yeovil(8 vineyardchurch Annual Report l April 2020- 31 March 2021
1. Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisers
Yeovil Vineyard Church is a charity registered under its own name and does not use any other name. The Charity registration number for Yeovil Vineyard Church is 1130411.
The address of the principal office for Yeovil Vineyard Church is:
1 Market Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1HR
The names of all those who were the charity’s trustees or custodian trustees on the date the report was approved:
Hendrik Hattingh John Spearman Richard Smith Rebekah Smith
2. Structure, governance and management
The governing document of Yeovil Vineyard Church is the Charitable Trust Deed which is dated 30 January 2009.
The methods adopted for the recruitment and appointment of new trustees are at the sole discretion of the trustees of Yeovil Vineyard Church.
3. Financial Review:
Our aim is to keep a Contingency fund of 15% of our annual income. We do not have a formal policy on the reserves that is to be enforced but aim to keep the funds of the church in a good state.
Other financial controls are in place requiring the trustees to make decisions about spending any reserves and big amounts that may be required. A limit is set at £2,000 so that any amount larger than this would require the trustees’ approval. We also have a budget approval process whereby the trustees review and agree the proposed budget spend for each year.
It is our aim never to be in deficit and we have every intention to keep it that way. All our excess income at the end of each year will be allocated to our church growth fund. The church growth fund is the money we are setting aside in order to put down a deposit on a building and other building/venue related costs.
Yeovil Vineyard Church Receipts and Payments Accounts 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
Section A Receipts and payments
| 2020/21 | 2019/20 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted Funds | Restricted Funds | Unrestricted | ||||
| Total | Funds | Restricted Funds | Total | |||
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Gifts | ||||||
| Gift Aid Giving | 32,190 | 1,000 | 48,541 | 100 | ||
| Non Gift Aid Giving | 17,027 | 2,560 | 14,265 | 1,809 | ||
| Gift Aid tax claim | 12,168 | 25 | 64,970 | 10,375 | 793 | 75,883 |
| Other Receipts | ||||||
| Conference Contributions | ||||||
| Course Contributions | ||||||
| Other Receipts CD Sales |
181 | |||||
| Interest | 0 | 181 | ||||
| Total Receipts | 61,385 | 3,585 | 64,970 | 73,362 | 2,702 | 76,064 |
| Payments | ||||||
| Pay | ||||||
| Salaries & Wages | 10,560 | 15,355 | ||||
| Payroll Services | 454 | 11,014 | 539 | 15,893 | ||
| Non Pay | ||||||
| Rent | 24,254 | 34,224 | ||||
| Rates & Utilities | 3,193 | 3,675 | ||||
| Printing, Postage & Stationary | 723 | 981 | ||||
| Phone & Internet | 480 | 563 | ||||
| Computer equipment, software, licenses & subscriptions Equipment Hire |
3,857 | 2,121 | ||||
| Office Equipment & Furniture | ||||||
| Maintenance | 73 | 242 | ||||
| Insurance Professional & Legal |
1,194 | 1,357 | ||||
| CCPAS & DBS checks | 141 | 230 | ||||
| Sound & Music Equipment | 215 | 135 | ||||
| Resources CD Purchases |
89 | 159 | ||||
| Catering | 2,927 | 2,408 | 1,769 | |||
| Hospitality | ||||||
| Conference costs Advertising | 40 | 1,450 | ||||
| Travel Expenses | 905 | |||||
| Giving | 3,450 | 5,125 | ||||
| Sundry Expenses | 206 | |||||
| Bank Charges & Interest | 69 | 40,705 | 60 | 55,611 | ||
| Purchase of Assets | 990 | 990 | 1,399 | 1,399 | ||
| Total Payments | 49,782 | 2,927 | 52,709 | 71,134 | 1,769 | 72,903 |
| Net of Receipts/(Payments) | 11,603 | 658 | 12,261 | 2,229 | 932 | 3,161 |
| Transfers between funds | (141) | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash and monetary assets balance last year end | 25,864 | 6,375 | 32,240 | 23,636 | 5,443 | 29,079 |
| Cash and monetary assets balance this year end | 37,327 | 7,174 | 44,501 | 25,864 | 6,375 | 32,240 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets - rental prepayments B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Plant & Equipment B5 Liabilities - gifts made Net Assets Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature |
45,351 3,709 (850) 48,210 Print Name Hendrik Hattingh |
30,232 2,170 3,719 36,120 Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/01/2022 | ||
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner'5 Report Report to the trusteesl members of O V IL Vi On accounts for Ihg year gnded 31 3.ai CIRrfty no (If anyl Set out on pages Irfymember to ild$ the nUrnbe ofwJditiDnal s'i.'.L::, I rewt to the trustees on my ex2rnination ofthe ants of the ave charÉty (Ihe Trusfi for the year ended Responsibilitses and As the charity trustees. yThi are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in aco)rdan with the Charities Act 2011 {Ih8 Acr). I rep)rt in resped of my examination of the Trusys accounts carrted out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in CaIng out my examination, I have fk)Wed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seclbjn 145151(b) of the AL Independent examinerfs statement u I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have )me to my attention (other than that d5SL)sed below.) in connection wth the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in. any material respecL: the accounti records V•we not kept in acc#)rdan section 130 oftheArtor the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.. or the acwints did rrf)t comply th the applicable requirements concerning the form arKI content of accounts Set out in the Charibes (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requir8ment that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which 1$ not a matter conwdered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have como across no other matters in connection th the examination to wthich attention should be drawn in this report in order to enaNe a proper understanding of the acc•Junts to be rethed. . Please delete Iha words in the bTrckets rfthey do not appty. Signed: Name: irns Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (rfany)". IER October 2018
Address: Section B Disclosure Onty complele rf the examiner neeos to hhlIght mattets of concern (see CC32, IndepeThJent examinatii)n of charity aco)unts: directions and guidance for ex8rniners}. Give her• dotsils of any items that the oxaminer wl$hes to disclose. IER October 2018
4. Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others
Yeovil Vineyard Church and its trustees are not acting as custodian trustees and do not hold any assets in this capacity.
5. Public benefit statement
Yeovil Vineyard Church is governed by its Charitable Trust Deed that clearly outlines its objects as a charity and the duties/authority of trustees of the charity. We are dedicated to adhering to the laws, rules and regulation that govern us as a charity and as a church.
We believe that everything we do is in the best interest of the public and community we serve, and we seek to take due regard to any guidance the Commission publishes, as well as other organisations that serve charitable trusts and churches in general.
1. 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 the Schedule hereto attached in such ways and in such parts of Yeovil, Somerset, the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit;
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 Yeovil, Somerset, the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit.
The Trustees must use the income and may use the capital of the Church in promoting the Objects.
2. Achievements and performance
b. Giving
In terms of our giving Yeovil Vineyard Church has a target of giving 10% of our income towards supporting other charities and organisations. We have given more than 10% of our income towards the following organisations:
Vineyard Churches UK Supporting other charitable trusts in the UK Arab World Ministries Supporting charitable organisations globally Piemonte Vineyard Support for Church Planting in Italy Journey UK Support for healing courses
b. Gathering
With the arrival of COVID and the first lockdown, we had to rapidly switch to doing online church. Westfield Academy wanted to use the school hall as a socially distanced classroom, so we could no longer use the venue, even after the lockdown ended.
We relocated our Sunday services to Abbey Manor Community Centre, which afforded us a COVID-secure venue for 40 people in the main hall, and 10 people in the Parish Room (under lockdown regulations).
This has enabled us to continue to meet in person when the government regulations have allowed, but the online services have continued throughout the pandemic.
With regards to the impact of COVID on the church, we have seen regular attendance drop significantly as people have to weigh up their own acceptable levels of risk, and of course the fact that we only have limited space for in-person services and having to make bookings for the test, track and trace system.
To help ease the burden of organisation, we have formed a pastoral team who share the weekly pastoral oversight of the services, with a different couple leading each week, and this has worked very well. Each couple serve as site pastors once a month and this seems to be a sustainable approach as we slowly rebuild teams for particular areas.
c. Outreach
We have continued to keep a scaled down programme and focus more on discipleship activities. The online platform has enabled us to reach people and communities not previously accessible and we have seen people from all over the world join our services. There have been some people giving their lives to God and join the church.
d. Equipping
We have continued our training and equipping programme and our internship programme finished in December 2020, and we started up a new 2-year Hub programme in March 2021.
e. Other News
Our youth pastor, Jason Helyar, passed away as a result of a brain tumour and this has had a profound impact on our community. Jason was well loved and respected throughout Yeovil as a community, and although his funeral and memorial service was restricted due to covid-regulations, the service was broadcast online and viewed by over 1,400 people.