## RUNNYMEDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1054404 Trustees' Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2023 ## **RUNNYMEDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Charity details** ## **Registered Charity Number** 1054404 ## **Address** 41 Spring Avenue Egham Surrey TW20 9PJ ## **Trustees** David Food KV Cherian Leticia Hermoso De Abreu ## **Independent examiner** Douglas Quinton Quinton Ltd Stable End Clarencefield Dumfries DG1 4NF ## **Bankers** HSBC 61 High Street Staines Middlesex TW18 4QW 1 ## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023** Runnymede Christian Fellowship is a registered charity (no. 1054404) and is governed by a constitution adopted on 18 November 1993. ## **Trustees** The charity trustees throughout the year to 31 March 2023 and as at 31 March 2023 were: David Food ## KV Cherian Leticia Hermoso De Abreu ## **Structure, governance and management** New trustees are selected by the leaders of the Runnymede Christian Fellowship who are then ratified by members of the Fellowship. ## **Objectives** The object of the charity is the advancement of the Christian religion by the proclamation and foretelling of the gospel of God. ## **Financial review** The charity's activities during the year were financed by gifts and donations received, related tax refunds, and facility services, which totalled £35,196 (2022: £38,974). It is the policy of the trust not to retain significant reserves but to distribute income when appropriate recipients are identified. ## **Achievements and performance** Donations to selected individuals and organisations which are promoting the Christian faith in this country and abroad, amounted to £4,149 (2022: £3,657). Fixed assets are used to generate income for the Fellowship and to help further the Christian faith within Staines and the local area. 2 ## **Achievements and performance continued** This year has been a year of alignment and preparation, ready for growth. The Virginia Lodge building is owned by Runnymede Borough Council, close to Egham Railway Station. It continues to be our base for ministry and our point of access for the Community, making the Church more accessible and visible to the Community. The Church, its trustees and its leaders have focussed on the Church being more relevant, accessible and visible online and face-to-face; we are a blended Church with a real mixture of people, events and styles as we meet face-to-face and online. As a result, we have invested in our growing global impact not only in Runnymede but in Surrey and beyond, a greater expression of Christ in our Digital Community and the physical Community we live in. We continue to look to and develop a longer-term plan for celebration, Church and ministry in the Gateway area of Egham and beyond; we continue to grow the membership remotely, increasing in other regions beyond Surrey. Our connections with other Lifelinks Churches continue to grow stronger; we are working ever more closely with international links and liaising with Churches worldwide, particularly with Five Stones Impact. We also work with organisations and institutions in Egham on projects such as the Board Games Club, The Besom, and the Foodbank. Internationally, our primary areas of Mission are Uganda (through connections with Abba Fathers House), Ireland and Latin-speaking nations. There have been mission trips to Uganda. Our Latin group gathers every week to facilitate a growing Spanish-speaking faith community; this will grow. Building on last year's investment in audio-visual equipment at Virginia Lodge, we now leverage multiple platforms to connect Facebook (350), YouTube (100), Twitter (110), Instagram (1000), LinkedIn (400), and our website (200). We continue to invest in online capabilities as we grow and reach across the globe through live streaming of services, online small groups, prayer meetings, sharing training materials, and online sermon availability to mission partners worldwide. We are a lively, very international community and see new nations added to us monthly. We see a growing impact on our local international Community, connecting with students, visitors, and refugees, as the population of our town becomes more global. Future years are full of opportunity, with a continued intention to invest in people and the Community. We continue to upgrade and invest for future opportunities as we step into the fourth year of the leasehold of Virginia Lodge and look at releasing new ministries and activities online and in the new location, particularly in areas of outreach, worship, and prayer. Yours in His Service The trustees confirm that these accounts comply with statutory requirements, the governing document and SORP - Accounting for Charities. ……………………………………….. David Food Trustee ……………………………………….. Leticia Hermoso De Abreu Trustee 25 January 2024 Date 3 ## **RUNNYMEDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** ## **Independent examiner's report on the unaudited accounts to the trustees of RUNNYMEDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** I report on the accounts for the year to 31 March 2023 set out on pages 5 to 7. ## **Respective responsibilities of the 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 the Charities Act 2011 (the Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act) - Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act); and - 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 Commissioners. 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 a 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 the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: - 1) 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 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or - 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ……………………………………….. Douglas Quinton Quinton Ltd Stable End Clarencefield Dumfries DG1 4NF 25 January 2024 Date 4 ## **RUNNYMEDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 March 2023** |**Receipts**
From voluntary sources:
Room rental
Gifts and donations
Inland Revenue - Gift Aid
Wages contribution
Account interest
**Gross income**
**Payments**
Charitable activity:
Gifts and donations
Outreach
Youth and childrens work
Hope 42morrow
Worship
Leaders and other projects
Wages and personnel costs
Building costs
Rent
Repairs and maintenance
Utilities
Property insurance
Management and administration:
Printing, postage and stationery
Website and online
IT and Computer equipment
Food and drink
General insurance
Telephone and internet
Sundry
Bank charges
Accountancy
**Total expenditure**
**Net (payments)/receipts for the year**
**Interest to Sheep Shed Buildings Account**
**Cash funds brought forward**
**Cash funds carried forward**
**Restricted Funds**|**2023**
**£**
3,588
24,410
4,779
1,608
811
35,196
4,149
1,696
585
183
1,636
788
11,296
20,333
4,059
1,262
1,878
61
7,260
446
3,785
186
1,068
793
606
286
224
1,570
8,964
36,557
**(1,361)**
(811)
5,286
**3,114**
**243,084**|**2022**
**£**
5,173
28,059
3,771
1,403
568| |---|---|---| |||38,974| |||3,657
1,015
670
-
747
378
10,917| |||17,384
3,760
1,671
2,062
271| |||7,764
501
3,951
4,987
187
809
756
250
222
1,570| |||13,233| |||38,381| |||**593**| |||| |||(566)
5,259| |||**5,286**| |||**242,273**| 5 ## **RUNNYMEDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 March 2023** |**Restricted Cash Balance**
HSBC Deposit account
Kingdom Savings Bank
Metro Bank Savings
**Cash and bank**
HSBC Current account
HSBC Building Fund account
HSBC Deposit account
HSBC Exodus accounts
Metro Bank Current
Rental invoice debtors
Credit card account
**Liabilities**
Creditors
Net Salaries
PAYE Q4
**Net Current Assets**
**Unrestricted funds carried forward**
**Restricted Funds carried forward**|**2023**
**£**
82,291
80,565
80,228
**243,084**
2,562
-
1,964
-
637
-
(577)
**4,586**
327
771
374
**1,472**
**3,114**
**3,114**
**243,084**|**2022**
**£**
81,707
80,559
80,007| |---|---|---| |||**242,273**| |||1,212
28
2,397
201
2,330
437
(415)| |||**6,190**| |||34
683
187| |||**904**| |||**5,286**| |||| |||**5,286**| |||**242,273**| We approve the accounts on pages 5 to 7 and confirm that we have made available all relevant records and information for their compilation. ……………………………………….. David Food Trustee ……………………………………….. Leticia Hermoso De Abreu Trustee 25 January 2024 Date 6 ## **RUNNYMEDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Notes to the Accounts** ## **for the year ended 31 March 2023** ## **1 Basis of preparation** The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis, which does not take into account accruals etc. nor movements in non-monetary assets, and in accordance with the SORP. The accounts have also been prepared in accordance with the Charity Commission guidance "Accounting for the Smaller Charity" and comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. ## **2 Trustee remuneration and expenses** A trustee, D Food, received gross remuneration of £3,750 (2022: £3,750) for carrying out duties for the charity. No other trustee or connected person received any remuneration from the charity. 7