## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
Charity number 256454
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Examiner's report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the accounts|7 to 9|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates**
Martin Nkosana Phiri Brian Chaka Furaha Mussanzi Ajiroghene Ayokunle Zoran Sulc
Chair
Resigned 2nd January 2026
## **Charity number**
256454
Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
**Registered and principal address Bankers** 1 Sherborne Road HSBC Bank plc Great Horton PO Box 45 Bradford 47 Market Street BD7 1RB Bradford BD1 1LW
## **Independent examiner**
Sarah Coates MAAT Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is governed by a trust deed adopted on 1 January 1968.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.
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## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
Advancement of the Christian faith.
## **The charity's main activities**
The Sherborne Road Church Trust is based in premises near the University of Bradford and Bradford College and provide friendship, English language practice and opportunities for Bible studies for international students from all backgrounds.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of religion and the advancement of community development.
## **Achievements and performance**
The charity has provided a safe space for international students to live and visit in throughout the year. And has taken part in contributing to improving the mental welfare of several foreign individuals.
## **Financial review**
The net income for the year was £4,850, all of which was unrestrcited funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £17,033.
The trustees have agreed to build up reserves for the purpose of enabling an orderly winding up should the charity need to close and to allow for the smooth running of the charity. At present, our reserves at the bank amount to just under 2 months' expenditure. Our aim is to increase the reserves with further rental income up to previous levels of around 6 months’ worth of expenditure and then to maintain that level going forward.
Approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ………………..…………. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Sherborne Road
## Church Trust
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 9.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act.
I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a fellow of which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Sarah Coates MAAT
Date: …………………….
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
## Statement of Financial Activities
## (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
|Notes
2025
Total
funds
£
**Income from:**
Grants and donations
(2)
34,735
Rental and council tax income
15,539
Gift Aid
3,126
Other income
-
**Total income**
53,400
**Expenditure on:**
Salaries, NICs and pensions
(3)
17,973
Leadership and training
905
Premises expenses
17,321
Insurance
2,915
Evangelism and Global Café
1,907
Administration costs
183
Independent examination
624
Depreciation
6,722
**Total expenditure**
48,550
**Net income / (expenditure)**
4,850
**Fund balances brought forward**
238,669
**Fund balances carried forward**
243,519|2024
Total
funds
£
11,160
20,301
1,340
426
33,227
12,944
350
14,244
1,902
1,287
1,404
528
7,402
40,061
(6,834)
245,503
238,669|
|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
## Balance sheet
## as at 31 March 2025
|as at 31 March 2025
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
(4)
**Total fixed assets**
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
(5)
Cash at bank and in hand
(6)
**Total current assets**
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals
(7)
**Total current liabilities**
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**|2025
Total
£
226,486
226,486
665
19,623
20,288
3,255
3,255
17,033
243,519
243,519
243,519|2024
Total
£
232,565
232,565
1,273
7,335
8,608
2,504
2,504
6,104
238,669
238,669
238,669|
|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ……………...………….…. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £xxxx are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Freehold land: nil Freehold buildings: over 50 years Improvements to property: 20% reducing balance Furniture and equipment: 20% reducing balance
## **Pensions**
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2025
|**2 Grants and donations**
Bethel Baptist Church
City Valley Church
Elim Gateway
Sunbridge Road Mission
The Light Church
The People's Postcode Lottery
Sandy Lane Baptist Church
Wyke Christian Global Cafe
Bradford Cathedral
Beacon Bradford
Other donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions|2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
600
-
1,500
1,000
20,000
285
500
500
780
9,570
34,735|2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2025
Total
funds
£
-
600
-
1,500
1,000
20,000
285
500
500
780
9,570
34,735
2025
£
17,904
789
(789)
69
17,973|2024
Total
funds
£
250
1,100
400
3,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
5,410
11,160
2024
£
12,747
108
(108)
197
12,944|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 1.8, being an average of 0.8 full time equivalent (2024: 1, 0.6 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
|**Defined contribution pension scheme**|2025|2024|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year|69|197|
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## The Sherborne Road Church Trust
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2025
|**4 **
**5 **
**6 **
**7 **
**8 **|**Tangible assets**
**Cost**
£
£
£
At 1 April 2024
15,000
89,733
250,000
Additions
-
-
-
At 31 March 2025
15,000
89,733
250,000
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
8,856
80,135
33,600
Charge for year
1,229
1,920
3,360
At 31 March 2025
10,085
82,055
36,960
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025
4,915
7,678
213,040
At 31 March 2024
6,144
9,598
216,400
**Debtors and prepayments**
Accrued income
**Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank
**Creditors and accruals**
Accruals
Pensions
Taxation and social security
Tenants' bonds
**Related party transactions**
**Trustee expenses**
**Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
**Name of trustee**
**Relationship to**
**Description of transaction**
Martin Francis Nkosana
Phgiri
Trustee
Fees for Bookkeeping and
Payroll
Freehold
buildings
Property
improvements
Kitchen
improvements|£
6,295
643
6,938
5,872
213
6,085
853
423
2025
£
665
665
2025
£
19,623
19,623
2025
£
1,152
343
300
1,460
3,255
2025
£
1,000
1,000
Furniture &
equipment|Total
£
361,028
643
361,671
128,463
6,722
135,185
226,486
232,565
2024
£
1,273
1,273
2024
£
7,335
7,335
2024
£
528
-
316
1,660
2,504
2024
£
500
500|
|---|---|---|---|
The payments were authorised under the general provisions of the Charities Act 2011.
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