Village Church Belfast Trustees, R¢port The TNslees presentth¢ir report and the fin¥ncial stAemeJts of the church for the year eod¢d 30 lunc 2Iy24. Tb¢ Ihstses confirni that th¢y wly with the requiremellts of the (Jwiti¢s Ad (Northern treland) 2008, Th¢ Cbariti¢y (Annual Return) Regulatiow (Northern ITrl&ud) 2015, The ChorAlie& (Amiual RRtum) R¢gul£Lions (NOern Ireland) 2015 Accounting and Reporting by Chariti¢s: Statemnt of Recommenda Practice wljith appli to ckniti¢s preparing their accounts in accordaw¢ with the Finattcial Reporting Standard applicabl¢ in the UK alld R¢pubkn o£Ir¢la7MI (FRS 102) (tire1ve l January 2015). The TTustse$ The Trt]St s¢rYed the £hch thnyAg the year were Rs fiillow8: Thoma8 Mccon4]¢ i¢k Wright Jonathan Parks (Te5i8lle4 13 May 2024) St¢veD Adams (app)ititsd 13 May 2024) lan M¢KDight (appointed 13 May 2024) Strncthr& Governance & Mallagement ViIlage Belfa8t is goYerLtd by theii Constitution. The TTustses are responsible for the oY¢rnll govonance o£the churclL lh¢ numb¢r of Truste¢8 shall not be le Statement of eompliance In setting our a¢tiviti¢s alld planning ow activiti¢5 for th¢ year the trustedg have gry¢ ¢ar£ful consideration to th¢ Ch4rity Commissioll for NOrtIrn Ireland's guidance 4)n p)Jblic b¢nefrt to ¢n5Ute that th¢ activiti¢s have help&1 kn a¢hi¢v¢ the crIty'S pijrposes and prode 4 b¢n¢fj¢ to the beneficAarIe. Pllrp05e8 Th¢ PUTPOS¢ of this ¢hurcb shall b¢ to gknify (3od' it wijl be a gf Chri# followers who Ule&tlld that the city alld their 8ph¢res of intlueJe are their missir)n fidd. Th¢y wm be trained and equipped to be faithfid discipl¢s of Jesus, 2lld to live out the Gosp¢l for th¢ sth of God's glory. Actfi*4ties Smnmary 8¢t4vitses Weekty Sunday serv1G, Ghildr¢n'$ pmpnm¢s, Mpekly hom¢ 8TDUP gathering4 prnyer & worship ¢Yenings, men's and wo]llen's ¢vcnts. liMull1ty olean up dHys, ntonthly leadersh development, buildiJJg use for conymunity events,, muxn & tots wup. religiou5 holiday events Ilke carol easter events, ets. parthership with WalkwEy Community Centre.
Village Church Belfast Trnst¢e&' Report The ¢harAty's bejpficlies are: Members Membors fwiili¢s Those cotsne¢t¢d with the ¢hur¢h The lo¢al eonllllunity The general publio Prlvate bentfit A privare ben¢fit of th¢ wod( is the finanGiW supported p&stor which is incidentsl and llecessory to the ntillued work of the clwtth. Public b¢llefi¢ Th¢ pury¥)ses of VlllAg¢ Chur¢h Belfast are: The advaucem¢nt of the Christion faith in a¢rdance with the de¢laiion of fAith Set a khedul¢ to tlle Arli¢1¢8. The direct benefits fftiwing from this purpose include tlte facilitstiou of regular pllbli¢ worBhip. tknt provides for the Spiritual w<llb¢ing of soriety, the trainxnts and equipping of p4)ple in th¢ir Christiwn faith. Th¢se befits lun be demonstrated thIouth We MeetigS to pres¢!kt the fraohings of (h¢ bible attd the prov¥sion of oppoytimities for cls'all r¢5ponse including btllOt liolltsd to prnyer and worsbip. Th&se IJ¢nefjt$ are demonstrated by th¢ m¢mb¢rs of tbe publi¢ ¢hoose to att¢nd our weekly worsbrp gathin&s, qvents alld tiaitiing days and the feedback th¥y provide. To ptomots arLd fifil suth otber charAtsbl¢ purp)se$ bentfi¢ial to th¢ comrnunity iti B¢lfast, Ir¢]aua the United Kingdom aud such other parts of the Mwld as thts diKthrs rnay timts to time fit The dsRct benefits owing from this purpose Includ¢ kIng with the local people of Bloomfiold aud Ballymaoarret In dealiD8 whh issu of addlctÈon, sexual exploitation aod 5¢¢t)419. through th¢ t¢achin8 provided At seThieas aud events held at the church b11108. and th¢ fmall support of charities workng to ¢v1?* thos¢ iu povety. These b¢n¢fits are denta by th¢ Prespnre of m¢mber8 of th¢ publi¢ choos3-ll¥ to rewive the teaching attd through tht foedba¢k of the lo¢al staknholders we parttter wkth both loGally and abro Tv r¢Iieve aged persons and peTson5 in need hardship. sicknes8, or distress ari5illg ther¢from wh¢th¢r in ¢OJiDÈ¢tion housing or acoonuThodation or shelter or any oths PUTpose (wh¢th¢T by 108n. fft, tbe provlsion of a¢commodation or shelter in any othu way). iv B¢l£&81 knjaod and United Kingdom and oth¢r parts 0£ th¢ world as the diY¢¢lDr8 uthy from tiAlle io tilllg thitik fiL The direct bfits tlowAJB from thi5 pw inclllde Tclief of the need5 of people 5thiDg from hunger, poor nutrrtioJ4 Jattk of sh¢lt¢r, sicknexs. socisl CluSion or other hardships. These b¢n¢fits art demonstra by th¢ feeAbaok of those rnembtts of $ti¢iety wlkose h¥raships hav¢ been aLl¢viated. To advan0# ¢dwation whdher of childm (above or below c4)mpu150ry school 4ge) or of attults. Th dire¢É b¢nefit that flows fi1 this puwe is the eduCati4)n vth wovided by the religious and BibIA¢al teacbill88 bel offered by our ohayity, These ben¢frt5 arg dcmonstrated by roomboys ofth¢ pub]ic choosing to receive the teachiti£ and the fe¢dbLGk th¢y provide. Th¢ is arising from of the pUs¢ Pw3
Vlllage Chureh B¢lfast Trustees, Report FJninciAI ReYi¢W and Results for the See altaohed amiuai 8Cmts tr th¢ year ended 30 3ull¢ 2024. Main Athievenwt& forthe Year Worship s¢rvioes had ea¢h week tknughout th¢ year both in persots at onluw (bAble tea¢hill& prayer. worship• fellowship) Prayer alld small gmup support Benovol¢ll¢e for pwle in n¢ed Women's evenls M¢tt's evEnts Youth ¢b Tot8 group Hope KYplor¢d evaDgelism ¢1*s$ leadership d¢v¢lopmeut m¢&iugs Village collunutyty ckeon up day CoordiDating with c4)Jwnity stsk¢hoIder8 Sll¢h as NGOS wjd community bodies on e4)mmunty developm¢nt i5SU¢S Weddings Maniage prep n5¢1]IllE Continued development of second ¢on8regation in a stratsgi¢ part of the city Multipliation of snMII gyoups nKc4i¥ throughout BeJfa5t P0rtll¢rlllg iu pwtr and £naa¢ially with lo¢al chariti¢s Pag¢ 4
Vlllage Ch#rch Bejfast Trustees, Report Future Plans The 2023r24 year has brought ¢ncow3g¢menl Srnvth aud n¢w Cl11¢8¢$ b) Vblagc Church Bdfart . oppojtunities we look forwa to embracing. Ill January 2024. we celebratcd our 10 year anniv+xsary as an Stablish¢4 churcL This mil¢stone aik)wed us to refloct Oll God's faittkn ov¢r the past d¢th 8t look thead with gratitud¢ aud expectation for what is to C4)rne. Our eld¢rship and boaThl of trust have 5c¢n some Che8 this y¢ar. Nl¢k Wright stepped doMTr after four yean o£faithfixl seryic4 and we 8r¢ deepty gr8tsfid for his ¢ortributi03L Jonathall Paths ¥1s0 5t¢pped down frimi beill8 a tni¥t¢e, thhough he ts Rrnailling in his pasknrol rol¢ oll sts££ This allows our board of trustees to be made up compl¢ly by non-pRid tsNstees. In their plact, w¢ welcomed two n¢w IteIe1dy4 Ion M¢Knight and Steve Adbs.Their leadership brings valuabl¢ wisdojn aud pene¢ both spiÈitually ond owlsl011y. Pthi¢ulorty In str¢ngthenio8 our employm¢llt and Hk 8trncture$. We look forw8rd to refining our poIiciK ll1 systems b) sUPPOrtth¢ sm(NJth oFeratioA ofour staff and church mini8tries. A significant milestone wa5 th¢ ¢4)mpletion of our buildins purchas¢ at 25 Upper N¢wtt>wiard% RLd IL AprAI 2024. After years of planning fithIn8. we are thankfid to finally have a pffjn4n¢nt spa¢¢ fjjat provides long-ttt SeLWity for our ¢hurch famity alld ministy. This year. we also crjmmissiimed two f¢ma]t d¢a¢ons to s¢rvE In key Ministy Tol&8. Gabs Grdy has been formally appointed as our ¢hiidT¢n ¥ffjd fall1<5 work, I mle she has faithfiY carried out for some time. Ivith cur 8rowillg children's ministy, anti¢ipate rnary ¢xeitsng d¢velopm and Gabs wlll play a vital role in shaping a flourishin8 collimunity for youtts f8miIi¢s. Yoy MrKnight has b¢¢tt ¢oDllnissioD¢d as a dea¢oll for women's pastoral prayc, wher¢ the is alY¢ady strengthening our clnwch's of pwer through pastnrnl and laTgL¥ Pray satkniw We look forward to seeing thTS rnijiisty ¢onlitiut ts) grow un&r her leadership. Irmally, we aT¢ gratehl for de¢p¢ning pgrkn¢rsb8 wtth Itxal chaT1I su¢h as Saft Faml]ies and Youug Lif¢ Capenjauttt, are making a meaning1 impact in Belfast and b¢y4Jnd. We ¢oDnt it 4 wiTryl¢g¢ to support and collabox4tG with th¢5¢ organisatiODS as we se¢k to 8eN¢ our oity. Risk Maoggem¢nt Risk is an everyday part of the C]ty'S nonnal The Trusts¢s have considved attd idelltifi¢d thc major risks to tkn charity is exptss having tak¢tt appropriate profr5sion414dYi¢e have b¢en assured that adequ* 3ySteJns and procedur¢s arn in pkn in Order to DiItiBate or those Jisk8. Rry¢S Poli¢y The Cknity d(S not have a res ptslicy. li¢ char£ty aperatss a defllRd ¢ontribution pension h¢m¢ (vknith meets the r¢quiremats of The Pensio Regulator os a qualifying workplaoo pensioj sth¢m¢) fiTrT th¢ benefit ofits penuanetrt staff attd those who ar¢ ¢ligibl¢ uad¢r Auto EDroknmL Th¢ assets &re admiuistere41 by ijwrdttc¢ wmpaDies hj personal pension plgD attd arE heEd indep¢nd¢ntty from those of the charity. ConthllltAolls are cJMTged to the Ststement of Fin¥o¢ial ActiTr7ti¢3 illthe period to which they relats. The results for the year and the rh¥zity'$ financial position * tbe ¢nd of the year are shs)wn in the a11aohed fllpncial statmfflts,
Village Church Belfas* Trustees, Report SmAll eoujwdllies provtslon ststswnt Thls report has bee prepar¢d in awrdm with the small companies Tegime uttderthe Comp8nÈes A¢t 2006. The atmual r¢portwas approved by the truste<8 ofthe charity on 21 2025 and signed on its behalf by. lan M¢Kvxght Trnsts¢ Pa8¥ 6
Village Church Belfast Statsmellt of Trugfeej, R¢SPODsiblliti¢s The tnee5 (WI are also the direttors Gf VlIlage Chureh Belfast for the porposes of compay law) ar¢ ¥¢spomil)le for preparing th¢ Irtsstse¥' report and the fiwicial st&tem¢nts in cOrdanCe with appli1¢ Eaw and United Kingdom A¢ounling StandaT(Ls (Unit¢d Killgaom Generally AoLYpted A¢¢ounting Practice). yndutlxng FRS 102 "The Fiuautial Rtportittg Standard applicablc in th¢ UK •MI Republic of eland, The T¢POrt and accounts have b¢¢n PrePed in a¢cordKnc¢ with the provA8ions IYJ th¢ Companie5 Act 2006 r¢J companies. to small Company law r¢quir¢4 the trustses to wepatE ftyallcial slme•Jts for ea¢h fitiwial y¢aT. Unts conw law the ttLs must llot approve the flltsncial statem¢Jts unle&% they are Satisfi thatthey giv¢ alnJ¢ and faw view of the st¢ of thirs of th¢ charitable Cowy of the incoming re&owc¢s and appli¢ation of resour¢e8 includxng its inLvme d expenditurq of th¢ rharÉtable ¢ompany for that period In prepariug the¥¢ kn¢È&i statemEttts, th¢ tn3St¢es are r¢quiTrJ to.. select 8Uitable accOlting poli¢ies alld plythe ¢oDsi£tentty; 4)bserve th¢ methods and winciple5 in th¢ Charities SORP, makn judgements and estimates that ere r¢asotubl¢ aud prttde. stats whether q)pli¢ablc accounting SI cojllprising FRS 102 have bm thllowe4 subject to any matsri41 departures disclos¢d alld expl4iJKd in the fllwicial ststtments. aud prepaT¢ the finall¢i&l statements 00 th¢ going (x)llce4n ba8is unl¢$8 it is inappropriate to presum¢ that th¢ cha¥Établ¢ company will wntinue iu business. The truste¢s are responsiThk for keeplng prop¢T acco]tIll rerdS that catt dis¢los¢ r¢ason8ble accw&cy at ally tim¢ th¢ fanCIal PO.10 of the ¢b2ritabl¢ Gompany and 4ble them to ellsur¢ ibat the fjtsaa¢ial 5tstwJ¢nts coruply the Comp8tii¢3 Art 2006. They are also RsponsAbl¢ for safegu8rdiDg tbe assets of the thlIable Imparty h¢n¢e for taking Teasonknle st¢ps for th¢ preveutioll and d¢te¢tion of fraud othw irreEularities. The tr(LStKs are respon5ibI¢ for the Jnaiutejnce illtegrty of th¢ fjorporatt finaJ¢i41 included ots the charltsble websito. LelatiOn guvorning th¢ pr¢parntion And dissemination of financial statents differ from I¢Ei5btion in other jurRsdkctiolls. Appmyed bytht ttvstses ofthe c}lty on 21 Mah 2025 and swied (m its behalf by: Trust¢¢ Page 7