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2022-12-31-accounts

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, SEVENOAKS

Registered Charity No.: 1037106

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

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 2022

TRUSTEES

The Trustees are pleased to present their report, together with the Financial Statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2022.

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: -

Mr. R. Mendis Mrs. A. Miller Mr. B. Morgan (Chairman)

President: Mr. C. Miller

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

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

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

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CONTINUED

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/APPOINTMENT OF OTHER OFFICERS

Election of Trustees and Church Officers for 2022 took place at an Elections Meeting in December 2021. Three 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 continued to hold weekly Sunday Church Services which are live-streamed and a monthly Testimony Meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month on Zoom only. Sunday School for children and teenagers were offered in the Sunday School or online with advance notice. The offer of creche provision was also available on prior notice. 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, and on the Society’s website cs7oaks.org .

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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 2022 the Society held investments valued at £268,250. The policy of the Society has been, and remains, to invest any surplus income derived by office rents. The Reserves Policy for 2022 is deemed to be adequate now that in addition we receive annual rental income in the region of £20,000.

At the end of 2022 the charity’s reserves inclusive of the value of the property amounted to £1,678,109 of which £622 was represented by restricted funds.

DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST

Dividends and interest are re-invested.

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CONTINUED

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

……………………….. Mr. B. Morgan TRUSTEE

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

12 June 2023

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of:

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, SEVENOAKS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022 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

12 June 2023

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Notes Funds Funds 2022 2021
Income from: £ £ £ £
Donations and legacies 2a 3,917 - 3,917 48,051
Charitable activities 2b 522 - 522 459
Investments 2c 5,186 - 5,186 4,204
Other trading activities 2d 22,148 - 22,148 24,000
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Total income 31,773 - 31,773 76,714
──────── ──── ──────── ────────
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Investment management fees 2,484 - 2,484 2,369
Charitable activities 3 46,744 - 46,744 47,326
──────── ──── ──────── ────────
Total expenditure 49,228 - 49,228 49,695
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Net (expenditure)/income before
investment gain (17,455) - (17,455) 27,019
Unrealised gains on property
revaluation - - - 60,800
Net gains/(losses) on investments 9 (29,124) - (29,124) 16,477
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Net (expenditure)/income 11 (46,579) - (46,579) 104,296
──────── ──── ──────── ────────
Transfer between funds - - - -
──────── ──── ──────── ────────
Net movement in funds (46,579) - (46,579) 104,296
──────── ──── ──────── ────────
Reconciliation of funds
Fund balances brought forward 12 1,724,066 622 1,724,688 1,620,392
──────── ──── ──────── ────────
Fund balances carried forward 12 £1,677,487 £622 £1,678,109 £1,724,688
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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 2022

Notes 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets 7 1,394,183 1,417,597
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 8 584 811
Investments 9 266,807 268,250
Cash at bank and in hand 20,111 40,406
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287,502 309,467
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within
one year 10 3,576 2,376
────── ──────
NET CURRENT ASSETS 283,926 307,091
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NET ASSETS 13 £1,678,109 £1,724,688
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FUNDS
Unrestricted funds:
General 12 294,851 324,066
Designated funds 12 1,382,636 1,400,000
Restricted funds 12 622 622
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£1,678,109 £1,724,688
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Approved by the Board of Trustees on 12 June 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Mr. B. 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 2022

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 2022 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 2022 2021
a) Donations and legacies:
Donations £3,917 £Nil £3,917 £48,051
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All of the £48,051 recognised in 2021 related to unrestricted funds.
b) Charitable activities:
Books and literature £522 £Nil £522 £459
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All of the £459 recognised in 2021 related to unrestricted funds.
c) Investment income:
Dividends £5,186 £Nil £5,186 £4,204
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All of the £4,204 recognised in 2021 related to unrestricted funds.
d) Other trading activities:
Rental income £22,148 £Nil £22,148 £24,000
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All of the £24,000 recognised in 2021 related to unrestricted funds.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 CONTINUED

3. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE Activities Grant
ON CHARITABLE undertaken funding of Support Total Total
ACTIVITIES directly activities costs 2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Organist and Soloist fees 7,827 - - 7,827 6,950
Literature 1,145 - - 1,145 2,177
Sundries - - 1,022 1,022 2,544
Grants (see note 5) - 2,769 - 2,769 1,200
Legal and professional fees - - 3,600 3,600 3,920
Depreciation - - 23,414 23,414 22,851
Gardening - - 535 535 -
Insurance - - 1,013 1,013 954
Light, heat and water - - 3,499 3,499 4,617
Bank charges - - 384 384 102
Services and repairs - - 1,416 1,416 2,102
Service charge (surplus) - - (1,080) (1,080) (1,303)
Governance costs:
Independent examiner’s fee - - 1,200 1,200 1,212
─────── ────── ──────── ──────── ────────
£8,972 £2,769 £35,003 £46,744 £47,326
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All of the £47,326 expenditure in 2021 was charged to unrestricted funds.
4. ANALYSIS OF DIRECT Grant
AND SUPPORT COSTS Direct funding Support Total Total
BY ACTIVITY costs activities costs 2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Church activities £8,972 £2,769 £35,003 £46,744 £47,326
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5. ANALYSIS OF GRANTS 2022 2021
Church activities £2,769 £1,200
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Grants to institutions £ £
Charton Manor Nursing Home (Hawthorne Trust Limited) 1,200 1,200
Easter Camp 750 -
Christian Science Committee on Publication 120 -
ARC-EN-CIEL Camp 699 -
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£2,769 £1,200
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 CONTINUED

6. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021.

During the year ended 31 December 2022, no Trustee was reimbursed funds to cover expenses such as ink, stamps and stationery. (2021: None)

7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Freehold land Equipment Total
and buildings
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 January 2022 1,483,304 24,914 1,508,218
Additions - - -
Revaluation - - -
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At 31 December 2022 1,483,304 24,914 1,508,218
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Depreciation
At 1 January 2022 83,304 7,317 90,621
Charge for the year 17,364 6,050 23,414
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At 31 December 2022 100,668 13,367 114,035
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Net Book Value
At 31 December 2022 £1,382,636 £11,547 £1,394,183
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At 31 December 2021 £1,400,000 £17,597 £1,417,597
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8. DEBTORS 2022 2021
£ £
Accrued income - 11
Prepayments 584 800
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£584 £811
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 CONTINUED

9. CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS Listed
Investments
£
Market value brought forward 268,250
Additions at cost 69,423
Disposals at opening market value (24,982)
Accrued interest 12
Decrease in cash (18,010)
Net unrealised revaluation loss (27,886)
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Market value carried forward £266,807
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Historical cost at 31 December 2022 £254,036
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Historical cost at 31 December 2021 £224,219
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Investments at market value comprise: 2022 2021
£ £
Listed investments 258,851 242,284
Cash within investment portfolio 7,956 25,966
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£266,807 £268,250
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Analysis of invested gains/(losses) 2022 2021
£ £
Unrealised (losses)/gains on revaluation (27,886) 14,615
Realised (losses)/gains on disposal (1,238) 1,862
────── ──────
£(29,124) £16,477
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All investment gains/(losses) relate to unrestricted funds.
10. CREDITORS (amounts falling due within one year) 2022 2021
Accruals £3,576 £2,376
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11. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 2022 2021
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging:
Independent examiner’s fees £1,200 £1,212
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 CONTINUED

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

2022 Balance b/f at Income Expenditure Balance c/f at
1 January (including (including 31 December
2022 gains) losses) Transfers 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund 324,066 31,773 60,988 - 294,851
Designated Fund 1,400,000 - 17,364 - 1,382,636
Restricted Funds 622 - - - 622
───────── ────── ────── ────── ─────────
£1,724,688 £31,773 £78,352 £Nil £1,678,109
═════════ ══════ ══════ ══════ ═════════

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:

2021 Balance b/f at Income Expenditure Balance c/f at
1 January (including (including 31 December
2021 gains) losses) Transfers 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund 263,770 153,991 32,895 (60,800) 324,066
Designated Fund 1,356,000 - 16,800 60,800 1,400,000
Restricted Funds 622 - - - 622
───────── ────── ────── ────── ─────────
£1,620,392 £153,991 £49,695 £Nil £1,724,688
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ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
2022 Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,394,183 - 1,394,183
Current assets 286,880 622 287,502
Current liabilities (3,576) - (3,576)
──────── ─────── ────────
As at 31 December 2022 £1,677,487 £622 £1,678,109
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Comparative information is as follows:
2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,417,597 - 1,417,597
Current assets 308,845 622 309,467
Current liabilities (2,376) - (2,376)
──────── ─────── ────────
As at 31 December 2021 £1,724,066 £622 £1,724,688
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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 2022

2022 2021
INCOME £ £
Donations and legacies 3,917 48,051
Books and literature 522 459
Rental income 22,148 24,000
Investment income 5,186 4,204
────── ──────
TOTAL INCOME 31,773 76,714
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EXPENDITURE
Raising funds
Investment management fees 2,484 2,369
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Charitable activities
Organist and Soloist fees 7,827 6,950
Literature 1,145 2,177
Sundries 1,022 2,544
Donations 2,769 1,200
Professional fees 3,600 3,920
Depreciation 23,414 22,851
Gardening 535 -
Insurance 1,013 954
Light, heat and water 3,499 4,617
Bank charges 384 102
Services and repairs 1,416 2,102
Service charge (surplus) (1,080) (1,303)
Independent examiner’s fees 1,200 1,212
────── ──────
46,744 47,326
────── ──────
TOTAL EXPENDITURE £49,228 £49,695
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NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME BEFORE GAINS
(17,455) 27,019
Other recognised gains
(Losses)/gains on investment assets (29,124) 16,477
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NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME £(46,579) £43,496
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This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements.