**United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** ## **Chairman’s Report 2022** I would like to welcome everyone to the Annual General Meeting of the Charity the United Church of God British Isles. It is good that we can hold this meeting using Zoom. Last year I commented on how the Covid pandemic had affected the way Council meetings are held and how the use of Zoom had enabled the Council to continue to function. It not only saved Council members time by not having to travel to attend meetings but it also saved the Charity money because travel expenses and hall hire were nil. In my last two reports I made the comment - “Over the last year or so it has become obvious that those in leadership roles are not immune from the frailties of life – illness, accident and even death. It is therefore imperative that we encourage the younger generations to become involved in the governing bodies of the Church to ensure continuity." This last year has strengthened the need for our awareness of the situation with the heart condition experienced by our CEO and my ongoing lung condition. Therefore I would like to encourage brethren to become more involved with the running of the Charity and the Church. I would like to thank all those who have already given of their time and effort in supporting the United Church of God BI – the Charity. A challenging situation occurred this year with the resignation of our previous secretary and the appointing of Sarah Bunker as the new secretary. The handover was not the smoothest that one would like but eventually all necessary documents were transferred to Sarah. This highlighted a problem in our record keeping system which has now been resolved by David Fenney and myself so hopefully any future transfers will go more smoothly. I will now hand you over to our CEO, David Fenney, to give you a more in-depth assessment of the functioning of the Church as a Charity. David Payne UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **1** of **9** **United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** ## **CEO’s report** We are holding this annual general meeting during a period of national mourning in the United Kingdom following the death of Queen Elizabeth and we in in the United Church of God – British Isles will honour her memory and show respect to both the Royal Family and the government. The United Church of God in the British Isles has continued to function through the 2021–2022 year. Following the Covid lockdowns our congregations have mostly returned to in-person meetings, while also linking by _Zoom_ to members at home. During the year, the Church held the 2021 Feast of Tabernacles in person; part-time office staff were increasingly in the office, while also continuing to work from home. The work of the Church in preaching the Gospel has continued, with Internet advertising and large-scale literature distribution. This report covers the period July 2021 to June 2022. Here is a collection of statistics that present a snapshot of UCG-BI as of June 2022: - 187 members on file. - 38 prospectives/associates on file. - 160 donors on file. - 138 co-workers on file. - 8 congregations. - 10 elders, plus wives, plus deacons and deaconesses, serving in our congregations. - 7,193 _Beyond Today_ print subscribers as of the May/June 2022 issue. - 79 _Bible Study Course_ students as of June 2022. - 172 _United News_ subscribers as of May/June 2022 issue. - £329,845 provisional total annual income for the year. - £211,229 provisional annual expenditure for the year, the surplus of income over expenditure will be carried forward into the new year. **1. Church/local congregations/work of the ministry:** - a. This area of the Church’s work accounted for **18%** of expenditure (6% previous year). - b. All congregations have continued to be supported, with the ministry or other speakers present for in-person or _Zoom_ services wherever and whenever possible. - c. Preston congregation, and latterly Sheffield congregation, have experienced challenges in holding in-person services during 2022. _Zoom_ services linking Preston and Sheffield members with members elsewhere in the British Isles, have continued weekly. - d. By the autumn of 2021, with in-person services resuming, the Feast of Tabernacles took place as an in-person meeting at the _Prince of Wales Hotel_ in Southport, with _Zoom_ connections to members at home. The 2022 Spring Holy Day services took place both inperson and over _Zoom_ . UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **2** of **9** **United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** - e. The Church’s principal sources of income in the 2021–2022 year were: direct donations, £184,000; Holy Day offerings £66,000; Gift Aid refunds, £33,000. These accounted for around 85% of total income in the year. - f. Overall, UCG-BI is dependent on the work of volunteers in all areas of its operations. The ministry of the United Church of God in the British Isles is essentially unpaid. - g. Throughout 2021, members were encouraged to send their Holy Day offerings to the Church office, and directly into the Church’s bank account if possible. This approach has continued into 2022. The reason for this approach was initially Covid lockdowns but is now due to the ever-growing challenge of finding convenient bank branches. - h. The Church continues to rely on the support of local leaders within our congregations. The ministry has continued to review existing and future leadership needs. - i. Various meetings and discussions took place by _Zoom_ during the year: ministerial, pastoral, National Council, Feast planning, personal counselling. - j. The newsletter _News & Events_ has continued to be published on an as-needed basis and distributed to members both in the British Isles and to a sizeable list of recipients overseas who have an interest in, or a connection with, the Church in the British Isles. There were 7 issues of _News & Events_ distributed during the 2021–2022 year. All communications from the UCG _IA_ Cincinnati home office intended for the Church members here were forwarded in a timely manner. - k. With _Zoom_ , activities under the heading of leadership training and development have continued to be offered. ## **2. Proclamation:** - a. This area of the Church’s work accounted for **53%** of expenditure (64% previous year). - b. We have continued to distribute _Beyond Today_ magazine throughout the British Isles. - c. The _British & European Supplement to Beyond Today_ magazine has continued to be published. The continuing efforts of Barbara Fenney as editorial coordinator and Jan Schroeder as production manager, together with the efforts of writers and reviewers, are much appreciated. This publication continues to include articles presenting basic biblical knowledge with a Christian-living focus. Our website _ucg.org.uk_ has PDFs of all issues of the _Supplement_ back to the January/February 2005 issue. - d. Circulation of _Beyond Today_ magazine and the _Supplement_ averaged 6,443 subscriber copies during the year, 6 issues: with a high of 7,222 and a low of 5,528. The number of Internet-only readers in the British Isles is not readily quantifiable. - e. Internet advertising of Church publications continued throughout the year in the United Kingdom and Ireland, being undertaken on our behalf by the Media and Communications Services department in the UCG _IA_ Cincinnati home office, at UCG-BI expense. The charge to UCG-BI for this advertising during the year amounted to US$29,562, or approximately £25,700. Ad responses slowed through the year, with around 5,300 Internet responses received, down from around 8,360 the previous year. - f. New subscribers to _Beyond Today_ magazine have been offered a 12-month or 6-issue subscription. Our historical renewal rate has never been higher than 30%, and since 2020 it has been in the range 3–10%; 3,125 new subscription requests were received in the year, down from around 4,877 in the previous year. During the year, to limit the number UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **3** of **9** **United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** of subscribers being lost due to non-renewals, a new subscription was increased to 12 issues, or 2 years, before renewal. - g. In response to ongoing Internet advertising, the office has continued to receive requests for booklets and Bible study aids. In the 12-month period July 2021 to June 2022, the office mailed 8,140 booklets and study aids to those who requested them, down from 13,430 in the previous year. The four most requested titles this year were: _The Book of Revelation Unveiled_ , _The Ten Commandments_ , _You Can Have Living Faith_ , _You Can Understand Bible Prophecy_ . These four titles accounted for 42% of all booklet mailings. - h. Postage, at around £39,000, was our single biggest expenditure item in the year. - i. The subscriber mailing address carriers for _Beyond Today_ and the _Supplement_ have continued to have ‘ads’ for related literature and for UCG _IA_ ’s _Beyond Today_ TV programme, in the form of ‘mini-advertorials’. This no-cost advertising has borne good fruit and we have continued with it. Subscribers use the carriers to request literature that is offered; some returned carriers include comments that are included in the letters page of the _Supplement_ or are sent on to the Cincinnati home office. ## **3. Administration:** - a. This area of the Church’s work accounted for **29%** of expenditure (30% previous year). - b. The continuing efforts of our office manager Mrs Jan Schroeder to support the office functions are much appreciated. - c. The office, with both part-time employees, and volunteers who come into the office and who also work from home, has continued to meet the various demands placed on it. Staff meetings and discussions take place by video conferencing using Microsoft _Teams_ , linking also to the CEO and treasurer. The availability and accessibility of bank branches for paying in cheque and cash donations received through the mail continues to be of concern to office personnel. - d. Several staff members experienced health issues of concern during the year. - e. Mailing literature from the Church office continues to be a weekly task. While the bulk mailing of the _Beyond Today_ magazine and _Supplement_ continues to be contracted to a commercial organisation, requests for new subscriptions to _Beyond Today_ magazine and back issue requests, are mailed directly from the Church office. - f. Towards the end of the 2021–2022 year, office personnel began work on processing _Disclosure and Barring Service_ checks for the Family Camp that took place in July 2022. - g. Office equipment: to meet the needs of staff working in the office and from home, necessary upgrades to office equipment were made during the year. In addition, we have been grateful for the ongoing help and support of UCG _IA_ ’s IT personnel. - h. UCG-BI continues to rent office space at Peterson House in Chalfont St Giles. This lease has been renewed for several years on an annual basis, with the current lease running to February 2023. - i. UCG-BI continues to rent a business unit in Warrington. We use this unit for storage of Church property, records, and equipment. This workshop unit has electrical power and plumbed facilities, plus a loading bay. The current 3-year lease for this unit runs to July 2024. UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **4** of **9** **United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** - j. Anonymous donations: Around March or April 2021 the Church office staff became aware of receiving regular cash donations, apparently from the same unknown anonymous source. These donations are continuing, although presently at a lower rate. Office staff estimate the total from this source in the 2021–2022 year to be around £40,000. - k. In consequence of the level of anonymous donations received, the National Council decided not to request an annual _International Subsidy_ from UCG _IA_ for the 2022–2023. The subsidy that UCG-BI might have requested would have been a smaller sum than the anonymous donations received this year. - l. UCG-BI has a charity account with _Amazon Smile_ . In the 2021–2022 year the total disbursements received from Amazon – reflecting the purchases of members who have signed up for Amazon Smile in favour of the Church – amounted to £25. ## **Thanks!** - I would like to thank the members and supporters of the United Church of God in the British Isles: - For their continued support and encouragement. - For their active involvement in our major activities. - For their ongoing personal motivation to develop as pillars and leaders. - For their financial support. - For their prayers and for their personal determination to follow God’s lead in their lives. - I would also like to thank the home office personnel of UCG _IA_ , together with the Council of Elders and the administration, for their support, advice and sharing of ideas, for the _ucg.org_ website, and for printed literature supplies – _Beyond Today_ magazines, booklets, study aids, _Bible Study Course_ lessons, and other items – provided without charge to UCG-BI. - Towards the end of the year the National Council sent a card expressing appreciation and thanks to outgoing UCG _IA_ president Victor Kubik and his wife Beverley. David Fenney UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **5** of **9** **United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** ## **CEO’s business plan** Our annual general meeting is taking place just days after the accession of King Charles to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This is a significant new beginning in wider society, perhaps it will also be a time of public reflection and maybe, for some, it will also provide an opportunity to re-evaluate aspects of contemporary thinking and attitudes. Almost 3 months into the 2022–2023 year, wider society seems to have replaced the uncertainties of Covid with worries and concerns about the cost of living, the price and availability of energy and fuel, together with the potential for further international conflict. In this context, we must not lose sight of our mission, which is: “The mission of the United Church of God, _an International Association_ , is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God in all the world, make disciples in all nations and care for those disciples.” Paraphrased, this mission statement becomes the slogan “Preaching the gospel, Preparing a people.” During this year, we will continue to place a high priority on finding, developing, training, and encouraging more leaders, speakers, and administrators within our Church community. We will continue to use the skills, abilities, talents, and spiritual gifts of those God has placed within this Church – even enhancing those skills where possible. I have previously reported that our key challenges include the need to: 1. Equip the saints for the work of the Church: in terms of identifying, training, developing, and mentoring teachers and leaders from among those God has called to us. Teachers and leaders who can teach others the precious truths from God’s Word; who can make our congregations function even better; and who can in turn become and remain as solid pillars in this Church community. 2. Inspire others to carry on the work of this present generation of volunteer administrators, that they in turn might contribute to our support structure at all levels: in the local congregations; in the National Council; in our major annual events such as the Feast of Tabernacles; in training activities; in this annual general meeting; and in developing the next generation though children and family activities. 3. Offer a welcoming Church environment in our present and potential future congregations: one that will encourage the interest, growth and development of people who contact us in response to God’s calling and our preaching of the Gospel. **1. Church/local congregations/work of the ministry:** - a. **26%** of the Church’s overall expenditure budget has been proposed for this area. - b. The immediate challenges under this heading are to support and rebuild our congregations; to prepare to welcome potential new attendees; to continue to use _Zoom_ to link with members at home. - c. While the volume of enquiries about visiting our Church meetings is currently low, we do continue to receive requests for information about services from both members and others who are remote from our existing congregations. We must think in terms of developing new regular meetings, leading to new congregations. UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **6** of **9** **United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** - d. Continuing pastoral development is necessary, together with the encouragement and motivation of existing members to support the work of the Church. Member training that addresses congregational, administrative, ministerial, and pastoral needs must also continue. The use of _Zoom_ helps us offer these activities. An evening seminar addressing speaking in Church is included in the programme for this year’s Feast of Tabernacles in Llandudno. - e. Following the Feast of Tabernacles, a series of speaking in Church seminars and practice sessions will be over _Zoom_ . These will likely include participants across congregational boundaries. - f. The Church will continue to encourage suitable individuals and couples to attend UCG _IA_ ’s training activities, as opportunities present themselves. One of our deacons attended the _Labor Day Weekend_ leadership activity in Cincinnati a week ago. - g. The Feast of Tabernacles will take place this year, 2022, at the _St George’s Hotel_ in Llandudno, with a full schedule of Church services and social activities and with overseas visitors expected. The Feast planning team will arrange _Zoom_ connections of the services for those at home during the Feast. - h. For the Feast of Tabernacles next year, 2023, the ministry decided to return to the _Prince of Wales Hotel_ in Southport. A core Feast planning team has developed over recent years. As it is impractical to develop multiple independent planning teams to manage Feast sites in various locations, the Feast planning team will remain a standing function of the ministry, reporting to the National Council. The planning team has a membership that includes the core team, supplemented where possible by others who are local to each year’s Feast site and who can contribute to the teamwork necessary for the Feast. - i. The family camp activity, which was originally considered for 2020, took place in the west of England at the end of July 2022. The Church expects that similar activities will be included in the coming years. - j. The Church needs to produce regular member and co-worker letters. Ideally, these would be produced either by personnel in the British Isles or by the adaption of equivalent letters from UCG _IA_ . These letters and other information updates ought to be included on the _ucg.org.uk_ website. ## **2. Proclamation:** - a. **47%** of the Church’s expenditure budget has been proposed for this area. - b. Our _Beyond Today_ subscriber list in the UK and Ireland stands around 7,300 for the September-October 2022 issue. The office requested 8,000 copies of this issue of the magazine, and the “spare” copies will be used to fulfil new subscription requests until the next issue arrives. - c. The subscriber list fluctuates over time – historically, it has been as low as 1,500 and as high as 12,000. A large majority of our subscribers are not Church members. Our subscription level is essentially dictated by the tension between two opposing factors: (1) increases because of Internet or other advertising and word-of-mouth; and (2) losses due to non-renewals and mail returns – where there may be an incorrect address, or the subscriber has moved without notifying us of a forwarding address. While explicit subscription cancellations are regularly received, they are low numbers and have not noticeably increased in recent times. UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **7** of **9** **United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** - d. Maintaining and increasing that circulation level is a priority. We will continue to use Internet advertising as our primary advertising tool and will continue to fund the UCG _IA_ Home Office to do this advertising on our behalf. In addition, we need to look at the process we use for renewals and examine possibilities for increasing our renewal rate. - e. Should UCG _IA_ publish any new booklets during the year, we will make copies available to our members and advertise them to our overall mailing list. While this does cost money for advertising and postage, it also generates interest and useful feedback from our readership. - f. The subscriber mailing address carriers for the _Beyond Today_ magazine will continue to carry no-cost ‘ads’ offering literature or highlighting the _Beyond Today_ TV programme. - g. Our writing skills need to be encouraged, developed, and enhanced. Articles for the _Supplement_ , mini-advertorials for mailing address carriers and possible blogs for the _ucg.org.uk_ website, are all needed – in the form of concise, yet challenging inspiring and encouraging, biblically-based Christian-living material for both the ‘un-churched’ and the ‘mainstream-churched’ audiences. An evening seminar addressing writing skills is included in the programme for this year’s Feast of Tabernacles in Llandudno. ## **3. Administration:** - a. **27%** of the Church’s expenditure budget has been proposed for this area. - b. Concerning office workload generally: the Peterson House office is still a part-time work environment, with personnel typically working three days per week. - c. Office personnel, including the CEO and Treasurer, will continue to support activities such as: Database maintenance; Accounts records and bill-paying; Donations and Holy Day offerings records; Website content management and maintenance; Safeguarding policies, procedures, and record-keeping; Payroll and associated matters; Gift Aid and associated record-keeping. - d. Office staff realise that during the last couple of years they have become less familiar with each other’s tasks, and a degree or re-familiarisation with overall office operations is ongoing. - e. Both UCG _IA_ and the UCG-BI National Council require that the Church functions in compliance with various policies and procedures: for example, policies for personnel, travel and subsistence, health and safety, safeguarding. While UCG-BI does function in compliance with such policies and procedures, more work is needed: (1) to keep our policies up to date, (2) to keep our personnel up to date with sensitive Church-wide matters such as safeguarding. These topics are overseen by the National Council. - f. The UCG-BI ministry, with the National Council and administration personnel, need to develop and adopt a formal Strategic Plan for UCG-BI. - g. Particularly for functions such as safeguarding, training of suitable Church members is needed on an on-going basis. For safeguarding, the Church will make use of the seminars and courses that are offered by _thirtyone:eight_ , of which UCG-BI is a member and which supports us in our _Disclosure and Barring Service_ checking needs. - h. The _ucg.org.uk_ website needs to include more topical content, together with Church news, local sermons, and other messages. UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **8** of **9** **United Church of God – British Isles** , **Annual General Meeting, 11[th] September 2022** - i. For years the Church has been producing DVD copies of sets of UCG _IA_ sermons for distribution to members who need them, mainly because they are unable to get to services and are without Internet access. The DVD copying function has been performed by volunteers from home using Church equipment. The list of recipients has reduced over time to just under 30 currently. Technical faults with copying recent DVDs has caused some disruption, and consideration must now be given to the future of this service. - j. The Church has a long-standing and long-term goal of ending its request for a financial subsidy from UCG _IA_ . As mentioned in the CEO’s report for the year just ended, we have not requested a financial subsidy for the 2022–2023 year. The non-financial subsidy we receive from UCG _IA_ in the form of literature stocks sent to us without charge will likely remain. - k. General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), work has been underway to remove old data from our database and to implement enhancements to our record-keeping and records storage facilities. We need to encourage the use of corporate email addresses by all those who are involved with working with the Church’s data records in their various forms. This aspect of the Church’s work has progressed slowly over the past couple of years and needs to accelerate. - l. The current lease of Peterson House in Chalfont St Giles will expire in February 2023; office staff will arrange another lease extension. ## **Conclusion** In a message given recently in one of our congregations, I heard the speaker read Hebrews 5:12, “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.” One phrase struck me: “…you ought to be teachers…”. These 5 words sum up what we in the United Church of God must be about: teaching and being taught. The word of God is clear that every believer ought also to be a teacher. Relating to this phrase, I would like to quote from _Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible_ , “He does not mean to say, evidently, that they ought all to become public teachers, or preachers of the gospel, but that they ought to be able to explain to others the truths of the Christian religion. As parents they ought to be able to explain them to their children; as neighbours, to their neighbours; or as friends, to those who were enquiring the way to life.” These are principles we will keep in mind as we continue our work this year. UCG-BI AGM 2022 combined Chairman's report and CEO report and business plan Final 11[th] September 2022 Page **9** of **9** UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES CHARITY NO: 1079192 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30JUNE 2022 UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30JUNE 2022 Chari 's Princi al Address Peterson House The Green High Street Chalfont St Giles Bucks HP8 4QF Bankers HSBC 9 Penn Road Beacon5field Buckinghamshire HP9 2PT Chari Trustees D Fenney CEO D Payne Chalrman D Jarvis Resigned 251712021 M Webb Appointed 251712021 Resigned 311112022 M Mirigian Appointed 311112022 B Crook B Ellams UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity, United Church Of God - Britlsh Isles, for the year ended 30 lune 2022. RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out My examination, I have followed the applicable Direction5 given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS STATEMENT I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect'.- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with accounting record5 PJ Craighan & Co. l Brose5ey Avenue Culcheth Warrington Cheshire WA3 4HH UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES BALANCE SHEET- 30JUNE 2022 2021 Notes 2483 Fixed Assets 2162 Current Assets Debtors and Prepayments Cash at Bank.'_ Current Account Nat West Reserve Account Paypal Account Current Account HSBC Liquidity Account HS8C Savings Account 7463 24356 825 6331 79791 825 5055 125215 1941 78209 49013 278 698 162783 49029 276 643 267165 Cash In Hand Current Liabilities Creditors and Accruals- due within one year 3430 2523 264642 161836 Total Net Assets 266804 Re resented B Member5 General Fund 161836 266804 161836 266804 . B Fenney ITreasurerl . D Payne (Chairman) . B Crook (Member) Date.............. UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES NOTESTO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30JUNE 2022 Accountin Policies The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities and the Charities SORP. Inde endent Examiner's Remuneration 2021 2022 Examination Fee Paid 975 Em ee Remuneration 2021 2022 Total Amounts paid to Employees 53904 51277 Average number of emp5oyees during the year Tan ible Fixed Assets Fixtures Fittin s&E ui ment Cost at 1.7.2021 Additions Disposals Cost at 30.6.2022 20040 399 20439 Depreciation at 1.7.2021 Charge for Year Written Back on Disposals Depreciation at 30.6.2022 17557 720 18277 Net Book Value at 30.6.2022 2162 Net Book Value at 30.6.2021 2483 Depreciation is charged at a rate of 25% per annum on a reducing balance basis. UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022 Creditors and Accruals- Due Within One Year 2021 2022 Trade Creditors Bank Loans and Overdrafts Tax and Social Security Other Creditors 3430 3430 2523 2523 Other Disclosure Issues 2021 2022 Commitments not provided for in the accounts Guarantees provided for Amount of Assets secured Member5, General Fund At 1.7.2021 Net Surplus/lDeficitl for the Year Prior year adjustments Balance at 30.6.2022 161836 104968 266804 UNITED CHURCH OF GOD. BRITISH 15LE5 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCoU￿T FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 IUNE 2022 Income 2021 155216 General Income Holy Day Offerings Gift Aid Refunds Festival Fund Welfare and Assistance Fund Other Income Interest Received 196073 68750 68779 5289 33367 3016 7776 1039 400 19206 22769 16 252521 329180 Deduct Ex Church Church Administration Loca1 Church Travel and SLabs¢stence Local Church Hall Hire Local Church Miscellaneous Youth Festivals Welfare and Assistance Locèl Church Wages endtture 3524 57 2655 2588 2353 19191 178 227 7196 5191 367 49 233 6562 13090 6890 44171 Proclamation 27960 Media 25126 26678 Publications Wages Publications Postage and Shipping Publications Contracted Services Publication5 Printing and Pre-Pre5S Publications Envelopes and Literature Publications Travel 25284 59647 44506 10482 7745 10099 10329 1946 2285 855 894 471 Publications Supplie5 50 138138 116219 Administration 20664 Wage5 and National Insurance ContributioNs Premi5e5 Rent etc 19103 32788 31830 1157 Telephone Travel Costs Postage, Printing and Supplies Stationery and Office Supplies Professional Fees 1270 89 115 43 4616 5497 975 loo 1630 1nsurance 1662 891 Sundry Expenses Bank Charges Depreciation Contracted Services Su5pense/Mispostings 850 1200 1330 828 119 720 211 196 234 65196 63822 224212 36097 Net SuTplus/lDeficltl 104968 UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES CHARITY NO: 1079192 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30JUNE 2022 UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30JUNE 2022 Chari 's Princi al Address Peterson House The Green High Street Chalfont St Giles Bucks HP8 4QF Bankers HSBC 9 Penn Road Beacon5field Buckinghamshire HP9 2PT Chari Trustees D Fenney CEO D Payne Chalrman D Jarvis Resigned 251712021 M Webb Appointed 251712021 Resigned 311112022 M Mirigian Appointed 311112022 B Crook B Ellams UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity, United Church Of God - Britlsh Isles, for the year ended 30 lune 2022. RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out My examination, I have followed the applicable Direction5 given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS STATEMENT I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect'.- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with accounting record5 PJ Craighan & Co. l Brose5ey Avenue Culcheth Warrington Cheshire WA3 4HH UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES BALANCE SHEET- 30JUNE 2022 2021 Notes 2483 Fixed Assets 2162 Current Assets Debtors and Prepayments Cash at Bank.'_ Current Account Nat West Reserve Account Paypal Account Current Account HSBC Liquidity Account HS8C Savings Account 7463 24356 825 6331 79791 825 5055 125215 1941 78209 49013 278 698 162783 49029 276 643 267165 Cash In Hand Current Liabilities Creditors and Accruals- due within one year 3430 2523 264642 161836 Total Net Assets 266804 Re resented B Member5 General Fund 161836 266804 161836 266804 . B Fenney ITreasurerl . D Payne (Chairman) . B Crook (Member) Date.............. UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES NOTESTO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30JUNE 2022 Accountin Policies The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities and the Charities SORP. Inde endent Examiner's Remuneration 2021 2022 Examination Fee Paid 975 Em ee Remuneration 2021 2022 Total Amounts paid to Employees 53904 51277 Average number of emp5oyees during the year Tan ible Fixed Assets Fixtures Fittin s&E ui ment Cost at 1.7.2021 Additions Disposals Cost at 30.6.2022 20040 399 20439 Depreciation at 1.7.2021 Charge for Year Written Back on Disposals Depreciation at 30.6.2022 17557 720 18277 Net Book Value at 30.6.2022 2162 Net Book Value at 30.6.2021 2483 Depreciation is charged at a rate of 25% per annum on a reducing balance basis. UNITED CHURCH OF GOD- BRITISH ISLES NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022 Creditors and Accruals- Due Within One Year 2021 2022 Trade Creditors Bank Loans and Overdrafts Tax and Social Security Other Creditors 3430 3430 2523 2523 Other Disclosure Issues 2021 2022 Commitments not provided for in the accounts Guarantees provided for Amount of Assets secured Member5, General Fund At 1.7.2021 Net Surplus/lDeficitl for the Year Prior year adjustments Balance at 30.6.2022 161836 104968 266804 UNITED CHURCH OF GOD. BRITISH 15LE5 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCoU￿T FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 IUNE 2022 Income 2021 155216 General Income Holy Day Offerings Gift Aid Refunds Festival Fund Welfare and Assistance Fund Other Income Interest Received 196073 68750 68779 5289 33367 3016 7776 1039 400 19206 22769 16 252521 329180 Deduct Ex Church Church Administration Loca1 Church Travel and SLabs¢stence Local Church Hall Hire Local Church Miscellaneous Youth Festivals Welfare and Assistance Locèl Church Wages endtture 3524 57 2655 2588 2353 19191 178 227 7196 5191 367 49 233 6562 13090 6890 44171 Proclamation 27960 Media 25126 26678 Publications Wages Publications Postage and Shipping Publications Contracted Services Publication5 Printing and Pre-Pre5S Publications Envelopes and Literature Publications Travel 25284 59647 44506 10482 7745 10099 10329 1946 2285 855 894 471 Publications Supplie5 50 138138 116219 Administration 20664 Wage5 and National Insurance ContributioNs Premi5e5 Rent etc 19103 32788 31830 1157 Telephone Travel Costs Postage, Printing and Supplies Stationery and Office Supplies Professional Fees 1270 89 115 43 4616 5497 975 loo 1630 1nsurance 1662 891 Sundry Expenses Bank Charges Depreciation Contracted Services Su5pense/Mispostings 850 1200 1330 828 119 720 211 196 234 65196 63822 224212 36097 Net SuTplus/lDeficltl 104968