**Charity registration number: 1140024**
## **Community of Saint John**
**Trustees' report and financial statements**
**for the year ended 31 December 2020**
**Community of Saint John**
## **Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Legal and administrative information|1|
|Trustees report|2-3|
|Independent examiners' report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Statement of Cash flows|7|
|Notes to the financial statements|8-11|
## **Community of Saint John**
## **Legal and administrative information**
|**Charity number**|1140024|
|---|---|
|**Registered office**|56 St Anthony's Road|
||Forest Gate|
||London|
||E7 9QB|
|**Trustees**|John Moloney|
||Michael De Vries|
||Thomas Gabriel Edwards|
|**Accountants**|PPS Accountants|
||11 Farnes Court|
||Worksop|
||Nottinghamshire|
||S81 0LZ|
|**Bankers**|HSBC Bank|
||Natwest Bank|
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## **Community of Saint John**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2020**
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The trust is governed by the trustees named above. They meet regularly during the year to discuss the management of the trust. On a day to day basis the affairs of the Charity is managed by members of the Community of St John with the help of competent persons who are not members.
## **Objectives and activities**
The aim of the Trust is stated in the Trust Deed in the following terms:
The advancement of Christian religion in England and Wales and throughout the European Union and beyond for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrines and statements of belief of the Community of St John in particular but not exclusively by assisting and encouraging the formation of priests and the activities of consecrated persons and other interested persons for the service of their respective communities in accordance with the common purpose of the community of St John
## **Achievements and performance**
## **The running of St Antony’s RC parish in Forest Gate.**
This involved daily pastoral work, such as visiting the sick and housebound members of the parish community as well assisting in pastoral care of the sick in Newham General Hospital; the management of the parish premises; the celebration of the Sacraments; the accompanying of persons living with the bereavement of a family member; the celebration of funerals and the pastoral support for the Catholic secondary and primary schools in the London borough of Newham. During the early weeks of the pandemic, one of the brothers isolated so as to be able to visit the dying in Newham General Hospital ICU for about a month. Masses were live streamed daily on our You Tube channel from the 22nd of March. A daily video message of encouragement was sent out. When regulations eased, outdoor masses were added to supplement the limited capacity in the church.
The human and Christian formation of children and adolescents preparing to receive the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. A Saturday football club continued when the regulations permitted. The organisation of outings and activities for members of The parish, such as trips to places of pilgrimage (including a trip to Israel and Palestine), parish events for families, retreat days – in particular retreats for young women and for lay people and bible study groups.
The formation of couples in preparation for marriage, this took place on six Saturdays during the course of the year. The brothers were involved in accompanying people wishing to be baptised or received into the church people wishing to be confirmed as adults, and people who want to know more about the faith with regular formation.
A Homeless shelter run in collaboration with the charity New Way. Before the pandemic it was welcoming 10-20 homeless people overnight in the parish hall once a week, providing meals and a bed. In winter 2020 the Charity coordinated volunteers for welcoming the homeless in hotels.
## **The formation of young people:**
A member of the community was chaplain to the University of East London, leading worship, teaching and giving care and support to the University’s two main campuses in East London, and running social events mainly in London. The charity supported Youth 2000 retreats around the country. Brothers preached retreats and gave talks to young adults (Pure in Heart group). Brothers preached retreats abroad via Zoom
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## **Community of Saint John**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **The Institute of St John**
During the course of the year 2020 the Community of St John offered formation to adults in Philosophy and theology in central London on a weekly basis. This involved the brothers giving three or two hours of teaching each week, attended regularly by about twelve participants. The classes continued on Zoom during the pandemic.
In 2020 one brother led a monthly philosophy reading group for about 10 interested laymen in West London The reading group also continued on Zoom during the pandemic.
## **Other activities**
Brothers of London Priory taught classes abroad to novices of the Community on philosophical and historical subjects via Zoom. The brothers also accompanied married couples as chaplains to the "Our Lady Teams" (Equipes Notre-Dame) in London.
## **Cameroon ISJ University Project**
During the year 2020, the Charity continued to support the UK fundraising of the Institut Saint-Jean in Yaoundé, a University founded at the initiative of the Cameroon priory of the Community of St John. which continues to make progress.
## **Brothers of St John Cebu, Philippines.**
The charity supported initiatives of the Brothers and Sisters of St John in Cebu Philippines, including fundraising to build a new priory (Brothers) and for outreach to the poor (Sisters).
## **Financial review**
The gross income of the charity was £166,341 for the financial year with total expenses of £149,208
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding activities undertaken by the charity. The trustees are satisfied that the information provided in the report and accounts meets the public benefit reporting requirement.
## **Risk Assessment**
The trustees are fully aware of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have taken steps to manage those risks.
## **Reserves Policy**
The trustees aim to hold a minimum of three months running costs in reserve at any point in time
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## **Community of Saint John**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities**
The trustees of Community of Saint John are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The law applicable to Charities in Enland and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any
- material departures disclosed andexplained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
- presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
On behalf of the board
................................... Br. Thomas Edwards **29th October 2021**
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## **Community of Saint John**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of Community of Saint John.**
I report to the charity trustees on the accounts of Community of Saint John for the year ended 31 December 2020 set out on pages 1 to 12
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act, or
- the accounts do not accord with such records; or
- the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and contents of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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
- the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (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.
## **Thomas Ojo ( BA, BSc, FCPA) Independent examiner**
## **Date: 30/10/2021**
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## **Community of Saint John**
## **Statement of financial activities**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Notes**
**£**
**Income from:**
Charitable activities
2
166,341
_______
**Total income**
166,341
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
3
149,208
______
**Total resources expended**
149,208
_______
**Net income/(expenditure)**
5
17,133
**Net movement in funds**
17,133
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
55,752
______
Total funds carried forward
72,885|**2020**
**Total**
**£**
166,341
______
166,341
149,208
______
149,208
_______
17,133
17,133
55,752
______
72,885|**2019**
**Total**
**£**
118,451
______
118,451
134,926
______
134,926|**2019**
**Total**
**£**
118,451
______
118,451
134,926
______
134,926|
|---|---|---|---|
|||_|______
-16,475
-16,475
72,227|
||||______
55,752|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.
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## **Community of Saint John**
## **Balance sheet**
## **as at 31 December 2020**
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
6
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling**
**due within one year**
7
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds**
8
Unrestricted income funds
**Total funds**|**£**
-
59,625
_______
59,625
-500
_______|**2020**
**£**
13,760
59,125
_______
72,885
_______
72,885
_______
72,885|**£**
-
35,611
_______
35,611
-500
_______|**2019**
**£**
20,641
35,111|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_______
55,752|
|||||_______
55,752|
|||||_______
55,752|
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 29th October 2021 and signed on its behalf by:
## **............................................ Br. Thomas Edwards Trustee**
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## **Community of Saint John**
## **Statement of cash flows**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2020**
|Net incoming / (outgoing) resources for the year
Depreciation and impairment
Decrease/(Increase) in debtors
Increase in creditors
**Net Cash inflow from operating activities**
Capital expenditure
**Increase in cash in the year**
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds
**Increase in cash in the year**
**Net funds at 1 January 2020**
**Net funds at 31 December 2020**|**2020**
£
17,133
6,881
-
-
**24,014**
24,014
24,014
35,611
**59,625**|**2019**
£
-16,475
15,485
-
-
**-990**
-27,522
-28,512
-28,512
64,123
**35,611**|
|---|---|---|
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**Community of Saint John**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **1 Accounting policies**
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and the preceding period.
## **1.1.Basis of accounting**
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' SORP 2015 and the Companies Act 2006.
## **1.2.Cashflow**
The charity has produced a cashflow report in accordance with FRS 102.
## **1.3.Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Income received by way of grants, donations and gifts are included in full in
the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not
conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
Gifts donated for resale are included as incoming resources within activities for generating funds when they are sold.
Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are receivable.
## 1.4 **Resources expended**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes including the charity's shop.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
## **1.5.Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
-
25% straight line
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**Community of Saint John**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2020**
## **2 Income from Charitable Activities**
|**Period**
**ended**
**Unrestricted**
**£**
Total Charitable income
166,341
_______
166,341
_______
**Costs of charitable activities - by fund type**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Charitable Activities
149,208
_______
149,208
_______
**Costs of charitable activities - by activity**
**Period**
**Period**
**Activities**
**Grant**
**undertaken**
**funding**
**directly**
**activities**
**£**
**£**
Charitable Activities
149,208
-
_______
_______
149,208
-|**Period**
**ended**
**2020**
**Total**
**£**
166,341
_______
166,341
_______
**Period**
**ended**
**2020**
**Total**
**£**
149,208
_______
149,208
_______
**ended**
**2020**
**Total**
**£**
149,208
_______
149,208|**2019**
**Total**
**£**
118,451|
|---|---|---|
|||_______
118,451|
|||_______
**Period**
**ended**
**2019**
**Total**
**£**
134,926|
|||_______
134,926|
|||_______
**ended**
**2019**
**Total**
**£**
134,926|
|||_______
134,926|
## **3 Costs of charitable activities - by fund type**
## **4 Costs of charitable activities - by activity**
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**Community of Saint John**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**5 Employees**
**Employment costs**
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other costs|**Period**
**ended**
**2020**
**£**
-
-
-
_______
-|**Period**
**ended**
**2019**
**£**
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|
|||_______
-|
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 (2019 : None).
## **Number of employees**
The average monthly numbers of employees (including the trustees) during the year, calculated on the basis of full time equivalents, was as follows:
|**2020**
**Number**
_______
0
_______
**Fixtures,**
**6 Tangible fixed assets**
**fittings and**
**equipment**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2020
86,893
Additions
_______
At 31 December 2019
86,893
_______
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2020
66,252
Charge for the year
6,881
_______
At 31 December 2020
73,133
_______
**Net book values**
At 31 December 2019
20,641
_______
At 31 December 2020
13,760||**2019**
**Number**|
|---|---|---|
|||_______
0|
|||_______
**Total**
**£**
86,893
-|
|||_______
86,893
_______
66,252
6,881
_______
73,133
_______
20,641
_______
13,760|
||||
||||
||||
||||
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**Community of Saint John**
## **Comparative Statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Notes**
**£**
**Income from:**
Charitable activities
2
118,451
_______
**Total income**
118,451
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
3
134,926
______
**Total resources expended**
134,926
_______
**Net income/(expenditure)**
5
-16,475
**Net movement in funds**
-16,475
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
72,227
______
Total funds carried forward
55,752|**2019**
**Total**
**£**
118,451
______
118,451
134,926
______
134,926
_______
-16,475
-16,475
72,227
______
55,752|**2018**
**Total**
**£**
242,246
______
242,246
252,475
______
252,475|**2018**
**Total**
**£**
242,246
______
242,246
252,475
______
252,475|
|---|---|---|---|
|||_|______
-10,229
-10,229
82,456|
||||______
72,227|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.
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**Community of Saint John**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**7 Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|**2020**
**£**
-
500
_______
500|**2019**
**£**
-
500|
|---|---|---|
|||_______
500|
## **8 Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
59,625
Current liabilities
-500
_______
Total Funds
59,125|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
0
59,625
-500|
|---|---|
||_______
59,125|
## **9 Unrestricted funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted funds|**At**
**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**2019**
**resources**
**resources**
**£**
**£**
**£**
55,752
166,341
149,208|**At**
**2020**
**£**
72,885|
|---|---|---|
## 10 **Going concern**
There is not reason to suggest the charity will not continue as a going concern over the next twelve months.
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