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 bI￿e6k1Y 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 ￿g￿l￿r 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 COMI￿Lin￿lY 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¥¢ Pla￿9 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 ChIld￿n8 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 requ1￿6 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 cha￿tY for th81 ye9r.
In PTeparlng theBe Ilnanclol 81gtemenl8, the TT1181eg8 are requlred to..
8elè¢t 8Liilable a¢counling polloles and then apply them cons18tenlly,
obse￿9 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 t119￿9aM￿l
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
lo￿22
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
7￿785
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
I0￿ear¢91 E
B1 Casli fLtndÈ
Oank-4gOfaS0
2,106
BBnk-5I0DD966
126,540
B￿￿k-s￿￿70260
2,310
￿￿k-s3￿￿6160
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£9￿￿￿en1
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
beli81r￿all Ihe INJsl8es
Slgnature
Prlnt Name
Dale of
rov81
4JJAJtr Lc)ts) Q
Pprktr L FPAKJILLI
1111/20Z
11 /I/ZoZ6
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