City Church Wolverhampton
Accounts
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024

City Church Wolverhampton
Trustees Annual Report 2024
The trustees presenl their Annual Report and Financial Stalements for the year ended 31
December 2024
Aims and Pur
ses of Cha
As an independent. 8ible-believing church. as per our statement of laith. City Church
Wolverhampton's purposes are (as stated in the Church's Constitution} for the public benefit
the advan￿rnent of the Christian faith in such ways as the Truslees may from time to time
decid8.
As a church, we are committed to spreading the Bible's message concerning Jesus, to
develop people's knowledge of Him, and to encourage them to worship, trust and serve HIM.
We seek io encourage as many as possible to follow Jesus s example of love and
compassion in serving each other and the wider comrnunity.
2024 was a year of creating a firm foundalion in leadership as well as seeing steady growth in
terms of minlstry activities and more people being engaged with our actiwties on both Sundays
and throughout the week.
Ob'ectives and Activities
The Trustees have read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and are satisfied
thal the activities described below clearly demonstrate that the chartty is providing a benefit to
the public.
To fulfil the aims and purposes of the Church as stated above. a vartety of activtties are
provided for both the benefit of church members and for the benefit of members of the public.
In January. the location of our 10.00 am w8ekly Sunday seNice changed from St. Peter's
Collegiate School to Graiseley Family Hub (Pool St.. Blakenhall. Wolverhampton, WV2 4NEJ,
which we rent from the council on an hourly charge for 4 hours. We now have 3 midweek
gatherings in various people's homes, around the cty. and are planning more like this. These
are for prayer and bible study, as well as meeting the need for people to live in 'community'.
They are advertised electronically via our Facebook page and literature distributed in the local
ommunities as well as word-ol-mouth.
We seek to encourage attendance by members of the wider community by making these
gatherings friendly, informal and joyftjl occasions. These services are recorded and broadcast
later in the week on the church's website, although we lirmly believe that meeting in person is
critical to the practice of our faith. During Sunday morning servi￿S"uUnlor Church. for children
aged 3-8 is run weekly and biweekly for 9-12s.

On Mondays we are regularly in the local community distributing Bibles. gospels and other
Christian literature to thos8 who are interested.
In August, wa held our annual holiday Bible club during thè summer in a local park, gaining the
necessary permissions from the local council in regard to health and safety regulations, first
aid precautions etc. This again was Well received by the wider community. being advertised
through Facebook and fliers in the area. We hosted a visiting team from another church which
allowed us to see a greater number of children and their parents participate in actlvrties in
Graisley Park.
We had the greatjoy of celebrating the baptisms ot three young people who had trusted Jesus
personally in September.
Our leadership team has solidified with the addition ol the threo other men who se￿e as Elders
in the church, so that the leadership team is now 5 men and their respective spouses. Including
the wives has also helped in the wider spiritual and pastoral care of the ChU￿h family.
We were invited back to the MarKler Centre once again to hold a Christmas carol concert which
was well received and held a community carol service at Bob Jones Community Hub in
partnership with St. Luke's Wolverhampton and CLC Wolverhampton
We have offered from time-to time courses to all who are interested in finding out more about
the Christian Faith.
Individual pastoral and spiritual advice is offered to People living in the church's localty. both
to those who attend our meetings and to those making inquiries electronically.
We have informal relationships with several other churches in the Wolverhampton area (Hope
Cty Church, St. Luke s, and local FIEC churches) to be supported and to support them in our
mutual endeavours to advance the Christian farth.
The Truste
onsibilities
The Trust*s are responsible for all matters of the CIO, both the finance and work of those who
are designated as holding positions of spiritual responsibility. We hold insurance for events that
We might have both regular and time to time and for th8 work that is done by individuals as to
the propagation of tho Christian faith.
The Truste8s reviewed and modified a safeguarding policy and it wrll continue to be reviewed
annually. The Trustees meet four times a year. These meetings are formally re¢orded, and
these records are available for inspection by the Charity Commission the Independent
Examiner.
Achievements and Performance
The Church does not rneasure the success of its ministries only in numbers, induding financial
numbers, but in less tangible ways like growth of individuals in their Christian faith and in
Opportunities to the share the Christian gospel with members of the oommunty. Such
'success' is difficult to measure, but the Trustees rejoice in another year when the Gospel of

Structure G
vernance arKI Mana
em8n
City Church Wolverhampton is a Charitable Incorwrated Organisation.
As such it is solely mn by its Trustees (p￿SentlY 4}, with the desire of having 'covenant
partners,. Currently the church doesn't have a process for formally recognising these persons,
so the body of believers is considered lo be those who attend regularly and contribute to the
financial needs ol Ihe church.
The church is recognised as a church plant with the goal of being affiliated to the Fgllowship of
Independent Evangelical Churches IFIEC} in due course. As such we adhere to their doctrinal
statement and to their olher ethos staternents which bring clarity to our life and ministry as part
of that fellowship.
Administrative Information
City Church Wolverhampton has as its registered office al 11 Birchos Barn Ave,
Wolverhampton WV3 7BT and Its website http.'Ilwww.citychurchwolverhampton.com
City Church Wolverhampton's Charity Registration Number is 1193886.
Th& Trustees who have served during 2024 are as follows:
Andrew L Berry (Chair)
Rev. Timothy D. Berry (Trusteel
Lyn D. Towers (Trustee & Treasurer)
Timothy Howard (Truste8)
Declaration
The TnJst885 d￿lare that they have approved the above report.
Signed on behatl of the Trustees
Andrew L. Berry (Chair)
Lyn D. Towers ITreasurer)

Independent Examine￿5 Report to the
Management Committee ot City Church Wolverhampton
on the Accounts for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Basis of Independent examlner's report
We report on the accounts of City Church Wolverhampton for the year erKled 31 December 2024.
The Group's officers are responsible for the prèparation of the accounts. The Group's officers
consider that an audit is not required for this year and that an independent examination is needed.
It is our responsibility to..
examine Ihe accourrts
to follow the general directions for the conduct of an independent examination
to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis ot independent examlner's statement
Our examination was carried out in accordan￿ with genoral directions for an independent
examination. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the committee
and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of
any unusuai items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as a
committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do nol provide all the
evidence that would be required in an audff(, and consequently we do not express an audvt opinion
on the view given by the accounts.
Indep&ndent examln&r's statement
In connection with our examinat￿￿n, no matter has come to our attention:
which gives us reasonable caus8 to believe that in, any material respect. Ihe
requirements
to keep appropriate accounting records. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
applicable financial reporting standards
have not been mel.. or
to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
underslanding of the accounts to be reached.
Community Accountwng Services Ltd
7 Napoleon Drive
Shrewsbury
SY3 SPH
Date." 1411012025

City Church Wolverhampton
Income & Expendlture Accounts
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
unre￿11¢1ed R&stri¢tod Tgtsl Fund¥
Fund$
Funds
2024
2024
2024
Total
Funds
Incomè
Offerings & Donations
Gift Aid & Bank Interest
Grants
20,134
4,489
5,000
25.134
4,489
19260
3.253
1.997
Total In￿Th
26.300
5.000
31.30
24,510
Exp8ndlture
Runnlng costs
Trav61 expenses
Pastor hospilality
Repairs & MaIntena￿e
Insuran
Room hire
Lggal & professional
Publicity
Computer costs & gquiprnent
Ev&ngellsm
Othreaches
Short Term Team
SutKlay School
R81reshments
Donations to oth8r causes
Trainirwj
Bank charges
General expenses
244
191
344
179
5.378
179
5.378
171
629
1461
369
570
629
428
1,410
185
36
5T1
2.398
22
21
197
36
5T1
2298
141
420
21
187
Totaf Expensè$
14211
1£211
6,565
N8t In￿mIng Rèsour¢es Bèfore
TraTrsf8rs
12m9
40DO
17,089
17.945
Translèr Between FU￿{￿
Net Incoming Resource$
12,089
5.000
17
17,945
Fund balance brought lonNard at 1 January 2024
52,356
34,411
Fund Balancè Carrled Fotword Bt 31
e¢ember 2024
5.000
69.445
The statement of linancial a￿'Vities includes all gains and bsses rewnised in thè year. All In￿￿ng
resources resources gxpended derive from continuing activitiOS.
52,356

Clty Church Wolverhampton
Statement ol As$et$
for the Year Ended 31 D8￿rnber 2024
Unrgstiictsd R•strl¢ted
Funds
Funds
2024
Tol•l
Funds
2024
Cash at b4nk
69A
Slgned on behalf ol the chariVs trustees
Andr￿ L 8e
Chalr ot tha Trustees
tsL
Lyn D. Tovmrs
TreaSu￿r