REI GISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 11595189 (Englaiid #nd Wy&les}
REGISTERED CHARI I'Y NUMBFR.. 1180195
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEALI ENDFD
31ST MARCI12024
FOR
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD
Haines Watts
Fii'st Floor, Wobui'n Court
2 RailÉon Road
Wobum Rd Ind Est
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK42 7PN

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURC14 BEDFORD
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JIST MARCH 2024
Page
R¢ferenee and Admini5trallve Details
Report of tlie Trustee5
Independent Examiiier's Rcport
Statement of Fin3n¢l#l A£tlvltles
14alince Slieet
C&$li Flow Statement
Notes to tlie Fi11gn¢lAI Statements
10 to 15
Detalled Statem¢llt ol Fiiikneial Activlties
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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BF.DFORD
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRAI'IVE DETAILS
FOR THE YEAR CI NDED 31ST MARCH 2024
TRUSTEES
O Alade
B Alade
C Almond
C J Atkinson
D A Parish
JPutt
M Salter
RRCISTERED OFFICE
229 Bedford Road
K¢M￿$t0￿)
Bedford
Bedfoi'dslure
MK42 8DA
REGISTERED COMPANY
NUMBER
11595189 (Englalid and Wales)
REGISTERED C￿￿RITy
NUMBER
1180195
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
HW Bedford Limited
Fii'st Flooi, Wobiii'n Court
2 Railton Road
Woburn Rd Ind Est
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK42 7PN
LEGAL ADVISORS
Edward Cont)ov Solicitors
10 The Point
Market Harborough
LE16 7QU
BANKERS
National Westtninst¢r Bank
81 High Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 IYN
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GRACE COMMUNify CHURCH BEDFORD
REPORT OF THE TRUSTIFES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 20?4
The tri￿t¢C5 who are also directors of the chayity foi. th¢ Pu￿OSe$ of tb.e Compaiii¢s Act 2￿6> present thesr report with
the financRal stateinents of the chai'ity for thc year ei)ded 3 1st Mavch 2024. The ftllstees have adopted the provisions of
AccouTrting and Reportiiig by Chai'ilies.. Statem¢Dt of R¢commended Pi?ctic¢ dpplic3ble to charities preparing their
accounts in accthrdance witli ilie Financial Reporting Standai'd appli¢able ITh the UK and Republic of Ircland (FRS 102)
(eff¢ctive l January 2019).
OBJFC.TIVES AND ACTIVITIII S
Objeclives gild airn
Tlie Cl)uwh exists to promote th¢ Cliristian faith - the good i)ews of what God hBs done for lis - in its immediate
oinmunit} of Kernpston B¢dford and alsLI in the whole world through liiik5 Wltl) other sÉmilar ChuTches and
oiganisatioiis. The Chui'ch ineels regularly to worship God foi. who Fle is, and to thank Him foi. all 14e has done for us.
We liave always hftd a strong emphasis upon teaching tlie Bible and DUI. leaders are coii)Initted to explainitjg ¢he Bible in
wav iliiit is cnnlempoi'ary, accui'ate and I'el¢v&n¢. We usually meet three tin)es on a Sutkday and in a number of home
groups during the iv¢ek. W¢ want oiir meetings to be accessible, helptul &iid clear.
kn5 Ils to have better
BeiioTriEig tl)e good iicws of Jesus not only restoirs our broken I'ellliionsliip with God, but enabl-
ieliiliotLships ii'ith each oili¢i'. Ive want io model this in our love cominitmeilt to OIlC dnotliei. witliin tlic Churclj famÈly,
but also to expi'ess God's love and care ivithin oiir general coinmuiiity. Church membei's, iii all kind5 of personal and
indiviLlual ways, are fiilly involved in this, but the Church aq a group És also coinmittcd to helping people. Tliis service
w511 t&ke inany forffts bui particlllarly the Care of the poor, needy and vulnei'able.
The TI￿SteeS a￿d Offic¢rs reyieiv regularly the aclivitiel undertaken to achieve these goals and particulai'ly the number
of people and participation levels of those attending tlie various meetings and activities arranged. Tht Church has r¢cently
adoptcd ll Nqission Stat¢ment alld sei of Valucs that K'ill guid¢ it ID its futur¢ decisions and practire.
Mission Sta¢¢inent.' To know Jesus a￿d to moke Jesllg known.
Values.. The values are coinpassion, commitment and coura8e.
Acljloyei￿e￿t ptyformallce
As well as ilie fliidncial highl￿ght$ no¢ed b¢low, the Church continued to grow during the yeÈi' in tei'ms of iiumber of
m¢￿berS. Our plan had been to re-establish our full 4Ctivitics of outreach and cojnmunity SUPPOrt. We accomplished this
especially tlu'(Trugh thc addition of a n¥w Families. Childrcii and Youth worker. Oiir sccond pla￿ for 23r24 Wils lo subniit
a p1anft￿ng application for a new ChurLh otkd community, eentir in the toivn. Th¢re have bcen considei'able delays Wlth
this applicatioii due to technical challenges with the proposed site. however, this ivas &chi¢ved in lanuary 2024.
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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
Financial reyitw
a) The Church is heavily dependent on dLinations iii oiéei. to contillue its activities. Th¢ donations itpyesent 960/9 0(
total iDcotne and are all received froin Church members and those in our local Community-
b) The Chuych had a general unrestricted re5ei.ve of £115,351 at the beginning of ihe yea]. which could have been v$¢d
to offset any fall in¢ome.
c) We ore very gratefi]I to God and our donors tlial our unrestric¢ed incoine was £524,073 for lh¢ financial year.
14oweYei', thi5 was lowerthan the pi'evious y¢ar's £587.800. We l)aw¢ been in discussion with our doi)ors to try to increase
this iThcom¢ ith 2024125.
d) Unrestricted expenses w¢re £519,48012023'. £520,693).
e) TraiDing Fund..
Duiin¥ 2009, the Chui'cl) created a TralliiDg Fund with a view to helping to tt'aill men and woinen interested ID working
in Churche8. Tl)e trainets would m(Ist likely leave tira¢e aftei. two years of training and move on to otl)ei' Churches
iieeding leaders. Since the fund was created 12 people have been trained tlirougli this fund. During the year, tlie Church
received gifts of £12,499 and spent £5,515 on training a new employee. There wei'e r¢Tnainin8 funds of £43,629 at 31
Mai'ch 202412023.. £36,645). From S¢pt¢mber 2024, a new employee will be hiied from the Training Fund.
Building Fund-
This was established it) 2014, to meet the potential cosis of moving or developing premise5 as God iiici'eases the size of
the Chui'ch. During the pieviotJ5 year, the Chiirch received a pledg¢ to a gift of land with poiential to build it5 own cejitre.
This cenlre would be used by the c.hurch for its Sunday m¢etillgs, but also to be available during the week nut only for
th¢ various Lommunity actiyities af the Chu￿￿ but also for other community groups to run theii. activities as a Service to
the people of Kempston and Bodford. The process of d¢sign planiiing siarted and various consulthnt5 were employed.
Donations of £55,420 ivere received during the year and cxp¢nseg incu]Yed totalled £59,212 leaving a b&latJ¢e of £5,356
(2023.. £9,148) ai 31 March 2024.
g) Tithe Fund..
The Church aims to suppoit other organisations and individuals as part of its mission to make known the good news about
Jesus Christ tliroughout the world. It therelor¢, sets &8ide, io a designated r¢serve, amount of 5 /0 (PlEviously l(P/) of
its uni'cstricted donation illL(Ime to be gi'ant¢d to othcrs who support its ubje¢ts and aims. This amounted to £24,070
{2023'. £46,89l) ti) the ye)r. Tliese organi5aÈions and individuals al'e idenlified by the members of the Cliurch and ihen
approved by the Trustees. Duriiig the year £54,548 was paid out of the tiihe fut)ds. Tlie balance in th¢ ￿nd at 31 March
2024 was £29,813 (2023.. £60.291). The fi]nds will be dists'ibuled ill the normal way in the next financial year. The
Chui'ch hop¢s to restore its Tithe io IOO/D as soon 4$ its financial ciroumslan¢es allow.
Pljns for Future P¢riods
&) We hope to r¢ceive planning appiDval fot the application mentioned abov¢. The Eldei's and Building Team ar¢
monitoi'ing closely this process.
b) We are employiiig a new Th'&inee Pastoi. from Sepiemb¢r 2024 and The Elders will Closely monitor his transition inio
the Church.
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GRACB COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD
REPORT OF THI TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Trustees
The Cliurch is goweyned by T￿ste¢S. Th¢ Trnstees who served during th¢ year ended 31 March 2024 wei'¢-.
M. Salter- eld¢r and employee
J. Putt- elder and employee
B. Alade- d¢aLon at)d volunteer
O. Alade - deacon and volunt¢er
C.Alinond- elder and volu]iteer
C.Atkinson- elder and employee
D.Parish- deacon and voluiiteer
A.Whit¢- eldei. and volunte¢r (Resigned 18 Maith 2024)
ILEvan5- eldei. and voluDl¢er (Resigjied 181h Match 2024)
Appotntmeiit ofofficers and Trtt5tees
The ChuY¢h believ¢s that otTicers of the Church, Elders and Deacons, are chosen by God for their role in ¢h¢ Chui'cl) and
that tlies¢ roles arc recognis¢d by th¢ Chui'eh as a whole. Tlieretor¢, the offiG¢i's must be meinb¢rs of the Church ai)d are
appointed by the othei. membei's of the Chuirh at meetings arranged for this pui'pose. The officers ore usually appointed
for an indefinite tenn.
From tim¢ to time, officer$ move away fi'om the Church oi. have new pi'iorilies and, therefor¢ i'esign froni iheir leadership
role. Oth¢r Lhanges to offi¢¢r5 will bc decided bythemembers of the Church at meetings arranged forthat pujpose. Under
the Articles aiid Memoi'alid￿m of Association, certoin officers may be appointcd as Trnst¢es and Diirclors.
The Church's Articles and Memorandum of Asso¢iation require that there always be a majority of Trustees that arc elders.
The Church'5 Articles Ind Memorandllm of Associatioii require ￿￿t a minority of Trn8tees are paÉd, either as eillploy¢e8,
Tru51ees oi. otherwise.
Recognising the benefirs to the Charity of limited terms of office for Ttwt¢es, every two year4 two thll'ds of the Trustees
retiiy from offi¢e and are replaced by oth¢i' Tru8te£s.
Payments lo Trllstees durlng the year
Dui'ing the yeai., th¢ Church employed thre¢ eld¢rs who were also trustees dui'ing the yeai.. The Eldei'5' reTnun¢i'ation is
rixed each y¢ar by a Remunei'ation Committee of the Church. T]ie Elders who al'e also employ¢¢s cannot be mctnbei's of
and do not attend the Remunei'ation Cornmitt¢e meetEng at which thetr rernuneration is fLxed. None of tht other Tiustees
of tlie Church r¢¢¢ived any remu￿¢TatIon fi'om the Church during the year
Olher employees
The Church eTnploycd 3 full-timE (2023.. 4) and 712023.. 10) othci. part-time employees who wei'e not Trustees during the
year. 2 of thes¢ eiDployees were Eldeis. The other employee% were it)volved in the care ol- familEes, thc vulnerable and
needy and adinit)istraiioT), The Trustees and employee5 of the Chur¢h incur c¢rt<iill costs on b¢I￿lf of the Chui'ch which
are reimbursed to them. These amounted 10 £14.137 (2023.. £12,493) during the y¢ar and w¢re inainly for training and
tr&vel.
Reserves polieie$
The Church has two reserves to help meet its mosturgent future n¢eds- a buildiiiE fund, established in 2014, to nie¢t the
potential costs of Inoving or developing premise5 as God inci'eases th¢ size of the ChuTch. Thi5 reserve had an iiiitial
targ¢l of £IOO,000 which was incr¢ased in 2019 to covei. the expected design and i'elated costs of a potential planning
applicatioii. During the yeai., £55,420 Wds received fgr this fund and £59,212 was spent from ihi5 resei've leaving at 31
Marcl12024 £5,356 (2023: £9,148).
The s￿ond r¢serve is a gen¢rnl fund to pi'ovide ￿ndS to increase persoiinel as the Church grows and also for any
unplanned drop in income or iD¢rease ISL expens¢s. This resei've Jmount¢d to £94,292 (2023.. £115,351) and will continue
to be used to help pay for the increas¢s in comp¢nsaÉion as the Church gryows and i)eeds to appoÈnt new pei'sonnel.
P&ge 4

GRACE COMMUNrrY CHURCH BEDf4ORD
REPORI. OF THE TRUSI'LES
IIOR TIIE YEt AR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
I'i'ainlng F￿nd
Duriijg 2009. tli¢ Chur¢h ¢reated a 'fraiiiing l.-uiid wttli a view to lielping to lyain mcn aiid womcii iiitcrested iii woi'king
iii C.'hurclie8. 'fhe traiiiec% wr)uld mosi likcly Icavc Gracc aftei two yeavs of training and ijiove Oll to other Chiirches
neediiig leaders. SinLe the fund was created 12 people l)ave beeii traiiied through this fviid. Dui'ii)8 the year, the ChLiYcli
received gifts of £12,499 ajid sp¢i)¢ £5,515 on training. There weir rel￿ainIng fijnds of £43,629 at 31 MaTch 2024 (2023..
£36,645),
2023124, Ihe Church ha5 Started to tTansf¢r l /v of its General Fund Éncome to thc Training fiind.
InvestmeTht poliey
The c.h￿i￿lI does iiot liav¢ loiig tcrim Siirplus fuiids and so ally baiik balat)¢es held ]* excess of workiijg capital ne¢d5 are
iiivested iii bank deposit a¢¢ouiilg and no investhienl policy ha5 been e5tablÈshed.
Repoit of tlie Iriistecs. incorporatin¥ a sirat¢gi¢ rtptsrt. approved by order of th¢ board of tru5t¢¢s, Bs ¢lie company
dÉrectors, on 30 September 2024 and 5ignd on th¢ board's b¢half by..
C Alinond - Trustee
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INDEPEIYDEf+iT FXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
GRACC COMMUNITY CIIURCH BEI)FORD
IEidtpendent ex21 miiier'$ J'cpfri't to the trustees of Grace Community Cliurch BÈdftbi'd ('tlie Compaiiy,)
l i'eport to the cliai'ity IrustEcs on tny exaniination of the actoullts of the Comp&ny for tlie year elided .I15t March 2024.
RÈspollsibÉlities An(1 basL5 of report
As the charity's liuste¢s of the C.niiipaiiy laiid also its directors for tlie PLErposes of conTrp&ny law> you are responsible for
tli¢ pr¢paration of tlie accounts iji a¢¢ordance with the reqiiir¢nients of th¢ Companic5 Act 2006 ('tlie 2006 Act,).
Haviiig satisfied niysclf that tli¢ 8ccoiiiils of Ilje Compatiy are not reqiiiied to be audited under Part 16 of tlie 2006 A¢1
and are cligible fi)I' independcjit exainijation, I report in ￿SpeCt of my ¢xamEJiatioi) of your ¢liar1r￿S 2CCOlllits as carri¢d
out under Seetioji 145 of tlie Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe 2011 A¢i'). In carvyiiig oul my cxamiivdtioii I liave followed tlie
DirEdEotss giv¢n by the ChaTjty Coinmission under Section 145(5} {b) of th¢ 2011 Act.
Iiidependent eximincr's stgtement
Since your cliarit) s gloss income cxceeded £250,000 your exgniiner n)￿St be a m¢mb¢r of a listed body. I cart confirni
that l ajii qiialificd to undcrtake Ilie eyaniiiiation because l atn a m¢rtLb¢r 0¢ ihe Institute of Chartered Accountaiits in
England and Wales, which is oiie of tli¢ lÉsted bodies.
J havecompletcA tny exa1￿117allO￿. I confimi tliat no matters liave colnc to my atteiitioii iii connectiOEJ wi¢h theexainination
giving me caiise to b¢lieve:
a¢wiintÉllg recoi'ds We￿ tiot kept in respect of the Company &s reqiiEred by Section 386 of the 2006 Acl. or
the accounts do not a¢¢tsi'd wirh those records,. or
the accoujits do not coniply with the accoiintiiig requiremeiits of Sectioij 396 of tlie 2006 Act other than aiiy
requirement Iliat the accouiits give a true at)d fair view i¥hich is not ¥4 mattel co1￿idered as part ofaii indepeijdent
cxaminaliott, or
tli¢ accoiiiils have llot b¢en piEpai'ed in accordaii¢e witli tlie Inetliods and principles of the StattTnent of
Recotniiieiided Practice for accoiiiiting aiid reportiiig by cliaiities (applicable to chavItics prepariiig t]ieir a¢¢oun
in accordance with the Finan¢ial Reportlllg Standaid applicabl¢ in the UK and Republi¢ o(Ireland {FRS 102)).
J hav¢ no ¢oiicerns and have coine across iio other nMlteiE in connection with the examinalioji ¢0 which attention slioiild
be dvawi) in tliis repojl in oirfer to rnabl¢ a prop¢r UiiJ¢rytanding af tlie acu)unts to be Yeached.
Alberto Di LolE[￿l FC
HW Bedford LitnilEd
Fii'st Floor, Woburji Court
2 Railron Road
Woburn Rd Inrf Est
Kenipstun
Bedro1￿sh5l
MK42 7PN
Date: ........
Z&L
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C.RACE COMMUNITY CEIURCTrI BEI DFORD
STATEMEI NT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIFS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
1113124
Total
fiinds
3113123
Tot&1
funds
Unrestritted
tund
Restricted
funds
Designated
nd
Notcs
INCOME TrIiOM
Doi)ations and legacies
524 073
597 168
684 885
EXPEI NDITURE ON
Chxritabl¢ ietlvltie$
Direct eosls
Di¥¢ot ChaYitsbl¢ Expenditure
Support rosts
Finance costs
Oth¢r costs
493,946
85,589
54,548
634,083
683,199
1,148
24,386
1,148
24.386
1,083
20,796
FJxpenditur¢ charitable
aclivitiLq
519,48Q
85,589
54,548
659.617
705,078
NET
Ih'COMEJ(EXPEI NDITURE)
4,593
(12,494)
(54,548)
(62,449)
(20,193)
RLI CONCILIAI'ION OF
FUNDS
Total fvnds broiight forward
115 351
60.291
250 774
270 967
119,944
62,638
5,743
188,325
250,774
TraDsf¢i's betiytem fund5
13
(25,652)
1,582
24,070
TOTAL trUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD
13
64,220
29,813
188325
250 774
The Doles fol￿ i?art of these financial stgternents
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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURC14 BEDFORD
BALANCE SIIEfiT
31sr MARCH 2024
3113124
Total
funds
3113123
Total
fuiids
Unrestricted
fujid
R¢strict
funds
Iksignated
fund
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Taiigible assets
io
2.363
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Casli at baiik
15,159
71
124 149
15,230
247 322
15,132
244,5.37
108.519
124,220
29,813
202,552
259,669
CREDITORS
AmouDts falling du¢ witliin on¢
year
12
116,590)
160,0001
{76.590)
110.4821
LYET CURRENT ASSETS
91,929
185 962
249.187
NET A&SEI'S
94.292
64.220
188 325
250,774
FUNDS
Unirstricted fiinds
Restricted fuiids
tksignaled fuThds
13
94,292
64,220
115,351
75.132
60.291
TOTAL FUNDS
188,325
250 774
The cknrilable compat]y is entitled to exemptiot) from audit undei. Section 477 ofthe CoTnpaTri¢5 Ad 2006 for the year
¢nd¢d 3 1st Mar¢h 2024.
Tli¢ inembers liav¢ iiot r¢quired th¢ company to obtain audit of it5 fillaiicial slatetnenls for tli¢ Y￿1. ended
3 1st March 2024 in accordance witl) Sectiott 476 of tlie comp￿7￿C8 Act 2006.
Tlie h'ustee5 acknowledge thEir responsibilitie5 foT
(al
ensurin¥ that tlic cl]￿ltable company ketP5 accouiititig records thai ¢omply wi¢h Sections 386 aiid 387 of thc
Companies Act 2006 atid
piepai'ing linancial state111enls which give a ttiie and fair vtew of the state of affairs of the Gharitable wD)pany as
at the end of each finanGial year and of its SiTrpliis or deficit fijr cach fjnaitcial year in accordance with thc
r4uiren)cnts of Scctions 394 and 395 and whi¢l) otli¢rwise Comply wtth the requirements of the Coinpanies Act
2006 relatiiig lo fiijanciai statejiieiits, so far as applicablc to th¢ cliarilabl¢ ¢onipaJiy.
(bl
T]ic finaii¢ial statcmeiits ivere AppJDved by the Board of TNste¢s and authorised for issue oti 30 Septeniber 2024 aiid
were signed on it5 belialf by..
C Almond- Trustee
The Iioles form parl of these finaiicial stalemejits
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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEI DFORD
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
3113124
3113123
C#sh tlows fi'om opcratiiig activltles
Net exi)enditure for Ilic i'eportiiig period (as per the
Staleineiit of Financial Activitl¢5}
AdJ￿StmentS for:
tkpreciation charges
Iiit¢r¢st i'eceivable
(IE)crease)Idecrease in debtOlE
Increasel(decrease} in creditOf5
{62.449)
{20,193)
1,575
(3,508)
(98)
2,241
(1,096)
281
Net cash provided byl(used in) operatsng
aciivities
1.628
(98,470)
C4sh tlow$ frnm Investing activities
Pui'chase of tangible fixed 355ets
Inv¢slment IIILoine
(2,351)
3.508
(1,199)
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing adivities
103)
Change iii cash ¢45h equiY&lents in
th¢ reportang period
Cash aiid Cash equivalents at the
beglnning of the reporling period
2,785
(98.573)
244 537
343,110
Cash ¢ash equivalents at the end of
the repoi'tlng period
247 322
244 537
The notes form pait of these f￿ancIal statements
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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEI DfoRD
NOTES I'O THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
riOR THE YCI AR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
STATUTORY INFORMATJON
Grace Coininunity Church Bedford is a charily registered in England. In ihe evcnl of the charity being wound up,
the liability in respect of the guarant¢e is IiEnited to £1 pei. i)Icinber of tlie charity. The address of th¢ re8lstei.ed
oflice is ￿lvcrt in the clLarity infoTEnalioD on page l of thes¢ finaiicial statements. The iiatiire of the ¢hai'sty'5
operalians and principal actiyities are stated on pag¢ 2.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of prep&ring tl)e financial stateinents
The financial statements of the charitable company) which is a public benefit ¢ntity under FRS 102, have been
prepar¢d in a¢coi.dance wilh the Charities SORP (FRS 102)'AcGountins and Reporting by Chai'ities.. Stateinent
of R¢coininend¢d Practice applicable to cliarities preparing theii. accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicablc in the UK 8nd RepubliL of Irelai)d (FI<S 102) (cfftctivc l January 2019)., Financial
Reporting SMt)dai'd 102 'Th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicable in ihc UK and Republic ollreland, and tlie
CoTnpanies Act 2006. The financial stateinents have be¢ii prepared under the histoi'ical cost convention.
The fii)ancial stat¢Tnents are pi'esented in siei'lii)g whi¢h is tlie [￿ncl10na1 ¢urrency of th¢ CO￿panY and I'ounded to
the neai'e%l £.
Incorne recognitlon
All iiicoining resources al'e included in the Statement of Financial Activiti#s (SOFA) when the cliarity is legally
entitlcd to ilie income afteT any peyfoi'mance ￿nditionS have been met, dic amtsunl Qin be measured reliably Lind
it is pYobabl¢ that the in¥ome will be r￿e1ved.
For doiiations to be i'ecognised th¢ chariiy ivill l)ave been notified ofthe amounts aiidthe settl¢ment dat¢ in wi'iting.
If tliere are ¢ondilioDs attacl)ed to the donation and this require5 a level of performance before entitl¢inent cath be
obtsin¢d then iD¢on]e is deferred until thos¢ conditions ar¢ fully niet orth¢ ￿]filM¢￿t of tlio%e conditions is within
Iht control of the chai'ity 2tsd it is probabl¢ that tliey will bt fulfjlled.
Tangible fixed as5et5
Fixed assets are iecognised at cost and depr¢ciation is provided at the following ar￿￿al l'ates in ord¢r 10 write off
each asset oyer Ifs C8timated use￿1 lift..
Office Equipment_ ?5 /0 Straight Line
TA%ation
Tlie charity 15 exempt from corporation tax oE] its cl)aritable a¢tiviti¢s.
Fund aeeountlng
Uni'estricted funds can be us¢d in a¢cordance with ihe charitable objectives at the discietion of the trusl¢e5.
Designated funds have been established by ihe Trustees fro￿. unrestri¢ted Cunds in order to provid¢ rc50u1.oes tor
specific exp¢nditure expecied to be incurred by the charity.
Restrivted funds can only be used foi. paniculai. restricted pui'poses within thr objects of tlie charity. Restt'ictions
arise when specified by the donor or when fiinds are raised fur particular rcsiKict¢d purposes.
Further explkiiation of the nature and purp95e of each fund is in¢luded in tl)e notes to the finw]cial stat¢ments.
The notes fonn part of these finan¢i&l siaiem¢nts
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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- comtinut
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
DONATIONS AND LEGACIFS
Unrestt'icted
nd
Restritied
ftmds
Designated
fund
3113r24
'ratal
3113ll3
Total
Ordinaiy donatsons
In¢otne from CJÈft Aid
donations
Gift aid
Other income
55,777
365,797
30,650
33,956
86,427
399,753
87,051
455,104
91,449
11,050
8,489
99,938
11,050
113,776
28,954
524,073
597 168
684 885
NET INCOMCI l(EXPCNDITVRE)
Net iiicoinel(¢xpenditure) is stated after ¢hargingl(cirditing)'.
3113124
3113123
Depreciation - owned assets
1,573
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
Dr Martin Salter, JoTh Putt (both appoint6d 18 Mar¢h 2024) and C Atkinson air eimployed by tlie Church as Eldei's
and were also Trustees during the y¢ar. Their remuneyation iiicluding employer's Nl and pension ¢ontributions
amounted to £172,758 (2023.. £93.321) fo¥ the y¢ai'. The i'eason for the substantial increase in 2024 was that there
were three full time Eldei's who were also Tiwste¢s (at least partly through the year ended 2024). The £172,758
represents their casts foi. the whole of th¢ yeai.. In 2023, only two Elders wei'e einpltsyed who were also Trustees,
One of these employees retired on 31 December 2022 and Iherefoi'e, his costs wei'e only nine months of the year.
Tru5tee5' expens¢$
Th¢ Trustees of the Church incur ¢eTiain costs on behalf of the Church as Elders whicli are reimbursed to thei11.
No costs ar¢ 1￿cUrred for theii. work as Trustees.
The notes form part trf ihese financial statements

GRACE COMMUNtTY CHURCH BEDFORD
r4iOTES TO THI:, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- conliiiued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31SV MARCH 2024
STAFF COSTS
3113124
3113f23
8alai.ies
limployer's National Insurance
Employer's Pcnsion Contt'ibutions
316,896
24,704
331,753
24,833
365 606
389 956
Thi ave.iage monthly numbey of employee5 dllring tl)e y¢ai' was as follows:
3113124
3 l13123
I Iusieeg
OtliLr employ¢es
10
12
13
14
No eiyiployees received emolu2nents in exce55 of £60,000.
8LDEIIS' & DEACONS, COSTS INCLUDJNC TRAIf41NG
2024
2023
Travel cost
Training c05tS
General cost5
Elders, book allowanc¢
1,305
6,446
4,140
602
7.006
6.434
697
14,137
GOVERNANCE COSTS
2024
2023
Examiner fees
850
840
850
840
The notes foi'm part of these fJnaD¢ial siatemenis
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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- eonliiiued
FOR THE y￿AR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
PROFESSIONAL FEES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
2024
2023
Subscriptions
Accountancy
Payroll fees
Other professional costs
9,829
2,490
1,201
232
9,237
3,091
1,167
83
13,578
ID.
TANGIBLE FIXCID ASSETS
Office
equipment
COST
At 1st April 2023
Additions
54,006
Ai 3 1st March 2024
DEPRECIATION
AÉ 1st April 2023
Charg¢ for yeai.
52,419
1,575
At 3 1st March 2024
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31sÉ March 2024
At 3 1st Mai'ch 2023
DEBTORS: AMOU]y"rs FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE Ylli AR
3113124
3113123
Loan5 Outstanding
Income Tax Recov¢rable- Gift
Aid
Prepayin¢nts
Othei. deblvrs
930
930
7,435
6,865
12,216
1,699
287
12.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
3113124
3113123
Defen'ed Oi"ants
Acciv¢d expenses
Other ¢Yeditors
5.000
71,472
118
5,000
5,184
298
10,482
The not¢s forin part of th¢5e finan¢ial statements
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CRAC£ COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATf.MF.NTS- eoiiliiiued
FOR THE YEAR E4NDLD 31ST MARCH 2024
13.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Transfer
betw¢en
funds
At
01104n023
In¢omiE)g
I'esources
Resources
expended
At
3110312024
Uiire5tricted funds
G¢Dei'al ￿nd
115,351
524,073
(519,480)
(25,652)
94,292
Restrieted luijds
Traiiiing fund
Building fund
Africa fund
Ma5UEnbuko fund
Needy Pei'sons fund
CAP Hampers fund
Othei. ￿nd
36,645
9,148
350
(24)
24,013
12,499
55,420
(5,515>
(59,212)
43,629
5,356
350
368
455
2,149
(344)
19,583)
(2,731)
8,204
14,885
582
73.095
Designxted funds
Titli¢ fund
60,291
(54,548)
24,070
29,813
TOTAL FUNDS
250 774
597 168
659617
188325
Comparatives for Jmovement in funds
Ti'Jnsfei'
between
funds
At
0110412022
Incomsng
resources
Resources
expended
At
3110312023
Unrestrleted fuThds
General funds
104.135
587,8(K)
S20 693
115 351
Restricted funds
Ti'aining funds
Building funds
Africa fund
MaSui￿bUko fund
Ncedy Persons fuiid
CAP Hampers fund
Other fund
47,514
36.490
1.256
51
18,862
12,000
52,006
1,250
381
15,175
1,757
{22,869)
(79,348}
(2,156)
(456)
(9,596)
(3,185)
25.229
36,645
9,148
350
(241
24,013
(428)
1,428
111886
142839
Designated funds
Tithe fund
54,946
(41,546}
46,891
60,291
TOTAL FUNDS
270 967
684 885
705 078
250.774
The notes foim part of these financi31 $iatements
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GRACE COMTrqiJNITY CHURCH BEDFOIID
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- coiitirhued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
13.
MOVEMfi NT IN FUNDS- eontiiiued
The expenses paid out of the va]'ious fiinds ale explain¢d below..
D¢sigiiuled TÉthe Funds
Th¢ Church set aside 5 /D of its iiniYstri¢t¢d donation income it12023n4 to be usedio help other oi'gathisations and
individuals iii fulfilling th¢ mission of the Chui'ch. In preiiious )'eai's this ivas IOO/D. Tile Chui¢li liopes to i'estoi'e
ils Tiihe io IOO/D as soon as its financial Cll'cumstances ollow, These incliide activitie4 to 5pr¢ad the gospel in the
UK and ovei'geas as well As justl¢¢ SUPP021 in lielping those involiwed with pgyertv I'eli¢f and d¢velopment. Tlie
115e of the tithes is usually decided oi) an annual basis. The balance in the fund at 3151 March 2024 was £29,813
(2023.. £60,291). The funds have been dsstributed in ¢he nomial way aft¢r the end of the Iinancial year.
Re.%tricttd Building Funds
In 2014 the Chuich lauii¢hed an appeal of 100 for £l,0(K) to establish a fund to lielp plan a possible building
projeLLldevelopment at thE pirmises of wheir the gatherlligs take place. Thi5 reserve liad ali iE]itial targei or
£IOO.000. In 2022, the Cl)urch received a pledge to a gift of land wilh pot¢nlsal to build its own cenlre. Dotta(i011s
of £55,420 were Y¢c¢ived dui'ing this cu]Tent finan¥ial year at]d expens¢s incun'ed totalled £59,212. At )1 March
2024, the fiund had balance of £5,346 (2023.. £9,148).
Rpstricted Traiiiing Funds
The traii)ing funds, Set up in 2009 are restricted income received to be used by the Cliurch in training appreiitices
and associate pastor5 employed by the Church, The training costs Include compensatEon, cou¥s¢ fee&, relat¢d travel
Éind Ji)8terials. Since th¢ ￿nd was created 12 people have bcen trdined. At 31st Maroh 2024, there was a balornce
of £43,629 (2023: £36,645).
14.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related paty trat)sa¢tions foi. the year ended 31st March 2024.
15.
CONTJNGENT LIABILITIES
The CIiLir¢li has enteiEd into a partnersliip with 8 third p&rty to 51iare th¢ cosis of the planning application for the
Chui'ch's new premiges alid community cent￿, from its Restricted Build￿ng Funds, but only to the ex￿nt that Ihe
Churcl) i'aises sucl) funds. At 3151 March 2024, there was £5,346 in tli¢ Rests'i¢ted Building Fund whicli was less
th(In the Church's remaining shar¢ of the Cobls. However, the Cliurch has received iyi'ittet) confirn)aiion from the
third pariy that should the Church noi be able to raise sufficient funds, tlien thc costs iv511 not be chai'ged to it byt
will be borne by the third party.
The notes foiTh part of these financial statements
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GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AuivrriES
FOR THE YEI AR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
3113r24
3113123
INCOME
Dot)olioDs #nd l¢g*cle$
Ordinary
Income from Gift Aid donations
Gift aid
Other income
86,427
399,753
99,938
87,051
455,104
113.776
Total incomi￿g resource5
597 168
684 885
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activlties
Employ¢¢ costs
Elders & deacons Costs inc. training
Membei's & visitors costs
Facilities & catering costs
Costs of other outreach events
Publicity & comrnunications
Donations & grants
Planning & Dcvelopjnent Cosls
J65,606
14,137
7,375
56,614
32,547
21,473
77,119
389,956
12,493
10,635
50.715
37,520
21,781
80,776
634,083
683,199
Support costs
Finance
Bank ch8r#es
1,148
1,083
Other
Eqiiipmcnt, insurance & depreciation
Miscellaneous expenses
Professional fee5 & subscriptions
10,634
4,236
2,982
24,386
Total i'esources exp¢Thded
659617
705 078
Net expenditure
62,449}
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