Annual Report
The King’s Church Prestwood. 2020-2021
Annual Report of the Trustees of The King’s Church, Prestwood, for the Period from 1st of April 2020 to 31st of March 2021
Charity Name. The King’s Church, Prestwood
Charity Registered Number; 1069399.
Principal Address: 6 Chequers Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 9DW
Trustees:
Chris Shepherd – (Chair of trustees) appointed from 01.12.18 Jan Lephard – appointed from 01.12.18 Joan Veysey - Trustee appointed from 01.12.18
Governing Instrument: Trust Deed dated 5th of April 1998.
Constitution: Unincorporated Charity.
Trustee selection: Appointed by existing trustees.
Induction and training
All trustees are members of the Church and fully aware of its purposes. New trustees as part of their induction have attended trustee training, and read a range of guidance issued by the Charity Commission, including Guidance on public benefit. Ongoing development of Trustees included ensuring awareness and ability to interpret and implement all COVID guidance relevant to holding public services of worship and other public activities.
Additional Issues
The church has a leadership team comprising of trustees, elders and functional leads. The leadership team is responsible for ensuring that the vision and mission statement of the Kings Church Prestwood is agreed, and our aims are translated into agreed programs and activities. The trustees and elders meet together regularly with a focus on strategy, planning and finance. The trustees and elders also attend the Functional Leads Group (FLAG), which supports leadership, implementation and monitoring of these programs and activities. Membership of the functional leads group includes the Safeguarding Lead.
The Church is an Associate Member of the Evangelical Alliance and a member of the Catalyst group in the New Frontiers Family of Churches. The Church relates to other local Christian Churches in Prestwood and Great Missenden.
The Church has insurances with the Baptist Insurance Company and the Trustees and Elders review the financial, equipment and other risks as needed.
The Church does not own or lease any property. The Village Hall in Prestwood is rented along with other community facilities as required by the Church for Sunday meetings and other functions
and activities.
For the period of this return, there were no serious incidents that were not reported.
An organizational policy and full COVID risk assessment were completed on 14[th] March 2020, and reviewed regularly in light of ongoing change to COVID regulations and guidance. Planning, safeguarding and communication were improved during 2020 -2021 to ensure that the charity could be flexible, responsive to the needs of the community and operate safely during this year.
Charity objectives as set out in its governing document
To advance the Christian faith, by proclaiming and witnessing to the Gospel of God concerning His Son Jesus Christ.
To advance such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.
Main Activities
The activities for the year are planned to bear in mind the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the advancement of religion. The regular Sunday services are open to the public and those participating are encouraged to live out their faith in the community.
The main activities can be stated as –
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Regular worship services including children's activities.
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Midweek group meetings for worship, prayer, learning, activities, and fellowship.
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Outreach, care and activities in the local communities – As a result of COVID restrictions, all community activities including work in nursing homes, schools, volunteer driver scheme and music activities were affected by COVID regulations in 2020. All community activities were adapted to respond and remain compliant with relevant guidance, and to meet local needs throughout the year.
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The church is engaged with people in the local community of all ages.
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Support for Mission
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Wider associations including joint meetings with other New Frontiers/Catalyst Group and other local churches.
Achievements
1) The regular weekly meetings include services appropriate for all ages. Regular services moved on 23[rd] March 2020 from “in person” services to live services on a virtual platform (Zoom). Links for services were published in the local newspaper and on our website to ensure services were open to the public. The functional leads group was enhanced and met weekly with the elders to ensure content planning, opportunities for wide participation and review of services. Material for all services enabled opportunities for meet and greet, worship, children’s activities, prayer,
encouragement and teaching. Links for public services were advertised to the local community. The church continued regular live activities during the week for prayer, study, worship, fellowship and outreach on Zoom. Sunday services on zoom provided an opportunity for greater participation of attendees to contribute during services, to enable people to grow in faith, share public worship, learning and pray together and provide opportunities for encouragement and support. Our joint services with other local churches at Easter and Christmas were not feasible during this year.
2) Response to COVID: The impact of COVID changed the delivery of programs and activities that the church is normally engaged in leading and supporting. Some continued and adapted while others were not possible, and these are outlined in the achievements below. As a faith organization, the church played a key role in local leadership both as members of the Parish COVID support group responsible for commissioning local services, and the Local Authority Missenden Community Board, as well as other local groups. This ensured that information about vulnerable groups, existing support networks and organizations were shared and repurposed for local COVID support. Members of the church continued to provide help and support to vulnerable individuals during this period including volunteering roles with local organisations. The church also conducted funerals and offered bereavement support to families when requested. The church operated at all times under a COVID 19 policy and undertook regular risk assessments to ensure activities and programmes were COVID compliant
3) The church prioritized activities which aimed at supporting people who were at risk of becoming isolated during periods of lockdown. This included a rota of keeping in touch and buddying phone calls for approx 35 people. The church also started planning for an online structured wellbeing programme open to everyone in the community to be delivered in 2021.
4) Supporting the local community: The Church has continued to lead and support a local not for profit social enterprise (HP16CIC) that produces a free newspaper which is delivered to over 5,000 homes and business in HP16 by volunteers. The aim is to inform and communicate with residents as well as be a positive source of local information. All 5 editions were produced and delivered in compliance with COVID guidance and regulations, and provided a valued source of information for the community during this year.
5) Financially supporting others: The churched increase its focus on mission this year raising £1,200 for local, national and international projects, through active funding raising events and challenges by individuals in the church.
6) Young people: Normal activities for young people include weekly activities for teenagers in school and community, as well as developing and mentoring young people. Activities such as youth café, provision of an after schools club, input to school assemblies and supporting the local youth club were all impacted by COVID restrictions during the year. Leadership, planning and support for these continued throughout the year, and these programmes took place during the times when guidance and COVID regulations permitted.
7) The Church is involved in leading, overseeing and resourcing the children’s holiday club, Lighthouse Great Missenden, which typically takes place each year in the first week of the school summer holiday. This provides high quality activities for over 700 children and toddlers. This event was held as a virtual lighthouse online in 2020.
- 8) Music and the arts: The church runs a Folk club, and has a Folk Band which supports
community events. The Folk Club normally attended by circa 75 people gives opportunity to local musicians and encourages young people to develop musically in a supportive atmosphere. One successful open air COVID secure event, and 2 online “virtual” events took place in 2020, and planning and writing music has continued to enable a full programme of events to reopen in 2021
9) The Church has continued its association through the Catalyst Group with other New Frontiers Churches, supporting Catalyst Leaders events, participation in the local churches “hub”, and supporting international mission priorities.
10) The trustees and elders with the functional leads group operated a COVID 19 policy in order to respond to the national requirements for the COVID 19 pandemic.
Financial Review
The principal source of income has been the regular giving of members which provides for the Lead Elder’s salary, and accommodation for meetings and activities. Last year total income for the year was £39,710 and expenditure £35,447 Therefore a surplus was reported for 2020/21.
Finances were reviewed by the trustees at all trustee meetings, with quarterly written reports to the functional leads and the trustees meetings, which enabled the trustees to monitor resources. In quarter 1 the trustees reviewed operating costs, and assessed the impact of COVID on financial plans for 2020/21.
KCP currently holds reserves for the purpose of covering essential running costs in the event of a fluctuation in income or expenditure. The trustees reviewed the Reserves Policy in 2020 in line with the Charity Governance Code on reserves.
During 2020 the trustees continued to ensure we continually develop high standards of governance in line with the Charity Commission Governance Code for small charities, and promote a culture where everything continues to work towards fulfilling the charity’s vision. Actions completed in 2020 included improved communication with all functional leads via the weekly planning meetings, and a review and external independent assessment of our safeguarding policy.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the above report.
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees
Signature Full name Chris Shepherd
Position Chair of Trustees
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent exa report on the ac Seciion A Indepndeni Examiner's Report R•port to th? trust•el members of ThE XINGE CMURCN PREsTX)D On accounts for the year ended 31" March 2021 ¢har•ty no (if any) 10 Set out on pa9es I report to the trustees on my examrnation of the accounts charity 1.the Trust") for the year ended 3110312021. Responslbilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for basis of report of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the 201 1 I-the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my ex have followed Ihe applicable Drrections grven by the Charity under sethion 145(51(bl of the Act. I have COTnpleted my examination. I confirm that no material COTne to my attention (other than that dFsclose(J below -) in c the examination which gives me cause io believe that in. an respect. accounting records were not kept in accordance with the A¢t or the accounts do not accord with the accounting record Independent xaminer's statement I have no cOnrS and have come across no other matters i with the examination to which attention should be drawn irl o proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delele the worcJs th8 brackets if they do nol 8ppIy. Date: 1610 Signed- Name: Miss Deona Fisher Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any).. Address: 48 Shortborough Avenue Princes Risborou9h Buckrnghamshire, HP27 9HT IER
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THE KING'S CHURCH (PRESTWOOD)
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE 12 MONTHS TO 31 MARCH 2021
| INCOME Tithes and Oferings: Cash Cheque Standing Orders Bank transfer excluding HMRC total Reclaimed Tax via Gift Aid Bank Interest ROPE Church activities/events Lighthouse OWA - One World Aid Gift day Other Income TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE Mission: OWA Hardship ROPE wicktrimmers Lighthouse Staf Costs Accommodation Activities/events Administration Copyright Licence Equipment New Frontiers - Catalyst Love gifts Mission Pastoral Professional Fees and Insurance Refreshments Subscriptions Advertising and web Training Youth TOTAL EXPENDITURE NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME FOR THE YEAR TOTAL CASH AT BANK (Community and Saver Acco |
2020/2021 £ £ £ General Restricted Total - - - 90 - 90 30,487 - 30,487 - - - 30,577 30,577 7,959 - 7,959 28 - 28 - - - 100 - 100 - - - - - - 895 - 895 150 - 150 39,710 - 39,710 - 432 432 360 360 - - - 792 792 29,823 29,823 216 216 200 200 1,429 1,429 122 122 - - 300 300 56 56 900 900 344 344 579 579 15 15 229 229 342 342 100 100 - - 34,655 792 35,447 5,055 (792) 4,263 unts) 47,594 1,530 49,124 52,649 738 53,387 |
2019/2020 £ £ £ General Restricted Total 2,435 2,435 1,836 1,836 27,090 27,090 762 762 |
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| 32,123 32,123 3,901 - 3,901 85 - 85 - - - 3,942 1,215 5,157 - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| 40,051 1,215 41,266 | ||
| £ £ £ - 117 117 - 105 105 - - - 445 445 - - |
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| - 667 667 22,399 22,399 2,458 2,458 4,489 4,489 1,008 1,008 183 183 1,278 1,278 141 141 - - - - 294 294 660 660 99 99 345 345 332 332 50 50 40 40 |
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| 33,774 667 34,441 | ||
| 6,276 548 6,824 41,318 982 42,300 |
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Brought forward from previous year Carried forward to next year |
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| 47,594 1,530 49,124 |
THE KING'S CHURCH (PRESTWOOD)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST MARCH 2021
| FIXED ASSETS- Church and ofce equipment DEBTOR Reclaimed tax due from inland revenue CASH AT BANK Community Account Saver Account LIABILITIES March Salary PVH March HMRC Professional Fees & Insurance administration/printing NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL NET ASSETS UNRESTRICTED FUNDS- Church general funds RESTRICTED FUNDS |
2020/2021 £ £ 1,297 7,155 7,155 8,217 45,169 53,387 - - - - - - 60,542 61,839 61,101 738 61,839 |
2019/2020 £ £ 1,828 7,687 7,687 3,983 45,141 49,124 (1,246) (144) - (114) (100) (1,605) 55,206 57,034 55,504 1,530 57,034 |
2019/2020 £ £ 1,828 7,687 7,687 3,983 45,141 49,124 (1,246) (144) - (114) (100) (1,605) 55,206 57,034 55,504 1,530 57,034 |
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| 7,155 8,217 45,169 |
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| 53,387 | |||
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| 55,206 | |||
| 57,034 | |||
| 55,504 1,530 |
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| 57,034 |
Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees
…………………………… Chris Shepherd Chair of Trustees
| RESTRICTED FUNDS Rope OWA Hardship Lighthouse wicktrimmers reimbursments |
Brought Carried forward Income Expenditure forward £ £ £ £ 360 0 360 0 0 0 0 0 501 0 431.83 69.17 0 0 0 0 770 0 0 770 1530 0 791.83 738.17 |
Brought Carried forward Income Expenditure forward £ £ £ £ 360 0 0 360 16 0 117 0 606 0 105 501 0 0 0 0 0 1215 445 770 |
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| 982 1215 667 1530 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENCIIAND AND WALES Independent examine report on the account SÈction A IndÈpendent Examiner's Report R•port to th• trusto081 rnembers of TrE KING'S CMURCH PREST30 On accounts for th8 year onded 31. March 2021 Charity no lif any) 1069399 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my exafnination of the accounts of the ab chanty I'the Trust") for the year ended 3110312021. Responslbilities and As the chanty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the pre ba$is of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie 2011 1.the Act"). I report in respect of my examiTration of the Trust's accounts carried under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying OLrt my examinati have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi under section 14515llbl of the AGt I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material rnatter ¢OTne to my attention lolher than that cli5closed below "I In conne¢tio the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any materi spect". accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section f the AGt or the account5 do not accord with the accounting records Indèpendent examiner's statèment I have no concern5 and have come 3cross no other matters In conne with the examination to which attention should be drawn In order to e proper understanding of the accotsnts to be reached. Please delole the words in th& brackels if they do not 8ppIy. Data: 1610912021 Signed: Name.. Miss Deona Fisher Relevant professional quaJificationl$l or body {if any1= Addres$'. 48 Shortborough Avenue Princes Risborough BuGkinghamshire. HP27 9HT IER October