for the period From 1-4-24 to ~~31-3-25~~ ## Trustees’ Annual Report ## **Section A R** ~~**eference and administration details**~~ Charity name: CULCHETH CHR ~~ISTIAN FELLOWSHIP~~ Other names the charity is know ~~n by: CULCHETH IN~~ DEPENDENT METHODIST CHAPEL (TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION THEREWITH) Registered charity number (in an ~~y): 249755~~ Charity principal address: HOB ~~HEY LANE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4NS~~ Name of the charity trustees who manage the charity |Tr~~ustee name~~|~~Ofce (if any)~~|~~Dates acted if not for~~|~~Name of person (~~or| |---|---|---|---| |||~~whole year~~|~~body) entitled to~~appoint| ||||trustee (if any)| |G~~eof Bates~~|~~Elder~~|~~N/A~~|~~Church Members~~| |Graham Edmondson|Elder|N/A|Church Members| |N~~igel Featham~~|~~Elder~~|~~N/A~~|~~Church Members~~| |B~~rian Jones~~|~~Treasurer~~|~~N/A~~|~~Church Members~~| |Elizabeth Morris|Secretary|N/A|Church Members| ||||| ||||| ||||| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any (for example, any custodian trustee) Name Dates acted if not for whole year ## **Section A Reference and administration details (continued)** Names and addresses of advisors (optional information) |Type of advisor|Name|Address| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| (optional information) N/A ## **Section B** ## **Structure, governance and management** Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document (eg trust deed, constitution) TRUST DEED How the charity is constituted (eg trust, association, company) TRUST Trustee selection methods (eg appointed by, elected by) APPOINTED BY CHURCH MEMBERS Additional governance issues (optional information You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - 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. ## **Section C** ## **Objectives and activities** Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document To promote the Christian faith through Gospel teaching and Evangelism for the local and wider communities. 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) The main activities are Guest Speakers; Various Gospel evenings; Coffee Mornings; Prayer evenings; distribution of Christian Literature; Shoebox appeal for two independent charities. Additional details of objectives and activities (optional information) You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; • policy programme related investment; • contribution made by volunteers ## **Section D** ## **Achievements and performance** Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year All our objectives are those set out in section C above and have been achieved in this year ## **Section E** ## **Financial review** Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Our policy is to set aside sufficient reserves to cover any expenditure for 3 Months in the eventuality of Church Closure. To achieve this we have a separate business reserve account ## NONE 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) _Brian Jones_ Full name(s) Brian Jones Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Treasurer Date 10/12/2025 ## ulcheth hristian F C C ellowship ## CULCHETH INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHAPEL Charity Reg 249755 Hob Hey Lane, Culcheth, WA3 4NR ## **Trustee Report and Church accounts for year ending 31 March 2025** The acting trustees for the administration of the Church are the current Church Elders ;Church Secretary and Treasurer ## **CULCHETH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** |**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
**GENERAL FUNDS**
Notes
**RECEIPTS**
Tithes & Offerings
1
Property lettings
2
Bank Interest
Mission Fund Donations
3
Donation from Methodist Association
Donations
Holiday Account
Roof Leak Insurance Income
Sundry
**TOTAL RECEIVED**
**PAYMENTS**
Pulpit Supply
Caretaking & Cleaning
Building maintenance
4
Methodist Association Fees & Other fees
5
Mission Fund
6
Bank Charges
Love Gifts
Outreach
7
Utility charges
Insurance
Sundry
8|2024/2025
£20,261.00
£650.00
£354.29
£-
£-
£1,015.00
£3,952.00
£-
£135.00
**£26,367.29**
£1,180.00
£1,508.00
£4,438.94
£584.40
£1,140.00
£-
£2,215.00
£753.72
£2,367.95
£1,483.58
£6,295.10|2023/2024
£16,809.93
£-
£173.88
£250.00
£4,000.00
£2,460.00
£3,349.00
£9,851.60
£38.98| |---|---|---| |||**£36,933.39**| |||£1,240.00
£1,139.00
£10,963.10
£1,676.42
£1,840.00
£-
£1,200.00
£800.00
£3,535.73
£1,478.13
£5,717.42| |**TOTAL PAID**
Net receipts (payments) for the year
Cash and bank balances at start of period 1st April 2024
**TOTAL GENERAL FUNDS IN HAND AS AT 31 MARCH 2025**
**Summary of how funds are held**
RBS bank balance Current account
RBS bank balance Reserve account
Cash in hand
Signed as a true record as Treasurer: B Jones
Signed as a true record as Independent Examiner:
**CULCHETH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
NOTE 1 -Tithes & Offerings
Average weekly tithe & offerings = Gross / 52
£389.63
NOTE 2 - Property lettings -
Warrington Borough Council (Elections x 3)
NOTE 3 - Mission Fund Donations
This amount covers individual donations and special offerings
See Mission Account for detail
We also allocate a tithe of collections to the Mission Fund
NOTE 4 - Building Maintenance
Roofing repairs - Safeseal
Electrical Repairs
PAT Testing
Worship group sundries|£21,966.69
£4,400.60
£34,351.59
£38,752.19
£13,222.59
£25,529.60
£38,752.19
2024/2025
£20,261.00
£20,261.00
£650.00
£650.00
£-
£2,026.10
£1,404.00
£525.00
£249.34
£84.00|£29,589.80| |---|---|---| |||£7,343.59
£27,008.00| |||£34,351.59| |||£9,176.28
£25,175.31| |||£34,351.59| |||2023/2024
£16,809.93| |||£16,809.93| |||| |||£-| |||£760.00| |||£1,419.35| |||£7,518.00
£89.94
£707.16
£2,450.00| ||Argus Fire inspection
Heating Repairs
5 yr electrical inspection
NOTE 5 - Methodist Association Fees & Other Fees
IM Resources
Local Churches Together
CCLI Copyright Licence
Find a Church
IMC Fees
M Saunders
NOTE 6 - Mission Fund - see report attached
NOTE 7 - Outreach
bryn Howarth
Paul & Fiona Jones
NOTE 8 - Sundries & Church Holiday
Derian House
Lilly May Wake
Birthday Gifts/Flowers
IMC print
Thornley Hotel 2024+Holiday deposit for 2025
**CULCHETH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
Notes
**MISSION FUND**
**RECEIPTS**
10% Tithe transfer from total collections
Love Light Romania
Yan Hadley|£201.60
£1,975.00
£4,438.94
346.42
£200.00
£584.40
£500.00
£253.72|£198.00| |---|---|---|---| ||||£10,963.10| ||||£346.42
£1,330.00| ||||£1,676.42| ||||£800.00
£1,200.00| ||||| ||||| |||£753.72|£2,000.00| |||£50.00
£40.00
£185.00
£6.10
£6,014.00|£315.22
£414.40
£150.00
£200.00
£4,574.00
£63.80| |||£6,295.10|£5,717.42| |||2024/2025
£2,026.10
£-
£-|2023/2024
£1,680.99
£250.00
£925.00| |**TOTAL RECEIVED**
**PAYMENTS**
OMS International £30 per month
monthly
adopt a child £40 per Month
steve Pilkington
Yan Hadley
**TOTAL PAID**
Net receipts (payments) for the year
Mission Fund balance at start of period 1st April 2024
**TOTAL MISSION FUND IN HAND AS AT 31 MARCH 2025**|**£2,026.10**
£360.00
£480.00
£300.00
£-
£-
£1,140.00
-£1,013.90
£777.05
-£236.85|**£1,457.15**| |---|---|---| |||£360.00
£480.00
£1,000.00
£1,200.00| |||£3,040.00| |||-184.01
961.06| |||777.05| CHAR WTY COMMISSION , FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Trustee Eligibility Declaration ' nplrif I I wuhuby TrtLYVth#ry4 Culcheth Christian Fellowship { Church} NHrnr Pl•me Nam* FIEEII Jnd understèod theCh*ilyC wrm ¢ 31sl On accounts for the year ended Charity no Ilf any) Set out on pag•8 QF fllr I rewrt to the twstees on my examinat￿￿ of the accounts of the above ¢harty I'the Trust'l for th¢ year ended 31103 12025 A5 the charty's trustees, you are reskx)nwlAe for the preparatlon of the accounts in ac¢ordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 C'the Act'i. I rep)rt in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts Carri￿ out under sa¢tion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinatK)n. I have fdlowed all the 8pplicable DirectK)ns given by the Charity CommissK)n under section 14515)Ibl of the Ael. Responslbllities and basi8 of report Independgnl I have com ￿eted rny examinat￿n. I confirni that M material matters have examiners ststement come to my attention in connection with the examinatio)n wh￿h gives me cause to tElkve that in, any material respect the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the char￿e$ Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accountir4J records,. or the accounts dKI not ¢omply with the aPpI￿able requirements conceming the form and content cl accounts set out in the Charibes {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 othèr than any requirement that the accounts give a'true and fair, VEW which is not a matter eonwdered a$ part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in eonnects.on with the examination to wh￿h attention should be dfawn in report in orderto ena￿e a proper un¢Jerstanding of the accounts to be Teached. Signed: Datg: /6- Name." Relovant professlonal qyallficationlsl or body lif any): C.K. R. f (Fft f go, 13n oP