Charity number 1130387
St Davids Community Church
Trustees' Report and Accounts
31 March 2023
## **St Davids Community Church Trustees' report and accounts Contents**
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|Trustees' annual report|3,6|
|Independent examiner's report|7|
|Receipts and payments account|8|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|9|
|Notes to the accounts|10,11|
## **St Davids Community Church Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Charity number: 1130387**
## **Objectives and Activities**
## _**Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document**_
A) to advance the christian faith in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees from time to time see fit.
B) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees from time to time may think fit.
C) to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees from time to time think fit.
## _**Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit.**_
The main activities undertaken during the year to further the charity's purpose and for the public benefit have been as follows:-
Church services were held every Sunday throughout the year, which were open to anyone wishing to attend.
Guest speakers also visited the church during the year and preached in our services.
Work with young people continues and includes educational residential experiences, volunteering opportunities and participation in sponsored events.
Local people are involved in the garden and woodwork project learning how to grow vegetables and plants and making items of garden furniture.
Drop In sessions provide opportunities for visitors to use computers and access information and advice in their search for employment and benefit entitlement.
Rainbow Kidz provides educational and leisure activities for children.
Crafts activities provided an opportunity for all ages and abilities to be creative.
Cookery sessions provided an opportunity for all ages and abilities to learn basic cooking skills.
Volunteers and families went on day trips to Richmond and Catterick for well-earned breaks for all of their hard work.
Two Men's breakfast mornings were organised which included a full english breakfast.
Four Women’s nights were organised for coffee, cake and a chat.
Educational work was done in partnership with NHS providing awareness raising sessions and advice regarding smoking cessation, healthy eating and fitness.
## _**Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission**_
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Additional information**
## _**Contribution made by volunteers**_
The valuable assistance from volunteers is much appreciated by the Trustees and volunteer involvement has contributed to the activities and services provided by the charity.
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## **Achievements and Performance**
## _**Summary of the main achievements and performance of the charity:-**_
Provision is inclusive, for all ages and abilities, including individuals and families.
More volunteer involvement has contributed to the success of the project.
Most activities, events and courses have been well attended throughout the period.
Numbers accessing the organisation have steadily increased.
More people were volunteering and undertook training.
## **Additional information**
## _**Fundraising activities during the year**_
The organisation worked in partnership with the Youth A690 and received funding from Sunderland Council for Warm spaces to create a safe place for people to go to keep warm. We also received money from Sunderland Council for What matters next, phase 3 Warm spaces for tutor costs, activities, promotion and refreshments.
Fundraising was organised to raise some money for the sound system
## **Financial Review**
## _**Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period**_
The charity has recorded a surplus this year of £913 which is a vast improvement on the deficit of £11,930 in the previous year.
Income has increased this year to £35,275 (2022: £23,926) due to an increase in grant income, donations and a gift aid claim being submitted.
Expenditure has reduced slightly to £34,362 (2022: £35,856) but has remained at a similar level to the previous year.
The total funds held by the charity as at 31st March 2023 were £17,571 (2022: £16,658). This amount is made up of £631 restricted and £16,940 of unrestricted funds.
Unrestricted funds have increased to £16,940 this year (2022: £15,777) as a result of the surplus recorded.
The trustees are expecting the charities income to be at a similar level in the coming year. This will enable the charity to continue to run its full range of activities.
## _**Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held**_
The trustees always plan to hold unrestricted cash reserves that are sufficient to cover the running costs of the charity for a minimum period of six months.
This would enable the charity to be able to continue providing our services should future donations and other income drop. The reserves will also act as a safety net for any large unexpected expenditure that may arise in the future.
## _**Amount of reserves held**_
The amount of unrestricted reserves held by the charity as at 31st March 2023 were £16,940.
The reserves held are currently only slightly below the trustee's desired level.
## _**Reasons for holding zero reserves**_
The charity has no plans to hold zero reserves.
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## _**Details of fund materially in deficit**_
No funds were in deficit at the year end.
## _**Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern**_
There are no current concerns about the charity continuing as a going concern.
## **Additional information**
## _**The charity’s principal sources of funds**_
Almost all of the charity's funding currently comes from donations.
Grants were also received during the year from Sunderland City Council to help fund our activities.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Description of charity’s trusts:** _**Type of governing document**_
The charity is governed by its constitution adopted on 8th June 2009.
## _**How is the charity constituted?**_
St Davids Community Church is a registered charity (no.1130387) and was registered on 26th June 2009.
## _**Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions**_
Trustees are elected each year at the Annual General Meeting of the charity by the members.
## **Reference and Administrative details**
_**Charity name**_ St Davids Community Church _**Registered charity number**_ 1130387 _**Charity’s principal address**_ Anthony Road Farringdon Sunderland Tyne & Wear SR3 3HG
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
L Kent J Jeludin A Kent S Mileson
All trustees served for the whole year unless otherwise indicated above.
## **Additional information**
Details of the Independent Examiner: SE Squirrell FMAAT 8 West Acre Consett Co Durham DH8 0AY
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## **Declarations**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
## **Signature:**
## **Trustees name:**
## **Date:**
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**1130387**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report**
## **Report to the trustees of St Davids Community Church**
**On the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Charity number:**
## **Set out on pages 8 to 11**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees, 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
## **Signed:**
**Date:**
SE Squirrell FMAAT
The Association of Accounting Technicians
8 West Acre Consett Co Durham DH8 0AY
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## **St Davids Community Church Receipts and Payments Account For the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023**
|**Notes**
**Receipts**
Church Tithes
HMRC Gift Aid
Sunderland City Council - What Matters Next
Sunderland City Council - Community Chest
Sunderland City Council (YAP) - Warm Spaces
Other Donations
Other income
Sub total
4
**Asset and Investment Sales, etc.**
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Pastor's wages
3
Guest speakers
BGL, covid 19 support costs
Sunderland City Council - What Matters Next costs
Mother church pastor tithes
Premises
Insurance
Water
Electric and gas
Telephone
Accommodation
Cleaning
Provisions
Professional fees
2
Other Expenditure
Sub total
**Asset and investment purchases, etc.**
**Total payments**
4
**Net of receipts/payments (-)**
Cash funds last year end
**Cash funds this year end**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
19,081
2,767
-
-
5,000
5,807
80
32,735
200
32,935
20,256
360
-
-
2,400
479
1,825
1,578
2,279
548
-
555
4
430
1,058
31,772
-
31,772
**1,163**
15,777
**16,940**|**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
2,340
-
-
-
-
2,340
-
2,340
-
-
754
1,836
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,590
-
2,590
**250**
**-**
881
**631**|**Total**
**funds**
**2023**
**£**
19,081
2,767
2,340
-
5,000
5,807
80
35,075
200
35,275
20,256
360
754
1,836
2,400
479
1,825
1,578
2,279
548
-
555
4
430
1,058
34,362
-
34,362
**913**
16,658
**17,571**|**Prior year**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||19,627
-
-
539
-
3,760
-|
|||||23,926
-|
|||||23,926|
|||||21,600
1,560
1,053
-
2,540
1,753
1,715
288
1,892
549
218
453
251
410
1,574|
|||||35,856
-|
|||||35,856|
|||||**11,930**
**-**
28,588|
|||||**16,658**|
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## **St Davids Community Church Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 March 2023**
|**Details**
**Cash funds**
Barclays bank account
Cash account
Total cash funds
**Details**
**Assets retained for the**
Equipment
**charity's own use**
**Details**
**Liabilities**
Independent examiner fees
Other creditors
Gas and electric charges
Signed on behalf of all the trustees
**Signature:**|**Cost**
5,653
£
-
£
-
£
5,653
£
**Amount due**
460
£
403
£
554
£
1,417
£|**2023**
**£**|
|---|---|---|
|||17,539
32|
|||17,571|
|||**Current value**
674
£
-
£
-
£|
|||674
£|
|||**When due**
Jan-24
Apr-23
Apr-23|
## **Trustees name:**
## **Date:**
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## **St Davids Community Church Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **1 Basis of preparation**
These accounts have been prepared as receipts and payments accounts as allowed under section 133 of the Charities Act 2011
## **2 Details of certain items of expenditure**
## **Fees for examination of the accounts**
|Independent examiner’s fees
Other fees paid to the independent examiner|**2023**
**£**
430
-|**2022**
**£**|
|---|---|---|
|||410
-|
## **3 Paid Employees**
|**Staff Costs**
Pastor's Remuneration
**_Total staff costs_**||**2023**
**£**
20,256|**2022**
**£**
21,600|
|---|---|---|---|
|||20,256|21,600|
The pastor works on a self-employed basis and is not subject to PAYE. The charity does not have any other employees.
## **4 Charity funds**
## **4.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period** _**Restricted Funds**_
|**_Restricted Funds_**||
|---|---|
|**Fund names**
BGL Group Limited
Sunderland City Council - What Matters
Next
Sunderland City Council - Community
Chest
**_Total Restricted Funds_**
**_Unrestricted Funds_**
General fund
**_Total Unrestricted Funds_**
**_Total Funds_**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
||754 -
754
-
- 2,340
1,836
504
127 -
-
127|
||881
2,340
2,590
631|
||15,777
32,935
31,772
16,940|
||15,777
32,935
31,772
16,940|
|||
||16,658
35,275
34,362
17,571|
**The purposes for which the funds detailed above are held by the charity are as follows:-**
## _**Restricted funds:-**_
Sunderland City Council - What Matters Next Sunderland City Council - Community Chest
Funding for community activities scheme.
Funding for community gardening project.
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## _**Unrestricted and designated funds-**_
These funds are held for meeting the objectives of the charity, and to provide reserves for future projects and activities. Subject to charity legislation, they are free from all restrictions on their use.
## **4.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period** _**Restricted Funds**_
|**_Restricted Funds_**||
|---|---|
|**Fund names**
BGL Group Limited
Sunderland City Council - Community
Chest
**_Total Restricted Funds_**
**_Unrestricted Funds_**
General fund
**_Total Unrestricted Funds_**
**_Total Funds_**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
||1,807
-
1,053
754
-
539
412
127|
||1,807
539
1,465
881|
||26,781
23,387
34,391
15,777|
||26,781
23,387
34,391
15,777|
|||
||28,588
23,926
35,856
16,658|
## **4.3 Transfers between funds**
Their have been no transfers between funds during the year.
## **4.4 Designated funds**
There are currently no designated funds.
## **5 Transactions with trustees and related parties**
## **5.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits**
None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity.
## **5.2 Trustees' expenses**
No trustee expenses have been incurred.
## **5.3 Transaction(s) with related parties**
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period.
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