OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2025-04-05-accounts

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

Contents

18 Nov 2025 Page 2 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Legal and Administrative Information

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

Charity Name:

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Registered Charity Number:

1198520

Trustees:

Mr A Jackson (Chair)

Mr B Calder

Mr L Chattell

Mr A Robins

Mr L Denny

Treasurer:

Mr B Calder

Principle Address:

114 Sywell Road, Overstone, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, NN6 0AQ

Independent Examiner:

Sandra Martin FCCA FMAAT FPA BSc 50 Rose Lane Biggleswade Beds SG18 0NB

Accountant:

Oldfield Advisory LLP Santis House Curriers Close Coventry CV4 8AW

18 Nov 2025 Page 3 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the Trustees

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 11 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The Charity is an unincorporated trust constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 8th August 2014. The trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 5th April 2022 under Charity Registration Number: 1198520

Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees

The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 3. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2025.

The Trust operates three Gospel halls and Trustees are chosen from among the regular congregation of the halls. New Trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees or by the congregation and must be appointed by unanimous resolution of the congregation. They are selected according to their skills and experience and are expected to use both in furthering the objects of the Charity. Checks are made to ensure the Trustees’ eligibility to act and incoming Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities by the existing Trustees, who ensure that new Trustees read the Trust Deed and relevant Charity Commission guidance.

Wider Network

The Trustees maintain informal links with similar Charities with a view to pooling experience considered useful in pursuing the objects of the Charity. The Charity also maintains particular links with Favell Gospel Hall Trust with which it shares members of its congregation.

Risk Management

The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems to manage and mitigate those risks.

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Aims

The charitable purposes of the Charity are the advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit, including by the carrying on of the service of God in accordance with the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible as followed by those Christians forming part of the world-wide fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the “Brethren”) and any other charitable purposes connected with Brethren. The core doctrine of the Brethren and proper practices in furtherance of certain aspects of doctrine are summarised in two schedules to the Trust Deed.

Public Benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public benefit.

18 Nov 2025 Page 4 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the Trustees

Main activities and achievements

The Trust provides and maintains three Gospel halls where religious meetings are held by the local Brethren community. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on the website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org and in the schedules to the Trust Deed.

Plans for future periods

Despite the increased cost of energy, the trustees feel that these increased costs are not significantly impacting on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern

Meetings

Meetings held at the Gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion), Gospel preachings, Bible readings and Bible addresses. There is a structured weekly schedule of meetings and, depending on the particular meeting, between 20 and 300 people normally attend these occasions.

The meetings are attended by the regular congregation and most are open to other properly disposed visitors. The notice board outside the Hall welcomes visitors and displays the times of Gospel preachings, along with a telephone number for those seeking further information or help. Gospel tracts, which are distributed by street preachers, also display this information.

Bibles and an extensive range of other Christian reading material are on display at the halls and visitors are free to help themselves.

18 Nov 2025 Page 5 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the Trustees

Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian

The Gospel halls are a base from which the regular congregation and others who attend the meetings are encouraged to spread the Christian Gospel, in word and deed.

Members of the congregation participate in a programme of street preaching where Gospel tracts are provided free of charge by the Charity to such preachers to be handed out to interested members of the public.

In carrying out this work, the congregation considers itself to be living out its faith in practice, as particularly exemplified in the following extract from the schedule to the Trust Deed on living a Christian life:

Funding

Funding is sought through gifts from the congregation and Gift Aid is claimed on eligible donations. Funding is sometimes received from other charitable trusts with complementary objectives.

Financial Review

In the year ended 5 April 2025 the Trust had a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended. This was due to grants received from the Favell Gospel Hall Trust, to fund the purchase of the new Overstone Road site.

Total voluntary income received this year was £357,608 compared to £955,397 in the previous year.

All funds held were unrestricted funds.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs, based on its size and the level of its financial commitments. The Trust has no employees and its regular outgoings are minimal. Accordingly, the Trustees have decided to adopt a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. The congregation is kept regularly informed as to particular needs for funds, and other relevant matters and the Trustees aim to ensure that the Charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure, by raising a funds appeal to the congregation.

Free Reserves at the year end were £2,369 (2024: £8,792)

18 Nov 2025 Page 6 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Report of the Trustees

Statement of Trustees Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed require 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 Charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed. 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. All transactions have been reviewed and approved by two trustees.

On Behalf of the board:

..................................................................................

Mr A Robins (Trustee)

24 November 2025

..............................................................

Date

18 Nov 2025 Page 7 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Report ofthe Independent Examiner Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust Forthe yearended SApril 2025 I rewttothttnthon myex8mlnatlon•fth•accountsofthe Nw•ValleyG05pelH¥llTrustforth•yarènded5Aprfl 2025. R•spqcd¥e responslbllftl•s of Trujtees and Examlner The ¢haWstrusteesarerespoThslbl•lorthepreparatlon ofth••ccounts Inaccordancewrththernqulrementsofthecharltles t2011 fthÈAcVI. I reportln respettofmy&arnlnodon oftheTNsVs accountscarrfed outurKlersethon 145 ofthe2011A¢tand In (arryingoutmy Èxam5natlon I havefoiiowed alltheappliobleDIre¢tlo￿E￿enbYth¢(haTitycomMl55i0n urKlersertlon 1451Sllbl of thekt. Basis ollndependent Enmin•es Report Ity¢xaMk)￿0m wastzrfed outln accordoTh¢•wIthth?GEneral Dlrertlons bythecharftyc0mml￿0n.AnexaM1nat[on Includes 8 revlewof iheattoilntingrecords keptbythe charityarkl acompirlson of the auounts preseTht4tJ wth thD5erecord Itaknlncludes ¢onsld•ratlon of any unusual IternsordlsclogJresintr account4and sÈèkin8olexF4anattonsfromyou as Trustee5￿n£emlngary$uth rnatt￿The prOc￿￿￿S undertsken dOnOtp￿deal1thèeyldenCethatwoUid berequfjred kn an audlL and con5equentty T￿0P1￿10th IsgIv￿ asto4thertheacco￿ts pre5ent•'trutand hlrvle￿andthe rwortls iimknd to thtrstfflatter5 set outln thestatementsbEtow. Indepthd•nt Eximlnee$Statement I hvtcompleted myex¥mlnation. I corthnn that￿ materfal matt¢rs havecorrto myatttntton In¢onnertlonwlththe exarnfjna￿on gMnK meuuseto telSEvethatln arymrl•lRspetL. Accountlngrecfjrdsy￿e not kept IrÈ r•sPertOftheTn￿as requlred bysetllon I300ft￿￿¢ The accounts do not accord wlth those record, or The accounts do notCoMp￿Wlth theapplicable requirern•rrts corKemlngthoforn al￿ contentof ac¢ounts5etOLrt in the Charities (Accounts ar￿ Repwtsl Reguiations2C)8tstlrthan aThyrequSrementthèttheaccountsgtba Irueand fairvie hith isTr)ta mattercon$idered a5partolon 1ndependentexamlna￿0n. I have noconcern5and havecome auoss no oth¢r mattersln connectlonwith the examlnatlon towhichattentkn5hould b• dr4wn In this re norderto enable4 properunder5tandlngofthea¢countsto bereothed. Sandra Martln FCCAFMA4T FPA 50R05e Lane 018gie5wwJe Beds SGI8 ONB 18 Novnber2025 ThtstsR4wt&UnAul•dFinn(i￿91￿rnnts H￿*V1￿ty6￿lM￿Tn￿t Ilww Py6oVIg

Statement of Financial Activities

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

Statement of Financial Activities
Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2025
Statement of Financial Activities
Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2025
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2025
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Income and endowments:
Donations and Legacies:
Grants Received (note 5)
341,714
-
-
341,714
920,550
Donated Services (note 4)
15,354
-
-
15,354
34,847
Investments
Interest Received
13
-
-
13
17
Total Income and endowments:
357,081
-
-
357,081
955,414
Expenditure:
Running Meeting Rooms (note 9)
62,084
-
-
62,084
32,589
Total Expenditure:
62,084
-
-
62,084
32,589
Net Income/(Expenditure)
294,997
-
-
294,997
922,825
Net Movement In Funds
294,997
-
-
294,997
922,825
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2025
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Reconciliation of funds (note 11)
Total Funds bought forward
918,272
-
-
918,272
645,447
Opening Funds Adjustment
-
-
-
-
(650,000)
Net movement in funds
294,997
-
-
294,997
922,825
Total Funds carried forward
1,213,269
-
-
1,213,269
918,272

The notes on page 11 - 18 form part of these financial statements.

18 Nov 2025 Page 9 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Balance Sheet

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust As at 5 April 2025

Balance Sheet
Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust
As at 5 April 2025
2025 2024
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets (note 6) 1,210,900 909,480
Total Fixed Assets 1,210,900 909,480
Current assets
Prepayments and accrued income 1,955 1,464
Cash at bank and in hand 3,210 11,160
Total Current assets 5,165 12,625
Creditors: amounts falling due withinone year
Accruals and deferred income 2,796 3,833
Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2,796 3,833
Net current assets/(liabilities) 2,369 8,792
Total assets less current liabilities 1,213,269 918,272
Net Assets 1,213,269 918,272
Funds (note 10)
Unrestricted funds 1,213,269 918,272
Total Funds 1,213,269 918,272

The unaudited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust on .........................................and were signed on its behalf by:

.............................................................................................

Mr A Robins (Trustee)

The notes on pages 11 - 18 form part of these financial statements.

18 Nov 2025 Page 10 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, and incorporating update bulletins 1 and 2, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The functional currency of the charity is sterling (£).

The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

1.2 Income

Donations are recognised in the year in which there is entitlement and probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future year. Gift aid is added to the value of the donation to which it relates.

Donated services are recognised as income and expenditure in the financial statements when organisations or individuals offer their services and support pro bono. The value of these donated services to Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust is considered to be equal to market value which would be paid were the service formally procured. This includes services paid for by other trusts.

Investment income is accounted for on a receivable basis.

1.3 Expenditure

Expenditure is included on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Charitable activities comprise those costs directly attributable to the fulfilment of the charitable objects.

1.4 Governance and support costs

Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and costs related to statutory requirements. Governance and support costs are allocated to charitable activities on the basis of capacity used.

1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets (costing more than £100) are stated at cost less depreciation. Freehold land is not depreciated. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:

Freehold buildings 3% straight line

1.6 Taxation

The Trust is a registered charity and is not liable to United Kingdom income or corporation tax on charitable activities, provided income falls within the charitable exemptions and is spent on charitable purposes.

18 Nov 2025 Page 11 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

1.7 Funds

The general unrestricted fund is free for the Trustees to use for any purposes in furtherance of the trust’s charitable objects.

Restricted funds arise from donations to the trust, which are made for a specific purpose. Restricted funds can only be used for the purpose for which funds were given.

1.8 Preparation of consolidated financial statements

The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary.

1.9 Going Concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

1.10 Significant estimates and judgements

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

No Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits from an employment with the charity and no Trustees were reimbursed for expenses (2024: none)

3. WAGES AND SALARIES

There are no employees (2024: none)

4. Donated Services

2025
2024
2025
2024
Donated Services
Received From:
Donated services from Favell Gospel Hall Trust
15,354
34,847
Total Received:
15,354
34,847

18 Nov 2025 Page 12 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

5. Grants

2025
2024
2025
2024
Grants:
Grants Received from:
Grants from Favell Gospel Hall Trust
341,714
920,550
Total Grants Received:
341,714
920,550

6. Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost Freehold Land &
Buildings - Christchurch
Road
Freehold Land &
Buildings - Orchard
Hill
Freehold Land &
Buildings - Bedford
Road
Freehold Land &
Buildings -
Overstone Road
Totals
At 6 April 2024 364,846 306,631 263,366 - 934,842
Additions 1,219 - - 328,005 329,224
Disposals - - - - -
At 5 April 2025 366,065 306,631 263,366 328,005 1,264,066
Depreciation
At 6 April 2024 8,561 7,618 9,183 - 25,362
Current Year
Depreciation
7,473 6,199 7,901 6,231 27,804
Eliminated on
disposals
- - - - -
At 5 April 2025 16,043 13,817 17,084 6,231 53,165
Net Book Value
At 5 April 2025 350,031 292,814 246,282 321,773 1,210,900
At 5 April 2024 356,285 299,013 254,183 - 909,480

Land registry titles of the above property held are NN250767, NN17597 and NN262398.

7. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

During the financial year, the Charity received a loan of £100,000 from Fairfield Care Products Ltd, of which L Denny, a trustee, is a director of. The loan was fully repaid within the financial year. There were no other transactions that required disclosure (2024: £nil)

8. VOLUNTEERS

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust relies entirely on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.

18 Nov 2025 Page 13 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Resources Expended

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

9. Resources Expended

RUNNING MEETING
ROOMS
OTHER
CHARITABLE
ACTIVITIES
TOTAL COSTS
2025
TOTAL COSTS
2024
Direct Costs
Premises costs - repairs and maintenance 10,310 - 10,310 2,534
Premises costs - heat, light and power 9,343 - 9,343 8,308
Legal and professional 8,968 - 8,968 5,064
Bank charges 60 - 60 55
Depreciation 27,804 - 27,804 12,362
Insurance 2,442 - 2,442 1,216
Governance 3,156 - 3,156 3,049
Total Direct Costs 62,084 - 62,084 32,589

Governance costs include £180 (prior year: £180) in respect of independent examiners fees.

18 Nov 2025 Page 14 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis of Net Assets - Current year

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

10. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

10.1 Current Year
UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS 2025
Funds
Tangible Fixed Assets 1,210,900 - - 1,210,900
Current Assets 5,165 - - 5,165
Current Liabilities (2,796) - - (2,796)
Total Funds 1,213,269 - - 1,213,269

18 Nov 2025 Page 15 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis of Net Assets - Prior Year

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

10.2 Prior Year

UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS 2024
Funds
Tangible Fixed Assets 909,480 - - 909,480
Current Assets 12,625 - - 12,625
Current Liabilities (3,833) - - (3,833)
Total Funds 918,272 - - 918,272

18 Nov 2025 Page 16 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Movement in Funds - Current Year

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

11. Movement in Funds

11.1 Movement in funds - current year

UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS 2025
Movement in Funds
Total funds bought forward 918,272 - - 918,272
Incoming resources 357,081 - - 357,081
Resources expended (62,084) - - (62,084)
Total funds carried forward 1,213,269 - - 1,213,269

18 Nov 2025 Page 17 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Movement in Funds - Prior Year

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

11. Movement in Funds

11.2 Movement in funds - Prior year

UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED RESTRICTED TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS 2024
Movement in Funds
Total funds bought forward 645,447 - - 645,447
Prior Year Adjustment (650,000) - - (650,000)
Incoming resources 955,414 - - 955,414
Resources expended (32,589) - - (32,589)
Total funds carried forward 918,272 - - 918,272

18 Nov 2025 Page 18 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust

Comparative Statement of Financial Activities

Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025

Comparative Statement of Financial Activities
Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2025
Comparative Statement of Financial Activities
Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust
For the year ended 5 April 2025
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Income and endowments:
Donations and Legacies:
Grants Received (note 5)
920,550
-
-
920,550
Donated Services (note 4)
34,847
-
-
34,847
Investments
Interest Received
17
-
-
17
Total Income and endowments:
955,414
-
-
955,414
Expenditure:
Running Meeting Rooms (note 9)
32,589
-
-
32,589
Total Expenditure:
32,589
-
-
32,589
Net Income/(Expenditure)
922,825
-
-
922,825
Net Movement In Funds
922,825
-
-
922,825
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Reconciliation of funds (note 11)
Total Funds bought forward
645,447
-
-
645,447
Opening Funds Adjustment
(650,000)
-
-
(650,000)
Net movement in funds
922,825
-
-
922,825
Total Funds carried forward
918,272
-
-
918,272

18 Nov 2025 Page 19 of 19

Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements Nene Valley Gospel Hall Trust