2022-03-31-accounts - Grace Church (Scotter And District)

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GRACE CHURCH ( SCOTTER & DISTRICT )

REPORT & ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

Stuart Armstrong & Co (Scunthorpe) Limited Accountants and Taxation Consultants

25 Wells Street SCUNTHORPE North Lincolnshire DN15 6HL

GRACE CHURCH ( SCOTTER & DISTRICT ) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE	ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE	18 South Street
		Roxby
		Scunthorpe
		North Lincolnshire
		DN15 0BP
GOVERNING DOCUMENT		Declaration of Trust dated
		31st March 2005, as amended by
		supplemental deed
		dated 19thFebruary 2006
		Registered charity No: 1109661
TRUSTEES		Janet Cawthorne
		Jonathan Wesley Billingham
		Michael Verran
		Jared Joseph Wandera
BANKERS		Lloyds TSB Bank plc
		25 Gresham Street
		London, EC2V 7HN
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER		Rachel Gravina MAAT
		Stuart Armstrong & Co
		(Scunthorpe ) Limited
		Accountants & Taxation Consultants
		25 Wells Street
		SCUNTHORPE
		North Lincolnshire
		DN15 6HL
		INDEX
Page 2	Legal & Administrative Details
Pages 3 – 5	Trustees’ Report
Page 6	Independent Examiner’s Report
Page 7	Receipts and Payments Account
Pages 8 - 9	Statement of Assets & Liabilities
Pages 10-11	Notes to the Accounts

GRACE CHURCH ( SCOTTER & DISTRICT )

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year.

Objects of the charity

A) To advance the Christian faith in Scotter and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the Trust.

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 location and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.

Government

The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the Trust.

New Trustees are appointed by the Trustees.

Review of Activities

The Church is not a building, but a gathering of ordinary people of different ages and backgrounds, whose lives have been changed by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The New Testament reveals the Church as a community of people, properly taught and cared for, whom by loving and serving Jesus Christ, were also committed to love and care for each other and to bring a blessing to the area in which they lived. Grace Church, its trustees, elders and members are committed to the restoration of those New Testament principles. It is not alone in this, it is one of many Churches in the area, country and all over the world that is re-discovering the excitement of knowing Jesus Christ. The vision is to see the people of the Scotter District come into this experience of knowing Jesus as their Lord, Saviour and friend.

During the year there has been a demonstrion of the Christian faith in action by serving the community at home and abroad in the following ways.

Local Ministry

To distribute love gifts to individuals, ministering and travelling many miles to encourage the local work of Grace Church.
To continue with the Thursday Youth Church for children aged 7 – 13.
To continue to promote initiatives for broken families where children are at risk in the village.
A Friday morning drop in centre for adults in association with all Scotter churches continues.
Joseph Wandera continues to be employed as a full time elder. His duties are to visit the sick in hospital and the home and to preach, teach and lead within the total working of Grace Church as required by the trustees.
The trust seeks to keep contact with households in the village of Scotter and surroundings by various means including summer outreach and Christmas meals each year.
Increasingly, Grace Church Scotter meets with the leaders and members of the Churches. At present regular meetings take place six times per year.

Overseas Ministry

Grace Church continues to support the Way of Hope charity based in Budapest. This charity relies on donations from churches and individuals throughout the UK and Grace Church is please to support it’s work which is among orphans and disadvantaged youngsters in Hungary, Ukraine and Croatia.
Education service to pastors in Kenya continues particularly in the interest of four new planted churches in Bungoma,Webeye, Yalusi and Kanduyi.
To provide financial assistance to selected individuals in Kenya for contributions towards medical costs.
To support four pastors in Kenya on a monthly basis. A Memorandum of Understanding has been obtained with governing parties both in the UK and Kenya.
A visit has taken place by members of Grace Church to encourage Kenyan pastors and their congregations .

Financial Review

Receipts for the year totalled £ 73417 and payments were £ 75109 resulting in a deficit for the year of £ 1692. Cash and bank balances at the year end totalled £ 51092. 2021/2022 has been a challenging year due to the Covid pandemic. Grace Church has done well to close the year with a small deficit of £ 1692. Trustees working with the Eldership continue to closely monitor ongoing finances.

Trustees’ Responsibilities

Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.

We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with Charities Act 2011.

We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.

Approval

This report was approved by the trustees on 17[th] October 2022 and signed on their behalf by:

Mr M Verran

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GRACE CHURCH ( SCOTTER & DISTRICT )

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 set out on pages 7 to 9 which have prepared on the basis of the accounting policies on page 10.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees of the charity are responsible for the preparation of accounts; they consider that the audit requirement under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Act ) does not apply. It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Act.
Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners made under section 145 (5) (b) of the Act.
State whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent examiner’s report

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 you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

Based on my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, accounting records have not been kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act, or that the accounts presented do not accord with those records, or comply with the accounting requirement of the Act. No matter has come to my attention in connection with my examination to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Rachel Gravina MAAT For and on behalf of: Stuart Armstrong & Co ( Scunthorpe ) Limited Accountants and Taxation Consultants 25 Wells Street SCUNTHORPE North Lincolnshire DN15 6HL

17[th] October 2022

GRACE CHURCH ( SCOTTER & DISTRICT )

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

	Notes Unrestricted	Notes Unrestricted	Restricted	2022 2021
		General	Funds
		£	£	£ £
Receipts
Voluntary receipts
Grants and gifts received		55614	-	55614 48570
Tax Refunds under Gift Aid		17618	-	17618 -
		__________
		73232	-	73232 48570
Other receipts
Interest received		185	-	185 236
		__________
Total Receipts		73417	-	73417 48806
		__________
Payments
Payments in furtherance of the church’s objectives
Direct Costs	2	45780	-	45780 42715
Grants paid	3	29329	-	29329 13520
Governance costs		-	-	- -
		__________
Total Payments		75109	-	75109 56235
		__________
Net Receipts/(Payments)		(1692)	-	(1692) (7429)
before transfers		__________
Net Movements in Funds		(1692)	-	(1692) (7429)
Balances at 1stApril 2021		52784	-	52784 60213
		__________
Balances at 31st March 2022		51092	-	51092 52784
		__________

The notes on pages 10 and 11 form part of these accounts

GRACE CHURCH ( SCOTTER & DISTRICT)

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES	STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
	AS AT 31ST MARCH 2022
1. Fixed Assets		2022	2021
		£	£
The value of the assets	owned are:
PC & Audio Equipment		650	1559
Piano		500	1019
Portable baptistery		2150	2152
TV for youth		350	210
Sat Nav		90	180
PA Equipment & Storage		750	14470
Computer		650	578
Video Projector		750	400
Printer		400	102
DVD Player x 2		350	124
Music Stand & PA System		-	318
DVD Copier		-	348
Camera		-	120
Computer		-	838
Adaptors, lighting, transformers		150	129
Cable for PA System		300	110
Drums		719	289
CD Copier		-	639
Graphic equaliser and mixing console		180	422
Music stands		100	58
PA system		2500	2960
Speaker stands		80
Microphone stands		100
Mixing Desk & Cabinet		850
5 x Communion sets with glasses		275
150 cups and saucers		250
2 Portable electrics boilers		150
		_____
		12294	27025
2. Bank & Cash Balances
Held at Bank		51092	52784
		_____
		51092	52784

3. Other Assets & Liabilities

r Assets & Liabilities
Assets
Gift aid tax recovery not yet received	8336	16942
Employee Loan	9250	9802
	______
	17586	26744
Liabilities
Unbilled fees for Independent Examination	540	492
Unbilled fees for book keeping	-	600
PAYE/NIC	-	447
	______
	540	1539

The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf on 17[th] October 2022 by

Mr M Verran

The notes on pages 10 and 11 form part of these accounts

GRACE CHURCH ( SCOTTER & DISTRICT )

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

1. Accounting Policies

The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis with a statement of assets and liabilities.

2. Direct costs

2. Direct costs
	Total	Total
	2022	2021
	£	£
Property costs (Note 5)	3302	254
Equipment	-	-
Travel & subsistence	3154	4140
Work among the young	-	-
Catering	1237	-
Church Materials	203	498
Printing & stationery	1505	1446
Insurance	590	-
CCLI Licence	319	-
Legal & professional	2548	1200
Affiliation	856	1742
Salary	30966	28624
Outreach	1100	4811
	________
	45780	42715
	________
3. Grants Paid
Individuals	11103	11590
Institutions	18226	1930
	______
	29329	13520
	_____

4. Employees

The charity has one employee, Joseph Wandera a full time pastoral assistant.

Joseph Wandera is a trustee.
	Total	Total
	2022	2021
5. Property costs
Rent/Caretaking	3302	254
	_____
	3302	254
	_____