Village Church Belfast
Trustees, R¢port
The TNslees presentth¢ir report and the fin¥ncial stA*emeJts 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
(NO￿ern Ireland) 2015 Accounting and Reporting by Chariti¢s: Statem*nt 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) (tire￿1ve l January 2015).
The TTustse$
The Trt]St￿ ￿ s¢rYed the £h￿ch 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 NOrtI￿rn Ireland's guidance 4)n p)Jblic b¢nefrt to ¢n5Ute that th¢ activiti¢s have
help&1 kn a¢hi¢v¢ the c￿rIty'S pijrposes and pro￿de 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 Ul￿e￿&t￿lld
that the city alld their 8ph¢res of intlueJ￿e 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 bejpficl￿ies 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¢lai*ion 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 b￿efits lun be demonstrated thIouth We*￿ Meeti￿gS to pres¢!kt the fraohings of (h¢ bible attd the
prov¥sion of oppoytimities for c￿ls￿'all r¢5ponse including b￿tllOt 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 gath￿in&s, qvents alld
tiaitiing days and the feedback th¥y provide.
To ptomots arLd fi￿fil 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￿)4￿19￿. through th¢ t¢achin8 provided At seThieas aud
events held at the church b￿11￿108. and th¢ fmall￿ support of charities workng to ￿¢v1?* thos¢ iu povety.
These b¢n¢fits are den￿￿ta 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 b￿fits 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 $ti¢iety wlkose h¥raships
hav¢ been aLl¢viated.
To advan0# ¢dwation whdher of childm (above or below c4)mpu150ry school 4ge) or of attults. Th dire¢É
b¢nefit that flows fi￿1 this puwe is the eduCati4)n￿ vth wovided by the religious and BibIA¢al teacbill88
bel￿ offered by our ohayity, These ben¢frt5 arg dcmonstrated by roomboys ofth¢ pub]ic choosing to receive the
teachiti£ and the fe¢dbLGk th¢y provide.
Th￿¢ is arising from of the pU￿s¢
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Vlllage Chureh B¢lfast
Trustees, Report
FJninciAI ReYi¢W and Results for the
See altaohed amiuai 8Cmts tr th¢ year ended 30 3ull¢ 2024.
Main Athievenwt& forthe Year
Worship s¢rvioes had ea¢h week tknughout th¢ year both in persots at￿ onluw (bAble tea¢hill& prayer. worship•
fellowship)
Prayer alld small gmup support
Benovol¢ll¢e for pwle in n¢ed
Women's evenls
M¢tt's evEnts
Youth ¢￿b
Tot8 group
Hope KYplor¢d evaDgelism ¢1*s$
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
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Vlllage Ch#rch Bejfast
Trustees, Report
Future Plans
The 2023r24 year has brought ¢ncow3g¢menl Srnvth aud n¢w Cl￿11¢￿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 Ch￿e8 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 I￿￿te￿Ie1d￿y4 Ion M¢Knight
and Steve Ad*bs.Their leadership brings valuabl¢ wisdojn aud ￿pene￿¢￿ both spiÈitually ond owls￿l01￿1y.
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% RL*d IL AprAI
2024. After years of planning fithI￿n8. 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 fall￿1<5 work￿, I mle she has faithfi￿Y 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¢rsb￿8 wtth Itxal chaT1*I￿ su¢h as Saft Faml]ies and Youug Lif¢
Capenjauttt, are making a meaning￿1 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.
R￿ry¢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¢
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Village Church Belfast
Statsmellt of Trugfeej, R¢SPODsiblliti¢s
The tn￿ee5 (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 appli￿1¢ 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 PreP￿ed 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 sl*me•Jts for ea¢h fitiwial y¢aT. Unts conw law
the ttL*s 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 accO￿lting 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￿ re￿rdS that catt dis¢los¢ r¢ason8ble accw&cy at
ally tim¢ th¢ f￿anCIal PO￿.*10￿ of the ¢b2ritabl¢ Gompany and 4￿ble 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 th￿lIable
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 Jnaiutej￿nce illtegrty of th¢ fjorporatt finaJ¢i41
included ots the charltsble websito. Le￿latiOn guvorning th¢ pr¢parntion And dissemination of
financial stat￿ents differ from I¢Ei5btion in other jurRsdkctiolls.
Appmyed bytht ttvstses ofthe c}￿lty on 21 Ma￿h 2025 and swied (m its behalf by:
Trust¢¢
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