Charity Number 1130930
Harpenden United Reformed Church
Report of the Trustees for 2020
The following were trustees for all of 2020: Mr N L Deas, Mr T M Pattie, Mr J Sharp, Mr P M Valle, Rev J Weedon.
With the approval of the church meeting Mr N Deas , 18 Croftwell, Harpenden, AL5 1JG acted as the administrator of the Charity.
The Charity is a constituent body of the United Reformed Church. The Elders are elected by the Church Meeting of all those members in attendance and serve for three years but are eligible for re-election. The Elders of the Church are the Trustees of the Charity and hold current criminal record checks where necessary for all those responsible for related church activities. There were 41 registered members of the Church as of December 31[st] 2020.
Throughout the year the religious activities of the Church were led by the ordained minister, Rev J. Weedon with the active support of the Elders and other members of the Church. During lockdown and when covid restrictions were in place services were conducted on line and streamed directly to all members via Zoom and Youtube as well as distributing printed copies of the service to all members.
The Church Pre-School had a very successful year despite covid restrictions with children aged between 2 to 5 years and had a total of 46 registered with the school. The Parent/Carer and Toddlers Group ( Kangaroo Club ) was severely restricted throughout 2020 and remained closed throughout the lockdown.
During the year a Children & Families Minister was recruited on a part-time basis to encourage growth and outreach to the young people and families within the local community through various activities.
Various local groups ( two Guided troops, two Brownie packs, Badmington Group, Children’s Drama Group, Children’s Dance Class, Pilates Group, Music Teaching Class and the Local Choral Society, etc. ) made regular use of the Hall/Rooms and the Garden up until the lockdown. The Church is also used by Christchurch each Sunday evening which is a nearby religious group although again this was severely affected by covid restrictions.
During the year the Church again supported 7 various external Charities both local and national with donations totalling £1518. The church also supported and made regular donations to the local Food Bank.
N. L. Deas
HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERIOD ENDED 31 DEC 2020 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT This Year Last Year 2019£ (Totsl) Nots Funds £ Funds £ Funds £ Totsl £ RECEIPTS 28,244 147,)1 1.518 5,529 28,244 147,1 1,518 5,529 26,176 151.5 3.530 Gfft Aid tsx repayments ProFwty . manse leth.ngs Property . churchlhall users 4.428 12.136 4,428 12,136 13.827 FIT Payments SurKIry 754 Total recelpts 2CK),105 2CNJ,105 228,186 PAYMENTS Ministy & Mission Fund Ministy & wcrtiip expenses Clrch running costs Manse running costs Programme costs Supp(xt of OLrtsth causes Maintsnance of church buildings Maintsnm of manse 25.752 22.252 22,252 31,840 520 138,468 4,730 142,216 1.518 21.879 142.216 1,518 21,879 Total payments NET RECEIPTS I (PAYMENTS) 217,161 217,161 2%.027 -17,056 ~17.056 22.159 TRANSFERS between funds SURPLUSIDEFICIT for perlod CASH FUNDS blfwd 1 January CASH FUNDS clfvA 31 Dec 189,831 189,831 167,672 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Monetary assets Bank current accounts 56,629 133.202 113.552 113,552, Total monetary assets 10 Other assets Gfft Aid recovorable otr monies due to church InV8stn at MKI market valu8 19 Assets used for church purposes Buldings under statutory tts 11 11 31 31 72 Approved by the Trustees on 23rd March 2021 and slgned on thelr behalf. NOrnn L Deas
HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 NOTES 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wth the Char.eS Act 2011 Secbon 133, using the Receipts and Payments basis available to small chare8. and the Unrted Reformed Church guKlance. 2 FUND ACCOUNTING Unrestricted Funds may be used by the church for any of its Ofdinary purposes. Designated Funds represent unrestricted funds set askle by the church for specific designated purposes: they can be transferred back into general funds at the church's decBion. Balance Fund name & purpose: Receipts inytd£ Payments inytd£ Transfer5 for ytd £ Balance d£ Fabric ReseNe Fund Roof Repair Fund Benevolent Fund Special Purposes Organ Overhaul 14,300 Totals ft>r deslgnated funds 14,610 Restrlcted Funds represent Income which may be expended onty on those restricted objects provided in the terms of a trust or bequest, or don*'ons or grants received Of invited for a specffic purpose. These funds can only be spent on the specffic purpose for which they were given. Any balance rema'ning unspent must be carried forward as a balance on that fund for future expendrture on that specffic purpose, or returned; rt cannot be absorbed into general funds. 310 310 Fund name & purpose: Balance d£ Receipts inytd£ Payrnents inytd£ Balance Commitrnent for Lrfe (ind Grft 'd> Other outside causes (ind Grft d) Legacies restncts'ons Totals for restricted funds This Year 2020 Totsl £ Last Year 2019 £ (Totsl) Unrestncted Funds £ Desgnated , Restncted Funds£ Funds£ 3 MONIES RAISED FOR OUTSIDE CAUSES (including Gift Aid) Commrtment for Lrfe Tanzania dinic Chrisb'an 'd Local Food Bank Other 1,518 1,518 1,518 3,530 Totsls raised for outside causes 4 PROPERTY INCOME Regular users and concerts Casual users Donab'ons 7,681 4,455 7,681 4,455 12,500 15,894 Totsl property Income 5 CHURCH RUNNING COSTS Gas and electricty Insurance Water rates Gardening Tdephone & postage Staonery and photocopwng Magazine Maintenance of equipment Equipment Cleaninglcaretsking Administrative Consultant Sundry 28,394 3,346 4,575 960 3,346 4,575 960 6,565 3,796 794 501; 85 501 85 474 282 7,820 7,820 10,495 4,965 4,965 22,252 9,434 Total church running costs 22,252
ANY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 NOTES- continued ThB Year 2020 Total £ Last Year 2019 £ (Total) .. Unresth'cted . Funds £ Designated Restncted Funds £ Funds £ 6 PROGRAMME ACTMTY COSTS Church activrties Outreach Pre school Payroll Total programme activity costs 7 SUPPORT OF OUTSIDE CAUSES Commrtmentfor Lrfe Other 142,216 142,216 142,216 142 216 138,467 138467 1,518 1,518 1,518 3,530 Total support of outside causes MAINTENANCE OF CHURCH BUILDINGS Other property repairs Purchase of equipment Totsl malntenance of church buildings 9 MAINTENANCE OF MANSE Exterior repairs Manse improvements 4,362 17,517, 21,879 4,362 17,517 3,069 6,340 6,340 Total maintenance of manse 10 MONETARY ASSETS The church monies are not held in segregated accounts, but for the sake of this financial statement the totsl of each account is allocated appropriatety over the various funds. 11 ASSETS USED FOR CHURCH PURPOSES The church building and manse are vested in Thames North Trust as trustees and are not church a&sets. T! The are held for the benefft of Harpenden URC in accordance wrth the statutory trust applicable to URC properts'es under the URC Acts. For insurance purposes the church buildings are insured by the church for ££3947951 and the manse foi £477170. The church coi contents are insured by the church for £706118 and the manse contents for £5000.
HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY Page 4 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 TREASURER'S STATEMENT I have prepared the financial statements on pages 4 to 6 for the year ended 31 December 2020 from the . accounting records of the church. (name) (signature) (date) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 4 to 6 Responsibillties 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 (Ihe Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. Signed by the Independent Examiner: date: Name Address HAt2 ReAJOa AL? 27
HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERIOD ENDED 31 DEC 2020 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT This Year Last Year 2019£ (Totsl) Nots Funds £ Funds £ Funds £ Totsl £ RECEIPTS 28,244 147,)1 1.518 5,529 28,244 147,1 1,518 5,529 26,176 151.5 3.530 Gfft Aid tsx repayments ProFwty . manse leth.ngs Property . churchlhall users 4.428 12.136 4,428 12,136 13.827 FIT Payments SurKIry 754 Total recelpts 2CK),105 2CNJ,105 228,186 PAYMENTS Ministy & Mission Fund Ministy & wcrtiip expenses Clrch running costs Manse running costs Programme costs Supp(xt of OLrtsth causes Maintsnance of church buildings Maintsnm of manse 25.752 22.252 22,252 31,840 520 138,468 4,730 142,216 1.518 21.879 142.216 1,518 21,879 Total payments NET RECEIPTS I (PAYMENTS) 217,161 217,161 2%.027 -17,056 ~17.056 22.159 TRANSFERS between funds SURPLUSIDEFICIT for perlod CASH FUNDS blfwd 1 January CASH FUNDS clfvA 31 Dec 189,831 189,831 167,672 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Monetary assets Bank current accounts 56,629 133.202 113.552 113,552, Total monetary assets 10 Other assets Gfft Aid recovorable otr monies due to church InV8stn at MKI market valu8 19 Assets used for church purposes Buldings under statutory tts 11 11 31 31 72 Approved by the Trustees on 23rd March 2021 and slgned on thelr behalf. NOrnn L Deas
HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 NOTES 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wth the Char.eS Act 2011 Secbon 133, using the Receipts and Payments basis available to small chare8. and the Unrted Reformed Church guKlance. 2 FUND ACCOUNTING Unrestricted Funds may be used by the church for any of its Ofdinary purposes. Designated Funds represent unrestricted funds set askle by the church for specific designated purposes: they can be transferred back into general funds at the church's decBion. Balance Fund name & purpose: Receipts inytd£ Payments inytd£ Transfer5 for ytd £ Balance d£ Fabric ReseNe Fund Roof Repair Fund Benevolent Fund Special Purposes Organ Overhaul 14,300 Totals ft>r deslgnated funds 14,610 Restrlcted Funds represent Income which may be expended onty on those restricted objects provided in the terms of a trust or bequest, or don*'ons or grants received Of invited for a specffic purpose. These funds can only be spent on the specffic purpose for which they were given. Any balance rema'ning unspent must be carried forward as a balance on that fund for future expendrture on that specffic purpose, or returned; rt cannot be absorbed into general funds. 310 310 Fund name & purpose: Balance d£ Receipts inytd£ Payrnents inytd£ Balance Commitrnent for Lrfe (ind Grft 'd> Other outside causes (ind Grft d) Legacies restncts'ons Totals for restricted funds This Year 2020 Totsl £ Last Year 2019 £ (Totsl) Unrestncted Funds £ Desgnated , Restncted Funds£ Funds£ 3 MONIES RAISED FOR OUTSIDE CAUSES (including Gift Aid) Commrtment for Lrfe Tanzania dinic Chrisb'an 'd Local Food Bank Other 1,518 1,518 1,518 3,530 Totsls raised for outside causes 4 PROPERTY INCOME Regular users and concerts Casual users Donab'ons 7,681 4,455 7,681 4,455 12,500 15,894 Totsl property Income 5 CHURCH RUNNING COSTS Gas and electricty Insurance Water rates Gardening Tdephone & postage Staonery and photocopwng Magazine Maintenance of equipment Equipment Cleaninglcaretsking Administrative Consultant Sundry 28,394 3,346 4,575 960 3,346 4,575 960 6,565 3,796 794 501; 85 501 85 474 282 7,820 7,820 10,495 4,965 4,965 22,252 9,434 Total church running costs 22,252
ANY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 NOTES- continued ThB Year 2020 Total £ Last Year 2019 £ (Total) .. Unresth'cted . Funds £ Designated Restncted Funds £ Funds £ 6 PROGRAMME ACTMTY COSTS Church activrties Outreach Pre school Payroll Total programme activity costs 7 SUPPORT OF OUTSIDE CAUSES Commrtmentfor Lrfe Other 142,216 142,216 142,216 142 216 138,467 138467 1,518 1,518 1,518 3,530 Total support of outside causes MAINTENANCE OF CHURCH BUILDINGS Other property repairs Purchase of equipment Totsl malntenance of church buildings 9 MAINTENANCE OF MANSE Exterior repairs Manse improvements 4,362 17,517, 21,879 4,362 17,517 3,069 6,340 6,340 Total maintenance of manse 10 MONETARY ASSETS The church monies are not held in segregated accounts, but for the sake of this financial statement the totsl of each account is allocated appropriatety over the various funds. 11 ASSETS USED FOR CHURCH PURPOSES The church building and manse are vested in Thames North Trust as trustees and are not church a&sets. T! The are held for the benefft of Harpenden URC in accordance wrth the statutory trust applicable to URC properts'es under the URC Acts. For insurance purposes the church buildings are insured by the church for ££3947951 and the manse foi £477170. The church coi contents are insured by the church for £706118 and the manse contents for £5000.
HARPENDEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY Page 4 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 TREASURER'S STATEMENT I have prepared the financial statements on pages 4 to 6 for the year ended 31 December 2020 from the . accounting records of the church. (name) (signature) (date) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 4 to 6 Responsibillties 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 (Ihe Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. Signed by the Independent Examiner: date: Name Address HAt2 ReAJOa AL? 27