## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/01/2021 Period start date to 31/12/2021 Period end date** 

**Charity name: Rivers of Life Church** 

**Charity registration number: 1115184** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the<br>purposes of the charity<br>as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The Trust seeks to demonstrate**<br>**the Christian faith in action by**<br>**being a church in the Oxford**<br>**area. Jesus Christ taught us to**<br>**“Love God with all our heart,**<br>**mind, soul and strength and to**<br>**love our neighbour as ourselves”.**<br>**Our first focus is therefore on**<br>**prayer and praise to God and**<br>**secondly on loving one another**<br>**and serving the local community.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,<br>projects or services<br>identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Holding regular Church meetings**<br>**and also meals together to which**<br>**we invite neighbours. Working**<br>**with single parent families and**<br>**the elderly in the area. The**<br>**project to build the local**<br>**community with the occasional**<br>**breakfast gatherings is being**<br>**maintained and we held a**<br>**community breakfast in May 2022**<br>**as well as brunch to welcome new**<br>**students in September 2022. We**<br>**still give ongoing support to a**<br>**children’s home in Argentina. We**<br>**have developed a working**<br>**relationship with a church in**<br>**Vellore, India, helping them with**<br>**their Children’s home and relief**<br>**of the poor.**<br>**Since the start of the war in**<br>**Ukraine, we have been**<br>**contributing to humanitarian aid,**<br>**through a contact in a church in**<br>**Chervonohrad, near Lviv, Ukraine.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees<br>have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the|Para 1.18||





Charity Commission on public benefit 

## **Additional information (optional)** 


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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:<br>SORP reference<br>We currently don’t do any grant<br>Para 1.38 making and therefore don’t need<br>Policy on grant making a policy in place<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on social  N/A<br>investment including<br>program related<br>investment<br>None<br>Para 1.38<br>Contribution made by<br>volunteers<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Achievements and Performance** 


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SORP reference<br>Regular church meetings on<br>Sundays and Tuesdays is the main<br>focus of the church. During the<br>Summary of the main  Para 1.20 beginning of 2021, there were<br>achievements of the  entirely online but during the<br>charity, identifying the  spring, we started meeting<br>difference the charity’s  together again in person. Since<br>work has made to the  then, Tuesday gatherings have<br>circumstances of its  been held in different venues<br>beneficiaries and any  around the county.<br>wider benefits to society  Apart from the regular church<br>as a whole. meetings, we wanted to<br>contribute to the sense of<br>community in the area and invited<br>all our neighbours to a prayer<br>breakfast. This started as a pilot<br>scheme on Edgeway Road,<br>Marston, which has about 100<br>houses. Around 20 people came to<br>the first event in September 2007.<br>This project, called “streetprayer”<br>and expanded across the city of<br>Oxford and elsewhere. More<br>information can be found on the<br>website www.streetprayer.org<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




**This has developed into a new project called “New Marston Hub” whereby we are encouraging neighbours to get together for meals and to find things they can share such as home grown produce, lifts, etc. The meetings have been attended by local councillors and neighbourhood police, who are very supportive. Other activities include working with young people, visiting retirement homes, family camp and working with single parent families. More recently (since late 2014) we have become involved in trying to help the integration of the East Timorese community in Oxford, the majority of whom have arrived in the last five years. They are said to number about 3000. In 2015 we started regular free English lessons for them, and other immigrants have since joined these. We’ve found there is a great need and believe that this activity is helping to give more social adhesion in the city. We are supported by the council who have assigned workers to help. There is a great need for more teachers to volunteer.** 

## **Additional information (optional)** 


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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:<br>We don’t set specific objectives.<br>Achievements against  Para 1.41<br>objectives set<br>We haven’t undertaken any fund<br>raising<br>Performance of<br>fundraising activities  Para 1.41<br>against objectives set<br>We are continuing to invest<br>£1000 per month into a building<br>Investment performance  Para 1.41 fund.<br>against objectives<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Financial Review** 


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Review of the charity’s  Para 1.21 We are very solid financially and<br>financial position at the  have increased our investment by<br>end of the period over £12,000 during the year.<br>Statement explaining  Para 1.22 The reserves are held to build up<br>the policy for holding  a deposit for buying a building<br>reserves stating why<br>they are held<br>Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Over £109,344 as at 31.12.21<br>Reasons for holding zero  Para 1.22 N/A<br>reserves<br>Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A<br>in deficit<br>Explanation of any  Para 1.23 N/A<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern<br>Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:<br>Offerings given by members of<br>the church<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds  Para 1.47<br>(including any<br>fundraising)<br>N/A<br>Investment policy and<br>objectives including any  Para 1.46<br>social investment policy<br>adopted<br>None<br>A description of the  Para 1.46<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Structure, Governance and Management** 


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Description of charity’s<br>trusts:<br>Type of governing  Para 1.25 Governed by a trust deed dated<br>document  14 [th]  Feb 2006<br>(trust deed, royal<br>charter)<br>How is the charity  Para 1.25 Church, unincorporated<br>constituted?  association<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)<br>Trustee selection  Para 1.25 Selected by other trustees and<br>methods including  confirmed by members at the<br>details of any  AGM<br>constitutional provisions<br>e.g. election to post or<br>name of any person or<br>body entitled to appoint<br>one or more trustees<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Additional information (optional)** 


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## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name Rivers of Life<br>Other name the charity<br>uses<br>Registered charity  1115184<br>number<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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Charity’s principal  123 Edgeway RoadOxfordOX3 0HF<br>address<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>Marcus Frind  Chairman &<br>1<br>Roberts Secretary<br>David John<br>2<br>McCulloch<br>Stephen John<br>3<br>Gibbs<br>Stephen David  Assistant<br>4<br>Roberts secretary<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 


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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements None for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Marcus Roberts Stephen Roberts ee **Position (eg** Chairman Assistant secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc)** ee **Date** 28/10/2022 | 



## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

## **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

**Charity Number 1115184** 

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**RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

|**CONTENTS**|**PAGE**|
|---|---|
|Legal and administrative details|3|
|Independent Examiner’s report to the trustees|4|
|Receipts and Payments Account|5|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|6|
|Notes to the Accounts|7-8|



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**RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

## **LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

|ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE|123 Edgeway Road|
|---|---|
||Marston|
||Oxford|
||OX3 0HF|
|GOVERNING DOCUMENT|Declaration of Trust dated 14 February 2006|
|CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER|1115184|
|TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING|Marcus Frind Roberts|
|THE CHARITY|David John McCulloch|
||Stephen John Gibbs|
||Stephen Roberts|
|BANKERS|The Co-operative Bank|
||Kingdom Bank Limited|
|INDEPENDENT EXAMINER|Sheila Parry FCCA|
||SPX Oxford Ltd|
||Peace House|
||Paradise Street|
||Oxford|
||OX1 1ND|



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**RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF** 

## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021 which are set out on pages 5 to 8. 

## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER** 

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider than 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 REPORT** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 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. 

## **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. 

Sheila Parry FCCA 

Date ………………………………………… 

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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

|Notes<br>**Income receipts**<br>Donations, legacies and grants<br>Gift Aid receipts<br>Income from charitable<br>activities<br>Interest received<br>**Payments**<br>Payments in relation to<br>charitable activities undertaken<br>directly<br>2<br>Grants paid in relation to<br>charitable activities undertaken<br>by others<br>3<br>Net receipts / payments before<br>transfers<br>Transfers between funds<br>4<br>Net movement in funds<br>Cash funds as at last year end<br>Cash funds as at this year end|General<br>Funds<br>£<br>45,673<br>7,400<br>20<br>37<br>53,130<br>10,752<br>8,963<br>19,715<br>33,415<br>- 19,844<br>13,571<br>47,275<br>60,846|Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>151<br>151<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>151<br>12,000<br>12,000<br>86,541<br>98,692|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>5,908<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,908<br>-<br>8,993<br>8,993<br>- 3,085<br>7,844<br>4,759<br>9,985<br>14,744|Total<br>2021<br>£<br>51,581<br>7,400<br>20<br>188<br>59,189<br>10,752<br>17,956<br>28,708<br>30,481<br>-<br>30,481<br>143,801<br>174,282|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>43,627<br>-<br>-<br>422|
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||||||44,049|
||||||13,020<br>14,527|
||||||27,547|
||||||16,502<br>-|
||||||16,502<br>127,299|
||||||143,801|



The notes on pp5-6 form part of these accounts. 

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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

||General|General|Designated|Restricted|Total|Total|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds||Funds|Funds|2021||2020|
||£|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|A Cash Funds||||||||
|Held at Bank|50,193||98,692|14,744|163,629||133,185|
|Kingdom Bank 12 month savings<br>bond|10,653||-|-|10,653||10,616|
||60,846||98,692|14,744|174,282||143,801|
|B Other monetary assets||||||||
|Gift Aid due to charity|35,726||-|-|35,726||33,349|
||35,726||-|-|35,726||33,349|
|C Liabilities||||||||
|Accounts preparation and||||||||
|independent examination|720|720|-|-|720|720|-|
|2021||||||||
|Accounts preparation and||||||||
|independent examination||-|-|-||-|720|
|2020||||||||
|Accounts preparation and||||||||
|independent examination||-|-|-||-|720|
|2019||||||||
|||720|-|-||720|1,440|



These accounts were approved by the trustees and are signed on their behalf by: 

Trustee: Stephen Roberts Date: ……25/10/2022…. 

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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of accounting** 

The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity’s receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity’s assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a ‘true and fair’ view and, as these receipts and payments account have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (an are not intended to present) a ‘true and fair’ vie of the charity’s financial activities and state of affairs. 

## **Cash accounting records** 

The cash previously held by the charity was banked early in this financial year and now all receipts and payments are processed through the bank accounts. 

|**2. PAYMENTS IN RELATION TO CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DIRECTLY**<br>General<br>Funds<br>Designated<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>Rent for hire of halls<br>1,924<br>-<br>-<br>Streetprayer ministry<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Gulshat<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Travel & Conferences<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Church office<br>6,499<br>-<br>-<br>Minor equipment<br>1,909<br>-<br>-<br>Insurance<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Sunday school, Children's<br>Camp<br>173<br>-<br>-<br>Copyright Licenses and<br>professional fees<br>247<br>-<br>-<br>Church meals<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Other costs<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10,752<br>-<br>-|Total<br>2021<br>£<br>1,924<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>6,499<br>1,909<br>-<br>173<br>247<br>-<br>-<br>10,752|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>2,330<br>444<br>1,927<br>155<br>4,453<br>952<br>235<br>157<br>2,351<br>16<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||13,020|



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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

## **3. GRANTS PAID IN RELATION TO CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY OTHERS** 

|Grants for:<br>Organisations:<br>Evangelical Church in Reus,<br>Spain<br>Other evangelical churches in<br>Spain<br>Rosa Gonzales<br>Covid help<br>Children's home, Garupa<br>Argentina<br>Economic help to church in<br>India<br>Economic help to church in<br>Argentina<br>Organisations < £1,000|General<br>Funds<br>£<br>2,905<br>3,571<br>1,450<br>360<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>677<br>8,963|Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>8,993<br>-<br>-<br>8,993|Total 2021<br>£<br>2,905<br>3,571<br>1,450<br>360<br>-<br>8,993<br>-<br>677<br>17,956|Total 2020<br>£<br>917<br>3,974<br>-<br>-<br>1,920<br>2,320<br>2,033<br>3,363|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||14,527|



## **4. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES** 

The charity had no employees in 2021 (2020: nil). 

There were no payments to related parties (2020: nil). 

## **5. MOVEMENT ON FUNDS** 

|**OVEMENT ON FUNDS**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Designated funds<br>Property fund<br>Restricted funds<br>Gulshat Fund<br>Street Prayer<br>Children's Home Fund<br>Other<br>Unrestricted General Funds|Balance<br>at 1 Jan<br>2021<br>£<br>86,541<br>86,541<br>7,601<br>1,728<br>260<br>396<br>9,985<br>47,275|Receipts<br>£<br>151<br>151<br>-<br>1,660<br>3,495<br>753<br>5,908<br>53,131|Payments<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>- 8,993<br>- 8,993<br>- 19,715|Transfers<br>£<br>12,000<br>12,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>7,844<br>7,844<br>- 19,844|Balance<br>at 31 Dec<br>2021<br>£<br>98,692|
||||||98,692|
||||||7,601<br>3,368<br>3,755<br>-|
||||||14,745|
||||||60,846|



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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

## **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

**Charity Number 1115184** 

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**RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

|**CONTENTS**|**PAGE**|
|---|---|
|Legal and administrative details|3|
|Independent Examiner’s report to the trustees|4|
|Receipts and Payments Account|5|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|6|
|Notes to the Accounts|7-8|



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**RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

## **LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

|ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE|123 Edgeway Road|
|---|---|
||Marston|
||Oxford|
||OX3 0HF|
|GOVERNING DOCUMENT|Declaration of Trust dated 14 February 2006|
|CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER|1115184|
|TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING|Marcus Frind Roberts|
|THE CHARITY|David John McCulloch|
||Stephen John Gibbs|
||Stephen Roberts|
|BANKERS|The Co-operative Bank|
||Kingdom Bank Limited|
|INDEPENDENT EXAMINER|Sheila Parry FCCA|
||SPX Oxford Ltd|
||Peace House|
||Paradise Street|
||Oxford|
||OX1 1ND|



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**RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF** 

## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021 which are set out on pages 5 to 8. 

## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER** 

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider than 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 REPORT** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 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. 

## **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. 

Sheila Parry FCCA 

Date ………………………………………… 

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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

|Notes<br>**Income receipts**<br>Donations, legacies and grants<br>Gift Aid receipts<br>Income from charitable<br>activities<br>Interest received<br>**Payments**<br>Payments in relation to<br>charitable activities undertaken<br>directly<br>2<br>Grants paid in relation to<br>charitable activities undertaken<br>by others<br>3<br>Net receipts / payments before<br>transfers<br>Transfers between funds<br>4<br>Net movement in funds<br>Cash funds as at last year end<br>Cash funds as at this year end|General<br>Funds<br>£<br>45,673<br>7,400<br>20<br>37<br>53,130<br>10,752<br>8,963<br>19,715<br>33,415<br>- 19,844<br>13,571<br>47,275<br>60,846|Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>151<br>151<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>151<br>12,000<br>12,000<br>86,541<br>98,692|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>5,908<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,908<br>-<br>8,993<br>8,993<br>- 3,085<br>7,844<br>4,759<br>9,985<br>14,744|Total<br>2021<br>£<br>51,581<br>7,400<br>20<br>188<br>59,189<br>10,752<br>17,956<br>28,708<br>30,481<br>-<br>30,481<br>143,801<br>174,282|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>43,627<br>-<br>-<br>422|
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||||||13,020<br>14,527|
||||||27,547|
||||||16,502<br>-|
||||||16,502<br>127,299|
||||||143,801|



The notes on pp5-6 form part of these accounts. 

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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

||General|General|Designated|Restricted|Total|Total|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds||Funds|Funds|2021||2020|
||£|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|A Cash Funds||||||||
|Held at Bank|50,193||98,692|14,744|163,629||133,185|
|Kingdom Bank 12 month savings<br>bond|10,653||-|-|10,653||10,616|
||60,846||98,692|14,744|174,282||143,801|
|B Other monetary assets||||||||
|Gift Aid due to charity|35,726||-|-|35,726||33,349|
||35,726||-|-|35,726||33,349|
|C Liabilities||||||||
|Accounts preparation and||||||||
|independent examination|720|720|-|-|720|720|-|
|2021||||||||
|Accounts preparation and||||||||
|independent examination||-|-|-||-|720|
|2020||||||||
|Accounts preparation and||||||||
|independent examination||-|-|-||-|720|
|2019||||||||
|||720|-|-||720|1,440|



These accounts were approved by the trustees and are signed on their behalf by: 

Trustee: Stephen Roberts Date: ……25/10/2022…. 

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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of accounting** 

The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity’s receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity’s assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a ‘true and fair’ view and, as these receipts and payments account have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (an are not intended to present) a ‘true and fair’ vie of the charity’s financial activities and state of affairs. 

## **Cash accounting records** 

The cash previously held by the charity was banked early in this financial year and now all receipts and payments are processed through the bank accounts. 

|**2. PAYMENTS IN RELATION TO CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DIRECTLY**<br>General<br>Funds<br>Designated<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>Rent for hire of halls<br>1,924<br>-<br>-<br>Streetprayer ministry<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Gulshat<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Travel & Conferences<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Church office<br>6,499<br>-<br>-<br>Minor equipment<br>1,909<br>-<br>-<br>Insurance<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Sunday school, Children's<br>Camp<br>173<br>-<br>-<br>Copyright Licenses and<br>professional fees<br>247<br>-<br>-<br>Church meals<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Other costs<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10,752<br>-<br>-|Total<br>2021<br>£<br>1,924<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>6,499<br>1,909<br>-<br>173<br>247<br>-<br>-<br>10,752|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>2,330<br>444<br>1,927<br>155<br>4,453<br>952<br>235<br>157<br>2,351<br>16<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||13,020|



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## **RIVERS OF LIFE CHURCH** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

## **3. GRANTS PAID IN RELATION TO CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY OTHERS** 

|Grants for:<br>Organisations:<br>Evangelical Church in Reus,<br>Spain<br>Other evangelical churches in<br>Spain<br>Rosa Gonzales<br>Covid help<br>Children's home, Garupa<br>Argentina<br>Economic help to church in<br>India<br>Economic help to church in<br>Argentina<br>Organisations < £1,000|General<br>Funds<br>£<br>2,905<br>3,571<br>1,450<br>360<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>677<br>8,963|Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>8,993<br>-<br>-<br>8,993|Total 2021<br>£<br>2,905<br>3,571<br>1,450<br>360<br>-<br>8,993<br>-<br>677<br>17,956|Total 2020<br>£<br>917<br>3,974<br>-<br>-<br>1,920<br>2,320<br>2,033<br>3,363|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||14,527|



## **4. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES** 

The charity had no employees in 2021 (2020: nil). 

There were no payments to related parties (2020: nil). 

## **5. MOVEMENT ON FUNDS** 

|**OVEMENT ON FUNDS**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Designated funds<br>Property fund<br>Restricted funds<br>Gulshat Fund<br>Street Prayer<br>Children's Home Fund<br>Other<br>Unrestricted General Funds|Balance<br>at 1 Jan<br>2021<br>£<br>86,541<br>86,541<br>7,601<br>1,728<br>260<br>396<br>9,985<br>47,275|Receipts<br>£<br>151<br>151<br>-<br>1,660<br>3,495<br>753<br>5,908<br>53,131|Payments<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>- 8,993<br>- 8,993<br>- 19,715|Transfers<br>£<br>12,000<br>12,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>7,844<br>7,844<br>- 19,844|Balance<br>at 31 Dec<br>2021<br>£<br>98,692|
||||||98,692|
||||||7,601<br>3,368<br>3,755<br>-|
||||||14,745|
||||||60,846|



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