## **Kirkby Community Church** (Registered charity, number 1052586) **Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023** |**Page**|**Contents**|| |---|---|---| |2 - 4|nnual report|| |5|Independent e|report| |6|Receipts & payments account|| |7|Statement of assets & liabilities|| |8|Notes to the accounts|| ## **Kirkby Community Church annual report for the year ended 31 March 2023** **Full name** Kirkby Community Church ## **Registered charity number** 1052586 ## **Principal address** Kingsway (corner of St. Thomas Avenue), Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7DX ## **Trustees** Steve Peters, Chair Neuza A Peters, Snr Pastor Pauline Howlett Anthony Assou-Dodji, from 19/05/2023 Margaret Ford, from 19/05/2023 ## **Independent examiner** , employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL ## **Governance and management** The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 20 November 2006 and most recently amended 31 August 2007. Trustees are voted on to the Church Council by reference to the Charity's Governing Document. The Church Council appoints the Trustees and they are introduced at the AGM. Terms of office are normally for two years but can be between one and five years. ## **Objectives and activities** The objectives of the church are for the benefit of the public: a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement 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; b) 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 the world as the church council from time to time think fit; c) to advance education 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. ## **Public benefit statement** The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'. 2 ## **Kirkby Community Church** ## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit** Through our activities we aim to meet spiritual, mental and physical needs within Ashfield district. Full consideration is to ensure public benefit is gained from activities organised within the church and across the community. - We have a weekly Sunday Morning Services at 10.30am, which includes Children and Youth churches. - Periodically we hold family services and make extra efforts to invite non church goers from the community. - Regular open prayer group sessions. - We hold a regular Bible study welcome to anyone. - children from local schools attend. - We regularly pray as a church for the local community. - We contribute to the local foodbank and we endeavour to meet other needs in the Community as resources allow, such as helping needy families with food baskets. Also, volunteers from our church have helped to do the gardens of members of the community. - We have a presence at local community events such as the Easter and Christmas events in the town, where we engage with people informally and share who we are and what we do. **Summary of the main achievements during the period** Main achievement in 2022/23 - We held Sunday morning services in the church building every week, which was also streamed via Facebook live. - We held children and Youth church every Sunday morning. - We held weekly Life Groups on Zoom on Thursday evenings. - We held weekly prayer meeting on Fridays. - We held Bible Study on Zoom every other Sunday. - We gave regularly to other Christian charities and projects. - We held occasional women's ministry meetings. - We took part in events in the community in conjunction with other churches in the area. - We helped people in the community with practical support. - We helped children in the community through the Lunch Club during the summer holiday. - We had a Christmas celebration meal where non-church attendees were invited. - We have held a weekly Coffee Morning/Warm Welcome Space were open to anyone from the community. 3 ## **Kirkby Community Church** We have 2 designated funds, Building & Maintenance, and Reserve. 1. Building and Maintenance: We aim to keep a minimum balance of £5,000 for any emergency needs that come up. 2. Reserve: We aim to keep a minimum of £6,500 for any emergency repairs or replacements should it become necessary. We are currently above our minimum and we intend to add to this periodically and build up the reserve as and when any surplus allows. ## **Financial risks** There are no overt financial risks. The church has been able to maintain its financial commitments. The main risk is through reduced giving. ## **Financial Review** Overall the year has been financially stable. Signed _____________________________________________ Date __________06/12/2023 Steve Peters, Trustee 4 ## **Independent e** ## **report to the trustees of** ## **Kirkby Community Church for the year ended 31 March 2023** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Kirkby Community Church for the year ended 31 March 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in I report in respect of my examination of the charity 145 of the 2011 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no 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. 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. Signed _________________________ Date ______________________06/12/2023 Jo Employee of Community Accounting Plus 5 ## **Kirkby Community Church Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2023** 6 ## **Kirkby Community Church Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2023** These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by: 06/12/2023 Signed ___________________________________ Dated ___________ Steve Peters, Trustee 7 ## **Kirkby Community Church Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023** ## **1. Receipts & payments accounts** Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. ## **2. Fund Analysis** ## **3. Debtors** ## **4. Creditors** ## **5.** Trustee, Neuza A Peters, the Senior Pastor, received gross pay of £11,153 for the year. ## **6. Glossary of terms** **Creditors:** These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. **Debtors:** These are amounts owed to the charity, but not received in the accounting period. **Prepayments:** These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period. 8