ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
NEWSPRING CHURCH
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1052699
Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF
NEWSPRING CHURCH
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
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Legal and Administrative Information 3
Trustees' Report 4 to 9
Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts 10
Statement of Financial Activities 11
Balance Sheet 12
Notes to the Accounts 13 to 21
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NEWSPRING CHURCH
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
CHARITY NUMBER 1052699 WORKING NAMES Wakefield Covenant Community (Old Name) The King's Church, Wakefield (Old Name) START OF FINANCIAL YEAR 1st September 2023 END OF FINANCIAL YEAR 31st August 2024 TRUSTEES AT 31 AUGUST 2024 Adam Sessions Julia Ford Resigned 1st March 2024 John Mellor Robert Haley
The existing trustees appoint any new trustees following the provisions laid out in the Charity's governing instrument.
GOVERNING INSTRUMENT
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, dated 6th January 1996 as amended by supplemental deeds dated 1st June 1998, 3rd November 2013 and 23rd March 2014
REGISTRATION DATE
6th February 1996: Standard registration
OBJECTS
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The advancement of the Christian Faith.
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The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress or who are aged or sick.
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The advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles.
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
PRIMARY BANKERS
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
The Newspring Centre Illingworth Street Ossett West Yorkshire WF5 8AL HSBC Bank plc 66 Westgate Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 1XB Donna Leppitt Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF
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TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] August 2024.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The trust considers that it meets the Charity Commission Public Benefit Criteria. The Trust Deed dated 6[th] January 1996 set the charitable objectives as:
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1 Advancement of the Christian Faith
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2 Worship and proclamation of the gospel, teaching of Christian doctrine and principles, distribution of literature and media 3 Relief of the poor, aged, or sick
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4 The advancement of Christian education
The charity primarily operates in the Wakefield area of West Yorkshire, but will sometimes work with, or otherwise support other churches in the UK and overseas with similar aims and objectives as the church leadership directs.
PUBLIC BENEFIT CRITERIA
The trustees regularly review the objectives and activities of the charity, including giving due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.
Examples of how the Trust has met the Public Benefit Criteria:
Regular open public meetings, outreach and events with publicity and invitations circulated in the local area. Hospitality and refreshments are offered to all free of charge.
Ongoing provision of financial and practical assistance from the Trust and church members to local people in need, including regular support and donations to the local foodbank in Ossett.
Ongoing investment and refurbishment in the New Spring Centre to make it suitable and capable of hosting an increasing range of events and activities to benefit local people.
Providing facilities / accommodation from time to time, to local community groups and users for non-church related activities.
In this reporting year the church held a full calendar of services and meetings and also hosted other local groups such as the Brickhouse Youth Club, Local Vocals community choir and PCC community engagement meetings.
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
NewSpring Church is run on a day to day basis by an Eldership supported by Deacons, a Church Administrator and a team of volunteers. The Trustees meet regularly to discuss the business of the Church and to deal with the administration of the Charity. Agendas are prepared for meetings in advance, and minutes are taken recording matters of importance, note and/or points for action. Budgets will be discussed for projects, progammes and general church activities and the trustees and Elders track expenditure through the year through regular review of management reports and follow up discussion either formally or informally. Key decisions are always made by the required quorum of trustees, except for certain minor urgent matters where two trustees may need to take decisions because it is not always possible or practical to convene the full group of trustees. In those instances, the remaining trustees are notified of decisions as soon as it is practical to do so. During the reporting year the number of trustees reduced from four to three, which has temporarily changed this dynamic as there are always at least two trustees available to make decisions. However, best efforts are made to have all significant decisions by agreement of all three trustees, and discussions are underway between the Eldership to seek out and appoint a new fourth trustee in due course.
In recent years, and notably since the pandemic in 2020, the use of technology to facilitate virtual meetings at short notice and with the minimum inconvenience, such as saving individuals travel time and the heating costs of a physical venue has meant virtual meetings are now frequently used to help the trustees make quicker and more timely decisions.
In this financial year, the individuals receiving financial benefit from the charity are the Lead Elder, who is employed on a part time, self-employed basis, a part time church administrator and a part time caretaker. All of these roles are essential to the effective running of the church.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable Activities
The trustees are mindful that the activities carried out by the charity in pursuit of its charitable objectives should benefit the local community within which NewSpring Church is based, as well as regular members of the congregation.
The great work and projects started last year, with lunches being provided and other users of the NewSpring Centre benefitting from the kitchen and dining development works that had been completed in 2022. This includes the Brickhouse Youth Club and Jelly Babies mother and toddler group. Again this year there were well-attended Christmas events also held for children from the local community ‘Breakfast with Santa’ where games were laid on and gifts were given and drinks and snacks provided.
NewSpring’s main focus is the activity of the church and, centred on its regular Sunday services, and numbers attending have been encouraging with new visitors continuing to join us, both as ‘one offs’ and ‘new regulars’ which injects a freshness into the gatherings and hopefully blesses and encourages all those who come. Numbers still vary quite widely. Some Sundays there are not enough seats for everyone, and others - particularly in the height of summer can be very sparse. However, we regularly see 50-60 people in attendance on average and the attendance spans all ages and backgrounds.
Sunday meetings run on the normal format of public worship, followed by preaching of the Christian gospel and related teaching from the bible, together with Sunday school activities for all ages of children, followed by refreshments provided without charge. We still video most meetings and make recordings available to those who request a link afterwards – usually for those people unable to attend for any reason, but wish to keep up with the life of the church.
After the last few years of capital works to the building, this year was quieter with no major works or refurbishments being undertaken. We had one large window replacement still to complete in the SE elevation of the building that had been paused last year due to concerns with the structure of the surrounding stonework, and difficulties with the corresponding reveals and finishes internally. Getting any contractors to specify and quote for a programme of work to deal with all these was frustratingly difficult and as at the end of the reporting year is still to be resolved. However, we were able to deal with some roof repairs in winter 2023/24, complete redecoration of the main hall in January, recarpet the main hall in August and begin refurbishing and reupholstering of the meeting chairs towards the end of the reporting year.
After a year of not giving any financial support to an apostolic network, Newspring established formal links with Living Rock Church in Leicestershire during the course of this year, and it was agreed that we would commence regular financial giving to Living Rock, but also continue with our regular financial commitment to Ossett foodbank, with whom Newspring has had a close association for several years. Initially that support had been practical food donations from church members that started in 2020 during the pandemic, but the emphasis was now more financial support, but with some food parcels also still being provided whenever donations from church members had been received.
Key Groups and Activities:
Pastoral Groups - These groups consolidated slightly this year with four groups now spread across Ossett, Wakefield and Castleford where church members live were continuing, gathering in homes where people share life with each other and seek to grow in faith together through small group teaching, prayer and encouragement, whilst also expressing God’s love to those they are connected with in their own neighbourhoods.
Mission Groups / Triplets – These have been small groups who meet on the basis of friendship and interest and in the case of Mission Groups, seek to make have an outreach element. These now occur less frequently or formally, but some group, such as the pub quiz group still meet from time to time with the focus of midweek gatherings being pastoral groups and prayer meetings .
Prayer Meetings – The church meet on the first Wednesday of every month to pray together for a variety of needs, and to seek his grace and blessing on the chuch, the town and the wider world. There is also a week of fasting and daily prayer every January and 2024 was no exception.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
Charitable Activities (continued)
Jelly Babies – run by church members, is a very successful and well attended weekly group for mothers and toddler in the locality to come for fellowship and support on a weekly basis. This year saw more new people joining and all regular attendees enjoying being together with their children in a supportive environment. Regrettably however, as we reached summer 2024, the leaders and organisers agreed that the group would cease from July 2024 as all the children of those key individuals were now starting full time at school and so continuing would not be feasible unless new leaders with a passion to re-start the group were to emerge.
Kingdom Heart – set up, and run by church members volunteering their time, together with money from the Seed Fund to provide support, aid and gifts to various groups and individuals were this Christmas again, able to provide ‘Blessing Hampers’ to a number of local families in need.
Ossett Foodbank – Periodic food collections from NewSpring were delivered to the Ossett Foodbank and this continued through the reporting year, albeit with volumes of physical food now reduced and more emphasis on financial support. In addition there was a repeat of last years’ initiative to give gifts for children of users of the foodbank at Christmas time, with church members being incredibly generous and the church itself buying some gifts – together for circa 50 children of users of the foodbank.
Community Groups Hosted - examples include:
The Brickhouse Youth Club – a large number of local young people 11-16 meet at the NewSpring Centre on alternate Thursday evenings where a range of activities are on offer, from baking, arts and crafts, table sports, video gaming, a homework club and many other fun things. The young people some from families across the area and a team of dedicated and talented volunteers ensure a safe and encouraging environment, which has successfully run for several years now. However, towards the end of the reporting year the club had to close due to a combination of reduced volunteer leaders, reduced numbers of young people attending and issues with behaviour. Whether it will be possible to re-start the group again is unclear.
Local Vocals - this successful choir has been meeting for several years now in our main auditorium on the first floor on a Thursday night for their regular practices. They have many enthusiastic and talented singers who perform at events and functions in the local area.
Police and Communities Together (PACT) we provide facilities for these meetings which are held monthly at the Newspring Centre, giving local residents and chance to discuss local issues or concerns with representatives of West Yorkshire Police.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
REVIEW OF YEAR ENDING 31[ST] AUGUST 2024
As in previous years, the giving of the church congregation has provided the vast majority of the income for the year and the general unrestricted donation income during the reporting year was again, slightly lower than previous years (£87k versus £95k). Giving by the church congregation generally remained consistent, with slight dips during the usual August and December peak holiday times. The vast majority was given by bank transfer with the remainder coming in through the physical Sunday offering baskets.
In the same way that income decreased, total expenditure this year was also lower, (£98k this year versus £107k for the previous year). This exceeded our donation giving, but was comfortably less than overall income for the year (£100k).
The main points of note:
The decrease in donation income appears to be linked to a change in the makeup of donors, with numbers reducing slightly and also the profile of donations: less large donations, together with a reduced ability to claim gift aid as more donors are ineligible for gift aid for various reasons. The charity’s costs also increased with additional energy costs – notably a significant increase in gas and electricity prices, as well as additional consumption which had the effect of almost doubling expenditure on utilities overall.
Expenditure on building repairs and maintenance was slightly higher this year with some minor roof repairs and redecoration costs the main items. There were no significant capital building works this year.
Payroll and wages outgoing rose slightly in year due to a salary review and ministry support and gifts were also marginally up.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
FINANCIAL REVIEW (continued)
The trustees made a decision in May 2023 to overpay periodically on the church mortgage given the escalation in interest rates over the foregoing months. That commenced in June 2023 and continued through the reporting year. The aim is to reduce the amount of interest being paid annually, reduce the overall mortgage term, whilst also further investigating the possibility of remortgaging at an improved rate for an even shorter term.
The trustees are satisfied that the finances of the Charity are stable and in good health at period end. The Charity remains able to pursue its stated aims and other than one remaining building project (the SE window replacement and surrounding structural repairs) the focus has switched to more minor projects that focus more on internal fabric and comfort. At the end of the reporting year, the main hall carpet was replaced, about about two thirds of that cost was covered by an insurance payout which had been received in 2022 following flood damage. All upcoming repairs and minor work will, as far as possible, be financed through a balance of unrestricted funds for repairs and existing ‘Building Fund’ balances. This will be supplemented by grants or special offerings wherever possible, with the charity’s focus continuing to be people and activities/programmes/outreach.
RESTRICTED FUNDS
NewSpring held the following restricted funds in the reporting year:
The Big Project Fund
A fund established to hold donations grants and other income to be used for the development and improvement of the NewSpring Centre. It was originally established in September 2018.
Building Fund
This comprises earmarked giving by individuals who state at the point of donation (or in advance by way of a regular pledge) that they wish their donation(s) to be used for the development and improvement of the NewSpring Centre in accordance with the building projects and programmes that the elders and trustees decide to undertake to better help the charity meet its charitable objectives.
Seed Fund
Earmarked giving for individuals wishing their donation to be used for the purposes of the Seed Fund which is for meeting needs, alleviating poverty and associated charitable initiatives. The Elders may also from time to time decide to designate an amount of unrestrictive funds into the Seed Fund, which thereafter become restricted.
Accounting System
The Charity uses QuickBooks Online, streamlining and greatly simplifying the ongoing financial record keeping. The Trustees are very happy with the system that also handles payroll functions at minimal cost.
FINANCIAL CONTROLS
Management reports are issued monthly to the trustees to review income and expenditure, weekly updates on general levels of donations received and account movements are reviewed and discussed at trustee meetings with Finance, and upcoming commitments a fixed item on all trustee meeting agendas.
In terms of practicalities, the trustees review existing financial controls whenever there is a change of trustees or eldership, and decisions are required about who has account access, for what purpose and at what level, with the overall governing principle remaining, whereby a quorum of trustees are needed to approve expenditure.
The trustees reviewed financial controls in relation to bank account access and signing limits during the reporting year including changes of signatories on the current bank mandates.
RELATED PARTIES
None of the trustees receive any benefit or income from the charity, either financial or otherwise. The only payments that may occur from time to time are for reimbursement of receipted expenditure on items to be used by the Charity. This now reduces each year with the Charity purchasing more items directly itself.
VOLUNTEERS
NewSpring benefits from the time and talents of volunteers to put on meetings, events and other activities. These individuals are almost entirely made up of members of the congregation and the purpose of volunteer participation is not related to fundraising for the charity. The duties the volunteers undertake are relatively informal and unstructured and include stewarding meetings, greeting attendees, putting out chairs, and serving refreshments, etc. as and when physical meetings have been permissible. All volunteers are DBS checked and work in pairs where deemed necessary and appropriate.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
RESERVES POLICY
The trustees consider it prudent to set aside an amount of money that would allow it to continue to operate for three months if income reduced or ceased with little prior notice. The trust does carry a balance at year end sufficient to cover a three month period in terms of essential base spending: mortgage, insurances, salaries and utilities. At financial year end that amount was determined to be no more than £4k per month. Any reserves policy is to be kept under review and as always, has had to be balanced against the general default position of the trustees, which is not to accumulate or carry excessive balances, as the money received has been given for charitable purposes, not for holding. During the reporting year the trustees closely monitored the financial position of the charity, but the donation income remains strong with more than six months outgoings in unrestricted, otherwise uncommitted funds. The trustees see no current need to reconsider or amend the reserves policy.
RISK MANAGEMENT & SAFEGUARDING
The trustees regularly review its insurance cover in place and are satisfied that the current policies it holds provide adequate cover for all the Charity’s liabilities, including trustee liability. For the majority of the reporting year, the trustee responsible for the upkeep of the accounts has been an accountant and set up the monthly creation and circulation of management reports for review and discussion as necessary. Following that trustee’s resignation in April 2024, they have continued to provide accounts support as a volunteer and member of the church. The review of regular management reports continues as before.
Appropriate DBS checks are carried out for those working with children or other vulnerable groups within the context of the Charity’s activities.
Newspring’s safeguarding policy underwent a comprehensive review in spring 2023 and the revised Policy and Code of Conduct was approved by the trustees during the summer of 2023 and subsequently implemented with the new safeguarding leads taking up their roles in October 2023. The Safeguarding leads undertook safeguarding training through the provider ThirtyOneEight, following which, NSPCC e-training was then rolled out to all applicable volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults, as well the elders of the church.
Risk Assessments are also carried out for all the regular activities undertaken by the church both in the context of church meetings, and office/staff activity.
PRINCIPAL FUNDING SOURCES
The principal sources of funding for the charity are the regular and individual gifts from church members and the consequential Gift Aid which the charity is able to reclaim from HMRC. The church had also been in receipt of a capital grant during the reporting year.
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NEWSPRING CHURCH
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
Report to the trustees/ members of Newspring Church on the accounts for the year ended 31st August 2024.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2022 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning 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 ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
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have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Donna Leppitt Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF Date: 27th June 2025
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
| Notes INCOMING RESOURCES Donations & Legacies 3a Investment Income 3b Charitable Activities 3c TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES Costs of Charitable Activities 4 NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS RESOURCES EXPENDED |
Unrestricted Restricted Designated Total Total Funds Funds Funds 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ £ 87,617 9,578 - 97,195 112,275 389 286 - 675 324 2,660 - - 2,660 3,021 |
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| 90,666 9,864 - 100,530 115,620 |
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| 63,711 26,303 8,143 98,157 107,430 |
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| 63,711 26,303 8,143 98,157 107,430 |
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| 26,955 (16,440) (8,143) 2,373 8,190 - - - - - |
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| 26,955 (16,440) (8,143) 2,373 8,190 |
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| 202,779 20,278 1,417 224,473 216,283 |
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| 229,734 3,838 (6,726) 226,846 224,473 |
All of the Charity's operations are classed as continuing operations.
The notes form part of these financial statements, found on pages:13 to 21
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AS AT 31 A$T 2024 Tatyl 31424 3144Tr2J Fund Funds 323.514 323.514 327.832 514 327 10.982 61.198 10.982 65,036 3I38 71,364 173 22.312 22.312 21 49 330 53.706 58J29 Cr•dlttyK due kn mcre th re IA 150.375 150.375 161.688 FUNOS OF ThE CMMITY Funds RestrKtett De5bJna•J Funds 229.734 229.7J4 303 16.7261 202,779 20.278 IA17 JW38 16.n6) TOTAL FIIC6 sr th bthaf bv TrusteL.._ 12
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year.
Basis of preparation:
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP - FRS102) and the Charities Act 2022.
The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Assessment of Going Concern
Preparation of the accounts is on a going concern basis. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Recognition of Incoming Resources
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:
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the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
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the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
· the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Incoming Resources with Related expenditure
Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.
Grants and Donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Tax Reclaims on Donations and Gifts
Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.
Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants
This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services has been delivered.
Gifts in Kind
Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as income receivable.
Volunteer Help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts and is described in the Report of the Trustees.
Donated Services and Facilities
These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.
Investment Income
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment Gains and Losses
This included any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Expenditure and Liabilities
Liability Recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Governance Costs
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of the trustees meetings and cost of any legal advise to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Grants with Performance Conditions
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants Payable without Performance Conditions
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to a grant which remain in control of the charity.
Investments
Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
Pensions
Pension contributions are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as they become payable.
Fund Accounting
Funds held by the charity are either:
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・ Unrestricted funds
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These are funds which can be used in accordance with the charity's objectives, at the discretion of the trustees.
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・ Restricted funds
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These are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity.
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・ Designated funds
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These funds are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific purposes or projects.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Fixed Assets
Fixed Assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £1,500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.
Depreciation Expense
Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied are as follows:
General Equipment 20% Straight Line Basis Fixtures & Fittings & Big Project costs 10% Straight Line Basis Land & Buildings 0%
There has been no change to the accounting policies (Variation rules and methods of accounting) since last year.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| Additions Cost At 1 September 2023 At 31 August 2024 Net Book Value At 31 August 2024 At 31 August 2023 At 31 August 2024 Accumulated Depreciation At 1 September 2023 Charge for the Year |
Land & Buildings Fixtures & Fittings & Big Project costs General Equipment 2023/24 £ £ £ £ 270,000 112,655 22,696 405,351 - 6,993 - 6,993 |
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| 270,000 119,648 22,696 412,344 |
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| - 55,841 21,678 77,519 - 10,845 466 11,311 |
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| - 66,686 22,144 88,830 |
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| 270,000 52,963 552 323,514 |
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| 270,000 56,815 1,018 327,832 |
The annual commitments under non-cancelling operating leases and capital commitments are as follows:
31st August 2024 : None 31st August 2023 : None
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
3. INCOMING RESOURCES
| 3. INCOMING RESOURCES | |
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| Note c) Activities for Generating Funds a) Donations & Legacies Tithes, gifts and offerings Gifts & Donations Building Fund Donations Grant towards building works Room Hire Income b) Investment Income Interest Received Other income |
Unrestricted Restricted Designated Total Total Funds Funds Funds 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ £ 87,617 - - 87,617 95,272 - 9,098 - 9,098 1,524 - 480 - 480 480 - - - - 15,000 |
| 87,617 9,578 - 97,195 112,275 |
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| 389 286 - 675 324 |
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| 389 286 - 675 324 |
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| 2,660 - - 2,660 2,535 - - - - 486 |
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| 2,660 - - 2,660 3,021 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
4. RESOURCES EXPENDED
| 4. RESOURCES EXPENDED | |
|---|---|
| Note Independent Examiner Fee Insurance Costs Bank & Interest Charges Church Meeting Costs Conference & Seminar Costs Depreciation Expenses Equipment Costs Charitable Activities:- Building Repairs & Maintenance Refreshments & catering Staff Sunday School & Youth work Training License & Subscriptions Ministry Expenses Ministry Gifts Ministry Support Office Outreach & Evangelism Utilities Sundries Mortgage payments Governance costs:- |
Unrestricted Restricted Designated Total Total Funds Funds Funds 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ £ 4,748 17,145 - 21,893 34,981 373 172 - 545 791 2,146 - - 2,146 2,214 4,056 7,255 - 11,311 12,875 540 172 - 712 2,016 1,096 693 - 1,789 2,293 378 - - 378 453 - 244 7,855 8,099 5,828 11,453 - - 11,453 10,936 711 - - 711 127 416 - - 416 713 1,154 - - 1,154 23 8,740 - - 8,740 8,368 (254) 234 20 - 193 324 230 - 554 1,929 8,261 - - 8,261 4,584 18 158 268 443 159 16,613 - - 16,613 15,884 1,344 - - 1,344 1,260 1,492 - - 1,492 1,698 101 - - 101 107 |
| 63,711 26,303 8,143 98,157 107,430 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
5. RESTRICTED FUNDS
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
| PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR Big Project Fund Outreach Fund Other Earmarked Gifts/Gift aid refund Building Fund Total Rest. Funds Other Earmarked Gifts/Gift aid refund Building Fund Big Project Fund Outreach Fund Total Rest. Funds |
Balance Unrealised Balance 01-Sep-23 Income Expenditure Gain/Loss Transfer 31-Aug-24 £ £ £ £ £ £ 32,007 286 (7,705) - - 24,588 313 - - - - 313 (2,088) 9,098 (10,591) - - (3,581) (9,954) 480 (8,008) - - (17,481) |
|---|---|
| 20,278 9,864 (26,303) - - 3,838 Balance Unrealised 01-Sep-22 Income Expenditure Gain/Loss Transfer 31-Aug-23 £ £ £ £ £ £ 47,603 15,130 (30,726) - - 32,007 313 - - - - 313 16 1,516 (3,620) - - (2,088) 811 480 (11,244) - - (9,954) |
|
| 48,742 17,126 (45,590) - - 20,278 |
The Restricted Funds are wholly represented by the Charity's cash reserves and are to be expended as specified above.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
6. DESIGNATED FUNDS
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
| Seed Fund Total unrestricted funds Total Designated Funds General Funds |
Balance Unrealised Balance 01-Sep-23 Income Expenditure Gain/Loss Transfer 31-Aug-24 £ £ £ £ £ £ 1,417 - (8,143) - - (6,726) |
|---|---|
| 1,417 - (8,143) - - (6,726) 202,779 90,666 (63,711) - - 229,734 |
|
| 204,196 90,666 (71,854) - - 223,008 |
PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR
| Total Unrestricted (Incl. Designated Funds) Seed Fund Total Designated Funds General Funds |
Balance Unrealised 01-Sep-22 Income Expenditure Gain/Loss Transfer 31-Aug-23 £ £ £ £ £ 6,081 - (4,664) - - 1,417 - |
|---|---|
| 6,081 - (4,664) - - 1,417 161,460 98,495 (57,176) - - 202,779 |
|
| 167,541 98,495 (61,840) - - 204,196 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
7. INVESTMENTS
The Charity held no investment assets during this or the previous financial period.
8. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
| 8. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Total | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | 31-Aug-24 | 31-Aug-23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Big Project A/c | (7,173) | 20,278 | 1,417 | 14,521 | 15,020 | |
| Savings A/c | 20,335 | - | - | 20,335 | 19,945 | |
| Current A/c | 29,651 | - | - | 29,651 | 35,869 | |
| Petty Cash | 167 | - | - | 167 | 167 | |
| Temporary Cash floats | 24,945 | (16,440) | (8,143) | 362 | 362 | |
| 67,924 | 3,838 | (6,726) | 65,036 | 71,364 | ||
| 9. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Total | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | 31-Aug-24 | 31-Aug-23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Temporary suspense a/c | - | - | - | - | 23 | |
| Trade Debtors | 10,982 | - | - | 10,982 | 8,786 | |
| 10,982 | - | - | 10,982 | 8,809 | ||
| 10. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Total | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | 31-Aug-24 | 31-Aug-23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Deferred Grants | 472 | - | - | 472 | 472 | |
| Kingdom Bank Mortgage | 20,514 | - | - | 20,514 | 19,940 | |
| Sundry Creditors | - | - | - | - | 172 | |
| Independent Examiner's Fee | 1,326 | - | - | 1,326 | 1,260 | |
| 22,312 | - | - | 22,312 | 21,844 | ||
| 11. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN MORE | THAN ONE YEAR | |||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Total | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | 31-Aug-24 | 31-Aug-23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Kingdom Bank Mortgage | 150,375 | - | - | 150,375 | 161,688 | |
| 150,375 | - | - | 150,375 | 161,688 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
12. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS
| TOTAL 2023/24 £ Gross Wages & Salaries 8,740 Employer's National Insurance Costs - Employer's Pension Contributions - 8,740 Average number of employees who were engaged in each of the following activities: TOTAL 2023/24 Charitable Activities 2 2 |
TOTAL 2022/23 £ 8,368 - - |
|---|---|
| 8,368 | |
| TOTAL 2022/23 2 |
|
| 2 |
The Charity operates a PAYE scheme to pay all employed members of staff and no employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
(2023 - None)
13. TRUSTEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES
No payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them.
(2023 - None)
14. RISK ASSESSMENT
The Trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
15. RESERVES POLICY
The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs. This is based on the charity's size and the level of financial commitments held. The Trustees aim to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The Trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily.
16. PUBLIC BENEFIT
The Charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or ‘aims’ that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this are provided in the Trustees' report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
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