2025-03-31-accounts - Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 23 08 2024 To 31 03 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church

Other names charity is known by Melbourne Hall

Registered charity number (if any) 1209741

Charity's principal address St Peters Road

Leicester

Postcode LE2 1DB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Mr CJ Boulter Elder Church members
2 Mr JJ Boulter Deacon Church members
3 Mr GC Bown Deacon Church members
4 Mr CH Grosvenor Secretary & Elder Church members
5 Mr PL Mackenzie Pastor & Elder Church members
6 Mr WD Miller Elder Church members
7 Mr T Oldridge Treasurer & Deacon Church members
8 Mr M Shirfield Deacon Church members
9 Mr MW Simpkin Deacon Church members
10 Mr TS Smith Deacon Church members
11 Mr R Wilson Deacon Resigned 01.12.2024 Church members
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Constitution

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trust

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Appointment by Church members meeting

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The Charity (CIO) was dormant for the duration of the financial year awaiting the transfer of assets and closure of the old CUA charity which took place on 31[st] May 2025.

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

The purpose of the Church shall be the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively Summary of the objects of the within Leicester and the surrounding neighbourhood; and such other charity set out in its charitable purposes as shall in the opinion of the Managing Trustees of governing document the Church in a general meeting further the work of the Church

	Objectives and activities
	The purpose of the Church shall be the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Leicester and the surrounding neighbourhood; and such other charitable purposes as shall in the opinion of the Managing Trustees of the Church in a general meeting further the work of the Church
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	Our church activities are detailed below. These are all open to the general public. Sunday’s 9:45am Sunday School (9 to 18 yrs) 10:45am Morning Service – Creche (0 to 2 yrs) – Sunday School (3 to 8 yrs) – Lord’s Supper (third Sunday) – Fellowship Lunch (third Sunday) 5:30pm Prayer Meeting 6:00pm Evening Service – After Church Fellowship (second & fourth Sunday) – Young People’s After Church +15 yrs (third Sunday) Tuesday’s 6:45pm Girls’ Brigade 6:45pm Boys Club 6:45pm iNvestigators 7:30pm City Centre Outreach Wednesday’s 7:30pm Bible Study & Prayer Meeting Thursday’s 10:00am Women’s Group (second Thursday) 7.30pm Women’s Bible Study (third Thursday) Saturday’s 6:30pm YPF / +10 yrs Youth Group (last Saturday) All activities are open to the general public. We have read the Charity Commission guidelines on Public Benefit and have had regard to the public benefit guides PB1, PB2 and PB3.

Objectives and activities

The purpose of the Church shall be the advancement of the Christian
faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively
within Leicester and the surrounding neighbourhood; and such other
charitable purposes as shall in the opinion of the Managing Trustees of
the Church in a general meeting further the work of the Church

Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

Our church activities are detailed below. These are all open to the
general public.

Sunday’s

9:45am
Sunday School (9 to 18 yrs)
10:45am
Morning Service
– Creche (0 to 2 yrs)

– Sunday School (3 to 8 yrs)

– Lord’s Supper (third Sunday)

– Fellowship Lunch (third Sunday)
5:30pm
Prayer Meeting
6:00pm
Evening Service

– After Church Fellowship (second & fourth Sunday)
– Young People’s After Church +15 yrs (third Sunday)

Tuesday’s

6:45pm
Girls’ Brigade
6:45pm
Boys Club
6:45pm
iNvestigators
7:30pm
City Centre Outreach

Wednesday’s

7:30pm
Bible Study & Prayer Meeting

Thursday’s

10:00am
Women’s Group (second Thursday)
7.30pm Women’s Bible Study (third Thursday)
Saturday’s

6:30pm
YPF / +10 yrs Youth Group (last Saturday)
All activities are open to the general public. We have read the Charity
Commission guidelines on Public Benefit and have had regard to the
public benefit guides PB1, PB2 and PB3.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grant making;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Charity has been dormant during the year awaiting the closure of the CUA charity.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the The Church Officers constantly review the level of funds and seek to charity’s policy on reserves ensure sufficient is carried forward to meet anticipated expenditures necessary to enable the church to continue its activities and to maintain its properties in good condition.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None of the funds are in deficit.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) C Grosvenor

Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc)

Date

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Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church

Unrestricted & Restricted Funds

As at 31st March 2025

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Fund Opening Income Expenditure Transfers Closing
Balance Balance
23/08/2024 31/03/2025
£ £ £ £
General 0 0 0 0 0
Capital Fund 0 0 0 0
Missionary Fund 0 0 0 0 0
Girls Brigade/Boys Brigade (R) 0 0 0 0 0
Ministry Capital Fund 0 0 0 0
No 2 Capital Fund 0 0 0 0 0
Retirement Fund (R) 0 0 0 0
YPF (R) 0 0 0 0 0
Sunday School (R) 0 0 0 0 0
Gift Day (R) 0 0 0 0
Sundry Donations (R) 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0
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	Signature Print Name C Grosvenor C Boulter CLIVE GROSVENOR CARL BOULTER	Date of Approval 25.06.25 25.06.25
Signed by two Trustees on behalf of all the Trustees