truro evangelical church Re7i5tered Charth. 1191260 TRIIRO F,VANGTr:I.ICAI. C:HURCH TRUSTEE&•' ANNUAL REPORT, ACCOL'NTS and INDEPENDEiwr EXMINER's REPORT 'OR'fHTr. 12 MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Truro Evangclical Church CIO Chariry number: 1191 ?60
Trust¢¢s' Annual Report l.'r(xn 1° January to 31° December 2025 Ohjeetii'es and A¢ti%'iti I'he main puryx)8e of Trurti l..Irang¢li(41 ('hurch 15 tht advancm¢ni of ihe chrilan faith in accordunce V4ith the church'5 Busi4 (Jf FaitlL primarilv Mrythin .1 ruro and the surroundin8 neighknurlK>Q)d. In dIlln. the church a1j aim5 tv Lyrry out charitablc purr thal Put inio PT¥Llice the Chrilan fatdL 'lThe maiD uLli%'itI that relate . ¢huTch's putp)se are: twv Sunday servil of co[rnIe 'OPTrhip (nx)rning ond ufirnion). f¢llow3hip lunLh in beNtin: meeting5 Ivr praNer aDd Bibk 1). each Tu¢sdav evcnin¥: sunda), yLh(K)I fnr chilJr¢n: weckl!. ci'an8eliMic ouir¢ach in Trum city'rfenire io sharL' Ihe Christian luith: monthlv ladies, brL¥kf&4ts and (KLILsionai mTh'> Bathcrings for fcllowship and Bible .$tud}': monihlv ladics, prn}¢r me¢tin¥s' occasional nutdoor LlIAngelistic brr%'ices durin¥ the summ¢r. 1xOI10n ul" mi&8ion and matters ol"%dKial COnLXTn through rya>er. fina71 gi1n¥ and Tr)nthl)' donations or rd io Trwo l."Ix)d Bank. monthlv e%'ang.cliylic nuttf4ch in Lanjuncti4)n with the FrLL. C'hurch in Si J( P¢n.1th: and oc¥)n inlvrmal soEiul bathcriD%S. 'I'he t51¢¢5 haN'e gii'¢n considcralic)n to the Churil) Commissi1)n s guidayKe on publiL ttnefrt. and Lonlimi thai b¢nefit has 'l1 rKnN'idcd lor an!. mcmlTh of thc public who wish ai'ail th¢mlie of spiritual supwrt proi'idcd b) the Sundai w'4Trrship &¢r• icek aThJ the entIonal SUprt and Lorn). prvvided bv opw)rnmities Iv j&)in us for ]uh on Sund8)s: all of which is frcL.Iw io I, r.urther SvirilL help 15 vllered io all in the publiL Ill r¥x¢iwe. throu¥h the distributiiin of Christiuii literaturL' and one-tOne cfinversatiuns in our w'¢ekl! cit!-cLmlTe outreach: Ihft)ugh thc prY-LhrÉstnw distribution of (.'hristian lileranirc t(p Ihe homc5 n¢Jr wher¢ ()ur ¥¢rvices held: and through our sumnKr outdoor eWangelIl¢ ¥er¥'ice5 in u local park a1 c&voI SCP•'i¢e in a rarb school. In all thÈs thc go81 of Jlws C'.hri$t is ¢xpEained and Ireel? off¢rnxl: the good that [¢¢e11n8 Jcsuy C'hrist as on¢,% l.ord aTKI SaN'iour brin8 I¢. jo),. nan]n¥ hope. The ljible teachL. and kn0[). allirnLS. Ih#l this EOSPLI h&s the publi¢ ber)efit of Ering abl¢ to Ir4n8fonn brok¢n nd troubl¢d I1.e and communiti¢s. P&storal vi¥itiiig for tho4e in nccd i¥ alqAI aiailabl¢ for anv WIK) wrysh to aiiend our 5eThice8. Publi iKncl it is also tmi."ided for thse in finynLial need. thrn)ugh monthl), Iknnations w the Truro FcM)d Bank. Finolly. all nwy bencfit lft)m the Chri¥iiAn trachin¥ lh is pro%'i4kd fre¢lv in i)ur %unda!' iccs. or childrLm ihrou&b our Sundav s¢hvol. I'h05c unable alILa in rson are ahlc IKnefii from joining th¢ Suthy nrning ser4.ice on L(wm. or 5uby¢4ueth fr. ceSS to thL' semions 'io thL' khUh,$ b5"lIe.
AcbievemeDts and Performance .fundak'.Fervice ()ur main millis this year c¢)ntinwl 8 series in l.uk¢'s gospel. Ir(mi the namiliv¢ (pf J¢sus' birtlL in Lhapicr 2. through lo thL' c1 of his 's¢nn on thc plain.. in chaNer 6. 11 ha5 bcen Vi'onderful to see l.uke.s emp81% oft crnninb> l)ring h4)rrt th¢ px>r neeJy. ¥nd hallcn¥in¥ 10 51t undcr JcsU5' nnonSCnsC Icaching abolit hom. his follow'crs ought to behaN'e. We a].qo Ik a break in the middle of the l.uke .series io IMk" ar some signilicani p&isages in l & 2 Kin¥s ihai blessed lh¢ p&%lvr On his subbatiL41 pr¢viou¥ ).¢. with y()m¢ pruphrti¢ glinwses vfchTis1 x¢n in King Solomon and ihc prophd Elish& Oncc a month our othcr elder. Patrick Buckle).. ken leading through lifimans chapier8 1 ?.14. cnn%ider¢ng the eUIiLal re)n11hiI1[Ie8 ot"beliei'eTS i)ne iUM)ther imd ¥L)N'cmin¥ uuilKJrities. in r¢swns¢ lo God's gra¢ious saliitson. Wc havc also blewd by the 10nd1 ministr). of a number of isitsng prher8. n Sutiday afterxLS our inwlive Elihle snmlies Conlin and compled a series in ih¢ Aw)stles' Crccd Iwun last l'ew. 5wJving ihL' corc tcnct5 uf th¢ Christian faith. Wc then complet¢d ria working through the l¢tr of Jan)es. V•ith his exlh)rtation to put our faith into practice. In outwnn kBan a TieS of swdie.s And¥, PeOn'$ tKMik. 'Rv4t>'P l...van¥eli¥m Ivr eerii)ne', exh(7rting Ic) u)nid¢r in which our livL% ¢an Lncouragr Oth lo pui thcir faith in Jesus. Concurrentlv, wr hal'c a Surthi, h0o] for wondary-school aged childrrn. called 'C.'4)nneLt-PILLS'. In I'etffuar¥' we In1rlUc< u munihlTr 'Agupc l¢uyl'. wlKrv 'c ¢njo)'LMI a hLurt)' lunLh logihlY. follow¥yJ bi. y T4i(x ¢¢l¢brating Lord's Supw. Our aim to improve our fcllow'ship and give more atteiilion to (-. hrisrfs de1 f(Ir his [1)ple. 'Ihe nion1h1 rwtill1rn ()f a grand meal pn)ved v%'er with our limitcd munp)V•rr. and r¢duc¢d that to quartcrly. Thrtw¥h ull thi¥. wi Iwv¥ bn uwuTh¥4xl. wrrttd and challcngcd live th¢ Christian faith ryth inlcgrit%' and pcr5cvcrance. Toolcd in a finn focus on the I.ord JeAL$ Chri. WL huN"L' also pul on a numbcT of c11ge11]C LTWSt scrvices. fiir thosc sceking God and inN'cstigating the Christian faith, such when li h&s heen ihe i %ui)da) of the mlinih. In kxlditson. e were abl¢ Iv tsk¢ lh¢ oul Iv Ihi wmmunih a wknl¢ churclL had four open-air 'PTaisc in the Park, cl'cnts in Boscawrn Park oi'er wmmei. We sanB a number of old favouri h}'mrt$. and heard %tmple gfispel Pfeaching lft)m our el&1 and enLixryin¥ w¥onal ksiinKmi¢5 of h(1 (11 trun>l()rnLs liv¢¥ lur ¥CKMJ. l)ue to a fire in the .1 reloth ('1)mmuni, l'en. w,here h4d been meding. w'e wrr¢ l¢mw>T¥wiI!' rajdcrcd IK)mL.Ic55' in Scptcrnkn. Bul insLtI}, God prol'idcd our new vcnuc: community. centre on the Nlalalw esthtr. We give htm thank8 and praise fi)r %uch 8w'iII and %uithhle pr(ii'jsj() bui pr&yerlull)' 4w¥il t ¢(mr[lun ol'& n¢w lur¥cT LLFmmunil)' LcntrL' nl'xl Juor. Our morninB seTrices have alw l>een run with /mm. fff the kn11( of memFJers unable lo alt¢ThJ in Pi()n due To ill-h¢ulih vr immiibilil!,, 'I'liis ¥'ear 88n with ihe arTM)inthni orL¢¥ Morriy lo k uur LburLh admini¥lT¥t(r. w.lll'ch h pr()N.d a bl¢ssing io th¢ orEaoi5atioL fcllomship and efvangelism of the churclL and we sii thanks God for Leotr It a delighi kn welc(Jme inu) memher$hip Phil W'ille wlK) ha¥ Ihww hittLII' intv (?ur H'¢¢klv VulTLh in th¢ Lil)'_i¢nlTL". cagL'r lo sharc thc g70spcI ofJc5U5. &qdl)'. hai'c a fcw. losscs this I'car: ow dear simer W'end), %. harpleL% being pronM)ied to the gltsrieq of heaTren; the removal fmm meinhership Jnlena Salunga Ivr wn-yll¢ndwK'¢. Ihc TrsitIOn of
EIi7Abeth Haigh. So we end the year wilh 22 M(ThT5. which continues a slow decline in nUmr5. %ul)eTed virtua]li' cvm y¢ar for thc la518 vcars. IA'C prai for to to ()ur nunikr Ih(1s¢ bling and wvrkers for the harn'e field I1 we gis'e dnkS fvr rdch ptccious brothcr and 5isieT in C'hrisL and twst that his er is mJ¢ pvrt¢LI Èn our w¢akll. Ei'anxelism a) (.()ur4es Ai thc Lyxinning of the year we ran the 7.week vidth) course. Christianity Explotcd. gryatcfu] to use the fxilitie8 of l?ell) I'oupi resiuurunt. L¢ulJ prviidcd V•X)ndcrful home-cookcd meal& th1¢h were ri)lIK)ed hy # 'id¢v ¥nd diyLU55ion ba5cd on Mark'$ gos1. exploring Jes4 i& w'h%, k L4n and w,hal il m¢ans to follom. him. li encouraging li#¢ li%,¢ join us for son or all of the course. most anlis to kttow m()re. Then in .SuMn He ran the 7-week vi&() L()ufie. Lili E.Kplor¢d. a¥ain grdtcful for the use of the %ame re4lAurnnl. bui wiih.jusi ioff¢¢ a1 cake. Each i'idco,Id1scI01] look-ed at a ditl¢reni idol in our I1¢s. and at hoTA' onl), the Crod can fill Ihe hole t1 Ir%, 10 lill wilh thai idol. Wc w'ert joined h>, two or ¢hree seek¢rs. for V•'hLXn continu¢ to pta>. b) City-centre outreach wEekl)' e%'angeli.%tic outreAL'h (a twk thbk) in the ¢ty-centre has tonsisiently since our l&st Ati.M. WL. prulsc GLXI that wc ha able to gil'e ow nf go.$1 trACiS in th¢ limc, aThl hafve Inanfv hundre(Is of giXKI gi)$1 illn¢[)110n. thuringi thc Christian faith. Ow icam compri Pairi¢k. Pri.111 lun. IlThul#. Ros¢marY. Phil. Chri$11 and NICL with rtcasional help Irrim kLn cnthusiastic lady from Penr)Tr. We Sie thanks to Clod lor all the orn thwr5 lor th¢ ¥ospcl, and for the inlinle rrtivile8e kn FfftK]gim th¢ Saviow, Je5 Christ. Wc also had a Sla1 of outreach in June. in whiLh hirril u ruLTrm in thc city-c¢ntre and held a c(>ffe£ morning for a couplL' ol-hour&. ini'iting [PIC from the street in 'for a c4)ffee hal" ¥i%ing frcc drinks aThl cake a5 and thlked aknul the ¥v¥p¢l hvp¢. W¢ Mrrc delighted b!, the resp)n8e and gre vpwrtunili¢5 10 about Jcsus. In thc aftcrrKk)n.$ eng¢ in c)P-n-air strL'Ct p[va¢h 7th a board for l.al aids. again encouraged b) th¢ r¢sTX)n5¢ and opw)rtunth". ix>th lor public ProclamlOn li of ¥)d convcrsations tlkii resulied. 'Thep£ ¥iivilies led inlo th¢ Lil¢ Explorcd course described above. li w&% thrilling t(J see virtuallv evcry church mEmber making time kn get inv(trlved oTrJ h¢lp vul in this sy¢Kial '¢¢L As A result of w¢¢k we dcL'idLyl to the coffee morning a regular nnthlY feature. colled 'Hor& for Truro,. kginning in autum aThl have many eneouTaging opryirtunilivo Io Lbal rthple aknut fai(h in jes%. in a rL'l¥xid Jnd hapw.. cn%ironn)enL We are irer), grateful for the 5it¢ubl¢ bun4J vl" I vlunlLrpi from thc church {too lo name) help i"J)riowsl) in th¢ b4kin¥ and 5er4ryng of refreshmenLK inviting m)ple in Ir()m th¢ slr(Yl. and )ga¥]n¥ in gosp] conN'ersation. L) IN'¢nts Wc had an evan8eli8tic hEwv1 meal the Camc)n Inn in (k.lolKr. with a low-kcy evangelistic epi1()8 Irom Iw#l OpKm-Air Campai¥[[ Martcn Holnw to bring the good our In¢nds' tbci¥hbJur5. IN"c MrTC CEKouraged b). a g(K)d numkr of b'isiiors h¢wd th¢ ¥051 mc55age. Then we held nur caml sern'ice in a ne¥rb!' sLhLM)I h¥ll. with a g(x)d numlKr of unbeliei'er4 preni i() h¢ur of the ¢xampl¢ of Coming io Morship the grea ofA]I kin&s. l7ukS LyLiall)' lo RosLmarY lor her lalM)urers in organising the caiLYing th¢ ¢hiIrfJr¢'y yk¢l¢lL d)SiJu 'ith a desire to tske the go$1 Pq4)nd Truro. and lo 1p a ytsatcgicallv placed churclL with Mfhom e had rKrsonaJ link'¥. w¢ ronlinu¢d io tranSrt our t0k table to %t JLs( aiming al once 4 nK>nth.
joining help the Free Church there. We give a different ¢£t nf inN iting ppIc lo the l.ree C".hurLh. j(?incd l&iihlull)' Je4m 4Md l.run c.hinu Ir(mi ihv ¢hur¢h Ilw< ¥rnl en11) by our laTh This yLar wc hav¥ had a numlKI of LLN)d go1 Con%'crsatio$. I'e give ihe thank8 and prnir£ for all the oprtUni11eS lo speak alKKbi htm a1 our w'vnd¢rlul Sa¥'iour Jcsus. and pra). that hc would bring Jnany of these wple into a loTring relationship with hiiiL tor the saing ot. their souls. ommuniD':locMssed endeuw)ur.s I,.a¢h manih churLh memher4 and aiienders hui'e dcinmled a Lonsider#ble #nwunl Iifpaik"8gLd fty tu makL a corFK)ratc gift lo IhL. Truro Food Bank. to hclp thosc in thc Conunity. wkn arc in fllw]cial e. Furthellre. tk city-centre outreach rnetiMes puts inio ¢4)nL1 with the IN)meless. lonely ond oiher needy who reL¢i'¢ Irtim ¢rnvlion&l syiriiual SUPIKPrt. ¥n(I sometitnc5 pfdctical hclp Such bcing ix)ughi fix)d (Jr clothes. Mem1r$ are uKTrurJgcd to actiN'el)' in%'ol%'ed i1kli1dua1I). in their cnmmunilies. aNI se%'erAI giwe Iheir lime and ellorts W ( good in Tnwo or arno thcir conJmunitic& swh as l'olunteering in local schools, a charity, sknp. a¢cination clinic. a community clk)ir for the blind and the I'"(MNI Ilank. Patrick IIuLklei alw) LciniinuL% Ic) wilh 4A)uihwL%I C'omrnunil), C huplainiy in m¢nlvring pwpl¢ Irom priso bclping thcm to sctllc bxk into lifc aficr priso Two volunteer d.$ were organi8ed bi, the TrelaNler Communip+' Cenrre commitiee in cctrnjur)ciio 'ith C'il!, Lilr c'hUh In F¢bru4Tr' Mai.. lo kK.Ip maintsin IIK. LumtnunitTr' L¢ntrL.. sc'cra1 of our M¢mr$ gaNe gladlj, of their tinK and energies to help 7th cl&inin8.. painiing: Itller-pi¢k-ins and gardening jobs. .1 stsll at the Tnvo Children's Dal, organi8&1 h), Rosemary Ciriffith% from a numiw uf Ihe nKmbcpi vf the LhurLh. w'ith a wlliurlul displa ul" thc sIL)rv L)I" Ihc BiblL' xnd multiplc aLliN,iti for childrcn io cngag¢ with, Lcoth Morris particularly contr11ted to thc wks of the Elclil'ities aaIlable to children for them rak.e home. Menikrs of the chr¢h manned the sthll in th¢ piv24 ihrvu¥hc)ut th¢ thi},, Manv Iwniliri sloppKd bv. wilh childrcn cnjo)Ing colouring and making. small mTrlcls w'hilc parcnts V•'erc en&?a&ied in coni'ersation. -.ery'One N'isiiin&i the sthll . )tTernJ a gift paLk ionlaining th¢13ibl¢ Jlvrj ix)Lik un(1 un UL1]lIy. Ikspilc svm¢ l[10MS diwing th¢ dwe. ¢%'m'on¢ invol%'¢d ¢njo!'Ld th¢ friclldly aknosphcre and intcrdCtion5. a1 g(MxI cnni'ertlOns V•Ere had with $umunding stallholders. 1¢ a greoi day. A numlr ol.the pack w¢r¢ lak¢n, Th¢ ChUh f¢ll il w35 4n c)PWnunity' lo ix takcn in 20?6. PIra1 cure I'he elders have continued ifg visiL or meet up 'ith. th memFrs and rn)fi-Memt regular y11Lalr. IIK'Y hMvL '¢n ablL. for p&slora] ovcrsight. InfornMI pastoral fvisiting a150 1K¢urs &% mCn)r51)k out for onc another. a1 visit one atk)ther as the neol arists. In addiii4M. our church "haL%App 14xial gft)UP C4)n(inue% li) kttp memhern. Liinnrlied with vn¢ Mn4)th¢r with th¢ir iurrLTAI n¢vts pra XIS a gr¢ bl¢ssing lo a number. The pense of lftb'ing communil) enjo'ed b). lh¢ Lhurth hJ¥ alsv lo¥lLY¢d by inlornul gL%- Iv¥LihLfi. inLluding". a lunch and rL.l&xcd aftcmoon on Good FridaTr' at thc honK of C hris Ilotheray. meetijig for tea and ¢ak"e CTvII!'ngdurne (Jarden in I,'almouth in May: a lish und ¥hips sup un Piirthivwun bLUL'h ID JunL: aDd a Ica and uk¢ (Yl¢br¥tion for dcud¢ birtlthvs ai Killiov•' in Noi'¢mbcr, R¢gular fellowship is enjoyed at our weekli, Sunda>" lunches kngether. e$peciall)' at our quarterl? Agjpe feL Th¢ ladies of the church enjoy Mun] supw)rt and edificatiorn IM)th in monthly prayer meetin8s. and olso in iheir Monthl trKeakf& ktndly piiwid¢d Pri.111¥ IA)t& Wh¢ wly s1p1 Id r¢kN'anl i5su¢s logth.
Patrick Bucklc: thc trU5C Icad I Morrfts: safe81n2 ()tTtcer ('hri4 Rotherni: th%qislAni knfe8uardin8 ()tli¢¢r We hove not met through 211?5. Arld sn we M8[ mee¢ in ?n?6 ts) dIY¢u& wlicy 4nd chth'k DBS. M'hLthLT an). nc¢d to IK. rcncwed. Patrick Bucklcv joined an online Sein run hy C.'liri.$iian %afeguarding kn'ice dealing with r¢LI)rdii)¥ Ii)w leels vl'wnttrn in u ihurilL Stvwe or inliimiulivn UTKI (litTvr¢ni prnLiisf5 in rLYording COnCCllLS. Thc SL10n cndcd with a brief& on a nvi. tK5pok¢ computu program thai is iniended to make recording of cotKem. retrithal of infonnation ar)d .securilv e4Lsier. M'e hae rM)i mei ol"illne&S UTKI liirg¢iluln¢is. 11 c ainiiiibi (() #ddr¢&ty ihis. Thanks w Lw1¥ #nd Chris fvr dK"ir dili¥¥Th¢ and 5UPIKIrt in this arca of the cburch iifc. TnL¥le¢s' meelipws At the A(FM w'e added Will w{mth gs a tswsltt. lo replxe R(pbin GTiifith¥. 4tl¢r Iu'¥ S1 d¥lh, havc to givL' attcnlion th¢ church's statcd aim of adTrancing thc Christian faith within Truto surrouThlI neiRhknwhoo W¢ wnsid¢r¢d our ¢hW]bI¢ Nwrks. p¢rsuad¢d that we are 'pJtting our faith into pra¢tice' (as our charitsblc aim) by our monthl), contributio$ to the Fo(d Hank. nur emoti41nal and practiLal suprK) of need}. pe4)pl¢ al ih¢ IxK)k l#bl¢ and iulT¢L mornin¥. also vIIiTing Sunda). lunclL and b). indiNidual mcmbcrs actiN'cl)' ¥olunt¢cring in th¢ C4)mmuniry in a llUmb of ditTereDI (see ()bjectii'e% a1 Actiiitiesl. Il",¢ considcrcd tk lIcMCnt of thc faith '1th1n 1.ruro arml the surrou11ng neighknurlm) &wsing our e1'angeliic aciivilieq. W'e deLideJ lo pr(ikw4¢ 1(I lh¢ ¥hurLh mcii'L vur rkrnwn sm'icei lo thc Malabar c51atc. in ordcT to b¢¥in reaching out m.ith the gospel io this communih.. W'e discussed the p)ssibiliry of making the%e ser¥iee% m¢t &¢e8ible lo unheliefv'ers. Li(NJ in hi.¥ Pn)I'id¢iKe uLL¢lernl¢LI Ihis vl"# rn¢miKTS' m11 b!. fowiTrlv moVIng us wkK)Ic5alc from Trclandcr to Malabar a fuc in thc I relander Lonumunity Lentre. Il'c alx) cvn5idry IIK adi'an¢¢m¢nl of thc faith outside of Tnwo. a{ decided thai w'e sknuld prop)se io cease our suptxjrt of the l.ondon Cits. Mi*sioner James TredgeiL nthv• he hus. i)rkiiib lull-lim¢ liTrr th¢ Ctrlok C"hurih. and nvl Io T¢pl&¢ hi bul concLtraIl our rLX)urccs on thc lii'c rmining causC5 thal 5UPPOrt. Il'c a]so hopc to haN'c rcprcscntatiVC5 of these caSeS joining our missionary, prayer meetings on /.oom. to impmve our sunK)rt of them. Finllncial Review FOT Exriod I" janu 2025 to thc cnd of financial year 31. tkcember 2025 Total income". £1 ?4.704 pl$ de.%11 fun&$ intrre81 19,.$31 .1 ()thl ex11turt. L68.0?.S plus (Tunsli'r 01" £63.)} to fiumts - Total in our CCLAICOIF d¢p)sit funds on 31° Ikcemlxr ?025: Tothl in Il&ink- and I)eIl fithds on .11° l)ecemkn 2025: £1.34 71.$ £131.3?5 £?77.946 £287.378 'lthe church h&$ a ry)licy for IK)Idin¥ r¢xr•'¢S Lyuivalcnt 10 3 months of thc salary. and CXPLnscs. rcntal of thc conimunity hall w'here 'e me¢1 frir Thr$hip, pl% Dur mii4ionary' gii'ing 4ncl I4}LkpIng Iti& a salei), Iv ¢nsur¢ PTimc rLwon5ibilitiL's can bc paid. This anUnts to £13.(K)O.
strUcts Governance ind Mn%ement Truro E%'angelical Churcb is a Cljaritable [DWlled Or81$tIon (CIO) The gov1ng documeml foi Truro Evan8elical Church is Constilution bJ5¢d on the Charity C.ommi$5ion Association M(thl for a CIO. wroved foi indepeThJent clMwchA in coniunctioti with (A C.IMr¢h Handbc#)k. TwHees are the ddus of the c14rt as #CadIng to the Ctrfjtiwlion. lfv are nomIned by the hcr elder5. and appM)iniLMI by th¢ ¥¢ of the menthrthp at a member¥ meetiw In ih¢ eveni (as li cUellE) wIe we have fewer 3 ¢ld¢rs. the ihird tnkstee is similthy nominated by the other t¢¢5 aPpthnl by the wte ofthe c1Ch membe Mosi of the munbers voluDtefr services to FRlp in tk life of clHwc ac£ording their ability. Tly are too mY io name for Pnal tTrwnk4 and we do Th)t wish io downplay the si8nificance of thse with limited physical capabilili¢& who are )helesS sthjwart TMllar5 upholding the church by ihur faithful aYs. However. the trust¢¢s wwld like gi¥'e paniadar thanks to Pr55cilla Buckley for her diliy¢M ¥wvi¢¢s as weawreTr*M4 to Paul s¢bUa for faiihful and lireles$ 8eryKe in eTr&wiD8 the pr¥%11 ftiOn1n8 of our Sunday services. Reference and Admini$trative Detsils Charity name,. Cnwity number. ChJriiy'$ principal athjrw.. Tnwo EvaWc41 CIKwch CIO 11912 27 NaviB8tor Way. Tfuro. Cofnwall. TRI 3GE IndepeNlent Exatninet: Rev. K1¥hl Col&4 IJSC. (Fully trained 14 Pthwrth Road Falmouth TR I12TY Uoyds Bank plc i£wisham (309089> BTan¢h PO Box l(XM) IJXI ILT c.harity tntstees Patrick Bu¢klry Nick Fuller wlia Wwdwlrd Elder Elder Ip&$1) Dedar•tioDJ The trusttts declart t1 thty have appravol the tn]ste¢s' rep(xt atK>ve. Sigttd on blf of the ch•rity's tntstees. Si8natures: ickF PMri¢k Buckley Twstc¢ Wdliam Woodw1 Trustee PositiW¢'.
TRURO EVANGELKAL CHURCH Charltable Incorporated ¢>gan5satlon P40. 1191260 CIIARITY COMMISSION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ArnVlES [INCLUDIP4G INCOME APID EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT] FOR 12 MopifHS I" January- 31" Oecember 2025 Reeul3r Givin8 Orbe-off Glft Aid & GASD daim Ti7fAL IKro 8AN 41,9( 75.5(M) 5.950 123.3 1,348 43,254 75,5LX) 5,950 124.704 Plu5 Interest from funds 9,531 132.887 9,531 134235 Regular out80in8 One-off out80in85 59.177 7,5 66.677 60,525 68,025 Oeposits into CCLA funds 63,3 63,3CKI 119.977 13L325 Balance in 8ank @ 1° Januèry 2025 - £16.053 Balance in Bank @ 31. Oecember 2025 = £9,433 Note l. The restricted glfts were towafds the Truro Foodbank, payments towards the evangelistic Harvest ffleals and towards our on8Oing evan8elistlc work. purchase of book5 and rent of rooms and expenditure associated with the Christianity Explored Cijurse and Hope for Truro Coffee and Chat mornings. Note 2. A bequest of £75.CrtJ).tJ) was left to the thurth by a deceased thurth member to be used 45 we see fit. A 8rf1 of £ wa5 received as a one-off 8rft. Note 3. The interest in the Deposit accounts remalns in the account funds but counted here as income. Note 4. A tlthe of the bequest Was sÈnt to London Seminary to be used as a bursary for a student. Note S. É8LXI was transferred into the Trainin8 Fund and £61500 was tranerred to the General Fund in the CCLA Deposit Fund5.
Regular outlol Umestrfcted Restrlcted Totsl stipend HMRC Pension 30,016 6.766 2,021 30,016 6.766 2.021 Mlnlstry Pa5tods expenses Rent Feesllnsurance 1.020 4,595 1.595 1.020 4.595 1,595 ki-i Evan8ellsm/books Preaching expenses Administrator Printingjoffice costs Chlldren's work RefreshmentslSundries Other monie5 Out MISSk support totsl 1.679 165 1.183 12,862 165 325 118 1,134 7,5LKI 6,744 325 118 1,299 165 6,744 Transfer to Deposit ctount 63,31K) 63.3LK) TOTAL OUTGOING £9,978 £131326 Note & The Pastorfs expenses include books for evan8ellsm and Colrferef expenses as well as thc 45p per milo travel u5in8 his own car. Note 7. Mlsslon Truro Evan8elical Church re8ularly supports six misslon organlsatlonsllrKllvlduals. Glfts are sent quarterly arbd over the year £718. h•5 beeft 8iveri to- Arniond Anderyassian (Church evan8elism in Areouipa, Perul London City Mission Ilames Tfed8ett}. GBM {Jason and Andrea Murfittl. Grace Partnèrship (Jyoti Chakravartty, India), International Mission to Jewish Pet)plÈ, and the London Seminary. We have 8iven voluntsry donation5 to Fellowship of Independent Evan8elical Churthes over the year of £926. and we support a small church in St. Ives £960. We have also gNen orbfroff gifts to ml&%lons and churches when a need has arisen - totalling £550. These include the %avic Gospel Associaliort. Open 01$, IMJP, and the Open-Alr MIssiOn.
Investment Fd5 Truro Evangelical Churth have f<)ur accounts in the COIF Charlty Deposil Funds (CCiA Investment Management Ltd - a 8eneral account. a Church 8uilding Fund account. a Benevolence Fund account, and a Training Fund account. Intèrest Is added into the accounts and quarterly statements are sent. The actounts are desi8nated but not restricted. The 8uildln8 Ftsnd ¥vas set upto save money for whenfif a buildin8 became available for us to purchase as a church building. This is not a restrltted fund and those asking for money to be credited to this account know that If we are not able to purchase a bullding It can be used for the work of the church or employmenl of additional staff. The Benevolence Fund is for onfroff special gifts to those experien¢in8 difficulty, and Is at the discretim of the Pastor and Elder, CCLAICOIF Charftles Deposft Funds Genernl Fund Buildin6 FurKI J*nuary 1".25 Interest Dee24 to In Decernber .25 124.?24.30 80.167.95 722.15 6,044.67 3.426.26 30,87 29.50 62,5(KI.CM) 192.768.97 83.594.21 753.02 829.50 Fund Tr¥lnlry FurKI Tots £205.114.40 £9.531.30 £63,3.00 £277,945.70 10
5tat•mffit of •si•ts •nd li•bililiei 31 De(b 2025 Th• valu• of the •ss•ts owned •r• •PPfOX. £3,000. The church does not own any property. We do not have any debts or liablltfies due to th• churcl Serlou5 Indderts We hm not had any seflow IIdents In our thirity IW•f this p8riod of 12 monts. Fdr*I$l We do not raise funds from th• public. Grnnt mnreI¥l We do not have any 8f•nts or r•ceiv• incom• from other contrxts ¥iilh certrnl 8<yrnm8nt or local authorities. We do not rnceive irKom• from outside th UK. Employees The ChUh has one ernployee whose rernumrntn Jnd •xp•ns•s wtrn not in excess of £60,1)00. Our Pastor is a trustee and receives remunerntlon but not for work as a tnee. No r•rnuneration or ttee exp•M•s w•r• ld to any other trustee dutlr¢ the year Ir lo any person coftrb•rt to them other than refunds of lo8ttlmat• trt •xpens• The accounts w•r• appf(N•d by th• trust••s and sryn•d on their behalf on Prfscllla Buckley Treasurer D•te: Js
IndepeDdenl Tr:xaminer'g Report lo Ihe ffieffjberthnte¢5 of Trnro Evxgellexl C'.hureh l T¢P)rt on accounts for the year en&d 31 st Tknmber 2025 Re5wve re$Tr51b11itles of ihe Trusl¢¢s Ill(k Exami The tnLStees of th¢ charily are )nsIble for the preparknon of the accounts 'llw' consid¢r Ihai an audit 13 ty)t rcquiTcd for this vear under K¢tton 144(2) of th¢ Ckntic5 Art ?01 l (the 2011 Act) and that an inthmkni examinatiun is nc¢th41 It iy my re5w]Ilty io: • examine the WKlcr scrtion 145 of the 2011 Aa, . follow the ureS 'd down in Ihe Genernl D1CtIOnS gi1 by Charity commi551 s¢ction 145(5 Xb) of the 2011 Ac( and * state Imrticular MalS have com¢ io my at¢¢ntio Basil of Independe1 Euminer's Statement My examin8tion was rarri¢d out in accordance with the CTenefal l)ireaions given by th¢ Charity Commission. An examination Inclth a r¢vi¢w of lh¢ xcountm¥ T¢rdS kerrt by the clwiry, arKI a ComnS0n of the &¢ounts wc5cMcd with th( rwnrds It also iKlud¢s on5ideration of any Un1 itcms 01 disclosur¢s in ihe a¢¢(>unts. and scckn.ng explanalinns ffom monagemeni commillee conccrnin¥ an) such matters. '1 PreduleS undertak¢n do wowid¢ all th¢ ¢VI(kn that would be required in a fvll audiL and cOnSeqn11Y I do exyess an a]1 opnion on tl xcounts. Indep¢•dent Ei•miner'J StatemeThl In l110n with my examination, no matters have Cimbe to my trlOn., I which give m¢ re&s0bIL. cause lo lIeVe in any materi41 Yes th¢ requir¢mcnts to kccp xcounn'ng record% in g¢cordan¢¢ wilh s.130 of 2011 Act: or to prepore 8c£(W whicb K¢ord with thcsc aCc'n8 rw<ts hal'e n(H be¢n MCL or 2. to w.C in my opn1¥ Anenlion should b¢ drnwn in order to enable a prOr under8tsndin8 ofthe to ir rexhtsL Sign&t Michael C Cules B k (Fully traincd HMID 14 Pcngarth Road Falmouth TRI12TY pth F¢bruary 2026