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2021-12-31-accounts

foaOvancettreChristianFaithin accordance with thehe |
Summary of theobjects
of the charity setout inits
governingdocument
statement ofbeliefs.
Toprovide relieftopersons in need or hardship.
Thecontinuation anddevelopment ofcrabtree churchwhere
membersworshipandseektoadvancethe ChristianFaith'
FrnancelsLlpportofchurchmissionaries in Malawi, Uganda,
Luton,andHarPenden.
Thepresenceofthecovidpandemic, national lockdownsand
socialdistancinghad a profoundeffectontherunningofthe
charity.
During lockdownthechurch quicklydevelopedonline Sunday
and midweek meetingsformembers.Thechurchwasone of
the firsttoreopenits doors forweekly servicesassoonas
lockdownrestrictionswerelifted.socialdistancingand regular
cleaningmethodswereput into place, accordingtoongoing
government guidelines.Being openwhen otherchurches were
6losed meantawidersection ofthepopulationwereableto
Summary of themain
activitiesundertakenfor
thepublicbenefitin
relationtothese objects
(includewithin this
section the statutorY
benefit from thecharity'sactivities.
During lockdowntheLittleFishesparenUcarertoddlergroup,
whichprovides a serviceforthelocalcommunity,hadtostop'
Thisreopened afterlockdown, butwereportthatnumbers fell
duetoa reluctanceofparts ofthecommunityto re-enternormal
declaration that trustees sociallife.
havehad regard to the
guidance issuedbYthe
Charity Gommissionon
publicbenefit)
lnMay, a new ministrystarted,Oasis coffeeand cake,to
provideaplace for those whowereaffectedby loneliness
duringlockdown tofindcompanionship.This ministryhas grown
steadily in numbers.
Thepremises continuedtobe used by BethanyChurch,High
streetMethodistchurchandchurches TogetherHarpenden
Alphateam; to furthertheChristianworkin Harpenden'
Throughout theyear, theTrusthas soughttohelpthosein
1nancial need, keepingthepremisesopenall yearforuse of
the churchhallbythe Trussell Trust-st.Albans andDistrict
Foodbanktoprovide food forthoselocallywho cannotafford
it.The churchhas alsodirectlyprovidedfood to thoselocally
who areunabletouse thefoodbankfor variousreasons.

Asset and investment sales,
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12,609 6,337
68.916 69,304
81,525 75,641
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82 Other monetary assets TaxrepayablereGift Aid 505
Rent depositspaid 1,952
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83lnvestment assets
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84 Assets retainedforthe
charity's ownuse
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B5Liabilities PAYE
Signedbyoneortwo trusteeson
behalf ofallthe trustees
Print Name
Wtlu l-CIt,)R

Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner"s Report Report to the trusteesl members of Crabtree Church TTUSt On accounts forthe year ended 31 Decernber 2021 Chaiity no(rf any) 1092748 Set out on pages 1to2 Respective The charity's trustees ate resFonsbi le for the preparatM)n of the responsibilities of &cx)unts. The chariws tnjstees consider that an audit is not required for trustees and examiner this year undw sedion 144 ofthe Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an Inde[￿dent examinatw)n is nethj. It ts my resFK)rtsibilty lo: e￿?mIne the ￿)Unts urKler sedK)n 145 of the Charities Act, to folkMI the pr£￿edureS L3td down in the general DIr￿tionS given by the Charity C(Mnmission {under section 145(5){b) ofthe Charities Act. arKJ Basis of independent My examination kn cwred out n &COrdan￿ with general DirectK)ns examinerfs statement given by the Charity Ccffnrntssion. An examinatK)n includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison ofthe ac￿Unts prented with those r￿rds. It also indudes consideration of any unusual items or disctosures in the accounts. and seeking exKth8tions from the ITUStees I))n￿mIng any such matters. The OCedu￿ undertaken do not provide am the eviden￿ th would be required in an audiL and consequenty no opinion is gNen as to whether the accounts present a ￿ aTNI fairf view and the report is limited lo Independent In (x￿n￿lI￿ with my examination. no matter has (y)me to my attention examinerfs statunent (otherthars that disclosed telow resFect the requirements: to keep accounting records in &COrdan￿ with se¢lion 130 ofthe Charilies Ad" and and c(Mnpty with the requirwnents ofthe Charities Act 2. to Wh￿h, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in ordw to enable . Please delete the ￿t)￿lS in the brackets rfthey th not apply. Signed: Name: ID ki IER IAarch 2012

Relevant professlonal qualification(sl or body Irf any)." Address: osEocQ ttEfLI s Section B Disclosure Only ccrfmplele rf the examiner needs to htghligm material problems. IER March 2012

Give here brief detais of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER March 2012