## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1.4.2020 **Period start date To** 31.3.2021 **Period end date** **Charity name:** RIVERSIDE FAMILY CHURCH ## **Charity registration number: 1003598** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1. The advancement of the Christian
religion either in the United Kingdom or
overseas.
2. The advancement for the public benefit
of religious or other education
3. The relief of the aged, poor, sick,
deprived, disabled or homeless.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|TO PROMOTE AND UPHOLD THE
CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH
CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS,
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SOCIAL
ACTION, BY SUPPORTING THE
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WIDER
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES WITHIN
SOUTHAMPTON.| |||•
Children’s and Youth Activities -
providing games, crafts and
activities, and learning life values
in line with Christian principles.
•
Regular Christian services which
are open to the public providing a
place of welcome, acceptance,
support and friendship
irrespective of ethnicity, race,
background or gender.
•
Special support for those in
need at Christmas through
Samaritans Purse, Operation
Christmas Child, focusing on
children in poverty around the
world.
•
Various activities providing
relief to the poor through fund
raising. Providing emergency
relief including food banks, as
well as personal support of
individuals during Covid 19.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning our activities for the year, we
kept in mind the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit at our trustee
meetings.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|•
In light of the Covid 19 pandemic,
the strains on family life including
marriages were severe. We were
able to offer Marriage counselling
for couples in the community and
within the church, to support them
and their families by mediating
disputes and assisting in
reconciliation
•
With some young couples preparing
to get married, we were also on
hand to provide pre-marriage
counselling.
•
Citywide engagement with other
charitable organisations to make a
difference to many people in the city
in areas of homelessness, food
poverty, evangelistic initiatives
•
Community Christmas event called,
‘Christmas at Riverside’, which
served over 100 families from the
immediate community by providing
free food, refreshments, carols,
activities for children etc. During the
same season we also supplied
Christmas hampers to deprived
families in the community.
•
As a church we also actively
connect with ‘Love Southampton’
which is an initiative put together to
serve the city of Southampton and
this was very effective especially
when the pandemic affected many
people in the city.
•
We continued to give over 10% of
our income to support other
charitable organisations which
varied from protecting children, to
sharing the Christian message
around the world. We supported the
following organisations: One By
One, Martis Productions (formerly,
E-quip Arts) and Compassion UK.
•
Our Senior Minister was invited to
sit on the steering team of the local
community which puts the church at
the centre of decision making which| - affects how we serve the local community. - • We have also seen a significant numeric increase on average. From 2018 the average number of members was about 30, and 201920 we now have 80+ members on our records, and this continues to be the case into 20-21 period. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The income for the year was £68,176.78
against expenditure of £93,307.54.
*This expenditure included spending on a
building project which had been saved for
over preceding years.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Riverside Family Church has a commitment
to holding 3 months priority costs in
reserve. This includes funds to cover
staffing costs, insurance and utilities as well
as covering costs for unforeseen
circumstances.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the end of March 2021, we had
unrestricted reserves of £19,695.62 which
is in line with our reserves policy| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|All income is through the giving and
generosity of the members of Riverside
Family Church and is used to fulfil the
objectives and vision of the charity| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|By Charitable Trust| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Nominated and appointed by the existing
trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Our operational governance is in
accordance with the constitution of
Assemblies of God GB (AOG GB) with
whom we are fully affiliated members| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Riverside Family Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1003598| |Charity’s principal address|131A Northam Road
Southampton
Hampshire
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Misheck Manhanha|Lead Minister &
chair of Trustees||| ||Andrew Matthews|Treasurer/Trustee||| ||Julia Maddock|Trustee|22/02/2021-31/03/2021|| ||Philippa Robertson|Trustee|22/02/2021-31/03/2021|| ||Kar SengShip|Trustee||| ||Clayton Betteridge|Trustee||| ||Alison Phillips|Trustee|22/02/2021-31/03/2021|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |All the trustees as above||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Misheck Manhanha (Lead Minister) ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| |||| ||Clayton Betteridge|Misheck Manhanha| ||
Trustee|Chair of Trustee| ||18/01/2022|| ||18/01/2022|| ## RIVERSIDE FAMILY CHURCH ## ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT FROM 1 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 **----- Start of picture text -----**
BALANCE AS OF 31 MARCH 2020 £ 44,724.60
INCOME
FUND - COST CENTRE CATEGORY 2020-Apr 2020-May 2020-Jun 2020-Jul 2020-Aug 2020-Sep 2020-Oct 2020-Nov 2020-Dec 2021-Jan 2021-Feb 2021-Mar TOTALS
GENERAL BUILDING FUNDS £ - £ - £ 8.94 £ - £ - £ 0.38 £ - £ 500.00 £ 0.07 £ - £ - £ - £ 509.39
GENERAL GIFT AID INCOME £ 2,721.88 £ 1,033.42 £ 682.88 £ 699.78 £ 800.62 £ 745.43 £ 693.17 £ 689.53 £ 1,191.53 £ 841.03 £ 616.21 £ 607.87 £ 11,323.35
GENERAL HMRC EMPLOYEE TAX £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 1,338.25 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 1,338.25
GENERAL OTHER INCOME £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 1,392.14 £ 1,421.53 £ 933.33 £ 689.63 £ 732.30 £ 5,168.93
GENERAL REFUND £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 850.00 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 850.00
GENERAL TITHES AND OFFERINGS £ 6,180.65 £ 4,365.45 £ 3,764.12 £ 4,024.30 £ 3,669.48 £ 3,715.29 £ 3,640.06 £ 5,561.12 £ 4,317.34 £ 3,228.95 £ 2,939.64 £ 2,970.46 £ 48,376.86
GENERAL CHILDREN MINISTRY £ 50.00 £ 50.00 £ 60.00 £ 60.00 £ 160.00 £ - £ 100.00 £ 100.00 £ 10.00 £ - £ - £ - £ 590.00
RESTRICTED INCOME CHILDREN MINISTRY £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 10.00 £ 10.00 £ 20.00
TOTAL INCOME FOR PERIOD 2020 to 2021 £ 8,952.53 £ 5,448.87 £ 4,515.94 £ 4,784.08 £ 4,630.10 £ 4,461.10 £ 4,433.23 £ 10,431.04 £ 6,940.47 £ 5,003.31 £ 4,255.48 £ 4,320.63 £ 68,176.78
EXPENDITURE
FUND - COST CENTRE CATEGORY 2020-Apr 2020-May 2020-Jun 2020-Jul 2020-Aug 2020-Sep 2020-Oct 2020-Nov 2020-Dec 2021-Jan 2021-Feb 2021-Mar TOTALS
GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE (CONTRACTORS) £ - £ 88.00 £ 76.00 £ 3,194.24 £ 4,981.00 £ 894.00 £ 2,248.84 £ 1,000.00 £ 150.00 £ 220.00 £ - £ - £ 12,852.08
GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE (MATERIALS) £ - £ - £ - £ 1,246.17 £ 7,754.36 £ 557.52 £ 1,533.33 £ 6,465.81 £ 16.30 £ - £ - £ - £ 17,573.49
GENERAL DONATIONS / GIFTS (OUT) £ 500.00 £ 1,265.84 £ 500.00 £ 1,183.55 £ 500.00 £ 891.32 £ 400.00 £ 1,165.54 £ 200.00 £ 800.34 £ 400.00 £ 486.67 £ 8,293.26
GENERAL HMRC EMPLOYEE TAX £ 700.00 £ 762.10 £ 700.00 £ 700.00 £ 800.00 £ 800.00 £ 800.00 £ 800.00 £ 800.00 £ 800.00 £ 800.00 £ 800.00 £ 9,262.10
GENERAL INSURANCE £ 355.98 £ 355.98 £ 355.98 £ 355.98 £ 355.98 £ 355.98 £ 355.98 £ 355.98 £ 355.98 £ - £ - £ 367.53 £ 3,571.35
GENERAL PENSION £ 189.50 £ 154.16 £ 242.24 £ 198.20 £ 198.20 £ 198.20 £ 198.20 £ 198.20 £ 198.20 £ 198.20 £ 198.20 £ 198.20 £ 2,369.70
GENERAL PUBLIC RELATIONS £ 39.99 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 39.99
GENERAL PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 114.82 £ 22.80 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 137.62
GENERAL REFUSE £ 57.40 £ 57.40 £ 66.40 £ 71.45 £ 56.00 £ 71.45 £ 59.80 £ 66.40 £ 71.45 £ 59.80 £ 59.80 £ 71.45 £ 768.80
GENERAL SALARIES £ 2,075.89 £ 2,083.89 £ 2,079.89 £ 2,079.89 £ 1,965.89 £ 2,201.29 £ 2,062.09 £ 2,062.09 £ 2,062.09 £ 1,962.09 £ 1,962.09 £ 1,962.09 £ 24,559.28
GENERAL STATIONARY £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 73.04 £ - £ - £ 15.59 £ 88.63
GENERAL SUBSCRIPTIONS £ 383.66 £ 332.04 £ 473.92 £ 332.04 £ 402.04 £ 1,162.72 £ 752.36 £ 284.54 £ 284.54 £ 311.94 £ 246.75 £ 432.21 £ 5,398.76
GENERAL SUNDRY ITEMS £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 108.84 £ - £ - £ - £ 108.84
GENERAL TEACHING MATERIALS £ 20.00 £ 20.00 £ 31.74 £ 20.00 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 91.74
GENERAL TRAINING / CONFERENCES £ - £ 630.00 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 630.00
GENERAL UTILITIES - ELECTRIC £ 82.00 £ 82.00 £ 82.00 £ 85.00 £ 85.00 £ 85.00 £ 85.00 £ 85.00 £ 85.00 £ 85.00 £ - £ 170.00 £ 1,011.00
GENERAL UTILITIES - GAS £ 446.00 £ 446.00 £ 446.00 £ 446.00 £ 446.00 £ 446.00 £ 313.00 £ 313.00 £ 313.00 £ - £ - £ - £ 3,615.00
GENERAL UTILITIES - PHONE / BROADBAND £ 75.10 £ 74.04 £ 74.04 £ 74.04 £ 74.04 £ 76.18 £ 74.04 £ 77.04 £ 74.04 £ 74.04 £ 74.04 £ 74.04 £ 894.68
GENERAL UTILITIES - WATER £ - £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 33.00 £ 363.00
GENERAL CHILDREN MINISTRY £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 20.00 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 47.02 £ 67.02
GENERAL LEASE COSTS £ 237.56 £ - £ 237.56 £ - £ - £ - £ 237.56 £ - £ - £ 273.56 £ - £ - £ 986.24
GENERAL PAYROLL COSTS £ 258.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 33.33 £ 624.96
TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR PERIOD 2020 to 2021 £ 5,421.41 £ 6,417.78 £ 5,432.10 £ 10,052.89 £ 17,684.84 £ 7,825.99 £ 9,301.35 £ 12,962.73 £ 4,858.81 £ 4,851.30 £ 3,807.21 £ 4,691.13 £ 93,307.54
SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) YEAR TO DATE 2020 - 2021 £48,255.72 £47,286.81 £46,370.65 £41,101.84 £28,047.10 £24,682.21 £19,814.09 £17,282.40 £19,364.06 £19,516.07 £19,964.34 £19,593.84
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to tha trnsteesl membèrs of Riverside Famity Church On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Charlty no (rf any) 1003598 Set out on pages Respective The charitys trusiees are responsible for thè preparation of the accounts in responslbllitles of a(￿ordanCe with requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe knr). trustses and èxamlner The charity's trustees Consider that an audit is not required for this yèar under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examlnatlon Is needed. It is my resp￿sibil￿ to: examine the accounts urKler section 145 of the char￿eS Ac( to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commisslon (under section 145(51(b) of the Act. and to stste ￿ether particular matters have com8 to my attention Basis of independent My examination vras carried