CHURCH FINANCES 2021
Yet another Covid year though there are signs of abatement.
Accounts for 2021 show a deficit of £11,066 in the receipts and payments account, making the two year deficit £25,000. This has been possible by reducing our reserves, now down to £49,000.
Compared with the last pre-covid year of 2019, freewill offerings and tax rebate are down by nearly £8,000 and unless this can recover, our free will offer, reduced by £5,000 for 2022, will have to be reduced again in 2023.
Notable increased costs this year are general services (quinquennial costs and pump, electrical and boiler maintenance), and heating and lighting.
Bongate account paid for repairs to Oakbeck (£5,306).
Renewal resumed thanks to a generous £13,566 gift from the Norben Trust and £30,000 from our legacy fund. There was also a refund of VAT. There is still £16,584 for further work in hand.
Lord Hothfield
St. Michael's (Bongate) Institute 2021
| Year 2020 | RECEIPTS | Year 2021 | Year 2020 | EXPENDITURE | Year 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit Balance | ||||||
| £16,865.87 | Treas. Balance | £2,190.09 | £2,190.09 | Insurance | £436.83 | |
| £6,215.00 | Rent | £6,240.00 | £10,000.00 | PCC loan | ||
| £10,890.78 | Repair | £5,306.48 | ||||
| G. Gordon | £1,000.00 | |||||
| £2,190.09 | Treas. Acc Balance | £1,686.78 | ||||
| £23,080.87 | £8,430.09 | £23,080.87 | £8,430.09 | |||
| Hon. Treas. | Lord Hothfield | Auditor | Trevor Taylor |
STM.WKS
Independent Examiner’s Report To the PCC of Appleby with Murton
I report on the accounts for the year to 31[st] Dec 2021 which are set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements.
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner.
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to
(a) examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act;
(b) follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
(c) state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention:
- which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
(a) to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act;
and
(b) to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met; or
- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Trevor Taylor Redlands Bank farm Bolton Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6AH