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2021-07-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06959400 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1132161

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

for

The Ark Community Church

Lanham and Company Limited Chartered Accountants 9 Great Chesterford Court London Road Great Chesterford Essex CB10 1PF

The Ark Community Church

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 3
Independent Examiner's Report 4
Statement of Financial Activities 5
Balance Sheet 6
Notes to the Financial Statements 7 to 14

The Ark Community Church (Registered number: 06959400)

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The objects of the charity are to advance the Christian faith. The policies adopted were outlined in the Ark's vision statement and the activities are reviewed below.

Significant activities

The Ark continues to support Christian evangelistic and humanitarian charitable initiatives amongst the homeless and disadvantaged in the UK and abroad. Regular food parcels and a number of grants were made to relieve hardship to several parents and children. We participated in weekly voluntary work serving the homeless, supported the welfare of people in the surrounding community and ran online and in-house church services to advance Christian faith. Although Covid curtailed some of our outreach activities we maintained the regular dissemination of Food Parcels, started a new initiative amongst the homeless and continued our financial support to humanitarian and charitable organisations.

Public benefit

The Trustees believe the activities continue to comply with the Charities Act 2006 with regard to public benefit. The information about the public benefit provided is set out in this report

Volunteers

The charity receives the benefit of work carried out by volunteers. No value is attributed to this work in the accounts. The organisation has no trading subsidiaries.

Tithes and Offerings

The organisation is run through regular voluntary gifts and offerings from individuals, known and unknown and tax return benefits. No income was received from outside the UK.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

The Ark conducted weekly church services, on-line and in-house small group meetings, youth work and regular outreach to the homeless and disadvantaged.

The church continues to work with the YMCA charity in Watford and across Hertfordshire, to provide pastoral support, mentoring, spiritual and educational training. It has also served the work of other churches in the UK; supplying resources and running activities that support their programmes.

The Ark runs a foodbank for a number of families who were referred to the church by local schools. The foodbank is supported by voluntary contributions of non-perishable foods, labour and monies from the church's regular voluntary gifts and offerings.

Financial gifts sent to Africa, is done so through the charity, Eagles Wings.

In all our activities no public funds were raised by the church, nor did any of our activities take part outside of the UK.

There has been some change with individuals both leaving and joining The Ark.

Serious Incidents

There were none.

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The Ark Community Church (Registered number: 06959400)

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Income and Expenditure

Overall income was £70,677 for the period, an increase on the previous year, including Gift Aid and GASD payments of £8,908

Expenditure was £72,100, this has resulted in a deficit of £1,423.

Salaries and Expenses

We have one salaried Pastor, who receives £39,170 for the year, plus travel expenses and a Treasurer is employed at £18.27 per hour for approximately 3 hours per week.

Reserves policy

The policy is to keep a minimum of two months of primary expenditure on hand.

The Trustees recognise that the reserves in hand, whilst still significant, will provide cover for losses for a limited time only. A sum of £7000 has been set aside for possible redundancy payments in the event that the church does not grow sufficiently in the next two years to cover the salary of the Pastor beyond that time.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, the memorandum and articles of association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The power of appointing new Trustees is vested in the Trustees, who must take into account the skills mix and balance of the Board as a whole.

Induction and training of new trustees

As part of the induction process for new Trustees it has been agreed that they should familiarise themselves with the responsibility of charity trustees, read the Charity Commission booklet on the subject and carefully read the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the latest financial statements. All Trustees are DBS checked and receive training and updates every three years about Safeguarding protocols from the Designated Person.

Risk management

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to mitigate those risks.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

06959400 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1132161

Registered office

5 Butterwick Garston Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9SD

Trustees

Ms N B Dyett Mr C Lindop Mrs C Reynolds Miss S Clark Mr C G E Jones

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The Ark Community Church (Registered number: 06959400)

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Independent Examiner Lanham and Company Limited Chartered Accountants 9 Great Chesterford Court London Road Great Chesterford Essex CB10 1PF

Bankers

Santander Bank Bootle Merseyside

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 10 January 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Ms N B Dyett - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Ark Community Church

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Ark Community Church ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 July 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Andrew Ireland FCCA Lanham and Company Limited Chartered Accountants 9 Great Chesterford Court London Road Great Chesterford Essex CB10 1PF

10 January 2022

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The Ark Community Church

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

31.7.21 31.7.20
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes £ £ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 2 63,193 1,300 64,493 72,384
Charitable activities 5
Advance the Christian Faith 6,180 - 6,180 5,554
Other trading activities 3 - - - 2,799
Investment income 4 4 - 4 8
Total 69,377 1,300 70,677 80,745
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 60 - 60 99
Charitable activities 6
Advance the Christian Faith 70,740 1,300 72,040 79,281
Total 70,800 1,300 72,100 79,380
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (1,423) - (1,423) 1,365
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 38,611 81 38,692 37,327
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 37,188 81 37,269 38,692

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Ark Community Church (Registered number: 06959400)

Balance Sheet 31 July 2021

31.7.21 31.7.20
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 12 1,135 - 1,135 1,319
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 13 4,675 - 4,675 2,398
Cash at bank and in hand 34,937 81 35,018 38,620
39,612 81 39,693 41,018
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 (3,559) - (3,559) (3,645)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 36,053 81 36,134 37,373
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 37,188 81 37,269 38,692
NET ASSETS 37,188 81 37,269 38,692
FUNDS 15
Unrestricted funds 37,188 38,611
Restricted funds 81 81
TOTAL FUNDS 37,269 38,692

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 July 2021.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 10 January 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr C Lindop - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Ark Community Church

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

There are no material uncertainties that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant and machinery - 10% on cost Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost Computer equipment - 33% on cost

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £250 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Foreign currencies

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

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The Ark Community Church

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in other administrative expenses.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Giving and donations 55,585 62,052
Gift aid 8,908 10,332
64,493 72,384
3. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Fundraising events - 2,799
4. INVESTMENT INCOME
31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Deposit account interest - 7
HMRC interest 4 1
4 8
5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
31.7.21 31.7.20
Activity £ £
Stewardship Advance the Christian Faith 6,180 5,554

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The Ark Community Church

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

6. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

6. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Grant
funding of
activities
Direct (see note Support
Costs 7) costs Totals
£ £ £ £
Advance the Christian Faith 52,866 17,679 1,495 72,040
7. GRANTS PAYABLE
31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Advance the Christian Faith 17,679 12,360
The total grants paid to individuals during the year was as follows:
31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Various 17,679 12,360
8. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 184 437
Independent Examiners Report 550 525
Accounting services 915 750
9. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Trustees' salaries 39,170 38,407
Trustees' social security 4,189 4,100
Trustees' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 3,299 3,501
46,658 46,008
Trustees' expenses

One trustee was reimbursed for mileage and parking costs totalling £2,033 (2020: £1,033).

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The Ark Community Church

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

10. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

31.7.21 31.7.20
2 2
31.7.21
31.7.20
31.7.21
31.7.20
31.7.21
31.7.20
Direct charitable
2
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
The total remuneration for key management personnel during the year was £46,658 (2020: £46,009).
11.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
72,384
-
Charitable activities
Advance the Christian Faith
5,554
-
Other trading activities
2,799
-
Investment income
8
-
Total
80,745
-
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
99
-
Charitable activities
Advance the Christian Faith
79,281
-
Total
79,380
-
NET INCOME
1,365
-
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
37,246
81
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
38,611
81
2 2
80,745
99
79,281
79,380
1,365
37,327
38,692

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The Ark Community Church

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Plant and and Computer
machinery fittings equipment Totals
£ £ £ £
COST
At 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021 2,703 2,055 1,275 6,033
DEPRECIATION
At 1 August 2020 1,384 2,055 1,275 4,714
Charge for year 184 - - 184
At 31 July 2021 1,568 2,055 1,275 4,898
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 July 2021 1,135 - - 1,135
At 31 July 2020 1,319 - - 1,319
All assets are used for charitable activities.
13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Gift aid recoverable 4,185 1,924
Prepayments 490 474
4,675 2,398
14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.7.21 31.7.20
£ £
Trade creditors 733 942
Social security and other taxes 1,102 1,082
Accrued expenses 1,724 1,621
3,559 3,645
15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1.8.20 in funds 31.7.21
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 31,261 (1,502) 29,759
On the road 115 - 115
Redundancy fund 7,000 - 7,000
Hardship fund 235 79 314
38,611 (1,423) 37,188
Restricted funds
Specific gift fund 81 - 81
TOTAL FUNDS 38,692 (1,423) 37,269

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The Ark Community Church

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 58,037 (59,539) (1,502)
Hardship fund 11,340 (11,261) 79
69,377 (70,800) (1,423)
Restricted funds
Specific gift fund 1,300 (1,300) -
TOTAL FUNDS 70,677 (72,100) (1,423)
Comparatives for movement in funds
Net
movement At
At 1.8.19 in funds 31.7.20
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 29,896 1,365 31,261
On the road 115 - 115
Redundancy fund 7,000 - 7,000
Hardship fund 235 - 235
37,246 1,365 38,611
Restricted funds
Specific gift fund 81 - 81
TOTAL FUNDS 37,327 1,365 38,692
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 80,745 (79,380) 1,365
TOTAL FUNDS 80,745 (79,380) 1,365

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The Ark Community Church

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net
movement At
At 1.8.19 in funds 31.7.21
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 29,896 (137) 29,759
On the road 115 - 115
Redundancy fund 7,000 - 7,000
Hardship fund 235 79 314
37,246 (58) 37,188
Restricted funds
Specific gift fund 81 - 81
TOTAL FUNDS 37,327 (58) 37,269

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 138,782 (138,919) (137)
Hardship fund 11,340 (11,261) 79
150,122 (150,180) (58)
Restricted funds
Specific gift fund 1,300 (1,300) -
TOTAL FUNDS 151,422 (151,480) (58)

The General reserve represents the free funds of the charity which are not designated for particular purposes.

The restricted funds of the charity during the year were:

Specific Gift Fund

The fund was established to account for short term issues for example the Japanese earthquake relief where donations are made for specific but generally one-off causes.

The designated funds of the charity during the year were:

Redundancy Fund

The fund was established to designate funds towards possible future redundancy costs.

On The Road Fund

The fund was set up keep gifts given to the charity when the charity took teams to other churches to cover the costs of going out next time or to use the gifts given at the time to reimburse costs of that trip.

Hardship Fund

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The Ark Community Church

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2021

15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

The fund is set up to support those referred to us by other organisations or persons and who require immediate financial assistance to help with basic humanitarian needs.

16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Trustees made donations in the year totalling £14,437 (2020: £18,605).

17. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

Throughout the period the charity was controlled jointly by it's trustees. There is no overall controlling party.

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