Registered Charity number: 517457
Perton Christian Fellowship (Formerly Lakeside Community Church, Perton)
Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 March 2025
Muras Baker Jones Limited Chartered Accountants Wolverhampton
PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Index
| Legal and administrative details | 1 |
|---|---|
| Trustees’ report | 2 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 4 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 5 |
| Balance Sheet | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7-9 |
PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Legal and administrative details For the year ended 31 March 2025
Address for Correspondence
2 Thornbury Court Perton Wolverhampton WV6 7UP
Governing Document
Declaration of Trust dated 21 March 1986 as amended on 28 November 2008
Charity Registration Number Trustees
Registered charity no: 517457
Mr Tim Hodson - Chair Mrs Alita Caine Mr Clive Ingleby Mrs Kath Ward
Bankers
Santander UK plc Bridle Road Bootle Merseyside L30 4GB
Independent Examiner
O Ross FCA Muras Baker Jones Limited Regent House Bath Avenue Wolverhampton WV1 4EG
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PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Report of the trustees For the year ended 31 March 2025
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for this financial year.
Objects of the charity:
To promote the advancement of the Christian faith as set out in the second schedule to the declaration of trust by such legally charitable means as the trustees shall from time determine.
Governance:
The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Leadership Team and Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the Trust.
The Trustees, with the agreement of the Leadership Team, appoint new Trustees.
Financial:
In addition to the money we received last year from the estate of the late Mr Peter Williams, we have this year received the value of his home, which has now been sold. His entire estate was left to the church.
As Trustees, we always keep enough in reserve for 3 months of expenditure and are now seeking expert guidance as to how best to invest and use this money for God’s work.
We have continued to give regular financial support to the Well, (£100 per month) and the same amount also to the Kingsway Perton Foodbank.
We have continued to support Youth Work, via Wolverhampton Pioneer Ministries, and Acorn Club toddler group, (£100 per month); £160 was given to the work of Open Doors as an offering from the congregation and also an extra £59 to Kingsway Perton Foodbank.
We have continued to pay Mr Andrew Cox £2,000 per month for Pastoral Services.
The church helped to support Mr Pradip Sudra to go to speak at a Conference in Zimbabwe, and Mr David Prosser to go on a Mission Trip to India.
Review of Activities:
Sunday Services have continued with regular meetings in the Perton Civic Centre with some outside speakers but also members leading. We have continued with Morning Worship using online songs some weeks and live worship others. We have also introduced afternoon services on a regular basis, followed by Afternoon Tea. All these services are open to the whole community.
The Youth group have again been able to attend Stir Gatherings youth meetings in Telford and other local areas.
Throughout August we were again able to offer Breakfast meetings on Sundays with an opportunity for people to just come and chat.
The Acorn Club Toddler Group has continued to be popular with the community and practical help has been given at the local Kingsway Perton Foodbank and The Well, Wolverhampton Foodbank.
In planning the activities, the Trustees have borne in mind the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in February 2014.
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PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Report of the trustees - continued For the year ended 31 March 2025
Approval
This report was approved by the Trustees on 29 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
Tim Hodson Alita Caine Chair Trustee
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Independent Examiner’s Report To the Trustees of Perton Christian Fellowship
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Perton Christian Fellowship (formerly known as Lakeside Community Church, Perton) (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025 on pages 5 to 9 following:
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 carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 examiner’s statement
The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales.
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:
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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The accounts do not accord with those records.
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 proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
O Ross FCA Muras Baker Jones Limited Regent House Bath Avenue Wolverhampton WV1 4EG
29 January 2026
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PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 March 2025
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Funds | funds | Funds | ||
| Note | Funds | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Income | |||||
| Donations and legacies | 2 | 406,534 | 219 | 406,753 | 199,304 |
| Gift aid receipts | 2,390 | - | 2,390 | 2,362 | |
| Income from charitable activities | - | - | - | - | |
| Interest on bank accounts | 735 | - | 735 | 184 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Total | 409,659 | 219 | 409,878 | 201,850 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Expenditure | |||||
| Payments in relation to charitable | |||||
| Activities undertaken directly | 3 | 38,002 | - | 38,002 | 27,447 |
| Grants paid in relation to charitable | |||||
| activities undertaken by others | 4 | 4,750 | 219 | 4,969 | 3,814 |
| Asset purchases | - | - | - | - | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Total | 42,752 | 219 | 42,971 | 31,261 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) before | |||||
| transfers | 366,907 | - | 366,907 | 170,589 | |
| Transfer between funds | - | - | - | - | |
| Net movement in funds | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 194,873 | 500 | 195,373 | 24,784 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 5 | 561,780 | 500 | 562,280 | 195,373 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Movements on reserves and all recognised gain and losses are shown above.
The notes on pages 7 to 9 form part of these accounts.
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PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2025
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Funds | funds | Funds | ||
| Funds | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Note | |||||
| Current assets | |||||
| Debtors – Gift aid | 2,390 | - | 2,390 | 2,362 | |
| Cash at bank | 560,470 | 500 | 560,970 | 193,551 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| 562,860 | 500 | 563,360 | 193,913 | ||
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due | |||||
| within one year | |||||
| Fee for Independent | |||||
| Examination | 1,080 | - | 1,080 | 540 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Total net assets | 561,780 | 500 | 562,280 | 195,373 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Funds of the Charity | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | 5 | 561,780 | - | 561,780 | 194,873 |
| Restricted funds | 5 | - | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Total Funds | 561,780 | 500 | 562,280 | 195,373 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 29 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
Tim Hodson Alita Caine Chair Trustee
The notes on pages 6 and 7 form part of these accounts.
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PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025
- 1 Accounting policies
Statement of compliance
The accounts 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) and with the Charities Act 2011.
Basis of preparation
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.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the charity. Restricted funds are receipts which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
Incoming resources
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
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the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
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it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
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the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have been met.
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates.
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.
Basic Financial Instruments
The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph 10.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.
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PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Funds | funds | Funds | ||
| Funds | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 2 | Donations and legacies | ||||
| Donations | 11,379 | 219 | 11,598 | 11,699 | |
| Legacies – Williams estate | 395,155 | - | 395,155 | 187,605 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| 406,534 | 219 | 406,753 | 199,304 | ||
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| 3 | Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly | ||||
| Pastoral support costs | 22,111 | - | 22,111 | 12,037 | |
| Hall hire | 6,958 | - | 6,958 | 6,665 | |
| Administration & publicity | 3,766 | - | 3,766 | 3,766 | |
| Speakers and evangelism | 2,280 | - | 2,280 | 1,960 | |
| Catering | 709 | - | 709 | 228 | |
| Work amongst the young | 150 | - | 150 | 145 | |
| Independent examination | 540 | - | 540 | 540 | |
| Insurance | 588 | - | 588 | 1,302 | |
| Other professional services | 463 | - | 463 | 462 | |
| Other costs | 437 | - | 437 | 342 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| 38,002 | - | 38,002 | 27,447 | ||
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
No amounts were paid to the trustees or any person closely connected them. The fees paid for the independent examination of the accounts are considered governance costs.
4 Grants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others
| Grants for: UK mission Overseas mission Relief of poverty Education and training |
350 550 2,650 1,200 __ 4,750 ____ |
- 160 59 - __ 219 ____ |
350 710 2,709 1,200 __ 4,969 ____ |
600 170 1,844 1,200 __ 3,814 ____ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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PERTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
(Formerly LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PERTON)
Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025
5 Movement on funds
| Balance | Balance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at 31.03.24 | Receipts | Payments | Transfers | at 31.03.25 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds: | |||||
| Missions | - | 219 | (219) | - | - |
| Restructuring of charity | 500 | - | - | - | 500 |
| Benevolence fund | - | - | - | ||
| Equipment fund | - | - | - | - | - |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Total restricted funds | 500 | 219 | (219) | - | 500 |
| Unrestricted funds: | 194,873 | 409,659 | (42,752) | - | 561,780 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Total funds | 195,373 | 409,878 | (42,971) | - | 562,280 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
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