Registered Charity no. 1080002
Highworth Community Church Trustees Annual Report and Accounts
Year Ended 31st December 2023
Highworth Community Church
Year Ended 31st December 2023
Contents Page
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| Legal and Administrative Information | 1 |
| Trustee's Annual Report | 2 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| Statement of Financial Position | 7 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 |
Highworth Community Church
Year Ended 31st December 2023
Legal and Administrative Information
Reference
The Charity is called “Highworth Community Church”. The Church is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and was registered on the 27th of March 2000.
Registered Charity Number 1080002 Registered Office 8 Sheep Street Highworth Swindon Wiltshire SN6 7AA Website www.highworthcommunitychurch.org/ Trustees at 31st December 2022 Joanna Pearse Chair Richard Wathen Treasurer Janet Hodgson Paul Fisher Philip Smith Resigned May 2023 Primary Bankers Santander UK plc Bridle Road Bootle Merseyside L30 4GB Independent Examiner Nigel Wyatt BSC FCA Wyatt & Co Chartered Accountants 125 Main Street Garforth Leeds LS25 1AF
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Year Ended 31st December 2023
Trustee's Annual Report
Public Benefit Statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of the Christian faith through the provision of worship and teaching services and the relief of sickness, financial hardship and promoting good health. This has been achieved by the provision of funds, and services.
Organisational structure; recruitment, appointment and induction of new trustees
There are 4 Trustees of the Charity assisted by a Trust Administrator (employed).
The Trustees ensure that the work of the Charity complies with its aims and objectives, keep policies and procedures up to date, including staff pay and contracts and risk management and have oversight and management of the finances of the Church. Our AGM is open to all church goers.
The Trustees work closely with the Church Leadership Team.
Objectives and Activities
A) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs in the schedule hereto in Wiltshire and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit.
B) To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in the said Wiltshire and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit.
C) To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in the said Wiltshire and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit.
Achievement and Performance
The Trustees met regularly throughout 2023, and also with the Church Leaders on several occasions. We continue to be supported and guided by a team of ‘oversight’ who help to steer our vision.
Our weekly Sunday services and midweek activities have continued to flourish. These include the Monday – Friday opening of The Bridge, (our community drop-in centre) which provides a safe and welcoming space for anyone wanting anything from company and a free hot drink to photocopying, free internet access, Food Collective, help with form filling or signposting to other services such as CAP, Job Club or Life Skills. We also held a few film nights and hosted a Christmas meal in The Bridge.
Additionally there are a range of Small Groups, a monthly Wellbeing Café, and Bible Study groups which meet regularly giving everyone an opportunity to connect and go deeper in their faith journey.
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Trustee's Annual Report
We again ran various courses, including Alpha and our Leadership Training School. Twice, we ran a 2- day residential workshop called ‘River’ which significantly impacted attendees. We have continued to run mini-missions in the local and wider community and through these, have strengthened connections with some of the other churches in the wider community. A ‘home blessings’ team has been able to assist a number of local households. A group of 12 men were able to go to ‘The Gathering’ a national men’s event, held locally – this again impacted attendees. And several events were held during the year encouraging the women of the church to connect and grow.
We have established a pattern of connecting once a month (usually via Zoom/Teams) with missionaries serving in different parts of the world, to encourage and support them in the work they are doing, while broadening our own perspectives at the same time.
A growing number of young people have got involved with the Youth and Children’s activities that have been organised and run by the Church and the weekly toddler group ’Little Treasures’ makes connections among parents/carers and pre-schoolers in the local community.
Plans for the future
As we grow in numbers (largely as a result of the outreach activities) we are likely to be needing larger premises soon and so have begun to look into the options available to us and have started a Building Fund.
We will continue to grow our connections in the community being open to explore new ways of fulfilling our aims and reach more and more people, responding to needs as and when they arise.
Financial Review
The financial position of the charity at 31st December 2023 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:
| Net income / (expenditure) The fund balances at the year end were as follows: Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total |
2023 2022 £ £ 1,194 -36,856 2023 2022 £ £ 82,832 60,913 26,801 47,525 109,633 108,438 |
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Going Concern
The Trustee's are satisfied that the Charity is a going concern and do not know of any uncertainties regarding the organisations ability to continue operating as a going concern.
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Trustee's Annual Report
Reserves Policy
The trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs. This is based on the charity's size and the level of financial commitments held. The trustees aim to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily. At the end of the year, the total unrestricted funds held by the church were £82,832. Of this £25,000 is held specifically to ensure the church holds adequate resveres.
The trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The trustees have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
Trustees’ Responsibilities
The 2011 Charities Act require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to:-
· Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
· Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
· Prepare financial statements on the ongoing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the trust will continue in existence.
· State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the trust. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees
Joanna Pearse
Name of Trustee: Signed on Behalf of the Trustees: Date of Approval:
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Independent Examiners Report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Highworth Community Church ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent Examiner's Statement
I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Nigel Wyatt BSC FCA Date: 05/09/2024 Independent Examiner 125 Main Street Garforth Leeds LS25 1AF
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Statement of Financial Activities
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||||
| Funds | Funds | Total Funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income | |||||
| Donations and legacies | 141,563 | 32,793 | 174,356 | 146,597 | |
| Charitable Activities | 31,126 | - | 31,126 | 19,180 | |
| Investment income | 560 | - | 560 | 55 | |
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| Total Income | 2 | 173,249 | 32,793 | 206,042 | 165,832 |
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| Expenditure | |||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 3 | 158,063 | 46,785 | 204,848 | 202,688 |
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| Total Expenditure | 158,063 | 46,785 | 204,848 | 202,688 | |
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| Net Income / (Expenditure) | 15,186 | (13,992) | 1,194 | (36,856) | |
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| Net Income and Net Movement in Funds | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 11 | 60,913 | 47,525 | 108,438 | 145,293 |
| Transfers | 11 | 6,732 | (6,732) | - | - |
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| Total Funds Carried Forward | 11 | 82,832 | 26,801 | 109,633 | 108,437 |
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All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The statement is a combined Statement of Financial Activities and Income and Expenditure Account for the purposes of meeting both the Companies Act and the Charity SORP reporting requirements.
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Statement of Financial Position
| Statement of Financial Position | |||
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 8 | 6,117 | 6,917 |
| Current Assets | |||
| Debtors | 9 | 7,162 | 8,101 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 101,121 | 104,872 | |
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| 108,283 | 112,973 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 10 | 4,767 | 11,452 |
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| Net Current Assets | 103,516 | 101,521 | |
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| Total Assets less Current Liabilities | 109,633 | 108,438 | |
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| Net Assets | 12 | 109,633 | 108,438 |
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| Funds of the Charity | |||
| Restricted funds | 11 | 26,801 | 47,525 |
| Unrestricted funds | 11 | ||
| Unrestricted general | 53,425 | 32,666 | |
| Designated funds | 29,407 | 28,247 | |
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| 82,832 | 60,913 | ||
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| Total Charity Funds | 109,633 | 108,438 | |
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Directors Responsibilities
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue :
Janna Pearse
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1 Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP 2019 FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Assessment of Going Concern
Preparation of the accounts is on a going concern basis. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted income funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objects. Unrestricted funds include designated funds where the trustees, at their discretion, have set aside resources for a specific purpose.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor or the term of specific appeal, often known as a ‘special offering’ in the church.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
Incoming Resources
All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is probable that the resources will be received, and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.
• All voluntary income from members of the church are recognised as donations and are included in full, with associated Gift Aid receivable in the Statement of Financial Activities.
• Grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
• Income resources from charitable trading activities such as the letting of the building are accounted for when invoices are drawn up (as the point of entitlement).
• Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified.
• Gifts in Kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised.
• Volunteer time, the value of voluntary support for the work of the church is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees Annual Report.
• Investment Income is included in the accounts when receivable.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
Resources Expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance Costs
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of the trustees' meetings and the cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Liability Recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Tangible Fixed Assets
All assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and at historic cost. Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is charged on furniture and equipment which is written off on a reducing balance basis over the estimated useful life of the asset.
Equipment 20% Reducing Balance
Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
Operating Leases
Rental charges payable under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the terms of the lease.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
| **2 ** | Analysis of Income | |||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Donations and Legacies | ||||
| Donations | 118,126 | 28,565 | 146,691 | |
| Gift aid | 23,437 | 4,228 | 27,665 | |
| Grants | - | - | - | |
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| 141,563 | 32,793 | 174,356 | ||
| Charitable Activities | ||||
| Churches together recharges | 24,127 | - | 24,127 | |
| Books and resources | 341 | - | 341 | |
| Events and projects | 4,395 | - | 4,395 | |
| The Bridge | 2,263 | - | 2,263 | |
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| 31,126 | - | 31,126 | ||
| Investment Income | ||||
| Interest | 560 | - | 560 | |
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| 560 | - | 560 | ||
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| Total Income | 173,249 | 32,793 | 206,042 | |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Donations and Legacies | ||||
| Donations | 103,760 | 16,388 | 120,148 | |
| Gift aid | 24,793 | 1,656 | 26,449 | |
| Grants | - | - | - | |
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| 128,553 | 18,044 | 146,597 | ||
| Charitable Activities | ||||
| Churches together recharges | 16,442 | - | 16,442 | |
| Books and resources | 824 | - | 824 | |
| Events and projects | 1,292 | - | 1,292 | |
| The Bridge | 622 | - | 622 | |
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| 19,180 | - | 19,180 | ||
| Investment Income | ||||
| Interest | 55 | 55 | ||
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| Total Income | 147,789 | 18,044 | 165,832 | |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
3 Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Fund Type
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
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| Funds | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Church gifts and giving | 11,851 | 23,643 | 35,494 |
| Depreciation | 1,529 | - | 1,529 |
| Church and ministry expenditure | 14,036 | - | 14,036 |
| Premises and office costs | 19,879 | 20,126 | 40,005 |
| Projects & events | 7,468 | 3,016 | 10,484 |
| Staff salaries | 103,300 | - | 103,300 |
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| 158,063 | 46,785 | 204,848 | |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Church gifts and giving | 11,976 | 22,441 | 34,417 |
| Depreciation | 1,729 | - | 1,729 |
| Church and ministry expenditure | 14,235 | - | 14,235 |
| Premises and office costs | 24,100 | 22,601 | 46,701 |
| Projects & events | 7,846 | - | 7,846 |
| Staff salaries | 97,760 | - | 97,760 |
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4 Volunteers
The church benefits greatly from the voluntary contributions of time and money by its formal members and regular attendees. Please refer to the trustee's report for further details about volunteer contributions to the organisation.
5 Independent Examination Fees
Fees payable to the independent examiner for
2023 2022 £ £ Independent examination and preparation of the 1,440 1,409 financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements
6 Staff Costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
| 2023 | 2022 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 97,386 | 91,880 |
| Social security costs | 3,012 | 3,113 |
| Employer contributions to pension plans | 2,902 | 2,767 |
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| 103,300 | 97,760 | |
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The average headcount of employees during the year was as follows:
| 2023 | 2022 | |
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| Average headcount | 5 | 5 |
Two employees work for Highworth Churches Together to run a Christian Against Poverty (CAP) Centre, they sit on the Highworth Community Church payroll but the cost of their salary is recharged to Highworth Churches Together.
The number of employees that received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year was as follows:
| 2023 | 2022 | |
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| More than £60,000 | 0 | 0 |
Key Management Personnel
The charity considers its key management personnel to be the full staff team. The remuneration received by the full staff team is noted above.
7 Trustee Remuneration, Expenses and Donations
None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from employment with the charity.
During the year two trustees incurred out-of-pocket expenses totalling £803 (2022: £0).
During the year the total aggregated donations made to the charity by the trustees was £25,680 (2022: £23,875).
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Notes to the Financial Statements
| **8 ** | Tangible Fixed Assets | ||
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| Equipment | Total | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Cost as at 1st January 2023 | 27,984 | 27,984 | |
| Additions | 729 | 729 | |
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| Cost as at 31st December 2023 | 28,713 | 28,713 | |
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| Depreciation as at 1st January 2023 | 21,067 | 21,067 | |
| Depreciation charge | 1,529 | 1,529 | |
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| Depreciation as at 31st December 2023 | 22,596 | 22,596 | |
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| Net Book Value as at 31st December 2023 | 6,117 | 6,117 | |
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| Net Book Value as at 31st December 2022 | 6,917 | 6,917 | |
| **9 ** | Debtors | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Accrued income | 2,430 | 6,677 | |
| Trade debtors | 2,682 | 1,424 | |
| Prepayments | 2,051 | - | |
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| 7,162 | 8,101 | ||
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| **10 ** | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals | 3,672 | 11,452 | |
| Deferred Income | 1,095 | - | |
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11 Analysis of Charitable Funds
| Unrestricted Funds | |||||
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| 1 Jan 2023 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 31 Dec 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted | |||||
| General | 32,666 | 164,621 | (150,595) | 6,732 | 53,425 |
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| 32,666 | 164,621 | (150,595) | 6,732 | 53,425 | |
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| Mission emergency | 3,050 | - | - | - | 3,050 |
| Projects & events | (200) | 8,128 | (7,468) | - | 460 |
| Reserves | 25,000 | - | - | - | 25,000 |
| The Bridge expansion/ Church building |
397 | 500 | - | - | 897 |
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| 28,247 | 8,628 | (7,468) | - | 29,407 | |
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| Total Unrestricted | 60,913 | 173,249 | (158,063) | 6,732 | 82,832 |
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| Benefaction fund | 43,186 | - | (20,126) | (7,692) | 15,368 |
| Christians Against Poverty (CAP) |
3,816 | 21,284 | (16,240) | - | 8,860 |
| Disaster relief | - | 1,080 | - | - | 1,080 |
| K help/Christmas hampers | - | 1,690 | (1,690) | - | - |
| Little treasures | - | 1,000 | (1,580) | 580 | - |
| Missions weeks | - | 2,006 | (1,086) | - | 920 |
| Moldova gifts | 523 | 50 | - | - | 573 |
| We will stay | - | 50 | (350) | 300 | - |
| YWAM | - | 5,633 | (5,713) | 80 | - |
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| Total Restricted | 47,525 | 32,793 | (46,785) | (6,732) | 26,801 |
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| Total Funds | 108,438 | 206,042 | (204,848) | - | 109,633 |
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Analysis of Charitable Funds cont.
Unrestricted Funds
| Unrestricted Funds | |||||
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| 1 Jan 2022 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 31 Dec 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted | |||||
| General | 45,218 | 142,721 | (149,800) | (5,474) | 32,666 |
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| 45,218 | 142,721 | (149,800) | (5,474) | 32,666 | |
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| Mission emergency | 3,050 | - | - | - | 3,050 |
| Projects & events | 2,496 | 5,067 | (7,846) | 83 | (200) |
| The Bridge expansion/ | 397 | - | - | - | 397 |
| Church building | |||||
| Reserves | 25,000 | - | - | - | 25,000 |
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| 30,943 | 5,067 | (7,846) | 83 | 28,247 | |
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| Total Unrestricted | 76,161 | 147,788 | (157,646) | (5,391) | 60,913 |
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| Christians Against Poverty (CAP) |
3,077 | 10,555 | (9,816) | - | 3,816 |
| Benefaction fund | 65,787 | - | (22,601) | - | 43,186 |
| Moldova gifts | 268 | 7,489 | (12,625) | 5,391 | 523 |
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| Total Restricted | 69,132 | 18,044 | (45,042) | 5,391 | 47,525 |
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| Total Funds | 145,293 | 165,832 | (202,688) | - | 108,438 |
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Fund Descriptions
Designated Funds
Mission emergency
Projects & events
Reserves
Funds to support mission in the UK and abroad where a need arises.
Funds for projects and events that further the charitable aims of the trust.
Designated reserves were assigned by the trustees away from the general fund.
The Bridge expansion/ Church building
Money raised to build a new building
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Fund Descriptions cont.
Restricted Funds
Benefaction fund
Christians Against Poverty (CAP)
Monies donated to the church by an anonymous benefactor for the purpose of church running costs (excluding salary costs). Funds to further the work of the charity Christians Against Poverty (Charity number 1097217) and the CAP centre.
Disaster relief Little treasures Missions weeks
Moldova gifts
We will stay
Money given so that the church could respond to disasters worldwide.
Donations made by people attending the toddler group
Money given towards various missions events happening in the year, including weekend missions, ywam and iris team visits and one off events.
Fund for gifts and mission work in Moldova (The Love Moldova Foundation Charity number 1174960).
Money given to support various missionaries at the discretion of the team who meet to pray with them and encourage them
YWAM
Money given to support people doing YWAM gap year program
Fund Transfers
Benefaction fund
A transfer from the Benefaction fund to the general fund was made to cover the overhead cost of running the Bridge centre, within the restrictions of the Benefaction fund.
12 Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | 6,117 | - | 6,117 |
| Current assets | 81,482 | 26,801 | 108,283 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (4,767) | - | (4,767) |
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| 82,832 | 26,801 | 109,633 | |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | 6,917 | - | 6,917 |
| Current assets | 65,449 | 47,525 | 112,973 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (11,452) | - | (11,452) |
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| 60,914 | 47,525 | 108,438 | |
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Highworth Community Church
Year Ended 31st December 2023
Notes to the Financial Statements
13 Related Party Transactions
During the year The Love Moldova Foundation (Charity number:1174960) who has a shared Trustee, Joanna Pearse, received a gift of £6,966 from the church (2022: £5,659). At the end of the year, no money was owed between the two charities.
14 Operating Lease
The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
£ No later than 1 year 14,400 Later than 1 year but less than 5 years 42,000 - Greater than 5 years ────────── 56,400
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