Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 01 Apr 2024 31 Mar 2025 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Wyke Christian Community Church Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 518779 Charity's principal address Town Gate Wyke Bradford Postcode BD12 9JP Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Robert Moon Elder 2 Christopher Burston Elder 3 Kerry Burston Deacon - Chair 4 Heather Moon Deacon 5 Gladys Wilson Deacon 6 Brian Le Parmentier Deacon 7 Louise Le Parmentier Deacon 8 Kane Atkinson Deacon From 21[st] May 2024 9 Karen Atkinson Deacon From 21[st] May 2024 ~~an~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name – Custodian Trustees Dates acted if not for whole year David Illingworth Carol Hirst Janet Illingworth Anita Brown Brian Sykes ~~—~~ Section B Structure, governance and management ~~————~~ Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Standard Registration (eg. trust, association, company) ~~SS~~
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Church leaders nominate trustees and this is then voted on by church members.
Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Section C & D Objectives, Activities & Achievements
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES CONTAINED IN THE SCHEDULE AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS: 1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS. 2 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEACHING CLASSES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINING MATERIAL. 3 THE SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES AND MISSIONS. 4 THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS. 5 THE PRODUCTION OF CHRISTIAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC WORKS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN MUSIC AND DRAMATIC MATERIAL.
Main Activities and Achievements
We continue to meet on Sunday mornings and now twice a month on a Sunday evening too. Our smaller Life Groups continue to meet during the week either in homes or at church where we continue to study the Bible and support each other through prayer. Our prayer meetings continue, with an added meeting at church on a Wednesday morning.
The Friday morning free Warm Welcome café has continued and serves hot and cold drinks, cakes, toast and light bites. This falls under our Keep Warm Keep Connected initiative, designed to help support the local community, and we received more funding through grants provided by Bradford Council.
We continued with our free packed lunches program during the school holidays for children in the local area. Children can call into church to collect a free packed lunch between 11.30am and 1pm. Volunteers made and served the packed lunches each day.
Our Community Choir continues to meet on a Thursday morning and has grown in numbers. The choir now regularly perform in local Residential Homes and occasionally at church.
The Events team ran another successful Christmas Family Fun Day. This is a free event which offers craft and fun activities for families on a Saturday in December. This continued to be very well attended and attracts new faces each year. This Event was supported by a Community Chest Grant from Bradford Council.
A new Young Adults group began twice a month on a Sunday Evening, for ages 16+.
The trustees continued to ensure the smooth running of the charity. The charity continued to focus on its main aims and objectives taking into consideration the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The trustees regularly reviewed the finances to ensure good management of this aspect of the charity. This year the church has employed a Part Time Youth and Family Worker on a 2 year contract. This means a new Parent and Toddler Group has started with other projects and groups planned for the next financial year.
The church has begun a project to renovate the kitchen, which will continue into the next financial year. The church continued to work with the other churches in Wyke to support the local food bank (run by Wyke Council of Churches).
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of The charity reserves are set at £32k. the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds N/A materially in deficit
Financial Movement and Position
The financial needs of the church were met during this year and we ended the financial year with a slight surplus in our regular costs and income. The majority of general running costs of the church, in support of the charities aims and objectives, continued to be supported from the giving of members. At the close of the year the retained funds of the charity stood at approximately £87.6k (2024 £65.7k).
Section F Other optional information
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Heather Jean Moon Christopher Burston Full name(s) Heather Jean Moon Christopher Burston Position (eg Secretary, Deacon Elder Chair, etc) Date
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Wyke Christian Community Church – Financial Report 24 - 25
| Church Income Collections Collections - Gift Aid Gift Aid - Reclaim Gifts / Sundry Interest Church rent Solar Panels Church Outgoings Wages, PAYE & Pension Utilities Insurance Repairs & Renewals Youth and Under 18's Hardship Fund/Pastoral Care Ministry Materials Administration Mission Giving New Equipment Events Team Sundries Outreach |
Totals last Year Apr 23 - Mar 24 19,721 32,465 8,395 158 0 530 3,617 64,885 33,300 6,210 1,093 667 353 208 644 2,288 474 2,493 198 339 50 48,318 |
Totals this Year Apr 24 - Mar 25 19,421 35,055 10,182 13,139 1,105 1,000 3,485 |
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| 83,387 | ||
| 38,388 5,384 1,440 5,238 616 15 433 2,972 2,044 3,659 256 369 456 |
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| 61,270 |
Wyke Christian Community Church – Financial Report 24 - 25
Net of Church Income / Outgoings 16,568 22,117
Other Transactions
| Ins and Outs In Out Net of Other Transactions Other income (Including Grants) Otheroutgoings (Including Grants) Net ofOther Income / Outgoings Net Total Opening Balance Closing Balance Grand Totals Cash 31.75 Skipton BS 41,104.73 Bank 46,478.97 |
280 260 20 3,738 6,552 -2814 13,774 51,919 65,693 |
0 320 |
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| -320 | ||
| 2,653 2,528 |
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| 125 | ||
| 21,923 | ||
| 65,693 87,615 |
Wyke Christian Community Church – Financial Report 24 - 25
Total 87,615.45
Grants
This financial year we received 4 grants.
These funds are restricted and can only be used for the projects they were applied for.
Date Amount Name of Grant Money used towards: Jun-24 £653 Summer - Welcoming Spaces Packed Lunches and Community Choir Oct-24 £1,000 Winter - Warm Spaces Warm Welcome Cafe, Community Choir, Christmas Family Fun Day and Packed Lunches Nov-24 £650 Affinity Care Warm Welcome Cafe, Hygiene Packs, Winter Packs and Games Dec-24 £350 Community Chest Christmas Family Fun Day
Legacy
This year we received a legacy of £12,789. This is funding the on-going kitchen renovations.
Wyke Christian Community Church – Financial Report 24 - 25
Account Summaries from ministries run this financial year:
Warm Welcome - Dawn Norris and team
| £ | |
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| Brought Forward | 256.61 |
| Donations | 977.58 |
| Expenditure | 1,116.21 |
| Carried Forward | 117.98 |
Toddlers - Tonicha Fernandez and team
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Donations | 84.50 |
| Expenditure | 20.22 |
| Carried Forward | 64.28 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
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Charity Name Wyke Christian Community Church |
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| On accounts for the year | March 2025 | Charity no | 518779 |
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Sharon Brown Date: 29-08-25 Name: Sharon Julie Brown Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 7 Storr Hill Wyke
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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