5. Charitable activities**
**a. Direct Charitable Costs**
Building improvements
Subscriptions and memberships
Speakers
Missionary Gifts & Activities
**b. Support and Administration**
Premises costs
Insurance
Administration and general expenses|Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2025
£
Total
2024
£
8,767
6,480
-
798
-
-
9,565
6,480
-
9,160
8,971
3,167|
|---|---|
||15,247
798
16,045
21,298|
||142
-
-
-
142
-
-
-|
||142
-
142
-|
||Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2025
£
Total
2024
£
15,635
1,283
-
-
15,635
1,283
14,137|
||16,918
-
16,918
14,137|
||Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2025
£
Total
2024
£
26,036
-
26,036
10,827
826
2,435
1,518
-
-
798
826
2,435
2,316
927
2,975
6,475|
||30,815
798
31,613
21,204|
||8,835
-
8,835
2,670
2,437
-
2,437
2,176
282
-
282
4,188|
||11,554
-
11,554
9,034|
## **6. Staff and Trustees**
The charity has no employed staff. Its activities are carried out by volunteers
No remuneration or trustee expenses were paid to any trustee during the year, nor to any person connected to them.
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