**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 297569**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND**
**UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **FOR**
## **THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
Marsh Solutions Limited 82 Berechurch Hall Road Colchester Essex CO2 8RF
**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2025**
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|**Report of the Trustees**|1 to 9|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**|10|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|11|
|**Balance Sheet**|12|
|**Cash Flow Statement**|13|
|**Notes to the Cash Flow Statement**|14|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|15 to 27|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|28 to 29|
**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to 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).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
Thurrock Christian Fellowship is a Christian Church that meets for:
- The worship of God
- The instruction and edification of Christians
- The care and Christian instruction of young people and children
- The evangelism of non-Christians
- The relief of poverty and sickness
- The advancement of the Christian faith generally in the UK and abroad
Over the year the Trust had involved itself in the following projects and activities in the pursuance of these main aims and objectives for the public benefit.
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objects and in planning future activities and setting policy for the year.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Charitable activities**
## **Thurrock Christian Fellowship** ( **TCF) - A Christian Church**
TCF is a vibrant, growing, local church in the borough of Thurrock, South Essex. We believe that God has called TCF to help transform Thurrock, Essex and, ultimately the wider UK, with the message and person of Jesus Christ. Our aim is to serve God in creating a growing community of people who know and love Jesus Christ and whose lives encourage others to experience His message of hope and salvation.
## We are particularly passionate about:
- Worshipping God, seeking Him, and expecting to experience his profound presence as we do so;
- Encouraging the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit to be utilised by every believer as we gather together;
- Expecting to see the Lord working through our day-to-day lives in a supernatural way as we pray, listen expectantly to his voice, and ask him to bless and to heal other people;
- The Bible: therefore we read it, meditate on it, preach it, teach it and put it into practice in our lives;
- The Gospel: the message of hope and salvation for the whole world and the main instrument to enlarge the Kingdom of God;
- Care for those suffering physically, materially, mentally and spiritually;
- Generosity in attitude and in financial giving to the work of God;
- Sound doctrine: we embrace the Evangelical Alliance's statement of faith;
- The Christian community in all its aspects. We work with, and learn from, other churches and other Christians. We view the global church as the Bride of Christ, the Body of Christ and the Family of God.
- Leadership is 'Team', rather than one person being in overall charge. We listen to the Holy Spirit and lead the church jointly; we exercise our authority gently and take our responsibilities seriously.
Our own Community Groups meet throughout the week at various locations across Thurrock and they are at the core of our life in TCF. Community Groups provide a place of belonging within the wider vision and help to anchor a sense of identity and purpose as well as encouraging accountability and service. It is here, that we also encourage our vision for mission starting in our everyday lives and reaching out through activities such as local forums, camping holidays, street evangelism or supporting Christian projects in the Balkans.
Once a month we suspend Community Group meetings and gather together for a 'Seeking God' meeting, where we worship, listen to the Holy Spirit speaking to us and pray about key issues relating to the church.
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **TCF Ministry Staff**
Thurrock Christian Fellowship had a team of four leaders: John Freeman, Glenda Freeman, Gillian Cranefield and Andy Acreman. Glenda Freeman chose to retire from church leadership w.e.f. 31st December 2024. We are very grateful for all that Glenda has done over the years in serving the Body of Christ through her leadership, and we thank God for her. The leaders take the main responsibility for directing and leading the church and meet formally at least once a month, sometimes with others. TCF has good relationships with other churches both locally in East Thurrock and also further afield, and the input from their leaders and other key people has proved invaluable over the past year.
The TCF Administration consists of John Freeman and two other part-time staff. Between them they are employed to provide administrative support to the whole of the TCF Church as well as to several main ministries including the Treasure Children Forever Preschool, Thurrock Foodbank (run in conjunction with The Trussell Trust), the Spacious Place Café, and the East Thurrock Debt Centre (run in conjunction with Christians Against Poverty).
## **TCF Mission Budget**
The Mission Budget is set at 10% of TCF's income for the previous year. We have supported the following:
**Kosova** - Our ministry in Kosova is focused into supporting Victory Church in the town of Gjakova, their leaders (Faton & Kajmelina Berisha) and the ministries they are involved in.
**Albania** - Here we support church leaders and missionary worker under the direction of Tomor & Miranda Ajeti from the Victory Church in Tirana.
**School of Ministries** - an international Christian organisation that trains church leaders across the world.
**Love Essex** - and evangelistic outreach by the combined churches of Essex
**A Church Community Café in Hertfordshire** - help with the start-up costs
## **TCF Compassion Fund**
In addition to the Mission Fund, we also set aside 3.3% of TCF's income for the previous year to donate directly to those members of the Thurrock public in critical financial need. For example, we would assist a CAP client with no gas or electric credit on their meter in the middle of winter. The CAP Debt Centre Manager and one or two other trusted TCF members have authorisation to allocate such monies.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Our Spacious Place Vision**
The Spacious Place is an inclusive multi-functional support and outreach 'hub', for the benefit of all the residents of Thurrock, regardless of their ethic or culture background, gender, sexual orientation, special educational needs, disabilities or religion. For us it is based upon the goodness of heaven coming to earth, and specifically to this part of Thurrock. Our principal resources for this vision rest upon God and people, but there will continue to be a significant need for buildings and financial resources to make this vision possible.
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Treasure Children Forever Pre School - Corringham**
Our Preschool caters for children aged 2 years to 5 years. It presently employs 23 regular staff, with 7 staff members providing cover for one-to-one support for 8 children with additional needs. The Preschool has grown in reputation for working with children with Special Education needs and is now working with children that have moderate to severe education and health needs. The Preschool continues to be fully subscribed. It has a very good reputation in the area with many recommendations from parents to family and friends.
The Preschool was last inspected by Ofsted on 12th May 2022 and received an overall 'Outstanding' for the third successive time. Below is a quoted from this latest inspection report.
## **"What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?**
The inspirational provider and dedicated staff team have a clear vision for what they want children to achieve. The extensive range of activities they provide is carefully tailored to children's precise needs, interests and what they need to learn next. The curriculum is ambitious and consistently embedded across the pre-school. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make very rapid progress. Staff place the utmost priority on developing children's communication and language skills. Young children take great pleasure from sharing stories with staff. They answer skilfully crafted questions very well, gaining information from carefully studying pictures. Pre-school children have many opportunities to speak in group situations, which they do with high levels of confidence. They are learning how to debate and come to a group decision, which supports their understanding of democracy.
Children with SEND are superbly supported to learn and develop. The special educational needs coordinator, parents and children's key person work in true partnership. They think carefully about how they can precisely meet each child's needs, both in the pre-school and at home. Children's individual education plans are expertly implemented into daily practice. Every small achievement children make is praised, shared and celebrated by all.
Partnerships with parents are exceptionally strong. Parents have the utmost praise for the pre-school and staff. They state they are very well informed about their children's progress and next steps in learning. Staff listen to parents, value their input and see them as partners. Many parents report how the provider and staff have worked with them to get the best possible support for children from external professionals. Parents say their children are exceptionally well prepared for moving on to school.
Children have many opportunities to learn how to develop healthy lifestyles. They carefully follow instructions on a displayed chart as they wash their hands. Children are meticulous with every step and talk about getting rid of germs. A local dentist visiting the pre-school is met by eager, excited children. They learn first hand why they need to eat healthily and clean their teeth regularly. Children enjoy dressing up in personal protective equipment. Staff talk about how visits, such as this, break down barriers for children, as they have more understanding of what to expect when they visit the dentist.
Staff turnover is incredibly low. Despite this, the provider has robust recruitment and selection procedures in place. She identifies staff who are suitable and share her vision for high-quality care and education. Staff benefit from regular, constructive feedback about their practice and receive encouragement and coaching that further inspires them. Staff say that they feel highly valued and supported in their role by the provider and other colleagues."
The Preschool continues to remain in a healthy financial position and has a secure future. Although 2024/25 has seen an increase in numbers. This created a more stable financial balance for the year ending.
Staff training continues. In July 2022 the whole staff team undertook Paediatric first aid. This will be repeated in 2025. Training continues throughout the year. To include various courses, such as safeguarding and food hygiene, thereby ensuring we stay compliant with Ofsted requirements. This has been a mixture of online supplied by Noodle now and face to face training.
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **East Thurrock CAP Centre**
Christians Against Poverty ('CAP') is a national debt counselling charity working through a network of centres based in local churches across the UK. CAP offers expert financial advice and a route out of debt, in addition to its message of Christian hope through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Its services are free and are open to clients of all faiths or none.
## Developments in 2024/25
The Debt Centre was originally founded in 2015 and operated through to 2022 when it closed due to the original Debt Centre Manager stepping down and moving on. It re-opened again in September 2024 covering only the East of Thurrock and works in partnership with Christians Against Poverty. The centre is based at Thurrock Christian Fellowship in Corringham and covers East Thurrock postcodes that include parts of SS17, RM14 & RM16.
We have filled the post of Debt Centre Manager ('DCM') and the new appointee has undergone full CAP training (commencing June 2024). Funding is regularly being sought to cover the costs of employing the DCM, his expenses, and the monthly payments to CAP Head Office for their debt administration and advice to each client. Other volunteer befrienders and visit supporters have been recruited to accompany the DCM on all home visits to CAP clients.
## Centre Stats - 2024-25
|||||Booking to||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||EFF* Received|Budget Visit||Booking to|
|**Select Centre**|Bookings|||EFF* received||
|||into CAP|(Advice given)||Advice given %|
|||||%||
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|East Thurrock|4|2|2|50%|50%|
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It can be seen that we are in the very early days of the re-opened Debt Centre, and the number of clients is surprisingly low. Clients must self-refer to CAP Head Office in order to register officially and to be allocated to the relevant Debt Centre for their home postcode. Approximately £13,000 of debt has been written off from the clients we have serviced so far. The Debt Centre also has a partnership with Thurrock FoodBank (Trussell Trust) which provides a channel for those FoodBank clients who are also in serious debt to be referred directly to the Debt Centre. Many such clients do not ultimately self-refer to CAP but do receive informal advice and guidance from both FoodBank and Debt Centre staff, which is often of great value to them.
We are reviewing those postcode areas that the Debt Centre offers to service, with a view to expanding the zone to include additional areas in the centre of Thurrock, particularly those which are more socially deprived.
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Thurrock FoodBank**
## Overview:
As we start a new year we can reflect on the past few months and what has been achieved. Between September and December is particularly busy time from Harvest through to Christmas. We saw an increase in donations and, whilst this is good, it also puts extra demand on our teams. We were able to bless twenty-four families with a Christmas hamper this year. We worked with Thurrock's Learning Area Co-ordinators ('LACs') to identify some specific families that were going to need help celebrating Christmas and gave them hampers and small gifts.
## Distribution Centres:
The ten distribution centres continue to work well supporting people that use our Foodbank; as might be appreciated, there is a huge demand on our services. There is an update regarding an Aveley distribution Centre, resulting from a request by some local counsellors who requested additional support for the residents of Aveley. Consequently, a Thurrock Foodbank Distribution Centre opened at St Micheal's Aveley at the end of January, with a team in place to run the centre. We will also have some 'Grab' Boxes (no voucher required) located at the Aveley Family Hub which will further support the community of Aveley.
## Business Relationships:
Once again, we continue to maintain good support from local businesses, both financially and through food donations. We continue to get physical support from Thames Crossing, Balfour Beatty, DP World, Murphy's, and some local schools, who also have helped us at our store collections. We have also been receiving donations from the Thurrock Mayor as part of her charity of the year.
## Staffing:
The ongoing commitment and dedication of our volunteers still is incredible. We are blessed to have full rotas and volunteer retention continues to be high. Added to this we do have a waiting list of people wanting to offer their services. This has enabled us to enhance our offerings ensuring that everyone that comes to Thurrock Foodbank is received with dignity, respect and are offered a more pastoral experience.
Our Warehouse Manager continues to oversee and organise the warehouse and continues doing a wonderful job managing the donations, stock and facilitating the food parcel deliveries to our centres.
The Referral Officer continues to follow up on the referrals and working with the agencies to ensure people are getting the help they need. She also oversees all the referrals and consults with numerous agencies ensuring that those that use the foodbank get the support that they need and that the agencies are providing the support they have agreed to offer.
The Befriender Scheme is continuing to work well, and we are certainly seeing the benefits of having a salaried befriender being available at our centres following up and building rapport with those that use the foodbank and hearing stories of success.
Administrative staff continue to oversee our administration keeping our Data system up to date and monitoring the voucher usage and highlight any suspicious activities.
At the end of December, our team were certainly physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted. We have taken note and as a result, we have made some changes to our communication channels, which will streamline the communications, eliminate unnecessary communications and avoid confusion across the team. We have implemented a revised process to ensure we have sufficient staff cover for holidays and sickness.
## Statistics:
Since 1st April 2024, we have provided 6,454 food parcels, 2,870 of which included children. Demand is still approximately 5% above the same period last year. This is still the opposite of the nation trend where there is a slight decline. We believe that this is due to the increase in our local liaisons with referral agencies.
We have worked with agencies to ensure that those clients that need longer-term help are dealt with by just one agency, rather than go from one agency to another to get a foodbank voucher. This has helped streamline the process enabled us to be more consistent in our approach and ensures that people get the complementary support for their specific situation. There are many examples of where this has been successful.
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## The Future:
Trussell have allocated funding for a fundraiser. The draft job description has been reviewed and approved, and it is hoped that we can start advertising in the coming weeks. We do however need some clarity and guidance on fundraising objectives, and confirmation on how the fundraiser will be utilised, prior to advertising the position.
We have also been approached by a local church in Grays who want to set up a Distribution Centre. We are continuing our discussions and exploring how we can collaborate to provide an appropriate service.
One area that we have been asked to explore is provision of a Distribution Centre in Corringham at the Thurrock Christian Fellowship building. The proposal is opening a centre on a Monday out of the foyer of Spacious Place Cafe. The Centre would be run by a team of volunteers, who would take food parcels out of the warehouse when required. The proposal is to open either mornings 9:00 until 11:00 or 1:30 until 3:30.
Following the end of the Foodbank Pathfinder Scheme, it is important that we focus on what we do best and do not overcomplicate things. Our future strategy is to continue very much what we have implemented and enhance it further where we can. We have seen some great progress in our priority areas.
## **Spacious Place Community Engagement Cafe**
We continue to seek to be a welcoming and warm place for customers, where everyone is treated in a first-class manner, especially when they feel 'second class'.
We pleased that over the year (1st April'24-31st March '25) we have supplied 12,547 drinks to customers of all ages. This is encouraging because it compares with only 7902 last year. We are also pleased to note that the number of customers has increased by over fifty percent compared with 2023-24.
Here are a couple of real-life case studies that illustrate the work that we do. All names have been changed for the purposes of confidentiality…
## Case Study #1
Three Customers come in each week and order lunch. Two have special needs and the third their elderly aunt/carer. Initially they too anxious and uncomfortable to come fully in but sat "outside" the café in the lobby area. The aunt struggling up on her stick to the counter to order. Praise the Lord they now have more confidence and come into the main café area. It is so good to see how over the weeks they have blossomed, and we easily get eye contact now and most recently the gentleman with special needs has started to order for himself, his companion and his aunt/carer. It is lovely to see how he has grown in confidence.
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## Case Study #2
Denver is a person with special educational needs and his tutors regularly get takeaways for him from the Spacious Place café. Initially he would only have one type of takeaway but with encouragement he has now tried other fillings in his panini and even tried a latte. Denver does not get out of the car because of his anxieties, he does not go into uncontrolled spaces in general, in case he sees a stranger, a child makes a noise, or a dog barks. After a while of just the carer or tutor coming into order and collect the food, we started to take it out to them in the car. Later we then put their names on the boxes so that we recognised the presence of Denver. Recently there has been a breakthrough which has encouraged us. Denver has entered building to use the toilet and when quiet he has even the Spacious Place Café to pick up his food and we were able to exchange a short greeting with him.
## Staffing
Our first apprentice successfully passed her apprenticeship and was offered a full-time job in the Café. She continues to work here and is gradually assuming greater responsibility as time goes on.
We have appointed a new apprentice who continues to study for a level 3 Customer Service qualification. He is progressing well; he is on target for finishing his Apprenticeship late this summer.
We continue to require more volunteers, particularly if we were to develop a Bereavement Group and/or Dementia Café of our own.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Financial position**
The Trustees, Advisors and Administrators have worked hard over this year in all areas of financial accounting and controls to ensure that the finances of TCF are used effectively in our ministry. The members of TCF have continued to give generously and, as always, God has been gracious to us all. In addition to the church's income from tithes, offerings and hall rental, fundraising is received through offerings, including a monthly 'Special Offering', which is an opportunity for members to contribute directly to a Foodbank collection, as well as the Thurrock CAP Debt Centre, the Café, and the Compassion Fund. In this context, including Preschool fees, we are thankful for total 'Incoming Resources' of £779,382 Against this our total 'Outgoing Resources' amounted to £733,051, leaving us at a surplus over the year of £46,331.
At the end of the year, there was a total of £590,142 in the TCF bank accounts.
## **Reserves policy**
The Trustees have reviewed the Reserves Policy and consider it prudent to keep sufficient reserves to cover any unforeseen circumstances such as redundancy etc. These reserves are not invested in tangible assets but are held in a Designated cash fund referred to as the 'Business Reserve', in line with the TCF Business Policy. The ongoing aim is to have sufficient funds to cover the total staff wages for a period of 3 months, and we are working towards this target incrementally. Currently, there is a sum of £62,600 that has been set aside.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity. Having taken professional advice over the past two years, we have created a corporate trustee (company) 'Thurrock Christian Fellowship (Trustee) Limited' - a private company #15360640, limited by guarantee. We have established our existing TCF Trustees as 'members' and 'directors' of that company. We have also submitted to the Charity Commission a new Governing Document to replace the old Trust Deed of this charity, TCF Trust, and renamed it to become 'Thurrock Christian Fellowship' - but it will remain a standard charitable trust. One of the changes in the new Governing Document is to allow for a corporate trustee. We currently await approval for these two changes by the Charity Commission.
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
One of the changes in this new Governing Document now allows for a corporate trustee. We have transferred the trusteeship to the corporate trustee, as of 27[th] October 2025, and for Charity's land and properties have also been transferred into the name of that sole corporate trustee. Of course, we will still control the charitable trust as directors of its corporate trustee. When referencing trustees within the financial statements we refer to the board of directors of the corporate trustee.
At 31st March 2025, the Board is a team of six people; this includes Trustees, any appointed Advisors and Executives, and other board members representing the Church Leadership Team. The board meets a minimum four times per annum.
Trustees Andrew Acreman - Chairman Ricky Cranefield - Secretary Steve Chapman - Treasurer Executives John Freeman - Administrative Manager & Leadership Team Member Rachel Hicks - Senior Administrative Team Member Alison Jones - Preschool Manager & Safeguarding Officer
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The new Governing Document provides more guidance and regulation on the appointment and retention of Trustees and Directors. They are recruited from within the church membership. They are active, reliable members, of reasonably long standing within TCF. They are people who clearly demonstrate their understanding and commitment to the vision and values of the church, are deemed to be of good Christian character, and give financially to the work of God in accordance with Biblical beliefs. Furthermore, they are people who demonstrate a competence commensurate with the fulfilment of the responsibilities of Trustees.
New Trustees are proposed by existing Trustees, in consultation with the Church Leadership, which has a veto over the appointment of any Trustee. New Trustees are usually invited to attend regular Trustees' meetings for an initial minimum period of 6 months, functioning in a probationary capacity, but with full decision-making power. After this probationary period, if approved by the existing Trustees and Church Leadership, they would normally be invited by the existing Trustees to take up the permanent role of a Trustee, with written confirmation of each appointment from the Chairman. After this, there would normally follow a discussion of the specific roles and functions of each new Trustee within the Board.
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
The formal invitation to become a Trustee 'on probation' would include a copy of the Charity Commissions publication outlining "Responsibilities of Charity Trustees", the latest of which is "The Essential Trustee: What you need to know" (July 2015). Each invitee is invited to spend a day in the Church Office, speaking to our administrative staff and reviewing past minutes and financial documents. Also, these invitees will both observe, and participate in, a number of Trustees' meetings before being formally invited to become a permanent Trustee, usually over a 6-month period. In addition, there is the opportunity for informal mentoring by an existing Trustee and an encouragement to attend external training or conference meetings as required by the Trust.
## **Risk management**
The Trustees are constantly reviewing the major risks to which the Charity is exposed with a view to updating the systems already in place to mitigate these risks wherever possible. Regular reviews are placed on each Trustee agenda and undertaken in relation to 'Health & Safety', 'Financial Controls & Management', 'Human Resources', 'Insurance', 'Safeguarding Policy', 'Compliance' and 'Changes in Legislation / External Factors'. Additional statutory milestones will be added to this as required by Companies House in respect of the Sole Corporate Trustee.
## **TCF Safeguarding Policy**
We adhere strictly to our 'Child Protection Policy', recently revised, which has been updated to adhere to the changes within legislation. All new children- and youth- workers will continue to be DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked. Regular training event takes place, which are both a refresher for existing youth- and children- workers, and an introduction to safeguarding for new workers. The training incorporates safeguarding vulnerable adults, particularly in relation to the work of CAP (Thurrock) and the Thurrock Foodbank and also provides the opportunity to highlight to all volunteers any amendments or additions to the policy and remind them of best practice.
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 297569
## **Principal address**
2-4 Chase Road Corringham Essex SS17 7QH
## **Trustees**
Thurrock Christian Fellowship (Trustee) Limited – appointed 27.10.25 Andrew Acreman – Chairman – resigned 27.10.25
Ricky Cranefield - Secretary– resigned 27.10.25 Steve Chapman - Treasurer– resigned 27.10.25
## **Independent Examiner**
Christopher Marsh FMAAT Marsh Solutions Limited 82 Berechurch Hall Road Colchester Essex CO2 8RF
## **Solicitors**
Margaret Reynolds 24 London Road Grays Essex RM17 5XY
## **Administrative Information**
The TCF administrative offices are based at the principal address above.
Telephone 01375 641867 Email tcfadmin@thurrockcf.org.uk Website www.thurrockcf.org.uk
There are a team of administrators serving the work and ministry of TCF. These people are;
Mr John Freeman - Administrative Manager
- with particular responsibility for the management of the Administration Team.
Mrs Rachel Hicks - Senior Administrative Team Member
- with particular responsibility for all areas of finance, payroll & Trustee support
Mrs Ceri Norton - Administrative Team Member
- with responsibility for Pre School administration, finances and invoicing, and hall hiring
11/11/2025
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
## A Acreman
A Acreman (Nov 11, 2025 14:33:49 GMT) ........................................................................
A Acreman – On behalf of Thurrock Christian Fellowship (Trustee) Limited
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Thurrock Christian Fellowship**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Thurrock Christian Fellowship (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, 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 Trust 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 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.
Christopher Marsh FMAAT The Association of Accounting Technicians
Marsh Solutions Limited 82 Berechurch Hall Road Colchester Essex CO2 8RF 13/11/2025 Date: .............................................
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|Notes
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
**Charitable activities**
5
Foodbank
Spacious Places
Preschool
Other trading activities
3
Investment income
4
Other income
**Total**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
6
Church operations
Foodbank
Spacious Places
Preschool
**Total**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**Transfers between funds**
15
**Net movement in funds**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|Unrestricted
funds
£
30,741
-
57,661
396,997
18,745
1,170
-
505,314
92,102
-
69,417
362,769
524,288
(18,974)
(657)
(19,631)
1,102,980
1,083,349|Restricted
funds
£
146,632
108,036
19,400
-
-
-
-
274,068
9,905
173,289
23,859
1,710
208,763
65,305
657
65,962
307,192
373,154|31.3.25
Total
funds
£
177,373
108,036
77,061
396,997
18,745
1,170
-
779,382
102,007
173,289
93,276
364,479
733,051
46,331
-
46,331
1,410,172
1,456,503|31.3.24
Total
funds
as restated
£
151,137
100,889
78,527
362,809
19,335
1,559
239
714,495
110,219
128,132
58,053
327,089
623,493
91,002
-
91,002
1,319,170
1,410,172|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **CONTINUING OPERATIONS**
All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **31 March 2025**
|Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
12
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
13
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
14
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
15
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Unrestricted
funds
£
875,000
1,809
216,988
218,797
(10,448)
208,349
1,083,349
1,083,349|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
373,154
373,154
-
373,154
373,154
373,154|31.3.25
Total
funds
£
875,000
1,809
590,142
591,951
(10,448)
581,503
1,456,503
1,456,503
1,083,349
373,154
1,456,503|31.3.24
Total
funds
as restated
£
880,942
1,414
537,551
538,965
(9,735)
529,230
1,410,172
1,410,172
1,102,980
307,192
1,410,172|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by: 11/11/2025
## A Acreman
A Acreman (Nov 11, 2025 14:33:49 GMT)
.............................................
A Acreman - On behalf of Thurrock Christian Fellowship (Trustee) Limited
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|Notes
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash provided by operating activities
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Interest received
Net cash provided by investing activities
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in**
**the reporting period**
**Cash and cash equivalents at the**
**beginning of the reporting period**
**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of**
**the reporting period**|31.3.25
a
£
51,421
51,421
1,170
1,170
52,591
537,551
590,142|31.3.24
s restated
£
97,374
97,374
1,559
1,559
98,933
438,618
537,551|
|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**
|**Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial**
**Activities)**
**Adjustments for:**
Depreciation charges
Interest received
Increase in debtors
Increase in creditors
**Net cash provided by operations**|31.3.25
a
£
46,331
5,942
(1,170)
(395)
713
51,421|31.3.24
s restated
£
91,002
5,822
(1,559)
(775)
2,884
97,374|
|---|---|---|
## **2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS**
||At 1.4.24|Cash flow|At 31.3.25|
|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|
|**Net cash**||||
|Cash at bank and in hand|537,551|52,591|590,142|
||537,551|52,591|590,142|
|**Total**|537,551|52,591|590,142|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements and assessment of going concern**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to 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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
The financial statements are presented in sterling (£).
## **Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
In preparing financial statements it is necessary to make certain judgements, estimated and assumptions that affect the amounts recognised in the financial statements. The following judgements and estimates are considered by the trustees to have most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
## Useful economic life of tangible fixed assets:
The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are reassessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
|Improvements to property|- 10% on cost|
|---|---|
|Fixtures and fittings|- 20% on cost|
|Motor vehicles|- 20% on cost|
|Computer equipment|- 33% on cost|
No depreciation is charged in respect of freehold land and buildings as the residual value of the property after its estimated useful life is anticipated to be at least the carrying value of the property show in the financial statements.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.
## **Cash at bank and in hand**
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued**
## **Taxation**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash, current bank accounts and deposit bank accounts with no withdrawal limitations.
## **Creditors**
Creditors are recognised where then charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are recognised at their settlement amount.
## **Financial instruments**
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially settled at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
## **Donated goods**
The charity recognises donated goods at the lower of the cost of replacement or the income generated from the sale or disposal of the good.
Donated services are recognised at the market value. If a service is donated that falls outside of the charitable activities the charity would not have paid for the service so does not recognise such costs.
## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
During the year the Foodbank received food donations weighing 104,186Kg. As this food has £nil value to the charity, as it is distributed free of charge, it is not recognised as income nor expenditure in the accounts. Had a value been applied to the food donations they would have totalled. £288,596 (2024: £232,224).
This figure was calculated using the Trussell Trust suggested valuation of £2.77p/Kg of donated food (2024: £2.37p/Kg).
## **3. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
||31.3.25|31.3.24|
|---|---|---|
|||as restated|
||£|£|
|Hire of hall|18,745|19,335|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|**4.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Deposit account interest
**5.**
**INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Activity
Grants
Foodbank
Income from Spacious Places Spacious Places
Grants
Spacious Places
Income from Pre School
Preschool
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
DP World
Essex Community Foundation
Fowler Smith & Jones Trust
Lottery Funding
The Co-operative Group
The Neighbourly Foundation - Sainsburys
Thurrock Community and Voluntary Services (CVS)
Trussell Trust - Foodbank
**6.**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation
Independent examiners fee|31.3.25
a
£
1,170
31.3.25
a
£
108,036
57,661
19,400
396,997
582,094
31.3.25
a
£
10,000
6,000
3,000
14,468
-
1,500
400
92,068
127,436
31.3.25
£
5,942
2,950|31.3.24
s restated
£
1,559
31.3.24
s restated
£
100,889
34,224
44,303
362,809
542,225
31.3.24
s restated
£
-
-
-
36,398
1,464
-
6,441
100,889
145,192
31.3.24
£
5,822
2,950|
|---|---|---|
||||
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **7. SUPPORT COSTS**
|**SUPPORT COSTS**||
|---|---|
||Governance|
||costs|
||£|
|Church operations|6,826|
|Foodbank|983|
|Preschool|983|
||8,792|
## **8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## **9. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
All staff|31.3.25
a
£
546,934
31,107
9,814
587,855
31.3.25
a
22|31.3.24
s restated
£
451,078
23,008
8,054
482,140
31.3.24
s restated
21|
|---|---|---|
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
## **Key management remuneration**
The trustees consider the Key Management of the Charity to be that of the Core Leadership Team.
During the year gross salary of £29,941 (2024: £27,194) was made to the key management as well as Employer's NI of £2,876 (2024: £2,498) and Employer's Pension Contributions of £711 (2024: £628).
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|**10.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
funds
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
34,365
**Charitable activities**
Foodbank
-
Spacious Places
34,224
Preschool
362,809
Other trading activities
19,335
Investment income
1,559
Other income
239
**Total**
452,531
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Church operations
98,454
Foodbank
886
Spacious Places
7,094
Preschool
327,089
**Total**
433,523
**NET INCOME**
19,008
**Transfers between funds**
(1,322)
**Net movement in funds**
17,686
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
1,085,294
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
1,102,980|
Restricted
funds
£
116,772
100,889
44,303
-
-
-
-
261,964
11,765
127,246
50,959
-
189,970
71,994
1,322
73,316
233,876
307,192|Total
funds
as restated
£
151,137
100,889
78,527
362,809
19,335
1,559
239
714,495
110,219
128,132
58,053
327,089
623,493
91,002
-
91,002
1,319,170
1,410,172|
|---|---|---|
## **11. PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT**
During the year the Directors of the Corporate Trustee decided to reanalyse the activities on the SOFA to better reflect the income and expenditure by each activity stream. This has led to a net change of £nil to the total income, expenditure, assets and liabilities.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**12.**|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Improvements|Fixtures|
|||Freehold|
to|and|
|||property|
property|fittings|
|||£|£|£|
||**COST**||||
||At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025|875,000|313,155|67,755|
||**DEPRECIATION**||||
||At 1 April 2024|-|313,155|67,755|
||Charge for year|-|-|-|
||At 31 March 2025|-|313,155|67,755|
||**NET BOOK VALUE**||||
||At 31 March 2025|875,000|-|-|
||At 31 March 2024|875,000|-|-|
|||Motor|Computer||
|||vehicles|equipment|Totals|
|||£|£|£|
||**COST**||||
||At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025|29,410|24,095|1,309,415|
||**DEPRECIATION**||||
||At 1 April 2024|23,468|24,095|428,473|
||Charge for year|5,942|-|5,942|
||At 31 March 2025|29,410|24,095|434,415|
||**NET BOOK VALUE**||||
||At 31 March 2025|-|-|875,000|
||At 31 March 2024|5,942|-|880,942|
||Freehold Property is shown at fair value.||||
|**13.**|**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||||
||||31.3.25|31.3.24|
|||||as restated|
||||£|£|
||Tax recoverable||752|606|
||Other debtors||1,057|808|
||||1,809|1,414|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
||31.3.25|31.3.24|
|---|---|---|
|||as restated|
||£|£|
|Taxation and social security|6,793|6,585|
|Other creditors|3,655|3,150|
||10,448|9,735|
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Designated Building fund
Hall Hire
Compassion Fund
Business Reserve
Mission
Community Space
Spacious Place Cafe
**Restricted funds**
Foodbank
CAP
Compassion Fund
Foodbank - Food
Preschool - New Entrance
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.24
£
92,118
875,000
1,672
1,187
62,600
5,612
357
64,434
1,102,980
253,121
810
5
28,819
24,437
307,192
1,410,172|Net
movement
in funds
£
(7,849)
-
8,382
10
-
(8,530)
-
(10,987)
(18,974)
58,022
5,894
(662)
2,981
(930)
65,305
46,331|Transfers
between
funds
£
(1,174)
-
(9,000)
1,090
-
8,784
(357)
-
(657)
-
-
657
-
-
657
-|At
31.3.25
£
83,095
875,000
1,054
2,287
62,600
5,866
-
53,447|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,083,349
311,143
6,704
-
31,800
23,507|
|||||373,154|
|||||1,456,503|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Hall Hire
Compassion Fund
Mission
Spacious Place Cafe
**Restricted funds**
Foodbank
CAP
Compassion Fund
Foodbank - Food
Preschool - New Entrance
Spacious Places Cafe
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
428,909
18,745
-
-
57,660
505,314
221,895
14,681
466
12,397
-
24,629
274,068
779,382|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(436,758)
(7,849)
(10,363)
8,382
10
10
(8,530)
(8,530)
(68,647)
(10,987)
(524,288)
(18,974)
(163,873)
58,022
(8,787)
5,894
(1,128)
(662)
(9,416)
2,981
(930)
(930)
(24,629)
-
(208,763)
65,305
(733,051)
46,331|
|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Designated Building fund
Hall Hire
Compassion Fund
Business Reserve
Mission
Preschool Garden
Community Space
Foodbank - Future Development Fund
Spacious Place Cafe
**Restricted funds**
Foodbank
CAP
Compassion Fund
Foodbank - Food
Preschool - New Entrance
Other one off restrictions
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.23
£
94,991
875,000
4,750
1,269
62,600
9,276
305
66
1,957
35,080
1,085,294
186,407
4,904
-
17,972
24,437
156
233,876
1,319,170|Net
movement
in funds
£
2,269
-
5,817
19
-
(15,040)
(307)
(2,219)
(885)
29,354
19,008
66,714
(4,094)
(1,317)
10,847
-
(156)
71,994
91,002|Transfers
between
funds
£
(5,142)
-
(8,895)
(101)
-
11,376
2
2,510
(1,072)
-
(1,322)
-
-
1,322
-
-
-
1,322
-|At
31.3.24
£
92,118
875,000
1,672
1,187
62,600
5,612
-
357
-
64,434
1,102,980
253,121
810
5
28,819
24,437
-
307,192
1,410,172|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Hall Hire
Compassion Fund
Mission
Preschool Garden
Community Space
Foodbank - Future Development Fund
Spacious Place Cafe
**Restricted funds**
Foodbank
CAP
Compassion Fund
Foodbank - Food
Other one off restrictions
Spacious Places Cafe
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
399,056
19,231
19
-
-
-
-
34,225
452,531
197,076
121
255
13,553
-
50,959
261,964
714,495|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(396,787)
2,269
(13,414)
5,817
-
19
(15,040)
(15,040)
(307)
(307)
(2,219)
(2,219)
(885)
(885)
(4,871)
29,354
(433,523)
19,008
(130,362)
66,714
(4,215)
(4,094)
(1,572)
(1,317)
(2,706)
10,847
(156)
(156)
(50,959)
-
(189,970)
71,994
(623,493)
91,002|
|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Designated Building fund
Hall Hire
Compassion Fund
Business Reserve
Mission
Preschool Garden
Community Space
Foodbank - Future Development Fund
Spacious Place Cafe
**Restricted funds**
Foodbank
CAP
Compassion Fund
Foodbank - Food
Preschool - New Entrance
Other one off restrictions
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.23
£
94,991
875,000
4,750
1,269
62,600
9,276
305
66
1,957
35,080
1,085,294
186,407
4,904
-
17,972
24,437
156
233,876
1,319,170|Net
movement
in funds
£
(5,580)
-
14,199
29
-
(23,570)
(307)
(2,219)
(885)
18,367
34
124,736
1,800
(1,979)
13,828
(930)
(156)
137,299
137,333|Transfers
between
funds
£
(6,316)
-
(17,895)
989
-
20,160
2
2,153
(1,072)
-
(1,979)
-
-
1,979
-
-
-
1,979
-|At
31.3.25
£
83,095
875,000
1,054
2,287
62,600
5,866
-
-
-
53,447
1,083,349
311,143
6,704
-
31,800
23,507
-
373,154
1,456,503|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
827,965
Hall Hire
37,976
Compassion Fund
19
Mission
-
Preschool Garden
-
Community Space
-
Foodbank - Future Development Fund
-
Spacious Place Cafe
91,885
957,845
**Restricted funds**
Foodbank
418,971
CAP
14,802
Compassion Fund
721
Foodbank - Food
25,950
Preschool - New Entrance
-
Other one off restrictions
-
Spacious Places Cafe
75,588
536,032
**TOTAL FUNDS**
1,493,877
(|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(833,545)
(5,580)
(23,777)
14,199
10
29
(23,570)
(23,570)
(307)
(307)
(2,219)
(2,219)
(885)
(885)
(73,518)
18,367
(957,811)
34
(294,235)
124,736
(13,002)
1,800
(2,700)
(1,979)
(12,122)
13,828
(930)
(930)
(156)
(156)
(75,588)
-
(398,733)
137,299
1,356,544)
137,333|
|---|---|
## General fund
The general fund is used for the general running of the fellowship
Business Reserve - Designated
This fund represents money set aside for any unforeseen circumstances.
## Building fund - Designated
This is a designated and restricted fund for the building to account for monies that have been given for the purchasing and developing the new building and for monies set aside for that purpose.
## Youth - Designated
This fund represents funds raised/donations received - Christian teaching to young people.
## Hall Hire - Designated
This fund represents money received for hiring out our hall at Giffords Cross.
## Pension Fund - Designated
This is income specifically restricted to be used in the setting up of a Pension scheme.
## Community Space - Designated
This fund represents money raised or donated for the development of the Community Space.
## Foodbank - Future Development Fund - Designated
This fund represents money raised or donated for Foodbank Future Development space.
Compassion Fund - Restricted/Designated
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**THURROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
This represents donations received/funds allocated, to support the poor & needy when needed.
Foodbank - Restricted
This fund represents funds received and specific expenditure related to the operation of the Foodbank.
Youth Funding - Restricted
This fund represents grants received to help any youth causes.
## Albania UCB - Restricted
This fund represents donations received to support the production of UCB Word for today in Albania.
Kosovo Projects - Restricted
This is a fund which represents donations received to support families in Kosovo.
## Albania Sparks Ministry - Restricted
This is a fund which represents funds raised/donations received to help Tomor & Miranda with their work with poor and needy children in Albania.
CAP - Restricted/Designated
This is a fund which represents donations received to help support Christians Against Poverty work.
## CAP - D Acreman - Restricted
This is a fund which represents donations received on behalf of D Acreman for the work he does with CAP.
## Playschool Garden - Restricted
This fund represent money raised or donated for the development of the garden.
## **16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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