Reqt8ter•d Ch•rlty Numbgr 1193732
BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
Caladine
Chorlered CertiFied Accotsnlants

BEACON CHiIRCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
FOR THE
ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
CONTENT
Church Inform8tton
Twstea$ Rèport
2A-2C
Ind8p8ndenl Ex8minar8 Report
Recelpl8 & Payrnants Account
statemént of A888ts and LlabHItS98
Nol88 to the FIna￿l81 Ststements

BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
OR
YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
Add
60 FaSrf18ld
H8bden Brldge
Wesl Yorkshire
HX7 6JD
Benlamln Ollver
CheW Clarka
Pauline Hogarth
Re￿Oned 30th September 2023
1193732
rgln Monoy
40 New Slregt
Huddersfield
HD128T
Klngdorn Bank
Medla Housa
Padge Road
Beeston
NottSngh4m
NG9 2RS
J R Caladlne FCCA
C8ladlne Llmtt•J
Chartered CertlN8d Acwjnlanls
Chanty House
22 Upparton Road
Eastboume
East Sus¥ex
BN21 18F

BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 20
REPO
The TnJste88 have pl8asure in presenfr'ng th6lr annual rep)rt and actttrunts forthe ￿ar end
30 JU￿ 2024.
Obhctlves and a¢tl74ltlès
The obl8Ct of th8 Charity is tha advancèment of thè Chrfstlan faith in HX7,. Hebden Biidge and the
surrounding a￿3$. A wide raroè ol aCti￿tieS are undertaken under the banner of Beacon Church
Hebd$n Brfjdge to cary out rts ot4ectlves', io pro¥hde opportunlty for peo￿8, Ythether thay are alrewty
part of the Idth or those See￿n￿ lo discovar w￿re. to ewre88 or 8xplorè devotion through Evangelical
Chrfsuan worthlp and engage In discI￿88Th[p and tralnlng to deepen thelr underntandiryJ of Chrfsuanlty.
To ralse aw8reng$8 aThJ und8rgtsndirrfJ of Evangelical Chrfytl8nlty through teaching. I￿8￿J$￿Ip,
fellowship, ￿m[￿nIty servlce and outreach w(*k. To seNe the 10¢81 communSty by the promotlon ol
8plriiual wellare throwJh the pradlcal expres$lon of Evaroelic* Chlsti8nlly'. Idlowshl), fri8ndsNp,
mutual 8UFPC¥t and pr8ctlcal halp Id8P8ndng on clr¢umstanGW 3p8¢rfi¢ n88dl.
Th$se Indudo Sunday S$￿e09 as an exwesslon of Chrf81ian worshlp.. There Is rOg￿8T teac*ing And
tralnlng In the Chri8tian f81th and opportunhles lor bdlavar9 to oxpreBs th8Sr splrltLbal nature thrcwgh
pr8yer 8nd 9ervlce, and live out thalr farth In pradc81 w8ys 89 we seNe those In ow communlly.
Publlc Bon•fit
The Trugt888 conslder th81 tho 0￿80t￿e5 88 ¢Jes¢JfW 8t*)v8 fuMI the reQ￿r￿m&nI8 of the Charty
comm1881c￿'S publlc benellt dl$d08ure.
3 Struciur•, govornan￿ •nd manag•m•nt
Forrwly, 88acon Church H8bden Brfdgg had operated as ￿ unr8glstarod charity. It w98 re8olve4J by
the Tru3teg8 ol th8 unreglglered Iru811o bè in the Interests of the Charity to fc￿ a CIO and Ir8ngfer tho
85setB and actlvfti88 that new enbly. On 20 July 2021 the Charity Commission authori¥ed thé transfer of
a58ets formerly hèld by the unregisteod charfty known as Mount Zlon Bapllst Chapel IEv8ng8llcall to
Beacon Church Hebdan 8rfth3e.
Tho Chaiily 18 0918t8r8d wlth the Charfty Comm19s1on For Eroland and Wal88, nurnber 11g3732, and Is
constrtuted a8 a CIO under a consiltullon dated 8 Marckn 2021.
Thg Trustso$ who se￿j duriwvJ thè were..
Benlamln Othver
Cheryl Clarke
Pavllne Hog8rlh
Rasign8d 30th Seplern￿r 2023
The Church is 8 rrembgr of the FdlowBhlp of Ind8p8nd8nl Ev8NJ8llcal Church8s IFIECI.
Fln4n¢141 r•W•w
I￿oMe Icff the period amtyJnt8d to £14,871 and expendhur8 £33,309 le8dlno to A d8fidt lor thÉ yèar of
£18,438 12023.. surplus of £fj,1831. Total fund8 8t th& year end were £100,771 12023.. £119,209}, of
wthh £24012023.. £10,166) restriciod.

BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
EP
RT OF THE
TINUED
R•vl•w of actlvbtl•$
Beacon Church Hebden Bridge has prowdad weekW SuThJay SeNl¢es and mid-week meetSng8 in the
HX7 8reA In which Chdsuan worshlp and t8aching take place, th858 am o￿n io ev8rytrx)dy regardless of
belief. Thi5 b￿eftts those who already Chrfsfj8n8 by halpirvJ Ihom to 188m more aboui their faith and
giving th088 who are not the ch8ncg to explore Evangelical Chrisll8nlty. The church Currently mgèts In
ntr& of Hebden Bri&Je town. In ord8r to make il easier lor p80￿6 lo attend and al80 ralse awareness
of ￿ ehureh. The bulldiryJ wo moet in Is well useij and Is fvlty aCC￿SIble to any￿& wilh dSsabilrtles.
These 8ntJ me8tlngs also provlde ¢¢mmunty In whlch frlendshlps are t*Jirt aTrJ In Wh￿
fellowship rTWtU819WPOrt end help tska plBce. These are not orly rollglous but swlal 8v6nis
open lo all m8mbers ol the crynmunity. Th18 bonofits tkJ8e who 8ttand by develoklng ffiend8hlp8,
Improvlng mental hoalth, Spi￿lU81 wdf8ra and ￿th practlcal support. For exarnple, those youThJer and
more physically able In th8 church have been able to prO￿¢Je SLVPOrt And prdCtl¢o1 hèlp to th088 In Ihe
¢hurch who are older or have h&allh Issues by tsklng tham to hospital, pk*iTrJ up pre8criptlonB, and
dolng thelr 8hopplro.
DurfrvJ th1$ pgrfod a nurnber of p80￿• have v58hod the church wlth soma attending the church reguiorfy
and one man and one wom8n havè chosan to follow th8 Chrf8lbn lglth. ATh)th8r man who had pravlous
oin8d the church ar¥J bgconw o Christian was baplI89d.
The Beacon Church H8bden Brf¢JJe h88 to palsa awareness and undw8tandlThJ of the Chrisuan lalth
In thè HX7 area thr￿jgh a weekly lileratwe tat46 in Hebden Bridge Town Square In whl¢h fw Chrf8tl8n
Illwatwa Is glven away a￿1 peopl8 hav& tho c*)p¢Jrtunlly to 88k quasUon8 about C￿$￿8n1￿. Algo. th8
church hdds 8 weakly 8lbl8 gtudy me8Ung In of thg pubs In Hebden Bri(kao In whlch those who are
Interestlng in exploriNJ the Chrfstian f8llh havo been able to 8ttend and ask qu88tlons. Through theep
thlrvJs peo￿9 have beg￿ to both attended thè church and 8xplorSng tha Christlan fath. This awa0￿85
Is buirt on In Sunday Be￿¢* an￿ thg ml&wa8k meetlng Whe￿ th08e who d851ro lo leam more are ablg
to do th18.
On the lasi Sunday of each rr¥)nth. after the church service, Beacnn Church Hebd•n 8Yldg6 has served
Ihe local c¢mmunlty by provldSrvJ bring share meal. Thi3 m8BI Is opan to all whether they
attend church or not ond h as has given ftjrthw chanc8s for fellowshlp ar¥J to dovdop ffiendship8 amon9
Ihogè In chuth or thosa who vlsit thè church.
R•g•rvo• Poll¢y
The Chartty ￿kS to retain rewves wh8n pogslble bui not lo the d8ts1ment of Its work. Unre8lrl¢t8d
cash funds 8t thè yèar end arnounted to £1W,53112023'. £109,043}.
Thg TTUStees have examined the mjor strateg￿ bwn&$8 and operdon rf8k8 whith tho Charmy facos
and ojnfim that Sy81oms are In pla￿ to manage and mitkJata these rlsks.
The Ch8riiy'5 accountsnt is J R C8ladine Esq of Caladine Linyt8d. Chartered Certthed Accountants ol
Chantry House. 22 Upperton Road, Eastboume, East Sussex, BN21 18F who has carrièd out the
Indepwdant EXamIna(￿n.

BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDG
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
JUNE 2024
REPORT OF THE
NTI
60 Fall￿d
Hatr*J8n 8￿jga
West Yorkshlre
HX7 6JD
On behalofthe TnBtsg1
Idr 8 Olfv•r
TnJs18e

BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
OR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
INDEP
DENT EXAMINER'S REP
RT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BEACON CHURC
HEBDEN B
ID
I report to the Charty TTU8tee8 M my examlnatkjn of th8 8c¢ounls of Beacon Church Habden Bridge Ilhe
Charity'l for the year ended 30 June 2024, whi¢h ar8 sel out on pages 4 10 8.
Rupon#lbllltlas and ba81* of r•port
As the Trusteés of the Charity you are r8sponslble for the prepara￿On of the accounts In accordanc8 with
the requirements of the Charrtj'es Act 2011 {the Act'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the Charitls S￿oUnts carried out under sectlon 145 of th8 2011 Act
and in cary'ng out my examinolion I have followed all thg applicable Dlrecllons 9lven by the Charity
Commlsslon under sa¢llon 145(5Xb} ol the Act.
Indèp•nd•nt •xamln•rf• •t•t•m•nt
I have completed my oxamlnallon. I conflmi that no malerlal mattors have come lo my attention In
connectlon wlth the examlnalon glvlng me cause to b911eve that Sn any matorSal rgspecl:
111 accounllng rocoTds were not kept Sn respect of the Ch8rlty as requlred by sactlon 130 of the Act; or
12) the accounts do not accord ￿th thos8 w¢yds.
I have no concwns and have com8 across no other matt•r8 In wnnectlon wllh the axamlnallon lo whlch
attentlon should b8 drawn In Ihls report In order lo 8nabl8 a proper und8r5t8ndSng of Ihg accounts lo be
reached.
J R C•l•dln• FCCA
Caladine Limlted
Chartored Certified Accountants
Chantry House, 22 Upperton Road
Eastboume, BN21 18F
D818'.

BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
RECEIPTS
D PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Unr•strlct•d Re$tri¢t•d 30 June
Funds
2024
30 Jun•
Oonallons
Grants
Interest recelvable
12,641
35
12,678
12.763
25.000
1,058
10
2.195
2.195
14,836
35
14.871
38.831
Employment costs
Pgnsion
Publlcrty
Rant
14,900
1.335
208
2,181
120
240
147
1,340
334
58
417
2,060
10
9,049
24.549
1.335
208
2,181
120
240
147
1,340
646
24.250
1,313
166
2,329
120
250
925
970
149
Insuran¢8
EquSpmenl
Mlsslon and other glfts
Oulreach
Food and Calerlng
Govornance and legal foes
Admin and support
0th8r expgnse6
312
417
2,060
10
426
1,588
40
23.348
9,961
32,648
N•1 roc•lptsllp•ym•nt•}
{8.5121 {9,9201 118.4381
8,183
Cash funds at start of year
109,043
10,188
119,209
113,028
Cash fvnds at th• y•4r •nd
100 $31
240
100,771
119.209

ON CHURCTrI HEBDEN BRID
OR THEY
NDED 30 JUNE 2024
ENT
ITIES
30June
30 Juno
Cash thnd•
Mrgln mon8y
Klngdom Bank
22.630
78.141
17,740
101,489
TOTAL C88h Fundg
100.771
119,209
Uabll
￿￿unt&ncY and Inde￿ndOnt £K&mlnafjon loa
1.440
1,500
pk¥oveil by the TW8ta￿ on ...
and 8lgn8d on Ib behalf by
Mr B Ollv
Tru8lee

BEACON
HURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
NO
OTHE HNAN
TATEMENT
Accou
In
185
The Fin8nci81 Slatemonts have bB8n prepared on a receipts and payments basls In accordance with
Sacllon 133 of the Charitiès Act 2011.
1.1 Oonations
Donatlons are r￿niSed wh¢n r￿￿ed by oron bghalf of the Charfty.
Expenditure 18 recogn18ed In th8 pgrfod vthlth It Incurrod and allocat￿ to appropriale c8tsgory.
Th& Church operate8 & Gonoral Fund for the day to day acilvltle8.
rlcte
Monles donated for spgdfic purF￿Je& are held In v¥rlous r8gtrfcted fu)d8. Movaments on theBe lund818
¥hovm In note 2.
B•l•ne• •¢
P•ym•nl• 904uTr24
R•¢•lpts
trl¢t•J
Gw8rd fi
109.043
14,836
23,348
100,531
Mlnlslry
EvaThJ8118m
Other
Rent
Hood
9,849
277
19,6491
13121
240
10,166
240
240
35
9,961
T¢)tal fvnd8
119.20
14871
33.30#
100,ni
Tru8t80, Mr B Ollver, w88 amployed as iho Church's Pagtor. Dunno thg year he recelved 8 8alary of
£24.549 12023., £24,250) and thè Church made conlrtbutions Into a pen8Ion scheme of £1,335 12023..
£1,313),
Otherthan as dl8c105ed abov8, nona of the Trust￿ received any remuneration orworo ro-lrrbursad any
out ol pocket oxp8ris88 durfng tho y&ar.