Charity number: 1052147
## **Riverlife Church Sunderland**
**Unaudited Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 5 April 2022**
## **Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Legal & Administration Details|1|
|Trustees' report|2 - 4|
|Independent examiner's report|5|
|Unaudited Receipts and Payments Account|6|
|Notes|7 - 8|
## **Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **Legal and Administration Details for the year ended 5 April 2022**
## **Charity registration number**
1052147
## **Pastor**
Mr John Gaze
## **Trustees**
Mr J W Gaze Mr B E Watson Mrs E Dutton Mrs L J Gaze Mr H Ranjbar
## **Bankers**
Barclays Bank PLC 53 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1RS
Kingdom Bank Ruddington Fields Business Park Mere Way Ruddington Nottingham NG11 6JS
## **Independent Examiner**
G Henderson FCCA ACA ATT Counting North Salvus House Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS
## **Solicitor**
Geldards LLP Number One Pride Place Pride Park Derby DE24 8QR
## **Principal Office**
Riverlife Church Redcar Road Red House Sunderland SR5 5RQ
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## **Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 5 April 2022**
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting their annual report together with the unaudited accounts of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2022.
## **Administration Details**
## **Constitution**
The charity is set up under a Trust Deed which sets out the objectives and purposes of the charity.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The constitution and trust deed were adopted on 10 August 1993, as amended om 17 February 1997 and 11 September 2002.
The church is managed by the Church Council, which comprises the Minister and appointed leaders of the Church. The Church Council appoints Holding Trustees for the purpose of holding the land and buildings of the Church who act on the directions of the Church Council.
The Trustees meet at least four times in each year and deal with the administration of the charity overseeing financial accountability, risk management and any other administrative business of the Church. The operational management of the organisation is undertaken by the paid staff team and other Trustees and volunteers.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The objectives of Riverlife Church are to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith of Assemblies of God in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the World as the Church Council from time to time may think fit. To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or World as the Church Council from time-to-time think fit; and to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or World as the Church Council from time-to-time think fit.
Give every man, woman, and child the opportunity of understanding the gospel and to provide a church where they can grow in ministry for the Glory of God.
## **Public Benefit Statements**
The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on their legal duty on public benefit and are satisfied that that the Charity delivers public benefit; due regard is paid to the guidance on public benefit when deciding on what new projects the charity should undertake.
## **Achievements and Performance**
Following the relaxation of the Covid19 restrictions, the Church were able to recommence all services and community activities.
**Sunday Family Service –** which includes a monthly Church Café were very well attended.
**Lifegroup & Prayer Groups –** we continue to explore personal application of the Christian Faith.
**BANBF –** Exercise and movement for over 55’s offering a well-being service.
**Jellitots –** Parent and toddler group ages 0-3 yrs. This is proving to be a great benefit and support in the local community.
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## **Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 5 April 2022**
## **Special Services – Invitations are given out to family, friends and neighbours and the local community for the following services and events:**
**Services –** Easter Celebration, Father’s Day BBQ, Harvest Service and Lunch, Remembrance Day Service, Mother’s Day.
**Community Events –** Summer BBQ, Children’s Light Party, Men’s Brunch, Mother’s Day Lunch.
**Christmas –** Chrismon, Christingle and Carol Services.
**Christmas Food Boxes, Gifts, Children’s books and crafts –** were distributed in our area connected with the local school and funded by our congregation and Transforming Lives for Good.
## **Supporting other Charities in the UK and Aboard.**
During this Financial Year we supported Thirty one:eight, Evangelical Alliance,New Wine and Ukraine Appeal.
**Foodbank –** In partnership with Trussell Trust we continue to operate a foodbank.
**Payback Services** – providing Gardening Maintenance.
## **Supporting Traidcraft** – using fair trade goods.
## **Financial review**
Income fell during the year from £63,014 to £45,295, largely due to the cessation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which fell from £11,066 to £3,098 and a reduction in the gift aid funding received which fell from £12,147 to £6,812. There were specific donations of £1,000 received in respect of improvements for Redcar Road, £200 in respect of food boxes and Christmas hampers, £1,000 in respect of the Ukraine Appeal and £200 towards the setting up of a Youth After School project. Other income consists of funeral charges of £175.
Expenditure increased from £49,580 to £53,769 primarily due to there being a full year of rent payable on the Redcar Road property.
## **Charity’s Reserves**
The Church holds reserve funds with Kingdom Bank and Barclays Bank.
## **Charity’s Principal Source of Funds**
General Offering from the members is supplemented by donations and rent and a small amount of fees for charitable services.
## **Statement of the Trustees Responsibilities**
The Charities Act 2011 requires the trustees to keep proper books of account with respect to the affairs of the charity, and to prepare statements of unaudited accounts for each accounting year consisting of a Receipts and Payments accounts together with notes to the accounts. 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.
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## **Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 5 April 2022**
In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are expected to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- Follow the recommendations of the Charity Commission and of the accounting profession with regard to the form and content of the unaudited accounts and to disclose and explain any departures therefrom;
- Prepare the unaudited accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will be able to meet its objectives; and
- Consider the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
## John Gaze
John Gaze (Mar 9, 2023 17:46 GMT)
…………………………………………………..
John Gaze Chairman
Date: 9 March 2023
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## **Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees for the year ended 5 April 2022**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Riverlife Church Sunderland (‘the charity’) for the year ended 5 April 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the accounts carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145 (5) (b) of the Act.
My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the group's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the group and the group's Trustees, as a body, for my work or for this report.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In connection with my 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 financial statements do not accord with those records; or
3. The financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content if 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.
G henderson G henderson (Mar 9, 2023 17:47 GMT)
**Gerald Henderson FCCA ACA ATT**
**N E Accountancy Services** Salvus House Aykley Heads Durham Dated: 9 March 2023 DH1 5TS
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**Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **Unaudited Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 5 April 2022**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**Receipts**
General offering
28,603
-
Gift Aid
6,812
-
Interest received
7
-
Donations
-
2,400
Rental income
4,200
-
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
3,098
-
Other
175
-
**Total Receipts**
42,895
2,400
**Payments**
Costs of generating funds:
Wages, salaries and national insurance
35,054
-
Administration
1,913
-
Printing, postage and stationery
105
-
Repairs and maintenance
1,066
Donations
-
1,000
Upkeep of services
1,057
-
Community events
1,248
286
Light, heat and water
273
-
Insurance
457
-
Ministry Expenses
2,457
-
Rent and Rates
7,183
-
Sundries
497
-
Travel
219
-
Advertising
100
-
Accountancy
854
-
52,483
1,286
**Asset and investment purchases**
Purchase of assets
504
2,500
Employee loan
5,496
-
**Total Payments**
58,483
3,786
**Net of (payments)/receipts**
(15,588)
(1,386)
Transfers between funds
(586)
586
**Net Movement in funds for the year**
(16,174)
(800)
_Cash funds at last year end_
86,400
1,348
**Cash funds at this year end**
70,226
548|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
28,603
6,812
7
2,400
4,200
3,098
175
45,295
35,054
1,913
105
1,066
1,000
1,057
1,534
273
457
2,457
7,183
497
219
100
854
53,769
3,004
5,496
62,269
(16,974)
-
(16,974)
87,748
70,774|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_27,074_
_12,147_
_15_
_8,284_
_3,850_
_11,066_
_578_
_63,014_
_33,015_
_1,659_
_154_
_2,137_
_1,014_
_491_
_2,140_
_271_
_427_
_1,190_
_4,627_
_1,286_
_120_
_125_
_924_
_49,580_
_1,879_
_-_
_51,459_
_11,555_
_-_
_11,555_
_76,193_
_87,748_|
|---|---|---|
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## **Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **Notes to The Unaudited Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2022**
|**1. Cash Funds held and Assets Retained for the Charity’s use**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**Cash Funds**
Barclays bank account
6,438
548
Kingdom savings account
63,769
-
Cash in hand
19
-
70,226
548
**Assets Retained for Charity’s Use**
Furnishings
9,017
-
Bibles
172
-
Toddlers & children’s activities assets
1,597
-
Sundry & electrical equipment
2,167
-
Sound equipment
1,971
-
Computer equipment
2,924
-
Investment property
83,883
-
Fencing
2,500
-
Strimmer/lawnmower
504
-
**Total Assets Retained for Charity**
**Use**
104,735
-||**Total**
**Funds**
_Total Funds_
**2022**
_2021_
_£_
_£_
6,986
_12,178_
63,769
_75,562_
19
_8_
70,774
_87,748_
9,017
_9,017_
172
_172_
1,597
_1,597_
2,167
_2,167_
1,971
_1,971_
2,924
_2,924_
83,883
_83,883_
2,500
_-_
504
_-_
104,735
_101,731_|
|---|---|---|
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Signed on behalf of the Committee
John Gaze John Gaze (Mar 9, 2023 17:46 GMT) **John Gaze**
……………………………………………………….
Date 9 March 2023
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**Riverlife Church Sunderland**
## **Notes to The Unaudited Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2022**
## **2. Restricted Reserve**
|**stricted Reserve**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Balance**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**Balance at**|
||**at**|**resources**|**expended**|**in/out**|**5 April**|
||**6 April**||||**2022**|
||**2021**|||||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Specific**||||||
|Samaritans purse|34|-|-|-|34|
|Youth after school project|314|200|-|-|514|
|Ukraine appeal|-|1,000|(1,000)|-|-|
|Christmas hampers/Food boxes|-|200|(286)|86|-|
|Red House refurbishments|1,000
|1,000|(2,500)
|500|-|
||1,348|2,400|(3,786)
|586|548|
||**Balance**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**Balance at**|
||**at 6 April**|**resources**|**expended**|**in/out**|**5 April**|
||**2020**||||**2021**|
|**Specific**||||||
|Samaritans purse|34|-|-|-|34|
|Youth after school project|-|314|-|-|314|
|Jubilee church – Turkey|-|700|(700)|-|-|
|Christmas hampers|86|1,270|(1,356)|-|-|
|Red House refurbishment|-|1,000|-
|-|1,000|
||120|3,284|(2,056)|-|1,348|
## **Samaritans Purse**
The Church donates to the shoe box appeal run by Samaritans Purse. Some people do not wish to go out and purchase items for the shoe boxes themselves and would rather make a specific donation to Samaritans Purse so that the Church can then purchase items for shoe boxes on their behalf. Any moneys left over get donated to Samaritans Purse to cover the transportation costs of the shoe boxes.
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Final Audit Report
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