Charity No. 1099227 Company No. 04815977
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Harvest Fields Community Church
HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH | (A company limited by guarantee)
web: www. hfcc.org.uk
email: office@hfcc.org.uk
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 3!Ist DECEMBER 2022
Independent Examiner: Peter Saltiel Church & Charity Accounts Service Ltd
HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee)
CONTENTS
Year Ended 3Ist December 2022
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| Church Information | |
| Report ofthe Trustees (Leadership Team) | |
| (Including Directors’ Report) | 2-5 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 6 |
| Statement of Financial Activities and | |
| Income and ExpenditureAccount | 7 |
| Balance Sheet | 8 |
| NotestotheFinancialStatements | 9-14 |
HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee)
CHURCH INFORMATION
Charity Name: Harvest Fields Community Church Registered Charity Number: 1099227 (England & Wales) Company number: 04815977 (England & Wales) Governing Document: Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated 30% June 2003 Trustees (Leadership Team): Alan Bennett (8% Aug-I8% Nov 2022) Sylvia Bennett (8 Aug-18* Nov 2022) Janet Gilmour Philippa Gilmour (until 8 Aug 2022) Linda Port Edward Robinson (from 7 Dec 2022) Susan Robinson (from 7“ Dec 2022)
| Principal Office | & Correspondence Address: | Harvest Fields Centre |
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| Harvest FieldsWay | ||
| Sutton Coldfield | ||
| West Midlands | ||
| B75 5T] | ||
| Staff: | Wayne Hadley (until 31January 2022) | |
| Wendy Hadley (until 3!*January 2022) | ||
| Bankers: | Barclays Bank | |
| Leicester | ||
| LE87 2BB | ||
| Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | ||
| Charnwood Court | ||
| NewWalk | ||
| Leicester | ||
| LEI 6TE | ||
| Independent Examiner: | Peter Saltiel | |
| Church & Charity Accounts Service Ltd | ||
| 7 Planchadeau | ||
| 23460 Saint-Pierre-Bellevue | ||
| France |
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) 2022
The trustees, who are the Leadership Team and directors of the company for the purposes of company law, present their report and financial statements together with the independent examiner’s report for the period ended 31 December 2022.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
As a church we started meeting together regularly on Sunday mornings from Easter 1999 but, at that stage, we did not have a statutory constitution. .
The charity was established by memorandum and articles of association under company number 4815977 on 30th June 2003 and was recognised as a charity on 2nd September 2003. The principal office is Harvest Fields Centre, Harvest Fields Way, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5T).
Janet Gilmour and Linda Port held office on the Leadership Team throughout the year and to the date of this report. Philippa Gilmour came to the end of her time on the Leadership Team on 8% August 2022. Alan Bennett and Sylvia Bennett served on the Leadership Team from 8 August 2022 until 18% November 2022. Edward Robinson and Susan Robinson were appointed as Senior Leaders by a unanimous vote from . the members on 7 December 2022 and they have held office to the date of this report.
No member of the Leadership Team has received any remuneration from the church. Details of the related party transaction and associated party transactions are set out in notes 14 and 15.
The power of appointing new Leadership Team members is vested in the members on nomination by the existing Leadership Team. As part of the induction process for new members of the Leadership Team it has been agreed that they should familiarise themselves with the responsibility of charity trustees, read the Charity Commission booklet on the subject and carefully read the Memorandum and Articles of Association, our policies and procedures and our latest financial statements.
Decisions regarding the vision, overall direction and spiritual life of the church are taken by the Leadership Team. The detailed delivery of these is delegated to the appropriate staff member, volunteer or member of the Leadership Team.
The Leadership Team periodically review risks and take steps to minimise them where practicable.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
The church’s object is to advance the Christian faith, and as an expression of Christian witness, love and concern:-
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to relieve the aged, the poor, the sick and those in conditions of need, hardship and distress,
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¢ to provide and/or support training, education and pastoral care, and ¢ to provide and/or support facilities in the interests of social welfare or recreation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the local community.
The Leadership Team has taken account of the Charity Commission's general guidance relating to public benefit issues when reviewing the church’s objectives, activities and achievements (see below).
The church takes seriously its responsibility to nurture, protect and safeguard the welfare of children and teenagers entrusted to it and, accordingly, we have a Child Protection Policy whose implementation is formally reviewed by the Leadership Team.
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES, continued OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT continued
We are a small church based within a local community. The majority of our members live on the Harvest Fields development and in the adjacent roads. Most of our meetings and events are held at the Harvest Fields Centre which is situated right at the centre of the estate. The vision has always been that we would not be a “commuter church” but one where most attendees could walk to our meetings.
Harvest Fields Community Church is an evangelical charismatic church that subscribes to mainstream Christian beliefs. We believe that God has called each individual member to be a positive and Godly influence on their families, friends, work colleagues and neighbours by reflecting the life and love of Jesus in every aspect of their lives. This involves sharing our lives at a level much above the superficial normal.
Our hope is that those living at Harvest Fields and in the surrounding roads would come te know God and His life changing love. We therefore seek to love, serve and meet the needs of our community in a variety of ways, some of which are detailed below.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
We had a number of changes within the leadership team during this year which culminated in Ed and Sue Robinson becoming the Senior Leaders of the church in December. These new positions are giving the churcha fresh new start and enabling us to move forward more decisively.
We have continued to meet every Sunday morning for worship at the Harvest Fields Centre. Our services are modern, relevant and understandable to all ages and all walks of life.
Our parent and toddler group reopened (following the pandemic lockdown) in February 2022. We welcomed back “old” families with “new additions” along with brand new families, all of whom were delighted by the space we provide and the care we give.
We ran a number of community events during the year and partnered with the Harvest Fields Centre in their work too. In particular, we saw attendance at our quiz nights increase exponentially as “the world got back to normal”. We were also thrilled as the “Elevenses” group (a group for predominantly retired people) got back together again.
We continued to pray for the estate and for the needs and problems of those around us.
At Christmas, we delivered Christmas cards to every home across the estate and invited the families to join us in our Christmas activities. We hosted a Christingle Service and a DIY Nativity Service, but our most attended event was certainly “Carols on Christmas Eve”.
Public Benefit
The Leadership Team consider that the church’s achievements and performance continue to meet the public benefit test. The presence of the church has created an atmosphere of peace and security for all local residents. The prayers for the community have been of huge benefit and the lack of vandalism bears testimony to that. Those members of the public who opt into specific church activities obviously benefit more.
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES, continued
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The principal funding source for the church remains from members.
The income for the year was £82,855 (2021: £76,350). The expenditure for the year was £63,991 (2021: £83,352). This left a surplus on the year of £18,864 (2021: deficit of £7,002), which has been added to the surplus brought forward and balance carried forward. A full breakdown of these figures can be seen in the Notes.
Investment Policy
The Leadership Team has the power to invest in such assets as it sees fit and places funds with Barclays Bank plc and Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited.
Reserves
The church relies on regular continuing income to meet its monthly commitments. It would be hoped that the undesignated reserves should always exceed three months undesignated expenses excluding gifts in kind and tithe allocation. We are pleased to report that at the end of 2022 we have achieved this with our undesignated reserves totalling £70,033 (see note 1).
Given that we have been building up funds that will be needed in the future (when we expect our expenses to increase significantly), we kept our investment of £35,000 in a 95 day notice account and so this, plus interest earned (of £4,366), is a designated fund.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Company law requires the Leadership Team 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 the year. In preparing those financial statements, the Leadership Team are required to:-
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e Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; e Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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¢ Comply with applicable accounting standards subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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e Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue operating.
The Leadership Team are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the church and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In preparing this report, the Leadership Team have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006 and Section IA of the FRS102.
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH
(A company limited by guarantee)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES, continued
AUDIT EXEMPTION
The church is exempt from the requirements to have its financial statements audited. However, as its income is above £25,000, Peter Saltiel of Church & Charity Accounts Service Ltd was appointed by the members as its Independent Examiner whose report is on page 6.
Approved by the Trustees (Leadership Team) / Directors on 28 June 2023 and signed by their order.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS/ MEMBERS OF HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31* DECEMBER 2022
Charity No: 1099227 Company No: 4815977
| report on the accounts of Harvest Fields Community Church for the year ended 31st December 2022 which are set out on pages 7 to 14.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or
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- the accounts do not accord with such records; or
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the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 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; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).
| 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.
Peter Saltiel
Church & Charity Accounts Service Ltd 7 Planchadeau : a 23460 Saint-Pierre-Bellevue fe formerly,France 69 Portland Place (AY he Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9FE
Dated 30" June 2023
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee) —
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
Year Ended 3Ist December 2022
| Notes | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | |
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| & Total Funds | & Total Funds | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Income from: | |||
| Donations | 3 | 60,877 | 59,790 |
| Charitable activities | 4 | 21,297 | 16,170 |
| Other investment income | 681 | 390 | |
| Total Income | 82,855 | 76,350 | |
| Expenditure on: | |||
| Charitable activities | 5 | 63,991 | 83,352 |
| Net Income and Net Movements in Funds | 18,864 | (7,002) | |
| Total funds brought forward | 91,252 | 98,254 | |
| Totalfundscarriedforward | II | 110,116 | 91,252 |
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All the incoming and expended resources were unrestricted funds and derived from continuing activities. The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee)
BALANCE SHEET
At 3Ilst December 2022
| Notes | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| Current Assets | |||
| Debtors and prepayments | 9 | 14,532 | 2,752 |
| Cash at bank | 105,946 | 91,689 | |
| 120,478 | 94,44 | ||
| Current Liabilities | |||
| Creditors and accruals | 10 | 10,362 | 3,188 |
| Net Assets | 110,116 | 91,252 | |
| Represented by:- | |||
| Designated - tithe fund | 1& II | 717 | 17] |
| Designated - investment fund | 1 & II | 39,366 | 38,732 |
| Designated funds | 40,083 | 38,903 | |
| Undesignated (general) funds | 1& II | 70,033 | 52,349 |
| TotalCharityFunds | 110,116 | Glaae |
The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) confirm that for the year ended 31st December 2022:
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the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, and
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¢ members have not required the company to obtain an audit of Its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The accounts have been examined by an independent examiner whose report appears on page 6. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The Notes on pages 9 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
These accounts, which have been prepared In accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, were approved by the trustees on 28 June 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 3Ist December 2022
- iF BASIS OF PREPARATION
1.1 Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts, accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
The accounts present a true and fair view and no changes in the basis of accounting have been made during the year. There have also been no changes to the previous accounts during the financial year. The church constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
1.2 Going Concern
The Leadership Team are of a view that there are sufficient reserves to secure the immediate future of the church and on that basis the charity is a going concern.
1.3 Change of Accounting Policy
The accounts present a true and fair view and there have been no changes have been made to the accounting policies adopted in note 2.
1.4 Cash Flow Exemption
A Statement of Cash Flows has not been produced since the church is within the small company and charity thresholds.
- ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2.1 Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are donations and other income received or generated for the objects of the charity without specific purpose and are available as general funds. In accordance with the policy agreed by the members, twenty percent of all general income is designated to be given away (called the Tithe Fund), the fund balance is the amount designated not given away by the year end. The Investment Fund is money earmarked for investment. There are no restricted funds.
2.2 Income
Donations of equipment are recognised at their estimated value at the time the donated assets are received. In accordance with the FRS 102, the value of the church’s rent free entitlement to use the Harvest Fields Centre has been estimated and is included both as income received and as an expense used (see note 5). No value has been recognised in these Financial Statements of the considerable work undertaken by volunteers - most of whom are church members. Other donations are included on a cash received basis.
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee) Notes to the Financial Statements Year Ended 31st December 2022 (cont’d)
There would be no material difference if an accruals basis were adopted. Tax recoverable is included in the year to which the gift generating the tax recovery relates (the accruals basis).
The income and result for the year are attributed to the principal activity as set out in the report of the Leadership Team. The whole of the income is derived from the UK.
2.3 Expenditure
Grants, which are all subject to regular review, are normally accounted for in the year when they are paid as they are generally paid out of income as it arises. Other expenditure is included on an accruals basis when incurred. Costs relating to more than one category are apportioned based upon estimated usage.
2.4 Fixed Tangible Assets — Programme Related Investment — Intermediate Lease
The long intermediate lease of the Harvest Fields Centre is a programme related investment (an investment primarily made for what it will achieve rather than its investment performance) and therefore, in accordance with the SORP, as the church did not pay anything for it, no capital value has been recognised.
2.5 Other Fixed Tangible Assets - Equipment etc
Donated items and items purchased out of restricted donations received for that purpose are fully expensed upon acquisition. Other purchases of individual items of equipment over £2,000 will be capitalised; other items are expensed when incurred in the SOFA.
2.6 Net current Assets
Current assets are cash at bank with immediate access and debtors. There are no fixed assets. Current liabilities are obligations to pay for services within one year.
2.7 Depreciation
Equipment costing over £1500 is capitalised and depreciation will be provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset on a straight line basis over three years
2.8 Judgements and Estimations
The Leadership Team has not made any significant judgements in the process of applying the accounting policies and there are no areas of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities.
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the Financial Statements Year Ended 3!st December 2022 (cont’d)
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF VOLUNTARY INCOME | ANALYSIS OF VOLUNTARY INCOME | ANALYSIS OF VOLUNTARY INCOME | ||||
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| Notes | £ | £ | |||||
| Donations — in money including | tax recoverable | 2 | 26,772 | 25,685 | |||
| Donation in kind — rent free use | of Harvest Fields | Centre | 2&16 | 34,105 | 34,105 | ||
| 60,877 | 59,790 | ||||||
| 4. | ANALYSIS OF INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| 2022 | 202! | ||||||
| Notes | £ | £ | |||||
| Charitable rental income | 16 | 16,956 | 16,170 | ||||
| Income from “Harvest Tots” | 4,341 | - | |||||
| 21,297 | 16,170 | ||||||
| 5. | CHARITABLEACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Directly | Grant | Support | 2022 | 202! | |||
| Notes | undertaken | funding | costs | Total | Total | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Property, house- | |||||||
| keeping expenses etc: | |||||||
| Value of rent free | |||||||
| use ofCentre | 2&16 | 34,105 | : | - | 34,105 | 34,105 | |
| Contribution to the | |||||||
| Centre’s utilities and | |||||||
| servicing expenditure | 16 | 11,559 | - | - | 11,559 | 10,554 | |
| House-keeping costs etc | 393 | - | - | 393 | 212 | ||
| 46,057 | - | - | 46,057 | 44,87 | |||
| Harvest Tots | 2,300 | - | - | 2,300 | - | ||
| Chaplaincy Team | 2,155 | - | - | 2,155 | 26,495 | ||
| Charitable grants | 7 | - | 8,626 | - | 8,626 | 8,400 | |
| Publicity& evangelism | 936 | - | - | 936 | 2,114 | ||
| Equipment purchased | 2 | 1,342 | - | - | 1,342 | - | |
| Resources & training | 1,100 | - | - | 1,100 | 332 | ||
| Governance costs | 8 | - | - | 498 | 498 | 498 | |
| Other charitable costs | 351 | - | 626 | 977 | 642 | ||
| 54,241 | 8,626 | 1,124 | 63,991 | 83,352 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements Year Ended 31st December 2022 (cont’d)
6. STAFF COSTS
| 2022 | 202] | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Salaries | 2,015 | 25,526 |
The average headcount and average number of whole time equivalent persons directly employed by the church was 0.17 (2021: 2) and 0.08 (2021: 0.5) respectively.
No employee was paid more than £60,000 per annum.
7. GRANTS
There are three categories of grants out of unrestricted income — first out of the twenty percent of general income designated to be given away (the tithe fund), second out of the ten percent of “Harvest Tots” income (which is decided on by the families who attend the group) and third, on some occasions, at the discretion of the Leadership Team, from the general funds in the main account. The total amount given away over the year was £8,626 which, this year, comprised £8,200 from the tithe fund and £426 from the Harvest Tots funds in the main account, Of this total £7,226 was given to six organisations and £1,400 was given to one individual. Details of grants to organisations of over £1,000 in the year are available from the principal office.
At 3|lst December 2022 there were commitments for regular, mostly monthly, grants at the annual rate of £8,200 which, in accordance with our accounting policy, have not been provided for (since they will be payable from the regular income received the following year).
- GOVERNANCE COSTS
This comprises the Independent Examiner's fee of £485 (2021: £485) and Companies House filing fee of £13 (2021: £13).
- DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
| DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS | ||
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| 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Tax Reclaim | 1,815 | 1,710 |
| Other debtors | 12,717 | 1,042 |
| 14,532 | 2,752 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31st December 2022 (cont’d)
| 10. | CREDITORS ANDACCRUALS | ||
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| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Creditors (due to suppliers etc) | 1,018 | 1,736 | |
| Accruals (Service Charge due) | 8,859 | 954 | |
| Governance | 485 | 498 | |
| 10,362 | 3,188 |
il. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
| Other Current | |||
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| Cash at | Assets (less | ||
| bank/hand | Liabilities) | Total | |
| £ | é | £ | |
| Designated - tithe fund | 717 | - | 717 |
| Designated - investmentfund | 39,366 | - | 39,366 |
| Unrestricted - (general) funds | 65,863 | 4,170 | 70,033 |
| TotalUnrestrictedFunds | 105,946 | 4,170 | 110,116 |
12, TAXATION
The church is a registered charity and, as all its income will be applied for charitable purposes, no liability to tax arises in respect of the year.
13. SHARE CAPITAL
The church is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Each member of the church has undertaken to contribute a sum, not exceeding £1, to the church's assets if it is wound up whilst that person is a member or within one year after ceasing to be a member.
14. LEADERSHIP TEAM
None of the Leadership Team has received any remuneration from the church for services rendered. Details of related party transactions and associated party transactions are set out in notes 15 and 16 below.
Although the Leadership Team are reimbursed for purchases they have made for the church at cost, the church has not reimbursed any travelling or other expenses to any of the Leadership Team.
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HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH (A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 3|st December 2022 (cont'd)
- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There were no related party transactions during the year.
- ASSOCIATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The church is the sole member of Harvest Fields Centre Limited (HFCL) which is itself a registered charity and is associated by reason of the church’s Leadership Team being two of its directors. The church does not receive dividends or any surplus HFCL achieves. However, the church as owner of the intermediate lease of the Harvest Fields Centre in 2022 received rent of £16,956 (2021: £16,170) from HFCL. Provided there are no breaches in the lease terms, the church is only liable to pay a peppercorn ground rent.
The church uses the Harvest Fields Centre operated by HFCL on a rent free basis (estimated value £34,105) but contributes at cost to the utilities and servicing expenditure - its share in 2022 was £11,584 (2021: £10,554),
Whilst the church, through its Leadership Team, is entitled to appoint/re-elect HFCL’s directors in accordance with HFCL’s Articles of Association, they do so from nominations by HFCL’s existing board. Despite this connection, the church is not the parent charity (in Companies Act terms “the parent undertaking”) of HFCL. Accordingly, HFCL’s figures are not consolidated or otherwise incorporated into the church’s own Financial Statements. HFCL’s Financial Statements are available from its registered office, which is the same as the church’s.
17, FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
At 3! December 2022 the church was committed to paying no rent for its occupation of the Centre but is committed to paying service charge based upon the costs incurred for its entitlement to use the Centre. This entitlement expires after more than a hundred years. For 2023 the service charge is estimated to cost the church £12,000.
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