## **Ogmore by Sea Church (reg 1187256)** 

## **(previously Ogmore by Sea Evangelical Church)** 

This is the fifth Annual Report of the Church for the year to 31 March 2025. 

The Trust is registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitable 

Incorporated Organisation (C.I.O. No. 1187256). Its governing document is a Trust Deed dated 26th October 2019 and submitted to the Charity Commission 

on 6th January 2021. 

Trustees during the year to 31 March 2025 were: 

**Mr Charles Michael Hill** (Chairman/Correspondent) 

44, Seaview Drive 

Ogmore by Sea, 

Bridgend 

CF32 0PB 

## **Mr Paul Glenny Reverend Dominic Thomas White Mrs Susan Francombe Mr Alan Fowler** 

New trustees are appointed under the Trust Deed by election of the Church 

membership. Mr Alan Fowler, having completed a year out of office, was 

elected _de novo_ as a Trustee. 



The membership of the church (C.I.O.) has grown during the last two years and currently has nearly 30 members in addition to several non-members who remain very active within the life of the church. 

The object of the Trust is to further and advance the Christian religion in accordance with the statement of faith primarily but not exclusively in Ogmore by Sea and its immediate neighbourhood. In furtherance of this object, the church may also undertake such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the membership of the church, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the basis of faith. These shall be carried out in a manner that is consistent with the doctrinal distinctives and ethical statements as may be adopted and amended by the church from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Church handbook. 

During the year, the Reverend Dominic White worked as full-time pastor and, along with the Trustees and membership, helped the Church to fulfil its charitable objectives. The church holds regular Sunday morning services, twice-weekly bible study and prayer meetings, coffee and cake meetings for the community and engages in various other activities on an occasional basis. Links have also been developed with other local churches in the Vale of Glamorgan. Evening worship services have continued on a monthly basis and a ’hot topics’ discussion group is held 5-6 times per year. The Church also 



runs regular activities during the week for children and young people of all ages. 

The Church owns land and property on Church Close in Ogmore by Sea which is registered with the UK Land Registry. The fabric has been improved in various ways although there are still some problems requiring further work. The Trustees are grateful for the support of many church members in giving their time and resources in helping with the upkeep of the building and its environs. The upstairs flat has had a new bathroom fitted and the tenants continue to be very settled there. The lower-level roof has been replaced and its efficacy is being monitored. 

Reverend Dominic White was the only paid member of staff during the financial period. The Trustees took care to ensure that his remuneration was commensurate with his appointment and responsibilities. The church relies on the gifts of members and friends for its income and has no policy on maintaining dedicated reserves. The assets of the old charity (Ogmore by Sea Evangelical Church) have largely been transferred to the new C.I.O. (whilst retaining the original name) and are included in the annual accounts of the Church. It is anticipated that the Church will have sufficient funds to cover the expected costs in the forthcoming year. The C.I.O.’s bankers are BARCLAYS BANK PLC, Leicester LE87 2BB. 



**Declaration- The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report above.** 

**Dated 31[st] May, 2025 and signed on behalf of the Charity’s** 

## **Trustees:** 

## **C. M. Hill** 

C.M.HILL 

(Chairman) 



## 

|Offerings - under Gift Aid||42,936||35,784|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|- not under Gift Aid||2.209||2,376|
|Total|||45,145||
|Tax recovered re. Gift Aid|||9,632|14,936|
|Rent received|||10,200|1 0 , 2 0 0|
|Interest on late receipt of tax recoverable on Gift Aid|||83|0|
|Cost of gas recovered re Flat|||560|0|
|TOTAL GENERAL RECEIPTS|||65,620|6 3 , 2 9 6|
|Gifts received for Third Parties|||1 , 9 8 5|3 8 7|
|Gifts received for New Roof|||4 0 0||
|TOTAL RESTRICTED INCOME|||2 , 3 8 5|3 8 7|
|TOTAL RECEIPTS|||68,005|63,683|
|P A Y M E N T S|||||
|Pastor's Salary|||3 5 , 5 1 5|34,742|
|Pastoral Expenses|||8 0 8|6 5 7|
|Visiting Preachers|||7 5 0|8 5 0|
|Children's Work|||809|8 4 5|
|Missionary and Charity Support|||2,738|3,420|
|Accountancy Fees|||8 4 0|7 9 2|
|Various Equipment|||1,376|7 1 9|
|Sundry Expenses|||2,548|2,016|
|TOTAL MINISTRY COSTS|||45,384|44,041|
|Electricity, Gas & Water|||3,652|3,153|
|New Roof|||18,600|0|
|Other Property Maintenance, etc.|||7,750|1,340|
|Insurance|||1 , 1 3 7|1 , 0 7 3|
|Estate Agent's Fees|||857|8 5 7|
|TOTAL PROPERTY COSTS|||31,996|6 , 4 2 3|
|Gifts passed on to Third Parties|||1 , 9 8 5|5 1 4|
|TOTAL RE. RESTRICTED INCOME|||1 , 9 8 5|5 1 4|
|TOTAL PAYMENTS|||79,365|50,978|
|DEFICIT/SURPLUS FOR THE PERIOD|||-11,360|12,705|
|FUNDS HELD 01/04/24|||51,909|39,204|
|FUNDS HELD 31/03/25|||£40,549|£51,909|
|Being -|||||
|Restricted Funds||0||0|
|General Funds||40,549||51,909|
|Total Funds Held at 31/03/25||£40,549||£51,909|
|Barclays Bank pic|40,549|||51,909|
|T o t a l<br>£40,549||||£51,909|





## 

|Section A||Independent Examiner's Report|Independent Examiner's Report|
|---|---|---|---|
|Report to the trustees/||||
||members of||O G M O R E B Y S E A C H U R C H|
|On accounts|for the year<br>ended||3 1 S T M A R C H 2 0 2 5<br>Charity no<br>(if any)<br>1 1 8 7 2 5 6|
|Set out on pages||||
||||(remember to include the page numbars of additional sheets|
||||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above|
||||charity ("the Trust") for the year ended|
|Responsibilities and|||As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation|
|basis of report|||of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act|
||||2011 ("the Act").|
||||I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out|
||||under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I|
||||have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission|
||||under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.|
|I n d e p e n d e n t|||I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have|
|e x a m i n e r ' s  s|t a t e m e n t||come to my attention (other than that disclesed-belew *) in connection with|
||||the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material|
||||respect:|
||||? accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of|
||||the Act or|
||||? the accounts do not accord with the accounting records|
||||I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection|
||||with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a|
||||proper understanding of the accounts to be reached|
||||* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.|
||Signed:||s . ? . ? ? ? ?<br>Date:<br>2 4 . 7 . 2 5|
||N a m e :||S U Z A N N E H E L E N P A R R Y|
|Relevant professional|||RETIRED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT|
|qualification(s) or body||||
||(if any):|||
||Address:||39 PARKFIELDS, PEN-X-FAT,|
||||BRIDGENA , CF3I 4NQ|





## 

||||R e c e i p t s a n d|R e c e i p t s a n d|p a y|m e n t s a c c|o u n t s||C C 1 6 ?|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||For the period|||T o||||
||||from|01/04/2024|||31/03/2025|||
|S e c t i o n  A|R e c e i p t s|a n d  p a y m e n t s||||||||
||||Unrestricted<br>funds|R e s t r i c t e d<br>f u n d s||E n d o w m e n t<br>f u n d s|T o t a l|f u n d s|Last year|
||||to the nearest|to the nearest €||to the nearest €|to the nearest €||to the nearest €|
|A 1 R e c e i p t s||||||||||
|Gifts Received|||4 5 , 1 4 5|2|, 3 8 5|||4 7 , 5 3 0|3 8 , 5 4 7|
|Rent Received|||1 0 , 2 0 0|||||1 0 , 2 0 0|1 0 , 2 0 0|
|Tax Recovered re Gift Aid|||9 , 6 3 2|||||9 . 6 3 2|1 4 , 9 3 6|
|Other Income|||6 4 3|||||6 4 3||
|Sub total (Gross income for||||||||||
|||AR)|65,620|2,385||||68,005|6 3 , 6 8 3|
|A 2  A s s e t  a n d|i n v e s t m e n t  s a l e s ,|||||||||
|( s e e  t a b l e ) .||||||||||
||S u b  t o t a l|||||||||
||Total receipts||6 5 . 6 2 0|2|, 3 8 5|||6 8 , 0 0 5|6 3 . 6 8 3|
|A 3  P a y m e n t s||||||||||
|Salary|||35,515|||||3 5 , 5 1 5|3 4 , 7 4 2|
|Property Costs|||31,596||4 0 0|||3 1 , 9 9 6|6 , 4 2 3|
|Other Expenses|||9,869|1 .|9 8 5|||1 1 , 8 5 4|9 , 8 1 3|
||S u b  t|o t a l|76,980|2,385||||79,365|50,978|
|A4 Asset and investment||||||||||
|purchases, (see table)||||||||||
||S u b  t o t a l|||||||||
||Total payments||7 6 , 9 8 0|2 ,|3 8 5|||79.365|50,978|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|||11,360|||||1 1 , 3 6 0|12,705|
|A5 Transfers between funds||||||||||
|A6 Cash funds|last year end||51,909|||||5 1 , 9 0 9|39,204|
|Cash funds this year end|||4 0 , 5 4 9|||||4 0 , 5 4 9|51,909|





||||Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|E n d o w m e n t|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Categories|Details||funds<br>to nearest €||f u n d s<br>to nearest E|f u n d s<br>to nearest E|
|B1 Cash funds|Barclays Bank plc||40,549||||
|||Total cash funds|4 0 , 5|4 9|||
||(agree balances|with receipts and payments|||||
|||account(s))|||||
||||U n r e s t r i c t e d||R e s t r i c t e d|E n d o w m e n t|
||||f u n d s||f u n d s|f u n d s|
||D e t a i l s||to nearest €||to nearest €|to nearest €|
|B2 Other monetary assets|||||||
||D e t a i l s||F u n d  t o  w h i c h<br>a s s e t  b e l o n g s||Cost (optional)|C u r r e n t  v a l u e<br>( o p t i o n a l )|
|B 3  I n v e s t m e n t  a s s e t s|||||||
||D e t a i l s||F u n d  t o  w h i c<br>a s s e t  b e l o n g|h<br>s|Cost (optional)|C u r r e n t v a l u e<br>( o p t i o n a l )|
|B4 Assets retained for the|Freehold Land and|Property|5 0 0|0 0 0|||
|charity's own use|Sundry Church Fittings and Equipment||||||
||||F u n d  t o  w h i c h||Amount due|W h e n  d u e|
||D e t a i l s||l i a b i l i t y  r e l a t|e s|(optional)|( o p t i o n a l )|
|B5 Liabilities|||||||
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|Signature||Print||Name|Date of<br>approval|
|||||Alan|Fowler||
|CCXX R2 accounts (SS)||2||||29/05/2025|