**Draft Financial Statements at 13 August 2026 at 16:50:29**
## **Charity registration number 1191403**
**Company registration number CE023525 (England and Wales)**
## **STRONGPOINT**
**ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **Draft Financial Statements at 13 August 2026 at 16:50:29 STRONGPOINT**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
|**Trustees**|Mr C D Suddes|
|---|---|
||Mr S Hann|
||Mr A Latimer|
||Mrs J Allport|
||Mrs A Wood|
|**Charity number**|1191403|
|**Company number**|CE023525|
|**Independent examiner**|TC Group|
||A6 Kingfisher House|
||Kingsway|
||Team Valley Trading Estate|
||Gateshead|
||NE11 0JQ|
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## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|1 - 4|
|Statement of Trustees' responsibilities|5|
|Independent examiner's report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8 - 9|
|Notes to the financial statements|10 - 20|
**Draft Financial Statements at 13 August 2026 at 16:50:29 STRONGPOINT**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charitycharity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).
## **Objectives and activities**
1) To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the people of Gateshead and surrounding area through: A) The provision of Christian worship and teaching. B) Expressions of practical care and support that promote spiritual, physical, and mental health and wellbeing for families and individuals irrespective of their background. 2) To further such other purposes being exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees from time to time may think fit.
## _Public benefit_
The Trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
## _Activities_
The main activities during the year were made up of Christian outreach, partnering other charities at home and overseas. Online and in person church worship. General Charitable purposes. Religious activities. Other Charitable purposes.
We partner with several charitable organisations both by financial giving and supporting specific appeals with donations of food and clothing.
In principle we aim to donate 10% of our income to other charities and community organisations.
Financially, we have supported the following with regular monthly and one off donations –
**Mighty Oaks Gateshead** – coffee charity delivering free hot drinks from a mobile coffee bar around Gateshead
**Handcrafted** - Handcrafted aims to empower those who have been disadvantaged or faced social exclusion due to crime, alcohol or substance abuse, poor mental or physical health, unemployment, or having experienced abuse or been in the care system. https://handcrafted.org.uk
Children’s Cancer North - https://childrenscancernorth.org.uk
Oasis Community Housing - https://www.oasiscommunityhousing.org
St Oswalds Hospice - https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
Globe Cafe - https://www.the-globe.org/
The Globe Café is organised by Friends International and run by Christians who live locally to help overseas students feel more at home in the area. There is a great tradition of welcoming people from all countries and religions to the Globe.
Open Space Mission - (Charity 1179410) a local charity engaged in Community outreach, Street Evangelism, Pastoral Care, Worship Services, Prayer Meetings, Bible Studies, Evangelism Training.
## **Overseas**
M10 Missions - https://www.m10.org.uk/ M10 missions is about transforming the lives of young people at home and abroad whilst extending a service of love to those living in extreme poverty in Mexico. 10 training sessions
locally and then 10 days practically putting that training into action; building houses, serving the homeless, running activities for children, engaging with teens in rehab centres and experiencing a culture second to none.
AIM - we continue to support Africa Inland Mission in mission work in Africa with a gift of £125 per month helping to fund a missionary - https://eu.aimint.org/about/
## **Achievements and performance**
_Significant activities and achievements against objectives_ Significant activities and achievements
Strongpoint seeks to present the gospel of Jesus Christ through services both in person, online, and various other activities.
There are no borrowings.
Chowdene Chapel is now known as the Strongpoint Centre. The name “Chowdene Church” has been retained for the church activities in the building. We have around 100 regular attenders on Sundays and15-20 children and are seeing good growth.
In addition, services are live streamed via YouTube.
Together with our social media presence on most major platforms we have recognised that the future of church will look very different. Some people prefer to take part online in real time or later in the week.
Strongpoint Kids continue to thrive for our younger members, with a part time worker and a team of volunteers putting together a structured programme of fun bible based activities including an annual "Jelly Welly Walk" in aid of Safe Families for Children.(https;//safefamilies.uk/jellywellywalk/)
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
The children take part in some of our Sunday services too, with songs and music, joining the band once a month for singing sometimes or demonstrating some of the things they have learned in readings and drama. They have their own space downstairs at the Strongpoint Centre.
A small group of young adults meet occasionally around coffee for chat and activities and house groups take place in homes and coffee shops. Prayer groups meet weekly in person and there is an electronic prayer group too.
Our Christmas Carol Services were very successful. One service included Christmas Carols and a message on the true meaning of Christmas, followed by seasonal refreshments. A second service was more reflective, Acoustic Carols. We had visitors from the local community as well as from further afield.
Our church weekend away returned to its traditional home at the Grand Hotel Seaburn in January, with guest speaker Mark Ritchie and worship led by Ken Riley.
The event is largely self funding, with the church subsidising by £2k to cover accommodation for the guests and technical team.
## Operations
Andrew Motsi in his role as Operations Manager is doing a great job networking and seeking opportunities, with a core of regular users from across the community. His role will expand into service planning and admin in 2026.
## Some of the activities happening are :-
•Warm Spaces - We have “drop in” sessions for all on Wednesdays, supporting the “Warm Spaces” initiative https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/21164/Warm-Spaces which allows anyone to drop in for hot drinks and food or simply for a warm space and a chat in the colder months.
•Midweek Bible Study
•Pilates
•Alpha Course
- •Ladies Prayer Fellowship
- •Blood Pressure checks – all welcome
- •Forget Me Not Cafe for the recently widowed
•The Shakey Housegroup – a meal together with our friends from Handcrafted.
•In conjunction with Groundwork (https://www.groundwork.org.uk) offering free energy and retrofit advice, undertaking home visits and supporting applications for energy saving measures such as cavity, loft and wall insulation etc.
•Peer Mental Health drop in which will be joint funded by Low Fell Ward and Chowdene Ward Councillors, and we plan to increase marketing the venue for events hire
•Men’s Night – one Thursday evening per month, men of the church and the wider community getting together to share food and chat
•Sisters ladies group
To support our development we are constantly looking at grant funding sources. Unfortunately in this challenging economy it is getting more and more difficult to get grant funding: nonetheless we were able to gain general grant funding from 2 sources to a total value of £10,000 and a £2,500 grant from Warm Spaces towards costs incurred in that project (food, energy etc)
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **Financial review**
During the year income decreased by £73, to £98,094 and expenditure decreased by £14,928, to £72,092. As a result a surplus for the year of £26,002 was recorded (2024:£11,001). At the end of the year, the charity's cash funds were £49,678 (2024: £23,676).
## _Reserves policy_
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The Trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in England & Wales.
The governing document of the charity is the constitution of the CIO as approved by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) .
The governing document is dated 22 September 2020.
There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.
The trustees are all individuals.
The Trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Mr C D Suddes
Mr S Hann
Mr A Latimer
Mrs J Allport Mrs A Wood
## _Recruitment and appointment of trustees_
Any new trustees are recruited and appointed by the existing trustees and the necessary training and induction is given prior to commencement. This includes Safeguarding training and familarisation with other policies. Policies are in place and can be found on the website at https://chowdene.church/policies/
Policies are all reviewed annually. All were reviewed in 2025 and found fit for purpose.
The Trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
.............................. .............................. Mr C D Suddes Mr S Hann **Trustee Trustee**
Date: ............................................. 14th August 2026
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## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
The Trustees, who are also the directors of Strongpoint for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF STRONGPOINT**
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Strongpoint (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
- 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
- 4 the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
## **TC Group**
A6 Kingfisher House Kingsway Team Valley Trading Estate Gateshead NE11 0JQ
Dated: .........................
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## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
81,934
6,500
Other trading activities
**4**
9,242
-
Investments
**5**
418
-
**Total income**
91,594
6,500
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
**6**
96
-
Charitable activities
**7**
70,766
1,209
Other expenditure
**12**
21
-
**Total expenditure**
70,883
1,209
**Net income**
20,711
5,291
Transfers between
funds
-
-
**Net movement in**
**funds**
**9**
20,711
5,291
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Fund balances at 1 January
2025
23,676
-
**Fund balances at 31 December**
**2025**
44,387
5,291|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
88,434
93,980
3,820
9,242
-
-
418
221
-
98,094
94,201
3,820
96
22,502
1,333
71,975
53,157
10,007
21
21
-
72,092
75,680
11,340
26,002
18,521
(7,520)
-
(7,520)
7,520
26,002
11,001
-
23,676
12,675
-
49,678
23,676
-|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
97,800
-
221|
|---|---|---|
|||98,021|
|||23,835
63,164
21|
|||87,020|
|||11,001
-|
|||11,001
12,675|
|||23,676|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **BALANCE SHEET**
## _**AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**14**
**Current assets**
Debtors
**15**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one**
**year**
**17**
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets excluding pension liability**
**The funds of the charity**
Restricted income funds
**19**
Unrestricted funds|**2025**
**£**
75
46,071
46,146
(363)|**2024**
**£**
**£**
3,895
-
34,687
34,687
(11,011)
45,783
49,678
49,678
5,291
44,387
49,678|**£**
-
23,676|
|---|---|---|---|
||||23,676|
||||23,676|
||||-
23,676|
||||23,676|
The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
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## **Draft Financial Statements at 13 August 2026 at 16:50:29 STRONGPOINT**
## **BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)**
## _**AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on ......................... 14th August 2026
.............................. Mr C D Suddes **Trustee**
Company registration number CE023525 (England and Wales)
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
The charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in England & Wales. The governing document of the charity is the constitution of the CIO as approved by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) .
The principal operating address of the charity is 660 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead Tyne and Wear, NE9 6JA.
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's [governing document], the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.
## **1.4 Income**
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
## **1.5 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Plant and equipment 33% straight line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets**
At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
## **1.9 Financial instruments**
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
## _**Basic financial assets**_
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
## _**Basic financial liabilities**_
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
## **1.10 Employee benefits**
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
## **1.11 Retirement benefits**
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **3 Income from donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
Donations and gifts
71,934
4,000
Grant funding
10,000
2,500
81,934
6,500
**Donations and gifts**
Refunds from HMRC on
gift aided donations
8,824
-
Donations
60,850
-
Stewardship
2,260
-
Special appeals
-
4,000
71,934
4,000
**Grants receivable for core activities**
Grant funding
10,000
2,500
10,000
2,500|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
75,934
81,480
3,820
12,500
12,500
-
88,434
93,980
3,820
8,824
7,528
-
60,850
68,252
-
2,260
5,700
-
4,000
-
3,820
75,934
81,480
3,820
12,500
12,500
-
12,500
12,500
-|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
85,300
12,500|
|---|---|---|
|||97,800|
|||7,528
68,252
5,700
3,820|
|||85,300|
|||12,500|
|||12,500|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **4 Income from other trading activities**
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Fundraising events|9,242|-|
## **5 Income from investments**
|Interest receivable
**Expenditure on raising funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**Fundraising and publicity**
Staging fundraising
events
96
-
Other fundraising costs
-
-
96
-|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
418
221
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
96
600
-
600
-
21,902
1,333
23,235
96
22,502
1,333
23,835|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
418
221
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
96
600
-
600
-
21,902
1,333
23,235
96
22,502
1,333
23,835|
|---|---|---|
|||**Total**
**2024**
**£**
600
23,235|
|||23,835|
## **6 Expenditure on raising funds**
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **7 Expenditure on charitable activities**
||**Charitable**|**Charitable**|
|---|---|---|
||**expenditure**|**expenditure**|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Direct costs**|||
|Staff costs|31,602|19,413|
|Marketing and advertising|962|430|
|Charitable giving to other charities|10,652|9,579|
|Pastoral Care|544|469|
|Catering|784|211|
|Safeguarding|398|779|
|Childrens Work|1,318|-|
|Chapel renovation fees|-|10,007|
|Women's ministry|399|-|
|Warm Spaces project|1,209|-|
||47,868|40,888|
|**Share of support and governance costs (see note 8)**|||
|Support|24,107|22,276|
||71,975|63,164|
|**Analysis by fund**|||
|Unrestricted funds|70,766|53,157|
|Restricted funds|1,209|10,007|
||71,975|63,164|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **8 Support costs allocated to activities**
|**8**
**Support costs allocated to activities**|||
|---|---|---|
|Light, heat, & power
Cleaning and waste management
Premises repairs, renewals, and maintenance
Telephone
Hire of equipment
Software licences and expenses
Liability and contents insurance
Sundry expenses
Info and publications
Training and development
Governance costs
**Analysed between:**
Charitable expenditure
**9**
**Net movement in funds**
The net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting):
Fees payable for the independent examination of the charity's financial
statements
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets|**2025**
**£**
5,525
3,054
1,714
1,298
2,415
2,143
1,674
2,582
300
32
3,370
24,107
24,107
**2025**
**£**
630
779|**2024**
**£**
4,649
1,976
4,344
576
2,396
2,007
1,697
653
493
2,543
942|
|||22,276|
|||22,276|
|||**2024**
**£**
600
-|
## **10 Trustees**
None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.
## **11 Employees**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
|**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|
|**Number**|**Number**|
|2|2|
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## **Draft Financial Statements at 13 August 2026 at 16:50:29 STRONGPOINT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
|**11**
**Employees**
**Employment costs**
Wages and salaries
Other pension costs|**(Continued)**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
31,045
19,115
557
298
31,602
19,413|**(Continued)**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
31,045
19,115
557
298
31,602
19,413|
|---|---|---|
|||19,413|
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.
## **Remuneration of key management personnel**
The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows:
## **12 Other expenditure**
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Financing costs|21|21|
## **13 Taxation**
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
## **14 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost**
Additions
At 31 December 2025
**Depreciation and impairment**
Depreciation charged in the year
At 31 December 2025
**Carrying amount**
At 31 December 2025
**15**
**Debtors**
**Amounts falling due within one year:**
Trade debtors
**16**
**Loans and overdrafts**
Bank overdrafts
Payable within one year
**17**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
**Notes**
Bank overdrafts
**16**
Other taxation and social security
Trade creditors
Other creditors|**Plant and**
**equipment**
**£**
4,674
4,674
779
779
3,895
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
75
-
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
-
10,679
-
10,679
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
-
10,679
167
140
-
192
196
-
363
11,011|**Plant and**
**equipment**
**£**
4,674
4,674
779
779
3,895
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
75
-
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
-
10,679
-
10,679
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
-
10,679
167
140
-
192
196
-
363
11,011|
|---|---|---|
|||4,674|
|||779|
|||779|
|||3,895|
|||**2024**
**£**
-|
|||**2024**
**£**
10,679|
|||10,679|
|||**2024**
**£**
10,679
140
192
-|
|||11,011|
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## **Draft Financial Statements at 13 August 2026 at 16:50:29 STRONGPOINT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
|**18**|**Retirement benefit schemes**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2025**|**2024**|
||**Defined contribution schemes**|**£**|**£**|
||Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes|557|298|
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.
## **19 Restricted funds**
The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
||**At**|**1**|**January**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2025**|**resources**|**expended**||**December**|
||||||||**2025**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||||-|6,500|(1,209)|-|5,291|
|**Previous year:**|**At**|**1**|**January**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31**|
||||**2024**|**resources**|**expended**||**December**|
||||||||**2024**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||||-|3,820|(11,340)|7,520|-|
## **20 Unrestricted funds**
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
||**At**|**1**|**January**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2025**|**resources**|**expended**||**December**|
||||||||**2025**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|||23,676|91,594|(70,883)|-|44,387|
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## **Draft Financial Statements at 13 August 2026 at 16:50:29 STRONGPOINT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**_
|**20**|**Unrestricted funds**||||||**(Continued)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Previous year:**|**At 1**|**January**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31**|
||||**2024**|**resources**|**expended**||**December**|
||||||||**2024**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||General funds||12,675|94,201|(75,680)|(7,520)|23,676|
|**21**|**Analysis of net assets between**|**funds**||||||
||||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||||||**funds**|**funds**||
||||||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|
||||||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**At 31 December 2025:**|||||||
||Tangible assets||||3,895|-|3,895|
||Current assets/(liabilities)||||40,492|5,291|45,783|
||||||44,387|5,291|49,678|
||||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||||||**funds**|**funds**||
||||||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|
||||||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**At 31 December 2024:**|||||||
||Current assets/(liabilities)||||23,676|-|23,676|
||||||23,676|-|23,676|
## **22 Related party transactions**
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).
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