## **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
Cl￿rch 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 t￿￿ts
11
11
31
31
72
Approved by the Trustees on 23rd March 2021 and slgned on thelr behalf.
NOrn￿n 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 char￿e8. 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
Cl￿rch 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 t￿￿ts
11
11
31
31
72
Approved by the Trustees on 23rd March 2021 and slgned on thelr behalf.
NOrn￿n 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 char￿e8. 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