(FORMERLY KNOWN AS TELFORD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP) ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Jamu Hotyoak & Parker Limited Cbartered Accountants Trwsteu, Rew)rt Chari name: Christ Central Tdford (Clwltsble Intorpornted OrgaDigatiOD) Chari Other A¥mes ¢harity was kDoivD by: Telford Christian Fellowsbip Trust ReKi5tered Charity number. 1184306 Charity's principal address: Mr. Giles Higgins 8 Gresson Walk Dawley Telford TF4 2GA Shropshire Period of Report Financial yw from: I" April 2024 to 31° Mxrch 2025 Names of the charity Tru8tee8 Name if2 Dates Acted Mr Gil¢s Higgins Mrs Ali50D KeTf-Gold Chairnlan All Year All Year Mr Hannes Kerr-Gold Finance All Year Ms Anne Ward All Year Mr Edward Hill Appointed 2211012024 Ap￿llnted 2V1012024 Mrs Angela Poynter Des¢rlpllon ofthe charity's trusts= Governing documenL. Constitution dated 8 July 2019 Objects of the cbarity: To advance the Christian Faxth To relieve persons in conditions of need or hardship or who are sick. aged or homeless To promots and fulfil other such charitable purposes None CHRll￿ CEiYTRAL TELFORD Trustees, Annual Report Activities gnd Achievements: Cbrist Central Telford was la￿ch￿ on 24th Ma￿h 2024 and replaced our previous identity as Telford Christian Fellowshtp. This was the cu]minalion of a 16-month process. The new name much more reflects our vision and valu¢s and had unanimous support from the church memb¢rs. All necessary changes were made to our onlinc pr¢senc¢ (new website and 4 key Social Media platfornis), to the Charities Commission and to our bank. Leadershi mana I. CCT continues to employ Giles Higgins on the b￿lS of a 0.6 contract (21 hou￿ per week) to lead the church and oversee its various ministries and activities. Giles leads the team of elders and always works in liaison with th¢ Trustees. Giles is also a Trustee and Chair of Trustees. 2. The 2 elder5. Giles Hig￿nS and Hann¢s Kerr￿old (both are also trust￿) met on average once every 2 we¢ks for the purpose of effectiTre spiribjal leaderJhip, ovErJight of ffiini5trie), pastoral care and outreach. This team function¢d well. strengthenrjj by working closely tog¢ther with their wives, Sarah and Alison resp¢ctively. 3. The Trustees functioned well togethv in overseeing 811 m8tters of finance, legal compliance and governance. They m¢t 6 times in thls Peri￿ and used WhatsApp extfflsively for discussion and de¢isions r¢garding severdl imwrtant Tnatters. The team was strengthened from October with the app)intment of Ed Hill and Angela Poynter. 4. 2 new employees We￿ apwinted on I" June 2024. both for 8 hours week. Helen Hill as the Church Administrator and Emma Keff as the Ch￿￿h.5 S￿181 Media Specialist. 5. CCT is a Christcentral church and is one of 8 churche5 in Shropshir¢. Staffordshire & tkrtjyshire belonging to that group (see h s:l/¢hrist Giles and the leaders of the other 7 ¢hurches m¢t and supported one another every other month on average for partnership. 5UPPOrt and ov¢rsight. Giles and Sarah also helped to d¢velop active relationships with the other 7 church leaders and esp￿tallY with the other 3 Shropshire church leaders. This h&s enhan¢ed meaningful external supw)rt and identity within Christcentral Churches. CCT con ation ovuall r Sunda mornin CCT Gontinued to m¢d each Sunday mornlng at Dawley House for worship, teaching of the Bible. n¢w5 sharing and the building of the Christian Community. The overall size of the congregation grew in this pericKL as did the committed membership. Meettn sin dition to nda l. Prayer meetings through0￿ the year. evffy Sunday ev￿ing. Ptayer meetings are ￿nsider major part of the backbone of the church due to the positive effects experienced by many. The attendance has been consistently higher than in the previous year. In August 2024. 8 weekly Zoom prayer mectÈng was launched. tsking place on Tuesdays at 6.30am. Also launched this year was a"Prayer Updates- WhatsApp group which added to the prayer base of the church. 2. Four Hom¢ groups fvnctioned effectively all year. These provide essential fellowship. support and encouragement for committed rnemb¢rs and other att¢nders. Much friendship buildtng and pastoral care takes Pla￿ within all groups. 3. One Bible study group. m¢eting w¢¢kly on Tuesday rnornings- functioning much lik¢ the 4 Home Groups d¢scrib¢d aFK)ve. 4. A weekly worshtp evening was launthed in Autumn 2024 to fillthff enhance the spiritual life of the chu￿h. CHIUST CENTRAL TELFORD Trustees, Annual Report Contl*utd Gene l. In-depth pastoring of people in difficuh life circumstances- 8OTne regularly attending the churcl some not. This Included home and hospital visity provision of a substantial numt¢r of meals &$ w¢ll as helping people in th¢ context of ¢hur¢h meetings. For some the pastoral we meetings w¢r¢ regular, for Othe￿ they were one4off meetings. The level of pastoral care 8iven remains high &s we endeavour to look after those in need. 2. In-depth encouragement and help given to many in their personal development as Christians who are makin8 a difference through their lives. This is not giving remedial help but helping people who s¢¢ure becoming even stronger and more fiv1￿] for the benefit of those in the chU￿h afEd to the lo￿1 communty. 3. The Junior CCT team have been serving the childr¢n ¢v¢ry Sunday through the year. Th¢ number of children regularly attending the church increawj in this peri(MJ. From Septernber 2024 the oThe group multiplied to 2 groups requiring more volunteers from the church body. This d¢velopment was succe5sfid. 4. Youth meetings twk place monthly. and a small number Trver¢ taken to the Newday festival in Summer 2024. Other stren tivi ened- and achievemetrts of outreath servin d the church bein internall l. Supporting BREADTn￿ through substaDtial fuwi¢ial givin& BREADTn￿t'$ sphere of operation includes farmtng projects in Zambia and humanttarian aid in Ukrnine. The special f(Kus on Ukraine continued throughout this period. 2. Support of a Christian coupl¢ and their team in the Mithlle East- seektng to bring the Christian gospel to p¢opk in the heart of the Middk East. We support them financially and by prnyer and we distribute the newsletters to infrr¢st¢d parties in the church. 3. Financial support of other organisations seeking to advance the Christian Gospel and serve the poor, e.g. STAY Telford, C.A.P. Telford and ChristC¢ntrni Cburches. We are pleas&J to report that the church's giving is more than the target of l ￿/• of overnll income. 4. We significandy supported an Iranian couple who were seeking Ixave to Remain in the UK. This included supporting them in the time of the birth of their first child. 5. We help lead Dawley Restroom Fellowship- a group for mainly elderly, local people for worship. teaching and fellowship. This Included organising and leading a civic Remembrance Service in Novcmkr 2024. attended by many local civic dignitari¢s. 6. Carol S¢rvices for CCT and Dawley Restroom and Carol singing forthe Dawley Community Christm&8 light swit¢h on evenL The attenda￿ of iM)th Carol S¢ryices was signifi&qntly higher than in 2023. 7. Deliberats steps taken to develop ￿￿PIe in tsking resp)nsibility. A wider leaders forum was fornied, meeting approximately once per terni. This includes Eldets. their wive& Trustees and those who have a sphere of responsi￿lI[ty in the church. Leadership attending training ¢vents held on z￿ and in-person hosted by Christcentral Churches. These w¢r¢ for Leade￿hIp trainin& Th¢ological instruction. pray¢r and encouragement generally-totslling 13 in the year. 9. Foundations course for t￿h1￿& discipling and mentoring of m¢mb¢TS. 10. Worship t¢aTn gathering together approximately once per 2 months to strengthen the worship aspect of the church and to develop aspiring M￿l¢lanS. I l. Various Church social events from April to September 2024 to help build the church community. 12. Men's breakfasts on Saturday mornings- averaging once every 6 weeks. 13. Launch of regular Ladi¢s' events for ￿la1 engagem¢nt and outre4ch- 3 or 4 times per year. Trnst¢es' AnDuI Report CoDtinued 14. Saf¢8uarding Policy reviewed in the period leading up to May 2025. Regular DBS thecks on all workers carried out in accordance with our Safeguarding policy. 15. Retaining good links with the Telford Christians Together group that sffves the wider Christian body in Telford. YDEPENDENT E R'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHRIST CENTIL4L TELFORD I report on th¢ a¢wunts of the Charlty f￿ th¢ year ended 31 March 2025. Respeetlve Responsibilitie8 of Trn¥tees and Examiner The charity's trustees are resEX)nsibl¢ for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's tn￿ee$ consider that an audit is not requitrd f(r this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). It is my responsibilty to:. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Art to follow the pr￿edUreS laid down in the G¢n¢ral DireLtions given by the Charity Commission (under sectii)n 145(5Xb) of the 2011 ACL and to state whether particular matters hav¢ come to my attention. Bfisls of Independent E￿MINer'S Statement My examination w&8 c￿rIed out in ￿rdance with the General Ditrctions given by th¢ Charity Commission. An examinatioETr includes a review orth¢ aLLuunting r￿ordS kept by the CharÉty and a comparison of the accounts pr¢senled with those records. It also include5 con5iderntion of any Unusu￿ items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as tNstees con¢¢rnin8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinton is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limitd to th(tse matters set out in the statement below. Ind t Euminer's Ststement In connection with our examination. no matter has come to my attention: which gives me reasonabk cause to kli¢v¢ that in any material reswthe requiments to keep accounting ￿OrdS in accordance with s.130 of the Charities Act 2011 and to prepare accounts which a￿rd with the wurting records and comply with the accounting trquirements of the Charities Act have not been me(. or 2. to which, In OUT opinion. attention should be drnwn in onl¢r to enable the accounts to ￿ r￿hed. proper undetstanding of Jam¢s, Hotyothk & Park¢r Lid l Knights Court, Archers Way) Battlefield Euteryrise Robert Humphrey8 FCA SHREWSBURY, SYI 3GA Chartered Accountant D4te: 10 June 2025 Ststement of FinAtieial For the Year end￿1 31 2025 Reeeipts & PAymeDts Ac¢ouD1 2025 Total for Year 2024 Tot&1 for year Restricted Geoeral Fund8 Funds Receipts Donations* ￿g￿eleS and Other Similar rereipts: Collection5 & TitlKs Other Donations Tax Refunds & Gifi Aid Operatillg Activities to hrtber tharitable Obj￿￿. Conference Fees & Ev￿ts 1211 52234 30,000 6.567 53,445 30.000 6.567 41,314 9,048 4J66 50.362 Payments Payments for generating funds: Charitable Payments: Gift&Tithes Charitable activitia: Staff Salaries Sp¢ak¢rs Hall Hir¢ P.AIRepa1r￿UIpMent Travel Training D¢voted Events R¢fra5hments Launch costy Support Costs: Stationery/B¢)ok4PostsgeJPTinting Insurance Website D¢sign and computer Copyright Licen¢¢ Miscellaneous Telephone Other professional fees Managenjent & Adminlstralion Examination of Accounts 150 9,400 9,550 4,278 29.634 150 2.246 2,474 884 120 8.830 515 29.634 150 1246 2.474 884 120 8.830 515 18.699 1,269 3.170 842 869 880 1.532 512 509 1,408 490 151 631 512 509 ,408 490 151 631 464 1.157 460 6,990 261 55 519 267 540 540 504 150 Ntt ReeeiptsTrAyments Trau3fer8 Balance brought forward from previollg y Balance carried forward at end of year 34.209 (36.748) 58.330 55.791 35270 8,863 36.748 3252 61.582 52,972 Statement of knets & Liabilitie8 For the Year endtd 31 March 2025 2025 2024 ASSETS Cash Fund8 Cash in Hand 624 Other Mometsry Assets Natwest CutTent Account 96228 61.582 61,582 Representing Assets oll the following A¢couDts: Cjeneral Fund Restricted Funds A¢cumulated Funds 55.791 58.330 96,852 Non-m Furniture and Equipment at insurance value." £5.530 These accounts were approved by e 202r Signed on their behalf by: Position: Chair of trustffs and Church Lthkr Date: Statemellt of Financial Acthltle8 For the Year ended 31 March 202S Noles on Aeeounts l) A¢¢onDting Poli¢ie8 These accounts have been pwared ￿ the receipts and pa￿ents b&sis. 2) Trading The Church has not had a trading aL*ivity in pursuit of its charitsbl¢ objects. 3) Donations Made 2025 2024 Christ Central Church Central Mercian Community Christian Together in Telford BreadTrust CAP BOT Plant Admaston Hope Other Giving 1.320 2.240 480 360 1.300 1200 1.200 .200 250 1,770 540 360 1.128 Charged to General Fund Chargd to Restricted Funds 4278 150 9.550 4.278 4) Restricted Funds Th¢ balances on restricted funds consisted of tk following funds: Opening BAIAD¢e llltoming Outgoing 150 Ck•siDg Balance TrADsfer Donation Devoted Building Fund 150 52 41.061 211 5) Th￿te￿ Remuneration and Eipemses R¢mun¢ration of £21,681 (2024.. £17.496) was patd to one employee duTÉng th¢ year for thc purpose of pastoravchurch leadership and ov¢rs¢¢ing all the ministries of the clturch.