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2023-03-31-accounts

FATHER’S PLACE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR

31 MARCH 2023

Company number 8004028 Charity Number 1147137

FATHER’S PLACE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

CONTENTS PAGES
Charity information 1
Directors’ annual report 2 to 6
Independent examiner’s report 7
Statement of financial activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Notes to the financial statements 10 to 16

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FATHER’S PLACE

CHARITY INFORMATION

Company number 8004028 Charity number 1147137 Working names The Community Church Wrexham Directors Mr P H Arton Mr I Thomas Mr P S Izzard Mr G York (Appointed 16 January 2023) Mrs S A Black (Appointed 13 March 2023) Mrs K Cooper (Resigned 10 February 2023) Mrs S Lumb (Resigned 10 December 2022) Registered office 15 Prices Lane Rhosddu Wrexham LL11 2NB

Independent examiner

Mr L M Howson Finansure Limited 2 Sheppard Street Brymbo Wrexham LL11 5FF

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

The directors have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The directors have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities (revised 2019)” in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered on 23[rd] March 2012 and governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Father’s Place was registered with the Charity Commission on 4[th] May 2012.

Directors

The directors during the year are as stated on page 1. New directors are appointed by the board of directors, on the basis of their personal Christian faith and commitment to the objectives of the charity. They serve for an indefinite period. In accordance with the governing document, there is always to be a minimum of three directors and the number of directors receiving paid remuneration from the charity must always be a minority.

OBJECTIVES, ORGANISATION AND ACTIVITIES

The objects of the charity, as set out in its Memorandum of Association, are:

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Organisation

The directors meet formally on an annual basis to approve the Directors’ Annual Report and Accounts. Additionally they meet on a much more frequent basis to seek God’s will and to discuss operational aspects of the charity’s work. Day to day management of certain operational functions is delegated to various other people in the church, for example:

The directors have the power to invest the resources of the charity in such assets as they see fit.

Reserving Policy

It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted assets at a level which equates to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure. In the view of the directors, this provides sufficient funds to cover essential management, administration and support costs during a year where changes may be necessitated through adverse circumstances.

Risk Assessment

The directors have considered the key operational, financial, and strategic risks that have a bearing on the charity. Suitable management information is available to the directors on a regular basis to monitor these risks, and allow any mitigating action to be taken to address them. Insurance cover is in place and reviewed on an annual basis. The charity has a child protection policy in place, and all those who work regularly with children and young adults have had appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

Public benefit

The charity directors have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit, and the supplementary guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit, published by the Charity Commission, in exercising their powers and duties.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE PLANS

This is the eleventh year that the charity has been in existence and it continues actively to pursue its objectives. This is the tenth complete 12 months as a reporting period. The Community Church Wrexham is the working name of Father’s Place. The Community Church has previously been registered under a separate trust, operating since 1988; it separated from this trust and started to run under its own identity on 1[st] September 2012. The building at 15 Prices Lane was also transferred to this charity on the same date.

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

The charity communicates and advertises it work through its own website - www.fathersplace.org.uk.

Nick Pengelly continued to work full-time in ministry, alongside the leadership team of Sue Pengelly, Phil and Mary Arton, Paul and Sue Izzard, and Phil and Jodie Jones.

This financial year we have been rebuilding our work following the Covid pandemic. Regular Sunday meetings resumed in April 2021 and now include a monthly family service known as ‘Church All-in’. We have continued to live stream our services each week with the exception of the family services. Twice weekly Bible studies continue to be posted on YouTube by Nick Pengelly.

Overall the charity held together well during and since the pandemic. Regular giving has been maintained and grown in line with inflation. The café and playgroup have also successfully applied for a large number of relevant grants to grow and sustain the activities of these ministries.

The Wrexham building continues to be used by a regular term-time playgroup that provides four morning sessions per week. The parent and toddler group that used the premises for a further 1 session per week did not restart following the pandemic, though this is still on our heart to do. (A restart date of 10.11.23 has finally been achieved). The activities of these groups and the related funds are under the auspices of the charity. Three people are employed to run the playgroup. There was a change in supervisor in May 2021 with Sue Pengelly replacing Susanna Crossley. Sue has competed her qualifications to be the official supervisor. The setting continues to enjoy a good reputation with parents and the inspecting authorities and is prospering. The future direction for this group will be to register for ‘Flying Start’ provision taking in children from their 2[nd] birthday. This will help anchor the viability of the setting.

The work into the local villages continued with a small congregation meeting in the Community Café under the leadership of Grace Lockhart. The congregation has its own bank account but operates with the support and governance of Father’s Place. This Community Café was an initiative launched in Rhosllanerchrugog in 2011 This is run mainly by volunteer help. The cafe has continued to grow in popularity and community impact. It runs at a small profit held in general funds and, this year has continued to be able to pay a full-time manager out of its income as well as pay for cover on Saturdays. It has again been in receipt of significant grants this year. Grace also runs a foodbank in the village. The charity shop next door, which operated for Nightingale House Hospice, became available during 2020 and we agreed to take it over. Plans were well advanced by the end of March ‘21 to re-open as a Community Shop for the benefit of the villages and local community. It started in April ’22 and has run successfully since.

Sue Izzard continued to be employed as administrator, but is also active in pastoral care. She is back working in the church office providing significant support to all aspects of the church ministry.

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

The church initiated a project late in 2014 to set up a centre for youth mentoring under the XLM banner. Abi Hughes continues to head up this project. Activities have been somewhat curtailed during the pandemic but contacts were maintained and the project will continue into the coming year.

People attending The Community Church work with Christians Together in Wrexham to support many activities across the town that provide support to the local community. This includes Street Pastors, an International Christian Fellowship, Feeding the Roofless, a Foodbank and a Pregnancy Counselling Service (IPAC). We also host open worship evenings with other churches under the banner name of ‘Burn 24-7’.

The church operates a number of restricted funds for charitable purposes. One is the hardship fund for the relief of financial need. It is administered by two directors and is generally, but not exclusively, used to meet individual needs within the congregation. The other is a missions’ fund which has allowed us to sponsor a number of individuals involved in missionary work at home and abroad.

We made further progress on phase 1, refurbishment, of the church building project this financial year. This project kicked off in March 2021 with the appointment of a main building contractor and this contractor finished his work by early November that year with a total expenditure to that point including VAT and professional fees of £194,000. A further £4,600 has been spent this financial year, mainly on snag-list items, There is up to £16k left in the designated phase 1 fund, ear-marked for a new fire door and fire-protection, further upgrades of the electrical and fire alarm systems and various works to ensure the building is watertight. We are very pleased with the outcome so far. Phase 2, extension, is likely to cost another £300,000 with inflation, and will need grants and further fund-raising before it can be progressed.

REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Total income for the year was £244,690 (2022 - £228,244). The main sources of income during the year were donations received £130,520 (2022 - £133,384), grants received £18,892 (2022 - £33,489) and Gift Aid claimed on donations £23,114 (2022 - £29,124).

Total expenditure for the year was £211,124 (2022 - £194,090). The main areas of expenditure for the year were running costs of the community café & shop £64,901 (31%), ministry support £55,827 (26%), and church running costs £48,385 (23%).

The charity made a net surplus during the year of £33,566 and its unrestricted reserves at the yearend were £343,865 of which £271,530 are the general reserves of the charity.

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FATHER’S PLACE

DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

Charity law requires the directors 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 its financial activities for that year. In preparing those financial statements the directors are required to:

The directors 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 Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.

This report was approved by the directors on 13[th] November 2023 and is signed on their behalf by:

Philip Arton

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FATHER’S PLACE

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 8 to 16.

Respective responsibilities of directors and examiner

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

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 you as directors concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention to indicate that:

L M Howson MAAT

6th December 2023 ………………………...

Finansure Ltd, 2 Sheppard Street, Brymbo, Wrexham, LL11 5FF

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FATHER’S PLACE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Unrestricted Restricted Totals Totals
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Note £ £ £ £
INCOME FROM:
Donations 2 160,066 15,463 175,529 198,599
Charitable activities 3 50,766 18,237 69,003 29,633
Investment income 158 - 158 12
─── ─── ─── ───
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 210,990 33,700 244,690 228,244
─── ─── ─── ───
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities 4 174,334 36,790 211,124 194,090
─── ─── ─── ───
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 174,334 36,790 211,124 194,090
─── ─── ─── ───
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
FOR THE YEAR 36,656 (3,090) 33,566 34,154
Gross transfers between funds (2,534) 2,534 - -
─── ─── ─── ───
Net movement in funds 34,122 (556) 33,566 34,154
Balances brought forward 309,743 14,573 324,316 290,162
─── ─── ─── ───
Balances carried forward 343,865 14,017 357,882 324,316
─── ─── ─── ───

The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above.

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing.

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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FATHER’S PLACE

BALANCE SHEET

31 MARCH 2023
Note 2023 2022
£ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 235,918 237,822
─── ───
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 10 6,610 8,024
Cash at bank and in hand 154,663 120,576
─── ───
161,273 128,600
CREDITORS:amounts falling
due within one year 11 (4,309) (2,106)
─── ───
NET CURRENT ASSETS 156,964 126,494
─── ───
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 392,882 364,316
CREDITORS:amounts falling
due after more than one year 12 (35,000) (40,000)
─── ───
NET ASSETS 13 357,882 324,316
─── ───
FUNDS 14
Unrestricted funds
General reserve 271,530 255,544
Designated funds 72,335 54,199
Restricted funds 14,017 14,573
─── ───
TOTAL FUNDS 357,882 324,316
─── ───

The directors are satisfied that the charity is entitled to exemption from the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to the audit of the accounts for the year by virtue of section 477, and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for companies subject to the small companies’ regime, and with the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS 102).

These financial statements were approved by the directors on 13[th] November 2023 and are signed on their behalf by:

Philip Arton

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Companies Act and Charities Act, the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting and Reporting by Charities (effective January 2019) and the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS 102).

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are general funds which are available for use at the discretion of the directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes.

The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. Investment income and gains are allocated to the appropriate fund.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers.

Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.

Fund-raising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

Fixed assets

Assets are capitalised if they cost more than £100 and have a useful life of more than one year. Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of fixed assets over their expected useful lives.

Depreciation therefore is provided on the following basis:

No depreciation is charged on freehold land.

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

2. DONATIONS

2023 2022
£ £
Unrestricted donations
- Tithes and offerings 96,925 91,283
- Community café donations 22,100 -
- Villages donations 4,719 4,721
- Other unrestricted donations 50 1,564
Restricted donations
- Building fund 1,620 28,491
- Missions 4,025 5,000
- Hardship fund 700 1,800
- Special offerings 231 165
- Other restricted donations 150 360
Income tax recoverable:
- Unrestricted 21,589 20,679
- Restricted 1,525 8,445
Chaplain salary contributions 3,003 2,602
Grants received
- Community café grants 6,434 22,991
- Playgroup grants (restricted) 7,237 6,914
- HMRC JRS grants 5,221 3,584
─── ───
175,529 198,599
─── ───

3. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

2023 2022
£ £
Acorns playgroup income 18,237 14,166
Community café / shop income 49,126 15,441
Conferences and events income 1,625 -
Photocopying and other income 15 26
─── ───
69,003 29,633
─── ───

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

4. COSTS OF ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS

Activity or project Activities
undertaken
directly
Grant
funding
of
activities
(note 5)
Support
costs
(note 6)
Employment
costs
(note 7)
Total
2023
Total
2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
Church running costs 4,714 - 25,586 18,085 48,385 49,154
Ministry support 46,250 - - 9,577 55,827 52,218
Playgroup 7,439 - - 17,383 24,822 24,847
Community café/shop 35,180 - - 29,721 64,901 49,765
Missions & giving - 6,632 - - 6,632 10,142
Building renovations 4,592 - - - 4,592 -
Church week away - - - - - 900
Children & youth 207 - - 5,758 5,965 7,064
TOTAL 98,382 6,632 25,586 80,524 211,124 194,090

5. GRANTS PAYABLE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS

2023 2022
£ £
Charities (UK)
- Christians Against Poverty 750 -
- Teams4U - 2,000
- Capel Mawr (Rhos) - 500
- Other (< £1,000) 125 950
Individuals (UK)
- Missions 5,117 6,492
- Hardship fund gifts 640 200
─── ───
6,632 10,142
─── ───

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

6. SUPPORT COSTS

SUPPORT COSTS
2023 2022
£ £
Website and promotion 116 144
Depreciation 4,164 4,587
Flowers and hospitality 417 878
Insurance 1,743 1,615
Office expenses 110 104
Equipment expenses 144 126
Leased equipment 328 -
Postage, printing and stationery 143 511
Repairs and maintenance 2,926 3,307
Subscriptions and licences 746 755
Telephone and internet 1,077 889
Heat and light 3,287 4,009
Water 571 539
Bank charges 32 57
Bookkeeping & payroll 7,800 7,190
Accountancy & examiner’s fee 600 600
Other expenses 1,382 80
─── ───
25,586 25,391
─── ───

7.

EMPLOYMENT COSTS

2023 2022
£ £
Community café wages 29,161 31,244
Playgroup wages 17,383 14,517
Ministry salaries 9,423 8,170
Youth mentoring wages 5,758 5,484
Administration salaries 17,741 20,928
Employer’s pension contributions 1,058 904
─── ───
80,524 81,247
─── ───

No employee received emoluments, as defined for taxation purposes, amounting to over £60,000 in the tax year.

The total number of employees during the year was nine (2022 – 16), one of which was full-time. They were made up of four staff at Acorns Playgroup, two café staff, one administrator, one XLM youth mentor and one hospital chaplain.

The average number of employees calculated on a full-time equivalent basis was four (2022 – four).

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

8. TRANSACTIONS WITH DIRECTORS AND RELATED PARTIES

Mrs S Izzard, the spouse of a director, received remuneration of £17,740 (2022 - £17,100) in her role as office administrator.

None of the directors received any remuneration or expenses during the year.

9. FIXED ASSETS

Cost
At 1 April 2022
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2023
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022
Charge for year
Disposals
At 31 March 2023
Net book value
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
Freehold
property
£
250,926
-
-
250,926
18,485
1,805
-
20,290
230,636
232,441
Church
equipment
£
26,844
2,260
-
29,104
22,635
1,974
-
24,609
4,495
4,209
Café
equipment
£
Total
£
1,921
-
-
279,691
2,260
-
1,921
281,951
749
385
-
41,869
4,164
-
1,134
46,033
787
235,918
1,172
237,822

10. DEBTORS

2023 2022
£ £
Income tax recoverable 5,202 5,494
Prepayments 1,408 1,279
Other debtors - 1,251
─── ───
6,610 8,024
─── ───

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

11. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year

2023 2022
£ £
Accruals 3,047 1,331
Other creditors 1,262 775
─── ───
4,309 2,106
─── ───
CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than one year
2023 2022
£ £
Member loans 35,000 40,000
─── ───

12. CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than one year

13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Fund balances at 31 03 2023
represented by:
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Long-term liabilities
Restricted
funds
£
-
14,017
-
-
14,017
Unrestricted
funds
£
235,918
147,256
(4,309)
(35,000)
343,865
Total
£
235,918
161,273
(4,309)
(35,000)
**357,882 **

14. STATEMENT OF FUNDS

At 1 April At 31 March
2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds:
General reserve 255,544 128,447 (109,507) (2,954) 271,530
Designated community café 46,013 77,810 (64,341) 4,162 63,644
Designated villages 8,186 4,733 (486) (3,742) 8,691
──── ──── ──── ──── ────
Total unrestricted funds 309,743 210,990 (174,334) (2,534) 343,865
──── ──── ──── ──── ────

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FATHER’S PLACE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

14. STATEMENT OF FUNDS (continued)

At 1 April At 31 March
2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted funds:
Building fund 88 1,970 (4,592) 2,534 -
CAP 838 150 (750) (19) 219
Hardship fund 695 875 (640) - 930
Missions fund 2,473 5,000 (5,117) - 2,356
Special offerings & gifts 1,250 231 (1,500) 19 -
Acorns playgroup 8,545 25,474 (24,077) - 9,942
Acorns parent and toddler 72 - - - 72
XLM youth fund 612 - (114) - 498
──── ──── ──── ──── ────
Total restricted funds 14,573 33,700 (36,790) 2,534 14,017
──── ──── ──── ──── ────
Total funds 324,316 244,690 (211,124) - 357,882
──── ──── ──── ──── ────

The general reserve represents the free funds of the charity which are not designated for particular purposes.

The designated building fund represents funds which the directors have set aside towards an extension on the current building at Prices Lane. This was transferred back to general funds on completion of the project.

The community café and villages designated funds represent funds set aside for these projects. Transfers into these funds represent balances brought forward which weren’t distinguished from general reserves in the previous year.

The restricted building fund represents donations used to renovate the building. The transfer to general reserves represents cash expenditure on renovations which has been capitalised in the year and therefore the restriction has been released.

The CAP fund represents donations given towards the work of CAP (Christians Against Poverty) in Wrexham. This currently supports the running of CAP Money Courses by members of the congregation, with any excess being passed to CAP head office in Bradford.

The hardship fund (previously called ‘benevolent fund’) represents monies given towards helping those affected by poverty.

The missions fund represents donations given towards supporting missionaries.

The special offerings and gifts fund represents donations given for specific purposes or beneficiaries as stated at the time of the offering or gift.

The Acorns playgroup and Acorns parent and toddler group are run separately but operate from The Community Church Centre. Their year-end balances represent their bank balances as at 31 March 2023.

The XLM youth fund represents grants and donations towards the XLM youth mentoring project.