CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl member8 of Th6 Rock Church Stralford-upon-Avon On account8 for th8 year ended 30 Aprll 2025 Charlty no {If any) 1195784 Set out on p4ges I report lo th8 Iru8tees on Iny examination of the accounts of the above charity I"Ih& Tiust") foi. the year ended 30 Aprll 2024. Re8ponslbllltle8 and As the charity Iwsle8s ol the Trust, you are responslble for the preparallon hasis of report of Ihe accounts In aocordance wllh Ihe requlremenl$ of the Charities Act 2011 C'lhe Act'}. I report In respeot of my examSnalion of the Trust's account8 carrled out linder section 145 of the 2011 Act and In cariylng out my examlnatlon, I hav8 followed the appllcable Direction8 glv6n by the Charity Commlsslon under section 145{5llb) of the Act. I have oomploted my examinallon. I conllrm that no mqlerial mallers have come to my allenlion lolher than that dl8clo$8d bolow'l In conneolion with the &xamlnallon whS¢h glves me cause lo bellgve that In, any material respect.. aw)unllng records were not kept In accordance wllh seolion 130 of the Act or the accoun18 do not accord wllh the accounting records I have no concerns and have come acros$ no other matter$ In connection with the examlnatlon to whlch allenlion should be drawn In order lo enable a proper undeTslanding of the aGcounls to be reached. PIo8se delete Ihe words In lh8 brackets If they do not 8pply. Independent examlner's 8tatemont 8lgn8d: Date: Nam&: Mark Skollum Relevant professlonal quallflcation(sl or body (If any): FCA Address: Ballard8 LLP Oakmooro Court, Klngswood Road, Hampton Droilwich, Worcesteishire. WR9 OQH IER Octobor 201 8
Seclioii B Disclosure Only complete If Ihe examiner need8 to hlghllghl matters of concei'n (se8 CC32. Independent examlnalion of charily accounts., direGllons and guidance for examiners), Glve her& brlef deta118 of any Items that the oxamlnerwlsh95 to dlsc108e. IER October 2018
THE ROCK CHURCH STRATFORD UPON AVON CHARITY REGISTRATION NufylBER 1195784 TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE PERIOD l#t Aprll 2024. 31$T MARCH 2026. I. IJVor8h5p and Blble St41dlo8." Rock Solld Blblo Studl8s: Held bIe6k1Y on Tuesday8, excludlng August and De¢ember, Allendance has been 81obl8 wilh over40% of th? congregallon lolnlng on Zoom. Home Group Me&tlngs: Tal(Ing place ovory Other Wedne811ay, we have currenlly hav6 4 homè groups and a vlrtual home group commenclng Saplembor 2025 Supportlng the communlly pracllcally and 6plrllLially. IVIOnthly Player wfg&tlrtg: The8e ore held on Ihè Ihlrd Thursday of each month where the ohurch galh8r8 for coNgctlve prayer, fosl¢rlng unlly and Inler¢¢88lon for Ihg communlly8 need8. 2. Outreach Communlty Involvemont: Food Ban1< Contrlbutlon8: Our 8UPPOrtforlh& Fred Winter Cenlre'sfoodbanl( conllnues wllh 3520 Stem8 d81Svered durlng ApTiI 2024-March 2025 up from 2703 duilng the Same perlod la8t yeor. Communlty Partn8Yshlpg: Rock Chur¢hJolned Slralford Churohe8 Togelh6r In March 2024. allowlng for collaborgllve efforts and shored outreach Inlllallves. God lov98 You Tour: We 8UPPOrted Ihg BGEA (Bllly Graham EvangellBllo A8$0olqllon) In June 2024 al NEC assl$llng wllh counselllng, slewardlng & proyer. Prayerwalliand Leaflotlng: Oulreaeh wa¥ conduclgd at Ettlnglon Communlly Cfjnlre where volunle8r8 prayed for th6 communlly and di8lrlbuled Infom74tlon leaflg18 to explaln how we wanted to Serve and help the communlly. We have Qdvertlsed our Toy offerlng collection and Chi181ma8 Carol 8ervlco. 3. IVElnlstYy Expan81on and Spoclal Events: Mon's and Womon's Mlnlstrleg: Both mlnlslrtgs conllnua to urow, the men havo enjoyed 2 events during thls pgrlod belng a plzza nlght & film nfght. There18 alg0 a bowling night to b8 held In May 2025. Thewomen have enjoyad afternoon tea at Wroxall, a breakf8Stal Elllnglon Communlty Centre and a lunoh at Elllnglon planned for October 2025. New GYoup8 and Speclal Mlnl8trfB8: The Companlon8 Group, Haven Group and the Rock Blossom Group {for wldows and wldowers) are Gonllnulng wo11 holdlng glr meèllngs wllh atlendancg Incroaslng. Youth Leod•r8hlp Tian81tlon: We have 1 Youth Leader. Chlldren ¢an meat for RO kld8, ag& 3-8. Rock Squad for agg5 9- 13 years. There Ig 8180 Youth for 14 + Young adults.. Thls la a new mlnl8l¥y and lh6 young adulb 1840 have enjoyed 2 80clal8, bowllng In Ihe Summer and Ice 8kaling al Chrl8tmas. 4. Brlng and Share We hove enjoyed 2 Brlng and Share lunche8 durlno Ihl8 pgrlod In June & September 2024.
THE ROCK CHURCH STRATFORD UPON AVON CHARITY REGISTRATION NUlblBER 1195784 TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1st Aprll 2024. 318T MARCH 2026. 6. SlunSflcant Chuyeh Servlce8 and CelabyAtIoii8: Good Frld&y and Easter Se¥vl¢08'. Held on Zoom and In per80n 8t Henloy Bap1181 Church. with a 8P8clal bapt18m81 seNlce allended by over 100 p8ople, 7 people were bap118ed. Annuol Cayol Soivlco, Remombranc8 8&Jvlce, and Toy Offevlng8: Th08e anllclpaled ovoiila provldo l)oll) sulo1)111 ieiiitsiiiL>idiive aiid Gelebi4liun. Th& -loy Offeilng In November 2024 went excopllon4lly well wllh hundied8 of n6W toy8 brought by the Church and membgr8 of the congregallon and pr68enlod to Chlldren's Seivlce8 lo d181flbute to chlldren In care and needy f8mllles. Thè Toy offorlng for 202518 8chgduled for November 2nrf Our Carol SeNI for 2026 Is scheduled for DeceMbg1' 2161
THE ROCK CHURCH STRATFORD UPON AVON CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1195784 TRUSTEE8' REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1st Aprll 2024. 318T MARCH 2026. 6. Faclllty and Locatlon Updates: Naw VlJor8hlp Venues: After nearly three years ot Slratford Manor Hotel, we held our Itnal Servloe Ihore in July 2024. We have al¥0 mel ol The Playhouse, Slratford-Upon.Avon. W• malnly hold sewlces al Elllnglon Communlly Centro and us6 ChAr18cole Ph8a8ant Hotel and Walton Hall Hotel wh8n Etllnglon COMILinlY Cenlr818n'l avallable. Y. Flnanclal Ovorvlow and Contrlbutlons: Bulldlng Fund and Flnanclal Support.. M(Jnlhly conlrlbullon¥ to our Bulldlng Fund have Inciea8ed, rellectlng the congregollon'8 commllmenl lo ostab118hlng a la8llng ohurcli pre8enc8. Charltablè Cont¥lbutlon¥.' Ro¢k Church 8UPPOrt8 Samarllan'$ Pur8e through Shoe Box Appèal, wllh congregants donallng toy8 qnd es8enll81 Item8 for chlldren globally.ln November 2024 the congragllon fllled 79 boxe$. 8. Lead&v8hlp: Tru$le8 Changeg: CB. after three year8 of dedl¢ated 8eNlce a8 a Iru8lee, CB has moved home to snolhor area and has stepped down as a TrLTsleo. A love glft was glven from tha church as a thank you for hei. 8e1fl988 hard work and commllmenl to the church. Futh¥¢ Pla9 Includo (ljut ale not Ilmlted to): We wlll conllnue to expand our nthorklng aclivllles, bulld relallon¥hlp8 and partnershlps 80 Ihalw& can workwllh the communlty to offerawld@r range of ¢e[C8S and i¢sourc88. We wlll continue lo extend support lo overseas ml88lon3. nallonal and local charfllas. We will conlinually enhance our communlcallons strategy 8nd 8ocfal medl4 ohurch profile so that we can extend our reach lo those we 8eek to 8eNa. We wlll further enhance our 8UPPgrt to Ihe many complox1gsue8 people èxperfence We wlll explore Ihe potenllal to grow a nelwork of further volunteers ond'frlgndg. wlio are commllled to supporllng In the local communllle$ We wlll Gonllnue lo extend our brlng and sh&re {food) events where we can conne¢t wllh lh9 Communlty showlng them love and comp88slon. We will conllnue to exiand our local help lo Slralford's ChIldn8 SeTvlce each Chrlslmas buying 8ge.approprl8le toy8 forfamlll88 In need. W9 will pray on th& streets ofSlralfoTd UponAvon forlhose In nged and forth818ader8 and communlly memb6r$ Qfthe town. W& wlll 8n$ure we glve 10Yo of our Incomo Ihrou9h Illhe8 to Intsrnalional, nallonal and local ch8Alle8. Re88rve8 polloy Thts Trustees conslder Ihat genoral unr8slrlcle¢J funds Ghould be targeted al a level equal to $5x month's exp8clgd exp8ndSlure to ensurg that the charity ha8 sultlclenl reserves lo meet costs as they fall du8. Such r08eryo8 &s of 3181 March 2024 meg1 th18 requlrem8nt. Th8 Tru8tees wlll conllnuo lo monltorlhè level of r08etVe8 and en8ure1118 managed belng mlndful oflhe F8CS requlremenl$.
THE ROCK CHURCH STRATFORD UPON AVON CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1195784 TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE PERIOD l¥t Aprll 2024. 318T MARCH 2026. Addltlonal Informatlo Th9 oharfly'8 PTinclp4180urce of fundlng 18 through donallon$ from 118 congregallon and v1811ors. 8tMcture, Goveinanco, Managgmènt The ch8rlly18 goveined by It8 Constllullon of a Ch&rll8ble In¢oiporaled Organ18allon who88 only vollno members ar8 It8 C.havlly Trii8lee8 dttt¢d 10th Soplèinber 2021. lii(lu6llon fralnlnB ol new'i-iu8t•è$ New Trustee8 are provlded wllh Informallon a$ to Ihelr dull88 and re8pon81bllllle8. the terms of thely engagement as & Truglee and d6tallB of tho chAiily's key prlnclplB8 and 8lm8 for118 work. Each Trustee Is al80 provlded wllh a copy of Ihg conslllullot). Organlsatlonal structure The Tru8leeB are respon81bl8 for man8glng the charlly. Re8ponslbllltl83 for 80me functlons are dgleuolod to Indlvlduals 8$ they $96 111. StatsM&nl of Tru$tee¥' respon8lbllltlB8 Th8 Law requ16 thè Tru8lee$ to prèpare flnonclal 81alem8nl$ for e8ch l)udgel yegr whlch glve a Irue and falr vlèw of the ¥llualion of tho ohallly 8nd of lh8 Incomlng re8our¢68 and eppllcallon of resources, Includlng th8 Income and 8xpèndllure, of the chatY for th81 ye9r. In PTeparlng theBe Ilnanclol 81gtemenl8, the TT1181eg8 are requlred to.. 8elè¢t 8Liilable a¢counling polloles and then apply them cons18tenlly, obse9 the methods and prlnclples In thB Ch8r511eB SORP. mal(eludgeingnl8 and e8tlmales that 9re rea80nable and prudent. 81ale whether appllcable UK AccoL¢nllng Standards have been followed, subJeot to any mgterl81 departures d18d08ed and explalned In the flnanclal slaleinen18,' and pi'apare the Ilngnclal slalemgnls on the golng concern basls unla3811 Is Inapproprlola lo pTe8ume Ihotthe charlly wlll coi)Ilnua In opsrallon. The Tm81ees are re3pon8lb18 for keeplng odequale accounllng records Ihat dl$close wtlh roasonablè accuracy alany Ilmelhefinan¢lal p08111on of tha charity and enable Iliem lo en8uro that thè Ilnan¢lal slatemenls eomply wilh tha Companles Act 2Q06. They are also re$pon8lble for safetjuardlno Ihe a888ls of tho chaTlly qnd henea for taklng reason8blo 819P8 for the preventlon and dete¢llon of froud and other ITregularllle8. Tha Tru8lea8' report was appmved by th8 Board of Tru$lees. Anna Lowa Mrs A Lowe. Chalr ol the Board ol TnJ8lees 27.8.25.
CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAMO AND WAIE Recei ts and ments accounts CCqGa Forth& perlod lloin Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrl¢ted Restrlcled funds lo Iho ngares1£ Endowment funds ¢tsll neaw8t£ Total fund5 Last yfjor 10 t1199aMl lo th•¢810?1 fotliH {reStE A1 Recel t$ onBllon$.Other B¥nk InteMGI 144MS8 33.d63 170,121 2.312 147 616 ross ncomg or AR) f46,970 53003 180,433 149.562 sso efi table nve8 mon Total recolpts 46,97 33,41¢3 100.133 49,662 A3P nl$ Gift paym8n19 DtsScligck8 Mlnlslry¢o$i$ DonaUon$ Evenlco815 1n¥vrtsn¢e Legal lee5 Rooni Hlrg Subsrrtpllon>8 rÈoltsiralloTrfees Telephone Speakerlee5 Chrisln)as iufKh Svndry¢o8ts Waoe8 Qlfiw 6upVIB5 MlleagÈ Ènge& rechor Expense5d81m5rechorllei¢ Adverfislng Ind8pBndeniex¥mh)pllonfeo5 CompJletnT 1.672 316 30 1.70Z 316 S31 2.170 137 600 16.492 lo22 78 1.131k 1.120 1.87 628 2.020 20,663 8.Q43 12D 1.67fy 1.560 1.12L> 1D.37& 2.158 124 1.#5D 120 1,350 2,030 21900 IW01 307 741 2.OJO 29,900 22,178 173 020 4.021 807 ts.741 Siib total 7785 30 79,1133 A4 Asset and Investmènt Porfablfj swnddvtkgndfixlures Porfable gpe3ker eadphoneHnw11fiers Keyboaid Asslsiedhearww e ul 314 1.fj27 570 1.421 570 2,341 menl Sub total 3,323 Total psym8nl$ 61.QG6 30 Bl.09ts 82.166 Net of recelpts/(pqymenls) A6 TraN9fers boiween fund8 A6 CBBli fund8 last yeorend Cash funds fhls year end 33,d33 160 43,22 76.4D7 99,337 67.406 166,744 232,lJ0 2Dg.86 209,3Qts 142,6 209,911B CCXX Rf a¢counl818SI 0810112028
Section B Statement of assets aiid liabilities at the end of the period CattrtJorl8s UnreBtrlcted Dotnll8 Reslrlcled fund funds to iiear•s1 E l(* 11oa¥e81 14.106 Endowtnent fuiidg I0ear¢91 E B1 Casli fLtndÈ Oank-4gOfaS0 2,106 BBnk-5I0DD966 126,540 Bk-s70260 2,310 k-s36160 7,e52 7AAQZ B#t&-4Q01-00403-2 Total cwsh funds 232,B08 76,49Y •¢MUn45)1 I l. Unre81rl¢ted funds lo npar•sfE 2,140 RoHfrlct8d funds Endowmont funds lo ne8rè8lE Dvtall FlxluiES and£9en1 Compuieiequlprnenl B2 Other monat8ry a6Set8 12,097 Deta118 Fiindlowhlcli a88èlbrylo Curfonlvalu¥ B3 Investment agg8t8 D¢iall8 ¢Tren1vol119 Ilom•l B4 A88ets retalned for Ihg charlty's Owll U8a yso lon Dptlllls Whon ¢lita B6 Llabllltles Sluned ty one tN61teg on beli81rall Ihe INJsl8es Slgnature Prlnt Name Dale of rov81 4JJAJtr Lc)ts) Q Pprktr L FPAKJILLI 1111/20Z 11 /I/ZoZ6 CCXXR2 coun[S ISSI OfjKIith)28