2023-12-31-accounts - River Church (Orpington)

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	From	Period start date				T o	Period end date
		Day 01	Month 01		Year 2023		Day 31	Month 12		Year 2023

Section A		Reference and administrationdetails

	Charity name			River Church (Orpington)

Other names charity is known by				Ramsden Family Church (previous name)

Registered charity number(if any)				1121675

Charity's principal address				C/o Mr Patrick Wakeford
				30 Pleasance Rd
				Orpington, Kent
				Postcode					BR5 3AR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Patrick Wakeford	Chair of Trustees
Peter Cross
Arron Phillips
Joel Perez	Treasurer
Samantha Howard
Hannah Urbanczyk		1 January –27 February

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

[Trust Deed ]

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

[By Charitable Trust Deed ]

Trustee selection methods The Trustees must be appointed by a resolution passed by a simple majority at a meeting of the Trustees. (The appointment must be (eg. appointed by, elected by) confirmed by Deed where property is held)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational
structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of
major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The objects of the Church are:

For the benefit of the public to advance the Christian Faith (in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs) in such ways and in such parts Summary of the objects of the of the United Kingdom or the World as the Trustees from time to time may charity set out in its think fit; governing document 2. For education, care for the sick and relief of poverty in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the World as the Trustees from time to time may think fit.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

	Providing a place of worship for the River Church (Orpington) group to
	advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public.
	Supporting voluntary workers in the World and within the U.K. to advance
	the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public.
	Training members of River Church (Orpington) in Leadership Skills to
	advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public. This is done
	regularly at midweek meetings as well as special events.
	Care of sick people within the church including visiting and providing
	support.
	The employment of two part time community support workers to provide
	support and reach out to those in need in our community during and after
	the pandemic will continue in 2023.
	Hosting Community and Outreach Events for the benefit of the Public in
	the Crays and Orpington. This brings local people together and fosters
	community spirit and cohesion. Other activities such as games and
	entertainment are provided for the benefit of the public. In addition, the
	church supports the local Foodbank and the local Christians Against Poverty group, both of which seek to alleviate poverty in the area. The Church is now running a CAP jobs club helping people in the local community find employment and improve their skills.
	Youth Club evening to advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public. This involves activities which develop interpersonal skills of teenagers and young adults as well as connecting with other youth groups from other areas around the UK.
	Running a Sunday School on a Sunday morning for younger attendees of
	the River Church to advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the
	public, and to promote education. The Sunday School is open to all
	members of the public with different activities appropriate for the varying
	age ranges.
	Activities undertaken by the church pastor have included:
	● Overall leadership / providing direction for the River Church.
	● Responsibility for organising regular church meetings.
	● Responsibility for the overall set up and administration related to
	church meetings.
	● Helping local people with personal needs.
	● Providing community support groups within the church set up.
	● Oversight for activities run for the local community such as
	outreach meetings.
	● Providing spiritual and emotional support to those in need.
	● Visiting people in hospital to provide support.
	● Home visits for people unable to leave their houses for
	health/family reasons.
	● Counselling people with mental health issues.
	Please note that money was also spent on DBS Checks for volunteers
	involved in activities where appropriate.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Volunteers have contributed to the running of the Charity, particularly in practical ways on a Sunday morning in order to set up the meeting place so that it can run efficiently in order to advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public. Volunteers give their time and skills in many ways to support the ongoing work of the Charity.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

● policy on grantmaking;

● policy programme related investment;

● contribution made by volunteers.

Some of the volunteer roles have included:

Placing signs / directions to the meeting centre.
● Setting up the chairs / banners / tables. ● Tea / Coffee provision.

● Setting up the stage for the musicians including all the musical equipment. ● Running a Sunday School. ● Organising & running games / rewards at community events. ● Setting up of equipment for the Community Events. ● Helping at the youth group which is run on some Saturday evenings.

● Visiting, befriending and offering hospitality to people in the community, including both two-parent and single-parent families, and individuals without any family support, by different church members.

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Section D Achievements and performance

The church continues to meet together every Sunday with new members Summary of the main joining, which includes some with a church background and others with no achievements of the charity or limited previous experience of church. We are glad to see that many during the year newcomers are from a very wide range of ethnic minorities and nationalities. As the church activities grew, we have started using the Giggs Hill Church Hall building; this enabled us to hold a wide range of daily activities through the week that have greatly impacted the local community, from toddler groups, youth meetings, support groups, bible studies, men’s and women’s breakfast, CAP meetings, worship meetings, Gospe l Meetings aimed at new believers, baptisms, picnics and other charitable events. The charity continued its membership of the “Mission Life Grace” network of churches, which currently consists of five core churches, together with a number of associate churches. During July and August, the church supported many to attend our summer outdoor activities including boys camp, girls house party and our annual church's summer conference camping in Devon. The church continues to stream our Sunday Services on YouTube from our original Zoom meeting during the pandemic, this has a positive impact tackling loneliness all across our communities. The leadership felt that it was important for people to still be able to participate in our services from home and not missed out due to mobility or any other issues that might keep them from attending our meetings in person. The Kids' work within River Church has continued to grow and prosper; the groups expand the children’s education by teaching them about the Christian faith, encouraging them to participate in the band and Choir and providing opportunities for them to grow through activities. We have had to increase the amount of DBS checked volunteers to support the children’s ministries both on a Sunday and in the midweek. The Youth work for teenagers and young adults has continued to develop; this provides a positive social environment for young people and helps build confidence, bible studies and socials have run every week and we are thankful for the leaders who faithfully served throughout the year. The stable financial position enabled the charity to continue employing two Community workers, whose roles started in September 2020 and have now become permanent employees. The church financially supports local people to alleviate poverty, together with providing support for missionaries overseas. The church also arranged a hamper for a homeless shelter, and Christmas gifts for an orphanage.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The Trust Deed states that “The Trustees will be jointly responsible with the Spiritual Leadership for the maintaining of a minimum cash balance within the church accounts of £500”.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The income received has mainly been provided through voluntary donations made by members of the public. In addition, further income was received from some of these donations through the Gift Aid scheme.

● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

The expenditure enables the objectives to be fulfilled by sustaining the fundraising); regular running costs of the charity and particularly by enabling the ● how expenditure has support of the pastor, which enables others to be trained and the core supported the key objectives of objectives to be developed. Money is given to several projects across the the charity; world to enhance our faith objective and the relief of poverty. International ● investment policy and giving is matched in the local communities for relief of poverty and objectives including any ethical hardship. investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Patrick Wakeford

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Joel Perez

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair of Trustees

Treasurer

Date 27.10.2024

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	Charity Name River Church(Orpington)	Charity Name River Church(Orpington)	Charity Name River Church(Orpington)	No (if any) 1121675	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/01/2023	To	Period end date 31/12/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 11,433 2 - 179 - - - - - - 1,929 1,062 347 1,898 3,171 54,247 24,710 16,880 2,098 1,441 572 - 87 108,441 108,967 120,580 120,580	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 11,433 2 - 179 - - - - - - 1,929 1,062 347 1,898 3,171 54,247 24,710 16,880 2,098 1,441 572 - 87 108,441 120,580 108,967 120,580	Last year to the nearest £
Offertory (Gift Aid Eligible & General)	108,967				77,398
Gift Aid Received	11,433				15,533
Bank Credit Interest	2				-
Other Gifts,Events & Fundraising	-				-
Investment Income	179				97
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	120,580				93,027

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					93,027

Administration	1,929	-	-	1,929	5,470
Insurance & Child Protection	1,062	-	-	1,062	698
CommunityEvents & Outreach	347			347	1,433
Kids Work & Youth	1,898			1,898	3,014
GroupNetwork and Connected Events	3,171	-	-	3,171	1,930
Salaries, Employment Expenses, and Retirement Support of Former Pastor	54,247			54,247	58,343
Rent,Hall Hire and BuildingExpenses	24,710			24,710	12,536
Support of Missionaries, Gifts & Social Need	16,880	-	-	16,880	16,377
IT and Technology	2,098	-	-	2,098	4,306
Hospitality,General Expenses & Travel	1,441	-	-	1,441	807
Worship,Speakers & Training	572	-	-	572	1,289
Other & Misc (e.g. Special Events, Moving Costs etc. and Hardship Support)	-	-	-	-	1
Investment Expenses	87	-	-	87	86
*Sub total*	108,441	-	-	108,441	106,291

Investment Expenses *Sub total*	87 108,441	- -	- -		87 108,441	86 106,291
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-	-		-	-	-

*Total payments*	108,441	-		-	108,441	106,291
*Net of receipts/(payments)*	12,139	-		-	12,139	- 13,264
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-		-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	30,446	-	-		30,446	43,710
*Cash funds this year end*	42,585	-		-	42,585	30,446

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

26/10/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Investment Account Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Gift Aid Claims for 1 January to 31 December 2023 will be processed in 2024, and will therefore show in next year's accounts. Main Bank Account Cash Box Investment Account Details Reserve Account and Additional Account Details Equipment e.g. Musical Instruments, Sound Equipment, Laptop, Projector, Chairs etc.	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 37,842 4,562 181 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted 42,585 -	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Current value (optional)
			46,122
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Equipment e.g. Musical Instruments, Sound Equipment, Laptop, Projector, Chairs etc.	Unrestricted	-	3,000
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities	Details Signature	Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Patrick Wakeford Joel Perez	When due (optional)





			Date of approval
		Patrick Wakeford	27/10/24
		Joel Perez	27.10.24

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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