2025-10-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date:11/11/2024 To Period end date: 31/10/2025

Charity name: Wordsprings Church

Charity registration number: 1206977

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the Christian faith for the public benefit in accordance with the statement of beliefs and practices in the schedule hereto in Milton Keynes and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	No Sunday worship services were held. Our volunteers supported other local church Local Church to Strengthen the community by teaching Believer’s Foundation Classes, Alpha, Singles Programme.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit is always put into consideration in our activities.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	NA
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	NA
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	N/A
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	No Sunday worship services were held. Our volunteers supported other local church Local Church to Strengthen the community by teaching Believer’s Foundation Classes, Alpha, Singles Programme.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Strengthening the local community by supporting other local Church with teaching Believer’s Foundation Classes, Alpha, Single Programme.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	No contribution in the financial year. Cash on hand carried forward from the previous Year form the current asset
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	NA
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	NA
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	NA
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	NA
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	NA

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The charity source of fund is voluntary donation from the members and there was no fund-raising activity by the Charity.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	NA
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	NA
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	The charity uses a constitution as the governing document.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees are appointed by members.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The organisation structure is in line with the constitution.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Wordsprings Church
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1206977
Charity’s principal address	25 Bonaire Grange Newton Leys, Milton Keynes MK3 5RQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Olamide Afolabi	Trustee/Contact
	Temitope Olanipekun	Trustee
	Toyosi Ogunbameru	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Olamide Afolabi

Position (eg Secretary, Trustee/Contact Chair, etc)

Date

26/07/26