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THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED
## REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2021
REGISTERED NUMBER - 3188730
29 Howard Street North Shields Tyne and Wear NE30 1AR
Tel: 0191 259 2743 Fax: 0191 257 2249 E-mail : info@essell.co.uk Ref: ACR/2267
## THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
## CONTENTS
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Legal and Administrative Information Page 1 Report of the Trustees Page 2 -3 Report of the Independent Examiner Page 4 Statement of Financial Activities Page 5 Balance Sheet Page 6 - 7 Cash Flow Statement Page 8 Notes to the Financial Statements Page 9 - 14
The Appendix do not form part of the Statutory Financial Statements
## Prepared by Essell Accountants Limited
29 Howard Street North Shields NE30 1AR Tel: 0191 259 2743 : Fax 0191 257 2249 E-mail: info@essell.co.uk Ref: ACR/2267
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## THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED
## Legal and Administrative Information for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
## Constitution
The North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity governed by its memorandum and articles of association. Company Number 3188730 (England and Wales), Charity Number 1055285.
## Directors and Trustees
The Directors of the charitable company ("the charity") are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.
The trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows :
Revd Dr David Bryan
Mr Paul Rickeard Mr Nicholas Brooker
Miss Sally Milner Mr Nicholas Brooker Revd Joanne Thorns Mr Andrew Barron (appointed 14 October 2020) Mrs Jo Warner Revd Alice Munns (appointed 06 May 2020) Mr Alistair Jenkins - Chairperson Revd Martin Anderson (resigned 05 May 2021) Mrs Catherine Jenkins
Trustees are appointed based on the objectives of the charity to advance religious education in the North East of England and are ex-officio representatives, or nominees, of the following bodies: the Durham Diocesan Board of Education, the Newcastle Diocesan Board of Education, Durham Bishops Council, Newcastle Bishops Council and the Lindisfarne College of Theology. In addition up to four members may be co-opted by the Board of whom one shall be a practising Anglican communicant and one from another Christian Denomination.
## Registered Office
Cuthbert House, Stonebridge Lane, Durham, DH1 3RY
## Independent Examiner
Alex Robinson, Essell Accountants Limited, 29 Howard Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1AR
## Bankers
National Westminster Bank plc, 12 Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NG.
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## THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED
## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021.
Legal and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## Objects of the Charity
The principal activity of the company is the provision of the promotion of the charitable object as laid out in the memorandum and Articles of Association (1996): The advancement of religious education in the North East of England through the establishment and maintenance of resources centres; the provision of advice, guidance and assistance; the provision of courses, seminars and training.
The Board of Trustees have referred to the Charity Commission general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives of the North East Learning Resources Centre Limited NERLRC) and are satisfied that they meet the public benefit requirements. Further information within the achievements and performance section of this report provides details of the work done to meet these aims and objectives.
## Structure, Governance & Management
The Board of Trustees meets twice a year and holds its AGM in October each year. The Board has delegated responsibility for the day to day management of the company to the Director, supported by their staff. No employee of the NERLRC Ltd is a Director or Trustee of the Board
Three sub-committees exist which provide strategic support to the Board:
- Executive Committee
- Newcastle Site Committee
- Durham Site Committee
## Investment Powers
Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the charity has the power to make any investment which the Trustees see fit.
## Related Parties
The charity has a very close relationship with the St. Hild and St. Bede Trust and the Lord Crewe's Charity which provide funding to enable the charity to carry out its charitable objectives. In addition, we work in close partnership with the Dioceses of Newcastle & Durham as well as Lindisfarne College of Theology.
## Financial Review
2021 showed an overall surplus of £26,816 compared to a deficit of £-9,789 in 2020 Financial highlights, the Coronavirus pandemic let to the following financial anomalies for 2020-2021:
- Staff were furloughed with a subsequent reduction in salary expendiutre against budget for core, and additional work.
- The RRC claimed the HMRC JRS Grant, therefore receiving additional income.
* Building closures prevented stock ordering therefore a suspension of expenditure on new resources in this year.
## Achievements and Performance
During this financial year the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre met the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic by moving and developing its services online. Whilst physical loans were suspended for a large part of the year online support was continually offered to promote and develop religious learning in the region. This was achieved through partnerships with schools, churches, faith and non-faith-based organisations, institutions, groups and individuals in the region, nationally and internationally.
The opportunity to use investments to expand and exploit the resources collections at both the Durham and the Percy Main sites were curtailed by the pandemic. Similarly, whilst membership fees were raised for block memberships, the pandemic led to a roll-over of individual membership fees. Membership was approximately 1465 members as of the 31st March 2021. The RRC training services were expanded for regional and national audiences using Zoom and other online platforms with a significant growth in attendance.
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## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
## Health and Safety
In accordance with the provision of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the company has been aware of its legal responsibilities for carrying out an appropriate policy.
## Risk Statement
The management committee has conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and systems have been established to mitigate these risks. We hold a Board of Trustees risk management register which is reviewed quarterly.
## Reserve Policy
The management committee has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be equivalent to between six and twelve months of the resources expended. At this level the Trustees feel they would be able to continue the current activities in the event of a drop in funding.
## Statements of Trustees Responsibilities
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Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and the apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventions and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## Independent Examiners
The independent examiner, Alex Robinson will be proposed for re-appointing in accordance with Section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
In preparing this report, the trustees have taken advantage of special examinations applicable to small companies
conferred by Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
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Trustee ............ gi xpi nar ees
Mr Alistair Jenkins Date: $3 Ochober J072\
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
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TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED
| report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2021 which are set out on pages 5 - 12.
## 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 this year (under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to :
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act).
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Direction given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## Independent Examiner's Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the trustee's and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. 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 :
(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 2011 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the 2011 Act and the Regulations 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.
Mr Alex Robinson FCCA Essell Accountants Limited 29 Howard Street, North Shields, NE30 1AR Date :
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## THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED
## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
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||Notes|Funds|Funds|2021|2020|
|||£|£|£|£|
|Income and Endowments||||||
|Incoming Resources from||||||
|Generated Funds:||||||
|Donations and Legacies||||||
|Grant Received from||||||
|St. Hild and Bede||124,000|0|124,000|124,000|
|HMRC||14,806|0|14,806|0|
|Other Grants||0|10,453|10,453|10,410|
|Donations||94|0|94|9|
|||138,900|10,453|149,353|134,419|
|Income from Investments:||||||
|Bank Interest||11|0|11|66|
|||138,911|10,453|149 364|134,485|
|Income from Charitable Activities|2|16,645|0|16,645|19,402|
|Total Income and Endowments||155,556|10,453|166,009|153,887|
|Expenditure on:||||||
|Expenditure on Raising Funds|3|963|0|963|2,642|
|Expenditure on Charitable Activities|4|128,340|9,890|138,230|161,034|
|Total Expenditure on:||129,303|9,890|139,193|163,676|
|Net Income / (Expenditure) resources||||||
|before transfers||26,253|563|26,816|(9,789)|
|Transfers between funds||0|0|0|0|
|Net Movement in Funds||26,253|563|26,816|(9,789)|
|Balance as at 31st March 2020||331,110|49,377|380,488|390,276|
|Balanceasat31stMarch2021||357,363|49,940|407,304|380,487|
These notes form part of these financial statements
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## THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED
|BALANCE SHEET AS AT|||||
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|31 MARCH 2021||2021||2020|
|||£||£|
|FIXED ASSETS|||||
|Tangible Assets (Note 8)|||251,684|244,398|
|CURRENT ASSETS|||||
|CCLA Funds (Note 9)|152,363|||124,269|
|Debtors (Note 10)|35,965|||6,342|
|Cash at Bank and in Hand|63,944|||63,887|
||252,272|||194,498|
|CREDITORS
: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE|||||
|WITHIN ONE YEAR (Note 11)|18,372|||8,210|
|NET CURRENTASSETS|||233,901|186,288|
|NET ASSETS|||485,585|430,686|
|CAPITAL AND RESERVES|||||
|Unrestricted Funds (Note 14)|||357,363|331,111|
|Restricted Funds (Note 14)|||49,940|49,377|
|RevaluationReserve(Note15)|||78,281|50,199|
For the year ended 31 March 2021, the Company was entitled to exemption from the requirement to have an audit under the provisions of Section 477(2) of the Companies Act 2006. No notice has been deposited with the Company under Section 476 of that Act requiring an audit to be carried out.
Balance Sheet continues on page 7
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## THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING
## BALANCE SHEET AS AT
## 31 MARCH 2021
(Continued)
The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for :-
1) ensuring that the Company keeps accounting records which comply with Section 386 of the Companies Act 2006, and
2) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of the financial year and of its profit for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of Section 393 of the Companies Act 2006 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of that Act relating to financial statements so far as applicable to the Company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and the Financial Reporting Standard For Smaller Entities.
In the Directors’ opinion the Company is entitled to the exemptions as a small company.
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Approved by the Board
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Mr Alistair Jenkins
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Trustee
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## CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
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|Notes|31.03.21|31.03.20|
|ActivitiesNet|Cash|[Inflow]|/ (Outflow) from Charitable|1|8,568£|(9,667)£|
|Less Transferred to Deposit Account|0|(24,185)|
|Less Capital Expenditure during Period|(8,499)|(225)|
|Less Investment Income Received|(11)|(66)|
|Increase / (Decrease)|in Cash|in Period|58|(34,143)|
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## 1. Reconciliation of Operating Surplus / (Deficit) to Net Cash Outflow from Charitable Activities
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|£|31.03.21|31.03.20|
|£|£|£|
|Operating Surplus|/ (Deficit)|26,816|(9,789)|
|Add:|Depreciation|1,213|1,261|
|Decrease|/ (Increase)|in Receivables|(29,623)|(2,950)|
|(Decrease)|/ Increase|in|Creditors|10,162|1,811|
|(18,249)|122|
|Net Cash Inflow / (Outflow) from Charitable Activities|8,568|(9,667)|
|2.|Analysis|of Changes|in|Net Funds|
|31.03.21|31.03.20|
|Cash|at Bank and|In Hand as at 31|March 2020|63,887|98,843|
|Cash|Flow|
|CCLA Investment|Revalue|0|(813)|
|Cash|58|(34,143)|
|at Bank and|In Hand as at 31|March 2021|63,945|63,887|
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
## Accounting Convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005) issued in March 2005, applicable accounting standards and the Companies Act 2006. The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
## Financial Reporting Standard Number 1
Exemption has not been taken from preparing a cash flow statement on the grounds that the company qualifies as a small company as it is seen as enhancing the information provided by the financial statements.
## Incoming Resources
Incoming Resources represents grants, sales and other work done during the year. It is prepared on an accrual basis.
## Tangible Fixed Assets
Depreciation is provided at the following rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Computer - 33% Reducing Balance Fixtures and Fittings - 10% Reducing Balance
The Trustees consider that the useful economic lives of the religious books are in excess of fifty years and that the recoverable amount on these books would be no lower than cost price. As a consequence any depreciation charged and accumulated would not be material to the accounts. In accordance with FRS 15, annual impairment reviews are undertaken to confirm that there is no change to the anticipated economic lives of these assets. New books purchased are charged directly to the SOFA, such that the value of books held remains constant.
Where assets are purchased with funds given for that specific purpose the Trustees may elect that the asset is written off in full in the year of acquisition in order to match expenditure with income.
## Fund Accounting
Fund held by the charity are either :
Unrestricted general funds - these are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds - these funds are grants or donations received that require the funds to be used in a specific way or for a specific purpose.
Designated funds - these are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific future purposes or projects.
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## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
## 2. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
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||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
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||Funds|Funds|2021|2020|
||£|£|£|£|
|Retail Sales - Books|419|0|419|2,394|
|Retail Sales - Cards|0|0|0|0|
|Retail Sales - Others|4|0|4|163|
|Membership|16,064|0|16,064|15,291|
|Book Fines|112|0|112|814|
|Royalties|36|0|36|0|
|Sundry Income|10|0|10|741|
||16,645|0|16,645|19,403|
|EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS|||||
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
||Funds|Funds|2021|2020|
||£|£|a|£|
|Advertising and Marketing|135|0|135|350|
|Cost of Retail Sales|828|0|828|2,292|
||963|0|963|2,642|
|EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES|||||
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
||Funds|Funds|2021|2020|
||£|£|£|£|
|Staff Costs|92,871|6,000|98,871|109,797|
|Resources Purchased|3,488|3,890|7,378|13,872|
|Subscriptions|225|0|225|270|
|Travel and Subsistence Costs|910|0|910|4,152|
|Health and Safety|460|0|460|640|
|Cleaning|62|0|62|0|
|Insurance|1,918|0|1,918|2,139|
|Sundry Expenses|91|0|91|76|
|OfficeAccommodation|9,935|0|9,935|8,209|
|Depreciation|1,213|0|1,213|1,261|
|Telephone|3,034|0|3,034|2,773|
|Postage|150|0|150|285|
|Printing and Stationery|1,047|0|1,047|1,438|
|Computerand Software|6,474|0|6,474|7,485|
|Repairs and Renewals|19|0|19|805|
|Treasurers Fees|5,567|0|5,567|6,956|
|Legal and Professional fees|0|0|0|0|
|Independent Examiner|840|0|840|840|
|Bank Charges|36|0|36|35|
||128,340|9,890|138,230|161,033|
## 3. EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS
## 4. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
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## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
5. STAFF COSTS
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|Total|Total|
|2021|2020|
|£|£|
|Wages,|Salaries|and|social|security|costs|87,261|98,780|
|Pension|Contributions|11,610|11,017|
|98,871|109,797|
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No Employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.
Mrs Jenkins received fees for being treasurer during the year, this is shown separately in Note 4.
Other Trustees received no remuneration and were not reimbursed for any of their expenses in either year.
## 6. NET OUTGOING RESOURCES
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|The|Net Outgoing|Resources|are|stated|after charging|:|Total|Total|
|2021|2020|
|£|£|
|Independent|Examiner|840|840|
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7. TAXATION
No liability to UK Corporation Tax arose on activities for the period ended 31 March 2021.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020 (Continued)
## 8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
|8.|TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Other|||
|||Computer|Equipment|Books|Total|
|||£|£|£|£|
||COST|||||
||As at 1 April 2020
Additions in theYear
Disposals in theYear
As at 31 March 2021|5,709
8,499
0
14,208
a|35,374
0
0
35,374
I|239,460
0
0
239460
OOM|280,543
8,499
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||DEPRECIATION|||||
||As at 1 April 2020
Disposals in theYear
Charge fortheYear
As at 31 March 2021|3,816
0
908
4,725|32,329
0
305
32,633|0
0
0
0|36,145
0
1,213
37,358|
||NET BOOK VALUE|||||
||As at 31 March 2021|9,483
——|2,741|239,460|251,684|
||As at 1 April2020|1,893|3,045|239,460|244398|
|9.|INVESTMENTACCOUNT||2021||2020|
||||£||£|
||CCLACBF Deposit Fund
CCLA Investment Fund at valuation||9,082
143,281||9,071
115,199|
||||152,363||124,270|
|10.|DEBTORS||2021||2020|
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||Amounts falling due within one year|||||
||Trade Debtors
Prepayments||31,426
4,539||4,019
2,323|
||||35,965||6,342|
|11.|CREDITORS :AMOUNTS FALLING DUE||2021||2020|
||WITHIN ONE YEAR||£||£|
||Trade Creditors
Accruals||15,719
557||6,416
840|
||Other Creditors||2,095||954|
||||18,372||8,210|
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## 12. CHARITABLE STATUS
The North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited is a Registered Charity (1055285)
## 13. SHARE CAPITAL
The North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited is a company limited by guarantee. (03188730)
## 14. RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN RESERVES
||Balance at|_—‘Transfer|Incoming|Resources|Balance at|
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||1 April2020|Between|Resources|expended|31 March 2021|
|||Funds||||
||£|£|£|£|£|
|General Funds||||||
|Unrestricted Funds - CurrentAssets
Unrestricted Funds - FixedAssets and Books|135,949
195,161|0
0|147,058
8,499|(128,090)
(1,213)|154,916
202,447|
|Total General Funds|331,110|0|155,556__-(129,303)||357,363|
|Restricted Funds||||||
|Lord Crewe's Charity Library - Book Stock
Lord Crewe's Charity Library - Journals
Lord Crewe's Charity Library - Staff
Lord Crewe's Charity Library - 2019/20
Total Restricted Funds|48,472
906
0
0
49,377|0
0
0
0
0|3,000
1,200
6,000
253
10,453|(2,829)
(1,061)
(6,000)
0
(9,890)|48,643
1,045
0
253
49,940|
|Total Funds|380,487
0
166,009
a|||(139,193)
407,304
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## 15. REVALUATION RESERVE
The revaluation reserve shows the movement in value over the year of the CCLA investment fund.
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## RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 (Continued)
## 16. PENSION COSTS
The North East Religious Learning Resources Centre (PB Classic) participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of the Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF) for lay staff. The Scheme is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the schemes separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers.
The Church Workers Pension Fund has a section known as the Defined Benefits Scheme, a deferred annuity section know as Pension Builder Classic and a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014.
## Pension Builder Scheme
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|The|Pension|Builder Scheme|of the|Church|Workers|Pension|Fund|is|made|up|of two|sections,|Pension|Builder|Classic and|Pension|
|Builder|2014,|both|of which|are|classed|as|defined|benefit|schemes.|
|Pension|Builder Classic|provides|a|pension|for members|for payment from|retirement,|accumulated|from|contributions|paid and|converted|
|into|a|deferred|annuity during|employment|based|on|terms|set and|reviewed|by the|Church|of England|Pensions|Board|from|time|to|time.|
|Bonuses|may also|be|declared,|depending|upon|the|investment|returns|and|other|factors.|
|Pension|Builder 2014|is|a|cash|balance scheme|that provides|a|lump sum|that members|use|to|provide|benefits|at|retirement.|Pension|
|contributions|are|recorded|in|an|account|for each|member.|This|account may have|bonuses|added|by the|Board|before|retirement.|The|
|bonuses depend|on|investment|experience and|other factors.|There|is|no|requirement|for the|Board|to|grant any bonuses. The|account,|
|plus any|bonus|declared,|is|payable|from|member's|Normal|Pension|Age.|
|There|is|no|sub-division|of assets|between|employer|in|each|section|of the|Pension|Builder Scheme.|
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The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. This is because it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme's assets and liabilities to specific employers and that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pension costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable (2021: £4,120, 2020: £4,120). A valuation of the scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent scheme valuation completed was carried out as at 31 December 2013. This revealed, on the ongoing assumptions used, a surplus of £0.5m. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. Pension Builder 2014 will be valued in relation to the lump sum payable to members at normal pension age. There are no annual pension benefits. Pension Builder 2014 commenced in February 2014 so the first full valuation of that section was carried out at 31 December 2016.