REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBEIL, 12001811 Report •f the Trusteoj w UD•udlted FIMw¢lal Ststem¢Dts for the Y¢Ar EAde¢l 31 Mir¢b 2025 f•T Birrrs FREE CHURCA B20 LÉmited Ch¥rt¢Ted certifi Accountyity Clwwell Hou¥¢ Wilsom Road Alton HauJpshir¢ GU34 2PP
BUTIS FREE CFttJliCH C•nttDts of th¢ Flun¢ll statennts for the Ymr Eoded 31 Martb 2025 P¥ie RtPOTt orth¢ Ththtees lthpelldeRt ExwMJ•er'$ Report Stgternent of FlJthDd•l Aetlvlth• B1¢¢ She•t otes to the Fth•oth1 Ststements D¢tAlled Stllement olFln•o¢l*l A¢th4t
BIJTTS FREE CHURCH Rtyort ofiat Tnute•5 for the Y¢•r Ended 31 MAr¢k 2•23 The trwtees prtttnt their rqm with the financial ststtmems of tbe charity for the ye4T ¢nde4 31 Mah 2025. The Intee5 hav¢ adoplcd the provisioD$ of Accountin8 an(t R¢port¥ng by ChoTitic8'. Statement of R#omm¢Dd¢d Pr4ctice applicabl¢ to chafÉties prep8rth8 th¢ir aCcnts in acuffldae with th¢ Ftn&nC1 Reportin8 alIcable in the UK and Republtc of Ire]attd (FRS 102) (effeLtive l JAttvory 20191. Objerttvey Almi The PTinripa] objective of the Churcb is to advance the Chtwtiln falth in the Statem¢ of fith of The Fel]owsbip of IThdrn&tEi[l]Ca1 I)uh¢s. Sl¢nlfl¢Ats¢ ¢¢lvltl As part of thllreBch illto th¢ local community, the Cltwch holds a term time meetinK w¢¢k for yOg people. and a rnottthly m¢¢¢ing thTougbout th¢ y¢ar. Theye methin85 illc1 suitsble ¥iip¢r¥i5cd acltviiies as well as releyznf t¢xhing iwa•l ¢Jn the Bible. The Church 3180 holds •44•y holiday club during the tsujju holiday. ID addiiiott kn the nornwi %rvice8 ott A SundAy Ihe chuTrI AE80 holds. 8 w¢¢kly pray¢r wnd BibIe8Ny. 8nd a bivweekly meeiing for the retyred The Pastor takes a morJ¢hly s¢N¢¢ in • rerireftJen( homE, attd alAo visits a nULnEer of the lo¢ primary sch¢Jols to le•d Collective Wwship. membe are itLYit¢d to tyke &ervtCES ill Dthtr ¢hwchcs. Thi5 iDclude8 8 chuwh io a nthy viltage where a couple of mcmberJ preach sevuol i¢m¢sthTuughoutthe yw. bl1¢ b¢#¢flt Ttj plattftin8 th¢ Chw¢h'g tivItie4 the TTU¥tscs have applied ihe 8uidw¢ on publi¢ benefit issur¥J by the Chldty Commisyion. ACHvEmyTs AND PERFORMANCE ChArft#bk ctl¥ltks The Church ¢OEJtinucs to be actively involvrA wth othtt lo] clwr¢lLt8 IL the operation of PJlott FO£bBk which is &ffili&tcd to th¢ Truseell Tntst king th¢ main natio1 8nd respthd FoodbBnk ID ihe UK 80me 1.4(Xl FoodbTths n4tionwide. Alto Foodbank is q>er8d by Alton CbrIls CaTC Sort of the ar¢ members of ButLS Fr¢¢ Cthw¢h. The Cbur¢h tODtinu¢s to provide financial to a Charity th&1 is workiti8 ID the Middle F•st Wit tn particulBr. diSadVarSed chiEdren Bnd since 2014 kn been pkrti¢vlJrly ictivc in assistin8 thos¢ ith Lr¢ refv8tes from Conflid W4T, aThJ which Y)rk is r¢¢ogniacd ad supw)rtcd by respectuj intcrnÉtional or8&nisaion8. The Chur¢h a150tontlnu to gjpport * hi1¢ Initllte in Porty891. Bulls Free Clturch now h05 ¢)ne fijll tiJn¢ PD5tor servin8 the atur¢b the wider and he WAthI)th¢r Churth, Mi#isn w PmVAde rniaththes within th¢ of Alton and sUrrOtsi villa8e& As s¢¢n aVe. thc chh continues to havc an intctcM in outreach locaSly. natiOlIY, and internationally, andaims tsi 8iVt 25Yo of its income to thiTd parties with sirnil&r aitns to thAt of the Church its¢lf. FINANCIAL REVJEW ReRrves pojfi Th¢ TNst¢¢s' policy to moilltaiti i pnthnt l¢v¢l ofreserve4 with it5 on8oiD8 &etiVLtie FUTURE PLANS The TTUStees intent to ¢ontinue ewrnt aims of VIn¢18 the chri1 fatth it the towts of Alwn and beyottd STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEF4T Governlng docrmellt Th¢ Ch"ty is a CJ]aritsbk ]llcorporat&l 0¢82Ui5atio4 at the Ch?ty CommiSSiOD OD 25 Au8u¥t 2022, atsl ts ¢ontrolled by • constitt%tion and ¢hurch balldbook.
BtrrTS FREE CHURCH Rtp>rt of th¢ Trnjte rw th¢ Year EAd¢d 31 March 2025 STRVCTIJRL COVERTr4ANCE AND MANAGXMENr OrgjDlt5Dnl strycth The Churth i$ 8overn¢d by its Mini5tcr. TnEStee$ #NE El¢¢ted Officers w]y) me¢t n8ularly ¢0 s¢t policy aThl review a¢tiviti¢5 of the Church in th¢town of Alton. REFERENCK AND ADMINISMTEVE DETAILS Re815ttred Chgrity mmber 1200180 PAnelpl ddre4s 14 NoTthanger Cltsst Altotl HAmpshite GU34 2BH Trwtees RCY B Burge Prof¢ssorJ 8v4ns Mrs J Taylor S Wan¥ick DrP West Mrs R Wut P DuDaJ (app)inted 26.11.24) IBdepeDdemt E¥wltter Carolin¢ Scull FCCA B20 LÉnJitcd Ch&rteTed certifi A¢cowir•rtts Cfrarwell Etouse Wilsom Roxd Atton Hampshire GU34 2PP Approvedby oknof the IA)trd of tnwteeB s)tt... . arthl 8t8Otd ¢)n i(5 bchaif by.. Tnty - P.A.Txjw1. P88e 2
IBdtptDdent Ex¥mth¢r'$ Rep•rt t• ¢b¢ TT•ittu of BUTTS FREE CHURCH 14depend¢nt exirntDeV• report to the truiie¢• ofBwrrs FREE CHbRCII I rerA)rt to ihe chan.ry trLL8tees on my txamittatitsn of th¢ accouits of BLYTS FREE CHURCH (the Tru811 for th¢ year 31 Mch 2025. RPOnsIbltIe8 aDd report 8 the charity tnL%tets of th¢ Tn]st you are respDllsibie for the pr¢paraEion of the with thE tr¢ments of th¢ Charitie8 Affl 2011 {'th¢ Ad'}. T repjrt tn Tt8PXt of my ex4miMtion of the ac¢ounts c4ftied oui S¢¢iiou 145 of the Act and in c•nyin8 outmy exwMiJWion I have follow 011 •ppJicble Directions given by th¢ Chwity Commi#ion der Seaion 145{5)(b) of th¢ A¢L I bv¢ compled my examin8tion. J cwfirni that no material matters havt c¥)me w my 4tt¢tytion in cormectb)n vrith the ¢xaminattDts 8ivingmc U5¢ to believe ith 4lly mthrial re4pecL B¢¢OUlltin8 were notkepi in F¢SM of th# Trp]K rpquired by Secrion 130of th¢A¢c or the a¢¢outsts (k> a9Td with those records.. or th¢ do not cthnply with th¢ applicable requirements concernin8 th¢ forJJ 4nd of xcounts out iti the CrItIc¥ IA¢counts Dnd Reports} R£8u18ti0NS 28 other than any lequiremeI th¥ thr 8iY¢ true and fairvt¢WF4hich i8 TrJt o m&tt¢r ¢onsidcr¢d as part of an independent ex1li1¢. I hllve Do Concffl and]4v¢ actOa5 DO oth¢r mdl¢rn ill CQDD¢Gtsoll wrth thc rxamimtion to Attuiiott 8hwld be drawn in thi5 let in ord< to enable a prnperundtt8 orth¢ a¢¢ to btTeached. CBrolin¢ SKull FCCA B20 Ltmid Chartered Certified A)Untants ChoTwEII House Wiknm Road Alton GU34 2PP ID.9. 203S.
BUTTS FREE CHURCH St•t¢mentof FI1 Actlvltleg for tbt Year Ended JI Mgreh 2025 31.3.25 Totsl funds 31J24 Total funds Untestiict¢d R¢¥tric¢ Ixitmtions and lew. 8lJ58 15.049 96,607 83.165 Tothj 99.804 EXPENDITURE ON 69J73 2275 71,848 74.044 370 570 800 Totsl NET INCOME 14612 12.774 27,386 10369 Gainslllo&wl ott revAIuBtion of fixed awts Net Iiiovim*Dt kn 14.612 11774 27,386 (31) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totej ffijnds brow for 96.585 38JOI 134.786 134817 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 111197
BVThS FREE CHURCH B11ce Sheet 31 M*r¢k 21)25 31.3.25 Totkj fu 31.3.24 Totsl Unrestrict¢d R¢strtd funds CbTrREP4T KSSEIS Deb Cash aibaok 17,147 17.147 146.402 15.430 120 453 112.469 51.080 163.549 135,883 CREDITORS Amounts f#lliDg¢th]e within oft¢ y (12721 (105) liJ77) {I,097) ET CURkKNT ASSETS 162 172 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CUKRENr LL4BILITIES 111.197 50.975 162,Ir2 134.786 NET ASSETS b'w¢strittyi fullds 111.197 96.585 38 TOTAL FUNDS rttwi¢i8 slatets w¢r¢ approved by thc BO of and aythori8ed for i&we on %0 ¥%and were si8kryJ ¢)n its behalfby.. Thlee- P. A.rN PaBe S
Birrts FREE CHURCH 0¢¢$ to the FIBAAdal St#tememts for the Yt4r Ended 31 M4rtb 202S ACCOUNTINC POLICIES Bsts ofprepllrkng ihE IlTrand•l #•¢¢ments The financial 5t8tmenrs of th¢ chariry. whith is a public t£ncfJt wtity under FRS 102, bec pr¢p8red in 8ccord8nc¢ with the Cknritie5 SORP IFRS Its2) 'Accouttting Reportiti8 by Charities.. Stst¢ment of Recommend PraLuce 4ppJicable to rh4ri¢ies prewiag their acc4)unts io aOrdanCe with the FiDaucial Reportill8 Sthnikni appliabl¢ in the UK And R¢public of Irela[ (FRS 102) leff¢ctive l Janu8ry 2019),. Fin¢18[ Reportitig Siandard IQ2 The Financiol Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Jr¢J4nd' and th¢ Chiti¢s Act 2011. Thc fiDalltiA] $tykm¢n¢s h&ve prewd ullder the cost onv¢iiiio ID¢om AU ittcome is 08ed in th Ststsment of FirwDrio1 AttivitieB oll¢e th¢ cknrity h&8 Mtttlmrnt to the fimd4 it is prob&ble th&t the Èncome will be rettived and the amouDt measurul reliably. Li#bibties Ère rccogwsed 88 expenditw¢ as ott a8 tb¢re is a legal or C0tt8tyu¢tiv¢ obligation mmItt1n8 th¢ charity to thai expd]hI it 18 wobable that H ttllnjfer ofe£onomi¢ ben¢fit5 will be reqllired in s¢ttlemeDt and the amount of th¢ obl?8JtiOt2 C4D b¢ meA5ured reliably. ExpendiDJre is aemurtt¢d for on an accruals bksis •nd hAs b¢£D cjassified uth(kr PL1n8$ that a88F¢88r¢ all co81 reJAte4 to th¢ tegOry. Wber¢ c(m nOt be di1[Y attributed lo pAnicuknr hcadings th¢y hllve beell allocated to 8rtsvitk¢5 on a ISIS COngi$frpt with the use of Grants off¢r¢d subject to wndttioDs which not md at the y¢•r ¢rMLdAte llre noted 98 •¢omrnIknt but nor accrtrd as Cxpenditure. TxAthin Tht Charity 15 • from lax OD its cknit8bkactivitiek Furtd cwuntlDg Unrestricted can be tssed in a0[dance with th¢ clwitable objectives at the discretion of th¢ trus4s. Restricttd ti2nds cAn only be for tmrtbcu1 restrirted purt8)ses within th¢ objects of the ch4tity. Re$tri¢tions ari3e when 41lfi{ by the d(Mwor when fLtnd¥ ¥TP i$1Rd for pw¢icu]arTtstri¢tod Pu08e& Furtherexplanalion of themtwe and pu4x)ge of ¢ach fuThl 18 in¢luded in th¢ io the 8thMel. LYVESTMEF4T INCOME 31J.25 31.324 tkt#)sitvcount itimrest TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs TheT¢ were no remuftmiioTr OF othtt b¢tt¢fits for the year 31 March 2025 thor for the year ermled 31 Ma 2024. There weTr no (ee$, exp¢t$ incurr1 io the (Orne of th¢ir dutits a$ tru6es FAid tr ¢be yeaT ende41 31 March 202J wr for the ye•r ¢ndcd 31 M3T¢h 2024. Pa8e 6
BirrTS FREE CIIURCH for the Yt4r Ended 31 mch 2025 DEBTOR&. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WrTH ONE YEAR 31.3.25 31.324 Odw debtOTi 16.427 720 15,430 CREDITORS: Amour[8 FALLING DUE TIll ONE YEAti 31.3.25 31.3.24 MOVEMEP4T IN FUNDS Not At 31.3 1.424 Geoeraj fu]Ml 71,585 14,612 86.197 96J85 4.612 111.197 DevelopmeDI Paswra] fulld Youth work hlwion fikod 36.841 75) 780 37,621 750 12.$84 20 20 38 TOTAL FUNDS 134786 movesnent in Ill¢lUd ift the abov¢ fyre ths follows.. Incomin8 R¢xiurc¢$ Ttsollrces rxpmded Moverneni in funda UDrtthkted 84,755 170.143) 14.612 Restrkknd f•ndi Developnwrt ftslld Youth work fund 780 69 75) 75 TOTAL FUNDS
BufTS FREE CIIURCH Notm to the Stst¢o)¢llSi- ¢ontknutd f•r th¢ YeAr End¢d JI 2025 MOVEMENf IN FUNDS- tontlnlled C•nbPTtfvu for In fund• Ne¢ At 31J24 At 1.423 in fiuyjs u1trestrk¢ fttthd8 Gen¢r81 futtd 71.486 99 71.585 96.585 R¢itrlrted fundi DfjY¢lopment fiffid P&stora] fLtt)d Youth wtsrk fimd Mission ftujd 36.061 750 1.500 20 36.841 750 S90 20 1910) 130 38 TOTAL FUNDS 311 ctiVe odmov¢mtnt ity fiwd& iti¢ludtd in ¢b¢ #bove 4t¢ 49 follo.. R0r¢¢$ G4ins MovcryJ¢nt 10s8es in fvnds Unrutrl¢t¢4 Genernl (72305} {ioJooi Restrlcted funds DlOPMent fiumt Ytkuth fund Missiott futhd 780 780 19101 19101 1639 130 TOTAL FIJNDS 10 74 8441 ) RELATED PARTY DISCU)SURES Thor¢ wcrt EK lated psry for thty¢tr ¢d 31 March2025.
Burrs FREE CHbRCH D*talled Statement •f Flmllttsl Acdvlthi forthe Vt•r ERd¢d31 MArth 2•25 31,3.25 31.3.24 67,WJO 12.280 66.724 780 Don8ti0tss Gift aid 9&607 83,165 85.113 EXPENDITURE ChaTtt•bl¢ attlvlth• Wases 36.870 40,896 iiooo 361 420 372 420 SdrI ltst¢rDftuon miuio• l20 870 71,848 74.044 Gowergthllee colts Accountsncy and Iwl fe 570 8Tr) Tothl rr4ource8 ex N¢t IDtome io