## Elkana Christian Fellowship Trustees’ Annual Report and Statement of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabilities For the year ended 31st December 2025 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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103630 ## Elkana Christian Fellowship Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2025 Contents Pages References and administrative details of the church 1 Trustees’ report Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees Receipts and payments account 2.3 4 5 Statement of assets and liabilities 6 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Elkana Christian Fellowship
References and Administration details
Charity Name: Elkana Christian Fellowship
Charity Registration Number: 103630
Contact Address
54 Drumalig Road
Carryduff
Belfast BT8 8EQ
Trustees
S Bennett T Quinn
E Mc Clurg Y Knox
Principal Officer-bearers
Church Elder
Independent Auditor
Robert Clarke
86 Old Belfast Road
Saintfield
Co Down
BT24 7DF
Bankers
Danske Bank
Donegall Square West
Belfast
BT1 6JS
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Trustees'Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2025 The trustees present the annual report and statements of receipts and payments and assets and liabilities for the year ended 31st December 2025 ## Objectives and Activities The purpose of Elkana Christian Fellowship is to share the message of the Gospel as it is found in the scriptures. Elkana's services are open to all who wish to attend and are open to the leading of God. ## Performance & Public Benefit Each week we meet to praise and worship our God together and pray with one another. In this way we support and encourage each other to grow in our own personal faith and become more like Christ and share Communion together. We continue to support the Compassion Child Sponsorship Scheme and actively provide practical financial support to the South Belfast Foodbank The church has given careful consideration to the Charity Commision for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities entered into during the year have helped to achieve the church's objectives and activities as well as providing public benefit. ## Financial Review Provide an overview of the financial position at the reporting date Explain the Trustee's policies lf there any material deficits at the end of the year take steps to remedy same ## Going Concern The trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satisified that there are adequate funds in place to ensure that the church can continue its activities and the financial statements for the year ended 2025 can be signed off as a going concern The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the church's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets and liabilities of the church. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and hence take reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities Signed on behalf of the Trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
Blusley, Bennekic
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9 18/03/2026 Trustees'Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2025( continued ) ## Structure Governance and Management ## Governing Document and Constitution of the Charity ## The Charity Trustees are responsible for this. ## Recruitment and Appointment of Church Elders The church elders are appointed at a meeting of the fellowship ## Pay and remuneration The payment of salary and remuneration is determined by the Church Members ## Organisational Structure It is the church members who are responsible for the day to day management of the church. They meet to discuss matters of church business arising. ## Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report and statement of receipts and payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with income of less than £250000 requires the trustees to prepare a statement of receipts and payments and a statement of assets and liabilities for each financial year 3 Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of Elkana Christian Fellowship | report on the accounts of Elkana Christian Fellowship for the year ended 31st December 2025 which are set out on pages 5,6,7. ## Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act ( Northern Ireland ) 2008. ## It is my resonsibilty to: examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act Follow the procedures laid down by the general directions given by the Commission under section 65(9) (b) of the Charities Act and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## Basis of independent examiner's report | have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as any charity trustees concerning any such matters. My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: 1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act 2.That the accounts do not match those accounting records 3.That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 4.That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## Independent examiner's statement | have completed my examination and my concern in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the directions of the Charity Commision for Northern Ireland, | have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. Keb fh F. Cc t yan bp Mr Robert W Clarke 86 Old Belfast Road Saintfield Co Down BT24 7DF ## 18/02/2026 4 Elkana Christian Fellowship ## 1a Comber Road Carryduff Belfast BT8 8AN ## Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 **----- Start of picture text -----**
|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2024| |Notes|£|£| |Income| |Offerrings|etc|3847|140| |Gift|Aid|etc|4058|8417| |Tax|Refund|1092|1117| |Interest|18|50| |Other|receipts|1|42|75141| |Total|Income|9027|84865| |Expenditure| |Bank|69|74| |Insurances|1778|1658| |Missions,|Food|Bank|1200|{200| |Sundries|2|607|0| |Compassion|UK|778|778| |Water|rates|197|315| |Music|Licence|97|93| |Telephone|454|369| |Donations|200|200| |Heat &|light|4855|2873| |Repairs|4075|11670| |14310|19230| |Depreciation| |Fixtures|and|Fittings|904|1064| |15214|20294| |Net|Surplus/Deficit|-6187|64571| |Signed|on|behalf|of the|Trustees| **----- End of picture text -----**
Trustee ioHK iUurAYe Trustee Shir lea,& Ben nek ## Elkana Christian Fellowship 1a Comber Road Carryduff Belfast BT8 8AN **----- Start of picture text -----**
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
2025 2024
£ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible 590970 591874
Current Assets
Current Accounts 75917 81200
75917 81200
Total Net Assets 666887 673074
Represented by Reserves
Opening Balance 673074 . 608503
Add Net Surplus -6187 64571
Retained reserves 666887 673074
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6 Elkana Christian Fellowship ## 1A Comber Road Carryduff Belfast BT8 8AN ## Fixed Asset Schedule ## £ ## £ £ £ ## Additions Disposals ## 01/01/2025 ‘1/12/2025 ## Cost Land & Buildings Fixtures & Fittings ## Depreciation Land & Buildings Fixtures & Fittings |585845|||985845| |---|---|---|---| |35060|||35060| |620905|||620905| ||Charge|Deleted|| |01/01/2025|||31/12/2025| |a|a|£|£| |0|0|0|0| |29031|904|Q|29935| |29031|904|0|29935| Net Book Value 31/12/2025 31/12/2024 590970 591874 Elkana Christian Fellowship Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2025 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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