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2022-08-31-accounts

ames ofthe charity trustees who m anage the charity anage the charity
Trustee name Ofnce (if any)
Dates acted
ifnot for
whole year
Name ofperson lor body) entitled
fo appoint trustee (if any)
1 Rev Tim Crome Minister and chair Ex-officio
2 Peter Larder Senior Church Steward General Church Meeting
Jonathan
Trezise
Church Steward and Property General Church Meeting and
Steward Church Council
4 Diane Mason Treasurer Church Council
5 Daphne Wilkins Pastoral Coordinator Church Council
6 Glenn Evans Safeguarding
Officer
Church Council
7 Julie Talbot Property Steward Church Coumcil
8 Cherry Mair Youth Minister Church Council
9 Lesley Wallace Children and Youth Secretary Church Council
10 Nini Brady Church Meeting
Representative
General Church Meeting
11 Diane Hallatt Church Meeting
Representative
General Church Meeting
12 Christele
Hall
Church Meeting Representative General Church Meeting
13 Juliet Murray Church Meeting
Representative
General Church Meeting
14 Emily Ushewokunze Church Meeting
Representative
General Church Meeting
15 Katie Vernon Church Meeting
Representative
General Church Meeting
16 Katrin Hackett Designated
Circuit Steward
Circuit Meeting
17 Martyn Read Church Council Secretary Church Council
18 John Wilkins Resources Committee
Chair
Church Council
19
20
Names ofthe trustees for the charity,
ifany, (for example,
any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted ifnot for whole year

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Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
The main activities and achievements
during the year may be summarised
as follows.
1.Maintaining
aweekly programme
of3 services ofpublic worship,
with
two Sunday services and one mid-week.
Christingle
and the Carol
Service have the biggest attendances,
with a children's
choir taking
part. Messy Church was held quarterly.
2.Providing
awide range ofactivities for young people, including
Junior
Church,
Sunbeams (for under Ss), Lighthouse
(for 5 —11year-olds),
Lampstand
(for 11 —18year-olds),
Girls' Brigade, and an annual
panto.
About 90 children
and young people take part in an average week,
some attending
two orthree activities.
During the panto season (October
to February)
this rises to about 150,with about 200 attendances
on
average each week.
3.Resuming
and developing
activities for older people, including
Friendship
Club, Games and Craft, and hosting a fortnightly
Dementia
Cafe.
4.Reaching out to the community,
including:
- aregular link with WORK, a local charity providing
worthwhile
occupations
for young people with learning
difficulties
—our Youth Worker working
in 3 local schools
—yarn bombing —knitted
angels distributed
around the area at
Christmas;
-a Community
Fun Day held on 18June, and a family games
afternoon on 17July
5.Encouraging
the development
ofthe faith ofmembers
through
house
groups, a weekly tea and toast group, and a monthly
men's group. .
6.Providing
pastoral
support to the growing
proportion ofthe
congregation
who are frail, five ofwhom died during the year;
7. Providing
facilities for community
groups to meet on our premises,
including
Scottish country dancers,
Rhythin time for babies and toddlers,
Keep fit, WI, Friends ofPorter Valley, Clog dancers, Tai Chi, and various
children's
parties
8. Observing
covid protocols as they changed
during the year. As far
as
we know, no one contracted
covid while on our premises.
Sadly the pre-school,
which had met on the premises for forty years, had
to close for financial reasons at the end ofthe summer
term in 2022.

AC COUNTS FOR THE YEA R E NDED 31A UGUST 2022 Ben ts Green Church
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerin
s and Tax recovered
76,834 76,834 65,198
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment
income
84 84 38
Lettin s 11,273 11,273 5,128
a5 Other receipts 7,203 9,294 16,497 12,569
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 95,394 9,294 104,688 (a7) 82,933
SECTION I3
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 35,000 35,000 53,125
b3 Donations 1,000
tepairs and Maintenance 5,562 5,562 200
Utilities ()nsurances, water
b5 charges,
heating
& lighting)
13056 13,056 12,189
b6
b7 Other payments 27,559 8,205 35,764 24,321
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 81,177 8,205 89,382 (b9) 90,835
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
C1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 14,217 1,089 15,306 (7,902)
Total funds brought forward from
C2 last year 60,814 13,266 74,080 (c6 81,982
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 75,031 14,355 89,386 74,080
ransfers
and ad'ustments
(c7)
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 70,031 14,300 ~ll9,386 1 87 ) 74,0~80 1 61
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
(these amounts
are not
to be included in total receipts/payments
figures above)
6
d1 Balance brou
ht forward
from last ear (10) (40)
d2 Offerings/Gifts
—received
for external organisations 619 110
d3 Offerings/Gifts
—passed
to external organisations 609 80
d 3ALANCE STILLTO BEPAID (d1+d2-d3) (10)