
LIFE STREAM CHURCH Annual General Report for 2025 

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## Summary 

This is the annual report for members of Life Stream Church. This report consists of the Trustees report, and the Finance Report. 

## Contents 

Page 2 Trustees’ report Page 6 Finance report 

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## Trustees’ Annual Report 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2025** 

## **Reference and Administrative Information** 

**Charity name:** Life Stream Church CIO **Registered charity number:** 1199373 

## **Registered address:** 

Life Stream Church Newpool Road Knypersley ST8 6NN 

## **Trustees:** 

Mark Holdcroft (Chair) Elizabeth Holdcroft Marianne Palin Kristian Thorpe Christopher Steele 

## **Bankers:** 

The Co-operative Bank 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

Trustees are appointed in accordance with the provisions of the charity’s constitution. The trustees during the period were Mark Holdcroft (Chair), Elizabeth Holdcroft, Marianne Palin, and Kristian Thorpe. In July, following appropriate due process, Christopher Steele was appointed as a trustee, increasing the board to five members. An additional trustee appointment had been planned; however, the candidate was not considered suitable, and the process to recruit a further trustee remains ongoing. The trustees are supported by sub-committees responsible for remuneration and oversight of the Mission Fund. 

The day-to-day running of the charity is overseen by the Senior Pastors, supported by a pastoral team and ministry leads. The trustees provide strategic oversight and ensure the charity meets its legal and financial responsibilities. The leadership structure is reviewed periodically to ensure it remains effective and fit for purpose. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

The objects of the Church (“the Objects”) are for the benefit of the public: 

1. (a)  to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit; 

2. (b)  to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, good or services of any kind including the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time think fit; 

3. (c)  to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit. 

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## **Achievements & Performance** 

## Vision 

We have continued in 2025 to hold to the Vision of being a Missional Church with a Missional Culture, Missional locations and a Missions School. We have also held to the values that guide us on that journey: Constantly Seeking, Mutually Honouring and Extravagantly Blessing, regularly mentioning them, teaching into them and modelling them. 

## Campuses 

In 2025, our newly launched Chell Campus continued to meet weekly on Sundays, with 20–30 people attending, alongside regular midweek prayer meetings. In June the campus ran an Alpha course open to both Biddulph and Chell, welcoming around 20 participants—our highest Alpha attendance to date. During the summer, Pastor Mark and Liz stepped into leading the campus alongside the core team, and the campus has navigated this transition well. The campus continues to build relationships within the community, with new people attending most Sundays. 

At our Biddulph Campus, the leadership team has continued to develop, with several individuals stepping into new and expanded roles. Our welcome and refreshment teams were brought together under new leadership and are now operating effectively, and a pastoral team was established to strengthen congregational care. Throughout the year, we have seen people of all ages coming to faith and being baptised, alongside growth in our volunteer base. 

Alongside Sunday services, we have maintained a wide range of midweek gatherings for different age groups and small groups, including those focused on prayer, craft, and discipleship. 

In May, both campuses came together for a weekend away at Cloverley Hall. This marked our third visit to the venue and our first time attending as two campuses together. We experienced record attendance, and the weekend was a valuable opportunity to deepen relationships across the church community. 

## Mission 

Mission trips abroad and local missions form part of the charity’s approach to discipleship, enabling participants to apply learning in practical mission contexts. 

During 2025, the charity sent and supported two overseas mission teams from within the church community. A team of church members undertook a mission trip to Budapest, working alongside local mission partners to deliver outreach activities, including evangelism, drama, and the sharing of personal testimonies. In addition, a family from the church was sent to Vienna to support a church member serving on a short-term overseas mission placement, who returned to the church in July. 

The charity also engaged in local mission activities in Biddulph and Chell. A visiting evangelist provided training for church members, which was followed by organised community outreach activity. 

The charity continued to support its regular overseas mission partners. In accordance with its policy, 10% of all tithes and offerings were allocated to the Mission Fund. The charity also hosted visits from several mission partners during the year, during which additional designated offerings were received to support their ongoing work. Income from special offerings was lower than in the previous year, reflecting the absence of a significant one-off appeal in the prior year in response to the situation in Ukraine. 

## Mission School 

Our Missions School is an important part of discipleship, equipping the church for service. This year we ran ‘Life Stream 101’ which serves as an introduction to our church, it’s vision and values. As part of the 101 series we ran Alpha for the second time. In our Sunday services, as part of wider discipleship, we took the whole church through our ‘Foundations’ teaching. 

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In September we had a new intake of leaders to our 301 discipleship pathway. We also saw several of our younger leaders complete the preaching course giving them valuable skills to read, study, understand and teach the word effectively. 

## **Fundraising Activities** 

In 2024, the charity launched the ‘Vision 25 for 25’ fundraising campaign, with the objective of raising £25,000 by 2025. The campaign was established to support the development of a proposed second campus and to fund essential works to address heating issues in the Coffee House, including preparing the premises for use as a public Coffee House. 

During 2024, the campaign raised £12,096.29. The fundraising period was extended until March 2025, resulting in total funds raised of £15,788.87. The funds raised were allocated equally between the two designated projects. 

In support of its mission work, the charity organised a fundraising event for a mission trip to Budapest. This took the form of a quiz night and raffle. The funds raised were used to help cover the team members’ expenses and to support the local community where the mission took place. 

## **Property and Facilities** 

In February, building works were carried out in the Coffee House and Main Hall to address longstanding heating issues. The works included insulating the external walls of the Coffee House and installing new high-capacity radiators in both the Coffee House and Main Hall. These works were funded primarily through the ‘Vision 25 for 25’ campaign, with additional funding drawn from the General Fund to cover the shortfall. 

Several minor building repairs were also carried out: lighting in the Hub, repair to the leaking roof over the foyer, replacement of garage roof tiles. The Pastor’s office also had a minor refurb. 

## **Financial Review** 

## Financial Position 

The financial statements show the charity’s financial position at the end of the reporting period. The trustees have monitored income and expenditure throughout the year and consider the charity to be a going concern. 

## Reserves Policy 

In April, the trustees reviewed the charity’s Reserves Policy and concluded that it was no longer fit for purpose. A revised policy was approved and implemented on 28 April. At the end of the reporting period, the charity held a reserves deficit of £6,576.22. The trustees are aware of this position and are taking appropriate steps to reduce the deficit in line with the revised policy. 

## **Principal Risks and Uncertainties** 

The trustees have considered the main risks and uncertainties that may affect the charity’s ability to deliver its charitable objectives. The trustees keep such matters under review and seek to respond appropriately as part of their ongoing governance and oversight of the charity. 

## **Plans for Future Periods** 

The trustees intend to continue the charity’s activities in line with its charitable objectives. Priorities for the coming year include supporting ongoing mission partnerships, strengthening discipleship and pastoral care, and maintaining financial sustainability. 

## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities** 

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

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The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial position and activities. In preparing these statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP; 

- make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and 

- prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 

## **Trustees’ Declaration** 

The trustees confirm that they have approved the Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025. 

Signed on behalf of the trustees: 

## **Mark Holdcroft** 

Chair of Trustees 

Date: ______________________ 

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|||**LIFE STREAM CHURCH**||||||
|||**Annual Accounts - 2025**||||||
||**INCOME**|||**EXPENSES**||||
|||**2025**|2024<br>16,673.95<br>£<br>22,737.08<br>£<br>2,305.00<br>£<br>39,121.20<br>£<br>10,566.24<br>£<br>2,617.59<br>£<br>753.54<br>£<br>**94,774.60**<br>**£**||**2025**||2024<br>32,178.76<br>£<br>3,918.14<br>£<br>1,758.48<br>£<br>1,508.81<br>£<br>1,100.00<br>£<br>384.00<br>£<br>7,038.31<br>£<br>817.90<br>£<br>102.09<br>£<br>491.21<br>£<br>908.24<br>£<br>5,308.57<br>£<br>3,136.69<br>£<br>750.00<br>£<br>2,830.89<br>£<br>4,557.39<br>£<br>625.00<br>£<br>249.39<br>£<br>390.72<br>£<br>249.20<br>£<br>29.97<br>£<br>85.72<br>£<br>1,675.89<br>£<br>176.25<br>£<br>1,926.09<br>£<br>223.88<br>£<br>2,391.82<br>£<br>1,633.82<br>£<br>1,527.18<br>£<br>2,969.33<br>£<br>510.84<br>£<br>255.56<br>£<br>1,401.91<br>£<br>300.00<br>£<br>5,000.98<br>£<br>1,563.54<br>£<br>5,993.41<br>£<br>643.66<br>£<br>970.00<br>£<br>9,512.46<br>£|
||CASH OFFERINGS|6,411.70<br>£||PASTORS' STIPEND|36,815.96<br>£|||
||BACS OFFERINGS|27,384.66<br>£||TAX & INSURANCE|4,707.02<br>£|||
||CASH OFFERINGS (Gif Aid Scheme)|1,760.00<br>£||NEST PENSION|1,963.60<br>£|||
||BACS OFFERINGS (Gif Aid Scheme)|28,153.60<br>£||BUSINESS MILEAGE|1,552.73<br>£|||
||GIFT AID INCOME|7,568.62<br>£||PASTORS' MOBILES, EXPENSES & GIFTS|<br>2,591.38<br>£|||
||GIFT AID ON SMALL DONATIONS|1,056.51<br>£||PAYROLL  FEES|288.00<br>£|||
||CHELL CAMPUS OFFERINGS|1,356.53<br>£||GAS|4,842.19<br>£|||
||**TOTAL OFFERINGS & GIFT AID**|**73,691.62**<br>**£**||ELECTRICITY|752.97<br>£|||
|||||WATER|150.71<br>£|||
||GIFTS & SPECIAL OFFERINGS|9,222.55<br>£|6,445.63<br>£<br>11,707.43<br>£<br>200.00<br>£<br>255.00<br>£<br>447.12<br>£<br>-<br>£<br>525.00<br>£<br>1,924.99<br>£<br>625.00<br>£<br>1,043.75<br>£<br>1,419.00<br>£<br>6,421.15<br>£<br>82.94<br>£<br>183.30<br>£<br>48.00<br>£<br>-<br>£|PHONE/BROADBAND|724.70<br>£|||
||DONATIONS VISION 25 FOR 25|4,081.44<br>£||CLEANING|1,843.58<br>£|||
||DONATIONS BUILDING FUND|3,605.00<br>£||BUILDING MAINTENANCE|13,438.45<br>£|||
||DONATIONS LIFE STREAM KIDS|367.50<br>£||INSURANCE|2,435.66<br>£|||
||COFFEE HOUSE TODDLERS|-<br>£||ACCOUNTANTS/AUDITORS|966.00<br>£|||
||DONATIONS THRIVE YOUTH|400.09<br>£||AOG SUBSCRIPTION|2,215.00<br>£|||
||ROOM HIRE CHARGES|857.00<br>£||MISCELLANEOUS|2,401.86<br>£|||
||DONATIONS TUESDAY VENUE|982.86<br>£||GIFTS TO ARENA CHURCH|550.00<br>£|||
||CONNECT WARM SPACES|-<br>£||LIFE STREAM KIDS|23.96<br>£|||
||CHURCH WEEKEND AWAY|7,362.25<br>£||COFFEE HOUSE TODDLERS|-<br>£|||
||FLOURISH WOMEN'S MINISTRY|1,972.87<br>£||THRIVE YOUTH|723.37<br>£|||
||DONATIONS TO MISSIONS ACCOUNT|<br>4,607.57<br>£||SEND SOFT PLAY GROUP|-<br>£|||
||BANK INTEREST RECEIVED|118.21<br>£||CONNECT WARM SPACES|-<br>£|||
||MISCELLANEOUS|-<br>£||REFRESHMENTS|751.37<br>£|||
||CHAT & CRAFT GROUP|63.00<br>£||CARE VISITING|40.00<br>£|||
||MENS GROUP|75.00<br>£||TUESDAY VENUE|1,381.39<br>£|||
||**TOTAL OTHER INCOME:**|**33,715.34**<br>**£**|**31,328.31**<br>**£**|EVENTS|967.56<br>£|||
|||||TENACIOUS CONFERENCE|-<br>£|||
|||||COURSES|1,099.34<br>£|||
|||||GUEST SPEAKERS|1,694.95<br>£|||
|||||SOUND & MEDIA|3,564.40<br>£|||
|||||PRINTING & STATIONARY|473.59<br>£|||
|||||SAFEGUARDING|257.78<br>£|||
|||||GENERAL EXPENSES|1,627.22<br>£|||
|||||CHURCH WEEKEND AWAY|8,943.00<br>£|||
|||||CHELL CAMPUS|8,633.24<br>£|||
|||||FLOURISH WOMEN'S MINISTRY|1,737.29<br>£|||
|||||MISSIONARY GIFTS FROM SPECIAL<br>OFFERINGS|3,372.28<br>£|||
|||||PASTORS MISSION TRIP EXPENSES|683.91<br>£|||
|||||SENDING FUND EXPENSES|873.90<br>£|||
|||||MISSIONARY SUPPORT|9,966.65<br>£|||
|||||||||
||**TOTAL INCOME**<br>Balance b/fwd|**107,406.96**<br>**£**<br>33,227.14<br>£|126,102.91<br>£|**TOTAL EXPENSES**<br>Current Account<br>Savings Account|**125,055.01**<br>**£**<br>5,084.47<br>£<br>10,494.62<br>£<br>**140,634.10**<br>**£**||107,096.10<br>£|
|||**140,634.10**<br>**£**||||||
|||||||||
||**FUNDS AT 31.12.25**<br>Chell Campus<br>Building Fund<br>Sending Fund<br>**Designated Funds:**<br>Tuesday Venue<br>Missions Fund<br>Life Stream Kids<br>Thrive Youth<br>Thrive Youth Bibles Fund|980.22<br>£<br>5,368.41<br>£<br>2,235.60<br>£||||||
|||**8,584.23**<br>**£**||||||
|||389.65<br>£<br>2,676.30<br>£<br>536.08<br>£<br>148.53<br>£<br>203.41<br>£||||||
||Flourish Womens Conf|356.34<br>£||**OUTSTANDING LIABILITIES**||||
||CONNECT-Warm Spaces<br>Men's Fellowship<br>**Restricted Funds:**<br>**RESERVES POLICY:**<br>**GENERAL FUNDS:**|330.00<br>£<br>15.00<br>£||PAYE&NI (Dec Salaries)<br>Pension (Dec Salaries)<br>Building Repairs to The Hub<br>Electrical Work<br>CAFAG Room Hire (Dec)<br>Gas (Dec)<br>Electricity (Dec)<br>**Total Liabilites:**|690.52<br>£<br>188.12<br>£<br>1,435.00<br>£<br>500.00<br>£<br>337.50<br>£<br>511.49<br>£<br>120.40<br>£<br>**3,783.03**<br>**£**|||
|||**4,655.31**<br>**£**||||||
|||**17,500.00**<br>**£**<br>**6,576.22**<br>**-£**||||||
||**BANK BALANCE 31.12.25**|**15,579.09**<br>**£**||||||
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|||**LIFE STREAM CHURCH**|||||||
|||**Annual Accounts - 2025**|||||||
||**INCOME**||||**EXPENSES**||||
|||**2025**||2024<br>16,673.95<br>£<br>22,737.08<br>£<br>2,305.00<br>£<br>39,121.20<br>£<br>10,566.24<br>£<br>2,617.59<br>£<br>753.54<br>£<br>**94,774.60**<br>**£**||**2025**||2024<br>32,178.76<br>£<br>3,918.14<br>£<br>1,758.48<br>£<br>1,508.81<br>£<br>1,100.00<br>£<br>384.00<br>£<br>7,038.31<br>£<br>817.90<br>£<br>102.09<br>£<br>491.21<br>£<br>908.24<br>£<br>5,308.57<br>£<br>3,136.69<br>£<br>750.00<br>£<br>2,830.89<br>£<br>4,557.39<br>£<br>625.00<br>£<br>249.39<br>£<br>390.72<br>£<br>249.20<br>£<br>29.97<br>£<br>85.72<br>£<br>1,675.89<br>£<br>176.25<br>£<br>1,926.09<br>£<br>223.88<br>£<br>2,391.82<br>£<br>1,633.82<br>£<br>1,527.18<br>£<br>2,969.33<br>£<br>510.84<br>£<br>255.56<br>£<br>1,401.91<br>£<br>300.00<br>£<br>5,000.98<br>£<br>1,563.54<br>£<br>5,993.41<br>£<br>643.66<br>£<br>970.00<br>£<br>9,512.46<br>£|
||CASH OFFERINGS|6,411.70<br>£|||PASTORS' STIPEND|36,815.96<br>£|||
||BACS OFFERINGS|27,384.66<br>£|||TAX & INSURANCE|4,707.02<br>£|||
||CASH OFFERINGS (Gif Aid Scheme)|1,760.00<br>£|||NEST PENSION|1,963.60<br>£|||
||BACS OFFERINGS (Gif Aid Scheme)|28,153.60<br>£|||BUSINESS MILEAGE|1,552.73<br>£|||
||GIFT AID INCOME|7,568.62<br>£|||PASTORS' MOBILES, EXPENSES & GIFTS|2,591.38<br>£|||
||GIFT AID ON SMALL DONATIONS|1,056.51<br>£|||PAYROLL  FEES|288.00<br>£|||
||CHELL CAMPUS OFFERINGS|1,356.53<br>£|||GAS|4,842.19<br>£|||
||**TOTAL OFFERINGS & GIFT AID**|**73,691.62**<br>**£**|||ELECTRICITY|752.97<br>£|||
||||||WATER|150.71<br>£|||
||GIFTS & SPECIAL OFFERINGS|9,222.55<br>£||6,445.63<br>£<br>11,707.43<br>£<br>200.00<br>£<br>255.00<br>£<br>447.12<br>£<br>-<br>£<br>525.00<br>£<br>1,924.99<br>£<br>625.00<br>£<br>1,043.75<br>£<br>1,419.00<br>£<br>6,421.15<br>£<br>82.94<br>£<br>183.30<br>£<br>48.00<br>£<br>-<br>£|PHONE/BROADBAND|724.70<br>£|||
||DONATIONS VISION 25 FOR 25|4,081.44<br>£|||CLEANING|1,843.58<br>£|||
||DONATIONS BUILDING FUND|3,605.00<br>£|||BUILDING MAINTENANCE|13,438.45<br>£|||
||DONATIONS LIFE STREAM KIDS|367.50<br>£|||INSURANCE|2,435.66<br>£|||
||COFFEE HOUSE TODDLERS|-<br>£|||ACCOUNTANTS/AUDITORS|966.00<br>£|||
||DONATIONS THRIVE YOUTH|400.09<br>£|||AOG SUBSCRIPTION|2,215.00<br>£|||
||ROOM HIRE CHARGES|857.00<br>£|||MISCELLANEOUS|2,401.86<br>£|||
||DONATIONS TUESDAY VENUE|982.86<br>£|||GIFTS TO ARENA CHURCH|550.00<br>£|||
||CONNECT WARM SPACES|-<br>£|||LIFE STREAM KIDS|23.96<br>£|||
||CHURCH WEEKEND AWAY|7,362.25<br>£|||COFFEE HOUSE TODDLERS|-<br>£|||
||FLOURISH WOMEN'S MINISTRY|1,972.87<br>£|||THRIVE YOUTH|723.37<br>£|||
||DONATIONS TO MISSIONS ACCOUNT|<br>4,607.57<br>£|||SEND SOFT PLAY GROUP|-<br>£|||
||BANK INTEREST RECEIVED|118.21<br>£|||CONNECT WARM SPACES|-<br>£|||
||MISCELLANEOUS|-<br>£|||REFRESHMENTS|751.37<br>£|||
||CHAT & CRAFT GROUP|63.00<br>£|||CARE VISITING|40.00<br>£|||
||MENS GROUP|75.00<br>£|||TUESDAY VENUE|1,381.39<br>£|||
||**TOTAL OTHER INCOME:**|**33,715.34**<br>**£**||**31,328.31**<br>**£**|EVENTS|967.56<br>£|||
||||||TENACIOUS CONFERENCE|-<br>£|||
||||||COURSES|1,099.34<br>£|||
||||||GUEST SPEAKERS|1,694.95<br>£|||
||||||SOUND & MEDIA|3,564.40<br>£|||
||||||PRINTING & STATIONARY|473.59<br>£|||
||||||SAFEGUARDING|257.78<br>£|||
||||||GENERAL EXPENSES|1,627.22<br>£|||
||||||CHURCH WEEKEND AWAY|8,943.00<br>£|||
||||||CHELL CAMPUS|8,633.24<br>£|||
||||||FLOURISH WOMEN'S MINISTRY|1,737.29<br>£|||
||||||MISSIONARY GIFTS FROM SPECIAL<br>OFFERINGS|3,372.28<br>£|||
||||||PASTORS MISSION TRIP EXPENSES|683.91<br>£|||
||||||SENDING FUND EXPENSES|873.90<br>£|||
||||||MISSIONARY SUPPORT|9,966.65<br>£|||
||||||||||
||**TOTAL INCOME**<br>Balance b/fwd|**107,406.96**<br>**£**<br>33,227.14<br>£||126,102.91<br>£|**TOTAL EXPENSES**<br>Current Account<br>Savings Account|**125,055.01**<br>**£**<br>5,084.47<br>£<br>10,494.62<br>£<br>**140,634.10**<br>**£**||107,096.10<br>£|
|||**140,634.10**<br>**£**|||||||
||||||||||
||**FUNDS AT 31.12.25**<br>Chell Campus<br>Building Fund<br>Sending Fund<br>**Designated Funds:**<br>Tuesday Venue<br>Missions Fund<br>Life Stream Kids<br>Thrive Youth<br>Thrive Youth Bibles Fund|980.22<br>£<br>5,368.41<br>£<br>2,235.60<br>£|||||||
|||**8,584.23**<br>**£**|||||||
|||389.65<br>£<br>2,676.30<br>£<br>536.08<br>£<br>148.53<br>£<br>203.41<br>£|||||||
||Flourish Womens Conf|356.34<br>£|||**OUTSTANDING LIABILITIES**||||
||CONNECT-Warm Spaces<br>Men's Fellowship<br>**Restricted Funds:**<br>**RESERVES POLICY:**<br>**GENERAL FUNDS:**|330.00<br>£<br>15.00<br>£|||PAYE&NI (Dec Salaries)<br>Pension (Dec Salaries)<br>Building Repairs to The Hub<br>Electrical Work<br>CAFAG Room Hire (Dec)<br>Gas (Dec)<br>Electricity (Dec)<br>**Total Liabilites:**|690.52<br>£<br>188.12<br>£<br>1,435.00<br>£<br>500.00<br>£<br>337.50<br>£<br>511.49<br>£<br>120.40<br>£<br>**3,783.03**<br>**£**|||
|||**4,655.31**<br>**£**|||||||
|||**17,500.00**<br>**£**<br>**6,576.22**<br>**-£**|||||||
||**BANK BALANCE 31.12.25**|**15,579.09**<br>**£**|||||||
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CaTrying cxjt my examination I have folltswed all Ih? applicable DirediDns gTrvèTr by the Charity ComTnissitsrk und&T
$.14515llbl of th8 2011 ACL
I have CoM￿￿ted my 8xarnination. l Gonfim) that no material m8tter5 have u)me to my ali8ntion ITh conneclK)n wilh
the examination giving rne cause to believe that tn any rn8terFal respeGL
111 a¢counling records We￿ r¥)t kept in respect of the Trust a5 ty 8.130 of the Ad,. or
121 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I hav8 no concems and have come across no olheT fnattets In connection with Ihe exarnination to which 8tt8Trtior
should be drawn in this TÈPOrt in order to eTrable a proper understanding ol the accounts lo be reached.
K. R Sa5t FCCA
BK Plus Limit8d
CharteTed Certified A¢countants
venture Place
Hanley
Stok8 on TTenl
Stsfford5hi
ST13AF
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UFE STREAM CHURCH CIO
CHARITY NUMBER 1199373
RECEIPTS AND PAYIIIÉNTS ACCOUMT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Unreslrfcted Restrict8d
Funds
Funds
Totsl
2025
Total
2024
Offeriros
Grant5 & donatsons Inot81}
Vision 25 foT 25
Special Mission ICh8111
Gift Ai¢J Redaim
Building Fund
Lrfe sI￿aM ￿dS
Coffee House Toddlers
Thriv8 Youl
Chuf¢h Away W88k8nd
Tuesday Venue
Flourish Wornen's Ministry
Mens Fellowship
Connect Wam Spaces
Chat & Cralt
Room Hire
88nk interest re￿ived
Sundry inCL¥ne
$9.149
1,271
4,560
11,734
4.081
63,710
13,005
4,081
1.357
8,625
4,347
87.258
5.616
11.707
754
13.184
200
255
1.357
7.744
4.347
400
7.362
7.362
983
1,973
75
1,925
1,419
1.g73
75
655
63
140
118
140
118
1,325
72.2
34.317
106,607
126,103
Payments
Pastor5, stipend
Tax and insurance
Pension
Repairs and renewals
Pastors. rnileage
Cleaning
Gas
Electririty
Water
Telephone
AOG Subscripllon
Life Stream ￿.￿5
ChurGh event Costs
Stationery, literature and a(fverbsing
Visiting ministry
Church insurance
Miscellaneous
Conference costs
Care visiting Costs
Accountan¢y fees
Tuesday Venue
Church awdy weekend
Media and audio 8quiprnent
Chuich capitsl ¢osts
Pastor mobile phone and gifts
(partially funded by donation's)
Tralnino cours8S
Safeguarding
Connect Warffl Spa￿$
32,616
4.707
4200
36,816
4.707
32.179
3,918
1,758
8.078
1,509
908
7.038
818
102
499
2,831
249
1.900
511
t,527
3.137
1.930
1.553
1,930
1,553
4,842
753
151
725
Z402
4,842
753
151
725
2.402
24
2,060
526
1.695
2,436
702
24
2.060
526
1.695
2,436
702
2,936
176
1.134
1,926
300
1.124
1.137
1,100
40
1.254
143
537
1.420
40
1,254
1.381
8.943
1,420
13,812
2.591
1.238
8.406
12.607
625
1,966
1,099
258
1,099
258
256
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LIFE STREAM CHURCH CIO
CHARITY NUMBER 11993n
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Unre51ricted Restrlthrt
Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Donations Inole 21
Special Mission Ichelll
Honorarium & gifts
Arena ChuTch
Software & Licenses
Website Costs
FIouii5h Women's Ministry
Coffee House Toddlers
Outreach ministy ¢￿ts
Youth outreach
2.080
4,965
234
12.5(X)
3,668
165
14,580
8.633
399
550
789
890
1,737
17,185
5,001
45
625
1.534
570
789
890
1,737
391
130
249
107.097
122
43,556
751
124,255
80.699
Increase I Ireduclionl in fund5
18.4091
19.2391
{17,6481
19,(
Transfer between fund$
OpenirYJ bank & cash balan(xs
15,993
17.234
33.227
14,220
Closing bank & o3sh balances
7.584
7,995
15.579
33,227
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LIFE STREAM CHURCH CIO
CHNRttY NUMOER 1199373
RE¢EIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT cotrmNUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
SUMMARY OF FUNDS {fepr•88nt8d by bank balances)
2025
2024
RESTrICTEO FUNDS
Tuesday venuo
Building Fund
mi￿Onary fund- (from Church designated Tithe)
Church Avray Weekend
Conn8ct Warm Spaces
Thrive Y(xth Bibie5 Fund
Visi¢m 25 lor25- faality impToveMpTrtfiJrMI
Life Stream ￿($S
390
3.￿0
2.676
45
3.375
1.044
330
330
203
11,707
134
17,234
536
7.995
UNRESTft￿TED FUNDS
9.889
Building fufid Idesigfiatedl
Vision 25 for 25- tacilily improvement fwd
Coffee House Set Up
Youth Alpha Course
Sending Fund
Chell Church Plant
Thrive Youth
Flourish 2024
Mens Fellowship
21%)
3,886
122
12
2,236
980
149
356
15
1&$79
1.16B
33.228
Pè¥e4

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LU4BILmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
GENERALACCOUNT
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
2025
2024
Debtorts
Gfft Axl Telunddue
975
975
801
Cash FuTrd5
C(Fop Accounl
Co-op Reserve Account
2,489
30.738
10.495
15.579
33.227
Independent examinalDn fee
Sundry liabilities
910
870
2,635
5,130
3,505
Non Mon01aryAssets
For use byth& Charity and bdonging to the G8ner81 Pu￿S Fur￿..
Church buildi￿. hafi and grounds
Furniture and general fumishings
Computer, sound and P. A. equipment
Purchaswj In th? year
sea note 3
The trystetr'5 ttonfimi thvfonowing..
81 there vMre no gu8rat)ts8s gNen bythe CIO. wh8r8 any ￿tial liabrfityundw th8 guaraThtfjo
18 outstanding at thp dat8 of the 51atsment- and
bl th8ro warè rbo debts out8tandlng at tho date of the statsment whlch k owed bythe CIO
whlch18 $8¢ur£d by an expTP55 ¢harg8 on any of the assets of tho CIO.
Those flnancial statèmetr)ts w8ro approved by and 8lgn¢d on beh8lfof theTThste2$ of Lifè Stream ¢bu￿h CIO
Twst•e:
PALI
Date 261c£l￿z&
P3ge S

LIFE STREAM CHURCH CIO
RE¢E[P7S￿ID PAYAIENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ÉPIDED 31 DECEMBÈR2025
NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS AeeouNTS
2025
WOWWork4 ofWorth- Flourish
Fledges lo mis￿On5 acuunl
Donallons for 8ovakialBr8tL4lava
Donations collected frorn Mi5SK)nary Boxes
Donati¢nfor Madagastar
Donation5 from Quii ni8htforMi5sionfvnd
Donalion$ knvards Pas1￿ Yarl&s
"Honourour Pa51ots" tk)Tralion&
Donal￿￿$ for Ukr8lne
Funeral Donations
Special Offering Moldova
Donation forAOG Wodd Ministries
Donations for Ghana
Donation foryouth Bibles
Offerings taken for Worshtp LeaderAM
Bulgaria Christmas Gifts
Offerings t8ken for Evallgeli5tTQ
Oonabons forAuslrig Kfsskin
519
519
594
182
670
4.200
625
10
870
4,200
625
10
1.251
3,487
1257
1.183
447
593
356
447
356
164
275
100
100
May8TS Grants - Gongg
rtha Donabon
11.754
13.1105
5.616
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UFE STREAM CHURCH Cto
RECEIPTSNND PAYIAEPITS ACCOU14TS
FOR THE YEAR ENDÈD 31 DECEMBER 2025
NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS & PAYMEIITS ACCOUNTS
2025
Irmg4JlarSp8clal PayThnts
Arena church
SpE¢i¥I OfferinEAOG World Ministlle5
Donationsto 5UPPDllrtwork in %Ov¥kialBra￿S1av3
Donation to United Christian Br03dcaster5
rsea Mission trip fund payrneDts
Pastors misslrjntrtp eKpÈnses Ukraine
8ulgaria
Hungary
140
500
140
602
602
soo
970
747
DOnat￿onS fow Ghana
WOW Worfd DfWorth- Flour5sh
Zion Ministries Offering
Donation for MadaÈ8scar
Donation forA(>G World Ministt¥e5
DonBtIOlls sertto Ukralne
Don3tlons forAustrta rnissio
Special Offering5 Moldova
2.200
Blo
791
6(K>
791
600
900
2,3
Mbsslon donatltshJ and Support
WOWWorld ofworth
AOG World MlThistries
CAM Zaire Evan. Mi55ion
Ask-of Ghèna orphanageprojert
lion Mini5trie5 SieiTa Leune
QuarteAyGift tostspportSlr*vakia mission
Operatiofi Mobilis
Quartedy Gift to support Slovakia m15sion
600
600
980
1.080
1.400
1.400
1.1(K)
1.1PA)
1.160
873
1.160
B73
1150D
17,18S
3 Capit•l ¢osts
2Q25
Sound & mediq equlpmenl
Office furniture
Colfeq hou$8 ied6¥dwent
818
818
12.607
12.M7
12.607
13.812
1,204
4 Legalstalus
The thur¢h w¥s prevK)U5ty run as an un1nuxr￿tvj chathy. On I￿9 1st Janu¥ry 2ff23 assets. liabflities
and acliwties of that charity were transferred to Lrfe Stttr¥m Church CIO *14ch is a InG￿rats
Org3insation aThJ is regislered Wrfh the CharityC(*nmLw
5 Transferb814veen lunds
There were TH> transfets belween lund thi$s*ar.
Pa8e7