# **THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM** ## **Year Ended 31 March 2022** Charity No: 1103146 _**Contents**_ Page No. Trustees Annual Report 2 - 3 Independent Examiner’s Report 4 - 5 Receipts and Payments Accounts 6 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 7 **1** # **THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM** Trustees’ Annual Report **For the Year Ended 31 March 2022** ## **Reference and administration details** Charity Number 1103146 Principle Address Unit C10 Hartley Business Centre, 337 Hayden Road, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 1DG. ## **Names of charity trustees who manage the Charity** Pastor Bryan Richmond Mr Luciano Pasquini Mr Kevin Hodges ## **Structure Governance and management** ## **Governing Document** Constitution dated 1[st] December 2003 ## **Constitution of trustee and selection methods** The charity is constituted as a trust and the trustees are appointed by the existing trustees. ## **Objectives and activities** ## **Objects of Charity** A. The advancement of the Christian religion in accordance with the statement of beliefs set out in the first schedule and in particular in Nottingham and at the discretion of the church council elsewhere in the United Kingdom or the world. B. The relief of poverty and sickness regardless of nationality, religious, political and other opinion in the said county and at the discretion of the church council elsewhere in the United Kingdom or the world. ## **Summary of main activities in relation to these objects** The Charity exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to teach people the bible. All our activities reflect these core goals. The Church arranges or participates in a number of activities to this end, namely Bible Conferences, Marriage Seminars, Men’s Discipleships, Revival Meetings with visiting preachers, Tent Crusades (home and abroad). **2** # **THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM** Trustees’ Annual Report **For the Year Ended 31[st] March 2022** ## **Achievements and performance** We continue to enjoy the advantages and benefits of leasing our church building. However 2021/22 continued to be a challenging year for us as a congregation, as we continued to recover from covid 19 restrictions. Our church services continued to be live-streamed to help our congregation members, who were still not able to attend services. The church was able to stay open with all the necessary social distancing and sanitation in place. However, not all of the congregation members returned to church, as the lockdowns and closure of the church had affected them, and this was evident when the church reopened in December 2020. As a church we are gradually rebuilding and looking forward to all that we can do in our community. Despite the affects of covid 19, the church has managed to maintain its building and we’ve also been able to uphold our commitment to world evangelism, specifically for our churches in Trinidad & Antigua. In August 2021 we held a Caribbean outdoor event which drew a number of visitors from our local community. We were able to start 2022 with a revival which helped our congregation and restarted our impact teams to other cities including Wakefield and Waltham Cross. ## **Financial review** The church finances have been affected during and after the lockdown period, however we are hopeful that things will pick up in the coming years. ## **Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees ## **Mr B Richmond** **Trustee 28[th] January 2023** # **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS** ## **To the Trustees of** ## **Potter House Christian Centre Nottingham** ## **For the Year Ended 31 March 2022** ## **Charity number 1103146** I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] March 2022, which are set out on Pages 6 and 7 ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. ## It is my responsibility to: - Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; - to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. **4** ## **(Continued from page 4)** ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mr Augustine Lee (BA Hons) ## **Lee & Co (Accountants) 276 London Road** **Westcliff on Sea Essex SS0 7JG 28th January 2023** **5** ## **THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER: 1103146** |**THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM**
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**|**THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM**
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**|**THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM**
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**|**THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM**
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER: 1103146**
**Unrestricted Funds**|||||**Unrestricted Funds**| ||||||| |**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Total Receipts**
**Total Payments**
Offerings
Gift Aid Refund
HMRC Grants
Equipment sales
Bank Interest
Tithes
World evangelism & Conference
Other offerings
Rent & Parsonage Costs
Wages and National Insurance
Employers Pension Contributions
Utilities/Running Expenses
Printing and Advertising
Postage & Stationery
Telephone
Insurance
Motor and Travelling
Hospitality
General Expenses
Legal and Professional
Independent Exminers
Purchase of Fixed assets etc.
Net (Payments)
Opening cash fund
Cash funds this year end|||**2022**||**2021**| ||**£**||**£**
62,664
20,532|**£**|**£**
59,769
17,365| ||4,228
6,357
1,910
28,700
21,299
1,820
5,582
1,290
11
454
1,035
1,849
1,584
3,460
2,149
360||**83,196**
**85,426**
83,196
0
(2,230)
2,896.00|4,198
4,984
7,000
30,614
18,545
1,174
4,865
1,917
351
154
1,194
3,051
1,970
6,042
1,367
360|77,133
14,124
-
1| ||||||**91,259**
**91,771**| ||**82,088**
3,338|||**87,785**
3,986|| ||||||| ||||||(512)
3,408| ||||666||2,896| 6 ## **THE POTTER HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE NOTTINGHAM STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 MARCH 2022** **Unrestricted Funds £** 666 |||**£**| |---|---|---| |**CASH FUNDS**||| |Cash at Bank||666| |This figure agrees with the amount on the receipts and payments account||| |**ASSETS RETAINED FOR THE CHARITY'S OWN USE**||| ||**Funds to which**|| ||**asset belongs**|| |Equipment|Unrestricted funds|| |**LIABILITIES**||| ||**Funds to which**|| ||**liability relates**|| |Independent Examiner fees|Unrestricted funds|| |**.................................................................**||| |**Pastor Bryan Richmond**||| |**Trustee**||| |**Date of Approval**||| |**28 January 2023**||| 7