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2020-12-31-accounts

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, SEVENOAKS

Registered Charity No.: 1037106

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

MYRUS SMITH

Chartered Accountants

Norman House, 8 Burnell Road, Sutton, Surrey. SM1 4BW

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, SEVENOAKS

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

TRUSTEES

The Trustees are pleased to present their report, together with the Financial Statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The charity is a Registered Charity No. 1037106 and its principal address is Caxton House (Ground Floor), 22 St John’s Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3NP.

The charity’s principal advisers during the year were:-

SOLICITORS

Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1JL

BANKERS

CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Mailing, Kent ME19 4JQ

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Mr S. Jones Myrus Smith, Chartered Accountants, Norman House, 8 Burnell Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4BW

INVESTMENT MANAGERS

Investec Wealth and Investment Limited 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

The Charity Trustees (The Board) who acted in that capacity during the year were: -

Mrs. B. Harris Mr. A. Harris Mr. M. Morgan Mrs. N. Morgan (Chairman) President: - Mr. B. Morgan

The Custodial Trustees who acted in that capacity during the year were: -

Mr. T. Harris Mrs. A. Miller Mr. R. Mendis (Treasurer)

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

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GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

The name of the charity is Christian Science Society, Sevenoaks.

Christian Science Society, Sevenoaks is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

The Trustees have given consideration to the question of the church’s charitable status, with special regard to the benefit to the community beyond its own membership and have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES/APPOINTMENTOTHER OFFICERS

Election of Trustees and Church Officers for 2020 took place at an Elections Meeting in December 2019. Four trustees (Board members), a President, a rota of Readers, a Treasurer, a Librarian, and a Sunday School Superintendent were elected and appointed in accordance with Article 1, Sections 1-9 of the Society’s Bylaws. (The office of Clerk has not been filled for a number of years now and the clerk’s duties continue to be shared out with willing members of the Society.)

Custodian Trustees remain in office until a trustee resigns or dies.

ORGANISATION

The organisation of the church is outlined in the Constitution and By-laws. The Trustee Board oversees the church activities with the knowledge and approval of the members. The members are empowered to elect up to four Custodial Trustees who hold the property of the church in trust. These Custodial Trustees act on the instructions of the Trustees, who, in turn, act at the direction of the members.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustees review annually the major risks to which the charity is exposed and ensure that appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The object of this church is to promote to the public the religion Christian Science based on the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, whose purpose is to “reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing” as a demonstrable science.

During the year, the Society held weekly Sunday Church Services and a monthly Testimony Meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month in their auditorium at Caxton House until Government lockdown measures were introduced in late March when services and meetings were held for the rest of the year via Zoom. The Society also provided a Sunday School for children and teenagers which also moved to Zoom in late March. A creche for the very young was available until late March. These Church Services, Testimony Meetings, and Sunday School classes are open to all members of the public.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The above services and Testimony Meetings are advertised in the Christian Science Journal, the official organ of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts of which the Sevenoaks Christian Science Society is a branch, on the Society’s website cs7oaks.org , and in the local monthly Advertiser.

The Society sponsored a public Zoom lecture on Christian Science for the local community in May 2020 at a cost of £1,600 inclusive of advertising. The Society made a donation of £1,200 to the nearest Christian Science Care Home to assist in the provision of the cost of transportation of residents and patients to attend church services and testimony meetings; £600 was donated to Easter Camp for those interested in Christian Science.

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CONTINUED

FINANCIAL REVIEW

INVESTMENT POLICY

The trustees’ overall objectives are still to create sufficient income and capital growth rebuilding the value of the portfolio to enable the charity to carry out its purposes consistently year by year with due and proper consideration for future needs and the maintenance of, and if possible, enhancement of the value of invested funds while they are retained, by obtaining a balanced return between income and capital with low to medium risk through discretionary management. There are no unquoted securities.

The trustees reserve the right to exclude companies that carry out activities contrary to their aims or from holding particular investments in breweries, distilleries, tobacco companies, drug companies, and the gambling industry.

Trustees expect the fund manager to have considered the suitability of investments of the same kind as any particular proposed to be made or retained.

The objectives are to be achieved by investing prudently in a broad range of fixed interest securities and equities which are quoted on a Recognised Investment Exchange and unit trusts and OEICs (open ended investment companies) which are authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

RESERVES POLICY

At the beginning of 2020 the Society held investments valued at £206,783. The policy of the Society has been, and remains, to invest any surplus income derived by office rents. The Reserves Policy for 2020 is deemed to be adequate now that in addtion we we receive annual rental income in the region of £30,000.

At the end of 2020 the charity’s reserves inclusive of the value of the property amounted to £1,620,392 of which £622 was represented by restricted funds.

DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST

Dividends and interest are re-invested.

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TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statement in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

For and on behalf of the Trustees

……………………….. Mrs N Morgan TRUSTEE

22 St John’s Hill Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3NP

2021

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of:

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, SEVENOAKS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 6 to 13.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

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.

S.A. Jones FCA ℅ Myrus Smith Chartered Accountants Norman House 8 Burnell Road Sutton, Surrey SM1 4BW

2021

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Notes Funds Funds 2020 2019
Income from: £ £ £ £
Donations and legacies 2a 8,452 - 8,452 25,349
Charitable activities 2b 451 - 451 2,256
Investments 2c 3,616 - 3,616 4,019
Other trading activities 2d 30,000 - 30,000 33,750
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Total income 42,519 - 42,519 65,374
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Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Investment management fees 1,858 - 1,858 1,659
Charitable activities 3 38,459 - 38,459 41,651
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Total expenditure 40,317 - 40,317 43,310
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Net income/(expenditure) before
investment gain 2,202 - 2,202 22,064
Net gains/(losses) on investments 9 11,198 - 11,198 15,739
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Net income/(expenditure) 11 13,400 - 13,400 37,803
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Transfer between funds - - - -
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Net movement in funds 13,400 - 13,400 37,803
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Reconciliation of funds
Fund balances brought forward 1,606,370 622 1,606,992 1,569,189
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Fund balances carried forward 12 £1,619,770 £622 £1,620,392 £1,606,992
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The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 8 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

Notes 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets 7 1,356,555 1,373,632
CURRENT ASSETS
Other debtors 8 807 1,003
Investments 9 219,938 206,783
Cash at bank and in hand 45,444 29,384
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266,189 237,170
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within
one year 10 2,352 3,810
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NET CURRENT ASSETS 263,837 233,360
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NET ASSETS £1,620,392 £1,606,992
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FUNDS
Unrestricted funds:
General 12 263,770 233,570
Designated funds 12 1,356,000 1,372,800
Restricted funds 12 622 622
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£1,620,392 £1,606,992
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Approved by the Board of Trustees on 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

Mrs N Morgan TRUSTEE

The notes on pages 8 to 13 form part of these Financial Statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Basis of accounting

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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) issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

c) Expenditure recognition Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

d) Fund Accounting

Unrestricted general funds are freely available for use in furtherance of the objects of the charity and which have not been designated for particular purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside by the trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which can only be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor or which have been raised for a particular purpose.

e) Allocation of support costs Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the Charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the Charity’s activities.

Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, which is not depreciated, at the following rates:

Buildings 50 years straight line Computer equipment 4 years straight line

The trustees estimate that approximately 60% of the cost of the property relates to land.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 CONTINUED

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont’d)

g) Investment assets

Investments are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at fair value at the Balance Sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the net gains and losses on revaluations and disposals throughout the year.

h) Taxation

As the Church is a registered Charity the results of its normal activities are not liable for tax.

i) Debtors and Creditors

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairments are recognised in expenditure.

2. INCOME Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2020 2019
a) Donations and legacies:
Donations £8,452 £Nil £8,452 £25,349
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All of the £25,349 recognised in 2019 related to unrestricted funds.
b) Charitable activities:
Gift Aid - - - 1,765
Books and literature 451 - 451 491
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£451 £Nil £451 £2,256
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All of the £2,256 recognised in 2019 related to unrestricted funds.
c) Investment income:
Dividends £3,616 £Nil £3,616 £4,019
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All of the £4,019 recognised in 2019 related to unrestricted funds.
d) Other trading activities:
Rental income £30,000 £Nil £30,000 £33,750
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All of the £33,750 recognised in 2019 related to unrestricted funds.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 CONTINUED

3. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE Activities Grant
ON CHARITABLE undertaken funding of Support Total Total
ACTIVITIES directly activities costs 2020 2019
£ £ £ £ £
Organist and Soloist fees 6,283 - - 6,283 6,924
Literature 788 - - 788 1,122
Journal card - - - - 95
Sundries - - 1,368 1,368 1,128
Donations (see note 5) - 1,800 - 1,800 3,550
Legal and professional fees - - 4,860 4,860 2,880
Depreciation - - 17,077 17,077 17,077
Insurance - - 917 917 889
Light, heat and water - - 4,870 4,870 4,847
Bank charges - - 72 72 60
Services and repairs - - 735 735 622
Service charge (surplus)/deficit - - (3,087) (3,087) (568)
Lecture costs - - 1,600 1,600 2,131
Governance costs:
Independent examiner’s fee - - 1,176 1,176 894
─────── ────── ──────── ──────── ────────
£7,071 £1,800 £29,588 £38,459 £41,651
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All of the £41,651 expenditure in 2019 was charged to unrestricted funds.
4. ANALYSIS OF DIRECT AND SUPPORT Grant
COSTS BY ACTIVITY Direct funding Support Total
costs activities costs 2020
£ £ £ £
Church activities £7,071 £1,800 £29,588 £38,459
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5. ANALYSIS OF GRANTS 2020 2019
Church activities £1,800 £3,550
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Recipients of donations to institutions £ £
Charton Manor Nursing Home 1,200 1,200
Easter Camp 600 600
Boston Summit - 1,500
Joint Christian Science Reading Room - 250
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£1,800 £3,550
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 CONTINUED

6. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2020 nor for the year ended 31 December 2019.

During the year ended 31 December 2020, no Trustee was reimbursed funds to cover expenses such as ink, stamps and stationery. (2019: None)

7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Freehold land Equipment Total
and buildings
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 January 2020 1,422,504 1,821 1,424,325
Additions - - -
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At 31 December 2020 1,422,504 1,821 1,424,325
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Depreciation
At 1 January 2020 49,704 989 50,693
Charge for the year 16,800 277 17,077
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At 31 December 2020 66,504 1,266 67,770
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Net Book Value
At 31 December 2020 £1,356,000 £555 £1,356,555
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At 31 December 2019 £1,372,800 £832 £1,373,632
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8. OTHER DEBTORS 2020 2019
£ £
Accrued income 10 209
Prepayments 797 794
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£807 £1,003
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 CONTINUED

9. CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS Listed
Investments
£
Market value brought forward 206,783
Additions at cost 21,837
Disposals at opening market value (18,616)
Conversion in the year 705
Decrease in cash (2,331)
Net unrealised revaluation gain 11,560
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Market value carried forward £219,938
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Historical cost at 31 December 2020 £174,069
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Historical cost at 31 December 2019 £172,406
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Investments at market value comprise: 2020 2019
£ £
Listed investments 208,785 193,298
Cash within investment portfolio 11,153 13,485
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£219,938 £206,783
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Analysis of invested gains/(losses) 2020 2019
£ £
Unrealised gains/(losses) on revaluation 11,560 15,739
Realised gains/(losses) on disposal (362) -
────── ──────
£11,198 £15,739
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All investment gains/(losses) relate to unrestricted funds.
10. CREDITORS (amounts falling due within one year) 2020 2019
Accruals £2,352 £3,810
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11. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 2020 2019
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging:
Independent examiner’s fees £1,176 £894
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 CONTINUED

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

2020 Balance b/f at Income Expenditure Balance c/f at
1 January (including (including 31 December
2020 gains) losses) Transfers 2020
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund 233,570 53,717 23,517 - 263,770
Designated Fund 1,372,800 - 16,800 - 1,356,000
Restricted Funds 622 - - - 622
───────── ────── ────── ────── ─────────
£1,606,992 £53,717 £40,317 £Nil £1,620,392
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Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. The current restricted funds are for the Church and Reading Room.

Comparative information is as follows:

Comparative information is as follows:
2019 Balance b/f at Income Expenditure Balance c/f at
1 January (including (including 31 December
2019 gains) losses) Transfers 2019
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund 1,568,567 81,113 26,510 (1,389,600) 233,570
Designated Fund - - 16,800 1,389,600 1,372,800
Restricted Funds 622 - - - 622
──────── ────── ────── ────── ─────────
£1,569,189 £81,113 £43,310 £Nil £1,606,992
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ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
2020 Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,356,555 - 1,356,555
Current assets 265,567 622 266,189
Current liabilities (2,352) - (2,352)
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As at 31 December 2020 £1,619,770 £622 £1,620,392
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Comparative information is as follows:
2019 Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,373,632 - 1,373,632
Current assets 236,548 622 237,170
Current liabilities (3,810) - (3,810)
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As at 31 December 2019 £1,606,370 £622 £1,606,992
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13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

2020 2019
INCOME £ £
Donations and legacies 8,452 25,349
Gift Aid - 1,765
Books and literature 451 491
Rental income 30,000 33,750
Investment income 3,616 4,019
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TOTAL INCOME 42,519 65,374
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EXPENDITURE
Raising funds
Investment management fees 1,858 1,659
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Charitable activities
Organist and Soloist fees 6,283 6,924
Literature 788 1,122
Journal card - 95
Sundries 1,368 1,128
Donations 1,800 3,550
Professional fees 4,860 2,880
Depreciation 17,077 17,077
Insurance 917 889
Light, heat and water 4,870 4,847
Bank charges 72 60
Services and repairs 735 622
Service charge (surplus)/deficit (3,087) (568)
Lecture costs 1,600 2,131
Independent examiner’s fees 1,176 894
────── ──────
38,459 41,651
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TOTAL EXPENDITURE £40,317 £43,310
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NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) BEFORE GAINS
2,202 22,064
Other recognised gains
Gains/(losses) on investment assets 11,198 15,739
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NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) £13,400 £37,803
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This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements.