Trustees Report & Unaudited Financial Statements
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
Contents
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3 Legal and Administrative Information
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5 Report of the Trustees
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9 Report of the Independent Examiner
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10 Statement of Financial Activities
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11 Balance Sheet
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12 Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
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16 Resources Expended
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17 Analysis of Net Assets - Current year
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18 Analysis of Net Assets - Prior Year
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19 Movement in Funds - Current Year
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20 Movement in Funds - Prior Year
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21 Comparative Statement of Financial Activities
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Legal and Administrative Information
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
Charity Name:
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust
Registered Charity Number:
519464
Trustees:
Mr D Hutchins (Chair until resignation) (resigned 7th August 2024)
Mr K Wells
Mr S Harvey
Mr M Cane
Mr S Boyt
Mr V Wells (Chair since appointment) (appointed 7th August 2024)
Treasurer:
Mr K Wells
Principle Address: 160 Sydney Road Crewe CW1 5NF
Independent Examiner:
Lloyd Tunley Oldfield Advisory LLP 1120 Elliott Court Herald Avenue Coventry CV5 6UB
Accountant:
Oldfield Advisory LLP 1120 Elliott Court Herald Avenue Coventry CV5 6UB
Bankers:
National Westminster Bank Plc Crewe Branch The Square
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Legal and Administrative Information
Crewe Cheshire CW1 2HN
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Report of the Trustees
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 11-12 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
The Charity is an unincorporated trust constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 17 October 1987, most recently amended by Deed of Variation dated 09 January 2015. The trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 27 January 1988 under Charity Registration Number: 519464
Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees
The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 3. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2025.
The Trust operates 5 Gospel halls and Trustees are chosen from among the regular congregation of the halls. New Trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees or by the congregation and must be appointed by unanimous resolution of the congregation. They are selected according to their skills and experience and are expected to use both in furthering the objects of the Charity. Checks are made to ensure the Trustees’ eligibility to act and incoming Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities by the existing Trustees, who ensure that new Trustees read the Trust Deed and relevant Charity Commission guidance.
Wider Network
The Trustees maintain informal links with Trustees of similar charities with a view to pooling experience considered useful in pursuing the objects of the Charity.
Risk Management
The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems to manage and mitigate those risks.
Objectives and Activities
Objectives and Aims
The charitable purposes of the Charity are the advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit, including by the carrying on of the service of God in accordance with the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible as followed by those Christians forming part of the world-wide fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the “Brethren”) and any other charitable purposes connected with Brethren. The core doctrine of the Brethren and proper practices in furtherance of certain aspects of doctrine are summarised in two schedules to the Trust Deed.
Public Benefit
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public benefit.
Details of public benefit activities carried out by Sefton Gospel Hall Trust can be found in the separate appendix to this report.
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Report of the Trustees
Main activities and achievements
The Trust provides and maintains 5 Gospel halls where religious meetings are held by the local Brethren community. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on the website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org and in the schedules to the Trust Deed.
During the year, the trust commenced the refurbishment work to the recently acquired meeting room on Heath Road, Sandbach.
Plans for future periods
Despite the increased cost of energy, the trustees feel that these increased costs are not significantly impacting on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.
Meetings
Meetings held at the Gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion), Gospel preachings, Bible readings and Bible addresses. There is a structured weekly schedule of meetings and, depending on the particular meeting, between 30 and 400 people normally attend these occasions.
The meetings are attended by the regular congregation and most are open to other properly disposed visitors. The notice board outside the Hall welcomes visitors and displays the times of Gospel preachings, along with a telephone number for those seeking further information or help. Gospel tracts, which are distributed by street preachers, also display this information.
Bibles and an extensive range of other Christian reading material are on display at the halls and visitors are free to help themselves.
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Report of the Trustees
Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian
The Gospel halls are a base from which the regular congregation and others who attend the meetings are encouraged to spread the Christian Gospel, in word and deed.
Members of the congregation participate in a programme of street preaching where Gospel tracts are provided free of charge by the Charity to such preachers to be handed out to interested members of the public.
In carrying out this work, the congregation considers itself to be living out its faith in practice, as particularly exemplified in the following extract from the schedule to the Trust Deed on living a Christian life:
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We seek and are encouraged to live exemplary lives in all our relationships with others in the wider community (including former Brethren), in accordance with the teachings of Holy Scripture (1 Tim 2:2).
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We regularly go out from our homes to preach on the streets, to distribute Christian literature and engage with the wider community (including former Brethren) in order to present eternal salvation, available to all men by faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Tim 4:2).
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We seek as members of the public to lead Christian lives as husbands and wives, parents, children, employers, employees and neighbours. (Col 3:22-25, Col 4:1).
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The preservation and protection of the family unit is fundamental and children are prized as a blessing from God. (Psalm 127:3-5). The elderly are valued members of the community, for whom both their family and the wider community are expected to care.
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Holy Scripture commands us to be good neighbours to others, and deal with all other people (including former Brethren) openly, honestly and fairly and consistent with these principles, we should give our time, talents and money to assist those in need in the wider community, in so far as reasonable given our abilities and our available resources. (Matt 7:12, Matt 22:39, Eph 4:28).
Funding
Funding is sought through gifts from the congregation and Gift Aid is claimed on eligible donations. Funding is sometimes received from other charitable trusts with complementary objectives.
Financial Review
In the year ended 5 April 2025 the Trust had a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended.
Total voluntary income received this year was £154,939 compared to £262,747 in the previous year.
There was a transfer of funds of £55,000 from unrestricted funds to designated funds in view of saving funds for the acquisition of a new gospel hall.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs, based on its size and the level of its financial commitments. The Trust has no employees and its regular outgoings are minimal. The Trustees have decided to raise a level of reserves suitable to repair and improve a gospel hall that was recently acquired as well as reserves to invest in another gospel hall in the near future. The congregation is kept regularly informed as to particular needs for funds, and other relevant matters and the Trustees aim to ensure that the Charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure, by raising a funds appeal to the congregation.
Free Reserves at the year end were £99,423 ( 2024: £44,239)
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Report of the Trustees
Statement of Trustees Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed require the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial 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, including the income and expenditure, of the Charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP (FRS 102);
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable 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 Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. All transactions have been reviewed and approved by two trustees.
On Behalf of the board:
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Mr K Wells (Trustee)
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Date
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Report of the Independent Examiner
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Sefton Gospel Hall Trust for the year ended 5 April 2025.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The charity's trustees 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 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.
Basis of Independent Examiner's Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 of 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 no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
Independent Examiner's Statement
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 Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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The accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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.
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Lloyd Tunley Oldfield Advisory LLP 1120 Elliott Court Herald Avenue Coventry CV5 6UB
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Statement of Financial Activities
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
| Statement of Financial Activities Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025 |
Statement of Financial Activities Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025 |
Statement of Financial Activities Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025 |
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| UNRESTRICTED FUNDS DESIGNATED FUNDS RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS 2025 TOTAL FUNDS 2024 |
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| Income and endowments: | ||
| Donations and Legacies: | ||
| Contributions from the Congregation 72,320 - - 72,320 53,386 |
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| Gift Aid Donations 66,095 - - 66,095 143,270 |
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| Income Tax refunds 16,524 - - 16,524 35,818 |
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| Congregation Support - - - - 30,000 Other Income |
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| Profit on Sale of Assets 4,650 - - 4,650 - |
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| Total Other Income 4,650 - - 4,650 - Investments |
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| Interest Received 21 - - 21 20 |
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| Total Income and endowments: 159,610 - - 159,610 262,493 Expenditure: |
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| Running Meeting Rooms (note 7) 104,218 - - 104,218 86,117 |
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| Congregation Support (note 7) - - - - 7,479 |
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| Total Expenditure: 104,218 - - 104,218 93,597 |
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| Net Income/(Expenditure) 55,392 - - 55,392 168,896 Other Movements |
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| Transfers between funds (55,000) 55,000 - - - |
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| Net Movement In Funds 392 55,000 - 55,392 168,896 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS DESIGNATED FUNDS RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS 2025 TOTAL FUNDS 2024 |
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| Reconciliation of funds (note 9) | ||
| Total Funds bought forward 1,126,944 45,000 - 1,171,944 1,003,048 |
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| Net movement in funds 392 55,000 - 55,392 168,896 |
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| Total Funds carried forward 1,127,336 100,000 - 1,227,336 1,171,944 |
The notes on page 11 - 20 form part of these financial statements.
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Balance Sheet
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust As at 5 April 2025
| Balance Sheet Sefton Gospel Hall Trust As at 5 April 2025 |
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| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Fixed Assets | ||
| Tangible assets (note 4) | 1,127,913 | 1,127,705 |
| Total Fixed Assets | 1,127,913 | 1,127,705 |
| Current assets | ||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 18,866 | 37,967 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 83,269 | 8,941 |
| Total Current assets | 102,135 | 46,908 |
| Creditors: amounts falling due withinone year | ||
| Accruals and deferred income | 2,712 | 2,669 |
| Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 2,712 | 2,669 |
| Net current assets/(liabilities) | 99,423 | 44,239 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,227,336 | 1,171,944 |
| Net Assets | 1,227,336 | 1,171,944 |
| Funds (note 8) | ||
| Designated Funds | 100,000 | 45,000 |
| Unrestricted funds | 1,127,336 | 1,126,944 |
| Total Funds | 1,227,336 | 1,171,944 |
The unaudited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Sefton Gospel Hall Trust on .........................................and were signed on its behalf by:
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Mr K Wells (Trustee)
The notes on pages 11 - 20 form part of these financial statements.
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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1.1 Basis of financial statements
The financial statements 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) issued on 16 July 2014, and incorporating update bulletins 1 and 2, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The functional currency of the charity is sterling (£).
The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
1.2 Income
Donations are recognised in the year in which there is entitlement and probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future year. Gift aid is added to the value of the donation to which it relates.
Donated services are recognised as income and expenditure in the financial statements when organisations or individuals offer their services and support pro bono. The value of these donated services to Sefton Gospel Hall Trust is considered to be equal to market value which would be paid were the service formally procured. This includes services paid for by other trusts.
Investment income is accounted for on a receivable basis.
1.3 Expenditure
Expenditure is included on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Charitable activities comprise those costs directly attributable to the fulfilment of the charitable objects.
1.4 Governance and support costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and costs related to statutory requirements. Governance and support costs are allocated to charitable activities on the basis of capacity used.
1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets (costing more than £100) are stated at cost less depreciation. Freehold land is not depreciated. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:
| Freehold buildings | 3% straight line |
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| Property improvements | 20% reducing balance |
| Fixtures and Fittings | 20% reducing balance |
| Tools and equipment | 20% reducing balance |
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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
1.6 Taxation
The Trust is a registered charity and is not liable to United Kingdom income or corporation tax on charitable activities, provided income falls within the charitable exemptions and is spent on charitable purposes.
1.7 Funds
The general unrestricted fund is free for the Trustees to use for any purposes in furtherance of the trust’s charitable objects.
Restricted funds arise from donations to the trust, which are made for a specific purpose. Restricted funds can only be used for the purpose for which funds were given.
1.8 Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary.
1.9 Going Concern
The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
1.10 Significant estimates and judgements
The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.
2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
No Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits from an employment with the charity and no Trustees were reimbursed for expenses (2024: none)
3. WAGES AND SALARIES
There are no employees (2024: none)
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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
4. Tangible Fixed Assets
| Cost | Freehold Property - Sydney Road |
Freehold Property - Sydney Road |
Freehold Property - Stock Lane |
Freehold Property - Wheelock |
Freehold Property - Wheelock |
Freehold Property - Chorlton |
Freehold Property - Heath Road |
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| At 6 April 2024 | 460,075 | 264,290 | 257,902 | 250,422 | 308,704 | |||
| Additions | 3,050 | 564 | 39,916 | |||||
| Disposals | ||||||||
| At 5 April 2025 | 463,125 | 264,290 | 258,466 | 250,422 | 348,620 | |||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| At 6 April 2024 | 234,979 | 73,967 | 65,700 | 47,208 | 250 | |||
| Current Year Depreciation |
12,885 | 6,607 | 6,534 | 8,567 | 9,667 | |||
| Eliminated on disposals |
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| At 5 April 2025 | 247,864 | 80,574 | 72,234 | 55,775 | 9,917 | |||
| Net Book Value | ||||||||
| At 5 April 2025 | 215,261 | 183,715 | 186,232 | 194,647 | 338,703 | |||
| At 5 April 2024 | 225,096 | 190,323 | 192,202 | 203,214 | 308,454 | |||
| Cost | Fixtures and Fittings | Tools and Equipment | Totals | |||||
| At 6 April 2024 | 45,377 | 1,599 | 1,588,369 | |||||
| Additions | 43,531 | |||||||
| Disposals | ||||||||
| At 5 April 2025 | 45,377 | 1,599 | 1,631,899 | |||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| At 6 April 2024 | 34,409 | 874 | 457,388 | |||||
| Current Year Depreciation | 2,194 | 145 | 46,598 | |||||
| Eliminated on disposals | ||||||||
| At 5 April 2025 | 36,603 | 1,019 | 503,986 | |||||
| Net Book Value | ||||||||
| At 5 April 2025 | 8,774 | 580 | 1,127,913 | |||||
| At 5 April 2024 | 10,968 | 725 | 1,130,981 |
Land registry titles of the above property held are CH313986, CH600344, CH599785, CH588330, CH696037 and CH588253.
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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
5. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
During the financial year, aggregated donations of £119,385 (2024: £126,310) were received from trustees and related parties.
6. VOLUNTEERS
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust relies entirely on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.
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Resources Expended
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
7. Resources Expended
| MEETING ROOMS | OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
TOTAL COSTS 2025 |
TOTAL COSTS 2024 |
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| Direct Costs | ||||
| Premises costs - repairs and maintenance | 21,686 | - | 21,686 | 11,242 |
| Premises costs - heat, light and power | 21,951 | - | 21,951 | 21,976 |
| Telephone | 1,609 | - | 1,609 | 1,156 |
| Health and Safety | 2,412 | - | 2,412 | 3,706 |
| Legal and professional | 4,346 | - | 4,346 | 5,649 |
| Bank charges | 375 | - | 375 | 310 |
| Congregation Support | - | - | - | 7,479 |
| Depreciation | 46,598 | - | 46,598 | 37,381 |
| Insurance | 3,657 | - | 3,657 | 2,029 |
| Governance | 1,584 | - | 1,584 | 2,669 |
| Total Direct Costs | 104,218 | - | 104,218 | 93,597 |
Governance costs include £180 (prior year: £180) in respect of independent examiners fees.
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Analysis of Net Assets - Current year
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
8. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
| 8.1 Current Year | ||||
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| UNRESTRICTED | DESIGNATED | RESTRICTED | TOTAL FUNDS | |
| FUNDS | FUNDS | FUNDS | 2025 | |
| Funds | ||||
| Tangible Fixed Assets | 1,127,913 | - | - | 1,127,913 |
| Current Assets | 2,135 | 100,000 | - | 102,135 |
| Current Liabilities | (2,712) | - | - | (2,712) |
| Total Funds | 1,127,336 | 100,000 | - | 1,227,336 |
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Analysis of Net Assets - Prior Year
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
8.2 Prior Year
| UNRESTRICTED | DESIGNATED | RESTRICTED | TOTAL FUNDS | |
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| FUNDS | FUNDS | FUNDS | 2024 | |
| Funds | ||||
| Tangible Fixed Assets | 1,127,705 | - | - | 1,127,705 |
| Current Assets | 1,908 | 45,000 | - | 46,908 |
| Current Liabilities | (2,669) | - | - | (2,669) |
| Total Funds | 1,126,944 | 45,000 | - | 1,171,944 |
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Movement in Funds - Current Year
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
9. Movement in Funds
9.1 Movement in funds - current year
| UNRESTRICTED | DESIGNATED | RESTRICTED | TOTAL FUNDS | |
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| FUNDS | FUNDS | FUNDS | 2025 | |
| Movement in Funds | ||||
| Total funds bought forward | 1,126,944 | 45,000 | - | 1,171,944 |
| Incoming resources | 154,960 | - | - | 154,960 |
| Resources expended | (99,568) | - | - | (99,568) |
| Transfers between funds | (55,000) | 55,000 | - | - |
| Total funds carried forward | 1,127,336 | 100,000 | - | 1,227,336 |
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Movement in Funds - Prior Year
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
9. Movement in Funds
9.2 Movement in funds - Prior year
| UNRESTRICTED | DESIGNATED | RESTRICTED | TOTAL FUNDS | |
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| FUNDS | FUNDS | FUNDS | 2024 | |
| Movement in Funds | ||||
| Total funds bought forward | 918,048 | 85,000 | - | 1,003,048 |
| Incoming resources | 262,493 | - | - | 262,493 |
| Resources expended | (93,597) | - | - | (93,597) |
| Transfers between Funds | 40,000 | (40,000) | - | - |
| Total funds carried forward | 1,126,944 | 45,000 | - | 1,171,944 |
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Comparative Statement of Financial Activities
Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025
| Comparative Statement of Financial Activities Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025 |
Comparative Statement of Financial Activities Sefton Gospel Hall Trust For the year ended 5 April 2025 |
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| UNRESTRICTED FUNDS DESIGNATED FUNDS RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS 2024 |
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| Income and endowments: | |
| Donations and Legacies: | |
| Contributions from the Congregation 53,386 - - 53,386 |
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| Gift Aid Donations 143,270 - - 143,270 |
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| Income Tax refunds 35,818 - - 35,818 |
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| Congregation Support 30,000 - - 30,000 Investments |
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| Interest Received 20 - - 20 |
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| Total Income and endowments: 262,493 - - 262,493 Expenditure: |
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| Running Meeting Rooms (note 7) 86,117 - - 86,117 |
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| Congregation Support (note 7) 7,479 - - 7,479 |
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| Total Expenditure: 93,597 - - 93,597 |
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| Net Income/(Expenditure) 168,896 - - 168,896 Other Movements |
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| Transfers between funds | |
| Unrestricted cash asset 40,000 (40,000) - - |
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| Net Movement In Funds 208,896 (40,000) - 168,896 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS DESIGNATED FUNDS RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS 2024 |
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| Reconciliation of funds (note 9) | |
| Total Funds bought forward 873,048 85,000 - 958,048 |
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| Net movement in funds 208,896 5,000 - 213,896 |
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| Total Funds carried forward 1,081,944 90,000 - 1,171,944 |
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