Arnold Road Evangelical Church Report and Accounts Year ended 30 September 2023
ARNOLD ROAD EVANGEUCAL CHURCH LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Amold Road Evangelical Church Amold Road Nottingham NG5 5HN GOVERNING DOCUMENT Constituti¢ dat March 2011, amended 8.6.22. CHARifY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1190512 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CHARITY N L Pomeroy- Pastor H Mitchell- Secretary D Myers- Treasurer E Neat A R Willbams CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES Church Githvth Twst BANKERS Barclays Bank plc CCLA Fund Manffjers Limited INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jrnée You Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB INDEX Ptye1 Pages 2-3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Pages 7-8 Legal and Administralive Details Trustees. Ret lThJepeThlent Examine¢s Report Receipts and Payments AccoLmt Statement ol Assets & Liabilits'es Notes to thè Accounts
ARNOLD ROAD EVANGEUCAL CHURCH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 The Trustees have pleasure in submiiling the Report arKJ Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023. Objects of tho charlty The Clty. which is a church, is govemed by a cx)nstilution and ig constibJted as a trust. The charity, prinGipal object is the advancement of the chnsts.an fath. To do so we seek lo glorify God through obeying his word the Bible. Revlew of the charfV$ maln aclivltle8 and achlevomonts To further the atove objects and Visn. th8 charitys main a¢tiviti# arKI &hvements were as follows.. Publ Vr$hIp ser¥e8 on SuThlay moming and Sunday evening, with expository F>reaching through the Bible, generalty from the Okl Testament al one sere and the Testament at the other being central, for the buikling up of the peop and presenting Ihe GosFel of grxe to the lost. Sunday school classes are hekj for all ages from thre8 yeaTS old up to mv>teens and are well attended. The midweek youth work has continued to thrive, for wimary school age on Thursdays, earty secondary school age on Friday$ and a young adults Bible study also. The minibus is invaluable for collectsng children from around the local estates to attend these clubs. A rw initsab've has been a Tabte Tennis evening {Bat and Chat). Coffee morning contsnues to be an opportunty to wekome locd peoth to an infomal introductK)n to the church. Our Evangelist wrth help from a team of regukqr helpers, have conts'nued to ¥it door to door in the locality and hold small group BitAe $tud5 for contacts and enquirers. As well as the monthly Breakfast café whh is free and open to all wh lo come there have been other evangelists'c events, and the week of evangelism when a small team from Tupeb Mississippi came again lo join us in visitslion, with a family event and barbeque at the end whih again was free, and 11 attended by about 150 people from the neight<Jurhood. There have been many 0pp0rtunrtS lo meet and Speak to people about the Gospel which we pray will bear frurt in conversw)n to Christ. A nssheet has also been produced and distributed WKlety to Ictal tK)mes. presentsng the Gospel in an attracti fom Many Classes from local pnmary sthcA)Is allerK the Bible exhitriti earty in the year and the Pastor and Youth Worker have taken asSemblS. Our trainee youth worker completed her course this year and it was agreed to appoint her to a pahd part tsme position frcmn September 2023. patalty funded by a grant from FIEC. She WFII conb'nue the minL8lries in Ictal Schoo as well as those at church. Membership has inueased durirKJ the year and a number Vre bapts'sed at Easter. Our A8sistsnt Pastor was called to be Pastor of Stapleford Baptst Church from September 2023, and during the year a suitable applKant was intervithd and xcepted the appointment of Assistant also from that date. We are thankful to the Lord for these devebpments. Aso out trainee pastor completed hls studies at London Seminary and wa$ apF.nted as Asststant Pastor at Chihjs Hill 8aptst Church in North London.
With increasing numbers allendirKJ on a SuThJay 11rj and in$ufFrEnt seating at times we have conts'nued to seek wsdom in managing this Situatm, including seeking the views of members by a queslionnaire. The possibility of a numtEr from the church holding a moming swNice in another part of Nottingham was explored but was not financialty viabk, so we conb'nue to pray. During the year the agreement was signed for Church Growth Trust to become our new Holdir¥J Tfustee. Double glang was installed in the extension corridor to help save enefgy. Members have been apwinted to manage the church V•ebsite. Church Suite and social media to aid communicats.on among member5 and enquirers and present the ministries of the ChUh to the community. Above all we thank God for his continued help may He be gkxified in all do. In planning the aCtivrt the TDJStees have the guidance on publ benefit issued by the Chanty CommisSK. Flnanclal revl8W During the year overall income decreased by £4.958, to £166,733. and expenditure decreased by £7.478, 10 £151.780. As a resutt the cash held by the chanty increased by £14,953 to £124,261. This has resulted in General Pufposes Free Reserves of £60k (see note belN). Desrgnated Funds of £23.859 arKI Restrted Fund8 of £40,402. Re•8rve8 poIIcy The Trustees have deterniined that the charity should aim to hold UnSIncted cash of no less than £60,000 (which equates to aboLrt 6 months of UnstriCted exp8ndtturel so that the charity could conts.nue to operate should Income and lor expendrture vary verSety. At the year end the charity held unrestricted cash of £83.859 and Ihe chanty comFtyiNJ wth ts reserves poltcy. Governan¢• The p)Iw and OFefating decisK)n$ of the chanty rest with the Trustees. who meet regularly lo monitor the aclNibes of the Trust. Day to day mantyement of ChUh affairs is undertaken by the Elders and Deacons of the Church. Ail appntrents are confimed by the membership at the Annual General Meeb'ng of the Church. R•spon•lbllllle• of trust• Charity law requires us as Trustees to Prepa financial statements for each accounting year vthich record Ihe receipts and payments of the chanty for the year. We are 8OnSIble for keeping proper accountiThJ records whth disck)se wth aSonae accuracy at any b'me Ihe financHI [X)sitn of the charrty and enab us to ensure that the financial statements ¢ompty vthh the Charrties Act 2011. We also have a responsibilty to safeguard the assets of the chanty and to tske reasOnae steps to prevent fraud or any other irre9ulant*s. Approval This rewrt as approved by the trustees arKI signed on their behatt ty. D. Myers Date.. gts IDIt H Mrtchell
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ARNOLD ROAD EVANGEUCAL CHURCH I report lo the trustees on my exarninalion of the accounts of Arnold Road Evaryelic31 Church I'the chariv) for the year ended 30 September 2023 on pages 5 to 8 follcNnng. Responslbllltlo6 and basis of rnport As the trustees of the chanty you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in OrdanCe with the requirnents of the Charit*s Act 20111.the 2011 Acfl. I report in respect of my examination of th8 charivs )Unts carni&J out under sects'on 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying Out my examinat I have followed all the applicabk DirecthS given by the Chaiity C¢)mmission under sthn 14515)(bl of the 2011 ACL Independent •xamlnfjVs staterngnt I have completed my examinatn. l eA)nfinn that no matenal matters have come to my attention in connection wth Ihe examInatn gNing me cause to telwe that in any material respect.. 1. accounting Tecords were not kepl in accordance sect'on 130 of 2011 Act.. or 2. the 8ccounts do not aexord wth the xcounting records. I have no ¢oncems and have come across no other matters In Connect vitth the examination to whkh attention should b8 drawn in order to enable a proper und8rgtaThYirwJ of the accounts to be reached. Jaimée Young Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y&AB Date..
UIOLD ROAD EVAMGELICAL CHLWICH RecEIPTS AND PAYIIEMTS ACC(XIKf FOR THE YEAR BIDED JO SEPTE1 2023 T¢)ial 2022 FL**ts 20fJ Oon&tso Glft ald rece(Fts 101.820 19.(#>3 1.417 32,323 8,215 134.143 27.221 1.417 143,409 20,597 4,142 821 170 2.323 211 521 Paym¢nt• kn rf•tkn ty thrw) uThJulak•n ¢Jireclfy 117.401 28J47 145.948 162,629 Grnnia pabj In rel•lknn kn chwW> 3.821 2211 6.629 li N81 recew i Ipaynwtsl before tr•niforn $21 14,953 12,433 14.482) 4.482 14.953 12,433 Ci8h fw)d8 •• •t I1 Or•rj C•sh fund• •tthl•yMr •nd 18. tOg.308 6,875
2023 22 CA•h 1126• 41726 40.605 20.558 48 148 1324 5526 15.ws PAIE dufr 2.952 8.479 422 7.189 7.ia• 10310 11.293 YO92J X7,923 38.379 YJ 47 Vk vd 2022 1.67•,9 1.401.Z?1 74.22 62.272 2.ow.rm 2,1.0(¥) 3,OQ) rttkn4a4
Fth 3)23 2U22 Ernpbyrn•ttCQ*I 65.275 7.14• 7.189 6.479 20.249 1,0 12,467 Chch 15.454 7.404 15.4$1 2,010 2XJ7 7M1 2S. 2,aS 2.412 2.412 1•328 19.CO) S,532 WortarrKrytrmsvJr4 7.792 t.41Q 1,464 1,300 4,992 2,126 2.QJl 702 FIEC 71$ 715 1S14 4.725 3,421
125.5 (121.024 14.482) 99,OOD fvr 2.ni 1¢.125 7•.888 7,213 16.648 83,851 521 1*.02S 121 Chnilm 171Jl 12.4001 {110) 13.5 ,707 4125 140 11.OJll (7581 {12,7281 5.051 12.650 111 130 40,4Q2
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