## **SECRETARY’S REPORT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JULY 2024** **The year has passed smoothly since the 2023 AGM.** **Once again we moved into St. Andrew’s Chapel for the months of January, February and March, saving on heat and electricity which again was a great success.** **We still reach out to the community with the weekly Wednesday lunches, and on Sunday evenings Hope for Food gather in the Hall to feed 70-90 people a large proportion of whom are homeless.** **My main task is to thank people who have worked so hard to keep the wheels turning during the week and on Sundays. First I must mention the Elders and thank them for their diligence and guidance and we are lucky to have such a dedicated team. Each fulfil different roles within the church. Also Edith Clarke for the Sunday morning coffee rota, Colin Dorsett for organising the Thursday coffees and the Wednesday lunches. Sue Starkey for finding weekly Sunday readers and stewarding on the door, Ann Gawler and Heather Crane and their helpers for our splendid flower arrangements and Sue and Adrian Marchant for their faithful work on the Memorial Garden. Peter Hansford Chairman of the Building Committee has untaken a huge amount of work keeping up with both the church buildings and The Manse and we owe him a great debt of gratitude for this. John Guthrie took over as Treasurer one year ago, and has done a wonderful job keeping our finances in order.** **Pause for Prayer continues each Thursday morning in St. Andrew’s Chapel and we are most grateful to Agnes Copeland for fulfilling the task of finding people who lead this very special half hour every week. This provides us with many varied and interesting subjects. Most importantly those who are not well and need our prayers are always remembered, presented by one of the Pastoral team – Pat Williams, Lauren Baba-Slimane, Anne Piggott and Gay Hammadeh. Our thanks to them for their preparation of these reports.** **Once a month Early Birds meet under the excellent leadership of Anne Piggott and her team. After they have met in St. Andrew’s Chapel and the Hall they always come down to join our main service for a while and it is a joy to see them and learn of their activities.** **A special word of appreciation to our brilliant caretaker, Stuart, for all he does here with patience and good humour at the centre of our activities.** **I of course conclude this report with mention of our Minister Wilbert. He recently informed us that he would be taking up a new pastorate in Uxbridge and Ickenham and his last service would be on Sunday 28[th] July. We express our huge gratitude to him for all his leadership over nearly seven years at Richmond Hill St. Andrew’s, his inspiring services and pastoral care for the congregation. He has been through some difficult personal times during which he faithfully carried out** **his ministry.. We wish him every success and all good wishes for the future and also for Regina and the children as they start a new life in Uxbridge.** **I must now as always give you the statistics for the year June 2023 to June 2024.** **There were no BAPTISMS or WEDDINGS during this period.** **THOSE WHO HAVE DIED It is with great sadness we record the loss of twelve of our members and friends who have died during this church year.** **Cynthia Sinclair - July 2023 Alan Rolf - July 2023 Suzanne Fulton - August 2023 Pat Garrioch - 13[th] October 2023 Revd. Brian Rawling - 31st October 2023 Alan Penhale - 28[th] November 2023 Trevor Fulton - February 2024 Doreen Hogg - 20[th] April 2024 Babs Darter - April 2024 Georgie Miller (A) - May 2024 Jean Simmonds (F) - May 2024 Michael Ponting (F) - June 2024** **We express condolences to all their families** **OUR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP IS 77** **We now enter a time of interregnum and challenging times ahead during which we must all pull together and trust in the words of the hymn that ‘ God is working his purpose out as year succeeds to year.** Richmond Hlll St Andrews Unlted Reform Church Accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2024 Opening Balance 329,099 361,793 Income Legacies Donations Members Car Park Fund Raising Lettings School of English Commercial Car Park Investment Income Grants Miscellaneous Income 6,800 38,217 650 15,058 41,087 950 96 10,138 22,381 26,265 980 7,737 24,250 26,678 2,090 6,500 562 Total Income 113,484 116,955 Expenses Ministry & Mission Ministry & Manse Expenses Early Bird Sal & Expenses Churchkeeper, Organist & Choir Administration Church Maintenance 48,039 8,177 376 34,637 2,337 18,809 55,890 7,897 441 33.967 2,600 11,788 Ei I utilities, Insurance & Cleaning Loss on Ir)vestments Church Refreshments Sundries Audivlnspection Charity Donations Repairs Commercial Car Park Rates 22,780 2,854 287 3,280 150 393 24,744 7,285 17,419 17,627 302 580 70 870 199 Total Expenses a74,147 149,650 Net DofiGit Total Funds blf Funds at Year End 60,663 329,099 268,436 32,695 361,794 329,099 Richmond Hill St Andrews United Refomi Church Balance Sheet as at 31 Mar¢h 2024 Non Current Assets Brooks McDonald M&G Charibond Investments at Realisible Value 201,882 23,073 261,882 25,907 224,955 287,789 Current Assets Debtors & Prepayments Loans Deposit Account Current Bank Accounts Cash Account 14,300 1,789 20,499 7,543 15,450 1,119 9,000 18,449 93 44,131 44,111 Total Assets 269,086 331,900 less Current Liabilities Creditors & Accruals 650 2,801 Total Net Funds 268,436 329,099 Inde endent Examiner's Re ort to the Trustees of Richmond Hill St. Andrews United Reform Church Bournemouth. This report on the financial statements of the church for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages I to 3, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 ('the Regulations,) and s.43 of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act,). Respective responsibilities of the Trustees of the church and examiner As the trustees of the church you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. you Consider that an audit is not required for this }iear under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 201 l Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act. . follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Con]missioners section 145(5)(b) of the 201 l Act. and ' state whether particular matters have comc to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking expl