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2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2022 Registered charity number 1143773

263 Barry Road East Dulwich London SE22 0JT

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

  1. The purpose of the Charity is to advance the Christian faith in the neighbourhood of East Dulwich and those who associate with it and benefit from its ministry.

  2. In achieving our purpose, we engage in a range of activities, either on our own or with others, including (but not restricted to):

  3. a. the celebration of public worship

  4. b. the teaching of the Christian faith

  5. c. mission and evangelism

  6. d. pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved

  7. e. the provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, including (but not restricted to) the elderly, the young and other groups with special needs

  8. f. the support of other charities in the UK and overseas

  9. Our mission statement is that:

We believe in God, as revealed through his Son, Jesus Christ, the Scriptures and the work of the Holy Spirit.

We exist to:

We are committed to:

REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

PUBLIC WORSHIP

  1. In usual times, worship services are held every Sunday and on other Christian festivals, usually led either by an ordained minister or lay preacher. “All Age Worship” is held once per month - a more informal service designed for both children and adults, with a chance for further fellowship over refreshments both before and after worship. On other Sundays the children take part in their own Junior Church activities for part of the worship time.

  2. We make our services as accessible as possible. This includes projecting an outline of the service and words of hymns on a screen at the front of the church. The sound system has an induction loop. Services vary in style, with organ, keyboard and occasionally guitar, and traditional and modern hymns.

  3. Services are advertised on notice boards, café tables and through the church website.

  4. During the year 2021-22, the congregation was still getting back on its feet following the COVID pandemic. COVID measures continued to be observed, including hand sanitisation on entry/exit, spaced-out seating, enhanced cleaning measures, individually-wrapped communion cups/wafers and no hymn books. Most regular church members had resumed attendance, but not all.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

  1. In normal times, our Junior Church caters for children aged 5-12 and we also provide a crèche for under 5s. Junior Church takes place on a weekly basis, apart from All Age Worship Sundays (once a month), when the children stay in church. The children remain in church for the first part of regular Sunday services (around 20 minutes), during which there is usually a children’s address.

  2. Having stopped Junior Church sessions in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic, we were pleased to resume some activities for children in September 2021. We decided to start gradually and as COVID-safely as we could: the children sat in the café area of the church to do their activities, with each family on a separate table and each child with his/her/their own stationery pack.

  3. Although Christ Church now only has a small number of young people who regularly attend our church, we continue to hugely value the part they play in our church life and consider the intergenerational aspect of our community to be special and strong.

  4. Our young people continued to be involved in overall church life by taking an active part in weekly worship, including being part of the bible reading rota.

Brownies

263 Barry Rd. East Dulwich SE22 0JT

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  1. The Brownies usually meet on term-time Friday evenings, but there were no sessions in the year 2021-22. Sessions stopped in March 2020, the beginning of the first national lockdown. The Brownies were keen to resume in 2021-22 but the sessions couldn’t work around the other Friday hires, due to COVID safety requirements around cleaning and use of spaces.

  2. The Brownie group is usually very active and, prior to the pandemic, attendance numbers were good. The Brown Owl is supported by a rota of parent helpers and sometimes by former Brownies as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award.

  3. Brownies resumed in January 2023 (after this reporting period).

COMMUNITY

The Bread of Life Project

  1. The Bread of Life project exists to enable Christ Church - with other local churches and community groups - to develop further the sense of community in the local neighbourhood and to promote the vision of a fair trading system for the wider world community, campaign for a healthier local community, explore the possibility of meeting specific needs among those who are socially excluded and to demonstrate faith in action through the churches’ day to day practical outreach work.

The Bread of Life Café

  1. The church’s “Bread of Life” café is open to the public on weekdays, providing a broad menu of reasonably-priced snacks and meals – including a popular Thursday pensioners lunch - and a place to meet friends. The café remains open during school holidays but with reduced hours. It also caters for various church events, such as funerals.

  2. Over the period 2021-22, the café continued to feel the effects of the pandemic and trade was down by around 50%. There were several reasons for the reduced trade: a few of the café’s elderly patrons were lost to COVID; some people were still reluctant to travel on public transport; community groups hiring church spaces were using the back entrances to the church and therefore no longer coming through the café on their way in/out of the church building; toys had been removed as a COVID safety measure, which meant that less parents and children came in. Café chairs and tables continued to be more spread out than usual, again as a COVID safety measure.

  3. The café operated at reduced hours throughout the year 2021-22.

  4. In December 2021, the café offered one week of its special Christmas dinner menu, instead of the usual three.

The Fair Trade Centre (FTC)

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  1. In normal times, the FTC is open five and a half days a week and run by a part-time manager and a team of committed volunteers. The FTC manager works six paid hours per week and further hours on a voluntary basis.

  2. Following periods of closure during the previous year due to the pandemic, the FTC was open throughout 2021-22 but with reduced hours. By June 2022, it was open Monday – Friday 10am – 2pm, and on Saturdays from 10am – 1pm. Pre-pandemic, the FTC had been open until 4pm on weekdays, but no longer had sufficient volunteers to do so. In 2021-22 there were 10 volunteers. Some former volunteers still felt unable to return, following the pandemic.

  3. The church continued to buy its cleaning supplies from the FTC.

  4. The FTC continued to promote fair trade to the church and community through its events and activities. Activities included:

a. participating in Fair Trade Fortnight (FFF). FFF aims to increase awareness of the global mission and philosophy of fair trade. The 2022 theme was “Choose the world you want” and focused on climate change. The church ran a Fair Trade service in February 2022, attended by our local MP, various stalls at local community venues and gave fair trade talks at other local churches in the circuit.

b. continuing to raise awareness through social media and by writing to local councillors to encourage them to do more for fair trade.

c. supporting campaigns, including campaigns run by the Fairtrade Foundation & the Climate Coalition around climate change, and a campaign run by Transform Trade to encourage the government to introduce a fashion watchdog.

  1. The FTC continued to work with the public sector to promote Fair Trade. In 2021-22, FTC representatives attended London Fair Trade Steering Group meetings on Zoom.

  2. Both the FTC and Bread of Life Café teams, and especially their managers, showed enormous commitment and resilience during another challenging year.

  3. As at June 2023 (after this reporting period), Christ Church’s FTC is the last Fair Trade Centre in London.

USE OF BUILDINGS

  1. The church buildings continue to be used by two church congregations - Christ Church and Gateway Ministries – for services, meetings and other activities. They are also used by many community groups and individuals, hiring rooms for their own events and activities, both during the week and at weekends.

  2. The effects of the pandemic continued to be felt in terms of the community groups using our spaces. Whilst some groups returned, others did not, and of

263 Barry Rd. East Dulwich SE22 0JT

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those who did return, some reduced their hours or had less participants. There were only 2 church hall hires for birthday parties, when normally there would be around 10 per year.

  1. All groups had to provide an appropriate risk assessment and agree to work in line with the church’s COVID protocols.

263 Barry Rd. East Dulwich SE22 0JT

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

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Type of governing Constitution
document
How the charity is Unincorporated Association
constituted
Trustee selection methods Elected by Church Meeting, some ex-officio, some
co-option by Trustees
Additional governance Christ Church, East Dulwich is a Local Ecumenical
information Project comprising Emmanuel United Reformed
Church and Barry Road Methodist Church. The
Participating Denominations are The United
Reformed Church and The Methodist Church.
The Sponsoring Body is Churches Together in South
London.
The church is part of the Southwark and Deptford
Methodist Circuit and the United Reformed Church
Southern Synod.
Body entitled to appoint
Trustees at 31 August 2022 Office (if any)
trustee
Bendov Ansa-Otu Church Meeting
Lurleen Crichlow Church Meeting
Revd David Markay Minister Ex-officio
Sandra Mills-Lanquaye Church Meeting
Kim McCrossan Church Meeting
Yvonne Sackey Church Meeting
Elaine Scott Church Meeting
Revd Paul Weary Minister Ex-officio
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FINANCIAL REVIEW

32.The church’s reserves policy is to maintain general fund reserves at least equal to 6 months’ expenditure, which is approximately £33,000. Sources of funds are weekly offerings, tax recoveries, donations, lettings and grants and the sale of fairly-traded goods.

  1. Due to the impact of the pandemic and cost of living crisis, there was a shortfall in income to cover the day-to-day running costs of the church, and general fund balances of £11,656 were used to support this shortfall. The General Fund balance at the end of the year was £5,458. A total of £500 was used from the FTC worker reserve to support employee costs. However, bequests and in memoriam donations totalling £4500 were received, resulting in an overall increase in designated funds of £4,093. Bread of Life funds decreased by £813 and the value of endowment funds went down by £7,657, due to losses on investments.

263 Barry Rd. East Dulwich SE22 0JT

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  1. At 31 August 2022 there were no funds in deficit. Although the General Fund reserve falls below the recommended level, there is sufficient within designated funds to call on should this be necessary.

DECLARATION

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 202

Signed: Revd. David Markay (Minister)

Date: 14.05.23

Signed: Date: 14.05.23 Sandra Mills Lanquaye (Church Treasurer)

Contents
Page
Examiners Report 3
Accounting Policies 4
Statement of Financial Activities 5
Balance Sheet 6
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 7
Fund Movement Summary 9
Analysis of Income and Expenditure
Incoming Resources 10
Resources Used 11
Collection and Payments to External Organisations 12

Page 2

Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts

Report to the trustees/ members CHRIST CHURCH – EAST DULWICH of

On accounts for the Charity no (if 31[st] August 2022 1143773 year ended any) Respective The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this responsibilities of year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act)) and trustees and that an independent examination is needed. examiner It is my responsibility to

Independent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my examiner's attention statement which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:

1 Dat 29[th] March 2023 Signed: e: Name: Robert A M Quaye M.Sc, FCCA CA (Gh) Relevant professional ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTFIED ACCOUNTANTS qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Robert Quaye & Associates 180 Chigwell Road South Woodford ~~London, E18 1HA~~ Page 3

Statement of Accounts For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation of accounts

The accounts are prepared in accordance with the historic cost convention and with applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice for charity accounts.

The accounts have been prepared on an ‘accruals’ basis.

It is not considered relevant to include a valuation for the Church land and buildings on the Balance Sheet. The building and its contents are insured for £6.4m.

Funds

The General Fund represents funds of the church that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the church.

Other funds of the church are either designated, where money has been earmarked for specific purposes, or restricted to be used for the purposes for which the money was given.

The Benevolence Fund is for special offerings which are used to make donations in cash or kind to individuals and relief agencies.

Uncertainty

Finances continue to be affected by the uncertainty created by the pandemic and cost of living crises. User groups have returned gradually with bookings being taking only from regular users. The Fair-Trade Centre and the Bread of Life Café continue to feel the effects of the pandemic and cost of living crises, with users slowly returning.

Page 4

Statement of Financial Activities For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Prior year funds funds funds funds funds total funds

CCED

Statement of Financial Activities For the period from 01 September2021 to 31 August 2022

2021/22

2020/21

Balance Sheet As at 31[st] August 2022

CCED

Balance sheet (Summary) As at: 31 August 2022

Statement of assets and liabilities As at 31[st] August 2022

This year Last year

CCED

Balance Sheet detailed

Statement of assets and liabilities As at 31[st] August 2022

This year Last year

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Represented by Funds
Unrestricted 8,290 20,195
Designated 60,385 56,292
Restricted 617 482
Endowment 43,239 50,895
Total 112,530 127,865
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Fund movement by type For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/Losses Journal Closing Entries

CCED Fund movement by type Selected period: 01 September 2021 to 31 August 2022

Analysis of income and expenditure For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Total Total
year
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment This

Analysis of income and expenditure For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Total Total Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Resources used

Charitable activities
2010 - Payments to central funds (URC) 3,060 3,060 3,012
2020 - Contribution to central 24,400 24,400 24,400
funds(Methodist)
2130 - Donations (other) 50 433 483 150
2230 - Ministers book allowance 230 230 230
2240 - Visiting preachers 780 780 240
2250 - Organists fees 400 400
2270 - Other service items 214 27 241 200
2310 - Childrens work 104 104 104
2331 - Catering 100 19 119
2409 - Housekeeping supplies 1,053 1,053 1,528
2410 - Cleaning and caretaking 4,821 4,821 4,352
2413 - Food Waste Collection 97 97 160
2420 - Annual servicing fre equipment 330 330 782
2421 - Annual servicing heating 140
2422 - Annual service of cofee machine 261
2450 - Church repairs maintenance 276 276 285
(minor)
2455 - Church repairs improvements 2,179 2,179 828
(major)
2460 - Equipment furniture fttings 29 5 35 2,663
2510 - Insurance 4,950 4,950 4,675
2520 - Water charges 2,134 2,134 1,345
2530 - Gas 8,866 8,866 2,800
2540 - Electricity 4,413 4,413 1,619
2611 - Printing stationery postage 131 94 225 247
2612 - Photocopier maintenance 3 3 5
contract
2620 - Independent examiners fee 840 840 840
2630 - New technology 200
2640 - Telephone and internet 170 170 166
2641 - Wi Fi 704 704 701
2650 - Other management and 247 48 294 963
administration
2710 - Stock purchases 7,933 7,933 4,947
2810 - Employee costs 5,031 5,031 4,938
2820 - Consultancy and professional 480 480 480
fees
Charitable activities Totals 66,094 8,099 460 74,653 63,261
Resources used Grand totals 66,094 8,099 460 74,653 63,261

Collections for and payments to external organisations

For the period from 1st September 2021 to 31st
August 2022
2021/22
2020/21
Funds held b/f 6
46
Funds raised for external
organisations
Big Green Event 2021
Fund Raising
120
0
Christian Aid
Donation
65
0
Fair Trade Fortnight
FTF fundraising
221
330
Southwark Day Centre for Asylum
Seekers
Christmas Gift Service
0
102
Tear Fund
Harvest ofering
188
0

Traidcraft Exchange
Fair Trade Centre fund
raising
34
60
628
492
Funds passed to external
organisations
The Climate Coalition
Big Green Event
120
0
Traidcraft Exchange
FTF event
134
165
Fair Trade Foundation
FTF event
88
165
Southwark Day Centre for Asylum
Seekers
Christmas Gift Service
0
102
Tear Fund
Harvest ofering
188
0
Traidcraft Exchange
Fair Trade Centre fund
raising
40
100
569
532
Funds held c/f 65
6
Amount held at 31st
August
Traidcraft Exchange 6
Christian Aid 65

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 202

Signed: Revd. David Markay (Minister)

Date: 14.05.23

Signed: Date: 14.05.23 Sandra Mills Lanquaye (Church Treasurer)

Contents
Page
Examiners Report 3
Accounting Policies 4
Statement of Financial Activities 5
Balance Sheet 6
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 7
Fund Movement Summary 9
Analysis of Income and Expenditure
Incoming Resources 10
Resources Used 11
Collection and Payments to External Organisations 12

Page 2

Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts

Report to the trustees/ members CHRIST CHURCH – EAST DULWICH of

On accounts for the Charity no (if 31[st] August 2022 1143773 year ended any) Respective The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this responsibilities of year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act)) and trustees and that an independent examination is needed. examiner It is my responsibility to

Independent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my examiner's attention statement which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:

1 Dat 29[th] March 2023 Signed: e: Name: Robert A M Quaye M.Sc, FCCA CA (Gh) Relevant professional ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTFIED ACCOUNTANTS qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Robert Quaye & Associates 180 Chigwell Road South Woodford ~~London, E18 1HA~~ Page 3

Statement of Accounts For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation of accounts

The accounts are prepared in accordance with the historic cost convention and with applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice for charity accounts.

The accounts have been prepared on an ‘accruals’ basis.

It is not considered relevant to include a valuation for the Church land and buildings on the Balance Sheet. The building and its contents are insured for £6.4m.

Funds

The General Fund represents funds of the church that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the church.

Other funds of the church are either designated, where money has been earmarked for specific purposes, or restricted to be used for the purposes for which the money was given.

The Benevolence Fund is for special offerings which are used to make donations in cash or kind to individuals and relief agencies.

Uncertainty

Finances continue to be affected by the uncertainty created by the pandemic and cost of living crises. User groups have returned gradually with bookings being taking only from regular users. The Fair-Trade Centre and the Bread of Life Café continue to feel the effects of the pandemic and cost of living crises, with users slowly returning.

Page 4

Statement of Financial Activities For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Prior year funds funds funds funds funds total funds

CCED

Statement of Financial Activities For the period from 01 September2021 to 31 August 2022

2021/22

2020/21

Balance Sheet As at 31[st] August 2022

CCED

Balance sheet (Summary) As at: 31 August 2022

Statement of assets and liabilities As at 31[st] August 2022

This year Last year

CCED

Balance Sheet detailed

Statement of assets and liabilities As at 31[st] August 2022

This year Last year

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Represented by Funds
Unrestricted 8,290 20,195
Designated 60,385 56,292
Restricted 617 482
Endowment 43,239 50,895
Total 112,530 127,865
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Fund movement by type For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/Losses Journal Closing Entries

CCED Fund movement by type Selected period: 01 September 2021 to 31 August 2022

Analysis of income and expenditure For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Total Total
year
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment This

Analysis of income and expenditure For the period from 1[st] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Total Total Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Resources used

Charitable activities
2010 - Payments to central funds (URC) 3,060 3,060 3,012
2020 - Contribution to central 24,400 24,400 24,400
funds(Methodist)
2130 - Donations (other) 50 433 483 150
2230 - Ministers book allowance 230 230 230
2240 - Visiting preachers 780 780 240
2250 - Organists fees 400 400
2270 - Other service items 214 27 241 200
2310 - Childrens work 104 104 104
2331 - Catering 100 19 119
2409 - Housekeeping supplies 1,053 1,053 1,528
2410 - Cleaning and caretaking 4,821 4,821 4,352
2413 - Food Waste Collection 97 97 160
2420 - Annual servicing fre equipment 330 330 782
2421 - Annual servicing heating 140
2422 - Annual service of cofee machine 261
2450 - Church repairs maintenance 276 276 285
(minor)
2455 - Church repairs improvements 2,179 2,179 828
(major)
2460 - Equipment furniture fttings 29 5 35 2,663
2510 - Insurance 4,950 4,950 4,675
2520 - Water charges 2,134 2,134 1,345
2530 - Gas 8,866 8,866 2,800
2540 - Electricity 4,413 4,413 1,619
2611 - Printing stationery postage 131 94 225 247
2612 - Photocopier maintenance 3 3 5
contract
2620 - Independent examiners fee 840 840 840
2630 - New technology 200
2640 - Telephone and internet 170 170 166
2641 - Wi Fi 704 704 701
2650 - Other management and 247 48 294 963
administration
2710 - Stock purchases 7,933 7,933 4,947
2810 - Employee costs 5,031 5,031 4,938
2820 - Consultancy and professional 480 480 480
fees
Charitable activities Totals 66,094 8,099 460 74,653 63,261
Resources used Grand totals 66,094 8,099 460 74,653 63,261

Collections for and payments to external organisations

For the period from 1st September 2021 to 31st
August 2022
2021/22
2020/21
Funds held b/f 6
46
Funds raised for external
organisations
Big Green Event 2021
Fund Raising
120
0
Christian Aid
Donation
65
0
Fair Trade Fortnight
FTF fundraising
221
330
Southwark Day Centre for Asylum
Seekers
Christmas Gift Service
0
102
Tear Fund
Harvest ofering
188
0

Traidcraft Exchange
Fair Trade Centre fund
raising
34
60
628
492
Funds passed to external
organisations
The Climate Coalition
Big Green Event
120
0
Traidcraft Exchange
FTF event
134
165
Fair Trade Foundation
FTF event
88
165
Southwark Day Centre for Asylum
Seekers
Christmas Gift Service
0
102
Tear Fund
Harvest ofering
188
0
Traidcraft Exchange
Fair Trade Centre fund
raising
40
100
569
532
Funds held c/f 65
6
Amount held at 31st
August
Traidcraft Exchange 6
Christian Aid 65