CHRIST GOSPEL CHURCH OF BUXTON
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3187 MARCH 2025
Christ Gospel Church of Buxton is constituted by a Deed of Trust and is a registered charity, No. 502627. Its address is 111 Stonesby Avenue, Leicester. Its correspondence address is c/o 7B Church Road, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8LB. The charity trustees to the year to 31 March 2025 were:
Mr. David Antony Fawcett Pastor & Treasurer Mr. David Stephen Bray Mr. loan Cristian Papa
The objects of the charity are as follows:
1). To teach people to live moral, lawful lives.
2). To continue in our support of the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ world-wide.
The trustees’ policy is to ensure that the above aims are met to the highest possible standards.
With the exception of one of the Pastors, volunteers staff the charity, with the workload spread amongst some of the senior members.
All funding for the charity is provided by its own members, with those tax-payers usually making their donations by Gift Aid Declarations, with the payments being made on a weekly / monthly basis, ensuring a regular stream of monies is received, with the annual tax rebate claim being used towards the maintenance / improvements of the charity’s assets, mainly the church buildings and grounds. We saw Income decrease by just over £1000 (2%), but if you subtract the legacy we received in the last financial year, it actually shows an increase of nearly £3000 (6%). Tithes were up 5%, offerings down 10%, First Fruits up 17% & Missions stable. Interest on savings rose by 25%, due to the increased balances held in reserve. Gift Aid was up by £800.
Expenditure increased by 7%. Again, no increase in Pastor's basic wage, total cost, including National Insurance & Pension Contributions was £17962. Cost of utilities was up 25% - a 129% increase in the gas bill was offset by a big fall in the electricity, due to the account being in credit. Repairs & Maintenance saw a further uplift by 39% to £4897; main expenditure — fencing £2500 & electrical work £1900. We still have more of the perimeter fencing at church to replace & will look at continuing with that in this financial year. Miscellaneous Expenses remained static at £3951, with the main expenses being an upgrade of our music system at £1400, a donations to a local charity of £1560 & £1150 donation toward the church building programme in Silobela, Zimbabwe.
We continue to donate £45 a quarter to Bible-A-Month, which pays for bibles in third world countries & £50 a quarter to Prison Fellowship, which pays towards missionary work inside prisons.
We again showed a large surplus this year of £8500, which was added to our reserves, with the reserve balance at c21 months of operating expenses.
During the 2025 — 2026 financial year we will continue our active support of Missions and will look to spend more money on the church property, whilst at the same time managing costs. C)(RnR
DAVID FAWCETT
19/04/25 On behalf of the board of trustees
CHRIST GOSPEL CHURCH INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 4/4/2024 - 31/03/2025
| INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT& EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT | INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT& EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTEXPENDITURE ACCOUNTACCOUNT | INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT& EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTEXPENDITURE ACCOUNTACCOUNT 4/4/2024 - 31/03/2025- 31/03/202531/03/2025 | £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | EXPENDITURE | ||
| — TITHES OFFERINGS FIRSTFRUITS MISSIONS INTERESTONSAVINGS TAXREBATE -COVENANTS |
30431.57 3068.99 5362.76 1253.77 4140.22 6606.78 |
PASTOR'SWAGE TAX/NI&PENSION GAS ELECTRICITY PHONE&FAX REPAIRS&MAINTENANCE MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE CHURCH INSURANCE BRITISH &FOREIGN BIBLESOCIETY |
1oe i 1760. 162.81 148.02 4897.47 3951.53 1656.58 180.00 |
| PRISON FELLOWSHIP SOCIETY | 200.00 | ||
| JEFFERSONVILLE -SUPPORT MATERIALS ETC | _—6877.33 | ||
| MISSIONARY SUPPORT | 4557.87 | ||
| TRANSFERTO SAVINGS | 8510.50 | ||
| TOTAL | 47864.09 | TOTAL | 47864.09 |
DAVID FAWCETT, TREASURER 19TH APRIL 2025
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31/03/25
| FIXEDASSETS | ais | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BUILDING (ATCOST) | |||
| TTINGS FIXTURES & FI |
(LESSDEPRECIATION) ( |
a | £34,000 |
| CURRENTASSETS | |||
| £50 | |||
| STOCK | |||
| BANK | £84,574 | £84,624 |
FINANCED BY
NET MEMBERS CONTRIBUTIONS (TITHES & OFFERINGS)
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DAVID FAWCETT, TREASURER 24-Apr-25
On behalf of the Board of Trustees
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Christ Gospel Church of Buxton.
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31'' March 2025, which are set out on pages 01 to 02.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply.It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of the procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- e To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and e To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
have not been met.
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