## **CHINNOR CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022** ## **LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE The Trustees Church Office, 2 Doveleat Chinnor, OX39 4DW GOVERNING DOCUMENT Deed of Trust dated 25th January 2012 Registered Charity No 1146343 TRUSTEES Susan Kelsey (Trustee) Stephen Ludlow (Chair) Vivien Haywood (Secretary) Janine Adams (Deacon)) Sophia Botchway (Treasurer) BANKERS NatWest Bank CAF Bank INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Christopher M Dew ACA ASSISTANT REVIEWER Sophia Botchway FCCA Akusika Business Services Ltd Sapphire House 116 Station Road Oxon OX39 4QG **INDEX** Page 1 Legal & Administrative Details Pages 2 - 4 Trustees' Report Page 5 Independent Examiner's Report Page 6 Receipts and Payments Account Page 7 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Pages 8 -9 Notes to the Accounts ## **CHINNOR CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022** The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2022 ## **Objects of the charity** The advance of the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of belief contained in the Members Handbook. ## **Government** Final decisions on the policies and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the Trust and review decisions made by the Church Leadership Team (CLT). New Co-optative Trustees are appointed by the incumbent Trustees. Ex Officio Trustees, the elected secretary/administrator and Treasurer/finance team lead are appointed as officers of the Church. One Nominative Trustee is appointed from within the deaconate/leadership team. Our Trust is recognised in the name of Chinnor Congregational Christian Fellowship (CCCF) but our operating name is Chinnor Community Church (CCC). The Trustees of CCCF are also Trustees of Chinnor Congregational Church Chapel Fund (which owns the Chinnor Community Church Building and Manse) and the Allnutt Educational Trust (which provides a very small annual grant to CCC for Sunday school work ## **Vision and Ongoing Activities** Our vision is to see the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole community. We are passionate about sharing the gospel message in our village, across the Chilterns and to the ends of the Earth. CCC is committed to sending teams to minister both in the United Kingdom and overseas. Chinnor Community Church; its Trustees, CLT and Members are committed to the restoration of the New Testament principles which reveal the Church as a community of people, properly taught and cared for, who love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. We are committed to love and care for each other, support each other and encourage spiritual growth through ‘doing life together’. The Church has two Sunday morning meetings. An early Café style discussion meeting followed by a main Sunday Morning Meeting that is attended by most of the fellowship unless other groups (eg for young people) are taking place at the same time. In addition, there are a range of other activities that take place throughout the week including small ‘home’ groups, bible studies, prayer meetings, discipleship and ministry groups, mission meetings, social groups and a parent/carer and toddler group. CCC continues to support several mission projects including Frontiers, London City Mission, Tearfund, Wycliffe Bible Translators in the UK and Sweden, and projects in Erseke and Korce in Albania. The project in Erseke is run by Emanuel Mission Church who provide essential food supplies to people living in deprived, oppressive conditions. The project in Korce is a radio station which broadcasts to remote areas of the country taking the Gospel message of Jesus Christ to people groups who would otherwise not be reached. Members of our Fellowship have visited the overseas projects and have good relationships with the support recipients. At year end (June 2022), the Church had one full time paid employee: the Pastor who leads the CLT and conducts many of our meetings. Our part time family worker stepped down from post on 30[th ] June 2021. ## **Review of the year** Following the removal of COVID restrictions during the year, the majority of the church family were able to return to “in person” services albeit with continued COVID Health and Safety precautions. Most of the church groups returned to meeting in person again including those meeting in homes for small groups. The church continues to offer weekly meetings on Sundays by video conferencing so that vulnerable members of the congregation can still choose to join online. During the year substantial work was carried out on the chapel building including re-roofing parts of the chapel and church hall roof; putting in a soakaway to improve the drainage in the “creche” corner of the church hall; commencing work to rebuild the front and side walls of the chapel garden facing Chinnor High Street and other general maintenance and repair work. ## **Plans for the New Year** The Church will continue to meet in in a blended (ie Zoom and face-to-face) manner because some members of the church family are physically vulnerable. It is likely that the church will take the opportunity to review its activities (what we do and how we do it) rather than simply pick up where we left off, but the Objects and Vision will remain the same. As stated above, our Family Worker stepped down on 30[th] June 2021. The CLT is not actively looking for a replacement, but discussions are ongoing about this and the possibility of hiring a part-time youth worker. ## **Financial Review** Income was significantly lower than 2020, but above 2019 income. 2020 was a special year due to extra giving towards church repairs, but lower receipts in 2021 were due in partly to the closure of the building so usual takings in the offering box were missing and no offerings were received from visitors. Total income during the year was £122,957 (2021: £124,523) with total expenditure of £121,004 (2021: £129,9960). This left a balance in all bank accounts of £42,724 of which £42,724 was unrestricted at year end. ## **Reserves Policy** The Trustees have agreed that sufficient reserves will be held by the church to cover three times the monthly essential operating costs of the church, namely salaries and associated employee costs together with insurances and essential safety checks and testing. The levels of reserves will be monitored by the Trustees in the monthly financial report that is circulated to Trustees and the Church Leadership Team, and the policy will be reviewed at 12 monthly intervals. We are pleased to confirm that we currently have the minimum of 3 months of reserve funds set aside. ## **Trustees' Responsibilities** We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. The Church is actively involved in ensuring the upkeep of the premises and the Trustees recognise that they have a legal duty of care as landlords to ensure this is maintained. The Trustees have complied with the duty to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities. We operate both a child protection policy and health and safety policy. The trustees are also covered by indemnity insurance. ## **Approval** This report was approved by the Trustees on 27/04/2023 and signed on their behalf by: SLudlow ____________________ Stephen Ludlow ## **Independent Examiner's Report To the Trustees of** ## **Chinnor Congregational Christian Fellowship** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Chinnor Congregational Christian Fellowship (the charity) for the year ended 30 June 2022 on pages 6 to 9 following. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 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 me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Lead Examiner: Christopher Dew ACA Second Review: Sophia Botchway FCCA For and on behalf of: Akusika Business Services Ltd Sapphire House 116 Station Road Oxon OX39 4QG Date: 25th March 2023 ## **CHINNOR CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022** ||**Notes**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**2022**|**2021**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**General**|**Funds**|**£**|**£**| |**Receipts**|||||| |_Voluntary receipts_|||||| |Grants and gifts|||||| |received||93,737|7,000|100,737|112,657| |Tax refunds under|||||| |Gift Aid||22,197|-|22,197|11,849| |||115,934|7,000|122,934|124,506| |_Other receipts_|||||| |Interest received||23|-|23|1 7| |From Chapel|||||| |Fund||-|-|-|-| |Total Receipts||115,957|7,000|122,957|124,523| |**Payments**|||||| |_Payments in furtherance of the_||_church's_|||| |_objectives_|||||| |Direct costs|2|79,499|24,500|103,999|113,425| |Grants paid|3|17,005|-|17,005|16,535| |Total Payments||96,504|24,500|121,004|129,960| |Net|||||| |Receipts/(Payments)||19,453|(17,500)|1,953|(5,437)| |Transfers between|||||| |funds||-|-|-|-| |**Net Movement in**|||||| |**Funds**||19,453|(17,500)|1,953|(5,437)| |Rolling Balances at 30 June|||||| |2021||12,879|6,929|19,808|21,292| ||||||| |**Rolling Balances 30 June**|||||| |**2022**||21,292|1,953|23,245|19,808| The notes on pages 8-9 form part of these accounts. ## **CHINNOR CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** # **STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES** **AS AT 30 JUNE 2022** ## **1. Fixed Assets** Office Equipment etc |**2022**|**2021**| |---|---| |£|£| |1,455|1,775| |1,455|1,775| Land and buildings are owned by Chinnor Congregational Church, Chapel Fund. ## **2. Bank & Cash Balances** |Held at Bank
Rental income held on behalf of Chapel
Fund*
Fellowship available funds
_* See Notes pages, Note 5_
**Other Assets & Liabilities**
_Assets_
Gift Aid Claim
_Liabilities_
_Loans - Roof repairs_
_Gift Aid Overclaim_
Other
|**2022**
**2021**
£
£
42,724
38,911
-
0| |---|---| ||42,724
38,911| ||**2022**
**2021**
£
£
16,967
31,048| ||16,967
31,048| ||0,00
0,000
0,00
10,057
0,00
0,00| ||0,00
10,057| ## **3. Other Assets & Liabilities** The accounts were approved by the trustees on xxxxxx and signed on their behalf by Sludlow Chair Steve Ludlow The notes on pages 8-9 form part of these accounts. ## **CHINNOR CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022** ## **Accounting Policies** The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis with a statement of assets and liabilities. |**Direct Costs**
Staff costs (Note 4)
Church building costs
Manse costs
Utilities and Maintenance
Office costs
Professional Fees (incl insurance)
Work among the young
Ministry costs
Other costs

**Grants Paid**
Individuals
Institutions|**General Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
35,375
-
35,375
43,499
41,338
-
41,338
48,983
1,302
1,302
59
12,355
12,355
6,799
4,848
4,848
4,405
4,344
4,344
4,882
443
443
339
0
0
337
3,994
3,994
4,122| |---|---| ||103,999
-
103,999
113,425| ||650
650
300
16,355
16,355
16,235| ||17,005
-
17,005
16,535| Included within the grant figures above were the following donations of £1,000 or more: Tearfund £1,200 Frontiers £3,600 London City Mission £1,800 Wycliffe £6,300 Albania (Four Square) £2,400 Tearfund - to support their work in bringing relief to some of the most poverty-stricken areas of the world. Frontiers – to support their work with Christians in Muslim countries. London City Mission – to support their work with underprivileged people groups in the Inner city. Wycliffe Bible Translators – to support their work to provide all nations with access to the Bible in their own language. Albania – to support Emanuel Church in Erseke, who work among the poor and disadvantaged in that area; and to contribute to purchase of new radio aerials and equipment for 'Radio Emanuel' in Korce, in their broadcasting of the Gospel in the region. ## **Staff & Trustees** The charity had one full-time employee during the year being the Pastor of the church The previous Part-time staff member is the family worker who supports the growing number of young families within the church, we are currently in the process of filling this role again No remuneration was paid to any other trustee during the year nor to any person connected to them. ## **Agency Funds - held for Chinnor Congregational Church Chapel Fund (CCCCF)** |Held on behalf of the Chapel Fund at 30 June 2021
Received on behalf of Chapel Fund during the year
Transferred to Chapel Fund during the year
Spent on behalf of Chapel Fund during the year
Held on behalf of the Chapel Fund at 30 June 2022|**£**
14,102
468
0
0| |---|---| ||14,570| ## **Movement of Funds** |_Restricted funds_
Fabric Fund
Building Fund
Church Damp Repairs
Fund
_Unrestricted funds_
General
Total funds|Balance
at
Balance
1 July
Receipts
Payments Transfers
at
30June
£
£
£
£
0
7,000
(5,000) - 2,000

0
0
0
0-| |---|---| ||0,0
7000
(5,000)-
2,000| ||| ||21,292
115,934
(96,504)
0
40,722| ||| ||21,292
115,934
(96,504)
42,722|