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2020-12-31-accounts

CHRIST CHURCH LEYTON

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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the . Parochial Church Council

for the year ended 31 December 2020

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Incumbent: The Rev Mark Burkill . 52 Elm Road Leytonstone London . Ell 4DW

Bankers: Santander Customer Service Centre Bootle Merseyside L30 4GB

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Independent Examiner: Jason Foxwell, Independent-examiner.net 39 Enfield Road, Poole, BH15 3LJ

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CHRIST CHURCH, LEYTON

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR YEAR ENDED 31% DECEMBER 2020

Administrative Information Christ Church is situated in Francis Road, Leyton, London, E10. It is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Vicarage, 52 Elm Road, Leyton, London, E11 4DW.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Leyton has been registered with the Charity Commission. The charity registration no is 1127622.

PCC members who have served from 1% January 2020 until the date of this report was approved are:-

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Incumbent:|Rev Mark Burkill|Chairman| |Clergy:|Rev D Webb|Licensed|Minister| |Rev P|Brentford| |Wardens:|Mr Rob|Pilling| |Mr Josh Field|Vice|Chair| |Deanery|Synod Reps:|Mr Matt Harvey| |Miss|Helen Lyons| |Mr Ade|Oragbade| |Elected|members:|Miss Ann Anosike|Secretary| |Mrs|Sylvia Clovey| |Mrs Joan Ede|Treasurer| |Dr Ruth Goodall|Gift Aid|Secretary|(to|16/05/2020)| |Mr Matt Hanner|(to|Feb|2020)| |Miss|Carol|Harrison| |Mrs|Marion|Knowles| |Mrs|Janice|Mancktelow|)| |Mr Geoff|Norris|Deputy|Warden| |Mrs|Clare|Parker| |Ms|Caz|Rawlinson| |Mrs|Barbara|Sweeting—| |Mrs|Helen Webb| |Co-opted members|Mr L|Forty|(to|31/08/2020)| |Electoral|Roll|Officer|Mr R Ede|

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Structure, government and management

The method of appointment of Parochial Church Council members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

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Objectives and activities

Christ Church’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Rev M Burkill, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church building of Christ Church Leyton, London E10. .

Achievements and performance

e Church Attendance Due to the CoVid19 lockdown situation, the AGM arranged for 29/03/2020 was cancelled. A brief AGM was held on 06/09/2020. All the reports had been circulated to the congregation before the cancelled AGM in March. This brief meeting gave an opportunity for any questions to be raised on these reports. It was recorded that the Electoral Roll now stands at 124 compared with 110 for 2019. Of the current 124 people on the roll, 70 are resident outside of the parish. The average weekly attendance (in person), counted during October 2020, was 56 adults and 4 children.

It has of course been necessary to change the format of our Church Services during 2020 due to the worldwide CoVid pandemic. Normal Morning and Evening Services were held in the Church building up until 15" March 2020. From Sunday 22™4 March 2020 both the Morning and Evening Services were streamed via YouTube from the staff's individual homes and later the Church building when it could be used again. We are very thankful to:-

Following recommendations from the Re-opening Committee (see Review of the Year below), the PCC were invited to personally attend the 10.30am Service on Sunday 26" July 2020. This enabled the procedures put in place to be tested and any adjustments made before the congregation were allowed back into the building. Morning Services have been streamed and people have attended in person (up to the capacity allowed in respect of maintaining social distancing) from Sunday 2™4 August 2020 as and when Government guidelines and restrictions have allowed it.

The 6.30pm Evening Service was available to attend in person from Sunday 13 September 2020 with the same restrictions as the Morning Service. Attendance at both these Services has grown — mainly due to the procedures put in place which enables members to feel safe and secure while in the building. It is of course appreciated that we are unable to have the same level of fellowship as before lockdown but do value being able to meet together.

Data collected from YouTube (number of views of streamed services) and Eventbrite (from tickets booked for services) show an average service view and attendance of:-

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The PCC has met on 6 occasions during 2020 with an average attendance of 91%. Apart from the
January 2020 meeting, all of these meetings have been held via Zoom. The AGM was scheduled for
29 March 2020 but due to the CoVid lockdown was delayed and finally held on Sunday 6
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September 2020 following the morning service. All the necessary reports had been circulated to the congregation in March and there was an opportunity for any questions to be raised at the AGM. The necessary PCC officer elections were held at the following PCC meeting on 21/09/2020. The Finance, Fabric, Outreach, and Mission Partner Support Groups continued to meet, in a format allowed under the guidelines at the time, in-between PCC meetings. Reports of their deliberations and recommendations were circulated for inclusion at the full PCC meetings and discussed and agreed where necessary.

We thank the Lord for modern technology and those within our congregation who have the knowledge and skills to enable us to stream services, continue to meet together in growth groups, circulate teaching materials and generally stay in touch.

The Mission Task Group has the responsibility each year of proposing partners to which donations will be made. The amount of missionary giving for one year is based on 10% of the total giving, including grants received from the Josiah Trust, during the previous financial year. The list of partners recommended for support by the Group is circulated to the Josiah Trust as well as to the PCC for approval each year. In 2020, three main partners were agreed as AWM,Qa, Crosslinks (Graeme & Bequi Innes) and Crosslinks (Nick & Harriett Algeo) who each received grants of £2750. Our other main partners, John & Alma Baker, finished their placement with AIM in Mayotte in 2020. They were given 50% (£1375) of their yearly support. Barnabas Fund (£700) continues to be supported as a minor partner. The discretionary balance was given to CPAS (£200), Rob Plutte (£1210 towards Cornhill fees) which leaves a balance of £3307. This item is further reported on in the Financial Review below.

The Outreach Task Group aims to aid the Church in reaching out to those around us with the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ. Opportunities for outreach during 2020 have been limited due to the CoVid situation:-

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The Communications Group has not functioned as a group this year due to 2 key members moving on. We are very grateful to the technical members of our congregation who have worked tirelessly throughout to year to ensure that we are able to stream services during the lockdown. One PCC member has taken on the role of keeping the website up-to-date and Christmas leaflet showing details of services were circulated throughout the Parish. Consideration needs to be given to the future of this Group. ;

The Fabric Task Group has overseen the annual maintenance of the heaters, portable appliances, a gutter clearance and servicing of the lightning protection equipment. A programme of major work for the restoration of cast iron rainwater goods was completed in August 2020.

Following a grant from London over the Borders, a request was made for approval of plans for an uplighting project on the front face of the Church building from the DAC (Diocesan Advisory Committee). Unfortunately the DAC did not recommend the works due to the low-level of the lighting and the lights being be attached to the building. They asked us to think again about our proposal and after consultation with DAC Lighting Advisor to resubmit a suitable scheme. The PCC has reconsidered this proposal and have voted to continue as it wishes to increase our Parish presence especially in the darker winter evenings. Consultation is being held with the DAC Lighting Adviser and the contractor to revise and resubmit the plan for approval during 2021. —- The Fabric Team are also looking into having a new water heater in the kitchen (a donation from the congregation has been received for this), repairing the paving outside the vestry door and issues with the electrical wiring of the heaters in Church. |

Financial Review

A copy of the accounts for y/e 31/12/2020 are attached to this report. We continue to be grateful for the on-going generous support for the ministry at Christ Church from the Josiah Trust, a charity whose objectives are in line with those of the PCC. The financial situation has been constantly reviewed during 2020 by the Finance Task Group (FTG) and the PCC with giving and expenditure figures being monitored monthly. ' The regular giving to Christ Church Leyton in 2020 was up by 12.3% on 2019. This increase has not been reflected for open cash and envelopes collected at the services. Due to the closure of the Church building and the restrictions regarding collection plates when it re-opened, open cash has dropped by 64% and Envelopes & Cheques by 12%. However Standing Orders have increased by 9%. We were very grateful for one-offs donations received throughout the year to support the Ministry at Christ Church. The one-off donations have been shown in the accounts separately in 2020. There has been a rise of 8% in the amount of gift aid claimed. The FTG has monitored the situation throughout the

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year and kept the PCC appraised by providing monthly updates on giving and projections on best and
middle case scenarios of a drop in income and the effect this could have on our planned budget spend.
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The Josiah Trust continued to support Christ Church Leyton in 2020 with increased monthly grants for Jan to August 2020 (£9000pm) to cover the 24 Associate Minister salary. The grants reduced in September 2020 (to £4500pm) when the Associate Minister left to enter theological training.

The FTG has throughout 2020 projected a shortfall at the end of the year which has varied throughout as income has increased and expenditure has reduced. The General Fund shortfall at 31/12/2020 was £5170. With the 2019 end of year shortfall of £2733 this makes a total General Fund deficit of £7903 at 31/12/2020. A request to the Josiah Trust for help with managing this shortfall will be made in January 2021.

Consideration was given throughout the year as to how we could reduce expenditure. Furloughing one metnber of staff was discussed but in light of the reducing staffing levels, increased workload and whether we should even be considering this, the PCC decided not to go down this route. -

The Mission Partner Support giving for 2020 was higher than normal due to the additional grants received from the Josiah Trust in 2019 - £15042 for 2020 as opposed to £12362 in 2019. The same will apply in 2021 as increased JT grants received in 2020. It was felt that while we want to continue with supporting our Mission Partners with 10% of our giving income, we may need to carry forward some expenditure in a separate fund to level out this expenditure over several years. At the end of 2020, £3307 was transferred into a new Mission Partner Support Fund.

The 2020 Fabric Fund spend of £5408.64 was covered by a transfer from the general fund. Due to the General Fund shortfall it was not possible to fulfil the PCC commitment to put a total of £5500 in the Fabric Fund. The London over the Border grant of £2550 for up-lighting is still being held in the Fabric Fund pending approval of the project and is therefore the only carry forward amount in the Fund at 31/12/2020.

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The 2020 Fabric Annual Maintenance Fund spending was £1326. This was covered by a £50 grant from Friends ofEssex Churches anda transfer from the General Fund of £1276. The PCC is unable to move the additional amount of £724 (annual allocation of £2000 less expenditure of £1276) into the Fabric Annual Maintenance Fund due to the deficit in the General Fund. There is therefore no carry forward for the Fabric Annual Maintenance Fund into 2021.

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There was no expenditure from the Vicarage Fund in 2020. Again it was not possible to put the PCC commitment into this Fund of £500 as it would only increase the General Fund deficit. The carry forward in this Fund has remained at £1319.03. At 31/12/2020, the money held within the designated funds is covering the General Fund deficit. The PCC is aware that this is not a situation that can be allowed to continue as it could lead to insolvency, ie not enough money left in the bank to cover the funds should all the expenditure be needed at once. A request will be made to The Josiah Trust for an increase in the monthly grant to ensure the General Fund is able to cover the expenditure in future. This situation will be constantly monitored during 2021.

The 2020 Gift Day appeal raised £3976.25. This appeal was to raise £3000 to cover the cost of a Trainee for one year who would complete a Cornhill course and work with youth and children’s ministries within the Church. The Church would cover the cost of the Cornhill course and pay a small amount of weekly expenses. Any additional sum raised would be used to cover the cost of additional cleaning requirements due to the pandemic. We are currently in the process of securing cleaning services for this purpose.

Our Ministry Team is currently the Vicar, Associate Minister and 3 unpaid members of staff. The unpaid staff consist of one Trainee working with Youth & Children’s ministries and one member of our congregation who has completed the Cornhill course and has oversight of the Women’s Ministry. Another member of our congregation works on a part time basis while studying at Cornhill. These 3 members of staff provide valuable support to the work of the Ministry at Christ Church.

We have again met the full cost of the Parish Share in 2020 of £58021.92. The ReNew Chelmsford Partnership Synod has set up The Essex & East London Good Stewards Trust (EELGST) and asked if Churches within this Partnership would consider paying their Parish Share through the Trust. The PCC agreed to this in 2018. The EELGST bank account is now up and running and from January 2021 the Parish Share for Christ Church Leyton will be paid via the Trust. The PCC agreed that it would pay the full Parish Share (including the 1% discount for direct debit payments) into the EELGST. The Trust would pay the monthly amount into the Diocese but retain the 1% discount in the Trust to aid other Churches in financial difficulty.

We shall continue to:-

Overall the percentages for 2020 expenditure are as follows:-

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Reserves Policy ; There is no Reserves Policy in place. The Josiah Trust, which was formed in 2004 to support Wordbased ministry, has committed to supporting ministry at Christ Church. The Josiah Trust has an explicit Reserves Policy based around being able to provide for future needs at Christ Church. Where money is donated to the Church for specific items, these amounts are accounted for separately. _Any money unspent is carried forward into the next year’s accounts. These funds at the end of 2020 are:-

Cornhill Student Support Discipleship Fund Fabric Fund Fabric Fund ~ Annual Maintenance Gift Day 2016 — Fabric & Communication Gift Day 2020 (new 2020) G&S — Kitchen Water Heater (new 2020) Hardship Loan Fund (Hardship Fund renamed for clarity) M Harvey Support Fund Mission Partner Support (new 2020) Needy Fund Vicarage Fund The following funds has been closed in 2020 due to all monies being paid out:AWM EER Support . Staff Salary Fund

Approved by the PCC via e-mail resolution (due to pandemic restrictions) on 24" February 2021 and signed on their behalf by Rev M Burkill (PCC Chairman). Signed: t E . Bid) f Date: 25 [Z| 2DZ)

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Independent Examiner’s report to the Parochial Church Council of Christ Church, Leyton

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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe PCC for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in — connection with the examination*siving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Jason Foxwell FCCA FCIE independent-examiner.net 39 Enfield Road, Poole, BH15 3LJ

Date: 9 March 2021

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Financial Statement for the year ended 31° December 2020

Receipts and Payments Account

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Note|General|Other|Total|2019| |Fund|Funds|2020| |£|£|£|£| |RECEIPTS| |Regular|Giving|.| |Envs &|Cheques|10418|10418|11889| |Open Cash|1174|1174|3300| |Planned|Giving|(SOs)|44025|44025|40265| |One-offs|7209|,|7209|0| |Gift Aid recovered|13554|13554|12564| |Total|76380|76380|68018| |Staff Salaries &|Costs|1|100200|100200|96625| |Ministry|Costs|2|87|87|209| |Goods &|Services|3|40|675|715|3450| |Church|Activities|4|569|3976|4545|13384| |Other receipts|5|2376|11270|13646|9094| |Total|Receipts|179652|15921|195573|190780| |PAYMENTS| |Parish|Share|-58022|-58022|-56437| |Staff Salaries &|Costs|6|-92142|-2369|-94511|-70777| |Ministry|Costs|7|-1212|-1923|-3135|-5811| |Mission|Giving|8|-11735|-11735|-12632| |Total|-163111|-4292|-167403|-145657| |Church|Utilities|9|-6621|-6621|-7431| |Goods &|Services|10|-2243|-6735|-8978|-6492| |Church|Activities|11|-1383|-1904|-3287|-17073| |Governance|Costs|12|-375|-375|-250| |Other payments|13|-1097|-9666|-10763|-7365| |-174830|-22597|-197427|-184268| |Excess|of receipts|over payments|4822|4822|8806| |Deficit of|payments|over receipts|-6676|~6676|-2294| |Transfer between|funds|-9992|9992|0|0| |-5170|3316|-1854|6512| |Cash|at bank|and|in hand|at|1° Jan|~2733.33|13333.16|10599.83|4088| |End|or previous|year|adjustment| |re|unreconciled|amounts| |Cash|at bank and|in hand|at|31* Dec|-7903.66|16649.20|8745.54|10600|

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Funds held

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Balance|Receipts|Payments|Transfers|Balance| |1* Jan|between|31° Dec| |2020|funds|2020| |£|£|£|£|£| |General Fund|-2733.33|179652.11|-174830.80|-9991.64|-7903.66| |Vicarage Fund|1319.03|0.00|0.00|0.00|1319.03| |Fabric|Fund|2550.00|0.00|-5408.64|5408.64|2550.00| |Fabric-Gen|Mtce|0.00|50.00|-1326.00|1276.00|0.00| |Gift Day 2016|1122.41|0.00|-909.29|0.00|213.12| |Hardship|Loan Fund|600.00|1492.50|-1050.00|0.00|1042.50| |Discipleship Fund|3327.46|-1923.33|0.00|1404.13| |M Harvey|Support|1705.00|4810.00|-3630.00|0.00|2885.00| |Staff Salary Fund|2368.26|0.00|-2368.26|0.00|0.00| |QD Support|150.00|37.50|-187.50|0.00|0.00| |Cornhill|Student|—|55.00|1980.00|-1792.95|0.00|242.05| |Support|eee|Ce| |Needy Fund|136.00|628.12|-684.00|0.00|80.12| |2020 MPS|not spent|0.00|0.00|0.00|3307.00|3307.00| |Gift Day 2020|0.00|3976.25|-995.00|0.00|2981.25| |G&S — Water|Heater|0.00|625.00|0.00|0.00|625.00|

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Funds opened during 2020 Gift Day 2020

G&S — New water heater

Funds closed at 31/12/2020 Staff Salary Fund Gee Support

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Notes on receipts in accounts

Note General
Fund
Other
Funds
. Total
2020
Total
2020
2019
£ £ £ £
1 = Staffsalary& costs income
Josiah Trust
90000 90000 91875
StJohn’s Walthamstow 500
Rentcontribution ~__10200 10200 4250
100200 100200 96625
2 Ministry CostsIncome
AdultMinistry 65 65 209
YouthMinistry 22 22 0
87 87 209
3 Goods & Services
Donationto Fabric Fund 3350
Goods& Services 40 625 665 100
Fabric Maintenance Fund 50 50
Fabric Fund
40 675 715 3450
4 Church Activities
BibleNotes 104 104 139
Church Suppers 222 222 443
Consumables 3 3
EvangelicalsNow 240 240 195
GiftDay 19—Algeos 6591
AwayWeekend2019 6015
GiftDay2020 569 3976
3976
3976
4545.
«13383
5 Other income
Church Funds 10
Donations 532 139 671 635
Fees 989 989 1299
Gifts 855 ~ 855
Interest 9
Hardship Loan Fund 1493 1493 50
Needy Fund 628 628 416
Pledges —CD 38 38 488
Donation— J&A Baker 1675
Donation - Forty 712 712
Donation—R&B Plutte 1470 1470 662
Donation—M Harvey 4810 4810 3250
Donation— Cornhill Student 1980 1980 600
2376 11270 13646 ——-9094

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Notes on expenditure in accounts

Note General
Fund
Other
Funds
Total
2020
2019
£ £ £ £
6 Staffsalaries & costs exp
Vicar’sExpenses -756 -756 -1136
Associate Minister Salary -32380 -32380 -47392
2"Assoc Minister Salary -34935 -2369 -37304 -7507_
Associate MinisterExpenses -197 -197 -821
2"Assoc MinisterExpenses -20 -20 -20
2™4Assoc Minister—Rent/Moving -23400 -23400 -12785
Women’s MinistryWorkerExps -20 -20 -570
Other staffexpenses -71 -71 -75
Payroll costs -363 -363 -471
-92142 -2369 -94511 -70777
7 Ministry costs
Adult Ministry -395 -395 -621
10 ofthose Support -720 -720
DiscipleshipFund -1923 -1923 -4731
Mother/Dads& Toddlers -14
Spotlight
YouthMinistry
-48
-49
-48
-49
-332
-113
-1212 -1923 -3135 -5811
8 Mission Giving
John&Alma Baker -1375 -1375 -3282
ArabWorldMinistries(i -2750 -2750 -3150
Barnabas Fund -700 -700 -700
Crosslinks (NA/GI) -5500 -5500 -5500
CPAS -200 -200
R Plutte -1210 -1210
-11735 -11735 -12632
9 Church Utilities
Electricity -702 -702 -1115
Gas -2283 -2283 -2663
Insurance ,.
—_
Telephones
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-2238
-1119
-2238
“1119
-2255
-1135
Water -279 -279 -263
-6621 -6621 -7431

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Note General
Funds
Other
Funds
Total
2020
2019
£ £ £ £
10 Goods & Services
Fabric Fund -5409 -5409 -2009
Fabric Fund—Maintenance -1326 -1326 -1440
G&S Under£300 ~415 . -415 -1222
Management Software -441 -44] -442
Photocopierrental -839 -839 -839
Print -548 -548 -540
-2243 -6735 -8978 -6492
11 Church Activities
AwayWeekend2019 -7100
BibleNotes -120 -120 -123
Camp
Church Suppers
-240 -240 -519
841
Consumables -798 -798 ~-1445
EvangelicalsNow -225 -225 -240
GiftDay 16—Fabric&Comm -909 -909 -214
GiftDay2020 -995 -995
GiftDay 19—Algeos -6591
-1383 -1904 -3287 -17073
12 Governance Costs
Examiner’s Fee -375 -375 -250.
-375 -375 -250
13. Other payments
Donations -30 ~139 -169 -485
Fees 91 -91
Gifts -976 -976 -120
Hardship Loan Fund ~1050 -1050
NeedyFund -684 -684 -280
Pledges—G -188 -188 338
Donation—J&A Baker ~1675
Donation—LForty -712 -712 -662
Donations —-R&B Plutte -1470 -1470 -3260
Donation~MHarvey -3630 -3630
Donation—Cornhill Student -1793 -1793 -545
-1097 -9666 -10763 -7365
Statement ofAssets and Liabilities at 31°*December2020 2020
General
Fund
Other
Funds
Total
2020
2019
£ £ £ £
Santander CurrentAccount -7903.66 16217.69 8314.03 10169
Cash 431.51 431.51 431
-7903.66 16649.20 8745.54 10600

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