Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd Charity Accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 04662737

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1100257

Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Unaudited Financial Statements

31 March 2025

Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

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Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report)	1

Independent examiner's report to the trustees	4

Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account)	5

Statement of financial position	6

Notes to the financial statements	8

Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 March 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 .

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name	Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Charity registration number	1100257

Company registration number	04662737

Principal office and registered	Between 77 & 79 White Hart Lane
office	Barnes
	London
	SW13 0QA

The trustees

	Mr E P Slattery
	Rev L A Park
	Mr D Brett	(Appointed 17 November 2024)
	Ms P Brett
	Ms K Ellingham
	Dr L J R Da Costa
	Mr J L Planson
	Ms K Pepper

Independent examiner	Rachel Owen-Jones ACA
	17 King Henrys Road
	Kingston upon Thames
	Surrey
	KT1 3QA

Structure, governance and management

Barnes Church and Healing Centre Limited is an independent Spiritualist Church and is a Company Limited by guarantee. (Company number 46627737) The Directors are directors for the purposes of Company Law, and trustees for the purposes of charity law. It is managed by a group of voluntary Trustees/Directors and active participation by the congregation is encouraged in chairing the services, instigating relevant workshops of interest, undertaking fundraising by organising events and open days where mediumship is practiced. All voluntary healers sign a Code of Conduct and are covered by the Church's insurance policy whilst working at the Church. Trustees are appointed by the directors based on their knowledge and experience as required.

Objectives and activities

The principal purpose of the charity is to promote and practice the gift of spiritual healing, and the advancement of the Christian spiritualist religion and other purposes beneficial to the community such as the relief of the disabled, sick, older people and animals.

The Church is open to people of all faiths and none. Well behaved animals are welcome at our services. Healing sessions are offered free of charge to anyone. (Donations are accepted). These are run by appropriately trained unpaid volunteers. Weekly Sunday services are held to demonstrate Mediumship to show the continuing existence and growth of the individual spirit after physical death, in order to offer comfort and hope. Participation is encouraged in healing prayers and meditations. Training and advice is offered to people wishing to develop their psychic and spiritual gifts. We regularly have an Open Platform for aspiring mediums, and an ongoing development circles for people at all levels who wish to enhance their understanding and skills. The Development Groups welcomes people of all abilities and is very popular The Church is regularly used as a training venue for the Alexander Technique Trainers.

A Baby Welcoming and Blessing ceremony for babies and young children is proving very popular for local families who do not want a more traditional service but wish to celebrate the birth a new baby and/or celebrate their joy and love for older children. It is participatory and available for people of all faiths or none. The Church is licensed for legal weddings and an application made to conduct Same Sex Marriages has been approved. Individually written ceremonies which meet legal requirements are greatly appreciated and each wedding is as individual as possible. Advice is given to ensure all legal requirements are met. A Richmond Registrar attends the Ceremony to record its legality and provide Marriage Certificates

The Church is run solely by volunteers and has no paid employees.

Volunteering includes-

Chairing services; cleaning and maintaining the fabric of the Church, refreshments after ceremonies; arranging for Mediums and Healers to attend. Maintaining the garden, which is popular as a place of rest and renewal for local people. Planning and running fundraising activities. Healing is given free by the healers.

It is part of the Church ethos that all are welcome to come and enjoy the services and healing, whatever their spiritual backgrounds and beliefs, and to be able to contribute and develop their skills and spiritual understanding.

Achievements and performance

The church carries on welcoming new mediums to add to the list of mediums on the Sunday rotation. The volunteers are very proud of the reputation that Barnes has with the visiting mediums and are committed to keep strengthening this reputation. The twice weekly Healing sessions remain very popular too, with a very dedicated team of healers offering their time to both the Tuesday and Thursday events. The Psychic Saturday event offering monthly one to one sitting is always very well attended and brings new people into the church. The church is also looking at welcoming other forms of complimentary healing, including Reiki, as well as arranging workshops and other special events. Essential repairs to the church brickwork and roof repairs continue, with regular maintenance carried out to maintain the building. There are ongoing plans to begin getting various quotes for this work. The garden has been replanted and is a welcoming area to sit and talk.

Financial review

The Charity holds sufficient reserves to cover emergencies and maintain an aging building. The continuous closure of bank branches has made it difficult to pay in the cash donations made at Services and other events. Regular outgoings are met through the income of the Church from voluntary donations at services and for healing sessions, and from a small investment income. Prudent use of funds has meant that the Church remains in good order

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 9 November 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Rev L A Park

Trustee

Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Year ended 31 March 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

Rachel Owen-Jones ACA Independent Examiner

17 King Henrys Road Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT1 3QA

5 November 2025

Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities

(including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 March 2025

	2025		2024
	Unrestricted funds	Total funds	Total funds
Note	£	£	£

Income and endowments

Donations and legacies	5	18,918	18,918	18,355
Investment income	6	2,281	2,281	2,119
		--------	--------	--------
Total income		21,199	21,199	20,474
		--------	--------	--------

Expenditure

Expenditure on raising funds:

	Costs of raising donations and legacies	7	4,474	4,474	4,260
Expenditure on charitable activities		8,9	12,835	12,835	11,525
			--------	--------	--------
Total expenditure			17,309	17,309	15,785
			--------	--------	--------

	--------	--------	--------
Net income	3,890	3,890	4,689
	--------	--------	--------

Other recognised gains and losses

Gains from revaluation of fixed assets	13,420	13,420	6,535
	--------	--------	--------
Net movement in funds	17,310	17,310	11,224

Reconciliation of funds

Total funds brought forward	676,361	676,361	665,137
	---------	---------	---------
Total funds carried forward	693,671	693,671	676,361
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2025

	2025	2024
Note	£	£

Fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets	13	410,099	410,099
Investments	14	173,833	160,413
		---------	---------
		583,932	570,512

Current assets

Debtors	15	630	–
Cash at bank and in hand		109,509	106,324
		---------	---------
		110,139	106,324

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	16	( 400)	( 475)
		---------	---------
Net current assets		109,739	105,849
		---------	---------
Total assets less current liabilities		693,671	676,361
		---------	---------
Net assets		693,671	676,361
		---------	---------

Funds of the charity

Unrestricted funds:

	Revaluation reserve		384,132	370,712
	Other unrestricted income funds		309,539	305,649
			---------	---------
Total unrestricted funds			693,671	676,361
			---------	---------
Total charity funds		17	693,671	676,361
			---------	---------

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476 ;

- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements .

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position (continued)

31 March 2025

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 9 November 2025 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr E P Slattery	Rev L A Park
Trustee	Trustee

Barnes Church & Healing Centre Trust Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Between 77 & 79 White Hart Lane, Barnes, London, SW13 0QA.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In drafting the accounts the Trustees have taken into account the uncertainties caused by the global pandemic. Investments have been revalued in line with global markets. The charity is fortunate to have substantial reserves and low ongoing running costs and does not consider that it has a significant risk in relation to its operations as result of the pandemic.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes. Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: - income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably. - legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established. - income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers. - income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates: - expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods. - expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities. - other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost. The Trustees do not consider it appropriate to charge depreciation on any of the fixed assets. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Investments

Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

4. Limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. Each member gives a guarantee to contribute a sum not exceeding £1 to the company should it be wound up. At 31/03/2025 there were 30 members.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
£	£	£	£

Donations

Donations from services and meetings	18,918	18,918	18,355	18,355
	--------	--------	--------	--------

6. Investment income

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Income from listed investments	2,281	2,281	2,119	2,119
	-------	-------	-------	-------

7. Costs of raising donations and legacies

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Costs of raising donations and legacies - Donations	4,474	4,474	4,260	4,260
	-------	-------	-------	-------

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Church Services and Meetings	12,835	12,835	11,525	11,525
	--------	--------	--------	--------

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

	Activities undertaken directly	Total funds 2025	Total fund 2024
	£	£	£
Church Services and Meetings	12,835	12,835	11,525
	--------	--------	--------

10. Independent examination fees

	2025	2024
	£	£

Fees payable to the independent examiner for:

Independent examination of the financial statements	400	475
Other assurance services	84	75
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	484	550
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11. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was 1 (2024: 1 ). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

	2025	2024
	No.	No.
Number of staff - type 1	1	1
	----	----

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No Trustees received remuneration for their services as a Trustee during the current year or during the previous year.

13. Tangible fixed assets

	Freehold property	Fixtures and fittings	Total
	£	£	£
Cost
At 1 Apr 2024 and 31 Mar 2025	400,000	10,099	410,099
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Depreciation
At 1 Apr 2024 and 31 Mar 2025	–	–	–
	---------	--------	---------
Carrying amount
At 31 Mar 2025	400,000	10,099	410,099
	---------	--------	---------
At 31 Mar 2024	400,000	10,099	410,099
	---------	--------	---------

14. Investments

	Listed investments
	£
Cost or valuation
At 1 Apr 2024	160,413
Additions	–
Other movements	13,420
	---------
At 31 Mar 2025	173,833
	---------
Impairment
At 1 Apr 2024 and 31 Mar 2025
Carrying amount
At 31 Mar 2025	173,833
	---------
At 31 Mar 2024	160,413
	---------

All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Financial assets held at fair value

Investments are included at the close of business market value on 31 March 2025 or the most recent valuation provided by the relevant fund manager.

15. Debtors

	2025	2024
	£	£
Prepayments and accrued income	630	–
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16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025	2024
	£	£
Accruals and deferred income	400	475
	----	----

17. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

	At 1 Apr 2024	Income	Expenditure	Gains and losses	At 31 Mar 2025
	£	£	£	£	£
General funds	305,649	21,199	(17,309)	–	309,539
Revaluation reserve	370,712	–	–	13,420	384,132
	---------	--------	--------	--------	---------
	676,361	21,199	(17,309)	13,420	693,671
	---------	--------	--------	--------	---------

	At 1 Apr 2023	Income	Expenditure	Gains and losses	At 31 Mar 2024
	£	£	£	£	£
General funds	300,960	20,474	(15,785)	–	305,649
Revaluation reserve	364,177	–	–	6,535	370,712
	---------	--------	--------	-------	---------
	665,137	20,474	(15,785)	6,535	676,361
	---------	--------	--------	-------	---------

18. Analysis of net assets between funds

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£
Tangible fixed assets	410,099	410,099
Investments	173,833	173,833
Current assets	110,139	110,139
Creditors less than 1 year	(400)	(400)
	---------	---------
Net assets	693,671	693,671
	---------	---------

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£
Tangible fixed assets	410,099	410,099
Investments	160,413	160,413
Current assets	106,324	106,324
Creditors less than 1 year	(475)	(475)
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Net assets	676,361	676,361
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