**Registered Charity No: 1044068** 

# **ERITREAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN (ST. MICHAEL’S) COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

ANNUAL REPORT AND 

## **UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS** 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021 

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## **CONTENTS** 

CHARITY INFORMATION ……………………………………………………………….………………………………….…. 4 TRUSTEES’ REPORT ..................................................................................................................... 5 Name and Objects ....................................................................................................................... 5 Appointment and induction of Trustees ..................................................................................... 5 TRUSTEES’ REPORT ..................................................................................................................... 6 Organisation ................................................................................................................................ 6 2021 Activities and Finance ........................................................................................................ 6 Plans for 2021/2022 .................................................................................................................... 7 STATUTORY INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 8 Members of the Board of Trustees ............................................................................................. 8 Statement of Financial Responsibilities ...................................................................................... 8 Statement of Financial Activities………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 - 10 Charity Balance Sheet………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11 Notes forming part of the Financial Statements……………………………………………………………….. 12-19 

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## **Members of the Board of Trustees at 31 October 2021** 

Abrahaley Mebrahtu (Chairman) Dr Semere Tewolde (Company Secretary) Solomon Russom (Treasurer) Fitsum Khasa Berhane Gebre-Alfa Yacob Haile **Secretary** Dr Semere Tewolde **Charity number** 1044068 Registered in England and Wales **Registered office** 78 Edmund Street London SE5 7NR **Bankers** HSBC Bank PLC Harry Weston Road, Binleyl Coventry CV3 2TQ 

LLOYDS BANK 1 Silver Street Enfield Middlesex EN1 3EE 

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**TRUSTEES’ REPORT** 

The Board of Trustees presents its report with the unaudited accounts of Eritrean Orthodox Christian (St Michael’s) Community Church for the year ended 31 October 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with relevant accounting policies and in compliance with the charity’s governing document and applicable law – the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the latest Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Financial Reporting Standard 102, as amended as from the year starting 1 January 2019. 

## **Name and Objects** 

The Eritrean Orthodox Christian (St. Michael’s) Community Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1044068. 

The Trustees are responsible for the governance of the charity and serve as Trustees of the charity. The Trustees who were in place at year-end and all those who served during the year are set out on pages 4. 

The Objects of the charity, as set out in the constitution, are: 

- To advance the Christian religion and in particular the Orthodox faith by organising, providing, and developing church services and ancillary religious activities. 

- To advance public education along Orthodox Christian lines, particularly in respect of the Eritrean language and culture. 

- To relieve poverty and the distress arising from such poverty, sickness, bereavement, or imprisonment of a family member. 

## **Public Benefit** 

In compliance with their duty under the Charities Act 2011, the Trustees have had due regard to guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission. In particular, the Act requires the Trustees to explain how the activities of the charity benefit the public or a section of it. 

The Trustees believe that the fundamental purpose of the Eritrean orthodox Christian (St. Michael’s) Community Church – to advance the Christian religion and relieve poverty and distress from family members – is, _per se_ , of benefit to society at large. Faith is important, not just for its intrinsic value to the individual, but because it is so often the motivating factor in enabling people to turn their lives around; and then equipping them to make effective and relevant contributions to society. More specific benefits to the public are demonstrated, either implicitly or explicitly, under the various sections of the report of activities. It is the Trustees’ aim constantly to seek ways of increasing the impact and effectiveness of the charity so that they can expand the benefits provided by the charity as widely as possible. 

## **Appointment and induction of Trustees** 

Every three years the Management Committee may appoint new Trustees from amongst the membership of the charity. At the third of their term, Trustees must retire from office but may be re-elected by members of the charity. Any person who subscribes to the objects may become a member of the charity, subject to their willingness and fitness for purpose. 

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**TRUSTEES’ REPORT** 

The Management Committee is responsible for identifying and proposing potential new Trustees. The Committee gives relevant information to potential candidates, and induction and training as appropriate to newly elected Trustees. 

The officers of the charity have the responsibility of assessing the skills offered by the Board and identifying areas which need strengthening. 

## **Organisation** 

The charity is based in the United Kingdom and has its church in South London. Its congregation come from all parts of London. The Board of Trustees meets at least quarterly. 

The day-to-day running of the charity’s is conducted by the Management committee and reports to the trustees every month about the administration and activities of the charity. 

## **2021 Activities and Finance** 

The year was a hard year to summarise. The constant uncertainty, lockdowns, restrictions, and changes of guidance have made everyday life and the worshipping life of the church complex. We’ve had to come to terms to the ongoing nature of the pandemic, making any plans provisional with the constant possibility of change. By complying with the legal prevention guidelines, the church has had provided normal church services every Sunday throughout the year. In addition, over twenty occasions of Special Saint’s services were conducted. The Charity conducted christening and wedding services every Sunday throughout the 2020/2021 by following the lockdown guidelines. However, we appear to be emerging and with booster jabs and such more normal life is ahead. 

In the positive side, some of our volunteers, priests and deacons had done a remarkable work to our community by helping the elderly and disabled by doing their shopping, supporting them via telephone and assisting the bereaved ones. God bless to those who rise to help vulnerable people for the second continuing year. The pandemic has been with us longer than most of us expected a year ago but as it happened, we can only say: Gratitude and Grace. Thanks to our management team who were able to continue our church services by quickly disseminating it to wider population using videocall technology. This knowledge has enabled us to reach to those who are unable to attend the church service even after this lockdown is over. 

This year the church has reached more congregations through media live streams in the Facebook and it is an innovative year where those who are unable to come to church found a simply way to follow our church services being at home. 

The church also has developed a close relationship with Oriental Orthodox Churches in the UK. 

In 2021 the Charity achieved a net operating income of £166,523(2020: £144,609). The outcome of this is higher than 2020 and this is due to our congregation and church attendants made more donations than they did in the previous year. The Management Committee main working priority in the year was strengthening the governance of the charity by approaching new trustees with required skills and experience, as well as finding a larger property for our church to alleviate the shortage of space which occurs on many occasions, especially on special festive celebration days. 

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## **Plans for 2021/2022** 

The trustees and the Management Committee plan for 2021/22 include the following: 

- Revising and working on the key strategic priorities of the church. 

- Recruiting skilled trustees and Management committee members to strengthen governance. 

- To find a large and suitable venue/church to accommodate the service and congregation requirements. 

- To do special fund raising to purchase the said larger property/ church. 

- To increase the income by 10%-15% whilst reasonably controlling the expenses. 

At the time of writing this report the trustees has identified a suitable large property for our church and they are in the process of making a due diligence work and negotiations to secure the purchase of the property. 

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## **STATUTORY INFORMATION** 

## **Members of the Board of Trustees** 

Members of the Board of Trustees who served as directors during 2021 were: 

Abrahaley Mebrahtu Dr. Semere Tewolde Solomon Russom Yacob Haile Fitsum Khasa Berhane Gebrealfa 

## **Statement of Financial Responsibilities** 

Charity Law requires the members of the Board of Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of its incoming resources and application of resources for that year. It is also the Trustees’ responsibility to maintain adequate accounting records, safeguard the assets of the charity and take reasonable steps in preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities. 

The Trustees are required to: 

- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 

- State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and 

- Prepare the accounts on the going concern basis. 

_By the order of the Board of Trustees_ 

Abrahaley Mebrahtu Chairman of the trustees 

7[th] April 2023 

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|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTI**|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTI**|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTI**|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTI**|**V**|**ITIES**||||||||**l**<br>**0**<br><br>|
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|**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOB**||||**E**|**R 2021**|||||||||
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|||||**U**|**nrestricte**|**d**|**Designate**|**d**<br>**Restric**|**t**|**ed**<br>**Tota**|**l**|**Tota**||
||||||**funds**||**funds**|**fund**|**s**|**202**|**1**|**202**||
||||**Notes**||**£**||**£**|**£**||**£**||**£**||
|**Income  from:**||||||||||||||
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|Donations|||3||235,438||-|-||235,438||195,594||
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|Other tradingactivities||||||||||||||
|Sale of books & merchandises|||||3,400||-|-||3,400||16,682||
|Rental income|||||18,396||-|-||18,396||18,463||
|Other income|||||39||-|-||39||27||
|**Total income**|||||**257,273**||**-**|**-**||**257,273**||230,766||
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|**Expenditure on:**||||||||||||||
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|Charitable activities||||||||||||||
|Cost of charitable activities|||4||77,869||-|-||77,869||78,198||
|Tradingexpenses|||||-||-|-||-||140||
|Governance and administration|||5||12,881||-|-||12,881||7,819||
|Total expenditure|||||**90,750**||**-**|**-**||**90,750**||86,157||
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|**Net income for theyear**|||||**166,523**||**-**|**-**||**166,523**||144,609||
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|**Reconciliation of funds:**||||||||||||||
|Total funds brought forward- 01/11/|||2020||206,533||1,019,899|241,820||1,468,252||1,323,643||
|**Total fund balances at 31 Octobe**|||**r 2021**||**373,056**||**1,019,899**|**241,820**||**1,634,775**||**1,468,252**||



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|**STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**||||||||||
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|**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**||||||||||||||
|||COMPARATIVE FIGURE||||||||||||
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||||||**Unrestricted**||**Designated**||**Restricted**||**Total**||**Total**|
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||||**Notes**||**£**||**£**||**£**||**£**||**£**|
|**Income  from:**||||||||||||||
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|Donations|||3||195,594||-||-||195,594||196,233|
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|Other trading activities||||||||||||||
|Sale of books & merchandises|||||16,682||-||-||16,682||4,367|
|Rental income|||||18,463||-||-||18,463||11,630|
|Other income|||||27||-||-||27||5|
|**Total income**|||||**230,766**||**-**||**-**||**230,766**||212,235|
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|**Expenditure on:**||||||||||||||
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|Charitable activities||||||||||||||
|Cost ofcharitable activities|||4||78,198||-||-||78,198||87,582|
|Trading expenses|||||140||-||-||140||1,008|
|Governance and administration|||5||7,819||-||-||7,819||9,694|
|Total expenditure|||||**86,157**||**-**||**-**||**86,157**||98,284|
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|**Net income for the year**|||||**144,609**||**-**||**-**||**144,609**||113,951|
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|**Reconciliation of funds:**||||||||||||||
|Total funds broughtforward-01/11/2019|||||61,924||1,019,899||241,820||1,323,643||1,209,692|
|**Total fund balances at 31 October  2020**|||||**206,533**||**1,019,899**||**241,820**||**1,468,252**||1,323,643|
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## BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2021 

|**Notes**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>**15**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>**9**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**16**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due**<br>**within one year**<br>**10**<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Funds**<br>Unrestricted funds:<br>**12**<br>Designated funds<br>**13**<br>Restricted funds<br>**11**|**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>418,162<br>418,162<br>20,225<br>1,200,949<br>1,221, 174<br>(4,561)<br>1,216,613<br>**1,634,775**<br>**=======**<br>373,056<br>1,019,899<br>241,820<br>**1,634,775**<br>**=======**|2020|2020|
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||**£**<br>20,225<br>1,200,949<br>1,221, 174<br>(4,561)|**£**<br>55,677<br>986,810|**£**<br>425,765|
||||425,765<br>1,042,487|
|||1,042,487<br>-||
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||||1,468,252<br>=====<br>206,533<br>1,019,899<br>241,820|
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For the year ending 2021 the charity has taken advantage of the audit exemption conferred by section 477 of the Company Act 2006. No member has required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. 

The trustees acknowledge the responsibility for: (1) Ensuring the charity keeps accounting records which comply with the requirements of the Act; and (2) preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the of this financial year in accordance with requirements of Companies Act and related Charity Acts so far as applicable to the charity. 

The accounts on page 10 to 17 were approved by the trustee on 7[th] April 2023 and signed on their behalf by: 

Abrahaley Mebrahtu, Chairman Date:   7[th] April 2023 

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED ON 31 OCTOBER 2021 

## **1. Eritrean Orthodox Christian (St. Michael) Community Church** 

The Eritrean Orthodox Christian (St. Michael) Community Church is a registered charity with the number 1044068. 

The charity qualifies for exemption from the requirement to provide a cash flow statement for the year ended on 31 October 2021. 

The trustees neither received any remuneration and reimbursement nor had any related party transactions during the year. 

## **2. Principal Accounting Policies** 

## **a)** Basis of preparation 

The accounts 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 (FRS 102) applicable in UK and Republic of Ireland as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2019. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS102. 

The Accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and accrual basis. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. 

## **b) Tangible assets - Building costs** 

Land and building are valued at cost. Please refer note (i) and 15 for details. 

## **c) Incoming Resources** 

Income is recognised in the period in which the charity is entitled to the receipt and is likely that economic benefits will flow to the charity and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is deferred only when the charity has to fulfil conditions before it becomes entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period. Deferred income is released in the period in which the expenditure is incurred or in the year depreciation is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities. 

## **d) Donations and similar incoming resources** 

Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when received. Donations are accounted for on cash receipt basis unless deferred. A substantial proportion of the income of the charity is derived from voluntary sources which cannot be controlled fully until entered in the accounting records. The accounting procedures are intended to ensure that income received is banked promptly. 

The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included as it is difficult to quantify. 

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021 

## **e) Grant received** 

Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year for which they are received. 

## **f) Interest receivable** 

Interest income is included when received by the charity. 

## **g) Resources expended** 

All expenditures are recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for it. All the costs have been directly attributed to one of the functional categories of resources expended in the Statement of Financial Activities. 

Direct charitable expenditure includes all expenditure incurred by the charity in a direct pursuit of its objectives. 

The charity is not registered for VAT and hence expenditures are shown gross, VAT inclusive. 

## **h) Governance and administration costs** 

These represent costs incurred by finance, human resources, legal and professional fees attributable to the management of the Church’s assets and in compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements. 

Governance and administration costs include expenditure that are not directly attributable to the charitable activities and cannot be allocated to direct charitable expenditure with certainty. 

## **i) Capitalisation and depreciation of tangible fixed assets** 

All tangible fixed assets costing more than five thousand pounds (£5,000) are capitalised. 

The charity owns outright the freehold land and building situated at 78 Edmund Street, London, SE5 7NR. The cost of other tangible fixed assets is written off/depreciated by equal instalments over the expected useful lives as follows: 

Furniture, fixture, and fittings                    4 years Building 40 years 

Tangible fixed assets are depreciated in straight line depreciation method over their useful life. 

Except for the freehold land and building, the Charity did not own any other tangible assets on 31 October 2021. 

The SORP FRS102 recommends that all buildings should be depreciated for their economic life. For this reason, the charity has depreciated the building costs based on 2.5%. 

## **j) Pension scheme** 

The Charity became a member of NEST for pension automatic-enrolment effective from 1 April 2016. All eligible employees are automatically enrolled to NEST unless they specifically request to opt-out from the scheme.  Employee contributions are deducted at the appropriate rate from each employee and paid to NEST monthly together with the appropriate employer contribution. 

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021 

## **k) Operating leases** 

Operating lease rentals are accounted for over the term of the lease. 

## **3. Donations** 

|**ns**|||
|---|---|---|
|Committed giving:<br>(MembershipFees+Tithe)<br>Operating community church activities<br>(Wedding, Baptism, community projects)<br>Donations (including collections)|**2021**<br>**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>78,692<br>14,574<br>142,172<br>**235,438**|2020<br>Total<br>Unrestricted<br>**£**<br>51,882<br>21,341<br>122,371<br>195,594|
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## **4. Expenditure on core charitable activities – community church** 

|Regular church services<br>(Sunday services and other special events)<br>Reconciliatory and outreach services<br>Sunday school for<br>children<br>Educational support<br>Youth services<br>Total|**2021**<br>**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br> **£**<br>47,285<br>12,977<br>5,869<br>6,744<br>4,994<br>77,869|2020<br>Total<br>unrestricted<br> £<br>46,702<br>12,163<br>6,445<br>7,579<br>5,309<br>78,198|
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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021 

## **5. Governance and administration costs** 

|Staff costs - administration<br>Church property cost for<br>administration<br>Legal and other professional fees<br>Other administration overheads<br>**6. Staff costs and Numbers**<br>Gross salaries and wages<br>Social Security costs<br>Pension costs<br>The average number of employees during<br>Senior Church officers<br>Assistant Church administrators|**2021**<br>**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br> **£**<br>2,764<br>1,750<br>-<br>8,367<br>**12,881**<br>**2021**<br>**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br> **£**<br>62,875<br>409<br>1,598<br>64,882<br>the year are:<br> **2021**<br>2<br>1.5<br>3.5|2020<br>Total<br>unrestricted<br> £<br>3,041<br>2,269<br>1,524<br>985<br>7,819<br>2020<br>Total<br>unrestricted<br> £<br>55,371<br>2,335<br>3,109|
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|||60,815|
|||2020<br>2<br>1.5<br>3.5|



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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED  31 OCTOBER 2021 

## **7. Trustees’ expenses and remuneration** 

During the year ended on 31 October 2021, the trustees do not receive any kind of payment from the Charity. 

## **8. Depreciation** 

|Depreciation charge|**2021**<br>**£**<br>7,603|2020<br> £<br>7,603|
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## **9. Debtors** 

|**9. Debtors**|||
|---|---|---|
|Gift aid tax recoverable<br>Trade debtors<br>Other debtors<br>Due from sister church<br>Total debtors due within one year|**2021**<br>**£**<br>17,234<br>2,447<br>544<br>-<br>20,225|2020<br> £<br>16,677<br>-<br>-<br>39,000|
|||55,677|



The £17,234 debtor balance shown above is the Gift aid tax recoverable from HMRC of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 (2020: balance was £16,677). 

## **10. Creditors** 

|Trade creditors<br>Other creditors<br>PAYE & NIC Taxes<br>Pension Payable<br>Total creditors due within one year||**2021**<br>£<br>600<br>1,100<br>673<br>2,188<br>4,561||**2020**<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-|
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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021 

## **11. Restricted funds** 

There was no incoming and outgoing from restricted fund. However, the balance is capital grant received for property costs which is already expended in previous years. 

|Community Fund: Capital funding<br>**12. Unrestricted fund**<br>Opening balance November 1, 2020<br>Add: Net surplus for the year<br>Closing balance before transfers and adjustment<br>Less: Transfer to designated fund<br>Less: adjustment depreciation<br>Closing balance as at 31 Oct 2021|**2021**<br>**Balance**<br>**£241,820**<br>**2021**<br>**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>**206,533**<br>**166,523**<br>**373,056**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**373,056**|**2021**<br>**Balance**<br>**£241,820**<br>**2021**<br>**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>**206,533**<br>**166,523**<br>**373,056**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**373,056**||2020<br>Balance<br>£241,820<br>2020<br>Total<br>Unrestricted<br>**£**<br>61,924<br>144,609|2020<br>Balance<br>£241,820<br>2020<br>Total<br>Unrestricted<br>**£**<br>61,924<br>144,609|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|||**373,056**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**373,056**|||206,533<br>-<br>-<br>206,533|



The unrestricted fund in year 2021 has increased by £166,523-the net operating surplus gained (2020: increase by £144,609) 

## **13. Designated fund** 

The designated fund for year 2021 is the same as 2020 and it comprises part of the building cost and cash. 

|Tangible assets|**Balance at**<br>**01-Nov-20**<br>£1,019,899|**Cash**<br>**surplus**<br>-|**Balance at**<br>**Additions**<br>**31-Oct-21**<br>-<br>£1,019,899|
|---|---|---|---|
||£1,019,899|-|£1,019,899|



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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021 

## **14. Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|Restricted funds<br>Designated funds<br>Unrestricted funds|2021||
|---|---|---|
||**Tangible**<br>**Net current**<br>**assets**<br>**assets**<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>241,820<br>-<br>241,820<br>176,342<br>843,557<br>1,019,899<br>-<br>373,056<br>373,056||
||418,162<br>1,216,613<br>1,634,775||



|Restricted funds<br>Designated funds<br>Unrestricted funds|2020||
|---|---|---|
||**Tangible**<br>**Net current**<br>**assets**<br>**assets**<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>241,820<br>-<br>241,820<br>183,945<br>835,954<br>1,019,899<br>206,533<br>206,533<br>425,765<br>1,042,487<br>1,468,252||



## 15. **Tangible Fixed assets** 

|**Tangible assets – property**<br>Opening balance Nov 1,2020<br>Additions<br>Depreciation for the year<br>Cumulated depreciation brought forward<br>**Net book balance as at 31 October 2021**|||
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A depreciation charge for 2021 was £7,603 (2020: £7,603). 

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2021 

## **16. Cash on hand at bank** 

|Opening balance as at<br>November 1, 2020<br>Incoming cash<br>Outgoing cash<br>Cash at hand<br>**Closing balance as at 31**<br>**October 2021**|**A/C**<br>**01388630**<br>£<br>516,234<br>248,512<br>(72,218)<br>-<br>**692,528**|**A/C**<br>**01370642**<br>£<br>87,421<br>2,149<br>-<br>-<br>**89,570**|**A/C**<br>**21586572**<br>£<br>83,145<br>75,892<br>(40,487)<br>-<br>**118,550**|**A/C**<br>**21642383**<br>£<br>300,010<br>30<br>-<br>-<br>**300,040**|**2021**<br>2020<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>£<br>986,810<br>£<br>879,156<br>326,583<br>575,207<br>(112,705)<br>(467,553)<br>261<br>-<br>**1,200,949**<br>**986,810**|
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## **17. Allocation of property and staff costs to core activities.** 

The property and the staff have contributed towards several activities of the charity. Hence it is important to allocate the costs to appropriate activities and the following proportion has been made. The trustees believe that to the best of their knowledge the basis shown below is the best estimate they can come up given that it was impractical and costly to track the contribution of each cost categories to the activities. 


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Staff  Property<br>costs costs<br>Activities:<br>  Core church service  60% 45%<br>  Reconciliation and outreach  20% -<br>  Sunday school  5% 15%<br>  Education support  5% 20%<br>  Youth service  5% 10%<br>  Governance and administration  5% 10%<br>100% 100%<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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