CHRISTCHURCH ABBEYDALE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 CONTENTS Pago Rgtsron¢• and Admlnlstrativo D8talls Chur¢h Councll AnnLwI Roport R￿aIpts and Paymonls Statèmgnt of Assets and Llabllltl06 R•cèlpts and Paymonts Anatysl$ D•claratlons Indepondgnt ExamlnEr's Report io CHRISTCHURCH ABBEYDALE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS Address Heron Way Abbeydale Glouce8ter GL4 SEQ Mlnblgrs Addro$S 63 Wheatsvay Abbèydale Glouc6sler GL4 5Er CHURCH COUNCIL Offlcers & TruBte88 Rev Peter Clarkson Dawd Evans Susan Hll ini818r and Choir Church Secretary Trea8ur8r Trustees L8818y Alen ison Apptsrfey David 8arb¢r Gordon Dala Carole FranGl8*Gann Brenda Hamilton(thvlgy Audroy Stalle Val Steph8n8 ke TtkJna8 Appolnled 24104r2024 F91￿hIP Resigned 2410412024 CNldren & Young Peop Resigned 07102r2024 Reslgned 0610312024 Pastoral Pray8r Nomian Whltaker Bank•T5 Borctays Bank PIC gouth9ate 8treet Gloucester GL12DH CCLA Inv881m8nt Managem6rt Lirnited COIF Depos11 & Proporty Fund Senator Hou88 85 Que8n Victoria Sl London EC4V 4ET Ind8pondont Exan￿nar Mrs M Adlard Charlty Numbèr 293684 CHRISTCHURGH ABBEYDALE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 CHURCH COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT Th• Chutrh Chrfstchur¢h Abboydalo19 a clwrch whlch18 ufblque In Glouceslershlre, a Local Ecumenlcal Partn&rshlp (LEPI creatsd and rg$ponsit4e lo four denomlnatlon$.' Church of Erolan(I, MelhDdl81, United Reformed and Baplsl. Chrfslchurch Is a Church of Enyand ennv8nlonal di8trfct wlthln the Gbucesler Clty Dggngry and Gbucesler Diocese, il Is a MethcKJlst church wtthln the Gloucestershire Clrcult and Bristol District, a Unitsd Refom8d chur¢h witt)In tho GIoU￿tershIl￿ Area of the Wesl Midlands Synod and a Baptlsl thurL* wlhin the W8st of Englond Baptist Assoclauon. The Cguncll The Collndl are recrulled from member8 of th8 church who h8V8 an Inl8r881 and abllKy In advancing tha aims and obSgctiv88 ofth8 church. The council and the offlce 18xc8pt Ihe mini8tar} 8r8 ekcted at The Annual Ganeral M88ting or COryOPt8d durfng the year Oryanl#atlonal Structurg Th& mlnlstgr, the officers and all Church Coun¢ll membtsrs are IIu8te85 of the charity. The councll, thaired by the mini8ter meets Month￿ and Is re8PDn$lblg for lh8 strat9gS¢ direcuon and poThcy of the Church. The Counul then take Ihelr reoommendalons lo lh8 churc* memb8r8hlp for approv81 Al thg quart6rfy Church meeung. Alm Purposg Chrfslchurch Abbeydale Church Councll ICC) has the responslbillty of ￿-0p¢TatIng vllh In¢umb8nt. the Reverend Peter Clarkson In promoung kn our geographical araa e Conv&ntlonal Dlthcl to use the Church of Eng￿n￿ t8rm), the whole mls8ion of Ihe churth, Pastoral, evangefisuc, soclal and ecumen￿1. Th8 Conventional Dlstrldoccuples parts of the parishe5 of Sl Oswakj Coney Hlll and St Lawren¢e Bamwoc¥J. We undertake work across the entlre nekJhbourh¢xx1. Sncludlng a rewn81blllty toward8 th088 who ar& members of no church The Church Council 18 a150 8P8dfically responsibl8 for tha malntenance of the Churth buildlng and ground8. The ecurngnl￿I nature of the thurch, so foundalonal In It8 Incaplk)n, Is refl&¢ted In the contscl wlth othér church8s as p8opl6 worship eL%ewhere. as diff0￿1 m1n1st0￿ ar6 welcomed to our church and our minlsier vlslts other places of￿￿r8h1p. We work wlh our nelghbouring church8S all ofvA)i¢h promotes thg work of meellng and minist￿n9 to a Mde cross section of our ath. ObJÈ¢tlMFs and A¢0￿16$ Christ¢hurch Abb￿da10 Is cxynrnlttad to &nablng as many people a8 posslble lo worshlp at church and lo become part of our faith community. Wo segk to reprgsent the Body of Christ Sn Abbaydale and Abbaymead by th8 caring and k)vg shown to tho88 Wthin tha church famity and btryond to the whok cornmunty. Th8 trustse8 confirm that they hava complied wlth th91r duty In Sectlon 4 ofthe Charfll&s Act 2006 to hav8 due r8gard lo public bBnefll gUIdan￿ published by the Charity Commls8lon for England and Wal8s. CHRISTCHURCH ABBEYDALE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Chur¢h Councll Annual Report (contdl OblectlveB and Actlvltl•s leontdl We asplre lo mako our semces warm and fdondty. v8rl8d and accgsslbla. but 8t th8 sama Um8 verènt and mèaningful. We are keen on Gongreg8tlonal parlcipation and regU￿rty indude childr8n who hava an importgnl and valu8d Contribution to make We ty hard to offor welc4)me and hospllollty. Theologlcally, the church alm8 to b& r8fkctlv& of our four denominauonal herftage. (￿r members can b8bng to any of the denomlnation8 or nona. Thè Church Councll maln181ns an overview of worship and mak9$ $UggesUons on how our servlce3 can Invo￿8 groups connected ￿th our church Our 8grvl￿S And wor8hlp put fath Into pra¢tfce Ihrough prayer and scrlpbjre. muslc and S8¢r8monl. When pkqnnlng our 8CtfvIUes for the year, the Incumbent ond thg Church Councll ty lo enaN8 ordlnary paople to Ilve out thelr falth as part of oyr Churth comrnunlly through: Worthlp prayer leamlng about the Gospel, d8voloplng th8lr knowledge and trust in Jesus and supporung 08ch olher85 part of the family of God Weknming newcomers to the thurch wheth¢r they Gome for one week or longer. Provl8ion of pastoral care for peop￿ aSs￿l￿18d wllh tha Church andlor Imng k)cally. Devebping connacurms Into our thal communmy partIcu￿￿ytha b)cal 8chool8 To faciltat8 Ihis work it Is th￿rtant that wa maintain the fabrbc of the church buiklSng, tha a85ociatsd rnom8 and the area outsld8 lh& church. Ach18￿MentS and Porfomian¢o Worship and Prayer. Th8 ChuTch Council ar8 koen to offér a rang8 of sarylce8 durlng the week wid uvrji ilif) wurètt vf o yvar L114t a¥e both betLefiGlal gnd stlrltually fulfllllng ft)r all, Por exam￿8, Ihe rnldweek communion servlce piovkles a smalbr more intimal8, weekty opportun5ty to share bread and vhn8, th13 sgrvlc8 offers a qui6t spaco and18 valued by those who regulady attend. We (a)ntlnu8 to Use worshlp malerlal from varlou8 80urc*8 refleclnu our ￿ume￿Ical 6th08. Our week was cathed out as usual wlth Ihe wulred m8lnt8naw ol the bullllng and surroundng areas, thls wag very well supwrtod. Jubllats c8rrled out 8inglThJ engagements at Lydney. CBfé Churth, Jubik& festi￿ties, Carols & F￿W9r9 to name a few. We commmted to a new vrslon which had ari8én from LYCIG whero wo wlll ombraco a￿4 upport a vision to grow numericAlly. splrilualty and Its outreach lo tha wldgr comtnunity. The two w vantures Lhtta Angèb and Warm Welcome contlnue to be Successful. CHRISTCHURCH ABBEYDALE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Church CouncllAnnual Rèport (contd) Membgrshlp Durlng the year we had 90 members and 34 8dher8nt8, the malorlty ofvthom nve locally. Tho av&rggè ottendan¢8 durlng the yearwas 57 and the attendance does vary patlculaty al rgllglous perfods Ilke Easter and Chrfstma$ and other festival5. Flnanclal R•vloW Thè runnlng ￿)81 of thg thurth i8 met by the contrIbU￿On of the m8mber8 plus the glft 8Sd clalm8d Other C¢￿t￿bUt1c￿s from fund raising by frlends of Chrfstchurch volunt88rs and memb8rs w8re greatly appreciatsd.11 hos all allcwed u8 lo operate wlhin our budget. The Church he￿ a very su￿888￿j1 Glft Daywh6n addl￿onal donadons made. Th8 BapU5t Strategy Buikling S(*em8 hes this year lllformed u8 that a k*)g temi Ilablllty exlsts In the fomi of a Bulkiing Loan of £5,000 whlch was glven when tha church was buirt. This amount only becom88 repayab￿ rf Ihe churc* ceasas10 s￿Stc# movas from th8 bulkllng. Th8y how8v8r would Ilko that Ilai411ty lo b6 shown In our account8. Rèsèr¥•8 Polcy 11 is the Church Coundl'8 policy lo maintsin a baLqnce on unr88tdclgd funds Iir funds pemiil I this slNJuld 4uate to a1198St three months unrestrlctgd paymenls. Thls Is folkjwlng thg guldance suggested by the Ch8rlty Commlsslon. Thls Unres￿¢ted fund Is to covgr Lmexpected or 8m8rgon¢y gxpondllure that may arfse from Um6 to tlme. In 2024 thls fund should be £11,189 The baknGe of £ 24,622 hekj In Ihe (COIF Charflles Oeposft Fund) al the end of the year, meets thls poll¢y, logethervAth £2,243 In th8 cJJrrenl account lo megt Immedlale expendrture. The balance of £28,383 in the COIF Chariti8s Prop$ty Fund Is a reslricted fund ratalned towards meeung Iha t))81 of malor bulldlro repalrs that S￿11 be requlred lo be undertaktrn on thts ohur£th. Nthough not Ihc *ol ¢)wnoTU ofth$ and bu1￿1n9 Ithig 18 held by Shared Churches {Glouc95tgrl Ltd which was sel up In 1989 for this puryxJ80}, Christchurch AbbeYda￿ carrie8 out r8pairing and m8lnl&nano In lieu of a annual rent. Wg work towards transfethng £2.500 annum to the COIF Charities F*op8rty Fund to m881 Ihat responsiblllty. CHRISTCHURCH ABBEYDAIE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Summary For the of the DrganisalKJn and Its range of acuyllles, tho figu￿$ prosentod In these accounts are presented on the basls Ihal the organIsa￿On car¢ meet Its outgolngs. and WI￿ be conttnulng organlsaUon. Slgnature.. R&v P8ter Clark80n Ch8ir gnaturg.. Su88n Hlll F￿T Traasurer CHRISTCHURCH ABBEYDALE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS Totsl Tot41 9•23 Fuwjs Rgvlpts Planned Giwngs ISIOI Env8lop& Glvlro8 Colledons gnd Sum UP 24,034 6,762 6.213 24,034 6,762 6,213 23,875 7,338 6,228 37.009 37.009 37M1 Glft Ajd Refunded charitab￿ DonaUon8 Donation8 Oth0r Voluntary recdpl8 b ActiviJes for Ggnarating Funds Receipts from Church Acllvllles Bank Intere81 Misc. Income Total Rg¢&lpts 10,173 10.173 1.309 8.971 632 3,593 6,823 10.S77 1,857 8,821 623 6.162 4,473 25 562 70,541 1.309 727 5,186 632 3.593 4.679 2.144 61,272 Sa02 036 68,510 Payments d t)onomlnatlonal Patrments Mlnlslgrf81 Costs f G￿eral Churth EX[￿56$ Altar &¥penses Junlor Chur 7,891 40.993 1.362 7.891 40.993 1,362 92 14 9,849 41.351 1,807 103 45 14 g Admlnlslralbn Cost lJlilify Cost h 8uSldlng M81ntenance Cost ChBritable Givlngs & Church Acllvifjes Rent in Lieu 2,055 6.480 3,258 2,662 6,460 4.175 2,320 2,594 2,500 1,949 4,311 6,600 917 2,320 211 1,422 961 2,166 2,500 Totsl Payment8 66,647 1,883 2,533 Tl,063 73.165 ExcBg8 of Recèipts over P￿nts. Transfgr beiween fun(Is Fixed Asset Purchase - BIF from previous year Prior Year Adjuslmènl Transfer to Pr(perty Account Nel Tr8nsfer from Property Account ,375 -219 3,319 497 219 4,553 .2,624 -2,468 10,943 5.334 1.000 579 6N98 -3,319 4,319 618 2,500 -1,853 618 Totsl Funds CIF 1,358 579 307 2,244 6098 CHRISTCHURCH ABBEYDALE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES D?E.24 23 Bank Curront NL¢ouTht 6,498 COIF Deposlt A¢count As al Jan 2024 23A22 Interest dudng the yegr 1,200 Deposlts during the year Wlthdrawals during the yegr A8 at Doc 2024 24,622 COIF Proporty Account As at Jan 2024 22.074 IntgTesI during the year 1.107 Rent in Ueu Dewsll Depostls dudng the 3.319 Wlthdrawa18 durfng the year 618 As al Doc 2024 28,382 DESIGNATED W40 RESTRICTED FUNDS 1gtJan 2024 RKolpts Pay7nonts Tr4nrfer Transferto 31 DBB 2W Propèrty Acc Communicyn Fund 5711 DAskJnAtad Db$kJnalgd 5,202 5,202 57g b Wlndows 1,883 1.883 -3.319 -3.319 579 579 ¢ Charftsbla Donation8 d DonatK)ns Churth Acliviles l LltlJ8 An98ls R8slrkt8d 1,309 Restricted 727 Re81ricted Ra8tricted -1,471 -851 162 124 -67 33 67 485 585 33 -211 274 307 219 (al SpocJal fund to allow the ministèr flexibility in suprorbng rels&f in need ¢as8S Out lo hlm. Ibl Money donated ond ralsed through 8cfjvlttos towards repladng vAndows and doors. Icl The Ghurch actlvilles rolslng money for sp8cMc charllles. Idl Monies collected as ￿sti7¢t9d donallons lo charilles and other bcn FuThJ 35,605 35.605 e6 5,322 36,023 5,322 5,328 40,993 41,351 f G•n•rAI Chijrth Ewr4n*ps Muslc Copyrfght & Gen Exp. FknwBIS Catering &T @ 3 1,155 52 155 1J62 1,155 52 1SS 1.362 1,501 1.807 A(Iministrolion Co$1 St8tlon6ry & Post C8rd Ma¢hin8 Photocopier Wob & Accounts 70 21 1373 485 1949 28 2062 665 2655 35 2062 565 2062 h Bulldlng Malnlengnco Rgpair8 & Ml¢ In8uran¢6 Cl&anlng 2,575 618 917 3.492 618 65 4.175 5.846 606 148 600 3,258 917 CHRISTCHURCH ABBEYDALE YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER 2024 DECLARATIONS I conlrm that I have pmpared ac(x)unls from the records of the Church And that they Indude dl nd8 U￿10r th& control of the Chuich Coun¢ll Slgnaturg ol Trgasuror sdLknI- Name: SusanHill FMAAT Pr88entaUoh to the Church M•gtlny for approlval. I conlm that the Accounts havo baan pratsn1￿ to the Churth MedrrfJ on WednBsday30th ￿1 2025 aF￿ wer8 8pprovgJ. Slgnaturn ofthe Chalr of thB m¢gtlng.................. Nam• otth9 Chalr of thg m￿tIng. RovPotsrClarkson Dato: ... ## **Independent Examiner's report on the unaudited accounts to the trustees of Christchurch, Abbeydale** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out on pages 6 to 9. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** of the Act and 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 E** ## **statement** 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 Act; or 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 - 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. Mary Adlard The Pippins Gambles Lane Woodmancote Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 9PU 20 July 2025 10