Dorking United Reformed Church founded in 1662
53 West Street, Dorking, RH4 1BS . Church Office: 01306 889644
Website: www.dorkingurc.org.uk
Pastor: Revd Siobhan Antoniou North Downs Surrey Pastorate From: September 2024
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024
Living Jesus’ love
Charity no. 1132113
Dorking United Reformed Church
Trustees’ Annual Report for the Year Ending 31[st] December 2024
Registered address – 53 West Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BS (Charity Number 1132113)
OBJECTIVES AND ACTVITIES
The charitable objects of the Church are the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the scheme of union of the United Reformed Church. Our mission is "To live Jesus' love" and our vision is:-
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In union with Christ, you too are being built together with all the others into a place where God lives through his spirit (Eph 2:22)
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We will be a church community serving God every day; enabling people to explore their life with God and each other. We will seek to encourage discipleship and put faith into action.
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Our community will be focused on meaningful Christian worship. We will be a community that responds to needs, is welcoming and creates a spirit of openness and accessibility.
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Our buildings will be a place where people want to be, and where they are happy to bring others.
This is being achieved by following the 'Five Marks of Mission' which were adopted in 1997 by the 'Forum of Churches Together in England' of which the United Reformed Church is a member. Our Church Community Worker continues to be of great assistance to our Mission work.
MINISTRY AND MISSION
The Advent Season began on 3 December with the lighting of the first candle in a service lead by Rev David Skitt, introducing the theme ‘Love Came Down at Christmas’. Later in the day the Church once again joined in the Dorking Gala Day entitled: A very Dorkensian Christmas and hosted a Christmas Tree Competition for Local Schools in the Church Hall as well as a Celebration of Christmas Trees throughout the church premises. A Sheep Trail competition had also been set up by the Church around shops in the town and activities were held in the Church Hall along with Dorking Nursery School hosting a Sing Along, A Dance Presentation, The Rampant Roosters Morris Dancers and a performance by The Village School of Dance. On 10 December Revd Ted Bellingham led a Blue Church Service especially, but not exclusively, for those who find Christmas difficult. 17 December saw the All Age Nativity Service in the morning, which had had one’s day rehearsal on 16 December, followed by Carols by Candlelight in the evening. Revd David Morgan led the Christmas Eve Worship and Christmas Day was an All Age Service.
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Offerings received at the Christmas Services, the Christmas Post Box and other events were donated to Dorking Foodbank and Ripple Africa. Including other donations and 2 specific donations for the Foodbank, both charities received the sum of £668.05.
Smallfry and Messy held their own special Christmas events.
SowtoGrow continued to meet and use the planned theme of ‘Love Came Down at Christmas’ for the presentation of the winter garden space and this continued until after Easter when the theme changed to Walking the Way. Several organisations connected with the church contributed in many varied ways towards the themed garden including Messy Church, TAG, Scouts, Cubs, Brownies, Rainbows and Smallfry, culminating in a wonderful spring and summer display to be enjoyed by all who entered the church gates.
The New Theme for the autumn/winter season is entitled ‘Heroes and Villains’ and it is hoped that this will catch the imaginations of the church and its wider community and will culminate in an interesting display both in the garden and around the church.
Through the sterling efforts of one of the church’s CCWs the church has been awarded a grant of £8,000 from Mole Valley District Council to enhance the use of the garden area for the wider community. Plans are underway to see how this can be accomplished with different ideas being incorporated to ensure this grant money is put to appropriately good use. It is planned that some of this funding will be used for a new summerhouse/quiet space and it is hoped that this will enable a wider section of the community to become involved.
Narnia Group continues to meet at a local pub, following different themes and contributing to the life of church in various ways including leading Sunday Worship on occasions. After Christmas they followed themes arising from the ‘Just Asking’ meetings led by Rev Ted Bellingham and are following the Heroes and Villains theme introduced in the autumn.
‘The Thursday Gathering’ continue to meet on the first Thursday of each month with worship from 11.00 to 11.30 am in the Little Chapel, followed by other social activities.
Monthly Prayer Group - From May this year, each third Thursday in the month from 10 - 11am has been designated as a particular Time for Prayer. A small group has gathered in the Living Room to pray and others have been invited to pray at home or wherever they may be.
Open Doors/TAG (Thursday Afternoon Group) 10am-4pm - The partnership with ALDAG came to an end at the end of 2023 with the church receiving half of its profits as agreed in the sum of £1700, which it was further agreed should be donated back to ALDAG. A new kitchen manager was appointed from January, who will work with the existing kitchen helpers who are keen to continue this work. These two events complement each other and it is hoped they will grow as the year moves on. At the end of January this group celebrated its first year of coming together and is going from strength to strength, with the all-inclusive game of Boccia bringing great
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enthusiasm and joy to the group, with the hope that this may be further explored and expanded next year.
Smallfry and Messy – both still attracting people from the wider community and remaining an important part of the church’s outreach programmes. A new part-time CCW was appointed in January, who comes with a great deal of experience and was appointed primarily to assist with Small Fry. Smallfry has been raising funds throughout the year for the National Autistic Society with a coffee morning (11/4/24) a sponsored walk around the church grounds (13/6/24) and other events, with a total of just under £500 being raised. One CCW has been helping with Smallfry as the other CCW has been using her time to set up CAMEO (see below)
Just Asking – a course exploring Christianity for both those who are engaged with the church and those who are seekers, ran 4 sessions on 14 and 28 January and 11 and 25 February led by Revd Ted Bellingham. This course was considered to be successful.
A Lent session – As part of the local Ministers' Fellowship, in Holy Week the church hosted Forty Hours of Prayer. Organised over three days, for each of 40 separate hours (to correspond to Jesus' time in the wilderness) prayers were lead in the Little Chapel often facilitated with specially provided prayer materials. Churches across Dorking were involved and over fifty different people contributed to its success.
Dorking Area Food Bank continued to be supported by the church and the wider community . TAG members decorate the church collection trolley following the themes chosen for particular seasons.
Ikumbya Church in Africa- It was agreed by the June church meeting that £3000 should be contributed towards a new roof for this church, with Eastwick Church in Bookham contributing a further £1000 to make this project possible. At the October church meeting members were shown photographs of the completed work, as well as extra work such as doors and windows, which had also been purchased with the funds. It is hoped a spiritual relationship will be developed with Ikumbya Church in the future.
WORSHIP
The Pulpit Supply secretary – continued to endeavour finding ministers for the vacancy period which has proved more and more difficult; the Elders and others in the church arrange services where a minister cannot be present, with lay preachers helping out on occasions.
The Prayer Diary – continues to be used and each week the congregation is asked to pray for a particular church group or those making use of our church premises.
MeaDoW Team continues to meet every 2 months to look at Mission and Worship matters; these meetings are open to all who wish to attend, and have Eldership representation. From September the group was reformulated so that all church groups and those sponsored by the church, could send a representative to the meeting or submit reports to the Team. It is hoped that this will lead to a better line
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of communication throughout the church, so that items of interest can be included at church meetings. MeaDoW continues to suggest themes for the church and its wider community to use in its worship sessions.
25/2/24 – The Sunday Service was led by Revd Bridget Banks, Moderator of URC Southern Synod.
10/3/24 - Mothering Sunday All Age Worship led by CCW and serving Elders. Small bouquets of flowers were distributed by the children at the end of the service.
Easter events:
6/3/24 – Messy Church – 3.30-6.00pm – Easter message through handicrafts with a special service included.
24/3/24 – Palm/Passion Sunday service led by those involved in the Thursday Gathering services.
27/3/24 – Small Fry Easter Celebration with an Easter Message in church at 10:15am.
28/3/24 – Maundy Thursday Service – led by Revd Ted Bellingham
29/3/24 – Good Friday Walk of Witness to from Dorking Halls to St Martin’s Churchyard for open air worship at 11.30pm.
31/3/24 – Easter Sunday Service including communion led by Revd Ted Bellingham.
12/5/24 – 4pm Sunday Worship led by Revd Siobhan Antoniou in response to her call to worship from the 4-church pastorate, North Downs (Surrey), consisting of Dorking, Reigate Park, Banstead and Rehill URCs. It was well attended with invitations to the 4 churches. This was the last gathering of the 4 churches over the weekend when Siobhan had visited the other churches in the Pastorate, following which, over the following week, the 4 churches voted by 92% to call Siobhan to be the Minister to the new joint pastorate
19/5/24 – Parade Service on Pentecost Sunday attended by Brownies and Rainbows led by Revd David Morgan.
7/7/24– All Age Worship - led by the leaders and members of ‘Young Church’
7/9/24 – The Ordination and Induction Service of Revd Siobhan Antoniou, the new minister to the North Downs (Surrey) Pastorate incorporating, our church, Banstead, Reigate Park and Redhill URC churches was held at Reigate Park URC at 2pm, followed by tea, coffee and cakes in the church hall.
8/9/24 – Revd Siobhan Antoniou’s first service following her ordination.
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29/9/24 - All Age/Harvest Worship – led by Revd Nigel Uden – nominated charities, National Autistic Society and the local Food Bank. Representation of the uniformed groups who meet at the church were present and were involved in the service.
10/11/24 – Remembrance Sunday Worship – All Age Service attended by Rainbows, Brownies and Beavers; Scouts and Girl Guides were on parade at the War Memorial in the town. The service was led by Revd Ted Bellingham with contributions from the Brownies. A well attended service. A wreath donated by Dorking URC was placed at the War Memorial by the Tait family.
Average attendance at Sunday Worship throughout the year has been approximately 45/50 with larger numbers on Communion Sundays and specific services such as baptisms.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
28/4/24 - Rotawalk ’24 – ‘Walking the Way’ some of the church congregation joined in a 4 mile walk around Holmwood Common with any proceeds collected going to the National Autistic Society. Although the weather started off quite wet, the walk ended up in sunshine and was much enjoyed by those who completed the walk.
30/6/24 - Joint Church Walk – 2:30-4:45 – North Downs (Surrey) Pastorate Cluster of Churches with a walk around Dorking followed by a short café style service and tea and cakes.
Annual Trip to Goring-by-Sea – 21/7/24 – as usual this was a well attended day with good weather. Fun, games and fellowship helped the afternoon to be enjoyed by all who attended.
OPEN HOME - Open Home meets for a couple of hours on the second Wednesday morning of each month for a chat over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits. It is light hearted conversation and takes place in the homes of its members or the church Living Room. All are welcome to attend.
CAMEO – T he new CCW, was also tasked with setting up a group to help out with those over 60 who might need somewhere to find friendship and fellowship and from this a new Club was formed called CAMEO (Come and meet each other). Its inauguration was on 6/6/24 celebrating the 80[th] anniversary of D Day and is planned to meet on Thursday afternoons with sessions on games, exercise, dancing, art, films etc. In order for this to proceed assistance from outside the church community was needed.
15/2/24 – Coffee morning run by 12[th] Dorking Brownies which also included mini games, art work, dog treats/toys made by the Brownies with live Music from Nelson Porter. All in aid of the Celia Cross Greyhound Trust raised £510.
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30/3/24 – A long standing member of the church raised £500 in lieu of birthday presents for her 80[th] birthday party held at the church with a large afternoon tea.
4/4/24 – Coffee morning 10-12noon run by a church member and friends and family in aid of St. Catherine’s Hospice which raised £200.
11/4/24 – Coffee morning 10-12noon run by Smallfry in aid of The National Autistic Society.
13/6/24 – Smallfry held a walk around the church and its grounds by the toddlers and their parents/carers and raised £100.52 for their chosen charity The National Autistic Society. Further funds were raised at the end of term celebrations in July.
Coffee mornings were held in the Follett Hall during the summer holidays and run by volunteers from the church and wider community, on the following dates:
25/7/24, 1/8/24, 8/8/24, 15/8/24, 22/8/24, 29/8/24 and 5/9/24
In total, the monies raised during these coffee mornings was £1114 and these monies were distributed to the following local and wider causes:
Age Concern, Foxies Future, The Little Princess, Combat Stress, CRY, TAG and Alzheimer’s
7/9/24 – 9am-12noon - FM&D asked volunteers to spare a couple of hours to help get the Main Hall ready for occupation following building and final acoustic works during the summer. Bacon sandwiches, tea and coffee were an added incentive.
14/9/24 – Heritage Open Day – the church and its gardens formed part of Dorking Heritage Day celebrations from 2-5pm with refreshments served either in the garden or the church hall, depending on the weather.
31/10/24 – 10am-12noon – Charity Coffee morning run by Nicola Mayne and the 12[th] Dorking Brownies in aid of Children in Need. Overall, this event raised £951, about 50% of which was raised at the coffee morning held at the church.
FINANCE AND BUILDINGS
Finance – Church funds for 2024 have fallen below those of 2023 partly due to the proceeds from 'offertories' and 'lettings' having fallen behind budget. Also, with current utilities costs rising, our energy costs have continued to run higher than expected and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. We have been blessed with further gifts from members of the congregation and also the improvement in our investments which have helped with the much-needed improvements in the Main Hall.
The October church meeting agreed to decline a request from Synod to raise our M&M contribution for 2025 from £45,110 to £47,352 (5%). The reasons for this are: we have been without a minister since 2021 and we now have 25% of the time of our new minister; we still have to fund external ministers for the foreseeable future;
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also, our membership has dropped to 90 which adversely affects our offertory. We have also requested that we have access to more information from Synod on how these figures are calculated and how the increased Synod fund will be used?
As we go forward, we are reviewing how we should use these gracious gifts from our members.
Buildings - FM&D Activity
Lettings of rooms at the church premises
Our Lettings Secretary, works tirelessly to let our premises as much as possible to off-set ever increasing utility costs. To this end letting rates to external hirers were increased in October 2023 and will be reviewed again next year.
We are thankful for excellent work done by volunteers from outside the Church.
Our thanks also go to the FM&D Team for the work that they have done in connection with the maintenance of our premises, and to the Finance Team who have managed our finances during a difficult time.
VACANCY – After 4 years of being without a Minister to lead the church forward, West Street became a Joint Pastorate in conjunction with Banstead, Redhill and Reigate Park URCs in order to be in a position to call a Minister as there were insufficient Ministers available for all churches in vacancy in the Southern Synod area. This was called The North Downs (Surrey) Pastorate. Representative Elders from each church formed a Vacancy Committee with a view to working out how to move forward in a way which would satisfy the 4 churches involved in the process. Eventually the churches were allowed to announce this Joint Pastorate vacancy and early in the year Revd Siobhan Antoniou, a graduating Minister, applied for the post and the Joint Pastorate Vacancy Committee agreed to move forward with the call. Over the weekend of 11-12 May Siobhan visited with members from the 4 churches and Preached with a View at Reigate Park URC on the Sunday morning. This was streamed so all members who could not attend Reigate Park would be able to see Siobhan’s service online, as only those members who had heard Siobhan preach would be allowed to vote. Following this, the Vacancy Committee members organised meetings within their own churches for a voting process to take place with the results forwarded in sealed envelopes to the interim moderator, Revd Roger Jones in order for him to count the votes and advise Siobhan of the result. It had been agreed by the Vacancy Committee that an 80% acceptance across the 4 churches should be achieved in order to call Siobhan. Siobhan kindly accepted the call with a 90% overall affirmation vote and her Ordination took place at Reigate Park URC on 7/9/24; Siobhan and her family took residence in the Manse at this church during August. Once Siobhan had accepted this calling the Vacancy Committee was dissolved and a new group, with a representative from each of the 4 churches, either the Chair of Elders or a nominated representative, took effect and was called The Advisory Group. The Chair of Trustees was Dorking’s nominated representative.
GENERAL
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Church Meetings were held following Sunday Worship on 24 March, 23 June, 6 October with the AGM being held on 24 November.
Weddings and Baptisms
Weddings: 0. Births: 0. Baptisms: 0.
Membership
The following members have passed away: 5 Accepted into Church membership this year: 2 Names removed from the Members Roll: 1 The current number of Church members is 86.
Conclusion
There are many people in the church who work for the Lord but whose names do not appear in this report; we give grateful thanks to all who give of their time and talents helping our church to move forward in faith. We give a warm welcome to our new Minister, Siobhan, and hope that she and her family settle into a life serving the North Downs Surrey pastorate. This year has seen the beginnings of new ventures for the church which will need prayerful nurturing as they move forward and it is hoped our church family will offer their varied talents and time so that the tasks involved in helping these small seeds to grow will be shared by many.
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Trustees
The following individuals have served as Trustees over the period of this report and until the date of approval. Trustees serve a maximum continuous term of 6 years.
Current Trustees
Mrs Jane Allan Appointed 01-01-2020 Mrs Jane Bellingham Appointed 01-01-2023 Mr Phil Currie Appointed 01-01-2022 Mr Roger Currie Appointed 01-01-2018 Mrs Jenny Langford Appointed 01-01-2022 Mr David Langford Appointed 01-01-2022 Mr Simon Moorhouse Appointed 01-01-2020 Mrs Liz Roger Appointed 01-01-2020 Mrs Rosemary Russell Appointed 01-01-2022 Mrs Hilary Venn Appointed 01-01-2020 Mr Chris Yeomans Appointed 01-01-2022 Mrs Fiona Yeomans Appointed 01-01-2023
Structure, Governance and Management
Elders' Meetings (Trustees plus Minister, Treasurer and Community Worker) are held monthly throughout the year apart from the month of August. The major items discussed over the year have been the 'Church Growth Plan', the appointment of an organist, Safeguarding, a review of the rules governing the consumption of alcohol on church premises and preparation for the Vacancy.
The Church Meeting currently meets once every three months. The average attendance is around thirty. The major items discussed over the year have been the 'growth plan' for the Church, the development of the buildings, a review of the rules governing the consumption of alcohol on church premises, and the frequency of evening services.
The Mission Committee meets every two to three months. Its terms of reference are to support and strengthen the existing mission activities of the Church, to extend the mission of the Church to the wider local community, to ensure that the 'Five Marks of Mission' are visible within the Church life and to retain and increase Church membership.
The Facilities, Management and Development (FM&D) committee meets quarterly and looks after health and safety matters, building maintenance and, in recent years, the development of our premises.
The Finance Committee meets quarterly. The Health and Safety Committee meets four times per year. The Worship Review and Planning Group meet three to four times a year.
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Financlal Review Overall, the outcome for the year was satisfactory. Total resources reduced by £73,000 in the year from £669.000 to £596,000. The overall movements of note comprise: 1) Unrestricted funds recorded a deficit of £17,000 for 2024 (2023: £15,000) before transfers, as the running costs of the church remain high due to the impact of inflation over the past two years. 3) Designated funds reduced by £81,000 during the year, excluding a transfer of £24,500 to the general fund. Most of the £81,000 reduction was used to cover improvements to the church, including a new audio-visual system, new acoustic panelling, redecoration of the main church hall and building works in the basement and to exterior walls. The Manse fund recorded a deficit of £12,000 {2023: surplus £9,000). Other designated fvnd movements were offset by £12,000 of investment gains. No legacies were reiVed during the year (2023: £180.000). 3) Restricted fvnds increased by £25,000 largely due to £27,000 of unrealised gains on the investment portfolio. Full details of the fund movements are set out on Page 14. Approved Chair of Trustees 025 Chair of Finance Committee Mr Chris Yeomans Mr Derek Morrison 10
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Dorking United Refomied Church (Registered Charity 1132113) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Dorking United Reformed Church (' the Chariw for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 12 to 15. Responsibilltles and basis of report As the trustees of the Charity. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan 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 2011 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 examlnerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination gNing me cause to believe that in, any material respect: l. 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 accounting records. Steven Hooke Bsc ACA Ash Vale, GU12 SER Date: 11 £oiS Living Jesus, love Charityno. 1132113
DORKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Balance Sheet at 31 December 2024
| ASSETS Investments Epworth Interest Funds Epworth Equity Funds Cash at bank CafCash CafGold Organisations Total Assets FUNDS Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds |
2024 298,492 243,587 542,079 7,100 46,852 53,952 221 596,252 23,869 281,317 291,066 596,252 |
2023 281,045 221,874 |
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| 502,919 7,982 158,144 |
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| 166,126 205 |
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| 669,250 | ||
| 16,741 386,678 265,831 |
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| 669,250 |
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DORKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Income and Expenditure of Unrestricted Funds for the year ended 31 December 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||
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| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | ||||
| Members & friends | Ministerial | ||||
| Offertories | 39,856 | 41,489 | Ministry & Mission | 45,100 | 45,198 |
| Tax Refund | 15,860 | 17,285 | Pastorate Minister's Expenses | 1,349 | - |
| Donations | 8,112 | 3,284 | Travel | 111 | - |
| Coffee (Net) | (1,340) | (430) | Telephone & Wi Fi | 1,064 | 985 |
| 62,488 | 61,628 | 47,624 | 46,183 | ||
| Outside sources | Services | ||||
| Rents | 23,388 | 23,965 | Pulpit supply | 707 | 1,176 |
| Lettings | 33,854 | 28,896 | Organists & choir | 725 | 640 |
| Investments | 3,953 | 4,082 | Tuning & repairs | 280 | 280 |
| Property & Development | 8,215 | 23,710 | Flowers | 80 | 550 |
| 69,410 | 80,653 | 1,792 | 2,646 | ||
| Premises | |||||
| Caretaking | 14,380 | 14,578 | |||
| Electricity | 7,601 | 4,758 | |||
| Gas | 13,640 | 15,150 | |||
| Insurance | 6,216 | 6,443 | |||
| Water | 1,298 | 802 | |||
| Maintenance | 34,336 | 30,539 | |||
| Flats rental expenses | 7,991 | 5,774 | |||
| Property & Development | 7,493 | 47,076 | |||
| 92,955 | 125,120 | ||||
| General | |||||
| Young Church | 35 | - | |||
| Administration and Publicity | 3,304 | 4,051 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1,814 | 1,525 | |||
| Donations | 465 | - | |||
| Mission | 616 | 44 | |||
| CTD Subscription | 10 | - | |||
| 6,244 | 5,620 | ||||
| Total income | 131,898 | 142,281 | Total Expenditure | 148,615 | 179,569 |
| Result before transfers | (16,717) | (37,288) |
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Dorking United Reformed Church FUNDS - 2024
Funds not invested are held in CafCash & CafGold Bank Accounts. The funds of the Church Organisations are held in their own bank accounts
| Other | Investment | ||||||
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| At 1 Jan 2024 | Income | Expenditure | Receipts | Transfers | Gains/(Losses) | At 31 Dec 2024 | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||
| General | 11,807 | 123,683 | (141,122) | (655) | 24,500 | - | 18,213 |
| Development & Property | 4,934 | 8,215 | (7,493) | - | - | - | 5,656 |
| Total Unrestricted funds | 16,741 | 131,898 | (148,615) | (655) | 24,500 | - | 23,869 |
| Designated funds | |||||||
| Legacy, Gift & Memorial | 46,906 | 1,495 | (19,884) | - | (24,500) | - | 4,017 |
| Benevolent | 3,631 | 877 | (2,831) | - | 2,400 | - | 4,077 |
| Holiday at Home | 606 | - | - | - | - | - | 606 |
| Open Doors | 1,519 | 3,325 | (4,160) | - | (600) | - | 84 |
| Smalll Fry | 1,263 | 1,801 | (1,081) | - | - | - | 1,983 |
| Community worker | (6,171) | 24,214 | (36,223) | - | - | - | (18,180) |
| Special Collections | 1,073 | 2,532 | (2,815) | - | - | - | 790 |
| The Manse | 48,208 | 14,073 | (26,396) | - | - | - | 35,885 |
| Doreen Howes | 50,550 | - | (49,729) | - | - | - | 821 |
| 147,585 | 48,317 | (143,119) | - | (22,700) | - | 30,083 | |
| Restricted funds | |||||||
| Roy Currie Memorial | 1,800 | - | - | - | (1,800) | - | - |
| Total Funds in Bank Accounts | 166,126 | 180,215 | (291,734) | (655) | - | - | 53,952 |
| Designated Funds - Invested | |||||||
| Doreen Howes | 88,338 | - | - | - | - | 4,484 | 92,822 |
| David Young | 150,550 | - | - | - | - | 7,641 | 158,191 |
| 238,888 | - | - | - | - | 12,125 | 251,013 | |
| Restricted Funds - Invested | |||||||
| Roy Currie Memorial | 33,075 | - | - | - | - | 3,353 | 36,428 |
| The Mary Alexander Charity | 51,020 | - | - | - | - | 5,332 | 56,352 |
| Philip Henman Fund | 179,936 | - | - | - | - | 18,350 | 198,286 |
| 264,031 | - | - | - | - | 27,035 | 291,066 | |
| Total all Restricted Funds | 265,831 | - | - | - | (1,800) | 27,035 | 291,066 |
| Designated Funds - Church Organisations and the | Development Fund | ||||||
| Messy Church | 205 | 159 | (143) | - | - | - | 221 |
| 205 | 159 | (143) | - | - | - | 221 | |
| Total all designated funds | 386,678 | 48,476 | (143,262) | - | (22,700) | 12,125 | 281,317 |
| TOTAL ALL FUNDS | 669,250 | 180,374 | (291,877) | (655) | - | 39,160 | 596,252 |
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Dorking United Reformed Church Notes to the Accounts 2024
1. Accounting policies
(a) Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
(b) Funds
Unrestricted funds may be used by the Church for any of its ordinary purposes.
Designated funds represent unrestricted funds set aside by the Church for specific designated purposes; they can be transferred back into general funds at the Church's decision.
Restricted funds represent income which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of a trust or bequest, or donations or grants received or invited for a specific purpose. These funds can only be spent for the specific purpose for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent must be carried forward as a balance on that fund for future expenditure on that specific purpose, or returned; it cannot be absorbed into general funds.
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