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2022-12-31-accounts

Legal and Administrative information Page 2
Structure,
Governance
and Management
Page 3-4
Objectives and Activities Page 4-5
Financial
Review
Page 6-7
Plans for Future Periods Page 8
Report ofthe Independent Examiner Page 9
Statement of Financial
Activities
Page 10
Balance Sheet Page 11
Notes to the Financial Statements Pages 12-20

AVENUE STANDREVPS SOUTHAMPTON
UNITE
AVENUE STANDREVPS SOUTHAMPTON
UNITE
AVENUE STANDREVPS SOUTHAMPTON
UNITE
D REFORME D CHURCH CHARITY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Unrestricted Funda Restricted TOTAL Unrestricted Funds Restdcted TOTAL
General Designated Funds 2022 General Designated Funds 2021
Note 8 6 6 6 8 6
Income
Donations
and legacies
Giving 47,267 5,'I81 52,448 50,468 6,163 56,631
Legacies 2,501 2,501
Grants receivable 5,500 5,000 10,500 10,619 5,000 9,123 24,742
Other trading activities
Fund raising 2,225 2,225 1,293 1,293
Investment
income
Interest &divMends 1,423 657 2,080 946 941 1,887
Charitable
activities
Hall lettings 18,075 18,075 13,090 13,090
SWHG receipts 2,332 2,332 6,020 8,020
Other 848 208 208
Total income 75,336 2,501 13,170 91,007 76,624 5,000 22,247 103,871
Expenditure
Expenditure
on charitable
activities
8 URC Ministry &Mission Fund 35,183 2,565 37,748 34,705 3,613 38,318
Community
Worker
Manse expenses
12,772 3,101 12,772
3,101
8,661 3,970 8,881
3,970
Oflice expenses 582 582 631 631
10 Cost ofchurch activiTies 34,893 5,369 1,514 41,776 28,247 4,880 16,662 49,789
Organ expenses 1,366 1,366 1,470 1,470
11 Donations to charities etc 58 2,439 2,497 2,150 2,150
Avenue
Multicultural
Centre expenses (5,564) 6,740 1,176 (1,540) 1,916 378
Total expenditure 79,290 5,369 16,359 101,018 72,374 4,880 26,311 105,585
Net (expenditure)/income before Investment
gains/(losses) (3,954) (2,868) (3,189) (10,011) 4,250 120 (6,064) (1,694)
Gains/(losses)
on investment
assets (1,229) (1,229) 2,604 2,604
Net (expenditura)/income for the year (5,183) (2,868) (3,189) (11+40) 6,854 120 (6,064) 910
Transfers
between funds
2,512 7,035 4,523 5,338 814 6,152
Net movement
in funds
(2,671) (9,903) 1,334 (11,240) 1,516 (694) 68 910
Reconciliation offunds:
Total funds b/fwd
1 January 2022
36,600 146,982 26,760 210,342 35,084 147,676 26,672 209,432
Total funds c/fwd 31 December 2022 33,929 137,079 28,094 199,102 36,600 146,962 26,760 210,342

AVENUE STANDREVIFS SOUTHAMPTON
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY
AVENUE STANDREVIFS SOUTHAMPTON
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECENIBER 2022
Charity information
Avenue StAndrew's
Southampton
United Reformed Church
Charity is anuninc~
charity
(charity registration
number 1130504).Its principal address isAvenue St Andrew's
URC,
The Avenue,
Southampton,
SO171XQ.
ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
1a Basis ofaccounting
The financial statements
have been prepared
in accordance with Accounting
and Reporting
by
Charities: Statement ofRecommended
Practice applicable to charities
preparing
their accounts
in
accordance
with the
Financial Reporting
Standard appfica5e
in the UK and Republic of ireland
issued
in October 2019,the Financial Reporting
Standard
applicable
in the United Kingdom and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102),the Charities Act 2011,UK Generally
Accepted Accounting
Pracfice,
applicable
charity law and the United Reformed Church guklance. The church isa Public
Benefit
Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has taken advantage
ofthe provisions
in the SORP for charities applying
FRS102
Update
Bulletin
1 not to prepare a Statement ofCash Fkiws,
The financial statements
have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed
from
the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations
2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true
and fair view'. This departure
has involved
following the Accounting
and Reporting
by Charities.
Statement ofRecommended
Practice applicable
to charities preparing
their accounts
in accordance
with the Financial
Reporting
Standard
applicable
in the UK and Republic ofireland issued
in October
201g rather than the Accounting
snd Reporting
by Charities: Statement of Recommended
Practice
effective from
1 April 2005 which hss since been withdrawn.
The financial statements
are prepared
in sterling,
which isthe functional
currency ofthe church.
Monetary
amounts
in these finsndal
statements
are rounded tothe nearest f:.
The financial statements
are prefxtred on a going concern basis under the historical cost
convention,
modified to include certain items at fair valve.
The significant
accounting
policies applied
in the preparation
ofthese financial statements
are set out
below. These policies have been consistently
applied to all years presented
unless otherwise stated.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted
funds are available
for use at the discretion ofthe church
in furtherance
ofits charitable
objectives.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions
on their expenditure
imposed
by the donor,
orcontained
in the terms ofa grant. The restricted funds shown
in these financial statements
are funds that have
been set up forpurposes
either specified by the donor or by the terms ofa public appeal,
and cannot
be used for other purposes,
The designated
funds shown
In these financial statements
are funds that have been set aside by the
trustees for specific purposes.
Transfers are made between funds when adequate justification
and supporting
evidence
is provided.
Tangible Ifxsd assets
Freehold property:
The Trustees ofthe church and manse buildings
are the URC Wessex Synod
Trust who hold them upon trust for purposes connected
with Avenue St Andrews
URC.
Expenditure
incurred on the church and manse is written off in the year it is incurred,
Equipment:
Tangible fixed assets costing more than E1,000are capitalised.
Depreciation
is provided
on fixed assets at the following rates:
Organ and pianos
-25% reducing balance
Office and other equipment
-20%straight
line
1d Fixed assets investments
Fixed asset investments
are initlaily measured at transaction
price excluding
transaction
costs, and
are subsequently
measured
at fair vaiue at each reporting date. Transaction costs are expensed as
incuinsd.
All gains and losses are taken tothe Statement of Financial Activities as they arise, Realised gains
and losses on investments
are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and
opening
market value (purchase date iflater). Unieslised
gains and losses are calculated as the difference
between the market value at the year-end
and opening
market value (orpurchase
date iflater).
Impairment
offixed assets
At each reporting
end date, the church reviews the canying
amounts ofits tangible assets to determine
whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment
loss. Ifany such indication
exists, the recoverable
amount ofthe asset is estimated
in order to determine
the extent
of
impairment
or loss (ifany).
Income
Afi voluntary
giving is included
in the financial statements
forthe period
In which it is received.
Donations
under Gift Aid plus the associated tax recovery are recognised as income when the
donation
is received.
Legacies and grants ofa general
nature,
including
government
grants,
are accounted for when there
is
entitlement,
receipt is probable
and the amount can be measured
reliably.
Income received
in advance is deferred
until the period to which it relates,
All other income is generally
recognised
when
it is receivable.
1g Expenditure
The URC Ministry
& Mission Fund contribufion
is paid regularly
and is included
in
the financial statements
for the year to which
it relates.
Resources expended are recognised
in the period
in which they are incurred
and
include attributable
VAT which cannot be recovered.
They are allocated to the particular
activity to which they relate.
Governance
costs represent
direct expenditure
on the governance
of the church,
including
the
independent
scrutiny ofthese financial
statements.
As most ofthe management
and activity ofthe church is cerned
out by volunteers,
this intangible cost is
not included
in the financial statements as this voluntary
contribution
to the life of
the church is incalculable.
1h Taxation
During 2009the church became a registered
charity in its own right,
Accordingly
it is potentially
exempt from taxation
in respect ofincome and capital
gains received
to the extent that such income or gains are applied to exclusively
charitable
purposes.
No pnivision
for
bsxation has been made in these financial statements.
Debtors
Debtors are recognised at the settlement
amount due. Prepayments
are valued at the amount
prepaid.
Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the church has a present obligation
resulting
from
a
past event that will probably
resuit
in the transfer offunds toa third party and the
amount due to settle
the obligation
can be measured
or estimated
reliably. Creditors and provisions
are normally
recognised
at their settlement
amount after allowing
for any trade discounts
due.
1k Financial instruments
The church
only has financial assets and financial
liabilities ofa kind that qualify as basic financial
instruments,
Basic financial
instruments
are initially recognised
at transaction
value and subsequently
measured
at their settlement
value.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
include cash in hand, deposits
held at call with banks,
other short-term liquid
investments
with original
maturities
ofthree months or less, and bank overdrafts.
Bank overdrafts are
shown
within
borrowings
in current liabilities.
Employee
benefits
The cost ofany unused
holiday entitlement
is recognised
in the period
in which the employee's
services
are received.
Termination
benefits are recognised
immediately
as an expense when the church
is demonstrably
committed
to terminate
the employment
ofan employee or to provide termination
benefits.
Retirement
benefits
The church operates a defined
contribution
scheme under aut~nrolmenL
Contributions
payable
are
charged to the statement
offinancial activities
in the year in which they are payable.
10 Crtgcal accounting
estimates and judgements
In the application
of the church's accounting
policies, the trustees are required
to
make judgements,
estimates
and assumptions
about the carrying
amount ofassets and liabilities that are not readily
apparent
from other sources. The estimates
and associated
assumptions
are based on historical
experience
and other factors that are considered
to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these
estimates.
The estimates and underlying
assumptions
are reviewed
on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting
estimates are recognised
in the period in which the estimate
is revised where the
revision affects only
that period, or in the period of revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and
future periods.
1p Going concern
At the time ofapproving
the financial statements,
the trustees
have a reasonable
expectation
that
the
church has adequate
resources to continue
in operational
existence for the forseeable
future. Thus,
the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting
in preparing
the financial
statements,

DONATIONS TO CHARITIES ETC.FRONI COMMUNION
COLLECTIONS
Unrestricted
Funds
DONATIONS TO CHARITIES ETC.FRONI COMMUNION
COLLECTIONS
Unrestricted
Funds
DONATIONS TO CHARITIES ETC.FRONI COMMUNION
COLLECTIONS
Unrestricted
Funds
DONATIONS TO CHARITIES ETC.FRONI COMMUNION
COLLECTIONS
Unrestricted
Funds
R~ Total Total
General Designated
6
Funds
K
2022 2021
E
Communion
Fund
The Avenue Cenbe 500 500 422
Mountbatten
Hampshire
123 123 109
Southampton
Basics Bank
1,108 'l,166 161
Jeel al Amal 87 87 374
Embrace the Middle East 48
Practkal Action 65 65 36
A Roche 114 114
Amnesty
International
57 57
Samaritans 129 129
Commitment
for Life
130 130
Society ofStJames 126 126
58 2,439 2497 1 150
Benevolent Fund
Sundry donations
tothe needy
1,000
Total donations
to charities etc.
2439 2,497 2 150
TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS
Organ 8 OIEce Misc.
Piano
E
Equipment Equipment
f
Total
6
Cost as at 1/1/2022 308 873 39,752 40,933
Additions
in year
Disposals
in year
Cost as at 31/12/2022 308 873 39752
Depreciation asat 1/1/2022 873 23,093 24,274
Charge for the year 5,976 5,976
On disposals
Depreciation as at 31/12/2022
873 29069 30,250
Net book value as at 31/12/2022 10,683 10.693
Net book value as at 31/12/2021 16,659 16659

FIXEDASSET INVESTMENTS FIXEDASSET INVESTMENTS FIXEDASSET INVESTMENTS FIXEDASSET INVESTMENTS
Listed
Investments
Market value
At 1 January 2022
Additions
Disposals
Valuation
changes
~7.229
At 31December 2022 20.838
2022 2021
E E
Investments
held at fair value
comprise:
Equities
(M &G Charlfund
equity units) 22,067
Historical cost 10,394 10,394
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
2022 2021
E E
Carrying
amount offinancial
t
*90 tt
1
assets
1
though
t' V 99&3 20938
DEBTORS
2022 2021
E E
Gift Aid Tax recoverable 28,148 19,256
Other debtors 7,621 16,740
Prepayments 598 783
36.779
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022 2021
6 E
Other creditors 10,479 5,871
income received in advance 2,537 2,484
13,016 8355

Unrestricted Unrestricted funds Restricted
General Designated Funds Total
E E E
Fund balances at 31December 2022are represented by:
Fixed assets 30,956 31,521
Cash at bank and in hand 11,654 106,123 26,453 144,230
Other current assets/(liabilities) 21,710 1,641 23,351
33929 137079 28,094 199,102
Unrestricted funds Restricted
General Designated Funds
6 6
Fund balances at 31 December 2021 were represented by:
Fixed assets 1,242 37,484 38,726
Cash at bank and in hand 20,113 103,640 19,439 143,192
Other current assets/(liabilities) 15,245 5,858 7,321 28,424
36600 146982 26 760 210,342