Charty R•gl•trthn No. 1112303 GORDON ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Caladine Chortered Cerlified Accountanls
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GORDON ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH P•g• 1 REPORT OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2023 Th• Church Crxnmillee have F4ea5ure In thdr RePt and Iho annual financlal Jt8tements fix the yewwded 31 Oec•nber 2023. The Church regISted a5 a Charity on 4 March 2019. The Church's Govemlng Dornent slates that e charty Is e$Il$heA1 for the advancement of the Chrithn reh9 as revealed In the Staternent of Faith contained ¥thin the Goveming Drnenr. As such, the Churti Is only invofved In ono xb¥ty, the thwicement rf the rellgicffi. Thwelore, In Ihe context of the SORP FRS 1 Yequirement to anaty3e fyur88 over acl¥ltk•s. prqeGls or ser¥kes. Ihè Churth's Flnwdal statern refiecaiust thls slngle xli¥tty. During 2023 the Church held ifs usual rnomi and ebwlng servtes thITr the Church kxjildlng. We also streamed both servw on Sernn AudK) Wrth many peopbe from different parts of the worfd tuning In to wat(. (r wayer meets)gs contrued b) tske p8 in thè Church on Thursday evenings and so Zoom for those who rnnncrt ald in par8. We have encouraged vith some increased num1 during the yew. The Church ¢tinUeS to supwrt if$ ChrL811•) MIsSK dwtses Ind Cwe Sri Lanka and Open Alr MiSsk. Publlc benofft & The Chanty h8$ provtded pubfic benefft by athering è) ts ot4eth¥es and ¢wn9 (Art Iho releed to in this Re The advancernent of the ChD$ti Telyion in axonlarKe Yh7th the Churth'j Goveming Document brings wimanty spirrlu81 beneffts but so Moral and ones. Fry rnany. attending for Christsan rrship and the varicAts nwetiNJs organi5ed by Ihe Church wlll have etemal benefft through the sawion of thw souls, is an immeasurably greater bEnefit Ihan anything that ¢w be gi¥en in this Y)rfd. In •ldllkn, h arKI enTaget for daHy IMrwJ ill be of grnat spirknal benefft too. We (xn measure impact by Ihe many arKI varkd exFessions of thankfu1rS that receive, sometimes telllrwJ of a person ¥tho has been saved through hearing th? preaching and attending the various rneelings opwated ty Ihe Church. H, eternty and the day of ludgement V•ill reveal the true benefil wd Impact ofthe Church Fhianclal The Church received c&h re(lpts arUntrig to £52.581 {2022: £55.4131 and mle cash payments of £28,588 (2(r22: £15.2251, rerd)g w overall cash surplus of £25,993 {2022'. surplus of £40.188) during the year. At 31 Decembef 2023 cash funds nOun ts) £151,207 (2(Y22: £125.214). prlncipal Sources of fundlry Is member8 AtKJ gernrrwsty gMI lo SUNrt the of tt Church in 8e8ktng to meet Its chartl*Ae o¥eclvei. Our current reseNe• policy 18 to hold untrted reser that are at least equal to three months cpernlk+nal eXw)dIr•. Wo thank God that (r ent lavel of resepm are hlgher than th18.
GORDON ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH P•ga 2 REPORT OF THE CHURCH COMMirrEE (copillNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 rch offlc•rn The Church Officers 8wved dull tr 8... Mrs M Tyler Mr G Donatd8on Mr M Tyler Trea8urer Elder and Secre hurch Mr C Leyshon Ind• •nd•nt Examln The Church Independent 55 C J FCA FCCA Caladlne Lrmrted, Chanty On behafi of tho Church mrniltee Gordon Ro•J Hailsham East Sussex BN27 3JD Dat& £ Iiol LUL4 . Dmaklsan
GORDON ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GORDON ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2023 I reFwJt io the dwrlty trustees my examinab'¢)n of the a¢Unts of GrKth) Road EvJylical church Charw) ts the year ended 31 Decemb¥2023, are set tyjt on wes 4 to S. RMpon•lbllltl•8 and b•818 of rnport As Ihe trustee8 of tre Chaflty >•)U ore ssle ts the of the accounts in aCrd¢0 wllh the reqUiremts of the Chamies kt 20111Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examlnatkm of the Chwws a(xwnts cThd out under s•n 145 of Iho 2011 P ond In catyng (xrt my examination I have folkied all the applK¥bl8 Direckns glven by Charity Commilon under Secti 145(5Xb) of Ihe Act Indepd•nt •xarnlnoes •tat•m I have compknted my examin1. I corrflnn that fflatsrol rnatters have ts) my attentlon n c4)Mectloft th the examination glving cause to be[e that in wy mial respect (1) accountirq rec(xds not kept in re$tthe Ch as required by 8ecliryi 130 of the or (2) the accounts do rK xcord those recuts. (3) the accounts do not ith the atable requirements cryKernlry im fcffii content ol aOunts set out in the Chaiilie6 (fvaunts and Repc*ts) Regulations 2Q08 other than any requirement that the accnts gi¥e a Ye ¥KI fair FS nrA a rn8r cutsklered as part of an I have no o)n¢xms and have clyne xrnss no otrw matters in conrethn With the examlnation to TAfilch attention shod bè drawn in this reF#Yt in (Ydér kn enable a underslanding of the accounts to be C J Dadjwdl FCA FCCA DChA Caladine Limited Chartered Cerbfiad Chanty Hou8e, 22 UPPert Rood Easlbfft. BN21 18F Date: 28th October 2024
GORDON ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH Pag• 4 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT- GENERAL FUND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2023 2022 RECEIPT Offerings Legacy Gift aid repaymènts Interest received 25,042 21.379 4.122 2.038 21.455 33.800 158 52.581 55.413 PAYME Gifts to mission a¢ Speakers fees Semion audto expens Social Cleanlng Repairs and maintsnwce Insurance Rates and utilities Ladtes fellowship Gifts and donati Websile Telephone, Intemet and IT untsncy and Independent exwntr Bank charges Mis¢ellaneou8 10.147 7.070 2.240 5,969 492 42 1.>27 1.074 1.087 3.013 1.005 1,669 175 385 175 811 750 101 In 559 683 792 232 Total paymen18 26.588 15,225 Nat IPts l (p•ym•nts) Cash fvnds brought forward 1 January 2023 Cmh fund4 c•rrf•d forw•rd 31 D•e•mbor 2023 25.993 40.188 125,214 85.026 151,207 126314
GORDON ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH Pag• 6 STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABIUTIES AS A T 31 DECEMBER 2023 22 NEfARY ASSErs Cash at Bk- HSBC Cash Baances 151. 125,071 143 143 151.207 125,214 DEBTORS Gift Ad claim aUed 4,122 UABIUTIE8 792 Approved on ljehaif of Ihe Tntstee&" Mrs M Tlr Tr•Mur•r Eld•r Data: £¢+1 IDI toL¢K . NOTES TO THE AccouKrs The Finandal Stalements have been wepwal on • re¢pts and payments basis in *X0rdCe 1th Sectim 133 of the Chaftties Pd 2011. Mr G Donald8on received weathlrvd fees tolalliThJ £670 (21Y22: £960)