TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUSTEES REPORT APRIL 2021 – MARCH 2022
Financial Report
We continue to maintain a healthy credit balance as more donations are made online rather than through the church offertory baskets. Gift aid is a great boost to our income which comes in every 3 months. We also maintain a good balance in our reserve account. We now have a number of people being given financial remuneration for their work in different areas of the church’s ministry work during this COVID-19 pandemic period.
General Reports:
1. Church
Church services and other ministry meetings and fellowship activities have been going on well and are both virtual and in person. Each Sunday around 50 – 60 people attend the service in person. The Children’s Sunday School has continued for the various age groups and it has been well managed. Each group has 3 to 4 teachers on a rota basis. Also other children’s activities are done through the Kid’s Corner on the churches website and the plus zone ministry.
The Ladies’ ministry continues, along with the Youth ministry. The youth are now back having some of their activities in the church building. The Discipleship ministry continues and most of those involved have just completed the foundation stage programme. The discipleship series is now starting on the ‘Lifestyle’, which focuses on the character building of the individual.
2. Bible school
The Bible School continues with students from approximately 20 different churches. The school has 4 different groups which we term 1[st] year, 2[nd] year etc. Each year has its own schedules, timetables etc. to be sorted out, and with the comprehensive nature of the course and management of the different year groups and students from diverse backgrounds, this takes a lot of work. Last year there were students from Birmingham and France and in this coming academic year there have been new applicants from Ghana and France.
The school has also had church pastors who have joined the course and have shared that they have learnt a lot, which is helping them in their ministry. The Bible School combines theology with practical ministry. When asked during a recent interview for next September why they wanted to come to the Bible School, one applicant stated that two of their pastors are current students and they have seen the change in them.
3. Kidcare
Kidcare could not do any of their usual fund raising activities due to the pandemic. John Prescott, who worked with Kidcare in the office for over 6 years passed away last year and left £5000 for the ministry and his stamp
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collection, which may be very valuable. Another lady gave £20000, which has gone to the school building project in Ghana. Due to limited funding, sponsorship for the two schools in Kenya has stopped, and one of them has had to close. Kidcare continued to pay for the teacher’s salaries and the care of some of the children and their families even though the schools had been closed for over a year due to the pandemic. The sponsorship of some individual children in the remaining school continues.
4. Missions
Due to Covid, we were unable to travel as normal on our mission trips, but the church continues to support the ministries in Kenya and Uganda. In Kenya the church still supports key pastors who are concentrating on major outreach missions and church planting.
In Uganda True Vine continues to pay the house rent for the coordinating pastor and his family as well as support the transportation of other pastors working in the village churches.
In France Ray continues to mentor and support the pastors and leaders of the main partner church in Mantes-la-Jolie. The church has also brought its key leaders to join the Bible School, which is helping them a lot.
In Germany there have been changes in the church leadership in Gummerbach, but the relationship with them continues. In Addiscombe (Croydon) the True Vine Evangelism team continues to build relationships with people in the community and to witness and prayer walk.
Susie Djan Susie Djan Trustee
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TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUST
1046121
Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date To from
Period end date
To 1-Apr-21
31-Mar-22
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds
Restricted Endowment funds funds
Total funds
to the nearest £
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to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
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A1 Receipts
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 118,566 5,978 - 124,544
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 118,566 5,978 - 124,544
A3 Payments
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total 109,112 6,340 - 115,452
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments 109,112 6,340 - 115,452
Net of receipts/(payments) 9,454 - 362 - 9,092
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 28,545 # 3,378 - 31,923
Cash funds this year end 37,999 3,016 - 41,015
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | Details | funds | funds | |
| B1 Cash funds | Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ 37,999 - - 37,999 OK |
OK |
to nearest £ 3,016 - - 3,016 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | |||
| funds | funds | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | Details | to nearest £ - - - - - - |
to nearest £ - - - - - - |
|
| B3 Investment assets | Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) - - - - - |
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| B4 Assets retained for the | Details Ofce equipment |
Unrestricted Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) 10,710 |
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| charity’s own use | Laptop Monitor Computer Fans Filingcabinets Recording device Laptop Printer Music equipment |
Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted |
500 135 1,317 139 95 87 642 1,412 386 |
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| Fund to which | Amount due | |||
| B5 Liabilities | Details | liability relates | - - - - - (optional) |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name |
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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CC16a
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Last year
to the nearest £
119,625
119,625
102,351
102,351 17,274 - 14,649 31,923
Endowment funds
to nearest £
-
OK
Endowment funds
to nearest £
-
Current value (optional)
-
Current value (optional)
181 19 14 177 19 19 15 108 1,130 309
When due (optional)
Date of approval
Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUST On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 Charity no (if any) 1046121 Set out on pages Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the Pfeparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examinor under section 144 of th8 Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the ProdureS laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission {under section 145{5){b) of the Charities Act, and to stale whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner's statomont by the Charity Cornmission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in Ihe accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention examiner's ststement lother than that disclosed below") which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect. the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply wth the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met". or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in orderto enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgnèd: Date: 30// 2 2o¥X Name: qIrfE Q9bJno IA7cfs Li t> Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): IER March 2022