## **LONDON STREET (BASINGSTOKE) UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2022** The Trustees of London Street (Basingstoke) United Reformed Church present their annual report and financial statement for the year ended 31[st] December 2022. The Trustees confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011; the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008; and the Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting by Charities 2019 as applicable to charities entitled to prepare accounts on the receipts and payments basis. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## **ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** London Street United Reformed Church, situated at London Street, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 7NU; is a local church of the United Reformed Church and is a member church of Wessex Synod of the Church. It was registered as a Charity (number 1130801) with the Charity Commission on 28 July 2009. We are known as London Street (Basingstoke) United Reformed Church and we take our structure, governance and management from the Scheme of Union of the URC which is set out in a document known as ‘The Manual’. Our objective as a Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union. We achieve that through our activities and facilities offered to the community by our building. Apart from the Revd Josh Thomas who is appointed by the Wessex Synod of the United Reformed Church as the Interim Minister at London Street (Basingstoke) United Reformed Church, the members of the Elders' Meeting are recognised as the charity trustees. Those who served from 1st January 2022 until the date this report was approved are: Revd Josh Thomas (Interim Minister) (from 1[st] September 2022) Mr Owen Collins (Church Secretary) Miss Karen Bell (Church Treasurer) Mrs Wai Leng Ayland (until 31[st] December 2022) Mrs Margaret Carrick Smith Mrs Joyce Cook Mrs May Honeyball (until 31[st] December 2022) Miss Alison Jamieson Mr Ian McCloy (from 1[st] January 2023) Mrs Jenny McCloy Mrs Gill Miller (from 1[st] January 2023) Mr Kengjise Moavu Mr Tony Patterson Mrs Carol Scott Mr Ian Scott (from 1[st] January 2023) Mrs Joy Williams Not all serving Elders underwent formal training in 2022 for their duties specifically as Trustees, other than to acquaint themselves with their responsibilities when required to do so, for example in connection with the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, and health and safety generally. With effect from 1[st] Registered Charity 1130801 Page 1 January 2023, all those nominated to serve as Elders will be required to declare their intention to undertake such training as directed from the General Assembly Executive. The Church building is vested in The United Reformed Church (Wessex) Trust Limited as trustees and held for the benefit of London Street United Reformed Church in accordance with the trusts applicable to URC properties. The manse at 6 Camberry Close, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 3AG is also vested in The United Reformed Church (Wessex) Trust Limited as trustees but since 31[st] August 2021 is not held for the benefit of London Street United Reformed Church as a consequence of the then minister accepting a call to a new pastorate. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** The activities of London Street United Reformed Church are overseen by the Elders’ Meeting of the Church in accordance with the provisions of The Structure of the United Reformed Church determined by the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church and supplemented by the Constitution of London Street United Reformed Church. The governing document of the registered charity is a statement adopted by the Church Meeting on 20 May 2009. The Elders’ Meeting is responsible for the financial administration of the Church, and the care and maintenance of Church premises. The Church Meeting (of those members who are present) gives general guidance on the life and work of the Church. The members of the Elders’ Meeting are the minister in pastoral charge (if any) and up to 12 members of London Street United Reformed Church nominated and elected by the members of London Street United Reformed Church in Church Meeting; the Church Secretary and Church Treasurer are ex officio members of Elders’ Meeting. Elders serve for 3 years, retire by rotation and are eligible for re-election. Elders may serve 2 consecutive periods and, thereafter, must wait 1 year before becoming eligible for re-election. Elders’ Meeting met on 13 occasions during 2022, 10 being conducted via Zoom video conferencing. Church Meeting of London Street United Reformed Church met on 6 occasions during 2022, 1 being conducted via Zoom video conferencing. Our quorum for the year was set at 12, down from 13 for 2021. The Basis of Union states the functions of Church Meeting and Elders’ Meeting. The minister and the elders collectively share the duties and responsibilities outlined for the Elders’ Meeting along with accepting the ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of the Charity as laid down by the Charity Commission. The general control and management of the administration of the Charity is further exercised by representative Elders being members of the Church's four main committees: - Finance – managing the day-to-day financial responsibilities and the preparation of the accounts. - Property – managing the maintenance of the Church. - Children and Youth Work – instituting and overseeing the work with children and young people; and - Mission – ensuring that the Church demonstrates its concern for the local community and the world. - Matters were then conveyed to Church Meeting. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** As a local congregation of the United Reformed Church, London Street United Reformed Church seeks to advance the Christian religion through its activities and the facilities offered to the community by its building. Registered Charity 1130801 Page 2 The Elders’ Meeting is aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in "The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit" and has regard to it in the administration of the Church. The Elders’ Meeting believes that the Church provides benefit to the public by: - providing resources and facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both for the congregation and for anyone else who wishes to benefit from what the Church offers; and; - promoting Christian values and service by members of the congregation to the community, for the benefit of individuals and society as a whole. ## **REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS** London Street United Reformed Church continued to hold public services of Christian worship for all ages on Sunday mornings throughout 2022. We continued to serve the community here in Basingstoke. Throughout the year with the help of the Community Food Link we continued to serve many individuals and families within our local community by bringing in food from the supermarkets destined for land fill and on a Saturday at lunchtime opening our food table to distribute it to those in need. During the week on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday lunch times, we ran our hot food table utilizing food from the supermarkets and serving it to those in need who came to the table. Both have provided an ideal opportunity to engage in conversation with customers and those passing by. The Memory Tree Social Club meets every week on a Wednesday. It is an opportunity for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia and their carers, to relax, enjoy themselves and make new friends. With an average of 25 to 30 visitors every week, we provide a unique and special place where they can relax and talk to other carers and people with dementia. Perhaps one of the biggest changes we have seen in our worship, our mission and serving the community, has been the number of Iranian refugees we have supported. The Lord clearly steered us towards embracing the Iranian refugees and since May 2022 we have been blessed in having a number of refugees not just worshipping with us but taking a proactive role in our mission. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** Compared to 2021, the regular offerings to the Church’s General Fund were down in 2022. Received in early 2023, the Gift Aid for 2022 was £10,991. This money helps cover the 2022 running costs deficit, noted on page 16 of this report. Compared to pre-covid, Lettings income was slightly down. However, our general costs were up, mostly due to the increase in utilities, especially gas prices. We received some donations and a grant from the Synod towards our new audio-visual system in early 2022. The shortfall was taken from Buildings Reserve Fund as agreed by Church Meeting in 2021. Food provisions for the community food table, donated through the Community Food Link (a charity that collects unwanted food from supermarkets), decreased slightly towards the end of 2022 due to two factors: the way in which supermarkets order their stocks and prepare fresh food as a consequence of financial constraints on families; and the increase in need across Basingstoke with additional hubs opening. There Registered Charity 1130801 Page 3 have been some additional costs for this mission work arising from the need to purchase staple foods and packaging for the hot food table, and the employment of a Kitchen Supervisor. We continued to receive donations from other churches across Basingstoke for the hot food table and the Youth Café table. The Trustees’ policy is to retain six months expenditure as “free” reserves to cover future shortfalls in income or unexpected expense; for 2022 this was calculated to be £14,136. This report was approved by the Trustees’ on the 6[th] September 2023 and is signed on its behalf by the Church Secretary, (Owen Collins). Registered Charity 1130801 Page 4 ## **London Street United Reformed Church** ## **End of Year Financial Statements** **Year ending 31[st] December 2022** Registered Charity 1130801 Page 5 ## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **1a Basis of Accounting** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting by Charities 2019 issued by the Charity Commission, and the United Reformed Church guidance. London Street's financial statements are prepared using the receipts and payments basis. The principal accounting policies set out below are applied consistently. ## **1b Fund Accounting** Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the church in furtherance of its charitable objectives. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor, or contained in the terms of a grant. There are no endowment funds included within these accounts. ## **1c Tangible Fixed Assets** Freehold property: The Trustees of the church and manse buildings are the URC Wessex Synod Trust who hold them upon trust for purposes connected with London Street URC. Expenditure incurred on the church and manse is written off in the year it is incurred. Investment assets: These are stated at mid-market values on the balance sheet date. Changes in valuation over the year are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities. ## **1d Incoming Resources** All voluntary giving is included in the financial statements for the period in which it is received. Donations under Gift Aid are recognised as income when the donation is received, the tax recovery is recognised as income when the claim from HMRC is paid. Legacies are accounted for when received. All other income is generally recognised when it is received. ## **1e Resources Expended** The URC Ministry & Mission Fund contribution is paid regularly and is included in the financial statements for the year to which it is paid. Resources expended are recognised in the period to 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 production and independent scrutiny of these financial statements. As most of the management and activity of the church is carried 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. ## **1f Taxation** As part of the United Reformed Church, the church is an excepted charity within the meaning of the Taxes Acts. Accordingly, it is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income and capital gains received to Registered Charity 1130801 Page 6 the extent that such income or gains are applied to exclusively charitable purposes. No provision for taxation has been made in these financial statements. ## **1g Reserves** The Elders have a policy to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds to pay for 6 months necessary expenditure and any legal obligations related to the employment of any paid staff. These reserves are held within the General and the Community Café funds. The reserves held within the General Fund were increased by 25% in 2021 to account for increasing utility costs. ## **FUNDS** ## **2a Designated Funds** The church operates five Designated Funds with the encouragement of Church Meeting. A designated fund is nominally allocated to a specific purpose; however, Church Meeting can decide to use the money in the fund for a different purpose if it wishes. 10% Fund - This fund is used to support the work of the wider United Reformed Church and local ecumenical initiatives. Payments are approved by Church Meeting. Buildings Reserve Fund - This fund provides a reserve of money which can be used to maintain the Church and manse buildings. The Finance Committee transfers excess money from the General Fund into this fund at the end of each year. (Any donations made to this fund are restricted; see note 2b.) Fund-Raising Fund - This fund is used for the proceeds of Church fund-raising activities. Payments are made by Church Meeting to causes that the meeting votes to support. Minister's Discretionary Fund - This fund is used by the Minister. It contains a small reserve of money which the Minister can draw upon to support pastoral concerns that may be encountered during his/her day-today activities. The status of the fund is checked, when necessary, by Church Meeting and money transferred into it, from the General Fund, if necessary. Premises Fund - This fund is used for the day-to-day running of the Church and Manse buildings. Servicing, insurance and other maintenance activities are included. At the end of each year, the Finance Committee transfers money from the General Fund into the Premises Fund so that the end-of-year balance is £0. The Community Café fund is used for the day-to-day trading of the mission work done under the Community Café umbrella. Income is generally donations towards food and drink and expenses are incurred to provide stock and kitchen equipment. This fund also provides a contribution towards the utilities and cleaning costs of the Church buildings; the amount is calculated based on usage of the Church buildings. Community Café Reserves are the amount to cover 6 months of wages for any employed in the community café if necessary. ## **2b Restricted Funds** The church accounts include four Restricted Funds, where the monies can only be used for the specific purpose for which they were entrusted to the church. These monies are not at the disposal of the Church Meeting for any other purpose and represent: Registered Charity 1130801 Page 7 Commitment For Life Fund - The church supports the central URC's Commitment For Life project. Money given to support this project is handled by this fund. There is a special Communion Collection to support this fund. Fund-Raising Fund - This fund is used to handle donations made for specific causes which pass through the Church's accounts, e.g. Christian Aid. (For the designated part of this fund, see note 2a.) Memory Tree Fund – A weekly support group for people with dementia, and their careers, is run at London Street. The church acts as its "bankers". The Community Café fund is used for the fund raising for the ecumenical mission work under the Community Café umbrella and any donations that are restricted to the work of the Community Café. Registered Charity 1130801 Page 8 ## **Statement of Financial Activities** ||**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted Endowment**
**Total**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**total funds**| |---|---| |**Incoming resources**
Incoming resources from generated funds
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Other incoming resources
Contra
**Total income**
**Resources used**
Costs of generating funds
Fundraising trading: cost of goods sold and other
costs
Investment management costs
Charitable activities
URC Ministry & Mission Fund
Ministerial costs
Costs of church activities
Grants payable and restricted donations passed on
Other resources used
Contra
**Total expenditure**
Gains / losses on investment assets
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before**
**transfer**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|48,547
—
9,799
—
58,346
90,630
16,085
1,817
18
—
17,920
15,323
796
—
25
—
821
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**65,428**
**1,817**
**9,842**
**—**
**77,088**
**105,961**
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
84
—
—
—
84
145
36,357
—
—
—
36,357
36,357
453
—
—
—
453
4,312
30,288
21,381
9,326
—
60,995
51,549
—
—
842
—
842
1,783
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**67,182**
**21,381**
**10,168**
**—**
**98,730**
**94,145**
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**(1,753)**
**(19,564)**
**(325)**
**—**
**(21,643)**
**11,816**
22,527
18,562
3,585
—
44,674
71,648
(17,781)
(26,201)
(692)
—
(44,674)
(71,648)
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**2,993**
**(27,202)**
**2,567**
**—**
**(21,643)**
**11,816**| ||**11,144**
**103,822**
**(756)**
**—**
**114,210**
**102,394**| ||**14,137**
**76,620**
**1,811**
**—**
**92,567**
**114,210**| Registered Charity 1130801 Page 9 ## **Balance sheet** ||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**This year Last year**|**This year Last year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**_Current assets_**||||||| |Debtors|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Cash at bank and in hand|14,137|76,620|1,811|—|92,567|114,210| |Current assets
|14,137|76,620|1,811|
—|92,567|114,210| |Net current assets less current liabilities|14,137|76,620|1,811|—|92,567|114,210| |Total assets less current liabilities|14,137|76,620|1,811|—|92,567|114,210| |Total net assets less liabilities|14,137|76,620|1,811|—|92,567|114,210| |**_Represented by_**||||||| |**_Unrestricted_**||||||| |Unrestricted - General fund|14,137|—|—|—|14,137|11,144| |**_Designated_**||||||| |Designated - 10% Reserve Fund|—|10,776|—|—|10,776|10,851| |Designated - Premises Fund|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Designated - Buildings Reserve Fund|—|54,256|—|—|54,256|71,149| |Designated - Minister's Discretionary Fund|—|97|—|—|97|97| |Designated - Community Cafe|—|11,491|—|—|11,491|21,725| |**_Restricted_**||||||| |Restricted - Fund-Raising Fund|—|—|288|—|288|(4,527)| |Restricted - Commitment For Life Fund|—|—|77|—|77|76| |Restricted - Memory Tree Fund|—|—|1,445|—|1,445|638| |Restricted - Community Cafe|—|—|—|—|—|3,058| |**Funds of the church**|**14,137**|**76,620**|**1,811**|**—**|**92,567 114,210**|| The Fund-Raising Restricted Fund showed a negative in 2021 as we paid for much of the new Audio-Visual equipment in the sanctuary. Some of the funds to pay for this were received in 2021, and some received in 2022. Any short fall was transferred from the Buildings Reserve Fund at the end of 2022. Registered Charity 1130801 Page 10 ## **Statement of assets and liabilities** |||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted Endowment This year**|**Restricted Endowment This year**|**Restricted Endowment This year**|**Last year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Current assets - Cash|at bank and in hand|||| |CAF Bank||7,534|2,765|(8,212)|—|2,086|43,493| |CAF Cheques||—|—|—|—|—|900| |CCLA COIF Deposit||6,603|73,855|10,023|—|90,481|69,674| |Account|||||||| |Petty Cash||—|—|—|—|—|143| ||**Total**|14,137|76,620|1,811|—|92,567|114,210| Registered Charity 1130801 Page 11 ## **Fund movement by type** ||**Opening**
**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**Transfers Gains/losses Journals Closing**| |---|---| |**General - General fund**
Unrestricted
**Sub-total for General Fund**
**10Percent - 10% Reserve Fund**
Designated
**Sub-total for 10 Percent Fund**
**Premises - Premises Fund**
Designated
**Sub-total for Premises Fund**
**Buildings - Buildings Reserve Fund**
Designated
**Sub-total for Buildings Fund**
**FundRaise - Fund-Raising Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Fundraising Fund**
**Commitment - Commitment For Life**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Commitment for Life Fund**
**Ministers - Minister's Discretionary**
Designated
**Sub-total for Ministers Discretionary Fund**
**Memory - Memory Tree Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Memory Fund**
**CommCafe - Community Cafe**
Designated
Restricted
**Sub-total for Community Café Fund**
**Grand total**|11,144
65,428
67,182
4,746
—
—
14,137| ||**11,144**
**65,428**
**67,182**
**4,746**
**—**
**—**
**14,137**
10,851
—
75
—
—
—
10,776| ||**10,851**
**—**
**75**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**10,776**
—
—
17,617
17,617
—
—
—| ||**—**
**—**
**17,617**
**17,617**
**—**
**—**
**—**
71,149
—
—
(16,894)
—
—
54,256| ||**71,149**
**—**
**—**
**(16,894)**
**—**
**—**
**54,256**
(4,527)
5,360
3,456
2,912
—
—
288| ||**(4,527)**
**5,360**
**3,456**
**2,912**
**—**
**—**
**288**
76
302
300
—
—
—
77| ||**76**
**302**
**300**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**77**
97
—
—
—
—
—
97| ||**97**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**97**
638
1,098
271
(20)
—
—
1,445| ||**638**
**1,098**
**271**
**(20)**
**—**
**—**
**1,445**
21,725
1,817
3,689
(8,361)
—
—
11,491
3,058
3,082
6,140
—
—
—
—| ||**24,783**
**4,899**
**9,830**
**(8,361)**
**—**
**—**
**11,491**| ||**114,210**
**77,088**
**98,730**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**92,567**| Registered Charity 1130801 Page 12 ## **Analysis of income and expenditure** |**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Incoming resources from generated funds - Voluntary income**
Freewill Envelopes
4,473
—
—
Loose (Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme)
2,324
—
—
Direct to Bank
36,255
—
—
Direct to Treasurer
1,685
—
—
Gift Aid Tax Refunds
—
—
—
Church Discipleship
150
—
—
Legacies
1,000
—
—
Gifts In Memory
30
—
—
Collections for named person
—
—
—
Commitment for Life Envelopes
—
—
300
Basingstoke Town Centre Chaplains
—
—
120
Memory Tree Donation
—
—
1,084
Heat & Light Donations
2,540
—
—
Community Cafe Donations
—
—
1,000
Community Cafe Regular Donations
—
—
1,800
Community Cafe - Youth Cafe Donations
—
—
258
Community Cafe Meals on Wheels
Donations
—
—
—
Gift Sunday
—
—
—
Childrens Work
—
—
—
Little Angels
90
—
—
Leprosy Mission
—
—
174
Christmas Collection
—
—
63
Emergency Appeals
—
—
—
Donations (non LSURC)
—
—
—
Audio Visual
—
—
5,000
Total
48,547
—
9,799
**Incoming resources from generated funds - Activities for generating funds**
AmazonSmile
38
—
—
Craft Group
50
—
—
Shared Meals
102
—
—
Community Cafe receipts
—
1,510
15
Community Cafe - Meals on Wheels
—
—
—
Sunday Coffee
—
307
—
Lettings Rent
15,937
—
—
Church Fees
(41)
—
—
Traidcraft SumUp
—
—
3
Fund Raising Events Shared Meals
—
—
—
Fund Raising Events Crafts
—
—
—
Total
16,085
1,817
18
**Incoming resources from generated funds - Investment income**
Bank Interest
796
—
25
Total
796
—
25|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**|**Total**
**Endowment**
**This year**
**Last year**
—
4,473
3,784
—
2,324
903
—
36,255
39,919
—
1,685
548
—
—
28,752
—
150
—
—
1,000
5,000
—
30
—
—
—
976
—
300
300
—
120
120
—
1,084
724
—
2,540
1,670
—
1,000
—
—
1,800
1,800
—
258
682
—
—
100
—
—
2,200
—
—
40
—
90
—
—
174
—
—
63
117
—
—
237
—
—
10
—
5,000
2,750| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||—
58,346
90,630
—
38
33
—
50
—
—
102
—
—
1,525
3,563
—
—
4,073
—
307
106
—
15,937
7,097
—
(41)
344
—
3
7
—
—
80
—
—
21| ||||18
25|—
17,920
15,323
—
821
8| ||796|—|25|—
821
8| |**INCOME TOTAL**|65,428|1,817|9,842|—
77,088
105,961| Registered Charity 1130801 Page 13 ## **EXPENDITURE** |**EXPENDITURE**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**This year Last Year**|| |**Costs of generating funds - Investment management**||**costs**||||| |Bank Charges|84|
—|—|—|84|145| |Total|
84|
—|—|—|84|145| |**Charitable activities - URC Ministry & Mission Fund**||||||| |Ministry and Mission|36,357|
—|—|—|36,357|36,357| |Total|
36,357|
—|—|—|36,357|36,357| |**Charitable activities - Ministerial costs**||||||| |Minister's Telephone|—|
—|—|—|—|464| |Manse Water|—|
—|—|—|—|529| |Manse Council Tax|—|
—|—|—|—|1,699| |Manse Repairs / Maintenance|—|
—|—|—|—|881| |Minister's Expenses|—|
—|—|—|—|55| |Minister's Car Allowance|—|
—|—|—|—|683| |Mileage (Minister)|453|
—|—|—|453|—| |Total|
453|
—|—|—|453|4,312| ## **Charitable activities - Costs of church activities** For the reasons stated in Accounting Policy note 1c, the church and manse buildings are not tangible fixed assets of the church. For insurance purposes the church buildings are insured by the church for £8,378,933. The church contents are insured by the church for £275,286. The organ is insured for £235,963. The manse is insured by the Wessex Synod of the United Reformed Church. ## **Charitable activities - Costs of church activities** |Church Mission|461|—|—|—|461|540| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Church Discipleship|933|—|—|—|933|886| |TLG|—|75|—|—|75|900| |Memory Tree|—|—|271|—|271|575| |Church Electricity|5,996|—|—|—|5,996|4,453| |Church Gas|8,109|—|—|—|8,109|4,180| |Church Telephone|514|—|—|—|514|160| |Church Water|50|—|—|—|50|421| |Church Insurance|—|7,079|—|—|7,079|6,789| |Church Repairs / Maintenance|—|1,246|—|—|1,246|1,072| |Church Fabric & Fittings|—|98|—|—|98|789| |Church Boiler Service|—|7,766|—|—|7,766|1,051| |Church Lift Service|—|837|—|—|837|542| |Church Organ Service|—|440|—|—|440|350| |Church Fire Extinguisher|—|151|—|—|151|360| |Cleaners Wages|7,527|—|—|—|7,527|6,717| |Cleaning Equipment|—|—|—|—|—|19| |Cleaning Supplies|699|—|—|—|699|745| |Printing (Non Minister)|1,102|—|—|—|1,102|478| |Administration|534|—|—|—|534|758| |Reform Subscriptions|(157)|—|—|—|(157)|30| |Data Protection Register|35|—|—|—|35|35| |One Church Subscription|140|—|—|—|140|140| |TV Licence|159|—|—|—|159|159| |PRS Licence|77|—|—|—|77|74| |CCL Licence|145|—|—|—|145|140| |MRL Licence|75|—|—|—|75|72| |PPL Licence|77|—|—|—|77|74| |CVL Licence|174|—|—|—|174|168| |CLA Church Licence|81|—|—|—|81|78| Registered Charity 1130801 Page 14 |Other Licences
408
—
—
Community Cafe Provisions
—
1,577
—
Community Cafe Administration
—
207
—
Community Cafe Kitchenware
—
171
—
Community Cafe Equipment and
Furnishings
—
95
—
Community Cafe - Repairs &
Maintenance
—
1,340
—
Community Cafe - Youth Cafe
—
—
1,812
Community Cafe Wages
—
247
4,328
Pulpit Supply
725
—
—
Mileage (Non Minister)
264
—
—
Musician Fees
1,320
—
—
Secretary's Expenses
120
—
—
Treasurer's Expenses
—
—
—
Pastoral
379
52
—
Childrens Work
237
—
—
Audio Visual
—
—
2,914
Big Day Out
105
—
—
Total
30,288
21,381
9,326
**Charitable activities - Grants payable and restricted donations passed on**
Collections for named person
—
—
59
Commitment for Life Payments
—
—
300
Basingstoke TC Chaplains Payment
—
—
120
Leprosy Mission
—
—
199
Bible Society
—
—
—
Christmas Collection
—
—
164
Emergency Appeals
—
—
—
Total
—
—
842|408
—
—
—
1,577
—
—
207
—
—
171
—
—
95
—
—
1,340
—
—
—
1,812
—
247
4,328
725
—
—
264
—
—
1,320
—
—
120
—
—
—
—
—
379
52
—
237
—
—
—
—
2,914
105
—
—|408
—
—
—
1,577
—
—
207
—
—
171
—
—
95
—
—
1,340
—
—
—
1,812
—
247
4,328
725
—
—
264
—
—
1,320
—
—
120
—
—
—
—
—
379
52
—
237
—
—
—
—
2,914
105
—
—|408
—
—
—
1,577
—
—
207
—
—
171
—
—
95
—
—
1,340
—
—
—
1,812
—
247
4,328
725
—
—
264
—
—
1,320
—
—
120
—
—
—
—
—
379
52
—
237
—
—
—
—
2,914
105
—
—|—
408
361
—
1,577
2,964
—
207
202
—
171
282
—
95
349
—
1,340
—
—
1,812
1,559
—
4,575
2,227
—
725
255
—
264
183
—
1,320
760
—
120
219
—
—
46
—
431
221
—
237
421
—
2,914
8,748
—
105
—| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||—
60,995
51,549
—
59
917
—
300
539
—
120
90
—
199
—
—
—
—
—
164
—
—
—
237| ||—|—|842|—
842
1,783| |**EXPENDITURE TOTAL**|67,182|21,381|10,168|—
98,730
94,145| |||||| |**GRAND TOTAL**|(1,753)|(19,564)|(325)|—
(21,643)
11,816| Registered Charity 1130801 Page 15 **Fund Transfers** Note: Transfers from Community Café to General Fund for 2022 were 50% for Cleaning, 25% for Gas, 35% for Electricity and 50% for Water costs ## **Income / Expenditure Summary** This note shows the balance between unrestricted income and expenditure, and the Premises Fund costs. A negative “Total” indicates a running deficit during the year. (Legacies are excluded as their receipt is unpredictable.) Excludes legacies and gifts in memory. * 2022 Freewill offerings of £43,051 does not include any Gift Aid, which was received in 2023, (2021 £73,358, 2020 £47,578, 2019 £71,498. ** Premises Fund expenditure included essential maintenance and repairs with essential work on the boiler. *** Donations and charges for utility, cleaning and administration costs received from other funds. **** The negative balance in 2022 is due to the receipt of 2022 gift aid of £10,991 which was received early 2023 Registered Charity 1130801 Page 16 ## **TREASURER'S STATEMENT** I have prepared the financial statements, on pages 5 to 16, for the year ended 31 December 2022. Karen Teresa Bell (name) (signature) (date) ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** I report on the financial statements of London Street URC for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are set out on pages 5 to 16. ## **Respective responsibilities** The church is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and considers that the audit requirement of Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner's report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions of the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the church and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements. ## **Independent Examiner's statement** In connection with my examination of the church funds, nothing came to my attention which gave me cause to believe otherwise than that the financial statements accord with the accounting records of the church, and that those records satisfied the requirements of the Act. I am not aware of any matter to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. Signed by the Independent Examiner: date: Mrs Gillian Craft 26 Foyle Park Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 3HD Registered Charity 1130801 Page 17