Chawn Hill Church CHAWN HILLCHURCH Annual Report 2021-2022 OBJECTIVES AND VISION Objectives To advance the ChTiStlan falth in accordance with the slalemenl of beliefs In such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees from time to time may think fit The trustees musl use the income and may use the capital. including the property. of the church in promoting the objects. Chawn l*¢h•t¢th Vision The church's vision is to bring God's Story and Your Story Together. Mission Our mission as a church is to play our part in making Christ known to all people through a structure of discovery. discipleship and decL3ration. enabling everyone lo become fully devoted followers of Christ and helping to transform communittes Bmging God's Story and Your Story Together through Discovery, Discipleship and Declaration Chawn Hil Church Chawn Hill Stourbridge DY9 7JD What does su¢ce$5 look tike. 01384 397287 To be a community of people loved by GCKI who love God and in turn love the world and all who are in it. i John 4..11 admin@chawnhiLlchurch org uk wwwchawnhillchurch org uk A community of people in whom God dwells and lives by His Spirit Eph 2..22 ## **Chawn Hill Church** ## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 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 March 2022. In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **Registered Company number:** 07215827 ## **Registered Charity number:** 1135757 ## **Registered Office** Chawn Hill Church Chawn Hill Stourbridge West Midlands DYg 7JD ## **Trustees/Directors** Mrs Catherine Anderson (retired November 2021) Mr Paul Goncalves (appointed January 2022) Miss Brenda Hole Mr Stephen Knight (Chair) Mrs Nicola Reeve (appointed January 2022) Mrs Lynne Tilby Mr Mark Titheridge ## **Independent Examiner** Archie McDowall Stewardship 1 Lambs Passage London EC1Y 8AB ## **Bankers** Co-Operative Bank plc Delf House South Way Skelsmerdale WN8 6ZX Aldermore Bank PLC Apex Plaza Forbury Road Reading 2 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing Document The charity is conlrolled by its governing document. its Memorandum and Articles of Association. and constitutes a limited company. limited by guarantee. as defined in Lhe Companies Act 2006 The Board of Trustees The Trustees are legally responsible for the charity which includes ensuring compliance with statutory obligations. mainlenance of the buildings, policies. and financial oversight. The Truslees of the charitable company during this period were: Mrs Catherine Anderson (retired November 20211 P Goncalves (appointed January 20221 Miss Brenda Hole Mr Stephen Knighl (Chairl Mrs N Reeve lappointed January 20221 Mrs Lynne Tilby Mr Mark Titheridge The Leadership Team The Leadersl)ip Team consist of truslees and two staff members, the Senior Minister and the Operations Manager The Leadership Team meet in two capacities. four times a year as trustees and twelve times a year as a church leadership, The Leadership Team provide the spiritual direction and leadership of the church and are responsible for its vision, values and practices The Leadership Team during this period were Mrs Catherine Anderson Iretired November 2021) Mr Greg Ellis (Senior Minislerl Paul Goncalves (appointed January 20221 Miss Brenda Hole Mr Stephen KnighL Ichairl Mrs Nicola Reeve (appointed January 20221 Mrs Sara Sarjeanl (Operalions Manager) Mrs Lynne Tilby Mr Mark Tilheridge Treasurer Malcolm Moss has continued to fulfil the posl of Treasurer throughout this period Public Benefit The li ustees have continued to lake due regard of Ihe Charily Comnii%sion's guidanco relatod to public benefil. and the specific guiddnce for charities on the advancement of religion. The benefils arising froni the cliurch's activities continue to be related solely to Ihe charily s objectives as confirmed by the review set out in this report Responsibilities of Trustees under Company Law The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees annual report and tne financial statements In accoidance wiLh applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Generally Accepled Accounting Practice) Company law requires the trustees lo prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of Lhe stale of the affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources. including income and expenditure. for the financial year In preparing Ihese financial statemenls. Ihe trustees are required to. I select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.. 2 observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. make judgements and eslimates that are reasonable and prudent., 4 State whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed. subjecl lo any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and s. prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriale lo presume that Ihe charity will continLJe in operation The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that dis- close with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the chari- table company and enable them to ensure that the financial statemenls comply with the Companies Act 2006 They are also responsible for safeguarding the assels of the charitable company and hence for laking reasonable sLeps for Ihe prevention and detection of fraud and other irreguli ril lea. Contents Letter from the Senior Minister.- HighLights from 2021-2022 Review of Church Life Worship Discipleship Fellowship _ Kids Youth ............_...._ Near and Far ............... _....... Serving the Community Enabling this to happen li 12 16 ..17 18 ..20 .22 Finance Review ._ 23 What's Next? ..26 Conclusion Chair of Trustees ..26 Accounts Examination Examiners repori 28 .29 30 31 Balance Sheet _ Noles .....-- LErrER FROM THE SENIOR MINISTER, Greg Ellis It gives me great pleasure to write as I do at this time of the year, to thank you for your commitment to giving and investing in our vision to bring God's story and your story together at Chawn Hill Church Even this morning I was informed of a decision by some- one new to Chawn to dedicate his life to following Chrisl Salvalion! Yippiel The psalmist wrote how good and how pleasant it is when we live together in unity and our vision brings us to a unifying point We all want to see God's story, his Word. the gospel, revealing who he is. what he has done and how we can benefit. John Stott uses three words - Jesus's atlributes. aclions and accomplishments I like to add the word alignment, our faith responding to God's revelation. aligning ourselves with God's story At Chawn we acknowledge that we all come from somewhere and we welcome people from everywhere and every kind of background so that all mighl come to Christ and receive the benefits that he has prepared for each one of us Even as we continued to journey through the season of covid we have been able to bring God's story to people in our community and beyond Our amazing TLC group for the bereaved continues to shine out Ihe love of God The Peace of Mind group (P.O.M.> likewise We have a new group called PLP (Precious Little People) for mothers and fathers who have lost a child. this year we raised funds for a new room at Russells Hall Hospital for those In the horror of such an occasion. We have sown money and services into the foodbank, street pastors, the life debt centre has helped people through financial crisis We have senl support to an orphanage in Uganda and continued to support the efforts of Teso who work with the local church to provide fresh water to vilLages. bringing a real change In living standards to many people We are committed to the shared vision of Love Black Country. to wrap our arms around the next generation. We have begun supporting Bella s ministry with Youth For Christ, and we support a year out program called "Expand" for 18-25 year olds in partnership with Amblecote. Our setting up of a Westminster Theology Center Hub In Birmingham has been successful and we have li students. 3 of whom are from Chawn We have supporled one person through a YWAM DTS and another who has been in a pro- gram with UCCF We continue our support of Saltmine, and added to that. we hosted a production of Neverland at Christmas in the Town Hall We support the work of the Newtons in Gloucester. the Koh's in OM and a Church planting team in Central Asia We sLarLed supporling Safe Families fincincially and continued supporting Open Doors and the Kelly s ministry "Bless" in France Future Outlook headed up by Steve Buck has wilnessed much of God's grace among niinorities and those who have gotten caught up in life's vices We all rejoiced at the salvation of Keyvan and his consequent baptism The psalmist finishes wilh the words 'for there the Lord bestows his blessing even life for evermore. We believe thal God has been blessing us and we have committed of our income, up from io/. to our mission and causes in 2022 - 2023 We are adding a part time pastoral assistant to the staff team to increase our ability to provide good pastoral care too We give God all the glory, honour and the praise and we believe that Ihe thanks should go lo God first and then Lo you, for your parlnersliip In the gospel as God works it out through those who support and invest in Chawn Hill Church and our vision to bring God's story and your story together Every blessing and with much gratitude Greg Ellis Senior Minister yighlight4 n(y Xplosion - "Bernadette was talk- ing to us aboutprophetic painting. We told the children to ask God for a pic- ture etc. Quite a few children had amazing pictures and one child had (with a bit of help) a bible verse from God and seeing theirfvce when they realised God had spoken to them was priceless" T4G - Seeing the children build strong friendships with each other and enjoying being able to meet up and go out forsocials also how they are hearing fmw..God"_- Toddlers - "Seeing fvmilies come to Messy Church from toddler groups and being able to pray for families, support families and J ) seFing them get closer ttso od" .IJois ?Ir . IHighllYbts r the last year we've covered a wide range o teachiqg topics and stories from all over the Bi- ble, learnlng ho we can apply relevant lessons to our e>to¢ay. also really enjoyed ta112S and di ussions w thw4rioik er members of ch family too. the ch "Ithin 'ustgetting back to everything an being a part f an en uilt &yyou guys... owyou suppo o groiv in our faiths nd lives. l atso have really enjoyedgetting to kno everyone and expand the group, andjust have fqllJogR¥.- bot￿ry[￿" mpeti. tive ways We've enjoyed some great socia few months including an Escape Room, uest, Go Karting and ConcertslA personal f ofrite for one unnamed leader was proving the e could get the fastest inaGo- th last er time Highlights .rnY TK", being supported by Chawn in his student ministry intern- ship in Sheffield - TK has confirmed his next step.. as Worship l Minister in a C of E church north east of London.," Chawn's support of the Koh's ministryproviding l.T. oversight for OM s teams in Europe includes supporting almost all the countries directly affected by the war in Ukmine. "l.T. can be a very routine activity but when crisis strikes, it is gratifying to know that ITinfmstructure is in place to help the teams on the ground respond quickly and effectively. A lot of the teams are supporting the refugees from Ukmine, and of course there are teams in the two countries involved in the conflict" - Operation Mobilisation (OM) "Our setting up of a Westminster Theology Centre Hub in Birmingham has been a success and we now have 12 Students attending, 3 from Chawn" .WTC "During the first Passion Play performance his daughter s best friend was shopping in Birmingham and encountered the procession and performance. She mng the ministers daughter and told her she needed to come with her to the second day s performance. The bothjoumeyed with The Passion Play from beginning to the resurrection scene and as a result the friend foundjesus as hersaviour for the first time and the minster s daughter re-dedicated her lift to - Saltmine Theatre Company REVIEW OFACTIVITIES I, ApriL 2021 to 31 March 2022. we are very grateful to God for leading us through this unusual period of history and the challenges we faced in the light of Covid 19 The longer we have been in the pandemic the more we are aware that God is with us, has gone before us, and is meeting all our needs to accomplish the vision he has given us. Here is some of what we achieved this year and the challenges that we met., WORSHIP We continued to deliver our Sunday service in person and online. We have been on a steep learning curve to adapt to new ways of delivering online and in covid safe environ- ments. We have added a new children's section to our 9.15am Sunday seniice which engages the whole church to worship in a child friendly manner Icomplele with actions of course!) Our worship teams continue to produce outstanding songs keeping us up to date and on the pulse with new songs Three new people have been added to our preaching team. We continue to provide a Messy Church experience monthly Isee KIDS section> We continue to deliver a KIDS and YOUTW Sunday service ministry (now in person) We have a flourishing Prayer Ministry team who provide prayer support at every service We have a stronger participation in our prayer evenings which are back to meeting in person once a month We are excited by the growth of new members: we are committed to meeting as two congregations and remaining one church. We are starting a new youth band to lead in worship and serve on our tech desk. We continue to provide online access to our services. "A highlight for me over the last year has been when I shared a prophetic message to the congregation one Sunday morning which atso challenged me and transfvm7ed my lifrlAs a resul¢ when I received my cancer diag- nosis I was singing andpmising the LORD and so fvll of thejoy of the LORD because He has shown me that He is MYSTRENGTH" °KnowlngJust how mny sltuations ourHeavenly Father has intervened In and being thankfvl for a team ofpeople WI￿ have stood in the gap, inter- ¢eding on behalf of those are fvcing CI￿llenge$ in lift" li Discover. Disciple. Declare. Three Ds at the heart of everythln9 we do at Chawn Hlll Church Discover Disciple Declare DISCIPLESHIP Our prayer day on the first Wednesday of every month has returned to being attended in person and numbers have been very encouraging. Our Home Groups continue to be well attended. we have ten home groups in total which are all open lo new comers. We conlinue to meet three times a year with the Leaders for development. training and feedback. Come To The Well also continued to meet providing monthly encouragemenl and discipleship for many women within the church. Both the number of regular donors. 72 on average. and the amount they gave remained stable throughout the year. The Senior Minister is co-leading a Bonhoeffer course designed to help us transition as a church into a disciple making church He now sits on the leadership team for UK Bonhoeffer. This year in partnership with Amblecote Christian Centre. Chawn Hiu Church has continued to deliver a Theology night for churches throughout the Black Country which included hosling a 2 day conference in October on 'Gender Fluidity Early work had begun on a gap year called'Expand' for young peopLe but has been delayed by a year however we continue lo financially support this programme An 'Hour of Power. is a new ministry intended to teach God's story to our church in an engaging way that can be reproduced to reach out to others in our communities and introduce them to God's story A 6 week course was run in the Autumn to equip the church with experience of how lo run an Hour Of Power. We now have 5 groups operating within this model. 2 of which are nearing the point of needing to multiply We sent three of our people on the Bonhoeffer course. x2 Leadership Team members and xi Staff member Discipleship is the major focus for us as a church in the short term. We need to re- discover the skill of maktng disciples. We are on our way to achieving this but we have some way to go, and we are excited about it! 12 DISCOVER. D ECLAR NEW MINISTRY! In an increasingly busy world our church must adapt and provide an accessible means to grow disciples We must learn God's Story if we are going to be influenced by il and we must learn the value of prayer and how to share each other's burdens and delights Our home groups have traditionally been a space for that and will continue to be that but for some people who don't have an evening but do have an hour - The Hour of Power works wonderfully The Hour of Power is an hour of bringing our story of thankfulness. struggles or stress. sharing them in close community and praying together. Then discovering God and being influenced by God's Story If this interests you and you would like toioin a group then please speak to Greg or Sara 01384 397287 "Learning that I was born into the kingdom of darkness and through Jesus Christ I have been born again into the Kingdom of Light has been the big- gest highlight of the last yearfor me and it has TRANSFORMED my life, Now I put on the 'armour of God, everyday andpmy for otherpeople and enjoy helping with the teas and coffees on a Sunday morning . 13 Insp by Jesus, our desir to co an for few wa Ll. FELLOWSHIP We ran a number of well-received church events including a 'Saturday Night Takeaway and Quiz. night led by members of our church congregation. We hosted a 'Welcome Lunch. for new attendees of our church We ran a 'Weekend Away, at Cefn Lea in mid Wales attended by over 120 people, a time for gathering. fellowship and teaching spread over 3 days We welcomed Kathy Madavan and her husband Mark this year as our Guest Speakers Our social groups remain active including Chawn Wheelers. our Walking group and our new Golfing group We have continued to use an online communications tool called"Slack" which was set up during the first lockdown of the pandemic to stay in touch with our fellowship and local community Social groups have emerged within thal that which keep us connected even beyond the Church. We continued to provide ongoing care and support for many through times of change. loss and decision-making. We continued to deliver service offices this year including weddings and funerals, Our vision is to continue to structure our year of fellowship to include these and new ways to engage the church in fellowship. We look forward to a different 2022/3 where opportunities open up and our togetherness will promote our community spirit both in the church and in our communities. "My highlight has been being together this year as a CHURCH FAMIL Yespecially during tea and coffee time on a Sunday when the kids are mnning amund like crazy." -For me the highlight of the past 12 months was being able to °WELCOMEagain properly". with an amazing group ofpeople that have a serving heart fvr Jesus and are passionate about sharing their love to ensure that anyone who comes through the doors at Chawn instantly feets the love of Christ shining down on them in the mighty name of Jesus" Alll "Belng the only Chn-stian in my family it was a real bless- Ing to be surmunded bygodlypeople and the presence of God was truly ovethelming. I was so encoumged and inspired by Kathy the Speaker who definitetygave us food for thought sharing knowledge and wisdom of Gods word and throwing In some comedy of her lift experiences as well" (WeekendAway feedbrlck) fan ljust say, l absolutely loved belng wlth you guys foryour church weekend away. Everyone was so wel- comlng andyou made myself and the team fvel like we were apart of the famlly. Ille heard lots about c1￿￿n Hlll over the past 6 years I have lived In the area, and I I￿ve always wanted the chance to get to knowyou guys. Thank you for the Invite. It would be a pleasure to work wlth you guys agaln sometlme., . Let's stay safe Let's stay together Let's stay connected "HI, myself and my wlft vlslted your church today for the ii.'15am meetlng and I would like to say a blg thank you to Greg for his warm welcome outside before the meeting started. Hopefully we'll being vi&Ung again in the near future. Identity. Strength. Character. Purpose. •.- slack Chawn Hill Church Weekend Away 2021 15 KIDS Our Sunday group Mini-cogs <2-5s> continues to meet once a week in person. We have joined the two groups from the 9 15 and li 15am service into one group at 9 15am to provide greater interaction with one another Kids Our Sunday group Xplosion (6-1ts) meeting once a week in person on a Sunday. We have alsojoined the two groups from Ihe 9 15 and 1115am service into one group at 9.15am to provide greater interaction with one anolher We ran a Holiday Club for children during the first week of the Summer Holiday We helped St Mary's with their Christmas nativity scene by providing activity boxes for the children. We ran Messy Church sessions in person providing children and their parenls/ carers with songs, crafts, food & creative Bible slories every month. We also lead a Christmas and Easter Messy Church for Reception class in Ham Dingle School and an Easter Messy Church for year i in Rufford Primary School. A new ministry called Time For God (T4G) was started - a group for children in years 5, 6 & 7 at school They meet on a Thursday night twice a month. It's a lime to develop friendships so they can support and encourage each other as disciples of Jesus as well as developing their relationship with God. This replaced 'Love Alive.. We continued to run an online parents support group via WhatsApp which aids commu- nity and support In conjunction with St Marys Oldswinford and Oldswinford Primary School we helped to run another trail from St Mary Stevens Park to Sl Marys Church called The Eggstraordinary Trail, teaching the Easter story and culminating in a chocolate Easter egg dt Chawn Hill Church The Children's Team Leader continued to provide i-l support to families in the community We continued to run Rainbows and Chawn's Little Hearts - a time and space for carers and their young children to come and make fricnds and cnjoy a morning together. We talk with the adulls and offer to pray for them in a relaxed and natural way This is one way that Chawn can serve and connect with our wider community. families are given invitations to events held at church and are encouraged to come to our Messy Church (preparing young children to discover Godl Youth .'It YOUTH After a few years when our youth work s￿rned to be struggling, the last 18 months have reaLly seen a revival We are three times bigger than we were 18 months ago There is energy and direction with a focus to make disciples of our young generation. This has been made possible by our volunteer leaders Josh and Emily who have done an outstanding job and we are so grateful for them. Our main youth work concentrates on,. Sunday mornings. with midweek gatherings for fellowship and socials, Mid-week games nights A new Youth band starting Plans for residential weeks away with olher churches. Here is a snapshot of what the Youth have covered over the last 6 months: October 21 "Acts": An 8/9-week series focused on Acts. We looked at an in-depth study of Paul's missionary journeys and the early church. November 21,, "With You": A 4-week study focused on friendship. We looked at stories of Job, Ruth. Naomi, Elijah. and Eli to see we'll see how God invites us to'be with" people when they need us most December 21: "Good Things" A 3-week study on Chrislmas. We heard the Christmas story from the perspective of Lhe prophets In the Old Testament, who foretoLd and then waited for the good things God had in store. January 22: "Distinct": A 4-week series focused on identity. The stories of Jesus and John the Baptist. and Ihe words of Paul. helped us see why discovering who Jesus is helps us discover who we're meant to be February 22: "Justice": A 4-week series focused on justice. The slory of Joseph helped us see that justice is love in action and that. when we're wronged by others, we can hold on to hope, trust that integrity can withstand injustice, and learn to practicejustice that restores whal's broken March 22. "Atomic": A 4-week series focused on spiritual habits, We discovered principles from Scripture that have the power lo help develop tiny habits that can make a big impact April 22: "Break TraiL-: A 5/6-week series focused on Easter. We read the stories of Jesus breaking 'new trails, and discovered thal Jesus never gives up on us. understands our pain, shows us love. is alive. can be trusted. and gives us a mission. As we move forward with new momentum, we are excited to see what God has planned for our youth and those who serve in this ministry. 17 NEAR& FAR Mission and Community engagement WhiLe our mission and community engagement was challenged and many of our regular programs stopped running due to the pandemic, it was great to see the church rise to the occasion and seize the opportunity to serve our community once again. We delivered a Love Stourbridge day in the absence of our usual Churches Together in Stourbridge event in the park - this was held onsite and the local community was invited The evenl involved moments lo Reflect. Remember and some time to consider Renewal following the losses to the pandemic over the last year. along with family fun games and a BBQ A similar event was supporied by our Senior Minister in a Stourbridge pub called The Bird In Hand. We held a Mission Weekend with guest speaker Simon Guillebaud which was well attended and focused on the bringing of'God's Slory and Your Story Together, linking his testimonies of serving the Lord in Burundi This also included a sit down meal, a Q&A with Simon and a talk given by him during our Sunday service. We returned to our usual Christmas performance in partnership with Saltmine Theatre Company at Stourbridge Town hall which we run as an 'outreach' event We also hosted a Carols by Candlelight Christmas service and Christingle Service which we invited our local community to Both were well atlended and delivered in a covid secure manner In the absence of our usual Christmas Schools performance at the Town Hall we invested in an online performance created by RiversÉde Performing Arts which we donated to three local primary schools so that they could hear the Christmas Story We ran a weekly bereavement group at for the community for 30-40 people providing essential support to the bereaved. We have started a new group for mothers and fathers who have lost a child. We also raised funds for a new room at the local hospital for tliose In the horror of such an occasion We continued a mental health group every week that met for mutual support for eight to ten people. We have eighteen people from Chawn Hill Church engaged with a local charity, volunteering with Safe Families, many Limes providing love and support to families in need. 18 We continued to work with other churches to deliver community projects across the Stourbridge area: We continued to support financially and with volunteers. Replenish. the Stourbridge distribution point for 8￿1C￿ CoLilitiy Food Bdl)k We continued lo support financially and with volunt&rs. the Stourbridge Life Centre Debt Advice We continued to support financially and with volunt&rs Street Pastors on Saturday nights to help those involved in the night-time economy We started to support Safe Famities financially and continued to support them with volunteers We continued our commitment to the shared vision of Love Black Country, to wrap our arms around the next generation, promoting and attending their Together events along with providing financial and planning support for their upcoming Together 22 Festival at Himely Hall, Dudley We continued our commitment to give away/lnvest 10/0 of our unrestrlcted income to other organisations and individuals who share our objectives: Local: Replenlsh/ Black Country Food Bank. Further Outlook Iheaded up by Steve Buck who has witnessed much of God's grace among minorities and those who have gotten caught up in life's vices). Stourtjridge Life Centre Debt Advice (helping people through financial crisis) and Stourbridge Street Pastors. The latter having suspended activities for 5 months due to covid meant we temporarily redirected our giving towards the Black Country Food Bank as additional income for them. National.. We continue our support of Sattmine, and added to that. we hosted a production of Neverland at Christmas in the Town Hall performed by them also. We also support the work of the Newtons In Gloucester and the Koh's in Operation Mobilisation. World Development.. We have sent support to an 0￿hanage in Uganda and continued to support the efforts of TESO who work with the local church to provide fresh water to villages, bringing a real change in living standards to many people We have also supported 'Bless'. a mission in France among the displaced people from middle east who gather there. We also provide financial support for Open Doors - a ministry to the persecuted church and a Church planling team Lj'nked to Operation MobilisatK*n in Central Asia Short-Term Service & Training.. We support a year out program called "Expand" for 18 -25 year olds in partnership with Amblecote. Our setting up of a Westminster Theology Center Hub in Birmingham has been successful and we have li students, 3 of whom are from Chawn We have also supported one person through a YWAM DTS and another who has been in a program with UCCF. Idi Teso Development Trust OpenDoors J,Irioistr,',p li ieiliel dMvelopmenl and mission bless. *,%o( BLACK COUNTRY FOnDBANK STREET PASTORS Safe Families SALTMINE LOVE CONNECT INVEST f É # T V E 19 Serving,the_Co_mmunity.- -my biggest highlight of the year has been seeing our bereavement group help to raise £3k for the baby bereavement suite at Russell s Hall Hospital. They all chipped into that BEAUTIFULL Y. Atso. seeing the longer term attendees of our group really encourage new members within the group" Stourbrid8e Bereavemeiit Support Group BLACK COUNTRY FonDBANK C E N T R e LOVE . CONNECT. INVEST Life Centre Debt Advice (LCDA) offers money manageniernl, debt advice. guidance and supporl to local house- holds Since opening. LCDA has offered support to over 270 house- holds having a combined household debt of over £2.2 million. In Dudley Bor- ough, 11% of households are among the most deprived in England and are by and large occupied by people hav- ing low financial resilience. being over indebted. and considered to be in- come deprived and vulnerable This equates to around 35.000 Dudley residents. REPLENISH FOODBANK, STOURBRIDGE "Being able to support our clients in areas or unemployment. debt, mental health. benefits, homelessness. council tox and rent issues etc. is so important os we con refer them onto other agencies in the borough who can successfully OSSlSt then?. Replenish has become even more of a gateway for many clients to acces5 the help that they need to move forward in life ' LCDA The Challenge: Rising Household Debt, Deprivation and Poverty in the West Midlands REPLENISH The Challenge: Going forward, more donations of food and toiletries are needed to meet the rising client number5 across the Black Country Foodbank network. At Replenish, we would also welcome 'as and when, volunteers to fill the gaps when current team members are unable to attend a session Can we help you or someone you know? Perhaps you're interested in helping, or joining the team of volunteers? If you feel you are able to support us through prayer, volunteering support, or by financial gifting then please do get in touch. Your support will change lives. perhaps even your own. 20 #coronacare 'It has been greot to get back out on patrol this year even though our activity was re- stricted by the Pandemic to 20 patrols. We resumed in lote July 2021. Stopped in mid- December when the Omicron variant arrived and restarted in March 2022. When we were on patrol. we were welcomed baclp by the customers. the door-stoff and the police. The night-time economy is still vibrant and is attracting pre-pandemic numbers to Stour- bridge.... The praclical help Lve offer is on on- going demonslrotion or the unconditional love of God to a group of people who other- wise may not experience it.. NEED HELP? Ar• you s•ll-lsolatlng and/or stuck Indoors al this time t¢ the ¢or¢)n•vifusP It Ihat's you and you •r• fv•ling un¢onn¢eted and isolated. twould lik• Som• support. eonlocl us ond w•'ll conn•cl you wil n onlln• ¢ommunl1y group ¢fealed by Chawn Hlll Chuich whtrr* you will gel suppwt. en¢ouragem•nt nd pr•¢li¢•l h•lp W• hav• p•ople rwdy. wiuing •fid •bl• lo h•lp you ol this tlm• All you n••d Is •n •m•ll •ddr•ss conlact lh• ehufch ollc• on dmln•¢h•*vnhlll¢hur¢h.•ry.uk lor m¢>rn Infoimalion *, Safe Families SUPPORTF CHAWN.. Just as Jesus came to serve the world in which he lived (Mark 10.45), at Chawn HilL Church we also want to serve the community we belong to Famlli ported.. 64 Chlldren benefitting.. I In Jan 22 Safe Families published theiT first Joinl report with Home for Good titled, "More than Sundays: ReaLising the potential of local church communities to support children and families" This report sets out a clear case as to why they believe that the Church across the UK has a unique and important role to play in enabling children and families who engage with the social care system to thrive The report is available here. do have a read do watch their video. do get Involved! htt s'.//safefamiLies.uk/morethan STREET PASTORS The Challenge: The biggest challenge we face is recruiting new members into the patrol team. We start the new year with only 9 active members and that is too few to maintain a patrol every week. Part of the problem is that the pandemic has reduced the number of people attending churches and this has meant that some people have had to take on more responsibilities on Sunday mornings and that has limited their availability to go out on patrol 21 ENABLI NG The areas of support that enable our activities to happen Facilities We have undergone some refurbishments to our Main Church Building including the installation a new boiler, new rndiators and a new 70" ftat screen TV for use in our Centre Building Hall Emily and Josh did an oulslanding job refurt)ishing the Youth Room too which has added much fun and value to our young people We continued to resource other community groups with accessible and affordable meeting spaces They included Slimming World. Fiona Hill Interiors. Fitbox. Drama Workshop, Primal Sounds Drumming and AA Human Resources Our staff team consists of 4 members.2 x part time and 2 x Full-Time Employees IFTEI, Greg Ellis (Senior Minister. i o FTEI.. Sara Sarjeant Ioperations Manager 0 8 FTEI, Emma Carling (Children's Team Leader. 1.0 FTEI.. Beth Farrance Ioffice Administrator and Finance Officer, 04 FTEI. Finance Even with the impact of Covid 19 the trustees are delighted by the level of commitment to the church and its clear vision God and good governance has kept us very secure financially. We have healthy reserves and church attendees continue to be our single biggest source of income We also continued to make good use Gift Aid. Please see Ihe following section for detailed accounts. Reserves The amount set-aside for reserves is estimated as three months of our running costs and this amounts to £51.640 which is in line with our Reserves Policy. Finance Governance The Finance Group, conslsting of Senior Minister. Treasurer and Operations Manager, meet to review the church's finances. including Ihe drafting of the annual budget for review and approval by the Board The Board receives an update on the church's financial position at each of its meetings. Policies The trustees keep the key church policies under review and updato them where appropriale and to ensure they refiecl current legislation. In this period, we have reviewed our Safeguarding Policy. Facility Hire Policy. Social Media Policy. Financial Policies (including our Reserves Policy). Data Protection policy and Privacy Notice • W "oooo RUNNING A CLUB OR EVENT7 DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE... FACILITY HIRE AVAILABLE. Enqylrles welcomel DI￿4￿￿7￿61 22 FINANCE Review-how are we financing our charitable objectives, vision and mission? I Spending on 'charitable activities. bounced back in 21/22 following the suspension of many activities during the previous year due lo covid. doubling from £29.939 in 20/21 to £61.174 in 21/22. This not only reflects the continuation of a healthy income which saw a £25k increase compared lo 20/21. but also our ability to hire out our facilities again and return to activities that generate an income e.g our toddler groups, We also received a very kind donation of £8k from the closure of The Hope Centre in Halesowen which went towards our TLC and POM ministries, as well as a generous legacy donation of £3.5k. 'restricted' in use for 'propagating the gospel, as per the wishes of the donor. 2 Support costs significantly reduced in 21/22 releasing more funds to spend on our charitable objectives and refurbishment works on our buildings This was due to careful budgeting and the discontinuation of a paid Youlh Team Leader role resulling in a reduction of £39,200 in spend compared to 20/21. This drop has also happened against a back drop of increased utility bills as building use increased. And all whilst still delivering a healthy level of activity Praise Godl 'Enabling' costs now make up Less than s0/• of our expenditure lour Children's Team Leader salary has been coded as 'Next Gen for the purpose of this report) Support costs have been reducing year on year and are now at the lowest level they've been in the last 5 years Diligent governance by our Leadership Team and the generosity of those who have partnered wilh God and our vision has enabled Lhis to happen. Because of this, we have been able to build up a healthy'reserves, fund lo aid the church charity in times of hardship or additional need. totalling £51.560. and we've been able to increase our giving to our Near and Far ministries too. 3 Giving to our Near & Far ministries increased from io°A in 20/21 to 12/ts in 21/22. INCOME ALL FUNDS Donations 90% Next Gen 2% Mission 1% Fellowship less than 1% Facilities 5% Discipleship 2% Enablin8 less than 1% .// 23 DONATION SPLIT ALL FUNDS 'UNRESTRICED' INCOME LAST5 YEARS Regular givin8 61% HMRC claims 16% Non Regular Biving 10% Weekend Away 7% Legacies, other sources less than 1% 21122 20121 19120 Jolts 17118 Tot•1 Tot•1 T*x•I Tot• Totil 'unrestricted Income, Is income that h05 no borri- ers to spending by the Truslees ploced on 1¢ Do- nalion5 from our church ollendees fils within Ihis category Donat￿n5 we ve received with a condi- I￿n otloched lo them eg lo be spent on the church weeher7d away, lo be Spent on TLC or POM for example. are nol included in the groph obove It is our unreslricled income. that enobles Ihe doy lo doy'activilies and cos15 lo Ilow In 20/21 we 170d o very generous one off girl o[£8 which went into our General unreslricled. fund cousing the upli{I Ihol you can See in the groph obove This year our one-off larger donolions I￿ve filted in within our designoled fund, or reslrictedfund. colegories depending on whol the wishes ofthe donor were. DONATION SPLIT PER FUND . General Fund. Unrestrkt•d 85% • Mercy Fund. reslrKted 2% p POM fvnd . Dttl8nated 2% . TLC- Desiqnaied 2% . wirFur¥J - Reslrlcted 2% . Wkend Away Fund- Reslrirted 7% Geneml Fund.. our doy to day cash Ilowfund Mercy Fund.. one off gifts to those in need (sils wilhin our'Disupleshlp' actiwtEs) POM Fund.. Peace ofmind ministry fsits within our Fellowship octivities) TLC.. Bereovement ministry (sils within our Fellowship activities) iyilffund., Legocy gift WhendAway Fund. our onnuol Church Weekend Awoy trip Isits within our Fellowshlp'ocbvities) 24 EXPENDITURE-ALL FUNDS Our Children s Team Leader solary has been recorded as Next Gen, ror the purpose of this chart (historically it has sat within our 'enabling' category) Enabling 42% Facilities 19% Next Gen 14% Mission 12% Fellowship 9% • Sundays 2% Discipleship 2% NEAR & FAR GIVING BREAKDOWN £21,460 N&F Miss- World Mi55ion 23% N&F Mi55-Uncommilted Giving 19% N&F Mi55- UK Mission 17% N&F Miss- Local Mission 15% N&F Miss- Training and 5hort-Term Serv 14% N&F Miss- World Development Il% i(￿0 31]]0 4c(IO S1)JO 6CIJO 'ENABLING' BREAKDOWN All staff costs 89% All Office 6% Gov 1% Financial Professional Fees 3% Safeguarding less than 1% Volunteers 1% 25 SO WHAT'S NEXT? Discipleship-to continue our journey to becoming a disciple making church, buiLding upon our Hour of Power groups cind returning to delivering our well Loved courses such as Alpha and Freedom in Christ In the Autumn Next Generation Youth- We aim to run an Alpha summer course and continue having a 'big social, at least once a quarter lover the 'warmer months we'll be planning something Like a day trip lo Alton Towers and/or Go Ape!) We're also looking at the possibility of organising trips to one or two of the events below Imore details to follow in Lhe coming months) If you have any suggeslions for events. please lel us know. April.. Spring Harvest June.. Big Church Doy Out Festival June.. Teen Street UK July.. Creation Fest July: Hiltsong Conference Kids-to create new partnerships with more local schools, to restart lunchtime clubs in the schools we havc got connectioiis witli. to continue to grow Messy Church cind we hope to start a group for children in years 3 & 4 Similar to T4G Near & Far-to increase our giving to 13/¢* of all General Fund donated income, up froni io/¢ 20/21 and continue to discover ways lo coniiecL and serve Ihci cominunities around us Fellowship-to partner with LoveBlackCountry in delivering Iheir Together 22 Festival event lo be liL,Id Ir) July 22 pldce ul our annual Cliurcli WeekLarid Away. to CIL'atL a IiL'W 'fellowship team. to organise. co-ordinate and oversee this growing ministry Crealing conimunity through fellowship to grow community Pastoral-to add a part time pastoral assistant to the staff team to increase our Ibilily lo provide goocl pastoral care Services-to continue meeting as two congregations on a Sunday, gathering once a month on the isl Sunday of the month as one congregation lo enjoy, celebrdte and glow In uniLy as one cliurch CONCLUSION I want Lo start by quoting a bible verse Revelation iv8. '1 am tlie Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end,. says The Lord .1 am the one who was. and is. and is still to come The almighty One, My Dad was part of Chawn s letidership team while I was growing up In the 60.5, 70's and 80's He now is receiving pallialive care by his loving wife Carolyn In Kenl This season makes me reflect on the faithfulness of God nol only over this lasl year but since the church started. and Ihe wonderful assurance faith in our Loving Heavenly Father gives us Again from the bible.1 John 4 verse 17. says. 'God is Love When we lake up permaner)t residence in a life of love. we live in God and God lives In us 26 **We want the reality of God's Love to be experienced by as many people in and outside our church.** Our hope is that we grow from strength to strength in Declaring God's Love. ## **ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD** **.** . �. **. ............ .** ..µ= Stephen Knight _**5. Knight**_ - _**Chair of Trustees**_ 18 October 2022 _**Lovely church who are very friendly and welcoming. My little boy loves attending the play sessions too! (Facebooh comment April 2022)**_ _This report. which has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:_ Stephen Knight > _Stephen Knight. Chair of Trustees_ 18 October 2022 ## **------ Bringing God's story and your story together-------** **Chawn Hill Church, Chawn Hill, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 7 JD** **+44 (0) 1384 397287** **admin®chawnhillchurch.org.uk chawnhillchurch.org.uk ChawnHillChurch** **REGISTERED CHARITY (1135757) AND COMPANY BY LIMITED GUARANTEE IN ENGLAND & WALES (072158271** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** ## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF** ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH ('the Company')** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2022 on pages 29 to 38 following, which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out on pages 31 to 32. ## **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. ## **Archie McDowall** Archie McDowall BA, CA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB Date: 21 October 2022 Page 28 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** |Note
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
Other income
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities
5
**Total expenditure**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
12
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
12|Unrestricted
Funds
£
200,894
15,241
258
-
216,393
221,470
221,470
(5,078)
(203)
(5,281)
899,834
894,553|Restricted
Funds
£
4,500
-
-
-
4,500
6,326
6,326
(1,826)
203
(1,623)
2,183
560|Total
Funds
2022
£
205,394
15,241
258
-
220,893
227,796
227,796
(6,904)
-
(6,904)
902,017
895,113|Total
Funds
2021
£
191,247
4,389
355
120| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||196,111| |||||220,191| |||||220,191| |||||| |||||(24,080)
(0)| |||||(24,080)
926,096| |||||902,017| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations. The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account required by the Companies Act 2006. The notes on page 31 - 38 form part of these accounts. Page 29 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **BALANCE SHEET** ## **AS AT 31 MARCH 2022** |Note
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
7
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
8
Cash at bank and in hand
9
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling**
**due within one year**
10
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**TOTAL NET ASSETS**
**FUND BALANCES**
12
Unrestricted Funds
General funds
Designated funds
Restricted Funds|Unrestricted
Funds
£
815,615
815,615
5,118
76,459
81,577
(2,640)
78,937
894,552
894,552
839,216
55,336
894,552
-
894,552|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
560
560
-
560
560
560
-
-
-
560
560|Total
Funds
2022
£
815,615
815,615
5,118
77,019
82,137
(2,640)
79,497
895,112
895,112
839,216
55,336
894,552
560
895,112|Total
Funds
2021
£
825,408| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||825,408| |||||5,044
74,204| |||||79,247
(2,640)| |||||76,607| |||||| |||||902,015| |||||902,015| |||||843,036
56,797| |||||899,833
2,182| |||||902,015| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2022. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 however, in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the accounts have been examined by an independent examiner and their report has been included in these financial statements. - The directors (who are the charitable company's trustees for the purposes of charity law) acknowledge their responsibilities - (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and - (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its net income or expenditure for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and were signed on its behalf by: ## **S Knight** S Knight - Chair of Trustees Date: 18 October 2022 Company number: 07215827 Charity number: 1135757 The notes on page 31 - 38 form part of these accounts. Page 30 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** ## **1 Statutory Information** The charity is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is incorporated in the United Kingdom. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page. ## **2 Accounting Policies** These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the "Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ("the Charities SORP"), with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland ("FRS 102"), with the Companies Act 2006 and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102. The principles adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. ## a) Going concern The trustees (who are the charitable company's directors for the purposes of company law) have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have considered the charity's forecasts and projections and the possible implications should projected income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly. The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. In making this assessment the trustees have considered how Covid-19 might affect projections. ## b) Income Income including investment income is recognised in the period in which the charity becomes entitled to receipt, the amount receivable can be measured with reasonable certainty, and receipt is probable. For the most part, income is generally recognised when it is received. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period. Income from donations and legacies includes: - i) Recoverable gift aid. This is recognised when the related donation is received. Gift aid that has not been recovered by the balance sheet date is included as a debtor. - ii) The charity relies on volunteers to carry out many of its activities. However, in accordance with the SORP, the value of these services has not been included in these financial statements as they cannot be reliably measured. - iii) Legacies. Income from legacies is recognised when a distribution is received from the estate or, if earlier, when the charity has been notified that a distribution will be made and the amount receivable can be measured reliably. Income from charitable activities represents income receivable from goods, services and facilities supplied in furtherance of the charity's charitable objects. It includes income from youth, children's and other events and courses as well as rent of the church premises. Investment income represents income generated by the charity's assets and includes income from bank interest. Other income comprises gains arising from the disposal of tangible fixed assets. ## c) Expenditure - Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured The charity makes grants to other institutions and individuals to further its charitable objectives. Grants payable are recognised as constructive obligations arise, which is generally when the charity expresses a commitment to the recipient that can be measured reliably and then only to the extent that any conditions associated with the grant are outside of the control of the charity. Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity. ## d) Fund accounting - General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects. Page 31 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** ## **2 Accounting Policies (continued)** ## e) Tangible fixed assets Items purchased or donated for the charity's own use are capitalised when the cost of purchased items, or the fair value of donated items, is more than £1,000 and the item is expected to benefit the charity over more than one accounting period. Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis so as to write down the value of each asset to its estimated residual value (if any) over its expected useful economic life. To achieve this objective the following rates of depreciation are charged: Freehold land Is not depreciated (because it is not consumed by use) Freehold buildings Over 50 years after taking account of the building's residual value Equipment Over 3 to 7 years The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment in periods when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. - f) Pension scheme arrangements The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Obligations for contributions to these schemes are recognised as an expense when the liability arises. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds. ## g) Taxation The company is a registered charity; it has taken advantage of the various reliefs from taxation available to charities and no tax is payable on the charity's income. h) Financial instruments The charity's financial assets and financial liabilities all qualify as basic financial instruments, as defined by FRS102. Creditors and debtors are measured at their expected settlement value (normally the amount of cash that the charity expects to pay or receive). ## i) Exemption from preparing a cashflow statement The charity has taken advantage of an exemption conferred by the Charities SORP and has not prepared a cash flow statement. j) Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement ln preparing financial statements certain judgements, estimates and assumptions have to be made that affect the amounts recognised in the financial statements. The trustees consider the following to be significant: - i) The annual depreciation charge for property, plant and equipment is sensitive to changes in the estimates for useful economic life and residual value. These estimates are reassessed annually and, when necessary, adjusted to reflect current circumstances. ## **3 Donations and legacies** |**3**
**Donations and legacies**||| |---|---|---| |Donations of cash and similar
Legacies receivable
Income tax recoverable
**4**
**Income from charitable activities**
Church retreats and events
Rental income
Book sales|2022
£
175,040
(3,577)
33,932
205,394
2022
£
3,456
11,705
80
15,241|2021
£
157,461
-
33,786| |||191,247| |||2021
£
520
3,870
-| |||4,389| Page 32 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** ## **5 Charitable expenditure** |**5**
**Charitable expenditure**||| |---|---|---| |**a**
**Costs incurred directly on specific activities**
Staff
Fellowship
Discipleship
Next Generation
Worship
Enabling
Mission we do
Grants payable: Mission we fund (note 5c)
**5**
**Charitable expenditure (continued)**
**b**
**Costs incurred on support & administration**
Governance costs
Independent examiner's fee
Other
Facilities
Office
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
**Total expenditure**|2022
£
102,540
18,730
5,517
7,849
3,809
1,264
4,061
21,460
165,229
2022
£
2,640
1,743
4,383
40,137
6,966
11,081
62,567
227,796|2021
£
129,653
81
1,500
2,995
2,792
1,481
3,229
19,215| |||160,946| |||2021
£
2,640
877| |||3,517
37,974
6,931
10,824| |||59,245| |||220,191| ## **Total expenditure** The fee payable to the independent examiner for preparing and examining the accounts was £2,640 (2021: £2,640); in addition the charity received no other services and paid £nil (2021: £nil) to Stewardship for other services. ## **c Grants payable** |Training and Short-Term Service
UK Mission
World Mission
World Development
Local Mission
The comparatives for the previous year are as follows:
Training and Short-Term Service
UK Mission
World Mission
World Development
Local Mission
The charity's principal grants to institutions comprised:
Open Doors
Teso
Saltmine
Black Country Foodbank
Operation Mobilisation
Amblecote Christian Centre
Bless Network
Grants to institutions for less than £1,000 each|Institutions
£
2,300
2,980
4,800
2,400
3,220
15,700
Institutions
£
3,619
2,500
4,140
3,486
3,330
17,075|Individuals
£
4,840
720
200
-
-
5,760
Individuals
£
300
720
1,120
-
-
2,140
2022
£
1,200
2,400
2,500
1,120
2,400
2,300
1,200
2,580
15,700|2022
£
7,140
3,700
5,000
2,400
3,220| |---|---|---|---| ||||21,460| ||||2021
£
3,919
3,220
5,260
3,486
3,330| ||||19,215| ||||2021
£
720
2,800
2,500
1,320
2,400
3,500
720
3,115| ||||17,075| Page 33 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** ## **6 Analysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration and expenses** The average monthly number of employees during the year was 4 (2021: 7). Most of the charity's activities are carried out by volunteers. No staff received salaries at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum. The charity's key management comprise the trustees and the key staff outlined in the Trustees' Annual Report. During the year key management received employment benefits totalling £64,495 (2021: £63,854). No trustees received employment benefits in either the current or preceding year. ## **7 Tangible fixed assets** |Cost
At 1 April 2021
Additions
At 31 March 2022
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2022
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
At 1 April 2021
**8**
**Debtors: Falling due within one year**
Tax recoverable
Prepayments and accrued income
**9**
**Cash at Bank and in Hand**
Cash at bank with immediate access
Notice deposits (with a term of three months or less)
**10**
**Creditors: liabilities falling due within one year**
Accruals|Freehold
Property
£
859,466
-
859,466
42,973
8,595
51,568
807,898
816,493|Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£
42,754
1,288
44,042
33,839
2,486
36,325
7,717
8,915
2022
£
3,492
1,626
5,118
2022
£
25,378
51,641
77,019
2022
£
2,640|Total
2022
£
902,220
1,288| |---|---|---|---| ||||903,508| ||||76,812
11,081| ||||87,893| ||||815,615| ||||825,408| ||||2021
£
3,481
1,563| ||||5,044| ||||2021
£
22,820
51,383| ||||74,204| ||||2021
£
2,640| ## **11 Pension commitments** During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £7,231 (2021: £8,142) were payable to defined contribution personal pension schemes. No pension contributions were owing at the balance sheet date (2021: £nil). Page 34 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** ## **12 Funds** During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows: |_Designated Funds_
a)
Church weekend away
b)
Reserve requirement
c)
Church refurbishment
d)
Near and Far mission giving
e)
POM Fund
f)
TLC Fund
_General Unrestricted Funds_
Total Unrestricted Funds
_Restricted Funds_
a)
St Michaels Youth Community
b)
Youth & Children's Fund
c)
Food Bank - Stourbridge (Replenish)
d)
Hark Schools
e)
Centre Refurbishment Fund
f)
Youth Investment Fund
g)
Mercy
Aggregate of funds|Opening
balance
2022
£
666
51,383
1,935
2,812
-
-
56,797
843,037
899,834
-
1,228
-
-
704
-
251
2,182
902,016|Incoming
resources
2022
£
13,287
258
-
-
4,196
3,880
21,620
194,772
216,393
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,500
4,500
220,893|Outgoing
resources
2022
£
(14,454)
-
(1,935)
(21,460)
(539)
(2,132)
(40,520)
(180,950)
(221,470)
-
(1,019)
(0)
-
(704)
-
(4,603)
(6,326)
(227,796)|Transfers
in the year
2022
£
500
-
-
17,438
(500)
-
17,438
(17,641)
(203)
-
-
-
-
-
-
203
203
-|Gains and
losses
2022
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2022
£
-
51,641
-
(1,210)
3,157
1,748| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||55,336
839,217| |||||||894,553| |||||||-
209
-
-
-
-
351| |||||||560| |||||||895,113| ## **Analysis of net assets by fund** The assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows: |**ysis of net assets by fund**
assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:|||| |---|---|---|---| |Tangible fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
815,615
-
5,118
-
21,123
55,336
(2,640)
-
839,216
55,336
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
560
-
560|2022
£
815,615
5,118
77,019
(2,640)| ||||895,112| Page 35 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** ## **12 Funds (continued)** In the previous year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows: |_Designated Funds_
a)
Church weekend away
b)
Reserve requirement
c)
Church refurbishment
d)
Near and Far mission giving
e)
POM Fund
f)
TLC Fund
_General Unrestricted Funds_
Total Unrestricted Funds
_Restricted Funds_
a)
St Michaels Youth Community
b)
Youth & Children's Fund
c)
Food Bank - Stourbridge (Replenish)
d)
Hark Schools
e)
Centre Refurbishment Fund
f)
Youth Investment Fund
g)
Mercy
Aggregate of funds|Opening
balance
2021
£
666
-
-
-
-
-
666
915,154
915,820
140
349
279
-
2,979
6,075
455
10,276
926,096|Incoming
resources
2021
£
-
344
-
-
-
-
344
194,526
194,870
-
250
3
363
-
-
626
1,241
196,111|Outgoing
resources
2021
£
-
-
(18,065)
(19,065)
-
-
(37,129)
(173,619)
(210,748)
(140)
-
(281)
(363)
(2,275)
(5,446)
(939)
(9,443)
(220,191)|Transfers
in the year
2021
£
-
51,039
20,000
21,877
-
-
92,916
(93,024)
(108)
-
628
-
-
-
(628)
108
108
-|Gains and
losses
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2021
£
666
51,383
1,935
2,812
-
-| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||56,797
843,037| |||||||899,834| |||||||-
1,228
-
-
704
-
251| |||||||2,182| |||||||902,016| ## **Analysis of net assets by fund** In the previous year, the assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows: |Tangible fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
825,408
-
5,044
-
15,224
56,797
(2,640)
-
843,036
56,797
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
2,182
-
2,182|2021
£
825,408
5,044
74,204
(2,640)| |---|---|---|---| ||||902,015| Page 36 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** ## **12 Funds (continued)** ## _Designated unds_ - a) The balance refers to a money donated to and spent on the church weekend away. - b) The balance retained within general funds to meet the reserve policy . - c) Money set aside for planned church refurbishment work. - d) Money set aside for planned giving to other organisations in support of achieving our aims. - e) The POM fund is for Peace of Mind, an initiative to support mental health. - f) The TLC fund is money set aside to be spent on bereavement support. - _Restricted funds_ - a) Income and expenditure for the St Michaels Youth Community. - b) Funds given and expended for Youth and Children's work. - c) Monies collected and donated to Black Country in support of the foodbank. - d) A restricted fund specifically for showing Saltmine’s play ‘Hark’ to those attending our local schools. - e) A restricted fund specifically for the refurbishment of the church centre. A restricted fund specifically for or the development & running of 4 youth clubs in the borough. This has been incorporated into - f) the youth and children fund for ongoing work in this category. g) Money given and paid to meet an individuals specific needs. ## **13 Transactions with related parties** During the year the charity: - a) received donations totalling £12,261 (2021: £11,400) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them). - b) Lynne Tilby, who is a trustee, was paid £nil (2021: £793) for providing cleaning services to the charity. - c) No expenses (2021: £nil) were paid to, or for, the trustees; reimbursements for expenses incurred when acting as agent for the charity or incurred when undertaking employment duties not connected with serving as a trustee are not included in this disclosure. During the year the charity also made the following payments to, or for, related parties: - a) paid £1,063 (2021: £2,048) to Visual Advance for websites & publicity media services. Mark Titheridge, who is a trustee is a director Visual Advance. No amounts were owed (2021: £nil) by the charity at the balance sheet date. Except as disclosed in note 6 'Analysis of staff costs', there have been no other transactions with related parties during the year. ## **14 Members** Each member of the company commits to contribute if the charity is wound up an amount of £10. Page 37 ## **CHAWN HILL CHURCH** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH COMPARATIVES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** |Note
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
Other income
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities:
5
**Total Expenditure**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
12
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
12||General
Designated
2022
2022
£
£
179,532
21,363
15,241
-
-
258
-
-
194,772
21,620
180,950
40,520
180,950
40,520
13,822
(18,900)
(17,641)
17,438
(3,819)
(1,461)
843,037
56,797
839,217
55,336
Unrestricted funds|Restricted
2022
£
4,500
-
-
-
4,500
6,326
6,326
(1,826)
203
(1,623)
2,183
560|Total
2022
£
205,394
15,241
258
-
220,893
227,796
227,796
(6,904)
-
(6,904)
902,017
895,113|||General
Designated
2021
2021
£
£
190,005
-
4,389
-
11
344
120
-
194,526
344
173,619
37,129
173,619
37,129
20,907
(36,785)
(93,024)
92,916
(72,117)
56,131
915,154
666
843,037
56,797
Unrestricted funds|Restricted
2021
£
1,241
-
-
-
1,241
9,443
9,443
(8,201)
108
(8,093)
10,276
2,183|Total
2021
£
191,247
4,389
355
120
196,111
220,191
220,191
(24,080)
(0)
(24,080)
926,096
902,017| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| Page 38