WITHANI UNTITED REFORMED CHURCH CHAIUTY chlty reoisiration number: I l i0664 TRUSTEES, REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED J I" DECEMBER 2024
Content5 Pag¢ Trusiees. Rep)rt Objectiies alld AcEii'ilies AChIevnent and Performallce Financial Review Structwe. Goi'ernance and fvlanLoemellt Reference and Admlnlsirati'e Delails TTUStees' DLclardtion List of Tnistees Statement of F&nJnLial Acliiities io Balance Sheel 'ote5 to the Stsiement of Financial Actiiqties 12-18 I'reasurer s qktement Indepcrtdcnt Examincr s Rcport 19
Ob'ectives 2nd Actti'itt'es Summars, of ihe Se ofihe charitv Wilharn Unitcd Refored Church Charity is a member Church iiithin the E&sfern S)"nod of the Uniied Reformed Church ofthe iJniied Kingdom: whiih is constituted tn accordance ivith the Scheme of Union of Ihe Unii¢d Refornied c.hurch and ihe United ReforniLd Church Act 1972 as Jmiended bi. tbe United Refonned Church AcL1981 ajid the Uniied Refom]ed Church Aci ol"?000. The charitj's Goverr)illa Document PTO¥'ide5 that lis object is ihe adi'ancemem of ihe Christian faiih for ihe beDcfit of the publtc in accordance Ns"itli Ih¢ Scheine of Union otr the United Reformed Church- Il'"iiham LÉniied RctORTfted ChurL'h Lharity 15 a charity registered Ivith the Chariry, ComtnÈssion. umma of ihe main actiiiti¥S Our iT]ain actii'ity" 15 thai of meelino regLLlarls"" on Sunda}'s. and also rnid-ileek: for ChJisiian worship and religious education. Wc also usc our sanctuary occasionally for coDccrts'. pld!."s, or displa>'s" and w'eekly for rLharsals b), Ih'itham Sinoer> and b)"" a Baby Bank- (see beloiv).. part of our outreach to Withatn. The C'enry our complex conn¢cLed io the sanctuaT¥, is open to the public six dal's a H'eek. Faciliiies include a sports hELII- drop-in coffee area, Babs, Bank store. offjce: Teprographies TOO sei'eral meeting) moms of i'aTiOUS sizes: and a I1<dell. These premises offer facilities to a Credit Lynion ld S'arious other commuNTr services, as welI as proi'idino the Church iiith rnanfv, opportunitics to sharc God"s Gd NJ ews Ivith the people ofiviiham thrOh Oulreach auivities organised by ihe church t"ellvth7hip. We offer a weekly meeling place for demLntia ste[CrS id their carers -"Mcniories and More - ivhich i.s very populor Jmong it5 er$. The BabN' Baok is open tt¥o morninb) a H'eek. tt Is hug¢l% popular dnd much needed. 50 niuch so that ive L'OnL.d the K'eslrv into a dcdicated store room lo tacilitate the Babv Bank"-s opErauon. ¥ve coniinued Eo prov3de a ii'arnLlwelcome space on Mi (Inda}'s. We al.%0 oiTer 3 iTr¥ekly cornmuniTh" lunch. l.loMrier. our rnis5iQn to our coniniunitv reaches oui bejond diL confines ol our buildincSS thank-s to God"s lo%'e expreksed through the caring activitj of our CTllbeis sll)d ddhcrcnts. Our ii"'ith Childre yOh and You adu]ts is a MIK of per£on aiid online: %1& rydeo coiiferencing and social media platform 8iatem¢n¢ rc Chariil Commiision ouidance on ublic benefil .'hen pldnningTr the actiNiYies for tbe N ear. the trusiec5 considercd. and belie4re th)t theiT complicd ksith: their dut¥' to havL' reglard 10 ihe Ch¢1 Commission s published ttuidance on public bencfii and in particular. the specifkc guidance on charities for the adTrancement of religTro Policii on rant iiiaLiniv The chatit}' 1.5 noi primarill, a aranL makÈnL) charity rather one ii'hie.h airns to direcili. proTr"ide services to the communits.. HOt¥er. Church illethino has decided ihai the charih.. Iiill annualls". £ie aivaK.' IOO/o of budgyeled Genernl fur 8ii.ing plus the a&sociated tax recoiiLrv. Ilye have a committee thai brings to Churcli M¥Yting. norniolly once u year. reeommendaiion% for aii.ardino sums to charities and iiooa causes. Proposed recipiLnts arc. spli¢ bery¥'cen loLal. national and internaliotw]- Christian and those tliat 5UPPOrt social neL charities thai receii'c a surn on a Te¥Jular basis for a nuniber of>ears and others that receii'e a sum on a one- off bdsis. Il is Church Meeting that k"eS the decision as io 1)ether or Dot to adopt the recommendations. Coniribulion made bv volunteers Tiie cbarRN.. betng a chuTch. Unl>UTprisingly relles h¥vill on %'olwiie¥rs Iiom the church-s fellow3liip in ihe expres8ion and dLliN'ern' of the services pro%'ided: both itt rcgular '0bIp led b.y icams of musicians aud during mid_R'L*k- when our outreach Telies h¢ali1. on i'olunle¢r%. Mthrther it is in providing wouth ar children actii'"iuc& a iltekly conioiunilj lunch. supp)rt re dementia or simpls, $thing our coffee drop-in centre- all Ihesc acii%'itics arc proi'Èded bv volunteets from thc fello..Ship or friend5 of the fellowship. While paid staff hklp focus our '0[k i¥ith ihe youth aod Lhildretl and Oale our kitChL ihey are supported bv tear05 of oluntetTS.
Aehie%'emens and Perforniancc qinisterial Nqoi'einents and Stsff Chan Rei'd I_orna Baniock coniinues in her role as Asg)ciate .Minister. Ive has recruited a ftmher cleaner. a Director otr" ()utreach to help tocus our outreach and mi&s1o Lm'o Church AdMinisirdto wtho job-shaTL d position and a Butlditio 114ana8er. The Kiichen Manager role h&g be¢n rescoped to b¢Con HospkL21ity lanac¥er.. Thc c1&1ners report to the Building Nqom4oer: The Hospithlirn,. Manauer. Building Manager and the Iwo Church Administrators report to the DiTecior of Outreach and the Director of Outrvdch rep)rts to the -4ssociaie Mi inister. Worshi We endeavour lo nuke worship acce55ible to as ivide a ranoe of people as possible: with a to those who h3ie no prLViOUS chureh expertence. usino m(thrn tccbttolo -j" and N'aried M51c31 styles go dEliver readings and mi)d¢TJ) h5inns. and io proi'ide relei.ant Christian education and guidance. We hold OUT main 8unday mor]]in17 '0[ship at l 0:30am. and Sunda. evening worship h4.ice moThihlv ai 6:30pm. ParL thIough ttTromin() ii"orship our childr¢n and vouth go to age specific gn)ups: nitnt churcli (pre-school). kids church (priniaT>' agvc). artd !'OLth church (school years 7-JO). We M"'ould lik-e to ie•slarl an older vouth group but lack both i'oluntecrs and olde.r i¢enAgers. All sraff [a i.olwiieers workin(r wilh children and young people are quired to be DBS checked. A lunch-time SmICe on Tuesdays is norniall). atnded h. people N-ho IDL11) as i¥ell as those h0 "orship locally in various churches on a Sunda!,. Woiship is led b!, clergy drai¥i) from the churches in tEJe toil as )4'ell as a nurnE of laTr-people. At the i'ear-end our membership stood ai 127. During ?074 Ii"c had aTDund 7" children & J.'oung people under- eicyhtsen ¢01)nled ii.'jih the church (boih duri Ihe iieek and ii"'orshippÈng on Sund s). Ive arL eucournged Still to ablc io aftract childrcn and young people who ivani to learn about God. Hoine 8tu During ?0?4. one. Tr. llouse group started, onc existing housc group c105cd rL5ulting in nine adult ho¢ groups aiid one >'oung persons house ¢7roup me¢iing on a r¢.uular basib tor bible study and p3itoral support. A5 well a5 our u5ua] scr¥'ire.k the rhurch is aTrriilable to the communi1} for weddings arLd tunerals. Baptism or dedication 15 available forchildn and baptism for111£ilng adults h0 hai'e not PWlOUs15' been baptised. Our Associaie Mirrister is ali¥av.s avmilable io offer pastornl carelo members of the COTJimunitv at large. ThL. Ceiilre 0rat¢S six morning5 a "eek and is u5cd b), mani". people. Among these (ve t0 Carer- and-child oroups. 2 group for pr05EXCtiNe mothers and recent mothErs ivitb thcir babies and occasional other even for children. Carers ¥an meet and form friendships .hIle the children plav. Older people suffer from demeniia and their CaYL"rs rncct on Tuesdays. ThL Lon)munity Cafe opcrntcs cach Thursday. Fridali and Saiurd<Tr!'- on the cafe is folloTh¢d b}. a conitnunity. lunch. l lie buildings are a150 let oul to other organi5ations. One ot the rooms hous¢s Holdfast Credit unlo Other communiry, ei.ents are hosled either on a regu]ar or occ&%ional basis. 1 3ssioTh and Outwach 42e arc a menther of Ciiurches Together in W'idiBm and DÉsrrAcL As such V*E suppon ecumeTr1l projects within the to such as ihe Easter march along Witham High StreeL concluding %with a seryice in the shopping prccincL Ve are inN'oliied in r3ising u)onev. for CThTistian .4id. Somc members also support ihe Unitcd Refonned Churbh's Commitittent for Life Prograrnme i1.hich includes SUPPOrt tor the IN-orld Deirelopmenr Moiemcnt. Each ear li"¢ give a percentsire of the chur¢h"'s income to charithble nonlinated bv our Pledge Committee and agreed to Chutch Mecting.
Finanei81 Re%'iew Reitelv o the chari 's fmancial sttion Financial Siatemenls The Financi 5taterncnts, includxng thc noTe5. have been prepared in cornpliance with ihe Siatement of Recommended Prdciice (SORP) -Aceouniints and ReFK)rtino bN' Charitie5 ?015 (FRS 102). stalNeI of FinuR¢¥alAtlivifies The Sthtemeni of Pinancial Actiiiiies is Shoy on page l O. Mith a more de13iled analysis of income and xpendilurc on pagc5 14 to 16. l-olal incomin¥ Tesourees for the }ear Thert £223:414 1202J." £?18.lJJ9). The 2023 fioijre included a grant rroni the S%nDd ro help otTsei the cost ofihe energ!. rise5 1%'e faced. NOMMI Incoming re50ure¢s iirre therefore up by more than the rtiunbers sugecst despite our losino a couple of regular lets duTing the 5'caT. Total r¢sour¢es e%pend¢d ll.ere L?J6.634 (?023". £200.?21 j. The si. tTnificant increas¢ in costs in th¢ year ar attributable mainl) ID the return of our contributions to the denomtvation s M&M F'und to their nornial level artd the Éiiipacl of electrieity increases on our running ¢.osts. Balaiice Sheet Tlic result outlincd aboi'e Itd to a nei £lJ ?llO decrSe in funds- leaTrino the Charit%. iiryth Total F}dS o £286:949 at ib¢ ¢i?d of ?0?4. The c.harity S turreni asscts less current liabililies ai year-end were L?i6.184 -?0? J.- £?68."*96}. Yoiith Postor Furfd -4 inconie of Ihis restricted fund was £?8.953 (?02J: Li:9iO) ,hIle expenditure increased 10 £31?48 70? j £2().7138). At the cnd of the l'ear the Fund at 4.98. .Vission Fund J £l?.954). lThi5 restricted fund transt-erred £1 5 ?60 durinq ihe vear to supp(fft our misis on &xpenditure (70?" Speeiul Collechon5 In ?024 p(Ls%ed on £2,187 ot collections thwou-h trIcTed i-unds (?02) £989). Our Pledge refocussed in the s.t.ar to support tl 5ma]ler nurnber of ch2ritabl& organi5ations ivith 2tDcr8I1!' highcr rni ". Tlie CeAITe The Centre a}vil- throughout ?0?4 conunued io exLd ouropportunitÉe5 for outreach and gcncralcd income of £?5,0)7 in ?0?4 (20?": ?3.113). there was a Surp1 in the Year ot £7_651.
Stralemeiit £Ypluininu reservespolicy
'17Le Balance Shctt on page 11 Sho the disp)sition of ihe N"aTiou5 Churrh fijnds totalling £286:949 at 31
DecembLr ?094. The "resern'es describes that pari os a chariti4""s Income SJDds that is freely ai.'ailablc.
Tliis definition of reseTh'e5 therefore norndli. eYclude5".
a) restricied funds-
b} an¥ part ot-unN"striGed fundi not readilj ai?il
Stnietur Governance and Man ement es lion of chari "s tnjsts The Charlty" cooiprises the assets and funds held on behalf of the-IWJtlwn United Refornjed Church" other thaproper[}es held undertrnsts declared in schule ? of the United Retotmcd Churcb Act 197? (&5 amLnded b) the b'niith Reformed Church .4cts 198 l 9000) and those held on other SPLcTfic&lly declared trusts. oi'crnin documeDI The CeliL Goi"'erninL Documenl of ihe C.harÈtv adopted bi" resolution of the Iliitham URC c.hurch eeiing on Tuesdas,: 26 Mav ?009. T4oiK 15 the charits, constitutedg itham Uniied Refornied Church ch11} is an wiincortK)red 0Call0n rcgi5£ered ivitb the Charity ComThiission. I rustee SLlection mcxhods includin dctatls c>f anv collstitutional roi'isions I"Iie iM2ni5ters and tliose seTrin? Elders of Witham lJniied R¢fomed Church Charliy eli7)Ie to act as trustees are its tru.stte& The Church Menibers hai'e deiermined that normall, there should be a complement of14 scrning Eld¢rs who aIe each apwinted for a period of J Tr'ears. (Pertods of service arc stavygercd 50 that some nomdl!- come to an ertd each year.) Ildcr5 'hO hai'e served for iivo successive periods lliust haiie a sabballeal year before beiftg eligible for r2-nominaiton. For each election. nominations are sought from amongsL those ho haiic bL'cn on IhL Roll Qi Church MeMr$ for leasl one ?ear and who may or rnay not haNt' prcviously ser¥'ed as ali Elder at Witham or in anothu cliurch ot the L15)iied Refonned Cburch. Elders eleeted for the firsi iin]e arc ordainod to the Tole OF Elder at the be(iinning of the.Tr period OF seNice. lan Hunt Dai'id and Sarah WellinLJS Wtre elected to serve from l January ?(r)i: with 'fony Deighton. Fenella lart Hardie. Muriel Heppinsiall. 11.'illiam KeJmed}'. Keith Iqeredith and Gatrin McC211. A¢ldT¥ionul infor•nalion P lici&s and rocedur&5 ado ted for the induction and irainin of tnjsiees Lopies ol": liealili and satety procedures. the CODsliiution ofthe cbariiy_. lis Data Proteclion Policy Staiement, a giuide io Eldership produced b3." the LIRC naiionally, nuidelinison conduct and behpAisiour forelders produced by the l IRC nationallv, ouidelines for Eldcrs pmduc¢d bl il:itham U.RC. and a doeument produced by the URC naiionallv documenitng the role TesponsibilTtics und liabilities of ¥ld¥rs &$ tru5Éees are proiided to each indiiidual elected to sern'e a5 an Elder and trUee. A poMEr wint presentation providing a guide to thc consliiulioll and. Ihe role and resp)nsibilities of ihe ttec5 is also a%7ilable for tlie Elders lo consult ai anv tiinc. Tlic Chuich Seuclaries are available io an}. F.Idertrru1) ee to disiUSS Elders n-nwees resFK)Dsibilities. The ihari ' > oriyanisation structure and Vtrryder neilvork 'l-he Eldcrs are sUPPOrted b) a tomal syslem of C.0Mitte¢S {or similar groups): l¥opetts' Centre Suppon Group Finance The F.Iders mect rnonthky io reij¢i¥ ihe aciitrities of the Church and to receii'e report5 from the 5UPTrt)rting Committees. Rec(J117rnendations are rnade 10 Church Nlee(ing ii."hich gularl1. meets every" other monih. The Elders keep under rcvicw the abiliN' io finan¢L the (¥rttd actii"ili¢.s ol-the Cliurch and the risks pre*I)ted bi, exTenlIr& such ILS c115mg¢s io the reoulaioTh, framLN4ork rLlatints io the pft> managiem¢nt use of the C.hiirch buildin_ complcx. All major policy decisions arc eonsidercd in ptinciple. and e.¥penditurc approi?ed in principle: b). the Elders before bein£ put lo the meelinLv of Church Members. In conimon iiith ihe practices of the Llniled Refornitd Church: the Chutch Meciing iy thL ultiMe decision-maL-in? body of Witllam United Refotmed chUh Charit¥.
Relationshi than lated arties Mlitham United Refomied Ch)JTch is within thc Eastern SJn(Kl of thc United Refomed Church. The Eastern Ssmod Meets in full tice a year. Bettn such meetinJo it is represented by its Executivc, Pastoral and other committees. Every year represeniatives from each Synod of the United Reformed Church meet to forni ihe body. General Assembly. GeneTal Assembly takes &cisions potentially impacting the ivhole of the denomination. It is the practice of the Uniied Reformed Church that certain t%Tes of rnajor decisions tsken by General Assembly must be confirnied by its S}ods and member churches. a set percentage of Synods and member chuTches required to IK in favour in order t.or a decision to be confirnied. Such issues coming io individual churches voted on by each church""s Church Meeiing wilh tbe result communicat¢d to the applicable Synod. The United Refornied ChuTch TrusL Ihe Trnsts of the 13 Synods and the Trusts of individual churches belonging to the denomination all separate and indepe[ent cbaTitie5 not under cornmon control. Refercnec and Administrative dctails clvIl name: With8m United Refornied Church Charity Other naTne the chari uses: Witham URC Charity 01 Witham URC number: RegislTation NuMr 1130664 (registered 22nd July 2009) al address: Ni T¢wland Street, Witham, Essex CM8 IAH islercd chari Chari rinci Declarations The trustees declare that ihey have approved thc knstces- report al)ove. Signed on behalf of the charity.s trustees: Signatures: Full namcs: Revd Lorna Bantock Mr Antony Deighton ChuTch Secretsry Position: L inister Date:
tyames of the eharitv trustee% i¥ho the ebarih. Rei,d Lornu Baniock "illiam Kenned). until 31 St DeLember ?02) Gavin Mccall Antonj Deinhion Fenella Hardie until J I" DecemEer 20?4 Keitli Meredith lan Hardie untsl Jl. December ?LTr?4 Murjel Heppin51all uniil il" D¢¢ember Allwyt] Raikumar DaiTd Wellings Ian Hunt unlil 5 ,Varch 202) Sarah li'ellin
WITHA,M 15NRTF.D REFOKMED CHURCH CHARITY STATF_MF.NT OF FINI ANI CIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR F.P4DED31 DECEMBER ?024 LDrestrted Fvnd5 Restric0 TOT.4L TOTAL Gtnefal Trtsign%ted Fuods 2024 20 I,%CO%II.I'G RESOL.RCES rxinÉiIion5d ICVLICS 121kY)2 4)881 8M2 93 1125 9660 8117 -rot1 incDrnI rttourtts 25150 47006 22M14 218(KlY RESOLIRCES LIPE%'DEO 365 0188 j6 LTrr C %4tnistry' &. Ftsnd 0188 15? 1359A 13969i 13231 fif3tU4 PJ!'gbl¢ & d(11 EI?8T 21117 TDtAI rtsoutces eXp¢d¢d 17 779 YEt rntoJncl(eipendilur¢l btfor¢ trgll5fèrs 61 177811 fJN?5$1r4Thsl<Th I£¢0 lunds 13( IiV6O1 N¢t inco5nellexptnd1tu) btfore re¢ogoistd E4hins (losses) 820 2J?J 13220 moi¢meni in fun Toiol fud5 wfY+YI I 21J24 2436DI 1733 30D169 ToL*i dfH"d 31 Detembtr 2024 (Tr4Dte 17) Antt1%3is of th¢ ?OJ) Iithwres a]xNe is set out ? The noi¢S on pae5 lj to IS form PllTt of these financi31 strtrments io-
WITH.4M UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY BALANCE SHEET AT 31$¢ DECEMk BER 2024 U•¥e51Yirted Funds RE5trirted TOTAL. TOTAL Geoernl Dw.nJted Funds 2024 2023 FINED ASSETS 26(0 30763 31773 CIIRRE%T ASSETS 350 350 2813i 229920 354 2i542 245391 Dvbto C&h #t bank w¥J in ha1 101 189J18 6034 3016) 10437 Tothl current assets 211419 107 36199 LTr8405 271287 CURREIYT LIABILITIES CN.diior5-. amounLS rling due within l >ear 14 119 2L?I 1892 ETCiSRREiYf A&SETS ?09317 10787 36080 2)61¥4 268396 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREIYT LIABILITIES 36543 286949 300169 CrLdilor5= 11mLI falling due I ye1 15 TOTAL PIET ASSErs THE FUI%DS OF IHE CHARtTY UnTL¥ridcLI income funds." ?35j97 2>5397 15(M)9 ?43(A)4 17332 DLSrSrd T tAlunr 16 150 %trltted fuudg Rcs'triaLyI Income fund E7 36)43 36543 786949 3t4)169 L7 71£ E {d2te) ApPRoD DY C,>TURCII N4EFTIN'G IIF.LD ON, & SIGN'ED O%f ITS DEIi4LF BY REVD I.ORNA BANOCK (CHAIR} ie noies on pages lfj th 18 fonn pan of these fmancial staiements
WITHAM UNITED REFORMEO CHiiRCII CIIARITI
riOTES TO THE sfATE.IIEI%T. OF FI..A,CIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR I"HE YEAR ENDED31 DF.CEIMBFR ?If4
.4CCOUhTI,%G POLICIES
B#.si% of Aeeounting
'rh¢ ChariTY constiiutts 3 Public Bentfit EntÉiV AS defmcd bv FRS I1.The accounts (financial slatements) have
wepartd in accordallce i¥ith the StsteEnenE ol" Rec4)mFnended PTacticc." Accounttn¥ and RcportTng by
Chorihes wcparinL) ih¢ir aru)unis In aCCOTdancc Aiith ih¢ Finanrial Re[ing Ssandard applicabk in the L,K and
Republic of lieland IFRS 10:. l ISSU on IOJUIK 7014. the Financial RLir[m(Sdard applicable in thc UK dnd
RL'public of Iland (FRS 10?% the Chariti¢s Aa ?01 l ond UK Generall> .4tcepscd Prnttire as il applie5 frorn 1
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Tlie nc¥&I Statements huie Iwi prcparcd to ve A "mie and fair. vieu 8nd departed from the Cbgriiies
(.4ccounts und Rem) Regulations ?008 onlv 10 the exlent requiied ro proi'ide a 'm]e and fair, view. This
deparnjre li Irt01¥¢d followtti¥ AccoLthltn4 and RepOnin< b!. CharÈtie> preparing their acthunts tn a¢cordan¢c
%¥iih the Financial Reporting Siandard applicable tn the L:k and Republit ol treland {FRS 102) issued on 10 Juls
9014 raLher t1) ihc Accouniin4Tr and Riporting b¥ Charities: StaiemLIii DfRecommendcd Practice etT
WITHAfl UIYITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY NOTESTO THE STATEMENT OF FIN'ANCIAL.4Cm'lTIE5 FOR THE YEAR EDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Note 20J COAMPARATIVE FIGURES Thc anal5%i& of Ihe ?O?i comparnEive iiTrures inctudthl in the SilnieI of Financial Auifvitses a) is ¥¥ follm15 UNrestrirled GeDv•l REStTitttd TOIAL Fuods 2023 IYCOMI%G RESOL'.RCES II)¢ODlt and L'ndoiiTr¢n Iroa)= t)()li10}L4#Dd kgaLl 11916Y 39859 IS9r)?$ 7311) 38 71?0 969 RLSOLIRCES LiPE%DED LKpwdilLrethi: FL'ii%ii= tiio&s- CL15 365 469i 95708 ol'chDrth xiiN>lie GrJni.q Pal'J1ble & restrkddQ2II0% ?97811 lJ969J 13?jl Total rn$our¢es Èxp¢rtdd 143M5 i ¢1 *nrumoll¢%IdIITt1 befprt tr3Th5ftr5 11025 i6b7 £1?9)41 tt in¢omelltxpenditir¢l brforè rttognistd yins{1tr55ts} 2379 17788 'èt ity fllnils 18312 2379 i? Tutyl funrts blhyd l 21J23 421J6 2t2381 TuT¥I funds 31 DettmbEr 2023 24J61M 1733• 300169
I nrestri¢t¢d Funds Ge&¢1 Desiyllted Resirirtel TOTAL TO'IAL Funds zo 21ll3 DO)ATIOYS & LEGACJL (jilt friid d()ndiiiIu and vtrertorie>{1187J 97J? 97L?4 9)451 SpiXJ31 ull-¢rii)g% and d4)rraii¢AI In(ne, r¢151nds uodiy Q¥itt Aid 248 36063 ?S014 15CQ 69 i5089 1?1kn9? 45&81 166£4? CTIVITIES FOR GENERATIN'G FUN'DS ChurchLLYrirhQ l)roplO C-iiY¢e Q-thir¢ Job R¢iniion GranL (.iiJif¥ Shop Oih¢r tUndr)i%1 LicllL C8piLtiI Grani.DorrdlIs 75057 3113 17 9rxi 67&1 47181 8127 LOSTS OF GLNEIL4TI_NC Fl.1$ Ji¥tSTERI.4L COSTS 365 h.14in%L' repairs 36) 365 36) MTh'lSTRY &. MISSION FUtsD rhe church contributes to the Cert] URC costs of trnin2nth and provtdints mini5rer> {including ih¢ tEntr41is¢d Po!rn¢nt ot"¥iPinds. pension contri1mos and other bcnLfrts for miniMers). runn1)g the ¢Jenoyninatson. and the s'idLY nii5StOT] of thL naiionJl church. In 70? UnTeSled sncoffte or-the bniied Rtfomie4 Chvreh Trysty1 aniounted EO 50rnc £18.6 Millio 88Of• ofmthich iYa5 provided ihroush th¢ Ministy" & Mission Fnnd Contrtbuiiofis rFom chiifv,hes-. unftslti¢ted ¢xpcndibJre arnc4inted to somt (19.5 million: 814 Dr which reknied Tninisterial 14-
CljItstrIctEd Ftynds Gener¥1 Restrieitd TOTAL I'OTAL 2024 2Q23 COSTS OFCHURCH ACTIVITIES CHI;RCH LO%TS UtTls1i & in.<uranc ?LLIK 12566 13801 1?OD 214i -3113 l.ic¢nttsAnd music 5Trioll cquiptn¢DI runAins ¢os L?68 1%19 604 1.6) 604 5JSII) 1?63 5tA17i 5¢)579 TEACHISG CO_8T.% r.hlldtt'rt knd )QU, Fwle Adulis progrntDtri Youih po4or¥lJry" li1. Fthplv!¢ts N'IC) Youth pwor<xpewses Ili9 1831 1139 J4?2 59fi 31167 766 3136- 766 ?970 33lt!3 315119 CO.11)IL'.N'ICATIO.NS TelLyhoRL' ?539 18iO R¥Trout3phi Lhufvhcs. Too<1 80 2930 -3224 OTHER PROGiUII*IFS inibus C05L4 OIliLC & Bulldin IlarwL ?Iy3 ?195 1.?884 15073 111.37.1 441fi 11475 Iltr>P51471 ji%, C)utrurh l)ir4X ShoF liOi3 49.)n5 4331 .TrFWLItiQD vf furn1m&. rq¥ipmu 8¥5? 12?4 r.IL4NT.% PAI'ABI,F. & RFSTRTrfF.D ONATIOYS PASSED O I1?81 IL?4? LRL Cuffjtn?Im¢ni i-or Lifc CTh[1zll Aid •64 977 977 51 951 674
TOT.4L TOTAL
20?4
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ios15
73770
7LW7
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e£lr cnd. F(Jr the re&sons Siaicd in Accouniin8 Polic noit l< ihe thurch buililinJo are noitan2Trb le fLxed awts of the churcli. For sn%vrancL' purposcs ib¢ church buildin¥ arc Itllred by the church for £6.62j.73* TIK churrh conrent5 are insured by Ihe church for£3.$4,018. 16
LIAfÉstritttd FDod5 Restrict TOT.4L TOTAL Ctrteral Desi# Funds 21ll4 2025 13 DEBTOIL l.etEÈnss irt arres 4?94 Ixhcr prcpayThmi 15ii 21)40 19618 l.t8xTh exrKci¢d 14 CL,RRE&lT LIABILII'IES Room Hir¢ I,'tslitit% In arT¢aY% 3i8 17( 338 17fA 239 2L?I 15 DEFERRED LialllLITIES {.'dIlr$Pal."Ublg Jft¢rniotL' oneiear i(k DESIGJATED FL'NDS ThL church ome.4 1%1.'o Desjonaied Fund5 17th ih¢ encwrdgetneni of Church Meeting: PltdLTre Fund- this r¢¢eifvtd ofthe blSett (kneral Fllnd direci plu5 a55OCiaEtd rtcoveo.. The fund is d io makv Christian oTraThi5aiion5 w'hicb the church M55bes tu 5UPWrt 35 of ILS iT]iSSiOn Outteach and emcrseiic¥' and relief M'QTks. The Fund is administered b). a eroup of rnembtTS. the Plee Comm?ttee. and irs - Th¢ fijnd baknc¢ provides krnmt411trre5[LSe emeryeney mon5es recoinmtndations art appro¥cd . Church %leeiin¢ should ne¥d arise bdweth Church Meetin><. C¢niTL. FuHd- this is used ID fuvd tht F?rtnus acti¥itiC5 whjth t3k'e plac¢ in thc Cent¥c. TrOFer5 arc madt to th¢ Gcnernl FUd. ThL Fund is sUr¥I5Cd bw the Finance & Ctntrc Comniiiices. Thc fund balaDce providcs onuoing capi(al. 16.1 The tyoi'tmènts Oli tb DtsigDit8d Funds duri]ytbtytarwert: Pledg¢ Centrt TOTAL 204 TOT.4L ?lJ?4 "rr40.%fkY frowltiol &'nLrJl ¥"tlDd 15857 (I¢XYJOi It3( 130b 33 rop in LoiYe¢ Lentre..fcThiri SIN)p {( N'otc 4) Oih¢r fund-Ea5%ID e¥Lnts ?505- 1781 43788 GrJniS l.liont DTrcr£ltky) Ik'prttitsiis)rt l)i<)r Buildtfto refutbmL. Vur£ba o?"srnJll LNuipmentln0ncm VYII Drop lft Coflee Centrei Shop{sttNo 91 {1 T28U} {1?14? 115fj01 tIS1741 11$014 Elalaorc 6fwd 31 DthxmktlP4 ISDI 13508 i09 17-
Not RESTRicfED FUIYDS The chvrth acco1 include three Restriued Funds he zhe rnonies ¢2n onlv be )ed for the specific purpjse forivhich thes. K¥'ere enirusted 10 the chuTth. Thtn)onie5 we not &the dispo1 of ihe Church Pleetine forany pury)ose and rypres¢ni.' YoutF( Paslor Fund- thi chur¢lJ h&s appjinkd a part-timt Youth Paor afftd part-trrnt Associate Yothh P&%tor, on a jo share. pald by spec£fi¢ Qkifts and IvranL% Tri%ed ftsr their dtrert supporL I 155ion fund - in 70?-i a nurnber ofpeople begin to 21 Me¥ Slfall¥ iu suppon the efflplo!Trent of a KirLhen tnanaijer (ren?l a FIIEpiLilÈÈv Map¥r>. Foll4)Wio a r¢teni church mc¢riJJg dj$In. the morKy Fs betDV ¥iv¢n io 5uppon lder mi55ion oriented staftchanoe Speetal Collections Fund - at ditrereni tinKs of the )'ear Mon arc ni5ed the chllrd] TO SUPPDrt specifjc cbaritsble project 17.1 The tht lkn&%fktttd Fufids duri•g tb¢ e." TOTAL TOTAL Pst•r rolttttlon5 2025 955 42136 OtferinJ & do11[n8 IFlCQfflC'lai r<-lUn Aid 2£91S 5914 ?187 37#1? 34(XTr8 3851 21 tjatik In1£t 1124 1114 969 67231 21S7 8623¥ Yowh P&sior&kn. lit5c cnpkn'ws NIC! {ili66J 18L)) 31366} 129166) I8S21 11 J4471 6rnnL4paibl¢ & rc5Erictcd doDthtOn5Pts5l {14461j (?18 I I l9431 ei'tknd •} Ix¢mber1 i49X3 1560 36%43 %peital itslleiLions ¢ detstled 10 OTHF.R ASSET5 HF.LD BI, TRiISTEF.S The Tn]sieeg ufthe cham. are. ." winueoftheir office as Elders oi the ChurdL also trustees of the I.1arn Briiish Schoo Triisi. AlthouJrTr this13uor Trust sljares trusiees Wirtl the chariTr its assets eniirel}' sep gnd do noT appear in ihes LLLoun TREASiiRER)S STATEME.YT I hake pKFircd ihe finatLciuI statemeni on pages 10 w 18 for Ihe it4r tnded J l DtcemtrrtifJ24 lan HardTre (4"wnE) sjorwure ?8 Februari (d*) 18-
WITHAM UNITED REFOILMED CHURCH CH.4RflY FIPiAfCI.4L STATEMEL¥TS YEAR E.YDED JI DECEMBER I)24 lJYDEPENDEI)'T EXAMINER'S REPORT Independent ExArniner's RepDrt to the Trllsteos •fWithts]D URC Charfty (tlwn'ty number 1130664) I tepon die accounts ofthe Witham URC Ch3rily fw the vear ended31 December2024 which are sez out on pages ID to 18. Respertlve re5pon5ibiliTies oltru5tvs and ewITh¢T Th¢ ¢hur¢h"'$ trustees are r¢sw>nsible forthe prwararion of the accLwnts. The church.s tnte5 consider that an audit is not required forthisyearujsderscction 144 ofthe Chariti¢sAa?01 l ("the Charni¢s A¢f') and that an Independ[ examination 15 needtd. li is m%. responsibility 10: examine the &ccoun¥s under section 145 of the Chariiies A foltaw d)e procedures laid ID the gerter Directions gi%en by Charity Commi&skon IwJ4¢r st10n 14S(5)(b) of the CtLaritte5 Act)- and to stale whctherparticular matters hasecome to mv attentio asi5 of IndepeTrdent Exminer's Ststemtnt M) exdn7inariwJ wsk5 C8rried out sn accordance with.(veneraEDÈteetions gii-en h. the ChaTiry Con15510. An ex&ninotion iocludE5 a review of the a¢iounting rtcords kepi by the cltwitv and a ¢oJnrAfi5on of thE atcounts Presented with those rccords. li also includcs con55thl0 of any unusual &lems or disclosuTe5 in ihe accoun and seeking cxplaihatiorLS frorn the tlee$ con£¢mint surh matters. The procedures undertak¢n do not provÈde all the evidence thai wouid be trquired in an EudiL and r0Th5CqUrntI) no optaion is gtveD as ro wheth¢x th¢ a¢¢0$ present a 'lru¥ and f•sr vi£w and the report is lfftniiied 10 those niatters sei out the s¢atemtni belom. Independen¥ F.Taminer's statement ID co4neciion with my ex3minttrion. Jjo matter h&s com¢ io rn> attention." (l) wthj¢li ¥•ies me reasonable couse io btlte% that irt any mawial wespectthe requiremenrs io keep aLCourE#s record5 jrt acCordCe i¥'ith 5euion lio of the Ch3riiiesAc£- and io prtpatt Htrourtts whi<h atcord the accountÈn8 records and compl%. the actouniiJs r¢quiremenrs of the Chariiies ALt hie not becTh metr, or {?) 10 .hll- . in rn¥ opinioJL att¢ntion should be drawn ill ordw to ¢nable a proper understsnding ofthe accounts iQ be reached. Signed bv the Indep¢nd¢ni EvTniA¢r. (date) Name. Prof141 gualific3tson 2nd address of Ind2peoduJiExamitKr. ERIC NF.LSON 11 CLIRI,FWCLOSE KE.LVEDO COLCHESTER C05 9PJ 19-