## **BUCKINGHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ____________________________________________ ## **REPORT & ACCOUNTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025** ____________________________________________ Page 1 of 10 ## **BUCKINGHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025** ## **LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** **ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE** Buckingham Evangelical Church 17 Otters Brook Buckingham MK18 7EB **GOVERNING DOCUMENT** Constitution dated October 2019 **TRUSTEES** James Pope (Pastor/Elder) James Dean (Elder) Phil Goss (Elder) CHARITY NUMBER 1187402 BANKERS Virgin Bank 7 Gold Street Northampton NN1 1EN INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jill Kler Kler Associates Limited 21 Kilwinning Drive Milton Keynes MK10 9BW ## **INDEX** Page 2 Legal & Administrative Details Page 3 to 4 Trustees' Report Page 5 Independent Examiner's Report Page 6 Receipts and Payments Account Page 7 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Pages 8 to 10 Notes to the Accounts Page 2 of 10 ## **BUCKINGHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025** The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year. ## **Objects of the charity** The Trust seeks to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by presenting the Gospel clearly so that people may be drawn to trust Jesus Christ as personal saviour; to teach Scripture so that people can grow to spiritual maturity and usefulness in Christian service; to share with other churches the responsibility of reaching all people with the gospel; to develop leadership which will strengthen this church, encourage other churches and begin new churches elsewhere; thereby preserving for coming generations a body with responsibility and spiritual stability. ## **Government** The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the Trust. New trustees are appointed by the members of the church. ## **Review of Activities** There has been a demonstration of the Christian faith in action by serving the community in which it operates through preaching the Gospel, Christian teaching and acts, and providing opportunities for non-Church members to explore the Christian message. This past year has been a time of numerical growth. This can be seen in the numbers attending Sunday services, but also in growth in ministry areas such as our youth group and small midweek groups. With this growth we have also seen the opportunity for people to serve in the church grow and be filled with new volunteers joining serving teams and gaining valuable experiences. The church has continued to partner with other local churches, we delivered a summer holiday club with the other churches in the town as well as the Christmas and Easter school’s work continuing. A youth work that runs throughout the whole year has also been developed between these churches. We joined with other churches across our region also to deliver a summer teaching programme and the churches have met in three evening meetings. The church has been active in the local community this year. We entered the forth year of our musicbased toddler group as well as extending invitations to our regular services and special events. Seasonal services at both Christmas and Easter were very well attended. ‘Alpha’ and ‘Hope Explored’ courses have run throughout the year for those wishing to explore the Christian faith. Alongside this we have continued to run mercy projects which provide practical support to individuals and families in crisis. Additionally, the church has sought to take our commission seriously through the support of various Christian missionaries and agencies. As well as our regular giving to these causes we have been able to hold special collections for new and exciting projects. It has been a joy to continue to hear of the progress from these partners. Page 3 of 10 ## **Financial Review** Finances for the church came from freewill gifts and offerings to the church, and from interest on church bank accounts. £15,514 was claimed back as gift aid. £2,870 was received as restricted gifts. These restricted funds were disbursed per restriction (together with the Gift Aid claimed on these gifts). During the financial year, receipts of £95,102 were received, of which £3,588 were restricted gifts (including gift aid claimed back); payments were £97,018 of which £3,588 were restricted. The main account bank balance at the year end was £6,214. The deposit accounts year end balance for 2025 were £45,608 (Redwood Bank), £10,137 (Charity Bank), £55,876 (United Trust Bank) and £85,000 (Cambridge & Counties Bank). ## **Reserves Policy** The church had a balance of approximately £202,000 in unrestricted funds at the year end. In wanting to use our resources to train future leaders in the UK church we have taken on an assistant pastor. This is being partially funded from our reserves. The trustees have been investigating different options to use other reserve funds in line with the charity's objectives. In particular the trustees have begun to consider areas for a future church plant and look forward to moving forward in this in the foreseeable future. ## **Trustees' Responsibilities** Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year. 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 the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities. ## **Approval** This report was approved by the trustees on 19 April 2026 signed on their behalf by: James Dean James Pope Page 4 of 10 INDEPENDENT EXAM REPORT 21 ￿￿nn1r￿9 Drlve, MonkAton Milton Keynes. MK10 gBW T•1￿￿0￿& 1019081325 120 Fax-. 1019081393175 Info KAL Kler As.qocioteb l.in71te.d Ind ndent examiner's re ort on the accounts Report to the trustee51rrtemkrs of.. BuckinBham Evan8elical Church Ott fDr thc ycaT Cl￿1￿8 30 June 2025 nsibilitie6 of trn5tteS ilDd ex The charities ttust¢e¥ c¢>nSid¢r that an audit is W￿￿ed fotthis year Iw)d¢r se¢tioti 145 ofihe rhariiies aci 201 Ilihe artl. and that an independent exanjinaiion is needed. Tl is m). Teswnsibility to.. Examine the accOiiAt$ ltsnder stetion l45 ofthe act), To follow'ihe procedure5 laid down in the General Directions 8iven by the LhaTities Commissiory wthr wtion 14515Xbl otthe ￿t. And To ￿1¢ whether parEicular matrrs hRve come to my attention. BAsts If Inde eDdent examthen stakment My Examination wa5 rarried out sn arrord4nr¢ with General thrections given by the Charities Commission. An ex2min2tion includes & review of the aecoutjting reeonls kept by the ch&rity artd a totnparison of the acLounts PTesent¢d wth those records. li also includes consideration of any unusu&l itrms or disclosures in the accouttts. 2nd %¢ekin¥ ¢xplaDation froTn the Efs]51ffs ¢onrernin¥ aoy such tnatteT5. The pr￿ed￿re3 undertaken do not provide ￿1 the evidence thai would Ee requirtd irt art audi4 and orwuvnlly I do> not express an audit opinion on the accounts. I have exatnined the records and accounts Provided from the charity and in doin8 SO riod the follow￿ll8 The T¢COTd5 are kept in B(wi ord¢ru5NJ in awrdanc¢ with sectiim 41 of th¢ Act. Thv wrowjts agtee in dl ￿petts the a¢¢ounting T¢roFd5 atxl aBree with the hecounting requirements of the Act. There is nothins to which in my opinion. aTMition should be drawn itl order e))able ap10￿r utyderstlndirtg if the a¢totsnts to be Jrwhed. Mrs G Kler MAAT REG1STERED0FF￿E 21 ￿lL￿￿441￿G ￿￿￿.￿(*4￿$Y0N. MIL7tr4KEYNES. MK104WI REGISTEAEI)IN ENQLANDMO.£Oa4O35 KLÈRA￿￿TEs￿9mSTh$ LCICALC14ARifiE51WK)RLD RSPCA MK & SCRipfuREuMOtr4 1 Page 5 of 10 ## **BUCKINGHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 ||Notes|Unrestricted|Restricted||Year Ending|Year Ending| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Funds|Funds||30/06/2025|30/06/2024| |||£|£|£||£| |**Receipts**||||||| |**_Voluntary receipts_**||||||| |Grants and gifts received||68,512|2,870||71,382|66,221| |Tax refunds under Gift Aid||14,797|718||15,514|16,061| |||83,309|3,588||86,896|82,282| |**_Other receipts_**||||||| |Interest received||8,206|0||8,206|6,487| |**Total Receipts**||91,515|3,588||95,102|88,770| |**Payments**||||||| |**_Charitable expenditure in furtherance of the church's objectives_**||||||| |Direct costs|2|81,379|0||81,379|77,610| |Grants paid|3|12,052|3,588||15,639|9,790| |**Total Payments**||**93,431**|**3,588**||**97,018**|**87,400**| |Net Receipts/(Payments)||-1,916|0||-1,916|1,370| |before transfers||||||| |Transfers between funds||0|0||0|0| |**Net Movement in Funds**||**-1,916**|**0**||**-1,916**|**1,370**| |Opening Balances at 1 July 2024||204,243|508||204,751|| |Balances at 30 June 2025||202,327|508||202,835|| The notes on pages 8 - 10 form part of these accounts. Page 6 of 10 ## **BUCKINGHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES** ## **AS AT 30 JUNE 2025** ## **1. Fixed Assets** |Insured value of the assets owned:
Equipment
**2. Bank & Cash Balances**
Virgin Current Account
Redwood Bank
Charity Bank
United Trust Bank
Cambridge & Counties Bank
Cash float
**3. Other Assets & Liabilities**
Assets *
Gift aid tax recovery not yet received
Liabilities *
Unbilled fee for Independent Examination
Net other assets|Year Ending
Year Ending| |---|---| ||30/06/2025
30/06/2024| ||£
£
15,141
14,908| ||**15,141**
**14,908**| ||Year Ending
Year Ending| ||30/06/2025
30/06/2024| ||£
£
6,214
2,436
45,608
23,577
10,137
40,625
55,876
53,113
85,000
85,000
0
0| ||**202,835**
**204,751**| ||Year Ending
Year Ending| ||30/06/2025
30/06/2024| ||959
1,135| ||959
1,135
0
0| ||959
1,135| The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf on 19 April 2026 by ## James Dean James Pope The notes on pages 8 - 10 form part of these accounts. Page 7 of 10 ## **BUCKINGHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025** ## **1 Accounting Policies** The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis with a statement of assets and liabilities. |**2**
**a)**
**b)**|**Direct costs**
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total Year End
Total Year End
Funds
Funds
30/06/2025
30/06/2024
£
£
£
£
**Congregational Costs**
Property costs rent
5,365
0
5,365
5,980
Licenses (eg Copyright/CCPAS)
1,228
0
1,228
658
Insurance, Legal & Accounting
420
0
420
793
Visiting Speakers, Choirs & Groups
0
0
0
75
Refreshments
929
0
929
721
FIEC
1,476
0
1,476
1,291
Office Supplies
0
0
0
0
Minor equipment & Resources
1,084
0
1,084
2,194
Benevolent Fund
0
0
0
375
Other Congregational Costs
0
0
0
24| |---|---| ||**10,502**
**0**
**10,502**
**12,111**
**Personnel**
Personnel Salary, Pension, Tax
40,382
0
40,382
36,052
Housing for Pastor
27,600
0
27,600
26,850
Personnel Training
1,598
0
1,598
1,585
Re-imbursement of Elders' Expenses
0
0
0
0
**Sub Total**| ||**69,580**
**0**
**69,580**
**64,487**
**Sub Total**| ||**Congregational Costs Total**
**80,082**
**0**
**80,082**
**76,598**| ||**Outreach**
Advertising
174
0
174
174
Outreach Events
187
0
187
434
Sunday School & Work Amongst the Young
363
0
363
369
Literature
573
0
573
35| ||**Outreach Total**
**1,297**
**0**
**1,297**
**1,012**| ||| ||**Direct Costs Total**
**81,379**
**0**
**81,379**
**77,610**| Page 8 of 10 ## **BUCKINGHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025** |**3**
**a)**
**b)**|**Grants Paid**
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total Year End
Total Year End
Funds
Funds
30/06/2025
30/06/2024
£
£
£
£
**Individuals (Missions)**
Total Regularly supported individuals
4,800
0
4,800
4,100
One-offgifts to individuals
0
0
0
225| |---|---| ||4,800
0
4,800
4,325
**Institutions**
London City Mission
3,789
0
3,789
3,415
OMF
2,400
0
2,400
2,050
Echoes International
1,000
3,588
4,588
0
Institutions (grants less than £1000 per year)
63
0
63
0
**Total**| ||7,252
3,588
10,839
5,465
**Total**| ||**Grants Total**
**12,052**
**3,588**
**15,639**
**9,790**| ## **4 Employees and trustees** The charity has two employees: James Pope and Callum White. No amounts were paid or are payable to any other trustee or to any person connected to them. Page 9 of 10 ## **BUCKINGHAM EVANGELICAL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025** |**5**
Movement in Funds
Restricted Funds:
Benevolent Fund
Y.P. Summer Camp
Mission Gifts
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds:
General Fund
Total Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds|Balance at
30/06/2024
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Balance at
30/06/2025
£
£
£
£
£
125
0
0
0
125
383
0
0
0
383
0
3,588
-3,588
0
0| |---|---| ||508
3,588
-3,588
0
508| ||204,243
91,515
-93,431
0
202,327| ||204,243
91,515
-93,431
0
202,327| ||| ||204,751
95,102
-97,018
0
202,835| Page 10 of 10