Village Church Belfast
Stateiuent of Fiwdn¢iaL Activxtias for the Year Elld¢d 30 Julle 2024
Unclllding In¢ome and Expellditllre Acwullt and Statement of Total RÈcogDised Cains
and Loss¢s)
UnT¢8tri¢ted kntrkted
2024
Note
Ineome and Endowments froAL'
Donatiolls w]d leg&ci¢5
(khertsading activiti
Total irywm¢
207,464
530
IU68
226332
530
Exp¢nditure on:
Charitabl¢ atyiviti(
(211,69
4.735
TotaI exp¢nditur¢
(211,696
(216,431
Net (¢xpenditvr¢yinc4)me
Trnnsfexs betwtrn fitndG
{3,71r2)
14,133
193
193540 ￿￿40}
189,838
(179,407)
10,431
N¢t movem¢Jrt in
10.431
￿￿One￿i￿tIon of fullds
Totsl fi￿dS bmtsght forwanl
Totsl funds CWTR¢d forward
122.662
179,407
302.069
16
312500
Total
2023
tFnrestrieted 11¢5tTirt¢d
fullds
Incme and Endowments frtsm.
Dojixtiony legacses
Oth¢r traditig activiti¢s
258,634
885
121,211
379,845
885
Totsl in¢ome
259519
121211
Exp¢ndAtnr¢ on:
Ch8ritdble actiVAties
(258,047
40,589
298,63
Tot41 exwiditi￿e
{258,04
40.589
298ts36
Net
1,472
80.622
82,094
1,472
80.622
82,Iy)4
Reeollc1112tlon offund
Totsl funds brought forward
121,190
98,785
219,975
179,407
301069
All of th¢ ¢h#rAty$ adAvities dffive from continuing op#&ions during th¢ Above two pe*iods.
The fimds breokaomryj for 2023 is shown in llote 16.
The notss on pages I I to J8 fontt anintsgral part ofthese fillwial st&tellJents.
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Village Church Belfast
(Registration number N1631949)
Bolanee Sheet as at 30 June 2024
2024
Fixed
TangkJl¢ assets
12
219,794
17,941
Current Assets
Debtors
C&sh at bank and in hand
13
14
52338
42,821
95,159
287.9S7
287.957
3,829)
Credltors: Amollnts fajlillg due 75ithtn •Me year
15
2,453
Nei curnt as%¢ts
92,706
312,500
284,128
302.069
asseÉs
Funds of the ¢harity:
Restrictd intom¢ funds
179.407
UnrestrAded itt¢ome fund5
Utirestri¢ted fim&
312
00
122,662
302,069
Total tullds
312
For the fmanEial ye¥r ending 30 June 2024 the charity was entitled to ￿emptIOn from audit wider 477 of
the Companies Aot 2006 relatiug to small companies.
DireGtois' rew)wibilities:
The m¢mbers kav¢ not required the obarity to obtain au auait of its aeoounts for the year ill qu¢stion in
amdauce with section 476" and
Th¢ directots arknowledF kn T¢spollsJTrilili¢s for complyiug vlith tbe Tequrnents of the Act with t¢sp¢ct
to a¢countillg r¢cords andthe PT¢paration of &c£oullts.
These fman¢ial statements have b¢en prepa￿d in a¢¢ordallce with the special provislons rnlating to compw)i¢y
sthjeot to the stnall companie8 reginje within Part 15 ofthe Companies Act 2006.
Th¢ finw¢ial straterrtents on page4 9 to 18 w¢r¢ 8pprnved by the trvstees, and auth￿l$t4 for Issue on 21 Mar¢k
2025 and sigo¢d on th¢ir behalf by:
Trustee
Thr note5 on pag¢5 11 to 18 forn atr Inte￿?1 part ofkn¢ f￿￿rial 5t*m¢nts.
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Y￿e Church Belfast
N¢Jtes to the Financial Statemellts for the Year Ended 30 Julle 2024
I Charity 8t4tus
The ch￿lty 13 limited by gu&raut¢¢, incorpothd in Northern Ir£18n4 aud cons¢qu¢nliy docs rLOt hay¢ shre
ital. Eath of th¢ busteu i8]iable to contributs all kmoullt not ¢xce¢(bng £1 tDwdrds the a85¢ts of the ¢har£ty
in the ovent of liqllidatio
The address of its regist¢r¢d office is:
25 Uppey Newtownards Ro
B¢ifkst
BT4 31
TlJes¢ fjn4lloial statem¢nts w¢r¢ aytthojised for issue by the lrnst¢es on 21 Mar¢h 2025.
or '
nifieAnt acwwiting poliaes and key athiunting esthnat
The principal ac<ounkng poll¢1￿ applied ill the prepar8ti(m of these thwicial st*¢m¢nts set out below.
Th¢s¢ policie5 hav¢ been cotisistently wlxed b) all the years presented, uJl&88 otheTWi5e slthd.
StNtem¢nS of wmplian¢e
The fmanciaE 8tat¢ments have be¢n P￿p￿red in accordi￿¢¢ wlth A¢cowiting and Reporting by Charitses:
ststement of RecoM￿ettded PL7Ctic¢ (applicable to rh*ities preparillg their In accordan¢¢ with the
Fillanel&l Reporting Standard applicable in UK and R¢public of ILEland (FRS 102)) (tssued ltt Octob¢r2019)
- (ChaTitie* SORP (FRS 102)). the Finallciai Kwtllig Standard applxcable in the UK wkd R¢publi¢ of Ireland
IFRS 102) atsd the Compatiie$ Act 2006.
Bagb of preparatio
Village Clnrth B¢l&st meets th¢ d¢finilion of& public benefft entity under FRS 102. Ass¢ts and IlablEiltes sr¢
initi41ty reGogniscd at histwical o)st or trdnsa¢tlon value ulliess ot]wwise stated in relevallt
policy Mot&q.
The trnsts¢s con8id¢r that th￿e ar¢ llo material vn¢¢rtaititie5 about tbe charitys ability to ¢ontin)J& a8 a going
t￿1Xr￿ norany signific8Ut kt¢as of unc<¥tsllty that affect the ¢witi8 valu¢ tsfassets knld by the Cknty.
Iurome and ¢ndowDW
All inwmo is rtt¢ogtiis¢d 0[￿e thR charity ertttlem¢nt to the income, it is probable I1￿1 thE inme will be
T¢oeived and the 8tnount ofthe ittton￿ ￿CeiVable c4n be reliabty.
Don4tio*w ¢mdl¢g￿7
Donattons are ￿cOgniSed when the charity has beeth no￿fied in wxithg of both the amoijnt aad sdtlem¢nt dats.
In th¢ evpArt th* 8 donation is svbj¢rt ¢0 conditions t7J41 T¢quire a l¢vel of p¢rf(Mxn￿ by th¢ dwity before th¢
charity is entitl¢d to the fthwls. tlse is defeffed and not re¢o8Discd until eiiher Ihose conditi￿$ ar¢ fillty
ll￿t, fjr th¢ fulfjlment of tb05¢ L))nditions is wholly within the control o£th¢ charity aDd f( is wob4ble that th¢y¢
condktio]Js will be fulfill¢d itt the r¢Forting perfo
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Village Chureh Bellast
Notss to the FiJaacial SlatemenÉs for the Year Ended 30 June 2024
Exppudlture
All ¢xpenditur¢ i& rnogllised onc4 there is a1¢8al or ￿DStruth¢ obligatAOn kn that ejyllditure, it is probabl¢
settlement is requir￿ and tbc atnoutst (￿ be measvr¢a T¢liably. All ￿sts are allocut#d to thc appli¢abl¢
&xp¢ndktllr# knading that aggregats similar wsts to that ¢at¢gory. Wh¢re costs c&m￿t bc diT¢¢tly attributed to
particular headings they haye been alloG&Ed on a basis cojjsisteut with th¢ vs¢ of r¢sourw with ¢entral staff
osts a]locatyJ on tbe basis of time spent and d¢p￿lation charges allocated on the porti¢)n of tbe asset's ys¢.
Other support Qosts are allO￿t￿l based (Mthe spread of staff ¢ost5.
Ck4rilable txliwli
Charitable aKp¢néiture those rJ)sts ill¢u￿¢d by 1he ¢harity in th¢ ddiv¢ry of its a¢tivxtie8 oud $¢Tvi
for its b¢JJefi¢i45i#& It ill¢ludes both c4)sÉ5 thaf be allo¢at¢d directly to such activi*i&s those costs of an
indirect llalure necessary kn sup￿rtth¢M.
Goverllance eosts
These includ& the L¥>sts attrll)utabk to th¢ (awity'8 w11at￿ with constit¢rtioJMI and statutory requir￿
includitig audiL $lx8te8i¢ mW3ve￿ 8nd meetings and reimbwsed &yenses.
Txxatio
The clwity is ¢onsidered to p&ss tbe tssts set out in Parawh I SCI￿aUle 6 of lkn FinaD¢¢ Act 2010 and
thtttforn it nwts the definition of 8 charitable ¢ompAny for UK co4x)ration t&Y purposes. A¢oordiugly, th¢
charity is potentially w from taxatioti iti respect of iJKom¢ or ¢apital gatns received wlthiu Gategories
ry)Y¢r¢d by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the CO￿oratI1)ll Tax Act 2010 or S¢ction 256 of the TaxatioL of Charg¢able
Gains Act 1992, to th¢ ¢Xt￿tt that such iDoom¢ or gains art applied exclusively to obaritable purposes.
Tangtble fixpAI a5s¢ts
Individual fi￿a &8s¢ts oostillg £1.00 ormor¢ aye ittitiatfy record6d at eosL
D¢preeiation ond amortisatioa
Depr¢¢ithon is provid￿ on tall￿TrIC fixed 183ets so as to wrik off th¢ ¢ost or valuation, l¢ss any est>matsd
T¢siduaI vaIu4 over their ewtsd us0￿1 ¢¢onomic lifr as follows:
Assèt t1288
Flxtures & Fittings
DepYeel#thitt Meth1￿ aud rate
ReduGiJ]g Baisnce
Trade debtsrs
Trnde debtorg att an￿￿￿*5 due f(om custDm¢ts for m*¢hftndise sold or p¢rfonned iu the ordillary
oU￿t of business.
Trdde debtors are recosnised initialty at the lrnn5action pri￿. Th¢y ar¢ subsequently measurv41 at aJJortis¢d cost
using the ¢ffectiv¢ iT1t¢￿St less pro%w for impaiLTrent. A provision for the Impain￿ of trth
debtors is established wh¢n thete is objective ￿ld¢ll¢¢ thotthe charity wlll not be able ts ￿llect all amounts due
a￿dIngtO th¢ origitixl tsIiDS ofthe y￿K1V*bIes.
Cash ond e#sh equhFaltnts
Cash aud cash equival¢nts ¢oxllpris¢ cash on band alld call d#posits, and other sbort-t¢rJn highty liquid
inva8Éments that Tegdily ¢onv¢rtible to & knos¥n Omovnt of cash alld ¥ubject to an ill8i8Dificant risk of
. ¢hange ia valu¢.
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Vlllage Chllrch Belfast
Notss to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ellded 30 Jun¢ 2024
Trade ¢reditois
Trade rrwjktors ar¢ objtykn to pay ts Eoods or Servi￿ tbat hav¢ b¢¢ll a¢quir¢d in the ordiw co￿s¢ of
busilless suppliers. A￿O￿nts payable are classified 4$ ¢llrrent Iiabiliti¢s if the dwity does not have att
unconditional righl at thtt end of thc reportin£ perio(L to defer sdtl¢m¢nt of the creditor f4Jr ut least twelve
months u£ter the T¢POrtiug dats. If th0r¢ is•n unwnditlonal rigkn to defer sc￿e1￿¢￿t for at least tw¢lve months
afÉEr th¢ reporting daty they Ore presented as noTrcurreDt Jiabilili¢
Trnd¢ ¢rcditOTS ar8 ￿0￿18¢0 inthally at the lrnnsadion pri¢¢ aua subsequentty meaSU￿d at amortised cost
using the effe¢tive iLter¢stmethod.
FrJTwgn ex¢hange
Ttan$attiolls in foreAgn cmcies ayc rco)rdcd the Thts o£exthauge at the dats of the transa￿ll. Monetsry
assets and Iivlbilities denomill￿ in foreign owreneies ot the balanc¢ sh¢et dai¢ ar¢ T¢￿rted a¢ the rat¢$ of
exchange prevailing atthat date.
The results of OV¢Ts¢as op¢rations (Trn$l8ted at tbc av¥Tdg¢ Tatss of exdMllg¢ fkning the period and their
batance sheets at the r4tr8 ruling at th¢ bal•nce &he¢t dats. Exchonge differences srising on translation of th¢
openiug n¢t ass¢ts 8Thd r¢slllts of ov¢rne&s operati021s are T¢POrt¢d in other (omprekAensAV¢ iticoTh¢ and
mulated in equÈty (attribut¢d to non-¢ontrolling int¢rests as appropriate}.
Other excha￿6 aiffeTen¢¢s aT¢ iA th¢ Statemott of Adivittes iti the pttiod iyj whi¢h th
ise exc¢pt for:
l) ex¢hange dIff￿￿n¢￿ ox tratwctiotix ¢Lt¢rtd into lo Iiedge ctttain for¢igo allT<ll¢y risk8 (s*¢ above)"
2) ¢x¢hang¢ ￿lSIng on gains or losses on llF)TrUA¢netary items whi¢b aro 1¢co￿lSed in otLcr
ebmptthensiye inoomw, &nd
3) in thc case of tb¢ ￿￿8￿J1dated fa12ll￿ ststemeBo exchange dIffe￿A￿S on monetary iteDJs r¢¢eivable fiDm
or payable to a foreign op¢ratiou for which s¢ttlall¢nt is neither planned nor likety to oG¢ux (thue£xe forming
part of th¢ nct inve5tsn¢tst in tbe foreigo op￿ationA wFoch I￿8￿7$￿1 in oth¢r alld
Teportea und¢r equity.
Fund stru¢ture
Unr¢5tiA¢t¢d fill￿s aye geneTrl fisnds are avadable for use at th¢ tDsstses diS￿l¢ll in th￿¢¢ of
th¢ objwtives ofthe dwity.
Restrithd mcome fijnds those donotÈd for use in a parti¢Dlar area or for S￿1￿¢ pwpOSe￿ the use of wbi
is r¢strict¢d to that area or plltpose.
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Village Church Belfast
Notes to the Finalleial Statsments for tbe Year Ended 30 Julle 2024
3 Intome frow donatlons #nd l¢gafie4
TtstAI
d&
fullds
Donations and legaoi
Doll*ion$ from ]Ddividu￿S
ift aid rE¢l&in￿d
Re8lllat gÉving and Gooitsl donations
Total for 2024
10.430
51.211
17,740
1,128
28,170
52,339
207,464
18.868
226,332
Totsl for 2023
258.634
121,2LI
379,845
4 Income from other tradiD% 2divAlies
Unr2stricl*d
ds
GellerAI
Total
Md$
Property rglltal income
Totsl for2024
530
530
530
530
Totsi for2023
885
885
5 Expenditure on ¢barltsble a¢tivhits
UMTestrithd
fulld#
Gèneral
Total
funds
fvnds
Not¢
Nfjssion & Olltstad]
DEpreciati.0￿ amofiis&tiOll and oth¢r
similar costs
s1￿c0sts
Govornall￿ costs
789SQ
78,950
7,781
121309
2,656
7,78
127,044
2,656
4,735
Totsl for 2024
211.696
4,735
216,431
Yotxl fvr 2023
258,047
40,589
In addition to the expeNdsture abalysed abov4 th¢ro are also 8overAance costs of £1656 (2023 . £4,8S8) whith
relate directty to cljaritable A¢tiiryties. Sec note 6 fOrfillth￿ detslls.
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Village Chllreh Betf&st
Not&8 to the Finautial Stat￿lients for the Year Ended 30 June 2024
6 AJMIysis of govenvdO¢¢ 5UPPOrt costs
funds
Genersl
Totsl
nds
Indep¢Thdent examiner fees
Examination ofthe fmanci31 stkteLtt¢tsts
Other goveTnance costs
Totsl for2024
1,090
1,566
1.090
1.566
2.656
TotaI for2023
4.858
7 Net ill¢o]Lungloiitgoing rnsources
Nrt in¢omlttg resourrts forth¢ yw iu¢lud¢:
2024
2fj23
Depr¢¢iation offixd assets
7.731
4.485
8 Trustees rellEuneration
During the yer th¢ rh¥rity made the ftillowiog transactloths with trustE¢5:
Jonathan Parks
Jonathm ParL8 received remun¢ration of £38,966 (2023.. £37,125) durin¥ th¢ y¢ar.
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Village Church Belfast
Plotes to the Finaneial Ststements for the Year Ended 30 June 2024
Staff costs
The aggregate paymll costs wer¢ as follo
2024
Stsff ¢osts during th¢ year were:
Wa8es aud salaries
Other stsff w$ts
124,652
2,392
168,122
12,204
127,044
180.326
No employtt ofrnoTr than £60,IJQO durin8 the ycar.
10 Independent examillevs ZPmUll¢rathwi
2024
2023
Examhjth ofthe financial ststements
1.029
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Willage Church Belfast
Notes to the Financial Ststsments for the Year Exdtd 30 Julle 2024
11 Ta￿tion
Th¢ charity is a tegi8ter¢d ¢hority and is thereftire aempt from t&xatÈo
12 fix¢d assds
Land 2nd
buildings
Furnilvre and
equipmeat
Totsl
Cost
At 13uAy 2023
Addition5
47.867
47,867
209,634
209 634
At 30 June 2024
209.634
47.867
257.501
Depr¢ciation
At l July 21)23
Charge for th¢ y¢4r
At 30 Sun¢ 2024
29926
29.926
7,781
4.193
4,193
37.707
Net book Yalut
At 30 June 2024
205,441
14J53
219,794
At 30 1uN¢ 2023
17,941
17.941
13 Debtor5
21124
debtors
52J38
14 Cash and cash t4lliYAlents
2024
2(123
Cash at bonk
42,821
15 Cr¢ditors.' anwunts hlling ltue within olleyear
2024
2023
Tradv ￿edItO
Other t&Yation artd soci815ecurity
Oth¢r crcllitors
Accruals
78
647
638
1.090
1722
1,035
3,829
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Villagè Chureh Belfast
Notes to the Financial Statemellts for the Year Ended 30 June 2024
16
BA]anr¢ at
30
2024
B8lwTt¢ gt l Tneonthig Re5QUtteY
Jyjy 2023
resources
expended
Transfers
Unr￿trICted funds
Genaal
121662
179,407
207,994
(211,690
(4,735)
193J40
312,51X)
Restricted funds
18,868
193J40
Total
3QI069
226,862
1216.431
312,500
B2lance at I
July2022
Resourcas
e4wndul
Balance at 30
JUD¢ 2023
rwurcos
Unr¢gtrArteJl fllnds
General
121.190
259,519
(258,047)
122.662
Restrlded fiwdg
98.785
121,211
179.407
Totsl
219,975
380,730
{298,636)
301069
The T¢stri¢ted funds of £193J40 we£e used to purchase the p￿￿15¢$ at 25 Upw Newtownards Rtsad. The
Churoh i8 being used for Unre￿ puryo5¢S, #Ld 75 treattr3 as a uJrntrl¢ted asseL The of r￿l¢t¢d
fund5 has th¢r¢fore bten moved to wrestrÉcted £mds.
17 ABalysi5 oln¢t assets between £unds
iTnrestrleted
Totsl fands %t
30 Julle
Genernl
Tkngible £¥ed &%s¢ts
Curr¢nt assets
Curnt liabilisies
219,794
95,159
453
219.794
95,159
2.453
Totsl net assets
31
312500
Unrestrleted
fDllds
GffieYAI
Totsl funds at
30 June
21ll3
Restricted
Tangible fix¢d assets
17941
108,550
3,829
17941
287957
3.829
179,407
Currcnt liabi]ities
Totsl nut assets
122.662
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