## HESKETH LANE CHURCH Registration No. 1201025 ## ANNUAL REPORT and UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31/5/2025 ## HESKETH LANE CHURCH ## LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees: Richard Bullock Nadine Gautrey Janet West Graham Rigby Charity Number: 1201025 Principal address: 194 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston PR4 6AT HESKETH LANE CHURCH TRUSTEES REPORT ## _FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31/5/25_ The trustees present their report and financial statement for the year ended 31 May 2025 Hesketh Lane Church (HLC) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation was registered with the Charity Commission on the 15 November 2022. ## **Objectives and activities** The advancement of the Christian Faith in such a way as the Charity Trustees may from time to time decide. HLC principal actives are: The Church meets each Sunday for worship, teaching and ministry. We welcome all people to come to our services whether they are Christian or have little or no faith. Other activities: Weekly prayer meetings, Bible study, and meetings to support other charitable mission organisations. HLC supports a number of Christian charities with financial assistance from the church’s own donated income: Open Doors, SASRA, Bible Society and International Aid. HLC participates in any local Churches Together events in the community, and attends local clergy meetings. HLC Trustees meet regularly to review the effective management of the Church, minutes are recorded at all trustee meetings and are accountable as to the actions taken. To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the building. HLC does not own the Church building. The Church building is on a lease agreement with the trustees of GBA Services Ltd Directors Pension Fund HLC has been accepted as a member of the Free Methodist Church of the UK. ## **Structure, governance and management** HLC is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by the Constitution dated 15 November 2022. The Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of the financial statement are: Richard Bullock, Nadine Gautrey, Janet West and Graham Rigby. The Church is managed by the above Trustee Team on a completely voluntary basis. The Church does not employ any persons. The Trustees retain responsibility for legal matters pertaining to the Charity. The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the Financial statement with applicable Law and General Accepted Accounting Practice. 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 indication of the state of affairs of the charity and the income resource and application of resource of that charity year. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practise); - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. The Trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient records, which can be examined at any time, that disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position compliant with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Report) Regulation 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity, and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. HLC records all offering/gifts given through the Gift Aid scheme, compliant with HMRC requirements. The Trustees are responsible for: Health and Safety General data protection records Safeguarding Operational policies are in place for each of these items. CHARITY COMMISSION FQR ENfjLANO AND WALES HESKETH LANE CHURCH 120102S Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe perlod To DIICW2024 3110$12028 Section A Receipts and payments Uhrestrlcted funds Restrleted funds Endowment lunds To*al funds Last y•ar tothl nMr•s1 £ b)thIr￿N$t£ A1 Recet 21.3E2 ub totallGroSSinGorne lor ARI S2 A2Assetand InVes￿ents14¢S, (see tablel. Sub total A3P VWatei& 5unaic t.270 1,170 BankChaQ*& 12 1.743 9.048 .D4 Sub totol 133 A4AssetaDd Inve8tsDent Sub tot41 ¥65 Totalpaynmnts Netolrocglptrfpaymentsl Tr¥nstfjr4 A6 C89h fundi IB*t year end Cash fvnd5 thlsyearenaT 1812 27,420 30.232 27.420 30,232 27.420 C¢XX R1 Is81 1310112￿6 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestr4ctod fvnds Restricted fund¥ lofi•ar4s1É Endowmgnt tvnd¥ to Doirisl£ 81 Cash fund .232 rotalcash luftds 30.2J2 Ib¥trirtqd Endowrn•nt ndy tonweDI£ tonMTeDt£ 83 Investment assets Fundloythkh CuTheDtV41uo OMI B4 A880ts rotalnod for tbo charmy's ovm use Fundtowh*h Dnlll BS Llabllltlej bohalf(*811 tho trustw SwnAwre Pilit Name Dateof 18 1.1 CCXX 4Kcountil5SI 13ffj1P2026 ## HESKETH LANE CHURCH – CHARITY No 1201025 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL REPORT Being a Charitable Incorporated organisation, Hesketh Lane Church prepares Annual Accounts on a Receipts and Payments basis, being below applicable thresholds for Accrual Accounts. As such, after scrutiny of the Accounts, the Trustees consider them to be a true and fair view of the financial activity of the Charity for the period ending 31/05/2025. As the Church does not own any property and has no paid employees, there are no Assets or Liabilities to report at the year end. Likewise, Hesketh Lane Church has not entered into any Legal Guarantee, nor has any Debt been secured by a Legal Charge. ## Extraordinary Items included in the Accounts: There are no extraordinary items to report during the Financial Period in question. Signed: _Graham Rigby_ Church Treasurer The Trustees Report and Financial Report have been approved by the Trustees on 23/01/2026 Signed: _Richard Bullock_ Chair of Trustees Dated 23/01/26 ## REPORT ENDS