CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5* APRIL 2025
Charity No. 803296
QUANTIC ACCOUNTANCY LTD Chartered Certified Accountants
1 Second Avenue Halstead Essex CO9 2SU
CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 AFRIL 2025
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Contents Page Trustees’ annual report : 1-3 Independent examiner's report ! 4 Receipts and payments account : 5 Statement of assets and liabilities 6 Notes to the accounts | 7-9
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CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
Reference and administrative details
Chelmsford Community Church is a charity formed by a trust deed on 24 March 1990 and governed by a supplemental deed dated 14 December 2005. The trust is an unincorporated association, charity registration number 803296.
The Trustees during the year were as follows: -
Mrs CHE Hobbs Mr L Hobbs Mr S H Hook - Chair Mr C Jackson Mr C Barker — appointed 24 April 2024 Mrs S Troubridge — appointed 24 April 2024
The principal office is situated at Trent Road Centre, Trent Road, Chelmsford, Essex. CM1 2LQ.
The Charity’s bankers are The Co-operative Bank Plc, 11 Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex. CM] 1XW.
The independent examiner is Stuart Foster of Quantic Accountancy Ltd, Chartered Certified Accountants, 1 Second Avenue, Halstead, Essex CO9 2SU.
Objectives and Activities
The objects for which the church is established are to promote the Christian religion by such legally charitable means as the Trustees shall in their discretion think fit, the advancement of education and the relief of poverty and such other charitable objects as the Trustees may from time to time decide.
The church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance and shares the statement of faith of that organisation. It is a central pillar of the church that the message of Jesus goes hand in hand with reaching out to help those in need. The church employs full time pastors and they are responsible for the direction of the church and for pastoral oversight.
The Trustees act to ensure that the purposes laid down in the trust document are observed; to ensure the trust acts in accordance with the law of the land and to oversee the financial standing of the church. A finance team does this. Throughout the year, the trust has tightened its controls in order to demonstrate financial integrity. We continue to hold meetings for all members of the church to explain the financial and pastoral state of the church, with a view to increasing transparency.
The Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit in carrying out the Charity’s activities during the year. The Trustees have received copies of the Trust Deed and the policies of the Charity and are given appropriate training to fulfil their duties. Trustees are appointed by resolution of the Trustees following consultation with the Pastor.
Review of progress and achievements
The Church has now been in the Trent Road premises for over 10 years and has focussed on building a strong relationship with the local community as well as with church family attending. The numbers attending have been building steadily and often over 50 people are in attendance on Sundays with several in the ‘young adults’ age range coming along and taking part in their own monthly Bible discussion sessions.
During this last year the church has continued to build midweek activities for the congregation and local people to attend between Sunday services. The twice a week ‘Connexions’ social and craft group sessions are very popular with a regular 15/20 people attending twice a week.
At the beginning of August there was a Community Fun Day which was open to anyone in the community with fun activities around the church also providing a BBQ. Approx. 150 local people attended during the day and a successful grant application for community engagement allowed us to book a mobile petting zoo as the main attraction on the day.
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CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
CCC also hosts the Chelmsford Rough Sleeper Support group, and holds supplies of food, toiletries, clothing and bedding/tents to be distributed to the rough sleepers in the town one night midweek. Several members of the church work as a team, with others outside of the congregation, and they are seeing anything up to 50 people in one night who need their services.
A team of people collect excess food from Greggs bakery at the end of the shop opening hours and make the food availabic to service users, along with food donations from Marks and Spencer and other bakery/food type businesses within the town. A separate JustGiving page has been set up for public donations to purchase other needed items such as tents, shoes, etc. The CCC Harvest Service donations were in aid of this group at the service in October, collecting requested items and money for whatever is needed.
The Board Games event has been established, this consists of an evening family games session every month alongside a Sunday afternoon approx. 4-5 times a year mostly in school and bank holidays. This has proved popular with up to 30-40 people coming along during the afternoon and these events are open to anyone interested and numbers have grown with each session.
The annual Craft Fayre is booked at the church on 8" November which will include local craft sellers, a tea room area and some hot lunches. This is always well attended and supported by local people. In addition to this, we hosted five Craft Saturday events with opportunities for people to learn sewing and make items for personal or community and charity projects.
Successful contact has been maintained with the local school (located across the road from the Church). Our pastor, Chris Jackson, is now Chair of the Local Curriculum Standards Committee. The school have agreed to allow the Church to use the school car park for parking on a Sunday morning free of charge and this reduces parking in the residential area. As a ‘thank you’ for this the Church hosted an ‘end of school’ lunch for the teaching staff on the last day of term.
We are working with Compassion, a Christian sponsorship programme in deprived countries and the church has sponsored over 20 children within the church. In addition, we also support the Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal and are a drop off centre for the local area.
Local community activities have also included a joint Tear Fund Quiz evening which have been a great success in the past, making contacts and friends within the community. Our young adult musicians have formed a band which has held two fund raising concerts this year, one in support of replacement of the ancient PA equipment anda latter concert in aid of general church funds. We are also planning a Christmas Quiz evening in early December as a ‘fund raiser’ and continually seek fund raising ideas to support our community work which is provided at low or no cost.
During the school holiday weeks we have hosted Family Craft mornings at low cost, these include craft activities, games and food as well as two Holiday Club sessions with a ‘space’ theme. Plans are to repeat the Holiday Club session in Summer 2026.
We recently held our Illuminate event which is a ‘light party/non-Halloween’ cvent and we look forward to our other forthcoming Autumn and Christmas events and services this year, and in particular a Christmas Celebration with a Father Christmas grotto for families to visit, Chelmsford Community Gospel Choir will also be with us in December for a concert.
Overall, it has been another busy church year and we look forward to the autumn and Christmas activities still to come.
Review of the financial position of the charity
The results for the year are set out on the receipts and payments account on page 5. A statement of assets and liabilities of the charity are set out on page 6.
The Trustees’ aim is to distribute the income that they received in accordance with the objects of the Church. A proportion of the Church’s income has necessarily been spent on refurbishing and fitting out the Trent Road premises and the contracted payments to our pastors. Although the Church wishes to give as much as it can for charitable purposes, this expenditure is considered essential in providing a suitable environment and the drive for the Church to grow. Gift aid has continued to provide a significant contribution to Church income.
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CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
In this twelve month period, the income of the charity exceeded expenditure by £519. In arriving at this figure, restricted funds increased by £7,399, whilst unrestricted funds decreased by £6,880. At 5 April 2025 the trustees had sufficient assets available to fulfil the obligations of the charity.
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the charity to maintain reserve unrestricted funds sufficient to fund 6 months of resources expended.
Approved by Board of Trustees on.“eg . decenh ow.Jor. and signed on its behalf by
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS’ REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 5" April 2025 which are set out on pages 5 to 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s 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 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
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:
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. 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 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Stuart Foster FCCA Independent Examiner
Quantic Accountancy Ltd 1 Second Avenue Halstead CO9 28U
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CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Sth APRIL 2025
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|Funds|Funds|2023/24|
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|General|(Note|2)|
|RECEIPTS|AND PAYMENTS|ACCOUNT|
|Receipts|
|Voluntary|income|-|unrestricted|funds|(note|1)|55,075|-|55,075|58,843|
|Voluntary income|-|restricted|funds|(note|2)|-|8,403|8,403|1,730|
|Gift Aid|tax|recovered|10,575|-|10,575|13,095|
|Other|donations|7,065|5,000|12,065|2,890|
|Grant received|(note|2)|-|500|500|1,500|
|Hall|Hire|975|-|975|4,375|
|Craft|fayre|123|-|123|90|
|Quilting|exhibition|-|-|-|-|
|Concert|collection|-|-|-|-|
|Macmillan coffee moming|114|-|114|118|
|Tearfund|Quiz|325|-|325|290|
|Member|loan|repayment|330|-|330|330|
|Interest|received|-|22|22|29|
|Miscellaneous|income|36|-|36|59|
|74,618|13,925|88,543|83,349|
|Direct Charitable|payments|
|UK Donations|(note 4)|3,448|-|3,448|3,295|
|Overseas gifts|(note|5)|4,677|-|4,677|4,546|
|8,125|-|8,125|7,841|
|Employment|Costs|54,536|-|$4,536|55,458|
|Other payments|(note|6)|18,837|2,762|21,599|17,204|
|Restricted|fund|application|(notes|2|&|3)|-|3,764|3,764|2,298|
|81,498|6,526|88,024|82,801|
|Surplus|of Receipts|against|Payments|(6,880)|7,399|519|548|
|Cash|and bank|balances|at|5th|April|2024|48,379|3,693|52,072|51,524|
|Cash|and bank|balances|at|Sth|April|2025|41,499|11,092|52,591|52,072|
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
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| Funds | Funds | 2023/24 | |||
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| General | (Note | 2) | |||
| STATEMENTOF ASSETSAND LIABILITIES | |||||
| Cash Funds | |||||
| Bank currentaccount | 41,469 | 2,119 | 43,588 | 48,649 | |
| Community Fund account | - | 1,393 | 1,393 | 1,314 | |
| Chelmsford Rough Sleepers Fund | - | 7,580 | 7,580 | 2,079 | |
| Refreshment cash float | 30 | - | 30 | 30 | |
| 41,499 | 11,092 | 52,591 | 52,072 | ||
| Other Monetary Assets | |||||
| GiftAid Recoverable | 2,245 | - | 2,245 | 2,316 | |
| Loan Receivable | 474 | - | 474 | 804 | |
| 2,719 | - | 2,719 | 3,120 | ||
| Non-monetary assets | |||||
| Freehold Property | 258,898 | - | 258,898 | 258,898 | |
| Demountable classroms/ storage | 15,846 | - | 15,846 | 15,846 | |
| Audio visual and otherequipment | 44,947 | - | 44,947 | 42,055 | |
| 319,691 | - | 319,691 | 316,799 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||
| Owed toTear Fund | 5 | - | 5 | - | |
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| Year | Year | ||
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| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| 1 | Voluntary income - unrestricted funds | ||
| Sunday collections and other gifts | 9,424 | 6,876 | |
| Planned regular giving | 45,651 | 51,967 | |
| 55,075 | 58,843 | ||
| 2 | Restricted Funds | ||
| Community Fund (incl Awaken): | |||
| Opening balance at 5th April 2024 | 1,614 | 1,494 | |
| Receipts in the year | 360 | 600 | |
| Interest received | 22 | 29 | |
| Grants made during the year (note 3) | (603) | (509) | |
| Closing balance at 5th April 2025 | 1,393 | 1,614 | |
| Rough Sleepers Support Fund: | |||
| Opening balance at 5th April 2024 | 2,079 | 1,238 | |
| Grants received in the year | 500 | 1,500 | |
| Receipts in the year | 8,162 | 4,130 | |
| Grants made during theyear | (3,161) | (1,789) | |
| Closing balance at 5th April 2025 | 7,580 | 2,079 | |
| Audio Visual Equipment Fund: | |||
| Opening balance at 5th April 2024 | - | - | |
| Donations received in the year | 4,881 | - | |
| Equipment purchased in the year (note 6) | (2,762) | - | |
| Closing balance at 5th April 2025 | 2,119 | - | |
| Total Restricted Funds at 5th April 2025 | 11,092 | 3,693 | |
| 3 | Community Fund Grants | ||
| Lawford Mead student trip sponsorship | - | - | |
| Lawford Mead teachers buffet | 486 | 509 | |
| Shop Vouchers | 75 | - | |
| Chelmsford Rough Sleepers Support | - | - | |
| Miscellaneous grants | 42 | - | |
| 603 | 509 |
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Year Year 2024/25 2023/24 £ £
| 4 | UK Donations | ||
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| Ground Level | 1,662 | 1,850 | |
| Urban Saints / Crusaders | 252 | 252 | |
| The Moment Music (Dave Bell) | - | - | |
| Evangelical Alliance | 75 | 75 | |
| Churches together in Chelmsford | 300 | 400 | |
| StAndrews | - | - | |
| Streetfood | 100 | 200 | |
| Dance 21 | 50 | 50 | |
| Macmillan | 114 | 118 | |
| Visiting speakers | 450 | 350 | |
| The Brickfield Trust | 445 | - | |
| 3,448 | 3,295 | ||
| 5 | Overseas Gifts | ||
| Covenant Blessings, Mumbai | 2,400 | 2,400 | |
| Cornerstone | 384 | 384 | |
| Compassion UK | 1,536 | 1,472 | |
| Ukraine Disaster Fund | - | - | |
| Tear Fund (Quiz) | 320 | 290 | |
| Samaritans Purse | 37 | - | |
| Miscellaneous | - | - | |
| 4,677 | 4,546 |
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| FINANCIAL STATEMENTSSTATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEDTHE YEAR ENDEDYEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2025APRIL 20252025 |
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| Majorcap.ex (>£250) - General Fund | 367 | 1,700 |
| Major cap.ex (>£250) -AV Restricted Fund | 2,762 | - |
| Minorcap.ex (<£250) and maintenance | 4,148 | 1,235 |
| Trent Road running and cleaning cost | 3,909 | 3,932 |
| Service consumables | 52 | 300 |
| Travel costs | 258 | 233 |
| Printing stationery and publicity | 673 | 502 |
| Telephone | 629 | 646 |
| Training courses and conferences | 1,005 | 1,356 |
| Teaching aids | 566 | 59 |
| Fire Safety inspection and service | 499 | 443 |
| Childrens work (including 31:8 registration) | 701 | 509 |
| Illuminate | 189 | 177 |
| Christmas Service | 15 | 194 |
| Community Fun Day | 395 | 522 |
| Entertaining | 97 | - |
| Refreshments | 1,533 | 1,378 |
| Refreshments - recoveries | - | (18) |
| Insurance | 983 | 928 |
| Accountancy | 600 | 894 |
| Website Hosting | 947 | 939 |
| "Zoom" subscription | 156 | 144 |
| Performing, Music andTV licences | 978 | 948 |
| Sundry expenses | 137 | 183 |
| 21,599 | 17,204 | |
| Unrestricted Fund payments | 18,837 | 17,204 |
| Restricted Fund payments | 2,762 | - |
| 21,599 | 17,204 |
6 Other Payments
All ‘Other payments' relate to general unrestricted funds other than new Audio Visual Equipment purchased following the Appeal in March/April 2025
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