## **GOOD NEWS CHURCH**
## **C/O 16 ASHBOURNE DRIVE**
**ASHTON – UNDER – LYNE**
## **LANCASHIRE**
**OL6 9BH**
**Registered Charity: 1121080**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT**
## **AND**
**INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] JANUARY 2023**
**Luke Silver Accountancy & Taxation Services 25 Ellicombe Close Minehead Somerset TA24 6DQ**
**Mobile: 07710 456376**
**E-mail: luke-silver@puresilver.org.uk**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts**
## **Accruals Accounts**
## **Report to the trustees/members of Good News Church**
## **Registered Charity Number 1121080**
## **On the accounts for the year ended 31[st] January 2023**
## **Set out on the following pages**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity¹s 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; follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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 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 to 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.
## **Signed** _L A Silver_
## **21 November 2023**
Luke Silver HNC Business & Finance Accountancy Practitioner
25 Ellicombe Close, Minehead, Somerset. TA24 6DQ
## **Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees**
## **Introduction**
Thank you for submitting the accounts for independent examination. They have been well maintained.
As the Charity Shop continues to grow it is imperative that procedures are put in place to manage the financial activities and record the financial transactions on a daily basis.
## **Charity Law and Financial Regulations**
The independent examination has been carried out in accordance with the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 1995 (Statutory Instruments No 2724) and the Accounting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
## **Signing of Accounts**
I shall be obliged if you will please forward a copy of the signature page for my records after the accounts have been signed by a representative appointed by the Trustees.
## **Conclusion**
There are no other matters I feel need to be brought to your attention.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further clarification or for further assistance.
## **Luke Silver**
## **Date: 21 November 2023**
## **GOOD NEWS CHURCH**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] JANUARY 2023**
## **ACTIVITIES REVIEW**
The financial results are set out in the enclosed accounts.
The principal activity throughout the year under review was that of the advancement of the Christian faith and the extension of the Kingdom of God.
Helping the poor and needy here and overseas. We will help families in Africa, India and Thailand to become self sufficient. We will help children with schooling and a safe place to sleep.
## **TRUSTEES**
## **Mr Michael Keith Whittle**
16 Cobden Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire. OL6 6TQ
## **Ms Janice Hogg**
168 Clarendon Road, Hyde. SK14 2JY
## **Ms Lesley Ann Cross**
16 Ashbourne Drive, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire. OL6 9BH
## **Miss Jean Buckley**
16 Ennerdale Grove, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire. OL7 9HE
## **STATEMENT**
We certify that the books, vouchers and information produced to enable the independent examination of our accounts to be conducted contain a full and correct record of our financial transactions and activities to the best of our knowledge and belief.
## SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES AND CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS
Please print name:
Date:
## **Good News Church**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st January 2023**
|Notes
**Incoming Resources**
Incoming Resources from donors
2
Activity Receipts
3
Investment Income
4
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources Expended**
**Charitable Activities**
Ministry Costs
5
Church Family Expenses
6
**Total Charitable Activities**
**Support Costs**
Establishment
7
Administration
8
Miscellaneous
9
**Total Support Costs**
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Movement in Funds**
**Fund Balances b/fwd at 01.02.2022**
**Loan Repayment**
**Transfers**
**Fund Balances c/fwd at 31.01.23**|Unrestricted Restricted
Total
Total
2023
2023
31.01.23
31.01.22
£
£
£
£
29,984
0
29,984
26,564
2,956
0
2,956
2,077
7,000
0
7,000
0|
|---|---|
||**39,940**
**0**
**39,940**
**28,641**|
||14,959
0
14,959
21,810
20,256
0
20,256
12,603|
||**35,215**
**0**
**35,215**
**34,413**|
||2,918
0
2,918
1,720
1,450
0
1,450
2,002
1,300
0
1,300
0|
||**5,668**
**0**
**5,668**
**3,722**|
|||
||**40,883**
**0**
**40,883**
**38,135**|
|||
||**(943)**
**0**
**(943)**
**(9,494)**|
||**114,248**
**0**
**114,248**
**117,592**
**185**
**0**
**185**
**6,150**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**|
||**113,490**
**0**
**113,490**
**114,248**|
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## **Good News Church**
|**Balance Sheet**
**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
**Current Assets**
Debtors
Cash at Bank
9
**Current Liabilities**
Creditors due within 1 year
**Net Current Assets**
**Net Assets**
**Accumulated Fund**
Balance brought forward
Loan Repayment
Funds Generated by Operations
**Balance Carried Forward**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
0
0
0
113,490
114,248
0
0
**113,490**
**114,248**
**113,490**
**114,248**
Unrestricted Restricted
Total
£
£
£
114,248
0
114,248
185
0
185
(943)
0
(943)
**113,490**
**0**
**113,490**
**2022 / 23**
**2021 / 22**|
|---|---|
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## **Good News Church**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **for the year ended 31st January 2023**
## **1.Accounting Policies**
(a) These accounts have been prepared on a accruals basis and include income which has been received or that is receivable at the year end.
(b) The recommendations of charities SORP have been followed in the preparation of these accounts.
|**2. Income - Giving**
Cash Offerings
Standing Orders
HMRC: Gift Aid Rebate
Donations
**Total Income - Giving**
**3. Income - Activity Recipts**
Man & Van
Tameside MBC
Sundry
**Total Income - Activity**
**4. Income - Investment**
Interest
**Total Income**|Unrestricted Restricted
Total
Total
2023
2023
31.01.23
31.01.22
£
£
£
£
17,138
0
17,138
11,990
4,572
0
4,572
14,574
8,274
0
8,274
0
0
0
0
0|
|---|---|
||**29,984**
**0**
**29,984**
**26,564**|
||2,150
0
2,150
0
0
0
0
0
806
0
806
2,077|
||**2,956**
**0**
**2,956**
**2,077**|
||7,000
0
7,000
0|
||**39,940**
**0**
**39,940**
**28,641**|
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## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **for the year ended 31st January 2022 (continued)**
|**Expenditure**
**5. Ministry Costs**
Michael Whittle
Lesley Cross
Visiting Speaker
**Total Pastoral and Ministry Costs**
**6. Church Family Expenses**
Mission
Travel / Motor
Gift / Courses
Evangelism / Music
Help for Poor
**Total Church Family Expenses**
**7. Establishment Costs**
Utilities
Materials
Labour
Rent
**Total Establishment Costs**
**8. Administrative Costs**
Printing, Postage & Stationery
Telephone
Professional Fees
**Total Administrative Costs**|Unrestricted Restricted
Total
Total
2023
2023
31.01.23
31.01.22
£
£
£
£
12,970
0
12,970
8,000
1,534
0
1,534
13,810
455
0
455
0|
|---|---|
||**14,959**
**0**
**14,959**
**21,810**|
||5,775
0
5,775
8,000
3,236
0
3,236
3,453
9,200
0
9,200
0
575
0
575
600
1,470
0
1,470
550|
||**20,256**
**0**
**20,256**
**12,603**|
||1,460
0
1,460
1,257
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,458
0
1,458
463|
||**2,918**
**0**
**2,918**
**1,720**|
||200
200
201
0
0
551
1,250
1,250
1,250|
||**1,450**
**0**
**1,450**
**2,002**|
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st January 2022 (continued)**
|**9. Miscellaneous**
Bank Charges
Sundries
**Total Miscellaneous Costs**
**10. Cash at Bank**
Lloyds Bank Account No: 67638160
Investments
Cash in Hand|Unrestricted Restricted
Total
Total
2023
2023
31.01.23
31.01.22
£
£
£
£
0
0
0
0
1,300
0
1,300
0|Unrestricted Restricted
Total
Total
2023
2023
31.01.23
31.01.22
£
£
£
£
0
0
0
0
1,300
0
1,300
0|
|---|---|---|
||**1,300**
**0**
**1,300**
**0**||
||**2023**
**£**
13,490
100,000
0
**113,490**|**2022**
**£**
14,248
100,000
0
**114,248**|
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