King's Church Frodsham
Charity name: Frodsham Free Methodist Church
Charity number: 518907
Charity address: Kinds Church, Chester Road, Frodsham. WA6 6XR
Governing document: The Church is part of the Conference of the
Free Methodist Church UK, and is under the discipline of the Conference as described in
the Book of Discipline.
Objects of the charity: The furtherance of the religious and other charitable work of the
Free Methodist Church of North America {United Kingdom District).
CHUR
Trustees as at 31 December 2024:
Jonathan Manning (Chair)
Jenny Manning (Secretary)
Richard Robinson (Lay Delegate)
Geoff Whitfield
Rachel Robinson
Bill (William) Thomas
Stephen Sutcliffe
Emma Ngogo
Thierry Ngogo
Jeremy Bromley
Independent Examiner: Mattocks Grindley Chartered Accountants 18 Mulberry Avenue,
Turnstone Business Park, Widnes, Cheshire. WA8 OWN
Banker: TSB, Kingdom Bank, Redwood Bank, Charity Bank, Virgin Money.
Prlnci
le ob'ectives and artlvl of the Chari
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity
Commission's general guidance on public benefit, when reviewing the CharIt￿S aims and
objectives and in planning future activities.
The Free Methodist Church Frodsham was built on the present site in 1985. It is part of a
worldwide network of Churches entitled "Free Methodist Churches Worldwide" (HQ Indianapolis,
Indiana, USA). Locally it is part of the UK Conference (FMCUK, Conference Office, 47 High St,
Kingswood, Bristol BF15 4AA). Each Church is an individual charity with its own Charity Document
while the Spiritual Ethos is laid down in the Book of Discipline, a fact which is recognised in the
FFMC Charity Document.
Our mission is to serve God in the Frodsham / Helsby area, Knutsford and surrounding area as well
as online and to spread the good news of Jesus. We aim to introduce people in the area to Jesus
by giving them the opportunity to participate in relevant activities that will impact their life and

allow them to grow and develop their own relationship with God and so go out into their own
circle of friends Ifamily and pass on God's lovefor humankind.
Stru¢ture governance and management
The church is part of the Conference of the Free Methodist Church UK and is underthe
discipline of the Conference as described in the Book of Discipline. The church members
Ipartnersl elect the Official Church Board and they also elect the charity's trustees. Both are
elected at the Annual Society (Partners) Meeting and these, together with the Church
employees engaged in ministry. form the Leadership Team.
One of the elected Board of Trustees serves as the Church's Lay Delegate and as such
represents the Church 8tthe Annual Free Methodist Church UK Conference.
The church is governed by a leadership team, a Senior Pastor and the Lay Delegate. The senior
pastor is responsible for the overall spiritual direction of the church. ensuring that te8ching is
biblical and that God's will and direction for the church and the activities it is involved in is
established. The church trustees are appointed annually according to the trustees,
appointments procedure. The trustees assist the pastor and also hold responsibility as trustees
of the charity. The trustees of the church. including the pastor. meet at least once everytwo
months to ensure that the church meets its obligations. Ministry leaders are appointed bythe
leadership team to manage the various ministry activities in the church. They are supported by
their ministry teams. Togetherthe pastor, lay delegate. trustees and ministry leaders ensure
that the objects and purposes of the charity are carried out to benefit the public in the
surrounding area and those beyond.
Achievement and performance
Worship Every Sunday morning at 10.30am at our Frodsham site, and at 5.30pm at our
Knutsford site. we held 8 time of worship. teaching and fellowship to learn and understand the
bible messages and principles. Our morning service continued being live-streamed online and
this has enabled the gospelto be presented to the wider congregation and beyond. This has
been an important aspect of church life, especiallyfor those who are unable to attend the
service in person. We have continued holding a monthly He8rtbeat evening seNice at Frodsham
which is predominantly prayer and praise.
Bible teachingsunday morning services (both on-line and in person) were instrumental in
teaching the principles and truths of the Bible. Several bible study groups were held in
Frodsham, Ellesmere Port, Northwich. Liverpool. Knutsford, 8nd online. We also18unched 8
monthly Soulfood bible study with 8 meal where each month focusses on a whole book of the
bible.
PrayerAs a community of believers King's church continued to hold its weekly corporate prayer
meeting to pr8y for current issues, the church body. the local church, the Ioc81 community, the
congregation. mission activities and any other relevant items that required prayer. An emailed
prayer chain continued to be used for specific prayers which saw many answers to prayer.
Prayer was also an important part of our Sunday morning service as we prayed corporately for
relevant issues.
Conference This year we held our first ever King's Church Conference (Ignite), meetingtogether
over 8 weekend to worship, plan and discern together where God wants to lead King's Church.
This was a keywayto sharethevision and unite as a church family.

Workwith children The popular Tiddlers playgroup continued to meet each week providing an
opportunityto bring local parents/carers with young children together. This enabled the church
to support localf8milies and was a great opportunityto present God's love and mess8ge of
hope. The Sunday School met duringthe Sunday morning services where the children in the
church had an opportunity to hear the Gospel message presented at a level that enabled them
to understand it and appreciate the relevance to their lives; during the year they'moved, into
the cabin and the 'back room, where they used to meet became a dedicated creche sp8ce for
use during the Sunday morning services. We also held several events open to all local families
as an opportunityto build re18tionships and allow them to encounter Jesus including an Easter
egg hunt. a Light Paty as an alternative to Halloween, and a Nativity from Scratch service.
In Octoberwe appointed a part time paid Families Workerto broaden our work with children in
the community. They quickly made links with schools and helped to run the annual Christmas
Journey alongside other Frodsham churches for Year 2 pupils to attend.
Work with Seniors We have continued to hold a monthly Sunday afternoon sep4ice (Cameo)
which, although open to anyone. was a great opportunity for senior members of the church and
community to meet for a shorter service followed by cre8m tea. We also continued a weekly
Friendship Café as a place for seniors to come and meet others, p18y games and socialize.
Men'sgroup Our group for men, All The King's Men. continued to meet once a month in the
local hotel for a cooked breakfast and to listen to a guest speaker. It continued to be a good
event that non-christians could go to 8nd explore Christianity.
Mission The Church continued to support several charities by giving financially and supporting
them in prayer. Financial support W8s given to Medcare Charity, which is a children's medical
centre in uganda, established and led by one of our congregants to support the poor and needy
in their community, as instructed by God in scripture. The church also financially supported
Brad Venter's family, who serve Mission Aviation Fellowship in Papua New Guinea as a pilot
family, serving their community by transporting supplies, medicalte8ms and missionaries
between communities that are not accessible by road. More locally the church held various
outreach events throughout the year. The Good news of Jesus, birth and death were presented
in an interactive waywhere the local community could take p8rt in 8 nativity p18y at Christmas
and join in an Easter egg hunt at Easter. A professionaltheatre company also performed
Christmas and Easter shows at the church as a w8y of sharing God with the community. We
held a Light Party as an alternative celebration to Hallowe'en. We also took part in the local
town's Christmas festivals using the opportunityto remind people of the true reason we
celebrate Christmas.
Propertles Duringthe year the church m8int8ined the building and grounds in 8 Sultable
condition to m8intain the safe operation of the church. Our cabin previously used as a youth
room developed a serious leak on its flat roof; as a result, work was carried out to replace the
roof to make the cabin usable as a children's space once again. This work was completed at the
start of 2024.
Work was also carried out to transform the upstairs storage room into 8 recording area for
podc8Sts and teaching videos as we continue to embrace the digital world.

Risk management
The trustees regularly prioritise the work of propety and procedure risk assessment to highlight
areas that we need to improve and make sure that our property end organisation is compliant
with all regulations. This is ongoing work and is p8rt of our regular Leaders. meeting. They have
reviewed and updated all policies throughout the year.
Public benefit
The 8bove section on achievements and performance demonstrates the strong emph8SiS the
Frodsham Free Methodist Church places on ensuringthat the activities it runs have a significant
benefit to the public, all of which have been provided at no charge to the public. The trustees
have ensured that the Frodsham Free Methodist Church has managed its activities and
resources to further its charitable purposes for the public benefit. We have celebrated seven
baptisms in 2024 who have then become Partners.
Financial review and Reserves Policy
The full financial review is presented in the attached set of approved accounts.
In summary, during 2024 our income was £115,902.66 8nd our expenditure was £101.105.54.
Four new higher interest savings accounts were opened where we invested £210,000. These
accounts are in addition to the current account and the b8SiC Savings account.
Future developments
Our Families Worker will pl8n and lead holiday clubs and term-time after school clubs to build
on links already made since their appointment in October. This will enable us as a church to
connect with more families and share God's love with them.
Our online presence continues to be reviewed to provide a better online experience of our
church.
We have developed the Discipleship Pathwayto support new attendees as they become
disciples who make disciples and will lead another Encounter's Course early 2025 for new
attendees as part ofthis pathway.
We will hold another Ignite Conference to keep building on and developing our vision.
Trustees responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees 'annual report and the financial
statements in 8ccordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards
(United Kingdom GenerallyAccept8nce Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in
England 8nd Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year
which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources
and application of resources, of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial
statements, the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply
them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the applic8ble Charities SORP: make
judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable
accounting standards have been followed. subject to any m8terial departures disclosed and
explained in the financial statements: prepare the financial statements on the going concern
basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the ch8rity will continue in operation. The
trustees are responsible for keeping

proper accounting records that disclose with re8sonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with
the Charities Act 2011. the applicable Charities (Accounts & Reports) Regulations, and the
provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the
charity and taking reasonable steps for prevention and detection of fr8ud and other
irregularities.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIAND AND WALES
Charlty Name
Free Methodlst Church Frodsham
No lif any)
518907
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
Period slart dale
Period end date
To
0110112024
3111212024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
to the nearest
to th• n•arost £
lo the neare$t £
to thè nearest £
to th• n•arnst £
A1 Re¢eipts
Sunday Offering
B￿k Direct Debits
Gift Aid Clairn
Income from Ministries
Other income induding Hall Hire
Interest frorn Savings
5.438
87.036
13.892
1.153
5,569
2,814
9,907
47.185
11.813
2.511
7.360
2.723
87.036
13.892
1.153
2,814
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
115,903
115.903
81899
A2 Assel and investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
zzz£
Total receipts
115.903
115.903
81,499
A3 Payments
Wages and pension
Utililies and insuranc
Tithe
Ministry FurKI
8uilding Maintenance
Hospitaty
Govemance w6ts
51.531
7.121
4.260
10.236
17A02
1.660
51.531
7.121
4,260
10.236
17.402
42.701
6.676
4A36
8,678
2,087
ELII
1,353
324
2.596
1,595
1,007
1,046
974
1.353
324
2,596
1,595
1.007
1.046
974
1,003
480
1.452
1,019
603
2,150
1,205
72.489
Subs(xipbon$
FM conferen￿ costs
Publiaty
Children and youth
outreach
rship resou￿$
Sub total
101,106
101,106
A4 Assel and investment
purchases. {see table)
Sub total
Total payments
101,106
101.106
72,489
Net of recwpts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
14,797
14.797
9,010
283.051
297.848
283.051
274,041
283,051
CCXX Rl accounts ISSI
0510812025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrlctod
funds
to nMr•st£
Re51ri¢tod
funds
tty n••wt £
Endowment
funds
to fft•ar•st£
Categorios
Detalls
Currenl ar¢ounl TSB
34,845
Savwfj5 ¥Ctount TSB
16,641
Sa¥ry$ •r£ount Klngd¢yn Bank
36J62
Sav*ws ac(x4Jnl Re(hwod 1 year
50,QOO
Savkngs account Reth￿d 95 day
20.000
SavlwJ$ aco)unt ￿1n l¥loney
70,OQO
s3¥￿95 ¥w)uni Cholity Bank
70.000
Total cash funds
•¢¢owWsll
Unrestrlctod
funds
¢0 nMTe¥t£
Restricted
funds
lo JxaT•St £
Endowmnl
fund$
to n•Ar•sl£
Details
F￿￿ Io Twhkh
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Delails
B3 Investment assets
FUNI lo whl¢h
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Cufr•nt valu•
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B4 Ass•ts r•taln•d for the
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Afflount du•
Delalls
B5 Liabilltles
Signed by ono or iwo Iru$l8es on
b*wll of 011 the Irustevs
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Prlnt Namè
Date of
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CCXX A2 accounts ISSI

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Free Methodist Church, Frodsham
On accounts for the year
ended
Charity no
(if any)
31 December 2024
518907
Set out on pages
1and2
Responsibllities and As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of report financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {'the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements 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 In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my
examinerfs ststement attention (other than that disclosed below.) which gives me cause to believe that
in, any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the
Charities Act; or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records; op
the financial statements 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 fairf view which is not a matter considered as
part of an independent examination.
I have no concems 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:
Date:
Name:
G. Mattocks
Relevant professional
qualification(s> or body (i
anyl:
FCA
Address:
Mattocks Grindley Chartered Accountants
18 Mulberry Avenue, Turnstone Business Park, Widnes, Cheshire.
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners).