Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited Charity Accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 06946201

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1132004

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Unaudited Financial Statements

31 December 2025

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 December 2025

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Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' 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

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors' Report)

Year ended 31 December 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 December 2025 .

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name	Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Charity registration number	1132004

Company registration number	06946201

Principal office and registered	Maple Terrace
office	Newcastle upon Tyne
	NE4 7SF

The trustees

	M. W. Duff	(Resigned 31 July 2025)
	J. Marsden
	M. J. Nicholson
	J. G. Henderson	(Resigned 19 January 2026)
	S Oxley
	V Pestell
	G Brown	(Appointed 19 January 2026)

Company secretary	J Roux

Independent examiner	Stephenson Coates Audit Limited
	West 2, Asama Court
	Newcastle Business Park
	Newcastle upon Tyne
	NE4 7YD

Structure, governance and management

Governing Document

The charity is constituted as a company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006 (registration number 06946201 ); it is registered with the Charity Commission (number 1132004 ).

The two main governing documents are our Memorandum and Articles of Association, which outline our main structures and policies and procedures for us as an organisation.

Appointment of trustees

New trustees are always appointed and elected by members of the organisation from the existing leadership of the Church.

Risk management

The trustees have identified risks and taken steps to mitigate them. Risks to buildings and contents are insured; public liability risks are insured; a child protection policy is in place, including vetting procedures; the fire safety risk has been assessed.

Objectives and activities

The main objective of the charitable company is the advancement of Christianity for the benefit of the public. We aim to do this in the following ways:

To worship God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Teach the word of God (The Bible)

To proclaim that men and women should repent and believe in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord

To be generous to our community by sharing our Christian belief of "love your neighbour"

In setting our objectives and planning our activities, the trustees have regard to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any power or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

Achievements and performance

2025 was another busy year for the charity as we ran dozens of events and continued with weekly services from our Gospel Hall Church on Maple Terrace in Newcastle. Michael Duff sadly resigned his position as lead elder as he moved to the USA with his family. Joel Marsden took up this position.

The building costs in terms of further maintenance and general utility costs remain high to ensure we have full usage and a comfortable space for our members.

As trustees we were glad to see the charity continue to build relationships in the local community with the weekly Pop up Pantry, providing affordable items to anyone struggling with the cost of living. We also ran 'Tea and Tot's - a space on a Monday morning that provides pray and community for toddlers and parents/carers. We were also pleased that multiple events continued to build community amongst members.

As trustees, we are continually focussed on ensuring financial security for the charity as well as good governance especially relative to Health & Safety and Safeguarding.

Financial review

Giving to the church increased during the year to £160,134 (2024: £139,705). Gift aid recovery increased to £42,318 (2024: £34,549). Our unrestricted expenditure totalled to £208,915 (2024: £224,103).

We ended the year with free reserves of £49,104 (2024: £57,186). Our goal for reserves is to hold at least three months of unrestricted running costs.

Plans for future periods

Our Plans for 2026:

We will be focusing on expanding our activities including the hire of the building for various groups and clubs.

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 (incorporating the directors' report) was approved on 25 September 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

M. J. Nicholson

Trustee

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Year ended 31 December 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

The trustees are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). 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.

Stephenson Coates Audit Limited

Independent Examiner

West 2, Asama Court Newcastle Business Park Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YD

25 September 2026

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities

(including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 December 2025

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

Income and endowments

Donations and legacies	5	199,610	41,113	240,723	198,738
Investment income	6	105	78	183	673
Other income	7	1,118	–	1,118	15,998
		---------	--------	---------	---------
Total income		200,833	41,191	242,024	215,409
		---------	--------	---------	---------

Expenditure

Expenditure on charitable activities	8	208,915	34,176	243,091	259,527
		---------	--------	---------	---------
Total expenditure		208,915	34,176	243,091	259,527
		---------	--------	---------	---------

	---------	--------	---------	---------
Net expenditure and net movement in funds	( 8,082)	7,015	( 1,067)	( 44,118)
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Reconciliation of funds

Total funds brought forward	303,780	2,487	306,267	350,385
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Total funds carried forward	295,698	9,502	305,200	306,267
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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.

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 December 2025

	2025		2024
Note	£	£	£

Fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets	12		250,000	250,000

Current assets

Debtors	13	3,026	3,336
Cash at bank and in hand		53,985	59,020
		--------	--------
		57,011	62,356

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	14	1,811		6,089
		--------		--------
Net current assets			55,200	56,267
			---------	---------
Total assets less current liabilities			305,200	306,267
			---------	---------
Net assets			305,200	306,267
			---------	---------

Funds of the charity

Restricted funds		9,502	2,487

Unrestricted funds:

	Revaluation reserve		246,594		246,594
	Other unrestricted income funds		49,104		57,186
			---------		---------
Total unrestricted funds			295,698		303,780
				---------	---------
Total charity funds		16		305,200	306,267
				---------	---------

For the year ending 31 December 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.

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position (continued)

31 December 2025

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 25 September 2026 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

M. J. Nicholson

Trustee

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 December 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 Maple Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SF.

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 under the historical cost convention. 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

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charitable company and which have not been designated for other purposes. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds is charged against the specific fund.

Incoming resources

Income All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Resources expended

Expenditure

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the direct costs of service provision, support costs and management and administration costs. Salary costs are allocated on the basis of time spent in these areas.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and 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.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs. Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted. Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised. Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund. When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

4. Limited by guarantee

Cornerstone Church Newcastle Limited is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have a share capital.

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £10 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of it being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
£	£	£

Donations

Tithes	159,234	900	160,134
Gifts	1,446	14,625	16,071
Grant	–	22,200	22,200
Gift aid	38,930	3,388	42,318
	---------	--------	---------
	199,610	41,113	240,723
	---------	--------	---------

Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
£	£	£

Donations

Tithes	139,705	–	139,705
Gifts	1,984	2,500	4,484
Grant	20,000	–	20,000
Gift aid	34,549	–	34,549
	---------	-------	---------
	196,238	2,500	198,738
	---------	-------	---------

6. Investment income

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£	£
Bank interest receivable	105	78	183
	----	----	----

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£
Bank interest receivable	144	530	673
	----	----	----

7. Other income

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Other income	1,118	1,118	15,998	15,998
	-------	-------	--------	--------

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£	£
Wages and salaries	127,799	15,000	142,799
Rent	1,150	–	1,150
Utilities	7,788	–	7,788
Insurance	4,508	–	4,508
Repairs and establishment costs	4,768	3,020	7,788
Legal and accountancy fees	1,873	–	1,873
Office costs	15,074	505	15,578
Sundries	7,352	7,878	15,231
Ministry costs	15,843	773	16,616
Giving	22,760	7,000	29,760
	---------	--------	---------
	208,915	34,176	243,091
	---------	--------	---------

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£
Wages and salaries	81,602	35,425	117,027
Rent	1,300	–	1,300
Utilities	9,296	–	9,296
Insurance	4,237	–	4,237
Repairs and establishment costs	63,339	–	63,339
Legal and accountancy fees	1,831	–	1,831
Office costs	21,229	–	21,229
Sundries	6,642	–	6,642
Ministry costs	21,948	–	21,948
Giving	12,679	–	12,678
	---------	--------	---------
	224,103	35,425	259,527
	---------	--------	---------

9. Independent examination fees

	2025	2024
	£	£

Fees payable to the independent examiner for:

Independent examination of the financial statements	850	850
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10. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

	2025	2024
	£	£
Wages and salaries	128,065	106,597
Social security costs	3,451	4,241
Employer contributions to pension plans	11,283	6,189
	---------	---------
	142,799	117,027
	---------	---------

The average head count of employees during the year was 6 (2024: 5 ). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

	2025	2024
	No.	No.
Ministry	3	3
Support staff	3	2
	----	----
	6	5
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The number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell within the following bands, were:

	2025	2024
	No.	No.
£70,000 to £79,999	–	1
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11. Trustee remuneration and expenses

Employment costs include payroll costs of £45,312 (2024: £72,537) for M W Duff, a trustee. Also includes payroll costs of £26,881 (2024: 1,702) for J Marsden, a trustee.

12. Tangible fixed assets

	Land and buildings
	£
Cost
At 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025	250,000
	---------
Depreciation
At 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025	–
	---------
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025	250,000
	---------
At 31 December 2024	250,000
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13. Debtors

	2025	2024
	£	£
Gift aid receivable	3,026	2,648
Other debtors	–	688
	-------	-------
	3,026	3,336
	-------	-------

14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025	2024
	£	£
Trade creditors	113	2,563
Accruals and deferred income	1,350	2,133
Social security and other taxes	348	1,393
	-------	-------
	1,811	6,089
	-------	-------

15. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £ 11,283 (2024: £ 6,189 ).

16. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

	At 1 January 2025	Income	Expenditure	At 31 December 2025
	£	£	£	£
General funds	57,186	200,833	(208,915)	49,104
Revaluation reserve	246,594	–	–	246,594
	---------	---------	---------	---------
	303,780	200,833	(208,915)	295,698
	---------	---------	---------	---------

	At 1 January 2024	Income	Expenditure	At 31 December 2024
	£	£	£	£
General funds	68,909	212,380	(224,103)	57,186
Revaluation reserve	246,594	–	–	246,594
	---------	---------	---------	---------
	315,503	212,380	(224,103)	303,780
	---------	---------	---------	---------

Restricted funds

	At 1 January 2025	Income	Expenditure	At 31 December 2025
	£	£	£	£
Building Fund	2,487	1,028	(3,020)	495
Training Fund	–	15,000	(15,000)	–
Salary fund	–	7,200	(7,200)	–
Give 25	–	5,463	–	5,463
Transition	–	12,500	(8,956)	3,544
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	2,487	41,191	(34,176)	9,502
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	At 1 January 2024	Income	Expenditure	At 31 December 2024
	£	£	£	£
Building Fund	34,882	3,030	(35,425)	2,487
Training Fund	–	–	–	–
Salary fund	–	–	–	–
Give 25	–	–	–	–
Transition	–	–	–	–
	--------	-------	--------	-------
	34,882	3,030	(35,425)	2,487
	--------	-------	--------	-------

17. Analysis of net assets between funds

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£	£
Tangible fixed assets	250,000	–	250,000
Current assets	47,509	9,502	57,011
Creditors less than 1 year	(1,811)	–	(1,811)
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Net assets	295,698	9,502	305,200
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	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£
Tangible fixed assets	250,000	–	250,000
Current assets	62,313	43	62,356
Creditors less than 1 year	(6,089)	–	(6,089)
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Net assets	306,224	43	306,267
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