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2020-12-31-accounts

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ReferenceandAdministrativeInformation 3
Trustees'Report(IncludingStrategicReport) 4-9
Independent Auditor'sReport totheMembers ofHillsongChurchLondon 10-12
Statement ofFinancialActivities(incorporatinganincomeandexpenditure account)
13
Statement ofFinancialPosition 14
Statement ofCashFlows 15
NotesForming part of theFinancialStatements 16-29

Hillsong Church London ("TheChurch")isacompany limited by guarantee (Company No: 05487537) Hillsong Church London ("TheChurch")isacompany limited by guarantee (Company No: 05487537)
RegisteredCharityNumber 1120355
Registered Office Hillsong Church London
425 New Kings Road
London
SW64RN
Company Secretary RNewton
Trustees RDacre (Chairman)
JLestz
RNewton
DrRVan Dijk (resigned1July 2020)
DrSWilson
ESimmons
BSinniah (resigned 30 September 2020)
DWhitewood
COkeke (appointed 24 September 2020)
UObi (appointed 24 September 2020)
DBagheri (appointed 24 September 2020)
Management Team GJClarke (Senior Pastor andCEO,resigned 30 April 2021)
T Douglass (Senior Pastor and CEO) (appointed5May 2021)
A Spies (Chief Financial Officer)
Bankers Barclays Bank pic
126 Station Road
Edgware
Middlesex
HAB 7RY
Auditors RSMUK AuditLLP
25 Farringdon Street
London
EC4A4AB
Solicitors Bates Wells
lOQueen Street Place
London
EC4R1BE

6. Approximately800 mid-weekhome-basedSmallGroups.Thesegroupscontinuedunder controlmeasures,with groupsand
communitiescontinuingto meet virtually, orinpersonifpossible.
7. RegularYouthandYoungAdultsservicesandactivities at variouslocationsinLondon, GuildfordandTonbridgeandOxfordwhen
possible.Undercontrol measures, groups met virtually or outdoorsifpermissible.Online content was produced for youthandkids
ministries.
8. YouthMinistry,particularly to studentsinSecondarySchoolsinthe GreaterLondonarea.
9. Leadershiptraining seminarsand Evening Collegedasses.Thisactivitycontinuedonline.
10. Women'sMinistry.
11. Distributionofrelief topeopleinneedofemergencyassistancefor matterssuchasaccommodation,food vouchers,counselling,
travel,rental arrearsandhomerepairs.Thisactivityincreasedin2020astheCovid-19pandemicandcontrolmeasurescreated
additionalneedsinthe community.
12. Launchedaprogramme,LoveYourNeighbour,together with other churchesacrosstheUK,which provides emergency food
assistance,financial educationandcareerandjobassistancetothoseimpactedbythe pandemic.
13. Support forprogrammes for the relief of povertyinUganda(Watoto),andinIndia(VisionRescue).In addition, partnership with
Compassion, sponsoring childreninUganda andothercountries,andpartnership with TheA21Campaign,acharity registeredin
EnglandandWales.
14. Support forlocalministry to thehomeless,indudingprovision andmaintenanceof'GreenLight'medicalvans to provideassistanceto
thehomelessinLondon.TheGreenLight activityincreasedin2020,includingmedicaltriage support ofhomelesspopulation,
assistingwith provision of vehicles to othermedicaloperations,andprovision of foodandmeals.
1S. Ministry to the Elderlyinthecommunityinduding regular volunteer teams assisting atlocalcentres wherepossible.
16. Support for theneedsofrefugeesintheUKandEurope,indudingcollection of clothingitemsandpartnering withvarious local
authorities toimprove facilities for refugeesandsupportresettlementprogrammes.Covid-19related activityindudedadditional
assistancewithRefugeesandAsylumSeekershoused intemporarylocationsinLondon.
17. ParticipationintheUKgovernment'sCommunity Sponsorship Scheme assisting refugee families settlingintheUK.
18. AYouthconference("Encounter")heldat our premisesinSouthBermondseyinFebruary2020.
19. AChristmas presentation streamedonline,replacing ourusualChristmasservices.
20. Aperforming arts academyheldonSaturdaysincludingdance,vocals actingandmusic classesforages4-21.Thiswasheldin a
combinationofinperson and onlineclasses.
21. AHeart for theHouseannualoffering, part ofwhichwasusedto support charitable programsincludingsocialjusticecauses.
22. Support toother ChurchesandMinistriesintheUK,andEurope.
New activitiesandinitiativescommencedinthe yearfocusedonthechangeinformat of operation,andthe emergingneedsinthe
community. TheseIncludedthefollowing:
1.
Participationinthe nationalLoveYourNeighbour campaign.Including establishingvarloushubcentres to provide food supplies
andcareerandfinancialguidance.This programmehasbeenpartlyfunded bygovernmentfunding,andinduded various
activities centred around Christmas,andtheprovisionof foodandgifts for thosein need.
2.
Launchof online church services streamedonvarious platformsonaweeklybasis.
Prior to controlmeasures,inexcess of2,000 volunteers continued tobeinvolvedinactivities conducted or supportedbyHillsongChurch
including:
Running SundayservicesinCentralLondon, SouthBermondsey,Guildford,Tonbridge,Oxford,Newcastle,NorthLondon,
Edinburgh,Liverpooland Milan,Italy.
LeadingSmallGroupsinGreater London, Surrey,Kent,Oxford,Newcastle,Edinburgh,Liverpool, BirminghamandMilan,Italy.
Runningwomen'sministriesinLondonGreaterLondon,Surrey,Kent,OxfordandNewcastle.
LeadingyouthministriesinGreaterLondon,Surrey,Kent,OxfordandNewcastle.
Helpingthe homelessinLondon bytravelling with theGreenLight vansevendaysper week.
Throughtheyouthinitiative"ICareRevolution" wewereableto continue tovisit SecondarySchoolsintheLondonregion during
the yearandpresent to manythousands ofschoolstudents.
Participatinginactivitiessupporting refugees including decorating andfurnishingaccommodation,running communitybased
workshopsandactivitiesanddistribution of welcomepacks.
Within controlmeasures,volunteers were able to continue toparticipate,whileobservingrelevantsocialdistandngandisolation
guidelines.
Volunteerscontinuingtobeinvolvedinthe following areas:

PotentialRisk Risk mitigation controls
Loss of, or significantdisruption of key venue, leading to Identificationofalternative venues for all key sites
increased costs,reduced congregation, strain on human Maintenance of strong relationships with landlords
resources andreducedability tomeet Church objectives The ability to stream online services
Developandestablishastrong groupsculture
Actively seekoptions toacquire orlease permanent venues
Alack of control orpoorly designedprocedures leads toa Appropriate oversight and staff roles for safeguarding
safeguardingissue which hasasignificant impact on the matters.
individualsconcernedaswell ascreating legal, financial and
reputationalrisk forChurch.
· DBSchecks forallstaff and volunteers who interact with
children andvulnerable adults
Regular safeguardingtraining for all relevant individuals
Provision of adequate staff and volunteers to meet required
supervision ratiosinKids & Youth
Developmentand communication ofsateouardtnooolicies
Astaffmember or volunteerismistreated and hasanegative Provisionandmaintenance of appropriateroledescriptions
impact on theindividual,as wellasresultinginlegal,financial Structuredprocess for performance evaluationand
andreputational risk promotionin place
· Well-beingframeworkbeginningwithaprocessand policy
for access tohealth intervention services
Alack ofphysicalsecurity leads to loss of assets or injury or
death ofstaff,volunteers andcongregation
·
Use ofvenue-provided security personnelandprocedures
Liaison withPoliceinrelation to keysecurity concerns
and/or majorevents
Event planning policiesandprocedures coverphysical
securityrequirements
Provision of staff or volunteers with appropriatetraining,as
requtred
Damage to confidence of stakeholders caused byissuesoutside
theUK,byUKstaff or byUKvolunteers orcongregation results
· Policyguidelines on employee conduct documented,
communicated andfolowed both locally andinternationally
inloss of access to venues, financial stress and/or regulatory
challenge
· Staffandteamleadersensureappropriate selection of
volunteersandvolunteertrainingandsupervision onan
ongoingbasisviateamnights andotherevents
Policyinplaceandfollowed regardingstaffrecruitment
processandoncoìnoperformanceevaluation

2020 2019
Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds funds Total
Notes £ £ £ £ £ £
Incomingresources
Donations 3 13,093,390 1,076,446 14,169,836 16,534,740 700,288 17,235,028
Charitable
activities
4 355,406 355,406 3,393,728 3,393,728
Investments 3,835 3,835 5,113 5,113
other income 5 174,311 174,311 411,795 411,795
Totalincoming resources 13,626,942 1,076,446 14,703,388 20,345,376 700,288 21,045,664
Resources expended
Raisingfunds 6 3,179,777 3,179,777 5,529,912 5,529,912
Charitableactivities 6 8,636,727 725,264 9,361,991 13,753,230 119,683 14,202,913
Totalresources expended 11,816,504 725,264 12,541,768 19,283,142 449,683 19,732,825
Netmovementin funds 1,810,438 351,182 2,161,620 1,062,234 250,605 1,312,839
Reconciliationoffunds:
Totalfundsbrought forward 16 6,221,702 2,190,166 8,411,868 5,159,468 1,939,561 7,099,029
Transfer of funds 16
Totalfundscarriedforward 8,032,140 2,541,348 10,573,488 6,221,702 2,190,166 8,411,868

2020 2019
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangibleassets 10 8/614/232 8/765/491
Currentassets
Stocks 90)14 76/379
Debtors 11 2/225/459 2/130/744
Cash at bank andinhand 12 5/658/696 4/150/353
TotalCurrentassets 7/974/269 6/357/476
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling duewithin
one year 13 (4J05/782) (2/197/650)
Netcurrentassets 3)68/487 4/159/826
Total assets lesscurrent liabilities 11/882/719 12/925/317
Creditors: Amounts falling due after
more than one year 15 (1)09/231) (4/513/449)
Total Net assets 10/573/488 8/411/868
The fundsofthe charity
Restricted income funds 17 2/541/348 2/190/166
Unrestricted income funds 8m2/140 6/221/702
Totalcharity funds 10/573/488 8/411/868

2020 2019
Note £ £
Cashgenerated fromoperatingactivities 19 2,804,459 1,649,504
Cashflows frominvestingactivities
Interest income 3,835 5,113
Interestexpenditure (85,039) (134,100)
Purchaseoftangiblefixedassets (946,482) (936,693)
Proceedsondisposaloftangibleassets 34,853 1,718,210
Cash(generated)/usedininvestingactivities (992,833) 652,530
Cashflows from financingactivities
Repayment ofborrowings (237,090) (346,472)
Paymentofobligationsunder financeleases (66,193) (157,403)
**Cashusedin financing activities ** (303,283) (503,875)
Increaseincashand cashequivalents in theyear 1,508,343 1,798,159
Cash and cashequivalents at thebeginningofthe year 4,150,353 2,352,194
Cashandcashequivalents at the end of the year 12 5,658,696 4,150,353

2020 2019
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Tithes&Offerings 10,995,377 1,076,446 12,071,823 13,843,610 700,288 14,543,898
GiftAidClaimed 2,098,013 2,098,013 2,691,130 2,691,130
13,093,390 1,076,446 14,169,836 16,534,740 700,288 17,235,028

2020 2019
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Conferences and
events 141,504 141,504 2,930,979 2,930,979
Resourcesales 16,265 16,265 186,496 186,496
Musicroyalties
receivable 6,044 6,044 11,911 11,911
Otherincome 191,593 191,593 264,342 264,342
355,406 355,406 3,393,728 3,393,728
ther income
2020 2019
£ £
Profitondisposal of tangible fixedassets 411,795
CoronavirusJob RetentionScheme 149,311
Retail,Leisure and HospitalityGrant Scheme 25,000
174,311 411,795

Totalresources expended
Basisof
allocation
Costofraising
funds
Conference
and events
Resource
sales
Teaching and
ministry
Missions Governance
costs
Total2020 Total2019
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Costsdirectlyallocatedto activities
Staffcosts Direct 342,258 3,205,498 3,547,766 3,884,096
Venue costs Direct 1,534,714 1,744 5,902 1,542,360 4,467,802
Productioncosts,equipment hire
and transport costs Direct 829,053 79,514 3,313 911,880 2,358,999
Ministry and mission expenses Direct 142,150 116,361 1,903,815 572,010 2,734,336 5,044,425
Costofsales Direct 174,020 174,020 239,326
Supportcosts allocatedto
activities
Staff costs Staff time 60,233 213,438 10,039 632,495 26,741 8,249 951,195 743,873
Premises Staff time 33,773 119,678 5,629 354,648 14,994 4,625 533,347 599,134
General management and office
administration costs Staff time 27,160 96,243 4,527 285,203 12,058 3,720 428,911 791,714
Communications and IT costs Staff time 31,592 113,874 5,356 337,449 14,267 4,401 506,939 520,384
Legal and professional Direct 42,171 42,171 58,438
Accounting fees Direct 54,089 54,089 42,164
Audit fees Direct 33,300 33,300 31,350
Depreciation Stafftime 403,886 135,492 6,373 401,512 16,975 964,238 951,120
Loss on disposal of fixed assets _Staff_time 117,216 117,216
Totalresources expended 3,179,777 l,218,E12 205,944 7,129,835 657,045 150,555 12,541,768 19,732,825

Thisisstated aftercharging:
2020 2019
£ e
Auditors'remuneration-audit 33,300 31,350
Auditors'remuneration-otherservices 54,089 29,636
Depreciation
Owned 923,773 888,283
Leased 40,465 62,837
Operating lease rentals 671,391 644,677
Loss/(profit)on disposal offixed assets 117,216 (411,795)
Analysisof staffcosts and costsofkey management personnel
2020 2019
£ £
Wages and salaries 3,809,814 3,842,900
Social security costs 372,803 383,047
Pension costs 135,852 134,971
4,318,469 4,360,918

2020 2019
No No
113 116

Freehold Leasehold Production Vehicles Office Total
land and Improvement equipment equipment
buildings
£ £ £ £ £ £
Cost
At1January 2020 6,377,762 1,341,467 5,456,220 396,516 1,599,211 15,171,176
Additions 94,410 238,345 487,802 48,406 96,085 965,048
Disposals (555,366) (116,846) (26,077) (87,486) (785,775)
At31 December 2020 6,472,172 1,024,446 5,827,176 418,845 1,607,810 15,350,449
Depreciation
At1January 2020 602,005 782,921 3,578,623 313,281 1,128,855 6,405,685
Chargeforthe year 156,091 109,2Q<; 4fi.'i,fi::¡::¡ fiO,/03 173,016 964,238
On disposals (425,056) (110,912) (15,105) (82,633) (633,706)
At31 December 2020 758,096 467,160 3,933,344 358,379 1,219,238 6,736,217
Net book value 5,714,076 557,286 1,893,832 60,466 388,572 8,614,232
31 December 2020
Net book value
31 December 2019 6,976,110 558,546 1,877,597 83,235 470,356 8,765,491

Debtors
2020 2019
£ £
Trade Debtors 29,160 37,278
GiftAidrecoverable 59,266 283,011
Other debtors 656,220 420,410
Prepayments and accruedincome 1,480,813 1,390,045
2,225,459 2,130,744

Cashatbank and in hand
2020 2019
£ £
Cash at bank 5,652,201 4,137,899
Cashinhand 6,495 12,454
5,658,696 4,150,353
Creditors:amounts fallingduewithinone year
2020 2019
£ £
Bank loan 2,620,651 310,841
Obligationsunderfinanceleases 49,760 74,797
Tradecreditors 859,382 1,234,969
Taxation and socialsecurity 110,538 105,641
Othercreditors 112,249 155,011
Accruals anddeferredincome 953,202 316,391
4,705,782 2,197,650

Deferred income
2020 2019
£ £
At1January 1,290,297 1,378,317
Less amount released to income resources (1,290,297) (1,378,317)
Plus amount deferred in the year 759,248 1,290,297
At 31 December 759,248 1)90,297

2020 2019
£ £
Bank loan 662,800 3,209,700
Obligations under finance leases 18,502 41,092
Accruals and deferred income 627,929 1,262,657
1,309,231 4,S13,44Q
Analysisofbank loan andfinance leases: 2020 2019
£ £
Debt can be analysed as falling due
In one year or less, or on demand 2,670,411 385,638
Between one and two years 125,049 2,602,314
Between two and five years 305,387 300,116
In five years or more 250,868 348,362
3,351,715 3,636,430

Unrestricted Restricted 2020 Unrestricted Restricted 2019
Funds Funds Total Funds Funds Total
E. E. E. E. E. E.
Tangiblefixedassets 8,180,851 433,381 8,614,232 8,268,938 496,553 8,765,491
Currentassets 5,866,302 2,107,967 7,974,269 4,663,863 1,693,613 6,357,476
Currentliabilities (4,705,782) (4,705,782) (2,197,650) (2,197,650)
Non-currentliabilities (1,309,231) (1,309,231) (4,513,449) (4,513,449)
Fund Total 8,032,140 2,541,348 10,573,488 6,221,702 2,190,166 8,411,868
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought
forwardat1January 6,221,702 2,190,166 8,411,868 5,159,468 1,939,561 7,099,029
Movementinfunds 1,810,438 351,182 2,161,620 1,062,234 250,605 1,312,839
Totalfundscarried
forward at 31December 8,032,140 2,541,348 10,573,488 6,221,702 2,190,166 8,411,868

Balance
Brought BalilJnce
forward Incoming Outgoing carried
2020 resources resources forward2020
E. E. E. E.
SpringtheTrap 49,106 179,962 (169,010) 60,058
Because We Can 35,563 210,159 (182,275) 63,447
Building Fund 2,105,497 239,275 (167,917) 2,176,855
YouthServices 2,788 (2,788)
LoveYourNeighbour 447,050 (206,062) 240,988
Total 2,190,166 1,079,234 (728,052) 2,541,348
Balance
Brought Balance
forward Incoming Outgoing carried
2019 resources resources forward2019
E. E. E. E.
Spring theTrap 67,101 86,061 (104,056) 49,106
BecauseWe Can 64,234 256,762 (285,433) 35,563
Building Fund 1,808,226 355,466 (58,195) 2,105,497
YouthServices 1,999 (1,999)
Total 1,939,561 700,288 (449,683) 2,190,166

2020 2019
e £:
Operating leases which expire:
Within one year 573,987 631,037
Between one and five years 1,873,191 1,477,370
In over five years 1,369,583 684,583
3,816,761 2,792,990

2020 2019
e £:
Net movements in funds 2,161,620 1,312,839
Deduct interest income shown in investing activities (3,835) (S,lB)
Add back interest expenditure shownininvestingactivities 85,039 134,100
Add back depreciation charges 964,238 951,120
Profit/(loss) on disposal of tangible asset 117,216 (411,795)
(Increase)/decrease in stocks (13,735) 30,228
Increaseindebtors (94,715) (141,772)
Decreaseincreditors (411,369) (220,103)
Net cashprovidedbyoperating activities 2,804,459 1,649,504

New
At start of Cash finance At endof
year flows leases year
£ £ £ £
Cashat bank andinhand 4,150,353 1,508,343 5,658,696
Borrowingsexcludingoverdrafts (3,520,541) 237,090 (3,283,451)
Obligations underfinanceleases (115,889) 66,193 (18,566) (68,262)
513,923 1,811,626 (18,566) 2,306,983

2020 2019
£ £
Scott Wilson:
- Consultancy fees 20,500
- SalesTeaching Resources 440
RayNewton:Salary -LegalCounsel 25,000 25,000
DavidWhitewood: Salary 50,600 60,000
Rebecca VanDijk: Consultancy fees 200
Total 75,600 106,140