Charity registration number.. 1202087 Christ Church Woodbury Annual Report aTbd Receipts #nd Payments Accounts for ihe Year Ended 31 Morch 2025
Christ Church Woodbury Contents (continued) Refer¢n¢e and Adtninistrdtiv¢ Detsils Trustees. Report 2to7 Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Receipts and Payments St4t¢m¢nl of Assets and Libili¢ie5 10 No¢e$ to Ihe Financial Statements
Chri81 Church Woodbury Referenee and Administrative Details Tru5tee8 Shaun Michael Full$ Stephen James Bolwell Linda Marion Collins jonath Anthony Breezc Marilyn Joy Fulls 1202087 Chgrity R¢gi$tratlon Number Prlnclpgl Ofllce Christ Church Woodbury Parsonage Way Woodbury Exeter Devon EX5 IHY Independtnt Ex*miner Redwood5 Redw)ods Chartered Certificd Accountan¢5 2 Clyst Works Clysi Road Topsham Exeter EX3 ODB Page I
Christ Church Woodbury Trustees, Report The trusiees present the atLrtU41 report togeiher with the firtancia] stat¢m¢nts of the charity for the year erhdtd J I" M¥r¢h 2025. Strncture. Governlnce and Mnagem¢n¢ Christ Chur¢h Woodbury LS 51tualed in th¢ ¢eniie of the Lkvon village of Woodbury and is an Independent Church with its own 8ov¢rnan¢e. The Church is a member of Counties and the Evan8¢lical Alliance. Trustee5 are appoint¢d by a resolution passed by a simple majority ai a Meeting of ihe Tnle¢s. The minimurn number of Trusiees 1$ 3 but there is rK) maximum. All Tru5tee5 must subs¢ribe and adheie to. in belief and lifesiyle, the Church's Stalement of Beliefs. iA•dershlp Siructure Durin8 th¢ Reportin8 Period. the Church was led by a le of Trustees together with other L¢erShiP Team rnemberj comprisin8'. N4me Shaun Fulls Linda Collin5 Jon Breeze Siev¢ Bolwell Rol¢ Trustee Trustee Trustet Trustee Ke Rts ('hair Pastoral Care Safe81rding & Policies Childrervyouth m¢niorinB & Buildin s & Mainienance Worshi Treasurer Pastoral Leader Childr¢n and Families n#ibilities Iyotej Volunieer Volunieer Volunieer VolunteeT Maril n Fu115 Alison Corne Trustee Leadcr5hi l.eodcr5hi l.eader5hi Volunle¢r Volunle¢r Siaff Siaff Olivia Ju The frnstee5 met as a separaie entity on regular occ&sions Ihroughout the year lo overs¢¢ ¢harilable objeciives, slatutory. le¥al responbibilities. and financial countablI71IcS and to dirccl the mission and vision of the Church. Leadership Team meetings, including the Trusiees, were nornially held monthly ¢0 plan and review day.to-d4y activitie5 ¢nsurin8 r¢50urces are available as requhred. As permitted under lh¢ Trusl Ded, tr)¢h Trustees and LeBdeTship Team Medings may be held Lt5in¥ electronic mean5 and strategi¢ and operational decisions may be made via email or other suitable method, eg.cmail, WhatsApp. or Zoom. Decisions made by Trustees using electronic tnean5 are ralified ai a subsequent Tru$l¢es Meetin8 and recordcd in th¢ Twsiees Minutes. Two"LeadcTship Away Days., were held in April and Novembei 2024 to Tcview 5trate8y and ¢onsider theological. leadership and pastoral matters. Awaydays ar¢ attended by Tru5tee5 and Leadership T¢ members. her team$. e.s.. the P&%toral Care Team and the Buildittg and MaInl¢nan Team. supw)rt the Leadership Team and oversee 3pe¢ifir areas of the Church's activities, advising and providing fe¢dba¢k as well Us undertaking prdCti¢al tasks. St•ff Team The Church employs 2 memb¢rs of staff.. A full-iime Pasioral Leader Isammy Jul. A full-time Childretl's and Familie5 Worker (Olivia Ju) Pase 2
Christ Church w(l(bUry Trustee5' Report (continued) Voluntttrs The Trustees ar¢ extremely grateful to the members of ihe ¢ongre8ation who Serve boih the Chllr¢h and Ihc whole community in many diverse ways. Withou¢ their involvemertl. the ministry and activities of the Church would twt be possible. Objectives •f¢he Ch#rity The aim of Christ Church Woodbury is to promole the Christian faith in our community and ihe SUTroundin8 area. As an Independent Evangeli¢al Fellowship, we are committed to th¢ whole mission of the Church- pastoral, evangelistic. ond social. OUT Vlsion is lo enable as many people possible know and worship God and become tIVe members of the WQTld-wide Church family. In helping to insiil faith inio people's lives. we encourage Ihem to practically Work out iheir faiih in their day-to-day &¢iivities and relationships. We aim to hl¢ve this through worship and prayer, learning about Jnd understhnding the Christian faith. developing our knowltd8e and trust in Jesus guided by the Holy Spirit, by providing pasiorol care for people in ihe area, includin8 those who do noi attend the Church. and undertakin8 andloT SUPPOrtin8 missi0Th8ry and ouireach work. Attlvltles, Aehlv¢m¢nts and Performanee The TrustCC5 have r¢¢¢ived lh¢ Charity Commission's publish¢d guidanrc on ihc Public Benefit requir¢men¢ under the c.harities Aei 2011. They consider ihat thc widc ran8e of a¢iiviiies described below provide bentfit to those who worship al the Church, to the wid¢r community in Woodbury and the surrounding area at)d indeed 10 the United Kingdom and World. Cbureh Servlv$ & Actlvltle$ An extensive range of services ond ministries i$ provided, includin8 the followin8.' Sunday Mornlng Worlhlp ierviee.. Providing the opponuniiy for adults 8rtd f4mili¢s to fellowship tO8rfher. engage in sung and other forms of worship, Bible.based teaching and public prayer. Age.relad activities for hildT¢n and young people- Little Lighis, Explorers. Youth Sunday- ar¢ ilso provided. SMnd•y Evenlnz #ervl¢¢$'. on occasions we hold Sunday evening events when we have special 8ue$t$ or other a¢¢ivities. Mldweek Cbildren's A•d Youth elivilleJ Impact.. Monday evenings for Year 3-6 Equip,, Tuesday evenin85 foT Years 7.8 (Mortihlyl Rooted.. Wednesday evenings for Ye#r5 9-12 Gems,. Friday mornings Pareni and Toddler group Men¢orin8'. individual yourtg pcople mect for mentoring and personal development Weeklyltcrmly assemblies at Ial s¢hwls, W(XMlbury. Clyst St George and Withycombe. Mldweek Adyl¢ Actlvltles Homegroups. several home-based midweek groups meei for prayer, Bible study. p&8toral 5uppon and ftIIow5hip Life Groups.- smaller groups of 34 adults meeting for mutual ¢nwura8ement and support Thursday Moming Prayer.. a weekly z¢m.based prayer ga¢htring R¢fl(lOns'. monthly women's group who meet to Share life togeih¢r A-mens.. a regular mcn's group ihal me¢is io encourage and 5UPPOrt each other and socialise wgether. Pase 3
Christ Chur¢b Woodbury Trustees, Report (¢ontinued) Speci1 ¢v¢Thts Kids Club Discover Day.. Ea5trr"holiday club,, eveni Light Walk.. an annual Oetober event family-friendly altcrnaliv¢ to Hallow¢en Na¢ivity Servic¢. gp¢n to ihe ¢omThunity Spre¢.' nm by South West Youth Ministries which our young peopl¢ attended The Gatherin8.' a termly event for young people from churches &cr055 the South West Inter-chureh & Other Community Involvement We work closely with th¢ Iwal Parish Church - St. Swithun'$- meeting with tht local Vicar arHI oiher leaders io pIAn and be involved in a variety of Activitie$ in the community. We promote local activities via 8 monihly updaie in Woodbury News - th¢ willAg¢ tnagazine - and have excellent links wilh local Primary Schools includin8 participalion, when possible. ITh school assemblies. O¢her Aetlvliles Havin8 an ¢tho$ o('wh¢)Ic-life Chrislian discipleship, we offer opportuniiies io mark si8nifLcant milestones including marriab?c. funeral, Child d¢di¢aiion and 8clicver5' Baptism s¢rvi¢es. All the activities 4ve are opetvhvailable to anyone who wishes to be involved and are sign-posted on the Church website and via social m¢diJ. PA$torAI Care Overseen by Lind& Collin5. provision of spirilu&l and pracli¢?1 sUPPOrt is avail&blc to those WIK) may be in need due io a variety of circumslonces. This includes providing meals wher¢ appropriate, &J well as home visits 10 support, en¢oura8e and pray for those who may be.. Unwell, in h05Pltal or recuperatin¥ from treatment Bereaved or experiencing Ios5 or oth¢T Iraumo Parents of new.born children- In¢ludin the provision of a"wel¢ome phck,. of u5cful and relevanl ims People who may be unable to attend ehur¢h due to frAiIIy OT a8e. Ph5toral e¥r¢ Support is available to anyone in the local community 3nd 15 not dependent ort whether th¢ person attend5 Christ Church Woodbury. Mlgslon Support We have strong. aciive links with sev¢ral oveTS¢aS missionary and charltable org4nisa¢ion$ many of whi¢h visit us on a r¢gular basis and provide frequenl updc$ on their activiti¢s. During thi$ R¢portin8 Peri¢xl we fin8Acially supported mission tIvItIeS in.. Kenya in partnership with Swghiba Networks. Tanzania via Seeway Trust. In conjun¢iion with Church Missionary Society. a missionary Couple working in Cornwall. Zimbabwe.. in association with Seeway Trust. Purpl¢ Community.. helpin8 disenfranchised women primarily in the Philippines. Open fknr5 Int¢rna¢iottal which campaigns and supports Christians suffering from persecution througho the world. Page 4
Christ Chureh W(ldbUry Trustees, Report (continued) We also continued 5UPkX)rt Hope4Kibern, a charity that works with our mission partner in Kenyi Swahiba Networks. Hope4Kibera ha5 its own ind¢p¢nd¢nt Management Board, although one of ihe Church Tru51ce5 Slts on the B0d and all the other mernber5 of the Managemeni Board are active Chuf¢h participants. In ihe UK we supw)rt¢d the work of.. South West Youth Ministries ISWYMI Care for the Family Open Lknr. Exmouth drop.in centre Artd cornmunity-based projects in the Exmouth area Neighbouihood Prayer Network In total £8,570 was allocated to I•1 and world-wide mission activities durin8 th¢ past financial year. Future PIAns & A¢tlvltles Stffin¢: The Trustee5 are indebted io the dcdicHlion and commi¢m¢ni of the Staff Team in providing the besi pts55ible range of activities for youn8 people, children and families, &nd in encouraging members of the con8re8aiion to as515t them. Premkn Regular Health & SJf¢ty inspections are mad¢ and appropriate Fire Prevention and First Aid procedures are in place. A 3.year Buildings, Contents and Personal Insurance policy wa8 rte8otiated in 2022. Fln•nrlil R¢vl¢w nd Restrves Pollcy The Trustees are grateful (hai finartce5 have coDlinu¢d to be stable. Thig is primarily due to most supporters makin8 donalions by monthly stindin8 order. As at 3111 MaT¢h 2025 cash reserves were £53,439, reflectltt8 an incr¢age of £5,074 over thc previou$ Iwelve mortihs. Th¢Te wa5 both an increase in re8ular attendees at c.hrist Church and an increase in donalions received from wiihin the congregation. with most regular members sifting via snd1Th8 order and 8ivin8 us opportunity to collect gift aid whcrever possible. Increased costs irtclude utilities and larIC$. but spending has been made thoughtfully and h&$ been minimised where F¥)ssible. The Trustees will Continue to monitor income and expenditure each month ond will rcvicw all areas, making appropri¢ decisions &8 required io ensure stability and efft¢tive bud8¢iary control. TruJtee5' RemuTher*tlOA & ExpeNRJ No remun¢raiion or expenses were paid to Trustees or associated persons during thi5 R¢p)rtin8 Period. Page 5
Christ Chureh Woodbury Trusteog, Report (continued) Re¢W of Policleg & Prattices The Truslees have agreed h compr¢h¢nsive range of WOTking practicey and policies which are applicable lo all Trustee5. Leadership Team. Staff Members and volunteer5, as oppropriale. All politics are reviewed regularly and. where appropriate updated, as necessary. Approved policies include.. Complaitlts handling Conflict of Int¢resi Protection Equality & DiscriMinlOn Financial AuthoT15ation & stsff Paymeni Grant Making & Investment Policy Grievance & Disciplinary Health & Saf¢ty Money Laufidering Parental & Other Leavt policy Pastoral Tewn Adivilies Paym¢nl of Siaff Reserwes Risk As5essmetit Safeguarding & Child Proiection Social Media SiatTinB & Volunleer Management A Disaster Recovery Poli¢y & Procedures policy w&$ approved by Trustee5 Ln Sepl¢mber 2022 covering business coniinuity processes. ReportAble Ineldenc The Trusl¢es confirm that ther¢ have been no serious re)rtabl¢ incidences during the Reporting Period. Page 6
Christ Church Woodbury Truslee5' Report (continued) Statement of Trustees, Responsibllitles The Irusiees are responsiblt for preparing the trus¢ees' report and the fin¢la6 ststements in a¢wrdan¢e with the United Kirk8dom A¢couniin8 Standards (United Kingdom Generally A¢¢epted A¢countin8 Pricticel and applicable law and r¢gul&tiort5. The law applicable to chariiies require5 the trusi¢es to prepart flnancid statemenis for each fLnan¢ial year which give a true artd fair vicw of the stAte of affairs of the ¢harity and of the in¢oming resourte5 and application of rtsourees of the charity for that period. In preparing ihese financial 5tatcmenls, the tru51e¢s are required to.. 5clecl suithble accounting policie5 and ihen apply them con5iSt¢ntly,' observe the meihods •nd principles in the Charities SORP., make judgements and estimates thal are re&sonable and prudeni: siaie whether applicable a¢couniin8 Standard5 have been followed. subjed lo any material departures disclosed d eKplain¢d in the financial stat¢m¢nts', and prepare the financial SeMentS on the soin8 wn¢em basis unless li is inappropriale ro presume that th¢ ¢hhrity will continue in business. The truslees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records thai disc105e with r¢asonabl¢ CUratY al any time the finan¢ial wsi¢ion of th¢ chari¢y and cThable ihem to ensure ihai the fEnancial ststements comply with ihe Charities A¢t 2011. the ChAritie5 IA¢countb and Reponsl Regulations 2008. and the Provisions of the eonsliiuiion, The Irusiees are also responsible for safc8uardin8 the asse1$ of the charity 8nd hence for iakirt8 reasonable sieps for the prevention and detection of froud and other iTf¢8ularities. Th¢ tTUSte¢$ are responsible for the mainienance and int¢grily of the cory)raie and finarKial infomation included on th¢ chariiable ¢ompany'5 website. Legislation 8overnin8 th¢ preparation and dissemination of firtan¢ial stalemen may differ from le8iJlation in other Jurisdictions. Approved by th¢ Iruslees of the charity on ..... . and si8ned on its behRlf by.. Mr Shaun Michael Fulls Tru$tc¢ P8ge 7
Christ Church Woodbury Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Christ Church Woodbury I rerA)rt to th¢ tnths on my examination of the accounts of Christ Church WcK)dbury for th¢ year ended 31 Mèreh 2025. Responsibilities nd bAsis of report A5 the charity iNSt¢es of Christ chUh Woodbury you arc respon5ibl¢ for the preparation of th¢ accounts i ac£ordan¢e wilh the requirements of the Charities Aet 2011 {'the Aci'l. I report in respc¢i of my examination of the Christ Church Woodbury's accounts Carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carrying out my ¢xaminaiion I have follow¢d the applirable Direction5 8iven by the Charity Commission under section 14515Mb) ofthe Act. lthd¢pend¢nt eumlner's stterneTrt I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material m•tters have come io my attention in connection wilh Ihe examination giving me cause to believe that in any material spect.. l. accounting re¢ords were not kept ITh respect of Chrisi Church Woodbury as required by section 130 of the A¢¢: or 2. Ihe accounts not accord with those records., or 3. the ac¢ounts do noi cornply with th¢ accounting requirements coneernin8 the forni and cotttent of accoynls set out in Ihe Charities IAccount$ and Reponsl Regulations 2008 oih¢r than Any requircmcnl that the aecoynis give a'iNe and fair view, which is noi a matter considered parn of an indepettdeni examination. I h&ve no eonc¢ms and h&ve come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination 10 which attenlion should be rhwn in ihis report in order io enable a proper understanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. keith TuY¢y FCCA Redwood5 Chartered Certified Aecountants 2 Clyst Works Clysl Road Topsham Exeier EX3 ODB Date.. ..13.-..a.- 7oZJ PaEe 8
Chrisi Church Woodbury Reeeipls and Payments for the Year Ended 31st Marcb 2025 Total Funds Totll Fund5 Year endlng 24th Feb 23 to 31st M9r 25 31st Mar24 Unrestricted FuTrd5 Reserlcied Funds RECEIPTS Offering5 and gifts Gift aid tax refunds Income from Youth, Childr¢n and Families & Spree Fees from Evenis (Sprin8 Harvest. N¢wquayl Sundry In¢4)me Bank interest received Fund5 transferred from relaled p&rty chlty 82,217 15.380 4.301 1.645 2,341 855 100 82,317 15.380 4.301 1.645 2.341 855 16,766 3.779 1.204 3,962 102 45,885 TOTAL RECEivrs 106,739 100 106.839 71,698 PAYMENTS Employment ¢osis Gifts to gpeak¢TS Missionary & ¢hartable gifts InsurancelLieenees Communic&tion costslSoftwar¢ Subscriplions 62.404 1,200 8.570 2,492 1.349 3.797 3,777 1,260 4,151 2.333 1,127 62.404 1.200 8.570 2.492 .349 3,797 3,777 1,260 12,308 300 2,501 164 690 493 393 218 302 44 RepaLT5 ond maintenance C.aierin8 You¢h, Children. Famili¢5 and Junior Chur¢h Outreach events Printing. stationary and office ¢qyipmerbi Charitsble tknnation Homegroup & Aduli Discipleship Le&dership c05t5 Bank Charges Sundry expenses Independ¢nt examin&tion fee Pastoral tcam Siaff trdining COSt5 Evenis costs (Sprins harv¢st, Spree, Newquayl 2,333 1.127 100 640 398 60 1,777 1,440 100 640 398 38 1,777 1.440 42 5.519 4,890 4,890 TOTAL PAYMENTS 101,665 101,765 23 J33 IYET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 5,074 5,074 T114NSFER BETWEEN FUNDS CASH BALANCES AT 31 MARCH 2024 37,994 10.371 48J65 CASH BALANCES AT 31ST MARCH 2025 43,068 10.371 53.439 48J65 Page 9
Christ Church Woodbury (Regi5trgtion number: 1202087) StstemeDt of a55ets and liabilities as Ydt 31st March 2025 Total Funds 31st M•r 25 Tot1 Funds 315t Mar 24 UrestrICted Funds Restrl¢ted Fyknds CASH FUNDS Bank accthjnts 43.068 10.371 53,439 411.365 TOTAL CASH FUNDS 43,068 IOJ71 53,439 48,365 OTHER MONETARY ASSETS Tax due vrb gift aid and GASDS 2.439 2.459 3.058 T(yfAL OTHER MONETARY A&SETS 2,459 LIABILITIES Employm¢Tht COS- HMRC PAYE F.mploymcnt costs. penyiort contributions 768 487 768 487 768 TOTAL LIABILITIES 1355 768 VAbu¢ Vlut 2024 ASSETS RETAINED FORCHARITY USE Churfyh buildings C4)nient% and ¢quipmenl 2,270,263 146.348 2,276.203 14¥,348 2.424th11 2.424.6ll The tru%lLYs havc used insurance values for Contents llnd Lquipmeni Ls the iruske% are unable to reliably esiimaie curreTh¢ value5. Insuran¢¢ value5 may dirr¢r materially frorn currcnt vilu¢s. The finanLial.4taiem¢nls 4Jn pag¢$ 9 to I I were approved by th¢ trus¢$, and authorised for issue ort .... siKn¢d on ih¢ir ha]r by.. Mr Shaun Michael Fu115 Tru5*e The notes on page I I f(xm an irttegral part of these fJnan¢ial statements. Page lo
Christ Church Woodbury Notes to the Financial StAtements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 l A¢¢ountlThg pollclej Statement of complian¢¢ Th¢ finala1 statemcnts have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. Basls ofprep•rtlon Th¢ accounts have been prepared on a re¢eipt5 and payments b&sis and comprise a sthtemeni that show5 the charity's re¢¢ipts and payments, a staiemeni that suriMnariS lh¢ ¢harity's asseis and liabilitie5 and related rx)ie$. The accountancy profession have delemjined that only xcounts prepared in accordance with applicable Acwunling slandards pr¢s¢nt a lrne and fairf view and, &$ Ihese receipts and payment5 account5 hove not land Connotl be prep&Ted in accordance with accounting sthndards. these account5 do not pres¢n¢ {and are noi intended lo pr¢5¢n¢l a true and fair, view of th¢ charity's financial activities and state of affairs. 2 Related party trnnictlon5 There were no related party transactions Ln th¢ y¢4r. P8gell